W E D N E S D A Y SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXXXVII, No. 74
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Latest crime report details larcenies and assault around campus
Memorial service held in memory of Gunzberg
The first two weeks of classes saw an altercation at Max’s Upstairs on Thayer Street and a string of on-campus thefts
BY BRIAN BASKIN
BY SAM SHULMAN
Brown Police responded to several oncampus larcenies and an assault at Max’s Upstairs between Sept. 1 and 15, according to Department of Public Safety reports. On Sept. 5, a woman who tried to enter Max’s Upstairs on Thayer Street at approximately 11:28 p.m. reported that a male bouncer assaulted her. After giving the man an ID, the woman was asked to disclose her address. She reported that the bouncer made several inappropriate remarks and pushed her shoulders, according to DPS reports. On Sept. 4, between 5 and 7 p.m., a woman reported that her Sovereign Bank ATM card was stolen from the ATM across from Dunkin Donuts on Thayer Street. A suspect used the card at several locations after the woman accidentally left her card in the machine. A large folding table was placed in the lobby of the University Post Office at noon on Sept. 2, and was reported missing the following morning. see CRIME, page 4
New UCS initiative aims to make e-mail available — anywhere, anytime BY ALAN GORDON
E-mail communication at Brown could soon get even easier, thanks to an Undergraduate Council of Students initiative that would install quick-use e-mail kiosks in strategic locations across campus. “The general idea is to increase student productivity,” said UCS Campus Life Committee Chair Justin Sanders ’04. The construction of e-mail kiosks could be made relatively simple, Sanders added, by using old machines that became available when the University purchased new ones for the CIT this summer. Brown would only need to install browser and email software on the computers. Building desks along with the computers wouldn’t be necessary, Sanders said, because a student would stand at a
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After extensive renovations, the V-Dub is now open and sporting a brand new layout to better accomodate student diners.
New V-Dub a model of design BY MONIQUE MENESES
After an extensive six-month renovation, the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall opened its doors this semester to rave reviews from students. The V-Dub has not always been a student favorite thanks to long lines and mediocre dining facilities, but many students say the recent changes are well worth the past two years of planning by University Food Services. The renovation process, which started in March 2002, was instigated to fix congestion and improve the presentation of food. “One of the major things was the congestion and how little flow there was in the Verney-Woolley,” said Associate Director of UFS Virginia Dunleavy. “It was almost impossible to have an enjoyable experience. The other thing we wanted to change was how we brought the food to the students.” Students who eat at the V-Dub have noticed changes to the ambiance and praised the entire makeover, from the bigger glasses to the clear labels of each dining section. “The person who does stir-fry seems a lot happier,” said Kaytrue Ting ’04. Many students used adjectives like “awesome,” “fresher” and “cleaner” to describe their experiences at the new VDub. Numbers support the reports of
increasing popularity. One night in September, the V-Dub served 1,245 people, while the Ratty only served 1,107. “The chicken is the same chicken. We’re not buying from a different chicken person,” Dunleavy said. “We’ve just changed the method with which we prepare the food.” But many students said they think that the quality of the food has improved. “It’s more logical, fresher, cleaner,” said Elissa Brown ’05. The dining hall staff also praised the revamped V-Dub. Alisha Soares, a UFS employee, raved about the changes saying, “I love it. It’s excellent.” Sonya Tat ’05, who works at the VDub, helps organize the food in each section. “A lot of the times, especially during big rushes, we run out of, for example, desserts, and we have to improvise to make something else,” she said. Some students said the V-Dub reminded them of home. “When we were picking what would look good, we kept on thinking of a kitchen. We wanted you to feel like you were in a kitchen in your own house,” Dunleavy said. New cupboards and butcher block-
Late Associate Dean of the College Lynn Gunzberg, who succumbed to cancer on July 4, was outspoken, elegant, sophisticated, courageous and an academic at heart. So said her friends and co-workers Tuesday in a near-full Manning Chapel at a memorial service that interwove remembrances with prayer and musical pieces by Bach and Corelli. “She crusaded for students even when she could not crusade for herself, even when walking up the stairs of University Hall exhausted her,” said Sara Colangelo ’02, who spoke about working with Gunzberg as a potential Fulbright scholar and in a seminar on Italian-Jewish literature. Almost every speaker mentioned Gunzberg’s passion for supporting fellowship candidates that manifested itself in aggressive interviews and free time spent poring over applications and composing letters praising each candidate in minute detail. Gunzberg’s probing questions and absolute honesty helped students discover themselves and find new ways to approach the world, said Omar Haque ’02. “She showed us the primacy of the quest to discover all within you that was enduring; to follow your bliss, to think when it hurts. For once in your life to live with your eyes wide open,” Haque told the gathering. Gunzberg was equally challenging in her dealings with fellow academics, said Dean of the College Paul Armstrong. She could always be counted on to raise a contrary viewpoint and speak her mind when she didn’t like an idea, he said. “She was a challenging colleague in the best way,” Armstrong said. “She was in many ways the quintessential academic dean.” In her work, Gunzberg applied that same passion and implacable nature. With an insatiable appetite for all things Italian, she focused on Italian-Jewish literature in her coursework and writing. Her book, “Strangers at Home,” challenged academic trends of the time by focusing on popular rather than classic literature and discovering consistent anti-Semitism in the fiction of a nation that had denied any historic hatred of Jews, said Chair of the Department of Italian Studies Massimo Riva. Critics labeled “Strangers at Home” a “seminal work,” Riva said. Even as she earned a reputation as a tough interviewer, administrator and author, Gunzberg brought a unique stamp to her corner of the deanery. Lowry Marshall, professor of theatre, speech and dance, said when she asked Gunzberg to take care of her terrier while she was on vacation, Gunzberg set up a desk for the dog with a placard reading “Dean of
see V-DUB, page 4
see KIOSKS, page 4
see GUNZBERG, page 4
I N S I D E W E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 1 8 , 2 0 0 2 Comprehensive University study examines safety aspects of surfing page 3
Brown professor the authoratative translator of famed Turkish poet page 3
Professor of Political Science Darrell West unveils new e-government findings page 3
TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Field hockey drops two to Vermont, Dartmouth on late goals in weekend play page 12
Eric Perlmutter says it’s high time the rest of the NFL gives the Pats the respect they deserve sports column,page 12
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