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University asks two grad school deans for resignations BY BRIAN BASKIN

based on all forms of repression.” One student, who was not eligible to participate in TWTP, said he understood why he could not participate in the program. “I felt excluded … but at the same time I know my presence as a white person there would change the nature of discussion. Once you introduce white people it’s not going to

The University has asked two associate deans in the Graduate School to resign three weeks after the appointment of two new senior deans to head the University’s Graduate School and research programs, The Herald learned Thursday. In a meeting last Friday, Provost Robert Zimmer asked Associate Dean of the Graduate School Joan Lusk to resign effective Jan. 1. Associate Dean of Research Tom Wunderlich was also asked to resign last week, Lusk said. “Both of them have been central members of the Graduate School administration,” said Laura Freid, executive vice president for public affairs and University relations. “It’s understandable that there would be a change.” Lusk said Zimmer requested her resignation because incoming Dean of the Graduate School Karen Newman wanted to work with her own team. Zimmer and Newman were not available for comment. “I was surprised and disappointed,” Lusk said. “There’s really no precedent at the level of associate deans.” Peder Estrup, who will step-down as dean of the graduate school and research on Oct. 1, said that while both Lusk and Wunderlich report to him directly, he was not involved in any discussions about their future and was unaware of any resignations. “I don’t have anyone who has given more than (Lusk) has over a number of years,” he said. “I think that she has earned the respect and affection of every academic department and every graduate student with whom she has dealt,” he said. Lusk said she had hoped to address several student concerns with Newman, including evening out teaching assistants’ workloads, providing better financial support for graduate student summer studies and improving the student mentoring program. “I expected to be planning for the future with the new dean,” she said. With Estrup, Lusk and Wunderlich gone, the number of

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CAMPAIGN STOP Green Party Mayoral hopeful Greg Gerrit spoke to a crowd of mostly first-year students in Emory-Woolley Lounge Thursday night. Gerrit was on hand to attend a faculty fellow study break about Providence politics.

Students demystify, debate TWTP’s merits BY BRIAN BASKIN

Students and community members learned about Brown’s Third World Transition Program and debated the program’s merits and alleged inclusiveness at Thursday night’s “Demystifying TWTP” panel. The panel’s intended goal of educating people about TWTP was realized in the debate said Eldridge Gilbert ’05, who helped organize the panel of TWTP organizers that met before a packed Salomon 001. Questions from audience members criticized TWTP’s exclusion of non-minority gays and Jews who might also have felt discrimination, and sparked a running debate between audience members largely unbroken by responses from the panel. Panelist and Associate Dean of the College Armando Bengochea said in response that TWTP was intended for those groups dramatically underrepresented for the vast majority of Brown’s history — groups not invited to be part of the Brown community until relatively recently. A student who said she was of Persian ancestry told her own story. She said she understood both past generations’ discrimination against her grandparents and the racism directed at her by classmates at all white schools. But since she checked the “other” box for race on her application, she was not invited to TWTP. “I came here to escape the racism I’ve dealt with my entire life, and here I’m facing it,” she said. The exclusion of eligible students from TWTP was more a question of logistics than the program’s philosophy said TWTP organizer Ayanna Peake ’03. The program relies on lists of students who designate themselves as being part of specific minority groups it receives from the Admission Office, she told the audience. As to the larger question of including students of all races in the program, the consensus among speakers was that it would inevitably diminish some of the beneficial aspects of TWTP. “Groups are invited because they had a particular experience — particular because it’s race based,” Bengochea said. “It isn’t entirely clear to me. TWTP is

With fifty percent voting, Class of 2006 elects Undergrad Council reps BY JONATHAN ELLIS

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A light rain failed to dampen the spirits of the five firstyears who learned of their election to the Undergraduate Council of Students early this morning. Standing on the front steps of Faunce House shortly after midnight, UCS officials announced that Charley Cummings ’06, Sonia Gupta ’06, Anthony Halperin ’06, Ari Savitzky ’06 and Tanya Sehgal ’06 will represent their class this year. Half the members of the first-year class cast their votes to choose among 12 candidates. In last spring’s election, 42 percent of the student body participated. The victorious first-years will report to work at UCS’ next meeting on Monday night. “I’m pretty happy,” Sehgal said. She said she researched upcoming UCS initiatives for her campaign and hopes to work with admission, improve meal plan and “do whatever (she) can” to prevent the arming of Brown Police. Savitzky, a Providence native, ran on a platform of enhancing Brown’s relations with the local community, including improvements in public education, public

Mumal Hemrajani ’03 was among the students answering questions about TWTP at an open forum Thursday night.

I N S I D E F R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 7 , 2 0 0 2 Interior designer Sheila Bridges ’86 earns national acclaim, decks celebrity digs page 3

Two seniors join Opera Providence for performance of ‘Cinderella’ page 3

New student group plans to lobby for a ‘sensible drug policy’ in the United States page 5

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TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Adam Stern ’06 says a tri-honk alert system would solve the problem of road rage column,page 11

Football revs up for big weekend Homecoming matchup against Harvard Crimson sports,page 12

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ARTS & CULTURE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 · PAGE 3

IN BRIEF Two seniors join Opera Providence for performance of ‘Cinderella’ Two Brown seniors sang last weekend with Opera Providence, Rhode Island’s premier opera company. Spyridon Antonopoulos ’03 and David Cohen ’03 appeared in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola”(Cinderella) at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center on Sept. 20 and 22.Their voice teacher, Kathryne Jennings, who taught voice lessons at Brown and works as the artistic director of Opera Providence, recruited them to sing as chorus members in the show. Antonopoulos and Cohen have appeared in Opera Providence productions for the past three years.They started in Bizet’s “Carmen”as sophomores and appeared in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”last year. “There aren’t a ton of opportunities to perform opera at Brown,”Cohen said, so working with Opera Providence is both a great opportunity and a great experience. Cohen, a baritone, told The Herald that the principal performers in Opera Providence shows are always friendly and approachable, even renowned performers like Maria Spacagna, who starred as Cio-Cio San in “Madama Butterfly.” Spacagna, who performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and La Scala opera house in Milan, spoke to the students about their possible careers in opera. Antonopoulos, a tenor, said that being able to perform with a stage director, a conductor and a full orchestra was helpful. “It’s always a really good experience dealing with professionals in the field,”Antonopoulos said. The students were exposed to the typical opera singer’s lifestyle. One of the performers had to leave for Tennessee the day after their final performance, Antonopoulos said, which showed successful opera singers are constantly traveling. Cohen is applying to law school but said he has not ruled out singing professionally. Antonopoulos is applying to graduate schools and conservatories to study opera.The male voice for opera singers doesn’t peak until later in life, he said, giving the two seniors time to decide on a professional singing career. — Jen Sopchockchai

Bridges ’86 wins interior design fame BY CARLA BLUMENKRANZ

Interior Designer Sheila Bridges ’86 thought she was destined for a career in advertising, but the only product she markets today is her own sought-after style. Named “America’s Best Interior Designer” by Time magazine in 2001, Bridges combined her marketing skills and design flair to found her own firm — and earned media attention, commercial success and high-profile clients to go with it. Founded in 1994, Sheila Bridges Design drew-in celebrities from P. Diddy to Bill Clinton and attracted the attention of a long list of publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair magazine. Bridges’ taste-making empire also encompasses a cable television show, regular contributions to NBC’s “Today” show and a shop in Hudson, N.Y. She recently published her first book, a design guide called “Furnishing Forward.” Despite her business success, Bridges always had more of an interest in the arts than in entering the corporate world, she said. As a student at Brown, she took courses in the humanities and social sciences and was “always walking down the hill to RISD,” she said. Her first-year counselor, Arnold Lewis ’83, remembered her as a serious student with a standout sense of style. “She was very disciplined and hard-working,” Lewis said. “A lot of other students were always hanging out at the Gate, but she was doing her homework.” He also remembered her eye for dorm room décor. “She always had the best posters,” he said. Three years later, Bridges, whom Lewis characterized as Brown’s “queen of Ralph Lauren,” graduated with a degree in sociology and the intent to pursue a career in advertising. The problem was, she said, that “I couldn’t get a job to save my life.” In search of other options, she briefly worked in fashion retail and studied at Parsons School of Design, ultimately choosing to pursue a career in interior design. Despite this change of course, Bridges said her early interests in sociology and advertising have served her well

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Interior Designer Sheila Bridges ’86, whose services have been sought by the likes of Sean Combs and Bill Clinton, was named “America’s Best Interior Designer” in 2001 by Time magazine. in her present career. “Even though my business is about design and interiors, it’s really about the people who live in them, and I continue to be fascinated by the way people live,” she said. She also credited much of her success to lessons learned at Brown. “The one thing I can truly say about Brown is that its curriculum and environment are very conducive to developing an entrepreneurial spirit,” Bridges said. “Brown encourages you to decide what you want to do with your life first and then figure out how to make a living at it.” Carla Blumenkranz ’05 edits the Arts & Culture section. She can be reached at cblumenkranz@browndailyherald.com.

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UCS continued from page 1 safety and economic development. Savitzky said he wasn’t sure whether his issues or large campaign sign won him the spot, but “the great thing about this campaign was getting one more excuse to talk to lots of

people.” Cummings said his goals for the upcoming year include adding dorm entertainment options, improving the OMAC weight room and changing garbage pickup times. Before UCS announced the results, Feliz encouraged all the candidates to become involved with the council regardless of the outcome of Friday’s election.

“I’m really excited to be working with this class,” UCS President Allen Feliz ’03 told The Herald. “This is a very driven class, and I think they’re going to be a great asset to our council,” he said. Jonathan Ellis ’06 covers the Undergraduate Council of Students. He can be reached at jellis@browndailyherald.com.

TWTP continued from page 1 have the same effect,” he said. Several participants said that even those who disagree with the boundaries set by TWTP must understand how in its current form it changes the lives of those who participate. “The biggest thing I got from TWTP was self respect,” a student said. “I don’t think TWTP just took a bunch of minorities and told them to stick together. We want you to reach out to us and we’re going to reach out to you.” A student with friends who attended TWTP said she appreciated the positive effects of the program she saw in those who participated, but wished she could have experienced something similar during orientation. “I was so disappointed in the vagueness and shallowness” of orientation discussions of diversity, said a second student, who identified himself as a Resident Counselor. TWTP in its current form began in the mid-1980s, though its message and activities have changed annually since then, said panelist and Director of the Third World Center Karen McLaurin-Chesson ’74 in her opening remarks. The first questions dealt with definitions, of what actually takes place at TWTP and the term “Third World” in its Brown context. Students were not asked to identify

Grad School continued from page 1 deans with experience managing the graduate school has been cut in half. Lusk said the lack of seasoned staff could slow the school’s progress. “The general attitude of the three deans I’ve worked with has been that they needed continuity of staff to keep this going,” Lusk said. Lusk came to Brown in 1972 as an assistant professor of chemistry. She joined the Graduate School as an associate dean in 1988, working primarily on academic advising and the Graduate Council an oversight body for graduate academic programs. Her role gradually came to encompass the financial management of the Graduate School and the distribution of fellowship and teaching assistant positions. Lusk revamped the Graduate Council so that it regularly reviewed each department’s graduate program every five years at a rate of 10 programs a

themselves when they spoke. The term “Third World” was first used at Brown during the late 1960s as a way for Brown students to express their solidarity and sympathy for liberation movements in Africa and Latin America, Bengochea said. At a time when different minority groups were first beginning to interact and form coalitions the name took hold quickly and stuck, McLaurin-Chesson said. The discussion also touched on the future of orientation programs at Brown and ways the positive aspects of TWTP could be extended to those who did not attend. The organizers of TWTP convened the panel because annual criticism of the program seemed unusually strong this year, Gilbert said. “It was an open invitation for the entire community,” he said. “I feel as though we informed those who made the choice to come.” Audience member and TWTP participant Diarra Guthrie ’06 said the panel was a step in the right direction after a month of frustration at not being able to share what she learned in the program. “It’s creating understanding between people who were there and those who weren’t,” she said. “This may not change what people think of the program, but they will understand that it’s a productive program that has helped people.” Herald staff writer Brian Baskin ‘04 can be reached at bbaskin@browndailyherald.com.

year. Lusk managed the review process, visiting each department, meeting with students and analyzing numerical data. She finished her third review cycle at the end of last year. “I reached closure on that third cycle,” Lusk said. “I don’t think anybody knows them all more than I do.” For most of the past 15 years the Graduate School was not one of the University’s top priorities, Lusk said. But in last semester’s budget increase of $2 million as part of President Ruth Simmons’ plan for academic enrichment, Lusk said she finally saw an opportunity to put some of her long-term plans into action. Though she said she wasn’t happy with the lack of warning before the call for her resignation, Lusk said she would take a sabbatical and then look forward to returning to the chemistry department. “There’s no way to do it slowly. I suppose it’s like pulling off a Band-Aid.” Herald staff writer Brian Baskin ‘04 can be reached at bbaskin@browndailyherald.com.

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CAMPUS NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 · PAGE 5

U.S. future will depend on care for its cities, Mayor says BY CASSIE RAMIREZ

Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley stressed that the future of the United States depends on reinvigorating cities and discussed the role of cities in protecting against terrorist attacks Thursday night. “Cities are dynamic, vibrant places,” O’Malley told his Sayles Hall audience. “They are the heart of America,” he said. O’Malley talked about his experiences with urban renewal and government reform in Baltimore. Baltimore boasts Johns Hopkins University, one of the greatest medical institutions in the world, is home to Johnny Unitas, “one of the greatest” quarterbacks in history, and yet is also afflicted by “some of the most abject poverty, injustice and heartache,” he said. When O’Malley took office in 1999, Baltimore was the “most addicted” city in the United States, he said. It was also the most violent, averaging over 300 homicides a year. The number of homicides in Baltimore dropped to an average of 280 since O’Malley took office. But O’Malley said he hopes to see this number decrease further. Heroin addiction has gone down 36 percent and cocaine addiction is down 29 percent in Baltimore, he told the audience. In addition, O’Malley noted a building boom in the city and an increase in home sales since he took office. “No city government can turn around by itself,” O’Malley said. He said urban government reform depends on the city’s people. City residents, he said, have to believe in themselves, their neighbors and their city. O’Malley’s “Believe” campaign for Baltimore is based on these ideas. The campaign, in a series of TV advertisements, urges citizens to do just one positive thing for the city, whether getting treatment for drugs, taking part in mentoring programs or encouraging someone to join the police department. Since the beginning of the campaign, O’Malley said there has been a 240 percent increase in calls from people seek-

The new Brown chapter hopes to educate the public about the harms of the United States’ War on Drugs BY ANNA HENDERSON

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Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley spoke Thursday on the importance of cities in the United States’ future. ing help with drug problems and an increase in the volunteer mentors, and “the lobby of the police department has been jammed” with qualified applicants. “I’m impressed that he knew all the nitty-gritty about Baltimore,” said Will Ternin ’03, a Baltimore native. “It shows he works hard.” During the question and answer session, O’Malley talked about Baltimore’s stance on the federal government’s calls for homeland security. He said the city of Baltimore and not the federal government is financing most of the city’s security initiatives, which include increased security at Baltimore’s port and surveillance of chemical and water plants. If the federal government will not provide support for defense, O’Malley said it is up to the cities to institute security measures. The federal government is in denial

that there will be another attack on U.S. soil, he said. “There’s no way they could think another attack is imminent and be doing so damn little to protect America,” he said. “Baltimore has a proud history of not waiting for the federal government — we do it ourselves.” The lecture was attended by about 100 people, including Democratic mayoral candidate David Cicilline ’83, who studied the work O’Malley has done in Baltimore. Cicilline, who said he is planning a visit to Baltimore, called O’Malley “one of the best urban mayors in America.” O’Malley’s visit to Brown was part of the third annual Thomas J. Anton/Frederick Lippitt Conference. The keynote address was the kick-off of the two-day event, which concludes this evening.

Brown may alter early decision policy, Goldberger says BY ELENA LESLEY

Brown may alter its admission policy, letting early decision applicants apply to non-binding early action schools as well, said Director of College Admission Michael Goldberger. Recent reports say the University’s current early decision policy violates a requirement passed last fall by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, an organization that sets guidelines for college admission standards. NACAC amended its “Standards on Principles of Good Practice” to allow students applying to binding early decision programs to submit applications to multiple early action institutions as well, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. But both Brown and Princeton University prohibited early decision applicants from applying to other schools early action this year. The NACAC policy “isn’t clear-cut,” Goldberger said. “No one has said, ‘this is the policy and you guys are out of line.’”

Student group prepares push for a ‘sensible drug policy’

Recent reports say the University’s current early decision policy violates a requirement passed last fall by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Both Brown and Princeton Unviersity prohibited students applying early decision this year from applying to other schools early action. Though Brown has no plans to alter its early decision policy, the University may be forced to make changes as a result of decisions made at NACAC’s annual conference being held this week in Salt Lake City, Goldberger said. “We don’t know exactly what will happen,” he said. Brown’s adherence to the current early decision policy is largely ideologically based, he said. “This (policy) is an indication of first

choice,” he added. “So it doesn’t make sense to have admission officers at other schools go through applications.” Goldberger said the admission office also hoped that prohibiting early decision applicants at Brown from applying to early action institutions would “eliminate some of the frenzy, gamesmanship and strategies that advantage kids from the most sophisticated backgrounds.”

A new Brown chapter of the nationwide organization Students for a Sensible Drug Policy hopes to educate the public about the harm caused by America’s War on Drugs, members said. Craig Walzer ’03, who started Brown’s chapter, said the group is based on harm reduction philosophy. “People have been using drugs throughout history — it is natural to search for external highs,” he said. Over 156 universities and high schools across the United States have SSDP chapters. Walzer first got involved in drug education at the Needle Exchange Project through Aids Care Ocean State, where he saw drug users as “desperate people, not evil people.” The War on Drugs has caused a variety of harms, said Professor of Political Science James Morone. “It’s become a perverse area,” Morone said. There are over two million Americans in prison or jail, one-third of whom are there on drug-related charges. This is “America’s most broken policy area. It’s not that drugs aren’t a problem; it’s the way we’ve gone about solving the problems,” Morone said. “I hope students rally to the cause.” Walzer said SSDP’s first concern at Brown is to address Section 483 of the 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965, which suspends student eligibility for financial aid, including Pell Grants and Stafford Loans, due to drugrelated offenses. Depending on the conviction, students should be able to reclaim their financial aid after a period of time and after completing a drug rehabilitation program. One of SSDP’s concerns is that because federal financial aid is need-based, this legislation targets lower-income students. Its other concern is that unequal enforcement of drug laws targets people of color. Walzer said he would like to see Brown follow Yale University’s response to this amendment. Yale’s Policy is to help students by providing rehabilitation and temporary supplemental aid so they can continue their studies. No Yale student has lost eligibility for aid under this rule yet, Walzer said. “We want Brown to be the second university to step up,” he added. No Brown student has yet lost their financial aid because of drug-related offenses, said Michael Bartini, director of financial aid. If the situation were to arise, “We would comply with any requirements from the Department of Education and then review the case in light of all of the circumstances,” he said. Walzer said he would like to bring a big-name speaker to campus as soon as possible to draw attention to the group’s cause.

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Troy continued from page 12 problem torching the Carolina secondary. Jets (+3.5) over the JAGUARS — This week the Jets are brought to you by the letters I, N and T and the numbers seven and four. Two weeks, two blow-out losses by a collective score of 74-10, and now Intercept-everde may be riding the pine. Yet even after all of this, they are a very talented team and the Jags are not. Look for the Jets to break out of their funk or be buried with Mr. Hoffa. Dolphins (-3) over the CHIEFS — Using very scientific evidence from the first three weeks of the season, the Chiefs play well every other week and are thus due for a poor performance in Week Four. Although Priest Holmes is making everyone look silly for letting him go undrafted, Ricky Williams has almost proven to be worth an entire draft. Unfortunately, we still can’t forget the image of him in a wedding dress standing next to Mike Ditka.

EAGLES (-19.5) over the Texans — Two weeks ago Philly turned Steve Spurrier’s Fun ’N Gun into the Suck ’N Blow, and then last week, it helped the Cowboys remember why they lost to the Texans. Twenty points is a lot to give up, but Donovan should have no problem “rolling with his homies” and over Houston. STEELERS (-6) over the Browns — The Browns are the only team with a win in the AFC North, but that may actually change. Pittsburgh did make it to the AFC Championship Game last year, and although the Bus has looked broken down and Slash has been unable to cut it as a starter, the Steelers are at home and are coming off a bye. Let’s hope during the week off they found their talent. RAMS (-11.5) over the Cowboys — I predicted last week that the Rams would fall to 0-3. What I did not foresee was that Marshall Faulk would get injured, Kurt Warner would audition for the Arena League and Mike Martz would blame the team’s problems on Trung Canidate. A bad Cowboy team might be just what the team needs to end its losing

streak and get back on track for the Super Bowl. Giants (-3) over the CARDINALS — The Giants’ 9-6 win over Seattle was deceptive, because the Gmen shut down the Seahawks’ offense and could just not manage to find the end zone. Opening 3-1 would shock almost everyone and help Jim Fassell earn some much-needed job security. Bucs (-7) over the Bengals — I am just not sure when the Bengals will win — this season or maybe ever again. Akili Smith is back as starter — take that for what it’s worth. Tampa Bay is coming off beating the Rams, plus, after their sideline argument on MNF, Gruden should make sure to give it to KJ more in the red zone. Titans (+7) over the RAIDERS — This is a chance for Tennessee to prove that its Super Bowl trip was not a fluke. After losses to the Cowboys and Browns, the Titans need a big win here to even their record at .500. The Raiders will have to show some balance this time out, or Rich Gannon’s arm may fall off sometime during the season.

Patriots (-3) over the CHARGERS (LOCK OF THE WEEK) — I have picked the Patriots wrong every week so far and they are undefeated — go figure. Both teams reach this game at 3-0 and no one expected this from either team. Despite the fact that Marty has inspired the Chargers to play well, the “Brady Bunch” has been the best team in the league and unless the Pats start the security guard, they will win handily. Vikings (+3) over the Seahawks — Rather than discuss the game, I figured I would preview some lyrics from Outkast’s new song, “The Whole World Hates You”: Bitter, quitter, loss, loss, I’ll hit a cop like Randy Moss. If Randy has no problem pushing a traffic cop with his car, he will not hesitate to assault the Seahawk cornerbacks. Mike Holmgren had better hide and start working with Doc Brown on a time travel machine to take him back to Green Bay. Broncos (-7) over the RAVENS — To answer two questions I have been asked repeatedly: no, Ray Lewis is not the only person playing defense for the Ravens, and yes, Elvis Grbac did retire rather than come back to the team. It

may be more entertaining to bet on whether Lewis has more tackles than the Ravens score points. At least Brian Billick has made it a three-man race — between Holmgren, Martz and himself — over which coach is losing his reputation for being a genius/guru quicker. Joshua Troy ’04 hails from Stamford, CT and is a political science concentrator.

Bears continued from page 12 Volleyball Ceneca Calvert ’03 recorded a double double with 11 kills and 12 digs as the Bears defeated Northeastern in four games (2730, 30-20, 34-32, and 30-22) in their home opener. Jessie Cooper ’03, Angela Dunn ’03 and Alexis Malepeai ’03 combined for 43 kills. Cooper recorded 12, Dunn had 15 and Malepeai contributed 16 kills with only four errors in the victory. Kim Highland ’04 recorded a match-high 21 digs, while Leigh Martin ’06 added 10 digs and 52 assists in the victory. Cooper and Calvert also connected on three aces each in the victory over the Huskies. The Bears go on to face New Hampshire in the University of New Hampshire Tournament Friday at 7 p.m. Field Hockey The University of Connecticut Huskies scored two unanswered goals in the second half to defeat Brown (2-3), 3-1, in a non-league field hockey contest Wednesday at the University of Connecticut. The Bears got on the board first when Molly Carleton ’04 scored her second goal in as many games with 22:33 remaining in the first half. Cory Pelletier ’03 earned an assist on the goal. But it was all UConn from there, as the Huskies tied the contest with 12:54 remaining on a penalty stroke. The two teams headed into the second half knotted at 1-1, but Connecticut scored two unanswered goals in a span of 4:10 to take a 3-1 lead with 19:51 left in the game. Goalie Katie Noe ’05 stopped seven shots in net for the Bears, who continue action on Saturday at noon when they host Harvard in a Ivy League contest at Warner Roof.

Soccer continued from page 12 League game on Saturday night,” Iden said. “We realize that every Ivy match is a battle. We are not looking to change how we play, but the team realizes that it will have to fight hard in order to pull out a victory against Harvard. Ivy matches are always a tougher battle.” Brown is the first Ivy League competitor to face the Crimson this season. With the excitement of Homecoming weekend in the air, Saturday night’s game will be one to watch.

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WORLD & NATION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 · PAGE 7

IN BRIEF

Israeli missile targets Hamas leader JERUSALEM (Washington Post) — Israeli helicopters launched

Turks warn Kurds of post-Hussein plans ISTANBUL, Turkey (Washington Post) — Turkey’s prime minis-

ter has issued a warning to Iraqi Kurdish groups who this week approved a constitution that envisions replacing the dictatorship of President Saddam Hussein with a “federal Iraq.”The prospect alarms Turkish leaders, who fear a U.S. military campaign in Iraq will unleash ethnic Kurds’ ambitions to create an independent state. “Even though they say, `We are against founding a Kurdish state,’ a de facto state is already on the way to being formed,” Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit complained Wednesday night, hours after the draft constitution was approved.“If this becomes official, there will be serious problems.” Iraqi Kurdish officials said Ecevit overreacted to what they characterized as a tentative move in an open process intended to avoid chaos in the aftermath of Saddam’s ouster. The constitution, agreed to by the two rival Kurdish political parties that have controlled an autonomous section of northern Iraq since 1991, still must be submitted to other Iraqi opposition groups that the United States is trying to mobilize against the Iraqi leader. The flap pointed up the fragile nature of the coalition the Bush administration aims to bring together to remove a despot it accuses of producing chemical and biological weapons. In recent weeks, Turkish officials have obliquely threatened to send troops into northern Iraq to thwart Kurdish ambitions there; a Kurdish leader replied that northern Iraq would then become a “graveyard” for Turkish troops. Administration officials say no decision has been made on what action to take against Saddam, and the U.N. Security Council is mulling proposals that might sanction the use of force.

a missile attack Thursday aimed at the man who has long been deemed Israel’s most wanted terrorist, striking a car and killing at least two people inside. But the militant group Hamas denied that leader Mohammed Deif was among the dead. Two missiles struck the olive-green Mercedes-Benz on a crowded street in Gaza City, turning the car into a smoldering heap of twisted metal and body parts. Forty bystanders were injured, among them 15 children, hospital officials said. Hamas said two of its members inside the car and a bystander were killed. Israeli television showed scenes captured minutes after the attack in which a third man was shown being pulled from the back seat of the Mercedes. It was not clear whether he was alive. “Deif was not in the car, thank God,” said Hamas spokesman Abdulaziz Rantisi, who nevertheless vowed revenge against the Israelis. “We’ll hit them everywhere,” he said. Israeli officials clung to the hope that Deif was dead, but they acknowledged that they had not been able to confirm what happened to him. Late Thursday, Israeli TV quoted unidentified security officials as saying “the probability is high” that he was killed. Deif, head of the Hamas military wing in the Gaza Strip, has been Public Enemy No. 1 in Israel for six years — ever since his predecessor at the top of the wanted list, bombmaker Yehiya Ayash, known as the “Engineer,” was killed by a booby-trapped cellular telephone. No one has ever claimed responsibility, but it has been widely assumed that the phone bomb was the work of Israeli intelligence. Israeli officials said Deif was the mastermind behind dozens of suicide bombings that claimed hundreds of Israeli lives. “Look, he’s the most important army commander in Hamas,” said Yohanan Tsoref, a research fellow at

Israel’s International Policy Institute for CounterTerrorism. “He is the most important not only from the professional point of view but from the symbolic point of view.” At 36, Deif has become “sort of a father figure” to young Hamas militants because of his extensive experience in carrying out attacks against Israel, Tsoref said. “But you know,” he added, “Hamas is not an organization of one man.” If Deif is dead, he said, he would be quickly replaced. The attack came on a tumultuous day in Gaza and the West Bank. The day began with reports that a Palestinian — later identified as a member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a militant group affiliated with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement — had been killed by Israeli soldiers while trying to attack a Jewish settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. Then came word that a Hamas activist and an Israeli soldier were killed in a gunfight in the West Bank village of Labed, east of Tulkarm. Hospital officials in Hebron said a 14-month-old Palestinian girl had died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers. And late Thursday, four Israelis, including a 1-month-old baby, were shot and wounded in Hebron, according to Israeli media. Through all this, Israeli troops maintained their cordon around the wrecked remains of Arafat’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat and about 250 other Palestinians have been effectively imprisoned there for a week, part of the Israeli response to a Sept. 19 attack in Tel Aviv that killed the suicide bomber and six civilians. The campaign against Arafat has been sharply criticized, both internationally and, to a lesser degree, within Israel. Arafat has been struggling to maintain power, and has recently condemned attacks on civilians.

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Researchers to report on HIV-blocking proteins (L. A. Times) — New York researchers will report Friday that

they have identified a mysterious and long-sought family of proteins that protect some people infected with HIV from progressing to AIDS, but their report has drawn quick criticism from others involved in the search. Dr. David Ho and his colleagues at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center say that a group of three proteins called alpha-defensins are produced in the white blood cells of so-called long-term non-progressors and that these proteins block the replication of HIV in the test tube. If their findings are correct, it would open the door to a new approach to therapy that would not involve the use of powerful yet toxic drugs. But other researchers say Ho is wrong. “We have looked at defensins in the past,” said Dr. Jay Levy of the University of California, San Francisco, who was the first to recognize the presence of a protein that blocks HIV replication in non-progressors and who has spent the last 16 years searching for it. “It is not defensins.” “I guarantee you that their interpretation of their data is wrong,” added Dr. Robert Gallo, head of the Institute of Human Virology in Baltimore, who was a co-discoverer of the AIDS virus. In fact, Gallo says, he has identified the protein sought by Levy and others in his own lab, but has delayed publication until his team can document its properties more thoroughly. Levy said that his team also is “very close” to identifying the elusive factor, which he calls CD8 antiviral factor, or CAF. Defensins, he said, may have a small anti-HIV effect, but they do not have the properties that would be expected for CAF. The entire argument over whether defensins are CAF may be irrelevant, added Dr. Robert Lehrer of UCLA, whose team discovered defensins in 1985. “Does it matter what you call it, or does it matter what it is and what it does?” he said. “Is this a possible explanation for why some people are better defended against HIV than others? Probably.” An estimated 5 percent to 10 percent of people who are infected by HIV are able to naturally suppress viral replication and never develop AIDS symptoms. Researchers know how they do it in many cases. Some people lack a receptor on immune cells called CCR-5, which allows HIV to bind to and infect the cells.

Archdiocese lists names, costs in abuse cases In Baltimore, Cardinal William Keeler released a list of 56 priests and church members accused of molesting children since 1950 (Washington Post) — Roman Catholic Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore disclosed Wednesday that his archdiocese and its insurers have spent more than $5.6 million in the last 20 years on legal settlements, counseling and other expenses stemming from incidents of child sexual abuse by priests. Keeler also released a list of 56 priests and members of Catholic religious orders who were accused of molesting children while serving in the archdiocese, with some of the allegations dating to the 1950s. Their names were posted on the archdiocese’s Web site Wednesday, along with the details about which parishes they served, when their alleged misconduct occurred and how church officials handled the case. Previously, the archdiocese had named 28 priests accused of child sexual abuse. The cardinal’s announcement is one of the most comprehensive accountings that any of the nation’s Catholic dioceses have provided on the scope and financial cost of child abuse by priests, according to church analysts and victims advocacy groups. “I think it’s extraordinarily significant and may well become the model for all 195 dioceses,” said Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, chairman of a national lay review board set up by U.S. Catholic bishops to monitor compliance with their new child abuse policies. “This is precisely what the children need, what lay Catholics demand and what God’s church must do.” In a letter to the 180,000 registered families in the Baltimore Archdiocese, which includes Howard and Anne Arundel counties, Keeler said he was releasing the information to protect children, encourage more victims to come forward and remove suspicion from priests who are innocent of misconduct. He also said

the disclosures were part of the “transparency and openness” called for in the document that U.S. Catholic bishops approved at their June meeting in Dallas to address the church’s national abuse scandal. “Ultimately, there is nothing to be gained by secrecy except the avoidance of scandal,” wrote Keeler, who became head of the Baltimore Archdiocese in 1989. “And rather than shrinking from this scandal — which, too often, has allowed it to continue — we must address it with humble contrition, righteous anger and public outrage. Telling the truth cannot be wrong.” According to the information it released Wednesday, the archdiocese’s insurers have negotiated and paid legal settlements totaling $4.1 million in eight abuse cases over the last 20 years. Archdiocesan spokesman Steve Kearney declined to disclose the names of the accused priests in those eight cases, although he said that six of the cases were publicly covered in the news media. In addition, the archdiocese reported that since 1987, it has spent $419,186 in counseling expenses for abuse victims; $112,520 in legal expenses for accused priests; $387,019 for psychiatric and other medical treatment for suspended priests; and $616,201 for suspended priests’ living expenses. Kearney said that only four of the 56 clergy members named Wednesday were still receiving any financial support from the archdiocese. Kearney said the archdiocese did not release pre1987 spending figures because the records from those years are less reliable. Few other Catholic Church officials have been willing to provide such financial data. A Washington Post survey in June found that 26 dioceses had released some financial information, including $106 million in acknowledged legal settlements. In May, Bishop Wilton Gregory of Belleville, Ill. — who is also president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops — disclosed that his diocese had paid out $3.1 million for legal settlements and counseling over the past 10 years.

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No safe childbirth for most Afghan women KABUL, Afghanistan (Washington Post) —

The midwife frowned at the blood pressure gauge on Afghan Gul’s arm. The patient was 35, overweight and nine months pregnant. Gul’s dirt-floor hut on a South Kabul alley was the third stop on the midwife’s daily rounds. She had demonstrated how to cut and stitch the plastic umbilical cord on a rag doll, doled out iron pills to anemic expectant mothers and showed them how to clear a newborn’s lungs. This time, she had a different message to deliver. “Your pressure is too high,” she told Gul firmly. “Before you go into labor, you must get to a hospital.” The woman’s face fell, and she clutched her stomach protectively. “My husband won’t let me go to a hospital,” she murmured. “Please, can’t you come here to deliver the baby?” As Afghanistan begins to rebuild after more than two decades of ruinous conflict including five years of repressive Islamic rule, the new, U.S.-backed government has strongly promoted women’s rights, and international aid groups have launched programs across the country to improve health care for pregnant women and children. But in 2002, Afghanistan remains one of the planet’s riskiest places to have a baby. According to UNICEF, more Afghan women die during pregnancy and childbirth — 1,700 per 100,000 — than in any other country except Sierra Leone. The infant mortality rate of 165 per 1,000 live births is the

third highest in the world, and one in four children die before they reach age 5. The vast majority of Afghan women receive no prenatal care and deliver their babies with no help except from female relatives and untrained, traditional birth assistants known as dayas. As the country moves slowly toward modernization, entrenched rural poverty — and the conservative attitudes that accompany it — have left many pregnant women and infants trapped in helpless isolation. “Most deliveries still occur at home, and when I ask women why, they say their male family members don’t give them permission to go out,” said Noor Khanum, a doctor who runs a midwife service in Kabul for a Swiss charity called Terre des Hommes. “The political situation has changed, but the mind of the people has not.” To a certain extent, the blame lies with the Taliban, the ultraconservative Islamic movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until last year. Placing women’s “honor” above their health, the Taliban banned women from traveling — even in emergencies — unless a male relative accompanied them. Authorities also made it difficult for women to study medicine and shut down hundreds of clinics to prevent men and women from coming into contact. But the Taliban’s rule only compounded problems that have long afflicted Afghan women and remain stubbornly resistant to

change. More than 70 percent of women live in rural provinces, where health care has always been scarce and transportation primitive. They marry as teen-agers, bear an average of seven children, rarely attend school and live in male-dominated households where women’s rights is an unknown, threatening concept. Many rural women are anemic or malnourished, making them especially susceptible to complications of childbearing. Sometimes, according to doctors here, a husband will prefer that his wife die in childbirth than be exposed to male doctors. And even women with more liberal families often wait until they are seriously ill before trying to reach professional help. “In most cases, they are already too sick to walk and certainly could not withstand a donkey ride for hours in the hot sun or freezing cold,” said Chadija, a female obstetrician at a provincial hospital who was interviewed for a recent study by Physicians for Human Rights. “Once they get here, we have to send their relative to the bazaar to buy the drugs they need, (and) more time goes by.” The study, conducted in the western province of Herat by the Boston-based medical advocacy group, found that 97 percent of women there delivered at home with no skilled help and that maternal health care facilities and providers were “virtually nonexistent.” Only 11 percent of women received prenatal care, and 593 died in childbirth for every 100,000 live births.

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EDITORIAL/LETTERS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 · PAGE 10 S T A F F

E D I T O R I A L

Diamonds and coal A diamond to debating without yelling. We salute all those who attended last night’s forum about TWTP and participated in civil racial discourse. A diamond to Creed and Creed covers. We are being ironic. Except for when they are sung in the key of Saul. Coal to the abrupt firings of loyal, longtime employees. How would you like it if we did it to you? A diamond to the traveling troupe of Thayer Street goblins and coat-hanger puppet people who danced so delightfully amidst the reggae-infused vending of last week’s fair. They added a touch of surreality that played well off of the Oop! stand. A diamond to the new statue of Christiana Carteaux Bannister. She is a woman well deserving of immortalization — so future generations can marvel at her courage and accomplishments. A diamond to the 950-odd protestors who assembled on the State House steps for Wednesday’s “Gathering for Peace.” We all know that the song “B.O.B.” was ironic; spread the word and enjoy a slice of history, channeling the righteous anger that many of your parents felt during ‘Nam. A cubic zirconium to accidental inbreeding. That’s why they regulate how frequently one person can donate sperm — so that your children’s children don’t accidentally sleep with their siblings. It’s the thought that counts though, so give the gift that keeps on giving living. HAR! A diamond to the adorable, adoptable child featured in Thursday’s KAMP article. He is truly an argument against contraception. And finally, a big fat lump of coal to anyone who shows up to the Rock smelling like the underarm of some beef jerky-eating professional wrestler. Your loan period should be restricted and all fines doubled — shame on you!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Seven-week rest halts athletic success To the Editor: The Ivy League has decided that all student athletes must take a seven-week rest period to refocus on school (“Ivy League mandates 7 weeks of rest,” 9/25). As delightful as this may sound to those concerned about perceptions of academic supremacy, this ruling is unfair and absolutely unjustified. At Brown, student athletes get the opportunity to work physically hard in combination with academic rigor, creating a disciplined regimen to get quality work done. Moreover, all teams have adopted classrooms at the Fox Point school, where athletes work with needy children, serving as important role models. This picture is far more exemplary than the image of the “dumb jock” neglecting his or her responsibilities. Student athletes care tremendously about Brown and represent it at events all around the country. As a rower on the Women's Crew team (2002 NCAA Champions), I have been privileged to be on a team that consistently medals in Division I competition, even while its members maintain excellent GPAs at a small Ivy League school. However, a seven-week rest could greatly hamper this type of success. Why should athletes have their work time restricted and not musicians, artists, Herald writers or anyone else involved in the University? Athletes consider ourselves adults too, and whether we are recruits or walk-ons, we have the right to decide if we can handle the sport-school ratio as individuals. The sevenweek rule is outrageous and arrogant in its paternalistic attitude towards athletes and should be quickly and carefully reconsidered before a tradition of excellence is destroyed.

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Audrey Patten ’04 Sept. 25

Athletes don’t need rest to be well-rounded To the Editor: Evidently, The Herald is not composed of Brown athletes (“Students first,” 9/25). Otherwise, they would understand the absurdity of their statement “Athletics should not be a lone component of the college experience and athletes should not feel limited in their abil-

ity to pursue other interests.” Never have I, as an athlete, felt limited in my ability to persue other interests. I have non-athlete friends. I have a job. I go on trips with the Outing Club. I volunteer at Foxpoint Elementary. I take Tai Chi on the days I don't practice. I have a 4.0 as an engineering concentrator. I sew. I get at least eight hours of sleep a day and still have time to procrastinate on the Daily Jolt forum. Give me a week without practice and I doubt I'd join the Chattertocks or star in a PW play; I'm much more likely to read books, sleep a lot and leave my lab reports to the last minute. At the end of the year, I'd like to be able to say that I did everything I could to live up to my athletic potential. Unfortunately, the Ivy League is currently prohibiting me, along with all Ivy athletes, from doing so. By breaking up our social and athletic schedule like this, the Ivy League is only making it harder for us to get the most out of our Brown experience. Megan Wachs ’05 Sept. 25

Cable TV a necessity for young college minds To the Editor: When I read that “Cable doesn’t seem to be a high priority for Brown students,” (“Northwestern wired for Internet cable,” 9/26) I was highly shocked at this gross misrepresentation of the Brown community. TV has embedded itself into the definition of the true American life. How could the expansion of this medium be seen as anything but beneficial and desirable? Brown students find themselves disconnected from important current events. What on-campus student knows why “The Sopranos” is such a good show? How many still don’t realize the importance of Chemical X in the creation of “The Powerpuff Girls?” The consequences of Brown’s dearth of cable TV extend to the dangers of the streets of Providence. Their thirsts unquenched in their dorm, how many more students will be willing to risk excursions at night in order to visit off-campus friends who have satellite or cable TV? I offer a proclamation similar to Patrick Henry’s infamous cry: Give me Cartoon Network! (I’ll even exchange the NASA channel for it). Edwin Chang ’05 Sept. 26

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OPINIONS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 · PAGE 11

The discovery of the perfect cure for road rage The Tri-Honk alert system promises to revolutionize inter-car communication THE GOAL I ALWAYS STRIVE FOR much more trying. Throughout the entire when entering any moving-day experi- moving process, my father seemed ence is accomplishing the objective with bummed about the whole experience, as little stress as possible. Naturally, when and that despair diffused throughout the my parents escorted me to Providence to family, eventually making the moving move into college last month, I was con- experience exactly what I had feared it would be. scious of any ways I could How could this event have make the day less hectic and been prevented? The answer taxing than it would comes in the form of my revinevitably be; lugging 18 olutionary new invention: boxes and accessories up five the Tri-Honk system. Before flights of stairs was a daunting learning about the Tri-Honk’s task that promised to turn the genius, first we must delve family’s collective hair gray. into the issues and history of Unfortunately, my ability to the problem. control the situation proved The honk currently used to be futile. in most cars was designed as When turning onto ADAM STERN an attention-getter for Waterman toward the concluADAM’S RIB emergency use only. sion of the drive, my father Naturally, in order to get encountered a pedestrian another driver’s attention, whose presence was unexpected. After braking violently, he avert- the loudest, most dissonant noise imagied the tragedy, but both the walker and nable should be used. Yet, what the my father were understandably shaken. inventor of this cacophony did not realMy dad wanted to step out of the car and ize is that this original use was no match console the pedestrian. He wanted to for the phenomenal American disdain of offer a heartfelt apology, maybe even functionality. Before long, people were shake hands. Yet he knew that any such using the terribly irritating honk of their repentant action would be deemed automobiles to perform a number of socially unsound by both my family and alternative duties: prompting people to the perambulator. As such, my father did leave their houses when being picked not have a chance to apologize for his up, saying hello when passing a friend actions, and he definitely kept a certain on the street, responding to a “honk if amount of guilt stored as stress, thereby you’re….” bumper sticker and enlightenmaking the moving experience that ing the driver to the front that the light has turned green and it’s silly to sit idle. The inherent problem in these honk uses Adam Stern ’06 learned how to drive on a is that they still employ the classical plaintain farm in Indonesia.

emergency honk noise. Thus people respond as if there is an emergency. How many times have you caught yourself idle at a green light, and when the person behind you honks, you say to yourself, “Jeez, I’m going — calm down!” Meanwhile, the reason the person used the emergency honk was because it’s the only one available! The rear driver knows it is no emergency but has no other choice but to use the emergency honk! Therein lies the conflict. After recognizing the infinite trials and tribulations that result directly from the current mono-honk system, I realized a change was absolutely crucial. For this reason, I propose the Tri-Honk system of inter-automobile communication. Every car should be equipped with three honks, enabled by three different buttons on the steering wheel (color coding of the buttons is highly recommended). The first honk is the emergency honk that everyone knows and hates. But with the advent of the Tri-Honk this feature will only be used in actual emergencies! Brilliant! The real genius, however, is seen in the other two honks. The second button would emit a loud but pleasant and polychromatic melody (possibly a song or tune). This honk should be referred to as the “Polite Attention Grabber.” It could be used in pretty much any of the alternative uses listed earlier. People could download songs from their computers and upload them onto their honking database. This aspect of the TriHonk might even spark further debate and therefore progress the Internet

music piracy debate. Finally, the TriHonk comes full circle with the feature of the “Inter-Automobile Apology.” This regret would not come in the form of a honk, but rather a human voice emitted from a speaker saying “sorry.” If you’re human, and I think you are if you are reading this column, you’re not perfect. When I make a mistake, I often wish I could tell the other drivers on the road that I am sorry. This last feature is the key to eliminating road rage as it would allow people to repent for their driving sins before other drivers become frustrated. The DMV could even record celebrity voices apologizing and sell these recordings to drivers everywhere. Who doesn’t enjoy hearing an apology from Bill Clinton? No one. There is a fortune to be made. The Tri-Honk system might even save some lives. Think of how many hypertensive little old ladies could be spared if they were not burdened with the stress of attention-grabbing honks being misconstrued as emergencies. Lifeexpectancy among the driving population would skyrocket. If you have any decency in you, or you want to help eliminate the terrible results of road rage and other events described throughout this column, please support the Tri-Honk system. It’s not too late. Together we can unify under the ideal that every car and driver should have the ability to reach out to others (in the form of three different honks). Become an active proponent of the Tri-Honk system. It may someday save your life.

Naive view of racism hides realities of life at Brown While interpreting race as a social construct may be appealing, experiences of racial discrimination are real I HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY FOLLOWING Eisenfield (“TWTP should place its focus the TWTP debates that have taken place on celebrating diversity,” 9/26), expecting on campus throughout the past month a liberal, open-minded environment, and and am exhausted by superficial argu- that is for the most part what I have found. ments about the program. I can no longer I attended TWTP, and after an amazing engage in meaningless discourses about experience and overly idealistic expectations of Brown, I was struck whether or not the term with a somewhat harsh reality. “Third World” is politically During my first weekend correct or about the unsatisSMITHA KHORANA at college, during the firstfactory nature of first-year GUEST COLUMN year dance on Andrews terorientation. After reading the race, I stopped in my dorm columns published in The room with a few friends and Herald this past week, I felt compelled to share my personal experi- discovered the word “terrorist” scrawled ence, both with TWTP and here at Brown in permanent red marker across my door, in general. I realized that my experience with arrows pointing to my name. As I as a TWTP participant was unique, for I (I walked downstairs looking for my MPC sheepishly add, more than most TWTP- or RC, I was shocked to find the words ers), can attest to the worth of this incred- “Terrorist Lives Here” written on the ible and necessary program and its long- stairwell of my building. The elevator doors on my floor were also defaced with term benefits at Brown. There is undeniably a discrepancy the word “terrorist.” By sharing this experience, it is not my between the quality of TWTP and that of the first-year orientation at Brown, but in intention to receive sympathy or attencases in which one program is more tion, or to assume the position of victim. effective than another, one generally This article is also not about my experiseeks to ameliorate the inferior program. ence of a hate crime, and thus I only proRather than engendering change in ori- vide a factual description of what entation and creating unit-wide discus- occurred. I must also note that my expesion forums about race and ethnicity, we rience at Brown so far has been truly criticize TWTP for being a well-developed amazing and that, despite the events that and valuable program. A yearlong, all- took place my first week here, I am inclusive program similar to TWTP does incredibly happy at Brown. Yet one of the exist; it began during orientation. Yet, as reasons I feel this way is because I of the beginning of orientation, the attended TWTP. People I met during Building Understanding Across TWTP were especially receptive and supDifferences Program had received far portive, as were all of my counselors. Due fewer applications than the 100 spaces in to this experience, I realized the necessity of the MPC program — I needed somethe program. I came to Brown, somewhat like Hanne one who not only understood my experience but could relate. After attending TWTP, I immediately This is Smitha Khorana’s ’06 first column for knew that my experience was not reflecThe Herald.

tive of the attitudes at Brown. I was reassured by the existence of a Third World Center and the fact that a support system was in place to deal with such issues. I can unequivocally state that attending TWTP completely altered my Brown experience — not because I arrived at Brown early and forged incredible bonds with my peers, but because without this program, an event that occurred my first week at college could have devastated my experience at Brown. Eisenfeld describes her hope that Brown be “a place where all the calluses that we had cultivated would be ripped away, where each of us would enter newborn.” While I agree that college is a time of tremendous personal growth, we cannot be naive in our expectations of Brown — for all who walk through the Van Wickle Gates do not abandon their disillusionment and prejudices. It is impossible and detrimental to rip away our calluses; our experiences shape our identities, and I personally do not wish to forget or deny the relationships and experiences of my past 17 years. I was not allowed to be a “newborn,” because on my fourth day of college, my identity and my history were attacked. TWTP allowed me the opportunity to deal with issues that have plagued me throughout my life and probably will continue to do so throughout my time at Brown and afterward. While my calluses were not ripped away, they no longer hurt. In response to Eisenfeld’s desire for a program of “equally profound celebration of diversity coupled with unity,” my experiences as a person of color transcend celebrating my own diversity. TWTP is not a “celebration of diversity.” It is a forum in which to discuss such

pertinent issues as race, class, ethnicity and gender with those who share your experiences. This grouping is not intended to undermine each individual’s unique and distinctive identity. Like international students, who engaged in an orientation program that aided their adjustment in the United States, I needed to deal with issues and be prepared to adjust to once again being a minority in the Brown community. Because I have always been a minority, I have never been provided a space to do this before. After attending TWTP, I was much better equipped to deal with my experience. I was also much more open and accepting of others; I made a conscious effort to meet people from a diversity of backgrounds. I truly believe that Brown is an amazing place to spend four years of college, yet we cannot be naive about the realities of this campus. At times, this may seem like a bubble, and the idea of a place where, as Eisenfeld states, “the occasional eccentricities only contribute to the draw of the setting, the desire to be surrounded by a group of people so in love with living that they don’t need to stop and discuss how exactly they fit into a certain little slot of the world” may seem extremely appealing. While, as she says, “we are all multiracial; we are all diverse,” and we can argue that race is a social construct, our experiences of race are undeniably real. I cannot claim that TWTP is a perfect program or that it is “fair” to allow people of color to arrive on campus early. I can only share my own experiences and urge us to look beyond the superficial arguments surrounding TWTP to recognize the immense value of this program.

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Randy’s arrested development for Week 4 of the NFL IF PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED BY RANDY Moss’ recent trouble with the law, they obviously were not readers of the sports page or the police blotter. This season, Moss has fewer touchdown catches than appearances on “Cops.” His arrest followed a Sunday when his team, the JOSH Minnesota Vikings, TROY fell to 0-3 after a SPREADING THE LOVE home loss to the Carolina Panthers and Moss was seen getting into a shouting match with teammate and quarterback Dante Culpepper for not making more of an effort on an errant pass. This recent arrest on two misdemeanor charges — for pushing a traffic cop with his car — brings Moss one step closer to the Criminal Athlete Hall of Fame. I can just picture Nate Newton giving his introduction speech, as O.J. and L.T. sit clapping in the audience. Moss’ previous “highlights” include a 30-day jail sentence for beating a classmate in high school, which led to his scholarship to Notre Dame being revoked, and being kicked off the Florida State football team for marijuana possession. Randy added to his impressive résumé when cops found marijuana in his car after this most recent arrest. The Vikings’ concern for their star player is clearly evident, as they fined him $50,000, but they are still making sure he will start this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. He might just have to wear one of those alert bracelets around his ankle. Maybe if Moss played hard all the time on the field, he might have less time to be arrested off of it. As for this week’s picks, as usual they are against the spread, as provided by the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Also, please remember they are for recreational purposes only and President Bartlet ordered me to pick the Redskins last week. (Home team in CAPS) Last week – 8-6 Season – 24-22 Lock of the Week – 2-1 BILLS (-3) over the Bears — Not that the Bears showed their true colors last Sunday, but blowing a 20-point lead at home to the Saints solidified my feelings about their ability. Factor in that Bledsoe has played as well as any other quarterback in the league, and this game should begin to help Buffalo fans brag less about wings and begin to forget about Scott Norwood, Brett Hull, Music City, the Clippers, etc. Saints (-7.5) over the Lions — While “dropping the Deuce” is yet to catch on around the league, the Saints are one of only six 3-0 teams in the NFL. The Lions, on the other hand, are horrible, and the only good news out of Detroit this week is that Matt Millen has finally finished his new résumé. While his three months working at Burger King during high school are listed, his two years in Detroit are not. PACKERS (-7) over the Panthers — No one expected the Panthers to be undefeated, and although their opponents have no wins between them, Carolina has still shown signs of promise for the future. Even though Rodney Peete is sitting on “cloud nine” or standing on “21 Jump Street” now that he is starting again, Favre is a Hall of Fame QB and should have no see TROY, page 6

Football faces Crimson for Homecoming BY JERMAINE MATHESON

Rarely does a team play such a decisive game during the second week of the season. This is the predicament of the Brown football team (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League) this coming weekend when they host Harvard University (1-0, 0-0). For the Bears this game is pivotal not because Saturday is Homecoming, or because it is the first Ivy League match up of the season, but because this game is against the Crimson the team that stands in the way of Brown reaching its goal of an Ivy League title. Last year it was Harvard that came away the victor 27-20 en route to an Ivy League Championship and an undefeated season. The Crimson still have not lost, winning their season opener last weekend against Holy Cross. Brown on the other hand, had a disappointing showing at Towson University in Maryland, losing 56-42. The team had to endure 100-degree heat, first game nerves and momentary defensive lapses. “That was not the Brown football team that I know,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. Estes said the heat and humidity certainly had an affect on the team, in particular the defense, which at one point had eight starters on the sideline unable to play due to dehydration and cramping. Trailing by three touchdowns, Brown rallied to tie the game. In the end, late turnovers created an insurmountable lead. The forecast for Saturday indicates more seasonal conditions, though the Bears will need more than a change in weather to get the outcome they are looking for. “We have to regroup and make a decision that we’re going to play hard. It’s a matter of attitude and heart,” said Estes. “We have to create turnovers and give ourselves an opportunity to win.” Harvard has a fluid offense that will challenge the Bears on every down. “They run a no-huddle offense. They don’t make a lot of mistakes, they don’t turn the ball over,” Estes said. Last year the Harvard offense methodically moved the ball down field against Brown, 274 yards on the ground alone. Brown can expect the Crimson to do the same this year.

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Fans wait with anticipation as men’s soccer, women’s soccer and field hockey all square off against Harvard at home this Saturday in a series of homecoming match-ups. Harvard tailback Nick Palazzo averages 5.2 yards per carry on his career and should get plenty of opportunities on Saturday. Harvard wide receiver Carl Morris, last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year, will challenge an experienced Brown secondary led by safety Hunter Young ‘03 as he competes with Chas Gessner ’03 for top wide receiver in the league honors. Brown’s defensive philosophy of rotating players should match up well against such a scheme. On the other side of the ball, Brown will continue to use the passing game to set up the run, the signature of their offense. The offensive line will need to give the Brown quarterback ample time to make throws. Receivers such as Gessner and Brandon Buchanan ’03 will need to have big games as they did last week verses Towson. A healthy Joe Rackley ’03 at tailback should keep the defense honest. The Crimson defense will try to counteract Brown’s high-powered offense with a veteran group up front, but is led by linebacker Dante Balestracci, considered one of the best defensive players in I-AA. The

W’s soccer falls to Providence BY ELIZABETH GAMER

The women’s soccer team (3-2-2) lost its second game of the season in a 2-0 match against Providence College (4-3-2) yesterday. The match, played across town at Providence College, was frustrating for the Bears. Bruno had more overall shots on net than the Friars (17-11) but was unable to capitalize on any of those opportunities. The Friars have not defeated Brown since 1993. “Things were just not able to come together on the offensive third. We had difficulty getting off quality shots and connecting on crosses,” said forward Laura Iden ’03. The first half was evenly matched between the two teams, but PC sneaked a shot past Brown goalie Sarah Gervais ’04 at the 34-minute mark. Brown was unable to answer back, even after being awarded a penalty kick and having another missed shot hit the crossbar of the PC goal. Head Coach Phil Pincince said Brown had its ups and downs the entire game, and what hurt the team was its lack of consistency. Brown continued to out-shoot and outplay PC during the second half of the game. Caitlin Carey ’03 and Molly Cahan ’04 combined for eight out of the 11 shots

the Bears had on net. The Friars were only able to get three shots off the entire second half. Bruno had seven corner kicks to PC’s two. Still, the Friars were able to finish off their plays and scored their second goal of the game on a set play from about ten yards outside of the box. Brown was never able to recover after PC laid down its final goal at the 54-minute mark. Gervais had one save in goal for Bruno in 90 minutes of play. The Brown defense was solid where most of the play was down the PC offensive end. “Our team is on the young side,” Pincince said. “We use each game as a measuring stick. We learn from all the mistakes we make and use them as a means of preparing ourselves for the next match. As far as today’s game is concerned, we need to re-group and move on.” Up next for the Bears is this weekend’s game against Harvard, scheduled for Saturday night at 7 p.m. on Stevenson Field. Harvard (2-0-3) won the Ivy League title in 1999 and defeated Brown 4-0 when the two teams faced off in competition last year. Pincince stressed that the team needs to improve its consistency in order to defeat rival Harvard. “We are looking forward to our Ivy

Bears had over 450 total yards a year ago verses Harvard but only two touchdowns to show for their effort and will surely need to be more productive this year to oust the defending champions. Harvard was picked to repeat as IvyLeague champions in the annual pre-season media poll -Brown picked to finish third. This game will set a tone for the remainder of the season. Although it will not determine the season, it will indicate if Brown has a viable chance for the title. For Coach Estes, the formula for success is simple: “Whoever makes the least amount of turnovers is going to win the game,” he said. Whatever the outcome, Saturday’s game should provide plenty of cheering opportunities for Brown fans, the keynote contest this Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm at Brown Stadium. Jermaine Matheson ‘03 is an assistant sports editor and covers the football team this year. He can be reached at jmatheson@browndailyherald.com.

Water polo loss headlines action for the Bears Water Polo The men’s water polo team suffered a tough 7-6 loss to MIT Wednesday night. The Bears fell to 2-4 on the season. The two teams battled out a close match on Sept. 14 as well, with Brown taking the win 11-10 in overtime. The Bears fought back from a 4-1 deficit and tied the game at 6 late in the game. With 15 seconds left on the clock, Brown was called for an ejection and MIT was able to score the winning goal before the final buzzer. Leading the way for Brown were Sean Tiner ’06 and Andy Wiener ’06, with two goals each. Wiener drew two kick-outs as well. Also scoring for Brown were Doug Grutzmacher ’04 and Pat Sandys ’05, with one goal each. In net for Brown, Jay Fantone ’06 recorded a season-high 16 saves. Brown will be back in action on Saturday and Sunday at the North/South Invitational in Princeton, NJ. see BEARS, page 6

see SOCCER, page 6