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Students protest racial profiling since Sept. 11

Underground will reopen as a bar in October

BY LOUIS TEE

BY LISA MANDLE

“On September 12, United We Stand,” read the first placard raised by members of Brown’s South Asian Women’s Collective, which staged a silent demonstration Friday against racial profiling. Ten students from the 30-member group congregated on the steps of Faunce House for almost two hours to urge support for racial minorities, who group members said have been mistreated since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “I personally know people who were physically and verbally assaulted” following Sept. 11, said organizer Neha Mehrotra ’05. Hearing their stories prompted Mehrotra to organize the protest, which was planned for a day that “symbolizes the aftermath of 9-11,” she said. Amita Manghanhi ’03, who co-organized the protest, said SAWC principally objects to the “unconstitutional deportations and detentions” with which the U.S. government responded to Sept. 11. Protesters also criticized the October 2001 Patriot Act, which expanded the intelligence-gathering powers of federal authorities. Demonstrators said the Patriot Act threatens the rights and privacy of people living in America. “I disagree with the direction the country is headed,” said demonstrator Bharati Kalasapudi ’07. “It’s becoming a ‘Big Brother’-like state.” Fears of diminishing civil liberties provoked a number of onlookers to join the protest. Matt Hamilton ’05, a member of Faith-Based Activists, said he chose to take part because his group focuses on diversity and liberty. “I’m worried about the slow erosion of religious freedom” in the United States, he said, citing the intimidation that has prevented some Muslims from worshipping in mosques since Sept. 11. Hamilton said Faith-Based Activists now plans to work with SAWC to raise awareness about religious and racial discrimination.

The Underground will reopen as an 18and-over pub on Friday and Saturday nights by the beginning of October. The Hourglass Café will use the space for the remaining nights of the week beginning this month. Previously a popular bar in the lower level of Faunce House, the Underground was closed by the Office of Student Life last October amid concerns of underage drinking. It reopened in March as a 21and-over pub but has remained closed so far this fall. Once again, the Underground will be licensed as a “private club,” allowing it to serve beer and wine to members of the Brown community, said Director of Student Activities David Inman. The Underground will reopen by the first weekend of October when it finds someone to serve as overseeing manager, said Leslie Friedman ’04, general manager for the Underground. “The University feels having (a manager) who is not an undergrad will get rid of concerns about underage drinking,” she said. The overseeing manager will be someone with five years of bartending experience and an undergraduate degree, Friedman said. An undergraduate degree is necessary because they want a managLouis Tee / Herald

Recent U. grads work for John Edwards BY PHILISSA CRAMER

More than 1,200 miles separate James Katz ’03 and Andy Golodny ’03, but they are working for the same man — Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, one of nine Democratic candidates for president. Katz is a regional field coordinator for Edwards’ campaign in northwestern New Hampshire, and Golodny is a database manager in Edwards’ Iowa office. Katz works to sign on new Edwards supporters, who he said range from

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“Buddy” still in the media spotlight BY SUV BOSE

Even incarceration can’t keep former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci out of the spotlight. “The Prince of Providence,” a book by Providence Journal reporter Mike Stanton, has been a fixture on the New York Times bestseller list since its release in August. There’s even talk of a Cianci-inspired movie. Stanton spoke about the infamous former mayor and read from “The Prince of Providence” Saturday afternoon in Starr Auditorium. An account of true stories and integrated perspectives, Stanton’s book examines the life of Cianci, who was

convicted of racketeering in June 2002. “The book tells the good, bad and the ugly of Providence,” Stanton said. “Providence was a smudge on the highway to Cape Cod,” he said, reflecting on his childhood memories of the city. Stanton’s audience laughed with him as he read passages from his book, illustrating the duality of a man considered by locals to be both a villain and a hero. “He offered unemployed men jobs in his office and helped the elderly cash their social security checks,” Stanton said. Yet he was also imprisoned in the 1980s for assaulting his estranged wife’s lover. see BUDDY, page 4

everyday citizens to state assembly representatives. “It’s the most basic grassroots level of politics,” he said. And Golodny is building and maintaining a list of voters and activists who can be called on for support. Both men had significant experience working for political campaigns in the past. Golodny worked for Bill Bradley during his 2000 run for the Democratic presidential nomination and for Hillary Clinton’s 2000 senatorial race. Katz said he researched potential Democratic candidates in one of Associate Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller’s seminars last year. He came to the conclusion that only Edwards could unseat the current presidential administration. “That isn’t a reason to work for someone,” Katz said. “It’s a reason to vote for someone.” But when Katz heard Edwards speak in support of New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Jean Shaheen in 2002, the senator’s ability to bring a crowd of 600 “Democratic faithfuls” to their feet inspired him. Golodny also said he decided to work for Edwards’ campaign after careful consideration. “I was attracted to his youthful image,” he said, as well as a proposed policy that would subsidize students’ first years at

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Student members of Brown’s South Asian Women’s Collective protested racial profiling.

First Dump and Run sale over the weekend features 400,000 discarded items page 3

Brian Rainey ’04 says LGBT communities must fight backlash to gay rights advances column, page 7

public colleges and universities in return for service. Katz was active in Brown College Democrats, serving as acting president for one semester, and worked on several campaigns in Rhode Island. But he said his work as rush chair for Alpha Epsilon Pi gave him the best experience for his current work. “The work of selling an idea to people is a unique skill that I wouldn’t have otherwise learned,” Katz said. Katz said Edwards’ leadership is magnetic, pointing to an outdoor rally two weeks ago where 200 participants — four times the number expected — showed up. Even though it was dark and cold, Katz said, nearly 50 people stayed after the speech to talk about what they had just seen. “That was when I knew we were doing something special,” he said. Golodny was also originally assigned to work in New Hampshire but was switched at the last moment, a move he said has allowed him to experience a new region. “We have nothing like the Iowa State Fair in the Northeast,” he said. Golodny said his experience brings to life his studies as a political science concentrator at Brown. “(The office is) very War Room-like, or see EDWARDS, page 4

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T M. soccer claims weekend of victories, defeating Stanford and Wisconsin sports, page 8

Field hockey wins first games of the season against the Big Green and BU sports column, page 8

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Dump and Run sells junk, raises money BY AMY GOINS

BY ALEJANDRO GOLDING

Many Native American students are eager to take any courses about the heritage and future of their people. But one course rubbed students the wrong way, not for its content, but its title — “From Coyotes to Casinos.” Students saw the name of the course as emblematic of the problems caused by non-Native American professors teaching Native American studies courses, and the reason Brown needs a Native American professor, both to teach courses and serve as a mentor for Brown’s 30 Native American students. Evelyn Hu-Dehart, director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity in America, sympathized with the students complaints. “There is nothing we can do with the name of the course,” she said. “It is not my place to tell the professor to change it.” But what she could do is push, along with the group Native Americans at Brown, for the University to hire a Native American see NEW PROF., page 8

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The Main Green was littered with junk on Friday, but as the well-worn saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The junk in question was part of the first Dump and Run yard sale, co-sponsored by the Swearer Center and the Staff Advisory Committee. With over 400,000 leftover items collected from Dump and Run boxes placed around campus as students moved out of their dorms last spring, the sale was managed by volunteers from student organizations and local groups, including the Brown Environmental Action Network and the women’s rugby team. In return for their help, the nine groups that participated will each receive a share of the sale’s profits. According to the sale’s publicity materials, proceeds will also benefit Providence Science Outreach, a Swearer Center Program. The yard sale featured a wide variety of items, ranging from the typical textbooks, appliances and Rubbermaid containers to oddities like a Thigh-Master, an Easy-Bake Oven and a stack of crutches. The piledhigh tables drew shoppers at 10 a.m., an hour before the sale officially began. As of Saturday, the final destination of unsold items had yet to be determined, said Ana Lyman ’04, one of the coordinators of the event. She said she expects most of the leftover clothing will go to charity.

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Protest continued from page 1 Several shoppers at Friday’s “Dump and Run” yard sale on the Main Green also expressed support for SAWC’s position. Alison Singer ’07 said she would participate in similar protests in the future. “It is important to celebrate diversity in a community. This demonstration has caught people’s attention and it gets you thinking,” she said. Friday’s demonstration was the first of several SAWC intends to organize throughout the year, Mehrotra said.

Edwards continued from page 1 on the West Wing,” he said. “It’s busy, and there are people milling about and phones ringing.” Katz said the demanding nature of the job does not

celebrate diversity in a community. This demonstration has caught people’s attention and it gets you thinking.” Alison Singer Class of 2007

detract from his satisfaction “It’s long hours, it’s hard work, but if you’re doing it for someone and some cause you really believe in, then it’s worthwhile and fulfilling,” Katz said. Herald staff writer Philissa Cramer ’05 can be reached at pcramer@browndailyherald.com.

Buddy continued from page 1 Stanton has received national acclaim for his book, which he spent the better part of two years writing. While doing research for the book, Stanton said he spent a good deal of time with Cianci. He said the former mayor was famous for his relationship with Raymond Patriarca, a long-time boss of Mafia rackets in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, before taking office. “He knew how to cut deals and cut corners and did what he needed to get things done” said Stanton of Cianci.

UG continued from page 1 er who understands the undergraduate experience, she said. Except for the overseeing manager, the Underground will continue to be staffed by Brown students, said Dean for Campus Life Margaret Jablonski. When it reopens, the Underground will be completely non-smoking, Friedman said. “That’s sad because there are very few places where you can smoke,” Friedman said. “Smoking was something that was a draw, but it’ll never go back.” Underground staff will use a card-swipe machine that will display a person’s age in years,

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The audience for Stanton’s talk and book-signing included locals who could relate to the Cianci-era of politics in Providence and Brown students unfamiliar with the history of what Stanton called “the capital of New England’s Mafia.” Stanton entertained comments from the audience and answered questions about the relationship between local and national politics. “I think the public enjoys interesting characters when it comes to politics and it is something we notice in presidential campaigns,” he said, comparing the two. Stanton said Brown students also appreciated the former

mayor’s antics. “He’d often pardon parking tickets for graduating seniors and spent a lot of time on top of the hill,” he said. Even movie executives have been captivated by the colorful mayor’s story. Stanton said the process of choosing a screenwriter for a film based on the biography is underway. “The story of Buddy Cianci is definitely a roller-coaster saga,” he said. When asked what actors he thought could play Cianci, Stanton smiled and said, “I’m not sure who would fit the part the best, but I’m sure Buddy would say Buddy should play Buddy, and I can’t say I disagree.”

as well as a back-up printed list of names, Inman said. Students will also need a valid driver’s license as required by Rhode Island law, he said. Underage students will be allowed into the bar, but will not be allowed to purchase alcohol, Inman said. Under the current plan, the Underground will be open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, Friedman said. She said Underground management was told last spring that they would be able to operate Thursday through Saturday nights, but this agreement was changed when she got back on campus this fall. “Thursday was the most popular night,” she said. “We’re campaigning for Thursday night next semester.” The Office of Student Life agreed to move the Hourglass Café from its Bear’s Lair location after Café student volunteers proposed the idea at a meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students. The Hourglass Café is set to open next Sunday in its new space, said General Manager Stefanie McGowan ’04. It will be open Sunday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight, she said. “We want the Hourglass Café to be the student center we don’t have,” said Site Manager David Lee ’05. The café will serve bubble tea in addition to fair trade beverages, pastries and vegetarian burritos, McGowan said. All profits go to Oxfam International, she said. Patrons receive a 10 percent discount for bringing their own silverware and mugs, McGowan said. The Hourglass Café would like to eventually provide reusable serving ware, but under state code the café would have to have three sinks, which

is not currently feasible, she said. Both groups said sharing a location will be a challenge, but they are trying to accommodate each other as much as possible. If the Underground is allowed to open on Thursday nights, it would force the Hourglass Café to reduce its operating week, Friedman said. “It puts us in a really unfortunate position,” she said. In order to create an interchangeable pub and café atmosphere, some changes will be made to the space. The Hourglass Café will bring new chairs and a refrigerator, McGowan said. Tablecloths, art work and couches may also be added during the café’s hours of operation, she said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to keep up the neon lights,” said Friedman. Managers of both the Hourglass Café and the Underground said they are excited about the use of the space for performances. The Hourglass Café will host open mic nights on Thursdays and has scheduled a speaker to talk about fair trade goods, McGowan said. A cappella groups from Brown are expected to perform during the café’s opening night, she said. The Underground plans to have musical entertainment every night and has already booked bands including Gruvis Malt, Kenin, Holiday and Zox, Friedman said. Managers are planning to book many Brown bands as well, she said. “The Underground is one of few places where students can play or see their friends play,” she said. Herald senior staff writer Lisa Mandle ’06 can be reached at lmandle@browndailyherald.com.

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WORLD & NATION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 · PAGE 5

Pope concludes difficult Slovakia trip

Powell discusses political transition with Iraqi leaders

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (Los Angeles Times) — A greatly dimin-

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Los Angeles Times) — In a reflection of the

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ished Pope John Paul II concluded his 102nd trip abroad Sunday, an agonizing, four-day mission to Slovakia during which he was unable to complete a single sermon or speech. Weeks shy of marking 25 years as pope, John Paul’s weakened condition revived speculation that this may well be the last time he travels outside of Italy — a thought on the minds of thousands of pilgrims who arrived here from neighboring Poland and Hungary to join Slovaks in worship of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. On Sunday, the pope presided over an open-air Mass under clear, sunny skies before about 200,000 faithful and honored two communist-era martyrs, a nun and a bishop, placing them in the running for sainthood. Seated before a massive crucifix, on a stage laid before a warren of concrete apartment blocks, the pope’s voice started relatively strong. But by the end of the ceremony nearly three hours later, he spoke in little more than a whisper and handed off the bulk of his prepared remarks to another cleric. In the final passages, where he was to greet worshipers in seven different languages, he could only get halfway through. “I thank God because you have been able to safeguard, even in difficult times, your fidelity to Christ and to his church,” the pope told the people of Slovakia, a formerly communist land where Christian leaders endured harsh persecution.“I exhort you: Never be ashamed of the Gospel.” Repeatedly during his public appearances in Slovakia, the pope faltered, slurred words, appeared out of breath and had to hand off to aides. Nonetheless, crowds cheered him.“Nech zije svaty otec,” they chanted: Long live the Holy Father. At 83 and afflicted with debilitating Parkinson’s disease, the pope has been in poor health for some time, with peaks and valleys and much speculation over whether he can continue to travel. By all accounts, it is the pope’s unbending determination that keeps him on the road. He sees the public evidence of his physical suffering to be part of the message and part of his duty. “How can you say what is ‘last’ with John Paul II?” said Cardinal Josef Tomko, a Slovak who is considered close to the pope.“He always has his surprises.” The chief Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said Sunday he strongly doubted that this would be the last papal voyage. “Knowing the Holy Father, I think it is very difficult to say that this will be the last trip of his pontificate,” Navarro said. Already, the Vatican has received invitations from Austria, France and the pope’s native Poland, all of which are being considered seriously, Navarro said. He added that the pope’s infirmities do not hamper his ability to serve.

growing role of State Department diplomacy in crafting postwar strategy, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell met Sunday with emerging Iraqi leaders on his first visit to Baghdad to discuss the next phase of the difficult political transition. Powell repeatedly stressed that the United States would have “no greater honor” than turning over full authority to the Iraqi people as soon as several steps, including a new constitution and elections, were finished. “We’re not hanging on for the sake of hanging on,” he told a news conference after a full day of talks. But Powell’s three-day diplomatic blitz in Geneva and Iraq has been dogged by conflicts and uncertainty — among veto-wielding U.N. members and among Iraqis — over how and how quickly the transition can be achieved given a host of problems that have effectively created a Catch-22. After lunch with Powell, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hosyar Zubari said Iraqis wanted independence and a return of sovereignty “as soon as possible.” He added, however, that the governing council saw “eye-to-eye” with the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority on the possibility of a handover by the middle or end of next year, which echoed

comments of other U.S.-appointed officials on the council. The handover, Zubari said, will depend on the security situation, which now seems an open-ended problem. “This is a transitional period and we need to see the new Iraq stable, peaceful, prosperous” before resuming full authority. The dangers and dilemma were underscored by the death Sunday of another U.S. soldier en route to Fallujah, about 30 miles west of Baghdad, just an hour before Powell’s arrival, amid tight security on U.S. military transport from Kuwait. Powell is increasingly being brought back into the process of sorting out the transition, which also represents the beginning of an exit strategy for the United States. For the past five months, the Pentagon dominated the postwar discussions, often ignoring State Department plans. That sparked an interagency battle leading to mixed results on the ground. “We have more and more of a role,” a senior State Department official in Baghdad said. “It’s more of an evolution than a shift. After the war, the president is going back to his foreign-policy agenda.” But he acknowledged, “It’s a reflection of the situation we’re in.”

N. Korea shifts slightly toward capitalism SEOUL (Washington Post) — On the thoroughfares of

Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, five remarkable roadside billboards are scheduled to go up later this month. In one, a young man will stare out with an expression of wonder once reserved for official posters of North Koreans gazing upon their leader, Kim Jong Il. This time, the object of awe will instead be a shiny new Fiat. The billboards are part of what is being dubbed the first corporate media blitz to hit North Korea. Pyeonghwa Motors Corp. — a South Korean company with close ties to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church — coaxed the North Korean government this year into a major break with its communist doctrine: the launch of a capitalist marketing campaign. Pyeonghwa began assembling cars in North Korea 18 months ago using imported Fiat parts. Creating an ad campaign acceptable to North Korean officials wasn’t easy, said John Kim, the company’s director of general affairs. “We had to work closely with the government, and they kept on rejecting ads ... because they looked too much like we were trying to sell something.” The company has already begun publishing ads in government-sponsored trade magazines showcasing the slick Whistle sedan, named after a popular North Korean song, as well as a new, roomier SUV model. Several months ago, the company began running a seven-minute infomercial on government-controlled TV depicting studious North Koreans test-driving a Whistle and inspecting the company’s North Korean assembly plant, according to

Pyeonghwa executives and independent observers who have seen the magazine ads and TV spots. “The nuclear issue with North Korea is clouding the signs of recent progress in the North’s economic opening,” said Park Chan Bong, South Korea’s deputy assistant minister for unification policy. “They have been moving toward change, and, we believe, they are now moving quicker still.” Even as North Korea has belligerently confronted the West with threats to become the world’s newest nuclear power, foreign business leaders, political analysts and South Korean officials say the government has been quietly taking bold steps to deepen a nascent foray into capitalism. Although virtually no one — except Pyeonghwa Motors — is predicting huge sales in a nation where most adults can’t drive and where it would take an average citizen about 15 years’ salary to afford one of the $14,000 cars, the fact that the North Koreans have allowed the ad campaign is being seen by many observers as a breakthrough. The North Koreans, aware of their withering economy, began taking steps toward economic reform in July 2002. The government started permitting some food markets to sell groceries and cooking materials without fixed government prices. In doing so, it abandoned a key tenet of communism and for the first time let the market determine prices. That sparked a serious bout of rising prices that, experts say, has been only partly offset by across-theboard wage increases.

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Swedish voters reject euro STOCKHOLM (Washington Post) — Sweden’s

voters Sunday overwhelming rejected adopting the common European currency, the euro, in a referendum overshadowed by the assassination last week of the country’s popular, pro-European foreign minister. Near-complete results showed 56.1 percent of voters casting ballots against the euro, and only 41.8 percent in favor, with turnout topping 80 percent. About 2 percent of the ballots were reported to be blank, confirming predictions that many Swedes might choose to cast their ballot as a show of support for democracy after the slaying of Anna Lindh, but were undecided on the currency issue. Political analysts and some weekend opinion polls suggested the stabbing of Lindh by an unknown assailant in a Stockholm department store Wednesday, and her death the next day, might create a last-minute surge for the “yes” campaign. Lindh was one of the most prominent of the country’s pro-euro campaigners. Twelve European nations have adopted the euro. But the resounding “no” vote Sunday indicated Swedes were swayed by economics, not emotion. The huge margin of the rejection caught the government, and even the leaders of the “no” campaign, by

surprise, with many predicting the outcome could slow Europe’s march to closer integration and compel governments to consult more with their populations. “This is a landslide, really,” said Lars Ohly, a leader of the Left party of former communists and a euro opponent. “This is a very mature way to vote. They are honoring Anna Lindh by taking part in the vote, but voting their conviction.” He said the vote sent a message to Sweden’s political elite, which backed joining the euro, and to the European Union’s top bureaucracy “to listen more to what people really want” before taking further steps toward closer European economic and political ties. Another prominent “no” campaigner, Per Gahrton, a Green Party member of the European Parliament, said in an interview at a boisterous victory party: “This is a signal, I hope, to the Swedish government, and to the European elite, that this European project has to be less centralized.... People are not against European integration — they are against centralization.” Sweden has traditionally had a standoffish attitude toward European integration, only joining the European Union in 1995, a year after a similarly divisive referendum.

Californians are losing enthusiasm for recalling Davis (L.A. Times) — Gray Davis is far from popu-

lar. But with the recall campaign at its midway point, a substantial portion of Californians — perhaps enough to save the governor’s career — appears to have come around to the argument that the effort to oust him violates basic standards of fair play. “I don’t think someone should be voted out of office because the voters don’t like them any more,” said Barbara Pavey, a Republican from Hollywood. “It’s petulant.” That, in a nutshell, is what has become the main rationale against the recall: Even if you don’t like Davis, he has done nothing so terrible that it justifies such a drastic act. A recent Los Angeles Times poll showed the view had been embraced by roughly half of California voters, mostly Democrats, but many independents and a few Republicans too. Davis needs just more than 50 percent of the vote on Oct. 7 to stay in office. Other arguments exist, of course. Many opponents of the recall cite specific issues on which they prefer a Democratic governor. Labor unions point to laws protecting workers, conservationists single out environmental laws, civil rights advocates

Cheney stands by claims Iraq had WMD, al-Qaida ties WASHINGTON (L.A. Times) — Vice President Dick Cheney, a leading advocate of the war in Iraq rarely heard in the public debate, on Sunday strongly defended his prewar claims that Iraq posed a chemical, biological and nuclear threat and that it had links to al-Qaida. Cheney joined other top figures in the Bush administration in a growing effort to defend their Iraq policy, from the rationale for the invasion, to the way security and reconstruction are being handled. In recent weeks, the president addressed the nation and top Cabinet officials including Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell visited Iraq. Democrats and even some Republicans have questioned the reconstruction effort, beset by ongoing violence and a rising death toll among American soldiers and Iraqi civilians. In Iraq on Sunday one U.S. soldier was killed and three others injured in the flashpoint town of Fallujah, a day after residents wielding guns pledged to avenge the shooting of nine Iraqi policemen by American troops. Cheney denied that U.S. troops have become “bogged down” in Iraq and pressed for funds to get “the job done right here.” But even as the vice president pressed his explanation, leading Democrats, eyeing new polls showing public concerns about the price tag, called for a freeze on President Bush’s tax cuts to help defray the administration’s request for another $87 billion to pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In his comments on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Cheney was forceful in discussing weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of such weapons was one of the main justifications for the invasion, and Cheney had stated the case in starker terms than any other major administration figure. “The whole notion that somehow there’s nothing to the notion that Saddam Hussein had or had developed WMD just strikes me as fallacious,” Cheney on the show. “Nobody drove into Baghdad and had somebody say ‘Hey, there’s the building where all of our WMDs are stored.’ But that’s not the way the system worked.” Questioned by host Tim Russert, Cheney acknowledged that he had been wrong to claim, as he did on “Meet the Press” before the war, that Iraq had reconstituted its nuclear weapons. “Yeah, I did misspeak,” Cheney said. “I said repeatedly during the show ‘weapons capability.’ We never had any evidence that (Saddam) had acquired a nuclear weapon.” Cheney said he believed David Kay, the CIA special adviser directing the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, might well find evidence of chemical and other banned arms “buried inside (Saddam’s) civilian infrastructure.” He cited the case of an Iraqi scientist who came forward with plans and components for a centrifuge that could be used to process uranium for use in nuclear weapons. “That’s physical evidence that we’ve got in hand today,” Cheney said. “So to

suggest that there is no evidence that (Saddam) had aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, I don’t think is valid. And I think David Kay will find more evidence ... that, in fact, (Saddam) had a robust plan, had previously worked on it and would work on it again.” The materials the scientist turned over had been buried since 1991, and are only a small part of the equipment needed to produce nuclear arms. The inability to find banned weapons has led critics to charge that the administration may have misread or even manipulated intelligence information. Claims about Iraq’s nuclear program were the source of a previous embarrassment for the administration. In January, Bush said in his State of the Union message that, according to British intelligence, Iraq had tried to acquire from an African nation raw materials for a nuclear bomb. But it turned out that the CIA deemed there was insufficient evidence to make such an assertion. Director George J. Tenet apologized for allowing the claim to get into Bush’s speech. Cheney dismissed speculation that his intense interest in Iraq’s weapons have resulted in pressure on U.S. intelligence analysts. “I ask a hell of a lot of questions — that’s my job,” Cheney said. But “I’m not willing at all ... to buy the proposition that somehow Saddam Hussein was innocent and he had no WMD and some guy at the CIA, because I called him, cooked up a report saying he did,” Cheney added. “That’s crazy.”

point to measures that aid minorities. Other recall opponents say they flirted with supporting the measure, but decided none of the candidates to replace Davis promised a clear improvement. For most, however, the case against the recall rests on an elaboration of Pavey’s objection: The Oct. 7 recall is baldly partisan, threatens the civility that allows American democracy to work, has become a “circus” that mocks the electoral process, is inherently undemocratic and has exposed serious flaws in a nearly centuryold law that had never before been put to the test. The opposition reprises many of the arguments made against the impeachment of President Clinton. “That’s really what a recall is, it’s an impeachment,” said University of Southern California law professor Erwin Chemerinsky, who helped draft a constitutional amendment that would revise California’s recall statute. Just as in the Clinton impeachment, the recall campaign has aroused strong feelings and considerable bitterness on both sides. Many critics of the recall point out the law allows citizens to attempt to recall an elected official for any reason, no matter how petty or grave. And just as in the impeachment fight, the perceived faults in the recall process have given many Democrats an argument for supporting a leader despite what they see as his fundamental flaws. For many recall opponents, the vote should not be taken as a referendum on Davis’ record. Many agree with backers of the recall that Davis bungled California’s electricity crisis, spent the state into a $38 billion budget hole and devoted himself more to fundraising than to governance. Their point: It doesn’t matter. The governor broke no laws, and those who want to oust him had their chance last November, when he won re-election over Republican Bill Simon Jr., these recall opponents say. “We elected him,” said Susan Gerson, 56, an independent from the San Francisco Bay area. “It was not that long ago, and if these guys didn’t want him in, they should have done something then.” Davis himself sketches the recall effort in starkly partisan terms, drawing a line directly from the Clinton impeachment to the current California campaign. “This recall is bigger than California,” the governor said in a speech at the University of California, Los Angeles last month that kicked off his fight for survival. “What’s happening here is part of an ongoing national effort to steal elections Republicans cannot win.” This effort, Davis said, “started with the impeachment of President Clinton when Republicans could not beat him in 1996. It continued in Florida, where they stopped the vote count (in 2000), depriving thousands of Americans of the right to vote.” It has continued, he said, in redistricting fights in Colorado and Texas, and in “this recall to seize control of California just before the next presidential election.”

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professor. Although a formal search has not yet begun, Hu-Dehart said the first phase of a search will commence within the month and a professor will be hired within six months. Since the departure of Native American research associate Craig Love two years ago, there have been no faculty members of Native American descent at Brown. Many Native American students said Love was integral to their overall well-being. The transition from life on a rural reservation to an urban institution like Brown is a difficult one, some students said. Having a faculty member able to address their unique concerns was vital. “Craig was the reason why we stayed,” said Phillip Sanchez ’05. Since Love’s departure, members of the student group Native Americans at Brown said there has been a decline in the amount of attention paid to their cause. “Craig designed courses and

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on goalie Katie Noe ’05 and the Brown defense. Just seven minutes later, Caitlin Barrett retaliated with a chip shot from the top of the circle that went in high and left. Dartmouth retained the momentum and forced a penalty stroke after Noe landed on the ball in the circle. The shot missed and Brown seized the momentum back. With under eight minutes to play in the first half Townsend once again found the back of the net recapturing the Bruno lead 21. Coming out of the half Brown looked as if it might pull away. After making a diving save on defense, Buza pushed the ball up the field. After a Dartmouth penalty in the circle, Brown was awarded a penalty corner. Buza sent a scorching shot from the top of the circle, but it was blocked by the Dartmouth goalie. Once again Townsend was there to knock in the rebound and complete her hat trick, giving Bruno a two-goal lead. Coach Norris, who moved Townsend from sweeper to for-

that students will be involved in the search but emphasized that “faculty will have the last say.” programs but now they are disappearing,” said Deana Wagner ’04, a member of NAB. Wagner said the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America has been accommodating to their needs but said “… all other ethnic studies staff are dedicated to other projects.” Hu-Dehart, herself a Native American Studies scholar, agreed that a Native American professor is needed to attend to Native American students, and has spearheaded the campaign to attract one to Brown. Brown’s approximately 30 Native American students is a small number compared to peer institutions, said Jennifer Edwards ’05. She said Brown is quickly

becoming overshadowed by other schools’ growing Native American Studies programs. “Other Ivies have more Native students and therefore are more attractive places for Native professors,” Wagner said. Hu-Dehart said a meeting will be held in the near future to begin the search for a Native American professor. She promised that students will be involved in the search but emphasized that “faculty will have the last say.” Students in NAB said they remain optimistic, but are not totally convinced by Hu-Dehart’s claim that a Native professor will be at Brown within a year. “We have been overlooked before,” Wagner said.

ward last week, remarked that “Brooke is in a zone right now.” Less than a minute later Dartmouth narrowed the gap to one. The last 24 minutes of the game were a constant battle back and forth between the Bears and the Big Green. The Bears defense though would not falter and held off Dartmouth advances snapping a three-year losing streak. With most of the Bears starters racking up a full 70 minutes, fatigue played a factor in the Sunday afternoon showdown against No. 17 Boston University. This was not the case. The Dartmouth victory acted as a catalyst for the Bears. “We knew that we should (beat Dartmouth) and when we did, it gave us the confidence we needed to come in and win again,” Buza said. “Winning becomes a habit and that is what our team is getting a habit for.” Molly Carleton ’04 gave the Bears an early lead eight minutes into the game. Brown continued to pressure BU and the pressure paid off. Tess Belmont ’06 slipped a great pass behind a Boston defender and Laura Kazavarjian ’06 scored to give the Bears a 2-0 lead. While BU would score in the second half, the Bears shut the door on a BU comeback with a captain-to-captain goal with 49 seconds remaining in the game. Buza fed Laurel Pierpont ’04 and following the goal the team erupted with joy. “We had nothing to lose and everything to gain,” Norris said. “The pressure was on BU. It is easy to come in as the underdog.” Brown certainly did not play like the underdog though, stifling almost all BU attempts to break into the circle. “We did a really good job of blocking free hits and clogging up the midfield,” Buza said. “When we lost the ball we blocked really well to prevent them from penetrating.” Even when BU did break through Brown rose to the challenge. Noe recorded six saves on the day. “The defense played well,” Norris said, noting “Katie Noe had an outstanding game. She’s been struggling a little bit and today she stepped up to the challenge.” Prior to this weekend Brown felt that it would be competitive in the Ivy League this season, but following the wins over Dartmouth and BU, the team now truly believes it can challenge for the title. “We are really excited where the season is going. These wins gave us a huge boost of confidence,” said Buza. News from around the league is also helping the Bears’ hopes. On Saturday Yale forced perennial powerhouse Princeton into overtime before losing 5-4 and Penn also forced Harvard into OT. “Anybody is up for the league championship because the power houses aren’t dominating this year, the underdogs are giving them a good run,” Buza said. This was “one of the strongest weekends Brown field hockey ever had in the history of the sport,” said Norris. Brown will face off against Rhode Island on Wednesday and Vermont on Saturday before traveling to Harvard on September 27. Sports editor Maggie Haskins ’04 covers field hockey. She can be reached at mhaskins@browndailyherald.com.

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Boxing continued from page 12 113. “I thought I won by one or two rounds,” Mosley said. There can be little dispute that it was a close fight. And also one curiously lacking in drama, certainly in comparison to the buildup. The MGM Grand Garden Arena sold out early, added more seats and sold out again. It was predicted that the pay-per-view numbers could exceed 700,000. There were 2,000 closed-circuit sites around the country. For Mosley, it was considered a last chance. He hadn’t won a fight in 26 months, had been beaten by Vernon Forrest twice and fought to a no-decision over Raul Marquez in a fight stopped because of accidental head butts. For De La Hoya, it was thought to be another crowning moment by the oddsmakers who established him as a 2-1 favorite. He was coming off his victory over Fernando Vargas a year ago. But over the 12 rounds, both men fought conservatively and tentatively at times, seemingly aware of the stakes. Mosley would get aggressive, then back off. De La Hoya would score with his patented jab and then stop throwing it. Both fighters fought flat-footed much of the time, rarely dancing. There was little time spent on the ropes by either fighter and very little holding. It often looked more like a chess match than a boxing match, both fighters standing in front of each other, feinting and waiting for a responding move, not willing to commit themselves to what could prove to be a fatal move. A highlight reel of memorable moments would start and end with an accidental head butt by Mosley in the fourth round. It opened up a cut on the side of De La Hoya’s right eye, at the point where his eyebrow ends. But it wasn’t a factor in the fight, although it opened up periodically, leaving the right side of De La Hoya’s face bloody at times. George Foreman, an HBO commentator, said it was a factor. “The judges scored the blood,” he said. But longtime trainer Emanuel Steward thought Mosley’s fast finish was a bigger factor. “The Las Vegas judges like to see a fighter finish strong,” he said. “They won’t give points to a fighter who seems to weaken.”

A highlight reel of memorable moments would start and end with an accidental head butt by Mosley in the fourth round. It opened up a cut on the side of De La Hoya’s right eye, at the point where his eyebrow ends. The punch stats clearly favored De La Hoya. He connected at a 36 percent success rate, landing 221 punches. Mosley connected at a 26 percent success rate, landing 127 blows. De La Hoya dominated in terms of jabs landed (106-33) and also won the battle of power punches (115-94). “We were never concerned in the corner,” said Floyd Mayweather, De La Hoya’s trainer. “I told Oscar, ‘You are strong. Keep boxing.’ It never even crossed our minds that we could lose.” When it was over, Mosley was quick to compliment De La Hoya. “I knew I hurt him,” Mosley said. “He never hurt me. I could have gone another 12 rounds.” Mosley said his increased aggressiveness in the later rounds came at his father’s urging. “My father tried to convey to me,” Mosley said, “that, since Las Vegas is Oscar’s town, we really had to pour it. I felt I had overwhelming power.” So now Mosley (39-2-1, 35 knockouts), the man who couldn’t put fans in the seats, the man who had to settle for a $4.5 million guarantee (plus the $500,000 put in the pot for the winner) has again defeated the Golden Boy of boxing, who had a $17 million guarantee (minus the half million). Mosley also won De La Hoya’s World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn. super welterweight titles. “Oscar is a great warrior,” Mosley said. “If he wants to fight again, I’m ready to do again. It’s a great feeling. It would have been heartbreaking to have lost in the ring after losing the negotiations.”

Soccer continued from page 12 buried the ball into the far post with his left foot. Wisconsin was far from discouraged, and scored two goals in a four-minute span shortly after. Jed Hohlbein ’06 scored both goals, which were the result of poor clearing attempts and unmarked men by Brown. Hohlbein would later add a third to complete the rare hat trick. “I think (the two Wisconsin goals) were a sign of mental fatigue from Friday night more than anything else,” Noonan said. “But after those two mistakes we played a lot better.” Five minutes before halftime, Romaneiro found himself in the familiar position of taking a corner kick from the near end. Larentowicz, moving in from his usual deep position, used one of his trademark head balls to bring the Bears even with the Badgers. A Brown goal early in the second half brought the tally to 3-2. Crew’s tally finished what

“It was a complete team effort,” Crew said. “Seventeen players came in and they all did their part.” was a melee in front of the Wisconsin net in which Seth Quidachay-Swan ’04 threw a shot on net and Eric Feuchtbaum ’06 hit the post. As the half wore on, Noonan looked to put in fresh legs and made six substitutions. “It was a complete team effort,” Crew said. “Seventeen players came in and they all did their part.” Hohlbein’s third goal tied the game up at three with around 23 minutes to play, and it looked like the game would end in a draw as Wisconsin held off several Brown offensive pushes. But Brown kept coming hard, and in his 179th minute of play of the weekend, Crew

showed why he is such a dangerous threat. After collecting the ball and giving it to Daniels, Crew moved to the top of the right box and received a return pass from Daniels. Crew moved the ball around a Wisconsin defender and moved into the right side of the box alone. With a quick move, Crew froze the goalkeeper and booted the ball in the near side, giving Brown the 4-3 victory and capping off an impressive weekend for the team. Four Brown players were named to the all tournament team-Crew: Edward Thurston ’04, Larentowicz and Ibrahim Diane ’06. Crew, with two goals and an assist, was named offensive MVP as well. “Adom is just a tremendous worker,” Noonan said. “He’s the epitome of our team — heart and soul.” The Bears will take the week off and head to New Haven next week to play two games in the Yale Classic. Assistant sports editor Ian Cropp ’05 covers men’s soccer. He can be reached at icropp@browndailyherald.com.

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Underground . . . again One year and dozens of meetings after it closed as an 18and-over bar, the Underground is back. On Fridays and Saturdays, students will drink, they’ll dance and some may want to ask a few questions, starting with: What was it all for? The new Underground looks a lot like the old Underground. All the card swipes, professional managers and wristbands in the world won’t stop students under 21 from asking their legal friends to buy them a beer. And wasn’t that the reason for closing the bar in the first place? The major change this time around is that on Thursdays, traditionally the Underground’s biggest night, the space will house the Hourglass Café. This appears to be designed to ensure that Brown profits as little as possible from perhaps the only space on campus to cause more controversy than the lot that will soon house the

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Life Sciences building. Or, to phrase it another way, would students rather drink beer or bubble tea with their friends on a Thursday night?

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Not that moving the Hourglass Café to the Underground’s space is a bad thing. It will certainly receive more traffic in its new high profile location than it did in the Bear’s Lair. And with the profits going to charity, Brown creates a decidedly wholesome social space five days a week to balance the more worldly weekends. Students should celebrate the Underground’s reopening while it lasts. Because a cherished Brown ritual may soon make its return to campus — the semiannual police raid and subsequent closing of everyone’s favorite oncampus bar.

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When hate comes to campus Queer communities must vigilantly fight the backlash that has followed recent gay rights advances I DON’T KNOW WHY I DECIDED TO sures, talked for a very long time after the open that e-mail last week. Like many meeting about ways to respond to the inciBrown students, I rarely read the crime dent. The strong desire to respond among report e-mails. But this time was different. For some reason, I opened it. And before I Queer Alliance members, I think, reflects a new sense of urgency among could read any of the e-mail, “queer” communities in the one word violently grabbed United States. As Matt Forman, my attention — that word executive director of the was “homophobic.” It was a National Gay and Lesbian Task report about an anti-gay hate Force put it, “There’s never been crime. a time of greater promise and The topic of the Queer greater peril for our communiAlliance’s kickoff meeting last ty.” There is widespread sentiTuesday was changed to ment that we need to be far make the recent bias incimore serious than we have dents the main topic. Instead been in the past because there of basking in our collective BRIAN RAINEY is so much at stake. “queerness,” which is what ‘TILL JUSTICE ROLLS DOWN LIKE WATERS When I read the crime usually happens for the first report, I went back to 1998 and meeting, we were forced to the murder of Matthew confront the harsh realities that “queer” people face. The emotions Shephard. Shephard’s murder took place at expressed ran the gamut: anger, fear, con- a time very much like the last few months. fusion, betrayal (“this isn’t supposed to It was a time in which ferocious battles happen here”), concern, etc. Some used it over gay and lesbian rights made the news as an opportunity to talk about their own almost weekly and anti-gay rhetoric was experiences with anti-gay sentiment on pervasive and stifling. His brutal slaying campus. Others discussed the outpouring happened at exactly the same time at of support the administration and stu- which some reactionary “Christian” groups dents on campus give when hateful inci- launched so-called “ex-gay” ads in the dents (which are more common than nation’s leading newspapers. Shephard some would think) occur. The fact that was beaten and left to die in the Wyoming many expressed a desire to do something wilderness at the same time Trent Lott and in response was by far the most noticeable other Republican leaders were comparing aspect of the meeting. About 20 to 30 stu- “queer” people to kleptomaniacs and alcodents, despite homework and other pres- holics. His death made it clear that when anti-gay rhetoric goes up (as it inevitably will whenever “queer” communities Brian Rainey '04 admits that he agrees demand more political rights), hate crimes with George W. Bush on one thing. Bush will go up. does have a huge log in his eye.

Interestingly, as the 1990s dragged on and the political debate over civil rights became more heated, the FBI’s hate crimes statistics showed a steady increase in antigay hate crimes. What is most stark about the statistics is they show a large spike in anti-gay hate crimes in 1995 (from 685 incidents in 1994 to 1,109 incidents in 1995), which (conveniently) coincides with the 1994 right-wing offensive and the Gingrich Revolution. The 1990s was a turbulent decade for gay rights, and the decade actually brought more political defeats (the Defense of Marriage Act; “don’t ask, don’t tell;” failure to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act; failure to pass a federal hate crimes statute; many successful anti-gay ballot measures in several states) than victories (Vermont civil unions; successful anti-discrimination measures in municipalities and states). But public opinion was gradually moving in our favor. The culture was changing, despite the fact that political leaders were slow to act. Slowly but surely the political gains we desired would come as politicians moved in line with the people — or so we thought. The current backlash surrounding the Lawrence v. Texas sodomy law decision poked some holes in that philosophy. The ink had not yet dried on the decision when anti-gay bigots started mobilizing for their war of attrition. The Vatican, George W. Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and right-wing “Christian” groups all lined up to hurl poisonous anti-gay rhetoric into an already noxious, anti-gay environment. Sadly, their efforts are paying off. Recent

polls show that for the first time in several decades, public opinion has actually reversed. In the months after the Lawrence v. Texas ruling, tolerance for “queer” people and support for gay rights (including the legalization of “sodomy”) fell considerably. As a result, many “queer” groups are waking up to the reality that it’s not always up, up and away. Things can go backwards and get worse. Political and cultural gains must be vigilantly defended. Resting on one’s laurels is dangerous and fatal to our communities. Serious incidents necessitate serious responses. They’re hard lessons to learn, but judging from last Tuesday’s Queer Alliance meeting, many are taking the lessons seriously. When a hate crime occurs, there is more at stake than the bureaucratic mechanisms this University has to respond to the specific incident (which, despite some complaints, were by and large adequate). The incident that took place on this campus occurred in a national climate of increasing hostility towards “queer” people. And regardless of the intentions of the perpetrator, his acts reinforced and buttressed that oppressive atmosphere of bigotry and intolerance. The angry responses to last week’s assault are not necessarily expressions of anger at the Brown community itself. The responses are probably rooted in a renewed sense of vigilance and a desire to fight homophobia and bigotry more aggressively. Students are mobilizing because the national climate is so hostile and there is so much on the line that we cannot politically afford weak responses to homophobia.

Trash and burn Incinerate your garbage today, save the Spotted Owl tomorrow I THREW OUT THE RECYCLING. I SWORE clerk stared at me. “We don’t do that in I’d never tell anyone. But now that I’m liv- Rhode Island” — leaving unsaid the words ing off-campus and away from those easy- “you clueless Masshole.” I asked my landas-pie color-coded University-issue recy- lord what I should do about the recycling. cling bins, I just didn’t know what else to His prompt response: “Throw it away.” do with it. First there was one bag of bot- (Apparently apartment buildings are classed as commercial buildtles. Then there was a plastic ings and have prohibitively bucket full of aluminum cans. high fees for roadside pickup Then there was another bag full of recyclables.) of plastic milk jugs, yogurt conAnd in the end, that’s just tainers and empty detergent what I did. But I felt so guilty, bottles. A box crammed with I just couldn’t keep my dark issues of the New York Times — secret to myself. I told my from June, July and August. roommate (the one who Suddenly recycling filled my saves all her plastic shopping hallway, kitchen and dining bags and buys Seventh room. It was me, or my roomGeneration toilet paper). mate’s empty cans of Diet Pepsi. SARAH GREEN And do you know what she Something had to be done. BETTER THAN CATS said to me? “Sarah, that’s My boyfriend first put the okay. You know, we should idea into my head. “Just throw it actually just be burning all away,” he said. “You know, the best thing to do with trash is burn it.” I fig- our trash.” Could it be? Was this true? How could ured that was the kind of crazy thing you could expect a libertarian to say. What’s he my right-wing boyfriend and my love-thegoing to tell me next, that tax cuts will cure earth roommate possibly concur? Municipal incinerators (as opposed to cancer? Riiight. I wasn’t about to give up. I grew up with backyard trash fires) are actually surprisa compost pile, for crying out loud. I’d ingly clean. And who knew that one ton of been taught to recycle in the second grade trash contains the same amount of energy and even volunteered at the recycling cen- as 70 gallons of gasoline! Trash can be ter in my hometown in high school burned as fuel — the leftovers can be (Remember the three R’s kids? Reduce, made into bricks or cement, as is done in Reuse, Recycle!). So first I tried to take the China. (In other words, don’t throw away soda cans back to the grocery store. The that trash — we might need it one day!) Unfortunately, waste management doesn’t seem to be the hot button issue it ought to be, even in the environmental Sarah Green ‘04 never drinks Diet Pepsi.

Could it be? Was this true? How could my right-wing boyfriend and my love-the-earth roommate possibly concur? community. Searching the Web site for the Environmental News Network, I found a lot of information about farming, gardening and fuzzy little animals. I found something entitled, “Action Alert! Mangrove Action Project,” but there was literally nothing about trash. Which is too bad. As in 1996, Americans produced 208 million tons of municipal solid waste. (Shouldn’t the EPA have more recent figures? What were they doing over there during Clinton’s second term?) Twenty-seven percent was “recovered,” as they like to say, by recycling or composting, sixteen percent was incinerated and 57 percent was buried in landfills. If we burned the 152 million tons of solid waste left over after recycling, it would be like getting 10.6 billion gallons of gasoline — for free (not counting what it costs to process it). But of course that’s the next issue — is burning all this trash cost effective? It is if you’ve got a lot of garbage. And the United States clearly does, even though more Americans recycle (140 million) than vote. Switzerland, as usual, seems to have the answer, combining incineration and recycling. The Swiss manage to recycle almost half their waste (45 percent). The rest? They burn it. The cars on the highway next to

one Swiss incinerator actually produce more dioxin than the incinerator itself. Waste management is an especially pressing issue in our own Ocean State, as Rhode Island only has one landfill. And as Little Rhody has no municipal incinerators, that landfill could be full by the time today’s pre-med freshmen are finishing medical school. Not to mention that Providence, the second-largest city in New England, only recycles about 10 percent of its garbage, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Improvement is possible: In South Kingston, recycling rates rose to 40 percent after the town ordered a $1.25 fee per bag of trash, but made recycling free. And clearly the commercial sector (apartment buildings included), which produces three-quarters of all waste, has to hop on the recycling train. So what is the off-campus dwelling student to do? Bring her recyclables to the Central Landfill in Johnston off 295, about a 20-minute drive from Brown. They’ll take your Brown Daily Herald back issues and Campbell’s soup cans for free. I guess now I can stop sneaking out during the wee hours of Sunday morning to slip empty beer bottles into the neighbors’ curbside bins.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

SPORTS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 · PAGE 12

Men’s soccer sweeps adidas Classic knocking off no. 19 Stanford and finishing Badgers with 19 seconds left BY IAN CROPP

Right from the opening kickoff against Stanford, the Brown men’s soccer team matched the intensity of the electrified Stevenson Field crowd. On Friday night, the Bears knocked off No. 19 Stanford 21. The Bears kept the streak live through Sunday, scoring with 19 seconds left in play to Wisconsin 4-3 and win the adidas Classic championship. Most of the first 10 minutes of Friday’s game were played in the Stanford zone, with Brown on the attack. The Brown defense, led by Jeffery Larentowicz ’05, kept the Stanford offense at bay for most of the game. At halftime, the Bears went into the locker room having outplayed Stanford, although the Cardinal did hit the crossbar on one occasion. The start of the second half was anything but auspicious for the Bears, as Stanford netted a goal two minutes in on a corner kick. Right after the goal, the intensity that had filled the stadium for the first half picked back up again. On a drive down the right side of the field, Captain Adom Crew ’04 fought his way through two defenders and the ball bounced back to Marcos Romaneiro ’05. Without hesitation, Romaneiro chipped the ball from about five meters beyond the box over the head of the Stanford goalkeeper Robby Fulton, who dove backwards but was unable to touch the well-placed shot. The sell-out crowd erupted and Romaneiro and teammates ran toward the far-end stands to greet the wild student section. “There is nothing better than playing in front of the Brown home crowd,” said Matt Goldman ’04. “Listening to those fans on the far end, it was such an amazing feeling.” “You’ve got to give credit to the crowd,” said head coach Mike Noonan. “They act as the 12th man and help put our team on the front foot.” Brown continued to mount heavy offensive pressure, playing ball after ball down the right side, hoping to break through. Hard offensive work resulted in a corner kick that Romaneiro bended right to an open Matt Britner ’07. Before Fulton or any other Stanford player could track the ball, Britner headed the ball into the net to record his first collegiate point, a game-winning goal. For the remaining 25 minutes, Brown limited Stanford to only one shot on net, which made its way into the hands of goalkeeper Chris Gomez ’05. “Our play was a testament to the hard work we’ve put in during the pre-season,” Larentowicz said. “We worked on shaping up our back four, and I think we definitely implemented our game-plan. Noonan’s decision to put out a lineup that consisted of two freshman, Britner and Andrew Daniels ’07 paid off. “Coach set me up on the corner on the second goal, and I just went to the net,” Britner said. A Wisconsin victory over Yale in the previous game set up the Sunday matchup between Brown and Wisconsin in the championship game. The game produced a full score sheet that had a combined seven goals, 41 shots and five yellow cards. Much like on Friday night, Brown came out hard, although this time there were immediate fruits to show for the labor. About five minutes into the game Goldman brought the ball into the Stanford end ahead of any defender and

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Edward Thurston ’04, who was named to the all-tournament team, dribbles past a Stanford midfielder in Friday night’s 2-1 victory.

After first Ivy win, field hockey Mosley shows first victory no fluke fully controls no. 17 BU BY MAGGIE HASKINS

Tensions were running high on Saturday afternoon as the Brown field hockey team opened its Ivy League season against Dartmouth. Last year, the Bears blew a 4-2 second-half lead at Dartmouth and gave up two goals in the final two minutes to lose the season opener. With four minutes and 25 seconds left on Saturday Brown clung to a 3-2 lead. After a Bears’ penalty, the Big Green was awarded a penalty corner and looked to tie the game at 3. Yet, a collapse was not in the cards this year. The Brown defense held strong and Brown won the game 32. Bruno’s work was not done after Saturday’s efforts. Though fatigued, the team came out and dominated No. 17 Boston University on Sunday for much

of the game, winning 3-1. “(The Dartmouth game) was a battle,” said Head Coach Carolan Norris. “It could have gone either way but in the end, I knew that we were the better team.” Much like Wednesday’s game versus Sacred Heart, the Bears jumped on top of the Big Green early when Brooke Townsend ’06 tipped in a Lizzie Buza ’04 pass just four minutes into the game. “I think we are a team that likes to take the lead and we gain the confidence from that,” Norris said. “It’s good to know that we do not have that pressure of coming from behind.” The Bears were not worry-free as Dartmouth continued to place pressure see FIELD HOCKEY, page 8

(L.A. Times) LAS VEGAS — From Shane Mosley’s corner came squeals of joy. From Oscar De La Hoya’s corner came squeals of protest. But from the judges came only silent unanimity. In a rematch that resembled their first meeting, Mosley beat De La Hoya by decision Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in front of a sellout crowd of 16,268. De La Hoya (36-3, 29 knockouts) had declared before the fight that if he lost Saturday night, he would retire. But in the aftermath of Saturday’s match, it was his promoter, Bob Arum, who was threatening to leave boxing, claiming his fighter had been robbed. “I’m out of this mess,” Arum said. “I will never, ever be a party to this again.” De La Hoya says he wants to investigate the decision. As in the first fight three years ago at Staples Center, De La Hoya had the early lead, then faded in the closing rounds, Mosley using his blazing speed, quick fists, body shots and a relentless attack to pull out a close match. Mosley, who won the first meeting by split decision, won the last four rounds Saturday night on all three judges’ scorecards. De La Hoya didn’t see it that way. “Obviously I thought I won the fight,” he said, “I didn’t think it was even close. I thought I won by at least three points.” All three judges, Duane Ford, Stanley Christodoulou and Anek Hongtongkam, had Mosley winning, 115-113. The Los Angeles Times’ Steve Springer had Mosley winning 115-114. The Times’ Bill Plaschke and Randy Harvey both had Mosley, 115-

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see SOCCER, page 9

Brooke Townsend ’06 dominated the Dartmouth defense with a hat trick.

see BOXING, page 9