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Class of ’07 reps elected with high turnout

BY KRISTA HACHEY

Over 60 percent of the Class of 2007 participated in the elections of five UCS first-year representatives over the past two days, the results of which current members revealed Tuesday at midnight. On the steps of Faunce, Vice President Diana Jeffery ’04 announced that Divya Kumaraiah ’07, Johnny Lin ’07, Andrew Shield ’07, Ethan Wingfield ’07 and Sarah SaxtonFrump ’07 are the newest elected members of UCS. The Class of 2007 as a whole displayed an inspiring level of participation in the election process, Jeffery said. “We had a lot of enthusiasm from the class,” she said. “Seventeen students ran this year as compared to the 12 that ran last year and 900 votes went toward determining this year’s representatives.”

Kumaraiah, a long-time active member of student government, said the differences between high school and college student government motivated her to continue her passion for helping realize progress in her academic community.

“High school student government was mainly a social committee,” she said. “When I read about how UCS had an important role in pushing need-blind admission this past year, I realized that it is an organization that really gives student voice an influence.”

The experience of running for office is enriching in itself, Jeffery said, and regardless of the outcome, directing a campaign prosee UCS, page 9

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PUMPING FOR GOOD: The Rhode Island Blood Center’s Blood Drive will be collecting pints from willing students, faculty and staff through Wednesday in Sayles Hall.

Alleged rape victim found on Thayer St. she was waiting for her boyfriend at Cathedral Square in downtown Providence when a man stepped out of a white caravan, grabbed her and threw her into the van, which she described as having a blue or black interior with blue mini blinds.

She said she was tied down with a shoelace and driven to a dark area, where she was beaten and told if she did not perform or fought back, her attacker would kill her, the report said.

After the sexual assault, the suspect took her to Thayer Street, stopped the van and

A Providence resident was found Thursday morning on Thayer Street near the OMAC after having allegedly been raped in another location.

A passerby found the alleged victim around 4:30 a.m. walking down the middle of Thayer Street, according to a Providence Police report. She had a cut to her mouth, marks on her neck and other wounds.

The woman reported she was raped two or three blocks from Thayer Street by a bald man in a white caravan with a blue strip.

The alleged victim told police

threw her out, according to the report. After she was found, crying and with heavy vaginal bleeding, Providence Fire Rescue transported her to Rhode Island Hospital, the report said.

Doctors treated her and conducted a rape kit exam. A Providence Police officer who accompanied her to the hospital said he believed she was under the influence of a narcotic other than alcohol, according to the report.

Providence police are investigating the incident.

—Herald staff reports

Thayer St. stores offer better prices than Brown counterparts

BY ANITA MAZLOOM AND ROBBIE COREY-BOULET

When it comes to late-night outings for food, toiletries and other necessities, many students forgo a trip to Thayer and instead visit on-campus stops such as the Gate, Lil’ Jo’s and the Campus Market. Yet many fail to consider the significant price differences between campus stores and those on Thayer Street. Because of additional costs, University-owned stores often overcharge on popular items and don’t directly compete with off-campus alternatives.

The Gate offers a variety of snacks like pizza, cookies and

cereal. Although viewed by many as a convenient stop, rival CVS offers the same products in larger bulk, resulting in a better value.

For breakfast items, the Gate carries Pop-Tarts and NutriGrain bars for $1.25 each, individual cereals for $1.05 and Nantucket Nectars for $1.65. At CVS, NutriGrain bars run in packets of eight for $3.69 ($0.46 per bar), a package of four PopTarts is $2.19 ($0.55 per PopTart), Nantucket Nectars cost $1.29, and a family-sized box of cereal is $3.69.

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Student with meningitis recovering A Brown student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on Monday has begun to recover and most likely represents an isolated case of the disease, according to Dr. Edward Wheeler, director of Health Services.

The student came to Health Services on Monday with symptoms of the disease, which include fever, headache and neck pain. He was transferred to the hospital and diagnosed with bacterial meningitis within an hour, Wheeler said.

The results of a culture will determine within the next few days whether the student is infected with meningococcal meningitis, a type of bacterial meningitis that can potentially be fatal.

In the meantime, the case has been handled as if it were meningococcal meningitis.

About 50 students who may have been in contact with the patient’s oral secretions have been treated with the antibiotic Cipro, which prevents the disease in the vast majority of cases.

Any students who have not been contacted by Health Services are not at significant risk of contracting the disease, Wheeler said.

Health Services continues to

Metro Mart is one of several Thayer St. stores with competitive prices. see MENINGITIS, page 6

I N S I D E W E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 0 3 Arguing Harvard Police Dept. must publicize its records, The Crimson files suit campus watch, page 3

Colleges consider providing paid file-sharing options for students to avoid legal issues campus watch,page 3

Brenda Allen spearheads policies as firstever director of institutional diversity page 5

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Arjun Iyengar ’05 says, democracy, not business, should be the focus in Iraq column, page 11

W. golf finishes fifth at Dartmouth Invitational, the team’s first tourney of the year sports, page 12

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Harvard Crimson sues university Some schools may launch own for access to police records music downloading services

BY DANA GOLDSTEIN

The Crimson, Harvard’s daily independent student newspaper, is suing Harvard University for access to the Harvard University Police Department’s detailed crime reports.

The Crimson, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit in July, said Harvard senior and Crimson President Amit Paley. In August, Harvard asked a judge to dismiss the case. According to Amber Anderson, one of The Crimson’s attorneys, a hearing on this motion will probably take place next month.

Paley said The Crimson’s decision to sue was “the culmination of a series of requests to the university in the past few years to gain access to public records.”

The lack of open police reports prevented The Crimson from investigating HUPD’s racial profiling policies and adequately covering the embezzlement of over $100,000 from a student agency by two Harvard students, Paley said.

Like other college and university police forces, HUPD is required by law to make public a brief report of any major crime that takes place on campus. Specifics such as the names of victims and suspects and the details of ongoing investigations may be withheld.

In their first legal brief on behalf of The Crimson, attorneys Anderson and Sarah Wunsch argued that because HUPD is armed and has the power to detain, question, arrest and investigate members outside of the Harvard community, they should be subject to the same public records laws as any municipal police force.

“These aren’t security guards, these are real police officers,” Paley said. “They don’t have power just from Harvard University. …

They have county and state powers entrusted to them from the colonel of the state police.”

But according to a Crimson press release, Harvard’s brief argues that because the university is a private institution, its police force is not subject to stringent public access laws. The press release said Harvard argued that it has the responsibility of protecting victims within the small university community.

Joe Wrinn, director of the Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs, said Harvard would not comment on any ongoing lawsuit.

Paley said The Crimson is not looking to exploit victims or receive special treatment.

“The Crimson follows the same normal standards of journalism ethics as most

papers. … There are laws in Massachusetts that protect victims’ rights.”

The Crimson approached the ACLU because it believed it would be “a good partnership,” Paley said. “For the ACLU, it’s important that this is a liberties issue. These police officers are not just policing Harvard students. ... They frequently do arrest people throughout Cambridge who are not Harvard students.”

Anderson, an attorney with the firm Dechert LLP, was approached by the ACLU and agreed to tackle The Crimson’s case pro bono.

“Both the ACLU and I felt that the Harvard University Police Department has a tremendous amount of power and without the records being publicly available, there’s some sort of missing check on that power,” Anderson said.

“The Crimson is taking an important stand in this case that will be applicable to other colleges and universities,” she said.

Anderson added that she knew the issue of public access to police reports had been broached at both Boston University and Boston College. see CRIMSON, page 7

BY EMIR SENTURK

Students at colleges and universities across the nation may soon be able to download digital music legally over their schools’ networks as early as this spring — but they’ll have to pay to do it.

File sharing is placing a burden on many schools’ networks, including Brown’s, causing slowdowns and outages.

Students arriving on campus this year at Northeastern University and Boston College took part in discussions during their orientation periods about the legal hazards and moral implications of file sharing over the Internet.

Similarly, administrators at Brown revamped the University’s network access policy over the summer in an effort to drive down costs of rampant filesharing activity.

But Pennsylvania State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among several schools that see the problem in a different light.

Both schools may launch their own music distribution programs within the academic year.

Penn State President Graham Spanier envisions the school as making “what is

now illegal legal” by licensing songs from digital music providers, making them available to students via download and then tacking on a certain sum of money to each student’s bill, he told the Boston Globe earlier this month.

At MIT, though no specifics of any such program are available to the public yet, a decision is in the process of being made.

“There is certainly discussion about some service options that might be implemented,” Tim McGovern, MIT’s senior project manager in Information Systems, told The Herald.

McGovern added that active monitoring of the campus network is not the norm at MIT, as is generally the case at Brown.

Northeastern’s Information Technology Security Manager Glenn Hill does not see any need for a similar program on Northeastern’s campus, even though the school has investigated 20 or so copyright infringements in the past eight months, he said.

“We simply haven’t seen students see FILE SHARING, page 6

Skeptics challenge college minority orientation programs

BY ROBBIE COREY-BOULET

Minority orientation programs on college campuses have faced widespread criticism since the June rulings on the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies. Skeptics challenge these programs’ exclusiveness, while proponents say such programs provide minorities with a strong identity on campus.

As a direct result of this criticism, some schools with longstanding commitments to minority orientation programs have begun to reevaluate their effectiveness. Several have vowed to produce significant structural changes, though Brown remains firmly behind its Third World Transition Program, according to the pre-orientation program’s organizers.

Lee Bowie, vice president for student affairs at Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts, said his college plans to reevaluate its minority orientation program, “Passages,” in the coming year. In the future, Mt. Holyoke’s program may

take place at the same time as general orientation, rather than before.

Mt. Holyoke is not considering the removal of “Passages,” only an intense review of its focus in response to student, faculty and alumnae criticism. And unlike other colleges, Mt. Holoyoke is not reconsidering its program because of concerns about its legality, he said.

“Some colleges and universities have retrenched on their student orientations in response to broader legal and political attacks on affirmative action,” Bowie said. “Our view is that the Supreme Court decisions … have no bearing on Passages and similar programs, and they certainly have no part in our discussions, which are discussions about whether we can improve ‘Passages,’ not about whether to retrench from it.”

Last year, Williams College changed its program, “Windows on Williams,” from a four-day intensive retreat to weekly events that occur after classes begin in September.

The programs’ directors told the Boston Globe that a minority orientation coinciding with freshmen orientation activities would encourage minority representation without compromising the overall sense of community.

But on many other campuses, coordinators of minority orientations maintain the programs do not adversely affect the community at large.

At Brown this year, 175 members of the class of 2007 participated in TWTP, a nearly 30-year-old annual tradition.

Opponents of Brown’s TWTP program believe that such programs lack modern relevance on college campuses.

Stephen Beale ’04, editor of the conservative campus magazine The Spectator, said the program is a “relic of past affirmative action policies,” and said its presence is detrimental to the campus environment.

“Before, some admitted minority stusee TWTP, page 6

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Visiting prof. teaches course on the history of the printed book

Brown’s director of institutional diversity ready to take control

BY KERRY SONIA

BY AMY HALL GOINS

Where better to teach a course about the history of the printed book than the John Carter Brown Library?

Among the rare, original maps and first editions of literary works, Professor Jon Klancher, visiting from Carnegie Mellon University, teaches “The History of Print Culture,” as the Watts professor. Funded by an endowment from Charles H. Watts II, the library works in conjunction with the English and history departments to fund the invitation of a visiting professor to teach a semester course on the history of the book.

The course focuses on the evolution of print through its 400-year history. Topics include the social reactions to the printed word and how it has influenced the exchange of knowledge.

Although the endowment requires the professor visiting to teach a semester on the history of the book, “each professor brings his own specialty,” said Richard Ring, reference and acquisitions librarian for the John Carter Brown Library.

Klancher has specialized in print history for 20 years.

He has a particular interest in the history of reading and has written a book on the subject, “The Making of English Audiences 1790-1832.”

Working with Ring, students enrolled in the course are able to have hands-on experience with many of the early texts they will be studying. Whereas other institutions discourage use of their materials by students, Klancher credits both the John Hay and John Carter Brown libraries for their “attitude toward learning,” making their materials accessible to students.

Works available to the students enrolled in this course include those of Walter Scott, Lord Byron, early Edgar Allen Poe, Phillis Wheatley, Walt Whitman, a first edition copy of John Milton’s “Areopagitica” and some of the earliest slave narratives.

“I can’t believe how many editions of ‘Leaves of Grass’ (the libraries) have,” Klancher said.

The class will also examine the impact of modern media on print culture.

“It may be possible for books to be obsolete, but it won’t be soon,” Klancher said. Besides, “the World Wide

On a campus where issues of diversity have generally been in the forefront, Brenda Allen is ready to take charge.

“There is a connection between diversity and excellence,” said Allen, associate provost and Brown’s first-ever director of institutional diversity.

Allen was hired by President Ruth Simmons in July to create policies on diversity and ensure a diverse faculty and student body.

Although Allen worked in a similar position under Simmons at Smith College, she said coming to Brown presented new challenges for her.

“What’s a little different about Brown is that it has a longer history of thinking about diversity,” Allen said. “It’s a larger place, and so the voices of what happens here will ring louder in the nation and in the world, if we’re able to move our discussion to another level.”

Already those voices and opinions have begun trickling back to Allen.

“I’ve gotten lots of e-mails from students who are raising all kinds of questions about diversity a lot more broadly than we generally like to think about them,” Allen said. “The students are very concerned about these kinds of issues, and they speak loudly and forcefully about them.”

Some students have taken issue with the lack of political diversity on campus and have brought up the role of sexual orientation within discussions of diversity.

“I’ve been contacted by students who want to talk about issues of sexuality, especially after the recent assault incident,” she said. “They’re pushing me to think and understand what the issues are in this community.”

A student was assaulted last week on the Brown campus. Because the assailant allegedly shouted homophobic comments before hitting the victim, the case is being investigated as a potential hate crime.

David Greene, interim vice president for campus life and student services, who shared the title of assistant to President Simmons with Allen at Smith before

coming to Brown two years ago, said Allen was perfectly suited for the job.

“She’s exceptionally bright, and her intelligence sets her apart,” he said. “The depth of her understanding about diversity issues is remarkable.”

Allen said it was Simmons’ vision that led her to follow her from Smith to Brown.

“I was very interested in the Initiatives for Academic Enrichment that President Simmons instituted and was impressed by their broad reach,” she said. “There’s an attempt to make diversity more central to the academic goals of this institution, and I find that exciting.”

So far, Allen has focused on defining her role in the University.

“My major charge is to bring some cohesion to a lot of the diversity efforts that are going on, and supervise some general leadership around all those efforts,” she said. “I have to figure out how to do that see ALLEN, page 9

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File sharing continued from page 3 making the case, and we do things regarding (information technology) here based on what it is that the students ask for,” Hill said. Citing the costly implications of a campus-based music distribution service, Hill stressed the importance of gauging student interest.

“There’s a preponderance of the preference to not pay for music so long as it can be acquired without paying for it.

The students are content to handle music sharing on their own,” he said.

At Brown, Nathaniel Smilowitz ’05 said he thought such a program would not be fair to the students if everyone was charged an equal amount for access to the campus network. It would make more sense to charge students based on what they download, he said.

“I think students would much prefer to download on a per-song basis and pay the applicable fee rather than pay one general fee per year,” Smilowitz said.

Vice President for Computing and Information Services Ellen Waite-Franzen said she believes

such services, while not on the University’s agenda, may be worth thinking about. If services such as Apple’s iTunes offered a campus discount or options that reduced the burden on the network, it would make sense to consider implementing one, Waite-Franzen told The Herald.

“But if students don’t use (the service) or continue to use other services, the compelling business reason may not be there,” she said.

“At this point, I have to reserve judgment because sometimes the compelling business reason is simply because ‘everybody else is doing it,’” she added.

Waite-Franzen said one of the main concerns with such a service might be whether the songs offered for download meet student demands. She also said a service would have to reduce network traffic significantly in order to be considered.

“While I don’t think Brown needs to be on the cutting edge with this particular issue, the time may come when this type of campus service is like our cable service or phone service,” she said.

Herald staff writer Emir Senturk ’05 can be reached at esenturk@browndailyherald.com.

Books continued from page 5 Web is configured to remind us of a book.”

Instead of viewing modern media as a negative influence on print, Klancher points out the similarities between the two. He said the issue of intellectual property on the Internet relates to issues raised by Milton in “Areopagitica,” a classic attack on censorship.

Next semester, Klancher will teach a course in Romanticism.

Meningitis continued from page 1 encourage meningitis vaccinations as a preventative measure, but Wheeler emphasized that the vaccination is not effective for all forms of bacterial meningitis.

All the same, he said students should not feel they are at risk for infection.

“I really want people to feel comfortable that although it’s a very serious illness, we think it’s going to be a single, sporadic case,” he said. “We also feel comfortable that we have treated the people who need to be treated.”

Students who are concerned about the virus or believe they may have some of its symptoms should contact Health Services, he said.

—Carla Blumenkranz

TWTP continued from page 3 dents needed the transitional program to prepare themselves for Brown’s academic challenges,” Beale said. “Most minority students now have very solid academic credentials and no longer need the transitional program.

Now the argument is that it prepares minority students to adjust to white culture, and this tends to separate them from the rest of the student body.”

TWTP’s sponsors and participants said they oppose major changes to the program.

“We realize as students of color what a freshman of color can go through on a predominately white campus,” TWTP co-organizer Eldridge Gilbert ’05 told The Herald in August. “If people make the effort to understand TWTP, I definitely feel a lot of the controversy will diminish.”

Sameed Khatana ’07, who participated in this year’s TWTP program, said he disagrees with other schools cutting back on minority orientation or inviting nonminority students to participate.

“Some participants would not be comfortable opening up in front of white students because some of the issues are a bit sensitive and many are addressing them for the first time,” Khatana said.

“The biggest benefits of the program are both the social aspects and the fact that after TWTP, minority students can see TWTP 2, page 9

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Prices continued from page 1 Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and microwave popcorn, are sold at better prices at CVS than the Gate.

For many common items, the Campus Market in Faunce House features prices that challenge those of Store 24. Both stores list Nantucket Nectars at $1.49 as well as microwave popcorn at $0.91. But the Campus Market charges $4.25 for pints of Ben and Jerry’s, while these are available at Store 24 for $3.65.

As is often the case with offcampus stores, items like PopTarts, cereal and Nutri-Grain bars are available in bulk packaging, which results in a better deal for the consumer. The Campus Market, which features many individually packaged items, cannot offer a competitive alternative. Many frequent the Campus Market in order to cut down on travel time.

Although the location of Josiah’s may be convenient for those living in Grad Center, a trip up Thayer Street to the Metro

Crimson continued from page 3 Anderson said the fact that Harvard police officers carry guns makes The Crimson’s case even more compelling. “This brings with it a type of coercive power that’s unique to carrying firearms,” she said.

The Crimson is also receiving support from Security on Campus,

Sholem continued from page 12 ball game, even if it is occupied by the successful Atlanta Braves. What am I missing by staying home? I save $50 and two hours by not making the trek to the stadium. Plus, I get a perfect view of the game on TV with insightful commentary and helpful technology to increase my viewing pleasure.

The new technology, high prices and laziness (or, some would say, pragmatism) of

Mart will prove more economical.

As with the other off-campus stores, Metro Mart offers better deals on common goods. Lil’ Jo’s, however, carries sushi, smoothie drinks and other more eclectic items. When it comes to typical purchases, however, Metro Mart offers a comprehensive selection for less.

Labor costs, utilities and rent expenses, as well as inferior purchasing power, influence the University’s range of prices, said Ann Lawrence, associate director of Brown Dining Services.

The University does not view local convenience stores as its primary competition, she said.

“We benchmark our operations against similar businesses, i.e. a full-service snackbar is compared with similar types of operations rather than convenience stores or grocery stores,” she said.

On the other hand, local stores are aware of campus store prices.

Metro Mart owner Joe Goudaane said he purposely prices his goods below the University’s.

“It’s a question of competition,” he said. “We are always looking to make a profit.”

a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about oncampus crimes throughout the United States.

“They support us in what we’re doing and they’ve taken a great interest in the result we’re trying to achieve,” Anderson said, adding, “I’m very optimistic about the outcome.”

Herald senior staff writer Dana Goldstein ’06 can be reached at dgoldstein@browndailyherald.com.

today’s fans are keeping the couches filled and the ballpark seats empty. In my opinion, the market will eventually correct itself and fans will return to the stadiums in full force. I don’t know when this day will come, nor am I anxiously awaiting it.

So until then, you can find me on my futon in Olney House, watching non-stop sporting events until my eyes are bloodshot.

Jamie Sholem ’06 hails from Champaign, Ill., and rarely leaves his couch.

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experience an intimidating environment like Brown,” he said.

At Swarthmore, Haverford and Bryn Mawr, orientation will change next year. A joint orientation offered by the three schools will now extend invitations to non-minority students beginning next year, in reaction to the Supreme Court decision, Haverford Dean Joseph Tolliver told the Globe.

Tolliver told the Globe he recognizes the potential danger in recruiting non-minority students to participate in these exercises.

The philosophy behind such programs is to create a safe space for minority students to talk about diversity, and that space may be compromised if non-minority students attend, he said.

while at the same time respecting the long history of what’s happened here and how people have responded to that, and some of the wellestablished traditions in the community.”

Allen plans to write a report to the president outlining ways the separate issues of diversity can be brought into a more cohesive structure.

She is planning to suggest structural changes so different groups might be able to work together on diversity issues more easily.

“Once I do that, then the identity of this office and where it fits in the scheme of all the other activities will be better defined,” Allen said.

UCS continued from page 1 vides a way for first-years to get to know the student community.

“All of their campaigning was done by knocking on doors, speaking to people at the Ratty, giving out stickers and actively getting the word out,” she said.

“They were not allowed to campaign via e-mail so they had to get out and talk to people and meet other units.”

While campaigning door-todoor, Saxton-Frump got a sense of how to most effectively maintain a relationship with the students she now represents.

“A lot of people just don’t bother to open e-mails or respond to posters,” she said. “But while campaigning and seeing people face-to-face, I got a suggestion from a student about having a shuttle for people in Perkins so they don’t have to trek a long way in the snow during the winter. If you knock on peoples’ doors, they can’t avoid you and they are given an opportunity to speak

their mind.”

All of the first-year representatives have visions for their time on UCS. Wingfield expressed a desire to improve technology on campus and expand wireless Internet access. Saxton-Frump sees online course registration as a high priority. It is on the registrar’s agenda to be done eventually, but an active push from the student body could build the momentum needed to make it a reality, she said. Shield said she envisions improvements in the condition and comfort of common rooms with hope of making them more of a community location.

Though four of the five newly elected representatives are residents of Keeney Quad, they all profess a drive to stay connected to the needs of other first-year dorms. Varying levels of previous student government experience will add dimensions to the group.

“I shook a lot of hands,” Wingfield said, describing his campaign strategy.

“I kissed a lot of babies,” Saxton-Frump said.

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EDITORIAL/LETTERS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 10 S T A F F

E D I T O R I A L

Legal but not right Most people who live on or near the campus of a private college or university have no idea how safe they are. They also have no way to find out, and are actively prevented from pursuing this line of inquiry by their own police force.

That may change at Harvard University, as the Harvard Crimson recently filed a suit against the school’s police department for withholding information they claim should be public record. Because the department has a strong resemblance to the local Cambridge Police Department, The Crimson has a valid legal argument for obtaining reports and information from the department about all offenses to which Harvard police respond.

Here at Brown, the Department of Public Safety’s ties to Rhode Island law enforcement are less concrete and therefore the University most likely has the legal right to keep all crime-related information secret. DPS is required to send out campus crime alerts about major offenses, but can — and does — remain tight-lipped about anything else.

DPS incident reports, which provide descriptions of offenses and information about suspects, witnesses and victims, are not released under any circumstances. Rumors and fear, therefore, spread much faster than the truth, as The Herald and other news sources are held under an information blackout. In some cases, the information provided by DPS has proven false or misleading, adding to campus confusion and sowing mistrust between police and the community.

It may be legal, but that doesn’t make it right.

By comparison, the Providence Police Department, which responds to many incidents on and near the Brown campus, provides a wealth of information about any incident, major or minor, to anyone who asks, as early as the day after a crime occurs. This has proved invaluable to The Herald in alerting the campus to pertinent information about major crimes — over the repeated objections of DPS, whose spokespeople have made it clear that it also does not wish for information obtained in publicly available police reports to be published.

Campus crime alerts are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to violence and mayhem at Brown.

But we are kept in the dark about many incidents that fall just below the threshold of being worthy of a crime alert — violent fights at parties, serious vandalism, thefts and, as reported in recent editions of The Herald, some rapes and potential hate crimes — may never receive the attention they deserve.

DPS has in recent years tightened its grip on crime-related information, claiming it must do so to protect victims. That argument is ludicrous in light of the sensible practice employed by the Providence Police Department, which blacks out information about victims of sensitive crimes like the rape last Thursday, while releasing other relevant details.

The solution is simple — release the reports. Members of the Brown community have a right to know what goes on outside their doors, just like their neighbors served by the Providence Police.

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LETTERS Hu-Dehart not at fault for lack of Native American professors To the Editor: The article “Search for Native American prof. to begin soon” (Sept. 15) stated that, “Students in NAB said they remain optimistic, but are not totally convinced by Hu-Dehart’s claim that a Native American professor will be at Brown within a year.

“We have been overlooked before,” Wagner said.

This statement does not correctly reflect the feelings of NAB or myself.

I did not make this statement in regard to the search being headed by Professor Hu-Dehart. I feel that the issues encountered by Native American students at Brown have not been addressed as well as they should be simply because there is a general lack of awareness of these issues. Professor HuDehart has made it one of her priorities to recognize and address some of these issues. She has spent many hours with NAB discussing the needs of Native American students, including the need to hire a Native American professor as soon as possible. I know that she is doing her best to help us succeed in this endeavor.

Deana Wagner ‘04 Sept. 16

Wording of Offense IV is the major problem with UDC rules To the Editor: Re: “UDC ushers in reform,” Sept. 15. Although I commend The Herald for getting the story on disciplinary system reform basically correct, this article contained one glaring error. The article mischaracterized me as being opposed to using motive as a factor in disciplinary decisions. In point of fact, I do support harsher sanctions for those who commit offenses motivated by group hatred. What I (and, for that matter, the discipline review committee's

recommendations) see as a problem is the specific wording of Offense IV, not the general concept of "hate crimes." Although a letter to the editor is too short to explain this issue in full, I urge those interested in the issue to read the review committee's report online.

Carl Takei '02 Sept. 16

UCS played important role in Underground reopening To the Editor: I was dismayed that an otherwise informative article (“Underground will reopen as bar in October,” Sept. 15) failed to mention the efforts of the Undergraduate Council of Students in any substantive way. The article notes that the Office of Student Life agreed to move the Hourglass Café to the Underground when Café volunteers proposed the idea at a meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students. But that the OSL agreed to move the Hourglass was not the more important component of this story. As the article’s headline suggests, the significant decision was to keep the Underground as an 18-and-over bar, if only for three (and now two) nights a week. Recall that after last year’s UG shutdown, the administration’s vision for that space was an extended lower Blue Room. Recall, too, that at that point, the UG managers had absolutely no leverage with the administration. UCS applied pressure to the Office of Student Life, UCS brought a compromise measure to the table, and UCS saw it through. It is in large part thanks to UCS that our campus bar will open in these coming weeks. I know because I was there.

From a revamped Bear’s Lair to e-mail kiosks (a large issue for Council last year), the student body benefits from the Council’s advocacy and representation. UCS needs to better communicate its actions, but I was not interviewed for this article.

Undergraduates should know the important details of how they got their bar back.

Ari Savitzsky ‘06 Sept. 16

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OPINIONS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 11

Howard Dean: approach slowly and with caution Progressives should look at all of Dean’s policies before deciding whether to vote for him IN RECENT WEEKS, IT HAS BEEN MORE supports a balanced budget at all costs, than tempting to get swept away by the often prioritizing it above social programs. hype surrounding Howard Dean. His name As governor, there were more than a few and face are everywhere; the media cannot social welfare bills Dean vetoed, including get enough of him; and he has surfaced some that included funding for senior citiwith a refreshingly compelling political zens. He has consistently supported busicampaign. But even a brief look into Dean’s ness interests during his term as governor, background and current political stances and has not been as enthusiastic about raising income taxes as one reveals him to be an unlikely would assume based on his leader of the left in American attacks on Bush. And, finally, politics, a point many journalRACHEL even as the governor who ists have been stressing in MARSHALL signed civil unions into law, recent weeks.

GUEST COLUMNIST Dean opposes gay marriage.

Dean’s conservative fiscal Dean’s moderate/conserpriorities, his shockingly high vative agenda is widely recograting by the National Rifle Association, and his wavering on key social nized by those who know him; Dean’s own issues indicate he is not the great progres- mother recently confessed to a Time magsive that many on the left are portraying azine reporter that her son is not a liberal, him to be. Yet in spite of this reality, most saying, “He’s not really … I just hope they liberals seem to look the other way when don’t find that out just yet.”

To be fair, Dean has never claimed to be faced with Dean’s conservative positions.

Why is it that progressives are so afraid to a liberal. A self-described fiscal conservaaddress Dean’s politics on all issues, rather tive, Dean never portrayed himself as anythan on just the ones on which they agree thing other than a moderate. Yet Dean is more than happy to ride his current wave with him?

It appears as though liberals’ craving to of liberal support. He said in an interview find a leader has led many to close their that he would be delighted if the Green eyes to the parts of Dean that seem incon- Party and other far-left progressives would sistent with progressive politics. Our desire support him. And who could blame him?

Liberals have essentially given Dean a to be led has pushed us into a vulnerable position. Dean knows he has liberals’ free ride — they have pledged their support unwavering support, and we have not for Dean and seem unconcerned about demanded much from him in return. If we examining his more conservative posiare serious about Dean, we need to fully tions. The problem is that Democrats need to think beyond the present. With his curevaluate him as an entire package.

That package includes Dean’s 100 per- rent guaranteed support by liberals, if cent/A rating from the NRA, as Dean sup- Dean were to win the Democratic nominaports states’ rights to create gun laws, as tion, he will certainly campaign to conseropposed to federal gun control laws. Dean vative Americans, moving even further right and betraying his base of support. It is time for us to open our eyes and really wrestle with Dean’s positions.

Rachel Marshall ‘04 is double concentrating Dean’s inconsistent position on the in political science and American history.

death penalty offers an alarming example of the way in which Dean has already begun to pander to the right of his party at the expense of his more progressive principles. By citing this example, I do not mean to suggest capital punishment is the only critical issue, but I do think his handling of this issue should serve as a red flag to progressives as to the way in which Dean plays the game of politics.

When Dean was governor of Vermont, he was outspokenly against the death penalty, stating that the risk of wrongly executing an innocent person and the hypocrisy of the state punishing murder with more murder led him to oppose capital punishment. Yet now that he is running for president he says he supports the death penalty in many cases, a position which is widely believed to have been adjusted in order to appeal to southern conservatives.

On “Meet the Press,” while defending his shift on capital punishment, Dean cited a case in which a criminal convicted of rape charges was released from prison and then murdered a young girl. Yet this is a ludicrous justification for his support for the death penalty, as this criminal had been previously convicted of rape, and was not sentenced to life-in-prison. Is Dean implying that rapists should be given the death penalty in order to prevent them from being freed and potentially committing crimes? This illogical explanation for his revised feelings on the death penalty is more likely an indication that Dean is willing to sacrifice some of his principles to appeal to conservatives.

I do not mean to say progressives should only support the most liberal candidate; indeed, I am not even suggesting Dean is a weak candidate. Of course, the dirty game of politics demands we must compromise on some issues and recognize that “per-

fect” leaders are rare. But what puzzles me is the way in which Dean supporters are so enthusiastic about him as though he were the perfect candidate, rather than a compelling moderate. Dean has gained his surge of support mostly because of his anti war stance and his support for health care reform. And, indeed, I think these are incredibly important issues, and Dean has displayed tremendous leadership in these areas. But, at the same time, I know I am not alone in thinking that gun control is a critical issue with enormous implications for American politics. Why is Dean’s 100 percent NRA rating not sparking a greater reaction? Liberals should not just write Dean a blank check — rather than ignoring the parts of Dean we dislike, we should challenge him on those very issues.

Despite the presence of 10 Democratic candidates, not one is perfect. I certainly am not naïve enough to believe the most progressive candidate is necessarily the best. I strongly opposed Nader’s bid for the presidency, and I still blame him, in part, for leading us to our current dismal state under George W. Bush.

The fact is that Dean may very well be the best candidate out there, and it is not unlikely that I will vote for him in the Democratic primary. In order to make sure Dean is the best candidate, however, we cannot grant him a free pass on critical issues. Rather than turning our heads away from the parts of him we may find troubling, we must really open ourselves to evaluating him critically. Though we are disillusioned and desperate for leadership, we must nonetheless face our fears and make certain we choose a candidate who will not betray our principles. Failing to do so will only lead our party to further disunity — but this time, the blame will fall on our own shoulders.

Show me the democracy, not the money American policy of awarding business contracts in Iraq subvert our goals there I AM AS PATRIOTIC AS THE NEXT was granted to the U.S. construction American, but I confess that I am giant Bechtel and is estimated to be increasingly troubled by U.S. policies worth up to $680 million. The contract covers infrastructure repair work on dictating the reconstruction of Iraq.

Although it must be unimaginably dif- power generation facilities, electrical ficult to reconstruct a country — espe- grids, municipal water systems and sewage systems. cially since a combination of While it is true Bechtel has imposed sanctions and ARJUN IYENGAR a proven track record of workSaddam Hussein’s apathy GUEST COLUMNIST ing in Iraq and was in the have left the country’s infracountry at the time of the last structure in shambles — I think the United States is allowing com- Gulf War, it has come under a barrage of mercial concerns to override the welfare criticism for its political connections and donations — like many of the other bidof the Iraqi people.

This is especially evident in the way ding U.S. corporations. George Shultz, the U.S. Agency for International secretary of state in Ronald Reagan’s Development has been doling out lucra- administration, is on the company’s tive contracts as part of the reconstruc- board, while chief executive Riley Bechtel recently joined several other cortion and humanitarian effort in Iraq.

Ever since the reconstruction of Iraq porate giants on Bush’s export council, began, hundreds of corporate represen- the White House’s trade advisory panel. tatives from countries as far afield as Despite its high profile assignments, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Latvia Bechtel’s finances are nevertheless and Britain have inundated Washington, shrouded in secrecy — as a privately fiercely lobbying for a piece of the pie. owned company it is not required to Interestingly, though I suppose unsur- publish financial statements and any disprisingly, most of the contracts awarded cussions among shareholders over the have been given to American companies. way it does business are conducted For example, the largest contract thus far behind closed doors.

But perhaps no company is better connected than Halliburton, the oil servArjun Iyengar '05 is an IR concentrator and ices and construction firm Dick Cheney headed from 1995 to 2000 before running epitomizes the ever so common Jersey for vice president. The Houston-based pride.

firm has been given reconstruction contracts worth almost $500 million so far, according to U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, who has written to the U.S. army questioning why so much work has been given to Halliburton’s subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root without any competition.

The Bush administration has subsequently come under fire from Democrats for not allowing open competitive bidding, but rather inviting a small number of firms to submit proposals.

Aside from being terribly inefficient, the Bush administration’s policies of awarding contracts portray America in a most unfavorable light. It is simply disillusioning to see America, after initiating a war based in part on professed principles of morality, monopolizing and profiteering during the Iraqi reconstruction.

Economically, American polices are nearly tantamount to a corporate rape of Iraq, and it leads one to question the exact motivations behind the U.S war against Saddam.

It is important to note, however, that one of the few areas where America is finally inviting global participation is in its measure to internationalize the coalition forces in Iraq. But so far, not many countries have agreed to send troops without a UN mandate. It seems as if America is more than willing to share the costs of occupying Iraq but reluctant to

distribute the benefits.

In addition to the whole problem of awarding contracts, L. Paul Bremer, chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, plans to sell government-owned companies to private investors, according to the Aug. 8 edition of the Washington Post, a position which in and of itself presents its own set of complexities.

First of all, many democratic countries, such as France, India, Sweden and Germany, maintain some scale of state ownership for a variety of reasons, including safe-guarding public safety, protecting jobs and protecting domestic industries sensitive to national security.

But by selling Iraqi companies and assets so early in the reconstruction effort, it is impossible to ascertain the degree of privatization Iraqis themselves would want for the companies they own, let alone to know whether Iraqis favor privatization to begin with. Perhaps the thematic failure of the United States has been the lack of agency it has afforded to the Iraqi people in the reconstruction of their own country.

Both the delegation of contracts to overwhelmingly U.S. companies by a U.S.-controlled agency and the selling of Iraqi-owned companies to private investors subvert one of the key ostensible goals of the war, which is to bring democracy to Iraq.

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SPORTS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 12

WUSA fails to score with its sponsors

Why go to the game when you can stay home?

EACH YEAR, IT IS BECOMING EASIER AND easier to become a couch potato in the United States. Millions of American men are spending their weekends on the couch, watching sports from the break of dawn (College Gameday) until the wee hours of the night (Sunday Night F o o t b a l l ) .

JAMIE SHOLEM Increasing techSPORTS GUY nology, high ticket prices and a general sense of laziness keep sports fans glued to their seats for hours at a time. And it doesn’t stop once the weekend ends — increased programming is making every night a sports night for television viewers. Is this a problem, a fad or a permanent change in the attitudes of sports fans?

Simply put, technology has dramatically altered the way we watch sports on television. If you turn on ESPN Classic and check out a sporting event from even the recent past, you will be amazed at the differences from today’s spectacle of sport. ESPN News provides fanatics with round-the-clock stats and scores, along with highlights and press conferences. In today’s sports world, the virtual strike zone is a must, the glowing puck is apparent and the sky cam beams images from just above helmet level. We, as viewers, are given a multitude of features, and whether we realize it or not, these features are making the games much more entertaining to watch. (On a related side note, the yellow first down line is clearly the greatest invention of the 21st century, hands down.)

Fans are also disillusioned by other fans, players and, most importantly, the exorbitant prices sporting events are commanding. Sports fans are enjoying the games from the comfort of their couches and no longer feel obligated to pad the pockets of rich owners and greedy players. Don’t get me wrong: Sports team loyalty is stronger than ever.

The problem for teams today is that fans no longer feel the need to attend games in order to show support. This means big bucks for the networks and a growing problem for the teams that are providing the entertainment.

Another consequence of the new technology is that people are less motivated to get off the couch and go to the game.

They may ask, what am I really missing by staying home? These fans can see the same game from better angles, with better features and not have to worry about the commute or the high prices. My theory on the subject is that fans still love their sports, but they don’t need go to the stadiums to watch the games anymore — they go for the entertainment value and the atmosphere.

If you look at the stadiums that are still drawing good attendance in all sports, you will usually find they are either “great places to watch a game,” or they are occupied by highly successful teams. Some great examples are Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium and the Alamodome (terrible arena, but a great team creating the great attendance).

Being a Cubs fan, I would much rather go to historic Wrigley Field than watch WGN. But if I were a Braves fan I would think twice about going to Turner Field versus watching the game on TBS. Turner Field is not a fun place to watch a see SHOLEM, page 7

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Captain Elizabeth Carpenter ’04 and the women’s golf team look to defend their title at the Princeton Invitational next weekend,and make a run for the ECAC Championship.

Women’s golf finishes in 5th at the Dartmouth Invitational

BY IAN CROPP

In a repeat of last year’s tournament, the women’s golf team placed fifth at the Dartmouth Invitational, shooting 328315-643. Ivy League rival Princeton cruised to victory with a score of 599.

“It was our first tournament in a while and our nerves were in full force,” said Jennifer Bley ’05. “By the second day we were able to calm down and we played up to our potential.”

The Bears lost a lot of balls on Saturday and had trouble with their approaches on the narrow course.

“I really think that we were rusty on the first day of the tournament,” said Head Coach Mike Harbor. “Some of our players don’t compete in tournaments in the summer months like the girls from Princeton and Yale.”

Although Bruno’s first-day performance put the team out of contention, the women were able to come back on the second day and shoot the second best score of the day.

“We were definitely more oriented on the second day and made better decisions,” Harbor said.

On the second day of the tournament, officials called off play for an hour due to rain that left standing puddles on several fairways and greens.

Before the rains came, Brown had one player at even par, one at one over par and one at two over par.

“After the rain delay, our captain triple bogied the first hole, one girl double bogied and another double bogied the next two holes,” Harbor said. “We went from being six over as a team before the rain to 15 over within one

hole of the team starting again.”

Amy Behrman ’05 led Brown, shooting a 158 (82,76), placing tenth overall, with Captain Elizabeth Carpenter ’04 (81,80) and Eleanor Thomas ’06 (79, 82) shooting 161. Bley’s 165 (86,79) counted as the fourth score for the Bears.

“All of our top four should break 80 every time we play,” Bley said. “The course did play to the advantage of short hitters though, and we usually play better on longer courses.”

In two weeks the Bears will have the opportunity to play on a longer course as they look to defend their title at the Princeton Invitational.

“Last year we placed fifth at Dartmouth, then came in third at Yale and then won at Princeton,” Harbor said. “I think now that we have a tournament under our belt, we’ll be prepared.”

Before the tournament, Brown was only able to practice and had not competed against any other team.

“We try to play four on four, but it’s not the same,” Bley said.

“You play on your home course where you know every nook and cranny,” Harbor said. “It’s so key to play under tourney conditions. I’m sure our work from last week will pay off in dividend come Princeton (Invitational).”

After the Princeton tournament, the Bears have three weeks to prepare for the ECAC championships in Orchard Creek, NY. Herald staff writer Ian Cropp ’05 is an assistant sports editor. He can be reached at icropp@browndailyherald.com.

playing field on the American sports scene were dealt a setback Monday when the Women’s United Soccer Association — one of two major professional team leagues for women in the United States — halted play for want of sponsorship dollars.

The announcement, which came only five days before the world’s best players gather in the United States for the 2003 Women’s World Cup, leaves the Women’s National Basketball Association alone among female pro team leagues.

The announcement caused one sports industry expert to say that although U.S. fans will rally behind female athletes at events such as the Olympic Games, the culture is not ready to support women’s team leagues with the same fervor it devotes to men’s leagues.

“I just don’t think the marketplace has shown a resounding acceptance,” said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon. “No one wants to be in the business of loss-leadering a women’s sports league for altruistic reasons. It may be the right thing to do, but that’s not the private sector’s job.”

David Carter, a principal of the Sports Business Group in Los Angeles, saw it another way: “I think it has less to do with the fact that it was women’s soccer and more to do with the fact that all these secondary leagues are battling for their lives.”

The WUSA was founded in the heady days after the 1999 Women’s World Cup tournament, which ended with a memorable U.S. victory, Brandi Chastain ripping off her jersey after scoring the winning goal at the Rose Bowl.

League owners poured more than $100 million into their fledgling venture but, after three seasons, could not find enough sponsors.

“I was intoxicated by what I witnessed in 1999 with the corporate sponsorship,” WUSA Chairman John Hendricks said. “I mistakenly assumed it would overflow onto the league.”

The WUSA’s announcement is a blow to young female players who had spent the last few years dreaming of one day playing at the professional level in the United States. The only remaining opportunities for women to play soccer after college — other than with the national team — are overseas in places such as Japan.

“When you have this outlet and this platform to see these women play at the highest level, it’s great for these young girls to have those role models to look to,” said Dan Calichman, a former Los Angeles Galaxy player who is the technical director and coach of Crown City United, a San Marino-based youth soccer club. “Without a league, these girls aren’t going to have that same recognition that they were accustomed to. That’s the sad part.”

Interest in soccer at the youth level seems to peak every year. The American Youth Soccer Organization has an estimated 650,000 participants ages 4 1/2-19 — making it one of the nation’s largest youth sports associations.

“Having this league here is a dream come true and I just feel bad for all the little girls who had a great dream of playing in the WUSA,” said Shannon Boxx, a U.S. national team member who is among several players who revived their careers playing in the league.