T U E S D A Y SEPTEMBER 23, 2003
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Gate had mouse problem last spring semester BY MERYL ROTHSTEIN
World Report is not a gauge for reputation,” she said. For-profit corporations often invest a lot of money and perform research studies to improve their reputations, she said. But nonprofits, like universities, leave their reputation to chance, Freid said. “I think reputation is to a university as profit is to a corporation,” Freid said. Freid said she understands the difficulty in quantifying an “experience.” “Although profits can be easily meas-
Every day last spring, Gate workers threw out pretzel and chip bags they found covered in holes and swept crumbs off the floor. The culprits? Mice, said a Gate worker who wished to remain anonymous. “There were definitely mice here,” the worker said. “There’s no question.” The problem peaked around the middle of April, the worker said. “Periodically, I would see mice at the Gate,” said Andrew Pfeffer ’05, then a Gate supervisor. At the end of February, Pfeffer said he saw an increasing number of mice, primarily at the entrance to Alumnae Hall, the building that houses the Gate, near Meeting Street and occasionally near the back of the eating area by the managers’ offices. “You would never see one where they’d actually make the food,” he said. The anonymous worker claimed to have seen a mouse in the eating area but didn’t know of anyone who noticed mice in the kitchen and cashier’s area. But, because of the holes in chip and pretzel bags that appeared overnight in the food area, the worker assumed they were there. Only the bags appeared affected and no one ever saw evidence of mice in any other food areas, the worker said. At its peak, nearly half of the chip and pretzel bags left in the baskets overnight had to be thrown out daily, the student said, adding that customers would sometimes buy bags with small holes and return them only to find that all the bags were at least marginally damaged. Mice appeared at the Gate following winter break at the same time that renovations took place in Alumnae Hall, another anonymous worker said. The presence of mice was common knowledge among workers and customers at the Gate last spring, the first worker said, adding that student supervisors joked about it, but never gave an official acknowledgement of any problem. Brown University Dining Services also never addressed the issue with student workers, the first worker said. Associate Director of BUDS Ann Lawrence denied there had been a rodent
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Student workers said they saw evidence of mice in the Gate last semester.
DPS unable to find witnesses in Charlesfield assault case BY ZACH BARTER
Department of Public Safety officers have been unable to locate any eyewitnesses to the Sept. 6 assault of a female student on Charlesfield Street, though the investigation into the incident continues. The victim was heading home from an off-campus party when she was approached from behind by the assailant, who directed a homophobic comment at her before knocking her unconscious with a blow to the head. The events transpired after a 20-minute altercation at the party, according to friends of the victim. DPS Chief Paul Verrecchia said officers were gathering information on every aspect of the night’s events — who attended the party, what occurred at the party and who left the party when. “The investigation is progressing. We have interviewed a number of witnesses, and we have several to go,” Verrecchia said. “Just because we don’t have an eyewitness doesn’t mean we can’t solve the crime.” Verrecchia said the party was held in student housing owned by the Office of Rental Facilities. The party was not offisee ASSAULT, page 4
Former media relations head now studies Brown BY JONATHAN HERMAN
For her doctoral dissertation, former Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and University Relations Laura Freid traced the formation of Brown’s open curriculum to the University’s fourth president, Francis Wayland — much earlier than its official adoption in 1969. “My key finding is that history matters in higher education,” Freid said. Freid stepped down from her position in August, which she assumed in 1996, to pursue a doctoral degree through the University of Pennsylvania. As vice president, Freid was Brown’s key liaison to the community on College Hill and beyond, as head of media relations. She said her dissertation — for which she will do research at Brown — will examine the role policy changes have had on the University’s reputation. According to Freid’s preliminary research, Wayland pursued curricular change during his presidency. “He was an educational reformer of the same as Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson,” Freid said. Freid paraphrased Wayland as saying, “Courses should be arranged so that the student would study what he chooses and only what he chooses.” To pursue her thesis, Freid said she must create a means of quantifying reputation. “The question comes, how do you assess reputation — and U.S. News and
Fights and bike theft top crime report The campus saw fights and a rash of bike thefts over the last two weeks. On Sept. 12, a Department of Public Safety officer and Providence Police arrived on Wriston Quad to investigate a possible fight in progress. A student reported that between 1 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., numerous Johnson and Wales students and friends were denied entrance to a party in progress. The students became angry and began fighting among themselves. By the time the police arrived the fight was over, but four men were seen leaving the area, one with a visible lump over his eye.
I N S I D E T U E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 3 , 2 0 0 3 Sex Kola, a new low carb energy drink, gets bottled in Providence metro,page 3
Provost moves into his official house, a $1.25 million buy, earlier this year metro,page 3
Californians should focus their efforts on defeating Prop. 54, say guest columnists column, page 11
The students were questioned about the fight, and the injured student admitted he was hit during the altercation. He turned down medical treatment. Bike thefts were reported at 5 p.m. on Sept. 14 and noon on Sept. 15 at Plantations House. A third bike theft was reported at 5 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Ratty, and a fourth at 6 a.m. on Sept. 15 from the same location. DPS also received reports of thefts at Rhode Island Hall and Miller Hall, all between Sept. 14 and Sept. 17. —Herald staff reports
TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Football defeats Northeast Conference champs U. of Albany 21-3 in first meeting sports, page 12
M. soccer takes one step back, losing on Sunday to Fairleigh Dickinson 2-1 sports, page 12
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METRO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 · PAGE 3
IN BRIEF C.H. Merriman House on Cooke Street now home to provost and family after repairs After several months of fix-up work, the C.H. Merriman House at 37 Cooke St. is now occupied by Provost Robert Zimmer and his family. The work done on the house included repainting, electrical service, roof repair and renovations to one of the bathrooms, according to Mark Nickel, director of the Brown News Service. Nickel said he wasn’t sure how much the improvements cost, but they weren’t considered “major.” “As far as what they did, it’s the kind of stuff you would do if you bought a house before you moved in,” Nickel said. The one major improvement included installing central air conditioning, he said. “Air conditioning is a fairly major thing to do,” Nickel said,“but a lot of homes on the East Side have air conditioning. It needed attention.” The University purchased the C.H. Merriman House last March for $1.295 million with the intention of making it the provost’s official residence. The house, which had been on the market for seven months, will also serve as a place for the provost to hold official University events, similar to the official president’s residence at 55 Power St. “I think it’ll be on a smaller scale, but I think the provost will have space there to meet with the people he needs to meet with,” Nickel said. “It’s more than just a private residence. That’s part of the reason it’s as close to campus as it is.” — Juliette Wallack
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Providence’s Sex Kola comes in four flavors: Lust Lemonade, Randy Root Beer, Scream Orange Cream and Discipline Lemon.
Provocatively-named diet soda bottled in R.I. BY SAMUEL CULVER
Sex sells. Or at least that’s what Suzanne Manzler and Dana Paul hope as they roll out Sex Kola, a new diet soda bottled in Providence. The provocatively-named concoction hit New England shelves in early August, according to Manzler, who co-founded the brand with Paul. “We’ve grown a great deal over the past six weeks,” Manzler said, describing sales as “remarkable” since production began almost two months ago. “The soda market was much easier to get into than I thought,” she said.
“We were both on the Atkins diet at the time, and an energy drink that tasted like a soda seemed quite appealing,” she said. The Sex Kola on shelves at convenience stores like Store 24 and Metro Mart is a fruit-flavored, brightly colored liquid that is free of sugar, carbohydrates and calories. It gets its sweetness from Splenda, a sugar derivative. The drink is a direct competitor to energy drinks like Red Bull, Manzler said. But it also provides another option to diet drinks and sodas, she said. “Sex Kola is a unique drink that really doesn’t have an equal competitor,” she added.
The drink is selling at least one Thayer Street location. “The sales have done well, and we plan to keep it in stock,” said Mohamed Ben, who works at Metro Mart on Thayer. But, Ben said, more established drinks continue to sell better than the upstart soda. “Red Bull is still doing much better, and drinks such as Diet Coke are much stronger,” he said. The diet drink comes in four flavors: Lust Lemonade, Randy Root Beer, Scream Orange Cream and Discipline Lemon see SEX KOLA, page 4
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Assault continued from page 1 cially registered as a social function through the University, he said. “There is a sense of frustration that you can’t make an arrest right away and begin to bring that person to justice,” Verrecchia said. “But that’s not something that is going to affect our investigation.” Members of the campus community received an email update on the progress of the investigation from President Ruth Simmons Monday afternoon. In the e-mail, Simmons encouraged those with knowledge of the assault to come forward and urged students to rid the campus of violence and intolerance. Simmons said the administration would consider ways to raise awareness of acts of intolerance in the coming weeks. DPS has been communicating with the Providence Police Department about the investigation, but Verrecchia
said DPS has been conducting the interviews and is equipped to handle the case itself. “We’re keeping them apprised of what’s going on in the investigation, but we’re really taking the lead in it,” he said. The office’s Special Victims Unit is conversing with the victim on a regular basis, while the Office of Student Life has been involved in a support role, Verrecchia said. Deans in the Office of Student Life declined to comment on the investigation. David Greene, interim vice president for Campus Life and Student Services, said he could not discuss the details of the investigation but said he was confident DPS was making significant progress. “My concern at this juncture is ensuring the integrity of the investigation,” Greene said. “It’s very important to us that we identify the assailant as soon as possible.” Herald senior staff writer Zach Barter ’06 can be reached at zbarter@browndailyherald.com.
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Freid’s research revolves around Brown’s change to an open undergraduate curriculum. ured, reputation and prestige are hard to quantify and measure,” Freid wrote in an outline of her dissertation. Freid’s research revolves around Brown’s change to an open undergraduate curriculum — and its ramifications on the University’s reputation. Curriculum is “the major statement an institution makes about itself, about what it can contribute to the intellectual development of students, about what it thinks is important in its teaching service to society,” according to a 1978 Carnegie Foundation report. “It’s been like a dive into deep water to focus on one topic and be more of a hedgehog,” Freid said, commenting on her move from public relations to educational research. Freid continues to be a member of three institutes on campus — the Taubman Center for Public Policy, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the Watson Institute for International Studies. She said she hopes to extend her research into a book after receiving her degree and return to the University as a professor.
Sex Kola continued from page 3 Lime. In addition to the eye-catching names, the Sex Kola bottles feature vintage-style labels, inspired by Cinnamon Altoids containers, Manzler said. The company plans to change the labels periodically, with the hope of making them collectible items. Right now, four scantily clad women in pinup poses dominate the labels of each flavor. “Eventually we want to hold a contest for label girls,” Manzler said. The co-founders are also working on a slogan for the sweet drinks. Manzler said they have a few ideas — the current favorite being “Cut the bull and try some sex.” Manzler and her co-founder are also focusing on expanding the distribution area beyond New England, she said. Next on the list are stores in New York and Philadephia. Clubs in California and Washington have received Sex Kola samples. For the time being, though, the co-founders are enjoying the drink’s success in Providence, which Manzler attributed in part to its broad customer base. “I’m finding many women over the age of 40 who enjoy our product because of the health benefit,” she said. “Older men enjoy it not just for the diet taste but also for the label.”
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WORLD & NATION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 · PAGE 5
Ice shelf is breaking up in the Arctic (L.A. Times) — The largest ice shelf in the Arctic — an
80-foot thick slab of ice nearly the size of Lake Tahoe — is breaking up, providing more evidence that the Earth’s polar regions are responding to ongoing and accelerating rates of climactic change, researchers reported Monday. The Ward Hunt ice shelf, located 500 miles from the North Pole on the edge of Canada’s Ellesmere Island, has broken into two main parts and a series of massive ice islands. The parts that remain are riven with cracks that extend for miles. “Large blocks of ice are moving out. It’s really a break up,” said Warwick Vincent, a professor of biology at Laval University in Quebec and co-author of the report, which will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Geophysical Review Letters. “We’d been measuring incremental changes each year. Suddenly in one year, everything changed.” While far larger shelves of ice have cracked off the edges of Antarctica, this is the largest ice separation in the Arctic, occurring in an area of the eastern Arctic long thought to be more protected against the gradual warming of the planet. “This type of catastrophic (event) is quite unprecedented,” said Martin Jeffries, a professor of geophysics at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and co-author of the report. Because of their longevity and response to temperature, ice shelves are considered “sentinels of climate change.” In recent years, scientists have seen ice shelves the size of Rhode Island break off of western Antarctica as it warms and have measured glaciers gallop backward in response to warmer temperatures throughout the western Arctic. Weather data recorded at the nearby military station Alert on Ellesmere Island show that temperatures there have been warming since 1967 at the same rates as Western Antarctica: about one degree Fahrenheit per decade. The average July temperatures of recent years of 34 degrees were above the temperature — 32 degrees — where ice shelves are known to break up. The researchers said they considered the weakening of the ice additional evidence of climate change in the high Arctic and said the report fit with studies that show global warming trends are connected to the human production of greenhouse gases. Those trends have been seen first and amplified in the Arctic. But they said other factors, including ocean circulation and atmospheric patterns that can last for decades could be contributing to the changes in the ice. “The picture is a little murky,” Jeffries said. Jeffries, who has worked on the region’s ice sheets for two decades, said the ice appears to have thinned dramatically in that time. The Ward Hunt ice shelf was measured at 150 feet thick in 1980 and now appears to be less than half that in some places. The ice shelf has lost 90 percent of its area since 1907 when explorer Robert E. Peary crossed it on his way to the North Pole and complained bitterly about its undulating terrain. Researchers were lucky to catch the breakup in such a remote and relatively unstudied area. Derek Mueller, a graduate student of Vincent’s, had reached the ice shelf by helicopter last summer to study the strange microbes living there when he saw the massive cracks extended all the way through the ice. He called in a report using a satellite phone, and Jeffries then directed Canada’s RADARSAT satellite to capture fresh images of the ice shelf as it was breaking up. Vincent is very concerned about the ecosystem he had been studying. It has basically been flushed out to sea. The weakening and cracking of the ice shelf allowed for the sudden drainage of a freshwater lake that had been dammed behind the ice. The ice shelf kept about 140 feet of freshwater pooled atop 1,200 feet of denser sea water. The layers of fresh and salty water supported an ecosystem of strange microbes, or extremophiles, that are of particular interest to scientists trying to understand the limits of life on Earth and in outer space.
Study shows link between Gulf War, ALS disease (L.A. Times) — Veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War appear
to have a significantly higher risk of the neuromuscular disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to two new studies. The findings, being published Tuesday in the journal Neurology, found that the fatal disease occurred roughly twice as often in Gulf War veterans compared to civilians and military personnel not deployed to the gulf. While the actual number of veterans with ALS was very small in relation to the 700,000 troops who served in the war, the number was still unexpected because ALS is extremely rare and predominantly affects older adults. The reason for the heightened ALS risk is unknown, but scientists speculate that it may be linked to Gulf War syndrome, an array of far less severe symptoms — including fatigue, memory loss, headaches and joint pain — reported by many veterans after the 1991 conflict. Gulf War syndrome itself remains a mystery. A variety of potential causes have been offered to explain the numerous reports of veteran health problems, among them exposure to depleted uranium, insecticides or toxic sarin nerve gas that was released by the bombing of Iraqi chemical munitions stores. The two studies were conducted by Dr. Robert Haley, chief of epidemiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and a team led by Ronnie Horner, an epidemiologist with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Haley, who has studied Gulf War illnesses since the mid1990s, said he initiated his study after being approached in 1997 by a 35-year-old Gulf War veteran who had developed ALS. Haley eventually identified 20 such cases among those
who had seen active duty in the gulf, 17 of them in people less than 45 years of age (ALS is usually diagnosed in people age 45 or older.) Two-thirds of these patients had also reported suffering from Gulf War syndrome, Haley said. Horner’s group identified 40 people with ALS who had been deployed to the gulf. In both studies, ALS was not associated with any particular mission or region of the country, although Horner’s study reported a more than two-fold increased rate among Air Force personnel. ALS is a disease in which nerves controlling movement slowly degenerate, causing muscles to waste and progressive movement problems leading to paralysis and finally death. There is no known cure for the disease, which affects an estimated 20,000 Americans. Dr. Beatrice Golomb, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, said the findings being reported Tuesday are important because they provide the first clearly defined disease that has been linked to serving in the 1991 Gulf War. But Dr. Michael Rose, a neurologist at King’s College Hospital in London, cautioned that the number of veterans with ALS was small, and that epidemiology with such small numbers is tricky and prone to error. For instance, he said, the numbers could be distorted if people with ALS who served in the gulf were more likely to come forward and identify themselves compared with people who were not deployed to the gulf. “It doesn’t matter how hard you work or how conscientious you are,” Rose said. “If there’s anything slightly wrong with the methodology, then that figure of twice the risk could vanish.”
Atrophy show: again, the Emmys outfox Fox (Washington Post) — About 17.7 million viewers sat through the 28 competitions and 106 commercials otherwise known as the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night. Which is a bad number for this trophy show — though, in fairness, not a bad number for this trophy show when it airs on Fox. The Primetime Emmy Awards show always does poorly on Fox. Maybe this is because Fox hardly ever wins any Primetime Emmys, so the show isn’t really relevant for fans of the network. And folks who don’t regularly watch such Fox series as “That ’70s Show,” “American Idol,” “24” et al. do not look for the trophy show on the network to which they otherwise never turn. The last time the Primetime Emmy Awards suffered this little tune-in was in November two years ago, when it aired on CBS opposite Game 7 of the World Series after being postponed twice in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Taking that unusual circumstance out of the mix, the only other occasions on which the Primetime Emmy Awards fared worse ratings-wise than Sunday were in ’99, ’90, ’89, ’88 and ’87 — all on Fox. Still, given the night’s several upsets, you might have expected the numbers to be better. Unless, of course, the two-thirds of American TV viewers who don’t get HBO were turned off by expectations that HBO programs they’ve never seen would sweep the competitions. Turned out, HBO did not dominate the long-form competition, as it had in recent years; TNT’s “Door to Door” did, including wins for best telefilm, best long-form actor and best long-form script. And HBO’s “Six Feet Under,” which went into this year’s derby with the most nominations (16), got shut out altogether Sunday night. Also shut out Sunday night was HBO’s “Sex and the City,” which had netted 13 nominations this year. HBO’s “The Sopranos” did take home most of the drama series Emmys, including Edie Falco and James Gandolfini delivering their, yawn, third acceptance speeches for best drama series acting. Interestingly, many TV critics didn’t seem nearly as put out with those repeat winners as they did with Doris Roberts’s third win for best sitcom supporting actress. Maybe that’s because Roberts, who plays the busybody mom on CBS’s “Everybody Loves Raymond,” smugly noted several times during her acceptance speech that it was her third win. Not cool. Given that Fox, like “Sex” and “Six,” did not win a single Emmy Sunday night, and given that the Emmycast is not an effective vehicle in which to promote Fox’s new fall series because Fox’s new fall series don’t debut until late October
The Primetime Emmy Awards show always does poorly on Fox. Maybe this is because Fox hardly ever wins any Primetime Emmys, so the show isn’t really relevant for fans of the network. And folks who don’t regularly watch such Fox series as “That ’70s Show,” “American Idol,”“24” et al. do not look for the trophy show on the network to which they otherwise never turn. — thank you, World Series — it’s a wonder that Fox continues to shell out $5.5 million a year to continue to be part of the broadcast wheel for this trophy show. Did Fox really make that much off of those lame Buick ads? Actually, Fox doesn’t make as much from Emmy ads as other networks do when they have the telecast, because advertisers have caught on that the Emmy show does not do as well on Fox. So Fox makes it up in volume, which is why, by our count, Sunday’s show contained more than 100 ads, though it sometimes was difficult to tell when Wanda Sykes was plugging her Fox sitcom and when she was part of the Emmy floor show. Fox should’ve just passed this year’s broadcast along to CBS, which ended up snagging 16 Emmys Sunday night, its biggest haul since 1995, including five wins for “Everybody Loves Raymond.” CBS could have used the promo time during the Emmys to hawk series that are actually debuting this week. The only Fox show plugged on the Emmys that’s airing this week was Monday night’s Brit Hume interview with President Bush. Otherwise, Fox ran three promos for its Foxified “Romeo and Juliet” drama, “Skin,” which doesn’t debut until Oct. 20, one promo for Norm Macdonald’s “A Minute With Stan Hooper,” which debuts Oct. 29, and one promo for Ron Howard’s “Arrested Development,” which unveils Nov. 2.
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Study finds aspirin value against heart attack (Newsday) — A study that ana-
lyzed data from five earlier clinical trials confirms that aspirin, a staple in the medical arsenal for patients who have suffered a heart attack, can also slash by one-third the risk of a first heart attack in apparently healthy people. Published in the current issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, the study suggests aspirin is underused as a primary preventive therapy. More than 150,000 heart attacks a year could be prevented with more widespread use of aspirin, it said. Earlier studies have come to
similar conclusions. The new study focuses on and analyzes data from five large previous studies involving more than 55,580 participants altogether, among them 11,466 women. The studies selected were all randomized placebo-controlled studies, representing the gold standard of scientific methodologies. “When you put all the studies together they give a very clear message,” said Dr. Charles Hennekens, co-director of cardiovascular research at Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute and senior
author of the study. The study found aspirin can reduce the risk of a first heart attack by 32 percent, and reduce the combined risk of heart attack, stroke and vascular events by 15 percent. Men over 40 and women over 50 should talk to their health care provider about whether they should take aspirin on a daily basis as a preventive measure, he said. Because aspirin use can involve risks as well as benefits, the decision should be made in consultation with a physician, Hennekens said, even though it is sold over-the-counter.
At Leavitt hearing, a chance to vent about Bush KANE SPRINGS CANYON, Utah (Washington Post) — The walls of
rust-red stone rise like a cathedral from the Colorado River’s rippling blue waters, with a natural bridge — carved by millions of years of wind and water — perched like a steeple on top, 100 feet above the canyon floor. “In most countries, this place would be a national park,” says Kevin Walker, an environmental activist from Moab, a few miles north of here. “Heck, in Arizona this would be a national park. But in Utah, we’ve got Jeep racers on one side of the canyon and prospectors looking for oil and uranium just over those hills.’’ The long-running argument over conservation or development of Utah’s spectacular and mineral-rich public lands is likely to play out again on Capitol Hill Tuesday, when the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee opens confirmation hearings on President Bush’s nomination of Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) to succeed Christine Todd Whitman as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Last April, without prior notice, Leavitt signed an agreement with the Bush administration that removes millions of Utah acres, including much of the red rock country near here, from protected status. Industry groups praised the settlement, saying it would provide more certainty about commercial uses of the land. But local and national environmental groups have criticized it, partly because it opens prized land to potential development and mineral exploration, but mainly because of the way Leavitt handled it. With major environmental groups and some Democrats planning to use the Leavitt hearings as a forum to condemn the administration’s environmental policies, opponents of the nomination say Leavitt’s “secret deal” on public lands reflects a familiar pattern. “Time and again, the Bush folks cut a deal with industry or developers, and don’t tell the public until the thing is done,” said Lawson LeGate, director of the Sierra Club’s Utah operations. “That’s the same thing Leavitt does. He goes into a back room and gives the developers what they want. He’s a good guy for inviting the public in — after he’s made the decision.” In his 11th year in office here, the former insurance executive is the nation’s senior governor. Selfdeprecating and affable, Leavitt, 52, is enormously popular in this solidly Republican state, with approval ratings running about 75 percent. Utah industrial leaders strongly back his appointment to the EPA. “He’s thoughtful, he’s careful, he knows how to balance competing interests,” says Greg Fredde, president of the Utah Mining Association. “He has been excellent about consulting with stakeholders on big decisions.” Dianne R. Nielson, executive director of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality, says Leavitt’s record is unmistakable: “The air is cleaner, the water is
cleaner and the lands are better cared for.” But environmentalists who have worked with Leavitt here worry that his strengths will further Bush policies they oppose. “He’s a smart guy. Articulate. Competent. Gets things done,’’ says Walker, who works with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. “The problem is, he gets it done his way, without telling anybody on our side.” Leavitt declined to be interviewed before his hearing. While his critics have little chance of derailing his nomination, Senate Democrats intend to use Tuesday’s confirmation hearing to vent their grievances with Bush’s environmental record. Democrats want to highlight the administration’s recent decision to relax air pollution standards for aging coal-fired power plants, Bush’s opposition to mandatory controls on greenhouse gases, the recent drop in the number of Superfund cleanup starts and the controversy surrounding the EPA’s handling of air pollution near the World Trade Center site. “Gov. Leavitt is a very nice man, but this is not about personalities,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer (Calif.), a senior Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee. “I think his confirmation faces a bit of a bumpy road because of this administration’s disastrous record on the environment.” Leavitt is guaranteed the support of the committee’s 10 Republicans and likely will pick up the votes of several Democrats, including Sen. Thomas R. Carper (Del.), a former governor and longtime friend. Several major environmental groups have formally opposed him. “I think he’d do a good job,” said Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., the committee chairman. “He has been able to put together coalitions to compromise and get things done. He’s one of the few guys I’ve known who is just impossible to dislike.” But there are stumbling blocks. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, DN.Y., has announced she will hold up Leavitt’s nomination on the Senate floor. Clinton will use the occasion to force the administration to respond to her concerns about air quality around the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the EPA inspector general’s findings that the White House instructed the agency to soften its publicized assessment of dangers posed by airborne dust and debris from the skyscrapers’ collapse. “Governor Leavitt wants to join an administration with the worst environmental record of any recent administration, so there’s a lot to talk about,” Clinton said. The local environmentalists’ complaints about lack of collaboration are striking because Leavitt has always emphasized his eagerness to consult with parties before making decisions. Working with a Democratic governor, John Kitzhaber of Oregon, Leavitt coined a word, “enlibra,” to describe his decision-making process. He says the concept involves balance and being open to all ideas.
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Bremer urges funds to rebuild Iraq (Newsday) WASHINGTON — The
top U.S. administrator in Iraq Monday urged Congress to swiftly approve more than $20 billion to rebuild Iraq’s critical facilities, saying the money was vital to protect Americans — troops and civilians — and to stop terrorists from finding haven there. Paul Bremer, head of the U.S. occupation in Iraq, presented a broad defense of President Bush’s emergency spending request of $87 billion for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan — $20.1 billion of which would go for Iraq’s reconstruction — in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee. “If, after coming this far, we turn our backs and let Iraq lapse into factional chaos, some new tyranny and terrorism, we will have committed a grave error,” Bremer said. “Not only will we have left the long-suffering Iraqi people to a future of danger and deprivation, we will have sown the dragon’s teeth which will sprout more terrorists and eventually cost more American lives.” The testimony was the first of a string of hearings this week about the spending request and part of a broader administration defense of its Iraq policy being kicked off by Bush Tuesday in a speech before the United Nations. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials will testify before the same panel. Bremer was forced to respond to complaints from Iraqi leaders frustrated that U.S. officials were slow in ceding authority to Iraqis. The leaders, according to a story in The New York Times Monday, charged that the occupation chief and his staff have been sending their laundry to Kuwait and that they were paying $20,000 a day to feed Americans at Al Rashid Hotel in Baghdad. Bremer conceded that he had sent his laundry to Kuwait initially but said he now has it done in Iraq. He said the U.S. authority running Iraq spends about $5 a person on food a day. He faced sharp skepticism mainly from panel Democrats about whether the $20.3 billion earmarked for reconstruction in Iraq would end up being just a down payment on what the World Bank has estimated will cost as much as $75 billion to rebuild Iraq. “The amount we’re asking for here represents what we think is urgently needed now for immediate needs, and we don’t anticipate coming back for another supplemental of this magnitude,” Bremer said. “That’s all I can say at the moment. I think we found — the reason that the $2.4 billion initially was not sufficient was we found the infrastructure in the country was in a lot worse shape than we thought, and that’s the problem we’ve got. We’ve got to redo that infrastructure, it’s expensive.” Bremer said quick action could encourage other nations to contribute to the reconstruc-
tion effort, noting that such contributions will be sought during a donor conference in Madrid, Spain, late next month. Asked why Iraq, with the world’s second largest oil reserves, cannot finance its own rebuilding, Bremer said decades of neglect under Saddam Hussein, looting and sabotage had all but crippled its oil production system. He said it will not be until the middle of the 2005 fiscal year that Iraq will return to producing 3 billion barrels of oil daily. To ensure “a bright economic future,” Bremer said Iraq eventually will need to double its oil output — an effort that he acknowledged will require substantial and expensive oil exploration. He said such a commitment would be a decision for an independent Iraqi government because it could require foreign investment. He said Iraq faces $200 billion in debt and cannot take on any more burdens. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., top Democrat on the committee, loudly protested that the funding request was being rushed through, noting that the hearing was scheduled at the last moment and held on a day when most senators were not in town. Byrd, who opposed giving Bush authority to launch the war in Iraq, said the administration has failed to adequately detail its reconstruction plans. He said the request requires closer examination because Congress was never told Americans would be responsible for Iraq’s reconstruction. “The president’s request for an additional $87 billion for the military and for the reconstruction of Iraq is eye-popping,” Byrd said. “This request comes at a time when the American people are expressing serious reservations about the president’s go-it-alone occupation of Iraq.” Bremer said the administration has a detailed plan with timetables for its effort in Iraq, noting that he had given copies of it to members of Congress in late July, though most Democrats said they had never seen it.
Isabel cuts off island’s escape route (Washington Post) Ocracoke Island, N.C. — Even in the best of times,
the times when the storm winds are far away and the mullet are cutting shoals, it takes a boat or a plane to get to this sliver of sand on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Isolation makes Ocracoke irresistibly inconvenient. The eccentrics and the party boys and the black sheep of uptight families get lost here on purpose. They shack up in little cottages down the street from sturdy fishermen and a few landed gentry, who trace their lineage here almost back to the time of the pirate Blackbeard and have family cemeteries in their front yards to prove it. As much as they treasure this remote, far-off existence, the 700 or so Ocracokers, as they call themselves, always could take the ferry north, to the more populated islands of the Outer Banks, to pick up supplies, catch a movie or eat fast food. But their 30-minute northern escape route is cut off now, a casualty of Hurricane Isabel, and this island is feeling more remote than it has in decades. The mail comes by boat these days and it comes slowly. The three-hour round trip to the closest Wal-Mart to the north has turned into a six- to eight-hour expedition starting on one of the island’s two westbound ferry routes, which take more than two hours to dump passengers in rural mainland hamlets miles from any major city. “It’s put us back in time 50, 60 years,” said Rodney Mason, a ferry captain who works as a fishing guide on the side. “We’re right back where we used to be.” The hotels and restaurants that have become Ocracoke’s economic lifeline in the past two decades are nearly empty. The bookstores are closed and so are the coffee shops. Only residents are allowed on the island now, and no one knows for sure when friends and family, let alone tourists, will be allowed in. The secretary of the local civic association, Shelby D. Wright, was even considering postponing her upcoming wedding because she wasn’t sure if she had enough pull to get her mother here for the ceremony. The residents who left Ocracoke returned to a village remarkably unscathed by the storm, aside from downed trees and battered shingles. Most of the damage was concentrated on the
cedar-forested north end of the island, where miles of 30-foothigh dunes were leveled and the road leading into town was shredded into 20-foot-long chunks. Shipwrecks, some perhaps a century old, lay exposed on the beach for the first time anyone can remember. Each day, men from Ocracoke push off in fast boats, hoping to run the police blockade of Hatteras Island, to the north. They want to see the real source of their problems. The storm cut three new channels, one nearly 300 feet wide, in a narrow stretch of Hatteras, slicing through the lone road leading to the Ocracokebound ferry terminal and obliterating the main entry for the hordes of tourists who come to the island. The waves break right through the middle of Hatteras Island now. The crowd at Howard’s Pub, the super-sized restaurant on the north end of Ocracoke, was buzzing with tales of young men trying to surf through the new Hatteras inlets. Howard’s is the center of posthurricane life on Ocracoke, primarily because it is fueled by a powerful backup generator and a larger-than-life local businessman. Buffy Warner, who bought Howard’s 13 years ago, brashly vowed to stay open during the hurricane and backed up his words by serving hamburgers, even as the island was buffeted by 110-mph winds. Warner represents a kind of new Ocracoker, an unabashedly commercial animal with a knack
for making money and friends, as well as for rankling some of the old families who want the daytrippers from Hatteras to stay off their island. The locals pedal up to Howard’s to drink with Warner or leave their cars in his parking lot with the keys in the ignition, knowing it would be considered offensive to lock their doors. “I once wanted to do a cartoon of all the people having Christmas dinner at the Pub, and they’re all sheep and all but one of them is a black sheep,” said Michaelyn Rossetti, 55, the Howard’s Pub waitress-philosopher. Some say the hurricane will give everyone here a moment to pause and figure out what their island is going to look like in the future. Will it be a place of boundlessly growing tourism, surpassing the peak days before the storm when 5,000 people would wedge onto the island, or will they back off and downsize? Should they build a bridge, a causeway or forget about it all, and make themselves even more isolated? “Maybe our boom time of a flood of tourists may be over for awhile,” said Alton Ballance, a former teacher who lives in a house with a cork in the floor that his father used to let out the floodwaters during past storms. “Hurricanes have a way of making that sort of adjustment for you; we’ll have to adapt, tighten our belts, watch our resources.” And watch the skies. Back in 1999, Ocracoke was smacked by two hurricanes in the course of a couple of weeks. And the nor’easter season is coming up.
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Patriot Act used in 16-yearold deportation case Washington (Washington Post) — The Bush administration has decided to pursue a 16-yearold effort to deport two Palestinian activists who as students distributed magazines and raised funds for a group the government now considers a terrorist organization, despite several court rulings that the deportations are unconstitutional because the men were not involved in terrorist activity. The case, which has long had a high profile among Palestinian Americans, could pose a new judicial test of a controversial provision in the Patriot Act, passed in 2001. The provision prohibits supplying material support for organizations the government deems “terrorist,” even without evidence of a link to specific terrorist acts. At the time of their initial
arrests in 1987, the activists, Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh, were allegedly affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Marxist group that has advocated an independent Palestinian state and has been involved in various acts of terrorism. The government alleges that Hamide and Shehadeh helped raise funds for the PFLP in the mid-1980s at California churches, a Scottish Rite temple and an auditorium owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and distributed magazines for the group. Hamide and Shehadeh deny any affiliation with the PFLP and say they are being punished for speaking on behalf of the Palestinian cause. Hamide is now a coffee salesman and Shehadeh is a restaurant manager; both live with their families in California and say they
have no connection to terrorism. “I don’t know any other home,” Shehadeh said in a telephone interview. “This is a political case being pursued because of bureaucratic inertia”, he said. “We were never charged with doing anything ourselves.” “This has always been a case of guilt by association, and nothing more,” said Georgetown University Law professor David Cole, who has been their attorney for more than a decade. In seeking the deportation in 1987 of Hamide, Shehadeh and six other Palestinian immigrants allegedly associated with the PFLP, the Reagan administration’s Justice Department invoked a provision of the Cold War-era McCarran-Walter Act, which barred membership in communist groups.
Schwarzenegger campaign takes negative turn (L.A. Times) — Abandoning his
pledge to run a positive campaign for governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday began airing a television ad that pounds his rivals for taking millions of dollars in donations from “Indian casino tribes.’’ Schwarzenegger also started running a spot Monday that trashes the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Gray Davis. The ad calls Davis incompetent, blames him for high energy prices and hammers him for letting illegal immigrants get driver’s licenses. It accuses Davis of fiscal mismanagement and criticizes him for tripling the state car tax. The twin negative ads reflect a sharp strategic turn for Schwarzenegger. For weeks, the actor has been stuck in the polls, with roughly one in four voters backing his candidacy. The millions of dollars he has spent on ads to burnish his image appear
to have done nothing to expand his support base. So Schwarzenegger — who on his first day as a candidate branded Davis a champion of the “dirty campaign” — has switched tactics in an effort to undercut his opponents. And despite his pledge to decline special-interest donations, he is paying for the ads in part with money he has collected from the oil, automobile, insurance, lumber and real estate industries, along with a host of other donors that lobby the governor’s office on state business. One of Schwarzenegger’s new ads opens with the image of a slot-machine dial as the candidate says: “Indian casino tribes play money politics in Sacramento: $120 million in the last five years.” He says California should require tribes to “pay their fair share” of state taxes on casino profits. Without naming any of his opponents, he adds: “All the other major candidates take their money and pander to them. I don’t play that game. Give me your vote, and I guarantee you things will change.” The ads put Schwarzenegger in the awkward position of criticizing his opponents for something he has done: Schwarzenegger accepted $62,000 in Indian donations last year for a ballot measure he was promoting. He has declined tribe money for his gubernatorial campaign; tribes have been major supporters of two other contenders, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, a Democrat, and Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock. Schwarzenegger spokesman Sean Walsh denied that the candidate was going back on a promise: “This is not negative campaigning. This is simply stating the facts.” Walsh accused Bustamante and Davis of promising tribes state favors in return for campaign money, referring to appearances by Davis, Bustamante and McClintock last month at a meeting of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. Walsh said the governor must engage in “direct, across-thetable negotiations” with tribes on the scope of casino operations. “What we do not want to do is give the impression negotiations and agreements are based on anything but merit,” he said. Inside the Schwarzenegger campaign, the ad on Indian casinos was the subject of intense debate. California voters overwhelmingly have supported ballot measures approving casinos on Indian reservations. Besides a voter backlash, the move carries another danger: Tribes could retaliate by spending millions of dollars on television spots against Schwarzenegger. “It’s a major, major risk,” one GOP strategist said. “The campaign either hits a home run with this or they get clobbered.” Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, which operates a hotelcasino in Temecula, called the ad an “act of desperation” that “clearly demonstrates that Arnold is ignorant about tribal issues in California.”
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M. soccer continued from page 12 “They gave us a little bit of a problem in terms of throwing more people in the midfield,” Diane said. “We practiced it, but there was still a bit of confusion with execution.” After halftime, the Bears made the proper adjustments and looked more in control. The only goal of the game came at 66:54, as Adom Crew ’04 took advantage of a scramble in front of the Bluejay net to earn his third tally in as many games. For his performance in the adidas-Brown Classic, Crew was named ECAC player of the week. Budding freshman Andrew Daniels ’07 assisted on the play. “After we got our goal, we lost a little,” Noonan said. “Chris (Gomez ’05) came up strong and really saved our bacon.” Gomez finished the game with nine saves, including a spectacular sequence in which he dove to one end of the crease to make a save and then dove to the opposite end to punch the rebound over the net. The shutout was his first of the year, and seventh of his Brown career. “Gomez helped us out a lot,” Diane said. “He was all over the goal and pretty much ended any chance they had to tie the game up.” “Both this weekend and last
weekend (Gomez) played well,” Noonan said. “Against Wisconsin he gave up three goals, but still played solid. Some of the players need to help him a little more.” Though there was a lack of offense on the weekend, Noonan said he would like to continue working on shoring up the defensive side. “I’m still concerned with giving goals away,” Noonan said. “Six goals in four games is not a good average. We don’t want to give away any bad goals.” The Bears have only been playing games for two weeks, and several games remain before they head into their Ivy-League schedule. Their 3-1 record is by all means indicative of their quality play. Noonan said he hopes to keep tweaking the team in the following weeks but recognizes the difficulty now that the season is in full swing. “We need to reorganize and find different ways to accomplish some of the same things offensively,” Noonan said. “The problem is now that the games will have to be the teachers. We don’t have the luxury of three of four consecutive practice days. Hopefully as we get into our next few games the guys will recognize this and learn as they play.” Herald staff writer Ian Cropp ’05 is an assistant sports editor. He can be reached at icropp@browndailyherald.com.
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A Gate worker practicing his craft.
Rats continued from page 1 problem at the Gate. “I can tell you there is not, nor am I aware there ever has been, a problem,” she wrote in an e-mail. “There was an influx of mice in Alumnae Hall (and in much of Providence) last spring because of on-going construction in that part of campus, but we were aggressive in making sure it did not spread to the Gate and we were successful,” she wrote.
According to the first worker, mousetraps were set up and the baskets containing the chip bags were covered in garbage bags because of the mice. The first worker is not aware of any mice at the Gate this semester. All of Brown’s dining facilities receive regular service from New England Pest Control, Lawrence wrote. Herald senior staff writer Meryl Rothstein ’06 can be reached at mrothstein@browndailyherald.com.
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Tristan Murray ’06, who was out with a
only get the ball to their own 37, forcing them to punt. Albany tried to attempt a trick play, switching their formation, then planning on having the quarterback pitch the ball to the punter for a quick kick. The decision proved costly, as Albany quarterback Anthony Sciarra fumbled the snap, and linebacker Dan Doublin ’05 fell on the ball to give the Bears great field position. “It got our guys fired up and (angry),” said Head Coach Phil Estes. He also said it seemed that Albany was insulting the intelligence of the Bears’ players by trying to trick them. The Bears quickly retaliated. Tailback Tristan Murray ’06, who was out with a thigh bruise until Wednesday’s practice, punctuated a short Brown drive by scoring from three yards out. After a successful point after by kicker Paul Christian ’06, Brown was up 7-0. Albany came right back the following possession, getting a 33-yard gain from tailback Gary Jones. Two plays later Sciarra made a 44-yard run. With the ball on their own five, the Bears clamped down on defense, forcing Albany to settle for a field goal. The offensive line for the Bears began to show its dominance over a much bigger Albany defensive line on the following drive, running over them all the way into the red zone. But a 33-yard field goal attempt by Christian was blocked, keeping Bruno from going back up by seven. The teams traded unsuccessful drives, and then Brown got the ball on its own 29 with 11:14 left in the second quarter. After consecutive holding and false start penalties, Bruno faced second and 19. A big completion to Schreck — followed by a pass interference call on an attempted pass to
thigh bruise until Wednesday’s practice, punctuated a short Brown drive by scoring from three yards out. After a successful point after by kicker Paul Christian ’06, Brown was up 7-0. receiver Nate Poole ’04 — kept the Bears’ drive alive. Soon Brown was again knocking on the door, but faced fourth and inches on the Albany threeyard line. Hardigan decided not to settle for a first down and ran it in for the score. Christian kicked the extra point to give Bruno a 14-3 lead. That’s how the half ended after Brown stopped an Albany drive, recovering a fumble on Bruno’s 18yard line. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but the Bears did have an opportunity to put more points on the board. After driving deep into Albany territory, Christian pulled an attempt wide left. Christian had a rough day on field goals, but was 3-3 on PATs and had several booming kickoffs. On their first possession of the fourth quarter, the Bears drove right down to Albany’s two-yard line, but came up scoreless after going for it on fourth down. Though the drive was unsuccessful, Albany had to take over with a long field to go. After Jones had a four-yard gain, Gutierrez picked off Sciarra, returning it 20 yards for the score. To stay in the game, Albany needed a touchdown on its ensuing drive. Using a hurry-up offense, they drove down to the Brown 13, but the Brown defense came up big again, forcing four incompletions and a turnover-on-downs. Bruno’s next drive stalled, but after punting, got the ball right back
as Albany fumbled the snap on its first play. From there, the Bears ran the clock down to end it. Brown won this one with ball control, beating the Great Danes at their own game. Albany’s multiple option scheme is designed to run teams into the ground, but Brown had more first downs (20-15), total yards (356-268) and held the ball for longer (about 33 minutes to 27 minutes). Also, the plus-4 turnover differential was a key stat for Brown. While happy about the victory, Estes remained grounded, saying the Bears still had things to work on. “We made mistakes that didn’t hurt us,” he said, “but they will against better teams. … We were inside the 10 twice and came away with no points. We need to be more productive in the red zone.” The schedule for Brown only gets tougher from here. The team travels this weekend to Harvard to open Ivy League play, then comes home to face the University of Rhode Island and Fordham. “We gained some confidence, and we have a huge opportunity to improve,” Estes said. “We’ve been underestimated. ... We can write the script from here on out.” Herald staff writer Chris Hatfield ’06 is an assistant sports editor. He can be reached at chatfield@browndailyherald.com.
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Delayed reaction Better late than never? Perhaps. But with the issuing of a campus-wide notice about Brown’s alleged hate crime more than two weeks after the incident, the University has created yet another PR blunder. Rather than appearing sensitive, the administration just looks out of touch. Although we certainly support President Ruth Simmons’ call for students with information surrounding the incident to come forward, a clear acknowledgement of the true nature of the incident needed to happen much sooner. The Department of Public Safety’s original e-mail about the incident minimized the assault so it was nearly indistinguishable from routine thefts and minor vandalism. Students shouldn’t have to wait this long to get some official statement of depth from the administration. Even after The Herald published a more detailed story and students blanketed the campus with copies of the crime alert, providing further details and giving a greater sense of the potential severity of the crime nearly two weeks ago, there was still no word from the University. The Undergraduate Council of Students held a prayer vigil on Sept. 11, urging members of the campus community to combat hate in all its form, and friends and supporters of the victim worked in the week following the incident to raise awareness of homophobia on campus. Both groups of students should be commended for their actions. The Office of Campus Life and Student Services and Office of Student Life also deserve acknowledgement for their behind-the-scenes efforts to help students understand recent campus events. But students not directly connected to the victim or the Queer Alliance need to know the University is out there protecting them, too. That Simmons’ e-mail is the first public acknowledgement of the Sept. 6 assault since the original crime alert sends a message that the students who fall outside the Queer Alliance or victim’s circle of friends were largely unaffected. Clearly, this is not true any more than it would be to say that the Queer Alliance represents all LGBT students on campus. There is more to the Brown student community than its various interest groups, and the administration must recognize that unaffiliated students need more than a tardy email. With this complete lack of administrative input, rumors have taken off throughout campus, with no officially sanctioned voice to squelch them. Where was the party? How did the fight start? Who could the perpetrator be? We’ve all, no doubt, heard multiple (fabricated) answers to these questions. Gossiping is never productive, especially when we should be focusing on the causes of a potential campus hate crime. Simmons’ e-mail was an appropriate gesture, but it was too little, too late. Let’s hope in the coming days, as the investigation drags on and the Sept. 6 suspect remains at large, that yesterday’s paltry call for tolerance is the start of greater administrative transparency, and not the end.
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LETTERS Students differ on whether Catholic church promotes anti-gay violence To the Editor: As a non-Catholic, I would nonetheless like to lend a voice of support to the Rev. Henry Bodah (“Catholic church should not be accused of antigay bigotry,” Sept. 22). I am shocked and disgusted by the very idea of violence motivated by hatred for an individual’s race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. However, a religious organization teaching that certain actions are sinful is a far, far cry from that religious organization advocating violence. People are entitled to disagree with religious beliefs and even to be offended by religious beliefs, but only when those beliefs advocate violence have they crossed over into bigotry and hate speech. Peter Kimball ’04 Sept. 22 To the Editor: In “Catholic church should not be accused of antigay bigotry,” Sept. 22, the Rev. Hendry Bodah expressed his surprise that Brian Rainey listed the Vatican “among people ‘hurling poisonous anti-gay rhetoric.’” Although not everyone is dealing with the “issue of homosexuality in our society,” he deserves credit for ignoring the Vatican by not pretending that the “issue” has been resolved. On June 3, 2003, a Vatican position paper entitled “Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons” seemed to have ended any internal debate within the Church — of course it’s fantasy to think there ever was any “struggle.” Startled by the humaneness of the American Supreme Court and the inevitability of legalized same-sex unions, the Church decided to add the 11th commandment — thou shall not vote for equality. “Those who would move from tolerance to the legitimization of specific
rights for cohabiting homosexual persons need to be reminded that the approval or legalization of evil is something far different from the toleration of evil.” Bodah, is it now sensible to say the Church is using some unfavorable rhetoric? Because you are struggling with it, do you believe anyone else in the Vatican is? The true evil is not cohabitation but facts such as high school suicide rates being 300 percent greater for queer individuals, the psychological trauma of being kicked out of one’s house for self-identifying, and a multitude of other evils committed against queer individuals as a result from irresponsible use of institutional persuasion. Ken Newberg ’05 Sept. 22
Simmons’ time away from Brown helps U. To the Editor: Though I understand the student sentiment that Ruth Simmons should be a more visible presence on campus, I think the editorial argument (“Where’s Ruth?” Sept. 22) fails to hold water. It’s a fact that college presidents are on the road a lot — to raise money, the school's profile and to strengthen ties with other scholars. Frankly, if President Simmons wants to help Johns Hopkins University, it’s a good thing because maybe she’ll be able to woo some of its faculty to Brown, or learn some lessons from its legendary medical school, or endear herself to administrators who may one day make the move to Providence. At the very least, knowing how other leading schools operate aids President Simmons in running Brown. A president who’s constantly chatting up undergrads on the Green may leave some students with warm sentiments, but a president who’s globetrotting to raise funds and stir ideas leaves the entire University with an enduring, tangible legacy that improves scholarship and student life. So please, give Ruth a break. Jay Candelmo ’99 Sept. 22
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OPINIONS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 · PAGE 11
Vote against a recall of our civil rights “IT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT (DECISION) to a “colorblind” society — a society that I’ve made in my entire life, except the one does not take race into consideration. I made in 1978 when I decided to get a Connerly insists that solving the race bikini wax.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger problem will come when we see ourselves announcing his gubernatorial candidacy as “one human family.” It is an optimistic but far-off dream. on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” With a mix of oddball candidates run- Stuck in his delusional utopia, Connerly is ning for governor — all from the likes of apparently blind to the racism that exists in society. The road to racial Larry Flynt to a model named equality cannot be found in Angelyne — it is sometimes colorblind mentality, and difficult to take the California IRIS CHUNG SWAN LEE choosing to ignore racial disrecall election seriously as a parities and discrimination piece of national politics. But GUEST COLUMNISTS only encourages racism to beneath all the recall hype lies thrive. a certain proposition — that Therefore, until racism is ever eradicatmany are not aware of — which would essentially dismantle civil rights in a soon ed, it is crucial to use racial and ethnic data to prevent discrimination and address to be minority-majority state. Proposition 54, officially called the these problems in a society inherent with Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color or oppressive structures. Without it, prejuNational Origin Initiative, would prohibit diced landlords and bigoted employers the state of California from using race, eth- would go unnoticed and hate crimes and nicity or national origin to classify work- racial profiling would be overlooked. Civil ers, current or prospective students and rights groups, medical associations and law enforcement agencies have said Prop. contractors. Imagine eliminating race and ethnicity 54 would only deepen the racial divide, from school records, disease research, undermining efforts to end discrimination. Not only will Proposition 54 affect the birth and death certificates and law enforcement records tracking hate crimes, minority population of California, but it employment discrimination and racial will affect all of its residents — particularly profiling. These would be some of the con- with its impact on the health care system. sequences if Proposition 54 passes on Although the proposition has an exemption from the ban on collecting data for Election Day. According to Ward Connerly, the mas- medical research, the California Medical termind behind this measure, ending the Association and other California health classification of people by race would lead care organizations have still deemed the initiative misleading and detrimental to the future of healthcare in California. Iris Chung ’05 would like to remind all Proposition 54 ignores real differences brothers and sisters of California that only that affect public health. The fact is that YOU can prevent forest fires. Swan Lee ’05 disease is not colorblind, and disease pathails from Virginia, but she’s prepared to terns vary greatly between racial and ethforge an absentee ballot because somenic groups. This initiative would turn pretimes crime is necessary for justice.
vention into a “one-size-fits-all” approach to public health, when the most effective prevention programs target communities at risk for particular diseases. Medical professionals rely on racial and ethnic data to identify at-risk populations for certain health threats. For instance, Alzheimer’s disease is one of the top 10 causes of death among whites; Latina and Vietnamese women have the highest invasive cervical cancer incidence rates of all women; and minorities receive inferior medical care relative to the white population even with comparable medical insurance. Without accurate racial and ethnic data, health care professionals will not know how to effectively care for California’s diverse population. Education is another area that will be greatly affected by Proposition 54. Studies show the racial gaps prevalent in schools and colleges, but with Proposition 54, policymakers and educators will not be able to address why these racial gaps exist in school achievement. Ultimately, what will come out of this proposition is resorting to stereotypes to explain these educational disparities. Closing racial gaps is one measurement of achievement in schools, but Proposition 54 would limit school accountability. How will we be able to know whether the college admissions process is fair, and whether students have equal access to financial aid and other student services? Fortunately, Connerly is the only University of California regent who supports this initiative. The rest of the Board of Regents and the UC administration are strongly against it. Connerly is most famously known for initiating Proposition 209 in 1996, which banned the use of gender and racial preferences
in California hiring and university admissions. Health care organizations, civilrights groups, Democrats and liberals have also openly opposed this proposition. Polls have found the strongest support for Proposition 54 comes from whites, Republicans and conservatives. Proponents of Proposition 54 have dubbed it the Racial Privacy Initiative, implying this measure would protect personal privacy rights. Instead, Proposition 54 makes race “private” and unavailable to those committed to fighting discrimination. Although the proposition exempts collecting racial data required by the federal government, it prevents the state from complying with anti-discrimination requirements of numerous federal programs in health care, education and criminal justice. Connerly has admitted the cards are stacked against him this time. Most of the gubernatorial candidates, including Gray Davis, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Arnold Schwarzenegger, have been vocal about their opposition to Proposition 54 and have contributed funds to counter it. The public seems to be growing in its opposition as well. Still, the passage of Proposition 209 is a reminder that opposition can die down come Election Day. The anti-affirmative action initiative won by just a 9 percent margin. The 18- to 25-year old population has the worst track record of any voting age group. If you’re from California and thinking, California is a big state with a lot of people, filling out an absentee ballot is a pain, so why bother? Please remember that there is another “Terminator” on the ballot who would do far more damage than Arnold.
A forgotten war, a forgotten history KOREA, NORMALLY JUST A BLIP ON THE demeaned, there is much more to this story American media radar, has been in the than their heroism. There is a sense in America that Koreans news frequently of late. If it weren’t for Isabel, my beloved Washington Post would owe America something, that at the very no doubt have a story or two about the least they should not be unhappy at the peninsula. Kim Jong Il this, Kim Jong Il current U.S. military presence because America has done so much for that. Does North Korea have a them in the past and has, in nuclear weapons program? Did JOHN BROUGHER fact, guaranteed their very Clinton’s North Korea policy CAN’T STOP existence. Liberation should ultimately fail? THE BROCK entail some amount of gratiBut amidst all the “let’s roll” tude, many Americans feel. war on terror discourse, occaKoreans do appreciate at sionally something happens that boggles many American noodles: a some level the actions of the United States. Korean protest over the American military Going to war in support of another country occupation, like the one that occurred last is an act not taken lightly, and the Koreans year in November 2002, when two Korean understand and respect that. But a look at schoolgirls were crushed to death by an history reveals that, if one takes into account the whole picture, the Koreans American tank. This is so noodle-boggling because have reason to be wary of the United States. Simply put, the United States has everything that schools have taught us makes such protests, when they happen, ignored Korean interests and even seem irrational. The Korean War, after all, betrayed Korea on several occasions in the was fought on behalf of the Korean people past century. At the beginning of the 20th in an attempt to free them from century, the Russo-Japanese War was ragCommunist invasion and subjugation. The ing and Teddy Roosevelt, then president of Americans (under U.N. auspices) were the United States, stepped in. The Nobel even willing to go toe-to-toe with the Peace Prize-winning accord between the Chinese to preserve Korean freedom. To put Japanese and the Russians that TR engiit plainly, the United States saved Korea and neered ignored Korean interests. For Korea, gave it the security it needed to become the the ensuing “peace” meant a swift Japanese prosperous nation it is today. Thousands of takeover in 1905 and a formal annexation American soldiers died pursuing that cause in 1910. For decades Korea suffered under and, while their sacrifice should not be Japanese tyranny, unable to mount a completely successful revolution against their oppressors. Forced to adopt a Japanese John Brougher '06 wishes the United way of life and reject even their Korean States had divided Virginia into North and names, the Korean culture and identity South Virginia, so he could escape those itself was directly under attack, all due (at crazy Confederates in Richmond.
least in part) to the actions, or rather inactions, of one American president. During World War II, Korea was further exploited. Her women were enslaved by the Japanese as “comfort women,” her families displaced to the far eastern parts of Russia and elsewhere, including Sakhalin Island. The Sakhalin Koreans, as they are referred to, were held in concentration-camp-like conditions and used as laborers. Separated from their families, the Sakhalin Koreans waited eagerly for the war to end so they could return to their homeland. The Soviets were no more sympathetic to their desperate pleas than the Japanese. To this day, the Sakhalin Koreans remain trapped on the now-Russian island. Many will never see the mountains of Korea again and openly weep when they realize how much of the Korean language they have forgotten, how many years it has been since they have seen their sisters, their brothers, their children. The end of World War II brought little to the Korean people, as power dynamics led to the division of their people into two states. The 38th parallel, the dividing line between North and South, has no significance in previous Korean history — it is an arbitrary line, seemingly drawn more for aesthetic reasons than for any others. Yet it has split the Korean people asunder, and in some way they blame the Americans for this division. After all, it was postwar U.S.Soviet posturing and ideological conflict that led to the need for such a division (and a defense of said division during the Korean War) in the first place. But America’s greatest betrayal of Korea
was its failure to support South Korean democracy, something to remember when looking at the current American nationbuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States, choosing to favor proU.S. dictators rather than fostering Korean democratic rule, did nothing during the reign of Syngman Rhee and his successors (all military leaders), allowing repressive policies that sharply limited Korean freedoms to exist. The support and approval of the United States was very important in keeping these leaders in power. At times, the United States used its influence to pressure the South Korean government to do certain things, but the United States never used its power to encourage sociopolitical reforms, badly needed in a Korea ruled by military junta for decades. Because of America’s lack of concern for democracy, South Korea would not see truly free elections until the late 1980s and early 1990s. It shouldn’t be hard to see why Koreans are wary of the continuing American military presence. The Korean War was only one event in Korea’s long and rich history. And, although the American sacrifice during that war was high, the end result was simply a return to an unacceptable status quo, a return to a Korea divided. And repeated American negligence during the 20th century has not improved the support Koreans have for any American military agenda in Korea. So, before one asks about the sunshine policy or whether the Communist North is engaging in another bout of brinksmanship, it pays to step back and consider a little Korean history. The Koreans haven’t forgotten.
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SPORTS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 · PAGE 12
Soccer’s kick LONG DEBATED IN SPORTS CIRCLES, the place of the “other football” among American fans continues to be a hotly contested topic. The recent summer tour of the United States by some international soccer giants — Barcelona, Manchester United and Juventus among them — was a resounding success, both for promoters and for the soccer enthusiasts in the States (Yes, they do exist). But the concern among many American soccer fans is that soccer will never be on par as a spectator sport in terms of media ENIS TANER coverage, general GUEST COLUMNIST interest and geographic distribution with American football, basketball or baseball. I contend that interest in soccer exists in the States but that such interest must be cultivated. First of all, the history of “football” in other parts of the world is extensive. The game is rooted in the culture of numerous European and South American countries. As a result, the fan base in such countries is not only quite knowledgeable about the game, providing for daily discussion concerning soccer. But the fans also live up to their names as “fanatics.” Obviously, I don’t think U.S. culture should be tailored to create an environment that is more accepting of soccer. But I feel the States’ potential as a lucrative market for soccer is substantial, with the caveat that the quality of the product must be adequate to satisfy fans’ interests. Although I am a fan of major league soccer and believe such a league is crucial to developing American players and increasing interest in the sport, the caliber of the teams is certainly not level with their European counterparts. If American fans had the opportunity to witness first-class soccer, I think they would embrace the sport with more zeal. Some critics might contend that American fans have repeatedly been offered soccer and have repeatedly rejected it. But American fans have not been offered top-notch soccer. During the recent summer tour that began in late July and ran into early August, European and South American teams that normally compete for EPL, Series A and Champions League titles, came to the United States to play each other in exhibition matches prior to the start of their regular season. Matches in Seattle, Philadelphia and New Jersey amassed sellout crowds ranging from 65,000 to 80,000 to see teams that do not even play on this continent. American fans are savvy enough to know good soccer when they are offered the opportunity to see it. While I realize soccer would be hardpressed to reach the same level as the top spectator sports in this country, it has potential, despite all the gripes about it being low-scoring, slow or just plain boring. As Alex Ferguson, the old-school manager of Manchester United, summed up, “I have no doubt United will be back here. The reception given to us has been excellent, and the facilities for the players have been superb. … It’s not about conquering anything. This is a big country and we still have a long way to go.” Yes, we do, but it’s certainly not mission impossible.
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Outside linebacker Anjel Gutierrez ’05 races down the sideline returning an interception 20 yards for the Bears’ final touchdown.
Big plays on D and balanced offense spur football to 21-3 win over Albany BY CHRIS HATFIELD
The Brown football team (1-0) started its 125th season of play on the right foot Saturday at the University at Albany, defeating the Great Danes 21-3 in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Bruno needed many underclassmen to step up this season to replace departed seniors, and the underclassmen are visibly willing and able. Several players had big days for the Bears on both sides of the ball, as they dominated the defending Northeast Conference champions. The defense had a huge day, keeping Albany’s option running scheme from scoring a touchdown at home for the
first time since Oct. 8, 1994. Albany drove the ball to within 30 yards of the end zone five times, but came away with only one field goal. Brown was led by outside linebacker Anjel Gutierrez ’05, who came up with seven tackles (four solo) and an interception return for a touchdown, earning him Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors. Linebacker Andrew Gallagher ’03.5, who played in his first game after missing all of last year to injury, also had a great game, making several big hits inside the red zone. On the offensive end, Brown saw the return of its running game, as tailback Nick Hartigan ’06 had 126 yards rushing on 24 carries with a touchdown, making
the Ivy League Honor Roll for the week. Last year, Brown had as many as four tailbacks hurt at a time, so having a healthy backfield should help the offense stay more balanced this year. Quarterback Kyle Slager ’04 spread the ball around well, going 16-23 for 188 yards and a 138.2 rating on the day. Sharing the wealth were receivers Jarrett Schreck ’06 (6 catches, 91 yards), Lonnie Hill ’06 (5 catches, 49 yards) and tight end Nick Christ ’04 (3 catches, 30 yards). The Bears got out to a fast start in the first quarter. After winning the coin toss, the Bears chose to defer, giving Albany the ball first. The Great Danes could see FOOTBALL, page 9
Men’s soccer shuts out Creighton, falls in overtime 2-1 to Fairleigh Dickinson BY IAN CROPP
Just as it was about to capture its second championship in as many weeks, the men’s soccer team took a small step back Sunday, losing to Fairleigh Dickinson 2-1 in overtime. The Bears, who advanced to the final after shutting out Creighton 1-0 on Friday, saw the game slip away as Fairleigh Dickinson’s Nadav Gottesman pounded in a penalty kick in the second overtime period. “(Sunday) was an opportunity lost,” said Head Coach Mike Noonan. “We were in control most of the game. Their fist goal was on a mistake by us and a fortunate pass by them. After we scored our goal, we let down a bit in overtime and made a poor play to give them a penalty kick.” The penalty call came at 104:33, halfway through the second overtime, as
the Knights’ Aaron Paye beat two players and was taken down in the box. The referee immediately signaled a penalty kick, which in overtime is usually a death knell for the offending team. “It was kind of a bogus call,” said Ibrahim Diane ’06. “The guy who got fouled was laughing right after it happened.” While the Bears ended up on the wrong side of a penalty at the end of the game, Bruno’s only goal came off a fortunate penalty kick. After Matt Goldman ’04 crossed the ball into the Fairleigh Dickinson box, a Knights defender went to clear the ball and, in the process, knocked it off his own hand. In what was probably the Bears’ final chance to equalize, Marcos Romaneiro ’05 used his left foot to place the ball in an open net as the keeper leapt to the opposite side. “For most of the second half we were
creating opportunities,” Diane said. “The penalty was lucky, but also the result of persistence. Our energy level was at the peak, but unfortunately, after we scored, we weren’t fighting as hard and we calmed down, which clearly hurt us in overtime.” Much like the previous weekend, Brown played two games in three days. But this time, Noonan said he did not believe the lapse at the end of Sunday’s game was the result of fatigue. “It was pretty even and could have gone either way,” Romaneiro said. “We played really hard, but let ourselves down at the end there.” On Friday, No. 20 Creighton, who made it to the final four last year, forced Brown to deal with their shifty midfield setup early on. see M. SOCCER, page 9