Thursday, March 24, 2005

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T H U R S D A Y MARCH 24, 2005

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXL, No. 40

www.browndailyherald.com

An independent newspaper serving the Brown community since 1891 SHAFTED Joshua Lerner ’07: Riding the elevators for hours will get you some odd looks, but few hellos

FUNNY IS DEAD Casey Bohlen ’08: Political correctness runs rampant in condemnations of satirical athlete mocking OPINIONS EXTRA

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OPINIONS

KUTLER EDGE Outfielder Matt Kutler ’05, back from a long rehab in Nebraska, ready to swing 11

SPORTS

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TODAY

TOMORROW

snow 38 / 29

showers 47 / 32

Goldberger transfers to athletics

R.I. Senate bill would arm URI police BY SUCHI MATHUR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

BY KIRA LESLEY FOCUS EDITOR

Lawmakers in the Rhode Island State Senate will consider a bill by April 14 that would require approved University of Rhode Island campus police officers to carry firearms. CAMPUS WATCH The bill, called “An Act Relating To Campus Security,” has been introduced several times in the past but failed every time. Senators Michael Damiani (D-District 18), Joseph Polisena (D-District 25) and Susan Sosnowski (DDistrict 37) introduced the current incarnation of the bill Feb. 17. Polisena said he believes the dangers of law enforcement necessitate that campus police officers be armed, so long as they are properly trained. “The way today’s society is, what (officers) deal with, if they are qualified, they should be able to carry a weapon,” he said. “I’m sure the streets are not as safe as they were 20 years ago. Also, with the situation on college cam-

Mark Cho / Herald

Michael Goldberger will leave his position as director of admission, held since 1995, to become Brown’s new athletic director.

see URI, page 5

Officials confirm death of Abanto ’06.5 BY ERIC BECK SENIOR STAFF WRITER

University officials Wednesday confirmed the death of Anthony Abanto ’06.5, who was found in his New Pembroke 1 dorm room Tuesday evening. Abanto’s death was an apparent suicide, according to a Providence Police report. A medical examiner’s report was not available Wednesday. Abanto, a 22-year-old mathematics concentrator, was described by an NP1 resident as a quiet individual who kept to himself. He was a student at the Harrow School in England before attending Brown, according to a campus-wide email from Dean of the College Paul Armstrong and Vice President for Campus

AVAILABLE SUPPORT • The Office of Student Life, Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life and Psychological Services will host a support session today at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Room of Faunce House.

• Chaplains can be reached at 863-2344 during business hours and through the Department of Public Safety at 863-3322 nights and weekends.The Chaplains’ Office also holds weekly bereavement sessions; interested students can call 863-2344.

• Psych Services is making extra time available to students seeking support. Daytime appointments can be made by calling 863-3476, and after hours the clinician on call can be reached through Health Services at 863-3953.

• Suicide Prevention: If you need help for yourself or a friend, call Psych Services at 863-3476 or 863-3953 at night; a Student Life dean at 863-3145; or talk to a peer counselor. A 24-hour national crisis hotline is also available at (800) 273-TALK.

Life and Student Services David Greene. “It is a very difficult time. Our deepest support and sympathy goes to the family, but we know that students have also been affected … and our support goes to them as well,” said Margaret Klawunn, interim dean for campus life.

TOUR DE FAUNCE

The University’s first priority Tuesday night and Wednesday was to assist those most directly affected by the death, she said. The dean on call Tuesday night, see ABANTO, page 4

Engineering in talks with Oak Ridge Lab about partnership BY SHAWN BAN STAFF WRITER

Chris Bennett / Herald

Tour guide Rebecca Russo ’08 held the attention of all but one potential future Brunonian during one of many spring tours on campus Wednesday. Editorial: 401.351.3372 Business: 401.351.3269

The Division of Engineering is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to forge a partnership that will enable graduate students to gain practical laboratory experience. ORNL is a multi-program science and technology laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Under the joint program, graduate students at Brown may spend at least a semester at ORNL involved in research in a number of fields, primarily materials science. The project remains under discussion, without a set timeline. “We are still in the preliminary stages, but I hope the first exchanges can take place during the next academic year,” said Clyde Briant, dean of

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Director of Admission Michael Goldberger will take over as athletic director beginning July 1, President Ruth Simmons announced Wednesday morning. Goldberger will replace Joan Taylor, who has served as interim athletic director for the past year. “After conducting an extensive national search, it became clear that there was only one person in the country who fulfilled all of these (qualities desired) for an athletic director,” said Luiz Valente, professor of Portuguese and Brazilian studies and comparative literature and chair of the committee that chose the new A.D. For many students, Goldberger’s name is synonymous with acceptance or rejection letters, but he began his time at Brown as an assistant baseball and football coach. “Goldie,” a football player for former Head Football Coach John see GOLDBERGER, page 3

ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW

Two-dimensional student art examines many faces of identity BY CAMMIE STAROS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Department of Visual Arts’ 2005 Student Exhibition poses the age-old question of collegiate art: “Who am I?” Questions of race, class and gender are all raised — and occasionally answered — by the body of student work. Shedding last year’s emphasis on sculptural and new media displays, this year’s collection, currently on display in the Bell Gallery, is heavily weighted toward two-dimensional media. The proliferation of East and South Asian influence in the selection is striking. “Indian Dancer,” a drawing by Komal Talati ’08, an untitled painting by Caroline Gray ’07 and the “Pigeons” photograph by see ART, page 6 engineering. Jeffrey Wadsworth, director of ORNL and a member of the External Advisory Board for the Division of Engineering, initiated talks. “Jeff Wadsworth was very encouraging in getting the discussions started, and getting both sides talking. The planning’s been going on for nearly a year now,” Briant said. The partnership would have a number of key objectives. “The main purpose of this program is to bring researchers together from Brown and Oak Ridge, from different fields. We also aim to aid Brown in its educational goals, and to try to recruit the best graduates for our laboratory,” said Lee Riedinger, associate laborasee OAK RIDGE, page 4 News tips: herald@browndailyherald.com


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