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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006

Volume CXLI, No. 25

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THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS post- takes a look at gambling on campus and comes away a few bills lighter INSIDE

PARK PLACE The University presented its Insitutional Master Plan, including plans to expand parking METRO 3

T.I.F. FOR TAT Local groups try to raise awareness about the implementation of Tax Increment Financing in Providence METRO 3

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National Review editor surveys conservative media outlets

Despite U. assurances, bookstore employees fear outsourcing

BY CAROLINE SILVERMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of National Review, criticized the tendency of college campuses to “only lean one way” during a lecture on the conservative media and political identity delivered Wednesday night to an audience of roughly 150 in MacMillan 117.

Nordlinger compared a lack of “diversity of thought” on campuses during his own collegiate experience to a current “deep politicization of campuses.”

He told The Herald after the lecture that, regarding discourse on college campuses, “I would prefer not leaning — not even my way.” Such a one-sided environment “cramps vision” and “makes (students) incomplete — it deprives someone of the whole story,” he said.

“If you’re not firmly on the left, you get tagged as conservative no matter what you believe,” Nordlinger said.

“There are a lot of closet conservatives on campuses,” he added. “Conservativeleaning kids on campuses are getting a little bolder.”

The lecture, titled “It’s Not Just Fox News: The Conservative Media and How They’re Shaping America’s Discourse,” was part of The Brown Daily Herald Lecture Series and was co-sponsored by the Kaleidoscope Fund.

“I come before you as a conservative — but I didn’t plan to be one,” Nordlinger began his lecture.

When he was growing up, “conservative was a dirty word,” Nordlinger recounted.

“I was raised in a left-wing house in a left-wing community in a left-wing school-system in a left-wing environment,” Nordlinger said of his upbringing in Ann Arbor, Mich., home to his alma mater, the University of Michigan.

During the lecture, Nordlinger also discussed the role of Fox News in America’s media. “A lot of people see Fox as welcoming for conservatives,” Nordlinger said.

In the debate over Fox’s conservatism,

BY ERIC BECK NEWS EDITOR

Sophie Barbasch / Herald

Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of National Review, gave a talk last night titled “It’s Not Just Fox News: The Conservative Media and How They’re Shaping America.”

see NORDLINGER, page 6

Corporation expands next year’s budget despite rising costs

BY ROSS FRAZIER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

At its meeting last weekend, the Brown Corporation approved an 8.2 percent hike in next year’s budget, even as the committee that recommended the budget warned of pending “resource limitations.”

The budget includes funding for transfer student aid, the expansion of library and technology services and support for the Plan for Academic Enrichment.

The University Resources Committee — which is made up of 17 students, faculty, staff and administrators — gave its annual report last month to President Ruth Simmons, who recommended the budget to the Corporation.

Next year’s budget will total approximately $664.1 million.

Tuition increased by 4.7 percent, with total undergraduate fees climbing to $43,754. Graduate student tuition also rose by 5 percent to $33,888. “(Tuition increases) are lower than

what many places are starting to announce at this point,” said Provost Robert Zimmer, chair of the URC. According to the URC’s report, the median increase at peer institutions was 5 percent last year.

The Corporation kept tuition increases relatively modest by increasing the endowment payout by 4.75 percent, a move that will provide Brown with an additional $4.6 million in revenue.

Additionally, the University is counting on revenue coming from federal grants, donations to the Brown Annual Fund and capital reserves established as part of the Plan for Academic Enrichment.

Under the new budget, $400,000 will also be spent on transfer student financial aid. Last year’s budget also authorized an additional $400,000 as part of a three-year effort to bolster aid by $1 million.

Concerning need-blind transfer admissions, Zimmer said, “It’s a goal that see CORPORATION, page 4

Simmons discusses housing, proposes use of RISD dorms at UCS meeting Nine UCS officers receive notice of potential removal in mid-year report fallout

BY BEN LEUBSDORF METRO EDITOR

The Undergraduate Council of Students discussed the direction of the undergraduate College and campus life initiatives with President Ruth Simmons before turning to discussion of its botched mid-year report in a four-hour meeting Wednesday night.

Simmons attended the first hour and 20 minutes of the meeting, presenting an overview of the Plan for Academic Enrichment’s goals for improving the undergraduate experience before taking questions on campus issues.

She said much of the plan focuses on the Medical School and Graduate School because those “programs were not as Editorial: 401.351.3372 Business: 401.351.3260

strong as the undergraduate College,” but said now the College is “falling behind” its peer institutions.

Specifically, she noted housing infrastructure and the sciences as areas needing improvement.

Asked about housing, Simmons said the University is considering building new residence halls as well as taking over dorms currently belonging to the Rhode Island School of Design as solutions to the housing crunch.

Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services David Greene, who was also at the meeting, said there was an “immediate need” for more and better housing, especially for upperclassmen.

The University needs to look at “life beyond (the Gradute Center)” for juniors

and seniors, he said, and create more attractive options for upperclassmen to remain on campus and part of the campus community.

Simmons also said there was a need for improvements in other facilities, especially the Sharpe Refectory.

“The Ratty certainly deserves a major overhaul,” she said, which “will happen at some point.” In the meantime, Greene said, there will be improvements made at the Ratty this summer, including better lighting, fire safety measures and an elevator on the Wriston Quadrangle side of the building.

Simmons said she has placed a higher priority on academic measures, such as

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Though the committee considering the future of the Brown Bookstore is expected to release a report in the next few days that will explore possible reforms, bookstore employees told The Herald they believe the University has made the decision to outsource the bookstore to an external vendor.

Larry Carr, director of bookstore and services, announced to bookstore employees Wednesday that Elizabeth Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, and Vice President for Administration Walter Hunter would meet with bookstore employees today to give them a “preview” of the report, according to Peter Sprake ’07, a customer service clerk at the bookstore who originally enrolled in 1966, left Brown before graduating and re-enrolled in 2001.

“They decided that it would be good manners that they meet us before (the report’s release) to tell us the contents,” Sprake said.

Sprake said University human resource administrators met Wednesday with bookstore employees to address their concerns about “the tremendous range of benefits (bookstore employees) stand to have adjusted or lost.” Those administrators told the employees that the committee report “will include the information that the committee is leaning toward (outsourcing the bookstore) to Barnes and Noble,” Sprake said.

Huidekoper, who chairs the bookstore review committee, said in a Feb. 15 interview that “the committee looked primarily at how the bookstore is doing and the ways it could be improved” but that “a decision has not been made.”

Once the report is released, University officials will solicit feedback from a variety of campus constituencies, including the Undergraduate Council of Students, the Graduate Student Council, the Faculty Executive Committee and the Staff Advisory Committee, before making a final decision, Huidekoper said.

The decision will ultimately be made by administrators without the involvement of the Brown Corporation, she said.

Huidekoper declined to comment about possible courses of action outlined in the report, but it is expected that the report will consider two main possibilities: First, the University might continue to independently operate the bookstore, making significant capital investments in the bookstore’s physical and information technology infrastructure. Second, the University could outsource operation of the bookstore to a company like Barnes and Noble College Booksellers, a division of the bookselling giant.

Sprake and two other bookstore see BOOKSTORE, page 8 News tips: herald@browndailyherald.com

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No experience necessary.

INDEPENDENT CONCENTRATION INFO SESSION 4 p.m. , (Rhode Island Hall 116) — Meet with deans and other IC students to discuss how to craft your own concentration.

Refreshments provided.

PLUS/MINUS FORUM 4 p.m. , (Salomon 101) — Come speak your mind about this controversial issue in a discussion open to all students hosted by the Undergraduate Council of Students.

CARIBBEAN HERITAGE WEEK CONVOCATION 2006 7 p.m. , (MacMillan 117) — Hear keynote speaker Dr. Juan Flores and see a free performance by the Pan Loco Steel Duo. Reception to follow in MacMillan Lobby.

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LUNCH — Pasta Primavera, Green Peas, Vegan Tofu Pups, Waffle Fries, Chicken Vegetable Soup, Vegetarian Corn Chowder, Louisiana-style Calzone, Hot Ham on Bulky Roll, Pancakes, French Toast, Hard Boiled Eggs, Jelly Roll, Swiss Fudge Cookies

LUNCH — Vegetarian Cream of Mushroom Soup, Chicken Soup with Tortellini, Cavatini, Falafel in Pita, Creole Mixed Vegetables, Swiss Fudge Cookies

DINNER — Spinach and Rice Bake, Mashed Red Potatoes with Garlic, Cajun Corn and Tomatoes, Broccoli, Baked Potatoes, Shrimp in Sauce, Artichokes with Tomatoes and Wine, Chicken Parmesan, Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops, Ice Cream Sundae Bar

DINNER — Vegetarian Cream of Mushroom Soup, Chicken Soup with Tortellini, Roast Turkey with Sauce, Shells with Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes, Bread Stuffing, Wax Beans, Green Peas, Garlic Bread, Jelly Roll

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Providence library considers publicly appointed board members

BY ROSS FRAZIER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Providence Public Library Board of Trustees will vote March 30 on whether to accept a compromise proposed by city leaders last month that would end local controversy over the lack of public representation on the library’s board.

Despite its name, the library is a private, non-profit corporation.

It receives nearly 40 percent of its funding from the city, but only one person on its 33-member board is selected by a public official.

Citing mismanagement of funds and unethical treatment

of workers in light of their recent efforts to unionize, local residents began protesting, and Ward 1 City Councilman David Segal proposed an ordinance that would have forced public appointees onto the library board by allowing Mayor David Cicilline ’83 to appoint four trustees and the City Council to appoint an additional four.

“We reached the tipping point in the last year or so.

Administrators’ salaries have increased while services are being cut back, rank-and-file employees are being fired and branches are being closed,” Segal said. “We want to make sure the library’s priorities reflect the

priorities of its users.”

The ordinance has been tabled for the time being as both sides wait for the library’s board to consider a compromise that would automatically name eight current board members as public appointees. When their terms expire, the city could choose to keep those people or to replace them.

Ward 9 City Councilman Miguel Luna told the Providence Journal in February that trustees gave the director a 12-percent raise two years ago and then last year approved a 5-percent raise for administrators. According see LIBRARY, page 6

Advocates want city to find jobs for unemployed Lawsuit over First Source legislation to come before judge next week

BY ANNE WOOTTON METRO EDITOR

Steps taken by the city of Providence to enact First Source, an ordinance meant to find jobs for unemployed residents, have been insufficient, according to local advocacy groups now suing the city for its inaction.

Members of Direct Action for Rights and Equality and Rhode Island Jobs With Justice, among others, will be present next week at the next court hearing, scheduled for March 8 and 9.

The First Source ordinance, which has been adopted by cities across the country, requires companies that receive tax breaks from the city to sign a contract guaranteeing that if positions open within their company, those jobs will go to Providence residents first, so long as they are qualified.

To date, the city has a Web site, ProvidenceConnects.org, and a telephone number that unemployed residents can call to add their names to a list of Providence residents seeking jobs, but officials have yet to begin drafting a contract for companies to sign.

“There’s no real excuse to not have done that — all of the best intentions in the world, if they’re

not met with actions, don’t do any good,” said Sara Mersha, director of DARE. Though many of the city’s current tax stabilization agreements with companies contain clauses requiring that a certain amount — usually 10 percent — of those companies’ employees are Providence residents, the city has no method of following up on that requirement, according to Rachel Miller, director of RIJWJ. The City Council first passed the First Source ordinance in 1985, but it was not until two years ago that advocacy groups and several City Council members began pushing for its enactment, and funds were actually set aside for enforcing the ordinance.

The ordinance calls for $250,000 of the city’s budget to be set aside and spent collecting names of unemployed residents and providing them with necessary job training. An amendment made to the ordinance by the City Council calls for one full-time staff person to be hired exclusively for work on First Source-related issues.

Currently, the city has $150,000 earmarked specifically for First Source, according to Ward 1 City Councilman David Segal, although Mayor David Cicilline ’83 originally put aside less

money for the ordinance. The City Council later worked to increase that amount.

No staff person has been hired yet, and there is no vehicle for job training in place — the Web site simply refers visitors to companies that provide job training.

“We’re not completely sasee JOBS, page 8

Parking a major concern at master plan meeting University plans to move most of undergraduate parking off campus in coming years

BY ANNE WOOTTON METRO EDITOR

Over 50 members of the College Hill community were present Wednesday night at Brown Hillel for a presentation on the University’s Institutional Master Plan, which will be submitted to the City Council for approval within the next few weeks.

The Plan has three main principles: developing a circulation structure on campus that fosters community, consolidating Brown’s core of academic buildings on College Hill and moving beyond College Hill to various off-campus projects and real estate ventures.

Limitations on parking, traffic congestion on College Hill and plans for the recently approved Thayer Street District Management Authority were all topics of high priority at the meeting. The University stands to lose close to 400 parking spaces in the next several years to building projects such

as the Jonathan Nelson Fitness Center and Sidney Frank Hall, though demand for off-street parking will only increase.

The building of a parking garage either near the OlneyMargolies Athletic Center or underneath the planned Nelson Fitness Center would generate far more than enough space for parking. To avoid a surplus of parking spaces, the University will request proposals to lease one or more parking lots off campus.

Most if not all of the 450 undergraduate students who currently park on campus, many of whom use the Power Street parking garage, will eventually be forced to relocate their vehicles to the new lots, and shuttle service will be provided back and forth. Parking that was formerly reserved for undergraduates will be freed up for faculty, staff and graduate students. see PARKING, page 7

Concerns raised at forum about Mayor Cicilline ’83’s tax plan

BY ALISSA CERNY STAFF WRITER

Several local interest groups and Ward 1 City Councilman David Segal sponsored a forum in Wilson 102 Wednesday night to inform Providence residents about the possible negative effects of a Tax Increment Financing plan recently proposed by Mayor David Cicilline ’83.

Segal was joined by Rachel Miller from Rhode Island Jobs with Justice and Corinne Teed, a member of the Olneyville Neighborhood Association. Other groups sponsoring the forum included Direct Action for Rights

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and Equality and UNITE-HERE Local 217, a union representing hotel, restaurant and garment employees. Wednesday’s meeting was the sixth in a series of forums hosted throughout Providence in order to raise awareness about the TIF. The forum began with a series of interactive skits. Members of the audience read scripts and assumed the roles of renters, homeowners and developers in downtown Providence to illustrate the current situation, with an emphasis on the inferior school systems, current regressive property taxation and past use of tax break incentives

for developers.

Under the plan, the TIF, the city will set a base property tax in a designated downtown area based on the amount of property taxes generated in 2005. The taxes from 2005 will be set aside to pay for new development, which in theory will encourage additional development downtown by attracting new investors.

This development will increase the value of the property, theoretically allowing revenue to increase while the current property tax rate of 3.7 percent remains stable. see TIF, page 7

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Corporation continued from page 1 we’ve been working towards, and this initial plan to put $1 million is a good start. It doesn’t solve the problem completely, but I would say that it is an active goal.”

The budget authorizes enough financial aid funding — nearly $53 million — for University to continue the commitment to needblind admissions it made four years ago. It also raises graduate student stipends by more than 8 percent to $18,000 and allocates funding for increased wireless access, technological support and library services. All of these items will be addressed within the next year, according to the URC report.

“There’s a question about the kind of technology support we provide to classrooms,” Zimmer said. “Right now this is divided between the library, between CIS, and for quite a while, it’s been recognized that this isn’t really a rational arrangement. I think we’re going to rationalize that and be able to put more funding into that.”

The Division of Biology and Medicine, which includes the Brown Medical School, will see a 14.5 percent increase in its budget, bringing its total funds to nearly $113.4 million. The large increase for that particular area of the University is in line with the goals of the Plan for Academic Enrichment.

The Corporation also approved a $10 increase in the student activities fee and eliminated the $279 orientation fee for all incoming first-years. The URC recommended getting rid of the orientation fee because it created confusion and because the tuition hike will cover any lost revenue.

The Undergraduate Council of Students originally asked for a $54 increase in the student activities fee, but Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services David Greene instead proposed that the responsibility for funding club sports be moved from UCS to the Department of Athletics. According to the report, the change

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will free up $200,000 for student activities, satisfying the needs of the student activities budget with an increase of only $10.

“Though we certainly would have liked to see a larger increase in the student activities fee, the extra $100,000 or so will provide noticeable and urgently needed relief to the finances of student groups,” wrote UCS President Sarah Saxton-Frump ’07 in an e-mail to The Herald.

“The Corporation also agreed to allow for an annual revisiting of the fee’s amount. This gives us more flexibility, and the ability to advocate as frequently as possible for an increase in the fee, if needed.”

Constraining factors Nevertheless, the URC’s report warned of higher costs, specifically for energy. According to the report, “double-digit increases are expected to continue for several more years.”

Zimmer said that besides budgeting for increased costs, members of the community can actively seek to conserve energy.

Administrators aggressively tried to conserve energy this year by, among other things, lowering the thermostat in University buildings. Brown ultimately saved $500,000 as a result of the effort.

“There are the usual small ways. They seem small for each individual, but we are a community of many thousands of people, and if we all make a small contribution, we end up with a large one,” Zimmer said.

“We do have certain intrinsic disabilities because some of the older buildings we have, because they are beautiful, historic and convey a great sense of continuity, are generally difficult to maintain from an energy standpoint.”

Furthermore, the URC had to deal with the unexpected cost of continuing to implement Banner, a computerized information system that would allow for, among other things, online course registration. The project has met significant cost overruns and is far behind schedule. Zimmer said the $646,000 allotted in next year’s

budget for the implementation of Banner is supposed to help get the project back on track.

“We’re close to the point where we’re ready to think about launching this again,” he said.

The URC report also pointed out that while the number of pledges to the Campaign for Academic Enrichment is “encouraging,” the actual amount of cash being sent in is less than originally forecasted. This has created a potential cash flow problem that could mean less revenue for capital projects and the endowment.

“We probably have to do a little more encouraging of donors to pay their pledges sooner, if at all possible. The campaign still has almost five years to run, and people make a pledge in the context of the campaign,” Zimmer said.

“The Corporation has concrete guidelines in terms of projects regarding how much cash we have to have,” he said.

While the budget allocates money for increased services and seeks to keep on target with the timeline in the Plan for Academic Enrichment, both the URC report and Simmons’ Feb. 25 Universitywide e-mail warn that Brown will face tight budgets for the next five to seven years.

“The proposed operating budget includes incremental expenditures for many of the core needs identified in the Plan for Academic Enrichment. It provides very limited funding, however, for new expenditures in FY07 beyond these priorities,” the report said.

Simmons’ e-mail re-affirmed her commitment to the Plan for Academic Enrichment, calling it “our great strength in these difficult times,” while warning that the University might have to reprioritize in the face of rising costs.

In response to the prospect of budget cuts, Zimmer said, “It’s not a matter of scaling back, but rather wanting to push ahead and do more. There are a number of areas we’ve been talking about for some time that need to be attended to, and in order to do that, we’re going to be even more disciplined in our budgetary allocations.

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UCS continued from page 1 faculty expansion and financial aid, than on improving campus facilities.

“If we had not done need blind (admissions),” she said, “we certainly could have done some of these things.

Simmons also addressed the issue of the new focus on science education, marked by the proposed Science Cohort program. She said that the “model typical of science teaching” tends to drive away those who do not excel in coursework, and that new proposals should encourage more students to

include science classes as part of their educations.

“Fundamentally, the question is, how can we interest more students in science and engineering?” she asked. “What can we do to make students feel more positive about science?”

Simmons also addressed rising tuition costs, pointing to the expense of updating scientific equipment and buildings, as well as the higher costs of “smart” classrooms with electronic equipment versus olderstyle classrooms.

Other topics discussed included improving the integration of Resumed Undergraduate Education students into campus life, the impression among applicants that Brown lacks “intellectual engagement” outside the classroom

and funding for undergraduate research.

After Simmons departed the meeting, UCS continued its regular business, including certifying four student groups. The Brown Policy Review was certified as a category two group, while the Russian Club, the Bulgarian Club and Visions — an Asian American literary and opinions magazine — were all given category one status.

Michael Thompson ’07, communications chair, informed the council that 1,500 students had taken the UCS WebCT poll so far.

UCS proceeded to discuss what one member called the “fiasco” of its mid-year report. In a lengthy session, members questioned one another about the printing of the inaccurate, poor-quality

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The Undergraduate Council of Students heard from President Ruth Simmons at its general body meeting Wednesday night in Peterutti Lounge.

reports and their unauthorized removal from the UCS office in Faunce House late Saturday night

by Thompson. Members also discussed the numerous e-mails on the subject written within the UCS listserve which were leaked to The Herald.

“I think that (the executive board) and the main characters in this sad little drama are covering their asses” by leaking e-mails to The Herald, said Representative Hugh Livengood ’07.

In order to be permitted to remain present at the meeting, a Herald reporter agreed to not attribute quotes to members unless the member agreed to allow it.

“I think it’s clear there was a miscommunication” in the printed of the report, a senior UCS member said, which led to an outdated member list being printing in the report at the cost of $966. Another member said the executive board of UCS should work at the Gate and donate earnings to the Undergraduate Finance Board to pay back the money spent.

There was also tense questioning of members over the removal of the reports from the office by Thompson to his room in Harkness House. Members questioned Thompson’s truthfulness when he said he did not intend to destroy

the reports, while others defended him.

In the end, UCS/UFB Representative Cash McCracken ’08 and at-large Representative John Gillis ’07 served notice to Thompson that a motion removing him from UCS could be introduced after a 120-hour waiting period mandated under its constitution.

Admissions and Student Services Chair Halley Wuertz ’08 then served notice to Academic and Administrative Affairs Chair Tristan Freeman ’07 that a motion removing him could be introduced at the same time.

Freeman then served the same notice to President Sarah SaxtonFrump ’07, Vice President Zac Townsend ’08, Appointments Chair Benjamin Boas ’06.5, Corporation Liason Kate Brandt ’07, Campus Life Chair Deanna Chaukos ’08 and Alumni Relations Liason Douglas Faron ’06.

Boas then served the same notice to McCracken, making nine UCS officers eligible for removal at the next general body meeting.

A two-thirds majority of UCS members is necessary to pass a motion removing an officer.

“I think this is a painful lesson for UCS and the executive board in communication and checks and balances,” Saxton-Frump said.

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Nordlinger continued from page 1 Nordlinger said some people “lose their sobriety or poise.”

When Fox first came on the scene, Nordlinger said it was a form of media “some people found refreshing and other people found repugnant.”

Though Nordlinger described himself as not much of a TVwatcher, he presented two views on Fox’s conservatism — one that Fox is in fact conservative and another that it is more middle-ofthe-road.

Nordlinger mentioned Wash-

ington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.’s reference to Fox as “Republican state television” in a column two weeks ago as an example of the former school of thought.

Nordlinger said he himself remains “unclear” on the issue, but he added that “Fox has been demonized by its critics.”

Regardless, the polarization of the media mirrors the “polarization of the country as a whole,” Nordlinger said. Bias in journalism contributes to polarization in America, he said.

Polarization and separation were important themes for Nordlinger throughout his lecture. In the debate over objective journalism, Nordlinger

emphasized his belief that it is possible to write unbiased mainstream journalism.

“I think a conscientious, diligent person can do it,” he said.

“It’s not that you’re inaccurate or biased, but the power to choose in this business is a very great power indeed.”

“It’s not hard to be objective … no matter how strong your views,” Nordlinger said, adding that use of opinions in mainstream reporting “constitutes abuse.”

“I don’t think we can drain ourselves of all bias, but we can put on a kind of objective hat,” Nordlinger said. “If people report in a biased way, it’s because they want to.”

In the past, the difference between opinions and mainstream journalism has been quite clear in America. Nordlinger lamented that this divide has now become “blurred.”

“I like the old way,” he said.

With the increased bias, Nordlinger perceives American journalism as moving toward what he called the “European system,” in which newspapers bear strong political affiliations.

Nordlinger expressed other concerns about the future of print journalism. “I fear that it’s in its twilight,” he said.

When William Buckley Jr. founded National Review in 1955, Nordlinger said the publication was “a new political and literary animal.”

Nordlinger said National Review is able to serve as a location of intra-right debate addressing issues like immigration, abortion and stem cell research.

Ethan Wingfield ’07, who attended the lecture, told The Herald he believes “National Review has developed a reputation of speaking strongly and reasonably.”

“I think (Nordlinger’s) humility and candor were just very refreshing,” said Marc Frank ’09, who applauded National Review for providing an “intellectual source for conservative thinking.”

“You don’t need to have a large circulation to make an impact,” Nordlinger said.

“There’s a place for the highbrow publication and a place for the tabloid — the highbrow will always have fewer readers, but

they’ll have influence,” he said.

“National Review influenced Ronald Reagan for years and later he influenced others.”

The magazine doesn’t make a profit, Nordlinger said, quoting Buckley’s credo: “We exist to make a point and not a profit.”

In the question-and-answer portion of the lecture, Nordlinger acknowledged a “discontent with Bush on spending” among conservatives. While Bush “never ran as a small-government guy,” Nordlinger said, “I’m not sure liberals understand the conservative discontent when it comes to federal spending.”

“I thought it was very good, he was very well-spoken” said Kent Haines ’07, who identified himself as a Libertarian.

“College is more of a time for learning than for opinions,” Nordlinger told The Herald after the lecture. He advised that students “explore as much as (they) can” while having “respect for the division between fact and opinion.”

“Keep an open mind until you have to close it,” Nordlinger concluded.

Library

College, to call for more public governance of the library.

Raub founded the Library Reform Group after the library started reducing its hours, closing branches and laying off employees who showed interest in unionizing.

“We’ve organized 2,000-name petitions and gotten no response.

I scheduled two or three rallies and the leaders left their offices early.

We felt no one was listening to us. We felt that if the public really wanted representation, we were going to have to be on the board,” Raub said.

According to a Providence Journal story, Ward 3 City Councilman Kevin Jackson claimed Howard Walker, vice chairman of the library board, told him that the library would refuse money before permitting the city to have onethird representation on the board.

Walker did not return calls from The Herald.

All sides are taking a less hostile tone as they wait to see if the library will accept the compromise. “I’m very happy, maybe prematurely, that they might be willing to compromise. We’re not trying to take over the library — we’re trying to support it,” Raub said.

“Good governance is a means to an end,” Segal said. “We think

discussions on this issue have been fruitful.”

“We have a process, as all boards do, as far as the nomination process. It would have to be a process; someone can’t just say ‘do it,’ and we do it, but discussions on this issue are ongoing and positive at this point,” said Tonia Mason, director of marketing at the library.

Mason also pointed to the library’s current strategic planning review. Funded by a $70,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation, the comprehensive self-audit of funding and operations has been ongoing since November. There are currently three City Councilappointed representatives on the committee undertaking the review, which Mason said is a sign that library officials do believe in allowing the public to have a voice in the library’s governance.

“People are not happy with reductions that we’ve had to make, and cuts in staff and service over the past few years. This process helps us address the problems we face given the reality of the funding situation,” she said.

“Ultimately, if there were a larger public presence on the board, (the City Council) might be more forthcoming with funding, as would private donors,” Segal said.

continued from page 3 to Segal, both the director and administrators currently receive six-figure salaries.

The library has also faced threats of workers unionizing after 21 people were laid off last year.

The labor troubles and closure of library branches, combined with reports of large salary increases and the hiring of expensive consultants, have caused some residents, such as Patricia Raub, a professor of American studies at Providence

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD PAGE 7

TIF continued from page 3 In subsequent years, any income above the 2005 base-level will be deemed the increment of additional revenue inspired by this development.

While the amount beneath the increment will always go into the general fund for city upkeep — including infrastructure, police and schools — it is uncertain how funds raised above the base level will be allocated. As much as half of the increment will be re-invested in downtown development, including repairs to sidewalks, roads, public lighting and pedestrian crosswalks, Segal said.

Proceeds from the TIF will go toward a $30 million parking garage in La Salle Square, footbridges on Atwells avenue and Broadway streets, which will cost $4 million, $2 million dollars in landscaping on Interstate 95 and a $1.4-million parking garage at the train station.

In its entirety, the plan has currently proposed an estimated $60 million in spending which it will borrow by taking out loans against

Parking continued from page 3 The planned changes to student parking will be announced officially this spring, although University planners have met with representatives from several student groups who have been receptive to the idea, according to Richard Spies, executive vice president for planning and senior advisor to the president.

“We’ve got to simply change the mindset (about vehicles on campus),” Spies said. “Students now will leave their residence halls and get into their cars to drive to the OMAC.” Some meeting attendees expressed skepticism about Brown students’ willingness to sacrifice their cars to remote off-campus locations.

“I think we all know what Brown students are like — they want to get a pizza at 1 a.m.,” one audience member said.

Spies reminded him that 25 percent of the University’s student body is replaced each year with brand-new students.

“There will be an expectation on the part of returning students that does not exist for new students,” Spies said. “There’s no reason why our students can’t learn new habits.”

Michael McCormick, director of planning for Facilities Management, acknowledged the need for better communication about parking for athletic events on campus. Particularly with the removal of the 250 parking spots in front of the OMAC scheduled for 2007, it will be necessary to alert visitors to Brown’s campus about parking available both behind the sports complex and in other small lots surrounding the complex, McCormick said.

A recent study of traffic flow on College Hill found that the sequencing of traffic lights on Angell and Waterman streets creates unnecessary delays for vehicular traffic. The study also found levels of pedestrian traffic on Thayer Street south of Waterman and on Cushing Street to be much higher than expected, according to McCormick.

expected future revenue.

Miller and Teed, who both said they oppose the TIF, objected to the $31 million dollars in spending, which would benefit developers from the Procaccianti Group, owners of the Holiday Inn and the Westin Hotel. Leaflets distributed at the forum noted Procaccianti’s low $6.75 hourly wages at the Holiday Inn, compared to higher wages earned by workers in unions, and the lack of worker benefits offered to their employees as additional reasons to condemn the TIF. The TIF will also allocate $5 million dollars for affordable housing at a location to be determined at a later date.

Segal said he does not agree with the current plan to finance all the development up front, as opposed to gradually using the increased funds generated by higher property values to select a number of different projects each year.

The money generated by the TIF does not have to be spent on developing the area within the TIF. The area designated for development currently extends slightly beyond the border of the TIF and must meet the City Plan

Commission’s definition of a blighted area.

The TIF is currently being reviewed by the Finance Committee. The next steps include a public hearing, two votes of the full council and approval by the mayor. Although no date is currently set, Segal predicted the public hearing would be held in the spring.

“If there is enough turnout, the people’s opinions may have an impact — especially because this is an election year when officials will be especially sensitive to the public sentiment,” Segal said, though he noted that of 131 TIFs proposed in Chicago, not a single one has ever been successfully defeated by a community group.

“The city does have other ways of raising money aside from the TIF, but those require voter input, whereas this particular plan does not,” Segal said.

Miller and Teed predicted the TIF will have many negative effects for citizens of Providence.

Where TIFs have been imposed in Chicago, they said, gentrification increased because low-income families were forced to move due to higher property taxes. Miller and Teed also expressed doubts

that the proposed condos will be affordable for the average lowincome Providence family.

Those opposing the TIF generally believe it is not necessary to inspire future development in Providence. Money from the TIF will go toward projects that were already underway before the plan was created, Teed said.

“Some of these projects, like connecting Westminster Street, are things the city already wanted to do in the past, and now the TIF will provide the money. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it is a matter of trade-offs and priorities,” Segal said.

The mayor’s office did not return multiple requests for comment.

Downtown Providence is only the first of a number of proposed TIF plans for the city — the next proposal will address Olneyville, a largely residential area, where gentrification and social division are growing issues.

To conclude the forum, Miller and Teed asked the audience to divide into three groups based on whether they believe the TIF should be amended, redrafted or completely rejected and explain their reasoning.

“I don’t think the TIF is a bad idea — it would move the city in the right direction by creating change in Providence, but I think they need to reconsider how the increment will be allocated and consider putting more money toward affordable housing so that not only the developers stand to benefit,” said Daisy Schnepel, secretary of the Fox Point Citizens Association, who grouped herself with those supporting the amendment of the TIF. “I think development is a good idea, but I’m not convinced a TIF is necessary. I think we should allow the market to regulate itself, because it seems to be doing a decent job so far,” said Philip Burns ’09, who stood with those in favor of rejecting the TIF. A city-wide summit is scheduled to discuss the TIF and possible solutions or alternatives.

The summit will take place Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at the Beneficent Congregational Church and is hosted by DARE, ONA, RIJWJ and UNITE-HERE Local 217.

Wednesday night’s forum was co-sponsored by the Student Labor Alliance, which has no official stance on the proposed TIF.

McCormick said that plans for the Walk — which will connect the Pembroke campus and Life Sciences Building to the main campus with a pedestrian walkway — include the addition of stoplights on Angell and Waterman streets between Thayer and Brown streets at the points where The Walk intersects those streets.

These stoplights, in turn, will be synched with their corresponding Thayer Street stoplights to speed the flow of traffic as much as possible. The Walk is scheduled for completion in 2008.

Cosmetic improvements to Thayer Street and a number of surrounding streets are scheduled to begin this summer as part of the District Management Authority, according to McCormick.

In addition to planting trees and removing graffiti, the improvements will include the entire repaving of sidewalks on Thayer, Meeting, Cushing, Bowen, Olive, Hope, Angell, Prospect, Waterman and George streets.

The University also plans to petition the city for the purchase of Fones Alley and Olive Street between Brown and Thayer streets. Currently, garbage trucks make 75 stops on and around Brown’s campus — a number that could be greatly reduced and, consequently, improve traffic flow on College Hill if loading docks were concentrated on Olive Street, McCormick said.

One meeting attendee raised concerns about what positive economic effect, if any, the cosmetic improvements on Thayer Street will have.

“Making the sidewalks prettier is not going to begin to improve the economic situation on Thayer,” he said, adding that improved parking and a variety of merchants are the only way to increase consumer traffic.

He cited the closing of OOP! and continual openings of walk-in restaurants on Thayer as evidence that the street’s marketing diversity is on the decline.

“By creating the DMA, there’s now a forum for discussion, considering proposals and making changes — the key players are there,” Spies said.

But at least one audience member was unsatisfied with

this response, complaining that the communication the DMA is supposed to facilitate among the municipality, the University and Thayer Street property owners reminds him of the United Nations because “you get nothing done.”

Spies reminded attendees that the DMA was approved by the City Council just weeks ago.

McCormick also presented plans for new buildings on campus. In addition to the planned Pembroke Hall renovation, construction of Sidney Frank Hall and the Nelson Fitness Center and adaptive re-uses of Rhode Island Hall and the J. Walter Wilson building, he introduced plans for

a three- to four-story Creative Arts Center to be constructed at 86 Waterman St. The building currently occupying 86 Waterman, which was originally built in the 1880s and houses the Department of American Civilization, will be demolished.

Omnipresent motorcyclists on Thayer Street were another topic of concern at the meeting, with one College Hill resident claiming he has counted as many as 96 motorcycles on Thayer Street in one night.

“They do have certain civil liberties that we can’t abridge,” said Abigail Rider, director of real estate for the University, though

she said that Providence Police Department officers sometimes ticket the motorcyclists for loitering.

Several College Hill residents at the meeting suggested that police also look into enforcing laws on speed limits and stop signs, which the motorcyclists often allegedly disregard — “not to mention the wheelies.”

One resident told Rider, “I won’t stand for it. Go out in front of City Hall with a sign.”

“OK, that’s great, but we need your help,” Rider said, who added that the University has brought concerns about the motorcyclists to the city’s attention in the past.

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Bookstore continued from page 1 employees told The Herald in a Feb. 10 interview that Huidekoper, Hunter and Brendan McNally, special assistant to the executive vice president for planning, met with bookstore employees Feb. 9, delivering an update on the report and saying that the University was “leaning” toward outsourcing the bookstore.

The administrators glossed over other possibilities for the future of the bookstore at the Feb. 9 meeting and instead spoke mostly about outsourcing, Sprake said.

When asked about the employees’ concern that a decision to outsource implicitly has been made, Huidekoper denied the claim and stressed

that a decision would only be made after soliciting campus feedback.

Though it is not yet clear how a decision to outsource the bookstore would affect its employees, Sprake said they fear expulsion from the University community, losing benefits and perks such as access to Brown athletic events and facilities. “We would be grotesquely affected when amputated from the University,” he said.

Bookstore employees said an unsettling attitude of fear and uncertainty has permeated the bookstore in recent weeks, caused in part by what employees have perceived as vagueness from University officials. “You don’t treat your family like this,” one employee said.

The three employees interviewed by The Herald said they

would not remain at the bookstore if it is outsourced to an external company.

Huidekoper said administrators are aware of the employees’ fears. “We know absolutely that there are a number of concerns. If this were to be a path that the University decided to go in, before we made a decision we would have to go through a process of addressing the employees’ range of concerns,” she said.

Barnes and Noble currently operates bookstores for five Ivy League schools — Columbia, Harvard and Yale universities, Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania — and hundreds of other colleges and universities.

Hunter, McNally and Carr all cancelled interviews with The Herald.

Jobs

the city could be most helpful to these residents in finding them permanent employment.

Though some jobs that companies might offer would require workers to have skills in trades such as carpentry, there are plenty of unskilled positions to be filled, such as hotel concierges and janitors, according to Segal.

Positions in skilled trades should ideally be filled by unemployed Providence residents, Segal said, even if it requires that they be trained by the city.

“It’s harder, but then they’re in a union and on a career ladder for the rest of their lives — it’s rewarding work,” Segal said.

“I hope they kick our butts and say, ‘You need to put at least $250,000 into the ordinance,’” he said of his aspirations for the court appearance next week. “This is the best anti-poverty program that we have the means to implement — right now there’s no real reason to think that it is benefiting the neighborhoods.”

continued from page 3 tisfied,” Mersha said. “The most important thing is that unemployed residents are getting jobs, and that’s just not happening — people are struggling, folks just don’t have jobs.”

Mersha said that though Cicilline has always been receptive to the idea of First Source, the planning department is responsible for implementing the ordinance. Its director, Thomas Deller, has “not been taking it seriously enough,” she said.

Deller did not return requests for comment from The Herald.

Between fall 2004 and fall 2005, Mersha and several other DARE members, along with members of other local advocacy groups, collected 500 surveys from unemployed Providence residents and turned them over to the city. The surveys included questions about how

Club Herald.

Don’t forget your drink tickets.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD PAGE 9

Klonick continued from page 12 In short, I’m not holding my breath for a new and improved Nomar. Despite suggestions that Garciaparra will be rejuvenated in his new position and his native California, it’s more likely that the Dodger newbie will only continue his recession. Given his propensity for the disabled list, his best bet would be to leave the National League and find a spot as a designated hitter.

Sosa had a comparatively pitiful showing in 2005 with 14 home runs and a .221 batting average.

His career has been besmirched in the past three years not only by his terrible statistics, but also by accusations of steroids, a quick temper, corked bats and now a false retirement.

At 37, a recovery looks even less likely for the right fielder

Trudeau continued from page 12 Ross: Defense is as overrated as your girlfriend, pal. The Yankees will be terrible in the field and mediocre on the mound and still win 98 games. The real story in this division is the Toronto Blue Jays.

Spring will unthaw the long-frozen tradition of winning baseball in Toronto, with several blue-chip prospects stepping out of the solid carbonite like Han Solo to make a wild card run in ’06. A.J. Burnett, Roy Halladay, Gustavo Chacin, Josh Towers and Ted Lilly will combine to have the AL’s third-best ERA (behind Chicago and Oakland). A vastly underrated bullpen will be bolstered by a true closer in hurler B.J. Ryan. Years of conservative roster management and an increase in payroll are paying off for the blue birds, as they have found the droids they were looking for.

Tom: As I recall, Han Solo was blind for like a day after getting unfrozen, so I think it’s safe to say that Vernon Wells … is blind?

Whatever. The Blue Jays are the real story? Toronto’s General Manager, J.P. Ricciardi, must have used some sort of Jedi mind trick on you. There is an infinity percent chance either Burnett or Halladay will miss significant time, and despite picking up third baseman Troy Glaus and first baseman Lyle Overbay, the offense simply isn’t good enough to survive anything

after a rash of hip and back injuries. In what turned out as a blessing for the Cubs, Sosa defected to the Baltimore Orioles after the 2004 season and subsequently tanked. Rumors swirled of steroid-related injuries as testing finally kicked up in Major League Baseball.

Though Sosa showed glimmers of the power that once propelled him into the national limelight, his deterioration, mentally and physically, hampered any permanent recovery in hitting records.

This offseason, Sosa has leaked rumors of retirement, turned down a $500,000 offer from the Washington Nationals and equivocated on his decision to play in the World Baseball Classic. He yells at coaches, fails to produce at the plate and lets his greed and hubris narrow and marginalize his career. Sosa is a hobbled chimera of his former self — a veritable monster from

his steroid use, and a specter of the potential that existed in his heyday. Expect little this season from what was once one of the most recognizable names in baseball. For the way he’s playing, the retirement sham might as well be true.

The future is not nearly so bleak for Nomar as it is for Sammy. With two and 30 years and a honeymooner’s spring in his step, Garciaparra is the best bet for a comeback. Sosa, on the other hand, should have taken a page from his Moriarty, McGwire, and left the game before he began his downward spiral.

Either way, I think it’s time for a redecorating.

short of a perfect season from their front of the rotation starters.

It’s about time that one of us mention the real division champs: The Red Sox. This team won as many games as the Yankees last year with an out-of-shape, injured and ineffective Curt Schilling, no closer and zero offensive production from its first basemen.

Boston has brought in a young, potential staff ace in Yankee killer Josh Beckett, revamped its bullpen and traded for Coco Crisp. The Sox will also unleash top pitching prospects Jon Papelbon, Jon Lester and Craig Hansen, and the team brought in at least six more bloody socks for Schilling.

time since … well, ever. With Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelli and Joey Gathwright, the baby Rays have the best young outfield in baseball, and that’s before you even factor into the equation Baseball America’s top prospect, outfielder Delmon Young. B.J. Upton is one defensive level away from becoming an all-star, and we know Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, Aubrey Huff and Julio Lugo are all going to hit Schilling. If Tampa Bay can ever find a couple starters to go with phenom Scott Kazmir, then maybe they can become a serious conten… (laughs) a serious con… OK, I can’t say this with a straight face. The Rays will always be the Rays.

Ross: Engage the conveyor belt and let me torch this argument piece by piece. News flash: Curt Schilling isn’t going to be Curt Schilling ever again. He’s toast.

Theo, et al. should be happy with 10 wins, 130 innings and a mid-4 ERA from the aging star. “Yankee killer” Josh Beckett has never pitched more than 178 innings in a season, and he sported a 2005 road ERA, almost two points higher (4.38) than in pitching-friendly Miami. I agree that Boston has a lot to look forward to, but Lester’s ETA is 2007, Papelbon won’t start more than 15 games and Hansen will only close after a couple more months of Keith Foulke implosions — and by the way, his knees and confidence are both still shot.

Tom: Let’s take this argument … south? To Tampa, that is. The Rays will be relevant for the first

Kate Klonick ’06 anxiously awaits the day that pitcher Edgar Martinez is called up to the Red Sox, giving her another player whose name she can pronounce ending in “-ah.”

Ross: I knew you’d shy away from crossing me again. Obviously, you remember when I launched a trash can at your dome when you were only seven years old. Eight stitches? Tru story. You know what we see eye-to-eye on, little bro? Shut up, I’m about to tell you. The Devil Rays. I know we can root for this young team to provide us with some awesome fantasy sleeper. Now let’s cuddle up around MLB.com and drool over spring training reports, eh brohan?

Tom: Mmm … fantasy baseball.

It’s like crack cocaine with slightly worse side effects.

Ross Trudeau ’06 finds it burdensome to be more attractive AND more talented than Tom Trudeau ’09.

Baseball continued from page 12 that we’re not going down there just to get outside,” said co-captain Shaun McNamara ’06. “We’re going down there to win, where in the past we weren’t.”

Despite the improved team outlook, the Bears will have their work cut out for them. McNamara described the Seminoles as a team that thrives on strong defense and pitching while playing small ball on offense. “They’re not going to bash you out of the park, but they do the little things right,” he said.

The Seminoles’ top player is Baseball America Preseason All-American Shane Robinson, an outfielder the publication describes as “a one-man rally.”

Last season, he led the nation in runs, was second in hits and on-base percentage and was third in steals in a campaign that included a 40-game hit streak. He was named Colle-

giate Baseball’s National Player of the Year.

For the Bears to compete, they’ll also have to adjust to playing in front of 4,000 to 5,000 fans each game, a far cry from the comparatively meager crowds normally gathered at Aldrich Dexter Field.

“Baseball’s just a whole other thing for them down south,” Hughes said. “The atmosphere, you can’t really compare it to anything up here.”

Brown will start Bryan Tews ’07, McNamara and Jeff Dietz ’08 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. At the plate, old hands like Eric Larson ’07, Paul Christian ’06, Hughes, Devin Thomas ’07 and Tews will mix with newer faces like Ryan Murphy ’08, Matt Nuzzo ’09, Robert Papenhause ’09 and Dan Shapiro ’09, who should all see significant time.

“We can’t wait, as fun as it is playing baseball on the OMAC basketball courts,” McNamara said.

EDITORIAL/LETTERS THE BROWN DAILY HERALD · THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 · PAGE 10

STAFF EDITORIAL

Keeping an open book Recently, speculation surrounding the future of the Brown Bookstore — including whether its operations will be outsourced to an external vendor like Barnes and Noble — has escalated as employees await the release of a report outlining potential reforms. Though Elizabeth Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, insists that the report will not disclose any concrete administrative decisions, bookstore employees report a heightened sense of urgency arising from fears of losing their current jobs’ benefits.

When The Herald first reported in October that the bookstore was undergoing this most recent review, Huidekoper framed the process as an effort to “make sure (the bookstore) is meeting the needs of the community optimally.” At the time, the purpose of the review process — in addition to what the Bookstore Review Committee might recommend — seemed open-ended, with Huidekoper stating that, “We have not by any means made a decision, but we’re looking at all options.”

The recent handling of the situation by administrators, however, indicates a final decision may be reached sooner rather than later. At a Feb. 9 meeting during which administrators updated employees on the review process, discussion centered primarily on the possibility of outsourcing, according to several employees. Wednesday, in a meeting with Huidekoper and Vice President for Administration Walter Hunter, employees learned that “the committee is leaning toward (outsourcing the bookstore) to Barnes and Noble,” according to employee Peter Sprake ’07.

But because the report has yet to be formally released, employees are left to wonder how much they should read into such limited information. They describe a tense, unsettling work environment that is only enhanced by the uncertainty regarding the University’s next move. While we commend the administrators’ vow to keep employees informed, we wonder what can be gained by “previews” that emphasize speculative projections over substantive content. It seems unnecessary to drop hints at prospective courses of action when an actual report will be released within the next few days.

Huidekoper, moreover, maintains that a period of discussion involving various segments of the campus community will take place following the report’s release. During that time, administrators plan to address the various concerns shared by employees, including that they may ultimately be expelled from the University community as a result of the bookstore’s restructuring. If a forum will eventually be provided for these concerns, why enhance suspense for those who will eventually be affected? We believe that the University’s communication with bookstore employees, though a well-intentioned attempt at transparency, has instead contributed to an atmosphere of confusion and uncertainty.

JOSEPH NAGLE

LETTERS Plus/minus student forum neglects athletes To the Editor: On Tuesday morning, the Undergraduate Council of Students sent an e-mail informing he student body of a community forum that will be held this afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. in Salomon 101. The event was billed as the “only student-run forum” before the faculty vote on the plus/minus debate. The invitation to voice our opinions is great, but the timing of the event leaves something to be desired. It neglects to take into account a sizable portion of the student population — student athletes.

By failing to take into account the large portion of the student body who are student athletes and who have practice between 4 and 6 p.m., UCS and its affiliates have alienated an entire student demographic. As a student-athlete, my team’s commitment to practice will not permit me to attend and contribute to this forum. The realization that neither I nor my fellow studentathletes will have the opportunity to be active in this academic discussion was a shock to me. I felt

upset at my apparent exclusion from this process, and angry because my voice as a student-athlete should be heard if I choose to speak, regardless of the forum.

The addition of pluses and minuses to the Brown grading system will influence the student athlete demographic just as much as it will affect other students. In order to rectify this underrepresentation of student athletes,I suggest that a forum be held during a time when athletes can attend. If the forum opens at 7 p.m. or later, athletes can eat a nice Ratty dinner after practice before going to Slomon 101 for a debate on the future of Brown’s academics. Rescheduling the event would provide an excellent opportunity to invite these members of the community to voice their opinions on this issue.

Lillian Ostrach ‘07 Feb. 28

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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD · THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 · PAGE 11

And the Oscar goes to...

A movie nerd takes a light-hearted look at this year’s top films

BY ADAM CAMBIER OPINIONS COLUMNIST

It’s already early March, and we all know what that means — no, not the beginning of spring, the approach of March Madness or the end of Black History Month. No, it’s time for Hollywood’s biggest orgy of self-congratulation, the Academy Awards. For those of you too cool to read the movie section of post-, I present a humble movie nerd’s take on some of this year’s top contenders.

First up is “Capote”, or, “Look at Phillip Seymour Hoffman Seriously, just look at him.” This movie, my favorite of the year, is a chronicle of the period of Truman Capote’s life in which he travels to Kansas to write his masterpiece, “In Cold Blood.” This film is smart, subtle, dark and somber.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman gives a stellar turn as the tit-ular character, although while watching him it’s hard to keep from periodically thinking of his infamous “sharted” line in “Along Came Polly.” Look for him to take the ceremony’s Best Actor award as the movie’s lone recognition for the night — the other nominations are based in understatement the Academy rarely (and sadly) never recognizes.

Next is “The Constant Gardener,” or, “How to make a movie about Africa filled with white people.” This was a good movie, I swear to God. I didn’t enjoy

a second of it, but it was good. “The Constant Gardener” joins the pantheon of movies that are filled with breathtaking performances, intelligent and purposeful writing and innovative direction that simply aren’t any fun to watch. This is also one of a few movies this year that tries to make white people feel bad for exploiting blacks, and appears to be doing a decent job of it. Look for Rachel Weisz to take the Best Supporting Actress award for her appearance as the white person every

directed with all the subtlety of getting hit by a bus, but if there’s one movie this year that can defeat frontrunner “Brokeback Mountain,” it’s this. See it if you haven’t already.

Let’s now consider “Memoirs of a Geisha,” or, “Two-dimensional geishas, two-dimensional film — a perfect match, right?” This movie, based on Arthur Golden’s rich source novel, fell flat on its gorgeously-painted face. The original book is filled with intrigue, conflict, cattiness and feminine mystique. The film is filled with lots of pretty colors and costumes all set up alongside pretty women. The eponymous geisha, played by Zhang Ziyi, is reduced from a dynamic character to a rather pathetic stereotype of the Japanese woman.

Although largely disappointing, the movie does boast good acting from Zhang and her co-star Gong Li, who came close to Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations, respectively. Unfortunately they missed the nominations, leaving “Memoirs” with six technical nods. All in all, in the spirit of the movie’s poor quality and gross simplification of Asian stereotypes, me no love this movie long time.

Next up: “Walk the Line,” or, “Ray” for white people.” Surprise! Yet another biographical film is honored in major categories by the Academy. This movie,

The omission of big-budget, big-ego productions in favor of smaller message pieces represents a return to what movies are supposed to be. bleeding heart liberal tries to be.

Next on the list is “Crash,” or, “Does it feel like 1960 in here, or is it just me?”

This “little movie that could” is this year’s socially conscious film with an emotional wallop that reaches out to the white Academy and shows them that there’s more to life than elite screenings and gala luncheons. “Crash” is touching and powerful, with strong performances from nearly everyone involved. (Sandra Bullock? Who’d have guessed?) Sure, it’s

taken by itself, is great: Joaquin Phoenix is engrossing, Reese Witherspoon is endearing and the music is engaging.

Unfortunately, the same could be said of “Ray,” the Ray Charles biopic honored at last year’s awards. From the humble country beginnings to the marital infidelity through the heartbreaking drug habit, this movie is, frame-for-frame, exactly like last year’s entry. It’s a shame, too; much as “Cinderella Man” was done in by the proximity of another boxing flick in last year’s “Million Dollar Baby,” “Walk the Line” was cheated out of some nominations it deserved because of its similarities to “Ray.” Look for the female version of this movie in the next year or two with a biography of Dusty Springfield starring Kristin Chenoweth rumored to be in the works.

Yes, I omitted “Brokeback Mountain” from my list; I haven’t seen it. Despite this oversight on my part, I can make one assertion about this year: that all of these movies and nominations represent a good year for film. The omission of big-budget, big-ego productions in favor of smaller message pieces at the Oscars represents a return to what movies are supposed to be about — telling a story without going overboard on cheesy effects and maudlin themes. So to those of you who went to see “Doom” instead of the films on this list, I urge you to go out and see what you’re missing, as 2005 presented an excellent year for a return to the soul of the medium.

Adam Cambier ’09 wishes he didn’t have to pay nine dollars to see a movie.

The coming cataclysm The West’s history of appeasement is worrisome now that it faces Palestinian and Iranian threats

BY BORIS RYVKIN GUEST COLUMNIST

Events of the last few weeks give new credence to the old saying that “history repeats itself.” On Sept. 30, 1938, two groups of statesmen convened in the city of Munich, Germany to negotiate a treaty. On one side stood French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier and his British colleague, Neville Chamberlain.

Opposite them stood Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italy’s Benito Mussolini.

The first of the two delegations arrived confused and largely impotent. Perceiving concession and appeasement to German demands as the only means to avoid a European conflagration, Chamberlain and Daladier sought to avoid what was already in motion. Hitler remarked after the signing, “Chamberlain seemed such a nice old gentleman that I thought I would give him my autograph.”

In Munich, Chamberlain, the nice old gentlemen, certainly acted like one. A jubilant reception awaited the Prime Minister in London as he proclaimed “peace in our time.” It all disintegrated a year later, and when it was all over, 40 million had perished. It’s important to heed the lessons of the past in light of a cataclysm that now approaches Israel, the United States and the West.

We begin with the Jewish state and its predicament. Israel faces a myriad of problems: fierce internal division, an oppositional international community and neighbors bent on its obliteration. Recent events have greatly exacerbated these challenges. Hamas, an Islamist terrorist group whose 1988 Covenant states, “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until

Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it,” has won 78 of 130 seats in the Palestinian Parliamentary elections.

Ehud Olmert, Israel’s acting Prime Minister, having sent 6,000 troops to expel the nine pioneering families of Amona (north of Jerusalem) and their supporters, has announced that Hamas is “not a strategic threat” and plans to launch massive withdrawals from the West Bank if victorious in the March Knesset elections.

A recent poll taken by Israel Army Radio and the Jerusalem Post showed close to 70 percent of the Israeli public now believes last year’s Gaza disengagement was “useless” and 50 percent oppose further withdrawals from the West Bank.

The Israeli government has been touting its security barrier for months as the panacea that will solve its security problems. This is flawed logic. It is true that in the fortified areas 90 percent of terrorist attacks were thwarted, but that didn’t prevent over 320 Kassam rockets being launched at the city of Sderot. It also completely ignores the fact that the Palestinian terrorists have obtained 13-16 kilometer range Russian rockets and will receive substantial support from Iran. As history shows, a wall cannot save a people from those bent on its an-nihilation — even the Great Wall of China didn’t work. Israel must act offensively against Hamas, stop its policy of retreat from Judea and Samaria,

fundamentally restructure the Knesset political landscape and encourage the construction of new Jewish communities in the territories. The alternative is a repeat of 1938 and another Holocaust.

We now turn to the second challenge: the policies and intentions of the Iranian regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollah Khameini. The International

of Islamic terrorism in the Middle East.

Ahmadinejad has called Israel a “tumor” and has denied the Holocaust multiple times. He also proclaimed a world “without America and Zionism is reasonable and possible.” Israeli intelligence estimates Iran achieving nuclear capability in 10 to 18 months, with US predictions being three to five years.

To give such a regime the benefit of the doubt as our predecessors did in 1938 is to sign one’s own death warrant. I am pess-imistic about sanctions being the only course of action, especially if Russia and China veto or choose to circumvent them. A full naval embargo on gasoline and machine parts may prove effective, but the regime will likely still find willing customers to supply them, as did Saddam Hussein in the case of France and China. Military action might eventually be the only alternative. If such action is to be taken, it must be done with the full force of the Western bloc and no recourse must be spared. The coming months give the West an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the past and act decisively in response to both Iranian and Palestinian threats. The West must not forget the lessons of Munich and allow Iran to reach a point of no return, because it will be us who won’t be returning.

Iran has systematically deceived the international community about its nuclear program for 18 years. To give such a regime the benefit of the doubt is to sign one’s own death warrant.

Atomic Energy Agency, citing Iran for multiple infractions and non-compliance of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, has sent its file to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions in March. The Iranian regime’s response was as troubling as it was direct. Iran threatened to halve domestic oil production, withdrew assets from European banks and pushed on with full uranium enrichment, as IAEA seals on sensitive facilities were removed. Iran has systematically deceived the international community about its nuclear program for 18 years and has become the premier sponsor

Boris Ryvkin ’09 tells it like it is.

SPORTS THURSDAY THE BROWN DAILY HERALD · MARCH 2, 2006 · PAGE 12

High hopes for baseball as season opens at No. 6 FSU

Ivies give all-conference nods for ice hockey, swimming to 12 Bears The Ivy League handed out All-Ivy honors in three sports Wednesday. Six Brown ice hockey players, five from the women’s team and one from the men’s team, all received the honor. Six members of the women’s swimming and diving team were recognized for their performance at the Ivy League Championships this past weekend.

Defenseman Myria Heinhuis ’06 and forward Hayley Moore ’08 were the two women’s ice hockey members named First Team All-Ivy. Heinhuis anchored the Brown defense all season with her physical play.

She also ranks in the top three in the league in points by a defensive player with five points on five assists. Moore is the team’s leading scorer with 37 points on 21 goals and 16 assists.

Co-captains Ashlee Drover ’06 and Keaton Zucker ’06 made the Ivy League’s Second Team. Zucker has 28 points on 15 goals and 13 assists for the season, as the second half of Brown’s 1-2 offensive punch with Moore. Drover, another talented defenseman, has also piled up the points this season with 13, including 11 assists — good for third on the Bears.

Goaltender O’Hara Shipe ’08 rounded out Bruno’s honorees as an honorable mention. Shipe has anchored Brown’s three-goalie rotation putting up a .924 save percentage with a 2.16 goals against average.

The men’s hockey team will take the ice this playoff weekend with only one member on the All-League team. Jeff Prough ’08, who leads the team in goals (15) and points (28) was given an honorable mention.

Leading the group from the women’s swimming and diving team is Eileen Robinson ’06, who nabbed two all-league selections. Robinson won the 50- and 100meter freestyle in the championship meet and was named to the First Team in both of those events. Robinson also made the Second Team in the 200-meter freestyle relay with her team of Sarah Goodman ’09, Lauren Zatorski ’08 and Elizabeth Wong ’06.

Jessica Larson ’06 was the other First Team honoree after she won the 1-meter dive over the weekend. Ashley Wallace ’07 also made the second team after she finished second in the 200-meter butterfly.

— Justin Goldman

After another active offseason, the AL East will be exciting again

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Co-captain Shaun McNamara ’06 will start the second of the baseball team’s three games against No. 6 Florida State University this weekend. Despite seemingly heavy odds, the Bears are heading to Tallahassee hoping to turn some heads with some wins.

BY CHRIS HATFIELD SPORTS EDITOR

While Major League Baseball teams are now over a week into Spring Training, they will not start playing real games until April. Brown’s baseball team, on the other hand, isn’t content to wait around until then. The team will open its season this weekend in Tallahassee, Fla., with three games against the No. 6 Florida State University Seminoles.

This will be the third season that the Bears have taken on a national baseball powerhouse in the opening part of the season. Last year, Brown played one game at the University of South Carolina, a team ranked eighth at the time, losing

7-2. However, the Bears had had 12 games to prepare for such a strong foe.

In 2004, Brown opened at the University of Florida and lost three games, one of which went to extra innings.

The key difference this year is the team’s outlook entering the games. Last season, the Bears went 23-19 overall and 14-6 in the Ivy League, second-best in the conference behind Harvard. After that success, the team is looking to do more than shake off the winter rust from what co-captain Danny Hughes ’06 called “a long month” of practice inside the OlneyMargolies Athletic Center.

“I think we have the mindset this year see BASEBALL, page 9

It’s been another tumultuous offseason in the American League East. The Yankees made their usual big-money free agent signing and the Red Sox re-tooled their e n t i r e infield. The Blue Jays made moves that could f i n a l l y make them relevant again, the ROSS AND TOM TRUDEAU Devil Rays’ s u p e r TRU STORY talented flock of prospects is finally ready to mature into big-league stars and the Orioles, well, they signed Kevin Millar.

Who’ll take baseball’s most over-exposed division?

Ross: The 2006 edition Bronx Bombers have a chance to match the offensive fireworks of the 1927 New York offensive machine affectionately dubbed “Murderer’s Row.” What else matters when your first six hitters are Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi and Hideki

Matsui? 900 runs is a realistic goal for this group … 1,000 maybe?

Tom: Your love of the halfling’s leaf has clearly clouded your mind. The Yankees will have the worst corner outfield defensively in recent memory, with Sheffield and Matsui recently ranking as last and second-to-last at their respective positions, according to ESPN’s Peter Gammons. Robinson Cano was the worst defensive second basemen in the game last year, A-Rod checks in as the worst third baseman at fielding bunts and Derek Jeter continues to be the most overrated defensive player in baseball, ranking in the bottom three in the league at shortstop. I won’t even touch Damon’s arm (reminiscent of a mix of Vince Young and my girlfriend’s throwing motion), Jason “I look like the un-athletic fat kid who trips over himself in little league” Giambi at first or Jorge Posada’s deteriorating skills behind the dish. With an aging staff, the Yanks have no one to catch the ball. see TRUDEAU, page 9

FRISKE BUSINESS

Glory days No-mar for Garciaparra and Sosa For my 19th birthday my little brother gave me a series of photographs depicting a Red Sox jersey-wearing Nomar Garciaparra in different parts of his swing.

Hanging next to my computer, it serves as a daily reminder of his beautiful, obsessive-compulsive swing, honed with gui-dance by Teddy Ballgame.

Alongside KATE KLONICK these pictures is a KLONICLES Sammy Sosa baseball card from the year he raced Mark McGwire for the home run title. Just a few years later, both players are shadows of those that dominated the game and my bedroom wall. The decline of Sosa and Garciaparra, two ex-Cubbies recently

heralded as some of baseball’s biggest stars, has left baseball fans looking for their renaissance or retirement.

Needless to say, my 19th birthday was quite a few years ago, the season before the Red Sox dumped their literal Achilles heel in Garciaparra to the Cubs and went on to shed an 86-year curse. In the past two years, my hometown affinities have realigned to Jason Varitek, but my enchantment with Nomar’s twitchy but magical swing has remained.

This offseason, Garciaparra became yet another addition to the Red Sox West, also known to those who care about the National League as the Los Angeles Dodgers. A perennial shortstop, Garciaparra has been moved to first base, where he has taken to shopping for new gloves like Vanessa Bryant for diamonds. Once ranked as one of the game’s best three shortstops, he has remained sidelined for the better

parts of the last two seasons with various injuries. Long troubled by wrist problems in his time with the Red Sox, he ended his East Coast career with a suspicious Achilles tendon ailment, which continued with the Cubs, where he then sustained a ruptured groin muscle the following season.

Substantial talk surrounds Nomar’s heralded return from the disabled list.

Finally off the bench in September, he batted well, but his defense was not in top form. His career batting average is still above .300 — .320 to be exact — but that wasn’t hard to maintain when he was spending the majority of two seasons watching from the dugout. More importantly, his signature pirouettes and backhanded side-armed throws are polished plays of the past — additional signs of his declining athleticism. see KLONICK, page 9

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Scott Friske ’09 was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after his 23-point performance at Cornell Saturday night.