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Gov. Carcieri ’65 at new popularity low The poll showed mixed support for some of Carcieri’s specific proposals to close the state’s at least Only 34 percent of Rhode Islanders $357-million budget deficit. While approve of the job performance of 78 percent of Rhode Islanders were Gov. Donald Carcieri ’65, accord- in favor of possible consolidation of ing to a recent Brown survey by some public services to lower costs, the Taubman Center for Public 71.8 percent opposed cutting aid to Policy. local schools. Carcieri’s approval “People are reratings — which peaked ally hurting,” Orr said. METRO “They are anxious and at 63 percent in 2004 — have declined five percent since some of them may very well be the Taubman Center’s last poll in angry. When people are feeling September. that way they tend to point an acOne reason for the decline could cusing finger at those who are in be the worsening economic situa- charge.” tion in Rhode Island, said Marion Accordingly, approval ratings Orr, professor of political science were down for all state officials, and director of the Taubman Cen- Orr said. ter. However, Ray Sullivan, com“My sense is that when people munications director of the Rhode look at government performance, Island Democratic Party, said comthey actually think about their eco- paring the approval ratings of more nomic situation,” Orr said. Rhode low-profile local politicians to those Island currently has a large budget of the governor is not valid because deficit and one of the highest un- the latter has a “bully pulpit and employment rates in the nation, greater (media) exposure.” he added. Carcieri’s numbers have deTwo-thirds of the survey’s re- clined because “his priorities have spondents said they knew a friend been out of step with mainstream or family member who had recently Rhode Islanders,” Sullivan said, lost a job. citing Carcieri’s opposition to the A representative from the govercontinued on page 3 nor’s office declined to comment. By Sara Sunshine Senior Staff Writer
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After a change of plans for a new building, the Urban Environmental Lab (above) will be left in place on Angell Street.
Brain building reverse a boon to UEL By ellen cushing and Ben Schreckinger Senior Staff Writers
The Corporation’s decision this weekend not to pursue construction of a new brain science building has provided a reprieve for the Urban Environmental Lab, which sits on the lot that had been designated for the new structure. President Ruth Simmons wrote in an e-mail to the Brown community Saturday that given the University’s current financial situation, the Corporation has “endorsed efforts to explore renovation of existing buildings” instead of pursuing new
ResLife finds dirt, though more swept under rug By Talia Kagan Contributing Writer
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Almost a quarter of rooms inspected by University staff this semester were found to have health and safety violations. The inspections, directed by the Office of Residential Life, were conducted in 830 rooms from Feb. 10 to 12, with 200 rooms receiving citations for offenses including illegal extension cords, possession of candles and excessive trash. Coupled with inspections from last October and November, the office has inspected a total of 1,534 rooms, according to statistics from ResLife. Of all rooms inspected this academic year, 18.5 percent received violation notices. Almost 26 percent of the recorded violations — not including alcohol- and drug-related infractions — involved illegal power strips and extension cords. The second most commonly recorded violation was for “excessive wall decorations,” which accounted for a little over 20 percent of the total violations. Other common violations were blocked
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exits and damaged or obstructed fire safety equipment. The number of violations received in different residence halls varied widely, even for similar dorms. For example, during the October inspections, 22 percent of rooms visited in Vartan Gregorian Quadrangle B received violations, while only 1.8 percent of those visited in Quad A did, according to the ResLife data. Of all dorms inspected this year, Marcy Hall was the only one that did not have a single room with a violation. A total of five notices were given for “evidence of pets,” though that does not mean inspectors necessarily found hordes of furry creatures running around residence halls. According to Richard Hilton, assistant director for operations for ResLife, having cat food visible in your room counts as evidence of pets. Not all rooms in inspected dorms were visited, said Thomas Forsberg, associate director of Housing and Residential Life. “We
Room violations in 2008-2009
1,534
Total number of rooms inspected
284
Number of rooms with violations
87
Power strips or extension cords
14
Evidence of smoking / incense
69
Excessive wall decorations Source: Residential Life data, since Oct. 2008.
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construction. “It’s great that we’re going to be able to stay in this building and keep the garden,” Administrative Manager for the Center of Environmental Studies Patti Caton ’92 MA’02 said Monday. Caton, who said she had collected signatures to save the Lab, said the building is the most energy-efficient one on campus. Students had also mounted a campaign against building the so-called “Mind, Brain, Behavior” building on the property, posting signs on campus. Like Caton, Professor Emeritus Harold Ward, who helped found the Center for Environmental Studies now
housed in the UEL, reacted positively to the Corporation’s decision. “I am pleased that the potential for conflict between (brain science building) interests and environmental faculty and students has been eliminated,” Ward wrote in an e-mail to The Herald. He wrote that this decision removed the “immediate threat to the UEL.” Caton said the garden in front of the UEL provides a space for members of the Providence community to garden on Angell Street. A proposed future location for the Lab on Cushing Street could not have accommodated continued on page 2
Alum to advise Treasury on bailout of U.S. automakers by Lauren Fedor Senior Staf f Writer
As stock markets continued to plummet and uncertainty about the economic stimulus package lingered, President Obama appointed another Brown alum to his administration. Steven Rattner ’74 P’09, a prominent Wall Street financier and member of the Brown Corporation, will serve as a top adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the difficult task of rescuing America’s troubled “Big Three” automakers, multiple media sources reported Monday. Last month, President Obama was considering Rattner for the unprecedented position of “car czar,” in which the private equity mogul would have supervised the government bailout of the automobile industry. But last week, Obama instead selected a Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, to be led by Geithner and National Economic Council Director Lawrence
Summers. The Task Force — described in a White House press release as a cabinet-level group — was set to include the secretaries of Transportation, Commerce, Labor and Energy, as well as representatives from other groups, including the NEC and Environmental Protection Agency. The committee convened on Feb. 20 to discuss requests from two of the car companies, Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp., for additional bailout money, according to the release. In December, the government gave the two auto giants loans amounting to $17.4 billion. Last Tuesday, the companies requested an additional $14 billion in bailout money. Though the White House statement did not name Rattner as a member of the Task Force, both the Associated Press and the New York Times reported yesterday that he will join the committee as continued on page 3
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windy city Nar ra g ansett moves forward with plans to build wind turbines.
losing streak ends Men’s hockey edges Quinnipiac, getting back in the win column.
An Nc beats a c Jared Lafer ’11 thinks NCs should appear on external transcripts.
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“There’s a community around this building.” — Caroline Karp, senior lecturer in environmental studies
Scrapping of new brain science building appears to save UEL continued from page 1 the garden. For advocates of the UEL — located in a 19th-century carriage house — the University’s financial woes have a silver lining. “This economic slowdown gives everybody time to reconsider the best possible use of space,” said Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies Caroline Karp. The Providence Preservation
Society placed the UEL on its Most Endangered Properties List last year. When The Herald spoke with PPS Director of Preservation Services Sara Emmenecker ’04 last July, she said the Society was concerned about losing historic College Hill buildings to new construction projects. “We saw them as significant, not only as historic structures from the 19th century but as providing a historic context of the residential area that once existed,” Emmenecker said.
The University looked into having the house moved to another campus location, rather than demolishing it, but resistance to the move created uncertainty around the Lab’s fate, The Herald reported. One faculty member working at the UEL said she was glad the building will be preserved. Karp said people in the environmental studies community prefer to “make the best possible use” of existing buildings before tearing them
down and starting over. “We’re delighted to be here,” she said. “It’s a lovely building. There’s a community around this building.” Catherine Pearson ’08, a research assistant at the Center for Environmental Studies and research fellow with Rhode Island Sea Grant College said she felt the UEL’s warm environment facilitated collaboration between staff and students. While those interviewed said the UEL’s position is secure for the time
being, the Center for Environmental Studies still has other housing concerns. Only seven faculty members have offices at the UEL, with others located in J. Walter Wilson and MacMillan Hall, according to Karp. The physical diffusion hinders collaboration, she said. In his e-mail, Ward suggested the possibility of revisiting a proposal to give the environmental studies department space in a house adjacent to the UEL.
Sovereign customers unfazed by buyout By Kevin Pratt Contributing Writer
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Sovereign Bank, which operates a branch on Thayer Street, has been acquired by Spanish banking giant Banco Santander, but the takeover will not affect customer accounts, according to Ellen Molle, a spokesperson for Sovereign. “Nothing has changed for customers,” Molle said on Monday. “It’s business as usual.” Philadelphia-based Sovereign suffered losses of $1.4 billion in 2007, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported last October. Santander, the world’s seventh-largest bank by market share, already held a 25 percent stake in Sovereign before agreeing to purchase the remaining shares for $1.9 billion in October. The transaction was completed this month, Molle said, adding that she expects customers to benefit from the merger with Santander, a bank “known for customer service and advanced technology.” Sovereign will keep its name “for the time being,” according to a statement released by the bank to its customers last November. In its other recent acquisitions, Santander has not changed the names of the banks it buys, according to the Inquirer article. Sovereign will also remain FDICinsured, according to the bank’s Web site. Brown students interviewed by The Herald said they had not noticed a change in banking at Sovereign since the acquisition. Sovereign customers Mats Horn ’11 and Allison Pincus ’10.5 both said
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The acquisition of Sovereign Bank should not affect customer accounts.
they were not previously aware of the merger and had noticed no changes in fees or customer service. According to Molle, “a letter from the Santander chairman was sent to all Sovereign customers on completion of the transaction.” Brochures detailing the merger were available at the Thayer Street branch. Operating in 40 countries, Santander leads both Europe and Latin America in market shares. Its ATMs abroad will not yet be accessible to traveling Sovereign customers, according to the statement. Santander supports Spanishlanguage instruction at universities around the world and promotes stu-
dent exchange programs with Spanish institutions. It recently facilitated several exchange agreements with Chinese universities, including a program that will bring two researchers from Peking University to Brown. Santander’s affiliation with universities is “definitely something they’ll be expanding in the U.S.,” Molle said. An independent agreement between Santander and Brown, signed by Santander chairman Emilio Botin and University officials, will also create grants for Brown students to study abroad and intern with Santander affiliate banks globally, The Herald reported in November.
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“Republicans have no clout in the state whatsoever.” — Anish Mitra ’10
Carcieri popularity at 34 percent in R.I. continued from page 1 national stimulus package as one example of this dissonance. The poll found that 74 percent of state residents support President Obama’s stimulus package. Sullivan also said Carcieri has failed to keep his pledge to help the Ocean State through the economic crisis. “The governor promised to create twenty thousand new jobs. The governor is very good at making big political pronouncements and
speeches, but the administration has fallen short in delivering,” Sullivan said. “Rhode Islanders are very smart ... They pay attention to what these (elected officials) are saying.” But not everyone believes that Carcieri is to blame for his low approval ratings and the lack of economic recovery in Rhode Island. “The state is basically run by Democrats,” said Anish Mitra ’10, member of the Brown Republicans and Herald opinions columnist. Though Carcieri has veto power,
he is unable to accomplish his objectives without a cooperative legislative branch, Mitra said. The governor’s low approval numbers are more a reflection of Rhode Islanders’ dissatisfaction with the mostly Democratic legislature’s performance, Mitra said, since “Republicans have no clout in the state whatsoever.” Besides, Mitra added, 34 percent support is not that bad. “It’s still higher than Congress’ approval rating ... it’s higher than Bush’s (was).”
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Narragansett moving forward on wind power funding and is waiting to see if the project will receive aid from the recently approved economic stimulus Plans for wind turbine development plan. Still, Wilkins noted that the costs are moving forward in Narragansett, bringing the state a step closer to and feasibility of the wind-harvesting Gov. Donald Carcieri’s ’65 renewable project in Narragansett are unknown. energy goal — to use wind to produce “There’s more questions than there 15 percent of the state’s energy by are answers out there at this point,” he said. 2011. The Department of Environmental Michael Sullivan, director of the Management received permission last Department of Environmental ManTuesday from the State agement, said his office Properties Committee has been working with METRO — which manages land Narragansett, Providence, and property holdings in the state’s Jamestown and Cranston to develop interest —to seek proposals from plans for wind turbines. energy companies to build and run The department is also developing wind turbines on state-owned land in regulations and guidelines for the Narragansett. The committee “gave a turbines, he added. go-ahead,” said Chris Kearns of EnSullivan said the department plans vironment Rhode Island, a statewide to erect a meteorological tower in advocacy organization. Narragansett which will collect data Christopher Wilkins, president pro “on the reliability and intensity of tempore of the Narragansett Town wind” and help the state determine Council, said the town is also looking where a wind turbine would be most at various town-owned properties on effective. In addition to helping Narraganwhich to harvest wind energy. Research on potential wind power sett develop wind energy, the state in Narragansett began two years ago, department is also looking to build its he said, after the governor announced own wind turbine in the town and use his plan for renewable energy. the power to run department build“We’re pretty much way ahead of ings. “We will consume our own green the curve on ... alternative energy,” energy to the extent practical” in orWilkins said. der to “practice what they preach,” Although winds are stronger he said. offshore, Narragansett is looking The department also hopes to to place wind turbines onshore to install a small wind turbine to help reduce opposition from fishermen, power the new state-owned beach Wilkins said. The town will probably building at Salty Brine State Beach face protests from neighbors wher- in Narragansett or the Fisherman’s ever the wind turbines are erected, he Memorial State Park campground, said, noting that some people “love to he said. “You’d be amazed at the number champion the wind energy movement but don’t want to see it from the decks of people who want to go camping of their houses.” at our facilities with a 50-foot (recreNarragansett is looking to locate ational vehicle) with central air, and its wind turbines either at one of its they want to be able to plug it in to high schools or middle schools, or at our camp ground facilities,” Sullivan a public wastewater treatment cen- said. ter near Scarborough State Beach. Kearns said the state was “making Wilkins said the water treatment good progress” on the wind-power center is the most likely candidate initiative, adding that it needs more because the wind power would be environmental legislation on the used to run the treatment plant. books. “There’s always more work The town has applied for federal to be done,” he said. By Melissa Shube Senior Staff Writer
a lead adviser to the Treasur y secretary. Rattner will work alongside former colleague Ronald Bloom, senior adviser on the auto industry. Bloom was vice president of investment bank Lazard Freres & Co., LLC from 1985 until 1990. Rattner ser ved as deputy chairman and deputy chief executive officer of Lazard from 1989 until 2000. In 2000, Rattner co-founded Quadrangle Group, LLC, a New York-based investment firm. He will leave his role as managing principal of Quadrangle to accept
the Treasury position, according to reports. A member of Brown’s highest governing body since 1994, Rattner was also editor-in-chief of The Herald as an undergraduate. The White House also announced the appointment of another Brown alum, Dana Singiser ’92, yesterday. Singiser, who served as a senior advisor for the women’s vote on Obama’s campaign, was appointed special assistant to the president for legislative affairs. She will be part of a team responsible for promoting Obama’s legislative priorities in the Senate. Singiser worked on the presidential campaigns of both Sec-
retar y of State Hillar y Rodham Clinton and President Obama, first as director of women’s outreach for Clinton. The Chicago Tribune also reported last week that Jill Zuckman ’87, a Tribune reporter and regular guest on cable news shows like “Hardball” and “Fox News Sunday,” was leaving the publication to join the Obama administration in the Department of Transportation. According to a Feb. 15 story on the Tribune’s Web site, Zuckman will ser ve as assistant to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and the department’s director of public affairs.
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“You won’t be deterred by one inspection” — Adam Kiki-Charles ’11
Women’s ultimate flush with recruits BY Frederique Couture-Carrier Contributing Writer
As they begin a new season, the women’s ultimate Frisbee A and B teams welcomed a third C team this spring for the first time after receiving a wave of new recruits throughout the fall semester. The club sport — which has successful women’s and men’s teams at Brown — has seen a dramatic expansion over the past couple of years, according to Julie Caplow ’09, Molly Cohen ’09 and Zahra Hirji ’09, the captains of the A team, which goes by the name “Disco Inferno.” “It is a truly momentous thing to have a C team,” Cohen said. Women’s ultimate was previously divided into two teams, A and B, based on commitment level and intensity. But this year, the club had over 65 members after recruiting, and could form a third team for the first time, Hirji said. Four years ago, the B team, known as “Pity Da Fool,” consisted of very few players, but last year it grew to include over 40 women, Hirji said, adding that the women’s ultimate team started to send two B squads
to participate in tournaments. The decision to form a C team was initially brought up this fall, as the team captains realized that their heavy recruitment — through word of mouth, table-slipping and “bring your roommate” practices — had succeeded more than they initially thought, Cohen said. The B team, which in previous years had never turned a player away, had to cut over 20 girls for the first time this fall. The B team has some “really talented players,” and could be competitive, said Kathryn Roberts ’10, one of the newly appointed C-team captains, adding that the creation of a C team offers players with less experience the opportunity to become better acquainted with the sport and have a lesser time commitment. While several members of the women’s ultimate team played ultimate in high school, most of the players on the team had never picked up a disc until joining, Cohen said, adding that its good to have “diversity, and not be so exclusive.” Hirji said what attracted her most to the sport was the sense of community among the team members, and that she “fell in love with the team” before she fell in love with
the sport. Molly Cousins ’11, a C-team captain, added that the “spirit of the game” was a major attraction for new recruits. While the ultimate team is competitive, it is also entirely self-run, fostering a sense of unity and teamwork, Cohen said. The newly established C team will cause certain new difficulties in terms of funding, Hirji said, but the captains were confident that they “will be able to make it” as costs have not “changed dramatically.” Women’s ultimate obtains financial support from the Ultimate Players’ Association, alumni donations, merchandise sales, working shifts at The Gate, the University’s Department of Athletics and fundraising efforts. Still, the members are also currently brainstorming new ideas for raising money, Hirji said. Some of the concepts being thrown around include pudding wrestling on the Main Green and a tie-dye party. The yet-to-be-named C team has already begun practicing and will participate in its first round-robin tournament on Mar. 8, along with the B team. The A team will play in a round robin on Mar. 1.
Room inspectors make second rounds continued from page 1 inspect as much as we can with the resources we have,” he said, adding that the number of staff volunteers determines how many inspections are done. Volunteers receive brief training before beginning inspections, he said. The office tries to run four to six rounds of inspections per academic year. According to violation notices that were handed out, rooms of students guilty of rule infractions were candidates to be re-inspected between Feb. 18 and 20, though Hilton said a re-inspection was not guaranteed. Michael Caron ’12 and his roommate received a violation for excessive wall decorations in their Keeney Quadrangle double — but complied with the notice’s instructions. “We scaled it back,” Caron said, though
he added that the room was never re-inspected. Adrian Leanza ’11, who lives in Diman Hall, said an inspector was only in his room for about 20 seconds and failed to notice visible violations because the room was “messy.” Though “alcohol, illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia” are among the violations listed on the inspection notice, Hilton said he had not yet compiled the data on these violations. Alcohol is only considered a violation if the inhabitant is under 21, and Hilton has not yet checked dates of birth for occupants of these rooms, he said. Forsberg said while illegal substance violations are recorded, they are “not the reason” for the inspections, emphasizing that health and safety are ResLife’s main concerns.
Some students said they were unsure how effective the inspections were. “If you’re going to have those issues in your room, you won’t be deterred by one inspection throughout the year,” Adam Kiki-Charles ’11 said. Instead, an inspection “makes people aware of what they shouldn’t have,” he added. Spencer McAndrews ’12 said she received a notice for an improper extension cord, but that “a lot of people put stuff away” in preparation for the inspections, which were announced via e-mail. According to Forsberg, ResLife has recently discussed lengthening the range of days in which inspections will be carried out to discourage quick fixes. “Our goal isn’t to catch, it’s to ensure that people are safe,” he said.
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M. hockey snaps eight-game skid with win over Quinnipiac By Dan Alexander Spor ts Staf f Writer
After losing to Princeton on Friday night, the men’s hockey team, anchored by strong goalie play from Mike Clemente ’12, took down Quinnipiac in a 3-2 game on Saturday to snap an eight-game losing streak. Brett Wilson of Princeton (20-70, 14-6-0 ECAC Hockey) netted two goals and added an assist to help the Tigers take down the Bears for the third time this season. Tigers goalie Zane Kalemba, the ECAC leader in goals against average and save percentage, stopped all but one of the 26 shots he faced. Matt Vokes ’09 scored his fifth power-play goal of the season with less than five minutes remaining in the first period. The Bears (3-20-4, 3-14-3 ECAC Hockey) got out to a 3-2 lead early in the third period, and the Bobcats (15-14-3, 8-9-3 ECAC Hockey) couldn’t come back despite pulling their goalie in favor of an extra attacker with 2:15 remaining. Princeton 4, Brown 1 Princeton took its home ice fresh off of a 3-1 loss to St. Lawrence last Saturday. That defeat put an end to a four-game winning streak for the Tigers, a stretch that included a 2-1 victory over then-No. 5 Cornell. Princeton defeated Brown in Providence twice earlier this season, by a combined score of 9-2. Princeton pounced on Brown in the first period, gaining a 19-6 shot advantage. For the first time in their last four games, the Tigers scored the game’s first goal when Brett Wilson beat Clemente 11:47 after the puck dropped. Just over thirteen minutes into the middle frame, Lee Jubinville scored a breakaway goal on an assist from Wilson, earning Wilson his 100th career point. The Bears tightened Princeton’s lead just over a minute later with assistant captain Aaron Volpatti ’10 snapped a wrist shot for his fifth goal of the season, making the score 2-1.
But that would be the only goal Kalemba let in all night. “He’s been obviously tremendous,” said Head Coach Roger Grillo. “He’s a good goaltender. They’re a good team. It’s very difficult to control the puck against them.” The final frame was close on the shot charts, but not on the scoreboard. Princeton only outshot the Bears 17-15 in the period, but managed to score two more goals — one, a flick over Clemente and the other, an empty net goal with 12 seconds left on the clock after Grillo pulled Clemente for an extra attacker. Despite the final score, Grillo remained optimistic following Friday’s game. “I thought we played extremely well on Friday and actually the score of the game was much different than the actual game,” Grillo said. “I thought it was as well as we played maybe all year.” Brown 3, Quinnipiac 2 Brown returned to the ice on Saturday to take on the Quinnipiac Bobcats, who had tied No. 7 Yale the night before, 3-3. The Bobcats took down the Bears in a 5-1 game on Jan. 30 at Meehan. But Brown got its second road win of the season in the rematch. According to Grillo, the difference between the two games was simple. “We got some timely goals and capitalized on some opportunities. And I thought we just played a little bit better defensively,” he said. Twelve seconds into their second power-play of the night, Vokes shot from the bottom of the left face-off circle and beat Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher to put the Bears ahead, 1-0, with five minutes to go in the opening period. It took over thirty minutes of ice time before anyone scored again, but momentum shifted to Quinnipiac when Brown took five penalties in under eight minutes in the middle of the second period. A minute into a five-on-three power play during that stretch,
Quinnipiac’s David Marshall, the second-leading scorer in the ECAC, put a high wrist shot past Clemente to tie the game, 1-1. With less than three minutes left in the middle frame, Brown regained a one-goal lead when Mike Wolff ’12 scored his first career goal. Sean McMonagle ’10 centered the puck to Wolff at the point, and Wolff fired a hard shot into traffic. The puck split defenders and eluded Fisher on its way into the back of the net, to put Brown ahead, 2-1. Brown scored consecutive goals for the first time since Jan. 17 when Assistant Captain Jordan Pietrus ’10 extended the Bears’ lead with his fourth goal of the season. Ryan Garbutt ’09 dropped the puck into the Quinnipiac zone, and Pietrus chased it down and won possession in front of the net. He fired a hard shot at Fisher from short range. The Quinnipiac goalie slowed the puck down, but it slipped through his legs to put the Bears ahead, 3-1. “It’s great to see a guy like (Pietrus) who does work as hard as he works to get rewarded for it,” Grillo said. Fisher left an empty net in favor of an extra Bobcat attacker with 2:15 left. Bryan Leitch, the nation’s leading scorer, added to his totals when he netted a goal with 36 seconds left to bring the Bobcats within one. Quinnipiac couldn’t put another puck on net, though, and the Bears left with their third win of the season. Tempers flared after the final buzzer and six players, three on each team, were charged with fighting and given one-game suspensions. Vokes, Volpatti, and Mike Stuart ’09 will have to watch Friday’s game against Colgate from the stands. “I looked back, and I saw two guys go after Stuart,” Volpatti said. “And then I saw another guy go in, so I went after him and it was a matter of just protecting your teammates. It sort of got out of hand from there.” Grillo seemed to agree with Vol-
Gymnastics faces off against top teams By Elisabeth Avallone Spor ts Staf f Writer
Though the gymnastics team was outscored by No. 11 University of Oklahoma (196.375), No. 13 University of Missouri (196.225) and No. 18 West Virginia (195.250), the Bears held their own last Friday at the University of Oklahoma, posting a 185.950 against some of the strongest programs in the country. The Bears set a number of personal bests and season-high scores despite falling short of team scoring aspirations for the weekend. “We may not have had our best meet of the season, but considering how strong the competition was, we were not disappointed,” said co-captain Stephanie Albert ’10. On vault, Carli Wiesenfeld ’12 earned a season-high 9.625 to lead
off the Bears in 19th place. Following were Helen Segal ’10 (9.575), Chelsey Binkley ’11 (9.525), Victoria Zanelli ’11 (9.500), Melissa Bowe ’11 (9.425) and Lauren Tucker ’12 (9.250). Brown earned a total of 47.650 on vault, the best team score this season for the Bears. Lilly Siems ’12, also with a personal best, recorded Brown’s top score on the bars, with a 9.550. Bowe (9.200) and Izzy KirkhamLewitt ’10 (9.025) helped the Bears tally a 45.275. Binkley tied her season-high of 9.650 to earn 16th place on the beam, while co-captain Jennifer Sobuta ’09 was close behind, earning 9.625 for 17th place. Tucker followed with a 9.500 and Katie Goddard ’12 with a 9.050 for a team combined score of 46.625. On the floor exercise, Bin-
kley, Wiesenfeld and Zanelli each scored a 9.400 for 19th place, while Segal (9.275) and Goddard (8.925) brought the Brown mark to 46.400. Zanelli notched a 36.075 in the all-around, finishing in eighthplace. Head Coach Sara Carver-Milne said she is optimistic heading into the Bears’ next competition at the Ivy Classic at Yale University on Feb. 28. “We did score our highest total on vault this weekend, but the girls let their nerves get the best of them on the other events,” CarverMilne said. “They know what they need to correct before Ivies next weekend. We will work hard this week. We are excited to have our strongest performance at Yale on Saturday.”
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Sean McMonagle ’10 and the Bears broke a long losing streak.
patti that the altercation was blown out of proportion. “It was not anything near what it seems like on paper,” Grillo said. “I wouldn’t even call it a fight. It was, you know, a little bit of a scrum. In my mind it started with their players, I think, a little frustrated that we had won, and so they came charging in.” The Bears will have to overcome their three-player loss when they
face-off against Colgate (10-16-6, 5-11-4 ECAC Hockey) in their final Friday of regular-season hockey. Brown defeated Colgate when the teams faced each other on Jan. 23 in a 4-1 game in Hamilton, N.Y. Then, on Saturday, the Bears will play their last game of the regular season, a final tune-up for the ECAC Hockey Playoffs, when they take on No. 11 Cornell (17-6-4, 12-5-3 ECAC Hockey).
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The virtues of renovation
Over the weekend, the Corporation made several important decisions involving campus building projects — most notably, it revised plans for new buildings for brain sciences and medical education. The Corporation wisely decided to renovate existing buildings as soon as possible to accommodate the needs of these departments, rather than postponing plans for new buildings until the financial climate improves. The Corporation should be praised for keeping the best interests of the University’s academics in mind — brain sciences and medical education require new facilities now and could hardly wait several years for the economy to recover enough to elicit the donations needed for construction. While the Corporation may have been tempted to put the departments’ needs in second place — after all, new buildings are flashy and sound great to donors and prospective students alike — they made a decision which prioritized academic goals and was financially sound. The Corporation’s decision may also have a few unintended, beneficial consequences. The east side of Providence is chock-full of fascinating historic architecture, plenty of which is University-owned and unprotected by any historical society. Many of these houses contribute to the rich architectural fabric of this part of the city. Brown is an important part of the history of Providence, and properties like the small department houses which dot George and Angell Streets help to connect us to that history. Shiny, huge new buildings like the LiSci — though they might smell nicer and work better — remove us from that history, and make us more like any other university. Renovations offer the best of both worlds: We can make better, more efficient facilities while maintaining historic properties and preserving the architectural feel of the city. Though the Corporation’s decision to renovate rather than build was based on financial considerations, we hope these projects are successful enough that more renovations will be approved in the future and that new buildings will only be constructed when absolutely necessary. The decision to renovate a building for brain sciences has also brought back a glimmer of hope for those invested in the future of the Urban Environmental Lab. Several years ago, the University had planned to knock down the UEL to make room for construction along the Walk, but recently relented to student and faculty pressure and agreed to move the historic building rather than destroy it. Now that the Mind Brain Behavior Building will not be constructed in its planned site, we hope that the University will leave the UEL where it is. Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board. Send comments to editorials@browndailyherald.com.
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Brown’s endowment is not a ‘rainy day fund’ To the Editor:
In his column (“Stealing from the poor and giving to the rich” Feb. 23), Simon Liebling ’12 made a fundamental oversimplification regarding the interaction between Brown’s investments, endowment and tuition. The endowment is not a bank account from which funds can be withdrawn at a whim — it is not a $2 billion “rainy day fund” that the University is “sitting on.” Instead, it is diversified in a variety of investment vehicles, such as bonds, stocks, mutual funds and real estate, which vary in liquidity and return rates. The University cannot simply cash in a few more of its chips when money gets low without hurting its long-term financial strength. Excessive withdrawals today would burden students a decade from now with accelerated (and unfair) tuition hikes. This is due to the approximately 5 percent of the endowment already
withdrawn annually that pays for a sixth of the operating budget, to which tuition contributes a third. In effect, every student automatically receives substantial financial aid every year courtesy of the endowment, a figure which would decrease in the future by “tapping a little bit more” into the $2 billion now. While I agree that the absolute cost of college tuition in general is outrageous and I’m dreading paying off my loans, Brown is relatively lucky; the usual increase in tuition was repressed to the lowest percentage since the 60s, financial aid was expanded, and the faculty and facilities that define the Brown experience were not diminished. Compared to Brandeis, which just put art pieces from their museum on sale to balance its budget, we should count our blessings. Dan Mahr ’11 Feb. 23
Sound and fury against University signifies To the Editor: Regarding Simon Liebling’s ’12 column (“Stealing from the poor and giving to the rich,” Feb. 23): Liebling’s suggestion that Brown draws more from the endowment, which is already set to lose almost a third of its value, is a completely irresponsible and unsustainable way to address the University’s imminent budget deficits. Furthermore, in his column Liebling ignores the fact that the 3 percent tuition hike will not affect those Brown students on financial aid who will be unaffected since the University guarantees to meet 100 percent of every student’s demonstrated need. These students are the ones coming from the most economically vulnerable families represented in our student body. His argument would
perhaps be supplanted by a justified call for financial aid for those students who fall just short of qualifying — the only people who could conceivably have to “leave” due to the historically minuscule tuition hike. Without contributing any concrete and feasible solutions to the grim financial problems facing the University, Liebling’s piece reminds one of the usual rhetoric of certain campus organizations that incessantly and ludicrously paint Brown as a bastion of corporate greed and evil, instead of bringing constructive and sensible suggestions to the table. Ruben Izmailyan ’09 Feb. 23
correction An article in Monday’s Herald (“Bequest puts pool back on fast track,” Feb. 23) incorrectly attributed a quotation to incoming men’s water polo captain Ken Collins ’10. The incoming captain’s name is Kent Holland ’10.
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c l a r i f i c at i o n An article in last Friday’s Herald (“‘Waltz with Bashir’ fills Avon,” Feb. 20) referred to David Polonsky as an artist-in-residence at Brown. Polonsky is an artist-in-residence at Brown/RISD Hillel. C O R R E C T I O N S P olicy The Brown Daily Herald is committed to providing the Brown University community with the most accurate information possible. Corrections may be submitted up to seven calendar days after publication. C ommentary P O L I C Y The editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial page board of The Brown Daily Herald. The editorial viewpoint does not necessarily reflect the views of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Columns, letters and comics reflect the opinions of their authors only. L etters to the E ditor P olicy Send letters to letters@browndailyherald.com. Include a telephone number with all letters. The Herald reserves the right to edit all letters for length and clarity and cannot assure the publication of any letter. Please limit letters to 250 words. Under special circumstances writers may request anonymity, but no letter will be printed if the author’s identity is unknown to the editors. Announcements of events will not be printed. advertising P olicy The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. reserves the right to accept or decline any advertisement at its discretion.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | Page 7
Fearing the NC Jared Lafer Opinions Columnist Ah, Brown’s glorious open curriculum! “What’s there to complain about?” you ask. “It completely caters to the needs of the students.” Perhaps, but when does the catering go too far? (Dramatic music.) When I reflect on the open curriculum, the following come to mind: no core requirements, no pluses or minuses and the S/NC option. The curriculum is obviously far more nuanced than that, but those are the policies by which I most often find myself directly and regularly affected. Note that I do not intend to criticize these policies, as I find them sound and integral to the Brown experience. Another policy, however, finds itself obscured in the wake of these three giants, and it has remained so for far too long. I’ll call it the NC/transcript policy. The dreaded NC has kept many a student up all night working. Fortunately, you have no need to fear the NC, as the University has a brilliant policy in which all NCs are removed from your external transcripts, along with the corresponding course description. Accordingly, if you get an NC, Brown is willing to wipe the slate clean — it will be as if you had never taken the course. While this is surely a policy that benefits all students, I feel I must contest it on principle. This policy certainly seems to be in the spirit of the open curriculum, since not having to fear the NC lends itself to adventurous
course selection. But when you think about it, should there really be any solace in failing a course? Consider what it means to fail a course, especially at Brown. Not only did your work (or lack thereof) fall well below the standards of the course (factoring in grade inflation and the vast number of out-of-class teaching resources), but you forgot to take advantage of the “Drop” function on Banner, which would avoid a record on your internal transcript. That’s not just a fail, that’s an epic fail. I really don’t think we need to be further
order), which I’m sure is not a very attractive outlook. But these consequences should be fleeting, if not insignificant, for the diligent Brown student. For example, the system is set up such that, at the norm of four classes a semester, you can afford two NCs and still graduate. Therefore, you’re given two “get-out-of-jail free” cards just for playing the game. And, worse comes to worst, the bold student could make up for missing credit by taking a fifth class the following semester(s). I assume the deans and our families can console them-
When you fail a course you should suffer the consequences. Your irresponsibility, whether regarding your course work or course selection, is inexcusable. Yet the NC/transcript policy preempts the excuse. babied by the NC/transcript policy. When you fail a course you should suffer the consequences. Your irresponsibility, whether regarding your course work or course selection, is inexcusable. Yet the policy preempts the excuse. It avoids the problem by absolving you of the liability. Of course, don’t take this as me saying you’re home free when you get an NC. Failing a class literally results in “No Credit,” meaning it’s that much harder to get those 30 credit hours necessar y for graduation. Moreover, you still have to answer to the deans and your family (not necessarily in that
selves with these two facts. Also consider that by removing NCs from the external transcript, you exclude them from GPA calculation. Now, the University technically doesn’t calculate GPA, and recommends the world do the same for Brown students, but the outside world really has no reason to follow through on that. GPAs are a means of standardization, albeit not necessarily always good ones. They give at least some picture of how well one is doing (or did) in college, and I’d be astounded if you go through life without ever having to calculate it.
That in mind, under the NC/transcript policy, a C becomes less desirable than an NC. A C is a passing grade, and thus shows up on your transcript and is factored into your GPA. And it is a GPA killer, as its grade-point value of 2 is sometimes enough to ruin one’s post-college dreams. What type of policy makes it worse off for you to pass a class than fail it? Well, this one. So, how do we correct the inconsistencies of the current policy? This can most certainly be accomplished by doing away with the NC/ transcript policy altogether, for it will not only revalue the C but provide students with some motivation to work harder, which couldn’t be a bad thing. Failing will no longer be excusable, as we rightfully begin to fear — or at least mind — the NC. One might argue that this policy would make students more hesitant to explore certain courses, thus defeating the goals of the open curriculum. That assumes that students choose their courses based on the likelihood of passing them. Now that’s not really in the spirit of the open curriculum. And, once again, given how relatively easy we have it, we shouldn’t be failing courses anyway, and if we do, there should be consequences. Hence this proposal. I think the attention and freedom the open curriculum provides us is a wonderful thing. But there is a point when such things become condescending, and we should know when enough is enough.
Jared Lafer ’11 is a philosophy concentrator from Manhattan. He can be reached at Jared_Lafer@brown.edu.
Twitter troubles By Jeremy Feigenbaum Opinions Columnist I know that politicians want to seem hip. I appreciate that public servants from both parties are trying to reach out to younger voters, as they should. As demonstrated by this past election, the youth vote is a force to be reckoned with. But I wish that efforts to target young voters were not so focused on one particular medium: Twitter. What’s wrong with Twitter? First, some politicians act as though the sophisticated use of technology is an effective substitute for backing the policies young voters support. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele seems to think that Obama dominated the youth vote in November because his campaign made better use of technology. Surely the Obama campaign’s text messages and regular e-mails made young voters feel involved, but that was not the reason that they supported him in such large numbers. Republicans are wrong if they think they can win back the youth vote by tweeting without altering their positions on the issues young voters care most about, including the economy and global warming. The GOP proudly notes that 25 percent of Republican lawmakers use Twitter, while only 8.5 percent of their Democratic colleagues can say the same. Yet ever y GOP legislator just voted against a bill that
provided substantial investments in green energy technology and education. If they think that young voters will ignore their party’s position on the stimulus because of a flashy text, they’re in for a surprise. But Twitter is a bad method of communication for other reasons. The nature of Twitter makes informed and balanced statements impossible, since all updates are strictly limited to 140 characters. An honest discussion of the stimulus, for example, might mention the impacts
real-time insight into… his congressional activities.” On paper, his use of Twitter sounds good. But two examples highlight the problems posed by political tweets. After former Sen. Tom Daschle’s tax issues were brought to light, Hoekstra angrily tweeted, “Daescle/Geitner/Rangel (sic) all avoided/cheated on taxes!Daescle latest!They don’t mind raising taxes because they don’t pay them.” It’s difficult to take elected officials seriously when their published statements are littered with mis-
Republicans are wrong if they think they can win back young people by tweeting, without altering their positions on the issues they care most about.
of different types of government spending, the role of tax cuts and concerns about our debt. Instead we get this statement from Rep. Paul Broun R-Ga.: “You’d think $1 trillion would buy you time and a better debate. Clearly this steamroller of socialism needs to hit a speed bump.” Twitter encourages politicians to be forceful, not candid. To make matters worse, many politicians are inept at using the Web site. Take Rep. Peter Hoekstra R-Mich. According to his staff, “Twitter allows him to provide
spellings and poor grammar. But that was not Hoekstra’s most egregious tweet. On Twitter, he revealed, in real time, the location of his helicopter when entering Baghdad’s Green Zone. All politicians and journalists know that on congressional trips, they may not discuss their location in a war zone until after the fact, for security reasons. His foolish tweet jeopardized soldiers’ safety. Thankfully, no troops were harmed as a result. And while the tweets I mentioned may have been inane, they had no seri-
ous consequences. On the other hand, Jeff Frederick, the chairman of the GOP in Virginia, managed to use a Twitter account in a way that actually hurt his own party. The Republicans in the state senate had developed an ingenious plan: in order to increase their membership and gain a majority, they were going to tr y convince a Democratic senator to switch parties. They found one ready to switch and their plan to take back power was almost complete. That plan would have worked, until their own party chairman tweeted, “Big news coming out of Senate: Apparently one dem is either switching or leaving the dem caucus. Negotiations for power sharing under way.” Naturally, the Democrats saw this tweet, shut down the Senate for the day, and forced their fickle member to stay in their caucus. To be fair, some politicians have found effective ways to use Twitter, without giving away militar y secrets or partisan plots. Twitter certainly does offer an opportunity for transparency, as well as a way to communicate to young voters. But before politicians declare that Twitter can help them win our votes, they must start supporting the policies we care about.
Jeremy Feigenbaum ’11 is a political science concentrator from Teaneck, New Jersey. He can be reached at Jeremy_Feigenbaum@brown.edu.
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