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vol. cxliv, no. 66 | Thursday, September 17, 2009 | Serving the community daily since 1891

Lagos probes government’s place in crisis Blunders

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By Hannah Moser Senior Staf f Writer

Watson Institute’s Joukowsky Forum overflowed Wednesday afternoon during former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos’s lecture, “Coming Through Crisis: A New Economic Model Emerges in Latin America.” A simulcast was set up down the hall to accommodate the roughly 80 people in attendance. Lagos, who led Chile from 2000 to 2006, is currently a professor-at-large at the University. Lagos discussed how Latin America can best learn from and respond to the current global economic crisis. Prior to the downturn, he said, there was much discussion of a policy plan called the Washington Consensus, which views government action in the economy as a problem, not a solution. continued on page 3

By Ellen Cushing Senior Staff Writer

develop a system that guarantees students an easier time getting into the classes they want. “A professor who is teaching a capped class can now ensure that students won’t take up class spots on Banner from those who either applied for the class, or are seniors or concentrators in a given depart-

Google accidently misdirected 22 students’ e-mail while shifting their Brown inboxes from Microsoft Exchange to Gmail last Friday — a problem that was only resolved Tuesday, according to Computing and Information Services. Some students received access to others’ mailboxes, some had their mailboxes sent to other students and some faced both complications, according to Chris Grossi ’92, manager of software distribution and desktop support field services. “The problem was on Google’s end. They acknowledged a bug,” Grossi said. In a telephone interview with The Herald, a Google spokesman accepted responsibility for the mistake. “During the migration, some people got wrong e-mail inboxes,” said Rajen Sheth, senior product manager for Google Apps. “It was a small hiccup along the way and it’s an issue we’ve taken extremely seriously.” Since announcing this past summer that Brown would begin using Gmail as its student e-mail provider, CIS has been working with Google to shift student data to the new system

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Max Monn / Herald

Former Chilean President Richard Lagos spoke of Latin America’s economic future Thursday night.

A Banner year for registration, despite bumps By Brian Mastroianni Senior Staf f Writer

Except for Mocha crashing the night before shopping period and the inevitable student frustration with over-filled capped courses, the first week of registration this semester has gone by without any major hitches. “Overall this semester, things

are working very well,” University Registrar Michael Pesta said. This semester marks the first time Banner has allowed override PINs for professors to ease the task of admitting student into classes with course overrides, Pesta said. Students who wish to be admitted to a capped course can receive the override PIN number from their professor. The student then has

a “one-time chance” to enter the number into Banner. Separate PIN numbers are issued for smaller sections, labs and screenings depending on the course, he added. With roughly 70 percent of University courses capped at 20 students or fewer, Pesta said it was necessary for his office and Computing and Information Services to

Web site attempts to organize Brown social life By Alicia Dang Staf f Writer

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Students interested in publicizing, browsing or organizing campus events now have a new place to look — themaingreen.com, a Web site developed this past summer by Matt Smith ’12. The site features a Brown campus map on which public events are posted to help students find their way to events on time. Students need a University e-mail address to register. Smith came up with the idea for the Web site last semester after an unsuccessful night out. “I was supposed to go to a concert and party with my friends, but then went to ever ything at the wrong time and ended up in the Gate,” he said. Registered users will be able to

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add events to a weekly organizer, see notices of changes made to events and create or join groups in which private events can be organized. Visitors can log in as guests to check and post events — a feature Smith said he would keep intact “as long as people are responsible and well-behaved.” This centralized site for event organization, Smith said, allows students to “compare one event instantly with other things on campus and plan what they want to do.” It will also be easier for event organizers to advertise their events, he added. “No more table slips,” creating “paper waste,” he said. The site has more than 100 registered users. Smith said he has also posted public events. “I continued on page 3

Kim Perley / Herald

Football is starting the season with a veteran squad led by Bobby Sewall ’10 (above) and quarterback Kyle Newhall-Caballero ’11. See article page 7

Metro, 5

Sports, 7

Opinions, 11

Tent city dispersal Groups of homeless are running out of places to pitch their tents

football fall Football starts its season against Stony Brook this Saturday on the road

unfair trade? Rules for fair trade are onerous and arcane, writes Will Wray ’10

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