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vol. cxlv, no. 24 | Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | Serving the community daily since 1891
Faculty changes Med School grad reqs
acti v is m in t h e air
the 14 chairs of the clinical departments at the Med School was proposed in part to help attract the best candidates for the chair positions, according to Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Edward Wing. For many candidates applying for clinical chair positions at the Med School, tenure “is a significant word,” Wing said. The title of tenure will not be guaranteed to all clinical department chairs and the chairs must go through the standardized tenure process of the University, according to the proposal. “It’s vital to our ability to grow and to attract the best people for leadership positions,” Wing said. The importance of bringing tenure to the clinical department chairs “can’t be overstated,” he said. The decision proved to be controversial among the faculty, many of whom voiced concerns that the decision would lessen the academic meaning of the title of tenure. Wing
Maryam Al-Khawaja GS, Herald Opinions columnist Simon Liebling ’12 and Osman Chaudhry ’11 advocated for divestment from Israel.
By Kate Monks Senior Staf f Writer
The faculty voted on several changes to the Alpert Medical School at their March faculty meeting Tuesday, choosing to allow the 14 chairs of the clinical departments of the Med School to become eligible for clinical tenure. The faculty also voted to change graduation requirements for the Med School by requiring students to pass a national medical examination, a test students previously were required to take, but did not need to pass. Plans for the combined Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center and Nelson Fitness Center and Med School facilities were presented by Provost David Kertzer ’69 P’95 P’98. He also discussed the large increase in applications to the University, as well as the budgetary decisions made by the Corporation at its meeting last weekend. The decision to extend tenure to
reassured the faculty that not only would tenure be granted according to the standardized University process, but also that many of the department chairs have impressive academic credentials and would in no way have difficulty passing the standards required for tenure. Unlike department chairs at the University, the Med School’s clinical department chairs often remain in their positions for “15 or 20 years,” Wing said, and therefore tenure decisions are not constantly being proposed. Wing said about 115 of the approximately 125 medical schools in the countr y currently offer similar tenure programs. The faculty committee also discussed a new graduation requirement for Med School students. Medical students at Brown now must not only take, but also pass, the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1. The USLME continued on page 2
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Men’s basketball scores big against Dartmouth By Erika Mueller Contributing Writer
It was a weekend for the record books as both Matt Muller y ’10 and Peter Sullivan ’11 advanced on Brown’s career scoring list. The Bears put up their fourth win in the last six games. After a 91-71 loss to Har vard (20-6, 9-3 Ivy League), the Bears (11-18, 5-7) beat Dartmouth (5-21, 1-11), 76-57.
Harvard 91, Brown 71 Harvard built a 54-33 halftime lead and maintained it throughout the game to put the Bears down on Friday night.
Sports Despite strong shooting efforts by Sullivan, Garrett Leffelman ’11 and Andrew McCarthy ’13, who all put up double-digit points on the night, the Bears couldn’t battle
back in the second half. Leffelman scored a career-high 19 points, his third new career-high in the last four games. “I think for me personally it’s been a combination of hard work paying off and being given the chance to go out and perform,” Leffelman said. “The opportunity to play is huge.” Sullivan scored 18 for the Bears, becoming the 24th player in Brown history to reach the ca-
reer 1,000-point mark. McCarthy added 12, and Mullery had nine points with six assists. In the first half, the Crimson were able to exchange 10 Brown turnovers for 15 points. Harvard strolled into the locker room following a 31-8 run to put the team up, 54-33. The second half was more evenly played, but Brown was unable to bounce back from continued on page 4
UCS suggests new lounge on Pembroke campus By Ben Noble Contributing Writer
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The Science Center has helped to fill what UCS views as a void in study spaces. The council is proposing additional spaces on Pembroke.
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The Undergraduate Council of Students is recommending that the University create a new study lounge on Pembroke campus after conducting an audit of all student lounges and study spaces on campus, according to Admissions and Student Services Chair Andrew Bergmanson ’11. Throughout November and December, members of the Admissions and Student Services Committee split into small groups and visited almost all 200 rooms on a list provided by the Office of Residential Life. Approximately two thirds of the rooms are no longer used as lounges, and most have become dorm rooms, Bergmanson said. A fall poll conducted by UCS indicated that only 15 percent of students
RISD alums hit ‘Runway’ By Miriam Furst Staff Writer
Two Rhode Island School of Design alums have taken their artistic prowess from College Hill in Providence to fashion avenue in New York City. Mila Hermanovski and Anna Lynett are both part of the cast of season seven of the popular Lifetime television show Project Runway.
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currently study in dormitory lounges. Fifty-eight percent of respondents believed that there were not enough lounges available for student use near dormitories. “Lounges on Pembroke are very sparse and, in a lot of cases, have been taken over to make new rooms, especially in Morriss and Woolley (halls),” said Bergmanson. Bergmanson has proposed that ResLife construct a new study lounge on the first floor of Woolley in the space that formerly housed the Brown Card Office, which has since moved to J. Walter Wilson. The room is currently a temporary office for UCS and Brown Student Agencies, who both plan to vacate the space and move to permanent offices once the renova-
Project Runway is a reality show that challenges contestants to design clothing with a limited amount of time and resources. Every episode focuses on one challenge, at the end of which models wear the designs. A panel of judges, including fashion designer Michael Kors, Marie Claire Fashion Director Nina Garcia and supermodel Heidi Klum, the show’s host, then vote on the clothes. One contestant is eliminated at the end of each episode. Eliminated during episode five, Lynett described the experience as “so intense the whole time.” Though she said she would not do it again, she added, “it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience — I don’t regret any part of it.” Though no longer on the show, Lynett said she stands behind her designs for each challenge, even the one that ultimately eliminated her from the show. Lynett, who graduated from RISD
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Fine dining Seniors on the Club Plan may now have meals at the Faculty Club
Keep Rolling The gymnastics team earned another season-high score, but finished second
restrictions apply Tyler Rosenbaum ’11 objects to requirements for honor society admission
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