T H U R S D A Y APRIL 10, 2003
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXXXVIII, No. 49
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Meaning of campus protest in question BY CARLA BLUMENKRANZ
Professor Darrell West called student demonstrations at a forum Tuesday April 1, “one more in a long line of failed Brown student protests.” Antiwar activists characterized these NEWS same protests ANALYSIS as among the most effective in recent campus memory. The disparity between these two depictions of student activism, as it appeared in opposition to former Defense Advisory Board Chair Richard Perle, has forced the question of what it means to stage an ethical, effective protest. The panel that brought Perle to campus was billed as a discussion of “The Reluctant Empire.” Held in Salomon 101, the panel presented Perle as an advocate of the pro-war argument and a counterpoint to Paul Kennedy, director of International Security Studies at Yale University. Joseph Nye, dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, moderated their debate. While Perle spoke, protesters unfurled a banner that called him a “war criminal,” dumped a flurry of leaflets from Salomon’s balcony and engaged in verbal heckling. Response to their actions from both supporters and critics has been constant, widespread and, above all, impassioned. “The whole definition of social movements is that they’re contentious,” said Patrick Heller, associate professor of sociology. “They’re contentious because they haven’t found it possible to express their views in conventional manners, and so they resort to these highly visible, highly emotional, almost in-your-face tactics.” Heller said that, in his opinion, the silent aspects of the protest against Perle — including the leaflets and banner — crossed no ethical lines and remained well within an established tradition of social movements. But the verbal heckling
Photo courtesy of Jedi ole-Gelni
In addition to English and Chinese lessons, the children at the Lijiang Orphanage learn to sing and dance. Because the orphanage does not get government funding, it relies on sales of tourist trinkets made by the children.
Brown students help orphanage in China to build a dairy farm BY MOMOKO HIROSE
Unlike most advocacy and volunteer projects that focus on fund-raising, care-taking and tutoring, the Brown organization Friends of Lijiang Orphanage plans to help build a dairy farm in the Yunnan Province in China. Yaniv Gelnik ’03, co-director of the project, chanced upon the Lijiang Orphanage during a backpacking trip in China. Gelnik said he specifically chose the orphanage because it was well-run and took care of minor-
ity orphans. Gelnik said the main reason for developing a dairy farm was so that the orphanage would be self-sustainable. “The idea is that instead of raising money and buying them things like food and clothing, we’re going to raise money and we’re building this farm for them,” Gelnik said. “We’re not just buying them products; we’re buying them means.” Timothy Murphy ’03, one of six interns planning to go to
Lijiang this summer, said the orphans are members of some of the 56 minority groups in China not recognized by the government. “The government would not build this orphanage for them because they’re minorities,” Gelnik said. “They don’t get government funding, so they have to rely on the little children making toys and trinkets for tourists and drivsee ORPHANAGE, page 5
Archer ’02 dies unexpectedly
Hillel reconstruction, ADOCH timing make Passover difficult
A recent alumnus died unexpectedly last week in New York City, friends said. On April 2, Michael Archer ’02 “went out running and just never came home,” said Meryl Pressman ’03. His roommates filed a missing person report and were informed the next day that Archer had died, she said. Services were held in Archer’s hometown of Tampa, Fla.,
BY JESSICA WEISBERG
see PROTEST, page 9 see ARCHER, page 5
Reconstruction of the Hillel building is forcing Jewish students who observe the Passover holiday to find alternate ways of getting kosher meals for the week. A week without bread products would drive most cerealdependent Ratty regulars to starvation. But for those observing Passover, a carbohydrate-less week is just one of several sacrifices required by religious tradi-
tions; they also refrain from eating any foods prepared in a nonkosher kitchen or served on nonkosher dishes. Most years, Hillel caters to the Jewish community by offering kosher-for-Passover meals twice a day at the Hillel kitchen. But this year, with the building under reconstruction, the Hillel staff must depend on its neighbors at the Third World Center for space
Fearing rain, BCA moves Spring Weekend concert to Meehan auditorium page 3
Seth Magaziner ’06 thinks left-wingers look dumber than they really are opinions, page 11
BY LOTEM ALMOG
Some departments may face difficulties filling faculty positions left vacant by retirements, sabbaticals or leaves of absence due to budget constraints for the 2003-2004 academic year. The history department may be one of the departments most affected by leaving faculty, said Department Chair James McClain. “This coming year, we have fewer people than normal on regular sabbatical, but our faculty have been very successful in winning many prestigious awards. What complicates it for us is that we have an extraordinary number of faculty retiring and we will be searching for replacements over the next two years,” McClain said. Three history professors are retiring at the end of the this academic year, two will be taking a sabbatical and five have been awarded see FACULTY, page 4
see PASSOVER, page 4
I N S I D E T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 1 0 , 2 0 0 3 RIAA files suit against four college students for hosting filesharing networks campus watch, page 3
Depts. feel the burn of U. budget
TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Chris Song ’05 explains why Carmelo Anthony won’t be spending any more time in college sports column, page 12
Men’s lacrosse nearly upsets nationally ranked Georgetown Hoyas with 12-11 loss sports, page 12
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