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Simmons sees responsibilities extend beyond Brown campus BY GREG MAZUREK

After spending the previous two years devoting the majority of her time to activities directly related to Brown, President Ruth Simmons is branching out. In the coming months, Simmons will most likely sit on or chair boards for Bennett College, Johns Hopkins University and the state of Rhode Island. “Virtually every president of major universities does this,” said Simmons of her responsibility to work nationally as well as on campus. During “the first two years, I deliberately avoided outside commitments to spend time on campus,” Simmons said. Simmons receives hundreds of invitations each year to join committees or boards. Even though it can be “deeply offensive” to say no to a committee, Simmons said she must reject many offers. Despite the vast number of hours Simmons spends on issues not directly related to Brown, she continues to “make sure (she) spends as much time as possible on student issues and interaction with students,” she said. As part of her effort to become involved with a small college or community college each year, Simmons has agreed to serve on a board to evaluate Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., one of two African-American women’s colleges in the country. President Johnnetta Cole took control of Bennett in 2001 and completely turned the school around, Simmons told The Herald. Throughout those two years, Simmons advised Cole as she brought the college back from the brink of losing its accreditation as it faced a crippling budget deficit. see SIMMONS, page 4

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The Hourglass Café reopened Sunday night in its new Faunce House location.

Hourglass Café reopening draws a crowd BY KRISTA HACHEY

A steady stream of customers turned out Sunday evening for the reopening of the Hourglass Café, a student-run, nonprofit coffee shop devoted to the promotion of Fair Trade products, at its new location in Faunce House. Opening night began with a performance by student break-dancers and was attended by a crowd of customers. “It’s great to have a place where you can see some of the talent our community has to offer in a relaxed coffee-shop setting,” said Olivia Yu ’07. “It’s also nice

to have a place on campus where you can get bubble tea — I came to try it.” Café managers and volunteers pushed for the move from the former location in the Bear’s Lair to Faunce in order to improve campus centralization and increase profit with a more accessible location. “We had a lot of customers at the old location before they moved the new exercise equipment in nearby,” said Oxfam at Brown President McKenna Morrigan ’04. “The location goal of Oxfam and the aim of those who run the Hourglass now is to

Clinton book signing brings hundreds to Thayer Street BY SARAH LABRIE

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They paid $22.00. They waited for hours. They only got six seconds of face time, but it was worth it because it was Hillary Clinton. Over 600 people lined the sidewalk in front of the College Hill Bookstore and filled neighboring Avon cinema in hopes of meeting the former first lady and current New York Senator. Clinton’s stop in Providence was one of many on her tour across the United States to promote her autobiography “Living History.” Diehard Democrats and fans of the former first lady turned out alongside Clinton critics and others who were just there for the adventure. “I’m here for the celebrity fix,” said Brown student Neel Shah ’04, who attended the event with a friend. He managed to stake out a place near the front of a line of nearly 600 people. Every person in line was guaranteed a signed book, but little

Sen. Hillary Clinton’s sold-out book signing attracted enough people to form a line that snaked through the Avon.

see CLINTON, page 8

I N S I D E M O N D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 0 3 Tutson ’87 returns to Rhode Island to headline the Jonnycake storytelling festival arts & culture,page 3

Enrollment in Brown’s summer studies program continues to increase page 5

Sayles Hall organ celebrates 100th birthday with dancing and a cake page 5

make it a sustainable, long-lasting part of the Brown community, and I think this was a wise move for its future.” The café’s new residence and expanded menu will allow students to socialize over bubble tea while campus musicians, spoken word artists and dancers use the stage in the Underground space. The new menu includes grilled items, sandwiches and burritos along with vegan and vegetarian café staples. All products are made with organic ingredients. Oxfam at Brown, a chapter of Oxfam America, founded the café three years ago to spread awareness about world poverty and injustice and to promote solutions to those problems, Morrigan said. “Fair Trade is a program through which farmers in developing countries are able to get a decent wage for their product,” said café manager Stefanie McGowan ’04. “This in turn allows them to improve their quality of living and create substantial growth in their communities.” Café volunteer Zara Ahmed ’06 said that the implications of practicing Fair Trade can be far-reaching and that the impact college students can have on global issues like hunger and poverty should not be underestimated. “Last semester we made a profit of $1,500, which can go a long way in the Third World,” she said. “Projects like providing seeds for farmers and teaching women literacy don’t cost all that much. Groups that oversee these types of programs and get donations from cafés like the Hourglass can help people live a better life in simple ways.”

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Nelson ’04 discusses how the off-campus social scene leaves a lot to be desired opinions, page 11

Another shut-out win for w. soccer gives team momentum going into Ivy play sports, page 12

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ARTS & CULTURE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 · PAGE 3 ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW

Tutson ’87 headlines R.I. storytelling festival BY ELISE BARAN

Photo courtesy RISD Museum

Pieces from “Reading Japanese Prints” (top) and “3 over 3” (bottom) on display now at the RISD museum.

Two exhibits at RISD museum maintain aesthetic cohesion despite differences BY STEFAN TALMAN

Two very different exhibits currently grace the walls of the RISD Museum: “3 over 3,” a series of pencil and paper drawings by Richard Fleischner RISD ’66, and “Reading Japanese Prints,” curated by Roger Keyes, a visiting professor in Brown’s East Asian Studies department. What they have in common — perhaps due to their small sizes — is an extraordinary tightness. Each reads on its own like a well-crafted short story. Now internationally renowned,

Fleischner presents in his 1985 collection of drawings a unique two-dimensional glimpse into his creative process. Each drawing features a three-by-three handdrawn grid with different patterns of blocks filled in — an exploration of buildable forms executed within a small grid. Fleischner begins with a rigid formula — a small grid on a square piece of paper — and emerges with slight variations, quietly humanizing what might originally appear to be Tetris-like patterns of blocks. Irregularities of the grid — drawn with-

out ruler — push and pull the blocks and a varied use of pencil shading creates in one block a heavy metallic sheen and in another a matte, velvety warmth. From this tension of structure and play emanates the energy of the exhibit. It works as a moment of process, frozen and framed. “Reading Japanese Prints,” presents a completely different perspective for visitors to the museum. Tucked away in a small room, high in the museum’s maze

Valerie Tutson ’87 entered Brown intending to become an English teacher. But watching a group of storytellers perform on her first trip to the bookstore convinced her to pursue their line of work — a career that’s taken her around the world. It also brought her back to Rhode Island last weekend, as the headliner of the 15th Annual Jonnycake Storytelling Festival in South Kingstown. As an undergraduate, Tutson designed her own concentration, “Storytelling as a Communications Art.” She also received an M.F.A. in Theater from Brown in 1990. Her studies focused on the major components of storytelling: the stories themselves, the cultures behind them and the physical telling and acting of stories, she said. Among Tutson’s first inspiration was George Bass, founder of the Rites and Reason Theatre and her professor for a class in AfricanAmerican folk traditions. “I was overwhelmed in his class, except for when he told stories,” she said. As a student and after, Tutson also taught evening classes in storytelling at the Brown Learning Community. And at last weekend’s festival, she had the good fortune to run into a former student, she said. see TUTSON, page 4

see RISD, page 7

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Simmons continued from page 1 Simmons may also join a review board for Johns Hopkins University. She said this board would require the most time of the three in the coming months. The position involves evaluating the university and offering advice for change. Other universities evaluate Brown, so it’s important in the academic world to reciprocate such activities, she said. Simmons has already been serving on a board for the last month to evaluate a July 14 Rhode Island State Police raid on a smoke shop owned by the Narragansett tribe, based on charges that tribal members were selling cigarettes without paying state taxes. Following the raid, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri ’65 established a board to evaluate the incident and set future

Tutson continued from page 3 “It’s so exciting to see someone grow in their body language and willingness to use their voice,” she said as she watched her former student perform. When Tutson herself performs, she has no inhibitions. Her voice has a different pitch and intonation for each character, and she uses her body to help communicate the story. The children at the festival, most of whom were under the age of 10, sat on haystacks in the hot sun, transfixed by Tutson as she brought a variety of characters to life. On Saturday, she told a

guidelines for the tribe. The group is currently in the process of assessing what took place and coming up with recommendations. Before accepting an offer to join a board, Simmons must speak to the Brown Corporation Committee. This group reviews the invitations and states whether it believes the commitment is in Brown’s best interest, or in the case of the “Smoke Shop” board, the benefit of the state. “I am constantly asking the question whether or not it is truly in Brown’s interest whether (an activity) is to be done or not,” Simmons said. Simmons said it would be Brown’s upcoming capital campaign, not her board commitments, that would cut down on her time on campus. “I’m still able to stay involved in what is on campus,” she said. “Into campaign, sadly, that’s going to change.”

Korean story about a boy who loves hearing stories but refuses to share them, angering the story spirits. Luckily, the boy’s servant hears the spirits conspiring against him and saves him — but not without a lesson about the value of sharing. Tutson has been involved with the Jonnycake Storytelling Festival for 14 years, as both a storyteller and organizer. And although she generally performs in schools, she also has a number of other festivals on her calendar for the year. Tutson was selected to perform at the 21st National Black Storytelling Festival in Providence, which runs Nov. 12 through Nov. 16 and includes performances at RISD.

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CAMPUS NEWS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 · PAGE 5

Brown summer enrollment up despite decline elsewhere BY TARA TUNNEY

Steinbach said. Because of this, said Steinbach, the Sayles organ retained its “smooth, romantic sound” and remains the largest organ of its kind in the world. After a standing ovation following the dance number, Steinbach played “Trip to Pawtucket” while a group of dancers came into the room carrying a cake. The audience then sang “Happy Birthday” to the organ and moved into the foyer for refreshments. The celebration continued on Sunday afternoon when acclaimed British organist David Briggs came to Sayles to hold a recital and master class, or seminar for students. Briggs, on his first trip to Providence, called the organ “a very special instrument. … They don’t build organs like this anymore.” Briggs, who is Organist Emeritus at Gloucester Cathedral in the United Kingdom and teaches at the Royal

Although summer enrollment in university programs throughout the Northeast declined this year, Brown’s summer studies program continued to grow. Summer “applications are down at many area schools and request for financial aid is up,” according to an article from the Boston Globe that ran in July. “Boston College, Harvard University and Brandeis University have all seen declines in applications.” Officials from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania also report a decline, but refused to give exact numbers. Universities cite today’s tough economy as the reason for the remarkable drop in applications. Columbia University’s assistant director for advertising, Wade Bennett, said the school experienced a decline in summer applicants after Sept. 11, 2001. But they had a large enrollment for the summer of 2003. He credits the rebound to the fact that “New York City is close by and people want the New York experience.” Brown’s summer studies department has managed to buck the general trend. In 2002, there were 986 applications to Brown’s summer session. For summer 2003, there were 1,648, said Dean of Summer Studies Karen Sibley. Overall, there was a 114 percent increase in applications and a 70 percent increase in enrolled students in 2003, she said. In contrast, enrollment in Harvard University’s summer program dropped from over 1,000 in 2002 to 950 this year, the Globe reported. Sibley credited Brown’s success to its broad selection of shorter, cheaper “mini-courses.” Standard summer programs at other Ivy League universities charge approximately $7,000 for about seven weeks of study. High school students would rather take the mini-courses that Brown

see ORGAN, page 7

see SUMMER, page 7

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Dancing was only a part of Friday night’s 100th birthday celebration for the organ in Sayles Hall.

Sayles organ celebrates 100th birthday in style BY KERRY SONIA

Cake, candles and a 25-ton birthday boy — this weekend was, in the words of Mark Steinbach, the University organist, a “tour de force of the organ.” The instrument’s 100th birthday celebration began with a concert in Sayles Hall Friday night. University Chaplain Janet Cooper Nelson welcomed the audience to Sayles, asking people to see the building in a way they never had before. “Imagine yourselves sitting inside an instrument case,” she said. She went on to describe the organ as “an orchestra of pipes and sounds.” The pieces chosen for the performance showcased the aspects of the instrument that Steinbach said he enjoys most, including the “subtle flute, oboe and clarinet stops.” After an assortment of pieces, the Brown University Chorus joined Steinbach for a rendition of Zoltan Kodaly’s “Laudes Organi,” or “In Praise of the Organ.”

Chorus Director Frederick Jodry shared some organ history with the audience, saying convicts used to be released from prison to pump air behind the pipes of organs. After the choral and organ collaboration, members of the New Works/World Traditions Dance Company performed a dance routine in honor of the instrument. During the number, which featured over 20 dancers, the history of the organ and the building that houses it were projected on two screens. Sayles Hall was dedicated on June 4, 1881 in memory of William Clark Sayles by his father. Sayles died in 1876, two years after matriculating at Brown. In 1903, Lucian Sharpe, class of 1893, gave the organ to the school in memory of his parents. The organ, which was manufactured by the Hutchings-Votey Organ Company of Boston, wasn’t “hacked up and changed” into a neo-baroque organ in the 1960s like many similar instruments were,

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Organ continued from page 5 Academy of Music at Oxford University, is known for his transcriptions and improvisations. During a selection of pieces, including “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” made famous by the movie “Fantasia,” he mentioned a faint humming coming from the organ. “That’s what happens to organs when they’re 100 years old,” he said. Soon after, technicians fixed

Summer continued from page 5 offers, which are fewer weeks and cost between $3,200 and $3,600, Sibley said. Students then have room in their summers to do more than just one long summer course that takes up the greater part of

the problem and Briggs continued showcasing his improvisational skill when he was given a piece from the vault of the John Hay Library. The piece, “Ever True to Brown,” was written by Donald Jackson in 1909. “Especially in classical music,” Briggs said, “improvisation has always been essential.” After his performance, Briggs received a standing ovation from the crowd. The birthday celebration ended Sunday evening with a master class conducted by Briggs, concluding a weekend dedicated to what Mozart called “the king of instruments.”

their vacation, she said. Despite these mini-courses’ surging popularity, Brown’s “standard course” suffered a drop-off in enrollment similar to full programs at other Ivy League schools. Other Ivy League universities did not return repeated phone calls requesting information about their summer programs.

RISD continued from page 3 of corridors, Keyes’ exhibit invites the spectator to consider the prints in the context of 18th and 19th century Japanese society. Rather than reading the prints’ tradition of aesthetic forms, including line, color, form and texture, Keyes examines the cultural motifs encoded within them. Each work is accompanied by a brief explanation, connecting their symbols with the society that produced them. If one comes to “Reading Japanese Prints” with patience, Keyes’ theme comes to light: the interplay of representation and text in Japanese prints. The prints often include some amount of Japanese text, whether a title, an explanation or information about their creator. Yet, the text itself, based on pictograms, becomes aestheticized, integrated with the picture. What emerges then is text upon text, a rich interplay of

If one comes to “Reading Japanese Prints” with patience, Keyes’ theme comes to light: the interplay of representation and text in Japanese prints. signs. Keyes invites the spectator into a new way of seeing where writing and visual representation coalesce and separate, always in flux, allowing the spectator to read and understand more fully the rich cultural history embodied in and surrounding each print. Herald staff writer Stefan Talman ’05 can be reached at stalman@browndailyherald.com.

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A long line formes in anticipation of Sunday night’s booksigning with the former first lady.

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else. The high turnout meant that over the course of the sold-out event, Clinton had only a few seconds to spend with each customer. Brigitte Eichner ’07 said she was disappointed that Clinton did not speak at the event. “It would be a more interesting and valuable learning experience,” said Eichner, who said she has met the former first lady once before. “She’s a very powerful public speaker.” Eichner, who interned for Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., was one of many whose motivation for attending the signing was a strong interest in politics. Clinton’s image as a prominent figure in the feminist movement was also a source of inspiration for many who came to see her. “She’s a great role model for women and anyone who wants to go into politics,” said Susan Oba ’07, who added that she supports Clinton despite the controversy surrounding her husband that has plagued her career — former president Bill Clinton’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. “She’s a target for political pundits,” Oba said. Others in the crowd disagreed. “I think it’s funny that she’s one of the leaders of the feminist movement,” said Shelley Lei ’07. “If she were a true feminist she would have dumped her husband.” A copy of an anonymous article denouncing Clinton and her book circulated throughout the crowd waiting in the theater. Titled “Hillary Clinton Must Answer for her True Record,” the article accused Clinton of being blatantly against the feminist cause and concluded with the statement: “Being a Clinton means never having to answer for anything.” Although the article had a few audience members worrying about the possibility of antiHillary demonstrations at the signing, the majority of those waiting in line to see the senator had a positive view of her. “She interests me because she’s been such a strong presence and she was so involved in the policies throughout her husband’s presidency,” said Tenneil Cobb ’06. Warwick residents Susan and Everett Soars showed up for less politically motivated reasons. Autograph collectors for the past 10 years, they purchased tickets to the signing on a whim. “We wanted to meet a slice of history,” said Soars, who planned to buy the book solely to add Clinton’s name to his collection. He added that he might read it “if it comes out in paperback.” Rahim Kassam-Adams ’07 and Erik Arcaira ’07 withstood the two-hour wait to meet the first lady as a birthday present for Joe Austerweil ’07, who joined them in line.

the feminist movement was also a source of inspiration for many who came to see her. Kassam-Adams, a New York resident, supports Clinton because “she’s keeping her promise to New Yorkers.” Although many see the 2004 presidential race as a prime opportunity for Clinton to run for office, she promised in her campaign for senate that she would serve New York for six years. She so far has upheld that promise and has announced no plans to participate in the presidential race. Kassam-Adams also added that he was curious about Clinton’s January 1998 accusations of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” trying to ruin her husband’s career. The comment, which inspired intense media attention, became a major source of controversy. It, along with the Lewinsky affair, is one of several public scandals she addresses in her book. Although Kassam-Adams and his friends said they hoped to spend time hearing Clinton speak, after two hours of waiting, they understood why the rush was necessary. Austerweil expressed some regret. “I just wanted a hug from Hillary Clinton on my birthday,” he said. The Providence police turned up to guard the doors as the crowd passed single file into the bookstore. As people approached the bookstore, the conversation that had just seconds before filled the Avon auditorium ceased. A few people appeared nervous as they pondered the best use of their six seconds with the former first lady. Myles Lennon ’06 came prepared with a question. When he received his signed copy of Clinton’s book he “asked her who her idol was,” and received a clipped response of “Nelson Mandela” before Clinton moved onto the next person in line, he said. Despite feeling rushed, Lennon and others expressed gratitude that Clinton seemed happy to be in Providence. “She said, ‘Nice to see you,’ and I really believed it,” Ariana Balestrieri ’06 shouted to her friends as she left the store. “She said, ‘Thank you so much and I wish you good luck,’” said Providence resident Heather Gahagan. “She looked people directly in the face, she acknowledged them.” Gahagan called Clinton her inspiration for future plans to go to law school. “She showed me that women really can make a difference.”

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Player in baseball. The 2003 AL MVP award may again be a recurrence of last year. Recent talk among baseball analysts has the award going to Frank Thomas of the surging White Sox or David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox, who have been to their respective teams what Tejada was last year. Their numbers are not the best, but they have done their finest work in the hunt of a playoff berth, as their teams have thrived since the All-Star break. Rather than A-Rod, Carlos Delgado, or Manny Ramirez, who are the best statistically, the award will probably go to the player who is playing his best baseball in the midst of a playoff hunt. The MVP award should be objectively based, meaning that the player with the best statistics is the best player, or the one most valuable to the team. The role of supporting casts is given too much weight in the current method of thought. If the criteria on which we base the MVP continues to include the performance of the teammates surrounding the star player, then it should definitely not be known as the “Most Valuable Player” award, but the Most Valuable Player on a Winning Team. If Bud Selig and other executives don’t want to change tradition and rename the award, then they at least should create a new award for “Best Player.” The MVP award as it stands now is an insult to the players who truly are the most valuable in their league.

citing the strong play of Margaret Pulverman ’04, Kristen Vincent ’06, Meaghan Harwood ’04 and Buza as reasons for the win. It was Harwood who finally came through for the Bears with 4:19 to go. Pierpont brought the ball into the circle and fired a hard shot. The Vermont goalie blocked the shot, but midfielder Harwood stepped up and knocked in the rebound in the

Marc Lanza ’06 hails from Leominster, Mass., was once an MVP and is now down with OPP.

lower left corner of the goal. With the victory Brown extended its current winning streak to five games. Next week the Bears will have to leave the comfort of Warner Roof and travel to Cambridge, Mass., to take on Harvard in what is shaping up to be the biggest game of the season. Last year, Brown forced the Crimson into overtime before losing 3-2, and this year’s game should be just as intense. “We are all really excited. We won’t have a Wednesday game to focus on in between. Right now our focus is just Harvard,”

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tweak the defense. What’s important is that it’s a team defense. Those five shutouts are because everyone on the field is playing both ways.” Brown will face its first Ivy League challenge of the year Sept. 27, at home against Dartmouth. Last year’s painful double-overtime loss to the Big Green still stings, and Saturday will be an excellent opportunity for redemption. Still, that will not alter the team’s mentality or preparation, Pincince said. “We take it one day at a time,” he said. “The only thing that’s on my mind right now is today’s practice.” As Bruno prepares for battle in the rough-and-tumble Ivy League, it’s clear the first seven games have done good things for the team’s overall psyche. “That 3-2 loss to Georgetown (in the ECAC Tournament) is a lesson that will make us very good in games to come,” Pincince said. “It will pay big dividends down the road.”

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Buza said. Pierpont agreed, adding, “I think a week to prepare for Harvard is going to pay off in the long run. We are trying not to look at scores and who they have beat and who they have tied. We just take Harvard for their reputation. It will definitely be a battle between the two of us because we are rivals and I hate Harvard personally.” Norris and the coaching staff will travel to see the Crimson play this week but, for the most part, Brown’s attack will not change. “We’ll go see them play this

week and key in on their people,” Norris said. “This is what we train for — for the Ivy title. It is a big game and we will take it as it comes.” Brown brings not only a strong team but a toughened mental attitude to the turf these days. “Winning breeds that type of confidence and when (winners) step on the field, they know they can compete,” Norris said. Herald staff writer Maggie Haskins ’04 edits the sports section. She can be reached at mhaskins@browndailyherald.com.

still stings, and Saturday will be an excellent opportunity for redemption. Still, that will not alter the team’s mentality or preparation, Pincince said. “We take it one day at a time,” he said. “The only thing that’s on my mind right now is today’s practice.”

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Where’s Ruth? Since her inauguration as Brown’s 18th president, Ruth Simmons’ national profile has skyrocketed, thanks in part to speaking engagements at such events as a prestigious annual Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast in Chicago last January. Yet her presence on campus has been in constant decline. There’s no doubt that Simmons has undertaken many noble and time-consuming projects. Jump-starting a capital campaign is no small venture. Organizing a campaign while serving on a variety of advisory boards is even more ambitious. Simmons has also chosen her assignments wisely. In keeping with her commitment to smaller and community colleges, she has agreed to serve on a board to evaluate Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., one of two predominately African-American women’s colleges in the country. At the same time, Simmons is considering a role on an advisory board at Johns Hopkins University. Though a less altruistic mission, this position serves a potentially advantageous purpose for Brown in the world of academic “back-scratching.” It’s always important to balance ideals with practicality. But there has been a downside to all this involvement — Simmons’ nearly complete lack of face time on campus. We know she’s busy. We know she’s traveling constantly. But we also never know when she’s on campus. This problem could be easily remedied — Simmons just needs to do more to publicize her time on campus when she’s here, whether that’s through getting the word out about office hours or stepping out on the Main Green on nice days to mingle with students. In recent years, university presidents have become more business-oriented, losing their reputations as visionaries. We understand the need to improve Brown’s finances and infrastructure, yet yearn for a president that can be more than a corporate CEO. Simmons has the prerequisite reputation for marketing savvy, but is also known for having the intellectual heft and charm of the college presidents of old. Students want to love Ruth, and they show it with the rumors that spread on the Daily Jolt and in dorms whenever she is spotted around campus. But similar rumors spread when Hillary Clinton arrived on Thayer Street. A college president has many duties and many roles, but let’s hope Simmons chooses to become the accessible visionary rather than the rarely-spotted celebrity.

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LETTERS Catholic church should not be accused of anti-gay bigotry To the Editor: The Catholic chaplains and the student leaders of the Catholic pastoral council want to express our dismay at the recent attack on a gay student. Acts of violence, objectionable at any time, are aggravated when motivated by bigotry, and Brian Rainey (“Hate comes to campus,” Sept. 15) is right to denounce bigotry as it is perpetrated against gays. Nevertheless, we were rather startled, to say the

least, to see that he lists the Vatican among people “hurling poisonous anti-gay rhetoric.” We are all trying to deal with the issue of homosexuality in our society. This is especially difficult for religions that take tradition as normative, such as the Catholic Church. What are we to make of the tradition of humankind on this issue, and especially the JudeoChristian tradition, to which the Church owes her first loyalty? The implications of the Catholic belief that the Author of nature has linked sex to procreation can be disagreed with or objected to by reasoned arguments. They ought not to be dismissed as nothing but bigotry. Fr. Henry Bodah Catholic Chaplain Sept. 18

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OPINIONS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 · PAGE 11

Brown social life 2004: D.O.A.? To create a sense of community, the University must encourage on-campus social events AS I WAS RUNNING NAKED AROUND seek out these bars because there is nothWriston Quad Thursday night (don’t ask), I ing left on campus. And not all of these noticed that there were no people around. students — in fact, very few of them — are This realization, while comforting at the 21. What is going on at Brown is that we time, disturbed me. Why on one of the busiest social nights of the week was the have lost our social life, and we desperately need to get it back. I recall campus dead? Where was the being at a party in a house on muffled sound of classic 90s campus that was broken up at party rap coming from the ADAM NELSON GUEST COLUMNIST 11 p.m. It was an unregistered basements of the program party and had to be broken up houses? Where was the familbecause it was overflowing iar sight of people wandering with people, mostly freshmen, aimlessly from get-together to get-together looking to prolong their joy who for the most part weren’t invited. before they had to face the reality of class Everybody was asking me, “Why did all on Friday? Where was that Brown social these freshmen come here?” The simple answer is they had nowhere else to go. The community that we had grown to love? After my run, having built up a bit of an freshmen have not realized yet that they appetite, I walked over toward the need to figure out ways to work around the Damascus food truck. The area around it meager social life that is left here. But why should they have to? This is was deserted. Mohammed and his new partner, Jon, remarked to us that there beyond an issue of their fun, but it’s an hadn’t been anyone around and wanted to issue of our reputation as a school. know exactly what was going on up here at Increasingly when pre-frosh will come up Brown. What I proceeded to tell my friends to school and look for a glimpse of our at Damascus is that they need to get off “social life,” they will be asked, “Do you this campus and go visit some of the bars have a fake I.D?” If they don’t have one, downtown and on Thayer Street where the they are most likely going to spend the Brown social scene has migrated given the night at the Gate. Now some of you are saying, “You’re harsh environment which it faces back on campus. Students have been forced to wrong! I’ve been going out every night since I’ve been here and I’m working on some cirrhosis of the liver by spring semester.” I’m not talking about those Adam Nelson, ’06 in your facebooks # 1 in who are always going to find a party — your hearts.

they will always have fun. But what concerns me is the polarization that has occurred between those who go out and those who don’t. What should be a big social bundle in which everybody gets to know everybody, is a group that has been totally polarized into a small group that goes out consistently (mostly to bars) and a larger group that doesn’t want to go to bars and as a result ends up wandering around most nights between underresourced, over-crowded parties. What is the final characterization of the social life on our campus? The occasionally good program house party (they are the only ones with the space and resources to throw parties that can be successful), the overcrowded house party, the same old bars and the unfortunately boring get-together in someone’s room. What is the answer? Picture this: On Wriston Quad, one Saturday night per month, every house must have some sort of party in their lounge that is free and ultimately subsidized (at least partially) by the University. People can wander back and forth from party to party, with different themes, different people and different cultures mixing together to recreate the sense of community that we have lost but would like to get back. This event would be able to accommodate the whole campus and would hopefully bring the social life back to the heart of the

Brown campus. In addition to this, the University should do more to allow bigger registered parties that can accommodate more people. There should be more than one party per weekend night. There should be kegs allowed at these parties, rather than the much more expensive and not really safer alternative of cans, so the houses that hold these parties don’t lose money every time they hold an event that is (as much as the University would like to deny it) a service to the community. Also, make sure that when the Underground reopens it can return to the level at which it was before its unfortunate and unnecessary closing last fall. There are those who will say this whole argument is superficial and unimportant. “Who cares about social life? The Brown community is strong without it.” Besides our reputation, which should obviously be a concern, I would say the best way for everybody to leave their social group and meet new people is to have campus-wide social events like this. Then, respect and community will come more naturally to Brown students. The University has to stop considering parties as the unfortunate underbelly of the college experience and the “Brown Community,” and realize that they are central to the college experience and are ultimately what can create a true Brown community.

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SPORTS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 · PAGE 12

Another shutout win for womens soccer

What MVP stands for I HAD ALWAYS CONSIDERED MVP AT ITS face value. The most valuable player was the one who was most essential to the team’s success. In more simplistic terms it was the best player in the league hands down. Why did Magic and Larry win three apiece in the 1980s and Michael four (not including his award in 1988) in the 1990s? They were the best players in the league without question. Most of the time MARC LANZA their teams were SPORTS COLUMNIST successful as well, as Michael’s Bulls won the NBA Championship in 4 out of his 5 MVP seasons. Larry won two championships in his three MVP seasons, while Magic won one championship in his three. It’s pretty hard to dispute that they were not the best players in the league. However, while their winning and championship seasons are proof of their greatness, they should not be considered the reasons for the title of MVP. They were MVPs because they were the best players in the league that year, and without them their teams would have fared much more poorly. Recently, however, the definition of MVP has come to change. Rather than being the best player in the league, or the one with the best statistics, the MVP is now the best player on a “winning” team. Even if a player is without question the best in the league, he or she will not be considered for MVP if playing on a losing team. The MVP award has evolved to the “Most Valuable Player on a Winning Team,” or MVPWT as I call it. The most striking example of this was last year with Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod led not only the American League, but all of professional baseball with 57 home runs and 142 runs batted in. His average was .300, and he played gold glove caliber defense at shortstop. Any of his teammates and most likely anyone from the MLB, would tell you that he was the best player in 2002. Statistically speaking, he was the most valuable player in the league by far. Yet, his lowly Texas Rangers finished 72-90 and last in the AL West. The award instead went to Miguel Tejada, who hit .308 with 34 home runs and 131 RBIs. While Tejada’s numbers weren’t as impressive as A-Rod’s, his Oakland A’s went on a 20-game win streak in the second half of the season and made the playoffs. In addition to the benefit of having an excellent supporting cast, including one of the best starting rotations of the past twenty years with Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder, the success of his team projected him into the forefront of the MVP ballots. Take away Zito, Hudson, and Mulder’s performances last year and all of a sudden Tejada isn’t even in the MVP race. Furthermore, had A-Rod not put up his numbers for the Texas Rangers, they may have lost 20 more games for all we know. Yet, throw him and his $250 million into the heart of the New York Yankees lineup and I guarantee you the award would have his name on it every year. The fact that his teammates and starting pitching were of a poor quality should not have precluded him from earning the title of Most Valuable see LANZA, page 9

BY BERNIE GORDON AND CHRIS MAHR

continue to dominate the scoring will come.” “I’m not worried one bit. It’s very difficult to score goals in field hockey,” Norris said. “The team is doing what they need to do to score, and that is a credit to them.” In fact, Norris said she believes the team has gotten stronger since Wednesday. “The players are taking what they are doing in drills and putting that into the game plan, and that is why we are having success,” Norris said. Throughout the game the Bears were consistently on the Vermont half of the field. Due to the strength of Bruno’s backs and midfielders, goalie Katie Noe ’05 was reduced to a mere by-stander, recording only two saves on the afternoon. “I think it sort of stems from our midfield and defense being able to continuously step up and keep the ball in the zone,” said forward Laurel Pierpont ’04. “It is credit to them in terms of staying on attack, a lot of that domination comes from them stepping up to make the big plays.” Norris echoed Pierpont’s sentiment,

The women’s soccer team played dominant defense this week, first shutting out Northeastern (2-3) at Stevenson Field on Wednesday, and then UNH (2-4-2) in Durham, NH, on Saturday. The two shutouts give the Bears five on the season, and a whole lot of momentum going into the Ivy League schedule. Brown (4-1-2) finished off its non-conference schedule on a high note, with contributions on both the defensive and offensive side of the ball. Goalie Sarah Gervais ’04, with 22 saves on the week, is showing the form that made her a First Team All-Ivy League selection in 2002. “Gervais has had a stellar season thus far just picking up where she left off her junior year,” said Head Coach Phil Pincince. The games provided another encouraging sign — a long-awaited consistency on offense. Saturday’s game was the fourth straight game in which Bruno scored two or more goals. Such firing power was absent during the season’s first three games, in which Brown scored only two goals. “We’ve made some (small) adjustments, and we’re better served by them,” Pincince said. Against Northeastern, the Bears kept the pressure up throughout the game, led by Michaela Sewall ’04, who had a goal and an assist. Bruno took the lead with 18:44 left in the first half on a goal by Meghan Schreck ’06, assisted by Tory Manchester ’06. The Bears were not satisfied, though, and scored twice in the second half, with Kathryn Moos ’07 and Sewall scoring with 22:12 and 16:56 left, respectively. Even with a solid, 3-0 lead, the Bears were still hungry for more, taking their last shot with less than 10 seconds to go in the game. “We (were just) remembering how to get the ball in the goal,” Sewall said. Against UNH, the defense again led the way, with Gervais recording eight saves. “It was 2-0 at halftime,” Pincince said. “After halftime there was a series of shots, two or three in a row, a barrage of shots that (Gervais) stopped. It was a turning point in the second half. After that we shut them down.” On the other side of the ball, Julie Herrold ’04 netted her first goal of the year, while Co-Captain Kristin Ferrell ’04 scored her third. “That shot was a rocket,” Pincince said of Ferrell’s goal. “It was all net, well deserved. We went into halftime 2-0 and she ripped it.” Ferrell got an assist on the play from Manchester, her second of the week. “We expected it,” Pincince said of Manchester’s play. “We switched it up when Molly (Cahan ’04) went down 10 minutes into the match. Tory filled in for Molly the rest of the way and did a great job. “All the training that we’re doing and all the preparation is paying off,” Pincince said. “Confidence is growing and everything is starting to fall in place. Everyone on the field is starting to play off each other.” Even with five shutouts on record, Pincince cited a need to strengthen the defense. “There’s a lot of room to improve,” Pincince said. “We’re always trying to

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The team celebrates after senior Meaghan Harwood’s late goal breaks the 0-0 tie.

Field hockey defeats Vermont, looks to Ivy battle at Harvard BY MAGGIE HASKINS

With a third of its season completed, the Brown field hockey team (5-1, 1-0 Ivy) is on a roll. On Saturday, in the blistering heat left in the wake of Hurricane Isabel, the team battered the University of Vermont’s (0-7) defense like it was the Carolina coast. Though Brown was unable to score until the final five minutes of the second half, the Bears were certainly in command, handing Vermont a 1-0 loss. “We were in complete control of the game,” said Head Coach Carolan Norris. “It was just a matter of time before we scored.” Though Brown did not pour on the goals, the Bears had plenty of opportunities to score, as the team recorded a season-high 18 shots on goal and seven penalty corners. The team also failed to score until late in the second half on Wednesday against Rhode Island, but Norris and Co-Captain Lizzie Buza ’04 said they do not believe this is the beginning of a scoring drought. “It was frustrating during the game but I don’t think we are worried as a team,” Buza said. “The hardest part of the game is dominating, as long as we