M O N D A Y NOVEMBER 17, 2003
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Researchers discover link between Alzheimer’s, herpes BY MONIQUE MENESES
Memory loss and a sexually transmitted disease might have more in common than scientists previously thought, according to researchers at Brown and the Marine Biological Laboratory. Scientists were studying the movement of the herpes virus within a neuron when they realized there might be a link between Alzheimer’s disease and the virus. There is no cure for either disease. Herpes and Alzheimer’s are linked by amyloid precursor proteins. Researchers found that APPs, which kill nerve cells in the brain of a person who has Alzheimer’s, are also used to transport the herpes virus through nerve terminals in the body, according to Elaine Bearer, senior research assistant and associate professor of medical science. “This was a real discovery,” Bearer said. “It wasn’t like we had an over-arching hypothesis that herpes causes Alzheimer’s. We had no idea.” Bearer said amyloid plaques, caused by APPs, are consistently present in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s and are part of what leads to the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Prasanna Satpute GS and Joseph DeGiorgis, a Brown alum, discovered the link while studying viral transport. According to Satpute, the herpes virus starts with an infection on the lip and then enters a nerve terminal. Once it enters a neuron, the infection travels to the cell body where it can either replicate itself or remain latent. A virus that replicates is able to cause a cold sore as a side effect. While studying viral movement in and out of the cell, Satpute was interested in looking at the cellular factors interacting with the virus, assisting its movement from the cell body to the lip, she said. Satpute and DeGiorgis performed the experiments for the study on a long extension of a squid’s nerve cell. By tracking the movement of the virus with fluorescent fluid, the scientists were able to observe how APPs behave. With approximately 80 percent of Americans infected with a latent form of the herpes virus, according to Bearer, the effects of the newly discovered link could be far reaching. But Bearer said further studies see HERPES, page 4
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Slam poet Shailja Patel opened South Asian Identity Week Saturday night with a performance and speech in Starr Auditorium. South Asian identity is a “tide,” she said, that “ebbs and flows throughout our lives.”
Slam poet likens South Asian identity to a “tide” in convocation BY ALEXANDRA BARSK
A crowded Starr Auditorium gave a standing ovation to slam poet Shailja Patel Sunday night after a performance in which she described identity as a free-flowing social construction. Patel, born in South Asia and raised in Kenya, opened South Asian Identity Week with a speech that aimed to “crack open, like a bottle of champagne, the notion of face and mirror in South Asian identity,” she said. People are vessels for their history, culture, ethnicity and other identifying forces, she said. “When we take all these things, which are implicit to our being, and we combine them with our unique individuality, what we come up with is our sense of self, which is the face,” she said. The mirror refers to “how we conduct ourselves into the world and how that is reflected back at us,” Patel said. She defined the concept of mirror as “everything that determines how we are perceived, how we are defined.” Patel addressed the struggle caused by being perceived as reflecting either too much or too little South Asian identity. She said that in reality “we experience our South Asian identity not as a solid construction, but more as a tide. It ebbs and it flows throughout our lives.” It is more constructive to view identity as being in a state of flux, allowing people to resist pressure from external definitions, she said. Once people have entered that state, she said, “we need to give ourselves permission to release the tremendous
locked energy in our communities that’s held in all the things that we’re silent about.” Patel encouraged students to access the silenced voices within themselves and their communities and to create a safe space where those voices can be expressed. She emphasized the importance of breaking the silence which, she said, “blocks our capacity to absorb, our capacity to connect.” Taha Mohamedali ’03.5 said Patel reminded the audience to speak out about issues it is passionate about and work for change even if silence is more comfortable. Patel presented identity as a reflection of the size of one’s humanity and the size of one’s web of connections with others. She said this definition, particularly when applied to South Asians, “liberates us from the trap of identity as connected solely to cultural activities and social groups.” Patel cited three areas where seeing identity as part of a larger connection has “a crucial impact.” She encouraged South Asians in America to protest the post-Sept. 11, 2001, deportation of Muslims from the United States. She asked the crowd to put pressure on oppressive regimes in South Asia in a way people living in those countries cannot and to attack the “Bush administration’s drive towards global domination, using war as a strategy to open markets.” Patel underscored her point with a poem relating the story of an Afghan woman whose husband and six children were killed by U.S. air strikes. Her other poems
Sarah Doyle Center hosts RISD alum’s bold and expressive “Skins and Mounts” arts & culture, page 3
Andrew K. Stein ’06 lays down eight laws of dating him, including tube tops not allowed column, page 11
BY MERYL ROTHSTEIN
Three Brown professors’ research projects have been deemed “smarmy” by a conservative advocacy group in a list it gave to Congress in October. The Traditional Values Coalition composed a list of roughly 190 academic studies, almost entirely on HIV/AIDS, sexual behavior and other related topics, that it claims may be a waste of taxpayers’ money. A member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee gave National Institutes of Health officials the TVC list without authorization, Ken Johnson, the committee’s spokesman, told The Chronicle of Higher Education. The NIH is currently reviewing the studies on the list and no funds have yet been pulled, The Chronicle reported. The committee is not looking into the specific studies but is reviewing the NIH’s system of awarding grants, Johnson told The Chronicle. Representative Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., called the list “scientific McCarthyism,” The Chronicle reportsee NIH, page 4
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I N S I D E M O N D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 0 3 Posner ’05 becomes finalist in “Your Big Break” contest to record own track arts & culture, page 3
Conservative group red-flags three NIHfunded studies as waste of money
TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T M. soccer celebrates seventh Ivy League title in past decade with Dartmouth win sports, page 12
Major win for football against the Big Green brings team to possible third in league sports, page 12
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ARTS & CULTURE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 3
Posner ’05 named finalist in “Your Big Break” contest for musical theater BY DANIELLE CERNY
Two paths lead to the reclusive world of New York City theater: personal connections and sheer talent plus a lucky break. Theatre concentrator Allison Posner ’05 hopes to take the latter path as one of five finalists in Fynsworth Alley’s “Your Big Break” contest. “It’s like ‘American Idol’ but for this weird, Broadway song thing,” Posner explained. Fynsworth Alley, a record label well known among theater enthusiasts, produces albums for numerous Broadway performers as well as soundtracks for theatrical shows. “Your Big Break” is Fynsworth’s attempt to stoke the passions of a new generation of vocalists with a nationwide talent search among college students, according to the label’s Web site. The coveted prize of “Your Big Break” is the opportunity to record a track next year for a Fynsworth Alley CD release. Posner said exposure from a prominent label could earn the winner respect as a legitimate performer in the theater community. “A big thing would be that people would know who you are. Otherwise you’re nameless when you get to the city,” she said. “I’ve learned New York is this huge thing but everybody knows everybody (in theater), so it would start connections and be very helpful.” But Posner also realized such hopes may prove overblown. “You might have this CD and no one knows who you are and you never get to audition again,” she said. “But the hope is that it does all these great things for you.” Posner, who grew up in Florida, has been involved in theater since she was five. With the aid of a supportive family, she said she was able to turn her childhood dream into a realistic career aspiration. “Even as a little kid I was like, ‘I want to be a per-
former, I want to sing, I want to act,’” she said. Posner learned about Fynsworth’s contest from her mother, who became involved in the theater scene to support her daughter’s Broadway aspirations. For her submission Posner used a recording of “Stars and the Moon” by Jason Robert Brown that was taped her senior year of high school. She chose the song because of its story-telling ability and the emotional journey it provides the listener, she said. Yet Posner had no expectations of becoming a finalist when she sent in her tape. “What you always hear is that there’s one percent of actors and singers that make it big and they’re all in New York,” she said. “So I thought there would be more people that are more fanatical about this than I am.” A few weeks ago, without any notification, Posner was checking the Fynsworth Web site and was shocked to learn she had been selected from hundreds of contestants as one of five finalists. The outcome depends entirely on votes cast by those who visit the Fynsworth Web site. With no way to gauge the voting process, Posner is relying on fate and the mass e-mails she has sent to family and friends. Posner said she never expected to get this far in the competition and feels she has just as good a chance as any of the other finalists. Even if she doesn’t win the contest, Posner said she hopes to continue her theatrical studies in graduate school and then take her place among New York City’s aspiring performers. Voting for “Your Big Break,” which can be done after becoming a member at Fynsworth’s Web site, will take place until midnight on Nov. 28. Herald senior staff writer Danielle Cerny ’06 can be reached at dcerny@browndailyherald.com.
Women’s Center shows animal skins and mounts BY STEFAN TALMAN
Erin Harmon’s new exhibition at the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center screams of her RISD background. The works, all gouache on paper, skip and jump across the boundaries of painting, illustration and even textiles. Beholden to the multidisciplinary RISD tradition, they play within “art-asaesthetics,” while suggesting, ever so quietly, the notion of “art-as-utilitarian.” In this lies the magic of her show. As the show is relatively small, consisting of only 10 pieces, it is worth the few minutes out of a busy schedule necessary to see the work of a promising young artist. Harmon’s works need to be seen from two separate angles. First, one must see the content of each piece — the quite literal skins she pulls and peels and the mounts of deer heads, delicately hung in her semi-transparent medium. Second, one must see the purely aesthetic — the exploration of forms, use of space, colors and textures. The amalgamation of the two leaves one at an uncomfortable disjuncture. Harmon’s themes, especially played at in the works’ titles, seemed forced, as if she were striving for a kind of unnatural unity throughout the show. Elements — the mounts, for example — were pushed into many of the works with a feverish urgency, as if to unify or create a chorus. But they hung where the brush left them, floating uncomfortably among the other elements. In combination with Harmon’s aesthetic, the themes pushed towards playfulness, but left one with the feeling of a forced chuckle. That said, fresh out of art school, Harmon spills forth a flood of ideas. When given time and space to develop, these ideas, vibrating with youthful freshness, will progress towards great art. Harmon is in her element when working with gouache, presenting perhaps her most strongly stated ideas. Here, see HARMON, page 6
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NIH continued from page 1 ed. “I don’t like the implication that we’re doing something that’s scientifically wrong,” said Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Dr. Larry Brown, who has three studies on the list. “That’s the implication in this, that somehow this is bad science — which I take offense at.” Brown’s projects, all of which are through Rhode Island Hospital, focus on HIV prevention in adolescents. No one would question research on blood pressure or suicide, he said. “That’s appalling. … This is every bit as big a public health challenge and problem.” The list is particularly enraging to scientists, Brown said, because it is “a political review by someone that doesn’t know anything about science.” TVC Executive Director Andrea Lafferty claimed responsibility for compiling the list, the Washington Post reported. The NIH is concerned congressional involvement could compromise the scientific process, said Andrew Foster, professor and chair of Brown’s economics department and a member of one of the peer-review groups at the NIH. Foster was at a peer-review meeting when he learned of the “hit list,” he said. In order to earn an NIH grant, a study goes through several layers of review, all by scholars, Foster said. In the initial peer-review process, a panel of the most active researchers in the country judges the value of the questions
The NIH is concerned congressional involvement could compromise the scientific process, said Andrew Foster, professor and chair of Brown’s economics department and a member of one of the peer-review groups at the NIH. a study attempts to answer, among other things. The panel reports its decision to higherranking NIH officials, who then determine whether the research is worthy of NIH funding, Foster said. It is a “rigorous” process of “scientific scrutiny,” Brown said. The TVC composed the list based on the titles and abstracts of the studies, which are not sufficient to reveal the worth of a research project, Foster said. Foster’s own work was on the list. He was a co-investigator on Associate Professor of Sociology Susan Short’s study of the ways China’s one-child policy affects families. Their findings that China’s laws are somewhat “draconian” would, in fact, probably please the TVC, though they would not know it based on their “superfi-
cial” analysis, he said. People removed from the scientific world have always questioned the value of research projects, Brown said. “I think what’s new about this is that it is branding an entire area of inquiry,” he said, referring to the list’s focus on sexual behavior. Brown said he fears the list will cause “scientists to feel less interested in studying these issues,” which he said are of “critical importance.” Lafferty wrote in a letter to Waxman posted on the TVC’s Web site that the U.S. Department of Justice should review the NIH grant approval process. “The NIH has become nothing more than another federal ATM for grant traffickers — a National Endowment for the Arts with a chemistry set,” Lafferty wrote in the letter. Foster called that statement “laughable,” estimating that 80 percent of studies are rejected for funding. Some of the other studies on the list include one about jealousy among homosexuals, truck workers who have sex with prostitutes, or “lot lizards,” and one on HIV risk among gay Mexican immigrants. In her letter to Waxman, Lafferty wrote, “If, as you argue, these projects are being directed from the ‘most distinguished’ universities in America, my suspicion is that they are operating out of the basements of some fraternity houses rather than any legitimate science buildings.” Herald senior staff writer Meryl Rothstein ’06 can be reached at mrothstein@browndailyherald.com.
Herpes continued from page 1 need to be done in order to determine whether or not herpes causes Alzheimer’s. “(Herpes) may be something that decreases the rate of Alzheimer’s progression because of its interaction with the precursor protein,” Bearer said. “Maybe it blocks breaking down the plaques. We just don’t know.” Satpute said the research suggests that having the herpes virus could increase a person’s susceptibility to Alzheimer’s. “There is a high percentage of people who have the herpes virus who also have Alzheimer’s disease,” she said. Bearer said the next step for
researchers is to find out whether or not there is a causeand-effect relationship between the herpes virus and Alzheimer’s disease and, if a relationship is found, identify the risks associated with the connection. “This is something scientists need to worry about and figure out fast,” she said. A paper outlining the researcher’s findings — titled “Fast Anterograde Transport of Herpes Simplex Virus: Role for the Amyloid Precursor Protein” — will be published in the December issue of Aging Cell journal and on the publisher’s “Online Early” site. Herald senior staff writer Monique Meneses ’05 can be reached at mmeneses@browndailyherald.com.
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addressed issues including language, sexuality, religion, money and culture. The event, sponsored by the Third World Center, South Asian Students Association, Queer Alliance and WORD!, served as an opportunity for students to question “how their various identities intersect with each other, shape who they are and affect their daily interactions with others,” said the week’s coordinator Smitha Khorana ’07. Patel’s visit to the University also includes a slam workshop today. Audience member Zarah Rahman ’07 said Patel’s presentation helped empower South Asians both within and outside their communities.
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Herald staff writer Alexandra Barsk ’06 can be reached at abarsk@browndailyherald.com.
story of an Afghan woman whose husband and six children were killed by U.S. air strikes. Her other poems addressed issues including language, sexuality, religion, money and culture.
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CAMPUS NEWS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 5
IN BRIEF Brown alum and trustee loses bid for Louisiana governorship Brown’s shot at putting another graduate in a governor’s mansion fell short Saturday as Bobby Jindal ’92 narrowly lost Louisiana’s run-off gubernatorial election. Democratic candidate Kathleen Blanco, the state’s current lieutenant governor, received 52 percent of votes to Jindal’s 48 percent, the Associated Press reported. The run-off was called after no candidate received a majority of votes in the Oct. 4 primary. Louisiana election rules require a simple majority of votes for election. Jindal — whose only elected office is on Brown’s Board of Trustees — would have been the nation’s first Indian-American governor. Born Hindu, he attracted media attention as a convert to Catholicism with conservative social and economic positions. The defeat marks one of Jindal’s only failures in his political career. After graduating from Brown, he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar before returning to Louisiana to head the state’s health department and then, at 27, the state’s university system. He has also served as a health policy advisor in the administration of President George W. Bush. According to the Brown Alumni Magazine, Jindal — who grew up in Baton Rouge, La. — founded the University’s chapter of the College Republicans after finding a dearth of conservative political organizations on campus. —Philissa Cramer
Simmons accepts award from Cosby charity Accepting an award from Bill Cosby’s Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, President Ruth Simmons fondly recalled a particular piece of wisdom the comedian gave her during her time at Smith College — watch out for paper cuts. Although Cosby hadn’t contacted Simmons to offer further advice in her two years as Brown’s president, he and his four children celebrated her success at the Regent Wall Street on Nov. 12. Simmons was presented with an award for her commitment to education Wednesday by Cosby’s daughter, Erika, at the charity’s fundraiser in New York City. “It had a lot to do with the fact that she is a positive role model, the fact that she is running a school like Brown and doing a very good job with it,” said Cara Sandberg ’05, an intern with the Hello Friend Foundation. Caroline Kennedy and Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea were also celebrated at the event, which was hosted by Mos Def and featured a performance by Little Richard. “(Students are) not the only ones who think she’s great,” Sandberg said. —Herald staff reports
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The Brown Daily Herald announced the members of the 114th editorial board at its annual banquet Friday evening. From left: Executive Manager Zoe Ripple ‘05, General Manager Lawrence Hester ’06, Editor-in-Chief Juliette Wallack ‘05, Executive Editor Philissa Cramer ’05, Executive Editor Carla Blumenkranz ’05, Executive Manager Annie Ali ‘05 and General Manager Jack Carrere ‘06. Senior Editor Julia Zuckerman ‘05 is not pictured.
Herald names 114th editorial board BY GANWYN BERKOWITZ
The Brown Daily Herald marked the changing of its guard at its annual banquet Friday night at Bella Vista in downtown Providence. Editor-in-Chief Elena Lesley ’04, Executive Editors Brian Baskin ’04, Zachary Frechette ’04 and Kerry Miller ’04, and Senior Editor Kavita Mishra ’04 named the 114th editorial board. Juliette Wallack ’05 will take over as editor-in-chief, joined by Carla Blumenkranz ’05 and Philissa Cramer ’05 as executive editors and Julia Zuckerman ’05 as senior editor. Wallack, of Carmel, Ind., has written more articles for The Herald than any other staff writer in recent history. As Metro editor she penetrated City Hall and expanded coverage of local neighborhoods. Wallack’s leadership qualities make her well-suited for a position that commands a staff of over 100. Blumenkranz, an expert on the University’s administration, hails from Portolla Valley, Calif. She has covered the President’s Office and the University’s upcoming capital campaign since her freshman year. Blumenkranz, an English concentrator, brings a certain eloquence to even the most mundane of stories. A transfer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cramer steps up after being crucial to the expansion of coverage of the Rhode Island School of Design as the editor of the new RISD News section. Cramer, also a native of Chapel Hill, brings an eye for journalistic ethics and precise news sense to her position. A junior studying abroad in London this semester, Zuckerman, who hails from New York City, will return after being editor of the Campus Watch section last semester. She came to The Herald as a copy editor before
writing for the news section, in which she demonstrated her impeccable attention to detail and getting the story right. Senior Staff Writer Dana Goldstein ’06, of Ossining, N.Y., will serve as The Herald’s RISD News editor. Goldstein’s grasp of politics and culture and maturity as a reporter are perfectly suited for taking The Herald down the Hill. Senior Staff Writer Zach Barter ’06, of Englewood, Colo., will take on Campus Watch next semester. Barter proved himself one of The Herald’s most dedicated and talented reporters on the crime beat and plans to take an innovative approach to news from other campuses. Metro will be in good hands with current Photo Editor Sara Perkins ’06, of Milton, Mass. Perkins revolutionized Herald photography this semester and will apply the same focus and drive to coverage of Providence. Senior Staff Writers Danielle Cerny ’06, of Morristown, N.J., and Meryl Rothstein ’06, of New York City, will edit Arts and Culture next semester. Cerny’s background in reviewing, combined with Rothstein’s enthusiasm for feature writing, will broaden the section’s scope. The dynamic duo brings an appreciation of fine and popular culture to the twice-weekly section. Senior Staff Writer Monique Meneses ’05, of Houston, Texas, will deepen The Herald’s coverage as its first features editor. Meneses’ innovative touch will serve her well as she oversees The Herald’s special issues and develops in-depth writing assignments. Current Post- Editor-in-Chief Alex Carnevale ’05, of Mystic, Conn., and Ben Yaster ’05, of Baltimore, Md., will edit the Opinions section next semester. Yaster joins The Herald from his position as managing editor of the see 114, page 6
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114 continued from page 5 College Hill Independent. Yaster’s dedication to editing and Carnevale’s enthusiasm for politics make them a natural team. Current Assistant Sports Editor Chris Hatfield ’06, of Salem, N.H., brings his experience covering Brown football and writing sports columns to the job of sports editor. Rounding out the team are Assistant Sports Editors Eric Perlmutter ’06 of Chappaqua, N.Y., Melissa Perlman ’04, of Boca Raton, Fla., Chris Mahr ’07, of Newtonville, Mass., and Bernie Gordon ’07 of Purchase, N.Y. Senior Staff Writer Lisa Mandle ’06, of Los Altos Hills, Calif., spent long hours this semester learning the pagination trade in preparation for her new position as design editor. Mandle’s dedication to The Herald and eye for style will be matched by the talent of newcomer and Assistant Design Editor Peter Henderson ’07, of Ann Arbor, Mich. George Haws ’06, of Staunton, Va., takes on the position of copy
desk chief. Haws is a thoughtful editor with an attention to detail that will make him a priceless late-night presence at The Herald. Talented newcomers Nick Neely ’07, of Portola Valley, Calif., and Judy He ’07, of Durham, N.C., proved themselves as staff photographers this fall, and next semester will assume the positions of general photo editor and sports photo editor, respectively. Next year’s graphics editor, Eddie Ahn ’05, of Dallas, Texas, brings to his new managing position the planning and visual talent that made “A Story of” and “Three Words” famous. And on the business side, General Managers Jack Carrere ‘06, of New Orleans, La., and Lawrence Hester ’06, of Wayzata, Minn., and Executive Managers Annie Ali ’05, of Tarzana, Calif., and Zoe Ripple ’05, of Somerville, Mass., will take The Herald to new heights of fiscal success. This semester, Carrere led The Herald’s expansion to RISD, while Hester completed a comparative study of newspaper advertising rates. Ali spent the semester researching and planning for Camp Herald, a summer journalism initiative, and Ripple
coordinated the Herald’s lecture series. New Staff Writers Elise Baran ’07, of Alexandria, Va., has gotten to know Providence during her first semester at Brown, reporting on Rhode Island’s annual storytelling festival and investigating the future of the Athenaeum. Alexandra Barsk ’06, of New York City, has become an integral part of The Herald’s staff, creating her own beat as its resident sexpert. Robbie Corey-Boulet ’07, of University Place, Wash., never says no to an article, covering everything from women’s tennis to rising textbook costs. Sam Culver ’07, of Bangor, Maine, has seen his share of conflict while covering men’s rugby and Brown’s neighbors in the East Side. Justin Elliott ’07, of Bridgewater, Mass., likes long walks by the river and writing news stories about such far away lands as Israel, Brazil and Boston. Amy Hall Goins ’07, of Greenville, R.I., has proven herself a reliable reporter with her coverage of both Brown and RISD’s future. Krista Hachey ’07, of
Bethesda, Md., has written more stories than any other new staff writer, covering UCS meetings each week and filling the rest of her time with lectures and campus news. Jonathan Herman ’07, of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has covered issues that span the nation, from California’s gubernatorial recall to Brown’s own student body presidential election. Sarah LaBrie ’07, of Houston, Texas, spent her first semester covering stories as varied as Brown’s influence on Providence schools and graduate student unionization at the University of Rhode Island. LaBrie will cover the Office of the President next semester. Kira Lesley ’07, of Portland, Ore., will represent the Pacific Northwest as she continues to cover events and quirky features. Her article earlier this semester on Southerners at Brown caused a stir among students from south of the MasonDixon Line. Sheela Raman ’06, of Holmdel, N.J., will expand her coverage to features in her second semester on staff. She’ll play a major role on The Herald team and a major chord on her guitar. Michael Ruderman ’07, of Andover, Mass., is one of the more vocal Herald staff writers, and he will continue providing coverage of events and general news. Lela Spielberg ’07, of Westmont, N.J., will continue working as one of The Herald’s most enthusiastic Arts and Culture reporters, and she will also cover general news. New copy editors The Herald also welcomes new copy editors Emily Brill ’05, Leslie Kaufmann ’05, Katie Lamm ’07 and Anne Rabbino ’05, all of New York City. Lily Bernheimer ‘06, of Berkeley, Calif., copy edits Post-.
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end their home careers with a victory, seniors made big plays on offense and defense. “The fact that this was (the senior class’) last home game and to come out and give the kind of game that they did, together as a football team, is a great credit to them,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. For the offense, quarterback and co-Captain Kyle Slager ’04 put together another 300-yard passing day and engineered his second straight fourth quarter comeback. With the ball on Bruno’s own five-yard line, Slager completed five passes for 78 yards to set up Hartigan’s final touchdown run. “This is the second game in a row that (Slager) has made big plays down the stretch to win a football game,” Estes said. Finishing with 336 yards and only one interception, Slager also displayed the skills of a veteran option quarterback. Twice inside Dartmouth’s five-yard line, Slager ran the option to the left-hand side of the field and finished the play in the end zone. After his second touchdown run, Slager lined up and found Lonnie Hill ’06 for a
Harmon continued from page 3 many elements speak. Harmon works within a very limited palate of colors, sticking to a predominately pink, orange and purple. This simplicity of colors is not distracting and leaves room to see magic of gouache and perhaps the finest aspect of the show: Harmon’s use of texture. Playing on texture, Harmon jumps in several directions at once, often within a single work. In “yes you are,” she plays on solid, heavy lines, presenting a trompe l’oeil of method. Here, as in “stag pile” and “humpa-bumpa,” Harmon presses forth a silk-screen aesthetic, but does so with a brush. Within this aesthetic, Harmon toys with patterns. Using a graphic-designinformed eye, she pulls tropes from the collective visualunconscious, and pulls them towards abstraction. Further, this aesthetic is impressively presented less by what is painted than by what is not — blank paper is preserved with hard edges, sometimes outlined, sometimes not. In this blank space Harmon presents her strongest forms. In many of these works, colors bleed across the paper, washing up and over (and under) these graphic solidities. In this orgy of hard and soft, patterns and painterly tumbling across the paper, Harmon’s show succeeds. For this energy her show deserves notice. Harmon’s “Skins and Mounts” will run at the Women’s Center through Nov. 25. Herald staff writer Stefan Talman ’05 can be reached stalman@browndailyherald.c om.
game-tying two-point conversion. In holding Dartmouth to 11 punts, eight three-and-outs and only 311 total yards, seniors on defense also came up big. Drew Gallagher ’04 led the team in both solo and total tackles, with six and 11 respectively, while Jesse Hawkins ’04 finished with seven tackles and the team’s only sack, his sixth in the last three games. Each player also forced a fumble. “I’ll look forward to coming back and watching the team the next couple of years because I think our team will be outstanding,” said defensive tackle Christian Garnett ’04. Other seniors who stepped up on defense were Garnett and Jermaine Griffin ’04, who had five and four tackles, respectively. Cornerback Darren Carmon ’04 also recovered a fumble, the Big Green’s only turnover on the day. “This is an unreal feeling,” said Brent Grinna ’04. “We’ve had so many close games in the four years that we have been here and to come out and finally put it together at the end in front of our fans … is unreal. I will remember it forever.” Herald staff writer Joshua Troy ’04 covers football. He can be reached at jtroy@browndailyherald.com.
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WORLD & NATION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 7
Schwarzenegger set to take oath (L.A. Times) —
At 11 a.m. Monday, Arnold Schwarzenegger will place his hand on a Bible and take the oath of office as California’s 38th governor. It will be a simple, no-frills ceremony, his advisers say. All right, so there will be a few brass bands. Seven thousand or so invited guests. A five-story camera riser groaning with the weight of an international press corps. Live, national television coverage. A flotilla of satellite trucks. Every living former governor of California, with the sole exception of Ronald Reagan. Both houses of the Legislature. A Hollywood contingent expected to include Rob Lowe, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Danny DeVito and Linda Hamilton. A few Kennedys. And Kaiser Jagdproviant (which is not someone you salute, but something you eat). Not to mention: Vanessa Williams singing the National Anthem. “The charge was: simple but dignified, and we are sticking to that,” said Marty Wilson, a
Sacramento publicist who coordinated the inaugural events. He wasn’t kidding. Everything, it seems, is relative. Aside from the unprecedented media interest, it’s true that the inaugural doings will be fairly low-key by California’s historical standards. There will be no inaugural ball, for instance, a marked contrast from the multi-themed, dueling balls that ushered in the back-to-back administrations of Govs. Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, not to mention the dance-until-you-drop affair of Gov. George Pardee (1903-07), which lasted until 4 a.m. Nor will Schwarzenegger’s inaugural address, timed at a crisp 10 minutes to fit neatly in the typical time between TV commercials, remotely compare to some of the oratorical excesses of the past, such as the 22-page, 90-minute speech that kicked off the administration of Gov. James “Sunny Jim” Rolph in 1931. Schwarzenegger’s speech — drafted in part by former Reagan speechwriter Landon Parvin and the long-
time Democratic hand Bob Shrum, who is close to the Kennedys — will hold few specifics and emphasize Schwarzenegger’s broader vision for the state, say two aides who have seen it. “It really is just a ceremony,” said Marty Wilson, who also coordinated the inaugural events for Pete Wilson (no relation) in 1991 and 1995. An extravagant celebration would seem inappropriate, he said, given the state’s fiscal ills and the unusual nature of the recall that led to Schwarzenegger’s election. “Gov. Schwarzenegger feels that would send just the wrong message,” he said. As it is, the inaugural events fill a three-page schedule. Live television coverage was expected to begin at 3 a.m. PST, when TV networks were scheduled to begin broadcasting from the Capitol, primarily for early risers on the East Coast. Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, were scheduled to arrive at the capisee ARNOLD, page 8
Bill aims to turn medicare into ‘insurance program’ WASHINGTON (L.A. Times) — As
Congress prepares to vote on a final $400 billion Medicare prescription drug bill, there is one thing on which most lawmakers agree: The legislation would, over time, change the essence of the 38year-old health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. Now, the government sets the prices for thousands of medical services and pays the bills. But under the Medicare reform legislation, some details of which were released Sunday, the government would pay private insurance companies and managed-care plans billions of dollars in incentives to compete with traditional Medicare for the prescriptiondrug business and general healthcare needs of more than 40 million Americans. Medicare would begin to become “an insurance program backed by the American taxpayer, supervised by the government,” Sen. John B. Breaux, D-La., a key supporter of the compromise legislation, said Sunday. It is that fundamental difference — Medicare as a government program versus Medicare as a huge government-subsidized
health insurance market — that underlies the deep divisions between the Republican supporters of the bill and their Democratic opponents. With Republicans in control of both Congress and the HouseSenate negotiating committee that shaped the compromise legislation, it is not surprising that the GOP goal of containing Medicare costs by turning much of the program over to the private sector prevailed over the Democrats’ desire to maintain Medicare as a social insurance program. Lawmakers’ assessments of how the legislation satisfied one or both of those goals will influence their votes for the bill and determine whether the nation’s seniors and disabled get government assistance in paying for their prescription drugs. As Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, DMass., who is highly respected on health issues, continued to oppose the bill, saying it would leave millions of seniors with “high premiums and higher drug costs,” Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said he believed that the bill could pass the Senate without Kennedy’s support.
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Guard troops prepare for Iraqi duty SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (L.A. Times)
— Sitting in a cavernous hangar at the old Norton air base in San Bernardino, National Guardsman Eric Burden never thought this day would come. He’s dressed in military fatigues, and surrounded by fellow weekend warriors. They are headed to Iraq. Between bites of tacos and carrot cake, the 300 men and their relatives are learning about spousal benefits and having their wills notarized. These citizen soldiers of the Army’s 1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment are among tens of thousands of National Guard and reserve troops across the United States that were alerted by the Pentagon earlier this year that they might be sent to the Middle East as part of a troop-rotation plan. The last time a California National Guard ground battalion was sent into combat was in the Korean War. “Over 50 years of history has gone by and that hasn’t happened,” said Maj. John J. McBrearty of nearby Fontana. “A lot of guys are pretty excited about it, enthused to support the cause of freedom.” Burden, 32, a sporting-goods salesman, and his wife, Jana, have tried to explain to Kayla, 8, and Amber, 16, why their father is leaving. They’ve spent quality time together. The girls were pulled out of school for a couple days, and the family took their annual Christmas Eve trip to Disneyland early. “The kids are devastated. It’s
Arnold continued from page 7 tol at 10:25 a.m., with the swearing-in to begin promptly at 11. Stan Atkinson, a veteran Sacramento TV anchor, was to serve as master of ceremonies from a dais built on the Capitol steps. In case of rain, the ceremony was to be moved a few blocks to Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. Traditionally, governors have taken the oath of office in the state Assembly chambers before a joint session of the Legislature. However, that practice has been largely abandoned in recent years as governors sought larger venues, either the Capitol steps or the Memorial Auditorium. Two dozen dignitaries were invited to sit on the dais with Schwarzenegger. Among those expected to attend were Davis and former Govs. Wilson, George Deukmejian and Jerry Brown, representing nearly three decades of California governance. Brown and Davis are Democrats; Wilson and Deukmejian, like Schwarzenegger, are Republicans. Among living ex-governors, only Reagan, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was expected to be a no-show. After assorted preliminaries, including the National Anthem rendition by Schwarzenegger’s “Eraser” co-star Vanessa Williams, the oath of office is to be administered by California
very difficult,” said Jana Burden, 39. “I don’t sleep. We’ve done a lot of crying. We don’t watch the news anymore.” In days, the battalion will be leaving for training in Washington state. Then, they will go to Iraq. Despite the Christmas tree, donated toys for children and buffet lunch, Sunday at Norton was a somber day marked with the knowledge that the guardsmen were leaving for an 18month mission that will take them to the other side of the world. Adrian Robles, 20, and his wife, Nani, 18, stood in line for the notary. They married a month ago when they learned Robles’ unit was being mobilized. At a hasty courthouse ceremony, clad in sweaters and jeans, the couple exchanged vows. They plan to do it properly once Robles returns. “I don’t want him to leave,” Nani said. “I’m scared, and I’m sad.” Adrian didn’t expect to be sent overseas. “Let’s go and get it done with,” he said. The 185th mobilized Saturday, hauling backpacks and duffel bags into the armory in San Bernardino. For the next several days, they will practice donning nuclear, chemical and biological protective gear, as well as other soldiering skills, such as land navigation with a map and compass. On an undisclosed day, they will head to Fort Lewis in Washington, where they will
Chief Justice Ronald M. George, using one of two Bibles — either a 16th century French edition that is owned by the State Library and has been used to swear in governors since 1871, or a family bible to be provided by Schwarzenegger and Shriver. Following tradition, Schwarzenegger planned to make his inaugural remarks after the swearing-in. The Schwarzenegger team sent out 8,000 invitations to the swearing-in ceremony, according to Marty Wilson. Roughly half went to individuals, including the entire Legislature, the state’s congressional delegation, Schwarzenegger’s friends and family, and campaign supporters, including financial contributors and volunteers. The other half went to community organizations that provided audiences for the “Ask Arnold” forums during the campaign. Organizers ruled out an event that would be open to the public because of concerns about crowd control and security, Wilson said. Wilson said the inaugural events would cost “several hundred thousand dollars,” far less than the last several inaugural celebrations. The most expensive was Davis’ first inauguration in 1995, which cost $3.7 million. By tradition, inaugural events are privately financed. The Schwarzenegger swearing-in committee reported $360,000 in contributions from 30 donors by the end of last week. Three consecutive luncheons that will take place after the swearing-in.
train in hand-to-hand combat. They may get sent to Fort Irwin, Calif., to train in a desert setting. Then, they will ship out for up to a year to an undisclosed location in Iraq. “We’re just like any other soldiers out there,” McBrearty said. Jim Bringham’s 17-monthold daughter, Grace, will speak her first words while he is away. In Iraq, the chaplain’s assistant will offer spiritual guidance to soldiers in the field. At home, he and his wife, Elizabeth, are relying on their faith. Bringham, 39, worked as director of the youth ministry, a civilian job, at Fort Irwin. Since he received his orders, the family has been busy preparing. They moved to Mission Viejo, so Elizabeth and Grace can be closer to family while Bringham is away. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with a quick weekend trip to Palm Springs. Elizabeth made him a scrapbook full of pictures of the three of them, surrounded by hearts and quotes. He plans to make a videotape with messages to his daughter and his wife, so they can see his face and hear his voice while he is away. “It was so surreal. When he actually got the mobilization order, then it hit me,” Elizabeth said. “I felt waves of tears, but I also know there’s a higher purpose for his going. If I have to let him go, I will, but I want him to come back.”
Perlmutter continued from page 12
It used to be that the words “Bengals” and “playoffs” were never strung together. It used to be that the words “Bengals” and “playoffs” were never strung together, but we now find the team in a spot to make a legitimate playoff run. The toughest three of its remaining games are at St. Louis, at Baltimore and at home with Cleveland on the last weekend. This schedule is easier than that of the Browns and on par with that of the Ravens. So instead of convincing ourselves that the Chiefs could go undefeated, we can focus on the future of the Bengals. Maybe they make the playoffs this year, maybe they don’t. But their first pick from last year, Carson Palmer, is still waiting for action, and Marvin Lewis is just settling in. Perhaps the ’72 Dolphins’ record is one thing that will go untouched — but clearly, times are a-changing in the NFL. Assistant sports editor Eric Perlmutter ’06 writes a weekly sports column.
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M. soccer continued from page 12 “All season we’ve had great defense,” Gomez said. “And it hasn’t just been me and the back three, it has been all of the midfielders and forwards.” After 10 minutes of being disorganized and indecisive, the Bears gained control of the game and began to string together offensive opportunities. Unlike the Dartmouth offense, Brown opted for a more controlled attack that featured many one-touch passes and crosses. The Bears would get all the scoring they needed at the 31:39 mark on Crew’s league-leading sixth game-winning goal. A corner kick that landed in the Dartmouth box touched the feet of Andrew Daniels ’07 and Quidachay-Swan before Crew tapped the ball beyond Dartmouth’s goalie Scott Feighner. Crew’s 10th goal propelled him over Rob Daly of Dartmouth to win the Ivy League scoring title with 22 points (10 goals, 2 assists). In the second half the Bears continued to pressure Feighner, forcing him to make several saves. Dartmouth had few scoring chances, as the Brown defense clamped down hard. Unable to penetrate the back line, perplexed Dartmouth for-
Football continued from page 12 picked up the ball and ran it in on his second try for a score. After the extra point, Dartmouth found itself on top, 7-0. The Brown offense began kicking on all cylinders, making a score inevitable. Bruno scored at 8:28 in the second quarter when quarterback and Co-Captain Kyle Slager ’04 took the snap and then ran a bootleg to the left, jumping into the end zone from four yards out. The extra point attempt was blocked, leaving the score 7-6 in favor of the Big Green. Heading into the half, it seemed as if the score would remain steady after a Brown drive stalled in Dartmouth territory with about a minute left — but that was not the case. Dartmouth was able to get the ball to Brown’s 25-yard line, where quarterback Charl Rittgers found All-American tight end Casey Cramer in the endzone with only four seconds left in the half. The extra point made the score 14-6 at the break, even though Brown had made Dartmouth punt five times and had nine more first downs. Both defenses came out of the break strong, but Brown finally mounted a scoring drive that ended with Slager plunging into the end zone on another bootleg on the second play of the fourth quarter. His pass to Lonnie Hill ’06 on the two-point conversion knotted the score at 14. Dartmouth was mounting another scoring drive on its next possession, as their only long drives on the day had been the other two touchdowns. But Jesse Hawkins ’04, who also had his sixth sack in three weeks earlier
wards were called for offsides repeatedly. With a full squad and plenty of subs to finish off the half, Brown had no trouble maintaining the intensity until the last minute. “In the last 15 minutes, we just held them,” Goldman said. No fans stormed the field, but the Brown bench formed a haphazard huddle on the grass much like they did after the victory over Yale. The victory assured Brown sole possession of the Ivy League championship and increased the team’s chances of either earning a first round bye in the NCAA tournament or a home game. Those chances could have been aided with a win on Tuesday against Boston College, though the Bears settled for a 00 tie. When the announcer welcomed the “lady and gentleman” before the game started, it was obvious the crowd of under 100 would not have any sort of effect on the Bears. Bad conditions compounded with the absence of any support lead to a listless and sloppy first half. The midfielders had trouble stringing together more than two passes, and many balls trickled out of bounds beyond players from either team. “We labeled it the hangover game,” Larentowicz said. “There wasn’t much focus after the Yale game, and we were looking forward to Dartmouth.” “The (Yale) game on Saturday
really took a lot out of us,” Noonan said. “We only played with 10 guys, and I demand a lot out of the players. You need time for recovery.” Noonan was a little worried about the lack of effort, adding that “even on a night like this, the guys’ passion for the game needs to be the battery that charges them up.” Brown failed to score in the second half and overtime despite point-blank chances. Gomez finished the game with three saves to earn his seventh shutout. Saturday’s performance against Dartmouth outshined the Tuesday showing against Boston College. “Our goal this year was to win the Ivy championship (and) do as well as we could outside the league,” Crew said. “Going undefeated in the league and only allowing two goals is pretty impressive.” Now the Bears will wait until Monday to find out the selection committee’s decision as to when and where they will play. “This was a long time coming for the seniors — we’ve waited three years,” Goldman said. “It was great to win an celebrate, but we start preparation on Tuesday. It’s a good start, but we’ve got a ways to go.”
in the game, forced the ball from tailback Chris Little’s grasp, and Darren Carmon ’04 recovered to give the Bears possession. Unfortunately, Brown’s drive stalled and a botched punt gave the Big Green the ball on the Brown 33. The Big Green regained the lead when a touchdown pass to Cramer put Dartmouth up 21-14 with 10:36 left in the game. Brown answered right back on its next drive. On fourth and 2 from the Dartmouth 25, Hartigan broke free from the Dartmouth defense to take it all the way to the house. But Nick Marietti’s ’05 extra point went wide right, leaving Bruno on the wrong end of a 21-20 score. The Bears’ defense had been playing well all day, but it had to step up for Bruno to have a shot. It did, forcing three straight three-and-outs, including one that began with a Brown penalty giving Dartmouth first-and-five. “I’m really proud of the way we played. We had a few lapses … but I’m really proud overall. I think we played great team defense,” said Co-Captain Christian Garnett ’04. To take the lead, the Brown offense faced the daunting task of going 95 yards in only 2:01, and Slager and his men were up to the task. “Our defense gave us so many chances in the fourth quarter. It was like every time Dartmouth was getting the football they would make them go three-anout,” Slager said. “We knew that was going to be the last one and we had to make it count.” On the drive, Slager completed long passes to wide receivers Hill, Jarrett Schreck ’06 and Jordan Pryor ’06, who all had over 60 receiving yards on the day. Soon the Bears were on the one-yard line with 34 seconds to
go, and Hartigan capped the miracle drive to put Bruno up 26-21. The two-point attempt was unsuccessful, as Dartmouth’s defense finally smartened up to the Slager bootleg and stopped the quarterback before he could get in the end zone. Dartmouth had one more shot, as they were able to get the ball to midfield for a “Hail Mary” pass. Rittgers was able to elude the Brown pass rush but his pass was batted down by Hill, who came in to defend the last-ditch attempt. The sophomores may have lead the team in receiving (Hill — 8 catches, 103 yards) and rushing (Hartigan — 38 carries, 194 yards), but the seniors made the most of their final home game. Slager had 336 yards passing to go with his two rushing touchdowns. The defense was led by Gallagher, who led the team with 11 tackles, Hawkins, with the only sack, and Garnett ’04, with 1.5 tackles for a loss. “We’ve had so many close games in our four years that we’ve been here and to finally come out and put it together at the end like that in front of our fans for the last time here at home, it was just the greatest feeling,” said Co-Captain Brent Grinna ’04. “Being in the locker room after the game and seeing coach jumping up and down with all of us — it was unreal.” Next week, the team heads to Columbia with a shot at tying for second in the Ivy League. If the Bears win and Yale defeats Harvard, three teams will share second at 4-3, with the possibility of Dartmouth joining them if the Big Green defeat Princeton.
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EDITORIAL/LETTERS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 10 S T A F F
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Collaborative effort A possible link between two increasingly common diseases — herpes and Alzheimer’s disease — is only one of the many groundbreaking studies conducted by Brown researchers in recent years and may lead to stronger evidence of a connection between the two. The outcome of the study bodes well for the new collaborative efforts by the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and the University. Provost Robert Zimmer made the institutions’ informal association official earlier this semester, The Herald reported in October. Brown researchers have worked for years in conjunction with colleagues at MBL, but the formal affiliation will open up opportunities for graduate and undergraduates students to participate in cutting-edge research already conducted between the two institutions — including the recent disease links found by Elaine Bearer, senior research assistant and associate professor of medical science, Prasanna Satpute GS and Brown alum Joseph DeGiorgis. We encourage the University and MBL to continue the trade in science and research the two already have in place and, of course, to bring more students in the process. In the meantime, we applaud the success of steps made working with MBL and proving that summertime work in a town at the Cape can be productive.
Following a dream The Brown campus may be a four-hour drive from New York City, but that isn’t keeping Allison Posner ’05 from penetrating the theater scene there. After entering a record label’s “Your Big Break” contest, Posner emerged one of five finalists to record a song on a CD release next year. Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, Bobby Jindal ’92, similarly young and ambitious, narrowly missed becoming Louisiana’s governor. Few at his alma mater would agree with his political views. But to people across the political spectrum, there was something appealing about a Brown graduate attempting to become the nation’s youngest governor — not to mention the first non-white and, some say, the first untainted politician to win the job in Louisiana. Both Posner and Jindal have been working for opportunities thousands labor fruitlessly over all their lives. Jindal fell short, and Posner still has many hurdles to cross. But both can show the vast majority of their peers, who still might be at the beginning of their road to success, just what a ton of drive and a Brown education can do.
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LETTERS Third World Center, Nov. 11. The President has invited approximately 50 to dinner at her home during the week of not Simmons, will host students Thanksgiving, not on Thanksgiving Day itself. The World Center traditionally hosts a dinner on dinner for students on Third Thanksgiving Day, and that invitation is once again extended to all Brown students who will not be travThanksgiving Day eling on the holiday. To the Editor:
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OPINIONS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 11
The ambivalence of the religious left In a conflict between religion and morality, religious people should look beyond their traditions THE POSTERS FOR FAITH IN ACTION moral code, assigns divine justification to it month cover the campus, encouraging us and forgets that social norms are constantly to turn our religious ideals into social developing. The passing social world which movements. But which religious ideals? denied women equal opportunity in reliWhen Catholic priests and Orthodox rabbis gious and social affairs sprang from a patrimarch in the streets to protest social injus- archal society predicated on the logical absurdity of an ungendered tice, to fight hunger and male God and “His” laws and homelessness and state-sponELI BRAUN “His” redemption. The ensuing sored violence, will anybody GUEST COLUMNIST religious system reflects such notice that they’re all men? theological gender demarcaHunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which is largely funded by tions, designating particular educational religious groups, began yesterday. Also, this opportunities based on sex and preserving last weekend at the Conscience, War and sexual taboos that marginalize women. This Resistance conference, faith-based activist injustice is so fundamental to traditional speakers highlighted the religious under- religion that it is impossible to discern tones of social justice activism, applying whether an untainted religion ever existed spiritual intention to progressive social — or ever could exist. The sexist views of causes. Faith-based activists, however, the early thinkers of the Judeo-Christian shouldn’t only critique secular society, but religions have been codified into our sacred religious tradition as well. Many injustices religious texts; there is no Christianity withperpetrated by good-hearted religious peo- out the Gospels and Paul, and no Judaism ple are sanctioned by the foundational texts without the Torah and Talmud. The Paul who proclaimed, “Wives, suband corresponding practices of religion mit to your husbands, as is fitting in the itself. While religion remains the most promis- Lord” (Colossians 3:18), also encouraged ing means and motivation to pursue social his followers to “live as children of light” equality, as religious people, we must con- (Ephesians 5:8) and to give generously, “for front the apparent hypocrisy in using reli- God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians gion in its corrupted and corruptible form 9:7). Deuteronomy gives women minimal autonomy in determining marriage (22) to heal societal wounds. Observing religious societies in which and none in initiating divorce (24:1). Yet men continue to occupy the positions of only a few chapters earlier, it commands, power and where women cannot share “Open your hand to the poor and needy obligation or count in prayer quorums, we kinsmen in your land” (15:11). How should must ask: Is the religious immoralist dis- we understand the sexist influences, torting religious values or following them? intentional or not, of religious traditions Religion imposes an ostensibly immutable that are nevertheless deeply committed to “healing the world” or of Judaism, for example, whose morally questionable tradition is the same one that can derive the Eli Braun ’06 is a member of the Faith words for charity, righteousness and jusBased Activism Coalition.
tice from the same etymological root? When religious traditionalists lack values of justice, liberation and love, we should not merely protest their perversion of religion, but must reassess religion for its perversion of people. When religious traditionalists exhibit such values in their loving care for the needy, in their zealous pursuit of godliness, their goodwill deserves praise and admiration. But as long as they profess that traditional religious texts comprise the source and extent of morality, they at least implicitly endorse a normative worldview that ostracizes the religious outsider and relegates women to economic dependence and intellectual inferiority. Religious groups are often hesitant to recognize these moral deficiencies in the public sphere. Instead, they choose to “keep it in the family,” but internal progress has succeeded only in prompting religious people to internally squabble over their respective -isms (What is the true Christianity, the true Judaism?) while the original problems persist. And these problems have persisted far longer than our moral consciousnesses should have allowed. If religion claims both the right and responsibility to critique modern injustices, then surely it cannot complain when its appeals for social justice boomerang back onto itself. The religious leftist lives an oxymoronic existence. He or she uses religious values to fight societal oppression and simultaneously uses the moral grounding of social movements to fight religious injustice. Why, then, do we appeal to religion? Matt Hamilton articulated in his column, “Reclaiming religion as a voice for liberation,” Nov. 4) that religion provides activists
with “spiritual strength” and with stable forums for social justice organizing. In addition, I want to suggest that the ambivalent activist appeals to religion because he or she is stuck, utterly stuck in religion’s totalizing culture from which even the most disillusioned skeptic cannot wholly escape. This stuck person has no option but to harness the humanizing power of religious currents, to reinterpret, rather than abandon, the tradition. Certain passages are then specifically selected and emphasized; conflicting passages are not exorcised but are retained as relics of our morally outdated preexistence. We must argue for a dynamic spiritualism and must jar obsolete religious norms from their historical stagnancy. Religious people should recall Abraham’s resonating cry, “Shall the Judge of all the earth not act justly?” (Genesis 18:25) They should remember that religion and its texts, by virtue of their sacredness, are not inherently just, but must be incessantly probed, deconstructed and rebuilt. By encouraging religious people to foster an intellectual openness to ideas external to traditional religion and to dialogue with secular society and other traditions, we will finally promote congruency between religious ideas and moral practice. This will help to erase the harmful distinction between religion and religious people. Religious people should not be held captive to their respective -isms, but must rather act freely and collectively in pursuit of godliness, looking inside and outside religion for the just. Leftists see their traditions in a particular light that prompts them to emphasize selected values. So now a question for the religious leftists among us: What is it, besides religion, that makes us do what we do?
Eight (more or less) simple rules for dating me ENOUGH! THIS DATING THING HAS not in his room. You check back. Still gray. play to your soul. Oh, but please don’t do more meaningful hook ups per capita than any other club at Brown, co-ed fraternities become too knotty; something must be You check back again. Black! Finally! He’s at the whole workload competition thing: “I have two books to read for tomorrow.” excluded. (cf. “Seriously, Not Taking Life done. For the sake of all hetero- and bisexu- his computer! Wait. Why isn’t he IMing me? “I see your two books and raise you a Too.”) al Brown men, I’m willing to sacrifice my Why isn’t he IMing me? Why won’t he IM Rule Seven: Do not be hampered by mere three-page Spanish essay.” aura of mystery to lay my proverbial cards me?! “Oh yeah? I see your three-page Spanish circumstances or reality. Transcend worldly Another thing: Nix the Ratty on the table and betray my dating secrets. If obligations. Don’t perspire. Cook minute just one of my Brown brothers profits from Reconnaissance. Here’s the scene. You’re sit- essay, and I raise you mono.” rice in 40 seconds. Negotiate complex “Damnit. I fold.” a wiser female bourgeoisie, it will have been ting in the Bat Cave of everyone’s favorite What’s my philosophy? It’s simple, really. Middle Eastern peace treaties for fun. Cast refectory. Joe ObjectOfAffection is lounging worth the risk. Why the octet? Inspired by W. Bruce with his homies at a nearby table. So you I take life with a grain of salt, a wedge of lime no shadow. Play the standing bass. Have small children sprinkle flower petals ahead Cameron’s 8 Simple Rules for Dating My send your girlfriend over to do the “walk- and a shot of tequila. Having a sense of humor about things, of you as you walk. Always win the raffle. Teenage Daughter, I’ve decided to give life by.” Who are his friends? Is the girl sitting to the pre-paternal edition. Though I have there just a girl, or is she a girl? Didn’t he however, does not condone talking in “text Walk between raindrops. Jump really, really no teenage son, I don’t let that stop me. Yes, wear that shirt yesterday? Doesn’t he ever message speak.” If you do, my henchmen high. Rules Eight: Have a working knowledge will be forced to perform something horrifdo laundry? Jack McNaysayer, I transcend such tomNo. No he doesn’t ever do ic in return, like setting your clock ahead an of Irony and Sarcasm. Do not dumb yourfoolery. Duly struck by the muse self down — unless you’re smarter than me laundry, and no, don’t do hour while you sleep. (Erato, to be precise), I (oops, “than I”). Own a cell phone. Be able Me: [Hilarious joke.] that. humbly present eight simto interact with my friends. Be able to comYou: “L-O-L. … Oh, J-K.” Rule Two: Do not ple rules for dating me — andrew pete with my friends. Have style. If your Me: “T-T-Y-Never.” wear that tube top. or any reasonably confik. stein friends approve of me, listen to them; they Rule Four: Do not be so obsessed with One out of 50 girls dent Brown guy. my place know you the best. If your friends don’t sex. Sometimes I just want to cuddle. As a can pull it off. Forty Rule One: Do not play or yours? out of 50 try. Want to matter of fact, if I had to choose between approve of me, you don’t need their validagames. I am aware that it show a little skin? Sure, cuddling and sex, I’d choose cuddling. Now tion. is considered clever for In all seriousness, be someone who can if that’s the way you don’t get me wrong — I love sex. But cudgirls to strategize or play kick it. But please, don’t scrap dling is the best. Sometimes I want to take it decide on her own what she uniquely finds hard to get. You may slowly. Sometimes I’m just not in the mood. attractive and desirable based on her own the strap. count the days between Rule Three: Don’t take Don’t use me for my body. Don’t stare at my feelings and needs. Not because her friends phone calls or use your would say yes. Not because society would life too seriously. Have a chest. I’m not just a piece of meat. friends to spy or stalk. Rule Five: Be sexually frustrated. No, I’m approve. Not even because it is what she is sense of humor about Please don’t take this as used to or expecting or based on seeing things. Laugh with the sin- just kidding. ... You already are. an insult, but you and Rule Six: Enjoy swing dancing. I swing her “type” or what is “typical,” because ners. Show me that you all of your friends are have both a sense of dance. You should, too. swing dancing is maybe what is typical hasn’t really made complete idiots. purpose to your fantabulous: Dancers with rhythm holding her very happy in the past. But rather, “But I don’t stalk,” life and a you close. Upbeat music. Spins. Dips. And make these decisions because you are thou dost protest. Does sense of pelvi in close proximity. It’s been said that ready for something beyond what you this sound familiar? You’re humor and the Brown Swing Club is responsible for really even thought was possible. on AOL Instant Messenger. The Me, well … this is just my guy’s got an away message up. His two cents. screen name is gray, so he’s obviously Andrew K. Stein ’06 tries not to be sexist because chicks hate that.
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD
SPORTS MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2003 · PAGE 12
Shockingly, the Bengals have become legit EACH YEAR A TEAM TAKES AN UNDEfeated streak far into the season, only to have it broken — much to the joy of the ’72 Dolphins. But this year, we thought it would be different. The Kansas City Chiefs were threatening to become the first team in five years to start 10-0, and their remaining schedule was weak enough that pundits nationwide were writing columns about why it would actually happen this time. But as always, such premonitions were foolish. The ERIC PERLMUTTER PERL MUTTERS Cincinnati Bengals took down the Chiefs 24-19 Sunday and ended dreams of what could have been. This column is not about the Chiefs — they’ll be fine. But it must now be realized that, seemingly out of nowhere, things are starting to look up for the Bengals. Personally, I had originally envisioned a Bengals rise led by Dan Wilkinson and Ki-Jana Carter, and once those hopes fizzled about one game into their inaugural season, I thought the team would never recover. But along came Peter Warrick, Marvin Lewis, Chad Johnson and Rudi Johnson to resuscitate this much-beleaguered franchise that is now, amazingly, atop the AFC North with a 5-5 record. The last time the Bengals were in first place was 13 years ago, at a time when Chad Johnson was only 12 years old and nobody hated Jon Kitna. Yet it is quite clear that, in the words of Notorious BIG, “things done changed” up in Cincy. Marvin Lewis has righted the ship, leaning on the shoulders of a mix of veterans and youngsters alike. When he took this job, few people gave his team, his Bengals, a chance to make the playoffs this year, and not out of disrespect for Lewis. The franchise had seen too many transient glimpses of success for this one to be any more likely to extend itself. This was the Bengals, and only so much magic can be worked in this world. Yet as we are also seeing in Dallas with Bill Parcells, Lewis has made his team into a contender faster than most people expected. He managed to get his players to think of themselves as football players, not as members of a team destined for jokes. A view into the locker room after Sunday’s win revealed a team that believes in itself, and a coach thankful for how well his tenure has gone so far. Bear in mind that this rise has been without Corey Dillon, whose recent whining should have you convinced that he doesn’t belong in Cincy and never should have re-signed. Other guys are running the show now. Jon Kitna has played himself well into the better half of quarterbacks in this league. Who would have thought his QB rating would be better than that of Donovan McNabb, Rich Gannon or Drew Bledsoe? Probably not you, and definitely not me. see PERLMUTTER, page 8
Game notes BY JOSH TROY
For the class of 2004, Saturday’s football game against Dartmouth (4-5, 3-3 Ivy League) was the last chance to walk out of Brown stadium a victor. For the other players, it was a chance to demonstrate their potential to the coaches and the outgoing class. For the entire team, it was the opportunity to end the Big Green’s four-game winning streak and move to .500 in the league. When the clock finally read 0:00 at game’s end, every objective had been accomplished and the Bears will probably tie for third place in the Ivy League.
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Jarrett Schreck ’06 (No. 1) had two key receptions on Brown’s game-winning 95-yard drive.
Game-winning drive in 26-21 defeat of Dartmouth a perfect end for seniors in last home game BY CHRIS HATFIELD
It is now official: Brown is home to arguably the hottest — and possibly the most dramatic — football team in the Ivy League. Playing host to Dartmouth (4-5, 3-3 Ivy League) on Saturday, the Bears (45, 3-3 Ivy League) took the lead for the first time all day when Nick Hartigan ’06 plunged into the end zone from one yard out with 31 seconds left in the game. Hartigan continued his breakout season by running for 194 yards with two touchdowns, slowly wearing down the Dartmouth defense after being stopped early. His performance put him at 1,297 rushing yards for the season, surpassing the previous single-season record of 1,213
set in 2000 by Michael Malan ’02. “(It was) another great team effort,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. Though Brown was clearly playing better than its opponent from the beginning of the game, Dartmouth drew first blood. After denying the Dartmouth offense a first down on its first two possessions, the Bears’ defense finally gave a little, allowing the Big Green to bring the ball deep into Brown territory. Although it seemed as if Brown stopped the visiting offense when Drew Gallagher ’04 knocked the ball loose from fullback Scott Wedum on Dartmouth’s fourth down attempt, Wedum see FOOTBALL, page 9
Running for the Record Books On a 10-yard run with less than 10 minutes to play in the third quarter, Nick Hartigan ’06 passed Michael Malan ’02 to take over Brown’s single season rushing record, which previously stood at 1,213 yards. “Getting the win is most important,” Hartigan said. “Stats are something I look back on at the end of the season. Right now this is just something for my grandmother to brag to her friends about.” Hartigan displayed his emphasis on winning by putting up over 80 yards after breaking the record, including 64 in the fourth quarter, to finish with 194 yards for the day and 1,297 yards so far for the season. With a solid effort next week, Hartigan will have a chance to capture the Ivy League rushing title. His contribution was more than just rushing yards though — he also scored two of the Bears’ four touchdowns and caught four passes for 27 yards. Senior Moments Although this Brown football team has a talented group of underclassmen, especially phenomenal sophomore starters on both sides of the ball, the team’s heart is still its group of 14 seniors. To end Dartmouth’s winning streak and see GAME NOTES, page 6
Men’s soccer wins Ivy title by completely controlling tempo against Dartmouth BY IAN CROPP
There is no dispute — the Bears are the Ivy League soccer champions. With a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth Saturday, Brown earned its seventh league title in the last decade. Earlier in the week, the Bears played Boston College to a scoreless tie, taking their undefeated streak into their final regular season game. After Saturday’s game, the team jumped in a circle chanting, “Olé, olé, olé, olé,” as Head Coach Mike Noonan smiled and wiped off his head the ice water dumped on him moments before. When the jubilant Bears broke from the huddle, Captain Adom Crew ’04 accepted the Ivy League trophy on behalf of the team. “I’m really happy for the guys,” Noonan said. “They went through a disappointing year last year and two years ago, despite winning the Ivy Championship, didn’t make the tournament.” Noonan was impressed not only by the effort on the field, but also by the stealth attack that left him soaked in the near freezing temperatures. “Every other year I see them coming and run the other way,
but this time they got me,” he said. Despite a flat start, the Bears mounted a strong effort behind the play of the team’s five seniors. Eddie Thurston ‘04 “was the man of the match,” Noonan said. He also praised the play of Crew, Seth Quidachay-Swan ’04, Matt Goldman ’04 and Derrick Woodard ’04, who played 90 minutes for the first time since September. Thurston was a presence all over the field for the Bears, stuffing the Big Green’s forwards, winning key head balls and even engineering offensive runs from his back position. “It feels so good to win,” Thurston said. “The trophy speaks for itself — it’s home again, and that means we’ve accomplished our goal.” While some of the Brown players had trouble playing the ball and communicating early on, goalie Chris Gomez ’05 was on high alert as usual. Coming out of the box to challenge Dartmouth forwards, Gomez not only served as a goalkeeper but as a secondary sweeper. Many opportunities that could have led to shots or goals were nipped by Gomez.
“Anticipating what (Dartmouth was) going to do wasn’t that difficult,” Gomez said. “The first few minutes they played a direct style, so we grabbed onto what they did, read it and then counteracted it. They were down our throats attacking, but we definitely held our ground with the back three playing hard.” “Their game plan was to come at us with big, fast forwards, and they didn’t really have much of a buildup. It was classic Dartmouth,” said Jeff Larentowicz ’05. Gomez was on his toes all night looking to blank yet another opponent. His biggest save of the night came early in the second half when a Dartmouth forward slipped into the box alone. Keeping his composure, Gomez cut down the angle, waited for the Dartmouth player to make his move and then dove feet first to block the shot. Gomez made six saves en route to his eighth shutout of the season and fifth in the Ivy League. The Brown defense has been stingy all year, allowing only two goals in seven Ivy League matches, both on penalty kicks. see M. SOCCER, page 9