F R I D A Y NOVEMBER 21, 2003
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXXXVIII, No. 119
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Crime wave continues BY ZACH BARTER
The College Hill crime wave continued Wednesday night with a pair of off-campus assaults. The first incident occurred just after 11 p.m., when a male student walking near Brook and Meeting Streets was assaulted by two men, according to a Department of Public Safety e-mail sent to the campus community midday Thursday. Two Brown students who witnessed the assault from their car sounded their horn, causing the suspects to flee. The suspects were seen leaving the area in a black Oldsmobile with Rhode Island registration MT699. The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment and was later released. Witnesses described both suspects as men between 20 and 25 years old. Both suspects were of medium build and had short brown hair. Both DPS and the Providence Police Department are investigating the incident and are asking for help from the community. The second incident occurred before 1 a.m. Thursday morning, when a male student in the Fish Co. parking lot was approached by two men who demanded his money. When the student refused, they began to assault him. The student, who was also taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment, described both suspects as 6’2” men with dark hair and dark complexion. Both DPS and PPD are investigating and are again asking the community for information. The attacks are the latest in a series of incidents that have students and community members concerned. Since September, muggings have occurred near Minden Hall, Andrews Hall, the OMAC and Soldiers Arch, as well as near the corners of Brown and Meeting streets, Brook and Power streets and Brook and Transit streets. Additional assaults have taken place along Charlesfield Street and Benefit Street. DPS is investigating two of the incidents — the Sept. 6 assault on Charlesfield and the Oct. 6 assault near Brown and Meeting streets — as hate crimes.
Marissa Hauptman / Herald
The line between the audience and the performers often blurred as performers danced on stage and in the aisles. A nearly continuous background of catcalls came from the audience throughout the performance.
ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW
CCC recognizes ‘tuition requirements’ confusing BY MERYL ROTHSTEIN
The College Curriculum Committee may recommend changes to the wording of the current tuition regulations, said Executive Associate Dean of the College Robert Shaw. The regulations require that students pay for eight semesters of study at Brown. Students often misunderstand the requirement, and assume they have to pay Brown even if they go abroad or earn advanced standing, which is not
Herald senior staff Zach Barter ’06 can be reached at zbarter@browndailyherald.com.
UCS announces faculty award winners The Undergraduate Council of Students announced the winners of its first annual Award for Excellence in Teaching early Friday morning. Recognized in the lecture category were Jacob M. Appel, adjunct assistant professor of Community Health and assistant professor of Neuroscience John Stein, while the seminar category honored Josef Mittlemann, an adjunct lecturer in Engineering and lecturer in English Catherine Imbriglio. UCS received some 400 nominations for lecture and seminar teachers, see AWARDS, page 4
UCS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING Lecture class JACOB M. APPEL Adjunct Assistant Professor of Community Health Popular course: UC11:“Hard Choices” JOHN STEIN Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Popular course: BN1:“The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience”
Seminar class JOSEF MITTLEMANN adjunct lecturer in Engineering Popular course: EN9:“Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations” CATHERINE IMBRIGLIO lecturer in English Popular course: EL18:“creative nonfiction”
the case, Shaw said. The change, discussed at a CCC meeting last week, would likely take the form of new wording, Shaw said. A more dramatic change, like dropping the requirement altogether, is possible but unlikely, he said. The CCC is considering the change because the word “tuition” in the title confuses people, Shaw said. Registrar Michael Pesta said the regulations encourage latitude and flexibility in education according to the New Curriculum, while still allowing the University to predict its income so it can “run itself as an operation,” he said. The University adopted the current tuition credit system along with the New Curriculum, Pesta said. Prior to the adoption of the New Curriculum, students paid on a per-course basis, he said. Students were required to take four courses each semester and a total of 32 courses, he said, thus guaranteeing eight semesters of enrollment. The New Curriculum, however, allows students to take from three to five courses per semester and only requires that students pass 30 courses. It is therefore possible for students to complete their course load in less than eight semesters. Yet Faculty Rules stipulate that stu-
MEZCLA’s latest is “muy caliente” BY LISA MANDLE
President Ruth Simmons, a regular attendee of MEZCLA’s Fall Show, was out of town for this year’s shows. But with 76 performers and a Thursdaynight crowd that filled Salomon 101, her presence was hardly missed. The show opened with dancing choreographed to live Ghanaian drumming. As MEZCLA President Nefertiti Jàquez ’04 said in the preface to the piece, the institution of slavery led to the mixing of Latino and African cultures in the Americas. Through this piece, choreographers Jàquez and Lorinda Laryea ’04 hoped to show the African influences on the rest of the show’s music. The Ballet Folklórico Mexicano earned particularly furious applause from the audience. The piece was a mix of traditional Mexican dances, including what is incorrectly called in the United States the “Mexican Hat Dance.” The women danced in brightly colored dresses, their long skirts cascading in waves. For the final segment, the men brought out machetes, clinking them in time to the music while maintaining impressive fast-paced footwork. Miguel Molina ’04 sang a Mexican folksong in honor of his mother who was present in the audience. The song, “La Llorona,” dates to the Spanish conquest of
see CCC, page 4
I N S I D E F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 1 , 2 0 0 3 Masturbatory choreography at the Fall Dance Concert in Ashamu Studio arts & culture, page 3
Few girls escape adolescence unscarred, author tells Starr crowd campus news, page 5
“Stephen Beale, will you be my lawfully wedded husband?” asks Bassichis ’06 column, page 11
see MEZCLA, page 4
TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Wesley Clark is the only candidate who can beat Bush in ’04 says von Oeyen ’05 column, page 11
Grim volleyball season ends with 3-1 loss to Yale for the Bears sports, page 12
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