T H U R S D A Y FEBRUARY 19, 2004
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXXXIX, No. 17
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UCS proposes change to club sports funding system BY STEWART DEARING
At its weekly meeting Wednesday night, members of the Undergraduate Council of Students discussed a preliminary plan to change the organization of club sports and a number of campus life improvements to be made this semester. Undergraduate Finance Board representative Rob Montz ’05 proposed that the Department of Athletics manage all club sports, a responsibility it currently shares with UCS. There is no system in place to manage the funding and organization of club sports. “This plan will ensure that people have equal access to trainers and practice space while streamlining a bad system,” Montz said. He assured members that intramural sports would not be affected by the implementation of the proposal. “All club sports use athletic space and not UCS space, so this wouldn’t be a huge change,” he added. But shifting club sport management to the athletics department might necessitate cutting some clubs in the interests of funding and space. UCS alone runs seven club sports, but the University could only fund two or three, according to Montz. Priority would be given to sports that do not have varsity or intramural teams. Club soccer and lacrosse, for example, would probably be among the first to go because they exist at the varsity level, he said. “It’s just priorities,” Montz said. “I think eventually some of these club sports are going to have to be eliminated.” Secretary Joel Payne ’05 said student input is needed, especially to determine which club sport teams would be dropped or changed. “Our job as UCS is to bring in student opinions,” said Admissions and Student Services Chair Sonia Gupta ’06. “If we don’t have space, we need to push for space.” UCS member Luke Meier ’04 said the council should not eliminate a single club sport as long as students want to play it. “We also need to take into account the students that want to play the sport but can’t at the varsity level or don’t want to,” he said. Council members also expressed concern that the athletics department would put the interests of varsity teams ahead of those of club sport players. David Greene, interim vice president for Campus Life and Student Services assured them no changes are set in stone. “The proposal is preliminary, and you’re coming at it without the information,” he said. Greene also presented planned improvements to campus facilities, including renovations to Arnold see UCS, page 4
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Brown Athletic Director David Roach,left,Black Coaches Association Executive Director Floyd Keith and BCA President Stan Wilcox held a conference Wednesday announcing the establishment of the Fritz Pollard Award.The award will be given annually to a black male college or professional coach.Brown will fund the $10,000 prize and invite the winner to give a presentation on campus on minorities in sports or other topics.The award,which will be given for the first time June 5,honors Pollard ’19,who was the first black athlete to play in the Rose Bowl.
New Career Services director tries to increase office visibility BY JANE TANIMURA
After almost a year on the job, Kimberly DelGizzo, Career Services director, has initiated plans to improve the office, including changing its name from Career Services to the Career Development Center. DelGizzo made this change to convey “the message to the entire Brown community that we are here to serve people in the career development process.” In the past, students have seen Career Services as a place to go only when they need help writing a resume or finding a job, she said. “We really want our constituents on and off campus to see our operation at Brown as one center on campus that students can access to do career development and to gain information about how to make well-informed decisions,” she said. One of DelGizzo’s immediate goals is to market the name change to the Brown community, encouraging students to come to the center earlier and more often, she said. To accomplish this goal, DelGizzo hired Jennifer Muldoon, a public relations officer, for a new position designed to help the Career Development Center publicize itself to the community. “(Muldoon) is helping us to think about ways to convey our mission and our message to students and faculty more effectively,” DelGizzo said. Currently, Muldoon is redesigning the office’s Web site and putting together
materials to define “who we are and how we serve our constituent base,” DelGizzo said. But DelGizzo is also counting on students to spread the word about Brown’s career services. A new student liaison group will facilitate the exchange of information between students and her office, she said. The Career Center is also looking to refine the process of career development itself. DelGizzo emphasized that it is a long-term process and said she wants students to connect with the office earlier on, ideally in their first year at Brown. “Brown students are encouraged to be architects of their academic experience, and from the career perspective, we encourage students to be architects of their future,” she said. Though the struggling economy has made it more difficult for students to find jobs upon graduation, DelGizzo said earlier engagement in the process will increase students’ chances of success. “While the economy is more difficult than in years past, there are jobs out there,” she said. “And if students are actively engaged in this process, I think they will find success in pursuing opportunities that are of interest to them.” Still, some students say the center isn’t doing enough. Stefanie McGowan ’04, who has been visiting the office since sophomore year, said the advice counselors give isn’t always helpful.
Doctors Without Borders physician says political unrest hurts humanitarian groups campus news, page 5
Rachel Marshall ’04 says it’s not easy for voters to get absentee ballots column, page 9
BY MELANIE WOLFGANG
The contours of the 2004 presidential election are likely to shift noticeably in the coming months, three political science professors told about 50 students Wednesday night in a panel discussion. The discussion, which was followed by a question-answer session, was titled “The Gloves Are Off: Implications of the 2004 Race to the White House.” Student moderators Brookes Brown ’04 and Herald opinions columnist Stephen Beale ’04 began the evening by posing a series of questions to Assistant Professor of Political Science Jennifer Lawless, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Scott Allard and Professor of Political Science Darrell West. Questions addressed a range of topics, including the role of the Internet in presidential campaigns, President George W. Bush’s cowboy persona and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s “Dean Scream” following the Iowa caucuses. The panel discussion was followed by a “lightning round,” which required oneword answers from the speakers and was accompanied by a buzz of excitement from the audience. “Awesome,” said Allard, when rules for this round were announced. Upon being asked who was going to win the election, all three speakers replied firmly, “Bush.” But all of the panelists expressed
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I N S I D E T H U R S D AY, F E B RUA RY 1 9 , 2 0 0 4 RISD administration announces $500,000 budget deficit, public forums risd news, page 3
Bush will likely win reelection, panel says
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TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Citing ethnicity in Israeli-Palestinian debates is destructive, says Arta Khakpour ’05 column, page 11
Gymnastics has successful home meet after previous weekend’s defeat sports, page 12
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