Issuu

F R I D A Y MARCH 11, 2005

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Volume CXL, No. 31

www.browndailyherald.com

An independent newspaper serving the Brown community since 1891

ABAYUDAYA VIA HILLEL Presentation provides a look at Ugandan Jews and their devotion to their culture A R T S & C U LT U R E 3

ALL-IVY TOWERS Cagers Robertson ’05 and Forte ’05, Hayes ’06 and Huffman ’08 bring home Ivy League honors

PEOPLE YOU MEET AT BROWN Andrew K. Stein ’06: Your personal opinions on ethnicity and politics are pre-scripted and dull

Grad Center suites to be coed optional next year

OPINIONS

SPORTS

TODAY

TOMORROW

snow 37 / 32

wintry mix 39 / 23

Swearer Center director to leave

COMPLEAT TREAT

BY BEN LEUBSDORF SENIOR STAFF WRITER

balance between liberty and security, Cole compared former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s Justice Department to the government in Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report.” In the movie, the Justice Department uses prophetic psychics to make arrests based on a suspect’s future crimes. Though Cole joked that “the only visionary psychic in D.C. is (White House political adviser) Karl Rove,” he said that the Bush administration has adopted a similarly abusive “preventive paradigm” to deal with terrorism. Such a doctrine differs from a precautionary stance by using “the coercive arm of (law) that puts tremendous pressure on … the values this country is supposed to be founded on.” By targeting foreign nationals, who are not citizens and therefore not voters, the Bush administration has been able to

Associate Dean of the College Peter Hocking, director of the Swearer Center for Public Service, will leave his current position at Brown this summer to focus more on his passions for painting and teaching. He notified the University of his resignation several weeks ago, and a search committee is being formed to look for his replacement. Hocking, a 1988 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, has worked at the Swearer Center for 17 years. He Swearer Center said his decision came out of reflecting on the advice he was giving last semester to students interested in working for nonprofit organizations. “I increasingly found myself encouraging students to follow their dreams in their life decisions, and I realized that I needed to do the same,” Hocking said. Hocking wants to spend more time in the classroom — he is currently an instructor at RISD and at Goddard College in Vermont, from which he received a Master’s in Fine Arts in 2003 — and work on his artwork. “I feel like I’ve deferred that part of my career and that part of my life,” he said. “Working at the Center’s been a wonderful opportunity and challenge, and I’m extraordinarily fortunate to have had the opportunity to start with the Center as it was a very young program and to have been present as it’s grown,” Hocking said. “It’s been an absolute pleasure to be part of this community for as long as I have,” he added. Administrators and colleagues had only praise for Hocking as he prepares to leave. “He’s been a wonderful director of the Swearer Center and I’m sorry to see him go,” said Paul Armstrong, dean of the college. “He built the Swearer Center into a real, nationally important model for how service in the community can be intricately part of a stu-

see COLE, page 5

see HOCKING, page 4

Also, rising seniors will be allowed to squat singles BY STU WOO S ENIOR S TAFF WRITER

All four- and five-person suites in Grad Center towers A, B, C and D will be coed optional next year, the Office of Residential Life announced in a campus-wide e-mail Thursday. The decision will open up 285 beds to coed housing, increasing coed suites on campus by 34 percent overall. The Residential Council proposed making Grad Center coed in both 2003 and 2004. The Undergraduate Council of Students supported the proposal last week. “We as a council are very excited that Grad Center is now going to be coed,” said Adam Deitch ’05, president of ResCouncil. “I think it’s a great opportunity for students, especially rising sophomores, to have a greater flexibility in choosing housing.” The proposal received near-unanimous support from students, said David Greene, vice president of campus life and student services. In addition to the ResCouncil and UCS endorsements, see COED, page 4

Physicist: Inability to see other dimensions evolutionary BY JONATHAN SIDHU STAFF WRITER

The scientific community may be on the cusp of discovering methods for sending particles into previously unperceived dimensions, said world-renowned physicist Brian Greene at the Rhode Island School of Design Thursday. Greene, a Columbia professor of physics and math as well as a best-selling author, spoke as part of RISD’s “Perception of Space” lecture series. “The one lesson I hope you will take away is that in the last 150 years or so, physics has basically taught us that there is so much to the universe that isn’t apparent to our human senses,” he said. Greene traced a changing understanding of time and space throughout history, which began with Newton’s laws and culminates in string theory. However, string theory is radically different from its predecessors, he said. “Superstring theory begins by trying to address a question that seems to be somewhat separate from the one we have been studying thus far,” he said. “What is stuff made of? There is at least one more layer to this story. Inside an electron or a quark, there is something else, something finer,” he said. Greene called strings the fundamental building block of the universe, describing see STRING, page 4 Editorial: 401.351.3372 Business: 401.351.3269

Kori Schulman / Herald

Brian Faas ’05 romances a veddy Elizabethan Lucy DeVito ’05 in “Compleat Female Stage Beauty.”

Cole: U.S. losing legitimacy with post-Sept. 11 policies BY CHELSEA RUDMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

By adopting a “preventive paradigm” that includes legislation such as the USA Patriot Act, the Bush administration has severely curtailed American civil rights with results that have only worsened the nation’s security, according to Georgetown law professor and civil rights attorney David Cole. Cole’s invitation to speak yesterday in Salomon 101 coincided with the Brown chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union’s appeal to the Undergraduate Council of Students Wednesday to adopt a resolution condemning the Patriot Act. Co-sponsored by the Brown ACLU, Brown Lecture Board and Brown Pre-Law Society, the lecture was intended to “galvanize people” to sign a petition in support of the resolution, said Brown ACLU president Tristan Freeman ’07. The proposed resolution calls the Patriot Act of 2001 “a threat to the constitutional commitment to freedom of speech and freedom of association upon which student groups at Brown are predicated” and addresses specific threats to student rights, such as allowing federal agents to obtain students’ library records and perform “ ‘sneak and peek’ searches of dorm rooms.” Twenty-one other universities, including Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as 371 cities nationwide, including Dallas and Providence, have passed resolutions similar to the Brown ACLU’s. Cole, a Yale graduate and legal affairs correspondent for the Nation, sees the resolutions as testimony to the power of “ordinary people” and as a reason for optimism among civil rights advocates because “they’re significant — not legally, but politically.” In his speech, attended by about 30 people, Cole said that the resolutions are symbolic of an attitude that has probably helped dissuade legislators from enacting a second, proposed Patriot Act, and might affect the renewal of the Patriot Act’s “sunset provisions” that will come up for vote in December 2005. Addressing the government’s present

U.S. unaware of realities of Iraq war, vet says BY STU WOO SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Critical of the U.S. media and Bush administration, a veteran of the war in Iraq spoke Thursday night about the realities of the conflict, saying that U.S. soldiers there were ill-equipped, poorly trained and largely unsupportive of the war. Specialist E-4 Patrick Resta, who served as an Army medic in Iraq for eight months before returning to the United States in November, spoke before an audience of about 80 Brown students and local community members in Salomon 001. Resta criticized the poor coverage of the Iraqi war by the U.S. media and said the goal of his speech and accompanying slide show was to show what it was really like in Iraq. “One of the most important things veterans can do, like myself, is come out

195 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island

here and present a true picture of Iraq, because the American media isn’t letting people have that true picture,” he said. Resta pointed out how poorly equipped U.S. soldiers were in Iraq. He said that of the 1,000 vehicles his brigade brought into Iraq, only about 10 to 15 percent of them were armored. In addition, of the vehicles that were armored, many of them had only a half-inch sheet of plywood or sandbags as protection. “If you look at this fuel truck,” Resta said, referring to a vehicle in a photograph, “what you see are three sandbags. That’s the armor on that vehicle.” Resta said many troops, including him, took out loans to buy their own personal armor, which they either wore or used as protection in their vehicles. He said he was never trained to use the rifle he was issued and his gas mask did not see IRAQ, page 4 News tips: herald@browndailyherald.com

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

THIS MORNING FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 · PAGE 2 Coreacracy Eddie Ahn

WORLD IN BRIEF 10 days after resignation,prime minister returns LOS ANGELES TIMES BEIRUT, Lebanon — Ten days after he resigned under pressure from street protests, Prime Minister Omar Karami asserted Thursday that Lebanon’s proSyrian leadership enjoyed majority support in the country but he vowed to defuse the nation’s political crisis by inviting the opposition to join a new government.

Karami was formally reappointed by President Emile Lahoud after 71 members of the 128-seat parliament expressed support for him.The premier said support in parliament, along with a pro-Syria rally earlier this week by the militant Hezbollah party that drew hundreds of thousands, reflected a public mandate for the current leadership.

Jero Matt Vascellaro

TO D AY ’ S E V E N TS LITIGATING BHOPAL: CATASTROPHE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7-8:30 p.m. (Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute) — H. Rajan Sharma speaks on his experience of representing the survivors and victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Disaster Catastrophe in federal class action litigation against Union Carbide Corporation. In addition to his work as an international lawyer, Sharma is an author, political activist and one of the most provocative political and social commentators writing today.

CHINA CARE BROWN BENEFIT DINNER 8 p.m. (Leung Gallery) — Help Chinese orphans and Chinese children adopted in America at this formal dinner with music, performances and a silent auction. MOVIE SCREENING: TEMPTING HEART 8 p.m. (Salomon 001) — As part of Taiwanese Culture Fest 2005, Brown Taiwan Society will be screening a film about young lovers who meet in high school.

Chocolate Covered Cotton Mark Brinker

MENU SHARPE REFECTORY LUNCH — Chicken Fingers with Dipping Sauces, Oven Browned Potatoes, String Beans La Bells, Cajun Potatoes, Kielbasa, Yellow Cupcakes with White Frosting, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Comino Chicken Sandwich.

VERNEY-WOOLLEY DINING HALL LUNCH — Vegetarian Caribbean Black Bean Soup, Manhattan Clam Chowder, Popcorn Chicken, Vegan Vermicelli with Garlic Sauce, Sugar Snap Peas, Chocolate Chip Cookies.

DINNER — London Broil, Garlic and Butter Infused Rice, Zucchini and Summer Squash, Lima Beans, Anadama Bread, Cherry Jello, Apple Pie.

DINNER — Vegetarian Caribbean Black Bean Soup, Manhattan Clam Chowder , Roasted Honey Glazed Chicken, Corn Souffle, Mushroom Rissotto, Fresh Sliced Carrots, Whole Green Beans, Anadama Bread, Apple Pie.

How to Get Down Nate Saunders

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Some boxes 6 Tupperware sound 10 Turnpike concern 14 Tons 15 Grandson of Abraham 16 Turkish dough 17 Stroke in a parlor, maybe 18 1928 Oscar winner Jannings 19 Newsman Colmes 20 Satan? 23 Japanese honorific 24 They’re highly recommended 25 Stutz contemporary 26 Go down 28 Had the lead 32 Jolly rejoinder 34 Decorated, on a French menu 35 Hoop edge 37 Java? 41 Eastern closer 42 Makes big strides 43 Super-duper 44 Sullied 46 Hung on to 48 Meteor’s tail? 49 Green target 50 Letters at sea 53 Lament at a second-rate horse farm? 58 Betting group 59 Mythical archer 60 Big Apple restaurateur 61 Tough test 62 Hebrew prophet 63 Strand at the chalet, maybe 64 Night star 65 Passing __ 66 NBC debut of 1/14/52 DOWN 1 Gentle ones 2 “Butterfield 8” author

3 Common blessing 4 Bridge seat 5 Apparel company with the Axcelerate brand 6 Bellyaches 7 DDE’s alma mater 8 Commuter’s option 9 Exercise one’s authority 10 Taste 11 1953 Leslie Caron title role 12 Shrinking sea 13 Neutral color 21 Alley in a cave 22 Creepy 27 Rhubarb 28 Divided in the forest? 29 Singer’s syllables 30 Colonizer of Greenland 31 Break bread 32 “Carnivàle” airer 33 Peepers, poetically 1

34 Rubberneck 36 Brit. sports cars 38 Type type 39 Successful negotiation 40 Rest 45 “Mail Order Bride” actor 46 Reunion group 47 Calls the whole thing off 49 Not in at all

6 15

48 53

25 29

26 32

Raw Prawn Kea Johnston

03/11/05

xwordeditor@aol.com

Homebodies Mirele Davis

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: W I L T B U R S T T O R A B L E U E P E E S E L I Z A L A N S H I R K R E C T N A M E O N E S P R I C E T M I E E L I O N I C R A N K A N D F I L E R A N G E L O V E R C O B P L O Y T A N Y A N A D A S Y N P A R D K A T E S S E R I A L R I G H T S G A S U P E A T E S O N U M B E R O N E S E E D A D E S A V O W S L R O N R I L E M E T A L K A N E L E T T A N E Y E E L S E

51 Kind of circus 52 Like a porcupine 53 Yawn inducer 54 Horse hue 55 Humorist Bombeck 56 Apollo 11 destination 57 Home of Baylor University 58 Seat seeker, briefly

55 59

56 60

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD, INC.

03/11/05

Editorial Phone: 401.351.3372

The Brown Daily Herald (USPS 067.740) is published Monday through Friday during the aca-

Business Phone: 401.351.3260

demic year, excluding vacations, once during Commencement, once during Orientation and

Jonathan Ellis, President

once in July by The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. POSTMASTER please send corrections to P.O. Box

Sara Perkins, Vice President

2538, Providence, RI 02906. Periodicals postage paid at Providence, R.I. Offices are located at 195

Ian Halvorsen, Treasurer

Angell St., Providence, R.I. E-mail herald@browndailyherald.com. World Wide Web:

Daniel Goldberg, Secretary

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

ARTS & CULTURE FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 · PAGE 3

Elizabethan gender bender is a potent production BY JOEL ROZEN STAFF WRITER

There is a moment, about halfway through the first act of “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” when the lead character, an actor who has made a career out of cross-dressing on the London stage, begins to sense that his celebrity might be snatched REVIEW away from him — and this time by a real woman. Fearing he might be incapable of snatching it back from an anatomically correct colleague, he snarls, “A woman playing a woman, where’s the trick in that?” Brown’s latest offering, a production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s acclaimed drama, made its main stage debut Thursday night at Stuart Theatre. Boasting a potent combination of lavish costumes and colorful sets, the play treats the audience to a number of startling, daring performances. Hatcher’s play, which was adapted into the film “Stage Beauty” last year, follows the falling star of Edward Kynaston (André Thompson ’05), a 15th-century thespian whose celebrated interpretations of Shakespeare’s tragic heroines set the standard at a time when women actors weren’t allowed onstage. Coddled by his ardent fan base, Kynaston’s drag performances of Cordelia and Lady Macbeth are considered a fashionable commodity — until the less-puritanical King Charles II, no stranger to drag himself, decrees that women should have the right to walk the boards as well. What ensues is a sort of Elizabethan “A Star is Born”: Margaret Hughes (Emily Fox ’05.5) is the aspiring actress who, newly enabled by the King’s ruling, watches her fame skyrocket as audiences latch onto see COMPLEAT, page 5

Hillel hosts unique fusion of art, religion, culture BY ARI ROCKLAND-MILLER STAFF WRITER

Soulful vocal harmonies combined with powerful photographs to captivate the audience at the packed opening of “Abayudaya: The Jews of Uganda” at Hillel Thursday night. The musical style was distinctly African, but soon many audience members found themselves wanting to sing along, as they knew every word of a song’s Hebrew lyrics. In one vibrant photograph of a smiling Ugandan boy with his 102-year-old great-grandmother, they recognized the decorations on the child’s head covering to be a menorah and a Star of David, images most knew intimately. The Abayudaya people of eastern Uganda are distinctly African, both culturally and genetically, yet they have been devout Jews for nearly a century, demonstrating profound dedication to their faith even in times of virulent oppression and anti-Semitism. Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, an ethnomusicologist at Tufts University, traveled to Uganda with photographer Richard Sobol to document this unique community, ultimately producing a book, a Grammy-nominated album and a photography exhibit. Thursday, Summit and Sobel shared their experience through an engaging and thought-provoking slide show, which was supplemented by both Abayudaya music and commentary about the Abayudaya way of life. The highlight of the evening was Sobol’s illuminating photography, which proved to be the most powerful testimony to the uniqueness of the Abayudaya experience. The photographs illustrated “the seriousness” of the Abayudaya experience, said Constance Small, a Rhode Island School of Design student, in that “you really see this is more than a religion — it is this people’s lifestyle.” “The colors are so saturated and positive and happy, it makes the images uplifting. Unbelievably beautiful images,” said Etan Wenger, another RISD student. The images illustrated the singular fusion of African culture and Judaism that the Abayudaya people epitomize. One particularly interesting shot showed a group of boys playing barefoot soccer in front of their high school, which had several large Stars of David spray-painted on its walls.

Judaism first emerged among the Abayudaya in 1919. Chief Semei Kakungulu was deeply moved by the Luganda translation of the Hebrew Bible that fell into his hands during a period of British colonization of Uganda in the early 20th century. He converted to Judaism, circumcising himself and his sons and sharing the religion with all the members of his tribe. “It’s interesting to see how Judaism spreads, because Jews don’t proselytize,” said Andrew Shield ’07. To this day, most Abayudaya Jews read and study the Torah in Hebrew, circumcise their sons, observe the Sabbath every week and celebrate all other holidays recognized by Jews around the world. During the oppressive and bitterly anti-Semitic regime of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, the Abayudaya’s synagogues were destroyed, and their practice of Judaism was outlawed. Nonetheless, most Abayudaya remained faithful, practicing surreptitiously in candle-lit caves. “It was interesting to see a group of people who embraced Judaism without knowing much about it. Even in the face of adversity, they had to maintain their Jewish identity,” said Branko Kolvek ’05. Matthew Meyer ’94, who initiated Brown’s connection with the Abayudaya people when he encountered them while traveling in Africa in 1992, talked to the audience about his dedication to the cause of helping the Abayudaya. Thanks to financial contributions over the years from Brown students inspired by Meyer, a new synagogue was built several years ago for the Abayudaya, which has become a centerpiece of their religious life. Brooke Bocast GS, an anthropology student who recently traveled to Mbale, Uganda, to visit the Abayudaya people, gave a presentation about the dreams and aspirations of young Abayudaya girls today. “I want to be a doctor so I can help my community — we only have one doctor,” said a girl interviewed by Bocast. At the end of the night, it was the evocative images and music that touched audience members most. The artwork was “a unique fusion of Jewish and African culture. I never would have imagined it,” said Nate Sloan ’08.

PAGE 4 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005

Coed continued from page 1 Greene said every student to whom he talked, except one, supported the proposal. “The only complaint I received was from one student who said, ‘This is another example of Brown’s liberal policy going too far,’” Greene said. ResLife originally had reservations about the proposal because Grad Center suites do not have single-use bathrooms with doors that lock, normally a requirement for coed suites. As a result, Grad Center will undergo minor renovations to make the dormitories appropriate for coed suites next year. “There will be modest renovations to the restrooms to provide the locking mechanisms. That will be done over the summer,” Greene said, adding that the renovations would cost about $15,000. Greene said that as a result of the decision, the deadline for Segment I applications in the housing lottery, which includes four-person suites, was extended to noon Monday. The original deadline was today at 4 p.m., but Greene said ResLife wanted to give students additional time to consider coed options.

Student reaction Thursday to the new coed optional suites was positive. “I think it’s a great decision, so long as people are comfortable with it,” said Valerie Wong ’08, who is applying for a fourperson suite. “But I think that’s also a decision that should have been announced sooner,” she added. In addition to added coed suites, two other significant changes have been made to this year’s housing lottery. The first change allows rising seniors to “squat” in stand-alone singles, meaning they can remain in their current room next year. “The decision was made because we felt that the way that we’re instituting squatting does not undermine the system of seniority that drives the lottery, and it also increases the ability of students to select the most desirable housing possible and decreases the overall stress with the housing lottery,” Deitch said. The second change from last year makes the summer waitlist the equivalent of a fifth segment in the housing lottery. Whereas in the past, any student could opt to be placed on the summer waitlist, this year, only students without housing after the first four segments of the lottery will be eligible to receive housing off of the waitlist.

M. hockey continued from page 8 underclassmen when I say that we’ve felt nothing but welcome by the upperclassmen. The seniors are a great group of guys, and we’re all very close — I mean, they’re pretty much the only guys we (first-years) hang out with because we only have time to spend with each other. It’d be really discouraging if we didn’t all get along so well,” D’Alba said. While the team will lose leading scorers Les Haggett ’05 and Mike Meech ’05, as well as reliable forward Chris Swon ’05 and defenseman Gerry Burke ’05, the future looks bright if Grillo, Brooks and the rest of the coach-

Iraq continued from page 1 fit properly. Resta said he also wanted to dispel the notion that Iraqis were content with the U.S. presence in their country. “First, (Iraqis) would say, they were glad that Saddam (Hussein) was gone,” he said. “But they would always follow that up with, ‘At least under him, we had security.’ ” Resta also dismissed the idea that most of the troops in Iraq were satisfied with their situation, citing a poll in a military magazine that found that about 60 percent of soldiers in Iraq did not approve of the war. He also said

Hocking continued from page 1 dent’s undergraduate education. … The number of students who work (through the Center) every year is really a testament to his ability.” “I respect his decision to open a new chapter in his life,” Armstrong added. “I have adored working with Peter Hocking. So I’m sad to see him go, but also very excited not only about the possibility of him having new adventures but also the opportunities this creates for new ideas and new leadership for the Swearer Center,” said Kath Connolly, senior associate director

ing staff can stay hot on the recruiting front. “If we can continue to bring in good recruiting classes the way we have been, and if the upperclassmen stay focused on the job

String

at hand — including providing a good example to the younger guys — well, maybe next year or the year after we’ll be hanging some banners up in Meehan. It’s definitely not unlikely,” Poli said.

them as “little filaments of vibrating energy.” He explained how this theory bridges the disparity between Einstein’s placid “macroworld” and the turbulent “microworld” of quantum physics. String theory explains the origins of the universe and suggests that it has 11 dimen-

sions, he said. “When (I) first heard it, I was like, man that’s cool,” he joked. “But then, I was like: Where are the other dimensions? Why can’t we see them?” Human sensory perception is based in natural selection, he said. “There are elements of reality that appear to be largely irrelevant when it comes to survival. … You don’t need to know much about quantum physics to get the next meal.”

soldiers were open about their disapproval of the war, and many wanted to leave. “There was a running joke that IRAQ stood for ‘I really am quitting,’ ” he said. Resta said he was upset at the apathy many people felt toward the war. He said Iraq was a potential Vietnam, but attributed the difference in the protests between the Iraqi war and Vietnam War to the absence of the military draft. “The reason that this is being forgotten is because there’s no draft, and there’s no one protesting it because it’s not affecting them,” he said. “It’s sad.” But Resta said he thinks the reinstatement of the draft is just around the corner. Derek Seidman GS, who brought Resta to Brown with the

help of student groups Common Ground and the Brown Muslim Student Association, said he was pleased with Resta’s speech. “I just thought it was really important for Brown students to hear a solider who went over there and (about) what compelled him to speak out against the war,” Seidman said. “He has really important stuff to say.” Audience members also said they found Resta’s presentation important. Some called the media’s representation of the war in Iraq alarming. “I think that it’s a disgrace that our media does not portray everything in Iraq,” Liza LittenbergBrown ’08 said. “It’s just unfathomable that what’s going on in Iraq is this far off the mark,” added Leah Segal ’08.

of the center. The search process for a new director has begun, Armstrong said. He said he hopes to fill the position quickly, possibly before Hocking leaves. In the transition period, Connolly said, “we’re going to continue to do the good work we do — I have no concerns about us continuing to do our mission.” An advertisement has been placed in the next issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education and the position has been announced to various relevant email listservs, Armstrong said. A search committee is currently being formed, and will include faculty, students, a representative of the Office of the Dean of the

College and members of the community, according to Armstrong. He said the committee will be a small one, perhaps six or seven people, and will be chaired by Margaret Klawunn, interim dean for campus life. “The search committee isn’t constituted yet,” Klawunn said, but she said she is excited to begin, as “the Swearer Center is a very important resource at Brown.” “The staff here (at the Swearer Center) will be engaged in that process” of selecting a new director, Connolly said. “We want the best person in the country to do this job, and it’s an excellent center. It should be a very attractive position,” Armstrong said.

continued from page 1

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD PAGE 5

Compleat continued from page 3 the novelty of seeing the real deal perform Desdemona. Unfortunately, Desdemona is also Kynaston’s big role, and the stage may not be big enough for two dueling divas. True to history and despite his credentials, Kynaston is eventually left without a part to play. Meanwhile back at the Globe, a glittery, corseted cast of supporting characters must also come to terms with the shifting times. As Kynaston’s foppish antagonist, Sir Charles Sedley, Oliver Daly ’07 minces and lisps his way through the production, a killer clown clothed in a frightening explosion of pinks and baby blues. Steven Levenson ’06 plays Betterton, the actor whose manic take on Othello rings more Jim Carrey than Laurence

Cole continued from page 1 trample human rights with impunity, according to Cole. Ashcroft’s Preventative Detention Campaign identified 5,000 foreign nationals, overwhelmingly of Muslim heritage, as potential terrorists, and arrested, held and tried them in secret for immigration violations. Many of the detainees were guilty of immigration violations, and several openly admitted as such when questioned. But rather than simply being deported as is standard practice, Cole said, these illegal immigrants were subjected to the “Hold Until Cleared Policy.” “We kept them locked up,” said Cole, who was the attorney for a group of foreign nationals who were held for up to six months after their cases were resolved. Such practices “reversed the assumption of innocent until proven guilty” that is supposedly the trademark of the U.S. judicial system, he said. Cole also cited the human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, where many detainees were convicted on “secret evidence” and tortured. Maher Arar, the Syrian-born Canadian who was detained at John F. Kennedy airport in New York en route to Montreal, was questioned by authorities who would not tell him why he was being held before being deported to Syria, where he was kept in solitary confinement and tortured for almost 12 months, he said. He was eventually released without charges. Cole is an attorney for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, which has

Olivier. This may be revisionist, but it makes for a funny revision. Lizzie Vieh ’07 brings her usual intelligence to the main stage, lacing her role as the seamstress Maria with a sensitivity that provides the gaudy spectacle with much-needed intimacy. The ensemble is rounded out with the punchline performances of Brian Faas ’05 and Lucy DeVito ’05, who play the impresario monarch and his Cockney consort with just the right amount of zing. Both leads shine, particularly Fox, whose intricate interpretation of the disingenuous actress seems to fit like a glove. Thompson’s reading is delicate — one might hope for a little more focus from this clearly gifted actor in the future, as his delivery was sometimes smudgy and often over-emotive. However, moments shared by the two thespians give way to the produc-

tion’s best moments. Their pairing yields some of the best chemistry felt at Stuart in years, and their last dialogue is not to be missed. In the end, the play is a costumer’s fantasy, and it’s really the brilliant design by Phillip Contic that leaves the most lasting impression. The partnership of Contic and Director Connie Crawford, an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance, reveals its full potential here, with staging that capitalizes on the knockout fabulousness of the costumes. Wisely, Crawford moves her actors in and out of the audience, granting spectators a second round of lace, satin and tulle gazing. The play’s intermission also features a mock-drag show, which may leave the audience a bit cold –– who needs a karaoke rendition of Cher when the best drag is so clearly Elizabethan?

since taken Arar’s case. The government invoked the “state’s secret privilege” in response to the incident, which, Cole said, amounts to asking citizens to accept unquestioningly the government’s right “to outsource torture.” According to this philosophy, Cole said, “We can lock up any person anywhere in the world … or as President Bush put it, any ‘bad guy.’ ” These “major sacrifices” of human rights have proved not only ineffective, but counterproductive, Cole said. A RAND Corporation study shows that the number of terrorist incidents worldwide more than doubled from about 2,000 to over 4,000 in the two years after Sept. 11, 2001. And of the 5,000 suspects arrested under Ashcroft’s Preventative Detention Campaign, none were ultimately found to have terrorist connections. “What we’ve lost (in terms of) security,” Cole said, “is the legitimacy of our efforts to keep ourselves from getting attacked again.” By approaching this “legitimate goal” with “illegitimate means,” the Bush administration is only making it more likely that

the enemy can recruit people to its side, he said. “In the three years after Sept. 11, we’ve gone from the object of the world’s sympathy to the object of the world’s antipathy,” Cole said. Anti-American ratings are at an all-time high around the globe — “this,” according to Cole, “is the greatest threat to our national security.” Though he has low expectations for Ashcroft’s replacement, Alberto Gonzales, Cole says that civil rights advocates have cause to be optimistic about the next four years, citing improved court performance in resisting Bush administration tactics and improved press coverage. Cole also applauded the achievements of grassroots movements and civil rights organizations such as the ACLU and said, “Our future depends on our getting involved.” The Brown ACLU will be in the post office next week asking students to sign its petition in support of the resolution, and UCS will vote on its acceptance at its meeting on March 16. When asked about the likelihood of the resolution’s success, Freeman, the ACLU chapter president, said, “We don’t

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

EDITORIAL/LETTERS FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 · PAGE 6 S T A F F

E D I T O R I A L

Diamonds and coal A diamond to “massage parlors.” And submarines. And to reporters being mistaken for prostitutes. Alleged coal to Thefacebook.com’s theft of code from ConnectU.com. At least it’s further proof that Harvard students cheat. A diamond to the apprehension of the brash Grad Center PlayStation thief, and especially to the DPS officer who realized that, as exercise-obsessed as some Brown students may be, we don’t go running at 1:30 a.m. in March wearing a polo shirt and a single flip flop to burn calories. But coal to the thief himself, who proved he isn’t very good at Grand Theft Auto: Providence. A diamond to biology textbook wisdom: “When you think of sex, think of meiosis.” Meiosis? Yeah, that’s exactly what we think of. IAN CROPP

A diamond to Yale for making the Ivy League more affordable. They didn’t even need a $100 million donation to do it. Must be nice to have money. A cubic zirconium to Seymour Hersh’s post-speech questionand-answer session. Yes, he was brash, and he didn’t answer some of the more intriguing questions as fully as we would have liked, but at least he managed to stop most audience members from rambling about themselves. A good reporter knows the person answering the question is supposed to do the talking, after all. A diamond to the administration’s decision to renovate Grad Center bathrooms to make them coed optional. Coal to having to remember to put the seat down. A diamond to the men’s ice hockey team’s stellar class of firstyears. With all those rookies to carry around their equipment, it’s no wonder the upperclassmen don’t mind sharing the spotlight. And a diamond to full-color payback. It’s a bitch all right, as the Indy will discover tomorrow.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD EDITORIAL Jonathan Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Sara Perkins, Executive Editor Christopher Hatfield, Senior Editor Lisa Mandle, Senior Editor Meryl Rothstein, Arts & Culture Editor Melanie Wolfgang, Arts & Culture Editor Justin Elliott, Campus Watch Editor Stephanie Clark, Focus Editor Kira Lesley, Focus Editor Robbie Corey-Boulet, Metro Editor Te-Ping Chen, Opinions Editor Ari Savitzky, Opinions Editor Chris Mahr, Sports Editor Ben Miller, Sports Editor Stephen Colelli, Asst. Sports Editor PRODUCTION Peter Henderson, Design Editor Katie Lamm, Copy Desk Chief Lela Spielberg, Copy Desk Chief Matt Vascellaro, Graphics Editor Ashley Hess, Photo Editor Juliana Wu, Photo Editor

BUSINESS Ian Halvorsen, General Manager Daniel Goldberg, Executive Manager Mark Goldberg, Senior Financial Officer Lisa Poon, Marketing Manager Abigail Ronck, Senior Business Consultant Rob McCartney, Senior Accounts Manager David Ranken, Senior Accounts Manager Kathleen Timmins, Senior Accounts Manager Laird Bennion, Senior Project Manager Elias Roman, Senior Project Manager Ryan Shewcraft, Chief Technology Officer POST- MAGAZINE Fritz Brantley, Editor-in-Chief Adrian Muniz, Executive Editor Sarah Gordon, Calendar Editor Abigail Newman, Theater Editor Josh Cohen, Design Editor Marissa Hauptman, Photo Editor Ruthie Baron, Features Editor Jeremy Beck, Film Editor Paul Levande, Assistant Film Editor Jesse Adams, Music Editor

Utopia Semi-Bold, Night Editor Zachary Townsend, Copy Editor Senior Staff Writers Camden Avery, Alexandra Barsk, Eric Beck, Mary-Catherine Lader, Ben Leubsdorf, Jane Porter, Stu Woo Staff Writers Marshall Agnew, Justin Amoah, Shawn Ban, Zachary Barter, Danielle Cerny, Christopher Chon, Stewart Dearing, Gabriella Doob, Kate Gorman, Jonathan Herman, Leslie Kaufmann, Aidan Levy, Allison Lombardo, Ari Rockland-Miller, Joel Rozen, Jen Sopchockchai, Jonathan Sidhu, Lela Spielberg, Robin Steele, Laura Supkoff, Stefan Talman, Jane Tanimura, Anne Wootton Sports Staff Writers Kathy Babcock, Zaneta Balantac, Ian Cropp, Justin Goldman, Bernie Gordon, Katie Larkin, Matt Lieber, Helen Luryi, Shaun McNamara, Chris Mahr, Madeleine Marecki, Ben Miller, Eric Perlmutter, Jilane Rodgers, Marco Santini, Charlie Vallely Accounts Managers Alexandra Annunziato, Zaneta Lei Balantac, Steven Butschi, Jennifer Kuo, Ashfia Rahman, Joel Rozen, Rukesh Samarasekera, Mitch Schwartz Project Managers In Young Park, Libbie Fritz Design Staff Geolani Dy, Deepa Galaiya, Annie Koo, Allison Kwong, Jason Lee Photo Staff Marissa Hauptman, Judy He, Matthew Lent, Nick Neely, Bill Pijewski, Kori Schulman, Sorleen Trevino Copy Editors Chessy Brady, Jonathan Corcoran, Leora Fridman, Allison Kwong, Suchi Mathur, Cristina Salvato, Sonia Saraiya, Zachary Townsend, Jenna Young

LETTERS Drop the can vs. kegs debate To the Editor: As every avid Herald reader knows, an ongoing campus debate exists at Brown over whether or not the University should allow kegs back on campus after a long hiatus. I personally do not understand what this brouha-ha is all about. When I go out I don’t care whether I am doing keg stands, shotgunning beers, funneling Miller High Life, nursing the finest bottle of Popov that money can buy or just having box wine intravenously fed into my bloodstream. In other words, I just want to get toasted, tossed up, blitzed, three sheets to the wind, crunked up, blackout, sloppy, sloshed, saucy, borracho, ubriaco, pissed; in short, just completely and utterly royally

F’d. Kegs or cans, it doesn’t matter; after six beers even the woman from What’s Eating Gilbert Grape starts to look attractive. Nevertheless, I am a conscientious Brown student. I am fully aware of the argument that kegs are potentially better for the environment. However, do I really care about saving the rainforest when I am doing body shots of Manischewitz off some hot Jewish dame that I met at the last Class F AEPi party? I don’t think so. I am thinking about making sure that my yarmulke is on tight. So, in conclusion, the whole kegs and cans debate is pretty stupid. Zachary Aarons ’05 March 8

Herald’s coverage of Hersh’s lecture displays bias To the Editor: The Herald did not serve journalism well in its report on Hersh’s Meiklejohn Lecture (“Pulitzer winner Hersh gives skeptical outlook on Iraq,” March 9). In trying to discredit Hersh sub rosa rather than report coherently on the event, The Herald displayed its own form of media bias and combined it with weak syntax. Being criticized for liberal bias is not evidence of the existence of bias. In the current climate anyone who states a fact or opinion that is in disagreement with the Bush administration is accused of liberal bias. It seemed so important that The Herald prefaced its first comments about the contents of his lecture with that information. Gathering factual information is what Hersh does and was what he received his Pulitzer Prize and other awards for, not liberal bias.

Hersh’s opinions and “sentiments” are based on the information he gathers. They are based on his best take of reality and not, as The Herald implies, his dislike for the Bush administration. The Herald is apparently unaware that a number of generals think the war is going very badly. First-class legal scholars think our position is indefensible. Does The Herald think they dislike Bush’s White House as well? The Herald doesn’t seem to respond to Hersh’s message. Do you think we are doing well in Iraq, and if so, why? Does it upset you that Iraq is a mess? Do you have family members involved in Iraq? Does The Herald think we should be torturing people? The overt opinions The Herald expresses belong elsewhere. Carol Davidek-Waller Kirkland, Wash. March 9

C O R R E C T I O N An article published Thursday, “Store24, CVS cheapest among local convenience stores,” incorrectly stated the price of a 20-ounce bottle of VitaminWater at Campus Market. The price is $1.75, not $2.25.

CORRECTIONS POLICY The Brown Daily Herald is committed to providing the Brown University community with the most accurate information possible. Corrections may be submitted up to seven calendar days after publication. CO M M E N TA RY P O L I C Y The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Brown Daily Herald. The editorial viewpoint does not necessarily reflect the views of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Columns, letters and comics reflect the opinions of their authors only. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY Send letters to letters@browndailyherald.com. Include a telephone number with all letters. The Herald reserves the right to edit all letters for length and cannot assure the publication of any letter. Please limit letters to 250 words. Under special circumstances writers may request anonymity, but no letter will be printed if the author’s identity is unknown to the editors. Announcements of events will not be printed. ADVERTISING POLICY The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. reserves the right to accept or decline any advertisement at its discretion.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

OPINIONS FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 · PAGE 7 ANDREW K. STEIN

Three kinds of stupid Brown conversations Let’s face it: Most of us are geniuses. Brown is obviously the best college in the universe. But every village has its idiots. So today I’d like to celebrate the unpopped kernels in the collegiate bag of popcorn — the truly stupid things I hear Brown students yak about: how much they friggin’ love their ethnicity, their classes, or their politics. “I’m so proud of my ethnicity!” “My Greek / Iranian / Cuban / Italian / Korean / Jewish / Indian / Southern heritage is very important to me. My people have undergone some of the worst oppression in history, but in true Greek / Iranian / Cuban / Italian / Korean / Jewish / Indian / Southern fashion, we have fought through it, maintaining our deeply rooted traditions and unique oral history. We are renowned for both our great food and our strong, tight-knit families; Greek / Iranian / Cuban / Italian / Korean / Jewish / Indian / Southern mothers are famous for always insisting, “Eat! Eat!” I am confident that had I been born without an ethnicity, I would still be drawn to the one-of-a-kind Greek / Iranian / Cuban / Italian / Korean / Jewish / Indian / Southern culture.” “I’m smart ’cause I took a class on it!” “The tradition of opinions columns is a long and stately one. If you’ve taken EL 16: ‘Journalism’ you would know that. We learned in CO 71: ‘Literature and Its History’ that many famous people have been or read editorial columnists. Even the Egyptians practiced a sort of opinions writing, according to my friend who accidentally shopped EG 141: ‘Ancient Egyptian Literature.’ I further learned during CS 2: ‘Concepts of Computer Science’ that editorial columns are integral to American newspapers, according to the PS 111: ‘Mass Media’ reading I did during that class. Anyway, I

Reducing the opposing side into bite-size evil, our campus politicos make horoscopes look specific. “All Democrats believe this.” “Republicans always do this.” With statements this broad, it doesn't quite matter who is being skewered. So before you read on, pick your opponent — conservatives or liberals — and revel in the undeniable superiority we share. printed out the lecture slides, so I think I know what I’m talking about.” “Your argument is narrow-minded!” Reducing the opposing side into bite-size evil, our campus politicos make horoscopes look specific. “All Democrats believe this.” “Republicans always do this.” With statements this broad, it doesn’t quite matter who is being skewered. So before you read on, pick your opponent — conservatives or liberals — and revel in the undeniable superiority we share: “The views (conservatives/liberals) have on abortion are horrific and don’t respect a human’s fundamental rights. Their stance on gun control ignores what the text of the Second Amendment allows. And not only are they controlled by special interests, they won’t even admit it! “The actions of (liberals/conservatives) show that (1) they don’t really care about blacks or the poor, (2) they aren’t committed to fixing education, (3) their

plans for health care are unrealistic and (4) they are out of touch with the experiences of the average American. Unfortunately, the media is biased toward them, covering up the fact that (conservative/liberal) administrations during the past several decades have pursued economic policies that are irresponsible and just plain wrong; any good economist can tell you that. Yet, most troubling to me is that (liberals’/conservatives’) track record for fighting terrorism is unimpressive, to say the least. And they’re ugly, too.” Take heart, gentle reader. This inanity is probably limited to People Who Aren’t You. It’s not like you rationalize the usefulness of your classes; you surely don’t think your ethnicity is anything superior; and I doubt you would ever mindlessly nod your head to a blanket statement about the opposing party. Only Republicans could be that dumb. Andrew K. Stein ’06 just poked you. Poke back?

MATT LAWRENCE

How the other half lives Since The Herald’s Opinions page is often filled with Democrats’ perspectives on their party’s future, President Bush’s incompetence and the negative things the Right has been doing recently, I thought it might be interesting to say what I, as a Republican, am expecting out of the president’s next few years. I think Bush’s second term will be an exciting time. With luck, experience, careful eschewal of interns and a hesitant but supportive country on his side, I’m optimistic Bush’s second term can be even superior in terms of economic success and better government than that of his two-term predecessor, Bill Clinton. So far, the Bush administration has made it clear that they’d like to take a more friendly approach to foreign relations this term. The administration’s foreign policy this term has been a lot more docile than the ‘with us or against us’ rhetoric of 2001. Indeed, world headlines feature Bush trying, with moderate success, to move transAtlantic relations to a friendlier, more multi-lateral postIraq phase, and Condi trotting the globe unabashedly showing off that “why can’t the White House afford an orthodontist?” grin of hers. The surprising relative success of Iraq’s elections seems to be allowing the administration to turn the page on the intelligence and diplomatic failures that have overshadowed the war. I hope the signs of positive change in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East, such as in Lebanon and Egypt, will be followed by meaningful and permanent progress. With a foreign policy agenda that won’t require so much political attention and capital spent abroad, allowing for more time to spend at home, the Bush administration seems focused on upstaging last term’s domestic success. With the tax cuts apparently helping to end the recession and education programs like No Child Left Behind already underway, it’s not surprising that Bush has created a bold agenda for his second term.

Getting Social Security fixed is a top priority for the administration, particularly the idea of private investment accounts. The idea is inspired — getting all our taxpayers involved in investment will not only teach them to understand the money game, thereby eliminating a major disadvantage many lower- and middle-class workers have in our economy — and should also increase overall investment, stimulating the economy. Bush is committed to garnering bipartisan support for this project, even offering to allow tax hikes for just the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for any additional cost it might entail. As part of the administration’s attempts to make meaningful change through policy reform without spending a lot of unnecessary money, the president is

now supplies all taxpayers with free online filing and the software to do it with. Although small changes like this are just a start, anything the government can do to make the process easier and more transparent for taxpayers will both make our lives easier and increase our faith in government. Bush has also pledged to curb litigation abuses, including unreasonable class-action suits, which lead to high malpractice insurance for doctors and cause healthcare prices to rise. By lowering the amount of money doctors have to pay in settlements and legal fees, Bush seeks to make healthcare more affordable by attacking part of the problem at its source. This is an example of the sort of approach many Republicans like myself appreciate. From our perspective, Bush is trying to solve a problem rather than throw money at it. When the first decade of the new millennium comes to a close and we look back at the Bush administration’s accomplishments, we will no doubt see an America that looks different in some crucial ways from the country that stocked up on Saltine crackers and gas masks in preparation for Y2K. With a second-term president supported by a party that holds a majority in Congress, some major change is inevitable. I know everyone doesn’t share my convictions, but I’m optimistic that the administration’s policies will make our country a better place. When I look back at my bleak outlook on politics during the Clinton administration, I’m relieved when I realize I was wrong about a lot of the “harm” I thought he was causing our country. I’m hoping that when today’s Bush-haters look back at the Bush administration they will feel the same way.

With luck, experience, careful eschewal of interns, and a hesitant but supportive country on his side, I’m optimistic Bush’s second term can be even superior in terms of economic success and better government than that of his two-term predecessor, Bill Clinton. also focused on addressing the problem of immigration and border control. Bush feels strongly about the issue of immigration reform, particularly on the question of illegal workers. As he said in his 2005 State of the Union address, “We should not be content with laws that punish hardworking people who want only to provide for their families, and deny businesses willing workers, and invite chaos at our border.” Although the administration hasn’t put forward a serious proposal for reform just yet, it is likely that a major restructuring of the system is imminent. For decades politicians in the United States have viewed illegal immigration as a problem that cannot be solved; it’s time we made some real changes. The Bush administration also promises to reform our tax code. This year I was pleased to find that the IRS

Matt Lawrence ’06 has taken more flak in The Herald for opposing kegs on campus than for being a Republican.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

SPORTS FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2005 · PAGE 8

Fabulous first-years prove key in m. icers’ rise to prominence BY ELIZA LANE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Eight years ago, men’s ice hockey Head Coach Roger Grillo inherited a squad picked to finish last in what is now the ECACHL. After a shaky start, the team finished in fourth place in the league. Since then, Brown has been able to recruit some of the most highly sought-after players in the nation, making Brown a perennial contender for the league title. The Class of 2008 has been a great example of this improved recruiting, as several first-years have been outstanding with significant ice time — to the tune of 84 points and 14 wins in net. Forwards Jeff Prough and Brian McNary and defensemen Sean Hurley and Paul Baier, all ’08, have double-digit point totals, while goalie Adam D’Alba ’08 has posted a 2.16 goals against average and a .927 save percentage since winning the starting job early in the season. The first-year corps has helped advance the Bears to the ECACHL quarterfinals this season. Brown begins a best-of-three series against Colgate tonight in Hamilton, N.Y. “Recruiting is a critical piece of this whole puzzle. We’re watching high school players as early as their freshman and sophomore years to track them, in terms of development,” Grillo said. He added, “Recruiting and bringing in key players isn’t just something that happens in a given year. That’s something you build for years for. You can’t just run around and watch games and say, ‘Oh! I found this one guy who is really interested.’ That foundation is set well ahead of time.” Grillo pointed to this year’s rookies as a group that benefited from a unique opportunity to play right away. Last year, the team graduated eight seniors, including

ECAC Defenseman of the Year Scott Ford ’04 and Hobey Baker Finalist Yann Danis ’04, who also won ECAC Player and Goaltender of the Year. “(The first-years) were pretty much forced into a situation where they had to play — and play a lot. … They’ve done a fantastic job, really stepping up to the challenge,” Grillo said. This opportunity to come in and play right away helped the coach-

Ashley Hess / Herald

With a Brown freshman record 21 points in his first collegiate season, Sean Hurley ’08 is just one member of a strong first-year class. ing staff recruit such a strong class. “The assistant coach here, Danny Brooks, really influenced my decision. … I was told by Coach Brooks, in his words, that I could either go somewhere and ride the bus, or I could come to Brown and drive it,” said forward Chris Poli ’08. Poli came to Brown as a highly desirable prospect, having been recruited out of Nobles and Greenough School by Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University, Harvard University, Yale University and the University of Maine. After a solid year in which he was outshined by other first-years, he notched four points in Brown’s first-round victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Insitute in the ECACHL playoffs,

including the series-clinching goal in overtime in Game Two. The opportunity to study at an Ivy League institution also helps Brown in recruiting. Baier, who was the second selection of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2004 NHL draft, looked only at Princeton, Dartmouth and Brown when choosing a school, despite offers from numerous others. “My decision to get an Ivy League education is comforting, because even if I don’t go on with hockey, I can still do something with my life and have a good career,” Baier said. “Really though, (getting drafted) doesn’t give you any guarantee (to play in the NHL). It’s still a long shot. Nobody really knows who will play professionally and who won’t, so it’s wise to have something to fall back on.” D’Alba, who had a spectacular season in net after beginning the season third on the depth chart, also chose Brown partially because of its academic reputation. “I really liked that Brown was in the Ivy League. I’ve always wanted to go to an Ivy League school. Basically, as far as the school goes, it was nice to go to a place where I could choose my own education without having one enforced upon me,” he said. “I’d love to go on with hockey and plan to do so if the opportunity presents itself, but it’s good knowing I have something else going for me if hockey doesn’t work out.” Key to the success of the firstyears have been the efforts of the team’s upperclassmen to help them acclimate to the rigors of college hockey. When teams recruit particularly talented classes, older players often feel some jealousy, but not among the Bears this season. “I’m sure I can speak for all the see M. HOCKEY, page 4

M. and w. basketball rewarded with four postseason awards BY BEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

The men’s and women’s basketball teams had four players receive postseason awards this season. Jason Forte ’05, Holly Robertson ’05 and Sarah Hayes ’06 were all named First Team All-Ivy, while Damon Huffman ’08 was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Forte, a co-captain and the lone senior on the men’s team, became the third Brown player to be named to the first team three consecutive years. He ended his career as the thirdleading scorer in Brown’s history with 1,597 points, first all-time in steals with 192 and second in assists with 524. “Sometimes I take (All-Ivy) for granted because I’ve been on it the previous two years, but it’s still a great honor,” said Forte. This was the second consecutive season that Forte led the Ivies in scoring this year at 18.4 points per contest. He was especially strong over the last week and a half, scoring 20 or more points in his final five games. “Individually, yeah, it definitely caps off the season well for me,” Forte said. “You would like to be able to go to the (NCAA) Tournament as a senior, but this is the next best thing for me.” Huffman, meanwhile, is Brown’s third men’s basketball Rookie of the Year. He was the highest scoring first-year in the Ancient Eight, averaging 8.4 points per game. Just like Forte, Huffman ended the season hot, scoring a career-high 18 points against Yale in the final game of the season, improving upon his previous high of 17 set just four days prior. A threat from long range, Huffman connected on 41.5 percent of his three-point attempts.

After winning its most games since the 1993-1994 season, the women’s team was the only Ivy team to have two members on the first team, making them the fifth Brown basketball team to have achieved such a feat. A guard with a playing style similar to Forte’s, Hayes had been given honorable mention in 2003 and 2004 and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2003. The co-captain was one of two unanimous selections to the team, along with Player of the Year Reka Cserny of Harvard. Hayes led the Ivies in steals at 2.9 per game. She was also second in the league in offensive rebounding, led the Bears in scoring during league play with 15.4 points per game and was second in rebounding with an average of 6.6 boards. Additionally, Hayes was fourth in the league in field goal percentage, shooting over 50 percent in nine of 14 Ivy games. In a league full of quality post players, Robertson was named to the first team for the first time in her career. The 6’5” pivot was third in the league, and first on the team, in scoring at 14.9 points per game and second in rebounding at 8.7 boards per contest. “It was definitely an honor to be chosen for the team,” Robertson said. “There was solid competition throughout the Ivy League for the post position. It was an honor to be chosen by the other coaches. Accolades stem from a good season and the whole team contributed to that.” Often drawing triple teams on the block, Robertson was tied for the league lead in double-doubles with nine. She also scored over 20 points in five games. — With reporting by Assistant Sports Editor Stephen Colelli

Club ice hockey looking to establish itself as alternative to IM and varsity BY ANNE DUGGAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Three games into its inaugural season, club ice hockey has finally taken off. The club team was started in the fall as a solution to the glut of strong players in the intramural leagues who showed little interest in playing at varsity level. A club team would allow team coordinator Chris Talbot ’06 and others to play at a higher level than intramurals without having to put in the time commitment for varsity. “Intramurals were fun, but there was a large disparity in skill level. We felt like it would be better to have the intermediate level between varsity and intramurals,” Talbot said. The road to forming a club team was not an easy one, as Brown has put club teams in limbo while trying to put a permanent arrangement for such teams in place. “It was difficult to push things through in the beginning because they weren’t really sure how they

wanted to deal with club teams,” Talbot said. “(Talbot) tried to get (a team) going last year and it just didn’t happen. There was that period when they didn’t want to fund new clubs and activities,” said team-member John Chernin ’06. For starters, the team needed ice time to show the administration that having a team could work. “We got organized late so we didn’t get good ice time. Sometimes we have practice at 8 (p.m.) and that works really great for us, but other times we try to grab a half an hour on Thursday mornings when a lot of people have class. Hopefully for next year we will be able to reserve ice time in the spring so we can get better times,” Talbot said. Talbot and others dealt with the times and began their first full season this semester. The team is currently composed of 18 students, all of whom play at a high level. “Everyone who wanted to get involved had played for a long

time. They already had all of the equipment. So we ended up having a group of guys who were at the right skill level,” Talbot said. The new club may be muscling in on the territory of the Nads, the Rhode Island School of Design’s club hockey team. Last year, when recruiting for club hockey at Brown fell short, several players from Brown joined the Nads. Now, fewer skaters are looking to play for the Nads, and conflicting game schedules forced players who were on both teams to choose at the beginning of the season. “I think Brown having a club team has hurt them a little bit. Sometimes both teams have games on the same night and you can’t skate for both teams. RISD has lost some of the good skaters to Brown,” said James Feldman ’07, who played for the Nads last year. The team is currently 2-1 on the season, with wins against Babson and Tufts and a loss to the University of MassachusettsAmherst. This weekend features two rematches, as Brown tangles

with Tufts on Friday and faces off against Babson on Saturday. Match-ups with both Rhode Island College and Connecticut College are in the not-too-distant future before the Ivy League Club

Ice Hockey tournament at the end of spring break at Yale. “We are hoping to get out there, have a good game and hoping to get some fans out there,” Talbot said.

WEEKEND SPORTS SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Men’s ICE HOCKEY: at Colgate, Hamilton, N.Y. Women’s WATER POLO: at Utica, Utica, N.Y. BASEBALL: at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif. Men’s TENNIS: Blue/Gray Invitational, Montgomery, Ala. Men’s SWIMMING: NCAA Zones (at Navy), Annapolis, Md. Women’s SWIMMING: NCAA Zones (at Navy), Annapolis, Md. Men’s TRACK: at NCAA Indoor Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. Women’s TRACK: at NCAA Indoor Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. SKIING: USCSA National Championships (at Brundage Mountain), McCall, Idaho

BASEBALL: at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif. Men’s ICE HOCKEY: at Colgate, Hamilton, N.Y. Men’s SWIMMING: NCAA Zones (at Navy), Annapolis, Md. Women’s SWIMMING: NCAA Zones (at Navy), Annapolis, Md. Men’s TENNIS: Blue/Gray Invitational, Montgomery, Ala. SKIING: USCSA National Championships (at Brundage Mountain), McCall, Idaho SUNDAY, MARCH 6 BASEBALL: at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif. Men’s ICE HOCKEY: at Colgate (if necessary), Colgate, N.Y. Men’s TENNIS: Blue/Gray Invitational, Montgomery, Ala.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 END OF SEASON AWARDS Men’s LACROSSE: Quinnipiac, 1 p.m., Erickson Athletic Complex Women’s BASKETBALL: Dartmouth vs. Harvard (Ivy Playoff ), 2:15 p.m., Pizzitola Center Women’s LACROSSE: at Maryland, College Park, Md. GYMNASTICS: at Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn. Women’s WATER POLO: Hartwick (at Utica), Utica, N.Y. Women’s WATER POLO: Queens (at Utica), Utica, N.Y.

Men’s BASKETBALL: Jason Forte ’05, First Team All-Ivy; Damon Huffman ’08, Ivy League Rookie of the Year ECACHL Men’s All-Academic Team: Gerry Burke ’05, Joe Bauer ’06, Pete LeCain ’06, Sean Dersch ’07, Antonin Roux ’07 Women’s BASKETBALL: Holly Robertson ’05 and Sarah Hayes ’06, First Team All-Ivy ECACHL Women’s All-Academic Team: Katie Guay ’05, Krissy McManus ’05, Ashlee Drover ’06, Margaret Ramsay ’07, Ann Brophy ’07, Christine Holdredge ’07, Myria Heinhuis ’08