Daily
Herald
the Brown
vol. cxxii, no. 23
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Since 1891
U. starts search for new athletics director At forum,
residents criticize MBTA cuts
New director announcement planned to coincide with presidential selection By Joseph Rosales Senior Staff Writer
The University is in the initial stages of its search for a new director of athletics and, with an independent search firm currently looking for qualified candidates, the search committee hopes to announce a decision in April in conjunction the announcement of a new University president. Current Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger announced he was retiring at the end of the academic year last December. Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services and head of the search
Federal aid proposal to target rising tuition costs
By Adam toobin Senior Staff Writer
Providence commuters voiced their concerns with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s proposed fare hikes and service cuts to its commuter rail system at a community meeting
city & state
legislature of using this opportunity to solidify their dominance. “What happened after the census is that each district had to lose or gain around 300 people — 48 needed to lose people, 47 needed to gain people,” Sweeney said. “Instead, their proposal shifts around 1,500 people.” Kimball Brace, a consultant paid $700,000 by the state to advise the project, defended his plan in front of state legislature by saying he determined the line
held last night at the Rhode Island Department of Administration Atrium. If enacted, the current changes would raise commuter rail fares by as much as 43 percent and eliminate stops after 10 p.m. on weekdays, as well as all weekend service. All together, the proposal would remove 23 stops on the MBTA’s ProvidenceStoughton line, which provides transportation between Providence and Boston. Representatives from the MBTA and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation attended the public hearing, which was prefaced by a brief overview of the proposals from Charles Plank, senior director of MBTA strategic initiatives. “This deficit didn’t happen
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Courtesy of Tajah Coleman-Jones
The search is ongoing to replace Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger next year.
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Rhode Island Republicans intend to file a lawsuit opposing a redistricting bill signed into law Feb. 8 by Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14. The law reorganizes the state’s districts “in a blatant political man-
city & state ner,” said Patrick Sweeney, state GOP executive director. The legislation redraws the line between districts 47 and 48, controversially
placing Republican Donald Fox’s residence in the 48th district, which is currently represented by House Minority Leader Brian Newberry, R-North Smithfield and Burrillville. Fox came within 200 votes of Rep. Cale Keable, DBurrillville and Gloucester, in the 2010 election and is likely to run for office again this year. Rhode Island law required the legislature to redraw many of its district lines to reflect the changes in population following the 2010 census. But Republicans are accusing the Democrat-controlled
squash
No. 9 Bears bring home the Kurtz Cup By maria acabado Sports Staff Writer
Courtesy of Brown Athletics Erika Kohnen ’12 secured the Kurtz Cup with a narrow victory in the final match.
Narratives Muslim social activist discusses empathy
NEWS, 8
Orgasmic
Cara Dorris ’15 speaks out for sexual equality opinions, 7
At the B Division Women’s National Team Championship this past weekend in Boston, the women’s squash team defeated Williams 5-4 to claim the Kurtz Cup. With the victory, the squad is now ranked ninth overall in women’s collegiate squash. The team defeated Mount Holyoke 8-1 and Bates 5-4 to meet Williams in the final, a rematch of last year’s division showdown. “We played really well against Mount Holyoke,” said Sarah Beresford ’13. “It set the tone for us, and it certainly showed that we had arrived to play awesome squash and compete at the highest level.” Though the teams had met prior to the semifinal against Bates, the matchups were different this
Solutions
Task force looks to stop youth violence
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weather
In his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama outlined a plan to incentivize lowering college tuition by redirecting federal financial aid from universities that raise college costs to schools taking steps to lower costs. Though the University could be affected by the proposed plan, it is still too early to gauge the exact effect these polices would have, said Jim Tilton, director of financial aid. “If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down,” Obama said in his address. As part of his goal of making the United States the country with the highest percentage of college graduates by 2020, Obama also proposed investing $55 million to improve teaching and $1 billion in an initiative similar to the Race to the Top that would reward states that control tuition rates. The Perkins Loan Program, which provides federal money administered by the University at a capped interest rate, and other “campus-based aid” would be expanded to $10 billion, according to the White House statement. Obama will also ask Congress to keep interest rates low on subsidized Stafford student loans, which have variable interest rates. Rates are currently set at 3.4 percent, but
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By MORGAN JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
GOP to sue over new district lines
By James Rattner Senior Staff Writer
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committee, said the University is using a consulting firm to pinpoint candidates, but the search committee will be in charge of interviews and application reviews. The members of the committee were announced to the athletics department last month — among them are head coaches, student athletes, members of the Offices of Campus Life and the Dean of the College and Kenneth O’Keefe ’76, chair of the Brown University Sports Foundation. The University is looking for someone with experience in college athletics as well as enthusiasm
time around, Beresford said. “They had beaten us 7-2 in the fall while five of our juniors were abroad, and we didn’t have our one transfer,” Beresford said. “Our lineup was completely different, but so was theirs, since Bates lost their number four player due to injury. The match was fresh and we were really fired up to regain our rightful rank above their team.” The five wins against Bates came from all across the ladder, which “demonstrates our strength as a team,” Beresford said. Beresford acknowledged the strong individual performances of all the winners — Katie Yates ’14 at No. 9, co-captain Erika Kohnen ’12 at No. 7, Lydia Smith ’13 at No. 6 and Mina Shakarshy ’15 at No. 4 — but singled out Sarah Domenick ’14 continued on page 5
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