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Wind symphonyincorporates Burmesemusic into energeticSaturday concertpage 3

Parents Weekenddance concertshowcases six dance,two musical piecespage 3

The East Side’sreclusive Hope Cluboffers privacy, dining,discussion to memberspage 5

Adam Stern ’06 sayscollege-age men fallinto one of five distinctcategoriescolumn, page 11

Football loses another game, this time to Cornell, andfalls to 0-6sports, page 28

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I N S I D E M O N D AY, O C TO B E R 2 8 , 2 0 0 2 TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T

BY BRIAN BASKINA busload of Brown undergraduatesjoined over 100,000 protesters inWashington, D.C., Saturday to voicetheir opposition to a potential U.S. mili-tary invasion of Iraq.

Riana Good ’03 was among over 50Brown students to attend a three-hourrally at Constitution Gardens near theVietnam War Memorial and then marcharound the White House.

“Everyone from ‘Vermonsters forPeace’ to ‘Arizona Says No to War’ andeveryone in between,” was there, Goodsaid.

At Constitution Gardens, protestersheard from Jesse Jackson, The Rev. AlSharpton, actress Susan Sarandon, icecream entrepreneurs Ben Cohen andJerry Greenfield, former U.S. AttorneyGeneral Ramsey Clark and other speak-ers.

Cohen listed programs and servicesthat could be funded with half themoney that might be designated for war,said Anya Goldstein ’05.

“It was inspiring, invigorating to bearound so many people who are therefor a lot of the same reasons you’re

there,” said Josina Shields-Stromsness’05.

The crowd appeared at its largest afterthe rally when marchers walked downthe streets surrounding the White House,Good said. Marchers circled back to therally point and met thousands more whowere just starting the loop, she said.

The sheer number of protesters wasthe strongest message of all, Good said.

“In a way, this was being lookedtowards as a gauging of public senti-ment, and I don’t think this even beganto represent the population who arequestioning the war,” Good said.

Saturday’s gathering was the firstlarge-scale peace protest since 75,000dissenters met in D.C. in 1991 during thePersian Gulf War.

Protestors held a sister march in SanFrancisco Saturday that drew thousands,while protesters also converged inRome, Berlin, Copenhagen, Denmark,Tokyo and Mexico City.

Good compared the protest to similarevents at the height of the Vietnam Warthat drew as many as 500,000 people in1969, with one key difference — thisprotest was the first of its kind to be heldat the threat of war rather than after aninvasion had begun.

“Here is a protest that comes evenbefore the body bags of the U.S. soldiersare coming home,” she said.

The crowd was also more diverse —“Soccer Moms Against the War” rallied

with the “Raging Grannies” and the“Party for Perma-War,” whose neon wigsspoke to their motto — “an absurdresponse to an absurd war.”

About 100 counter-protesters gath-ered at 17th Street and ConstitutionAvenue. Composed of members of FreeRepublic and a group of Iraqi exiles, theychanted slogans against SaddamHussein.

“Most of these people across thestreet, they don’t know the reality inIraq,” Imam Husham Al-Husainy toldThe Washington Post. Al-Husainybrought 40 Iraqis from the Detroit areato show how the Iraqi people had suf-fered under Hussein.

In the only arrests that day related tothe protest, police broke up a scufflebetween protesters and counter-protest-ers. Three were taken away.

During the demonstrations againstthe International Monetary Fund andthe World Bank during their annualmeetings in D.C. in September, policearrested more than 600 people.

At one point Saturday, a group sat inthe middle of a street and played “duckduck Bush.” Police officers watchingnearby seemed to get a kick out of thegame, exemplifying the positive rela-tionship between police and protesters,Good said.

Herald staff writer Brian Baskin ’04 can bereached at [email protected].

Simmonsoutlinesfuture plansfor parentsBY OLIVER BOWERSPresident Ruth Simmons outlined theUniversity’s plans for the remainder of theyear and beyond to a tent packed with par-ents and students yesterday in her con-cluding Parents Weekend address.

Simmons described Brown’s plannedhiring of 100 new faculty members overthe next four years, an addition that wouldswell course offerings by about 90 classeswhile shrinking current class sizes andopening a slue of new research opportuni-ties. She also cited improved compensa-tion for new professors and additionalefforts to attract competent faculty.

Tackling security, Simmons spokefrankly, deeming the judgment of whetherto arm Brown Police officers, “probably themost difficult thing I’ve had to do as aleader” at Brown. “But I will do whatever Ihave to do to ensure the safety of this com-munity” she said.

Brown Police Chief Col. PaulVerrecchia and Vice President forAdministration Walter Hunter joined Photo courtesy of Anya Goldstein and Josina Shields-Stromsness

Isabelle Zuagg ’06, left, Sharon Mulligan ’05, center, and Andres Luco ’03, right, were among the Brown students who traveled toWashington, D.C., this weekend to join over 100,000 people who turned out to protest the potential war in Iraq.

In D.C., students protest warsee PARENTS, page 4

Cornell gradsreject union inoverwhelmingnumbersBY BRIAN BASKINWhile the results of Brown’s graduate stu-dent unionization vote remain sealed,Cornell University graduate studentsemphatically rejected a plan Thursday forteaching and research assistants to jointhe United Auto Workers.

Of the 2,043 students who voted on Oct.23 and 24, 1,351 were against unionizationand 580 in favor. Only 275 of 2,318 eligiblestudents failed to vote.

Had the graduate students voted tounionize, they would have been the sec-ond private university to do so after NewYork University.

Instead, the Cornell Association ofStudent Employees / United Auto Workerswill have to wait a year before bringingunionization to a vote again.

Though the final vote was a landslidevictory for anti-union student group AtWhat Cost, co-founder Allen MacKenziesaid even on the day of the vote neitherside was sure who would win.

“We were extremely surprised by themargin of victory,” said MacKenzie, a grad-uate research assistant in engineering.

Many students who voted againstunionization took issue with the national

see CORNELL, page 4

Students joined over100,000 protestors to voicetheir opposition to a U.S.invasion of Iraq

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BY MOMOKO HIROSEThe eclectic array of African drums, hip-hugging pleathershorts, soprano arias and ballet made this year’s ParentsWeekend Dance Concert provocative, engaging and emo-tional. Live music enhanced the mood, through soulfulriffs and somber orchestral movements.

As with many dance concerts at Brown, the works var-ied in style, music and costume with six dances and twomusical performances.

Clad in torn clothing, Zack Fuller GS embodied thetwisted, bittersweet pain of a soldier in war in“Soldier,” a solo performance he choreographed andperformed. Each creak of the floorboard seemed toemulate his contorting body, his inwardly curledhands and feet disjointed and tottering across thefloor.

Like a broken toy, his quivering hands and awkwardmotions combined with the tense percussionist pianomusic led to a child-like vulnerability rarely expressed byan adult man.

“Soldier” stood out from the rest of the performancesin its ability to capture the complexity of human emotionsthrough movement and facial expressions. The white flagFuller held throughout his dance further emphasized thedesperation of the situation.

Simple lighting focused the attention on Fuller, theinterplay of dark and light at times covering his face andilluminating his body.

The only seemingly superfluous aspect was a ladderused in the final moments of the performance. Thework dragged toward the end with its repetitive motionsand themes — one minute less would have been suffi-cient.

The minimalism in props and costumes of that worksharply contrasted to the all-out production of “LaCréation du Monde,” choreographed by Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, senior lecturer in Theater, Speech and Dance,and based on the work of choreographer DariusMilhaud.

Ruffled skirts, sequins galore and jazzy performanceswith a mini-orchestra made this work more of a play.From ballroom dancing couples to half-human, half-ani-mal characters, the world described was a chaotic circus,

full of intrigue and sensuality. The fierce, powerful move-ments, the exaggerated flailing of the arms and thesmooth jazz steps created a world of decadence with norestraints.

The contrast of civilized man and primitive animal,the exotic with the everyday, made this piece unforget-table. Yet the production was so caught up in its owndecadence that the orchestra drowned out the narrators’voices, and the plot was confusing. The work was a bittoo ambitious.

More classical influences were seen in “Limon Etude,”a tribute to Mexican choreographer José Limón. ThoughLimón was known for his passionate, dynamic choreog-raphy, especially in male dancing, “Limon Etude” fea-tured six females with flowing skirts and graceful move-ments.

“Gretchen an Spinnard D. 118,” by Franz Schubert, setthe mood, with soprano Lydia Brotherton ’05 and pianistRachael Truchil ‘04. The delicate spins and twirls madethe dance airy and light, but with extensions and flurriedmovements, the dancers also portrayed beauty andstrength.

Lighting was integral to this piece, as the blue lightled to an eerie, ethereal feel. The weaving patterns ofthe flowing skirts also added to this effect. The dancersdemonstrated their skill with each unified pose and dif-ficult routine. The unity and cohesiveness furtherenhanced the mood. Everything tied together — thechoreography, the music, the costumes and the light-ing.

Perhaps the least successful work was “FourteenHours.” Clashing, garishly colored costumes conflictedsharply with the minimalist style of this dance. With influ-ences of ballet, including jumps and extensions, thismodern dance focused on the group acting as one. Thedancers lacked slightly in cohesiveness, but compensatedfor this with their energy.

The most interesting facet of this work was themoment when one dancer broke from the mold, withjumps, twirls and spastic movements. Yet the distinctionbetween the corps and the individual was lost due to thefact that the dancers did not make the corps movementscohesive enough.

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Saturday’s Parents Weekend Dance Concert was a mixed bag of varied works and styles, ranging from African drums tosoprano arias to ballet. Six dances were performed along with 2 musical pieces.

Dance, magic dance

BY STEFAN TALMANThe Brown University Wind Symphony broughttogether traditional band literature and little-heardBurmese music on Saturday night. Though almostas if in separate concerts, this juxtapositionacknowledged the start of a play between distinctcultural influences.

The performance began with three traditionalBurmese pieces, performed by Kyaw Kyaw Naing,one of the premier composers and performers ofBurma, on the hsaing waing, or tuned drum, whileMar Mer Aye, a famous Burmese singer, providedrhythmical accompaniment.

“Gyapan Pa ‘Zan,” an arrangement of a tradition-al instrumental piece with select members of thewind symphony, was followed by an impressivelyexecuted, complex polyrhythmic and polyharmonicimprovisation, which translated literally to “Showwhat your hands can do.”

The final piece was “Sein Osi,” similar in style tothe first and influenced by a drum known as the ozi.

These pieces provided a spectacular example ofthe convergence of global boundaries, in which thebarriers between the common uses of traditionalinstruments begin to fall, giving way to somethingnew and exciting.

“Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,” a Sousa march, fol-lowed Kyaw Kyaw Naing’s performance. The pieceborrowed percussive and tonal features fromJanissary music, played by the Turkish military dur-ing the 18th and 19th centuries.

While performed with the energy and enthusi-asm necessary for the success of the Sousa piece,the selection reverberated in odd contrast to theprevious Burmese selections. While one could hearWestern instrumental influence upon Burmesemusic within “Nobles,” one also could hear subtleTurkish influence upon the march, a staple of tradi-tional Western music.

Jaemi Leob ’03, assistant conductor, led “BlueLake: Overture,” by John Barnes Chance, a complexpiece that, while remaining in standard time, alter-nates compound triple rhythm figures with simpleduple figures.

The wind symphony fully capitalized upon thisopposition between measure and pulse, drivingthe piece forward within relative complexitytoward the somewhat abrupt though well-orches-trated climax.

Nearing the finale, Leob’ s stand fell, leaving herto finish conducting the piece without score. Thisfreak accident brought two things to light. First,and most obvious, the wind symphony is in needof a stable conductor’s stand, able to accommo-date the space restrictions of Salomon Hall.Second, and of much greater note, Leob’s com-mand of the piece. She was able to quickly regaincomposure and finish conducting from memory,made especially difficult by the continuing pulseshifts.

“Suite in E-Flat op. 28,” by Gustav Holst, and“Incantation and Dance,” by John BarnesChance, rounded out the program. The nuancesof the three part suite, each based upon a threenote motif, and heavily influenced by Englishfolk song, were picked up by the wind symphony,as it smoothly swung between simple, quietmelodies and quickly moving, strong, full-bandendings.

Chance’s “Incantation” provided a uniqueconclusion to the concert, beginning with acomplex polyrhythmic theme eventually pickedup by the band, demonstrating the group’s abili-ty to handle both difficult rhythmical and har-monic themes.

Herald staff writer Stefan Talman ’05 can bereached at [email protected].

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UAW organization, MacKenziesaid.

“I don’t think the graduate stu-dents necessarily want to be apart of the same old sort of indus-trial kind of union,” he said. “Ithink a union for graduate stu-dents needs to be focused ongraduate student issues.”

Some international studentsalso disagreed with the UAW’spolitics, MacKenzie said.

Ariana Vigil, spokesperson forCASE/UAW and a graduate stu-dent in English, said uncertaintyabout the union’s mission scaredstudents away.

“People wanted to hear guar-antees, that if a union comes inthis is what a union will do,” Vigilsaid. “That’s just not the wayunionization works.”

Unions accomplish only whatits members want it to accom-plish, she said. That concept mayhave frightened voters who didn’twant to bring in a union without aclear agenda.

Other students were unneces-sarily concerned that a unionencompassing all graduate stu-dents might be out of step withindividual concerns, Vigil said.

“Things like wages or healthcare — I don’t understand howimproved health care is not inanybody’s interest,” she said.

Vigil said CASE/UAW wouldkeep meeting to advocate gradu-ate student rights and hasn’tgiven up on unionization.

The overwhelming defeat ofCASE/UAW may reverberatebeyond the Cornell campus, saidLennart Erickson GS, spokesmanfor Brown’s At What Cost, which isnot affiliated with AWC at Cornell.

“There’s this aura of inevitabil-ity about graduate unionization,”

Erickson said. “I think the resultslast week have forever burst thatbubble.”

A December 2001 unionizationvote at Brown was sealed follow-ing a University appeal to theNational Labor Relations Board.Columbia University’s unionmovement is in a similar state oflimbo. Tufts University, YaleUniversity and other private andpublic schools have yet to vote.

The defeat of unionization atCornell won’t hurt other cam-paigns, as long as the issues thatsparked the unionization move-ment still exist, said BrownGraduate Employee Organization/ United Auto Workers spokesper-son Sheyda Jahanbani GS.

“It’s just one of those forcesthat cannot be stopped by one ortwo defeats,” Jahanbani said.

Herald staff writer Brian Baskin’04 can be reached [email protected].

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Simmons at the podium todescribe steps the Departmentof Safety has taken to protectstudents and faculty, includingimproved lighting, increasedshuttle service and redrawnpolice patrols.

Simmons also advocated opendiscussion of diversity on cam-pus, calling silence “a poison to aplace of learning.”

The University will beginsearching for a director of diver-sity next semester. Simmons said

Brown students must learn “howcomplex (the issue of diversity)is, how to respond, how to setreasonable goals.

“We’re stumbling along in thiscountry managing diversitywhen we can do it a lot better ifwe diversify our curricula,”Simmons said.

Simmons described recentchanges on campus, includingthe renovations of the Emery-Woolley dorms and of the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall. In terms offuture plans, she said “a renova-tion of the Ratty is always at thetop of our list,” to chuckles and around of applause.

Fielding student and parent

questions, Simmons addressedtuition, assuring parents that notuition spike has been discussed.She also spoke about theHarvard-MIT Israeli divestmentpetition, to which Simmonsurged only that the audiencebear in mind that the Israeli situ-ation is a complex issue, and peo-ple will come down on all sides ofthe debate.

Simmons concluded by prais-ing the energy and intellect of theBrown student body.

“In short, they are wonderful”Simmons said, “and we are hon-ored to have them with us. Thisenvironment is rich because ofwho they are.”


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BY JOANNE PARKStudents who frequent the University’s computing clus-ters say they are frustrated by long waits for computersand printers at the Center for Information andTechnology.

Many students said printing at the computer clustersis a slow process, and students do not have immediateaccess to printing, especially during the high-trafficevening hours.

Brookes Brown ’04 said she was frustrated whileprinting an assignment for a class this Saturday after-noon.

“It’s not so much that I have to wait in line for print-ing, but that the printer’s taking 40 minutes to processthe printing job,” she said.

Brown said slow computing is not exclusive to theCIT, and she encountered printer breakdowns anddelays at the Rock as well. Brown said the printing at theSciences Library is more efficient.

“It’s frustrating though … going to use the computersto print a paper out for a class and not anticipating thelong wait,” she said. Brown said the problem was espe-cially acute for students who must walk long distancesto reach the CIT.

Some students said the computing problems are get-ting worse. “I’ve never run into any problems until thissemester, and I’ve been here for five years,” said MikeJackson ’03. “It seems to have gotten worse this semes-ter.”

Jackson said he likes the idea of installing computerkiosks around campus.

“I would strongly support the idea of kiosks, and over-all, I would love to have more computer clusters on cam-pus,” he said.

Christine Brown, manager of the Lab ConsultantProgram at the CIT, said the increased use of PDF files isone reason printing has slowed in the recent years. Shesaid Computing and Information Services and the CITare examining software alternatives to improve comput-er performance.

Brown said students who frequent the CIT to printassignments are often not aware of other options theyhave in terms of printing.

“Students come in and print, automatically usingthe default printers. They have available to them sev-eral different printers that could facilitate their print-ing,” Brown said, adding that 99 percent of the equip-ment in the CIT computer clusters are available foruse.

Kara Kelley, director of CIS, said the CIS and CIT havenot received formal complaints about printing andcomputing services. But Kelly said students have sub-mitted proposals regarding changes in computing serv-ices at Brown. The proposals center on constructing

kiosks for checkinge-mail, computerclusters in the base-ment of residencehalls and a comput-er cluster forPembroke Hall.Kelley said that oncestudents prioritizethese reforms, CIScan work to consid-er the changes.

Despite problemsstudents reportedwhile printing atbuildings acrosscampus, some saidthey were happy theUniversity suppliedcomputers for stu-

dent use. “Yes, I would like to print and have my paper come

out quickly. It can get to become a headache, but it’s alsofree printing,” said Emily Nemens ’05.

Nemens said she must sometime wait 20 minutes forprinting and that students queue up 30 simultaneousprinting jobs during high-traffic hours.

“It’s definitely frustrating, but waiting a little, it’s notso much of a problem,” Nemens said.

Jesse Funaro ‘03 said he is satisfied with the printingservices at the CIT. Although it is slow and unreliable attimes, at least it is free of charge, he said.

“At other colleges, there is a fee or quota for print-ing. So overall, we do get a pretty good deal here,” hesaid.

Herald staff writer Joanne Park ’06 can be reached [email protected].

Long waits frustrate cluster computer users

BY CRYSTAL Z.Y. NGTelevision and film actor Peter Boyle highlighted theimportance of following one’s dreams in a packedSalomon Center Friday night during his ParentsWeekend keynote address.

Ranging from humorous to pensive, Boyle dis-cussed his career choices and influences before show-ing clips of his work and taking questions from theaudience.

Boyle is known for his roles in “Young Frankenstein,”“Taxi Driver,” “Monster’s Ball” and his portrayal of FrankBarone on “Everyone Loves Raymond.”

Lesser known is the fact that Boyle was once a monkin a Christian monastery, a choice he said he made afterreading “Seven Story Mountain.”

Then, Boyle said, he read Jack Kerouac’s “On theRoad.”

“There I was with a beard, wearing a turtleneck, andsmoking some funny cigarettes with no label on them,”he said of his early acting years, eliciting laughs from thecrowd.

Though he kept the audience laughing throughoutthe lecture, Boyle also exposed his more serious philo-sophical side. He said working as an actor taught himmany lessons about life and how people choose to liveit.

Boyle listed five questions that he said apply to bothacting and life: “I always ask: ‘Who am I?,’ ‘Where amI?,’ ‘When is it?,’ ‘Why am I here?’ and “What do Iwant?’” He said keeping these questions in mind helphim make confident choices and also help him develophis roles.

When asked if he ever regretted turning down cer-tain roles, Boyle again used his work experience todiscuss life in general. “Yes, I have. ... You make mis-takes and you have to live with them. That’s all. It’s notlike I was elected president and sent troops into Iraq,”

he said with a smile.Asked about the stark contrast between being a

monk and being an actor, Boyle said, “I wasn’t thatgreat a monk.” He added that actors and monks use thesame quiet, meditative methods “to go away from theworld and to contemplate, to dream. Actors do thattoo.”

Boyle said many seemingly disparate professions aresimilar. “The same wheels and motors that turn yourimagination as a working actor” are the same as those inother fields, he said.

Throughout the lecture, Boyle injected nuggets ofwisdom about finding one’s path in life. He said life isabout trying to be part of a group while retaining one’sindividuality, a balance he said was important to bothcollege students and their parents.

But regardless of what careers students choose, Boyleurged them to use their minds to their fullest capabili-ties.

“All human beings are profoundly influenced byimagination,” he said, and it takes us in many directions.

He emphasized the impact that students can have onthe world.

“We can heal broken bones, aching hearts … beautifyour lives and the lives of those around us. … We manifestlife as best as we can,” he said.

Boyle concluded with a message for his daughtersthat many parents in the audience applauded.

“I will support everything that (his daughters) want todo that will let them express their own inner beauty,” hesaid, looking at his family.

Two of Boyle’s children attend Brown.“I think them being at Brown is part of that, too,” he

added.

Herald staff writer Crystal Z.Y. Ng ’05 can be reached [email protected].

BY JOANNE PARKAcross from Keeney Quad on Benevolent Street stands ared brick building that houses a club that most studentsdon’t realize exists.

The relative anonymity of the Hope Club invokes com-parisons to secret college societies, but the Hope Club issimply a private club that exists as an informal gatheringand dining space for its local members, its president said.

“We eat and talk— that’s what we do here,” said FordSayre, Hope Club president. “There’s nothing close tosecret about this place.”

Some of Brown’s adjunct faculty and administrators aremembers of the club, Sayre said, but he would not give thenames of any members or the number of total members.

The club includes members from Rhode Island andMassachusetts, politicians, Brown faculty and adminis-trators and officials from the University of Rhode Islandand the Rhode Island School of Design.

Sayre said he does not understand the mystery enshroud-ing the Hope Club. He said the Hope Club bears very littlesimilarity to secret societies like the Skulls and Bones at YaleUniversity or the Sphinx at Dartmouth College.

Only club members are allowed inside the Hope Club.“Anybody walks in here. … You come here and you

don’t have to worry about work,” Sayre said.The Hope Club was established as a men-only club in

1874, and is one of the earliest of its kind in the UnitedStates, Sayre said. Rhode Islanders started the private clubbecause although many similar clubs existed inMassachusetts, Rhode Island did not have any. It beganadmitting women in the late 1980s.

When it was founded, electricity was still a novelty. Tothis day, the four-story Hope Club building has gas pipesthat have yet to be replaced with modern equipment.Although the Hope Club building is often mistaken forpart of Brown, the University does not own any part of it.

Waits for printing and computers atthe Center for Information Technologyhave increased, some students report

“Yes, I would like to

print and have my

paper come out

quickly. It can get to

become a headache,

but it’s also free

printing.”

Emily Nemens ’05

Behind relativeanonymity, HopeClub membersdine and discuss

Jason White / Herald

The Hope Club, located across from Keeney Quad onBenefit Street, provides a private space for its members tomeet, eat and relax.

Actor Boyle to students: follow your dreams

see CLUB, page 6


Women aren’t even restrictedfrom access to the course. They’rejust not allowed to drink cocktails,smoke cigars or wear the tacky greenjacket. This club is a senior version ofeight-year-old boys playing copsand robbers in a tree house. Whiletheir moms may yell at them for notletting little Suzie play, it doesn’tdeserve national press time.

Still, if Burk disagrees, she hasappropriately brought attention tothe guidelines and informed thepublic. The question still remains:what will be gained if Burk is suc-cessful in her quest? How willwomen benefit from belonging to agroup of male elitists who onlycaved in under public scrutiny? Willthe club really be any different? If itaccepts one woman as a member,will Burk and her supporters acceptthe token olive branch and forgiveAugusta for its past?

If Burk truly opposes Augustaand wants to instigate real change,she should try to ostracize the clubrather than fill out an applicationform. She should question theintegrity of the club and of all thosewho associate with it.

For starters, what about the PGA?

Martha Burk has not written any let-ters to John Doe’s “men’s only” Fridaynight poker game. The reason she tar-geted Augusta is because the Masters,the premier golf tournament of theyear, is held on its grounds. So, whynot go after the organization thatholds the tournament? Doesn’t thePGA condone the practices of Augustaby sanctioning a tournament there?

If Hootie Johnson wants to hangout with a bunch his male cronies,who are we to stop him? But, whenthe governing body of a major sportstages its marquee event in hisbackyard, opinions will, andshould, be expressed. Nobodywould have heard or cared aboutHootie’s bunch if it weren’t for theMasters. Hootie already dropped allof his corporate sponsors, leavingthe PGA as the only major institu-tion still supporting the club. If thePGA left Augusta, the harm done tothe club would be paramount.

On the other side of debate, justwho are the members kidding? Aspublic inquiry has increased, many ofthe 300 prominent members ofAugusta have decided to jump ship. Areview of the impressive member cat-alog includes the head of the U.S.Olympic Committee, 20 CEOs, a con-gressman and a storied football coach.

These members certainly joinedthe golf club with the realization thatthere were no women. So why are

they now anxious to include awoman in their boys club? If they dis-agreed with Augusta’s standards,they should not have joined. Insteadof defending their right to associateas they please, these hypocrites arerunning for cover. Afraid of the pub-lic backlash, they’re defying the codeat Augusta by publicly voicing theiropinions on club matters.

I don’t think these are bad men forjoining Augusta, they just enjoy a“guys’ night out.” I do, however,question their fickle stance on a clubthey chose to endorse. Their attemptto reach a moral high ground is a lit-tle late and lacks sincerity.

In the end Burk will probablyachieve her objective, and a womanwill be admitted to Augusta.Johnson, a long-time civil rightsactivist, will certainly acquiescerather than permanently destroythe once-revered image of the club,and in turn, his own reputation.

The Masters will continue to beheld at Augusta and a woman willfinally wear a green jacket. Thepublic debate will cease and pres-sure on Tiger Woods to voice hisopinion will lessen. Current mem-bers will have saved their reputa-tions, Martha Burk will feel betterabout herself and Hootie Johnsoncan concentrate more on servingas president. I just wonder if anyreal progress will have been made.


Zarda

Brown occasionally holds func-tions in the Hope Club’s dininghalls.

Sayre said Brown’s gradualEast Side expansion brought theUniversity closer to the HopeClub, and the Hope Club main-tains a close relationship with theUniversity.

Although the Hope Club is nota secret society, its members stillstrive to maintain privacy, Sayresaid.

The club does not want mediaintrusion, he said.

“You walk in here, and youmight as well be in your own liv-ing room. … This club is a part ofour lives, and we don’t want it tobe used as a public spectacle,”Sayre said.

The club has bedrooms forguests, and the upper levels ofthe building serve as an inn. Therooms were rarely used until themid-1900s, Sayre said. DuringWorld War II, the Hope Clubhoused U.S. military officers.

The Hope Club is currentlyworking on constructing addi-tions to its building. It has notbeen renovated since it built

squash courts in 1921. The pres-ent work involves installing akitchen on the first floor, wherethe dining halls are located. Thecurrent kitchen is on the fourthfloor.

The relatively recent accept-ance of women into the clubprompted new ideas for renova-tion, and Sayre said the club isworking on “softening up” theatmosphere.

Herald staff writer Joanne Park’06 can be reached [email protected].


Club “You walk in here,

and you might as

well be in your own

living room. … This

club is a part of our

lives, and we don’t

want it to be used as

a public spectacle.”

Ford Sayre Hope Club President

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In Moscow, hostages' loved onesgather at mournful vigil center MOSCOW (Washington Post) — They came looking for theirloved ones with photographs in their hands and tears intheir eyes.

For many people who had not found their relativesafter commandos stormed the House of Culture theater inMoscow early the day before, Sunday was cold, soddenand hopeless.

They had been summoned to a “vigil center” set up in aschool, where they anxiously scanned lists put up on awall.

But the lists contained only 568 names; Moscow healthauthorities said 646 people were hospitalized.

Those who could not find the names they were lookingfor were assuming the worst, many bitterly blaming theauthorities for a rescue operation they saw as cruellybotched.

The mood was anxious, quiet, sorrowful. One womanclutched an old photograph of her mother in a bathingcostume, standing in the surf at a seaside resort. Othersheld faded military photos of men in uniform. Somebrought personal documents, and others had simplyscrawled out descriptions of their loved ones on notepaper.

Pavel Sinelnikov, 21, had just graduated from medicalschool. Survivors who knew him described him giving firstaid to hostages in the theater during the siege.

His father’s heart nearly burst with pride at the accountfriends gave of his son acting like a professional amid theterror.

“My eyes welled with tears when I pictured Pasha walk-ing among bearded and masked terrorists and doing hisjob,” said Sergei Sinelnikov, 55, a burly man with salt-and-pepper hair who had not located Pavel by Sunday.“Hebehaved like a real man and did not forget about his pro-fessional duties even in such a horrible situation.

Socialist da Silva appears headed forpresidential victory in BrazilSAO PAULO, Brazil (Washington Post) — Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva, a former union leader who never attended college,appeared headed Sunday for a landslide victory in aBrazilian presidential election that reflects the disenchant-ment sweeping much of Latin America after a decade offree-market reforms that have failed to deliver promisedprosperity.

Early election results gave Lula, as the gray-beardedsocialist is known, a huge lead over his centrist opponent,Jose Serra, a former government minister. With 77.8 per-cent of the vote counted, Lula had 61.3 percent, comparedwith 38.7 percent for Serra, after a day when millions ofBrazilians cast ballots with few reported problems beforemassing along busy boulevards across the country forevening celebrations.

Lula’s victory would be the first time a leftist had beenelected president of Latin America’s most populous coun-try, and would be the clearest demonstration of the grow-ing backlash against globalization in this part of the world.His election could mean trouble for the package of eco-nomic reforms backed by the United States, in particular ahemisphere-wide free trade zone, that are the Bushadministration’s most important policy initiatives in LatinAmerica.

While casting his vote Sunday morning in this city’smiddle-class suburb of Sao Bernardo, Lula appeared tospeak to the millions of Brazilians who have endorsed hispledge to move the world’s eighth-largest economy awayfrom the so-called “Washington consensus” followed by hispredecessor and toward what he has called a “new eco-nomic model” for this traditionally conservative country.

“I want to dedicate this election to the suffering poor ofour beloved Brazil,” Lula said to hundreds of chanting,cheering supporters who had gathered to watch him vote.

Sunday’s election marked a milestone in Brazil’s democ-racy, which emerged 17 years ago with the collapse of arepressive military dictatorship. Lula made his name as anopponent of that regime, and his apparent broad-basedvictory Sunday could end the political monopoly that asmall, economically powerful elite has enjoyed for much ofthis century.

Lula, who turned 57 Sunday, spent much of the after-noon awaiting election returns with family and friends inhis apartment in Sao Bernardo.

JERUSALEM (Washington Post) — Three Israeli soldiers werekilled and at least 18 people were injured Sunday when aPalestinian suicide bomber’s explosives were set off justoutside Ariel, one of the largest Jewish settlements in theWest Bank. The explosive belt the bomber was wearingapparently was detonated by bullets fired at him bybystanders, witnesses said.

Both the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the IslamicResistance Movement, known as Hamas, two Palestiniangroups that have asserted responsibility for many sui-cide bombings in the last two years, claimed the bomberas a member. They also said the bomber came from theWest Bank city of Nablus, about 30 miles north ofJerusalem.

Separately, about three hours after the bombing,undercover Israeli soldiers entered Nablus to arrest aPalestinian militant and a firefight erupted in which atleast two and possibly three armed Palestinian men werekilled, Israeli military officials and Nablus residents said.Residents said the shooting appeared to be a targetedassassination of a militant from the radical Islamic Jihadorganization.

The Ariel bombing and Nablus shootings did notappear to be related, Palestinians and Israeli officials said.

Meanwhile, apparently after hearing about the bombblast 12 miles away at Ariel, a small band of Jewish settlersfrom the West Bank settlement of Itamar — where severalJewish residents have been killed in Palestinian attacksthis year — assaulted a group of Palestinian olive pickersand foreign peace activists in the village of Yanun, peltingthem with stones and beating them with their guns. Sixpeace activists — four foreigners and two Israelis — wereinjured.

The suicide bombing Sunday was the second suchattack in six days. On Oct. 21, two Palestinian youths fromJenin, a small city in the far north of the West Bank,rammed a sport-utility vehicle loaded with 175 pounds ofexplosives into the back of a crowded bus at an intersec-

tion in northern Israel, killing 14 Israelis and themselves. Israel responded to that attack early Friday by reimpos-

ing an around-the-clock curfew in Jenin and sendingabout 1,000 soldiers into the city and its surroundings.About 90 snipers are nested in various strategic spots inthe city, and are shooting any armed Palestinians they see,a senior Israeli commander said Saturday. At least sixarmed Palestinian men were shot and wounded by Israelimarksmen in the first two days of the operation, he said.

In Jenin Sunday, a Palestinian man, Fuad Abu Rali, 21,was shot and killed when he was spotted leaving hishouse during the curfew while armed, an Israeli militaryspokesman said. Palestinian sources in the town andRali’s family said he was unarmed and on the roof of hishome when he was shot.

Sunday’s violence followed a recent trip to the regionby U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William J. Burns, whowas discussing a new plan to lower tensions by bringingPalestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating tableand aiming toward the creation of a Palestinian statewith temporary borders by next year. Israeli andPalestinian officials greeted the plan with barely dis-guised derision.

The Palestinian Authority, the governing organizationheaded by Yasser Arafat, did not specifically condemnSunday’s suicide blast, but issued a statement denounc-ing the killings of all Palestinians and Israelis.

Saeb Erekat, a top official of the authority, said thestatement reflected “the same line the president issuesevery time” there is a suicide attack, and that nothingshould be inferred by its lack of specificity.

“The suicide bombing in Ariel is a clear indication thatinstead of pursuing a path to peace, Palestinian terroristshave drawn up a blueprint for terror,” said David Baker,an official in the office of Israeli Prime Minister ArielSharon.

Sunday’s bomb blast occurred at a highway gas stationand commercial complex several hundred yards from themain entrance to Ariel, an 18,000-person Jewish settle-ment 20 miles north of Jerusalem and about 10 milesinside the West Bank.

Sources said the three Israeli men killed in the blast,whose identities had not been released, were all army sol-diers and included two majors.

3 Israeli soldiers killed by bomber

MOSCOW (Washington Post) — The final outcome of lastweek’s breathtaking hostage crisis here will be preciselythe opposite of what the Chechen rebels who seized thecrowded Moscow theater had hoped, political and mili-tary analysts here predicted Sunday.

Instead of ending a war in Chechnya that hasentrapped more than half a million civilians, 80,000Russian soldiers and a few thousand guerrillas for threebloody years, many analysts here predict the hostage-tak-ing will prolong it.

To some who regarded Chechnya’s war as primarily arebellion against oppressive Russian rule, the theater raiddemonstrated in graphic terms that the guerillas are will-ing to carry out large-scale terrorism. It also discreditedone rebel commander who has been called a possiblenegotiating partner if the Russian government everagreed to peace talks.

“What happened is the Chechen rebels showed them-selves without masks,” said Alexander Olson, who headsthe Public Opinion Foundation, a polling group here. “Ithas become obvious to everyone that Chechen rebels andterrorists are the same thing.”

In the light of the death of 117 innocents, the fact theRussian army is barely able to keep a lid on the militantsin Chechnya despite two wars in less than a decade seemsirrelevant to many people here. Alexei Malashenko, anexpert on Chechnya with the Carnegie Endowment’sMoscow Center, predicted the government’s position on aconflict that has claimed at least 4,500 soldiers since 1999will be “more uncompromising.”

President Vladimir Putin’s televised speech to theRussian public early Saturday suggested his resolve tokeep Russian troops in Chechnya is firmer than ever. Hesaid the “armed scum” who took over the House ofCulture four nights ago represent an inhuman, interna-tional foe that must be defeated.

Both Kremlin supporters and critics predicted thatRussian soldiers in Chechnya will be even more brutal inso-called cleansing operations. Those have left hundredsof civilians dead or missing.

“We need a political solution,” said Alexander Dugin, aleader of Russia’s Eurasia party and an adviser to the

speaker of the Duma, the lower house of parliament. “Butin the light of these terrorist acts, given the obvious chal-lenge to Russia statehood, this topic ought to beadjourned for some time.”

Kremlin supporters said the seizure of 750 hostagesdemonstrates the rebels are getting desperate and theoperation in Moscow will damage them even further.Other analysts, however, contend the rebels have shownrenewed strength over the past three months, with a spateof deadly attacks on Russian and pro-Russian troops.

The rebels’ new ferocity appears to grow out of analliance between two rebel commanders, Aslan Maskhadovand Shamil Basayev, who were rivals for most of the war.According to Russian media reports, the two met in July inChechnya’s forested mountains and agreed to team up.

Since then, the rebels have shot down a Russian mili-tary helicopter, killing 118 people, and infiltrated areas ofChechnya that were supposedly under Russian control.

Leading liberal politicians argued Sunday the hostagecrisis is even more dramatic proof that the military strat-egy is not working in Chechnya, and a political settlementis Russia’s only chance.

“We will never solve this problem any other way, becausethis is international terrorism, which takes advantage of aninternal conflict,” said Irina Khakamada, co-leader of theliberal Union of Right Forces. Others said Putin is now in aperfect position to start peace talks because he is seen as avictor who thwarted a terrorist attack.

But even proponents of peace talks acknowledged theywere confounded by the question of who could representthe Chechen side.

Russia’s liberals have long advocated talks withMaskhadov, the former Chechen president turned rebelcommander who claims to represent the moderate, secu-lar wing of the Chechen independence movement.

But while Maskhadov publicly condemned the theatertakeover on his web site, Russian officials have alleged hewas deeply implicated in it.

Boris Nemstov, co-leader of the Union of Right Forces,said in an interview that he negotiated for hostage releas-es for two days with Abu Bakr, who was second-in-com-mand of the band of 50 hostage-takers.

Experts: Hostage crisis won’t end Chechen war

18 others were also injured in Sunday’sbombing outside Ariel, one of the largestJewish settlements in the West Bank


Red keeper.“I just turned with the ball and

I wasn’t looking to go to goal, I waslooking for a pass,” Diane said.“But the Cornell defenders keptbacking up and backing up andbefore I knew it I was in on goal.”

The Bears closed out the victo-ry with relative ease although aCornell corner kick with under aminute remaining gave Bruno abit of a scare.

Brown was helped by the returnof playmaking midfielder Macedo,who had previously been side-lined due to injury.

“I was kind of frustrated notplaying,” Macedo said. “It felt

good to come back in and actuallybe a factor in our first Ivy win.”

The victory puts the Bears infourth place in the Ivy standingsbehind the University ofPennsylvania (4-0-0), HarvardUniversity (2-1-1) and DartmouthCollege (2-1-1.) If Brown hopes toretain its Ivy League title, theBears will have to win their lastthree games and Penn will have togo winless over its final three.

While that scenario will takesome help from other squads, itcertainly is not out of the realm ofpossibility. The Bears can controltheir fate this weekend when theyface off against the Quakers.

After that, Penn does not havean easy schedule as they will playa surging Princeton Universitysquad in New Jersey and willsquare off against Harvard in their

final game of the season. Brownhosts Yale University and will trav-el to Dartmouth for its last twoleague matches.

At this point, the Bears cannotworry about what other schoolsare doing, just go out and playwith the determination and focusthat they are accustomed to.

“We just have to build on thisvictory,” Macedo said. “We justhave to focus and get better andfocus on Boston College who wehaven’t beaten for three years.”

Before heading to Penn nextweekend, the Bears travel to face theEagles this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Sports staff writer Nick Gourevitch’03 is an assistant sports editorand covers the men’s soccer team.He can be reached at [email protected].


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opportunity to take a two-scorelead when the Big Red fumbledaway yet another punt late in thegame on its own 14 yard line. Itlooked like the Bears would finallyget their first win, but on the subse-quent play, Brown tried an end-around reverse that was fumbledaway after a missed blockingassignment. Cornell recovered andscored the game-tying touchdownthat would send the game into overtime.

Estes lamented his team’s inabil-ity to convert on so many chancesto put the game out of reach.

“When (Cornell) turns the ballover and fumbles it seven times -

loses it six, and a couple intercep-tions as well and you don’t win thefootball game, I don’t know whatthat says about your team,” Estessaid. “It probably says a lot actually.”

In overtime the offensive woescontinued. The defense stoppedCornell in the first overtime and heldthe Big Red to a long field goal in thesecond. Down by three, a 10-yardlate hit penalty put Brown out offield goal range, forcing the Bears toget a first down or cross the goal line.

“(The penalty) caused a greatopportunity (to be) taken away butthen again it shouldn’t have goneinto overtime,” Estes said.

The game ended on a fourth-down heave by Slager that waspicked off.

What Next?Afterwards, coach Estes was

beside himself. The loss assuredhim his first losing season as a headcoach.

“I’ve never seen a team hand usthe game so many times and weturned around and handed it rightback to them whether it was withturnovers or with penalties blatantmistakes out there. It’s just veryfrustrating,” Estes said. “There wereopportunities all over the place towin this football game and we justhanded it right back every singletime. Penalties at the end were justcrucial. That hurt, we’re not goingto win football games with mis-takes and penalties and mentalerrors and things like that.”

The Bears will have to pick upthe pieces and prepare for theUniversity of Pennsylvania nextweek on the road, a team unde-feated in the Ivy League thus far.


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MY NAME IS GREG SHILLING. I DRAW A WEEKLY COMICstrip for The Herald entitled, “A Children’s Illustrated History.”Many of you have expressed hurt or anger at a comic I drew forFriday’s paper. In it were words and images that many of youfound offensive and anti-Semitic. To those I have hurt, believeme when I say that I am extremely sorry and that this was notmy intent at all. I genuinely intended to show an unequivocalattack on anti-Semitism, and not to be guilty of it myself.

No, I am not Jewish, though members of my immediatefamily are. For three consecutive years, I was a counselor atB’nai Brith Camp, a summer camp for Jewish youth. I am a reli-gious studies concentrator, focusing on ancient Israel. I offerthese facts not to claim an expertise of Judaism in the UnitedStates, nor to suggest that I should be allowed certain privilegeswhen addressing it. I offer them only as evidence of why I donot consider myself, or my message, to be anti-Semitic.

Perhaps this is the first time you had encountered mycomic. “A Children’s Illustrated History” is a satire of the waychildren are taught U.S. History. Each strip takes the guise ofa history lesson addressed to a fictive group of children andmocks the ideologies that are created when history is simpli-fied for children. In this specific strip, the topic was exotifica-tion and alienation of the mysterious “other.” History forchildren, at least when we were young, presupposes an audi-ence that is both white and Christian. When history doesattempt to include minorities in its discussion, those minori-ties are stereotyped and presented as fundamentally differ-ent from “normal” Americans. When 4th graders studyNative Americans, for instance, that group is presented asunusual and exotic. Rather than becoming integrated intothe child’s notion of what it means to be “an American,” thegroup that is the object of study becomes exotified as the

“mysterious other,” completely divorced from “the self.” Perhaps the best way to illustrate my intent is to give a frame

by frame analysis of my strip. My hope is that, in some smallway, I can explain my intent. The first frame shows a chain ofpeople, uniform and indistinguishable and white. The order isbroken up, however, buy the shadowy “other,” emblazoned

with a question mark. The text reads,“Hey, Kids, it may surprise you toknow that not everyone is like us.”The historian alerts the audience tothe presence of the “other,” but hasalready drawn “us” and “them” lines.

I chose Jews in the United States to be the “mysteriousother” in this case because this is a group that is relatively freefrom exotified images in the media. Most people see Jews asbeing less separated from white America than groups that aremore defined by race. Most questionnaires of ethnicity do notinclude a separate category “Jewish” as they do for “AfricanAmerican” or “Hispanic.” Perhaps I am propagating an errorfor assuming that Jews in the United States are “more white”than other minorities, and if so, I apologize. Whether it is rightor true, however, I do believe that it is a commonly held viewfrom which to operate. But now back to the strip.

The top of the second frame says, “Some of them are ‘Jew’-ish.” This clumsy spelling should at once give us a clue thatour historian is at the very least an inept ethnographer. Ithought the irony of “otherness” would come across if thestereotypes were over-the-top ridiculous. The historian statesthat “these mysterious others live in houses called dreidels.”By using the phrase “mysterious other,” I hoped the ironywould be more clear. If nothing else, the historian’s bumblingmisunderstanding of dreidels should inform the reader thatthe historian knows absolutely nothing about Judaism.

The historian next tells us that Jews poison water supplies,have horns and eat babies. The last frame reads “But don’t let

the baby eating scare you away from our horned friends.”Despite these troubling “facts,” however, the historian urgesthe audience to accept “the other,” but has made that accept-ance impossible through stereotyping and exotification.

These three stereotype are the ones that have offended somany people at Brown. Rather than invoking contemporarystereotypes, I believed the satire would come across if thestereotypes were those held by Medieval people, and thus ren-dered harmless by the passage of time. Medieval Christiansconflated the Passover meal with the slaying of the first born,thinking that Jews ate babies (a claim made, incidentally,about early Christians, too). Before humanist scholarship inthe Renaissance, Christians also believed that Moses camedown from Mt. Sinai with “horns” (rather than “rays of light”),and thus this image was extended to all Jews. The poisoning ofwater supplies was a claim always made during times ofplague. In my thinking, these stereotypes are mere curiositiesof a less enlightened time. I honestly believed that by invoking(what I took to be) ridiculous and archaic stereotypes, anti-Semitism would in turn be seen as ridiculous and archaic.

I was incorrect in assuming that these stereotypes are deadand buried, however. Clearly by the reaction I received overthe weekend, these notions hold more potency than I everimagined. Many people were shocked and horrified by theimages which to them seemed so hateful. I was informed thatthese stereotypes are still circulated and accepted in manyparts of the world where being Jewish is not only “exotic,” buta dangerous endeavor. The only defense I can claim is igno-rance. I simply did not know how powerful these stereotypescontinue to be and how much hurt they could inflict.

Again, I reiterate my sincerest apologies. In all honesty, myaim was to give us all a good laugh about how stupid anti-Semitism is. I was incorrect for presupposing we are in an agewhen anti-Semitism has lost its sting. For my own error, andfor the condition of the world, I am deeply, deeply sorry.

A Herald comic artist explains a recent stripRecent strip intended to parody anti-semitism, failed to recognize those views still persist in today’s society

GREG SHILLING

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Greg Shilling ’04 authors the comic strip “A Children’sIllustrated History.”

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THE BROWN DAILY HERALDYOU KNOW YOU WANT TO AND IF YOU FOR SOME REASON DECIDE THAT YOU WON’T MY SISTER WILL EAT YOU

The new Vice President for Computing and InformationServices Ellen Waite-Franzen recently announced plans tospend $20 million dollars on an “enterprise” computing sys-tem that will revamp student housing, registration and admis-sion systems, bringing all of the University’s departments andfunctions under a single network. While we support this pro-posal as a much-needed way to enhance Brown’s outdatedcomputing network, the University should also address con-cerns students have regarding the inability of computing clus-ters to meet their printing and computing needs.

Currently, some students wait 40 minutes at the Center forInformation and Technology for their papers to print. It is won-derful that the University offers these facilities at the CIT. But ithas become apparent that the current printers and computersare inadequate to meet the needs of students who use the CITfor printing and computing. Christine Brown, manager of theLab Consultant Program at the CIT, told The Herald that theincreased use of PDF files may tax the CIT’s outdated printers.

Despite these apparent problems with the functionality ofthe University’s printing and computing clusters, the far-reaching multi-million dollar plans to bring an “enterprise”system to Brown includes no mention of updating computingclusters or even adding computing clusters to underservedareas like Pembroke College.

Waite-Franzen told The Herald that the University will eval-uate “enterprise” system vendors based on “requirementsestablished by 82 employees representing the major adminis-trative and academic sectors.” Oddly, she did not take intoaccount the input of students when establishing theserequirements for Brown’s new computing system. If she had,Waite-Franzen would have found that many students areupset with the lack of computing clusters on campus and theCIT’s poor printing and computing capabilities.

The proposed “enterprise” system may cost $20 million, butnew and up-to-date printers and computers in the CIT andadditional computing clusters on underserved areas of cam-pus will cost only a fraction of that amount. In addition tobringing to campus new technology that will allow us tocheck our financial aid records over the Internet, CIS shouldset up new and additional computing clusters and printersthroughout campus.

Paper jam

Brown dance not elitist,sorely needs resourcesTo the Editor:As a student involved in dance, I disagree withBrandi Davis’s ’03 assessment of Brown dance as“elitist.” (“Dance, unlike other student groups, elit-ist, excludes beginners,” 10/25) There are severalclasses open to beginners with concluding per-formances. One can audition for works by studentchoreographers, groups like Mezcla that work out-side Ashamu — or join the break-dancing club.Body and Sole advertised extensively to informanyone interested about the student-run FallDance Concert. Every student piece proposed,from tap and hip-hop, to modern and performanceart will be performed this year. Elitist?

To the administration: Davis’s letter is indicative ofa problem. There are students who want to dance atBrown, but there is clearly not enough stuff availableto meet the needs and desires of these students.Enough what? Enough space: as Camille Gerwin ’03wrote (“Are Brown student performance groups elit-ist,” 10/23), we have only one studio, and with depart-ment classes occupying the space during the day, per-forming groups are forced to take either late-nightrehearsal slots or to practice in lounges unsuitable fordance. Enough faculty: we have only two full-timefaculty members. Imagine what adding another full-time faculty member could do for the program.Enough course offerings: to accommodate Brown stu-dents, we need more technique, history, and theory-based dance classes. Enough financial support: fromthe Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance andthe University. Try costuming ten people with $75 andno access to costume designers. Brown attracts stu-dents — at all levels of training — who are passionateabout dance. It’s about time to meet their needs.

Deborah Friedes ’03Oct. 27

Herald misquoted acappella singer, femalegroups no less talentedTo the Editor:I would like to clarify some of the quotes attributedto me in Friday’s article on the different a cappellagroups here at Brown (“Hitting the high notes,”10/25) mainly because I am grossly misquoted.Never have I said that “All-female groups lack invocal production” because that would have been anoutright lie.

The all-female groups on campus are allextremely talented, and I hold all of them in thehighest esteem.

What I said during the interview was that thereare some people who think that, compared to all-male groups or coed groups, all-female groupssometimes are thinner down low in the bass rangesand that some people prefer the “vocal percussion”of males.

However, because of singers like the members ofthe Chattertocks, who have proven that all-femalegroups are more than capable of producing a rich,low sound in the bass ranges and “percussing” well,I actually disagree with that assessment and thinkthat they do a very good job.

Although I cannot speak for the rest of the a cap-pella community, I think that at least we, the HigherKeys, Brown’s oldest coed a cappella group, trulyrespect each and every a cappella group as fellowmusicians.

I think what is most important about Brown acappella is that we truly enjoy what we do and enjoysharing our love for music with the rest of theBrown community.

William Leung ‘05The Higher Keys

Oct. 25

OPINIONSTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD


LAST WEEK I HAD THE PLEASURE OFreturning to my alma mater, Classical HighSchool, on Westminster Street inProvidence, (better known to most Brownstudents as “somewhere beyond CollegeHill”) to watch a varsity field hockey game.Having played field hockey for four yearsat Classical for what was then abrand new team of beginners,I was amazed when my moth-er informed me that theClassical Field Hockey teamwas undefeated so far thisyear. I had to check it out.

My impressions of highschool field hockey are some-what nebulous. As a goalie, Iwas literally in a world of myown, somewhere insidepounds of equipment, watch-ing the game from the uniqueperspective of a metal cage.About 90 percent of each gamewas played within about a five-foot radiusof this cage. Every once in a while, theClassical defenders would manage to gainaccess to the ball and drive it far up thefield, where, untouched by any member ofthe Classical offense, it would invariablygo out of bounds, sometimes rolling intothe street, giving the defense a bit of a rest.It was at these moments that I could reallyponder the great sport that was highschool field hockey.

It was an exciting and grueling sportplayed by 22 fearless young women armedwith menacing curved sticks, clad in wrap-around skirts. Our games were generallyplayed on a roughly rectangular, some-times grassy field the size of Wyoming. Notunlike the great Equality State, the playing

field was a scenic mix ofrolling hills, rugged terrain,weeds and wild grasses. Theobject of the game was to runincessantly up and down thisfield until everyone was over-come with exhaustion. At theend of the game, the teamwith the fewest players onlife-support was declared thewinner.

It was every player’s dream(including mine) to score agoal. The likelihood of scoringa goal however was so remotethat many Classical players

went on to college, pursued a career andraised families in between goals scored. Aplayer who scored a goal immediatelyentered the record books as one ofClassical’s all-time leading scorers. A causefor wild celebration was the “scoreless tie,”wherein both teams received one point inthe league standings. In the rare event of aClassical victory, we would grab the watercooler and dump the ice cold water ontothe coach, who had passed out in shockalong the sideline.

There were charges that girls’ fieldhockey — at least for this upstart, public

school team, — did not receive the respectgiven other high school sports. For exam-ple, the rule of thumb that determinedsites for outdoor sports was: lush grassysite = boys’ baseball field, level grassy site =boys’ football field, and abandoned con-struction site = girls’ field hockey field

And of course, there was that naggingissue of the plaid skirts.

The officiating at these games, Iremember, was particularly complex.First-time spectators were consistentlyperplexed by the perpetual whistle-blow-ing of the officials and the hieroglyphichand signals that followed. It was essentialthat players, coaches and, most impor-tantly, fans had absolutely no idea why aninfraction was called. As a rule, all infrac-tions were dealt with harshly: the ball wasthrown to the ground and play continued.

The game, though taxing, moved with asmooth regularity that was easy to adaptto. The part I really had a problem withwere the time-outs. A time-out was adevice levied by both coaches to try toexhaust the opposing goalie, who wasrequired to waddle nearly the length of thefield in order to listen in on a discussionthat in no way affected her game plan: kickthe ball. Coaches of the opposing teamwould often call a time-out to discuss aparticular offensive strategy or to give theplayers a rest. For Classical, a time-outrepresented an opportunity for the playersto argue with the coach without theirmouthguards. On the occasions when Idecided to join my teammates in our

strategic discussion, by the time I reachedthe sideline, I managed just enough timeto grab a chocolate glazed Munchkin fromthe box of 60 that the JV team was con-suming while waiting for our game to endand to join in the last few words of the ral-lying cheer which always ended everysuch team meeting.

As I stood on the side of the field lastweek watching this bright young set ofhigh school athletes coursing up anddown the still tumultuous terrain of theClassical high school field, I noticed howdifferent things seemed. I watched playerspassing the ball to each other, callingplays, defending other players and evenscoring goals. But there was somethingfamiliar, something unseen but whichradiated from the field. It was the spirit ofthe Classical players, the intensity, and thefeeling that, for one hour, nothing mat-tered but what happened on this rockyrectangle: not college applications, notyour ex-boyfriend, not the Latin quiz thenext day, nothing. Life was an all-outchase, and there was always anotherchance to steal the ball. As the game con-cluded and the invigorated Classical play-ers capped off the victory with one lastcheer, I felt connected to these girls whomI didn’t know but who shared the spirit ofthis crazy ride of Classical field hockey. Itfelt good to know that the game was stillgoing on down there beyond College Hill,and that some Classical player was feelingthe rush of stealing the ball for the first ofinfinite times.

This is Kate Gubata’s ’03 first semester as aHerald columnist.

Life lessons learned in a plaid skirt, carrying a big stickHigh school field hockey is more than a pleasant diversion — it’s the embodiment of the spirit of its players

KATE GUBATAA CLOSER LOOK

The five categories that classify college-age guysA guide for the phenomenon everyone sees but nobody bothers to acknowledge

AS A MALE TEENAGER GROWING UP INsuburbia, I experienced a number ofsocial transitions. At different pointsin my adolescence, I have filled anumber of the stereotypical roles thata teenage guy is expected to embody.

When examining my socialself-perception, it occurred tome that with regard to theopposite sex, my status hasalways fallen under one of afew different categories.Further, I realized that all col-lege guys can be placed intothe same five descriptivegroups.

To elaborate, this columnis proposed as a guide to mysystem of social categoriza-tion. I would like to providethe disclaimer that the fol-lowing view of the male’steenage identity is limited; it is possible,although not likely, that we Brunonianmen are more complex than this columngives us credit for. So without furtherado, it is a pleasure to present the fivecategories of college-age guys.

The PlayerThe Player is defined as a young manwho rapidly and ferociously bouncesfrom girl to girl, with no intention ofmaintaining a long-term relationshipwith any of them. The Player has noreservations about hooking up with asmany girls as possible and sometimesactually derives pleasure from thestreaks of sexual productivity he main-

tains. The bad news for Players is thatnobody likes them. Both guys and girlsresent the Player for his flippant behav-ior. Often, the Player’s unpopularity isonly bolstered by his inherent arrogance.

If you think you might be a Player,however, do not despair.Almost every guy whoresents you is jealous of theaction you get. Most of themwould gladly trade in theirhatred for the opportunity tobe seen with you and bask inthe diffused glory of yourways. Similarly, the majorityof the girls who disparageyour way of life would prob-ably contribute to it giventhe opportunity. Keep inmind, though, unless youpossess the innate traits nec-essary to sustain life on this

far end of the spectrum, being a Playermay not be for you.

The Wannabe PlayerI am somewhat ashamed to admit thatthis was the title given to me by myfemale friends when I first came toBrown. The Wannabe Player is truly apathetic beast. At first glance he appearsto be an actual Player. He is often seensneaking in and out of different girls’rooms. He is constantly flirting with anygirl in sight.

It seems that he is enjoying life muchlike a Player would. Sadly, the WannabePlayer’s fate is far less glamorous. Despiteappearances, the Wannabe Player usuallydoes not hook up with the girls with whomhe is seen frolicking. To his dismay, heoften finds himself trapped in a series offlirtatious friendships that lead to nothingbut tension. The Wannabe Player really

does want to be a Player, but he just can-not pull it off. Sometimes his consciencegets in the way. Other times, he just doesnot have the skills. Yet, because he appearsto be a Player to most observers, he man-ages to cultivate an undesirable reputa-tion. Nobody wants to be a WannabePlayer.

The Teddy Bear Cuddly, cute, sometimes furry and oftenrotund, the Teddy Bear gets as muchplay as his stuffed animal namesake.Girls look to the Teddy Bear for adviceand for friendship — for a hug but nevera date. Sadly, the Teddy Bear is oftenunsuspecting of his tragic fate. Manytimes, he will find himself in a deep con-versation and will go in for the kill. Butour good-intentioned friend is rejectednine times out of 10. After being reject-ed a number of times, the Teddy Bearwill become depressed and fall prey toterribly low self-esteem. Poor guy.

The Steady Relationship TypeAs the most desirable type of guy formost singletons, the Steady RelationshipType is a scarce resource. He is the onlyone who, at the ripe old age of 18 to 22, isready to settle down. He is usually prettydecent looking but nothing out of theordinary. Let’s face it, if he were, hewould be a Player. Still, he must possess anumber of desirable qualities, or else hewould be a Teddy Bear. For the most part,these guys maintain relationships formore than a year. Thus, if a SteadyRelationship Type has had only threedates with someone, it is a pretty safe betthat he will be off the market for at least ayear. After trying this category out duringmy senior year in high school, I mustadmit that it yields both perks and disad-vantages. All in all, it is undoubtedly themost dignified and respectable category.

The Anti-Dating Bookworm/Video GameFreakThis category is devoted to those indi-viduals who are too busy to worryabout dating. No, their calendars arenot filled with athletic events or socialfunctions. Alas, these poor souls aretoo involved in either their studies ortheir video games. Everybody has seenit at one point or another. Some ofthese guys become obsessed withmaintaining their inflated grade-pointaverages. Others are just so darndetermined to defeat Darth Maul inthe new “Star Wars” game. In eithercase, the gents who fall into this cate-gory are temporarily lost. I havelearned that it is little use trying tochange their ways. They must grow outof dweebdom naturally if they are torejoin their peers in the college socie-ty of social activity.

“If you think you might be

a Player, however, do not

despair. Almost every guy

who resents you is jealous

of the action you get.

Most of them would glad-

ly trade in their hatred for

the opportunity to be

seen with you.”ADAM STERNADAM’S RIB

Adam Stern ‘06, who is currently single,enjoys long walks on the Main Green, can-dle lit dinners at the Ratty and hot girls allover Brown.

SPORTS MONDAYTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 12

BY JERMAINE MATHESONFor Saturday’s football game betweenBrown (0-6, 0-3 Ivy) and CornellUniversity (2-4, 1-2), one thing was cer-tain: one team had to win the game.Neither team played like its first IvyLeague victory was at stake.

Perhaps Cornell thought it would be niceto give Brown a victory for Parents Weekendby making eight turnovers. Brown, howev-er, mindful of accepting unfamiliar offer-ings from strangers, refused to take the winand handed it back with turnovers, penal-ties and poor offensive execution.Begrudgingly, the Big Red kept the win foritself by kicking a 42-yard field goal in dou-ble overtime for a 10-7 win, giving the Bearstheir sixth loss of the season.

Though Brown has lost closer gamesthis year to Harvard and Princeton —both by two points — this was by far theworst loss of the season. Brown hadcountless opportunities to take advan-tage of Cornell’s turnovers, but after scor-ing on their first drive, the Bears wereshut out for the remainder of the game.

A “D”ependable groupThe loss spoiled a stellar Brown defensiveeffort that kept the Big Red scoreless for59 minutes. A defense that was scoffed atearlier in the year has developed into oneof the most formidable in the league.Dating back to last week, the Bears havekept Ivy League opponents scoreless forfive consecutive quarters. Though Brownwas missing three of its five leading tack-lers in safety Hunter Young ‘03, corner-back Selom Azuma ‘03 and linebacker

Bobby Parisien ‘03, the Bears had strongperformances from cornerback JasonChing ‘06, defensive back Angel Gutierrez‘05 and defensive end Ryan Devlin ‘04.

Brown consistently pressured Cornellquarterback Mick Razzano, sacking himtwice and putting him on his back multi-ple times more. With pressure up front,the young secondary bent but did notbreak and picked off a pass early in thegame. Ching, who was named Ivy LeagueDefensive Rookie of the Week last week,looks like he will anchor a strong Brownsecondary for years to come.

Brown head coach Phil Estes had noth-ing but good things to say about thedefense’s effort Saturday.

“I thought the defense was spectacular.The defense played very, very well,” Estessaid. “The defense created all thoseopportunities.”

O, where have you gone?Coming into this season, Brown led theIvy League in offensive performance andwas ranked tenth nationally in totaloffense. This year the Brown offense is nowhere close to its offensive production ofthe past few years. The season startedwell with a 42-point outburst versusTowson, but for the last three games, theBears have been struggling to find offen-sive consistency. Including Saturday,Brown is averaging less than 13 points agame in its last three losses

Brown scored on its first possession, afive-yard run by Kyle Slager ‘04 but wouldonly enter the red-zone once more theentire game. The Bears only netted 248 total

yards, and averaged a paltry 3.3 yards perplay. The biggest problem was that All-American Chas Gessner ‘03 was the onlywide receiver to register a catch in Saturday’scontest. Though Gessner was often double-covered - at times even triple-covered,Slager was unable to connect with second-ary receivers and had to resort to screensand dump offs to backs and tight ends – usu-ally for minimal gains. With the day’s steadyrain, it was clear that he was reluctant to godeep even as short passes became trickywith a slippery ball. The Bears faced third-and-longs all day and were successful onlyseven out of 20 times. A team that needed topunt only once in its last home game kickedaway nine times Saturday.

When asked if the weather made thingsmore difficult for the offense, coach Estesdisagreed: “I think we slowed down our pass-ing game. The rain didn’t slow it down. Ouroffense is no where to be found right now.”

On the ground, the Bears were even lessproductive. Shifty running backs Aaron Neff‘05 and Joe Rackley ‘03, both recoveringfrom hamstring injuries, were unable tomake cuts on the rain soaked field. Theteam averaged 2.1 rushing yards. Manytimes Cornell had nine men within four-yards of the line of scrimmage, determinedto shut down Brown’s running game. Thebiggest play of the game for either teamcame on a ball tipped at the line of scrim-mage that ended up in the hands of Gessnerwho cut across the field for a 39-yard gain.

Late in the game with the score 7-0,Brown looked like it would have the

BY NICK GOUREVITCHThe Brown men’s soccer team (5-4-4, 1-1-2 Ivy) recorded its first Ivy League victoryof the season with a 1-0 triumph overCornell University on Saturday night atStevenson Field. Ibrahim Diane ’06 net-ted the game-winner for the Bears on aspectacular run late in the second half.

The Bears controlled much of thematch. The result was a fair representa-tion of the two teams’ performances. Inaddition to the late score, Brown puttogether one of its most sound defensiveefforts all season, severely limiting the BigRed’s scoring opportunities.

“I think we did a good job of playingboth sides of the game today- defensivelyand offensively,” Diane said. “That madethe difference.”

In the opening minutes of the match,Brown came out with a pressuringoffense, looking for an early score. Theyalmost converted a chance just eightminutes into the match on a free kickfrom Marcos Romaneiro ’06 that was sentinto the middle of the box. Dustin Branan’03 got just enough of a head on the ballto redirect it, but it slid just wide of the leftpost.

Minutes later, Diane pounced on amistake by a Cornell defender andslipped the ball over to Marcos who wasin on the goalkeeper for a one-on-oneopportunity. However, the Big Red keepercame up with a big two-handed save tokeep the game scoreless.

Late in the first half, Brown goalkeeperChris Gomez ’05 made a huge one-hand-ed save, pushing the ball across the end-line, on a shot that was headed towardsgoal. It was one of the few legitimateopportunities for Cornell on the day.

As the Bears started the second half,they did well not to get frustrated by theirlack of success on the offensive end.Despite the scoreless line, the Bears con-

tinued to press and stuck to their gameplan on both sides of the ball.

“You can’t really lose your head if it’snot working out for you,” said OmarMacedo ’03. “Sometimes you know youare getting through and just not gettingthe goals, but you just have to stayfocused.”

The Bears did just that, and witharound 16 minutes remaining in the

match, Julian Jordan ’04 sent a ball toDiane at about 40 yards from goal to startwhat would be the game-winning run.

Diane dribbled down the center of thefield and single-handedly took on a cou-ple of Cornell defenders. At the top of thebox, he split two men, putting him in ongoal, where he just lobbed it past the Big

A RAGING DEBATE REGARDING THE ADMIS-sion of a female to Augusta National GolfClub has been at the forefront of the sportsworld for several months. Martha Burk,chairwoman of the National Council ofWomen’s Organizations, sparked the discus-

sion with a letter tothe private golf clubdemanding theimmediate accept-ance of its firstfemale member.

Her continuing efforts have beenstonewalled by the president of Augusta,Hootie Johnson, who has remained unwill-ing to yield to public pressure.Unfortunately, amidst the chaos of this con-troversy, several of the more principal issueshave been ignored.

Why should Augusta admit a woman?There are thousands of private organizationsin this nation that restrict access to variousgroups. The public may not agree with theirboundaries, but the freedom to maintainthem is fundamental to the foundations ofthis country. Americans are allowed to saywhat they want and associate with whomthey choose.

Anti-discrimination laws have beendesigned to ensure that an individual’s abili-ty to pursue a successful life will not be hin-dered. They were not intended to guaranteethat no kid gets picked last for the kickballteam or that everybody gets to be a part ofthe trendy click.

Publicly expressing dissatisfaction withAugusta’s policy is the right of any Americanwho finds its stance offensive. Boycott, pick-et, yell and scream all you want if you thinkAugusta is a clan of sexist bourgeoisie, stillclinging to confederate ideals. Realize,though, that there is nothing to compelAugusta to change, other than the fear of atainted public image. If the members ofAugusta hold steady to their position, theirreputations will be the only things on trial.

So, why is Martha Burk fighting to getwomen into a club where they are not want-ed? If she disagrees with its position, why tryto join it? People don’t join the KKK in hopesof changing it from the inside. They protestthe ideals of the Klan and expose its hatred.

This is not a fight for equal rights, pay oropportunity. Augusta is a social club andnothing more. She’s not fighting for equalprize money, better schools or the right to sitwhere one wants on a public bus. Let’s notcompare Burk to Billie Jean King, Rosa Parksor Jackie Robinson.

BRETTZARDA

BORN AND RAISED

S C O R E B O A R D

Wrong issues atepicenter ofAugusta battle

M. soccer tops Big Red for first Ivy win

Stumbling and fumbling, football falters again

dspics.com

Jeff Larentowicz ‘05,above,and the Brown defense earned its third shutout of the season.

see ZARDA, page 6

see SOCCER, page 8

see FOOTBALL, page 8

Buffalo 24, Detroit 17Tennessee 30, Cincinnati 24Kansas City 20, Oakland 10Seattle 17, Dallas 14Atlanta 37, New Orleans 35Cleveland 24, New York Jets 21

Tampa Bay 12, Carolina 9Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 18Minnesota 25, Chicago 7Denver 24, New England 16Houston 21, Jacksonville 19San Francisco 38, Arizona 28

WEEKEND RESULTS

FootballCornell 10, BROWN 7 (2OT)

Men’s SoccerBROWN 1, Cornell 0

Women’s SoccerCornell 2, BROWN 1

VolleyballColumbia 3, BROWN 2 (30-27, 19-30, 28-30, 30-27, 12-15)

Field HockeyBROWN2, Cornell 1

Men’s Ice HockeyBROWN 4, Western Ontario 1 (exhibition)

NFL RESULTS

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