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UFB raises most student group budgets for next academic year BY JULIA ZUCKERMAN

The Undergraduate Finance Board has allocated nearly $630,000 out of the $650,000 set aside for next year’s student groups’ budgets. Last year, UFB allocated a total of $600,000. Most groups with budgets will receive more funding than last year, and UFB met nearly all appropriate requests for funding, said UFB Chair Nigel Cordeiro ’02. After initial allocations and three rounds of appeals, there is still $20,000 left for UFB to allocate this week, Cordeiro said. The budget includes $30,000 to fund a new initiative: “one centralized group that will organize campus-wide activities,” Cordeiro said. Cordeiro, Director of Student Activities David Inman, Project Coordinator for the Office of Campus Life and Student Services Kate Wolford, Dean for Campus Life Margaret Jablonski, Undergraduate Council of Students representatives and Senior Class President Greg Moffitt ’02 met this year to plan the committee, he said. The committee has “been talked about for a while” but not yet made public, and the question of who will sit on the committee has yet to be determined, Cordeiro said. Its members may be elected at large or appointed by UFB. The most significant allotment increases were to club sports teams and publications. The Critical Review will receive $10,290 next year, up from $8,140. Clerestory will receive $9,380, up from $7,500. Club sports often pay high travel expenses out-ofpocket, so UFB “tried to do a lot more to aid their travel costs,” Cordeiro said. In its first year designated a Category III organization, the Field Hockey Club will receive $800 next year, marked primarily for travel and equipment expenses. “Now we can do a lot of the things that we weren’t able to do last year,” said Co-captain Victoria Ford ’03. The Coalition of Bands at Brown saw its budget increase more than 10 fold, from $304 this year to $4,384 next year. The funding increase was based in part on the see FUNDING, page 11

Psychologist McCann ’82 takes charge of sports psyches for Olympic team BY CARLA BLUMENKRANZ

Once just another first-year in Professor of Psychology Billy Wooten’s introductory course, Sean McCann ’82 is now responsible for the mental health of the U.S. Olympic team. As U.S. Olympic Team Sport Psychologist, McCann is a full-time employee of the U.S. Olympic Committee. He and his four-person staff are based at committee headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., and also work on-site at all Olympic games. Sports psychologists study the mental aspects of athletic performance. Practical application of sports studies research may allow athletes to perform better, overcome the pressure of competition and psychologically recuperate from physical injury, according to the Association for Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology. McCann described his work as “a very specialized form of stress management.” Many athletes see the Olympics as the pinnacle of their careers and need help coping with the associated physical and psychological stress, he said. see MCCANN, page 8

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Prosecutor Richard Rose questions witness Patricia McLaughlin, the director of city administration, who testified that she first discussed the University Club with Cianci in July 1998.

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FOCUSTO SHIFTTO UNIVERSITY CLUB BY KATHERINE BOAS AND SETH KERSCHNER

Following City Planner Christopher Ise’s testimony that he bribed city officials in exchange for a job, Director of City Administration Patricia McLaughlin set the stage for today’s trial session, which will focus on Mayor Vincent Cianci’s involvement in the University Club. Federal prosecutors aim to prove that the mayor granted the private East Side Club a building variance in exchange for a lifetime membership, which he was granted in 1998. Today marks day six of the federal corruption trial against Cianci and three co-defendants. With Cianci listening intently from the defendants’ bench to his top aid’s testimony, McLaughlin nervously said she first discussed the exclusive University Club with the mayor in July 1998. This discussion came after Cianci received a solicitation for the University Club to appear before the city’s Building Board of Review as per its request for a building variance, she testified. The mayor “said something to the effect that he expected the University Club to be held to the code,” she said. “Was there anything unusual about the way he gave this instruction?” U.S. Attorney Richard Rose asked McLaughlin. “He was clear they shouldn’t receive their variances.” McLaughlin testified that after the Building Board of Review did not approve all the University Club’s variances, the building became unsuitable for occupancy pending an appeal to the State Building Board of Review. Rose asked McLaughlin why the mayor was so interested in the club. “He applied to the (club) for membership,” McLaughlin said. “Is he a member of the club?” Rose asked. “No.” “So he had applied and was rejected, correct?” “Correct.” McLaughlin also testified that although she served as legal advisor to the Building Board of Review as part of her duties as Director of City Administration, she rarely attend-

ed the board’s meetings. “Why was this meeting on your agenda?” Rose asked about the July 30, 1998 meeting during which the board voted not to approve all the club’s requests for variances. “Because I believed it was going to be a contested hearing,” she answered. City planner says he bribed Cianci for job Earlier on Monday, Ise told Assistant U.S. Attorney Terrence Donnelly that David Ead, former vice chairman of the Board of Tax Assessment Review, told Ise in July 1996 that he would find him a job with the city of Providence in exchange for a $5,000 contribution to the mayor’s campaign. Ise said he had known Ead since childhood, and said he did not know at the time that Ead had a connection to city government. “I put myself in a bad situation,” Ise said. Ead — an admitted felon now cooperating with the government — pled guilty to arranging bribes for himself and Cianci in exchange for jobs and tax breaks. Ead testified last week that he set up a meeting with Cianci and Ise in January 1997. The men discussed Ise’s background and resume, after which Cianci called two of Ise’s references — on speakerphone. Ise said he heard both sides of the conversations. Ise testified that the mayor called Thomas Deller, then deputy director of the city’s Planning and Development Department after hearing that there were no job openings at the Providence Preservation Society’s revolving fund. Deller took the stand after Ise and corroborated the story. According to Ise’s testimony, Deller said there were no openings at the time, but changed his mind after speaking with the mayor. Deller created a temporary job for Ise — $9 an hour, no benefits — and the two men met that afternoon. Ise said he started his job the following week. About two weeks later Ise went to Ead’s office to make

I N S I D E T U E S D AY, A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 0 2 Professor Dan Brock prepares to depart Brown for National Institutes of Health page 3

Two Brown professors claim Guggenheim Fellowships for work in history, physics page 3

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TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T CIS chief tells ACUP the University’s computing systems need major repairs page 5

Kavita Mishra ’04 says SASA slide show denegrated women in South Asian society guest column,page 23

Baseball team claims two out of three against Harvard, stays in the hunt page 24

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ACADEMIC WATCH TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 3

IN BRIEF

Brock will depart Brown for NIH BY BETHANY RALLIS

Guggenheim bestows fellowships on Brown professors in physics, history Professor of History Omer Bartov and Assistant Professor of Physics Xinsheng Sean Ling were named 2002 Guggenheim Fellows. Ling will use his Guggenheim Fellowship to take a yearlong sabbatical beginning July 1 to work on improving DNA sequencing. Ling hopes to use nanopores to develop a faster method of reading DNA sequences than currently exists, he said. A nanopore, or ion channel, is a tiny hole in cell membranes. Scientists can measure the voltage of ions passing through the hole. When large ions travel through the nanopore, a bigger resistance is generated and different ions can be identified. Ling said nanopores caught his attention because they offer him a chance to probe biological molecules using a physical approach. He will conduct his research at Harvard next year. Bartov will use his fellowship to study the origins of the Holocaust in Buczacz, Ukraine, the George Street Journal reported. One hundred eighty-four Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded this year. The fellows were selected from a pool of more than 2,800 applicants, ranging from painters to political scientists to biologists. The selections are based on recommendations from many expert advisors. — Katie Roush

Professor of Philosophy and Biomedical Ethics Dan Brock is leaving Brown to study the ethical issues of cloning at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Brock has served as a biomedical ethics and heath policy consultant for national and international groups including the World Health Organization, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission and the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress. Brock does not plan to return to Brown where he has served as the Charles Tillinghast Jr. University Professor, professor of philosophy and biomedical ethics and director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics. “The NIH has made me a very attractive offer to stay here in D.C.,” he said. Although Brock’s research encompasses several bioethical issues, he most recently published an opinion about cloning in the April 12 issue of Science magazine. In the piece, Brock said he does not oppose the practice of cloning even though it has not been proven safe. Brock said a person might be genetically identical to his clone, but his or her sense of self would be completely different. In Science magazine’s opinion section, “Viewpoint,” he argued that a clone and an original will have personalities and senses of self that cannot be replicated. The bottom line, he said, is that “it is a mistake to believe that being cloned would effect our sense of self.” Although science can duplicate genes, Brock said that it cannot give one person the same human experience as another. Personal experiences, he said, are essential for the creation of an individual’s sense of self.

“Our valuable uniqueness is not just genetic but is the full array of qualitative traits,” Brock wrote. Brock said cloning is not a solution to societal problems. But he said it “is plausible to use cloning as a means of reproduction” because cloning does not infringe upon a person’s sense of self. But he warned that cloning is not yet proven safe. Scientific research is only in its earliest stages with cloning, he said. And the process must be perfected before he will advocate the practice without reservation. In Washington, D.C., he is assessing the use of genetics to manipulate and enhance traits in individuals. If a person has a particularly desirable trait such as blue eyes, he asked, is it ethical to enhance this trait or transplant it into another human being? Brock recently published “From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice,” a book that looks at the ethics of genetic manipulation such as the possibility of enhancing traits in individuals and in the prevention of genetic diseases. He is also exploring the allocation of the limited resources in heath care. The main question, he said, is “where to put the resources, and what are the standards you use to figure out where they should be put?” Brock said he believes “you should put the resources wherever the benefits are needed the most. ... But the question will remain ‘Who are you neglecting?’ by allocating the resources in one area as opposed to another.” Herald staff writer Bethany Rallis ’04 is a campus news editor. She can be reached at brallis@browndailyherald.com.

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CAMPUS WATCH TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 4

IN BRIEF Dartmouth students call for funding to support global action against AIDS BOSTON (U-WIRE) — Several Dartmouth College students,

along with hundreds of other college students from across the country, gathered in front of Boston’s City Hall on Sunday to speak out against the lack of funding to combat the global and local AIDS epidemic. Students specifically called for the reinstatement of $9.7 million recently cut from the Massachusetts AIDS budget. Participants rallied under the leadership of the Students Global AIDS Campaign, a national group founded by Harvard students in 2001 that counts as members Dartmouth students such as Richard Callahan ‘03 and Tetse Ukueberuwa ‘04. Protesters braved the pouring rain to send a message to legislators such as Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (D-Mass). “The message to get out to people is that this pandemic is the greatest health crisis the world has faced in 500 years. How can we not do anything about it?” Callahan said of his reason for getting involved in the rally. As co-coordinator of SGAC’s national research and education team, Callahan spread news about the rally to AIDS organizations throughout New Hampshire. His team sent out some 2,000 fliers out to people on the AIDS Services of Keene’s mailing list. Although he said he didn’t hear back from the many people he contacted, Callahan was excited about the overall turnout for the rally. He and other coordinators said they thought the event was very successful, a statement proven by Callahan’s scratchy voice resulting from a day of enthusiastic shouting. SGAC and the students from 20 schools who rallied yesterday are asking Congress to increase the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis from $300 million to $2.5 billion. This fund, originally created by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2001, called for $7 to $10 billion annual spending to stop the spread of AIDS.

UCLA faculty remembers 1992 riots LOS ANGELES (U-WIRE) — Ten years ago, Los Angeles burned. Bricks were thrown through windows. Businesses were looted. The National Guard was deployed to protect the city from some of its own citizens. Millions watched Los Angeles tear itself apart on television. Others had a closer view. Jorja Prover, professor of social welfare at University of California-Los Angeles and a Los Angeles native, was then a member of the faculty at University of Southern California. During a course on violence in Los Angeles, a student rushed in to announce that the police charged in the Rodney King beating had been acquitted. Prover remembered her reaction. “I was basically fighting back the tears,” she said. Later, at 7 p.m., an LAPD officer informed her that the campus was being evacuated. Instead of leaving, she continued grading exams before heading over to Martin Luther King Hospital. She will never forget what she saw when she left campus. “I walked into a warzone,” she said. She did not see fires or violence, but the scene was one of total disorder. “People were running around like crazy ... they were in a state of panic,” she said. She spent the entire night volunteering as a counselor at the hospital’s emergency room. She would continue working there for five days. According to Prover, the hospital, like several South Central churches, became a place of safety amid the violence. Many at the hospital were not physically injured, though there were emotional issues to address. They needed someone to “hear their rage,” Prover said. Prover, who also volunteered in New York after the Sept. 11 attacks noted that the trauma in the two events was completely different. While New Yorkers were able to unite, in Los Angeles the source of conflict was internal, she said. Prover remembers that while many felt betrayed by the verdict, people were also shocked by the scarcity of police during the riots. They did not feel protected, she said. Law enforcement officers on the streets had their hands

While New Yorkers were able to unite, in Los Angeles the source of conflict was internal, she said. more than full. Lieutenant Mike Kennedy, of USC’s Department of Public Safety recalled that though the USC campus itself remained fairly safe, the surrounding area was not. Kennedy was the supervising officer at the scene of a drive-by shooting just outside the campus. A man took a bullet to the groin after the shooter missed his intended target, he said. On Vermont Avenue, fires destroyed businesses frequented by the Trojan community. Some of the students, he said, “were outright scared.” Dennis Arguelles, assistant director of the AsianAmerican Studies Center, then a graduate student in urban planning and an intern with the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission, was one of the first at the scene of the rebuilding effort. It was a “devastating sight, it looked like a warzone with the National Guard. And there was still smoke.” Ten years later, the future of Los Angeles depends on learning from the lessons of the past, Prover and Arguelles agreed. Prover stressed the importance of improving the LAPD. But both Prover and Arguelles agree that police reform alone is not enough to prevent future unrest. Though conditions have improved, Arguelles warned that a future economic downturn or police scandal could trigger future problems. Major issues, like unemployment, still persist in South Central, he said. Prover emphasized UCLA students need to do more to become involved in the community. She suggested that simply taking a drive through South Central would bring someone who has never been to the area closer to the city. For Prover, it is critical for Los Angeles to become a more united city.

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CAMPUS NEWS TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 5

CIS chief: network needs upgrade BY VINAY GANTI

Vice President for Computing and Information Services Ellen WaiteFranzen told the Advisory Committee on University Planning that on-campus high-speed Internet connections need improvement, at the group’s final meeting of the academic year. “We are in such bad shape right now,” Waite-Franzen said about the present situation of Brown’s computing. She said students should expect major changes in the next 15 months, when CIS plans to upgrade its systems. The University needs a robust network with reliable high-speed bandwidth to all parts of campus, WaiteFranzen said. Waite-Franzen said CIS must build a strong base before planning further improvements and ensure that the network’s infrastructure receives perpetual upkeep. “We will start upgrading over the summer,” she said. The replacement of the Course Publisher — a system that allows faculty to create Web pages for individual courses — with a full-featured course management system will be discussed in May, when outside firms will propose new systems to the University, Waite-Franzen said. The new system will allow profes-

sors to better use the Internet and network for teaching, she said, as students will have a more dependable way to access important information and turn in assignments. The University must establish a well-structured “enterprise system” that allows members of the Brown community to retrieve information shared by multiple departments including financial aid and registration, she said. Many systems are at risk of collapsing, she said, and just a few people have the knowledge to fix them. “The registrar system is probably one of the highest risks,” WaiteFranzen said. Brown also needs to provide computer education so community members can better use the facilities, she said. To make the education process simpler, Waite-Franzen said the University should standardize the hardware and software it uses to minimize training costs. Waite-Franzen said some parts of CIS’ plan, termed “Big Uglies,” will not create immediate improvements but are necessary for future growth. Herald staff writer Vinay Ganti ’05 cover ACUP. He can be reached at vganti@browndailyherald.com.

Med students fare well in this year’s residency match BY SHANA JALBERT

Sixteen thousand senior medical students’ futures take shape on Match Day, an annual spring event that pairs students with residency programs. Established in 1952, Match Day allows students and residency programs to rank each other and assigns students to their top-ranked program that also selected the student. The National Resident Matching Program is responsible for the matchmaking. “I’m pleased with the results,” Dean of the Medical School Donald Marsh told The Herald prior to his resignation Thursday. He cited “steady improvement” in the programs Brown students have been accepted to. Students do not report how they rank programs, Marsh said, so it is impossible for medical schools like Brown to accurately gauge how well their students are doing in residency placement. In the past, the Association of American Medical Colleges has released statistics on what percentage of students of each medical school received each of their choices, but this year they stopped doing that, Marsh said. He stressed that an assessment of how students fared is subjective, but he said Brown medical students were accepted into top-notch programs this year that they had never gotten into before.

“When we advise our students about the match,” he said, “we encourage them to try for some programs that might be a stretch.” If everyone gets their first choice, they have not applied to the right programs, Marsh said. Students apply to programs by sending resumes, board scores and other information by computer to residency programs to get an interview, said Sonya Dominguez M.D. ’02. Students travel to an average of seven to 12 interviews, she said. A month later, students and residency programs enter their rankings into a computer, Dominguez said. Students are urged to rank only programs they would be “very happy going to,” she said, estimating that students rank an average of five programs. “I didn’t realize how stressful it was going to be that day,” Dominguez said. Although students already knew if a program matched them, the results, which came out exactly at noon, determined exactly where students would spend the next three to five years of their lives, she said. She described finding her match as a “huge weight lifted off your shoulders.” Dominguez will enter a family medicine program at St. Vincent’s Medical Center at the University of Florida. One central question when selecting a see RESIDENCY, page 9

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ARTS & CULTURE TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 6 ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW

Shakespeare on the Green provides great plays and great laughs BY JEN SOPCHOCKCHAI

Cross dressers ran rampant on the Sciences Green this weekend in “As You Like It,” a Shakespeare on the Green Production. “As You Like It” is a tale of love triangles, sibling rivalry and exile set in the fantastical Forest of Arden. The complex plot, resplendent with sub-characters, centers on the story of cousins Rosalind and Celia, who journey into the forest to find Rosalind’s father, exiled by his brother, Duke Frederick. This gender play offered a refreshing take on Shakespeare’s comedy, as men played all the female parts and women played almost all the male parts. Each actor was convincing in his or her part of the opposite sex, but Seth Bockley ’03 as Rosalind and Herald staff writer Brent Lang ’04 as Celia stole the

show. Their stereotypically feminine wiles were ridiculous and highly amusing. Even when Bockley’s character disguised herself as a man, the audience still saw a woman underneath. A striptease by Adam Immerwahr ’05, who played Phoebe, also elicited riotous laughter. Other performances worth noting were Ellen Sweeney ’03 as the jester-like Touchstone and Rachael Bibby ’02 as the brooding Jacques who delivered the famous lines, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The production was clean, clear and crisp. The set and backdrops were comprehensive yet minimal, consisting of just a few boulders planted on the patch of grass across from the CIT. The actors used their

bodies and minimal props to create scenes in resourceful and clever ways. The movement in the show was also choreographed well and precise. Although costumes were not consistently of the period, the use of modern apparel gave the show an added comic flare. Lang’s various get-ups proved the most memorable, ranging from a recycled evening gown (complete with sequins) and a gaudy gold jacket and teal scarf to a frumpy brown sweater and floral-patterned dress and apron. Creative liberties were also taken with some of the staging of the Bard’s comedy. Some narrative monologues were delivered with a blue flashlight posing as a microphone and a camera crew holding up cue cards. At one point the Duke even enters the

stage talking on a cell phone, furthering the sense of anachronistic absurdity. The Southern twang Amrita Mallik ’03 used as a shepherd, dressed in a jean jacket and cowboy hat, was funny and enjoyable, clashing absurdly with Shakespeare’s words. Unfortunately, many important lines were swallowed up by the outdoors; this, however, was almost negligible in light of the show’s overall success. Performing outside necessitates upping the volume and projecting voices, which didn’t always happen. Otherwise, “As You Like It” was great Shakespeare and a great laugh. Herald staff writer Jen Sopchockchai ’05 can be reached at jsopchockchai@browndailyherald.com.

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SPORTS TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 7

Biggest bums in all of sports

Men’s track competes at Penn Relays, puts up top times at Brown Springtime Invitational

WITH ALL OF HE GREAT HEROES AND role models that the sports’ world produces, there are all a fair share of bums. These are the athletes who fans dread to see on their teams and yet owners seem to shelling out plenty of money to keep them around. Here are just a few of the more ANDREW FRANK notorious bums JOHN VERDEAUX THE FINAL GRADE in the current sports climate: Elvis Grbac: The man who was supposed to be the missing piece to the Baltimore Ravens puzzle turned out to be the major factor in the team’s failure to make it back to the Super Bowl in 2001. After having two tremendous seasons with Kansas City, Grbac posted his lowest quarterback rating and highest interception total of his eight-year career. Now he’s out of a job, and that multi-million dollar contract is just a painful memory for the Ravens organization. David Wells: This is a guy who would rather eat a bucket of chicken than stretch out before a game. Wells is notorious for instances such as showing up to the baseball park half in the bag, as well as his amazing ability to prolong injuries because he does not like the team he plays for. He has also never been one to hold back any negative comments about other players and teams. This Harley Davidson enthusiast is a great role model for young kids by showing them baseball is not about winning or competing, but money and chicken wings. It is a shame he has so much talent. Eric Lindros: The list of immature things Lindros has done goes on and on over the years. He refused to sign a contract with the Quebec Nordiques when he was drafted because he did not like the city. He blamed the Philadelphia training staff for the severity of his concussions and pushing him too hard to come back from injury. He was the captain of the team but never showed the true leadership that people expected of him. He and his father were constantly in contract disputes with Bobby Clarke, GM of the Flyers. Clarke even stripped Lindros of his captaincy after Lindros criticized the training staff. The Stanley Cup has eluded Lindros, and so will the Hall of Fame.

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The men’s track team split up this weekend, competing at the Penn Relays and at home at the Brown Springtime Invitational. The weather was cooperative early in the weekend for the relays, but Sunday was nonstop rain all day. Three teams competed in the Penn Relays, the 4x400 meter, 4x100 meter and the 4x mile relays. The 4x400 team finished fifth in its heat with a time of 3:14.45. The race was led by David Owen ’04, followed by Phil Sardis ’04, Jon McGowens ’02 and tri-captain Ed Smith ’02. “Places two through five were very tight at the finish,” said Head Coach Robert Johnson. “We should go into the Heps (Heptagonal Championships) in the seeded heat, and we’ll see if we can redeem ourselves and better our performance from the indoor Heps.” The 4x100 team finished third in its heat with a time of 42.86, but Johnson felt the time was not fast enough to win a conference meet. “Two Ivy League teams ran faster than us, and we’ll need to run 41-mid to be

contenders,” Johnson said. “We may need to switch people around a bit before then.” The 4x mile relay comprised of tri-captain Chad Buechel ’03, Brendan O’Keefe ’04, Pat Tarpy ’05 and Enda Johnson ’02. They ran 16:39.83 and finished sixth out of a field of 15. “We went in thinking that a top six performance would be pretty good, and we beat a lot of good teams,” said Distance Coach John Gregorek. “All the guys competed well. We are still working on the end of each leg — they aren’t yet incredibly sharp with their kicks. But they represented Brown well and had a solid performance.” The weather on Sunday was not the best weather for competition, and this showed in the performances and the number of competitors participating in the meet. However, some people were able to rise above the weather and come away with good marks. “The weather wasn’t the greatest, but we needed to see how we’d stack up going see M. TRACK, page 9

Women’s golf finishes second in the Northeast Championships BY JESSICA COOPER

The Brown women’s golf team took second place with a team score of 328 at the Northeast Championships held at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Amherst, MA. Coming off a disappointing Ivy Championship showing, the Lady Bears were looking to reverse their fortunes of last weekend. Approaching the tournament with focused intent and a confident attitude, the lady linksters were determined to set the record straight. With Ivy opponents Princeton, Harvard and Dartmouth all present, Brown was resolved to show who should have won Ivies last weekend. Posting solid scores on the narrow Hickory Ridge course on the first day only buoyant the women’s hopes for what was to come. During the opening round, the women were unfazed by the obstacles of the water hazards – creeks, streams and the narrow, tight fairways, which the course presented. Even with the wet conditions, the women tackled the challenging course with zest and vigor. “Tara and Elizabeth really rallied the team

for this tournament,” said coach Shonica Tunstall. “They really wanted to end on a strong note.” Plagued by severe weather conditions, the second day scores were washed out. Unable to continue after 13 holes the Lady Bears left the soggy fairways and flooded greens with their scores non-postable. Tournament and individual winners were awarded solely by first round scores. By only counting the first day score, Brown was powerless to make up the negligible 11 stroke gap separating them and first place finisher, Princeton, which shot 317. Potentially playing her best round of golf all year, Tara Fiscella ’03 captured 5th with her single round score of 81. In close pursuit were Rebekah Alfond ’02 and an injured Jennifer Bley ’05, who both shot an 82, with Elizabeth Carpenter ’04 on their heels with an 83. Amy Behrman ’05 added to the total with 86. As Tunstall looks ahead towards next season, she is ecstatic by the continued rapid

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Tri-captain Chad Buechel ’03 led off the 4x mile relay, which finished sixth out of 15 in a time of 16:39.83.

W. track looks towards Heps BY MELISSA PERLMAN

The women’s track team excelled in action Thursday through Sunday. Five relays and three individual competitors attended the prestigious Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania. Competing against national powerhouses including UNC and Stanford, the Bears stepped up to the challenge. The 4x100 relay team of Claudine Compas ’02, Ayanna Andrew ’02, Julia Stevenson ’04 and Jaylon White ’05 finished fifth in its heat with a time of 48.11. The distance medley relay team of Mary Hale ’02, Melissa Tremblay ’04, Kate Cushing ’04 and Angie Morey ’02 finished 11th in the Championship of America race with a time of 11:49.20. The intensity of Penn’s stadium was intimidating initially. “They had to build their confidence up and by putsee W. TRACK, page 8

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McCann continued from page 1 Some Olympians also struggle with controlling anxiety levels, McCann said. It can be hard not to be nervous “if you know you’ve got a good chance to win, and you know the win may mean a couple million dollars,” he said. Sports psychology can teach athletes “how to relax very quickly and very thoroughly” and focus on the task at hand during competition, he said. A strong mental game is most important in judged sports like archery and gymnastics, McCann said, when “you know what perfect is, and it’s a matter of repeating it.” The detail-oriented, perfectionist tendencies that allow athletes to reach the highest levels in these sports often hurt them at the Olympics, he said. McCann said people have always fascinated him, noting that his favorite memories of

Brown are of the relationships he developed. “I wish I could say more about my intellectual experience, but I think I was better at the fun part,” he said. After receiving an A.B. in psychology at Brown, McCann attended the University of Hawaii, where he received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and began competitive cycling, he said. McCann’s interest in the mental side of cycling led him to his research at the Olympic training center and ultimately to a career in sports psychology, he said. But the experience of working at the Olympics has been unlike any other, he added. “I’m busy from six in the morning until ten at night,” he said. “You have to be pretty confident that you’re going to be useful and be able to make good decisions on your feet.” Herald staff writer Carla Blumenkranz ’05 can be reached at cblumenkranz@browndailyherald.com.

W. Track continued from page 7 ting good thoughts in their heads. They did well,” said Coach Rick Wemple. The 4x400-meter relay team of Laura Hughes ’02, Andrew, Stevenson and Keely Tharp ’03 finished second to Cornell in the College Women Heptagonal race. The race acts as “a preview of what’s to come down the road,” said Head Coach Robert Johnson. Their time of 3:48.64 is consistent with their recent performances and moves them only three seconds behind top-seeded Cornell at the Heps. The distance squad came back in the 4x1500 Championship of America race to finish 10th in 18:38.52. Hale, Kim Thalmann ’02, Caci Cambruzzi ’04 and Jenna Richardson ’02 recorded a new school record. In front of a packed stadium, Morey, Cambruzzi, Katherine Kosub ’04 and Hale returned for the 4x800

relay on the final day of competition. They finished an impressive fifth place with a time of 8:56.84. This was the best performance of the meet for Brown’s distance relay teams, according to Wemple. “We got progressively better as the meet went on,” he said. Only three athletes competed individually at the meet because of its high qualifying standards. Thalmann ran her second race of the season and came away with a new school record. She finished seventh in the strong 5,000-meter field with a time of 16:44.19. Richardson also ran the 5k and finished 18th in 17:04.08. With that time, Richardson moved up to number four on the all-time list at Brown for that race. Tharp represented the sprint squad in the 400-meter hurdles championship race. She was the first Ivy League finisher with a time of 61.14, running away from the much slower competition in her heat. The Bears returned to action at home on Sunday and, despite the

terrible weather conditions, the women competed well and set multiple personal records. Cushing ran a competitive 1,500 meters to finish third in 4:42.68. “It felt wonderful,” she said. “Once I got into the race, I didn’t notice the rain and, after the starting gun, I was ready to compete.” Fara Kitton ’05 won the 110meter and 400-meter hurdles in times of 14.97 and 1:05.47 respectively. White won the 100-meter dash in 12:40, and Andrew won the 200 in a fast 25.45. Caroline Staudt ’04 and Emma Sarro ’05 finished first and second in the 5,000 meters. Staudt came away with a personal record of 40 seconds, racing to a blistering 18:04.69. Sarro finished right behind in 18:55.02. The throwing squad did not let the weather hurt its performances either, finishing far above the competition. Jill Lynch ’05 won the shot put with a throw of 39’06.50” while Rachelle Seibolt ’04 grabbed first in the hammer with 138’10.00”. For safety reasons due to the rain, the Bears scratched from the jumping field events. Sports staff writer Melissa Perlman ’03 covers women’s track. She can be reached at mperlman@browndailyherald.com.

Golf continued from page 7 growth and success of the women’s program. In addition to maintaining the depth of the assembled players, Brown is attracting some of the better junior players. With a couple of impact players coming in next year, along with the core returning team, Tunstall is optimistic about the prospects of an Ivy title. “I really admire the team’s resolve and mental toughness. They have never considered throwing in the towel. They have always been able to motivate themselves and accomplish so many things in the process,” Tunstall said. It is apparent this golf program is on the upswing. In the 25 year history of the NE Championships, Brown’s score consistently has dropped with every tournament. “The progress made by the women’s program is phenomenal,” Tunstall said. “We are 100+ strokes better than three years ago, and even 15+ stokes better than last year.”

Baseball continued from page 24 weekend. Brown, now tied for first in the Rolfe Division as of Monday, travels to Yale on Friday for a doubleheader. The two teams then return to Providence for another series on Saturday. Yale (11-22, 410 Ivy) is currently in last place in the Red Rolfe Division. Before heading to Yale, Brown will visit Sacred Heart (16-23, 1010 NEC) for a doubleheader beginning today at 2pm. Sports staff writer Alicia Mullin ‘03 covers baseball. She can be reached at amullin@browndailyherald.com.

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Cianci continued from page 1 arrangements to pay the $5,000 in cash. Ead “said, ‘Don’t worry about it. Everything will be okay,’” Ise recalled. “Did you know what he was talking about?” Donnelly asked. “Yes,” Ise replied. Ise said that was the last time he spoke with Ead. A year and a half after he was hired as a temporary worker, Ise was hired by the Planning and Development Department as a full-time senior planner. Ise spoke quietly and with some trepidation as Richard Egbert, Cianci’s lead lawyer, crossexamined him. Ise said he was nervous when he paid off Ead, both from typical job-interview jitters and because he was paying Ead what was for him a large sum of money — he had never engaged in bribery before, he said. Egbert pointed out that Ise never tried to work in the city of Providence before talking to Ead, and that the Planning and Development Department job is “right up your alley.” The mayor “convinced you that the only way you could get a job in the city was through him?” Egbert asked Ise. “Correct,” Ise responded. Ise said Ead told him, “To get a job in the city of Providence, you can’t go through the normal route.” Ise said he didn’t think he had a chance of getting hired — “unless you gave him the $5,000?” Egbert asked. Egbert led Ise with questions about the meeting with Cianci, asking him if he had expected to show his resume to the mayor. “Didn’t you think you were buy-

ing a job?” Egbert asked. “I didn’t know what I was doing,” Ise said. After a brief break, Deller took the stand and corroborated Ise’s story during Donnolly’s questioning. He said he arrived at work that day in January with no intention to hire a new employee — even a temporary one — but left with one more name on his payroll. “I thought we’d be getting another temporary worker who wouldn’t have been very good,” Deller said. Deller told Donnolly he created Ise’s temporary position “because the mayor called.” “You didn’t have a need for a temporary position?” Donnolly asked. “No, but the mayor called.” “Was it unusual for the mayor to send you temporary employees?” Donnolly asked. “That’s the first one I remember coming from the mayor,” Deller answered. But when Egbert asked Deller if it was unusual for a potential employee to come to him through a “sponsor,” Deller said it was not an irregular occurrence. Deller discusses Freitas bribe Deller’s testimony also focused on an unsuccessful $10,000 bribe Ead allegedly arranged between the mayor and Providence businessmen and FBI informant Anthony Freitas in return for the purchase of Westminster Street property under the supervision of Deller and the city’s Planning and Development Department in 1999. Cianci told Deller that Ead was representing “someone who wanted to buy some lots” and offered $1,000 for each one, Deller testified. Deller said he accepted the offer “because the mayor was suggesting” it, but needed an official request in writing.

Deller said he later found out that one of the lots had already been sold to someone else, though it had not yet been transferred to him. Ead called Deller several times, asking that the land be transferred to Freitas instead. Deller said no, but Ead was persistent. “Mr. Ead called constantly?” Egbert asked Deller. “Yes,” responded in an abrasive tone similar to the one Egbert questioned him with. “It was enough so it was a great pain to you and you didn’t like it?” Egbert asked. “Yes.” “In all your years, did you ever get the kind of phone harassing that you did with Mr. Ead on this deal?” “No.” Finally, Deller called Freitas and explained the situation. “We’ve got more important things to worry about than one lot,” he said. Ead persisted, and even the mayor’s secretary called to encourage Deller to reverse his decision, Deller said. He met with Cianci on March 2 and the two talked with Ead over the phone to end the matter. After Freitas complained that Deller was being unprofessional and should “try to be nicer to people trying to help,” Deller recalled, the mayor gave him similar instructions. Cianci “said I should try to be nicer to people like Mr. Ead,” Deller said. Today, the government is expected to call former building inspector Ramzi Loqa, building board Chairman Arthur Salisbury and former board member Steven Antonson and question them regarding discussions they had with Cianci about the University Club’s variance. University Club board member Alan Gelfuso is also expected to take the stand.

M.Track continued from page 7 into the Heps,” Johnson said. Daveed Diggs ’04 and Brian Hulse ’05 finished one-two in the 110-meter high hurdles with personal records and times of 14.78 and 14.85, respectively. Some good performances also came from the distance squad in the 5,000-meter run. Jeff Tomlinson ’03 won with a time of 14:38.04, a new personal record for him. Following him up in places five and six were Erik Watz ’05 and Mike Tomlinson ’03, who both set new personal records with times of 15:18.63 and 15:18.67.

Residency continued from page 5 residency is whether a student wants to go into primary care or to specialize, Marsh said. Nationwide, there is a substantial trend away from primary care residency applications, Marsh said. Primary care falls into four categories of residency: family medicine, primary care internal medicine, primary care pediatrics and primary care obstetrics and gynecology, he said. Programs for family medicine are quickly losing applicants nationwide, Marsh said, and some programs cannot attract enough applicants to fill up. But it is difficult to tell if Brown students will go into primary care or specialized care because a residency in internal medicine, the most popular selection for Brown

The team “ran and competed really well,” Gregorek said. “Lately we’ve been having guys who have run it before pace for the 5,000, and that is a good sacrifice for the team. I’m proud of that.” In the 1,500-meter run, Matt Emond ’04 notched a second place finish with a time of 3:56.38. Imran Ahmad ’04 was not far behind in fifth place with a time of 3:59.97. The Bears’ next competition will be in two weeks at the Naval Academy in the Heptagonal Championships. Sports staff writer Joanna Grossman ’02 covers men’s track. She can be reached at jgrossman@browndailyherald.com.

students, can lead to careers in both types of care, Marsh said. Of the 71 senior medical students who will enter a residency program next fall, 37 percent chose residencies in internal medicine, 17 percent chose residencies in pediatrics and 11 percent chose residencies in family medicine, according to the match list. According to NRMP, 23 percent of all students chose internal medicine, 14 percent chose family medicine and 11 percent chose pediatrics nationwide from 1998 to 2002. Dominguez said she thought Brown medical students are “at least a little better than the national average” in choosing primary care over specialization since so much emphasis is placed on primary care during schooling. Herald staff writer Shana Jalbert ’04 can be reached at sjalbert@browndailyherald.com.

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Funding continued from page 1 club’s growth: in its first year of actively recruiting members, COBAB attracted 100 active members, said COBAB President John Zox ’02. He added that in two years, he expects the club to reach around 300 members. Zox and Cordeiro said COBAB’s funding was increased with its new Russell Lab practice space in mind. “Now that there’s space to practice in, there’s a lot of interest with bands,” Zox said. COBAB’s new funding will go toward equipment — “a big problem” in the past — and toward paying an outside band to perform in a joint concert with Brown bands, possibly during Spring Weekend, Zox said. UFB allocated the Field Hockey Club most of its budget on appeal, but COBAB received its additional funding when it submitted its initial budget, Ford and Zox said. The Brown Concert Agency — with an allocation of $97,494 — and the Brown Lecture Board — with an allocation of $60,475 — will receive more money than they received this year and will remain the highest-budgeted student groups. Not all groups saw their fund-

ing increase. Brown Television’s budget shrank from $24,594 to $18,548, and the Brown Christian Fellowship’s budget was reduced to $1,075 from $2,015. Cordeiro named two factors that enabled the increase in funding to many groups. One was a larger available budget, created by an increase in the number of entering students — each undergraduate student pays a $120 Student Activities Fee. The other was an effort by the Undergraduate Council of Students Student Activities Committee to identify inactive and ineffective groups. At the beginning of this year, many student organizations were either inactive or engaging in limited activity, said UCS Student Activities Chair Gaurab Basu ’04. Fifteen to 20 percent of allocated money was being returned unused at the end of each semester, he said. The move to free up funding began last semester, when the UCS Student Activities Committee eliminated defunct student groups from the list of active organizations, Basu said. This semester, the committee undertook the “tougher” task of identifying groups that, while active, were “not upholding the responsibility of the UCS code,” he said. The code says that “funding

must be integral to the group’s needs,” Basu said. Groups that had not used their budgets effectively for the past three semesters were demoted to Category II groups, which receive a $90 social fund but not a budget, Basu said. Demoted groups can regain their Category III status “if they can prove to (UCS) that they’ve done something to change the situation,” he said. One such group was the Brown College Republicans. It was demoted because during last year and the fall semester of this year, it returned all but $741 of the $4,180 UFB allocated to it. “Internal disorganization” and inactivity allowed the club to receive, hold and return money that “could have gone to another group,” Basu said. Alec O’Neill ’03, member of the Brown College Republicans, acknowledged the group has been disorganized and said the club will work next year to regain its Category III status. While the demotion is “unfortunate because this year was a productive year,” it “might be a chance for us to come together and organize ourselves better as a group,” O’Neill said. Herald Staff writer Julia Zuckerman ’05 can be reached at jzuckerman@browndailyherald.com.

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Final Grade continued from page 7 Terry Glenn: A perfect example of too much money ruining the purity of the game. Terry Glenn, one of the better wide receivers in the NFL, began his quest into the role of being a bum when he did not report to training camp. After a few days, he decided to show up, but because of his tardiness, he was not paid his $11 million bonus. This pissed Glenn and his nimrod agent off, so he then proceeded to purposely miss the rest of the preseason. After the four-game suspension he served for missing the preseason, he repeatedly refused to do certain workouts such as riding the stationary bike, causing a disruption in the morale of the team. All in all, Glenn played in only four regular season games, showing everyone that he was worth every penny we paid him. Carl Everett: “Crazy Carl” is the name by which many Boston Red

Sox fans address Everett in conversation. A Sox player now with the Texas Rangers, Everett also meets the criteria to be considered “overpaid.” Everett’s biggest claim to fame was his illustrious head butt to the home plate umpire in an on-field dispute last season. He was also notorious for his comments about dinosaurs never existing and the moon landings never actually happening. His attitude in the clubhouse got so bad that ex-Red Sox manager Joe Kerrigan gave Everett an excused absence from the team at the end of August until the end of the season. Everett’s numbers dwindled drastically last season as he hit a depressing .257 with a measly 58 RBIs. He has also recently been demoted to a utility outfield role in Texas. Randy Moss: Randy Moss is by far the most talented wide receiver in the NFL. However, he is also the biggest jerk in the league. He is a very bad role model for young black athletes. Moss stated that he only plays when “he

wants to play.” Moss also said he “walks” down the field when the play is not being thrown to him. His comments are a rip on the NFL, and he has alienated himself from his teammates and management. Alexi Yahsin: He finished the 2000 season in the top five in points for the first time in his career and then demanded to be the highest paid player in the NHL. He did not even score 50 goals that year, nor did his team make it past the second round of the playoffs. When the Ottawa Senators rejected his contract offer, Yashin sat out an entire year of hockey because of the contract dispute. No player is that good. Everyone in the NHL, players and owners, criticized Yashin, who soon became the fans’ least favorite player. Yashin ended up being traded to the Islanders in the off season, and his point production actually went down this year. Not only is he not the best player in the NHL, he is not even the best player coming out of Russia.

Saltman continued from page 24 with players like Michael Barrett and Lee Stevens, Montreal is tied atop the NL East with the NY Mets, who, unlike the Expos, are not handicapped by having fewer people show up at their games than the number that attend an Econ 11 lecture. The funny thing about these three teams is that less than six months ago, Commissioner Bud Selig (who, if you read my columns, know that I am a huge fan of) stated that two of them, Minnesota and Montreal, would be contracted before the season began. This, of course, started an uproar in Minnesota over the possible departure of the beloved Twins while in Montreal the response was pretty much a uniform “ça va,” showing once again the French Canadians great love and passion for America’s pastime. The fact that these two teams were not even supposed to exist this season is both comical and sad. In the Twins’ case, it appears

that Selig has some vendetta against them because his Milwaukee Brewers team is located nearby and because he took out a loan from the owner of the Twins. Good unbiased point of view as always, Bud. Selig is right, however, that there shouldn’t be a team in Montreal. The fact that the team is in first place and can’t get more than 20 drunk American tourists to come to each game shows that Montreal is not the right place for a baseball team. The team should be moved to a large market that doesn’t yet have a team. There are many of these markets still available, including lovely Seekonk. So these three teams have once again proven that the small market teams can still put up a fight, at least for a while, and that they don’t deserve to be eliminated. Stating that Montreal and Minnesota might be contracted has really motivated the players to excel, knowing that they might not have jobs next year, unless they prove that they deserve a spot somewhere in the league. If only Selig could threaten to contract my Orioles, they might actually win a few games.

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IN BRIEF Staff director for Congressional committee’s terror inquiry resigns WASHINGTON (Washington Post) — The staff director of the

joint House and Senate intelligence committees’ investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks resigned Friday, setting back the inquiry into the intelligence community’s failure to detect or prevent the worst terrorist operation in U.S. history. The departure of L. Britt Snider came as the bipartisan joint inquiry was preparing to hold its first hearings late next month after more than two months of preparatory investigation.“It was not happy,” one source said about Snider’s decision,“and was over a personnel matter.” Another source said the dispute involved a second individual. Snider, a lawyer, has had a bipartisan career, including serving as CIA inspector general under CIA Director George J. Tenet, counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence under both Republican and Democratic chairmen, and a Pentagon deputy undersecretary during the Carter and Reagan administrations. He was unavailable for comment. A spokesman for Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., chairman of the Senate panel, said “it was a personnel matter, and therefore the senator would not comment.” Rep. Porter J. Goss, R-Fla., chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, could not be reached for comment. At a meeting last month with Washington Post editors and reporters, Goss and Graham voiced satisfaction not only with the way Snider was organizing the investigation but also with the cooperation of the White House and intelligence agencies in supplying documents and access to individuals. Committee sources said Snider would be replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rick Cinquegrana, who had worked for Snider at the CIA and has a long career inside the intelligence community. Cinquegrana also was on the staff of the select House committee chaired by Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif., that looked into transfer of technology to China.

GOP leaders sought funds from Enron during energy probe SACRAMENTO, Calif. (L.A. Times) — Republican legislative lead-

ers solicited tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Enron even as the California was waging war against the company and other producers suspected of price gouging and market manipulation during last year’s energy crisis, according to internal Enron documents. As state investigators probed Enron’s business dealings, state Sen. Jim Brulte and Assemblyman Dave Cox, the two GOP floor leaders, appealed to the company for contributions and were rewarded with checks, said the confidential company records obtained by the Los Angeles Times. “Enron gave $50K to the Rep party at Brulte and Cox’ request,” wrote Enron’s Sacramento lobbyist in an October memo. State records disclose that the funds arrived in August as lawmakers were wrapping up their energy legislation. Brulte denied on Friday that he solicited money from Enron on the party’s behalf. A spokesman for Cox defended the assemblyman’s appeal for contributions as nothing out of the ordinary. Neither the contributions nor the solicitation of them is a violation of campaign-finance law. But the documents detail a relationship between Republican leaders and the now-failed energy giant that neither the company nor the state GOP has ever publicly acknowledged. Indeed, during this spring’s primary campaign, the Republican candidates for governor all criticized Gov. Gray Davis for accepting nearly $120,000 from Enron. One memo to managers at Enron headquarters said the donations given at Cox and Brulte’s request would entitle company executives to a place at the table of an Oct. 29 luncheon in Houston that the generator industry planned for the two Californians. “Expect Brulte and Cox to push us for another 75K,” the internal Enron memo warned. Enron executives in Texas were urged to attend because the political picture in California was changing rapidly. GOP gubernatorial contender Richard J. Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles, appeared to be on the rise in opinion polls while Democrat Davis was in trouble over his management of the energy crisis.

Ramallah talks focus on letting Arafat leave surrounded compound RAMALLAH, West Bank (Newsday) — Even as Israeli tanks and

troops swept into the West Bank town of Hebron in retaliation for the slaying of four Israeli settlers on Saturday, Palestinian, U.S. and British officials were trying to iron out the details of an agreement that would allow the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, to leave the compound where he has been imprisoned for nearly four weeks. Before dawn Monday, Israeli forces stormed into Hebron, the largest Palestinian town on the West Bank, killing at least nine Palestinians and detaining 200 others in house-to-house searches. Young men were marched into the street, blindfolded, cuffed with plastic restraints and held for questioning. In Ramallah, Israel maintained a cordon of tanks, armored personnel carriers and ground troops around Arafat’s sprawling — and now largely destroyed — administrative compound. Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said they had agreed to a Bush administration proposal that would enable Arafat to leave confinement. The proposal called for a joint American and British team to take control of six Palestinians in the compound who are wanted by Israel. Qais Abdul Karim, senior member of the Palestinian leadership, said he expected the six men to be turned over to the American-British team within 48 hours. The Israeli government continued to block the arrival of a United Nations team dispatched by the Security Council to investigate the Israeli army’s assault on the Jenin refugee camp earlier this month. Fighting there left an unknown number dead and the town in ruins. In Bethlehem, where as many as 200 Palestinians, including at least two dozen sought as terrorists by the Israelis, are taking refuge in the Church of the Nativity, negotiations continued over lifting the Israeli army’s siege. One Palestinian was killed by an Israeli sniper after shooting at troops, according to the army. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he expected a

breakthrough on the church siege soon. “I think there is a solution,” he said Monday. “I think it will be resolved in the near future.” Despite repeated assertions Monday by Israeli officials that Arafat was free to leave the compound and travel anywhere, there was no sign in Ramallah that the siege had been lifted. Even when it is, Palestinian officials say Arafat is unlikely to leave Ramallah. Palestinian officials said the issue of the six men had been settled. Speaking in an office scrawled with Hebrew graffiti, its windows blown out, Karim said the Palestinian factions orchestrating the 18-month-old uprising were to meet Tuesday to map out a future political strategy. At the top of the agenda, Karim said, was what stance to take on terrorist attacks against Israel. “One of the questions that will have to be clearly and honestly discussed is attacks on civilians,” Karim said. “There’s a clear trend that this has to be stopped, and there’s a general feeling among political groups that this will have to be stopped.” But, Karim insisted, that did not apply to attacks against troops or the 126 Israeli settlements dotted across the West Bank. Five of the six men wanted by Israel are sought in the killing of Israel’s tourism minister last fall . Another of the men is sought for allegedly financing a huge shipment of smuggled weapons into the Palestinian territories . The six will be held in Jericho. Monday there were small signs of recovery in Ramallah. Road workers were tamping down asphalt in rebuilt medians. Garbage trucks were struggling to cart away rubbish that had built up over the past month of curfews. And for the first time, despite Israeli tanks, Palestinian police officers, most unarmed, were moving through the city. “We have not arrested anyone,” said Lt. Ramadan Sharqawi. Despite having caught a theft suspect a couple of days ago, Sharqawi said, he had to be released “because we have nowhere to put people.”

Bush calls for legislation requiring health coverage for mental illness ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Washington Post) — President Bush Monday called for legislation this year requiring employer health plans to treat mental illness like other ailments, as he launched a two-day western swing devoted in equal parts to his “compassionate conservative” agenda and to raising some $4.5 million in cash for Republican candidates. The White House failed in the days before Monday’s event to reach agreement with congressional lawmakers on a bill requiring employers to provide equivalent health insurance coverage for mental and other illnesses, but officials said talks continue and an agreement is expected in coming weeks. Bush called Monday for legislation providing “full mental health parity” this year. “Mental disability is not a scandal — it is an illness,” Bush said to applause from psychiatrists and others here at the University of New Mexico. “And like physical illness, it is treatable.” He called for giving “all Americans who suffer from mental illness the treatment, and the respect, they deserve.” Bush praised the efforts of hometown Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M., who has championed the cause despite opposition from conservative Republicans in the House. Though providing few specifics — Bush alternated between references to covering “all” people with mental illness and treating “serious mental illness,” the greatest area of disagreement in the ongoing negotiations — the president made clear that the subject would become a key part of his proposals to help the poor and needy. Bush will seek to build his credentials as a “compassionate” leader Tuesday in San Jose, when he delivers a broad speech outlining his governmental philosophy. Aides said he will seek to “connect the dots” between his domestic policies on education and poverty with his policies on international aid and development. “We are an activist government, but activist in a very focused way,” said a senior Bush aide. The president will return to the theme of making Americans “citizens, not spectators,” which he included in his inaugural address. Monday, on the 10th anniversary of the Los Angeles race riots, Bush visited a community development center run by an African American church in the city’s south-central neighborhood. At a meeting with religious and community leaders, the president touted his “faith-based” initiative to aid religious charities. A reworked version of the Bush initiative, pro-

viding tax incentives for charitable giving, awaits action in the Senate. “The violence and the lawlessness always affects the most poor, always hurts the weakest,” Bush said as he reflected on the riots. “And yet out of this violence and ugliness came new hope.” The three Bush policy speeches Monday and Tuesday are interspersed with three fundraising events for Republicans. In New Mexico, Bush helped to raise $500,000 for Rep. Heather A. Wilson, R-N.M, whose district includes Albuquerque. The event was unusual for Bush, who before Monday has not made an appearance to raise funds for a lone member of the House, and Wilson is not considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. New Mexico political strategists said Bush was also seeking to boost his own fortunes in the state, which he lost by 300 votes in the 2000 election. New Mexico is the first state where a majority of residents belong to racial minorities, and Bush has been making an effort to appeal to Hispanic voters. While helping Wilson Monday, he declined to get involved in the GOP gubernatorial primary here between the state’s lieutenant governor and a Hispanic state lawmaker; the winner will likely face Democrat Bill Richardson, a former Clinton official who is also Latino. Both Republican contenders greeted Bush at the airport and attended the Wilson fund-raiser. Bush appeared at a fund-raiser Monday night in Los Angeles for Bill Simon, the GOP gubernatorial nominee in California. The conservative Simon defeated Bush’s preferred candidate, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, in the primary. Bush, who hosted Simon at the White House earlier this month, is trying hard to mend fences, agreeing to appear at Monday night’s dinner and a luncheon fund-raiser in San Jose Tuesday. The two are expected to raise $4 million for Simon. In his talk, Bush named Michael Hogan, who has been Ohio’s mental health director, to head a 15-member commission examining mental health treatment. Bush formally launched the commission, which he announced in February, to repair the “cracks of the current system” of mental health care delivery. White House officials said the commission is unrelated to his plans to enact mental health parity legislation this year.

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U.S. regains seat on U.N. Human Rights Commission UNITED NATIONS (L.A. Times) — The United States regained a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission on Monday, a year after a humiliating ouster from the body it helped found more than 50 years ago. A surprise upset last May sidelined the United States, while governments with poor human-rights records such as Sudan and Uganda won seats on the body meant to monitor international human-rights abuses. The defeat had more to do with disorganization in the way candidates were chosen than with the world’s disenchantment with an increasingly isolated U.S. government. But at a time when it needed to be seen as a global leader more than ever, the Bush administration launched a yearlong lobbying effort to reclaim a place at the table. This year, there were no surprises. The winners were decided long before the election, as the Western countries’ group followed other regions’ example and put forward only four candidates for its four seats. In an elaborate deal brokered by Iceland’s ambassador, Italy and Spain dropped out of the race in March to clear the way for the United States. Australia, Germany and Ireland will hold the other three positions. There won’t be much suspense in the future, either. The Western group has agreed to rotate the seats among

its members, with the United States and Canada to be perennial seatholders, taking an occasional breather. “Human rights is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy,” said Sichan Siv, the U.S. ambassador to the commission. “We have spoken, and we continue to speak on the issue, whether we are on the commission or not. But now that we are back on the commission, we look forward very much to working to continue to promote this very important issue.” For the past year, U.S. diplomats have been able to observe at the commission, but not to vote or introduce resolutions. “The U.S. got what it wanted — an unopposed seat,” said Joanna Weschler, the U.N. representative of Human Rights Watch, an independent watchdog group. “The big question is, what will it do with it? The United States has to help get the commission back into the business of naming and shaming. Otherwise, whether the United States is a member or not, the commission is going to sink into irrelevance.” The 53-member commission is composed of representatives from five regional groups. Although the parent body, the U.N. Economic and Social Council, is supposed to elect the members, the regions tend to decide the seat-holders among themselves, reducing the election to

more of an affirmation of prearranged results. This year, three of the five groups pre-selected their winners. That means more governments with sketchy human-rights practices are gaining seats on the commission and are able to deflect criticism of their countries or allies, said David Malone, president of the International Peace Academy, an independent think tank. “Humanrights violators increasingly seem to dominate the composition of the commission and have been able to sharply limit the focus on individual countries.” At the recent Human Rights Commission session in Geneva, the group declined to discuss reported repression in China, cut criticism of Russian abuses in Chechnya and agreed to end human-rights investigations in Iran. On Monday, the African group put forth Zimbabwe, which has a questionable human-rights record, as one of four uncontested countries to represent the continent, along with Burkina Faso, Gabon and Swaziland. The choice of Zimbabwe caused concern that “abusers’ solidarity” will gather force. “Governments need to make a country’s human-rights record a key factor in selecting countries to the commission,” Weschler said. “This is what matters.”

Skeptics are wary of impending INS split WASHINGTON (L.A. Times) — It took a national calamity, but it now seems inevitable that the Immigration and Naturalization Service — long the target of derision, even contempt, from the borderlands to the corridors of Congress — will be replaced. An overwhelming House vote on Thursday likely ensures that the INS will be eliminated, its duties shifted to new bureaus in the Justice Department. Concluded Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., architect of the House plan: “We must practice tough love and abolish the INS.” Yet the question lingers: What will emerge in its place? The Senate also has a plan to do away with the INS. Both proposals would split the agency’s two core missions — serving the immigrant population, while watching borders and enforcing immigration laws — between a pair of new bureaus, each with its own budget. Under both plans, the title of INS commissioner would be changed, although a single official would remain at the helm of immigration policy. Beyond that, the plans offer varying prescriptions with sketchy details. Nitty-gritty decisions about where to open enforcement and service offices or how personnel might be redeployed will likely be made down the line. Such changes, lawmakers predict, will pay off in a newly efficient immigration bureaucracy, one that can do a better job of keeping out terrorists and other criminals, while also reducing illegal immigration and improving the INS’ woeful service record. For all the political momentum, some wonder: Is this a well-reasoned response to a long-recognized dilemma? Or a flailing act of frustration and political expediency? Will redrawing the organizational chart solve the seemingly intractable problems in U.S. immigration policy?

“It could make things somewhat better — or considerably worse,” said former INS Commissioner Doris Meissner, whose Clinton administration reign included one of several internal agency reorganizations in recent years. “It by no means is going to solve all the problems in the immigration area.” On the near horizon, some skeptics already perceive the glimmer of folly. “You have got one, inefficient, unproductive INS now,” said Rep. Melvin L. Watt, D-N.C., one of the few opponents of the House measure to split up the service. “It seems to me that what you are going to end up with is two inefficient agencies.” Critics are quick to note what the breakup of INS, in and of itself, is not likely to achieve. It does not alter U.S. immigration policy, which continues to struggle with competing aims of facilitating legitimate arrivals and closing the door to those barred from entry — a struggle that has become even more difficult since Sept. 11. It does not modernize the service’s inefficient technology or transform its hodgepodge of uncoordinated information systems and lax internal discipline. It does not address the powerful pressures behind unlawful immigration. Nor does the INS’ demise mean that the agency’s heirs will suddenly be magnets for talented managers. Rather, the architects of reform are placing enormous faith in the notion that improvements can arise from a more efficient chain of command, and what they view as a more logical division of work responsibilities. Few argue seriously that the INS alone could have averted the attacks of Sept. 11, which were carried out by 19 Middle Eastern men who had entered the country on legal visas.

Yet the Sept. 11 strikes transformed immigration from a backburner discussion centering on a possible amnesty for illegal immigrants from Mexico into a highstakes debate about national security. And the INS’ sluggish response only reinforced its image as a lumbering behemoth lurching from one crisis to the next. In the charged aftermath of Sept. 11, the INS acknowledged it had no idea where to find multitudes of foreign students and other shortterm visitors — not to mention 300,000 people already ordered deported, many with criminal records. The illegal immigrant population, meantime, is believed to have surged past 8 million — approximately the population of Georgia. Lawmakers pounced upon an agency that, by one estimate, generates six times as many complaints to congressional staffs as the Internal Revenue Service. The disastrous mailing of visa approvals to a pair of dead Sept. 11 hijackers last month sealed the service’s fate. Congressional and White House efforts to retool the INS share a common diagnosis: Much of the agency’s woes can be traced to its two very different missions. Traditionally, the enforcement side, especially the politically popular Border Patrol, has attracted the bulk of agency funding. Some doubt that long-entrenched pattern will change in the new configuration — and there is fear of a stealth agenda to slash service budgets. Backlogs and mismanagement have left legitimate applicants waiting in line for years. The queue now exceeds 5 million pending applications and petitions — a fourfold increase since 1994. As one step to addressing such frustrations, the congressional plans would create an ombudsman’s office to monitor and improve the service side of the equation.

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EU, Japan plan retaliation for U.S. tariff (Washington Post) — Outraged over

President Bush’s decision last month to raise tariffs on imported steel, America’s trading partners aren’t just complaining. They’re laying plans to slap retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, raising the specter of a confrontation that could severely strain the global trading system. The European Union recently released a list of American goods — including citrus fruit, clothing and sunglasses — that could be subject to stiff duties in European markets starting in mid-June as punishment for Bush’s steel tariffs. The items clearly were selected to inflict political pain on the White House because many of them are produced in battleground states such as Florida and the Carolinas. Japan is issuing similar threats. Japanese officials have for several weeks asserted that they were considering retaliating against the White House decision. Last week Hidehiro Konno, vice minister for international affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was quoted in news reports as saying that if Washington didn’t offer Tokyo adequate concessions, Japan intended to impose punitive tariffs too. (Tokyo’s $5 million in sanctions would be considerably smaller than the $335 million in tariffs proposed on the EU list, and would apply mostly to U.S. steel products.) The European and Japanese moves have angered U.S. officials, who say that by taking such steps without first obtaining approval from the World Trade Organization, the EU and Japan would grossly violate multilateral trading rules. Although administration policymakers haven’t threatened a tit-for-tat response, they hint darkly that the EU and

Japan risk provoking Washington into a much more combative stance on a host of simmering trade issues. “Let’s look at the bigger picture,” said Josette Shiner, an associate U.S. trade representative. “We’re buying a lot more of the world’s goods than they’re buying of ours. The world remains dependent on the U.S. market for recovering growth.” It’s unclear whether the Europeans and Japanese will follow through on their threats, but the tough talk is jangling nerves in industry circles. “We’re worried about this getting out of hand,” said Willard Berry, president of the EuropeanAmerican Business Council, an industry group. “While everybody talks about how 98 percent of transatlantic trade is troublefree, this sort of thing can really screw up the business climate and harm the transatlantic relationship.” Noting that the multinational companies belonging to his organization put a top priority on advancing negotiations under the World Trade Organization to open global markets, Berry echoed the worries of many experts that spats among the leading players could doom the talks. “How can you have a positive agenda if you spend all your time fighting and disputing with each other?” he said. At issue is a cardinal tenet of the international trading system: the requirement that disputes should be settled in the WTO. Countries that believe a trading partner is violating WTO rules are supposed to bring their complaints to the Geneva-based trade arbiter, and win permission from a WTO panel, before taking retaliatory action. The principle is aimed at keeping the law of the

jungle from taking hold in global commerce. Accordingly, if Brussels and Tokyo engage in “fast track” retaliation, “it would break all WTO precedent and would undermine the rules and integrity of the WTO,” Shiner said. But the wait for a final ruling is often long — as much as two to three years — and some trade specialists believe that in a number of recent cases the United States, the EU and other countries have taken advantage of the process by adopting questionable protectionist policies in the meantime. Even when countries are found to be violating WTO rules, they don’t suffer retaliation unless they refuse to change their practices to comply with the ruling. The EU and Japan argue that they aren’t obliged to sit on their hands while they wait for the WTO to adjudicate their complaints against Bush’s steel tariffs. That’s because Washington’s protection for U.S. steel makers was based on so-called “safeguard rules,” which allow a government to raise tariffs temporarily to protect an industry hit by a surge of imports and provide time to adjust. Special procedures apply to WTO cases involving safeguards, according to the Europeans and Japanese, who cite provisions of global trade rules aimed at discouraging countries from excessive use of their safeguard rights. Prompt retaliation may be allowed against a country raising safeguard tariffs if the imports it is limiting have been falling rather than rising. In the case of steel, U.S. imports — after rising sharply during the Asian financial crisis of 1997-78 — were falling over the past three years in several major categories.

Bush cites ‘hope’ that emerged from 2002 L.A. riots LOS

ANGELES

(L.A.

Times)

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President Bush marked the 10th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots on Monday with a visit to the city to promote his plans to give religious groups a bigger role in the fight against poverty. In the heart of a SouthCentral Los Angeles neighborhood ravaged by fire and looting in 1992, Bush recalled the “civil unrest that made history” during the final year of his father’s presidency. Arriving in mid-afternoon, Bush met privately with 20 black, Latino and Asian community leaders at an economic development office of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. They told him of efforts to revitalize the impoverished neighborhoods that erupted in riots after four Los Angeles Police Department officers were acquitted in the beating of black motorist Rodney King. “I fully understand that 10 years ago this city, because of some violence — a lot of violence — saw incredible destruction in lives and in property,” Bush later told 300 guests gathered separately in a nearby room. The visit to the church’s FAME Renaissance Center, which provides aid to small businesses, was Bush’s first stop on a twoday swing through California to raise money for Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill

Simon Jr. Later, Bush was the main attraction at a Simon dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel. Tuesday, Bush is due to speak at another Simon fund-raiser in the Silicon Valley. Simon said he expects the events to raise more than $4 million. But more than the fund-raisers, the visit to a neighborhood struck by the riots — a word Bush did not use on the anniversary — drew notice. At the private session, Bush said, Charles Kim of the Korean American Coalition had told him about “the dashed dreams of many of the Korean entrepreneurs” whose businesses were destroyed. “A lot of hopes were lost,” Bush said. “The violence and the lawlessness always affects the most poor, always hurts the weakest, and yet out of this violence and ugliness came new hope, and we discussed that today.” The riots that spread across the area 10 years ago were a low point in his father’s re-election campaign. While the Bush administration blamed the riots partly on the Great Society programs of the 1960s, his Democratic rival Bill Clinton called for more investment in poor neighborhoods and a hike in the minimum wage. Clinton also sought to display his empathy by visiting the devastation days before Bush.

On Monday, Bush’s son called attention to the urban revitalization that has occurred. He noted that much of the improvement came from faith-based programs like FAME Renaissance, which works with federal aid. “Ten years after civil unrest that made history, the community is rebuilding herself with great hope and great promise, and that’s an important lesson,” Bush said. Bush’s proposal to allow religious groups to take on social service functions traditionally performed by government has stalled in Congress. Critics have voiced concern about breaches of the constitutional separation of church and state. Bush rejected that argument Monday. “I don’t want government to be the church, and I don’t want the church to be the government,” Bush said. “But government should not fear faith and faith-based programs.” “That’s right,” a voice called from the crowd. “Government should not worry,” Bush continued, “about programs that come out of church or synagogue or mosque, all aimed at loving a neighbor just like you’d like to be loved yourself. The universal call to love is something to be nourished, not feared. There is a role for government. When we fund programs, we ought not to discriminate against faith-based programs.”

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In Minnesota,Ventura takes a beating ST. PAUL, Minn. (Washington Post) —

Jesse Ventura, the iconoclastic independent who shocked the political world nearly four years ago by winning the Minnesota governor’s office and posting stratospheric approval ratings, is on the ropes. State legislators have repeatedly ignored Ventura’s proposed budget fixes, passing their own bills, easily overriding his vetoes and making deep cuts in his departments and personal staff. His approval rating is at a low of 43 percent, and he has been coy about whether he will seek re-election this fall. Whether he does or not, it’s clear that the man known as “the Body” during his professional wrestling days has been taking a beating lately. “People have tired of his shtick,” said Steve Sviggum, the Republican speaker of the House. “It’s his attitude as much as anything else.” Upon his election in 1998, Ventura brought a brash, unbuttoned style to what were typically staid and low-key state politics. He was like a rock star in the governor’s mansion, saying what came to his mind, bashing Democrats and Republicans alike and calling the accepted system of collecting campaign contributions legalized “bribery.” “I’m not owned by any special interest,” he said in a recent interview in his office in Minnesota’s Capitol. It’s part of his bravado, the warrior politician come to save the day for the common man. But that image aside, Ventura has received high grades from some for pushing through a major rewrite of the property tax code and assembling a

capable cabinet. And though he’s a jock at heart, the governor is among a chorus of voices nationwide who say it’s bad policy for sports teams, such as his beloved Minnesota Twins, to threaten to leave a city unless they get new publicly financed stadiums. Ventura calls it “extortion.” His politics are all over the ideological spectrum. He pushed through tax cuts that endeared him to the right and embraced same-sex partner benefits and education spending increases that won over those on the left. His approval rating during his first year in office soared to more than 70 percent as he paired off with one party and then the other on various issues to press his agenda. “The governor was able to hold the middle,” said Peter Hutchinson, president of Public Strategies Group Inc., a Minnesota consulting group that works with government agencies to improve the delivery of services. “He could get things done that (Democrats and Republicans) would have a hard time doing on their own. He demonstrated that when you have tripartisanship as opposed to bipartisanship, you get different results.” But times have changed. Surpluses that allowed for spending increases and tax reductions in the first three years have turned into deficits. In January, Ventura found himself at odds with those on the right and the left when he proposed deep budget cuts and permanent tax increases, which were flatly rejected by lawmakers. Leaders in the House, headed by Republicans, and the Senate, run by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

(DFL), hammered out agreements on their own, leaving Ventura out in the cold. Ventura charged that rejection of his proposals amounted to “election-year politics.” After all, he said, his actions were what any responsible executive would do when faced with a budget shortfall. He made the “hard choices” to keep the state solvent. “With his notoriety nationally, he could have done a lot more to lure businesses here and call attention to the state of Minnesota and not just himself,” said state auditor Judi Dutcher, a recent convert from the GOP, who is seeking the DFL nomination for governor. “The governor has been standing on the sides for far too long hurling insults at people and not rolling up his sleeves.” And that’s why, his critics contend, a Minneapolis Star Tribune poll in early March found that 43 percent of residents approved of Ventura’s job performance and 49 disapproved. For the first time in a decade in the poll, the state’s governor received a lower approval rating than the legislature. “I had hoped that he would shine the light on how government could work,” Minneapolis resident Carolyn Carr said after a recent community meeting in Minneapolis. “I feel he’s been one of the people whipping out the oneliners that cloud the issues.” Still, no one is counting Ventura out. He won in 1998 with 37 percent of the vote, and everyone believes that in a three-way race, he would be a formidable candidate, partly because he is universally recognizable and can get free media at a moment’s notice.

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GOP hopes Bush policies will win Democratic Jewish voters (Washington Post) — Republican Party strategists are hoping to capitalize on President Bush’s strong pro-Israel policies in order to crack the Democratic loyalties of Jewish voters and donors who have provided vital support to the Democratic Party for decades. Bush, who received only 19 percent of the Jewish vote in 2000, has impressed many influential Jewish groups and individuals with his handling of the war on terrorism and his stands on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Some of them say they are strongly considering shifting their support to the GOP, a move that could boost Republican success in the fall congressional elections, Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign and beyond. “Quite frankly, the Republican Party is in a position for this president to realign the Jewish community in much the same way FDR (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) did,” said Matthew Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Brooks said the inclusion of Jews in FDR’s New Deal coalition helped turn voters toward the Democratic Party in the 1930s. Malcolm Hoenlein of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said, “President Bush has certainly gained greatly with the Jewish community across the board ... He is someone who understands what Israel is up against.” In a display of the GOP’s

potential gain, three groups of five to a dozen generally Democratic Jews who attended Washington’s recent pro-Israel rally sought out Jack Abramoff, a Republican lobbyist and strong supporter of Israel. All wanted advice on how best to demonstrate support for Bush and proIsrael Republican members of Congress, especially by giving campaign contributions, Abramoff said. He said he and other GOP operatives “get a sense that this may be a turning point.” One of those who approached Abramoff was Jerry Gontownik, a New Jersey real estate agent who supported Al Gore in 2000 and gave money to candidates from both major parties. He said he believes the Bush presidency “constitutes the best hope for the future of Western civilization.” A son of holocaust survivors, Gontownik said his family spends hours discussing whether American Jews “did enough” to help European Jews in the 1930s and ‘40s. “Today,” he said, “I just want to feel I can say to my children I’m doing everything I can to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish state.” Democratic officials play down the potential impact of such sentiments, although they acknowledge that Bush has made inroads among traditionally Democratic Jewish voters and donors. “Bush may have a bit more support than he did in his election, but Democratic leaders are saying all the right things on

Israel, and I still think the overwhelming majority of the Jewish community will be voting Democratic in 2002 and beyond,” said David Harris, deputy director of the National Jewish Democratic Council. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and other top Democrats have made strongly pro-Israel statements in recent days, but they lack the White House’s power to influence foreign policy and voters’ perceptions. Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe contended that Jewish support for the party will remain firm. “American Jews know that the Democratic Party has always been and continues to be a strong supporter of Israel. The Jewish community has overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party for the past 80 years because they share the values Democrats believe in. Come November, you will see that none of this has changed.” Marvin Josephson, chairman of the pro-Israel National PAC and generally a supporter of Democratic candidates, said the allegiance of many Jews to the Democratic Party is based not only on Israel, but on a commitment to social justice, concern for the poor, and a belief in both civil liberties and civil rights. But, he added, “if any president has a chance to show substantial gains with the Jewish electorate, it is this President Bush.”

Tornado causes $100 million damage Southern Maryland Monday faced vast destruction caused by one of the most powerful tornadoes ever on the East Coast, a storm that claimed three lives, leveled much of downtown La Plata and caused upward of $100 million in damage across two counties. The twister that tore a 24-mile path of devastation from the Potomac River eastward had winds exceeding 250 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has preliminarily rated it an F5-the top category, never before recorded in Maryland or Virginia. The extent of the havoc became clear shortly after daybreak as a swarm of elected officials began touring Charles and Calvert counties by ground and air, witness to a landscape that appeared to have been detonated. Certain areas were completely wasted, buildings reduced to tangles of huge wooden shards. Other structures, though still standing, had had their roofs sucked into the sky. “It looked like TV scenes of Beirut,” said Charles County Sheriff Frederick E. Davis (R), who surveyed the scene from a state police helicopter. “It was that devastating.” With hundreds of people forced from their homes and thousands without power and phone service, Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D) declared a state of emergency in both counties. A curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. was imposed for La Plata, where 38 homes, 27 businesses, an apartment building and a public building were obliterated. An additional 145 structures in town suffered major damage, and (Washington Post) —

elsewhere in the county, 40 were damaged or destroyed, officials said. “There are going to be two La Platas,” said Murray D. Levy, D-At Large, president of the Charles County Commissioners. “The one before 7 o’clock on April 28 and the one after.” The local American Red Cross chapter was trying to coordinate emergency aid and shelter for residents — though its office on La Grange Avenue was one of the decimated downtown buildings. From a temporary disaster headquarters, Director Mike Zabko estimated that as many as 16,000 pieces of property in the county may have been damaged. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., whose house, 15 miles to the east, was unscathed, gauged the total cost at $100 million or more and pressed federal officials to provide immediate financial assistance. More than 120 Charles residents were injured, “banged up and shocked,” said Chris Stefanides, executive director of La Plata’s Civista Medical Center, where windows were shattered and shells of cars were scattered in the parking lot. About a dozen people remained in serious or critical condition late Monday in hospitals across the region, among them a La Plata woman who was in a coma at Fort Washington Hospital after suffering a heart attack at the height of the storm. Two of the three people killed were Charles residents, including a man from Waldorf who with his wife had been visiting their nearly completed new home when the tornado ripped down Martha

Hawkins Place in La Plata. “It’s really awful, absolutely devastating,” said Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D), dressed in a black windbreaker and standing amid the vinyl-sided ruins of what 12 hours earlier had been a house on Centennial Street in La Plata. Despite tornado watches that the National Weather Service began issuing in mid-afternoon Sunday, many people said they had known nothing about the impending danger. La Plata does not have warning sirens; officials were talking about getting weather radios for the schools several years ago, but funding never materialized. Ronald Johnson’s mother called him early in the evening to tell him to be careful. “I stepped outside, and I noticed that the wind was blowing really hard. And then I saw this giant piece of building coming at me,” he said. “I ran inside, got under my work bench and that was it. It took about a minute and a half,” said Johnson, a union carpenter. He was lucky, though. His two-story Victorian lost its roof and several walls but was still standing, and he is alive. Schools and county government will remain shut Tuesday. Schools spokeswoman Katie O’Malley-Simpson said the district is planning to reopen Wednesday, though not all schools may schedule classes. At Archbishop Neale Elementary School, students no longer have a building. Archdiocese spokeswoman Susan Gibbs said the school was deemed a total loss by insurance officials and will be leveled and rebuilt.

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An American in London: Teeth, tea and H7 There is more to the English than simply stereotypes, but boy aren’t those fun to talk about I WENT TO ENGLAND FOR SPRING ings in bodies of water while Prince Break because George W. Bush told me Somesuch was eating quail eggs off of his to do so. Specifically, I believe he was manservant’s back while enjoying a rousreferring to my duty as an American to ing game of “rickets.” As tourists, my friends and I were oblibuy stock in every major airline with a name containing a geographical term gated to take advantage of this rich and for a U.S. location and to use the word awe-inspiring history, which we did, in the form of visiting every pub “evil” in place of all adjecin Central London. Many of tives, yet I chose to interpret these were extremely old, his bold words liberally. After ELIZABETH with restroom facilities dating all, we English majors learn FARNSTROM GUEST COLUMN back to the mid-seventies at early to “read between the the very least. lines.” Ordering the beer itself was England is a place of mystery, intrigue and free mai tais in the tiki always an adventure. I’m sure the barlounge before 6 p.m. Or perhaps I am tender wondered if I had smuggled some thinking of Jamaica. Before my trans- of the rock-hard bar food into my backAtlantic journey, I had few pre-conceived pack from the nervous and hesitant way I notions about this “green isle” that had requested the Guinness on tap. Here, not been inferred from reruns of “Whose being eighteen was enough for them. The Line is it Anyway,” EL 136: “The Middle money was so pretty it was hard to tear Age Lyric” and references in the Elton myself away from it. I wish we had queens John song “Candle in the Wind.” In other just so we could put them on the dollar. words, I had high hopes of being greeted George Washington: father of our country at Heathrow by a legion of Clive Anderson and poster child for Thermapeel. But enough wide-eyed “fish-out-oflookalikes warbling through their deformed teeth, sprinkling extra “e”s like water” ruminations. The best part of the confetti all the way. Needless to say, I was trip was yet to come. This part was, in a wrong. Many Britons now subscribe to word, “H7.” My friends and I considered “H7” a rare orthodontic procedures, such as “soccerfan smash” and “impenetrable food items find. This was a room in a Richmond inn that was offered to our group at a “student tooth-filing.” But, in all seriousness, England is full rate” of “you will only work this off for two of entertaining and exciting things we years of your post-student life.” This was lack in America, such as a history that due to its having been — we assumed — a dates farther back than 200 years. We sort of compartment for either legless were still wasting precious beverage fix- train-accident victims or very small, docile children. The ceilings were maybe 6 Elizabeth Farnstrom ’03 loves England. She feet high. However, this facet of H7 was soon forgotten in the wake of childish gigwrote this column at the behest of Julia gling, as H7 had a shower, soon to be Zuckerman ’05.

shared by a coed group of five, IN THE ROOM. Better soaps than the Marriott. And tea. Lots of tea. In the following three days, we managed to break one of the twin beds, — in a mistaken attempt to move them together and create a makeshift monster futon — “liberate” cereal from the family brunch and drink tea until it came out our American noses. Facts about Europeans: they are not skinny from smoking. The average English person, as far as I can tell, keeps his or her trim figure by following a strict regimen which is as follows. First, walk around aimlessly in Waterloo station looking for your “mates,” who were supposed to be waiting under the “big clock” — the ONLY clock bigger than a wristwatch and smaller than a Chrysler in the vicinity. This failing, burn approximately 3,000 calories imagining various scenarios involving their possible abduction, deportation and castration. After finding your errant friends, consume one (1) portion cod-n-chips (size: fucking gigantic). Add “bitters” and “ales” to taste. Finally, vomit copiously in the handy inroom shower. Perhaps I am mistakenly saying “English person’s” regimen when I really mean “mine.” So this still does not explain English attractiveness, per se; instead, I turn to the “Occam’s razor” of solutions: namely, imported Dutch speed. I had the opportunity to dispel other stereotypes that many Americans harbor against foreigners, such as the common misconception that all Europeans want Americans to die and become

lysine-rich grape fertilizer for wines with names like “Reve de Saint-FruitBrigitte. In truth, the English we encountered were friendly. Extremely so. The grandmother of one of my travelling companions (both actual Brits!) offered us Cadbury around the clock, to the point that we started to suspect that she believed our American bodies, like fragile hothouse plants, would wither and die without hourly fatty goodness installments. A “well-to-do” commercial and industrial real estate broker offered to let us stay on the floor of his flat free of charge. And we could name nobody more deserving of the Young Mother Teresa Award than the tour guide at Hampton Palace, who spent upwards of 20 minutes helping us find, literally, a spot on the ceiling. Never challenge a man in period costume to find all six royal seals of Henry VIII’s harem. He does not know the meaning of “fail,” perhaps having subjugated this meaning behind layers of constrictive pantaloon fastenings. All in all, England seemed a fabulous place of tiny, space-age cars, quaint royal figureheads and, apparently, 70 percent of the world’s supply of industrial vinegar. It was with a tear in our collective eye — and a carton of the “Bridget Jones’ Diary” brand cigarettes under our collective (well, my) arm that we re-entered the land of the free, the underaged and the academically indentured. Our vacation over, tunelessly humming the English national anthem, “Encyclopedia Brittanica,” we returned to our dorms and had a good “fag.”

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Reclaiming the American creed for the sake of us all The promise of America depends the meaning of America to its citizens PROBABLY THE MOST DEVASTATING the United States relies on a highly selecwords uttered by an U.S. president in the tive reading of American principles. The past 25 years came from President Ronald conservative interpretation subordinates Reagan: “Government is not the solution to all other American values to an uncomour problem; government is the problem.” promising, pre-Keynesian vision of the Though dread of government — especially marketplace and conflates the American ethos with a thinly veiled of the federal government — is Christian morality. as old as the United States itself, Outstanding moral character Reagan effectively fomented a and laissez-faire institutions modern revolution in anti-govbecome the foundations of ernmental sentiment, breathAmericanism and constitute ing new life into a Horatio Alger a two-pronged panacea for myth that had suffered dramatsociety’s ills. Accordingly, we ic setbacks at the hands of the are to be a nation of righteous 1960s and 1970s New Leftists. entrepreneurs. What emerged was a new The seminal American valand powerful conservative ues of liberty, equality and ethos that combined a penJAKE BERMAN concern for ordinary people, chant for lavish military spendIVY RAMBLER along with the American ing with much of the social and responsibility of global leaderfiscal conservatism of the old ship, are emphasized by conright. This ethos has since dominated Republican politics. Although liber- servatives, but with an unabashedly partials have rightly denounced it for its devas- san spin. Liberty is embraced, but is wortating social consequences, contemporary shipped blindly in a vacuum of social conservatism’s most troubling feature is its responsibility. Equality is valued, but mechunscrupulous reinvention of the American anisms to ensure its protection are placed largely outside the public sphere. Concern creed. Brown’s own Gordon Wood often com- for the welfare of ordinary people emerges ments in his lectures that “to be American is frequently, but usually as a mere rhetorical not to be somebody, but is to believe in tool. And global leadership, while cloaked something.” This something is the in the mantra of good intentions, too often American creed, a series of fundamental descends into blithe jingoism and militant national principles that found their first national arrogance. In essence, rugged individualism comes expression in the American Revolution. “The noblest ideals and aspirations of to trump every other American principle. Americans — their commitments to free- Costly social programs like social security, dom, constitutionalism, the well-being of and pesky global imperatives like preservordinary people, and equality, especially ing an inhabitable planet become obstacles equality — came out of the Revolutionary to individual liberty and are discounted. We era,” explains Wood in his new book “The become a nation of narcissistic corporate American Revolution: A History.” The story cowboys, haughty in our individualism and of U.S. history has centered largely on reckless in our abandon. The Bush admindefining and redefining these istration has soared in boosting this vision. Revolutionary ideals, this creed, in an ever- Tax cuts designed to aid the very wealthiest Americans, blockheaded evil axis bombast changing social context. Since the 1980s, Republican shrewd- and an unflagging ideological indifference ness and Democratic incompetence have toward the environment are but the most conspired to sustain a conservative salient examples of the conservative monopoly — grounded in the principles Americanism for which President George of Reagan’s agenda — over this process of Bush is a (frequently unwitting) vehicle. By equating Americanism with consernational definition. The resulting vision of vatism, the right wing has quite successfulJake Berman ’02 wishes you all great lives. ly hijacked the American creed. Liberal aspirations like public health care, wellThis is his final column for The Herald.

funded public education, low-income housing and environmentally conscious policy don’t seem quite as American as big guns, shimmering battleships and tax breaks. In addition, conservatives have cornered the market so adeptly on loyalty to the American creed, or patriotism, that Tom Daschle can hardly venture even the most tentative criticisms of the war on terrorism without receiving a borderline-fascist rebuke from the ever-vituperative Trent Lott. It is remarkable how effective Republicans have been in advancing the conservative conception of the United States. Not only do the vast majority of conservatives buy it, but Democrats are often forced to operate within a conservative framework, debating Republicans with liberal, Keynesian sympathies pinning one hand behind their back. FDR had it right when he declared, “America doesn’t let its poor fend for themselves.” Today’s Democrats are seldom so emphatic in linking government responsibility to the American creed. In addition, radical leftists, frustrated by years of relatively fruitless efforts at radical social change, accept the conservative version of the United States, though instead of glorifying it, they use it to reject the possibilities of the establishment altogether. Just as William Lloyd Garrison burned the Constitution because he believed it was hostile to liberty, left-wingers abandon all hope for the American creed, believing that the dominant conservative interpretation of the United States encompasses the full range of U.S. possibilities. Americans need to wake up. The conservative reading of the United States is both morally repugnant and ideologically imbalanced. It suffocates social progress, distorts our sense of national identity and limits our possibilities as a country. Consider the case of health care. First, I must admit that, in my opinion, health care is a basic right to which any citizen in a civilized society is entitled. Failure to ensure it is a moral outrage. In addition, a healthy populace is too important to the social and economic interests of a state to be regarded as anything but a necessity. Yet, even if one rejects the moral or practical imperatives of health coverage, it is impossible to main-

tain that it contradicts the American creed. Most fundamentally, this creed is about liberty, equality and fostering the wellbeing of ordinary people. It seems unlikely that a national health program would erode these ideals. If anything, it would strengthen them by extending the sphere of equality, directly enhancing the well-being of many ordinary Americans. It would allow them to enjoy freedom more fully, liberated from the shackles of expensive but treatable medical afflictions. Of course, there’s an opportunity cost. To support such a social investment, some wealthier Americans would have to pay higher taxes, something that conservatives generally find an anathema to the American creed. Yet, isn’t making health care a basic right at least as American as mitigating the tax burden on those who can afford to pay? We should create a national health program not just because it’s the right or smart thing to do, but because it’s an American thing to do. This is my final column for The Herald and, on that note, I’d like to submit a personal plea: remember that how we conceive of the United States is as important as anything. Our policies, our practices and our potential for collective progress hinge upon whom we believe we are and what we believe the United States is. The American creed is largely what we make of it. It’s specific enough to mean something, but vague enough for most politicians to co-opt it for their own purposes. We must explore it — its history, its complexities, its policy implications — and probe its truest meaning in our time. For those concerned with social justice and societal progress, this means reclaiming our national principles from the conservative camp and permitting them to serve the public interest. These principles, broad and debatable as they might be, are not adequately represented by the tendentious American vision advanced by Reagan’s political successors. This conservative vision seeks to ground these principles almost exclusively in the values and institutions of the past. These principles demand a more open reading and a less partisan hearing. We must address them with both an eye to the past and an eye to the future.

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LETTERS State of Israel truly a multicultural society To the Editor: As someone who has appreciated Stephen Beale’s ’04 opinions in the past, I was surprised by the ignorance evident in his most recent Herald column (“We must put America first, Israel second,” 4/26). Beale claims that an increasingly diverse United States has little in common with an "ethnically homogenous Jewish state.” However, had Beale taken the time to do research, he would have discovered that Israel is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. A simple search on the Israeli government's Web site reveals that 19 percent of the country’s population consists of Arabs with Israeli citizenship, and over 30 percent of its Jewish immigrants originate from Africa or Asia. Immigrants from Ethiopia, Russia, Argentina, Morocco, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Australia, and even such exotic places as the United States of America, blend together with European Jews and Christian and Muslim Arabs. In light of such diversity, Beale's comment about ethnic homogeneity sounds hollow. Similarly, Beale declares that Israel is “one of the most repressive democracies in the world.” However, as of last count the Israeli Knesset contained 10 Arab members, and I know of no country other than Israel that would allow members of its Parliament to make formal speeches denouncing the very existence of the State. This is the essence of true democracy, and it is a freedom few countries are willing or able to extend to their citizens. Imagine what would happen to a Senator who participated in a flag burning ceremony, or who expressed the treasonous sentiment that the United States should be dismantled. Considering what happens to protestors in Vieques, I imagine the Senator would not enjoy his or her freedom long enough to lose the next election. Beale's arguments concerning American interests in the Middle East are subject to the same blind assumptions he utilizes to criticize the neo-conservatives. Perhaps we should all learn a lesson from his column and do some research before we make ignorant, and perhaps incorrect, statements concerning the national interests of the United States. Erez Biala ’02 April 28

Jewish Student Union endorses Anna Stern for UCS president To the Editor: As presidents of the executive board of the Jewish Student Union, we were surprised to see the student groups’ endorsements of candidates in The Herald. Although we are a Type One Organization as mandated by SAO, we were not contacted by anyone affiliated with UCS or the Herald to ask about our endorsement. Not only were we disappointed that we were not contacted, we were confused and surprised by the small, random sampling of the organizations included in the endorsement checklist. Therefore, we want to take this opportunity to show our support for one of the candidates for UCS president — Anna Stern. We have witnessed Anna's skills through her involvement in the Jewish community. This year her role has been as an advisor to the first year council — her friendliness and openness allowed her to form strong relationships with firstyears, both as a mentor and as a friend. We know that one of her goals as president is to increase interaction between the UCS board and other undergraduate students and we think she has the potential to do so. We have witnessed her ability to represent Hillel to members of the greater Providence and New England community and feel confident in her ability to form similar relationships with the administration in order to represent the true needs of the undergraduate students. Anna is the type of person that comes up with a great idea and brings it to fruition. She makes sure to evaluate each step of the process and to ask advice when needed. She has put forth concrete, attainable goals for her role as president of UCS, and we look forward to watching her carry them out. Alissa Levine ’02 Aviva Levine ’02 Co-Presidents, Jewish Student Union Executive Board April 30

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Taking stock of corporate salary excess Overly high executive salaries can be controlled easily through economic reform Unfortunately for the discipline of ecoWHILE CORPORATE SALARIES HAVE skyrocketed over the last few years, three nomics, companies are not profit maxidistinct camps have formed concerning mizing — executives are. Whenever they the issue of exorbitantly high wages. The are afforded the opportunity to earn first are shareholders, who have com- additional wages at the expense of the plained that even when companies are company (and this is in sum; if they are fired for embezzlement, then losing money through their obviously their total wages ears, executives seem to be are not higher), they will do earning plenty. The second so. In economics this is called are workers’ representatives, an agency problem. who complain that workers Shareholders want the spend as much time doing company to maximize sharehard labor as executives holder wealth, but the actual spend in offices, even though agent for that maximization workers get far less compenhas interests of his own. sation. The third are the Therefore, for the sake of wealthy, who argue that profeconomic efficiency and its are maximized by hiring ED VAN WESEP REALITY shareholder welfare, we the best executives and proought to create laws that viding them incentives to minimize the agency probimprove the share price. lem. I will argue that by creating One problem that exists in the corpoonly a few laws, we could drastically change the compensation for executives, rate world is that a single executive is allowing the concerns of the first to be allowed to be a board member at many solved, the third to be verified and the sec- different companies. The “independent” board of directors at a company, among ond to be reduced in size. We must understand why executives other things, sets salaries for executives. get paid so much and when high pay is The idea is that executives should not be reasonable. High pay can be reasonable setting their own salaries. An independbecause it allows for an efficient alloca- ent set of people, who are otherwise unretion of human resources; that is, the com- lated to the company, will have no incenpanies that can afford to pay the most for tive to set a salary above what is necesan executive are the companies that get sary to lure top talent. Unfortunately, because people sit on the most additional profit from that executive. Therefore, executives will work at multiple boards, there arises a quid pro companies where they can make the quo incentive for inflating salaries. The head of GM may sit on the GE board and largest economic impact. vice versa, allowing each to pay the other extra money, while maintaining the Despite the column, Ed Van Wesep ’02 is appearance of fairness. Even if there is no sure that executives are no sleazier than precise cross-board relationship, if a perpimps. This is his final Herald column.

son becomes known for pushing down salaries at companies on whose boards she sits, she herself will suffer in a backlash against those who oppose the cushy system that has developed. To make boards independent, once again we must prevent executives from sitting on multiple boards. The argument against this is that there is not enough top talent to go around and that management would be weaker if we prevent crossovers, but I find this implausible at best. The time of those executives would be just as well spent at their own companies. Another problem the corporate world faces, that of stock options, is an issue of accounting. An option issued by a company gives the worker a right to purchase stock at some point in the future for a specified “strike price.” When options are issued by the company, they have a value at which they are traded on the open market. When the employee decides to cash in her options, the difference between the strike price and current price of the stock is lost by the company, because the company could have sold that share on the open market for full price. Additionally, there are more shares outstanding causing future earnings dilution. How to account for all of this is an important question. The most obvious system, and the one that the Securities Exchange Commission has been pushing for years, is simple. When the options are issued, the market value is counted as a loss to the company right off the bat; from that point on, the company is treated as a trader in options. Every time the stock price goes up, giving the company greater future liabilities

when these options are cashed in, a loss is added to the balance sheet. When the options are cashed, their full cost to the company has already been accounted for. The “trader” arm of the company would lose money if the stock were rising, reflecting the fact that more money is being paid out to executives. The final release of shares of stock to the executives would be counted as a simple share offering. Wall Street has its own way of accounting for these options. Because no cash is actually leaving the company, they just count the gift of options as dilution, thus guising their true cost. The difference between the two methods is staggering: Microsoft’s loss in 1999 would have been $27 billion had the SEC accounting technique been used. It has been able to build its legendary cash reserves by paying employees in options instead of cash for years, but this is not true profit. If we implemented SEC proposals as well as the ban on sitting on multiple boards, executive pay would fall from the currently astronomic levels to ones more similar to those of 1980. Executives would still make plenty of money, but never again would half a billion per year be earned by the Michael Eisners of the world. Shareholders would be much better off because the agency problem would be partly solved, the economy would improve because resources would be allocated more efficiently, and the workers would, at least, see a reduction in the disparity between their wages and those of top executives. The only people that would be hurt would be executives themselves, but as we have seen, their wages

Issues of sexual abuse must be addressed openly The emotional incident involving SASA this past weekend illustrates the need for a dialogue on sexuality FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS, POSTS ABOUT women. This is clear in the countless acts of sexthe South Asian Students Association’s Senior Banquet have bombarded the Daily ual abuse and aggression displayed in the Jolt. At the banquet Saturday night, a South Asian community at Brown and group of senior South Asian men thought beyond. The community I’m a part of it would be amusing to show pictures of rarely discusses sexuality, and efforts to do so have been “embraced” but their Spring Break experience not practiced outside the in Cancun in the slide show workshop or forum environcommemorating their four KAVITA MISHRA ment. years in Brown’s South Asian GUEST COLUMN Well, let’s talk about it now. community — complete with Do you know how susceptible random naked women and women in Asian, including bare breasts. Few disagree that the pictures of fully South Asian, communities are to sexual dressed South-Asian men and nude non- abuse by mainstream society and their own South Asian women, which had nothing to communities? They experience it more than do with the purpose of the event, were any other racial or ethnic community highly inappropriate and disrespectful to (Fontes, “Sexual Abuse in Nine North everyone — not just the women in the American Communities”). As South Asians, many of us have been audience. But what concerns me most is why a socialized not to discuss sexuality by our few members of the community would parents and communities in whatever part exercise their privilege and control of the of the country we come from. Because of slide show to expressly objectify two this, few South Asian men or women realwomen in a context completely unrelated ize the extent of sexual abuse in their comto the South Asian community. Did they munity. It’s there. Trust me. I was a victim and I think they could get away with depicting demeaning images because of their high know several others. What keeps us from talking about our social status in the community? Some say that people overreacted in the experiences is rejection of their imporhours of discussions that followed the tance by the community. This takes the slide show. I wholeheartedly disagree. This form of lack of discussion about abuse incident brought an issue out on the table. issues and the cultural manifestation of Members of SASA, to an extent, have objectifying women. When “conventional” rejected half their community — their gender roles of South Asian culture play out in the South Asian American community in the form of abusive situations, Kavita Mishra ’04 is a news editor for The Herald. This is her first guest column. She is where do victims go for support? Certainly not to their parents, and now not even to not a bitchy feminist, she promises.

their friends and community brothers. Victims of color normally withdraw from family and their communities because lack of discussion about sexuality makes them feel guilty and ashamed. We should no longer feel ashamed. To make women — specifically female victims — comfortable in South Asian and other communities, they must be embraced, not objectified. In cases when I have discussed my experience with the South Asian community, I think I’ve seriously disturbed them with my honesty, which makes me realize something good can come out of my situation as long as I’m willing to let it happen. To introduce topics of sexuality and sexual abuse in the South Asian community and others, discussions must take place first in an informal setting, rather than in forced forums and workshops. Unless we address gender and sexuality issues in our dorm rooms and dining halls, regardless of how disturbing it might be to do so, how can victims and their fellow women feel comfortable in the community, especially in one that they feel no longer represents them? Many experts including Margaret Abraham argue that mainstream society exacerbates gender and sexuality issues in certain cultures. Objectification of women is particularly prominent and, unless victims are willing to educate their communities, it won’t even begin to slow down. After the informal discussions begin, the forums and workshops must be held to provide information on dealing with sexuality in the community and how South

Asian culture fits into the picture, if it does. Though a member of SASA, I am uncomfortable with its current focus and priorities, which many have struggled to improve. However, I do believe, through revolutionary efforts, the organization can effect change in how it deals with issues of gender and sexuality by organizing appropriate events and encouraging discussion. Obviously, both men and women must be involved. It is not enough to let men know how their actions can be interpreted as abuse. Many women have been socialized to ignore these issues as well. The banquet fiasco involved South Asian men whom I can’t deny admiring in the past. These SASA leaders included underclassmen in their social circles openly, both men and women, but somehow couldn’t comprehend the impact the slide show would have on the younger individuals who look up to them. My interpretation is that these men wanted to display their sexuality and “machismo” either explicitly or subconsciously, and only one community revered them enough to give them the power to do it. Well, they’ve fallen off their high horse. It’s not “cool” to blatantly show women being objectified. And, hopefully, recent public outcries will teach them that. This incident boils down to one thing: communication. It sounds simple and idealistic, but, in the past two days, talking about the issue has made people aware of the need to address sexuality and, for the sake of me and other victims, sexual abuse.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

SPORTS TUESDAY APRIL 30, 2002 · PAGE 24

Small markets prove worth WHILE DOING MY ROUTINE CHECK to see which large market teams are leading their respective divisions, I noticed something remarkable: out of the six divisions, three have small market teams in first place or within one game of first place. These three teams are the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos. They are a combined 13 games over .500 with payrolls about one third the size JEFF SALTMAN of the Yankees’. THE SALT’S TAKE None of these teams hash a payroll over $45 million, but rather have created their teams the old-fashioned way: through player development, smart free agent moves, and savvy trades. The front office personnel from each of these teams deserve some sort of award. Take for example the Minnesota Twins. They have homegrown talent like Torii Hunter and Jacque Jones, both of whom they acquired through the draft. These two players form the backbone of a speedy outfield that is perfect for the fast turf of the Metrodome. On any given night, you can see Torii Hunter race to the gap and rob a would-be double or even home run. He is like a larger Kenny Lofton with more power at the plate. The Twins also have much of their starting lineup due to smart trades like receiving starting pitcher Eric Milton and starting shortstop Cristian Guzman from the Yankees for Chuck Knoblauch. Knoblauch turned out to be an utter disappointment for the Yankees as he had major trouble throwing the ball more than five feet. Minnesota also traded Roberto Kelly for starting pitcher Joe Mays. Another great deal that both trimmed the payroll and increased the overall talent. Now, as a result, the Twins are challenging big spenders like Chicago and Cleveland in the AL Central. Similar things can be said for the Pirates and Expos. The Pirates traded for Brian Giles, a player who annually puts up more than 30 home runs and 110 RBI’s while drafting players like Aramis Ramirez. The Expos, of course, are known for dealing young talented players away so they don’t have to pay them. Players like Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, and Randy Johnson played in French Canada at some point. Now, however, the Expos have at least held onto one homegrown star in Vladimir Guerrero who is one of the brightest stars in the entire league, but plays in relative obscurity in Montreal. Coupled see SALT, page 12

SCOREBOARD Yesterday’s Results Baseball BROWN 3, Harvard 2

Upcoming Games Men’s Lacrosse vs. Princeton for Ivy League Title Saturday 1:00 p.m. at Stevenson Field NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship First round Doubleheader at BROWN Saturday, May 11, 2002. Noon and 3:00 p.m.

Baseball takes 2 of 3 versus Harvard, remains in Red Rolfe Division hunt BY ALICIA MULLIN

It was a battle of the best on Saturday in Cambridge as the Brown baseball team split a doubleheader with Harvard. The Bears fell 4-2 in game one, but evened the series with a 6-5 win in game two. The second doubleheader of this critical match-up was postponed because of Sunday’s inclement weather. Making up game one of the second doubleheader yesterday, the Bears came down with a 3-2 victory when John Capello ’02 hit a pinch hit home run in the top of the seventh. Brown took the lead in the first inning after Matt Kutler ’04 singled in Rick Lynn ’02. Brown scored its second run in the fourth, but Harvard soon responded with two runs of its own. Dan Spring ’03 came on in relief for the Bears, getting the team out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth. Harvard (14-20, 10-5 Ivy) shares the lead for the Ivy League’s Red Rolfe Division which also includes Brown, Dartmouth and Yale. Brown, now 21-20 overall and 10-5 in the Ivy League, is tied with Harvard for first place. The Crimson started off strong in Saturday’s opener, scoring three runs in the first inning off of a two-run home run from sophomore Trey Hendricks. A homer from freshman Schuyler Mann immediately followed, leaving the Bears with an early 3-0 deficit. Harvard struck again in the fourth with a RBI single from senior Mark Mager that scored sophomore Mickey Kropf. Brown’s offense came to life in the fifth, however. A homer from Jeff Nichols ‘05 started off the inning and gave the Bears their first score of the game. A single from Adam Royster ‘05 and a John Magaletti ‘04 double got Brown in scoring position and a sacrifice fly from Rick Lynn ‘03 scored Royster. Unfortunately, those two runs were all the Bears could muster and the

game ended in a 4-2 loss. Despite striking out nine batters, Jon Stern ‘02 (6-3) took the loss for the Bears on the mound. Game two of the doubleheader saw much more scoring and a more favorable result for Brown. In spite of a schoolrecord performance from Harvard senior pitcher Ben Crockett, the Bears stepped up on offense. Five different players scored and six earned at least one hit in the 6-5 win. In game two, Brown was first to score. A single from Greg Metzger ‘02 started off the second inning and a Nichols double drove in Metzger giving Brown an early 10 lead. Harvard did not let the Bears keep the lead for long though, as a two-RBI double from senior Faiz Shakir gave the Crimson a 2-1 edge at the end of the second. Brown came back with two more runs in the top of the third. Lynn, the Ivy League leader in stolen bases (22 for 23), singled, then stole second. Robert Deeb ‘04 singled to score Lynn, evening the tally at two. John Cappello ‘02 gave Brown the lead with a RBI double to score Deeb. Harvard tied it up in the bottom of the third inning and the score remained tied at three until the top of the sixth, when Brown exploded on offense. Singles from Metzger and Royster and a walk for Nichols left the bases loaded with James Lowe ‘05 at bat. Harvard’s Crockett, who struck out a Harvard-record seventeen batters in Saturday’s nightcap, hit Lowe with a pitch, advancing him to first and allowing Metzger to score. With the bases again loaded and the score 4-3 in favor of Brown, Lynn hit a two-RBI single that brought both Royster and Nichols home and gave brown the 6-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth. The Crimson gave the Bears a scare in

Hot to trot: Equestrian captures the Ivy League Championship BY SARAH MARKOWITZ

The Brown equestrian team brought home the Ivy Championship, scoring 41 points Saturday at the All-Ivy Horse Show at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Columbia and Cornell tied for reserve with 36 points each. In addition to the Championship College Award, the Brown equestrians also took three individual championships and two individual reserve championships. The show began with the open jumping division, in which co-captain Elizabeth Quadros ’02 and Amanda Forte ’02 each placed first. Sarah Markowitz ’02 took second and Sarah Staveley-O’Carroll ’03 placed third. Forte was awarded the championship for this division, Quadros took the reserve championship and Markowitz took fifth for the division. In the intermediate fences division, Heather McCrea ’02 placed third and Megan Burke ’02 placed fourth. Burke took sixth in the championship awards. In novice fences, Caroline Preston ’02 placed fourth and Amanda Henry ’02 was fifth. Brown stood third entering the flat portion of the show. The team, however was inspired by coach Michaela Scanlon’s outstanding performance in the coach’s competition and came on strong in the flat divisions. In the open flat, Kristin McLaughlin ’03 placed first and Forte took second. In intermediate flat, Burke placed first and co-captain Chelsea Hamilton ’03 took sec-

ond. In novice flat, Preston and Henry each took first place. In the walk-trot-canter division, Amanda Burden ’04 placed first and Katja Goldflam ’02 took second. Brown swept the top two walk-trot placings in both classes. Galyn Burke ’05 and Cynthia Lee ’05 each placed first, while Jenny Fauth ’05 and Akanksha Mehta ’02 were each second. After the outstanding walk-trot performance, Brown had assured itself of the Ivy Championship, but the team did not stop there and went on to dominate the flat championship classes. Burden won the championship in the walk-trot-canter. In the next class, the walk-trot, Galyn Burke took the championship, followed by Fauth in third, Lee in fourth, and Mehta in fifth. Preston brought home the reserve championship and Henry took fourth in the novice division. Megan Burke took fourth and Hamilton placed sixth in the intermediate. Finally, Forte added the open flat reserve championship to her open fences championship to end the day. The Bears’ success at the All-Ivy competition should provide a good warm-up and confidence-builder for this weekend’s Nationals, held in Cazenovia, NY, May 3 through May 5. Last year, Brown became the first Ivy League University to qualify for Nationals, where they placed fifth. Sarah Markowitz ’02 is a member of the equestrian team.

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The baseball team has won two of three games against Harvard to tie the Crimson for first place in the Ivy League’s Red Rolfe Division. the eighth, but was ultimately unable to top Brown’s offensive surge. Harvard’s Mager tripled in the bottom of the inning and a home run from Hendricks narrowed the Brown lead to one. Brown’s defense then took over. Dan Spring ‘03 came in to pitch in relief of Jamie Grillo ‘02 and the Bears’ fielding kept Harvard from scoring. Grillo pitched seven innings for Brown, earning his fourth win of the season. More conference play takes place this see BASEBALL, page 8

W. water polo finishes sixth at Easterns BY ANDREW FRANK

The women’s water polo team played at Easterns in Princeton this past weekend. Indiana, its first round opponent, seemed to peak at the right time, beating Brown and then taking 3rd place in the tournament. Brown fell behind in the early action to Indiana, who finished third overall, and could not come back to beat them. The offense did not show up too much in the first half of that game. Despite many chances early on, the Bears were unable to convert on any shots for goals. In the second half of the Indian game, the Bears kept pace with them, however a five-goal deficit from the first half was too deep to climb out of. Eventually, Brown lost 9-4 to Indiana. Scoring for Brown were Jeanie Ward-Waller ‘04, who got two, and Diana Livermore ’05 and Tori Barbata ‘03, who each notched one. Goalies Heggie ’04 and LaFaunce ’03 recorded seven saves and two saves. Coach Todd Clapper had great things to say about the team this year. “There was something very positive about the game, though. It is something that I will tell people when they ask about this year’s team. There were about 15 seconds left in the game and we were down by 5 and the team giving everything that they had to get the ball back for a chance to score again.”