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M O N D A Y OCTOBER 28, 2002

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Simmons outlines future plans for parents BY OLIVER BOWERS

President Ruth Simmons outlined the University’s plans for the remainder of the year and beyond to a tent packed with parents and students yesterday in her concluding Parents Weekend address. Simmons described Brown’s planned hiring of 100 new faculty members over the next four years, an addition that would swell course offerings by about 90 classes while shrinking current class sizes and opening a slue of new research opportunities. She also cited improved compensation for new professors and additional efforts to attract competent faculty. Tackling security, Simmons spoke frankly, deeming the judgment of whether to arm Brown Police officers, “probably the most difficult thing I’ve had to do as a leader” at Brown. “But I will do whatever I have to do to ensure the safety of this community” she said. Brown Police Chief Col. Paul Verrecchia and Vice President for Administration Walter Hunter joined see PARENTS, page 4

Cornell grads reject union in overwhelming numbers BY BRIAN BASKIN

While the results of Brown’s graduate student unionization vote remain sealed, Cornell University graduate students emphatically rejected a plan Thursday for teaching and research assistants to join the United Auto Workers. Of the 2,043 students who voted on Oct. 23 and 24, 1,351 were against unionization and 580 in favor. Only 275 of 2,318 eligible students failed to vote. Had the graduate students voted to unionize, they would have been the second private university to do so after New York University. Instead, the Cornell Association of Student Employees / United Auto Workers will have to wait a year before bringing unionization to a vote again. Though the final vote was a landslide victory for anti-union student group At What Cost, co-founder Allen MacKenzie said even on the day of the vote neither side was sure who would win. “We were extremely surprised by the margin of victory,” said MacKenzie, a graduate research assistant in engineering. Many students who voted against unionization took issue with the national

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

In D.C., students protest war Students joined over 100,000 protestors to voice their opposition to a U.S. invasion of Iraq BY BRIAN BASKIN

A busload of Brown undergraduates joined over 100,000 protesters in Washington, D.C., Saturday to voice their opposition to a potential U.S. military invasion of Iraq. Riana Good ’03 was among over 50 Brown students to attend a three-hour rally at Constitution Gardens near the Vietnam War Memorial and then march around the White House. “Everyone from ‘Vermonsters for Peace’ to ‘Arizona Says No to War’ and everyone in between,” was there, Good said. At Constitution Gardens, protesters heard from Jesse Jackson, The Rev. Al Sharpton, actress Susan Sarandon, ice cream entrepreneurs Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and other speakers. Cohen listed programs and services that could be funded with half the money that might be designated for war, said Anya Goldstein ’05. “It was inspiring, invigorating to be around so many people who are there for a lot of the same reasons you’re

there,” said Josina Shields-Stromsness ’05. The crowd appeared at its largest after the rally when marchers walked down the streets surrounding the White House, Good said. Marchers circled back to the rally point and met thousands more who were just starting the loop, she said. The sheer number of protesters was the strongest message of all, Good said. “In a way, this was being looked towards as a gauging of public sentiment, and I don’t think this even began to represent the population who are questioning the war,” Good said. Saturday’s gathering was the first large-scale peace protest since 75,000 dissenters met in D.C. in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. Protestors held a sister march in San Francisco Saturday that drew thousands, while protesters also converged in Rome, Berlin, Copenhagen, Denmark, Tokyo and Mexico City. Good compared the protest to similar events at the height of the Vietnam War that drew as many as 500,000 people in 1969, with one key difference — this protest was the first of its kind to be held at the threat of war rather than after an invasion had begun. “Here is a protest that comes even before the body bags of the U.S. soldiers are coming home,” she said. The crowd was also more diverse — “Soccer Moms Against the War” rallied

with the “Raging Grannies” and the “Party for Perma-War,” whose neon wigs spoke to their motto — “an absurd response to an absurd war.” About 100 counter-protesters gathered at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. Composed of members of Free Republic and a group of Iraqi exiles, they chanted slogans against Saddam Hussein. “Most of these people across the street, they don’t know the reality in Iraq,” Imam Husham Al-Husainy told The Washington Post. Al-Husainy brought 40 Iraqis from the Detroit area to show how the Iraqi people had suffered under Hussein. In the only arrests that day related to the protest, police broke up a scuffle between protesters and counter-protesters. Three were taken away. During the demonstrations against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank during their annual meetings in D.C. in September, police arrested more than 600 people. At one point Saturday, a group sat in the middle of a street and played “duck duck Bush.” Police officers watching nearby seemed to get a kick out of the game, exemplifying the positive relationship between police and protesters, Good said. Herald staff writer Brian Baskin ’04 can be reached at bbaskin@browndailyherald.com.

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I N S I D E M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 8 , 2 0 0 2 Wind symphony incorporates Burmese music into energetic Saturday concert page 3

Parents Weekend dance concert showcases six dance, two musical pieces page 3

The East Side’s reclusive Hope Club offers privacy, dining, discussion to members page 5

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Adam Stern ’06 says college-age men fall into one of five distinct categories column, page 11

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

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ARTS & CULTURE MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 3 ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW

Wind symphony takes cues from diverse cultures in artful performance BY STEFAN TALMAN

The Brown University Wind Symphony brought together traditional band literature and little-heard Burmese music on Saturday night. Though almost as if in separate concerts, this juxtaposition acknowledged the start of a play between distinct cultural influences. The performance began with three traditional Burmese pieces, performed by Kyaw Kyaw Naing, one of the premier composers and performers of Burma, on the hsaing waing, or tuned drum, while Mar Mer Aye, a famous Burmese singer, provided rhythmical accompaniment. “Gyapan Pa ‘Zan,” an arrangement of a traditional instrumental piece with select members of the wind symphony, was followed by an impressively executed, complex polyrhythmic and polyharmonic improvisation, which translated literally to “Show what your hands can do.” The final piece was “Sein Osi,” similar in style to the first and influenced by a drum known as the ozi. These pieces provided a spectacular example of the convergence of global boundaries, in which the barriers between the common uses of traditional instruments begin to fall, giving way to something new and exciting. “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,” a Sousa march, followed Kyaw Kyaw Naing’s performance. The piece borrowed percussive and tonal features from Janissary music, played by the Turkish military during the 18th and 19th centuries. While performed with the energy and enthusiasm necessary for the success of the Sousa piece, the selection reverberated in odd contrast to the previous Burmese selections. While one could hear Western instrumental influence upon Burmese music within “Nobles,” one also could hear subtle Turkish influence upon the march, a staple of traditional Western music. Jaemi Leob ’03, assistant conductor, led “Blue Lake: Overture,” by John Barnes Chance, a complex piece that, while remaining in standard time, alternates compound triple rhythm figures with simple duple figures. The wind symphony fully capitalized upon this opposition between measure and pulse, driving the piece forward within relative complexity toward the somewhat abrupt though well-orchestrated climax. Nearing the finale, Leob’ s stand fell, leaving her to finish conducting the piece without score. This freak accident brought two things to light. First, and most obvious, the wind symphony is in need of a stable conductor’s stand, able to accommodate the space restrictions of Salomon Hall. Second, and of much greater note, Leob’s command of the piece. She was able to quickly regain composure and finish conducting from memory, made especially difficult by the continuing pulse shifts. “Suite in E-Flat op. 28,” by Gustav Holst, and “Incantation and Dance,” by John Barnes Chance, rounded out the program. The nuances of the three part suite, each based upon a three note motif, and heavily influenced by English folk song, were picked up by the wind symphony, as it smoothly swung between simple, quiet melodies and quickly moving, strong, full-band endings. Chance’s “Incantation” provided a unique conclusion to the concert, beginning with a complex polyrhythmic theme eventually picked up by the band, demonstrating the group’s ability to handle both difficult rhythmical and harmonic themes. Herald staff writer Stefan Talman ’05 can be reached at stalman@browndailyherald.com.

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

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Dance, magic dance BY MOMOKO HIROSE

The eclectic array of African drums, hip-hugging pleather shorts, soprano arias and ballet made this year’s Parents Weekend Dance Concert provocative, engaging and emotional. Live music enhanced the mood, through soulful riffs and somber orchestral movements. As with many dance concerts at Brown, the works varied in style, music and costume with six dances and two musical performances. Clad in torn clothing, Zack Fuller GS embodied the twisted, bittersweet pain of a soldier in war in “Soldier,” a solo performance he choreographed and performed. Each creak of the floorboard seemed to emulate his contorting body, his inwardly curled hands and feet disjointed and tottering across the floor. Like a broken toy, his quivering hands and awkward motions combined with the tense percussionist piano music led to a child-like vulnerability rarely expressed by an adult man. “Soldier” stood out from the rest of the performances in its ability to capture the complexity of human emotions through movement and facial expressions. The white flag Fuller held throughout his dance further emphasized the desperation of the situation. Simple lighting focused the attention on Fuller, the interplay of dark and light at times covering his face and illuminating his body. The only seemingly superfluous aspect was a ladder used in the final moments of the performance. The work dragged toward the end with its repetitive motions and themes — one minute less would have been sufficient. The minimalism in props and costumes of that work sharply contrasted to the all-out production of “La Création du Monde,” choreographed by Michelle BachCoulibaly, senior lecturer in Theater, Speech and Dance, and based on the work of choreographer Darius Milhaud. Ruffled skirts, sequins galore and jazzy performances with a mini-orchestra made this work more of a play. From ballroom dancing couples to half-human, half-animal characters, the world described was a chaotic circus,

full of intrigue and sensuality. The fierce, powerful movements, the exaggerated flailing of the arms and the smooth jazz steps created a world of decadence with no restraints. The contrast of civilized man and primitive animal, the exotic with the everyday, made this piece unforgettable. Yet the production was so caught up in its own decadence that the orchestra drowned out the narrators’ voices, and the plot was confusing. The work was a bit too ambitious. More classical influences were seen in “Limon Etude,” a tribute to Mexican choreographer José Limón. Though Limón was known for his passionate, dynamic choreography, especially in male dancing, “Limon Etude” featured six females with flowing skirts and graceful movements. “Gretchen an Spinnard D. 118,” by Franz Schubert, set the mood, with soprano Lydia Brotherton ’05 and pianist Rachael Truchil ‘04. The delicate spins and twirls made the dance airy and light, but with extensions and flurried movements, the dancers also portrayed beauty and strength. Lighting was integral to this piece, as the blue light led to an eerie, ethereal feel. The weaving patterns of the flowing skirts also added to this effect. The dancers demonstrated their skill with each unified pose and difficult routine. The unity and cohesiveness further enhanced the mood. Everything tied together — the choreography, the music, the costumes and the lighting. Perhaps the least successful work was “Fourteen Hours.” Clashing, garishly colored costumes conflicted sharply with the minimalist style of this dance. With influences of ballet, including jumps and extensions, this modern dance focused on the group acting as one. The dancers lacked slightly in cohesiveness, but compensated for this with their energy. The most interesting facet of this work was the moment when one dancer broke from the mold, with jumps, twirls and spastic movements. Yet the distinction between the corps and the individual was lost due to the fact that the dancers did not make the corps movements cohesive enough.

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Cornell continued from page 1 UAW organization, MacKenzie said. “I don’t think the graduate students necessarily want to be a part of the same old sort of industrial kind of union,” he said. “I think a union for graduate students needs to be focused on graduate student issues.” Some international students also disagreed with the UAW’s politics, MacKenzie said. Ariana Vigil, spokesperson for CASE/UAW and a graduate student in English, said uncertainty about the union’s mission scared students away. “People wanted to hear guarantees, that if a union comes in this is what a union will do,” Vigil said. “That’s just not the way unionization works.”

Parents continued from page 1 Simmons at the podium to describe steps the Department of Safety has taken to protect students and faculty, including improved lighting, increased shuttle service and redrawn police patrols. Simmons also advocated open discussion of diversity on campus, calling silence “a poison to a place of learning.” The University will begin searching for a director of diversity next semester. Simmons said

Unions accomplish only what its members want it to accomplish, she said. That concept may have frightened voters who didn’t want to bring in a union without a clear agenda. Other students were unnecessarily concerned that a union encompassing all graduate students might be out of step with individual concerns, Vigil said. “Things like wages or health care — I don’t understand how improved health care is not in anybody’s interest,” she said. Vigil said CASE/UAW would keep meeting to advocate graduate student rights and hasn’t given up on unionization. The overwhelming defeat of CASE/UAW may reverberate beyond the Cornell campus, said Lennart Erickson GS, spokesman for Brown’s At What Cost, which is not affiliated with AWC at Cornell. “There’s this aura of inevitability about graduate unionization,”

Erickson said. “I think the results last week have forever burst that bubble.” A December 2001 unionization vote at Brown was sealed following a University appeal to the National Labor Relations Board. Columbia University’s union movement is in a similar state of limbo. Tufts University, Yale University and other private and public schools have yet to vote. The defeat of unionization at Cornell won’t hurt other campaigns, as long as the issues that sparked the unionization movement still exist, said Brown Graduate Employee Organization / United Auto Workers spokesperson Sheyda Jahanbani GS. “It’s just one of those forces that cannot be stopped by one or two defeats,” Jahanbani said.

Brown students must learn “how complex (the issue of diversity) is, how to respond, how to set reasonable goals. “We’re stumbling along in this country managing diversity when we can do it a lot better if we diversify our curricula,” Simmons said. Simmons described recent changes on campus, including the renovations of the EmeryWoolley dorms and of the VerneyWoolley Dining Hall. In terms of future plans, she said “a renovation of the Ratty is always at the top of our list,” to chuckles and a round of applause. Fielding student and parent

questions, Simmons addressed tuition, assuring parents that no tuition spike has been discussed. She also spoke about the Harvard-MIT Israeli divestment petition, to which Simmons urged only that the audience bear in mind that the Israeli situation is a complex issue, and people will come down on all sides of the debate. Simmons concluded by praising the energy and intellect of the Brown student body. “In short, they are wonderful” Simmons said, “and we are honored to have them with us. This environment is rich because of who they are.”

Herald staff writer Brian Baskin ’04 can be reached at bbaskin@browndailyherald.com.

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Long waits frustrate cluster computer users Waits for printing and computers at the Center for Information Technology have increased, some students report BY JOANNE PARK

Students who frequent the University’s computing clusters say they are frustrated by long waits for computers and printers at the Center for Information and Technology. Many students said printing at the computer clusters is a slow process, and students do not have immediate access to printing, especially during the high-traffic evening hours. Brookes Brown ’04 said she was frustrated while printing an assignment for a class this Saturday afternoon. “It’s not so much that I have to wait in line for printing, but that the printer’s taking 40 minutes to process the printing job,” she said. Brown said slow computing is not exclusive to the CIT, and she encountered printer breakdowns and delays at the Rock as well. Brown said the printing at the Sciences Library is more efficient. “It’s frustrating though … going to use the computers to print a paper out for a class and not anticipating the long wait,” she said. Brown said the problem was especially acute for students who must walk long distances to reach the CIT. Some students said the computing problems are getting worse. “I’ve never run into any problems until this semester, and I’ve been here for five years,” said Mike Jackson ’03. “It seems to have gotten worse this semester.” Jackson said he likes the idea of installing computer kiosks around campus. “I would strongly support the idea of kiosks, and overall, I would love to have more computer clusters on campus,” he said. Christine Brown, manager of the Lab Consultant Program at the CIT, said the increased use of PDF files is one reason printing has slowed in the recent years. She said Computing and Information Services and the CIT are examining software alternatives to improve computer performance. Brown said students who frequent the CIT to print assignments are often not aware of other options they have in terms of printing.

“Students come in and print, automatically using the default printers. They have available to them several different printers that could facilitate their printing,” Brown said, adding that 99 percent of the equipment in the CIT computer clusters are available for use. Kara Kelley, director of CIS, said the CIS and CIT have not received formal complaints about printing and computing services. But Kelly said students have submitted proposals regarding changes in computing services at Brown. The proposals center on constructing kiosks for checking e-mail, computer clusters in the base“Yes, I would like to ment of residence halls and a computprint and have my er cluster for Pembroke Hall. paper come out Kelley said that once prioritize quickly. It can get to students these reforms, CIS can work to considbecome a headache, er the changes. Despite problems but it’s also free students reported while printing at buildings across printing.” campus, some said they were happy the Emily Nemens ’05 University supplied computers for student use. “Yes, I would like to print and have my paper come out quickly. It can get to become a headache, but it’s also free printing,” said Emily Nemens ’05. Nemens said she must sometime wait 20 minutes for printing and that students queue up 30 simultaneous printing jobs during high-traffic hours. “It’s definitely frustrating, but waiting a little, it’s not so much of a problem,” Nemens said. Jesse Funaro ‘03 said he is satisfied with the printing services at the CIT. Although it is slow and unreliable at times, at least it is free of charge, he said. “At other colleges, there is a fee or quota for printing. So overall, we do get a pretty good deal here,” he said. Herald staff writer Joanne Park ’06 can be reached at jpark@browndailyherald.com.

Actor Boyle to students: follow your dreams BY CRYSTAL Z.Y. NG

Television and film actor Peter Boyle highlighted the importance of following one’s dreams in a packed Salomon Center Friday night during his Parents Weekend keynote address. Ranging from humorous to pensive, Boyle discussed his career choices and influences before showing clips of his work and taking questions from the audience. Boyle is known for his roles in “Young Frankenstein,” “Taxi Driver,” “Monster’s Ball” and his portrayal of Frank Barone on “Everyone Loves Raymond.” Lesser known is the fact that Boyle was once a monk in a Christian monastery, a choice he said he made after reading “Seven Story Mountain.” Then, Boyle said, he read Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” “There I was with a beard, wearing a turtleneck, and smoking some funny cigarettes with no label on them,” he said of his early acting years, eliciting laughs from the crowd. Though he kept the audience laughing throughout the lecture, Boyle also exposed his more serious philosophical side. He said working as an actor taught him many lessons about life and how people choose to live it. Boyle listed five questions that he said apply to both acting and life: “I always ask: ‘Who am I?,’ ‘Where am I?,’ ‘When is it?,’ ‘Why am I here?’ and “What do I want?’” He said keeping these questions in mind help him make confident choices and also help him develop his roles. When asked if he ever regretted turning down certain roles, Boyle again used his work experience to discuss life in general. “Yes, I have. ... You make mistakes and you have to live with them. That’s all. It’s not like I was elected president and sent troops into Iraq,”

he said with a smile. Asked about the stark contrast between being a monk and being an actor, Boyle said, “I wasn’t that great a monk.” He added that actors and monks use the same quiet, meditative methods “to go away from the world and to contemplate, to dream. Actors do that too.” Boyle said many seemingly disparate professions are similar. “The same wheels and motors that turn your imagination as a working actor” are the same as those in other fields, he said. Throughout the lecture, Boyle injected nuggets of wisdom about finding one’s path in life. He said life is about trying to be part of a group while retaining one’s individuality, a balance he said was important to both college students and their parents. But regardless of what careers students choose, Boyle urged them to use their minds to their fullest capabilities. “All human beings are profoundly influenced by imagination,” he said, and it takes us in many directions. He emphasized the impact that students can have on the world. “We can heal broken bones, aching hearts … beautify our lives and the lives of those around us. … We manifest life as best as we can,” he said. Boyle concluded with a message for his daughters that many parents in the audience applauded. “I will support everything that (his daughters) want to do that will let them express their own inner beauty,” he said, looking at his family. Two of Boyle’s children attend Brown. “I think them being at Brown is part of that, too,” he added. Herald staff writer Crystal Z.Y. Ng ’05 can be reached at cng@browndailyherald.com.

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The Hope Club, located across from Keeney Quad on Benefit Street, provides a private space for its members to meet, eat and relax.

Behind relative anonymity, Hope Club members dine and discuss BY JOANNE PARK

Across from Keeney Quad on Benevolent Street stands a red brick building that houses a club that most students don’t realize exists. The relative anonymity of the Hope Club invokes comparisons to secret college societies, but the Hope Club is simply a private club that exists as an informal gathering and dining space for its local members, its president said. “We eat and talk— that’s what we do here,” said Ford Sayre, Hope Club president. “There’s nothing close to secret about this place.” Some of Brown’s adjunct faculty and administrators are members of the club, Sayre said, but he would not give the names of any members or the number of total members. The club includes members from Rhode Island and Massachusetts, politicians, Brown faculty and administrators and officials from the University of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island School of Design. Sayre said he does not understand the mystery enshrouding the Hope Club. He said the Hope Club bears very little similarity to secret societies like the Skulls and Bones at Yale University or the Sphinx at Dartmouth College. Only club members are allowed inside the Hope Club. “Anybody walks in here. … You come here and you don’t have to worry about work,” Sayre said. The Hope Club was established as a men-only club in 1874, and is one of the earliest of its kind in the United States, Sayre said. Rhode Islanders started the private club because although many similar clubs existed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island did not have any. It began admitting women in the late 1980s. When it was founded, electricity was still a novelty. To this day, the four-story Hope Club building has gas pipes that have yet to be replaced with modern equipment. Although the Hope Club building is often mistaken for part of Brown, the University does not own any part of it. see CLUB, page 6

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Zarda continued from page 12 Women aren’t even restricted from access to the course. They’re just not allowed to drink cocktails, smoke cigars or wear the tacky green jacket. This club is a senior version of eight-year-old boys playing cops and robbers in a tree house. While their moms may yell at them for not letting little Suzie play, it doesn’t deserve national press time. Still, if Burk disagrees, she has appropriately brought attention to the guidelines and informed the public. The question still remains: what will be gained if Burk is successful in her quest? How will women benefit from belonging to a group of male elitists who only caved in under public scrutiny? Will the club really be any different? If it accepts one woman as a member, will Burk and her supporters accept the token olive branch and forgive Augusta for its past? If Burk truly opposes Augusta and wants to instigate real change, she should try to ostracize the club rather than fill out an application form. She should question the integrity of the club and of all those who associate with it. For starters, what about the PGA?

Martha Burk has not written any letters to John Doe’s “men’s only” Friday night poker game. The reason she targeted Augusta is because the Masters, the premier golf tournament of the year, is held on its grounds. So, why not go after the organization that holds the tournament? Doesn’t the PGA condone the practices of Augusta by sanctioning a tournament there? If Hootie Johnson wants to hang out with a bunch his male cronies, who are we to stop him? But, when the governing body of a major sport stages its marquee event in his backyard, opinions will, and should, be expressed. Nobody would have heard or cared about Hootie’s bunch if it weren’t for the Masters. Hootie already dropped all of his corporate sponsors, leaving the PGA as the only major institution still supporting the club. If the PGA left Augusta, the harm done to the club would be paramount. On the other side of debate, just who are the members kidding? As public inquiry has increased, many of the 300 prominent members of Augusta have decided to jump ship. A review of the impressive member catalog includes the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, 20 CEOs, a congressman and a storied football coach. These members certainly joined the golf club with the realization that there were no women. So why are

they now anxious to include a woman in their boys club? If they disagreed with Augusta’s standards, they should not have joined. Instead of defending their right to associate as they please, these hypocrites are running for cover. Afraid of the public backlash, they’re defying the code at Augusta by publicly voicing their opinions on club matters. I don’t think these are bad men for joining Augusta, they just enjoy a “guys’ night out.” I do, however, question their fickle stance on a club they chose to endorse. Their attempt to reach a moral high ground is a little late and lacks sincerity. In the end Burk will probably achieve her objective, and a woman will be admitted to Augusta. Johnson, a long-time civil rights activist, will certainly acquiesce rather than permanently destroy the once-revered image of the club, and in turn, his own reputation. The Masters will continue to be held at Augusta and a woman will finally wear a green jacket. The public debate will cease and pressure on Tiger Woods to voice his opinion will lessen. Current members will have saved their reputations, Martha Burk will feel better about herself and Hootie Johnson can concentrate more on serving as president. I just wonder if any real progress will have been made.

Club continued from page 5 Brown occasionally holds functions in the Hope Club’s dining halls. Sayre said Brown’s gradual East Side expansion brought the University closer to the Hope Club, and the Hope Club maintains a close relationship with the University. Although the Hope Club is not a secret society, its members still strive to maintain privacy, Sayre said. The club does not want media intrusion, he said. “You walk in here, and you might as well be in your own living room. … This club is a part of our lives, and we don’t want it to be used as a public spectacle,” Sayre said. The club has bedrooms for guests, and the upper levels of the building serve as an inn. The rooms were rarely used until the mid-1900s, Sayre said. During World War II, the Hope Club housed U.S. military officers. The Hope Club is currently working on constructing additions to its building. It has not been renovated since it built

“You walk in here, and you might as well be in your own living room. … This club is a part of our lives, and we don’t want it to be used as a public spectacle.” Ford Sayre Hope Club President squash courts in 1921. The present work involves installing a kitchen on the first floor, where the dining halls are located. The current kitchen is on the fourth floor. The relatively recent acceptance of women into the club prompted new ideas for renovation, and Sayre said the club is working on “softening up” the atmosphere. Herald staff writer Joanne Park ’06 can be reached at jpark@browndailyherald.com.

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WORLD & NATION MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 7

IN BRIEF In Moscow, hostages' loved ones gather at mournful vigil center MOSCOW (Washington Post) — They came looking for their loved ones with photographs in their hands and tears in their eyes. For many people who had not found their relatives after commandos stormed the House of Culture theater in Moscow early the day before, Sunday was cold, sodden and hopeless. They had been summoned to a “vigil center” set up in a school, where they anxiously scanned lists put up on a wall. But the lists contained only 568 names; Moscow health authorities said 646 people were hospitalized. Those who could not find the names they were looking for were assuming the worst, many bitterly blaming the authorities for a rescue operation they saw as cruelly botched. The mood was anxious, quiet, sorrowful. One woman clutched an old photograph of her mother in a bathing costume, standing in the surf at a seaside resort. Others held faded military photos of men in uniform. Some brought personal documents, and others had simply scrawled out descriptions of their loved ones on note paper. Pavel Sinelnikov, 21, had just graduated from medical school. Survivors who knew him described him giving first aid to hostages in the theater during the siege. His father’s heart nearly burst with pride at the account friends gave of his son acting like a professional amid the terror. “My eyes welled with tears when I pictured Pasha walking among bearded and masked terrorists and doing his job,” said Sergei Sinelnikov, 55, a burly man with salt-andpepper hair who had not located Pavel by Sunday.“He behaved like a real man and did not forget about his professional duties even in such a horrible situation.

Socialist da Silva appears headed for presidential victory in Brazil SAO PAULO, Brazil (Washington Post) — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former union leader who never attended college, appeared headed Sunday for a landslide victory in a Brazilian presidential election that reflects the disenchantment sweeping much of Latin America after a decade of free-market reforms that have failed to deliver promised prosperity. Early election results gave Lula, as the gray-bearded socialist is known, a huge lead over his centrist opponent, Jose Serra, a former government minister. With 77.8 percent of the vote counted, Lula had 61.3 percent, compared with 38.7 percent for Serra, after a day when millions of Brazilians cast ballots with few reported problems before massing along busy boulevards across the country for evening celebrations. Lula’s victory would be the first time a leftist had been elected president of Latin America’s most populous country, and would be the clearest demonstration of the growing backlash against globalization in this part of the world. His election could mean trouble for the package of economic reforms backed by the United States, in particular a hemisphere-wide free trade zone, that are the Bush administration’s most important policy initiatives in Latin America. While casting his vote Sunday morning in this city’s middle-class suburb of Sao Bernardo, Lula appeared to speak to the millions of Brazilians who have endorsed his pledge to move the world’s eighth-largest economy away from the so-called “Washington consensus” followed by his predecessor and toward what he has called a “new economic model” for this traditionally conservative country. “I want to dedicate this election to the suffering poor of our beloved Brazil,” Lula said to hundreds of chanting, cheering supporters who had gathered to watch him vote. Sunday’s election marked a milestone in Brazil’s democracy, which emerged 17 years ago with the collapse of a repressive military dictatorship. Lula made his name as an opponent of that regime, and his apparent broad-based victory Sunday could end the political monopoly that a small, economically powerful elite has enjoyed for much of this century. Lula, who turned 57 Sunday, spent much of the afternoon awaiting election returns with family and friends in his apartment in Sao Bernardo.

3 Israeli soldiers killed by bomber 18 others were also injured in Sunday’s bombing outside Ariel, one of the largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank JERUSALEM (Washington Post) — Three Israeli soldiers were

killed and at least 18 people were injured Sunday when a Palestinian suicide bomber’s explosives were set off just outside Ariel, one of the largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The explosive belt the bomber was wearing apparently was detonated by bullets fired at him by bystanders, witnesses said. Both the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Islamic Resistance Movement, known as Hamas, two Palestinian groups that have asserted responsibility for many suicide bombings in the last two years, claimed the bomber as a member. They also said the bomber came from the West Bank city of Nablus, about 30 miles north of Jerusalem. Separately, about three hours after the bombing, undercover Israeli soldiers entered Nablus to arrest a Palestinian militant and a firefight erupted in which at least two and possibly three armed Palestinian men were killed, Israeli military officials and Nablus residents said. Residents said the shooting appeared to be a targeted assassination of a militant from the radical Islamic Jihad organization. The Ariel bombing and Nablus shootings did not appear to be related, Palestinians and Israeli officials said. Meanwhile, apparently after hearing about the bomb blast 12 miles away at Ariel, a small band of Jewish settlers from the West Bank settlement of Itamar — where several Jewish residents have been killed in Palestinian attacks this year — assaulted a group of Palestinian olive pickers and foreign peace activists in the village of Yanun, pelting them with stones and beating them with their guns. Six peace activists — four foreigners and two Israelis — were injured. The suicide bombing Sunday was the second such attack in six days. On Oct. 21, two Palestinian youths from Jenin, a small city in the far north of the West Bank, rammed a sport-utility vehicle loaded with 175 pounds of explosives into the back of a crowded bus at an intersec-

tion in northern Israel, killing 14 Israelis and themselves. Israel responded to that attack early Friday by reimposing an around-the-clock curfew in Jenin and sending about 1,000 soldiers into the city and its surroundings. About 90 snipers are nested in various strategic spots in the city, and are shooting any armed Palestinians they see, a senior Israeli commander said Saturday. At least six armed Palestinian men were shot and wounded by Israeli marksmen in the first two days of the operation, he said. In Jenin Sunday, a Palestinian man, Fuad Abu Rali, 21, was shot and killed when he was spotted leaving his house during the curfew while armed, an Israeli military spokesman said. Palestinian sources in the town and Rali’s family said he was unarmed and on the roof of his home when he was shot. Sunday’s violence followed a recent trip to the region by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William J. Burns, who was discussing a new plan to lower tensions by bringing Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table and aiming toward the creation of a Palestinian state with temporary borders by next year. Israeli and Palestinian officials greeted the plan with barely disguised derision. The Palestinian Authority, the governing organization headed by Yasser Arafat, did not specifically condemn Sunday’s suicide blast, but issued a statement denouncing the killings of all Palestinians and Israelis. Saeb Erekat, a top official of the authority, said the statement reflected “the same line the president issues every time” there is a suicide attack, and that nothing should be inferred by its lack of specificity. “The suicide bombing in Ariel is a clear indication that instead of pursuing a path to peace, Palestinian terrorists have drawn up a blueprint for terror,” said David Baker, an official in the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Sunday’s bomb blast occurred at a highway gas station and commercial complex several hundred yards from the main entrance to Ariel, an 18,000-person Jewish settlement 20 miles north of Jerusalem and about 10 miles inside the West Bank. Sources said the three Israeli men killed in the blast, whose identities had not been released, were all army soldiers and included two majors.

Experts: Hostage crisis won’t end Chechen war MOSCOW (Washington Post) — The final outcome of last week’s breathtaking hostage crisis here will be precisely the opposite of what the Chechen rebels who seized the crowded Moscow theater had hoped, political and military analysts here predicted Sunday. Instead of ending a war in Chechnya that has entrapped more than half a million civilians, 80,000 Russian soldiers and a few thousand guerrillas for three bloody years, many analysts here predict the hostage-taking will prolong it. To some who regarded Chechnya’s war as primarily a rebellion against oppressive Russian rule, the theater raid demonstrated in graphic terms that the guerillas are willing to carry out large-scale terrorism. It also discredited one rebel commander who has been called a possible negotiating partner if the Russian government ever agreed to peace talks. “What happened is the Chechen rebels showed themselves without masks,” said Alexander Olson, who heads the Public Opinion Foundation, a polling group here. “It has become obvious to everyone that Chechen rebels and terrorists are the same thing.” In the light of the death of 117 innocents, the fact the Russian army is barely able to keep a lid on the militants in Chechnya despite two wars in less than a decade seems irrelevant to many people here. Alexei Malashenko, an expert on Chechnya with the Carnegie Endowment’s Moscow Center, predicted the government’s position on a conflict that has claimed at least 4,500 soldiers since 1999 will be “more uncompromising.” President Vladimir Putin’s televised speech to the Russian public early Saturday suggested his resolve to keep Russian troops in Chechnya is firmer than ever. He said the “armed scum” who took over the House of Culture four nights ago represent an inhuman, international foe that must be defeated. Both Kremlin supporters and critics predicted that Russian soldiers in Chechnya will be even more brutal in so-called cleansing operations. Those have left hundreds of civilians dead or missing. “We need a political solution,” said Alexander Dugin, a leader of Russia’s Eurasia party and an adviser to the

speaker of the Duma, the lower house of parliament. “But in the light of these terrorist acts, given the obvious challenge to Russia statehood, this topic ought to be adjourned for some time.” Kremlin supporters said the seizure of 750 hostages demonstrates the rebels are getting desperate and the operation in Moscow will damage them even further. Other analysts, however, contend the rebels have shown renewed strength over the past three months, with a spate of deadly attacks on Russian and pro-Russian troops. The rebels’ new ferocity appears to grow out of an alliance between two rebel commanders, Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev, who were rivals for most of the war. According to Russian media reports, the two met in July in Chechnya’s forested mountains and agreed to team up. Since then, the rebels have shot down a Russian military helicopter, killing 118 people, and infiltrated areas of Chechnya that were supposedly under Russian control. Leading liberal politicians argued Sunday the hostage crisis is even more dramatic proof that the military strategy is not working in Chechnya, and a political settlement is Russia’s only chance. “We will never solve this problem any other way, because this is international terrorism, which takes advantage of an internal conflict,” said Irina Khakamada, co-leader of the liberal Union of Right Forces. Others said Putin is now in a perfect position to start peace talks because he is seen as a victor who thwarted a terrorist attack. But even proponents of peace talks acknowledged they were confounded by the question of who could represent the Chechen side. Russia’s liberals have long advocated talks with Maskhadov, the former Chechen president turned rebel commander who claims to represent the moderate, secular wing of the Chechen independence movement. But while Maskhadov publicly condemned the theater takeover on his web site, Russian officials have alleged he was deeply implicated in it. Boris Nemstov, co-leader of the Union of Right Forces, said in an interview that he negotiated for hostage releases for two days with Abu Bakr, who was second-in-command of the band of 50 hostage-takers.

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Soccer continued from page 12 Red keeper. “I just turned with the ball and I wasn’t looking to go to goal, I was looking for a pass,” Diane said. “But the Cornell defenders kept backing up and backing up and before I knew it I was in on goal.” The Bears closed out the victory with relative ease although a Cornell corner kick with under a minute remaining gave Bruno a bit of a scare. Brown was helped by the return of playmaking midfielder Macedo, who had previously been sidelined due to injury. “I was kind of frustrated not playing,” Macedo said. “It felt

Football continued from page 12 opportunity to take a two-score lead when the Big Red fumbled away yet another punt late in the game on its own 14 yard line. It looked like the Bears would finally get their first win, but on the subsequent play, Brown tried an endaround reverse that was fumbled away after a missed blocking assignment. Cornell recovered and scored the game-tying touchdown that would send the game into over time. Estes lamented his team’s inability to convert on so many chances to put the game out of reach. “When (Cornell) turns the ball over and fumbles it seven times -

good to come back in and actually be a factor in our first Ivy win.” The victory puts the Bears in fourth place in the Ivy standings behind the University of Pennsylvania (4-0-0), Harvard University (2-1-1) and Dartmouth College (2-1-1.) If Brown hopes to retain its Ivy League title, the Bears will have to win their last three games and Penn will have to go winless over its final three. While that scenario will take some help from other squads, it certainly is not out of the realm of possibility. The Bears can control their fate this weekend when they face off against the Quakers. After that, Penn does not have an easy schedule as they will play a surging Princeton University squad in New Jersey and will square off against Harvard in their

loses it six, and a couple interceptions as well and you don’t win the football game, I don’t know what that says about your team,” Estes said. “It probably says a lot actually.” In overtime the offensive woes continued. The defense stopped Cornell in the first overtime and held the Big Red to a long field goal in the second. Down by three, a 10-yard late hit penalty put Brown out of field goal range, forcing the Bears to get a first down or cross the goal line. “(The penalty) caused a great opportunity (to be) taken away but then again it shouldn’t have gone into overtime,” Estes said. The game ended on a fourthdown heave by Slager that was picked off. What Next? Afterwards, coach Estes was

final game of the season. Brown hosts Yale University and will travel to Dartmouth for its last two league matches. At this point, the Bears cannot worry about what other schools are doing, just go out and play with the determination and focus that they are accustomed to. “We just have to build on this victory,” Macedo said. “We just have to focus and get better and focus on Boston College who we haven’t beaten for three years.” Before heading to Penn next weekend, the Bears travel to face the Eagles this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Sports staff writer Nick Gourevitch ’03 is an assistant sports editor and covers the men’s soccer team. He can be reached at ngourevitch@browndailyherald.com.

beside himself. The loss assured him his first losing season as a head coach. “I’ve never seen a team hand us the game so many times and we turned around and handed it right back to them whether it was with turnovers or with penalties blatant mistakes out there. It’s just very frustrating,” Estes said. “There were opportunities all over the place to win this football game and we just handed it right back every single time. Penalties at the end were just crucial. That hurt, we’re not going to win football games with mistakes and penalties and mental errors and things like that.” The Bears will have to pick up the pieces and prepare for the University of Pennsylvania next week on the road, a team undefeated in the Ivy League thus far.

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OPINIONS EXTRA MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 9

A Herald comic artist explains a recent strip Recent strip intended to parody anti-semitism, failed to recognize those views still persist in today’s society MY NAME IS GREG SHILLING. I DRAW A WEEKLY COMIC strip for The Herald entitled, “A Children’s Illustrated History.” Many of you have expressed hurt or anger at a comic I drew for Friday’s paper. In it were words and images that many of you found offensive and anti-Semitic. To those I have hurt, believe me when I say that I am extremely sorry and that this was not my intent at all. I genuinely intended to show an unequivocal attack on anti-Semitism, and not to be guilty of it myself. No, I am not Jewish, though members of my immediate family are. For three consecutive years, I was a counselor at B’nai Brith Camp, a summer camp for Jewish youth. I am a religious studies concentrator, focusing on ancient Israel. I offer these facts not to claim an expertise of Judaism in the United States, nor to suggest that I should be allowed certain privileges when addressing it. I offer them only as evidence of why I do not consider myself, or my message, to be anti-Semitic. Perhaps this is the first time you had encountered my comic. “A Children’s Illustrated History” is a satire of the way children are taught U.S. History. Each strip takes the guise of a history lesson addressed to a fictive group of children and mocks the ideologies that are created when history is simplified for children. In this specific strip, the topic was exotification and alienation of the mysterious “other.” History for children, at least when we were young, presupposes an audience that is both white and Christian. When history does attempt to include minorities in its discussion, those minorities are stereotyped and presented as fundamentally different from “normal” Americans. When 4th graders study Native Americans, for instance, that group is presented as unusual and exotic. Rather than becoming integrated into the child’s notion of what it means to be “an American,” the group that is the object of study becomes exotified as the Greg Shilling ’04 authors the comic strip “A Children’s Illustrated History.”

“mysterious other,” completely divorced from “the self.” Perhaps the best way to illustrate my intent is to give a frame by frame analysis of my strip. My hope is that, in some small way, I can explain my intent. The first frame shows a chain of people, uniform and indistinguishable and white. The order is broken up, however, buy the shadowy “other,” emblazoned with a question mark. The text reads, “Hey, Kids, it may surprise you to GREG know that not everyone is like us.” SHILLING The historian alerts the audience to GUEST COLUMN the presence of the “other,” but has already drawn “us” and “them” lines. I chose Jews in the United States to be the “mysterious other” in this case because this is a group that is relatively free from exotified images in the media. Most people see Jews as being less separated from white America than groups that are more defined by race. Most questionnaires of ethnicity do not include a separate category “Jewish” as they do for “African American” or “Hispanic.” Perhaps I am propagating an error for assuming that Jews in the United States are “more white” than other minorities, and if so, I apologize. Whether it is right or true, however, I do believe that it is a commonly held view from which to operate. But now back to the strip. The top of the second frame says, “Some of them are ‘Jew’ish.” This clumsy spelling should at once give us a clue that our historian is at the very least an inept ethnographer. I thought the irony of “otherness” would come across if the stereotypes were over-the-top ridiculous. The historian states that “these mysterious others live in houses called dreidels.” By using the phrase “mysterious other,” I hoped the irony would be more clear. If nothing else, the historian’s bumbling misunderstanding of dreidels should inform the reader that the historian knows absolutely nothing about Judaism. The historian next tells us that Jews poison water supplies, have horns and eat babies. The last frame reads “But don’t let

the baby eating scare you away from our horned friends.” Despite these troubling “facts,” however, the historian urges the audience to accept “the other,” but has made that acceptance impossible through stereotyping and exotification. These three stereotype are the ones that have offended so many people at Brown. Rather than invoking contemporary stereotypes, I believed the satire would come across if the stereotypes were those held by Medieval people, and thus rendered harmless by the passage of time. Medieval Christians conflated the Passover meal with the slaying of the first born, thinking that Jews ate babies (a claim made, incidentally, about early Christians, too). Before humanist scholarship in the Renaissance, Christians also believed that Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with “horns” (rather than “rays of light”), and thus this image was extended to all Jews. The poisoning of water supplies was a claim always made during times of plague. In my thinking, these stereotypes are mere curiosities of a less enlightened time. I honestly believed that by invoking (what I took to be) ridiculous and archaic stereotypes, antiSemitism would in turn be seen as ridiculous and archaic. I was incorrect in assuming that these stereotypes are dead and buried, however. Clearly by the reaction I received over the weekend, these notions hold more potency than I ever imagined. Many people were shocked and horrified by the images which to them seemed so hateful. I was informed that these stereotypes are still circulated and accepted in many parts of the world where being Jewish is not only “exotic,” but a dangerous endeavor. The only defense I can claim is ignorance. I simply did not know how powerful these stereotypes continue to be and how much hurt they could inflict. Again, I reiterate my sincerest apologies. In all honesty, my aim was to give us all a good laugh about how stupid antiSemitism is. I was incorrect for presupposing we are in an age when anti-Semitism has lost its sting. For my own error, and for the condition of the world, I am deeply, deeply sorry.

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Paper jam The new Vice President for Computing and Information Services Ellen Waite-Franzen recently announced plans to spend $20 million dollars on an “enterprise” computing system that will revamp student housing, registration and admission systems, bringing all of the University’s departments and functions under a single network. While we support this proposal as a much-needed way to enhance Brown’s outdated computing network, the University should also address concerns students have regarding the inability of computing clusters to meet their printing and computing needs. Currently, some students wait 40 minutes at the Center for Information and Technology for their papers to print. It is wonderful that the University offers these facilities at the CIT. But it has become apparent that the current printers and computers are inadequate to meet the needs of students who use the CIT for printing and computing. Christine Brown, manager of the Lab Consultant Program at the CIT, told The Herald that the increased use of PDF files may tax the CIT’s outdated printers. Despite these apparent problems with the functionality of the University’s printing and computing clusters, the farreaching multi-million dollar plans to bring an “enterprise” system to Brown includes no mention of updating computing clusters or even adding computing clusters to underserved areas like Pembroke College. Waite-Franzen told The Herald that the University will evaluate “enterprise” system vendors based on “requirements established by 82 employees representing the major administrative and academic sectors.” Oddly, she did not take into account the input of students when establishing these requirements for Brown’s new computing system. If she had, Waite-Franzen would have found that many students are upset with the lack of computing clusters on campus and the CIT’s poor printing and computing capabilities. The proposed “enterprise” system may cost $20 million, but new and up-to-date printers and computers in the CIT and additional computing clusters on underserved areas of campus will cost only a fraction of that amount. In addition to bringing to campus new technology that will allow us to check our financial aid records over the Internet, CIS should set up new and additional computing clusters and printers throughout campus.

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Brown dance not elitist, Herald misquoted a sorely needs resources cappella singer, female groups no less talented To the Editor: As a student involved in dance, I disagree with Brandi Davis’s ’03 assessment of Brown dance as “elitist.” (“Dance, unlike other student groups, elitist, excludes beginners,” 10/25) There are several classes open to beginners with concluding performances. One can audition for works by student choreographers, groups like Mezcla that work outside Ashamu — or join the break-dancing club. Body and Sole advertised extensively to inform anyone interested about the student-run Fall Dance Concert. Every student piece proposed, from tap and hip-hop, to modern and performance art will be performed this year. Elitist? To the administration: Davis’s letter is indicative of a problem. There are students who want to dance at Brown, but there is clearly not enough stuff available to meet the needs and desires of these students. Enough what? Enough space: as Camille Gerwin ’03 wrote (“Are Brown student performance groups elitist,” 10/23), we have only one studio, and with department classes occupying the space during the day, performing groups are forced to take either late-night rehearsal slots or to practice in lounges unsuitable for dance. Enough faculty: we have only two full-time faculty members. Imagine what adding another fulltime faculty member could do for the program. Enough course offerings: to accommodate Brown students, we need more technique, history, and theorybased dance classes. Enough financial support: from the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance and the University. Try costuming ten people with $75 and no access to costume designers. Brown attracts students — at all levels of training — who are passionate about dance. It’s about time to meet their needs.

To the Editor: I would like to clarify some of the quotes attributed to me in Friday’s article on the different a cappella groups here at Brown (“Hitting the high notes,” 10/25) mainly because I am grossly misquoted. Never have I said that “All-female groups lack in vocal production” because that would have been an outright lie. The all-female groups on campus are all extremely talented, and I hold all of them in the highest esteem. What I said during the interview was that there are some people who think that, compared to allmale groups or coed groups, all-female groups sometimes are thinner down low in the bass ranges and that some people prefer the “vocal percussion” of males. However, because of singers like the members of the Chattertocks, who have proven that all-female groups are more than capable of producing a rich, low sound in the bass ranges and “percussing” well, I actually disagree with that assessment and think that they do a very good job. Although I cannot speak for the rest of the a cappella community, I think that at least we, the Higher Keys, Brown’s oldest coed a cappella group, truly respect each and every a cappella group as fellow musicians. I think what is most important about Brown a cappella is that we truly enjoy what we do and enjoy sharing our love for music with the rest of the Brown community.

Deborah Friedes ’03 Oct. 27

William Leung ‘05 The Higher Keys Oct. 25

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OPINIONS MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 11

The five categories that classify college-age guys A guide for the phenomenon everyone sees but nobody bothers to acknowledge AS A MALE TEENAGER GROWING UP IN tains. The bad news for Players is that suburbia, I experienced a number of nobody likes them. Both guys and girls social transitions. At different points resent the Player for his flippant behavin my adolescence, I have filled a ior. Often, the Player’s unpopularity is number of the stereotypical roles that only bolstered by his inherent arrogance. If you think you might be a Player, a teenage guy is expected to embody. however, do not despair. When examining my social Almost every guy who self-perception, it occurred to resents you is jealous of the me that with regard to the action you get. Most of them opposite sex, my status has would gladly trade in their always fallen under one of a hatred for the opportunity to few different categories. be seen with you and bask in Further, I realized that all colthe diffused glory of your lege guys can be placed into ways. Similarly, the majority the same five descriptive of the girls who disparage groups. your way of life would probTo elaborate, this column ably contribute to it given is proposed as a guide to my ADAM STERN the opportunity. Keep in system of social categorizaADAM’S RIB mind, though, unless you tion. I would like to provide possess the innate traits necthe disclaimer that the folessary to sustain life on this lowing view of the male’s teenage identity is limited; it is possible, far end of the spectrum, being a Player although not likely, that we Brunonian may not be for you. men are more complex than this column gives us credit for. So without further The Wannabe Player ado, it is a pleasure to present the five I am somewhat ashamed to admit that this was the title given to me by my categories of college-age guys. female friends when I first came to Brown. The Wannabe Player is truly a The Player The Player is defined as a young man pathetic beast. At first glance he appears who rapidly and ferociously bounces to be an actual Player. He is often seen from girl to girl, with no intention of sneaking in and out of different girls’ maintaining a long-term relationship rooms. He is constantly flirting with any with any of them. The Player has no girl in sight. It seems that he is enjoying life much reservations about hooking up with as many girls as possible and sometimes like a Player would. Sadly, the Wannabe actually derives pleasure from the Player’s fate is far less glamorous. Despite streaks of sexual productivity he main- appearances, the Wannabe Player usually does not hook up with the girls with whom he is seen frolicking. To his dismay, he Adam Stern ‘06, who is currently single, often finds himself trapped in a series of enjoys long walks on the Main Green, canflirtatious friendships that lead to nothing dle lit dinners at the Ratty and hot girls all but tension. The Wannabe Player really over Brown.

“If you think you might be a Player, however, do not despair. Almost every guy who resents you is jealous of the action you get. Most of them would gladly trade in their hatred for the opportunity to be seen with you.” does want to be a Player, but he just cannot pull it off. Sometimes his conscience gets in the way. Other times, he just does not have the skills. Yet, because he appears to be a Player to most observers, he manages to cultivate an undesirable reputation. Nobody wants to be a Wannabe Player. The Teddy Bear Cuddly, cute, sometimes furry and often rotund, the Teddy Bear gets as much play as his stuffed animal namesake. Girls look to the Teddy Bear for advice and for friendship — for a hug but never a date. Sadly, the Teddy Bear is often unsuspecting of his tragic fate. Many times, he will find himself in a deep conversation and will go in for the kill. But our good-intentioned friend is rejected nine times out of 10. After being rejected a number of times, the Teddy Bear will become depressed and fall prey to terribly low self-esteem. Poor guy.

The Steady Relationship Type As the most desirable type of guy for most singletons, the Steady Relationship Type is a scarce resource. He is the only one who, at the ripe old age of 18 to 22, is ready to settle down. He is usually pretty decent looking but nothing out of the ordinary. Let’s face it, if he were, he would be a Player. Still, he must possess a number of desirable qualities, or else he would be a Teddy Bear. For the most part, these guys maintain relationships for more than a year. Thus, if a Steady Relationship Type has had only three dates with someone, it is a pretty safe bet that he will be off the market for at least a year. After trying this category out during my senior year in high school, I must admit that it yields both perks and disadvantages. All in all, it is undoubtedly the most dignified and respectable category. The Anti-Dating Bookworm/Video Game Freak This category is devoted to those individuals who are too busy to worry about dating. No, their calendars are not filled with athletic events or social functions. Alas, these poor souls are too involved in either their studies or their video games. Everybody has seen it at one point or another. Some of these guys become obsessed with maintaining their inflated grade-point averages. Others are just so darn determined to defeat Darth Maul in the new “Star Wars” game. In either case, the gents who fall into this category are temporarily lost. I have learned that it is little use trying to change their ways. They must grow out of dweebdom naturally if they are to rejoin their peers in the college society of social activity.

Life lessons learned in a plaid skirt, carrying a big stick High school field hockey is more than a pleasant diversion — it’s the embodiment of the spirit of its players It was an exciting and grueling sport LAST WEEK I HAD THE PLEASURE OF returning to my alma mater, Classical High played by 22 fearless young women armed School, on Westminster Street in with menacing curved sticks, clad in wrapProvidence, (better known to most Brown around skirts. Our games were generally students as “somewhere beyond College played on a roughly rectangular, someHill”) to watch a varsity field hockey game. times grassy field the size of Wyoming. Not Having played field hockey for four years unlike the great Equality State, the playing field was a scenic mix of at Classical for what was then a rolling hills, rugged terrain, brand new team of beginners, weeds and wild grasses. The I was amazed when my mothobject of the game was to run er informed me that the incessantly up and down this Classical Field Hockey team field until everyone was overwas undefeated so far this come with exhaustion. At the year. I had to check it out. end of the game, the team My impressions of high with the fewest players on school field hockey are somelife-support was declared the what nebulous. As a goalie, I winner. was literally in a world of my It was every player’s dream own, somewhere inside KATE GUBATA A CLOSER LOOK (including mine) to score a pounds of equipment, watchgoal. The likelihood of scoring ing the game from the unique a goal however was so remote perspective of a metal cage. that many Classical players About 90 percent of each game was played within about a five-foot radius went on to college, pursued a career and of this cage. Every once in a while, the raised families in between goals scored. A Classical defenders would manage to gain player who scored a goal immediately access to the ball and drive it far up the entered the record books as one of field, where, untouched by any member of Classical’s all-time leading scorers. A cause the Classical offense, it would invariably for wild celebration was the “scoreless tie,” go out of bounds, sometimes rolling into wherein both teams received one point in the street, giving the defense a bit of a rest. the league standings. In the rare event of a It was at these moments that I could really Classical victory, we would grab the water ponder the great sport that was high cooler and dump the ice cold water onto the coach, who had passed out in shock school field hockey. along the sideline. There were charges that girls’ field This is Kate Gubata’s ’03 first semester as a hockey — at least for this upstart, public Herald columnist.

school team, — did not receive the respect given other high school sports. For example, the rule of thumb that determined sites for outdoor sports was: lush grassy site = boys’ baseball field, level grassy site = boys’ football field, and abandoned construction site = girls’ field hockey field And of course, there was that nagging issue of the plaid skirts. The officiating at these games, I remember, was particularly complex. First-time spectators were consistently perplexed by the perpetual whistle-blowing of the officials and the hieroglyphic hand signals that followed. It was essential that players, coaches and, most importantly, fans had absolutely no idea why an infraction was called. As a rule, all infractions were dealt with harshly: the ball was thrown to the ground and play continued. The game, though taxing, moved with a smooth regularity that was easy to adapt to. The part I really had a problem with were the time-outs. A time-out was a device levied by both coaches to try to exhaust the opposing goalie, who was required to waddle nearly the length of the field in order to listen in on a discussion that in no way affected her game plan: kick the ball. Coaches of the opposing team would often call a time-out to discuss a particular offensive strategy or to give the players a rest. For Classical, a time-out represented an opportunity for the players to argue with the coach without their mouthguards. On the occasions when I decided to join my teammates in our

strategic discussion, by the time I reached the sideline, I managed just enough time to grab a chocolate glazed Munchkin from the box of 60 that the JV team was consuming while waiting for our game to end and to join in the last few words of the rallying cheer which always ended every such team meeting. As I stood on the side of the field last week watching this bright young set of high school athletes coursing up and down the still tumultuous terrain of the Classical high school field, I noticed how different things seemed. I watched players passing the ball to each other, calling plays, defending other players and even scoring goals. But there was something familiar, something unseen but which radiated from the field. It was the spirit of the Classical players, the intensity, and the feeling that, for one hour, nothing mattered but what happened on this rocky rectangle: not college applications, not your ex-boyfriend, not the Latin quiz the next day, nothing. Life was an all-out chase, and there was always another chance to steal the ball. As the game concluded and the invigorated Classical players capped off the victory with one last cheer, I felt connected to these girls whom I didn’t know but who shared the spirit of this crazy ride of Classical field hockey. It felt good to know that the game was still going on down there beyond College Hill, and that some Classical player was feeling the rush of stealing the ball for the first of infinite times.

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SPORTS MONDAY OCTOBER 28, 2002 · PAGE 12

Wrong issues at epicenter of Augusta battle A RAGING DEBATE REGARDING THE ADMISsion of a female to Augusta National Golf Club has been at the forefront of the sports world for several months. Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National Council of Women’s Organizations, sparked the discussion with a letter to the private golf club BRETT demanding the ZARDA immediate acceptBORN AND RAISED ance of its first female member. Her continuing efforts have been stonewalled by the president of Augusta, Hootie Johnson, who has remained unwilling to yield to public pressure. Unfortunately, amidst the chaos of this controversy, several of the more principal issues have been ignored. Why should Augusta admit a woman? There are thousands of private organizations in this nation that restrict access to various groups. The public may not agree with their boundaries, but the freedom to maintain them is fundamental to the foundations of this country. Americans are allowed to say what they want and associate with whom they choose. Anti-discrimination laws have been designed to ensure that an individual’s ability to pursue a successful life will not be hindered. They were not intended to guarantee that no kid gets picked last for the kickball team or that everybody gets to be a part of the trendy click. Publicly expressing dissatisfaction with Augusta’s policy is the right of any American who finds its stance offensive. Boycott, picket, yell and scream all you want if you think Augusta is a clan of sexist bourgeoisie, still clinging to confederate ideals. Realize, though, that there is nothing to compel Augusta to change, other than the fear of a tainted public image. If the members of Augusta hold steady to their position, their reputations will be the only things on trial. So, why is Martha Burk fighting to get women into a club where they are not wanted? If she disagrees with its position, why try to join it? People don’t join the KKK in hopes of changing it from the inside. They protest the ideals of the Klan and expose its hatred. This is not a fight for equal rights, pay or opportunity. Augusta is a social club and nothing more. She’s not fighting for equal prize money, better schools or the right to sit where one wants on a public bus. Let’s not compare Burk to Billie Jean King, Rosa Parks or Jackie Robinson. see ZARDA, page 6

SCOREBOARD WEEKEND RESULTS Football Cornell 10, BROWN 7 (2OT)

Men’s Soccer BROWN 1, Cornell 0

Women’s Soccer

M. soccer tops Big Red for first Ivy win BY NICK GOUREVITCH

The Brown men’s soccer team (5-4-4, 1-12 Ivy) recorded its first Ivy League victory of the season with a 1-0 triumph over Cornell University on Saturday night at Stevenson Field. Ibrahim Diane ’06 netted the game-winner for the Bears on a spectacular run late in the second half. The Bears controlled much of the match. The result was a fair representation of the two teams’ performances. In addition to the late score, Brown put together one of its most sound defensive efforts all season, severely limiting the Big Red’s scoring opportunities. “I think we did a good job of playing both sides of the game today- defensively and offensively,” Diane said. “That made the difference.” In the opening minutes of the match, Brown came out with a pressuring offense, looking for an early score. They almost converted a chance just eight minutes into the match on a free kick from Marcos Romaneiro ’06 that was sent into the middle of the box. Dustin Branan ’03 got just enough of a head on the ball to redirect it, but it slid just wide of the left post. Minutes later, Diane pounced on a mistake by a Cornell defender and slipped the ball over to Marcos who was in on the goalkeeper for a one-on-one opportunity. However, the Big Red keeper came up with a big two-handed save to keep the game scoreless. Late in the first half, Brown goalkeeper Chris Gomez ’05 made a huge one-handed save, pushing the ball across the endline, on a shot that was headed towards goal. It was one of the few legitimate opportunities for Cornell on the day. As the Bears started the second half, they did well not to get frustrated by their lack of success on the offensive end. Despite the scoreless line, the Bears con-

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

Field Hockey BROWN2, Cornell 1

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

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

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

tinued to press and stuck to their game plan on both sides of the ball. “You can’t really lose your head if it’s not working out for you,” said Omar Macedo ’03. “Sometimes you know you are getting through and just not getting the goals, but you just have to stay focused.” The Bears did just that, and with around 16 minutes remaining in the

match, Julian Jordan ’04 sent a ball to Diane at about 40 yards from goal to start what would be the game-winning run. Diane dribbled down the center of the field and single-handedly took on a couple of Cornell defenders. At the top of the box, he split two men, putting him in on goal, where he just lobbed it past the Big see SOCCER, page 8

Stumbling and fumbling, football falters again BY JERMAINE MATHESON

For Saturday’s football game between Brown (0-6, 0-3 Ivy) and Cornell University (2-4, 1-2), one thing was certain: one team had to win the game. Neither team played like its first Ivy League victory was at stake. Perhaps Cornell thought it would be nice to give Brown a victory for Parents Weekend by making eight turnovers. Brown, however, mindful of accepting unfamiliar offerings from strangers, refused to take the win and handed it back with turnovers, penalties and poor offensive execution. Begrudgingly, the Big Red kept the win for itself by kicking a 42-yard field goal in double overtime for a 10-7 win, giving the Bears their sixth loss of the season. Though Brown has lost closer games this year to Harvard and Princeton — both by two points — this was by far the worst loss of the season. Brown had countless opportunities to take advantage of Cornell’s turnovers, but after scoring on their first drive, the Bears were shut out for the remainder of the game.

Cornell 2, BROWN 1

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

A “D”ependable group The loss spoiled a stellar Brown defensive effort that kept the Big Red scoreless for 59 minutes. A defense that was scoffed at earlier in the year has developed into one of the most formidable in the league. Dating back to last week, the Bears have kept Ivy League opponents scoreless for five consecutive quarters. Though Brown was missing three of its five leading tacklers in safety Hunter Young ‘03, cornerback Selom Azuma ‘03 and linebacker

Bobby Parisien ‘03, the Bears had strong performances from cornerback Jason Ching ‘06, defensive back Angel Gutierrez ‘05 and defensive end Ryan Devlin ‘04. Brown consistently pressured Cornell quarterback Mick Razzano, sacking him twice and putting him on his back multiple times more. With pressure up front, the young secondary bent but did not break and picked off a pass early in the game. Ching, who was named Ivy League Defensive Rookie of the Week last week, looks like he will anchor a strong Brown secondary for years to come. Brown head coach Phil Estes had nothing but good things to say about the defense’s effort Saturday. “I thought the defense was spectacular. The defense played very, very well,” Estes said. “The defense created all those opportunities.” O, where have you gone? Coming into this season, Brown led the Ivy League in offensive performance and was ranked tenth nationally in total offense. This year the Brown offense is no where close to its offensive production of the past few years. The season started well with a 42-point outburst versus Towson, but for the last three games, the Bears have been struggling to find offensive consistency. Including Saturday, Brown is averaging less than 13 points a game in its last three losses Brown scored on its first possession, a five-yard run by Kyle Slager ‘04 but would only enter the red-zone once more the entire game. The Bears only netted 248 total

yards, and averaged a paltry 3.3 yards per play. The biggest problem was that AllAmerican Chas Gessner ‘03 was the only wide receiver to register a catch in Saturday’s contest. Though Gessner was often doublecovered - at times even triple-covered, Slager was unable to connect with secondary receivers and had to resort to screens and dump offs to backs and tight ends – usually for minimal gains. With the day’s steady rain, it was clear that he was reluctant to go deep even as short passes became tricky with a slippery ball. The Bears faced thirdand-longs all day and were successful only seven out of 20 times. A team that needed to punt only once in its last home game kicked away nine times Saturday. When asked if the weather made things more difficult for the offense, coach Estes disagreed: “I think we slowed down our passing game. The rain didn’t slow it down. Our offense is no where to be found right now.” On the ground, the Bears were even less productive. Shifty running backs Aaron Neff ‘05 and Joe Rackley ‘03, both recovering from hamstring injuries, were unable to make cuts on the rain soaked field. The team averaged 2.1 rushing yards. Many times Cornell had nine men within fouryards of the line of scrimmage, determined to shut down Brown’s running game. The biggest play of the game for either team came on a ball tipped at the line of scrimmage that ended up in the hands of Gessner who cut across the field for a 39-yard gain. Late in the game with the score 7-0, Brown looked like it would have the see FOOTBALL, page 8