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Heated debate for local tax reform group BY ROBBIE COREY-BOULET

Members of Citizens for Tax Reform, a local organization protesting city taxation policies, met Thursday evening to discuss plans to take their cause to politicians. But though the group intended to discuss a “March on the Capital” against unfair taxes, the meeting descended into arguments about the group’s mission and tactics. “The group is anticipating a long-term effort to rectify much of the unfairness … that surrounds the current taxation of property owners in the city of Providence,” said William Touret, a member of the committee who helped lead the presentation. Particularly heated comments surrounded the recent 8 percent increase in property taxes, especially in light of the pending reevaluation of property value scheduled for next year. The group expressed shock that Providence remains the fourth highest taxed city in the nation, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report cited by committee leaders. Barbara Church, one of two committee organizers, said she questioned the need for further evaluation by the state because an assessment occurred as recently as two years ago. Citizens for Tax Reform has constructed several smaller committees to assist in accomplishing its goals. These include committees that will address media representation, distribution, organization of research and data, as well as a general steering committee that will direct an overall agenda. “It’s a grassroots effort that will work through many of the neighborhood associations and other forms of community activism,” Touret added. The committee, only eight days old, received a much larger turnout at its first meeting a week ago. Several attendees challenged the committee’s relevance to city politics and questioned whether the organizational tactics will actually enact change. “The tax increase has already been passed, we’ve been billed, and we’re going to pay. But the exact same thing is going to happen next year, and it’s going to be compounded the year after, and the year after that,” said Vicki Veh, who attended the meeting but left amid concerns about the group’s leadership. “This is a disorganized meeting and they are not sure which direction they are going in,” said Grace Dugan, who was also dissatisfied with the presentation. “We have to find out where the budget sits and all the increases that they are not chasing down besides the taxes.” Some in attendance were especially skeptical of the actual effects of a demonstration like the one that was initially proposed for Nov. 6. Because the “March on the Capital” was not scheduled anytime near a budgetary review or a City Council meeting addressing property taxes, the committee decided to postpone the effort. Touret and others stressed the need to put forth demonstrasee TAXES, page 6

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attended the demonstration. “They’re very supportive of salaries with dignity,” Mesa said. The biggest bone of contention in negotiations is job security, according to union organizer Jenna Karlin. Under the contract proposed by the Biltmore, she said, the hotel would have the right to subcontract any of its services out at any time to restaurants such as McCormick and Schmick’s, a chain seafood restaurant attached to the Biltmore and currently under construction. Union member Juan Alvarez told

The UCS mass e-mail debate continued Wednesday night when representatives of the student group Students for Liberty requested access to send out a campuswide e-mail Oct. 17. According to a proposal put forth by the group, the e-mail is designed to inform students about an advertisement in The Herald compiling the names of students in favor of conservative ideas. At last week’s UCS meeting, the Council voted to grant listserv access to the Queer Alliance in order to compile names for a National Coming Out Day advertisement in The Herald. UCS members probed Students for Liberty representatives on their intentions, the prospective e-mail’s use of the term “Pride Day,” and the fact that the group has submitted their proposal at a time in close proximity to the Queer Alliance e-mail and advertisement. According to the group’s written request, “We are aware that our proposal is very similar to Queer Alliance’s Coming Out Day. Indeed, our proposal uses their template. We do not in any way mean this as mocking their activity; rather, we realize how effective their event has been in raising awareness on campus, and we hope to have a similar impact.” President of Students for Liberty Eric Neuman ’04 said the group’s aim is to highlight the fact that there are other political leanings on campus other than the pervasive left-of-center viewpoints Brown is stereotypically known to foster. Although Students for Liberty submitted the proposal only a week after the Queer Alliance made its request, access to campus-wide e-mail is timely for his group’s interests as well, he said. Neuman cited an upcoming lecture by conservative commentator David Horowitz, and a soon-to-be published issue of the Spectator, and a soapbox debate about institutional diversity.

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Members of the local 217 picket outside the hotel.

Union protesters picket outside Biltmore hotel BY ELLEN WERNECKE

Late-afternoon traffic through downtown couldn’t drown out some 50 protesters shouting “No contract, no peace!” in front of the Providence Biltmore Wednesday. Clutching red balloons, demonstrators marched in front of the historic downtown hotel in support of members of Local 217 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, whose negotiations with the Biltmore management have come to a standstill after almost six weeks of talks. On Monday, union employees rejected the Biltmore management’s latest offer, which a recent union press release called “unacceptable in areas of health insurance, wages and working conditions.” Members of Local 217 working at the nearby Westin Hotel also took part in the demonstration, as well as members of Local 1077 — the West Warwick teachers’ union — Jobs for Justice affiliates and supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Several members of the Newspaper Guild showed up in Tshirts reading “United We Bargain, Divided We Beg.” At one point, a semi-trailer bearing the name of Teamsters Local 251 pulled up behind a Providence Police vehicle and honked in solidarity. Abigail Mesa, a member of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, said that many members of Local 1701, the union for secretaries in the Providence schools,

Another attack outside Minden Hall BY ZACH BARTER

Police are investigating the robbery of a male Brown student just after midnight Wednesday, the fourth such incident reported on College Hill in as many weeks. The student reported walking along Waterman Street near Minden Hall when the suspect sprayed him with mace, punched him in the face and demanded his money. The suspect then fled the scene in a black vehicle. The student sustained no injuries in the assault, described the suspect as in his early 20s and wearing a black baseball cap. The campus community learned of the robbery yesterday in an e-mail from

I N S I D E T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 9 , 2 0 0 3 RISD students say they are uninformed about the changes at their school RISD news, page 3

Professor Marci Shore discusses ideological war in 20th century Poland campus news, page 5

von Oyen ’05 says the California recall represents a low point in our democracy column, page 11

the Department of Public Safety. Both DPS and the Providence Police Department are investigating the case, and DPS told the community it is increasing patrols in the area. Wednesday’s incident occurred close to the scene of a Sept. 15 strong-arm robbery outside the ATM lobby of the Citizens Bank on Waterman Street. Wednesday’s robbery also follows the Oct. 4 mugging of a student near Hope and Bowen Streets and the Sept. 22 attempted robbery of a student under Soldier’s Arch. RISD Public Safety apprehended a suspect in the Sept. 22 incident, but the perpetrators of the see CRIME, page 4

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Adam Nelson ’06 argues that Brown school spirit exists, but in unlikely places column, page 11

The men’s tennis team suffers a loss to Penn, but places fourth at ECACs sports, page 12

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RISD NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 3 FACES OF RISD

A day at the spinning wheel BY AMY HALL GOINS

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RISD students say plans for expansion, like this mock up of a new building, are not made clear to them.

RISD students uninformed of expansion BY ALEXIS KUNSAK

Plans for school expansion are underway — including an extensive addition to the RISD Museum — but many students say they haven’t gotten the message. RISD President Roger Mandle has tried to raise awareness with public discussion about expansion plans. Some students still claim they don’t know what their tuition is paying for because expansion plans are unclear to them. “Communication is one of the biggest flaws at RISD,” said Susannah Park RISD ’05, the sergeant-at-arms of the Student Alliance. Park said she fears campus expansion will cater primarily to the administration and the RISD Museum. “Students can’t feel second,” Park said. Assistant Director of External Relations Marion Davis said plans for expansion have changed in recent weeks. While the school had planned a number of new buildings, the focus has shifted completely to the RISD Center, a structure proposed for North Main Street that would unite the school’s historic buildings, she said. The layout and renderings of the RISD Center are currently on display in the museum. Architect Jose Rafael Moneo’s plans for each of the six floors of the Center show the museum occupying two floors, with the rest of the space devoted to classrooms and a student gallery. A larger model of the building stands behind Memorial

Hall. But many students say the plans are not publicized to the students. “I don’t need a $1000 model,” Andree Ferdinand RISD ’05 said. “I want to be more informed.” But Davis said plans have changed rapidly, making up-to-date information difficult to spread. She said the RISD Museum recently abandoned its plans to expand along Benefit Street, a move that could have threatened on-campus café Carr Haus and the Office of Student Life. The scale of change the school had planned put too much of a strain on the budget to include an additional building on Waterman Street and Benefit Street, Davis said. The new space for the museum will allow more extensive special exhibitions, closer access to the collection of works on paper and basic amenities for visitors such as a café, museum shop and accessible restrooms. Davis said the museum is acting for the benefit of the school as a whole, not trying to become an exclusive organization. But many students do not use their museum membership because it is not specifically used in their curriculum, Park said. Assistant Treasurer of the Student Alliance Becky Fong see RISD, page 4

Being a textiles major at RISD can be a pretty hairy business. Veronica Modini RISD ’06 and Noelle Kadar RISD ’06 spent Wednesday afternoon in the textiles workroom of the College Building on Benefit Street, surrounded by bags of 26 different fibers, including cotton, cashmere and silk as well as animal hairs ilke as opossum, camel and yak. Both Kadar and Modini were covered in fibers. In terms of relaxing activities, spending an afternoon covered in lint and animal fur may not be on par with yoga and meditation. But Kadar and Modini both described spinning as relaxing. Operating the spinning wheel is a rhythmic process, Modini said. The wheel itself does the work of spinning the fiber into the yarn, but the spinner has to hold onto the fiber and keep a bit of tension there, while at the same time working the foot pump to spin the wheel. “It’s like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time,” said Veronica Modini RISD ’06. Modini and Kadar expect that they will have spent about seven or eight hours on their latest class assignment for “Fibers and Dyeing,” which provides students with hands-on textiles experience. “We’re learning how to do it from scratch,” Kadar said. “We learned how to hand spin in the first class, and now we’re learning how to use the wheel.” She said working with fibers — many of which are provided for students because they can be expensive and hard to find — is an exacting process. “You realize the length of each fiber, what blends well together, how they feel on the skin and how flexible they are,” Kadar said. The course extends far beyond the materials involved, Kadar said. “We’re also learning how to dye,” Kadar said. “We’re learning about different chemicals, what reacts well with the different fibers, and how to blend the colors.” Modini said a final project for the class will likely require the students to blend their knowledge of the see FACES OF RISD, page 4

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Veronica Modini and Noelle Kadar, both RISD ’06, spin fibers into yarn at the textiles workshop in the College Building.

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Protest continued from page 1 the Providence Journal Friday that the union accepted the subcontracting clause because the hotel was having financial problems, and now faced the loss of some 45 jobs due to subcontracting. Karlin said the hotel and the union had had a “legal understanding” that subcontracting would not take place. “We’d like to send the message loud and clear to the hotel that we are united,” she said, adding that the union would continue to seek “an acceptable contract” from hotel management.

Crime continued from page 1 Oct. 4 incident and Sept. 15 robbery remain at large. DPS Officer Mark Perry said students should walk in groups, avoid poorly-lit areas and make use of the safeRIDE and blue light services. Perry also emphasized that the incidents are occurring on the streets running through and around Brown, not on the campus itself. “Students have to be aware of the services provided and be aware of their surroundings when they walk,” Perry said. “If anybody feels threatened or uneasy, they should get out of there as quickly as possible.” But George Haws ’06, a Herald copy editor, the victim of the Sept. 22 attempted robbery, said DPS could do a better job monitoring suspicious activities on campus. “They need to ensure that those who aren’t supposed to be on Brown’s campus aren’t allowed to loiter around, especially at night,” Haws said. Haws was walking under Soldier’s Arch when he was tack-

As protesters called for the management to “sit down and negotiate,” Ward One Councilman David Segal marched with them. “Hotel workers in this city consistently get taken advantage of,” Segal said. “The hotel business is very profitable, more so than ever. I’m here to support (the workers’) cause.” “They want to address job security,” Segal said, “and who doesn’t want that?” The management of The Biltmore was not immediately available for comment to The Herald. Herald senior staff writer Ellen Wernecke ’06 can be reached at ewernecke@browndailyherald.c om.

led from behind and ordered to empty his pockets. When Haws refused and threatened to call the police, the suspect and a group of his friends fled the area. The suspect, a 16-year-old Hope High School student who was later arrested, had been hiding in the bushes with his friends, Haws said. Perry said DPS is continuing to take the measures it always has to prevent crimes, but he said suspicious activity can be hard to define. “Just because someone’s walking down the street looking at cars doesn’t mean they’re going to break into them,” Perry said. “It could just be that they happen to like cars.” While Haws said he still feels relatively safe walking on campus, he said the possibility for crimes still exists. “When there are six high school-age kids hiding in the shadows behind some bushes in order to mug someone, there’s a problem,” he said. Herald senior staff writer Zach Barter ’06 covers crime. He can be reached at zbarter@browndailyherald.com.

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fibers and chemicals and create some kind of dyed textile work. The freshman year at RISD is a “foundation year” in which students don’t take major-specific courses, Modini said. “This class is the first class where you learn about the actual materials you’ll be dealing with as a textiles major,” she said.

RISD ’05 said students can be influential in the school’s expansion process if they want to. “(Expansion) will increase the school’s presence in the community and students should take part in that change,” she said. “Input is very important and if you don’t speak up, plans will continue without you.” Fong said the alliance will continue to provide student voices in the administration during the expansion process.

Herald staff writer Amy Hall Goins ’07 can be reached at agoins@browndailyherald.com.

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CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 5

Prof. discusses conflicts between being Jewish, Polish, Communist BY JOANNE PARK

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The Clothesline Project displayed shirts designed by victims and friends of victims of relationship violence, sexual assault, incest, or abuse on Wednesday afternoon on the Main Green. The project is sponsored by the Domestic Abuse Advocacy Project, the Coalition Against Relationship Abuse and Health Education.

Intrigued by the story behind two brothers who found themselves on opposing sides of the ideological war in early 20th century Poland, Marci Shore is attempting to commemorate the two men who carry, with them, the struggles inherent in a PolishJewish family and nation. Sponsored by the Borderland Seminar Series, Shore, assistant professor of modern East European history at Indiana University, presented parts of the draft for her manuscript, titled “Caviar and Ashes: A Warsaw Generation’s Life and Death in Marxism, 1918-1968.” Reading through the protocols of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland, headed by Adolf Berman, Shore said she was surprised by how “warm and fuzzy the relationship was between the Zionist Left and Communists.” Briefing the seminar participants on the historical context of her manuscript, Shore went on to explain the gradual split between the Zionist Left and the Communists in the aftermath of World War II. Jakub Berman joined the ranks of Stalinist leaders in postwar Poland while see SHORE, page 6

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Shore continued from page 5 younger brother Adolf crafted a Marxist Zionist ideology. Shore said she followed along closely with the notes and documents left behind by the Berman siblings. “I actually cried when I read one of the letters Adolf Berman wrote,” Shore said. “That’s how I came to (write about) this particular story.” Describing her draft as “narrative-driven,” Shore said numerous questions arose in her construction of the manuscript. “One of the larger questions I was thinking was, what did it mean to be born in Warsaw, Poland at that time,” she said. “The link between Poles and Jews thus becomes an inescapable, ubiquitous question.” The Berman brothers provided an interesting character study because they grew up during a transition period in Poland, Shore said. “They were the last generation to grow up as part of Russia’s empire and the first to go to university in an independent Poland,” she said. “They grew up in a tricultural Polish, Jewish and Russian space.” Shore said the transition period reinforced how “the old world had irrevocably come to an end and Poland was on the brink of utopia or catastrophe. “Zionism or Communism was one of the options,” she said. Poles questioned their identity, due to the ingrained notion that “a Jew who becomes a Communist ceases to be a Jew,” Shore said. Shore described the process of completing the manuscript, along with her elation upon conducting an unexpected interview with the daughter of Chaim Finkelstein, a friend of Adolf Bergman and a Zionist. The seminar discussion centered on what it meant to be Polish and Jewish and the conflicts of claiming allegiance to both nationality and

Communism. Jakub Bergman believed in international Communism and advocated the idea that “you become a Communist and you become a Pole,” she said. “In theory, Communism is internationalist, but in practice, it is national.” Several reasons for the assimilation of Jews into Polish society involved using Communism as a panacea to anti-Semitism, Shore said. “If you’re an assimilated Jew in Polish politics, you have to go to the left to combat the xenophobia of the right.” The assimilation process sparks issues ranging from the extent to which one can become a Pole and a Jew, as the two are perceived to be in conflict. As she viewed the documents and examined the lives of the Berman brothers, Shore said she felt great empathy for what she termed the “Jewish perspective.” The participants offered varying ways in which a Polish and Jewish reader would interpret the manuscript and discussed the role of Shore as an outside observer of Poland in the mid20th century. “I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘You didn’t suffer under Communism, you have no right to touch this,’” Shore said. “Others are gracious, saying that it could have been 200 years before anyone touched upon this issue.” Shore said others have found her manuscript to be “nauseatingly empathetic” to the leaders who ran Polish politics. The experience of building the manuscript has provided opportunities to continue observing postwar Poland and its cultural effects. “There is something Jewish about this, but also something distinctly inter-war Polish about this too,” said seminar participant Timothy Snyder, assistant professor of history at Yale University. Herald senior staff writer Joanne Park ’06 can be reached at jpark@browndailyherald.com.

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tions that are not merely expressions of anger, and that instead work toward a tangible cause. Instead, the committee plans on attending an Oct. 21 meeting of the Fox Point Homeowners’ Association, a meeting which the hope will provide an opportunity to directly communicate with City Council members.

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Herald staff writer Robbie Corey-Boulet ’07 can be reached at rcorey-boulet@browndailyherald.com.

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WORLD & NATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 7

Davis forces gamely face loss of power SACRAMENTO, Calif. (L.A. Times) — On the morning after, the hangover — while wretched — came as no great surprise. “In politics,” said Steve Maviglio, press secretary for Gov. Gray Davis, “there’s never job security.” Hours after their leader was unceremoniously deposed by California voters, loyalists to the outgoing governor found solace Wednesday in the finality of defeat and pondered the prospect of job hunting in an iffy economy. The dominant mood was one of scrappy acceptance — a stiff upper lip masking an undercurrent of resentment. For many in the Davis administration, the recall and abrupt installation of Arnold Schwarzenegger as California’s 38th governor add up to a stealth move by Republicans to seize the prize their party failed to win last November. Few dared express that sentiment publicly, however, given the electorate’s loud cry for change. And so the tone of the day was mostly one of humble gratitude by Team Davis for the five-year chance to serve the Golden State. “We have nothing to hang our heads about,” said Roger Salazar, a political adviser to the governor. “As upsetting as this may be for people, they can take pride in the accomplishments.” While hundreds of Davis appointees spent the day plotting exit strategies, Republicans in Sacramento looked forward dreamily — almost disbelievingly — to the future. After five years on the ramparts of California politics, the GOP now will have a man behind the biggest desk in the Capitol. Despite suggestions that Schwarzenegger, a political greenhorn, could stumble as he struggles to learn the ropes, Republican leaders clearly believe they will be newly empowered by his presence. Suddenly, the possibility of passing business-friendly bills and having a stronger voice in budgetary matters does not seem farfetched. “Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t get to where he is by some magical formula,’’ said Assembly Republican leader Dave Cox. “One of his ingredients is that he’s a hard worker, and he’s going to work at the job.” Governing, Cox added, is not rocket science . . . This is like eating an elephant one bite at a time. You meet one person, you meet another person . . . you develop close, strong relationships with people based on trust and confidence.” One person whose trust and confidence the new governor will need is Senate leader John Burton of San Francisco — the savvy, irascible veteran who is key to any budget deal or legislation Schwarzenegger hopes to pass.

Burton, declaring it wonderful that ‘’the Republicans have elected a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-gun control governor,” said Schwarzenegger called him Wednesday morning. The two men had a friendly twominute conversation while the actor was riding his exercise bike. “He said he wanted to work with all the legislators from both parties,” Burton recalled. “Other than that we just shared a few things. I let him get back to his exercise. And I got back to watching a ‘Seinfeld’ rerun” Burton — who has vowed that no budget agreement will pass if it means cuts to the poor, blind or disabled — predicted an alliance with Schwarzenegger like the one between former President Reagan and then-House Speaker Tip O’Neill. The two men, one a Republican and one a Democrat, “had wonderful personal relationships, and they fought over policy, as we should,” Burton said. “Hopefully, we’ll find enough common ground to get this state out of this mess.” During the campaign, some Democrats have predicted that Schwarzenegger’s repeated bashing of “career politicians” might lead to a chilly welcome in Sacramento. State Sen. John Vasconcellos said that he, for one, found the rhetoric demeaning. He said he was more troubled by campaign proposals that, if fulfilled, would destroy the state. “My whole life has been put into serving this state,” said Vasconcellos, California’s longest-serving legislator. “I’m not a Johnny-come-lately. I’ll keep on doing what I can for the people of the state and see what he does. So far, it sounds to me like a lot of hoopla.” Many lobbyists said they were taking a wait-and-see posture as they assessed the election results. Because Schwarzenegger has no political record, lobbyists have little information on his position on issues affecting their clients. “At least with Davis, you knew where he stood — even if you didn’t like him,” said one lobbyist who, like several others interviewed, declined to be identified for fear of starting off on the wrong foot with the new governor. “There’s definitely some apprehensiveness with Arnold. Nobody has any idea what he’ll do or what his philosophical underpinnings are.” What does seem likely is that lobbying companies that have benefited from their ties to Davis — such as one run by the governor’s longtime fund-raiser, Darius Anderson — are likely to see their fortunes dip precipitously. see DAVIS, page 9

Audiotape records fatal bear mauling (L.A. Times) — Timothy Treadwell can be heard desperately fighting off a grizzly bear on a three-minute audiotape of the fatal mauling that claimed his life and that of his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, in Katmai National Park and Preserve earlier this week, Alaska State Troopers disclosed Wednesday. The Malibu couple had been camping in a remote corner of the 4-million-acre park on Alaska’s southwest coast for several days to observe the bears. Treadwell, 46, was a self-taught bear expert who frequently described his adventures with the animals on television and in schools. Their remains were found Monday by the bush pilot who had flown to their camp to pick them up. The audiotape is from a hand-held video camera that Treadwell used to record his encounters with the bears, some of which weigh more than 1,000 pounds, police said. There was no video of the attack, said Greg Wilkinson, public information officer for the Alaska State Troopers. Wilkinson said he had not heard the tape, but that quotes from it had been provided to him by investigators. Police believe the tape was made Sunday night. Treadwell was last heard from at noon Sunday, when he used a satellite phone to call a friend in Malibu, Calif.. According to Wilkinson, the tape begins with sounds of Treadwell screaming that he is being attacked and calling for help to Huguenard, who was apparently still inside a tent. “It’s obvious that the attack was going on before the tape was turned on,’’ said Wilkinson, who then repeated quotes from the tapes. “Come out here; I’m being killed out here,” Treadwell said. “Play dead!” Huguenard yelled in reply. That strategy is commonly used to pacify angry bears in an attack. But Treadwell told Huguenard the strategy wasn’t working and she then urged him to “fight back.” Treadwell, who never carried weapons, then asked her to get a pan and to hit the bear, police said. At that point, the tape stops. Much of it is fuzzy or inaudible, Wilkinson said. Wilkinson said investigators had found the camera inside a bag they had picked up at the couple’s campsite. He said he did not know whether one of the National Park Service rangers or state troopers who responded to the scene had put the camera in the bag or whether Huguenard had done so before she was killed.

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UCS continued from page 1 “The e-mail is set to be followed by a rally during Parent’s Weekend to show visiting parents that students at Brown encounter different ideas and viewpoints and are not being indoctrinated,” he added. UCS members challenged each other to objectively analyze the request and its possible consequences if granted. “No matter their intentions, it is pretty clear that most of the student body would find this offensive due to its similarities to the Queer Alliance e-mail,” said Student Activities Chair Rob Montz ’05. “I don’t think it’s worth it to show support for something that could be construed as mockery of an important movement.” Treasurer Thilakshani Dias ’05 suggested the group seek

feedback and ideas from peer universities to formulate an agenda that will be most effective to their cause. “It is so important to refute the claim that Brown is only a liberal environment — that there is no constructive tension between viewpoints,” she said. “Brainstorming with other campuses and researching how other schools went about pursuing similar efforts could strengthen your argument and assist in taking positive, proactive steps.” Students for Liberty does not yet have the full support of the Queer Alliance, though Neuman said he has made efforts to change the wording and structure of the proposed e-mail. “(A friend and contact member of the Queer Alliance) is not in favor of it,” he said. “But the intentions of this endeavor are positive and as an elected representative of this organization, I will represent its interests and try to accomplish what we’ve set out to do.” Although the Council immediately allowed a campus-wide e-mail sent by the Queer Alliance at its meeting last week, the Students for Liberty proposal will be refined in a committee and reintroduced to the Council at a later date. “Anytime a student or group comes forward, they must work with a committee, finalize ideas and bring it forth to the council as a resolution,” said UCS President Rahim Kurji ’05. “Though our decision last week arose from considerable deliberation, this procedure will ensure thorough investigation and we will uphold it diligently from this point forth.” UCS was presented a letter of commendation by Vice President for CIS Ellen WaiteFranzen and Director of Personal Technology Services Kara Kelley for its efforts to meet the technology needs of students at Brown. Waite-Franzen made a special point to stress the risk involved with student file-sharing. “I want people to understand that the Record Industry Association of America can search the Internet, find out who’s doing file-sharing and students who are engaged in sharing are in jeopardy and can be sued,” she said. CIS also plans to address the environmental issues surrounding technology use on campus.

According to Kelley, the University spends an average of $450,000 a year on toner and computer paper. During the 2001-2002 school year, these numbers increased dramatically, she said. CIS is searching for ways to reduce printer waste and lessen the impact of technology use on the environment. The Council read over and discussed a rough draft of the UCS Annual Program to be submitted in final form at the upcoming Corporation meeting. Within the next few weeks, students will receive a condensed copy in their mailboxes, said UCS Vice President Diana Jeffery ’04. Ari Savitzky ’06, UCS Campus Life Committee chair, and Sonia Gupta ’06, UCS Admissions and Student Services Committee chair presented a finalized joint committee report on short-term campus life and student services improvements. Key issues addressed in the proposal include 24-hour study space, lounge renovations, and later dining hours. Representative Ilena Frangista ’06, a Herald paginator, informed the council of safeRIDE improvements that make mobility on campus safer and easier. By the end of the month, permanent signs will mark shuttle stops and maps will display RISD and Brown routes. New shuttle routes are being redrawn to pass by all dorms. In collaboration with the Office of the President, UCS has organized a study break for the senior class to be held this Thursday at Simmons’ home. This is the first of what UCS hopes will be a series of efforts to engage student classes with Simmons on a personal level and also to encourage socialization within the classes themselves. UCS has also worked with Simmons to establish the custom of holding a State of the University address at the beginning of second semester. Speaking on behalf of the first year representatives, Ethan Wingfield ’07 presented a plan to increase interaction and promote unity among first-years. On Halloween, units would welcome other units into their dorms to enjoy candy and meet new peers. Herald staff writer Krista Hachey ’07 can be reached at khachey@browndailyherald.com.

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Those with connections to former Gov. Pete Wilson will experience the reverse effect, especially if Wilson aides who have worked on the Schwarzenegger campaign take permanent jobs in the Capitol. Normally, the newly elected governor of California has about two months to prepare for taking office. That allows for time to recruit potential appointees, and time for outgoing troops to find a comfortable spot to land. But the special recall election compresses the schedule, and the governor-elect will take the reins as soon as the results are certified — no more than 37 days from now. Reflecting the need for haste, Schwarzenegger announced plans for his first 100 days in office nearly a week before his election, even choosing the director of his transition team. Schwarzenegger spokesman Sean Walsh said the new governor may choose to keep some Davis appointees in their jobs — at least in the short term. But for Davis’ inner circle, and many other highlevel appointees, the end is near. Daniel Zingale, Davis’ Cabinet secretary, said he planned to take a trip to Morocco with his 79year-old mother, and is looking forward to more quality time with his kids. “At least my cell phone won’t be ringing this Thanksgiving,” he said, pointing out a silver lining under the circumstances.

suspect defense, but more than compensate with their incredible hitting prowess. And Jamie’s a die-hard Cubs fan, so no, we’re not making any cork jokes … even though Dave really wants to. Now on to the most important aspect in playoff baseball: pitching. The Diamondbacks were headlined by their two dominant starters, Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. While no one is suggesting that Kerry Wood and Mark Prior are as good as Johnson and Schilling yet, the Cub aces have had terrific years and have been untouchable down the stretch. In the 2001 playoffs, Schilling and Johnson combined for an astounding nine of the team’s 11 postseason victories. Through the first round of the playoffs, Prior and Wood have accounted for all three of the Cubs wins and combined for a 1.48 ERA. Expect to see more wins for the pair in the near future, and also an ascension to Ditka-esque status in Chicago if the Cubs can finally win a World Series. And a note to Spell-Check: Ditka-esque may not be a word, but it should be. The number three starters, Miguel Batista and Carlos Zambrano, and the number four starters, Brian Anderson and Matt Clement, are comparable in talent. Also, the Diamondbacks had a young closer who had a great regular season but was pre-

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W. tennis continued from page 12 the elimination of the B and C Flight Brown teams. The B Flight team of captain Victoria Beck ’04 and Arlak lost 8-2 to Yale, while the freshmen combination of Ames and Saiontz was unable to hold off C Flight opponent Syracuse. Singer and Meath, teaming up to redeem their first-round singles exits, posted a convincing 84 win over Seton Hall before falling to Boston College in the second round of Flight A doubles. Beck and Arlak fared better in consolation matches, managing to sweep that bracket and defeat Syracuse 8-3 in the finals. The other highlight of consolation play came with the third- and fourth-place finishes of Arlak and Ames in Flight B singles, who faced off against each other on the tournament’s last day. Arlak’s experience proved too much for Ames, resulting in a 63, 6-1 victory. “Maybe some of the players would have liked to have done better, but I think everybody overall is satisfied with their own results and ready to move on to the next match. Everybody played well and competed hard which is what we want as a team,” Arlak said. Ames agreed with this, saying that for an early tournament the team produced strong performances throughout all of the brackets. Of the six other teams participating in the tournament, three held national rankings at the end of last season: Yale at No. 53,

Loyola Marymount at No. 57, and Boston College at No. 69. Boston University, Syracuse, and Temple rounded out the list of opponents. The competition proved much tougher than what the Bears faced at the Volkl Invitational, as the these teams proved a challenge in every bracket. “There was no shock in the competition this weekend. We all now have a sense about how the players on these teams play,” said Arlak. Herald Staff Writer Robbie CoreyBoulet ’07 can be reached at rcorey-boulet@browndailyherald.com.

Kim is now referred to as B.K. Kim, and not B.H. Kim. viously untested in the postseason. We all know what happened to Byung-Hyun Kim against the Yankees. The jury’s still out on the Cubs’ Joe Borowski, who also had a great regular season but is still unproven in the playoffs, making a similar meltdown a distinct possibility. In our inaugural contest of the $20 question that doesn’t have an answer, we will award $20 to anyone who can tell us why BuyingHyun Kim is now referred to as B.K. Kim, and not B.H. Kim. As a second part to the question, you must tell us why he always looks like he’s going to cry when he pitches. As you can see, the similarities between the two teams are numerous. There are millions of Cubs fans all over the world who are hoping and praying that this year’s Cubs team can duplicate the result of the 2001 Diamondbacks’ quest for the title. And even if the curse does continue for the loyal Cubs fans across the globe, at least they didn’t have to endure a season of looking at Randy Johnson’s hideous mullet.

Meier continued from page 12 fans would not be fully satisfied, though, if their championship run didn’t go through New York. That would be like Rocky winning by forfeit. Fortunately, the Sox have their shot at perfect redemption this year. Perhaps the stars are aligned for the plucky boys of Boston to rise up and strike down the man. Here’s to hoping. Go Sox.Yankees Suck! Luke Meier ’04 writes a weekly sports column and foolishly thinks the Red Sox have a shot.

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EDITORIAL/LETTERS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 10 S T A F F

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Prodigal Ruth Students often complain that they see little of President Ruth Simmons. What with a capital campaign to head, Initiatives for Academic Enrichment to oversee and outside commitments to uphold, Ruth is a busy woman. Catching a fleeting glimpse of the president on the Main Green — let alone spending time casually chatting with her — is often an elusive endeavor. That’s not how it should be. And Simmons realizes it. Seniors received invitations in their campus mailboxes yesterday inviting them to a study break with the president. This is just the kind of exposure Simmons needs on campus. Students will get the chance to mingle with each other and the president, spending time with Ruth in a laid-back setting. Simmons is also working with the Undergraduate Council of Students on other events that will increase her interaction with undergraduates. UCS President Rahim Kurji ’05 said Simmons plans to coordinate events like the senior study break with each class and is currently accepting suggestions for activities. Students have already introduced the ideas of a musical performance, to be presided over by Simmons, and a sophomore symposium. Working with UCS and Allen Feliz ’03, intern to the president, Simmons is composing a calendar that includes events for every undergraduate group on campus. She hopes to take time out of her schedule to attend as many of these as possible, Kurji said. Such efforts are a crucial component of Brown’s success. Students need to see Simmons as more personable than aloof. Aside from fostering a happier and more connected environment on campus, this interaction has a more pragmatic justification as well. Alums are more likely to contribute to a school if they have fond memories of spending time with its amiable president. So, we’re glad we’ll be seeing more of Ruth — for our sake and for Brown’s.

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LETTERS Recent columnist contributions combat ignorance To the Editor: I would like to applaud Mike Thompson, Jesse Adams and Laura Schonmuller for their contributions to Tuesday and Wednesday’s Herald. Although their views do not agree with one another or with my own, they all have the common desire to remedy political ignorance. Just as there are far too many people who vote Republican because they think the promised tax cuts will benefit them directly, there are also far too many Democrats who unthinkingly

scour and curse at groups like Students for Liberty. It is hard to accept the existence of such ignorance at a university, especially our own. We all must do whatever we can to call attention to misleading information, as Mike Thompson did by correcting the protestwarrior.com ad. For anyone who wishes to delve deeper, I urge you to visit this Web site, which calls leftists “useful idiots,” equates them with supporters of Saddam Hussein and even goes so far as to follow a photo of antiwar protesters with the caption, “there’s never an Islamic suicide bombing when you need one.” This sort of hateful and downright ignorant politics is the last thing America needs. Jay Vowles ’07 Oct. 8

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OPINIONS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 11

Hijacking democracy California’s latest political hiccup indicative of a larger trend LAST TUESDAY MARKED A NEW LOW tion. Everyone I talked to took the for political democracy in the United California recall law as a given, without States. The people of California voted by a evaluating whether it served its intended 55-45 margin to approve the most expen- function or whether such a recall was sive recall effort in the history of our coun- legitimate. It is easy to point to the $68 million the try and to allow political novice Arnold Schwarzenegger to move into the secretary of state’s office had to shell out to fund the election in a time of Governor’s Mansion. In effect, fiscal crisis, but the irresponthe democratic political process sibility of the recall runs was hijacked by the narrow much deeper. Outgoing interests of the party out of California Gov. Gray Davis power, and the democratic will was reelected 11 months ago, of the people was comproand the recall movement offimised. Democratic consensus is cially began 77 days ago. The not merely a barometer of pubpeople had a chance to vote lic opinion, which we all know their conscience on his viacan change dramatically over bility last November. Only a short periods of time. Rather, it few months later, a special can only be effective if elections SCHUYLER VON OEYEN interest lobby, organized by are held at regularly scheduled ALL THINGS U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, Rtimes rather than when the CONSIDERED Calif., attempted to abnegate party out of power finds it politically convenient. The effects of compro- the results with a narrow political agenda mising this basic hallmark of the democrat- in mind: getting rid of Gray Davis. Rep. Issa ic process through the California recall found this political loophole and used effort will continue to affect how California organizational power, time and money to voters and voters across the country think exploit it. Davis was not recalled due to a of their government, damaging the political scandal or a gross abuse of power or any of process from an objective standpoint that the other absurd things politicians rouboth conservatives and liberals should tinely get away with. He was recalled because a special interest lobby who hated agree to. After the election results were him managed to frame the issue and announced, I was surprised at the manipulate voters into believing Davis’ responses of my friends and colleagues. performance had somehow radically Conservatives proclaimed the victory of changed only a short time after his reelecdemocracy and the empowerment of the tion. On one level, the result was the chaotic common citizen. Liberals were devastated by the results, but most of them main- and circus-like performance the media tained that democracy had served its func- industry provided as eye candy to its readership. The 135 candidates included a porn star who wanted to tax breast Schuyler von Oeyen ’05 is proud to say implants, the publisher of Hustler magathat he hails from the responsible state of zine, a multimillionaire actor with a record Michigan, where gubernatorial recalls are of abusing women, and the lieutenant not allowed arbitrarily.

governor. With this cast of characters, it seems little wonder that the actor was the eventual winner. Given that no accusations of impropriety stuck to his political charm and viability, the comparisons between him and Ronald “Teflon” Reagan seem innumerable. On the national level, the result is perhaps symptomatic of a larger political trend. The partisan rift between Republicans and Democrats has deepened considerably in recent years, and the result has been political deadlock. In response to this, the parties have resorted to dirtier tactics, which the media has magnified enormously. The result is that voters are confused, dejected and fed up with the political process, making them even more subject to manipulation by special interests. Democracy is no longer safe, because it appears now that at any time a special interest lobby only needs to get petition signatures from eight percent of the electorate to begin the process we just saw. Governance is only possible if we accept the outcome of the political process and respect those decisions, only making changes under the most dire of circumstances. Appearing on CNN Tuesday night, former candidate Arianna Huffington noted that the poisoned partisan atmosphere in California has led to a demand for change regardless of what sort. A similar antiestablishment sentiment powered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) early in the 2000 GOP presidential primaries. Even though most Californians agreed Schwarzenegger had no political experience and did not articulate his ideas clearly, he successfully appropriated the mantle of reform and voters tired of the status quo flocked to his banner. Some political pundits have even gone so far as to suggest that the popular-

ization of such anti-government attitudes may remove the incumbency advantage in high-profile political races, even extending to the 2004 presidential election. The problem of special private interests that one of our founding fathers, James Madison, observed in the state governments of the 1780s appear to be resurfacing in a new form all over California and the country today. We see them manifested under a number of divisions including gerrymandered political districts, white/black, north/south, urban/rural, rich/poor and a host of others. The manipulation of these divides by those with power, influence and money has corrupted the foundation of our democracy. In the case of California, Schwarzenegger used $10 million of his personal funds to run on a platform of anti-status quo. The divides just mentioned became associated with the political establishment, especially Gov. Davis and Lt. Gov. Bustamante. These same trends can also describe the recent emergence of outside establishment figures on the national level as attractive candidates, including Washington outsiders Howard Dean and Wes Clark at the expense of Beltway veterans like Dick Gephardt and John Kerry. Can the system render itself valid again? Democracy today continues to be hijacked by those with a narrow agenda and a lot of money, specifically people like Darrell Issa. As confidence in the political system continues to sink to historic lows, we can only hope the nation can find a way to mitigate the special interests and partisan squabbling, both of which advance their private interests at the expense of the national interest. Otherwise, the whole system we take for granted might one day produce a result even more troubling that Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Brown’s elusive school spirit It exists, but perhaps not where we expected I’VE RECENTLY HEARD QUITE A BIT OF The 6 a.m. trip to Louis: Sometimes you whining about the lack of school spirit at want to go where everybody knows your this school. And until just now, I’ve been name; and sometimes you want to go one of the whiners. I mean, we have no where the servers don’t like you and don’t real consistent support for our sports want you there. That’s when it’s time for teams, no pep rallies etc. Even I, an avid Louis. The food is fantastic and the prices unbeatable. But as good as we sports fan, have only been to all know Louis is, there is a few Brown games, and I ADAM NELSON something special about chalk up many of those simREBEL WITH being out all night, going there ply to the desire to be rowdy. I A FRESCA as it opens with your friends also have despaired of the and sharing that common fact that we have no real great traditions, like the ones that other bond with all the other tired Brown stuschools can boast on their college tours: dents there knowing that you have truly throwing toast, naked quad runs, etc. But accomplished quite a feat. That breakI think I may have been short sighted. fast/dinner (binner if you would) encomThe pep rallies and the football games, passes the Brown spirit. Engine 9 with Professor Hazeltine: the marching bands and the fight songs, all those things you traditionally consid- We’re at the point now where this man is a er as “school spirit” just don’t apply to us. living legend at this school. You realize If you wanted that sort of thing, you how quintessentially “Brown” the class is should have gone to Duke. We have our the first time you answer a question corown Brown spirit, and our own tradi- rectly and Hazeltine runs up the stairs tions, and we show our school spirit and (often tripping) to shake your hand. Over share our bond in different ways. The the summer I was at a restaurant in New spirit of Brown exists in spite of the fact York, and as I was talking to my parents that it does not contain many of these about the classes I was going to take, a traditional activities; it is a different type man at the next table turned around and of school, with a different type of spirit, said “Did I hear you say Engin 9?” When I and that is why we chose to go here. The said yes he asked, “Is Hazeltine still teachfollowing are a few things that I consider ing that?” Engin 9 is not just a class; it is a essential to the spirit of Brown rite of passage, and a perfect example of the spirit of Brown. University: The First Nice Day of Spring: It’s 65 and sunny and you’ve just spent the last three Adam Nelson ’06 Loves you Anna, the months hibernating in your room dealing most.

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name; and sometimes you want to go where the servers don’t like you and don’t want you there. That’s when it’s time for Louis. with a manic depressive heating system that either leaves you shivering or sweating. When faced with this situation the entire student body can be seen on Wriston Quad or the Main Green, playing sports, playing music, sun bathing or having a Barbecue. Surprisingly, class attendance on that day seems sparse at best. It’s not just the nice weather; it’s the sense of community: a common bond that holds us Brunonians together — it’s the Brown spirit at its finest. The Ratty: Alright folks, we’ve figured out that a meal at the Ratty is not going to stimulate your palatte, but it wouldn’t quite be the Brown way if it did. But you don’t go there for the food: you go there for the company. At the Ratty you know you will be able to meet your friends and also meet new people. It gives us a communal hub from which we can get to know each other. And, if you have nothing to talk about, at least you can commiserate about the food. I did not give these examples of these little traditions, these manifestations of the Brown spirit, to say that we should not root for our sports teams or attend school-

wide events and yell “Go Bears!” at the top of our lungs. We should absolutely do that. But when we do that, we should not do it because we have to, or because we feel that that’s what college should be like, but because we all share a common bond, and are proud of what Brown stands for. It stands for all of the things that were mentioned and the dozens of little traditions that make each day of our lives that much better. So the next time we play Harvard, don’t look at it as us trying to score more points for the sake of some intangible pride, look at it as our way of life triumphing over theirs: saying “I go to Harvard” with a high degree of self-satisfaction just before clubbing out your roommate’s knees to make sure that he can’t get to his textbook so that you’ll have less competition for an A in your Government class. Brown stands for a way of life that all students here know and appreciate, and that others appreciate as well. We should be proud of who we are and embrace it. That is what school spirit is all about — and we don’t need pep rallies to do that. After all, this is Brown.

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SPORTS THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2003 · PAGE 12

The power and the grandeur of “Yankees Suck”

M. tennis falls to Penn St., places fourth at ECAC’s

Freaky similarity of Cubs and 2001 Diamondbacks

BY CRAIG MCGOWAN

THIS SUMMER I STOOD AMID A CROWD of Providence teenagers (an illustrious group indeed) waiting to see Third Eye Blind give a concert at Waterplace Park when a familiar chant began to grow among the crowd: “Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck!” Few things are more characteristically New England than the “Yankees Suck” chant, sure to be heard a few times at any Red Sox game unless the Sox are actually LUKE MEIER playing the SPORTS COLUMN Yankees, when the chanting is continuous. Most of us have realized by now, however, that this chant can erupt almost anywhere. The city of Boston and the game of baseball need not be involved in any way. AntiYankeeism is much more deeply rooted than most other things in the sports world. Being anti-Yankee is, of course, associated with many other good “anti” stances. It means you’re anti-elitist, anti-corporate, anti-establishment, etc. Those who wish to take these stances to passionate extremes may board buses and go throw vegetables at a World Trade Organization conference. For those who are more moderate and only wish to fight the man in a fashionably cheeky, low-commitment sort of way, joining the “Yankees Suck” chant is a very viable option that presents itself in almost any large scale gathering of young New Englanders. The Boston Red Sox have assumed the role of ultimate underdog, which may not be entirely deserved. Yes, they have not won the big one since 1918 (incidentally, this year is also the favorite chant of Yankee fans) and have been teased many times since, but teasing is better than consistently floundering (read: Cubs). Only when juxtaposed with the Yankees do the Red Sox truly deserve the Rocky Balboa role their fans relish, and relish it they do. New Englanders, despite living in one the nation’s most affluent regions, love taking on the role of the underfed stepchild in the class war of the baseball nation. Pitting themselves against the Yankees, a necessity in an AL East division won by New York the last six years, allows Red Sox fans the opportunity to thumb their nose at a rich and superior rival. New York is the big glitzy city. New York has the highest payroll and the most World Series Championships. Their success makes them uncool and spawns a profound preoccupation among Sox fans. Die hard fans at a typical Fenway game are attentive to two simultaneous events — the Red Sox game on the field and the Yankees game being posted and updated out on the Green Monster. The cheers, of course, are much louder for the game on the field. But one eye is always on New York. America loves the underdog, and it very appropriately loves the Red Sox. This may be the year that the script finally plays itself to perfection. The Sox clung to life by a thread against the A’s, but advanced. They are survivors. Watching Johnny Damon wave on his way into the ambulance made me believe that this could very well be “The Year.” Sox see MEIER, page 9

Brown men’s tennis suffered a disappointing fourth place finish at the ECAC Division I Men’s Tennis Invitational Championship. The Bears, who were seeded second in the field of sixteen, fell to third seed Penn State in the semi-finals 4-3. The team went into the tournament with high hopes, knowing that a victory would give them a berth at the National Team Indoor Championships in February. After routs of St. Joseph’s and Columbia in the opening round and the quarterfinals, respectively, only Penn State stood between Brown and a match against Ivy rival Harvard in the final. But the Nittany Lions of Penn State proved to be too much for the Bears to handle. Although it won the doubles point, Brown lost four of six singles matches to fall 4-3. Captain Jamie Cerretani ’04 at number-one singles and Nick Goldberg ’05 at number-three singles were the only Bears to win their singles matches against Penn State. “In many ways it’s a loss that we’re going to take a lot from,” said Head Coach Jay Harris. “It showed us a lot about ourselves.” Brown began the tournament on Oct. 3 with a 7-0 win over St. Joseph’s. All Brown singles players won in straight sets, and the Bears swept all three doubles matches from the Hawks. Of the singles matches, only Captain Ben Brier’s ’04 was close, with Brier winning the first set 7-6 before coming back strong in the second set for a 6-3 victory. The Bears followed up that victory with another shutout, this time defeating Columbia 4-0. Showing their strength at doubles, Brown again swept the doubles point. After securing the victory with wins from Cerretani, Goldberg, and Zach Pasanen ’06, play was halted on the other singles matches. During the match against Penn State,

doubles at Dartmouth’s Volkl Invitational two weeks ago, continues to nurse a sore shoulder sustained at that tournament. The round-robin format of the tournament allowed the Bears to submit one or two players into three singles and three doubles draws. In first round play, both Flight A singles players fell in straight sets. Kim Singer ’06 lost 7-5, 6-2 to Boston University’s Lindsey Dynof, while Temple’s Ana Maslesa defeated Kerry Meath ’05 with scores of 6-2, 6-2. Daisy Ames ’07 and Alex Arlak ’05 advanced through their first two singles rounds into the quarterfinals, where both suffered straight set defeats to Yale players. Amanda Saiontz ’07, competing in the C Flights, managed to defeat Amanda Charest of Boston U. before losing to Rashmee Patil of Yale in a third-set tiebreak. The first round of doubles play saw

AS WE WERE DISCUSSING BASEBALL IN the back of class (a daily occurrence for us), we came across a groundbreaking question: When you look at the 2003 Chicago Cubs, do you really see the Cubs? Or do you see the 2001 World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks hiding cleverly in disguise? Upon closer JAMIE SHOLEM AND DAVE REEDY review, the similariSPREADING THE LOVE ties between the two teams are startling. Let’s start behind the plate. The 2001 Diamondbacks started solid defensive specialist Damian Miller. The 2003 Cubs start the very same Damian Miller. There, that was easy. As we work our way around the infield, the similarities continue. The Diamondbacks used a first base platoon of an aging veteran and a promising young power hitter, Mark Grace and Erubiel Durazo. The current Cubs have an identical type of platoon at first, using Eric Karros and Randall Simon. Ninety-nine percent of baseball fans couldn’t tell the difference between Eric Karros and Mark Grace if they were in a police lineup next to each other. Albeit, Randall Simon was the only man of this group to club a high-schooler dressed up as a sausage with a baseball bat, but that is neither here nor there. At second base, we find a solid veteran utility infielder having himself a career year. In 2001, that man was Craig Counsell. In 2003, it’s the Cubs’ Mark Grudzielanek. Let’s face it: These two are pretty much the same person. We wouldn’t even be surprised if they do swap wives. And to make it even better, we just spelled Grudzielanek right on the first try! The 2001 Diamondbacks shortstop was Tony Womack, and the Cubs’ starter is Alex Gonzalez. The shortstops for both teams are guys who are solid defensively, bring a decent bat to the lineup, and are not otherwise noteworthy in any way, shape, or form. Wait, we take that back. Alex Gonzalez looks like the adult Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez from the movie, “The Sandlot,” so he is noteworthy in that sense. At third base, 2001 Matt Williams and 2003 Aramis Ramirez are both good power hitters who bat in the middle of the lineup. Other than that, they aren’t very similar, but bear with us here … we’re on a roll. Center field is manned by an aging star that still possesses a great glove but is not quite the player he once was. The Diamondbacks had Steve Finley, and the Cubbies have Kenny Lofton. Each player has good speed and excellent leadership skills in the clubhouse. As an added bonus, Kenny Lofton looks just like Willie Mays Hayes from the beloved “Major League” series of movies. That’s the “Godfather” of sports movies, people. The corner outfielders for the Diamondbacks were Reggie Sanders and Luis Gonzalez, while the Cubs trot out Moises Alou and “Slammin’” Sammy Sosa. The numbers for Alou and Sanders tell the whole story: Sanders - .283 BA, 33 HR, 84 RBI, Alou - .280-22-91. If you know what these numbers mean, you’ll see their stats are very similar, and if you don’t know what these numbers mean, then why are you reading this column anyway? That leaves Sosa and Gonzalez, each possessing the most star power and the most potent bat on his respective team. The similarities don’t end there. Both men provide

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Men’s tennis breezed through the first two rounds before facing the Nittany Lions. Brown singles seemed to fall apart. While Cerretani and Goldberg cruised to victory, remaining undefeated for the tournament, the other four Bears were having trouble. Malcolm Scatliffe of Penn State, down a break to Adil Shamasdin ’05 in the first set of their number 2 singles match, rallied back to win the first set 6-4 and then ran away with the second set 61. Following close losses by Kris Goddard ’04 and Pasanen, who nearly had to forfeit due to heart circulation problems, the match was tied 3-3, with only Brier and Ryan Berger of Penn State still playing. After losing the first set 6-4, Brier stormed back to take the second set 6-2, yet was unable to complete the victory for Brown, dropping the third set 6-4. Brown returns to the courts from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19 at the Omni Regional Championship in Ithaca, N.Y.

W. tennis faces tough foes at the Brown Invitational BY ROBBIE COREY-BOULET

Matched up against what Coach Norma Taylor deemed some of the best competition of the pre-season, Brown women’s tennis competed with mixed results at the 14th annual Brown Invitational last weekend. Excluding consolation brackets, the Bears posted a singles record of 5-5 along with a doubles mark of 1-3, combining for an overall 6-8 showing. However, the fact that several of these losses came in the first round allowed teams to improve performance in consolation, or “feed-in,” matches. “I think we had some good performances, and I think we had some performances that could’ve been better. But it’s early in the year and we had to work around two key players who could not play,” Taylor said. The team was forced to rework its lineup considerably after learning that both Stephanie Falconi ’06 and Michelle Pautler ’07 would be unable to compete. Falconi, who played in the Flight A brackets for both singles and