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Brown Students for Dean canvas New Hampshire

Speakers appear without guaranteed funding

BY JULIETTE WALLACK

Thirty-one Brown students showed their support for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean in Nashua, N.H., this weekend, and they attempted to get a few residents to join them. The Brown students arrived at the Nashua headquarters on Friday, and the group began canvassing neighborhoods on Saturday, according to Ari Savitzky ’06, co-organizer of Brown Students for Dean. “We met a lot of receptive people,” Savitzky said. By the time the group left New Hampshire yesterday afternoon, 80 residents had signed up as new supporters. Canvassing from door to door was a new experience for Rachel Lauter ’06, coorganizer of Brown Students for Dean. “I thought it was great,” she said. “It was an interesting experience to just go door to door, saying, ‘Hi, we represent Gov. Howard Dean’s campaign.’” In addition to raising support for the former governor of Vermont, the group tried to increase awareness about Nashua’s municipal elections, which are tomorrow. see DEAN, page 4

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Canadian animal rights activist Anthony Marr, began in August and will cover 41 states and seven provinces before concluding in April. Davis’ lecture, which was entitled “Exploding Nutrition Myths,” failed to attract a large crowd. Julia Liu ’06, head of the Brown Animal Rights Coalition, which sponsored the event, said in an email to The Herald that animal rights programs are usually not well-attended at Brown. Sunday’s event was cut short because of the low turnout.

When the College Republicans wanted to bring David Horowitz to Brown, they approached the Undergraduate Finance Board with an ambitious funding request — $15,000. The group only received $1,500, but Horowitz spoke to a packed Salomon 101 on Oct. 22. Following Horowitz’s visit, the procedure for allocating lecture funding met with protest from campus conservatives. On the other side of the political spectrum, Associate Provost and Director of Institutional Diversity Brenda Allen and students criticized Horowitz’s lecture as a waste of time at a meeting the day after the event. When the College Republicans first approached the UFB with the Horowitz lecture, they asked for $15,000, which representatives from the group claimed was his regular speaking fee, said Dan Le ’04, UFB chair. Members of UFB did some research and discovered that Horowitz had spoken at other schools for $2,000 or $3,000. “We knew he’d come for that much money,” Le said, disputing the argument made in The Herald by opinions columnist Stephen Beale ’04 that UFB slighted Horowitz by refusing to pay him more. “We wouldn’t have given him that little unless we knew he was going to come,” she said. But UFB isn’t the only option for student groups looking to bring speakers to campus, and the College Republicans aren’t the only ones to be told to set their sights lower. Garry Trudeau P’06 spoke during Parents Weekend thanks to money allocated by the administration. And later this semester Spike Lee is scheduled to speak in Salomon 101 thanks to the per-

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Thirty-one Brown students traveled to New Hampshire this weekend to campaign in support of presidential candidate Howard Dean.

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Orwig explores the boundaries of sound BY KRISTA HACHEY

When composer John Cage wrote 4’33”, a “silent” composition consisting of exactly four minutes and 33 seconds of silence, he put the notion of conventional music into a precarious position. In the Orwig Music Library exhibit on alternative music making, the yet-to-be-seen boundaries of sound and human creativity are similarly explored. The exhibit contains everyday objects that have become musical instruments in their own right. A guitarist can use cut bottlenecks to play slide guitar and a wood saw can be caressed with a violin bow to create a distinct, eerie sound. “I had had this idea in the back of my mind to feature an exhibit on the unusual side of music,” said Nancy Jakubowski, Orwig Library assistant and coordinator of the project. Although the exhibit mostly houses small objects and records, it also contains information about large inventions meant to generate sound. Among these is the pyrophone, or “fire organ” which uses fire, rather than air, to vibrate the tubes of an organ-like structure. “It’s not really something you could play in your living room,” Jakubowski said. In many ways, the exhibit is a part of Jakubowski, who thought of its theme and personally supplied some of its features. “I

“Hold the bacon,” nutritionist says BY KIRA LESLEY

As dieters across the country trade in salads for steaks and calorie counting for carb counting, Americans are relying increasingly on meat products as the core of their diets. But nutrition expert Brenda Davis is setting out to reverse this trend, one state at a time. Davis, a registered dietitian and bestselling co-author of five nutrition books, spoke to a small crowd in Starr Auditorium on Sunday as part of the Compassion For Animals Road Tour. The Tour, which also includes well-known

Brown professor’s book newly popular, thanks to Arnold BY MONIQUE MENESES

Following Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory in the California gubernatorial recall, political observers nationwide are wondering how he will perform as governor. For answers, many are turning to a book by Professor of Political Science Darrell West. West’s book, “Celebrity Politics,” which he published last year and coauthored with Fairfield University Professor of Politics John Orman, experienced a major boost in publicity when Schwarzenegger, an actor and former Mr. Universe, announced his plans to run for California governor in August. “We got lucky,” West said. He received “dozens of phone calls” over the last few months in the

Schwarzenegger-mania following the celebrity’s announcement of his candidacy on the Aug. 6 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he said. “People want an assessment of how well he’ll do, what type of campaign he’s going to run and what it means to be a celebrity candidate,” West said. An increasing number of celebrities are running for office because they have the skills necessary to win elections — including Schwarzenegger, he said. West said the actor was a strong political candidate with the “right attributes.” “He’s rich, famous and a good communicator,” he said. But, because many people stereotype celebrities as being “vacuous,” their competency is often called into ques-

tion, West said. Celebrity politicians can be the butt of jokes on talk shows and satires like Saturday Night Live and the Late Show with David Letterman, West said. He said public satirizing contributes to the public’s image of a celebrity politician and can potentially undermine his credentials when running for office. But jokes, vicious rumors and allegations of sexual harassment didn’t stop Schwarzenegger from being elected as California’s Republican governor last month. Celebrities have more of an ability to overcome scandal than career politicians, West said. “Voters just expect them to have a see WEST, page 7

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Claim of liberal hegemony on college campuses a lie, say Keach and Joseph ’03 column, page 11

Northern stereotypes keep the Confederate battle flag flying high, Swiney ’04 writes column, page 11

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T Early picks for NBA end-of-season awards from sports columnist Marc Lanza column, page 12

Brown Football almost pulls off an upset, loses to UPenn in a 24-21 nail-biter sports, page 12

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN: Costumed Brown students reveled in the streets on Friday for Halloween. Meanwhile, in Russia, Moscow city authorities have banned the holiday, on the grounds that Halloween is psychologically damaging and not in line with educational aims.

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Speakers continued from page 1 sistence and budget of the Lecture Board. Brown attracts big name speakers on a regular basis, but to students waiting in line in the cold to see Salman Rushdie, Richard Perle or Martin Scorsese, the process of bringing a luminary to campus can remain a mystery. The Lecture Board might reject an application if they believe the lecture has a high likelihood of taking place without their funding, said Adam Deitch ’04, Lecture Board vice president and a member of UFB. One lecture rejected by the Board this semester, a panel on Israeli/Palestinian environmental issues, has already taken place. One of its organizers, Alison Klayman ’06, said the event was eventually funded with $250 from the Watson Institute and $250 from the Urban Environmental Lab. Klayman paid for refreshments herself, with funds she earned from her internship at Brown Hillel. Klayman said she hopes the panel will be the first in a threepart series. Her application to the Lecture Board requested funding for three events. “I definitely did not expect to get a large amount of money from them; I was just hoping for a drop in the hat,” she said. “I got it in right before the deadline and I just got an e-mail back that said, ‘It’s been denied,

thanks.’ So, I didn’t follow up.” The Interfaith Council for Action also had a proposal rejected by the Lecture Board. IFCA has organized a “Conscience, War and Resistance Weekend,” said Matthew Hamilton ‘05, a member of the group. After being turned down by the Lecture Board, the group found funding from the Chaplain’s Office, the Queer Alliance, the Swearer Center and the American Friends Service Committee of Southeast New England. The event will feature three speakers, two from Washington, D.C., and one African-American Muslim antiwar activist, Ibrahim Ramey, who will speak on Nov. 14. “We had an extensive five-page application,” Hamilton said. “They told us they had a lot of promising lectures this year.” Hamilton added that the fact that IFCA had only recently become constituted under the Undergraduate Council of Students might have been a factor in the Lecture Board’s decision to deny its application. The Lecture Board was forced by budgetary constraints to reject many worthwhile candidates, Goldberg said, but according to Le, UFB hardly ever denies a proposal flat out.When it does, she said, it is not “indefinite,” but usually accompanied by a request that the group do more research or negotiate a better speaking price. Any category III student group can approach UFB with a request for lecture funding, said Dan Le, UFB chair. UFB is the student group responsible for allocating the almost $900,000 collected annually from the student activities fee paid by each undergraduate. The Lecture Board’s sole function is to attract noteworthy speakers to campus and organize all the aspects of their appearances. With a UFB-allocated budget of $62,854 per year, the second-highest of any student group after the Brown Concert Agency, the Lecture Board’s goal is to bring one “big-name” speaker and another speaker of slightly lesser stature to campus each semester, Deitch said. The Lecture Board’s funding often does not provide enough money to pay the biggest names, so the Board exploits personal

Dean continued from page 1 Lauter said canvassing was an interesting experience, partly because of the reaction she got from people. “There’s a lot of intimacy” in talking to people about Dean and his positions, Lauter said. “You knock on people’s doors, and they say, ‘Sorry, I’m a Republican.’” But even though some people who answered their doors supported other political parties, Nashua residents were very receptive in general, Lauter said. Brown Students for Dean journeyed to New Hampshire because of the importance of the state’s Jan. 27 primaries. Traditional election-year wisdom holds that the momentum from a victory in the New Hampshire and Iowa primaries can lead to a spot on the ballot next November. “In New Hampshire, there’s

connections to bring famous speakers to Brown, said Emily Boness ’04, Lecture Board president. In addition, Deitch said, the Lecture Board co-sponsors several events each semester, working with student groups who want to bring speakers to campus that they cannot afford on their own. If an organization wants the Lecture Board’s help in bringing a speaker to campus, they must fill out a written application that asks for information on the speaker’s credentials, how the students plan on contacting him and, perhaps most importantly, the cost of the speaker’s honorarium, or fee per public lecture. Nick Goldberg ’05, another Lecture Board vice-president, said the Board reviewed 15 applications this semester and accepted four. The groups whose lecture proposals were approved are the Space Club, the South Asian Students Association, Brown Sisters United and WORD, a spoken-poetry group. The College Republicans did not apply to the Lecture Board to fund the Horowitz lecture, Boness said. Deitch said the Lecture Board considered several factors when choosing which speakers to cosponsor. First, only $5,500 of the Board’s budget was allocated for co-sponsorships this semester, so groups needing many thousands of dollars were not approved. Although the Board seeks to fund speakers of diverse ideologies, races, ethnicities and genders, proposals must be well-organized and well-researched, several Lecture Board members said. “They need to show considerable research and assessment of how good the speaker is,” Deitch said. Deitch said that the politics of a given speaker are never an issue when deciding whether to provide funding. Le said UFB has the same perspective. “We would never favor any group or hold it against any group if we didn’t agree with their views,” she said.“We never consider who (a speaker) is or if we like that person’s views. That never comes into play, ever.” Herald senior staff writer Dana Goldstein ’06 can be reached at dgoldstein@browndailyherald.c om.

this heightened awareness of what’s going on nationally,” Lauter said. She said the main street of Nashua is lined with political offices, despite the town’s relatively small size. Dean is the current Democratic front-runner, with the support of 17 percent of registered Democrats in a field of nine Democratic presidential candidates, according to an ABCWashington Post poll conducted last week. The same poll found Dean tied with Rev. Al Sharpton at 15 percent among Democrats between the ages of 18 and 30. Dean will see his first test when New Hampshire and Iowa residents go to the polls early in 2004. Rhode Island voters will get to vote in the state’s primary on March 2. Herald staff writer Juliette Wallack ’05 edits the metro section. She can be reached at jwallack@browndailyherald.com.

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Survey finds drops in student admissions from predominantly Muslim countries

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Police officers in Baghdad eat a pre-dawn breakfast at the Muthana station before starting their daily Ramadan fast. “Going to the police station now is like going to war,” one officer said.“You never know if you'll return home alive or not.”

Iraqi police now targets of choice BAGHDAD, Iraq (Washington Post) — The two-story police station where Lt. Arkan Mohammed works has been shielded from the street with seven-foot-tall concrete barriers. A sentry trains an AK-47 assault rifle at visitors until they have been frisked in the parking lot. Patrol units spend much of their shifts circling the building to look for suspicious cars. Mohammed, a former undercover officer, said his family knows all this. He has told them about the security measures again and again, to reassure them after car bombings destroyed three other police stations in Baghdad last Monday. Still, he said, his mother and sisters cry every time he heads to work. “Going to the police station now is like going to war,” he said as he gazed at the cement blocks. “You never know if you’ll return home alive or not.” For Baghdad’s police, these are dangerous times. With U.S. soldiers quartered in highly fortified bases around the capital, the police have become the target of choice for fighters seeking to disrupt the U.S.-led reconstruction of Iraq. The assaults have sparked deep unease among the police, threatening to unravel what has been regarded by Americans and Iraqis alike as one of the biggest accomplishments of the U.S.-led occupation and a key element of the Pentagon’s exit strategy. Before the attacks last Monday, more than 7,000 policemen had returned to work across the capital, conducting patrols and setting up checkpoints that have led to a marked drop in crime over the past few months. Long reviled by residents as corrupt, incompetent and repressive, the police had been slowly starting to win the trust of Iraqis and their American occupiers.

At Mohammed’s precinct house, the Muthana Police Station, which had been gutted by looters in the days after President Saddam Hussein’s government fell, the number of policemen has almost doubled since before the war. Officers are conducting patrols — on foot and in pickup trucks — for the first time in their careers. The commander has set up his own emergency hotline so that nearby residents can summon help. Those accomplishments prompted a squad of U.S. military police officers, who had been babysitting the station since April, to pull out a few weeks ago. “After the Americans arrived, we were very proud to be policemen,” warrant officer Mudhaffar Mozan said. “We worked very hard.” Now, he said, he does not dare wear his uniform on the bus to work or tell strangers what he does for a living. When he is on duty, he prefers to go on patrol, even it means staying up all night, because he fears a car bomb attack on the station. Several officers he knows at other stations have stopped reporting for duty. “Before, when people saw us, they were afraid,” Mozan said. “Now we’re afraid of them.” The concerns of the police are rooted not just in threats of car bombs but in broader questions about what kind of force the Americans are creating and the level of assistance they are willing to provide to Iraq. New pistols that U.S. soldiers promised to hand out have not arrived at Muthana, forcing officers to use their own guns or those confiscated from criminals. More significantly, officers worry about the Bush administration’s plan to give them a more active role in fighting assailants, a task they fear will expose them to even more attacks.

(Washington Post) — Enrollments by foreign students at American universities have leveled off after a period of heady expansion and may be headed downward because of visa restrictions introduced after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a report released Monday. An annual survey by the Institute of International Education (IIE), which administers academic exchange programs, reported significant drops in new student admissions from predominantly Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt. But the decline was offset by increases in the number of students coming from countries like South Korea and India. Education represents a huge source of invisible exports for the United States, with economists estimating that the country earned nearly $13 billion last year from tuition fees, room and board, and other goods and services purchased by foreign students. According to the IIE, some large states like California typically earn more from foreign students than they do from football and baseball combined. The survey showed that 586,000 foreign students are enrolled in U.S. colleges. Over the past two years, the growth rate has dropped from 6.4 to 0.6 percent. The largest number of foreign students come from India and China. IIE President Allan E. Goodman said the data showed that the United States remained “the number one destination for foreign students” despite individual “horror stories” about long visa lines and brusque consular officials. He said the figures suggested that the vast majority of foreign students were coming to the United States “without substantial delay.” Some other experts took a bleaker view of the figures released by IIE, noting that they appear to herald a decline in future enrollments. “We are clearly seeing a downward trend,” said Victor Johnson, associate director for public policy at the Association of International Educators, known by its former acronym, NAFSA. The nonprofit group promotes student exchanges. “This is the result of U.S. government policies that have had the effect of keeping foreign students out.” According to the IIE figures, visa restrictions appear to constitute the biggest single reason for declining student enrollments or delays in student registration, cited by 59 percent of campuses surveyed. Other reasons included the high cost of American education and competition from other countries. This year’s “Open Doors” report from IIE had been eagerly awaited because it covers the first full academic year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the onset of the war on terrorism. New visa regulations, introduced in May 2003, require individual screening for most foreign students, a practice that has resulted in long lines outside U.S. embassies abroad.

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Orwig continued from page 1 was digging around in my basement and I found this little musical toy that I had had as a child,” she said. “Most of it doesn’t work anymore but it had holes as if were a flute, part of it was a drum — you could do all kinds of things to it to make noise.” Soliciting objects from music faculty and friends, Jakubowski found automata, small robot-like figures that generate sound, and mechanical instruments to represent the history of alternative music making. “Normally we don’t think that people in the past could keep up with new music the way we can with Walkmans and CD players” she said. “But in the 1800s, when people had music boxes, they also had disks much like CDs that could be inserted and played. In this way, they were able to connect with the music they loved in ways other than going to a performance.” A recent CD of work by former Brown graduate student Henry Hample MA ’98 is also part of the collection. His experimental pieces make use of an array of

unlikely sounds produced by dust busters, carrot graters, and garden hoses. “It seems that mankind has a tendency to find music anywhere,” Jakubowski said. While some avant-garde musical instruments will always remain slightly esoteric, some have caught on and have made memorable appearances in wellknown pieces. “There is an instrument called a Theremin which has an electrical field that you stimulate by moving your hands near an electrical wire,” Jakubowski said. “You can hear it in the Star Wars theme song and plenty of people have done solo performances of traditional music with it.” “When I was doing research on music made with saws,” she continued, “I found out that the company that makes my husband’s saw makes a saw for the specific purpose of playing it as an instrument. So, some of these ideas have definitely caught on.” “Beyond the Ordinary: Alternative Ways to Make Music” will be on exhibit until Nov. 14. Herald staff writer Krista Hachey ’07 can be reached at chachey@browndailyhearld.com.

Davis continued from page 1 In the lecture, Davis challenged several widely accepted nutritional ideas that support the consumption of animal products. These ideas have led to unhealthy diets, a strain on the world’s ecosystems and inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms, she said. One widespread myth is the idea that all foods are acceptable if eaten in moderation, Davis said. She said it is scientifically indisputable that some foods, such as vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains have advantages over processed foods and meat. These benefits include reduced risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, she said. At a time when 70 percent of the American population dies of diet-related chronic illness, “Do people really need to hear that deep-fried pork rinds can fit into their diet?” Davis said. According to Davis, another common nutrition myth is that eating meat is necessary to provide people with enough protein in their diets. Plants not only provide enough protein, they are cholesterol free, high in fiber, low in fat and rich in phytochemicals, she said. As an example of plant protein’s effectiveness, Davis showed a slide of professional body builder Alan Beckett, whose diet is almost entirely plant-based. Although an ardent supporter of plant-based diets, Davis acknowledged two positive aspects of the controversial low-

carbohydrate Atkins diet — elimination of refined carbohydrate and trans-fatty acid consumption. When an audience member challenged Davis’ claim that carbohydrates do not make you fat, she replied that “refined carbohydrates are the culprit” of American obesity, not carbohydrates in general. She pointed out that the lowest obesity rates in the world occur in countries with the highest carbohydrate consumption. The problem with Americans’ carbohydrate consumption is the source of the carbohydrate, Davis said. She noted that grain processing strips the grain of 80 percent of its fiber, 70 percent of its minerals and 95 percent of its protective phytochemicals. In addition, Davis said, Americans’ consumption of processed sugar has increased dramatically over the past century, from 20 pounds per year (4 teaspoons per day) 100 years ago to 78 pounds per year (25 teaspoons per day) today. The World Health Organization recommends no more than 10 percent of daily caloric consumption come from sugar, Davis said. Although the Atkins Diet does encourage people to eliminate refined carbohydrates from their diets, it goes too far, she said. Davis said that in the first phase of the diet, a person is allowed to consume no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates per day, which is slightly more than one mediumsized fruit or one slice of bread. While the United States Dietary Association’s Food Guide Pyramid has traditionally recommended consuming 60 percent of calories from carbohydrate sources, Atkins dieters instead consume 55 to 60 percent of their calories from fat, Davis said, which dramatically increases risk of heart disease. The Atkins Diet also decreases nutrient consumption and induces ketosis, a starvation-like state of the body that puts stress on the kidneys and liver, she said.

According to Davis, diets based on plant products are more natural than meat or dairybased diets. There is no reason to believe dairy is an essential food group, Davis said. She pointed to the power of the dairy industry and its popular ad campaigns, such as the “Got Milk?” and “Where’s Your Mustache?” campaigns to influence public opinion about dairy products. Although the Food Guide Pyramid with which most Americans are familiar includes a “milk and dairy” group, dairy products are not essential for growing strong bones or preventing osteoporosis, Davis said. She said the concept that humans need to consume cow’s milk is particularly misguided. “Humans don’t have any more requirement for cow’s milk than they do for moose milk, or the milk of any other large mammal for that matter,” she said. After the lecture, audience members picked up pamphlets about veganism, vegetarianism and animal rights at a booth set up by Rhode Island Vegan Awareness, a nonprofit organization that aims to educate people about the values of veganism and the benefits of a plant-based diet. Despite the animal rights message of the lecture, audience questions focused primarily on the effects that vegetarian and vegan diets have on humans. Davis said that healthier living does not have to mean completely abandoning old eating habits overnight and encouraged audience members to make small changes in their diets, such as switching from white to wheat bread. “Celebrate every single step you take in the right direction,” she said. Meat-based diets are an “ecological disaster,” Davis said, and avoiding animal products will significantly benefit the world’s ecosystems. Herald staff writer Kira Lesley ’07 can be reached at klesley@browndailyherald.com.

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West continued from page 1 wild and crazy past because they’re Hollywood entertainers,” he said, “so when a rumor comes out, it’s not as new as if there was a career politician involved.” The media plays a key role in blurring the line between politics and entertainment, turning American society into a “celebrity culture,” West said. The media are the “messengers” that allow celebrities to run for office, he said. West cited TV shows and magazines devoted to examining and following the lives of celebrities as a testament to celebrities’ large role in American society. Despite the media attention, West said he believes the American public underestimated Schwarzenegger “every step of the way.” Schwarzenegger still has a few tricks up his sleeve and he’ll turn out to be a better governor than people anticipate, he said. “He’s actually a smart guy. Celebrities have more under the ball than people give them credit for,” West said. But other celebrity politicians haven’t fared as well, he said. Retired wrestler Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota in 1998 and failed in office, West said. He said Ventura made a series of mistakes, experienced a drop in popularity and is now considered a “disaster as governor.” Schwarzenegger may prove to be a different case, West said. If Schwarzenegger does well in office, it will set a precedent for other celebrities to run for office, he said. “People will be watching Schwarzenegger to see how good of a governor he turns out to be,” West said. “Is he able to deal with the budget? Will he be up to the job?” West said the American public — himself included — will be keeping tabs on Schwarzenegger. He said his

publishers are pressuring him and his co-author to write a second edition of the book that incorporates Schwarzenegger’s campaign and time in office. “We’re thinking about it,” West said. His book, which uses case studies to explore the history and current role of celebrities in American politics, is “unique” because it focuses on the political process and how celebrities shape the political landscape, he said. Different categories of celebrities possess diverse attributes and strengths in politics. The classic category, he said, is “legacies,” like the Kennedys and the Bushes, who are sons and daughters of former politicians. But other categories focus on the roles celebrities or noncelebrities play in particular causes. “Political news-worthies,” like Jesse Jackson Jr., become political figures because they attract media coverage to their causes, while “event celebrities” are normal people who rise to prominence because of a certain event. Stars like Ronald Reagan and Sunny Bono, who are “non-politicos,” took advantage of their celebrity status to advocate for a political cause. Unlike career politicians, many celebrities don’t have to run as an affiliate of the liberal or conservative parties, he said. They have the leeway to pursue their policy ideas without party constraints and put together an unconventional campaign, West said. “(Celebrities) are the white knights who are coming from outside the public establishment and they can clean things up,” West said. And in recent years, he said, “The stars have lined up for celebrity politicians.” Herald senior staff writer Monique Meneses ’05 can be reached at mmeneses@browndailyherald.com.

Game notes continued from page 12 “They left the middle of the field open most of the game and that’s why that play was effective.” Despite not finding the end zone, Hill left his mark on each of Brown’s scoring drives. On the other two scores, Hill had catches for first downs, including one with a little over four minutes to go in the game that brought the Bears to the Penn seven yard line. Hartigan would rack up his second touchdown of the game on the next play. “Lonnie did a great job of getting vertical and finding the hole in the middle,” said Brown Head Coach Phil Estes. “They (Slager and Hill) both went out there and made some big plays.” Conversions Table Each first down gives a team four chances to get another first and the Quakers were more then willing to take advantage of each and every down. For the game, Penn finished 11 of 17 on third down and three of three on fourth-down conversions. But even these numbers do not portray the total picture. At one stretch in the second and third quarters, Penn converted on six straight third-down attempts and was not forced to punt until under a minute was left in the third. “That’s what a team that can run the ball so well can do,” Estes said. The fourth-down conversions proved even more crucial. One came on the Quakers’ first scor-

ing drive, as quarterback Mike Mitchell dove ahead on fourthand-inches at the Bears’ 10-yard line. The last conversion came as Penn was running out the clock, and another quarterback sneak by Mitchell allowed the team to hold onto the ball and prevent Bruno from trying to tie up the contest.

“The guys played

D-Men Still, Brown’s defense held strong against one of the top Division IAA teams in the country and after Saturday’s action, the only undefeated team in the Ivy League. The Bears forced four turnovers, two interceptions and two fumbles, and recorded three sacks, all by Jesse Hawkins ’04. One of Hawkins’ sacks included knocking the ball out of Mitchell’s hand as he was going back to pass, with Pat Curran ’06 falling on the ball for Bruno. “The guys played their tails off against a great football team,” Estes said. “(But) we still think we can play better.” Both interceptions allowed the Bears to keep the game close, as both came inside Brown’s own red zone. Steven Storrs ’06 and Zak DeOssie ’07, the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for his performance against Cornell the previous week, each picked off passes and ended drives that would almost undoubtedly have lead to scores. The second interception kick-started a drive that would pull Brown within 10 points.

we can play better.”

Punts After the game, Brown had a reception honoring 125 years of

Herald staff writer Josh Troy ’04 can be reached at jtroy@browndailyherald.com.

their tails off against a great football team,” Estes said. “(But) we still think

Brown football, at which a team representing the 50 greatest players in Brown history was announced. Notable elections included Penn State Coach Joe Paterno ’50, Fritz Pollard ’19, seven-time Pro Bowl tight end Steven Jordan ’82, David Zucconi ’55 and recent graduates quarterback James Perry ’00, runningback Mike Malan ’02, wide receiver Stephen Cambell ’01, wide receiver Chas Gessner ’03, current Philadelphia Eagle wide receiver Sean Morey ’99 and offensive linebacker Drew Inzer ’01. Former Brown football announcer and current ESPN anchor Chris Berman ’77 hosted the event. …The attendance at the game was 8,172. …Hartigan, who had been averaging 146 yards per game was held to just 61 yards on 18 carries. However, Hartigan and fullback Brent Grinna ’04 combined for 13 catches out of the backfield for a total of 92 yards … Penn blocked a punt at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

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of which led to the only goal of the game. As Brian Perry ’06 collected the ball at the top of the Penn box, two Penn defenders closed in on him and blocked his shooting lane. Perry squared the ball outside of the box and Brian Joyce ’07 took a few steps toward the ball to send a low blazing shot into the net. But despite out-shooting Penn 15-4 in the first half, Brown looked sloppy on the offensive side. “People seemed tired,” said Seth Quidachay-Swan ’04. “We missed some chances, which happens, but our finishing could have been better.” In the second half, Penn took advantage of poor ball handling and clearing by Brown and forced goalkeeper Chris Gomez ’05 to make several key saves. “It was apparent that some of the decisions we made with the ball were not in our best interest in terms of being productive,” Noonan said. “Fortunately Chris made some good saves and they didn’t bite us.” Gomez finished the game with eight saves, earning his sixth shutout of the year and 12th of his career. During the second half, Noonan attempted to bolster the Brown energy level by inserting several players from the bench into the game. Brown’s best chance of the second half came when Quidachay-Swan challenged the Penn goalkeeper to a loose ball and tapped it into the net with his foot. The goal was called back as the official ruled that Quidachay-Swan had fouled the goalie in the process. A few late Penn fouls helped inject some life back into Brown, but the team left Stevenson field unpleased with the performance. “The way we played, we didn’t deserve to win,” said Marcos Romaneiro ’05. “We were very fortunate to get the result. There are a lot of things we need to improve on.” Romaneiro suffered a minor ankle injury at the end of the game but should be ready to play this weekend. The game marks the first time in nearly a month that the Bears have failed to score two or more

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Pistons, who finished with the best record in the East last year at 50-32.

Football continued from page 12 decided that we were going to try to get (the ball to receivers in) the middle of the field.” A Penn field goal made the score 24-7 in favor of the Quakers heading into the fourth quarter. The Bears started the fourth by having a punt blocked, giving Penn great field position and a chance to put them away. But Zak DeOssie ’07 picked off another Mitchell pass, starting a Bears’ drive that ended with a Slager touchdown pass to tight end Nick Christ ’04. With the difference now only at 10 points, the defense came up huge, forcing Penn to punt. Slager then marched his troops up the field, where Hartigan scored on a seven-yard run, making the score

his sixth shutout of the year and his 12th career shutout. goals. “We had a lot of chances,” Joyce said. “It would have been nice to get more than one, but sometimes they don’t go in.” Noonan was less optimistic about the offensive production. “We certainly had opportunities to put the game away,” Noonan said. “It comes down to concentration level, and many times in games like that when you create chances and you don’t finish, bad things can happen.” On the defensive end, Brown frustrated yet another Ivy opponent, making the Quakers the fourth team to go scoreless against the Bears. “It was really a team effort on defense,” Britner said. “It starts with the forwards and moves all the way back to Gomez.” “We’ve been working on our defensive organization trying to be on the front foot, really going after teams,” Joyce said. The Bears (9-3-1 overall) have the week off and look to shore up any weaknesses before they will travel to New Haven on Saturday for a chance to claim their second Ivy League title in three years. “Hopefully we got the bad game out before Yale,” Quidachay-Swan said. Noonan acknowledged the mediocre performance prior to such an important match up. “The reasons for why we played the way we did concern me,” he said. “You always want to be playing well before going into a championship game. But if you look further than last night, we haven’t been beaten in a month, and in the last six games we’ve only given up one goal. Still, there are many things we can improve for Saturday.”

Herald staff writer Ian Cropp ’05 is an assistant sports editor. He can be reached at icropp@browndailyherald.com.

24-21 with 3:50 left in the game. With the time left on the clock, Brown decided an onside kick gave them the best chance to win the game. It seemed like the attempt would be unsuccessful, as Tim Goobic’s ’04 kick was not going to go the required 10 yards before going out of bounds. However, an out-ofposition Penn player touched the football, making it anyone’s to grab. James Gasparella ’06 was on top of the play, diving on the ball and giving the Bears a chance to go ahead for the first time all game. The offense was unable to get moving, and Slager’s fourth-down pass was batted into the air at the line of scrimmage and intercepted. Penn ran the clock out from there, putting an end to an exciting game.

Technical Foul Leader: Rasheed Wallace I see Rasheed Wallace returning to prominence in technical fouls this season. With Scottie Pippen’s leadership now gone, Sheed will once again take the throne as the league’s bad boy by cussing out refs, instigating physical altercations with opposing teammates, and smoking a steady dose of marijuana in his time off the court. Ron Artest will probably make a run at this elite title, but Rick Carlisle is not as likely to put up with the anger-management poster child as Isaiah Thomas was. Most importantly, disregard everything I have just written if Dennis Rodman manages to return this year. NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe’s rape trial? The feud between Kobe and Shaq? Forget about it. These guys would have to stumble worse than the Chokeland Athletics to not win the championship with FOUR FUTURE HALL-OFFAMERS on the starting five. Add up Shaq, Kobe, Malone and Payton’s points-per-game from last year, and it comes to a ridiculous 98.5 points per game. You can’t even bash them for buying a championship either, as Malone and Payton took drastic pay cuts to come play in L.A. The Lakers will win over 60 games this season and are a lock to win it all. The defending champion San Antonio Spurs lost some depth with David Robinson’s retirement and Stephen Jackson’s signing with the Atlanta Hawks, and they will not make it out of the conference finals this year. Also, not that it carries any significance at all, but the New Jersey Nets will once again come out of the East or “Least,” only to lose four consecutive games in the NBA Finals. Marc Lanza ’06 hails from Leominster, Mass., and once padded his own stats by writing a response column to his own article.

“We were determined not to let them get an easy one, that’s for sure,” Hawkins said. Slager had one of his best games, passing for 320 yards with 31 completions on 42 attempts. Hill also had a big game, catching 12 passes for 168 yards. Hartigan was held to only 61 yards rushing by a great Penn run defense, but he added 60 yards receiving. The defense was lead by Hawkins, who had three sacks and that forced fumble, and Drew Gallagher ’04, who finished with 16 tackles. Next week, the Bears face another tough game at Yale (5-2, 3-1 Ivy). Herald staff writer Chris Hatfield ’06 is an assistant sports editor. He can be reached at chatfield@browndailyherald.com.

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Liberals too accepting of conservative lies When all the real power is in the hands of conservatives, how can they complain of being shut out? THERE IS A DISTURBING TREND AMONG ments in the social sciences and humanities Brown students that may point to some — perhaps a legitimate restriction, but one serious limitations in teaching at this uni- which needs to be carefully set out. versity but has nothing do to with the Horowitz’s method is to compare the names recent jag of whining from the campus of faculty with local voter rolls in order to determine the party registraRight. Brown students — tion of the individuals. Party including and even especially WILLIAM KEACH registration is, however, a very liberals — seem oddly willing SHAUN JOSEPH poor way of determining real to accept, or at least not chalGUEST COLUMNISTS political orientation. Joseph lenge, absurd statements Lieberman is certainly a regismade by conservatives. No tered Democrat, but is he a libdoubt this is an aspect of our current aspirations toward “politeness,” eral? If someone had the terrible misfortune for which David Horowitz recently con- of being Lieberman’s student, would that gratulated us. We’ll attempt to refute some increase his sympathy for, say, Marxism? of the positions and assumptions underly- Very possibly so, but not because ing the debate in order to expose the real Lieberman inculcated it in him. Most importantly, however, Horowitz aims of those who are currently campaigncould not determine anything about politing for “intellectual diversity.” Let’s begin with Horowitz’s recent revela- ical affiliation for well over half of the faction that liberals outnumber conservatives ulty investigated. Either they registered in the Brown faculty by a ratio of 30:1. Now sans party, are not registered, cannot be as everybody knows, the most effective way found on the rolls or their names appear to tell a lie is to dress it up as a statistic. Alas, several times on the rolls. Of the 146 faculthis lie is badly told, and in fact refuted on ty in the sample space, Horowitz could Horowitz’s own Web site at find nothing for 85, or about 58 percent. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Content/ Incredibly, this is relatively successful with read.asp?ID=55. First of all, Horowitz respect to his larger 32-campus survey, restricted his survey to a handful of depart- where the failure rate was about 64 percent. Either way, such opaque numbers prove absolutely nothing about the classShaun Joseph ‘03 and Professor William room political culture, and it is scandalous Keach are both members of the and insulting that Horowitz would use International Socialist Organization.

them as supporting evidence. So much for all that. It remains the case that Brown, as a totality, is a sort of liberal campus, just like Princeton or Dartmouth are sort of conservative campuses. But how is it possible for conservatives to feel so beleaguered and shut out when the U.S. government is dominated by people who think like they do? Shouldn’t that count for something — shouldn’t that give them some gumption in their noble battle against the savage liberals who run roughshod over them? The prevailing drift of an academic community seems like small potatoes compared to the hard might of government, military and corporate leadership. In truth, the current language of “intellectual diversity” is simply a cover for the Right’s agenda of attacking the gains students, especially students of color, made during the struggles of the 1960s and 1970s. (We mention in passing that the same people who sing hymns to intellectual freedom today had nothing at best — and praise at worst — to say when several of their peers and professors began appearing on prominent “blacklists” for opposing U.S. foreign policy after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.) On conservative campuses, do the College Republicans campaign to hire radical feminists and introduce Lenin into

the curriculum? Obviously not: They campaign for Bush or some such disastrous thing. When the University of North Carolina introduced a rather tame introduction to the Qu’ran — not Lenin by any stretch — into the curriculum, it was met with howls of protest and lawsuits from the Right. If voices of radical dissent, of oppressed peoples, and of colonized nations have made it into the university, it is not because they were kindly invited. We fought our way in. To speak blithely of a “leftist orthodoxy” is to turn the real history on its head. Now if conservatives want to fight for their political ideas, that is their political right. Start by answering a few questions: How do you justify tax cuts for the rich while public schools fall into disrepair? Why do you oppose universal health care when it is proven to be cheaper and vastly more effective? Why did we go to war with Iraq (the real reason, please, not sorry lies)? How many more troops? How much more money? Just how exactly is this different from Vietnam? Stop whining and answer these questions — or go off and think things over until you come up with something resembling a serious response. For a group that feels itself so marginalized, your powerful friends have certainly done a lot of damage.

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“Cracking the Code: Journalism in a World of Secrets”: Marie Brenner talks Reporting Currently a writer-at-large for Vanity Fair, Brenner was a staff writer at The New Yorker and a contributing editor at New York. Her work has appeared extensively in Vogue. Her explosive article on Jeffrey Wigand and the tobacco wars, one of the longest and most compelling reports in Vanity Fair’s history, became the basis of the1999 feature film, The Insider, starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. Her investigation into the Enronscandals made national news when Senator Peter Fitzgerald used it to question witnesses testifying before a Senate committee. The Enron Wars will be a film, which Sydney Pollack will direct. Brenner is the author of five books, including the New York Times extended paperback best-seller, Great Dames: What I Learned From Older Women, and the best-selling House of Dreams: The Binghams of Louisville. marie brenner

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No excuses When it comes to the Democratic presidential primary next year, Rhode Island probably won’t matter. Neither will many of the states that Brown students call home. Iowa and New Hampshire, from where some say the eventual nominee will emerge, have only a token representation on campus. Republicans, meanwhile, still have a few months before their campaign truly begins. But that’s not an excuse for students not to get involved. Political awareness is at a low ebb in the United States. A quick look at the same polls that show former Vermont governor Howard Dean leading among Democrats show that even more people don’t know who he is. That has grave implications both for whatever candidate emerges out of the primaries and for politicians on both sides of the aisle who will find themselves struggling to engage an apathetic electorate. Over 30 Brown students attempted to change that over the weekend by campaigning for Dean in New Hampshire. Their efforts were successful on a small scale, with 80 Nashua-area residents signing on as Dean supporters. Trite as the message has become, the key to reviving interest in American politics must come from our generation, one school bus full of canvassers at a time. Voting is one step, but getting someone else to vote an even greater one. Turning nonvoters into voters while they’re still young makes the most sense in the long term — after all, it’s the same strategy cigarette companies have been using for decades. The Democratic candidates are starting to listen to college students — something encouraging in an era when most politicians view our generation as apathetic and irrelevant. Dean was first, but most of his rivals now have official student organizations as well. Sen. John Edwards and Rep. Richard Gephardt formed groups of their own in the last week. Politicians are finally beginning to look our way. But if we want them to truly pay attention — to make our priorities their priorities — we need to show them we’re willing to become full participants in the process.

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LETTERS Deans respond to Green’s complaints To the Editor: The deans responsible for transfer students read with interest the two-part commentary by Sarah Green in The Herald (“Exploring bias against transfer students, part I,” Oct. 15; “Exploring bias against transfer students, part II,” Oct. 29). We welcome her candid descriptions of some of the difficulties she attributes to her status as a transfer student. Brown University does value transfer students! The University is under no obligation to admit transfers; we could easily fill our student body many times over with first-year students. We admit some 100 transfers each year because we believe they increase the diversity of the student body and enrich the academic climate at Brown. Green decries the fact that each department sets its own criteria for which courses it will accept from other institutions toward a concentration. It is ironic that she cites this as a weakness. One of the principal strengths of Brown, one of the reasons that students are attracted to this University, is that the faculty determine the curriculum in their individual disciplines. They determine the courses required for each concentration and which courses from other institutions will be accepted toward the concentration. It would be counterproductive if the University attempted to impose uniform rules on each department regarding which courses they must accept as transfer credits. Similarly, it is important for transfer students to work out their concentration plan with a Brown faculty member in their concentration area. It would be a mistake for us to accept a concentration plan filed at another institution. It is unfortunate that Green feels she was dismissed by a professor because she transferred from another school. We are confident that she could have described other encounters in which she was supported and challenged by faculty members. We know that most transfer students can recount numerous positive encounters of this sort. We encourage all students to make a point of getting to know individual faculty member because the opportunity for personal interaction with professors is one of our strengths. Not all these interactions will be positive, but all will be valuable. We should also comment on the Orientation that Green describes from Fall 2002. The transfer student

orientation was changed considerably this year to address some of the concerns she raises. Planning for next year’s orientation program is underway now. We already have plans for a listserv for transfer students, and we invite Green and any other students who would like to discuss these programs to meet with us. Dean Margaret Klawunn Dean Robert Shaw Dean Carol Cohen Oct. 30

Pro-choice advocates need to take status of fetus into account To the Editor: Re: “Playing politics with women’s bodies,” (Oct. 30). When I hear people support abortion, their primary argument is often identical to the argument for gay rights: People should have the right to do what they please with their bodies. What makes the abortion issue different from gay rights is that while these policies do affect the privacy of the mother, they also affect the life of the unborn child (if you consider it appropriate to use the word “child” for a fetus). Personal freedoms are important, but such freedom is limited to situations which do not impede upon the freedoms of others. Given this important limitation, the debate is reduced to the question of whether a fetus is in fact a human worthy of recognition. Granted, aborting an unborn fetus is not a crime on the scale of killing your next-door neighbor, but it is nevertheless a moral line that many believe should never be crossed. There are many positive things which can come from abortions. The world is a more pleasant place without the burden of unwanted children; rape victims are under significantly less psychological stress if all reminders are extinguished; and most importantly, a woman has more control over what happens with her body. Though these are all beneficial ends, I do not believe they can ever justify the means used to achieve them. Peter James ‘07 Oct. 30

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More than just a metrosexual We spend way too much time judging tiny pieces of each other instead of looking for the bigger picture THERE’S A LOT GOING ON IN THE WORLD ly pigeon-holed into this one-dimensional have to do with anything? Well the other then perhaps diversity of opinion will and on campus lately — the economy is in reality that only represents a tiny piece of day, after a columnist wrote a very contro- work itself out. At that point, people will be the crapper, there’s a presidential election who these people actually are. There is a versial column in The Herald, I overheard able to express themselves without the in a year that’s really heating up, and I can’t lot more to me (at least I hope so) than a conversation in which someone said to a fear of being attacked. I don’t fear people walk around campus after dark without being a metrosexual, or pledging a frater- friend of his, “Don’t worry about him — attacking my views — I fear people attackthe fear of having somebody take the six nity or writing a column in The Herald, but he’s just a conservative butt-monkey.” ing me. This is because I know that my dollars I normally keep in my wallet and I am sure that besides my close friends, Now, this hits home for two reasons: First views will immediately be used to judge then run away while the BUPD wave their that is all that people see. I know I’m a of all, if any of you have ever felt the need me as a person, and then I will become a fists angrily because they are unarmed. much more complicated person and I’m to call me a butt-monkey, please under- butt-monkey as well as a metrosexual (By Given all this, I’ve decided to write about a sure that everybody on this campus whom stand that I am indeed not a butt-monkey, the way, I am not happy with the metrovery important event: About a month ago, I’ve immediately written off as a simple and that any offensive opinions that I may sexual label, either). So everybody needs to step back, take a deep breath and my roommate looked at me and said, “You superficial acquaintance has a lot more to state belong to my roommate. Second of all, and more importantly, I understand that there are plenty of issues are a metrosexual.” Now I never really con- offer as well. We students are here at sidered myself a metrosexual, and actually, Brown for a reason: We are all intelligent, realized that the immediate judgment and that need debating, after all: The economy I didn’t even know what it was until he motivated and (please forgive me for the stereotyping that occurs on this campus is is in the crapper, the chief executive idiot read me the definition from the article he cheesiness) special individuals and we more potent than I had previously thought. (alright, no judgments starting now) may We immediately judge people by their actually get reelected, and there is a seriwas reading (“A dandyish narcissist in love ought to treat each other that way. with not only himself, but also his urban lifestyle”). So I weighed the evidence If you are not in favor of reparations, you may not be a racist. If you are in favor of against myself: on one hand, my room is a mess and at this point I haven’t show- legalizing marijuana, you may not be a pot-smoking hippie, and if you only write ered in 28 hours and I don’t plan to do so at any time in the near future (eat your columns about the Brown community, you may not be totally shallow. hearts out, ladies). On the other The more egregious mistake is opinions, and not only does that not do ous safety issue on this campus that needs hand, I do like to dress nicely and I how we judge the people whom justice to the person, but it does not do to be addressed. But before we debate do think that Providence, and we’ve never met before. We are con- justice to their opinion. When I write off these things, we should realize that no perBoston for that matter, are quaint stantly in one way or another what you say as the crazy ramblings of a son can be solely characterized by his or suburbs of the thriving metropolis stereotyping people whom conservative, I miss the opportunity to use her beliefs on these issues and that conthat is my hometown: New York we haven’t met, just because your point to challenge my own thoughts structive debate requires that people of all City. So at this point I began they wear something or say and become more informed on the issue. opinions be able to freely express themto wonder — do people look something or do some- Maybe this is why the majority of the peo- selves without fear of the judgment that at me as “Adam the metrothing on one occasion. ple who speak on hot topics here at Brown will ensue. So if you are not in favor of sexual,” or for that matter Immediately, the person are so shockingly ignorant and state their reparations, you may not be a racist. If you look at my roommate as in question becomes a opinions in such a simplistic manner. are in favor of legalizing marijuana, you “Jamie the big goofy kid adam jock, a nerd, a hippie, a Because people are only known on a very may not be a pot-smoking hippie, and if who smells bad”? nelson metrosexual, etc. from exterior basis, we inherently know that we you only write columns about the Brown I’ve now realized that rebel with just one action, or how cannot stray too far from the norm in our community, you may not be totally shalthe quick one-liner is the a fresca he or she dresses or opinions, because otherwise we all may be low — you just may think that we need to way we have come to know start fixing things here first — and freedom considered butt-monkeys. speaks. the other members of the We need to stop judging people, and from judgment is a good way to start. Now what does this campus who we hang out with, e.g. “Soccer Brian” or “Tall Liz.” Everyone is immediateAdam Nelson ’06 would like to thank Tiger Woods ’04 for ruining his academic career.

Some folks are born made to wave the flag Until Northerners accept a unique and rich Southern heritage, the Confederate battle flag won’t go away DURING MY FRESHMAN ORIENTATION uneducated, inbred, violent and racist. three years ago, I somehow got roped into But she suffered just as much, because taking part in the competitive bonding she was from Maine, and, as she activity Brown calls the Unit Wars. For the explained, she had to suffer the indignity most part, it was just a series of watered- of people assuming she liked lobster. Poor down, non-alcoholic versions of games girl. It wasn’t the first time you might encounter as part of someone at Brown disgusted a big frat-versus-frat climax in me with his or her complete a college party movie. There lack of respect for the region I was one competition, though, love, and it definitely hasn’t called “Make Me Laugh.” been the last. I wasn’t Modeled after the game show shocked, then, when I read of the same name, the event John Brougher’s recent colcalled on someone from the umn purportedly about the competing unit to try to make flag he falsely identified as an OWC person laugh as the “stars and bars.” I’ll be quickly as possible. My RC ELIJAH SWINEY honest — I’m not huge fan of came up to me with a great SOUTHERN the Confederate battle flag. I suggestion. STRATEGY think its long history of mis“Hey, Eli, why don’t you go interpretation and multipliciup to him and, like, start talking in your accent about your truck and ty of meaning has made it a somewhat guns and stuff!” I’m a Southerner, by the ineffective and even, at times, counterway. I do have an accent. I do drive a productive symbol. That being said, argutruck. I don’t actually have any guns, ments like Brougher’s fundamentally misunderstand people’s attraction to the flag though that’s beside the point. Later, when she heard that I had taken and in fact contribute to the environment offense at the request, she came to me to that makes the flag so hard for some peoapologize. She told me she was in the ple to let go of. It’s easy to turn the Confederate battle exact same boat as me. As a Southerner, I had to deal with people assuming I was flag debate into an informal referendum on the Civil War. Brougher’s column certainly approaches the argument as such. “To put it bluntly,” he writes, “the Eli Swiney ‘04 hails from Knoxville, Tenn.

Confederacy is in no way part of our heritage.” In fact, he adds, even discussing Confederate heritage is insulting, because it tries to “draw a tie from modern Southerners to a group that was, at best, a group of misguided traitors and, at worst, a state fighting for the right to subjugate an entire race of people.” If anyone’s interested in a detailed historical rebuttal to Brougher’s gross oversimplification, I refer them to the responses section at The Herald Web site (browndailyherald.com). The big weaknesses are obvious: At the time of the Civil War, slavery was actually protected in both the Union and the Confederacy; Jefferson Davis actually expressed willingness to eliminate slavery in the Confederacy in exchange for foreign diplomatic recognition; and the people Brougher calls “traitors” were invoking the same right to secession so important to colonial-era Americans, whom Brougher admiringly calls “determined to resist tyranny.” But the battle flag — and even representations of the Civil War in general — go far beyond the war itself. Consider this: The television program “Dukes of Hazzard” featured a car called the “General Lee” that sported the Confederate battle flag on its roof. The program, however, allegedly took place in Kentucky, a state that never seceded from

the Union. To think, as Brougher and many of his detractors do, that the flag is simply an expression of attachment to Civil War politics is faulty. No one assumes the American flag to be a statement of agreement with every policy in place at the time of the flag’s adoption. Instead, it is taken as a symbol of solidarity and faith in the United States of America. To many, the Confederate battle flag is the same — it is a general statement of pride in the unique Southern community. But, as I conceded earlier, not everyone sees it that way. There will always be a portion of the population that views the flag as an endorsement of racial subjugation. Are these interpretations regrettable? Yes. But crying over the malleability of a symbol is never a winning pursuit. Whether we like it or not, symbols mean and only mean what people think they mean. And that’s why the flag can be such a problem. But the flag’s not going anywhere until people stop acting like my RC did during the Unit Wars. If Northerners want Southerners to give up the battle flag, the first step should be to stop forcing Southerners into battles. Then maybe we’ll feel comfortable settling on a new symbol to celebrate our wonderful region. I’m suggesting William Faulkner, Thomas Jefferson, Louis Armstrong and me in a group high-five.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

SPORTS MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2003 · PAGE 12

Handing out the postseason hardware during Week 1

Bears’ dramatic comeback falls just short, 24-21 BY CHRIS HATFIELD

All the experts, like myself, enjoy calling their shots well in advance. Here during the first week of the 2003-2004 NBA season, I present my picks for the trophy winners. Rookie of the Year: Carmelo Anthony Even people who don’t follow hoops can take a stab at this one: ’Melo or ’Bron? I’m going with C a r m e l o Anthony, not MARC LANZA SPORTS COLUMNIST because I don’t believe the hype about King James, but strictly because of their situations and teams. James will eventually become the league’s best player, I promise. It will take him a few seasons, as it does with all the greats, but he is the more versatile player, better passer, defender, and ball-handler. The only problem this season is that he’s playing with Darius Miles and Ricky Davis, who’s so selfish that he once shamelessly shot at his own team’s basket in hopes of pulling down a rebound and getting a triple double (I personally thought it was ingenious; who would have ever thought of shooting at your own basket to beef up your own stats?). LeBron probably won’t be getting off as many shots because of his surrounding cast, which will keep his scoring average moderate. ’Melo, on the other hand, will be Denver’s go-to guy. He’ll probably be able to take at least 15 shots a night and will average somewhere around 20 points per game. Count on him for ROY honors. MVP: Shaquille O’Neal It gets tougher as we go here: Duncan to repeat or Shaq? This is Shaq’s year. He didn’t get a ring last year; he dropped about 20 pounds over the summer and he’s pissed off that Kobe called him fat, childish, unprofessional and selfish. Expect the scariest man in the world to once again take the Lakers on his back and break out for his best season in years. Duncan will once again have an MVPcaliber season, but I see Shaq edging him out for the trophy this year. Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace The only repeat-winner from last year, there is no stopping, slowing or impeding the beast that is Ben Wallace. Wallace has won this award two years in a row, and barring injury he will three-peat. The past two seasons he has averaged 14.2 rebounds per game and 3.3 blocks per game. He makes no effort at all to participate in his team’s offense, choosing instead to concentrate on defense and hanging out under the basket to grab rebounds. It seems to work for the see LANZA, page 8

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Nick Hartigan ’04 was limited to 61 yards on the ground but got Brown’s first touchdown.

Football game notes BY JOSHUA TROY

Although records only keep track of wins and losses, sometimes a team will play well enough to win and just manages to come up short, a.k.a. a “good loss.” This was the case for Brown (2-5, 1-3) Saturday afternoon against the University of Pennsylvania (7-0, 4-0). Despite trailing 247 midway through the fourth quarter, the Bears pulled within three but would get no closer, falling to the Quakers 24-21. “(Brown) did a really nice job of putting the rally caps on, making some nice stops and creating opportunities,” said Penn Head Coach Al Bagnoli. “They are a gritty team.”

King of the Hill Leading the offensive attack for Bruno was wide receiver Lonnie Hill ’06, who brought in 12 receptions for 168 yards. Sixty-two of the yards came on one play in the third quarter with Brown trailing 21-0, when CoCaptain Kyle Slager ’04 found Hill open along the far side of the field. The catch and run took the team all the way down to the Penn two-yard line, where two hand-offs to Nick Hartigan ’04 got Brown its first score of the game. “Coach (Estes) decided we needed to start throwing the ball more,” Hill said. see GAME NOTES, page 7

M. soccer still undefeated in Ivies with 1-0 win over UPenn BY IAN CROPP

With a 1-0 defeat of UPenn this past Saturday, the men’s soccer team took one more step towards winning the Ivy League championship. The Bears (5-0 Ivy) can secure the championship and an NCAA tournament bid with a win against second-place Yale (4-1 Ivy) this Saturday. On Wednesday the Bears were to host a strong Boston College squad, but heavy rains rendered Stevenson Field unplayable, and the Bears had a game called off for the second time in as many weeks. The game has been rescheduled for Nov. 11 at Stevenson Field. After what turned into a full week without competition, Brown faced off against

a struggling Penn team. From the game’s start, it was obvious the Bears lacked the fervor of most of their Ivy League games this year. “We were a little lazy in the first half,” said Matt Britner ’07. “We didn’t play with much more intensity in the second half, but we were able to pull through even without our best effort.” “I thought it was a poor performance, to tell you the truth,” said Head Coach Mike Noonan. “We can play a lot better than we did.” Brown was able to string together several scoring chances in the first half, one see M. SOCCER, page 8

WINTER SPORTS MEETING The sports section will be handing out winter sports assignments today at 6 p.m. at the Herald. New writers are welcome.

On a day when the greatest players in Brown football’s 125-year history were honored, the current Bears squad (2-5, 1-3 Ivy League) nearly pulled out a win against no. 11 UPenn (7-0, 4-0 Ivy). After finding themselves down by three touchdowns at one point, the Bears mounted a courageous comeback that fell just short, when they eventually succumbed 24-21. The crowd, dominated by returning players and other alumni who were attending Saturday night’s anniversary banquet, was treated to a great effort by Brown as they tried to stage a huge upset. Despite the loss, it was evident that this was a much better team than the one that was blown out by Harvard at the beginning of the year. “I can see the improvement in this football team against what could be one of the top 10 teams in the country right now,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. From the beginning, it seemed like it was going to be an offensive game. Brown’s first drive stalled because of penalties, giving Penn the ball and the opportunity to score first. The Quakers took the ball right up the field, where quarterback Mike Mitchell found Brian Adams all by himself in the middle of the end zone to make the score 7-0 Penn. On Penn’s next drive, it seemed that Penn would score again and start to turn this game into the blowout some predicted. However, with Penn on the Brown 13, linebacker Steven Storrs ’06 picked off a Mitchell pass, preventing what would probably have been at least three points. Penn’s next drive also ended in a turnover, as defensive end Jessie Hawkins ’04 knocked the ball lose from Mitchell’s hands and Pat Curran ’06 recovered. Bruno’s offense was then finally able to gain some momentum, as it drove the ball to the Penn 3-yard line. However, players were unable to score, turning the ball over on downs. The lack of a field goal kicker hurt Brown, forcing players to go for a touchdown when they may have easily come away with a field goal. Penn then ended the half with a crushing 94-yard scoring drive, during which players successfully converted four third-down attempts. The drive was capped by a two-yard run by Sam Mathews, who finished the day with 173 yards rushing for the Quakers. “Those long drives, they get hard on a defense. When you get third down conversions … that’s definitely hard on (the defense),” Hawkins said. The Quakers started the second half the same way they ended the first, with a long drive ended by another score by Mathews. It seemed that the 21-point deficit was more than the Bears could come back from, but nobody bothered to check with them first. On Brown’s first play from scrimmage in the half, quarterback Kyle Slager ’04 hit Lonnie Hill ’06 on a 62 yard catch and run, which was two yards short of a score. Two plays later, Nick Hartigan ’06 ran it in for a crucial touchdown that brought some momentum back to the Bears. Throughout the second half it was apparent that Brown had made some changes offensively during the break. “We looked at what they were doing (during halftime),” Estes said. “We see FOOTBALL, page 8