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When Stephen Beale ’04 started writing columns for The Herald his first year, he was one of the few students publicly expressing conservative opinions at Brown. Today, Beale is editor-in-chief of Brown’s conservative magazine, The Brown Spectator. The Spectator is part of a growing conservative movement at Brown. Despite the school’s reputation as one of the most liberal universities in the country, conservatism on campus has grown significantly in the last few years. The articles and editorials published in recent issues of the Spectator — ranging from “Killing Capital Punishment: Exposing Cruel and Unusual Mercy” to “Invade Iraq: Now is the Time for Military Action” to “Affirmative Action is Negative Action” — make the magazine a mouthpiece for some of Brown’s most outspoken conservative voices, seeking to promote “intellectual diversity” and encourage debate when political conformity threatens to take over, Beale said. see RIGHT, page 5

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Bias incident, car break-ins top crime report BY ZACH BARTER

A bias-related incident outside Hegeman and a spate of car break-ins topped the Department of Public Safety crime report for the last three weeks of November. The bias-related incident occurred Nov. 8, when two males in their early to mid-20s directed racist comments toward the complainant when he attempted to walk around them. DPS is investigating two previous incidents as hate crimes — the Nov. 6 assault of a male student near Pembroke campus and the Sept. 6 assault of a female student on Charlesfield Street. Thayer Street saw two additional harassment incidents during the month. The passenger of a silver Nissan Altima stopped a passerby and asked him for directions. When he approached the car, the passenger threw a cup of water at him. A female student heading home from a party at 3 a.m. on Nov. 18 reported that four men taunted her near the corner of Thayer and George streets. The suspects reportedly pushed her around and asked one another, “Should we take her things?” before a Providence Police Department patrol caused them to flee the area. Officers also received reports of five car break-ins, all occurring between Nov. 15 and Nov. 21. Two break-ins took place

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“I was determined that a phone call (for a directing job) would fall out of the sky,” filmmaker Spike Lee told a packed audience in Salomon 101.“And then I woke up.”

Lee encourages audience to avoid pop culture’s trap BY ELLEN WERNECKE

Filmmaker Spike Lee was not shy about sharing his inspiration with a packed Salomon 101 Monday night — reality. “Brooklyn Gas turned off the gas, ConEdison turned off the electricity and Ma Bell turned off the telephone,” he said. But Lee encouraged audience members to follow their dreams, not their wallets, and to hold media and the government to higher standards. “You’re at a very important age where you can’t allow anyone to dictate what you want to do,” he said. “We don’t protest enough.” Lee said he discovered his own love of filmmaking as a sophomore in college, when he shot his first movie in Super 8 about the 1977 New York City blackout. But though he said he has tried to portray blacks realistically in his films, Hollywood fails to live up to

that standard. “Just because you have an African American behind the camera or in front of it doesn’t mean it’s going to be good,” he said, singling out the movie “Barbershop,” which pokes fun at Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. “We’re the only race that would do something like that to our heroes,” Lee said, “and then pay money to see it.” Lee said his goal has always been to put different forms of African-American culture onscreen and to “try to bring as many people of color in with me,” in his rise into the Hollywood elite. “We all need models,” he said. But he didn’t let audiences escape blame, either. He criticized consumers for being lazy and having low standards. “We need to be more choosy,” he said. “Somebody must be watching see SPIKE LEE, page 4

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AIDS vaccine a more distant, but still real, goal for researchers BY JUSTIN ELLIOTT

In 1982, Secretary of Health Margaret Heckler said she expected an AIDS vaccine to be ready in two years. That obviously didn’t happen, said Professor of Medicine Dr. Charles Carpenter in a Monday afternoon panel on World AIDS Day. Since then, researchers have opened many fronts in the fight against HIV/AIDS, he said. Carpenter moderated the panel on HIV research and prevention initiatives, which featured four doctors from the Brown University AIDS Program (BRUNAP). The forum presented a broad look at current areas of HIV/AIDS research — from strategies for better adherence to drug regimens to the worldwide search for a vaccine. Dr. Kenneth Mayer, professor of medicine and director of BRUNAP, said AIDS has already killed 28 million people, and another 42 million are living with the disease. In the former Soviet Union, where HIV had been a relatively small problem, the infection rate has increased by 1,300 percent in the last few years,

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A small group gathered on the Main Green in honor of World AIDS Day and those affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

I N S I D E T U E S D AY, D E C E M B E R 2 , 2 0 0 3 East Providence rolls out plans to develop polluted and abandoned waterfront metro, page 3

Local rents rise, bucking the national trend, but students still live off-campus metro, page 3

Brown will arm the Department of Public Safety within the next 12 to 18 months, President Ruth Simmons announced Monday in an e-mail to the Brown community. The announcement follows over two years of deliberation and several high-profile campus crimes this fall. “I know that many will be unable to embrace this decision,” Simmons wrote. “It is, however, our firm belief that it is the most prudent course to assure the safety of (the) campus.” The decision permits DPS to develop use-of-force policies and submit its officers to intensive training in firearm use and community sensitivity, as well as renewed background checks and psychological testing. “We will move carefully to ensure that all safeguards, policies, procedures, training and supervision are in place before approving this step,” Simmons wrote. “The decision to proceed to issuing firearms will not be made until we are fully satisfied that the Department is ready.” Arming deliberations began in the fall of 2001, when, in the midst of a local crime wave, the University commissioned William Bratton, former chief of police for New York City, to study campus safety. Bratton and his consultants compiled a report recommended arming DPS among other measures the University has since taken, including improving safety on Thayer Street. Simmons was prepared to announce the decision to arm DPS as early as spring 2003, but postponed an official decision at the request of Mayor David Cicilline ’83, she told The Herald in October. New Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman had just instituted a community policing program and wanted to resolve a number of jurisdictional issues before the arming of DPS, Simmons said. The timing of Monday’s announcement was part of a long-term decision-making

Arming U. police is a difficult but ultimately beneficial move, says von Oeyen ’05 column, page 7

TO D AY ’ S F O R E C A S T M. basketball wins two of three over Thanksgiving Break, including opener sports, page 8

Chris Hatfield ’06 says Patriots deserve more respect with consistent wins sports column, page 8

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Off-campus rents rise, but demand doesn’t fall BY SHEELA RAMAN

Rents for off-campus student housing are bucking a national trend by increasing steadily, thanks to higher demand and taxes. Yet the cost is worth it, according to some Brown students. “It’s inevitable that rents will increase from year to year. Off-campus housing is still a better value than oncampus housing, and I think most students realize that,” said Megan Lynch ’05, who recently signed a lease for a house on John Street with four friends. According to the Office of Rental Facilities, Providence property taxes have increased by 8 percent since last year, the steepest increase since 1996. Maurice Carriere, a landlord who has rented houses to Brown students for the last five years, said this puts a strain on local landlords, who must raise their rents to compensate for higher tax costs without driving away their student market. Also, with college enrollment rising steadily nationally, competition for housing on and near campuses is growing. The higher demand drives up rent, Carriere said. Sandra Gandsman, a longtime Providence resident who rents to graduate students and professors, said she’s noticed the same forces. “It’s an economic law that when you have a limited number of spaces in a prime neighborhood like the East Side, the cost for those spaces will grow,” she said. The higher rents locally contrast with a downward national trend. Landlords, faced with housing gluts in cities like Nashville, Cleveland and Denver, are courting prospective tenants with incentives like one month rent free, according to the New York Times. But both Carriere and Gandsman said the rent increases on the East Side and College Hill have been steady and predictable. The increases are relatively insignificant considering that similar university neighborhoods in Boston are at least twice as expensive, Carriere said. see RENTS, page 4

Waterfront redevelopment in the works BY KIRA LESLEY

For years, a stroll along the East Providence waterfront has featured views of abandoned warehouses, decaying railroad tracks and industrial waste. But if the East Providence City Council has its way, the waterfront could soon be a poster child for largescale urban revitalization. The City Council unveiled its redevelopment plan at a public meeting in East Providence City Hall on Nov. 17. The plan, known officially as the “East Providence Waterfront Special Development District Plan,” was also available on the city’s Web site before the meeting — the first forum on the plan open to the public. The plan, which city leaders say has been in the works for five years, outlines broad changes to the east bank of the Seekonk River, from Kettle Point north to the city’s border with Pawtucket. It divides the area into several development districts, each with its strategy for revitalization. According to East Providence city planner Diane Feather, the implementation of the plan will alter the entire nature of the waterfront and “create a new city.” Previous zoning laws were geared toward heavy industry, she said, but under the new mixed land-use plan, the waterfront would house recreational space, commercial offices, hotels, restaurants, condominiums, artist lofts and studios, athletic centers and light manufacturing. In some areas, height and size of buildings will be restricted to ensure visibility of the river, she said. In deciding how to develop the waterfront, one of the city’s major considerations was how to deal with potentially or definitely contaminated property, or “brownfields,” created by such companies as the Ocean State Steel Co., said East Providence Planning Director Jeanne Boyle. The Environmental Protection Agency identifies a brownfield as property that potentially contains or contains pollutants or contaminants that complicate the property’s development. When the steel company ceased operation at its

Phillipsdale site in the mid-1990s, it left acres of abandoned buildings and land contaminated with heavy metals, Boyle said. Other areas of the waterfront are also contaminated with metal and petroleum residue, she said. To solve the problem, the city hired New Yorkbased company GeoNova, which specializes in decontamination, and developed an innovative process for “reclaiming” soil that contains heavy metal waste, Boyle said. State Rep. Elizabeth Dennigan (D-East Providence, Pawtucket) said GeoNova’s process is cheaper than traditional methods for heavy metal removal but just as effective. While a majority of attendees at the Nov. 17 meeting commended the project, others expressed concern that the city had not adequately consulted East Providence residents in developing the plan. Community member Julie Lundgren pointed out that the city council did not poll the community to see what it would like to see done with the area. Boyle said city leaders would like to hear as much community input as possible before the plan’s scheduled adoption this month, but Lundgren said she felt it was unrealistic to think much input would actually be taken into consideration. Holding the first public meeting about the development plan only a few weeks before its scheduled adoption does not allow enough time for the community to give feedback, or for the city to study it, she said. Some community members said they are also worried the project will place undue burden on East Providence taxpayers. David Faria, president of the citizen-based environmental group C Care of Rhode Island, criticized the Council for undertaking such a large project without having residents vote on it. “You bring big development in, and we know we’re going to foot the bill for that,” he said. “We’ve seen what happened with Providence Place Mall, and we’re still paying for that.” see WATERFRONT, page 4

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Guns continued from page 1 process and not related to the recent increase in crime, Vice President for Administration Walter Hunter told The Herald. “The president said she was going to make up her mind this semester, and she has,” Hunter said. “Crime statistics on a month-to-month basis go up and down, but the principles that underlie her decision remain.” The University first considered arming Brown Police in 1992, under former president Vartan Gregorian. Debate lasted nearly three years, ending with a 1995 memo from Gregorian that Brown Police would not be armed due to “widespread unwillingness

Hatfield continued from page 8 ers and the weaknesses of the opposing team. Actually, offensive coordinator Charlie Weis may be his equal on the other side of the ball. With four of the team’s top five receivers either out or hurting, and virtually no running game for the last two weeks, the man was able to milk 61 points out of his offense. Look for him to become a head coach some time in the near future. There has also been one more constant for the team through all this success: Tom Brady. To be sure, there are certainly more talented quarterbacks in the

on campus.” A March 2002 Herald poll found the campus evenly split on arming, with 37.8 percent of student in favor and 37.8 percent against. But an April 2003 poll showed opinion had shifted, with 34.1 percent of students in favor and 56.1 percent against. This year, Brown had the mandate of the Undergraduate Council of Students, in a November 2002 resolution, as well as a number of other campus groups. Hunter said the administration will continue to solicit community opinion on arming, beginning tonight with an open discussion with Hunter and Interim Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services David Greene. Preparations to arm DPS will

league. Yes, saying he’s good for at least one turnover a game is a bit optimistic. I’ll even admit I had a feeling the Patriots made the wrong move by letting Drew Bledsoe go to Buffalo before last season. But there simply isn’t a better crunch-time quarterback in the league, save maybe Steve McNair. Of course, after you’ve successfully engineered a drive to win the Super Bowl with only two minutes left, everything else would be a cakewalk to you too. With him at the helm, it seems the Patriots have everything under control as long as there is physically enough time left to score the minimum amount of points necessary to win. The confidence he brings to the team cannot be underestimat-

take one to two years, according to a press release on the Brown Web site. In the meantime, Providence Police and Sterling Security Officers will continue to patrol the campus, Hunter said. The extent of the presence of external officers following the arming of DPS has not yet been determined, he added. DPS Chief Paul Verrecchia was not available for comment following the press release, according to Michelle Nuey, assistant manager for special services. Nuey, who had not been made aware of the decision, declined to comment. Herald staff writer Carla Blumenkranz ’05 edits the campus watch section. She can be reached at cblumenkranz@browndailyherald.com.

ed, and it may be responsible for the Pats’ knack for winning close games (7-1 in games decided by 8 points or less this season). So go ahead, don’t mention the Patriots when discussing the best teams in the AFC (although they certainly are up there). Don’t think about Richard Seymour, Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi or Ty Law when deciding for whom to vote for the Pro Bowl (although you should). The Pats have been seriously underestimated during a successful season before, and we all know how that ended. Chris Hatfield ’06 hails from New Hampshire and yearns to have Bill Belichick’s style.

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Waterfront continued from page 3 Strapping residents with increased taxes to fund the development project would cause people to “bail out” of East Providence, he said. “I want taxpayers involved in this project, not just the business people here, because, regardless of what (the Council) says, it’s going to change the tax base of East Providence,” Faria said. Acting East Providence City Manager Bill Conley said he and the other city leaders “don’t see it that way.” City leaders believe the project will generate increased tax revenue, attract more high-paying jobs to the area and encourage people to move to East Providence, all of which will aid the revitalization effort, he said. Boyle said the city tried to minimize the impact on East

Rents continued from page 3 Carriere also said quality, not price, is what Brown students are most concerned with when searching for housing. “My cheapest apartments are always the last to go. Students always want the best one and are willing to pay more for it,” he said. A Samson Realty representative who asked not to be named said groups of Brown juniors have been looking for houses and apartments earlier this year than in previous years. This, he said, indicates a stronger interest than usual in off-campus housing. Samson Realty manages about 20 student spaces on the East Side. In spite of increasing off-campus rent in recent years, the level of student interest in off-campus housing has remained strong,

Spike Lee continued from page 1 ‘Temptation Island’ and ‘When Animals Attack.’” Lee also criticized “gangsta rap,” focusing on artist 50 Cent for glamorizing a life of greed and violence. Lee said artists should be held more accountable for their behavior. “Is it coincidence that Tupac (Shakur) died the way he did?” he asked. “I don’t think so.” Lee reserved no words of praise for the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. “The Red Sox will win the World Series,” he said, “before they find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. “And,” he said, gesturing to his Yankees hat and sweater, “you know that is never.” He characterized Middle Eastern foreign policy, and the search for Osama Bin Laden, and then Saddam Hussein, as “the old bait and switch.” It’s up to the younger generation to correct problems in media and government, he said.

Providence tax payers, and Feather added that committee members have tried to take lessons from other urban waterfront development projects such as those in Baltimore and Providence. According to Boyle, the committee’s time spent studying other cities development projects reflects planners’ commitment to a thoroughly researched, successful redevelopment. The city has been formulating ideas about the future of the waterfront for decades and is now finally getting to take action, she said. State Rep. Susan Story (R-East Providence, Barrington) said she is optimistic about the project. “I think it’s going to be a huge asset to East Providence if it gets going,” she said, “and it looks like it’s going to.” Herald staff writer Kira Lesley ’07 can be reached at klesley@browndailyherald.com.

said Chad Amidon, housing officer for the Office of Residential Life. On average, permission to live off-campus is granted to about 1,100 students, leaving about 300 to 400 applicants disappointed, he said. “Although on-campus housing is often more conveniently located and is comparable in cost to off-campus housing, ranging from $2,515 to $2,983 per semester, including utilities and Ethernet, the majority of students continue to opt for offcampus housing as seniors,” Amidon said. Lynch said she’s glad she has the opportunity to live off campus. “Our house is beautiful. It’s just a welcome change from the dorm environment we’ve been living in for three years,” Lynch said. Herald staff writer Sheela Raman ’06 can be reached at sraman@browndailyherald.com.

“They were probably tearing up stuff here at Brown in 1968,” Lee said. “I think it’s time for that cycle to hit again because it’s much more critical than when I was growing up.” Lee accused media of exaggerating postwar casualties in Iraq and “spoon-feeding” audiences. “You have to realize that in many cases the media is an opiate,” he said. “Otherwise you’re going to be strung out and not know what’s happening.” Even African-American cinema has “not gone that far,” Lee said. Lee majored in Mass Communication at Clark Atlanta University because his home school, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., had no communication major. When he got his Masters of Fine Arts in filmmaking at New York University, Lee said he thought he was set for life. “I was determined that a phone call (for a directing job) would fall out of the sky,” Lee said. “And then I woke up.” Herald senior staff writer Ellen Wernecke ’06 can be reached at ewenecke@browndailyherald.com.

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AIDS continued from page 1 Mayer said. “The numbers are just staggering,” he said. Research into microbicides — gels and creams used to prevent sexual transmission of HIV — is not currently available, but there are many ongoing trials investigating the safety and efficacy of these compounds, including two in Providence, Mayer said. Carpenter stressed the importance of these “chemical condoms” because “women get infected earlier and in greater numbers than men” and cannot always ensure use of condoms. “The real beauty of these is that they’re female-controlled,” he said. Dr. Michelle Lally, an assistant professor of medicine and a faculty associate in BRUNAP, discussed new rapid HIV testing techniques — one of which requires only a finger prick and 20 minutes — and the state of vaccine research. The new rapid tests, she said, are important because people

Right continued from page 1 Beyond the vocal Spectator, an increasingly strong network of conservative groups has formed on campus, including the College Republicans, Students for Liberty and Young Americans for Freedom, Beale said. Students formed a chapter of Students for Academic Freedom earlier this semester, and there is even talk of starting a National Rifle Association chapter, said Joseph Lisska ’04, president of the College Republicans. The College Repblicans was revived in 2002 after a period of inactivity and currently has a couple dozen active members, he said. “The number of groups has certainly expanded,” Lisska said. “People are now less surprised that we exist,” he said. It’s not just Brown experiencing a growth in conservatism on campus. At colleges around the country, conservatives have been making their presence felt by starting or reviving student groups and publications. These groups are often supported by a national, wellfunded network of right-wing organizations. Conservative groups at Brown and elsewhere have benefited from the support of right-wing organizations, such as the Collegiate Network. These groups seek to remedy what they perceive as the unbalanced presentation of issues on campus by providing guidance and aid to college groups nationwide, said James Justin Wilson, a CN employee who was the editor-in-chief of the Michigan Review at the University of Michigan. When Beale looked to establish the Spectator, CN gave him a $2,000 seed grant. Although Beale said he hopes the Spectator can achieve the status necessary to receive University funding, CN continues to subsidize the magazine. Many other publications like the Spectator also receive CN funds, Wilson said. When he joined the staff of the

who take conventional blood tests often fail to come in for their results several weeks later, Lally said. “We talk about HIV and AIDS prevention at the same time, but if we can’t prevent HIV,” then we need to learn to prevent AIDS, she said. “If we can find a way to implement this rapid testing,” she said, people can get linked to care before they develop AIDS. An estimated 200,000 Americans are unknowingly HIV-positive, Lally said. Most of the potential vaccines for HIV are in Phase One trials that test for drug safety in humans, she said. If proved safe, the vaccines go on to larger and larger efficacy trials. Lally said she hoped a vaccine would be available in seven to 10 years. “We’ve got the best minds in the country and world,” Carpenter said, “but it’s an elusive goal.” Patients with unstable lives, such as the homeless and substance abusers, often have trouble adhering to their anti-HIV drug regimens, but Dr. Timothy

Flanigan, associate director of BRUNAP said, “We feel very strongly that there is no such thing as a patient that doesn’t deserve to be treated.” To target these patients, Flanigan, also associate professor of medicine, said outreach workers are using Directly Observed Therapy in which they go out, sometimes every day, to deliver the medication and watch patients take it. “One outreach worker met (the patient) at the corner of the liquor store — some people might not approve, but if it works, it works,” he said. Adherence to drug regimens is particularly important, Flanigan said, because drug-resistant strains of the disease can develop. Dr. Karen Tashima, assistant professor of medicine and a faculty associate of BRUNAP, talked about studies available in the area for drug-resistant patients. She said the studies inlcude one exploring complaints of memory loss in AIDS patients.

Northwestern Chronicle, a conservative newspaper at Northwestern University, current editor-in-chief David Weigel was one of six staffers. Three years later, he heads a staff of 32. Since becoming a member newspaper of CN, Weigel said the Chronicle has received a yearly grant, including $6,000 for this year’s printing costs. The paper has “grown in esteem” during his time at Northwestern and conservative influence on campus has spread in large part due to the growing prominence of the newspaper, he said. It is usually “very, very hard to raise the capital to publish every year,” but Weigel said the funding from CN has helped greatly. “It’s a warm relationship.” In addition to funding publications, CN provides scholarships, fellowships, internships and other help to students who share the organization’s conservative political philosophy, Wilson said. CN regards itself as the “home of conservative journalism,” dedicated primarily to supporting student journalists and their efforts to voice alternate opinions on college campuses, according to its online mission statement. Besides offering support like training and subsidies for alternative student publications, Wilson said CN organizes conferences so staffs of member newspapers can network with other conservative college journalists, policy experts and alumni.

Wilson said one of the conferences he attended was more valuable than many of the journalism classes he has taken in college. Because universities generally “don’t provide the kind of support that a lot of these papers need, CN is there when universities fail,” Weigel said. He said he sends “two or three staffers to (CN’s) yearly conferences” and has written for CN’s magazine. The organization is wary, however, of its reputation as “one of Bush’s minions,” Wilson said. Bryan Auchterlonie, CN’s executive director, emphasized that CN does not try to “advance particular issues” but rather remains informed by students from its member newspapers about issues receiving attention on campus. The idea that CN would “toss money at students and aggressively recruit them … couldn’t be further from the truth,” he said. But CN does provide significant financial support to newspapers that otherwise might not be able to meet the costs of publication, Wilson said. In 1995, CN funded more than 50 conservative college publications, including the Harvard Salient, the Dartmouth Review and the Oregon Commentator, Auchterlonie said. Today, he said, the number of publications is closer to 80. The American Prospect reports that conservatives are still considered a minority on many campus-

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Murphy. “We played two good periods of hockey but Providence was right there when we let up.” The Bears couldn’t penetrate the Providence defense and had trouble finding selective shots on goal. Providence’s ability to capitalize on Bruno’s weaknesses decided the Friars’ victory. At the 7:09 mark, Providence’s Karen Thatcher notched a goal for the 3-1 lead during the power play. With only 10 seconds left on the clock, she netted her second on an empty net to seal the 4-1 Mayor’s Cup victory for the Friars. “We are a better team than Providence, but they played a better game,” McManus said. “The loss taught us that momentary mental lapses can determine a game. I am confident that the defeat will motivate us to focus on each and every game from here on.”

along Manning Street, while the others took place on Power, Charlesfield and Benevolent streets. At least four of the thefts took place during the daytime. A dean who witnessed the Charlesfield Street break-in contacted DPS with a description of the suspect, whom the officers were unable to locate. A backpack was reported stolen from Josiah’s the night of Nov. 21, while furniture from a Morris Hall lounge was reported stolen the night of Nov. 17. A professor also reported his laptop stolen from his lab file cabinet in MacMillan. The professor had locked the cabinet before leaving, but he returned to find the lock undone.

es, but they are “undoubtedly an energized one.” Despite conservative control over national government and increased media influence, “conservative activists on campus still draw energy from feeling like a beleaguered minority,” particularly at elite schools where liberal dominance is particularly noticeable, according to the Prospect. According to the American Prospect’s article, no equivalent source of support exists for college groups and newspapers on the ideological left. Despite the prominence of liberal thinking on campuses nationwide, liberal and progressive newspapers lack support from alumni and organizations on the left. The American Prospect reports that “campus progressives have two big problems: funding and fragmentation.” Yoni Appelbaum, who led an organization at Columbia University that gives funding to student groups and works with the nonpartisan Columbia

Political Union, told the American Prospect this disparity was noticeable. “It was far easier for us at the CPU to locate external sources of funding to bring conservative speakers to campus than it was to locate sources of funding to bring Democratic speakers to campus,” he told the Prospect. The Undergraduate Finance Board is the primary source of funding for Brown’s College Democrats, despite the group’s 80 to 100 active members and visible position on campus, said President Ethan Ris ’05. The Democrats also conduct internal fund-raising efforts, Ris said. The Democrats’ official newsletter, tentatively titled “The Left Hook,” will be funded entirely out of its UFB budget. “I wish that outside action committees and think tanks would throw money at us,” Ris said. “But the fact is that liberals and the causes they support generally do not have money to spread around.”

Herald senior staff writer Zach Barter ’06 covers crime. He can be reached at zbarter@browndailyherald.com.

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EDITORIAL/LETTERS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2003 · PAGE 6 S T A F F

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Guns for DPS After years of deliberation and numerous postponements, the administration has finally announced it will arm Department of Public Safety officers. We agree with this long-overdue decision. Two years of at times intense debate have led to a plan that addresses nearly all issues with arming critics have brought to the administration’s attention. But one crucial element remains to be addressed — DPS is still not required to release crime reports for individual incidents to the public. Instead, it sends filtered summaries of major incidents, a few of which have contained incorrect information. Without public release of officers’ actual reports, there is no community oversight — no one can scrutinize the department’s actions except the department itself and other administrative bodies that are similarly immune to outside pressure. When police are armed, trust from the community, along with the gun itself, are an officer’s most important weapons. As a preparation for arming, the University should rework this policy, creating a more transparent and, to students, more trustworthy on-campus police presence. Such changes should go hand-in-hand with the increased training to come for our officers. Discourse is also a part of the arming process. Rising crime on College Hill has proven the need for an armed Brown Police presence on the East Side. There is no reason why police officers, many of whom have gone through training similar to that of their Providence Police counterparts, should be prevented from protecting students to the fullest. At the same time, the University must address concerns expressed by critics and weigh a variety of options in preparing officers for their new roles. Administrators have promised to act with caution, and students should hold them to this. Before arming begins, all DPS officers must undergo intensive training in firearm use and community sensitivity. In addition, the department has pledged to ensure officer preparedness through stepped up background checks and psychological testing. We trust that a well-trained, armed and transparent police force will be more than adequate in protecting the Brown community. But if DPS is to continue to operate, armed, under its current veneer of secrecy, no amount of training can make up for the breach of trust the closed records office represents.

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LETTERS University should consider non-lethal alternatives to arming Brown Police To the Editor:

tenor of student-officer relations on campus will inevitably change for the worse when members of Brown’s Department of Public Safety will be carrying firearms — guns which, although intended only for self-defense or the apprehension of criminals, might at some point be turned against Brown students. We urge President Simmons to consider non lethal alternatives to firearms, and we call upon our fellow students to make sure their opinions are heard in this matter.

We are deeply disappointed in President Ruth Simmons’ recent announcement to arm the Brown police officers with lethal weapons. We believe the

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OPINIONS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2003 · PAGE 7

A tough decision Although arming Brown Police will face strong opposition, it will increase safety on campus MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION ISN’T thoroughly discussed, and it was decided month period, they were not made always easy. But the administration sur- that arming the police with guns was the known in the e-mail and the student body prised the campus by finally announcing best way to assure the highest level of should be aware of these issues. There will be those who say arming last night that the campus will move public safety for the Brown community. Simmons has e-mailed the Brown com- Brown Police is counter-productive toward arming Brown Police. President Ruth Simmons knew arming munity about the specific issue of arming because it will induce would-be criminals the Brown Police was controversial. If she the Brown Police several times since she to resort to using guns instead of other had any doubt that there were student took office two years ago and been very weapons. This concern is unfounded concerns, Herald polls conducted last prudent to stress the deliberative nature because weapon-carrying criminals year were enough to confirm them. She of this decision process. I commend her already know that the Providence Police knew there would likely be vocal student for conveying a sense of understanding to are carrying guns and regularly patrol and staff objection. But she also knew the community and keeping people edu- Brown streets. Thus, would-be criminals that each day the decision was delayed, cated about the steps taken to resolve this already face the possibility of running into one force carrying guns and are another day would pass during which the important issue. Those concerned about the immediate unlikely to purchase new firearms once Brown Police assumed additional unnecessary personal risks to their already effects of this decision should be some- they learn the Brown Police are also using stressful and demanding jobs. Another what comforted by the fact that, accord- firearms. The other main argument against armday would pass during which students ing to the e-mail, Brown Police officers walking the streets late at night would would not actually be allowed to start car- ing the Brown Police is that the campus know that if they were threatened with a rying the firearms for another 12 to 18 will not be any safer. These opponents of firearm or other serious weapon, the months. This lag time is necessary to train arming suggest that while arming the Department of Public Safety designed to the officers carefully about how this poli- police might not induce others to carry cy change will affect the work that they guns, the presence of firearms would protect them would have little power carry out on this campus. But for present an additional risk to students. I to assist them even if they were at those who already favored arming, argue that while the deterrence benefit of the scene. For this reason, her however, this lag time will appear arming the police may be small, adequate decision was justified. unnecessarily lengthy. Officers are training will minimize the safety risk to In Monday night’s e-mail, already well-trained in gun safety students. Eight of Brown’s current officers Simmons announced to staff and operation of firearms. The are former municipal police officers, and and students that the additional diversity training the supervisors of DPS have experience in University had finally and psychological profiles the overseeing an armed police department, decided to arm the implementation process according to a recent Brown News Service Brown police and requires are useful but could press release. This experience, combined explained, in part, her schuyler be carried out in a shorter with additional training, suggest that the decision-making time than 12 to 18 months. DPS will bel prepared once officers process: She took severvon oeyen If there are additional legal receive firearms. al months to discuss the sky is The following is a partial list of crimes or operational hurdles that the issue with senior the limit necessitate the 12 to 18 the Brown Police were unable to directly administrative officials and delayed it a second time at the request of Providence Mayor David Schuyler von Oeyen ’05 has not been a victim of a crossbow mugging … Cicilline. Alternatives were yet. Hopefully he won’t be in the next 12 to18 months.

respond to immediately without Providence Police assistance due to the lack of firearms: Armed assaults against students; the attack of a Brown Police car by someone armed with a fire axe; people committing crimes in a car (Brown Police are not allowed to pull them over.), and an incident where students were assaulted with eggs. Issuing firearms to Brown Police will allow them to respond to all of these crimes as the initially responding officers. Some will ask why Brown can’t continue to rely on the Providence Police to do this. The answer is that the response time for Brown Police is much shorter than it is for the Providence Police, and immediate police presence can drastically change the outcome of a potentially dangerous situation. Therefore, this decision will have a real world impact that is immediately appreciated by police officers and utilized to the community’s advantage. Arming Brown Police will clearly enhance the safety of students and staff and should be expedited in a timely manner. But, the decision to go forward with arming is not a panacea for the crime problems on and around campus. Officers must remain visible, relations with the Providence Police must be maintained and lighting around campus must be improved, including the installation of better lighting around safeRIDE stops and campus walkways. Students must continue to take precautionary measures such as locking room doors and not keeping dormitory doors propped open, walking in groups, and taking full advantage of safeRIDE, Safewalk and Brown’s onCall services.

Bush needs to go From our world standing to the economy, we are in no way better off than we were four years ago. WITH NINE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES showed us there is no such thing as a No democratic government needs such oppressive trying to win their party’s nomination for “compassionate conservative” by targetpresident, this primary season is basically ing the tax cuts at his peers, the ridicumeans to fight a war on terrorism. The Bush administralike watching an enormously high-stakes lously wealthy. Millions of jobs have reality TV show. I’m excited. But although been lost under Bush. But he refused to I’m psyched to do the nomination boogie, stop at fiscal folly and threw us into an tion has declared war on free thought. we need to realize that a final round con- unnecessary and costly (in every sense testant won’t matter much if he or she of the word) war in Iraq. More on that detained secretly, their identities only because we’re afraid it threatens us? I don’t becoming known once charges are filed know about you, but there are a hundred can’t get Americans to think about a sim- later. Economic devastation would be (and there is no guarantee that charges things more threatening to me than the ple question that puts the 2004 election in perspective: Are you better off than you enough, but Bush also led us down the will be filed swiftly). No democratic gov- not-very-imposing Republic of Iraq under path away from freedom, all in the name ernment needs such oppressive means Saddam Hussein. But off to war we went, were four years ago? This is a very easy question to answer. of the war on terror. In case anyone did- to fight a war on terrorism. The Bush severely damaging our relations with n’t know, we’ve been fighting terrorists administration has declared war on free almost the entire world. It’s a wonder America (and far too many of its citiFrance (who saved our butts in the for decades, not just since Sept. 11. thought. zens) is much worse off than it Perhaps most devastating for America Revolutionary War, a fact which conservaOur military has thousands of was four years ago. I charge Mr. troops (from the Navy SEALS and as a nation, Bush has ruined the image of tives seem to forget) still talks to us. Bush (I still have trouble thinkSo — are we better off or not? The Delta Force to the Green Berets) America around the globe. The nations of ing of him as our president) with that have been fighting “the war on the world extended their hands to us in answer is a resounding “no.” The econothree major crimes: depressing terror” since before I was born. sympathy after the devastation of Sept. my has lost three million jobs, Ashcroft our economy, curtailing our civil The war on terror is not new 11, 2001 and were even willing to support and the Department of Oppression have rights and ruining the image of — the crackdown on civil our war in Afghanistan as a war of retri- trampled all over American freedoms America around the globe. liberties is. The infa- bution against a state that had directly and the world views us as arrogant Thanks to Bush, our econmous Patriot Act and aided the attackers. But Bush would not Americans who fought a needless war in omy has suffered a lot of its sequel, Patriot II, be content with one war. No, we had to Iraq for our own selfish purposes. That’s unnecessary pain. are chock-full of ways send our soldiers to fight in Iraq as well, why I want Bush out. Dean, Sharpton, Inheriting a strong and john for the government to without the support of the United Kucinich, Braun, Edwards, Gephardt, vibrant economy from broughe eliminate dissent. Nations. Why? No one really knows. The Clark, Kerry, even Lieberman — I have former President Clinton, r can’t stop Protesters, whether administration always came up with a dif- my favorite Dem, but I’ll support Bush decided to push the brock leftist or rightist, can ferent reason for war. It was “weapons of whichever candidate wins the nominathrough not one, but have their citizenship mass destruction” until we didn’t find any. tion. Any of the nine would be an three, tax cuts. Fine, I’m revoked. Even American Now it’s “pre-emptive self-defense,” which improvement over GWB. Bush has to go. all for tax cuts, especialcitizens can be makes a lot of sense. Invade a country For the sake of America. ly cutting the taxes of lowincome and working-class Americans. Sadly, Bush John Brougher '06 appreciates that Gephardt supports American flag-wavers, not Confederate flag-wavers.

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SPORTS TUESDAY DECEMBER 2, 2003 · PAGE 8

Women’s ice hockey defeats UNH 5-2, but falls to Friars 4-1

Can the Patriots get some love?

BY LEXI COSTELLO

The women’s ice hockey team (3-4-0) beat the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (6-3-2) in an impressive 5-2 showdown on Nov. 25. The game at Meehan Auditorium marked Bruno’s sixth consecutive home victory over the No. 7 UNH squad. But over the weekend the squad lost the Mayor’s Cup 4-1 to the Providence Friars (4-4-2) for the first time in 11 years. Brown’s Krystal Strassman ’07 set the pace for the Bears, giving Brown the early 1-0 lead with a rebound goal assisted by Kerry Nugent ’05. After a series of attempts rejected by Brown’s starting goalie and Captain Katie Germain ’04, the Wildcats evened the score 1-1 on a power play with a rocket to the corner at 12:07. But Keaton Zucker ’06 regained the lead for Bruno only 65 seconds later with a rebound goal assisted by Jessica Link ’05. Brown carried the advantage into the second stanza, and the team refused to let up. “We were confident right from the first faceoff, and the adjustments we made along the way only strengthened our mental edge,” Germain said. “We were all hungry for the win which generated tons of energy all around.” While UNH came out aggressive, Brown defenseman Katie Guay ’05 and Marguerite McDonald ’04 managed to keep the puck in the Wildcats’ defensive end. Strong shots from the point kept the Bears’ offense buzzing. Kathryn Moos ’07 earned her premiere career goal, striking for Bruno at 11:00 with a top-shelf tally tipped off of an assist by Strassman. Link extended the lead to 41, roofing a breakaway goal with only 16 seconds left in the second period. Less than a minute into the final frame, the Wildcats trimmed the deficit to 4-2. But determined to secure their victory, the Bears retaliated with a series of offensive rushes. The Bruno attack helped Moos to net her second goal of the night at 7:59, tipping in a shot from Amy McLaughlin ’05 at the point. While UNH threatened later in the third, Brown held onto the win in its most outstanding exhibition this season. “We all played our best games of the season and demonstrated that we can get the job done when we use focus collectively,” Zucker said. Germain posted 29 saves on the evening in a stellar performance. Last Saturday, the Bears lost to crosstown rivals, the Providence Friars, at Schneider Arena — Brown’s first Mayor’s Cup upset in over a decade. The teams came out even in the first, playing solid hockey in both zones. The Bears and the Friars traded momentum throughout the opening stanza and headed into the second scoreless. Providence gained the advantage in this head-to-head match-up at the 16:22 mark, as Mara Armhein’s wrist shot from the half boards earned the 1-0 lead. But Brown’s Krissy McManus ’05 retaliated three minutes later capitalizing on the power play and knotting the game 1-1. Entering the final frame tied, the Friars capitalized on Brown’s weak defensive side and tallied a quick go-ahead goal a minute and a half into the period. “It’s hard to come back when little mistakes cost goals,” said Head Coach Digit see W.HOCKEY, page 5

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Pat Powers ’04 averaged 16.3 points per game as the Bears took two of three over break.

M .basketball wins home opener over Wagner, goes 1-1 in Maine BY JOSHUA TROY

The men’s basketball team improved to 2-3 on the young season after three games during Thanksgiving break. After opening its home schedule with a win Tuesday night against Wagner, the team headed to Maine for the Maine Invitational. After disposing of MaineFort Kent, the Bears fell to the University of Maine in the championship game. In its home opener, Bruno put together a 14-5 run to close out the first half and take a 31-22 lead into locker room. The halftime edge marked the first time this season the Bears held a lead at the break, having trailed both the University of Texas and Rider in previous games. To start the second half, the team opened up a 10-point lead before the Seahawks went on a run of their own. Trailing 45-43 with just over nine minutes to play in the game, the Bears put together a 12-0 run and would not fall behind for the remainder of the game. Although Wagner trimmed the lead to six, big baskets by Pat Powers ’04 and Jason Forte ’05 gave Brown an 11-point lead and the team held on for a 63-57 victory. Leading the Bears was Luke Ruscoe ’06, who scored a career high 15 points on six of eight shooting. Ruscoe was joined in double figures by Powers and Forte, who had 11 and 12 points, respectively. Marcus Becker ’07 led the team with six rebounds off the bench and Forte led the team in assists with five. Making his second straight start and coming off a 19-point effort against Rider, Sam Manhanga ’07 chipped in with eight points and five boards. In the opener of the Maine Invitational, Brown dominated nonDivision I school Maine-Kent, grabbing the lead from the start and eventually winning 95-73. After leading by as many as 19 in the first half, the Bears took a 51-36 halftime lead. At the beginning of the second half, Bruno would go on a 12-0 run and put Maine-Kent away for

good. The game marked career scoring highs for four players, including freshmen Manhanga, Becker and P.J. Flaherty ’07 and second-year player Andrew Salter ’06. Manhanga led the team with 20 points on nine of 10 shooting, while Becker and Flaherty each added eight and Salter had nine. Powers was second in scoring with 15 points, and Jaime Kilburn ’04 led the team in rebounds on his way to his second double-double of the season, with 12 points and 10 boards. It was a different story for the team against Maine. Despite trailing by as many as 16 in the first half and facing a 40-28 deficit at halftime, the Bears were not willing to give in. The team put together a run and pulled within one, 50-49, midway through the second half. Unfortunately, the Black Bears would go on a 21-5 run of their own, putting the tournament’s championship game out of reach. When the final buzzer sounded, Maine was victorious with a 79-69 win. Maine was led by guards Eric Dodson and Kevin Reed, who had 19 points and 17 points, respectively. With seven three-pointers, Powers led all scorers with 23 points. He also finished tied for first on the team with four assists and third on the team with six rebounds. Kilburn came up two boards short of a second straight double-double, with 14 points and eight rebounds. Ruscoe led the team in rebounds, pulling down nine, including four on the offensive glass. The team is back in action Wednesday night with a match-up against the University of Rhode Island at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Rams currently sit at 3-2, coming off a fourpoint loss to defending National Champion Syracuse on Sunday night. Herald staff writer Joshua Troy ’04 covers the men’s basketball team. He can be reached at jtroy@browndailyherald.com.

I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE sometimes. By “you people” I am referring to the NFL fans of the nation — a group of which I am happily a member. With the playoffs coming, the hot questions on the minds of fans and writers alike are, “Who will make the playoffs?” and “Who is the best team in the AFC/NFC/NFL?” Watching the experts discuss these questions on TV, I have found myself becoming furious with the lack of respect shown to my CHRIS HATFIELD beloved New SPORTS COLUMNIST England Patriots. It’s high time that the pundits wake up and realize that, while they may not be as impressive as the Chiefs or as established as the Titans, the Pats need to be considered in the same league as those teams and considered favorites to win the Super Bowl. Think about this for a second. The Patriots have the longest active winning streak in the NFL at eight games. Granted, they have not exactly been the prettiest or most dominating wins, but they still count the same. So far this season, they have defeated the Eagles, Titans and Colts, who may also be included among the five best teams in the league right now. As far as I’m concerned, the only team you can make an argument for as being better than the Patriots right now is the Chiefs, but I’m not convinced. Consider the circumstances for the Patriots’ success. Their opening day loss/disaster in Buffalo was basically decided before the game, for not only had they lost their defensive captain, Lawyer Milloy, that week, but he was playing for the other team with a gargantuan chip on his shoulder. Since that debacle, the Pats are 10-1, with the lone loss coming in Washington in Week Four. In that span of time, they have dealt with numerous injuries, including the seasonending injury to big free-agent signing Roosevelt Colvin early in the season. Earlier in the year, their linebackers were particularly affected, a huge disadvantage since Head Coach Bill Belichick finally put in his trademark 3-4 defense in the off-season. The loss of Ted Washington for most of the year didn’t help the situation either. Then the bug spread to the running backs, as Mike Cloud emerged during the absence of tailbacks Antowain Smith and Kevin Faulk. Meanwhile, fullbacks Fred McCrary and Larry Centers have both been hurt, necessitating more one-back sets and an almost complete lack of any running game. Recently, the receiving corps has been hit hard, with David Patten lost for the year while Troy Brown, Deion Branch and David Givens have all been nursing injuries. So how on earth are the Patriots headed for a first-round bye? There are several key reasons. Number one is that the team is run by arguably the best coaching staff in the league. Belichick won’t win Coach of the Year because Marvin Lewis and Bill Parcells are working miracles with far lesstalented teams, but he will get votes. This is a coach who may not know how to dress himself. But can design a defense to shut down any offense in the league (see Super Bowl XXXVI for proof). There simply isn’t a better coach in the league for designing a scheme based on the strengths of his playsee HATFIELD, page 4