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Nick Neely / HeraldHans Dejong ’08 and Benjamin Boas ’06 spent Sunday afternoon on the Main Green with Brown’s Out of Hand Juggling Club.

DPS continuesarming process,though no enddate announcedBY AIDAN LEVYThough students will be informed priorto the arming of Department of PublicSafety officers, University officialsdecline to say when that day will be, say-ing only that DPS is “well into” the arm-ing process.

In response to a perceived increase incrime on and around the Brown campusover the past decade, President RuthSimmons decided last December to armthe Department of Public Safety with pis-tols. Each DPS officer is currentlyinvolved in more than 200 hours of rigor-ous training to prepare for the change,which is yet to take place.

“It’s a piece of the puzzle that’s too bigto ignore,” said Chief of Public SafetyPaul Verrecchia.

“We’ll be able to take on more respon-sibility and still rely on the ProvidencePolice Department, but more as an equalpartner,” Verrecchia said.

While DPS has declined since lastDecember to provide a timetable,Simmons sent a campus-wideannouncement on Dec. 1, 2003, that pro-jected the implementation to takebetween 12 and 18 months.

“We’re well into it,” said Walter Hunter,vice president for administration. “Butit’s not in anyone’s best interest for atimetable to be announced.”

Simmons decided to arm DPS follow-ing two years of “serious and intense dis-cussions” with officers, administrators,faculty and students, according to theDec. 1 announcement.

The issue was first introduced in 1992,when then-President Vartan Gregoriandecided against arming on several differ-ent occasions, arguing that students feltsufficiently safe without an armed cam-pus police force.

With weapons capability, officers will

Printing card system cutscluster paper use by about halfBY JONATHAN HERMANThe PAW Prints program instituted atthe beginning of this year has greatlyreduced the number of pages printedby students, according to Kara Kelley,director of personal technology forComputing and Information Services.

The number of pages printed atcomputer clusters under the PAWPrints program in September andOctober is only about half the numberprinted in the same months last year,

Kelley said. Brown students and facul-ty printed more than 1 million pagesin the first two months of the last aca-demic year. This year, they’ve printedabout 500,000 pages.

Despite policy changes, discardedprintouts still litter the printers at themain computing clusters, although itappears that many fewer sheets arediscarded than were last year.

BY ROBIN STEELEStarting next semester, students at theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlottecan do more than just watch the TV hit

show “AmericanIdol” — they canreceive credit forwatching it.

The first-time elective “ExaminingAmerican Idol through Musical Critique”will be offered by the music department inthe spring of 2005, to coincide with thepremiere of the show’s fourth season inJanuary.

James Grymes, a professor in theDepartment of Music at UNC-Charlotte,will teach the “Idol” course. He said stu-dents in his class will discuss basic musicvocabulary and the art of performancewhile developing criteria to determine theideal “American Idol.”

The class is available to music and non-music majors and will require students towatch the show weekly, discuss votingresults, participate in online discussionforums and evaluate contestant perform-ances. Students are not, however, requiredto vote.

Grymes described himself as a big fanof “American Idol.” According to Grymes,he came up with the idea for the classwhen he was watching the show last sea-son. “Randy (Jackson) would say that (thecontestants) sounded really pitchy. Mostpeople wouldn’t know what that meant,”said Grymes. He decided that the showwould make a good learning tool for

UNC-Charlottetakes ‘Idol’ worshipto new level

BY CHRIS HATFIELDWhen the Ivy League implemented aseven-week “rest period” for all stu-dent-athletes in 2002, coaches andplayers alike were unhappy with therule. But a revision of the rule to allowcoaches more flexibility in schedulingthe rest period has pacified concernsthat it was unnecessary and could putIvy teams at a disadvantage when com-peting against teams from other con-ferences.

The Council of Ivy Group Presidentsmandated in the summer of 2002 thatcoaches schedule seven weeks of “rest”per year, in one-week increments.During “rest periods,” student-athletescould not practice with coaches andcould not use some athletic facilities.Those restrictions were in place for the2002-2003 academic year.

“The main thing was to have the stu-

dents have more time to decide ontheir own what to do, with the ideaperhaps to pursue other extracurricu-lars or maybe spend more time study-ing,” said Carolyn Campbell-McGovern, senior associate director ofthe Ivy League.

Opponents of the rule argued thatIvy League teams would be put at a dis-advantage when competing with otherDivision I schools that had no such restperiod and already had the advantageof athletic scholarships. They were alsounhappy with being told how muchrest time they needed by a group thatwas not directly involved with athlet-ics.

“It was rough to deal with,” saidwomen’s soccer head coach PhilPincince. “It ruined the rhythm wewere trying to build with our players.”

Diane Short, head coach of the vol-

leyball team, said the restrictions weretoo hard on her players. “The student-athletes wanted to come in and prac-tice, and here they were not allowedto,” she said.

At Brown, student-athletes arguedthat as students who were smartenough to attend an Ivy League insti-tution, they were more than capable ofscheduling their own time.

“It was frustrating because it felt likesome bureaucracy was telling us howto spend our time,” said baseballpitcher Shaun McNamara ’06.

A year later, the league acquiescedto the concerns of athletic directors,adopting a proposal from Ivy athleticsdirectors that the league allow coachesto schedule the 49 rest days one at atime.

Upon a year’s review, changes to mandatoryrest period meet approval of coaches, athletes

see REST, page 4 see IDOL, page 7

see PRINTING, page 4see DPS, page 4

Jed Resnick’s ’06familiarity withmusicals helps bringBrownbrokers’“Psyche” to lifearts & culture, page 3

RISD Works’ currentexhibit of alums’work captures imagesof Cuba and NewOrleans arts & culture, page 3

With Bush back forfour more years,Aaron Cutler ’08 isworried about a pro-life Supreme Courtcolumn, page 11

Women’s ice hockeydefeats Cornell andColgate universities,despite trouble withinjuriessports, page 12

Football bouncesback from last week’sloss to Penn bydefeating YaleUniversity 24-17sports, page 12

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Hopeless Edwin Chang

Jero Matt Vascellaro

Coreacracy Eddie Ahn

Penguiener Haan Lee

Intensive Care Eunuch Akiva Fleischmann

T O D A Y ’ S E V E N T SINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVESON THE U.S. ELECTION5 p.m. (McKinney Conference Room,Watson Institute) —A faculty-student panel will discusswhat a second term for George W.Bush means for the rest of the world.Followed by a reception.

“OCCUPATION,VIOLENCE ANDCIVIL WAR IN GREECE: A MICRO-PERSPECTIVE”5:30 p.m. (Brian Room, MaddockAlumni Center) —Stathis N. Kalyvas, Arnold WolfersProfessor of Political Science at YaleUniversity, will deliver a lecture.Sponsored by The Committee ofModern Greek Studies.

“UNCHAINED MEMORIES”7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Smith-Buonanno106) —The University Steering Committeeon Slavery and Justice will host ascreening of “Unchained Memories,”a documentary on the slave narrativetradition. The screening will be fol-lowed by a discussion with SpencerCrew ’71, executive director of theNational Underground RailroadFreedom Center and a consultant forthe film.

CONCERT: PAMELA MEANS8-11 p.m. (Andrews Dining Hall) —Pamela Means, a “biracial, indie folkartist”and activist from Boston, willperform.

SHARPE REFECTORYLUNCH — Grilled ReubenSandwich, Sauteed Green Beanswith Mushrooms, Pancakes, FrenchToast, Tater Tots, Grilled SausagePatties, Hard Boiled Eggs, RiceKrispie Treats with Trix, ChocolateChip Cookies.

DINNER — Roast Beef au jus, HerbRice, Glazed Baby Carrots withShallots, Zucchini, Ricotta Bread,Chocolate Pudding.

VERNEY-WOOLLEY DINING HALLLUNCH — Vegetarian Black BeanSoup, Beef Barley Soup, CominoChicken Sandwich, Baked Macaroniand Cheese, Cut Green Beans, RiceKrispie Treats with Trix.

DINNER — Vegetarian Black BeanSoup, Beef Barley Soup, ItalianMeatballs with Spaghetti, PizzaRustica, Barley Pilaf, Italian VegetableSaute, Brussels Sprouts, RicottaBread, Washington Apple Cake.

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ARTS & CULTURETHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

BY JOEL ROZENBrownbrokers will present its 69th annual student-written musical Dec. 2-5 at Stuart Theatre. This year’spresentation, “Psyche,” was written by Jed Resnick ’06and scored by James Egelhofer ’04.

Re-envisioning the ancient Greek myth of Erosand Psyche, the show sets to music the tale of a good-looking and free-spirited mortal who unintentionallyangers the goddess Aphrodite and wins the affectionof the god Eros, imprinting one of history’s mostinfluential love stories onto the stage.

Michael Perlman ’05, chair of the Brownbrokersboard, has been overseeing the project since theboard selected the musical during a fall workshop.Perlman directed last year’s Brownbrokers musical,“Transforming Jimmy Dalton.”

“My job this year is better,” he said. “I don’t have todo any of the constant slaving that this year’s director,Briel (Steinberg ’06), has to deal with. Along with myboard, my only job is to pick her and the musical.Then I serve as intermediary between her and thechoreographer, musical director, cast and productionteam. I make sure everyone’s happy and that we’re allon track.”

If Perlman seems confident, he is. He has been

Photographers capture images of Cuba, New Orleans at RISD WorksBY STEPHEN NARAINLooking at a photograph by Paul Meleschnig RISD ’88,the viewer notices the eyes first — youthful, intent eyesof Cuba persisting behind images of crumbling wallsand chalk graffiti.

In RISD Works’ current exhibition running throughNov. 13, the photographs of Meleschnig and D.E.Goodfab RISD M.F.A. ’93 manage to capture this persist-ence through the real and raw lens of Cuba and NewOrleans.

Meleschnig, whose work is included in the collectionsof Jerry Seinfeld and Ralph Lauren, among others, isintrigued with Cuban athletes and how they embracethe realities of their nation.

“For years I had photographed boxing and was look-ing for another place to work from. … Cuba has a certainnaïve atmosphere to it, a stripped-down quality in a util-itarian environment,” Meleschnig said.

“Untitled 2003,” which depicts a vast Cuban horizonjuxtaposed against a decrepit detailing, speaks toMeleschnig’s vested belief in “creating a timelessnessthrough photography.” He said his work is influenced byLatin American literature and the magical realism move-ment defined by such writers as Gabriel Garcia Marquez,Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende. Many ofMeleschnig’s photographs epitomize “the idea of certainthings existing and not existing at the same time in real-ity, the grey area between time and space,” he said.

Much of this is achieved through his technique, whichinvolves “taking details — words, architectural pieces —and naïvely placing them together (in order) to create amanipulated, layered effect.”

Meleschnig also shared the observations of writersJoyce Carol Oates and George Plimpton, who viewed

boxing as a metaphor for life.“I am interested in taking something very specific and

getting something absolutely abstract out of it,” he said. Although he urges his observers to arrive at their own

interpretations, Meleschnig has a particular view abouthis work’s effect on the Cuban people. “Cubans saw theboxers as powerful metaphors for fighting, (whether itbe) fighting in a ring, fighting to survive during anembargo or fighting through revolution,” he said.

D.E. Goodfab’s work also looks at the nature of wallsand their environment.

After studying at the Massachusetts College of Art andRISD and working as a graphic designer in New York,Goodfab said she “was very attracted to the colors andsurfaces of New Orleans ... and found a uniqueness (incertain buildings) as a result of neglect and the specificsof climate.”

Her pieces — much like the industrial areas of theFrench Quarter and the Lower Garden District where sheshot — are marked by a strong sense of color and shape.

Matthew Bird RISD’89, director of RISD Works,praised Goodfab’s “good eye” and her ability “to makephotographs look like beautiful abstract paintings.”

Again, Goodfab’s technique allowed for strongly tex-tural pieces.

“The film is scanned, edited in Photoshop and print-ed on a cotton rag paper similar to watercolor paper,”she said.

“Bourbon Esplanade” (2002) captures such texturewith graffiti detailing wrapped in magenta and sky blue.

“Graffiti is constantly rubbed away with paint. … Newpeople come and make new marks, and more layering

Brownbrokersprepareslighthearted‘Psyche’

see PSYCHE, page 8see CUBA, page 6

be able to respond to situationsinvolving armed criminal activi-ty, instead of adhering to thecurrent disengagement policy.That policy prohibits officersfrom responding to crimesinvolving a deadly weapon;instead, DPS officers call PPD.

“The irony is that when mem-bers of the community mostneed police help, police are pro-hibited by policy from coming totheir assistance, and Providencepolice are usually a ways away,”said Mark Nickel, director of theBrown News Service.

In addition to an immediateresponse to armed crimes, arm-ing DPS will allow officers toconduct traffic stops to investi-gate vehicles associated with acrime or vehicles clearly violat-ing traffic laws.

Currently, each officer carriesa baton and pepper spray. When

DPS is armed, officers will con-tinue to carry both, and theadministration will continue tostudy the feasibility of othernon-lethal weapons.

An oversight group of admin-istrators, faculty and students ismonitoring all DPS activitiesregarding the arming procedure.When DPS is ready to arm offi-cers, the department will alsoinstitute a committee responsi-ble for the extensive review ofevery instance when force isused.

In order to ensure that offi-cers have the skills necessary tooperate a firearm as well as dealwith all of the ramifications, DPShas mandated a training pro-gram in diversity and liabilityissues that exceeds the require-ment of any municipal policeacademy.

“A lot of communities don’thave the diversity we have here,”Hunter said. “Even if we hadn’tdecided to arm the force, we’dstill require diversity training.”

The program consists of 32

hours of training in the mentalprocesses directly related to pro-filing, exposure to possible sce-narios, community outreachevents and ongoing periodicroundtable discussions andseminars on tactics officers canuse to avoid discrimination.

“The notion of racial profilingis a short-hand term for a com-plex cognitive mechanism forhow people think and catego-rize,” said Brenda Allen, associ-ate provost and director of insti-tutional diversity.

“Officers have to understandcognitively what the underlyingmechanisms are and thinkabout how they can adjust theirdecisions when they’re engagedin situations with that cognitivepackaging,” she said.

DPS does not deal with racialprofiling to the same degree aslocal police do, Allen said. Themajority of DPS crime preven-tion is responding to calls. “Ifthey’re responding to calls abouta group of students of color, is itthe officers who are engaging inprofiling or are they justresponding to a call?” she said.

In addition to diversity train-

ing, DPS officers and supervi-sors are undergoing civil liabilityand ethics training.

While officers are providedwith firearms training, they arealso trained in skills gearedtoward avoiding the use of force.Specifically, the skills taught are“verbal judo” and Kingian non-violence training, a negotiatingtechnique that uses the methodsof Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Using weapons is seen as alast resort,” Allen said. “Youneed to make sure that every-body has a whole lot of tricks intheir bag in order to be able todo their job.

“For DPS, this includes nego-tiating tactics and using anymeans to deescalate the tensionin a situation to avoid usingforce.”

Ultimately, DPS can be moreeffective if officers haveweapons capability, Hunter said.“Discussions lasted for quite awhile on campus, and argu-ments were presented in favorand against arming,” he said.“We feel that we’re acting in thebest interest of the communityto preserve safety.”

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Students previously had to waitup to an hour for their printingjobs, and many left thembehind to be discarded, accord-ing to Mark Shelton, depart-ment leader of the library sys-tem and media services.

Many students have reliedon their own printers ratherthan printing at the University’scomputing clusters.

“I don’t print out as much (atthe library). I only come here toprint out necessary things. Iguess it saves paper, but it’s stilla bit of a hassle,” said AkilahJefferson ’05.

Some students neverreceived a PAW Prints card.

“I use (computer clusterprinters) a lot less than I used(them) last year. Last year, Iwould print out assignmentsand articles, but now I onlyprint out assignments,” saidErik Peterson ’07. “I guess (thePAW Prints program) has itsmerits. I didn’t get a PAW card

before they stopped givingthem out, so I have to use myown money, which is probablywhy I don’t use it that much.”

However, many believeprinting is less necessary in2004 because of increasedaccessibility to access coursematerials through the Internet.

“I think that with theincreased availability of mate-rials, the expansion of WebCTand the digitization of a lot oflibraries, it is hard to (under-stand) where people are incur-ring those charges (for print-ing),” Shelton said.

CIS initiated the PAW pro-gram — the initials stand for“people against waste” — inresponse to a 3 percent budgetcut in 2003. CIS directorsintended to decrease excessiveprinting and spend less onprinting supplies and mainte-nance, Kelley said.

Printing increased by 50 per-cent from 2001 to 2003, puttingit at a critical level, Sheltonsaid.

Shelton said that theUniversity’s libraries spent$60,000 to $65,000 on just tonerand paper in 2003.

“Having that open door toprint has greatly contributed tothe amount of waste becausethat printing is not limited toacademic use but also to busi-

ness and personal endeavors,”Shelton said.

In September, the Universityoffered each student a $25 PAWPrints card, good for the entireacademic year. The card allowseach student to print 500 sin-gle-sided pages or 740 duplexpages this year, more than theaverage number of pages print-ed by students each year, Kelleysaid.

Brown is not alone in charg-ing for printing in its libraryand other computing clusters.Many of the major researchuniversities and all Ivy Leagueschools except for PrincetonUniversity charge students perprinted page, Shelton said.

Kelley did not want to makea projection on the future ofprinting at Brown until she hada year to judge the successesand failures of the PAW Printsprogram.

Graphic Services and CISplan to add color printers to theRockefeller Library and theSciences Library later thismonth. Printing on the colorprinters will cost 90 cents persingle page or $1.60 duplex.The PAW Prints cards will notwork for those printers.

Herald staff writer JonathanHerman ’07 can be reached atherald@browndailyherald.com.

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“The rule is now a lot moreflexible and less intrusive forstudent-athletes to keep uptheir level of skill, but it stillmeets the presidents’ goal,”Campbell-McGovern said.

The rule now allows coach-es to give their players off daysduring the season as well.Teams are required to haveone day off per week duringthe season that does not counttoward the 49 days, a restric-tion that has always been inplace. A second off day in aweek may be counted towardthe 49-day requirement.

According to the IvyLeague’s compliance Web site,students can receive supervi-sion from conditioning coach-es and use weight rooms dur-ing rest periods. Two-sportathletes can also participate intheir second sport during arest period, which allows trackathletes to compete year-round because cross country,winter track and spring trackare considered three differentsports. However, weight andconditioning coaches are notallowed to conduct workoutsor use sport-specific facilities

or equipment.Still, there remain some on

both sides who wish thingswere different.

“I know for some sports tak-ing a week off can be a pain inthe butt, but when you have aweek off, it’s kind of exciting tobe able to just do whatever theheck you want — be it sit inStarbucks or go hang out withfriends you haven’t seen for awhile, or see a speaker oncampus,” said softball playerCourtney Jenkins ’07.

Other athletes still are frus-trated by being told when totake time off.

“It’s important to rest, espe-cially as a pitcher, but I’m nota huge fan because it’s somegroup telling us how to spendour time,” McNamara said.“We’re in college, we should beable to budget our time our-selves.”

Pincince, the women’s soc-cer coach, said he agrees withthe principle behind the restperiod.

“The idea is to get theBrown degree,” Pincince said.“Playing soccer is a bigbonus.”

Herald staff writer ChrisHatfield ’06 edits the sports sec-tion. He can be reached at her-ald@browndailyherald.com.

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WORLD & NATIONTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

WASHINGTON (Los Angeles Times) — As the White Houseprepares to name a blue-ribbon panel on tax reform,the labyrinthine U.S. revenue code could face the firsttop-to-bottom rewrite since President Reagan closedloopholes and slashed income tax rates on a historicscale in 1986.

“This is a fundamental look at the entire code,every component of the code,” a senior administra-tion official said late last week. “Nothing is off thetable.”

Yet some political analysts and policy advocatesbelieve the result could turn out to be considerablymore modest. The commission might come up withprovocative proposals, they said, but that does notmean the president will put his weight behind them.

“I don’t think you’ll see in the next four years a1986-style, Ronald Reagan tax reform bill,” said GroverNorquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, aconservative advocacy group. “The whole purpose ofthis is to get the debate going.”

Even if Bush decides to push for major tax revi-sions, he probably will be constrained by the soaringfederal budget deficits that began in his first term,spurred in part by his huge tax cuts. Bush has maderenewal of those cuts a high priority, stirring concernamong Democrats and some Republican conserva-tives about the impact on the deficit. The presidenthas said any broader program of tax reform must not

Administrationsees tax code as acandidate foroverhaul

U.S. forces fight insurgents at edge of Fallujah BAGHDAD, Iraq (Washington Post) — U.S. ground forcesfought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah earlyMonday, and U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent-held city, as a full military assault appeared increasing-ly imminent. Iraq’s interim government on Sundayannounced a state of emergency for most of the coun-try.

U.S. commanders have not given a timeline for whenthe major offensive to retake Fallujah will start. An AC-130 gunship raked the city with 40mm cannon fire earlyMonday, the Associated Press reported, and explosionsfrom U.S. artillery lit up the night sky. Intermittentartillery fire blasted southern neighborhoods of the city,and orange fireballs rose above rooftops.

The state of emergency was issued by the interimprime minister, Ayad Allawi. The order, which imposesmarital law, heightened a sense of crisis in Iraq andfueled fears that an offensive in Fallujah would unleasha wave of counterattacks, which insurgents appeared tohave already begun elsewhere in the country. Violencein six cities in the past two days has left more than 80people dead.

“This will send a very powerful message that we areserious,” Allawi said after meeting with cabinet minis-ters who approved the emergency measure for all areasof the country except the relatively peaceful Kurdishnortheast. The order will run for 60 days but could beextended through elections planned for January.

“We want to secure the country so elections can bedone in a peaceful way and the Iraqi people can partic-ipate in the elections freely, without the intimidation byterrorists and by forces who are trying to wreck thepolitical process in Iraq,” Allawi said. “So this is a mes-sage. I hope the terrorists get it because we are notgoing to be easy on them.”

It was not immediately clear which emergency pow-ers Allawi intended to invoke or how they would helphis government assert control of the country, which he

described as largely calm during a visit to Washingtonsix weeks ago.

Technically, the state of emergency gives the govern-ment wide powers to impose curfews, restrict move-ment and suspend liberties. But Iraq’s security serviceshave struggled to stand up to insurgents who operatewith better weapons and intelligence, especially in theSunni Muslim midsection of the country where resist-ance has proved most stubborn. U.S. and allied foreignmilitary forces routinely operate on their own, makingarrests, engaging in firefights and patrolling independ-ent of civil authorities.

Insurgents on Sunday again targeted police stationsand other symbols of the interim government. Twenty-two police officers were killed in Haditha andHaqlaniya, two towns west of Fallujah, and the attackersincluded foreign Arabs, according to news reports.Many of the officers were lined up and shot, accordingto the reports.

Those assaults followed a flurry of car bombings andmortar attacks Saturday that killed more than 30 peoplein Samarra, a Sunni Muslim city about 65 miles north ofBaghdad. U.S. and Iraqi forces had reclaimed the cityfrom insurgents last month in an operation that hasbeen cast as a model for the attack on Fallujah.

Twenty-one Iraqi National Guard recruits were killedover the weekend as they were returning to their homesin Najaf after traveling to the capital to join up. TheNajaf police chief, Ghalib Jazaari, said gunmen, tippedoff by informers in the recruiting office, killed 13 of therecruits Saturday and eight more Sunday as they passedthrough the town of Latifiyah, a hotbed of insurgentsabout 70 miles north of Najaf. “We have the bodies ofthe first 13 here,” Jazaari said.

In other attacks Sunday, a car bomb exploded inBaghdad outside the home of the interim finance min-

see FALLUJAH, page 6 see TAX, page 7

ister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, killingtwo people. Two U.S. soldierswere killed and five werewounded in attacks in andaround Baghdad, news servicesreported.

In addition, two provincialofficials were assassinated southof Baghdad as they traveled tothe funeral of another officialand An Iraqi policeman wasshot dead.

A British contractor was killedin the southern city of Basra,according to Britain’s DefenseMinistry.

The wave of attacks came asinsurgents vowed to take thebattle across Iraq if 10,000 U.S.and Iraqi troops proceed with a

threatened offensive againstFallujah, a city that has becomea symbol of resistance since itfell under insurgent control inApril.

The assault appeared immi-nent. U.S. forces cited Allawi’semergency decree in announc-ing that they had sealed off thecity late Sunday, declaring in astatement that troops were “fin-ishing final preparations for anassault on Fallujah.”

Senior Marine commandersgathered troops for hollered peptalks, invoking the 1968 assaulton the Vietnamese city of Hue, abattle that looms large in thelore of the Corps.

“The window is closing,absolutely,” Allawi said, addingthat Fallujah residents “havebeen taken hostage by a bunchof terrorists and bandits andinsurgents who were part of the

old regime. They had beeninvolved in atrocities whenSaddam (Hussein) was around.Our government is determinedto safeguard the Iraqi people.”

Allawi’s warning was immedi-ately answered by a Sunni groupthat has been a leading voice forthe resistance.

“This will increase the vio-lence,” said Mohammed BasharFaidhi, spokesman for theAssociation of Muslim Scholars,which represents 3,000 SunniMuslim clergy in Iraq. “The gov-ernment is like a man walking inthe dark who wants to avoid asmall hole and falls into a bighole.”

“At this point, the govern-ment can’t even protect itself,”Faidhi said. “How can it imposea state of emergency? Allawi,when he travels, half of theAmerican Army accompanies

him!” said. And if Fallujah isattacked, “I don’t exaggeratewhen I say the resistance willdouble.”

In Haditha, about 30 insur-gents mounted a three-hourcoordinated assault on the city’spolice headquarters starting at 9p.m. Saturday.

“First of all, we were attackedby mortars,” Lt. Muneef

Abdullah said. “Then the armedmen came and started shootingand throwing hand grenades.When we tried to defend our-selves, they started launching”rocket-propelled grenades.

“We called the Americans tocome and help us,” he said, “butunfortunately they took threehours, as if they were coming toa wedding.”

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occurs,” Goodfab said. “(It hasgained) renewed attention in theart world, after its big moment inthe 80’s.”

Just down College Hill, RISDWorks is an interesting settingfor the exhibition — RISD’s Website describes it as “an innovative

hybrid between a retail store,gallery and design showroom.”

Bird said the exhibition showsa unique side to the settingsGoodfab and Meleschnig used.

“To those who may not havevisited Cuba and New Orleans, Itrust that (the artists) capturedthings I would have noticed aswell,” he said.

The exhibition will run atRISD Works at 10 Westminster St.through Nov. 13.

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score again. Yale came closeon several occasions but wasvictimized by two missedfield goals and a forced fum-ble by Mike Stefannacci ’05deep in Brown territory, andBrown held on for the win.

“We were giving up bigplays to everybody but wewere just trying to hold,” saiddefensive end James Frazier’07. “We knew what we weresupposed to do and keptthem off the board (in thesecond half ).”

“If they had almost 500yards of total offense but theyonly scored 17 points, as adefense that’s the definitionof bend but don’t break,”Frazier said. “You give up allthose yards, but as a defenseyou stay focused.”

For the team, the route tothe win could not have beenany better after last week’sloss against the defending IvyLeague champions. While lastweek the defense gave up thelead in the final minute, onSaturday it stayed tough,doing whatever it took tokeep Yale off the scoreboardin the final quarter.

“We tried all different

types of coverages (last week)but nothing seemed to workfor us. This game we cameout up by seven and saidthere’s no way they’re gettingin the end zone,” Frazier said.“We messed up last week andthis week nobody was gettingin the end zone on us.”

Estes added, “Anytime youhave a game like the Penngame where you’re leadingfor 59 minutes and you lose,it’s such a downer, and youworry about how you’re goingto be able to bring your teamback.”

“To come back and winthis game and keep them outof the end zone in the secondhalf, I think, shows greatcharacter and shows that ourdefense can make the bigplays when we need them,”Estes said. “It (also) showsthat our offense is starting togrow up and make plays forour team.”

Like last year’s squad,Brown looks to close out theseason with a strong kick,continuing next week inHanover, N.H., againstDartmouth.

Herald assistant sports editorChris Mahr ’07 covers football.He can be reached ath e r a l d @ b r o w n d a i l y -herald.com.

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worsen the deficit.Basking in the glow of last

week’s electoral victory, Bushdeclared that revamping the taxcode was at the top of his second-term domestic agenda, along withSocial Security reform.

But the president offered onlyvague clues as to what he had inmind on taxes: The system shouldbe made simpler and fairer. Itshould encourage saving andreward risk. There should be fewer“loopholes” for special interests,he said, but existing “incentives”such as the deductions for mort-gage interest and charitable con-tributions should be retained. Andthe changes, whatever they were,should not cause overall tax collec-tions to rise.

“Simplification would be thegoal,” Bush said Thursday duringhis first post-election news confer-ence. “The main thing is that itwould be viewed as fair . . . that itwouldn’t be complicated.”

Administration officials said thenext step in the process would bethe appointment by year’s end ofthe special commission to studyreform options. Bush revealed hisintention to name the group dur-ing his renomination acceptancespeech at the Republican NationalConvention in New York lastAugust.

Who will serve is not yet known,but the panel will be asked to fin-ish its review and forward its sug-gestions to Treasury SecretaryJohn Snow in early 2005. Snow willreview the findings and send afinal set of recommendations toBush.

The administration will notadvance any new tax legislationuntil the panel’s recommenda-tions are in hand, said the seniorofficial, who declined to speculateon which proposals would orwould not make the final cut.

“They’ll be looking at the wholething with three principles inmind: The fundamental reformshould be more fair, more simpleand more growth-oriented,” theofficial said. “That’s their marchingorders.”

Several experts predicted thatrather than present Congress witha single sweeping initiative calling

for equal measures of pain andgain, Bush probably will advancehis tax agenda in piecemeal fash-ion, with as few losers as possible.

The starting point will be legis-lation to make Bush’s previousincome tax cuts permanent, ana-lysts said. Many provisions of the$2 trillion in tax reductionsapproved since Bush took officewill expire by 2011 unlessCongress acts to extend them.

A similar effort is expected toabolish the estate tax, or “deathtax” as it is known by its oppo-nents. Although the estate tax isbeing phased out under existinglaw, it too will spring back to life in2011 unless Congress takes action.

Separate bills could be intro-duced to broaden and perhapsconsolidate tax-sheltered savingsvehicles such as IRAs and 401(k)accounts, further reduce taxationof capital gains and dividends, andexpand business “expensing” byletting companies claim biggerinitial deductions for investmentsin plants and equipment.

Another contender is legislation

to rein in the alternative minimumtax. The special levy was created tomake sure wealthy filers could notevade taxation completely byclaiming lots of deductions andcredits. But it was not indexed forinflation, and more and more mid-dle-class taxpayers are falling intoits grasp.

“The likely result of this is not abig grandiose plan, but ratherincremental steps that take ustoward a simpler, more pro-growthtax system,” said Stephen Moore,president of the Club for Growth, aconservative advocacy group.

“Look, we all want to have a flattax,” Moore said. “We know whatthe Garden of Eden is. So let’smake sure that every change wemake with tax policy is moving usin that direction.”

That is exactly what hasoccurred with the tax cutsapproved during Bush’s first term,according to some analysts.

“In the last four years there werefour tax cuts,” said Norquist ofAmericans for Tax Reform. “Peoplelooked at those and thought they

were just catch as catch can. Butevery one of those tax cuts movedus toward a single-rate tax systemthat taxes income just one time.”

Norquist is among those whobelieve Bush will stick with gradu-alism instead of going for brokewith a single big tax initiative.

“Every piece of tax reform ismore popular than the wholething,” he said. “Getting rid of thedeath tax has 70 percent support.Expensing is very popular with thebusiness community. Each of thesethings is popular and has support-ers. But a revenue-neutral taxreform has as many enemies asfriends.”

A few observers believe Bushmeans business when he talksabout tax reform, and that 2005could be a repeat of 1986.

Charles Gabriel, a former con-gressional staffer who is seniorWashington analyst for PrudentialFinancial, said Bush is like a boywho puts two toy sailboats in thewater at the same time, onemarked Social Security reform andthe other tax reform, to see which

will travel farthest.“I’m convinced the one that will

catch the wave is tax reform, andwe’ll get another tax bill like ‘86,”Gabriel said. “The Republicans arereally only happy when they’ve gotsome issue to line the Guccis upoutside the Ways & Means andFinance committees,” he said,referring to the Italian designershoes that have become a symbolof wealthy Washington, D.C., lob-byists.

Part of the problem, analystssaid, is that Bush’s commentsabout tax reform have been toocryptic to provide a good roadmap of what lies ahead.

“It’s a little of this and a little ofthat . . . but it’s not as if he’s everspelled it out,” said conservativeeconomist Bruce Bartlett, a formerTreasury official in the Reagan andfirst Bush administrations.

“We all understood whatRonald Reagan’s tax philosophywas,” Bartlett said. “Bush is a littlemore enigmatic. It’s as frustratingfor his friends as it is for his ene-mies.”

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examining aspects of perform-ance and critiquing and “trainingcollege students to be better con-sumers and critics.”

Grymes described the influx ofreality television over the last fewyears as an “interesting phenom-enon.” He added that he foundhimself drawn to shows such as“American Idol,” including “TheApprentice,” in which contest-ants compete for a job as assis-tant to mogul Donald Trump.“The artist in me prefers theaudition more so than eatingworms on ‘Fear Factor,’” saidGrymes.

Grymes said he hopes his classwill leave students betterequipped to make judgmentsabout what makes good musicand good performances, as wellas making students critical ofmedia in general.

UNC-Charlotte has not startedits second semester registrationyet, but enrollment in the class isexpected to be high. “At UNC

Charlotte, ‘American Idol’ is a bitof a religion,” Grymes said. Heattributed the show’s popularityto the success of Clay Aiken, thesecond season’s runner-up and aUNC-Charlotte alum, and third-season winner Fantasia Barrino, aNorth Carolina resident.

Grymes said he is not sure if hewill offer the class again. Hedescribed the class as a pilotproject and said that he will “seehow it goes.”

The class will also cover thehistory of different genres ofmusic when “American Idol” getsinto theme weeks — for instance,Motown week, he said. Thesemester will end before the sea-son, so there will be four or fivecontestants left after the classends, Grymes said. The final proj-ect will probably be based onwho should win based on the dis-cussed criteria or who should stillbe on the show that has beenvoted off, he said.

Grymes confessed that as amusic professor who often hearsstudents audition, he sometimesfinds himself thinking some ofthe acerbic comments that “Idol”judge Simon Cowell makes. “I

may at times relate to some of thethings Simon says. Sometimesstudents are great, but othertimes students are just not readyto be music majors,” Grymessaid. But he keeps most of thesethoughts to himself. “You don’twant to ruin them,” he said.While he has his Simonmoments, Grymes said in generalhe identifies more with Jackson,who shares his background as aperformer and is “critical withoutbeing hurtful.”

Although Brown does not offerany classes based around a singletelevision show, the subjects ofreality television and the musicindustry are addressed by classesin the music and Modern Cultureand Media departments. LynneJoyrich, associate professor ofModern Culture and Media,teaches both MC 44:“Introduction to the Study ofTelevision” and MC 230: “RealTV,” which looks at the construc-tion of the reality of TV throughgenres including talk shows andbroadcast news.

Joyrich said an academicapproach to “American Idol” andother shows in the newly dubbed

“reality genre” should take a criti-cal perspective to develop cultur-al literacy. She said that while shewould not structure a classaround a single show, there isnothing inherently wrong withdoing so.

Joyrich confessed that she wasa big fan of “American Idol” and“quite fond of Paula (Abdul) —she’s always saying somethingconstructive.”

“‘American Idol’ raises inter-esting issues about the TV indus-try,” Joyrich said, but she saidmany of the show’s viewers donot do so with the proper per-spective.

Brown’s music departmentalso offers various classesfocused on contemporary musicand the music industry. One suchclass is MU 126: “Music andModern Life,” taught by MarcPerlman, associate professor ofmusic.

Perlman also expressed hisskepticism of the show’s accurateportrayal of the music industry.

“Obviously it gives a very par-tial idea of how one becomes astar. There certainly are plenty ofcommonly accepted narratives

and stereotypes about the life of aperformer in the industry, fed byshows like ‘American Idol’ andVH1’s ‘Behind the Music,’” hesaid.

Perlman said that what hefinds interesting about “AmericanIdol” is that the show has found away of popularizing performersthat is independent from the tra-ditional star-making techniquesof major record labels.

Perlman said he does notexpect Brown’s music depart-ment to offer an “American Idol”course anytime soon. “I don’t seeit fitting in our curriculum,” hesaid. But the music departmentdoes offer courses on popularmusic more generally — MU 2:“Introduction to Popular Musicin Society” and MU 126: “Musicand Modern Life” deal with pop-ular music, the music industry ingeneral and related topics from ahistorical perspective. Theseclasses are intended to makepeople more aware of the posi-tion of contemporary music insociety and to give students abroader and deeper understand-ing of contemporary music,Perlman said.

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promoting this show since lastFebruary.

“I really love ‘Psyche,’” he said.“It’s charming in a wonderful way,and the story — it’s what someconsider the precursor to ‘Beautyand the Beast.’ The songs aregreat, and above all, I think it’svery performable.”

Still, it has been a long road toproduction — though relativelyyoung as a collaborative venture,Resnick’s musical took severalyears of careful planning anddevelopment.

“I’ve had the idea since highschool,” he said. “I’ve always lovedmusicals, I’ve acted in them. Evento this day, it’s weird to considermyself a playwright.”

Given this attitude, as well ashis familiarity with the medium,one could interpret Resnick’sseemingly innate sense of how toconstruct a musical as the result ofan obsession. When he first begandeveloping “Psyche,” he couldalready boast strong tastes for thecontemporary legacies of StephenSchwartz, creator of the Broadwayhits “Pippin” and “Wicked,”Stephen Sondheim, cult auteur of“Into the Woods” as well as theunflappable weeper ballad “Sendin the Clowns,” and the lateJonathan Larson, whose Pulitzer-winning musical “Rent” continuesto inspire countless hordes oftween girls to trade in their denimfor cerulean stretch pants.

In drafting the lyrics for hisplay, Resnick tapped into this con-noisseurship, and “Psyche” con-tains more than a few implicittributes to his muses.

Resnick has also enjoyed col-laborating with his composer

James Egelhofer ’04, despite dif-fering musical tastes. The two metthrough the Brown theater com-munity, including joint associa-tions with Brownbrokers.

“It’s funny,” Resnick recalled. “Ihave trouble with classical music,which is what James considers hismain influence. I’m always askinghim when I hear his composi-tions, ‘Can’t this be poppier? Can’tthis sound a bit more Schwartz?’”

Although Egelhofer currentlylives in New York, the split hasn’tstood in the way of creativeaccomplishment.

“The show’s constantly evolv-ing, and in its current state, it’sdefinitely a work in progress,”Resnick said. “It’s true that sincethe summer, when we were work-ing together at Brown and couldmeet whenever we wanted, it’sbeen harder to act as a team. We’renever really creating a songtogether. But I’m always amazedat how easy it is to fix things orcompose new things even if we’renot in the same town.”

Resnick wrote the lyrics to asong first, then e-mailed them toEgelhofer with a brief descriptionof how he wanted the music tosound. Egelhofer relied on thesenotes as he outlined the song’smelody. The results can effectivelybe described as a hybrid ofEgelhofer’s more classical sensi-bilities and Resnick’s penchant formusicals.

“James is an ideal partner forme, I think, because he can createthese wonderful little baroque-sounding chorales whenever myscript calls for it. This is a mytho-logical show, and I’ve written a fewhymnal numbers in the classicalstyle,” Resnick said gleefully. “Onthe other hand, he’s always willingto indulge my pop stuff. There’sthis song, ‘Let Me Be Yours,’ andhe wrote this music that soundslike something you could imaginea boy band singing. So there’s arange.”

The complex task of unifyingthe production’s diverse elementsgoes to director Steinberg, a veter-an of the behind-the-scenes gruntwork of show business. An activemember of ProductionWorkshop’s Musical Forum boardand a veteran of the Brownbrokersproduction team, she has alreadydirected numerous productionsfor PW and Musical Forum,including “3 Chairs, 2 Cubes” and“A New Brain.”

“Psyche” marks her firstattempt at a mainstage musical.

“I’m not really an actor. I’vealways been more interested intheater management,” she said,adding that her experience on theBrownbrokers board has helpedher with this project.

“Being on Board helps — a lot,”she said. “(Perlman) has directedmusicals before, so I often turn tohim for guidance. But in truth,I’ve found that in many cases, I’mlucky to have actors who come torehearsals with a bunch of theirown ideas. We often work togeth-er to block scenes.”

It is up to the show’s director toselect the production team as wellthe cast, so Steinberg’s job is cru-cial to the play’s development. A

firm belief in the abilities of hercast has served as Steinberg’sguiding light.

“We have a very hot cast,” shesaid. “And actually, there’s a wholelot of newcomers. Psyche, forinstance, is a freshman (LeightonBryan ’08), and you’ll hear her.She’s phenomenal!”

Asked to describe her directo-rial vision, Steinberg did notmince words. “The show is well-written, entertaining andcomedic, so I’ve tried to incorpo-rate a sense of fun into my pro-duction. Traditionally,(Brownbrokers) tends to be aclass of theater that wants itsaudience to leave contemplating,weighing deep and heavy issues.‘Psyche’ is more lighthearted.”

All the same, there have beenpitfalls to overcome. The cast hasbeen unable to rehearse in StuartTheatre — instead rehearsals havebeen in dorm lounges and otheravailable spaces.

“We’ve had to rehearse every-where around campus,”Steinberg sighed. “And wheneverwe block new songs or dancenumbers, it’s been a real exercisein getting my cast to just use theirimaginations and try to picturethe stage.”

Being spread out across cam-pus has also complicated musicalrehearsals. Because MusicalDirector Hannah Lewis ’07rehearses separately with theshow’s six-piece chamber orches-tra, Steinberg has been forced torely on accompaniment CDsrecorded by Egelhofer.

During a recent rehearsal inMinden Hall, the shortcomings ofthe accompaniment CDs wereevident.

“Skip to track two,” Steinberginstructed one of her stage man-agers. Bryan began to sing, softly,so as not to strain her larynxbefore opening night. Then camethe Yamaha accompaniment.Sparse, plucky chords of MIDIarrangement underscored herditty.

Meanwhile, the director wasattentive. If any serious flawsarose, she could ask Egelhofer tomake changes.

“My ensemble is only human,after all. Sometimes, if a song isset too high, alterations need tobe made — and sooner ratherthan later,” Steinberg said.

But in the end, she had faith.“Ultimately, I want the audienceto have fun and just enjoy a good,old-fashioned love story.”

Watching her show take shape,as actors Ross Cowan ’07 andDebbie Friedman ’05 worked toturn Apollo and Aphrodite intoliving, breathing deities, sheseemed satisfied — confident thatthe shortcomings would workthemselves out by the debut per-formance.

Even if they don’t, Perlman saidhe’d still be happy with howthings turned out.

“The only real way we coulddisappoint would be if, on open-ing night, we had nothing to puton stage,” he said.

And by that logic, no one, noteven a demigod, could hope foranything but a success.

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“We were there and ready toplay,” Kelderman said. “It’s justsome games you get a littleunlucky … but I’m very proud ofour team.”

Some of the biggest missedopportunities for Brown wereon corners. Several times in thesecond half the hit out went toowide. Kelderman could alwaysrecover the ball and either shootor pass, but the miscues deniedBrown the powerful and effec-tive initial hits of Townsend andKristen Vincent ’06.

“I don’t think Lady Luck waswith us at all. We were downthere the whole time and forwhatever reason the ball justdidn’t go in the cage,” Norrissaid. “Other games the scorecould have been four or five tozero if we put all our opportuni-ties together.”

Aside from corners Brunoalso had a shot hit the post and aone-on-one with the Yale goalie.Despite a very powerful offen-sive push by Bruno after losingthe lead in the second half, regu-lation ended with the teams tied2-2.

“I think our fitness caught upwith us in the overtime. Yale hada bit of an edge there, but we hadopportunities we just didn’t fin-ish,” Norris said. “I feel we com-peted and the other things wecouldn’t control.”

Driscoll came through for Yalein overtime scoring on a shotvery similar to her previous goal.

Overall the Bears feel theyperformed well on Saturday

despite the unfortunate out-come.

“We were in the position towin the game and we just didn’tfinish,” Norris said. “We playedwell enough to win, and we justcame out short.”

Herald staff writer KathyBabcock ’05 covers field hockey.She can be reached atherald@browndailyherald.com.

match,” said Head Coach DianeShort. “We had a nice lead in thethird game but we couldn’t holdon.”

Lauren Gibbs ’06 stepped upher play with a career-high 29kills.

“My dad surprised me andwas in the crowd,” said Gibbs. “Ididn’t see him until after thegame got started, but when Isaw him, I just tried to do mybest.”Although she reached a person-al best, Gibbs was modest,explaining the importance ofthe squad working together.

“We play as a team,” saidGibbs. “The passes are just asimportant as the kills, becauseyou can’t have one without theother. It is really a team effort,although most of the time thehitters seem to get most of theglory.”

The Bears had four other ath-letes with kills in the double dig-its. Liz Cvitan ’07 had 14 killsfor the Bears and Rikki Baldwin’07 added 13. Both Shawn Tulac‘07 and Julie Mandolini-Trummel ‘08 provided 10 killseach.

Defensively, the Bears rackedup overwhelming stats. ElvinaKung ‘05 had 21 digs, followedclosely by the 20 digs fromRachel Lipman ‘08. Tanya

Rinderknecht ’05 aided the teamwith 11 digs.

Also showing consistency wasMartin who set up 75 assistsalong with 15 digs giving her theteam’s only double-double.

The Bears tried to reboundSaturday afternoon in their lasthome game of the season, butDartmouth stood in their way.

Dartmouth started the matchvery strongly, with a convincing30-20 game one win. In the sec-ond game, the Bears took theBig Green into overtime, only tofall short, 33-31. Following thisclose game, the Bears pulledtogether to put a win on thescoreboard, taking the thirdgame, 30-20.

Dartmouth took back themomentum right away, makingthe fourth game the last one ofthe afternoon. The Big Greentook the match with a 30-18 winthat ended the Bears’ season athome in an unexpected manner.

“It was a bittersweet game. It’ssad to see the seniors on theirway out, especially on seniornight,” Gibbs said.

The Bears still had some greatperformances despite the fall.Tulac, who was recovering fromtwo ankle sprains from theProvidence match, led theBears’ offense with a career best17 kills.

“Although I wasn’t at 100 per-cent and couldn’t jump as high, Idid what I had to do” Tulac said.We needed points and I tried mybest to get the job done.”

Gibbs was the only otherBrown athlete to score kills inthe double digits with 14. Martinhit a team high with 31 assistswhile Alanna McDonald ’08added 15.

In her last home game, Kungrecorded 19 digs, giving her 572for the season. Also,Rinderknecht, Martin andLipman each added nine digsdefensively.

“It was really emotional forsome people in our last homegame of the season” Martin said.“You play with a group for awhile and you get comfortable.This tells you that the season isending and it’s going to be sad tosee them go.”

The Bears have three gamesremaining, all of which are onthe road. This weekend, theytravel to New York to meetColumbia on Friday night fol-lowed by Cornell on Saturdayafternoon.

Bruno’s final game of the yearwill be a week from thisWednesday at Yale. If the Bearsare able to win out their finalthree games, they will end theseason with a .500 winning per-centage.

“The season isn’t over,” saidGibbs. “We aren’t going to stopfighting. We have to keep play-ing with a winning attitude.”

Herald staff writer Marco Santini’07 covers volleyball. He can bereached at herald@browndaily-herald.com.

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Christine Serdjenian ’06 crossedthe ball just over the head of co-captain Meghan Schreck ’06.The Bulldogs responded withmore rough play in the box andregained possession.

Yale controlled the ball formost of the remainder of theperiod but was kept off theboard by a strong Browndefense. The Bulldogs almostscored with six minutes left in thehalf when they fired a shot fromthe top of the box, but goalieHilary Wilson ’06 was ready andmade a full-extension jump topunch the ball over the net.

The second half was alsomarked by strong Browndefense, highlighted by a spec-tacular series of plays 10 min-utes into the half. Yale took theball down the left flank, crossedit into the box for a shot that wasrejected by a Brown defenderand then crossed the ball back.The shot should have been easyfor the wide-open Yale forward,but Wilson read the play per-fectly and was already on theleft side of the goal, making aneasy save to end the threat.

“The defense was solid,”Sriwongtong said. “There’snothing more tough than hav-ing to defend hard for a longtime, and they did a great job, asusual.”

Brown was patient, playinggood defense and trying to cap-italize on its opportunities, butthose were too few — the strongYale midfield stifled almost all ofthe Bears’ attempts to get the ballover the midline and sent thegame into overtime tied at zero.

The Bears caught the Bulldogsoff guard when they opened theovertime frame with an all-outattack. The Bears got the balldown the sideline, and JillMansfield ’07 served a flip throwto Moos in the box. Moos shot itacross the goal, but the Yalegoalie made a fingertip catch topreserve the tie.

Four minutes later, theexhausted Brown defense final-ly broke down and allowed Yale’sJamie Ortega an open shot onnet. Ortega shot it into the cor-ner of the goal, just past a divingWilson.

Herald staff writer BernieGordon ’07 is an assistant sportseditor and covers women’s soccer.He can be reached atherald@browndailyherald.com.

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S H A N E W I L K E R S O N

To the Editor:

Ethan Ris’s ’05 proposal for the Northeast tosecede from the United States embodies the closed-minded, elitist, liberal mentality that lost John Kerryand the Democrats the election (“The case forsecession,” Nov. 5). Note that even inMassachusetts, the state Kerry won by the largestmargin, only 62 percent voted for him.

While Ris claims to speak for the “blue states ofthe Northeast,” perhaps he fails to realize thatalmost 11 million voters in the Northeast do notshare his political views. Republicans may be aminority here, but they are a large minority.

Democrats like Ris sow the seeds of their ownpolitical failure by insulating themselves from com-

peting ideas. This arrogance is compounded by theirony that it was Democrats who destroyed statesrights by using liberal judicial activists to makenational decisions on such contentious issues asabortion and marriage. National elections wouldn’tbe so critical if the Democrats hadn’t so expandedthe federal government in the last century.

The only way for liberals to succeed in this granddemocracy is to reengage the democratic process.This will require enough humility to consideropposing viewpoints and, yes, even to forge com-promises.

Daniel Bookstaber ‘05Nov. 4

Ris demonstrates Democratic arrogance

Dodging the bulletSometime in the coming months, officers from the Departmentof Public Safety will receive firearms. DPS officers will also getthe full rights and responsibilities of police officers on munici-pal police forces across the country. And with DPS’s current pol-icy prohibiting members of the public from obtaining policereports, DPS officers might get something else — a green lightto abuse their power.

We are not saying that DPS officers will behave inappropri-ately if entrusted with guns. It is possible that diversity andfirearm training will prevent any misuse or problems, and thecommunity policing initiative is also a welcome step forward.But just last semester, serious questions were raised about DPSconduct in reponse to a bias crime. Those allegations havenever been publicly resolved, and there is no reason for mem-bers of the Brown community to believe administrators will beany more forthcoming if questions arise about the conduct ofan armed DPS officer.

Administrators say that a committee of faculty and studentswill review all incidents in which force is used. That is a steptoward making DPS publicly accountable for its actions.However, unless the committee’s findings and processes are dis-tributed to the public, there will be no true accountability.

Across the country, public universities’ police records areopen to examination. Police departments at state universitiesand in towns and cities must comply with requests for informa-tion. But here and at other private universities, such requests gounheeded; members of the community must rely solely on inci-dent reports that condense information to the point of useless-ness. Laws on student privacy prevent DPS from releasing everydetail of its investigations, but there is no reason, legal or other-wise, for DPS’s incident reports to be as tardy and as cryptic asthey currently are.

There are simple steps DPS can take to improve accountabili-ty. DPS can release crime reports with identifying informationredacted. The faculty-student committee can commit to makingits minutes public. But administrators have consistently rejectedeven these measures.

Brown would not be arming DPS if administrators did notbelieve that officers can handle the responsibility. But until thedepartment commits to making relevant information available,we have no way of knowing that — and when it comes to stu-dents’ safety, believing is not enough.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 · PAGE 11

I saw “Vera Drake” last night, and it set me thinkingin a way no movie has all year.

The newest film from British director Mike Leigh(“Secrets and Lies,” “Topsy-Turvy”) takes place in aworking-class 1950s English neighborhood where thetitular character, a middle-aged woman wonderfullyplayed by the stage actress Imelda Staunton, performsabortions in private for young women in need.

She moves with a smile on her face and a cup of teain her hand, working out of the goodness of her heart.The fact that abortions are illegal in England at thetime of the film, however, poses a problem for her —one that she must ultimately face in court.

Abortion certainly is not a new discussion topic,and those who paid any attention whatsoever to thepresidential campaign understand the complexities ofa society where abortion is legal and highly debated.What “Vera Drake” depicts well is what society is likewithout legalized abortion.

When abortion is made illegal, women continue todo it through unsafe means; in “Vera Drake,” womenuse shredded soap and a cheese grater. Women whoreceive abortions are often victims of rape or incest, orthey are so poor that there is no way that they can real-istically hope to raise a child.

The film neither praises nor condemns Vera; whatshe does is dangerous, but the girls don’t feel that theyhave any other place to turn.

We in America are now faced with a governmentthat is conservative in all three branches, and we arecompelled to view a movie like “Vera Drake” not just associal document but also as allegory. Much has beenmade of the fact that President Bush will likely appoint

perhaps two new Supreme Court justices during hisnext term, and also of the fact that the judges would beconservative.

The last time that the Supreme Court ruled on abor-tion, the justices favored it 5-4, and it is quite possiblethat we are growing closer to the society of Vera Drakeeach day.

If another conservative Supreme Court justice isappointed, the very real possibility arises that Roe v.Wade could be overturned within the next severalyears. It is no secret that the pro-life movement in

America is deeply rooted in religious fundamentalism,a fundamentalism that Republicans have increasinglycatered to over the past 20 years.

It is more likely than not that a conservative govern-ment could take steps toward appeasing the Christianright by declaring abortion to be infanticide. I doubtthat the Supreme Court would allow abortion to be a

state issue — making the rulings on a state-to-statebasis would lead to people flocking to those states thatallow it, so it is likely that abortion would be outlawedin America altogether.

Abortion, however, is not only an issue of religionbut also of class. If abortion were illegal, there wouldbe no system of regulation. As with drugs, the richwould seek out the safest specialists, while the poorwould have to gamble with their lives by desperatelyresorting to the unsafe and unsanitary Vera Drakes.Outlawing abortion would not only marginalize thesecular population of America that desires it, butwould also jeopardize the safety of those who actuallyneed it.

There were a lot of things that I did not like aboutJohn Kerry’s campaign, but there were also severalmoments where he genuinely distinguished himself asa strong candidate. One such moment came duringthe second presidential debate: In response to a ques-tion about abortion, Kerry said that although he was adevout Catholic, he would not try to legislate hisbeliefs. Political values like Kerry’s are few and farbetween, and those who claim America is a secularnation need only look at the way Tuesday’s electioncame down to morals to see how such a claim is mis-taken.

With Chief Justice William Rehnquist ill with cancer,the next conservative appointment could come anyday now. And I am scared.

Aaron Cutler ’08 has gone duck-hunting with WilliamRehnquist.

Seeking answers, consolation or at least commiser-ation that mothers so well provide, I had called mymom in Cincinnati in the wake of John Kerry’s conces-sion speech.

My mom, after an evening with a like-minded, mid-dle-aged, suburban friend spent in a hot tub and ele-vated with doses of champagne and potstickers, hadassuaged her feelings of utter disenfranchisement andbewilderment at the election’s outcome.

In the strong tradition of my family’s tendencies toself-delude and deny, my mother had arrived at a pro-nounced conviction that the country could not be toblame, but rather that the minions of the Right hadswooped in to bastardize the nation’s true sentiments.“There just couldn't be that many ignorant people inthe nation,” she cried.

If anything, however, this election is a sobering callto refuse just that logic of denial. Democrats and left-leaners have to be honest with our nation’s professionof beliefs, that the nation has been asked a questionand has answered in a way that we liberals find bothunexpected and alien.

There is credence to the strength of Republicanprinciples and their appeal to “mainstream” America,over those of Democratic and leftist ideologies. Thefact remains that Republicans won, largely because oftheir support in the “heartland” states. But this elec-tion has shown we have a clear split of the nation — 51to 48 percent — with each political party resonatingalmost equally among the American people.

My liberal mom has significant numbers of like-minded company in the Midwest, though the opposi-tion party may have edged them out to garner herstate of Ohio and the election at large.

The near-even bipartite division of national opin-ion registered in last week’s casting of ballots is not acall for Democrats to change or abandon their princi-ples, however. Rather, I see strength in the Democratic

Party and in our level of salience among American cit-izens near-equitant to the “triumphant” Republicans.Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch spoke ata rather sober Democrats meeting in the aftermath ofBush’s reelection, and he said that this is not a time tochange our heartfelt positions and pander to theAmerican public. “Stay the course,” Lynch said.

I say, stay the course, but louder, stronger and moreeffectively.

I have, for days since the election, listened to NPRtestimonials articulating where Kerry and his party“went wrong.”

Monday-morning quarterbacking decrying faultsand missteps is always an obnoxious practice, but it is

particularly annoying here, with no clear failure athand. In such a close race, are we really able to makejudgment calls as to the efficacy of the party and itsplatform, toward a post facto tailoring of the party tofare better in the next election cycle?

We left-minded folk should not now turn our backson the Democratic Party for having failed us. Weshould not try to figure out which positions toespouse and which to quiet, like choosing populistsentiments over arguments for gay rights, in order toremedy the so-called “distance” that critics havedescribed between the Democrats and the Americanpeople.

We have seen in this election that nearly one-half of

this country does affiliate itself, and rather strongly,with the Democratic platform. Our product is solid,but perhaps our means of broadcasting it needs rem-edying.

To that effect, let’s be honest. Let’s not blame theunfortunate electoral outcome on a fluke or someinsidious scheme of the Right (although wouldn’t thatbe easy, were it true). Nor should we give up on theprocess or the party now that our vote did not gain usour desired president. Rather, let’s go with whatindeed has resonance with half the country already,and find means to broadcast our message more effec-tively.

John Kerry, as we all know now, received 4 millionmore votes than did Al Gore in 2000, yet George W.Bush received more votes than any other president inhistory. We had a message and candidate that effec-tively mobilized almost half the country — animprovement from years past — but Bush’s camp didit better.

This is a time for ardent dedication, not denial orsurrender. Whether we choose more grassroots enthu-siasm, more astute framing or sheer dogged persist-ence, we need to match the fervor of the Right.

I cannot pretend to know the fix, but I do know thatour message and our candidate’s demonstratedappeal should not be abandoned or changed in amoment of weakness. Rather, we should use this dis-appointment to our advantage, as motivation to do itbigger and better in the next election.

America loves an underdog, people. Let’s colorAmerica blue.

Emily Dietsch ’06 is an American civilization and arthistory concentrator.

Staying the course

‘Vera Drake’ and the abortion debate

Democrats need

not abandon

their platform.

The threat of

a pro-life court

looms in Bush’s

second term.

GUEST COLUMN BY AARON CUTLER

GUEST COLUMN BY EMILY DIETSCH

SPORTS MONDAYTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

NOVEMBER 8, 2004 · PAGE 12

BY MARCO SANTINIFor the second straight week-end, the volleyball team (7-15,4-7 Ivy League) dropped both ofits games, extending its losingstreak to four during its finalhome stand of the season.

On Friday night, Brown facedleague-leading Harvard. Browntook the first game, but neededovertime to do so, winning 34-32. Harvard matched the hard-fought game with one of its own,taking the second game inanother overtime showdown,31-29. As the first two gamesexceeded the regular 30-pointmark needed for victory, bothteams knew they were in for along night.

“We definitely knew it wasgoing to be a hard battle andprobably go five games,” saidLeigh Martin ’06. “Both teamsplayed well and neither teamwas really dominant.”

Harvard went on to take thethird game 30-26, taking a twogame to one lead, but Browndidn’t quit and took the fourthgame by the same score of 30-26.

The match was decided in theall-important fifth game, whereHarvard prevailed in a close

win, taking the deciding game15-13 for its ninth Ivy Leaguewin of the season, keeping theteam atop the Ivy League.

“Friday’s game was certainly avery emotional and tiring

Friday, November 5

Women’s Ice Hockey: Brown 4, Cornell 1Men’s Soccer: Brown 1, Yale 0Women’s Volleyball: Harvard 3, Brown 2Men’s Ice Hockey: Colgate 3, Brown 2(OT)Men’s Tennis: National Indoors, atUniversity of Michigan

Saturday, November 6

Field Hockey: Yale 3, Brown 2 (OT)Football: Brown 24, Yale 17Women’s Ice Hockey: Brown 2, Colgate 0Women’s Volleyball: Dartmouth 3, Brown1Women’s Soccer: Yale 1, Brown 0 (OT) Men’s Ice Hockey: Cornell 7, Brown 2Equestrian: Second at UConnMen’s Tennis: at Dartmouth Invitational Men’s Tennis: National Indoors, atUniversity of Michigan

Sunday, November 7

Men’s Soccer: Rhode Island 2, Brown 1Men’s Tennis: National Indoors, atUniversity of MichiganMen’s Tennis: at Dartmouth Invitational

Monday. November 8

Men’s Tennis: at Dartmouth Invitational

B R O W N S P O R T S S C O R E B O A R D

BY KATHY BABCOCKThe field hockey team ended itsseason on a disappointing noteSaturday with a 3-2 overtimeloss to Yale. The Bears playedtheir final game at home, finish-ing 5-11, 2-5 in the Ivy League.

“I think the game could havegone either way,” said JuliaKelderman ’05. “It was a toughmatch from start to finish.”

The Bulldogs got on boardfirst 7:33 into the first half whenCatherine Lindroth put a shotpast goalie Katie Noe ’05, whoplayed the first 10 minutesagainst Yale.

Brown quickly tied the gamewhen Brooke Townsend ’06scored off a corner with assistsby Kelderman and SamanthaLloyd ’07. Shortly after that,Noe, who has only recentlyrecovered from an injury, leftthe last game of her career.

Head Coach Carolan Norrisbrought in Evelyn Brosi ’07, whohas not seen much playing timethis year in comparison toKristen Hodavance ’08. Brosirecorded six saves and allowedtwo goals, including the over-time game-winner.

Near the end of the first half,the Bears pulled ahead whenAni Kazarian ’08 put a strong hitin goal from the top right side ofthe circle. She scored the unas-sisted goal when the Yaledefense wasn’t fully settled —both teams made a lot of break-aways over the course of thegame, and the ball switched

ends a great deal.“That was both teams’ offen-

sive strategy for the game,”Kelderman said. “We felt thatonce our forwards had it theycould take on the Yale defenseno problem.”

In both halves, the Browndefense had a number of bril-liant plays in which they got theball out of serious trouble. Oneof the closest was when Brosiwas out of the goal andElizabeth Fritz ’06 picked up theball from behind her and carriedit towards the sideline until shewas able to make a pass.

But Brown was forced tomake these plays because itsdefense was not set up in time.This caught up with the teamminutes into the second halfduring a broken play. Yale’sSarah Driscoll fired a shot fromthe left side. The Bears wereunprepared for the strong shot,and amid some confusion theball went in, tying the game.After that, the Bears played verystrong offense and had opportu-nities to score, but nothing wentin.

BY BERNARD GORDONThe women’s soccer team (7-10,2-5 Ivy League) ended its seasonwith a heartbreaking 1-0 over-time loss to Yale University (12-4, 5-2 Ivy League) on Saturday.The Bears played tough againsta relentless Bulldogs offensethat controlled the middle ofthe field and dominated posses-sion, but finally let in a goalhalfway through the first over-time period.

Even with Yale’s strong mid-field play, Brown had itschances on offense. With lessthan 20 minutes left in thegame, Kim LaVere ’06 lofted anindirect kick into the box.Leading scorer Kathryn Moos’07 headed the ball towards thenet, but it sailed just wide of thegoal post.

“It was a great game,” saidHead Coach Phil Pincince. “Wesort of played in spurts, butthat’s how the game was played,goal line to goal line.”

The game was the last for co-captain Michelle Sriwongtong’05 and Kim Hagner ’05. Bothare four-year veterans and drewheavy praise from their coachand teammates.

“I’ve always said that thecream rises to the top. They’regood role models. … They’re notonly part of the past, they’re alsopart of the future,” Pincincesaid.

Sriwongtong was out formuch of the season with a kneeinjury and only recentlyreturned to lead the defense.

Hagner played well in the mid-dle of the field, and while sheonly scored three points on theseason, she was key to theBears’ improved play in themiddle third of the field.

While losing Sriwongtongand Hagner will be a blow to theBears, returning a core group ofplayers bodes well for nextyear’s team.

Pincince thinks his team’sattitude will be something it canbuild on for next year. He wasparticularly proud that the teamplayed hard after it had lost achance to win the Ivy Leagueand go to the NCAA tourna-ment.

“How can you not be opti-mistic?” Pincince said. “Ourrecord does not indicate howgood this team is. We played thisgame like it was an NCAA (tour-nament) game.”

The Bulldogs came into thegame with a reputation forphysical play, and it was clearfrom the start that the refereeswere allowing a rough game.Throughout the game, playerswere shoved to the ground,jumped over and tripped with-out any calls from the referees.

“The refs should have done abetter job of controlling thegame,” Sriwongtong said. “Wedealt with it pretty well.”

The Bears started out thegame strong, getting a goodscoring opportunity less than 10minutes into the game when

BY CHRIS MAHROne week after suffering alast-minute loss at Penn, thefootball team (5-3, 2-3 IvyLeague) bounced back inimpressive fashion, scoring 17unanswered points and eras-ing a 10-point deficit en routeto a 24-17 home win over Yalethis past Saturday.

“That was a great victory forus against a very good Yalefootball team,” said HeadCoach Phil Estes. “For a whilethere in the first half I thoughtit was going to get out of hand,but the team stuck togetherand we made some plays.”

The first of Brown’s bigplays came on Yale’s firstoffensive possession of thegame, when linebacker ZakDeOssie ’07 deflected a pass toRashad Collins ’06, immedi-ately giving Brown’s offenseexcellent field position. NickHartigan ’06 capped off theensuing 11-play, 54-yard drivewith a touchdown run fromfour yards out.

Yale and its high-poweredoffense, led by Alvin Cowan atquarterback and Portsmouth,R.I., native Ralph Plumb atwide receiver, refused to goquietly. Over the next 22 min-utes Yale scored 17 straightpoints on a field goal and two

Cowan touchdown passes tosurge ahead 17-7. Plumbcaused major headaches forthe Brown secondary, catchingnine balls for 134 yards and atouchdown in the first half. Inthe meantime, the Bulldogdefense bottled up Hartiganand put constant pressure onquarterback Joe DiGiacomo’07.

“It was scary watchingthose guys move the ball downthe field on us,” Estes said.“Cowan is a great quarterback,and he found the seams eachand every time and threwsome great balls. We kind ofbent a little bit, but we hung inthere.”

After Plumb’s touchdowncatch made it 17-7, the Brownoffense got the ball back at itsown 22. Thanks in large part totwo third-down catches for acombined 55 yards by JarrettSchreck ’06, DiGiacomo drovehis team down field for amuch-needed score, cappedoff with an 11-yard laser beamto tight end David Turner ’06to narrow the gap to three.

“The score before the end ofthe first half was big,” Estessaid.

Yale threatened to take a 10-point lead again on its finalpossession of the half, driving

all the way to the Brown 16before a DeOssie interceptionoff a Collins deflection snuffedout the drive and kept thescore 17-14 at intermission.

After both teams exchangedpunts to start the second half,Brown started deep in Yale ter-ritory and advanced the ball tothe 2-yard line before settlingfor a 21-yard Steve Morgan ’08field goal. DiGiacomo had acool hand in the second half,going 6-of-12 for 98 yards inthat span.

DiGiacomo was particularlyimpressive on the game-win-ning touchdown drive, hittingTurner and Schreck for gainsof 18 and 36, respectively, onconsecutive plays to the Yale23. Two plays later Hartiganplowed into the end zone fromone yard out for his secondtouchdown of the day, makingit 24-17 Brown with 14:18 leftin the game.

Meanwhile, the defenseheld its ground and kept Yaleout of the end zone during thesecond half. Plumb addednine more receptions and 124more receiving yards for whatwould be the most prolificreceiving day in Yale history,but the Bulldogs would not

W. soccer can’t find net in1-0 overtime loss to Yale

Defense holds strong in second half tosecure comeback victory for football

Judy He / Herald

Brooke Townsend ’06 (left) calls for the ball as Julia Kelderman ’05brings the ball through a crowd of Yale defenders.

Field hockey ends season with3-2 overtime loss to Bulldogs

see VOLLEYBALL, page 9

Another pair of losses forvolleyball extends losingstreak to four games

see F. HOCKEY, page 9see W. SOCCER, page 9

see FOOTBALL, page 6