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BuDS says changesare here to stayafter positivestudent feedbackBY MARY-CATHERINE LADERFrom panini grills and street signs to mealcredits and local produce, changes imple-mented by Dining Services this semesterhave received largely favorable studentreviews, much to the satisfaction of BuDSstaff members.

The new meal plan, introduced inSeptember, initially created surging crowdsat the Sharpe Refectory, and the introduc-tion of local produce through theSustainable Food Initiative challengedBuDS to reconsider traditional supplymethods. But initial glitches were minimaland, according to BuDS Director GretchenWillis, the changes will stay in place.

“I don’t plan to backtrack on any ofthem,” Willis said. “I think collectivelythey’ve made some positive changes for ourcustomers, which is what our goal was.”

The amended meal plan allows studentsto use three meal credits a day at any time oftheir choosing rather than within meal zonetimes. Willis said 200 additional students areon meal plan this semester, a welcomeincrease after declining numbers in previ-ous semesters. Still, some students are notfully aware of the way the plan works.

“When I go to the Gate and they ask if Iwant to use points or credit, I don’t reallyknow what they mean,” said Nick Clifford’08. “So sometimes I just starve.”

Regardless of how well it is understood,Willis said the late-night option of the new

BY JUSTIN ELLIOTTThe Plan for Academic Enrichment hasbeen a boon at 36 Prospect St.

The tan, green-trimmed buildingacross from Carrie Tower that housesthe Department of Political Science haswelcomed seven new faculty memberssince the plan was approved in 2002 —four as replacements and three as“incremental” additions provided bythe plan.

With another new addition set toarrive next year, there will be a total of21 faculty members formally associat-ed with the department, up from 17three academic years ago, according toProfessor of Political Science AlanZuckerman, the chair of the depart-ment.

“What we’ve been able to do is toreplace all those who’ve retired and to

add as well. ... For this department, theacademic enrichment program hasonly had positives,” Zuckerman said.

The new faculty have revitalized thedepartment, strengthened its reputa-tion and increased its course offerings,according to Zuckerman and otherpolitical science faculty members.

For students, the change is primarilyfelt in the greater range of facultyexpertise, producing new courses suchas PS 182.42: “Women and Politics,”taught by Assistant Professor ofPolitical Science Jennifer Lawless, andPS 121: “Latin American Politics,”

taught by Associate Professor ofPolitical Science Richard Snyder. Bothprofessors came to Brown last year.

According to Professor of PoliticalScience Wendy Schiller, the past sever-al years’ growth has affected the entiredepartment, including senior faculty.

“We’ve been infused with both ener-getic younger people and more ener-getic mid-level people,” Schiller said.“When you’re around new people whoare doing new things, you modernize.”

Schiller said the department hashired “the best people in political sci-ence” who have come out of graduateprograms at, among others, Harvard,Stanford University and the Universityof California at Berkeley. She addedthat the department has been able to

Brown grads step into the classroom— as first-time teachers, not studentsBY ROBIN STEELEOn her first day as a high school socialstudies teacher at the CommunitySchool for Social Justice in the SouthBronx, Rachel Marshall ’04 had a stu-dent curse at her. But that didn’t fazeher — as a Teach for America trainee,Marshall had learned to assert authori-ty in the classroom.

The previous summer, Marshallspent five intense weeks at a Teach ForAmerica training program. During anaverage day, she would wake up at 5a.m., teach a range of subjects at sum-mer school, attend classes in educa-

tional theory and policy and learn howto create a lesson plan, before finallygoing to bed at 1 or 2 a.m.

According to Marshall, having diffi-cult and violent summer-school stu-dents has made her school year experi-ence much easier, because it taught herto be strict. People who have difficulttraining experiences often have betterteaching experiences, Marshall said.

Marshall is just one of many recentgraduates who chose to enter a pro-gram that provided a crash course in

DPS chief will depart inDecemberBY AIDAN LEVYFor the second time in the past decade,Brown’s chief of police will resign andmigrate to the Carolinas. Col. PaulVerrecchia, who has served as director ofPublic Safety since January 1997, recent-ly accepted a position as chief of police atthe College of Charleston in SouthCarolina.

“I like the quality of living downthere,” Verrecchia told The Herald. “Mywife and I have traveled to the Carolinasand we just like it there.”

Verecchia will continue to serve atBrown until Dec. 31, when Capt. EmilFioravanti will take over as interim chief.The Department of Public Safety hasalready set up a search committee to finda replacement, with résumé reviewsscheduled for December and interviewsexpected to begin in January.

When Verecchia served on the accred-itation committee for the MedicalUniversity of South Carolina severalyears ago, he made the decision to even-tually relocate. The chief of police posi-tion opened there last year, butVerrecchia decided not to apply for thejob on account of the high level of DPSactivity.

Verrecchia, a 21-year veteran of theProvidence Police Department and life-time Providence resident, succeeded for-mer police chief Dennis Boucher, wholeft Brown to move to North Carolina.When the position at the College ofCharleston opened up last spring,Verrecchia said he quickly decided toapply.

“I want to eventually retire in SouthCarolina,” he said. “After discussing itwith my wife, I decided that it was anopportunity that I didn’t want to letpass.”

However, Verrecchia, 55, does notintend to retire for at least another eightyears. He said his new position will entaileven more responsibilities than his job at

BY KIM STICKELS How can the place of art change its meaningand significance? For artist Emily Pudalov’05, place is an important consideration inher art, helping shed light on hidden mean-ings.

Pudalov performed her most recent per-formance piece, “grief,” on the Main Greenearlier this month, with aid from a grantprovided by Production Workshop.

Production Workshop, a student-run the-ater that provides support to students whowant to produce art outside of “standardtheater,” gave Pudalov about $75 to pur-chase supplies for “grief.” Each semester,PW allots $400 for grants to students.

Past grants have been used for suchdiverse functions as starting up a literarymagazine, buying reels for a film, and publi-cizing performances. Projects that exploresocial and political issues are encouraged.

The program has been underused thissemester, however. According to grantboard member Maya Bruhns ’05, “We havenot had many applications yet.”

ProductionWorkshop grantsmake studentartists’ projectspossible

see PW, page 6

F A C U L T Y E X P A N S I O NTHREE YEARS IN

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Plan for Academic Enrichment revitalizes politicalscience department with new faculty

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see BUDS, page 4

Nick Neely / HeraldEsta’s, Thayer Street’s video rental store, bike store, and gift shop is closing inDecember. See story, page 3.

see TEACH, page 8

see POLI SCI, page 4

Thayer Street to losegift shop, bike rentaland video store — allwhen Esta’s closes in Decembermetro, page 3

Sheila Dugan ’07writes that the UnitedStates is not as dividedas red and blue statesmay make it seemopinions, page 11

Alex Carnevale ’05 andAri Savitzky ’06 squareoff about Kofi Annanand the oil-for-foodprogramopinions, page 11

After winning season,football places nine onAll-Ivy teams, four onfirst team, includingWill Burroughs ’05sports, page 12

Women’s basketballimproves to 3-1 afterimpressive defensiveperformance intournament victorysports, page 12

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SHARPE REFECTORYLUNCH — Popcorn Chicken withDipping Sauces, Red Rice, Corn andSweet Pepper Sauté, Pancakes,French Toast, Tater Tots, Kielbasa,Hard Boiled Eggs, Magic Bars, HotFudge Pudding Cake, GrilledChicken Sandwich.

DINNER — Orange Turkey, AuGratin Potatoes with Fresh Herbs,Herbed Turnips, Fresh VegetableMélange, French Bread, ChocolatePudding, Carrot Cake with CreamCheese Frosting.

VERNEY-WOOLLEY DINING HALLLUNCH — Vegetarian Corn andTomato Soup, Bean and BaconSoup, Shaved Steak Sandwich,Linguini with Tomatoes and Basil,Sunny Sprouts, Magic Bars.

DINNER — Vegetarian Corn andTomato Soup, Bean and BaconSoup, Pot Roast Jardinière, VeganRice and Beans, Roasted RedPotatoes with Shallots, OregonBlend Vegetables, Asparagus Cutswith Lemon, French Bread, CarrotCake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

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FILM:“LIVING TRADITIONS: SAN-SKRIT AND RITUAL4-5 p.m. (Watson Institute,Joukowsky Forum) —A screening of “Living Traditions:Sanskrit and Ritual,” which explorescommunity ritual practice and thecontinuation of the tradition.

“NOT MAKING THE GRADE:RHODE ISLAND’S WELFAREREFORM”7-9 p.m. (MacMillan 117) —Jenifer Zeigler, policy analyst forthe CATO Institute, will give a lec-ture and answer questions aboutwelfare reform in Rhode Island andaround the country.

READING: ERNESTO MESTRE-REED8 p.m. (McCormack Family Theater,70 Brown St.) — Cuban-American novelist ErnestoMestre-Reed will give a reading.

WHAT NOW? PROTECTINGWOMEN’S HEALTH IN A SECONDBUSH TERM7-9 p.m. (Salomon 101) —A discussion concerning women’shealth and reproductive rights inlight of President Bush’s re-election.This forum is co-sponsored by theBrown chapter of the FeministMajority Leadership Alliance, RINOW and Planned Parenthood.

BY JANE TANIMURAWhen students come back from winter break, they’llnotice a vacant building on the corner of Thayer andOlive streets where Esta’s used to be. After 13 years inbusiness, Esta’s — a tri-level store that includes a giftshop that specializes in holistic products, a video rentalstore and a bike retailer — will close its doors on Dec.31.

Because of declining sales and higher rent over thepast few years, Esta’s owner Kathleen Schleimer decidednot to renew her lease, which will run out at the end ofthis year.

Five years ago, the store used to market over $500,000a year, Schleimer said. Now, with the exception of thebike store, business has dropped by about 60 percent.The video store and gift shop now take in only a fewhundred dollars a day, she said.

“What used to be a lucrative business is almost noth-ing now,” she said.

The closing of Esta’s mirrors this year’s drop in salesfor various independent stores on Thayer Street. In April,the record store In Your Ear shut down, and the CollegeHill Bookstore closed its doors this past summer.Schleimer said the bookstore helped to draw in a lot ofcustomers to Esta’s who now no longer come.

But she attributes most of the decline in business tocompetition with the Providence Place Mall. Because“parking is abysmal” on Thayer Street, Schleimer saidcustomers would rather go to the mall, where they cando all their shopping at once, than have to park blocksaway to get to her store.

Students, who used to constitute the bulk of Esta’sconsumer base, are now shopping at the mall insteadbecause transportation is easily accessible to them,Schleimer said.

“To have to give up because I’m defeated is reallypainful,” she said.

In May 2003, the Thayer Street Improvement District,a committee that includes the University, the city ofProvidence and Thayer Street property owners, wasestablished with the goal to revitalize the street. Thoughthe group has been working on security enhancementsand cosmetic improvements for 18 months, Schleimersaid she hasn’t noticed much of a difference.

“The street has gotten no help from the city. I don’tthink they care,” she said.

Though she said the street does seem to be cleaner,she said the only cosmetic improvement the city hasdone for her store was the removal of a tree that was onher property.

Edward Bettencourt, who owns and manages thevideo store of Esta’s and is a Providence native, said theclosing of Esta’s and other hallmark independent stores

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High rent, low sales force Esta’s to close its doors

City eases parking rules for holiday seasonIn an effort to encourage holiday shopping inProvidence, Mayor David Cicilline ’83 has imple-mented the city’s Relaxed Parking Program forThayer Street and several other commercial districts.Motorists will not be ticketed for overtime violationsduring peak shopping hours at those locations,according to a statement from the mayor’s office.

The program applies to parking spaces that nor-mally have time limitations and metered spaces, 11a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. It beginstoday and runs through Jan. 1.

“I want to make the holiday experience as excitingand stress-free as possible for residents and visitorsto the city, by relaxing parking restrictions,” Cicillinesaid in the statement.

Besides Thayer Street, parking restrictions will belifted at Wayland Square, South Main Street betweenWickenden and Packet streets, North Main Streetbetween Thomas Street and Park Row and otherareas downtown.

A spokeswoman for the Providence Police

Department confirmed that police will not issueovertime tickets during the specified times.

Cars parked in illegal spaces will still be ticketed,the mayor’s statement said.

— Jonathan Ellis

Sen. Reed pops the questionSorry, ladies. One of Rhode Island’s most eligiblebachelors is engaged.

Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, 55, proposedWednesday to Julia Hart, 39, a coordinator in theSenate’s Interparliamentary Services Office. The cou-ple hasn’t decided on a date for the wedding, whichwill be the first for both.

Reed was previously married to his job — he wasknown more for his work on foreign affairs than anyflings. He has served in the Senate since 1996.

He first met Hart on a trip to Afghanistan in 2002.She hails originally from Des Moines, Iowa.

— Herald staff reports, with reports from theAssociated Press and Providence Journal

IN BRIEFsee ESTA’S, page 6

plan has been enormously popu-lar with customers. The extendedhours at Josiah’s and the Gate until2 a.m., however, have sparkedcomplaints from student BuDSworkers over the increased strainof late cleanup and drunken cus-tomers.

Willis said she hopes theemployees’ experience can beimproved. She called better work-ing conditions a priority for nextsemester, but said that the newclosing time is so popular thatreneging it seems unlikely.

“We want to make sure that jobsin dining remain attractive to stu-dents, because their contributionis really important,” Willis said.“But we’re busy between 1 and 2a.m., so it’s an important additionfrom a customer perspective.We’re pretty committed to keepingthe hours until 2 a.m.”

In addition to more late-nightdinners, meals at the Ratty haveincreased, and the number of pur-chased meals actually eaten rose 6percent in the first week of classesto 86 percent — a number that has

remained consistent the entiresemester.

“Students are definitely utiliz-ing their meals more aggressively,because now you can swipe in, eatyour meal, and say to the cashier,‘Hey, I’d like to take a to-go meal,’”said Dining Services AssociateDirector Virginia Dunleavy.

To gauge the success of theRatty changes, Dunleavy observesplate waste and records waitingtimes for each line three days aweek. She said that after some ini-tial confusion and congestion, thererouted lines have cut waitingtimes by a few minutes. But thatmay be misleading because manystudents wait in multiple lines, sheadded. Dunleavy also monitorsstudent response in focus groupsand casual conversation.

“People aren’t shy about lettingus know what they think,” Willissaid. “Some people are like, ‘Don’ttake away my cereal! Don’t movemy salad dressings!’”

Consistent requests for thereturn of daily grilled cheese sand-wiches caused Willis to put themback on the menu.

Some of the most favorable stu-dent feedback has been about theSustainable Food Initiative and thenew Roots and Shoots line in theRatty.

“That’s all my friends and I eat,”said Elizabeth Fison ’07, referringto Roots and Shoots. “The vegeta-bles are so much better than theywere last year.”

Since September, BuDS hasserved a host of locally grown pro-duce, provided local cider andcereal in the carts at the SciencesLibrary, Rockefeller Library andCenter for InformationTechnology, and made RhodyFresh dairy milk available in theCampus Market and other loca-tions — all as part of theSustainable Food Initiative.Though many students expressedsupport for the initiative, mostthought its mission was to provideonly organic rather than locally-grown food, and said they weren’taware of the origins of their meals.“I don’t really notice (the locally-grown food),” said Hubert Tse ’06.

Louella Hill ’04, system coordi-nator for the initiative, said she isworking on spreading awarenessand looking into expanding localproducts to Jo’s and the Gate.Possibilities include hummus andpizza.

“Student demand is every-thing,” Hill said. “The more theyverbalize it, the more effective wecan be.”

Next semester, BuDS will focuson creating a vegan salad bar, amore environmentally friendly to-go program, new menu items andan updated Ivy Room, Willis said,in addition to continuing supportof the Sustainable Food Initiative.

“We’re trying to get (sustainabil-ity) to be a culture in our depart-ment, so that all of our employeesthink this way all the time,” Willissaid. “We have a commitment tocontinuing this … as a way toshowcase our commitment to sus-tainability.”

Herald staff writer Mary-CatherineLader ’08 can be reached at her-ald@browndailyherald.com.

better form long-term plansbecause “we’re not just focus-ing on one single position everytwo years.”

The infusion of new facultyhas elevated the stature of thedepartment in the field of polit-ical science, according toDarrell West, professor of polit-ical science and director of theTaubman Center for PublicPolicy and AmericanInstitutions.

“We’ve recruited several verystrong researchers who are real-ly putting Brown on the map,”West said.

As for concrete evidence ofthe department’s strengthenedfaculty, Zuckerman pointed toan increase in faculty publica-tion in more prestigious univer-sity presses and political sci-ence journals.

Though he described thepolitical science courses atBrown today as “more theoreti-cally informed” than they werefive years ago, Zuckerman saidthe composition of the depart-

ment has stayed about thesame with respect to four sub-fields of political science —American politics, political the-ory, comparative politics andinternational relations.

Adding a faculty member in afifth subfield — political econo-my — is a future priority of thedepartment, Zuckerman said.The department previouslyoffered all five subfields astracks for undergraduate con-centrators, but it does not cur-rently include political econo-my because there are notenough courses available inthat area.

After the then-Initiatives forAcademic Enrichment wereapproved in 2002 — includingthe provision to expand Brown’sfaculty by 100 — the depart-ments submitted proposals tothe administration that madetheir cases for allocations in thefaculty expansion. According toZuckerman, the administrationhas been very supportive of thepolitical science departmentand has given it almost every-thing it has asked for.

This semester the adminis-tration made a second call forproposals, and Zuckerman said

the department intends to con-tinue growing and will “put in”for this next round of facultyexpansion. For the future, thereis “a priority in the general areaof political economy,” he said.

He said the planning anddecisions about the depart-ment’s growth came out of sev-eral years of internal meetingsas well as interaction with theUniversity administration.Besides wanting high-qualityteachers and researchers,Zuckerman said that “there’s aconsensus view that we shouldbe strong in all the major areasof political science” rather thantry to specialize.

Zuckerman added that whenrecruiting faculty, besides theusual attractions of Brown, thedepartment has used the aca-demic enrichment plan as aselling point.

“We could tell them abouthow the University as a wholeand the department in specificwas growing,” and “they knewthey could be a part of theprocess” of change, he said.

Herald senior staff writer JustinElliott ’07 can be reached at her-ald@browndailyherald.com.

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WASHINGTON (Washington Post) —Brandon Singleton was 8 whenhe first saw the movie“Clueless,” and it changed hislife.

He was entranced by theparadise of teen-age consump-tion the 1995 film portrayed, aHollywood world of valet park-ing and designer duds. Whenhe entered Suitland HighSchool in Prince George’sCounty, Md., four years ago, hewas determined to make it hisreality.

Now 17, he wears Armanisunglasses inside his mother’smodest townhome as he rattlesoff his favorite designer brands:Dolce & Gabbana, Coach and“a little Burberry here andthere.” His first luxury purchasewas shiny black Gucci pants hebought for $450 — all themoney he received for his 14thbirthday.

“I’m trying to do it big,” heexplained.

Unlike the flannel-clad gen-eration before them, today’steen-agers are indulging morethan ever in luxury goods oncemarketed to adults — and pay-ing grownup prices. Walk the

hallways of high schools acrossthe country, and you’ll find girlstoting Louis Vuitton purses andcar keys dangling fromBurberry chains.

“People are always tellingme that I walk through the hall-ways like it’s a fashion show,”Brandon said. “I tell them: ‘Boo,it’s my fashion show. It’s myrunway.’’’

Designer labels account forabout 7 percent of U.S. clothingpurchases. But among teens,the figure doubles to 14 per-cent, said Marshal Cohen, chiefanalyst with the marketingresearch company NPDFashionworld. Marketingexperts said those numbersreflect increasingly sophisticat-ed tastes of American teen-agers, who spent $191 billionlast year: They don’t drink justcoffee. They drink grande skimvanilla lattes with extra foam.

Some of the latest ads fordesigner Marc Jacobs featureyouthful, freckled faces.Versace enlisted pop singerChristina Aguilera to showcaseits couture. Dooney & Burke,

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WORLD & NATIONTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

Judge dismisses Hatfill suit against N.Y. Times At school, designerlabels a runway hit

see FASHION, page 6

WASHINGTON (Washington Post) —A federal judge in Alexandria, Va.,has dismissed a lawsuit filed by aformer Army scientist against theNew York Times Co. and colum-nist Nicholas Kristof, rulingKristof accurately reported thatthe scientist was a focus of theFBI probe of the 2001 anthraxattacks.

Steven Hatfill, who has beenidentified by authorities as a“person of interest” in theanthrax-spore mailings thatkilled five people and sickened17, filed the suit in July in U.S.District Court in Alexandria. Hecontended the paper defamedhim in a series of Kristof columnsthat identified him as a “likelyculprit.”

But in a decision filed lastWednesday, Chief Judge ClaudeHilton said Kristof had notaccused Hatfill of guilt and thecolumnist was correctly report-ing that Hatfill was the “over-whelming focus” of the FBIprobe as of last fall.

“The principal that an accu-rate report of ongoing investiga-tion or an allegation of wrongdo-ing does not carry the implica-tion of guilt has long been recog-nized ... and it is mandated bythe First Amendment,” Hiltonwrote. “Indeed, for this reason,courts routinely dismiss libel

claims against defendants whoaccurately report on investiga-tions.”

Media lawyers and the Timeshailed the decision as an impor-tant victory for the rights of jour-nalists to report on law enforce-ment investigations. “I’mdelighted,” Kristof said in aninterview Monday. “I think this isgood for reporters, but moreimportantly, I think it’s good forthe country.”

Kristof contrasted the deci-sion with recent court rulings inwhich journalists have been heldin contempt for refusing to testi-fy about confidential sources inother investigations. Several facepossible jail time. “This has beena difficult time for journalistslately tangling with the law,”Kristof said, “so it’s particularlyrefreshing to see a judicial opin-ion that marks a real victory forfreedom of the press.”

Hatfill’s lawyer, VictorGlasberg, said he agreed journal-ists should report on investiga-tions. “But that has nothing to dowith what this lawsuit wasabout,” Glasberg said. “It’s aboutthe things Kristof wrote and thethings he implied. The thrust ofhis articles was that Hatfill wasimplicated.”

Glasberg would not saywhether Hatfill would appeal.

Hatfill, who is unemployed, didnot return phone calls seekingcomment Monday.

In a series of columns in 2002,Kristof criticized the FBI for fail-ing to pursue aggressively a sci-entist whom he initially called“Mr. Z.” He wrote that the biode-fense community had called Mr.Z a “likely culprit,” partlybecause the scientist was famil-iar with anthrax.

Kristof later acknowledgedthat Mr. Z was Hatfill. He alsowrote that Hatfill deserved the“presumption of innocence” and“there is not a shred of tradition-al physical evidence linking himto the attacks.”

The lawsuit was the latest stepin the legal battle waged byHatfill since Attorney GeneralJohn Ashcroft publicly called hima person of interest in the anthraxprobe in 2002. A formerresearcher at the Army’s infec-tious disease research laboratoryat Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md.,Hatfill last year sued Ashcroft andthe FBI in federal court in theDistrict of Columbia. That law-suit is pending.

No one has been charged inthe investigation of anthrax-tainted letters mailed to mediaand government offices. FBI offi-cials Monday declined to com-ment on the probe.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Los Angeles Times) —U.S. forces in Iraq seized morethan three times as many weaponscaches in the former rebel strong-hold of Fallujah in the past threeweeks than typically are confiscat-ed throughout the country duringa given month, according to a newintelligence summary.

Troops discovered weapons atabout 350 sites in Fallujah, thereport states. That compares to103 stashes normally foundnationwide per month, accordingto the report, portions of which

was reviewed Monday by a LosAngeles Times reporter.

The seizures — amounting totons of weaponry, from rifles toheavy bombs, from hand grenadesto artillery rounds — are part ofwhat U.S. authorities describe asan intelligence and tactical bonan-za uncovered in the city 35 mileswest of Baghdad, the capital. Themunitions were found in homes,mosques, cargo containers,bunkers and other sites.

Among the most novel finds: Anice-cream truck that had been

converted into a mobile car-bombfactory, complete with all the partsand weaponry needed to turn anyvehicle into a weapon on the spot.

“You got a ice-cream truck, it’sloaded with munitions, weapons,equipment to construct a carbomb,” explained one senior U.S.military official here, who declinedto be identified. “It could poten-tially drive anywhere, stop, converta car into a car bomb and driveaway. ... I don’t think there was anyice cream.”

The report also underscores thecentral role of mosques in theinsurgency: 66 out of the city’s 133mosques were discovered with sig-nificant amounts of weapons.During the battle, mosques oftenbecame battle zones, as U.S. forces

exchanged rounds with sniperstaking cover in minarets andinside the grounds. Many religioussites were badly damaged.

Before 10,000 U.S. troops and2,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemarched into the city early thismonth, Fallujah was regarded asthe capital of the insurgency inIraq. The U.S.-led force routed theguerrillas, killing about 2,000 ofthem, according to U.S. estimates.At least 51 American soldiers andeight of their Iraqi allies also losttheir lives.

U.S. officials still are processinga bounty of seized intelligencematerial, including suspected tele-phone records of insurgent cellleaders and their contacts, ledgersof foreign fighters, and data about

insurgents found on computerhard drives, compact discs andother media. Many training man-uals and how-to books on makinghomemade bombs also werefound.

Troops discovered eight houseswhere prisoners were held andlikely tortured, the report says. Atleast one house contained blood-stained walls and floors, bloodyhandprints and bags of sand usedto absorb blood. One house con-tained unaltered original picturesof the beheading of KennethBigley, a Briton who was kid-napped in Baghdad in Septemberand slain the following month..

U.S. troops also discovered sev-

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is leading Thayer Street to losethe charm and creativity thatonce characterized it.

What used to be a “real funkykind of place” is now “so com-mercial,” said NicoleLehourites ’81, who has beenshopping at Esta’s for the pastthree years.

Now the street is dominatedby restaurants, Bettencourtsaid.

“It’s a shame that the entirestreet has turned into a corpo-rate street, and it has pushedevery one of us out,” he said.

Some students haveexpressed concern that therewill no longer be a video storeon Thayer Street. Bettencourtsaid students keep asking him,“Where are we going to gonow?”

Although there’s Acme Videoon Brook Street and aBlockbuster Video on MainStreet, students without carssay it’s a trek to get there.

Kristen Saberre ’07 said thateven though she’s a big “moviebuff” she probably won’t rentmovies anymore while she’s atschool because she doesn’thave a car.

“Everything on Thayer Streetis at your feet,” she said. “Esta’sis so convenient and nearby.”

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Nick Neely / HeraldIn the late afternoon light, the Sciences Library stands out.

To acquire funds, a studentmust fill out a short applicationdescribing the project and whatmaterials are required at whatcost. A subcommittee of threepeople approves the grants. Themoney is distributed until fundsare exhausted.

The maximum any student canrequest per semester is $200.

Pudalov has financed twoworks using the PW grants —“grief” and “ep01,” a play whichexplored issues including femalebody image, electronic voyeurismand “the ways in which Brownwomen ‘perform’ in their day today lives.”

For “grief,” Pudalov used a sus-pended net of feathers to simulatesnowfall as she lay quietly, sur-rounded by whiteness. The piececommemorated a cousin whocommitted suicide and was foundcovered in snow in rural Colorado.

Pudalov intentionally per-formed the piece without explana-tion. “The searching for explana-tion and the shock of the audiencemembers (made) them part of theperformance too, performing allof the emotions I felt when I found

out that my cousin died,” shewrote in an e-mail.

“By creating an early snowfallin autumn, I hoped to invokeideas of early death and confu-sion,” she said. Through her grief,she felt “some kind of beauty orpurity … that was simultaneouslyextremely poignant and extremelydifficult to understand.” She con-veyed this feeling by her choice tomake white the dominant color ofthe piece.

Performing “grief” helpedPudalov to understand why artistsoften choose to display their art intraditional spaces, such as muse-ums and galleries. “It’s a scary pub-lic world out there and not every-one’s going to understand you,”she said. One of her goals was toexpose more Brown students toperformance art, which has beenan important part of her life.

She also believes it is vital tomake art public so the artist candiscover deeper meaning in his orher own piece. She said she want-ed to show the unity of humanexperience — how shared emo-tions bring humans together inthe sense that all face death, sor-row, and happiness. “By makingart public, we allow the spectatorsto find things in it we would neverbe able to see on our own” shesaid.

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which makes handbags, hassigned teen singer-actress LindsayLohan as the face of the brand andgives away her CDs at its flagshipstores.

Financing such a lifestyle takesit toll. The average college sopho-more has more than $2,000 ofcredit-card debt, according toCardweb.com.

College seems far away for LilyKunin, 16, and several of herfriends at Walt Whitman HighSchool in Montgomery County,Md., who discussed their obses-sions: Uggs and jeans by Seven forAll Mankind, as well asLongchamps’s Le Pliage shoulderbags.

Lily, an admitted clotheshorse,said she has six pairs of Sevensjeans, which are about $150 each.She also has a pair of this year’scoveted “classic short” lilac Uggboots. They are backordered onthe company’s Web site for $110and next to impossible to find instores.

To school, she often wears aJuicy Couture track jacket or pants— she has them in four colors. Thepants start at about $75, and thejackets at about $90.

Of course, not everyone dressesas if they were auditioning to bean extra on “The O.C.” Accordingto Cardweb.com, a Frederick, Md.,firm that tracks the credit indus-

try, the average high-schoolerspends about $66 a week — barelyenough for the tiny ID card/coinpurse from Dooney & Burke.

But that doesn’t mean designerlabels are the sole domain of teen-agers with money to burn.Brandon, an only child raised by asingle mother, said he spends hisentire paycheck from his part-time job on clothing.

Elizabeth Barnett, a 16-year-old junior at Bethesda-ChevyChase High School in Maryland,said her parents usually don’tobject to paying for high-pricedclothes, such as designer jeans orpolo shirts. She talked her motherinto buying her a blue suedeCoach totebag by promising to lether mother borrow it now andthen. But trendy extras — such asher pink Von Dutch trucker hat —come out of her pocket.

Lily and several friends saidthey use money from part-time orsummer jobs for purchases orturn to the Bank of their Parents.

And there are plenty of stu-dents sporting fake Louis Vuittonpurses and wallets.

Also, Cohen, the marketinganalyst, said the teen market hasbegun to fragment, with suchproducts as iPods and cameraphones competing for teen-agers’dollars. And though Elizabeth saidshe is passionate about fashion,she has to draw the line some-where.

“Prada is really expensive,” shesaid. “I’m happy sticking with myCoach and Kate Spade.’’

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Fallujah finds yield huge cache of weapons

see FALLUJAH, page 9

teaching before placing them inthe classroom. From Brown’sClass of 2004, 21 studentsentered Teach For America, mak-ing Brown one of the top 25most-attended colleges amongthe 3,500 TFA 2004 Corps mem-bers, according to the organiza-tion’s Web site.

Brown graduates have alsobecome members of similarprograms, such as the New YorkCity Teaching Fellows, whichplaces fellows as teachers in theNew York City public school sys-tem and enrolls them in a sub-sidized Master’s of Educationprogram.

Teach for America, a nationalorganization founded in 1990 aspart of AmeriCorps, places appli-cants, most of them recent col-lege graduates, in public schoolteaching positions in needyareas. No teaching experience isrequired, but teaching certifica-tion requirements vary by region.

TFA corps members areplaced in more than 20 urbanand rural sites nationwide. Asteachers, they receive a regularsalary from the school districts inwhich they work, and oftenreceive full benefits. TFA requiresa two-year commitment from itsmembers.

Brown graduates have beeninvolved in Teach for Americasince its founding 14 years ago,said Emily Del Pino, communi-cations associate for TFA.

According to Kwame Griffith, arecruitment director for TFA anda former corps member, one ofthe program’s goals is to close theachievement gap. In the shortterm, the program hopes to getAmerica’s future leaders to spendtime teaching in urban and ruralpublic schools to help level theplaying field for underprivilegedstudents, he said.

TFA’s long-term goal is thatthe alumni of the program willenter positions of leadership inwhich they will be able to affectpositive change in the nation’seducation system, Griffith said,adding, “We know the achieve-ment gap doesn’t need to exist.”

TFA has set up a network torecruit from many different col-leges nationwide. According toGriffith, there are 20 regionaldirectors like himself. Griffithfocuses on Cornell, Brown andSyracuse University. TFA alsohires campus campaign man-agers to help with local recruit-ment efforts.

It was partly because of thisheavy on-campus recruitingthat Marshall, a history andpolitical science concentrator,began to consider TFA amongher post-graduation options.Marshall said that while sheconsidered going to graduateschool like many of her peers,she wanted to do somethingthat felt meaningful in order to“give back.”

“I did not think of myself as ateacher until I started,” Marshallsaid.

Marshall currently teacheshigh school sophomores andjuniors. TFA’s five-week crashtraining cannot compare to yearsof education classes, but it pre-pared her more than she thoughtit would, Marshall said.

Marshall said that certainaspects of her TFA experience areatypical because of the schoolshe works for. The CommunitySchool for Social Justice is part ofa movement to break up largepublic schools into smallerschools, she said.

According to Marshall, theschool emphasizes student-based learning and projectsrather than lectures. She said sheis glad that her school allows herto play a supportive advising rolefor a small group of high schoolfreshmen known as her “familygroup.” She noted that onedownside to the school’s pro-gressive philosophy was a certainamount of chaos and disorgani-zation. The faculty is mostlymade up of young progressiveteachers, Marshall said.

In order for her students totake her seriously in September,Marshall said she had to be verystrict and develop a system ofrules. Her students initially ques-tioned her sanity when she gavethem a five-page syllabus anddemanded that they get a sepa-rate binder with dividers for herclass, Marshall said.

On an average day, Marshallsaid that she spends her morningteaching before meeting with her“family group,” with whom shehas become very close. One stu-dent in the group has thankedher for being there and said thatshe is like a mother to him, shesaid. Serious issues have comeup within her family group,Marshall said, and at one point,she had to report child abuse.

Marshall said the emotionalaspects of her job tend to weighheavily on her shoulders, evenafter she has gone home. But shesaid that it is rewarding to affectstudents’ lives and believe in stu-dents who have never had any-one care about them. “It is reallygreat that I can do that for them,”she said.

But there are distinct lows.Marshall said the experience canbe draining and frustrating.Many of her friends and others inthe program, those who teach inmiddle schools especially, havehad an even more challengingexperience, Marshall noted.Some have been punched, somehave quit and some have noteven been able to teach, she said,calling her own positive experi-ence unusual.

Marshall also said thatalthough she teaches at a schoolin which the majority of studentsare Latino or black, she and herstudents have been very honestin their discussion of race andcases of racism in history.Marshall said that because sheteaches high school, it is easier tobe open and honest with her stu-dents.

Marshall said she is paid a fullteacher’s salary, receives full ben-efits and gets to choose betweengetting a transitional teachinglicense or pursing a master’sdegree, which would give herpermanent teaching credentials.Marshall said there is a goodchance she might stay at theCommunity School for SocialJustice for three or four years,primarily because she does notwant to abandon her ninth-grade family group before theygraduate.

“I used to promise myself thatI wouldn’t stay for more than twoyears,” she said. “I never thoughtI would love it the way that I do.”Marshall said that she will likelyattend law school after she leavesteaching, but she would like towork on educational policy inWashington, D.C.

Like Marshall, Meg Robinson’04, who concentrated in com-parative literature, is consideringa law career after she completesher TFA commitment. Althoughshe had worked with children inthe past and taught adult educa-tion through an ESL program atBrown, Robinson did not seri-ously consider teaching until thesecond semester of her senioryear.

Robinson was attracted to TFAbecause she liked the idea of

teaching with a social-justicespin, she said. So she decided tofind out if teaching was some-thing she should consider as acareer. “Plus I knew I didn’t wantto be sitting behind a desk in anoffice,” Robinson said. “At leastteaching is never boring.”

After attending the requisitetraining “boot camp,” Robinson,like Marshall, was placed in theBronx. Robinson said there wasno way a few weeks could haveprepared her to teach but thatthe training program had put herin touch with resources that havebeen helpful.

Robinson is now a seventh-and eighth-grade English teacherat M.S. 390 in the Bronx.According to Robinson, on anaverage day, she wakes up at 5:45a.m. and arrives at school by7:30, spending the next hourmaking photocopies and settingup her classroom. The studentstrickle in at 8:30, after whichRobinson teaches four or sixclasses each day. Robinson saidthat although her seventh-graders are far behind academi-cally, she has not had many dis-cipline problems with them.

Her first four or five weeks as ateacher were challenging,Robinson said, noting that hereighth-graders were a toughgroup. But Robinson said thingshave gotten significantly bettersince then. “I like my job,” shesaid. “The school has plenty ofproblems, but it’s a pretty goodplace to be.”

Robinson said she constantlykeeps in mind the racial differ-ences between her and her stu-dents. But she said the differ-ences haven’t presented any spe-cific challenges, and that herbiggest challenge as a newteacher, especially because shelooks young, is the constantquestioning of her authority.

According to Robinson, oneturning point came three weeksinto her teaching experience,when some students were yellingand refusing to sit down. Theywere shouting, “Why don’t youjust quit,” said Robinson, whotold the students that she wasnot a quitter and would be thereall year. According to Robinson,comments like that are due tothe fact that schools like hershave a high rate of turnoveramong teachers.

Marshall cautioned those con-sidering applying to TFA to makesure they are prepared to handlea challenging and draining expe-rience in which rewards may befew. Marshall said she seesteaching as the most selflessthing she has ever done and thatit has made her realize how self-ish college life is. But she cau-tioned that many TFA teachershave very difficult experiences,although the second year is sup-posed to be better than the first.“I’m rare,” Marshall said. “Mostpeople aren’t doing as well interms of their sanity.”

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DPS. He will now oversee firesafety and EMS in addition toorganizing patrols for theCollege of Charleston’s campus,which is larger than Brown’s.

While DPS is currently in themidst of a lengthy and rigorousarming procedure, Verrecchiasaid his imminent departurewill have no negative effect on

protocol and efficiency.“The department will stay on

track with all the projects wehave going,” he said. “CaptainFioravanti is extremely capable,and I have every confidence inhis ability to keep the depart-ment on track.”

Lts. Henry Lombardi and KevinAndrews will jointly assumeFioravanti’s current duties.

Vice President forAdministration Walter Huntersaid he is confident that DPS willnot be deterred by Verrecchia’s

departure. “The arming processwill continue as planned,” Huntersaid. “We’ve got a really good planthat’s been put in place, and we’llcontinue to move along.”

Even though Verrecchia hasdecided to resign, he said he willmiss Brown. “The officers hereare among the most profession-al and most qualified that I haveworked with in my entire careerin law enforcement,” he said.“I’ll miss staff and faculty, andI’m genuinely going to miss thestudents.”

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD PAGE 9

Morris,” Hayes said. “Shescored when we needed her toscore and really became anoffensive spark for us.”

The game did not start wellfor Bruno, as the Colonialsjumped out to an early 6-0 lead.RMU would not relinquish thelead until Kelly hit a three-pointer with under five minutesleft in the half, putting Brunoup 25-22. Brown, however, wasunable to hold the lead andentered halftime trailing 35-31.

The Bears did not stay in thehole for long, as they startedthe second half with a 20-3 run.The run proved to be too muchfor Robert Morris, as Bruno’sblistering 55.6 field goal per-centage in the second halfsecured the win.

Bruno out-rebounded theColonials by seven, led byAshley King-Bischof ’07, whohad a career-high 11 rebounds.Robertson added 10 boards togo along with eight points.

Co-captains Andrea Conrad’05, who has spent most of her

Brown career battling injuries,and Hayes also made signifi-cant contributions. Conrad seta career high in points with 10,while Hayes chipped in 10 andpulled down five reboundsdespite missing most of thesecond half with an ankleinjury. Lena McAfee ’07 was abig defensive stopper with foursteals.

“It is exciting to see herdetermination and competi-tiveness,” Burr said of Conrad’splay. “When she was injured,she really worked on the skillsshe could work on. That mentaltoughness through her injuriesis very evident now.”

The Bears began their mid-Atlantic swing by notchingtheir first victory of the seasonwith a 64-60 win over FairleighDickinson University lastTuesday.

After an early seesaw battle,Brown broke a 40-40 tie with a15-8 run, which put it ahead byseven with just over five min-utes remaining. The Knightskept cutting into Bruno’s lead,but a basket from King-Bischofput the Bears back up by fivewith 1:31 left. Kelly hit four freethrows in the last 20 seconds to

ice the victory.“We had three starters foul

out with five minutes onclock,” Burr said. “But we hadthe confidence that if we exe-cuted it would put us in posi-tion to win. The team got(Kelly) the ball and she was ather best when the pressure wason.”

Kelly led the Bears with acareer-high 22 points to goalong with seven rebounds andfive assists. Robertson notched15 points and seven rebounds,while Hayes did a little ofeverything, scoring 11 points,grabbing seven rebounds andrecording four steals. King-Bischof led Brown’s attack onthe offensive boards, grabbingsix of the team’s 23 rebounds inFairleigh Dickenson’s end ofthe court.

The Bears will look to con-tinue their winning streak thisWednesday, as they host in-state rival University of RhodeIsland at 7 p.m. at the PizzitolaCenter.

Herald staff writer Ben Miller’07 covers women’s basketball.He can be reached atherald@browndailyherald.com.

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tallied a team-leading 98 tackles,53 of which were solo and 11.5 ofwhich went for a loss. DeOssiealso proved adept at both passrushing and pass coverage,recording 3.5 sacks and snaggingtwo interceptions. He was alsoleast likely to be seen on the side-line, playing nearly every defen-sive snap along with playing spe-cial teams as the team’s longsnapper and on kickoff coverage.

In his second season as astarter, Frazier made great stridesfrom his defensive end spot,recording 51 tackles on the sea-

son, including a team-leading14.5 for a loss. His nine sacks alsoled the team and were second-best in the Ivy League. Also in hissecond season as a starter,Gasparella showed markedimprovement, recording 58 tack-les and two interceptions.

Turner quietly became a reli-able receiving option this season,ranking second among IvyLeague tight ends with 25 catchesfor 339 yards and three touch-downs. Two of those scores camein a season-opening win againstAlbany, when he tallied six catch-es for 136 yards.

The special teams got a much-needed boost with the arrival ofMorgan. Morgan booted 13 fieldgoals, more than Brown had

totaled in three previous seasonscombined. Brown’s third Rookieof the Year in the last 10 seasonsalso averaged 36.3 yards perpunt, 17 times pinning oppo-nents inside their own 20.

After a 6-4 campaign this sea-son, Brown will look to continueits upward trajectory. Despite thegraduation of 12 seniors, includ-ing Burroughs and three otherstarters on the offensive line,Brown looks to come back nextseason hungry for its first IvyLeague championship since1999.

Assistant sports editor Chris Mahr’07 covers football. He can bereached at herald@browndaily-herald.com.

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locker room and really nopanic,” Burke said. “When wewent out there in the third wegot the job done, which is goodto see, especially when you havea young team.”

Many of the offensive contri-butions have come from theyounger players, especially theline of Dersch, Antonin Roux ’07and Brian McNary ’08. And aftera slow start, Ihnacak hasregained the scoring touch thatmade him last season’s IvyLeague and ECACHL Rookie ofthe Year.

“Guys are really jelling rightnow,” Burke said. “The line ofDersch, Roux and McNary hasbeen together since the Yalegame (Nov. 13) and had a great

weekend.”On the other side of the puck,

defensemen Paul Baier ’08, SeanHurley ’08 and David Robertson’08 have helped upset opposingforwards as well as goaltenders.

“Like I said earlier in the sea-son, putting three freshmandefensemen into the fire is pret-ty unusual,” Burke said. “They’vedone a great job. Hurley is on apoint streak, Baier is on the firstpower play and Robertson is onthe second power play andpenalty kill.”

In net, D’Alba has anchoredall three victories, amassing 109saves while tallying a .965 savepercentage, the best in thenation.

“He stepped into net for theMinnesota-Duluth game andplayed with tons of confidence,”Haggett said. “He’s carriedthrough and is getting the jobdone.”

The large number of first-years contributing to the teamhas not gone unnoticed, a testa-ment to Grillo’s ability to bringnew talent to College Hill.

“It shows how well our coach isdoing recruiting,” Ihnacak said.

Before taking a break for finalexams, Brown will play two moreleague games, againstRensselaer Polytechnic Instituteand a Union College team that isundefeated in the ECACHL.

“Things are really exciting inthe locker room right now,”Haggett said. “Right from thestart of the year the bits andpieces were there, but noweveryone is really buying intoour system (of play) and peopleseem to be on the same page.”

Herald sports editor Ian Cropp’05 covers men’s ice hockey. Hecan be reached atherald@browndailyherald.com.

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eral crude chemical laboratories,including caches of poisons, toxicsubstances, beakers, gas masksand other protective gear, whereinsurgents were believed to betrying to make rudimentarychemical weapons and explo-sives, officials say. Notes found inthe labs indicated that rebels

were conducting training andresearch on chemical weapons.

Among the materials presentat one laboratory, U.S. officialssay, were potassium cyanide andhydrochloric acid, both of whichcan be used in the production ofpoisonous gas; sulfuric acid, apossible component in chemicalweapons and explosives; and var-ious agricultural fertilizers usedin explosives.

It was not clear if any of chem-ical weapons were deployed dur-

ing the battle for the city, or if anyU.S. troops were injured by suchweapons.

While much evidence wasfound about recruitment of for-eign fighters, fewer than 30 for-eign fighters were among thelegions of prisoners taken, thereport indicates, which tends tobolster the argument that theinsurgency is largely Iraqi innature. More than 1,000 prison-ers from Fallujah are still beingheld.

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Mall? Rats.Our neighborhood used to be edgy.

Prospective students visiting Brown in years past were ableto walk through a commercial district that seemed to reflect theUniversity’s reputation as a place where bohemia collides withthe Ivy League. Quirky independent shops such as In Your EarRecords, Atlas Bower Books and the College Hill Bookstorewere situated alongside mall favorites such as the Gap andJohnny Rockets.

But now, the Brown Bookstore is the only bookseller onCollege Hill, and after 19 years on Thayer Street, In Your Earclosed its doors last April. On Dec. 31, concerned Brown stu-dents and College Hill residents will have another independentlocal business to mourn when Esta’s, a holistic gift shop, bicyclerepair center and video rental store closes its doors. With itswafting tendrils of incense smoke, resident black cat and roomdevoted to cult favorite films, Esta’s is truly one of a kind. But itsowner, Kathleen Schleimer, said business has declined by 60percent in recent years, while rent has increased.

Schleimer isn’t the first Thayer Street tenant to tell TheHerald that competition from the Providence Place Mall hastaken a heavy toll on independent stores in the city. The malllacks the flavor of Thayer Street, but it offers one thing that isundeniably attractive to rushed shoppers — convenient park-ing in great abundance.

We don’t want College Hill to become a mall, and unless theneighborhood offers better parking, it will be difficult to con-vince small-business owners to take a gamble on what appearsto be a shopping district in decline. The Thayer StreetImprovement District, of which Brown is a member, is focusingon improving the safety and lighting on Thayer Street. This is agood first step, but the rapid mall-ification of our neighbor-hood calls for more drastic measures. The improvement districtincludes both tenants and landlords who should sit downtogether to discuss how the vibrance of Thayer Street can bemaintained, perhaps though rent stabilization for long-termmom-and-pop business owners.

From now until Jan. 1, there will be no overtime parking tick-ets issued on Thayer Street, a temporary fix in honor of the hol-iday rush. But the parking problem isn’t about to disappear. Aparking garage might be an eyesore, but then again, so wouldbe the newest Yankee Candle Company outlet nestled betweenUrban Outfitters and the Gap.

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To the Editor:

I would like to thank The Herald for its article oninternational teaching assistants (“For 40 percentof TAs, learning to teach starts with learningEnglish,” Nov. 29). It shed light on the problem ofTAs with poor English skills.

But the article didn’t address why we have TAswho are still learning English in the first place. Iunderstand acting as a TA helps develop fluency,but it is also important that undergraduate stu-dents learn the material in the course.

It seems that international graduate studentswill be able to learn English in the classes they take

at Brown. Perhaps it would be better if graduatestudents with poor English skills did not teachcourses until their second year at Brown.

I don’t mean to offend any international TAs. Iknow they are doing their best, but it seems thatthey should not be put into positions where theirEnglish skills compromise their ability to do theirjobs.

Mariposa Garth-Pelly ’08Nov. 29

Teaching should be TAs’ first priority

C O R R E C T I O N

An article in Monday’s issue of The Herald (“For 40 percent of TAs, learning to teach starts with learningEnglish”) reported inaccurately that 40 percent of graduate student TAs are non-native English speakers.Approximately 40 percent of graduate students are from outside of the United States, but not all of thosestudents are non-native English speakers. The University does not track how many graduate studentsspeak English as a native language.

OPINIONSTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004 · PAGE 11

Over the weekend, the United Nations’ investigationinto the oil-for-food scandal revealed that Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s son worked for one of the numer-ous companies investigated as part of the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal. William Safire provided the gotcha in yes-terday’s New York Times, describing Annan telling himthat his son had been “thoroughly investigated” by theUnited Nations and there was “nothing to” the allega-tion. Annan appears to know his own son about as wellas he knows how to execute the duties of SecretaryGeneral.

This is only the latest in the series of jokes exposingthe United Nations as the international hangout for cor-rupt sycophants.

Earlier this month, Annanreceived a no-confidence votefrom the U.N. employees, pri-marily because underlings werefrustrated he had decided topardon U.N. refugee chief RuudLubbers, who harassed a number of women whoworked for him.

Like the various oppressive regimes who sit in theUnited Nations despite their despicable human rightsrecords, repulsive behavior in the United Nations takesits time catching up to the perpetrators. If someoneaccuses the United Nations of wrongdoing, it stalls untilit has to investigate. When it does investigate, it tries touncover as little as possible. After all, how does provingan international organization doesn’t aid world peacehelp an international organization aid world peace?

When the Wall Street Journal came across evidencedirectly incriminating the director of the U.N. oil-for-food program for taking payoffs for Saddam, Annan’sbaffled response was befitting of the glorified bureau-crat he’s become: “If there is evidence, we would investi-gate it very seriously.” Sigh.

U.N. bureaucrats are pretty much the lowest of thelow. They don’t pay their parking tickets, and they spendmost of their time kissing ass. When Annan finally tookaction at the beginning of October, he decided to pay forsaid investigation with money left over in the oil-for-food program, money that rightfully belongs to theIraqis the United Nations was trying to help.

The first priority of the United Nations has always

been expanding gigantic, inefficient bureaucratic U.N.programs. When the Clinton administration waspreparing strikes against Saddam in 1998, Annan wentto Baghdad, telling the United States, “I can do businesswith him.” Shortly thereafter, oil-for-food was widelyexpanded. Saddam felt he could manipulate theseidiots, and he was right.

The purpose of the oil-for-food program was to allowIraq to export limited quantities of oil in return for foodand medicines for the Iraqi population. The companyAnnan’s son worked for, Cotecna, was hired inDecember 1998 to ensure that humanitarian supplieswere reaching Iraq.

The U.N. inspectors chargedwith the responsibility forensuring that the Baathistregime was not abusing oil-for-food were repeatedly inept. As aformer U.N. officer recalled inthe Wall Street Journal, inspec-

tions “amounted to little more than rubber-stampingwhatever contract Saddam's regime initialed.”

If the United States had not gone into Iraq anddeposed a dictator, Iraq would have assumed the chairof the U.N. disarmament commission! As JoshuaMuravchik noted in a recent piece in everyone’s favoritejournal, Commentary, “Year after year, fully half of thegovernments that Freedom House cites as ‘the worst ofthe worst’ human-rights violators secure seats on thebody overseeing human-rights abuses.”

The blame-America game has gone too far. The Bushadministration may not exactly be the most intelligentgroup of people, but the United Nations has got to godown as the most corrupt, least efficient, most ineffec-tive purveyor of peace the world has ever seen.

President Bush would do right by the oppressed peo-ples of the world if he told Annan to resign so that some-one who actually cares about democracy and humanrights could be appointed. Annan’s continuing authori-ty at the United Nations is nothing more than a disgrace.

The best suggestion I have heard is Vaclav Havel,playwright, poet and former president of the CzechRepublic, but anyone would be better than Annan.

Alex Carnevale ‘05 is an outgoing Herald opinions editor.

After Nov. 2, our country has imagined itself into twoseparate nations. Our opposing identities are repre-sented by two colors, red and blue.

In the wake of the election, angry voters have turnedto tempting Civil War analogies in order to describe thestate of the country. Some have even gone so far as tospeak of defecting to Canada.

Meanwhile, others have resorted to a more livelyanalysis.

In a column published after the election, MaureenDowd claims, “W. ran a jihad in America so he can fightone in Iraq.” Dowd went on to describe Dick Cheney asa “cuckoo clock” and conservatives as a “loony bunch.”

Always-quotable former Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., low-ering the political dialogue even more, offered the bestresponse to Dowd's rants. “That red-headed woman atthe New York Times should not mock anyone’s reli-gion,” he said. “You can see horns just sprouting upthrough that Technicolor hair.”

Yet many Brown students echo Dowd’s sentiment,floating adjectives like “ignorant” when describingthose “red states” in the South.

On the Brown Daily Squeal, one enraged bloggerdescribed “Texas and Alabama wallow(ing) in theirnewly realized neo-conservative dreams (i.e. no homo-sexuals, horrendous schools, zero social net, and lots offat people).” Personally, as a Southerner who spentquite a bit of time waddling around Wal-Mart with aConfederate flag draped over my shoulders like a cape,I appreciate the concern, but we will do fine.

But beyond the rhetoric, I do not believe a gapingchasm exists in the American electorate.

Begin with the obvious: Democrats exist in SouthCarolina and Republicans can be found in New York.The same goes for any red-blue state pairings. Onlythree percentage points separated the country from aJohn Kerry victory. It was no landslide, though after the2000 election either party would consider any resolu-tion not ending with a Supreme Court decision a tri-umph. Democrats remained a healthy minority of theelectorate in the states that went to Bush even thoughtheir presence failed to translate into victories.

As far as the country’s conservatism is concerned, Iam not so optimistic as to believe the 2004 presidentialelection represented a wholesale acceptance of theRepublican Party platform. The social conservatism ofmost Americans, as manifested by the gay marriagebans passed in 11 states, should have been obvious tomost before November.

The real surprise came when the media interpretedconservatism as the decisive factor in the election,when the debates really centered on the Iraq war.Americans tend to be socially conservative, but I doubtthey fully understand the philosophies beneath tradi-tional Republican policies, probably due to the lack ofa real champion of conservative ideals in Washington.

Despite being handed a pitchfork and horns by theDemocrats for his extreme right-wing agenda, GeorgeW. Bush fails to meet the standards of those concernedwith limited government.

The president is taking only timid steps toward theprivatization of social security. He has supported ahuge Medicare bill and is indifferent to cutting non-defense spending. The Republican Party has merelycombined American’s penchant for government spend-ing with Bible verses.

It is easy for me to be dismissive of the “divide” thatpeople see in this country. After all, my candidate wonon Nov. 2, so I don’t feel alienated from the electorate.

Yet I recognize the desire to separate ourselves intodigestible little categories. I do the same. I exaggeratethe differences between North and South — complain-ing about the accents and the amount of Kennedysholding office.

On the other hand, I see the danger of lumping peo-ple in categories and applying unflattering labels, like“Bible-thumping hick.” It makes us easily dismiss oth-ers’ concerns, not forcing us to properly address thoseissues that divide us.

Shelia Dugan ’07 is a political science concentrator.

Beyond politicalpolarization

The shame of

Oil-for-Food.

SHEILA DUGAN

GUEST COLUMN BY ALEX CARNEVALE

I realized the “oil-for-food scandal” was going intohyperdrive while watching CNN today, when Wolf Blitzerwondered — to no one in particular — whether the mostrecent developments could spell the end of UnitedNations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s career.

The allegations of corruption and cronyism within thehumanitarian oil-for-food program have dogged theUnited Nations this year. Considering how littleAmericans care about the United Nations, this “scandal”sure has legs! In fact, the recent revelation, that Annan'sson Kojo received payments from an oil-for-food con-tractor as late as February of this year, provides more evi-dence that Karl Rove is playing theinternational media like a pan flute.

Having consolidated power athome, the Bush administration'spolitical hit squad is now going afterInternational targets. Kofi Annan isnot his son, and the allegations ofcorruption have precious little to do with him. As a reportby The Nation notes, corruption in oil-for-food occurredin direct violation of the secretariat's policies. In fact,every oil-for-food contract went before the U.N. SecurityCouncil before approval.

The United States, and indeed the entire SecurityCouncil, is to blame for this scandal. For example, $4.5billion in kickbacks flowed to Saddam’s coffers between1996 and 2003 through trade with Jordan. The UnitedStates, far from attempting to stop the illegal money flow,continuously supported a 1991 Security Council resolu-tion not to interfere with Iraqi-Jordanian trade. The cash-money funneled to Hussein wasn’t intercepted becauseno Security Council member deigned to upset the tenu-ous web of political allies who were feeding fat on Iraqioil. This goes for the United States and Great Britain asmuch as France. Given the structure of the United

Nations, the buck stops at the Security Council, the onlybody which could have interdicted Iraqi oil, blockadedtrade, and regulated oil-for-food contracts. Mr. Annan’sresponsibility was to monitor all oil-for-food contractsand and submit them to the Security Council. He did so,and they did nothing.

And while both Bushes and President Clinton shouldshare the blame for the diplomatic blundering of the1990s, Dubya is by far the weakest link. His own vice pres-ident was the CEO of one of the largest companiesrebuilding the oil infrastructure that made oil-for-foodpossible. In fact, Cheney made a habit of blasting a “sanc-

tion-happy” United States to hispetro-buddies in the 1990s.

Ironically, most of the damn-ing new info on oil-for-foodcomes from the Deulfer report,which authoritatively negatedclaims of Iraqi WMD. So which is

the bigger story — Kofi Annan’s constitutional inability tomake the Security Council enforce its own regulations, orthe fact that Iraq was invaded based on a lie of global pro-portions? I bet I know what Karl thinks the headline is. Ofcourse, the fact that the inspections regime for whichAnnan was responsible turned out to be successful can’tpossibly be news. Anyone who accuses the Bush admin-istration of violating international law must be too cor-rupt to be credible.

Step back, and you’ll see a pattern. A prominent polit-ical figure or institution is set on the defensive by a well-orchestrated, seemingly endless and ultimately baselesscampaign to destroy his credibility and distract from theaccusations he is leveling at the Bush administration.Kofi Annan, meet John Kerry.

Ari Savitzky ’06 is an incoming Herald opinions editor.

Get rid of Kofi before it’s too late

ARI SAVITZKY

Share the oil-for-food blame

U.S. gets indignant

when convenient.

B R O W N S P O R T S R O U N D - U P

BY CHRIS MAHRA week after wrapping up their first win-ning season in three years, nine mem-bers of the football team were honoredwith All-Ivy selections. Offensive tackleand co-captain Will Burroughs ’05, tail-back Nick Hartigan ’06, wide receiverJarrett Schreck ’06 and linebacker ZakDeOssie ’07 all made the first team, whiletight end David Turner ’06, defensive endJames Frazier ’06, offensive guard AlexJury ’06 and defensive back JamesGasparella ’06 were named to the secondteam. In addition, placekicker andpunter Steve Morgan ’08 was named IvyLeague Rookie of the Year, garnering sec-ond team honors for his placekickingand honorable mention for his punting.

In his third year as a starter, Burroughswas the leader of an offensive line thatpaved the way for the Ivy League’s sec-ond-best running attack and third-bestoffense in overall yardage. Thanks toboth Burroughs and Jury, Brown aver-aged 150 yards per game on the groundand 316.4 total yards per game.

Arguably the biggest beneficiary ofBrown’s strong offensive line wasHartigan, who was named to the firstteam for the second consecutive year.

After setting Brown’s single-seasonrecords in 2003 for rushing yards (1,498),touchdowns (16) and points (96),Hartigan had another stellar season. Hecarried the ball a school-record 323 timesfor 1,263 yards, breaking his own recordswith 17 touchdowns and 102 points.Hartigan needs just 501 rushing yards,nine touchdowns and 58 points next sea-son to set Brown’s all-time records ineach of those categories, all held byMichael Malan ’02.

Schreck established himself as one ofthe league’s top wide receivers this sea-son. He racked up 1,035 receiving yardson 62 catches, including a league-leading873 yards in Ivy League play. Schreck’sfinest game of the year came against rivalHarvard, when he had 10 catches for 253yards, including an 83-yard touchdowncatch. His efforts against the Crimsonwere rewarded with Ivy League Player ofthe Week honors.

On the other side of the ball, DeOssiecontinued to display the football genesthat his father, Steve, used in his 12-yearNFL career. Showing great sideline-to-sideline speed on a weekly basis, DeOssie

BY IAN CROPPUnlike the previous road trip to upstateNew York that handed the men’s hockeyteam two losses, this past weekend’s trekto the Empire State saw the Bears pickup two much-needed league wins. Afterstarting the season 1-3-1 and taking upresidence in the ECACHL’s basement,three straight wins have the team back at.500 both overall at 4-4-1 and in the con-ference at 3-3-1.

On Friday, Brian Ihnacak ’07 scoredtwo goals to help Brown down ClarksonUniversity 4-2. The following night, SeanDersch ’07 and Ihnacak each netted apair of goals en route to a 4-1 victoryover St. Lawrence University.

“It’s huge going up to the north coun-try and getting two wins,” Ihnacak said.“We’re finally clicking and trying to liveup to our potential.”

Along with Ihnacak, who was namedthe ECACHL Player of the Week for hisfive-point performance (he also record-ed an assist against Clarkson), AdamD’Alba ’08 earned ECACHL Goalie of theWeek honors, stopping 64 of 67 shots onthe weekend.

“D’Alba has been playing great,” saidassistant captain Gerry Burke ’05. “For afreshman to come in and play the wayhe’s been playing is impressive.”

The team’s hot streak has it at .500 forthe first time all season and puts Browninto a fourth-place tie with Harvard.

“We came off the win over Universityof Minnesota-Duluth pretty high and wecarried that back into our league gamesand put ourselves back in good posi-tion,” said captain Les Haggett ’05. ForHaggett, who is from Northwood, N.Y.,the two games were somewhat of ahomecoming.

“It was great. I got to go home forThanksgiving, and then my whole familywas in the stands for both wins,” he said.

It was not until the third period ofboth games that the Bears were able to

pull away from their opponents. AgainstClarkson, Bruno tied the score at 2 in thesecond period. Mike Meech ’05 scoredthe game-winner nine minutes into thethird period, and Jeff Prough ’08 addedan insurance goal six minutes later.

On Saturday, Brown allowed a power

play goal in the first period, but thenDersch scored midway through the sec-ond and tallied the game-winner in thethird.

“There was that confidence in the

Monday, November 29

Men’s Ice Hockey: ECACHL Player of the Week — BrianIhnacak ’07; ECACHL Goalie of the Week — AdamD’Alba ’08Women’s Ice Hockey: ECACHL Player of the Week —Kerry Nugent ’05

Tuesday, November 30

Men’s Basketball: at Wagner University

After 6-4 season, nine from footballteam honored with All-Ivy selections

Judy He / Herald

Brian Ihnacak ’07 tallied four goals this past weekend, earning him ECACHL Player of theWeek honors. He leads the team with seven goals and 11 points.

Strong play from underclassmenbrings m. ice hockey back to .500

Nick Neely / Herald

Will Burroughs ’05 was one of fourmembers of the football team to earnfirst team All-Ivy honors.

BY BEN MILLERInstead of taking a few days off like moststudents, the women’s basketball team hitthe road over Thanksgiving break, cappingoff a trio of victories with Sunday’s 68-50win in the championship game of theBinghamton Time Warner Classic againsthost Binghamton University. After anopening-game loss to Temple University,the wins bring the Bears’ record to 3-1.

“Our defense this past weekend wasamazing,” said co-captain Sarah Hayes’06. “We held both teams to under 60points, which is always a goal for us. Thatis very good to be doing at this point in theseason.”

The Bears were anchored throughoutthe weekend by the play of center HollyRobertson ’05, who was named the tour-nament’s Most Valuable Player after scor-ing 17 points and grabbing a career-high14 rebounds in the championship game.

“Robertson has a presence,” said HeadCoach Jean Marie Burr. “She is tough toplay against. She has great court sense andgreat anticipation. … Every game youknow they are going to have to play herand defend her.”

Guard Colleen Kelly ’06 was named tothe All-Tournament Team after recording25 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds intwo games.

Although the Bearcats had won theirown tournament for the past three years,Bruno quickly proved to be the betterteam, holding Binghamton to just threefirst-half field goals en route to taking a 37-20 half time lead.

Brown’s first-half dominance alsoresulted from the excellent three-pointshooting of guard Jackie Vocell ’06, whoscored 12 of her 16 first-half points frombehind the arc.

“It was really a tremendous team effortfrom starters and the bench,” Burr said.“We mixed it up, and responded well tochanges. Everyone was on the same pagewith their responsibilities.”

The lead continued to grow in the sec-ond half. Robertson scored 11 points afterthe break, helping Brown pull ahead by asmany as 24.

Bruno was especially dominant on theboards, out-rebounding the Bearcats 45-29, including a 16-9 edge in offensiverebounds. The Bears also heldBinghamton to 27.1 percent shooting forthe game.

The Bears reached the championshipgame by defeating Robert MorrisUniversity 66-56 in the opening round onSaturday. Just as Robertson and Vocellcame up big in the finals, Kelly was out-standing for the Bears against theColonials, leading the team with 19 pointsand eight assists while recording sixrebounds.

“She pretty much led us against Robert

W. basketballwins TimeWarner Classicwith dominantdefensive play

see M. HOCKEY, page 9

see W. HOOPS, page 9

see FOOTBALL, page 9

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