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Without a home,Coalition of Bands atBrown looks forpractice, storage spacepage 3

Yara Lorenzo ’05 saysTWTP is not responsi-ble for diversity problems on campusguest column,page 7

The Herald previewsthis weekend’s sportsgames, including Bearsfootball vs. Towsonpage 8

Joshua Troy ’04 detailsall the inside informa-tion for this weekend’sNFL matchupsguest column,page 8

Post- looks at year one of the RuthSimmons era at BrownUniversitymagazine,inside

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BY DANIELLE CERNYAfter enjoying a heyday of virtually com-petition-free airwaves, WBRU radio suf-fered a steady ratings drop this yearthanks to the expansion of rival stationFNX into the Providence area.

Since the summer of 2001, the stu-dent-run, commercial station’s Arbitronratings have fallen from 3.9 to 2.9 per-cent of radio listeners. FNX, however,has seen an increase in ratings since thesummer of 2001 from 1.7 to 2.4 percentof listeners.

FNX, which broadcasts live out ofBoston, Mass., as a full-fledged profes-sional radio station with an active rock

format, expanded its broadcast intoProvidence in September 2000.

Before FNX expanded intoProvidence, WBRU had no direct com-petitor and logged up to a 5.1 share inArbitron’s ratings. But WBRU ProgramDirector Tim Schiavelli ’95 said therecent drop does not worry him.

“Whenever you have another stationcoming into the market that’s playing alot of the same music, there’s going to bea button pushing effect on the audi-ence,” he said.

Schiavelli said ratings are unreliablesince there is little incentive for peopleto send back ratings surveys, and those

who do represent a small portion of thepopulation.

Arbitron releases ratings every sum-mer and fall that are based on mail-outsurveys to random households.Household members over the age of 12keep a seven-day diary of their radio lis-tening. Using these samples, Arbitronestimates a city’s radio listening habits.

Ratings are expressed in terms ofshares, which is the percentage of peoplelistening to radio in a designated regionthat are listening to a specific station.

Despite WBRU’s rating drop,

WBRU sees ratings dip — but stays on top

Beth Farnstrom / Herald

Pete Hopkins ’04 was running the show Thursday night at WBRU,where the station’s ratings have dropped from 3.9 to 2.9 on theArbitron scale since the summer of 2001,a dip that has been attributed to the emergence of rival station FNX into the Providence area.

see WBRU, page 5

U. hopes tomove GradSchool officesto Horace Mannwithin 1 yearBY JESSICA TOOKERMuch anticipated plans to move theGraduate School’s administrative offices toHorace Mann Hall could come to fruitionin a little over a year.

Now located on the fourth floor ofGraduate Center Tower E, the GraduateSchool’s administration will move toHorace Mann in an estimated 12 to 16months. The shift is one of the initiativesunderway to enhance the graduate experi-ence at Brown, Graduate School deanssaid.

The inconvenience of the current loca-tion was a primary motive behind thescheduled move.

The Graduate Center “is at the periph-ery of the campus,” said Dean of theGraduate School and Research PederEstrup.

The move “raises the profile of theGraduate School ... symbolically, it placesthe Graduate School in the center of cam-pus,” said Graduate Student Council Co-President Aaron Katz GS.

Officials also say the move will simplifygraduate student access to the administra-tion.

“Right now, it’s such a hassle to see oneof the deans,” Katz said.

Difficult to find and navigate onceinside, the Graduate Center is like theGraduate School’s admission process,administrators said.

“It’s hard to get in and very hard to findyour way out,” said Associate Dean of theGraduate School Joan Lusk.

The current space is also problematicfor a host of logistical reasons. Water leaksthrough the roof when it rains, administra-tors said.

A door in Estrup’s office leads directly tothe men’s room, and the entranceway,located unobtrusively to the side, “lacks alittle dignity,” Lusk said.

The University will assess the spaceinside Horace Mann before the Graduate

see GRAD SCHOOL, page 4

City stalls RISD on proposal to build new six-story residence hallBY LISA MANDLEThe city has asked the Rhode IslandSchool of Design to reconsider its plans toreplace several historic houses at the cor-ner of Angell and Prospect streets with asix-story dormitory.

RISD unveiled its proposal to build thedormitory across the street from Brown’sadmission office at a Providence PlanningCommission meeting Tuesday evening.

The proposed building is intended tocompensate for a housing shortage result-ing from the expansion of the university.Under current plans, the dormitory wouldprovide beds for 300 RISD sophomores.

To construct the dorm, at least twobuildings will need to be moved and oth-ers possibly demolished. Of particular

concern to both RISD and East Side resi-dents is the fate of the historic BarstowHouse. RISD currently uses the building tohouse students.

The house’s characteristic trim wasreplaced with aluminum siding 15 to 20years ago, said Ann Hudner, RISD spokes-woman. The house would need to be ren-ovated to restore its value as a historicbuilding.

Relocating the house would requiresawing it in half and removing severaltrees, Hudner said.

While RISD has looked into other possi-ble locations for constructing additionaldormitory space, including downtownProvidence, the school ultimately decidedthat sophomore housing needed to be

closer to the main campus, Hudner said.RISD came to Tuesday’s planning com-

mission meeting hoping to get approvalfor the new building from the commission,Hudner said. Over the past nine months,RISD held several meetings betweenarchitects and neighboring property own-ers in an attempt to satisfy everybody’sneeds.

But the university was met with resist-ance from several community groups.

The Providence Preservation Societyand College Hill NeighborhoodAssociation filed letters of opposition withthe commission.

“It is just a matter of time before the his-toric, residential character that makesCollege Hill so unique is destroyed forev-

er,” wrote neighborhood associationPresident Thomas Goddard.

But Hudner said the property in ques-tion is not in a historical zone and the uni-versity is not requesting any variants to thebuilding code.

Neighbors said they also worry aboutthe tax-base erosion that will result fromdecreased property values of land nearsuch institutional buildings. RonaldDwight ’66, a member of the neighbor-hood association’s board of directors, saidhe sees growing slums and even bankrupt-cy in Providence’s future if the city’s tax-exempt institutions continue to build asthey wish.

see RISD DORM, page 4

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 · PAGE 3

‘Equus’ goes up at PW, a ‘horse’ of a different caliber

BY ETHAN RIS“Equus” is a very good play. In fact, it isperhaps too good. Its terrific script,impressive cast, and thorough directionleave little room for error, and unfortu-nately, error is present.

The show, playing at PerformanceWorkshop now through Monday, is largelystill as powerful as it was when PeterSchaffer wrote it in 1973. “Equus” is thestory of a boy and his psychoanalyst; theseventeen-year-old Alan Strang (AndrewMcClain ’03), who is institutionalized afterblinding six horses with a metal spike, andthe doctor Martin Dysart (Michael Linden’03), whose insecurity and sexual repres-sion make him a likely candidate for psy-chiatric treatment himself.

The themes of the show are too many tocount, but they notably include the per-version of religion, the failures of parent-hood, and that old standby, moral rela-tivism. Shaffer’s opinion on this last pointis not muted; Alan is the hero of “Equus,”though he cannot conform to societalnorms.

The tension between what should beand what must be is deftly rendered phys-

ical in the PW production. Director BenSugar ’03 creates a stage in which the twovisions are often literally intermingled, asis suggested by the script. Through repeat-ed flashbacks, McClain and Linden areoften found straddling the divide, with thepatient reliving experiences in the dreamworld that is his reality, while the doctormust remain in his office and live vicari-ously.

There are several outstanding sceneswhere Alan’s recollections are acted out,including very convincing whole-cast rep-resentations of an electronics store and abarn. The two principals maintain theirdialogue even as the patient is participat-ing in the flashback.

Sugar sets a fairly rapid pace, eventhough the show is still long at well overtwo hours. Increasingly dramatic scenes,set against lighting and sound design thatstart creepy and only get more so, add tothe unease created by repeated moralquestions asked of the audience.

The tension of “Equus,” in fact, is builtso thoroughly that if it were to break, itwould break almost irreparably. And itinevitably does break. Stuttered lines andresorts to physical cliché are unforgivablehere. The few unplanned moments in thisgenerally highly planned play stand out asprominently as Alan Strang’s psychoses:notably, an on-stage costume change,before the barn scene, that takes too long,and the frequent revelations that the elab-orate miming in this show has been inade-quately rehearsed.

In contrast to these small imperfec-tions, the larger shortcomings of “Equus”are actually tolerable. Foremost amongthese is the dual use of the set’s principalpiece, a large metal-wrought constructionthat hangs above the stage for most of theperformance. While it works fine as a rooffor various settings, it proves very ineffec-tive when it is lowered at the end of Act I tobecome a rotating mechanism for Alan’sspiritual horse ride, a literal deus exmachina. On the ground, the piece isclumsy and noisy, and it fails to convinc-ingly portray the ride, despite the bestefforts of the actors operating it. Yet, theconcept and rehearsal behind this mecha-nism salvage it.

Other aspects of “Equus” need no sal-vaging. Although it is primarily a two-manshow, Linden and McClain are joined by atalented supporting cast. Out of these, Rob

Blair ’05 stands out as Alan’s comicallyhypocritical father, as does BenjaminAsriel ’03, who turns in a terrific perform-ance as both a horse and horse rider. Thelighting design, by Gayle Macdonald ’04, isvery effective, especially its innovativefloor illumination.

The show is staged in PW’s downstairsspace, in true blackbox form. The seatingis done in a staggered stadium style, whichcreates an interesting environment, but isalso very difficult to navigate. The audi-ence is also in extreme proximity to thestage, making them especially vulnerablenot only to the discomfort raised by theprovocative script, but also to the moretangible discomfort raised by hot lights,second-hand smoke and prolonged nudi-ty. PW’s “Equus” is for neither the easilyintimidated nor the perfectionist, but it isstill very good theater.

“Equus” is the story of a boy and his psychoanalyst;

the seventeen-year-old Alan Strang (Andrew McClain

’03), who is institutionalized after blinding six horses

with a metal spike, and the doctor Martin Dysart

(Michael Linden ’03), whose insecurity and sexual

repression make him a likely candidate for psychiatric

treatment himself.

‘Equus,’ a multi-faceted talewith more themes than onecan count, is playingthrough Monday atProduction Workshop

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While she does not see bank-ruptcy as an impending issue,Democratic Ward 2 CityCouncilwoman Rita Williams toldthe Herald she has concernsabout a massive structure.

In the end, the commissiontold RISD to find a housing solu-tion more acceptable to theneighbors.

“We’re neighbors, too,”Hudner said. “I think they some-times forget that.”

Hudner would not say whetherRISD is considering modifying itsproposal to respond to residents’concerns.

Although the building’s con-struction is still in the prelimi-nary stages, “visually, it is not likea six-story building is going todrop from the sky,” Hudner said.

Both Williams and Dwight saidthey hope that as RISD, Brownand other tax-exempt institu-tions continue to occupy andaffect an increasing percentage ofProvidence, they will work coop-eratively with the city to improvepublic safety.

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School moves in. The GraduateSchool administration will sharethe building with the BrownUniversity Research Foundation,currently located on the thirdfloor of the Grad Center, and pos-sibly with the HowardFoundation, an organization thatallots grants to students in anyacademic field on the basis ofproject proposals.

Due to this relocation, theOffice of Summer Studies — cur-rently located in Horace Mann —is moving to offices on WatermanStreet.

The future use of the GraduateCenter office space is currentlyundecided.

“There is a long waitlist forspace at Brown, including thisone,” Estrup said.

Demands for space will likelycontinue during the next fiveyears, during which the GraduateSchool hopes to employ approxi-mately 100 additional facultymembers and to increase thegraduate student population,both Lusk and Estrup said.

New space will be required forteaching assistant offices andstudy and research rooms.

“Space planning in universitiesis a constant evolution,” saidAssociate Provost Nancy Dunbar.

The relocation exemplifies themission behind President RuthSimmons’s academic enrich-ment program. Including plansfor new first-year seminars,need-blind admission and moresupport and financial aid forgraduate students, the programseeks to address the needs ofboth graduate and undergradu-ate faculty and students, Estrupsaid.

Estrup cited the move toHorace Mann as an example ofSimmons’s commitment and sup-port.

“We are very happy that gradu-ate education is also a very sub-stantial part of that plan,” he said.

Graduate Student Council Co-President Heinrich Hock GS saidhe believes the Graduate School’snew location will change the“general sentiment that theGraduate School was a secondaryconcern.”

“Now (the administration) hasrealized the Grad School is vital tothe University,” he said.

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Grad School

Nicholas Mark / Herald

The current offices of the Graduate School are housed in the fourthfloor of Graduate Center Tower E.The University plans to move theoffices to Horace Mann Hall within 12 to 16 months.

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Schiavelli said “FNX’s expansion hasn’thad a huge effect on WBRU’s ratingsthus far, and even more importantly, ithasn’t had much of an effect at all on oursales.”

But WBRU General Manager MoyeIshimoto ’03 said the ratings drop hastaken a psychological toll.

“We have been feeling a little targetedby FNX,” she said. “It was more of apride thing. Providence considers itself,not a major market, but its own market.We’re our own place, we don’t need to beovershadowed by a station fromBoston,” Ishimoto said.

FNX Radio President Bruce Mittmansaid the advantages to FNX expandinginto the Providence area are undeniable.FNX already owned the ProvidencePhoenix, a weekly city paper, which pro-vided FNX with a preexisting presencein the area, he said.

Though the two stations are in directcompetition in the Providence area,WBRU DJ Dilini Fernando ’03, said thestations are distinct in their on-air atti-tudes.

“Personality wise, we’re very differ-ent. We are from a younger generation,and I think that gives us a freshness,”

she said. “Sometimes I think what mayseem like a lack of professionalism ispart of the charm of BRU. Everyone onair is very intelligent, we don’t do thesevery dirty, rude comments that FNXdoes — we’re not about that.”

Mittman agreed that the stations aredifferent and said that FNX is muchmore personality-oriented radio.

“Our stations are very different inpresentation. We definitely have ele-ments to offer that the Brown stationcan’t — our on-air personalities for onething. With the Brown station, it’s hardfor them to build a relationship with thelisteners because the DJs always comeand go. FNX can build consistent, strongrelationships between personalities andlisteners,” he said.

WBRU is still prominent in theProvidence area. It advertises on bill-boards, produces TV ads and attendslocal major events that target WBRU’sdesired audience, Schiavelli said.

FNX has increased its presence in theProvidence area, as well, taking advan-tage of the same advertising techniquesas WBRU and using the leverage theyhave with the Phoenix, Mittman said.

Schiavelli said he remains optimisticdespite the less than desirable ratingsthis past spring. Other stations havebeen more seriously affected by FNX’sexpansion into the market than WBRU,he said.

While WBRU has an alternative rockplay list and maintains an even-genderapproach, FNX targets a younger, maleaudience. Other local stations, such asWHJY, that tend to focus on the malepopulation, have suffered greater rat-ing drops, falling from a 7.9 to a 5.9share between spring 2001 and spring2002.

WBRU’s drop has forced the station toreevaluate parts of its broadcast. ButSchiavelli said the station will not incurany drastic changes in response to thenewfound competition.

If nothing else, the emergence of FNXinto the Providence area has onlyincreased student drive and involve-ment at WBRU. WBRU’s target audience

varies enough from that of FNX that itwill bounce back from the fall in ratings,he said.

“Every station bounces up and downfrom book to book, so it’s not a hugedeal. And even though the summer2002 numbers come out in October,early indications from Arbitron are thatwe’re back in the 3’s for the summer,” hesaid.

Mittman said he wasn’t sure how FNXwould do in the new ratings.

“I can’t predict the Arbitron, but whatI know is that our standing continues togrow whereas BRU’s continues to gobackwards,” he said. “So what the futureholds for both of us, we’ll have to waitand see.”

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WBRU “Personality wise, we’re very different. We are from a

younger generation, and I think that gives us a fresh-

ness. Sometimes I think what may seem like a lack of

professionalism is part of the charm of BRU. Everyone on

air is very intelligent, we don’t do these very dirty, rude

comments that FNX does — we’re not about that.”

Dilini FernandoWBRU DJ

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Diamonds and coal

UCS was not solelyresponsible for delayin Armstrong payoutTo the Editor:Although I am very glad that the winners of “WinPaul Armstrong’s Money” finally received theirwinnings (“‘Win Paul Armstrong’s Money’ victorsfinally get their checks,” 9/19), I wish that TheHerald would have interviewed all parties involvedbefore printing this article. If The Herald hadcalled, I would have told them that the Student

Activities Office requested the names and summeraddresses of the winners, information that we didnot have on file prior to the game show. This, andnot the loss of contestant information, was the rea-son for my correspondence with the winners afterthe show.

While my name was floated in the story, no effortwas made to contact me for comment. Speaking asa Herald alumna, I hope that our campus daily willendeavor to present a more well-rounded versionof the facts in future articles.

Kristina Arvanitis ’02Sept. 19

Coal to UCS for delaying payments to the contestants of “WinPaul Armstrong’s Money.” This is not a leather jacket you puton layaway. Now it’s our turn to suggest a game: “Win PaulArmstrong’s Money and 5 percent interest compounded over6 months.”

A cubic zirconium to the unidentified woman demandingcopies in University Hall. Better it be copies than harder toobtain items, such as helmets made of cheese or a bathtubfilled with plutonium, we suppose. But here’s to followingyour heart, even if it takes you only as far as University Hall’sXerox machine.

A diamond to the new Graduate School digs. It’s about time,and hey — Brown is starting to look almost normal.

A diamond to Oxfam for opening the Hourglass Café again.Anything that gives us a greater number of options than Gatepizza and Jo’s wraps is a welcome addition.

Coal to Career Services for instituting mandatory meetings toteach seniors to use the Internet. Apparently we are supposedto write down our qualifications, nepotistic connections andspecial skills on pieces of paper, handily termed “resumes.”We must admit this is easier than hiring sky writing-planes.

A diamond to former Mayor Vincent Cianci’s new radio show.He might be a crook, but we hope he’ll accept our offer to buyhim a drink at the Biltmore bar.

A cubic zirconium to FNX. We enjoy having more than one rockstation, although if we hear that P.O.D. song again, we will be indanger of hating that oiled-up Creed singer less, simply bydefault. WBRU must continue with the late-night HunterThompson-esque monologues in order to keep things balanced.

A cubic zirconium to David Segals’ campaign flyer, which isan alarmingly realistic facsimile of a parking ticket. Eageryoung campaigners stick these under windshield wipers andwatch as Johnny Car Owner feels both a deep resentment ofDavid Segal and an undying love borne of sheer relief.

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TWTP not responsible for campus diversity problemsAll Brown students can make use of the TWC as a means of promoting diversity

AS A STUDENT OF COLOR HERE ATBrown, I felt attacked by Jill Lynch’s guest col-umn “TWTP should be open to all incomingfirst-years,” (9/18). In the column, Lynch sug-gests that Brown lacks diversity and, further-more, goes on to attack several aspects of theThird World community. I writethis with the hope that I will notcome across as an angry studentof color but rather as a source ofmotivation for those who havenot previously gotten involvedwith the Third World communityto go ahead and do so.

It is very easy for Lynch to essentially placeblame on students of color for Brown’s lack ofdiversity. The fact that you see blacks andLatinos at one table in the Ratty is somethingfor which white students should be heldequally accountable. Diversity is not aboutwhether one group of students is exclusive. Itis about each individual in this Universitymaking the decision to step outside his or hercomfort zone and meet new people.Although the TWTP program can be seen asexclusive, is that true of all of the other eventsthe Third World community sponsorsthroughout the year? How many white stu-dents make the effort to come to one ofTWC’s many cultural events that are open tothe entire community? Lynch fails to pointthis out. She overlooks the programs theThird World community offers to the entirecampus that aim to educate and share cul-

tural diversity, and she attacks the one eventthat is not open to the rest of the campus.

The reality is that students of color sufferdiscrimination on this campus and in theworld in general. We do face systems ofsupremacy and racism. The fact that Lynch

has a boyfriend of a differentrace is irrelevant to the issuebeing discussed. When Lynchand I walk into a room, Lynchwill always be a member of themajority and I will always be astudent of color. It is unfair for

Lynch to say that she is as affected by issuesof race and color as students on this campuswho have been constantly put down forbeing anything but what she is — white.

Lynch also says that nobody really talksabout what goes on at TWTP. Who is“nobody”? If you maintain a circle of whitefriends, this could be a problem. However, ifyou reach out, you will realize that there aremany discussion panels, including “Rappingand Dining,” that cover the events of TWTPcoming out of the Third World Center eachyear. Maybe if Lynch had shown interest, shewould have heard about these events.

TWTP was beneficial to me not because Iwas recently introduced to “Western cul-ture,” as Lynch suggests, but because I grewup in a community that was probably 99.9percent Latino. I did not experience whatracism truly was because I was a member ofthe majority. It was only when I got to NewEngland, where somebody pointed out all ofthe differences in me because I was Latina,

that it became clear that some peoplethought less of me because of my skin colorand background. If it were not for TWTP, Iwould not have known how to deal withthese issues, because I had never before beento a school with any white students. That iswhy the program was a great “transition” forme, as it is for many students of color.

Although Western culture may not havebeen new to me, coming to this new com-munity of people was certainly a big transi-tion. I fight for TWTP because the programmade a great impact on my life and influ-enced my decision to remain here at Brown.There are also many international studentswho come to TWTP because western cultureis new to them, so that is also a possibility. Itis very easy to blow things out of proportionand ignore the realities that exist.

Speaking of blowing things out of propor-tion, let’s consider Lynch’s suggestion tochange the name of the Third World Centerbecause it makes her think of “starving littlechildren.” Even though she knows that’s notwhat it stands for here at Brown, she advo-cates we change the name because it doesn’tsound good to her. Why doesn’t she make theeffort to learn the history behind why it iscalled the Third World Center? Educate your-self and then respond. If students of color didnot feel represented by this term I am sure itwould be debated as well.

I am sorry that Lynch is disappointedbecause she expected a more diverse envi-ronment from an Ivy League institution. Thatis what I expected as well. However, unlike

Lynch, I did not expect it would fall on mylap. I was not expecting to arrive at a utopiansociety where everyone was the same and gotalong, possibly like Lynch’s hometown. I hadto make an effort to meet white students, togo to meetings at which I may not have feltcomfortable and to go debates to hear differ-ent points of views. I must say it was wellworth it. For the first time in my life, I cele-brated Hanukkah and learned about Jewishculture — something that had been com-pletely foreign to me. This did not happen bycriticizing students at Brown for being racistand sitting in my room. This happened byreaching out to other people and expressinginterest in learning and growing as an indi-vidual. I invite Lynch to do the same.

As a Co-Chair of the Latin AmericanStudent Organization, I welcome anyone onthis campus to our meetings, which have andwill continue to be open to those who haveinterest in or questions about Latino culture.I am sure this invitation goes for most, if notall, of Brown’s Third World organizations.

I hope Lynch will consider stepping out-side of her comfort zone and try to go tonew meetings and cultural events, ratherthan sitting home at her computer andcriticizing the Third World community.Moreover, I hope this article serves toinspire people to make individual deci-sions to meet new people and breakthrough their comfort zones. Maybe thenshe and many other students here atBrown will discover the diversity that trulyexists on this campus.Yara Lorenzo ’05 hails from Miami, Fla.

YARA LORENZOGUEST COLUMN

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 · PAGE 8

CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMAGE OF SPORTSand athletes have never been more preva-lent and the National Football League is noexception. After facing high-profile arrestsand trials with Ray Lewis and Rae Carruthand the tragic death of Korey Stringer, the

league hasplaced a premi-um on present-ing a toned-down image toits fans. It allstarted with the

elimination of end zone celebrations, maythe Icky Shuffle rest in peace. However thispast weekend social correctness was takena step too far when Peyton Manning wasnot allowed to wear black high-top sneak-ers to honor Johnny Unitas.

The sneakers were a trademark ofUnitas’ and with Manning playing quarter-back for the Colts, the same team Unitasplayed for (except now in Indianapolisinstead of Baltimore), it seemed like anappropriate gesture. Yet when Manningproposed the idea, he was informed that hewould be fined if he did try to wear thesneakers because it would violate the NFL’sconservative dress code. Apparently thepassing of one of the greatest players inNFL history did not merit an exception.

The league later showed that it wouldnot hesitate to enforce the policy whenChris Redman, the quarterback for the cur-rent Baltimore franchise the Ravens, woreblack high-tops and has subsequently beenthreatened with a $25,000 fine. It was not asif Redman wore Air Jordan’s to commemo-rate the Bulls’ first championship. He waswearing the sneakers as a tribute to a manbeloved in Baltimore, who revolutionizedthe position that he was currently playing.

While the NFL is right in trying to cleanup its image, preventing tributes to one ofthe classiest players to ever suit up is clear-ly not the right way to go about it.

As for this week’s picks, as usual they areagainst the spread as provided by theMirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.Also, please remember they are for recre-

ational purposes only and apparently flip-ping a coin is an equally successfulmethod. (Home team in CAPS)

Last week – 8-8Season – 16-16Lock of the Week – 1-1

DOLPHINS (-6.5) over the Jets It is difficult to pick against the team youroot for. However in this case, I feel com-fortable making that decision. The Jetswere disemboweled last week by thePatriots and are giving up over 30 pointsper game, while the Dolphins have riddenRicky Williams to two straight wins.

VIKINGS (-6) over the Panthers Last season, Carolina beat Minnesota forwhat would be its only win of the year.Randy Moss does not take being embar-rassed well, so expect him to take out hisrevenge on the Panthers.

PATRIOTS (-9.5) over the Chiefs I have seen the light and now I am a fullbeliever in the Church of Tom Brady. Bymy count, he completes 90 percent of hispasses and all of them are for at least eightyards. Finally favorites after five straightgames as underdogs, the Pats are going tomake the Chiefs bend to their will.

EAGLES (-8.5) over the Cowboys After losing to the Texans, the Cowboys hada delusion of grandeur last week when theyupset the Titans. It is time for run D. Mc. tobring them back to reality. The Eaglescould easily be 2-0 and with former PackersDorsey Levens and Antonio Freeman nowon-board, they could be Super Bowlbound.

Browns (+4.5) over the TITANS If Tennessee has shown anything over thepast year and a half, it is that when McNairand George are injured, they struggle. Withboth players missing practice this week, ifthe Browns can manage not to take offtheir helmets during the game they couldpick up a win.

Saints (+1.5) over the BEARS (LOCK OF THE WEEK)The Saints shut down Brett Favre; I thinkthey can shut down Jim Miller. Plus, theywill be “dropping the Deuce” all overChampagne and with Ted Washington outfor 10 weeks with an injured ankle, theBears’ “D” should have plenty of holes init. Regardless, one of these teams will be3-0 and could find itself on top of the NFC.

Colts (-12.5) over the TEXANS As San Diego reminded us all last week,Houston is an expansion team. Indyshould offer another friendly reminder, asPeyton goes to work on the Texan’s shakydefense. He better start winning soonthough or his brother Eli might have tocome to the NFL and show him up.

BRONCOS (-9) over the Bills Denver shocked everyone by knocking offthe Rams and the 49ers in consecutiveweeks and doing so, by shutting down twohigh-powered offenses. While I am not afan of the running back by committeeapproach, the Broncos seem to make itwork. As for the Bills, Drew has shown thathe is still an elite QB, but he also still getshit more times than Oscar De La Hoya’spunching bag, aka Fernando Vargas.

Chargers (-1.5) over the CARDINALS Someone obviously wanted the Chargersto open the season with a winning record,as their first three opponents were theBengals, Texans and now the Cardinals.Somehow the Cardinals are tied for firstwith the 49ers in the new NFC West, aheadof the Rams; but unless Thomas Jones doesanother Walter Payton impression, theirfirst place run should not last too long.

Redskins (+8) over the 49ERS Before the season started, Terrell Owenswas aiming for a 2,000-yard season. Rightnow, he is on pace for less than half of thatand he is undoubtedly upset that he ismissing out on prime showboating oppor-tunities. The Redskins should reboundfrom their MNF embarrassment, and

maybe during the week they figured outwhether Marvin Lewis or Jerry Lewis wascoaching their defense.

GIANTS (-6.5) over the Seahawks At first glance, this seems like an obviouslet down game for the G-men. They upsetthe Rams and now face a team who lostconvincingly to the Cardinals. HoweverKerry “No longer drinking Tom” Collinshas put together a string of successfulgames and Mike Holmgren clearly left hiscoaching ability in Green Bay.

Packers (-8) over the LIONS It is almost too easy to pick on the Lions atthis point. They are 0-2 for the secondstraight year, have been beaten up on inboth games and have already decided toswitch quarterbacks — Joey Harrington is inand Mike McMahon is out. The only thingthat they’ve got going from them is that theyare opening up a new stadium and at leastfans will be comfortable as they watch BrettFavre throw for well-over 300 yards.

ATLANTA (-7.5) over the Bengals Michael Vick is the real deal. He is one ofthose players who you would pay to seeand not just because you want to see theother team try and take out his knees. If heis going to live up to the hype surroundinghim, he will need to beat the bad teamsand it starts this week with Cincinnati.

BUCS (+2.5) over the Rams The surprise of the young season may bethat either of these teams enters this gamewith a loss. Apparently St. Louis is stillwaiting to play overtime to finish theSuper Bowl and Tampa Bay just can notshake its ability to underachieve. In what isreally a toss-up, the Bucs have been able tobeat the Rams each of the last two yearsand since KJ loves the spotlight, MondayNight Football should give him a chanceshine once again.

Joshua Troy ’04 hails from Stamford, Conn.,and is a political science concentrator.

In season opener, football to take on Towson The Brown football team will travel toTowson University (1-1) in Marylandfor its first game of the season onSaturday at 1:00 p.m. The Tigers haveplayed two games, beating MorganState in their opener and falling toLafayette last weekend. Towson is cur-rently a member of the Patriot League;however the school recently accepted amembership into the Atlantic 10Football Conference beginning in 2004.This will be the first ever meetingbetween the two schools.

Women’s soccer to host Lions in Ivy openerThe Brown women’s soccer team (3-1-1)will open its Ivy League season thisSaturday when it plays host to ColumbiaUniversity at 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson Field.The Bears have won their last three games,beating Fairfield University, ColgateUniversity and the University of RhodeIsland. Brown will look for continuedstrong play from midfielder MichealaSewall ’04, who was recently named to theweekly Ivy League Honor Roll for women’ssoccer.

M.’s soccer travels to New Haven for 2 gamesThe Brown men’s soccer team (0-1-1)will compete at the Yale-Fila Classicthis weekend. The Bears will playAlabama A&M University at 5:00 p.m.on Friday and will square off against

Vanderbilt University at noon onSunday. Yale University will also partic-ipate in the tournament, also playingmatches against the two southernschools. The Bears lost their only meet-ing with Alabama A&M in 1982 andhave never faced Vanderbilt. This willbe the fifth consecutive year Brown hasparticipated in this tournament. Lastseason, the Bears split their two games,falling to the University of Alabama-Birmingham and beating Tulsa. AdomCrew ’03 and Ibrahim Diane ’06 werenamed to the Ivy League Honor Rolllast week for their play in the first twomatches.

Volleyball heads to Florida for tourneyThe Brown volleyball team (1-2) will travelto Tallahassee, Fla. this weekend to com-pete at a tournament hosted by FloridaState University. The Bears will play threematches, taking on Louisiana StateUniversity and Louisiana-LafayetteUniversity on Friday and facing off againstFlorida State on Saturday. Brown will playin two more tournaments before openingits Ivy League season on Oct. 11 againstDartmouth. Jessie Cooper ’03 was namedto the Ivy League Honor Roll for her strongperformances in the Bears’ first threematches.

Other sports in action this weekend:FIELD HOCKEY vs, Columbia, noon,

Warner Roof.WOMEN’S GOLF, Yale Invitational,Saturday and Sunday.MEN’S GOLF, Dartmouth Invitational,

Saturday and Sunday.MEN’S WATER POLO, vs. Fordham, St.Francis-NY and Iona, Saturday

— Herald Sports Staff Reports

Plenty of weekend sports action in store for Bears

Concerns about image, surprise teams, highlight Week 3 of the NFL

JOSH TROYSPREADING THE LOVE

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The men’s soccer team dropped one and tied one in action last weekend.