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BY SONIA SARAIYACONTRIBUTING WRITER

The architect chosen to design Sidney E.Frank Hall, the future home of theDepartment of Cognitive Sciences andLinguistics and the Brain Science program,brings a reputation for flexibility and inge-nuity to the project.

Roger Duffy, a partner at Skidmore,Owings and Merrill, is “not characterizedby a particular style,” said John Fawcett ’85,a spokesman for SOM and for Duffy, whocould not be reached. “Every project isunique.”

The team’s focus at Brown will be to cre-ate a building that allows students and fac-ulty to have a unique experience related toits function. Fawcett further said Duffy andthe company are exploring the “possibilityfor enhanced perception” and “engagingwith scientific inquiry.”

The design of the approximately 60,000sq. ft. building will have to accommodatetwo different needs for those using thebuilding, what Fawcett refers to as a “bina-ry context.” On one hand, “labs will requireisolation of sound, light and vibrations” —particularly in a proposed virtual reality lab— but the first floor of the building will bedevoted to a large auditorium, as well as topublic spaces, classrooms and offices.

Vice President for Planning RichardSpies said billionaire donor and liquor

importer Sidney Frank ’42 “was intrigued”by the public component to the building.Students will find many uses for the build-ing, he said, “even if you have no interest inCogSci.”

Construction should start “fairly early inthe 2006-2007 academic year,” Spies said,and may end in time for the 2008-2009school year, though it is “too early” to knowfor sure.

According to Spies, the selection of thearchitect was the responsibility of a com-mittee, which used proposals, interviewsand tours of sites to determine whicharchitectural firm would get the contract.

Spies said SOM was “very open to a rangeof solutions that fit the problems of thesite.”

Members of the committee that choseDuffy had nothing but praise for him.William Warren, a professor of cognitivescience and linguistics, said that other sitesDuffy has designed were “built with anintellectual mission in mind,” adding thathe was “inspired” by Duffy’s work.

Duffy demonstrates “enthusiasm inrethinking everything about design,” saidFrances Halsband, creator of Brown’s

Dinesh D’Souza, author and fellow atthe Hoover Institution at StanfordUniversity, will give a lecture tonighttitled “In Defense of AmericanEmpire,” at 8 p.m. in Salomon 101.

D’Souza was one of the first editorsof the cutting-edge conservative pub-lication the Dartmouth Review duringhis years at Dartmouth College in the1980s. He was senior domestic policyanalyst at the White House from 1987-88 under President Ronald Reagan,and has done extensive research onhigher education, civil rights, culturalissues and politics and the economyand society, according to D’Souza’sWeb site. He has published a numberof books, including “The End ofRacism,” “Illiberal Education: ThePolitics of Race and Sex on Campus”and “What’s So Great About America?”

In tonight’s lecture, sponsored bythe College Republicans, D’Souza will

address post-Sept. 11 foreign policyfrom a broad perspective and willfocus heavily on the topics of “What’sSo Great About America?” his mostrecent book, according to ChristopherMcAuliffe ’05, president of the CollegeRepublicans.

D’Souza draws heavily on his expe-riences at Dartmouth and reflects onhis perspective as an Indian immi-grant to argue against affirmativeaction and for the global supremacy ofWestern institutions, McAuliffe said.D’Souza argues that the reality of theAmerican dream and the UnitedStates’ emphasis on individualismmake it the easiest society for anyminority to succeed.

D’Souza is known for his pro-globalcapitalism, pro-colonialist point ofview, McAuliffe said. D’Souza defendsWestern culture and values to the restof the world and believes that their

spread across the globe is beneficial toall.

In “Two Cheers for Colonialism,”one of the most controversial chaptersin “What’s So Great About America?,”D’Souza writes that colonialism wasdegrading to those who were colo-nized, but that descendants of colo-nialist societies ultimately gain fromthe incorporation of Western institu-tions, law, education and ideals ofopportunity into their lives.

McAuliffe said he chose to inviteD’Souza because he was personallyinspired by D’Souza’s compellingarguments regarding the dominanceof Western institutions. McAuliffehopes that people will attend the lec-ture not only because D’Souza is ahigh-profile speaker but also becauseof his academic perspective. The lec-ture is free and open to the public.

— Nicole Summers

BY ELIZA LANECONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University provides an environmentthat many students affectionately callhome. However, Brown students find them-selves, from time to time, looking elsewherefor comfort — seeking diversion, away fromcampus and its many reminders of thingsstill to be done.

Students at universities throughout thecountry occasionally trek home on week-ends, or visit nearby campuses for a day orso: Brown students are no exception. Afterall, too much stress is self-destructive andshould be alleviated at times — hence stu-dents’ sporadic urges to get off campus foreven just a few hours.

“Although I don’t have much free timebecause I run track, I try to get away fromcampus whenever possible — usually onweekends. It’s important to get outside thetiny bubble we all live in at Brown so wedon’t forget what it’s really like outside, inthe real world,” said Anna Willard ’06.

This sentiment is not limited to athleteswhose time is constrained by competitionsand training. It is echoed by students of allinterests attending the University — andother colleges, too.

“Getting away is good for all students, nomatter where they go to school,” said AliciaYoung ’06. “It enables us to get a slice of lifethat isn’t Brown life, which is importantevery once in a while.”

Because of its proximity, Boston is a pop-ular destination for students escaping the

BY ALEXANDRA BARSKSENIOR STAFF WRITER

With graduation approaching, Brownseniors are struggling as they decide whatthey’d like to do next. Ethan Ris ’05 thinkshe might like to become your city coun-cilman.

Though he has not yet made a finaldecision, Ris said he is thinking “serious-ly” about the possibility of running forProvidence City Council in 2006.

“I am very much still a student — I’mfocusing on graduating. While gettinginvolved in local politics is something I’vethought about, I definitely haven’t madeany decisions about what I’m going todo,” Ris said. “I’m just talking to people inthe neighborhood and in the city govern-ment, getting a sense of the situation andalso of whether this is something that I’dreally want to do.”

Ris said he expects to make a decisionby the end of the summer. Over the sum-mer, in preparation for a potential cam-paign, Ris will have to file papers throughthe state declaring himself as a potentialcandidate, start raising money andappoint a treasurer to oversee fundrais-ing.

If he does decide to enter the race, hewill run as a Democrat in Ward 1, repre-senting the College Hill and Fox Pointneighborhoods, a position currently heldby David Segal of the Green Party, whowas elected in 2002.

Last summer, Ris, a former presidentof the Brown Democrats, was given athree-month-long mayoral fellowship atProvidence City Hall in the Departmentof Operations. He said the experiencemade him excited about what could getdone in a city like Providence but alsomade him frustrated about what was notgetting done.

“Things seemed to move at a glacialpace, and a lot of times, people have goodideas that never get heard by the rightpeople,” he said.

One of Ris’ main issues is the divideJane Tanimura / Herald

Kate Moller ’05 and Rose Weaver MFA ’00 performed in “Eclipsed,” a multi-mediapresentation created and directed by Raina Rahbar ’05 in celebration of Women’sHistory Month.

Frank Hall architect Duffy intrigues University officials

Conservative author D’Souza, Dartmouth grad, to speak tonight

SOUL-AR ‘ECLIPSED’

see FRANK HALL, page 4

City trips givestudents achange of pace

see CITIES, page 5

Ris ’05pondering CityCouncil run

see RIS, page 4

New York vs. Boston: Thedebate goes on

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QUINNIPIAC SENT PACKINGM. lacrosse team doubles up onthe Bobcats 14-7, advancing itsrecord to 2-0

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"REVISITING STUCK RUBBERBABY: SEXUAL IDENTITY, RACIALPREJUDICE AND POLITICAL CON-FLICT IN THE 1960s" 12 p.m. (Barus and Holley 166) —Cruse, an influential gay cartoonist,will be speaking about StuckRubber Baby, which tells a youngwhite man’s coming-out storyagainst the backdrop of the 1960scivil rights movement in theAmerican South.

BY MARK MAZZETTILOS ANGELES TIMES

WASHINGTON — She got a promo-tion just four months ago, yetSecretary of State CondoleezzaRice was forced Sunday to discussher ambitions for a job that won’tbe available for almost four moreyears — and denied that she hadany plans to move up to the OvalOffice.

During appearances on threeSunday-morning television shows,Rice closed the door on a bid forthe White House in 2008, sayingshe planned a return to academiclife.

“I don’t have any desire to runfor president. I don’t intend to. Iwon’t do it,”Rice said on ABC’s“This Week.”“I won’t. How’s that? Isthat categorical enough?”

ARTS & CULTURETHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 · PAGE 3

BY JOEL ROZENSTAFF WRITER

Oakie Pokie is a small city on the brink of ecological ruin. It’sslowly sinking into the surrounding marshland, its build-ings are falling apart — and worse still, its inhabitants are inserious danger of becoming the resident alligators’ nextblue-plate special.

Located in backwater Florida — for where else would sucha crisis occur?— the fiction-al town pro-vides the set-ting for “TheKaraoke Kid,”an originalplay writtenand directed

by Caitlin Marshall ’05 and presented in the ProductionWorkshop’s downstairs space. The show transports the audi-ence to its swampy dystopia by way of innovative set andlighting design, an imaginative story and robust performanc-es, with just a few setbacks along the way.

“Karaoke Kid” ends its run with an 8 p.m. performancethis evening.

Marshall’s satire charts the fate of Poplar Duvet (AllisonPosner ’05), Oakie Pokie’s deadbeat karaoke queen. As isoften the sad case with aspiring lounge singers, Poplardreams of stardom, belting Celine Dion power ballads oncue and annoying everyone in earshot. Perhaps most irkedis her English surrogate mother and landlady CynthiaApplebaum (Michelle Oing ’07), the mayor’s dissatisfiedmistress and the neighborhood sour apple.Understandably, Applebaum can’t handle the recurring

musical melodrama upstairs — or figure out why her tenantkeeps talking to a Rod Stewart sock puppet (WeldonLedbetter ’06).

Like the fog ominously hovering over the city limits, theplot thickens: When Bill Green (Jon Neidich ’05), the self-described “CEO of a major entertainment company,” offerscorrupt Mayor Chuck Lott (Michael Obremski ’07) a lucra-tive chance to film the town for his next reality TV show,things start looking up for everyone.

With a reluctant Poplar in mind, Mayor Lott’s eyes flashdollar signs as he loops a media circus around the “hugecash prize” in store for whoever wins Green’s televisedkaraoke contest. Adding to the frenzy, Poplar’s witch-doctorlover, Charell Barbosa (Andrea Gompf ’08), finds herselfgrowing increasingly frustrated while her partner gets sweptaway by the sudden attention.

Marshall has flavored the absurdity of her tale with dia-logue that displays both a sharp linguistic prowess and aknack for intriguing characters. The script is funny butdense and full of rhyming couplets and neat attempts at rapand poetry, a real challenge for even the most experiencedactor.

Fortunately, the cast of “Karaoke Kid” is full of experi-enced actors. As Poplar, Posner evokes Alyson Hannigan byway of sheer earnestness and lighthearted naiveté. Oing’sApplebaum is a good attempt at a British sex kitten, if such athing exists, and she laces her lasciviousness with thetragedy her role deserves. Obremski brings swift comic tim-ing to his portrayal of Oakie Pokie’s mayor, reaching newheights of sleaziness and mimicking the drawl of — it wasbound to happen — George W. Bush.

BY JANE TANIMURASTAFF WRITER

A woman dressed entirely in black limps feebly onto adimly lit stage. As soulful music plays in the back-ground, she begins to speak about what being a womanmeans to her and, rejoicing, suddenly breaks into songand dance.

She shouts, “This woman’s not done.” She hobbles offthe stage, bent but strong.

This monologue, written and performed by RoseWeaver MFA ’00, was one of many pieces that reflected thetheme and purpose of “Eclipsed,” a multimedia presenta-tion created and directed by Raina Rahbar ’05. In celebra-tion of Women’s History Month, “Eclipsed” examined theconstruction of feminine identity in Iranian and Americancultures through the lens of fashion, dance, media, musicand image.

The March 11 performance at the Black RepertoryTheatre was the culmination of a year’s work for Rahbar,who has been collaborating on the project with theResource Scholars and Artists Program since last semester.The program, which was initiated by the Resource Centerand expanded five years ago to include projects dedicatedto the creative arts, encourages students of all disciplinesto think about how their work has a larger social relevance.

The program helped Rahbar to shape the context of her

show and provided her a space to present her project tothe Brown and greater Providence community, she said.

Rahbar started to conceptualize the idea for “Eclipsed”after thinking about writing a senior thesis, she said. As anInternational Relations concentrator, she knew her thesiswould be restricted to academic writing, which made herconsider an independent project as a freer way of express-ing her ideas.

An Iranian-American, Rahbar wanted to explain bothsides of this dual identity as well as fuse both cultural per-spectives. She said she also wanted to shed light on repre-sentations of Islamic femininity, a timely and prevalenttopic in today’s media.

“My intention in doing this is trying to reach to womenin general,” she said. As long as one person is somehowchanged by the experience by rethinking his or her con-ception of femininity, her mission will have been accom-plished, Rahbar said.

Rahbar chose to explain the mission of her projectthrough the metaphor of an eclipse, an allegory that is pre-dominant in Iranian culture. The eclipse examines therelationship between three factors, Rahbar said — the sunis the symbol for man; the moon, the symbol for woman;and earth, the symbol for culture.

‘Karaoke Kid’ not just the same old song

“Pornography and Sexual Intimacy”

Lilian O’Brien, Philosophy GS March 16, 6 p.m.

Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Lounge

Fusion Dance Show

March 16-19, 8 p.m.March 20, 3 p.m.

Ashamu Dance Studio

Vienna Teng Concert

March 17, 8 p.m.Sayles Hall

Reading by Mexican Authors Valerie Mejer Caso

and Jennifer Clement

March 17, 8 p.m.McCormack Family Theater

Rangeela

South Asian Students Association Cultural ShowMarch 19, 6:30 p.m.

Salomon 101

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“The Karaoke Kid”Written and directed by Caitlin Marshall ’05Tonight at 8 p.m. in Production Workshop’s

downstairs spaceTickets at the door or pw.students.brown.edu

Free (donation suggested)

ARTS & CULTURE REVIEW

see KARAOKE, page 4

BY KIM STICKELSSTAFF WRITER

Entering Hillel’s social hall to hear Matisyahu Miller per-form Saturday night, one was unsure how to react. To theright, a small group of orthodox men danced a hora,

while closer into the crowd a few coupleswere cautiously grinding. Matisyahu, whosefusion of Judaism and reggae could only

inspire these vastly different reactions, crooned a psalminto the mike to an energetic reggae beat.

Looming at 6’3”, the bearded and bespectacledMatisyahu — who uses only his first name, Hebrew forMatthew — at first glance looked out of place sitting on aspeaker and rapping. He wore a tallith, symbolizing hiscommitment to Orthodox Judaism, and was flanked onall sides by the three others who comprise his band.Along with Josh Werner on bass, Jonah David on drumsand Aaron Dugan on guitar, Matisyahu blends reggae,hip-hop and rock.

Matisyahu’s music imparts a Hasidic message andtells of his experience living in New York alongside thealternating mellow and energetic reggae beats, throughlyrics such as “Hashem’s rays fire blaze burn bright and Ibelieve/ Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto theheights/ Crown Heights burnin’ up all through till mid-night.”

Matisyahu has achieved incredible success within thepast year as the world’s pre-eminent Hasidic reggae star.On Saturday, he oozed energy and passion for both hismusic and his religion, intensely belting out the songs.He seemed focused, but his music simultaneouslyengendered a jovial, carefree atmosphere.

Matisyahu fuses reggae,hip-hop, rock and Judaism

REVIEW

see MATISYAHU, page 5

‘Eclipsed’ showcases Iranian, American identities

see ECLIPSED, page 5

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strategic framework of physicalplanning.

Duffy shows “sensitivity tothe needs of his users,” Warrensaid. “He’s definitely not a cook-ie-cutter architect.”

Warren also said Duffy hasworked with “environmentalart and lighting” in past proj-ects.

Fawcett said SOM is also ableto “mimic the beneficial effectsof natural light” and thereforecreate a more appealing learn-ing environment that “rein-forces circadian rhythm.”

SOM has been environmen-tally conscious when it comesto design. According toFawcett, SOM is “very good atdesigning green buildings.” Thecompany has followed thestandards set by the UnitedStates Green Building Councilin past projects and may usethem for Frank Hall.

Whether the building will fitin with Brown’s classic NewEngland brick and stone isdebatable. Halsband said shesees the project as “a wonderfulopportunity to open up newpossibilities.”

“We know the campus, weare familiar with the kind ofmateriality of the campus,”Fawcett said. “We think there

are different kinds of buildingsthat will fit.”

Spies echoed the sentiment,saying Frank Hall should “be apositive, complementary mem-ber of the Brown community ofbuildings.” He said he doesn’tforesee a “red brick building,”but “all (of) that will be chal-lenged and developed.”

Fawcett also said that atBrown, “individual buildingsare not as impressive” andsome “lack strong interioritypresence,” but the campus’strength is in “ensemble build-ings.”

“If you walk around campus,there are lots of different kindsof buildings. The importantthing is that they work together,not to copy what has comebefore.”

Halsband said some univer-sities have created “architecturezoos,” with their campus build-ings, with “some terrific, someterrible.” Brown, according toher, has more of a campus feel— the buildings all worktogether.

Frank Hall will be built on asite behind the BrownBookstore, presently occupiedby a Shell gas station. The Shellstation will be demolished tomake room for the building. Itwill be one of the first struc-tures to be built on The Walk, aproposed pathway to connectLincoln Field to the PembrokeCampus, and according toFawcett, the hall will “set thetone for other buildings.”

The University wants to“establish (The Walk) as a publicarea,” Spies said. “The buildingneeds to take advantage of that.”

Both SOM and the Universityare enthusiastic about the newproject. “We’re going to be ableto design a building that will bereally enjoyable to be in,”Fawcett said.

Warren in particular was opti-mistic about designing a build-ing for Cognitive Sciences andLinguistics, referring to it as a“journey.”

“I’m actually looking forwardto working with the architect,”he said.

Frank Hallcontinued from page 1

between Brown and the surround-ing community. “Brown studentsdon’t understand the community,and the community doesn’tunderstand Brown,” he said. “Andthere is nobody in the communityright now trying to bridge thatgap.”

“I think the only person whocan do that is someone who, forexample, is a recent Brown gradu-ate and reaches out to the com-munity, becomes a member of thecommunity and who moves thingsforward,” he said. Though Ris grewup in Maryland, he said he hasconsidered himself a resident ofProvidence since he began atBrown and that he intends tospend the rest of his life here.

The election is more than a yearand a half in the future, but Ris’tentative plans have already begunto cause a stir, particularly amongsupporters of Segal.

According to Ris, on March 8,“(Segal) sent me an e-mail essen-tially trying to scare me out of therace by listing a lengthy list of peo-ple and organizations, a lot ofunions, a lot of lobbying groups,that he claims supported him. …The vast majority of groups orpeople on that list don’t know whoI am. I’ve never met with them. So,I don’t think it’s fair to say that, in apotential match-up between meand Councilman Segal, they’veweighed the alternatives and havechosen him.”

But Segal said the intent of thee-mail was not to scare Ris out ofrunning. Rather, he said he wantedto make clear that he would runfor re-election and “to assert that Iam doing work that I think is veryimportant and that many individ-uals and organizations with whomI work think is very important andwhich wouldn’t happen if I weren’tin office.”

Segal said he also wanted “toask (Ris) why he’s consideringdoing something so potentiallydestructive when we will be in anelection year that will potentiallyhave very tight races on many lev-els of government and when hisenergies could be put towardsthose efforts.”

Robert Walsh ’83, the executivedirector of the Rhode Island chap-ter of the National EducationAssociation and a supporter ofSegal, pointed out Segal’s unique

position as the only non-Democrat of the 15 City Councilmembers. “He gets the benefit ofpicking and choosing which com-mittee he wants to sit on becausehe’s the only ‘other’ party repre-sentative, thus making him a morepowerful progressive,” he said.

Segal and his supporters areless worried that Ris may win theelection and more that he may actas a “spoiler” by splitting the pro-gressive vote, thus causing a moreconservative candidate to be elect-ed.

“My guess is that Ethan doesn’thave any real chance to get morevotes than David. What he maybehas a chance to do is, ironicallyand if things go the wrong way, topossibly be the spoiler person,”said Peter Asen ’04, who was theco-volunteer coordinator ofSegal’s campaign in 2002.

According to the current presi-dent of the Brown Democrats,Seth Magaziner ’06, “That’s thesame thing people said aboutDavid in 2002.” In that race, Segalran as a Green Party candidateagainst a Democrat, an independ-ent and a Republican candidate.

“People were afraid that he wasjust going to end up stealing votesfrom (Kyle) Diggins (theDemocratic candidate), but as amatter of fact, the neighborhoodwas so progressive that theyended up coming in first and sec-ond,” Magaziner said.

But Asen questioned what Ris’motivation would be in runningagainst a fellow progressive. “Hehas to answer the question of ‘whyis he running against David?’ ” hesaid. “How does he see himself asbeing different? And if he doesn’treally, that raises the question of‘why put your energy into this?’ ”

Ris said that while he oftenagrees with Segal on an ideologi-cal level, their strategies differ. Hecited as an example Segal’s spon-sorship of Council resolutionsagainst the war in Iraq and theUSA Patriot Act.

“It’s nice to have resolutionsagainst the Patriot Act — I agreethat people should take a standagainst that — but I would muchrather see the Providence CityCouncil concern itself with issueslike trash collection and trans-portation issues and taxationissues, because those affect peo-ple’s lives much more,” Ris said.

Though he said it is too early tomake forecasts about votes beingsplit, Magaziner, a friend of bothSegal and Ris, said he thinks polit-

ical issues will not be the focus ofa race between the two. “Theirpolitics are pretty much identical.Their personalities are very differ-ent. They might have differentpriorities, but I put them inapproximately the same place onthe conservative-liberal spec-trum,” he said. “When the issuesare really similar, it ends up com-ing down to leadership skills,things like that.”

Ris said that, in his recent con-versations with Providence resi-dents, he has noticed “a lot of dis-satisfaction” with the state of lead-ership on the East Side and in thecity in general.

“I’m going to keep having thoseconversations,” Ris said. “Even if Idecide not to run for office, I stillintend to be very involved in localcity politics. I feel like I’ve done agood job of orienting myself in thepast four years, understanding thecommunity and the politics ofProvidence, and I think I’m in agood position to becomeinvolved,” he said.

“I’m excited about, if not now,at some point serving the people.”

Riscontinued from page 1

Ledbetter, the puppeteerand voice behind Rod Stewart,succeeds at alienating andweirding out the audience.While the play’s one-dimen-sional personalities call prima-rily for one-sided performanc-es, this actress stomps throughher role with Stewart’s trade-mark hoarse, indefatigablelibido.

Ultimately, the play is amixed bag. It feels a bit slow incertain scenes, particularlythose shared by the lesbianlovers, and dialogue is occa-sionally clunky and heavy-handed, but these flaws areironed out by the show’s inven-tive set. Spectators are treatedto a festival of water and dry ice,with actors stumbling ingaloshes through a real moatand burbling through fake fog.If the second act feels long totheatergoers, it probably is, butthere are always a host of stageeffects to hold their attention —and the unsettling vibrato ofbad karaoke to keep themawake.

Karaokecontinued from page 3

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pressure of college life. However,during the Presidents Day longweekend, New York City seemed tobe a verifiable Mecca for Brownstudents looking to kick back andtemporarily forget their worries.The city’s special art exhibit, “TheGates,” proved an attraction dur-ing the unscheduled hours.

Boston also draws an abun-dance of students and is hardly theunderdog in the cities’ rivalry toattract them. The Boston Red Soxdraw students to the city duringthe spring and early fall, and theNew England Patriots bring stu-dents to Foxborough, Mass. —about a 25-minute drive fromProvidence — during the cold win-ter months.

“I’m a huge Red Sox fan!Seriously, I sometimes think of thetwo cities (Boston and New York)in terms of their baseball teams —the Red Sox and the Yankees. NewYork will never have the sameappeal as Boston does for this veryreason,” said Young, who hails

from Epsom, N.H.Massachusetts sport enthusiast

Scott Dunn ’08 is more inclined tohead north on the weekends towatch football. In fact, Dunnspends a significant number ofweekends in his home state,watching the Boston CollegeEagles on Saturdays and thePatriots on Sundays.

“I like Pats games — especiallybecause the drive from Providenceto (Gillette) Stadium is so short. I’llusually go with some friends fromBrown — either that or I’ll meetsome of my buddies from highschool there and we’ll tailgatebefore heading in. A lot of my oldfriends ended up at schools inBoston. … After the game, if I’mwith Brown kids, we usually just goback (to campus). If I’m with guysfrom high school, we’ll sometimeshead to their college for the night,”Dunn said.

A location’s ability — or lackthereof — to foster a sense offamiliarity, putting visitors at ease,plays a role in students’ selectionof off-campus destinations.Considering that students fre-quently just go home when theyneed a short break, this criterion is

hardly surprising.“I like going home and all, but

it’s nice to get out and see differentcampuses, too. A bunch of myfriends go to universities in andaround Boston — includingBoston College, Tufts, BostonUniversity and Harvard, so I govisit them at their schools. UsuallyI just spend the night with them.It’s easier that way,” Young said.

Boston is different from NewYork — the latter’s physical setup isimpersonal, even intimidating,because it is built on a grid, Youngsaid. This layout makes the cityseem inhospitable, characterizedby a mechanical and overly formalproperty.

“I find the people in New YorkCity to be somewhat abrasive.I’m definitely not referring topeople I’ve met here at Brownwho are from the City, butstrangers I’ve come into contactwith during my visits. Walking onthe street, I’ll get shoved by somestranger. It’s as if I’m not eventhere,” Young said.

“The people in Boston seem somuch more approachable andcongenial. I don’t feel like I’mimposing when I visit,” Young

added. Both Willard and Young take the

bus whenever they go to Boston orNew York City.

“The only issue I have with bustrips is when the schedules requireme to travel at a time when I’llarrive late at night. It can be scary.There’s some danger involved in afemale’s hanging around a publicbus terminal in a major city atnight, waiting for a ride or whatev-er. It’s just as bad when you have towalk back to campus after dark. It’sjust an unnecessary risk,” Youngsaid.

Brown alums settle in bothBoston and New York City, usuallytempted by the job opportunitiesavailable to young people with IvyLeague degrees.

“I’ve been to New York Citythree times during my four years atBrown — but only once was to seefriends. Boston, though, is like asecond home to me. I mean, I gothere all the time — usually withthe intention of seeing oldfriends,” said Christian Luening’05, a native of Houston.

“I don’t really go to Boston, orNew York City either, to see sightsand tourist attractions. These can

be a cool bonus, because I likelearning about places on an off-hand basis, but they are hardlyever my primary reason for goingto a place. Usually, I go because Iwant to stay in touch with peoplewho have been an important partof my life,” Luening added.

Luening has a car readily acces-sible to him, so he finds himselfdriving to Beantown to have lunchor to see an old friend severaltimes a month.

“The strange thing aboutBoston is that it’s so close it doesn’treally seem like much of a destina-tion. It only costs me gas money —and a few hours of my time. To me,that’s worth it,” Luening said.

“These brief trips definitelybreak up the monotony of collegelife,” he added.

“It’s absolutely critical to get achange of scenery no matter whatform it takes. I mean, go to Boston,New York, home — it doesn’t mat-ter where,” said Jeffrey Miksis ’03.He added: “Lots of college kids for-get to take a break and enjoy theirsurroundings, and they sufferbecause of it. College comes justonce and should not be a time youlook back on and regret.”

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Growing up in White Plains,N.Y., Matisyahu dropped out ofhigh school to follow Phish on theirnational tour. A ReconstructionistJew who resisted Hebrew class as ayouth, he experienced a spiritualawakening in the Colorado wilder-ness and in Israel and reconnectedto his Jewish roots, converting toLubavitch, a sect of Judiasm, aftermeeting a rabbi in New York’sWashington Square Park. Today hedivides his time between playingthree to four shows a week and theyeshiva.

Fusing the world and words ofreggae and the Talmud, his lyricsmove fluently in between Englishand Hebrew. His songs are originaland catchy but many of themblend together. Indeed,Rastafarians, who are closely

linked to reggae, believe they are alost tribe of Israel, and much oftheir music deals with social awak-ening. Matisyahu’s lyrics recountbiblical stories, urge the awaken-ing of a higher consciousness andare laden with messianic themes.

The music is upbeat dancehallreggae with a rootsy origin.Matisyahu’s voice and style recallBob Marley, yet he is still develop-ing his musical talent. The crowdwas initially hesitant but quicklywarmed to the infectious tropicalbeat. Interspersed among the col-lege students were older couples,orthodox Jews and a few middle-school-aged kids. The simple stagewas almost on level with the audi-ence, allowing the 26-year-oldMatisyahu to interact with theaudience and creating a casualtheme to the show. The friendlyatmosphere and novelty of the actmade up for a few times the songsseemed monotonous andMatisyahu lacked energy. The

lighting was simple — a singlelight shone on the band, the colorvarying depending on the mood ofthe song.

One highlight of the show wasMatisyahu’s rendition of “Chop’em Down,” a song recounting theIsraelites’ exodus from Egypt. Boththe guitarists and drummerdemonstrated their superb abili-ties during several extended solos.Several a cappella solos byMatisyahu also proved to be ahighlight of the show and weregreeted by the audience’s enthusi-astic cheers. Throughout the show,Matisyahu was endearing in hiscasual interactions with the audi-ence. Although he gave a shortconcert, Matisyahu skillfully com-bined his two passions resulting ina moving and upbeat show.

By the end of the night it wasclear that Judaism and reggae arenot such strange bedfellows.

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In her self-written monologuetitled, “Eclipsed,” Abigail Ronck ’05summarizes the idea of an eclipseas a form of imprisonment.

“Eclipsed, encased, enclosed.Can she breathe in there?” sheasked.

Rahbar’s presentation asks forthis trapped woman to be freedfrom the patriarchy of Americanand Iranian societies.

An original garment created byRahbar, called “Eclipsed,” is a tan-gible representation of thatrequest. The outfit’s bold and sexycombination of silky cloths — anorange tank top decorated withflowery ornaments around theneckline, red Capri pants and ayellow see-through sari that coversthe waist — visualizes the voiceand power women can maintainwithin that patriarchal system.

Other highlights from the eventincluded dances and monologuescreated and presented by femaleBrown undergraduates. These per-formances translated the culturaland historical development ofwomanhood aesthetically.

“It was a unique way of present-ing information,” said audiencemember Ben Johnson. “It’s defi-

nitely a good thing to see it up onstage,” he added.

The event was sponsored bythe Resource Scholars and ArtistsProgram, the Sarah Doyle

Women’s Center and theChristian Northrup CharitableTrust Fund. All proceeds fromthe event will go to women’sshelters in Providence.

Eclipsedcontinued from page 3

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BY ROBERT LEE HOTZLOS ANGELES TIMES

Schoolwork may strengthen thebrain against some ill effects ofaging, a new study on educationand memory loss suggests.

In research made publicSunday, a team at the Universityof Toronto’s Rotman ResearchInstitute used brain imaging toshow that higher education mayprotect older people from falter-ing mental powers by building upalternate neural networks absentin the uneducated.

Elderly volunteers who hadmany years of higher educationnot only performed better on aseries of memory tests than theirless educated peers but also used

different parts of their brain, thestudy showed.

More years of education wereassociated with more activefrontal lobes, areas known to beinvolved in problem solving,memory and judgment, the sci-entists reported.

Those who treat memory lossand other maladies of the elderlyhave long been intrigued by evi-dence that an active life of themind might “vaccinate” the brainagainst Alzheimer’s disease andother chronic neural disordersthat may appear over time.

Learning, they suspected,might be an effective preventivemedicine.

Researchers know that animal

brains readily respond to stimu-lating, enriched surroundings bydeveloping more intricate con-nections between brain cells.Until now, however, no one knewwhat brain mechanisms might beinvolved in the aging humanbrain.

“The frontal lobes seem to beplaying an important role in thisprotective effect that educationseems to have,” said Cheryl L.Grady, the senior scientistinvolved in the research project.

“It may be the more educationyou have the more practice youhave had using different brainstrategies,” she said. “Education

Higher education may benefit elderlybrains, study says

BY IRWIN SPEIZERLOS ANGELES TIMES

MONTEREY, Calif. — The greatwhite shark that has enthralledthrongs of curious spectators atthe Monterey Bay Aquariumsince its arrival six months agohas proved lethal for some of itstank mates. Over 13 days, theinfant great white sank its razor-sharp teeth into two soupfinsharks, killing both.

The recent incidents haveprompted calls and letters ques-tioning whether a predator suchas a great white is suitable for acaptive aquarium environment.

The great white, the only one

on exhibit in the world, is thefirst to survive in captivity formore than a few days, and theaquarium is determined to try tokeep it for a while longer, possi-bly into the busy summer touristseason.

Thanks to the shark’s residen-cy, aquarium attendance is up 30percent. Aquarium officials saythe high attendance validatesthe decision to display the shark.Part of the aquarium’s mission isto educate the public about frag-ile ocean species such as thegreat white shark.

“Are we keeping it here to gen-erate more visitation? Absolutely,”

said Randy Kochevar, a staffmarine biologist who serves asscience spokesman for the aquar-ium. “The more visitors, the morewe get the word out. Bringingpeople face to face with real ani-mals is the best way to inspirepeople in conservation.”

Kochevar also said scientistsare able to study things aboutthe great white, such as eatinghabits and growth trends, thatmight not be possible in thewild.

But Sean Van Sommerman,executive director of the Pelagic

see BRAIN, page 8

Great white shark is killing in captivity

see SHARK, page 8

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paced as the first, but the Bearsstill maintained solid controlover the game. The Bobcatsscored to open the quarter, butWoodson responded midwaythrough off an assist from Wailes.Things picked up at the end ofthe half, as the Bears showed offtheir dodging ability by scoringtwo unassisted goals in the last

2:30, one from co-captain BrittonDerkac ’05 and the other fromDavid Madiera ’07.

Quinnipiac gave the Bearssome trouble in the third quarter.After Clarke scored, the Bobcatsturned the tables on Brown, con-trolling possession and themovement of the ball. In a savvymove, the Quinnipiac defendersapplied unexpected pressure tothe Brown attack during clears,making it difficult for the Bears toget into their settled offense. Themove paid off, and the Bobcats

scored four goals in the quarter tocut Brown’s lead to 11-6.

“They came with a lot of pres-sure and it caught us off guard,”Buckley said. “It was a good tacticby them.”

The Bears adjusted to the pres-sure in the fourth quarter, as theattackmen used their speed tomake the Quinnipiac defenderspay for coming out farther tocover them. Buckley andWoodson both scored early, andthe threat was over. The teamstraded goals late in the quarter togive the Bears their final marginof victory, 14-7.

The Bears face a much moreserious challenge next weekend,when they travel to No. 13University of Massachusetts-Amherst, who is still stingingfrom last year’s 10-5 loss atStevenson Field.

“We got a lot of work to dobefore UMass,” Woodson said.“Once we gel … everyone whotouches the ball can score.”

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more goals before Mimi De Tolla’08 and Redd scored in the closingseconds.

It was a homecoming of sortsfor Redd and other Bruno play-ers who hail from theBaltimore/Washington D.C.area.

“I grew up idolizing Marylandplayers because they were so dom-inant for the past decade,” Reddsaid. “Playing against them wascool, but we felt equal to them.”

The Bears were given a surpris-ing boost in goal from MelissaKing ’08, who filled in for injuredco-captain Julia Southard ’05 torecord 15 saves.

“Melissa stepped up and did aphenomenal job,” McDonaldsaid. “She was composed andconfident. It was the most min-utes she’s seen in her collegecareer, and her play in the cagereally sparked our momentum onthe field.”

The Terrapins outshot theBears 43-23 for the game and

scooped up 37 ground balls toBruno’s 18. Maryland also did bet-ter on the draws in the secondhalf, winning 12 out of 17 and dida good job forcing turnovers whenBrown controlled the possession.

“Right after we got a draw con-trol, they would double- andtriple-team us, and we wouldn’tbe able to get a pass-off,” Staleysaid.

The Bears have a chance to getback on the winning track thisWednesday when they take onBoston College (1-1).

“I tell the women everyday wewant to get better every game,”McDonald said. “We need to becoming out just as strong withthe same mentality and sense ofpurpose. I would, (however,) liketo see us getting those groundballs and working better into theflow of our attack.”

“We came out in the first halfand proved that we can play withany top-ranked team,” Staleysaid. “We need to maintain thepositive attitude we came outwith in the first half. We aren’tdown. We aren’t dwelling on theMaryland game. We are ready tomove on.”

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Shark Research Foundation inSanta Cruz, questioned the impor-tance of the research, saying thecaptive shark would not necessar-ily behave or develop as one in thewild.

He also took exception to theidea that exhibiting the sharkbroadens public awareness.Displaying the shark simply pro-motes awareness of the aquariumand helps fill its coffers, VanSommerman said.

Visitors did not witness eithershark attack, which occurred dur-ing hours when the aquarium wasclosed to the public. The first hap-pened overnight Feb. 23. The sec-ond took place around 7:30 a.m.March 7. By the time aquariumofficials noticed the secondinjured soupfin shark, visitors hadarrived and saw it as well.Aquarium officials sutured theinjured shark’s wound, but it didnot survive.

One soupfin was 4 feet long andweighed 85 pounds, the other 5feet, 6 inches long and 125pounds.

Both incidents were capturedon cameras that monitor the mil-

lion-gallon Outer Bay tank, whichthe great white shares with othersea life, including tuna, barracudaand sea turtles.

Aquarium officials say that inboth cases, the great whiteappeared to have been spookedby soupfin sharks that swam tooclose. Both times, the white sharkbit near the tail of the nearbysoupfin.

The great white is known tofeed on other sharks but was notapparently trying to eat thesoupfins, Kochevar said. Theaquarium has tried to preventthe shark from noshing on itsneighbors by feeding it severaltimes a day in hopes of keepingit sated.

The female great white wasabout 4 to 6 months old when itwas trapped in a commercialfisherman’s net off the coast ofHuntington Beach last Augustand then taken to the aquarium.It arrived at 4 feet, 6 inches longand weighing 62 pounds.

Over the last six months it hasgrown about a foot and gainedabout 40 pounds, but it is still notthe largest fish in the tank. Sometuna in the tank weigh more than300 pounds. Full-grown greatwhites run 12 to 15 feet long,with some known to exceed 20feet.

The aquarium’s goal is to keepthe shark as long as it can, thenreturn it to the wild.

As for the two remainingsoupfin sharks, they have “beenmoved to our Monterey Bayhabitats exhibit, and we’ll con-tinue to monitor them to see ifthey will stay on display there orif they’ll need to be released,”said Ken Peterson, an aquariumspokesman.

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builds up intellectual capacity,and that may come into play.”

She cautioned that other fac-tors such as health, exercise anddiet could also be responsiblefor the difference in mentalability.

A full report of the researchappeared in the current issueof Neuropsychology, abimonthly journal publishedby the American PsychologicalAssociation.

To investigate the relation-ship between education andbrain activity among the elder-ly, the researchers conductedmemory tests using a function-al magnetic resonance imagingscanner, which records thechanges in blood flow associat-ed with mental activity.

They tested 14 peoplebetween 18 and 30 years oldwho had between 11 and 20years of formal schooling and19 people over 65 who hadbetween eight and 21 years ofeducation. The scientists cor-related brain activity to eachvolunteer’s age and educationlevel.

The better-schooled vol-unteers were able to workaround the memory prob-lems common among theaged by drawing on mentalreserves.

“We found that the olderadults who were more edu-cated tend to recruit thesefrontal areas of the brain,”said lead researcher MellanieSpringer at the RotmanInstitute.

The less educated elderlydid not have such extra neu-ral capability, nor did theyounger educated volunteers,Springer said. These youngbrains had not yet developedthe need to draw on suchneural reserves.

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May went for 24 points and 13boards despite pathetic condition-ing. With the 6’8” Jawad Williamsand 6’9” Marvin Williams added tothe equation, Illinois would be infor the fight of their season.

This column isn’t intended to saythat I’m an arrogant North Carolinafan (although I am) but rather sug-gests that North Carolina must beconsidered the favorite to win it all.I will acknowledge that RoyWilliams’ teams have been prone tochoke, something I pray will beaverted this year. On paper, though,North Carolina is the favorite in mybook.

Brian O’Donnell ’07 is the co-host

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A review published Friday, “Elizabethan gender bender is a potent production,” mistakenlystated that Jeffrey Hatcher’s play “Compleat Female Stage Beauty” was set in the 15th century. Itwas actually based on 17th-century events.

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To the Editor:

I found most of Andrew K. Stein’s “Three kindsof stupid Brown conversations” on Friday to be apathetic attempt at saying something meaningfulor being funny. I’d listened to more coherent,entertaining and enlightening statements fromWesley Willis’ songs than I’d read in Stein’s trainwreck of an op-ed.

Stein’s mindless rant against certain Brown stu-dents complains about “how much they friggin’love their ethnicity.” Andrew, I have to apologizehere. I’m sorry that my appreciation for my ownAsian American heritage has brought to light yourlack of appreciation for/understanding of/bore-dom with your own background, and that it hasincited you to write nonsensical ramblings aboutgroups of people you’ve probably never even met.I’m proud of my ethnicity because of the ways inwhich my ancestors fought to get into this countryagainst exclusionary acts and made a living doingmanual labor when their capabilities were wellabove the work — all so that I could do something

crazy like move up the social ladder and help otherpeople get their start in this country. Does my “friggin’ ethnicity” still bother you? Unless you’vebeen followed around a clothing store, beenpunched in the face or had a rock thrown throughyour living room window because you were of acertain ethnicity, you’ve got no place to say thatyou’re tired of listening to someone else explainher/his struggle with racial oppression. It would beone thing if I were shoving rice down your throatand delivering kung fu kicks to your groin, if Ishould be so stereotypical, but it’s another toembrace my culture and others’, and try to learnsomething during the exchange. Maybe a goodstart for you would be to have a real conversationwith a real Brown student (i.e., other than yourselfor the Bruno statue). You’d realize that your opin-ion, albeit overstated for the sake of making apoint, is not only unfounded but also simple-minded and lame.

Brian Lee ’06 March 13

To the Editor:

I was happy to learn the purpose of Etan Green’sfilm submission (“ ‘Orgasm’ on trial,” March 10).It sounds like he predicted that “identifying hyp-ocritical sexual boundaries” would provoke astrong response; his real outrage was that peoplewould be so rude as to attack him personally.

But the comments he quoted were anonymous

posts on the Internet, where people tend to lackthe common courtesy that we are used to in per-sonal relations or printed writing. As an artist,Green should be able to filter out mean-spiritedcriticisms and determine which, if any, are rele-vant to his work.

Noah Chevalier ’07 March 10

Stein’s argument is pointless, lame

Green should ignore anonymous posts

Roger Duffy has designed airport terminals and elementaryschool libraries. His buildings are all tall, luminous, gor-geous … and strangely cold.

It may be that his designs, once brought to fruition as officebuildings, transport hubs and shopping centers, are rarelyphotographed with the people who inhabit and use them.

Duffy brings to Sidney E. Frank Hall his experience buildingfor educational institutions, and integrating interior and exte-rior spaces — both important parts of designing a successfulFrank Hall. We are tantalized by the prospect of a truly greencampus building and our pale souls hunger for an academicspace that may “mimic the beneficial effects of natural light”to “reinforce circadian rhythm.” Duffy’s creations with fiberoptics and enormous windows are particularly appealing tothose of us who spend most of our waking hours workingunder florescent lighting.

At his more experimental, however, Duffy’s spaces seemundeniably inhuman. The most derided structures on cam-pus — the Sciences Library or New Pembroke, for example —are mocked for their ugly exteriors. But students’ primarygripes are about the unaccommodating interiors.

Our favorite spaces on campus aren’t the showiest or eventhe most practical. We love the comfortable elegance of SaylesHall, the functionality of MacMillan Hall and the transparencyof versatile Smith-Buonanno. The Urban Environmental Labmay be a little cramped, but its tight spaces ensure interac-tion among its users and create a sense of family.

The buildings we like best may not have glamorousfacades, but inside, they are accessible, useable and even a lit-tle homey.

We are pleased to see that the University has taken a risk inhiring the unconventional Duffy. The job ahead of him — tosatisfy faculty, students and perhaps most threatening,College Hill residents, who are already unhappily living in theshadow of one behemoth, the LiSci — is a difficult one. Wewould love to have a snazzy new building to divert attentionfrom eyesores like the SciLi and the Rock. But we hope thatDuffy will keep in mind that while campus spaces can beworks of art, they are also our homes. When the classes of thefuture walk into Frank Hall, we want them to be bathed inlight — we do not want them to scurry through chilly openspaces or hunch away from looming columns and banks ofglass. We encourage Duffy to think big, but think of us.

OPINIONSTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 · PAGE 11

World must talk its way out of Pax AmericanaAs a generation, we have come of age

against the backdrop of internationalconflict. The pressure is to choose sides:Either to support America, support theBush Administration, support the libera-tion of Iraq by force and (ipso facto) anattempt to bring democracy into the Arabworld or oppose unilateral invasion andpre-emptive war and champion theauthority of the United Nations SecurityCouncil. But is the choice really that sim-ple?

Opposing the invasion of Iraq, whichwas not unilateral (remember Poland),makes it difficult to justify NATO takingaction against genocide in Kosovo, whichwas also made possible by flouting U.N.authority — that time in the form of aRussian veto. The “U.N. argument” essen-tially claims that action should only betaken against exceedingly brutal regimeswhen all five permanent members of theSecurity Council are willing to condonethe action being taken. Given the “specialrelationships” various members of the BigFive enjoy with countries around theworld, what this essentially does is createa world order based on a network ofpatronage. The Iraqi regime can’t invadeKuwait without facing an internationalresponse, but Israel can occupy and settleforeign territory with impunity.

On the other hand, while supportingU.S. unilateralism is an easy alternativefor those at home and abroad who haveabsolute faith in the U.S. leadership, plac-ing this type of immense moral authorityin the hands of one nation is a bad idea,not in the least because the United Stateshas a humanitarian and moral record no

cleaner than the average world power.Clearly, we need a multilateralism thatworks.

The main problem with the current sit-uation is that we exist in a world that is in

a state of near-anarchy. While the UnitedStates is more-or-less free to overthrowany third world dictatorship it chooses,Russia is free to maintain a brutal occupa-tion in Chechnya; Israel is free to occupyJerusalem and the West Bank; India is freeto occupy Muslim Kashmir; and Iran isfree to occupy the Arab province ofKhuzestan. We live in a world where anynation whose government has the desireto use force (externally or internally) cando so, so long as it doesn’t invade a pro-tégé of a stronger power — as was the casewith Iraq and Kuwait. This kind ofarrangement suits the government of theUnited States, because in a world wherethe ultimate trump card is force, thenation with the most powerful army

wields a lot of leverage. The problem is that America acts like it

has a right to speak for world democracy,a role that is a legacy of the Cold War.Meanwhile, as democracy spreads, the

necessity for a multilateral frameworkthat is not just a fig-leaf for anarchybecomes more and more apparent. Paperwill not achieve this dream — it requiresold-fashioned power realignment. Onlyonce democratic nations in Europe andelsewhere become more assertive, andonce international authority is backed upby a pillar of force other than the U.S.Army, will the United States be restrained.Only once America is restrained will itbecome possible to create a world whereforce does not trump the judgment of theinternational community, and situationssuch as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict orthe Chechen conflict can be resolved in ahumanitarian manner.

America has an agenda for every conti-

nent, focused on promoting Americanideas of how international relations andfree trade should work, which nations canor cannot legitimately use force, whocounts as a terrorist and who is a free-dom-fighter. What about Europe? OrJapan? These nations might counter thatthey do not desire the type of role in theworld that the United States takes ontoday, but the only alternative seems tobe U.S. dominance, and power need notnecessarily be projected through the sim-plistic “friends and enemies” dichotomypreferred by Washington. Greater worldinvolvement by other nations — whichhas already begun to develop on manyfronts — would go a long way in restoringbalance to the international order.

If other democracies begin to playmore of a role on the international stage,world public opinion will eventually startto shape the course of events, similarly tothe way U.S. public opinion does today.The outcome of the 2004 U.S. election hada clear impact on international affairs.Someday, the same might be true aboutthe election of the Council of Ministers ofEurope. Opinion polls and demonstra-tions in the street make the will of otherpeoples clear, but that can only bring con-crete results if it translates into nationalforeign policies.

The situation we have today resemblesa classroom where one student talks overeverybody else, and the other students donothing but complain. The only way for-ward is for someone else to start talking.

Michal Zapendowski ’07 is that kid in sec-tion who won’t stop yammering.

Wal-Mart freedomI first learned of the prisoner’s dilem-

ma in an economics class my freshmanyear. For those who missed out or forgot,it goes like this: Two criminals are arrest-ed, suspected of collaborating on thesame crime. Since the authorities don’thave sufficient proof, they isolate theprisoners in separate cells and offer themthe same deal: “If neither of you talk,we’ll keep you for couple days but thenwe’ll have to let you go” they say. “If bothof you talk, we’ll convict you both, butwe’ll soften your sentence for cooperat-ing,” they continue. But, “if one of yourats out the other, the snitch can go freewhile the other rots.”

Isolated in his cell, one of the prison-ers thinks it over: If the other guy talks,then I better talk too so I can get a softersentence, he deduces, and if the otherguy plays dumb, then I should talk andwalk free. The other prisoner has theexact same thoughts. Both snitch andboth get sentenced to jail.

The outcome is surprising. Both pris-oners make their best decision but don’tget the best outcome. Ideally, neither ofthe prisoners would have talked andboth would have been released, but thatdoesn’t happen. It doesn’t happenbecause they have the choice to snitch. Itis this choice that undoes them. When itcomes to choice, the prisoners wouldhave preferred less. They would have pre-ferred to restrict their freedom of choice.

The current debate about Wal-Martbrings the prisoner’s dilemma to mind.

The pro-Wal-Mart crowd claims con-sumer savings as mandate for dismalcorporate practices. People are free toshop or not shop at Wal-Mart, theyexplain. Their choice of Wal-Mart overthe competition amounts to stamp ofapproval for the company’s businesspractices, which they claim are all in thename of low prices.

The Wal-Mart sympathizers frame the

debate as a cultural war, with leftistactivists on one side and price-minimiz-ing consumers on the other. The activists— in the form of community, labor, andlocal business groups — reject Wal-Marton the grounds that it breeds strip malls,depresses wages and bankrupts familybusinesses. The consumers, beingrational cost-minimizers, flock to Wal-

Mart because the lower prices are worth“those other costs.” The activists are crit-icized for being “out of touch withAmerica.” If America did not like Wal-Mart then they wouldn’t shop there.

That logic is faulty. Consumer behav-ior does not a mandate make. In fact,U.S. consumers may be similar to theprisoners, wishing there were feweroptions. If U.S. consumers are rational

price-minimizers then they know that ifeveryone else shops at Wal-Mart theirindividual purchasing decisions won’tchange a thing. They could convincetheir family, their friends, and theirfriend’s friends to avoid the chain andthey still wouldn’t put a dent in theWalton bottom line. And if they can’tchange things then they might as well

buy cheap and shop at Wal-Mart. On theother hand, if everyone else decides notto shop at Wal-Mart, then one individ-ual’s purchase, of say a TV with DVDplayer and surround sound system, can’tsingle-handedly keep Sam Walton afloat.Again the rational price-minimizing con-sumer chooses to shop at Wal-Martbecause as an individual his or her deci-sion doesn’t change a thing. Americans,whether they like Wal-Mart or not, shopat Wal-Mart, and the Walton fortunegrows.

Freedom is a word that can legitimizemost anything these days — from wars toprotect our freedom, to tax cuts to free usfrom government, to Wal-Mart as free-dom of consumer choice. Free-mar-keters expect the market to reward andpunish, but they are mistaken.Individuals have no incentive to avoidWal-Mart because their actions, in isola-tion, have no effect. It remains toactivists, community groups, zoningboards and labor organizations toprotest Wal-Mart. And when they do,they’re not being paternal or exhibiting“we know what’s best for you” elitism,they are addressing an issue the market isill-equipped to address.

Neale Mahoney ’05 is to Han Solo as SamWalton is to Darth Vader.

NEALE MAHONEY

MICHAL ZAPENDOWSKI

The current debate about Wal-Martbrings the prisoner's dilemma to

mind. The pro-Wal-Mart crowd claims consumer savings as mandate

for dismal corporate practices.Perhaps consumers would like less

freedom to choose.

We live in a world where any nation whosegovernment has the desire to use force

(externally or internally) can do so, so longas it doesn't invade a protégé of a stronger

power — as was the case with Iraq andKuwait. This kind of arrangement suits the

government of the United States.

SPORTS MONDAYTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

MARCH 14, 2005 · PAGE 12

BY BERNARD GORDONSPORTS STAFF WRITER

The No. 16 men’s lacrosse team ran itsrecord to 2-0 yesterday, beatingQuinnipiac University 14-7 on the TurfField at the Erickson Athletic Complex.The Bears were led by four goals fromAlex Buckley ’07 and three from co-cap-tain Chazz Woodson ’05. Kyle Wailes ’06had an integral part in leading the Bears’impressive attack, notching four assists.

“(Wailes is) one of the best passers inthe country,” said Head Coach ScottNelson. “He makes our guys (better)shooters.”

Buckley had been playing midfield lastseason, but Nelson saw that he hadtremendous shooting talent and movedhim to attack this season to get him moreopportunities to score. Buckley’s per-formance yesterday justified Nelson’sfaith that he would become a key part ofthe offense.

“He’s learning the attack position (andgetting more comfortable), and he’s agreat shooter and athlete,” Nelson said.

The Bears also got both of their goaliesinto the game, as Nick Gentilesco ’06 andChandler Clarke ’07 were both solidbetween the pipes. Gentilesco and Clarkehave been competing for the startingspot, and Nelson has had a hard timechoosing a starter because both havebeen excellent. Gentilesco started thegame for the Bears and did a fine job ofanchoring the defense, allowing only twogoals while making five saves. Clarkestarted the second half and wasted notime making his presence felt. Less thantwo minutes into the half, Clarke took offon an amazing end-to-end run, cuttingup Quinnipiac defenders en route to hisfirst collegiate goal.

“I just started going downfield, beatone guy, and just kept going,” said Clarke.

The Bears were dominant during thefirst quarter, controlling the ball for near-ly the entire period. Brown simply over-powered the Bobcats at midfield andattack, winning all of the faceoffs, mov-ing the ball well and frustrating

Quinnipiac’s attempts to get a good pos-session.

Less than a minute into the game, co-captain Chris Mucciolo ’05 scored on anextra-man opportunity. After Quinnipiacstruck back three minutes later, Buckleystarted the Bears on a huge run with anunassisted goal six minutes into the firstquarter. In the next 2:40, the Bears scoredthree more goals, giving Bruno a 5-1 leadwith little more than half of the periodgone by.

“We wanted to jump on them early,(and that was what we did),” saidWoodson. “We’re starting to figure eachother out and get used to each other.”

The Bears slowed down as Quinnipiacfinally managed to gain possession of theball, but Buckley scored again before theend of the quarter to give Brown a 6-1lead.

The second quarter was not as fast-

Two Sundays ago, shortly after 6 p.m., oneplay marked the official return of the NorthCarolina men’s college basketball program. Isat in a Barbour Hall suite with my Carolina

hoodie pulled overmy head for goodluck, since UNChad gone on an 8-0run with that look. Isaid just about

every prayer I knew with Raymond Felton atthe charity stripe, shooting his second freethrow of two, with the Heels down one.

My gut told me Felton, a 68-percent freethrow shooter on the season, would miss.And miss he did, but “Everybody Loves”Raymond got a piece of the rebound, knock-ing the loose ball to Marvin Williams, whocalmly made the basket while drawing a foul.Who would have thought that Williams, afreshman who had been blocked five timesearlier in the game on attempted dunks,would be the player to enter Tar Heel folklore?

The game marked only the third win forthe Heels over Duke in their last 18 meet-ings. The monkey that was Duke was finallylifted off the backs of this crop of Carolinaplayers, even without leading scorer RashadMcCants, who was recovering from a com-bination of the flu, intestinal disorder andstress related to his mother’s cancer.Furthermore, it was the first time that thisNorth Carolina team showed the mentaltoughness needed to win a nail-biter, unliketheir previous meeting with Duke atCameron Indoor Stadium, when they failedto get a shot off in the final 18 seconds of thegame while down one.

The No. 1-ranked team in the land,Illinois, fell that same day to a respectableOhio State team. Immediately afterward,however, college basketball “experts” saidIllinois should still be No. 1. Honestly, I don’tcare if they are No. 1 in the polls, because allthat will matter in the end is the NCAATournament — just ask last year’s UConnteam. Illinois has had some tremendous

wins this season against the likes of WakeForest, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Cincinnatiand Wisconsin, but in reality, they haverarely been tested with tough road games.Also, the Big Ten has had a down year, unlikethe ACC, the top-ranked conference accord-ing to the RPI. I welcome Illinois to go toDurham to play No. 2 Duke or Winston-Salem to play No. 6 Wake Forest rather thanstay in the comfortable confines ofAssembly Hall.

At some point over the next few weeks,we can assume that a potential UNC-Illinoismatch-up will be discussed. In my opinion,and it’s not just the Tar Heel fan in me talk-ing, Illinois will want to avoid the Tar Heelsbecause of the match-up nightmares UNCwould pose. Illinois leans heavily onperimeter shooting from its dynamic guardtrio of Dee Brown, Deron Williams andLuther Head, but Williams, the tallest of thethree, stands at just 6’3”. Carolina counterswith Felton, one of the fastest players in thenation, at the point. Rashad McCants isarguably the most gifted offensive player inthe country, and defensive star JackieManuel, who recently garnered first teamAll-ACC Defensive honors, is capable ofshutting anyone down, as evidenced by J.J.Redick’s zero-point second half twoSundays ago.

The game in the paint would be a virtualno-contest. Carolina has a potential All-American in Sean May, who’s coming off a26-point, 24-rebound effort against Duke.Last year, in a meeting won by UNC, Sean

BY BEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

A furious second-half rally proved to betoo much for the women’s lacrosse team,as it fell 20-7 to No. 7 University ofMaryland, College Park on Saturday. Theloss drops the Bears to 1-2 on the season.

It was the second year in a row that theTerrapins (3-2) scored 20 or more goalsagainst the Bears, having toppled Brown21-6 in Providence last year.

In a back-and-forth first half, theTerrapins struck first, scoring two goals —

including one off a behind-the-back shot— in the first minute and a half. Marylandincreased its lead four minutes later on agoal by Acacia Walker to go up 3-0. It wasthe beginning of what would be a careerday for Walker, who scored five goals, hadtwo assists, won six draws and picked upfour ground balls.

“I didn’t really change anything,” saidHead Coach Keely McDonald ’00 ofMaryland’s torrid start. “To score threegoals is easy in lacrosse. We didn’t changeour mentality, we played just as strong.”

The Bears cut the margin to two on thefirst career goal by Caitlin Wolff ’08 with17:55 left in the half.

The two teams continued to tradegoals, with the Terps going up 4-1 beforeco-captain Kate Staley ’06 responded withher fifth goal of the season at the 14:24mark.

Maryland scored again to take a 5-2lead, but the Bears brought it to one aftera free-position shot from Amie Biros ’07and a score from Sarah Passano ’05.

“The times when we had the ball, wedid pretty well with it,” said Jen Redd ’07.“We just were not getting as many second-chance opportunities.”

The Bears got a chance to tie the scoreafter winning the ensuing draw, butMaryland forced a turnover and scored ona fast break at 14:32. Passano had one lastshot before the end of the half, but it wassaved by Maryland goalie Kirah Miles.

“It was back and forth there for awhile,” McDonald said. “We had a lot ofchances to tie it at 5-5, but they just got thelast goal.”

One key to the Bears’ first-half successwas their ability to gain possessions off thedraws, as they won eight of 11 in the open-ing period.

“They scored off fast-break transitions,and then we started getting draw controlsand converting,” Staley said. “We knew wecould play with them. We were not intimi-dated. We put our minds to getting the jobdone.”

The next 30 minutes proved to be allMaryland, as the Terps scored eight goalsin the first 11 minutes and 14 for the half.

“They went on a run, they kept controlof the draws and they moved the ball real-ly quickly,” Staley said.

The post-halftime surge was typical fora Terrapin team that has outscored oppo-nents 42-20 in the second half this season.

“Maryland came out strong, and wewere ready for them, but they got somequick goals in transition,” McDonald said.“We need to make some adjustments,especially in our transition defense, tostop their fast break.”

The Bears finally got their first goal ofthe second half from Redd to cut the leadto 14-5 with 13:34 left.

The Terrapins, however, poured in six

W. lax puts in game effort in loss to MD

No. 16 m. lax moves to 2-0 on season

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With the Illini vulnerable inside,UNC is the safest bet to win it all

WEEKEND SPORTS SCOREBOARD

Ashley Hess / Herald

Alex Buckley ’07 scored four of 14 Browngoals in its 14-7 triumph over Quinnipiacon Sunday.

Ashley Hess / Herald

Caitlin Wolff ’08 scored the first goal ofher college career Saturday.

The skiing team took secondplace at the UCSCA NationalChampionships this past weekendat Brundage Mountain in McCall,Idaho. The Bears came in second inthe slalom and third in the giantslalom.

In a pool of nearly 90 competi-tors, Hillary Swaffield ’06 placedsixth overall with a time of 1:58.93 inthe giant slalom. Kelly O’Hear ’07,meanwhile, was third in the slalomwith a mark of 1:31.08. Swaffieldwas 19th in the same event.

Sophie Elgort ’08 also performedwell for the Bears, coming in 17th inthe slalom and 25th in the giantslalom.

— Ben Miller

More in The Herald Tuesday.

Skiing takes 2ndat Nationals

see M. LAX, page 8

see TAR HEELS, page 9

see W. LAX, page 8

BRIAN O’DONNELLO’DONNELL RULES