Daily Herald the Brown

vol. cxliv, no. 23 | Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | Serving the community daily since 1891

Gov. Carcieri ’65 at

new popularity low
By Sara Sunshine The poll showed mixed support
Senior Staff Writer for some of Carcieri’s specific pro-
posals to close the state’s at least
Only 34 percent of Rhode Islanders $357-million budget deficit. While
approve of the job performance of 78 percent of Rhode Islanders were
Gov. Donald Carcieri ’65, accord- in favor of possible consolidation of
ing to a recent Brown survey by some public services to lower costs,
the Taubman Center for Public 71.8 percent opposed cutting aid to
Policy. local schools.
Carcieri’s approval “People are re-
ratings — which peaked METRO ally hurting,” Orr said.
at 63 percent in 2004 — “They are anxious and Qidong Chen / Herald
have declined five percent since some of them may very well be After a change of plans for a new building, the Urban Environmental Lab (above) will be left in place on Angell Street.
the Taubman Center’s last poll in angry. When people are feeling
September. that way they tend to point an ac-
One reason for the decline could cusing finger at those who are in
be the worsening economic situa- charge.”
Brain building reverse a boon to UEL
tion in Rhode Island, said Marion Accordingly, approval ratings By ellen cushing construction. housed in the UEL, reacted positively
Orr, professor of political science were down for all state officials, and Ben Schreckinger “It’s great that we’re going to be to the Corporation’s decision.
and director of the Taubman Cen- Orr said. Senior Staff Writers able to stay in this building and keep “I am pleased that the potential
ter. However, Ray Sullivan, com- the garden,” Administrative Manag- for conflict between (brain science
“My sense is that when people munications director of the Rhode The Corporation’s decision this er for the Center of Environmental building) interests and environmental
look at government performance, Island Democratic Party, said com- weekend not to pursue construction Studies Patti Caton ’92 MA’02 said faculty and students has been elimi-
they actually think about their eco- paring the approval ratings of more of a new brain science building has Monday. nated,” Ward wrote in an e-mail to The
nomic situation,” Orr said. Rhode low-profile local politicians to those provided a reprieve for the Urban Caton, who said she had collected Herald. He wrote that this decision
Island currently has a large budget of the governor is not valid because Environmental Lab, which sits on the signatures to save the Lab, said the removed the “immediate threat to
deficit and one of the highest un- the latter has a “bully pulpit and lot that had been designated for the building is the most energy-efficient the UEL.”
employment rates in the nation, greater (media) exposure.” new structure. one on campus. Students had also Caton said the garden in front of
he added. Carcieri’s numbers have de- President Ruth Simmons wrote mounted a campaign against building the UEL provides a space for mem-
Two-thirds of the survey’s re- clined because “his priorities have in an e-mail to the Brown commu- the so-called “Mind, Brain, Behavior” bers of the Providence community to
spondents said they knew a friend been out of step with mainstream nity Saturday that given the Univer- building on the property, posting signs garden on Angell Street. A proposed
or family member who had recently Rhode Islanders,” Sullivan said, sity’s current financial situation, the on campus. future location for the Lab on Cushing
lost a job. citing Carcieri’s opposition to the Corporation has “endorsed efforts Like Caton, Professor Emeritus Street could not have accommodated
A representative from the gover- to explore renovation of existing Harold Ward, who helped found the
nor’s office declined to comment. continued on page 3 buildings” instead of pursuing new Center for Environmental Studies now continued on page 2

ResLife finds dirt, though more swept under rug
By Talia Kagan
Contributing Writer
Almost a quarter of rooms inspected
by University staff this semester
were found to have health and safety
violations.
The inspections, directed by
the Office of Residential Life, were
conducted in 830 rooms from Feb.
10 to 12, with 200 rooms receiving
citations for offenses including il-
legal extension cords, possession
of candles and excessive trash.
Coupled with inspections from
last October and November, the
office has inspected a total of 1,534
rooms, according to statistics from
ResLife. Of all rooms inspected this
academic year, 18.5 percent received
violation notices.
Almost 26 percent of the re-
corded violations — not including
alcohol- and drug-related infractions
— involved illegal power strips and
extension cords. The second most
commonly recorded violation was
for “excessive wall decorations,”
which accounted for a little over 20
percent of the total violations. Other
common violations were blocked
inside
exits and damaged or obstructed
fire safety equipment.
The number of violations re-
ceived in different residence halls
varied widely, even for similar
dorms. For example, during the
October inspections, 22 percent of
rooms visited in Vartan Gregorian
Quadrangle B received violations,
while only 1.8 percent of those vis-
ited in Quad A did, according to the
ResLife data.
Of all dorms inspected this year,
Marcy Hall was the only one that
did not have a single room with a
violation.
A total of five notices were given
for “evidence of pets,” though that
does not mean inspectors necessar-
ily found hordes of furry creatures
running around residence halls. Ac-
cording to Richard Hilton, assistant
director for operations for ResLife,
having cat food visible in your room
counts as evidence of pets.
Not all rooms in inspected
dorms were visited, said Thomas
Forsberg, associate director of
Housing and Residential Life. “We
continued on page 4
Alum to advise Treasury on
bailout of U.S. automakers
Room violations
by Lauren Fedor
in 2008-2009 Senior Staf f Writer
1,534 As stock markets continued to
Total number of plummet and uncertainty about
rooms inspected the economic stimulus package
lingered, President Obama ap-
284 pointed another Brown alum to
his administration.
Number of rooms Steven Rattner ’74 P’09, a promi-
with violations nent Wall Street financier and mem-
ber of the Brown Corporation, will
87 serve as a top adviser to Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner on the
Power strips or
difficult task of rescuing America’s
extension cords
troubled “Big Three” automakers,
multiple media sources reported
14 Monday.
Evidence of Last month, President Obama
smoking / incense was considering Rattner for the
unprecedented position of “car
czar,” in which the private equity
69 mogul would have supervised the
Excessive wall government bailout of the automo-
decorations bile industry. But last week, Obama
instead selected a Presidential Task
Source: Residential Life Force on the Auto Industry, to be
data, since Oct. 2008. led by Geithner and National Eco-
nomic Council Director Lawrence
Summers.
The Task Force — described
in a White House press release as
a cabinet-level group — was set to
include the secretaries of Trans-
portation, Commerce, Labor and
Energy, as well as representatives
from other groups, including the
NEC and Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
The committee convened on
Feb. 20 to discuss requests from
two of the car companies, Chrysler
LLC and General Motors Corp., for
additional bailout money, accord-
ing to the release. In December,
the government gave the two auto
giants loans amounting to $17.4 bil-
lion. Last Tuesday, the companies
requested an additional $14 billion
in bailout money.
Though the White House state-
ment did not name Rattner as a
member of the Task Force, both
the Associated Press and the New
York Times reported yesterday
that he will join the committee as
continued on page 3

News......1-4 Metro, 3 Sports, 5 Opinions, 7

Sports.......5
windy city losing streak ends An Nc beats a c
Editorial.....6
Nar ra g ansett moves Men’s hockey edges Jared Lafer ’11 thinks NCs
Opinion.......7 forward with plans to build Quinnipiac, getting back should appear on external
Today...........8 wind turbines. in the win column. transcripts.

www.browndailyherald.com 195 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island herald@browndailyherald.com

Page 2 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Tuesday, February 24, 2009

C ampus N EWS “There’s a community around this building.”

— Caroline Karp, senior lecturer in environmental studies

Scrapping of new brain science building appears to save UEL

continued from page 1
the garden.
For advocates of the UEL — lo-
cated in a 19th-century carriage house
— the University’s financial woes have
a silver lining.
“This economic slowdown gives
everybody time to reconsider the best
possible use of space,” said Senior
Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Caroline Karp.
The Providence Preservation
Society placed the UEL on its Most
Endangered Properties List last year.
When The Herald spoke with PPS
Director of Preservation Services Sara
Emmenecker ’04 last July, she said the
Society was concerned about losing
historic College Hill buildings to new
construction projects.
“We saw them as significant, not
only as historic structures from the
19th century but as providing a histor-
ic context of the residential area that
once existed,” Emmenecker said.
The University looked into having
the house moved to another campus
location, rather than demolishing it,
but resistance to the move created
uncertainty around the Lab’s fate, The
Herald reported.
One faculty member working at
the UEL said she was glad the build-
ing will be preserved.
Karp said people in the environ-
mental studies community prefer to
“make the best possible use” of ex-
isting buildings before tearing them
down and starting over.
“We’re delighted to be here,” she
said. “It’s a lovely building. There’s a
community around this building.”
Catherine Pearson ’08, a research
assistant at the Center for Environ-
mental Studies and research fellow
with Rhode Island Sea Grant College
said she felt the UEL’s warm environ-
ment facilitated collaboration between
staff and students.
While those interviewed said the
UEL’s position is secure for the time
being, the Center for Environmental
Studies still has other housing con-
cerns. Only seven faculty members
have offices at the UEL, with others
located in J. Walter Wilson and Mac-
Millan Hall, according to Karp. The
physical diffusion hinders collabora-
tion, she said.
In his e-mail, Ward suggested the
possibility of revisiting a proposal to
give the environmental studies de-
partment space in a house adjacent
to the UEL.

Sovereign customers unfazed by buyout

By Kevin Pratt
Contributing Writer

Sovereign Bank, which operates a

branch on Thayer Street, has been
acquired by Spanish banking giant
Banco Santander, but the takeover
will not affect customer accounts,
according to Ellen Molle, a spokes-
person for Sovereign.
“Nothing has changed for cus-
tomers,” Molle said on Monday. “It’s
business as usual.”
Philadelphia-based Sovereign
suffered losses of $1.4 billion in
2007, the Philadelphia Inquirer re-
ported last October. Santander, the
world’s seventh-largest bank by mar-
ket share, already held a 25 percent
stake in Sovereign before agreeing
to purchase the remaining shares
for $1.9 billion in October.
The transaction was completed
this month, Molle said, adding that
she expects customers to benefit Qindong Chen / Herald
from the merger with Santander, a The acquisition of Sovereign Bank should not affect customer accounts.
bank “known for customer service
and advanced technology.” they were not previously aware of the dent exchange programs with Span-
Sovereign will keep its name merger and had noticed no changes ish institutions. It recently facilitated
“for the time being,” according to a in fees or customer service. several exchange agreements with
statement released by the bank to According to Molle, “a letter from Chinese universities, including a pro-
its customers last November. In its the Santander chairman was sent to gram that will bring two researchers
other recent acquisitions, Santander all Sovereign customers on comple- from Peking University to Brown.
sudoku has not changed the names of the tion of the transaction.” Brochures Santander’s affiliation with uni-
banks it buys, according to the In- detailing the merger were available versities is “definitely something
quirer article. at the Thayer Street branch. they’ll be expanding in the U.S.,”
Sovereign will also remain FDIC- Operating in 40 countries, San- Molle said.
insured, according to the bank’s Web tander leads both Europe and Latin An independent agreement be-
site. America in market shares. Its ATMs tween Santander and Brown, signed
Brown students interviewed by abroad will not yet be accessible to by Santander chairman Emilio Bo-
The Herald said they had not noticed traveling Sovereign customers, ac- tin and University officials, will also
a change in banking at Sovereign cording to the statement. create grants for Brown students to
since the acquisition. Santander supports Spanish- study abroad and intern with San-
Sovereign customers Mats Horn language instruction at universities tander affiliate banks globally, The
’11 and Allison Pincus ’10.5 both said around the world and promotes stu- Herald reported in November.

Daily Herald
the Brown

Editorial Phone: 401.351.3372 | Business Phone: 401.351.3260

Stephen DeLucia, President Jonathan Spector, Treasurer

Michael Bechek, Vice President Alexander Hughes, Secretary

The Brown Daily Herald (USPS 067.740) is an independent newspaper serv-

ing the Brown University community daily since 1891. It is published Monday
through Friday during the academic year, excluding vacations, once during
Commencement, once during Orientation and once in July by The Brown Daily
Herald, Inc. POSTMASTER please send corrections to P.O. Box 2538, Provi-
dence, RI 02906. Periodicals postage paid at Providence, R.I. Offices are located
at 195 Angell St., Providence, R.I. E-mail herald@browndailyherald.com.
World Wide Web: http://www.browndailyherald.com.
Subscription prices: $319 one year daily, $139 one semester daily.
Copyright 2009 by The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Page 3

C ampus N EWS “Republicans have no clout in the state whatsoever.”

— Anish Mitra ’10

Carcieri popularity at 34 percent in R.I.

continued from page 1
national stimulus package as one
example of this dissonance. The poll
found that 74 percent of state resi-
dents support President Obama’s
stimulus package.
Sullivan also said Carcieri has
failed to keep his pledge to help the
Ocean State through the economic
crisis.
“The governor promised to cre-
ate twenty thousand new jobs. The
governor is very good at making
big political pronouncements and
speeches, but the administration
has fallen short in delivering,” Sul-
livan said. “Rhode Islanders are
very smart ... They pay attention
to what these (elected officials) are
saying.”
But not everyone believes that
Carcieri is to blame for his low ap-
proval ratings and the lack of eco-
nomic recovery in Rhode Island.
“The state is basically run by
Democrats,” said Anish Mitra ’10,
member of the Brown Republicans
and Herald opinions columnist.
Though Carcieri has veto power,
he is unable to accomplish his objec-
tives without a cooperative legisla-
tive branch, Mitra said.
The governor’s low approval
numbers are more a reflection of
Rhode Islanders’ dissatisfaction with
the mostly Democratic legislature’s
performance, Mitra said, since “Re-
publicans have no clout in the state
whatsoever.”
Besides, Mitra added, 34 per-
cent support is not that bad. “It’s
still higher than Congress’ ap-
proval rating ... it’s higher than
Bush’s (was).”

Rattner to bring expertise to auto bailout

continued from page 1
a lead adviser to the Treasur y
secretary.
Rattner will work alongside
the Treasury position, according
to reports.
A member of Brown’s highest
governing body since 1994, Ratt-
ner was also editor-in-chief of The
retar y of State Hillar y Rodham
Clinton and President Obama, first
as director of women’s outreach
for Clinton.
The Chicago Tribune also re-

Narragansett moving
former colleague Ronald Bloom, Herald as an undergraduate. ported last week that Jill Zuck-
senior adviser on the auto indus- The White House also an- man ’87, a Tribune reporter and
try. Bloom was vice president of nounced the appointment of anoth- regular guest on cable news

forward on wind power

investment bank Lazard Freres er Brown alum, Dana Singiser ’92, shows like “Hardball” and “Fox
& Co., LLC from 1985 until 1990. yesterday. Singiser, who served as News Sunday,” was leaving the
Rattner ser ved as deputy chair- a senior advisor for the women’s publication to join the Obama ad-
By Melissa Shube funding and is waiting to see if the man and deputy chief executive vote on Obama’s campaign, was ministration in the Department of
Senior Staff Writer project will receive aid from the re- officer of Lazard from 1989 until appointed special assistant to the Transportation.
cently approved economic stimulus 2000. president for legislative affairs. According to a Feb. 15 story on
Plans for wind turbine development plan. In 2000, Rattner co-founded She will be part of a team respon- the Tribune’s Web site, Zuckman
are moving forward in Narragansett, Still, Wilkins noted that the costs Quadrangle Group, LLC, a New sible for promoting Obama’s legis- will ser ve as assistant to Trans-
bringing the state a step closer to and feasibility of the wind-harvesting York-based investment firm. He lative priorities in the Senate. portation Secretary Ray LaHood,
Gov. Donald Carcieri’s ’65 renewable project in Narragansett are unknown. will leave his role as managing Singiser worked on the presi- and the department’s director of
energy goal — to use wind to produce “There’s more questions than there principal of Quadrangle to accept dential campaigns of both Sec- public affairs.
15 percent of the state’s energy by are answers out there at this point,”
2011. he said.
The Department of Environmental Michael Sullivan, director of the
Management received permission last Department of Environmental Man-
Tuesday from the State agement, said his office
Properties Committee METRO has been working with
— which manages land Narragansett, Providence,
and property holdings in the state’s Jamestown and Cranston to develop
interest —to seek proposals from plans for wind turbines.
energy companies to build and run The department is also developing
wind turbines on state-owned land in regulations and guidelines for the
Narragansett. The committee “gave a turbines, he added.
go-ahead,” said Chris Kearns of En- Sullivan said the department plans
vironment Rhode Island, a statewide to erect a meteorological tower in
advocacy organization. Narragansett which will collect data
Christopher Wilkins, president pro “on the reliability and intensity of
tempore of the Narragansett Town wind” and help the state determine
Council, said the town is also looking where a wind turbine would be most
at various town-owned properties on effective.
which to harvest wind energy. In addition to helping Narragan-
Research on potential wind power sett develop wind energy, the state
in Narragansett began two years ago, department is also looking to build its
he said, after the governor announced own wind turbine in the town and use
his plan for renewable energy. the power to run department build-
“We’re pretty much way ahead of ings. “We will consume our own green
the curve on ... alternative energy,” energy to the extent practical” in or-
Wilkins said. der to “practice what they preach,”
Although winds are stronger he said.
offshore, Narragansett is looking The department also hopes to
to place wind turbines onshore to install a small wind turbine to help
reduce opposition from fishermen, power the new state-owned beach
Wilkins said. The town will probably building at Salty Brine State Beach
face protests from neighbors wher- in Narragansett or the Fisherman’s
ever the wind turbines are erected, he Memorial State Park campground,
said, noting that some people “love to he said.
champion the wind energy movement “You’d be amazed at the number
but don’t want to see it from the decks of people who want to go camping
of their houses.” at our facilities with a 50-foot (recre-
Narragansett is looking to locate ational vehicle) with central air, and
its wind turbines either at one of its they want to be able to plug it in to
high schools or middle schools, or at our camp ground facilities,” Sullivan
a public wastewater treatment cen- said.
ter near Scarborough State Beach. Kearns said the state was “making
Wilkins said the water treatment good progress” on the wind-power
center is the most likely candidate initiative, adding that it needs more
because the wind power would be environmental legislation on the
used to run the treatment plant. books. “There’s always more work
The town has applied for federal to be done,” he said.
Page 4 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD
C ampus N EWS
Women’s ultimate flush with recruits
BY Frederique
Couture-Carrier
Contributing Writer
As they begin a new season, the
women’s ultimate Frisbee A and B
teams welcomed a third C team this
spring for the first time after receiving
a wave of new recruits throughout
the fall semester.
The club sport — which has suc-
cessful women’s and men’s teams at
Brown — has seen a dramatic expan-
sion over the past couple of years,
according to Julie Caplow ’09, Molly
Cohen ’09 and Zahra Hirji ’09, the
captains of the A team, which goes
by the name “Disco Inferno.”
“It is a truly momentous thing to
have a C team,” Cohen said.
Women’s ultimate was previ-
ously divided into two teams, A and
B, based on commitment level and
intensity. But this year, the club had
over 65 members after recruiting,
and could form a third team for the
first time, Hirji said.
Four years ago, the B team, known
as “Pity Da Fool,” consisted of very
few players, but last year it grew to
include over 40 women, Hirji said,
adding that the women’s ultimate
team started to send two B squads
Room inspectors make second rounds
continued from page 1
inspect as much as we can with the
resources we have,” he said, adding
that the number of staff volunteers
determines how many inspections
are done. Volunteers receive brief
training before beginning inspec-
tions, he said. The office tries to run
four to six rounds of inspections per
academic year.
According to violation notices
that were handed out, rooms of
students guilty of rule infractions
were candidates to be re-inspected
between Feb. 18 and 20, though
Hilton said a re-inspection was not
guaranteed.
Michael Caron ’12 and his room-
mate received a violation for exces-
sive wall decorations in their Keeney
Quadrangle double — but complied
with the notice’s instructions. “We
scaled it back,” Caron said, though
“You won’t be deterred by one inspection”
— Adam Kiki-Charles ’11
to participate in tournaments.
The decision to form a C team
was initially brought up this fall, as
the team captains realized that their
heavy recruitment — through word
of mouth, table-slipping and “bring
your roommate” practices — had
succeeded more than they initially
thought, Cohen said. The B team,
which in previous years had never
turned a player away, had to cut over
20 girls for the first time this fall.
The B team has some “really tal-
ented players,” and could be competi-
tive, said Kathryn Roberts ’10, one of
the newly appointed C-team captains,
adding that the creation of a C team
offers players with less experience
the opportunity to become better
acquainted with the sport and have
a lesser time commitment.
While several members of the
women’s ultimate team played ulti-
mate in high school, most of the play-
ers on the team had never picked up a
disc until joining, Cohen said, adding
that its good to have “diversity, and
not be so exclusive.”
Hirji said what attracted her most
to the sport was the sense of com-
munity among the team members,
and that she “fell in love with the
team” before she fell in love with
he added that the room was never
re-inspected.
Adrian Leanza ’11, who lives
in Diman Hall, said an inspector
was only in his room for about 20
seconds and failed to notice visible
violations because the room was
“messy.”
Though “alcohol, illegal drugs or
drug paraphernalia” are among the
violations listed on the inspection
notice, Hilton said he had not yet
compiled the data on these viola-
tions. Alcohol is only considered a
violation if the inhabitant is under
21, and Hilton has not yet checked
dates of birth for occupants of these
rooms, he said.
Forsberg said while illegal sub-
stance violations are recorded,
they are “not the reason” for the
inspections, emphasizing that
health and safety are ResLife’s main
concerns.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
the sport.
Molly Cousins ’11, a C-team cap-
tain, added that the “spirit of the
game” was a major attraction for
new recruits.
While the ultimate team is com-
petitive, it is also entirely self-run,
fostering a sense of unity and team-
work, Cohen said.
The newly established C team
will cause certain new difficulties
in terms of funding, Hirji said, but
the captains were confident that they
“will be able to make it” as costs have
not “changed dramatically.” Women’s
ultimate obtains financial support
from the Ultimate Players’ Associa-
tion, alumni donations, merchandise
sales, working shifts at The Gate, the
University’s Department of Athletics
and fundraising efforts.
Still, the members are also cur-
rently brainstorming new ideas for
raising money, Hirji said. Some of
the concepts being thrown around
include pudding wrestling on the
Main Green and a tie-dye party.
The yet-to-be-named C team has
already begun practicing and will
participate in its first round-robin
tournament on Mar. 8, along with
the B team. The A team will play in
a round robin on Mar. 1.
Some students said they were
unsure how effective the inspec-
tions were.
“If you’re going to have those
issues in your room, you won’t be
deterred by one inspection through-
out the year,” Adam Kiki-Charles ’11
said. Instead, an inspection “makes
people aware of what they shouldn’t
have,” he added.
Spencer McAndrews ’12 said she
received a notice for an improper
extension cord, but that “a lot of
people put stuff away” in prepara-
tion for the inspections, which were
announced via e-mail.
According to Forsberg, ResLife
has recently discussed lengthening
the range of days in which inspec-
tions will be carried out to discour-
age quick fixes.
“Our goal isn’t to catch, it’s
to ensure that people are safe,”
he said.
 Sports Tuesday
The Brown Daily Herald
M. hockey snaps eight-game skid with win over Quinnipiac
By Dan Alexander
Spor ts Staf f Writer
After losing to Princeton on Friday
night, the men’s hockey team, an-
chored by strong goalie play from
Mike Clemente ’12, took down Quin-
nipiac in a 3-2 game on Saturday to
snap an eight-game losing streak.
Brett Wilson of Princeton (20-7-
0, 14-6-0 ECAC Hockey) netted two
goals and added an assist to help the
Tigers take down the Bears for the
third time this season. Tigers goalie
Zane Kalemba, the ECAC leader
in goals against average and save
percentage, stopped all but one of
the 26 shots he faced.
Matt Vokes ’09 scored his fifth
power-play goal of the season with
less than five minutes remaining in
the first period. The Bears (3-20-4,
3-14-3 ECAC Hockey) got out to a
3-2 lead early in the third period, and
the Bobcats (15-14-3, 8-9-3 ECAC
Hockey) couldn’t come back despite
pulling their goalie in favor of an ex-
tra attacker with 2:15 remaining.
Princeton 4, Brown 1
Princeton took its home ice fresh
off of a 3-1 loss to St. Lawrence last
Saturday. That defeat put an end
to a four-game winning streak for
the Tigers, a stretch that included a
2-1 victory over then-No. 5 Cornell.
Princeton defeated Brown in Provi-
dence twice earlier this season, by
a combined score of 9-2.
Princeton pounced on Brown in
the first period, gaining a 19-6 shot
advantage. For the first time in their
last four games, the Tigers scored
the game’s first goal when Brett
Wilson beat Clemente 11:47 after
the puck dropped.
Just over thirteen minutes into
the middle frame, Lee Jubinville
scored a breakaway goal on an as-
sist from Wilson, earning Wilson
his 100th career point.
The Bears tightened Princeton’s
lead just over a minute later with
assistant captain Aaron Volpatti ’10
snapped a wrist shot for his fifth
goal of the season, making the score
2-1.
Gymnastics faces off against top teams
By Elisabeth Avallone
Spor ts Staf f Writer
Though the gymnastics team was
outscored by No. 11 University of
Oklahoma (196.375), No. 13 Uni-
versity of Missouri (196.225) and
No. 18 West Virginia (195.250), the
Bears held their own last Friday at
the University of Oklahoma, post-
ing a 185.950 against some of the
strongest programs in the country.
The Bears set a number of personal
bests and season-high scores de-
spite falling short of team scoring
aspirations for the weekend.
“We may not have had our best
meet of the season, but considering
how strong the competition was,
we were not disappointed,” said
co-captain Stephanie Albert ’10.
On vault, Carli Wiesenfeld ’12
earned a season-high 9.625 to lead
But that would be the only goal
Kalemba let in all night.
“He’s been obviously tremen-
dous,” said Head Coach Roger Gril-
lo. “He’s a good goaltender. They’re
a good team. It’s very difficult to
control the puck against them.”
The final frame was close on the
shot charts, but not on the score-
board. Princeton only outshot
the Bears 17-15 in the period, but
managed to score two more goals
— one, a flick over Clemente and
the other, an empty net goal with
12 seconds left on the clock after
Grillo pulled Clemente for an extra
attacker. Despite the final score,
Grillo remained optimistic following
Friday’s game.
“I thought we played extremely
well on Friday and actually the
score of the game was much dif-
ferent than the actual game,” Grillo
said. “I thought it was as well as we
played maybe all year.”
Brown 3, Quinnipiac 2
Brown returned to the ice on
Saturday to take on the Quinnipiac
Bobcats, who had tied No. 7 Yale
the night before, 3-3.
The Bobcats took down the Bears
in a 5-1 game on Jan. 30 at Meehan.
But Brown got its second road win
of the season in the rematch.
According to Grillo, the differ-
ence between the two games was
simple.
“We got some timely goals and
capitalized on some opportunities.
And I thought we just played a little
bit better defensively,” he said.
Twelve seconds into their second
power-play of the night, Vokes shot
from the bottom of the left face-off
circle and beat Quinnipiac goalie
Bud Fisher to put the Bears ahead,
1-0, with five minutes to go in the
opening period.
It took over thirty minutes of ice
time before anyone scored again,
but momentum shifted to Quinnip-
iac when Brown took five penalties
in under eight minutes in the middle
of the second period.
A minute into a five-on-three
power play during that stretch,
off the Bears in 19th place. Follow-
ing were Helen Segal ’10 (9.575),
Chelsey Binkley ’11 (9.525), Victo-
ria Zanelli ’11 (9.500), Melissa Bowe
’11 (9.425) and Lauren Tucker ’12
(9.250). Brown earned a total of
47.650 on vault, the best team score
this season for the Bears.
Lilly Siems ’12, also with a per-
sonal best, recorded Brown’s top
score on the bars, with a 9.550.
Bowe (9.200) and Izzy Kirkham-
Lewitt ’10 (9.025) helped the Bears
tally a 45.275.
Binkley tied her season-high
of 9.650 to earn 16th place on the
beam, while co-captain Jennifer
Sobuta ’09 was close behind, earn-
ing 9.625 for 17th place. Tucker
followed with a 9.500 and Katie
Goddard ’12 with a 9.050 for a team
combined score of 46.625.
On the floor exercise, Bin-
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | Page 5
Quinnipiac’s David Marshall, the
second-leading scorer in the ECAC,
put a high wrist shot past Clemente
to tie the game, 1-1.
With less than three minutes left
in the middle frame, Brown regained
a one-goal lead when Mike Wolff ’12
scored his first career goal. Sean
McMonagle ’10 centered the puck
to Wolff at the point, and Wolff fired
a hard shot into traffic. The puck
split defenders and eluded Fisher
on its way into the back of the net,
to put Brown ahead, 2-1.
Brown scored consecutive goals
for the first time since Jan. 17 when
Assistant Captain Jordan Pietrus
’10 extended the Bears’ lead with
his fourth goal of the season. Ryan
Garbutt ’09 dropped the puck into
the Quinnipiac zone, and Pietrus
chased it down and won possession
in front of the net. He fired a hard
shot at Fisher from short range. The
Quinnipiac goalie slowed the puck
down, but it slipped through his legs
to put the Bears ahead, 3-1.
“It’s great to see a guy like (Pi-
etrus) who does work as hard as
he works to get rewarded for it,”
Grillo said.
Fisher left an empty net in fa-
vor of an extra Bobcat attacker with
2:15 left. Bryan Leitch, the nation’s
leading scorer, added to his totals Justin Coleman / Herald
when he netted a goal with 36 Sean McMonagle ’10 and the Bears broke a long losing streak.
seconds left to bring the Bobcats
within one. Quinnipiac couldn’t put patti that the altercation was blown face-off against Colgate (10-16-6,
another puck on net, though, and out of proportion. 5-11-4 ECAC Hockey) in their final
the Bears left with their third win “It was not anything near what it Friday of regular-season hockey.
of the season. seems like on paper,” Grillo said. “I Brown defeated Colgate when the
Tempers flared after the final wouldn’t even call it a fight. It was, teams faced each other on Jan. 23
buzzer and six players, three on you know, a little bit of a scrum. in a 4-1 game in Hamilton, N.Y.
each team, were charged with In my mind it started with their Then, on Saturday, the Bears will
fighting and given one-game sus- players, I think, a little frustrated play their last game of the regular
pensions. Vokes, Volpatti, and Mike that we had won, and so they came season, a final tune-up for the ECAC
Stuart ’09 will have to watch Fri- charging in.” Hockey Playoffs, when they take
day’s game against Colgate from The Bears will have to overcome on No. 11 Cornell (17-6-4, 12-5-3
the stands. their three-player loss when they ECAC Hockey).
“I looked back, and I saw two
guys go after Stuart,” Volpatti said.
“And then I saw another guy go
in, so I went after him and it was a
matter of just protecting your team-
mates. It sort of got out of hand
from there.”
Grillo seemed to agree with Vol-
kley, Wiesenfeld and Zanelli each
scored a 9.400 for 19th place,
while Segal (9.275) and Goddard
(8.925) brought the Brown mark
to 46.400.
Zanelli notched a 36.075 in the
all-around, finishing in eighth-
place.
Head Coach Sara Carver-Milne
said she is optimistic heading into
the Bears’ next competition at the
Ivy Classic at Yale University on
Feb. 28.
“We did score our highest to-
tal on vault this weekend, but the
girls let their nerves get the best of
them on the other events,” Carver-
Milne said. “They know what they
need to correct before Ivies next
weekend. We will work hard this
week. We are excited to have our
strongest performance at Yale on
Saturday.”
Editorial & Letters
The Brown Daily Herald

Page 6 | Tuesday, February 24, 2009

e d i to r i a l

The virtues of renovation

Over the weekend, the Corporation made several important decisions
involving campus building projects — most notably, it revised plans for new
buildings for brain sciences and medical education. The Corporation wisely
decided to renovate existing buildings as soon as possible to accommodate the
needs of these departments, rather than postponing plans for new buildings
until the financial climate improves.
The Corporation should be praised for keeping the best interests of the
University’s academics in mind — brain sciences and medical education re-
quire new facilities now and could hardly wait several years for the economy
to recover enough to elicit the donations needed for construction. While the
Corporation may have been tempted to put the departments’ needs in second
place — after all, new buildings are flashy and sound great to donors and
prospective students alike — they made a decision which prioritized academic
goals and was financially sound.
The Corporation’s decision may also have a few unintended, beneficial
consequences. The east side of Providence is chock-full of fascinating historic
architecture, plenty of which is University-owned and unprotected by any his-
torical society. Many of these houses contribute to the rich architectural fabric
of this part of the city. Brown is an important part of the history of Providence,
and properties like the small department houses which dot George and Angell
Streets help to connect us to that history. Shiny, huge new buildings like the
A le x Y uly
LiSci — though they might smell nicer and work better — remove us from
that history, and make us more like any other university.
Renovations offer the best of both worlds: We can make better, more efficient l e t t e r s to t h e e d i to r s
facilities while maintaining historic properties and preserving the architectural
feel of the city. Though the Corporation’s decision to renovate rather than build
was based on financial considerations, we hope these projects are successful Brown’s endowment is not a ‘rainy day fund’
enough that more renovations will be approved in the future and that new To the Editor: withdrawn annually that pays for a sixth of the operating
buildings will only be constructed when absolutely necessary. budget, to which tuition contributes a third. In effect,
The decision to renovate a building for brain sciences has also brought back In his column (“Stealing from the poor and giving to every student automatically receives substantial financial
a glimmer of hope for those invested in the future of the Urban Environmental the rich” Feb. 23), Simon Liebling ’12 made a fundamen- aid every year courtesy of the endowment, a figure which
Lab. Several years ago, the University had planned to knock down the UEL to tal oversimplification regarding the interaction between would decrease in the future by “tapping a little bit more”
make room for construction along the Walk, but recently relented to student and Brown’s investments, endowment and tuition. The en- into the $2 billion now. While I agree that the absolute
faculty pressure and agreed to move the historic building rather than destroy dowment is not a bank account from which funds can be cost of college tuition in general is outrageous and I’m
it. Now that the Mind Brain Behavior Building will not be constructed in its withdrawn at a whim — it is not a $2 billion “rainy day fund” dreading paying off my loans, Brown is relatively lucky;
planned site, we hope that the University will leave the UEL where it is. that the University is “sitting on.” Instead, it is diversified the usual increase in tuition was repressed to the lowest
in a variety of investment vehicles, such as bonds, stocks, percentage since the 60s, financial aid was expanded, and
Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board. Send comments to mutual funds and real estate, which vary in liquidity and the faculty and facilities that define the Brown experience
editorials@browndailyherald.com. return rates. The University cannot simply cash in a few were not diminished. Compared to Brandeis, which just
more of its chips when money gets low without hurting put art pieces from their museum on sale to balance its
its long-term financial strength. Excessive withdrawals budget, we should count our blessings.
today would burden students a decade from now with
t h e b r o w n d a i ly h e r a l d accelerated (and unfair) tuition hikes. This is due to Dan Mahr ’11
Editor-in-Chief Managing Editors Associate Editors Senior Editors the approximately 5 percent of the endowment already Feb. 23
Steve DeLucia Michael Bechek Nandini Jayakrishna Rachel Arndt
Chaz Firestone

editorial
Franklin Kanin
Michael Skocpol
Catherine Cullen
Scott Lowenstein
Business
Sound and fury against University signifies
Ben Hyman Arts & Culture Editor General Managers Office Manager
To the Editor:
Hannah Levintova Arts & Culture Editor Alexander Hughes Shawn Reilly
Sophia Li Features Editor Jonathan Spector Regarding Simon Liebling’s ’12 column (“Stealing from perhaps be supplanted by a justified call for financial aid
Emmy Liss Features Editor Directors the poor and giving to the rich,” Feb. 23): for those students who fall just short of qualifying — the
Gaurie Tilak Higher Ed Editor Ellen DaSilva Sales Director
Matthew Varley Higher Ed Editor Claire Kiely Sales Director
Liebling’s suggestion that Brown draws more from the only people who could conceivably have to “leave” due to
George Miller Metro Editor Phil Maynard Sales Director endowment, which is already set to lose almost a third of the historically minuscule tuition hike.
Joanna Wohlmuth Metro Editor Katie Koh Finance Director Without contributing any concrete and feasible solu-
its value, is a completely irresponsible and unsustainable
Chaz Kelsh News Editor Jilyn Chao Asst. Finance Director
Jenna Stark News Editor way to address the University’s imminent budget deficits. tions to the grim financial problems facing the Univer-
Benjy Asher Managers
Sports Editor Furthermore, in his column Liebling ignores the fact sity, Liebling’s piece reminds one of the usual rhetoric of
Andrew Braca Sports Editor Kelly Wess Local Sales
Alex Mazerov Asst. Sports Editor Kathy Bui National Sales that the 3 percent tuition hike will not affect those Brown certain campus organizations that incessantly and ludi-
Katie Wood Asst. Sports Editor Alex Carrere University Sales students on financial aid who will be unaffected since crously paint Brown as a bastion of corporate greed and
Christiana Stephenson Recruiter Sales
Graphics & Photos
Matt Burrows Credit and Collections
the University guarantees to meet 100 percent of every evil, instead of bringing constructive and sensible sug-
Chris Jesu Lee Graphics Editor
Stephen Lichenstein Graphics Editor Opinions
student’s demonstrated need. These students are the ones gestions to the table.
Eunice Hong Photo Editor Sarah Rosenthal Opinions Editor coming from the most economically vulnerable families
Kim Perley Photo Editor Editorial Page Board represented in our student body. His argument would Ruben Izmailyan ’09
Justin Coleman Sports Photo Editor James Shapiro Editorial Page Editor Feb. 23
production Nick Bakshi Board member
Zack Beauchamp Board member
Kathryn Delaney Copy Desk Chief
Sara Molinaro Board member
Seth Motel Copy Desk Chief
Marlee Bruning
Jessica Calihan
Design Editor
Design Editor Post- magazine correction
Anna Migliaccio Asst. Design Editor Arthur Matuszewski Editor-in-Chief
Julien Ouellet Asst. Design Editor Kelly McKowen Editor-in-Chief An article in Monday’s Herald (“Bequest puts pool back on fast track,” Feb. 23) incorrectly attributed a quotation
Neal Poole Web Editor to incoming men’s water polo captain Ken Collins ’10. The incoming captain’s name is Kent Holland ’10.
Marlee Bruning Designer
Kathryn Delaney, Frederic Lu Copy Editors
Colin Chazen, Lauren Fedor, Emmy Liss, Joanna Wohlmuth Night Editors c l a r i f i c at i o n
Senior Staff Writers Mitra Anoushiravani, Colin Chazen, Ellen Cushing, Sydney Ember,
Lauren Fedor, Nicole Friedman, Britta Greene, Sarah Husk, Brian Mastroianni, Hannah An article in last Friday’s Herald (“‘Waltz with Bashir’ fills Avon,” Feb. 20) referred to David Polonsky as an
Moser, Ben Schreckinger, Caroline Sedano, Melissa Shube, Anne Simons, Sara Sunshine, artist-in-residence at Brown. Polonsky is an artist-in-residence at Brown/RISD Hillel.
Staff Writers Zunaira Choudhary, Chris Duffy, Nicole Dungca, Juliana Friend, Cameron
Lee, Kelly Mallahan, Christian Martell, Seth Motel, Jyotsna Mullur, Lauren Pischel, Leslie
Primack, Alexandra Ulmer, Kyla Wilkes C O R R E C T I O N S P olicy
Sports Staff Writers Nicole Stock The Brown Daily Herald is committed to providing the Brown University community with the most accurate information possible. Correc-
Senior Business Associates Max Barrows, Jackie Goldman, Margaret Watson, Ben Xiong tions may be submitted up to seven calendar days after publication.
Business Associates Stassia Chyzhykova, Misha Desai, Bonnie Kim, Maura Lynch, Cathy Li, C ommentary P O L I C Y
Allen McGonagill, Thanases Plestis, Corey Schwartz, William Schweitzer, Kenneth So, Evan
The editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial page board of The Brown Daily Herald. The editorial viewpoint does not necessarily
Sumortin, Haydar Taygun, Webber Xu, Lyndse Yess
reflect the views of The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. Columns, letters and comics reflect the opinions of their authors only.
Design Staff Jessica Kirschner, Joanna Lee, Maxwell Rosero
Photo Staff Alex DePaoli, Frederic Lu, Quinn Savit, Meara Sharma, Min Wu L etters to the E ditor P olicy
Copy Editors Rafael Chaiken, Ellen Cushing, Sydney Ember, Lauren Fedor, Anna Jouravleva, Send letters to letters@browndailyherald.com. Include a telephone number with all letters. The Herald reserves the right to edit all letters for
Jennifer Kim, Younhun Kim, Tarah Knaresboro, Geoffrey Kyi, Janine Lopez, Frederic Lu, length and clarity and cannot assure the publication of any letter. Please limit letters to 250 words. Under special circumstances writers may
Jordan Mainzer, Kelly Mallahan, Madeleine Rosenberg, Riva Shah, Luis Solis, Rachel Starr, request anonymity, but no letter will be printed if the author’s identity is unknown to the editors. Announcements of events will not be printed.
Jason Yum advertising P olicy
Web Developers Jihan Chao The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. reserves the right to accept or decline any advertisement at its discretion.
Opinions
The Brown Daily Herald
Jared Lafer
Opinions Columnist
Ah, Brown’s glorious open curriculum!
“What’s there to complain about?” you ask.
“It completely caters to the needs of the stu-
dents.” Perhaps, but when does the catering
go too far? (Dramatic music.)
When I reflect on the open curriculum,
the following come to mind: no core require-
ments, no pluses or minuses and the S/NC
option. The curriculum is obviously far more
nuanced than that, but those are the policies
by which I most often find myself directly
and regularly affected. Note that I do not in-
tend to criticize these policies, as I find them
sound and integral to the Brown experience.
Another policy, however, finds itself obscured
in the wake of these three giants, and it has
remained so for far too long. I’ll call it the
NC/transcript policy.
The dreaded NC has kept many a student
up all night working. Fortunately, you have no
need to fear the NC, as the University has a
brilliant policy in which all NCs are removed
from your external transcripts, along with the
corresponding course description. Accord-
ingly, if you get an NC, Brown is willing to
wipe the slate clean — it will be as if you had
never taken the course. While this is surely a
policy that benefits all students, I feel I must
contest it on principle.
This policy certainly seems to be in the
spirit of the open curriculum, since not hav-
ing to fear the NC lends itself to adventurous
By Jeremy
Feigenbaum
Opinions Columnist
I know that politicians want to seem hip. I
appreciate that public servants from both
parties are trying to reach out to younger
voters, as they should. As demonstrated by
this past election, the youth vote is a force to
be reckoned with. But I wish that efforts to
target young voters were not so focused on
one particular medium: Twitter.
What’s wrong with Twitter? First, some
politicians act as though the sophisticated
use of technology is an effective substi-
tute for backing the policies young voters
support. Republican National Committee
Chairman Michael Steele seems to think
that Obama dominated the youth vote in
November because his campaign made
better use of technology.
Surely the Obama campaign’s text mes-
sages and regular e-mails made young vot-
ers feel involved, but that was not the rea-
son that they supported him in such large
numbers. Republicans are wrong if they
think they can win back the youth vote
by tweeting without altering their posi-
tions on the issues young voters care most
about, including the economy and global
warming.
The GOP proudly notes that 25 per-
cent of Republican lawmakers use Twitter,
while only 8.5 percent of their Democrat-
ic colleagues can say the same. Yet ever y
GOP legislator just voted against a bill that
Fearing the NC
course selection. But when you think about
it, should there really be any solace in fail-
ing a course?
Consider what it means to fail a course,
especially at Brown. Not only did your work
(or lack thereof) fall well below the standards
of the course (factoring in grade inflation and
the vast number of out-of-class teaching re-
sources), but you forgot to take advantage of
the “Drop” function on Banner, which would
avoid a record on your internal transcript.
That’s not just a fail, that’s an epic fail.
I really don’t think we need to be further
When you fail a course you should suffer the
consequences. Your irresponsibility, whether
regarding your course work or course selection,
is inexcusable. Yet the NC/transcript policy
preempts the excuse.
babied by the NC/transcript policy. When
you fail a course you should suffer the con-
sequences. Your irresponsibility, whether re-
garding your course work or course selection,
is inexcusable. Yet the policy preempts the
excuse. It avoids the problem by absolving
you of the liability.
Of course, don’t take this as me saying
you’re home free when you get an NC. Fail-
ing a class literally results in “No Credit,”
meaning it’s that much harder to get those
30 credit hours necessar y for graduation.
Moreover, you still have to answer to the
deans and your family (not necessarily in that
Twitter troubles
provided substantial investments in green
energy technology and education. If they
think that young voters will ignore their
party’s position on the stimulus because of
a flashy text, they’re in for a surprise.
But Twitter is a bad method of com-
munication for other reasons. The nature
of Twitter makes informed and balanced
statements impossible, since all updates
are strictly limited to 140 characters.
An honest discussion of the stimulus,
for example, might mention the impacts
Republicans are wrong if they think they can win
back young people by tweeting, without altering
their positions on the issues they care most
about.
of different types of government spending,
the role of tax cuts and concerns about our
debt. Instead we get this statement from
Rep. Paul Broun R-Ga.: “You’d think $1
trillion would buy you time and a better
debate. Clearly this steamroller of social-
ism needs to hit a speed bump.” Twitter
encourages politicians to be forceful, not
candid.
To make matters worse, many politi-
cians are inept at using the Web site. Take
Rep. Peter Hoekstra R-Mich. According to
his staff, “Twitter allows him to provide
order), which I’m sure is not a very attractive
outlook. But these consequences should be
fleeting, if not insignificant, for the diligent
Brown student.
For example, the system is set up such
that, at the norm of four classes a semester,
you can afford two NCs and still graduate.
Therefore, you’re given two “get-out-of-jail
free” cards just for playing the game. And,
worse comes to worst, the bold student could
make up for missing credit by taking a fifth
class the following semester(s). I assume
the deans and our families can console them-
selves with these two facts.
Also consider that by removing NCs from
the external transcript, you exclude them
from GPA calculation. Now, the University
technically doesn’t calculate GPA, and rec-
ommends the world do the same for Brown
students, but the outside world really has
no reason to follow through on that. GPAs
are a means of standardization, albeit not
necessarily always good ones. They give at
least some picture of how well one is doing
(or did) in college, and I’d be astounded if
you go through life without ever having to
calculate it.
real-time insight into… his congressional
activities.” On paper, his use of Twitter
sounds good. But two examples highlight
the problems posed by political tweets.
After former Sen. Tom Daschle’s tax is-
sues were brought to light, Hoekstra an-
grily tweeted, “Daescle/Geitner/Rangel
(sic) all avoided/cheated on taxes!Daescle
latest!They don’t mind raising taxes be-
cause they don’t pay them.” It’s difficult to
take elected officials seriously when their
published statements are littered with mis-
spellings and poor grammar.
But that was not Hoekstra’s most egre-
gious tweet. On Twitter, he revealed, in
real time, the location of his helicopter
when entering Baghdad’s Green Zone. All
politicians and journalists know that on
congressional trips, they may not discuss
their location in a war zone until after the
fact, for security reasons. His foolish tweet
jeopardized soldiers’ safety.
Thankfully, no troops were harmed as
a result. And while the tweets I mentioned
may have been inane, they had no seri-
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | Page 7
That in mind, under the NC/transcript
policy, a C becomes less desirable than an
NC. A C is a passing grade, and thus shows
up on your transcript and is factored into your
GPA. And it is a GPA killer, as its grade-point
value of 2 is sometimes enough to ruin one’s
post-college dreams. What type of policy
makes it worse off for you to pass a class
than fail it? Well, this one.
So, how do we correct the inconsistencies
of the current policy? This can most certainly
be accomplished by doing away with the NC/
transcript policy altogether, for it will not only
revalue the C but provide students with some
motivation to work harder, which couldn’t be
a bad thing. Failing will no longer be excus-
able, as we rightfully begin to fear — or at
least mind — the NC.
One might argue that this policy would
make students more hesitant to explore cer-
tain courses, thus defeating the goals of the
open curriculum. That assumes that students
choose their courses based on the likelihood
of passing them. Now that’s not really in
the spirit of the open curriculum. And, once
again, given how relatively easy we have it,
we shouldn’t be failing courses anyway, and if
we do, there should be consequences. Hence
this proposal.
I think the attention and freedom the open
curriculum provides us is a wonderful thing.
But there is a point when such things become
condescending, and we should know when
enough is enough.
Jared Lafer ’11 is a philosophy con-
centrator from Manhattan. He can be
reached at Jared_Lafer@brown.edu.
ous consequences. On the other hand, Jeff
Frederick, the chairman of the GOP in Vir-
ginia, managed to use a Twitter account in
a way that actually hurt his own party.
The Republicans in the state senate
had developed an ingenious plan: in or-
der to increase their membership and gain
a majority, they were going to tr y con-
vince a Democratic senator to switch par-
ties. They found one ready to switch and
their plan to take back power was almost
complete.
That plan would have worked, until
their own party chairman tweeted, “Big
news coming out of Senate: Apparently
one dem is either switching or leaving the
dem caucus. Negotiations for power shar-
ing under way.” Naturally, the Democrats
saw this tweet, shut down the Senate for
the day, and forced their fickle member to
stay in their caucus.
To be fair, some politicians have found
effective ways to use Twitter, without giv-
ing away militar y secrets or partisan plots.
Twitter certainly does offer an opportunity
for transparency, as well as a way to com-
municate to young voters. But before poli-
ticians declare that Twitter can help them
win our votes, they must start supporting
the policies we care about.
Jeremy Feigenbaum ’11 is a political
science concentrator from Teaneck,
New Jersey. He can be reached at Jer-
emy_Feigenbaum@brown.edu.
 Today 3
to day to m o r r o w
Narragansett plans to build windmill
The Brown Daily Herald

Gymnastics faces top programs

5 35 / 17
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
40 / 24
Page 8

the news in images comics

Vagina Dentata | Soojean Kim

2 Enigma Twist| Dustin Foley

c a l e n da r
february 24, 2009 february 25, 2009

7 pm — Guatemalan Film Series: “Es- 6 PM — “The Argument,” A Perfor-

trellas de la Linea,” Joukowsky Forum, mance by David Greenspan,
Watson Institute McCormack Family Theater

7 pm — “War Against Women in the 8 pm — “Hot and Heavy: Leave Me Cabernet Voltaire | Abe Pressman
DRC,” Salomon 001 Breathless,” St. Anthony Hall

menu
Sharpe Refectory Verney-Woolley Dining Hall

Lunch — Creole Pork with Sugar Snap Lunch — Hot Turkey Sandwich,
Peas, Pepperoni and Feta Calzone Stuffed Shells with Sauce

Dinner — Curry Chicken with Dinner — Beef Pot Pie, Vegan Veg-
Coconut, Pizza Rustica, Vegan Chana etable Couscous, Baked Sweet Pota- The One About Zombies | Kevin Grubb
Masala, Basmati Rice Pilaf toes, Italian Vegetable Saute

RELEASE DATE– Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Los Angeles Times

c r o sDaily
s w oCrossword
rd Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS 4 Ben 39 Commandment 54 Gibraltar
1 Litter box users Roethlisberger, possessive landmark
5 Corn support for one 42 Anyway 55 Time gone by
10 Emcee 5 Canonized pope 43 “Around the 56 Potent
14 Loads known as “The Horn” channel beginning?
15 Tennessee Great” 45 Like Felix Unger 57 Financial svcs.
footballer 6 Stadium level 46 Fits in giant affiliated
16 “Porgy and Bess” 7 ABA member 48 Small, sizewise with an auto
solo, e.g. 8 Physical exam 51 Urged (on) company
17 Expose expense 52 Honkers in 58 “Oops!” Pass/Fail | Steve Larrick and Alex Rosenberg
18 Leave alone 9 Work with dough flight 59 “Star Trek: T.N.G.”
19 Broker’s order 10 Faded star 53 Southeast Asian counselor Deanna
20 Start of an 11 Cookie-based cuisine 63 PC program
editor’s quip Jell-O pudding
about verbose flavor ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
writing 12 Rural skyline
23 London lav sight
24 Singer Brickell 13 Chat
who’s married to 21 Exercise a
Paul Simon 19th Amendment
25 “How I Met Your right
Mother” narrator 22 Grow weary
Bob 25 Condition
28 Big galoot 26 Now, in Nogales
30 “__ Without a 27 Trait carriers
Cause” 28 Wall St. trading
34 Quip, part 2 group
36 Supreme council 29 Rigatoni, e.g.
of old Rome 31 Breakfast side
37 Get an __: ace 32 Group cultural
38 Tweeters’ values
quarters 33 Dripping, maybe
40 When repeated, 35 Pen filler
a Latin dance 36 Fed. assistance
41 Game show host payment xwordeditor@aol.com 02/24/09
with five Emmys
44 Quip, part 3
47 Lessens, as pain
48 Take care of the
tab
49 __-weensy
50 German
battleship Graf
__
52 Guy’s partner
53 End of the quip
60 Sweatshirt
feature, at times
61 “__ a break!”
62 Drag racing org.
64 Farm measure
65 Old lab burners
66 Sticky stuff
67 Turner and a
general
68 Thaw, as an
airplane wing
69 Use FedEx

DOWN
1 One in an airport
queue
2 Jai __
By Pancho Harrison
3 Ripped (c)2009 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
02/24/09