NEWoSOo. -NELSS ETH OT P EK R VoLuME CV, Issur 15 PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY Fepruary 8, 2001 up forces Bus mix- AC van students to miss PI involved directions on the way. in fatal “No one even knew how to get there,” saidjMautt nGuiiliaono,r w ho was on the bus. “[The driver] stopped halfway to ask for directions,” By the time the students arrived, it accident was past 5:30 p.m. — when the audi- ence needed to be seated. They were | informed that their tickets had been given away, but could watch the show onclosed-circuit television acrossthe BY LIZ STEINBERG street. THE JoHNs Hopkins News-LeTTeER While the “Politically Incorrect” tickets for Monday’s and Friday’s | An Athletic Center van transport- tapings were given free to Wu, he ing nine members and three coaches charged $10 each to help cover the of the Men’s Fencing team was in- FILE PHOTO cost of the buses — one of which was | volved in a fatal car accident on the Greg Wu organized the event. paid for by Dean Susan Boswell’s of- Jones Falls Expressway near the In- fice — and turna profit that couldbe | terstate 695 in Towson. The accident BY TOM GUTTING donated to charity. CHUNG LEE/NEWS-LETTER || occured while the team was returning | The Silk Road Cafe has agreed to participate in the new JCash system, as have Domino’s and Blimpie. AND CHRIS LANGBEIN “No one knew we were supposed | from a meet at Lafayette College last THE JOHNS Hopxins News-LetTrTer to be there at 5:30 p.m.,” Guiliano ID Card Services announces weekend. said. “You can figure out how I felt “It appeared that the Johns Fifty-five Johns Hopkins students about it.” Hopkins vehicle had struck this hoping to attend a taping of the tele- “It was ridiculous, like an Austin expansion of JCard usage other vehicle that had changed vision show “Politically Incorrect” on Powers movie,” added sophomore lanes suddenly without signal- Monday in Baltimore were turned Gregor Feige, who also had a ticket. | ing, ” said Hopkins Officer Den- away at the doors because their bus Wu said that students who lost nis Rosemary. The other vehicle arrived late. their seats will either be given refunds then spun around and struck a According to organizers and stu- or tickets Friday’s taping. guardrail. dents on the bus, transportation ar- It is unclear who is responsible for BY AARON GLAZER ate director of Dining Services, the be accepted at a number ofo ff-cam- One oft he passengienr tsh e sec- rived at 4:30 p.m., 30 minutes late. the mix-up. Wu, who is Student THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER JCash system, which will be imple- pus locations. ond vehicle, an elderly woman, was And once the bus came, there was Council’s Vice President for Institu- mented by Student Advantage, will , Unlike current declining dollar killed. She was not wearing a seat confusion over payment. tional Relations, wasn’t in town to Beginning in the fall of 2001, stu- also be run asa declining balance, but programs, however, students will belt at the time, Rosemary said. “We had a personal check waiting accompany the group to Monday’s dents at the Johns Hopkins Univer- now off-campus vendors will also be have to pay Maryland state sales tax One graduate student and two un- for the bus, but they didn’t take per- taping. | sity will be able to purchase food at able to access the system. CONTINUED ON Pace A3 CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 sonal checks,” said Greg Wu, the se- He said he left Erin Kilian, a senior | certain off-campus restaurants and Students will be able to’use their Cog. Sci. department nior who secured the tickets. “So. who helped him organize the event, stores using a new JCash system. JCash card like a credit card or bank we had to pay them in cash.” in charge. Kilian did notimmediately Hopkins ID Card Services developed debit card, but no personal identifi- To further delay the group’s ar- return phone calls seeking comment | the system to replace the current de- cation number or signature will be rival at the taping site, Wu said the Wednesday night. clining dollars account on the JCard. necessary. There will be no charge renovates office space bus driver got lost and had to ask for CONTINUED ON Pace A3 According to Jean DeVito, associ- assessed for using the card, and it will Dr. Parrish SATS dean chosen for defense - Spot i Campus: Krieger Hall rator ¥,“ resigns as Following the addition of Dr. BY JESSICA KRONISH Hopkins is losing a offices being reorganized Barbara Landau, who came to Johns Tue Jonns Hopkins News-Letter great dean,” he said. to create more laboratory Hopkins from the University of “The good newsis that Delware on Jan. 1, more offices for HWC Dr. Paul D. Wolfowitz, dean of the the country is getting space for new faculty. department faculty were needed, Paul H. Nitzé School of Advanced a very smart, very fo- said Butler. International Studies (SAIS) at the cused, clear-thinking BY JESSICA KRONISH Dr. Robert Frank, one of two director * Johns Hopkins’ University, will be leader as. Deputy Sec- THE JOHNS Hopkins NEws-LETTER Cognitive Science professors who | nominated by President George W. retaryo fD efense. Paul moved their offices to the building | Bush as Deputy Secretary of Defense: Wolfowitz will serve Renovations on the Cognitive on 3505 N. Charles St. on Jan. 30 in The president disclosed his inten- the nation well.” Science department’s offices in order to accomodate the construc- - BY WILL ADAMS tion to nominate Wolfowitz ina Mon- Though Wolfowitz Krieger Hall are expected to begin tion, agreed that the renovations are AND LIZ STEINBERG | day press release. is leaving SAIS, he is by the end of this month, adminis- necessary because, though the de- THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER Earlier in the year, there had been still expected to speak trators announced. partment is expanding, it has been some speculation that Wolfowitz at the Johns Hopkins The department’s space is being unable to obtain more laboratory Alain Joffe, director of Adolescent wouldb e nominated for Defense Sec- Symposium on For- | renovated to make room for an in- space. Medicine and interim director of Gen- retary, but Donald H. Rumsfeld re- eign Affairs (SFA) on creased number of faculty offices Frank said that the renovations eral Pediatrics and Adolescent Medi- ceived the nomination. As Deputy March 8. and laboratories, said Bernadette will provide the department with a cine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, | Defense Secretary, Wolfowitz will be SFA Directors Butler, a professor in the depart- “workable configuration” for all will replace Dr. Sammuel Parrish as the second highest-ranking official at Mustafa Ahmed and ment. professors. director of the Johns Hopkins Student the Pentagon. , Arati Shroff felt that COURTESY OF SAIS Butler explained that each According to Butler, the renova- Health and Wellness Center (HWC) JHU President William R. Brody the publicity sur- Wolfowitz served under the Bush Adminstration. Cognitive Science faculty mem- tions will result in “many offices onJuly 16. Parrish resigned as Director praised Wolfowitz’s workat SAIS in a rounding Wolfowitz’s ber is given an office and a labo- CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 on Dec. 30 last year. Tuesday press release. nomination would Parrish will take over as Associate “[ Wolfowitz] has strengthened the draw more people to Wolfowitz’s talk. Shroff agreed that Wolfowitz’s PEVSPEe t e eDeaen vof eStu dent Affairs at the Medi- faculty, grown the endowment,” said “(The nomination] put his namea newfound publicity would attract cal College of Pennsylvania — Brody. “Johns Hopkins is grateful.” little bit out there,” said Ahmed, who people who may not have otherwise PRPPEOrLPey: Y Eer vVHiasVhionnPe moPfa nDRnre ExUenLli vURenriEsvietrRys i t(yM.C P), adi- WolfBorwoidtyz 's adlespoa rtcuroem. mented on snaaitdi ohne, b“etlhiee vaevde rtahgaet, Hboefpokrien stshet undoemnit- conseIitd'se rdeedf inaittteelnydai nggre ahti st hsipnege cfho.r our COonrTINUED ON PAGE A3 “The bad news is that Johns did not know who Wolfowitz was.” symposium,” Shroff said. She added that, because of Wolfowitz’s connection with Hopkins, “more [people] might be able to relate [to him].” According to Ahmed, Wolfowitz will either be discussing the democ- ratization of developing countries or the efficient militarization of unstable areas. Ahmed said that Wolfowitz had been hoping to speak on the democ- ratization topic. Wolfowitz became dean of SAIS in 1994. Before that, he had been a CHARBEL BARAKAT/NEWS-LETTER CONTINUED ON Pace A3 The renovations will create more lab and office space in the department. ‘Rp aN | > «tm INSIDE THIS PS Si ‘DON’T MESS WITH OUR WOMEN CONTENTS The Hopkins Women’s Basketball ATES Sr vcesanay .. B6-7- team ran its Centennial Conference Calendar scccsssecssesesreees BB-9 record to 9-1 this week. Senior Molly at CATtOODR wsniea belo LU Malloy won conference play of the te Le _week honors. Page Al2 Exposure .... i Features ., APGPR oeFSeSPee LeZI A MILES DAVIS IS A HARD-ASS But does that mean anything in the realm of Ken Burns’ latest docu- OP/EAS sssssssseeessessees mentary on jazz? Our Arts staff dis- Science sasersanpaaoastoas) veoiane A8- ie sects the filmmakers latest endeavor. SPOrts jiarsnimadodeddnisahiysccace Ahdae, See how he fared, Page B1 QUIZ! sctesnrquranyitnsyeesiaedecnony Eth ighsy aeek STADIUM'S FUTURE ON HOLD Memorial Stadium is dear to many Baltimoreans. From the Orioles to the Colts to the Ravens, it’s seen it all. And it’s been given a baatr e- prieve fromS emelieon, Page B3 Fepruary 8, 200] A2 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER NEWS AROUND THE COUNTRY. Frat attempts return to LSU Value of college sports questioned BY GEOFFREY CHEPIGA The two are armed with facts and varsity athlete, who wished to remain Group removed after goat, chickens were injured at party » THE YALE HERALD figures froma restricted-access data- anonymous, "Yale should be the best base compiled over the last 50 years at everything, athletics included.” (U-WIRE) NEW HAVEN, Conn. by the Mellon Foundation that pro- Shulman and Bowen disagree. BY HEIDI CENAC “Ifyou get the right group of people inthe Union this week to finda strong a—t hleTthiecr ed eipsa ra tsmpeenctt,r e ahnadu nitti ncgo meYasl e'isn voifd lei fei nasti g3h0t ofin ttho e emvoesrty- speolsescitbilvee faccoelt- expl“aIinntehde, ac“asdcehmooilcs wokrnlodw,” tShhaut lmtaheny THE REVEILLE (LOUISIANA STATE U.) rteoagseotnh erw hwiyt ha ntyh e grrioguhtp idsehaosu,l dIns'ete nboe gthreo ufpr atoefr nsittuyd’es ntvsal utehsa,t wWiilll seoxne mpsaliidf,y tbhoe okfo—r m Thoef Gaa msechoofl arLilfye,: Ceorluldeigtee Spnoretws liengcelsu dainndg uYnailvee,r sPirtiinecs etionn ,t heW inlaltiiaomns, ccaann''tt bhea vteh et hbee sbte satt ecvheermyitshtirnyg d—e paYratl-e — (ThUr-eWeI RyEe)a rsB AagToO NL ouRisOiUaGnaE , StaLtae. succTehses fuplr,e”v ihoeu ss aicdh.a pter focused on recr“uWite 4h0o pteo 6w0i thbiony s thtios bsee moeusrt erb asteo and Educational Values by James L. and Georgetown. ment in the country and the best En- University officials removed Kappa being an overly social organization, andstart our colony chapter,” he said, Shulman and President Emeritus of Shulman and Bowen claim that glish departmentand every other pro- Sigma fraternity from campus after losing sight of the fraternity's four Wilson also said he would like to Princeton William G. Bowen. their data show that athletics actually gram as well. It’s just not possible. It’s its members severely injured a goat founding values — fellowship, schol- see the fraternity move back into the Last week in the Chronicle of divide, not unite, a campus. By re- the same with the non-academic side and several chickens during a party. arship, leadership and service, Wil- fKaoprpmae dS igimntao hotuhsee , rwehsiicdhe ntwiaaslt ranhsal-l bHeisgth epro ssEidbulcea tibornie,f Bsouwmemna ryg avoef tthhee csrcuhiotoilnsg sau clha rgaes nYaulmeb ehra veo f cratehalteetde s,a otfry tthoe bheo uSspea.g oS?h”o uld the dining hall offiTcheirss wwielelk beKgaipn prae cSriugitmian’gs nsattuidoennatls son “sFaoird . many years the chapter we Dalrymple House, during the group's sbioso: k’“sS ayc omypolui'rcea teadn aanddm isssubitolnes thoef-- nine wo p“pjoocsk icutlittuoor tenh” e trhaet sodeftf tih nee ssc hiotoslel.f to tRhaei sicnalgi btehre qoufa lai tfya nocfy dirneisntga urhaalnlts stot arftoirnmg tah ec oflraotneyr niwtiyt h in hFoaplel s 20o0f1 .r e- shaaidd . o“nT hcaatm'ps uswh awta swe t ruwlayn ta ltoe agdeetr ,b "ahcek abseTnhcee .f raternity’s housing corpora- ficer,” he said, “and you have two Whereas the ideal ofa liberal arts edu- might be nice, they maintain, but it “We're looking for guys who want to. 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The average inter- This is particularly true in light of sity requirements for reorganization “We want our young men to not are looking forward to seeing having is. the one you want.” collegiate athlete spent 19.3 hours per the fact that smaller, selective schools ° and, if they are able to recruit enough only meet those expectations, but all of our fraternities back on campus Bowen's claim is not radical, yet week with his primary group of often have more athletes than larger, people, they could make the colonya exceed them,” he said. as long as they do the right thing, when applied concretely to a school friends, whereas theater students, the traditional athletic powerhouses. chapter, said James Trott, interim Although fraternity officials inter- because that helps our Greek com-. like Yale that might value its philoso- next most ‘exclusive group, spent a For example, last year there were dean of students. viewed students in Spring 2000, in- munity grow,” he said. phy department over its tennis team, mere%.56 hours per week inter alia. 362 men playing varsity athletics at the “It's astep by step process and we cluding the 1997 pledge class, the David Dussouy, a Phi Gamma it leads to bigger questions, such as This divide is in part shaped by the University of Michigan, but 411 at Wil- will be working with them to make group decided to wait until the chap- Delta member, said Kappa Sigma’s’ why have a tennis team, or admit a fact that athletes tend to liams, 518 at Yale, and a staggering 537 sure nobody gets a shock,” he said. ter could restart with all new mem- philanthropy and national recogni- squash player over acellist who scored underperform academically in com- at Princeton. The gross is bigger at the Trott said the University will treat bers, Wilson said. tion would be a positive addition to 200 points higher on the SATs? parison to their peers. smaller schools because these smaller the fraternity the same as any other “That gives you a whole lot of new the Greek system. “These are questthiato pnrovsok e At the 30 schools, 72 percent of institutions tend to have more pro- fraternity trying to establish a chap- enthusiasm, and that’s what we want “Theyre a very large and influen- alot of editorializing and a lot of an- high-profile male athletes (those who grams, such as squash, crew and bad- ter, and its success will depend on its to focus on,” he said. tial fraternity,” he said. “I think thatit ger, but very few hard facts,” Shulman play football, basketball, or hockey) minton. members. Recruiters from the fraternity’s would bea good thing [ifK appaSigma said. “That's the gap we tried to fill.” are in the bottom third of the class, Study finds student national office will talk with students came back to campus],” he said. Rather than provoke knee-jerk re- and 49 percent of low-profile male actions and unfounded claims, athletes (golfers, tennis players) are ~ NEWSOH-NL S EHTOPTKEINRS Shulman and Bowen want to open a in the bottom third as well. As a re- constructive debate on therole ofinter- sult, athletes not only feel separated political interest at low collegiate athletics at selective schools. from the rest of the student body, but “We hope,” Shulman and Bowen also from the faculty and larger uni- wrote, ‘that the findings will encour- versity community. Forty-eight per- PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS HopKINs UNIVERSITY age more open and candid discus- cent of students at Ivy League schools EDITORIALBOARD sion of a subject that is often pushed feel they have a faculty mentor, BY BERNELL DORROUGH While agrtehate mainy nstugden ts aside, dealt with in a limited way, de- whereas only 26 percent of athletes THE STUDENT LIFE had become more focused with aid- ferred for consideration to another feel the same way. (WasHINcTON U.-St. Louts) ing others at a local level, Ben Editors-in-Chief Tom Gutting, Chris Langbein day, or simply declared off limits.” In other words, if athletes travel in Smilowitz, an Washington Univer- Business Manager Patrick Deem, Jr. The relationship between colleges packs from the fields to Zeta Psi to (U-WIRE) ST. LOUIS, Mo. —Inits sity SU senator who is active in na- and athletic departments started in American military history class, is that annual survey of college freshmen, the tional politics. Managing Editors Charbel Barakat, S. Brendan Short 1852 when crews from Yale and the kind of unity Yale should strive for? Higher Education Research Institute “The focus has shifted from being arvard met in the first intercolle- Yale president Richard Levin (HERI) announced the percentage of, political and long-term change to’ the Advertising Monogcrs aos Liste _So hia Choi,, James Liew , giate athletic event. Today the Yale claims the “bunching effect” and the students concerned with political is- short-terrn change that you find” in Classifieds Editor 1 a = . Jackli athletic department qversees 33, differentials shown in that book.are sues hasireached an all-time low. many community service activities,” sports, 798 athletes, and operates on less applicable to Yale. HERI's survey indicated that only he said. “While those projects and Photography Editors . Chung Lee, Ana Zampino a budget ofo ver $10 million. The rea- “I'm pretty certain that the gaps 28.1 percent ofs tudents entering col- activities are important and can't be sons for the evolution are manifold, aren't as wide. I’m not acknowledg- lege had an interest in “keeping up to neglected, people are forgetting that Copy Editors Sabina Rogers, Julia Schiesel twisted and tangled deep into the his- ing that there isa problemat Yale,” he date with political affairs.” Research- no matter how many times they go to Special Editions/Focus Editors Charles Donefer, Natalya Minkovsky tory of the University and the coun- said. “A lot of the problematic ten- ers noted that the record low itself a soup kitchen, you're not fixing the try as a whole. } dencieso f athletes notf eeliatn hgom e was not the only disconcerting aspect long-term problem. If you don’t take News Editors Jeremiah Crim, Liz Steinberg » One popular current justification in a university are not as big of a of the results. care of why people are hungry and Features Editor Shannon Shin for such a large athletic expenditure problemat Yale than at other institu- “Although the 2000 results reflect you only address the issue of feeding is, as one self-proclaimed Yale sports tions. I know that to be the case from a long-term decline in students’ po- them, then you're not taking people Sports Editor ‘ David Pollack: nut puti t, “Football and men’s hockey discussions with the authors and ac- litical interest, this year is significant off the street and your e not fixing the are the only things that unite this cam- tually also from earlier papers that since freshman interest in politics tra- problem.” Arts Editors Matt O’Brien, Caroline Saffer. us. compared Amherst, Columbia, ditionally increases during a presi- Historitally, the survey shows stu- But, according to Shulman and Princeton and Yale.” dential election year,” explained dent interest at its highest with 60.3 Science Editor Brian Kid Bowen, this defense of collegiate ath- Many athletes themselves feel that Linda Sax, the University of Califor- percent in 1966. Research indicated Opinions Editor Kathy Chedne letics is just one of the many “myths” they belongat Yale because they excel nia at Los Angeles professor of edu- that around 40 percent of students that need to be re-evaluated. in their Sport In the words of one cation who directed the survey. had shown an interest in politics dur- Events Editor Michelle Fenster < Experts believe that this drop is ing the late ’80s and early ‘90s. This 4é Flag burning debated likely due to a sense of stability in the figure dropped to just 30 percent be- Electronic Editions Editor Andrew Pinzler “4é nation, leading to greater focus on tween 1992 and 1996. Systems Manager | Jason Gordon é local issues in the community. Though the survey indicated what “Therei sl ess sense of political cri- appears to be decreased political in- Graphics Editors Jaimee Hills BTHYE JBErNe eBzeO N(DJASM ES Mapison U.) howB otthhe yF ofxe lta nadb oMutc Wiet.e” ney said they stihsa,t lweislsl saefnfseec t tthhaet ntahteurre e aroef tbhiegi ri slsiuveess tmeernes t, hiatvael soa sdhoopwteedd tmhoatr em anlyef tf-rweisnhg- NEWSASSISTANTS ne understood the protesters’ right to inamajor way,” said RobertSalisbury, views. Opposition to the death pen- Will Adams, David Crandall : (U-WIRE) HARRISONBURG, burn the flag provided by the retired professor of political science alty increased substantially, with 31.2 Va. — Two James Madison Univer- Constitution's FirstA mendment, but at Washington University. “In thelate percent of those surveyed answering eae ‘ STAFFWRITERS ‘sity students organized an hour-long thought the grounds on which the 60s, there was Vietnam. 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Bush asa reason to was not entirely sure whether stu- of 50.4 percent set in 1987. In addi- Shahinfar, Natalie Shapero, MichaelD . Spector, Bhuvan Srinivasan, McWeeney said. burn the United States flag. dents had become less concerned. He tion, 56.0 percent believed that “same Walkern ett Starling, Hien Stover, Nelson Mang McWeeney, managing editor for “I'ma liberal, too,” senior Jason pointed to increased local interest sex couples should have the right to 2 HiMianndegi cisonorciinsd eeRrnevtav tiiienvwev, o kcseaadimd p aut hsne p eufebldla igfc-oabrtu irronen-- JIbay’n imwchnkaiot t sIab isdua.r w “nlaMisynt f gwgleauaegy k. , dw”ia dhsne’ tsd iwasigniui,s ndtb teu dht e © ‘rstuheeeps l.pa oclRiientpigrc aeclso ensncpteearctntisrvu emso vooenfr cbnoaatmthpi uoensna dlgs a viosef- ldeegpae“l[n mCdaoeilnrltte,ag”le sfntroaettsueshd.m ”e Mnc]— C aarrte hym,o re“ ainnd- » DayB ang, Kate DaviCsO,P YASlTeAaF Fe ee ValteH an. sen. : ; “‘rsiTpgohhntes teyo a bnud[r dnec motouhnlesd tfrlnaaogtt, o brbuest ] i wghenao vrweea dnt.th eeidr Jaatnt.Se en3nd0ie iodsr s utAeh aeo rffo tonhr eu SmDm,ai itlshay-i WdNa eltwhtsee- rRa,ec ctoiwrohdno.s | ao fs ti“hmPeiielrao rpp leeerxasprolena antlah tiliniokvnei.sn ga nmdo rien tien rtmesr mosf _ ttbihhtae tmi sngaei lvvveaser sit ehtaeyn mdo fa sw tcaahyrsat ,n ctoae n rdte obt ehtlha itan tkle intftdolsre Sp, ee STvsA FHFoPlHOlTyO MGaRcAtPiHnE,R ; S e Gate FB, ie, al of the demonstrators weakened their _thecommunititehsa t they're involved to make them alittle more left-wing.” an. or thsaani d 1o0f0f sttheu dreanltlsy t ohuatt tbor osupgehatk : medwsiifstfhai cgtuhelet ctaasou ms“eai.kt” em apdeeo plite msuycmhp atmhoirzee wtCiiootnnhs., e”“r Tvshaaetiydi’ vreDe atnhLiieenlak dieMnrgc sChamiroptr eh Ayis ns ootfce irtamh-se _ studH“eeTnphtrese diwidoceutale dod f ts mhhaiaftktai ftntoegwr a mrcoodln lteehgyee , rmrieagahnltly.y The Johns Hopkins MNewas-Lxett eric sph ubil as GTN a nae ar ee or listen to oo views on the incl- Though Smith-Walter said he un- of voluntary service projects. Instead overrides any social concerns that ~academic year by the students of ” derstood the demonstrators’ frustra- ofgoing out and working fora branch someone has in terms of left-wing exception of holidays, exam. periods it. tion with social issues in the country of the government or a lobbying politics. You mightstill have left-wing +herein do not necessarily representth ose oft h ereer ietpherre sseunptpeodr twiintgh tchreo awcdt imonesm -of rteoadlaiyz,e hbeu rsnaiindg tthhee pfrolteiasstgn eor ts gsohionugl td o ginrgo uips, gwohiantg tohuety 'raen dt hiynokripnig nogf idnoa- — _ iidne talesr misn toefre mcso noofm sioccsi,al s poalimcia!erse , v eburty __ sionBsu sbienecsosm eh opurrso pearret yM oofn tdhaey Nse ‘wtsh-rLoeutgthe rF,r aind oar ys, 1 - flag-burning demonstrators or . solve any problems. — ,h omeless shelter.” _ tee onS aipe are | advertisements is 5 p.m. on the Tuesday fetbiestth e 7 ™ uestioning theiri ntegrity forusinga ~ “Once you burn the ‘symbol, | Subscriptions are ‘available too urr eaders for $25 ~e trong symbol in protest. you've. destroyed w| hat America is, ERRATA | academic year. The total circulatiotno t he 7. ~ Rieke and fellow forum or- good and bad,” hes aid. “Burnintgh e | (Homewood, Medical School and =~ nizear oa ape ber flagisacop-out, especially ifyouhave bareba see es asndo e eaatteer B altim a vague description of why yoor e doing it.” -ThoughSmith-Walter didn’ tagree calm with how demonstrators sent their SA message to ther esto f campus, hesaid can see their inotyation for ac- | Fepruary 8, 2001 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTeErR A3 NEWS JCard usage to be expanded Students shut out of PI taping: to Charles Village businesses | CONTINUED FROM Pace Al opment and the Edwin Gould Foun- they could. But the bus company Inaddition, Wuadvertised the event dation. failed them.” through Student Council by sending Wuisn’t as optimistic about mak- “We all assumed paying for the sine four messages to undergraduates via ing a profit. tickets guaranteed us seats for the CONTINUED FROM Pace Al Council’s e-mail account. “We're going to lose money,” he show,” added Guiliano. “Guess not.” when purchasing food off-campus Anuj Mittal, the Council’s Execu- _ with JCash. tive President, admits that by helping — Staff writer Charbel Barakat con-" Freshmen and sophomores, who Wu advertise the event, Council as- “We all assumed tributed to this report. . are required to purchase a meal plan sumed some responsibility for the wwihlill es eel itvhienigr i“nF leUxn”i vedroslilatrys hroeupsliancge,d othuattc owmeer.e Biuntv,o lhvee da ddine dt,h e “Tenhtei rpe eopprloe- paying for the tickets Wolfowitz ~ with money in their JCash account, cess weren't Student Council people,” - which can be used at any participat- meaning that the even wasn’t orga- guaranteed us seats in line for - ingon- or off-campusvendDoeVri.t o nized by a Council committee. ~ said that students may also be able to Despite Monday’s group being for the show. Guess > use part of their meal plan to go out to shut out, Mittal remains hopeful that -~ dinner ata Charles Village restaurant the event will raise some money for not. u Pentagon or purchase groceries at a local mar- charity. ~ ket. “I’m sure we're going to make — JUNIOR MATT GUILIANO “Students have been asking for one money,” Mittal said, “but not nearly pot of money,” explained DeVito. as much as we wanted to.” position “This new system allows us to do that.” While firm plans regarding who said. “And it probably comes out of Theamountofmoneytobeplacedin would receive donations have not my pocket.” the JCash accounts will be determined been made, Mittal said that groups Either way, students aren’t happy nolater than July 2001, when other meal under consideration include the about what happened Monday. plan changes take effect. DeVito esti- Hopkins Alumni Association, the “You can’t blame the students,” CONTINUED FROM Pace Al mated that it will be the same amount Office of Career Planning and Devel- Feige said. “They planned it as well as visiting associate professor and di- presently given in Flex accounts. rector of security studies in 1981. Other Hopkins affiliates, includ- Wolfowitz also served as defense’ Krieger Hall offices ing students living off-campus, fac- official during the administration of ulty and staff, will be able to add George H.W. Bush, the current money to their JCash account in the meee president’s father. He was same way that they currently pur- Undersecretary of Defense for Policy chase additional Debit Dollars. under construction from 1989 to 1993. In that position, According to Mike Kendzejeski, he worked with current Vice Presi- director of ID Card Services, Hopkins dent Dick Cheney, then Defense Sec- had originally considered overseeing retary, as well as with Gen. Colin L: the system but eventually decided to FILE PHOTO CONTINUED FROM Pace Al pected. Powell, the current Secretaroyf State. hire Student Advantage, an outside Blimpie Subs and Salads has tentatively agreed to accept JCash dollars. [being] tightened up on space,” but She said that she hopes that reno- In addition, Wolfowitz has previ- contractor. the entire department will become vation will begin by the end ofF eb- ously worked with Rumsfeld. He and will receive a commission on each dent Council have been looking at for more efficient in terms of space over- ruary and emphasized that the de- Wolfowitz first worked, together in: purchase made by students. some time. partment is “trying very hard to 1996 when Wolfowitz was Foreign Dominoes, Blimpie's In addition, Hopkins has already The JCash system is based on a Butler also claimed that the reno- meet [the end-of-summer dead- Policy Advisor for Sen. Bob Dole’s spent $11,000 installing servers, soft- system of school debit cards that Stu- vations will make the department line]” and complete the renovation presidential campaign. Wolfowitz. and Silk Road Cafe ware, modems and phone lines in ‘ dent Advantage has established na- more modern by providing better before the fall semester. was also a member of the Rumsfeld preparation, said Kendzejeski, and tionwide. Systems are alreadiyn place heating, air conditioning and light- Frank did not seem confident Commission, which reported on the. have all tentatively the University willalso receive acom- and functioning at New York Uni- ing. that he will move back to an office threat of ballistic missiles to the mission from purchases. versity and Dartmouth College. The “target deadline” for in Krieger Hall before the begin- United States. iB Kendzejeski claithamt eHopdkin s “We want the JCard to be part of completion oft he renovations is the ning of the fall semester as origi- During the Reagan administration,’ agreed to accept does not expect to earn money from an SA-Cash (Student Advantage end of the summer, according to nally expected. Wolfowitz dirpeoliccy tplanenindg f or the system. He said that the Univer- Cash) national system, where they Butler. She said that demolition in “T wouldn’t be surprised if [the the State Department from 1981 to 1982, JCash sity would rather receive no commis- willacceptSA Cashi n Boston offyour Krieger — the first of the project’s construction] isa semester past [the and he acted as Assistant Secretary of sion and have Student Advantage JCard,” said Mittal. two phases — should be complete deadline],” said Frank. State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs —MIKE KENDZEJESKI, lower the overall commission to at- Cafe Q, the coffee shop in the by the beginning of May. Other Cognitive Science faculty from 1982 to 1986. In 1986, Reagan DIRECTOR OF tract more vendors. Milton S. Eisenhower Library, also Butler admitted, however, that members will periodically move in nominated Wolfowitz as ambassador ID CARD SERVICES Student Advantage is currently began accepting JCard declining dol- the renovation is already “a little and out of 3505 N. Charles St. during to Indonesia. focusing on attracting Charles Vil- lars recently, although not through behind in getting contractors on the renovations, Butler said, and Wolfowitz must be confirmed by lage-area restaurants and retail stores. the Student Advantage system. It is schedule” because bidding and graduate students will also use space the Senate, but the dates for hearings “We decided to outsource it, so Domino’s, Blimpie and the Silk Road the first vendor not affiliated with the scheduling took longer than ex- in the building at 3505. have not been announced. that [Student Advantage] will be re- Cafe have all tentatively agreed to ac- University to accept the JCard. sponsible [for system maintenance],” ceptJCash, according to Kendzejeski. Though JHU has signed a letter of said Kendzejeski. Restaurants in the Inner Harbor intent to go forward with the Student Student Advantage will handle the have also expressed interest in be- Advantage, system, formal contract oversight of the system, including coming part of the system. negotiations are still on-going.,Ac=: WO ORT ail fg -. - contpotaentcial tvenidorsn angd se ll- Student Council President Anuj, cordingt oK endzejeski, the system is’ ~_- ing, installing and maintaining the Mittal noted that this type of system expected to be fully operational by - equipment. In return, the company is something the University and Stu- the the fall of 2001. ~ 5pm Tit LAM! _No students injured in accident site . CONTINUED FROM Pace Al accident will affect the way the team is currently not available for use by dergraduates were transported by travels to meets. athletic teams. ambulance to the Greater Baltimore Teams may take one of the six “My understanding was that Wings just 25¢! Medical Center, according to the Athletic Center vans to meets within there was significant damage [to the Security report. Head coach Dick Oles a three-hour radius of the school, vehicle] but I don’t believe that it declined initial transport. and the vehicles must be driven bya was totaled,” said Shear, although _.. * “[The students’] injuries were coach or another person involved she noted that the sthool will not -- non-life threatening, and they were with the team who is age 21 or older, know definitively until the insur- ~~~ all released” from the hospital, said Shear explained. ance company finishes its investi- ~~ Associate Athletic Director Faith The van involved in the accident gation. ~~ Shear. Alain Joffe takes over -- All members of the team have ~~ fully recovered, Oles said. He added - = that he does not think that the acci- Health and Wellness ~= dent affected the morale of the 15- ~= member team. -- Atthis point, it is too early to tell RAP~SC~ E L =E wEhiCcVh YpEarCtyE w as at fault in the acci- ~~ = dent, according to Corporal Glenn CONTINUED FROM Pace Al ~ ~~ Saltsman, Western Region supervi- He accepted the offer in October, sor of the Maryland State Police but the University did not formally Crash Team, which is investigating announce his departure until last the accident. week, said Dean of Students Susan “We don’t see any speed issues,” Boswell. he said. “We don’t see any prob- MCP hadasked Parrish to start his lems with view obstructions, [and] new position immediately, but he ne- - we don’t know how close [the ve- gotiated and agreed to come on Jan. hicles were].” 2, Boswell explained. Although the investigation is “He was given an offer that he ongoing, Saltsman speculated that just could not refuse,” she said. no charges will be filed in connec- Though the HWC does not cur- tion with the accident. rently have a director, Joffe may be 3333 N.Charles St. es “We don’t see any gross negli- consulting with the clinic between Pee HE gence in this case,h”e said. nowand July, when he officially starts COURTESY OF HTTP://WWW .JHU.EDU/ According to Saltsman, murder work at Homewood. EE: Parrish came to Hopkins in 1997. and manslaughter charges are rarely Joffe is “really interested in getting filed in similar situations “unless into his new capacity here,” stated ~ 410-243-8844 there’s an occasion of gross negli- Boswell. emergencies. gence.” The center is currently staffed by HERU ceased operations after the . Saltsman added, however, that Head Physician Joyce Chan and resignation of four board members — motor vehicle citations are fre- seven nurse practitioners who are last semester, but Boswell did not ex- quently issued in these situations. “sharing the load,” said Linda pect the group to have problems re- “Basically, [the other vehicle Rhoades, Nurse Manager for the suming operations under the new di- was] preparing to make a U- HWC. ) rector. turn,” explained Saltsman. “They Rhoades added that she does not “I see no reason why Dr. Joffe had started their U-turn from the anticipate any problems running the couldn’t take ona similar role [as Dr. 2nd lane over from the median. HWC without a director, although Parrish had],” said Boswell. In the process of crossing lane she said that the clinic’s continuing HERU members have not spoken one they were struck by [the AC] success may depend upon how hard with the faculty yet, the organization’s fe Pasa . the flu season hits the University. officers said. _‘ Thdaeugh terd roifv etrh e owfo tmhaen cawrh ow adsi edt.h e spec“tSitvued,e ntssh,o ulfdr omn ott heb ep actoinencte rpneerd- so “wPea'rrrei sfhi gluerfit nwgi tohu ts hhorotw notthaitc e wi.l..l CT* < eh reent ly rAetvhileewtiincg D epitas rtvamne ntp oliisc ciuers-, Baobsowuetl l.t heir health ca. re,” agreed nafefle cLti euust,e” nsaanitd Dfoarv iHdE RSUil.v er, Person- Parrish had also served as the Joffe served as the medical direc- _k_a. Sh“eaArt staihdi.s point, we f haven't co4. meA an faculty advisor for the Hopkins tor for the HWC before Parrish took up with anyc oncrete changes,” she Emergency Response Unit over in Sept. of 1997. ae“ r‘yt hse policies. _t “hWate weah rae vest.r”i ct aboui t (thHaEtR, Ua)c,c orad isntgu dteon tit s oWrgeabn izsaittei, onis — Staff writerJ eremiah Crim con- _ Oles doesno ta nticipthaatt eth e _ the first on the scene at on-campus tributed to this report. : es FEBRUARY 8, 200 THE JOHNS Hopkins NE\w Ss-LETTER NEWS —$—$—$———————— ——— ‘ — Student Council approves $1,700 Students interview candidates for Port Discovery dance/mixer for Academic Advising deanship -_—~ BY CHARLES DONEFER event at $11,904, including the cost of ingintoaccounttheunconfirmed funds THE JOHNs Hopkins News-Letrer renting Port Discovery, hiring catering, from outside sources. BY MEGAN HIORTH run,” said Udoff. ates. security, aD J, bussess and publicity. Fees Executive Vice President of Ad- THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Le&TTrer Conversely, Udoff said that an “There is all kinds of resea; hy Student Counciladdrestshee dal - from 400 tickets costing $10 each will ministration Haroon Chaudhry ques- outside candidate would bring grants and scholarships as well ag location of $1,700 for a semi-formal cover less than halfo f the event’s cost. tioned the $1,700 earmarked for bev- Members of the Special Student about a more radical change and job and internship opportunities dance/mixer at Port Discovery in Goutman explained to the Council erages, for which attendees will still Search Committee (SSSC) are cur- offers a chance fora completelnye w that no one knows about,” said the Inner Harbor at the meeting this that Port Discovery, a Disney-designed have to pay for out of pocket, point- rently interviewing candidatteo fsi ll direction. Mittal. Wednesday, Feb. 7. “kid-powered museum” was signifi- ing out that “90 percent of the kids the position of Assistant Dean of According to Mittal, the student Two other candidates were undey “With the demise ofwhatweornec e cantly less expensive than other venues Academic Advising, which was va- committee is “looking for someone consideration for the position duri ing popularhangoutplaces (the Beachand considered, including PSINet Stadium EE cated when Dean Martha Roseman who can realize the problems and the fall, but neither accepted it. E-Level) on-campus socializing has and the Baltimore Museum ofA rt. Goutman put the total retired last spring. know how to implement solutions One of these candidates was al. plummeted,” and the Port Discovery The Class of 2002 has already pledged “Basically, once a week we have to those problems.” ready employed at the University of event, which will be held on Feb. 24, is $500 toward the event, and the other cost oft he [Port been interviewing candidates, some “We want someone who will put [Illaind ndeocidieds to remain there, needed to improve the campus social classes have each been asked to allocate from other colleges and some from their best face forward for the stu- said Mittal. The other candidate; life sponsors Class of 2002 President $250. Additional funding is expected, Discovery dance/ Johns Hopkins,” said junior Inter- dents, who is personable, who works according to sophomore Briay Stephen Goutman, Class of 2002 Rep- although amounts are not confirmed, national Relations major Matt well with students and who will take Udoff, reconsidered for personal resentative Priya Sarin and Class of from Dean Boswell, Homewood Stu- mixer] at $11,904. Trezza, a member of the SSSC. our side when it comes to a con- reasons. 2002 Secretary/Treasurer Olivia Elees dent Affairs (HSA) and the Student Ac- ccording to Anuj Mittal, Stu- flict,” said Trezza. “Both were very good candidates,” wrote in the preamble to the request tivities Committee (SAC). | dent Council president and a mem- “lm looking for a Dean who will said Udoff. “We were having a hard for funds. Councilmembers debatedhowmuch won't be allowed to drink.” ber of the SSSC, three candidates help out with undergraduates and time choosing between them, and to Goutman put the total cost of the funding the event actually needed, tak- Goutman explained that they had are being considered for the posi- who will give a new perspective to have neither of them accept the pos}- to use Port Discovery’s catering com- tion. the Office of Academic Advising,” tion was very frustrating.” ; caer pany and had negotiated down the | One oft he candidates Dr. Rich- added sophomore Ravi Kavasery. The SSSC includes members of prices for many items. ard Sanders, iscurrentltyh e Interim’ “We need someone who will cen- ne eee VM STUDENT COUNCIL ATTENDANCE, FEBRUARY 7, 2001 DespiteChaudhry’squestioontsh,e r | Director of Academic Advising. _ tralize things and make mcacerne A a cae ddstvranteats § Executive Officers sprtoupdoesnatl,c ouinnccliuldmienmgb eTrrsesasuuprpeorr tVeaddthiem || cMiatntdaild atdeesc.l ine. d to name the other Aadnvdi seiffnigc iemnotr.e MorEgaBnisze d, eefhf a2aMa0eh aeves Sit¢ e. Penta ie ana: President Anuj Mittal 662-4992 Present Schick, who called the event “notsome- One candidate advises students I get thé feeling that students dates. SiC Sth faulty and 78 VP Institutional Relations Greg Wu 516-2595 ABSENT thing we see every year.” at Harvard University, whichoper- only use Academic Advising when The SSS C; the faculty e VP Administration Haroon Chaudhry 467-3775 Present The original request on the agenda | atesona House System, said Mittal. they are in academic trouble and administration will all make the de- abivinethn. ae k ee one it handed out to Council members was | Under this system, the Dean, stu- notdoingaswellastheywouldlike,” cision, according to i i eas C ochic a for $600, but Goutman later suggested | dents and fraec ulty allli: ve i. n dorms. sai“d3 17K avaseFer y. He c-]laaj imed that stu- Sophomore Internationa ae = Class of 2001 $1,438. Members questioned how “Another candidate,” added dents do not take advantage ofthe ies major Audrey Henderson ca ec President Margaret Richards os tes ABSENT much HSA and SAC were spending to | Mittal, “hasawide breath ofexperi- grants and scholarships offered by the process “a big cooperative ef- SVRSieeeccpcerrr eeettsPaaerrrneyyts//ialidTteerianventesr uerrKSe rtries vteiRnnaR: mCMehasrahcn ogSn Siii n ga 642644233---94858359154- 3657 APPrrBeeSsseEennNttT see Awfhtaetr cwaalsc ulleaftt i;f nogr Cfouunndcs ilf‘‘ o ltol ocwoiv5 ne=g r . a || aesn cei: n, ai: dn vimsPeiAdnRigE.:a N a nd teacahTi ng,c asAwcie ll thhee MNisistcicththaotloo aolll.a a gcrreeeedd that that tthh ere Slaisa t ae fortM.i.” t ta: l said tha4bt. he wihtoh pes watah deéi-,‘ Representative Nakul Kapoor 662-7513 Present brief recess, Goutman proposed a According to sophomore SSSC__ opportunity at Hopkins that is not sion will be made within the next Representative Eva Chen Present friendly amendment that set request at | member Brian Udoff, Sandersisthe communicated to the undergradu- few weeks. Class of 2002 $1,700, which was approved with one | best candidate for the position. Boe Se % Presidenti sS tae phen Goutman 889-3421 Present obj.e cti. on and one abstentio. n. “ [Sanders]y has aesa bi. g az dvanta? ge Few eee es es ee Kee ee ee ee ee eee eee . Vice President Shanu Kohli 889-7236 Present In addition, Eva Chen was sworn | because he would hit the ground }! 8 RTY f " secnetiey Tecasurer Obie Her ee gr in as a Representative of the Class of | running, since he is already filling ! loo |[ IG f O OF 1% Representative Katherine Dix 516-2567 Present ’ th Ani cane andinowe how chines > 5 ’ ‘7 Representative Henry Huang 516-2251 Present 2001. er ng a . 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Amiisuio | ‘7 2 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter —————— AAI NEWS NEWSB Di a Five ROTC students dent status, described the award as New HIV treatment infections, deaths and hospitaliza- tive recommendations,’ Bartlett ac- Researchers who studied the ait given national award f“eaw grceaadte ts.a”c hievement for a select quidelines released dtiroungss. tWhee'mvsee lvaelsso hlaevaer nesdo meth at putnh e tkiennts oshowuldl Heues es aditdh edg ocgtueoirdesdl iann.eds p ato- 2a2-fstotry erh lasot suummesr’psir ojdneecstt rgiucnt E iaosnt Boafl a JHU seniors Brian Linneham, ishing consequences,” explained make individual decisions about timore found high concentrations Joshua Mengers, Alexander Najemy Barlett. when to begin. of particles that can irritate the United States Army named and Nicole Sherwmerae nsel ected for New guidelines dictating the ap- Liver abnormalities; defects in Copyright 2001 USA Today, a divi- lungs. The cloud settled within 20 Ss of the Johns Hopkins the award poach to HIV treatment were re- blood fat metabolism, which may sion of Gannett Co, Inc. minutes. University’s Blue Jay Batt alion Dis Following graduation, Linneham based from a medical panel co- raise the risk of heart attacks; prema- Particularly vulnerable are the inguished Military Students on plans on entering the Military Po- haired by John Bartlett, chief of ture bone thinning; and insulin ab Researchers advise young, the elderly and those witl Wednesday night This award goes to lice, Mengers will join the Army infectious diseases at the Johns normalities that can lead to diabetes, chronic diseases RIe serve 10 Opfefrciecnetr Tofr aailnl ignrga duCaotripnsg Ceornps ter tohfe ENnatgiionnaele rAaisnr d DNeafjenesmey. will HopTkhien sp anUenli verresictoym. mended a rever- aartee d swiothm oHfeI tVh e trceoamptlmiecnatt.i ons associ- residents to avoid Copyright 2001 The Baltimore Sun ROTC) seniors, recognizing ROTC Sherman is receiving an educa sal from what they called the current The new guidelines offer doctors demolition dust MIT, Harvard, JHU students who have outstandilneagd - tional delay on her required military “hit early, hit hard approach to a and patients strategies for treatment ership qualities, high academicstand- service in order to attend the Unive- slower, late start to minimize side ef- that are based on the latest medical have highest suicide ngs, and have mad >exceptionaclo n sity of Nebraska Medical School, fects and extend the benefits of treat- evidence, though many doctors still Johns Hopkins School of Public tributiotnos t he ROTC program where she has been granted a full gca ment. are uncertain about the best time to Health researchers say people should rate Captain Joseph Mudd, a 1990 demic scholarship. “All of the major complications begin treatment. take extra care to avoid the huge dust ROTC graduate, who was ‘also Staff writer David Crandall con+ of HIV are down by 65 percent to 80 “We recognize that we do not yet cloud raised by the demolition of gsrraanntteedd Distinguished Military Stu piled this report. percent, including (AIDS-related) have the data we need to make defini- high-rise apartment buildings. Health expernottinsg ,th at 11 Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology students have committed suicide since 1990, say the rate and pattern of sui Verizon Wireless cide at the school are extraordinary for a university of its size. Ten of the 11 suicides were under graduates ina school witha relatively small undergraduate enrollment of about 4,400 a year. MIT has a total enrollment of about 9,800. “People have been killing them selves at what I consider an alarming rate,” said Eric Plosky, a recent MI graduate who helped create a task forcetotakeahalrodok at theschool's mental health. Several MIT students told The Bos- ton Globe that a culture of suicide has festered on campus, and that mental health services at the university are inadequate. Counseling cases have risen by 60 percent since 1995, while the staff has not expanded. MadGoeuld,l a pyrofenssor of psy chiatry at Columbia University, said the MIT suicide pattern shows a ‘'sui cide contagion”’ at the school victim begetting victim in the same small community. “Itappears there’sacultureat MIT that has reinforced suicide and jump ing as a means of escaping,” said Gould, an authority on suicide and contagion. Ona scale of deaths per 100,000 since 1990, MIT was at the top with 10.2, compared to Harvard in sec ond place at 7.4 and Johns Hopkins next a 6.9, the Globe reported Mon day. Copyright 2001 Boston Globe Elec- tronic Publishing, Inc Asteroid.orbiter nears final landing After a year orbiting the asteroid Eros and completing all its scientific objectives, the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft will end its mission next week, scientists said. But it will not go quietly. “Wecotuhe tlhindg qluieetlyt li mp away or just turn it off,” Dr. Robert W. 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CDMA Web Enabled phone required. All calls subject to taxes, tolls and other charges. Available where compatible digital service is provided. Two-way mes- CCoopmypraignhyt 2001 The New York Times A6 FEBRUARY 8, 200] THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter NEWS-LEToOT PKE 1R An overlooked world crisis PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY BY JUSTIN GREENE age life expectancy in Sub- Saharan EDITORIAL THE TECHNICIAN (NORTH CAROLINA Africa is expected to reach as lowas Some young men | STATE U.) 33 in some countries by the year 2010. In addition, there are cur- have been reported to (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. — rently 12.1 million children in We deserve better from StuCo With the transfer of power in Southern Africa orphaned by AIDS, believe that they can , | America now safely behind us, the with absolutely no way to take care bmiegdgieas t inse wtsh e sttohrrye ati n otfh e a Amleoroimcianng obuftt hpeemr.h aTphse stthaet imsostti cstge oll oinnga nsdtoatni,s- be cured of the | recession. Certainly it is a downer tic is that in 1999, 2.38 million So maybe it wasn’t Greg Wu’s fault that the bus laziness where an excited docket of programming | when thousands of Americans lose people died of AIDS in Africaalone. disease if they have driver got lost on the way down to the studio to see and administrative initiatives should be. tthaebilri sjhoebds i—n dusetsrpieecsi allsyu chi n aso lda,u teos-- groTpoe r puhti sttohreiscea l nupmerbsepresc tivien , thtehire sex with a virgin, “Politically Incorrect.” Hard to blame him that his Last week, Council didn’t even bother to have a mobile manufacturing. But there are well-known bubonic plague in Eu- designate didn’t think straight and get amoney order meeting. Why do today what you could put off until | other issues in the world that de- rcpe was estimated to have killed 30 which has led to the to pay the driver — after all, he was out of town at the next week? serve our utmost attention and as- milion people. By the year 2010, time. It’s not his fault we all got four e-mails saying And now that the gavel has finally sounded this sistance. While some people here in sub-Saharan Africa will have lost infection ofmany =1| the same thing; he thought they weren't going semester, we are told that the meeting was cut short | America are forecasting the Second moie than 71 million people to . | Great Depression because thé rate AIDS-related causes. through. We hope he gets his down payment on the because a small fraction of its members hold their | of return 3 on certain stocks is less Tle foundation of the problem innocent young girls © buses back, too, since we understand that nobody Greek organizations (composed oft ens of people) as than phenomenal, people in El Sal- lies mt only in the international ever actually signed the contract with the bus com- a higher priority than the entire student body (thou- vador and India are digging graves community's neglect regarding the forced to “cure” older pany. sands) or at least their individual classes (hundreds). for their family members and issue, but also in a current African We realize that everybody makes mistakes. We And what did get done Wednesday? $1,900 was allo- friends by the thousands. Surely we cultures political denial and social nen, could all drink at least one less latte irresporkibility. African govern- certainly make our fair share here at the News-Letter. cated (with the expectation of another $750) for a or smoothie this week and that ments arenotorious for sugar coat- But we're noticing a trend, and a fairly alarming one downtown party to which only about 10-percent of money in itself would rebuild a few ing the problem, or simply not ad- at that: incompetence. the undergraduate population will be allowed to at- neighborhoods over there. dressing itat all. If the stories from Africa are So we guess it’s probably important to make the tend. In spite of the great devastation Accordirg to the Washington Post, frightening, consider this: ma ex: in El Salvador and India, there is an South Africay PresiTdhabeo nMbtek i perts believe that India and China, distinction between a mistake, which everyone is Don't get us wrong: We're not trying to blame even greater tragedy in this world has evenrefued to provide his people the most populous nations on Earth, prone to make with some frquency, and a constant Student Council for bus problems, and we honestly that has been systematically ignored with donated nedicines, while 20 per- are in the beginning stages of an pattern, compounding upon itself, to become a star- don't care about “Politically Incorrect.” What we do for the past 15 years. This histori- cent of his population languishes un- epidemic like the one mushroom- studded display ofi nability on a pervasive level. care about is that the officers elected by undergradu- cally unprecedented horror is the der the virus. Zachi Achmat, coordi- ing in Africa. Imagian woerl d where In the long run, the loss of an opportunity to see a ates.are responsible enough to make the right deci- spread of AIDS on the continent of nator for the Treatment Action 30 percent of working age men are Africa. While there have been a few Campaign, stated in the Post, “from dead or dying and the mothers whg talk show involving a collection of the weakest minds sions and then ensure that those decisions are sup- news programs and documentaries the start, all theopposition to (medi- can bear children simply pass alon our culture has to offer and a pseudo-intellectual ported and carried out properly. on the subject recently, the amount cines) has been created by our presi- the disease. In CNN's coverage of host trying toembrace someone else’s comedic shtick We don't want to attribute the failings of past of attention being paid to this ca- dent. We are way behind where we the epidemic, president of the discussing topics hyped-up to entertain the most Council's to this one, but when we asked students on | lamity in the international arena is should be in fighting this disease.” World Bank James Wolfensohn said uneducated common denominator will fade away in campus to tell us what Student Council has done this anemic. If such an epidemic were to Some of the governments have “many of us used to think-of AID§ no time. It’s also difficult to take one person’s foul- year, we are met only with blank looks and a collec- strike the United States, the crip- begun to act npre quickly, simply as a health issue.We were wrong. pling effects on our economy, and because the pmblem has become AIDS can no longer be confined to up and stereotype an entire group. tion of “ums. therefore the world’s, would be di- too far-reaching to ignore. Al- the health or social sector portfo- But this time, there’s more to it. Wu and Student It’s time for Student Council to step up and actu- sastrous. Just like with the slaugh- though new projramasre being put lios. AIDS is turning back the clock Council President Anuj Mittal make good arguments ally carry-out what is their charge and try to make ter of millions in Rwanda in 1996, in place to educée the public about on development.” that the Student Council, though obviously involved tangible improvements to undergraduate life. however, the world community the dangers of piomiscuity and the There is hope for the world and finds it easy to overlook Africa. mechanics of tht virus, traditional there are ways to fight this mon- in the event even if only by name, were not respon- We hope to see the Council’s online information Here are a few statistics from myths about the tisease are serving strous disease. Let us not be acoun- sible for its organization or its problems. Had the clearinghouse go up soon. We would love to look CNN that help to put the problem to spread it even nore. Some young try, with our vast resources, educa; event succeeded, however, the two Council officers around one day this spring and find a revitalized into its proper perspective. There men have been r@orted to believe tion and creativity, who loses sight claim that profits would be donated to various char- calendar of /egitimate social alternatives. We would are currently 34.3 million people in that they can be cuted oft he disease of the world’s true crises while we ity causes (which were never actually determined) be ecstatic ifwe heard that progress had been made to the world with AIDS; 24.5 million if they have sex wif) a virgin, which gaze into our wallets, May the under the auspices of a Student Council committee academic concerns such as grade inflation. of them are in sub-Saharan Africa. has led to the infection of many in- _United States be courageous and There were four million new AIDS nocent young girls forced to “cure” compassionate enough to walk the which, according to Wu and Mittal, has yet to be In the end, we hope that Friday’s trip to the studio infections in Africa in 1999. Aver- older men. extra mile in the battle against AIDS. created. Student Council would like to have taken will bring in a few leftover dollars to cover costs and credit, but adamantly refuses to have the finger donate something to one or another organization. Computer crashesare educational pointed at it now that students are looking to place More importantly, however, we hope that the stu- blame. dents who unfortunately have leadership positions And when those students look to their under- on this campus will learn from their and their com- srecuicte NEN ne willn ee a aI show of patriots’ semesters an Com CtEn ce. “safe mode: provides analogies, deah of Sno od.leads to MSE ad iii SIs flisie ky ilgsis 90-16 ats A market that questions ‘sharing ANDYIMOSKOWTZ higtigtard cf Ur tPA ity: he wt ass my surprise one morn- divensity on campus. There dbeno ing when my little Dell buddy sound as’ well, which comes as a decided to die a horrible, sili- WIE relief considering the new stereo at con-smoldering death. Surely Terrace. Anybody who “played a BY JAMES SEAMAN in countries with food surpluses. The of the world’s total. this loss of a loyal friend would game” (i.e. went to a frat party) Dairy UTAH CHrRonicLe (U. UTAH) problem is not food shortage, it’s that Ending world hunger suddenly make just about anybody scream would die from a “runtime error” people are too poorto buy the food that seemsas simpleas sharing. Butredistri- “that megabytes!”, but on this sad discovered “Safe Mode.” (i.e. cerebral hemorrhage). And as- (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY — I is produced. While the poor starve, a butiofo wenalt h is heresy, forsuchideas occasion it was compounded by the “Safe Mode” is this nifty, thagh suming that going to class and am about to explode acommon myth, wealthy few are literally making a kill- are dripping with intentions of com- loss of the five-page IFP paper (due somewhat disenchanting, featre studying were equivalent to running a misconception you have been carry- ing. munism. That ideological dragon was the next day) stored within. . which guts the friendly soul from he Word, those are the only things that ing around forawhile. Ready? There is Thecommonpeoplewho grow food slain by the cold warriors, forever to Now, far be it from me to rely solely belly of Windows and leaves in ts the student body would be able to nofoodscarcity whatsoever inthe world often reap few or none of the benefits. sleep in the rich lore of American his- on technology, but sometimes -the placea voiceless, gray-scaled autome do! Oh, wait. 5 today. In fact, the world produces In Central America, for example, only torical mythology. prevalence (syn., pervasiveness; the ton of a desktop. It’s a little like com. A few days later, aftae quric k call enough food for every man, woman 14 percentofthemoney Americancon- ' But at what expense will we con- quality or state of being prevalent) of munism but more user-friendly. It to the Technologies department; and child onthe pltaoeant 4e.3 ptoun ds sumers pay for bananas is returned to tinue to uphold unbridled capitalism? computers can be so overwhelming bypasses all the start-up operations they dispatched a CS major and all per day. the people. Theremaining 86 percent is Until it becomes the sacred cow that that I forget the fragility (syn. vulner- so you can get into the system and see was put right. My eyes watered and We're talking about two pounds of pocketed by corporations controlling swallowed all sense of reason? The glo- ability; prone to breakage and/or un- what's wrong. Everything is displayed my mouse fingers twitched as I grain, plus a pound of fruit and veg- the production and distribution of ba- rious market rules all, and the govern- due manipulation) of recorded data in a lovely sixteen colors, the sounds ieard the ethereal bells of the Uto etables and a pound of meat. That's nanas. Those who.control land and ment exists to ensure the protection (he knows too much). In any case, I card is completely inoperable, and, Jia sound scheme chime. But a res enough to make anyone too fat for his capital horde what they have, and waste and strength of that market. In the was completely screwed. I panicked, best of all, the only functioning pro- aity confronted me: In the days current belt size and to shift health con- the resources at their disposal. Large United States, for example, farmers are I yelled. I ranted, I raved. And then, I gram is Microsoft Word. Clicking wthout MP3s, without games, and cerns in poor countries from malnutri- landowners in Brazil, for example, cul- subsidized by the Department of Agri- on the Snood icon produced only a wihout the Internet, I got so muck tion to coronary risk. tivate only 11.3 percent of their land. ‘cultureto keep productionlevels down. bizarre looking runtime error. wok done that the MSE library staff Youmayfinditinterestingthatliteral On top of that, they are terribly inef- Over-productionwouldcauseaglut If Safe Mode could do’ When the withdrawal symptoms fi- had memorized the sound of my ountains of surgrapin lsit uin sstora ge ficient. A study on northeast Brazil es- of grain on the market; resulting in so much while nally died away, I wiped the froth gait:Could it be true, I asked my= inthiscountryandinotherplacesaround timates that redistribution of land, the plummeting prices. Supply must not from my chin, picked myself up off self, that pure knowledge and the world. You may even be shocked to _ breaking of estates into small pieces to outstrip demand, so say the iron laws of the floor, and saved my IFP paper acadenia lie not within Quake III learn that those countries typically iden- be owned and farmed by the locals, the market. Instead of paying not to contained within a to a disc. It looked like thing were. server and pirated pop-music, but tified as having the worst starvation epi- _ couldraiseagriocutupluttbyu rneaalrl y distribute this surplus grain, why not all right for the time being — I had in the dedication and self-control demics — countries located primarily 80 percent. Small farmersgetmorepro-— feed a few of the men, women and chil- computer, imagine some freebase Snood hidden in my of a motivated student? I felt my . in sub-Saharan Africa — export food duction per acre because they work the dren would love to go to bed on some- sock drawer. hand: ‘guiding the mouse pointer to instead of feeding it to their people. land more intensely than big farmers. thing other than an empty stomach? what Hopkins in Safe If Safe Mode could do’s o much the Uninstall button and had almost While as many as 11 sub-Saharan The inefficiency of big farms can be, Because giving food away could de- while contained within a computer, purged my entire hard drive of all African countries are net exporters of seen more clearly in the United States stroy the market. Ift hat is the rationale imagine what Hopkins in Safe Mode distractionwhen I remembered that food, India represents the pinnacle of where corporate mechanized farming then, perhaps, the market simply isn’t Mode would be like. would be like. Sixteen gray-scaled my supply of freebase Snood had paradox. Asone of the top food export- yieldsonecalorie for every 10expended — worth saving. | colors would certainly improve the rundry. V ers in the world, 200 million of India’s in the production process. Traditional own citizens go hungry. farming systems can produce calories _LETTERSTOTHEEDITOR Just as bewildering is the fact that, at 500 times that rate. over the past 35 years, world food pro- Instead of benefiting from the effi- duction has outstripped population ciency of many small owners, most of growth by 16 percent. These tantalizing | the land in the poorest nations is held by morsels are made known touscourtesy | anexclusive elite. Those whocontrolthe Athlete of the Week | letes who train hard so they don’t of World Hunger, written by Frances — production of food either horde their . become the alcohol-guzzler that was MooreLappe, deseo Consnen Peter surpluses or simply choose not to pro- choices lackingi n | featured in the Feb. 1, 2001 issue. I Rosset. duce as much as they can. Either way, don’t deny that many students here these wealthy elites secure profits bys ell- character,’ at Hopkins fit into the Siragusa-mold, ingabroad instead ofallowingthe masses but many others do not-many whose to sustain themsbyet hleirv coeuntsrie s’ names will never see the print of any- natural bounty. Inequality in the distri- To ue Editors: thing but the News-Letter. I’do not the idea that there isn ot enough food in bution of wealth, then, is at the hearto f Ihave been routinely apogee want Tony Siragusa to be the face my _ theworldisamyth. Howthiis posssib le? the problem of world hunger. inthe News-Letter's choices for “Ath- peers associate with athletics; I want _ Isitnot true that people ares tarving? Theexistingdisparitiesinwealthare — lete of the Week” — even if it’s sup- them to know about the Ashley— Indeed, they are. Curren80t0 mlily- —a s mind-boggling as the paradox be- posed to be a joke. Your staff is only Sheplers, the Katie Reytars, and the lion people are hungry — almost one- tween food production potential and making it harder for athletes to fight — Will Freunds. Howabouta picture of — » fifth of the world’s population. Every the realities ofh unger. In Mexico, for. the “dumb-jock” stereotype. I’ve ~ Drew Kitchen or of Heather Blair te hunger kills asm any as 34,000 chil- example, it has been estimated that the - never seen a Hopkins athlete picked _ cent Hopkins record breakers) onthe EE semen leS ea country’s 40 richest individuals con- for this feature, and there are many track instead of Siragusa in the locker - to1 2 million children a year.A mong ‘trol 30p erceonf tth e nation’s wealth. amazing people who spend part of room? You not only have the oppor- Thewealfitfthh oift ehes wotrl d’s popu- their day in and around the Athletic tunity to put these people in the ath- ~ Jation has 61 times more money than — Center. Are we more impressed by a letic spotlight for maybe the last time the poorest fifth, Unfortunateltyh,i s person who can balance athletics, in their lives but also to do something gap has only widened ast he poorest their blood-alcohol-level, and their much more noble: To help show the quintile saw their share of the world’s multi-million dolbalnk aaccroun t or school the quality of character that. _ income drop from,2.3 sels eab y the college-athlete who is main- our generation truly ake ec ; ¥ pppoe an See a respectable GPA while try- - ingt oh old on toa social life? Many of ~ ‘Sincerely, to sane s fie si m| po is gsi doetting ata at Maura Dudley FEBRUARY 8, 2001 A7 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter OPINIONS With the exception of editorials, the opinions expressed hereare those of the contributors. They are not necessarily those of The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. 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Hybrid-elettric cars Tate was recently found guilty of Tate’s mother used her irrespon- land restrictions in the Rockies, where currently on the market can get 60 murder in the first degree. First-degree sibility and ignorance to believe in tional fossil fuel dependencies are it is estimated that the amount of re- m.p.g. and fuel-cell cars, whose only | murder in Florida carries a mandatory herson’sinnocence, and Tate tried to nothing new, and the search for local coverable oil there canrun the nation emission are water vapor, are set to be sentence of. life in prison without pa- use his immature and naive behavior places to drill goes back over a decade ago. Papa Bush demonstrated just for six years. There is one fundamen- in showrooms in only three years. role. Meanwhile, many peopleare won- to act as he wanted and avoid conse- how serious our appetites are with JEFFNOVICH tal question the Bush administration Long after Bush is out of office, dering if this immature youth should quence. There would be no end to has yet to adequately answer. Is this our generation will witness firsthand | have been prosecuted as an adult and this behavior if the jury had not acted the Persian Gulf War in 1991. And he “drill ‘emall” approacheven remotely the outcome of whatever energy poli- | spend his entire life behind bars just according to Florida law and found aRlesfou gwea nttoe dd ritlol inogp;e n whuapt . twhiet h Arhcitigch BrrcHes BREW sustainable? Six years, if it is in fact cies he manages to pass in his term. ‘because he was imitating wrestling Tate guilty. prices and all, it was the only way to that long, is frighteningly short- And we will think back to these next moves he watched on television. Juveniles and children must real- sighted. And when our national re- four years, when green policies that Many people are outraged that this ize the severity of murder, think twice restore the energy balance. Ironically, made ofice are less intrusive, and the serves run out, do we approve even gave us clean air and save vital eco- child would be sentenced to life in before acting and refrain from televi- itw as the Exxon Valdez spill of 1989, footprint needed for development is more ambitious and riskier projects? systems for our children, were over- prison. But sentencing for Tate does sion influence. The lesson is that par- shteilllp efdr eskihl l itnh ate vbeirlly.o ne's mind, that only a tenth of what it once was. Still, The relatively isolated environ- turned by the Texan oil representa- not begin until March 2, and even then, ents should become more aware of something is very wrong. mental damage brought on by drill- tive. CNN experts say it is highly unlikely their children’s actions and familiar- c~h aBngeu. tmefmadeo, arnd ipreesidsen ts virTohneme nvetrayl liyn dduessttrryu citsi ivne.h erEevnetnl y wietnh- iincge beinr gt he( noAr cptuinc iisn toennldye dt)h.e tTihpe ofs etrhie- ronRmeeantgaaln pwraess idaen nto.v eBrutlsyh amnitgih-te njvuis-t thatW hhea tw ilwli lbl eh gaipvpeenn a tloi fLe itoenreml. Tate? It Tizaet et hweams wiftohu ntdh e irnenaolicteyn t,of mhuer dweoru.l dI f For the past eight years we have the latest technology, there has to be ouse ffectwsil l be long-teramnd wide- be the next. As governor of Texas, appears that the jury made an example: have acquired an even more inaccu- been able to rely on Clinton's veto to a transportation method — the maze spread. This is global warming, and Bush led the state to become the most out ofhim. This jury took all things into rate sense of right and wrong. any insanity that managed to pass of pipelines is still unavoidable for we have been experiencing human polluted state in the U.S. Interest- consideration and rightfully convicted It is time children leave their fan- ongress. But now we're back with collecting and moving the liquid fuel induced climate change most-nota- ingly, Texas also ranks first in the Tate. Society is becoming increasingly tasy world and learn that murder is the oil-friendly president and a par- for miles, and tankers for longer dis- bly in the last few years, when record nation for energy consumption — unsympathetic toward murderers re- not a fantasy — it is a serious act that ticularly volatile congress tending to tances. And with the need to move oil temperatures and global environ- and uses 25 percent more than the gardless of their age. It is time to quit deserves terrible.consequences. It is favor Republicans. Thisiscrunchtime comes the risk of spilling that oil. mental consequences have been second highest ranked state. Let us | treating juveniles like children if they unfortunate that Tate is so young and — history books will cite the next Wewere young when it happened, widely reported. Bush has often said pray that congress has a little more harm others. Murder has conse- is faced with life in prison. It is more four years as the time when we hit SO we may need a gentle reminder to he “questions the science” behind it, sense than to ignorantly follow Bush quences, and Tate should deal with the unfortunate that Tiffany Eunick was rock bottom in environmental poli- remember the Valdez, but another which is why he opposes the Kyoto into an oil well. consequences of his actions. so young, and now has no life at all. cies and severely angered the global story should be fresh in our minds. Protocol — a treaty spurred by warming monster. OnJ anuary 22nd, just over two weeks mounting evidence of the earth’s Recently, there have been a few ago, an Ecuadorian tanker carrying warming, that would bind America Call me an Asian beauty, I'll maim you factors that have helped give that hor- 243,000 gallons ofd iesel ran aground to raising fuel efficiency standards in rible three-letter word a more agree- onareofeff Sa n Cristobal Island when the next decade. able tone. First we have California’s “a signal buoy was mistaken for a Ironically, fuel efficiency is argu- energy crisis. Bush has been using lighthouse.” Five days later, the hull ably the only transitional technology had the very amusing experi- ply calling us prostitutes. Come to think of it, maybe this this electricity shortage as way to sell cracked. Since then over 150,000 gal- (as we move to alternative renewable ence of being barked at by a Don't even ask how I got myself was why the job paid so well. Maybe his long-term national energy strat- lons ofo il have spilled into the Pacific fuels) that could save us from a real witch-lady from Vienna for into this mess. I blame my equally there was some inner guilt about egy, which includes passing legisla- Ocean surrounding the Galapagos energy crisis, and, of course, irrepa- being an “Asian beauty.” Me, beautiful Asian friend entirely, but I capitalizing on stereotypea t the ~ 3 tion allowing drilling in protected Islands, which is designated as a world rable destruction wrought by climate Asian? Yeah, A beauty? Sub- wont point fingers. _. expense of poor, destitute college areas of the Arctic Refuge. What, you heritage siteb yt he U.N... « changé.'The Sierra Club'predictSthat jective, But.to hr, 1 was ap arg Th iving side es obe - students. Which makes things, might ask, does one issue have to do Although this was thankfully no- if we increased fuel economy stan- one-time gig as a waitrefsosr aw ed- ~ less a aft “Of 17a ek dy. — toe Oe ly, cad e ‘then the with the other? Especially since less where near as serious a spill as the dards by just six percent each year, we ding. We weren't called waitresses. There probably aren't many Asians catering company couldn't even than one percent of California’s elec- Valdez, it is yet another reminder of could be saving 1.1 billion barrels We were, collectively, “Asian beau- over there in Vienna. Maybe she claim ignorance. exe tricity comes from oil — they rely the risks involved with oil. Even in annually before the oil from the Arc- ties,” said in the same tone as ‘silver- thought she was paying us a compli- Weall got the job. Of the 18 girls almost entirely on natural gas, of the most remote places in the world, tic becomes available. This gets into ware.” ment when she yelled at us for not there, none of us were qualified — which much larger reserves exist in where locals understand the ecologi- the real heart of.the matter. “If you are an Asian beauty, stand standing neatly in the Asian beauties’ none of us had waitressing experi- Alaska’s North Slope. Absolutely cal importance of their Islands, there The energy problem we face is not over there. Are you an Asian beauty? ence. But the premise of the job nothing. is human error. There has been a lot from limitations in oil supply. The No? Get out of my way.” wasn't about the service. The fact KATHYCHEUNG » Bush has made some vague and of human error in the oil industry. problem is our dependency, whether — It stunk of stereotype. It’s not that that we were all girls, also, just shockingly uninformed connections BP Amoco’s Northstar project, an it is foreign or local. Oil is our addic- being called a beauty, true or not, was screamed of an Asian fetish, al- to link the two issues and pass his offshore oil development in the Arc- tion, and by drilling in the Arctic we such a horrible thing. Maybe I’m FRANKWEILER $ though it was still unclear whether plan. Even the New York Timesnoted tic, even indicated in their Final Envi- are stealing from our own homes to overly sensitive about this, but the it was on the part of the catering in their article that “[Drilling] would ronmental Impact Statement that satisfy it. No addiction can be treated stereotype of Asian women is already FILES company. do little to relieve [California’s] acute there is up to a one in four chance of this way — obviously it only makes the antithesis of the women’s libera- Incidentally, when we finally did shortage of electricity...” (Jan 30). a major spill during the life of the things worse, and in the long run, it” tion movement. We're exotic, we're get to the wedding, it turned out that Furthermore, to attempt to deal with project. Indeed, on January 16th of will only be more difficult to give it quiet, we're subservient — the defi- our “kimonos” weren't kimonos at the California problem, Bush wants — this year, a contained spill of 20,000 up. nition of the perfect woman. To be group, or thought it would soften the all. They were qipaos— Chinese-style _ to issue pollution waivers to let older gallons of drilling mud at the Long before we go to pristine wild- attached to the whole waitress thing, blow. dresses. It was glaringly obvious that ‘-- (dirtier) power plants run at higher Northstar site shows that even the life to solve our energy problems, we with the adjective “beauty” thrown I wonder ifshe knew she was being the catering company had nor eal ~- “Capacity, violating the 1990 Clean Air best technology is fallible. More spe- should, at the very least, make signifi- matter-of-factly into the whole sce- so insulting. Had we been regular - appreciation for the different Asian ---Standards. Things get much worse, cifically, since operation of the Trans- cant steps towards conserving energy nario, just made me more than alittle waitresses of varying races, she prob- cultures. Nor did they really care, as Alaska Pipeline began in 1977, there (we might just run out of oil some- uneasy. It was one step closer to sim- ably would have herded us in the same long as they got their show on the way and it wouldn't have bothered road. { me. But the way she referred to us At what point does ignorance be- —hI say, cuss ally ou want — who the h eck cares? wmeardee, iuns faalclt ,p aAisnifaunl,l y anadwa rteh e trheata sowne come inconsideration? On one we being ushered along like wayward We were, collectively, cows was because we were Asian and not because we were waitresses. We ello everyone, this is brought up everyday, whether it’s the ones to determine whtther or point out that they are heading to- were there because of what we looked “Asian beauties," said my first time writing on Capital Hill in Washington D.C. not they would like to “cuss?” © ~ ward the wrong direction in life? I like and not because of what we were for the paper. Please or next door in the nicely-lit house- While parents should still be the hope not, because that would mean, hired to do. in the same tone as excuse me if my style hold. Parents tend to be very aware ones to instill awareness of the in- okay... | don't even want to think The job posting had asked for _ When I thoughti s anbootu tt ow hyiocuhr sleicktiinogn. cohfi tlhder ewno’sr dsm outthhats .c ome out of their appro_ priaFtRenIesCs SofZ pEroTfaOni ties, it is aboOunt tot hatthoen et.e levis| ion-and-movies Adisniga.n s Sufroer, anw e “Atshioaung-thhte,im tedc ”ou ldw edb-e “silverware.” _ of the paper I should write for, I de- At one point, the President of the topic. agree that children can never cute. Optimistically, we thought that ided that Opinions would be best United States even took up this issue, be fully protected from the world a couple who wanted an Asian- Persuiotend , foyro mue .w oIufl ydonu' te vfeirn dm etehta t mhea ridn hbuet hawse ianl lc oknntorwov ehrosiwa lm utchihn gsl enveorwaag-e Me, MYsELF AND | aupr oulnatde taht emni.g hKti dsa nadr e wbaotucnh d a tos hsotawy otfh ermesepde ctw ofuolrd o uro ncluyl truerqeu,e satn athdamti roau-t hbaansde,d wceo mcpoaulndy exfocru seit s tshoec iVaile nfnaau-x.. to believe. (smirk on my face) _ days: There has been many systems which they are not supposed to. tion for the beauty of the Asian cul-_ paux on the basis of a presumed _ | The first thing I must do is to implemented in our society in order They are also liable to sneak into a ture. Which culture, well, we weren't inexperience in dealing other cul- - different route to a conclusion that to restrict the contents which are still ultimately left to the child as to “R” movie the first chance they get. quite sure. So we went to the inter- tures. ; __ W[fahesigs a rmidasidsnuege ciihnsi lstdhoreme entp ahapinendrg sltawhsetaa tr wiegnegek.t s tsddrryeyese nthm,ea emssd n. aa limsnReoeal cpbyepe nrgtoTulpVynr, i taaottn ehwde a frommnruo svypiioaceur neginrnt adscthu iisbnl-g-y wtsahhroeeommtue.hnt edhrT i otnh geoa ir r cc ohnfoirollit de tnodit tshd ,meo iy bg wuhthwt ae innnst it thmhepte olpy yr euassbre-ee tIdr odyi onIntg ’og trs esotwt o hiipsun pp1ki 0 nw0gai tnphyet thrhaec iemnncogth imlf pdoarowrelhen-no pt rsfoo ronofdlm.oy vkuisi emwTow hneterooeys . ft iJonIaldtdp b aouonustet h.sw eeer, ewdea rnemd e g otiith nabtg o nttooh newere eaodrf acnuonl dtO cuonsruoe n twtaherse y acontet oahsdeeeaxr yc u thseoeax ,inb sdet, as ta bipwlnrehae i stcvuoha m cuasupbeoul imyni,,tt s ' placing “advisory” warning labels on ence of their parents, it’s very pos- wanted me to listen to classical some of the other girls, too. We re- the individual must.be held account- Nhile parents should albums. sible that they will try to curb this music in the car since she thought spected Japanese culture, but being able for his ignorance. | «) Despite all the efforts of adults to type of behavior. In addition to the it'd be good for me. You know what hasty, interchangeable replacements It'snotabout political correctness. tillb e theo nes to curb the “bad mouths” of the - “bad words,” what else do we con- I end up listening to all the time for Japanese women was somewhat It’s just about appreciating individu- . _ younger generation, it seems to be sider taboo for children to say? now? Rap. Talk about two extremes. demeaning. Then again, the ambigu- ality, and failure to do so becomesa ir still awareness of the an overwhelming task for anyone. There are so many opinions on Is rap a bad influence on me be- ity of the job posting kind of warned personal affront and just plain rude. . There are so many sources where this issue that it probably is simply cause of the lyrics? Id on’t think so, us of that anyhow. If the pay wasn’t so Oh, we can argue that the definitions _ the youngster is able to pick up pro- as waste of time for anyone to try it’s simply a form of putting beats high, though, all of us would have left of politeness differs from country to_ fanity. Peers are often the most in- and upon one single answer to solve together which I really enjoy. » | on the principle of the thing. Well, I countryI.' m sure that most people flueinnthits diepaartmlen t. Evenif it. Is sex a topic which children The point I'm trying to stress is wouldhave. = who confuse ethnicities mean no real one’s parents are able to handle the shouldn't be allowed to converse that it’s probably acceptable for To addt o that, I just recently fin- harm by it. However, a simple and almost impossible task of upbring- about? Or is it simply certain as- people to use profanities as long as ished reading Memoirs of a Geisha, A humbleacknowledgmentofthiscon- pects of sex? tort it’s not something which inhibits geisha is essentially a Japanese wait- fusioni sp refetorf alaseblydleneyin g Most of our readers all attend them from living a healthy life. Let ress, a graceful server of tea, whose any distaitalnl. Tchatt'sjiusto plnain Johns Hopkins. Just think of your your kids watch TV and movies, let job, officiallywa,s to look beautiful, — rude, crossinagl ll ines of social ma peers and the people around the them listen to what they want, stop and to, er,e nterttahei mnen after tea quette Tok ssS ie R; ate ade tchaimnpku sh,a vheo nwe vmear nayc tuoafl tlhy esma iddoa yboaud yysoto ruers skiindgs ytohuer rsieglhft opurti.n cIifp lyeosu itne laicfhe, we‘s IOVEtRSd i//d/Vienseiii'ytyh etr-,ehh wehepetnnlew pew,eart ee! _ abouteb n uagasin,i thanned ewi ornsl bdus tsio,ndeasy s ,i esav -l l ; word or discussed sexual issues? it doesn't’ matter how many times 4t Phreobma bilnyde cneonnte .p Beuotp dloeeOs? r t dhoiess m tahkies | they allrigshaty. “ shit,”a tEh ey'llM sete)i ll ; turna oauat | the possibilittet oy fgt rao pai ngo e : oy re. i : Ry y 7 eer e ‘i _ a 7 } on j hl el Fepruary 8, 2001 THE JOHNS Hopkins NEws-LETTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Revamped Gnutella is superior to UpcomInG LECTURES AT HOMEWOOD AND JHMI Napster to download free music Tuesday, February 13, 2001 William A. Baumgartner, M.D. Professor of Surgery BY NELSON YANG cause, until now, the music establish- nobody can serve it with legal pa- with the other titans — anything to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTer ment generally ignored Gnutella, pers or picket outside its office. In secure its survival (and perhaps IPO “What the future holds in Cardiac Surgery” which initially suffered in compari- this network of distributed intelli- payday). 7:00 p.m., Homewood, Garrett Room of the Eisenhower Library Napster will soon be charging son to Napster as a file-swapping al- gence, all that is necessary to do is Those who had given up on money for its services. This leaves ternative. to connect with a host. Napster then started turning to Wednesday, February 14, 2001 many people, in particular students The first versions of Gnutella were .After connectingto the old host, Gnutella and a few began to work on Dr. Juan Bonifacino who have little cash to spare, insearch very complicated to install and oper- people were able to do a multitude improving it. Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch of another alternative to acquiring ate compared with Napster. In addi- of things, interacting with other For example, Brassiere, a front- National Institute of Health music. Now with the revamped tion, it was very, very slow, even for nodes on the oh-so-decentralized end program has simplified the “Adaptor family and friends: components Gnutella, the alternative may have college students with Ethernet and Gnutella universe. The main and Gnutella operating process. While oft he lysosome biogenesis machinery” arrived. DSL connections. probably only hindrance was the there are still a few kinks to iron 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, The first version of Gnutella was There were many complaints re- fact that it was a major pain to in- out, the current incarnation of West Lecture Hall so terrible that Napster became the garding the amount of throughput stall and use on the computer, and Bearshare (version 2.05) constitutes preferred online music-exchange sys- required when Gnutella was just thus never really caught on. a quantum-leap improvement over Thursday, February 15, 2001 tem, and many believed it would re- idling — even from people with T-1 For that reason, music moguls had its predecessors and makes Gnutella Dr. Nancy Weigel main so regardless of whether or not lines. their lawyers focus instead on much more popular among the Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine the service remained free. On top of that, Gnutella suffered Napster, which had become the regular user. “Androgen receptor mutations in prostate cancer” With recent changes, however, in- performance hits after host caches Internet’s preferred music file-ex- It is simple to use and has more 4:00 p.m., School of Hygiene and Public Health, cluding the arrival of new Windows became popular and the system be- change service more by default than than enough bells and whistles to Woodruff Room (Phipps 240) client software — programs that ev- came clogged. Regardless of these byv irtue ofits technology. And while keep chronic tinkerers content. So eryday people can operate— Gnutella facts, Gnutella still represented the attorney David Boies did his best to even if Napster does sink, the music Wednesday, February 21, 2001 has improved greatly. record business’s worst nightmare. keep Napster afloat, the company was industry will have yet another thorn Dr. Peter Aronson This probably will greatly upset Unlike Napster, Gnutella, created eventually forced to cut a deal with in its side, while music lovers con- Department of Medicine, most music studios who thought they in 2000, is not a company and does Bertelsmann. tinue to have free access to down- Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine finally had things under control, be- not have an address. In other words, Napsist deseperrat e to do the same loads. “Characterization of Na~-H exchanger isoform NHE3 and its role in renal tubular transport” Epinions Web site allows you to write 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, West Lecture Hall Wednesday, February 28, 2001 reviews and articles to make money Dr. Nir Ben-Tal Department of Biochemistry George S. Wise Fac Life Science, Israel “Electrostatics of membrane bilayers” 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, Users in the Epinions online community can read reviews before making big purchases West Lecture Hall Thursday, March 8, 2001 ast April, I received an in limmediately read consumer reviews eTe =) . Before you buy cabbage Dr. Tom Ducibella stant message froma friend on the products in order to get a bet- Epinions sad ob Dian Department of Ob/Gyn, Tufts University Medical School with a link asking me to ter feel for what I am potentially go- “Egg activation/release of cortical granules” read his consumer review ing to buy. 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The Epinions “Structure and Function of PLA2” : yeommunity is based on the “Web of 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, -;Trust.” | West Lecture Hall 3 If, asamember, read your review Scientists convinced that proteins called prions cause the disease i'and think you’ve done a good job, I, Thursday, April 19, 2001 * will give it a high rating. This is im- John Eppig , portant because when someone is BY CHONG YI fected cow, there is a very low risk of . months, cutting the supply of donors Jackson Laboratories $« s looking to reada consumer reviewon Tue Jonns Hopkins News-LeETTER contracting VCJD. No one is certain by five percent. “In vitro development of ovarian follicles” ia product, instead of reading random why, because much about the disease Experts believe, however, that 4:00 p.m., School of Hygiene and Public Health, “reviews, they will end up getting a list In the 1950s, the United States is unknown. Scientists are convinced many of these new rules are unnec- Woodruff Room (Phipps 240). hic features highly rated articles banned imports of British goats and that VCJD is carried not by a virus or essary, considering the fact that sheep because of a degenerative a bacterium but by a protein called there is no evidence that the dis- Thursday, May 3, 2001 The Web of Trust kicks in at brain disease in sheep called scrapie. prion. ease can be transmitted through Leland Chung _ithis point. I can designate a per- Scrapie is harmless to humans and Prions occur naturally in animals blood. : Department of Urology “Ison as someone I trust. There- to cattle, even when directly eres 4 and people, and when they change University of Virginia Medical School iifore, if I look for consumer re- into a cow’s brain. shape, they can affect other proteins “Prostate Cancer” iviews about a new computer I Inthe 1980s, however, sheep car- inb rain cells, eventually leading to Fortunately, with the - 4:00 p.m., School of Hygiene and Public Health, ‘want to buy, any person that has casses ground up for British cattle dementia and death. Woodtuff Room (Phipps 240) highly rated reviews in this cat- feed displayed an unusual disease — Prions are undetected in a blood U.S. government's egory that is trusted by the that infected cows. The disease was or tissue test, and they can’t be de- | Wednesday, May 9, 2001 ‘people I trust will appear first named BSE (bovine spongiform en- stroyed by cooking or radiation ei- stringent import Dr. Robert Korneluk on my list. Thus, Epinions re- cephalopathy) and affected 200,000 ther. 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Experts also believe that then ew | antiproteinase defense system face pe nh tee edt taining brain or spinal tissue from The American Red Cross sug- rules will end up costing more lives 12:00 p.m., Wood BasicS cienceB uilding, cows afflicted with BSE. gested the FDA apply the rule to all thane aaee save. West Lecture Oke cat ti Even if you eat beef from an in- Western Rumopeah countries for six Aare} sii aS hot thi vi SS a f te ee naseieeas “ Cor 8 x Ly i : ; FeBruary 8, 200] AY THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Id software experiments with Dangerous animal remedies online cooperation in Quake | Here are some pointers on how to stay alive when animals attack Quake III Team Arena explores ways of promoting team unity | YOU ARE BITTEN BY A 21.. RCealmmo vea nda nrye acsosnusrter ictthie ngp atiiteenmts., rRienmsoev et he aanrye a raenmda itnhienng retseonatka clweist.h BLACK WIDOW SPIDER such as jewelry, from the affected more half strength vinegar. 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Youwill receive begat Quake.D oOofm c,ou rsweh,i cith’ s noitn rteaulrlny ompatjioorn s.is suBeu:t Whcoom mwuonuilcda twiaonnt tow atsa kea tmhoarne otchoerhse.s ive team environment btihtee alfofceatcitoend alnidm b keeelp- heal4t. h Doca ren otc enbtreirn g fotrh et hsrneea ker eatsoo ntsh.e atnr alaiannt iSseear uWm.a spS ticnagns bfer ofamt alt hien mAiuns-- that simple on the game design end, time away from fragging their oppo- While this might be a grand ex- evated to about heartlevAesplir.in or but this is merely froma chronologi- nents to type in messages to fellow periment on the paroft i d Software, Tylenol can be useful to relieve minor ARMANDOEI a eS caarlo usntda,n dipto iwans t.l ikWe htehen beQstu atkhien g ceavemre. tthhee seq ueismtpirono vestmilel nltisng errse:a lDliy d cahnayn goef symIpft ao mcsh.i ld under five years old is ARMIE’S ANIMALS The majority of stings No longer would gamers settle for the way the game is played online? bitten, or if you experience severe occurring in healthy - swwihatoshoa tni onbigjn eccrftleasdt i bsalpenr di teensev.ni erImoninsemtsee andt,m, o vtfihilenlrgeed Pop TECH tsIh’aivdesl y,bi sesteuhnee reda onhdia nsg I ’bveseeo nmf eo nuon rder seeaolau rtdc ihft fheaortn-, fsaycmiSlpiittgyon smm saa,ny d btsery emanpetctmeeosnmstsa ryoi.fn ean vmeendoimcaa-l t(u1r)e T hmea ys ndaeklea y mtarya nbsipteo ratgaatiino;n (2to) cparpo-- adults can be taken aroHuinsdt oriinc a3lDl.y , id had released gamei tgeraomumpaetde st?o geSot,h earl tohno utgeha mpsl,a yetrhse y wsetriell emnactee s inc honotwi nguaem etros beo puernartees.p oTnesaimv-e twiiotnh: lIintittliea l losceanl sarteiaocnt iomna. y Labtee rp,a inpfauiln,, wfielsls inoonta l bec arsei;g niafnidc an(t3l)y mdaifnfaergeenmt.e nt care of at home with sequels based off of almost identical played for themselves, and the battle- to their leader’s orders. No one ever cramping and rigidity may occur in the 5. Be aware-that making an incision game engines. Both Wolfenstein 3D field was silent, save the screams of picks up the “Scout” power-up to shoulders, back, chest or abdomen. carries the risk of additional complica- simple first aid and its sequel, Spear of Destiny, were the dying. Some unethical players run recon missions for the greater Other side effects include nausea, tions. Vacuum pump devices have been created off of the same base, as were even switched teams mid-play, jump- good. Quake players tend to be self- vomiting, headache, anxiety and hy- shown to remove up to 30-percent of measures and Doom and Doom II. The company ing to whichever one was winning. serving and usually will not help pertension. the venom without the need for inci- broke their standard, however, with With the Team Arena add-on, the their teammates unless it reflects sion if applied within three minutes. follow-up. the release of Quake II. Built off of a game has been transformed to an at- directly on their own score. Leaders completely overhauled graphics en- mosphere promoting true coopera- don’t take command and issue or- SOMEONE IS BITTEN BY YOU STEP ONA gine, the new game again set the mark tion between teammates. The mes- ders, and new ones are infrequently A RATTLESNAKE for first-person shooter quality. sage system has been completely voted in. STINGRAY utes. Andthen there is Quake III Arena. revamped. Now there are preset com- What is the major problem here? YOU ARE STUNG BY A What can I say? The game is as bril- mands for various statements and Players seem to work in tandem well In many cases, first aid performed liant as it is beautiful. Spacious envi- phrases, so players don’t even have to in the RPG and strategy genres, so in the field by the patient or compan- Wash the affected area with salt SCORPION ronments, fluid curves, and incred- think of what to say anymore, much why notin first-person shooters? Per- ions only causes additional injury. water. Remove any foreign material ible gameplay contribute to one of less type it. Commands can be issued haps it is the gun-happy, mindless Ice, incision and suction, tight tour- at the site of the wound. Contact an the greatest multiplayer games ever. from a simple point-and-click inter- sprees that these games promote or niquets, administration of drugs or emergency room. Soak the wound in The majority of stings occurring But id would not stop with the base face. There is a new voting system the extremely fast-paced nature of the alcohol and, most recently, electric water as hot as the patient can toler- in healthy adults can be taken care of gameplay options. Newly released that functions as a double-edged game that prevents players from step- shock have all been associated with ate for 30 to 90 minutes. This will at home with simple first aid mea- Team Arenais more thanjustasimple sword. Teammates can vote for their ping back for a second to arrive at a complications negating their pre- break down the proteins from which sures and follow-up. full-conversion mod. It may revolu- team leader; they can also vote to kick strategy with their teammates. But sumed benefits. the stingray’s poison is composed. First aid shouldinclude cleaning the tionize the ways we think about and an unruly player off the server. whatever the real reason, id Software These measures may also delay Death often results from being struck wound with soap and water, applyinga approach games altogether. New items also emphasize team- must try even harder next time to the patient’s transportation to pro- in the chest or abdomen. When you cool compress, elevating the affected Cooperation is not unknown to work. There are power-ups that des- create the ultimate cooperative online fessional medical care, reach the hospital, you will probably limb to heart level, and administering online play. While most of it still re- ignate players’ roles on each team — game. Instead, follow these procedures: be given antitetanus and antibiotics. aspirin or Tylenol as needed for dis- Recovery usually takes abouta day or comfort. Stings occurring in children or patients experiencing severe symp- two. toms should be seen at a health care SCIENCE facility immediately. YOU ARE STUNG BY A Signs and symptoms of enveno- mation: Scorpion stings can cause THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JELLYFISH immediate local pain with minimal swelling. Ifi ti s a Portuguese Mani-of-War, Numbness and tingling are char- Astronauts board other space station construction still radio-frequency energy, low-pow- were described Monday at the Eighth wash the area with salt water. Remove acteristic of envenomation. The in- to be done. ered radiation. Most research — in- Annual Retrovirus Conference in any tentacles and stinging units jured area can be hypersensitive to space shuttle However, the lab will provide a cluding two recent U.S. studies that Chicago. (nematocysts). Protect the affected touch, pressure, heat and cold. much-needed fourth room for examined 2,400 people, some who The drugs look promising in test area if possible. Soak in a solution of Small children are at the highest Alpha’s three-man crew, as well as ‘had used cell phones for five years — tube studies, but testing in people has vinegar and water (half vinegar and risk. They may exhibit “roving eye” Five astronauts boarded space air-cleansing systems, improved ra- has found no risk. just begun, and no one knows if they half water) for about 30 minutes to symptoms and hyperactivity. shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday for a dio equipment and the capability to Buta few small studies have raised will work and be safe. sunset launch with the most expen- command the entire complex. concern. They include Lai’s rat data Nevertheless, Dr. David Ho oft he sive and pivotal piece of the interna- and a Swedish study that found brain Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Cen- The Sc tional space station: a $1.4 billion sci- Study finds that cell tumors more likely on the side of the ter in New York City said, “We have BLUE PoRe Eo Ss toe eiid eyees nceB ARs eCapce ah ete ence laboratory. head on which cell phones were used. for the first time a very, very powerful por ‘ionof The weather was perfect for flying. phones are safe Denmark providesa strong look protease inhibitor that couldsuppress But across the Atlantic at NASA’s at the issue thanks to the unique Dan- resistant virus. That’s pretty impres- the News-Letter is now emergency landing strips, rain and ish Cancer Registry that tracks every sive.” clouds threatened to delay the launch. A study of 420,000 cell phone us- citizen who gets cancer, using per- John Erickson of Tibotec said one Atleast one of the three shuttle touch- ers in Denmark concluded that call- sonalidentification numbersassigned prototype, code-named TMC-126, looking for writers.Ifyou down sites in Spain and Morocco ers are no more likely than anyone to each Dane at birth. demonstrates an extraordinary capa- must have acceptable conditions in else to suffer cancer — but even this Johansen used cell phone com- bility to block the virus from replicat- order for a shuttle to soar. huge study, the latest to provide reas- pany records to identify Danes who ingin the test tube, andit works across are interested in writing The future of the international surance about the phones’ safety, began using the phones between 1982 a broad spectrum of HIV strains that space station, Alpha, is riding on this won’t end the debate. and 1995. Using those personal ID are resistant to many different pro- 11-day mission, already three weeks The study, published in numbers, he matched phone users tease inhibitors. late because of the need to inspect Wednesday’s Journal of the National with the registry’s cancer records In addition, the drug appears to science-related articles, — wiring on the shuttle’s boosters. Cancer Institute, found no increased through the end of 1996, to deter- suppress the development of new va- NASA’s Destiny laboratory is the risk for brain or nervous system can- mine if cell callers suffered cancer at rieties of resistant virus. Erickson de- pleasecontactthe Science — first ofat least three research modules cers, leukemia or salivary gland tumors the same rate as other Danes. scribed the combination of these two planned for the space station. It is so among cell phone users, the types of Based on national cancer rates, 161 features as “resistance-repellence.” -- expensive that the space agency could malignancies that worry critics. of the cell phone users should have Protease is an essential viral en- ~~~ notafford to builda backup. Ifthe lab “Every which way we looked at it, suffered brain or nervous system can- zyme necessary for the virus to com- Editor, Brian Kim at ~ is damaged or destroyed in flight, the we could not find any suggestive evi- cer, and 154 of them did. Similarly, mandeer human cells, forcing them ~ space station will beset back for years. dence for elevated risks,” said John there were 84 leukemia cases instead to make new copies of HIV. [email protected] or callthe — “That’s our crown jewel,” said Boice of the International Epidemiol- of an expected 86, and seven salivary Erickson said TMC-126 appears - Mark Stephenson, as pace station pro- ogy Institute in Rockville, Md., who co- gland tumors instead of the expected to work by binding especially tightly - gram director for Boeing, the prime authored the study with Christoffer nine. to protease and yet being flexible News-Letter Gatehouseat contractor. Johansen of CopenhagDaeninsh’ Csan - Phone use didn’t affect which side enough to attack slightly different The laboratory — 28 feet long, 14 cer Society. of the brain a tumor was on, nor did forms of the enzyme. feetin diameter and more than 30,000 Taken together with two recent, the study find any increase in very He said that if the drug passes test- x6000. pounds — is made up of 415,000 parts smaller U.S. studies that found no rare tumors, called ing, it could be used to help AIDS ‘and 26 miles of wiring. It is loaded cancer risk, the research should neuroepitheliomas and acoustic neu- patients who have failed other treat- with 13 computers, with one more to “minimize the concern and fears that romas, that some studies have linked ments as well as be front-line therapy be added on the next shuttle visit. the public has with regard to the use to cell phones. for those with newly diagnosed infec- Without Destiny, astronauts and of these phones,” he said. The study couldn’t track howlong tions. 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It had done nothing incident in high school when several | Were so many things I could write In order to relieve my disappoint- to me and wanted only to survive. It star athletes, along with many other | few months ago, a story “feed the big dog.” I think a more. about, but the perfect topic keptelud ment, I went out to the hallway and only came into the building because students, were caught partaking inan in ESPN The Magazine appropriate description would be to ing me. Finally I narrowed down my started punching the wall at about it was warmer and safer inside than it illegal activity. came out containing “sive the baby his bottle.” ; chotio ecitheer sNB A rookiore plsus - half-strength. As the pain started to was outside in the field. I was tryingt o The offenders were given five-day some controversial com If Kobe wants to help the team, he size athletes. And then it hit me. [had sweep over my fists, I realized that the get rid of the mouse because of the suspensions from the school and had ments made by the should give in to the big fella and letd had an epiphany. only other time I do this is when I sheer fact that it is a mouse. If a to complete. 20 of community ser- Lakers’ Kobe Bryant. They revealed the offense run through Shaq. That? My epiphany was not a spark of watchsports. More specifically, when supermodel were sneaking into my vice, while the athletes received no that Kobe was not content playing way, maybe somebody other than brilliance or a life changing event. It I saw my Mets lose in the World Se- room at night looking for food, I can Suspensions or community service second fiddle on the Lakers; he Kobe or Shaq can step up and add? was nothing more thanan unexpected ries. because it would prevent them from | wanted to be “the man.” some scoring. . visitor. No, this visitor is not my When it boils down to physical competing in an important sporting | If Kobe played for Vancouver, no Most people think the rest of the- friend, a relative or even a human reactions, there really isn't that much According to Ray event. problem. Unfortunately, the Lakers Lakers are a bunch of scrubs, who~ difference between finding a mouse If this is not making sense, let me have another “primetime” player on cannot be relied upon to help the of- in your room and watching a sports Lewis, the only reason simplify it by comparing a mouse to | their team. Heisa player whose enor- fense. I disagree. While the team is” game. former NBA all-star Shawn Kemp of mous size is paralleled only by his lacking a reliable third scoring op~* Although I don't really know a lot the Portland Trailblazers. A mouse is ego. This player is Shaquille O'Neal, he was put on trial of guys who break out the Tostitos to amamthatm livaes larou nd humans, | last year's MVP of both the regular iq catch a mouse, you have to believe feeding off their waste. Shawn Kemp | season and NBA Finals. was because he is an me, you feel the same way. is amammal that is wasting away this | This is the player who improved The mouse is comparable to the season in Portland. dramatically enough to carry a previ- visiting team while you are the home athlete. Ray forgot to A typical mouse litter has seven | ously underachieving team on his team. Just as you experience happi- offspring. Shawn Kemp has seven il- | back all the way to an NBA champi- ness and sadness in your successes mention that if he had legitimate children. | Onship. and failures, you feel the exact same Mice meet sexual maturity at age An often-forgotten part of last way for your favorite team. been involved in any eight weeks. Shawn Kemp has the years season is Kobe Bryant's terrific When the mouse escapes, you feel emotional maturity of an eight year | perforwitmhouat wnhicch ethe, La k- RONDEMETER disappointed, upset and let down the other profession old. | ers would surely have fallen short of same way you feels when your favor- Mice and other rodents routinely | the title. Kobe's growth into a pre- ite team loses. The excitement, the cost.Americans billions in extermi- mier defensive player was central in RANDOM outside of athletics, his flight-or-fight response, and the in- nation fees and other damages. Shawn the Laker’s championship caliber creased heart rate all take place while Kemp will cost the Trailblazers $70 RAMBLINGS chasing a mouse. | get the same feel- criminal ass would be million over the next four years. ings when I watch a close basketball For years, mice have been used in | And Kobe has only game that is nearing its end. behind bars. obesity experiments. Since the NBA | SPORTS N STUFF, being. This thing is about three-inches But what if the mouse was not an lockout, Kemp has been sporting a | long with dark fur and a long, black intruWdhaet rif?thi s mouse were my trendy, ever-expanding waistline. gotten better this year. tail. Well, it’s safe to conclude that it pet? It would be physically and visu- Now that I think about it, are we that tion, such as Glen Rice, 1 think that! was the infamous terrace tailed torti- ally the same as a wild mouse, but I guarantee I would not try to chase her much different than mere rodents? | So when Phil Jackson several of the players have the ability lla, also known as the field mouse. would have a sense of attachment to out. Well, back to my mouse. He won't to contribute. m1 I saw his small body scurry past the creature, a feeling that he is mine. According to Ray Lewis, this is the becoming back for a while; It aped up | asked him to tone Even if it’s a different player each? my garbage can and moouvt oef si ght Essentially the same way I feel exact same way we treat athletes. We his entrance to my room, and if he time, the Lakers need someone bel? behind my wardrobe. about Mike Piazza. When Piazza was follow their every move and criticize does manage to get back in he'll have down his game this sides Kobe and Shaq to step up of I leapt to my feet and screamed, on the Dodgers, I hated him. I hated their every action. According to to deal with the traps that the Univer- occasion. I think several players are “Holy crap, a mouse!” I felt my fight- the media coverage he got; I hated the Lewis, the only reason he was put on sity planted in my room. year, Kobe must have capable of this. Rick Fox is shooting3 or-flight response kick in, my body women he got, and [ hated seeing him trial was because he is an athlete. Ray Good luck little fellow; just stay the three very well this year and is! was flowing with adrenaline, and all I succeed. But when Piazza became a forgot to mention that if he had been out of my room. always an option when opposing! could think about was getting that part ofthe Mets organization, I started involved in any other profession out- wondered what Big teams double and triple team Shaq.’ :! Then there is J.R. Rider. But when! ATHLETIC CENTER SCHEDULE Chief Triangle was is he going to start playing like he! should be? Most people do notrealize SMOKING. how talented he is and how impor?! ~ tant he could and should be to the! ioe ID4 hl tae, bat team. If he ever gets his act together,! ompseay 2g" i - bday? 2/Q nearer oni vttiaipabmeci tindayv 4A 1 coed Ot Pe Vor orrbiead TOV QIN hecouldeasily become theconsistent™ team defense. third scorer the Lakérs' ‘are Tookirie! And Kobe has only gotten better for. this year. So when Phil Jackson asked Robert Horry has been known to Main Gym Main Gym Main Gym Main Gym him to tone down his game this year, flashbatco khi s glory days with Hous- Kobe must have wondered what “Big ton, when he hit the three regularly Open: PE Open: Open: Open: | Chief Triangle” was smoking. and could drive to the basket. Earlier 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Kobe knows he has gotten better, in the season, his offense saved the especially on offense. And not being Lakers from an embarrassing loss 7:30 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.- 1 1:00 p.m. allowed to show off his hard earned against the Clippers. abilities rubs him the wrong way. Ron Harper is shooting the ball Kobe has played this season with well ,defying critics who thought his Auxiliary Gym - Auxiliary Gym Auxiliary Gym Auxiliary Gym the attitude of being the main offen- creaky knees could not hold up for sive weapon for the Lakers, and it has BOONE ee, Oper Open: Open: resulted in being the league leader in FES a A) eT 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. —-9:00a.m.-1:00p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.. scoring at 29.9 points per game. It is nq surprise that So how has Shaq taken to wonder 7:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. -7:30p.m.- 11:00 p.m. boy's new role? ot well. Shaq likes, the Lakers team 10:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. 4 well, needs every other player on his team to be subservient, one ofh is so- defense has gone called “sidekicks.” If you don’t be- lieve me, look at what happened when SwimminPogol — Swimming Pool : Swimming Pool he was in Orlando. from superb to awful. LOOpen Orca 2 Shaq has taken Kobe’s emergence Open: . Open: as a personal insult, an affront to his The other Lakers are 5:45a.m.-6:30a.m. 5:45am. -6:30a.m. 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. status as a basketball player. Usually things go awry in basket- frustrated on offense, 8:30 a.m.-9:30.a.m. — 8:30a.m.-9:30a.m. ball when a player underachieves or 11:00 a.m.- 2:00p .m. — 11:00a.2:m0.0p -. m. does not perform like he should. which translates into Shaq's problem, however, isthat Kobe 6:30 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. has improved. lack of motivation on Shaq’s protests are clouded and be. Bas Pai biased by his ego and the damage he defense. thinks Kobe is doing to it. Amore reliable barometer for the Womens situation are the other 10 players on SENIORS: e the Lakers. Several of them have another season. lodged complaints against Kobe that Horace Grant, though plagued by 2001 Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts he is often too selfish and does not get injuries, has had some big offensive B-ball wins his teammates involved. games to go along with the solid de- These are the opinions that mat- fense he has been playing. The deadline for the Sudler Prize, which carries a $1,500 cash award, is ter, for as much importance people Each one of these players can play are placing on Kobe and Shag, it’s the offense and is capable of shouldering FRIDAY. MARCH 2. ConTINUED FROM Pace A12 other guys on the floor who are going part of the offensive load on occasion. to determinteh e Lakfeatre th’iss yea r. Yet they are struggling this season -reer list and needs only 11 points to These players are simply not in- and are finding it difficult to get in- The Sudler Prize is awarded to recognize excellence in performance, move into sole possession of the 15th volved in the offense the way they volved in the Laker offense. execution, or composition in one of the arts. These include, but are not limited spot. were last year. Last year, when the So who'st o blame for these play- to, music, theater, dance, fiction, poetry, painting, drawing, sculpture, on TWheed nBelsued aJya,y s wFielbl rrueatruyr n 7t ow iatcht ioann ogrfefaetn see ffroarnt ttho rionuvgohl veS hatqh,e hrees tm aodf eh isa Terhse’ yo fafree nssoi vceo nwcoeersn?e dS hwaiqt h atnhde irK oobwen. photography, film, orv ideotape. . PCs | away game against Swarthmore at team. His assist statistics were better roles on offense that they are com- 6:00 p.m. than any other big man in the league. pletely forgetting threst of theirteam. The Garnets are 16-3 overall, _ This year, players feel that once These players are not going to feel To be eligible, you must be a senior in good academic standing and with though only 8-2 in Centennial Con- they give the ball to Kobe, they comfortable without getting their sufficient credits to receive a degree at commencement in May 2001. ference standings. might as well hurry back for de- shots and being more involved in the “When we play away games, the fense because they're not getting the offense. And this means Shaq and for the Sudier Prize, submit the followiton Mgs . Julia Morgan, home team tries to bring in big crowds ball back, Kobe should stop squabbling about to intimidate us,” It is no surprise that the Laker's who gets more shots and realize that bhB eng 18C ommittee Coordinator, President’s Office, 242 Garland Hall: _ Since the Blue Jays have been such team defense has gone from superb they both shoot too much, (1) a completed application form; (2) a letter of recommendation from a atrgyo ao dl itttleea mbi tf ohra rsduecrh at ol obneg tthiamte ,m utchehy ttor ataewdf ulo.n Thofef eontseh,e r wLhaikcehr s traraen slfartuess- to Oalvle roafl l,t het hep lsaiyteurast iodno inbogi lsw hdaot wni s — Hopkins faculty member familiar with your work; (3) at least two examples of more hostile. into lack of motivation on defense. necessary to help the team win. 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