EWS-LEH TO TP EK RI 5 } % a Votume CVI, Issur 13 PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY DeEcEMBER 6, 2001 Subway opening Senior class rep. St. Paul Soon On resigns BY TERESA MATEJOVSKY THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter Class of 2002 Representative Vivek Iyer became the second se- nior class officer to resign this year when he announced his retirement from Student Council at the Countil eeting on Tuesday. As the former Chair of the Homewood Student Affairs (HSA) committee, Iyer must renounce this position but will re- main involved in HSA planning. Iyer said he resigned because of j : LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER “academic obligations” that he The exercise room is just one feature of the new Student Recreation Center, which will be open next semester. needed to address, but said that HSA LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER Rec center set to open in Jan. was “something that [he will] defi- Jerry Smith stands outside the site of the new Subway restaurant. nitely stay involved in.” “Vivek’s resignatisiao lons s to the BY EUNA LHEE out of business around eight years class, but they haven’t stopped work- THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LETTER ago. ingandthat’satestamentto the class,” “(Subway] is a great fit for the Student Council President Anuj Thenational chain restaurant Sub- neighborhood,” Smith explained. “It BY JENNY FARELLY stairmasters, rowing machines and will hold brand new free weights and Mittal said. Class of 2002 President way will be opening Jan15 at 3213 St. will create jobs for the students, pro- THE JOHNS Hopxins News-LeTTER other cardio equipment. plate equipment. Stephen Goutman would not com- Paul St., on the corner ofS t. Paul St. motional activities for student groups There is also an 18,000 square foot The new rec center also houses ment on lyer’s motivation for leav- and 33rd St. and national advertising prospects Hopkins students will receivea late gymnasium. It holds three basketball new men’s and women’s locker ing. The operator and owner of the with the university.” holiday gift from the University when courts, five volleyball courts and three rooms. The locker rooms have show- The class intends to fill the posi- franchise, Jerry Smith, decided to The new Subway will accept they return to campus for either badminton courts. On the perimeter ers, towel service and temporary lock- tion eventually, but does not intend opena chain across from the Univer- JCASH andwillb e open from 10a.m.- Intersession or spring semester — a is a 9/10 of a mile indoor jogging ers. torush the process, according to Class ° sity Mini-Mart after considering fac- 12a.m. Mon.-Tues.,and 10am-3 am. free membership to the new state-of- track. In addition, just beyond the There is also a large multipurpose of 2002 Secretary/Treasurer Camille. tors such as high visibility, high foot Wed.-Sun. the-art Student Recreation Center. gymnasium are four new racquetball room upstairs. This second floor Fesche. The class is still working on and vehicle traffic and easy accessi- Located adjacent to the Newton H. and squash courts. room features alarge view ofcampus, filling the class vice-presidential po- bility from the local dormitories, fra- White Athletic Center, the new rec The weight room, located on the mirrored walls and special flooring sition left open by the resignation of ternity houses and hospitals. Campus center is set to open on Monday, Jan. bottom floor, is 3000 square feet. It CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 CONTINUED ON Pace A4 Smith first started investing in Sub- 7 during Intersession. way 25 years ago when he and his Designed by the Boston-based brother decided to open a chain in firm Sasaki, which specializes in fit- SAC GA votes on Judicial Board downtown Baltimore after listening to elevators ness facilities, the recreation center aradio commercial. He now owns and | was funded by donations ee operates seven Subways and has also Hopkins trustees and by private or- | been the owner of PJs Pub located on ganizations. the case who will submit witness lists | 3333 Charles St. for the past 19 years. The recreation center has many. and any evidence they feel is perti- “Lhave stuck to» Subways |b ecause I state-of-the-art features. Walking _ nent. Within two days after the hear- | into the recreation center, the first | ing, four of e judicial members will ths thin < this Subway wil || thingthatdraws attention isthe three- vote ona resolution, with the major- | do well because of the ideallocation.” | dimensional climbing wall. It is set as ity winning. If there is a tie, the SAC _ According to Smith, the opening Tue JouNs Hopkins News-Letter the focal point of the building and has Chairman, whois the fifth member of of Subway was scheduled to corre- a ‘sky-light directly above it. this board, will vote to break it. spond with the beginning of Hopkins’ Three elevator malfunctions have From the outside of the building The committee will be composed school year, but the grand opening occured in the past three weeks on there is a view of the 2500 square foot of one representative from Student was postponed due to zoning and the Homewood campus. On Mon- fitness room. This room will be filled Council, currently De Santos, one planning board requirements with day, Nov. 19, a graduate student was with treadmills, cross trainers, bikes, member of the SAC executive board, Charles Village and the city. trapped on the elevator in Barton Hall which has yet to be announced, and In order to open the new franchise, in the morning. A Johns Hopkins one member of the administration, at Subway first had to survey the site and University employee was trapped on present Dr. William Smedick. give permission to Smith to openanew the elevator in Maryland Hall on U course Smedick is the Director of Student chain. Smith then invested money up Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the afternoon. Involvement. The SAC General As- to a $100,000 into the franchise, paid On Thursday afternoon, Nov. 29, five sembly will have two representatives the lease and received the profits students were trapped on the passen- verification in the committee who will be elected through the years as Subway, in return, ger elevator in Krieger Hall. In both at the next meeting in February. received royalty checks and enforced the Barton Hall and the Maryland LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER “The SAC General Assembly the health requirements of the site. Hall elevators, people were trapped Noel de Santos talks with Aidan Smith and Jeff Chang at the SAC GA. should have the most say because they Smith said that he leased the prop- in the elevators because the elevator now online have the most representation. At the erty from landlord Bob Frankis, who doors would not open. BY ISHAI MOOREVILLE The committee was formed to same time, not one constituent group bought the property five years ago Associate Director of Plant Op- Tue JoHns Hopkins News-Letter handle disputes that may arise be- could monopolize the decision of the and made the necessary renovations erations Joseph Martin said, “When cause of funding arguments be- board,” said de Santos. to the building such as constructing a elevators are in operation for 14 to 15 BY ANNA HUTCHINSON Tue Jouns Hopkins News-LetTer The Student Activities Commis- tween groups or mismanagement So far, the nominees to represent handicap ramp. The building used to hours a day, there are bound to be sion (SAC) General Assembly (GA) within a certain student group. CONTINUED ON Pace A3 houdsry celeaanin g store, which went CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 On Nov. 30, Johns Hopkins Uni- met on Tuesday and voted to pass an These disputes were formerly versity students were able to check amendment to the student constitu- handled by the administration and Spring and Intersession course con- tion that will allow for SAC conflicts these new changes will make stu- firmations through the new Web reg- to be resolved by a Judicial Commit- dents responsible for hearing and istration system accessible on the tee comprised of students. The solving arguments rather than other Registrar's homepage, http:// amendment was primarily composed external authoritative figures. www.jhu. edu/~registr/. and created by Student Council Trea- “We're putting a capstone on our The system’s creation was a col- surer and SAC Chairman Noel de independence,” said de Santos. laborative effort between the Regis- Santos. In case of a dispute between two trar and Hopkins Information. “This is the ideal of self-gover- SAC groups, two leaders from each Technology Services (HITS) to give nance. SAC groups are mature group will first meet with the SAC the students more online services. enough to handle finances and orga- chairman and the director of student Senior System Analyst Alex Gogue nize events. Many don’t have advi- involvement. of HITS wrote the majority of the sors like at other schools, they do If no resolution can be decided THe ewe Us RROTHETSS application. things for themselves. If they can do upon, there will then be a call to con- “The people who are most those things, they can do this also,” vene the Judicial Committee. Each CONTINUED ON Pace A3 said de Santos. side will select two representativefso r INSIDE THIS IS Swe MEN’S BASKETBALL REBOUNDS Contents. The Men’s basketball team took quite a beating at the hands of pints ditciesdand cchsitie , BIB Elizabethtown in an 89-64 loss, they Calendatedid basa pBUGeIN bounced right back to knock off Haverford, 73-58. Page Al2 PUMPKINS REUNION? Not quite. But that is Billy Corgan dhicdcegy MTD to the left— and smiling! What’s he nspneitae ABARE so happy about? Who knows. But we’re pretty we got to see him with his new band, Zwan. Page B1 INTRODUCING... PUCK MAN _ When Namco first introduced Pac-Mani n 1980, they almost madea huge error. Just look at the original “Puck Man” to see what Pac-Man could have panes. like. PageB S SONAR ANE EAGER ce sa deerme SERRE NE ITAA) 6B UTE: INO ATS aR aus - me tare : A2 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter DECEMBER 6, 2001 AROUND THNEEWS COUNTRY PSU sex offender seeks graduation Ariz. study abroad numbers decrease BY CINDY KOONS reopened its case against Celestin. added that the caucus is concerned get a fair trial when a jury of his peers DalLy COLLEGIAN (PENNSYLVANIA “We'll follow U.S. law and univer- about Judicial Affairs’ objectivity in are all white except one female of STATE U.) sity policyand moveas swiftly as pos- the case. color? That’s a problem,” Richards sible now that the waiting period that “We fear that he will not be able to said. BY BRIAN B. GRUTERS “You've got to go on and keep living (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, the victim requested is over,” said get an unbiased judicial affairs hear- But Gricar called it “nonsense” to ARIZONA Darty Witpcat (U. ArRI- your life,” Pa.- With two weeks left until Jean M. university spokesman Bill Mahon. ing due to the massive media atten- refer to the case’s outcome in racial ZONA) Simmons stressed the importance Celestin is scheduled to receive his He said the university’s decision tion that this case has already re- terms. “The verdict is solidly based of an open-minded response to the Pennsylvania State University degree, could be reached within the next two ceived,” Davis said. on the law and evidence and that’s all (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. — attacks. black student leaders called on the weeks — before the December gradu- Wilson also supported the sen- — nothing more than that.” University of Arizona study abroad “The events of Sept. 11 have only university Friday not to prevent the ation ceremonies. tencing and said the Penn State In an e-mail Friday, the victim de- enrollment for the spring semester accentuated need and desire for cross- graduation of the formerwrestlercon- In October 1999, Celestin, 22, NAACP andthe National Panhellenic scribed why she feels Penn State has declined 15 percent, primarily as cultural understanding, which has victed of sexual assault. along with former teammate Nathan Council have written letters urging should remove Celestin from cam- a result of the Sept. 11 attacks, said been evidenced by the persistence of “It would be a terrible injustice to Parker, 21, was charged with sexually the university to allow Celestin’s pus. She described how she “worked Kirk Simmons, executive director of students seeking overseas experi- keep a student who has diligently assaulting a female Penn State stu- graduation. hard toattenda university (she) ‘used’ UA International Affairs. ences,” he said. worked toward a college degree from dent. Chris Thomas, chapter president to look up to.” This number is significantly less But Simmons said some students graduating and receiving the fruits of The charges included rape, invol- of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, main- “After this happened, Ihad toleave than the projected decline, which was and parents are worried that people his labor,” said Teaunte Wilson, vice untary deviate sexual intercourse and tained Celestin’s innocence at the because of the harassment and end- as high as a catastrophic 50 percent, studying abroad might be discrimi- president of the Penn State chapter of indecent assault. conference. lessthreats I received,” the victim said. Simmons said. nated against for being Americans. the National Association for the Ad- Celestin was convicted in October “Jean is no criminal, in fact he is “So I only see it as being some “We are extremely encouraged “There is valid concern for stu- vancement ofC olored People. of sexual assault and cleared of all the victim ofan unjustso-called crimi- small consolation to my loss that he that so many people are still signing dents studying in the Middle East,” Celestin did not appear at Friday’s other charges while Parker was nal justice system,” Thomas said. does not receive that diploma.” up. It shows how open-minded and he said. “(But) we do have students in press conference in the Paul Robeson cleared of all of the charges brought As for the university’s j udicial pro- She also criticized the Judicial Af- interested people are in the world those countries that seem quite com- Cultural Center. against him. cedures, Assata Richards, graduate fairs process for subjecting her to an- beyond where we live,” said Cathleen fortable in remaining.” He wishes to remain silent, stu- At the sentencing, District Attor- student and Black Caucus member, other hearing. Keenan Church, program director for There have been no reported at- dent leaders said, as he is currently ney Ray Gricar criticized the judge’s said Judicial Affairs needs to be re- “Penn State wants to victimize me Study Abroad. tack-related incidents overseas, appealing his conviction. ruling. The sentencing guidelines for formed and questioned its ability to again,” she said. “They need to change Meryl Thomas, a senior, said the Simmons said. Church emphasized In a letter to the university last Celestin’s conviction recommend a hold a fair hearing in Celestin’s case. their rules that if you assault another attacks have not deterred her from that most students are not afraid to week, national non-profit SecurityOn three- to six-year detainment in state “Tt’s unacceptable for the univer- student and are convicted, you should going to Chile next semester. study overseas. Campus, Inc., questioned Celestin’s prison. sity to have this sweeping reach,” beremforovm ceamdpu s indefinitely.” “Ican’tsee myselfnot doing some- “There is very little paranoia. Stu- graduation, after Judge Tom Kistler Gricar said he filed a motion for Richards said. Collegian Staff Writer Jeremy R. ' thing that I want to do just because of dents are realistic and very well in- sentenced him to six to 12 months in Kistler to modify Celestin’s sentence But Mahon said that in surveys, Cooke contributed to this report. the Sept. 11 attacks,” Thomas said. formed,” she said. county prison. ° in accordance with these guidelines the majority of people who’ve been The judge’s decision would allow andi sw aiting for the judge’s response. through the judicial affairs process Celestin to finish his political science Kistler could not be reached for com- have called it fair. NYUonline close to folding — degree in December before his im- ment Sunday. “Tt’s a process that’s well estab- prisonment. David Davis, speaking on behalf lished,” he said. Celestin has not faced university of the Black Caucus, said: “It is our Richards also said the “conten- sanctions yet because the victim, who position that Judge Kistler’s sentenc- tious racial climate” contributed to has since withdrawn from Penn State, ing was fair based upon the incon- the outcome of Celestin’s case. requested that Penn State delay its gruent circumstances of the three- Celestin and Parker are black. The BY BRANDT GASSMAN said the progress made by NYUonline We have developed cutting-edge Office of Judicial Affairs process until day long trial.” victim is white. WASHINGTON SQUARE News (NEW in the field of online education will be technology for delivering e-learning. the court proceedings concluded. The caucus hopes the university “Do you really think a black male York U.) seen in retrospect as valuable. Wehaveservedimportantclientsina Last week, after the victim con- will respect Kistler’s decision to allow of color who is accused of raping a “We have accomplished a great new and exemplary manner,” tacted the university, Judicial Affairs Celestin to graduate, Davis said. He white female in Centre County can (U-WIRE) NEW YORK - New deal in our efforts with NYUonline. Macomber said. York University is pulling the plug on its for-profit Internet education MD security force increased venture, NYUonline, because oflack- THE JOHN S HOP KIN §S NEWS-LETTER ing support from investors in the struggling economy, according to a reportin Friday’s edition of The New _ Near campus nuclear reactor YorNkY UToinmelsi.n e is a private company PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS HopkKINs UNIVERSITY run in conjunction with the University HTTP://WWW.JHUNEWSLETTER.COM that offers non-credit online classes to EDITORIALBOARD © : business and professional clients. Sail, ABV. 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Charles St. and ArtMuseum Dr.) spokesman. ~ eee year,”h es aid. "And last year was our Mailing Address: Main Phone Number: (410) 516-6000 Officials at UMass-Boston, which record year." Shriver Suite 6 Business/ Advertising: (410) 516-4228 sponsoring a host ofn ew programs Given the current economy, the The Johns Hopkins University Fax Number: (410) 516-6565 the school's standing, said the sftiantaen cisaclh oroilssk , aCraer laett oan msuaicdh. higher B3a4l0t0i mNoorret,h MCDha r2l1e2s1 8S t. _ he-tmtapi:l/: /Nwewwsw. .jhLuentLeetttwee [email protected] r.comr in PPbka O Fn os rome en ‘ bLea ‘ a a oe DECEMBER 6, 2001 A3 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LETTER NEWS Rec Center offers enhanced features Elevators trap JHU employee, students CONTINUED FROM Pace Al to accommodate group fitness classes and martial arts. It will also be used to host special events and meetings and CONTINUED FROM Pace Al “Sometimes it is the software that 1s equipped with equipment for pre- malfunctions.” runs the elevator that may need to be sentations. There are about 50 to 60 elevators upgraded. Other times, it may be a Ona recent tour of the Recreation oncampus. Martin explained that ev- blown fuse — or simply something Center, Bill Harrington, the director ery elevator has its share of problems stuck in the elevator door tracks that of recreational sports and the main from time to time. He said, “When- prevent the door from opening.” project coordinator, said that “the Rec ever you have any kind of mechanical Whenanelevator on campus mal- Center is the result of years of plan- apparatus, it tends to malfunction.” functions, it is immediately returned ning and organizing.” According to Every elevator on campus has an Harrington, the first serious discus- emergency phone, as required by the sions for improved recreational fa- state. Other elevators may haveanemer- GE cilities started years ago when the need gency button as well. If people are All of the elevators that for an addition was apparent. trapped in an elevator, they can use the Harrington said that the current ath- emergency phone, which is directly malfunctioned in the letic center was completed in 1964, connected to the University’s Security when the student body was all-male Department. Between the hours of 8 past three weeks are and about one-half its present size. a.m.- 5 p.m., during the day, the De- Although many improvements partment of Plant Operations sends its now properly have been made recently to benefit elevator maintenance personnel to ad- Hopkins Varsity athletics, such as a dress any problems with elevators. functioning. new basketball floor, new track sur- - During the night, the Security Depart- facing and new Astroturf, the new menthaneldevaltore msalfaunlctilons . recreation center is meant to benefit In either case, technicians from KONE the entire campus and not just the Inc., the elevator maintenance com- to full operating capacity. All of the Varsity athletes. pany that works with the University elevators that malfunctioned in the Faith Shearer, associate director The new Rec Center will open Jan. 7 and houses three basketball courts in the 18,0L0I0Z SsTqE.I NfBooEtR Gg/yNmEnWSa-sLiEuTmT.E R and maintains the elevators on cam- past three weeks are now properly of athletics, says “the recreation cen- pus, assesses the elevator malfunctions functioning. Elevators are only re- ter is not for Varsity athletics. It is for congestion will be eliminated in the “After you have scanned in, you ation Center will come many new and makes repairs. paired as needed. There is a state re- every student and faculty member on athletic center, and the recreational have free reign of the building,” he classes and recreational opportuni- In cases where the doors of the quirement thatall elevators must pass campus.” sports program at Hopkins will con- said. ties for Hopkins students. Students elevators are not working, an emer- through annual inspections. Shearer explains that, currently, tinue to increase and improve. Renwick said that the Spring se- can find out all information about gency key isneeded to open the doors There have been several other el- recreational sports share the athletic According to Mike Renwick of mester will be like a test run for the facilities, fitness classes, intramurals, and free anyone inside the elevator. It evator malfunctions since the begin- center with Varsity athletics. This cre- Recreational Sports, students will Rec Center. recreational classes and sports clubs takes several minutes to respond to ning of the school year. On Oct. 12, ates a tight schedule with many con- have to scan their JCard after enter- “To start off, the cardio equip- on the Recreation Sports Web site, emergency phone calls. It usually an employee was trapped in an eleva- flicts. Shearer hopes that by having a ing the front door to gain entrance to ment, weights and the squash and http://www. webapps.jhu.edu/has/ takes about two to three minutes for tor in Clark Hall and a student was facility dedicated totally to rec sports, the recreation center. racquetball courts will be on a first recsport. elevator technicians to free any trapped in an elevator in Wolman come, first serve basis. After we see Starting Jan. 7, the hours for the trapped passengers in the elevator. Hall. On Sept. 20, two passengers were what sort of demand we have, this Recreation Center are Mon. - Fri. 7 Martin explained that there are a trapped in an elevator in the could evolve into a sign-up system.” a.m.-12 a.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. number of possible reasons for an Homewood Apartments. On Sept. 10, With the completion oft he Recre- and Sunday 1 p.m.-8 p.m. elevator malfunction. six students were stuck in an elevator in McCoy Hall and on Sept. 9, six students were also stuck in an eleva- tor in McCoy Hall. Judicial Board sent to deans Martin said, “There is no chronic problem such as one elevator break- ing down three or four times. There is a maintenance staff on hand to repair CONTINUED FROM Pace Al the administration has been very would be setting up two new posting elevators if there was such a problem the SAC are sophomore Jeff Chang, helpful. I see a lot of enthusiasm for boards on the breezeway between the —Iwould make sure thata mechanic junior Tiffany Cohen, junior Yaa this,” said de Santos. “I have full con- engineering and Gilman Quads. In was sent to make a full assessment of Kumah, sophomore . Amanda fidence that this will pass, and I have addition, they have started publish- the situation.” Johnson, freshman Kestrel Linder, already spoken to them about this inganewbimonthly newsletter called junior Ivan Putziger, sophomore Ali issue.” Kinex that will serve as a forum be- Saleem and junior Aidan Smith. The De Santos is very satisfied with the tween student groups and the stu- top two vote getters will be elected changes. dent body. Scheduling Coordinator representatives and the next three will “This continues the university tra- Pat Forster also spoke at the meeting be designated as alternates. Those dition of student independence,” he regarding scheduling week for group the Best Rates LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER who are elected will be trained on said. room assignments, which must be Go To: sunsplashtours.co The new Recreation Center boasts a new weight room and equiptment. whati t means to be a Judicial Com- The SAC also announced they made through her office. 1-800-426-7710 - mittee member. They will also learn JHED online system how to conduct a hearing fairly and impartially and what types of ques- tions to ask. De Santos jump started the issue runs without mishaps when he drafted a proposal which with he was aided by Smedick. It was first presented to and approved by the Student Council. It was then CONTINUED FROM PacE Al Though the new system’s registra- brought before the SAC assembly, responsible for the system being writ- tion capabilities willnotbeaccessibleto where it was approved as well. Now tenare the students, who have wanted allsunttil uthed begeinninng tofs Spr ing that the amendment has passed both — and deserved — Web services for add/drop period on Jan. 28, Spring and of these hurdles, it will go on to the a long while. The Registrar was the Intersession registration confirmations administration and their legal coun- students’ advocate in this regard, and are nowavailable. Though the system is sel for final approval, which de Santos the administration supported their accessibleonly from7a.m.-9 p.m.,some believes is highly probable. request in the form of funding,” said studentsarestillimpressed withitscon- “This is a great step forward and Interim Director of Student Systems venience. + Alice Brainerd. “It was really convenient. I was glad “Hedy Schaedel spear-headed the that I could check before the semester prise Directory (JHED). The grade development of the design from a evenendedifIgotthecoursesIneeded,” display will include this semester’s business perspective. Joe McFarland freshman Lisa Bisers said. grades as well as a student’s previous managed the project and Alex Gogue Student suggestions from the Nov. classes and grades. For freshmen, the vwerroyt e shmoorstt odfetahdlei naepsp liacnadt ihona.d Hteo hbaald- tleesmts oafs rkeegdi sftoerr ian gs olfuotr ipoenr mtio stshieo np-rroeb-- gSraatidsef daicstpolrayy/ Uonpstaitoins fwialclt oornyl yignrcalduedse. Now Accepts Students will be emailed by the Regis- aenxcter aoortdhienra rirleys podnesdiibcialtietdie st o bduetl ivwears- quir“eWde coguartshese.r ed suggestions from trar confirming when this function ingthesystemontime,” said Brainerd. the early group and via email. They will be available and how to use it Approximately 93 percent of se- have been incorporated in a list and through JHED. J-CASH prioritized,” McFarland said. “Prob- “The new grade display will be lems encountered were with permis- available this term and will show im- mBegoinneing the laste S fsoiro na- rperqiunitraebdl e cowuereskelsy asncdh etdhuel en efeodr cmeodmipalteet edu pdbayt etshe aRse gigsrtardaer ’se notfrfyi cei.s each student. We willb eworking with The grade display function will also week of December, HITS and the academic departments include a history of the student to find solutions. courses and grades,” Schaedel said. the Registrar will mail ingS epnrtienrge cdo uornslei nceh an{igne sr eadr] enaonwd bear-e withS otmhies nsetwu deonnltisn e weserrev icie.m pressed immediately available to students “I think that will be really helpful. Large 16” Pizza grades to students as when the access course schedule in- I know the mail service is really slow, formation,” Schaedel said. so I will definitely check my grades well as make grades The Registrar and HITS hope to online,” Bisers said. solve the problem involving permis- Other students, however, have available online sion required course registration by mixed feelings towards the Web sys- $7.00 April for 2002 Fall semester registra- tem ,b elieving that if the school pro- through the Johns tionI.n addition, committees have been vIindteersn ets uscehr viocne lisnheo ulsde ravliscoe sb,e pfrroe-e Hopkins Enterprise ifnocromrepdo ratto indgis ctuhses otthhee rf eaUsniibivleirtsyi toyf vciaduseed ttoh ea lsl yssttuedemn tiss. o nIlny a dadviatiilaobnl,e bbe-y Directory (JHED). divisions into the current Web regis- logging in with a student’s JHED LID tration system. and password, students who do not “We are talking with the other use JHED will not be able to access iD OLAL IES schools regarding their registration the Web registration system. nstensSbreeiaepyaonrcfrsrrlieoit syorsne, reslgg ms ia r me rrsaixeiNyedtclo muenelvdeaa ou s.tsrdt tiidieohnenr1gnerg 2 e -Wctnts1roteeaoa6uhwnbcr t ok sde sssteies,roys tm e.su pg tiwrsitreheT esmogohtda’ivre rsseat titahmeRdurierees eo m gne nnai tfeoskttsown-ooe r wtnrsctsdoieeeicheb geo haplindtonwees shoi,gtn.oll”wer dls sisa eB l,tS t lro iro tanosyomib bnc nheu tehaeotw oo rmi owfddwtliow ei hsrnllde s lii ima vfeaiimefsdeawnre u.lic ro elqmhec“rtlu n tDh it eeocac t tlfhkntraoia lhyd pvnety peug h lotsraeefioaeyp sfs c p ,e aoldkr Wtptia eaioehcteneoseaexbnd-pr-s- tavcHmsferhlacha_ reeurcotsee r“ouii p eTulotoel andynftolst] h p csilghtL ianeoiaisvkr vrg ae gwegwhig ioehthlutia.falo[ t”onibaI s’ lorgn deslt tao y e tn,rgosgo’ n aonotteimo idhtaud.n et skg yhae “e ice Iwd c otifeenhl twas,leh[,es ii”t bh]sr hb, aejuJ vi uttneHUont f n EihofinoreDuo-or-syr WedB.u r1g/e2r Psr ice ) panded services in the spring.” Students are still encouraged to ” Schaedel said. Another component of the new submit feedback through the online rse¥m gfoei ostn;t ohr plarytob.ilo ernmeTss ph oanaspte,sri ,ts”osh oc eceriseaslts.iea tdmei IrdwtMai ulctwlFheya nchtrtathlhv eaehe c nbvhwdeeae. errnb y- © aRotnsenihgwlnriiegosnl uteltgr ahhases r yltwmahisaseltk l e twJim eoagseehrig nalkrmd s age dors efHaa ovdDdapeieisskclp iealtnmbaosyl bs.e et rBuEo,ednn getlinetitnrhns--ee irdseeumgngpit“grsseWot,sevr taweaita doitnvnohitsnes e esaWvrynsees,drbt ye faomesn,nied”tede ,.bM f acacicFknuacl rtlilyun,ad onirtnddog e sgrsai tiuvtd-e.o be A4 DECEMBER 6, 200]: THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter NEWS NEWS StuCo considers reforming NASA team to Terminal could Kazi is a city accountant. social programming policy U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan de- design Pluto probe terminate Midtown’s scribed the searches as an attempt to “nail down some details” and urged progress the public not to “read more into” the (CNN) —Giving a boost to an im- case. FBI spokeswoman Linda Vizi periled mission, NASA this week gave said nothing in the residences posed that merit will never factor in to that approval for a scientific team to draft The “11th hour” objections began a public health threat and that no one extent,” he said. | a design ofarobotship to study Pluto, more than a year ago, when the Mid- has been charged in connection with By installing class elected positions the only planet that has not receiveda town community became aware that the searches. on the HOP board, Goutman pro- visit from a manmade probe. Greyhound Bus Lines was attempt- Since the Sept. 1] terrorist attacks, posed that student body elections be The proposed Pluto-Kuiper Belt ing to move the project forward by more than 600 men from Arab and condensed into one day. At the same mission has narrowly avoided the ax excluding environmental impact Muslim countries are in custody for time, he proposed extending the cur- amid severe cutbacks at NASA, which studies that ensure the safety of the immigration violations and other rent one week campaign period and is reeling from billions of dollars in surrounding community (“Group non-terrorism allegations, and au- separating the candidate forum into cost overruns from the international objects to bus station,” Nov. 21). thorities want to question 5,000 other three class forums to increase voter space station. The community immediately ap- Middle Eastern men in connection turnout. But space enthusiasts have cham- prised Rep. Elijah L. Cummings (who with the investigation. Alleman also summarized the pioned the expedition to the bizarre never responded), Greyhound and In Chester, more than two weeks sophomore class proposal and enter- world, which boasts an eccentric or- the city’s Office of Planning of our after the raids, neighbors in this small tained questions at Tuesday’s meet- bit, seasonal atmosphere and myste- concerns. Itworked with experts from industrial city are fearful that the po- ing. His proposal supports a class fo- rious ice moon. Johns Hopkins University who con- tentially fatal disease has reached their cus to social programming by having “This mission is of enormous pub- ducted air quality studies thatrevealed community. the class vice-president, already lic interest and we look forward to that, coupled with the existing emis- Chester Police Commissioner electedas the class “social chair,” lead working with them from here to the sions from commuters, diesel trains, Wendell N. Butler Jr. said he got a an appointed Social Board. The com- edge of the solar system,” said Louis public buses and Interstate 83, the wave of calls from residents con- mittee would manage and budget all Friedman, director of the Planetary bus station would make the air qual- cerned that anthrax had been flushed LIZ STEINBERG/N EWS-LETTER class social activities. Society, which organizeda grass-roots ity of our residential community ex- down a toilet and was circulating in Senior class officers Kanner, Fesche and Goutman lost another member. Sophomoreclass RepresentativAel i campaign to save the project. tremely hazardous. the sewers. Fenwick expressed concern earlier that The probe, which could launch as Midtown kept its promise to co- Ernest Graham, a 13-year resident CONTINUED FROM Pace AI “boardmeandmthbe heigrhesst ”vot e- HOP class representatives in early as 2006, still faces serious operate with Greyhound as it of Chester, said he developed his own their former Vice-President Shanu getter wouldattain the chair position of Goutman’s proposal could loose alle- hurdles. Project development de- worked to complete a better-re- anthrax fears when his pet rabbit died Kohli. Student Council Vice-Presi- the class social committee. giance to the class if there were nota pends on the availability of funds. searched proposal. suddenliyn his outdoor cage the week dent Katie Dix will cover the HSA “We pull the five people who want quota of class and campus activities, Congress approved $30 million in But the company’s attempt to of the search. chair position for the last meeting of to focus on social issues so much that Other orders of business included seed money for 2002, but whether it move forward without considering “The FBI put the whole neighbor- the year until another chair is chosen. that’s all they have to do,” Goutman granting $500 to the junior class to help delivers more after then is uncertain. the community’s safety was a breach hood in a state of panic,” said Gra- Primary policy discussion at the said. offset costs for a free upcoming social Moreover, whether NASA can of public confidence. ham, whose backyard overlooks meeting once again centered around Junior class President Ravi Kavasery event at the Thirteenth Floor of the send the probe all the way to Pluto Evenaconvicted criminal on death Kazi’s. “If these guys didn’t do any- reform of social programming. Cur- questioned the effectiveness of elimi- Belvedere. The venue will only hold without spending a fortune remains row is given an “11th hour” opportu- thing, the FBI should say so right rently, three reform proposals have nating position-specific campaigning. 200 students but will be open to all technically questionable. nity to change what could be an irre- away. The attention these guys are been made and will be voted on by the “The top vote-getter should not undergraduates. Mittal announced that Still, mission scientists are ecstatic vocable act; the Charles North Com- getting — I wouldn’t wish that on Council next week. Both Goutman and get automatic presidential appoint- the Levering Commission recently pub- that the Pluto-Kuiper Belt Express has munity should be granted the same anybody. It leaves your neighbors Mittal have proposeda restructuring of ment. I firmly believe that Student lished its proposal for the revival of gotten this far. opportunity. Erecting a bus terminal wondering every time they see you, elected positions in Student Council Council is a popularity contest and Levering Hall as a student union. “This mission is likely to rewrite in the proposed location would surely “Ts this someone I have to be worried and the Hopkins Organization for Pro- textbooks regarding the origins of the be a death sentence for the Charles about?” gramming (HOP,) as well as the trans- planets (and) the nature oft he outer North Community. Kazi and the Shaikhs insist there fer of Council social responsibilities to solar system,” said Alan Stern of the is nothing mysterious about their the HOP. The Council would be able to STUDENT COUNCIL ATTENDANCE, DECEMBER 4, 2001 Southwest Research Institute. Copyright 2001, The BaltimorSeu n lives. focus solely on policy issues and would NASA tapped the San Antonio, Soon after the raids the Shaikh have four focus committees: HSA, Texas-based institute to work with Search subjects feel brothers did a number of media in- Communications, Academic Advising, Executive Officers President Anuj Mittal 338-7569 Present the Johns Hopkins University Applied weight of FBI terviews in an attempt to clear their and Community Affairs. VP Institutional Relations Katie Dix 516-2567 Present Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Mary- names. Kazi has declined requests to Sophomore class President Bob YP Administration Priya Sarin 366-7766 Present land, to design the probe and its in- be photographed, but has spoken to Alleman presented a proposal to Secretary Manish Gala 516-2573 Present struments and figure out a price tag reporters at his home and office. The maintain a class focus on social pro- Treasurer Noel DeSantos 516-2759 Present for the mission. If launched in 2006, CHESTER, Pa. — Dr. Irshad three declined to be interviewed last gramming by having an appointed Class of 2002 the probe could reach Plutoasearlyas Shaikh has replaced the shattered week. Social Board on each class council. President Stephen Goutman 889-3421 Present 2016, planetary scientists estimate. remnants of his front door, smashed Many who know them say they All three proposals ask for a change Vice President Shanu Kohli 889-7236 Present Time is of the essence. The planet in more than two weeks ago by an FBI seem unlikely suspects. to the Student Council Constitution. Secretary/Treasurer Camille Fesche 978-2244 Present is currently heading away from the battering ram, butit could takelonger Irshad Shaikh earned his medical Goutmansummarizedhis proposal RReepprreesseennttaattiivvee VSiavmeakn tlhyae r Kanner 496075--53789968 PPrreesseenntt sunatennuodus iatmtospshe recould to repair his reputation. degree in Pakistan where he served as to transfer the social responsibilities of Representative Grey Emmons 243-0499 Present be in the procesosf freezing solid. It Shaikh, his brother Dr. Masood amidlevel government health official Student Council to the HOP. The two- might be well more than a century Shaikh andaneighbor, AsifKazi, have before coming to the United States. part proposal would make the Council Class of 2003 before it thaws out again, according lived undera cloud of suspicion since He earned a doctorate at Johns a board of class-less senators respon- Sip a Se Pes "636829--4499.8 2 _ PPrreessenetn t _ to astronomers. Nov. 13, when agents wearing haz- Hopkins University and now teaches sible for policy and create elected class Secretary/Treasurer Tara Feehan Present — Besides studying Pluto’s atmo- ardous materials suits spent 13 hours there part time. committees on the HOP board to as- Representative Omer Taviloglu 499-7467 Present 4 sphere, the probe would map the sur- searching their suburban Philadel- Masood Shaikh, who also earned sume social responsibilities. Student Representative Chris Cunico 889-1066 Present face and record temperatures on both phia homes, apparently in a hunt for his medical degree in Pakistan, lives Council, HOPandSACelectionswould Representative Priti Dalal 467-8692 Present Pluto and its moon Charon. anthrax. with his brother and mother on the be condensed in to one voting day. Class of 2004 After the Pluto-Charon flyby, the The government never named the upper floors of the large house Goutman said that his reform not President Bob Alleman 467-1110 Present probe would examine even more dis- three men as suspects and has yet to searched by investigators. only wouldimprove creation of policy Vice President Simone Chen 516-3567 Present ctaonmte tso.b jects in a ring of primordial Trehveeyal hawvhea tn otp rboemepnt ecdh artgheed sweiatrhc haesn.y movKeadzi , inat o Ua. S.r enctietdi zerno wshionucsee 1w9i9t9h, adnedp esnodceianlt isfsoucesu sebsy, mabkuit ngw otuhledm iinn-- RRSeeeppcrrreeessteeannrttyaa/ttTiirvveeea suJBraeecnrkj iaeLm eiCanhh a nWG raenegn field 555111666---333766580667 PPPrrreeessseeennnttt “The Kuiper Belt is an archeologi- crimes, but have been subpoenaed to his wife this year. He says he works so crease campus participation in stu- Representative Ali Fenwick 516-3604 Present cal dig into the early history of our appear before a grand jury in Phila- many hours thathe hasn’t had time to dent government by having more Class of 2005 solar system,” said Andrew Cheng, a delphia on Dec. 20, their attorney, completely furnish and decorate his elected officers. The HOP, currently President Ben Radel 516-5942 Present project scientist with NASA. Anthony F. List, said. home. only responsible for campus activi- Vice President Megan Coe “Tt’s full of small, icy, dirty and ~ The case has stunned City Hall in All three men have shown up for ties, would have elected representa- Secretary/Treasurer Shannon Chang 551166--55691005 PPrreesseenntt - rocky objects that started to buildinto Chester, where the men — all natives work every weekday since the search tives from each class. Three class rep- Representative Morgan McDonald 516-5603 Present planets but, for some mysterious rea- of Pakistan — work. Irshad Shaikh and are now working on producing a resentatives would focus on planning Representative Charles Reyner 316-5845 Present | son, stopped in mid-stride,” he said. _ hsiaosn ebre ens inCchee st1e99r4’.s Mheaaslotho d coSmhmaiisk-h new city budget, due by Dec. 31. tawnod wbouudlgde tibneg accclaosusn taacbtilvei titeos ,t hweh ielxe- nRepfres entaRtiveU MaLnu AShaNrma D'S DE516S-58T32 SAPrLesenOt N Copyright 2001 CabNewls Neetwo rk works inits lead abatement program. Copyright 2001, TheA ssociated Press ecutive committee for campus plan- ning as well. Class reps would run simply as Fon fi PrarcYao u Crime report for Nov.21 - Nov.28_ > it 3 & 4 Detali Cutting ¢ Creative Color Sun - Surf - Activities ° Texture Perming © ir ob pacik ageF Or°o)m * QstiPep n Mane Tuc Uinmere Starman November 21 mean*s4t:o1t5apk.emv.i—c tSiums’pse c1t9u9s3 edD odugnek nforwonm N* o3v:1e0m baemr. —2 6 As suspect forced ‘Bl EST POOLS urDcEfoChePK ea akrS PprgAingRe BTr eIakE S weeks TOD * DiHrecAtiIon R- VolDumeE S« SIhinGe N« VEerRsat ility _ + 1:20 a.m.— Suspect broke into 3400 Blk. of N. Calvert St. rear door and entered, victim con- FREE INTERNET CAFE 24 Hours pcaosmspelnagienra ntsi’dse wviehnidcolwe obny 2b6r0e0a kBilnkg. 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St. Blk. of E. 35th St. DECEMBER 6, 2001 A5 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetrTer NEWS Jenkins speaks at Evergreen House Levering Student Union report given BY CHARLES DONEFER THE Jouns Hopxins News-LetTer nPir_ neRgsi adjyoe unJrten naklJiinisstm, m ayna d P uCaladirvttizeseror, r Ptrsoip zfoeo krewm ienra-t TBHYE S.J oBHNRSE NHoDpAkNin s SHNeOwRsT- LeTTER siitvye T oufs ritntusid nbegun sti Lneeuvssees rilinasgt e n oaottv enrwi ightttoh. o uetx cluit-s EeF_ rvvieeeJnrneigdnnrksgei enosnfi,t n h aewH ho ouLl iesbcebrt aeurrgieoae nns . p rhWieess decnnatereesded r abyiyn CpmoeosnmeTdm haieatt nitdoe Lneefs vu enctrshtiuiinbsog mn wi etSietntek ud td hoeenn i ttfst u hteru Uern“ecpi”ou omrn-o- f attpriireooo nnbs ul.sf eeomrdA s cc.bo cyno Sfgrperdarocieuennpsgcs e lsii tnko ea t nhtMdehi eta otdtGamhrlie,enr ai tstf tuhHrneaacsl--el journalism at the Columbia (Geor- the Levering Student Union. The groups need to be made aware of al- gia) Ledger in 1951, won a Pulitzer Committee, created by Dean ofS tu- ternative spaces around campus, and Prize for Public Service in 1955 forhis dent Life Susan Boswell, conducted that a listing ofal l such spaces, along reportage the year before about the a survey of 600 students, according with contact information for arrang- “upheaval” in Phoenix City, Alabama, to committee member and Student ing their use, is being planned. a disturbance that culminated with Council President Anuj Mittal. The Other problems to be worked the assassination oft he Alabama At- surveyrevealed that students felt that through involve the implementation torney General. In regards to Phoe- the “student union” elements at of the Committee’s recommenda- nix City’s famed vice and gambling, Hopkins were too spread out, and tions. Questions such as whether an Jenkins said “I participated in the vice needed to be collected in a central E-Level restaurant would be run by by night and exposed it by day.” location in order to be effective. students or outsourced and what its Jenklatier nwosrke d for the Mont- Solutions proposed by the Com- hours would be are undecided, as is gomery (Alabama) Advertiser Jour- mittee include modification of the who would be ultimately responsible nal, wrote for The New York Times, lounge area in the Levering lobby, for running the union. Possible can- served under President Carter as spe- the establishment ofa late-night res- didates for that role would be the cniaalll ya sassi sEtdaintto rifoarl pPraegsse aEfdfiatiorrs afonrd tfhie- Jenkins speaks about his journalistic career at the Evergreen House. Jenkins also aMdIvKiEs eFdI SPCrHeEsRi/dNeEnWtS -CLaErTteTrE.R tinasutraalnlta tiionn E-oLfe vae lg amaend rtohoe mp osisni btlhee mHionpgk in(sH OPO)r,g anai Uznatiioonn Bfooarr dP rocgreraatme-d Baltimore Evening Sun, where he Sherwood Room. Mittal believes that for the purpose or the hiring ofa full- worked until his retirement in 1992. when Jenkins wrote an article in the to both morning and evening papers. on foreign bureaus and other func- it is essential that these changes be time manager. After being introdbuy cFreiednd s Montgomery Advertiser Journal By. the end of the 1950s, the number tions. In the future, according to implemented “holistircatahelr ltyha n Also on the committee were Will- oft he Libraries Programming Com- about a full-page advertisement in ofhouseholds increased , while news- Jenkins, American newspapers will piecemeal,” emphasizing thatthenew iam L. Clemm, Assistant Director of mittee Chair George B. Udverhelyi, the New York Times soliciting money paper circulation stayed the same, a look like their thinner European union mustbea total package in order Levering Student Union; Jane Jenkins began by outlining his career for the defense of Martin Luther King, process Jenkins attributed the popu- counterparts, once bulky classified to effectively interest students. Rhyner, Director of Operations for from his first job in Georgia to his Jr., who, at the time, was being tried larity of television. The chart also sections are eliminated. Emphasized by the report is the Levering Union and Mattin Center; work with the Evening Sun. About in an Alabama court. The next day, documented the decline in newspa- After Jenkins finished his speech, need tocreatea faciltihatt resypon ds Dr. William Smedick, Director of Stu- being Editorial Page Editor, he said, the Advertiser Journal ran an edito- per circulation thathas occurred since the floor was opened to questions. to student needs: that the facility be dent Involvement; Tiffiney Bradley, “Writing editorials is like wetting your rial encouraging citizens to sue the 1988. Jenkins said that decreasing cir- Audience members asked Jenkins low-cost, entertaing and open late. Resident Director; Stephen Goutman, pants while wearing a dark suit — it Times for libel. Many did, and since culation, combined with the Internet about newspaper writing, the quality To that end, the Committee exam- Senior Class president; Ravi Kavasery, gives you a warm feeling and nobody they suedin friendly Alabama courts, eliminating the need for traditional of the Sun today as compared to 25 ined such local establishments as the Junior Class president; William J. notices.” won cash judgments against the news- newspaper classified advertisements, and 50 years ago and the bias of news Paper Moon Diner, which is open Miller, “student leader” and Micelle Jenkins then outlined what he paper. The Times appealed the rul- was causing newspapers to cut back reporters. 24-hours a day and does the major- Rittman, Levering Union Manager. called “the four pillars of the free ings to the Supreme Court, which press.” The first was the trial of pub- ruled thata newspaper cannotbe sued MSE wraps up semester with Feingold lisher John Peter Zenger for libel in by public officials unless they could colonial New York. At the time, truth prove actual malice toward them on was not a defense for the crime of the part of the newspaper. In regards libel. Zenger was defended by to his role in the landmark case, Alexander Hamilton, who convinced Jenkins said, “It’s very chastening the jury to acquit Zenger. because when you write a story, you BY MIKE SPECTOR speakers from this year’s Symposium lowing the terrorist attacks was truly The films shown were All the Presi- The second pillar is the first never know what you're going to THE JoHNsS Hopkins News-LeETTER included Harvard Law professor and a once in a lifetime experience,” said dents Men ,Traffic, Wag the Dog, amendment of the constitution and start.” author Lani Guinier, Democratic MSE Co-Chair Gregor Fiege. Bulworth and Primary Colors. In ad- the third is the Supreme Court case of After discussing his four pillars of Democratic Senator Russ Feingold Representative Barney Frank, CNN Said Henderson: “It was an incred- dition a photography exhibit was set Near v. Minnesota, a 1932 case in the free press, Jenkins then went onto is scheduled to speak tonight at 8 p.m. Legal Analyst Greta van Susteren, Co- ible opportunity to have one of the up in the Ross Jones Building of the which the Court ruled that a state discuss the decline of the newspaper in Shriver Hall to close out the 2001 median Ben Stein, Historian Howard nation’s best journalists with us as we Mattin Center. could not shut down a newspaper on industry. He presented a chart trac- Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Sympo- Zinn, Lt. Colonel Oliver North and listened to President Bush address the “The MSE Film Series and pho- the grounds that it was a public nui- ing the aggregate nationwide news- sium. Feingold’s lecture is entitled, Washington Post Managing Editor nation, and then be able to listen to Mr. tography exhibit brought an exciting sance. paper circulation and the number of “Hardball: Money and Power in the Bob Woodward. Actor Charlton Woodward’s commentary about the new dimension to the Symposium,” The fourth pillar, which involved households in the United States. In American Political System.” Heston was scheduled to speak in address immediately following.” said Feige. “I hope future co-chairs Jenkins himself, culminateidn the Su- the 1950s, newspaper circulation was Feingold is the last in a series of October, but cancelled due to a film- North shared his experiences from will consider including similar [addi- preme Court case of New York Times greater than the number of house- several prominent figures that have ing conflict. Sept. 11, which included an airline tions] to the typical lecture events.” v. Sullivan. in 1964. The case began holds, since many homes subscribed spoken for the Symposium. The The original title of this year’s Sym- flight and his attempts to get to his Feige said the Symposium was in- Blimpie! posium was “A Nation Divided: Poli- Fox News studioin Washington, D.C. tended to spark discussion on cam- tics and Power in the 21st Century.” “He covered a lot of great topics, pus through a diverse set of speakers. However, after Sept. 11, the title was from the military angle and how our “The diversity of the speakers and changed to “A Nation United.” society will be impacted,” said Feige. their messages was one of the In the aftermath of Sept. 11, most “There were obviously some who strengths of this year’s Symposium,” speakers revised their speeches to fo- agreed withimh an d some who didn’t, said Feige. “The Symposium was de- cus on the current war on terrorism, but I think that division can be really signed to foster intellectual discourse with the exception of Frank and positive and foster more discussion and discussion on the Johns Hopkins Guinier, who focused on gay rights amongst students.” University campus and from that per- and changing the political system, Stein charmed students with his spective I definitely feel this year’s respectively. uttering of the line “Bueller,” and dis- Symposium was great success.” “The speakers we had scheduled cussed the need for tighter security. Indeed, there was a contrast in so far in advance last spring ended up Zinn spoke about the importance of political ideology amongst the speak- being the most qualified and interest- dissent and skepticism in the after- ers, with arch conservatives such as ing people to listen to following the math of the Sept. 11. Van Susteren North and liberals such as Frank par- events of Sept. 11,” said MSE Sympo- began by noting that the nation was ticipating. sium co-Chair Audrey Henderson. divided and that the 2000 election As Feingold closes this yearfs Sym- Indeed students and audience was a disgrace. She then turned to the posium, Fiege and Henderson are members were given the opportunity war, discussing political and legal is- pleased with the course the Sympo- to watch President Bush’s Sept. 20 sues that were raised. sium took. address to the nation with Bob Wood- Feige said, “I could go down the “The Symposium sinitial focuson ward, live in Shriver Hall. Woodward list of every speaker and every speech politics and the media gave the series shared his immediate reactions and a thousand times and I don’t think I an opportunity to have that much feelings about the speech with audi- would have changed a thing.” more of an impact this fall when in- ence members. The Symposium also sponsored a terest in those areas was high,” said “The opportunity to hear Bob film series throughout the semester. Henderson. “I hope that students and Woodward comment on President Films were chosen to relate to speak- the community benefited from our Bush’s first address to Congress fol- ers and the theme of the Symposium. events and enjoyed themselves.” Moravia Park facility still closed BY JULIANNA FINELLI Tue JoHns Hopkins News-LeTTerR After almost a month of inactiv- ity, the Moravia Park Library Facility remains closed, as engineers and con- tractors proceed with plans to shore up the roof. The facility wass hut down after signs of corrosion in the roof were discovered. Moravia Park cur- rently houses over a million library materials for the Johns Hopkins Li- brary System. : According to Interim Dean of Li- brary Services Nancy Roderer, the closedown has caused inevitable de- lays for Interlibrary Services. “Dur- ing November, 609 Moravia requests iiiliene were processed through Interlibrary aSerrovuincde st,i”m e sfaoir dt heRsoed mearteerr.i als“ Tauverrn- WiHiiddddddag o Ri aged seven to nine days, in contrast to the average 24 hour turn around Good food goes along way. Check it out. time for Moravia requests that users MIKE FISCHER/NEWS-LETTER experienced prior to the temporary The closing of Moravia Park has caused delays for Interlibrary services. closing.” Corner of3 1st and Charles. Nextt oXa ndo. This is due to the fact that library nience for a lot of the patrons who in allowing the MSE library to accept staff is able to make only weekly runs have papers to write,” said junior . new materials without losing study to the facility. The MSE Library is Megan Kashdin, who works at the space. A $1.00 off ANY subl!! also retrieving material from other MSE Library circulation desk. “Preliminary estimates indicate area libraries and encourages stu- The damages come as a setback that the repairs could be completed dents to continue making requests. for the facility, which was in the pro- within three months,” said Roderer, Some students more than others cess of expanding. With more than “Efforts also continue to identifylong Clip this coupon and save next time at Blimpie’s. are feeling the effects of the delays. “It 40,000 low-use materials sent to term alternatives for off-campus seems like it’s been a great inconve- Moravia each year, it plays av ital role shelving.” & A6 Tue JoHNs Hopkins New8>L&TTER DECEMBER 6, 200] How well do you manage NTF H2Et.%J WS0;- H NL.S EHT O TP EK IR our so-called free time? PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY Fall 2001 picks and pans One busy Hopkins student reevaluates her commitments and realizes one thing: There is more to life than just studying ‘ime management. It’s to the boys of Sig Ep). A few of the ~ somethinwge all grapple other girls and I hung around and The News-Letter has a longstanding tradition of offering constructive criticism to the administra- be i with and all could use a conveniently managed to fit our way tion and other student groups alike in the spirit of making the school a better place. In light of that, » lfietcttlei ngm.o re(I t wtohrisk iosn nopte r-a tohnatto watsh e shroorstt eras c ooufp lea nootfph leary ertse.a m | ithas also become a tradition to wrap up the semester with a selection of ae and pans, the best and * true statement for you, please go away paid foitr lat er with my second con- the worst JHU had to offer over the past semester. So without further ado.. before I kill you — it’s been a long secutive all-nighter, but it was fun ‘week). * and how can you go wrong with PICKS: PANS In general in life, people have dodgeball? It goes all the way back s0cial lives, professionliavles , fami- to elementary school phys. ed. It’s \'Ties, bills, ete. to contend with. For one of those things that are just 1) MSE Symposium ‘ 1) The Green Form | undergradnate students at a school fundamental to growing up in Wow. Seldom, if ever, can we recall such a A form which contains no actual information, “waes' hrieg ho-n. caanliobtehre r as plHaoypiknig nsf,ie ld weelnl-, AmeArsi caw.h at ended up being an ex- turnaround in an organization in the course of but just has two signatures on it. Signatures that | itely. tremely long, extremely stressful se- one year. Even when counted as one of the we all already got on another piece of paper, the ag oA typical student at Hopkins (at mester quickly comes to an end, I many proud Symposia that have graced the infamous checklist. And yet they’re not inter- easti n my-experience) has an aver- leave you all with this. Enjoy your ‘age of five classes and one or two DELIBERATELY winter break: Don’t stress too much JHU campus since its creation, this year’s changeable, despite the fact that they say the “Major €xtracurricular activities with about the finals ahead of you. They'll would have easily held its own, but when com- same thing. Is this Hopkins or The Castle? What *at least one that they are somewhat RANDOM pared to two years ofs everely lackluster offer- on earth is going on? Is carbon paper the only |. involved in. Most students also have part-time job because, well, it costs ings, it is downright extraordinary. The op- form in which JHU can receive any information| - quite a bit of money to attend our Last night, instead of portunity to hear a journalist like Bob about students? Wasn’t online registration sup- wonderful university. We won’t even I’m sorta starting to run out oft hose. Woodward comment on ‘President Bush’s posed to abolish these sorts of things? When will "get into thé hard-core students who Thank goodness my mom had a studying for my test,| double major. Victoria’s Secret gift certificate she post-Sept. 11 address to Congress was a great the pain end? ‘) With all of that in mind, throwina didn’t need, otherwise I'd really be in went with my sorority beginning, and the rest of the speakers com- ational war on terrorism, finals and trouble right now. Of course, that still pleted the package. Kudos to all involved, and 2) Phone Service changes ‘weather that is even confusing to the is only going to get meso far. Anyone to play dodgeball in ee *Plus, the holidays always have some free time I could borrow? next year’s chairs take heed: A lot will be ex- The administration finally woke up to the fact i’ da few more items to the good ol’ I’m not going to be selfish with it and pected. that students were avoiding their usurious phone -“ to do” list. You can see where I’m sleep — all I want to do is catch up an intramural charges by getting cell phones and using them as with my life. It seems to have run off championship. and is dragging me along. 2) The Levering Student Union Committee their primary phones for outgoing and long- fF sabe *. | Most students also So what is the point of all this? Sure, sure, it sounds like just another mean- distance calls, while still being able to receivé I’m not 100 percent sure. I know I Granted, it was single ingless StuCo resolution, butit’s great to see that calls in their dorm rooms. So they reacted in a ' ‘have a part- time job initially had a point, but I’m work- our representatives have finally managed to ar- creative manner which benefited all involved, espe-- ing on way too little sleep and one elimination and we too many cups ofc offee to remem- ticulate what we’ve all been saying for years: That cially the students. Oh, wait... that must have been because, well, it costs ber for sure. lost in the first round, the University’s “student union” functions are somewhereelse. Instead, theyimposedanewpolicy| : I guess one of the most important far too dispersed to be effective or attractive to to try to squeeze some more money out of the ; quitea bit of money things I can impart upon you, my but the team we lost readers, is to remember to have fun. students. If bringing back E-Level is not an captive dorm residents, effectively making the dorm 40 attend Our Schoolworkis important. Iknowthat to ended up winning option, then maybe the Committee’s sugges- phones either expensive paperweights or vestigial as well as everyone else does and I’m tions can finally put the building’s largely appendages. Way to go. wonderful university. not even premed. However, I also know that college is supposedly the the whole thing. empty spaces to a productive’ (i.e. student- “best times of our lives.” How great oriented) use, and maybe the hard numbers in 3) StuCo Reorganization schemes are our memories going to be if all we the survey can finally convince the adminis- Color us confused. While weagree that chang- : going with this. have our long nights in the library be over in a couple of weeks and ve This:w eek alone (a week consti- and resentment for the activities we then you can enjoy the holiday sea- tration that suudent opine is unified behing, : ingD s Beet he Student Council iis pon isa eo |_t iting’N onday, Tuesday and. once enjoyed? gi ..son..Have a happy holiday season n Last night, instead ofe iduind for and a fantastic new year. Enjoy the oreign language : _my test, I went with my sorority to. _ weather and come back with a tan. ; ework and read- play dodgeball in an intramural Think of something totally ridicu- 3) Rec Center ee aoe is the best way to gos ah “ing; fot meetings, a reception for championship. Granted, it was single lous and immature, but do it any- A facility designed for the use of the general it, especially if the HOP is still going to be in my department, this two- page elimination and we lost in the first way. Whatever you do, have fun and student body? Is this a dream? In any case, it’s a charge of dispensing social funds. Let’s face: it: Spread to fill and “holiday hours” at round, but the team we lost to ended enjoy yourself. After all, we’re only step in the right direction. Too bad it took solong They don’t exactly have a stellar record. Maybe + the flower shop (my. choice for a up winning the whole thing (congrats young once. every job). It’s beena fun week, to build that the thrill ofanticipation has gone the it’s finally time to get rid of it and hire some sort et me tell you. way of Commencement on the quad. ofa full-time, professional coordinator, pledged4 e2 t 5 My cats miss me. They look at to work with a student input and providing con"- || -t e with'these sad, little kitten eyes LETTERSTOTHEEDIT ‘|.e very, time’ Pm home and if I go to 4) Soaping up the Mattin Center Fountain. tinuity andlong-termexperience to the position. Yeave, forget it. It’s heartbreaking. A prank that’s inexpensive, widely visible, Or Bayoe any kind of change is good. One oft hem spent the morning, Park’s article causes no permanentharmandwasactuallykind— pio kay, middle of the night,.crying at he spoke at Hopkins earlier this year: of funny. Kudos to whatever Merry Pranksters 4) Sodexho greed/No more Levering meal equiv.- my feet v while Iargued with my com- deserving of Howisit un-American to criticize the puter, You see, my computer didn’t government? And Park criticizes Left- thought this one up, although it would be nice What a way to make students feel included: x“ féel like.‘ working, but I had one of ists for showing a disrespect of the ifyou’d clean up after yourselves, since by now Appoint a committee to examine student atti- j-those pesky papers due today. Good criticism freedom of speech, but what is he we are getting a little sick of looking at the tudes on the meal plan, then give it no say in the CS. Viatyi ! doing by immediately branding any a ‘Andlet’s not even get into thelittle criticism of the American govern- residue. . final decision and ignore its findings. bevcl ean clothes. ae see ment as anti-American? To the Editor: © Park’s condoning of military tri- bunals (and suspension of civil liber- Steve Park’s Nov.29column “Stop , ties in general) is also suspect, where the War Against America” includes his best justification is “this is not far too many flaws to address in one unprecedented. ” Last time I checked, gslhaorritlnegt.t er, butas Stowe arethe most internment camps had precedent ii n America. And while we’re at it, let’s ___ Park equates criticism of the gov- ban all literature that speaks against n Nov. 26, in response _ thep aper. ; . therefore not subject to the proteec st hicallysr esentth é United States for ernment with hatred of America, and the government — there’s precedent to British calls, Ameri- ° _ As Americans, we dlaithto havean tion that would have been otherwise: .h er dominant role in an increasingly says that the extreme Leftists “lack for that, too. cans bombed the Qala . amazingly high regard for human life afforded. ¥g lobalized economy, being seen as a any sense of what made this s country It seems that Steve Park is “too Jangi fortress-cum- — however, it falters in regards to However, that doesn’t mean that .“ terrorist’nation could corrode sup- great — love for America.” Appar- deeply isolated in [his] own world” of y prisonin Afghanistan,_ p eople ideologically or socially dif- the American and British armies ©p ert eveii further. ently, it is not democracy, hard work reactionary rhetoric and is a product killing approximately 100 Taliban _ ferent from ourselves. And never has should take that as a carte blanche to ~ “By no theans ii s this a callf or ap- or freedom of speech that has made of “politicali im maturity and absence prisoners, according to The New “this been more apparent. kill. Just because ‘something’ s legal.e ne’ We need not conform to America great — itis blind, unthink- of common sense.” It is a pity that he York Times. No one cared. Now, ia, ~All human. lives are sacred, but doesn’t mean it’s wise or right. re . 5 igh et | ing nationalism. Thank you, Steve cannot recognize this about his own week and a half later, Ame ricas somesl ivesa are more sacred than oth- It’s reasonable to say that this spe- | : Park, for showing me the truth. argument before he criticizes the still don’t seem ers, it seems. cific uprising posed no real threat to We In response to Park’s question, _ Views of others. to care. Look at the our interests: By Nov. 27, the Times ©m M daint o have an “Do the extreme Leftists hate this war Frankly, I’m - newspapers: reported 90 percent of the approxi- or America?,” I would ask Park the Sincerely, embarrassed for One CIA agent mately 400 prisoners had been killed, !c eaz iia ne h Mi if !tt o ga:r d same thing Howard Zinn asked when Maha Jafri _ dies and gets an either by our bombs or the Northern ~ 4 An American bee obituary _ Alliance guards. itw as like shoot z CIA agent was nd- _ the fish in a barrel. ~ kililn tehe dsam e sid try. A few Or maybe, goinga fter a fly witha attack, garnering AG uaaved lst shotgun. front-page attention around ihen a- aaidiers die and are buried deep Given the situation, did we over-3 ‘r ege‘ sar Pe ore - tion. But when scores of Taliban pris-_ within the bowels of the international react? I'd have to say, yes. oners of war ee USA we to ‘news section. Obviously, Americans albSoa nw e skeilldleide tapn oytohue r aafye,w Wheurned résde:" ai 4d eo nic df erent feel more affinity towards other Americans and are more interested war; when the prisoners rebelled they ‘fron Thisw ar owes i o-W ia)t3 learning a American deaths. became an offensive target; they ut the’ symbolis is still evident. weren’t the first edh aven’t been tigi vp easheeipaaie op red last to die. So wh. popularityt to iitts fear aay ~ Well, accor bs to Presideatie ca ae a roGreoirsgme iWs. a nB uisnht,e rth a€t iwoanra la goanien.s t ter- means that we want allies. However, pose the eo! it ti t were not, we road be incensed mostt everyone elsei n the world isn’V t ‘uyour| alr bai apa ay iy tos ee 100 of our countrymen die. Penne me tebey ou theA meri-° ; 1 the eyes of the rest of the thew ord viewsu as s dehr ey were bombs |us ed canis’ revenge -tainted glasses:G round eere hav e failetdo do either. eet o bomb: ibep us A7 DECEMBER 6, 2001 THE JOHNS Hopkins NEws-LETTER OPINIONS With thie exception ofe ditorials, the opinions expressed here are those of the contributors. They are not necessarily those of The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Cooking books and funding Bush Honest advice on house hunting t is expected for me, the ships” where they would not hurt the litical campaignsi n 2000 then did any columnist, to present you, the bottom line. other energy company. 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In fact, if problems he or Something huge took place last bly set up some of the shenanigans that you haven’t be- she is too lazy to week in the business world, the po- now have Enron in such hot water. Enron's practices a gun, I strongly DAVE handle. That ltiot ibcael fiumlpllyi cuantdieornsst ooofd .w hiFcohr htahovsee yeotf CHARLESDONEFER ticePs eao pPloen zihsavceh emceal.l edC laEsnsr oanc’tsio np rlaacw-- eton cjousutr adgreo p yoouut SERIOUSLY MOCK- way you won't Ponzi scheme. Class have to deal with you who don’t watch CNBC or read suits are forming. Thousands of re- or transfer. You the business pages, Enron, number tirement nest eggs of people who know you want SERIOUS gaping holes in seven on last year’s Fortune 500, went WE RELEFT, invested money in Enron are now action lawsuits are to anyway. bthaet hfrloooorm, as lienakk,ya bankruptlast weekend. Its stock went nearly worthless. Worst ofal l, Enron The search from a 52-week high of over $84 a THEYR EW RONG emplthoe vayst meajoeritys of, wh om forming. for housing is cozy colony of share to less than a quarter (it has could have had no idea that the books loaded with potential pitfalls. Ik now bugs living in your refrigerator in- since bounced back to $1.01 as of the were being cooked, were “locked” because I made every single mistake sulation, telephone jacks that curi- close of business Wednesday). into Enron stock as it slid, under the served on an advisory board for one could in my quest for the perfect ously have no telephone line con- thaEt norwonns eins ear gTye xpaisp-eblaisneesd acnod mtpraandeys tasi otnh ea t wEindreo-ne yewda s conomtm ennetaarltyo rass gsouogd- ping r401eK tfhtuantd et hmean ncaogmseparnsey. w as chang- EAccnorrdiofnogrn wt,hoi c Th heh e Nreewce ivYeodr k$ 50T,i0m0e0s., awphaerrtem eIn tl.iv e,I t’esi tnhoetr .t haIt reIa’lml yu nlihkae ppmyy tnheactt edf allt o otffh emwh iolre baytohut’urbe hgaentdtliensg energy and other commodities from gested. Although details are still Why, youmay ask, doI care? What Karl Rove, another Bush administra- place, but I’m certain that Ih ave gone scalded with hot water. Atleast] didn’t electricity to Internet bandwidth. For sketchy and arelikelyt ob e completely makes us left and them wrong? Well, tion bigwig, owned $68,000 worth of through a lot more headaches than have to deal with the rats that are the last few years, the company was fleshed out only after years of litiga- take a guess as to the political orienta- Enron stock when he spoke to Enron most. In my building’s defense (and notorious for their exploits on the lauded as the Next Big Thing, a suc- tion, it has come to light that Enron tion of a company that deals in en- chairman Kenneth Lay about a pro- out of the fear of being evicted), I third floor. They’re smart too, those cessful business model to be emu- was shifting losing ventures off of its ergy and is from Texas. Enron and its spectiveappointeetoacommissitohna t must say that everything was taken Vermin of Hopkins. I saw one jump lated. However, the financial situa- books and over to offshore “partner- executives gave more money to po- regulates part of Enron’s business. care of promptly and I now live with- over a sticky mouse mat with a pifia So, what does $2 million and a few out the worofr faylli ng into the apart- colada in his furry little arm. His hair cushy jobs buy you in the Bush ad- ment below me or eating the bugs was perfect! Nation is missing its lockboxes ministration? Think back to that en- that liked to congregate on my ice Another point to consider is what ergy task force I mentioned earlier. cubes. the building’s average tenant is like. This task force was formed in re- There are a few things you need to In some buildings, like mine, there sponse to the “Energy Crisis” earlier realize. First, don’t bank on winning are a lot of students, which means this year (do you remember when it “the lottery” and getting into the noise and parties and newspaper be- TB(HSYAE N J DODaEit ELGZyo A ARZSRtTaOEtC T E U.) “kfolnroo Acwhklinbts oh xopw”urh geashoti n d Btearun acsngyhee, ed dicleoietsus lwsdaw set rhaexaf voceoiu lnti .ns sehtv oertreo Cewwiecolronle ng orbemeg.ysi ,vsWe int twhhabe ia tctwskho o rssteteoo tttashhxtee i mdjpouoellbola patrlmesea ,r ktthewhateet w$pba2eys.c 5t0pe rdte hade fi rgcoatlmefl doo anrtn?hm )ae.et rn tg Aiasts yo clstihhhnaoaetiu lwridoms u aclnbhd ea icreoexsod-tf wHtHoooo rmmsjetoe wkwemoo iosoodtdfa. k teh.aTe n hdMa “ytph rofwowrami sie bnsedceesedr r atcanliadanm nleIdy ” u someuyodtf iotmhvnoeegr r e r eitllhpeiepvk aeethd oa rrlet.lto wi arsOyeht mrheoeenndrt s mhybaoun midfel lsdos,iot rnr gsesoaw nnhd fa eyaei-llnl When I read in the paper that the waste the national surplus and give could have had money on hand to Halliburton (Vice President Dick of the faucets and $100 bills flew out ing to call the coroner may be.more United States will be deficit spending money back to people who have al- combatrecession, terrorism and defi- Cheney), it called for drilling in the of the AC vents. Neither of those likely than going across the hall for a for the next three years, and that the ready made the sacrifices necessary to cit spending. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in- things is true, despite what those cold one. Not to mention there’s no budget will be about as balanced as give that money to the government. We've all heard a million times creased strip-mining ofcoaland greater Homewood kids want you to believe. way you can play your N*SYNC atan Gary Coleman and Roseanne on a Bush bought our votes by promis- that valuable lessons are cruelly be- use of nuclear power. This was back Them with their carpets and their enjoyable volume after 4:00 p.m. seesaw, Icouldn’tstop thinking about ing to give us our money back when ing taught to us by the Sept. 11 at- when Cheney said that conservation of keypads. It’s sad, really. That’s their bedtime, you know. Saturday Night Live. elected, and we were nearsighted tacks. Besides learning to appreciate energy was simply a matter of “per- But to say that we were completely If you really like being able to see Why SNL? enough to vote for a plan that would the time we have with our loved ones sonal virtue” and nothing more. delusional would be a massive un- your friends, renting a house is the Because of a skit in which they waste a precious national resource. and the freedoms andlibertwiee hasv e Apparently, the task force invited derstatement. It’s not that we really perfect solution. In hindsight, I wish mocked the presidential debates in The economy was booming and there in this country, we also need to value people to meet with them as they were thought we'd get in, but we still set that my friends and I had pursued a 2000. The two candidates were asked seemed to be no reason for the gov- a powerful economy. | formulating their final report. Who ourselves up for general procrastina- house more seriously. 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Going from 718a to 17 out of Let the leasing agent Gore, who was rambling about put- spendless orliveinasmaller house to plusina “lockbox” fora time ofneed, opinions, quite likely while noshing 21 in the lottery opened my eyes a ting the national surplus in a box and afford to pay all his taxes, then by the instead of counting on next year’s on taxpayer-funded coffee and do- little. Or shattered my dreams, either know that you're still» hidingitin various places in the White time he received his “refund,” he predicted fiscal figures. nuts. Environmental groups say that way. The point is, the Homewood is HouNsoe,w thuasetdt hteh e ewcoorndo m“yl ohcaksbeonxt.e”r ed winogu lhdi mh aav ec heaclkr eahdey wadsonn’et seox.p eBcyt ignigv,- its fWehete, na ndt hief weec osnhooumlyd egveetrs bbea clku cokny tsoh eity iwse greenenr atlilnyv itaesd s(ubmieg ds urtphraits eitnh cerraef)t,- “SatSaenc’osn dP,l acmea.k” e sure you have sev- interested by stopping’ a recession, we are waging an expen- the government turned our national enough to have another election ing their report, the only people who eral optionsandkeep the lines ofcom- sive war against terrorism andarenot surplus into birthday money for the where the primary source of debate is had the task force’s ear were people munication open. That doesn’t mean by every few days and able to balance the budget, it would American consumer. what to do with all the extra money who represented energy producers. see the building once and think you be nice to have that lockbox to help us I hope you bought a TV or some we have lying around, I hope this na- The secrecy surrounding the list of havea sure deal. Let the leasing agent calling to remind them with our spending. shiny jewelry with your tax refund, tion will know what to do — putitin people who met with the task force is so know that you’re still interested by Where is our lockbox? because the money used to buy those a lockbox, deck it out in camouflage unprecedented and ridiculous that the stopping by every few days and call- you're still on the As we.are all aware, Bush’s items is now costing American jobs. and plant decoy lockboxes all over General Accounting Office, Congress’ ing to remind them youre still on the “strategery” has squandered this As the recession begins, the longer the country. investigative arm, has been consider- market. Maybe even send that special market. Maybe even ing suing the Bush White House since guy or gal some flowers or ask him or before Enron collapsed. Since some- her out for coffee. They like that, and Corporate welfare queens grovel one with Enron was probably called you never want to have to say to your- send that special guy before the task force and since Enron’s self, “If only I had pressured a little financial statements misrepresented the harder.” And there’s nothing wrong or gal some flowers or promise of its commodity trading with having a few prospects in line. 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MDMA sort of helps Drug Addiction Services, also con- THE JoHNs Hopkins New-LetTer to release the emotions. Once youcry firmed that studies have shown after something, you can move for- MDMA impairs neurons and the The Multidisciplinary Association ward. You have to feel the sadness, A brain’s capability to release seroto- of Psychedelic Studies, a nonprofit lot of people can’t do that when the nin and in extreme cases, result in | organization, will be conducting a trauma is so great they just get frozen death. “Tt regulates those life functions study on the effects of ecstasy. The in it,” Doblin said. approval of the study on Doblin also mentioned that stud- that the body needs in order to sur- methylenedioxymethylamphetamine ies of MDMA. indicate that the drug vive. And if you keep using MDMA, (MDMA), also known as ecstasy, was help patients cope with terminal ill- your brain eventually loses that abil- given by the Food and Drug Admin- nesses and even confront death. ity to regulate those things,” istration for the treatment of post- Other sources are skeptical of the Frohnapfel said. traumatic stress disorder. seemingly effective and positive ef- Work done at the Johns Hopkins University has shown dete- In 1913, Germany intro- rioration of serotonin duced MDMA asan appetite suppressant, later in the tracks from the brains of 1970s, MDMA was used for people who use MDMA. psychotherapy. Timothy Benedict, assis- COURTESY OF HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDMEICALANIMATION.OM/MEDIA/ The project will use tant executive director of Flesh-eating bacteria, than can only live inside the oxygen-free environment of tumor cells could be used in MDMA for therapeutic pur- the Ohio Board of Phar- conjunctive with traditional chemotherapy to combat tumor cells, which are immune to normal drugs. poses, but there are also macy, cautioned that Flesh-eating bacteria used negative reportson MDMA. MDMaA has a potential for MDMA stimulates the abuse and should not have emotions more than cogni- a wide use. tion, and according to the “Understand that any drug that has central ner- to combat cancerous cells MAPS Website, the thoughts and feelings experienced un- vous system activity is der the influence of MDMA probably subject to some can be readily recalled after form of abuse. So there are the drug wears off. MDMA alot of drugs on the market allows patients who suffer Study examines the use of ecstasy as therapy for thatare properly prescribed BY JONATHAN GROVER Drugs can not reach this tissue necrotic regions ofa tumor without from post-traumatic stress people suffering from psychological conditions. that are abused every day. Tue JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter due to the lack of blood supply and harming healthy regions is not a disorder to deal with emo- That’s what we spend most radiation treatments fail due the new idea to cancer researchers. tions that they normally cannot fects of MDMA. of our time trying to combat,” said Cancer’ researchers have tradi- lack of oxygen. Once these treat- However, until now all microbes handle. MDMA works faster than The Drug Enforcement Adminis- Benedict. tionally been faced with a dilemma ments are stopped, surviving cells tested proved unsuccessful. other pharmaceutical drugs used for tration Web site states that MDMA “The department’s caution would ‘in combating tumors. While che- in the necrotic regions can once Vogelstein’s team widened the the same purpose. acts as both a stimulant anda halluci- « be that it be a licensed physician who motherapy can be used to attack again begin to divide, wiping out scope of the search, analyzing 26 The side effects of a powerful drug nogenic drug, which can produce is responsible for any kind of sched- tumors, there comes a point when any progress that was made. strains of bacteria. The team struck are always risks involved with the use hypothermia, memory loss, cognitive ule for a drug administration,” chemotherapy is rendered useless. _ However, a new approach com- gold when theyi njected Clostridium of it. Dr. Rick Doblin, president of impairment and long-term neuro- Frohnapfel said. This may be because the drugs used bined with chemotherapy will al- novyi, a soil bacteria, into their mice MABS, is confident that the therapy chemical and brain cell damage. “The question you need to ask is are ineffective at treating the ne- low scientists to “hit the tumor from which had large colon tumors. session will take advantage of the drug Nicholas Volotato, clinical phar- the risk/benefit analysis. There are crotic regions of tumors. both the inside and the outside,” The bacteria spread through the in a controlled situation. macy specialist in neuropsychiatry some risks. People who think there Tumors normally supply them- according to Bert Vogelstein of tumor consumibnogth living as well “Antidepressants like Zoloft are and professor in psychiatry at Ohio aren’t any risks are mistaken. And selves with nutrients and oxygen by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as dead tissue. However, the bacte- approved for PTSD, but you have to State University, pointed out that tests the benefits are not that clear,” _ growing blood vessels. However, and primary researcher in this ria perished closed to the edge of take it every day for months and done with serotonin tracers have Vololato said. some tumors’ growth may be so study. the tumor, leaving the job unfin- months. But with MDMA we're say- He said that MDMA is a neuro- rapid that their interiors’ become By utilizing anaerobic bacteria ished. ing that you only have to take it a few toxin, which is not worth the risk. He starved of blood and oxygen, be- which thrive in oxygen-poor re- To augment the treatment re- times and it helps psychotherapy,” The question you cautions against generalizations coming necrotic regions, composed gions (such as the necrotic regions searchers combined the bacteria said Dr. Doblin. He claims that a lot about MDMA that could mislead of dead and dying cells. ofthe tumor) Dr. Vogelstein’s team witha form of chemotherapy known of time will focus on preparatiwoonr k need to ask is the risk/ people into taking certain scenarios While it may seem that these ap- “has been able to achieve amazing as COBALT (combination bacteri- for the session witha therapist. invoilllivciti usnes gof MDI - parently weak regions should be results. olytic therapy). Of the eight mice Patients will lie down for about benefit analysis. There applying them to all cases. easy to treat, in reality they are very The notion that anaerobic bac- given this combination treatment, four or five hours, and during that Doblin believes that risks found difficult. teria could be used to attack the the tumors shrank dramatically or time they may feel inclined to speak with people who use it illegally are disappeared in seven of them, re- with a therapist. Nonetheless, most are some risks, and the much larger than people who take it turning in only one. of the conversation takes place after as therapy. “The tumor died so quickly, you the session to help the patients deter- benefits are not that “What happens when people who SCIENC EFS could almost watch it;” says mine what to do with what they have take (MDMA) at raves is different Vogelstein. learned. clear. than what happens when people take The drawback: three of the eight “The classic thing is that you lie it in the therapy setting because the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mice died. However, researchers be- down on a bed, your eyes are often —DR. NICHOLAS VOLOLATO research done on animals has shown lieve that this is because the tumors closed. Sometimes people even use that temperature isa really important Women working later work and can set their own hours, were destroyed too quickly and that eyeshades because you are going to factor for any kind of serotonin said Heidi Hartmann, president of the waste flooded the animals’ cir- have an inner experience. The idea is shown a dampening of the serotonin changes in the brain. Everything we into their pregnancy the Institute for Women’s Policy Re- culation. thatwheynou useitin therapy it’s not sysoft peoeplem w ho historically used have learned from people who take ’ search. While toxins spread quickly in really used fora relationship so much ecstasy. it all night and dance and get really Taking paid leave also became a small animals, they should not be as it is for you to work through your Serotonin signals the body when it hot is only of marginal relevance to - Women are working later into more popular option. In the early lethal it humans. own feelings,” Doblin said. needs nutrients and rest. people who take it lying down. I ‘pregnancy and returning sooner to 1960s,. 63 percent of women quit Nonetheless, Vogelstein said, People with the post-traumatic “The preliminary data was that the think we have a dishonest educa- ‘the office after giving birth than they ’ around the time of giving birth, while “We'll need to go to larger animals stress disorder often re-live the inci- effects may be irreversible. While it tional system here fueled by inten- did years ago, a Census Bureau report ° 16 percent took paid leave. to test that theory out.” dent after taking MDMA. Most pa- mayb e an acute positive effect, when tional exaggeration and misinfor- suggests. By the early 1990s, 27 percent quit Though it may be a while before tients feel anything but ecstatic when the detriment of the compound is mation in order to.make a point,” However, more new mothers may while 43 percent took leave. the results of this work, published they revisit the shocking memories, long-term, I think it’s very concern- Doblin said. -be taking advantage of flexible hours To lure and retain workers, com- in the Proceedings of the National they often shake and cry. ing to me,” Vololato said. The study faces the challenge of -and working part-time. panies must offer perks like no man- Academy of Sciences, can be used “A lot of times when you have this Stacey Frohnapfel, chief of com- overcoming non-therapeutic facts of Thereportbeing released Wednes- . datory overtime and the ability to set to effectively treat humans, the work idea of ecstasy you think you give it to munications and training at the MDMA and open people’s minds to _ day showed the changes over the last your own schedule, Hartmann said. is extremely promising. somebody and all of the sudden they Ohio Department of Alcohol and the new treatment. ‘four decades as more women gained * “How much workplaces have college degrees and professional man- changed to accommodate families is Upcomine Lectures at HoMEwoop AND JHMI agement positions, analysts said. an ongoing question,” said Univer- ~ It also showed rates of pregnant sity of Maryland sociologist Suzanne workers reachinga plateau in theearly Bianchi. “More workplaces would not Thursday, December 6 Thursday, December 13 1990s. The biggest increases came in have to be as accommodating” if the “Molecular Mechanisms in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis” “Large-Scale Chromatin Structure and Dynamics” the 1970s and early 1980s, especially country enters an extended recession. after the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimi- Peter McPherson Andrew Belmont, M.D., Ph.D. Dramatic increase in McGill University Dept of Cell and Structural Biology, Univeristy of Illinois _ nation Law was passed. Today, trends suggest that “a shift Mudd Hall 100, 3:30 p.m. Bodian Conference Center, 12:00 p.m. surgeons’ mistakes * to more part-time work is beginning Thursday, December 6 Thursday, December 13 to occur, both before and after child- birth,” the report said. “Rorce-Mediated Focal Contact Movement in Endothelium” “Localization of Membrane Signaling Molecules by _ “Perhaps this is an indicator of a A hospital regulatory agency is Professor George Truskey Membrane Skeleton Meshes and Rafts—Studies growing flexibility in the work force warning of an alarming increase in Dept of Biomedical Engineering, by Single Molecule Technologies” Akihiro Kusumi, D. Sc. orre presents the desires of families incidents in which doctors operated Duke University Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan with newborn children who seek to on the wrong body parto r the wrong Maryland Hall Room 110, 11:00 a.m. Mudd Hall 100, 3:30 p.m. - balance work and family life.” * patient. «The survey ‘looked at maternity Wednesday’s alert from the Joint Thursday, December 6 Friday, December 14 leave and employment patterns of Commission on Accreditation of “How Yeast Mitochondria Make Proteins and Put Them “Role for Research in On-Going Navy Programs” women who gave birth to their first Healthcare Organizations follows a Where They Belong” Donald Duncan, APL child. It compared data over five-year similar message from the group in Thomas D Fox, PhD Maryland Hall 218, 2:00 p.m. intervals between 1961 and 1995. 1998, wheni tr eported on 15 “wrong- Dept of Molecular Biology and Genetics Cornell Univ < Somehighlights:; = site” cases. Since then, 136 have been ‘Bodian Conference Center, 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18 - —Between 1991 and 1995, 67 per-. reported to the commission — 108 in “Aquaporin Water Channels: From Atomic Structure to centowfhow gavoe bmirteht not h eir the past two years and 11 in the past Thursday, December 6 Clinical Medicine” "fi- rsnatn cyc.hi lTdh awto wrakse du ndcuhrainngge dt hefirro mp rtehge- m“oTnhtih sa liosn er.e ally an embarrassment “PIhnydsuisctsr iRaelsiezairncg h Acata dWeemsitci ngShcioeunscee : ETlehcet riGcr oawntdh thoef PDeetpearr tAgmreen,t Mo.fD .B iological Chemistry, JHU ; period between 1986 and 1990, but for any place that has this happen. University of Pittsburgh, 1925-1941” 612 Physiology Bldg, 12:00 p.m. up from 44 percent between 1961 and | This is notinfrequentnt,,”” said Dr. Den- Thomas Lassman ~ nis O’Leary, commission president. 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Dr. Bruce F. Kimler, a cancer spe- (usually felt a couple of hours after which they’ve become accustomed. the body, when in fact there are some contents to back up into the esopha- No one should make assumptions,” cialist at the University of Kansas | consumption). There also exists the idea that caf- very specific health hazards related to gus and cause the sensation known as Dr. Thomas Russell, executive di- Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., Rapid eye movement and the in- feine will sober a person up after he’s regular caffeine intake. heartburn. rector of the American College of urged caution in using cells from crease in stomach acidand urine pro- been drinking alcohol all night. It is The long term effects of caffeine For people with ulcers, caffeine in- Surgeons. breast fluid as a predictor of breast duction also factor into the sense that true that alcohol has an opposite ef- are related to heart disease, ulcers, take increases the secretion of acid cancer risk. | a person is more awake because the fect on the central nervous system and pepsin in the stomach, which can Breast fluid indicates “One doesn’t want a woman to go body is performing many actions at than caffeine does. only make an ulcer worse. Specifi- a high risk of cancer away thinking that she has been given once. The smooth muscles also relax Alcohol is a central nervous sys- In reality, caffeine cally coffee, whether decaffeinated or a guarantee of low risk because no as a result, which can have adverse tem depressant while caffeine is a not, stimulates this secretion and in- cells were obtained,” said Kimler. “She effects on a person. stimulant. But the effects of caffeine tensifies an ulcer. actually decreases can still have other factors that confer | In reality, caffeine actually de- will be evident in the inebriated It has also been seen that higher Researchers who studied speci- increased risk.” creases reaction time to visual and person’s seeming increase in alert- coffee consumption can lead to lower mens from thousands of women sug- The fluids were obtained by use of | auditory signals, especially in activi- ness, but in no way will the person reaction time to visual urinary tract cancer, renal cancerand gest that the presence of abnormal amanual breast pump that mimicked ties that require much attention to have sobered up, as his motor skills pancreatic cancer. cells in breast fluid may predict a the suction force of an ursing infant. small details, such as driving or doing and coordination will not have re- and auditory signals, in A direct association between be- doubled risk of breast cancer. An analysis showed that fluids intricate manual work. While many nign fibrocystic breast disease and Ina study appearing Wednesday from 38.1 percent of thew omen con- people think that they can study bet- activities such as caffeine consumption has not yet in the Journoafl th e National Cancer tained only normal cells, while speci- ter after caffeine intake, there is actu- MARGO! been found, but it was thought to be Institute, the researchers said that mens from 15.2 percent had abnor- | ally no significant change in logic driving. While many a concern in the 80’s that women analyzing breast fluids extracted mal cells. The researchers said 7.5 skills. SCIENCE TODAY who drink caffeine regularly were from nonpregnantand nonlactating percent of the women produced flu- | Timing and coordination can also more likely to find a decrease in women showed that those with ab- ids that could not be analyzed. be adversely affected due to caffeine people think that they palpablelumpisn their breasts when normal cells were twice as likely to Among those women with abnor- intake as distraction can be a prob- that caffeine consumption was de- develop breast cancer. mal cells in the breast fluid, 19.2 per- lem when performing tasks. turned. can study better after creased. Whether caffeine is a fac- Women from whom no fluidcould cent later developed breast cancer, | Also, there is the belief that the It’s actually even more dangerous tor of this disease or not is yet to be be drawn, the study showed, had the compared to 3.7 percent of those effects of caffeine are purely physi- to give someone caffeine after he’s caffeine intake, there is determined. lowestrisk ofbreast cancer while those women who produced no fluids. ological, whereas in many casesa per- been drinking as he will probably So, all of the negative effects of with normal cells in the fluid were at Among women whose breast fluid son may be psychologically depen- think he perform activities such as actually no significant caffeine make you wonder whether about a 60 percent higher risk. contained only normal cells, about dent on the drug. operataiv enhigcl e based on his alert- that “nectar of the gods,” as I like to “Our study shows that if you can 6.6 percent developed breast cancer. For example, the people that ness. change in logic skills. call it, is so good for you after all. It get fluid from awomanand there are By factoring in other risk factors for “need” that cup of coffeei n the morn- The degree of alcohol impairment gives you a boost on your day, makes abnormal cells in that fluid, then it is breast cancer, Wrensch said the re- ing to pick them up. Many times, that is dependent upon the individual’s you feel more alert, and can surely an indication of increased risk of searchers concluded the abnormal person is relying on subconscious blood alcohol level, and this is not seem to alleviate stress, but all the breast cancer,” said Margaret R. cells about doubled the risk of the urges that exist out of habit. But it is affected by caffeine. and breast disease. Heavy coffee evidence points to the fact that those Wrensch, an epidemiologist at the disease. quite common also that the person is One ofthe most common miscon- drinkers (defined as those who drink are just psychological effects and ev- University of California, San Fran- “Tt does have the disadvantage in truly addicted to caffeine. ceptions surrounding caffeine is that more than five cups of coffee per day) erything we’ve thought to be true cisco, School of Medicine and the that you do not get fluids from all People develop tolerance to caf- it does not have any serious effects on have been found by Johns Hopkins about caffeine is just myth. first author of the study. women,” she said, which means the feine in moderate consumption, so She said the study suggests, but technique could not be used on some there must be an increase in daily LLG El does not prove, that when a woman patients. dosage in order to feel that boost to _ JHU students always receive free admission ~—visit today! 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That’s because they ranked one of my this season. ing storylines are not panning out, favorite players as the third worst teamT’hso urgehc orndo lnoonwg ers tuannddse feaat tae da, vetrhye gnoatm eepvleany® lioss eof tetno pdaurlli,t y anadm otnhge ret hies playTehri s ini ntjhues tliecaeg uew.a s done to Mark respectable 6-1. This was not an un- teams. “Mad Dog” Madsen, who you might usual start for the team’s season, as Baseball had the season-long sto- remember more for his dance moves Hopkins has started out the last few season’s undefeated. ries of the retirements of future hall- than on the court skills. But that will of-famers Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony change soon, when he finally gets a Darling scored 16 points and Gwynn. Basketball has the lame re- chance to prove that he is more than gfirrastb bdeodu b1l2e redobuobulned s oft o three cosreda sohne.r turn of Michael Jordan. an awkward, undersized power for- Felix scored 11 points and made I was not expecting much, but ward. I mean come on, howcan Jahidi still I've been sorely disappointed. I White be better than him? Madsen is two steals while Snyder scored 10 don’t think anyone realized howbad one of the most energetic players in points. Following the loss, Hopkins fell to the Wizards actually are. Even if the league anda locker room favorite. No. 23 in the latest DJH OOPS.COM you did, I think people weren’t ex- He has been overlooked for his whole pecting to see the Jordan we are see- DAVIDGONEN career, but maximized his abiilty to ing now. get where he is, a la Kurt Rambis be- a He’s a jump shooting machine, fore him. But the rest of the and not a particularly good one at SPORTING GOODS Changing topics again, the NBA that. I could name fifty players who several weeks ago imposed a fine for would have more success if they shot players who wore their shorts below game belonged to the every time like he did. That was never In baseball we had exciting pen- their knees. Among the culprits were true of the old Jordan. nant races throughout the season. At Shaq, Garnett, Marbury and Kobe Bulldogs,a s they went Maybe its the new zone defenses, midseason the Oakland A’s appeared Bryant. maybe its his old age, but he rarely out oft he playoff race, only to go ona Notable exceptions included on a 12-1 scoring run drives to the basket anymore, and I second-half tear to secure the wild John Stockton, who has voluntarily can count on one hand how many card. Seattle came out of nowhere to worn his short-shorts his whole ca- to put and end to the compile one of the winningest sea- Teer ae FILE PHOTO sons in history. I’m not sure what the league is The Women’s Basketball team began the season with six straight wins. contest and to the The Yankees didn’t look as domi- thinking here—I hope they’re not Ripken and Gwynn nant as their dynasty would suggest. thinking of going back with the The defending champ Yankees even Stockton-shorts players had to wear CONTINUED FROM PAGE A12 overs and lost opportunities. Blue Jays’ unbeaten went out as heroes. made themselves into underdogs in in the *80s. points and grabbed five rebounds. DeSales forced Hopkins into each of their series with opening Speaking of shorts, they may not Against DeSales, however, the making 19 turnovers en route to a streak this season. Jordan is going to go losses. make them big enough for Charles story was much different and less tri- 37-27 Bulldog lead at the half. After The point is that you could makea Barkley, who once again is talking umphantfor Johns Hopkins. The Blue half-time, DeSales increased its lead out like a chump. valid argument fora number of teams comeback. Jays failed to jump to an early lead as to 59-46 with just over eight min- winning the World Series. His only stipulation is that he first they did in their other games this sea- utes left in the contest when the Blue poll. They are now tied with Roches- Inthe end, fewhad predicted Ari- wants to get his weight down quite a son. Jays made their final and most ef- ter for that position. They were previ- zona to win it all, and those who did bit from his current 290. He wants to But they did fight hard to the very fective charge. ously ranked at No.20. times I’ve seen him dunk this year. could not have been too confident. get in shape, or at least a different end. This game may have illustrated This was the story of the game as They can move themselves up in But the real disappointmentis not A month into the NBA, its looking shape than what he is now, round. how much better the team plays with the Blue Jays showed their tenacity the weeks ahead as they face tougher that he’s no longer the human high- clearer by the day who will be stand- He says that he is having trouble the lead, as they have done in each of and never-say-die attitude in playing competition. Wins against these light reel he once was. It’s that he has ing in the winner’s circle come June. watching his good friend Michael Jor- their wins for their 6-0 start to this hard even though the game seemed teams should help them gain signifi- done little to improve his team; in The Lakers are now 15-1 and re- dan struggle in Washington, so he’d year. out of reach. Behind five straight cantly in the rankings. fact, they may have even regressed a ally don’t have any serious challeng- like tojoin him there. Unfortuneately, “They used our weapons against points by freshman guard Ashley Now the Jays look ahead to a gru- little this year. Their offense is four ers. They have blown out every sup- Washington has no interest. Ouch, us,” says Myers. “They went ahead by Felix, Hopkins closed the gap to four, eling part of their schedule. After guys standing around watching Jor-. posed title contender they have faced, dissed by least talented team in the nearly 10 points early in the game.” decreasing the Bulldog advantage to playing at Gettysburg Wednesday dan shoot. He seems to feel like he is including Milwaukee, Minnesota, league. The Jays were never able to estab- 63-59. night, the team travels to Atlanta, the only one capable of helping the and Sacramento. 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