NEWS-LETTER 2‘E a we a| Votume CVII, Issur 11 P UBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY NoveMBER 14, 2002 StuCo discusses exam reserves BY JENNA O’STEEN speak with department heads about THE JOHNs Hopkins News-Letter recycling old exams and howunequal access can give an “unfair advantage” The Ethics Board debated propos- to certain students. als to provide students with copies of The Ethics Board also felt it was old exams and to institute a change in importantt o getawareness out to stu- the University Ethics Policy dealing dents. with the punishment of second time “Possession and recycling of old | § ethics violators Thursday, Nov. 7. exams is cheating in the honor code,” The “problem” as referred to in said Ethics Board Chairperson John | the first proposal produced by the Tiberi. “Being in possession of ques- | Ethics Board is that “there exists in- tions is permitted; being in posses- | equity between certain groups ofs tu- sion of answers is not allowed.” dents who have access to such ar- The decision made at the meeting chives ofexamsand those who do not was that the Board needed to work possess the connections to obtain more with this policy. The majority, them...some students are unable to shown by a vote, did not feel they | achieve an equal level of preparation were ready to pass or fail this pro- | for an exam as others.” posal; instead, they will be making All board members present at the some amendments to it and revisit- meeting agreed that this problem is ing the discussion at a later meeting. affecting our campus and that some What they did agree on will be in- action needs to be taken. cluded in their future proposal, as The original proposal debated by summarized by John Bader, the as- the board would “require the sub- sistant dean of advising, is that mission of all future undergraduate changes will be made to the system course exams (with the exception ofa for collection and distribution of ex- few) to the Milton S. Eisenhower Li- ams, teachewirlls b er equestedt o turn brary public electronic reserve from in previous exams to be put on re- all faculty members of each course.” serves, exams will only include the LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER But the proposal was quickly dis- questions and the Board will work to Students step through criss-crossed bamboo poles as the CultureFest Culture Show restarts in Shriver Auditorium after intermission. The Culture cthaer dSecdh oboyl Doafn iAertls Waenids s,S citehnec edse.a n of esdtuudceanttes fawchuolt y caubroruetn tltyh e hsaivteu atpiroenv io-f SShotw wuas pdart oef Culnturet Weesk, which cwase orlganiezedb to rceleabratte tehe d iffercent ucultlurest atu Johrns aHopklins. diversity “Mandating this policy on faculty ous exams. is very difficult because it is hard to Following that decision, the meet- enforce,” he said. “Practically speak- ing moved on to the next proposal. ing, we need to put on the table what This proposawla s submitbty eBednj y the problems and our solutions are.” Silverman, last year’s Ethics Board | It was agreed that the faculty president. This proposition stated, | BY VANITA SAHASRANAMAN presented various campus groups that The theme reflects the purpose of emceed the Culture Show. Junior needed to be made more aware oft he “Second offenses would be treated THE JoHNs Hopkins News-LeTTER shared the traditional music and CultureFest to spread appreciation of Kartik Anand played the music that problem at hand in hopes that such with greater uniformity and severity. | dances from their respective coun- the many cultures presentat Hopkins. the groups chose for their perfor- efforts would convince them to sup- All students found guilty of second The CultureFest committee hosted tries of origin. “CultureFest is a way of celebrat- mances. port the Ethics Board’s policies. The offenses would be immediately ex- its annual Culture Show in Shriver This year’s event had the theme, ing the different cultures we see ev- When asked how she became in- Ethics Board is going to send three pelled from the University.” : Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 9. The “One love, One heart, Let’s Get to- eryday around campus. I decided to volved with the Culture Show, Bhatt students to the regular department Currently, second offenses face a event was part of Culture Week, which gether and Feel Alright,” a quote by participate in CultureFest this year stated, “I was approached by Connie chairs meeting Friday, Nov. 15, to CONTINUED ON Pace A2 runs from Nov. 7 through Nov. 16, It musician Bob Marley. CultureFest because I wanted to get closer with Everett over the summer andasked to Co-Chair Connie Everett chose the my peers whom I share cultural inter- emcee CultureFest. Connie knew me Gandhi urges non-violence theme for this year’s CultureFest. ests with,” said sophomore Evita both as a friend and as my role as “Basically, I had to present a pro- Belmonte, who participated in the SASH president and thought I would posal to the Student Council dance performed by members of the be suitable as an emcee.” (StuCo),” she said. “I was trying to Filipino Students’ Association (FSA). The event took many hours of think of something that had to do Ami Bhatt, president of the South practice, both for the emcees and the with unity...I wanted something Asian Students’ of Hopkins (SASH), performers. peace and nonviolence. Inspired by people have heard of before, what and Warren Huang, president of the “T met with Jennifer Saito and whathe learned, he wrote eight books they can relate to.” Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) Warren Huang, three or four times and started the M.K. Gandhi Insti- before the show itself to go over the tute for Non-violence. acts, the sequence and other logistical Gandhi began his lecture by com- JHOC seeks to components of the show in the weeks menting on how glad he was that leading up to the show,” Bhatt said. Johns Hopkins held such a “We worked on group introductions multicultural function. He described and attended a few rehearsals to get a end suspension how he felt that there is a need for feel for the show. The “day of the more symposiums at other universi- CultureFest Show we had.a run- ties similar to the MSE Symposium. through with Warren and I doing the He went on to discuss how today segment introductions before each the world faces the choice of nonvio- group.” \ \ lence or nonexistence. He said that Saito added, “We (the majority of everyoneis losing their humanity and BY ANITA BHANSALI “We ended up submitting some- the performers andI) wereinShriver ° that humanity is becoming progres- THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER thing that was about 40 pages that since 1 p.m. on Saturday.” sively worse because it is becoming detailed procedures, policies, goals The opening performanc\ien - easier to kill other people. He com- The Johns Hopkins Outdoors [and] the mission of the club,” said cluded all the performers, and it in- mented, “We need to do something Club (JHOC) has been working with Theobald. “Phil Dook-Friesen, in the troduced the groups that participated to check this,” beginning with non- the Office of Recreational Sports to Office of Recreational Sports and the in the show. These groups included ~ VADIM GRETCHOUCHKIN/NEWS-LETTER violence. He stated that we have to write the proposal requested by the main person who worked with us, dance troupes such as Egyptian Sun Dr. Arun Gandhi advocated non-violence during his speech in Shriver live non-violence and make it a part Office of Risk Managementto rescind hadsomeconcernsabout training and Productions, the belly dance troupe Hall as part of the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium. of our lives in order for it work out. the club’s suspension. certification issues and procedures, on campus, sororities such as the BY GISELA VARGAS Times: Who Are We? An Introspec- However, he said, “We need to According to JHOC President so we really haven’t been able to work Asian-interest sorority Sigma Omi- Tue JoHNs-Hopxins News-Letter tive Look at American Identity in the understand how broad [the non-vio- Robert Theobald, JHOC has been past those yet.” cron Pi, the fraternity Lambda Phi 21st Century.” lence philosophy] is.” working directly with the Office of Theobald said that the money pro- Epsilon and cultural groups such as Dr. Arun Gandhi, founder of the Dennis Boothe and Meera Popat, He discussed how important it is Recreational Sports, which then rep- vided by the Student Activities the Filipino Students’ Association M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Vio- co-chairs of the Symposium, intro- to start thinking peacefully in order resents the club to the Office of Risk Commision (SAC) to fund JHOC (FSA) and the Caribbean Culture So- lence and grandson of peace leader duced the keynote speabyk deescrrib - to make non-violent decisions. Management. ConTINUED ON PaGEA2. CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 Mahatma Gandhi, spokeat the Milton ing his experiences and past achieve- He then reflected on an experi- S. Eisenhower Symposium on Tues- ments. ence from his childhood. While he day, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Shriver Gandhi experienced several at- was staying with his grandfather, he Jewish studies program dedicated Auditorium. tacks as a result of his heritage and threw out a pencil because he was The lecture, entitled “Race Rela- developed anger throughout his certain thathis grandfather wouldbuy tions: Peace by Peace,” was the 13th youth. His parents sent him to spend him a new one. However, when he symposium evethnis tyea r. This year’s a year anda half with his grandfather asked his grandfather for a new pen- symposium theme is “Changing in India so that he could learn about CONTINUED ON Pace A3 BY KIM PHELAN THE JoHNS Hopkins News-Letter INSIDE: THIS ISSUE President William Brody, history professor David Nirenberg and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences JAYS GET SMOTE BY MESSIAH The Men’s Soccer team won the Daniel Weiss dedicated the new Centennial Conference Champion- Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jew- ship, but lost to Messiah College in ish Studies Program at an inaugural the first round of the NCAA Tourna- ceremony attended by faculty, staff, Exposure students and alumni at 8 p.m. Tues- ment. Page Al2 Features day, Noy. 12, in Bloomberg Hall’s Shafler Auditorium. IT’S NOT JUST AN INSECT Theaudience was greeted by Presi- In fact, Cricket is a sport popular dent Brody, who noted that the dedi- throughout the lands of what used to cation of the program came only nine be the British Empire. Find out what days after breaking ground for the those guys with the squashed bats on new Hillel building. , the Upper Quad are doing. Page B1 “The Leonard and Helen R. | Stulman Jewish Studies Program will HIS NAMES... THE JOHNS HOPKINS enrich intellectual life at the Univer- Slim Shady? The often cartoonish, NEWS-LETTER sity and enrich cultural life in the Bal- always violent and sometimes scary timore-Washington area,” Brody said dude makes hisa cting debut in 8 Mile, PustisHeD since 1896 in his remarks. where he plays a white Detroit rap- He then introduced Nirenberg as "LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER per. What a stretch. Page B5 Main Phone Number +4 10.516.6000 the new director of the program, lan Smokler, junior Yonit lub and senior Lana Cohen speak at the Business/Advertising » 410.516.4228 “The establishment of a Jewish groundbreaking ceremony of the new Jewish activities center. The do- )_________— http://www.jhunewsletter.com e-mail + News.Letter@jhue,d u CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 nors for the center also funded the Jewish Studies Program. backs dat hee — NoveEMBER 14, 2002 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER NEWS Topic of civil liberties sparks debate BY BRENDAN COSTIGAN power meant to cover the failure of tiveness of the security measures pro- FBI or the Justice Department, THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter old power.” vided for in the Patriot Act, saying Whitcomb defended the motives and She directed most ofh er criticism that practicelisk ee thnicand religious methods of the government in seek- Last Thursday night, ACLU presi- at the anti-terrorism bill known as profiling and increased surveillance ing to maintain security in a state of dent Nadine Strossen and former FBI the U.S. Patriot Act, a measure that hurt rather than help the uncertainty. agent and author Christopher grants the federal government sweep- government's efforts. “We have to give people the tools Whitcomb engaged in a debate on ing authority to combat terrorism “Many oft he post-9/11 measures they need to protect us,” he stated. civil liberties that drew over 600 and, in the process, add to what that do make us less free do not make Whitcombalso criticized the state- people to Shriver Hall. Strossen called the federal us more safe,” she said. “These mea- ment made by civil liberties advo- The event, “Big Brother: The Ef- government's “insatiable appetite for sures are overly broad dragnets, fish- cates who claim that such an increase fect of Government Policies on Civil even more power.” ing expeditions and therefore, they're in government power mandated by Liberties,” was organized by the Strossen labeled such measures as doubly flawed. On the one hand, the anti-terrorism bill necessarily Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium and secret military tribunals for terrorist theyr e sweeping in too many 1nno- means that everyone’s rights are be- co-sponsored by the Maryland and suspects, religious and ethnic profil- cent people andalso failing to hone in ing violated. He asserted that such an Johns Hopkins chapters of the Ameri- ing, the wholesale arrest and depor- on the dangerous ones.” attitude displays an inherent distrust can Civil Liberties Union, the Johns tation of various immigrants and the Whitcomb recounted his exper!- inthe government that is undeserved. Hopkins Information Security Insti- citizen spy network knownas TIPS as ence in Yemen while he was investi- “We all want to believe that every- Apanel explores the effect of illegal musicshaNrAiTnAgS HoAn thGeA RmGu/sNiEcW Si ndLuEs TtTryE.R tsuotcei ataen d Dtehane JoHf UA caPdreem-iLc awA fSfoaciirest yS.t eAvse-n knneeeed- jfeorrk arneda cteifofnesc titov etnhees sa ttoafc kws,h itchhe gUa.tSi.nSg. Cotlheei ns u2i0c0i0de in bwohmibchi n1g7 Aomfe rti-h e coanreeis?s sInfo tohpei nFgBI ocnoums,e”s haef tseari da,n “iWnhdio- Panel addresses DaviHdo pmkoidnesr ateAdC LtUhe debcaot-ep.r esident wereA s sehvaikdye nacte betshta.t the anti-terrorism can Whsaiilleo rst hdeireed, . he was threatened by wvirdounagl,, tyhoeur e’lsoas e renaostohni nfgo rifto.r Iiftt.h” ey’re | Kestrel Linder was on hand to intro- bill was nothing more than a power- a plot to bomb the hotel in which he Whitcomb also called upon Ameri- | duce Strossen and was eager to point grab made by the Bush administration, was staying. cans to be more patient with their gov- MP3 file sharing | out the importance of their debate on Strossen pointed to the Congressional Attributinhgi s safetyt ot he Ameri- ernment as it tries to provide for the the evening’s theme. testimony given by FBI agent and can intelligence operatives in Yemen safety and security of its citizens. “No domestic topic is more rel- whistleblower Colleen Rowley in an at the time, Whitcomb emphasized “It’s not a violation of your civil evant to Americans today than the investigation into possible negligence the importance of security in a state rights to ask questions,” he said. “It’s government’s stance on civil liber- on the part of the intelligence commu- threatened with violence. a violation of your civil rights to de- ties,” said Kestrel. “As we wage the nity in anticipating the attacks. “The thing I learned in Yemen,” mand answers.” BY SHRUTI MATHUR share of the money. I was verrrrrrry war on terrorism, it is crucial that we “The problem wasn’t lack of gov- said Whitcomb, “is that terrorism is As moderator, David said, “I think AND AALAP SHAH happy,” stated Busy B. | do not curtail the very liberty that we ernment power to gather informa- something that’s visceral, immediate they both did a good job and I’m glad THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter The forum brought up issues oft he seek to preserve. While it is impor- tion,” said Strossen. “Rather, it was and personal.” we rein country were we can disagree development of the Internet in the role tant that President Bush bolster our lack of personnel to effectively pro- Although asserting that he did not civilly onimportantissues like these,” A panel discussion about illegal of the media in today’s society. State- national defense, it is just as impor- cess the information it already had.” come asa representative of either the he said. music sharing on the Internet and its ments from each of the panelists dis- | tant that we do not allow our rights Rowley had come forward to bring impacotn the popular music was held played the aggravation felt by many in | and liberties to be trampled upon.” attentitoot nh e potentially troublesome Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Donovan the recording industry today. It was | Strossen was in agreement as she disorganization ofthe FBI, ashortcom- Room ofG ilman Hall. noted that in many cases that music criticized the Bush administration’s ing that was said to have made prevent- Hosted by The Johns Hopkins sales “wedrowen 2 5 percent” from their | security enforcing policies in the wake ing the attacks all the more difficult. UniverMassteir tofy Ar ts in Commu- original average five years ago. of last year’s terrorist attacks as “new Strossen also criticized the effec- nicationin Contemporary Society, the The essentials of copyright laws discussion was called, “The Art of and provisions were pinpointed by Students propose Theft: Music in the Digital Age.” A Steve Johnson, who himself is in- reception of wine and cheese and de- volved in cases dealing with usage of bate followed in the Humanities Cen- copyrighted music by different art- ter Seminar Room in Gilman. ists, businesses and organizations. old exams Web site Speakers included seasoned record Hoffman, who has brought up the producer and artist Busy B, music at- necessity of royalties and payment torney and digital rights expert Scott systems within different licensing or- Johnson, and writer, produceranVidc e ganizations and producers of musi- President of A&R for Bla Records Steve cal work, mentioned how a counter- CONTINUED FROM Pace Al would notbeconsidered actions grave Janis. Each of the panelists discussed active movement, such as one | Currently, second offenses facea pun- enough to require expulsion. The their respective roles in the issue of digi- formulated by Sony Entertainment, | ishment as outlined by the Ethics question also arose that if professors tal music sharing. In addition, blues was aimed at universities and institu- Board, ranging from failure in the knew a student was going to be ex- producer and Grammy nominee Larry tions of great membership. class with transcript notation to ex- pelled, would they refrain from tak- Hoffman discussed his perspectives on Petitions to stop “the broadband pulsion. ing the student to the Ethics Board. thesharing of MP3s on the Internetand access to music ... file sharing between According to the proposal, At the end of the meeting, the his role as a professor. members of such organizations” have | “Most second offenses receive a Board decided to continue this dis- The panelists presented some of already hit hard several educational in- | sanction off ailure in the class with cussion ata later time, when they had LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER the scenarios that artists and produc- stitutions, including The Johns a notation on the transcript or fail- more answers to their many ques- ACLU President Nadine Strossen debated NBC news-analyst Christo- ers face with the advent ofd igital mu- Hopkins University, said Hoffman. ure in the course with suspension tions. pher Whitcomb about civil liberties and government intrusion. sic and sampling. Rhythms and syn- Bill Dang, a freshman, com- from the University.” copated beats are susceptible to mented, “I honestly don’t think that Opinions at the meeting ranged duplication, and sampling allows the the University cares too much about on this subject. Dorothy Sheppard, artist to utilize fractional portions of music sharing but has to attempt to | associate dean of student affairs, said, another artist's work in their own have an iron fist in this controversy “T think it is a good idea we treat each compositions. due to its reputation as an educa- » case as an individual. Whenever you Record producer “Busy B” talked tional institution in front of record say automatic expulsion it is scary.” about how one ofh is earlier rhythms labels and outside corporations.” But Board Member RJ Hagerman was used in the creation of Kid Rock’s Freshman Brian Follweiler said, “I said, “The real world is harsh, and if “Bawitdaba,” which has become think Internet music sharing is ben- you don’t prepare for it; the world multi-platinum album on the mar- eficial because it allows new artists to will be hard on you.” kets. make themselves more readily avail- Other concerns from members “T went over and met with [Kid able to the general public. Face it, a had to do with whether any two of- Rock], sat down at a table with him kid these days finds out who’s hot fenses would lead to expulsion or bratio and talked. In the end I got half my and who’s not by the Web.” whether some of the misdemeanors JHOC works for reinstatement of Exce llence CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 necessary on our part,” he said. “It’s standards and safety procedures for trip“sW wei llh ahvaevne' t toy ebt,e bruett uwren’erde. going to beeTn haeo gbiavled anadl sot atkae.l”k ed about a new walolu lodu tdboeo rt o gcrooourpdsi.n atTeh,e int htiredr msg oaolf - A Symposium Celebrating the Election of have to. It’s an annual budgeting that project being undertaken by the club logistics — training, funding, equip- happensin May, so wehaveuntil [then], and the administration. “What we’ve ment, schedules,” said Theobald. Dr. Murray B. Sachs, ! _ Dr. M.Gordon Wolman but the vast majority of the trips won’t been doing is working with [the Of- Harrington said an advisory board be happening, so we'll have to give the fice of Recreational Sports] and we’re would offer more organization to the OF money back to SAC,” he said. trying to form an outdoor advisory various outdoorinterest clubs founded On the administration’s side, Bill board made up of people represent- at the University, including those on Harrington, director of recreational ing the outdoor club, people who go sailing, kayaking and climbing. sports, said, “Both parties are working kayaking, various climbing clubs, [the “As [part of] anadvisoryboard, [the to get the activities going again, so I Pre-Orientation group] —all the sort outdoor interest clubs] would have think thatthere’sbeenalotofprogress.” of outdoor activity clubs [on cam- morerepresentation,a sf arashowpoli- But he did concede that the groups pus],” he said. cies are determining and the budgetary have encountered difficulties. Headded that this was notinspired process,” hesaid. “Ifyou’vegotall these “There’s been frustration on both solebly yth e request for the Outdoors entities that fall under outdoor activi- parties’ parts,” he said. “The Outdoors Club’s proposal. ties, the advisorcya nm ake recommen- Club has struggled a lot lately with “There have been suggestions dations about training and first aid, school responsibilities, so ... it’s been about [creating such a board in the whereas the specific skills required for a few weeks since we ve had a face-to- past],” he said. “The current pro- their particular activities [can be face meeting.” cess is one in which myself, Evan handled by specialists].” One of the sticking points of the ne- Grove [historian for the JHOC] and Accordingt oH arrington, the Sports gotiations “had to do with training in- John Berg [Johns Hopkins Council currently oversees all outdoor Into The National Academy of Engineering volved for trip leaders,” said Theobald. Whitewater Kayaking] have been clubs, includingJHOC, sincethey travel “WeH'arre ristnilglt woonr ksianidg tthher moeugeht initg.s” have wMaonrakgienmge nt’st o expectmaeteito ns.” Risk ltiovnitgi edsi stthaantc ecso ualnd d piontevnotlivael lpyh ybsei crails kayc.- Friday, November 15th, 2002 concentrated ona compromise to sat- Director of Risk Management “As these activities become more 1:30 p.m isfy both parties. Lawrence Foley could notb e reached and more popular, it’s becoming too Shriver Hall Auditorium “The primary concern has been for comment. Theobald detailed the much for the club to handle,” said lack of oversight and training, and so, goals of the meetings. Harrington. “The Outdoors Club does [we’ve discussed] howto cometo grips “(One of] the final goal[s] is to a lot of things [for these other special- with what training is acceptable on create a cohesive community at ized groups],and somethings [theclub their part, what training is felt to be Hopkins. The second one is to have does] better than others, but each indi- vidual has their own interests.” By overseeing the variety of out- ERRATA dooractivitiest,h ec lub does not have the specialized knowledge to give each activity proper attention. $ “If you have groups focusing on {each activity], then you can be sure © that the people running then will have the [necessary] skills and training,” he said. “(The proposed board would comprise] predominantly students; [the Office oRfe creational Sports’ ]r ole becomes [making sure] that the train- ing and oversight are happening.” Both parties had positive outlooks on the fate of the outdoor club. a Novemasr 14, 2002 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter A3 NEWS APO collects funds for United Way Stadium repairs underway at JHU The song was about Charlie, a Ilene Busch-Vishniac, dean of the young pre-med at Hopkins, and his Whiting School of Engineering, Ned disappearance after having gone to Aull, supervisor of the Human Re- Terrace one day for a meal. sources Department’s services group Zucker, sponsor for the sopho- at the Applied Physics Laboratory, BY ALEX QUINONES comfort for a spectator seated in more class, approached the stage and Roger A. Johns, chairman of An- THE JOHNS Hopkins NEws-LETTER the middle. with a large black bag while wearing esthesiology and Critical Care Medi- Harrington does not believe the a kimono, white cap and black-and- cine at the Johns Hopkins School of | Renovations to Homewood Sta- renovations will disrupt any sched- white sneakers. His entire presen- Medicine. dium to be completed in January will uled activities. tation was centered around his ex- Almostall University divisions are | provide its Homewood side with new Only the availability of seating at periences in Japan. For added contributors to the campaign. The aluminum bleachers annedw darai n- events will be limited. However, this emphasis, he displayed numerous Nitze School of Advanced Interna- age system. is not predicted to pose a large prob- items from his travels. tional Studies, however, donates their The repairs began on Oct. 1 and lem. Finally, as a conclusion to his money to the campaign centered in | affect only the stands on the left side Harrington is excited with the new presentationh, e brouogutah Jtapa - Washington, D.C. of the stadium, since the other side renovations, which he feels are along nese beer and toasted with Brody, According to Matthew had repairs done years ago. time overdue. Savage and D’ Agostino, as he told D’ Agostino, assistant director of Currently, the Homewood side “The cement was unsightly... the story of the time he drank 3.5 CRVS, Hopkins has contributed to and the Schelle Pavilion side of the and inaconstant state of repair,” he liters of beer in Japan. the campaign for years. stadium differ from one another in said. Savage, the junior class sponsor, “CRVS has always been involved the color oftheir cementand the styles The need for the renovations has introduced her skit by stating, “Ifyou with the United Way of Central of their bleachers, according to Di- received special attention ever since have no talent, you have props.” She Maryland Campaign through its rector of Recreation and Facilities Bill it was announced that this school then proceeded to perform a short student volunteer groups and our Harrington. year's Commencement ceremony VADIM GRETCHO UCHKIN/NEWS-LETTER rendition of“S ingin’ in the Rain” in staff,” said D'Agostino. “The cam- The cement on Homewood side wouldb e helda t Homewood Stadium At APO’s fundraiser for the United Way Campaign, professor Steven her raincoat while parading on the paign is now more official with APO has the usual grayish cement coloring instead of Garland Field. Zucker recalls the time he drank 3.5 liters of beer in Japan. stage, twirling her umbrella. involved.” but will be converted to match the The renovations, which are esti- Dean of Student Life Susan D’ Agosalotng iwitnha ofew, A PO chalky “limestone” white of the matedt o cost about $350,000, are not BY KARINA SCHUMACHER- sophomore class, followed by the jun- Boswell, sponsor for the senior class, members, organized the events on Schelle Pavilion, he said. expected to be slowed down by VILLISANTE ior class. Service Vice-President of was unable to attend the event. campus, designed to get students in- The design of the drainage system weather conditions. THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letrer APO Wen Shi believes APO and The United Way of Central Mary- volved. Jugs were placed in the Breeze- is simple and involves coating the ce- Workers have been able to con- CRVS were able to raise a total of land Campaign is an organization that way, Terrace, Wolman, Q-level, the ment with a waterproof sealant that tinue to work in the recent spate of President William R. Brody, pro- about $200. provides health andhumseravince s for Bookstore and Levering Market, ac- slopes it enough to get rid of standing rain showers by using high-pressure fessor Steven Zucker and Pre-profes- D’Agostino began the perfor- the people of the central-Maryladnids - cording to Shi. water. air blowers to clear out water. sional Advisor Mary Savage gave hu- mance by asking audience members trict who need help. According to the “We made most of our money The water will then flow into According to Harrington, the morous performances Wednesday, to contribute money, with the inten- United Way of Central Maryland Web from Levering...we got people who holes drilled on the sides oft he walls, bleachers can be installed even when Nov. 13, as an incentive to help raise tion ofty ing the classes so that every site, the organization feeds money to were there for other things,” said allowing it to escape into the drains it starts to snow, since all that is in- money for the United Way ofC entral administrator could present their skit. over 250 programs that help improve D’ Agostino. “We could do a lot bet- thereafter. volved is screwing in bolts. Maryland Campaign in the Arellano D'Agostino said that he “wanted a the lives ofimpoverished people, fami- ter. We were spread out too thin.” Standing water has been a prob- The coating of the bleachers, how- Theater in Levering Hall. way to make it a little more exciting, lies and children. From Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, the group lem in the seating area for along time, ever, needs to be completed before The event was planned by Alpha and to get the audience involved.” The Office of Community Rela- set up a United Way Café, also in and this is the first time major reno- the winter season begins, as snow coy- Phi Omega (APO), the co-ed service Accordingt o D’ Agostinoa,l l the pro- tions and Volunteer Services Levering Hall. vations have been applied to this side erage and temperatures below 50 de- fraternity on campus, and marked spective performers “wanted to do (CRVS) collaborated with Alpha “We had fresh coffee and baked of the stadium since the late 1980s, grees Fahrenheit adversely affect the the culmination of aw eek-long com- something.” Phi Omega in the fund-raising pro- goods, as well as performance groups according to Harrington. application of the sealant. petition between the four classes. Jugs Brody, the freshman class spon- cess on behaofl JfHU , with the goal suchas [the JHU] Belly dancers [and] The sealant will also protect the Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach for freshmen, sophomores, juniors sor, was “really into the spirit,” ac- of including more students in the violinists,” said Shi. cement, which has been breaking Dave Pietramala is pleased with the and seniors were placed around cam- cording to D’ Agostino. After a short fund-raising process. The campaign is not over yet, but up, or spalling, throughout the decision to go ahead with the reno- pus to allow students to donate to introduction, in which Brody de- The campaign began on Sept. 20 so far, D'Agostino believes the stu- years. vations of the hometeam side oft he their respective class funds, and each scribed the history and good deeds of and will end on Noy. 15, but dona- dent involvement has beena success. This has led to cracks, which leak stadium. class was assigned a faculty sponsor. Art Garfunkel and his roommate, tions will be accepted until Dec. 31. Shi adds that he is “confident next water into the locker rooms down “They are long overdue,” said The reward offered for the winning Sandy, at Columbia University, he The overall JHU goal is to raise year will be better.” below. Pietramala. “It’s great that the ad- class was a “performance” by their began to play his guitar and sing a $2,334,500. As of Nov. 8, the Univer- According to D’Agostino, “APO As well as making the seating area ministration sees the need to do it. faculty member. song once titled, Charlie on the MTA, sity has reached 82% of their goal at will stay involved...and there will be more aesthetically pleasing, the new We have a first class academic insti- The freshman class raised the most and now rewritten according to the $1,914,335.80. Last year, they were more participation and student in- bleachers will address another prob- tution and our sports should be the money for the campaign, with a total characteristics of a typical Hopkins able to raise $2,267,011. volvement.” The biggest challenge, lem. same.” of $70. In second place came the student. This year’s campaign heads are he said, was advertising for United The old bleachers were only avail- When asked about the inconve- Way and “competing against a lot of able in 15-ft. long segments. There- nience of the construction going on, other charity work.” fore, two sets were often put side-by- Pietramala was unphased and didnot Gandhi discusses passive violence D’ Agostino believes the key is to side. find it an inconvenience. find a place “where people can come Their edges would not always For the sake of the renovations, he together and learn about things on meet perfectly and would occasion- said, they’d be happy to move from campus.” ally shift, which would cause dis- the location. CONTINUED FROM Pace AI scious. Gandhi also discussed that every- cil, his grandfather refused and made “We commit passive violence ev- one and every country is self-con- him look outside in the dark with a eryday, causing anger, causing physi- cerned, which is why there is so much Alumni Association Student Grants flashlight for the pencilh e threw away. cal violence,” he said. conflict. He went on by stating that When he returned, his grandfa- He then went on to describe the the United States contributes to con- ther taught him two important les- importance of thinking positively. flict as well because it demonstrates sons to be gained from throwing away “Keep your thoughts positive, be- its power as a super power in military wthoeu lpde nchialv.e Fbierestn, tnhartuorwanl arweasyo urwcietsh wcaoursdes . youKret eph yoouur gwwiolhrld tsbe csopmo sei tyiovuer, streHneg tht. hen discussed how prison The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association has grant the pencil, which would be violence because your words will become your building is becoming one of the larg- to nature. Secondly, pencils, as well behavior. Keep your behavior posi- est industries in the United States. He as other mass produced items, are tive, because your behavior will be- mentioned that over $600 billion is money available for Community Service and Student Services bouginh btulk . Buyiinn bgul k allows come your habits. Keep your habit spenton the prison system every year. people to easily over-consume while positive, because your habits will be- He also pointed out that the United others are starviinn gth e world, which come your values. Keep your values States has the highest prison popula- projects. The Community Service Grant Program was created to is violence to society. positive, because your values will be- tion, not because of weak laws but Gandhi then went on to discuss come your destiny,” he said. because no one is looking at what howseemingly insignificant acts, such He also described the importance circumstances made the criminals do provide volunteer experiences for students and foster relation- as throwing away objects, are contri- of building relationships. He men- their acts of violence. . butions to violence. tioned that the reason relationships “If that doesn’t change, the flow He later described another expe- break up so often is because they are will just keep going,” he said. rience in which he had to categorize based on greed. He also stated that Gandhi then discussed September ships between the University and its surrounding communities. all ofhis day’s experiences under their relationships need to be based on re- 11 and the response of the United appropriate spot in the violence fam- spect, acceptance, appreciation and States. He mentioned there shouldbe ily tree. The violence family tree be- understanding. He mentioned that no war declared on terrorism. He The Student Services Grants Program was derived fromthe Alumni gins with Violence at the top and then we are all interdependent and inter- asked, “How do you recognize ter- physical violence andp assive violence related, not just with other humans, rorists?” as its offspring. but with all living beings. He men- There are terrorists everywhere, Association's commitment to promoting the overall student expe- Gandhi then defined physical vio- tioned thathuman beings are notonly he stated. He contemplated what lence as any violence using physical the most intelligent beings but also would happen if the government de- force, for example, wars, killings and the most ignorant because they do cided to dropa bomb onus to kill one rience on campus. Undergraduate and graduate students are en- rape. He continued by listing differ- not know their role and refuse to fol- sniper, meanwhile hurting hundreds ent types of passive violence, such as low it. He believes that once humans of innocent people. “Is this justice?” deicsocnroimmyin,a tbiootnh, csounpspcrieosussi ona,n dr eulnicgioonn-, fdienrds ttahnediirn gro.l e, they can reach an un- he aHsek emd.e ntioned that September 11 couraged to apply. The maximum funding amount for Commu- should have been a wake up call for the United States. He stated that the Spaghetti Bridges support weight government should be working on nity Service Grants is $1,200 for undergraduates and $1,600 for Tg improving its relationship with the rest of the world. “That’s the only way to deal with graduate student projects. Student Services Grants have a maxi- terrorism,” he said. War willonly give cause for others to pursue violence. of aLnagteerr, aGnadn dhhoiw diits bcruisnsgesd atbhoeu rte svuilot-s mum funding amount of $1,500. Contact Bill Bollinger, Alumni lence. He mentioned how everyone tecomes angry and then does some- thing that they regret later on. He Coordinator, at 410-516-0363 or [email protected] for more in- mentionetdwo lessons thathelearned from his grandfather. First, “Anger is like electricity; just as powerful and formation. Grant applications can also be found online at http:// useful if we use it intelligently, but justa sd eadly it we abuse it.” Second, create an anger journal with the in- alumni. jhu.edu/students.htl. tention of finding a solution to the problem. He mentioned how it is es- CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 ) SPRING BREAK INSANITY! Spring 2003 Applications must be submitted by WWW.INTER-CAMPUS.CO ~ OR CALL 1-800-327-6013 GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES! FREE DRINKS/ December 1, 2002 NATASHA GARG/NEWS-LETTER | Kathryn Francis tests her model bridge made only of spaghetti and MEALS/TRIPS, OUR SEVEN- _| glue atthe Spaghetti Bridge Contest on Nov. 9 in the Glass Pavilion. TEENTH YEAR! REPS a_| m The competition was part of the course, What is Engineering? WANTED! "el oy >. t ia!r oe . ==., ‘ ‘ r’ A4 NovEMBER 14, 2002 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter NEWS NEWS StuCo makes plans for 2003 Pakistani Students will feature Michael Merzenich, ap ro- The students will spend the night fessor at the University of California, in the Alumni Memorial Residence Association holds San Francisco, who will give a speech Halls (AMR’s). BY STEPHANIE HAUSNER THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter entitled, “The Auditory Neuroscience The event was planned by both the Ramzan dinner of Murray B. Sachs.” Sachs’ research Johns Hopkins Office of Undergradu- The purpose of the Student Coun- has focused on the neural processing ate Admissions and Future Quest, a cil (StuCo) meeting on Tuesday was of speech, including neural encoding program devoted to promoting col- to discuss the direction of StuCo this tionT he( PSPAak)i stsanpio nsSotrudeedn tst heAisrs ocfiiars-t cine sthsei ningin ner t hee arc enatnrda l nneeurravlo usc odsey stpermo.- alreegai atset uodpepntosr.t unities for Baltimore- year. Ramzan Dinner last Saturday at the Also featured at the event will be The topic first brought to atten- Itnhtee rfmaointth h Ceonft eRr amtaod acno,m mae mtoirmae teo f oJfo hGne oCg.r aScphhmyi datn,d aEsasrotchi atRee sporuorfceesss oart — News-Letter Staff tiinotne rsweasss iownh.a t StuCo should do after prayer and fastingitnh e Muslim faith. Utah State University, who will de- Danceathon raises Manish Gala, president of StuCo, said that during the second semester, Accordingt oc o-founder Maryam liver a speech entitled “Rivers and Khan, this was the largest event yet People: Sustaining the Relationship.” money for abuse shel- StuCo activities seem to be less regu- for the PSA, which was just approved Wolman’s work has focused on the lar than in the fall term. To correct by the Student Activities Commis- interactions between humans and ter this probGalla esugmges,ted a spring sion (SAC) this September. Khan re- natural processes, specifically the pro- StuCo retreat to try to boost morale. ported that 60 to 70 students attended cesses of streamflow and river behay- Gala also reported that the trea- sury is doing well due to the increase the dinner, which began at 5:15 p.m., ior. Last Friday night, 25 participants of StuCo-funded organizations seek- ER the approximate time at which the A reception will followin the Clip- danced the night away to raise funds day’s fast is officially over. Various per Room. for Baltimore’s domestic abuse shel- ing outside funding. Priti Dalal, StuCo VPIR Noel DeSantos, President Manish Gala and Secretary Jackie Chan traditional Pakistani foods were According to the NAE’s Web site, ter, House of Ruth, at Hopkins’ vice president, announced that appli- discuss a possible retreat to maintain StuCo morale in the spring. sseerevkehd , kaibnocblsu,d ianngd vcehgiectkaebnl e tibkikray.a ni, etol epcrtioofne ssiinotno altsh e ian ctahed efmiyel d iws hgor anhtaevde RockHionp’k iDnasn cwea-sa -Tonheo n.o f 553 college cEaitsieonnhso wetro Scyom-cphoasiiru m,t hea stMuidletnotnl ec-S . StuCo is also looking for tests to screening ofall routines Friday, Noy, tofw oR Tahmmeoa rdPeaS nAd, i hnaonsne rpsNl oavdn.un re2id3n gpa lnatdnh seN otmvoo .hn ot2lh6d. ecmlnaugddiein nege“ riismnipggo nritfthiaecnaotnr ty cacononndtt rripirbbauuctttiiioconen,ss intt-oo ccpaoarnmtcpieucisivpeeasdt e owfoi nrb lyd tEhwvei ed eVE -ndsltaehyra t, iacnuihttoihsaoetri veto,of ltmWeuaodrtl eibm oyansa netl.hr ii sse esTy,she seairrow’enos u awslbidylol mu ptabtolehss eoi uabSvmeya imalcpnah oabislirenisf .uo rma- t bssiceta en.lA o cliainsttteo d o ft hopenl ancCeehswa rwlehexesar me Vilrlielgsahegtresv se s hiosW ueblebd- atehseak teI td t whtaooss el eaatu vneta hfisfsoi lptiohaaittne tda pitrno i vtShatetu eC modei estwcieunrseg- Khan hopes that the events will help the literature of engineering theory The Vagina Monologues. This inter- | The Academic Affairs Committee ing compiled to be given to the ad- sion could be held. promote awareness of the new group and practice,” and who have demon- national initiative raises funds to com- is in the process of speaking with the ministration, which will be in turn "The purpose of a closed meeting on campus. strated “unusual accomplishment in bat violence against women. Career Center in the hopes of en- given to Baltimore City. was so that there could be an open “It puts our name out there,” said the pioneering of new and develop- Starting at 10 p.m. in Levering’s | couraging Hopkins recruitment. The junior class is hosting a com- discussion amongst members,” said Kahn, “and shows [students] what we ing fields of technology.” Great Hall, five teams from the Resi- | They are also trying to convince the edy night on Friday, Nov. 22, and sophomore class Vice President are and why we came into existence.” dent Assistants, PhiMu, Sigma Ep- administration to accept more Ad- they encouraged all students to sign Megan Coe. “There was notany policy — News-Letter Staff silonand the freshman class danced vanced Placement exams for either up. The deadline to sign up is on discussed that would affect the stu- — By Julianna Finelli for over two hours. An RA team | JHU freshmen to host eventually outdanced the Phi Mu credit or advanced placement. Thursday, Nov. 14. There will be a dent body." JHU profs elected into team and won $100 in gift certifi- Baltimore area high- cates. SLAC rallies for living wage National Academy of Co-chairs Kelsey BrodshoandJ.R. school students Williams said, “We felt that for its Engineering first year, the dance-a-wtashao snuc - cess. We always would like to raise Johns Hopkins freshmen will host more money for The House of Ruth, BY MARY ANNE MADEIRA timore.” that she, too, is concerned about the The Whiting School of Engineer- 30 seniors from area high schools as but everyone that participated in the THE JoHNS Hopkins News-Letter “We restated our demands that same things we are and that she is ing will hold a “Celebration of Excel- part of College Awareness Month, an dance-a-thon had a good time. We Hopkins join the Workers’ Rights interested in finding out more. SLAC lence” on Nov. 15 to honor M. Gor- initiative by Baltimore City Public are looking forward to the spring | On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Student Consortium, a group which moni- regards this as a brush-off.” don “Reds” Wolman and Murray B. Schools to expose high-school stu- when we have a lot of great events | Labor Action Committee (SLAC) held tors the use of sweatshop workers,” The rally took place at 4 p.m., be- Sachs, two Hopkins professors who dents to college life. The Hopkins planned to raise awareness to the | a peaceful rally on the steps of the said Monagle. ginning on the steps of MSE Library were elected into the National Acad- freshmen will give tours and share many violent problems affecting Milton S. Eisenhower Librtaor spyea k Monagle said that in October, and ending at Garland Hall. SLAC emy of Engineering (NAE). their experiences with the students, women around the world.” to the administration and the student SLAC sent an open letter to the ad- estimated that 50 people The event, which is scheduled for who attend Patterson, Southwestern, body about workers’ rights at ministration requesting a statement attended. Four students spoke, and 1:30 p.m. in Shriver Hall Auditorium, Southern and Douglass high schools. — By Shayna Bailey Hopkins. from Hopkins on these issues, but did there was also a skit. SLAC has long campaigned for an not receive a response until an hour While SLAC is known for its cam- indexed living wage for all Hopkins before the rally, and were thus unable paign for the indexed living wage, Students perform at CultureFest employees, and last week’s rally toreadituntilafterwards. Theresponse Jafri emphasized the importance of pushed the administration on two was from Linda Robertson, the new the other issues that SLAC addressed other issues. According to Clare vice president for Government, Com- at the rally. | Monagle, a graduate student and munity and Public Affairs. “We cannot encourage an indexed mance,” she added. | member of SLAC, the group “asked “Robertson really did not answer living wage on campus while ignor- The CultureFest committee gave the administration to provide infor- any of the questions we posed, nor ing the fact that the Johns Hopkins out free prizes to audience mem- mation about the implications oft he did she suggest that she would pro- sweatshirts sold in our bookstore are bers. proposed biotechnology park on the vide us with an answer in the future,” made by sweatshop workers in inhu- They gave out three Silk Road community and workers of East Bal- said Miller. “Rather, she merely stated mane conditions,” said Jafri. Bubble Teas, a gift certificate for a free haircut at Tenpachi and two free Nirenberg to chair Jewish program tickets to the CultureFest banquet at the end oft he week. The CultureFest committee pub- licized for the Culture Show and other CultureFest events in multiple ways. ConTINUED From Pace Al between the state and the Jewish com- This new progwilrlbea enmric h- “For publicity, [we used the] studies program at Johns Hopkins munity from ancient Alexandria to ing for the Hopkins community, News-Letter and The Gazette, post- has been a dream of the faculty, stu- modern Europe. leading to a new minor in Jewish ers (general and at least one for each dents and members of the Baltimore The dedication was concluded by Studies starting next year, accord- event), leaflets handed out on community for years,” Nirenberg remarks from Weiss, who called ing to Nirenberg. Students have breezeway and in classes, mailbox said. Yerushalmi’s lecture “a masterful been taking advantage of the new stuffers, DailyJolt, StuCo e-mail, The new program was created bya treatment of Jewish diplomacy.” opportunities available through the separate e-mail to the whole stu- grant from the Leonard and Helen R. Weiss lauded the speakers and orga- program since it was implemented dent body, breezeway banner, Stulman Charitable Foundation, a nizers of the ceremony, adding that in April of last year. Currently, working with cultural groups and philanthropic foundation created by “the Jewish Studies Program [has] Nirenberg said, students are doing having them publicize to their mem- Leonard Stulman, a 1925 Hopkins been established and dedicated at the their senior thesis on video taped bers. We publicized through letters graduate, who was a businessman, highest possible level.” testimony of the Holocaust from and posters to departments about philanthropist and patron of the arts. He then invited all those in atten- local residents and on the Confer- larger events. We postered in the Over the years, Stulman and his dance toa reception held in the lobby ence Against Racism in Durban Charles Village area,” stated Pub- wife Helen have made many gener- of the Bloomberg Building, where re- South Africa and it’s stance on is- licity Coordinator Christina ous donations to the University, in- freshments and desserts were served. sues of anti-Semitism. Pommer. cluding a professorship in history, a Allinall, many people came to the historical lecture series and several Culture Show and enjoyed the per- humanities fellowships. formances. This latest gift from the Stulman “I was very impressed with the Charitable Foundation will fund the turn-out of Saturday’s event. There establishment of new classes, fellow- were over 600 people present, not in- ships for research and travel funds, cluding most of the performers,” which will form a minor starting next LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER Pommer stated. year and perhaps eventually a major, Two students wrangle with each otheri n Soo Bahk Do, the oldest form of “As a senior, I honestly think this according to Nirenberg. The program Korean martial arts, at the CultureFest Show. was the most successful Culture Show also creates two new professorships One-Credit Courses that lcanremember,” said Bhatt. “The and three visiting professorships in CONTINUED PROM Pace Al no profanity,” Saito said. crowd seemed really enthusiastic and Jewish studies. with Networking Tripst oN YC or DC -cieItny (dCeCsSc)r.i bing the dances per- fro“mA sm e mainn yt he ppeaosptl ew eehka,v et heh epaurrd- bsteacgae,m ew hiecnhg agIe dt hiwnikt h botlhset eraectds tohne ducPerdo feCsoslourm bNiiar enUbnievregr sitthye n prionfterso-- 06%! January 6 - January 24. CfuolrtmuerdeF est onF oodS atcuomrmdiatyt ee nicghhati,r ppeoospel e ofa ndC uglrtouurpesF etsotg etihse rt ot o ulneiatren grouSphse’ aplesor fosramiad nctehse. ”p erformances sNoirr eYnobseerfg Hnaoytiedm, Yheardu shsaklimpip edw hhoi,s prov” csuonp oO lc®g ciente®.s - ‘ Eun-Ju Lee said, “CultureFest is pro- from and celebrate each others’ di- were “phenomenal.” grandson’s bris to give the inaugural goteera w pes moting cultural awareness on cam- versity,” she said. “There was a wide variety of cul- lecture for the Stulman Jewish Stud- psi ¥ pus, so I thought that the dances, like “Therefore, I implemented the ture being represented. The acts were ies Program. the Indian dance and the dance by the five-minute rule so that we could really energetic and brought parts of Yerushalmi, professor of Jewish BSU, really fit into the goal of accommodate all groups without these cultures alive to the audience,” History, Culture and Society and head THE ENTERTAINMENT STATE: CultureFest.” having a 10-hour long perfor- she said. of the Center of Israel and Jewish Freshman Emily Cohan composed Studies at Columbia, has had a di- A Critical Look at Contemporary the music used in the opening act, Gandhi urges control verse and wildly successful career asa Media and Entertainment Chair Jennifer scholari n Jewish Studies and has pub- Saito choreographed the dance. lished six books on various topics in “The Culture Show took a lot of of moments of anger the subject including Zakhor: Jewish ptloa nunsien g Freasnhdm anp rEepmairlayt iCoonh.a n’I sw aonrtigeid- oHifs ttohrey 1a9n8d3 JNeawtiisho naMle moJrewyi,s h wiBnonoekr copier TIONi nthe nal music in the show, and the open- Award for history. aod Pract ing number was the result of the in- “The last time I went to Johns A) m awccento corporation,” said Saito. CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3 one plants it, it will spread and flour- Hopkins was in 1950, and I came for “My vision was to get all per- -sentot stireangtlhe n one’s mind and ish. a varsity intercollegiate debate,” dfioernmceer sk noeutw ownh atth et hsteayg eh asdo itnh es taour-e tdoo ebse noabtl ea ctt oi nc omnotmreoln tsit soof tahnagte r.o ne whea“tT.o n.i..g htM ayI gyiovue pyloaun tailtla an dg riati hna voef mYaerrkuss,h al“Im ih avneo tecdo nvine nhiiesn otpley nifnogrg orte-- : CITIZENS, POLITICS, AND for them,” she added. He then described his ideas for it grow peace and harmony and ten who won the debate, but I am “ONOny, POWER wouTlod hpelap trhetm diiecncit dhiee Cwpuhlitacuhr etg rSeohuop ws, tnhoantv iionl neonntv ipoalreennctei,n g.p eHnea nmceen tiis omnoerde spreAafdte,r” thhee l saide, ctGanudhri aensw,ere d honYoerreuds htao lbmei herteh.e”n gave an 80- FinanH aN Lesi tei n Oy Jou PMRAUCT NNA : the CultureFest commithetlde aeudi - important than the punishment. 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(AP) — John Lee The Post, but refused to talk about forward Malvo, the 17-year-old accused in a Muhammad — or to even mention Series of sniper attacks thatt errorized hisname, instead using the term “we.” | the Washington, D.C., suburbs, ad- Muhammad, 41, who is facing | mitted during a seven-hour interro- capital murder charges for the mur- | , | BY CANDACE SMITH gation that he was the triggerman in der of am an as he pumped gas at a ASSOCIATED Press WRITER some of the killings, The Washington Manassas gas station, refused police | Post reported. efforts to interview him in Prince WASHINGTON (AP) — A Mary- In a story for Sunday editions William County, remaining silent for | Jand man wanted in connection with posted on its Web site, The Post, cit- hours and refusing to give his name a Washington, D.C., pipe bomb ex- ing sources, said Malvo provided de- to a booking clerk. plosion that nearly killed his half tails about several oft he killings, and The Post said the sources spoke on brother turned himselfinto Montana admitted shooting FBI analyst Linda the condition they not be identified, | police Saturday night after he was fea- Franklin on Oct. 14. and that they declined to discuss other tured on “America’s Most Wanted. Malvo had already been charged shootings that Malvo allegedly de- | Seas Sie Prescott Sigmund, 35, surrendered with capital murder in the case, and scribed in his interview. MARK HUMP HREY/ASSOCIATPREEDS S to police in Missoula, Mont., shortly was being interviewed after being Michael S. Arif, appointed to head Kim Hodge talks on the phone to her insurance company on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, as she sits among the | after seeing himselfo n the Fox televi- moved to Fairfax County, where he Malvo’s defense team, has said he will rubble at the destroyed service station she owns with her husband in Manchester, Tenn. The building was hit sion show, Bureau of Alcohol, To- will be tried. work to suppress any statements | by a tornado late Sunday evening. Weekend tornadoes killed 16 and injured dozens more in Tennessee. bacco and Firearms Special Agent Malvo and John Allen Malvo made during his session with ‘Tornadoes kill 33, injure 200 Harold Scott Jr. said Sunday. Muhammad, 41, are charged with federal and local officials. Sigmund, of Potomac, Md., was carrying out the shooting spree overa “Tf in fact those are the statements living under an assumed name, Scott three-week period in Virginia, Mary- Mr. Malvo made, there will be a mo- | said. . land and Washington, D.C. They are tion to suppress those statements, as The agent provided no further de- also accused of shootings in Alabama, certain as the sun rises in the east,” BY DUNCAN MANSFIELD map, with about a dozen oft he 20 or At the now roofless Carbon Hill tails about Sigmund’s life since his Georgia and Louisiana. Arif told The Post. ASSOCIATED Press WRITER so homes reduced to concrete foun- Elementary School, fourth-grader | disappearance in July. In all, the pair have been accused Malvoand Arif met for 2 1/2 hours dations and piles of rubble a few feet Johnny Rosales looked through a win- Federal authorities issued an ar- of shooting 19 people, killing 13 of Saturday, the lawyer told The Post. A MOSSY GROVE, Tenn. (AP) — high. dow into the rubble that was once his rest warrant Oct. 4 for Sigmund, them. Two other shootings are under phone message left at Arif’s Spring- Searchers and dazed survivors went Henry, her husband and two chil- classroom. charging him with interstate trans- investigation. field office was not immediately re- from one shattered home to another dren survived after taking shelter in It was only five months ago that | portation of an explosive device Efforts to reach Robert F. Horan turned Saturday night. Monday, picking through splin- the basement of a neighbor’s home the town’s high school burned with the intent to harm someone. Jr., the Fairfax County prosecutor Todd G. Petit, Malvo’s appointed tered lumber and torn sheet metal that collapsed around them. down, and the boy said he does not His initial court appearance is charged by Attorney General John guardian, said he went to police head- for any sign of the missing, after “It was just deafening it was so know where he will go to school scheduled for early Tuesday in front Ashcroft with prosecuting the teen- quarters at6 p.m. Thursday andasked twisters and thunderstorms tore loud,” said 17-year-old Tabatha now. ofa federal magistrate in Montana. ager, were not successful Saturday that questioning be halted. across six states and killed at least Henry. “Tl guess they'll bulldoze it like Then proceedings will begin to night. Calls to his home and office Petit said Friday a police com- 33 people. “You could hear the wood pop in they did the high school,” he said. bring him back to the District of Co- were not answered. mander agreed to pass on his request, More than 70 reported tornadoes the house, and that was it. Then all Dan McCarthy of the federal lumbia, where other charges may be According to The Post, Malvo then ordered him to leave the build- cuta path of destruction from Louisi- you could hear was the screaming Storm. Prediction Center in pending, Scott said. told investigators the shootings ing. ana to Pennsylvania over the week- and praying,” she added. Norman, Okla., said unseasonably Sigmund vanished three days af- were well planned and involved The lawyer appointed to represent end and into Monday. Daylight brought a picture of de- warm weather Sunday in the 80s, ter the July 12 blast left his 21-year- scouting missions — and that he Muhammad, Peter D. Greenspun, The death toll included 16 in Ten- struction. which was followed bya cold front, old half brother, Wright Sigmund, and his partner behaved like sol- said the interrogation of Malvo was | nessee, 10 in Alabama and five in In Mossy Grove, clothes fluttered made conditions ripe for the rash of critically injured. diers, one serving as a lookout and part of a plot to give authorities sev- Ohio. More than 200 people were in- from tree limbs. Power lines dangled twisters, some of which were esti- The younger Sigmund was getting the other as the shooter. eral hours ofa ccess. jured. from poles. mated to be at least in the F-3 cat- into his father’s Chevrolet Blazer ina The pair used two-way radios to “All ofthis was ... orchestrated so | “Yesterday, we had a nice brick Cars lay crumpled after being egory, with winds ranging from 158 parking garage when a device con- communicate, the paper reported, that they would get them to Virginia house and four vehicles. Today, we tossed like toys. About the onlysound to 206 mph. taining two pipe bombs detonated, and if traffic or other conditions late in the afternoon when they | don’t own a toothbrush,” said Susan was the bleating of a battery-oper- It was the nation’s biggest swarm | according to ATF officials. weren't acceptable, they would not couldn’t get to court,” he said. Henry of Mossy Grove, where seven ated smoke alarm buried deep in the of tornadoes from a single weather It ripped away his right buttock shoot. “When little Johnny gets pulled people were killed and atleast 40 were rubble. system since more than 70 twisters — and left him with third-degree burns. Sources said Malvo also said the out of school and the police question still unaccounted for as of Searchers believed that most of the some topping 300 mph — killed 44 | Authorities have said they be- pair moved around to create confu- him about something everybody is midafternoon. missing in and around Mossy Grove people in Oklahoma and Kansas in lieve Sigmund was targeting his fa- sion, and watched news coverage of outraged... butthey forgetaboutthat The tiny community 40 miles west were OK and had simply been unable May 1999. ther, Donald Sigmund, 65, a promi- their crimes. when it’s Mr. Malvo.” of Knoxville was nearly wiped off the to get in touch with family members, Though most tornadoes hit from nent insurance executive, with said Steven Hamby, Morgan County March to the end of July, McCarthy hopes of benefiting financially from director of emergency medical ser- said November has become a deadly his death. Urban men have better sperm vices. “second season” for tornadoes, par- “Tm just really happy that at least The storm knocked out telephone ticularly in “Dixie Alley,” from north- he’s turned himself in,” Wright service and blocked roads. ern Louisiana into Mississippi, Ala- Sigmund said from Dallas. “It’s a No bodies had been found since ‘ bama and Tennessee. pretty strange situation.” early Monday, but Hamby said dig- The stormy weather continued Wright Siggund said his family ging out could take weeks. into Monday, with tornado warnings | speculated Prescott was out West liv- BY CHERYL WITTENAUER Boone County were found to have a ics in Columbia, Minneapolis, Los “We're hoping that we’re past the posted in Maryland, Virginia, the ing in a small town. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER mean sperm count of about 59 mil- Angeles and New York as part of an bad stuff,” he said. Carolinas and Georgia. The younger Sigmund under- lion per milliliter, compared to 103 ongoing Study for Future Families In Carbon Hill, Ala., 70 miles Thoulosst paowern ind thes Car o- went his 16th surgery last week, and ST. LOUIS (AP) — A study has million for men in New York, 99 mil- funded by the National Institutes of northwest of Birmingham, seven linas and possible tornadoes dam- still faces a long, painful recovery. found the quality of semen signifi- lion in Minnesota and 81 million in Health. people were killed by nighttime aged homes in Louisiana and South “T still have shrapnel inside of me,” cantly poorer in men from rural mid- Los Angeles. The sperm of the Boone Swan said previous studies of se- storms that sent gianthardwood trees Caroline. he said. Missouri than in males from urban County men also tended to be less men quality were conducted in large crashing down on houses and mobile areas, and its authors believe agricul- vigorous, the study found. cities, except for a study in Iowa City, homes. Eight Cubans fly plane tural chemicals might explain the dif- Dr. Shanna Swan of the University Iowa, that also found lower sperm Sheryl Wakefield cowered in her ference. of Missouri-Columbia, the lead re- concentration. concrete storm shelter and listened The University of Missouri re- searcher, said she and her collabora- Researchers still do not know why to a twister roar down the country searchers said their study offered the tors believe that environmental fac- semen quality varies geographically, road where her extended family lives to Fla. seeking asylum first convincing evidence that semen tors such as the use of agricultural but are testing their hypothesis that in six homes. quality — measured by the count, chemicals might contribute to the exposure to agricultural chemicals Her sister and niece were killed shape and movement of sperm — differences. through contaminated air or water when their doublewide mobile varies significantly among regions of Farms make up more than half of plays a role. home was thrown across the street, the United States. Boone County, and most use chemi- The study was conducted in col- its metal frame twisted around a ASSOCIATED PRESS than he is. We’ve always been The study appeared in Monday’s cal fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. laboration with researchers at the tree. against those who leave. Whatdrove . online edition of Environmental In contrast, 0 to 19 percent of the University of Minnesota, the Univer- “Everybody’s house is just to- KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A two- him to this, no one knows,” she Health Perspectives, a publication of urban areas studied were devoted to sity of California at Los Angeles Medi- tally gone. My son doesn’t even seat cargo plane crammed with eight added. the National Institute of Environmen- farming. cal Center, the University of Califor- know where his house is,” she said members ofa Cuban family, includ- Garcia refused to comment on tal Health Sciences. The researchers. studied 512 nia, Davis, and Mount Sinai School through tears. “It’s gone. It’s just ing a baby, landed Monday at the when the Cubans might be released Fertile men from mid-Missouri’s couples receiving prenatal care at clin- of Medicine. gone.” Key West airportin an apparent bid from detention. for asylum by those aboard. “All we can tell you is that they The little yellow biplane was es- will be processed just like any other COLLEGEBRIEFS corted by two U.S. fighter jets as it Cuban who arrives in the United landed late in the morning, airport States,” she said. Four college students searching the area around the bar and Dalquist grew up in Pillager, where increase on or off campus. director Peter Horton said. Two Florida National Guard jets the banks of the Chippewa River. about 100 people held a prayer ser- “Like any other large metropoli- Under U.S. law, Cubans who were scrambled from Homestead disappear in Midwest Deputy Chief Gary Foster of the vice for her on Sunday. tan school in the country, we have reach U.S. soil are virtually guaran- Air Reserve Base after the plane was Eau Claire Police Department said instances of crime,” said Mielke, assis- teed the right to stay and eventually spotted on radar, said Guard investigators have no indication foul — The Associated Press tant vice president of student affairs. “I apply for permanent residency. spokesman Lt. Col. Ron Tittle, Four college-age students are play was a factor in the disappear- don’t think we are different than any The Cubans were being inter- “We shadowed them and got the missing in the Upper Midwest — all ance. other large metropolitan school.” viewed and were expected to be re- aircraft to divert to Key West,” he er visiting bars or being at parties Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, College Park student Police said Malstrom wasinvolved leased later to relatives in Florida, said. “That’s a typical type thing.” te at night. 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SNIPER PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTSO F THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIversity ee, Iwo strikes for Ethics Board The Ethics Board recently tackled two impor- When considering the merits of a“ two strikes | BUSHacenoaMASTER Stseat cal. tant issues: how to better prevent students from law” that mandates expulsion, the Ethics Board gaining an unfair advantage over their peers on must first determine whether or not this would TIME FOR SOME exams and what to do with those who try to get bean appropriate punishment fora second cheat- CONSERVATIVE around these protections. While we appreciate the ing violation. By discussing current precedent, | effort toaddress concerns thataffect many students the proposal itself calls this into question — at at the University, we cannot help but be disturbed this time, the most common punishment for a by positions taken by some board members and second offense is a failing grade in the course administrators present at the most recent meetin g. with either a suspension from the University ora The board first discussed a proposal to make mark on the student’s transcript explaining that copies ofall exams available to students as part of they were convicted of an ethics violation. If the the Milton S. Eisenhower Library’s electronic results of past Ethics Board cases overwhelm- CARTOON BY AUSTIN EVERS reserve. This proposal correctly identifies a current ingly suggest that board members felt expulsion problem on campus: Some students possess copies was unnecessary, why should they vote now to LETTERSTOTHEEDITOR of old exams, allowing them to better prepare for make this penalty not only standard, but required? upcoming tests — especially those that faculty Regardless of whether or not expulsion is an members recycle each year. Undoubtedly, the cre- appropriate punishment for repeat offenders, | United Way funding edtehn tcse notfu rtyh,e liantctleru dhianlgf Colfi nthteo n.t wenti- utinvtee e[rsiicn]g stourd emnetsn tcooruilndg haisv ei mimn evaol-- ation of an archive ofo ld tests would eliminate the we cringe at the thought ofe thics policies that do ‘discriminatory groups . Moving past that, the most dis- surable. Leiman needs to under- use of “files” asa cheating tool, since everyone in the not allow for consideration of the unique cir- | gusting element in this column is the stand Charles Village is more than implication that Republicans simply Hopkins students. What class would have access to the same materials. cumstances associated with each case. Clearly, somehow soughtto benefit politically resident wants their neighborhood, However, Dean oft he Krieger School ofA rts notall ethics violations are the same — astudent | Johns Hopkins University is in its from the murder of3 ,000 fellow citi- and perhaps home, demolished be- and Sciences Daniel Weiss argued that requiring convicted of stealing the answer key to an up- fourth week oft he United Way Cam- zens, Neither the Bush [sic] nor the cause we need a Cheesecake Fac- professors to submit copies of exams for use ina coming test should not be treated the same as one paign to raise $1,100,000 from its fac- Republican party asked for that hor- tory? A family that owns a house on ulty, staff and students. The United rible event to happen, and the Ameri- Guilford will still live here when University-wide file would bea difficult policy to who (possibly unintentionally) fails to attribute a | Way isa charitable organization that can people were united behind their Leiman, and his disdain, graduate enforce, and the Ethics Board stopped short of single quotation in a 50-page dissertation. And the funds organizations that provide ser- ‘leadership, not a particular party. It’s and move on. Leiman’s assertions approving the proposal. Instead, members plan question of an appropriate punishment becomes vices to people. One of these organi- a cheap shot at the President to add that Charles Village isa “run-down | | zations is the Boy Scouts of America, “on his watch” to the end of the article, and violent community” and people to bring the issue before department heads and even more ambiguous in cases in which the profes- an institution that openly discrimi- insinuating that he did not do all he live here for “lack of alternatives” later discuss a modified version of the proposal sor was unclear about what constitutes an ethics nates against homosexuals and athe- could; Mr. Donefer would do well to are insults to the people of this — one thatincludes onlya request for professors to violation. While we hope that fewer situations of ists. JHU maintains the following remember that that the plans for attack neighborhood. non-discrimpoilincya sttaotermeynt : were long in the making, and former- Charles Village has some of the turn in previous exams rather than a requirement. this nature have arisen since the creation ofa sylla- “[JHU] does not discriminate on the President Clinton had the opportunity most desirable property in Balti- The idea that the deans can’t — or won’t — bus insert by Academic Advising over the summer, basis of religion, [and] sexual orien- to eliminate the threat of Osama bin more; check local listings for how require professors to submit old exams is unac- we highly doubt the problem has been eliminated. tation in any program or activity.” Laden during the mid-’90s. many houses are for sale. In DC That JHU actively runs a campaign Metro stations there are ads for Bal- ceptable; simply asking is not going to get the job Based on the fact that the severity of ethical for United Way and even allows em- Zachary Scott timore — featuring Charles Village! done. Mostlikely, the only professors who would violations varies — as do the definitions of what ployees to have contributions directly It is this attitude of arrogance and heed an appeal by the deans are ones who don’t constitutes cheating — we have yet to hear any- deducted from their paychecks is sup- Leiman’s plans won't superiority that continues to iso- porting an organization that runs late Hopkins from Baltimore, and recycle tests anyway — we doubt that those who thing even close toa reasonable explanation as to contra to its nen: discriminatory help Charles Village vice-versa. Elitism does not make are currently too lazy or stubborn to create new why a policy mandating uniform harsh punish- policy. . Late. anyone safer. Instead of complain- tests would change their ways, no matter how ments should be considered. Ethics Board mem- The Johns Hopkins administration ing about Baltimore, leave D level needs to rethink its active involvement and experience Baltimore, not just nicely the deans ask. Withoutan explicit require- ber R.J. Hagerman attempted to defend the mer- | with United Wayandinsteadworkwith David Leiman’s condescension for Fell’s or the Harbor! Safety is im- ment to submit tests, the deans can expect exams its of the policy, saying, “The real world is harsh, | other non-discriminatory charitable the very neighborhood and city in portant, prompter 24-hour shuttles with the biggest potential for abuse to be con- and if you don’t prepare for it, the world will be | agencies. which he lives does nothing to solve and individual precaution will help. spicuously absent from the planned reserve, sig- hard on you.” the problems behind crime. His so- But Hopkins can’t solve the funda- Praveen Kankanala “03 lution for drugs and poverty is mentals behind crime by building nificantly limiting its ability to curb cheating. While Hagerman’s comment surely contains gentrifbiuicldaingt ai boooknst,or e Mr. Leiman his bowling alley. No If the Ethics Board is unwilling to pass a reso- some deep insight into the workings of society, and more restaurants. If concern is one is so enamored with bowling as lution requiring professors to include old tests in we wonder how expelling a student under ques- Bush's popularity not so great, why aren’t more students to go off heroin. involved in bettering the commu- a University-wide archive, they must be pre- tionable circumstances serves as protection from based on Sept. 11 nity? The positive impact pro-ac- Katherine Elsasser pared to continue dealing with the current level the cruel world that awaits after college. If the of cheating accusations — hence, the second Ethics Board hopes to prepare students, it should LETTERS POLLEY possible change discussed last Thursday. Former instead do its part to ensure that a degree from I find the seventh item on Charles Ethics Board President Benjy Silverman intro- Hopkins reflects hard work and intellectual ma- Donefer’s list in his column of Nov. 7 The Johns Hopkins News-Letter welcomes letters to the editor. Letters duced a proposal that would require expulsion turity, not the ability to unearth study materials appalling. First of all, the statement should not exceed 250 words. Letters must be delivered to the Gatehouse that Bush’s presidency was “falter- by Tuesday at 7 p.m. or emailed to News. [email protected] for inclusion in ofany student convicted ofa second ethics viola- that other students can’t access. The answer is ing” prior to Sept. 11 is patently inac- that Thursday’s issue. All letters received become property of the News- tion. Unfortunately, this proposal seems little not an uncompromising stance that imposes ex- curate. USA Today, The Washington Letter and cannot be returned. The News-Letter reserves the right to edit _ more than an attempt to intimidate students tremely harsh penalties; a better start would be Post and The New York Timeshad the for space, grammar, and clarity. Letters must include the name, address _ with stiffer penalties in place of enacting a more the establishment ofa University-wide file of old iPrnegs iind etnhte’ sm ida-p5p0rso vfarlo mr ahtiisn gisn auhgouvrear-- _ atinodn st ewlielplh noonte ben upmribnetre d.o fT thhee Nauetwhso-rL.e tLteetrt errse scerrveedsi tetdh e ornilgyh tt ot oo rlgimainti ztah-e _ effective cheating deterrent. exams that has the mandate of the deans. tion all the way up to Sept. 11, a figure number of letters printed. that is on par with most other presi- Not enough progress THE JOHNS HOP KIN S The Johns Hopkins NEWS-LETTER News-Letter The Gatehouse On Sept. 6, administration members unilater- what training is felt to be necessary on our part. (corner of N. 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Foley’s suggestions and yield to his standards, so News Editors Julianna Finelli, Jessica Valdez the Tuesday before the Thursday of It has been over a month and a half of negoti- long as they are reasonable. publication. Subscriptions are avail- ating and the results are mixed. At the same time, both Harrington and Foley OFepaitnuiroenss EEdidtiotrosr . Ishai Mooreville, MDaaavindy LPeeiymvaann atebrl,e $to5 0o urf orr eatdhee rsf ulflo ra $c3a0d epmeirc s emyeeasr-. “There’s been frustration on both parties’ should remember that they have begun this pro- The total circulation to the local cam- parts,” said Harrington. “It’s been a few weeks cess on bad footing. 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Hwahartr tiranignitnog“ niTs:ha e c cperpitmaablrey ocontn hceeirrn pahrats, tTihoni.s Imte’ss st himaes tfaork erne slulotnsg. enough without a solu- ShahKitan rfianra, RSecbheuGcmicasace hleaSr h-iVe alrVdgisla,l si Jsaamnitee, SJpaasnognl er, Jed B—— orodC, OAPlbYeSrtT ALFeeF, Julia Schiesel f eF-amxa iNlu:m Nbeewrs:. [email protected] i ' yom, RT aeD h a he» A cae ’ 3 i“ ‘4 2 : P os . , ys!: . ’ : ae j \ ‘ ris PYa,e a NOVEMBER 14, 2002 A7 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTer OPINIONS With the exception of editorials, the opinions expressed here are those of the contributors. They are not necessarily those of The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. The daily news in Want to stop the war? Get the reds out e 20 ] Q l O “ ] rea y kehsiitsn d,wd eeemakopenpnrsdot,xr iamtiainto enthl ey olfah raiglt-fs pAthrmeoeilrre itccaorauinnastn r y creoavmnodml uuwntoiiuosnlt?ds lOibwkveh iotoo u sshleaeyt ,ea thuoatp dha deuvs aesntdco rety h,e t hpaeoc stsaiiorbnglsuy moebftenc htae u stelh oaottn hieaern iglaehtf-tt a million protestors the answer is no. However, the public tack on Bush could only come from flooded the streets of Flo- face of the anti-war movement are unpatriotic agitators. odoaidl y Mnoerwnsi nbgu.ll etinY ouforr tsiixo n,m oinntchrse asaegdo . tIrsasduee sw iotfh tEraarntshp,o ratnad- rAecnccoe,r diItnagl y, toi n tphreo tGesuta rodfi awna r oifn NIoravq.. tthheei rd rweeaedkleocnkdesd twrhaivteel iknigd sf rwohmo psupbelnidc movJeumste nlitk,e thte hVe ieptenracme-netraag e antoif- wtahre Nov. 14th, 2010 has Moon-Earthimmigration topped the 11,t he protestors were “singing com- plaza to public plaza annoying the population against war in Iraq will been prepared and is local agenda. munist anthems and 1970s peace public with loud and incomprehen- rise as the lies, exaggerations and far- vdwntiieuuetrscwnhlt-: ier nauT rct thotidhdeoaeeny vi ,Fi eocndfenae vsroC ahwteloi u oscnekBant augadiroainyem nt a egboufdyu oat norah eftIe xyot n fioeJpvfruueierorlccos ytirtn aie4irlsed -tts- h idptI ozao arwtta--nih: dAToe ehn se UaD .ioSspfaf.tir n fr: omdtiHpha c ootraf suilnasjoonlfewui ea vCrnetsocoar.l o s umgawSmrmraiabiysnnit ctateo .me fts aeth tr haeekt t eeulldhree oggnaaoeblldd--y | t9Gssfhlh ouraseneiga gvlsisal d. r a”watnh .hdiBTa”s tuh t,selp e hoI“ssr tW, th artcehas oeihm timsa on mrAngcdulotmhfyno i ninEa wrilsanPtsstoeet srshrtnthay aoetto maiifvnv o‘NyeCnso h’rv,oeset.n’ o d CHARLESDONEFER oaAssinin.tb tNili.oIeo-nfS t w.hltateeWhofrri. ts iEw sa.itwmrRs as o.psu viuennsep’a .tmp In eerdAatn btq taI d,stAao h C o refwerttnsciihoe.ene un g ttegh lheepi afortns iftiosoittrp-si p wootanho-rsef osAatfirpa.etepktNi eoc.oeh snSxe i.pdttW ooi. smosEecncu.ad ecRp.nti.h aot r Uaiwnloaafisnros drml iut onsuIna engAIndareCd tar eqt Iol hs ywarji,avute esblh t.te i hclofiiyasp n upkwwsoiea-eldrl ization of Marijuana, more people adventurism and wanton threats of rally in Washington, D.C., there were Are the anti-war puppeteers and gHaotmieoln and (SFeBcIu)- |a | hianvge three pdorrutge,d buus-t wbarro ugvhoti cetdh e bwyo rtlhde iGdueloalgosg ueasn d whthoe WE RELEFT, apnladc aarddvs oactatatcikintnghg e Irsraeel’ls reoifgah cto sntvo ieecxtie sdt ecnhtainrteelry.s Tenhteiyr elayr et oa cbtlivaimsets ,f ora tmhoins?i kNeort rrhieatvdye aloDebedtp aaitrhnatetdm etnhietny- ofcecweurr redde,a thasc cohradv-e CultIunr tahle URneivtoeldu tiSotant?e s, one would ex- THEYR EW RONG ccaospe- khilalse ra boMuutm iasa muAcbhu -tJoa mdaol ,w itwh hoIrsaeq atchteiyve w. ouStlidll , notth edye sreerpvree siefn tth eay wteinrye mnio-t ing to the FDA. pect the anti-war movement to be dif- as does the debate between “less filling” nority of the quarter of America that formation about Activists for ferent - more moderate and less radi- and “tastes great.” opposes war with Iraq. Themainstream the terrorist plot, poorer communi- cal. After all, European communists who think America is worse than Iraq. The problem with the loonieslead- opinion leaders who oppose war have but the investiga- ties celebrated as still hold parliamentary seats and leftist Obviously, this is great news for ing the anti-war movementis the fact been cowed by Bush’s popularity and tion was “de-pri- well, citing in- | ideology has much more support in the hyperventilating hawks of the that there are plenty of reasonable the aura of inevitability his administra- oritized” by their creased economic Europe than it ever did in America. right, who point to the IAC and Act arguments against war with Iraq. It tion has created around the war. For superiors. Politi- development in Unfortunately, the Oct.6protestin New Now to Stop War and End Racism doesn’t take much to punch a hole in the same reason the Democrats lost tcahle Daepppaoirnttmeeenst oinf zfoonremse.r Grdoruupgs woapr- York’s Central Park was organized by (A.N.S.W.E.R.), a similar group, as the Administration’s argument thata control of the Senate, the anti-war cen- the International Action Center (IAC). the sum oft he anti-war movement. If defeated Iraq would become demo- trists lost because they were too afraid Homeland Secu- TERS posed to the legal- Whoare the IAC? Thename might the hawks were right, a small fringe of cratic and would lead to democratic to speak up. rity (DHS) instead RAPHAF SCHV fEBER- ization helda vigil be ambiguous, but its message is not. radical activists who have shunned revolutions all around the region. It If there is ever to be any successful reassigned agents : spl rp for victims lost to According to an October 16 gainful employment for full-time pro- also stands to reason that we put our opposition to the Bush to monitor leftist KOREN marijuana. Salon.com article by Michelle test against anything and everything regional allies, such as Israel, at risk Administration’s foreign policy, itcan gatherings outside This news ar- Goldberg, IAC’s western region co- wholesome and patriotic are the only by forcing a war. Even the Adminis- only be achieved by moderates who tfhiece sc orporate ofo-f THE NEw DEALER tfiocrl en awtaiso nsaclr eseenceud- doinree ctionr ,t heR iwcohralrdd B...e chkaesr , a wwroitresse, “hnuo- pIreaoqp.l e in America against the war in wtreaatki;o n Prkensoiwdesn tt hBaut shit s haardg utom elniet asb oaurte tshheo utd inl ouodf etnhoeu gcho mtmou nbie shtesa,r d aonvteir- McDonalds, rity related con- man rights record than the United The hawks are wrong. the existence of an “International IMFers, self-loathing third-worldists where police offi- tent by DHS ex- States.” Furthermore, the IAC advo- According to a recent CBS News/ Atomic Energy Agency” alleging that and terrorist apologists who soil the cials were worried about possible dis- aminer no. 3. cates a “workers movement here in New York Times poll, 25 percent of Iraq was six months from developing reputation of the moderate left. ruptions to the morning commute. the heartland of imperialism.” That’s Americans are against war with Iraq, nuclear weapons. When the Wash- Officials say they need broader dis- Raphael Schweber-Koren can be right - the people leading the charge 64 percentare in favor and 11 percent ington Post’s Dana Milbank exposed Charles Donefer can be reached at cretion to halt renegade protests be- reached at [email protected]. against war in Iraq are communists are undecided. Are 25 percent of the lie, very few newspapers picked [email protected] cause of fears that terrorists may use civil disobedience as a cover for their activities. Muslim community must back words with action -The Department of Homeland Security announced today the con- viction of another cell of terrorists at DHS tribunals outside Washington, D.C. The convictions came 2 months | t’s not often that I admit that I teachings of Islam. stupidoif tthyes e statements, and has dividuals. after their as yet unannounced incar- was wrong. In my last article My problem is not with these indi- succeeded in creating an atmosphere Ifthe Muslim leaders wish to prove ac ermaotsiqoun.e ,T haen da rrweesrtee d smeeenn tloi vetda lnk eatro thioownesv ebra,s edI moan diensfoomrmeaatsisoun mtph-at DECONSTRUCTING vaibdouuatl st het rpyriinng citpol eesd uacnadt et eatcheh inwgosr lodf wcihaenrse muAsmte rbiec caanr efumle dtioa n ota nmda kpeo liatniy- tnheacte sIssalraym tios aw poerakc eftuol rreemloivgieo n,t hiets ies one another often in Arabic. Secre- was available at the time, and it Islam, as education and understand- statements that could be seen as anti- militants from their ranks, and not tAasrhyc roofft Hroemveeallaend d thaSte ctuhrei tya ccJuoshedn ntooow qusiecekm st o tahcacte ppte rthhea ptsh eoIr iweass oaf tbhiet TERROR ignrgo unodfs diisf fa ekreeyn tc ofmapiothnse natn di n bcraecakt-- MusAlmiemr.i can Muslims now face an jWuhsett hceorn deJomhnn tMhoeihr amvimolaednt gaoctess. terrorists often discussed how they “experts” and may have jumped to ing amore peaceful and open society. even bigger challenge: convincing the down in history as a terrorist or asa felt anger that the restrictions im- some wrong conclusions because of The problem is that many of these fringe elements of Muslim society that serial killer, it will be difficult for posed on Muslim citizens to increase this. That is not to say my premise Muslims are so quick to distance Islam truly is a religion of peace. many to distance his acts from the United States security had destroyed was false. I still believe that terror- ranged individuals to claim to be themselves from these killers that they It would be unfair to claim that fact that he claims to be a devout the American Islamic community. ism isa significantly larger threat to members of groups and yet act in fail to recognize thata small, but grow- the acts of a few deranged individu- Muslim. Whether he is following “Our investigation was triggered af- the safety of Americans and the ways that totally contradict the ing, number of people around the als should be taken as representa- true Islamic doctrine or not is cer- ter weintercepted suspicious and con- world than serial killers could ever group’s doctrine. world that consider themselves to be tive of all Muslims, and it would tainly an important debate, but it is spiratorial email as part of arandom be. I may have been wrong, how- After the Sept. 11 attacks, Mus- devout Muslims do support terrorist also be unreasonable to believe that more important to work to ensure surveillance check,” said Ashcroft. ever, in my conclusion that the lims from around the world went on activities. Muslim leaders will somehow con- that individuals like Mohammadare “We also discovered deep-seated re- sniper attacks were completely un- the airways to declare that Islam is a The Muslim community is at a vince all extremists that they are not educated to believe that such sentment towards our country and related to terrorism. religion of peace and that these mur- crossroads. They have long had to wrong in their use of violence. But actions are justified by Islam. Most its institutions.” Unnamed officials The definition ofa terrorist attack derers do not represent their faith. unfairly defend their faith against ig- itis also clear that each time Islamic Americans have finally accepted the credited FBI interrogators with dis- can sometimes be hard to express. These Muslims were right to distance norance that claimed that all Mus- extremists conduct a violent attack message that Islam is a religion of covering the conspiracy after weeks Whileitis clear that the recent attacks themselves from the terrorists, as the lims are violent people. The Muslim on innocent civilians, the claims that peace, now it is time to convince of delicate interviews. Random back- in Moscow, Baliand Israel are terror- acts of al-Qaeda and similar groups community has made huge inroads Islam is a “religion of peace” ring radical Muslims that this is indeed ground checks and citizen surveil- ism, acts like those undertaken by are clearly against the fundamental in educating the public to the utter more and more hollow to many in- the case. lance instituted under the Remember John Mohammad and John Malvo in Chicago Act have currently resulted the D.C. areacan be harder to charac- in 2000 convictions. Ashcroft later terize. Mohammad and Malvo seem Israel's ‘apartheid’ should not be allowed dismissed civil liberties groups con- to have acted alone, and the authori- cerns that rights were being violated. ties have found no connections be- “We need to do everything we can to tween either one of them and any protect our citizens from those who organized terror groups (at least that seek to destroy us.” has been released publicly thus far). srael shares many similarities advised him, according to the Bal- were killed for demanding the same -Labor protests by government Terrorism is not defined simply by with the United States; it is, for timore Sun, “Go, leave, before the rights their oppressors enjoyed. workers once again were broken up connections to a group however, and example, the Middle East’s settlers come and kill you.” A story Rabbi Ronsky’s statement — and for security reasons. The White House lone individuals can take out terror- “only democracy.” Butbeyond in the Palestine Monitor relates an- his view of Palestinians as rightfully Press Office released a statement that ist acts. its status as an “outpost of other soldier dispensed similar subordinate to Jews—is perfectly in cited an unnamed security risk in MohammadaMnaldvo clearly ter- Western values,” Israel shares some- counsel to a separate group of Pal- line with official Israeli policy. Israel’s moving to quell the demonstration. rorized innocent citizens and there thing more ignoble with America; estinian farmers: “I will leave now chief of staff, Moshe Ya’alon, de- The White House also said the same was also obviously some advance something that, given the more than and then there will be no-one to scribes Palestinians as a “cancer” in set of threats that have caused the planning involved. The only ques- $5 billion the U.S. sends Israel annu- defend you against the settlers. You need of being subjected to “chemo- past few weeks’ increased state ofalert tion we must answer then is whether ally, should give all Americans pause: have to leave the area.” therapy” and perhaps even “amputa- were also responsible for the crack- these attacks were politically moti- the racist vigilantism of the Old South. Inatleast one instance, settler vio- tion.” For good measure, Israeli Prime down on the workers. Labor groups vated. If they were, Mohammad and October and November are espe- lence was so severe that it resulted in Minister Ariel Sharon describes have grown increasingly vocal over Malvo could accurately be described cially important months in Palestine: the complete exodus froma Palestin- Ya’alon’s assessment as “true and the past few years as the economy has as terrorists, even if they acted alone. it is then that the olive harvest takes ian village in the West Bank, Hirbat JEREMYTULLY correct.” slid further into a recession, and had The press has reported aspects of place. Beyondits cultural significance, Yanun. In attacks reminiscent of But because American audiences gathered to protest the Mohammad’s past that could help the harvest plays a crucial role in the those the Ku Klux Klan carried out finance its colonization effort, they administration’s budget plan, which answer this question. He purport- Palestinian economy, constituting the against black Americans, the Associ- NON-CORPORATE must receive a more palatable image they sawyi ll hurt workers and benefit edly expressed support for the Sept. livelihood of many. ated Press reports “groups of masked of Israel. Ina recent visit to the White major corporations. 11 murderers and for the greater goals But this year more than ever, Is- Jewish settlers have charged into House, Sharon explained to his in- -Osama bin Laden narrowly of al-Qaeda, as well as other terrorist raeli settlers, intent on colonizing the [Hirbat Yanun], coming atn ight with NEws vestors that “we have been facing ter- evaded capture again. Agents from organizations. land they believe God promised them, dogs and horses, stealing sheep, hurl- ror for over 120 years.” the Central Intelligence Agency On the other hand, most of the have made the harvest treacherous ing stones through windows and beat- This is profound, as it is Zionism (CIA) claim they almost caught the evidence piling up against and sometimes impossible for Pales- ing the men with fists and rifle butts.” that since its inception has been built terrorist leader in Pakistan, but were Mohammad seems to indicate that tinian farmers. While American and Whenasked whyithad not reigned None of this is new; Israel has long on thed isposseosf Psaliesotinne’ s na- delayed in executing their opera- the majority of his criminal acts were Israeli politicians talk vaguely of lim- in the settlers, an IDF spokesperson supported the violence of its colo- tive population. Chaim Weizman, tion-sL.e ading researchers at Pfizer an- icdoemomliotgitceadl foonre s.m onetary reasons, not mitaetdt epresa cien tot atlhkesi,r soewtntl ehrsa ndhsav ew ittha ktehne eprxoptleacitn edI strhaaetl itsh e farrommy wPaasl esttheirnei atno lniisktesl.y Seevtetnlte rst harte altihzeey tahraet birno utgheh tu nt-o tIhsarate,l ’“st hefrires t arper eas ifdeewn th,u nodnrceed ntohtoeu-d nounced Food and Drug Adminis- Until more evidence becomes eager support of the Israeli govern- “militants.” One could question who trial for attacking Palestinians, they sand negroes [in Palestine], but that tration (FDA) approval for their AIDS available, we will be unable to say ment and, through decades ofsu bsi- is more militant — the settler who will be dealt with leniently. In 1996, is a matter of no significance.” Fur- drug, DsNZW. The drug, which ap- with certwahetihenr tthey D. C. sniper dies, U.S. taxpayers as well. leaves his own nation to colonize Israeli settler Nahum Kurman blud- ther reflecting the sort of “Western pears toc ure the disease, willb em ar- shootings were the acts of serial kill- Settler violence begins with pre- another’s, or the Palestinian whose geoned to death with the butt of his values” of which Israel is an outpost, keted under an as yet unannounced ers or terrorists. venting Palestinian farmers from har- village is raided by masked, rifle- pistol Hilmi Shousha, a 10-year old Theodore Herzl argued that “both bnroaunndc e naam ep.ri ceP,f ibzeurt haalsr eaydeyt htion taend- evenRteugaalrldyl esclsa sosiff wiehde tahse rt etrhriosr icsams e oirs vbersuttien gf otrhceei,r oonlei vem agcrhoviense. Rgeulny iwnige ldo-n waiske ldwihnyg tvhieg iIlaDnFt esh.a dO nneot cbouullldd oazlesdo Ppaalceisttaitneida no nb otyh,e agsr tohuen dl.at tIern loaryd einrc at-o tthhee epxoporro p[rPiaaltesitoinn iaannd Atrhaeb sr]e mmouvsatl boef that the large development costs of not, there are some disturbing trends ing settler adviseda Palestinian farmer. settler homes or usFe-1 d6s in “retali- seta precedaeJ ernustal,em courtsen- carried out discreetly and circum-. factor. Calls have that were highlibyg thhist caese dth at attempting to harvest his olives to, ation.” After all, such is the normal tenced Kurman to six months of com- spectly,” ; are worth examining further. “Leave it now. This is ours.” Another response for Palestinian attacks munity service. 4 Settler violence is just one part ofa. One of the most disturbing settler, who acknowledged routinely against Israelis. What can explain such policies? continuing effort by Israel to create a_ trends in this case, and in the ma- shooting over the heads of farmers, Instead, Israel indicated what it Rabbi Avi Ronsky of a yeshiva in fait accompli — amass al arge enough jority of terrorism cases since Sept. said to the Baltimore Sun, “If the Pal- thought constituted an appropriate Itamar explains in the New York Times presence on the West Bank, and an 11, is the flurry of public statements estinians don’t want this price, they response to settler attacks by issuing that, “we’re in a war now, and they independent Palestinian state will that are released after attacks. These should start behaving.” on Oct. 22nd an order forbidding brought this on themselves.” Given never be possible. There is still time statements are meant to distance Israel strongly supports such Palestinian farmers from harvesting _ that the intifada is a responsteo a to avoid the final dispossession of the the terrorists (or snipers) from es- vigilantism. When Mohammed their olives. The IDF explained with three and a half decade old military Palestinian people; but if thisi st o be tablished groups and movements, Abdel Fatah, a West Bank farmer, no apparent sense of irony that it did occupation, this is analogous to say-_ done, then Americans, as the under- without working to change the cir- tried to harvest his olive groves, an not have the resources to keep farm- ing that native and black Americans — _ writers oflsrael’sapartmhuestitda,ke | cumstances that allow these de- Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldier ers safe from settler attack. “brought iton themselves” when they Aatand. Haass! | oe ear ie eat w 4 oS ~ hy vé 4N Esif P e .. A. eeo F ae URE boy. ead , Ba a Ser A8 NovemMBER 14, 2002 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Will the new copy-proof disc replace the old CD? BY SUPRIA RANADE are now available in Super Audio CD bumps. On top oft he polycarbonate Tuer JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter (SACD) or DVD-Audio (DVD-A). plastic is a thin layer of acrylic to Both require special new audio com- protect the aluminum. Escalating debates regarding pi- ponents and produce a five-channel Finite laser technology is used to rated compact discs have been tem- sound with unique clarity and defini- read the stripes. First, a laser shines porarily relieved with the manufac- tion, an addition which is both costly light on the stripes and then the lens turing of copy-proofdistchsa t consist and hard to locate. According to reads the grooves. Light refracts dif- of new digital audio disc formats. Al- CNN.com, distributors such as The ferently on the bumps, so light sig- though praised for their superior Audible Difference in Palo Alto, Ca., nals get read in a manner similar to sound quality, the new discs put out are refusing to sell SACD or DVD- analog data, which in turn is con- by manufacturers such as Sony are Audio players that are hacker-proof verted into music or in another for- criticized for being less user friendly until manufacturers suchas Sony can mat. than regular CDs. Each format con- ship a complimentary unit that plays According to Audio Galaxy, CD tains digital drawbacks, which in- both formats as well as traditional players have a very precise tracking clude extra encoding designed to lock CDs in the highest quality sound mechanwhiichs kemep s the laser and the recordings on the disc, with the available. lens focused on the very narrowtrack. purpose of not allowing digital du- The two new music formats are This tracking mechanism moves the plication and ripping to MP3 files. considered likely successors to the laser assembly linearly, but data is According to Audio Daily, Philips traditional compact disc. According stored in one long spiral that starts at Electronics, collaborating with Sony, to The Christian Science Monitor, the center of the compact disc and designed the patents in the standard SACD and DVD-A present new im- moves out. As the CD player reads COURTESY OF HTTP://WWW. TOTALDVD.NET Red Book CD (industrial standards provements in sound quality over the data, the drive motor must pre- This is an example of hybrid technology that will play both SACDs and DVDs. These devices cost around $350. that contain the technical specifica- standard CDs, depending in part on cisely vary the rotation speed of the tions for all CD and CD-ROM for- the quality of the rest of a listener’s CD so the data can be read at a con- mats), and announced in February audio system, and even the types of stant rate. require the allocation of large 24-bit quantization and 192kHzsam- view with CNN.com. of this year that they naturally disap- music he or she favors. DVD-Audio discs can also con- amounts of disc space for the data. pling as opposed to 16-bit and Sony, who developed the SACD prove of the new CD copy protection How does a CD work? CDs can tain video technology like DVD- Because DVD-A is focused on audio, 44.1kHz for CD. This increased in- format in conjunction with Philips, attempts by the recording industry. play up to 74 minutes of stereo music Video titles, with limited user substantially higher levels of sonic formation makes for extremely high will still continue to manufacture Though this new medium of copy- or store about 650 Mbytes of data, yet interactivity. The capacity ofa single quality can be achieved. One layer of resolution and extraordinary dy- SACD players without a diverse range proof audio format is beneficial to it is just 1.2 millimeters thick. The layer DVD-Audio will be at least 74 a DVD-A disc can store 4.7GB of namic range up to 144dB, versus 96dB of complimentary digital outputs the big industry, the general worry bottom layer consists ofan injection- minutes of quality definition and full data, which is about seven times the for CD. until an electronics industrial stan- centers around its popularity. Cur- molded clear polycarbonate plastic. surround soundaudio. Additionally, amount on an audio CD. This larger SACD is a technology known as dard is implemented regarding digi- rentlynewcopy-proofCDsdon’tplay During manufacturing, the plastic is the disc can accommodate the same amount of space allows a DVD-Au- Direct Stream Digital (DSD), and a tal audio output. on many different CD players, and stamped with microscopic bumps, audio encoded as Dolby Digital for dio disc to hold either a much larger way to digitally encode an analog sig- Consumers, however, are more therefore manufacturers like Phillips also called stripes, arranged as a very playing on traditional DVD-Video amount of music at CD-quality. nal that records music at a high sam- likely to purchase audio technology, insist that buyers of the discs are ben- long, continuous, spiral track. Once players. DVD-A hasa sampling frequency pling frequency (2.8224MHz). Con- which is not copy-proof, for several efiting by the sound quality rather the polycarbonate is formed, a thin, DVD-Video technology was de- 4.3 times greater than an audio CD verting the data to one-bit format, reasons such as personal backup and than compatibility. reflective layer of aluminum is ap- signed to deliver high-quality audio and has 256 times finer resolution. DSD increases the audio quality of use. Presently, over 1,000 recordings plied onto the disc, to cover the and video outputs, which like CDs, Additionally, DVD-A projects up to music by closely following the origi- According to the Washington Post, nal wave format of the music. The a recent Gartner G2 (an industrial SACDs sound closer to an album’s and business analyzer) found that 88 original compilers and don’thave the percent ofrespondents thoughtit was Upcoming Lectures at Homewood and JHMI interpolations usually associated with legal to make copies of compact discs traditional compact discs. for personal backup use while 77 per- The high sound qualityi sa chieved cent felt they should be able to copya in several ways. First, both SACD and CD for personal usé in another elec- Thursday, Nov. 14 Thursday, Nov. 14 DVD can hold more digital informa- “tronic devices.I f the industrial stan- 7:30 a.m. Gyn/Ob Grand Rounds: Pediatric Adnexal Masses 4:30 p.m. The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center tion. They do not compress the mu- dard does indeed change to include Andrea Nugent, M.D. C. Kent Osborne, M.D. sicas tightly as their traditional coun- copy-proof discs, public knowledge Chief Resident, Johns Hopkins Medicine Professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology terpart, which gives a recording a of the switch is mandatory. Phipps 240 Weinberg Building Auditorium Room 1130 broader range ofsound. ManySACD “T don’t think anybody per se is Sponsored by: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Sponsored by: Department of Oncology and DVD-A discs are also designed against copy protected CDs. I think to play in a surround sound system. they’re against no-labeled copy pro- Thursday, Nov. 14 Friday, Nov. 15 Buyers can therefore hear the audio tected CDs,” GartnerG2 analyst P.J. 7:45 a.m. Biologic Progression in Astrocyomas 12:00 p.m. Pain and Addiction: Human and Mouse Molecular Genetics format out of six speakers instead of McNealy said in a recent interview Daniel Brat, M.D. George Uhl, M.D. two. with CNN.com. Sponsored by: Department of Pathology Chief, Molecular Neurobiology Branch, NIDA-IRP A single Super Audio Compact The average cost of a SACDs is Department of Biology Meyer 1-191 Auditorium Disc can contain three versions of about $18, slightly higher than stan- Sponsored by: Blaustein Pain Treatment Program the music, stored on two separate dard CDs, whose price ranges from Thursday, Nov. 14 layers. The high-resolution versions, $10 to $14. Though relatively expen- 9:00 a.m. Rodent Handling Friday, Nov. 15 whether stereo, multichannel or both, sive, the cost ofthe SACD has dropped Kinta Diven and Patricia Matos 1:00 p.m. Combined Passive and Active Immunotherapy are stored on the middle layer, while significantlyi nt he lasttwo years, from Training and Compliance Coordinator Todd Reilly, Ph.D. the CD-compatible stereo is stored over $35 to its current price. Ross 450 Department of Oncology on the reflective layer. This means The actual hybrid technological Sponsored by: Animal Care and Use Committee Stoll Auditorium, Nelson B1-182 that Super Audio Compact Discs are mediums offered by Kenwood, Sharp Sponsored by: Comparative Medicine playable on almost all home, car and and Sony also play standard CDs and Thursday, Nov. 14 portable CD players, but the con- cost around $350. DVD-A discs cost 12:00 p.m. Town Meeting Friday, Nov. 15 sumer needs a dedicated SACD about $24, but the discs play in DVD: Edward D. Miller, M.D, Dean and CEO Johns Hopkins Medicine 3:30 p.m. The Role of Bcll lain B and T Cell Development and Leukemia player to access the high-resolution players that people already use to Ronald Peterson, President, The Johns Hopkins Hospital ; Jonathan Keller, Ph.D. sounds. watch films. Hurd Hall Principal Investigator, Hematopoiesis and Gene Therapy SACDs, offered by Phillips and Due to the fact that the DVD-A Sponsored by: Dean’s Office, Johns Hopkins Medicine CRB 3M42 Sony, also contain copy-proof discs often include added features, Sponsored by: Hematopoiesis & Immunology Society mechanisms, which allows a compli- users can make use of other features Thursday, Nov. 14 mentary disc playable on both CD suchas music videos. Companies like 12:05 p.m. Media: Why Do They Do What They Do? Friday, Nov. 15 audio and SACD players. Although Pioneer and Sony are also offering Panel Discussion 5:00 p.m. The 12th Mohammed Aziz Memorial Lecture not user friendly in its scope, these home-theater systems that include Hampton House Lecture Hall Dr. R. Pararajasegaram products include a copy protection DVD players equipped with both Sponsored by: Health Policy Consultant Ophthalmologist, WHO system, copyright identification Super Audio and DVD-A features. School of Management Sponsored by: Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology code, anti-piracy measures to include The success of this new technol- source identification codes (SID). ogy will be hard to measure. There Thursday, Nov. 14 Monday, Nov. 18 This format is also compatible with will always be people looking to hack 12:45 p.m. Neuroscience Research Seminar Series 10:00 a.m. Annual 2002 JHU Benefits Fair CD format DVD-Audio discs and into the copy-protection devices of Peter Gillespie, Ph.D. Turner Concourse carries both audio and video data. DVD-Audio and SACD just as the OHRC & Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Science University JHU Department of Biology “Until we see a product like that, scheme for DVD movies was discov- West Lecture Hall, WBSB Department of Molecular Biology wer esittionn gth e sideliannd ewes’r e ered several years ago. Until then, Sponsored by: Department of Neuroscience Sponsored by: JHU Benefit’s Office counseling our clients to sit on the compact disc manufacturers as well sidelines,” said Tim Fay, a manager as distributors, such as Virgin Atlan- Thursday, Nov. 14 Monday, Nov. 18 at The Audible Difference who sells tic, are content with this new copy 1:00 p.m. Kava: A Case Studyi n Assessing Benefit and Risk in Use of Herbs 4:00 p.m. Origins of Evoluntionary Novelty stereo technology, in a recent inter- proof technology. Simon Mills, M.A., M.C.P.P., F.N.I.M.H. Scott Gilbert, Ph.D. Cener for Complementary Health Studies, University of Exeter, England Professor, Department of Biology, Swarthmore College Weinberg Auditorium Meyer 1-191 FACTS ABOUT SACDS AND DVD-AS Sponsored by: JHU Complementary & Alternative Medicine Center Sponsored by: Institute of Genetic Medicine Department of Blology Thursday, Nov. 14 2:00 p.m. Cell-cell Fusion of Mating Yeast Tuesday, Nov. 19 uth et 12:00 p.m. Structures and Mechanisms of Nudix Enzymes Eric Grote, Ph.D. Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Albert S. Mildvan Department of Biological Chemistry, JHU School of Medicine Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. Sponsored by: Department of Cell Biology The M. Daniel Lane Conference Center, 612 Physiology Bldg. Sponsored by: THe JHU Department of Biology Thursday, Nov. 14 3:00 p.m. From ‘Degeneration’ To ‘Trauma’ Tuesday, Nov. 19 12:15 p.m. Ethics Consultation: If It Is Mediation Nancy Rose Hunt University of Michigan Robert M. Arnold, M.D. Seminary Room 3rd Floor, Welch Library Director of Clinical Teaching, Acting Co-Director of Research Sponsored by: History of Science, Medicine and Technology Sponsored by: Berman Bioethics Institute, JHU Thursday, Nov. 14 Tuesday, Nov. 19 4:00 p.m. Mechanism and Functions of HECT Ubiquitin Ligases 4:00 p.m. Molecular Approaches to Neurobiology Lara k. Mahal, Ph.D. Jon Huibregtse, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Cellular Biochemistry Mudd 100, Homewood Campus Sponsored by: Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences _ Sponsored by: Department of Biology Wednesday, Nov. 20 1:30 p.m. Decoding the Message: The Effect of Antibiotics Thursday, Nov. 14 4:00 p.m. Vasopressin in Vasodilatory Shock Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D. Group Leader and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Donald Landry, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology ; Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB Norman Library, JHAAC 2B.65, Bayview Medical Cente Sponsored by: Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry NOVEMBER 14, 2002 ees THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTer eeA 9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCEBRIEFS Heart valve holds key to organ survival THE ASSOCIATED Press Dow Chemical Co., U. educated, and physically and so- BY NICK SZUFLITA [ z scorpions, was added to the pipette, cially active. THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTER the channel’s activity stopped. Chan- of Texas make deal “We have looked at lifestyle charac- nel activity increased when calcium teristics,” Kaye said. “And it does ap- A Johns Hopkins-led research . Common Carotid A. was added in place oft he toxin. 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The Apex heartattack. Using rabbits, they found technology. The deal is a boost for age 65 and over about 13 percent of plaques also attract blood compo- Pericardium that animals given the drug had heart UT’s efforts to improve commercial- the state’s population. nents, which stick to the artery wall COURTESY OF HTTP://MEMBERS.TRIPOD.COM attacks that were half the size of un- ization of its research. lining. Called atherosclerosis, the Control valves such as these pictured above were studied at Hopkins. treated animals. Dow doesn’t make drugs, but it is —The Associated Press process develops gradually, over According to the American Heart creating ad ivision called BioAqueous many years, often beginning in the Association, among Americans Solubilization Services to provide the Court may restrict net | earlystages ofhuman development. as moreand more cardiovascular cells production to improve the heart’s aged 20 and older, the incidence of UT technology to drug companies. The fatty buildup or plaque can die off. overall strength,” said senior author Coronary Heart Disease, the dis- Officials at Dow and UT say they usage in public areas rupture and lead to the beginning The channel studied by the Brian O’Rourke, Ph.D., an associate ease which leads to Angina and heart hope the technology will help bring ofablood clot that covers the break. Hopkins research team, mitoKCa, professor of medicine at Johns attacks, is 6.9 percent for non-His- promising drugs to the market that The clot reduces blood flow, and is a potassium-activated calcium Hopkins. “Interestingly, this benefi- panic white males and 5.4 percent otherwise might not make it out of The Supreme Court said Tuesday | the process off atty buildup, plaque channel. It was discovered on the cial effect can be activated by a drug for non-Hispanic white females. development. 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In 1999, 529,659 Americans Keith Johnsat porofnes,so r of chemi- raphy to reach the justices. Chest pain, or angina, may occurasa cells. The channel allows potassium — one in every five — died of heart cal engineering, and Bill Williams, a The courtwill resolve whether fed- | result. The pain ranges from mildand The ATP is usbey odthe r parts of ions to flow, especially when cellu- disease. professor of pharmacy. They an- eral funding can be stripped from li- | intermittent, to more pronounced the cell to perform tasks like muscle lar concentrations of calcium rise. The research done by Johns nounced the deal Monday at the braries that don’t install filters on and consistent. contraction. Mitochondria are Four types of experiments were used Hopkins therefore is integral to the American Association of Pharmaceu- computers to block sexually explicit The pain is severe enough that a finely tuned to adapt to changing by researchers to observe these developmeofn nte w medicationasn d tical Scientists meeting in Toronto. Web sites. normal daily routine is difficult to demands on their activity. Ulti- functions. Lead scientist Wenhong solutions for heart disease. The decision would affect more execute. Inadequate blood supply mately, it is this adaptability that Xu, Ph.D., isolated mitochondria “We’reata new frontier of discov- — The Associated Press than 14 million peoplea year who use consequently causes no symptoms, a determines whether cells, and thus from heart cells of guinea pigs and ery,” O’Rourke said ina recent inter- public library computers to do re- condition called silent ischemia. the individual, lives or dies after ex- used fine-tipped glass pipettes and view with Quadnet magazine. Dementia signs seen search, send and receive e-mail, and, | If a blood clot suddenly cuts off periencing a heart attack. a high-magnification lens to record “If we can determine how mito- in some cases, log onto adult sites. most or all blood supply to the heart, The discovery of mitoKCa could the electrical activity of the channel chondrial ion channels regulate en- The results of a 10-year study on A three-judge federal panel in aheartattack results. Cellsin the heart lead to new therapies for heart dis- in patches of mitochondrial mem- ergy in heart cells, we may be able to people age 85 and over show brain Pennsylvania ruled last spring that | muscle that do not receive enough ease. brane. protect the heart against life-threat- loss related to dementia is detectable, the Children’s Internet Protection Act oxygen-carrying blood begin to die “Our results suggest that activat- Whena potassium channel inhibi- ening arrhythmias and other cardiac making earlier confirmation possible, violates the Constitution’s First off. The greater damage is produced ing this channel optimizes energy tor, charybdotoxin, derived from diseases.” Amendment because the filtering according to an expert on aging and programs also block sites on politics, | the brain. é* health, science and _ other Dr. Jeffrey Kaye said Tuesday that nonpornographic topics. Hopkins wins award by using volumetric magnetic reso- nance imaging, or vMRI, brain tissue ical intertace: —The Associated Press BOS” loss can be detected in early stages of for space technology dementia. Since dementia is generally re- Internet stores busy garded as a symptom of Alzheimer’s, a disease that requires for the holiday rush an autopsy for definitive diagnosis, BY JONATHAN GROVER tists hope that the camera will have Kaye’s claim may allow for the pos- Nearly three out of four computer THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER the ability to actually see planets, sible early detection of the degen- users polled are planning to buy at rather than simply detect their exist- erative disease. leastsome of their holiday gifts online, While Popular Science only pub- ence. Kaye has studied the so-called despite concerns about fraud. lishes its Best of “What’s New” sec- The team which designed the ACS “oldest old” in an effort to under- A survey conducted for the Busi- tion in the December edition of the was lead by Dr. Holland Ford, an as- stand why dementia affects certain ness Software Alliance, a trade asso- magazine, the award winners were tronomy professor in the Krieger people and not others. He focused ciation, showed that 71 percent of officially announced on Nov 8. School of Arts and Science at Johns his study on the population that U.S. Internet users say they plan to Among those winners is a team of Hopkins. While members of the team “can show us how to live,” using purchase some, most or all of their scientists, led by faculty members at came from a myriad of institutions subjects who have relatively high holiday gifts online this year. Johns Hopkins, who created the Ad- across the country, they were mainly socio-economic status, are well- The July survey of 1,094 Internet vanced Camera for Surveys. from Johns Hopkins, NASA’s busye rrse saecarrocshs tfhier mn aItpisoons -wRaesi dc.o nducted The Advanced Camera for Sur- Goddard Space Flight Center, Ball Minor COyaUs RTESniYsm, IOMFEF ilH TTP /WW.ACS.PHA.JHU.EDU The survey found that 65 percent veys (ACS), adeep-space camera that Aerospace Corp. and the Space Tele- The ACS pictured above is capable of taking high resolution photos. was installed in the Hubble Space scope Science Institute. planned to buy books and videos, Telescope in March, replaced the Scott Mowbray, editor-in-chief of provides a wonderful new acknowl- had two fireflies six feet apart in while 53 percent said they would pur- Hubble’s Faint Object Camera, the the magazine, wrote in a cover letter edgment of the innovative work that Tokyo, Hubble’s vision with ACS chase music CDs, and 46 percent last piece of the Hubble’s original to the winners, “To win, a product or went into the creation of ACS ... We will be so fine that it will be able to planned to buy clothing and accesso- equipment. technology must represent a signifi- tookadvantage ofnew techniques and tell from Washington, D.C., that ries. The ACS is comprised of three cant step forward in its category. ... technology developed since Hubble’s they were two different fireflies in- According to Ipsos-Reid, 84 per- cameras: a wide field camera, a high- We review thousands of new prod- inception to deliver increased observ- stead of one. cent of U.S. adults have Internet ac- resolution camera and a solar blind ucts and innovations and choose just ing power at greatly reduced costs.” “These are among the best images cess at the office or at home. camera. The ACS is able to detect, or 100 winners in 10 categories.” In the press-release that accom- of the distant universe humans have “see,” radiation in the range of ultra- Dr. Ford said in a press-release panied the ACS installation Ford ever seen,” Ford said in the accompa- —The Associated Press violet through near-infrared. Scien- that “this award from Popular Science was quoted as saying that “if you nying press-release. OMETHING ELSE |) Ba RO hid Seats five, has 53 cubic feet of cargo space, and {Negril and % “ Montego Bay is available with 180 hp c and a 6-speed manual shift. Even evolution can’t fully explain it. ©2002 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC, BUCKLE UP! DELIVDEOR YI,T FPORRO CTEHSOSSIEN GW HAON DL OHVAEN DYLOIUN.G "MFES RE.P EIXNCCLLUUDDEESS TAx, TITLE, LICENSE, OPTIONS AND REGIONALLY R ah i RED EQUIPMENT. ACTUAL DEALER PRICE May re : Starting t $75, 155. Model Shown $18,095. Al0 NoveMBER 14, 2002 THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTrTer SPORTS At Emory, swimmers sink Men's Soccer wins Centennial ‘Tournament; falls in NCAAS BY ANDY LEE stroke and the 100-meter backstroke, Furthermore, the Hopkins 200- THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter while fellow freshman Jessica Chang meter medley relay team of sopho- | captured the 100 meter breaststroke. more J.P. Balfour, Pitz, Lofthus and : Coming offa strong performance The Blue Jays’ relay teams also ex- junior Kyle Robinson won its race. at the Thomas Murphy Invitational perienced a bit of success as four of «“ There were a number ofe xcit*,i¢ ng at Loyola, the Blue Jay swim teams the teams finished in second. swims including the men's 200-med- | headed to the Emory Invitational in The 400-meter medley relay team ley relay which we won,” said Atlanta with high expectations. of Liu, Chang, Smirnova and senior Smirnova. However, they were met with stiff Stephanie Harbeson and the 200- The Hopkins men also had many competition from Emory, New York meter medley relay team of Liu, strong second place finishes as University (NYU) and Carnegie Chang, junior Megan Rudinsky and Armstrong finished second in the Mellon. Despite thbeesti effrort s, they sophomore Michelle Phillips both fin- 400-meter individual medley and in Jays placed third out of four teams in ished in the second place. the 500-meter freestyle, Brannock | the Invitational. Also earning second was the came in second in the 100-meter Swimmers stressed the challenges Hopkins 200-meter freestyle relay freestyle and Lofthus placed second they faced at the event. team of freshman Stephanie in the 100-meter backstroke. “It was hard to come and perform Leaman, Rudinsky, Phillips, and Also, the Hopkins freestyle relay 100 percent with such a small squad Harbeson and the 400-meter teams, both the 200 meter and the 400 — we only had 12 people from each freestyle relay team of freshmen meter finished second. The 200-meter | team there and it was tough to com- Katie Herbst and Caitlin Kunkel, freestyle relay team of Brannock, pete when we wereso outnumbered,” and juniors Emma Gregory and Liz freshman Brian Sneed, senior Mark said sophomore Diana Smirnova. Schlicher. Levin and Robinson finished in But she added, “The team came These teams all were competitive, 1:28.47, while the 400-meter freestyle together well.” however, none were able to capture relay team of Armstrong, Lofthus, Themen’s team scored 821 points, first. Robinson and Brannock finished in behind the 962.5 ofEmoraynd 865 by The men’s team also had strong 3:12.10. Carnegie Mellon, but ahead of NYU performances from its swimmers as The 400-meter medley relay team who scored 464.5 points. many won events. of Balfour, Pitz, Lofthus and a The women’s team scored 688.5 Junior Scott Pitz and co-captain Brannock also finished second in points, behind Emory’s 1097.5 points Scott Armstrong led the Blue Jaymen 2M I and NYU’s 731 points and in front of by winning three events. This disappointment is only a mi- Carnegie Mellon’s 561 points. Pitz won the 200-meter breast- nor setback in the Blue Jays’ quest for Although the team result was not stroke and the 100-meter breast- the top. The Blue Jays hope to im- | as good as they expected, several of stroke, while senior Scott Armstrong prove their record and get back on Aerts ELEKTRA CARRAS/NEWS-LETTER the Blue Jay women swimmers were won the 1650-meter freestyle. track to the NCAA championships as Senior midfielder Adam Hack dribbles the ball en route to victory over Muhlenberg in the Centennial Tourney. successful and were able to win their Also, seniors David Loftus and Jus- they return to action this Saturday. races. Freshmen led the way by win- tin Brannockwonevents. Loftuswon They will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., CONTINUED FROM PaGE A12 shooting the Mules 5-1, neither team The game had to be settled by pen- ning three events. the 100-meter butterfly and Brannock to face the Tar Heels of the University and final round, both teams had con- manageda score. Tarabolous proved alty kicks. Sida Liu won the 200-meter back- captured the 200-meter freestyle. of North Carolina. verted three of four opportunities. the closest to scoring for the Blue Jays, After a goal by Hopkins senior Kane rose to the occasion, diving and converting on a try just seconds after Daniel Brienza, Kane saved the first saving an F&M shot to his left. time had expired. shot he faced, putting the Blue Jays Football improves to 7-2 with win Kane’s save opened the door for The second half was a different up 1-0. Both teams scored in the next Morrison to end the game. story, however. Muhlenberg stepped three rounds. The result was a 1-1 tie, broken by Blue Jay senior midfielder Adam a 4-3 Hopkins advantage in penalty Hack had the opportunity to put the ST a Ss CONTINUED FROM Pace A12 yards passing, 62 yards rushing and Next week the Jays (7-2) will host kicks. He was big time. Gary's Mules away by converting in the fifth on the left side of the line and outran three touchdowns. “George made the McDaniel Green Terror (8-1) in The win was the 11th straight for round, but he sent his shot over the the Diplomats’ defenders for a 51- some real good decisions, particu- the Conference Title game. Besides the Blue Jays. crossbar. Muhlenberg senior David an intense player, real yard touchdown run. Smolyn’s extra larly in the passing game,” said battling for a stake in the conference “Kane was the man,” said Coach Vassilaros evened thescoreatfowuirt h point made the score 34-7 with 7:55 Margraff. “He dida nice job running championship, Hopkins football will Smith. “He was big time. Gary’s an his strike in the bottom half of the fifth remaining in the third quarter. the football, scrambling a couple of also look seta record for most wins in intense player, real fearless. He fearless. round, bringing on extra shots. After trading possessions several times and added another element to aseason, if they defeat the Green Ter- showed us all this weekend the talent Both teams scored in the sixth times, Hopkins mounted another - our offense.” ror and finish at 8-2. he has to potential for.” —HEAD COACH MATT round, but neither converted in the scoring drive, this one a 32-yard “Tt was a total team victory,” said Thegameisat Homewoodat 1p.m., On Saturday, Hopkins defeated SMITH seventh. The eighth round began with field goal by Smolyn to put the Jays Smolyn. “We had 10 players catch on Saturday and there is no shortage the fourth seed Muhlenberg in the a goal by Hopkins senior Matt Wei up 37-7 as time ran out in the third passes, a strong defensive unit, and of hype surrounding the upcoming Conference Semifinals, also by means Kane once again performed well with quarter. solid special teams. It put a lot of contest. The clash between these two | of a penalty shoot-out. up their play, matching Hopkins at the game on theline-deflecting fresh- Inthe beginning oft he fourth quar- confidence in our players because conference powerhouses promises to | This match proved to be an even every turn. The Mules held the shot man Matt Pitetti’s try off the crossbar ter, Smolyn hit another field goal, this everyone did so well, and that’s go- be an exciting game, and as Margraff struggle for both teams, as is expected advantage in the second period, 4-3. to end the game and advance his club one from 33 yards out, to close out the ing to reflect next week in the Con- says, “It doesn’t get much bigger than whenever rivals meet. While Hopkins However, once again neither team to Sunday’s league championship Jays’ scoring. Down 40-7, the Diplo- ference Championship.” this.” controlled the opening half, out- could put away a winning shot. with a 6-5 penalty kick advantage. mats began to come alive, and scored two touchdowns at the end of the game. One came on a long 75-yard CALENDAR OF UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS pass, the other a two-yard run, but it was too late to catch up, and the Jays WEEK BEGINNING Nov. 7, 2002 emerged the victor, 40-21. 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