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President Ruth Simmons has con- As students settle back into their
vened a committee to review Brown’s Providence homes and dive into the
policy towards the Reserve Officer often hectic shopping period, the
Training Corp program, according Office of Admission will continue
to a University press release from to review over 31,000 applications
mid-January. In an e-mail Tuesday they received for the class of 2015,
morning to the student body, Un- a task which has been underway
dergraduate Council of Students for more than a month. This year’s
President Diane Mokoro ’11 wrote record-breaking number represents
that the committee will be chaired a 3 percent increase from last year,
by Dean of the College Katherine according to Dean of Admission
Bergeron and invited students to Stephanie London / Herald Jim Miller ’73.
apply for two seats reserved for The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts opens today. It sports features such as media labs, a recording Although the number of appli-
undergraduates on the committee. studio, and an eco-friendly roof. cations did rise from last year, the 3
According to the e-mail, Sim-
mons convened the committee to
make recommendations on the
Glass walls bring arts under one roof percent increase is not as dramatic
as the consecutive 20 percent year-
over-year increases in applications
future of military education and By Greg Jordan-Detamore arts, as well as other disciplines ter. Glass on the facade allows for the classes of 2013 and 2014.
recruitment on campus. Senior Staff Writer that can be connected to the arts passers-by to see what is going on While Miller said he could not
The recent repeal of the United in new or existing ways. The space in most of the building’s rooms. specifically explain why this year’s
States military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t The Perry and Marty Granoff will not belong to any one depart- “Giving people a peek at what’s increase was smaller, he said that
Tell” policy “has resulted in much Center for the Creative Arts — ment. happening might entice them to admission numbers are generally
conversation regarding the place the newest building on campus Construction on the center be- come check it out,” said Chira “hard to predict” and “tend to
of military education on campuses — opens to the public today. gan in June 2009, and a private DelSesto, program coordinator move in waves.”
across the country,” Mokoro wrote. The building, located on the dedication ceremony is slated for of the Creative Arts Council. Miller speculated that appli-
“There have been whispers about Walk between Angell and Olive Feb. 10. The most prominent design cants may have seen the signifi-
it for at least the last year,” Mokoro streets just west of the Brown feature of the center is the lack of cant upward trend in application
told The Herald. “The repeal of Bookstore, will provide a com- An open center floors spanning the entire build- numbers and concluded that, since
mon space for interaction be- Openness and interaction are it may be “a lot harder to get in this
continued on page 2 tween different programs in the key elements of the Granoff Cen- continued on page 5 year,” they should instead focus
their attention on less selective
5:30 P.m. 5:30 p.m. By ben Kutner comprehensive set of interviews,” for incoming freshmen.
Doug Rogers: Socializing Group Run with the Brown Staff Writer said Senior Director for Student “The new person chosen for
Hydrocarbons, Watson Institute Running Club, Sciences Library Engagement Ricky Gresh, who this role will need to be both an
The Third World Center has be- serves on the search committee effective academic adviser and
7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
gun its search for a new director, composed of faculty, students and an effective mentor for a diverse
“The Last Station,” First Pick Drawing, Stephen Robert following a semester under the alumni. The committee plans to population of Brown students,”
Marston Hall ’62 Campus Center interim leadership of Associate announce the new director by Dean of the College Katherine
Protestant University Chaplain mid-April, with a target start date Bergeron wrote in an e-mail to
Reverend William Mathis. of July 1, according to the TWC’s The Herald. “The director of the
menu The position of TWC director
opened last summer following the
website.
The TWC is an institution that
Third World Center has always
formed an important link between
SHARPE REFECTORY VERNEy-WOOLLEY DINING HALL unexpected year-long departure aims to represent minorities by the Division of Campus Life and
LUNCH of Dean Karen McLaurin ’74. supporting cultural groups and the College.”
Vegetarian Reuben Sandwich, Saturday Night Jambalaya, Mixed Candidates will come to cam- sponsoring events such as the
Vegan Three Bean Casserole, Buffalo Vegetables, Spinach Strudel, M&M pus this spring for a “broad and Third World Transition Program continued on page 4
Chicken Wings, M&M Cookies Cookies
DINNER
Spinach Strudel with Cream Sauce,
Pasta with Eggplant and Olives, Steak
Roast Turkey with Gravy, Shells with
Broccoli, Stir Fry Pork Lo Mein, Fudge
Applications rise in overseas, PLME pools
Teriyaki, Fudge Bars Bars continued from page 1 academically different from last recruitment in the sciences, as well
year’s. The number of international as “very good publicity in recent
Sudoku ford and Harvard saw increases of
3.3, 7 and 15 percent, respectively.
applicants increased 10 percent as
a result of more active recruiting
initiatives in science and math.”
Although these new programs,
Columbia saw a more significant efforts overseas. Miller said that the in addition to recruitment, may at-
32 percent increase. In a Jan. 19 initiative to recruit international tract many students, Evan Sweren,
article in the Daily Pennsylvanian, students has taken time to build a senior at the Gilman School in
Columbia Dean of Admission Jes- momentum, but is now “beginning Baltimore, said that his decision to
sica Marinaccio attributed most of to bear fruit.” apply to a particular school is less
the jump to the decision to move Domestically, there has been concrete. “I think it’s more visceral
to the Common Application, an a shift toward applications from — an off-the-cuff reaction,” Sweren
application used by over 400 un- students in the south and west, an wrote in an e-mail to The Herald.
dergraduate institutions across the observation that Miller said was For Sweren, it was the way that
country. consistent with general population most students on campus seemed
Historically, when schools trends. California keeps its title as to be happy and friendly that at-
switch from their own unique the state with the largest number tracted him to apply. “From my
process to the Common Applica- of applications. adventure to the rare books library
tion, admission offices see a 5 per- In terms of intended concen- to my more adventurous adventure
cent increase in applicants, Miller tration plans, admissions officers on a slack-line on a green, Brown
said. But Brown’s huge consecutive have noticed an increasing interest welcomed me in,” he said.
jumps cannot be explained by this in the sciences and the number of In the past, admission decisions
simple trend. Miller said improve- applicants wanting to pursue the have often been released in late
ments in the financial aid program, Bachelor of Science degree. Ad- March. According to Miller, 2000
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Campus News 3
Holbrooke ’62, public After 15 months, judge recuses
servant, dead at 69 self in McCormick case
By aLEX BELL editor-in-chief, left government and By Nicole Boucher The case has been referred to by the female alum. He claims the
News Editor worked as managing editor for the News Editor Judge Ronald Lagueux. University did not handle the al-
magazine “Foreign Policy.” More In September 2009, in anoth- legation impartially because the
Richard Holbrooke ’62, distin- recently, he has authored a best- More than 15 months into William er highly unusual move, Smith female alum’s father is a signifi-
guished public servant, died Dec. selling account of his work during McCormick’s lawsuit against the sealed the case when it was trans- cant donor and fundraiser for the
13 after undergoing emergency sur- the Balkan Crisis. University and two alums, the ferred from Rhode Island Supe- University.
gery to repair a torn aorta. He was Alongside public service and presiding judge recused himself rior Court to federal court. Until A lawyer for the female alum
a professor-at-large at the Watson journalism, he pursued a success- from the case in early January. the case was unsealed in April, maintains she was in fact raped.
Institute for International Studies ful career in finance. He was the Judge William Smith of the there was no public record of its Marisa Quinn, vice president for
at the time of his death. managing director of Lehman Rhode Island District federal existence. The reasons for sealing public affairs and University re-
Holbrooke, who has served in Brothers from 1985 to 1993 and court did not provide an explana- the case were given in chambers, lations, has stated that Univer-
every Democratic administration served on the board of American tion in his order of recusal. While and there is no publicly available sity officials handled the matter
since entering the Foreign Service in International Group until 2008. it is fairly common for judges to record of the reason for the seal- properly.
1962, is perhaps best known for his During his time on AIG’s board, recuse themselves at a case’s on- ing. In 2006, before any Univer-
role in negotiating the 1995 Dayton the corporation engaged in risky set, recusal is rare after a case has The case had also been sealed sity hearing on the allegation took
Accords, ending the war in Bosnia. credit default swaps. During the commenced. when it was initially filed in place, McCormick and the female
“Tonight, the Brown community 2008 global financial crisis, the “It’s surprising to see it hap- Rhode Island Superior Court. alum signed an agreement stipu-
joins the nation and the world in corporation came to the brink of pen in a case like this,” Yale Law McCormick’s lawyer, Scott Kil- lating that McCormick withdraw
mourning the loss of one of our bankruptcy before receiving a large School professor Robert Gordon patrick, formally accused one of from Brown and that neither he
most distinguished diplomats,” government bailout. wrote in an e-mail to The Herald. the University’s co-defendants of nor the female alum take legal
President Ruth Simmons wrote in Despite these diverse commit- “One would think it more likely witness intimidation in November action against the other.
a statement to The Herald. “Seeker ments, Holbrooke managed to find in a case with financial stakes, when the girlfriend of former as- McCormick’s lawyer at the
of peace, Richard Holbrooke’s ca- his way back to Brown. In February in which a judge realizes in the sistant wrestling coach Michael time, Walter Stone, represented
reer spanned decades, geography, 2007, he accepted a five-year ap- middle of a litigation that he has Burch received a package inviting McCormick while his law firm,
presidential administrations and pointment as a professor-at-large some financial interest connected Burch to a free dinner. Burch is a Adler Pollock & Sheehan, was
international conflicts.” at the Watson Institute. to one of the litigants.” witness for the plaintiff and has representing the University in a
From 2009 until his death, Hol- Holbrooke “remained ever true While recusal this far into a spoken to various media outlets separate matter in federal court.
brooke served as President Barack to his alma mater,” Simmons wrote case is infrequent, stepping down about the case. McCormick’s current lawyer has
Obama’s special representative for in her statement. without giving an explanation is The lawyer traced a phone said that Stone did not disclose
Afghanistan and Pakistan, making David Kennedy ’76, interim very common, Gordon wrote. A number used to call Burch about this apparent conflict of interest
him one of the nation’s top diplo- director of the institute when Hol- judge’s decision to do so is “fi- the package to Patrick Brosnan, to McCormick at the time.
mats. He was among a handful of brooke was asked to join the Obama nal and unappealable” without a private investigator employed The Herald is withholding the
leading candidates for the secretary administration, told The Herald at an explanation required, Gordon by one of the alums named as a name of the female alum because
of state nomination that ultimately the time that Holbrooke had been a added, a setup which has spurred defendant in the suit. The accusa- she may have been the victim of
went to Hillary Clinton. “very effective participant in teach- criticism over the years. tion has not yet been resolved. a sex crime.
Besides his work toward ensur- ing and research at the Watson In- Judges may recuse themselves McCormick, a former mem- The suit is currently in its pre-
ing Balkan peace, he served under stitute.” for a number of reasons, some ber of the class of 2010, is suing trial discovery period. Chief Judge
the Clinton administration first as “He has led student working more valid than others, Indiana the University, a female alum and Mary Lisi cannot try the case be-
ambassador to Germany and then groups, participated in classes, University Maurer School of Law her father — also an alum — over cause her husband, Stephen Reid,
as assistant secretary of state for Eu- spoken at the Institute and — in professor Charles Geyh wrote in what he claims is a false rape al- represents the two alums named
ropean and Canadian affairs before general — supported our teaching an e-mail to The Herald. legation made against him in 2006 as defendants in the case.
being appointed U.S. ambassador to in international affairs,” Kennedy “The general rule is that a judge
the United Nations in 1999. said. must disqualify himself when his
Under President Jimmy Carter, Holbrooke returned to campus impartiality might reasonably be
Holbrooke became the youngest regularly over the years for events questioned,” Geyh wrote. For ex-
assistant secretary of state for East such as lectures, Janus Forum de- ample, a judge choosing to step
Asian and Pacific affairs in history, bates and small Watson Institute down for personal or financial
at age 35. study group series. relationships with any party re-
He worked in Vietnam for Presi- In 2007, when asked about lated to the case would be legiti-
dents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon working for the next presidential mate grounds for recusal, while
Johnson, and authored a significant administration, Holbrooke told The choosing to withdraw to avoid
portion of the Pentagon Papers. Herald, “It’d be fun to have one last making a difficult political deci-
During the Nixon administra- shot at public service, and I’d like sion would not be an honorable
tion, Holbrooke, a former Herald to do that.” reason, he wrote.
No transfers to Med
school accepted
By Sarah Mancone clerkships in their third and fourth
Staff Writer years of medical school, students
will be allotted only four and a half
The Alpert Medical School did quarters, Gruppuso said. Students
not accept transfer students for will now be able to complete all
the current academic year due to clerkships before making a career
alterations in its clerkship cur- choice.
riculum, according to Philip Grup- “One important purpose of core
puso, associate dean for medical clerkships is to expose students to
education. the breadth of medical practice so
During clerkships, students they can make an informed career
gain personal experience with pa- choice,” Gruppuso said, adding
tients, working full days under the that it “used to be that our students
supervision of faculty members in would be doing core clerkships so
different areas of medicine. late that they would already be on
Instead of having a window residency interviews.”
of six quarters to complete core Generally, the amount of trans-
fer students accepted is deter-
mined by the number of students
in clerkships, he said. With the
shorter span to complete clerk-
ships, the number of students per
clerkship will increase.
In addition, with the new medi-
cal education building downtown,
“the class has grown substantially,”
said Arnold-Peter Weiss, associ-
ate dean of medicine, making it
“harder to fit somebody in.”
Grupposo said the Med School
“didn’t want to restrict the flexibil-
ity of the students” by filling the
core clerkships up with transfer
students.
It is very likely no transfers will
be accepted in the upcoming years
either, Gruppuso said.
The dwindling of transfer
students is “not a huge change”
though. There are “never a lot
of transfer students,” Weiss said,
adding that students are very
well informed when choosing a
medical school and as a result very
few drop out and create spaces for
transfer students to fill.
Transferring during medical
school is an “exception rather than
a route to admission,” Weiss said.
Exceptions include larger
schools that “accept transfer stu-
dents for tuition revenue” because
they do not have to fully train these
students, and offshore schools that
do not have their own clerkships
for their students, Gruppuso said.
Outside of these cases, transferring
is not very common.
“If all the stars line up then
sometimes it happens,” Weiss said.
The Brown Daily Herald
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 City & State 7
Stabbing on Thayer Street
brings violence close to home
By JENNIFER KAPLAN Students need not worry that they
Contributing Writier are in any increased danger, Margaret
Klawunn, vice president for campus
A Warwick man was stabbed on life and student services, said.
Thayer Street outside Cafe Paragon “Certainly, we try to remind
following a verbal argument on the Brown students that you are living
night of Jan. 16. in the city of Providence, and, as you
Both the 31-year-old victim, would in any city, we remind stu-
Nicholas Johnston, and his attacker dents to be cautious and use common
are unaffiliated with the University. sense,” Klawunn said.
Paragon Manager Theo Spiridis Klawunn said the Providence
said Johnston went back inside the Police Department works in tan-
restaurant after the fight, and then dem with Brown’s Department of
“got up, paid his bill and drove him- Public Safety around campus, but
self to the hospital.” Johnston told no this incident was too far from central
one about the fight when he returned University buildings for DPS to get
and only realized he was injured after involved.
he sat down to continue his meal, Paragon’s business has not been
Spiridis added. affected by the stabbing, Spiridis said.
Violence on Thayer is an uncom- “We had nothing to do with it.
mon occurrence, according to Lt. It’s not like we had a fight inside the
John Ryan of the Providence Police restaurant between two guests,” he
Department. The stabbing was “prob- said. “I can’t tell people how to behave
Michael Danielewicz/Herald
ably our first felony assault up there in public.”
Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 was sworn in as Rhode Island’s first independent governor on Jan. 4.
for awhile,” Ryan said. He added that Students said the stabbing does
he does not think this incident indi- not affect their perception of safety
Chafee ’75 P’14 sworn in as governor cates any increase in crime.
Johnston did not know the at-
on campus.
“It didn’t involve any Brown stu-
tacker and is choosing not to press dents, and it didn’t happen when
By Michael danielewicz litical science Ph.D. candidate and ried signs in favor of the E-Verify charges, according to the police re- Brown was in session,” said Max
Contributing Writer co-founder of the Latino Policy In- system. port. Hannan ’14.
stitute at Roger Williams University, Peter Carney, a Warwick resident
Newly inaugurated Governor Lin- in an e-mail to The Herald. who attended the inauguration, had
coln Chafee ’75 P’14 urged Rhode Chafee’s election marks what a more positive view of Chafee. He
Islanders Jan. 4 to reclaim the state’s he called in his inaugural speech a said the governor has “got some
historic legacy of tolerance and in- “second chance” for the former U.S. moral fiber” and that Chafee de-
dependence in spite of challenging senator and mayor of Warwick, who serves credit for defecting from the
economic times. lost his 2006 Senate re-election bid Republican Party on issues like the
Chafee — a former Republican to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse. Iraq War during his Senate career.
who is the first independent to be Chafee broke from the G.O.P. in Chafee’s transition team had
elected to the state’s top office — was 2007 after joining the Watson In- promised that the inauguration fes-
sworn in as Rhode Island’s 58th gov- stitute for International Studies as a tivities would be frugal and modest.
ernor. The heir to a Rhode Island po- distinguished visiting fellow. The ceremony included a poem read
litical dynasty, Chafee took the oath Chafee will assume the governor- by Rhode Island’s poet laureate, Lisa
of office on a Bible that belonged to ship in a state facing double-digit Starr, as well as a flyover by Black-
his father, Republican John Chafee unemployment, a nearly $300 mil- hawk helicopters and C-130 trans-
P’75, a former Rhode Island gover- lion budget deficit and controversy port aircraft and a 19-gun salute.
nor and U.S. senator. surrounding education reform, an Following the ceremony, Chafee
In keeping with his inauguration issue that made national headlines greeted members of the public who
theme, “A Time to Come Together,” after a mass firing last year at Central had formed a long line around the
Chafee asked Rhode Islanders to Falls High School. second floor of the State House.
unite behind Roger Williams’ vision According to David Ricci, a Returning Lieutenant Governor
of “a ‘civil state’ … a vibrant, diverse teacher of government at La Salle Elizabeth Roberts and Secretary of
community that is free of political, Academy in Providence, the Cen- State A. Ralph Mollis as well as new-
cultural and ethnic division.” tral Falls issue is only one of many ly elected Attorney General Peter
In his inaugural address, deliv- Chafee must tackle in his first Kilmartin and General Treasurer
ered on the State House steps, Chafee months in office. Gina Raimondo were also sworn in
criticized the state’s political estab- “Nothing is going to happen at the State House Tuesday.
lishment for failing to address Rhode without money,” Ricci said, adding The ceremony came on the heels
Island’s challenges. that Chafee’s proposed 1 percent of Providence Mayor Angel Taveras’
“The time of irresponsibility has sales tax on currently tax-exempt inauguration Monday as the city’s
ended,” Chafee said. items may be one of the ways to start first Latino mayor.
Ted Widmer, the director of the raising the necessary revenue. The inauguration’s events con-
John Carter Brown Library and a Charles Picerno, a self-described cluded with a special WaterFire in
former speechwriter for President “nomadic Rhode Islander,” was Waterplace Park and a packed public
Bill Clinton, was the lead writer of among a small group of protesters at reception in Chafee’s honor at Ruth’s
Chafee’s speech. the inauguration ceremony. Picerno Chris Steak House in Providence.
In his address, Chafee said he said Chafee has an “elitist mentality” Chafee opted out of an inaugural ball
would rescind Jan. 5 an executive and added that taxation is the exact in favor of a party open to the public.
order by former Governor Donald opposite of what should happen to “It’s only anybody’s guess” what
Carcieri ’65 mandating the use of ensure the state’s wellbeing. Chafee will do in office, said Marilyn
E-Verify, an online federal program “I own the government, the gov- Soscia, who attended the inaugura-
allowing employers to check work- ernment does not own me,” Picerno tion ceremony. In any case, “some-
ers’ eligibility for legal employment. said, carrying a sign that called for thing has to change” in the state, she
Chafee said the order causes Chafee’s recall. Other protestors car- said.
“needless anxiety within our Latino
community without demonstrating
any progress on illegal immigration.”
He also said he hoped Rhode Island
would pass a bill legalizing gay mar-
riage in the near future.
“I think that Gov. Chafee has
the opportunity to bring individu-
als together in ways that we haven’t
done for some time in Rhode Island,”
wrote Domingo Morel GS ’13, a po-
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“It’d be fun to have one last shot at public Holbrooke was BDH editor 1961-62. Typical of the
towering problem solver he was to become, he made
a major change at the paper that was to have lasting
staff. Though no one on the Brown campus was par-
ticularly troubled by this change, the Record staff was
outraged. They called me to a meeting, and I remember
Clarification To the Editor: His family reported the last words he said to his
doctor before going under were, “We’ve got to end that
An article in the Dec. 3, 2010 issue of The Herald (“Alcohol, pot use on A remarkable diplomat and negotiator, Richard war in Afghanistan.” So appropriate for the U.S. chief
campus measure,” Dec. 3, 2010) attributed quotes to Daniel Jacobson ’14. Holbrooke ’62, was my freshman roommate at Brown negotiator in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
There are two Daniel Jacobsons in the class of 2014. The quotes should University in 1958 and had, by that time, already ac-
have been attributed to Daniel Rowe Jacobson ’14. quired many of the skills he used so well in his 40-year Nathan Clark ’62
career as a State Department diplomat. R.I.P.
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Bagel Gourmet Ole: a salute to cultural fusion
living amid such diversity, we find it easy to somehow able to offer two distinct cuisines Ole is just one small example of the count-
take this restaurant for granted. I urge you at cheap prices. Bagel Gourmet Ole fur- less American institutions, products and
bY OLIVER ROSENBLOOM to take a minute just to examine its absur- ther distances itself from its competition by ideas that are shaped by such uniquely
dity. This is a Hispanic-run store that sells providing delicious options for breakfast, American cross-cultural interactions.
Opinions Columnist Mexican food as well as bagels, one of the lunch and dinner. No other establishment Take a look at your own community
most stereotypically Jewish foods! on Thayer packs the same culinary punch. and appreciate how much of it is shaped
One graphic in the restaurant perfect- It derives its unique appeal from the fu- by unique cultural interactions — Bagel
Here at Brown, “patriot” is a four-letter ly captures the beautiful absurdity of this sion of two distinct cultures — the same Gourmet Ole is far from the only restau-
word. For this reason, many people ques- combination. This picture features cartoon fusion and cultural mixing that defines rant to capture America’s greatness. In my
tion my abiding faith in American great- depictions of Mr. Bagel and Mr. Jalapeno the larger American economy and society. hometown of San Francisco, the best pizza
ness. I try to make my case by explaining holding hands and smiling. This odd cou- America has outdistanced its competitors parlors combine Brazilian and Italian culi-
the transcendent beauty of our founding ple represents the best kind of absurdity — because of its ability to attract immigrants nary styles to create superior cuisine. A Ko-
documents, our genuine commitment to rean taco truck took the city of Los Angeles
human rights and our monumental foreign by storm. I’m sure I’ve just touched the sur-
policy successes. Unsurprisingly, cynical face when it comes to uniquely American
college students never seem to accept this Bagel Gourmet Ole’s diversity enables it to cater to food creations.
line of reasoning. This beautiful absurdity is by no means
I have therefore adapted a new, concise,
many culinary needs in a way that no single-ethnicity limited to the food industry. It permeates
foolproof argument to which the student restaurant could. every aspect of our lives. As Americans,
body can relate. I challenge you to deny or as international students studying in
American exceptionalism after reading this America, we all reap the benefits of this
three-word argument. unique diversity. It’s easy to criticize Amer-
Three words demonstrate how America American absurdity — with all of the mul- from all over the world. This unprecedent- ica, but I think it is equally important to
is unique. Three words show that Ameri- ticultural fusion and inter-ethnic coopera- ed cultural mixing enables Americans to appreciate the beauty behind the multicul-
ca will stay ahead of all of its rivals. Three tion that it entails. create new products and arrive at unique tural interactions that shape America and
words illustrate how America is the great- The success and popularity of this res- solutions. Whenever you question Ameri- make us exceptional. I am merely asking
est nation in the history of the world. What taurant proves that we all benefit from can exceptionalism, just remember that the all of us to remember that cultural fusion
are those three words? the cultural mixing that is so common beautiful absurdity of Bagel Gourmet Ole makes our country great, and to acknowl-
Bagel Gourmet Ole. throughout all of America. Where else can exists throughout all of American society. edge that we are lucky to live in a country
This hybrid Mexican and bagel restau- you go to a Mexican-Jewish fusion restau- The success of Bagel Gourmet Ole formed by the interactions of so many dis-
rant, with locations on Thayer and Brook rant? What other restaurant offers bagels shows that America is still a uniquely di- tinct cultural groups. No other country can
streets, represents everything that makes with lox, beef tacos and breakfast burritos? verse country. As long as we maintain this match our diversity — in this way, America
our country unique and exceptional. It per- In the words of illustrious boxing promoter crucial advantage, we will outperform our is truly exceptional.
fectly illustrates the source of America’s Don King, “Only in America.” competitors. China may have many eco-
strength — the unique solutions and prod- This diversity is admirable in and of it- nomic advantages, but they will never have
ucts that result from the interactions of so self, yet it is truly great when it leads to bet- our diversity. State-run capitalism can al-
many different cultures. Whenever multi- ter results. Bagel Gourmet Ole’s diversity locate resources effectively, but it cannot Oliver Rosenbloom ’13 is a history con-
culturalists feel lost for words, they should enables it to cater to many culinary needs match the ingenuity and innovation that centrator from Mill Valley, Calif.
just make the Bagel Gourmet Ole defense. in a way that no single-ethnicity restaurant results from the daily cultural collisions He can be contacted at
As Americans who are accustomed to could. This tiny store with a small menu is that shape American life. Bagel Gourmet oliver_rosenbloom@brown.edu.
Piracy abroad
$200, while a flight to Melbourne, Austra- Of course, the pretense about having of studying abroad. If students went about
lia is over $1000 more expensive. Brown students pick programs based solely on choosing the best academic experience, the
By Ethan Tobias makes no effort to equilibrate the cost of academic considerations is mostly non- only rational choice would be to stay here.
travel. Under Brown’s current scheme, cer- sense. I learned more in Copenhagen by Ultimately, students appear to have been
Opinions Columnist tain countries may be prohibitively expen- riding buses and trains than by sitting in coming to exactly this conclusion since the
sive just to get to, even if the cost to study class. Exploring foreign cities, surviving inception of the new tuition policy began
is the same. unknown metros, ordering food and seeing in 2009. That year, Brown’s study abroad
Imagine that you had never been accepted As someone who is returning to Brown that things aren’t always done the same way numbers dropped precipitously, with al-
to Brown — would it make sense to pay not after studying abroad in Copenhagen, I can are more important than anything you’re most one hundred fewer students choosing
to go there? Of course not, but this seem- say with experience that the costs of living taught in a classroom. to study abroad in the spring of 2009 com-
ingly ridiculous policy officially governs are very different depending on where you While academics remain fairly impor- pared to the spring of 2008. While the num-
Brown’s relationship to study abroad. are. In Copenhagen, a cup of coffee at a cafe tant, a study abroad experience is impact- bers went up slightly in 2010, they were still
All students who study abroad, no mat- would range between $4-6, and that’s for a ed far more by where you decide to live, way below the numbers that the University
ter what program or country they choose, had been seeing before the change in poli-
must pay full Brown tuition regardless of cy. This drop occurred despite increases in
the fact that they are not attending Brown. Brown’s total enrollment and the Euro’s fall
The University then covers the costs of The University must recognize that the only clear from $1.60 in the spring of 2008 to about
the program and pockets the difference. $1.30 at the end of 2010, which should have
However, this hasn’t always been the case. purpose of its policy of charging full tuition for study made living abroad relatively cheaper.
Brown students used to pay the cost of the abroad is to enrich itself while robbing students of an The University must recognize that the
program, which was generally much cheap- only clear purpose of its policy of charging
er than Brown tuition. experience of a lifetime. full tuition for study abroad is to enrich it-
How can the University justify such a self while robbing students of an experience
blatant attempt to profit off of students? of a lifetime. It forces students to base de-
Apparently, charging the same rate regard- cisions on the expense of travel costs and
less of the program is meant to encourage simple, plain, cup of coffee. As one of the with whom you associate and what kinds increased cost of living. This is unfair to
students to forego economic considerations more expensive cities to live in, a typical of experiences you have. Are the locals those students and to everyone who fore-
when choosing a program or country and meal out was at least $15 and could easily you meet all in the service industry? Are goes the opportunity to explore a foreign
to base the decision solely on academic be over $20. While Copenhagen was cer- you only hanging out with Americans? Do culture in favor of spending most of their
considerations. This is a fair point. How- tainly expensive, it was by no means typi- you follow the local news or read the New waking lives in the Sciences Library.
ever, the University fails to live up to the cal of study abroad. In Prague, I could get York Times on the computer? Academics,
values it espouses. It does not cover — or dinner for less than $10, and a friend who which is the major focus at Brown, are at
equalize the cost of — meals, travel, hous- studied abroad in Ghana told me that he most study abroad programs merely a pre-
ing, study materials, insurance or any per- could eat a solid meal for under $2. If the tense to spend four months living abroad. Ethan Tobias ’12 is a biology concentra-
sonal expenses, according to the Office of University’s policy aims to take economic For the University to claim that its poli- tor at Brown University who just returned
International Programs website. This is not considerations out of the equation, cost of cies encourage students to choose a study from four and a half months in Europe
a light consideration. A quick online search living differences are a glaring hole in that abroad program based solely on academic with a considerably lighter wallet. He can
revealed that a flight to Barbados is under policy. considerations completely misses the point be reached at Ethan_Tobias@brown.edu.
12 Sports Wednesday The Brown Daily Herald
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
W. Hockey M. BasketBall
Bruno upsets top-ranked Yale Haven, Conn., and Bruno was bested
once again, 59-51. Peter Sullivan
’11, McGonagill and Halpern led
Agel said. “Right now, we’re still a
work in progress. We’re getting better
every time out.”
By Garret Johnson two-game series with Yale, as they Whittet believes that penalties
Sports Staff Writer dropped the first in New Haven, may be one factor that has contrib-
Conn. 5-2, just one day earlier. De- uted to his team’s sub-.500 record.
In an unprecedented upset, the spite the upset, Bruno has suffered “We won’t be successful over the
men’s hockey team (7-8-4, 5-6-1 from inconsistency thus far. After a long haul if we continue to be in the
ECAC) dramatically took down the tie in the Mayor’s Cup against Provi- box as much as we are now,” he said.
nation’s top-ranked Yale Bulldogs dence (7-10-5) Dec. 7, the team took Zolnierczyk called excessive pen-
(17-2, 11-1), 3-2, on a game-winning down No. 15 Boston University (11- alties the team’s “downfall” to this
goal in the final minute. The victory 7-6) and Harvard (3-15-0, 2-11-0), point in the season.
marked Brown’s first win against a while losing to Minnesota (10-9-3) “That’s definitely something
top-ranked team since official rank- and No. 18 Dartmouth (11-6-2,7-4- I have to work on individually as
ings have been recorded. 1). Last weekend at Meehan Audi- well,” Zolnierczyk said. The cap-
With the game tied at two, Yale torium, Bruno topped St. Lawrence tain is second on the team in points,
seemed poised to retake the lead (7-12-4, 3-8-0) but fell to Clarkson but leads the team with 83 penalty
with just three minutes left after they (12-9-2,6-4-1) the next day. minutes.
grabbed a man advantage for the “We’ve been able to beat some Whittet’s squad hopes to gain
sixth time that the day. But Brown really well-thought-of teams nation- steam heading into the final 10
goalie Mike Clemente ’12 stopped ally,” Head Coach Brendan Whittet games of the season. This weekend,
three Bulldog shots to kill the pen- ’94 said. “Our problem is we’ve been they are hoping to avenge a pair of
alty, giving his team momentum as inconsistent.” December home losses on a road
they returned to full strength. One area of inconsistency has trip to No. 10 Rensselaer (15-6-3,
It was the Bears’ captain, Harry been staying out of the penalty box. 7-5-0) and No. 13 Union College
Zolnierczyk ’11, who gave Brown According to the United States Col- (16-7-3, 8-3-1).
fans something to cheer about, drill- lege Hockey Organization, Bruno Brown currently ranks ninth in
ing the game-winning goal past Yale ranks fourth in the nation in terms the Eastern College Athletic Confer-
goalie Ryan Rondeau with just 16 of penalty minutes, but ranks 37th ence, a position that Coach Whittet
seconds left in regulation. in penalty killing. hopes will improve.
“It was a broken-down play in- “It’s not that we’re an inept pen- “We’re going to have to win a
side our zone,” said Zolnierczyk. “I alty killing team, but we have a lot majority of our games,” Whittet said.
just pushed it forward and it was off of the same guys that kill the penalty “But there are 10 games left — that’s Jonathan Bateman / Herald
to the races.” that play quality minutes,” Whittet a possibility of 20 points. I want to Rookie forward Dockery Walker ’14 dunks the ball, sporting an impressive
The win gave Bruno a split of the said. “It wears you down.” get all of them.” season for the Bears.