The Johns Hopkins University News-Letter, Volume 105, Number 17 (2001 March 1)

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VoLuME CV, Issur 17 PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS HopKINs UNIVERSITY Marcu 1, 2001
StuCo elections VPIR
computerized
position
debated
voting process
around,” Mittal |
added.
The chairs said BY BHUVAN SRINIVASAN
that the new system THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letrer
will also eliminate
human error and al- Student Council’s Vice President
low the BoE to better of Institutional Relations (VPIR)
determine voter de- Greg Wu came under fire at this
mographics, such as week’s meeting, as several Council |
how many freshmen members charged that he had not |
or sophomores | done his job. The accusations came |
voted. primarily because of Wu’s planning
Langley and of Fever 2001, a dance party that will
Johnson emphasized be held tonight at the Latin Palace.
COURTESY OF MICHAEL HILSDALE
that the system will The debate came as StuCo consid- | The fire in Wolman Hall will cost residents of three east approximately $1,500, according to ResLife officials.
be very secure. They eredaresolution on whetherthe VPIR
Arson suspected in dorm fire
explained that the position should be eliminated after |
computer will keep this year. The resolution brought be-
LIZ STEINBERG 1/ NEWS-LETTER track of every JCard fore Council claimed that the VPIR
BoE Chairs Matt Langley and Jennifer Johnson.
and Social Security “has evolved into chairing the Pro- |
number entered, gramming Board.” While no deci- |
BY JULIA KARWOWSKI and, if identical entries are found, | sionwas reached Wednesday night, a BY WILL ADAMS out incident” according to Johns Rosemary said that the maximum
; THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter both votes will be tossed out in order special meeting to decide the fate of THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LETTER Hopkins University Security Officer sentence for ‘malicious burning’ —a
to ensure that no one votes twice. the VPIR in the future will be held | Walter Barnes. felony — is $30,000 and 20 years in
Starting with this year’s Student However, Langley explained that Sunday. A bulletin board in the third floor The Baltimore City Fire Depart- prison. However, if the crime were
-~ ==> Council Executive Board elections, identification numbers would be en- || In the VPIR’s place, the resolu- | of Wolman Hall East was set on fire at ment was notified oft he fire by Cindy not intended to hurt anyone, the sus-
students will cast votes at computer crypted so that it would be virtually | tion proposes creating a new Execu- | around 4:45 a.m. last Friday morn- Liu, the Resident Advisor (RA) for pect would face up to a $500 fine and
terminals rather than filling out pa- CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 | ing. Students were evacuated “with- three east, at 4:58 a.m. and was on the 18 months in jail.
~ >< ~ per ballots. Aartcs Ccenteer ssibbyl JCeard s- scene shortly thereafter, according to “Tf somebody were to be caught, it
Two terminals will be set up at | a Security Department report. is highly likely that they will be
~ . *e ach of the four voting stations, which “Tt was very small ... you could charged under lower laws,” said Rose-
. ~ arelocatedin LeveHarlli, nWolgma n | have put it out with a glass of water,” mary.
~ Hall lobby, the Milton S. Eisenhower said Patricia Chan, a resident of the Baltimore City Police interrogated
- Library and in front of MegaBITES. | floor where the fire occurred. Chan some third floor residents who live
Students will scan their JCards or | added that “there was lots of smoke near the hallway. The officers took
enter their social security number in | becaustehe fire was burninwgax from down students’ contact information
~~ order to vote. the crayon” that had been written on and asked “if we knew who was
Board of Elections (BoE) Chairs | | the board. ‘dicking around,” said freshman
Matt Langley and Jennifer Johnson There have been no suspects Henry Paik.
said that they hope the computerized named. Lt. Dennis Rosemary of Two residents on the third floor
system will promote higher voter | Hopkins Security said that there was said that they walked through the
turnout and facilitate faster vote an on-campus investigation being hallway around the time of the fire.
counting and more accurate results. conducted, but he has not be n con- Paik was in the common room at
“Hopefully, [the new system] will | tacted since the Baltimore City Police 4:45 a.m. but claimed not to have
get more people out to vote,” said Arson Unit made a security sweep heaanry ndois e from the hallway area.
Langley. “Our turnout has always through the third floor of Wolman He later walked through the hallway
- been around 25 to 30 percent [of un- Hall on Friday morning. CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
= eet) and we'd like to in-
Fukuyama speaking _
~ crease that as much as we can.’
_-*. Langleyhoped that students would
~~ be attracted by the novelty of com-
for Symposium on FA ~
- puterized voting and said that the new
systém would be faster.
In addition, Langley and Johnson
said that computerized voting will
make the job of the BoE easier.
i Campus: Wolfowitz
“Tt will take us approximately five
to 10 minutes to count [the results cancelled speech after
from] every race as opposed to eight
to 10 hours” that it would take to HOLLY MARTIN/NEWS-LETTER presidential appointment
count votes on paper, Langley said. Students will be able to access the Arts Center facilities using their JCards within the next two to three weeks.
Student Council President Anuj
Mittal said that he thinks that elec- BY LAUREN SHEVCHIK ers and other pieces of equipment are Center, rehearsal spaces and meeting BY DAVID CRANDALL
tronic voting is a “great idea.” Tue JoHns Hopkins News-Letter still being installed, but administra- rooms, are available to all students. Tue Jonns Hopkins News-Letter
Combined with the Single Trans- tors expect the system to be com- The access hours for each facility
ferable Vote system, which lets stu- Students will be able to use their pleted within the next few weeks. will be determined on a case-by-case Dr. Francis Fukuyama, author of
dents rank the candidates, “I don’t JCard to gain access to facilities in the Once the system is operational, a basis, depending upon students’ the international bestseller The End
think we’re going to have a more fair new Student Arts Center. JCard read- JCard will be required to enter the needs, according to Porter. of History and the Last Man, has
Arts Center at night, and certain ar- “It’s very much use- and area-spe- agreed to speak as part of this year’s
HOP hosting Bellamy eas within the building will be acces- cific,” said Porter. “[Access] will de- Symposium on Foreign Affairs (SFA).
sible will require JCard use at any pend entirely on what people are do- Fukuyama will replace Deputy Sec-
time. ing.” retary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, COURTESYOF HTTP://
The teaching darkroom, for in- Students will have to schedule use who canceled his speech after being MASON.GMU,EDU/~FFUKUYAM/
stance, will be limited to students en- of the rooms through the Office of appointed to President George W. Francis Fukuyamateaches at GMU.
BY JEREMIAH CRIM rolled in the photography class, and Student Life, which will program the Bush’s cabinet.
--AND MICHELLE FENSTER some of the art studios will only be computer system in order to give spe- Fukuyama will discuss “Social scheduled to discuss the “Effects of
~~ <THE JoHNs Hopkins accessible to those in art classes at cific students access. Capital, Globalization and Develop- Increased Militarization in Unstable
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AROUND THE COUNTRY
Princeton students rally Blaze kills SUNY student:
for campus workers rights
BY DANIEL SMITH houses like 53 Leroy St. are built with rector of Off Campus College met
Pipe Dream (SUNY-BINGHAMTON) wall studs that run the entire height of with the six students at the police sta-
the house and it acted as a chimney tion Sunday morning and have spo-
(U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON,N.Y. pushing the smoke to the upper level ken with about three oft heir families
— A State University of New York at of the house. directly, Ellis said.
BY MIKE JENKINS so they will change their policy,” feeling on the University’s attitude Binghamton University senior is dead Nanni said smoke couldhavebeen Figueroa was a psychology major (‘ti
THE DaliLy PRINCETONIAN Tannenbaum said at the rally. toward its employees. and six other students are homeless filtering upstairs for hours before set to graduate in May. Ellis said the Yor
Joining Tannenbaumin calling for “It seems as though the University after fire ravaged a house on Leroy people on the ground floor noticed family requested a cap and gown be
(U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. — better working conditions were sev- resents paying me for the job they've Street early Sunday morning. that anything was wrong. sent home with the body. The univer- 15
Hundreds of students, faculty and eral of the workers themselves, Wil- hired me to do,” Weiland said. The body of Evelio Figueroa, 23, “There isa big misconception that sity is checking to see if Figueroa had ib)
campus workers gathered Saturday son College Master Miguel Centeno, During his speech, Centeno asked, ofthe Bronx was foundin the bathtub smoke will wake you up,” Nanni said. completed enough credits to be® @
morning in Firestone Plaza to voice USG president Joe Kochan ’02 and “Does the University owe a morality of an upstairs bathroom about a half “Smoke does not wake you up.” awarded his diploma posthumously,
their criticism of Princeton economics professor Elizabeth to anything other than the market?” hour after firefighters arrived on the When house members alerted ev- The university has cleared two™?
University’s policies regarding cam- Bogan. ‘The answer, he said, is yes, since scene. Figueroa’s housemates were eryone about the fire, Figueroa’s door rooms in Oneida Hall for the six dis- H‘wHu
pus employees. In her brief speech, Bogan con- the Univpaeys irts sprofiesstors ysa la- not aware that he was home at the was locked so it appeared that he placed students, but they are now
Representing such workers as li- tested the argument that paying work- ries and charges its students tuition time of the fire. wasn’t home, Nanni said. staying with off-campus friends. Four
brarians, custodial staff and dining ersmore than theyare currently mak- far more than the market rates for According to Binghamton Police Firefighters searched the house of the students lost everything in the ioo") )
services employees, the rally featured ing would be anti-market. either. Sgt. Arnold Nanni, the occupants of about a half hour after they arrived at house, one lost about half ofhis prop- 1
various speakers, including a few pro- “There is nothing anti-market in “This is going to require sacrifice,” 53 Leroy St. threw a party with about the scene and told the residents a body erty, and two, including himself, suf-'
fessors. looking for ways to pay more to those he said, noting that faculty may have 15-20 people Saturday night while was found inside. fered only some material loss,
Last week, representatives of the of you who are at the lower end,” she to take pay cuts and students may Figueroa was at work. Joe Clemente, “We were hoping it wasn’t him,” - Clemente said.
Workers’ Rights Organizing Commit- said. have to pay more in tuition. a resident of the house, said that at Clemente said. Ellis said the university is also as- i
tee met with administrators in an ef- She also said that in the past 30 Once the speaking in Firestone about midnight they went next door Figueroa’s family was told of the sisting their families with housing
fort to negotiate changes to the years, the ratio of the University Plaza was done, the crowd of over 350 to a neighbor’s party where he said death by officers from a Bronx New while they are in Binghamton and
University’s treatment of its lowest- president’s salaryto that of the lowest people marched down to Jadwin Figueroa stopped in. He said the party York City Police precinct. working with the Red Cross to pro- 2
paid workers. paid employee has gone from 30 to Gym, chanting, “What do we want? split up at around 1 or 2 a.m. and that Nanni said some of the house’s vide food and clothing for the stu-
Accotror dalliy onrgagniz er David one to 200 to one. COLA! When do we want it? Now!” was the last time he saw Figueroa. smoke detectors were without bat- dents. The university will also work (it
Tannenbaum ’01, he and his col- Bogan’sattendanceatthe rally was COLA isacommon acronym for cost Clemente said he was awoken by teries. toreplace the students’ textbooks and
leagues found that the administration seen as a step forward by many of the of living adjustment. his brother at about 5:30 a.m. saying “It’s heartbreaking,” Nanni said. provide academic assistance. val
was unwilling to change its standards. students there. The protest message was passed there was a fire in the house. The fire “Having batteries in the smoke detec- At least one house member was a”
“On nearly every issue, they said “The fact that she used economic on to alumni who were attending an department was called and the house tors could have saved someone’s life.” surprised by the university’ssupport.,
that they felt comfortable with what analysis to support [therally’s cause]” Alumni Day function at Jadwin. members tried to extinguish the fire Except for Figueroa, none of the “T have no respect for the univer- ¥) i
the University’s policies were,” he was uplifting, Lauren Jones ’03 said. Once the crowdhad been acknowl- with pots of water. When the fire de- other people in the house was physi- sity and I think they're a bureau-
explained. “There are alot of really common- edged at Jadwin, the rally made an partment arrived, firefighters told cally harmed, Clemente said. cracy,” Clemente said. “But they have .
“The reason we're having this rally sensical notions that need to be ad- unplanned trip to Frist, before the everyone in the house to leave, he BU Director of Media Relations been unbelievable with providing us
is to make them feel uncomfortable, dressed,” she added, pointing spe- group finally dispersed. said. Katie Ellis said the univershaist byee n with anything we’ve needed. They've ~~
cifically to affordable health care and Tannenbaum said he thought the Investigators determined that the in contact with the victims and their been a settling influence, especially
Computers
keeping up with inflation. rally went well. He was pleased with fire was caused by a lamp leaning up families to offer its support. Lloyd [Assistant Director of Residential™»”
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Mary Weila Unaivernsitdy l,ibr ary the turnout, especially considering against the wall in first-floorbedroom Howe, assistant vice president for stu- Life] Jeff Horowitz and the Red
assistant for 16 years, summed up her the time of the event. of the house. Nanni said that old dent life; and Kenneth Holmes, di- Cross.” 2 iuerr .
to replace Viet
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actors?
BY ALLISON DRUCKER Much of recent public attention be thicker and curved, reinforced by
CuicaGo Maroon (U. Cuicaco) has focused on a chapter of stronger spinal vertebrae in order to
PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY
Olshansky’s book which outlines better accommodate the heavy, for-
BY CATHERINE HUFFMAN (U-WIRE) CHICAGO — Hu- harmful design flaws and evolution- ward-facing head. A man’s urethra EDITORIALBOARD
THE Rounp Up mans can’t live forever, despite the ary throwbacks. “We referred to a would be placed outside his prostate
p%e tal
(New Mexico State U.) conveniences of modern medicine. number ofresearchers who have iden- and a woman’s pelvic muscles would Editors-in-Chief Tom Gutting, Chris Langbein
According to S. Jay Olshansky, asso- tified parts of the body which we no be stronger.
(U-WIRE) LAS CRUCES, N.M. ciate professor in the Pritzker School longer need or which are harmful, “What we did was fanciful,” Business Manager Patrick Deem, Jr.
— Is it time for Brad Pitt and Julia of Medicine at the University of Chi- such as the appendix and the tail Olshansky said. “We are not sug-
Managing Editors Charbel Barakat, S. Brendan Short ;
Roberts to give up acting and start cago, a man-like creature that would bone,” Olshansky said. “These are gesting that human beings are go-
stocking the shelves of Wal-Mart? have a good chance of living more bodyp arts'fromour history.”)) 6 © ‘ing ‘to evolve in this direction or Advertising Managers) /(\VV_ "|. Sophia Choi, James Liey
. Ina spééch delivered at the Frank than 150 years wouhlayde t hep hysi- Olshsaaidn! thsat/kagiyng isr iot that it'is-an ideal we are suggesting}
Bromilow Lecture at New Mexico State cal characteristics of a mythical mally a mechanical problem, rather that much of what goes wrong with ‘Classifieds Editor te Pa Sack Lp iz
University; Academy Awardwinner sphinx. fete a jah ure 128 than a genetic problem: ‘{The onlyo’ us as'we grow older is not our fault, Photography Editors Chung Lee, Ana Pare ltac |
Alvy Ray Smith addressed the subject. “Humans wére pretty well de- way aging genes could exist is ifnatu- but instead is a product of inherit-
Smith explained that though re- signed to live three to five decades,” ral selection favors them, and since ing a body design that was never Copy Editors Sabina Rogers, Julia Schiesel id
placing actors with computer simu- Olshansky said. “Then, after that, natural selection cannot operate those intended to last long.”
lations is a possibility, it is not likely we are living on _ our agents when few people survive, there Steven Austad, a zoology profes- Special Editions/Focus Editors Charles Donefer, Natalya Minkovsky“i i
to happen for quite awhile. overengineering.” Olshansky, along cannot be an aging gene.” sor at the University of Idaho, re- News Editors Jeremiza h Cri3 m, Li3 z Ste5i nberIgv.e
“Sometime in the near future there with senior researcher Bruce Carnes According to Olshansky, ifhuman cently said that at least one individual
will be convincing simulated charac- and Dr. Robert Butler of the Inter- skeletons were not designed as up- will live to be 150 years old before Features Editors Shannon Shin, Michael Spector’ ae
ters on TV driven by actors,” Smith national Longevity Centre in New right and rigid, life might be pro- 2150. Olshansky disagreed. “I called
said. “An actor is simply an animator York recently published a book longed. Bones would be less likely to him to say, “Are youserious? Putyour Sports Editors David Gonen, David Pollack:
of his own body.” titled The Quest for Immortality, grindand deteriorate ifthe knees bent money where your optimism is,” he Arts Editors Matt O’Brien, Caroline Saffer
Smith has had a hand in many of which discusses human longevity backwards. Varicose veins would be said.
Hollywood’s latest graphically-en- and scientific findings surrounding prevented and blood flow would be Austad and Olshansky have made Science Editor Brian Kim ” —
hanced films. the human life span. improved by more check valves in abet over life expectancy. Bothscien-
«As the co-founder and former ex- Olshansky, who graduated from the veins. If eyes were flatter and tists will contribute $150 to a trust Opinions Editor Kathy Cheung .
ecutive vice president of Pixar, Smith the college in 1983 with a degree in squid-like, there would be a better fund and will encourage their chil- Events Editor Michelle Fenster—
- wasinthev maokinlg vof Teoy dStor y, demography, said that humans de- connection with the optic nerve and dren to do the same. By the year 2150, ee
a full-length computer-animated veloped tough bodies during their retinal detachment would be pre- the interest on the trust fund will in- Electronic Editions Editor Andrew Pinzler
~ film. In Star Trek II: Wrath of Kahn, evolution so that organisms could vented. : flate to the sum of $500 million.
Smith directed the first useo f full live to be approximately 50 years . Olshansky said that natural selec- Austed’s descendents will receive the Systems Manager Jason Gordon |a
computer graphics in a successful old. tion would favor an odd-looking be- trust fund if there is a documented Graphics Editor Jeffrey Freilin pe
major motion picture. “Humans evolved in such a hos- ing. In addition to having squid-like _ case of an individual surviving to be
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Marcu 1, 2001 A3
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NEWS
StuCo elections Student Council debates necessity
run by computers ofV P for Institutional Relations
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al “Voting will not be done online CONTINUED FROM Pace Al Council did not cover the expenses, the The Council source used the plan- 2001 Vice President Kobie Bowles.
impossible to determine who voted atall,” Johnotned, sso tohat npeo ple | tive Council position thatis specifically event would have to be canceled. ning of Fever to build a case against “The one board he’s responsible for
for whom. will not be able to access the data- designed to organize programming. The Programming Board had or- keeping the VPIR position. is completely ineffective, and that’s all
“[Your ID] number undergoes base and modify the results. “The VPIR position has become a dered cups and T-shirts to publicize “Things wouldn’t change [if there he’s responsible for,” the source said.
encryption after you swipe your One disadvantage of the new vot- | social programming position,” Ex- the event without getting approval were no VPIR] because the two bodies “The Fever event that was supposed to
card and then the original number ing system is the cost ofimplement- ecutive President Anuj Mittal said. from the school administration or who are in charge of student life and be his crowning achievement was a
is destroyed,” said Langley. “It’s ing it, the chairs said. He supported the idea that the VPIR from Student Council. As a result, it programming on campusare the HOP complete disaster that Council had to
The BoE requested $520 from position be removed and an Execu- was several hundred dollars short of and SAC,” the source said. “The other go out ona limb to cover.”
PSP ESA 3 ES Student Councilin order to buy four ||| tive position be created to look after money needed to go on with the event. duties of the VPIR are to sit in on the The source characterized the
It's very, very difficult JCard readers. social programming on campus. The proposal asked the Student committees and to be accountable to event’s planning as a “disaster” and
The JCard office has already lent “This person would be a direct link Councilt o coverall outstanding debts community affairs and community re- “completely unprofessional.”
to [uncode the data]. the BoE four readers. between Student Council and the after the event. lations, as it’s vaguely defined.” Wu did not immediately return
The BoE has also borrowed five Hopkins Organization for Program- “It’s better to fund the thousand Allthose duties, the Council mem- phone calls seeking comment
There is no monitors and three computers from ming (HOP),” Mittal added. “There dollars than to face the shame of a ber said, are covered by other groups Wednesday night. At the Council
the Homewood Academic Comput- would nolonger bea need for classes to failed event,” said Schick. and officers, making the VPIR ex- meeting, however, he expressed dis-
ing lab in Krieger Hall. support social events individually be- Eva Chen, Class of 2001 represen- pendable. may that the VPIR position might be
mathematically
Langley said that he expects to cause this responsibilitywoultdabkeen The source and another Council eliminated.
receive additional donations from | of by the newly created position.” member also said StuCo should con- “T have not been consulted on any
possible way for outside corporations. He also expressed his belief that all sider impeaching Wu for not doing ofth ese issues and will not be attend-
Three members of the Johns the current duties of the VPIR were The VPIR has been his job, as they did to former Class of ing the meeting [on Sunday],” he said.
someone to look at Hopkins University Association for too much for one person and should
Computing Machinery developed the be split up. completely ineffective RO
that [database] and software that will be used. Senior Joel Others felt that Wu’s performance
Sandin was instrumental in the pro- this year epitomized the reasons why in addressing some of STUDENT COUNCIL ATTENDANCE, FEBRUARY 28, 2001
cess, said Langley. the office should be dissolved.
know who voted for
The participants willb ec ompen- “The VPIR has been completely the broader Executive Officers
sated for their program. Langley de- ineffective in addressing some of the President Anuj Mittal 662-4992 Present -
whom. clined to comment on how they will broader programming needs on cam- VP Institutional Relations Greg Wu 516-2595 Present
programming needs
be compensated. pus, and we really need to reconsider VP Administration Haroon Chaudhry 467-3775 Present
—BOARD OF ELECTIONS Secretary Manish Gala 516-3229 Present
CO-CHAIR MATT LANGLEY uledT hitso byee arh’esl d eloenc tMioanrsc ha re1 3.s cThhede-y dCooiunngc ielvmeentmsb esru cshp eaask iFnegv eorn, ”t hes aciodn -a on campus. Treasurer Vadim Schick 662-9733 Present
were originally planned for March dition of anonymity. Class of 2001
6 but were moved because elections The Council source was outraged — ANONYMOUS STUDENT President Margaret Richards 235-6813 Present
very, very difficult to go the other were held around the 13th last year, that StuCo approved a motion to COUNCIL MEMBER SVieccer etParresyi/dTernets urKerris tRina mMeasrhc oSniin ga 464632--8953515- 3657 PArBeSseEnNtT
way. There is no mathematically said Langley. cover the debt generated by Fever. Representative Steven Chang 243-4894 Present
possible way for someone to look at The Programming Board requested Representative Nakul Kapoor 662-7513 Present
that [database] and know who voted — Liz Steinberg contributed to this additional funding for Fever. Execu- tative, and Bob Alleman, Class of 2004 Representative Eva Chen Present
for whom.” article tive Treasurer Vadim Schick said thatif president, also supported funding the Class of 2002
event. : President Stephen Goutman 889-3421 Present
The Council source strongly dis- Vice President Shanu Kohli 889-7236 Present
Wolman fire causes no injuries, agreed. Secretary/Treasurer Olivia Elee 889-8802 Present
Representative Katherine Dix 516-2567 Present
“The Student Council just voted Representative Henry Huang 516-2251 Present
to go into $1,700 worth of debt in Representative Priya Sarin 366-7766 Present
little damage, says Res Life staff order to cover Greg Wu’s mistake,”
Class of 2003
the Council member said.
President Andy Woo 516-3501 Present
Others agreed. Vice President Andy Gettens 516-3664 Present
Vice President for Administration Secretary/Treasurer Lili Daniali 261-1842 Present
Haroon Chaudhry didnotseem pleased Representative Priti Dalal 516-3754 Present
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al marks about Liu on signs that she with the request for additional funding. Representative Yotam Goren 443-621-4609 ABSENT
Representative Sagar Thaker 516-3274 Present
but did not notice the fire burning. | honestly don’t know had hung up. “It’s a shame that it wasn’t even a
Freshman Amy Owens, another Despite the fire and vandalism, budget proposal but more a plea to Class of 2004
resident of the third floor, came why anyone who lives Liu did not believe that residents cover all the costs,” said Chaudhry. President Bob Alleman 516-5634 Present
back to her room after 4:00 a.m, but should be concerned with security Class of 2003 Vice President Andy Vice President Simone Chen 516-5660 Present
Secretary/ Treasurer Emily Chow 516-3135 Present
said that the fire had not started at here would [commit on the floor. Gettens said that if it were a non- Representative Steve Blank 516-5891 ABSENT
that point. Liu speculated that it was an ac- Council student group, the request Representative Rachel Killeen 516-5823 Present
Liu doubted that the fire was set cident done by an outsider. The ar- would not have even been consid- Representative Ali Fenwick 516-5901 ABSENT
by one of the residents oft he floor. arson]. son was “clearly not targeted at any- ered. [eset Rens
“Water damage [from fire sprin- one.”
— WOLMAN THREE EAST
klers and hoses] is usually alot more “Now that something like this
severe than fire damage ... I hon- RA CINDY LIU has happened ... we can make sure
estly don’t know why anyone who that no strangers are loitering,” said
lives here would do that,” said Liu. Liu. Monpay NIGHT,
Shelly Fickau, director of Resi- tiles beneath will have to be re- While the fire department had ~
dential Life, announced at an RA placed. " little trouble putting out the fire be-
meeting that repairs will cost the The only incident of vandalism cause of its size, students were not
residents of Wolman 3 East about that had been reported on the floor allowed back into Wolman Hall 5PM “TIL 1 AM!
$1,500. was last semester when some resi- until 6:05 a.m., according to the se-
The bulletin board and the floor dents had written derogatory re- curity report.
_ Students can access
Arts Center by JCard
Wings just 25¢!
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al would be very difficult and very ex-
“When somebody loses a key [to pensive to add JCard access to old
a building] we have to re-key every- buildings.
thing ... or hope for the best,” said Butaccording to Porter, the JCard
Porter. “Ifstudents lose their JCard, will play a prominent role in giving
it gets canceled.” students access to new buildings on
In addition, the staff has the op- the Homewood campus.
tion of giving some students access
for limited periods of time in accor- Fukuyama
dance with groups’ needs.
“We could program the com-
puter for [a] two-week span and for replaces
that two-week span, [a] specified
group of people could get access,”
said Porter. Wolfowitz
The Arts Center is one of the first
buildings on campus to allow JCard
access.
Porter explained that the JCard
system didn’t exist on the CONTINUED FROM Pace Al
Homewood campus when the resi- national Studies (SAIS) this sum-
dence halls were renovated. mer.
She added that, at this point, it He has written widely on issues
concerning democratization and in-
Comedee ian Bellamy ternational political economy and
recently has focused on the role of
culture and social capital in mod-
ern economic life.
sponsoredb yH OP Fukuyama began last year’s Fo-
rum on Constructive Capitalism
Lecture Series at SAIS, where he
spoke with Wolfowitz.
~< _ Conrinven From Pace Al The HOP is sponsoring three End of History, published by Free
same year, he played the character other events this semester. Tickets Press in 1992, has come out in 20
are on sale for the Baltimore Sym- foreign editions. In it, Fukuyama
Larry in “Love Stinks.” 33N3.C h3arl es St.
- ~~ Also known for his television ca- phony Orchestra on Tuesday, explained that, following the end of
“-yeer, Bellamy was the voice of March 5. On March 8, the HOP is the Cold War, history has come toa
wt “Skeeter in the 1998 TV series hosting a live music night at the peaceful, although boring, ending.
~ “Cousin Skeeter” and had his own 13th Floor, and the Charles Street Trust: The Social Virtues and the 410-243-8844
“series called “The Bill Bellamy Band, a group of Hopkins, Loyola Creation of Prosperity, Fukuyama’s
College and Towson University stu- most recent book, was published in
dents, will play on April 12 at the 1995,
HOP’s final event of the semester. Fukuyama received his B.A. from Yuengling Pints only $1!
Cozewith said that she is “very Cornell University in Classics and
excited about these events” and his Ph.D. from Harvard in Political
hopes that they will “cater to all stu- Science.
dents.”
For more information, e-mail — Jeremiah Crim contributed to this
[email protected]. article '
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter SS
NEWS ;,
NEWSBRIEFS
Engineers research “Managing Biotech Professionals” — New system helps same area. ject in journals and books, several of mid-February, consumer confi-
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“Working for a company was con- side it in the Waverly Apartments and Her Development Throughout the dex indicated.
sidered selling out. ... Now, industry parking lot at the corner of 29th and Life Cycle, first published in 1968. Consumer confidence, measured
Robomaty ssoo n geta feel for what is promoting the science just as much A computer program that decodes Mathews Streets, An unknown num- Other books include The Family and by either survey, “is one of the best :
it’s like to be human. Engineers at as the government.” and plays vast archives of sheet music ber of assailants approached the car Human Adaptation and Hamlet's real-time gauges we have to predict
Johns Hopkins Universityare pioneer- And Hopkins officials say that, in may one day help scholars study an- and began shooting shortly before 11 Enemy: Madness and Myth in Ham- what consumer spending is going to |
ing the field of robotic haptic explora- that new environment, students will cient manuscripts and judges decide p-m., police said. let. do,” said Christopher Carroll, an as-
tioni.e., applyintgh e sense oftouch to need training in more than pure sci- when musicians have pilfered Tony Blizzard, Jr., 18, of the 500 One of his longtime collabora- sociate professor of economics at
robots’ capabilities. ence to cope with challenges posed by another’s tune. block ofE . 39th St., who was stand- tors was his wife, Dr. Ruth Johns Hopkins University. “People ‘
sensTeo ufcohr irnogb otsi s toa emmourlea te cothmapnl evxi- tehnec obuinotteerc.h nology boom that they may at JCoohmnpsu tHeorp ksincs iUenivneartnsdii tlyis,b rtaBraislatni s- idnega do uatts itdhee stcheen ec,a r,p olwiasc ep sraoind.o uDnocnetde Wpsiylchmiaantrniss t, Laindzd, togae tGheerr mtahne-yb sotrund- psepcetnadt ioonn s tahree ,”b aasnisd otfh ewshea ts urtvheeiyrs etx-r y-
sion, since touch requires interact- Copyright 2001, The Baltimore Sun more, have designed a computer sys- Weddington, 25, of the 1200 block ied the psychiatric profiles of the to precisely measure these expecta-
ing with an object while simply see- tem capable ofp rocessing vast digital of N. Curley St., who was sitting in parents of patients hospitalized for tions.
ing it is passive, explains Allison Hopkins scientist archives of sheets of music. The im- the driver’s seat, died at Johns schizophrenia. They also wrote Oe- Copyright 2001, The Washington
Okumara of the Johns Hopkins en- petus was 30,000 pieces of sheet mu- Hopkins Hospital a few hours after dipus in the Stone Age:A Psychiatric Post Company
gineering faculty. decries rat protection sic and some 130,000 images — all in the shooting. Jamal Fisher, 18, of Study of Masculinization in Papua
Okamura hopes her research will need of digital storage and retrieval the 2900 block of Mathews St., died New Guinea. Web site gives access
allow robots to emulate humans’ for music lovers, sociologists and his- about 10 a.m. yesterday at Mary- Lidz taugath Jothn s Hopkins Uni-
ability to manipulate, touch, and AnAgriculture Departmentplathna t torlans, land Shock Trauma Center. Timo- versity until 1951, when hej oined the to U.S. oncclogists
explore objeicnt thsei r environment. activists say would ensure the humane Called optical music recognition, thy James, 18, of the 200 block of S. Yale faculty. He retired as a professor
Among the future applications treatment of laboratory rats, mice and the system uses a scanner or digital Robinson St., remained in critical, emeritus in 1978 but continued to
of touching robots are salvage op- birds could endanger promising re- camera to record images of sheet condition last night at Shock publish, lecture and see patients into MDExpert (http://www.mdexpert, °
erations and scientific expeditions search into virtually all human diseases, music. It sends the lyrics away to an Trauma. The other man in the car the mid-1990s. com), a physician-to-physician ser- '‘
at sea, where robots will be able to aleading medical institution is warning. optical recognition system, reads the escaped injury. Copyright 2001, The New York vice that utilizes a network of 200 «
feel objects on the ocean floor and The USDA agreed to add the ani- symbols, interprets their sound and Police said they have no suspects Times Company cancer experts who give patients and
retrieve them. mals to species protected under the stores them using a special program- and knew of no motive, but some doctors a second opinion ‘after re-
“Space robots could report on the Animal Welfare Act to settle a lawsuit ming language. neighbors said they feared the Consumer spending viewing medical records — but with-
strength and texture of rocks on by animal rights activists. Larger ani- Users can search the archivesby title shootings were in retaliation for the cut ever seeing the patient in person, ~
other planets. In operating rooms, mals suchas cats, rabbits and primates and author but also — with a tap ofa ones on Feb. 18. determines economy gives patients access to top
delicate robot fingers could assist in are already covered. mouse button—bymelodyorrhythm. Weapons have notbeen recovered oncologists from places like Johns
surgical procedures, such as feeling The October settlement is “a com- Eventually, the system will be able to in either incident, according to po- Hopkins Universitayn d Cedars-Sinai
the difference between a blood ves- plete capitulation” to activists’ demands recognize human hums. lice. With consumer spending ac- Medical Center without having to
seland a bone. and could have “dire human, scientific “It’s the most common question The killings bring this year’s city counting for two-thirds of the travel across the country. The com- “
Copyright 2001, World Future Soci- and economic consequences,” Johns in music library,” said Sayeed homicide total to 41, five more than nation’s economic output, just how pany charges from $800 to $1, 250 for
ety Hopkins University general counsel Choudhury oft he Sheridan Libraries eagerly consumers pull out their second opinions — three to four times ‘!'
last year at this time, said Agent
Estelle Fishbein wrote in an editorial in of John Hopkins University. “They'll Angelique Cook-Hayes, a police wallets could determine whether what it costs for a visit with a local ©
JHU adds business to Wednesday’s Journal of the American hum a tune and say, “What’s that spokeswoman. there will be a recession or just a oncologist. l
biotechnology Medical Association. from?’ Someday our system will be Copyright 2001, Baltimore Sun continued sharp slowdown in U.S. Dr. Julian Schink, professor of gy- !
Animal rights activists argue that ro- able to search based on that.” economic growth from the more necological oncology at the Univer- |»
dents make up about 95 percent of lab The system has sparked the inter- Former Hopkins robust levels enjoyed over much of sitoyf Wisconsin Medical School, said
animals nationwide and need USDA est of the National Science Founda- the last decade. he developed the idea for MDExpert '/
- Students studying biotechnology protection. tion and the Institute of Museum and professor, 90, dies That’s why economists are so 18 months ago to give patients a cen- &
at the Johns Hopkins University are Estimates put the number of mice Library, both of which are funding closely watching two key surveys of tralized resource for the country’s best '
taking courses intended to help them and rats in U.S. labs at about 23 million. the program. The Peabody Conser- consumer attitudes being released oncologists. y
feel as comfortable in business suits But Fishbein said smaller species vatory, also of Johns Hopkins in Bal- Dr. Theodore Lidz, a Yale profes- this week. One, issued yesterday by After patients supply their medi- ‘*
as they are in lab coats. already receive humane care under timore, is trying to use the system to sor of psychiatry who explored the the Conference Board, a New York cal records, a company medical team ©
Just as colleges and universities policies from other government agen- compare the works of cotposers. background causes of schizophrenia business research group, shows that contacts their physicians for any re-
began offering coursesi n the 1990s on cies, and subjecting them to USDA Copyright 2001, United Press Inter- and specialized in the treatment of it, consumers have become very pes- quired information notin the records.
business and the Internet, Hopkins regulations would probably require national died Feb. 16 at his home in Hamden, simistic about the next six months; The data is then summarized into a.”
officials hope the classes in marketing, “absurd documentation” that would Conn. He was 90. their confidence level has fallen to standardized electronic format, “i
ethics, law and management can help turn researchers into bookkeepers. Five killed in Waverly Lidz studied the relationships be- its lowest level in more than four which is sent over the Internet to one. !
students understand the financial im- The guidelines have not been de- tween normal development and the years. " of company’ s experts’ according to 112
plications of the rapidly changing termined, but the department would glade development of mental disorders. To The other survey, the University area of expertise. ti
world of biotechnology. probably require labs to report the understand his patients, he went be- of Michigan index of consumer sen- The oncologists, who are paid a
“Twenty years ago, ify ou,w ere a spun ofc anines sey. use and cat- timent, will be released Friday. A pre- consulting fee, then forward to the 94
scientist with a Ph: izet he coat ana diaies s
liminary, sampling; released. two )|»patients and their doctors a second
tion was your research,” ‘aid‘ one= the atimaleare on
Maral ie that moldéd their mn en- - weeks ago, showed consumer confi- opinion on diagnosis, treatment and °
Langer, whose courses —.“Market-...» _ Copyright 2001, Saree News an) of three young men less than a week tal states. dence at its lowest level since Novem- other questions. 3
ing Aspects of. Biotechnology” cand». * lishing Gompany~ - sarc: after two other men were killed in the He wrote extensively on the sub- ber 1993. From December through Copyright 2001, Associated Press
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NEWS
Homewood campus crime report for Feb. 12 - 21
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Keswick Road. One adult was ar- te °2:00 a.m. — An adult suspect was
rested. "12:35 p.m. — The suspect hit the +7:00a.m.— Anunidentified suspect arrested for assaultingavictimonthe February 20 February 21
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stolen on the 700 block of W. 40th munity drug store but was arrested at worof tprohper ty from the victim’s *1:00 p.m. — Two adult suspectwesr e *8:13 a.m. — A rear license tag was -2:45 am. — An adult suspect was: y
St. 3:01 p.m. on the 2500 block of N. car on the 4300 block of N. Charles arrested for shoplifting at a conve- stolen on the 600 block of McKewin arrested for car theft on the 2600 block
2:18 p.m. — A suspect shoplifted Charles St. St. nience store on the 1000 block of W. Ave. of Sisson St. d +} i
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of N. Charles St. the 2500 block of N. Howard St. Hickory Ave. victim’s home and stole $100 worth block of E. 31st Ave. 3700 block of Beech Ave.
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land Ave. 33rd St. 0 block of Union Ave. *5:20:p.m. — A suspect stole an ATM *5:28 p.m. — A suspect stole $1.50 block of N. Charles St.
*9:45 p.m. — A suspect stole $720 °6:50 p.m. — A suspect broke a *4:35 p.m. — A suspect stole $30 machine from a gas station on the worth of change from a car on the °8:44 p.m. — A suspect attempted to'|'
worth of valuables from a car on the house’s back window in a burglary worth of liquor from a chain store 2500 block of N. Howard St. 4300 block of Roland Ave. steal a car on the 500 block of E. 41st j f
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was arrested. Calvert St. Ave. pect stole $870 worth of property in cash as well as personal checks °10:30 p.m. —A suspect stolea wallet
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the 2800 block of Greenmount Ave. Ellerslie Ave. and stole $1657 worth the 3100 block of Abell Ave.
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PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY century American politics -
EDITORIAL
StuCo should move to get rid Political parties have blinded politicians to the public interest 4
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of VPIR as soon as possible resident George “Dubya” party politics. Take Senator Joseph
Bush gave an address to a Lieberman (D-Conn), for example,
joint session of Congress He has always been willing to cross
this past Tuesday. He party lines to do what is best for the
spoke about his goals for country and has been respected by
the country and talked a lot about his members ofb oth parties because of
The Student Council is debating whether Just this week, Wu has caused the Student proposed budget. He mentioned the that for a long time. For example,
Or not to eliminate the position of Vice Presi- Council to go into $1,700 worth of debt. One nfoeceuds foonr seodcuicala tisoenc uriatnyd are ftoarxm s,c ut,a ehiet hwears poanret y oft ot hes pfeiarskt moeutm beagrasi nsotf
dent of Institutional Relations (VPIR). Be- Student Council member who spoke to the among other things. He mentioned Clinton after the Monica Lewinsky
cause they couldn't finish discussion on the News-Letter on the condition of anonymity the need to work together to create a affair went public. Anyway, if you
new tone in Washington. As I was watched the coverage of Bush’s ad-
matter at their weekly meeting Wednesday claimed that this debt was due to the fact that watching him blatantly read the dress, the cameras panned to
night, StuCo will continue on Sunday. Wu “assumed a responsibility he didn’t have teleprompter (is he capable ofl ook- Lieberman for a few seconds during
Honestly, we find that hard to believe be- with money he didn't have, that in the end had imen:g aAt mheirsi caaudni enpcolei?t)i,c s iht aovcec ubrreecdo meto asdodmree ssa.p pIlta wuasse fiunn nthye tmo iwdadtlceh o—ft hkee
cause there’s just nothing to debate here. to be bailed out by Student Council.” caught in the trenches of partisan MICHELLEFENSTER couldn’t decide whether to stand up
As Greg Wu has demonstrated this year, the So what we're all looking at here is an bickering. and applaud (with the Republicans)
This past election was a huge or stay seated and scowl (with the
VPIR isn’t useful at all. Nobody can argue that office that does almost nothing, which is wake-up call for many people. I DELIBERATELY Democrats). He sort of did a half-
the duties of his office aren't, at this point, being held by someone who has done noth- don’t think anyone truly realized and-half thing. And he wasnth’e ton ly
redundant. Many other groups and organiza- ing. And now he has managed to actively jLuosotk ahto wt he dniuvimdbeedr s:o uTr hecroeu nist rbayr elisy. RANDOM oadnder eswsi.t h Setvhearta ld iolfe mtmhea eldeucrtiend g oftfhie-
tions on campus perform the same functions impair the Student Council’s already lim- a majority in the House of Repre- cials at the address appeared to cross,
and actually doit. The resolution before Coun- ited ability to function on campus. sentatives, the Senate is split down or at least want to cross, party lines
the middle and our president got a ment to give their patients — not with their reaction to what Bush was
cil points that out. The anonymous minority ofthe popular vote. I think pencil-pushing paid-by-the-hour saying. I think this should be encour
“The major 6 Council member ex- ipte oisp lsea fe arteo dsiayv idtehadt otnh,e Awmelelr,i cjaunst einmspildoe yeoefs a wm ehdoi chaalv e scnheovoelr. sFeeedne rtahle aged, whether byv oters, the media or
the VPIR has “The one board he’s responsible for is plained that “the one about everything. guidelines need to be created en-
evolved into chair- Fempletenanetaal d'thar’sall boardhe’s responsible This is what is so disappointing suring that the patient gets the best There is barely a |
to me. Blind devotion to the party is treatment as opposed to the cheap-
ing the Program- pletely inetrecuve, an ats a for is completely inef- hindering the progress to a better est treatment. No one is going to majority in the House.,
ming Board,” it he does. ... His planning for the fective, and that’s*all United States of America. argue with this. However, they will
Bush definitely touched upon argue about the best way to do it.
reads. he does. ... His plan- of Representatives, the.
event was a total disaster; [it was] non-partisan issues in his address. The problem is, we’ve run out of
And now that ning for the event was He talked about working together time to argue. The baby boomers
Ashley Oland and completely unprofessional. He's a total disaster; [it for the sake of social security re- will hit retirement age any second Senate is split down
form. Well, I don’t think anyone now. With that come all the costs of
Jamie Franco have was] completely un- disagrees that something needs to old age. Higher medical bills, the the middle and our
been put in charge incompetent.” professional. He's in- be done about it. The way it is right need for more medication, the ne-
now, social security will be bank- cessity to see a doctor on a more president gota
of that board, — ANONYMOUS STUDENTCOUNCIL competent.”
rupt in fifteen years. Forget Joe regular basis. The leaders of this
what’s there for MEMBER We already talked Voter; at that point, most of the country, the men and women that minority of the
country’s elected representatives we elected, need to lay down their
Wu to do? about how Student will still be working. This means petty differences and do what they
popular vote.| think it"
Clearly, Council should pass the resolution Councilis filled with incompetent people, but that they will have no aid coming are in Washington to do.
and getridoftheVPIR starting withthe2001- to have Student Council members saying the from the government when they The economy is always an issue is safe to say that the ”
retire. When you addin the senti- in American politics. Right now,
2002 academic year. It is our understanding same thing is completely different.
ments of American workers, Con- however, it’s hard to say how the
that there are still members of Student Coun- Clearly, it is not enough to get rid of the gress is faced with only one option: U.S. economy is doing. We’re defi- American people are ”
Fix social security. Now is the time nitely not having the type of
cilwho aresomehowtrying tojustifykeeping _positionstarting next year. Thisy ear’VPsIR is
progress we’ve experienced in: re: divided on, well,just- ©
the position. Let it go, people. a liability that will continue to hang over the | cent years; but are’wesin aireces:
Pas j eresolutionis obviously theonly, .student.government’s head until he is gone.’ -When you add in the ° sion? Big businesses like Chrysler about everything: |
and Lucent Technologies have hada
ration ecision, and we're confident that” After all, they impeached Class of 2001 Vice signifnumibecr aoflnaytoff s recently.
sentiments of
Student Council will see through their own President Kobie Bowles for not doing any- Something is going on, and just be-
causewe (I?) don’t know exactlwhya t by the party leaders doesn’t matter.
bullshit and make the right decision. thing last semester. It would be hypocritical to American workers, it is right now doesn’t mean that it The important thing is that biparti-
The real question is what should be done allow Wu to continue in the office of VPIR. isn’t something that needs to be san cooperation becomes a reality.,
about the position for the duration of this As a result, we are forced to argue that Stu- Congress is faced with watched and, most likely, fixed. A The TV sitcom “West Wing” had
government that sticks to party lines an episode recently where the Presi-
academic year. Wu has been hammered for dent Council either needs to get rid of the only one option: Fix is not going to be very helpful in this dent and his advisors suggested.a
being useless all year,and recently peoplehave _ office effective immediatelyo rs implyimpeach case. Ours is a 50-50 government. closed-door commission to reform
been calling for him to step down. Greg Wu before he causes more problems. social security. Nothingcan be doneifno one crosses social security in order to let politi
the line because no issue will ever get cians voice their true opinions withr
a majority. out thinking about their constitu-
Housing more stress at Hopkins
Don’t get me wrong. The Republi- ents’ reactions. I don’t condone
can and Democratic parties are not closed-door politics. I think the
to forget the party line. This is some- two sides of the same coin. They have American people have a right to
thing that just needs to be done. real differences. The problem is, the know what is going on. However, I
Administration ignoring student safety by misplacing priorities The bickering needs to be laid aside United States has real issues and those think that politicians need to stop
for the good of the country. issues need to be solved, not just jumping whenever the interest
Another example is with regard mentioned in a campaign speech. group that supports them says todo
am truly glad that I was able to one of the best schools in America, chance for you to live there. I don’t to the Patient’s Bill of Rights and Right now, the United States needs so. While closed-door politics is not
attend the housing meeting last howcanwe have sucha burden placed know about everyone else, but I’'d the issue of Medicare reform. There compromises and concessions, not the way to go, neither is blind parti-
Wednesday night because it upon us simply with the task of find- like to know that I have a place to live are major problems with HMOs. conflicting opinions. If this govern- sanship. Commissions need to be
resulted in both my complete ing a place to live? when I come back here next semes- Doctors need to be encouraged to ment wants whatis best for America, created and things need to happen.
frustration and enlightenment I know of plenty of (if not most). ter. It’s obvious that some sopho- do what is best for the patient and they will set aside their differences We have a federal government fora
at the same time. It was a revelation universities that guarantee its stu- mores this year are going to leave for not be receiving bonuses for avoid- and focus on what is actually im- reason — to work for us. Now’s the
for me in the realization that there the summer without housing for next - ing costly procedures. Doctors need portant. time for them to start doing just
is a serious problem with the pro- year and have to deal with it in Au- to be the ones deciding what treat- Not all politicians are guilty of that.
MARGOPIETRAS
tection and care Hopkins bestows gust. It’s happened in the past andit’s
upon its students. I discovered that bound to happen again this yearand | __
there is an utterly obvious lack of Monrtuiy MADNESS in years to follow if Hopkins doesn’t
concern on the part of the Univer- do something about this issue. What
sity. would beso hardin building an apart-
At the meeting I learned that there dents on-campus housing for all four ment building, even if it is on cam-
are 70 spaces available in the undergraduate years. Instead, Hop- pus, or, better yet, buying outanearby
Homewood Apartments. I consid- kins spends its money on inlaying apartment complex and renting to
ered that to mean that only a small beautiful brick sidewalks on campus students? The school would earn back
percentage of the junior class would that serve no purpose in the rain but all the money spent in the outra-
be able to live in the Homewood, but look pretty when the weather is nice. geously high rent they already charge,
had no idea at the time that the term " Better yet, we needed two new multi- so it wouldn’t really be an expense at
“spaces” meant the number of people million dollar buildings in which most all, just a use of space that someday
who woubled abl e to liivnet h e build- of us will probably never step foot. I might become another building to
ing. That includes just two one-bed- didn’t see why these buildings (Clark accommodate the new students
room apartments. Not that the and the new Arts and Sciences build- whose classes increase by the year.
Homewoodissuchan exquisite place ing) were absolutely necessary. The Just don’t admit so many people! It
to live, as the facts remain that it is school appealed to me as a high- has worked in the past, so stick with
four blocks further into the slums school senior the way it was; that’s the trend!
which we call Baltimore and rent is whyI came here. But, back then I It’s kind of funny that Hopkins
extremely costly. This meeting left an was guaranteed somewhere to live. realizes that the area in which we live
even more sour taste in my mouth of I think that the housing issue is a is basically ghetto (blatantly obvious
disgust with this fine institution. As much more pressing issue than the from the crime reports posted every-
sidewalks. where) and thus do us the duty of
It’s just another stressful concern having shuttles run back and forth
As one of the best _ that they place upon us as students from the library and such. Yet they
andb asicallsyay ,“ Hey, it’s your prob- know that there is very slim availabil-
schools in America, ~ lem where you might live next year, ity for housing in the slightly safer
so deal with it.” It’s not quite that north side ofc ampus but could seem-
how can we have such : , ast he hunt for an apartment is ingly care less.
difficult and extremely dis- ~ Thehousingissue haslately caused
I’ve been there. Try going _widespread apprehension among the
a burden placed upon around toa partmentlesas’in go ffices sophomore class and, as a represen-
avaanilda biinlqiutiyr.i nHg aaboulotf fnt ehxe tm sweimelsltp elra’sc e tative of that class, Ia m angered at the
“oUfS fsiinmdpilnyg aw ipt hl athcee t atsok ~ you waiting list that is already litasc skt oufd ecnotnsc,e rWne tahler Ueandiyv hearvse ietnhyao su gfohr —
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OPINIONS _
With the exception ofe ditorials, the
opinions expressed here are those of the
contributors. They are not necessarily
those of The Johns Hopkins News-Letter.
Adjustment of Hopkins wage Religion used as a hurtful weapon
is more than a moral matter
BY TOM LAZZERI religion public? Does faith mean more
DaiLy COLLEGIAN (PENNSYLVANIA if you choose to burden other people Sharing religion with
STATE U.) with it? Being raised as a Roman
Catholic, it has always been my belief people who could
riving down Monu- institutions running. Yet, they must are a step in the right direction — (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, that faith means more if it can be
ment Street through struggle to afford the sort of basics but there is simply no substitute for Pa. — Last week I read an article on something special between an indi- probably care less is
East Baltimore is a that many of us take for granted. a person’s ability to support their MSNBC’s Web site about a major vidual and his god.
study in contrasts: Ata Johns Hopkins is the largest pri- own family through hard work. This conflict that has emerged among Sharing religion with people who simply a means of
certain point you will vate employer in the state of Mary- is what the members of SEIU are Jehovah’s Witnesses. An elder oft he could probably care less is simply a
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construction sites and world-famous for our administration to be a real have been handled. One oft he basic Once power has been attained, tools quo.
standards ofc are. A few blocks later, Guest EDITORIAL leader in the city; here is commu- tenets oft he faith is the need to shun such as religion have been used to
past the small businesses and stores nity development at its most pow- the outside world, and therefore, keep rulers in power. And this is all
that line the street, the neighborhood erful and effective. Decent wages secular law. Rather, theyare dealt with that school prayer is meant to accom-
is full of vacant houses, piles of trash land, and one of the largest recipi- are a measure of not only respect internally, and this disturbed the el- plish when you get down to it. It is a generalized morals that are derived
in the alleys, children are poisoned ents of federal funds. Last year the and, «care, je but.sralso}ijan der. He said publicly that many do method of indoctrination so that from religion can do to people. Some
with lead paint and crime rates are hospital posted a surplus of $30 acknowledgement that in this city, not wish to recognize that sexual wealthy white people can get every- idiot named John Lawless has decided
high. million — more than enough to crimes against children exist, and one believing the same things and he was offended by the Sex Faire event
Johns Hopkins isa rich institution meet the needs of its employees. thus, many go unpunished. Having maintain control over this country’s that went on at Penn State a couple of
in a poor city — while parading their And yet, negotiations have so far Last year the hospital gone public with this criticism, this politicaaln d commercial institutions. weeks ago. So now, because of an
billion-dollar fundraising skills and failed to produce an acceptable man has been ostracized by those he This constant debate over the isolated incident, he is going to go
paving the Homewood Campus in agreement, and Hopkins has might call friends, because he broke a morality of society has also wasted before the Appropriations Commit-
million-dollar brick and marble, the brought in the services of a“ union- posted a surplus of rule ofh is religion. everyone’s time. Certain kinds of tele- tee and tell them that Penn State
leadership of the hospital and the avoidance” consultant. This really got me thinking of the vision shows, movies, art, etc. have all should receive a cut in funding. Reli-
university neglect the very employ- Inevitably, people will make the $30 million — more problems that religion brings to this been labeled as immoral by the reli- gion is not something that should be
ees who keep these institutions run- argument that for hospital workers country. It appears to me that reli- gious establishment in this country. outlawed. It does some wonderful
ning. to strike is a dangerous move that than enough to meet gion is used just as much as a tool to Itis outrageous that in a country with things for our society, and I would be
A janitor at Johns Hopkins can could jeopardize patient care. hurt people as it is a means of spiri- explicit freedom of speech and im- a hypocrite if I told people that they
hope to earn $7.52 and hour — a Doesn’t patient care suffer when the needs of its tual enrichment. Now, I do recognize plicit freedom of expression that cen- were wrong for what they believe.
full-time salary that barely breaks employees are focused on other the positive aspects of organized reli- sorship exists because small groups But religion is dangerous when
$15,000 and won’t provide adequate things? However, the union must employees. gion. Much of the charity that goes on of people find certain items offen- brought to the public stage. It is used
food, housing or other necessities give a 10-day notice before striking, in this country does so through reli- sive. Morality isa standard that varies as a tool to persecute certain people
fora family. Meanwhile, top admin- leaving management ample time to gious channels. And if people derive from person to person and cannot be because they happen to disagree.
prepare. Most importantly, the comfort from their respective reli- used legitimately as a tool to suppress Andwe Americansmustreverse this
quality of patient care improves health care workers are an indis- gions, that’s fine. However, there certain unpopular ideas. And the fact tide of public censorship and intimida-
Decent wages are a when all staff members can focus pensable part of the equation. seems to be more and more religion that religious leaders have any opin- tion. We must take more responsibility
on the job at hand. When they are People are proud to be associated jammed down ourt hroatsi n the pub- ion about the influence of violence on for the choices we make and be willing
not overworkeadnd underpaide,m - with this institbuutt pirioden w,on' t lic arena and this is creating more children is laughable. to defend those choices so that narrow-
measure of not only
ployees will be better equipped, to pay the bills. conflict than calmness. Forcenturies, wars have been fought minded people cannot exert authority
do just that. As we celebrate the first 125 years The first issue that I find bother- based on religious hatred (do the Cru- over us. Wemuststop looking to books
respect and care, but The argument has been made of this institution with lots of self- some is school prayer. It was our third sades ring a bell?). This debate over the that were written thousands of years
over and over that Hopkins has a congratulatory poster displays and president, Thomas Jefferson, who morality or immorality of sex and vio- ago for a moral compass. Instead, you
also an moral obligation to its employees coffee-table books, it is time for the said, “I have considered (religion) as lence is simply another way ofinfecting should be your own moral authority. If
and the community to pay decent administration to acknowledge the a matter between every man and his people’s minds with the idea that they you don’t like something, don’t pay it
~acknowledgement wages. Indeed, faced with pressure responsibilities of the a rich institu- Maker in which no other, and far less are evil or wrong and should not be any attention. Don’t let your children
from students and community tion in a poor city. For these rea- the public, had a right to inter- what they choose to be, but rather what have anything to do with it. And most
“that in this city, health members they have made advances sons, students from across Balti- meddle.” Jefferson’sidea thatreligion Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson wants importantly, we should not let these
in the past few years. There is still a more will be supporting the union means the most when it is kept pri- them to be. For a closer example, look people who claim to be moral authori-
long way to go, in terms of both for the duration, until an vate is a powerful one. Can anyone at what’s going on in Harrisburg. ties damage your life because of their
“care workers are an wages and overall community ac- accceptable contractis agreed upon. justify for me the need to make one’s This is a clear illustration of what beliefs.
countability. As block after block of
indispensable part of
neighborhood in East Baltimore iis
razed to make way for biotech cen Globalization accordingt oR alph Nader
the equation. ters and parking garages, antipathy
towards our university is building.
The same old arguments will be
istrators make more than 10 times put forward, and the administra-
that amount. Their six-figure sala- tion will point to the same old ac- Politician’s misinformed and misguided notions about world a reflection of his santity
ries distance them from the kinds of complishments: millions in uncom-
tradeoffs their employees must pensated care, and community
take, like deciding between buy- redevelopment efforts with commu- et’s try a quick personality b, you’re wrong; c, you're right (but everyone in an economic system is
ifig groceries or medicine for a sick nity groups like HEBCAC. How- test. Pick the true state- ‘do you know why?); and d, you’re a making low wages, then prices will The shining moment > |
family member. On Jan. 31, mem- ever, these arguments are overshad- ment:a) big businessis bad; Naderite, and I’m so sorry. have to adjust so that people can
bers of the Service Employees In- owed, as HEBCAC faced very public b) AIDS and malaria could After hearing Nader give a speech actually buy the products, render- of Nader's speech ~
ternational Union (SEIU) Local criticism last year for failing to be eradicated if only phar- on “globalization” (economic or ing the “low” wages perfectly ac-
1199 conducted a one-day strike in achieve much of substance, and the maceutical companies weren’t so * moral, I couldn’t tell), Ic ame to the ceptable. While Nader’s numbers occurred when Nader
support of their demand for fair Hopkins reputation as a bad em- greedy; c) more people are dying to- conclusion that the man is even sounded appalling — women mak-
wages. At Hopkins, Sinai Hospital ployer anda worse neighbor grows. day than ever before; d) all of the dumber than I’d thought. In addi- ing $1.50 per day in factories in East
and GBMG, SEIU workers provide Perhaps the modest community above. Are youready? Here’s thekey. tion to his generalized anti-big- Asia, Mexican truckers making $8 quite correctly
the essential services to keep these initiatives undertaken by Hopkins If you answered a, you're prejudiced; business propaganda, Nader came
up with a few gems of anti-wisdom SHERYLKANE asserted ,"There are
that made me think he must have
Daily Jolt forum's juvenile angst drunk from the same intelligence- | RANDOM RANTS more people dying
poisoning cup as so many other
American politicians. Now, you today than ever
might argue that the man is still a
consumer advocate, nota politician, per day while American truckers
before.”
sis and information tracing, we have but you wouldn’t still be saying that earn over $20 per hour — he didn’t
s we all know, Earth was
determined that the regular con- ifyou had actually heard him speak. bother to mention that prices in East
decimated in 2001 A.D.
tributors to the Daily were approxi- Just like any politician, Nader of- Asia and Mexico are also signifi-
by a passing asteroid.
mately 100 to 150 in number. fered sound bytes, unsupportable cantly lower than in the United
Interestingly enough,
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capable of housing almost 3500 cap- tion-and-answer session that re- think. pay scale, incidentally one which
tion called Johns Hopkins. My team, tives. quired the audience members to So what about AIDS and malaria Nader would like to abolish along
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based forum for general judgments scribed by the Jolt community as blaming the spread of AIDS and: correctly asserted, “There are more
ind thoughts. “being the dumbest kids at any top malaria on the cost of drugs to treat people dying today than ever be-
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Yo t,we suspect that _ orgo exam rapedme up the ass, a situation would attempt to allevi- all the statements from the person- simple reason: The pharmaceutical or not pharmaceutical companies,
said one of the poor worker drones. ate it. Is uppose that they were cap- ality test. According to Nader, big companies use this money to pay like all companies, try to make a
“they> waA ere too foolish _ Others hinted at possible satanic or tive within their dwellings, doors businesses are bad for ani nfinite’ the $300-$500 million needed to profit. yeh. 2
- bestiality rituals. One student firmly locked, with no hope of any number of reasons, including low formulate the next generation of Still a fan of option d) all of the
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Yet the horror continues. Hop- Jolt phenomenon under “Evidences lution; logging; lobbying; and fail- I have to wonder. Is the must be joking. While I must note
kins, during its 125-year reign, of Human Disasters and Atrocities,” ure to obliterate world poverty and government’s so-called “drug com- _ that I respected Nader’s apparently
mmunication. served them mal-nutritious and right between D-Day and the Ebola disease, Just why a computer com- pany subject to the same FDA regu- thorough research and analysis of
“contaminated sustenance, The virus. Though their voices may have pany, for example, should be re- ations that, while protecting the the World Trade Organization, the
Daily Jolt contributors describe the. been silenced, we will ensure that sponsible for obliterating poverty consumers in true Naderist fash- rest ofhis speech struck meas fright-
foodas having “enough botulism to their legacy never fade away. May and illness, Nader didn’t say.H e ion, contribute so heavily to devel- eningly warped, not to mention just
kill a walrus” and tagsw ho served we always remember their plight, also failed to explain, not to men- opment costs? Does it makap erof it plain wrong. Thank god thatN adet
aBRiOee eeee B e Pe,yu rning rawgheo,lf loyr ita s“j ust dirtyy , dirtyy, dirty.” and may we always pity these poor, tion understand, the basic prin- _owr oetatk sfup o trthai xs “mcoonmepya?n y”A n—d cwiho is as unsuccessful a politician as he -
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A8 Marcu 1, 2001
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTerR
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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New cellular engineering
SCIENCEBRIEFS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
department at Hopkins
Mars meteorite may plans to send a craft skyward that,
be considered as proof” that life ever floats, not on the wind, but on the
show old life existed on Mars, said Harvey, but he gentle pressure oft he sun’s rays. —
did not totally reject the Thomas- The group hopes that solar sails,
Department founded by anonymous donation of $58.5 million Keprta interpretation. can be used to boost or decrease the
A controversial finding that a me- “The door is still open until fur- orbits of spacecraft, travel between
teorite from Mars might contain evi- ther evidence is rolled out,” said the planets and someday even take ,
BY MARGO PIETRAS stem cells is because they are bilities to the prospective cure for dis- dence ofl ife has been boosted by the Harvey. humansto worldsaround other stars. . ,
THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letrer unspecialized cells, which can be eases affecting and degenerating neu- discovery of a magnetic crystal that Studies: aspirin safe Backers of the privately funded |
found in developing embryos. They rons suchas Parkinson’s Disease and researchers say could have been made project hope a 30-minute suborbital
One of the future’s most antici- have the ability to become any type of atherosclerosis. only bya microbe. In a study appear- for heart test flight set for spring will show that.
pated scientific achievements is the cell and are constantly reproducing, The stem cells injected were a ing Tuesday in the Proceedings of the a tightly packed solar sail can unfurl)!
precise method in which stem cells which makes them easy to study. One key factor in restoring the motor National Academy of Sciences, re- like an enormous kite in space.
will be used to transform themselves type of stem cell of particular interest neurons of mice having a disease searchers at the Johnson Space Cen- Aspirin, which improves blood A second, more ambitious mis-* *
in order to potentially cure such dis- is the mesenchymal stem cell, which called Sindbis virus, which made it ter in Houston say a crystalized mag- flow through the arteries by makingi t sion will follow in October, when the
eases as Parkinson’s and other neu- is produced in adult tissues. impossible for these mice to even netic mineral called magnetite, found less sticky and less likely to clot, often group sendsa larger version on what
rological disorders. The theory behind stem cells is move their limbs. in a Martian meteorite, is similar to is recommended to help prevent and it hopes will be a voyage around the
As this possibilithya s recently be- that they can be engineered so as to Approximately haloff th e rodents crystals formed on Earth by bacteria. treat heart problems. But its use has Earth.
come more of a reality with the dis- alter their functions. This is done by treated with the stem cells were after- “I am convinced that this is sup- been questionedin patients with heart “We'll count ourselves as success-
covery of stem cells two years ago by changing the DNA pattern. From this wards able to regain control of one or porting evidence for the presence of failure who do not have clot-related ful if we fly even a short time in that, ,;
a research group under Dr. John D. alteration the cells could be used to more feet. It was also demonstrated ancient life on Mars,” said Kathie coronary artery disease. mode,” said Louis Friedman, man;
Gearhart of Johns Hopkins Medical repair tissue, tendon and bone after that the cells were capable of dividing Thomas-Keprta, an astrobiologist at ACEi nhibitors, which lower blood ager of the Cosmos 1 project.
Institute, there is much being con- injury, heart muscle from heart at- continuously, thus the potential for the space center and the first author pressure and help the heart pump “The Wright brothers flew for 12.
ducted currently to further the basic tack, or cartilage to prevent arthritis. development is enormous. of the study. Thomas-Keprta said more efficiently, often are recom- seconds and they had a successful ),;
ideas. Johns Hopkins is not missing a The difference between the disor- there is no report of such magnetites mended for such patients, said Dr. flight. If we can fly not 12 seconds but ;
beat with most of the research actu- ders affecting the trial rodents and being formed by any but biologic David A. Meyerson, a cardiologist at 12 minutes, 12 days or 12 weeks, we'll, ,
ally being performed here. The anonymous donor the diseases that affecthuman beings, means. Johns Hopkins University and be happy.” ,
An anonymous donation of $58.5 such as the aforementioned diseases, The magnetite crystal was found spokesman for the American Heart’ The sail uses solar pressure in the
million to the Johns Hopkins Uni- reasoned that there is that the mice experience a degen- in a Mars meteorite called Allen Hills Association. same way a sailboat uses the wind. It
versity School of Medicine is being eration throughout a large region of 84001, or ALH84001. Researchers at Some doctors may be reluctant to consists of a large sheet of reflective
used to foster such research with the was not a better their nervous systems, whereas in the Johnson Space Center in 1996 prescribe aspirin for heart failure pa- material and a framework of inflat- ;.,
establishment oft he Institute for Cell Parkinson’s and the like, there is de- announced that the space rock con- tients without clot-related disease able girders to keep it extended.
Engineering (ICE). The Institute is institution than Johns terioration in just a small, concen- tained microscopic evidence of life, partly due to concerns that it might The advantage is the same boasted -
planned to be being completed in trated area. but their claim has been dismissed by hamper the effectiveness of ACE in- by the sailboat: There is no need tg...
2003 and will occupy a third of the Advancwiells b em ade in contain- most other researchers. hibitors, Meyerson said. carry much fuel, which can be expen-.» ;
new basic research building at the Hopkins to which the ing the migration of the stem cells so Thomas-Kepsraitd ath en ewstudy The second study, involving 1,100 sive to launch into space. Small blasts
medical school. For now, temporary as to restore only the degenerative strongly supports the original claim Medicare heart-failure patients hos- from thrusters adjust the sail’s trajec--.;
laboratory spacesare available for this money could have cells. It has been said that there is the and may even suggest that there is pitalized in Connecticut, reported an tory. Ye
crucial research, which Hopkins has likelihood for use of stem cells in clini- still microscopic life on Mars. overall 29 percentlower mortality risk When the sun’s energy hits the W
been so instrumental in developing. been donated for this cal trials on patients with similar dis- “Tf it existed there at one time, we one year later for those who were pre- surface of the solar sail, the particles, ,,/
With the collaboration of sev- ease affecting the motor neurons in would expect it to exist today,” she scribed aspirin at hospital discharge. or photons — traveling at the speed.,.,,
eral types of scientists from differ- research. as early as two years. said. Some patients also took ACE inhibi- of light — provide continuous thrust,;5
ent disciplines, the institute will es- The history of cellular engineer- Friedmann said that on Earth the tors but the interaction of the two that can be increased or decreased
sentially be a core center for basic ing is relatively short, but with these bacteria that make magnetite forms medications was not the focus oft he depending on the sail’s relationship,; )
research that will eventually branch advancements in the forefront of the material in chains and that these study. to the sun. wr
off into other areas of interest for The list of possibilities may change medical developments, the urgency chains are surrounded by a mem- While it’s unclear how aspirin im- A converted intercontinental bal-
cell engineering. Initially this re- the face of medicine. for more advanced research is defi- brane. Under the electron micro- proved survival chances in the heart listic missile will send both missions 5
search will be especially focused on But stem cells are virtually useless nitely high on the priority list. scope, fossilized images of both the failure patients, the results “suggest aloft from a Russian nuclear subma-.; +
areas of cell immunology and em- until transplantation is made to de- The anonymous donor reasoned chainsantdh em embrane canbeseen, that one of our simplest medications rine in the Barents Sea — a relatively. ;,
bryonic stem cells. Scientists are generative cells. The first studies were that there was not a better institution he said. continues to be one of the most valu- inexpensive option that has kept they.
particularly interested in methods demonstrated on animals, particu- than Johns Hopkins to which the “We see chains that could have able,” Meyerson said. “The survival project’s budget to $4 million.
of reprogramming, repairing and larly mice, in which testing proved money could have been donated for been formed only biologically,” said benefits appear significant.” The benefits of solar sails could be, .
regeneration of deteriorated nerve that a more advanced tissue could be this research. There has been rumor Friedmann. “There is no way you Meyerson said the AHA will evalu- enormous: Cosmos Studios says the,
tissue and will use engineered cells produced through the engineering of of promise for an even greater supple- could come up with a non-biological ate whether to add aspirin to treat- " sails could theoretically attain speeds
to do these things. stem cells. Injection of stem cells to mentto the contribution to the Johns explanation,” ment guidelines for older heart fail- 10 times greater than NASA’s Voy-_ __
One of the reasons that there has the spinal fluid of mice was another Hopkins Institutions by this sameé ~“On Earth, some bacteria that live ure patients without clot-related ager I and II, which travel at 38,000
beensomuchcommotionlately about key indication that there are possi- donor. on the bottom of lakes produce mag- cardiovascular disease. mph. “yr
netite as a navigation aide. The mag- Its existing guidelines for heart at- Last year, NASA said it wants to °,
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selves as they move along the lake “This topic has great importance, ning 440 yards or twice the diameter
bottom. since some physicians mayb e depart- of the dome at the Louisiana
their obsolete computers Friedmann said the bacteria re- ing from the guidelines because of a Superdome, would be the largest
quire an environment that is low in concern about an adverse interac- spacecraft ever built, the agency saidy.»
oxygen. The built-in compass “helps tion,” Krumholz and his colleagues The April launch will test the de~.-’
them navigate in the proper oxygen wrote. “The results of this study sug- ployment of just two petal-shaped
levels,” he said. gest that the current guidelines need blades of Mylar polyester film. Atthe 4
Some researchers who rejected the not be altered.” end of the brief flight the sail - about
Technological advances quickly make new computers outdated 1996 studbyy th e Johnson Space Cen- one-fifth as thick as a garbage bag -
ter scientists said they are not con- Researchers prepare will fall to Earth. * s
vinced by the new evidence. For the orbital flight later this year,a a|a l ae
BY NELSON YANG The problem with this is that it puter. Using an FTP server program Ralph P. Harvey, a geologist who solar sail test a larger eight-petal design will be.
THE Jouns Hopkins News-LetTER costs $29.99 per machine. This may allows the easiest access to these has studied ALH84001, said the new launched. Inflatable trusses will pull \_
be disconcerting for most: being charged files. That way one can just ftp what- conclusions are “hasty” and should the sail from a canister and become,) ;\
Many upperclassmen college stu- afeetodonatesomethingtocharity. More ever files are needed to and from notbe accepted without further study. Forget bulky rockets and costly rigid to support it. Each of the trian.
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computer could always be donated to disks can only hold about 1.44 megs. vark has a nose like that of a pig’s, aardvark depends
charity. Not everyone is as With a big enough hard drive, old rather than the characteristic long on its stomach to
technolgically driven as the average computers can be converted into a snout and flat tongue of an anteater. mals such as the stork, hyena and the grind up its food,
college student, and there are some server. — Thus, the aardvark’s name, “Earth bat-eared fox. When hunting for their much like a gizzard.
people who might wantoth av e some- They can be used to store files for Pig,” is well suited. Its tongue is . underground meal, aardvarks may Like the anteater,
thing to type on, but who are not remote access from any other com- shorter and rounded, It also has long also create new burrows. the aardvark will not
compelledt og o buya new computer. ears that are probably used to track Aardvarks live alone and only annihilate its food
Some students only need a com- its food sources while digging. These seek each other’s company during source in one night;
puter fast enough to run a word pro- large ears fold down against its body the mating season. This is perfectly it will return, some-
cessor, anditis unlikely that any com- when the aardvark is burrowing. timed so that young aardvarks, times three to four
puter today is too slow to do that. Its four paws are equipped with when born, can take advantage of times, to the same
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Giganotosaurus lives seeing that dinosaur in the main barn Tuesday, March 13, 2001 Tuesday, April 10, 2001
stall — that was cool as can be,” Professor Alan Kozikowski Dr. Mitchell Gore
in dairy barn Daeschler said, Georgetown University Medical Center Polysciences
The new Giganotosaurus was one | “Targeting Alzheimer’s disease and cancer “Paramagnetic particles: uses and applications”
oftwobehemoths the Jameses worked throguh PKC-directed ligand design” 4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen Hall 233
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lic# skeletons of dinosaurs and With limited original material to Dr. Suresh Joseph University of California, San Diego
prefistoricmammals. Theyhave built work with, replica manufacturers Department of Pathology & Cell Biology Thomas Jefferson University “Structure and Function of PLA2”
asolid reputation for their work. need to be creative in portraying how “IP3 Receptor” 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, West Lecture Hall
Barry, who holds a masters degree the animals acted and looked, he said. 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building,,
invertebrate paleontology, and April, The Giganotosaurus, the fifth as- West Lecture Hall Thursday, April 19, 2001
afossil preparator, started Prehistoric sembled by the Jameses, but the first
John Eppig
Joutneys 13 years ago using contacts freestanding specimen, is bound for Tuesday, March 27, 2001 Jackson Laboratories
they had made while working in mu- Cocoa Beach, FL. — based Paleofun, Professor Floyd Davis “In vitro development of ovarian follicles”
seus. Both had found their museum which develops traveling exhibits for Cornell University 4:00 p.m., School of Hygiene and Public Health,
jobtsoo limiting. museums throughout the Southeast. “Hydrocarbon C-H and C-C bond activation Woodruff Room (Phipps 240) f
Fed Daeschler, a paleontologist
It could be scheduled for museum by neutral transition metal atoms”
with The Academy of Natural Sci- visits as early as March. 4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen Hall 233 Tuesday, April 24, 2001
‘ence in Philadelphia, remembers vis- For the Jameses, the only sad part Professor Veronica Vaida
iting the Jameses in 1997 to examine is they seldom get to see how the pub- Wednesday, March 28, 2001 University of Colorado
their first Giganotosaurus, which now lic reacts to their finished products. Dr. Jacob Israelachvili “Atmospheric aerosols as prebiotic reactors”
stands opposite the T. Rex as the cen- “The guys who deliver our metal Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science 4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen Hall 233
terpiece of the academy’ s dinosaur always take a look, and our UPS man University of California
exhibit. has taken several pictures with him- “Subtleties and differences in the interactions Tuesday, May 1, 2001
Within the walls of the old dairy self and different dinosaurs,” April of biological and non-biological molecules and surfaces” Professor Emily Carter
barti near Sunbury in James said. “We don’t have our own 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, University of California, Los Angeles
Northumberland County, Daeschler museum, but we do like to share.” West Lecture Hall “Simulations of metals in extreme environments”
4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen 233
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going down the tubes, you may even * tem. The entire point of the PSone is before they leave the shelves for
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter Marcu 1, 2001
SPORTS
Club Hockey season ends abruptly The Mole is not
going anywhere
Controversial decision by Navy coach disqualifies Hopkins from tournament
BY JOSEPHINE YUN
[HE JouNs Hopkins News-Letter tfoe s“simoankael. ”t he league a little more pro- You think you know who the real Mole is?
Doherty had received a phone call
for FeHbo p1k8,i n2s00 1H, ocwask eya baet aDuathilfgrudelan y tsuwroe r daByosb pFriistoirc k,f rwomh o MiDnfCoHrAme d threiam- MBoC’lse ” himt aTyV bes hoovwe r “Tahned clueBsu taibno uhti nhdissi tgrhute, itdheen tMiotyl.e Tlehfet mmaonlye
Hall in Annapolis. All it took was that Hopkins had missed the Feb. 15 we may know who The has asked for special treatment in L.A.
determination, some work and the deadline for dues. “Mole” is, but there are even before the Dodgers acquired him
zamboni.
“I had to make a decision, to es- thers out there. I believe in a trade that sent Mike Piazza and
Atthe end of the first period, Hop-
kins traileNadv y 3-0. A shot from the sentially declare Hopkins ineligible, I’ve unearthed another one. Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for
and redo the seeding with them out of On the television show, a group of Sheffieldand Charles Johnson. Sheffield
gpooailntte ndaetr 1M1i:k2e0 Zhhoaud; jfulsto wonv er pfaisvte tthoeu gphi ctcualrle., ”I t Dwoahse rat yh arsday s.d ec“iIsti owna s toa ctaosnktse, swthaincths inscetr eaosuet thue psohno w’sv agrrioaunsd tteharmeast epnaeidd htio mf o$il5 tmhiel litorna deju sutn ltoe swsa itvhee
minutes later, a Navy player caught a make.” prize upon each task’s completion. his no-trade clause.
pass off the bench, rushed in and
Doherty did -not contact However, one of the players is the And it didn’t stop there. The Mole
scored.
Maginnis or any other Hopkins ice Mole, and the Mole’s purpose is to demanded much more over the next »
Senior captain Nate Tedford called
hockey officers before making the disrupt the game and prevent the few years. He didn’t want to shave, so
a timeout at 5:30 and sternly told the decision. other players from succeeding. he forced the team to lift its ban on
team to “quit dragging.”
“It was unfortunate, and it should The new Mole I’m writing about facial hair.
And then Navy, aftera scramble in
He just had to wear his earrings
Hopkins’ defensive zone, scored 11
during games, so he got the Dodgers
seconds later — just after Zhou had
made a sweet glove save. | had to make a to forget about their ban on jewelry.
He wanted the team to pay for his
It didn’t make sense. Navy, ac-
cording to its own coach, was “get- decision, to essentially family’s trip to the All-Star game, or
else he would not play in it.
ting killed” in the neutral zone, and it
When the Mole was sick, he most
was true. declare Hopkins
definitely would not be in the lineup.
Hopkins was doing all of the pass-
And when Gary Sheffield wanted to
ing; senior Mark Wegner and fresh- ineligiblea,nd redo the
protect his precious .301 average, he
man Niall Keleher were aggressive,
sat himself out of the last game of an
giving and taking checks. seeding with them out important pennant race.
Mike Shindle and Tedford also
FIL E PHOTO Now that the Mole has been iden-
cruised into the offensive zone for a The club Hockey team hurries for the puck against the Navy team.
of the picture. It was a
late-period rush, but to no avail.
The two teams tromped offto their ersin the boxes for roughing. Hopkins alty killand 1-for-6 on the power play, And it didn't stop
tough call. It was a DAVIDGONEN
locker room and tent (Hopkins got entered the third with 1:01 left on the outshooting Navy bysevenin the sec-
the tent), and the ice was cut. power play. ond period. Mike Zhou made 19 there. The Mole
Fourteen seconds into the second Navy killed off the rest of the pen- saves. hard decision to make. SPORTING GOODS
period, Nate Tedford scored unas- alty, but Mark Bizokas then slid a Mike Shindle had one goal, one
sisted, closing the gap to 3-1. Navy pass through the crease to Steve assist and a penalty. — NAVY HEAD COACH demanded much
took their third penaofl thte ygam e at Chase. Defenseman Kevin Leiske suffered DAN DOHERTY has played the game well. For the past
more over the next
12:47. The puck bounced off Chase’s stick a broken left skate in the first period. two years, this Mole has passed itself
Hopkins capitalized on the power and underneath Navy’s goaltender to Itwas animportagnatme for Hop- off as a team player, one who was
play this time. tie the game at 15:14. kins, whose only loss of the season have been handled another way by happy to sacrifice itself for the good few years.
Shindle passed to defenseman Senior Tom Maginnis took a pen- had been to Navy in November. all parties involved,” says Maginnis. of the group. But the Mole has slipped
Miles Littlefield, who blasted a shot alty for tripping, which was cleared; The team record improved to 9-1- Maginnis tried to make last- in the last few weeks, and its time is
past Navy’s goaltender from the point. senior Nate Kruis also spent some 0, and the playoffs were the following minute amends to the situation, but running out. tified, the Dodgers have to get rid of
Wegner and Keleher continued to time in the box for roughing at 7:23 weekend. playoff schedules had already been Here area few things the Mole had him as soon as they can. The longer
play in the neutral zone with dazzling along with two Navy players. One could say the team had rea- finalized. to say a few weeks ago. “Why should he is on the team, the more he will
Passes, Hopkins’ winning goal came with son to be optimistic. “It’s disappointing,” says fresh- I continue to perform the way I have continue to damage it.
Navy, seeing their lead dissolve, just over three and a half minutes left Hopkins was seeded No. 2 in the man wing Leen Aksman. “We for them if I’m going to be dangled Sheffield has said he wants to be
resorted to dirty hockey. Freshman in the game. league. would’ve at least had a chance in the out there like that all the time? Obvi- traded only to the Mets, Yankees or
_ defenseman Seth Townsend was Tedford spun around at the blue Butits fortunes changed suddenly finals against Georgetown. Theleague ously, they don’t appreciate me, so Braves. The Mets have already re-
aie checked from behind while working _ line, and threwa pass to Shindle, who last Thursday night when an e-mail _is so relaxed, you never expect this why not. just send me someplace. fused trade offers including Piazza or.
the boards. © < eM ARS HigdoreMh stint covered in the créase!’ Shitidle, Notice was sent to dll teams“in the [type of] thing.” where I will appreciated?” Edgardo Alfonzo. An interesting
Extra nudges after the whistle be- falling, tapped in the puck between Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey As- Said Tedford, “We just kind of got And in a bit of heavy mole-speak, three-team ‘deal involving Sammy
came more frequent. the goaltender’s legs. sociation (MDCHA). screwed.” he said, “I never demanded atrade... Sosa was recently shot down by Sosa.
Mike Shindle was tripped on his As the team piled off the bench to Hopkins had been disqualified Asa result of Hopkins’ disqualifi- they’re using the media to portray me But where the Mole goes is not
way into the offensive zone; senior congratulate Zhou and each other, from the playoffs for not having paid cation, Navy gained home ice advan- as a greedy ballplayer.” important. What’s important is what
Jurat Rajpal tooka blatant stickin the Navy was vocal about their loss. The their league dues. tage in their first two playoff games These statements were made by this situation reveals about the cur-
face. coach, however, yelled at them to According to MDCHA president and went on to the championship fi- Gary Sheffield of the Los Angeles rent state of baseball. Gary Sheffield
The end of the second period saw “shake hands and shut up!” Dan Doherty, also the Head Coach of nals where they lost to Georgetown, Dodgers. With these statements he isnot the only Mole; others havebeen ;
a piqued Shindle and two Navy play- Hopkins was 2-for-2 on the pen- Navy, the move was part of an effort 3-0. has revealed himself to be the Mole springing up all over for years now. 0.
on the Dodgers. With his bad attitude Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds re- \-
and apathetic style, Sheffield has done cently joined the group with their
Mens fencing finishes second at UAAs his part to push L.A. into one disap- greedy requests for more money.
pointing season after another, despite The way to stop these greedy play- |;
having a talented group of players. ers from messing up baseball is to .-;
The Dodgers were looking better finally establish a salary cap like that 4
than ever going into this season. And of the NBA and NEL. Those leagues -
Team runs its record to 26-6 on the season now the Mole is only doing his job by have had great success in limiting ex- -;,
and places several fencers in the top six at stepping in to try and ruin it. travagant contracts and player greed.
After batting 325 with 43 homers, Iactually can’tremtehem lbaset trim e
109 RBIs, 105 runs and 101 walks last an NBA star has seriously griped
the tournament; freshman Matt Boulou
year, Sheffield is demanding a trade about getting more money. That’s
named conference rookie of the year because the Dodgers refused to rene- because they know that they’re prob-
gotiate his contract. ably already making the maximum.
Notonly did Sheffield have a great Until baseball starts to protect it- ‘
BY DAVID GONEN The UAA competition was divided season on the field, there were hints self, moles like Gary Sheffield willrun
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter into two days, with team competition that he was maturing into a leader rampant, wrecking entire teams from j\
on Saturday and an individual com- and team player. within.
JHU Men’s Fencing made a stong petition the following day.
showing at the UAA conference Hopkins began the competition Mon, Thus. Hamt1o0o m
championships last weekend, placing with a sound victory over Case West- FaLASo ——Homto 1pm $4 5000 O FF
second in the event out of four teams. ern Reserve, by a score of 17-10. The
The Blue Jays went 2-1 on the day, foil team was a loss away from a per- Sunday Noono.1p0 m
garnerin3g8 points to edge thrid place fect meet at 8-1, while epee edged out : $12.00 Order 4
Brandeis. their opponent 5-4.
a
| Yet the Blue Jays effort was not JHU faced Brandeis in the next WeC ae bom1 213172000
enough to prevent NYU from claim- round, and defeated them 15-12, led Cs= o-
ing its 12th straight UAA title. by a strong 6-3 victory in epee.
nd The Blue Jays’ men’s team is 26-6 The Blue Jays were not as success-
_ overall this season, and is undefeated ful against NYU, as they lost to the wal
in Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Violets 21-6, which was the closest FILE PHOTO
score against NYU all day. Mer ‘si te went 2-1 i ai ck rib a-ha tournament. «
Bouloubasis appreciated the level
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Thes chools we fenced | of competition the team faced last
weekend. “The schools we fenced ‘5
| this past weekend all this past weekend all have solid teams
and we had no easy victories. But I
feel 4 sense of pride in our perfor- _
have solid teams and
mance since all of the schools we
. fenced this past weekend draw most
_we had no easy
of their fencers from recruiting, ” said
.
Bouloubasis.
victori IeSe On Sunday, Hopkins did very
welli n the individual competitions.
— MATT BOULOUBASIS
Bouloubasis won the individual
_ epee, posting a 4-1 record in com-
.
petition.
: Skeenintins (MAGFA)a ca tion witha Graduate student Kevin Little
i etge men's placed third in the men’s foil com-
eas petition and freshman sabre Matt
Barnes: placed sixth in pe sabre —
competition. — My
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