The Johns Hopkins University News-Letter, Volume 105, Number 25 (2001 April 26)

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VOLUME CV, Issur 25 PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY Apri 26, 2001
New Councilclass Sr.class The future ofH opkins
cers announced speaker
O
cancels
| Commencement:
Condoleezza Rice will be
unavailable to speak at
_ graduation ceremony
| BY JEREMY TULLY
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTeR
Condoleezza Rice, President
| George W. Bush’s National Security
| Adviser, notified the Johns Hopkins
University on Wednesday that she
would be unable to speak at the gradu-
ation ceremonies for the Class of 2001.
Rice’s cancellation came just days af-
ter she had confirmed that she would
| speak at Commencement.
CHUNG LEE/NEWS-LETTER
Sophomore Ravi Kavasery, junior Stephen Goutman and freshman Bob Rice, who was appointed to the
Alleman were elected presidents of their classes on Tuesday, April 24. post of National Security Adviser by
Bush following his election as presi- This is the third and final in- BY TOM GUTTING can research university. =
BY JESSICA KRONISH other candidate, Olivia Elee, was dis- dent, canceled because Bush sched- stallment of the News-Letter’s se- Tue JoHNs Hopkins News-Letrer Now, as the University faces the
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTER qualified for failing to turn in her | uleda trip to Europe at the same time ries on the history of the Johns new millennium, it faces many of
spending reports. Jenny Chiang and as Commencement. Hopkins University. In this issue, For the last 125 years, Johns the same challenges Gilman out-_
The winners of the freshmen, Henry Huang, two oft he three candi- | Rice’s cancellation further com- we focus on the original campus Hopkins University has been trying lined. Among them are maintaining
sophomore and junior class elections dates who ran for the position ofc lass | plicates what Council members said plan drawn up by Ira Remsen, the to live up to the vision outlined on the high caliber of faculty that has
were announced at this week’s Stu- representative, were also disqualified has already been a hectic effort to University’s second president, and Feb. 22, 1876, by Daniel Coit Gilman. been a Hopkins hallmark, attracting
dent Council meeting. for that reason. Grey Emmons was secure and locate a commencement discuss the current Master Plan During his quarter-century tenure as students who have a desire to con-
Stephen Goutman was re-elected elected representative. speaker. designed by Ayers/Saint/Grotshsa t the University’s first president, tribute to advanced study, andkeep- —
Class of 2002 president, and Shanu The current junior class officers According to a Council member will govern construction on the Gilman brought a faculty and imple- ing up with the rapidly changing
Kohli, who ran unopposed, was also willappoint representatives in the fall who spoke on the condition of ano- campus in coming years. mented ap lan that defined an Ameri- CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
re-elected to the position of vice presi- because of these disqualifications, nymity, securing a speaker for gradu-
dent. Camille Fesche won the posi- CONTINUED ON PaGE A4 CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
tion of secretary-treasurer. The only Next year’s SFA
Student Arts Center dedicated
Program
directers chosen
for study
BY JEREMIAH CRIM shops that allow students to get in-
of WGS
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LETTER volved.
“[Next year we want to] keep the
Juniors Zainab Akbar and Bran- maturing process going,” said Yoder.
revived don Yoder were selected as directors “Our symposium ... willstep past the
of next year’s Symposium on Foreign strictly academic line that has been
Affairs (SFA) this week. drawn [in the past].”
Their topic, “Resistance, Rebellion Akbar agreed that the SFA wants
BY LIZ STEINBERG and Revolution: Grassroots struggle to “add an activism framework” by
for representation in an increasingly bringing people who have experi-
THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LetTTER
global culture,” will examine the ef- enced the situations in foreign na-
The Women, Gender and Sexual- fect ofincreased globalization on spe- tions, in addition to continuing that
cific local communities in foreign the “tradition of bringing intellectu-
ity (WGS) program will be reinstated
by next fall, and students will be able nations. als.”
to graduate with a WGS minor, ac- Yoder said that although students Akbar and Yoder also said they
cording toa reportissued on April 18 are taught thata globalizing economy hope to expand the recognition for
by a committee formed to advise on is the way of the future, “The impact the SFA.
the planning ofanew program. Rich- on local economies is often ignored. Currently, there is less recogni-
ard McCarty, dean of the Zanvyl ... We want to illustrate the ways in CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
which communities
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences,
feel the impact of glo-
approved the program’s budget for
next year and tentatively appointed balization [and how
they react to it].”
visiting scholar Ruby Lal to the posi-
Yoder said that he
tion of interim associate director of
hopes to expand the
WGS. LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER
Lal explained that she is still wait- The Mattin Center was dedicated last Friday. Michael Bloomberg and Christina Mattin spoke at the ceremony. SFA. According to
ing for confirmation of her appoint- Yoder, the SFA
ment from the Dean’s office, but said BY JULIE TREMAINE the Johns Hopkins University Board He said that the center provides brought only ambas-
that she is “very much” interested in THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTER of Trustees, discussed the purpose of space for fine arts classes at Hopkins, sadors in the past, but
the position, which coincides with the Center at the dedication cer- in addition to making more social this year it began to
her “intellectual interests.” The Mattin Center for Student Arts emony. outlets available to students. bring more “famous”
According to the report, a two- and Activities was officially dedicated “The Mattin Center, for the first “There used to be stories every people.
semester long “transitional period” and opened to the pubic on April 20, time, offers a substantial home for year of the school that had the least “Nader was huge,”
will begin this fall as the infrastruc- 2001. students groups and organizations,” facilities for undergraduates in a so- said Yoder.
CoNnTINUED ON PAGE A2 Michael Bloomberg, chairman of he explained. cial sense,” said Bloomberg. “This In the future,
takes us off that list .... [the Mattin Yoder said he wants
Soros critiques capitalism, WTO Center] is something I’m very proud the SFA to rival in im-
of.” portance the MiltonS.
\.
In the center’s 53,000 square feet Eisenhower Sympo-
of floor space, there are areas for mu- sium (MSE) and to
BY AARON GLAZER ggeltohbearl ibsemc auarsee ionfe txhter ilcaarbgley rotlieesd thtao-t poufb fluincd ignogo dbse.t we,e n private goods and sicians, CvOiNsuTaIlN UaErtDi stOsN, aPcAtGoErs ,A Sg raphics ithnicnlgusd”e su“cihnatesr awcotrikv-e Akbar and Yoder willbeA NnAe xtZ AyMeParI’NsO /SNFEAW Sdi-rLeEcTtTorEsR.
THE JoHNs Hopkins News-LeTTER
international financial markets have Despite those problems, the sys-
George Soros, international fin- played in domestic issues. - tem is moving in the right direction, INSTDE. THES ISSUE
ancier and philanthropist, spoke “There is not a viable alternative Soros said.
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as part of the 2001 Johns Hopkins shortcomings,” said Soros. ase xamples otfh e strength ofth e global the Men’s Lax team had hoped to
University Symposium on Foreign Following the end of the Cold War, economic system, explaining thatit can come out and crush Navy on Home-
Affairs. Soros said that he orients his philan- overcome such crises. coming weekend. But the Midship-
Soros said that capitalism and thropic gifts toward helping coun- - With these economic crises, Soros men proved tough to sink. Page Al2
tries transition from a closed to an claimed, has come a shift in “burden
open economy. sharing,” where international mon-
CRANKIN’ OUT THE POLS
At present, he argued, globaliza- etary organizations assist countries
SAIS is the D.C. gem of Hopkins.
tion is seen as simply a reflection of in trouble.
It attracts some of the best political
the international markets. However, However, the private sector has
minds in the country, And former
Soros said that he feels this is just one borne too small a part of this cost, he
director Paul Wolfowitz is now the
part ofa global economy and that the said. If the private sector were re-
international system has gone too far sponsible for paying fora greater por- No. 2 man at the Pentagon. Page B1
in only relying on markets. tion of these “bailouts,” there would
According to Soros, there are sev- be no major economic booms and, WHAT IS THE WORLD IS THAT? THE JOHNS HOPKINS
eral problems with globalization. therefore, no major economic busts, Well, you'll have to go to the Vi- -NEWS-LETTER
There is an inherent instability in a said Soros. sionary Art Museum in Baltimore to
global capitalistic system, he ex- The flip side to the “bailouts,” find out. But our art expert, Caroline pia eae sich 1896...
plained. noted Soros, is that there is now an Saffer, will tell you that it’s worth the
In addition, economic globaliza- inadequate supply of capital which trip. Trust her, She’s good. Page B6 x :
tion increases the levels of financial could cause a temporary global slow-
- GOLDIE KARTROFF/NEWS-LETTER inequality both within and between down as a result. http://newsletter.jhu.edu
Soros spoke about capitalism. countries and distorts the allocation CONTINUED ON Pace AS
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THE JOHNS HopkINs News-Letrer
NEWS
School of Public. New “cyber cafe” opens in Mattin Center
Health renamed
BY JEREMIAH CRIM
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
Straight from Seattle Espresso, Inc.
BY JESSICA KRONISH original fundraising goal of $900 mil- (SSE), which already operates three
THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter lion, student financial aidandlibrary | coffee carts on the Johns Hopkins
support also received part of the | University’s Homewood campus,
The Johns Hopkins University funds. | opened anew cafe in the Mattin Cen-
School of Hygiene and Public Health Of the $55 million Bloomberdgo - | ter for Student Arts andA ctivitieso n
was renamed the Johns Hopkins Uni- nated in 1995, $20 million was ear- Monday.
versity Bloomberg School of Public marked for the School of Public Next to the cafe are five Internet
Health on Monday. Health for “endowments of various terminals for student use, which SSE
The University changed the name sorts.” co-owner Matt McCauley called a
to honor Hopkins alumnus and do- Bloomberglater gave an additional “greatidea,” saying that a “cyber cafe”
nor Michael Bloomberg, who gradu- gift of $45 million in 1998, $15 mil- is something that students will ap-
ated from the Whiting Schoolo fE ngi- lion ofwhichwentto the publichealth | preciate.
school. “[The cyber cafe] isa concept ina
Hopkins President lot of other parts of the country that is
William Brody ex- very popular,” said McCauley.
plained that the name Previous efforts to opena “cyber
change was made as a cafe” in Baltimore have failed, said
result of Bloomberg’s McCauley, but he stressed that bad
large contributions to locations doomed those ventures.
the school. Because he expects that the major-
“Mike Bloomberg ity ofthe customers for the new Mattin
is among those who Center café will be students, oe ~~A NA ZAMPIN Oé /NEWS-LETTER
h[afovre Hdoopnkei nsth]e smionscte wMiclCl asuulceceye ds.a id that he thinks the cafe The new “cyber-cafe” opened in the Mattin Center for Student Arts and Activities on Monday, April 23. {
Mr. Johns Hopkins The only problem the cafe has
himself,” Brody said faced concernsits hours ofo peration, Asa result the University gave the laxing. no name, is the sixth location run
in a campus e-mail said McCauley. caf permission on Wednesday to To gear the location more to- by SSE on Johns Hopkins cam-
sent on Monday. When the University first solic- change its operating hours to 9 a.m. wards undergraduates, McCauley puses.
“Johns Hopkins ited proposals for the new cafe two to midnight. said that he also expects music McCauley said that aname should
today is a far better years ago, it wanted the location to In addition to the cafe’s Internet nights and other events to be held at be announced soon and that it will be
place — and better open late in the day. terminals, the University has the new cafe. selected from among suggestions
able to make the McCauley said, however, that the installed tables to seat 50. The new cafe will serve sandwiches submitted by students as part of a
world a better place “overwhelming sentiment” of present McCauley said that the location and salads in addition to the pastries contest. He added that the name for
— because of Mike customers is was that the caf should provides an atmosphere that stu- offered at their other Homewood Cafe Q was chosen in a similar man-
Bloomberg.” open earlier than the current 2 p.m. dents will find comfortable for re- campuslocations, although licensing ner.
CHUNG LEE/NEWS-LETTER Alfred Sommer, restrictions will prevent large-scale SSE was awarded the contract for
The school was renamed in honor of Hopkins dean Ofgaume tiie Hopkins alumnus food preparation at the cafe, said the new cafe in September of 1999,
alumnus and donor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg School, McCauley. beating out the Daily Grind, Donna’s
also approved of the The cafe, which currently has and Marriott for the bid.
change.
arrested on Beach
neering in 1964. “The faculty and I are honored
Bloomberg, the largest donor that his name will be forever linked TNHEE WJSOH-NSL EHTOTPKEI N S
in Hopkins’ history, has served as with the [public health] school and
chair of the Board of Trustees its work,” Sommer said ina Monday
since 1996. press release. BY S. BRENDAN SHORT the station wagon, pushing aside
The University had planned to According to O’Shea, the public THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER Rourke, who attempted to block the
rename the school since 1995, ac- health school’s web site, stationary, car door. PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS HopkINs UNIVERSITY
cording to Tim Parsons, associate business cards, catalogs and other Johns Hopkins University alum- Stadler started the car and began EDITORIALBOARD
director of communications at the public resource materials will be nus Markus A. Stadler was charged to drive off, dragging along Sallee,
Bloomberg School. changed to reflect the school’s new with assault on two Hopkins Security who was still partly inside the car. Editors-in-Chief Tom Gutting, Chris Langbein
This decision came after name within the next few months. officers on the Beach early Sunday After being dragged approxi-
Bloomberg announced his gift of $55 Parsons concurred, explaining morning. mately 50 feet, Sallee was able to turn Business Manager Patrick Deem, Jr.
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Parsons explained that the school the next couple weeks andimonths,” -Officer Byron:P .,W illiams after he was transported to Central Booking Advertising Managers © — ~ © Sophia Choi, James Lieu
did not change its name in 1995 be- but that these new changes were “still | was seen in a group, drinking beer by Baltimore Police and has been
cause Bloomberg requested that the being designed.” and sitting on the wall on the Charles charged with two counts of assault by Classifieds Editor Jack Li
“renaming be postponed until after Neither Parsons nor O’Shea knew St. side of the Beach. the State Attorney.
the Johns Hopkins Initiative cam- whether ornot the building’s exterior After Williams informed the group Sallee sustained “minorlacerations” Photography Editors Chung Lee, Ana Zampino
paign concluded, so as to avoid di- would be changed to reflect its new ofthe university policy banning alco- to his hand, according to the Hopkins Copy Editors Sabina Rogers, Julia Schiesel
verting attention from the campaign name. hol on the Beach, “the group jumped Security Daily Incident Report. A sec-
itself.” O’Shea said that he was uncertain off the wall with the beer they had to ond officer was struck with the driver’s Special Editions/Focus Editors Charles Donefer, Natalya Minkovsky
Bloomberg was chair of the ini- whether or not there would be con- the public sidewalk where they con- side car door in the process. Stadler
tiative, which ran from 1994 to 2000. struction in the future to add a new tinued to drink,” stated the report. was not injured. News Editors Jeremiah Crim, Liz Steinberg
According to Dennis O’Shea, facade that bore the Bloomberg Williams then asked if the station According to Officer Dennis Rose- Features Editors Shannon Shin, Michael Spector
Hopkins’ executive director of Com- School name. : wagon parked on the Beach belonged mary, this was an isolated incident,
munications and Public Affairs, the He said there was a possibility it to anyone in the group. A member of and no other incidents involving Sports Editors David Gonen, David Pollack
*. initiative raised money for the could be more of a “conceptual re- the group denied that they owned it. alumni occurred on Friday or Satur-
Arts Editors Matt O’Brien, Caroline Saffér
+* university's endowment and “other naming,” where the Bloomberg - Atthat point, Lt. John Rourke and day of Homecoming weekend. He
~ capital needs, ” such as renovating School name was an “essential part of Sgt. Walter Sallee arrived on the scene also stated that extra security officers Science Editor Brian Kim
_and constructing buildings. [the school’s] identity” than a physi- in response to a call for backup by were present at all Homecoming
After the initiative surpassed its cal change of the building’s exterior. Williams, and Stadler tried to enter events. Opinions Editor Kathy Cheung
_ Structure for new WGS program announced Events Editor Michelle Fenster
Electronic Editions Editor Andrew Pinzler
Systems Manager Jason Gordon
Graphics Editor Jeffrey Freiling
CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al offering funds to faculty and gradu- scholar, McCarty said. terms of instilling continuity in the
ture of the program is rebuilt. ate students in order to organize PROGRAM STRUCTURE program. NEWSASSISTANTS ADVERTISINGASS?S$TAN7
_ The new program will closely re- WGS-related reading groups and “T hope this associate director is a Will Adams, David Crandall, Chun Ye
semble the old one, said humanities seminars. The committee called for a three- serious academic and administrative David Merrick, Jessica Kronish
professor Frances Ferguson, who Atleast four Writing Fellowships person faculty committee with a ro- position,” she said.
ASAH0M|RHieAO eR R,OA _ Y served onboth the committee and the will also be awarded to graduate stu- tating chair position to serve as a pro- In addition, the report called for SPORTSASSISTART BUSINESSASSiSTANT
aeebsee a t old WGS advisory board. dents who are writing dissertations girn atmh e dirreepcotrotr , asw hi“tchhe wmaoss td ecsocnrtiebne-d tshoer y rbeoianrsdt.a tement of a faculty advi- Ron Demeter Emilie Romeiser
“The aim of the committee was
really to try to replicate a lot of the tious issue” in the continuation of REVIVING THE PAST STAFFWRITERS |
the WGS program.
decisions that had been made in the The aim of the “A full-time directowrho islocked The WGS program, which was Ashita Batavia, Eric Bein, Sharon Braune, Adrian Breeman, Jeff -
6 past that seemed like good decisions,” in this position is not necessarily the originally formed in 1990, has been Chang, Zainab Cheema, Jamie Chiou, David Choi, Mahnu Davar, Rob-
she Tshaei d.n ew program will incorpo-. committee [formed to best option for providing leadership on hiatus following the resignation of ert Davies, Etti Eckstein, Dave Fishman, Richard J. Hagerman, Aaron
rate studies from humanities de- tothe program and the ability to move the 13-member faculty advisory Glazer, Barkha Gurbani, Sheryl Kane, Julia Karwowski, Erin Kilian, Jes-
_ partments, as did the old program, advise on the WGS between different disciplinary con- board on Nov. 6. sica Kronish, Matt Kroot, Yong Kwon, Antonia Lee, Marcus Leung-.
as well as from social science disci- cerns is vital for the long-term suc- The board resigned after delibera- Shea, Chris Lui, Daniel MacNeil, Jorden Manasse, Robin Mohapatra,
_ plines such as economics and pub- program] was really to cess of programs such as these,” the tions with the deans over whether or Andy Moskowitz, Jessica Myers, Brandom Nielsen, Jeff Novich,
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTeER A3
NEWS
Hopkins looks to the future Vermont judge speaks on
homosexual marriage
center, nor does the existence of an
empty glass room qualify.”
——— Jay Smith, a junior chemistry ma-
jor, agreed with those sentiments.
“I would definitely make a really BY JULIE TREMAINE which means that forall ofthese couples reason,” he said, for the courts to rule
big student union, with decent res- THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER who come to Vermont and then leave against homosexual marriage.
taurants, social areas, maybe dance it’s a purely symbolic gesture.” Similar court cases to Baker v. Ver-
floors,” he said. Vermont Justice James Morse, who Morse added that a civil union is, mont, which caused the Civil Union
The consensus seems to be that presided over legislation that allows “more than just a
Hopkins students need to have an homoscoeuplxes uthea rilght to marry, piece of paper. It’sa
organized, named place for social ac- spoke about the legal system and ho- declaration ofinde-
tivity, rather than continuthien Ugni - mosexuality on Sunday. pendence for a
versity tradition off inding your own The Civil Union Act, passed by the whole group of
fun. Vermont Supreme Court on Dec. 20, people.”
Hopkins students need “more ex- 1999, allows same-sex couples all the Gay marriages
posure towards social aspects ofs tu- rights of married couples, suchas inher- are not only an is-
dent lifestyles,” said Marc Sorensen, itance, child custody and medical visits. sue in the United
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And, of course, there is the peren- label that’s different,” said Morse. the recent Dutch
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al and implementation began in earnest. nial call to liven up the Beach. Withholtdhei ofnfigcia l title ofmar- law allowing same-
needs for facilities. Fueled by the gift of an anonymous “Td make the fake Beach a real riaget o same-sex couples, he explained, sex marriages.
Obviously, maintaining quality donor, construction began last May Beach,” said freshman chemical en- appeased many of the act’s opponents. This new law
faculty and studenitss a n annual con- on entirely new quads that include gineering major Anna Stirgwolt. Civil unions are “separate but un- “puts pressure on
cern. For example, the departure of brick walkways. The call for a student union and equal,” according to Morse, because theotherstatesofthe
professor Walter Michaels from the Touted by the University as a per- more social programming have been they are not recognized by other states European union ... OLLY MARTIN/NEWS-LETTER
Department of English after this year fect first step to a new Homewood, longtime concerns of undergraduates as legal marriages. it’s just a matter of Morse spoke as part of Queer Awareness Month.
has generated much concern regard- the quads were supposed to be com- and Student Council office candi- Morse and Joel Grossman, profes- time before [they]
ing howsomeoneas capable as he can pleted by September, with a few spots datbeut sthe,re isn ota specific build- sor of political science at the Johns will have to enforce
be replaced. slated to be done during the fall. ing in the Master Plan designed to Hopkins University, discussed the ef- gay marriages,” Morse added. Act, are currently being heard in other
The third challenge, however, is The 90-day schedule turned out to address social concerns. fects of the act. Vermont is not the first state to de- state courts. Cases such as this, Morse
different. Keeping up with the new be wishful thinking, as construction In the last 125 years, Hopkins Although the state of Vermont rec- bate homosexual marriage. The first felt, “will start to catch on.”
facilities needed by Hopkins requires continues with no completion date in has expanded from a couple build- ognizes civil unions as equivalent to case, which failed, was in Hawaii. Peopleare gradually becoming more
long-term planning. Afteraalb uli,ld - sight. ings in downtown Baltimore to marriages, “no state has in any way Morse explained the legal reasoning accepting of same-sex marriages, ac-
ing cannot be constructed overnight. Still, the University has decided to nearlya half-dozen campuses in the recognized gay marriages,” said for the case’s failure. cording to Morse.
It takes extensive planning andis usu- move on with the next series of city, as well as locations in Wash- Grossman. “They could not procreate naturally “The more that happens, the more
ally accompanied by a capital cam- projects. ington, D.C.; Bolognaand Florence; “Generally speaking, [states] will and so therefore that was the prime rate people are going to say ‘what is all the
paign. Merryman Hall will be torn down Italy; and Nanjing, China. In the recognize a marriage from another that they would need to showin order to fuss [about gay marriage]?”” he said.
With that in mind, much of Will- nextmonth, tobe replaced by Hodson next century, Hopkins hopes to state,” he continued, under the Defense overcome the prohibition against gay “Vermont is a fairly liberal place,”
jam Brody’s five years as the Hall, a new classroom building that continue looks to further its repu- of Marriage Act (DoMA). Homosexual marriage ... since marriage is for family said Morse. However, since the Civil
University’s 13th president has been will include a conference room for tation while acknowledging its dis- couples, however, are “not entitled to — to procreate.” said Justice Morse. Union Act, several of the responsible
consumed by devising a new master the Board of Trustees. tinguished past. [marriagebenefits] outsideof Vermont, “It didn’t have to be a very good legislators have lost their jobs ... and
plan for Homewood. Itis the first one In addition, said University spokes- been replaced with more conservative
in nearly a century. man Dennis O’Shea, a replacement for | 02 SFA will examine globalization | Republicans. i
HOMEWOOD HISTORY the Carnegie Buildin(go n the corner of Morse was not worried by this, say-
San Martin Drive and University Park- | ing, “We’ve seen the worst of the oppo-
By the start of the 20th century, way) of the Washington Department | sition. I think it’s going to weaken
Hopkins already ranked among the of Embryology will be built on U-Lot. CONTINUED FROM Pace Al really good applicant pool this year,” tious fund-raising effort,” he said. now... I don’t think a constitutional
elite of institutions of higher learning The Deparotf Cmheemisntryt willalso | tion for the SFA than for the MSE, bothin number andi in quality, though “This was very profitable for us.” amendment would pass in Vermont to
and served asa model for new univer- move into a new building, slated for | said Akbar, but this year the Sympo- he declined to comment on exactly The increase in fundraising not | outlawcivilunions.” Hesaidhefeltthat
sities — suchas the Universoift Cyhi - construction to the west of Mudd Hall. | sium did well in bringing well-known how many groups applied. The ap- only brought in more money, but it | “we should consider ourselves lucky,”
cago — and established schools — It will include room for a nuclear mag- | speakers. plicant pool this year, he said, reflects also “furthered the reputation [ofthe | for making the first step in allowing
such as Harvard and Cornell — who neticresonanceimaging facility, O’Shea “Part of our goal,” said Akbar, “[is the increase in status of the SFA. SFA] off campus,” said Ahmed. | same-sex marriages in America.
were looking to expand their research said. to] make the [SFA] have the kind of “The large number of applicants] Neither Akbar nor Yoder partici- | | Membersofthe Baltimore commu-
and graduate programs. Design for these two projects is | events that people expect from the served notice of how the Symposium pated in the SFA this year. nity came out in support of the Ver-
Gilman’s final stroke as president scheduled to begin this summer, with | MSE.” is growing,” said Ahmed. Both are members in Peace by | mont decision. Two male Baltimore
was securing the gift of Homewood, construction tentatively set to begin 2001 SFA co-Director Mustafa Ahmed said that he hopes the new Peace, a group that teaches nonvio- | residents, who recently went to Ver-
the estate in North Baltimore built by in the summer of2 002. Ahmed said that both Akbar and directors will continue to concentrate lent conflict resolution to children at | mont for a civil union, succeeded in
Charles Carroll, Jr., for use as the NO SET SCHEDULE Yoder are well-qualified and called on fundraising off campus. Barclay Elementary. Yoder said that | obtainingajointownershiptitleontheir
University’s campus. Until that time, their proposal “very exciting.” “[This year] was the first time that this involvementhas givenhimexpe- | car, a right that is normally reserved
-Hopkins was located in the cramped While the master plan is the guid- Ahmed added that there was “a [the SFA] undertook such an ambi- rience in fundraising. only for married couples.
“space of downtown Baltimore. ing force for how to develop DOs Vaart BAT DATA OSY OTe iat, i Sor
Hopkins took control of Homewood, aschedule ofimplemen-
Graduation
Homewood upon the inauguration tation does not accompanyit, O’Shea
of Ira Remsen, the University’s sec- said.
ond president. Remsen immediately “The plan is, by design, more flex-
‘started developing a “master plan” ible than that,” he said. speaker Mownpay NIGHT,
for development of the new campus. The plan identifies “opportuni-
By 1904, the plan was taking shape. ties,” for campus development,
Gilman and Maryland halls were the O’Shea said. “When the University cancels
first buildings constructed on thenew faces the need for a new building or 5PM “TIL 1AM!
campus. For the first time, Hopkins facility of some sort, the administra-
chad adequate facilities and room to tion and faculty then can go look at
expand, the plan, see what sites are still avail- CONTINUED FROM Pace Al
‘MASTER PLAN REDUX able, and decide which one makes ation had already taken longer than
sense,” he explained. usual because of the departure of
To develop the new Homewood WHAT ARE THE NEEDS? former Class of 2001 President
master plan, Hopkins turned to a Harish Manyam. Manyam resigned
Baltimore-based architectural firm, Hopkins undergraduates, who are in order to graduate early at the end Wings just 25¢!
“Ayers/Saint/Gross. The company has well-known for feeling neglected on of the fall semester.
_done similar work for more than a occasion, have strong opinions on At that time, Margaret Richards
dozen colleges and universities, in- what the University should work on took over as senior class president.
-cluding Carnegie Mellon, Emory, the next, and it appears that broad sup- Richards said that little work had
University of Virginia and the Uni- port exists for improving social life at been done to find a speaker when
versity of North Carolina at Chapel Homewood. she took office.
Hill. “Weneedastudent center at Johns Class of 2001 Representative
Each time A/S/G has devised a Hopkins,” said senior history major Nakul Kapoor added that the se-
master plan, their M.O. has been the Rob Feldmeier. “The Mattin Center lection process is inherently diffi-
same: They design a campus that is just doesn’t cut it. Just because the cult.
pedestrian-friendly and extensively administrators built a theater, some Because only one invitation
landscaped. offices for themselves and a coffee can be extended at any given time,
Last year, the plan was finalized cart doesn’t mean we have a student he said that Council cannot work
on contacting other potential
: NEWSBRIEFS speakers until an initial offer is
declined.
In addition, he explained that
New problems caused velop science-based prevention ap- Council is not given any funds with
proaches tailored to the specific needs which to secure a commencement
by Ecstasy | of individuals at high risk. speaker. Kapoor believes that this
Copyright 2001, The Washington significantly narrows the pool of po-
Post Company — tential speakers: Many well-known
* Ecstasy, although tolerated in the speakers ask for upwards of $30,000
Netherlands, is far from benign. Ec- New images from to speak at graduation ceremonies,
stasy, also known as MDMA, is he explained.
claimed to heighten the senses and NEAR show Eros with Despite the news of Rice’s can-
produce euphoria. But a federal re- cellation, Richards said she remains
port states that its use results in few craters optimistic.
memory problems and may cause “There is no doubt in my mind
_ confusion, depression, sleep prob- that we will find somebody,” said
Jems, drug craving, severe anxiety and NEAR landed on the asteroid Feb. Richards. She added that Rice’s of-
.paranoia, sometimes weeks after the 12, with the mission ending 16 days fice has “sent out feelers” to the of-
_drug is taken. A study by Johns later. All told, the craftreturned more. fices of other top government offi-
" Hopkins University and the National than 160,000 detailed pictures, and cials to help in finding a
Institute for Mental Health indicates Thomas said researchers will study replacement.
that the drug may hinder an them for many years. Richards, along with Class of 2001
individual’s abilityt or eason verbally But Thomas and a host of other Representative Eva Chen, said that
Jor sustain attention. scientists have now produced the the search for a commencement
.. Senate Bill 2612, introduced in canoamlpyrsiesh eonfs Eirvoes ’ fsimrastl l-psecearl-er efveiateuwreeds safpfeaairk era nids aldmiods tn oatl wasyeseam lacsotn-cmeirnnuetde 3333 N. Charles St.
‘Conlgastr yeaer, scalsls f or stiffer pen-
alties for those involved in the sale of with details shown down to 3 feet (1 that the class remains without a
_Ecstasy. It also calls for greater em- meter). The study is published in speaker four weeks before gradua-
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- tation ofb eing “safe.” about 21 miles long, 8 miles wide and sake of future classes, the Class of
8 miles thick (33 by 13 by 13 kilome- 2001 is working on establishing a
ters). graduation speaker chair posi-
_ Butonepuzzle revealed by thenew tion.
studyi sa paucity of small impact cra- Currently, the selection of a com-
ters fewer in a given amount of sur- mencement speaisk haendrle d by se-
CONTINUED ON Pace A4 nior class Council members.
A4 APRIL 26, 209]
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
NEWS
NEWSBRIEFS Student Council announces winners of class elections
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taking potshots at each other. 65 votes. those in the 2002 class representa- “human|[ize]” faculty-student in- He estimated that the event Hammerjacks Night in the next few. ;
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dianapolis woman intended to kill Bob Alleman returned as Class class-wide e-mails asking for sug- club events and bring bands to cam- perclassmen housing and improve tournament.
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statements Monday in her murder Jackie Chan, Ali Fenwick and Pong the deans next week to discuss these year, that would get people “outside coming junior class events, which Hammerjacks.
tKriiralb y tdheatl usai ontahly roaindd uinmabballeatnocien telne-f t | r(eBseenn)t aWtiavnesg. were elected class rep- of HAollmeemwaono dw.a”n tedt o work on“ bet- S|
tionally cause the March 25, 2000, According to Board ofE lections [VPIR Greg] Wu also ter class programming” as well as
crash.
co-Chair Jennifer Johnson, the elec- hold “another 34th street block
murKdierrb y,f or3 2,t hef accersa shs evdeena thcso,u nwthsi cohf | tcliaosns wteunrtn owuetl.l dWehsipliet e 4a9 ppoeorrc ejnutn ioorf said that the Comedy pianrgt yo.n” eHset abaldidsehdi ngt hata choem mwaist tweoer k-to STUDENT COUNCIL ATTENDANCE, APRIL 25, 2001
owcacyu rfroer dn eawrhleyn twsoh e midlreosv eo nat hed iwvriodnegd fmorreessh mevno teadn,d o4n2l yp e1r5c epnetr ceonft s oopfth hoe- Night had been a expSatnudd entth e Cbooouknsctiolr e.a lso approved EPrxeesciudteinvte AOnffuijc eMrist tal 662-4992 Present
highway, Indiana 67, near junior class turned out to vote, she nominations for the Board of Elec- VP Institutional Relations Greg Wu 516-2595 Present
Martinsville before striking a | explained. success with VP Administration Haroon Chaudhry 467-3775 Present
minivan. tions (BoE) and the Hopkins Orga- Secretary Manish Gala 516-3229 Present
The junior class turnout was “not nization for Programming (HOP) Treasurer Vadim Schick 662-9733 Present
The crash killed the minivan’s | worse than normal,” because ap- ‘awesome’ turnout, at its Wednesday meeting.
driver, Thomas Reel, two ofh is chil- proximately the same percentage of Erika Stoddard and Fahad Khan Class of 2001
ndreepnh, ewth rsehee owfa sK irrbayi’ssin gc.h ildren and a ttiheo nsj unliaosrt ycelaars,s psahre tincoitpeadt.e d in elec- but admitted that cwhearier s.a ppJruodvye d Taosm ktihen sn,e w IBsOhEwa rcioa- VSPiercecesr iedtPearnretys i/dTMeranertsg uarKrererits tRiRnai mcMehaasrrhdc so Sniin ga 642643235---96858351153- 3657 PPPrrreeessseeennnttt
Morgan County prosecutors con- Both she and her co-Chair Matt Fever Il was“terrible” Chandramohan and Joshua Sevigny Representative Steven Chang 243-4894 ABSENT
tend that Kirby was suicidal — fear- Langley said they felt that the low were approved as BoE members. Representative Nakul Kapoor 662-7513 Present
ing being caught up in a drug probe turnout was due to uncontested Council also unanimously ap- Representative Eva Chen 235-2143 Present
—and intentionally caused the crash. elections. with only 75 people in proved Karin Chan as one oft he co- Class of 2002
Kirby also faces four counts of ne- Johnson felt that the computer- chairs for the HOP. President Stephen Goutman 889-3421 Present
glect ofa dependent and one count of ized system had improved since the attendance. Committee on Leadership Ap- Vice President Shanu Kohli 889-7236 Present
aggravated battery. Last week, her Student Council Executive Board pointments (COLA) chair Haroon Secretary/Treasurer Olivia Elee 889-8802 Present
attorneys said they would argue that elections last month. According to Chaudhry explained that COLA was RReepprreesseennttaattiivvee HKaetnhreyr iHneu anDigx 551166--22255617 PPrreesseenntt
her thyroid condition and unfamil- Johnson, the drop-down system issues. Goutman’s other immediate interviewing other potential co- Representative Priya Sarin 366-7766 Present
iarity with the highway resulted in the used in the previous election was plans included finding the “best chair candidates on Monday. Chan
crash. eliminated because there was a lack time” for Disorientation and set- explained that having two chairs was Class of 2003
Copyright 2001, The Indianapolis of “positive responses” to it. ting up senior class activities. necessary because there was no VPircees idPernets idAenndt y AWnodoy Gettens 551166--33560614 APrBeSseEnNtT
Star She felt that the new system, Goutman said that he wants to have longer a programming board. Secretary/Treasurer Lili Daniali 261-1842 ABSENT
which randomized the order in a “good mixture” of alcoholic as Class officers and StuCo com- Representative Priti Dalal 516-3754 Present
WE GOT US NEW which the candidates appeared, well as non-alcoholic events. He also mittees discutshesir epldan s for up- Representative Yotam Goren 443-621-4609 Present
~ EDITORS! made the election more fair and that said he intends to work with coming events. Representative Sagar Thaker 516-3274 Present
the overall system was easier to ex- Hopkins alumni to find “network- Vice President of Institutional Class of 2004
plain than the earlier drop-down ing opportunities” for seniors and Relations Greg Wu said that he was President Bob Alleman 516-5927 Present
SO GIVE US A CALL one. proposed having an E-Level happy workoinan mogvi e night where stu- Vice President Simone Chen 516-5660 Present
“We finally got a lot of the kinks hour every other week that would dents could see The Mummy II for RSeepcrreesteanrtya/tTirveea suSrteerv e EBmlialnyk Chow _ 551166--53819315 PPrreesseenntt
© AND DAVE. THEIR” [out of the computerized system],” foster networking interaction be- free at White Marsh Mall during Representative Rachel Killeen 551166--5582930 1 Present
Johnson said. She added that she tween seniors and alumni. reading period. ] Present
had “got[ten] a lot ofp ositive feed- Goutman added that he intends Wu said that though the event
THERMOMETERS IS back” about the changes, to “really make Levering a student had been funded by “random
Langley admitted that the single- union.” He described the senior
RISING!
transferable voting system used class as an “activist” class and felt
“didn’t swing anything [in this elec- that he could use this energy to bring
Whether Youre Irish Or Not, How About
Area Crime report, April 10-19
Three More Days To Celebrate?
s97—
April 10 Robbery on street, one adult ar- April 16
rested.
*10:00 a.m. — 3300 Blk. Guilford Ave. *2:00 a.m. — 3300 Blk. Greenmount *7:45 a.m. — 4200 Blk. Charlcote Rd.
Home broken into, no property Ave. Property stolen from night Property stolen from private resi-
taken. club. dence.
*10:10a.m. — 3300 Blk. Guilford Ave. *8:00 a.m. — 3400 Blk. N. Charles *9:19 a.m. - 3400 Blk. Old York Rd.
Property stolen from home. St. Property stolen from building. Burglary of a private residence.
*11:00a.m.— 4000 Blk. Falls Rd. $8.25 9:50 a.m. — 2800 Blk. Greenmount 11:31 a.m. — 100 Blk. E. 28th St. 10-
in currency stolen from apartment. Ave. Shoplifting, one adult arrested. speed bicycle stolen from street.
*12:00 p.m. —3100 Blk. Greenmount *10:00 a.m. — 300 Blk. Venable Ave. +2:30 p.m. _ 300 Blk. W. 29th St. Car
Ave. Shoplifting from store. Property taken from vehicle on stereo amplifier and four speakers
+2:00 p.m. — 100 Blk. E. 25th St. Car street. stolen from vehicle.
keys stolen. *4:00 p.m. — 2700 Blk. Guilford +3:00 p.m. — 2700 Blk. St. Paul St.
+3:00 p.m. — 3900 Blk. Greenway. $9 Ave. Property valued at $300 stolen Property taken from private resi-
in currency taken from yard. from home. dence.
*7:20 p.m. — 400 Blk. E 33rd St. Vic- *6:00 p.m. — 300 Blk. E. 33rd St. Prop-
tim struck on head with hard object erty valued at $3,535 stolen from April 17
on street. home.
-7:40 p.m. — 3800 Blk. Juniper Rd. *11:59 p.m. — 2800 Blk. Greenmount *2:40 a.m. - 3300 Blk. Greenmount
First floor window of house smashed Ave. Robbery on street. Ave. Suspect failed to pay for cab, one tthR egiment Armory 29th Di
with brick, adult arrested.
April 14 *2:00 p.m. — 3700 Blk. Beech Ave.
April 11 Metal gutter drain stolen from home. at Howard & Preston
*9:01 a.m. — 300 Blk. E. University ‘7:35 p.m. — 1000 Blk. W. 41st St.
“8:30 a.m. — 3400 Blk. Old York Rd. Pkwy. Property stolen from private Property stolen from building.
Various items stolen from home. residence. 10:00 p.m. — 400 Blk. Northway.
*10:15 p.m. — 3700 Blk. Falls Rd. *12:30 a.m. _ 500 Blk. E. 34th St. “86 Rings stolen from vehicle.
Robbery on street, cell phone stolen. Audi stolen from street.
*10:15 p.m. — 3700 Blk. Falls Rd. *1:30 a.m. — 600 Blk. Gorsuch Ave. April 18
Robbery on street, $20 stolen. “92 Dodge stolen from street.
*10:15 p.m. — 3700 Blk. Falls Rd. *11:30 a.m. — 600 Blk. Dumbarton *7:00 a.m. — 3200 Blk. Ellerslie Ave.
Robbery on street, $80 stolen. Ave. Property valued at $30 stolen $500 in stolen from house.
from home. *7:12 am. — 200 Blk. E. Highfield
April 12 *6:21 p.m. — 3600 Blk. St. Paul St. Rd. Property worth $115 stolen from
Oakley sunglasses worth $90 stolen car. ii p.m.
+9:00 a.m. —2600 Blk. N. Howard St. from car. *9:30 a.m. — 400 Blk. E. 31st St. Prop-
Bur, in private home. *8:00 p.m. — 400 Blk. E. 31st St. Prop- erty stolen from home. Fabulous Potato Heac q87 5) “CePnaa?i peens .
i 400 Blk. E. 33rd St. erty valued at $150 stolen from ve- *9:30a.m. — 200 Blk. E. 33rd St. Prop- Donegal Express Celtic Thunder
Property taken from vehicle on street. hicle. erty valued at $300 stolen fromhome. ee Net
+3:47 p.m. — 1000 Blk. W. 41st St. *11:28 a.m. — 600 Blk. Dumbarton O'’ Mall44e y's} MF archiS Teeh e Prodigais & more
Citation given for shoplifting in food April 15 Ave. Burglary at home, one adult ar-
rested,
store.
*4:00 p.m. — 600 Blk. Dumbarton 12:01 a.m. _ 400 Blk. Whitridge *6:46 p.m. — 2900 Blk. Huntingdon
Ave. Property taken from yard. Ave. Bicycle worth $500 stolen from Ave. Robbery, miscellaneous items
-9:30 p.m. — 3900 Blk. Falls Rd. Rob- home. | stolen. 14 p.m. - T p.m.
bery on street, purse stolen. 12:30 a.m. —2600 Blk. N. Calvert trish Dance. Groups
10:30 p.m. —3200 _ Bik. St. Armed robbery at ATM machine. April 19
Greenmount Ave. Property taken *2:49 a.m. - 3500 Blk. Falls Rd. Victim Rigsdoo
from night club. was bit on left cheek. *9:30 a.m. - 3600 Blk. Falls Rd. Car
+10:45 p.m. — 1000 Blk. W. 41st St. *8:30 a.m. — 3200 Blk. Ellerslie Ave. stolen from street. O'Shea's Merchant Ceili &
Shoplifting from convenience store. Property valued at $100 stolen from *12:00 p.m. — 500 Blk. E. 43rd St. KLANS& more
G*1r1e:e0n0m ounpt.m .A ve.— Prop3e3r0t0y taBklekn. +h1o0m:e4.5 a.m. — 2700 Blk. Miles Ave. fStreorme oc ars.y stem worth $307.48 stolen >
from night club. Items stolen from building. *1:00 p.m. — 2700 Blk. Mathews St.
+11:15 p.m. — 600 Blk. E. 37th St. ‘87 +4:04 p.m. — 600 Blk. Cator Ave. Property removed from vehicle. HARP
Toyota truck stolen from street. Various items stolen from car on *3:45 p.m. — 3100 Blk. Greenmount GUINNESS
Ave. Shoplifting from convenience
street.
April1 3 *7:00 p.m. — 2700 Blk. Greenmount store, one adult arrested. ent Mey,
Ave. Beer bottle thrown, hit woman *7:35 p.m. — 3400 Blk. Keswick Rd. — AnPolciSne i
*12:45 a.m. — 1100 Blk. W. 36th St. in head. _ $45 taken from cash drawer. TRISH ALE
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NEWS
Soros discusses world econo my JHH, SEIU agree on wage contract
t Homecoming and Commencement protests canceled as a result
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Currency boards are failing, Soros that is unknown, the natural equilib- But, Soros noted, “It is unfortu- ternational Union (SEIU) settled:a All current employees will also target innocent third parties be-
said, a problem to which “there is no rium touted by free-market economists nate that the protests are directed at four month-long contract dispute on now be paid a minimum wage of $10 cause ofi ts dispute with the Hospi-
solution.” would not apply, Soros explained. destroying the WTO because what is Thurs., April 19. at the end of the third year of the tal, and we have therefore asked the
t This is unavoidable, he explained. In order to manage the markets, really needed is to develop equally The agreement between the Hos- agreement, which expires on Dec. 1, National Labor Relations Board for
Whatever system prevailsis bound reforms are neceisni sntearnratiyona l strong institutions [concerning] the pital and the union was made min- 2003. The current minimum wage is helpi n preventing SEIU for coming
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lem short of a world currency — and ample, must be reformed as it pres- To do that, the WTO must provide out, which would have been their third contract, which includes a pension student and alumni activities.”
We are very far from that.” ently overrides all otheri nternational positive incentives to emerging coun- and longest strike this year. increase, on Sat., April 22. Accordingt o University spokes-
tries to meet goaforl husma nrightsand After the settlement, the union “We're pleased we were able to person Dennis O’Shea, the Na-
workers concerns, he said. The politi- canceled both the strike and protests conclude this in a way that was equi- tional Labor Relations Board had
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emerging countries; therefore, incen- Homewood campus. director of Media Relations at JHH. injunction against the proposed
tives would instead bring voluntary Under the newcontract, wages will Prior to the agreement, Univer- disruptions.
compliance with these concerns as a | increase by 3 percent this year and by sity administrators had received in- Since the strike was canceled, the
throw a pie criterion of participating in the global | another 3.5 percent for each of the formation that protests would co- University’s efforts to prevent dis-
economy, said Soros, | following two years. This is an in- incide with events during ruptions were dropped.
Bloomberg hosts Mattin Center dedication
in a THETA’S
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al “From the time I was a student
artists and photographers, here until today, Hopkins has beena
Bloomberg explained. place for people who are passionate
face? “We think that this paroft t hec am- about their pursuits. My hope is that
pus, which has always been an under- this Center will provide a true home
used asset, will get enormous traffic for art students, as their creative and
from the undergraduates,” he said. leadership talents grow,” Mattin
Bloomberg also said that the new said.
Make this dream a reality building, which lies directlyo nN orth She said that she feels the Center
Charles Street, “gives us a connection “indicates the importance that
at Spring Fair 2001. with the Baltimore Museum of Art Hopkins places on the need for bal-
[BMA].” There is an opening from ance in the lives of our students,” and
the Homewood campus into the that it “encourages mental and intel-
BMA’s Levi Sculpture Garden. This lectual health.”
“just takes the Arts Center and makes According to Mattin, the Center
Visit the Kappa Alpha Theta Pie Fly it an even more important asset for counterbalances other pursuits avail-
the Hopkins community.” able at the University.
booth to throw pies at any Theta you
Bloomberg said he feels the center “In an increasingly technological
choose and help charity in the process. was “the right building at the right universe, it seems very appropriate to
time for what Hopkins needs.” me that this Hopkins studentarts cen-
Christina Mattin, the JHU alumna ter be located just next door to the
for whom the Center is named, also Baltimore Museum ofA rt and at the
The Theta booth will be located near discussed the importance of the new heart of one oft he world’s finest uni- " CHUNG LEE/NEWS-LETTER
Levering. Pies are $1 each. All proceeds go to buildings. versities,” she said. The newarts facility was named after Hopkins alumna Christina Mattin.
“(The Center is] something I have The Mattin Center is comprised of
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).
always felt was very much needed at two buildingst,h e F. Ross Jones Build- outside the classroom.” Brody said that Christina Mattin gave
Hopkins,” she said. ing and the Morris Offit Building. He said he hopes that the Mattin “a magnificent gift” to the students
| “HIT ME BABY, ONE MORE TIME!!!” Mattin explained that she hopes Jones, former vice president of Center will “provide a special place with the Center. -;\ ; / :
the Center will help attract more stu-, JHU, said‘ that the Céntér makes a where [students] make deep, special “It's a building we've needed for
dénts who are interested in the arts to staterhent to students that “Johns friendships ee oa many years ... this¥s indeed amemo-
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NTHEE W2S207 -HOLNS EJTA OT.-PoOEK N S Crime Victims Rights Week
PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY
of safety and justice. They care for
“When you reach for the stars, you
individuals and families who are
EDITORIAL may not quite get one, but you won't hurtingi nw ays that many ofus can-
come up with a handful ofm ud ei-
Senior class officers plagued ther.” — Leo Burnett not feasibly comprehend. They
work in communities to promote
protective measures that aidin pub. -
pril 22 to 28 is National
lic safety and help to prevent crime,
Crime Victims Rights
by huge speaker impediment Week and this year’s They work closely with justice pro-
fessionals and agencies to ensure
theme is “Victims’
that a victim is aware of what js
Rights: Reach for the
going on throughout our criminal
Stars.” For over 30 years, volun-
justice systems. They realize, just as
teers and professionals have de-
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Jus-
voted their lives to helping victims
Thelast day of classesis next Friday and gradu- would enable us to obtain a more recognized of crime and making the communi- tice cannot be for one side alone,
but must be for both.” We can’t
ation is less than a month away. The fact that our figure. ties we live in safer places to be.
simply give rights to the criminal
class. officers have yet to secure a commence- While schools like Harvard can afford to have They see the devastation and de- standing trial. We must also give
struction that violence leaves in our
ment speaker is simply unacceptable. Conan O’Brien as an end of the year speaker, rights to the victims he or she hurt,
neighborhoods and then go in and
either directly or indirectly.
First we heard rumors that Condoleezza Rice Hopkins is left to choose from people in govern- help pick up the pieces in a victim’s
DELIBERATELY During National Crime Victims’
would be coming. A matter of hours after class ment (who are not allowed to accept honoraria) life. Because, to those who help vic- Rights Week, and even throughout
tims, there is no such thing as “do-
president Margaret Richards sent out an e-mail and relatively unknown figures. This seems rather ing enough.” RANDOM the year, it should be everyone’s re-
confirming this, Rice canceled. Once again, we puzzling since the tuition for one student at This week is important: it signi- sponsibility to join the campaign
for victims’ rights, services and jus-
find ourselves lacking a commencementspeaker. Hopkins could more than cover the honorarium fies a time when we should stop and
reflect on the accomplishments of justice system and offenders are tice. Our safety depends on it and
Is it really so much to ask the senior class for a well-known person. our society. Today, we not only have aware of all psychological, emo- we will never reach our journey to-
officers to secure someone who can inspire gradu- It’s ridiculous that we’re less than a month a Victim’s Bill of Rights, but there tional and financial losses suffered. ward “justice for all” without the
ating students? This is, by far, the most impor- away from graduation and we’re still planning are over 10,000 community and jus- By allowing the victims them- help of everyone. So, instead ofd e-
tice system based programs provid- selves to tell of the pain and humili- bating the rights of whether or not
tant function of the senior class. Forget about for it. Isit really so hard for people to arrange for ing services and support to victims ation that victims of violence, abuse Timothy McVeigh should be put to
Fever II and the Senior Class Pub Crawl. These a speaker? of crime. and assault face, volunteers and pro- death or whether or not it should be
are all good pursuits, but they should be second- Perhaps what Hopkins needs to do is establish There are also more than 30,000 fessional victim assistants are al- done over a closed or open-circuit
laws at the federal, state and com- lowed insight into the fears of other television, stop and think for a
ary to the task of finding someone for May 24. acommittee to obtaina commencement speaker. munity levels helping to make our victims. The voices of victims who minute. How many people were
Of course the senior class deserves the lion’s The problem is that the same student govern- society safer and to ensure that vic- have lost a loved one are especially hurt by his act? Howare they doing?
share of the blame, but to be fair we must ques- menttypes whoare responsible for finding some- tims can participate in the justice important. They ensure that some- Or did you all forget about them
tion the administration’s policy of not providing one in the first place are the ones who will inevi- process of their assailants. This year one is speaking up for the rights of after the trial started?
is especially important as it marks those who have been murdered and
monetary resources for the graduation speaker. tably join such acommittee. What we really need the 25th anniversary of the “victim are no longer able to defend them- Quotes and information provided
While it’s refreshing to know the commence- is a group of dedicated senior class officers. impact statement.” This allows vic- selves. by the 2001 NCVRW Resource
ment speaker is motivated by a measure ofaltru- At this rate, we'll be listening to Michael tims to define the harm they en- Those who aid victims of crime Guide put out by the U.S. Depart-
dured asa result of crime and delin- perform a huge public service to all ment ofJ ustice, Office for Victims
ism, certainly the ability to offer an honorarium Bloomberg on May 24. quency and guarantees that the ofu sw hen they “reach for the stars” of Crime
LETTERSTOTHE
TOR
Cultural events munity, lagree that the focus ofmany area of the Interfaith center. That may and, more importantly, the national Palestinians. Esterhazy reduces Pal- should be able to see the vehicles with
Asian Americans on campus should be true, but Hopkins Security cer- media already does plentyt o focus on estinians to a single attitude toward a backyard telescope, one is on the
important for be expanded to include those of non- tainly does not seem concerned that the negatives of an area that happens Israeli Jews: ‘aggression’ or‘ hate.’ This floor with laughter at such silliness.
Asian heritage. However, I make this the emergency phone behind the to be rich in both history and culture. analysis ignores Palestinians many The moon isa quarter million miles
promoting diversity statement only after four years of par- AMRs on North Charles St. has been The idea of “entertaining” people attitudes. away and even the largest astro-
ticipating in activities both within the out of order for the past two semes- with war-related terms and land- Finally, it is important to call out nomical optics cannot resolve small
Asian-American community and be- ters. The little old-style “Emergency” marks that mean little to the average Esterhazy’s smaller but flagrant er- truck sized objects at that extreme
To the Editor: yond. stand is there, but is useless (unless person shows a real lack in judgment rors. First, ‘jihad’ should be trans- range.
The article [“The Month to be I challenge those who share you happen to be carrying a phone to by trivializing what is a very serious lated as ‘struggle.’ Secondly, I was It’s up to the conspiracy theorists
Aware of the Asians,” April 19, 2001] Cheung’s views.to attend some hook up to the exposed wires). Per- and tragic situation. As a source of fascinated by Esterhazy’s phrase: “ha- to provide some credible evidence
poses a rhetorical question: What is events sponsboy rtheeIndte r Asian haps something will be done ifa stu- information and education for the tred in the Arab world is plentiful, as, that their fantasies have some basis in
the purpose of Asian Awareness Council. This months activities are dent is assaulted after running to the Johns Hopkins University commu- well, fleas on a camel.” Representa- fact.
Month? The Inter-Asian Council does dominated by events co-sponsored “Emergency” phone for help, only to nity, perhapsit would have been more tions of Arabs as vermin such as fleas
not represent one culture, it repre- by the BSU, DSAGA, MAP and find the absence of ap hone? The fake appropriate at a time like this for the has a long-documented history. Sincerely,
sents 13 — the purpose ofA sian Pa- SEED. phone should either be removed or News-Letter to teach its audience Esterhazy, unwittingly perhaps, per- Gregory Paul
cific-American Heritage Month In one event, one Asian-Ameri- fixed, not left as some cruel practical about the many positive things that petuates this trop.
Mockery of
(APAHM) is to provide program- can actress portrayed the lives ofnine joke. have come out of this region of the
ming to expose students to this vari- different Americans of differing back- According to the latest annual world. Sincerely,
ety of backgrounds that is often mis- grounds. Staceyann Chin performed security report, “Blue light phones For example, the Middle East has John Hillery Catholicism
takenly seen as one uniform culture. later on in the month and captivated are tested twice weekly and required made major contributions to the for-
Events were cosponsored with other the audience with word poetry about service is promptly reported to the mation of our modern civilization, Kim fooled by offensive
non-Asian cultural groups, includ- her Chinese/Black/Lesbian back- Telecommunications Department. including our legal system and our
ing the Black Student Union and the ground. Earlier this week, IAC, BSU An out of service phone is clearly alphabet, as well as being the birth- misinformed Moon To the Editor:
Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alli- and DSAGA joined forces to hold a marked and promptly repaired. place of the Western world’s three Conspiracy We were stunned to read Eric
ance, in an attempt to demonstrate Hate Crimes Candlelight Vigil. Hopkins Security apparently de- most prominent religions. Bein’s article, “The Very Occasional
the commonalities of all minority The theme of this year’s Asian fines seven months (and counting) Speaking of the alphabet, perhaps Catholic,” in last week’s issue, and
groups. Awareness Month is Asian-Ameri- as promptly. the News-Letter could have instead To the Editor: even more shocked to see the cartoon
By saying that APAHM is nothing can Dreams and those who have at- used such wordsas salaam or shalom, When a television network with below it, as we feel that both the ar-
more than a means of promoting tended our events — they have been Sincerely, which mean peace in Arabic and He- minimal standards, Fox, run a noto- ticle and cartoon were attempting to
“Asian Self-Awareness,” you dis- ofall shapes, sizes and colors — have Ralf Philipp brew, respectively. riously biased and incompetent pro- make a mockery out of Catholicism.
credit every attempt to promote cul- been treated to programming that Football players Hopefully, in the future, the News- gram promoting the absurd claim that The article about Bein’s friends’ lack
tural diversity. Black History Month, emphasized the correlation and simi- Letter will be more mature when at- Americans did not land on the moon ofunderstanding of Catholic religious
Carribean Cultural Week and larities between the Asian American unlikely to refuse tempting to cover areas of the world I wondered who would be fooled by practices did not seem to add any-
DSAGA’s Awareness Daysall become Dream and the American Dream. of which they have limited knowl- it. Sad to say, the victims included a thing to last week’s edition, other than
shamelessly narcissistic and self-con- Div. I scholarships edge, especially areas with which writer for the student newsletter of a to make fun of beliefs that are central
gratulatory, thus sweeping under the Sincerely, many Hopkins students have direct major, science-oriented university to Catholicism, such as the presence
carpet the importance of remember- George C. Wu . ties. (“Moon Conspiracy,” April 19]. Kim of Jesus in the Eucharist. Likewise,
ing slavery and incidences like the To the Editor: seems unaware that there indeed were printing a cartoon mocking the cru-
internment of Japanese-Americans I am writing you in regards to the Sincerely, two sources of light during the land- cified figure of Jesus Christ the week
and the murder of Matthew Shepard. Students’ safety April 12 article by Ron Demeter per- Raphael Issac ings, the sun and Earth, which are far after Good Friday shows tremendous
In actuality, attendance at APAHM taining to the virtues of non-lacrosse Esterhazy’s view of larger and more reflective than the insensitivity to the beliefs of Chris-
events has been consistently diverse; compromised by athletics at Hopkins. As an outgoing moon is to us. He is equally unaware tians everywhere. Catholicism is a
at times, non-Asian students have member of the Hopkins Football Israeli-Palestinian that the Soviets did make a major religion practiced by approximately
outnumbered Asian students. construction squad, class of 2001, I have to take effort to reach the moon, but after one-quarter of Johns Hopkins un-
Regarding prospective students, issue with Mr. Demeter’s assertion relations faulty their gigantic but badly designed, N- dergraduates, and attempts to deride
there areissuesand concerns endemic that “many” Hopkins football play- 1 superrocket blew up three times Catholic beliefs offend many more
to being a member of a minority that To the Editor: ers turned down Div. I scholarships. I they gave up. Kim expresses even than this newspaper might think. We
need to be uniquely addressed. You Something needs to be done about personally know of no one ever re- To the Editor: more profound ignorance when he believe that the News-Letter owes an
acknowledge that once outside the the lack of safety due to the construc- motely involved with Hopkins Foot- The creation of Israel should not claims that NASA claimed to aban- apology, not only to Catholics, but to
Hopkins community, an Asian stu- tion on campus. ball being offered a Div. I football be viewed as the natural consequence don the lunar vehicles on the “dark” the entire Johns Hopkins Christian
dent will probably feel “the discom- Today I was walking on campus scholarship. I can further testify to of the Holocaust. Zionism met with side of the moon! There is no perma- community. .
fort in knowing that they’re the only near Mudd Hall, and my friend and I the fact that given the chance to at- significant dissent within the Jewish nent dark side, and the landings oc-
Asian.” For this reason, prospective witnessed another student being tend any Div. I, Ivy League, Respected community. Examining the current curred on the near side always visible Sincerely, ;
student weekends with a minority knocked over by a flying construc- Div IAA, certain Patriot League socio-political realities in Israel from Earth. By the time he says we Steve Turley and Kathleen Kvortek
focusare essentialt o providing acom- tion board. There were strong winds Teams or any school for that manner strictly through the lens of the Holo-
fortable environment where ques- and the board was not held down— that has a football team and good caust is unsound.
tions can be openly asked. and this wasa big board, almostas big looking girls, 99.999 percent of This is the approach taken by
as the student. He was hit hard, Hopkins Football players would Nicholas Esterhazy’s editorial [“A less
knocked over and gashed in the quickly wave good-bye to than objectivelook at the Holy Land,”
Sincerely,
Amanda Lin, Andrew Albin and chin—he was probably lucky that he Homewood. I don’t know to whom April 19, 2001]. Rather than demon-
didn’t lose an eye. Ron Demeter was referring, because strate that his knowledge exceeds that
Nikole Benders
We called the HOP COPS, and if all of these mysterious blue chip of ‘a typical cow,’ Esterhazy’s piece
they came to help the student but “football players” actually were on boomerangs, offering himself as evi-
Asian Awareness didn’t clean up the construction mess. our team maybe we could have actu- dence forhis first point: That Hopkins
Does it take an accident like this to ally been competitive this season. students know nothing about inter-
Month correlates get JHU to do something? Or do we national affairs.
have to wait until someone is more Sincerely, Presumably, there are two collec-
American Dream seriously hurt? Craig Miller tive actors to consider in the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict. Where are the
Sincerely, Word search uses Israeli Jews in Esterhazy’s story? Is-
To the Editor:
Asian-bashing articles by Asian Beth Zeitlin inappropriate raelis have killed Palestinians ata rate
Americans in University newspapers Out-of-service of 8-to-1 since September. Without
seem to be the trend these days. Mideast terms eIssrtaienliia nJse wasp piena Ers taefrfhliacztye’ds wsittohr yt,h eP ailr--
Harvard freshman Justin “Juice” emergency phone rational, angry Arab mentality, acen-
Fong’s March 15 article in the Crim-
son sparked a national debate. Kathy promptly ignored To the Editor: tral component of orientalist:
Cheung’s April 19 article follows the Shame on you to those who came representation.
%~ =A" mcelarsisicca n contodfe mtnhiea nsg stihme iacltaiotAnsesi doa fn To the Editor: u“pRe wciytchl etdhe tVaicotlleesnscied”e a wfoorrldas t sweeaerckh’.s thatE sttheer hPaazlye’sst incieannt raAlu theoxrpiltanya tiiso fno,-
i=n.‘ “ ~ other Asians and Asian-Americans. In “Student Robbed at Gunpoint” While the current situation in the menting a frenzy of hate among Pal-
9 As an active member of the JHU (April 12) Sgt. Richard LeBrun of Middle East is certainly unfortunate, estinians, is ignorant of the political
+ we community and a Hopkins Security is said to say that politically motivated ethnic conflicts structure. We should dispel with the
eater Hopkins com- there is an emergency phone in the are by no means unique to the region ideal that the PA effectively controls
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fs or 4/20, is the day when smoke, I would say the majority are others under the table” have a higher
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b Incollege, the two drugs of choice who only smoke weed and have not any motivation to do things and to go sona of a his- provais douerc e of
-a@re marijuana and alcohol. For any- tried harder drugs. From my infor- out. Thus, there are inherent limits tory professor funding for the
sone under 21, both of these mind- BitcHes BREW mal observations, there is very little on how much and how often the oc- ashe compared SHERYLKANE program; like so
-altering substances are illegal. But evidence showing that marijuana is a casional user smokes. the global ef-
many other mem-
once students get to college, drinking “gateway” drug leading people down Both alcohol and marijuana are fects of the RANDOM RANTS bers ofhisp arty,h e
obecomes mainstream and rarely are that almost all other hard drugs, and a slippery slope of addiction. It is in- clearly mind-altering. They change internet in the apparently sees no
IDs checked. Students who never most notably alcohol, lead to. Alco- teresting to note that alcohol is not a the way you feel, and when you are 1990s to the
problem with low-
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+To be sure, there is a great deal of addiction than others. drunk. any kind of meaningful conversations ishempire of the early 1800s. Hisspeech ing. Given leaders like these, it’s no
‘experimentation with drugs when People can get addicted to any- Alcoholics are a whole different and to react to any kind ofemergency was well-written, well-informed and wonder our country is ranked so low
people enter college. But we see time thing, so when I read about some guy story. College is a breeding ground requiring quick thinking. Both well-delivered. Ultimately, however, he in math.
after time that more students abuse who got high every day for the last 40 for them. Going to any fraternity will drugs attenuate any feelings of in- didn’t say anythneiwn abgou t technol- To his credit, Gingrich did ac-
alcohol as soon as they get here, than years, I’m not impressed. And I can convince the skeptic of this. Beirut hibition, but alcohol does it in a ogy:It’schaonugrwi onrlgd , howcould knowledge that his specialty is his-
any kind of excessive drug use. Each match this case with at least 10 cases way that makes one significantly you guess? tory and not math or science. Specifi-
year we either read or hear through of alcoholics who are much worse off more aggressive, while marijuana Though the historical perspective cally (get ready for a shocker, folks),
word of mouth about freshmen that now after 40 years of excessive drink- People who are high makes one feel relaxed and passive. provided a bit of insight into the lat- when trying to explain America’s edu-
go the ER for poisoning. ing. The real point here is that certain It is this passive nature that makes a est information age, most of cational difficulties, he proclaimed,
Marijuana’s effects are far less people are simply prone to addiction. tend not to do crowd ofs toners much less danger- Gingrich’s speech sounded like an “Science is hard.” Now, with an atti-
devastating than alcohol. Younever The people who are mentally addicted ous than a crowd ofi ntoxicated stu- excerpt from some budding history tude toward society like Gingrich’s, is
“hwehairle ahbeo uwats ah igguhy. Pwehoop ler adpoend’ ta h agvirel t—o mmaaryibjeu atnhae yh aarveen ’ta mwoetaikvnaetsesd ftoo rd oit anything — literally. dentTsh.e kind of group mentality for sertsu,d einntt’esr esPthi.nDg. ntuhgegsiest.s Tohfe Gifnegwr ifclho’ws- igti vaen ys ciweonncedae r retahla tt rsyoi nf etwhe Afmiresrt ipclaacnes?
violent tendencies or abusive feel- something, so they'd rather smoke. I the latter crowd, (whether a crowd of political philosophy, proved tough Yes, Gingrich did also point out one
ings while high. Your emotions do believe this is the same weakness that Their idea of fun is two people or 20), leads to rape, de- to see for all of the leaves and under- very serious lapse in our educational
not run out of control when you're causes people to start smoking to- struction of property, fights, violent brush in the way-but they were well system: The fact that we expect edu-
jhigh. You don’t stumble around and bacco then try to quit and fail repeat- usually along the lines outbreaks, the least drunk person say- worth looking for. cation majors to teach math and sci-
become so physically disoriented edly (although its cocaine-like ing he’ll drive home, disturbing the Gingrimocsth no’tasbl e ideas con- ence courses when they know noth-
that you are unable to walk in a addictiveness plays a very significant of running around the peace and just stupid or immature cerned education. Like every other ing about the subjects. What he failed
straight line. You don’t slur your part). ideas that everyone goes along with. politician, educator and sociologist to mention is that math and science
words when you're high. Nevertheless, I’ve seen a few quad chasing squirrels. People who are high tend not to do in the field, he trotted out the results majors can earn a lot more money in
{j It amazes me how a person can friends become addicts, and itis asad anything — literally. Their idea of of studies designed to compare the just about any profession other than
_ drink every weekend to get drunk, and tragic process. A person can start fun is usually along the lines of run- relative knowledge of students from public school teaching. Once again,
but as soon as someone offers a joint, out being extremely productive and ning around the quad chasing squir- different countries at certain ages in since Gingrich was ostensibly speak-
aithey turn around and say something motivated, doing well in school, and (“beer pong”) is played by all, and rels. certain areas. These studies univer- ing about the impacts of globaliza-
like “Oh, my god! You do drugs!?” be eager to learn. Smoking once a this past weekend was a particular Both drugs cause brain damage. sally discover what any American tion and technology on society, he
Alcoholimuschja udrsugt asa msar i- month turns into once a week, turns varsity team’s game of “golf” (nine Additionally, alcohol poisons your middle-schooler couldhavetold you: apparently felt no obligation to ad-
juana, and its effects are infinitely into oncea day, and soon he becomes drinking locations where participants liver and alcoholics generally have ‘While we manage to do well in every dress finding issués or provide vi-
worse across the board. permastonnede, hnardtly elvery le av- must drink two drinks at each of these long-term liver disease from this ex- area through fourth grade, by eighth able solutions to American educa-
First, marijuana is not addictive. I ing his room and doing practically “holes” to make par). Most people cessive poisoning. Weed, assuming it our science and math scores are tional problems. :
lived with people and watched plenty nothing all day. Asbadas thisis, how- who go out drinking have relatively is smoked, brings on all the problems abominable. In the end, Gingrich really didn’t
of friends go from being occasional ever, if alcohol replaced marijuana in high tolerances, requiring them to associated with smoking tobacco, and Wonder why? Take a look at the answer anything. Though he manage
to full-time users. But I’m convinced this situation, the person would prob- drink a few beers before feeling any adversely effects the lungs because a science and math curricula of your to make me, a staunch anti-Republi- ~
they have all demonstrated a mental ably be dead in a horrifyingly short effect. It should be of some concern, jointisnot filtered. (Itshouldbenoted local public elementary and middle can and avowed political skeptic, ac- t
addiction and not the physical one amount of time. then, to find out that having a high that there are plenty of ways to con- schools. Fourth grade: fractions and tually agree with certain points of his
sume marijuana without smoking it decimals; fifth grade: fractions and speech, he didn’t give me any gems of
— there are techniques similar to decimals; sixth grade: fractions and wisdom. Sure, it is kind of startling to
Debating the death penalty freebasing that release pure THC to decimals. See a pattern, anyone? Ifwe find out that the telegraph repre-
be inhaled and does not cause dam- stopped repeating that 1/2 > 1/3 and sented, in terms of relative increase in
age to the lungs. And we can’t forget simply moved the entire math se- speed of communications, a signifi-
4 the popular stoner treat “hash brown- quence up two years or so, we'd sud- cantly larger jump than the internet,
Ig ies,” where an eight of shwag is baked denly find that our students — rather but that kind of trivia doesn’t make
LM y etween this column and whether execution is enough for mass the wrongfulness of something, well, into a Betty Crocker batch obfr ownie than flunking out as most people fear me better at math or appease me when
q the last one, I’ve given murder? Why not extend the powers the United States accepted along time mix.). There is no way (unless you — would gain some serious motiva- Ican’t get online. While it is hearten-
01 9 myself a pretty difficult of the state to include a period of ago that “an eye for an eye” is not a use a syringe) to feel the effects of tion to learn those damned fractions ing to discover that Gingrich actually
c task in writing about two torture for a month or two followed legitimate principle of punishment. alcohol without having it poison your already and move on with their lives. can speak without his soapbox, I
+: very sensitive subjects by death? We don’t rape rapists, and we don’t liver first. What I’d really like to see is Don’t think that ourkidsare up to the would have preferred to hear some-
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that there’s a very large tendency be- power, the above suggestion is dis- Capital punishment’s longevity in Take advantage of Arts Center
_stween the two sides to simply talk past carded with a shake of the head or a the U. S. owes a great debt to the
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
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BY DAVID MERRICK icrosoft is about to you to very easily pull media from Speaking of the Web, one of Officd
THE JOHNs Hopkins News-Letter anywhere on your hard drive, not)ust XP’s greatest strengths is in its Webi
introduce their next
big upgrfaodr yeou r the stuff that comes with the pro- publishing. Everything looks so much
NASA astronauts installed ag iant, computer: the XP gram. It does a search sort of like the better than 2000 in this respect, espe-
Canadian-made robotic arm to the line. XP stands for one Napster does for music the first cially Publisher 2002. With thenewver=
international space stationT.h e space | experience, and I’m sure we can ex- time you run it. sions of Publisher and Word, there is
shuttle Endeavor took off from the | pect the requisite number of Jimi Another incredible panel feature is no real reason to use FrontPage any-
Kennedy Space Center in Florida car- | Hendrixtunesatthelaunocfh tehess e translation — yes, Office XP can trans- more. If you wanted a program de-
rying the robotic arm and the seven new products. If you haven’t already late English to French or Spanish, and signed specifically for Web authoring;
astronauts who will be in charge of heard, the two main XP programs are vice versa, What is the major benefit of you would go witha more powerful one
installing the massive piece of ma- Windows XP and Office XP. While all this stuff popping up right next to anyway. FrontPage was good whem
chinery. Web publishing wasn’t user-friendly
neither of these programs has been
The arm, which is the most ad- released yet, I had the unique oppor- DAVEFISHMAN
vanced robotic equipment sent to tunity of a hands-on look at an ad- eET E SO
space will be able to move freely | | vance copy ofO ffice XP. It treats you like a 7
around the space station making re- Before I put down Office XP as a Pop TECH {
pairs and doing any tasks required on | waste ofmoney, I have to admit thatthe reverentialservant,
the external surface of the spacecraft. big M musthave spentaton ofresearch
Thearm is the next generation design | for the human-interest aspects of this your document, instead ofas a window enforcing the
of the payload arms used in the space work suite. These are, by far, the most or separate program? Youcan typeand
shuttle for the past 20 years. user-pfrorgraims eIhnavedevelr yuse d. see it at the same time. No more hassles
The arm is called Canadarm2, and patRcRh Be hcey‘ ee oe ee é2 | From startup to shut down, I was con- with lost pop-ups, or not being able to comforting idea that
represents Canada’s main contribution COURTESY OF HTTP://WWW.SPACE.COM sistently amazed at how much nicer see your text while you change it. And
to the international space station. It is Computer-generated images depict the many joints of the Canadarm2 this was than, say, Office 95. what if you don’t like the panel on the computers work for
which provide the robotic arm with greater mobility and versatility.
estimated to have cost Canada approxi- Microsofthas definitely comealong side? XP lets you drag it to wherever
mately $1 billion dollars to design and adding and repairing parts of the Perhaps the most important im- way since then. Perhaps its dealings you want. I was just disappointed that us, and not the other
build, and for this, Canadian scientists space station over the next 15 to 20 provement on the Canadarm2? is that with the law have sobered it to the fact more features weren’t put in there, like
get to use 2.5 percent of the space years. it possesses no anchored end, allow- that your average consumer does not the thesaurus. way around.
station’s laboratory space and send Weighing 4000 pounds and reach- ing the robot to move from point to wantsome technological behemoth dic- How else does the new Office cater
Canadian astronauts for four-month ing up to 57 feet, the Canadarm2? is point on the station. The arm can | tating not only what they should buy, to your needs? Let’s say you’re tired of
tours aboard the station. longer and four times as massive as its attach to any of six power supplies, but how they should format their word typing. Office XP gives you two more
“The arm is absolutely critical in payload arm processor. While the old called power data grapple fixtures, processor documents. Anyonewhohas ways of getting info out of your head anywhere else. Now it’s just a waste of
terms of being able to operate and payload arms could handle 65,000- where it can receive power and con- used Office 97 or 2000 knows that and onto the paper. First, there is the time, when you can make beautiful
assemble the station,” said Tommy pound objects, the new Canadarm2 nect to the station’s computer. The Microsoft products are pushy. And no handwriting feature. You can choose pages right from any Office program. !
Holloway, NASA’s manager of the can manage up to 255,000 which is arm can attach at either end, allowing one likes a pushy computer. to write in a designated writing pad, With all of these wonderful addi~
program. “Without it, we will not be the weight of the entire space shuttle. itto connect to the next fixture before Office XP takes the opposite stand- though Ip refer the option to write any- tions (and there are definitely more
able to complete the station.” Thenewarm hasa greater range of it releases from its current one. Thus point. It treats you like a reverential where on the screen. Depending on tweaks than I can mention), it is very
The arm isa source of pride for the motion due to its seven joints instead the arm moves around the station servant, enforcing the comforting idea what mode you've chosen, Office will hard for me to say that Office XP is
Canadian Space Agency, giving them of the six on the old arm. In addition end over end like a caterpillar. that computers work forus, and not the either convert your scribblings to an much too expensive to be a cost-effec-!
a central role in the development of the arm has four cameras which give Two astronauts, Scott Parazynski other way around. If Office XP could inline text object (if you want to pre- tive upgrade to Office 2000. But, I have!
the space station. It will act as a very the space station crew their first view from the U.S. and Chris Hadfield from kiss your feet and beg you not to hate serve the original handwritliinkeg yo,u r to say it. Aside from these little added:
sophisticated construction crane, of the exterior of the space station. Canada disconnthee cCatnaedadrm 2 Microsoft anymore, it would. signature), or it will recognize your bonuses, the programsare basically the:
from its packing create and wired itto Every program in this suite opens writing and convert it to text, a la the same as those offered in Office 2000,
the international space station in a up with a blank document, and what Newton handheld, though with much which were almost the same as those’
seven hour space walk last Tuesday. Microsoft calls the Startup Task Pane better accuracy. The best thing about in Office 97. Now, granted, this suitet
SCIENCEBRIEFS
The main power cable needed to be offto the side. This panel has aload of the inline text objects is that they will as a whole has progressed much far~
reconnected because it didn’t work common options for what someone automatically match the size of what- ther than Office 97, andit would prob-)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS... the first time, but to the great relief of might do upon the opening of a pro- ever font you’re typing in, but can be ably be a worthwhile update to 97:
-everyoné involved, everything func- - gram. It gives you a list of your last. resized to whatever you, want. Thus, users. And Office 95 users should have
tioned properly once reconnected. four accessed files. It gives you selec- you don’t have to worry about how big upgraded when 97 came out, not to!
Dinosaur fossil had theropods date back at least 235 mil- | This first stage of the arm is only | tions of common templates, includ- or small youre writing is, just that your mention 2000. i
lion years they likely developed primi- the beginning of a three-part Mobile ing a link to the template gallery letters stay proportionate to each other. When the Office XP Standard and’
feathers tive feathers well before Archaeop- Servicing System, which will eventu- online. But the best thing about the Maybe, fearing carpal tunnel syn- Professional Upgrades come out on
teryx, whichis about 145 million years ally allow astronauts to maneuver the side window is a little checkbox on drome, you don’t want to touch any- May 31, they will cost $239 and $329,
old. arm anywhere on the exterior of the the bottom labeled “showatstartup.” thing computery at all. Well, you’re respectively. Standard comes with
A duck-sized dinosaur fossil un- Olson and a minority of other sci- space station and perform intricate Yes, this is the focus of the Office XP in luck, because Microsoft provides a Word, Excel, Outlookand PowerPoint.”
earthed in China last year sports a entists believe dinosaurs and birds work, which would normally require user-friendliness: It begs you to turn speech recognition program with Professional ships with Word, Excel,
downy coat from head to tail, bol- had separate origins, putting them at a space walk. off its features as you see fit. Office. It takes about 15 minutes to Outlook, PowerPoint and Access. No-
stering evidence that feathers arose odds with most scientists’ position Next year, the arm will receive an That sidebar panel use is not lim- set up, and improves its accuracy as tice that Publisher 2002, the most sig-
first for insulation and not flight, sci- that birds arose from the small, meat- anchoring platform that will move on ited to the startup/new menu. It also you go. I think the best thing about nificantly updated application (for the
entists report. eating theropods. rails along girders that span the length gives you a good look at Office’s ex- this program is that it doesn’t self- Web capabilities I mentioned before),
The fossil, which willlikely stoke The new fossil was found in north- of the station. In 2004 the arm will panded clipboard feature, something ishly limit itself to Office XP pro- isn’tineithoenre . Purchased separately,
the debate over the origin of birds, eastern China’s Liaoning Province, a receive a robotic “hand” called the that always mystified me in Office grams. It only selfishly limits itself to it will cost over $100 additional. How
is the most complete of several fossil-rich region where animals were Canada Hand, which is composed of 2000. When you're looking for clip Microsoft programs. So you can use much did we pay for Office 2000 just:
found with feather-like features in entombed in lake bottoms by volca- asmaller, two-armed robot with spe- art, the pane opens again withasearch it to type out e-mail in Outlook Ex- two years ago? Yeah, this is not worth it
China in recent years. It is dated nic ash. cialsensors that facilitatea much more form that is reminiscent of the one on press if you want to. It even works in if you’ve already got 2000. I can’t put’
between 126 million and 147 mil- Thomas Holtz, Jr., a vertebrate delicate “feel” allowing astronauts to Microsoft’s online clip-art gallery. those Internet Explorer text boxes, down the quality of this software, just’
lion years old. paleontologist at the University of perform intricate tasks that currently Office’s clip-art organizer is particu- though it might be overkill to use it the price. It might be better to wait two
' Lying in a slab of petrified mud, Maryland, said he is particularly in- require a space walk. larly nice this time around, allowing for those one word searches. more years for the next one. .
the skeleton is fringed with feathery trigued by herringbone patterns
impressions that researchers said protruding from the fossil’s arms
were left by tufts of down and primi- and tail. Upcominc Lectures aT HoMEwoop AND JHMI .
tive feathers. One scientist said the The patterns suggest that struc-
downy coat suggests that it and other tures such as barbs seen in modern
two-legged carnivores called ad- feathers were organizing the feather Thursday, April 26, 2001 Thursday, May 3, 2001
vanced theropods were warm- fibers into adjacent rows of parallel Ronald A. Butow, Ph.D. Alfonso Caramazza
blooded. lines. The fossil makes it increasingly Department of Molecular Biology Professor Cognitive Neuropsychology :
“There’s strong evidence that plausible that theropods — includ- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Harvard University
these body coverings were originally ing Tyrannosaurus rex — were fluffy “The inheritance of mitochondrial DNA” “Grammatical class distinctions in the brain” I>
insulation for warm-blooded dino- and not scaly, at least in their adoles- 12:00 p.m., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 3:30 p.m., Homewood, Room 162 Mattin Center (The New Art Center) 3
saurs and were only later co-opted cence, Holtz said. Bodian Conference Center
for flight,” said Mark Norell, chair- “These things were fluffy, prob- Thursday, May 3, 2001
man of the division of paleontology ably sort of like a kiwi bird today, Thursday, April 26, 2001 Leland Chung
at the American Museum of Natural from the snout to tail,” he said. “Sort Dr. Anne Skalka Department of Urology
History in New York. of fuzzy killing machines.” Fox Chase Cancer Center University of Virginia Medical School
The fossil, which was discovered Richard O. Prum, curator of birds “Role of host DNA repair functions is retroviral DNA intergration’ > “Prostate Cancer”
last yearand wenton display Wednes- at the University of Kansas Natural 4:00 p.m., Homewood, Mudd Hall Room 100 4:00 p.m., School of Hygiene and Public Health,
day at the New York museum, is de- History Museum, predicted the fossil Woodruff Room (Phipps 240)
scribed in Thursday’s issue of the will buoy the theory that birds evolved Monday, April 30, 2001
journal Nature. from dinosaurs. Stephen M. Miller, Ph.D. Thursday, May 3, 2001
Norell said the dinosaur was a “It is now impossible for any Department of Biological Sciences Professor Robert Moss
_dromaeosaur, a small, swift relative credible person to claim that birds University of Maryland, Balto. Co. Rutgers University
of the vicious Velociraptors por- are not theropod dinosaurs,” he “Chaperoning cell-fate determination in VOLVOX” “The fragmentation of carbenes”
__trayed in the film Jurassic Park. Sci- said. “It’s the final straw. We’ve all 12:15 p.m., Carnegie Institute of Washington 4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen Hall 233
___ entists have not determined if it rep- lived long enough for the dino-de- Department of Embryology
resents a new species. niers to have to face the evidence. Monday, May 7, 2001
A scientist who examined it last This comes as close to proof as we Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Edward S. Yeung, Ph.D.
year in Beijing said he saw no evi- find in science.” Professor Emily Carter Ames Laboratory —USDOE and Department of Chemistry
dence of feathers. University of California, Los Angeles Iowa State University
“To me it’s the best specimen yet Tourist set to visit “Simulations of metals in extreme environments” “Real time dynamics of single-DNA molecules
showing that these structures are 4:15 p.m., Homewood, Remsen 233 undergoing adsorption and desorption at liquid-solid interfaces”
not feathers,” said Storrs Olson, space station 4:00 p.m., Homewood, 111 Mergenthaler Hall
curator of birds at the National Tuesday, May 1, 2001
‘Museum of Natural History at the Dr. Donald Coffey Wednesday, May 9, 2001
- §mithsonian Institution. “There’s An American tycoon who offered Professor of Urology, Oncology, Pharmacology and Dr. Robert Korneluk
nothing there that has a structure the Russians $20 million if they'd fly Molecular Sciences and Pathology Department of Pediatrics
like a feather.” him to the international space station “Cell structure and DNA organizations in normal and cancer cells” University of Ottawa
Olson said the feather-like cover- will get his wish this weekend when 12:00 p.m., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine “Analysis of apoptosis using transgenic approaches”
ing could be many things, including he’s rocketed into orbit on a dream- 612 Physiology 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, West Lecture Hall
-i mpressions of decasykiin onrf geat h- come-true adventure.
_ erymineral crystalscommon to many NASA officials are not pleased, but Wednesday, May 2, 2001 Thursday, May 10, 2001
fossils they agreed, reluctantly, to the trip Dr. Joseph Mindrell Dr. Clare Waterman-Storer
i “Healso questioned Norell’s con- after wrinaf gew iconncessgion s from Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scripps 2
~t ention that the fossil supports the the Russians: The high-flying tourist, Brandeis University “Dynamic interactions between microtubuleasn d Oia Ne
case that theropods pioneered Dennis Tito, a California engineer and “Projection structure of CIC-type chloride channel at 6.5 actin during cell motility”
=i ; eters before orient birds. Olson financiweirll, b ec arefully supervised angstrom resolution” 4:00 p.m., Homewood, Mudd Hall Room 100
stes that finds of feathered and generally restricted to the Rus- 12:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, West Lecture Hall
opods all appear younger than sian side of the station. And if he Tuesday, May 15, 2001
arliest known bird, Archaeop- breaks anything, he pays. Wednesday, May 2, 2001 Dr. Robert A. Weinberg
which had highly advanced _NASA had strenuously objected Dr. Peter Privalov. MIT, Whitehead Institute for Biom edical Reseach
to the Russians independently selling “Climbing the hierarchy of protein structure” “Telomerase and the creation of human cancer cells” _
rell said that because ContinuED ON Pace A9 5:00 p.m., Homewood, Mudd Lecture Hall 4:00 p.m., Wood Basic Science Building, Auditorium
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft to release Hanging upside down from tree branches,
X-Box game console the tufted titmouse scans the forest for food
BY NELSON YONG
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platform, the X-Box and PC. How- The crested titmouse is one of the
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Microsoft, in a last-moment deci- typical song is a loud whistled “peter, black band around the eye region. A
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designer puts a sound clip in RAM, crest. Their upper parts are gray, with pale brown, and ithasabrown tinged
tive will be used, custom-built to al- they give up some texture memory — slightly-darker gray flight feathers. mouse. It is an aggressive and noble has been known in some instances to underside.
low Microsoft to fine-tune the speci-
so the game doesn’t lookas realistic”. Their faces and under parts are white bird that interacts with many other attack small birds and even bees. It Today, the tufted titmouse’s habi-
fications to their exact requirements. So copy 100 megabytes of sound clips with rufous flanks. The dark eye and birds that it encounters. It has a short also can destroy buds, peas and ripe tat continues to expand northward
Graphics hardware will be provided
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the success of their GeForce chip. X- no other game console offers a hard caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, tree- of black running down the center of than 7,000 insects in less than three mainly along the Mississippiand Ohio
Box will feature a chip, code-named drive, and it will enable fast access to hoppers, beetles, spiders and snails. weeks. This bird also devours berries, River basins. Around the 1940s, the
NV-25 (the GeForce was previously large amounts of data, according to They extract prey from tree bark and nuts and scraps — especially in win- tufted titmouse’s range spilled into
known asthe NV-10), indicating that what Gates says, It will also let you twigs, but they may also forage on the Ler. Connecticut, and by the 1950s the
~ we can expect nVidia to release two download trial versions ofgames from ground The calls of this particular titmouse tufted titmouse had been sighted in
more chips between now and X-Box the Internet, a function available only A dominant bird at feeders, the ARMAND’S ANIMALS are varied, with the most prominent Pennsylvania, Upstate New York,
launch. Memory will be 64MB of to PC gamers now. tufted titmouse often chases away being a rasping, metallic note. Don’t Massachusetts and Ontario.
double-data rate RAM, shared be- Unlike the PlayStation2, X-Box birds that are the same size or smaller. get such a bad impression of titmice Tufted titmice range throughout
tween all X-Box functions. will have four controller ports as stan- During winter, titmice catch food in its yellow breast. It has a greenish from the great titmouse. The great the eastern United States, still grow-
Interestingly, when Microsoft dard. It will also take 8MB memory bark crevasses throughout its terri- behind with blue-gray colored wings titmouse only exists in Europe, while ing steadily northward during this
asked developers how much memory cards — although with the inclusion tory. and tail. White bars accent the wing the nicer, more docile species of titm- century. This expansion may be
tostash in the machine, reports came of the hard drive this is intended more The largest member of the tit- and tail tips. ice reside in the States. linked to the growing number of
back indicating that no matter how as a means of transporting saved mouse family is called the great tit- This bird is a monstrous eater and The titmouse family is versatile in people feeding birds each year.
much it was, even a whole gigabyte
games than as permanent storage.
might not satisfy power-hungry pro- DVD movie playback will be built in.
grammers. And when they asked how Additional features includea4X DVD
Take a break....
much graphics memory would be player that can play back DVD mov-
needed, and how much should be re- ies, USB ports and an Ethernet port
served for code and processor func- (for broadband support); a modem
tions, a whole different set of re- will be optional.
sponses came back. However, there are still some who You've ear
For a driving game, the code is have doubts that Microsoft can really
relatively simple, and alotofgraphics delivera quality hardware device with
memory is needed to allow large tex- a stable platform. And others note
ne tures. A strategy game, in contrast, that graphics foralow-resolution tele-
needs lots of RAM for AI and inter- vision are very different from that of
face requirements, and might have the PC. In the end, only time will tell.
SCIENC
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Russia and the European Space pay for anything he breaks during the
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter Apri 26, 2001
SPORTS
Iam Michael Jordan
MEN’S LACROSSE RANKINGS
Rankings taken from the Brine/360 Lacrosse rankings
Jordan's account of why he’s coming back to the NBA after being
away for three years and why he thinks Sir Charles is a fattie 1 Princeton 7 Massachusetts 13 Navy
2 Syracuse 8 Loyola 14 Cornell
eing Michael Jordan is Michael Jordan. that will transform our team from a
tough. I’ve got the pa Ok, lets see where I am now. I got place of exile, into a desirable loca- 3 Georgetown 9 Towson I5 Hofstra
thetic Washington Wiz me, a couple teammates. I’m missing tion fortop free agents. Chris Webber,
ards to run. I thought | something. Oh, of course, a coach. play for me. I am Michael Jordan. 4 NotreDame 10 Duke 16 UMBC
could turn them around. That guy who pretends tobe in charge And all you writers are saying that
After all, I’m Michael Jordan. I can of the team, when we all know I am this is going to tarnish my image and 5 Maryland 11 Bucknell 17 Penn State
do anything. I am the best there is, supreme basketball leader. my storybook exit from the game. As
the best there was, and the best there Where’s Phil at? I always liked that 6 Hopkins 12 Virginia 18 N. Carolina
ever will be. And all this losing, this
guy; he was great gave me books to
Wizards nonsense, has made some read, showed me the art of Zen. Damn, What's this stuff
people forget that. So I’m coming I forgot; he’s in L.A. coaching that
back. Sure, I’ve been saying 99.1 per- wannabe me, Kobe. What’s this stuff Scottie is saying about
cent, 85 percent. But I also said it Scottie is saying about him faking an
depended on whether I thought I injury to be like me? It’s going to take him faking an injury to
could still play. Of course, I can; not a lot more than that to be like Mike,
only can I play, I will dominate. Iam Kobe. Anyways, Ill have to find a be like me? It’s going
Michael Jordan. coach who knows I am boss. What
Now all I have to do is assemble happened to my first coach, Collins?
to take a lot more than
He never seemed to mind when I was
scoring 30 a game despite our team
thatt o be like Mike,
losing a lot. He’s an NBC commenta-
tor? He'll drop that job in a second
once I let him in on my secret come- Kobe.
back. Who wouldn’t want to coach
me? I am Michael Jordan.
This whole coming back thing beautiful as it was, it wasn’t the way I
sounds like a lot of work. Maybe I’ll wanted to leave. Ihad no choice. The
just go somewhere a little more fully- Jerry’s (Krause and Reinsdorf)
developed, where I just step in and weren't putting the necessary effort
play. L.A. is the place for me. Shaq to keep one of the best teams in his- you know that little voice
and Kobe won’t be squabbling over tory together. Scottie, Phil, and the
who’s No. 1 anymore, cause it will be rest of them all left. And I didn’t want inside that says “f Gan’t"7
clear as day. I am Michael Jordan. to start over. |w asn’t up for that. [had
Then there’s the future, and a to retire way before I was ready, and this summer,
comeback with the Wizard’s would its been bothering me ever since. So
do wonders for it. Owner Abe Pollin when I come back, I’m not worried jcrush it].
has been bugging me about it. His about howits going to affect what I’ve
plan is this. Come back with the Wiz- done in the past. You can’t take away
my team. Hmm. Who is worthy of ards, dominate like only I can, thus my sixrings. I've done whatI’ve done,
sharing the hardwood floor with me? rejuvenating fan interest and media and now] want to play again. Not for
Sir Charles? Gee, I don’t know. That attention. Plus, we'll make a ton of history, but for me, because I love the
guy has been on a potato chip ram- money, which Abe always likes, and game.
Bring your “can-do” attitude to Camp Challenge. Where
page since he retired. Maybe fattie
will get some motivation from the you'll get paid to jearn how to become a leader and acquire
prospect of playing with yours truly. You want to be on this staff. You need to be
skills that'll help you meet the challenges you'll face in your
Who wouldn’t? Iam Michael Jordan.
What about Hakeem? I know he on this staff: Deep down in places you don't career. Apply today at the Army ROTC department, with no
still has some Dream Shake left in
him. Hecan playwith me. That should talk about at parties, you wish you were obligation. Before that voice tells you to take a vacation.
do it, my team is set. NBA beware, the
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