The Johns Hopkins University News-Letter, Volume 107, Number 14 (2003 January 30)

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NEWS-LETTER
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VOLUME CVII, Issur 14 P UBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY January 30, 2003
Leung’s death 2nd College
Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night ...
Suicide since June town in the
| works for
time an undergraduate has commit-
ted suicide in less than a year. Rising
junior Lauren R. Thompson died last C.Village
June after falling from the roooff th e
Northway Apartmenatnsd ,he r death
was determined a suicide by the state
medical examiner’s office.
Baltimore City Police received a |B Y PAULINE PELLETIER
call from Leung’s sister at 2:40 a.m. | THe Jouns Hopkins News-Letter
Dec. 2 9 requesting they check on his |
|
well-being, said police spokesperson Plans to convert University-
Troy Harris. When officers arrived, | owned office space along St. Paul and
they were unable to gain access to Charles Streets into a community re-
: COURTESY OF GRACE PANG Leung’s apartment and proceeded to | tail center begin this February with
Ching Kin Leung. the backyard of the building, where consultation by newly appointed de-
they found him lying face down ina veloping contractors, who are sched-
BY JESSICA VALDEZ garden area. uled to begin construction in mid-
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter Leungjumpedfromhisapartment | | 2004. Awaiting completion in fall
at2:42a.m.and was pronounceddead | | 2005, the project is designed to make
Johns Hopkins University senior at 4:05 a.m., police said. His sister | Charles Village the hub ofstudentlife
Ching Kin Leung died Dec. 29 when said that she had notspokenwithhim | at Hopkins.
he jumped out of the window ofh is since three days before the incident. Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse Inc.
sixth floor apartment in The Mary- Police found a suicide note from was selected from among eight dif-
lander Apartments, according to Bal- Leung that discussed a recent break- ferent developing firms by ac ommit-
timore City Police. He was 24. up with his girlfriend and failed | tee of deans, trustees and administra-
; Leung’s death marks the second CONTINUED ON PaGE A2 tors to begin outlining the residential
needs and community attractions
necessary to make Charles Village a
Boswell confident | thriving retail complex. This devel-
|| opment, originally surveyed in the
: |2 000 Master Plan for Homewood
RAPHAEL SCHWEBER-KOREN/NEWS-LETTER | campus, coincides with a larger
in support services Students plod through the lantern-lit snow that blanketed Homewood campus on the evening of Jan. 6. Top | citywide streetscape renovation ofthe
10 reasons to love winter, page B4. CONTINUED ON Pace A4
Hopkins tuition increases by 4.9 percent
BY JULIANNA FINELLI one way or the other” in regard to |
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER whether the seemingly high rate is
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Despite their concern regarding did not feel that it signifies an “epi- | BY DIANA ISKELOV costs of instruction, but also support For the past seven years, tuition factored into the tuition rate struc-
two recent student suicides that oc- demic.” | THE JoHNs Hopkins News-LetTER services, the basic health service, increases for full-time undergradu- ture. For 22 straight years prior to
curred within approximately six “Every single death diminishes | sports and recreation programs and ates in the two schools have been kept these past seven, tuition increases had
months of each other, both Dean of us, said Mond. “But there is nothing | For full-time undergraduates at various student activities. below5 percent. Increases above that exceeded 5 percent, with 10 percent.
Student Life Susan Boswell and Di- I can observe [that is] unique to (The Johns Hopkins University’s Steven Knapp, provost and senior figure came only when charges to or higher increases occurring seven |
rector of the Counseling Center Hopkins. Inthe bigp icture, [the num- Homewood campus, this fall will vice president for academic affairs, operate two new student life centers, times within that frame.
Michael Mond are confident that the ber of student suicides] works out to bring a 4.9 percent tuition increase. noted, “Education is an extremely la- the Mattin Center for the Arts and the Daniel Weiss, dean of the Krieger
University’s counseling services pro- the number you would statistically Applying to the over 4,000 under- bor-intensive activity, and thatis one O’Connor Recreation Center, were CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
vide quality care for students with expect.” graduates in the Krieger School of critical reason why the cost of pro-
mental health issues. According to the National Center Arts and Sciences and the Whiting viding a university education tends Tuition increases from 2000 to 2003
_ Both the deaths of Ching Kin Lueng for Health Statistics, the 2000 national School of Engineering, the 4.9 per- to rise faster than the overall rate of
in December 2002 and Lauren R. Th- average for suicides in any age group centincrease will raise the tuition rate inflation. It is important to realize
ompsonin June 2002 were deemed sui- was 10.6 per 100,000 people. A report to $28,730 for 2003-2004, an increase that, even with these increases, tu- ») 5.4 percent increase
cides by the state medical examiner’s by The Boston Globe in February 2001, of $1,340. This year’s tuition rate of ition does not cover the full cost of
office. Boswell stated that despite their which ranked the suicide rates since $27,390 represented an increase of instruction and has to be supple-
proximity, the two events were dissimi- 1990 at 12 universities with strong 5.1 percent from the year before. mented by revenue from other 5.1 percent increase
lar and completely unrelated. science and engineering programs, According to Jerome Schnydman, sources, such as endowment and
“Any suicide is alarming and ter- recorded Hopkins’ rate at 6.9 per secretary of the Johns Hopkins Uni- alumni contributions.”
ribly sad,” said Boswell, “[but] Idon’t 100,000, the third highest rate out of versity Board of Trustees, “The Board The increase represents the con-
see that these two situations are re- the 12 schools sampled. The Massa- felt that in these particular difficult tinuing efforts of the University to 4.9 percent increase
lated in any way. The circumstances chusetts Institute of Technology times, it was important to keep the reign in the tuition hikes of previous
involved were dramatically different.” (MIT) ranked first with a rate of 10.2, tuition increases at around five per- years. During the 2000-2001 school Data for 2001-2002 school year not available.
While Boswell was unable to elabo- and Harvard ranked second with a cent.” year, tuition rose 5.4 percent over the
rate on the specifics of these circum- rate of 7.4. The Boston Globe esti- Schnydman also noted that as the previous year’s figure.
stances, she did state that “when a mated the average suicide rate for all costs of higher education in the GRAPHIC BY LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER
person is desperate enough to take colleges to be about 7 per 100,000; United States continue to rise, the HOP secures Rollins for Feb. 9
his own life, there are a variety of most of the colleges sampled in the price that students payin tuition isno
factors.” study fell below that rate. longer adequate to finance the opera-
Mond agreed with Boswell, stat- Debate still exists as to whether tions of the University. At Hopkins,
ing that while there was “no evidence CONTINUED ON PAGE A2 tuition is used to finance not only the
BY LINDSAY SAXE vided with the opportunity.” be sold to the public at $25 a piece.
Admin explores schedule change THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letrer erytNhoiwng,, Rcohlalriancst edraibzbilnegs hiimns ae lbfiats o fh aeyv-- majHoarn aaucte rH OalPs o malalyu debde tbor ionneg inmgo reto
The sometimes actor, writer and ing “a minimum wage frame of mind,” Homewood, but the details are not
former member of the ‘80s punk-rock meaning he is willing to try just about set in stone yet. According to
band Black Flag, Henry Rollins will anything thatisnewand thatsomeone’s Hanauer, HOP has been able to doa’
BY ANITA BHANSALI be bringing his “Spoken Word” tour willing to pay him for. lot more for programming this year, as
Tue JoHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER to Homewood campus on Feb. 9. Ticket prices, however, will not be a result of their budget that started out
Sponsored in part by the Johns the usual super-discounted numbers ata little over $50,000. HOP is working
The Johns Hopkins administra- Hopkins Organization for Program- students are used to, according to with the Spring FairC ommitteet o bring
tion has conducted a study to explore ming (HOP), Rollins’ show is one of Hanauer. another big name to campus this year.
switching class schedules froma Mon- the many additions to this year’s big- “We're giving discounted tickets, So far, Homewood has seen the likes of
day-Tuesday- Wednesday and Thurs- ticket show schedule, which is seeing but not at prices students [normally] Eminem, Shaggy and, more recently,
day-Friday pattern to a Monday- a growth in events due in part to expect,” said Hanauer. The Roots and Ben Folds.
Wednesday-Friday and HOP’s 2002 budget increase. Although Rollins’ performance HOP is currently on a mission to
Tuesday-Thursday pattern. “We didn’t actually pursue him,” did not cost HOP very much, the revitalize E-level and, as Hanauer put
“(The study] was prompted by a said HOP’s senior executive chair, Jo- show’s ticket prices have been set by it, “make it a good time again.” They
proposal from John Bader, whois As- seph Hanauer, “we were approached Rollins’ production company. HOP plan on pushing for more local Balti-~
sociate Dean for Academic Advising bya production company in Baltimore is, however, offering a reduced stu- more performers to come to the ill-
at Krieger, and it was supported by that represents Rollins, and were pro- dent charge of $15, while tickets will frequented Levering Union hangout. ©
my office, because we felt it was an “
area worth examining,” said William: INSIDE THATS La SUE
Conley, dean Ge olmen and Aca-
demic Services,
He added that while there hasbeen __ BASKETBALL KEEPS BUSY ConTENTS
conversation about a possible shift, While you were sitting at home
no formal outcome has been final- drinking hot chocolate and watching
ized. Viet, your parents’ cable TV, our basket-
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how they were structured, but we Features
haven’t done anything formal [with BRODY SPEAKS!
students or faculty],” said Conley. ..as do the other professors who
Theadministration is awaiting the taught classes over Intersession. We
report of the Committee on Under- - review all the groovy trips, interest-
graduate Education (CUE), the com- ing classes and other such business.
mittee running the study on under- Page Bl -
graduate student life,i n order to take
its recommendations into consider- you BEST BELIEVE
ation before coming to any conclu- What are all those bumper stick- THE JOHNS HOPKINS
sive decisions, according to Conley. becieovaet teeinnO L PA ersoncopcars andcitybusesallabout, NEWS-LETTER
With 40 representatives from all five anyway? Apparently, it has to do with
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Johns Hopkins schools, the CUE was ~ the drug war and our inability to win
created last year to study undergradu-
it, Page B3 - Main Phone Number 410.516,6 000
VADIM GRETCHOUCHKIN/NEWS-LETTER ate education and to make recom- ¥ pent 410.516,4 228 thy
mendations that will enhance under-
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Jaunary 30, 2003:
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTer
NEWS
Counseling Center addresses suicide JHU sees increase
in early applicants —
BY LINDSAY SAXE from going unnoticed or untreated. of those people who came to the Cen- through dialogue with a counselor,
THE JoHNs Hopkins News-Letrer In the Fall of 1996, the Center set up ter with suicidal tendencies were re- those victims of acute dépression
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Counseling Center, is recognizintgh e fessionals. ever, recent victims ofd epression are said. “But just knowing that there is | up 20 percent over last year’sS ineu m- all it has to offer, which has resulted in
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in the recovery process. and none were hospitalized and none has benefited from the Early Decision
Mond, who has been working committed suicide. There were also Leung remembered by friends trend seen at its peer institutions.”
with the Hopkins community for 22 percent who dropped out oft reat- The high admit rate is due to the
Over years, believes Continued on meynet tcont,inu ed to be monitored, fact that Early Decision applicants rate
Page Allthat “being aware of the and 24 percent who are still being Hopkins as their first choice, said
Symptoms and being educated tracked. Latting, and that this enthusiasm to
properly on how to deal with [sui- “T’ve seen students whose sense of | attend Hopkins helped increase their
cidal situations]” is the key to sui- self and vision for the future is de- CONTINUED FROM Pace Al probability of acceptance.
cide prevention. stroyedbyabadexamoranunwanted | courses at Hopkins, as well as an- “The fact that these students want
Thus, the ability to notice dis- break-up,sa”i d Mon“andd my,sen se other note indicating that items in to be here at Hopkins makes it easier
tress signals such as emotional prob- is that since Sept. 11, it is easier for the apartment should be left to his for us to make our decision,” said
lems, unusual social behavior and people to get distressed.” sister. Latting. “More so then ever, high-
“suicidal ideation” is imperative for Itisimportant, Mondstressed, that Atthe time ofhis death, Leunghad school seniors are seeing Hopkins as
students and family, as well as Uni- students know that the Center’s ser- | only recently returned from a visit an investment in their future.”
versity staff. vices are free of charge, confidential, with his sister in New York, said Dean Dean of Student Life Susan Boswell
These symptoms, which Mond non-judgmental and most impor- | of Student Life Susan Boswell. His agreed.
said are most often observed by tantly of all, they do not include call- | sister is currently in Hong Kong and “Students who apply early decision
“people who know [the suicidal per- ing students’ parents or professors. | was unavailable for comment. tendtobeverycertain abouttheir choice
son] the best,” may reveal themselves That is, however, unless the student The Hong Kong Student Associa- andveryhappy about theiracceptance,”
in people who have a long history of seems to be at a high risk of hurting tion (HKSA) held a memorial service she said. “Therefore, they come in very
depression yet they also occur in for- himself or others. | Monday night in the Interfaith Cen- excited about being here.”
merly stable people who are reacting Sept. 11, along with a vast array of | ter to remember Leung, who was Although many think those who are
to trauma, loss or an extreme change stresses both at school and at home, | known by his friends as Andy. Close slightly below regular applicant pool
in their life. are factors cited by Mond that may friends and representatives of the standards get in by applying early, the
And while most suicidal people influence someone’s thoughts ofs ui- University were in attendance. quality of Early Decision admits at
also exhibit signs of severe depres- cide. The service was organized by the Hopkins is very nearly equal to regular
sion, not all those who are depressed Mond was quickto point out, how- HKSA, in which Leung had been a decision admits, according to Latting.
are necessarily going to commit sui- ever, that dialogue and open discus- long-time member and former vice “The typical Hopkins admit gets
cide — they are, however, more at sion with someone who may be sui- president. three A’s for every B; once they are
risk, according to The American Sui- cidal is not going to “put an idea in University Chaplain Sharon here it doesn’t matter if they were
COURTESY OF GRACE PANG
cide Foundation. their head.” Most people whoare sui- Kugler, who helped plan the memo- accepted early or not,” he said.
The late Ching Kin Leung, “Andy,” pictured here with Stephanie Lau and
All the more reason, Mond con- cidal will readily talk about their rial service, said that it was “a time of In the matter of financial aid, very
Grace Pang, enjoyed cooking for his friends.
tends, “you should always consult thoughts or maybe even a plan of sharing stories about Andy.” few Hopkins early decision applicants
with someone if you are action, if they have gone so far. “T find it to be completely heart- fore himself.” whelmed with stress or depression are rejected because of insufficient aid
worried...we’d rather take it [suicidal Planning ahead, arranging one’s breaking to witness this with people’s He also loved to cook, she added. should take advantage of the coun- packages, according to Director of Stu-
symptoms] seriously and react.” personal affairs and even giving away loved ones and friends,” said Kugler. “He was a very good cook, mainly seling resources on campus. dent Financial Services Ellen Frishberg.
_ This is part of the reasoning be- valuable personal belongings are all “We can be there for people and to Chinese food, and he would invite Kugler also urged anyone who “These are people who really want
hind the Center’s Suicide Tracking quite often demonstrated by suicidal walk people through challenging friends over,” Pang said. needs emotional support after to be here, and there is no reason to
System (STS), which attempts to rec- people. times. It’s okay to ask for help.” Leung transferred to Hopkins three Leung’s death to come to her to talk. disadvantage a student who is apply-
ognize those students or facultymem- Whilesome students maynotwant Junior Grace Pang remembered years ago, according to Boswell, and “There are resources around to ing early decision,” she said. “The
bers who demonstrate slight to severe to alienate a friend who seems to be at Leung as a good friend who was al- was majoring in computer science. help [students who are feeling only reason a student wouldn’t apply
signs of suicidal tendencies. The track- risk of committing suicide, a study ways willing to help others. “T think he wanted to be a teacher stressed],” said Kugler. “Whena per- early, froma financial aid perceptive,
ing system was set up in an effort to done by the Center on their 2001- “He was a very friendly person,” of computer science,” said Pang. son takes their life, we are all left with would be that she or he wants to com-
Keep potentially suicidal students 2002 clientele shows that a majority | she said. “He placed his friends be- Boswell said that students over- questions.” pare merit money.”
Student use of mental health services high
Seniors search for
graduation speaker
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al ways of improving services to stu- suicidal thought at intake;” in other lowing the terrorist attacks of Sept.
The Boston Globe results might be dents,” said Boswell. “I believe that words, 20 percent ofall clients seen at ble
skewed, since many comparable col- the current model is particularly ap- the Counseling Center indicated Larry Benedict, dean for student
leges, including the University of propriate for a student population some sort of suicidal thought at their life at MIT, also reported that he had
Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford, and... a great number of students first visit. Eight percent of those 161 seen “a change in the tenor and tone
Columbia, Carnegie Mellonand Yale, take advantage of the services that are clients “reported moderate, serious, on campus” following Sept. 11. BY JENNA O’STEEN Since August, the senior class has
did not provide data for the study. offered.” or severe suicidal thoughts.” Benedict served as Dean for Student THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTER been re-ranking their list of desired
Boswell reported that there have Mond agreed that student usage Since 1996, the Counseling Center Affairs at Hopkins from 1992 to 2000, speakers as responses come in. Their
been five suicides at Hopkins since of Counseling Center services is high. has used a suicide-tracking program and took partin MIT’s Mental Health Beginning in July of 2002, the se- revised list allows them to pursue the
1990, four of which were undergradu- According to the 2001-2002 Annual to monitor students at risk for sui- Task Force in November 2001. nior class officers and the Johns top choices that they have the best
ates and one of which was a graduate Report and Data Summary, which cide. Benedict indicated that school ad- Hopkins President’s Office combined possibility of retaining.
student. Of the five suicides, four oc- was released by the Counseling Cen- Developed as part of a research ministrations must “understand the efforts to secure this year’s gradua- Kavasery said, “The speaker pro-
curred in Baltimore. ter in June 2002, a total of 801 clients project with David Jobes, a suicidolo- needs of students” in order to pro- tion speaker. Commencement is cess could use reform ~ a little more
Regarding the two recent suicides were seen in personal counseling dur- gist at Catholic University, the Sui- vide them with adequate mental quickly approaching, scheduled for organization at the top.”
at Hopkins, Mond feels there is “no ing the past year. cide Tracking System uses a special health care. According to Benedict, Thursday, May 22, and the search for Kavasery added, however, that the
need to jump to conclusions.” Another statistic in the report assessment protocol to determine at- MIT tooka “comprehensive commu- this year’s speaker is still on. President’s Office has “been great with
“Ts this [occurrence] a blip...or is shows that 38 percent of all under- risk clients, and then closely moni- nity approach” to reviewing and Ravi Kavasery, president of the stepping up andhelping provide con-
something going on? We don’t know graduates at Hopkins will visit the tors and reviews those clients until modifying mental health services by Class of 2003, said that “the process tacts this year.”
for sure,” said Mond. “I think it’s Counseling Center before they gradu- they meet the criteria indicating the providing outreach education to staff, [they] are using is no different from According to Kavasery, additional
always good to pay attention...to try ate. risk for suicide has passed. creating focus groups and evaluating past years,” and that they have expe- difficulty might arise because
and understand [the problem of sui- According to Mond, these num- Jobes serves asa consultant for the data. rienced no unusual difficulties that Hopkins does not give as tipend to its
cide] more and more. But I don’t see bers are greater than at “comparable Counseling Center, and the Center According to Mond, Hopkins also past years haven’t dealt with. speaker. Instead, they provide hotel
the need to assume anything unusual universities.” Mond considers this helps provide him with data for on- focuses on educating its staff about Hopkins hopes to attracta speaker accommodations, travel expensesand
is going on... Sometimes things hap- high student response “a good thing.” going analysis of treatment outcomes. mental health issues. Mond empha- that is well-known and also hasa per- basic amenities. Therefore, the
pen in close proximity.” “Tt means [Hopkins students] are Mond feels that Hopkins is a pio- sized that faculty, administrators and sonal tie with Homewood and the speakeris not contractually obligated
According to Boswell, the two in- more sophisticated...and more neer in the use of sucha program, since residential advisors are trained and Hopkins students. Kavasery said that and could back out, leaving the com-
cidents have not prompted any spe- aware, said Mond. other universities are now adopting informed about warning signs of the officers know the “importance of mittee with more problems. For this
cific plans to change the currentcoun- Of the total 801 clients seen by the similar systems. According to Mond, mental distress, and are given guid- this ceremony for both its graduates reason, the senior class is hoping their
seling system at Hopkins. Counseling Center from June 2001 to clients are aware when they are placed ance on how to help students seek and their families” and are hoping to speaker will be personally connected
“The University always looks at June 2002, 161 clients “reported some in the Suicide Tracking System, and assistance. find a speaker to please all. : to Hopkins, and that losing him or
have been generally receptive to it. A pamphlet is distributed by the In July 2002, a committee formed her will not be a concern.
University increases pay“iTn gt hiantkt en[ttihoen c,l”i enstasi]d aMroe ndgl.a d we’re tChoautn sgievleisn ga dvCiecnet eorn toh ofwac utlot ya papnrdo satcahff fsernoimo r tchlea sPsr oefsfiidceenrts’ sb egOfafni cteo caonmdp itlhee aboTuth e [hsaevniinogr] cal afsosr miasl “aonptniomuinsctei-c
The Counseling Center also pro- and talk to students with possible a list of candidates who senior stu- ment [of the graduation speaker] ina
vides a “24/7 on-call system” for mental health issues, and how to use dents felt would be good speakers couple of weeks,” according to
tuition by 4.9 percent emergencies, according to Mond. At the resources of the Counseling Cen- and who the Hopkins students, fac- Kavasery.
any given time, one of the Center’s ter for assistance. Guidelines are also ulty and Board of Trustees had con- The committee wants to wait until
psychologists carries a pager; if an given for dealing with potentially sui- tacts with. itis absolutely sure that the speaker is
emergency occurs after hours, stu- cidal students; the pamphlet urges The senior officers proceeded to committed before announcing his or
dents can call Hopkins Security at those who are worried about a rank this list in the order of their her name. In the past, controversy
CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al tending Johns Hopkins places on our extension 7777 and be patched student’s well-being to “directly ask preference as well as by how diffi- has arisen when an already broad-
SchoolofArtsand Sciences, also stated students and their families, and that through to the on-call psychologist. if he or she is thinking about killing cult it would be to secure their at- casted name had to be retracted after
the commitment of the administra- is why the President and the Deans Students who call the security of- him or herself.” tendance. the speaker cancelled. Therefore, the
tion to holding tuition increases to a put so much effort not only into fice to use this service are never re- If danger appears imminent, the At this time, all possible candi- committee will not publish the names
level below that of the early 1990’s fundraising in general but specifically quired to give their names. Accord- pamphlet advises, one should im- dates received letters from both Presi- of candidates who they are currently
and before. into raising funds for student finan- ing to the Center’s data, 65 out of the mediately call campus security or dent William R. Brody and Kavasery, considering.
- “Combined with our increased cial aid. We are also constantly look- year’s 801 clients were served after Chee explaining that Hopkins was looking Kavaseryassured the seniors, how-
emphasis on financial aid in our bud- ing for ways to reduce our costs with- hours. ; According to the annual report, for interested speakers. The Board of ever, that “[the committee is] very
geting process and fundraising efforts, out reducing the quality of the Due to confidentiality laws, the 49 percent of all 801 clients seen by Trustees also began to call prospec- happy so far with who [they] have
the smallerincrease in tuition helps to education we provide.” Counseling Center was unable to dis- the Counseling Center were self-re- tive speakers personally. been going after.”
minimize the impact of increased Most colleges andu niversitiehasv e close whether or not Lueng or Th- ferred. Thirteen percentwere referred
costs on out students and their fami- not yet announced their tuition for ompson hadever been incontacwitt h by friends, however, and many oth- ERRATA
lies,” said Weiss. next year, so it is not possible at this the University’s counseling services. ers were referred by the Student
_ This year, 55 percent of the time to know where Johns Hopkins Mond does believe, however, that the Health & Wellness Center, academic
Homewood undergraduates receive will rank in its peer group for 2003- services offered have benefitale ardg e advising, the dean of students, rela- ®
need-based aid, with 47 percent re- 2004, according to Dennis O’Shea, number of students. tives, faculty and other administra-
ceiving aid from the University’s own executive director of communica- “T would say we’ve helped a lot of tors.
funds. tions and public affairs. people,” said Mond. According to Mond, the dean of
_ Fromall sources - universfiutndys , Among a group of 18 peer uni- Mond feels it remains to be seen students has the ability to mandate
federal grants and loans, and private versities, including the entire Ivy whether the recent increase in that a student obtain professional
aid - this year’s total financial package League and schools such as MIT, Hopkins’ student suicide rate indi- help. Mond stated that while the
is $52 million. Stanford, Duke, and Georgetown, cates a significant trend. He does Counseling Center does not like to
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Knapp said, “We [the University Johns Hopkins ranked 11th in its speculate, however, that all college exercise this option, they are
administration] are very concerned peer group for tuition rates for this campuses might be experiencing “an “obliged” to ensure safety whena stu-
about the burden that the cost of at- year. added layer of anxiety and stress” fol- dent is “a danger to self or others.”
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
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Kaplan ranks test locations Matthews characterizes Bush's
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HE JoHNs Hopkins News-LeTTER temperatures and proctoring. the October 2002 administration of
“There isno systematic way to look the LSAT. Since the overwhelming
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2002 MCAT and the October 2002 stating that the biggest concern at the Savage says that Hodsonis the next their own destinies. known for on his'’political issues tele- tem,” said Popat.
LSAT dates. The electronic survey, moment is the scarcity of test loca- target, but financial constraints such “In America, you are who you be-
which was sent out to over 2,140 tions. For exampthleree w,er e report- as custodial fees and security issues come and who you choose to be- N-L discusses “War on
MCAT and 5,000 LSAT Kaplan stu- edly no June LSAT test sites in Mary- must first be resolved. come,” said Matthews.
dents the day ofth eir test, asked stu- land, and students would have had to There is no official MCAT site on Another trait that Matthews de-
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space provided at their test location. a service, the Colonnade across the street on cited current feelings of distrust of
The responses were tabulated and “Thave had students who have had University West Parkway. This test American business and government
an overall score was calculated for to take cabs into D.C. just because site was not included in any part of in the wake of both recent financial | A News-Letter reporter asked Chris it more of an attempt to punish the
each site by test administration date. there was nothing available in the the Kaplan study. scandals and the terrorist attacks of | Matthews about his opinions regard- guilty and destroy the threat. Part of
Amionffouir stmudenut remspon ses area,” said Savage. “Kaplan should Senior Raymond Chai, president September 11. | ing President George W. Bush’s poli- this effort is to reduce the hatred of
Per test site were required to receive a be evaluating the needs oft est takers and founder of the JHU Red Cross “It’s the great American irony,” cies and the War on Terror. America that leads people to commit
ranking. Sites that failed to receive instead oft he site. I would rather see Corps, took the test there in August observed Matthews. “We're patri- | News-Letter: In your speech on vir- suicide to hurt us. You have to find
this quota were still included with students preparing for the test than and felt that “the Colonnade was an | otic as hell, but we don’t believe in | tues thatare American, you mentioned out what that hatred is based upon
comments and were designated as wasting time worrying about exter- ideal test center — relatively quiet, | our government.” onecharacteristicastheskepticism with and try to reduce that.
“low votes.” nal factors that are pretty much un- large tables, good proctors. Most | Matthews further discussed what authority. Do you think America is a That’s why I think it’s dangerous
“Most of the test sites are adequate, controllable,” she said. people were spread out in conference | hesawas the American desire to avoid rebellious nation right now? to call it a war. It’s an attempt to
but there are always extremes ... our Edward Haggerty Jr., a media re- rooms of about 50-100 people.” war, a sentiment that he said is being Chris Matthews: Well, I worry reduce terrorism. That’s our national
long-term goal is to get rid of those lations specialist at the Law School When asked if he felt an on-cam- betrayed by the Bush administration’s sometimes that we’re losing our natu- goal: to lower and reduce terrorism
outliers,” said Serrano. Admissions Council Headquarters in pus MCAT site was needed, Chai re- | foreign and milpiolitcy atowrardy Ira q. ral skepticism toward politicians. I see and I think that’s a very important
Serrano gave a few examples of Newtown Pennsylvania agrees, point- plied, “I personally don’t think that’s | Matthews commended the United the president being very successful in goal and | think that to achieve it may
negative feedback received, includ- ing out that the study deals with only necessary because the Colonnade is | States for being both a “reluctant war- | changing public opinion according to involve catching the people who did it
ing complaints of proctors issuing 5 one exam date and targets pretty iso- so close anyway, had these long rows | rior” anda “rattlesnake” that retaliates | his policies for his purposes. For ex- and it may involve breaking up the
minute warnings when there were in lated issues, which when publicized of tables I doubt would be available at | only when threatened. He went on to | ample, earlier this year people would terrorist organization. It may involve
fact 15 minutes left, of room tem- can create a sort of “mistaken im- Homewood”. criticize the current administration’s | say thatthey felt thatcatchinbgi n Laden reducing or eliminating those policies
peratures so extreme that students pression” on test-takers. Senior and fellow biology major aggressive posture toward its former | was essential to any standard of victory and behaviors that cause countries to
were sweating enough to smudge their “There will always be occasional Jason Hallick agreed. Persian Gulf enemy. | against al Qaeda. Now, the president despise us and cause people to despise
answer sheets and of students having ° disruptions — its impossible to con- “[ had a very positive experience “I think right now we’re in this | has gone from saying he wants him us.
to balance their booklet and test ma- trol every single variable,” said at the Colonnade in August of 2002,” | period of hubris and almost weird- dead or alive to saying that he’s irrel- N-L: You said that American his-
terials on theirknees because the desk Haggerty. said Hallick. “My peers had no rude ness that I find vastly unfamiliar to evant. And the public is saying the tory is setting an ideal and trying to
space was so small. Haggerty claimed that there is no habits and the room was also kept | the America I described,” he said. same thing. Whyisn’tthe public stand- live up to it. Given the way that the
Three out of seven sites offered in significant dissatisfaction with the comfortably... Ithinkthatthesechar- | Matthews continued arguing that | ing byan earlier judgment oftheir own, United States is currently acting in
Maryland were evaluated for the Au- LSAT, as statistics show that less than acteristics gavea testing environment current Iraq policy is inconsistent | buying into a president's latest version foreign policy, is it upholding an old
gust MCAT and six out ofnine for the one-haolf fon e percent oft est takers that was conducive to high scores.” with the American character he dis- of his ambition? That’s a serious ques- ideal or setting a new one?
October LSAT with varying results. complain about LSAT test center con- Junior Namee Kim, a chemistry cussed in his speech. | tion. CM: I don’t accept it. I don’t ac-
While the University of Maryland at ditions. major, felt that the lighting was very “I don’t find it anywhere in our | N-L: You mentioned the war on cept the idea that the United States
Rockville ranked 33rd out of 192 sites In a formal statement, the LSAC dim, claiming that it gave her blurry history,” claimed Matthews. “The terrorism... should engage itself in foreign policy
and was described as “lovely” and questioned the validity of the “2002 vision. right [wing] is operating in an un- CM: I don’t even like the word aimed at overturning governments, —
“recommendable to others evenifnot Test Site Rater” study conducted by “I know I probably had a legitimate American fashion.” “war on terrorism” because a war on we don’t like by force. I don’t know
the closest location,” the University Kaplan, Inc. stating, “the study, which complaint,” said Kim, “butIdidn’twant Matthews was also critical of how terrorism suggests that its going to what doctrine that is. That’s hege=
of Maryland at College Park was rated Kaplan characterizes as ‘comprehen- to deal with all the hassles.” theadministrapaprtoaicho non’ Isra q begin in 2001 and endin 2005. I think mony.
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StuCo changes SAC fundinNEgWS policy Class schedule
change discussed
campus; there were 15 new groups Roecker encouraged StuCo mem-
added just last semester. bers to look at the SAC Web site at
The SAC restructwuorulid ntgak e http://SAC. stuco.org. She announced
the money for the StuCo class groups that the General Assembly meeting
spective; I think a M-W-F schedule
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prepared.”
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“This new proposal will correct that The Hopkins Organization for it’s been happening for decades. It’s Monday through Friday is ofva lue,”
problem.” Programming (HOP) plans to in- pretty much unheard of elsewhere in said Conley. “M-T-W really creates
Roecker added that “the logistics creitas acstiveiti es this semester, start- academia. Why shouldn’twe do what binge learning. They use the weekend
still need to be worked out, but the ing with the Henry Rollins show everybody else does? This is a hotly for preparation, and then Wednesday
plan will definitely be positive.” She planned for Febr9.u Thaey rwilylal so debated issue; there are advantages - comes and they crash.”
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meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 28. tion. including a possible concert series. | taining the current schedule. ing to Conley.
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THE JoHNS Hopkins News-Letter ments around campus and Charles MSE symposium, collaborating with and is also planning a senior week to | nity, with greater time allowances on public health school [and Peabody]
village and the Upperclassmen hous- small groups to produce programs: be held between the end off inals and | Thursdayasnd Fridays,” said Conley. run on this schedule.”
Burger added, “One issue that has
The first Student Council (StuCo) ing initiative. for which the small groups end up commencement. These activities |“ It allowed faculty to balance their
“meetionfg t he newyear included both Gala then told members there were paying. There is in facta n account for would include whitewater rafting, | teaching with intense research.” been raised by students is the fact that
‘reflection on the programs held last still things that needed to be accom- collabobetrweaent griouopsn wshi ch community service, beer-tasting, a | But Susan Boswell, Dean of Stu- becausewer e noton consistent sched-
semester and plans for the new se- plished during this semester. He ex- is not being used to serve its purpose, Senior formal and a Dorm Night, in | dent Life, pointed out that the com- ules, it’s difficult for students in one nLt LL,
mester, which include a restructur- plained that the meal plan would be according to Roecker. which students would be together | pression of an umber of classes into unit to take classes in another unit.”
ing of the SAC. changed after this semester and that Vice President for Institutional with their freshmen dorm-mates. three days precludes students from Traditionally, inconsistencbye -
StuCo President Manish Gala con- StuCo should find out what students Relations Noel De Santos explained The administration has also ap- mentally absorbing the material. tween schools has not beena prob-
gratulated StuCo members on their want and develop a new meal plan. that the new structure will “delineate proveda beach party to occur in May. “Part of the thought is that com- lem since they operated separately.
work last semester. He highlighted Treasurer Elise Roecker presented the lines ofaccountabialnid telyim”i - Pre-commencement festivities are pressing everything in the three days “But with growing cross-regis-
their accomplishments, ‘citing the a change in the structure of the StuCo nate “technical redundancies.” He also planned for the day before gradu- makes it very difficult to do work mn tration, [and more students] want-
movement of Spring Fair back to the and Student Activities Commission stressed that the StuCo encourages ation, including a family picnic, guest between. It doesn’t leave time for the ing the take classes at other institu-
freshmen quads, exam recycling, the (SAC). Roecker explained that the collaboration between groups, but lectures, tours of the Baltimore Mu- | students to absorb the material,” she tions,” Bader said this has become
use oft he Internet to inform the stu- SAC is running low on funds because that the revisions will more clearly seum of Art (BMA), and a parent said. “I speak froma non-facultpeyr - an issue worth investigating.
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dent body, specifically through the of the increase of student groups on “separate funding sources.” versus seniors game ofv olleyball.
Developers plan Charles Village renovations
Career Development
Opportunities
CONTINUED FROM Pace Al depend largely on the upcoming con- long-term community plans to im- this point nothing has been designed, for Jewish Students
area stretching from 25th Street to sultations. prove the traffic situation. Changes its certainly fair to say what [the Uni-
‘U niversity Parkway. “The survey will help shape the will reroute the notorious “death versity has] heard from residents is
Hopkins plans involve creating a program and inform our decision, lane” that has beena regular source of that the design must be in keeping
strong retail presence, namely by re- but nothingis offthe table right now,” automotive accidents, recently in- with the character ofthe community.”
locating the obscured university O’Shea said. cluding the death of a jogger, all of Parking hasalready been securedby
e Gain career experience in
bookstore from the basement of The Charles Village Project, as itis which have been reported as a mat- the University as part of its holding in
Gilman Hall onto the corner of 33rd called, was announced Jan. 16 as a ters of concern by the Charles Village this community development venture, a Jewish organization.
-and Charles Streets. This frequented movement towards integrating ‘Discussion forum. and although the Homewood garage
locale would open the boulevard to Homewood and its housing sprawl According to O’Shea, “calming has been described as “antiquated and lnienwk ages
residents and students alike. into the surrounding community of traffic and improving safety for pe- out of date,” part of the Master Plan has e Stipend and transportation
Student housing is expected to Charles Village. destrians” isa primary concern oft he been to support the parking needs of
propagate in this area as well, creating “We have no intention of becom- University. Charles Village, as well as satisfy the reimbursement.
new apartments for both upperclass- ing a ‘collegetown’ in any pejorative “The two programs are obviously additional demands that retail would
-men and the influx of expected fresh- sense,” said McDonough. “We want not the same, but they are definitely attract. :
men, as well as reducing the weekend to enhance what is already a nice and complementary in how they will en- Beginning last spring, Hopkins be- e 16 hour internships begin
exodus into the suburbs for shopping rich university environment in courage links between communities gan surveying a panel of 40 develop-
-around the retail monolith of Towson. Charles Village, adding good restau- and institutions, also including the ers in the Baltimore area, narrowing February 2003.
“Tt is something we have wanted to rants and retail, keeping in mind other BMA,” said O’Shea. “The streetscape down the selection over the last six
provide, especially for upperclassmen, successful ventures such as Harvard should be the optimum design to en- months. On Jan. 16, they announced ,
in the last two or three years,” said Su- Square, Palmer at Princeton and courage links back and forth between Struever Bros. as the chosen firm out
san Boswell, dean of Student Life. Chapel Square at Yale.” campus and shopping. A project like of the top choices. For application and additional information
“There will be more availability, and Sponsorship oft he bookstore will this fits in very nicely with our par- “A total of eight developers ex- ' plaase contac:
_although it’s really too early to put a be opento changeas the current spon- ticular plan for Homewood.” pressed interest, and we had to _ Miriam Foss, LCSW
price-tag on the development, I don’t sor Barnes & Noble will be made to Administrators have only just choose,” said O’Shea. “Not to talk
New Linkages Csordinatar
think the cost will be outrageously dif- bid against other potential compa- completed the task of selecting a pro- aboutthe losing bidders, the Struever
-ferent from what we have now.” nies. Regardless of who owns the posal from several community plan- brothers have a lot of experience in 410.653.5771 ©
Official consultation begins this bookstore, however, students can ning firms. Baltimore and with Baltimore com- [email protected]
monthalong with the release ofa gen- expect more shops, more hangouts Boswellcommented, “The meetings munities. They put a good team to-
eral survey by the Committee on and more housing by 2005. Many are so far have just been very general dis- gether and we were very impressed.”
Undergraduate Education (CUE), championing these new administra- cussions about the submitted propos- “We'd like to imagine a Charles A Collaborative Program of the
which has spent the last year studying tive efforts to enhance the overall stan- als. Nothing really gets to the nitty- Village with professors and students Career Center as Jewish Vocational Service, Baltimore, Maryland -
the undergraduate experience at dard of living on campus as part of gritty, as in the number of beds and walking around between classes, The Melvin N. & EsniceA ,M iller Ftoeudnd ation, Wynnewood, Pe. ensylvenia
Hopkins. As they issue their interim the developments anticipated by the howthe furnwiiltlbeu arrraneged . That shopping during the day and enjoy-
report in the upcoming weeks, a sur- Master Plan in 2000. is all coming up in the next few weeks.” ing the area,” McDonough said. “It is
vey will be distributed to determine Hopkins’ holdings along Charles Community meetings will com- all part of the plan to develop a flour- Career Center at Jewleh Vocational Service
what student-housing interests are Street have not changed over the mence two weeks from now, and ishing and vibrant college town on 1516 Relsterstown Rozd Phone: [phone] Tessa
amongst undergraduates. years, but will have to accommodate O’Shea commented that “although at the Hopkins campus.” Galt more, Maryiahd 21208 www.lsbaltimere.org
“Tt ties in very nicely,” said Dennis |
O’Shea, executive director of com-
munications and public affairs. “The
university has a long-term goal of pe the Wext...
making housing available to any un-
dergraduate who wants it. Today we
“can’t offer that, beyond what limited Info Sessions
“space is available in Ivy and
.-Homewood.”
David McDonough, director of Decem her &, 2H?
Hopkins real estate development,
December 2, 2002
explained that the last several months =F, wT as i eh os fH
were spent conducting preliminary RA App licatians are avaiable
research, interviewing some 100 stu- in Residential Life office, Janu ry 27, 2M
dents, faculty and administrators, as
well as meeting with focus groups to AMR and McC OT PFU ins Wet ter APPR
determine the likes and dislikes of the fannary 2S, 24s
Hopkins community at large.
The majority called for more stu- January 31, 2603 a’ ei A f roea? rt Lif ieR
dent housing, a new home for the Applications are due at 5PM f
bookstore, a post-office, an Allfirst
‘location, added retail and parking ac- NO EXCEPTIONS! |
-commodations.
Graduate of 2002 Steve Goutman
represented student interests in the
committee and voiced the need for
additional housing beyond the exist-
ing facilities of Wolman, McCoy, Ivy Mi
and the Bradford. IDOL
_ Long-term plans to demolish Ivy
andits subterranean Royal Farms out-
let will be among the first signs of
‘development. Nevertheless, the pri- eco/snme Ast
«mary delay on construction, namely
the hold issued until 2004, is largely
kept to honor the remaining leases of
residents in this facility. After such
‘terms are respected, however, O’Shea
explains, “The project will be an im- Be a leader, make o positive difference... Change your life. Come join the tea,
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JANUARY 30, 2003
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Sharon
WASHINGTON — Building a
case for war against Iraq, President
costs Bush said Tuesday night he has fresh
evidence that Saddam Hussein seeks
to “dominate, intimidate or attack” | BY DAN PERRY
with weapons of mass destruction that
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Organizers of the protest in the tic policies geared toward his 2004 re- The prospect of progress on the
Palm Beach County area said the doc- election drive. Palestinian front now appears to de-
tors were staying off the job to attend For the first time since the Sept. 11 pend on whether Sharon can form a
a two-day conference looking at the attacks transformed him into a war- coalition that will include the opposi-
problem. time president, Bush faced the nation tion Labor party, which campaigned
Palm Beach hospitals prepared for amid serious questions abouthislead- on a pledge to restart peace negotia-
the absence by adding to their emer- ership. Most Americans don’t ap- tions with the Palestinians.
gency room staff and rescheduling prove ofhis handling ofthe economy, In his victory speech before jubi-
elective surgeries. No immediate polls indicate, and only a bare major- | lant supporters, Sharon called for a
problems were reported. ity support his policies on Iraq — an | “unity government” and warned that
“We want the patients to under- area where the president enjoyed sup- “there is no cause for celebration. The
stand that there’s a major crisis and port of more than 80 percent a year battle against the terrorist organiza-
something has to be done soon,” said ago. tions hasn’t ended and it claims more
Dr. Stephen Babic, a Delray Beach The first haolf Bfush ’s hour-long victims every day ... It’s a time for
cardiologist. address was devoted to domestic | soul-searching, for uniting.”
Complaints about higher insur- policy, a reflection ofhi s desire not to Israel TV quoted Sharon as saying
ance rates, driven in part by big jury | let Iraq overshadow domestic issues hewouldnotestablisha right-wing gov-
awards for malpractice, are being dear to Americans. The heart of his ernment under any circumstances, al-
heard from doctorsaroundthecoun- | package is a $674 billion plan to re- though in his speech he did not offer
try. al any policy incentive to Labor.
vive the economy, mostly with tax
About two dozen surgeons walked cuts, and a $400 billion, 10-year pro- Amram Mitzna, who led Labor to
off the job in West Virginia earlier posal to overhaul Medicare, sprinkled THE ASSOCIATED PRESS its worst defeat in history, has ruled
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“The quality of care for Floridians the right rhetoric, but he still has all work hiding documents and materials In a nod to his conservative back- Among his charges: | cially amid the turmoil of the Pales-
will be diminished if we don’t deal the wrong policies,” said Senate Mi- from the U.N. weapons inspectors. ers, Bush called on Congress to bana - The British government has tinian uprising.
with medical malpractice reform. In nority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. Specifically, Bush said Saddam has procedure critics call “partial-birth” learned that Saddam recently sought | Despite unrelenting violence with
the long run, that’s the issue,” Bush | Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., not accounted for up to 25,000 liters abortions and human cloning. significant quantities of uranium | the Palestinians and a crippling eco-
said Monday. said he would introduce a resolution of anthrax, 38,000 liters of botuli- While Osama bin Laden and other from Africa. nomic crisis, Likud won 37 seats in
Dr. Robert Cline, president of the requiring Bush to present “convinc- num toxin, 500 tons of sarin, mus- key terrorists still elude capture, the - Iraqi. officials are-hiding docu- the. 120-member parliament — up—
Florida Medical Association, said that ing evidence of an imminent threat” tard gasand VXnerveagentand more president said the United States has ments and materials, and intelligence from 19 seats in the outgoing Knesset,
130 patients received malpractice before sending troops to fight Iraq. than 30,000 munitions capable of de- caught many key commanders of al- officers are posing as scientists that according to official results from the
awards worth more than $1 million “Instead of rushing down the path livering chemical weapons. Qaida and suggested others had been inspectors are supposed to interview. 96.5 percent of votes that had been
last year. to war with Iraq, the American people “Tf this is not evil, then evil has no killed — “met a different fate,” in his - Three Iraqi defectors sayIraqhad counted so far. The bloc of rightist
“So we're jeopardizing care for 16 deserve a full debate,” Kennedy said. meaning,” Bush said. words. several mobile biological weapons and religious parties that support
million people in the state of Florida Top GOP congressional leaders The speech was delivered amid Citing intelligence sources, secret labs in the 1990s that are now not Sharon’s tough stance against the Pal-
because of these 130 claims?” Cline sounded eager to get to work on intense security as lawmakers, Cabi- communications “and statements by accounted for. estinians won 67 seats overall.
said. “We’re approaching Third Bush’s legislative agenda. “We’re net members, military leaders and people now in custody,” Bush re- “Year after year, Saddam Hussein Perhaps the big winner was Yosef
World medicine where people are about to get this ball rolling,” said Supreme Court justices gathered in newed his assertion that Saddam aids has gone to elaborate lengths, spent “Tommy” Lapid, a journalist-turned-
traveling 100 miles to get specialized House Speaker Dennis Hastert of II- the House chamber. Several hundred and protects terrorists, including enormous sums, taken great risks, to politician who heads the Shinui Party,
care.” linois. “We’re ready to go,” agreed people massed on the Capitol lawn to members of al-Qaida. build and keep weapons of mass de- which has vehemently opposed joining
Since 1975, rates for professional Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of protest Bush’s policies, ranging from “Secretly, without fingerprints, he struction — but why? The only pos- any coalition with religious parties.
liability insurance have increased five- Tennessee. a possible war in Iraq to his approach could provide one ofhis hidden weap- sible use he could have for those weap- Shinui emerged as the third largest with
fold across the nation. In compari- Bush offered no new evidence to to health care. ons to terrorists or help them develop ons is to dominate, intimidate or 15 seats. The Yugoslav-born Lapid, 71,
son, rates for doctors in California, support his charges against Iraq, but The president described the na- their own,” Bush said. attack,” Bush said, warning that called on Mitzna and Sharon to join
where reforms were passed in 1975, said Secretary of State Colin Powell will tion as still recovering from reces- Bush said Saddam has shown “his Sadcodulda “rmesum e his ambitions him ina “secular unity government.”
rose only 167 percent during the same go to the U.N. Security Council next sion, terrorist attacks, corporate utter contempt” for the United Na- of conquest in the Middle East.” Once-dominantLabor, which called
period, Cline said. Wednesday to present the U.S. case. scandals and stock market declines. tions and must be brought to account Next week, Powell will allege that for a speedy pullout from most of the
Victims of medical malpractice, “We will consult, but let there be “Our economy is recovering, yet it is unless he disarms. not only was Iraq hiding chemical and West Bankand Gaza, won only 18 seats,
however, say the industry cannot put no misunderstanding: If Saddam not growing fast enough or strongly “The dictator of Iraq is not dis- biological weapons from U.N. inspec- compared to 26 in the outgoing parlia-
acap onthe value of someone’s health Hussein does not fully disarm for the _ enough,” the president said. arming. To the contrary, he is deceiv- tors but smuggling in technology for ment, reflecting Israelis’ anger at the
or life. safetyo fo ur people, and for the peace He proposed spending new ing,” the president said. long-range missile and nuclear weap- failure of a decade’s peace efforts with
Wayne Portch, 56, said helost both of the world, we will lead a coalition money for research to develop hy- “If war is forced upon us, we will onsprograsaenimors U,.S . official said. the Palestinians which the party led.
legs below the knee and parts of four to disarm him,” the president said.
fingers after two doctors failed to di- Key allies, including France and Ger-
COLLEGE BRIEFS
agnose an infection over four days. many, oppose military action in Iraq
He and his wife said they are looking and want Bush to give U.N. weapons
for accountability. inspectors more time.
Body believed to be description “may have also stopped many of them in College Park neigh- U.S. Route 1 corridor on Friday and
or attempted to stop other women in borhoods filled with apartment build- Saturday nights.
missing student
ivers search Md. ice the recent past.” ings and rental houses that border the The changes will require a signifi-
Deputies found that Clausen, a university. cant funding increase for the univer-
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS former mall security guard, owned four The presence of so many students sity force — $283,000in up front costs
f* or anthrax case clues guns, and hada bail bondsman’s badge, has inevitably led to tensions with this year and $375,000 in following
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Police handcuffs, Mace and a ski mask. College Park residents, who complain years. University President C.D. Mote
said Sunday they found a body they about loud parties, parking shortages Jr. has allocated funds for the in-
beliwaes tvhate o fa missing University College Park expands and other issues. creased patrols despite deep budget
BY DAVID DISHNEAU Douglas F. Nichols, a home-im- omfa yN ohratvhee rbne enC olkoirdandaop pesdt udbeyn ta mwahno campus security the Tshcee ncei tyo’fs sdeovewrnalt oiwnnci dheanstasl sfoo lbleoewn- csuptosk etshmea nu nGievoerrsgiet yC atfhaccaerst, ssacidh.o ol
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS provement contractor who lives near posing as a law enforcement officer. ing Maryland basketball games, in-
one of the roadblocks, said the road Aman wasarrested in connection cluding an incident after last year’s Students arrested for
FREDERICK, Md. — Federal au- was closed Sunday. Large numbers of with the case last week. BY STEPHEN MANNING two Final Four games when thousand
thorities investigating the deadly agents arrived Monday morning in Police had been searching for Lacy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of students and others flooded Route hiding pagers in their
anthrax attacks sent divers through more than a dozen vehicles, he said. Miller, 20, since she disappeared 1, Police in riot gear shot pepper spray
theice ofa secluded forest pond Mon- “There’s been an incredible sometime early Jan. 18. ROCKVILLE, Md. — University pellets to break up the crowd. underwear to cheat
day near the former home of a scien- amount of activity going on up and The body was discovered ina rug- of Maryland and county officials an- Students have complained the uni-
tistdescribed by authorities as "a per- down the road,” Nichols said. ged canyon about 20 miles north- nounced Monday that campus police versity police don’t do enough to pro- BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Son of interest” in the case. The site is about two miles south west of Fort Collins, said police will expand neighborhood patrols tect them when they step off campus,
- FBI spokeswoman Debra of another group of ponds federal spokeswoman Rita Davis. outside the College Park campus, a saying non-students often show up at BANGKOK, Thailand — Fifty-
Weierman in Washington said the agents combed in December during a “Tt is a relief that they found her,” move prompted in part by the fatal parties uninvited and cause trouble. eight college students were arrested
search was “just a continuation ofo ur weeklong search for evidence related said her stepfather, Mark Cohen. stabbing of a student off-campus. Three men from Columbia, who are for allegedly hiding pagers in their
- investigation on the anthrax case.” She to the anthrax letters that killed five “Probably the hardest thing is that it The stepped up police presence is not students, have been charged in underwear to cheat on an examina-
declitonp reovdid e more information. — people and infected 18 others. takes away your hope. It is a relief if part of several recommendations bya the Malstrom slaying. tion, police said Tuesday.
be The operation marked the second The area closed off Monday was this is her. We kind of think it is.” task force formed in the wake of the The seven-member Route 1 Cor- Police said the pagers were set to
time ins even weeks that investiga- about two miles long anda mile wide, On Wednesday, police arrested Nov. 10 murder of Brandon Malstrom ridor Task Force was formed shortly vibrate with answers to multiple-
in the hills above Fishing Creek Res- Jason Peder Clausen, 22, for investi- just blocks away from campus. Along afterward to study off campus crime choice questions.
ervoir, a source of city drinking wa- gation of kidnapping and murder. with the new patrols, bus service will and the relationship between the uni- One vibration meant the first choice
ter. The area, located about four miles Police said they had received a tip, be increased and lighting improved versity and county police forces. was correct, two vibrations meant the
northwest of the city, contains eight but would not provide details be- to deter crime, according to a report Members included city, county and second choice and so on, police Capt.
ponds. cause of a gag order. released Monday. university officials along with the uni- Komsan Paksin said Tuesday.
Local resident Gregory Maddox Miller’s family reported her dis- The changes mean the university versity student body president. Four teachers were also arrested
said FBI officials told him a road- appearance after she failed to return force will push beyond the traditional Prince George’s County police and accused of helping the 35 female
; city of Frederick, the town where block near his home would be up for froma night out with friends. Hercar limits of its jurisdiction — the cam- have primary jurisdiction off cam- and 23 male students. The arrests were
‘mer Army biological weaponrse - about a week. : was found parked near her parents’ pus borders — into the neighbor- pus, but sometimes refer 911 calls to made on Mondayat Ramkhamheang
Ste gehen used to Orange barrels and signs marked house in Fort Collins. hoods that are popular with students. the university police if those officers University in Bangkok where under-
9 worked for LSU for off sections of Hamburg and Fishing Investigators said they believe _ “The university has come to be- can respond first. graduate students were taking a final
involvementin the Creek roads, winding mountain lanes Clausen may have stopped Miller by lieve that we should provide an en- Under the new plan, that agree- English examination for a bachelor’s
that follow rushing streams and pass posingasa policeman. He was known hanced level of service to folks living ment will be modified to give the uni- ice ech said,
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_ plockidentified herselfas an FBI agent, and act like a policeman, according force member. campus five nights a week, and two eration of pagers, which is punishable
pbuubtrleifce rrreleadtailoln sq uoefsftiicoen,s .t o theagency’s to sDhaevriifsf 'ssa irde cao rmdasn. fitting Clausen’s studAebnotust att hMraerey-qluaanrdt elrisv eo off tfh cea 3m4p,u0s0,0 Purniinvceer sGietoyr goef’fsi cpeorlsi cwei tllo mtoenaimt orw itthhe b1y00 t,0w0o0 y beaahrts( iUnS pr$is2on, a3nKdo0 mas0 afn)i sn,aei od ,
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JANUARY 30, 2003
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
NDKE 2W3° SO -HUNL:S EHTOPT EKIRN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY
The Invisible Man
Whether it’s true or not, there isa perception on thing the president hasn’t done in over two years, |
this campusthat the administrators don’tcare very according toaleading Councilmember. Thiswould |
much about the students. And while many in the give Brody the chance to possibly be exposed to | haven'+ seen
administration are working hard to change that more students, rather than the leaders he hand- | him since
perception, the problem remains within the picks for dinner at his home.
University’s highest office — the presidency. In addition, Brody needs to make ab etter effort |
If President William R. Brody cares deeply about to attend campus events. Schnydman says Brody |
the affairs of Hopkins students, he does a poor job of tries to attend av ariety of student activities, suchas |
showing it. Rather, Brody’s current efforts, however athletic events, plays or shows. It is true that the |
wellintentioned, exemplify an inaccessible president. president can often be spotted at a Blue Jays la- |
The president’s decision to eliminate his office crosse game. However, over the past two-and-a- |
hours this year demonstrates his unavailability to half years he has failed, despite numerous invita-
CBMMADLYAAAANE: RVRDRITI MKTDIASO NN O N
students. Executive Assistant to the President Jerry tions, to attend a single show put on by The
Schnydman said Brody often had to cut short of- Barnstormers, according toleadersin the group. Such
fice hours last year because ofh is busy travel and a long-standing practice of snubbing our largest stu- LETTERS!
fundraising schedule. Furthermore, Schnydman said dent theatrical group doesn’t exemplify a good faith
students just weren't calling — the presidenthad four effort to attend student events.
JHU security provides tions for where to go or who to con- is still harmless. I think the compari-
times slotsallotted perweekandthoseslotsweren’tall ” Furthermore, Brody needs to be more visible on tact for housing. son to alcohol is imperative because
being filled. campus. Schnydman says the president often exer- pleasant surprise Further, my parents know more it adds personal perspective to the
This reasoning sends the message that the presi- cises at the Recreation Center. If Brody can do that, about my sister and her condition. issue.
dent is not committed to allotting time to interact then he should also make a point ofhavinglunchin My sister was not coherent enough to
explain everything about her condi- Luke Zajac
with students. If deans and professors have office Levering Hall, and dinner in Terrace or Wolman. I visited JHU’s Homewood cam- tion to the medical staff; that’s when
hours, surely Brody can lead by example and have Or he could follow the lead of other university pus on Dec. 6 for a job interview with my parents stepped in. Yes, the doc- Intersession classes
them as well. presidents and hold town meetings on campus. the Teach for America program. Ihad tors and nurses have the degrees but
The president does attempt to reach out to stu- Schnydman says that such meetings are typically driven three hours to get to JHU and my parents have the experience with ‘invaluable’
once I got there, I locked my keys in my sister and her condition and they
dents by inviting various groups to his home for the prerogative of deans and that it’s not necessar- | my car. I was directed to the Security didn’t seem to want my parents.
dinner. According to Schnydman, last fall Brody ily up to the president to call a meeting. Rather, | office and within 5 minutes, I had my Whatever happened to the nice
held a dinner for Residential Advisors and Orien- Schnydman suggests that it is incumbent upon keys back in my hand. nurses that asked the family if there When I went to my “Globaliza-
tation staff members, as well as a separate dinner students to get in touch with the president if they andI twhaen to fftioc etr hiann kt ratihnei nfge mwahloe hoefflipceedr wWahsa ta nyhtahpipnegn etdhe y ton eethdee d nuhresleps witthha?t htiaovni”n gc labses etnh e sfwiristtc dhead yo ifnI tnot erits,e sIs ijousnt
for Student Council (StuCo) members. And the wish to hear from him. Such an attitude shirks the | me that morning. I was so nervous made the family feel welcome and wanted to see what an IR class was
president plans to have three or four student group responsibility that comes with being a president. and scared, but their friendliness and part oft he care process? like. Id idn’t even know what the word
oriented dinners this Spring. We're tired of hearing the president is busy or helpfulness made me feel at home on I still believe that this is a great meant.
a campus far away. hospital but like other facilities there After Professor Hazbun’s first lec-
Inviting groups to his home for dinner is a noble doesn’t have time and we're tired of having to Atmysmall private university, the are issues that need to be addressed. ture we had alumni presenters offer
gesture and a practice the president should con- search high and low just to see him in person. public safety department is nowhere their own opinions on Globalization.
tinue. However, dinners at Nichols House for spe- We're amazed that most students don’t even know near as efficient and helpful as JHU’s. Urshell Wongus I learned the costs and benefits of
Thope all JHU students realize what a globalization’s world-wide spread.
cific groups don’t allow the president to reach a what Brody looks like. Until he acknowledges that
great department you have. Marijuana article ‘fair’ The class also allowed me to meet
broader constituency. The president must make he hasan obligation to go out ofhis way to commu- manyalumniand guestlecturers who
an effort to attend events that expose him toa more nicate with students and makesa better effort to do Jenni Rowles have impacted the spread of Ameri-
diverse group of students. He could start by at- so, we will view Brody less as president and more as Susquehanna University can culture throughout the world.
tending one of StuCo’s regular meetings — some- The Invisible Man. Patient's family not Your article, “Is marijuana really Theclass’ nature offered many net-
good for you” wasa mostly fair repre- working opportunities. With these
sentation of information, although new contacts, I learned what future
Misappropriated funds welcome at hospital the closing remarks were a little mis- experience would be helpful to get
leading. The author spoke of addic- before graduating and was even of-
tion and how heroin is not even three fered a political internship. Although
times as likely, while alcohol has a at first I was not sure about being
My sister was recently admitted to much higher dependency rate than transferred into the class or even at-
We have been living with the dozen “i-Site” cated computer host for each of the dozen terminals the Hopkins Hospital with my par- marijuana. This fact was neglected tending Intersession, I am pleased
ents following in the ambulance to be
terminals on campus for about three months now in Garland Hall. Still, the question remains whether and may lead some less informed with my decision and the experience
with her. readers to believe that the activity I gained was invaluable to my future.
and frankly, we are still not impressed. A triumph that money, the exact amount of which is confiden-
This sickness, like most, was un- (drinking) they engage in every week-
of fuzzy groupthink from the campus master plan’s tial, could have been spent elsewhere to greater effect. expected and money is tight for the end on college campuses nationwide Mary Anito
“wayfinding committee,” the terminals have re- Why havea donor give millions fora system that family after the Holidays. They were
concerned about where to stay and
placed the familiar campus map-and-bulletin- accidentally calls security whenever it rains when
money. Most hospitals will allow you |L ETTERS PPOOLLIICCYY| :
Board with waist-level touch-screen computers that undergraduates are living in overcrowded dorms to stay with your family member over
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Mideast conflict ‘Credibility gap’ presents threat for U.S.
warped by leftists.
he biggest threat to the done, even in his State of the Union mate concerns that it is much further
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fines of any particular camp. Despite cansand thelarger international com- faithful defense of war in Iraq, finally Leader in the House of Representa-
hile the United the convoluted nature of the situa- | munity have in the fidelity ofthe Bush echoed in Bush’s Tuesday night speech tives Nancy Pelosi said, “The cred-
States prepares tion, theresreveeraml faunidamnen - | Administration. during which we were offered only ibility gap widens.”
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referring to as the ist as a sovereign state within secure lic opinion, cultivated by an elec- sciously hidden from inspectors, we previous administration. Despite Re-
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Iraq for plausible justifications. The to secure them a similarly sovereign appointment to the presidency, As Senate Democratic leader Tom up his extramarital affair, onerarely got
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flict, are proving essentially fruitless subjective history, personal prejudice, Immediately, one can point to ror, the American people deserve to people. Yet Bush, who ran on a cam-
To make matters worse, neither our religious dogma and political hog- | both President Bush and Vice Presi- hear why we should put hundreds of paign promising areturn ofintegrityt o
inspectors nor our news cameras have wash. dent Cheney’s extensive oil connec- bling. thousands of American troops at risk, Washington, hasdeliveredanythinbgu t
been able to extract any statements Certain myths have been con- | tions. But these go beyond mere Perhaps most disturbing is Bush’s spend perhaps hundreds of billions of that. Bush’s deceptions are not frivo-
from Iraqi civilians, and certainly structed byt he hijackers to custom fit family ties; in June 2001 Cheney was contention that the “war” is going well. dollars, risk our alliances, and inflame lous semantic accounts of sexual im-
none from Iraqi scientists criticizing the free-thinking, but often anti-es- caught lying to the press about Lacking areliable measure, oneis forced our adversaries to attack Iraq.” While propriety. Rather, as columnist Paul
Saddam Hussein’s history ofv icious tablishment, nature of the activist | Halliburton Co.’s, the oil company to assume that because thousands of war on Iraq may well be needed to Krugman said in a Washington Post
tactics. movements that are an integral part | he headed, investments in Iraq. Americans have not died in a terrorist protect American lives, itdoesnotseem interview, “We're talking about levels
While Iraqi civilians are surely fall- of our nation’s universities. These | Despite the $73 million worth of act recently, we are “winning.” outrageous to request evidence for why of irresponsibilitthya t have real conse-
ing in line with the propaganda of activists are not taking a stand against conhte ovrersaaw, che mtainstain ed But we know better. fighting Iraq before North Korea or quences.” But,as Krugmanadmits, “It's
their dictatorial leader out off ear for the civil rights infringements enforced | during the campaign that he had Intentionally vague, the “war on ter- even Saudi Arabia is needed. avery uncomfortable thing to question
their lives, a similar phenomenon by the previously mentioned govern- imposed a “firm policy” against ror” has fallen from a righteous task to Unfortunately, the President has the honesty and motives of your lead-
seems to be taking place among a ments, or against the senseless and trading with Iraq. become the veil behind which Bush backed himself into a corner. The ers.”
small faction of American university deliberate murder of Israeli civilians | After the next September, how- hideshisconservativeagenda. Oneneed option to push forward with a war Uncomfortable as it may be,
students. Only here it is the liberal that they fund and support. Instead, ever, Cheney, Bush and the rest of look no further than Attorney General that a larger number of the Ameri- Bush’s actions warrant it. Ulti-
minded students that, for some rea- activists are being force-fed a steady | the administration made an about John Ashcroft. Among his ideas for cans have begun to doubt the need mately, however, it may not be his
son, allow their leftist “party line” to diet of sensationalist propaganda that face regarding Iraq policy. Suddenly helping fight the war while simulta- for while much oft he rest of the world agenda that is flawed, but it is the
push them into apa rticular side ofthe is tailored to their otherwise admi- it was at the forefront of American neouslystripping civilrightsh,e p ushed is against is not enticing. But, he dare way in which he pursues it. By keep-
Middle East debate. rable aspirations ofp roviding a voice agenda after being little more than for targeted wiring tapping and record- not have massed tens of thousands of ing the American people and the
The unfortunate reality is that the for “the underdog.” the focus ofan embarrassing incon- ing of Internet chat rooms without a troops on Saddam’s doorstep and not rest of the world in the dark, he only
left wing cause has been hijacked, and And yet it is not the bogus and sistency in Cheney’s record. That’s warrant. Only six months ago he tried go knocking in. hurts our cause by inspiring more
its hijackers have devised several in- misplaced myths that frighten me; I not to say that Iraq isn’t a nation pushing through the TIPS program, a The problem is that Bush has doubt than reassurance at a time
genious and inherently flawed argu- am quite certain that Hopkins stu- that merits fighting in the name of plan aimed at getting utility workers to painted himself into such a tight box when the only thing we don’t need
ments for blaming the crisis in the dents are intelligent enough to dis- security, but it is the zealousness spy on their customers. he can’t get out without losing face. more of is uncertainty.
Middle Easton one side. As evidenced tinguish between mythand fact. What with which Bush has pursued and So are these measures, or even the Already the question of North Korea
by selected opinion pieces published disturbs me is the inability of some to singled out Saddam Hussein above decision to go to war with Iraq, wrong? has been raised. Despite its inclusion David Leiman can be reached at
in The News-Letter, a few students approach the Arab-Israeli conflict as | all other terror targets that is trou- Notnecessarily. But what Bush hasn’t in last year’s Axis of Evil, and legiti- [email protected]
have attempted portrayals of a cer- what it trulyis : a conflict far too com-
tain government in the Middle East plex to be boiled down by rhetoric
The state of my union: it sure isn't Texas
as “bloodthirsty, apartheid and rac- into amateurish terms of right and |
ist.” wrong, good and evil or oppressed
Wasit Jordan, whichin onemonth and oppressor. As politically con-
in 1970 killed tens of thousands of scious students in this era of interna- ye
Palestinians? No. Was it Syria’s dic- tional insecurity, we should not seek
tatorship that flattened the city of to manufacture false allegations r. Speaker, Mr. Vice year, not the least of which is the on- “me to my next point. (Thunderous
Hama when their own citizens dared against other nations, using them as President, members going threat of terrorist attack and applause follows for moving to an-
to demand basic civil rights? No. Was justifications to delegitimize our glo- of Congress my fel- continued economic stagnation, but other topic)
it Lebanon, which to this day bans bal neighbors. We should instead low Americans, I re- I would like to address the bulk of my Although the President’s advisors
Palestinians from entering numerous make it our business to educate our- port to you today statement tonight to a cancer that is and supporters in the conservative
professions? No. Was it the Palestin- selves as open-minded students of that the state of our union is... is... spreading throughout this nation’s media might tell you otherwise, we
ian Authority, which routinely intimi- history, to equip ourselves with the well, it’s been worse. (Applause) corridors of power. This cancer isn’t currently have a fairly flat tax system.
dates and jails its own citizens for knowledge we will undoubtedly re- Unemployment is up, the stock incompetence or bribery, although If you count the income tax (which is
“domestic dissent?” Of course not. quire in order to face what will inevi- market is down, we have alienated arguments can be made that both ills progressive) along with payroll, sales,
It was and is Israel, the only de- tably prove to be a difficult and un- some of our closestallies in pursuit of are afflicting our government. What I state-level and excise taxes (whichare
mocracy in the Middle East and the certain future. what looks to be a personal vendetta, am speaking of is cynicism. regressive), you would find that all
only government that makes an ex- but at least inflation is low and we Our national leaders, especially income brackets paya relatively equal
plicit effort to prevent and punish Bita Azhdam is president of the haven’t been attacked within our bor- our president, have an agenda that is CHARLESDONEFER share of their income in taxes of all
what human-rights violations may Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Is- ders for a year and a half. generally not popular with the popu- sorts.
occur. rael (CHAI). We face many trials in the coming lace, but they believe that by inaccu- Those in favor of additional taxes
for the rich look exclusively at the
WERE LEFT, income tax to generate statistics that
Real reform doesn't need a moratorium say the rich pay the vast majority of
THEYR EW RONG taxes. Although they certainly know
better, they conveniently forget that
the tax burden of poor and lower-
middle class Americans is almost en-
n the United States, common proposed prosecutorial reform For Steele, doing anything as sui- rately framing the issues and divert- tirely composed of those other taxes,
wisdom teaches that to get commission. The committee issues cidal as proposing a death-penalty ing attention from the nation and the which disproportionally fallon them.
something worthwhile done, areport that recommendsa few cos- moratorium violates the first tenet world’s problems with irrelevant mi- When President Bush argues for a
you need to work hard, perse- metic changes. Those changes then of Karl Rove politics: don’t alienate nor policy initiatives. (Confused ap- flatter tax code, he is in fact arguing
vere and wait for the right mo- get proposed to the Democratic the base. Instead, Steele should use plause) for a regressive tax code. The small
ment. We couldn’t be more wrong. state legislature, which sits on them, acommission to propose more con- As an example, take the case for minority of economists who believe
For anything significantly progres- fearing the political suicide of seem- crete steps that move the underly- partial privatization of Social Secu- in supply-side and trickle-down eco-
sive to happen, another Nixon has to ingly opposing victims’ groups. ing criminal justice issues forward. rity. The President says that younger nomics might say that regressive taxa-
Nothing changes, but Ehrlich looks Significant steps include videotap- workers should have the opportunity tion might generate growth, but they
go to China.
Take the current state of the death like he tried. And Steele runs around ing police interrogations, for ex- to invest some of their Social Security cannot make their case because the
"penalty debate in America. It used to in 2006 blaming lack of progress on ample, or increasing funding to taxes in private accounts. The recent Administration’s prevalent cynicism
' be that opposing the death penalty the Democrats. public defenders and other advo- poor performance of the stock mar- argues that the people cannotbe con-
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Hopkins study takes a new stance Which gaming
on bioterrorism and technology console to buy?
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most evident in medicine, where di- Persephone effects. question is which one. With a trium- game franchises of its own, most
agnosing, curing and preventing fa- Take aerosol technology for an virate of great options, it can be diffi- notably “Halo” from Bungee Soft-
tal diseases have become easier and example. The advance of the tech- cult to choose. ware.
more successful than ever. nology now allows insulin to be in- Butonethingis clear, console gam- This Gorilla of a system comes _
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins haled rather than injected, improv- ing has becomea staple of college life. packed with hardware to rival many
Bloomberg School of Public Health’s ing the quality oflifeamong diabetics. 7 . ey It is multipurposed; most models home PCs. It comes with a 733
Center for Civilian Biodefense Strat- However, the same breakthrough serve as both DVD player and gam- Celeron processor, 64 Megs of RAM,
egies, however advise that the same could make it easier for a biological he ye ; ing system. It has the ability to bring a GeForce video card, built in net-
technologies, if misused by terror- weapon, like anthrax, to get past the Hy ¥y a every person on your floor to your working and an eight Gigabyte hard
ists, can also result in terrible disas- lung’s immune system. The tech- door. And every one of them has his drive.
ters. nologies for generating antibiotic- fret own opinion as which to one is best. The system produces stunning
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11, alotofpublicattention hasbeen is resistant to the usual therapies. ii amazing game franchises that go back ate amazing poly-counts. Plus, the
given to the possibility of another The Soviet scientists are believed 20 years. The guy to your left tells you system can actually play all your
attack. Dr. Gigi Kwik, and her col- to have developed these technolo- | | that the Microsoft X-Box is the best MP3s from the hard drive. Not to
leagues, argued in the Biosecurity gies to create antibiotic resistant i because nothing beats drunken Halo mention that there is no need for
and Bioterrorism journal that such forms of plague, anthrax and tulare- a; e on a Saturday night. And the guy to extra memory cards with the built-
biological attacks are certainly pos- mia. Some Australian scientists were your right doesn’t tell you anything in hard drive.
sible in the future, and they urge also able to create a lethal form of because he hasn’t stopped playing The addition of the built-in net-
governments and the scientific mousepox by adding a single gene to “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” for work card and X-Box Live bridges
communities to adopt a system of the virus. Today’s scientists are be- the past four days. the gap between PC and Console
“checks and balances” in order to lieved to be capable of even creating COURTESY OF HTTP.//ICP.CSIC.ES/CONTROL To make matters worse, your gaming. It creates a network of
prevent them. a virus from scratch. Equipment such as this fermentor is used to do research to help better roommate refuses to turn off his 8-bit world-wide multiplayer games that
According to a recent press re- Other areas of scientific research, understand and respond to biological weapon attacks. classic Nintendo Entertainment Sys- rival the PC stronghold of “Counter
lease, Hopkins researchers call the such as nuclear weapons research, tem (NES) until he beats both Link Strike.”
misapplication of the powers of bio- are usually governed by the “com- poseda self-governance system. The volvement from working scientists. and Zelda in the same week. So am The biggest drawback of the X-
science towards biological weapons mand and control” regulatory re- system, they argued, should not be Periodic assessment of how well the here to help with some discussion on Boxis often viewedas its smaller game
development and use _ the gimes, where the rules are clearly regarded as one measure, but rather system is working should also be the three major players out there. collection. This problem is slowly
“Persephone effect.” defined. Biological research cannot as individual threads of control wo- done to provide feedback to the gov- The Playstation 2 (PS2), selling for becoming a non-issue. In the first
Inessence, manipulating modern be ruled under this “top-down” sys- ven into a network of considerable ernment and to scientists. $199, is the oldest of the trio, the PS2 quarter of 2003, some of the most
biology to create weapons of mass tem, because the scope of regulation strength. The system emphasizes the “Over time, we must construct has maintained market dominance amazing games from X-Box will be
destruction is compared to Hades’ is not always explicit. increased awareness of biosecurity the systems of checks and balances since its arrival in November of 2000. available. Sega’s “Phantasy Star
kidnapping of Persephone in Greek In order to ensure security in and bioterrorism risks among scien- needed to assure that the growing It cause masses of crazed gamers to Online” will be released to many
mythology. Most of today’s biologi- biological science without hamper- tists and the scientific leadership. It power of the life sciences is used to line-up two days ahead of schedule gamers contentin late February. Also
cal research is done openly, allowing ing beneficial scientific research, also stresses the “bottom-up” ap- protect life, not to destroy it,” said for the chance to play what was going the recent releases of “DOA3,” “Tom
free communications between re- Dr. Kwik and her colleagues pro- proach in biosecurity, including in- Dr. Kwik, in a recent press release. to be the greatest gaming system to Clancy’s Splinter Cell,” “Tom
date. And has only gained support Clancy’s Ghost Recon,” and “Panzer
since then. Dragoon Orta” leave little to be de-
Being that the P$2i s the oldest of sired from the x Boe gaming Cata-
the contenders, it does have the obvi- logue. Sa ha ah eee Steed WH aweds,
UpcominG LEcTUuRES AT JHMI AnD Homewoop
ous drawback of slower hardware. As an entertainment system, thew
While it still produces amazing visual X-Box is top flight. It can act as your
effects, the video playback cannot CD, DVD, and MP3 player. The DVD
compare to the polygon counts of the player is a progressive scan unit with
Wednesday, January 29 Lynn Moseley, M.P.H., R.D., L.D. X-Box. Also to give the PS2 all the high definition composite video out-
4:00 p.m. How HIV Exploits Dendritic Cells to Drive Infection JHBMC-GCRC Clinical Dietitian functionality of the X-Box, some put, the highest quality DVD play-
Melissa Pope, Ph.D. Nursing Classroom, B4-North (Room 401), Bayview Medical Center modifications are required. The hard back available.
Scientist, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council Sponsored by: JHBMC-GCRC drive, broadband network interface While all of this comes with the
303 WBSB kit and four-controller MultiTap, all added price of the required DVD re-
Sponsored by: Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences 12:00 p.m. Prions Bare All: Proteins That Elicit Disease or Expose Diversity, adding up to around $220, can really mote kit, itis well worth it. The X-Box
Heather L. True-Krob, Ph.D. rack up the cost of the PS2. satisfies your every need for poly-
4:00 p.m. Analysis of Survival Data from Case-Control Family Studies MIT, The Whitehead Institute From a gaming prospective, it counts and high quality video play- .
Joanna H. Shih, Ph.D. The M. Daniel Lane Conference Center, 612 Physiology Bldg. boast the largest game collection, in- back.
National Cancer Institute, Biometric Research Branch Sponsored by: Department of Biological Chemistry cluding such hotticketsas “GTA: Vice The Gamecube, selling for $149 is
W2030, BSPH City” and “Devil May Cry.” Not to the least expensive of our trio. The
Sponsored by: Department of Biostatistics 4:00 p.m. Genetic Analysis of Melanocyte Stem Cells in Zebrafish mention it is the home system for Nintendo Gamecube builds on the
Steve Johnson, Ph.D. arguably the most popular gaming titanic gaming franchise of Nintendo,
4:00 p.m. The Role of the HDL ReJ spie: SR-BI, in Atherosclerosis Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Washington Lone series, “Final Fantasy”. With future with a newer hardware configuration.
Annabelle Rodriquez, M.D. School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO titles including “Devil May Cry: 2 It is the first console from
. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hoplics Bayview Medical Cen- Meyer 1-191 and “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell,” you Nintendo not to use the familiar car-
ter Sponsored by: McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine can be sure your investment willkeep tridges, instead opting for a mini-
Marburg 1 Conference Room you far from the troubles of school DVD format that is unique in the
Sponsored by: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Tuesday, February 4 work for months to come. current market. And with a price
12:00 p.m. How Does Cryptococcus Get Its Coat - Add to this, all your original point $50 below the competition, the
Thursday, January 30 Dr. Tamara Doering Playstation games and controllers Gamecube won’t have you eating
7:45a.m. Pathology Grand Rounds: Spectral Imaging, Tissue Micro arrays Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington UniversityS chool of can be used with the PS2 (Sorry, Ramen to meet your needs for enter-
7 and Digital Pathology Medicine memory sticks are not compatible). tainment.
- DavidL .R imm, M.D., Ph.D. The M. Daniel Lane Conference Center, 612 Physiology Bldg. The PS2 is made only better by the The Gamecube hardware is prob-
Associate Professor of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, Sponsored by: Department of Biological Chemistry fact that it can act as your stand ably its largest drawback. The mini-
alone DVD and CD player. No need DVD format prohibits any DVD play-
New Haven, CT.
Wednesday, February 5 for three separate systems in your back. Add to that odd shape, color,
West Lecture Hall, WBSB
Sponsored by: Department of Pathology 8:15 a.m. The Impact of Scientific Uncertainty on the Development of room: total unity. The DVD player and controller configuration make it
_ Health Policy is interlaced scan with RCA com- clear the target audience is the aver-
12:45 p.m. Neuroscience Research Seminar Series: NMDA Receptors on Leon Gordis, M.D., Dr.P.H. ‘posite output. On the smaller TVs age eight year old Pokemon fan. Also
Professor of Epidemiology and of Pediatrics in most dorm rooms this is more the cube shape makes it an odd fit in
the Move
Gary Westbrook, MD. Room W2030, BSPH than adequate. most AV set-ups. f
Sponsored by: The JHMI Center for Clinical Trials Butboiast fa2 5y-incoh ourl ar ger Considering all this, iti s probably
Vollum Institute
West Lecture Hall, Ground Floor, WBSB TV, the picture quality is not the best not the best option for a dorm
Sponsored vee stas of Neuroscience 1:30 p.m. _ Cellular Adaptations to Client Protein Load in the Endoplasmi that can be achieved from the DVD ing system. As for hard drive and nate:
_ Reticulum standard. And while the DVD play- working, the hard drive is simply not
“koopm: PPol ycystns Modulate Jon Channel mpc alien Renal ae cee - David Ron, M.D. back can be controlled by the con- an option and networking ii s not a
Professor of Cell Biology aa Medicine troller, itis highly recommended that touted strong point.
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5:00 p.m. Humanization of Glycoprotein Production in Insect Cells The X-Box, selling e $199 is the Box, the Gamecube quickly becomes
:_ Y .C. Lee, Ph.D.
new kid on the block. This console is the consooflc hoeic e for the‘ Nostalgia-
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Tallinn in a recent interview with the report. —The Associated Press
BY NICK SZUFLITA Washington Post . Cross-Sound has not been able to
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter In fact the programmers de- operate the 24-mile power cable to
manded cash upfront, rather than ShorN.Y.e, behcausae imt fai,led last Controversy arises
This week Grandmasterand former stock in the company as payment for | May to bury the cable to the required
World Chess Champion Garry programming Kazaa. Zennstorm be- depth in seven spots in New Haven over human cloning
Kasparovstarteda rematch ofhis 1997 lieves that the program merely trans- | Harbor.
defeatbythe IBM supercomputer Deep forms the internet into a “global hard The DEP last week rejected the
Blue, in hopes of proving thatahuman drive”. firm’s request to let it operate the line A bill to ban human cloning is gen-
player can beat a supercomputer. This The lawsuit is currrently pro- while it works to complete burial of erating sharp controversy as it moves
battle against Israeli-built Deep Junior gressing slowly due to the jurisdic- the line. toward third reading, with more than
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winner while also giving a $200,000 cooperate with entertainment in- | hydropower to Long Island, N.Y. Acthas been in the works ever since the
consolation prize. dustry lawyers who were wanting Cross Sound is a joint venture of royal commission on new reproduc-
“After the other matches I felt documents and testimony detailing | United Illuminating Co. and Hydro- tive technologies reported in 1993.
hooked to be part of this competi- the workings of the program. Ac- Quebec subsidiaries. “We would like it to be passed as
tion because I believe it is very im- cording to CNN.com, Tallin City quickly as possible,” said McLellan’s
portant for the game of chess and the Judge Aase Sammelselg rejected the | —The Associated Press spokeswoman Farah Mohamed in an
human race as a whole,” said US ruling, saying that it was “not in interview Tuesday as the bill was de-
Kasparov, in a recent interview with conformiwtiyth the Estonian laws”. Texas to improve air bated in the Commons.
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_ the match, which could take as long as two yearsagoandcanberunonaPC. programming it received allows it to any country? Or can any one coun- but did not say how to pay for one of deals with stem cell research.
seven hours, the grandmaster will have Kasparov's current challenger can forfeit pieces to gain a positional ad- try dictate the flow of information the programs that would cost the For example, the Canadian Alli-
tocontendwithstress, fatigueand other only process three million moves per vantage. | within its borders, regardless oft he most. ance has proposed thata person born
personal distractions which may ulti- second, a small fraction ofi ts prede- “T think what we are seeing at the origin of that information? These The Metro 8 Chambers of Com- through donor insemination be en-
mately lead to his demise. cessor, and an even smaller portion momentis getting away from the ma- questions are only on the tip of the merce said it supports fully funding titled, upon reaching adulthood.
Deep Blue, which could calculate of the mind boggling 10!” possible terialistic shape that programs used iceberg as we enter a new wired an $188 million annual program de-
200-300 million moves per second, combinations in a 40 move chess to play chess and moving into a new | world. signed to improve air quality. —The Associated Press
was the first computer to defeat a game. But perhaps most important is era where chess programs understand
reigning world champion. the computer’s style ofp lay. more abstract concepts,” said Shay
Kasparov's new opponent, Deep Jun- Deep Blue selected the best move Bushinsky, in a recent interview with
ior, “plays more like Kasparov, do- on the basis off actors suchas the risk the Washington Post. | SENIORS:
ing daring, dangerous chess,” said ofl osing pieces and the arrangement Garry Kasparov was widely consid- | 2003 Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
Frederick in a recent interview with of pawns on the board. It ran on re- ered the best chess player in history
the Washington Post. Friedel and frigerator-sized hardware. until he was beaten by his one time
|| The deadline for the Sudler Prize, which carries a $1,500 cash award, is FRI-
employee of the Hamburg company Deep Fritz, which played reigning protege, Vladmir Kramnik. His six
Chessbase, manufactures a program chess champion Vladmir Kramnik matches against Deep Junior started | DAY, MARCH 7.
called Deep Fritz. The word “Deep” last October, runs on a compact disc January 26, and will go to February 7.
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NFL should review replay |Wrestling loses to Conf. rival
veryoneis talkianbougt t he out ofhis way to make sure that Wash- “If you can’t get all the calls right BY JAMIE SPANGLER teenth place out ofe ighteen schools. The Hopkins wrestlers capped off
State ofthe Union, butlet’s ington hit him. Regardless, the pen- all the time, then there shouldn’t be THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTER The only Blue Jay to plaicn ethi s com- the day with a 24-18 victory over
consider the state of the alty afforded Nedney another chance, any replay rule,” Aikman said. He petition was Witzenbocker, who at- Washington & Jefferson. Junior Tim
National Football League. and he made the kick and won the then added, “I’m absolutely opposed After a tough start to the season, tained second place inhis weight class Wagner (165) and sophomore Ken
With the number of view- game for the Titans, who later lost to to the replay rule.” the Johns Hopkins Wrestling team with a 3-1 record, Rys (184) each recorded pins in this
ers rising, and interest at an all-time the Raiders in the AFC Champion- Does that make sense? Just apply found consistency in early January, In one of his matches, match.
high, the NFL is giving Major League ship game. Aikman logic to the real world and elevating the team to potential con- Witzenbocker defeated Dan Stanton The Blue Jays came out of the
Baseball a run for its money to its The New York Giants’ are prob- youwon tbe sosure. Ifwecan’t catch tenders for the Centennial Confer- of Augustana, who is ranked eighth North/South Duals not only with their
claim of being America’s pastime. ably in favor of changing instant everybody who is committing a ence title. in the nation, by a score of 9-5. In the first win of the season, but also witha
It seems like every year there is a replay as well. On the last play of crime, does that mean we shouldn’t The team’s record now stands at Citrus Duals the next day, Johns respectable 3-1 record.
different set of teams battling for the their playoff game against the San catch anybody? Aikman is wrong — 6-8 overall with an impressive 2-1 Hopkins lost all four of its matches. “The North/South Duals was a
playoffs and the Super Bowl. This Francisco 49ers, referees neglected instant replay should stay. mark in the Conference. Despite a turning pointin our season, ’” said co-
year’s champ, the Tampa Bay Bucca- to makea pass-interference call that Eliminating instant replay, loss to Ursinus last week, the Blue captain Mike Yuhaniak. “The team
neers, is just another example. They would have given the Giants an op- therefore, is not a very realistic ar- Jays still have a chance to tie for the really started to gel and the fire we
had never been to a Super Bowl be- gument. Instead, the NFL should Centennial Conference title. The North/South lacked earlier in the season began to
fore last Sunday. permit coaches to challenge penal- Last Tuesday, Ursinus handed show. Wewere workingas hard ifnot
Former Commissioner Pete ‘ ties assessed on the field, but they Johns Hopkins its first conference Duals was a turning harder than any other team, and we
Rozelle envisioned competitive par- should only allow one more chal- loss. Jason Suslavich recorded his carried ouri ntensity from practice to
ityamong NFL teams as being the key lenge per team, per game. The sys- 15th victory, tying him for the team point in our season. the mat.”
to success and it looks like he was tem would police itself by the vir- lead with John Witzenbocker, and Riding the momentum from the
right.
tue of the scarcity of resources. No Karol Gryczynski won his 50th ca- The team really started North/South Duals, the Blue Jays
But there is always room for im-
team wants to waste a time out (as- reer match, but the Blue Jays came went on to sweep their opponents at
provement and the NFL is no excep- sessed if the ruling on the field is up just short, losing by a score of the Gettysburg Quad Match onJ anu-
tion. to gel and the fire we
upheld) or waste a precious chal- 22-18. ary 18th.
The league made great strides in lenge. As a result, coaches would This loss dimmed the Blue Jays’ The Blue Jays defeated two con-
1999 by reinstituting the instant re- only challenge plays that showed prospects of winning the conference lacked earlier in the ference competitors at this meet,
play process, which had been ab- blatant referee mistakes. title, but if Ursinus loses one of its Gettysburg and Muhlenberg. The
sent since 1991. But as this year’s next two matches and Hopkins wins season began to show. Johns Hopkins wrestlers won nine
ppllaayy ofstfi llg afmalelss sihlolruts troaft e,w hait nstita ncto urled- ERIC ee citosu lnde xtc latiwmo am sahtacrhee so,f tthhee tiBtlleu.e Jays —MIKE YUHANIAK out Goeft ttyhseb uterng mtaot ctahkees thaeg acionnstte st 33-
achieve. The postseason A key match in determining the 6. After that, the Blue Jays upset
limiStpse ciofni caclolay,c heist’ plarcigehst s tooto mcahnaly- In THE GAME problems have cHoopnkfienrse’n cem atvcihc torag aiwnisllt bMec DaJnoihenls However, they were competing bMyu hallemnobset rg3,0 poa inttesa ml astth ayte arb.e atS opthhoe-m
lenge calls made on the field. The next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Athletic against teams ranked among the top more Tony Dambro (197) and John
NFL should allow coaches to chal- sparked a firestorm, Center. 25 in the country. Witzenbocker both won by major
lenge penalty rulings made on the portunity to win the game. They Over winter vacation and Some bright spots were sopho- decision, guiding the Blue Jays to a
fiis edlde,t raanc tiinnegx pflriocma blteh e ocmoimspseitoint ivthea-t ltohset , N3F9L- 38a.n nTohuen cdeady atfhtaetr tthhee graefmeer,- and some are even pInetteerds esisni otnh,r eet het ouBlrunea meJnatyss : comth-e mmoarne JDaasvoen SHuosplakviincsh ((114419)) ,a nde afcrhe sho-f 23-1T4h e viJcatyosr y.f inished the day with a
ness of games. ees had erred. Still, the 49ers ad- Petrofes Tournament, the Citrus whom recorded three wins in the 37-13 win over Thaddeus Stevens.
The exampflroem sth e postseason vanced to the next week’s game calling for instant Open/Citrus Duals and the North/ weekend tournament. Individuals Dave Hopkins obtained his team-
speak for themselves. where they lost. South Duals. At the Petrofes Tour- were excelling, but the team was un- leading fourth pin of the season and
First, look at the Pittsburgh The point is not necessarily that replay to be abolished nament in early December, the able to come together. Dambro won by major decision in
Steelers, who lost to the Tennessee the wrong teams prevaiblute rdat,he r Johns Hopkins wrestling team Next came the North/South Du- this match.
Titans on a controversial call. In an that the games were decided on the completely. claimed eleventh place out of the als on January 11th at Ursinus Col- One of the biggest factors in the
AFC playoff game, Titans’ kicker Joe wrong merits. The teams are sup- thirteen schools present. lege. The Blue Jays’ first opponent wrestling team’s mid-season turn-
Nedney lined up for a go-ahead field posed to be the variables, not the ref- Despite the team’s disappointing was MIT. Freshman Ken Kanara around was intersession.
goal very late in the fourth quarter. erees. finish, three individuals placed sixth (125) and Suslavich pinned their op- “Johns Hopkins is one of the
He missed the kick, butreferees called The postseason problems have or better in their respective weight ponents to carry the Blue Jays to a most academically challenging
roughing the kicker on the Steelers’ sparked a firestorm, and some are Games would be decided more classes. 39-12 victory. schools in the Centennial Confer-
Dewayne Washington. even calling for instant replay to be fairly, teams would have less to com- Freshman John Witzenbocker Hopkins then lost its next match ence, so not having classes worked
Replays showed that the contact abolished completely. On Fox televi- plain about, and referees would get went 2-2 withpai n inthe tournament to Trinity College 31-7, despite a to our advantage. We were able to
between Nedney and the Steelers sion, former Dallas Cowboy quarter- the chance to correct bad calls. to earn fourth place in the 125-pound major decision by senior Brian Frank focus completely on wrestling,”
player may not have warranted the back turned analyst Troy Aikman The message is clear: instant re- weight class. Juniors Mike Yuhaniak (133). stated Yuhaniak.
penalty. Some said that Nedney went spoke out against instant replay. play needs to be reviewed. (174) and Rob Curry (184) both fin- Subsequently, Hopkins defeated “We had a lot of time to practice
ished in sixth place in their weight Bridgewater Statei na n exciting com- and recover. We hadall kinds of time
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