The Johns Hopkins University News-Letter, Volume 107, Number 25 (2003 April 24)

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PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS HopKINs UNIVERSITY ApriL 24, 2003
SARS impacts JHU Hopkins
Live from Homewood
Local doctor may be infected buys Dell
House,
BY CHARLES DONEFER 100.4 degrees and may include head-
WITH WIRE REPORTS ache, general discomfort and body
THE JOHNS Hopxins News-Letter aches or mild respiratory symptoms.
After two to seven days, patients may Seaton
The global outbreak of Severe develop a dry cough and have trouble
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) breathing.
hit Johns Hopkins this week as a doc- Worldwide, there have been 4,288
tor working at the Kennedy Krieger cases of SARS reported and 251 fa-
BY CLAIRE KOEHLER
Institute in East Baltimore fell ill with talities associated with the disease.
SARS-like symptoms. Hei s currently THE JOHNS-Hopkins UNIVERSITY
under observation at Johns Hopkins JHU-Nanjing Hopkins announced its purchase
Hospital, where he is being isolated of the Dell House Apartmeanntd sth e
and tested. center to end former Seaton High School this week
The 40-year-old doctor, whose
in order to provide additional staff
name has not been released, is a resi- parking and office space.
dentat Baltimore’s Sinai Hospitaland semester early “The reason we purchased this
is currently working a rotation in re- | 2.3 acre property was that it is close
habilitation medicine at Kennedy to the Homewood campus and was
Krieger, which is an independent or- BY FRANCESCA C. HANSEN | available at the right price,” said
ganization affiliated with Johns THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LETTER James T. McGill, University Senior
Hopkins. On Monday, he returned Vice President for Finance and Ad-
to Baltimore from a trip to Toronto, Fears of Severe Acute Respiratory | ministration.
where the Centers for Disease Con- Syndrome (SARS) aresendingalmost The two buildings were owned by
trol has issued a travel warning be- half of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center | Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, which
cause oft he severity of the SARS out- home on Ap2r9, ailmolstt wo months purchased them in 2000 for a com-
break there. The doctor also stopped before the scheduled end of their se- bined $4 milTlheiir asosessned .val ue
in Cleveland to change airplanes and mester. is now approximately $4.8 million,
in Detroit, where he visited his fiancée, International graduate students according to state land records.
who later became ill and is also cur- attending The School of Advanced The University has used funds
rently hospitalized. International Studies (SAIS) from its investments to pay for the
On Monday morning, the doctor, Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese | properties.
who was exhibiting physical symp- and American Studies have been Dell House is a 16-story, 37-unit
toms includinga fever ofatleast 101.5 asked to leave early. The announce- apartment building that is leased to
degrees and a dry, hacking cough, ment was made Tuesday after a joint both Hopkins students and the pub-
reported to worka tK ennedy Krieger. decbiy ofsficiialso atn Jo hns Hopkins lic. The former Seaton High School, a
After less than an hour, he reported and Nanjing University, citing un- | 67,000-square-foot office called
to his supervisor, who sent him home certainty over the cause and scope of SeaCourtt, oislenased to Argus Group
as a precaution. the disease. Inc., a subsidiary of Automatic Data
Later, he was transported to Johns Although there were no cases re- Processing Inc. The company deals
Hopkins Hospital from his apartment ported in Nanjing or its province of with communications materials for
on West Northern Pkwy. by ambu- Jiangsu, the closing oft he center was | VADIM GR CHOUCHKIN/NEWS-LETTER health care industries and financial
lance. seen as a necessary precaution, ac- Senior Chuck Crow adjusts the levels on the soundboard as he hosts his electronic music show Tuesday CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
According to the Baltimore City cording to SAIS Associate Dean. of night. HopkinsRadio. com went live after a long absence ofs tudent radio on campus. See story, page B3
Health Department’s Web site, SARS Student Affairs Bonnie Wilson.
- Infamous death lane to be eliminated _
symptomsincludea fever greater than CONTINUED ON Pace A3
DSAGA hosts hate crimes vigil
BY JESSICA VALDEZ Charles Street has long been a source two concept plans for the reconstruc- A median would divide the two
| THE Jouns Hopkins News-Letter of concern for the community. tion of Charles Street after a pro- northbound and the two southbound
“Right now there are too many longed dialogue with community, lanes, Wallace said. Three lanes would
The Class of 2010 will not have to lanes,” said David Wallace, partner University and city representatives. be provided from Art Museum Drive
cross Charles Street’s “death” lane in RK&K Engineers, the group that Both plans will eliminate “death to 33rd Street to accommodate greater
anymore to get to campus. has developed the reconstruction lane,” but only one plan would retain traffic flow.
“Death” lane — the sole south- plans. “The horrifying piece is the the East Side Service Drive, which is The project addresses three objec-
bound lane on the east side of the suicide lane.” the parking lane on the east side of tives: pedestrian safety, traffic timing
median — will be eliminated by 2006 RK&K Engineers has developed Charles Street. and beautification, Kilduff said.
as part of the reconstruction of The project will cost $10 - $12 mil-
Charles Street. lion, and the City has applied for fed-
David details nature
Construction will begin in 2005 to eral grants to supply 80 percent of the
redevelop Charles Street from 25th budget.
Street to University Parkway. The process has been placed on
“(The project] will eliminate death of conflict in Iraq hold until the Charles Street Bridge
lane and reduce traffic volume by opens this summer. Once regular
[having] two northbound and two Charles Street traffic flow resumes,
southbound lanes,” said Lawrence RK&K Engineers will conduct addi-
| Kilduff, University executive direc- tional traffic tests in Nov. 2003 before
tor for facilities management. BY DIANA ISKELOV rationales behind the conflict, the the final project plan is finalized.
VADIM GRETCHOUCHKIN/NEWS-LETTER With more than 14,000 pedestrian THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeETTER progress of the war and the prognosis “Right now we’re in a bit of ah ia-
Freshman Allison Leung lights a candle at DSAGA’s annual hate crossings on Charles Street each day, for a democratically elected regime tus because we’re waiting for some
crimes vigil on the upper quad. The illuminated candles repre- “death” lane and the arrangement of Almost 60 students, faculty, and in Iraq. more studies, some of which require
sented hate crimes across the world. community members gathered in Pointing out the difference be- | the Charles Street Bridge to be opened
Hodson Hall Wednesday to hear As- tween a preventative and a preemp- again and school to be backin session
Commencement plans announced | sociate Dean of Academic Affairs and tive war, David said the current situ- | so we can get accurate traffic counts,”
political science professor Stephen ation in Iraq differs significantly from said Kristin Smith, community plan-
David present a lecture and discus- preemptive strikes in the past. | ner for the northern district. “For the
sion session on the pertinent issues in Whereas a preemptive war entails an traffic studies and count, we’re really
the:recent coalition war against Iraq. immediate threat of attack, anda cor- just counting the numbers of cars on
BY ERIC RIDGE By moving the event to the sta- to do that on Homewood Field,” said “Speaking as a professor, not as a responding first strike in the face of different sections and how many cars
Tue Jouns Hopkins News-Letter dium, administrators say they will no Dean of Student Life Susan Boswell. dean,” David discussed conflicting such, the Iraqi war was presented asa are turning where.”
longer need to issue tickets because Hopkins alumnus and Mayor of | viewpoints in an examination of the CONTINUED ON PAGE A2 _CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
Fold up the tent and break out the they will be able to accommodate all New York City Michael Bloomberg
halftime show. those who want to attend. The sta- will be the keynote speaker at the Un- JHU to offer Africana Studies major
The tent that was once a staple of dium seats about 7,500 people, an dergraduate Diploma Ceremony that
Hopkins commencement addresses addition of over 2,500 guests to last will take place on May 22.
has been replaced bya spectacle com- year’s total. The changes to the commence-
plete with bagpipe players and a “Tt is most important for students ment ceremony will be widespread. |
mock-Gilman clock tower, all to take to have anyone from their family be Administrators and class officers are BY JENNA O’STEEN
place on Homewood Field. able to attend. We have the capacity CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 THE JoHNS Hopkins News-Letrer
Efforts to bring Africana studies to
LNS( D627: 1S ISSUE Hopkins have finally succeeded.
Beginning next year, students will
have the option of selecting Africana
IN THE NAVY CONTENTS
Studies asa majorand/or minor. This
..You can sail the seven seas, but
program has been developed over the
you can’t beat the Johns Hopkins
last year by a collaborative effort be-
Men’s Lacrosse team. Actually, the
tween administration, facultyand stu-
Midshipmen played like a bunch of
dents.
land-lubbers. Page Al2 Exposure The major and minor will be part of
Features
the new Center for Africana Studies,
WHEN I WAS SEVENTEEN which will be located in the greenhouse
..[ had a very good beer, I had a behind Gilman. The curriculum has
very good beer I purchased with a been approved for next year and willbe
fake ID. Now that you’re over 21, you interdisciplinary, drawing on classes
can have some very good beer with us from many different subjects.
at the Beer Garden. Page B1
According to Sara Berry, a profes-
sor in the History department who is
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? “THE JOHNS HOPKINS partofthe Executive Committee of fac-
They're three of the four Talking -NEWS-LETTER | ulty that oversees the Center, the pro-
Heads and you probably know them gram is intended to be very flexible.
for “Burning Down the House” or PuBLisHeD since 1896 “We perceive it as drawing on Af-
“Take Me to the River,” but their semi- oe rican-American Studies, African
obscure debut was their peak. Page B8 _ Main Phone Number + 410.516.6000
LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER Studies, and African Diaspora Stud-
Business/Advertising + 410.516.4228 Sophomores Morgan MacDonald and Wunmi Aibana announce the cre- ies,” Berry said. “Students willbe free
email [email protected]
_______— http://www.jhunewsletter.com ation of the newA frican Studies major and minor. CONTINUED ON Pace A2
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A2 APRIL 24, 2003
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
NEWS
New ISIS system facilitates registration David addresses
war's aftermath
BY FRANCESCA C. HANSEN 2005, students will be able to register as well as allowing admissions easy “If you think about building a
THE Jouns Hopkins News-Letter and update information 24 hours a access to grade reports and histories. building, there are a lot of different
day. There are five “modules” of the ISIS aspects to manage,” said Denise
Students may never again see a The program will be extended to system, including Registration, Ad- Antinari, manager of Hopkins
busy class registration screen, with all of Hopkins’ part time affiliates, missions, Student Billing, Financial Internet Technology Services.
the implementation of Integrated Stu- and ISIS has already begun on the Aid and COMMON (Biographical The Student Web Services, which
dent Internet Services or ISIS, appro- Homewood Campus. Offering ser- student information). Access to Fi- have experienced backlogsitnhe past,
priately named after the Goddess of vices to the Class of 2007, the office of nancial Aid information willb e avail- have only been a temporary system,
Communication, Isis. Admissions undertook the first part able online for prospective students according to Schaedel. Instituted si-
Hopkins is one oft he first schools of the program this March. in November of2 003, and for the rest multaneously with an ISIS initiative,
around the country to implement the The “prospects” portion of the of the applicant pool in March 2004. Web Services “was an interim solu-
integrated services system, formerly system wasi nstituted for admissions, “It’s an ongoing process,” Regis- tion while researching the ISIS.”
called SCT Matrix. When the entire allowing potential students to facili- trar Heddy Schaedel said oft he stag- Amid complaints of this year’s
system is up and running in June of tate contacwitt h admissions officials, gered ISIS phases. online registration, Schaedel says
steps have been taken to improve the
system. The registrar restricted logins
Charles Street to be redeveloped |
for all other students on Monday, as
well as shortened the time period,
easing the Website’s load. As for other
adjustments, the registrar has done
| “a lot of fine tuning,” Schaedel said.
| Medi Median + E. Service Drive | Hall] so we could provide safe pas- | “There should have been animprove-
sage across Charles Street for the ment in’ performance, though it
entire student body as well as the wasn’t good, it should have been bet-
people who want to access the re- | ter,” she said.
tail.” Swidtirecctlyh friom pnapegr r eg- |
The project should also address | istration to Web services, Hopkins |
pedestrian visibility at night. | bypassed other registration systems
“Wewantthecitytoreinstalllights | used in other universities, suchas tele-
that make [pedestrians] much more phone registration. With 2,053 stu-
visible,” Kilduff said. “All the pedes- dents registering online, the majority
trian lighting will be new and rede- of the fall semester schedules were
signed to be somewhat in the charac- | made with the Web services. With
ter of the University’s lighting.” | less than a third of the class register-
The project has been a two-year ing in person, Associate Registrar LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER
effort. | Betsey Paul feels the process was an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Steven David evaluates the Bush
“It’s taken a fair amount of dia- overall success. Administration’s rationale for war during his speech Wednesday.
logue in pushing on the part of the | “We'd still be entering registra-
University as well as the consortium tions right now,” Paul said. “A lot of | CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al the costs and benefits of his actions.
David said the administration’s
that we’ve built with the neighbor- | the people who showed up on Friday preventative war against an enemy
hood groups,” Kilduff said. “It’s re- just didn’t trust the system.” | seen asa threat in the distant future, second case was made in the consid-
ally been a collaborative effort on the With these projects and ameliora- said David. eration of Hussein as an extremely
~ COURTESY OF HTTP://CHARLESSTREET.MDPROJECTS.COM part ofthe University and all the com- tion to Web services simultaneously He said a preventative war is thus risk-prone leader, through invasions
The city is considering two redevelopment plans for Charles St. Only one munity groups.” in action, Schaedel says the office is | seenasa choice that “histhoasr byee n of Iran in 1980 and of Kuwait in 1990.
includes the east side parking lane. Above is arepresentation of 34th St. Stakeholders in the project in- busy “running things in parallel.” unkind to.” Pointing out the examples If Saddam were to consider an attack
clude the BMA, the Charles Village Citing the office of the registrar’s | of the Japanese invasions of Pearl on the United States, it was argued, it
CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al plete. Community Association, Condo- “commitment to service,” Schaedel Harbor and of the behavior of Ger- would be better to confront the threat
While it has not been included in “We are seriously considering a miniums Along Greenway, Friends | said ISIS will help students “better many and Russia in World War I, now as opposed to later.
the project, Hopkins is also consider- bridge as part of the development of Wyman Park Dell and the Uni- manage their own business pro- David said in the light of the past The most persuasive argument, in
ing the implementation of a pedes- project,” Kilduff said. “[It will be versity. cesses.” | there is now “a high threshold for the David’s opinion, was the threat of
trian crossing bridge after the Charles near] the new residence hall and “Hopkins didn’t drive this train,” | “When performance isn’t great, Bush administration to reach.” Hussein deterring the United States.
Street reconstruction project is com- retail beneath it [planned for Ivy Kilduff said. we’re not happy either,” she said. Discussing three options that ex- The administration thought that
| isted for dealing with Saddam with the acquisition of nuclear weap-
Hussein’s regime in Iraq, David first ons, Hussein could dissuade the
| noted the threat ofan “especially odi- United States from intervening
Students host health fair in West Baltimore
ous” regime in Iraq, quite possibly against his actions in the region, a
developing weapons of mass destruc- proposition made more frightening
tion (WMD), in a critical part of the by the military weakness in countries ——
world that contains two-thirds of the suchas Egypt, Syriaand Saudi Arabia,
BY VANITA SAHASRANAMAN fire truck tours, face painting and Project Prevent asked community were present. “The fair is in the right world’s supply ofc rude oil. said David. He pointed out that “this
THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LetTER magic shows featuring JHU’s organizations, schools, stores, local neighborhood — the services pro- Presenting evidence of Iraqi use of threat perhaps scared the Bush ad-
“Spiffnick Hopkins.” The JHU Gos- churchesand the Love Center to dis- vided are things that everyone in the chemical weapons against Iranian ci- ministration the most.”
Hopkins students came out in pel Choir sang at the fair, and Senior tribute flyers and spread the word. community needs to know about,” vilians in the Iran-Iraq war of 1980- Discounting the arguments ofa war
droves on Saturday to volunteer their Paul Agustin served as the DJ for the Project Prevent membersalso posted said Ayanna Summerville, who at- | 1988, of the nuclear program in place for humanitarian intervention and ofa
time at Project Prevent’s Second An- event. Project Prevent Co-chair Lily flyers around Park Heights. “Prob- tended the fair with her young daugh- in Iraq for many years and ofb iologi- war for oil, David said itis “unthinkable
nual Health Fair. The event, which Daniali stated, “The entertainment ably the most affective outreach ... ter. cal weapons capabilities, David said that the war would have been under-
was held in West Baltimore, was or- drew people out of their homes ... was our direct flyering. We essen- Robyn Priest,a member of UMD’s that ifno WMD were found this core taken before the attacks of Sept. 11.”
ganized by Project Prevent in con- Once they heard the drums, it drew tially took thousands of flyers and Department of Ophthalmology, con- argument of the rationale for attack Stating that scant evidence yet exists of eene
junction with Academic Advisor them out of their homes. It created taped them up on every lamp post, curred, as did Shiela Woodley, a would be severely undermined. Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda, David ultimately
Adrienne Breckinridge and the trustbetween usand the community.” stop sign and bus stop that we could member of Agape Miracle Church. David pointed out that thus far, the left the question of whether or not the
Hopkins group HOPE. Members from multiple campus find, and made our case to anyone “This is a phenomenal event, and the evidencehasbeen inconclusive, though rationales for the coalition action in the
The event took place at the Love groups volunteered their time on Sat- that passbeyd fo r aboau whtol e week people in the communitayr e benefit- | with further investigabtyi Alolnie dand region were justified.
Center, which is part of Agape urday. “At the fair, we had a total of before the fair, as well as on the day ing greatly. We're bringing them out, | possibly United Nations forces, that “Reasonable people can make dif-
Miracle Churchin Park Heights. “In about 50-60 volunteers from several of. We went from barber shops to theyr e participating. It’sa great turn- situation could well change. ferent conclusions,” said David.
terms of the location, we chose the Hopkins groups including HOPE, gas stations and handed out flyers, out ... I hope we can do this every A second option considered was In discussing the progress of the
Love Center for several reasons in- Salud (to help interpret for our Span- and begged businesses to let us put year. It’s a blessing to this commu- the containment of Saddam’s regime, war, David pointed out that the war
cluding its geographical location; ish speaking attendees), APO, and signs up in their windows,” Rasouli nity,” Woodley said. even if Iraq did indeed have WMD. had been concluded mostly in accord
the facility is situated in the Park the Peace Corps, as well as several stated. Pastor Eleanor Bryant, head of Arguing to “keep Saddam in a with U.S. expectations, and that many
Heights neighborhood ofW est Bal- Hopkins students who volunteered Park Heights residents and com- Agape Miracle Church, added, “This box,” those in favor of such a propo- of the threats some perceived, suchas
timore, an area that is particularly without any affiliation to any specific munity outreach organizations alike represents the church, community sition made the argument that terror attacks in the United States or
lacking in resources. In fact, the area group,” Rasouli said. said they felt that the community ben- and university coming together, and Hussein had been contained through the firing of scud missiles into Saudi
currently has both the largest urban To publicize the fair, members of efited from the health services that that’s very powerful.” sanctions and weapons inspections Arabia or Israel, had not occurred.
renewal initiative in the country and for 12 years. The key question that remains, for
the highest rate of new cases of HIV Africana Studies major adds diversity This rationale was also dispelled David, is what will happen in Iraq in
infection,” said Tannaz Rasouli, one by David, who pointed out that sanc- the war’s aftermath.
ofthe three co-chairs of Project Pre- tions and inspections cannot be re- With a largely educated, secular
lied upon in the long term. David said population and female emancipation,
vent.
The health fair provided a variety major evidence had come from de- Iraq’s progress towards a liberal de-
of services such as lead poisoning fecting scientists about the presence mocracy can be seen as possible, if
screening, blood pressure screening, CONTINUED FROM Pace Al program. 2 the program would be more fitting as of WMD in Iraq, before UNSCOM somewhat difficult, for David. Ethni-
vision and glaucoma testing, glucose to specialize in their interests.” Morgan MacDonald, a sopho- acenter than an academic discipline. inspectors were prevented from do- cally divided, with no democratic tra-
testing for diabetes. They also offered To provide information, the coun- more who helped draft the proposal, “A center is more interdisciplinary ing their work by Hussein. dition and an Islamic core population,
free immunizations, HIV/AIDS con- cil hopes to have a Web site up soon said many other schools already had in nature and more appropriate for David presented the Bush as well as heavily dependent upon oil
fidential screenings, substance abuse to inform interested students about this field of study on their campuses our model, drawing from faculty in administration’s argument: that reli- production economically, Iraq faces a
screening and depression screenings. the details of the curriculum. and Hopkins was “lacking.” He sees other departments,” said Weiss. He ance upon sanctions would ultimately difficult transition, said David.
Project Prevent’s mission is to Regarding the importance of the this as a “legitimate area of study, said haviac nengte r rather thana pro- fail once Iraq had sufficient money, However, the prospect of liberal
eliminate barriers to health care, edu- program, Dean of the School of Arts which will allow many students to gram “does not stop ... the develop- through the sale of oil, to spend in the democracies emerging in Iraq, under
cate individuals in the community, and Sciences Daniel Weiss said, “Most branch out in their studies and will ment of this major and minor.” country. Ultimately, Daviddetermined the auspices of the American model
and provide them with free primary importantly it will bringa vibrant new attract [new] students to Hopkins.” MacDonald said he hopes he will that sanctions were an ineffective tool. of post-World War II reconstruction
care services. Co-chair Solmaz area of studies [to our academics], When the task force finalized their “be minoring or at least taking some Drawing an analogy to the Cold War in Germany and Japan, and eventu-
Prizadeh stated, “Our primary goal and the second benefit [is it] helps to plans, they found that for Hopkins classes” in the program next year. methods of deterrence, Davidalso con- ally spreading throughout the Middle
was to provide the greatest number of make the community more welcom- sidered how the argument of mutually East, proved to be an exciting one for
health services to the community as ing to the diverse students and fac- BoE to revamp rules assured destruction could function in David. He said such a proposition
possible, and we particularly wanted ulty we are trying to attract here.” Iraq, to possibly inhibit ther egimewith- would be one possible justification of
to focus on diseases and conditions One year ago, a group of students outneeding to go to war. David said the the coalition war.
that were prevalent in the African formed from the student organiza- Bush administration rejected this David spent the remaining hour
American and Hispanic communi- tion JHUnity drafted a proposal for Proposition for three reasons. First, the ofthe presentation fielding questions
ties.” the creation of an African-American BY LIZ STEINBERG stance, it mandated a specific time and administration saw Hussein as an irra- from audience members. Questions
Forentertainment, Project Prevent Studies Department. After meeting Tue JoHNs Hopkins News-Letter date for the candidates’ forum. tional leader, unable to calculate the addressed included issues of Syria’s
organized an African Drama Dance with Weiss, a task force was formed Student Council approved sopho- costs and benefits of his actions in the involvement in the. war, the conse-
group, Westsider’s Marching Band, to further’research an appropriate After a year of intense criticism, more Aseltine and junior Matt international arena. quences of French action diplomati-
next year’s Board of Elections (BoE) Bouloubasisas BoE chairs during this Unpersuaded by such an argu- callyi nt he United Nations in opposi-
plans to revamp election rules as well week’s meeting. The two were respon- ment, David claimed that a leader tion to the coalition war, the prospect
as its own constitution. sible for drafting the relaxed rules dur- who grasped and held onto power in of an independent Kurdish state in
Candidates will now have more ing the second senior class represen- the fashion of Hussein could not be the region and U.S. hegemony as the
freedom to campaign during an ex- tative elections, which saw a doubled considered incapable of calculating premier superpower in the world.
Falls Road Animal Hospital tended campaigning period. In the voter turnout in comparison to the
past, physical campaign materials first round of senior elections.
E/T or P/T, Veterinary Assistants & were limited to paper handouts and The new leadership is has been
eight-by-11 posters. taking feedback into account and
Receptionists Now, students are free to pursue committed to change, said Aseltine.
. more creative venues, such as breeze- “There was an extreme amount of
( Days, Nights, & Weekends) way banners and club e-mail lists. desire to change on the board the past
“We've basically said, OK, aslongas semester,” said Aseltine.
Earn a little extra spending money! you follow University policy and don’t Time constraints prevented
do something other candidates can’t change earlier this year, said Aseltine.
Call Lee [phone] do, go have fun,” said Rick Aseltine, This year’s co-chairs, Mary Keough
newly appointed BoE co-chair. and Judy Tomkins, brought campaign
The BoEwillalsore-examineitsown rules before the BoE the day before the
- constfoirf letxibuilitty. iTheoolndco n- group met with prospective candidates
stitution was overly restrictive: For in- during the campaign rules meeting.
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Apri 24, 2003
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter A3
NEWS
Hopkins alumni organize focus groups JHU purchases Dell
House, Seaton Court
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incoming classes,” said Andrea Jones, the students were concerned about thetical departments working for the grams] is that they are helping people DELL HOUS2E 9 i")
associate director of development. increasing competition among stu- same company. Students immediately to connect with each other and build “
SDS seeks to “improve the student dents anda lack of opportunity to get resorted to the mental model of com- community. Hopkins isa great institu-
experienceat Johns Hopkins, promote to know other students.” petition, instead of realizing they were tion, butone ofits biggest weaknessesis
interaction between alumni and stu- Reiter, who also works in industry all working for the same company and not having a culture where people feel
dents, advance the Krieger school, and as an entrepreneur, realizes “in busi- thus could work together, said Friesen. like they are part of a team.”
- develop the future leadership of the ness especially, there is only so mucha LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER
school” according to the SDS Website. student can learn in a classroom Nanjing Center closes The Dell House, located on 29th Street, has been purchased by Hopkins.
Both the focus groups and the re- through lectures and reading.” In lieu CONTINUED FROM PAGE AI porate campus oft he St. Paul Cos. in
cent report by the Committee on oftheusuallecture-discussion style for- services. Mount Washington to use as admin-
, Undergraduate Education (CUE), mat, Reiter helda workshop for his two due to SARS concerns Hopkins will also purchase a 170 istrations offices. Each year for the
» which was commissioned by Univer- business classes this past week, Busi- | space parking area behind Dell past three years, Hopkins has added —
sity President William R. Brody, ness Processes and Change Manage- House, along with a private garage of 1,000 new jobs per year.
- Showed significant dissatisfaction ment, and Ethics and Organizational 12 spaces. The Mount Washington purchase
among students and alumni. Communication, designed to improve “Weare obligated to have parking was made to “free up space on the
“Students come here knowing they the students’ real-world business skills CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al and Nanjing University are commit- | space for the tenants and, at this time Baltimore campus primarily for re-
will be getting the best education and meet students’ needs as expressed “Nota day goes by where we don’t ted to the future of this program.” | the employees in the private office search,” McGill said. The deal closed
money can buy, yet they don’tlike the in the focus groups. get information from the people in Approximately 100 students make | buildings,” McGill said. “The goal is this past week and workers will begin
food or the dorms and they lament Phil Zook Friesen, experiential Nanjing, and from the authorities up the joint program, haolf wfhic h are to make the parking area gated, avail- to move in late this year or early next
the lack of school spirit and especially education coordinator at Johns here as to what the risks are, and what international students studying Chinese able forf ill-over from theH omewood year, O’Shea said.
the lack of community,” said Jones. Hopkins, hosted the two workshops. the risks aren’t,” she said. History, Politics and Culture. Wilson campus.” Excluding the Dell House, Seaton
Jones said the administration is Friesen presented the Business The interruption marks the first estimated that 47 students will be sent “The University has no plans to Courtand the St. Paulcampus, Hopkins
concerned about the matter. Process class with two tasks. The first time the center for Chinese and home as a result of the decision. convert the apartments into campus occupies approximately 12 million
“Both President Brody and Dean was “to have students experience for American studies has been closed in Although the majority of the in- | housing at this time,” said University square feet of space in Baltimore. The
[of the School of Arts and Sciences themselves what it is like to be locked the 18 years of its existence, having ternational students are Americans, spokesman Dennis O’Shea. figuretihen Hocmelwouoddaned sEa st
Daniel] Weiss have been working very into certain mental models,” said weathered such events as the a number of Australian and Euro- The rent prices will continue to be Baltimore campuses and leased space
hard to improve the quality of stu- Friesen. “Students were given prob- Tienenman Square uprising. pean students will leave Nanjing. determined by “private manage- around the city.
dents’ experience here at Hopkins,” lem-solving initiatives where they Whether the summer program in The year is structured as an oppor- | ment,” McGill said. Current tenants “The neighborhoods surrounding
said Jones. “One of Dean Weiss’ top needed to ‘think outside the box’ in Nanjing will proceed on schedule will tunity to seek a certificate in Chinese will remain in their apartments until Homewoodare very important to the
priorities ... is the student experi- order to gain the desired end result,” beannounced nextweek, Wilson said. cultural studies, although an estimated their leases end. Afterwards, the future of the University, and we are
ence; he is doing a lot to make said Friesen. “The facilitator talked The upcoming school year is under half dozen were seeking the comple- apartments will be available to both working with our neighborsinanum-
Hopkins a place where there is a with them about how their mental | consideration by both SAIS officials tion of their SAIS degree at the center. students and the general public. ber of ways to enhance these wonder-
strong sense of community.” models either helped or hindered | and prospective students alike. With the abbreviation of their semes- As for the Seaton offices, the Uni- ful residentialand shopping commu-
SDS itself is also working to im- them from being successful.” “The way we look at it is we have a ter, the students will receive their cer- | versity intends to eventually relocate nities,” McGill said. “The deal is
prove current students’ Hopkins ex- This experience was designed to class for the fall, and we hope they tificates at an impromptu graduation | employees from the three other Balti- another way ofs aying that we’re here
perience. The society runs such pro- help students with problems they may continue in the program. We have to ceremony, O’ Shea said. more campuses to the building. to stay, we're investing in the com-
grams as Hopkins 101, a program for find as students or as employees. take this one day at a time,” she said. Whileconcern overthehealthofthe | “The University has space prob- munity and we’re committed to the
incoming freshmen designed to help The second task was “to have stu- As other associated exchange pro- students predominates, there is a diffi- | lem issues and we will have the ability future of the Great Homewood area.”
introduce them to Hopkins and help dents experience what it is like to ac- grams and schools close, Hopkins cult balance when considering the to put some ofour employees into the In the past few years, Hopkins has
them get the most out the of the expe- tually have to communicate effec- spokesman Dennis O’ Shea empha- program’s significance, Wilson said. offices,” McGill said. embarked on a plan to renovate build-
rience, and the Senior Survival Se- tively with their peers in order to sized the University’s commitment “We don’t want to expose them to Even some academic-related of- ingssurrthoe uHonmedwoiodn cgam -
ries, where “alumni 10 to 20 years out accomplish a complex task in a short to continue the Nanjing program. anything, but on the other hand, we fices could be relocated to Seaton pustoaddshops, restaurants andhous-
- come back and talk to students about period oft ime ... all 45 people in the “Tt is an important point of con- don’t want them to deprive them of Court, O’Shea said. ing. Anewbookstore is planned for the
networking, graduate school, and class had to work together and use tact between China and the United the opportunityt od o something very In February, Hopkins announced Ivy building. O’Shea said he did now
marketing yourself,” said Jones. communication tools that they were States,” he said. “Both Johns Hopkins valuable,” she said. | its intention to buy the 68-acre cor- know of any other acquisition plans.
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NEWS
NEWS§ Allen, Boudreaux elected senior reps.
Expert discusses
Shiites and lower Western influence
Hizballah ideology within the country.
The lecture next moved towards BY ANITA BHANSALI with several thousand dollars and
addressintghe ideologies and char- THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter only two more meetings remaining.
acteristics associated with StuCo operating costs are currently
Hizballah expert Avi Jorisch led
' Hizballah. Hizballah is given finan- Lindsay Allen and Patience at $842.99, so no more funding re-
an informational session this Tues-
cialandarms support from Iranand Boudreaux were elected senior class quests will be entertained for the rest
day regarding the controversial Leba- is given freedom to operate by Syria, representatives last weekend, with 119 of the year.
nese group in an event sponsored by the chief power broker in Lebanon. and 58 votes respectively after trans- She also reported on the SAC
student groups Hopkins PROTECT Hizballah views the United States fer. General Assembly (GA) Liaison
and CHAI.
as an occupier and subjugator of The results of the special election, Elections, which took place Mon-
Jorisch works under Dennis Ross Islam. which was held after an appeals board day, in which the new board was
in the Washington Institute for Near Jorisch moved on to a video pre- voted to overturn the results of the elected. StuCo members then voted
Eastern Policy.
sentation featuring Al Manar televi- first election, were presented to the to approve the SAC annual budget.
Jorisch began the discussion by sion, a television station owned and Student Council (StuCo) at theirmeet- Roecker said that there will be two
introducing a brief history of the operated by Hizballah. Al Manar ing this week. The other two candi- meetingsi n May for groups who wish
Arab-Israeli conflict. He attempted reaches an audience of over 10 mil- dates, Whitney Austin and write-in to resubmit funding requests.
to show Hizballah’s point of view of lion people around the world. Jorisch candidate Raj Chopra, received 23 and Morgan MacDonald, asophomore
the conflict. In this paroftt h e session, showed clips of music videos where 15 votes respectively. and member oft he task force for the
the origins and goals of Hizballah were voices chanted “Death to America” The total turnout from the senior creation of the Africana Studies Cen-
discussed.
and “Death to Israel.” According to class was 148 voters, representing ter and the accompanying major and
Hizballah formed during the Leba- Jorisch,2 5p ercenoft A l Manar’s pro- about 15 percent of the class. Accord- minor, reported on the group’s
nese Civil War as a splinter group gramming consists of these forms of ing to StuCo President Manish Gala, progress. The proposed major and
from the Amal Shiite movement in programming. the turnout was higher than it was for minor were approved by the Curricu- LIZ STEINBERG/NEWS-LETTER
Lebanon after Amal joined ina coali- Jorisch concluded the informa- the first election, a fact he attributed to lum Committee just last week, and Senior Representative-elects Lindsay Allen and Patience Boudreaux
tion consisting of numerous ethnic tional session by stating the goal of lightened regulations. now must pass through the Academic weigh in on Board of Electiosn discussions.
gcrreoautpesd. a Irnaenw, gArmoaulp’ s thcahti ewfo ubladc kebre,- hSitsat e’lse ctcularses,i fijcuasttiiofny ionfg Hitzhbea llUanhiatsead diff“eTrheen cec ha..n. gteh eirne rwualses arne aillmym emdaidaet e a Ccloausnsc icla.n eHxep escati dt ot hbaet atbhlee stoo pmhaojmoorr ein the summer. There are currently six crease in the number of student board
come Hizballah. terrorist group. Jorisch’s reasoning gain,” said Gala. “It’s a good sign.” the program, and juniors and seniors professors teaching courses in the members and the transfer of respon-
Hizballah’s primary goal during included Hizballah’s refusal to rec- | Gala said lightened rules lead to can count relevant courses retroac- major, and more faculty will be hired sibility from the Dean of Students
its creation during the Lebanese Civil ognize Israelis as civilians, its sub- more candidates, which in turn leads tively. It will be an interdisciplinary in the future. back to the Presiding Official. StuCo
War was to form an Islamic Republic national status and the emergence of | to better voter turnout. major, and a senior thesis option will The Board of Elections (BoE) approved the changes.
in the model of the Iranian Islamic cells with a global reach. StuCo Treasurer Elise Roecker re- be made available. nomiweren breougeht sbefo re StuCo. Leigh Anne Lieberman, a fresh-
fundamentalist regime, destroy the ported that the Student Activities MacDonald said the group hopes The co-chair nominees were Rick man, was nominated for the Ethics
“Zionist Entity,” gain power for — By Ron Demeter Commiss(SiACo)n “isin good shape” to have a degree checklist done over Aseltine and Matt Bouloubasis; gen- Board. Because she was unable to at-
eral member nominees were Mary tend last week’s StuCo meeting in
Keough, Prashant Rao, Dan Herr, Eric which the other board members were
Commencement to feature new design Wolkoff and Shamim Ahmad. The approved, she was broughtbefore the
candidates were asked their views on council this week to make her state-
several topics, including ways to in- ments and answer questions.
crease voter turnout, how priority will “T firmly believe the Ethics Board
be set and how the Board will avoid here [at Hopkins] is well on its wayt o
CONTINUED FROM Pace A1 pictures of Gilman Hall in the back- They also say that the show will go The decision to make the design the problems that showed up in this establishing a strong system,” she
working with event planning com- ground and the medical school dome on unless there is severe weather. change is the culmination of an ex- year’s election. said. “I want to be there to [guide it].”
pany P.W. Feats to organize the cer- inthe foreground. From there, they will “Tf in fact there is a thunderstorm tensive planning process. Aseltine, a current general mem- Lieberman was approved asa gen-
emony. follow blue-carpeted paths forming a and we cannot be outside, the gradu- “We met with anumbofe peropl e ber and candidate for co-chair, said, eral member oft he Ethics Board.
“We’re going to try to dress up the hexagon on the field to one of six sec- ates will come inside and get their di- from the administration and with “We'd like to see the candidates and Final announcements included Se-
field so it doesn’t look like a field. It’s tions where they will sit. In the middle plomas,” said Schnydman. four or five people from the senior Student Council help us with voter nior Week packages going on sale
just going to be attractive in a way of the sections will be a hand-stitched The cost of this year’s event will not class,” said P.W. Feats Creative Di- | turnout. We need you to help us [to today. Ravi Kavasery, president ofthe
that I think will be most appreciated Johns Hopkins University seal. differ significantly from the cost oflast rector Laura Amlie. ensure that] we get quality members Class of 2003, stated that there was
by the seniors,” said Executive Assis- As they receive their diplomas, a year’s commencement ceremony, ac- P.W. Feats has been involved with [in the elections] next year.” “tremendous response from the se-
tant to the President Jerry picture of each student will be shown cording to Director of Special Events the logistical aspects of planning for The seven nominees were ap- niorclass,” even from those who don’t
Schnydman. on the projection screens. Deborah Pankey-Mebane. the last three years, but now they proved as the new BoE for next year. normally turnout for student pro-
A saddle tent will cover the stage, Yet despite the fanfare, there is an “In taking a look at a budget, we al- take on a much larger role of plan- The Ethics Board made several gramming.
where the faculty and honored guests element of risk associated with plan- ways work with our procurement office. ning the entire event. changes to its constitution which were Healso announced plans for com-
will be seated. The tent will be embla- ning an outdoor ceremony. Wetry to take alook at what we’ve done Students who were involved in approvbey dth e Ethics Board and the mencement, saying it will be “one of
zoned with the words “Johns Hopkins By opting not to use a tent, in the past and try not to change it very the process applauded the work of Curriculum Committee. John Tiberi, the most beautiful commencement
University.” Hopkins risks inclement weather much,” said Pankey-Mebane. the administration and P.W. Feats current co-chair of the board, brought [ceremonies] at Hopkins, by far.”
Two large movie projection marring the ceremony. But adminis- Any small cost increases will be off- for planning what they say promises the constitution before StuCo for ap- Cristal Ng, president of the Class
screens will also flank the stage. trators say they are prepared to pro- setb y the fact that Hopkins is purchas- to be a memorable event. proval. The changes include the cre- of 2006, announced Freshman Week.
When graduates enter the stadium, vide water bottles to those attending ing some oft he items to be used in this “This represents a move by the ation of the “Educational Chair” of- There will be theme days, like “T-
they will be preceded by a group of the ceremony if the weather is hot, year’s commencement ceremony, University to make commencement | ficer, inclusion of student Shirt Madness Monday.” The formal
bagpipe players. They will first walk and will provide ponchos to graduat- meaning that they will save money in a milestone,” said senior class presi- representatives assigned to each side will take place on Friday, at a cost of
under the mock-Gilman tower with ing seniors if it is raining. the long-run, according to Boswell. dent Ravi Kavasery. of an Ethics Board hearing, an in- $2 for each attendee.
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Apri 24, 2003 A5
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LeTTerR
NEWS
AROUND THE WORLD
U.S. opposes U.N. __ Sniper
lraqi Shiites march for first time ind ecades
Seite
Inspectors in Iraq |
| laughs,
describes
BY EDITH M. LEDERER But Blixtold The Associated Press |
THE ASSOCIATED Press that the United States shouldlet U.N. | 4 shootings
inspectors backt o certify their work. |
UNITED NATIONS — Chief “T think it might be wise for them |
weapons inspector Hans Blix says to get independent verification be- |
U.N. inspectors should return to Iraq cause it has high credibility,” he said
to verify the discovery of any weap- when asked about the reported dis-
ons of mass destruction, but the covery by U.S. teams of ingredients
United States said it sees no immedi- and equipment that can be used to | | BY MATTHEW BARAKAT
ate role for his teams. make a chemical weapon. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
__ Russia, however, called for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan |
inspectors to complete their searches ordered all U.N. international staff, FAIRFAX, Va — Sniper suspect
and certify that Iraq’s nuclear, chemi- including the inspectors, toleave Iraq Lee Boyd Malvo willingly confessed
cal and biological weapons have been just before the U.S.-led war began on | to some of the shootings during a
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Blixi ss cheduled to briefthe coun- Gennady Gatilov said there is a need | briefs made public Monday.
cil Tuesday on the U.N. inspectors’ “for an objective international organ | Malvo’s lawyers assert that police
readiness to resume work, but the to certify the situation.” | manipulated a confession about his
opposing U.S. and Russian views in- “In what form it canbe done—that | ae ‘. \ 3 | role in the spate of shootings that ter-
dicate the difficulties ahead as the can be discussed,” he told The Associ- | we Se PAR ONS: ‘te Rael Cite Pll rorized the Washington, D.C., area.
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country now that the fighting is over, when there is no regime of Saddam | action ofa b oy he shot atand missed.
control of Iraq’s oil revenue and lu- Hussein, it might be much easier to | “Evidently, Malvo found itamusing
that as the errant bullet flew past the
crative reconstruction contracts. do this job,” Gatilov said.
Last week, U.S. President George One council diplomat, speaking | BY AIDA SULTANOVA bilized after a few minutes. Aliev looked cheerful and alert as he | boy’sheadheswatted at the airasifa bee
W. Bush called for sanctions to be on condition of anonymity, said the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “At present, the president’s health spoke the second time, and his sudden had buzzed too close,” wrote Fairfax
lifted quickly, so Iraq’s oil revenue aim of Tuesday’s closed session with | is fine,” it said. fall was unexpected. Only after his head County Deputy Commonwealth’s At-
can be used to finance reconstruc- Blix is to try to connect what is hap- BAKU, Azerbaijan — President The former KGB general and hit the floor did guards in the wings and torney Raymond F. Morrogh.
tion. But under council resolutions, pening on the ground with U.N. in- | Geidar Aliev collapsed and report- Communist Party chiefhas twice won plainclothes security agents sitting in | “Malvoactually smiled and chortled
U.N. inspectors must certify that spections. Itisn’t clear how sanctions edly struck his head during a speech elections criticized as fraudulent, but the audience rush to assist him. as he recounted this event.”
Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction could be eliminated if U.N. inspec- | Monday, alarming many in the au- has also brought stability to During both episodes, a hush fell Malvo’s demeanor during the six-
have been destroyed. tors are barred from returning. dience and bringing some to tears. Azerbaijan, which has been plagued over the audience of more than 2,000, | hour interview in November proves he
The Bush administration, how- U.N. inspectors went back to Iraq His office said later the 79-year- by insurgencies and a punishing war the witnesses said. Cabinet members | was not intimidated by police into a
ever, blames Blix for hurting its drive for the first time in four years in late old leader was feeling fine after a over the enclave of Nagorno- could be seen nervously smoking in confession, Morrogh wrote.
for international support in the run- November. | sudden drop in blood pressure. Karabakh. the lobby. Malvo’slawyerswantthe confession
up to the warandhasnotinvited U.N. Blix said earlier this month that Aliev, who has been rumored to State television twice interrupted A few minutes later, the station | tossed out. Theyargue that Malvo’slaw-
inspectors to return. Instead, the he felt “regret that we did not have be in poor health for years, returned the broadcast of Aliev’s speech dur- returned to the live broadcast again yers were not present and that Malvo
United States has deployed its own the opportunity to work a little to the rostrum after falling, witnesses ing a celebration oft he 30th anniver- and showeda smiling Aliev congratu- made it clear to police that he did not
teams to search for illegal weapons. longer,” adding that in his opinion said. Some audience members were sary of a military academy. lating the military cadets and officers want to talkaboutthe shootings. A hear-
“We see no immediate role for Dr. the Security Council would have moved to tears by the incident. The broadcast was first cut after on the anniversary. He then ducked | ing on the confession that both sides
Blix and his inspection teams,” Rich- “authorized an armed action” if the The presidential press service said Aliev suddenly clutched his chest and behind the curtains, and the celebra- agree is critical is scheduled April 28.
ard Grenell, spokesman for U.S. inspections had failed. He has said | in a brief statement that Aliev “lost complained ofp ain. “Something has tion continued with a concert. In a 40-page brief filed earlier this
Ambassador John Negroponte, said inspectors are ready to return on | his balance as a result of a severe struck me,” he said. Aliev, who turns 80 next month, | month, defense lawyers argue that au-
Monday. short notice. drop in blood pressure,” which sta- Witnesses in the hall said Aliev hada heart attack in 1987 and under- thorities undertook “covert and inten-
stumbled backward and looked as if went bypass surgery at a Cleveland tionally deceptive actions” to transfer
Minister married same-sex couples htoe wseurpep oarbto uhti mt.o fPaello,p alned asiudrerso urnudsihnegd ctlatien ics urigne r1y9 99at. thHee saumned ecrlwieninct inp Froesb-- Medaglev o oft oh iVsi rcgoinuirat -waiptphooiuntt edth e lkawnyoewrls-.
him called for a doctor before he was ruary 2002. Earlier this year, he un- | They also say that Malvo asked for his
led away. derwent a hernia operation there. lawyers at the very beginning of the
About 15 minutes later, Aliev re- Aliev has stifled dissent and in- interview. that his request was ignored.
BY JOHN NOLAN gation has always felt that these cer- ming Presbyterian Church in subur- appeared, looking pale but in control dependent media but remains Prosecutors do not dispute that
Tue ASSOCIATED PREsS emonies are marriages in every way ban Cincinnati. He said he agreed of himself. popular in Azerbaijan, where he Malvo, who was 17 at the time of the
... gay people are equal.” that Van Kuiken was guilty of the “Don’t worry, I guess my ill-wish- launched economic reforms, in- Nov. 7i nterrogation, asked police, “Do
BLUE ASH, Ohio — A court of Van Kuiken was the first minister same-sex marriage violation but be- ers put the evil eye on me,” Aliev cluding a rapid privatization pro- I get to see my attorneys?” and later
Presbyterian Church (USA) officials to be tried on accusations of marry- lieved the minister should have been joked when the live broadcast re- gram beginning in 1996. He has also said, “My attorneys told me not to say
convicted a minister Monday of vio- ing homosexuals as a result of com- suspended. Healso believed that Van sumed. “But they won’t be able to signed deals with international in- anything to the cops until they got
lating church law for marrying same- plaints filed by Presbyterian activists Kuiken shouldhavebfeoeunnd guilty hurt me.” i vestors interested in developing oil there,” before confessing. But Morrogh
sex couples. in about 20 locations around the of the other charge. The broadcast was cut again a few fields along Azerbaijan’s Caspian argued that those statements fall well
Inthe church’sfirsotnt trhei parlac - country. Some complaints were in- “The rebuke will not bring resolu- minutes later. A witness who agreed Sea coast. ‘ short of the clear demand for a lawyer
tice, the courtrebuked the Rev. Stephen vestigated and dismissed for lack of tion and is thus inherently unfair to to be identified by only his first name, He has announced his intention needed to stop the questioning.
Van Kuiken but refrained from sus- evidence, and others are pending. the Rev. Van Kuiken, his family and Yalchin, said Aliev fell backward and to run again in presidential elections “At best it was an expression of
pending him or removing him from The activists want the 2.5 million- the church, since all of us will be hit his head on the floor with a thud. this October, but many critics say he some reservation in Malvo’s mind that
ministry. It also acquitted Van Kuiken member denomination, based in forced to go through this exercise Another audience member, who is actually paving the way to turn over he elected to reject by waiving his
on another charge accusing him of or- Louisville, Ky., to require ministers again,” Brown said. spoke on condition ofanonymity, said power to his son Ilkham. rights,” Morrogh wrote.
daining gays who won't adhere to a and congregations to obey the Pres- Van Kuiken, a married heterosexual
Presbyterian requirement of chastity. byterian constitution. originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., Contestant coughs way to riches
Van Kuiken, 44, pastor of Mount The Presbyterian Church follows joined Mount Auburn about three
Auburn Presbyterian Church.in the biblical interpretation generally years ago from the Church of the
nearby Cincinnati, hasacknowledged held by major Christian denomina- Apostles in suburban Minneapolis.
performing the ceremonies and or- tions that marriage can bea covenant The Rev. Parker Williamson, chief
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COLLEGEBRIEFS spirator Tecwen Whittock — waiting on the question that brought him winning a cough of affirmation from
at the edge of the stage for his chance $790,000. “Baron Haussmann is Whittock. 3
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lose Internet after loading that the entertainment indus- “Tt was a horrible, horrible mur- aired excerpts Monday from the game
try claims is cutting into its profits. der,” Albemarle County Common- show episode that led to a real-life
illegal file sharing “I was kind of surprised at being wealth Attorney Jim Camblos said. trial. Ingram, Whittock and Ingram’s to return to Harvard
caught,” Jason Steiner, a freshman in “He has no chance of parole, ever — wife Diana were convicted April 7 of
aerospace engineering, told The Daily he will die in prison.” cheating.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ Collegian, Penn State’s student news- The prosecution and defense said Prosecutors said Whittock, a col-
paper. “I wassittitnhger e onlineandall they reached a compromise in the lege teacher, used “coded coughs” to
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn ofasuIdw asdn’et, nwi th no idea why.” case, mutually deciding a jury would guide Ingram, an Army major, to the” BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Department's inspector general in his
State deprived 220 students of high- likely find Poindexter guilty of mur- correct multiple-choice answers. The first year.
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As the semester comes to a close, students centrate solely on studying formany exams, with- | —ate>
ready themselves for final exams and begin in- out outside distractions. Faculty who schedule |
tense studying sessions. Unfortunately, some stu- their exams before the official finals period are | |
dents will be forced to cram for exams before undermining this purpose and contributing to NOSS! AA
reading period even begins. undergraduates’ unhappiness. i — Na
Many professors at Hopkins ignore the Granted, if most of the students ina particular | aw a
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this is a practice that must be curtailed by the the dean. We agree with the Commission on | R
deans.
Undergraduate Education on thisissue. Thecom-
Scheduling exams outside the University’s mission, in its interim report said: “It is impor-
designated time frame compounds the high level tantthat ... the scheduled examination period be CMDBDLAAYAaaEN RvHvIDTiaM NOAprUON N
of stress undergraduates already feel near the respected. Students report that not infrequently
end of the semester. Instead of having an ad- individual faculty compromise the published
equate reading period to prepare for multiple reading period by scheduling their exams on an
exams, students facing this situation are forced ad hoc basis. This practice should be curtailed, Arts coverage paints so that they can have an honest vote funds to private universities in Mary-
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that could easily be avoided if professors merely Faculty who think it is their right to schedule Americans to petition their politi- tied to specific projects, and rarely
resTpheec teUdn ivtheer sietxya’ms secxhaemdu les.c hedule exists for a wexaakmes- upw hecnalel.v eArn dt hetyh edye esmho uiltd c ongevte niite bnetf ornee edt hea LuentdtIeewrro gufrolardd lyuioakuteret oca ortvcseo rgmarmgoeeu npodsf anntudhme e eNrveoewnusts-s cafaomlrn melasettaiydoe nrt so wthohofe Iahlrlaa sq ip abMreticinoeisms tee trok nogfor waInnnt- opwronJveoirhd neas n fdoH ro eptmkhpeilsnoes y ecoriss t sti.hn e Balalrtgiemsotr el.a ndIt
reason: to give students the opportunity to con- end of this week from the appropriate dean. at Homewood this semester. I have as Mohammed of Baghdad. He represents a vital part of the economy
noticed a wide variety ofa rticles, in- should be given amnesty, safe pas- of Maryland’s largest city. The thou-
| cluding previews, artist spotlights, sage and granted American Citizen- sands of students it draws in from all
news updates and reviews of shows
ship. around the country provide one of
Senior Week and exhibitions. You have offered Iseea bright future for this Iragias Baltimore’s few economic injections.
| thoughtful coverage on a wide spec-
“Spokesman for the Republican Hopkins will be a large part of any
trum of the arts and included articles
Party.” economic turnaround that could ever
on both academic and co-curricular
occur in this city. Inhibiting its ability
events.
Joseph E. Schaefer to fund its most basic operations is
As Director of Homewood Art
May 15. that match their interests. irresponsible. -
Programs | appreciate any effort made Sellinger cuts would Few ofus students could afforda
For underclassmen, it’s the last day offi nals — The week’s planners have also succeeded in thatincreases the presence and aware-
Hopkins education without the fi-
one more struggle to survive the rigor of Hopkins adding much-needed social energy to campus. ness of the many fine arts programs keep economy down nancial aid packages JHU offers.
before relaxing during the summer months. The Upper Quad will serve as the venue for one that our students plan, rehearse and While no one expects Hopkins to
present. I know I speak for the stu-
For seniors, it marks the beginning ofS enior of the last parties at Hopkins that seniors will dents who participate in these pro- revert to the ways of past decades,
admitting only students of privi-
Week, an exciting series of events sponsored by attend. grams when I say: “Kudos! And keep The Maryland General Assembly’s leged backgrounds, any cuts in fi-
the Class of 2003. Finally, Senior Week this year promises to | _up the good work.” reckless cuts to the Joseph A. Sellinger nancial aid programs will impact
The events planned for this year are a vast include an improved version of the only gradua- Eric Beatty 2P5r opgerrcaemn t,(”“ SAeplrliiln g1e7r, P20r0o3g)r aamre hciugth lbyy wtihlel lbiev esf oorfc esdt udinetnot sc hoena pcearm phuosu.s iWneg
improvement over past attempts to schedule ac- tion week tradition previously held at Hopkins Director, Homewood ArtPrograms irresponsible. Granted that Maryland and have less money to spend on
tivities for seniors between finals and gradua- — the senior formal. lraq war ushers in is facing serious budget deficits, but social activities. Most of us will sim-
tion. Last year’s formal had its shortcomings. Se- the reductions in the Sellinger Pro- ply choose to attend other schools.
In past years, graduating seniors have sug- niors had to pay for drinks and dance in a dingy freedom for citizens tgerramm. dLoeg insolta tmorask en eseedn seto ifni ntdh ea nl oanlg- sAugfafienr., ThBea ltGiemnoerrea’ls Asesceomnbloym’ys cwuitlsl
gested weeklong trips to Ocean City, Myrtle Beach hotel ballroom. But this year, seniors will dance ternative solution to their budget do not make sense.
and other oceanfrontlocations. But past propos- in the Sculpture Court of the Walters Art Gallery, problems.
als have been, almost without exception, pro- while taking advantage of hors d’oeuvres and an It was fantastic to see the joy ex- The Sellinger Program provides Lee McClure
pressed by the liberation of the Iragi
hibitively expensive. They vealso rarely included open bar. ay
people on CNN. Let all Americans
plans that involve the entire senior class. Thanks to senior class officers, the graduating hope that our brave military forces of LETTERS POLICY
Class of 2003 officers have done much to en- class can look forward to an exciting week before the most powerful nation in the his-
sure that these mistakes were not repeated this graduation. As they did when selecting an inno- teonrjyo y ofs moamnek inofd tchaen Dceommoec rhaocmye tahnadt || sThhoeu lJdo hnnost Heoxpckeiedn s2 5N0e wwso-rLdest.t eLre ttweersl cmomuesst b lee tdteelrisv etroe dt hteo etdhiet oGra.t eLheottuesres
year. vative senior gift, these officers have set an ex- they have exported to the free Iraqi __ by Tuesday at 7 p.m. or emailed to News. [email protected] for inclusion in
With a wide variety of events planned for the ample we hope future students will follow. people. that Thursday’s issue. All letters received become property of the News-
Isincerely hope that when the Iraqi Letter and cannot be returned. The News-Letter reserves the right to edit
week — art museum and brewery tours, a tour of We hope that next year’s Student Council pays
people set up their new government for space, grammar and clarity. Letters must include the name, address
Camden Yards, whitewater rafting, a senior for- attention to the achievements of the Class of 2003 that they learn by America’s mistakes and telephone number of the author. Letters credited only to organiza- .
mal and plenty of chances to dance and drink — officers, so that an exciting Senior Week be- and that they will have the wisdom tions will not be printed. The News-Letter reserves the right to limit the
seniors this year will not only have the chance to comes an honored tradition at Hopkins, rather not to install an Iraqi Supreme Court number of letters printed.
participate but should also be able find activities than a one-year anomaly.
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THE JOHNS HopKINs News-Letter
OPINIONS
With the exception ofe ditorials, the
opinions expressed here are those oft he
contributors. They are not necessarily
Americas Lies, fibs and misconceptions SARS may thosse opf Thee Jolhns lHopk ines Nenws-Ledtter.
goals not for China’s leaders
magine that you are standing easily identifiable as such. Surpris-
at a bus stop, minding your ingly, you don’t see President Bush
umperial own business, when someone reminding the American people that presentin Hong Kong for about four
starts running at you from the estate tax isn’t widespread — AARONBAG weeks, but originated three months
across the street. “Alex!” he that’s a lie he can live with. ago in China, most likely in
yells repeatedly as he runs towards Still, most people aren’t necessarily Gunagdong province. China’s
ELEPHANT IN THE
you, “I haven’t seen you in years!” ideologically opposed to the estate tax | population is a couple orders of
Considerintgh e fact that you’ve never ingeneral. The pollasksif people would magnitude greater than Hong
KHALIDITUM seen this guy in your life and are not look more favorably on the estate tax if Livinc Room Kong’s, and China’s public heath
named Alex, you are somewhat wary, it exempted the first $1 million. Ten facilities are much worse. So why
My Turn but he seems mostly harmless, if a percent of those polled switched sides should China have fewer SARS
little confused. Then he hands you a toopposingestate taxelimination. That | ast weekend saw a massive deaths than Hong Kong? It prob-
thick stack of what appears tobe large- as aa) talented tenth was never told that the jump in the number of re- ably doesn't. Incidentally, Hong
nthe past few months, the Arab denomination bills. “I feel so bad for CHARLESDONEFER current exemption (for the 2002 taxes | ported cases of SARS in Kong’s death toll could be near zero
news media — and thus, the not paying you back all this time. I wejustfiled) is$1 million. The so-called mainland China. The offi- if China had acted responsibly when
Arab public that accepts ev- hope we’re even now,” he says. “liberal media” didn’t get the message cial number of cases being the disease first emerged, by allow-
erything negative about the Is it ethical to accept this man’s WE RELEFT, through. reported by the government shot up ing full WHO access, and perhaps
“West” that it is fed without money since he was mistaken in Weweren tlied to, per se. The pub- | to 2,001 on Monday the 21st, from even quarantining infected areas
questioning it — has focused its thinking he owed it to you? Of course THEYR EW RONG licwas given the impression that the tax 1,807 the previous day. Of course, and persons.
rhetoric on an American “occupa- it is. Perhaps it isn’t more unethical impacted more peoplethanitdid, which this does not represent an actual 10 The truth is, you probably
tion” its so-called “professional” than seeking out the man and con- impacted its opinions on the subject. | percent increase in the number of shouldn’t believe any statistic put out
jourfnearead wloulid fsolltowas su c- vincing him that youare indeed Alex, opposed to the estate tax, a number Although thissurveydidnotaskpeople | cases, or evenan increase in the num- by the Chinese government, whether
cessful military campaign launched but it’s still wrong. which rises to 60 percent if the phrase if they still favored repeal of the estate ber of cases that the central govern- the subject is SARS deaths, last year’s
against the regime of Saddam Let’s transfer this situation to na- “death tax” is mentioned. Even tax if they knew that 5000 estates pay | ment was aware of. Rather, it is a 10 inflation ratoer, t hen umbofe peropl e
Hussein. tional politics. For years, Republicans though fewer than one in 50 people the majority of the taxes, I suspect that | percent increase in the number of killed at Tiananmen in 1989. Esti-
Well, that thing they feared has have been whining about the estate tax, will have estates subject to the tax estate tax supporters would be fewer | cases that the government admits to. mates vary as to how much GDP
come, butit is by no means an “occu- or as they call it, the “death tax,” even upon death, 69 percent of respon- and farther between. Tradition has it that throughout growth is overstated every year in
pation.” And people everywhere though the tax is on the transfer of dents who oppose the estate tax think The uncorrected misperception is Chinese history natural disasters China, but no one disputes that it is
should refrain from calling it as wealth, not death itself. Although the it will affect them personally. Either used by the Administration in foreign suchas floods and earthquakes have systematically exaggerated. It’s a
such—unless, of course, it becomes estattaxe wa s supposedly phased outin most people think they will die ob- policy as well. Polls say that half of the presaged the fall ofa ruling dynasty, shame that reality doesn’t reflect
evident that it is one, both de facto the 2001 tax cut bill, it will automati- scenely rich or conservatives have public thinks one or more of the Sept. | by calling into doubt the Mandate more closely the wishes of PRC bu-
and with regards to its intent. cally come back in 2010. It is for this used the “death tax” moniker to dis- 11 hijackers were from Iraq when none of Heaven, which gives them legiti- reaucrats, though, because rapid
Although American officials reason that congressional Republicans tort the effects of the tax. Let’s set that were. Aside from that error, most of the macy. The ancient Chinese had growth is absolutely essential to
have not formally stated that the want to make it permanent and are statistic aside for the moment, since it BIrriatqi-sAhl reQpeoartd,a wchoincnhe cwtaiso n foruenstds toon bea | elaborate cosmological theories as avert a full-blown financial crisis in
war is over, what we are witnessing trying to do so now. implicitly asks for people to make to how events in nature were tied to China.
now are the very beginnings of a In addition to the economic pack- projections about their own lives. mostly forged. No wonder Donald the Emperor, but many historians Inefficient state-run enterprises
post-war Iraq. And it is nonsensi- age being debated on Capitol Hill, Around here, almost nobody thinks Rumsfeld never corrected the public have hypothesized that a have been subsidized for years by
cal, absurd and preposterous that the estate tax is of interest once again they will die penniless and alone, but onthe nationality ofthe Sept. 11 hijack- | government’s ability to handle such semi-private banks, leaving those
Arabsare already calling for Ameri- because of a new poll on tax policy some inevitably will — that’s life. ers — it worked in his favor, even if it | phenomena was a useful barometer banks with huge portfolios of loans
can troops to leave Iraq, when their released by National Public Radio, Shockingly, 49 percent of those wasn’t true. ofi ts general effectiveness. In early that are unlikely to be repaid. Un-
job is not yet even done. the Kaiser Family Foundation and surveyed think that most families have After all, it was soldiers’ lives at Chinese civilization, for instance, less these banks can make huge re-
| the Kennedy School of Government. to pay the estate tax. There are no stake, not anything really important,
In a way, the United States is irrigation was an essential role of turns on private sector investments,
“damned ifit does, and damned ifit This poll is fascinating because it personal predictions here — the like oral sex. the state, and floods spoke to a fail- they are doomed to insolvency.
doesn’t.” If America were to leave shows how much opponents of the American public is off by 47 percent. ure in this regard. More recently, a China’s economy, in short, is like a
Iabrsa qwiomumledd ibaet eqluyi ck( antod irtawiosen ’tth)e, alAlre-- ||| epsutbaltiec tmaixs cion npcaerpttiicoulnasr abbeonuetf itt hef rtoaxm. Twhhiosl esias lneo t mia srreopurnedsienngt ateriroonr ; oift itsh ea Charles Donefer can be reached at mBeaisjsiinvge in etahret hlaqtuea k1e97 0’jsu sts eeomutesdi dteo ggiraonwtt hh oyuesare afotfe r cayredasr, bewiintgh threa peisd-
gation that the United States never Fifty-four percent of respondents are situation, a misrepresentation that is [email protected]. marka changing of the guard within sential foundation. SARS might just
cared about the Iraqi people, that it the Chinese Communist Party to- swipe that bottom card from under
did not stay long enough to change Themed dorms host problems wards a more pragmatic leadership, the entire deck. It is already having
the humanitarian situation on the | after the government attempted to a huge impact on China’s airline
ground there, that it did not imple- |p lay down the damage. and tourism industries. If it contin-
ment the democratic and economic Today, China’s leaders are ues unabated, it will wreak havoc
reform it claimed it wanted to bring scrambling to keep the SARS epi- on the vital economic zones of
the people of Iraq and that it came s the university expands ISHAIMOOREVILLE pation in related activities and even demic from reflecting too poorly Guangdong, Hong Kongand Beijing.
to the Middle East with the sole in- and builds additional an essay detailing why sucha housing on themselves. In a rare show of Highlighting as it does the Commu-
tention of destroyingadefiant Arab | undergraduate housing experience wouldbe beneficial. For stu- public contrition last weekend, the nist government’s unfortunate diffi-
country which posed a challenge to over the next decade, GUEST COLUMN dents who both desire theme housing | governmentadmitted to a cover-up culty with truth and honesty, it might
the West. “theme” housing has and meet these selection criteria, the and summarily dismissed from of- seriously erode future foreign invest-
If America stays on, though (and | been brought forwardas one proposal housing office should conducta lottery fice the country’s health minister ment, a crucial source of growth.
it will), Arabs, as they are today, will to help develop community among “Entrepreneurs residential program” to ensure that the process is fair and and the mayor ofB eijing. The capi- Whatever stataires putt oiutconsho w
be quick to launch into their con- students. Theme housing would in- include workshops that are held to unbiased. A lottery will help to avoid tal city had seen one oft he biggest the economy is affected, you can bet
spiracy theories of American “domi- volve housing students together by teach students how to start their own making entrance into theme houses “increases” in SARS cases, from 37 that the truth is far worse.
nation,” » « “subjugation,” » «cs“ imperial- common interest, common race or businesses; “Film Culture” for film competitive to a point of contention or to 339, even before Sunday’s 10 per- A fiscal crisis in China is likely to
ism,” “colonialism” and even religion. While an ex- jealousy among students who cent add-on to the country-wide be catastrophic not just for the
“expansionism.” periment with common- could notbe offered spaceina numbers. This followed a previous economy but also for the body poli-
But the facts speak for themselves. interest housing might be certain one of these commu- public show of regret a couple weeks tic. China’s leaders long ago gave up
Neither Saddam nor his remains have worthwhile, itwould do the nities. ago when Chinese leaders “apolo- onthe Communistrhetoric, and since
been found and no weapons of mass University a great disser- 4 Secondly, each theme gized” for not being forthcoming Deng Xiaoping have relied on their
destruction have been located. But vice to encourage student house should provide events about the true state ofa ffairs in their ability to deliver economic growth as
the United States will not — and segregation by race or reli- that remain open to the larger country, and promised to be more the primary justification for their right
community andactively work forthcoming and cooperative in the to rule.
should not — leave before this inves- gion.
tigation is done. Bringing people to- to encourage participation in future. In the interim between the Like so many of China’s rulers
America went into all of this with | gether bycommon interest those events. Atother schools, first and the most recent round of before them, the PRC is having its
the intent to change Iraq onceand for can help foster close rela- each living community spon- apologies, the World Health Orga- legitimacy questioned by the forces
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all colleges that have already success- andarelcowo frord th e nation. These national average, the latest avail- propriate decibsaseid oonalnlavsai l-
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-LetTTerR
= SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Matrix sequel sparks new Consider tea for final exams
trends in film technology
l Finding that brewed coffee beans did
-_— not secrete the same chemicals as
black and green teas, coffee drinkers
’ consequently were not able to pro-
highway that would make the audi- | duce the same antigenic response to
ence feel the suspense and believe that | foreign bacteria.
Furthermore, it has been con-
the duo was facingimpending doom. |
Sadly, for the Wachowski brothers, | cluded that tea is much healthier than
no civil planner ever creates high- coffee for several reasons. The first is
ways that exude destruction and may- that tea contains half the amount of
hem. The solution: build your own caffeine in coffee, and teahasanample
freeway. Outside the ESC studio there amountof fluoride, which coffee does
now sits a two mile loop of highway. not have. If excessive coffee is di-
Complete with traffic signs, onramps, gested, chances are that it could have
and lots of skid marks. The cost: a several negative dental effects as well.
Although the flavonoids in tea par-
mere $300,000 per quarter mile, fora
total of $2.4 million. tially reduce the absorption of non-
“The Matrix” trilogy stands as a heme iron, more specifically iron
technological achievement. Muchlike from plant sources. The negative ef-
the “Star Wars” trilogy before it, the fect on iron absorption can be par-
creators re-invented the rules for cin- tially counteracted by using lemon,
emaand adapted current effects tech- which is rich in vitamin C, in your tea.
nology and created there own. In the Interestingly enough, there is no loss *
“es
original film, there were 412 FX shots, of iron absorption from iron from
in the two sequels, there are over animal sources.
7 According to BBC News, tea also
2,500. It will stand for decades as a fe Cae
masterpiece and will certainly take its te yor en contains anti-oxidants, which are a
plac“eT hien hMiasttroirxy”. went far beyond re- Tea has provCeOnU RTtoE SbYe aO Fg oHoTdT Ps:/u/pWpElDyD IoNf aGnStEiEoDxLiIdNaGnSt.BsiCt eO iMn/ See aPr-.eI gNee uVlIaTArT IdiOeNt. CaOnMd i J csltaasnsciefsi,c aitniocnl udoifn sge vveirtala mionrsg anCi ca nsdu bE-,
‘a ; writing the rules for science fiction. It can be a key to maintaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle. vitamin A, selenium and a group
helped in recreating the entertain- | known as the carotenoids. Caro-
ment industry. The DVD release was tenoids, of which beta- carotene is
COURTESY OF HTTP://KEANUVILLE.COM/MATRIX the first to sell a million copies. While BY SUPRIA RANADE tem in the attack against foreign vi- the most popular, are a pigment that
The sequel to the Matrix will be packed with the newest graphics tech- lacking in most other contemporary THE JOHNS-Hopkins News-LeTTER ruses, Bukowski found that blackand adds color to many fruits and veg-
nology. Technical advances will be one of the film’s key attractions. DVDs, “The Matrix” special features | green tea, much like other fruits and etables, and without them, pigmen-
went to an extent that had never been When exams roll around, your vegetables contain these specific com- tation in vegetables or fruits would
BY ROBERY DAVIS In an ordinary film, a scene is shot seen, and has yet to be duplicated. It | beverage of choice should be tea in- binations. not be possible. Together as antioxi-
THE JoHNS Hopkins News-LetTer at multiple camera angles and then is also the largest Warner Brothers stead ofc offee. The experiment to determine dants, these substances are thought
handed to the special effects wizard. release ever. Scientists in Boston, Mass. have whether the alkylamine antigens ac- to be effective in helping to prevent
In the spring of 1999, one film Butthe brothers wanted somethindgif - From the moment they began the | recently discovered that black tea has tually performed the task that scien- cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
changed all of the rules for special ferent. They wanted to blend the bor- script, the Wachowski brothers | many healing properties because of tists assumed, was relatively simple. At the microbiological level, anti-
effect and created a cultural phenom- der between what you knowis possible sought to blend the worlds ofcinema, | its complex chemical make-up. According to BBC News, human oxidants serve to deactivate certain
enon. The writers used a blend of and what you believe to be impossible. anime, comics and novels. It is with | Among these properties, the poten- gammaz-delta T cells were exposed to particles called free radicals. In hu-
various influences, ranging from Gaeta did just that. Rather than begin that same desire the Wachowski | tial to prevent cancer struck scien- an alkylamine antigen, then exposed mans, free radicals usually come in
anime to science fiction novels, to with the scene on film and build out, he brothers created the sequels and the | tists as the most important use found to several types of bacteria to induce the form of the oxygen molecule. The
create a cinematic epic. Its makers so and his special effects crew started in web ofv arious media forms, all tied | a way to tune up the immune system an infection. Those cells thathad been oxidation of this molecule can some-
visionary, so demanding, that they the computer. together, that lead to the conclusion and perhaps see off emerging cancer exposed to the tea chemicals, fought times be carcinogenic. Free radicals
required the special effects director They recorded every minute detail of the Matrix Trilogy. cells. back against the bacteria by multi- are the natural by-products of many
to reinvent effects cinematography. of the scene onto digital media. The set Much of the original inspiration for Containing alkylamine antigens plying up to 10 times, and secreting processes within and among cells.
The methods he created, in all there was reconstructed digitally. Every tex- the trilogy came from anime. As such which are also present in some bacte- pathogenic defenses. The cells that They are also created by exposure to
forms, are now synonymous with the ture, blade of grass, speck of dust was the Wachowski brothers created an ria, parasites, tumour cells and fungi, had not been exposed to the antigens various environmental factors, to-
film: The Matrix. transferred to the mainframe. In the animated companion for the sequels. tea aids in the human’s first line of did not replicate nor secrete any de- bacco smoke and radiation, for ex-
This summer marks the four year end, the computer created a scene in- The “Animatrix,” aseries ofnineanime defagaeinstn infcectieon, theg amma- fense mechanisms. ample.
anniversary of the original releaseand distinguishable from the filmed copy of short films, leads viewersasa prequel to delta T-cells of the immune system. Then, two weeks into the study, Therefore, a good supply of anti-
the start of what Newsweek has the set. original film. The shorts, which will be According to The Guardian, cells the researchers examined the blood oxidants in a regular diet is key to
dubbed the “Year of ‘The Matrix’.” In While backgrounds and walls are released on DVD on June 3, are the which had been exposed to the anti- of coffee and tea drinkers by expos- maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
abold step away from the Hollywood easy to copy digitally, the human face result of over a year of collaboration gens mounted a rousing defence ing it to bacteria in the lab and com- According to BBC News, Bill
status quo, Warner Brothers will be is different. Our minds have been pro- between the Wachowski brothers and against bacterial infection; cells not paring samples taken before the study Gorman, executive director of the Tea
releasing both sequels, “Reloaded” grammed not to be tricked by simple the various animators who created previously exposed showed no re- to those taken two weeks later. Council, said the research was more
and “Revolutions” within six months illusions. Computer renderings of- “Cowboy Bebop” and “Final Fantasy: sponse. "We found they [tea drinkers] evidence that tea is beneficial to hu-
of each other. ten have a plastic look about them, The Spirits Within.” Although tea leaves, especially made five times more interferon after man health.
Reloaded will hit theaters on May lacking both the proper textures and This summer proves to be full of green or unfermented tea, have been they started drinking tea compared “Next to water, tea is the most con-
15. It picks up ab rief while after the shading. Your mind simply screams big blockbustersA.l l of them will have linked with cancer prevention before, to before drinking tea," Bukowskisaid sumed beverage in the world, andasa
first film. Neo, Morpheus, and Trin- out, “This isn’t real.” to keep pace with “Reloaded.” It will Jack Bukowksi, an immunologist at in arecentinterview with Health Stud- result, has attracted an enormous
ity all return to continue their battle Gaeta and his team again defied come out early and seta high bar, not | the Brigham and Women’s hospital, ies Journal. The coffee drinkers quantity of research over the years,”
with the machines. But the machines convention by creating their own pro- only for box office gross but in cin- which is linked to the Harvard medi- showed no enhanced production of he said ina recent interview with BBC
have discovered the location of cess called “universal capture.” ematic storytelling. Come next Super cal school, was surprised by his find- interferon. News.
Zion, the last human city, and are Rather than have the computer syn- Bowl we will certainly see the cin- ings. According the Gulf Daily News, So next time you stand in Cafe Q’s
tunneling toward it at a feverish thesize the actors, he gave the com- ematic special effects used to sell us First discovering the chemical the scientists in Boston also tried to line, think about all those expresso
pace. Anarmy ofS quidies barreling puter every detail of their physical popcorn shrimp, a testament to the combinationt o help the immune sys- see if coffee worked in the same way. shots you don’t need and order tea.
toward the human refuge, and the makeup. Keanu Reeves and Hugo power of the trilogy.
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THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
USAPA yields controversy
BY TRISTEN CHUN
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter
In an attempt to protect Ameri-
cans from potential biological attacks,
President Bush signed the USA Pa-
triot Act (USAPA) into law amid an-
thrax fears in 2001, criminalizianngy -
onewho “mishandles” deadly viruses,
bacteria and toxins. Last year, Con-
gress passed another bill, The Public
Health Securitaynd Bioterrorism Pre-
paredness and Response Act of2 002,
initiating at ougher regulation of bio-
logical agents.
Scientists working on various
projects with some deadly biological
agents have begun to raise their con-
cerns that the new laws could slow
down important medical research.
Many agree that these laws may
| unintentionally hamper the fight
| against natural diseases, preventing
the develoof ppotemntieal nvactcin es
or cures.
Samples of toxic materials, suchas
RrtiblotiCe cinch A . COURTESY OF HTTP://WWW.CBWINFO.COM/PHARMACEUTICALS/ Ebola, yellow fever viruses, bacillus
Y such as penicillin and erythromycin, two of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., have been _ anthracis, francisella tularensis, ricin,
under careful study because of their waning ability to protect against human diseases. | shigatoxin and tetrodoxin are widely
Modeling helps predict disease | senttoirsetds awchroos sa ret hew onraktiionng ftoor ctuhroes ev asrcii-- Although the Patriot Act would help promote biochemical protection,
suchas the heavy suits pictured above, many of its clauses are limiting.
ous animal and human diseases.
These samples provide essential in-
formation about natural diseases. Last July, federal prosecutors probes, leading to the destruction
However, the number of available charged him with “unjustified pos- of many samples, including the en-
samples has reduced significantly session of a select agent” under the tire anthrax collection at Iowa State
BY FAREED RIYAZ For example, resistance to eryth- the relative importance of both of over the past couple of years, making Patriot Act. However, many scien- University.
THE JOHNS Hopkins News-Letter romycin was only seen in 15.2 per- these mechanisimns th e emergence it more difficult for scientists to con- tists are arguing that Foral did noth- For fear of losing all biological
cenoft th e cases in South Africa, while of resistant strains in the United | duct their projects. ing wrong in the line of research, be- samples of these deadly agents, the
Inanewstudy, scientists used new in Hong Kong, 72.4 percent of the States to determine which method Scientists have also moved on to cause obtaining large reference government is finally urging scien-
»mathematical models to predict a bacteria were erythromycin-resistant. was more significant in increasing other research, fearing possible legal collection of samples in a scientific tists not to destroy their unused
~ stunning future increase in strains of To begin their analysis oft he evo- antibacterial resistance. penalties ofup to 10 years in prison or research like his is crucial. stocks but to send them to the fed-
Streptococcus pneumoniae doubly re- lution ofantibiotic resistance, the sci- Using data collected during sur- a $250,000 fine. Foral said when his professor had eral government’s Chemical De-
-sistant to penicillin and erythromy- entists focused on the two most im- veillance efforts from 1995 to 1999, Problems are most evident in the told him to “clear out” the freezer, militarization Facility
acin, two of the most commonly pre- portant methods for antibiotic analysis showed that local selection case of Tom Foral, a graduate student he assumed his professor had meant Only permitted individuals who
scribed antibiotics in the United resistance. These methaore dfusnda - was the dominant method by which at the Univeorf sConinecttiycut , who “save what you can use and destroy have passed background checks
States. mentally different in the way they bacteria increased their resistance. faced criminal charges last year when the rest.” He and his prosecutors hold access to these samples, and
The increase in resistance of S. bring about the observed resistances. Geographic variation in the pres- | visiting FBI agents found two vials are currently working on a deal in- they are to be used for only feder-
pneumoniae is a problem because of Furthermore, they are not limited to sure itself could explain mosoft t he containing anthrax-infected animal volving a visit to a probation of- ally funded projects. The govern-
the numerous disorders that the bac- the S. pneumoniae class of bacterium, geographic variation in resistance tissues in his personal laboratory ficer, some community service ment should be accredited for tak-
‘terium causes. S. pneumoniae is the but are seen in all bacteria. seen across the United States. | freezer. hours and a permanent record on ing bold steps to prevent
leading cause of a number of com- In the first method, called ‘local In order to find these results, the The samples should have been his file. Foral is now working on the bioterrorism, but many issues still
«mon diseases, including pneumonia, selection,’ direct pressure from the scientists calculated a rate of resis- deswthen rhiso profyessoer tdoldh im West Nile virus at the same institu- remain to be answered: which
-meningitisa,n d middle-ear infections presence of antibiotics in the system tance for each geographic region | to clear out the freezer, but he saved tion, agency will conduct background
in the developed world. It is also the ofa n individual causes mutations to pertaining to the data. Standard- the vials. The samples posed no di- Foral is not the only victim in the checks for the scientists? Who will
cause of more than one million child- propagate through the bacterial ization of these rates with a base for rect health threat, but officials argued battle against the bioterrorism. Over determine whether the quality or
hood deaths per year in developing population. Within the original popu- the overall distribution resulted in that anthrax might have been cul- the past couple of years, the gov- the quantitoyf a substatnhact eon e
mations, according to some estimates. lation, some bacteria naturally have significant differences in resistance tured from the infected tissues. ernment has conducted careful possesses is justified?
Prior to 1967, penicillin and most mutations that give them a resistance across geographic regions, show-
other antibiotics had a potent effect to the antibiotic; these bacteria are ing that clonal dissemination was
on S. pneumoniae; it was in that year generallyi n the minoriotfy th e popu- probabnolt yth e dominant spread-
that the first case of antibiotic resis- lation. - ing method. UN to research effects of uranium
tance came onto the global radar. A The presence of the antibiotic Calculating the rate of resistance
patient in Australia was infected with causes the death of am uch greater within each geographic region stan-
- bacterium resistant to both penicillin number of nonresistant bacteria dardized to the overall average re-
, and tetracycline; since then, resistance than resistant ones, leading to a sistance gave resistances for each BY JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA should be removed.” ater, as well as measure for radiation
_ tothe antibiotics has increased world- much greater percentage of resis- geographic area that were virtually THE ASSOCIATED PREss Some experiments suggest DU hot spots.
‘wide. By the early 1990s, high enough tant bacteria in the next generation identical to each other; thus, local may cause serious illness even if tiny Investigators will need informa-
_levels of resistance were seen to be of bacteria. selection was found to be the domi- As soon as it’s safe, the United particles are inhaled or ingested. tion from the Pentagon to calculate
associated with clinical failures. Additionally, if an individual nant method for the increase in re- Nations and international scientists Critics complain that studies so how much DU ordinance was used
Much of the resistance occurs to bacterium is resistant to a given an- sistance. plan to fan out over Iraq’s smoking far have not been nearly large or long and the coordinates of specific Iraqi
commonly used antibiotics, leaving tibiotic, that bacterium can confer The scientists then extrapolated battlegrounds to investigate whether enough to conclude the munitions targets.
doctors scrambling to find other its resistance to other bacteria by a the data to the next two years, try- the leftovers of American firepower pose no long-term risks. “An early study in Iraq could ei-
medicines effective againstinfections method called conjugation. The ing to predict the evolution of re- pose serious health or environmental Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., ther lay these fears to rest or confirm
caused by S. pneumoniae. Resistance bacteria can copy the section of sistance to beta-lactams and | threats. has introduced legislation requiring there are potential risks which then
against beta-lactam antimicrobials, DNA responsible for the resistance macrolides from 2000 to 2004 in Thousands of rounds of depleted broader federal research. could be addressed,” said Klaus
which is the category in which peni- and senditto other bacteria through the United States. Using the same uranium (DU) were fired in Iraq over “Depleted uranium is toxic and Toepfer, executive directoroftUh.eN .
cillin belongs, has increased substan- direct DNA transfer. data as before, the scientists mod- the past four weeks. Fragments of the carcinogenic and it may well be asso- Environmental Program, which will
tially since the first case in 1967. Re- Resistance can also spread eled how competition between re- | armor-piercing munitions now litter ciated with elevated rates of birth de- manage the investigation.
sistance against macrolides, the group through a population through a sistant and susceptible strains the valleys and neighborhoods be- fects in babies born to those exposed A DU-hardened projectile can
in which erythromycin belongs and method called ‘clonal dissemina- would play out. The results showed tween the Tigris and Euphrates riv- to it,” said McDermott, who is a phy- bore straight through an enemy tank.
the second most commonly used an- tion.’ Inthis method, resistance ina that the proportion ofs trains resis- | ers. That’s where most of the combat sician. DU shrapnel also ignites, engulfing
timicrobial, has also increased sub- given population emerges through tant to only penicillin only will de- occurred and where most of Iraq’s 24 Before the current war, Iraqi doc- the target in fire.
stantially in the last decade. the introduction and spread of a crease, while the proportion resis- million people live. tors were blaming high rates of can- What happens then has been stud-
The high degree of geographic resistant element from a geographi- tant to macrolides alone will | Wounded fighters and civilians cer and birth defects in Basra and ied by several government labs and
' variabilityi so ne of the most remark- cally distant population. For ex- increase at a relatively slow rate. also may carry depleted uranium other southern cities on U.S. muni- international agencies with varying
able attributes in the resistance of S. ample, an individual infected witha With the knowledge that reduc- shrapnel in their bodies. tions fired 12 years ago when fighting conclusions.
pneumoniae to both classes of antibi- bacterium resistant to a certain an- tions in antibiotic resistance hap- Many medical studies have failed was concentrated along the southern The Armed Forces Radiobiology
Otics. The lowest degrees of resistance tibiotic might travel to another part pen more slowly than increases, it to show a direct link between DU border with Kuwait. Iraqi officials Research Institute in Bethesda, Md.,
were seen in Canada and parts of Af- of the world seeking treatment, and seems that there may not beenough exposure and human disease, though claim their number of cancer patients and other labs suggest that DU frag-
rica, while the much higher rates of in the process, might infect others time to reverse the observed trends. a study of rats linked intramuscular has risen 50 percent in 10 years, al- ments embedded in the muscle of
resistance were seen in parts of the during his travel and stay. Only time will tell ifthe predictions fragments with increased cancer risk. though complete medical surveys laboratory rats cause cancerous tu-
East Asian world, such as Japan and The scientists involved in creat- presented within this study are ac- Test-tube experiments also suggest have not been conducted. mors.
Hong Kong. : ing the model wanted to examine curate. DU may trigger potentially danger- Some U.S. veterans also blame cer- But do the animai trials really
ous changes in cells. tain mysterious symptoms of Gulf mimic battlefield exposures? Studies
The munitions are conventional War Syndrome on DU exposure. of human patients and health records
and do not generate a nuclear blast. To many, the issue could mush- by the World Health Organization
Depleted uranium, a very dense metal room into a controversy similar to and others found no direct link to
fashioned from low-level radioactive that involving Agent Orange spray- cancer rates and other illnesses.
waste, allows them to easily pierce ing during the Vietnam War. Expo- Studies by the RAND Corp. and
armor and buildings that would de- sure to the herbicide has caused cata- others suggest the radiation danger
flect other projectiles. strophic health problems even in from handling the munitions is low.
The Pentagon vigorously defends generations born after the war. A 2002 study by the Royal Society
the decisive battlefield advantage that “The fact that most oft he fight- concluded that most battlefield sol-
the superhard metal provides and says ing in Iraq has been in population diers won't be at risk. But dangerous
the munitions do not create pollu- centers is of great worry to me,” vapors are generated when the weap-
tion or health hazards. Tanks, Brad- said geochemist Vala Ragnarsdottir ons are fired or explode. If the par-
ley fighting vehicles and A-10 attack of the University of Bristol in En- ticles are inhaled or ingested, they
jets all fire depleted uranium rounds. gland. Ragnarsdottir was one of 17 might settle in the kidneys and skel-
Some missiles also contain the mate- scientists from five European na- eton of some soldiers, or raise the risk
rial. tions who conducted DU field as- of lung cancer.
“There’s going to be no impact on sessments for the U.N. in the Urine provided by patients carry-
the health of people in the environ- Balkans in 2000. ~ ing DU shrapnel in their bodies from
ment or people who were there at the That investigation, the first of its friendly fire during the Persian Gulf
time,” said Dr. Michael Kilpatrick, a kind, found no direct link between War also showed elevated uranium
top Pentagon health official. DU munitions and current disease levels, but the higher levels were not
However, experts differ as to what rates in Serbia, Kosovo and tiedt o disease.
qualifies as casual exposure. ‘Montenegro. However, the study was DU critics complain the VA stud-
Some worry that it could affect limited to 11 combat sites. About 12 ies have examined fewer than 100 vet-
civilian populations, especially chil- metric tons of depleted uranium ord- erans oft he 1991 conflict.
dren, if it enters groundwater used nance was used in the Balkans; that “The military’s policy isdon’tlook,
for drinking water and irrigation. compares with 300 metric tons dur- don’t find,” said Dan Fahey, a Navy
“The soil around the impact sites ing the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and veteran in the Persian Gulf who now
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THE JOHNS HopKINs News-Letter
SPORTS
W. Lax topples Villanova |T his year’s NBA playoffs mark
a turning point in basketball
CONTINUED FROM Pace A12 Liz Holland for a goal. Villanova vol- Notonlywastherea possibility for |
and sophomore Kristen Miller were leyed in return with a goal from Amy field players to see time, all three of
a stronghold on the defensive end, Rocap to set the score at 8-2. the Hopkins’ goalies were able to see
while sophomore Anne Crisafulli Freshman attacker Natalie Coo- am writing this on the night The West is no slouch either. For play of late has been phenomenal,
had a stellar performance, making per had her first career goal on a Tracy McGrady scored 46 the first time since their ascendancy, and a tough bench and great contri-
the move from midfield and step- free position shot, followed by the points in a losing effort against the Shaq-Kobe led Lakers are not in- bution from youngster point guard
ping in on defense for the absent third goal from Heidi Pearce. Coo- This game gave us a Detroit. Or, anight after Kevin vincible. After starting the season off Tony Parker makes the Spurs one of
Lacey Hentz, whose ankle is still on per then tallied her first career as- Garnett pulled down 20 boards with poor efforts and lackluster per- the most feared teams in the league.
the mend. sist to give Putnam a goal. The Wild- chance to have a large to best the Lakers. Or, if you will, two formances, the Lakers had many They haven’t been able to shut down
The halftime break did not deter cats madea last attempt to make the nights after Allen Iverson had the questioning their chances at a fourth the Suns, though, in their first round
the scoring fury of the Lady Jays. Se- scoring margin smaller with two score, gave a lot of our | greatest postseason performance straight title. And though they’re the series. If Stephon Marbury contin-
nior midfielder Erinn Dennis further more goals from Lindsey Syphard | anyone has seen since Michael Jor- favorites to win it all again, their play- ues to play like a marvel, the team
fueled the Hopkins’ fire with an un- and Katie Komlo. players a chance to | dan dropped 63 points on the Celtics off success has never been in such with the best record in the league
assisted goal. The Wildcats finally got Captain Meghan Burnett said back in ’86. Iverson scored 55 points doubt. Can Kevin Garnett’s could soon be nothing more than a
themselves on the scoreboard with a about the match, “This game gave us | on 21-32 shooting scoring 20 points Cinderella T’Wolves eliminate the memory.
see time on the field
free position goal from Meghan a chance to have a large score, gave a in the fourth quarter alone in his game champs and finally escape the first I’m digressing though, and look-
Carolan. This goal was answered by lot of our players a chance to see time one opener against the Hornets. round? Probably not, but I honestly ing too deep into the machinery of
the Blue Jays as freshman attacker on the field and boosted our overall and boosted our But to be even more accurate, lam can’t be sure. the league. Quite simply, weare in the
Meagan Voight fed senior attacker team morale.” writing this during the best basket- midst of the best players in the league
overall team morale. ball postseason since Jordan decided putting on their best performances
Womens Tennis beats —MEGHAN BURNETT || tfior slte afvee w usg. aTmhees saerceo nadn yt imien.d icIaf ttihoens,e etvheer . trWivei’arliet ienso alnodn gedra lolicacnucpeise do fw itthhe
nearly every playoff match-up has regular season. We don’t have to deal
Bryn Mawr Owls, 8-1 the potential to be amazing and per- lt with the Cavs or the Nuggets. And
time in this game against Villanova. | formances to render them unforget- finally, all the attention Lebron James
Senior keeper Jen McDonald started | table. e was earning during the season will go
y
and played the whole first half, while | We're no longer at the mercy of Aes) to players who have actually done
freshman Lauren Riddick and sopho- | boring Pat Riley isolation plays and something to deserve it.
CONTINUED FROM Pace A12 Liang lost at No. 1 8-2 while sopho- more Catherine Sawyer split time in | frustrating Shaq dominated fights in Years from now, you'll look back
high energy and focus for the entire more Vandna Jerath and freshman the second half. All three combined the paint. Thanks to the influx ofi n- at this year’s season and remember it
match. Hopefully, we will be able to Jill Seidman were defeated 8-4 at No. for five saves. Villanova goalie Jess | ternational talent, young draft picks as the year Jordan finally left basket-
maintain some ofthe momentum that SK | McGratten tallied seven saves for the | finally reaching their potential and ball. Yes, Air retired for the last time,
we were able to build going into our The Lady Jays got some revenge | Wildcats. salary cap restrictions aimed to spread but he’ll be gone in more ways than
final match and the conference tour- on Saturday, defeating Bryn Mawr by The next week promises a gruel- the wealth of the league, the playing MAANY PEYVAN that. With each scoring explosionthat
nament. I think we are confident that a score of8 -1. | ing schedule for the Lady Jays as | field has never been so level. T-Mac and Iverson have, you'll re-
we can make a run at winning the Jerath won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 they play five games in a period of | Beyond this whole balancing act member Mike’s playoff performances
conference tournament.” singles. Crowe and Loeys defeated 10 days. They will go on the road though, I would argue that never be- abit less. With each clutch play Kobe
PERENNIAL
On the women’s side, Salisbury their opponents 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 Wednesday when they take on fore has the NBA seen such individual makes, that picture of Jordan over
won all six singles matches and two and 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3 respectively. American University in Washing- | brilliance. Unlike the days ofA ir, su- Ehlo will get a bit dimmer. And with
out of three doubles matches, defeat- Leese and Pelletier posted victories ton, D.C. at 4 p.m. Their last two | perstars now have peers capable of FAVORITE each rainbow that Pierce or Nowitzki
ing the Lady Jays 8-1. in the No. 4 at No. 6 matches. The home games are on Friday against | matching each other, clutch basket drain from the arc, Michael’s little
Hopkins’ sole point came in the Owls sole point of the match came George Washington at 7 p.m. Their for clutch basket. And unlike the days shrug of the shoulders will seem less
No. 3 doubles match, where junior from No. 2 singles player Abby Fritz, final game will take place on Sun- | of Bird and Magic, there are more expressive.
Liz Crowe and freshman Amanda who defeated Lang 6-4, 1-6, 10-7. | day against UNC at noon in a re- than just two. Even if the Lakers scrape by the For too long, fans of the NBA have
Leese won their match 8-4. Junior Hopkins took all three double | scheduled game from earlier in the Sure, no team in the Eastern con- T’Wolves this round, there’s no guar- been anesthetized, waiting for the
Cara Loeys and sophmore Michelle points of the match. season. ference has a chance of winning the antee theycan doitagainstanimproved days of pure talent and greatness and
| Larry O’Brien trophy this June, but it Spurs team or a hungry Kings team. hunger to change the way the game is
Track gets ready for Penn Relays isn’t for sake of individual talent. The Kings seem hell-bent on their way played. For too long, fans have been
| Iverson, McGrady and Paul Pierce to the trophy this year and their match- missing all that Michael brought to
| areall having their best games. Teams up against the Jazz is probably the least the game. But finally, we stand at yet
in the East simply haven’t had the in doubt of any playoff series in the another turning point in this beauti-
prescience post-Jordan to bring in league. Their hearthas been questioned ful game. A point where the leagues
BY MELISSA O’BERG through injuries and hard pool work- is the eighth fastest time in the nation. talented supporting casts. And this and their defense doubted, but they’ve most prolific scoreri so ne ofits short-
THE JOHNS Hopxins News-LetTTER outs. She deserved to run that well.” Amos also finished the 100-meter makes their playoff match-ups that won clutch games all season, and they est players. A point where Kobe and
Ly-Lan Wisler finished third in the dash in fifth place with a time of 10.97 much more exciting. Any low-seed rank first in opponents’ field-goal per- T-Mac will fight each other for the
The Hopkins track and field team 10K, outkicking a conference oppo- and 10thin thelongjump witha mark has a feasible chance to upset their centage. Everyone in Cowtown thinks chance to fill Jordan’s shoes as the
traveled to Chester, Pa. last weekend nent from Bryn Mawr to finish in of 19.38. match-up. The best elements of this year is the year. best in the game. Ap ol where lean,
to compete at the Widener Invita- 40:29. Senior Kathy Darling wonboth Freshman Andrew Bauerschmidt | March Madness (possibility of an The Spurs would have something athletic forwards canhandlelike point
tional. the discus and javelin for the fourth set a personal record in the 1,500- upset, outstanding personal perfor- to say aboutthatthough. Tim Duncan guards and seven foot tall behemoths
There was noteamscore, butmany time in five meets this season, posting meter run with a time of 4:25.5. Se- mance and no clear team as a favor- has lead his team to a 60 win season are the best shooters in the game. It’s
individuals performed quite well, a season-best of 144.38 ft. in the jav- nior John Onofrey finished 16th of 48 ite) are now being exhibited in the with an amazing record-setting nine a brave new league out there, and
breaking previous personal bests elin and 153.99 ft. in the discus. runners in the 5,000-meter run witha East. game road-winning streak. Duncan’s these playoffs are our sneak preview.
across the board. The men’s performances were season best of 15:19.81, dropping 21
As coach Bobby Van Allen com- dominated by senior Quinlan Amos, seconds from his previous time.
mented, “As we wind down the sea- Van Allen commented, “John is
son, everyone is coming along very peaking nicely in his senior year and
well. The hard work that we have put should be ready to earn a top three
in over the entire year is starting to As we wind down the finish at the conference champion-
pay off, and we look for a very strong ships.”
showing at our conference champi- season, everyone is Freshman Gabe Tonkin dropped
“onships, where I'll be looking for ev- over 10 seconds in the 5,000 meter
eryone to step it up one more notch coming along very run as well, breaking the freshman
and show their true character.” record previously held by teammate
On the women’s side of the meet, well. The hard work Nick Sousa, to finish in 16:06.23. Van
freshman Iolochika Emuh placed sec- Allen expects Tonkin to break 16
ond in the 100-meter hurdles with a minutes at championships. Freshman
that we have put in
time of 15.89, narrowly missing her best Shane Olaleye came in 17th of 34 in
fortheseasonatonly .07 seconds faster. the 400-meter dash witha season best
Sophomore Hannah Bracken returned over the entire year is of 52.93, and senior David Couson
to action, running the fastest 400 meter finished third in the 10,000 meter run
time of the year for Hopkins, placing starting to pay off. with a time of 34:29.88.
12th of 25 in the 400-meter dash witha Freshman Tai Kobayashi had a sea-
—HEAD COACH BOBBY
season besttimeof 1:03.94. Sophomore son best of 60”, placinghim sixthin the
Maureen Kimsey finished 16th of 43 in VAN ALLEN high jump. The men’s 4x400 relay team
the 1,500-meter run with a personal finifisfthh ofetwdel veschoolswith their
season record of 5:08.17. Van Allen season best of 3:31.47. 410-338-2500
said “[Maureen] works sohardin prac- who finished in the top 10in three sepa- The next event the Blue Jays will
tice every single day, andit’s nice to see rate events. He was fourth in the 200- compete in is the Penn Relays held at
her rewarded by running such a great meter dash, breaking a school record UPenn this Thursday and Friday.
race.” and a Centennial Conference record
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