The Johns Hopkins University News-Letter, Volume114 Number 13 (January 28, 2010)

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VOLUME CXIV. Issu; 13 PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIVERSITY
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Recent report
sheds light
on city crime
divisions
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District containing Charles Village Blias ll |
Suspect shot by COURTESY OF JHU CLUB SOCCER
next to area with highest Josh Kuhlman graduated from Hopkins in
2009 with an economics degree.
murder rate
police in front
By SARAH TAN Recent
News & Features Editor
of Union
At the beginning of January, Balti- oraduate
more’s annual homicide report was re- &
leased by the city’s Police Department. Memorial WILL S=H EPHERDSON/PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF
For the year 2009, Baltimore had 238 ho- Left: Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi gave a statement to the press. Right: Police surrounded
micides, which is a slight increase from Union Memorial with caution tape after shooting a man who allegedly lunged at them with a knife.
killed in car
234 in 2008.
The Northeastern district, which By SARAH TAN two open warrants out for his arrest, “We had some intelligence to sug-
includes the Loch Raven and Morgan News & Features Editor one for attempted second degree mur- gest he would be in the area. We waited
State University neighborhoods, sur- der and another for first and second de- at Union Memorial, we found out that
passed the Eastern district, which in- A man was shot by police officers gree assault from Jan. 16. he was going to be here and we tried to accident
cludes the Hopkins Medical Campus outside of the entrance to Union Me- The man allegedly assaulted and take him into custody on that attempt-
and Greemount neighborhoods, for the morial Hospital on Wednesday night at tried to murder his girlfriend on the ed murder warrant,” Guglielmi said.
first time in five years as the area with around 8:15 p.m. 1000 blk. of 36th St. The woman had When police attempted to ar-
the most homicides in Baltimore. According to Anthony Guglielmi, been hospitalized in Union Memorial, rest him in front of Union Memo-
At the same time, the district that the director of public affairs for the Bal- and according to the police he had come rial, the man _ reportedly became By LAURA MUTH
SEE CRIME, Pace A3 timore Police Department, the man had to the hospital to stalk her. SeE SHOOTING, Pace A4 News & Features Editor
The Hopkins community is
(ity water Hopkins responds to earthquake in Haiti mourning the loss of Josh Kuhlman,
who was killed on Jan. 3 after appar-
ently losing control of his car and
| crashing into a creek.
may have Kuhlman, 22, had been living and
7s | working in Washington, D.C. since he
Affected by the devastation, graduated with a degree in econom-
ics in 2009.
community mobilizes in support
(OXUNS OVEF wzerexsicues Brendan Kittredge remembered
Kuhlman as someone who was “full
| | of energy, always joking around and
made everyone laugh.”
Kittredge graduated from Hop-
legal limit
kins in 2008, and was roommates
As Hopkins students and _fac- with Kuhlman before the crash. He
ulty with ties to Haiti struggle to
also recalled how Kuhlman, “loved
deal with the devastation caused by
silly movies and watching football on
the massive earthquake, the Home- Sundays.”
By CONOR FOLEY wood community has begun efforts Kittredge did not find out about the
to provide relief and funding to crash until the next afternoon, when
Staff Writer support the struggling nation. two detectives came to the door and
“One day you're okay for a few asked him how to contact Kuhlman’s
City officials are defending hours and then it hits you again. family. Eventually they informed him
the quality of the local water sup- At so many levels there is so much
that Kuhlman had been found in his
ply after a recent study found the hurt and so much pain there,” said car in the creek that morning.
amount of certain toxins in Bal- Associate Director of Housing and His first reaction was shock.
timore City water exceeds legal Dining Regine Laforest-Sharif.
“For about two or three days, it
limits. “My family physically is okay.
was just shock,” he said. “I didn’t
The Environmental Working Four members have lost their homes know what to think or feel.”
Group (EWG) released a study in and their businesses but I am one of
On the night of the crash, Kuhl-
December that examined 6,852 the lucky ones. I did lose friends,” man was reportedly driving toward
tests of Baltimore City water be- she said. DANIEL LITWIN/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR his girlfriend’s house. Although
tween 2004 and 2008. Laforest-Sharif has both family Students met in the Glass Pavilion on Tuesday to discuss ways to raise money and awareness for Haiti. Kuhlman had been drinking that
The EWG data indicates that and friends in Haiti and has taken
night with friends, Kittredge empha-
toxins in Baltimore City water had Hopkins students to do volunteer Hopkins organizations send relief and and emergency teams to Haiti sized that no one was present when
levels of total haloacetic acids and work there in the past. She also Kuhlman left the house and could
total trihalomethane in excess of serves as advisor to the Caribbean not judge Kuhlman’s motives, state
legal limits at several points dur- Cultural Society (CCS), which has By ALEX LIU The Center for Refugee Di- health needs there are going to of mind or level of intoxication. Kit-
ing the last four years. several members with connections For The News-Letter saster and Response, part of be and whether they can assist tredge and several other friends had
Haloacetic acids have been to Haiti. the School of Public Health, with that,” said Tim Parsons, gone out, while Kuhlman had initial-
found to cause reproductive and When Godfrey Chery learned of Several Hopkins organiza- was scheduled to send a team the director of public affairs ly elected to stay in.
See WATER, Pace A5 SEE COMMUNITY HAITI, Pace A4 tions and affiliates of Hopkins to provide immediate medi- for the Hopkins School of Pub- Kuhlman was very active within
are increasing aid efforts to cal care in Haiti on Wednes- lic Health. the Hopkins community during his
assist in the health issues and day. According to Parsons, the time as an undergraduate. In addition
INSIDE THIS ASSGE complications that have arisen “They are also going to see team will be assisting the to playing soccer, where Kittredge
from the earthquake in Haiti. what kind of long-term public SEE HOPKINS HAITI, Pace A4 SEE KUHLMAN, Pace A4
FEATURES
Senior brandon Stuart “steps up” to choreograph
* Awkward is the new hip!
Our fashion columnist,
Amanda Jean-Boyle, shows
By LAURA MUTH hop dance group Stop! Look at
us the appeal of rocking News & Features Editor Me (SLAM) for all four of his
bizarre fashions, Page A9. years at Hopkins.
Some Hopkins students get Stuart has also been work-
internships over the summer. ing on creating a lasting legacy
Others take classes to get a head at the University. Last year he
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start on their pre-med require- created the annual Hip Hop
* The Lovely Bones, not so ments. Senior Brandon Stuart Show.
choreographed part of a music “We didn’t get into the Cul-
lovely? The News-Letter
video. ture Show last year,” he ex-
reviews the lastest Peter Stuart first started dancing plained. “So I felt we needed to
Jackson film, Page A4. ballet when he was in the third give a hip hop show to help out
grade and continued for the next other groups who wanted to ex-
Your WEEKEND
nine years, although he gave up press their hip hop culture.”
Pape SO UNOS WO PURSE Nes dancing while he was in high Stuart is in the process of ap-
* It’s Restaurant Week in NEWS-LET TER school. plying to several graduate pro-
Baltimore! Check out The “I quit dancing when I got grams for the performing arts.
News-Letter’s picks for the Ne&w Fesatur es Al Cartoons 82 to high school because of being Although he started with dance, COURTESY OF BRANDON STUART
best fare in town, Page B2. Editorials Al0 Arts B3 insecure and worrying about he has since become interested Stuart was approached while dancing at a party and invited to work on Lazerbitch’s video.
how people would see me,” he in acting, singing and songwrit-
Opinions All Seience 87
a 7 a said. ing. Stuart got a head start on him, asking if he would be in-
Your Weekend 82 Sports — B12
But by the time Stuart “Dance is what ignited my that ambition last summer, terested in working on a video.
ie) reached Hopkins, he was more passion for art,” he said. He when he choreographed a Stuart jumped at the opportu-
Main Phone Number ¢ 410.516.6000 confident about his dancing. aspires to be involved in more short part of a music video to a nity.
[email protected] “When I got to college. my professional music videos and song by electronic music band That’s how he found him-
Business/Advertising * 443.844.7913 | interest was sparked again,” he eventually movies and is plan- Lazerbitch, a group based in self at the Wind Up Space
business(@jhunewsletter.com said. “I guess I was more com- ning on recording a demo tape Baltimore. Bar and Arts Venue on North
http://www.jhunewsletter.com fortable with myself.” of his own songs over Interses- A DJ saw Stuart dancing one Ave. last July. He-had begun -
He been involved in the hip sion. night at a party and approached See STUART, Pace Ad
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NEWS & FEATURES
Early decision applicants increase &
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By GISELLE CHANG
Staff Writer smiaodnes tohfef iacerrg umAemnty thBarto ktlh e eaclos-o sretluadteinvetlsy whhoig h areq uagleitttyi ng coelalrelgye,
nomic downturn may have re- counseling.
With 1,115 applicants, a 10 per-
inforced the importance of edu- “They are kind of in the upper
cent increase over last year’s 1,049
applicants, the number of early ecantciooun ragtoerd sotmhee m atpop laipcpalnyt s eaarlnyd, stratum of academic credentials,”
Miller said. “I think the students
decision applicants to Hopkins is when they have a higher chance who apply early admission often
the Selvaerrgeaslt oitt hhears euvneirv erbseietni.e s like of acceptance. are, maybe, stronger than those
"Students and families are at- who are applying the regular
Duke and Columbia experienced tracted to institutions of estab- process.”
a similar increase in the number lished quality — in these chal- Although Hopkins had a re-
of early decision and early action lenging economic times, college cord of early decision applica-
applicants.
Columbia this year admitted cthheo icmeosr es eeimm potrot ahnatv,e" bsehceo mwer otaell atipopnlsi,c antthse acpteuraclelny taagcec epotfe d thweasse
2,441 students who applied early in an email to The News-Letter. slightly less than previous years.
decision, out of a total of 21,273
According to Latting, 493 stu-
admitted students. Jim Miller, the National As- dents were accepted early deci-
Duke generally has about 10 sociation for College Admission sion this year, compared to the
percent of their applicants apply Counseling (NACA) President over 500 taken last year.
early decision, according to their Elect, emphasized the different Both Latting and Dean Con-
admissions website. Of those, 36 reasons different colleges are and ley stress, however, that there is
per cent were accepted (550 out of are not experiencing an increase no target number or percentage COURTESY OF MARIE CUSHING
1,537), compared with 20 percent in early application applicants. with regards to early decision ap- Alain Joffe and other health officials still suggest that students get vaccinated because a resurgence of H1N1 is likely later in the year.
of those who applied regular de- Miller stated that even before plicants. HIN] down, vaccine still suggested
cision (3,672 out of 22,340). the economy began its down- “The number is not predeter-
Dean of Enrollment William ward spiral, high profile, highly mined, we really let the quality
Conley said the trend is not sur- competitive institutions, such as of the early decision pool dic-
prising, for Hopkins at least. Johns Hopkins, were becoming tate it and this year the quality
“We've been seeing, over the increasingly attractive. was high so we enrolled close By MARIE CUSHING was being hospitalized and who like illnesses.
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ity and value for high ability country from where they’re from, A few years ago for example, | Centers for Disease Control. should seek out the vaccine, as an A recent study by the Univer-
students,” he said. “In terms of while regular decision people are “You did have a little bit of back | On the Homewood campus, HI1N1 resurgence is likely. sity of Michigan found that stu-
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“More people f admissions _ staff the American College Health As- ing to get any more. The hospital for the flu clinic vaccinations, “in
now are farther needs to make sociation. doesn’t have any. No one does,” terms of hours and staffing, the
along in their think- some judgments The Health and Wellness Joffe said. burden of extra cases wasn’t so
ing so that when and some guesses Center received 4500 vaccina- Before its supplies ran out, great that we couldn't accommo-
the fall of senior based on their best tions from the state of Maryland, Health and Wellness adminis- date,” Joffe said.
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JANUARY 28, 2010 Tue Jouns Hopkins News-Lerrer A3
NEWS & FEATURES
Hopkins purchases new Northeastern District sees most murders in 2009
propery in N. Baltimore
CRIME, From Al curity 1s a continu- AT A GLANCE
enc Oompasses the Hopkins ous and ever-evolv-
Homewood campus, the North- ing, process and in
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erty is concerned, it is being the least amount of murders this will strive to keep
Hopkins is currently in the bough by a company owned by year, with 17 homicides. JHU among the saf-
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erty, formerly owned by Zurich health system,’ O'Shea said cally had a lower murder rate be- tions wrote in an Fewest murders:
Financial, will become home for “That company will borrow cause of its location in Hopkins’ email to The News- Northern District, 17.
various administrative and data the purchase price. The debt will Homewood campus, which has Letter.
Processing functions that have be repaid out of the space fees more security coverage Howev- “There is also a
been spread out elsew here. It is that are charged against office er, he added that he thought the collective responsi-
expected that both the university budgets and by the savings over breakdown by district was unfair. bility with the Hop-
and Johns Hopkins Health Sys- more expensive rent we're pay- According to Guglielmi, the kins community to take own- comfortable going anywhere, but dangerous areas in the Belair-
tem will use the property. ing now in leased space.” way in which most murders were ership of their own safety and by myself, I'd generally stick to Edison neighborhood that they
Senior Vice President for Fi- The company is called FSK committed, through shootings become more safety conscious the Inner Harbor or around cam- were working on.
nance and Administration Jim Land Corp. [he University and by illegal guns, is not necessarily while in the community.” pus,” junior Kirstin Dockney said. “There are blocks where
McGill said the acquisition of the Johns Hopkins Health Systems contingent upon location. While many Hopkins students However, both Guglielmi and people don’t feel safe, but when
property will also allow Hopkins each control 50 percent of the “I think you have to look at agree that they feel safe on cam- community organizers of Belair- we look at the whole neighbor-
to be its own landlord. company. the city as a whole, because it’s pus and around Charles Village, Edison cautioned against view- hood, the majority say they do
“[One of the] reasons for buy- The purchase is not yet com- unfair to say that there’s more they still sense a divide between ing the numbers as a direct re- feel safe, and that’s what we fo-
ing the property stems from the plete. It is expected that the sale in the Northern or more in the communities in Baltimore, possi- flection of the Northeast district. cus one. The part they know and
fact that the Hopkins institutions will be closed and become offi- Northeast. Someone can buy an bly as a result of the high amount Leanna Wetmore, the commu- they feel comfortable in, they
lease about a half million square cial at the end of March. illegal gun in the Eastern district of security around campus. Most nity organizer of Belair-Edison feel safe. But probably everyone
feet of property throughout the “We are scheduled to close on and drive to the Northeast dis- felt that while they rarely wor- Neighborhoods Inc., a communi- would agree that they wouldn’t
Baltimore region, and having the the purchase, that is, complete trict to use it,” Guglielmi said. ried about being attacked around ty-based non-profit organization feel safe on Belair Road,” War-
old Zurich building allows us to the deal and become the owner He also stated that the reason for Charles Village, they did not nec- in Belair-Edison, said that the low said.
move our operations from leased of the property on March 31,” the Northeast’s increase in murders essarily feel that way in other numbers were misleading, and Warlow said that she could
space into owned property; that McGill said. might be as a result of the recent neighborhoods off campus. that it made Belair-Edison ap- easily see the majority of the Be-
is, we will be paying ourselves “There is-some work to be community shift that’s been hap- “T’ve walked around at allt imes pear deceivingly dangerous. Be- lair-Edison murders happening
rather than others (owners of the done to prepare the buildings for | pening over the last couple of years. of night [on the Hopkins campus] lair-Edison had nine homicides on Belair Road, an area where
leased sites) as those leases ex- Johns Hopkins users. We expect “Lately there’s been a big shift and it’s been fine, I never worry in its neighborhood this year, the there are often many loiterers.
pire,” McGill said. the first Johns Hopkins tenants to of people moving from West Balti- because there are always secu- highest number of homicides in However, Warlow added that the
“Couple that with the fact that move in during the second half | more into the Northeast district for rity guards around everywhere. one neighborhood in Baltimore. Belair-Edison Neighborhood Inc.
property prices are depressed of this year, probably in late sum- rent and things,” Guglielmi said. But off campus, even around the “The Northeast district is has recently received a grant to
right now and so we were able to mer. It will take some time, pos- Guglielmi attributed the high Rotunda, I get worried, espe- one of the larger districts, so it establish police patrolling along
negotiate a very attractive price sibly years, to fill the buildings to rate of homicides in the North- cially when it gets darker. There would make sense that there are Belair Road, and the neighbor-
for the Zurich property.” capacity because we won't move east district to the fact that it was are very few crimes on campus, more comparatively. In addition, hood hopes this will decrease the
University Spokesperson people now in rented space until mostly residential. and there’s security all over the Belair-Edison is a huge neighbor- number of homicides.
Dennis O'Shea said the property their leases expire.” “You have to look at burglary place, but off campus if you're by hood. There are about 18,000 resi- Overall, Guglielmi has cau-
holds many benefits for Hopkins, “We are still in what is called a motives, robbery motives. That’s yourself and you don’t see people dents .. . So there’s nine murders, tioned against seeing the homi-
including its proximity to Home- ‘due diligence period. It is some- a district that’s mostly suburban, around you just feel like a target,” yes, and that’s the highest, but it’s cide statistics for 2009 as an indi-
wood and the money-saving as- what analogous to an inspec- | mostly residential, so people who junior Justin Rubin said. a huge neighborhood. It’s shock- cator of rising crime in Baltimore.
pect. tion when you buy a house. All | are looking to rob would prob- “T feel safe walking around ing, but it’s not necessarily accu- The rise, he said, is minimal, and
“This is a good deal for Johns the mechanical, plumbing, and ably target that district.” on the campus green and within rate,” Wetmore said. he added that there were an ad-
Hopkins from many _perspec- electrical systems are being thor- The Homewood campus, the a block and a half from campus, However, when factoring in ditional 12 deaths counted in the
tives. It’s a good property, very oughly inspected as is the skin of area with the least homicides in but anywhere past that, especial- the number of murders per the homicide toll that were not from
suitable for the kinds of offices the building. We anticipate no ir- the city, lies a mere three miles ly the eastern borders that border population of each respective shootings in 2009.
we want to put there. It’s conve- resolvable issues,” he said. from Belair-Edison, the neigh- the most dangerous areas, i don’t neighborhood, the murder rate “We had 12 murders that were
niently located near the Home- The property itself is com- | borhood which had the highest feel safe. In Baltimore, you don’t for Belair-Edison this year was put on the books from previous
wood campus. It gives us the op- posed of two buildings and number of homicides this year. really see many people walking .05 percent, while the murder years. .. Those were people who
portunity to move people out of 1,500 parking spaces, O’Shea Despite Hopkins’ _ relative around at night, some streets be- rate for Charles Village was .03 were shot in 2006, 2007 and 2008,
more expensive leased space and said. Within the buildings, there proximity to the Northeast dis- come totally deserted, and there’s percent, including two murders and died in 2009 as a result of
put them together. That saves are also classroom and meeting trict, itis the least murderous dis- very little light. It’s unnerving,” which occurred on the border of their injuries. If you take those
money but also allows people spaces, as well as a cafeteria. One trict in the city, supposedly due junior Jason Shapiro said. Charles Village. 12 away, we are in the range of
who do related work to com- of the buildings was built in 1970 to the high amount of campus se- “l would definitely say that Mary Warlow, the Director of 20-year lows, and that often gets
municate and collaborate much and renovated in 1999, while the curity that works in conjunction there are parts of Baltimore that I Public Affairs, agreed that the overlooked . .. We've brought the
more easily than they can now, other was built in the early 80s with the Baltimore police. don’t feel safe in. During the day numbers were misleading, but homicide rate down 23 percent
spread out as they are around the and renovated in 1995. “Tt is our philosophy that se- with people I would generally feel did admit that there were still since 2006,” Guglielmi said.
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THE JoHNs Hopkins News-LeETTER JANUARY 28, 2009
NEWS & FEATURES
Hopkins community reacts to disaster in Haiti and works to send help
Student groups raise money for Haiti victims as IN
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COMMUNITY HAITI, rrom Al the best that they can I’m real-
nedy, the team’s coach, wrote in
the devastating earthquake in ly grateful about that,” Simon an email.
Haiti, he was “heartbroken.” said. The swim team hopes to raise
“I know people that live School of Nursing Assistant $6000 to $10,000 by getting every
there where the earthquake took Professor Elizabeth Sloand has coach and athlete at Hopkins to
place,” he said. “I was wonder- been to Haiti more than 20 times. participate in their fundraising
ing why it has to be Haiti going She expressed hope that the di- effort.
through this disaster.” saster would be a wakeup call for A recently formed student
Chery, a junior and co-Vice the world. group called JHU Haiti Aid also
President of the CCS, grew up in “Our best hope is that this aims to work to help with relief
Haiti. not just shines the spotlight in rebuilding efforts. yee,
Many members of the Hop- on Haiti [in the] short term but “There are at least hundreds
kins with personal connections that people are now aware of of thousands of fellow human
to Haiti horrified expressed grat- this small struggling country beings in Haiti who are suf-
itude for the reaction of the inter- and there is some sustained fering. Personally, I think that
national community. effort to pull it up out of the alone should be reason enough
“One of the things that is most earthquake destruction,” she to help,” JHU Haiti Aid or-
comforting is seeing the whole said. ganizer Kate Flores wrote in
world take in interest in Haiti Fundraising efforts have al- an email to The News-Letter.
at this time. I think they’re do- ready begun here at Homewood. “There are members of the
ing the best that they can,” said On a home meet on January 22, Hopkins community who are
junior Lize-Anne Bonhomme, a the women’s swim team collect- going through a lot emotion-
member of the CCS who has fam- ed $450 in donations to the Red ally because they have loved
ily from Haiti. Cross. ones in Haiti.” : >"
“I didn’t think we'd get that “T figure it’s a good cause More than 130 people attend-
much help,” sophomore Soraya and obviously they’re in need. ed a fundraising brainstorming
Simon said. “President Obama I've been to the Dominican Re- session held by JHU Haiti Aid on COURTESY OF REGINE LAFOREST-SHARIF
took the first step when he said publican and Haiti is right next Tuesday. Members of the Hopkins community have been involved with aid work in Haiti for some time, and are continuing this work now.
this is really important and the to them and I saw the poverty “I think we all agree that it University-affiliates involved in relief efforts
rest of the international commu- they had so I figured this is a was incredibly successful,” said
nity has followed.” good idea,” said Garrett Gomez, Nicholas Brady, vice president
For Simon, who also has fam- a sophomore who gave money at of the Black Student Union and
ily members in Haiti, seeing the the meet. a leader of JHU Haiti Aid. “We HOPKINS HAITI, From Pace A1 plies to provide services. We're creasing numbers of wounded
world rallying to supply aid has “Most of us have so much knew a lot of people were going International Medical Corps also looking to work with the and homeless people both in
provided some joy in an other- more than the people of Haiti, to come but not that many. It was (IMC) in upfront medical is- National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince and the outlying
wise bleak situation. and in light of the recent tragedy, crazy. The line was like a club, it sues. In addition to the cen- helping to re-establish mid-
“Tl've been overwhelmed we all can do our best to help. It was all the way out the door of ter, professor Jean Ford, from wifery training and continuing areaTsh.e challenges facing Haiti
with happiness about that be- really wasn’t much of a decision Levering.” the Hopkins School of Public to strengthen the maternal and also require planning by many of
cause I didn’t expect that much whether to try to help, rather The students leading the Health, is also currently in Hai- child health services at both these organizations.
aid. I think everybody is doing how could we help,” George Ken- group hope that it can remain ti working on the ground with the National Hospital and po- “One of the most important
active and involved in helping Project Medishare to provide tentially at peripheral hospitals aspects of the response to a hu-
Haiti rebuild over a lengthy pe- medical relief. that were damaged as a result of manitarian emergency is that it
riod of time. They plan to hold “Relief is hopefully going in the earthquake.” be well coordinated,” Associ-
their initial kick-off fundraiser this week in cooperating with In the past, JHPiego has ate Professor in the School of
on Feb. 20. the [Hopkins] Go team from the played a role in aid for Indo- Public Health William Moss
At the start of the planning Hopkins School of Medicine,” nesia, having helped to re-es- said.
session, JHU Haiti Aid organizer university spokesperson Dennis tablish and equip 20 midwife “Hopkins should be _ pre-
Michael Rogers addressed the O’Shea said. practices and strengthen two pared to respond to requests
crowd. “At students at one of the “They will be providing short midwifery schools in Indone- from the government of Haiti
best educational, medical and re- term care, but also are very in- sia after the 2004 Indian Ocean and their lead partners in the
search institutions in the world, terested in building long term tsunami, as well as the obstet- provision of medical and pub-
we have both the ability and a public health infrastructure in rical unit of a provincial hospi- lic health expertise. Isolated
deep responsibility to speak out, Haiti.” tal. attempts to provide assistance,
act, and above all, to not be in- The Hopkins Go team, from Apart from acute aid, fund- outside of a coordinated effort,
different to what we can plainly the Office of Critical Event Pre- raising efforts have also been may be misguided, however
seexti paredness and Response (CE- initiated by Hopkins organiza- well-intentioned.”
He added that the goal of JHU PAR), is a team that has been tions, such as the Johns Hopkins According to Moss, the public
Haiti Aid was to “facilitate cam- on standby to respond not School of Nursing. health problems facing Haiti fall
pus wide cooperation. We want only to this disaster but other “We are in the short term do- broadly into three categories. The
to create a network of students disasters as well. According ing some serious fundraising, first is management of injuries as
and student groups to stand in to O’Shea, the Go team was to because that is what is needed a consequence of trauma from
solidarity with the people of soli- collaborate with the Center for right now,” Assistant Profes- the earthquake, including com-
darity.” Refugee Disaster and Response sor and pediatric nurse prac- plications such as wound infec-
For members of the Hopkins in their trip to Haiti this week. titioner Beth Sloand said. “We tions.
community like Laforest-Shar- Apart from the Go: team, the chose [several] charities and The second is outbreaks of
if who have been directly af- Hopkins Nursing Faculty and we are going to be doing some infectious diseases because of
fected by the earthquake, such Childrens’ Center Faculty are very targeted fundraising as a Haiti’s destroyed infrastructure.
solidarity has made a real dif- all interested in long-term ef- school.” The problem may be exacerbated
ference. forts. According to Sloand, the by Haiti’s lack of clean water and
“J just want to thank the stu- Another organization, JH- School of Nursing already had a proper sanitation, issues which
dents and the community for Piego, has also made an effort legacy in Haiti, having worked could lead to outbreaks of diar-
all the attention they are giving to assist Haiti. JHPiego, an affil- on an adolescent girls’ health rheal diseases.
Haiti and all the prayers and sup- iate of Hopkins, has worked 35 program as well as family health The third is increased mor-
COURTESY OF REGINE LAFOREST-SHARIF port, financially and emotionally years on improving the health clinics, prenatal health care and tality from illnesses that were
Even before the earthquake, Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. as well,” she said. of women and children around health education. However, in present prior to the earthquake,
the world in developing coun- this acute phase of the earth- but which cannot be addressed
tries, particularly with a focus quake, these programs have because of Haiti's destroyed
Suspect shot by University graduate killed _ on maternal and child health- been on hold and will be until health care system. HIV-infected
care. the Haitian partners are able to persons or persons with chronic
“Since inception we’ve worked move on with regular program- diseases such as diabetes are at
police outside in about 150 countries around the ming. increased risk of complications
in car accident world,” Director for Global Pro- “There is a need for a long- because of the reduced availabil-
grams in JHPiego, Ron Magarick, term plan and long-term sup- ity of care.
said. port,” Sloand said. The solutions to these prob-
of Union
“We've been in Haiti now for “There’s a lot of interest
lems, according to Moss, require
From KUHLMAN, Pace A1 ‘other as well as current members 15 years with a specific focus right now but there’s going to mid- and long-term planning
and Kuhlman were teammates, of the organization. of working to improve mater- be continuing need, so I’m hop- as well as attention to the acute
Memorial he was president of Fiji and “He was a very quiet leader nal health in Haiti, specifically ing that everyone hangs in for+ problems.
served on the Inter-Fraternity with a dry sense of humor... al- relating to improving the care the long haul and that we can “We worked with the World
Council (IFC). ways coming up with clever one- for pregnant women and new- figure out as a global communi- Health Organization to develop
“No one knows what time he liners,” Turning said. “I always borns.” ty how best to help Haiti move a Manual for the Health Care of
SHOOTING, From Pace A1 left or how drunk he was or why enjoyed my interactions with JHPiego has also helped forward.” Children in Humanitarian Emer-
resistant, tried to pull out a knife he decided to leave,” Kittredge him.” train over 1,200 Haitian physi- The organizations are strug- gencies that targets health care
and lunged at the officers. said. Like Kittredge, Turning said cians and midwives over the gling to define and assist in the workers without specific exper-
“The officers tazed him once. He emphasized the fact that that Kuhlman was held in high last 15 years in Haiti, according healthcare issues in Haiti. tise in pediatrics and provides
The suspect did not go down, Kuhlman was widely respected esteem by his peers. to Magarick. JHPiego has had “The health challenges in simple algorithms for the care of
they then shot him in the leg. He and liked by both the Hopkins Ted Heron, a current masters an office in Haiti for 15 years Haiti have always been there,” children in emergencies,” Moss
still did not go down, and then community and his other friends student at Hopkins and Kuhl- and currently operates with a Sloand said. ‘ra! said.
they had to taze him a second from outside school. man’s former roommate, agreed staff of six physicians, nurses “The life expectancy is the “This manual was translated
time before he was taken into Greek Life Coordinator Rob with these sentiments. and midwives who are work- lowest in the western hemi- into French earlier this month
custody,” Guglielmi said. Turning spoke “He was ing on various maternal and sphere, and infant mortal- and has been made available in
The man has been transported highly of Kuhl- always fun to child and health programs in ity the highest. Children die of Haiti through the World Health
to the Shock Trauma Center at man’s _leader- be around,” Haiti. very preventable diseases and Organization and is available on
the University of Maryland and ship abilities He was a great leader Heron - said. JHPiego had additionally things that could be treated if their website. This may be a use-
is in stable but serious condition. cent sa Kuhl and a great friend to ee ieee sent a three-person response they were identified early — for ful resource for persons caring
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declined to give his name. praised him as knew him on services were up and running plicated to identify and treat, be needed in the coming recov-
The shooting took place at the ta hem eIFmCb. er of —TED HERON, FORMER ~c~a mHpe~u— s.” and for pregnant women and their but in Haiti, with the weak- ery period.
top of the steps of a picnic area at newborns. ened structures, poor commu- “A lot of the things we do are
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Parkway heard the shooting, but had really said they were have clean supplies and that Underlying all this, accord- noen cetshsea rgilryo untrdy intog ttroe atp uitn jpueroepd,l”e
requested to remain anonymous. struggled with glad to be able the deliveries are being carried ing to Sloand, is malnutrition, Parsons said.
“We heard a gunshot, heard membership and discipline be- to support his family and other out under sanitary conditions,” which often weakens children, “Over the long term there
screaming, went up to our win- fore him,” Turning said. friends. Magarick said. making them vulnerable to may be needs for determining
dow, looked out, and there was He also added that Kuhl- - “It just really helped, seeing “Our role in Haiti, like in diseases. The Haitian health what kind of long-term health
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JANUARY 28, 99010
Tue Jouns Hopkins News-Letrrer A5
NEWS & FEATURES
The N-L interviews new EBDI president Chris Shea Environmental group
By PETER SICHER finds toxins in city walter
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anew school in the community ment tor middle class families anes exceeded once. In addition, While the city can mitigate leech-
But development has also who probably for the most part eleven other chemicals were ing of lead by running water in
led t O protests from community have a working relationship with found to exceed health guide- these pipes and adjusting pH, it
members who are angry at te ine Johns Hopkins University, with lines, though not the legal limits. is unable to force customers to re-
torced out of their homes, mank Kennedy Krieger Institute, soon Kurt Kocher, Public Informa- place piping.
of whom see EBDI as the enemy, with the Department of Health tion Supervisor for the Office Cullison also explained that
not as an ally and Mental Hygiene [It’s im- of Media in Communications the sources of pollutants in the
With all EBDI has done and portant] that this become a com- in the Baltimore Department water supply are largely pro-
has to deal with leading the orga- munity of choice. When someone of Public Works, forcefully de- duced by residues from clean-
nization is not an easy job just has choices “T can live any- fended the quality of the city’s ing chemicals mixing with oth-
ask former president Jack Shan- where but I want to live in East water. er substances in water after it
non, who stepped down in May Baltimore” — that’s when I know COURTESY OF EBDI “We meet and exceed all these leaves plants or from agricultural
Christopher Shea, the former I’ve been successful New EBDI President Chris Shea with East Baltimore resident Johnnny Coleman [EPA] requirements. The Envi- run-off. [he city treats water to
chief real estate officer for the or- ronment Working Group is talk- manage these downstream pol-
ganization, was officially named \-L: Have you worked to those do that. We’ve started off Johns Hopkins. That leaves 13 ing about other issues . . . The wa- lutants, but they may face tempo-
president of EBDI in December make sure former residents can with about six. members appointed by others ter produced here in Baltimore rary spikes.
The News-Letter recently talked return to the community? not affiliated with Hopkins, in- is fine to drink, beyond fine. It’s Going forward, the city plans
with Shea about the progress of CS: That’s the definition of an N-L: What are your thoughts cluding two members who are among some of the best in the to improve treatment facilities
the development and how he is economically diverse communi- on the closure of the Save Mid- from the community. So there are country,” Kocher said. in the face of demand growing
working to make sure that dis- ty. I'd say we've been totally suc- dle East Action Committee a lot of constituencies here. I rec- Kocher pointed to a study in through 2050 and increasingly
placed residents are brought cessful in that regard. We built so (SMEAC)? ognize that there may have been Men’s Health magazine which stringent standards promulgated
back to the community. far 215 units of deeply subsidized CS: I think that there always a history of mistrust. I recognize studied water quality in major by the EPA. Currently, Baltimore
rental housing for the low-in- has to be an organized voice in some respects that’s easy to | cities between 1995 and 2005. City relies primarily on three
News-Letter (N-L): How far come residents that were already in the community and SMEAC look up the hill and say “It’s their Based on a smaller set of chemi- reservoirs — Loch Raven, Lib-
along is the redev elopment proj- here. We have guaranteed that provided in that in a very, very fault.” [But] the leaders of Johns cals than in the EWG study and erty and Prettyboy — but in the
ect? each and every resident of this constructive way for many years. Hopkins Medical Institution, the EPA violations over that period, future will have to rely on the
Christopher Shea (CS): I think community that wants to stay in They dissolved in some respects leaders of Johns Hopkins Univer- Baltimore was ranked sixth best Susquehanna River, which is a
from the beginning we've been this community, whether they’re for their own leadership reasons sity ... have a genuine personal and one of only 11 cities to earn more polluted water source.
responsible and realistic in not a renter or a home owner, can in but I’d also like to think that — and institutional commitment to | an A rating. In order to meet projected de-
setting a hard and fast timeline. an affordable way remain in this and I’m not asserting this is nec- this neighborhood “The fluctuations between mand and standards, the city is
You can't do it in projects like community ... essarily the case — but I'd like to various studies raises ques- installing a new water treatment
this on scale. Anyone who tells Of the 215 units of rental hous- think that because we have kept N-L: Has that helped make tions for me about how accurate facility.
you “Oh, this is a 10 year project” ing we created, we held those off our promise to people about their residents more open-minded to- EWG’s methods are. We see dras- “To ensure we can meet tight-
is lying to you because there’s the market for 90 days in order ability to relocate to this commu- wards Hopkins? tic swings in the position of cities er regulations, we are designing
no basis for saying that. We can to insure that East Baltimore nity, because we kept that prom- CS: I think that there are a lot [in rankings] and the water qual- a plant that will be state of the art.
have an aspiration that says “If I residents who wanted to rent ise and we are at the very end of of residents in this community ity probably hasn’t changed that [t will implement more pre-treat-
can build one building after the one of those units had first take the relocation program, that a who are now and have been very much,” he said. ment and will use membrane fil-
next, it takes two years to de- on it. Forty-five percent of the oc- major part of SMEAC’s mission is open minded about the relation Kocher also criticized com- tration along with polished filters
sign and occupy a building and cupancy of those units are relo- achieved... with Hopkins. I think that ev- | parisons between cities based of granular, activated carbon to
I can just go through this and in cated residents that were in East I think SMEAC had a very eryone in this community has on the EWG report, due to wide pull those pollutants that are of
ten years I'll be done.” That’s not Baltimore. Same thing on the significant role in ensuring that benefited from the quality of care | variations in data collected for concern,” Cullison said.
how developments work... for-sale component. Any for-sale EBDI and its partners paid the they receive in the health clinic at the report. Kocher emphasize that Balti-
When the economy is great, unit, we hold it off the market for kind of attention that we did pay Hopkins. They will always rec- “The average number of tests more takes concerns about water
we're building life sciences 90 days, we make it available to a to residents and their needs. ognize that... in the sample is only 420 sam- quality seriously.
buildings, private life sciences relocated home owner, we work It may well be that there are ples, while we have thousands of “They [EWG] mean well. You
buildings and housing. When with the homeowner to target N-L: Some long-term residents some instances of —I don’t know samples in this study. Some utili- expect them to raise these con-
the economy is tanked we're their relocation benefit as well feel distrust or resentment to- what you say, some things blow ties in the study also have very cerns, because they’re an advocacy
building non-market things, like as other resources so they can wards Hopkins. Has that made up now and then in every rela- incomplete data..A’ number of group. You hope they would be
yesterday’s announcement of the essentially trade their old house it difficult to communicate with tionship. I think there are often utilities in the. EWG, report,only ...More,accurate when they do pres-
Department of Health and Men- for a new house without any ad- the community at times? folks who are more vocal than have data for the last year avail- ent findings, though,” Kocher said.
tal Hygiene. We're bringing the ditional increase in mortgage . . . CS: I have a 15-member board. others. But I think that by and able,” he said. When students heard that
public health labs here and we’re We’ve had a small number of Two members are appointed by large the community has recog- Originally, the EWG statistics there were worries over the safe-
nized the commitment that Johns incorrectly indicated that water ty of Baltimore’s water they ex-
Hopkins Medical in particular | in Baltimore had elevated levels pressed concern.
has been able to provide just of nitrite, lead and arsenic. The “| drink the water so I’m wor-
through their health care servic- | bureau reviewed its statistics and ried about it. I hope that Balti-
stale pelemnute esalone... convinced the EWG to revise its more has the capability of de-
RecycleMania!
I think that people’s fears| data. tecting something like that and
about being displaced [will] go “We knew the arsenic levels would publish it,” junior Kirsten
away because we have been able reported by the EWG were far Dockney said.
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go away. Is it away today? Maybe Cullison, Chief of Environmen- lines, and 0.5 which exceeded
not. But I think we have a strong | tal Services in the Department of legal limits at some point during
foundation for that to go away | Public Works in Baltimore City, the study.
because there really is common said. In the case of the Baltimore
cause among the residents of this | “When we saw the nitrite lev- City Bureau of Water and Waste-
community and the Hopkins in- | els, we didn’t understand where water, the data is sent to the
stitutions for building a strong that information came from. Maryland Department of the
stable neighborhood here. When we took a look at the data Environment. The bureau is gov-
|t hey [EWG] had been sent, we erned by the Safe Drinking Wa-
Visit www.jhunewsletter.com for found their staff had incorrectly ter Act, promulgated by the EPA
the full interview. | listed nitrate levels under ni- and state laws.
Brandon Stuart featured in music video
From STUART, Pace A1
choreographing a piece
for Lazerbitch’s song
“Coquette” one week-
end in June.
“T remember I put
together a much longer
piece than they want-
ed,” he admitted. “So I
had to shorten it.”
He had also initial-
ly choreographed his
dance to be performed
specifically in one
place, and had to alter it
to move around more.
“It was really cool
to be part of something
professional, having all
the cameras and lights
out on the streets,” he
abs
said. COURTESY OF BRANDON STUART
“People kept com- Stuart has also contributed to the Hopkins dance scene by establishing a Hip Hop Show.
ing up, asking what we
were doing . . . wanting has observed and participated in the success of the Hip Hop Show.
to be in the video.” the Baltimore dance scene since Although he does not think
Another thing he learned dur- coming to Hopkins and found participation has grown much
ing the night he worked with links to the dance scene in his from last year to this year, he ex-
Lazerbitch was that when film- native Detroit. pressed the opinion that it was
ing a music video, it is necessary “Baltimore is very supportive actually a good size.
to perform the same moves re- ... and very proud of its danc- “With eight to ten acts in a
peatedly. ing, and that’s like Detroit,” he dance show, you have about
“I got there a couple hours ear- said. an hour, which is perfect,” he
ly to teach the dancers and then He also observed that some said. “People can come, check
[had to] keep doing the same of the styles he first saw in Bal- it out and still have time to
moves over and over, because timore have been appearing in study.”
you have to catch it all on cam- Detroit, although he has not seen While he loves singing and
era,” he explained. a similar shift of Detroit styles to acting, Stuart describes dance as
Although this was his first Baltimore. his original and biggest passion.
professional music video, Stuart Stuart was also pleased with “Dancing is my life,” he said.
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NEWS & F EATURES
College News in Brief City Briefs
Arizona bill seeks Student Marine Police investigate Two options for
are blacklisted by the government in Illinois won for a study abroad
to allow college of Iran. The list also includes orga- program at a two year college
nizations such as the Persian-lan- This was the ninth time these killed at college rape reported in the future of the
faculty to carry guage Voice of America, the BBC’s awards have been given
Persian service and Washington- party in Northeast Reservoir Hill Senator Theatre
based think tanks. Yale is the only Community
concealed guns on
university on the list compiled by Baltimore considered
campus the Iranian government. College changes Baltimore Police are investi-
gating the claims from a woman
Recent report is art policy in _Iwenty year old marine Darius in Reservoir Hill that she was Baltimore’s Senator Theatre
Ray was stabbed last Saturday dur- raped Sunday morning will now either continue as a full-
critical of California ceramics class ing a college party he attended at a rhe crime appears to be relat- time movie theatre or become a
In Arizona, Republican State house in Northeast Baltimore. Ray ed to a string of previous rapes performing arts center and home
Senator Jack Harper recently in- governor's college and an unidentified male were that have taken place from May to Towson University’s radio sta-
troduced a bill that would allow both stabbed by an uninvited male. 2008 to Nov. 2009. tion WTMD radio
faculty members at Arizona’s col- funding plan In Texas, a campus of the Ray was pronounced dead [he woman was sleeping in James Cusack, the owner of
leges to carry firearms on cam- Dallas County Community at 5 a.m. on Saturday and the her apartment in the 2400 block the Charles Theatre proposed to
pus if they have permits to carry College District, Eastfield Col- condition of the second male is of Callow Avenue when she was preserve the Senator as a full-
cionntcreoadluecde d wea apsoucncse.s sfLuals t biylela rt hahte On Tuesday the California tlieogne , thraett resattuedde ntsf roimn niotns crpeodsiit- culnoksnedo wnw.ha t Pocloilclee geh atvhee sntout denditss- satwaankdeinnegd aboatv e 7 hear..m . Allbey geda lym anhe tpirmoep osamlo,v ies ubtmhieattteerd. Tbyh e Tsoewcsoonnd
allowed people to store guns in Legislative Analyst’s Office re- ceramics classes were barred throwing the party attended. forcefully cOV- University, would make the Sen-
locked car trunks on college cam- leased a critical report of Gov- from making certain types of ered her mouth ator into a performing arts area
puses. ernor Arnold Schwarzenegger's pieces. and assaulted and radio station for the univer-
District appeals proposal to require the state to A 69 year old student wanted her. sity.
spend more on its universities to make a ceramic cross but was However, po- The review committee has
than its prisons. The nonpartisan not allowed to by an instructor | lice are having nixed plans to build condomini-
court allows denial
office suggested that the propos- who wanted students to be more cee UMDA ON FEB. 3RD difficulty finding ums around the theater and
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approved by both legislators and suit from the Liberty Legal Insti- does not recall ity.
course credits voters. The University of Cali- tute, a group that promotes reli- what her attack- ~ A final decision on the Senator
fornia was critical of the report’s gious freedom. er looked like. could be made as early as March.
suggestion that universities raise COURTESY OF RONSARLCOM An investigation
The U.S. Court of Appeals fees to offset losses in financial — College Briefs by Peter Sicher | The Senator Theatre is located on York Road in Towson. is still ongoing. —City Briefs by Sarah Tan
recently upheld a District Court support from the state.
decision supporting the admis-
sions policy of the University of Hopkins News
Institute of
California of denying the valid-
ity of certain courses taken at a
Christian high school. Education awards No charges filed JHU researchers Professor wins
The Association of Christian
Schools International expressed colleges for Int’ yet in the “samurai awarded $8 million math prize for
the opinion that the policy dis-
criminates against those who Education sword killing” for HIV research research in
took biology, history, English,
government and world religion geometry
classes at Calvary Chapel Chris- The Institute of International According to the State’s At- A team at the Hopkins School
tian School. Education recently announced torney Office, there has been no of Medicine was awarded $8 mil-
the winners of its Andrew movement on the case involving lion by the National Institute of On Jan. 14, William Minicozzi
Yale University Heiskell Awards for Innovation Hopkins senior John Pontolillo Mental Health to develop ways to Il was awarded the Oswald Ve-
in International Education. stabbing and killing of an in- FILE PHO rid the body of HIV. blen prize in Geometry.
called “subversive” The Georgia Institute of Tech- truder with a samurai sword in The backyard of the samurai sword incident It has been found that anti- He shared the award with
nology won for internationaliz- October. retroviral therapy often leaves co-author Tobias Colding from
on Iranian ing their campus, The California “Our prosecutors will look at plete but the State’s Attorney’s residual latent forms of the vi- MIT for a number of papers
Institute of Technology and the | the facts in the police file and au- Office has not yet received a copy rus in a person’s central nervous written on a new _ structure
watchlist Ecole Polytechnique in Paris won topsy report and then the state’s of it.” system, and this research will be theory for embedded minimal
for international-exchange part- attorney will also look at it. It’s The autopsy report was the focusing on how to get these re- surfaces.
nerships. her decision whether the case is last piece of evidence prosecu- sidual viruses out. The Veblen prize is awarded
Angelo State University in ruled justified or not, but that has tors needed to begin the case, In addition to the central ner- every three years in recognition
Officials at Yale University Texas and Washington and Jeffer- not happened yet,” Joseph Svi- although the office did not pre-” ‘vous system, the research team “ of notable’ research’ in geometry’
expressed mystification with the son College in Pennsylvania won atko, a spokesperson for the At- dict a date for when he would be will also look at whether it is or topology.
University’s inclusion on a list of for their study abroad programs torney’s Office said. charged, or when or even if Pon- possible to rid tissue of residual
60 subversive organizations that and the College of Lake County “The autopsy report is com- tolillo will be tried. virus as well. —Hopkins Briefs by Sarah Tan
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Puppy style: a do Is a pick-up artist's best friend
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here’s a Jim Beam ye DINP ONS Wa.s , STO" A a ae ae aa )
commercial I love to < yh ay 2 Ria Vig {
watch. It opens with
a shot of two women
who are lounging |
on the grass, maybe in a park
somewhere, when they are ap-
proached by a puppy. They coo
and play with the puppy and,
for a moment, forget about work,
boys and the English language.
COU RTESY= OF SARA J"AOTRH AiNvr. NA peSt ANTOS Enter a man. He conveniently
bIglgoicek’ s,i n @w hpiiczzha riiat reins idMeosu. ntT heV errensotna,u rasnhti ne|ss abcrciegshsti bloen tbhye thCea lvJeHrMtI Sts.h utMtolue.n t Vernon | Tchlaei mws omtehne pgulapnpcye aats thhei s puopwpny.
— his face scrunched cutely be-
lgoie's: must love dogs, BYOB | tween their fingers — and then
at the man. They glance back
at the puppy. Then they glance
and pizza in Mount Vernon | back at the man. The women
have no control over the trans-
| ference that occurs.
They fail to reinforce the frag-
ile barrier that has been erected
f you like deep-dish, pistachios add a nice texture and between identities in their mind
chewy, New York-style piz- a surprisingly compatible taste and they allow the puppy, to
za, then Iggie’s is not the to the crust. While saltier than take a hammer to it, shattering
place for you. Instead, it’s a usual, the strangeness did not the glass line between puppy
haven for those of us who overcome the delicious crunch and owner. They are drunk on
pray to a different kind of de- and tanginess of this pizza. puppy love and, barring bestiali-
ity — the one that preaches thin, For dessert, a scoop of pitango ty, yearn for an outlet. Lucky guy. ANNE FABER/GRAPHICS EDITOR
crunchy, slightly burnt pizza- gelato, of Fells Point fame, will The commercial continues we men have known the best They began to speak in syl- quests to come see the puppy
ambrosia. tide you over nicely, though it’s with similar situations (man route for years, but for whatever lables and treat the dog as and, by correlation, to come see
Located in Mount Vernon, not exactly shareable unless you has puppy, woman meets pup- reason, we have failed to fully though it were human and un- me.
Iggie’s is the life of an entire have very peckish friends. The py, puppy is thrown from the utilize it. derstands questions, An act that usually seemed
block on Calvert St. The twin- pignola cookies were way too bedroom) until the charitable, So I bought a puppy. ignorant of the so brazen and
kling Christmas lights shine all chewy and not nutty enough for selfless men are revealed to Well, I guess saying that I fact that, were unacceptable —
year round, welcoming you into my taste, but disappeared quick- be renting the puppies from “bought” the puppy isn’t entirely the puppy hu- that girl just in-
a bustling and cozy room. You ly enough in the hands of my a lemonade stand-esque lean- true — she was bought for me. man, she still vited herself to
place your order, find a seat and dining buddy. to somewhere else in the park. She was my Christmas present would only be 1 4% S i my house! Totes
then wait for the booming pizza Iggie’s is completely _ self- | Drink Jim Beam. Or something and she is awesome. a baby and her * : wants my junk!
man to bark out your name. service, so make sure you clean | like that. Overall, she’s a great roomy. responses no | ¥S t) — was cam-
The atmosphere is decidedly up after yourself. While they I don’t really understand the She is always happy to see me, less _ incoher- SS i | ouflaged and
fun and very casual. While I don’t take tips, every month they commercial, but that’s beside the regardless of how her day or ent. The girls ae ke ; given a pass by
wouldn’t walk in wearing my pa- send the contents of the dona- point. mine has been, and she never would fire Rin the puppy. My
jamas, a relaxed pair of jeans and tions jar to a different charity. The point is this: Women, we fails to treat me with enthusi- susetions up 5 rh araee dog, sie child,
a nice shirt will more than do the They are also BYOB, with wine couldn’t find a map to your hoo- asm. at me between roug me
trick. glasses available, ha but we found the next best Hell, the fact that she never giggles. out ern om ort great power.
There are two so if you're crav- thing — a tour guide. His name says a word more than excuses “What's her Now, as I
large tables that ing some Indian is Puppy. her for taking a dump on my name? What kind is she? Where write this article, she is de-
allow you to sit Pale Ale with your Women often assume that shoes. do you live? Can I come over? stroying a sock while it is still
around with Guest Dining pizza, make sure to men want to figure them out, and I hadn’t even considered the How big will she get?” on my foot. I am fairly sure I’m
group of friends, get it beforehand. they tend to phenomenon I didn’t really think much bleeding, but after all she has
along with an as- Column While the food expect us to that would be about my responses as I had done for me, I guess I will let
sortment of eclectic is more expensive decipher their We couldn't finda “college girl been asked the same things, it slide.
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of the common table are smaller — especially if you share a 14- tossing us a but we found the next ular revelation me for letting them pet the and one grey eye. She swats at
seatings for two to four people. inch pizza with a friend. Cracker Jack ; came during puppy (Jesus Christ, there goes my foot with a playfulness that
Around the room, you will To get there, take the JHMI box from best thing — a tour Maggie’s (the my day!) and, as they walked only small animals and tipsy
find yourself faced with bizarre shuttle and get off at the Pea- which we can euide. Histiaimene puppy) first away, continued to stare over freshmen can manage, while
but charming portraits of grey- body stop. Walk an easy and safe rustle up a walk around their shoulders at my spotted rolling around in my blanket,
hounds in very formal attire. It three blocks — if you pass Center decoder ring Pu campus. ball of mischief who now sat, happy to simply be.
comes as no surprise, then, that Stage, you're going the right way (there is no PPY We had bow-legged, licking her butt It is hard not to love such
Iggie’s is dog friendly. The own- —and the lights will beckon you. such decoder made it maybe hole. a creature. Sure, she’s rough
ers proudly display a picture of Iggie’s becomes decently cra- ring — I checked). 100 steps — a seemingly simple Oh, the joy they bring. When around the edges — she loves the
their dogs by the cash register zy on the weekend, so unless you Women are wrong, however. progression made far more gru- Maggie finally decided that she taste of cat s--t — but her short-
and the wall montage of four- want to wait, visit them on any Men don’t want to understand eling with a puppy lunging at was Satisfied with her work (or comings are all forgiven in the
legged friends of Iggie’s, includ- weekday besides Monday, when women. your nuts the whole time — be- bored with the taste), she shot off face of undeniable and inexpli-
ing one grumpy looking cat, add they are closed. That could take years. Men, fore a gaggle of girls ran over between my legs. cable joy.
to the coziness of the place. The Outside seating is available generally, would just like to and asked to pet the pup. I don’t As I wrestled her to the I am not sure that I would
floors are made of stone and kept during the warmer months. know the shortest route to the give a shit, lady, ask the puppy. ground, I reflected on and came sleep with someone who owns a
impeccably clean, so there is ab- Whether you're taking your spot where a woman's legs meet So the girls bent to Maggie’s to appreciate the gravity of my puppy, but I can understand the
solutely no trace of dog smell. floor buddies, your date or even (Hint: it’s not a straight line). level and, apparently, cut off cir- encounter. misplaced emotion.
The menu offers a mix of a four-legged best friend, Iggie’s What the good people at Jim culation to some portion of their Those girls’ questions, seem- So fellas, who wants to rent a
salads, soup, pasta and pizzas, fits the bill for all occasions. Beam have highlighted is that brains in the process. ingly so innocent, had been re- puppy?
though the latter is clearly the
focus. While they do have the
usual fare, when you go here
make sure to make the adventur- Slightly weird can be slightly superior? “Awkward fashion”
ous choice — it seems to always IS|
pay off in deliciously surprising
ways.
The Iggie’s salad, non-vegetar- ()tf-beat fashion can be compared to modern art with originality
ian, has the best warm dressing
I've ever had. The goat cheese
and mushrooms were sparse, but
the pancetta dressing made the here was an article on she was starting to find her face changed my social life for the
baby spinach come to life. the blog This Record- boring. past ten years from what it would
The leek and chickpea soup is ing about a year ago The highlight of the article is have been.
a tasty and light appetizer. While called “Your Body is when she ruminates, “Some peo- Awkwardness is something
it felt a bit too watery and oily at a Wonderland.” The ple look great with a nose ring, that’s a little off and a little dif-
times, the seasoning more than author, Molly Lambert, explains but they are usually people who ferent, but it’s not always a bad
made up for it. her dislike of quote tattoos, but are already beautiful to begin thing, either.
The traditional pizzas, mar- she also briefly addresses facial with.” What is or isn’t awkward
gherita, pulito, and _salsiccia, piercings. The nose ring serves to point changes between place and time.
leave a bit to be desired. Lambert explains that while out ‘look, I can put s--t on my Most people would have con-
The thin pizza style of Iggie’s she does not have any piercings face and it just underscores that sidered leggings awkward eight’
does not match well with the anywhere, she once considered I would look perfect without years ago, butnow...
more sparsely covered standard getting a nose piercing because it’ Like when pretty girls wear Socially, the concept of what
offerings. They seem to be on the ugly clothes stylistically is
menu as placeholders for those and they seem or isn’t awk
who don’t want to take a chance even prettier.” ward changes
on the more creative selections. This last often.
However, if you will just step bit was hy- When
out of the proverbial toppings perlinked something —
box, you will find what is per- — and here I leggings, to
haps the most satisfying collec- laughed out use the previ-
tion of pizza offerings in Balti- loud — to the ous example
ease: Amanda Jean Boyle — is no tow
more. The Alice is the safest for
beginning pizza adventurers. of Google Im-
The Brick Runway
The tomato and spinach offer ages for Chloe more and more COURTESYO FN YMAG.COM
a tasty and juicy combination, Sevigny. people — will Jennifer Connelly wore Balenciaga’s awkwardly stiff armor dress multiple times in
pairing very well with the pesto. Chloe Sevi- wear it. In the 2008 to emphasize how strange it made a body look, and made the dress a hit.
If you are looking for the best gny is the queen of what could world of fashion, though, awk-
vegetable friendly fare in Mt. easily and simply be termed ward often rules. panied, in one look, super short, liene Stange (both her slim face
Vernon, the verdura fresca will awkward dressing. Mary Kate One famously awkward and high-waisted shorts and a long and colorful personal style
send you to balsamic heaven. Olsen would probably be the iconic fashion frock is the floral knitted cardigan, the ends of fit under the awkward label),
The spinach, peppers and zuc-. princess. . armor from Balenciaga Spring which peeked out of the bottom Hanne Gaby Odiele and Sasha
chinis, sprinkled with mozza- It struck me recently that awk- 2008. These colorful dresses had of the shorts. Imagine the reac- Pivovarova.
‘rella, fit the thin crust crunch to wardness is a concept that we drastically belled skirts and en- tions this outfit would receive If there were a parallel to
perfection. é are taught. A long time ago my larged shoulders that stood out strolling down the street some awkward dressing in the world
For the especially adventur- friends and I would eat lunch from the body. Jennifer Connelly, autumn day. of fine art, it would definitely be
ous, Iggie’s offers a Pizza of the in silence and then start chitter- the face of Balenciaga at the time, But it’s not just the clothing in modern art. The fact that people
Month. For January, visitors ing only after we were done, and wore a few versions of the dress the world of fashion that's awk- love modern art displays per-
could have their “Pistachio!” then we were many words a min- to different outings, displaying ward; it’s the people, too. fectly the attraction to awkward
"creation. Made with red onions, ute. how contorted and odd the dress Just a quick list of models dressing. It’s something more
mozzarella, parmesan and, of One day someone said, “Why _made a body look. ~ who have gained popularity than prettiness — it’s originality,
course, pistachios, this combina- do we never talk when we're A more recent example: A big because of their slightly weird and it garners stares and shakes
tion initially seems as appeal- actually eating? It’s so weird, hit from Fall 2009 were Miuccia look: Karen Elson (nicknamed the viewer a bit.
ing as pineapples or anchovies COURTESYO FC ELEBUZZ.COM it’s so awkward.” I'd never con- Prada’s thigh-high waders from “Le Freak” in 1997 for her red Think a little harder, This isn’t
would be on pizza. Yet, much like Chloe Sevigny in a Proenza Schoeler jump- sidered silence awkward before the Prada collection. hair, porcelain skin and shaved just a nice landscape with grass
its uncommon topping buddies, suit with a stylish but awkward cut. then, and that moment definitely On the runway they accom- eyebrows), Gemma Ward, Ieke- and flowers.
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Tuer Jouns Hopkins NEws-LETTER JANUARY 28, 2010
NEWS-LETTER
Anne Faber
PUBLISHED SINCE 1896 BY THE STUDENTSO F THE JOHNS Hopkins UNIversIry
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“You didn’t have to reach out The video, meant as a sin-
like you did, but you did, but you cere thank you for donors and
did, and we thank you.” families, came off as a mock-
— The Johns Hopkins ing and altogether embar-
University year-end video rassing message on behalf of
Hopkins students and faculty.
If you don’t get the refer- Ironically this is not the worst
ence, head over to YouTube and video released by Hopkins in
search for “JHU we thank you.” the past four years. Seniors
To give fair warning, it’s three may remember the “Jump”
minutes and 29 seconds of your commercial airing in our al-
life that you will never get back. lotted slot during the 2007 La-
Nor would you want to! crosse playoffs. For everyone
The video encapsulates every- else: Passion! It’s what we do!
thing that is Hopkins so genu- (http://www.jhu.edu/passion)
inely and aptly that one would Look, we know that Hopkins
wonder whether the produc- will not fool anyone by trying
tion was staged or rather a to be hip or cool, and we might
spontaneous and unrehearsed as well embrace the stigma of
expression of our sincere grat- awkwardness with which we
itude toward our donors and have been saddled (justifiably,
patrons. Haven’t you walked if the video is any indication
through one of the new engi- of our student body). But we
neering labs and seen the lab didn’t come here looking to be
techs faacne with their PIs? cool — at this point our street
Or seen students proclaiming cred is on the level of Lance
our collective magnificence in Bass anyway — we came to get
song from the roof of an aca- the best education opportunity
demic building? How about a afforded us and to say we went
trip to the observatory where toa pee ious university like
ou can apparently see the Hopkins. So we care about the
arth through a telescope?
reputation of our school, be-
Who knew you could teleport cause we're going to carry it
to the moon from the Bloom- with us wherever we go from
berg building? here. Just as we will continue
e first time The News- to be the face of the University
Letter became aware of the for the countless people we
video’s unfortunate existence meet in our lives, so too does
was over winter break. It was the University act as a repre-
a harrowing experience and sentation of us. And we do not
one we will not recover from want to be represented by this
readily. From the moment particular video. We have a re-
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es to decide how to sign his right now, at least in this par-
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