September 6, 2011 issue

8/4/2019 September 6, 2011 issue

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/september-6-2011-issue 1/12

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

D aily H erald B

Since 1891vol. cxlvi, no. 59

69 / 61

tomorrow

66 / 60

today

news....................2-8

CITY & sTaTe.......12

i n s i d e

Cmpus Nws, 3

A QBsR gn n gnn n

wc, c f 2015

DtoRs’ Not, 10 w e a t h e r

H

B NAtAlie villAcortA

Senior StaffWriter

President Ruth Simmons will keepher promise to give every membero the class o 2015 a hug, she saidat her welcome speech on the MainGreen Sunday. As she has done inth past, Smms addrssd hroration to the “most beautiul class

t r tr Brw.”While warm and light-hearted

at times, her message was also oneo humility — something not re-quently touted in the halls o aca-dma, sh sad. “Humty s taways asy t urtur,” sh sad.“But nurture it i you can becauseit will open doors or you that oth-

rws w rma sd.”Smms rmdd mg

students that, though academicachievement is important, it isy way t ada sty.

She encouraged the new stu-dents to be constantly open tolearning. “It’s almost impossibleto learn well i you believe youhave all o the answers already,”

sh sad.Simmons mingled with stu-

dents and their parents beorethe ceremony began, getting a jump-start hr prmsd hugsand posing or photos. AppleLiu ’15, who posed or a picture

Promising hugs,

Simmons welcomesthe class of 2015

B AsHley McDoNNell

SportS editor

Football ans love a big hit. Butwhen that hit is a helmet-to-helmetcollision, it can have major con-sequences: a concussion or eventh pssbty g-trm bradamag.

o reduce the risk o head in- jurs, th Iy Lagu audJuly 20 that it will slash the numbero ull-contact practices its ootballtams a hd ah wk. UdrNCAA rules, teams can have up tove ull-contact practices per week,but the Ivy League will now only

allow two ull-contact practicespr wk.

Out o concern or head inju-ries, the Bears had already vol-utary mtd thr u-tatpractices to the levels permittedby the new rules, said Head CoachPh Ests.

Since 2007, the ootball teamhas been playing with sensors inmost players’ helmets that mea-sure how hard, how ast and whereimpacts occur. “We’re going to putthat together to see i it’s the num-br hts r t’s th mpat”

Ivies

limit full-contactpractices

B AlexANDrA MAcFArlANe

StaffWriter

Deep in the heart o the ormerJewelry District and burgeoning

knowledge district, the new homeo Warren Alpert Medical Schoolis making Providence stronger,said Ed Wing, proessor o medi-

cine and dean o medicine and bi-ological sciences, at the building’spg rmy ast mth.

Tough the building, located at222 Rhmd St., husd a -ce complex only sixteen monthsago, the renovated space now ea-tures anatomy labs, classroomswith advanced technology anda sun-lit atrium dominating thetr ah r.

“Believe it or not, 222 Rich-mond St. gives us medical stu-dents a reason to be excitedabout studying,” said Jenna LesterMD’14, who spoke at the Aug. 15rmy.

At the event, Wing said stu-dts payd a sgat r dsgg th budg.

he classrooms are specii-cally designed or current andincoming students, with lecturehalls compatible with the new-st thgy ad aatmy absustmzd wth atura ghtgand ventilation to simulate doc-

Med School

sets up shopin Jewelry

District

B BeN KutNer

Senior StaffWriter

Te Tird World Center appointedMary Grace Almandrez as its newdrtr ths summr ar a yar-g sarh prss. Amadrz,wh tk Juy , was jdby Oscar Perez, the WC’s newassistant director or diversity ini-tats.

T WC, whh ams t rp-resent minorities by supportingcultural groups and activities oncampus, was under the interim

leadership o Associate Protes-tant Chaplain Reverend WilliamMathis aer the unexpected depar-

tur Kar MLaur-Chss’74 last summer due to a amily mrgy.

“People really connect with(Almandrez),” said Ricky Gresh,senior director or student engage-mt ad a mmbr th sarhcommittee or the new WC direc-tor. “People elt like she was really arady part Brw.”

Te search committee includedauty, studts staf ad aums.

Almandrez has the necessary experience to lead the WC, Greshsaid. She has ounded diversity-

related programs at three othershs.

“I ell in love with the students,”Almandrez said o Brown. She ex-pressed admiration or “the level o thughtuss ad ar ad th studts had” r th WC.

“My rst year will really bespent working with the commu-nity,” she added. “I’m looking to

TWC appoints new director

B MicHAel DANielewicz

ContributingWriter

ropical Storm Irene hit College Hillmr wth a whmpr tha a bagAug. 28, with the limited damagecleaned up by the time rst-years

arrd r Ortat Saturday.According to Marisa Quinn, vice

president or public afairs and Uni- rsty rats, th strm’s fton campus was mostly limited todamage to trees. Campus was lit-

trd wth dwd as ad trbranches, which the Departmento Facilities Management “beganaddressing as soon as it was saet d s,” sh sad.

By Saturday, mst th atrees and leaves that had litteredcampus had been removed. TeCity o Providence has been work-ing since the arrival o the storm toclean up city streets, removing treesrom roads and placing them onsdwaks r atr pkup.

For many Rhode Islanders,Ir’s mst astg ft has bth pwr utags ts wak.Rughy 32,000 Rhd Isadrswere le without electricity, ac-cording to a press release issuedby National Grid. Te utility an-nounced that it hoped to have all

In Irene’s wake,

College Hilllargely unscathed

Glenn Lutzky / Herald

Sydney Island ’15 and Jacy Anthis ’15 carried their class banner down the stepso Faunce House Sunday ahead o President Ruth Simmons.

Katrina Phillips / Herald

Debris littered Patriots Court after Tropical Storm Irene swept through campus.

cotiud o pg 3 cotiud o pg 6

cotiud o pg 6

cotiud o pg 5

Ct stt, 12

N-GRpt vccn

Football

cotiud o pg 2



power restored to its Rhode Islandustmrs by Suday ght, but as prss tm a map ts wbststill displayed a small number o power outages in the Providenceara. T utags ha dayd thstart o the school year in someRhd Isad mmuts.

According to Quinn, a ewbuildings on campus lost power,

prompting emergency generatorsto kick in. She said many members th Brw mmuty as stpower and water in their homes.Te University opened its acilities,including the Olney Margolies Ath-letic Center, to afected members o

the Brown community in responset th utags, Qu sad.

Ir adrsy mpatd smcampus programs, like Brown Out-door Leadership raining’s plannedhiking trip in New Hampshire’sWhite Mountains. Tough the tripwas planned to begin Monday, Aug.2, th dpartur was tay d-layed until the ollowing day. But

baus parts th Wht Mu-tain trails remained closed that

uesday, the group stayed on cam-pus a addta day. BOL par-ticipants le Brown last Wednesday and hiked along the Appalachian

rail in the Berkshire Mountainso western Massachusetts instead o the White Mountains. Participants

spent two nights in the wild — twowr tha rgay pad.

Despite the changes to theBOL schedule, Max Song ’14, aparticipant, called the experience

“atast.”“It opened my eyes to the steril-

ty th huma-tr wrd wrmay habt,” Sg sad.

Christopher Piette ’14, a residento Greenville, R.I., said the storm

was “ray hypd up.”

“Pwr wt ut r ha a day,whh s t at mst,” hsad.

Jg Wag ’ Crast sadpeople in some areas o her city ex-prd pwr utags, dwdtrees and some basement ooding.

Governor Lincoln Chaee ’75P’14 announced Saturday that hewould ask President Obama to de-ar Rhd Isad a dsastr arabecause “the cost o the responsefrt, suh as prs rtmand other emergency services, isbeyond the state and local recovery capabilities,” according to a press

ras ssud by th Rhd IsadEmergency Management Agency.

Te president has since ollowedthrough on Chaee’s request. Testate is now eligible or a 75 percentreimbursement rom the FederalEmergency Management Agency or approved recovery costs such asdebris removal and repair o publicats.

B Shrkgr, Prsdt

Sydy Embr, V Prsdt

Matthw Burrws, rasurr

Isha Guat, Srtary

T Brw Day Hrad (USPS 067.740) s a dpdt wspapr srg th

Brw Ursty mmuty day s . It s pubshd Mday thrugh Fr-day durg t h aadm yar, udg aats, durg Cmmmt, durg Ortat ad Juy by T Brw Day Hrad, I. Sg py rr ah mmbr th mmuty.POSMASER pas sd rrts t P.O. B 23, Prd, RI 0206.Prdas pstag pad at Prd, R.I.Subsrpt prs: $20 yar d ay, $40 smstr day.Cpyrght 20 by T Brw Day Hrad, I. A rghts rsrd.

www.wih.c

95 Ag S., Pvic, R.I.

D aily H erald B

IToRIAl

(40) [email protected]

BSInSS

(40) [email protected]

Campus news2 he Brown Daily erald

uesday, September 6, 2011

1 P.m.

Pick Up Sports and Tie Dye,

Main Green

5 P.m.On-line Course Registration Begins

all Day

First Day o Classes

4 P.m.Convocation,

Main Green

SHaRPE REFEC toRy VERNEy-WoollEy DINING Hal l

lUNCH

DINNER

Vegan Chow Mein, Chinese Fried

Rice, Sesame Chicken Strips with

Mustard Sauce

Roast Pork Ouvert, Pastito, Carrot

Casserole, Baked Potatoes with

Sour Cream, Brussels Sprouts

Spinach Quiche, Mediterranean

Orzo, Grilled Tuna Sandwich with

Cheese

Shaved Steak Sandwich, Falael in

Pita, Mandarin Blend Vegetables,

Enchilada Bar

toDay SEPt EmbER 6 tomoRRoW SEPtEmbER 7

C R O S S w O R D

S U D O K U

M E n U

C A L E n D A R

FEMA to help pick up tabafter Irene hits Rhode Island

Katrina Phillips / Herald

Tropical Storm Irene elled trees, like this one on Patriots Court, across campus Aug. 28.

cotiud from pg 1



Campus news 3he Brown Daily erald


trs’ s.Te three academies — lounge,

study, d ad strag aras rsmaller groups o 40 to 45 stu-dts — rat th mst studt-riendly aspect o the building.Te groups will serve as the socialand academic centers or students,

Wing said. Te model was rsttrdud at Harard.

Drs t th aadmst athr t urag -abrat arss th sh. Tbuilding also eatures “physicalspa whr studts a tak tadsrs,” Wg sad.

ed Apstein MD’15 is mostexcited about the “identity ac-tor” o the academies. It is “ourspace where we become doctors,”h sad.

Apstein also said he is lookingorward to the new technology that will accompany the designad strut th budg.

extbooks, lectures, study toolsad assrm ads w a b Pads. “Tr ar bks thlibraries,” Wing said. “It’s all com-putrs.”

Te newly renovated build-ing held up well in its rst test— accommodating an overow-

ing crowd and withstanding adownpour. Wing and PresidentRuth Simmons cut the ceremonialribbon, aer speeches by Wing,Simmons, Gov. Lincoln Chaee ’75P’14, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse,D-RI, Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, Provi-dence Mayor Angel averas and a

mda studt.he new home o the Med

School, built as a jewelry actory in1928, is “restoring an old strengtho Providence,” Wing said at the

rmy.he 134,000-square-oot

building was purchased by theUniversity in 2004 and used or spa ut 200, wh thUniversity decided to renovate anexisting building or the new MedSchool home rather than constructa new building because o nancialstrats.

Simmons has wanted to im-prove the Med School since sherst took the reins as presidento the University, Reed said at thermy. T trasrmat 222 Richmond St. “arms thesuccess o the Medical School,”Smms sad.

Smms bw a aftatkiss during the ceremony to Herb

Kaplan, CEO o Warren Equities,who helped provide unds or thebudg.

But t was t th mda stu-dents that Simmons dedicatedthe building. “Tis structure isor you,” she said. “It is about you.It s abut prparg yu t sr

in an area vital to the public good.”

B louisA cHAFee

ContributingWriter

Brw Studt Rad st ts as

to the 88.1 WELH signal aer 14years o broadcasting, prompting aswitch to online-only programmingthat startd Aug. .

BSR previously leased the signalrom the Wheeler School, a K-12school located on Hope Street. ButWhr “sppd a aus” dur-ing the last contract negotiation al-wg th sh t trmat tscontract with BSR with only 15 daysnotice, according to an interviewwith John Foley, BSR’s co-publicity drtr, pubshd mda bgRadio Survivor. BSR received o-cial word July 15 that its lease was

dg, ardg t th bg.Wheeler made a “ree-market

decision,” said Ryan Lester ’12,BSR’s station manager. Wheelerupgraded its signal to 4,000 watts

a yar ag, rasg ts ragt rthr Rhd Isad, parts southern Rhode Island and parts o Massachusetts, making the signal

potentially more appealing to largerrad stats.

Aer the signal upgrade, Wheel-r bga stg appats ra ull-time operator — BSR hadpreviously broadcast rom eve-g t ary mrg — s BSR“pulled together to submit an ap-

pat,” Lstr sad. Tugh thsga .FM was st t a WRNI(Rhode Island Public Radio) station“with more political clout,” Lester

said BSR’s application was “the only thr appat tak srusy.”

WRNI General Manager JoeO’Connor said in an Aug. 16Prd Jura bg pst thatth m wud rsut a “asty

strengthened” signal or the station.Radio Survivor said WRNI is look-g t as th stat r th t0 yars, startg Ot. .

Ardg t a statmt rmthe Wheeler School, “this would bea once-in-an-institution opportu-

ty t hp brg hgh quaty adpublicly vital radio programming

to a broad demographic acrossth tr stat as w as brg thstrgth Rhd Isad ad Na-ta Pub Rad prgrammgt ur rquy.”

BSR’s ss ms th wak

several other recent sales o stu-dent ree-orm radio signals, in-cluding stations at the University o San Francisco, Rice University

and Vanderbilt University, accord-g t a Ju Chr HghrEduat art.

Lester said the transition rom

-ar t prgrammg hasgone smoothly or BSR, despitesome shows’ dependence on theterrestrial signal. Tough the stationwill no longer be able to receive callsrom listeners, BSR will be availableto anyone with access to the website.

BSR intends to obtain its ownsignal in the uture, which would

allow station operators to havemore control over the program-

ming, Lester said. While leasingrom Wheeler, Lester said BSRhad to maintain not only FederalCommunications Commission

standards but also Wheeler’s stricterstadards. Ts rstrts wra “point o tension” and a “strain BSR,” h sad. O, BSR wha y ts w d dutt by.

BSR rs udg rm thUndergraduate Finance Board,donations and merchandise sales.

Lester said the money previously st asd t as th sga w busd t upgrad rastru-ture, audio equipment and serv-rs t bttr ammdat bradastg.

After 14 years, BSR loses radio signalIn Jewelry District,ofce space

becomes aschool

cotiud from pg 1

G sehing s? Leave a comment online!

Visit www.browndailyherald.com to comment on opinion and editorial content.





“We will have to evaluate it as wepr t,” h sad.

Raaj Parekh ’13 takes a RIPAbus every day to his internship in

Central Falls. “Cutting RIPA’s services would signicantly decrease

the easibility o Brown students volunteering, interning or work-ing any signicant distance romampus, whh wud b a rgrt-tab ss,” h wrt a ma tT Hrad.

Rhode Island residents expressedconcerns about the looming cuts.Many residents rely on RIPA as“their main mode o transportationto and rom work (and) school,”

wrote Woonsocket native LauraMoynihan ’13, in an email to Te

Herald. “Cuts to RIPA’s serviceswould have signicant negative

squs,” sh wrt.Seventy percent o RIPA’s riders

ha “ thr pts,” Odmgbsad.

Matt L ’4, a rsdt thBristol County area, said he re-quently uses some o the RIPAbus routes slated or elimination.He also oen takes RIPA busesaer 10 p.m. “I am going to have togt rds rm amy ad rds,”h sad.

“Carpooling will be a big thing,”he said, but, as a student, he it isdut t d a rd.

Students are oen out late atnight, Leon said, and the lack o bus service aer 10 p.m. could causeProvidence to lose business rom

non-residents who come into thety at ght.

“Tere is a lot o disappointment th mmuty,” Sps sad. Tnancial shortall is simply a resulto the “tough times we are in,” headdd.

RIPA Rdrs, a grup usdon raising community involvementin the transport authority, began or-ganizing protests in July to advocate

increased state unding or RIPA.Te group distributed inormationsheets about the cuts, urged riders toattend board hearings and obtained

r ,000 sgaturs a pttthat members delivered to the o-

s stat adrs, sad mmbrJua Park ’2.

“T budgt rss s’t mad by the board, but is passed down tothe board by the state,” Park said.“Te state has set up a sel-deeatingudg mhasm.”

Te creation o additional hear-gs ad th pstpmt th

decision reect the success o publicopposition to the proposal, Park sad.

T RIPA Rdrs “ha b a

grat rsur ad prd us wthunique insights into rider perspec-ts,” wrt Odmgb.

“T ga s t try t mmzth sr adjustmts wwill end up doing,” he wrote. Teboard is scheduled to address thessu at ts Spt. 27 mtg.

— h ddol rorg blzbh Crr

RIPTA cuts down the road, reduced service on horizoncotiud from pg 12



Campus news 5he Brown Daily erald


wth Smms, sad sh appr-atd Da th Cg Kathr-ine Bergeron’s speech. Bergeron

discussed “Factory Girls: FromVillage to City in a ChangingChina” by Leslie Chang, whicha mg studts wr gthis summer. Te book tells thestory o two migrant workers toDggua, may w -dustra ts Cha. Lu, whhas rm Cha, sad sh thksit’s important or American stu-dents to learn about China andsaid she liked that the book was

wrtt rm th prspt aChs-Amra.

Raada Ns ’2, th prs-dent o the Undergraduate Councilo Students, gave the class o 2015

thr “gs.” Frst, sh wmdthm t thr w hm. Sd,sh uragd thm t mbraBrw’s drs mmuty. Adthird, she dared them to “be bold”and to “engage in a love afair withths Ursty.”

Jeremy Perlman ’15 listenedt Smms’ sph wth hs par-ts, Art Prma ’0 ad CarGutekunst ’80. “I hear she hasa cult ollowing, and I can see

why,”the younger Perlman said.Hs athr agrd: “Sh mbdsthe spirit that we were so enthusedabout when we were here,” he said.

Sydney Island ’15 and Jacy An-

this ’15 — who arrived early to getrt-rw sats r th sph —were chosen to represent the classo 2015 by accepting the rst-yearbanner. “She’s amazing,” Islandsaid o Simmons. “She’s kind o a pr r a way thkg atths bg aadm sttuts.”

“I think the class o 2015 is go-g t b ray awsm,” Athssaid. “You guys better watch out

r us.”

B sAHil lutHrA

Senior StaffWriter

A recent graduate o Alpert Medi-cal School was charged with org-ing and illegally distributing pre-scriptions or drugs, includingVicodin, Adderall and Percocet,

at Rhd Isad Hspta.Robert Villarreal ’01 MD’05, an

orthopedic surgeon, aces charges rgry, drug dstrbut adconspiracy. Villarreal and ederalprosecutors are currently workingto reach a plea agreement, accord-ing to an Aug. 23 report by WPRI.Villarreal had previously appearedin ederal court Aug. 3 and was

released on a $50,000 bond, ac-cording to the Providence Journal.

Villarreal is accused o org-ing signatures o several acquain-tances and using several peoplet prsrpts hs bha at ast 0 ass btwOtbr 200 ad May 20, a-cording to a court adavit led

by Special Agent odd Prough th dra Drug ErmtAdministration. Villarreal’s as-sistant, Gary Menissian, allegedly add Varra.

In the adavit, Prough saidVillarreal admitted to using upt 20 Addra ps a day ad

occasionally perorming sur-

gery while under the inuence drugs.

Varra s as hargd wthdistributing medications to eightother hospital employees, accord-g t th Prd Jura.

Both Villarreal and Menissianhave lost their hospital privileges.In a statement released Aug. 3,hospital ocials said Villarrealwas always under supervisionwh prrmg surgry.

Te hospital will cooperatein the investigation, said GailCarvelli, a hospital spokeswoman.

Ar graduatg rm AprtMedical School, Villarreal com-

pleted a residency at Rhode Island

Hspta, whr h as shda trauma ad rthpd w-shp Ju.

Until recently, the University’sdirectory listed Villarreal as anadministrator in the Divisiono Biology and Medicine. In anemail to Te Herald, Mark Nickel,Brw’s trm drtr wsand communications, called the

stg “a prssa ad -ga urtsy” durg Varra’straining at Rhode Island hospital.Villarreal was not an administra-tr, but had ass t sm U- rsty srs, suh as brarsand email, due to his aliation

wth th Md Sh.

Villarreal ’01 MD’05

charged with drug fraud

Simmons, Bergeron welcome rst-yearscotiud from pg 1





each hit that contributes to brain

damag, Ests sad.

Te new league rules only al-low teams to hold ull-pad sessionsduring both sessions o two-a-day practices once during the pre-season. Te league also reducedthe number o allowed ull-contactprats th sprg rm ghtt s.

Estes said he hopes other NCAAconerences will ollow the Ivy League’s example. “I think it’ssmthg that w d t d, asa league, to show other leagues,”h sad. “I thk th Iy Lagu sat th rrt.”

T hags am rsps

t a study thr Ds I t-ball teams published last year in theJournal o Athletic raining, whichud that — thugh payrs takmore hits to the head per gamethan per practice — they sufermore overall hits during practicebecause teams practice more re-

quty tha thy mpt.Following the study’s release in

the periodical’s November-Decem-br 200 ssu, th agu rmdan ad-hoc Concussion Committeein December, which conducted itsown investigation. Te committeewas composed o ootball coaches,

athletic trainers, directors and ad-ministrators, as well as team physi-cians, medical experts and two Ivy

Lagu prsdts.Estes and ormer Brown ootball

player Sean Morey ’99, who playedin the National Football League and

is now co-chair o the NFL Play-ers Association’s Mackey-Whiteraumatic Brain Injury Committee,srd th mmtt.

Tere is growing concern that

big hits lead to long-term braindamag, Ests sad. Ts r,upd wth th study’s dgs,led the committee to limit the num-ber o ull-contact practices or thesaty th payrs, h sad.

Ofs ma Luk Lad-rs ’2, wh sad h ds’t thk h’s “payd a dw tba atBrown without one o those sensorsin (his) helmet,” expressed support

r th agu-wd hag.“I thk t’s dty awsm

that thy’r tryg t prtt us asbest they can and most importantly duat us ad kp us hathy asplayers,” he said. “Whenever youkw bttr, yu d bttr.”

But the new rules will present

new challenges or coaches. In ad-dition to the limitations now set onull-contact practices, the league isas urgg ahs t mphaszprpr takg.

“W d t kp th had uto the tackling and out o the block-ing as much as we possibly can,”Estes said. “You must do a better

ahg jb.”“It’s not the same game we

played 30, 40 years ago, wheremore contact was better,” Estessaid. “We used to have steak and

ptats br a gam. W dd’tdigest that well, but that was thethought, that it would make youpay bttr. W’r gg t s thgame o ootball changing. I think that’s a gd thg.”

But tba s st a sprt thatrqurs grw m t tak

another. “I denitely think thathead injuries aren’t going any-where,” Landers said. “Big hitsar a part th gam tba.Pp w st ha usss.But I thk usg dfrt rugsk ths w dty rdu thumbr bg hts ad w makplayers a lot more conscious o the

decisions they’re making on thed.”

Ivy League limits hard-hitting practices

Herald le photo

Players take more hits to the head in practices than in games during a season.

build upon the good work thatks ha arady d.”

Almandrez said she wants topartner with all people concernedwith social justice at Brown, noty studts r.

T Ursty as apptdOscar Perez as the WC’s new as-sistant director or diversity initia-tives when Anjali Sridhar stepped

down rom the post aer takingmatrty a, Prz sad.

Perez received his doctoral de-gr th Dpartmt Prtu-guese and Brazilian Studies in May.Hs rsarh ratd part t thwork o the WC, according toGresh. Perez, who has also workedat nonprots in the Providencearea, assumed his post March 14

aer a selection process that began Jauary.

“I thk that ths s a ray -citing time or the WC,” Perezsaid, adding that he will work tomake the WC more visible to thegraduate community. “We’re really

interested in creating more col-abrat prjts.”

New facesat Third

WorldCentercotiud from pg 1

cotiud from pg 1



7he Brown Daily erald


ra

v-Db?w dd

dn’

ha !

bgdahad.

m

Get the Herald delivered daily to your inbox!bndahad.m/g





ay tstmy.Common Cause initially got

involved because the group elt

that bill’s original drat violatedth stat’s sttuta spara-tion o powers. Once this wasixed in subsequent drats, Com-mon Cause turned its attentionto the “unbridled power o themmss,” Mar sad.

Daisy Schnepel, the presidento the Fox Point NeighborhoodAssociation, said the original

Sat rs th b dd tmake Providence and the stateequal partners in managing the

land. hough the property be-longs to the state, its location

within the city aects Providenceresidents directly, Schnepel said.

“It stands to reason that peoplein other parts o the state wouldn’tb as r d,” sh addd.

he association sought tochange the bill by urging mem-

bers to send Fox a personal mes-sage alongside an oicial state-ment outlining the legislation’s

perceived laws, Schnepel said.Other neighborhood groups liketh Jwry Dstrt Assatand the College Hill Neighbor-hood Association also expressed

ppst t arr rss th b, sh sad.

But ater the bill was amendedand passed by the General Assem-bly, the Fox Point NeighborhoodAssociation issued a statement toits membership via email stat-g that th a drat udd“substantial improvements.” Inaddt t th qua ds

appointees granted to the city andthe state, the bill now requiresthat the commission abide by Prd’s zg rdas,which Marion said was another

mprmt.he bill also prohibits the con-

struction o a casino on the I-195land. Chaee’s administration hadalready promised that a casinowud t b but, Mar sad,but the clause ensures that it willt happ.

St, Mar addd, th dor a commission is debatable. He

qustd why a “quas-pub”mechanism or developing theland is needed, saying that a com-mission not directly accountableto citizens “really gets away rom

th dmrat da.”Residents will at least have the

power to press or good nomi-s t th mmss, h sad.“h bst thg pp a d sb wathdgs.”

— with additional epoting bySahil Lutha and Amy rasmussen

Commission named to allot land freed by I-195 movecotiud from pg 12

Sun rises, sun setsHerald Inbox waits for you

Your letters, your love

[email protected]



9he Brown Daily erald


Follow The Herald on Twitter

.m/h_had



10 he Brown Daily erald


C O R R E C I O N S P O L I C Y

T Brw Day Hrad s mmttd t prdg th Brw Ursty mmuty wth th mst aurat rmat pssb. Crrts may b

submttd up t s adar days ar pubat.

C O M M E N A R Y P O L I C Y

T dtra s th majrty p th dtra pag bard T Brw Day Hrad. T dtra wpt ds t ssary rt th ws

T Brw Day Hrad, I. Cums, ttrs ad ms rt th ps thr authrs y.

L E E R S O H E E D I O R P O L I C Y

Sd ttrs t [email protected]. Iud a tph umbr wth a ttrs. T Hrad rsrs th rght t dt a ttrs r gth ad arty

ad at assur th pubat ay ttr. Pas mt ttrs t 20 wrds. Udr spa rumstas wrtrs may rqust aymty, but ttr w

b prtd th authr’s dtty s u kw t th dtrs. Aumts ts w t b prtd.

A D V E R I S I N G P O L I C Y

T Brw Day Hrad, I. rsrs th rght t apt r d ay adrtsmt at ts dsrt.

E D I T O R I A L C O M I C by a lex yuly

“It’s almost impossible to learn well i you believe you

have all o the answers already.”— President Ruth Simmons

s SimmonS n pag 1.

EDITORS’ nOTE

Dar ass 20,

Welcome to Brunonia. Lucky or you, you can expect to spend

yur t ur yars spg r drms, wrkg ut bttr

gyms and studying with smarter classmates than any Brown studentbr yu.

But as the Brown experience comes to have more and more to

ofer, the responsibility to spend your our years wisely grows. Sogo to a naked party (at least once), try to brush your teeth beore

passing out at night and, when it comes to classes, shop ’til you drop.Ad, urs, b a rmd mmbr yur mmuty. W

mak that part asy. W prt days a wk wh asss ar sss. W brg yu ampus ws, sprts ad arts. W r thEast Sd, Prd ad Rhd Isad. Pst- Magaz ms utin Te Herald every Tursday with ood, sex, music and beyond.Bgdayhrad.m rus arud th k wth up-t-th-mutbrakg ws ad rguar psts th ampus sa s — ada t mr t bt.

Mdays thrugh Tursdays, ths spa w usuay ta aeditorial, written by Te Herald’s editorial page board and representing

T Hrad’s a sta ampus ssus. Frdays, ths s whrwe run Diamonds & Coal, where we joke about the week’s news. Tepag ppst ths w usuay ta tw ps ums,brgg dpdt ws a arty tps.

Te entire operation is student-run, and we would be delighted i yu jd us. W hp t s yu arud Cg H ad t makya radrs ut ah ad ry yu.

dor’ o r r b h dor--chf.

QUOTE OF THE DAythe brown daily herald

Kna Faaarba Baha

ca Pah

taa Kagan

Am ramntn Bakh

A Behan Mc

Ah MDnn

sam rbn

Ana Mah

t rnbam

sam caHn Fa

Ab Pman

em Gb

rah KapanGnn lk

J shmm

Grphic editor

Photo editor

Photo editor

Photo editor

sport Photo editor

G raphics & p hotos

Business

Dan tn

Anna Mga

Ka wn

l sh-lb

p roduction

Copy Dk Chif

Dig editor Dig editor

aitt Dig editor

editorial

art & Cultur editor

City & stt editor

City & stt editor

Ftur editor

aitt Ftur editor nw editor

nw editor

sport editor

sport editor

aitt sport editor editoril Pg editor

editoril Pg editor

Opiio editor

Opiio editor

E ditors -in -chiEf

sdn emb

Bn shkng

s Enior E ditors

Dan Aand

N Fdman

Jn o

M anaGinG E ditors

Bga Gn

Ann sp

BloG dailY Herald

Dad wn

Ma Kmman

editor-i-Chif

Mgig editor

G EnEral M anaGErs

Mah B

iha Ga

officE M anaGEr

shan r

dirEctors

Ad BhaaDan Mahak

Mag Gnbg

la Bn

M anaGErs

Ha tan

A Ka

sna dl

va shm

Jad Dalan B

em zhng

Nka Khada

raj inga

Ajn vada

wbb x

slFic

alumi Rltio

spcil Projct

ntiol sl

Uivrity Dprtmt slUivrity studt Group sl

Rcruitr sl

sl d Commuictio

Bui Oprtio

Bui alytic

alumi eggmt spcil Projct

spcil Projct

spcil Projct

Post- maGazine

sam KnAma sann

editor-i-Chif

editor-i-Chif

Jin the Herd!

Ino sessions at 7 p.m. onSunday, Sept. 11

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Thursday, Sept. 15

at our 195 Angell St. ofces





B JAKe coMer

Senior StaffWriter

Five nonproits associated withBrw st thr ta-mpt sta-tuss May atr ag t the proper paperwork three years a rw.

Delta Phi Fraternity’s BetaChapter, Sigma Chi Fraternity’sProvidence Alumni Chapter,Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Beta Rho

Chaptr, th Brw Ftba As-sat ad Amra Frds th Hakuyt Sty — whhsupports publication o historicalmaterial and is ailiated with theJohn Carter Brown Library — areincluded on a list released June 9o Rhode Island nonproits whosetax-exempt statuses were revokedby th Itra Ru Sr.

Unless the organizations ap-py t ha th status rstatd,donations to them will no longerb ta-ddutb.

Ardg t th IRS wbst,about 275,000 organizationsthroughout the country had their

tax-exempt statuses automatically rkd atr ag t mptthe appropriate paperwork orthr sut yars.

Prior to 2007, nonproits withyearly revenues less than $25,000did not have to ile paperwork with the IRS. But in the past threeyears, the IRS required organiza-ts rg ss tha $2,000per year to ill out a new orm,the 990-N e-Postcard. Nonproits

that ailed to ill it out three yearsrunning saw their tax-exempt sta-tuss autmatay rkd.

Many o the nonproits a-td ar gr str ha mrgd wth thr rga-nizations. Sigma Chi’s ProvidenceAlumni Chapter has been inac-tive or some time now, said FredMr, trr at th SgmaChi International Headquarters East, I.

he relatively recent advent o th 0-N rqurmt r smanonproits took some organiza-

ts by surprs.“As ar as I am awar, AEP at

Brown has not lost its tax exemptstatus, even though at some pointlast year we might have been atrsk sg t w had’t tak-en the appropriate steps,” wrote

Leslie Maazel ’12, president o Brown’s AEPi chapter, in an emailt h Hrad.

But AEPi at Brown is listedamg th Rhd Isad rga-zations whose tax-exempt statuseswere automatically revoked this

yar.he American Friends o

the Hakluyt Society lost its tax-

exempt status due to a “lack o understanding the process,” wroteMaureen O’Donnell, the society’ssecretary, in an email to he Her-ald. She said the IRS notiicationthat Hakluyt was no longer a tax-exempt nonproit caught her by

surprise. But she learned quickly that the same had happened tothousands o small nonproitsacross the country, and that the

IRS was prdg thm th p-

portunity to reapply or theirormer status. Hakluyt sent theirappat ary August, adhave yet to hear back rom theIRS. O’Donnell said she is notworried that Hakluyt’s applicationw t b aptd.

“I really can’t see any problemwth t,” sh sad.

Jon Land ’79, alumni presidento Delta Phi at Brown and alumniadviser to the Greek system atBrown, said he doesn’t believemany people know about thehag DPh’s ta status. “I’m

not even sure the University isawar t,” h sad.

Similarly, Davies Bisset ’85,executive director o the Brown

University Sports Foundation,said he wasn’t aware the BrownFootball Association had lostta-mpt status. Bsst sad hdoes not know why the appro-prat rms wr t d ut,but th hag shud t maka signiicant dierence or thetba prgram.

“Having (the Brown Foot-ball Association) set up as tax-exempt is not critical,” he said,because the association doesn’t

r may dats. Mst th my rd by th tamcomes through the sports ounda-tion, not the ootball association,h sad. h Brw Ftba As-sociation is more concerned withcoordinating volunteer undrais-ers and alumni relations than withtg my, h sad.

“heir work is more impor-tant than their (tax) status,” Bissetsad. “W thk w’r just .”

D aily H erald B

City & Stateuesday, September 6, 2011

B cAitliN truJillo

Senior StaffWriter

Providence and Rhode Island gov-ernment oicials have chosenseven members to serve on a pow-erul commission designated to

rs th dpmt admad aaab by th rato Interstate 195. he commissionw dtrm wh w aqurad dp th ad.

Grr L Cha ’7P’4 sgd th b stabshgth mmss Juy atr thRhd Isad Gra Assmby passd t Ju 30, at th ta d ts rguar gsat sss.

he House and Senate amend-d a prus drat th b tud prss gg MayrAngel averas more power in theapptmt prss. h gs-lation allows averas to recom-md a st at ast s ppor Chaee to narrow down tothree potential commissioners. In wth th gsat, Chaselected Women and InantsHspta urs Barbara Hugr,Mtg Strt Sh Prsdt

rom averas’ picks, who wereannounced in an Aug. 23 pressras.

he legislation also providesSpeaker o the House GordonFox, D-Providence, with theopportunity to contribute three

names or consideration, romwhich Chaee selected one per-son — Kelly, who also made Fox’sst — as a m.

Chaee chose the remain-ing our commissioners, two o whm ha aats wth thUniversity — Adjunct Assistant

Proessor o Physiology BarrettBready ’99 MD’03, who is alsoth prsdt Jwry Dstrtbiotech company NABsys, andDiana Johnson MA’71, an artconsultant and past director o the David Winton Bell Gallery.Cha’s thr m s udMichael Van Leesten, the CEOo the Rhode Island branch o non-proit organization Oppor-

tunities Industrialization Center,and Colin Kane, a real-estate de-

velopment principal and Chaee’spk r th mmss’s har.

he nominees are now sub-

t shud m br th aspecial session commences in Oc-tober, said Senate Press Secretary Greg Pare. hough no date hasbeen set or the nominees’ con-

rmats, Sat CrpratsCommittee will review the nomi-nees and conduct public hearingsdurg th mth Sptmbrbeore making a recommendationt th u Sat, Par sad.

he amendment changing thedstrbut mats wasone o many to make the bill morepalatable to those who eared thecommission would grant toomuch power to the state, saidJh Mar, ut drtr th aday grup CmmCaus Rhd Isad.

“Everybody’s goal is or thisad t b dpd r th ty and state to maximize their po-

tential,” Marion said. But t he city and state have slightly dierent

primary objectives. Given thecity’s dire budget situation, itsoicials are concerned about gen-ratg addta ru rmprprty tas, wh th stat schiely ocused on job creation,

“his needs to be a partner-ship,” he said, “not a tyranny romth stat.”

he law also mandates thati tax-exempt institutions likeBrw purhas ay th ad,they must either enter into anagrmt wth th ty t makpaymts u tas r pay the ull value o property taxes.

he University has expressedinterest in developing the I-195

land, which neighbors the Jewelry Dstrt ad ts rty-pdWarr Aprt Mda Sh.

University administratorshp th “kwdg my”anchored by the Med School andaatd hsptas w tuto thrive, said Marisa Quinn,Brw’s prsdt pubaars ad Ursty rats.

But University Hall has notbeen approached to play a role th mmss, Qu sad.

he bill urther grants twoparcels o land to Johnson andWales University. It states theschool is potentially the soleparty interested in the land due toth pars’ sma szs ad thr

wd by Jhs ad Was.Community members ex-

pressed concerns about thepotential negative impact o al-lowing tax-exempt institutionsto purchase the I-195 land at aJune 29 House Finance Commit-tee hearing. But Richard Licht,the state’s director o administra-tion, testiied during the hearingthat institutions like Brown couldurther transorm the area into ascience and technology cluster,spurring economic development.

here was additional concernthat the bill’s authors worded thett s that t wud bt p-tential land developers beoreProvidence residents, Marionsaid. An initial drat o the billincluded a clause allowing in-dividuals ailiated with poten-tial buyers o the land to serveon the commission. Quinn said

Ursty as had hadin drating the bill, adding thatUniversity representatives mighthave attended public hearings onth mmss a uaapaty — ad wthut rg

Commissioners appointed to allot I-195 land

B sArAH MANcoNe

StaffWriter

Te Rhode Island Public ransitAuthority has proposed a 30 per-cent service reduction, includingth trmat a sr ar0 p.m., rsps t ts massbudgt dt.

RIPA held public hearingsthroughout the state during July and August to address proposedcuts. Te transit authority was slatedto decide on a proposal by Aug. 22,but the decision was postponed “tog RIPA mr tm t sdr

pub mmts, rprat ay suggsts ad rw thr ps-sible alternatives,” wrote RIPACEO Charles Odimgbe in an emailt T Hrad.

RIPA aces a $4.6 million short-all or scal year 2012 — a result o rdud ru rm th stat gasta ad hgh u sts r ts t.In past years, the General Assem-

by ad th grr ha attdRIPA uds, but g th stat’sdire nancial situation, no suchsut has b mad aaab.

Prpsd uts ud ma-tion o routes and route segments

and reduced service. I enacted, the

proposal would eliminate holiday bus service, all “Flex” services inNarragansett — which ofer pas-sgrs th pt ag a rd— and some “Park n’ Ride” services,whh prd r parkg ts rmmutrs takg mass trast.

Te cuts would afect 39 busruts ad 3 mmuts.

Ts s t th rst tm RIPAhas enacted major cuts. In 2008,the transit authority made service

rduts aftg 47 ruts admatg 20 bus drrs’ jbs.

T utbaks wud t hagthe University’s agreement withRIPA allowing students, aculty ad staf t rd r r.

Proposed reductions shouldnot have a signicant impact onstudents, wrote Elizabeth Gentry,assstat prsdt aaand administrative services, in an

ma t T Hrad.“Many o the routes that pass

thrugh Cg H ar w-tra-d ad, at ta ga, d’t ap-pear to be proposed or elimination

or service reduction,” Gentry wrote,thugh sh dd t that th m-nation o all bus service aer 10 p.m.ud aft studts.

he University reimbursesRIPA at a xed rate per ride, anarragmt that w tu r-gardless o changes made to the ser-

vices ofered, she wrote. Te Browncommunity uses RIPA servicesapproximately 32,000 times permonth, with hal that volume com-g rm studt us.

“We will minimize as much aspossible any negative impact” onriders, Odimgbe said. Te transportauthority plans to base its cuts on

the services riders say impact themmost during the hearings, he added.“I do not believe we are going toa ay hagg ut t dry.”

Brw ds t urrty haany plans to change transportationservices in response to the proposedrduts, sad Rhard Sps, -ut prsdt r pagand senior adviser to the president.

RIPTA proposes 30percent service reduction

cotiud o pg 4

CAMPUS NEWS

IRS revokes tax-exempt status of

ve Brown-afliated nonprots

Documents

September 6, 2011 issue