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poll shows
ology Laboratory in Woods Hole,
After months of planning, Brown Mass., he said.
is set to unveil a new multimillion- “At this time, computers are like
dollar supercomputer today. libraries and laboratories,” Hest- By Max Godnick
The result of a partnership with haven said. “It’s not about physics Staff Writer
IBM to boost the University’s re- or engineering or science, but about
search capacity and visibility, the research.” Substance use among students has
high-performance computing clus- Today’s official ribbon-cutting stayed relatively unchanged from
ter will allow researchers from all ceremony, featuring speeches by two years ago, according to a recent
disciplines to conduct powerful, Gov. Donald Carcieri ’65, Mayor Herald poll. The data also showed
complicated data analyses. David Cicilline ’83 and IBM’s Vice that more males used marijuana than
Researchers and faculty have President of Technology, Nick Bo- females and that more upperclassmen
been seeking an advanced com- wen, marks the conclusion of the used alcohol than freshmen.
putational system for more than years-long effort to streamline com-
three years, said Professor of Ap- putational research at the University Herald Poll
plied Mathematics Jan Hesthaven, and bring first-rate equipment to the
who, along with Vice President for state, Briant said. The poll found that 77.9 percent of
Research Clyde Briant and Vice “This is a big step forward for us students used alcohol in the month
President for Computing and In- at Brown,” Briant said. before the poll — which was admin-
formation Services Michael Pickett, istered between Nov. 2 and Nov. 4
led the initiative to bring the system ‘A vision’ — 32.3 percent used marijuana and
to the University. Hesthaven, who will direct the 18.3 percent used tobacco. Prescrip-
The system, which will be the Nick Sinnott-Armstrong / Herald computational center, said he first tion painkillers (3.9 percent), amphet-
most powerful supercomputer in A new supercomputer at 180 George St. greatly expands the process- broached the concept of assembling amines (3.8 percent) and cocaine (2.6
ing power available to Brown researchers on campus.
Rhode Island and is capable of per- a computing cluster at Brown three percent) were the next-most prevalent
forming 14 trillion operations per tution that would like to be at the The supercomputing network, years ago, when he saw a dearth of substances used in the one-month
second, will be open to educational top of its class without having this located in the Center for Computa- effective computing power. A cen- period. These results were nearly iden-
and research institutions across the type of facility,” Hesthaven said. tion and Visualization at 180 George trally located, high-performance tical to those of the fall 2007 Herald
state, Hesthaven said. “Think of it as a necessity rather St., will provide opportunities to poll.
“You can’t have a research insti- than a luxury.” collaborate with other research continued on page 2 Mischa Steiner ’10, head of Brown’s
chapter of Students for a Sensible
PE class instructors
interests than a non-member?”
Those were the key questions
that Harvard Law Professor Lani
C ampus N EWS “It’s not just a toy for the select few.”
— Jan Hesthaven, prof. of applied math, on a new campus supercomputer
Herald Poll: 3 in 4 students use alcohol In the past month, which of the
following substances — not
continued from page 1 percent of males reported using mari- any regrets,” Mantak said, adding prescribed to you — have you used?
juana in the time period, but only 26.4 that there was “a learning process”
Amphetamine use “would be much percent of females did the same. for freshman drinkers. “With younger Alcohol 77.9%
higher around finals, and cocaine use Steiner wrote that the finding “ap- students, drinking is more episodic. Marijuana 32.3%
would be much higher around Spring plies to drug use in general: Men are Students may not drink for a month
Weekend,” Steiner wrote. “Especially more likely to engage in risk-taking but then may drink in a way that prob- Tobacco 18.3%
for drugs such as mushrooms and acid, behavior than women.” lems might be experienced.” Prescription Painkillers 3.9%
I think the one-month period doesn’t Mantak said these patterns could Both Mantak and Senior Associate
Amphetamines 3.8%
give an accurate use rate, since even a be tied to other substance abuse dis- Dean for Student Life Allen Ward said
regular user of acid often doesn’t use parities between genders. She cited they were pleased at the lower level (including prescription stimulants)
as often as once a month.” body size, body composition and of freshman drinking. Cocaine 2.6%
Director of Health Education Fran- levels of liver enzymes as possible “We encourage all students to 1.3%
Ecstasy (MDMA)
ces Mantak ’88 said the figures are reasons for the disparity. abide by the laws of Rhode Island,”
consistent with similar polling done “College males drink more than fe- Ward said. Speaking specifically about Psychedelic Mushrooms 1.3%
by Health Services, but added that males, so it’s not surprising in light of first-years, he added, “During orienta- LSD 1.0%
certain data might be skewed due to those consistent statistics,” she said. tion, the message we try to deliver
the face-to-face administering of The The gender gap in marijuana use is to make wise decisions around Opium 0.7%
Herald’s survey. was not surprising, said one male alcohol, plan in advance, think about Nitrous Oxide 0.3%
“The importance of what our peers student. how you will handle and manage
Phencyclidine (PCP) 0.3%
think about us is very real,” Mantak “Guys get very into the methods alcohol.”
said, adding that students sometime behind smoking pot,” said Avery The statistics seemed reasonable Heroin 0.0%
exaggerate their alcohol use. “Stu- Houser ’12. “The rolling papers, the to some students. 0.4%
Other
dents perceive that others drink more blunts, the vapes — the whole perva- “Last year, I drank a lot more in the
than they actually do.” siveness of the methodology leads to beginning,” said Bryan Coleman ’12. None of the Above 19.8%
Mantak said she doubted that so a machismo effect. Which guy owns “I could see how older students drink Don’t Know / No answer 0.9%
many more students used marijuana the vape or who can roll the best joint more. They have a better handle on
than tobacco in the last month. becomes very important.” life and their schedule, so they can
“I would be curious about the According to the survey, a signifi- find more time to go out and party.” The Herald poll was conducted margins of error were 6.9 percent and
stigma of admitting to tobacco use cantly higher number of non-fresh- Houser said, “Last year, we would from Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 and has 4.2 percent, respectively. A total of 687
as compared to using marijuana,” she men reported drinking alcohol in the drink to get drunk on the weekends. a 3.6 percent margin of error with 95 Brown undergraduates completed the
said. “Some people believe there are period than first-years, 82.8 percent But this year there’s rarely a night percent confidence. For male-only poll, which The Herald administered
no health effects related to marijuana, to 67.8 percent. that goes by where I don’t have at data and female-only data, the mar- as a written questionnaire to students
while they are clear about the negative “Older students are probably drink- least a beer. It becomes much more gins of error were 5.2 percent and 4.9 in the University Mail Room at J. Wal-
repercussions of tobacco.” ing more frequently, but not drinking an upperclassman’s life, but not to the percent, respectively. For freshman- ter Wilson during the day and in the
The Herald poll found that 39.1 to the point where they would have point of drunkenness as much.” only data and non-freshman data, the Sciences Library at night.
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fered affordable equipment and free tally friendly,” he said. “It’s a much ducts research in developmental and
the Brown
consulting to jumpstart the creation greener way of doing things.” The evolutionary biology. “My work is
of the supercomputer, Briant said. promise of future collaborative state- absolutely dependent upon high-
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Friday, November 20, 2009 THE BROWN DAILY HERALD Page 3
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Bears to face Lions
in season’s final game
By Dan Alexander the ball in the air. And our pass
Senior Staf f Writer rush has to get home.”
The Lions will likely blitz
When Brown defeated Colum- Newhall-Caballero often this
bia in a preseason scrimmage weekend, and it will be up to
in August, the Bears didn’t even the Brown quarterback and of-
know who their star ting quar- fensive line in front of him to
terback would be. Now, Kyle keep the Bears’ passing attack
Newhall-Caballero ’11 is at the alive.
top of nearly ever y statistical But Brown r unning back
passing categor y in the league. Spiro Theodhosi ’12 — who has
And when the Bears meet the 305 r ushing yards in the last
Lions for the final regular season two games — will probably get
game on Saturday, the game may plenty of touches, too. Against a
rest on his throwing arm. Columbia defense that is second-
Newhall-Caballero leads the to-last in the league against the
Ivy League in completions, yards rush, the Bears may keep it on
and touchdowns. But he is also the ground.
second-worst in the Ancient The Lions’ attack — which Alex Bell / Herald
Eight in interceptions, with 12 will be directed by quarterback Author Jim Sleeper (left) and Harvard law professor Lani Guinier discussed race representation Thursday.
on the season. This Saturday, M.A. Olawale — is typically
he will face Columbia, whose
defense has a league-leading 18
run-focused. After missing two
games to injur y, Olawale stepped Forum explores race’s role in representation
interceptions on the season. in during the third quarter for
Columbia is “a dangerous Columbia last week and eventu-
continued from page 1
football team that has had op- ally scored the winning touch- diminishing returns ... in ways that Hispanics in the room would have
portunities to explode on both down over Cornell. quires representatives to “carr y recapitulate the problems we’re try- one congressman, the Orthodox
sides of the football,” said Brown Olawale is a threat through forward their mandates” from their ing to solve.” Jews would have another congress-
Head Coach Phil Estes. “The one the air and on the ground, having constituents. “There are reasons why that man — it doesn’t make sense,”
thing I look at that stands out passed 157 times and rushed 111 A third “descriptive” view of rep- makes sense in a transitional way, Sleeper said.
is their pass defense. It’s ver y times this season. resentation follows the thinking that but there are reasons why we should He also expressed concern that
good. … They really do a good “Olawale is tough to tackle,” members of a certain ethnic group move beyond it,” he said. some policies pressure people to
job of putting pressure on the Wilson said. “When you turn him can trust a representative whose To get beyond racism, Sleeper identify with specific ethnic back-
quar terback and making him loose and let him run the ball background is similar and who can advocated taking into account race grounds when they might not oth-
sometimes throw into some bad and he protects the football, he’s understand their needs. only temporarily so as not to per- erwise do so.
coverage.” tough to get down.” But the flaw in all of these models manently “freeze-frame people into “I am not saying that a person
Columbia Head Coach Nor- Against a Brown defense that of representation, she said, is that racial identities.” should not choose to spend their life
ries Wilson knows the challenge held Dar tmouth’s scrambling “our commitment to representation Sleeper said President Obama enriching and affirming an ethno-
his team will face in stopping quarterback Greg Patton to just in this country is a commitment to sets a positive example by taking racial identity,” Sleeper said, noting
Brown’s offense this weekend. 35 yards on 19 carries last week a winner-take-all system.” pride in being from the heavily Afri- that people should commit to an
“The quar terback is a good and that gives up — on average She said certain members of can-American South Side of Chicago identity freely.
player,” Wilson said. “And then — just 86.8 yards per game, the ethnic groups that do not have ma- without expecting special treatment “No one should feel incentiv-
you’ve got wideouts that you Lions will probably look to the jorities in their districts do not feel for his race. ized, corralled or coerced by well-
probably couldn’t triple-cover air more often this weekend. represented because they cannot “I do think he walked us through meaning, redress-oriented methods
to keep them from getting the The Bears are last in the Ivy elect leaders sympathetic to them. what ... we should be going through into making an identification” that
ball. So we’ve got our work cut League in passing defense, hav- “It is by focusing on the way in in terms of graduating from the kind does not come from deep and true
out for us.” ing given up 246.8 passing yards which blacks and other people of of racial color-coding,” he said. reflection, he added.
Wilson said his team has had per game. Then again, the Brown color are represented that we can Sleeper said he spent time for- Both speakers said a propor-
trouble defending the deep ball defense is second in the league begin to see the flaws in the system mulating his position while living tional system of representation, in
on defense this year. And he in interceptions — behind only itself,” Guinier said. in Brooklyn, where he originally which there are no districts, is one
knows Brown has had big plays Columbia. She compared the plight of saw districts subdivided to block potential way to improve minority
all year. Brown “is a lot like Har vard, minorities in America to the pro- blacks from gaining political majori- representation.
“They’ve got experienced where they don’t have any kinks verbial warning of the canary in a ties. In that extreme case, he said, “But once you have proportional
wideouts who are used to catch- in their armor in any phase,” Wil- coal mine. redistricting with regard to race was representation, you have to under-
ing deep balls and taking them son said. His Lions are “really go- “The experience of those who a “necessary step.” stand what that means,” Sleeper said
the distance,” Wilson said. “We’ve ing to have to play their butts off have been left out is often a diagnos- But now, he argues, the govern- in response to an audience mem-
got to do a better job of playing to have a chance in this one.” tic tool to help us all to see what’s ment has gone too far with re-draw- ber’s question. “I may go the polls
wrong with the atmosphere more ing districts to include more blacks, and vote as a white man, but I also
Head-to-Head generally,” she said.
Sleeper, author of the 1997 book
citing one New York district shaped
like Bullwinkle to include the poor-
may go to the polls and vote as a
homeowner rather than as a tenant.
“Liberal Racism,” called Guinier’s est households in the area. Or I may go to the polls and vote as
Brown v. Columbia
analogy of the canary in the coal “If people in this neighborhood a professor rather than as a working
6-3 (4-2 Ivy) Records 3-6 (2-4 Ivy) mine “an apt one,” but warned that wanted to get together to discuss guy. What you decide to vote on the
by implementing policies based on what was happening with federal basis of is totally up to you under
25.2 pts/game Scoring Offense 21.9 pts/game race “we’re beginning to experience funding for their school board, the proportional representation.”
18.8 pts/game Scoring Defense 22.9 pts/game
130.4 yds/game Rushing Offense 144.2 yds/game
269.9 yds/game Passing Offense 172.4 yds/game
C ampus N EWS “You’re having a blast, but you walk out burning 600 calories.”
— Sadie Kurzban ’12, who teaches Zumba classes on campus
Out of the classroom, into the gym Two ‘ultimate’ Bears earn
continued from page 1 exercise with actual participation
in fitness programs.
about body and emotion — it’s
more like a full-on dance party
trip to world championship
20 years. After retiring at the end than the average aerobics class. By Zung Nguyen Vu players meet each year.
of last year, Lynch did anything Exercising ‘another part of Kurzban keeps the room lively and Contributing Writer “It’s the best frisbee there is —
but give up the game and instead themselves’ lighthearted, cracking jokes and much more competitive and fast
continues to teach squash and An assistant professor of art making the 50-minute class “fly Two players with Brown ties have than college frisbee,” Kawai said.
tennis to beginners and interme- and visual culture at Rutgers Uni- by,” said Sam Karshenboym ’12, earned an invitation to ultimate Ziperstein, who plays as a down-
diate-level players in Brown’s PE versity, Tanya Sheehan PhD ’05 a Zumba devotee. frisbee’s biggest stage — the 2010 field cutter, said on-field positions
classes. spends half her week in New Jer- Kurzban grew up in Miami, sur- World Ultimate Club Champion- are much more specialized in club
During varsity practices, Lynch sey. But when she comes home rounded by Latin dance, and has ships. ultimate.
said, the emphasis is on “getting to Providence, she exchanges De- been going to the gym regularly Hana Kawai’s ’10.5 and Josh “Socially, it’s ver y different,”
ready to beat Har vard and win gas’ “The Dance Class” for the real since the age of 10. Zumba, with Ziperstein’s ’05 teams both earned Ziperstein said. “With the Brown
matches” and on improving mental thing, teaching hip-hop and jazz its dual emphasis on fitness and spots in the tournament after suc- team you’re playing with your best
preparedness to supplement the funk at Brown. Latin-inspired moves, fit naturally cess at this year’s Ultimate Players friends. You play, then go to the
skill varsity athletes already have. While Sheehan was a graduate into her interests. Association Club Championship, Ratty together — it’s the best thing
But in his PE classes? There’s “a student here, the University only Kurzban first discovered Zum- where Ziperstein’s team won the imaginable.”
lot more laughter,” he said. offered ballet for those interested ba in 10th grade and was imme- tournament’s open division and At the club level, “most players
in dance, she said. She proposed diately hooked, she said. By her Kawai’s finished second in the are people with real jobs with time
From brains to bikes a hip-hop class in 2000 — it was senior year of high school, she was women’s division. commitments, and this is their way
Senior Lecturer in Neurosci- “what students really wanted to substitute-teaching her class, and Kawai’s Boston-based club of having fun,” Kawai said. “Peo-
ence John Stein connects his work- take,” especially those without earned her certifications as a per- Brute Squad lost to a team from ple always recognize each other
out to his other passion — human prior experience in dance, she sonal trainer and Zumba instructor San Francisco in the finals of the at tournaments, and the fact that
physiology. Stein, who has biked had found. the summer before college. tournament, which took place from many people don’t consider it a
seriously for 17 years, teaches both When Kurzban came to college, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. Chain Lightning, real sport adds on to its cult-ish
spinning classes and BIOL 0800: FEATURE she also brought Zumba to Brown Ziperstein’s Atlanta-based team, image.”
“Principles of Physiology.” — and when she taught the class beat a team from the San Francisco Since graduating from Brown in
For someone who “enjoys Sheehan, who had run a sum- her freshman year, it was immedi- Bay Area to win its first national 2005, Ziperstein has kept in close
teaching in general,” as Stein does, mer dance program, brought her ately over-enrolled, she said. championship. touch with many friends from the
leading a PE class is a chance to knowledge to the classes she Zumba “should feel like danc- “It’s a pretty huge deal to win Brown team, he said. Playing club
try a “different type of teaching” began teaching at Brown. Her ing with friends,” she said. “You’re the national championship,” Ziper- frisbee even brought him his first
— one that replaces lectures and hip-hop classes were extremely having a blast, but you walk out stein said. post-college job at Massachusetts
slides with “music and exercise,” popular, she said, drawing multiple burning 600 calories.” The world championships will General Hospital — a doctor with
he said. sections with 40 people each. “It helps your heart and mus- be held in Prague, Czech Republic, whom Ziperstein played offered
Still, his seemingly different Now she only teaches one cles,” Kurzban said, adding that in July. him a position.
interests intersect. When teaching section of about 20 people on she thinks that “not enough kids at Ultimate frisbee, a limited-con- Because club teams do not usu-
physiology, professors always “use the weekends, she said. Sheehan Brown get enough exercise.” tact team sport invented in the late ally have a coach, team members
exercise as the extreme example,” thinks the class is so popular be- Students started approaching 1960s by a high school student have to take care of the logistics on
he said. “Exercise puts stress on cause it’s a fun workout with direct Kurzban for advice on how to best from Maplewood, N.J., has grown their own, including fundraising,
the body, but not the negative results: Students learn moves in tone different muscle groups, and in popularity in recent years, espe- publicity, practices and transpor-
type.” class, then show them off later in response, she created a second cially on college campuses. The tation.
In his spinning class, Stein does that evening, she said. class to help students build their sport, played seven-a-side at the Practices take place every week-
the reverse too: He goes into the “People surprise themselves,” muscle strength. The class, “Bra- club level, combines features of end, and Brown students playing
physiology behind the workout, ex- she said, with how much they im- zilian Sculpt,” Kurzban said, works frisbee, football and soccer. for Boston teams must learn to
plaining topics such as the body’s prove. on students’ “muscular endurance Kawai’s interest in ultimate work out their academic and social
switch from using aerobic to an- It’s good for students to “chal- and flexibility” to Brazilian music frisbee star ted in high school, responsibilities accordingly.
aerobic energy during a workout. lenge themselves outside of their — with a focus on the “stereotypi- and she played for the U.S. junior Kawai travels to Boston ever y
He also creates custom playlists to comfort zone,” Sheehan said, es- cally Brazilian areas: sexy abs and national team before coming to Friday, staying at a friend’s for the
accompany his classes, drawing on pecially when they are so focused super strong legs and glutes.” Brown. Kawai, who is also a mem- night, and then returns to Brown,
his experience working as a disc on their work. As Brown’s only Zumba instruc- ber of Brown’s women’s club fris- where she is double-concentrating
jockey in college. “Grad students especially don’t tor, Kurzban teaches four sessions bee team, “Disco Inferno,” played in education and ethnic studies and
While seeing their neuro do a lot of extracurricular activi- of the dance class and two sections for Brute Squad this fall and will currently working on a thesis.
professor on a bike instead of ties,” she said. Dance classes give of Brazilian sculpt. “For one hour compete for Brown in the spring, Ziperstein graduated from
at a podium may be a shock for them the chance to “exercise an- each day, I don’t have to worr y she said. Brown with a degree in bio-engi-
some students, Stein thinks most other part of themselves — the about anything else,” she said. “I Ziperstein, who played soccer neering and now attends medical
don’t even realize it’s him at first. mind in relationship to body and leave whatever else is going on and in high school, decided to switch school at Emor y University.
In time, Stein said he dreams of emotion.” go in with super high energy.” to frisbee after he was admitted “Sports is a microcosm of life,”
bringing together the two types Kurzban said she plans to to Brown and heard it had a good he said. “All the skills you need to
of classes he teaches, perhaps Learning Latin rhythms expand Zumba beyond Brown’s ultimate team. play at this level are useful time
developing a first-year seminar A typical Zumba class, as taught campus by combining her “love for “Most people chose colleges and again for life, medical school
that would combine the study of by Sadie Kurzban ’12, is also all working out” with her “passion for based on the sport,” he said, “but I and friends.”
helping people who don’t have a ended up choosing the sport based Though Kawai and Ziperstein
lot.” Next semester, she will begin on the college.” are excited about qualifying for the
teaching Zumba to students in lo- Besides playing for the Brown world championship, both are un-
cal public high schools. team, Ziperstein star ted play- sure whether they will attend. The
“Rising obesity strongly corre- ing with a club team in Boston time of the tournament may clash
lates with lower incomes,” Kurzban his sophomore year. Now living with medical research Ziperstein
said, and by encouraging kids to in Atlanta, he has played with will be performing abroad, while
work out, she hopes to help them Chain Lightning for the last three Kawai’s team will need to raise a
with weight loss and with develop- years. substantial amount of money and
ing “motivation and confidence in Because there is no profession- take care of other logistics in order
general.” al ultimate frisbee league, the club to travel to the tournament.
championship is where the best
J ulia streuli
t h e n e w s i n i m ag e s d i a m o n d s a n d c oa l
A diamond to Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, who received a “Leadership for Change
through Education Award” from Brown on Wednesday. It’s a pretty sweet deal, apparently — the
award comes with a lovely plaque, an honorarium and the resumes of 500 Brown seniors who got
turned down for consulting jobs.
Coal to the suspects in this week’s crime log who stole two of those fancy chairs from the Rock.
But an even bigger coal to the snoozing library guard who was probably too busy telling us we can’t
bring our coffee inside to notice the thieves rolling out the exit.
5
A diamond for effort to the D’Abate elementary schooler enrolled in a Brown-sponsored after-
school program who identified her favorite grain as “pizza.” This lesson was brought to you the letter
6 and the number potato.
A “low-hanging fruit” coal to those lovable parliamentarians on UCS, which this week didn’t pass
c a l e n da r a motion to let motions pass by a simple majority because the motion received only a simple majority.
We can’t make this stuff up.
Today, november 20 saturday, november 21
A cubic zirconium to the 38.1 percent of students who told The Herald they were concerned
5:30 pm — Explaining Disease Through 8 PM — The Brown Jabberwocks about their ability to fund their education. We’d really love to give you all diamonds, but print journal-
Witchcraft: The Example of HIV/AIDS Present The BAM! Benefit Concert, ism ain’t exactly lucrative right now either.
In Zimbabwe, Haffenreffer Museum at List 120
Manning Hall Last but not least, a diamond to the men’s soccer team, which stormed into the second round of
8 pm — Body and Sole’s Fall Dance the NCAA tournament with a 103rd-minute goal that gave the Bears a 1-0, double-overtime victory
8 pm — Gilbert and Sullivan Presents: Concert, Ashamu Dance Studio against Stony Brook last night. You may have barely eked out the victory, but that’s the great thing
“The Gondoliers,” Alumnae Hall about the playoffs — postseason games are always S/NC. Good luck in the next round!
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