Page Head coach inducted into Hall of Fame Simmons prepares for Fens expansion Page Basketball coach Tony Price has won numerous awards and was recent- The Fens cafeteria will soon expand to accomodate more students, 12 ly inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Worcester State College. food, and the growing campus. 3

Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Si n c e 1922 No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Vo l u m e 88 Iss u e 6 This is part one of a two part series exploring the issues surrounding Dan Cheever’s compensation package and the School of Management loan. Faculty criticize compensa- tion package, SOM loan

By Beth Maclin en Drinan’s Board chairmanship to St a f f Wr i t e r be affected by the decisions. Quinn also said that bring- Faculty critics of President Dan ing the discussion to the faculty Cheever’s $2.8 million compen- and staff was part of the Board’s sation package say their concerns attempt to be more transparent in are institutional, not personal, and its financial decisions. She said that do not reflect their feelings about one criticism she has of Cheever’s his leadership and what he did for presidency was that the faculty and Simmons. staff were not educated about the But most express shock at the financial situation. amount he is receiving at a time of But faculty critics say they tight budgeting for many academic were not informed about the deci- programs. To some, it appears the sion until after the fact, and that in- College trustees can find funds formation has come out slowly on when they want to. the specifics of the package. Few Critics also point to the $4.5 say the process was as transparent million loan given to the School of as Quinn described it–at least in Management (SOM), which has the decision-making process. experienced lagging enrollment in “I recognize that the Board recent years, as an illustration of has ultimate fiduciary responsibil- this issue. ity for the college, and certainly Re n e e Fr o j o Meanwhile, Simmons full- presidential pay falls under the Senior Elaine Stefanopoulos celebrates near Fenway Park after the Red Sox won the World Series on Sunday night. time assistant, associate, and ten- purview, that’s a Board decision ured professors are paid in the 80 not a faculty decision. But, by the percentile of university professors, same token, it was kind of a bomb- but rank below the mean and me- shell that the decision making pro- dian when compared to 18 compa- cess wasn’t very transparent,” said Committee searches for provost to rable schools. Geoff Turner, associate professor CAS faculty: overlooked, under of psychology. work with president funded Jyoti Puri, chair of the sociol- By Renée Frojo the income stream, and better rep- wide. They will also provide over- Cheever’s compensation ogy department and director of the St a f f Wr i t e r resent Simmons at regional and sight to the deans and academic package resulted from a series gender and cultural studies gradu- national meetings of other colleges administration, including the office of decisions made over 11 years, ate program, agreed that there has As Simmons grows in size and ex- and universities. However, in or- of sponsored research, the library, starting with his initial 1995 con- been a lack of transparency around pands its global initiatives, college der to accomplish this, Scrimshaw the registrar, the career education tract. The decision to loan the SOM the issue, which makes her uncom- officials have begun the search for cannot be as deeply involved in the center, and the study abroad pro- the necessary funds to receive ac- fortable. a provost that will work alongside day-to-day running of the college, gram, according to the Alumnet creditation was made earlier this “I don’t like the fact that President Susan Scrimshaw as the according to the meeting notes. Web site. year. Faculty salaries, stalled in there isn’t transparency around chief academic officer. “Simmons has grown and The provost will have some the 1990s, rose from the 65 percen- these kinds of major investments “Simmons has become large changed,” said Mary Gilfus, Presi- engagement with the students, but tile to the 80 percentile, but today we make as a college,” said Puri. and complicated,” said Dean Mi- dent of the Faculty Senate and not as much as some of the other remain below that of many compa- “I do feel like the way they came to chele Cloonan, co-chair of the Pro- a representative on the Provost members of the president’s council. rable institutions, according to a that decision has not been transpar- vost Search Committee. “It’s called Search Committee. “We may have “I think the provost and the presi- faculty study. ent enough.” Simmons College but we’re really needed an all-college academic of- dent will engage in different ways,” Lucia Quinn sat on the Board Puri also said that she was a small university, and we actually ficer before, but it is clear that we Cloonan said. “The provost deals a of Trustees when key decisions not happy that the Board dealt with have more graduate students than need one now. We have an under- little more indirectly with students were taken. “I was in the room for the announcement of the compen- undergrads, but there really hasn’t graduate college and five gradu- in the programs that the provost many decisions made,” she said. sation amount because she was been anybody who can help to ate programs; each has different helps to shape at Simmons.” She chaired the Trustees from brought back to campus early to shape and direct and raise money calendars and schedule, different The Provost Search Com- 2004-2007, and now chairs the be briefed on the issue so that she for these programs.” policies, and many needs for fund- mittee, chosen last year, has spent compensation committee. could help “soften the blow.” President Scrimshaw intro- ing and space to deal with rapid several months discussing how a In June, Quinn informed Many faculty group together duced the idea of a provost to the growth over the past few years.” provost job description should be faculty and staff of the Cheever Cheever’s compensation pack- faculty at a College of Arts and The provost will serve as crafted to fit Simmons, according compensation package amount, age and the SOM loan because of Sciences (CAS) faculty meeting in second in command to President to Gilfus. Led by Dean Diane Ray- aware that information would soon the close proximity in which they January of last semester. Scrimshaw and have oversight of mond and co-chaired by Michele be made public with the 990, a tax were announced and because both Because former president all academic college-wide affairs. Cloonan, the 17-person committee form all not-for-profits have to file. involve large sums of money, ac- Dan Cheever strengthened the fi- Along with Scrimshaw, the provost is constituted of four other staff “I was very concerned about cording to Diane Raymond, CAS nances and infrastructure of the will work with the senior staff and members, nine faculty, two trust- helping people to understand this dean and professor of philosophy college when he was in office, faculty to shape and drive the aca- ees, as well as one graduate and wasn’t as dramatic a situation as and women’s studies. Scrimshaw is now free to raise demic vision of the college, unite some would like to make it,” Quinn Simmons’ visibility, start another academic planning and manage- Provost see page 3 said in a phone interview. She did Cheever see page 3 fundraising campaign, diversify ment, and create synergy college- not want the start of President Su- san Scrimshaw’s presidency or Hel-

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The Simmons Si m m o n s i n Br i e f Voice BSO sponsors dance ASA hosts karaoke night Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin The Black Student Organization (BSO) hosted the Hidden Gems dance The Asian Student Association (ASA) hosted their annual karaoke night [email protected] last Saturday in the Holmes Sports Center on the residence campus. Hid- last Friday in Quadside Café from 7:30-11 p.m. It was a Halloween- den Gems was not as successful as previous events, according to France themed event, and students were encouraged to dress up in costumes. Managing Editor Belizaire, BSO president. The group “is striving to not only be a social The ASA awarded prizes for the two best costumes and the three best Renée Frojo [email protected] organization, but also more educational and political,” said Belizaire. singers. The event “has not gotten us down because we are looking to do bigger and better things.” News Editor Students, families participate in family Traci Farrell [email protected] weekend events Trustees attend library event The Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) hosted Sim- Assistant News Editor Trustees of the college were on campus for an event in recognition of Lucia Cordon mons’ annual Family weekend on Oct. 19-21. Students and their families [email protected] major gifts to the college, many of which were donated specifically to participated in events such as dining at Vinny T’s Italian restaurant, see- the library. The event was held on Oct. 24 on the first floor of Beatley ing the musical Wicked, and sitting in on classes. The field hockey, vol- Library. Simmons also invited Boston-area librarians to the event, which leyball, and crew teams all competed in matches as well. The weekend Opinions Editor was sponsored by the Office of Advancement’s Donor Relations Office. Nora Levy concluded with the President’s Brunch at The Charles Hotel on Sunday [email protected] morning, where families had the opportunity to meet President Scrim- shaw and her spouse Allan Stern. Features Editor Kristin Pitts [email protected] Senior class hosts annual Witches’ Brew

A&E Editor Seniors attended the annual Witches’ Brew on Oct. 26. The event, which Catalina Rojo used to be held in the Evans Hall basement, took place at Church this [email protected] year, a new bar in the Fenway area. Students were encouraged to wear costumes, and prizes were awarded for the best dressed students. Profes- Sciences Editor sor Bob White won the costume contest for the scariest costume. The Kimberly Tran students had to pay $5 for an admittance ticket to the Witches’ Brew, [email protected] which serves as a fundraiser for the senior class.

Diversions Editor Meredith Blake meredith.blake@simmons. Re n e e Fr o j o edu President Scrimshaw, a trustee, and Scrimshaw’s spouse Allan Stern attended the library event last week. Photo Editor Hannah Morrow hannah.morrow@simmons. Simmons restarts college-prep program edu Upward Bound starts new year despite lack of funds Business Manager Christina Lenis By Traci Farrell [email protected] now,” Meacham said. which is located in the Park Sci- St a f f Wr i t e r Simmons students who ence Center. There is a shortage of would like to work directly with staff, and the program needs help Copy Editor Members of Upward Bound, a col- the high school students should with data entry and organizing the Jessica Rudis lege preparatory support program, be able to commit four hours each office. [email protected] spoke to student senators at last week. While it is preferable that Upward Bound would be in week’s Student Government Asso- the hours are all on the same day, its seventeenth year at Simmons if Jennifer Rheaume jennifer.rheaume@simmons. ciation (SGA) meeting. volunteers could also work for two they had not lost funding. Students edu The program recently lost hours twice a week. must have successfully completed funding after scoring four points eighth grade to start the program, short on performance tests. The Pr o v i d e d b y Fr a n c e Be l i z a ir e and must have maintained a grade Upward Bound students head into Staff Writers decision will be appealed to the point average of at least 2.5 or Genzyme. Shannon Brown, Erika Fields, Education Committee, said Anu higher. They must also be either Kate Clavet, Anna Dipietro, Meacham, program director of Up- “We need to en- low-income and/or first-generation Caitlin Mazzola, Ashley and English. Volunteers would be Morris, Carley Caldas ward Bound at Simmons. potential college students, accord- Upward Bound, federally courage them to responsible for homework supervi- ing to the Simmons Upward Bound funded by a grant that serves 50 renew our grant.” sion, making sure students do their Web site. Adviser participants, works with high homework correctly, and tutoring A first-generation student Dan Connell school students from Boston Pub- if necessary. ~An u Me a c h a m , means that neither parent has [email protected] lic Schools who are low-income, Simmons students who are earned a 4-year post-secondary de- Up w a r d Bo u n d p r o g r a m first generation and college-bound. unable to commit to tutoring, but gree from a college or university. d i r e c t o r The Simmons Voice is the The program acts as a support net- would still like to be involved with Federally defined, low-income is only student-run weekly work and offers students help with Upward Bound, are encouraged $27,150 or less for a family of four. publication and student college applications, essays, and to sign letters and call congress- There will be a meeting for body public forum of Sim- other schoolwork. men and senators to urge them to the high school students and their mons College. The paper is The program needs volun- The students typically come put pressure on the Department of parents on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the published each Thursday Education. and distributed free to the teers to help the high school stu- to Simmons from 2-6 p.m. Mon- Park Science Center. The meeting Simmons community. dents because funding is so low, day through Thursday. They will “We need to encourage them will focus on informing the fami- Meacham said. Seniors are being be starting on Nov. 5 this year. to renew our grant,” Meacham lies of what is going on and receiv- “left out in the cold” because they There are currently 15 high school said. ing feedback from them. Advertising do not have the “counseling and seniors interested in participating President Scrimshaw “is ea- For more information, con- For advertising rates, con- ger to continue similar services” tact the office by email at mentorship to help guide them in this year. There are usually around tact Anu Meacham in the Upward [email protected]. the right steps.” 50 seniors, but some have found for the local high school students Bound office, which is located in Proofreading the students’ other programs, Meacham said. as well, Meacham said. the Park Science Center in rooms college application essays and Upward Bound also works Meacham said that another 126-28. Meacham can also be helping with other parts of the col- with students in grades nine to 12 way to be involved with Upward reached at ext. 2622. lege process are “most critical right in other subjects like math, science, Bound is by working in the office,

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Cheever percentile of AAUP for schools of Fens expansion provides more choices continued from page 1 Simmons type. And we did do that; we accomplished that goal several By Meredith Blake said. The company foresees “start- community, and to have us off in “I think for many faculty and years ago,” he said. St a f f Wr i t e r ing construction in March ... [with] this little unrenovated corner [is staff, the amount of money feels temporary partitions,” that will wrong].” very un-Simmons like. I think that Simmons plans to expand the Fens make it much darker inside. “In Janet Fishstein, the director amount of money feels so far be- “I think for many cafeteria before the start of fall se- May on graduation [it] will be of facilites, said that her office re- yond what is typical of Simmons mester next year. On Monday, Oct. completely closed off.” alizes the importance of the issue, that people were shocked just by faculty and staff, 22, the community got to see the There will be seven food but the faculty will not be receiving the amount,” Raymond said. plans for the project at the Fens stations in the new Fens that will a new dining area any time soon. “In addition, the year that he the amount of Dining Facility Expansion presen- revolve around the salad bar. Bar “It’s a question of limited space, got the compensation package was tation. height tables, with bar height and limited available resources,” a year when the budget was very money feels very At the presentation Alex chairs will be scattered throughout she said. tight and almost all the units had to un-Simmons like. I Adkins, from the DiMella Shaffer the seating areas “to provide some Many are skeptical about make cuts at that time. So I think architectural firm, explained the variety of seating,” Adkins said. whether the project will be finished that the faculty and staff feel that think that amount company’s plans and the opportu- He added that the glass wall facing by its scheduled time. DiMella the disparity between was what nities that the new dining hall will outside would “be interrupted with Shaffer said that it may take until going on, vis-a-vis this package, of money feels so present to students. brick and glazing.” Labor Day for all the work to be is somewhat disconcerting,” she far beyond what is The new Fens cafeteria will “Increasing the recycling pro- completed. To help make the con- said. have a larger kitchen, seating area, gram,” will be a priority, accord- struction go faster they plan “to Some faculty are especially typical of Simmons and space where food is served. ing to Director of Dining Services maximize building reuse,” Adkins frustrated by the argument that DiMella Shaffer’s proposal will Jeff Stone. An increased amount said. Cheever was compensated for that people were also utilize the available daylight of bottled beverages and products The Fens Dining Facility Ex- pay cuts he took during the “lean shocked just by the with large windows and solar that are easily reused as compost pansion Project will provide stu- years” and as a reward for turning shading. They plan to create a pub- will be available. dents with more space, a better Simmons around as an institution, amount.” lic entrance from the new parking While the expanded dining variety of food choices, a larger while they were not. section, and expand the roof of hall will be a major improvement bathroom, and a lounge area with- The “lean years” were during ~Di a n e Ra y m o n d , the college in the direction of the for students, the faculty/staff din- in the dining hall. the 1990s, and were marked by de- De a n o f t h e Co l l e g e o f Ar t s quadrangle. ing area will remain mostly un- clining enrollment, weak revenue, a n d Sc i e n c e s Dispersed throughout the touched. President of the Faculty and discussion of whether or not presentation were “fly-through” Senate, Mary Gilfus, voiced the the College could stay afloat as an depictions of what the Fens will concerns of her fellow colleagues all-women institution. “And we got close to the 90 eventually look like. A new stair- during the presentation: “There’s a Faculty critics are upset that percentile for some ranks in recent case, “expanded college center,” lot of sentiment right now that this the Trustees are not considering years, but we’ve slipped a little bit and “views out over the Quad- should not be left out in the plan- similar compensation for what in recent years,” said Goldman. rangle” are incorporated within ning of the Fens... we’re a very im- they endured. “It’s hard to know why. It’s pos- the vision of the project, Adkins portant constituency of the college “There are a lot of people sible that the composition of those here who went without salary in- 1,500 schools have changed. And creases on the faculty for a while because we’re a small school, a and in fact, I’d say for the last ten small number of new professors, years or so there’s been consistent for example, new assistant profes- belt tightening and I think there is sors, can make a big difference to a sentiment among the faculty that our salary structure,” he said. he wasn’t the only one responsible Assistant professors’ salaries for Simmons’ current status, or dropped from the 84.3 percentile the fact that it’s flourishing,” said in FY 2005 to 80.0 percentile in Turner. FY 2006, according to the report. Raymond has taught at Sim- Associate professors’ salaries went mons since 1985, so she experi- from being in the 91.2 percentile to enced the “lean years,” and has 88.7 percentile. Professors’ salaries seen Simmons evolve. She said moved from the 88.3 percentile to that when she was promoted to full 85.8 percentile. Also, overall, for professor under President Holmes, FY 2006, Simmons faculty sala- there was a salary freeze that year, ries increased 4.6 percent, while so she received no raise. overall, AAUP IIA increased 4.8 Raymond, however, does not percent. think that it makes sense to com- Simmons is compared to oth- pensate the faculty now for their er schools that fall into the AAUP work then. “I think faculty here IIA category, which includes com- are underpaid–there’s no question prehensive institutions that do not about it,” she said. have extensive doctoral-level edu- “But we have a pay for per- cation, according to The Chronicle formance system now, and when of Higher Education Web site. Ch e r y l e O’Su l l i v a n we have a merit-based system, it’s When comparing Sim- The expanded Fens cafeteria will offer more seating, food options, and views of the quad. hard to go back and say, well, who mons salaries to the 18 compa- was unfairly treated?” she said. rable schools-Babson, Wellesley, “I’m not sure you can go back his- Wesleyan, Smith, Bryant, Suf- mons’ diverse and unique culture. benefit greatly from working with torically and say, 15 years ago, did folk, Mount Holyoke, Trinity, Provost Emerson, Wheaton, Bates, Clark, continued from page 1 “We already have a lot of a provost,” Gilfus said. “I am cer- somebody deserve or not deserve? applicants because Simmons is a tain that a good provost will have I think the goal would be, or my Providence, Connecticut College, one undergraduate student. great place,” she said. “We’re at- student interests always front and view, purely my view, would be Bentley, Lesley, and Merrimack-it The committee also hired an tracting people from all over the center on the agenda–students are to look prospectively and to think ranks best in the associate profes- academic search firm, Storbeck/ country because of the reputation our reason for being here at Sim- about how we can compensate fac- sor category and worst in the pro- Pimentel & Associates, to assist in of the school. And we also have mons.” ulty adequately for the future.” fessor category. the provost search. The firm, who a lot of the things that a big uni- Emma Willmann, the un- The faculty senate compen- The report median for pro- has worked with other high-profile versity has in terms of programs dergraduate representative on the sation subcommittee released its fessors is $109,700, and Simmons schools, has advertised the posi- and resources, but we’re not huge, Provost Search Committee, plans own 2006-2007 salary report last pays $95,800. The report median tions with specific application re- so it makes it a more fun place to to compile a report of the candi- month. The committee found that for associate professors is $78,000, quirements for several months. work.” dates and progress of the search to while Simmons faculty are in the and Simmons pays $76,700. The According to the job posting The next steps in the search present at a Student Government 80 percentile of American Asso- report median for assistant profes- on the Simmons Alumnet Web site, are to identify a pool of candidates, Association meeting later in the ciation of University Professors sors is $63,000, and Simmons pays “The successful candidate will be screen their credentials, and then semester. (AAUP)–an organization that com- $59,600. a proven academic leader with narrow them down to a short list “The provost is going to be a pares of the salaries of 1,500 col- “We don’t do too badly at the exceptional scholarly credentials, and conduct interviews. new and exciting face at Simmons leges and universities–the College associate level and the assistant significant leadership experience The committee will begin re- that is going to be helping us with ranks below the mean and median level. We’re a little bit below the in a complex, multidisciplinary viewing applications and narrow- our mission,” Willmann said. “It of 18 comparable New England average, the median,” said Gold- academic environment, a proven ing down finalists for the position is a very exciting thing for under- colleges. All three professorial man. “But we’re way below at the record of building and sustaining at the end of the month. However, grads to have new leadership.” salary levels moved down in the professorial level, and that’s rather academic programs, outstanding the search will remain open until The search should come to a AAUP ranking between the fiscal disheartening.” fiscal and budgetary management the right candidate is found, ac- close by the end of next semester, years (FY) 2005 and 2006. skills, and an open and collabora- cording to Cloonan. with the new provost taking the po- Math Professor Robert Gold- tive management style.” “I am optimistic that the sition in summer 2008. man, who chairs the subcommit- Receiving applications will right candidate for the provost po- tee, presented the information to be easy, according to Cloonan. sition will bring wonderful new the October CAS faculty meeting. But there will be a real challenge energy, ideas, and collaborations “President Cheever agreed with us in finding someone who fits Sim- to Simmons and that we will all that we would finally get to the 80 4 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Be y o n d Bo s t o n No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Democrats weigh cutting budget for war By Anne Flaherty in a dispute with Bush on domestic its back on the troops. o t e w o r t h y (c) AP 2007 spending. None of the dozen annual Earlier this fall, Democrats N spending bills, including the Penta- decided to delay until next year WASHINGTON (AP)–Democrats gon’s annual $460 billion budget, action on Bush’s war spending re- are debating whether to approve has been approved. quest. Unable to pass veto-proof $50 billion to $70 billion more for Democrats say one possibil- legislation ordering troops home, Ne w s Iraq and Afghanistan, less than half ity is sending Bush a bill that would they also are divided on whether to of President Bush’s $196 billion re- bundle together the defense and continue paying for the unpopular quest but enough to keep the wars veterans spending he wants with war. Pakistan premier ‘broke the law’ afloat for a few more months. extra money for education that he Party officials say they hope Such a move would satisfy doesn’t. The bill would not likely that by next year, as election sea- Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry accused Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz party members who want to spare include war funding, officials said. son approaches, more Republicans of violating a supreme court judgement. The accusation was made while the Pentagon from a painful bud- On Tuesday, Bush said he might be willing to support anti- the supreme court was hearing a contempt case against Aziz and several get dance and show support for the would veto such a measure, calling war legislation. senior government officials. Aziz was accused of arranging the immedi- troops as Congress considers its it a “three-bill pileup.” House and Senate appropria- ate deportation of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upon his return next major step on Iraq. On the table for war spend- tors hope to complete an agreement to the country in September. Earlier the court said Sharif had an inalien- But it also would irritate ing are estimates of $40 billion to on the 2008 defense appropriations able right to return from exile. He was deposed by Gen. Mucharraf in a scores of other Democrats, who $70 billion with $50 billion consid- bill on Thursday. Neither the House 1999 coup, and went into exile the following year. want to pay only to bring troops ered the most likely scenario. The nor the Senate version of the bill in- Last March, President Pervez Mucharraf tried to fire Chaudhry home and who say their leadership final amount would depend on how cludes war spending. which caused a series of protests from Pakistan’s legal community and is not doing enough to end the war. many months of combat Democrats Meeting privately on Tuesday opposition parties. “I cannot vote for another would want to support, and how to discuss the bill were Reps. John dollar that will be used to continue much money they think the Pen- Murtha and C.W. Bill Young and the president’s occupation of Iraq,” tagon needs to buy new bomb-re- Sens. Daniel Inouye and Ted Ste- said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. sistant vehicles that protect troops vens. Murtha, D-Pa., and Inouye, Demand hampers Olympic ticketing Democratic leaders caution from roadside blasts. D-Hawaii, chair the House and The 2008 Beijing Olympic games ticketing system crashed Monday due that no decisions have been made, Many Democrats say the Senate panels that oversee military to massive demands. An average of 200,000 applications were submit- including whether to approve any money is necessary if Congress spending; Young, R-Fla., and Ste- ted through the Web site every minute, organizers said. Banks selling money for the wars at all. Also un- passes an annual defense spending vens, R-Alaska, are the top Repub- tickets were crowded by long lines, and telephone lines were jammed. certain is which spending bill might bill without any war funding. If left licans on those subcommittees. This second round of sales has made 1.8 million tickets available to contain the war money. without a “bridge fund” to fill the Murtha said he supports add- people in China, after a lottery in June allocated 1.6 million tickets. Senate Majority Leader Harry gap until Congress takes up the full ing the war spending to the Penta- The official ticketing Web site is run by the Beijing Olympic Reid said Tuesday he didn’t think $196 billion request, the Pentagon gon’s core budget, but the leader- Games Organising Committee (BOGOC); it received 8 million hits in Congress should approve the mon- would have to divert money from ship opposes it. the first hour alone. The tickets are being sold on first-come first-served ey and won’t deal with it immedi- less urgent accounts to pay for im- “You’re going to have a basis and by 11 a.m. on opening day only 9,000 of the tickets had been ately. Delaying the money signals mediate war requirements an ap- bridge fund at some point,” he told sold. to voters that “the president does proach military officials warn is reporters. “I just don’t know if it’ll not have a blank check,” he told disruptive and inefficient. be on this bill.” reporters. These Democrats also say Consideration of the war mon- they want to avoid giving the public Iraq warns Turkey over incursion ey comes as Democrats are locked perception that the party is turning Iraqui foreign minister warned Turkey of serious consequences if they decide to launch a ground assault against Kurdish rebels based in north- Six French citizens charged with kidnap ern Iraq. By Dany Padire by one,” he said. “We are entering Monday. During the press conference Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Turkey (c) AP 2007 difficult territory, but one that is “Because this affair has noth- had shown no interest in seeking a peaceful solution or work with the now clearly defined.” ing to do with the deployment of Iraqi government to calm the situation. N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP)–Author- Deby denounced it as a the multidimensional force, there He went on to say the situation was “dead serious,” and that Tur- ities charged six French nationals “straightforward kidnapping” and are no possible consequences,” key should take the warning into consideration. with kidnapping after a failed at- promised punishment for those in- France’s minister for human rights, Turkey has 100,000 troops near the border and is threatening to tempt to fly 103 children to France volved. French authorities also have Rama Yade, told Europe-1 radio. attack the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). who a charity said were orphans condemned the charity’s plans. “And Mr. Deby assured us of that.” Turkey accused the group of using the Kurdish semi-autonomous from Sudan’s war-battered Darfur In France, police searched the area of northern Iraq as a safe retreat. They are known for launching region, officials said Tuesday. charity’s offices as well as the apart- repeated attacks on Turkish troops. Interior Minister Ahmat ment of its founder as part of an in- Bachir said if the six were found quiry into whether the group broke guilty, they would face up to 20 adoption laws, police officials said. years in jail with hard labor. “It’s unimaginable The group initially promised some Pessimism grows over Darfur talks A judge in eastern city of that doubts are be- families that they could adopt not Abeche also agreed late Monday to merely host children from Darfur, The Sudanese government announced a unilateral ceasefire on allow prosecutors’ charges of com- ing cast on these French officials have said. Sunday, which marked the secon day of talks in Libya. There is little plicity against three French journal- French diplomats said they hope that the talks will be successful due to key rebel leaders who have ists, said Justice Minister Pahimi people of good had warned Zoe’s Ark for months decided to boycott the talks. Padacket Albert. faith, who volun- not to go through with its plans. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the UN to A seven-person flight crew Christophe Letien, spokesman for speed up the deployment of its joint force with the African Union. also would be charged with com- teered to save chil- the charity, insisted its intentions The Sudanese presidential adviser Nafie Ali Nafie said the govern- plicity, he told The Associated were merely humanitarian. ment had announced a ceasefire and they would respect it unilaterally. Press. dren from Darfur.” “The team is made up of fire- Unfortunately, several ceasefires have previously been agreed and none Authorities in Chad detained men, doctors and journalists,” he has ended the violence. Over 200,000 people have died and two million have been dis- 17 people nine of them French after ~Ch r i s t o p h e Le t i e n , said at a news conference. “It’s the French charity tried to put the unimaginable that doubts are being placed by the conflict. s p o k e sm a n f o r Zo e ’s Ar k children on a plane last week. cast on these people of good faith, L’Arche de Zoe, or Zoe’s Arc, who volunteered to save children said it had arranged French host from Darfur.” Argentina choosing new president families for the children to save Two of the detained journal- French President Nicolas them from possible death in Dar- ists were covering the operation Opinion polls to elections on Sunday in Argentina show victory during Sarkozy called Deby this weekend fur. More than four years of conflict and a third was reportedly present the first round for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife to president to discuss the case, which unfolded there has left more than 200,000 for personal reasons, according Nestor Kirchner. as the EU prepares a peacekeeping people dead and 2.5 million dis- to the media watchdog group Re- Recent opinion polls show Mrs. Kirchner has between 39.5 per- force in Chad and Central African placed many to eastern Chad. porters Without Borders. Sarkozy cent and 49.4 percent of votes. Republic to help refugees along UNICEF’s representative in insisted during his conversation If Kirchner wins, she will be Argentina’s first woman. their borders with Darfur. Chad, Mariam Coulibaly Ndiaye, with Deby that the journalists’ sta- President Kirchner, who governed for the past four years, will sup- France has led the push for said authorities were interviewing tus must be respected, the Foreign port his wife against two main competitors. -former beauty queen Elisa the peacekeepers, and the uproar the children to learn more about Ministry said. Carrio and Mr Kirchner’s ex-Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna. over the charity’s actions risked their origins and whether they are Seven Spanish citizens who Rising crime rates and the economy are the main issues of the complicating efforts to ensure a truly orphans. work for a Barcelona-based char- campaign. smooth start for the force, which Gilbert Collard, a lawyer for ter airline also were detained in the Voters will also elect eight provincial governors, a third of the Chad initially had resisted. the group, said the charges against case, as was a pilot from Belgium, Senate, and about half of the Chamber of Deputies. But Chad has assured France his clients were less severe than he the two countries said. The Chad About 27 million people are eligible to vote. had feared, given harsh comments that a debacle over a charity’s effort justice minister made no men- by President Idriss Deby about to spirit children out of the country tion of the Belgian citizen, whose will not affect plans to deploy Eu- them. legal status in the country wasn’t Information from www.bbc.co.uk and compiled by Lucia Cordon “Now we are going to work ropean Union peacekeepers there known. with Chadian lawyers and contest to protect refugees from neighbor- all the elements against them, one ing Darfur, a French official said n o v e m b e r 1, 2007 Ed i t o r i a l Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 5

Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e

Ed i t o r i a l Bo a r d Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin Managing Editor Renée Frojo Opinion Editor Nora Levy

Editorial This oped was originally printed in The New York Times on Oct. 27, 2007. Today’s hidden slave trade By Bob Herbert

The woman testifying in federal court in Lower Manhattan could hardly have seemed more insignificant. She was an immigrant from South Korea and a prostitute, who spoke little or no English. She worked, she said, in brothels in New York, Philadelphia, Georgia, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. She did not offer a portrait of the good life. Speaking through an in- terpreter, she told about the time in D.C. when a guy came in who looked “like a mental patient, a psycho.” Weirded out, she wanted nothing to do with him. But she said the woman who ran the brothel assured her every- thing would be fine. It was fine if you consider wrestling with Hannibal Lecter fine. The john clawed at this woman, gouging her flesh, peeling the skin from her back and other parts of her body. She was badly injured. According to the government, the woman was caught up in a pros- titution and trafficking network that ruthlessly exploited young Korean women, some of whom “were smuggled into the country illegally.” In prior eras, the slave trade was conducted openly, with ads promi- nently posted and the slaves paraded and inspected like animals, often at public auctions. Today’s sex traffickers, the heirs to that tradition, try to keep their activities hidden, although the rest of the sex trade, the sale of the women’s services, is advertised on a scale that can only be character- ized as colossal. As a society, we’re repelled by the slavery of old. But the wholesale transport of women and girls across international borders and around the For some, every day is Halloween. U.S. - to serve as prostitutes under conditions that in most cases are coer- cive at best - stirs very little outrage. a n n a d e pi e tr o Leaf through the Yellow Pages in some American cities and you’ll find pages upon pages of ads: “Korean Girl, 18 - Affordable.” “Korean and Japanese Dolls - Full Service.” “Barely Legal China Doll - Pretty and Petite.” Letters to the Editor The Internet and magazines have staggering numbers of similar To the Editor: ads. Thousands upon thousands of women have been brought here from Asia and elsewhere and funneled into the sex trade, joining those who are I firmly believe that praise should go out into the world for people who make our lives just a little better through already here and in the business but unable to keep up with the ferocious their everyday actions. I’d like to take this opportunity to send out a public THANK YOU to the lifeguards demand. at the Homes Sports Center pool. I swim there five days a week and have been always very impressed by the This human merchandise - whether imported or domestic - is still friendly attitudes of the men and women wearing those delightful red t-shirts. They always welcome incoming paraded, inspected and treated like animals. swimmers and tell us thank you when we leave. They watch people’s phones that are on-call for various occupa- What’s important to keep in mind is the great extent to which the tions and help those of us without our glasses on to find an open lane. I can’t say enough about the positive sex trade involves real slavery (kidnapping and rape), widespread physi- environment created by our Simmons College lifeguards. Keep up the great work! cal abuse, indentured servitude, exploitation of minors and many other forms of coercion. This modern-day variation on the ancient theme of In gratitude, bondage flourishes largely because of the indifference of the rest of us, and the misogyny that holds fast to the view of women - all women - as Jennifer R. Doebler sexual commodities. Assistant Director of Residence Life The case in Manhattan federal court involves a ring that, according to prosecutors, used massage parlors and spas as fronts for prostitution. Letter to the Editor from Bob White’s secret files. File Under: Lower the Bridge, Raise the River. Some of the women were in the U.S. legally. Others, according to the gov- ernment, were brought in by brokers (more accurately, traffickers or deal- To Kerrin Dowling, Administrative Assistant, Communications Department from Bob White, ers in flesh), who provided false passports, visas and other documents. Professor of Communications Elie Honig, an assistant United States attorney, said women brought in illegally were pushed into prostitution to earn money “to pay back the The top of the black & white printer in L321 is measured to be one Ellen from the floor. Doctor Ellen Grabiner tens of thousands of dollars that the brokers charged the women as quote, was good enough to let me measure her against it. This olde professor is tired of the insanity of having 90% of unquote, fees for bringing them into the United States.” our general population climb up the plastic white steps ladder just to be able to peer over the top of the printer. He told the jury: “We are talking about a regional network of busi- Cut a piece out of the counter and cabinets, if a person-sized printer is not available. The same problem exists nesses throughout the Northeast United States and beyond involved in for our mailboxes. They are suspended between heaven and earth, and can be lowered by applying a trusty transporting and selling women.” screwdriver and held by a couple of workers. Let us have them lowered. A jury will decide whether the five defendants in this case - all Ko- rean women, and accused of running a prostitution enterprise - are guilty. Kerrin’s Reply: But the activities alleged by the government mirror the sexual trafficking Duly noted. As you may already be aware, one Ellen is roughly the height of one Kerrin, similar to the Briana and organized prostitution that is carried out on a vast scale here in the to Marlene ratio. Proportionally all of these measurements result in the same disparity when measuring the U.S. and around the world. height of the printer and/or the mailboxes. As originally noted when we moved into the department, the height There is nothing benign about these activities. Upwards of 18,000 of counters, mailboxes, etc. were measured out in David Laylor’s. It seems that they did not have a conversion foreign nationals are believed to be trafficked into the U.S. each year. for Ellen’s at that time. I do apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. According to the State Department, 80 percent of trafficked people are women and children, an overwhelming majority of whom are trafficked for sexual purposes. Editorial Policy Those who think that most of the women in prostitution want to be there are deluded. Surveys consistently show that a majority wants very All opinions expressed in editorials are those of The Simmons Voice editorial board much to leave. Apologists love to spread the fantasy of the happy hooker. and do not represent the views or policies of Simmons College. But the world of the prostitute is typically filled with pimps, sadists, psy- Send responses as a letter to the editor at [email protected]. chopaths, drug addicts, violent criminals and disease. Jody Williams is a former prostitute who runs a support group called Sex Workers Anonymous. Few women want to become prostitutes, Letters to the Editor Policy she told me, and nearly all would like to get out. Letters should be 300 words or fewer and may be edited for grammar and/or space. “They want to quit for the obvious reasons,” she said. “The danger. Letters may be emailed to [email protected], and must be signed. The physical and emotional distress. The toll that it takes. The shame.” 6 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Op i n i o n n o v e m b e r 1, 2007 Stay healthy and Social influence on party unaware of the hype By Kate Clavet to other antibiotics, but contrary pressure increases stress St a f f Wr i t e r to popular belief, staph is not un- conquerable, and in most cases can When work and play fight, work wins In case you have not heard, we are be treated quickly and easily. The By Mary Miles dious or boring, it is a great way to events are usually not publicized all going to die from Staphylo- symptoms of a staph infection are c o n t r i b u t i n g w r i t e r accomplish required work and still far in advance, so it can be hard to coccus aureus (staph)–at least ac- lesions or boils on the skin, fever, be able to socialize on the week- work these into one’s schedule. If cording to the media that educate headaches, and dizziness, and the It is Friday night. Classes are fi- ends. With good time management one chooses to attend an evening us about current events and local infection can only become serious nally done for the week, and now comes less stress because assign- on-campus event, it may be wise “epidemics.” if it is not treated. the question is what a college stu- ments are organized, prioritized, to start working on assignments dent will do during the weekend. and completed on time. earlier than usual. The extra time Should she “party like a rockstar” Another useful method is do- allows one to complete work and with friends at another college? ing work during a specific set time feel that their break (going to the Alternatively, should she remain and day for each class. This creates on-campus event) is well-deserved. very studious and tackle the huge a stable schedule, which reduces a Another way to go out at the last assignment due Monday? As an student’s stress level. The student minute but still get work done is to independent adult, the choice is en- does not have to second-guess her- compensate for the work that was tirely up to her. self or go back to see if her required missed during this time by not so- It is essential to balance one’s work is done. Routine helps reduce cializing at another time. For ex- academic and social life, but it is the likelihood of forgetting assign- ample, if you have gone out at the sometimes difficult to study and ments, studying at the last minute, last minute on a Thursday night, find the time to go out. The choice and ending up with more work choose to stay in the dorm on Fri- seems to be whether to cram and than time allows. This method also day night so that you do not get too become sleep deprived, or find allows time for breaks, which help far behind in finishing your work. ways to plan study time. However, reduce the monotony of homework. It is essential to create a bal- there are ways to find a happy me- By setting up specific times for ance between working and social- dium between studying and social- work, one also has specific times izing. Once you have settled on the izing. to socialize: something to look for- method that works for you, it will Some people can get work ward to, and the knowledge that become possible to accomplish the done without a plan, while others one will have time to relax. This required work for classes and still need to develop a study method. A type of organization also increases be able to socialize with friends on tactic for those who do not believe the quality of one’s free time: with the weekends or during the week at www .g e tt y i m a g e s .c o m in planning their time is to work the homework done, one does not on campus events. As a result, the on assignments during moments need to worry about assignments, college student will have a good Perhaps some may recall the The tricky aspect of these ill- of idleness, such as the minutes and can focus on having a good handle on all parts of student life. meningitis scare that was predicted nesses is that many of their charac- between classes, before work, and time. Most importantly, good time There will be less sleep depriva- to wipe out cities and towns, or the teristics are similar to those of the after dinner. This maximizes avail- management skills decrease the tion because you will be able to go Avian Bird Flu that was to be more common cold. Since news stations able time and prevents procrastina- likelihood of late-night or all-night to sleep at a decent hour instead of severe than anthrax. The anthrax purposely dramatize their reports, tion. One useful time management study sessions, which cause sleep staying up late trying to homework scare caused the public to go out it is likely that every night 5 percent technique is sticky notes. By using deprivation and added stress. assignments. One will also be able and purchase oxygen masks and of the population are examining sticky notes to prioritize assign- One should try to follow a to enjoy their time out on the week- avoid their mailboxes for months themselves head-to-toe in a mirror ments and other tasks, it is possible close schedule but should also be ends because one will not have to in fear of tainted letters would lace looking for imperfections, waiting to focus directly on what is most flexible and prepared for changes. worry about the huge pile of as- their mailboxes. Most recently, the for an infection to take seed. urgent and important. Although For example, on-campus events signments lined up on their desk! public has begun to live in fear of The media know this: they planning out when to do work and are a great way for one to social- antibiotic-resistant staph infec- are keeping the public in fear when to socialize may seem te- ize and meet others, but these tions. on purpose. Word choice is ev- The same news stations and erything: the words “epidemic,” government officials who warned “devastation,” “life-threatening,” the public of deadly meningitis and “antibiotic-resistant,” or even Respect your elders, youngers, continue to spout inflammatory “pathogenic,” are not used acciden- warnings about future “epidemics.” tally. When the American public is and all others In the late nineties it was predicted in fear, the economy thrives. People that the Meningitis epidemic would go to the hospital more often, and Discourtesy and a disconnect break ties cause the demise of the American buy more vitamins, disinfectant, public. According to the Centers water and canned goods. Ameri- By Katie-Ann DeFilippo ern life has busy people with cell busy lives it is easy to become for Disease Control and Prevention cans watch the news religiously, Co n t r i b u t i n g w r i t e r phones always ringing, listening to oblivious to the larger world. Web site, meningitis is an infection waiting for the update on what is iPods that cut out the world. A third explanation for wide- of the fluid surrounding the spine to be the next debacle of their lives, In daily life today, there seems to spread rudeness today is the para- and the brain. It is spread through focusing most on the station that be a newfound disconnect between noia of modern life. People are the same vehicles as the common makes the situation seem the most people, and a lack of respect for one suspicious, believing the worst of cold, and can usually be treated pessimistic. This makes the sta- another. But perhaps this change everyone. Because of the rising with antibiotics. tions’ ratings flourish. Some media is not noticeable, and the lack of crime rates, the increasing ac- It never developed into a true outlets attempt to instill anxiety courtesy has become an acceptable ceptability of graphic violence in epidemic, but the American public and keep everyone apprehensive so norm in society. the media, and the extreme self- was petrified of meningitis. As a they can profit on a market of fear. Growing up, children learn interest of our capitalist society, result, disinfecting spray, wipes, When the people are in fear, behavior from their parents. Com- the “American Dream” has be- hand sanitizer, and vaccinations they are more likely to worship the mon courtesy and manners are come isolating. People are too busy grew in popularity. Frantic parents President and allow unreasonable part of socialization, the process working to be able to maintain a kept their children out of school, or bills to pass. One example is the in which children learn about the basic level of interpersonal skills. stuffed them with vitamins hoping Patriot Act, which passed right af- world. These polite behaviors It seems that some people to keep the illness at bay. ter Sept. 11, 2001, and infringes on should be common knowledge. It have forgotten the magic words. On Now college communities are our civil liberties. is upsetting to find out that they the street, on public transportation, living in fear due to staphylococcus The media does not simply are apparently not common, and in class, and even in the dorms, a aureus, known to those of us who scare us with disease. It utilizes the people of the world have grown basic level of courtesy seems to be speak English as a staph infec- our ignorance to send people flock- cold to each other. Every day it is missing. tion. Colleges are particularly con- ing to supermarkets to stock up on shocking to see the way people This newfound oblivion can cerned because it spreads easily in bottled water, canned goods, flash- act. be blamed on many things, but it close quarters. Some staph infec- lights, and batteries. Poor parenting may be the is important to be aware of the ap- tions are treated with oral antibiot- Keep the news in a ratio- reason for this deterioration of po- propriate behavior in various situ- ics, and the more serious ones are nal perspective. Heed the media’s liteness and of manners in our so- ations and to combat discourtesy treated with intravenous antibiotics warnings, but do not lay awake ciety. The problem with this theory with renewed politeness and faith or through drainage. This time the nights waiting for the bird flu, is that the lack of courtesy is not in humanity. It is acceptable to call media are scaring us with the term staph infections or meningitis to just present in the younger genera- someone’s attention to their rude “antibiotic-resistant,” which trans- settle in. Stay healthy, relax, and tions. Adults and the elderly–who behavior, if done in a nice way. were theoretically educated by The situation cannot change unless lates to “cannot be treated, ever!” stay aware of–but not addicted to– www .g e tt y i m a g e s .c o m MRSA, the most publicized strain impending doom. more courteous generations–also people take action. Hold the door of staph, is marketed as antibiotic- seem to be oblivious to each other Instead of making polite con- open for other people and smile resistant, when in reality the “M” and their actions. versation with strangers on the way at strangers, and the world will stands for Methicillin; the strain is This being the case, perhaps to work, people ignore each other. change for the better. only resistant to one specific anti- we could blame discourtesy on People are constantly worrying biotic. Other strains are resistant technology and an ever-growing, about schedules, commitments, busy society and world. Mod- and personal problems. With such No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Fe a t u r e s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 7 Intimacy: proceed with caution By Jessica Rudis is where, before you open [the Center provides free Durex con- St a f f Wr i t e r condom], you just kind of squeeze doms to students, which Owens- the package and make sure the air Pike says is another good brand. Making a dental dam You may know how to write a pa- is not being squeezed out,” says per in MLA format, but you might Owens-Pike. “You’ll feel the air The pill not be completely prepared for moving from side to side but it will A popular oral contraceptive is the college if you do not know how to still stay in the condom package birth control pill, otherwise known practice safe sex. and that will tell you that it hasn’t as “the pill.” While the pill does If your high school prohib- been punctured.” not protect against STIs, Owens- ited sex education courses from It is then important to push Pike says it can help prevent preg- teaching you about condom use, or the condom to the side to avoid nancies if used properly. “It can if you simply want to know more ripping it when tearing open the range from 95-99 percent effective about sexual health, here is an wrapper. depending on how you use it,” she overview of some of the best ways Once the condom is out of says. “So if you take it every single to stay safe: the wrapper, the next step is put- day at the same time, it’s going to ting the condom on correctly, with be really good, like 99 percent. But Why safe sex is important the proper side up. The right side if you forget [to take it], it won’t be Engaging in unprotected sexual should easily roll down to cover as effective.” contact just once can have effects an erect penis, whereas the wrong According to the Planned that last a lifetime, according to side will not. Parenthood Web site, the pill has a the Planned Parenthood Web site. number of possible side effects in- Heterosexual vaginal intercourse “The best thing for cluding headaches, breast tender- may lead to an unplanned preg- ness, bleeding between periods, nancy, and all sexual activities that students to know and nausea. Be t h Ma c l i n Step one: Start with a condom, which can be found for free in the health involve a partner, male or female, Since there are a variety of center, from a resident advisor, or from a Sex @ Simmons peer educator. carry the risk of contracting a pain- is that we have birth control pills, it is best to talk ful and possibly incurable sexually Condoms can also be found in drugstores and convenience stores. Check the [emergency con- to your doctor or the Simmons expiration date. transmitted infection (STI). Health Center to determine which Human Papillomavirus traception] at the one is right for you. (HPV) and Chlamydia are two of The Planned Parenthood Web the most common STIs. Accord- Simmons Health site says a prescription for the pill ing to the Planned Parenthood Web Center for free.” costs between $15-35 a month. site, Chlamydia is often spread through vaginal, anal, and oral Emergency contraception sex, and HPV “can be passed from ~Ha n n a h Ow e n s -Pi k e , Recently, the morning-after pill be- partner to partner through any inti- Pe e r Ed u c a t o r came available without a prescrip- mate skin-to-skin activity.” tion for anyone over 18. But “the Jeanine Butz, peer educa- best thing for students to know,” tor and co-coordinator of the Sex according to Owens-Pike, “is that Owens-Pike stresses the im- @ Simmons program, says there we have it at the Simmons Health portance of squeezing the whole are about six million new cases Center for free.” tip of the condom while putting it of HPV every year. She adds that The morning-after pill is an on to make room for ejaculation HPV and Chlamydia are particu- emergency contraceptive method fluid. The condom should be rolled larly dangerous because they do that can be helpful if a condom down all the way to the base of the not have immediate symptoms. breaks or if there is a case of sex- penis. That means that people who ual assault. It should not be taken People should use condoms are infected may not get treatment regularly. or dental dams during oral sex to and could unknowingly spread Owens-Pike says that the pill Be t h Ma c l i n prevent the spread of infections. If Step two: Cut the condom down two sides so that it resembles a rectangle. their STIs to partners. is a high dose of hormones that can you don’t have a dental dam handy, Unroll the condom completely before cutting. Use sharp scissors to ensure a prevent fertilization, but it does not Owens-Pike suggests turning a clean cut and avoid jagged edges. Condoms and dental terminate pregnancies and should regular condom into a barrier for not be confused with the abortion dams performing oral sex on a woman. pill. Barriers such as condoms and den- “You can take a condom and The morning-after pill is tal dams are cheap and easy ways cut it down the side so it opens up most effective, about 75 percent, to reduce the spread of STIs and into kind of a square,” she says. if taken within 24 hours of unpro- the risk of unplanned pregnancies. “But you have to be careful to tected sexual contact. It may cause As the name implies, these meth- make sure you don’t cut it in more side effects such as nausea, cramp- ods serve as a barrier to prevent than one line because that could ing, and vomiting. skin-to-skin contact and the mix- cause holes.” ture of bodily fluids. According to She also recommends us- Hannah Owens-Pike, peer educa- ing non-microwavable saran wrap Testing tor and co-coordinator of the Sex for the same purpose, but warned Since some of the most common @ Simmons program, condoms against using the microwavable STIs do not always have symp- can be up to 98 percent effective kind, since its porous material al- toms, Owens-Pike says it is ideal against pregnancy if used prop- lows fluids to seep through. to get tested regularly. She says erly. Since Trojan brand condoms you can get tested for some STIs To get the best protection are heavily advertised, Owens-Pike including HPV, Chlamydia and from a condom, Owens-Pike sug- says most students assume they are gonorrhea, during a routine gyne- gests first checking the expiration the most reliable— but they actu- cological exam. date printed on its wrapper. ally have the highest breakage rate. There are many testing lo- “Obviously you don’t want to Instead, she recommends Kimono cations in Boston, including the Be t h Ma c l i n use it if it’s expired,” she says. Simmons Health Center, Planned Step three: Strech the condom into a rectangular shape, making sure that brand condoms, which are avail- it doesn’t tear. Dental dams are used to perform oral sex on a woman. They “Then you want to do some- Parenthood, and Massachusetts able at CVS. prevent the transmission of STIs and STDs, which can be easily passed on thing called a ‘bubble test’ which General Hospital. The Simmons College Health through unprotected oral sex. Safe sex resources for students -Massachusetts General Hospi- -The Health Center, located monwealth Ave., offers gyneco- groups. More information at: and HIV testing, and support tal provides free and confiden- on the residence campus, does logical exams, birth control pre- http://www.fenwayhealth.org. groups. More information at: tial HIV testing and routine STI STI and pregnancy testing, gy- scriptions, pregnancy testing, http://www.fenwayhealth.org. testing. More information at: necological exams and HPV HIV counseling and testing, and -Free condoms are available at http://www.massgeneral.org/id/ shots. It also provides condoms, abortion services. More infor- the health center, from RAs, and -The Health Education program clinical_practice/std_clinic/ or emergency contraception pills, mation at: http://www.planned- in baskets on the doors of Sex @ at Simmons conducts workshops by calling (617) 726-2748. and prescriptions for the birth parenthood.org/ma. Simmons peer-educators who on safe sex and healthy relation- control pill. You can schedule live on campus. ships. Peer educators from Sex -The Counseling Center, in room an appointment by calling (617) -Fenway Community Health, @ Simmons hold programs for P-305 of the Palace Road build- 521-1002. located at 7 Haviland Street, of- -Fenway Community Health, halls, student organizations, ing, provides free counseling for fers a range services including located at 7 Haviland Street, of- and groups of friends. Contact Simmons students. -Planned Parenthood, located contraceptive management, STI fers a range services including [email protected] off the B line at 1055 Com- and HIV testing, and support contraceptive management, STI for more information. 8 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Fe a t u r e s No v e m b e r 1, 2007 When The Daily Show is not sufficient Use reliable sources to maximize your voting power By Elizabeth Fineberg- Lombardi Resources Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r Web sites Presidential elections are often a www.pollingreport.com/2008. daunting time, not only for the can- htm didates, but for the voters as well. www.opensecrets.org With the bombardment of www.slate.com/features/mapth- information put out to the public, ecandidates voters often have a hard time keep- www.bbc.com ing up. It is understandable consid- ering all the issues that need to be Newspapers covered. During election periods, The New York Times voters have a hard time remem- The Boston Globe ber ing each candidate’s name, let The Washington Post alone position. The Chicago Tribune Luckily, there are a number of resources that are designed to Books help, and they can all be used on The Massachusetts Political campus. Almanac Although they are typically By Kenneth G. Morton more time-consuming, books are “Pros and Cons: Social Policy a useful resource. Though most Debates of our time” would not consider books to be an By S. Clara Kim up-to-date source of information, www .g e tt y i m a g e s .c o m there are some that are useful. Currently, candidates like Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama are competing for their spot in the White House. In Magazines The Massachusetts Political order to register to vote for the upcoming election, go to your home state’s Web site and download the voter registra- The Nation Almanac is an annual publication tion form The New Republic that highlights candidate profiles Newsweek and voter profiles. progress, voters need daily updates. sites, which provides information their views side by side. The Internet is the most popular on the candidate. If voters are looking for some Voter profiling is information TV shows place to turn. In addition to the Another growing source of fast facts, some sites track the polls detailing how a certain districts Meet the Press Web sites of television news teams, information are blogs. Blogs are to see where a candidate stands votes, if it is an urban or rural area, Airs on MSNBC there are also Web sites dedicated made up of people’s opinions and with the public. and if the voters tend to be demo- Face the Nation solely to politics. should not be thought of as a reli- Others show the campaign cratic or republican. Airs on CBS The CQ Press Web site helps able resource for facts. trail, where each candidate is go- Curious about how this helps Washington Week in Review to pull information from different Blogs come in handy when ing, where they will stop, and what in the present elections? “The Mas- Airs on PBS areas so voters can visit just one voters are looking for the opinion they are talking about. sachusetts Political Almanac” has Hosted by Simmons alumna, site, instead of 20. of individuals in the general pub- Voters can also research voting records from the last 100 Gwen Ifyll years, to show voting trends. Not only does the site have lic. 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All of POLS 217- American Public dates, not to make up their minds focus on the current issues that are reading or seeing. Make sure to this can be useful in understanding Policy why the candidate takes one side for them. are being debated by candidates. get information from factual sites over the other. There are, of course, always Many of these sites have a setup that cite their sources. Since the elections are in the respective candidates’ Web that compares the candidates and No v e m b e r 1, 2007 So u t h Af r i c a Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 9 Lesbians: equality at a high cost By Paula Bettencourt automatically translate into equal- is chaired by a prominent lesbian, Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r ity in daily life. though most events are male-ori- Gays and lesbians say they ented. Estrogen dominates in this arena. are still discriminated against in Perlisa Mantuse agrees that Curves, hips, breasts writhe and the country, and within the gay gay women are more invisible to flow to the beat of the music. Space community, women say they are visitors than gay men. “They would gets squeezed and bodies begin to disadvantaged. see a gay [male] community if they touch as the dancing intensifies. Lush is the last nightclub for came to Cape Town, definitely,” The crowd locks together to the women in the city, with the other says Mantuse, a lesbian who works whip of the DJ, free of inhibitions. gay bars and clubs being male- at Lola’s, a popular Cape Town On the dance floor, women oriented or male-dominated. This vegetarian restaurant owned and monopolize the crowd. At the bar, leaves little room for women to operated by a gay male couple. women line up to get their drinks. carve out their own place. And Staff members of the Trian- In the booths, women sit and laugh apart from the nightlife scene, gle Project, which works for equal- gaily, the loud music pumping in there are no other women-only ity through education rather than the background. There is not a man venues in the city. advocacy, say they see this dis- in sight. In the greater LGBT commu- crepancy between men and women Short-haired bois, goth nity, many gay-oriented places ad- too. queens, cosmetic femmes, and all vertise themselves as “mixed,” yet Marlow Valentine, the com- those in-between flock to the Junc- they are frequented mostly by men munity outreach coordinator at the tion Café tonight for Lush, an oc- and are focused on what men want, project, says there is discrimina- casional club-within-a-club that says Manim. tion against women in the greater convenes here, by and for women On gay-oriented Web sites, community, but that there is also who love women. such as the Triangle Project, an discrimination against subgroups “This is the only place for LGBT community service organi- within each sex grouping. us,” Ame Manim says over the din, zation, and on social-networking He says there are two “group- her voice broadcasting anger and sites like Mamba Girl, and gay ings” for women—one a venue for frustration. South Africa, the majority of post- women of color called Hectic, and another, Pussys on Fire, which is a mostly white social group that got together to go clubbing in mixed Kri s ti n Pitt s nightspots in the city. Cape Town, is known as “the gay capital of Africa,” but lesbians often find themselves alone. But according to Andrews, Hectic moved to Stellenbosch re- Valentine says there is a di- too,” she says. cently, leaving Lush the only club vide not just between the gay men Andrews says she tries to get for women of any color in Cape and women, but also between a more racially mixed crowd and Town today. whites and non-whites among gay has a small, loyal following who Valentine also says there are women. Part of the reason for the are black. She says that race is no striking differences among lesbi- racial divide is economic and part longer an issue for those who go ans regarding their openness about is social, he adds, citing difficulties out clubbing, but that it is the real- their sexuality within the black and finding safe and affordable trans- ity of their daily lives and the sepa- colored townships and between port for women of color to the gay rations built into them that keep these townships and the city. In nightspots, nearly all of which are racial divisions alive. black townships women are more in predominantly white areas. Under apartheid, Cape Town Kri s ti n Pitt s open about being gay, he says, This is evident at Lush, was segregated along strict ethnic Lola’s, a vegetarian cafe on Long Street, in Cape Town, South Africa, is and they frequent local shebeens run by two openly gay men. where, on a June evening, more lines designated by the govern- (bars), while in the colored town- than 90 percent of its patrons are ment. Blacks were moved out of ships women are more closeted. white. According to one black the city center to townships set up But as black lesbians move woman who asked to remain anon- along racial lines. These townships She is mad that the café only ings, articles, and advertisements more freely in the townships, ymous, she would never go to Lush are still in existence today, and hosts the gathering every other are for gay men. they take on more risks, Valentine if she still lived in a black town- their demographics have changed week, leaving women, like her, Myrna Andrews, the origi- says. This leads to higher rates of ship because it is too expensive and little. with very little nightlife, especially nator and manager of Lush, says rape and murder in these areas, dangerous to travel at night. Khayleitsha and Langa are where they can meet other women. women are “nesters”—they get often motivated by homopho- She also says the atmosphere still mostly black, while those who She says there are no alternatives. into a relationship and stop going bic sentiments—what would be live in the Cape Flats remain al- Being gay and a woman in out, which is why there is very lit- most all colored. Cape Town is severely limiting, tle out there for women. Most people living in these even though this city is known as However, in a series of per- townships cannot afford to move “the gay capital of Africa.” sonal interviews, many women at into the city, says Valentine. So- For most lesbians in urban Lush expressed the desire for more cially, there are few places for South Africa, however, the expe- venues and more women-oriented lesbians in the townships to get to- rience is one of invisibility, even groups. gether in public, and when they do, within the greater Lesbian Gay Bi- Olwen Nel, Andrews’s girl- they risk their lives, he says. sexual Transgender (LGBT) com- friend and partner in organizing The new constitution guar- munity. Lush, says gay men and women do antees equal access to housing, Under the racist system of not get along. “The gayer the girl along with political equality un- apartheid that defined this coun- goes, the less she takes care of her- der the law, but economic redress try for decades, gays and lesbians self; the gayer a guy goes, the more in a society yet characterized by a were discriminated against regard- care he takes,” she says. greater gap between rich and poor less of their skin color. Being a ho- This appears to put the divide than almost any other country in mosexual was illegal. squarely on superficial characteris- the world is a slow process—one During the struggle to end tics. But others disagree. Kri s ti n Pitt s that holds back many lesbians from racial oppression, gays and lesbi- Manim describes the scene Cape Town, shown above, has a vibrant night life, however lesbians have a moving out of the townships. ans fought for their rights to live as dominated by men, especially difficult time finding a venue to go to. Those few who are able to af- freely as well. at mixed events such as the annual ford it can mix with whites in the With the ratification of their Cape Town Pride Week in Febru- at Lush is welcoming to her, de- lesbian-friendly urban arenas, if post-apartheid constitution in ary. She says women are discour- termed “hate crimes” in the United spite the fact that she is one of the they can get there—and if they can 1996, South Africa became the first aged from participating equally States—according to the Triangle few black women present, and she find a venue once they do. “The country in the world to guarantee because men hold the power in Project, which is attempts to curb does not feel uncomfortable there, problem is that there is nowhere for equality of sexual orientation. The these areas. Activities are focused such attacks by educating people even though she knows others who us to go,” says Manim. constitution also guarantees gender on men’s needs. to accept diversity in sexual pref- would. equality, promising a gay woman A similar event lasting a erence. The organization is work- “It is harder to be a black les- the same equality as a gay man un- week every October in Johannes- ing mostly in partnership with bian in a mixed crowd, where be- der the law. But paper rights do not burg, South Africa’s largest city, schools. ing a women makes me stand out

This article is the sixth in a series of articles about human rights in South Africa. The series is the outcome of COMM-328 Human Rights in South Africa, which Professor Dan Connell led for the second time last Spring. For more articles on South Africa, look for weekly installments in The Simmons Voice. 10 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e A&E No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Dracula gets students in the mood

By Caitlin Mazzola een spirit. St a f f Wr i t e r The classic horror story of Count Dracula and his most fa- The auditorium is dark except for mous victims came alive right next the image projected onto the set. door to Simmons with a detailed Black and white scenes from old set, fantastic costumes, and superb horror movies: The Leech Woman, acting. Them, Creature from the Black The play was a bit different Lagoon were displayed on the set from Bram Stoker’s original mas- while stagehands dressed in black terpiece, the novel Dracula. For get the stage ready for the produc- example, Dr. Van Helsing, who is a tion. famous male vampire hunter in the The lights flash on and off, book, was a female in the play. signaling that the play is about to Some of the other characters start. An “usherette” steps on to were changed, and one of the main the stage and announces that Drac- characters from the book did not ula is about to begin. appear on stage in the play. One thing that did not change, though, was the role of Dracula’s Al l p o s t e r s .c o m The classic hor- crazy insect-eating servant, Ren- Different actors played Dracula throughout history - Bela Lugosi - Christopher Lee - Gary Oldman field, who provided much of the field has been under the Count’s character-driven play with a small ery time he stepped on it. He cap- ror story of Count play’s comic relief. influence. cast; some of the parts were very tured the craziness of the bug-eat- Dracula and his Despite the changes, Em- The set’s color scheme was prominent and required strong ing prisoner with eerie precision. manuel’s production of “Dracula” very drab. It was mostly black, stage presence and a mastery and With his hair on end, and his most famous vic- followed the same basic story as white, and hues of gray, but it command of the lines. eyes blackened, and a costume that the book. Set in Victorian Eng- created a sense of desolation and Skylar Towle, who played resembled jail clothes, Pacecho tims came alive land, Lucy Westenra has been feel- haunting that is necessary in a pro- Dr. Van Helsing, was phenomenal. looked reminiscent of Michael right next door to ing ill for the past several days and duction of “Dracula.” Her voice was loud and precise, Keaton in Beetlejuice. Pacecho’s has two suspicious marks on her The Victorian-period cos- exactly the way a well-known doc- stage antics and his mastery of the Simmons with a neck. tumes also followed that color tor’s should be. She commanded character were pleasures to watch. Her father calls his dear scheme, heightening the sense of the stage whenever she was on it All in all, it was a wonder- detailed set, friend, Dr. Van Helsing, to see if haunting that accompanied the and made the character extremely ful performance directed by Scott fantastic cos- she can figure out what is going Count everywhere he went. believable as a female. Gagnon, the co-chair of Emmanu- on with Lucy. She suspects vam- The makeup was very pale. Mat Clerico, who had the el’s Performing Arts Department. tumes, and su- pirism and all fingers point to the Every character had a completely honor of playing Dracula himself, Next up is the spring musical, suspicious Transylvanian visitor, white face, and those bitten by did a wonderful job with his Tran- “Oklahoma!” perb acting. Count Dracula. vampires had blue lips, which sylvanian accent. His lines were Hopefully it will be as good, Meanwhile, Dr. Seward’s highlighted the eerie feeling that clear and the accent was thick and if not better, than Dracula. mentally disturbed patient, Ren- the story itself created. sounded natural. Emmanuel College’s produc- field, shouts nonsense about a Most importantly, the act- However, Max Pacecho, who tion of “Dracula” was the perfect “master” who is coming, and later ing was phenomenal. This is a played Renfield, stole the stage ev- opportunity to get into the Hallow- on the audience finds out that Ren-

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4COLOR 5 x 7 No v e m b e r 1, 2007 A&E Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 11 Peterborough Street lures college students

By Catalina Rojo tures. St a f f Wr i t e r The small space offers a cozy and intimate experience for pa- In Boston, one can find an adven- trons, which is great for first dates ture in culinary delight around and beyond. But be prepared for each corner. There is one street, long lines. however, which stands out among Once you have filled with the rest. the main course you may want to Peterborough Street is only grab a dessert, even if only to bring a few blocks from the Simmons back home. Hidyan Café provides Residence Campus. While most of you with the best frozen yogurt in the restaurants on the street have the area. lines to get in, and rely on outdoor Plain yogurt will cost $2.86, seating, the prices and menus are one flavor is $3.34, and two flavors well worth it. costs $3.84, but, like everything There are many chances else in the area, the portions are to experience new and exciting large, and could easily be spilt be- menus, dishes, and cuisines. Some tween two people. favorite ethnic foods in Boston in- Flavors include chocolate clude Italian, Mexican, Japanese, chip, peppermint, cookie dough, and Thai, and all of these can be m&m’s, and almond. There are a found on or around Peterborough. few unique choices as well, such as El Pelon Taqueria offers fig newton, oat bran, honey, elfin, “fresh, healthy, authentic Mexican and mango. food,” according to their Web site. Fall is ending, and the picnic They are “committed to cooking tables along Peterborough Street wholesome, flavorful foods from are slowly emptying, so get there only the freshest ingredients.” while you still can. Soon the snow Menu items include quesa- will come and the enclosed dining dillas, enchiladas, tortas, burritos, areas will fill up to capacity. Ma p q u e s t .com and tacos, all of which are served There are many inexpensive dining options close to the Simmons Residence Campus. in giant portions. El Pelon’s prices vary from $3.00 - $6.00 per entrée making sushi right in front of their Their seaweed salad is an dish Café, where traditional Thai cui- Top Restaurants of depending on the ingredients and eyes. not to be afraid of it. You may end sine wears a new hat. This is the side orders. You can expect to get an “on up loving it. Also, do not be afraid most expensive of the surrounding Peterborough Street Drinks come in one size only the house” treat, one of the chef’s of the ginger and wasabi, which restaurants, but it is a truly unique and are no-name cola brands for specialties, while sitting at the bar. complete the sushi experience. experience. El Pelon: $1.50. You can refill as many times According to their Web site, One more door down lands Always remember, too, that http://www.elpelon.com/new as you like, and the lemonade is Umi offers a “wide selection of au- you at Sorentos Italian Gourmet, the lunch menu is just as delicious just sweet enough, not overpower- thentic Japanese cuisine to satisfy a pizza and pasta spot that can be and much cheaper. Umi: ing. all the different tastes,” and indeed more expensive than some of the According to their Web site, http://www.umifenway.com A favorite menu item is the they do. other open air restaurants on the “The restaurant, with its broad “El Guapo” burrito, which is a Choices vary from sushi to strip. But do not forget that pizzas menu, is a haven for Thai students Sorentos: unique combination of Mexican sashimi, tempura, and noodles. can be split among friends. longing for a home-cooked meal, http://www.sorentos.com rice, black beans, fried plantains, Prices range from $5.00 - $8.00 While you can sit outside in and welcoming to Americans ex- jack cheese, salsa, and grilled and pieces vary from 4 -7 slices of the fenced-off seating area, the periencing Thai food for the first Brown Sugar: steak. The homemade salsa and raw fish. indoor seats by the back offer the time.” www.brownsugarcafe.com chips make a great appetizer to Umi’s crowded and often best view. Watch chefs flip pans of Common flavors at Brown share among friends. loud atmosphere gets its hungry pasta and toss pizza dough in the Sugar include peanut, coconut and Hidyans Cafe: A few steps down the same patrons in the right mood. Try the air. ginger. Each dish is prepared and www.hidyancafe.net road is Umi, a sushi house packed green tea which is served in tradi- Do not forget that around the served with care. Expect interest- with students watching the chefs tional ceramic mugs. corner is the famous Brown Sugar ing flavor combinations and tex- Gone Baby Gone adapts well to film By Ashley Morris tough and inexperienced private Casey Affleck’s breakout per- St a f f Wr i t e r detective, who is approached by the formance as the detective rookie is aunt and uncle of a missing 4-year- as believable as it is moving and Ben Affleck had his directorial old girl who has disappeared on the Ed Harris’s performance as the un- work cut out for him when he de- streets of Dorchester, Mass. forgiving Remy blended flawlessly cided to take on the film adaptation The little girl’s mother, He- into the hard Boston atmosphere. of the Dennis Lehane novel, Gone lene, is a drug addict desperate The film will leave you feel- Baby Gone. to find her daughter, but is easily ing the weight of character’s emo- Lehane wrote Gone Baby sidetracked by “the devil’s candy” tions: the sadness, confusion, and Gone as a fourth installment to that drew her away from her child desperation. This film adaptation his series of novels based on char- in the first place. comes complete with the drama acters Patrick Kenzie and Angie It soon becomes apparent that and brutal violence you can only Gennaro. Helene is connected to the disap- take in small doses. Easily one of the best dra- pearance of her own daughter. Gone Baby Gone will not dis- mas of 2007, this film displays the As Kenzie delves deeper appoint the fans that have grown a unique beauty of the neighbor- into the neighborhood’s secrets, he true appreciation for the endless hoods of Boston that Lehane de- confronts the hard-boiled police twists and turns of Lehane’s nov- picts in his novels. captain, Doyle (Morgan Freeman) els. In his directorial debut, Ben who decides that Kenzie can only Expect a world similar to Affleck flawlessly manages to continue the investigation with the Mystic River, while being surprised break down the story from a fresh help of his right-hand man, Remy by new characters and a remark- perspective, assuming audiences Bressant (Ed Harris). able story of life and the corruption have not followed the first three Throughout the film, Kenzie that overpowers it. stories based on Kenzie and An- struggles to uncover the secrets gie. and lies, which the community and Sl a s h fi l m .c o m Kenzie, played by Ben Af- police try so desperately to keep The moving and remarkable story, Gone Baby Gone, takes place in fleck’s brother Casey Affleck, is a quiet. Boston. 12 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Sp o r t s No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Price inducted into Hall of Fame By Renée Frojo “I didn’t make it, but I tried,” St a f f Wr i t e r Price said. “And I went further than I thought I could ever go, even A collage of magnets with every in my wildest dreams.” Simmons sport teams’ schedules As Price saw his playing cover the side of a metal filing cab- career come to an end, he started inet in his office. And photographs teaching basketball to kids. He of old teams share space on the moved back to Roxbury, where walls with pictures of his family, there was a history of gangs and drawings from his children, pas- youth violence. Noticing that there sages from the bible, and numerous were kids in need of something well-deserved awards. constructive to do, Price started his “What most people will say own youth summer league. He de- about me is that I’m a caring and voted every weekend for six sum- supporting individual,” Price said. mers to the team, sacrificing time “And that’s the key. I care about with his family, friends, and work. the well-being of not just my play- Price believed that it was im- ers, but of all students.” portant for kids to be able to have It is evident just how much adult role models, because his par- he cares. Throughout his career at ents had such a positive influence Simmons, Price has received the on him. “I was fortunate to have Great Northeast Athletic Confer- people that cared for me and cared ence (GNAC) Coach of the Year about me,” he said. “They weren’t in 2003, Simmons’ Outstanding going to let me get off track or give Coach award in 2004, and the up on me. They refused to let me Black Student Organization’s Man get taken by the streets.” of the Year award in 2007. Price was determined to do Last Friday, Price added one the same not only for his children, more to his collection. Along with but for as many children as he five other alumni, he was inducted could help in his community. in the Athletic Hall of Fame at his “I wanted to make a differ- alma mater, Worcester State Col- ence for the young people in Rox- lege. The honor recognized his bury and give them something to three-year standout and 1,300 ca- do on the weekend,” Price said. reer points, and his contributions “And it was after volunteering that to the sport after graduation. all things came into shape for me Ka d y Sh e a “It’s a once in a lifetime kind . . . I figured, if you do something Basketball head coach Tony Price was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame last Friday at his alma mater, Worcester of thing,” Price said. “It’s great for free, man, and you love it, then State College. because it makes you realize how that’s where you’re supposed to much people acknowledge and re- be.” ward your efforts. And it means Price began as an assistant that long after I’m gone, my ac- coach at the University of Massa- complishments will still be there.” chusetts, Boston, and the director Price’s basketball career of a youth development program. started when he was growing up In 2000, he started coaching at in Boston’s Mission Hill neighbor- Simmons. hood. Because of the urban loca- This is now Price’s eighth tion, there were no playgrounds year as an assistant athletic direc- and certainly no basketball courts. tor and head basketball coach at Price and his friends would have Simmons. Considered the “win- to play games wherever they could ningest” coach in the basketball find an open area, and make bas- program’s history, he has led the ketball nets out of old milk crates. Sharks to a program-best 18-8 re- “Financially, playing bas- cord, and their first-ever post sea- ketball was difficult,” Price said. son victory in the 2003-04 season. “I couldn’t go to a lot of camps “As far as basketball goes, he or travel with teams as much as I strives for excellence,” said junior would have liked.” Lauren Kreckie. “I am so grateful So Price and his friends cre- to have Coach Price as my coach, ated their own teams in the neigh- I couldn’t have asked for anyone borhood. “As I grew in height, my better.” love for the game kept coming,” he Among other honors, Price said. was recognized with the Heights As television became more Award in 2007 for making signifi- widely available, basketball grew cant contributions to the develop- in popularity, Price said. And his ment and advancement of women’s love and understanding of the sports through influence or person- game developed after watching al achievement. professional teams play. However, “I find the recognitions that Price was troubled about how Afri- I get from student groups are the can Americans were portrayed on most flattering,” Price said. “Those television, which led him to pursue are things that will last a lifetime.” a degree in communications. “My time at Simmons Coll- “I was really frustrated and lege has been great,” Price said. disappointed with all the negative “I’ve met a lot of great people and stereotypes of African Americans really gotten the chance to impact a on television,” Price said. “I want- lot of young people’s lives.” ed to show that we are multifaceted Price also has big plans for individuals.” the future of the team. “We’ve After one year at Massachu- built a respectable basketball pro- setts Bay Community College, gram, but I still think we have a lot Price transferred to Worcester of room to grow,” he said. “And I State to study broadcasting and want to win. I want to win the first play on their basketball team. basketball championship for Sim- After graduation, Price put mons College.” his career goals in communica- tions aside, and decided he would try to pursue a professional basket- ball contract. He traveled through- out Europe for several weeks, play- ing on different teams and helping coach. No v e m b e r 1, 2007 Sc i e n c e s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 13 UTI: The facts and treatments available By Kimberly Tran ceed to make their way up the uri- * Shaking chills St a f f Wr i t e r nary tract. Escherichia coli (E coli) * Nausea is the cause of 90 percent of simple * Vomiting The urinary tract is composed UTIs, and are predominantly found * Pain in the back or side of the of the kidneys, ureters (tube that in the colon and around the anus. body transports urine from the kidney to According to the WebMD Web the bladder), bladder, and urethra site, poor hygiene and sexual in- UTIs are diagnosed based on (tube that empties urine from the tercourse can cause the bacteria to symptoms, medical history, hab- bladder). This system is initially move from the anus to the urethra. its, and lifestyle. Lab tests are also sterile, so when bacterium enters, Urinating after sexual intercourse conducted to make the diagno- it can easily cause a urinary tract may flush the bacteria out of the sis; some are as simple as a urine infection (UTI). UTIs are catego- urethra, but that is only effective dipstick while others may require rized as complicated and simple– if there is not already an excessive blood samples. Urine will be sent essentially meaning that the far- amount of bacteria growing. to a lab for testing, and the results ther up the infection spreads, the Once the infection reaches will allow the doctor to provide worse it is. the kidneys, the condition can go the correct antibiotic. Blood tests A simple UTI can occur even from simple to very complicated are only required for more compli- if a person is primarily healthy. It if treatment is not immediately cated conditions, according to the will eventually go away with treat- sought. WebMD Web site. ment and will not spread. Com- Lower UTIs occur when To treat a UTI, one must usu- plicated infections, however, can the lining of the urethra becomes ally see a health care provider and spread to other parts of the body swollen and irritated. According to take antibiotics. It is important to and are difficult to treat due to the WebMD Web site, symptoms finish all antibiotic medication, their resistance against many anti- of lower UTIs include: even if symptoms diminish, and biotics. drink plenty of water. It is also im- Complicated infections are * Painful urination potant to avoid coffee, alcohol, and due to anatomic abnormalities, * Frequency of urination spicy foods in order to avoid irri- such as people with polycystic kid- * Inability to urinate completely tating the bladder. According to the ney disease or sickle cell traits who (only a few drops of urine is re- Health A to Z Web site, “women may have their kidneys blocked, leased) who drank cranberry juice were 58 according to the All About UTI * Feeling unable to hold in urine percent less likely to develop a UTI Web site. * Cloudy, foul smelling, or bloody than those who drank a ‘placebo’ . The site also says that UTIs urine . . If they already had an infection, affect women 50 times more than * Lower abdominal pain they were 27 percent less likely to men. Additionally, studies show * Chills, feeling ill, or fever no have their infections continue if that nearly half of all women will higher than 101°F they drank cranberry juice.” This have had a UTI at least once in is due to the anti-adhesion effect in their lives. The Medline Plus Web Upper UTIs occur when the the juice, which prevents bacteria site explains that a possible reason kidney becomes inflamed. Symp- from properly attaching itself onto for this is the fact that women’s toms develop rapidly and do not the bladder. Women can also pre- urethras are shorter and closer to always include the same symptoms vent UTIs by wiping from front to the anus. found in cystitis. This includes: back after going to the bathroom in UTIs first occur in the open- order to prevent bacteria from the www .Ge tt y Im a g e s .c o m ing of the urethra, and then pro- * Fever higher than 101°F anus from entering the urethra. Drinking cranberry juice can serve as a way to prevent getting a urinary tract infection. Pretty ugly: cosmetics contain dangerous chemicals By Carley Caldas at Simmons, Amber Dawson, and industry to put unlimited amounts information about these harmful see what chemicals they contain. St a f f Wr i t e r although the amounts of lead are of chemicals into personal care chemicals: At the discussion last Wednesday, small, “it all adds up.” Dawson said products with no required testing Dawson searched different make- On Wednesday, Oct. 14 The Wom- that cosmetic companies continue and no monitoring of health ef- * Mercury is usually listed as up products on her laptop. She did a en’s Center hosted a discussion in to use potentially dangerous chem- fects.” thimerosal on ingredient labels, generic search on “Almay” and the North Hall about the dangerous icals because “It’s cheaper not to Cosmetic companies say but is a potential human carcino- site listed specific Almay products chemicals found in popular beauty use organic ingredients.” their products have been tested, gen. It is most commonly found in along with the number of harmful products. The Women’s Center and European Union (EU) laws “but [these tests are] only to ensure ointments and mascaras. chemicals each product contained. LUNA sponsored the event, which prevent cosmetics companies from the ingredients do not cause rashes, * Placenta, which produces highlighted the Breast Cancer using chemicals that can cause swelling or other acute reactions,” horomones that interfere with the Fund’s Campaign for Safe Cosmet- cancer, mutation, and birth defects, according to the Web site. body’s normal hormone functions, “Major loopholes ics. but America does not have similar The Campaign for Safe Cos- is usually found in hair relaxers, “More than half of 33 brand- regulations. According to the Safe metics is working to get companies moisturizers and toners. in federal and state name lipsticks contained detect- Cosmetics Web site, “Major loop- to sign the Compact for Safe Cos- * Lead Acetate is a human repro- law allow the $35 able levels of lead,” according to holes in federal and state law allow metics, a promise to exclude dan- ductive and developmental toxin LUNA marketing representative the $35 billion per year cosmetics gerous chemicals from their prod- that is found in hair dyes and billion per year ucts. According to the Campaign cleansers. for Safe Cosmetics, over 600 com- * Petrochemicals are byproducts cosmetics industry panies have signed the compact, of crude oil and are usually docu- to put unlimited but major brands like Revlon and mented as paraffin on ingredient L’Oreal have not. The campaign labels. They are suspected to be amounts of chemi- wants these companies, who gen- human carcinogens and are found erally offer affordable beauty prod- in anti-aging creams, mascaras, cals into personal ucts, to sign the compact to assure perfumes and lipsticks. consumers that their products are * Phthalates, plasticizing chemi- care products with safe. cals, are probable human repro- no required test- According to the Food and ductive or developments toxins Drug Administration (FDA) Web and endocrine disruptors. These ing.” site, “The regulatory requirements are found in nail polishes and hair governing the sale of cosmetics are sprays. The EU has even banned ~Sa f e Co sm e t i c s We b s i t e not as stringent as those that apply two of these: dibutyl and diethyl- to other FDA-regulated products . hexyl. . . Manufacturers may use any in- * Hydroquinone can cause a skin Dawson conducted another gredient or raw material, except for disease called ochronosis, which search on Bare Minerals and found color additives and a few prohibit- leaves irreversible black-blue le- that there are no harmful chemicals ed substances, to market a product sions on skin. This is found in skin in that company’s products. without a government review or tightening products and moistur- Nicole Linstrum, co-director approval.” izers. of the Women’s Center, said, “We The most dangerous chemi- * Nanoparticles are so small that held this event because it’s Breast cals commonly found in beauty they can be absorbed into the Cancer Awareness month, and we products are: mercury, placenta, bloodstream. They are found in want to raise awareness.” She said lead acetate, petrochemicals, eye shadows, sunscreens and bron- that the Women’s Center also plans phthalates, hydroquinone, and zers. to put self-breast exam flyers in the nanoparticles. The Safe Cosmet- The Web site allows anyone showers on the residence campus. www .g e tt y i m a g e s .c o m ics Web site provides the following to search for beauty products and 14 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Di v e r s i o n s No v e m b e r 1, 2007 And Then There Was the Word A column about our language: Another Bonjour, mes amies FINE Mess from the Advertising World A photo tour of Aix-en-Provence By Sidney Berger, Ph.D. packaged mac and cheese or café all of this on the way to my classes By Shannon Brown warm water. which are in two buildings that are Pr o f e ss o r o f c o mm u n i c a t i o n s hash. St a f f Wr i t e r Not far from the Cours Mira- Here are some other adver- right next to each other. They are beau is the Palace des Prêcheurs, both typically Provencal with thick The language of advertising used tising buzzwords: ENERGY (this Aix, France is an amazing little one of the many places in Aix “Provence yellow” walls. to amuse me. Then it angered usually means the product is full city that I am happy to call my new where there are beautiful open air At the end of the day I walk me, because it seems to be geared of sugar), NATURAL (all other home. It is famous for its big beau- markets. I love to walk around and past the statue of Aix’s favorite to some pretty stupid people, and products are unnatural?—and who tiful fountains along the Cours smell all of the herbs, spices, fruits, son, the painter Paul Cezanne. I since it came at me, I assumed wants to eat something unnatu- Mirabeau, which is known as one vegetables, cheeses, olive oils, and always try to make it back home in that the advertisers assumed I was ral?), ORGANIC (a pig gizzard of the most beautiful streets in flowers. My favorites are the sun- time to watch the sun set over the stupid. That is, some of the ploys is an organ; so is a horse thyroid; France. My favorite is the Mossy flowers. cypress tress and red tiled roofs. advertisers use would work on they’re both strictly organic, so go Fountain which naturally produces I am lucky enough to walk by Home sweet home. people with little insight. I am too ahead and eat ’em; see if I care), critical—and too much alert to the DELICIOUS (would any food power of language—to be influ- product claim to be anything but enced by their words. delicious?), SWEET (more sugar; Take the FINE method of ad- more calories; more weight for you, vertising. This referred to four of you sucker!), ENJOY (as opposed the most common words on prod- to what? You’ll never see, “Try our uct labels: Free, Improved, New, jerky and suffer”), and PREMIUM and Extra. (who even knows what this means? Everyone wants free stuff. “Premium olives”; what is a non- But when this word is spelled in big premium olive?). red letters and does not really offer See what I mean! Adver- anything at no charge, we are be- tisers pick feely-goodum words, ing manipulated. For instance, the words that conjure up good sensa- shampoo usually holds 12 ounces, tions, nostalgia, and sexy thoughts but for a short time they are pack- (“silky smooth soy milk”; “ten- aging 14 ounces. The label reads, der extra-long asparagus spears”; “Two FREE ounces.” What is “juicy tenderloin”). free? You’re still paying for it. They want us to feel as if And the label neglects to men- we are assisted by their products. tion that the product used to be 16 That’s why you’ll see the word ounces, was sold in the same-size “HELP” or “HELPS” so often on container, and cost the same. They labels. “Helps provide calcium,” reduced what you got by 4 ounces “Helps prevent heart attacks,” and kept the price the same. Then “Helps reduce cholesterol.” Who, they give you 2 ounces back—for or what, is being helped? It doesn’t a short time only—and proclaim do it on its own. It is a helper. boldly that those 2 ounces are This reminds me of a prod- free. But when they reduced the uct that still amuses and amazes contents from 16 to 12 ounces, the me: Hamburger Helper. It helps label didn’t say, “We’re giving you the hamburger. Helps it do what? LESS and charging you MORE per Clog your arteries faster? Add ounce.” “Free” is a crock. weight to your body? A product Even when you get a 50-cent that is essentially bread crumbs rebate, you still have to mail it in and spices, selling for a huge profit, with a 41-cent stamp. and accompanying a food that the “IMPROVED.” Hmm. What Food and Drug Administration has been improved? A few de- warns is full of cholesterol and fat. cades ago a manufacturer was Some help! brought to court because the word Other common words of “improved” was on the package of advertisers are “fresh,” “full,” one of its products. It turned out “clean,” “rich,” “easy,” “big,” that the only improvement was in “special,” “wonderful,” “great,” the packaging. The product was “affordable,” “crisp,” “sure,” and the same. “full.” Watch out for these. And And think about it: if they be wary of “wholesome,” “tasty,” are now selling the New and Im- and “delectable.” proved product, the old one was For certain kinds of products unimproved. In fact, it could have we also find, “rugged,” “reliable,” been junky or harmful. And they “strong,” “pure,” “good value,” sold this crap to us—this old unim- “comfortable,” and “happy.” proved trash! How dare they! Words have a denotation—a So “NEW” implies some- direct meaning. And they have a thing is good (or better than a prod- connotation—a suggested mean- uct that is old). But being new does ing. Advertisers work at the con- not promise better. “The new Cof- notation level, suggesting that by fin-Nail cigarettes.” Better than using their products we will look the old ones. (These’ll send you to younger, be healthier and sexier, your miserable black-lung death in lose weight, be smarter, be less 20 years instead of the old 15 years. prone to disease, be more popular, So glad they have this New one!) get richer, and maintain our beauty And EXTRA? We all want and charm and grace and looks and something extra. While that word vitality. implies “better” or “more econom- Don’t you believe them. Are ical,” it really doesn’t promise any- they liars? I don’t want to give a thing. It’s like “free.” Just because blanket answer. Let’s just sat that something is extra does not mean they manipulate the truth some- a thing. times. Watch out! I just looked at a cranberry sauce can (HOMESTYLE) and an oatmeal box (NEW! HOMEMADE TASTE). What is it about home? Was dad or mom such a good cook that anything redolent of homi- ness will make you crave it? Does this imply that home-made is bet- ter than commercial? You should taste some of the slop I’ve had in people’s homes. It made me crave

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Spring Break 2008. Sell Trips, Earn Cash, Go Free! Best Prices Guar- 1 8 4 3 anteed to Jamaica, Mexico, Bahamas, S. Padre and Florida. Call for group discounts. 1-800-648-4849 www.ststravel.com. 6 3 8 7 6 5 5 8 Calendar Listing: Nov. 4-10 Sunday 11/4 Simmons Gospel Choir 21st Annual Christmas Crafts Festival Actors’ Shakespeare Project presents Mac- Performance at Union United Methodist 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. beth Church Seaport World Trade Center Boston Featuring an all-female cast 10 a.m. Includes the work of over 350 master crafts- 2 p.m. Location: 485 Columbus Ave men and a Gingerbread House Competition Location: Boston University Call (617) 536-0872 for more information Visit http://www.christmascraftfestival.com Admission: $30-$43 for more information Visit http://actorsshakespeareproject.org for more information Monday 11/5 “Human Rights and Trade: The MFN Con- Silent Light An evening with Maya Angelou troversy and U.S. Policy Toward China” 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 12-1 p.m. Harvard College Library Location: Salem State College in the Callan Location: Tufts University Admission: $10 Studio Theatre For more information visit www.tufts.edu Visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/ Visit http://www.salemstate.edu/ for more films/2007novedec/ for more information information

Tuesday 11/6 Women, Mission, and Peace Building in Hunger Banquet Comedians Michelle Buteau & Eric Andre Africa 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 9:30-11 a.m. Kotzen Meeting Room, Ground Floor, Li- Quadside Cafe Admission: Free brary Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board Lecture by Reverend Shirley DeWolf RSVP by November 2, 2007 to stephanie. Location: School of Theology, Boston Uni- [email protected] versity or stop by the Box Office to sign up Contact Dana Robert at [email protected] for more information

Wednesday 11/7 Student Government Association Meetings Native American Heritage Month-Perfor- CAB movie night Open to undergraduates, held every Wednes- mance 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. day 7 p.m. Quadside 3:30-5 p.m. A night of song, storytelling and dance. Email [email protected] for more informa- Featuring: Shane Long, Mohegan Tribal Na- tion tion Emmanuel College Auditorium in the Administrative Building

Thursday 11/8 Alice Rothchild- “Broken Promises, Broken “Midday Organ Recital” “An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, From Revolu- Dreams” 12:15 p.m. tion to the Kidnapping of a President” Peace-activist Dr. Rothchild discusses the Stuart Forster, music director and organist 5:30 p.m. need for political action in Israel and Pales- Christ Church, Cambridge, Adolphus Busch Lecture by Randall Robinson, social justice tine Hall advocate and author 7 - 8:30 p.m. Admission: Free Location: Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Location: Barnes and Noble at Boston Uni- Audience members are invited to bring a HLS versity lunch for quiet consumption during the recit- Visit http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org Admission: Free als for more information

Friday 11/9 “And Then There Were None” “The Concept of Value” Iris Dement concert Presented Nov. 9 and 10 by the Simmons Philosophy lecture by Professor Sigrun Sva- 8 p.m. College Theatrical Society varsdottir Location: Narrow Center for the Arts, Fall Linda K. Paresky Conference Center Location: Tufts University, Medford/Somer- River, MA Email [email protected] for more ville Campus For more information or tickets, call 508-324- information Contact Anne Belinsky at anne.belinsky@ 1926 or visit www.ncfta.org. tufts.edu for more information

Saturday 11/10 Sacred Space- Sacred Form The Center of Cosmic Energy Pollock Matters 9 a.m. Ilya and Emilia Kabakov 12 - 5 p.m. An art exhibition by Benjamin S. Cariens 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. An exhibition featuring the work of Jackson Location: Bapst Library Art Gallery An exhibition that explores cosmic and cre- Pollock and graphic designer Herbert Matter Contact Lois Kamandulis at 617-552-4295 or ative energy and how to tap into it. Visit http://www.bc.edu/artmuseum for more [email protected] for more informa- Location: Tufts University Art Gallery information tion Contact Jeanne Koles at jeanne.koles@tufts. Admission: Free edu for more information No v e m b e r 1, 2007 A Th o u s a n d Wo r d s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Red Sox win another series One game, two games, three games, four. We warned you three years ago, now we’re back for more!

Three years after their World Series win in 2004, the Red Sox captured another series title. They won their last championship game 5-4 against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday night in Col- orado. Around midnight the last strike was thrown and a roar erupted throughout the streets of Boston. Fans in bars and on the streets celebrated the triumph of their home team. People filled the streets and chaos broke out as fans climbed up streetlights and poles and jumped into the crowd. Police were present with guard dogs and batons for crowd control to avoid riots similar to those that occurred in 2004. On Tuesday the Red Sox were back in Boston for a celebra- tory parade. Fans were invited to walk from Fenway to city hall in the 3.2 mile celebration. The parade started at noon and ended almost four hours later. Thousands of people, not only from Bos- ton, participated and showed support for their team with signs, shirts, painted faces, and pride only Sox fans have. No wonder they call us Red Sox nation.

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