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The Simmons Voice Since 1922 April 3, 2008 Volume 88 Issue 16 SGA supports revised response to hate on campus By Traci Farrell “We don’t know what effec- Staff Writer tive programming would be for these topics. . . . We have confi- Student senators passed a resolu- dence in these three groups and tion to help the College respond what they know would benefit the more efficiently to hate crimes community in terms of education, and hate speech on campus at last and we trust them to come up with week’s Student Government Asso- the programming,” Maclin said. ciation (SGA) meeting. “In terms of funding, we have no The resolution, debated over idea how much money a program the course of two meetings, called like this would take, whether it’s for “an extensive protocol” for the $10 or $10,000.” community to report acts of hate, Some senators disagreed on for victims to receive necessary whether or not perpetrators of hate support in order to feel safe on at Simmons should be banned from campus, and for the reeducation the residence and academic cam- and reintegration of perpetrators puses. It was mentioned that as into the Simmons community. The students, AI members and senators resolution was drafted by junior do not have the jurisdiction to de- Courtney Anderson and senior cide if a perpetrator of hate can be Beth Maclin of Amnesty Interna- removed from the academic cam- tional (AI) and presented to SGA pus because of financial and other by Anderson, sophomore Amy Du- reasons. It was also suggested that das, and Maclin. perpetrators could potentially re- Beth Maclin “We want to redefine what ceive more help from the commu- A member of the community looks at a piece of art, which is part of “Nothing to Hide” exhibit on the second floor of zero tolerance means,” said Ma- nity by staying on campus as op- the library. For more on the exhibit, see page 2. clin. The community should take posed to being completely kicked the opportunity to address the is- off. Anderson explains struggle for United sue instead of solely removing the individual from campus, she said. Nations declaration “People who have racist “We have to keep By Lucía Cordón Anderson discussed the ways the declaration. “Eleanor Roosevelt thoughts are also victims of our Staff Writer domestic and international policies said the federal government would racist culture,” Anderson said. in mind that these intersect through the issues of race, not interfere in education, lynch- “We have to keep in mind that After 80 years of a powerful hu- justice, and equality. She looked at ing, and violence,” said Anderson, these people just don’t recognize people just don’t man rights movement in the United the end of World War II and the explaining the beginning of the hu- what’s wrong with racism and how recognize what’s States, “we get the same language, creation of the United Nations man rights struggle in the United it harms communities. And by ban- the same imagery, and the same (U.N.) to explain how civil rights States. ning them from our community wrong with racism results,” said Carol Anderson, an for African Americans have played According to Anderson, 58 we’re not teaching them anything, associate professor of history at a dormant role in the creation of years after the U.N. declaration on we’re only angering them further.” and how it harms the University of Missouri, as she human rights policies. human rights, the United States is Senators amended some communities. And compared the great Mississippi “When they drafted the Unit- responsible for the “man-made di- wording in the resolution to make flood of 1927 to Hurricane Katrina ed Nations, they decided not to saster” in which infant mortality points more clear. They also ex- by banning them in New Orleans in 2005. deal with colonialism at all and not rates for African Americans are panded which organizations would “The human rights infringe- to mention human rights initially. equal to those of Ethiopia, racial be responsible for the creation of a from our communi- ment has been a result of decades Then they decided they had to integration is not thorough, and a reeducation program for offenders. of public policy decisions made mention human rights somewhere, crisis, such as Katrina, leaves hun- This committee should consist of ty we’re not teach- and not made, not only domestical- otherwise it would seem like they dreds of displaced African Ameri- representatives from the Diversity ing them anything, ly but in the international arena,” were ignoring what the Nazis did,” cans without hope. Council, Multicultural Affairs, the said Anderson during a lecture on Anderson said. “And that is how “New Orleans’ future now Council of Black Administrators, we’re only anger- human rights in the Kotzen Meet- human rights ended up cameoed in lies in the hands of the media. Faculty, and Staff (BAFAS), Like ing Center last week. the subtext of the sub-note of the People get the imagery of New Or- Minds, and the Student Govern- ing them further.” Anderson spoke about the appendix.” leans and see blackness and crime ment Association (SGA) executive struggle between the National As- The creation of the U.N. as synonyms. People think that in board. ~Courtney Anderson, sociation for the Advancement of Declaration of Human Rights was order to make New Orleans secure, Senators also added gender co-author of the Amnesty Colored People (NAACP) and the a way for the international com- you have to get rid of the black peo- expression and physical appearance International resolution United States and other Western munity to justify and ignore their ple,” she said. to a list of characteristics, towards powers to define human rights. human rights violations in the past Anderson ended on a brighter which the resolution states Sim- Anderson is the winner of the and “at the same time, signal the note when asked about the upcom- mons will not tolerate discrimina- The AI resolution comes af- Gustavus Myers Center Outstand- powerful Democrats in the south of ing elections. She said this is the tion. Other characteristics include ter several members of the com- ing Book Award for her book Eyes the United States that there wasn’t most exciting election since 1948, class, age, and political ideology. munity were targets of hate speech Off the Prize: The United Nations a thing the U.S. had to modify,” and that Barack Obama represents The AI members made sure on campus. Professor Gary Bailey, and the African American Struggle Anderson said. both the strength of hope, because to state that they were not intend- of the School of Social Work, re- for Human Rights. She presented The United States created a he is a the first legitimate black ing to create the actual reeducation ceived four pieces of hate mail in the lecture “’When the Levees declaration, not a treaty, in 1947, front-runner, and of patriarchy, be- program, but that they were only February. Junior Helida Costa and Broke’: The Un-Civil Rights Move- that included a federal state clause, suggesting that these programs be see page 3 SGA see page 3 ment in America.” which said no state had to abide by History created.

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The Simmons Simmons in Brief Voice Exhibit sheds light on mental illness SWSG hosts career day event

The “Nothing to Hide” photography exhibit features photos and inter- Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) went on a field trip on Saturday to Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin views from various people who suffer from various types of mental ill- the Residence Campus. The program goes on two field trips per year, [email protected] ness. The exhibit is part of a series of events striving to de-stigmatize and the trips vary depending on the chapter. This one was like a career mental illness. The opening was last Wednesday on the second floor of day for the girls who learned about journalism, medicine, fashion design, Managing Editor Beatley Library, but the exhibit will be up until April 4. Many of the education, business, and law. Guest speakers were stationed around the Renée Frojo pictures feature entire families, leaving the viewer unable to know which campus in each residence hall, and the girls each rotated around to three [email protected] specific member suffers from mental illness. different speakers. There were around 30 girls who attended, and they were able to make hats during the fashion design portion and ate at Bartol News Editor Activism exhibit focuses on violence against Hall, which was the highlight of the day for some. Traci Farrell women [email protected] Gospel Choir hosts concert Amnesty International hosted an art and activism exhibit last Friday in Assistant News Editor the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, which showcased more than The Simmons/Wheelock College Gospel Choir performed on Tuesday in Lucía Cordón 30 pieces of artwork submitted by more than 10 artists. The event was the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center. The event, sponsored by the [email protected] to raise awareness about violence against Native American and Alaska Simmons College Alumnae Assoction, featured local college choirs and Native women. Brochures were available based on Maze of Injustice, a Bishop Charlie’s Angels, according to a flyer for the event. It was also Sports&Fitness Editor report by Amnesty International released last year. described as a “worship-filled service” to the flyer. Carley Caldas [email protected] Students participate in dim sum outing

Health&Sciences Editor The Asian Student Association (ASA) sponsored a dim sum outing on Kym Tran Sunday at China Pearl, a restaurant in Chinatown. Participants met in [email protected] front of Simmons Hall before going to China Pearl. There were around 20 people who went and feasted on barbeque pork buns and other Chinese Features Editor delicacies. Tickets were $10 and covered the cost of drinks and unlimited Kristin Pitts food. [email protected] Seniors host 50 days party A&E Editor Catalina Rojo [email protected] The Class of 2008 hosted the 50 Day Party at Felt to celebrate the count- down until graduation. More than 150 students attended where they Provided by Laura Nelson Seniors enjoy themselves at the 50 Days Party last Friday. played pool and enjoyed refreshments. The celebration served as a way Diversions Editor Jessica Rudis for seniors to reconnect and reminisce about their time at Simmons. [email protected] Compiled by Traci Farrell.

Opinions Editor Meredith Blake Panelists offer tips for women in meredith.blake@simmons. edu the workplace Photo Editor By Meredith Blake resource,” she said. Younger women have an es- Sara-Marie Pons, another Hannah Morrow Staff Writer Palan also tackled the issue pecially difficult time negotiating panel member and a financial ad- hannah.morrow@simmons. of pay scale differences between for a higher salary or a pay-raise. visor at Ameriprise Financial Ser- edu The Simmons chapter of the Public men and women. According to a “I think women almost have to vices, agreed. “Always take the ob- Relations Student Society of Amer- pamphlet put out by Women on the work harder than men. We don’t jection [to being too young] off the Business Manager ica (PRSSA) and the Management Rise, while women account for 46.8 have that inherent, automatic re- table . . . just say it first before they Christina Lenis Liaison hosted a panel about the percent of the labor force, Asian- spect right away,” Palen said. say it,” she said. [email protected] challenges of being a successful Pacific American, African Ameri- Her fellow panel member, Peterson advised looking at woman in the workplace on March can, and Latina women make $.87, Jennifer Pasquale, an account challenges like age, gender, and 26. $.72, and $.59 respectively to every manager at One to One Interactive, race discrimination as motivations Copy Editors The discussion, “Real World. dollar a man makes. agreed. to perform better and to prove peo- Jennifer Rheaume Real Talk.” was conducted by “A lot of people feel, and es- ple wrong. jennifer.rheaume@simmons. edu Women on the Rise, an organiza- pecially women, that they should “A successful entrepreneur tion located in Boston that helps be quiet, this is an opportunity, this is resilient,” she said. “You learn Nora Levy professional women network and is a privilege,” Pasquale said. “But from mistakes more so than any [email protected] take advantage of leadership op- “But once you once you have that job and you’re other experience.” portunities in the workplace. proving yourself, it’s no longer a Peterson also said it was im- “Women on the Rise is the have that job and privilege, you’re a part of that com- portant to “separate your perfor- Staff Writers only local grassroots organization pany, and they owe you something, mance from your self worth,” and Shannon Brown, Kate you’re proving Clavet, Anna Dipietro, that’s really devoted to the issues too.” that failing to accomplish some- Caitlin Mazzola, Ashley Mor- that matter most to women in their yourself, it’s no Younger women are also un- thing was simply an opportunity to ris, Elizabeth Fineberg-Lom- twenties and in their early thirties,” willing to admit defeat–or that they look at the problem from a differ- bardi, Liz Hannigan, Corinne said Erica Saldivar, the director of longer a privi- do not know how to do something– ent perspective. Aia, Betsy A. Halsey communications for Women on lege, you’re a part because they fear the repercus- The panel members encour- the Rise. “We’re here to help you sions; that they may look bad. aged the audience members to do a Adviser professionally develop, personally of that company, “Don’t be afraid to admit that lot of research before an interview Dan Connell develop, and to just be a support you don’t know,” Palen said. “As and to see how companies treated [email protected] system.” and they owe you long as you have a willingness to female employees when it came The panel consisted of four something, too.” learn and you show that you’re ca- to marriage, children, and job ad- women who each told their back- pable.” vancement. At the end of the dis- The Simmons Voice is the ground stories, answered questions, “If you still feel like there’s cussion there was a question and only student-run weekly ~Jennifer Pasquale, publication and student and gave tips on being competitive things you don’t know, it’s a good answer session and time to talk One to One Interactive body public forum of Sim- in the workplace. They all gave ad- place to be,” Pasquale said. one-on-one with the women. mons College. The paper is vice on networking skills, what to Marcella Peterson, an entre- Saldivar encouraged every- published each Thursday do and not do during an interview, preneur and the co-owner of Bos- one to visit the Women on the Rise and distributed free to the and how to write a résumé. ton Bucks, an off-campus meal Web site to learn more about dif- Simmons community. Jennifer Palan, the associate “One of the number one rea- plan that functions much like the ferent workshops and networking director of Annual Fund Leader- sons, is that women don’t negotiate Fenway Card–which she referred to opportunities. Advertising ship Programs at the Massachusetts for their salary,” Palen said. “They as her company’s “arch-nemesis,”– For advertising rates, con- Institute of Technology, empha- take what is offered to them, while also talked about age discrimina- tact the office by e-mail at sized the importance of informa- a man is more likely to negotiate tion in the workplace. [email protected]. tional interviews and said that she for their salary. “Say you’re young, you’re did approximately 30 when she “Do your research [and] don’t eager, you’re hungry for this expe- Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. first arrived in Boston. be afraid to negotiate for your sal- rience and that equals an excellent “People love to be seen as a ary,” she said. employee,” Peterson said. April 3, 2008 News The Simmons Voice 3 SGA from page 1 History from page 1 South Africa trip will release second book two other students had hate speech By Renée Frojo night home-stay with a family-run creates housing issues in South Af- written on their doors on the Resi- Staff Writer bed and breakfast in the township rica’s black townships and shanty- dence Campus. of Khayelitsha. towns, which are scattered along- In an open community fo- Every semester, study abroad stu- Their adventures included side many cities’ borders. rum after the incidents, students, dents return with stories of how the a game reserve safari at Pilanses- Sections Three and Four fo- faculty, and staff came together people they met and the places they ber National Park, an evening with cus on social rights, specifically to affirm a zero-tolerance policy visited deeply impacted their lives, Eritrean refugees in both Johan- education and health care. Cordón against hate crimes in the Sim- yet few get the chance to give back nesburg and Cape Town, and a vis- shares a story about a former gang mons community. The forum was to the people who helped them it to Robben Island, where Nelson member who works with at-risk led by SGA, and it gave communi- learn. Mandela and other anti-apartheid youth, while Fields, Pitts, and Fay- ty members a chance to share their By publishing a book with ar- activists were once jailed. the Mallinger comment on a shel- feelings and suggest new policies. Beth Maclin ticles of their experiences abroad, The faculty senate also wrote Carol Anderson, a professor at the 11 Simmons women who traveled University of Missouri, said that the a resolution after Bailey received to South Africa got to do both. horror of Hurricane Katrina was not the hate mail. The resolution stated “I feel that this experience the first time the U.S. government that senate members, in addition failed to act. gave me the opportunity to benefit to the Board, president, and com- the people that impacted me,” said munity, would “stand in solidarity cause a black woman would never senior Kristin Pitts. “And to able to to support any member of the Sim- be a front-runner. have a constant, tangible reminder mons community who is a target The lecture was co-sponsored of that, and to be able to show that of racist acts of hatred.” It also by Simmons College Amnesty work to anyone in the world is in- stated that Simmons should be “a International, the Black Student credible.” community where racism on any Organization, Minor in Social Jus- A celebratory book launching level or in any form cannot be tol- tice, the Office of Student Life, and for Old Wrongs, New Rights: Stu- erated.” the Simmons Institute for Leader- dent Views of the New South Africa ship and Change (SILC). will be held on April 14 in the Lin- da K. Paresky Conference Center A resolution for a more efficient College response to hate crimes and speech at 5 p.m. A short film from the trip, Proposed by Amnesty International, 2007-08 shot by junior Christina Lenis, will be screened, followed by readings Whereas, Massachusetts law states that hate crimes are criminal acts from a few of the authors. Copies against people or property that are motivated by prejudice based on race, of the book will also be on sale and religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or ability that can include available for signing. violent assaults and harassment, vandalism and graffiti; and “What is great about the book Whereas, there have been at least three accounts of hate speech, two con- launching is that the whole experi- stituting hate crimes due to their threatening nature, on campus since De- ence up until now has made it feel cember 2007; and like the entire trip has been a year- Whereas, until February 2008, most hate-motivated incidents were not long process,” said junior Chris- dealt with in a way that the student body deems appropriate; and tina Lenis. “It only prolongs the Whereas, Simmons College is committed to creating an atmosphere with- experience, and is a great way to in which the diversity of its members’ individual roles meets with under- end the trip, which for me has felt standing, respect, and encouragement, and where discrimination and ha- like its been a year–since landing rassment by any member of the faculty, staff, or student body against any in South Africa it’s gone from the other will be condemned and redressed; and Whereas, Simmons College is working to integrate human rights and so- interviews, to the editing process, cial justice values into our culture; and to now seeing our work in print.” Whereas, every member of the community has a right to feel safe on the So far, the college has pur- academic and residence campus; and chased 800 copies of the book Whereas, it is the community’s responsibility to protect both the victim for promotion, and soon it will be and the perpetrator of an act of hate; and available at the Simmons bookstore Whereas, hateful language is not only about the intent of the words but and on Amazon.com. All royalties also about the way they are perceived. will go the South Africa Develop- ment Foundation, which supports Therefore, Simmons College should create an extensive protocol for all projects targeted at grassroots in Provided by Dan Connell members of the community, students, faculty, staff, and service workers, South Africa, including some of The book, Old Wrongs, New Rights: Student Views of the New South Africa, to report acts of hate and receive the necessary support in order for them the groups the students met with will be released on April 14. to feel safe on campus; and and interviewed on their trip, ac- Therefore, it is the individual’s responsibility if they feel they have been a cording to Dan Connell, distin- After returning from the trip, ter for street girls. Larson, Fields, target of or witness to hate to go through the appropriate steps for redress; guished lecturer in journalism and Connell gave the students a set and Maclin examine contrasting and African politics. Therefore, a section on hate crimes, similar to that of sexual assault, should number of days together to brain- solutions coming from different Old Wrongs, New Rights is a be added to the next edition of the Student Handbook; and storm and begin writing their arti- social movements to combat the collection of essays that, through Therefore, Simmons College should take action based on Massachusetts’ cles as a group. “Those were pretty HIV/AIDS epidemic. legal definition of what a hate crime is, but also acknowledge that the Col- individual accounts, strive to intense days because you spent Section Five takes Price, lege does not tolerate discrimination based on class, age, gender expres- solve unanswered questions about most of the day in the classroom Pitts, and Mallinger’s three differ- sion, physical appearance, and political ideology; and change and progress in post-apart- with these people that you just had ent perspectives on obstacles that Therefore, Simmons College should create a communication system to heid South Africa. this incredible experience with, black African artists face in trying alert the entire community to hate-motivated incidents on campus similar Edited by Connell, and writ- and then went home and had to to pursue their passion. to the Public Safety model; and ten by 10 students, the book is a re- keep working,” Pitts said. “It was The final section offers four Therefore, it is the community’s responsibility to ensure the victim’s sense sult of last year’s Comm 328 short- kind of like you never left.” students’ reflections on the trip and of safety and comfort within his or her community, as well as to reeducate term study abroad journalism The process required a lot of how it changed them. Mallinger, and reintegrate the perpetrator of hate at Simmons; and course in South Africa, and is also editing and re-writing to make sure Pitts, Lenis, and Price give in-depth Therefore, the Board of Trustees should annually allocate earmarked funds the second book published by Sim- the articles were of excellent qual- accounts of specific instances that deemed sufficient and appropriate commencing in Fiscal Year 2008-2009 mons students from the course. ity for the book, according to Pitts. impacted them in South Africa and budget for the Diversity Council, Multicultural Affairs, Council of Black According to Connell, it is a “After spending so long in South teach readers a valuable lesson in Administrators, Faculty, and Staff (BAFAS), and Like Minds to create record of what the students learned Africa, I really felt like I owed the return. and/or seek an educational program or training for members of the com- about South Africa and about people I interviewed a good fin- munity, specifically for the reeducation of members of the community who themselves in the process of seek- ished product that was true to their have committed acts of hate; and ing answers. Therefore a specific committee to determine this educational program- experiences,” she said. Students contributed 24 sto- ming should at least consist of representatives of the Diversity Council, Corrections ries in sections that correspond to Multicultural Affairs, BAFAS, Like Minds, and a member of the Student About the book Government Association (SGA) executive board; and the themes of their research–human According to Connell, in Section In Issue 15, the article, “Sim- Therefore, any member of the community who commits an act of hate on rights. They include personal and One, Victoria Latto and Paula Bet- mons puts men on display,” said campus should be removed and prohibited from the residence campus if political rights, economic rights, tencourt open by tackling the issue that the Mr. Simmons pageant he or she is deemed to present a threat to the residence community, until social rights (education and health of gay and lesbian rights, Elena was part of Simmons Cup. It is after he or she has completed the educational training or program; and care), and cultural rights, as well as Larson reveals a discussion among not. It is being hosted by several Therefore, if it is determined a resident’s guest committed an act of hate personal reflections by the student women lawyers about gender in- hall councils, but will not factor on campus they should be banned from campus because they present a reporters, photo spreads, a detailed equality in their profession, and into the competition. threat to the community, and the resident should be required to go through itinerary, and a list of contacts in Lenis explores the experience of the educational training or program because they are responsible for and South Africa. Eritrean exiles who use the Inter- In Issue 15, the article, “Sim- complicit with their guests actions; and The 21-day trip took place net and satellite radio to rally sup- mons launches radio station,” Therefore, presidents of organizations should have to complete this train- last summer during May and June. port for human rights and democ- said that the radio station would ing or program in order for their organizations to be activated, similar to Connell and his students stayed racy in their homeland. go by WSIM. The Simmons the budget training and Simmons policy paperwork; and in Johannesburg for one week Section Two features articles Therefore, Residence Life should incorporate this program or training into Voice was informed of this after and traveled down to Cape Town by Erika Fields, Maclin, Lucía the resident directors and advisors’ training so they are better equipped to the paper went to the printer. by train for the remainder of the Cordón, and Lenis who take a look deal with these issues as they arise. course, leaving only for a two- at how the legacy of apartheid still 4 The Simmons Voice Beyond Boston April 3, 2008 Cuba implements more reforms oteworthy By Will Weissert Cuba said citizens will be able to puters retailing for around $650. N (C) AP 2008 get cell phones legally in their own Cuba’s communist system names, a luxury long reserved for was founded on promoting social HAVANA (AP)–Cubans snapped the lucky few. and economic equality, but that up DVD players, motorbikes and The land initiative, however, doesn’t mean Cubans can’t have News pressure cookers for the first time potentially could put more food on DVD players, said Mercedes Orta, Tuesday as Raul Castro’s new gov- the table of all Cubans and bring in who rushed to gawk at the new ernment loosened controls on con- hard currency from exports of to- products. Zimbabwe stands “on a precipice” sumer goods and invited private bacco, coffee and other products, “Socialism has nothing to do The opposition movement in Zimbabwe said the country is standing farmers to plant tobacco, coffee providing the cash inflows needed with living comfortably,” she said. on a precipice after results for the presidential election came in on and other crops on unused state to spur a new consumer economy. Lines outside electronics bou- Saturday. The results show that opposition movement leader Mor- land. Government television said 51 tiques and specialty shops are com- gan Tsvangirai from the leading Movement for Democratic Change Combined with other reforms percent of arable land is underused mon in Cuba because guards limit (MDC) won 60 percent of the vote, against 30 percent gained by announced in recent days, the mea- or fallow, and officials are transfer- how many people can be inside at President Robert Mugabe. The MDC won 96 out of 128 parliamentary sures suggest real changes are be- ring some of it to individual farm- a time. But waits were longer and seats. Members of the MDC argue that Mugabe plans to announce his ing driven by the new president, ers and associations representing aisles more packed than usual at victory by saying he won 52 percent of the vote, and therefore avoid who vowed when he took over from small, private producers. Accord- Havana’s best-known stores. a run-off. Mugabe denied the charges and said he would not manipu- his brother Fidel to remove some of ing to official figures, cooperatives “DVDs are over there, down late the results. There is growing uncertainty over the final results of the more irksome limitations on already control 35 percent of arable that aisle,” an employee in a white the election, and the police also began patrolling the capital, Harare, the daily lives of Cubans. land and produce 60 percent of the short-sleeved shirt repeated over and other urban areas. A curfew has been set, and residents have been Analysts wondered how far island’s agricultural output. and over as shoppers wandered told to stay indoors. the communist government is will- “Everyone who wants to pro- into La Copa, an electronics and ing to go. duce tobacco will be given land to grocery store across from the Co- Tutu wants SA arms deal inquiry “Cuban people can’t survive produce tobacco, and it will be the pacabana Hotel. South African Archbishop and human rights activist Desmond Tutu on the salaries people are paying same with coffee,” said Orlando “Very good! DVD players has called for a judiciary inquiry into a controversial 1999 arms deal. them. Average men and women Lugo, president of Cuba’s national on sale for everybody,” exclaimed The deal was the first major arms purchase by the African National have been screaming that at the farmers association. Clara, an elderly woman peering at Congress (ANC) government after the removal of an arms embargo top of their lungs for many years,” The change is a sharp contrast a black JVC console. “Of course no- imposed during Apartheid. Corruption and bribe solicitation by said Felix Masud-Piloto, director to the early days of Cuba’s revolu- body has the money to buy them.” government officials at the time have been connected with the arms of the Center for Latino Research tion, when the government forced Like many Cubans, Clara chatted purchases. Jacob Zuma is among the top officials involved in the case. at DePaul University. “Now after or encouraged private farmers to freely but would not give her full Zuma is the leader of the governing ANC party, and currently faces many years, the government is lis- turn their land over to the state or name to a foreign reporter. corruption charges related to the $4.8 billion purchase. Although a tening.” form government-controlled col- Government stores offered all corruption case against Zuma collapsed in 2006, he is expected to go Many of the shoppers filling lective farms. But without more products in convertible pesos hard on trial again later this year because prosecutors say they have new stores Tuesday lamented the fact details, it was difficult to tell the currency worth 24 times the regu- evidence against him. Zuma’s former financial advisor Schabir Shaik that the goods are unaffordable on significance of program, which lar pesos state employees get paid. is serving a 15-year jail sentence on charges connected to the arms the government salaries they earn. began last year but was announced The government controls well over purchase. If acquitted, Zuma will most likely succeed Thabo Mbeki But that didn’t stop them from lin- only this week. 90 percent of the economy and the and become the new South African president in 2009. ing up to see electronic gadgets “If this means all land that’s average state salary is just 408 reg- previously available only to for- not being used, like for private ular pesos a month, about $19.50. Chavez “stifles Venezuelan media” eigners and companies. farmers, cooperatives and state Still, most Cubans have ac- Private media companies from America accused Venezuelan Presi- “They should have done this farms, is available, that’s positive,” cess to at least some convertible dent Hugo Chavez of suppressing freedom of the press during a a long time ago,” one man said as said Carmelo Mesa-Lago, a Cuba pesos thanks to jobs with foreign meeting of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) in Caracas. he left a store with a red and silver economics expert at the Univer- firms or in tourism, or cash sent The IAPA accused Chavez of using intimidation and threats to censor electric motorbike that cost $814. sity of Pittsburgh. “Assuming, of by relatives living in the United media criticism of his government. Executives at the IAPA meeting, The Chinese-made bikes can be course, they have the freedom to States. which represents more than 1,000 publications, accused Chavez of charged with an electric cord and sow and sell whatever they want.” Graciela Jaime, a 68-year-old attacking and intimidating media outlets in Venezuela. Although the had been barred for general sale Lines formed before the doors retired clothes factory employee, Venezuelan government denies all accusations, the IAPA mentioned because officials feared a strain on opened at the Galerias Paseos shop- complained that widespread cor- Chavez’s threat to shut down Globovision, one of two local televi- the power grid. ping center on Havana’s famed ruption and greed has created a sion channels that continue to criticize the government. Meanwhile, On Monday, the Tourism seaside Malecon boulevard, and class of rich Cubans. hundreds of Chavez’s supporters gathered in the streets of Caracas to Ministry announced that any Cu- shoppers wasted little time once “Everyone wants to spend protest against IAPA. The rally was part of a series of events staged ban with enough money can now inside. But there was no sign yet of money and that is what’s happen- by the government to denounce what it has described as “media ter- stay in luxury hotels and rent cars, computers and microwaves, highly ing,” she said. “If everything they rorism.” doing away with restrictions that anticipated items that clerks across earned went to the state like it made ordinary people feel like sec- Havana insisted would appear soon should, there wouldn’t be as much ond-class citizens. And last week, on store shelves, with desktop com- corruption as there is.” China seeks India’s backing on Tibet The Chinese government has asked India to “understand and support” China’s policy towards Tibet. India is home to more than 150,000 Tibetan exiles, many of whom claim that more than 140 people have Drug lord jailed in Brazil been killed by Chinese security forces since the anti-China riots be- By Tales Azzoni Court ruled he can be extradited to face racketeering charges under a gan two weeks ago. The Indian government responded by saying that (C) AP 2008 the United States to face racketeer- 2004 indictment charges that could they did not support independence for Tibet or allow anti-Chinese ing charges. President Luiz Inacio bring a lengthy sentence but not the action on India’s soil. Although India in known to have been sympa- SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP)–A re- Lula da Silva will have the final death penalty. His cartel allegedly thetic towards the Tibetan cause, in recent years they have changed puted Colombian drug lord whose word on whether he stays in Bra- shipped 550 tons of cocaine to the their stance due to the improved relations between the two countries. cartel is accused of having shipped zil to serve his sentence or is ex- United States from 1990 to 2003. India has not allowed large public protests because they have been hundreds of tons of cocaine to the tradited immediately to the United In the U.S. indictment, cautious not to embarrass Beijing. Earlier this month, more than 100 United States was sentenced Tues- States. Ramirez Abadia and other gang Tibetan refugees were detained in India while attempting to march to day to more than 30 years in prison In his ruling, the judge ad- members were accused of routine- the Chinese border. in Brazil for crimes commmitted vised against extraditing Ramirez ly killing their rivals and individu- in that country. Abadia until he has served his time als who failed to pay for drugs. He Juan Carlos Ramirez Aba- in Brazil. also was accused of killing a gang Three-day curfew ends in Baghdad dia, who was arrested last year in Ramirez Abadia, who is re- member he suspected was an in- After four days of chaos and insecurity, Iraqi authorities have lifted a Brazil, was found guilty of money putedly a leader of Colombia’s formant for the U.S. Drug Enforce- curfew in Baghdad, allowing people to leave their homes. Although laundering, corruption, conspiracy powerful Norte del Valle cartel, ment Administration driving is still prohibited, the presence of security forces has di- and use of false documents in this has said he wants to begin his con- The Colombian has acknowl- minished as the Mehdi Army has withdrawn from the streets. Since South American country. Besides finement in the United States as edged using profits from cocaine Tuesday, more than 240 people died across the country due to the the sentence, Ramirez Abadia must quickly as possible. shipments to buy businesses that fighting. The southern city of Basra, where the Iraqi army launched also pay a fine worth $2.5 million. Brazil’s Supreme Court has police say included cattle ranches, its campaign against the Shia militias, quieted down although some “It was proved that after July said the United States must agree industrial property, mansions and areas remain under the control of the Mehdi Army and gunfire has of 2004, Juan Carlos Ramirez Aba- not to sentence Ramirez Abadia hotels. been reported. The conflict is considered to have calmed down and dia has channeled his business in to more than 30 years in jail, the Ramirez Abadia claims he people are out in the streets again. Brazil mainly toward the acquisi- maximum allowed under Brazilian left Colombia for Brazil because tion of properties, vehicles, and law, in order for the extradition to he feared he might be killed by ri- other objects using the money re- take place. val drug gang members and said he sulting from drug trafficking in Ramirez Abadia’s wife, Yes- was not involved in drug traffick- Colombia,” Judge Fausto Martin sica Paolo Rojas Morales, was sen- ing in Brazil. de Sanctis said in a statement. tenced to 11 years and six months But Ramirez Abadia, who is in prison for her participation in Information from www.bbc.co.uk, and compiled by Lucía Cordón. also known as “Chupeta” or “Lol- Ramirez Abadia’s operations. Eight lipop,” may not have to serve time other people were also convicted. in Brazil. Last fall, U.S. officials sought Last month, Brazil’s Supreme Ramirez Abadia’s extradition to April 3, 2008 Sports&Fitness The Simmons Voice 5 Breathe in, breathe out, get in better shape Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates Mind and body disciplines help maintain your overall health

By Corinne Aia discovered that regular practice of which helps with stress reduction in and around Boston Staff Writer Hatha yoga significantly improved and maintaining a balanced mind, Back Bay Yoga Boston Kung Fu flexibility, muscular strength, en- body, and spirit. Mind and body exercises have durance, and balance. Tai Chi has been associated Studio Tai Chi gained popularity in the United Briana Martino, visual com- with the ability to improve move- 1112 Boylston St. 883 Boylston St. #4 States due to their proven physi- munication teacher and manager ment in every day activities such as cal and mental benefits. Different of the multi-media labs, has owned running and walking. Boston, MA Boston, MA forms of mind and body exercises her own yoga practice for 10 years. 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Researchers at Northwestern back a childlike curiosity for how Cardiovascular and aerobic Health Sciences University stated your body works and what you can exercises should also be a part of Boston Pilates Boston Bodyworks that the word “yoga” refers to the do with it,” Martino said. regular exercise routines. Those union of the individual self with She explained that yoga can looking to increase their muscular 739 Centre St. 38 Newbury St. the universe as well as the union also be fun. She had attended some strength should incorporate weight Jamaica Plain, MA Boston, MA of the physical body with the mind hip hop yoga classes and even in and resistance training into their and spirit. her own classes will sometimes exercise program. (617) 524-0118 (617) 723-8090 Of the several types of yoga, play different types of music. 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The meditative nature of the LEAP class catalog is available on ican Council on Exercise (ACE) exercises is calming and relaxing the Simmons Web site. March Madness is down to the Final Four By Carley Caldas This is the first time that four UNC will take on the Tigers, Staff Writer number one seeds are competing in who defeated the Davidson Col- the Final Four. Teams are seeded lege Wildcats in a close game on The National Collegiate Athletic depending on their record during Sunday. Davidson, the “Cinder- Association (NCAA) March Mad- the season prior to the NCAA tour- ella” team of the tournament, made ness Tournament is narrowing nament. it into the Elite Eight after being down to the final four teams. They The tournament began with predicted to lose in the first round. are the University of California four regional leagues, each with Davidson’s defeat over Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins, Uni- 16 seeded teams, for a total of 64 Georgetown University removed a versity of North Carolina (UNC) teams. The teams of each region possible major contender from the Tar Heels, University of Memphis compete against each other until tournament. Wildcat Stephen Cur- Tigers, and the Kansas University there is one winning team for each ry had been averaging 40 points Jayhawks. region, the Final Four. per game. The Wildcats’ winning During this week the Tar streak came to an end on Sunday Heels and the Jayhawks face off, night, when Kansas wore them along with Memphis and UCLA. down to win the Midwest part of “Obviously, the Every game leads up to the final the bracket 59-57. two teams who will play on April 7 Duke University, a usual last two times in San Antonio for the champion- favorite for the Final Four, was we’ve been there, ship. Each of the teams in the Final knocked out of the tournament Four have won the championship in the second round by West Vir- we were not in the past. ginia. UNC is the favorite in the UCLA freshman Kevin pleased with the tournament because they have the Love was named most outstanding outcome. Hopefully highest record and points per game player of the West Regional. Head average. Some might suggest that coach of the Bruins, Ben Howland this time we are is because Tyler “Psycho T” Hans- has reported feeling “spoiled” by brough, player of the year in 2008, having Love on his team. This is going to advance had a stand-out season, leading the third consecutive year UCLA and have a differ- the team in points and rebounds has made it to the Final Four, but per game. Hansbrough just be- Howland refers to this team as “by ent outcome.” came UNC’s second all-time lead- far the best.” ing scorer ahead of, most notably, Bruins team member Luc

Michael Jordan. As a junior Han- Richard Mbah a Mote said, “Ob- www.ncaa.com ~Luc Richard Mbah a Mote, sbrough has already received the viously, the last two times we’ve Bruin’s Tyler Hansbrough helped lead UCLA to the Final Four. UCLA Bruins honor of having his jersey, number been there, we were not pleased 50, retired. with the outcome. Hopefully this time we are going to advance and have a different outcome.” 6 The Simmons Voice Health&Sciences April 3, 2008 Get the information Speaker battles growing about diabetes By Kym Tran rate, anxiety, weakness, head- Staff Writer aches, and sweating. More severe HIV/AIDS problem symptoms also occur if hypogly- By Beth Maclin according to Battle. AIDS and lower income. She also According to the American Dia- cemia is untreated. These include Staff Writer Of the population in Massa- said that African Americans are betes Association (ADA), diabetes poor coordination and concen- chusetts that is HIV positive, 45 more likely to be uninsured and to affects about 20.8 million children tration, numbness in the mouth, The face of HIV has changed from percent is Caucasian, 28 percent is postpone medical care. and adults in the United States. nightmares, and coma. white, gay men to women of color, African American, and 25 percent For her doctoral project, Bat- Unfortunately, only 14.6 million of The most common form of specifically black women, accord- is Hispanic despite the fact that the tle worked to address how to access these people have been diagnosed, diabetes is type 2, accounting for ing to Linda M. Battle. population is 90 percent Caucasian, the African American commu- leaving more than 30 percent un- over 90 percent of diabetes cases. Battle, manager of Aca- six percent African American, and nity for education and treatment, aware of their disease. According to the Joslin Diabetes demic Partnerships and Nursing six percent Hispanic. and she chose to work through the Diabetes is a disease caused Web site, people who have type 2 Workforce Development at the When these statistics are church. by the body’s inability to produce diabetes are either unable to pro- Cambridge Health Alliance and a broken down further in how they “What I looked at was com- and properly use insulin. The duce or use insulin. It occurs pre- student in the doctorate of nursing affect each sex, 52 percent of af- munities of color and I’m going to hormone insulin allows the body dominantly in people who are over practice program at Regis College, fected males in Massachusetts are kind of take you through a great to break down and store glucose. the age of 40, overweight, and have spoke last week about the impact white, 23 percent are black, and 24 journey in history and figure out According to the Joslin Diabetes a family history of diabetes. of HIV on women and communi- percent are Hispanic. The largest why I chose faith-based in the Center Web site, when there is not The third form of diabetes, ties of color, and how a community affected group of women is black communities of color,” Battle said. enough insulin in the body—as is known as gestational diabetes, health approach can be effective in at 41 percent, and both white and She quoted W. E. B. Dubois, who the case with diabetics—fat and occurs in women who are about addressing this growing issue. Hispanic women are equal at 29 said, “A people must have a social glucose are retained in the blood- 28 weeks pregnant and have high percent. center and that center for African stream, damaging blood vessels blood glucose levels. According to According to the presenta- Americans has traditionally been and vital organs. When the cells ADA, it affects about four percent “Black and His- tion: the church.” in the body have no glucose—or of pregnant women in the United panic females are -“Black and Hispanic individu- “The church is the way into energy—it can eventually result in States. als are affected at levels 10 and 11 the African American community. high blood glucose levels, which Women who have gestational affected at levels times that of White individuals;” I’m going to talk about Jamilah can damage eyes, kidneys, nerves, diabetes are unable to use the insu- -“Black and Hispanic males are af- [Allen] and I got together to say, and the heart. There are three dif- lin their body produces. Hormones 24 and 27 times fected at levels [nine] times that of ‘Hey, does this really work?’ And ferent types of diabetes: type 1, found in the placenta, which allow that of White fe- White males;” and it was for World AIDS Day,” Battle type 2, and gestational diabetes. the baby to develop, prevent the -“Black and Hispanic females are said. She explained that a friend Type 1 diabetes, also referred body from properly using insu- males.” affected at levels 24 and 27 times who attended the Union Baptist to as insulin-dependent or juvenile lin. Without the proper amount of that of White females.” Church contacted her and said that diabetes, is an autoimmune dis- insulin a hyperglycemic reaction ~Linda Battle, Because of these numbers, his pastor wanted to do an event fo- ease. According to ADA, the im- will occur. Low levels of insulin MSN, APRN, BC Boston declared a state of emer- cused on HIV/AIDS. This was her mune system typically attacks only will cause glucose to build up in gency in 2005, according to Battle. way into the church. foreign and harmful substances or the bloodstream. Boston is not alone in declaring a She worked with Union Bap- organisms in the body, leaving Gestational diabetes does According to Battle’s Pow- state of emergency because of HIV/ tist Church in Cambridge, Mass., healthy cells alone. In type 1 dia- not cause birth defects, but it does erpoint presentation, “In the year AIDS; Alemeda County, Calif., the New England Regional Black ALLOY MEDIA & MARKETING NY007112B 3/20,27/2008; 4/3,10,17/2008; betes, the immune system attacks force the baby’s pancreas to work 2007, young black women age 15- Baltimore, Md., Long Island, N.Y., Nurse Association, Inc., 5/1/2008Cam- the pancreas, preventing it from overtime in order to produce extra 24 represent the fastest growing and theJSEFYAN state of Alabama also did.5.000 x 7.000bridge Health Alliance, Cam- HELP WANTED producing insulin. insulin and get rid of blood glu- segment of the population in the Battlebaf/gl said that there are sev- bridge 2Public Health Department,VERI030019 Children and adolescents— cose. According to ADA, the extra U.S. becoming infected with HIV/ eral factors that account for the and Gilead to put on a daylong who are usually diagnosed with glucose is stored as fat and leads AIDS.” disproportionate number of cases event that included two prominent type 1 diabetes—experience hy- to macrosomia. This means that In Massachusetts, it is esti- affecting the African American speakers living with HIV, musical poglycemic reaction, or low blood the baby will be overweight, caus- mated that more than 16,800 people community. She said that an esti- and dance performances, and test- sugar, more often than adults. Ac- ing low blood glucose levels and are living with HIV/AIDS, and an mated one in four African Ameri- ing for HIV/AIDS, blood pressure, cording to the Juvenile Diabetes breathing problems. additional 25,000-27,000 are posi- cans lives in poverty, and that there and diabetes. Research Foundation International Diabetes needs to be treated tive, but do not know their status, are links between high incidents of (JDRFI) Web site, a hypoglycemic as soon as possible. Regardless of reaction is triggered when a person the type of diabetes, lack of treat- either injects too much insulin in ment will result in severe health their body or does not eat enough. complications. When this occurs, the body is un- Anyone who believes they able to break down or store any are struggling with diabetes should glucose in the body, resulting in refer to the Joslin Diabetes Center symptoms such as higher pulse Web site for more information. How to manage diabetes JUMP-START By Kym Tran Prevent high blood pressure Staff Writer Not unlike high blood glucose levels, high blood pressure can YOUR CAREER Type 1 or 2 diabetes does not have cause severe health complica- WITH THE RETAIL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. to be a constant obstacle in the tions. 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April 3, 2008 Features The Simmons Voice 7 As graduation approaches, job searches heat up By Kristin Pitts ing your interests.” Staff Writer Once you have edited your cover letter and updated your re- Graduation is fewer than six weeks sume, jobfiler.com recommends away—a fact that may draw mixed following up on your application feelings from seniors who feel un- no more than two weeks after it is prepared for the job market. But submitted. with a little research and some good advice, landing a job can be Look the part (relatively) painless. “What’s important is to assess the workplace,” Wolf says. “In general, Find the opening it’s best to dress one notch above There are two types of jobs: the what’s expected.” ones that are advertised and the According to jobsearch.com, ones that are not. According to An- dressing conservatively is general- drea Wolf, director of the Career ly best. Women should not overdo Education Center (CEC), 85 per- makeup, jewelry, or perfume. cent of jobs are unadvertised, and Most sites recommend that are landed through networking. hopeful employees wear a suit to “Networking is the best way an interview. to uncover the hidden job market,” Wolf says. Wolf recommends start- Ace the interview ing with a list of people you know Do not come to an interview emp- and making that list more useful by ty-handed. going on informational interviews, “Always be prepared with an working Simmons alumnae con- additional copy of your resume,” nections, and meeting new people. Wolf says, “although it’s not com- Advertised positions are of- mon for an employer to ask for your ten posted online at Web sites such references on the spot, it wouldn’t as monster.com, careerbuilder. be a bad idea to be prepared ahead com, and idealist.com. If your fo- of time.” cus is narrow, then a more specific One of the best ways to pre- Amana Producations Inc. search engine may be the best way pare for an interview is to antici- It is important to prepare before the interview. Research potential questions, rehearse a few answers, and read as much to find an ideal gig. For commu- pate potential questions. Jobinter- about the company as possible. nications majors, journalismjobs. viewquestions.org lists general com– which posts jobs in every- questions, as well as job-specific the organization,” Wolf says. “If you don’t ask, you don’t this taboo topic. thing from newspapers to media questions. get,” Wolf says. Wolf suggests go- With your salary set in place relations—is a good fit. For nurs- “The first thing is to know Know your worth ing to Web sites like salary.com, and your college days behind you, ing or physical therapy majors, go- yourself, and the second thing is For many, salary negotiation can be where users can type in a job and rest assured that your job search is healthjobs.com focuses on job list- to know the organization,” Wolf an uncomfortable topic. But an un- get an approximate appropriate pay over— for now. ings in the health care industry. says. willingness to discuss your earn- range. Once you know what is ap- Going to the Web sites for Read as much information ing potential could mean a huge propriate for the industry, you will specific companies should also about the company as possible, and monetary loss on your part. be prepared to intelligently discuss provide a listing of open jobs. have a few questions prepared for Once you have found a po- the interviewer. Generally, Wolf tential job, write a one-page cover says, employers will finish an in- letter that is tailored specifically terview by asking if the intervie- Choose one to three 20-minute presentations to the organization. Wolf recom- wee has any questions. Asking a SIMMONS mends starting the process by cre- few intelligent ones will show you ating a T bar chart. On the left side, have done your homework. list the employer’s requirements; After the interview, Wolf rec- on the right side list your qualifi- ommends either e-mailing or hand cations as they correspond to the writing a thank you note to the per- desires of the employer. Using this son who conducted the interview. chart as a reference, Wolf advises “There is no right or wrong Crash job seekers to write a cover let- way. The wrong way is if you do not ter that addresses the needs of the respond after 48 hours. You have to company. respond quickly. 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Debbie Hird, Hird Graphic Design 978-281-6313 8 The Simmons Voice Features April 3, 2008 She is Simmons: Liao gets involved From volleyball to student government, Liao takes on Simmons By Kate Clavet also played a major role in her life. Staff Writer As a Buddhist, Liao was a vegetar- ian for 49 days after his death. She Senior Alice Liao is fashionably ate in Bartol Hall and the Fens dressed and talkative. As she sits Cafeteria, which proved difficult. in Java City with her legs politely She also cancelled her plans for a crossed, it is confusing to hear her spring break trip to Las Vegas, out describe herself as having been shy, of respect. especially when in the next breath, In Taiwan, she says, “the she describes the plethora of activi- night life is not as sketchy.” She ties in which she is involved. also says that there are no clubs, Liao is not just well dressed; people do not walk drunk on the behind the chic outfit is much streets, and the nighttime crowd more. She upholds strong values, is much younger. When she is in is involved in the Simmons com- Boston, however, she relies on munity, volunteers for charity, Celtics games, her diverse group of holds a part-time job at Banana friends, and restaurants for enter- Republic, and plans to soon be a tainment. middle school teacher. “I am very into sports, very She says she wants to teach supportive of athletics. I love the middle school so that she can make Celtics, but every time I buy a the maximum impact on her stu- jersey, the person whose jersey I dents. bought leaves,” she says. “Education is so important– While discussing the benefits especially in the middle school of an all-women’s education, Liao area because that is when kids are says, “I like having all women in most at risk,” Liao says. my class, I love it.” But she also During one summer, Liao adds, “I appreciate when my class- worked in Miami, Florida, for mates play devil’s advocate, I want Breakthrough, a government-fund- to look at the situation from all as- ed program that is active through- pects.” out the United States. The program She suggests that Simmons works to educate middle school- should be more united. aged children so they can get into “I would like to see a fluent a good high school and later be ac- integration between the residence cepted into college. Provided by Alice Liao campus and the main campus,” she According to their Web site, Senior Alice Liao, second from left, poses with her family. Liao says that her family is very important to her. She says. Breakthrough is “An international especially admires her father, who encouraged her to be respectful of herself as well as other people. “All-women is harder in terms human rights organization that two to 14; that was so heart break- $1,000 for the orphanage. to help others. “My father says, ‘I of sports, especially in Boston, be- uses education and popular cul- ing to me. They made a choice to The Simmons community is have two goals for you. One is to cause you are competing with the ture to promote values of dignity, be in that orphanage because they no stranger to the name Alice Liao. be respectful of yourself and to be city of Boston. If I were to choose equality, and justice.” knew that their life at home would She has been co-captain of the vol- respectful of others, and the second going to see the Celtics or going to Liao is not just concerned be worse,” Liao says. leyball team for four years, despite one is for you to be humble.’” see Simmons College basketball, I with education, however. The hike was a fundraiser. skipping two pre-season practices As she speaks of her father would choose the Celtics, too.” “This past summer I hiked Each participant raised up to out of nervousness as a first-year a look of appreciation crosses her Liao explains that it is impor- Machu Pichu for orphan girls ages student. face. tant for professors to be involved “I was actually so scared I When she was eight, her in the athletics of the College and missed the first two days of pre- family moved from California to loves to see professors who bring season,” she says. But luckily, Liao Taiwan for her father’s job, but he their children and families to sport- overcame her nervousness. She endured a two-hour commute so ing events. credits volleyball as the avenue that his four children could go to a On senior night, the stands through which she met many of her better school. were full. Many people came to the friends. Despite the fact that she vis- game. That is how she wishes it al- Liao is also president of the its her family only twice a year for ways is, says Liao. Student Government Association. two weeks at a time, Liao describes Though she will be graduat- “[I] mastered the art of walk- her family as very close. ing this May with a double major ing backwards, I can do it in heels, “He calls me his Italian in history and education, Simmons too,” Liao says of her experience. daughter,” Liao says of her father, will be seeing Liao for another At one point in her four busy because she usually does not find year as she pursues her master’s years she also managed to work in time to eat until eight or nine p.m. degree. the Office of Admissions, but now “I look up to him so much,” she works as a senior interviewer. she says. When she is feeling tired “I love prospective students, or stressed out, she says she con- just seeing how excited they are to siders how much traveling her get to college,” she says. father does on a monthly basis as Family is also an important inspiration. He travels from China, Thomas Northcut piece. Liao credits her father with to Taiwan, to the U.S. often. Senior Alice Liao has served as the volleyball team co-captain for four much of her work ethic and drive Liao says her grandfather years. Give a little, get a little: the senior class gift By Kristin Pitts According to Wei Wong, Senior participation. which is the last opportunity to ety, graduates needed to make a Staff Writer Class Gift chair, fees and tuition The goal is an increase from donate. minimum $500 donation. For the only account for 77 percent of a last year’s successful turnout. “I’m happy that we’ve raised class of 2008, that number has By the time senior year rolls student’s education. The Simmons “Last year was the largest enough to reach half our goal at this been lowered to $50. around, most students have spent Fund subsidizes the rest. class gift in the history of Sim- point, but there’s more work to do The Senior Class Gift Com- at least four years writing checks According to information mons. They reached the 20 per- to get more students to participate mittee, in conjunction with The to Simmons. With the stress of provided by Rachel Anderson, as- cent participation goal,” Anderson in the philanthropy,” Wong says. Simmons Fund, hopes that this student loans and tough job mar- sistant director of The Simmons says. To further encourage students incentive will raise the percent- kets, the idea of writing yet anoth- Fund, the Fund also helps to keep The number of students to donate, The Simmons Fund has age of participation. er check to the College may seem the rising cost of tuition down. participating, at 31 students, is made access to the G.O.L.D. (Grad- “Don’t have a latte this a little, well, impossible. Despite the Senior Class far from what the group hopes to uate of the Last Decade) Society a week. Save that money and give But members of the Sim- Gift Committee’s efforts, only six achieve—125 students. According little easier. The G.O.L.D. Soci- it to The Simmons Fund,” Ander- mons Fund see things differently. percent of the class of 2008 has to Wong, the group’s monetary goal ety is a leadership giving society, son says. “When you give a gift, When they ask students to make a donated. Though this percentage is $3,500; they need to raise $1,900 which allows members access to you are showing your confidence donation to the Senior Class Gift is fairly consistent with the 2006, to meet that goal. Wong hopes that events such as the Commencement in the institution.” Campaign, it is with the goal of 2005,and 2004 classes, Wong says they will reach their goals by the Recognition Dinner. Previously, in cutting costs for future students. the group has a goal of 25 percent Senior Wine and Cheese event, order to enter the G.O.L.D. Soci- April 3, 2008 South Africa The Simmons Voice 9 For street girls, success is relative A shelter for homeless girls struggles to provide safety and direction By Kristin Pitts pushed off to the side, Jackson sits floor, a house mom sits with Ons Staff Writer in a black, padded chair to talk Plek’s youngest member, a two- about a term she and her staff have year-old. Nearly all the girls here The tour is short because it has to attempted again and again to deter- go through art therapy, a technique be. mine: success. Jackson admits some find outdated. There is a kitchen in the back, “I’ll tell a story,” she says, But its universality, and its popu- where industrial-sized dishes fill and settles in among the books and larity with the girls, keep crayons open-air cabinets. To the right of mismatched chairs. moving and paint flowing. the front door is the living room, “After two years she was wet- where unmade cots serve as couch- ting the bed once every two weeks, es. Up the stairs are two bedrooms, “Were we and she’d gone through an aggres- one with six bunk beds, the other sive stage and moved to an asser- with 11. successful? tive stage,” Jackson says. “The Pam Jackson, the shelter’s di- colors of her boats got brighter and rector, sits in an office between the No, in terms brighter.” two bedrooms. She apologizes for of how the world “We got her a job, but she the lack of space, saying that Ons didn’t want it. The street was her Plek’s other location burned down. sees it, but yes, life, but she had confidence now Now, she adds, girls who had filled and wasn’t bullied,” she says. both houses have moved into one, in how we see it.” As she speaks, the outside making the two story home feel world finds its way in through her even smaller than before, when it ~Pam Jackson, office window. There are the typical was already at maximum capacity. Director of Ons Plek city sounds—cars honking, people But the real reason for the talking, cell phones ringing—but crowding, Jackson says, is that most noticeable are the boys. Some in Cape Town, where sexual and “Sylvia was 16 years old; are doing manual labor in the lot physical abuse are on the rise, she’d been on the street for three across from Ons Plek. Others stare young girls have a lot to run away years. When we took her in, she silently at the brightly colored from. had no confidence. She shook building as they walk by. Many sit Ons Plek, a shelter for street nervously and wet the bed every socializing, just outside the white girls whose name means “our night,” she says. gates. Jackson notes, with a frown, place” in Afrikaans, fulfills a “We couldn’t send her to that their presence is hard to deal unique purpose for girls who were school. She had only completed with, but perhaps necessary as the running away from danger, only to grade three,” Jackson says. Ons Plek staff attempts to prepare find themselves in an equal amount An intregal part of Ons Plek’s girls for the real world. of it when confronted by the reali- policy is flexibility. After nearly 20 That preparation—and its ties of life on the streets. years of working with street girls, outcome—varies greatly from girl “The girls here could go the Ons Plek staff has found that to girl. Oftentimes, the best way Kristin Pitts somewhere, and they could go no- rigid rules and expectations do not to chart progress is to look at the With housing options limited, many girls are forced to live on the streets. where,” Jackson says, shrugging. mesh well with children used to life girl’s “life story,” a book that con- Organizations like Ons Plek help to take girls off the streets. But her shrug is not one of detach- on the streets, where the only thing tains, either in words or pictures, ment—it is one that comes from they can regularly expect is the the girl’s life so far. The books, of is up, girls go on to do a number son asks, thinking about Sylvia, years of experience, and years of unexpected. “We kept her at home which there are many on display of things. Some work as cashiers. as a pensive look clouds her face. trying to find a definition for some- with the house mom all day, doing here, are meant to show not only Some become homeowners. And “No, in terms of how the world thing hard to place. some drawing,” says Jackson. “She the girls’ past, but their potential some, like Sylvia, go back to the sees it, but yes, in how we see it.” So with paperwork piled used to draw boats in dark colors.” for a future. streets. around her, and a frozen dinner Just below her, on the first After their time at Ons Plek “Were we successful?” Jack-

Kristin Pitts Kristin Pitts In Cape Town, South Africa, young girls sing and dance on the street for money. Their performance goes to benefit The girls dance to raise funds for Simelela, an organization based in Khayelit- Simelela, an organization for rape survivors. sha, South Africa.

This article is the sixteenth in a series of articles about human rights in South Africa. The series is the out- come 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 The Simmons Voice A&E April 3, 2008 Hot spot wine shops in the city Find the Hot Spots

By Catalina Rojo Paris or Madrid. Wines in this store bigger location on Broad Street, Staff Writer are not separated by region or by where they offer “Alive after Five” grape, which makes navigating it a tastings on Thursdays from 5 to 7 Boston is brimming with plenty bit difficult. But do not worry; this p.m. of wine and liquor stores around store is managed by an extremely every corner. It is no surprise that knowledgeable staff. Best Cellars Wine Bottega there are a few top picks among Wine tastings are held every With prices all under $20 this 341 Hanover St., Boston, MA them. In an effort to find the best Friday, a perk offerned by many of chain wine store is hard-pressed bottles in Boston, these are the top the top shops in Boston. Whether not to make it to a top wine shop shelf stores to visit. choosing a full-bodied Spanish list. Great selections are sorted into When entering a wine shop, red wine or a light Zinfandel, The categories, not by grape or region, one may be shocked to find bottles Wine Bottega has it all. but by their tastes, with fun labels from so many regions and grape Prices at The Wine Bottega such as “Fizzy,” “Fresh,” “Lus- Brix varieties that even an expert con- are high, but not exorbitantly so, cious,” “Sweet,” and “Soft.” 1284 Washington St., Boston, MA noisseur can get turned around. considering its location in the dis- For those willing to spend a 105 Broad St., Boston, MA It is important to know the trict that likely consumes the most bit more cash on a bottle, custom- grape variety you wish to locate of the grapey liquid per capita. ers can “Shop Beyond the Best” and the region and country of ori- and pay over the $20 cap. These gin. Even the most daunting wine Brix wines are not necessarily better, shops can be navigated, but it is This lively hot spot in Boston’s though, which is what Best Cel- important to know where to start. South End is an exciting and mod- lars tries to prove in their mission Best Cellars The best wine shops tend to ern contrast to The Wine Bottega’s to serve cheaper, just as delicious, 745 Boylston St., Boston, MA be located in suburban areas, crop- traditional atmosphere. wine for everyday consumption. ping up far out of the reach of pub- Named after the term used as Best Cellars also offers a few lic transportation, which makes a unit of measurement, which indi- six-pack options, for $55-60. These accessibility tougher. In addition cates the sugar content of grapes, selections are labeled the “World to the location, price is also a sig- Brix offers a sweet alternative to Tour” and “Party Pack,” among nificant barrier. the often stuffy wine atmosphere. others. Wine Emporium Finding a good bottle in Bos- The South End district comes 607 Tremont St., Boston, MA ton is tougher than imagined, with alive on the weekends in the art Wine Emporium price mark-ups at their highest. scene with the South of Washing- Yet another South End find, the 474 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA But there are a few gems out there ton Street (SoWa) First Fridays, Wine Emporium offers a wide se- ready to entice both beginner wine and at Brix too, where they host a lection of beer, wine, liquor, and buyers and expert collectors. Even wine tasting every Friday and Sat- gifts. With two locations, one on Trader Joe’s has an amazing selec- urday night. Customers are even Tremont Street and one on Colum- tion. able to taste the wine out of crystal bus Avenue, the Wine Emporium stemware, just like the pros. is just as much a staple to the South The Wine Bottega Pick up a Brix Six, a pre- End as The Wine Bottega is to the This brick and wood-paneled wine selected six-pack of various wines, North End. shop, located conveniently along which change every month based According to their Web site, than just wine, be sure to look out ported beers. Its liquor collection the Freedom Trail in the North on the season and availability. Tremont’s two-level location offers for the sales representatives who is equally impressive, with a wide End, is considered a local staple. These packs contain red wines and over 1,300 labels, and the Colum- know grapes rather than malt. range of vodkas and single-malt The cramped and close quar- white, and usually cost about $70, bus location has just expanded to For beer lovers, the Wine Em- scotches, whiskeys, rums, tequilas, ters resemble old wine cellars one or so. over 1,000 wines. porium is the place to go, offering bourbons, and gins. might find in the dank corners of Brix also has a newer and Since this shop offers more domestic, micro-brewed, and im- Allston Skirt shows creative view By Caitlin Mazzola Located on 65 Thayer Street a show of films shot in and around One of his pieces, called ple, yet intriguing in its simplicity. Staff Writer in the South End of Boston, the Boston, and “A Mountain Moving “Mountain Before and After the This particular piece was done in Allston Skirt Gallery is a must-see a Monument” by Brion Nuda Ro- Storm,” looked like it could have acrylics. Several of the other works Boston’s South End is full of art on any trip to that part of the city. sch, of 10 pieces including paint- been painted on the wall of a cave. were done in recycled house paint, galleries, each one with different The gallery’s hours are 11 ings and sculptures. which was not only economical, exhibits and their own unique fla- a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through The atmosphere of the All- but also interesting. vors. The Allston Skirt Gallery is Saturday. March’s exhibits includ- ston Skirt Gallery was extremely Nuda Rosch had several piec- no exception. ed “Anonymous: Suara Welitoff,” welcoming. The director was hap- es on show that he called “Country py to stop what she was doing in Countryscapes,” in which a photo order to give a tour of the gallery The back room of a landscape provides the back- and to provide background on the ground and his own interpretation exhibits so as to enhance the visit. had a studio-like of the landscape is set in the center Artist postcards and gallery feel, with paint of the piece. flyers at the front desk explained His own interpretations were the exhibits, from the title of the drippings on the done in the recycled house paint to work to the medium that was used. imply that people should be eco- Nuda Rosch’s work was in floor and bare nomical and take care of the earth. the back room of the gallery, clev- white walls, save Welitoff’s exhibit, “Anony- erly named “the mini skirt,” while mous: Sarah Welitoff,” is a series the film screenings were in the for the artwork. of three films, each two to three main room. minutes. The back room had a studio- Welitoff’s exhibit, and her like feel, with paint drippings on earlier films, were shown every the floor and bare white walls, save Friday night through March at the for the artwork. Allston Skirt Gallery’s “Friday Being housed in a room that The first painting of the Night Screenings.” Both exhibits looked like the artist could have mountain, was a slate-colored up- were shown for five to six weeks as actually worked in the space. This side-down V against a white back- part of the gallery’s new duration gives the feeling of being a part of ground. of exhibitions. the artistic process, instead of just The second painting was of The upcoming exhibits are an outsider looking at the finished the same mountain this time with still under cover, but for more in- artwork. a brown background, surrounded formation on artists, past and fu- “A Mountain Moving a Mon- and in some places covered by ture exhibits, pictures from current ument” was a very interesting ex- splotches of white, like clouds exhibits, and upcoming events see www.allstonskirt.com hibit. Most of the work focused on swirling in a very messy storm. the Allston Skirt Gallery Web site. The Allston Skirt Gallery presents Suara Welitoff, an artistic film producer. mountains and landscapes. This painting was very sim- April 3, 2008 A&E The Simmons Voice 11 A Private Hotel for Carolina Gentle Ladies provides light reading Liar speaks By Nora Levy A Private Hotel for Gentle Rinaldi’s books, like the truth Staff Writer Ladies exposes the hypocrisy of Cooney’s, incorporate both histori- human behavior and speech in ev- cal details and the emotional con- By Jackie Carlozzi songs is “It’s a Beautiful World,”

Ellen Cooney’s A Private Hotel for eryday life, through the centuries. tent that contributes to realism in Contributing Writer according to Wolf. It was inspired Gentle Ladies illustrates the life of Charlotte’s in-laws, who literature. These classics of young by a friend’s battle with manic- a woman in turn-of-the-century condemn her as weak because of adult literature can be good light New talent Carolina Liar is making depression. Wolf explained that Boston. The novel’s depiction of her illness, and her husband, who reading. their mark on the music industry “It’s the process of knowing that the challenges of marriage dur- blames her for not bearing his Even though they are not as they get ready to release their the world is kind of a crazy place ing a time of social upheaval is a children, bear similarities to other available at the Beatley library, two first album, Coming to Terms, this but you have to lie and pretend that unique look at history from a social characters and historical figures of Rinaldi’s novels are available at June. it’s beautiful even when its not. . perspective. throughout history. the Wheelock library. During a recent phone in- . . But you have to work yourself Cooney’s descriptions of the Her in-laws alienate them- The Wheelock library is lo- terview with Chad Wolf, the lead through it.” relationships between men and selves from Charlotte by not em- cated next to the Simmons College singer of Carolina Liar, Wolf dis- Wolf has been working with women are complex, communi- bracing her as one of the family. Residential Campus, across Pil- cussed the band’s direction and in- music for more than 12 years now, cated primarily through dialogue They protect their own reputations grim Road, near Fenway Tan. The spiration. Carolina Liar is a hybrid first being inspired by Duran Duran and the inner thoughts of the main to the detriment of Charlotte’s hap- library features beautiful sculpture, pop/rock band with a true singer- in the third grade and then in hear- character, Charlotte. piness, reflecting characteristically creative design, and more books songwriter feel. ing the tunes of Depeche Mode. Although the somewhat fran- negative human instincts that many than can be read in a lifetime. Their songs are inspired by It turned into his dream to tic tempo of the novel can make people today can still recognize. The lowest level, with its real-life experiences that follow pursue a music career. “I went to the reading somewhat confusing, A Private Hotel for Gentle comfortable seating, also includes Wolf’s journey from South Caro- Musicians Institute and studied Cooney’s stylistic choices add to Ladies is available as a “14-day a selection of board games, making lina to California, and include there for about a year, but I was the reader’s sense of connection to book” in the Beatley Library. it an interesting and creative place influences from his time spent in learning too much technical stuff, Charlotte. Cooney’s other books include Gun to hang out. Sweden. so I left. Now it’s about going back As the plot twists, her char- Ball Hill, Small Town Girl, All the A Private Hotel for Gentle In fact, Carolina Liar is com- to your roots and playing really acter is fully developed, and her Way Home, The Old Ballerina, and Ladies is a good choice for a light posed entirely of Swedish musi- cool songs,” Wolf said. unusual sense of self emerges. The White Palazzo. reading selection that challenges cians–Jim Almgren Gandara, Jo- This was just the beginning The novel’s interest lies pri- The Beatley’s highlights in its reader to follow the main char- han Carlsson, Rickard Göransson, of a long journey for him, which marily in its frank discussion of the fiction section are located di- acter’s changes as she creates her Max Grahn, and Erik Hääger; the had him leave South Carolina at sexual desire and its part in mar- rectly across from the main en- own legacy and discovers the se- only exception is Wolf, who hails age 22 with his guitar to seek an ried life. Charlotte’s motivations trance on the first floor, past the crets of her life. from South Carolina. outlet that would allow the soul of are unclear at times, and seem to circulation desk. Cooney’s historical novel The story behind the band’s his music to live. shift during the novel. Gentle Ladies is like an adult highlights one of the beauties of name, Carolina Liar, lies in Wolf’s Carolina Liar in its entirety Despite this, her thoughts version of Ann Rinaldi’s series fiction: A great author can blur the past. He worked with a producer has been together since July 2007 about and descriptions of her mar- of historical fiction. These young lines of time, and of reality. in California who would “call me when they were based out of Stock- ried life provide a unique picture adult novels are classic stories of a liar because of all my crazy sto- holm. When asked to describe of the life of a married woman in girls living during important his- ries from the past; nobody believed their sound, Wolf had trouble find- 1900. torical periods. what I would tell them,” Wolf said. ing words because, as he said, it “He asked me where I was is not just another manufactured from and I told him South Caroli- sound that can be summarized na, and he said, ‘Oh Carolina liar,’ with words. It must be heard to be and it stuck.” understood; it is art and it is soul, In fact, it is these same stories according to Wolf. and the transition from the East With two singles already on Charlie Bartlett is the iTunes and a brand new record on coast to West coast that cultivates itself in the writing process. “All of its way, you will likely be hearing the songs are, in essence, stories,” a lot more of these guys in the fu- new Ferris Bueller Wolf said. ture. The most meaningful of the By Meredith Wish school. explain their dilemmas in hope of Contributing Writer Charlie only wants to be ad- gaining prescription drugs. mired by his fellow classmates. This film examines the por- Welcome to high school, where In fact, he fantasizes about being trayal of the “Rx generation”– everyone is a misfit in their own popular; however, this is reality, where a pill can solve everything right, and popularity is something and high school is brutal. –with a twist of comedy. The plot to achieve. To be well-liked is usu- At the beginning of the movie, displays issues among parents, ally the only thing on an adoles- Charlie is already in trouble at his principals, and teenagers who are cent’s mind. private school. He is immediately all trying to find their places in the The need for friends has al- kicked out, and not even his mother world. ways been important to the growth can write off a check to save him. Although the audience knows of a child, but popularity is a whole Unfortunately, Charlie has flunked what Charlie is doing is dangerous, different matter. In their minds, out of the private schools in the one cannot help but be fond of him. being popular grants automatic area and now has to be subjected to After seeing Charlie trying to help friends, dates, and respect. public school. his friends, it is hard not to like his After the 1986 comedy, Fer- It is hard enough to be a new character and realize he is a teen- ris Bueller’s Day Off, what teen- student at a public high school, ager after all, and teenagers do ager did not want to be a Bueller in but Charlie comes from extreme make mistakes. their own way? He was attractive, wealth, dresses in a crested blazer The movie sugarcoated high smart, kind, rebellious, and, most and khakis, and carries a briefcase. school life, while the film is sup- importantly, popular. As you can imagine, no student posed to be based on the hardships The entire school cared about dresses like this at a public school. of getting through high school. his existence, as he gained respect Immediately Charlie be- Though the ending did prove teen- from everybody on his day off. comes a target, and earns his badge agers can make the right decisions, Charlie Bartlett only wanted the of honor–a swirly and a black eye it ended as many Disney movies same. –on the first day of school. After do, with a sappy song and every- Charlie Bartlett, directed by being prescribed Ritalin by the one’s dreams coming true. Jon Poll, is a new coming-of-age family psychiatrist for his eccen- By the end, audiences were movie. Charlie is the quintessen- tricities, Charlie realizes the po- ready for Charlie to learn from tial private high school student– tential for the drug and soon begins his mistakes, but ended up disap- wealthy, well-mannered, and well to deal pharmaceutical drugs as a pointed that there were no radical dressed. way to become popular at school. results. However, he is stuck in the The scheme lands him instant quintessential situation. He is fame as the school’s “private psy- the new student at a public high chiatrist,” and everyone lines up to www.cinematical.com Charlie Bartlett transforms from a prepster to a pharmaceutical salesman. 12 The Simmons Voice Diversions April 3, 2008 And Then There Was the Word A column about our language: Don’t Re- Reporting from the Capitol sign When You’re Asked to Re-Sign Monuments, museums, and memorials By Shannon Brown By Sidney Berger, Ph.D. hyphen for clarity: “Re-sign.” Staff Writer Professor of Communications When you wind up a meeting, what do you do? You end it. But Sunshine. Daffodils. Cherry blos- There is a joke about Mr. and Mrs. if you wind up a watch, you start soms. Monuments. Kite Flying. Cohen who had a daughter. The it. Of course, with digital watches Memorials. Tourists. It is spring- mother named her Carmen. The taking over the world, younger time in D.C. father did not like the name, so he folks would miss that contranym. Washington is known as the always called her “Cohen.” The (Similarly, I once asked a class to place to be for the spring. So I have mother always called her “Car- respond in clockwise order. But been trying to get as much out of men.” And for years the daughter they all had digital watches and did it as I can. did not know whether she was Car- not have a clue what that meant.) One of the classic things to men or Cohen. This is Red Sox country. So do in D.C. when the weather is nice There are many words in how can you explain this one? If is go for a stroll along the Mall. English that do not know if they you strike another player, you could The National Mall is the long are coming or going, either. That get tossed from a game. But if you grassy area that stretches from the is, they have two meanings, oppo- are at bat and get a called strike, Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol site to each other. When you dust you have not hit anything. building and from the Jefferson crops, dust cakes with powdered Similarly, if you are in a fix, Memorial, by the Tidal Basin, to sugar, or dust for fingerprints, you you need someone to have a fix for Constitution Avenue. It is lined are putting dust on. But if you dust it. In one instance, the fix is a prob- with many Smithsonian museums the furniture, you are taking it off. lem; in the other it is the solution. and war memorials. If you win a prize, you could If the escaping criminal bolted My favorite route along the get a citation. If you are caught for from the courtroom, he runs away. Mall is the walk from the Washing- Shannon Brown speeding, you could get a different But if the computer is bolted to the ton Monument, which I hear locals The Lincoln memorial in Washington, D.C. is quite impressive. kind a citation. One a reward; one table, it is not going anywhere. refer to as “the pencil,” all the way a penalty. If you have a room full of to the Lincoln Memorial. The new The trees were a gift from Ja- hip-hop exhibit on the first floor. If you screen a movie, you people and all but one of them de- World War II Memorial, which is pan to the U.S. as a sign of peace There are large walls filled with show it. But if you screen the bro- part, they have all left except for beautiful and a great site to visit, between the two countries. In my graffiti along the corridors. Then, ken window, you hide it. If people the person who is left. The one is right in the middle of these two opinion, the cherry blossoms are inside the rooms, there are other cleave to their mates, they stick to who is left has not left. You figure landmarks. The Vietnam Veteran’s one of the most beautiful peace hip-hop related exhibits, including them; but if you use a cleaver to it out. Memorial and the Korean War Me- signs in the world. one with photos of artists, includ- chop up meat, you cleave the seg- Do you see why English is morial are not far away. On rainy days, which exist ing Common. ments apart. such a difficult language for peo- All of the memorials are even in D.C., there are a million Another great exhibit is the The alarm went off. Did it ple who do not come to it as their powerful and moving in their own museums from which to choose. Katherine Hepburn room. There, start up or stop? You make jam and mother tongue! ways. The Vietnam Memorial, with And all of the Smithsonian muse- her academy awards are displayed you can it to save it. It spoils, so Look here: I will have to its list of names along the black ums are free. in a glass case, movie posters of you can it (throw it into the trash). garnish her wages. (That is, take granite, says volumes. The Korean For great food, I prefer The her are on the wall, and a film of something away from the wages.) War Memorial really gives people National Museum of the Ameri- hers plays in the corner. But I will garnish the salmon. a sense of what it was like to be one can Indian. They have authentic The museum has other pho- (That is, add something-called of the soldiers in the fields. food from regions of the U.S. and tos of American greats, like Lucille The millionaire “garnish”-to it.) So is “garnishing” The most impressive non-war Canada with large Native Ameri- Ball and Bob Dylan. There is even adding to or taking away? memorial is the one for Abraham can populations. a photo of adopted American Au- gave out money The millionaire gave out Lincoln. The larger than life statue Another museum worth visit- drey Hepburn. The American Art money until his money gave out. of Lincoln is impressive, to say the ing is the Air and Space Museum. Museum, however, is more than until his money Try to figure out that one if your least. He sits in a large chair, like It is a popular one though, and not just a pop culture museum. There gave out. Try to native language is Zoroastrian. a classic statue of Zeus. Also, the for the claustrophobic. There is a are many impressive portraits of The kid wants to use the fam- Gettysburg Address is written on very small piece of the moon on famous politicians and other his- figure out that ily car. He asks his dad, who says, one of the Memorial’s walls. display in the lobby. In my opinion, torical figures with recognizable “I’m cool to that suggestion.” The One of the best parts of D.C. it is worth it to run into the muse- last names, including ones that one if your native kid goes to mom and says, “Give in the spring is the cherry blos- um and touch it just so you can say Bostonians are familiar with, like language is Zoro- me the keys.” Mom asks, “How soms. There are 2,000 cherry trees that you touched the moon. Copley and Franklin. did dad respond when you asked all along the Tidal Basin in the My new favorite museum is For me, the monuments, astrian. him if you could use the car?” The Mall. This time of year, they are in the American Art Museum. It has cherry blossoms, and museums kid say, “Dad was cool.” The kid full bloom and a must-see Wash- a million different types of exhib- make D.C. in the spring one of my chuckled as he drove away. ington highlight. its all going on at once. One of the favorite places. He was speeding and saw a coolest parts of the museum is the I saw a bag of “Seeded Rai- police car ahead, so he slowed up. sins.” The manufacturer was say- He did it by slowing down. When ing that the raisins had seeds. But he got his own car, it had certain seeded raspberry jam has had the things that came by custom (the seeds removed. The branches hang usual trimmings, like steering over your windows, so you trim the wheel, brakes, seats). But then tree by taking stuff off it. But dur- he had a friend custom the car ing the holidays you trim the tree (add special things to it to make it by adding stuff to it. unique). These odd words have several If you are a poor golfer, when names: contranyms, contronyms, you play against pro you are given antagonyms, or Janus words (Janus a handicap (an advantage). But you was the two-faced god who all at might play really poorly if you have once looked backward to the old a handicap (a disadvantage like a year and forward to the new one; short leg or poor eyesight). hence the name January). English Trying to hide the fact that has many of them: words with two he was on the Southern side in the opposite meanings. Usually the Civil War, the soldier, who was context of a sentence will tell you asked what side he was on, said, what is meant when you hear one “I fought with the Rebels.” When of these. But sometimes they can you fight with a general, you are on be ambiguous. his side. When you fight with your The famous example is the enemy, you are against him. Even story of the athlete who trusted “with” is a Janus word. his manager and did whatever the Fascinating creatures, these manager told him to do. When his contranyms. I cannot say enough mentor was on vacation, the athlete about them. was approached by his old team, asking him to sign yet another con- tract for another year. The pay did not seem like enough, so he sent a note to his manager saying, “What Vote or Die! Shannon Brown should I do?” The manager replied, The D.C. cherry blossoms attract many tourists’ attention in the spring. “Resign.” So he quit. The man- ager should have spelled it with a April 3, 2008 Diversions The Simmons Voice 13 List of The Week: Sudoku Madness Top 10 best job-searching Web sites Whether you are a senior franti- post your resume and wait for em- that feature job boards, a place to Directions: Fill in the squares with numbers one through cally looking for something to do ployers to contact you. post your resume, and general ad- nine. Every three-by-three box should include every number after graduation or an underclass- 4. Jobhuntersbible.com vice, CareerBuilder’s popularity woman casually looking for a sum- This is the official site for the ensures that there is never a short- one through nine once, as should every row and column. mer job, the Internet can help you book, What Color Is Your Para- age of new listings. The answers to this Sudoku will appear in next week’s issue. find what you need. The following chute? The site links to resources 8. Creative Job Search (http://www. list includes job-searching and in- that future graduates will find deed.state.mn.us/cjs/) formational sites that can help you useful such as salary calculators, The Creative Job Search site perfect your cover letter or explore a how-to guide for making port- is hosted by the state of Minnesota, career options. folios, and advice specifically for though the site is not directed only women. towards its residents. This site is 1. Simmons College Career Re- 5. Collegegrad.com a comprehensive guide to the job source Library (http://my.simmons. CollegeGrad, which calls search process, and though it does edu/library/collections/career/) itself the number one entry-level not have a job board or a place to The Miller/Knopf Career jobs site, offers many of the same post resumes, it has a lot of infor- Resource Library has resources by features as most job search sites. mation that can help you with your major or field, articles, job hunting But it also has a separate section search. information, and an entire section with advice on negotiation and sal- 9. Linkedin.com called “Transitions: Classroom aries, which are two things that ev- LinkedIn is a professional to Careers” with information for ery future graduate should know. networking site that can help stu- graduating seniors. 6. Jobweb.com dents connect to people in fields 2. Idealist.org Like CollegeGrad, Jobweb is that interest them. Since network- Idealist is one of the most a site devoted to helping students ing is often the best way to find a well-known sites for nonprofit find jobs right out of college. It has job, professional online network- jobs. It has tons of listings for dif- a job search board, information on ing is a great way to start. ferent organizations, volunteer op- employers, and tips on career plan- 10. Vault.com portunities, and events. The site ning and internships that under- Vault is one of the best re- Sudoku by M. Feenstra, Den Haag occasionally sponsors real-life job classwomen will find useful. sources for career information, fairs, as well. 7. CareerBuilder.com with comprehensive profiles on dif- 3. Monster.com You may have seen Career- ferent companies, industries, and Want your next event listed in the weekly calen- Monster lets you search for Builder’s Superbowl ads–and a lot salaries. Though the site requires dar? Send an e-mail to [email protected] with jobs, but it also lets jobs search for of potential employers have seen users to pay for its service, Sim- the event’s name, time, location, and admission you. If you do not find what you them, too. While the site is similar mons has a subscription that allows want in the job listings, you can to many other job search resources students to access it for free. price. Calendar Listing: April 6-April 12

Sunday 4/6 The Senior Experience Elf Power, DJ Carbo (music) Boston Skillshare 2 p.m. 9 p.m. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Kotzen Room Great Scott, Allston MIT Stata Center, Cambridge $5, tickets available at Box Office 18+ $3-10 sliding scale donation $12 http://www.bostonskillshare.org

Monday 4/7 VHS or BETA, Tigercity, Gene Dante (mu- Open Mic Guiu Boratto, Die Young, DJ Etan (music) sic) 10 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. The Middle East Great Scott, Allston Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge 472 Massachusetts Ave. 18+ Details TBA Cambridge $12 www.mideastclub.com Details TBA

Tuesday 4/8 Leadership and Gender in Massachusetts We Are Wolves (music) Lobby Day For Animals State Politics 9 p.m. 10 a.m. A talk by Massachusetts Senate President Great Scott, Allston Massachusetts State House Therese Murray 18+ Free 5:30 p.m. $9 RSVP to [email protected] Kotzen Room

Wednesday 4/9 Student Government Association Meeting Chocolate Sedar: A Pre-Passover Celebration Until the Violence Stops (film) 3:30-5 p.m. Sponsored by Simmons Hillel 3 p.m. Open to undergraduates, held every Wednes- Details TBA C-101 day Free

Thursday 4/10 WildCard First-Year/Senior Networking We’re All Gonna Die (music) Chocolate Sedar: A Pre-Passover Celebration Event 9 p.m. Sponsored by Simmons Hillel 6:30 p.m. Great Scott, Allston Details TBA Special Functions Room (MCB) 18+ E-mail [email protected] for more $8 information

Friday 4/11 Rouge Wave (music) Off Book (theater) The Used (music) 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. Paradise Rock Club, Boston Back Alley Theater, ImprovBoston Palladium Theatre, Worchester $14 $10 for students $29

Saturday 4/12 Spring Roll Workshop Hallelujah the Hills (music) The Dirtbombs (music) 11 a.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. Multicultural Center Meeting Room Great Scott, Allston The Middle East, Cambridge Sponsored by the Asian Student Association $10 $12 More details TBA 14 The Simmons Voice Editorial April 3, 2008

The Simmons Voice

Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin Managing Editor Renée Frojo News Editor Traci Farrell

Editorial Stay clean, Simmons Philip Morris USA, the nation’s largest cigarette producer, has paid for scientific research at four Massachusetts universities, a move that is just as hypocritical as the controversial company itself. “Taking money from the tobacco industry to conduct scientific re- search is like the [district attorney] taking money from the Mafia to con- duct investigations of crime,” Gregory Connolly, Harvard School of Pub- lic Health professor and former director of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program, told the Boston Globe. And he is absolutely right. Some would say money is money, and it does not matter where it comes from. Business is business, and Philip Morris is just another chari- table company helping to fund potentially life-saving research at some of the biggest businesses of all–universities. Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Massachusetts have all taken grants from the Philip Morris External Research Program to support research on conditions linked to smoking, such as heart disease and cancer. Critics claim that this is a dangerous decision, because it could po- tentially skew the results of scientific findings. But it is probably unlikely that scientists would compromise their data to please their benefactors; however, it is possible that a company such as Philip Morris would use the data in a socially irresponsible manner. And this is a matter of social responsibility. What kind of message are these huge, and highly influential, univer- Phase II: RecycleMania! police sities sending when they accept tainted money? This money comes from a company with a history of fraudulent claims, questionable cover-ups, and immoral decisions. It is no secret that for several decades Philip Morris was the leading producer of several top-selling cigarette lines. For most of that time, they Letters to the editor made millions advertising their product to adults and kids, and denied scientifically proven claims about the many deadly risks related to smok- ing. They claimed that “they didn’t know,” despite all the time and money they put into their own research. To the Editor: Over time, this created a very negative image for the Philip Morris– Re: “Simmons launches radio station” and everyone knows that a bad public opinion is bad for business. So they decided to try something different. I want to commend Renee Frojo for a well-written article on the first live broadcast of Simmons College Radio. Now, when they are not compromising people’s health, they spend The piece nicely captured the excitement and enthusiasm generated by the event. millions of dollars on heartwarming television ads that show the positive There are two items of note I would like to address. First, we will be known as Simmons College Radio. contributions that Philip Morris companies make to the community, and A station in Lamar, South Carolina, unfortunately, is already using the call letters WSIM. Second, there are give away just as much in philanthropic and research grants to charities, several other people, who, along with President Scrimshaw, have been instrumental in making Simmons Col- universities, and other institutions. lege Radio a reality. They are Bert Goncalves, Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer, whose creative Is it not obvious that their good intentions are just efforts to gain thinking made the financing of the station possible, and Diane Raymond, Dean of CAS, who has steadfastly good publicity? supported the idea of Simmons College Radio since it was first proposed nearly five years ago. The regents of the University of California made the right move last One last thing: Damn good editorial on the silence that echoed through this campus–and much of the month by adopting a policy that calls for special reviews of any studies country–on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. It is a poke we should receive daily to remind us what we owe to be conducted that are funded by Big Tobacco. The reviews must verify the one percent of Americans doing this nation’s bidding. that a proposed study is objective and reaches scientifically valid conclu- sions. James Corcoran, chair Because of so much controversy, Philip Morris started to shut down Department of Communications the grant program last month, but universities will continue to receive funding. The Simmons Voice urges the College to adopt a policy similar to that of the University of California. Whether Simmons currently receives funding from Phillip Morris or similar corporations or not, the College should take proactive steps to keep us clean of dirty money. Agree? Disagree? Editorial Policy All opinions expressed in editorials are those of The Simmons Voice Write a letter to the Editor. editorial board and do not represent the views or policies of Simmons College. E-mail [email protected] Send responses as a letter to the editor at [email protected]. Due Sunday night by 7 p.m.

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Letters to the Editor Policy Letters should be 300 words or fewer and may be edited for space. Letters may be e-mailed to [email protected], and must be signed. April 3, 2008 Opinion The Simmons Voice 15 Uncovering Unitarian Universalism Nice try, RecycleMania! By Beth Cortez-Neavel telling– much like a good novel. for truth and meaning. By Kate Clavet the amount of recyclables recycled Contributing Writer We do not have one set doc- 5) The right of conscience and Staff Writer that is the threat to earth. It is trine either. As UU Reverend Amy the use of the democratic process the amount of recyclables that are Unitarian Universalism (UU) has Freedman said, we draw inspira- within our congregations and in RecycleMania! is a bust. The thrown into the trash, that could been called many things, the most tion from “Not just ‘The Book’ but society at large. program in theory, is a warm and have been recycled. negatively charged one being “cult.” many books.” We do use the Bible 6) The goal of world community fuzzy idea: make recycling fun so Secondly, RecycleMania! Contenderminitries.com, a Chris- to supplement our sermons and our with peace, liberty, and justice for all the degenerates who hate recy- would be much more effective if tian Web site, gives this explana- lives, but we also use the Qur’an, all. cling go the extra mile. In reality, there were recycling bins on each tion as to why we are one: “Many the Tao de Ching, the Torah, and 7) respect for the interdependent it does not work for a few reasons. floor and if people knew exactly UU’s [sic] (as they call themselves) Winnie the Pooh. web of all existence of which we Unmotivated people will remain as what to recycle. If there were recy- seemed [original emphasis] to fit are a part. such, many will not go out of their cling bins on each floor, even the into mainstream Christianity...our The majority of these princi- way to dispose of their recyclables, lazy people would feel more com- research into the UU’s [sic] (taken ples have nothing to do with faith, and there is a lack of education pelled to recycle because the trash from their own sources) has re- and everything to do with social about what is recyclable and what can and recycling bin would be vealed a church without a creed– justice, fair politics, and human is not. right next to each other. one that espouses Buddhism, Pa- UU brings an rights, you might say. We disagree; RecycleMania! is a program On the South Hall fourth ganism, and Satanism as readily as the way you treat your fellow hu- that has been running for several floor, there is an old grey recycling Christianity. In fact, on their Web alternative spiri- man being is a part of your belief weeks, making students aware of bin, but people still pile recyclables site, in an answer to the question system. the large blue and green recycling in it and around it despite the warn- of whether or not the UU’s [sic] are tuality to the Much of our religion is about bins located, for the most part, on ing signs everywhere that explain Christian, the Unitarian Universal- Simmons cam- fairness and social justice, rather the first floor of each dormitory. unless you bring an item to the first ist Association (UUA) simply re- than forcing individuals to believe Each week the amounts of paper, floor large recycling bins it gets plies ‘Yes and no.’” pus. Much of our spiritually in the same thing. Deeds plastics, and cans recycled are tal- tossed into the trash. Despite these charges, we are and not creeds, you might say. lied up for each participating hall to In some towns or cities it is il- an organized religion. religion is about Beliefnet.com, a highly pop- determine who is in the lead. Post- legal to litter and there are fines in Unitarian Universalism fairness and so- ular, highly respected and well- ers are put up in the basement of place as a consequence of breaking stemmed from two different sects researched Web site that “places” each hall and in Bartol Dining Hall the law. However, those very same of the Christian faith, Unitarian- cial justice, rather individuals in a religion after ask- to let the students know which hall cities and towns are still heavily ism, which rejected the Holy Trini- ing a few questions, sticks UUism is in the lead of the competition. littered. If not, recycling is legal ty and believed in the unity of God, than forcing indi- in the more liberal section of reli- Successful competitors are reward- and people are already lazy, surely and Universalism, which believed gions. You could call us the “Reli- ed Simmons Cup points. Simmons laws would not motivate them, and in the universality of God’s love, viduals to believe gious Left.” is competing with over 300 schools neither will a contest that does not rather than a judging God. The spiritually in the We have diverse beliefs on in RecycleMania! However, a com- win them something huge, like a two faiths came together in 1961, the existence of god(s), heaven and petition is not enough to make re- car. when they also dropped Jesus, de- same thing. Deeds hell, and any afterlife between the cycling successful. Since Simmons College is a viating from the Christian faith to two, incarnation, Evil or Satan, community of people who are both focus more on human rights, social and not creeds, salvation, and original sin or unde- international and national, there justice, and spiritual individual- you might say. served suffering. We all uphold the are different recycling standards ism. personal right to choose abortion. Unmotivated peo- in different states, even countries, Heather Concannon is the We believe in equality and support ple will remain as therefore people may be confused president of the student organiza- for the queer, gay, transgender, as to what should be recycled. tion Fellowship of Campus Uni- genderqueer, bisexual, and ques- such, many will For example, in Massachusetts tarian Universalists at Simmons tioning communities. most plastics are recyclable, but in (FOCUUS). The organization was The fact that we do not col- We believe in working to not go out of their Rhode Island, one can recycle only formed as a part of a larger Unitar- lectively believe in god(s), does end poverty, promoting nonvio- way to dispose of number one and number two plas- ian Universalist Campus Ministry not mean that all of us are atheist lence, and protecting the environ- tics, plastic bags, paper, and card- movement. or agnostic. Within the Unitarian ment. We have religious education their recyclables, board. Not to mention the regula- As part of the Campus Min- Universalist faith, there are many classes, youth groups, young adult tions on how large the cardboard istry movement, FOCUUS is a part sub-faiths: Paganism, Humanism, groups, continuing religious edu- and there is a is, whether or not it must be bound, of the call for world peace, social Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Ca- cation for adults, and conferences. lack of education etc. justice, and equality. “We were tholicism, Hinduism, Christianity, We have Easter celebrations, Pass- The intention of this article aiming to create a way to con- Islam, Baha’i, Wicca, you name over potlucks, a Pagan Christmas about what is re- is not to belittle the efforts made nect the UU students at Simmons it, we probably have a member of circle, and a nativity scene in the by the RecycleMania! team, as it with the larger UU denomination,” the UU Association that identifies front lobby. We hold yoga classes in cyclable and what is hard to want to save the world Concannon said. as it, plus UU. There is a long-run- the sanctuary during the weekdays knowing you are going to fail. UU brings an alternative ning joke: ask a group of ten UUs and have forums with lecturers on is not. Also, one must also keep in mind spirituality to the Simmons cam- what they believe in and you will the economy, the government, the how difficult it must be to be part pus for those who are questioning receive eleven different answers. environment, and religious differ- of the Recyclemania! team, realiz- their faith, looking for faith, or in- This definitely sounds like you can ences. We are not only a religion, The contest is judged based ing that despite such a relaxed atti- terested in the meaning faith. be a UU and believe anything you we are a community. on how many recyclables are put tude by the general public about re- “I think there is definitely a want. We have many different forms into recycling bins, but that high- cycling there are still a few people large group of students on campus This also sounds like we are of worship, our most consistent lights the effort of those who nor- who believe every little bit matters who are looking for a liberal, spiri- not a very moral religion. Wrong. ones are held on Sunday mornings mally would recycle anyway. The and they are working toward it de- tual community but may not know Although to us the Ten Command- with a podium-style sermon deliv- contest should be judged by how spite resistance. that one exists that would welcome ments are more like the Ten Guide- ered by an UUA ordained minister. many recyclables are put into the them so fully,” Concannon said. lines, and the Five Pillars of Faith Some of the FOCUUS women at- trash, because it is not necessarily “It’s a small group within the larg- are more like Five stepping-stones, tend church service at the UU Ar- er progressive faith that is Unitar- we do have Seven principles, not to lington Street Church near Copley. ian Universalism.” be mistaken for creeds, which all For those who cannot make time We also bring to Simmons members are encouraged to abide Sunday mornings, FOCUUS sets our faith motto: “Deeds and not by and believe in: aside certain meetings for wor- Creeds.” Meaning that, instead of 1) The inherent worth and dignity ship circles. This worship format a formal statement of our beliefs– of every person. is sans minister, and focuses more for example, the Apostles’ Creed 2) Justice, equity, and compassion on building community within the wherein it is mandatory to state, “I in human relations. group, rather than building on reli- believe in God, the Father almighty, 3) Acceptance of one another and gious values. maker of heaven and Earth,” we encouragement to spiritual growth believe in living them, in showing in our congregations. people what we believe instead of 4) A free and responsible search

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Recyclemaniacs.org RecycleMania! is a program that has colleges competing to recycle the most. April 3, 2008 A Thousand Words The Simmons Voice Students choose Harrisburg over Cancun

This year Simmons College’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) took 16 Simmons women, including one staff member and one trustee, Kathy LaPoint, to Harrisburg, Penn. to help Habitat for Humanity. The ASB team spent the week helping with the demolition of a warehouse that will eventually be transformed into a community center and the new Habitat headquarters in Harrisburg. The team members had the opportunity to get to know Harrisburg in all of its beautiful weather and some of its not so glamorous areas. They had a chance to walk around the neighborhood and see some of the houses that Habitat built in the community previously. Additionally, the trip was an extraordinary bonding experience for the team, between cooking meals for each other, sleeping on the floor together, teaching each other to crotchet, and working as a team on site to get the work done. At the end of the day it was impossible to tell what hurt more, their muscles from working on site all day or their faces from smiling and laughing. All in all, the team members had an unforgettable week.

Photos provided by members of ASB 2008