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Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Si n c e 1922 Ap r i l 17, 2008 Vo l u m e 88 Iss u e 18 Black women must reclaim their image, Hill says Black Alumnae/i Symposium 2008 hosts Anita Hill as the keynote speaker By Beth Maclin women must be seen, heard, and St a f f Wr i t e r recognized for the leadership and insight we offer,” she said. “Black Black women face the challenge of women are neither the overbearing redefining and reclaiming their im- shrews of the Moynihan report nor age in American society, according Ronald Reagan’s lazy cheats nor to Anita Hill, professor of Social Bill Clinton’s irresponsible free- Policy, Law, and Women’s Studies loaders, and most importantly, we at Brandeis University. are not Don Imus’ nappy-headed Hill gave the first keynote hoes.” lecture of the Black Alumnae/i The first pledge Hill outlined Symposium 2008, titled “The was moving beyond the idea of just Power of Our Presence: African getting access to education. “We American Women Building Com- can’t stop the access drive, but munities, Families, Ourselves,” at we’ve got to build on the drive,” Friday’s luncheon, the first large she said. Hill called for a change in event of the weekend. curriculum, how the curriculum is “If we are serious about hav- delivered, and the environment in ing a conversation about either which it is delivered. “We’ve got race or gender in this country, but to develop a better sense of educa- tional equality.” Be t h Ma c l i n particularly if we’re serious about Thirty-two members of the Simmons community joined in the national lie-in against easy access to guns on the one- both, black women along with oth- The second pledge is to inte- year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. For the full article, read the May 1 issue of the Simmons Voice. er women of color must be reflected grate America, one workplace at a in our leadership,” Hill said. “The time. Hill said that the workplace women in this room embody both, is important because of how one’s Senate president discusses and they, like no one else, can have job defines a person and how they that conversation without having fit into society. “When we think of the two competing with each other slavery, when we think about Jim challenges women face in politics as to which one is the worst.” Crow, when we think about all of By Corinne Aia remained constant over the past a woman’s lipstick and what she Hill outlined five pledges she the burdens of race and gender in St a f f Wr i t e r five years. Murray said that “any looks like, than with her political thought black women needed to the past, the workplace was where road block can be overcome with experience and qualifications. take to reverse the image of black its impact, in many ways, was most Current Massachusetts Senate drive and determination.” “Women are often perceived women, specifically the one out- profound because it held us from President Therese Murray dis- as being too emotional, or not lined in the Department of Labor’s any opportunity of developing eco- cussed leadership and gender in strong enough to lead,” she said. 1965 Moynihan Report, “The Ne- nomically,” she said. regards to Massachusetts state pol- Murray stressed the importance of gro Family: A Case for National “We have to continue to see itics on April 8 in the Kotzen Meet- having strong leadership skills and Action.” work as an effort to make sure that ing Center. The discussion focused “Women are often a support system of friends and The report said that the ma- all of society understands that an on the gender divide in politics and family. triarchal structure of black culture integrated society is what is best why differences still exist. Murray perceived as being Networking is one of things put black men at a disadvantage, for the entire society,” Hill said. is the first woman elected to the that Murray believes accounts for and therefore hindered the entire The third pledge is to “se- Senate seat for the Plymouth and too emotional, or the advantage men have over wom- black community from moving cure our own safe haven.” Hill said Barnstable District and is known not strong enough en in politics. She says most men forward and gaining economic black women need to be concerned for being a no-nonsense legislator. seem to support younger male can- and political equality. “Moynihan with not just what goes on in their “She is bold and brave and a power to lead.” didates because they are often able made bruising pronouncements homes, but what goes on in their to women to politics,” said Barbara to connect on certain levels, such about African-American women. streets and neighborhoods. She Lee, a Simmons alumna. ~Th e r e s e Mu r r a y , as through sports. If they went to And I believe those pronounce- also commented on the issue of Murray explained that wom- Ma ss a c h u s e t t s Se n a t e Pr e s i - the same college or know someone ments stayed in the public con- subprime mortgage rates and how en often do the hard work in poli- d e n t through a friend there can also be a science even today, yet despite this that factors into the need to secure tics, only to be pushed aside so that connection there. Murray believes public shunning, African Ameri- one’s home. men can take the lead. According women should start forming their can women continued then and Hill said that saving the com- to the National Conference of State own networking system. In or continue today to believe in and munity’s soul needs to be the fourth Legislatures, 24.5 percent of legis- work toward bringing themselves pledge. She said that in traditional lators in Massachusetts are wom- Murray discussed the reasons and their families ever closer to the Politics see page 3 en, and they currently hold 22.5 why women are still under repre- American dream of equality,” Hill Hill see page 3 percent of legislative seats in the sented in politics. She believes that said. United States. This percentage has society is more concerned with “We must demand that black

In s i d e Th i s We e k Simmons student to run Marathon Batman returns Know what enonyms are? Sophomore Michele Simaitis will participate in the an- Catch the new Batman movie that opens on May 2. Do you ever wonder where the word “cardigan” comes nual Boston Marathon on Monday. from? Sid Berger knows.

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The Simmons Si m m o n s i n Br i e f Voice Residence Life remakes Housing sElection Chocolate Seder offers Passover introduction

Editor-in-Chief This year’s housing selection process will continue to build off of the suc- Simmons Hillel hosted the Chocolate Seder last Tuesday to celebrate Beth Maclin cess of last year’s process, according to Jessica Faulk, assistant director Passover and educate the community about the Jewish holiday. More than [email protected] of Residence Life. Faulk has led a team that has reduced the process from 50 people participated in the two-hour meal in Simmons Hall. According multiple hours to less than an hour for some students. After the success of to Hillel director Ailene Gerhardt, several students sang the four ques- Managing Editor last year’s Red Sox theme, there will be an election theme this year. Other tions, which are traditionally recited by the youngest child at the table. Renée Frojo [email protected] changes this year include “the first-ever Suite & Apartment Matching “It was an amazing moment! Thanks to our student leaders for offering a Night; specially designed election lottery cards; and an extensive Elec- fantastic way to educate the Simmons community about Passover and it’s tion themed website with FAQ, room photos, online room availability, off traditions,” Gerhardt said in an e-mail. News Editor campus resources, and Voter Registration information,” Faulk said in an Traci Farrell [email protected] e-mail. There will also be a QuickTime video online that explains how the room selection process night will work. “Putting all of this together has been a ton of hard work, but I feel that by equipping residents with Assistant News Editor more current and relevant information in advance through our website Lucía Cordón [email protected] and making the actual experience more fun, it should make going through the process more rewarding for all,” Faulk said. Sports&Fitness Editor Carley Caldas Simmons senior gets College’s first [email protected] Fulbright

Health&Sciences Editor Simmons senior Chelsea Graham has been awarded a Fulbright award, Ai l e n e Ge r h a r d t Kym Tran one of the most prestigious academic research scholarships. Graham, [email protected] who will graduate in May with degrees in biochemistry and Spanish, will Students travel to enjoy Korean barbeque use the award to study maternal diabetes in Mexico City, according to a Features Editor Simmons press release. Graham, who has worked in the Latino Initiative As part of Asian Awareness Month, the Asian Student Association (ASA) Kristin Pitts Program at the Joslin Diabetes Center, will analyze self-care practices hosted an outing to Yasu Japanese Sushi and Korean BBQ Restaurant [email protected] of women with gestational diabetes at the Instituto Nacional de Perina- in Brookline, Mass. ASA’s executive board and general members were tologia in Mexico City. The Fulbright award was established in 1946, joined by guests from outside Simmons to enjoy sushi, Korean BBQ (with A&E Editor and only 151 Fulbright awards were given in the Western hemisphere for beef, chicken, and pork marinated in variety of sauces), and appetizers in- Catalina Rojo 2008-09. cluding edamame beans, shumai, and gyoza. “Our guests learned a great [email protected] deal about how to cook over a Korean BBQ grill, and even how to use The election results are in chopsticks. Overall, the BBQ outing went very well and we hope to hold Diversions Editor another session next semester,” ASA co-president Wei Wong said in an Jessica Rudis e-mail. [email protected] The online ballot boxes for class councils and the student government as- sociation (SGA) executive board closed on Monday, after being extended by several days. The 2008-2009 SGA e-board is President France Be- Two organizations become official Opinions Editor Meredith Blake lizaire, Vice President Aliaa Ghonim, Treasurer Shelaigh Hyde, Student meredith.blake@simmons. Affairs Officer Valerie Duvelson, and Academic Affairs Officer Alicia The Honors Liaison and the Outing Club became official organizations at edu Lochard. No one ran for the position of SGA secretary. The Class of 2009 last week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. The Hon- president is Jessica Kowalski and the vice president is Rahala Alan. The ors Liaison received criticism last semester for only allowing Honors stu- Photo Editor Class of 2010 president is Jacqueline Mimno. The Class of 2011 is the dents to be executive board members, and they revised their Constitution Hannah Morrow same as it was this year: President Gabrielle Rossetti, Vice President Ma- to allow non-Honors students to be on the e-board, according to junior hannah.morrow@simmons. ria Pantellis, Secretary Natalia Sullivan, and Treasurer Claudia Willett. Ana Getiashvili, who presented for the organization. The Outing Club edu plans to “create opportunities for outdoor recreation” such as rock climb- ing, hiking, and camping. The organization is open to the community Business Manager and “anyone who wants to go” is encouraged to participate in events. Christina Lenis [email protected] Compiled by Traci Farrell and Beth Maclin. in the 1980s, who said that there is Carol R. Johnson, who spoke about and well-being, the future of black Hill Copy Editors continued from page 1 racism, not just sexism, in the way her educational agenda for Bos- youth, among others were also part Jennifer Rheaume black women are portrayed in mu- ton’s schoolchildren; and Presi- of the scheduled events. On Thurs- jennifer.rheaume@simmons. sic videos. dent Susan Scrimshaw, who spoke day, Friday, and Saturday nights, edu black churches around the country, women occupy two out of Hill said that they cannot about her vision for the College, the Symposium’s attendees were control the content, but can pro- specifically about recruitment and given social and networking op- Nora Levy every three seats. “When the strug- [email protected] gle for the soul of the community mote women to decision-making retention of minority students and portunities, including a kick-off is at stake, women must participate positions so that they can control faculty. event at The Beehive in Boston’s as leaders,” she said. the content. “I don’t think we’re Panels on issues of women South End. Staff Writers ever going to be able to eliminate in leadership, volunteering, health Shannon Brown, Kate it, but we ought to flood the market Clavet, Anna Dipietro, with our own ideas and our own Caitlin Mazzola, Ashley Mor- ris, Elizabeth Fineberg-Lom- values and our own versions of bardi, Liz Hannigan, Corinne “We ought to flood ourselves,” she said. Aia, Betsy A. Halsey, Anne Hill finished her lecture dis- Diehl, Heather Zengilowski the market with cussing the 2008 election and how politics must be factored into the our own ideas and advancement of black women, Adviser women of color, and American Dan Connell our own values [email protected] society. “We have to become the and our own ver- political leaders we deserve,” she said. “Black women’s advance- The Simmons Voice is the sions of ourselves.” ment in education, employment, only student-run weekly religion, and community leader- publication and student ~An i t a Hi l l , body public forum of Sim- ship must translate into roles as mons College. The paper is Pr o f e ss o r o f So c i a l Po l i c y , the elected officials at the highest published each Thursday La w , a n d Wo m e n ’s St u d i e s a t levels.” and distributed free to the Br a n d e i s Un i v e r s i t y This is the second Sympo- Simmons community. sium Simmons has hosted; the event is scheduled to happen every Advertising three years-the first was in 2005 For advertising rates, con- The last pledge is to take and the next one will be in 2011. tact the office by e-mail at back our images. Hill referred to The weekend’s agenda included [email protected]. other speakers, including Dr. Joy Be t h Ma c l i n Dolores Tucker, an African Ameri- Senior and Muslim Student Association President Yusra Khan and junior can woman who spoke out about DeGruy-Leary, who spoke about Salihah Ismail answered questions that Susan Chudd, assistant director of sexual violence and hip-hop lyrics posttraumatic slave syndrome; Dr. student leadershhip, had at Wednesday’s “Islam of the World: Cultural Fair.” Ap r i l 17, 2008 Ne w s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 3 ‘Think Science/Think Simmons’ SGA considers causes concern in CAS By Beth Maclin ing loads for science faculty, for mistake. I think we’re better than the revised St a f f Wr i t e r example–does not appear to be in that at being interdisciplinary.” the best position to achieve excel- CAS Dean Diane Raymond College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) lence as a research institution in said that she thought it was a mis- Strategic Plan faculty raised concerns over the sciences,” she said. take to try and fit professors and ‘Think Science/Think Simmons’ The faculty also discussed the departments that are not science By Traci Farrell The school tries to “hook up” piece of the College’s revised Stra- possibility of going into executive into science, but that this made St a f f Wr i t e r students with a school that offers tegic Plan at their April faculty session prior to Scrimshaw’s ar- sense in terms of thinking strate- the languages, Murphy said. “For meeting. rival to ensure an honest dialogue gically. “I remember back eight or Students showed interest in the example, there’s instruction in He- President Susan Scrimshaw about the plan with the president. nine years ago when CAS did our revised Strategic Plan that Dean brew at Hebrew College, another presented, clarified, and defended Despite Professor Carole Biewener, strategic plan and we talked about of Student Life Sheila Murphy ancient language that we don’t of- the main points of the latest version of economics and women’s studies, Communications, and the Arts, presented at last week’s Student fer and we don’t have any plans to of the document, which will guide volunteering to be the person re- and the sciences as strategic priori- Government Association (SGA) offer,” Murphy said. the College through 2018–its goal sponsible for officially motioning ties, and that’s how I read this. So meeting. Senators asked about Some students have had to year to reach national prominence. to go into executive session, the I read it as if I go to the Board, or networking possibilities, the poten- go through other schools to travel Some faculty were concerned suggestion was never made. if I go to Susan, and I say, ‘I have tial for a general studies major, and abroad, and Murphy said there with how honest and realistic it is Some faculty were concerned two faculty lines, one in chemistry expansion in several areas such as while it is not a detailed initiative to label Simmons a science school, about how the ‘Think Science/ and one in philosophy,’ I assume it languages and travel abroad, and for the next few years for expand- while others, specifically within Think Simmons’ piece would re- is more likely that the line in chem- integrating science into other cur- ing the travel abroad program, she the humanities, were concerned late to departments outside of the istry will be funded. riculums. thinks it will eventually be ex- with how ‘Think Science, Think sciences. Professor Marlene Fine, “And that’s what it means to “Simmons College exists panded. Simmons’ would impact their de- of communications, was confused makes strategic decisions. Now we to educate, empower and trans- “Regions are named for partments, in terms of curriculum about how science would be in- may not agree with that as a pri- form its students, preparing them global expansion. They are China, and funding. tegrated into all curriculum and ority, but,” Raymond said, “that’s for leadership in the professions, India, Southeast Asia, including The four priorities of the serve as a guiding principle for de- how I understand this - allocation in their communities, and in the Vietnam, Thailand, the Middle document are: academic quality in partments like hers. of resources, assessing priorities, world,” according to the mission East . . . Nicaragua, Uganda, and the learning environment; global The point is “there are sci- but not for all of us to say, ‘I got to statement of the Strategic Plan. Ghana,” Murphy said. “That part and local community engagement; entific areas and principles and get on board and be a scientist.’” Murphy stressed “raising the of the plan, that really targets those diversity, human rights and social interfaces that actually effect more Scrimshaw reinforced Ray- bar in general” in relation to the regions both to bring students here justice; and resource development of our work than we think. And mond’s comments. “We have to strategic plan for the College. She and to bring our students to those and diversification. The three we want our students to graduate make strategic decisions, and we said that the undergraduate col- regions, is a priority. It necessary model core initiatives are acceler- aware of that,” Scrimshaw said. cannot fund equally in everything. lege is “at the right size” and that follows that we would have to pro- ated, interdisciplinary, and better One example was given that It’s critical to be a good liberal arts around 2,000 students is “exactly vide much more support to students prepared for career success; Think science can be used to teach stu- college that we are strong in all the right.” Now, she said, the school interested in those areas.” Science/Think Simmons; and edu- dents to think critically, which was critical liberal arts areas, but we are needs to fill in the faculty. Senators asked questions re- cate leaders everywhere. then expanded to make the point going to, in a strategic plan, choose Junior Kathryn McGhee garding the Simmons model core Before Scrimshaw joined that other departments that teach to look for . . . an area of strength asked if there was any thought in initiatives part of the plan. The the meeting, the faculty reviewed critical thinking could fall into the where we can teach you to do well; expanding majors in general. “One three initiatives are accelerated, in- a letter that Faculty Council wrote science category. This furthered come to Simmons for this. of my majors is art, and we have terdisciplinary, and better prepared to the president about the March some concerns over how ‘Think “We have to pick some areas a very small art major and a very for career success; Think Science/ 5 draft of the Strategic Plan. Co- Science/Think Simmons’ would where we lead, and this is one that small art program,” McGhee said. Think Simmons; and Simmons chair of Faculty Counsel Janie impact other departments. we’re picking,” Scrimshaw said. educates leaders everywhere. Ward, professor and chair of Afri- “I’m worried that in trying Scrimshaw initially detailed “The reach of science is in cana studies, read a portion of the to stretch what it means to ‘Think each point of the plan, which she “Simmons Col- every field now and will be in the letter aloud so that everyone was Science,’ in this new way, this sort said puts Simmons’ focus back future,” Murphy said. The careers aware of the issues Faculty Council of backdoor way, to have people onto the academic, as opposed to lege exists to edu- of the future will somehow build . saw in the earlier draft. The letter like me feel comfortable with this the business side of the College. . . on the idea of scientific inquiry; outlined six issues, including not initiative, and I think we have to be “We’ve spent the last 11 or so years cate, empower and all kinds of fields that look at the reflecting the College’s core values very clear in terms of what this is, investing in infrastructure, invest- environment, for example . . . tech- and its emphasis on preparation for in terms of non-social science, non- ing in building, investing in staff- transform its stu- nology driven . . . the health pro- high-demand jobs. liberal arts thinking or we have to ing, positioning us to now return dents, preparing fessions.” The ‘Think Science/Think really be clear that this is critical our attention to the academic side The emphasis will be on Simmons’ piece raised concerns thinking and logical analysis,” said and to say, ‘We grew 59 percent them for leadership “linking everything together,” because Faculty Council felt that Biewener. at the undergraduate level in five Murphy said. There might be an Simmons cannot be another Mas- Professor Theresa Perry, of years. We did not grow faculty,’” in the professions, “expanded list of choices” for the sachusetts Institute of Technology Africana studies, asked for fur- she said. in their communi- science and math modes, she said. (MIT) and projecting this image ther clarification. She said that she She also stressed the need to The Think Science/Think would be dishonest. “The emphasis thought the discussion of how sci- think strategically and that money ties, and in the Simmons initiative “embraces the on the sciences is laudable. Howev- ence relates to Simmons should be can no longer be divided up evenly importance of developing technol- er, because this has not been central twofold. “So I think there are two around the College. “One of the world.” ogy skills in preparation for twen- to our institutional identity, placing things,” she said. “How to make reasons we need a plan is because ty-first century careers,” according such a large emphasis, equating the way we do science as good as it we cannot be like kids in a candy ~Si mm o n s Co l l e g e St r a t e g i c to the Strategic Plan. The initiative Simmons with the sciences, would can be, and I think the other issue store and say we’ll divide up the Pl a n will also “introduce a guiding prin- appear to offer something that we is how do we create a level of sci- candy. We have to think strategi- ciple of science and information cannot deliver. We do not currently entific literacy so that people can cally. We have to think five years technology integration throughout have, nor can we realistically hope participate in democratic thought ahead if we want to add to faculty “I don’t know fine arts to be our academic enterprise and career to find the necessary resources to and decision making that is in- at Simmons. We make a plan and [an area for growth],” Murphy said. preparation curriculum” and “dis- improve the sciences to the level creasingly impacted by science.” do it; we’re not going to do it in one “I know Arts Administration is rupt stereotypes of women’s col- necessary to make such a claim,” Scrimshaw explained she year. We’re going to do it over an definitely thought of as one of the leges while preparing our students Ward read. had hoped to use science as an um- incremental period, but at the end most important of the interdisci- for leadership and success in the “Simmons, as a small univer- brella term to give the College the of that incremental period we will plinary professional programs.” careers of tomorrow.” sity, with little infrastructure and most leverage in terms of fundrais- be a lot closer to our goal than if Sophomore Danielle Pepin In relation to Think Science/ grants management, and sparse ing and hiring. She said she could we just divided up the candy every “found it frustrating” that none of Think Simmons, senators were resources in the sciences–labora- recommend to the Board that the year,” she said. the Colleges of the Fenway offer concerned about incorporating sci- tory space, up-to-date facilities, plan use a narrow definition of sci- Latin. “That’s not a modern lan- ence classes into the modes and and dramatically reduced teach- ence, but “I think that would be a guage, so I can’t go to the Modern other requirements. Simmons has Language department and say, a long history of science prepara- contributing to a candidate to gain one out of five women in the State Politics ‘Why don’t you offer Latin?’” tion, according to Murphy. continued from page 1 access into the system; women Legislature in the United States. contribute because they are true Before earning her place in the Sen- believers in a cause. Women are ate, Murray served as chairwoman Corrections der to create this system, more willing to donate $50 towards of the Senate Committee on Ways Murray said that women cannot let breast cancer research instead of and Means since 1992. She has In issue 17, the article, “Questions raised about SGA e-board stipend other women be their enemies, and writing a political check for $50 to consistently fought for the needs of that women must help each other to allocations,” stated that no reminder e-mail about evaluations was a candidate who will work to raise Massachusetts residents, including sent to Senate President Jessica Haffner. Student Government As- advance in politics, rather than be $50 billion towards breast cancer better access to healthcare, afford- jealous of another woman’s accom- sociation (SGA) Secretary Danielle Pepin has one documented e-mail research. Men will just write the able housing, and improvements in sent to Haffner the Monday of the week when evaluations were plishments. check because, for them, it is just public safety. She has also worked Murray also commented on supposed to happen. Pepin said that Haffer never responded. Haffner business, according to Murray. to better the lives of veterans and said she does not remember ever receiving an e-mail. how differences in contributions Murray became the first seniors citizens in Massachusetts. to candidates elevate the gender woman president of the Massachu- divide in politics. Men think about setts Senate in March 2007. She is a p r i l 17, 2008 Be y o n d Bo s t o n Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 4 Pope apoligizes for clergy sex abuse By Victor L. Simpson model of religious values within a broader problem complicity in the o t e w o r t h y (C) AP 2008 N system of separation of church and rest of the church hierarchy.” state. Jason Berry, a New Orleans ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE From a presidential welcome, writer who first drew national at- (AP)–Pope Benedict XVI said to two Masses at baseball stadi- tention to clergy sex abuse in the Tuesday he was “deeply ashamed” ums, to a stop for prayer at ground 1980s, said the root of the problem Ne w s of the clergy sexual abuse scandal zero in New York, Benedict will is that the Vatican doesn’t pun- in the Roman Catholic Church and get a heavy dose of the American ish bishops who shelter offenders. will work to keep pedophiles out experience. “Until the church creates a genuine Zimbabwe bans political rallies of the priesthood, addressing the President Bush planned to system of justice to redress these toughest issue facing the American make the unusual gesture of greet- wrongs the abuse crisis will con- Growing tensions over the controversial presidential elections in Zim- church as he began his first papal ing him at Andrews Air Force Base tinue,” said Berry, who produced babwe have led to police banning political rallies “with immediate trip to the United States. the first time the president has a new documentary called “Vows effect.” A police spokesperson said the decision was based on the lack Benedict spoke in English greeted a foreign leader there. of Silence,” which is critical of the of sufficient officers to monitor such rallies. Meanwhile, President on a special Alitalia flight from The pope said he will discuss Vatican’s justice system. Robert Mugabe announced he would not attend a regional summit on Rome to Washington, answering immigration with Bush, including Although a few bishops ac- the crisis in Zambia. Results from the presidential election held 13 questions submitted by reporters the difficulties of families who are cused of molestation have stepped days ago have not been released due to an awaited court decision on in advance. separated by immigration. down, no bishop has been disci- whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should recog- “It is a great suffering for the While the pope and Bush dif- plined for failing to keep abusive nize them or not. The opposition says Mugabe will use violence to Church in the United States and for fer on such major issues on the Iraq clergy away from children. Car- retain power since it is believed Morgan Tsvangirai’s party won more the church in general and for me war, capital punishment and the dinal Bernard Law resigned as than 50 percent of the vote. A ruling on the disclosure of the votes personally that this could happen,” U.S. embargo against Cuba, they archbishop of Boston in 2002 af- is expected on Monday. The opposition Movement for Democratic Benedict said. “It is difficult for me do find common ground in oppos- ter church files were made public Change has called for a general strike from Tuesday to push for the to understand how it was possible ing abortion, gay marriage and em- showing he and other church lead- results to be published. that priests betray in this way their bryonic stem cell research. ers had allowed accused clergy to mission ... to these children.” White House press secre- continue in public ministry. British royal blackmail trial begins “I am deeply ashamed and tary Dana Perino, asked about the Benedict will give a speech at we will do what is possible so this pope’s comments regarding the the United Nations during the sec- Two men appeared in a London court on Monday after being accused cannot happen again in the future,” clergy sex abuse scandal, said she ond, New York leg of his six-day of attempting to blackmail a member of Britain’s royal family with the pope said. wouldn’t rule out that the topic trip. sex and drug allegations. The two men allegedly demanded $100,000 Benedict pledged that pedo- would come up in conversation be- A crowd of up to 12,000, from a male member of the Royal family. They declared they had a philes would not be priests in the tween the pope and the president. larger than the gathering for Queen video tape in which an assistant was taking drugs and engaging in a Catholic Church. But she added that “I don’t Elizabeth II, is expected at the sex act with the Royal. Due to privacy issues within the royal family, “We will absolutely exclude think it’s necessarily on the presi- White House Wednesday to greet a judge ruled that parts of the trial should be heard in private, and pedophiles from the sacred minis- dent’s top priorities” for his agenda Benedict on his 81st birthday. members of the public should be excluded from court. Journalists try,” Benedict said. “It is more im- in talking with the pope. Aides say he is in good health. have also been forced to exclude the names of any potential witnesses portant to have good priests than Perino said the two leaders After making little headway and victims. Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the case, many priests. We will do every- would likely discuss human rights, in his efforts to rekindle the faith but British media have reported that the blackmail target was not a se- thing possible to heal this wound.” religious tolerance and the fight in his native Europe, the German- nior member of the royal family. The trial is expected to last a month. Benedict’s pilgrimage was against violent extremism. born Benedict will be visiting a the first trip by a pontiff to the As for the war in Iraq, Perino country where many of the 65 mil- United States since the scandal said, “Obviously, there were dif- lion Catholics are eager to hear Musharraf allies spurn coalition offer involving priests sexually abusing ferences years back.” She down- what he says. young people rocked U.S. dioces- played those, emphasizing instead A poll released Sunday by The party allied with President Pervez Musharraf rejected an offer to es. The church has paid out more a strong bond between Bush and the Center for Applied Research in join Pakistan’s new coalition government on Sunday. The government than $2 billion in abuse costs since the pope. the Apostolate at Georgetown Uni- has been trying to win over political rivals to help push through its 1950, the majority of it since 2002. Abuse victims’ advocates versity found eight in 10 Catholics agenda, which included containing Musharraf’s power and restoring Six U.S. dioceses have declared said Benedict’s comments on the are somewhat or very satisfied with Supreme Court judges that he purged. The government, which is led bankruptcy in recent years because scandal did not go far enough. his leadership. by the party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is attempting of the financial toll of the scandal. Peter Isely, a board member Benedict is expected to stress to block U.S.-backed Musharraf. The coalition was rejected although Pedophilia is “absolutely in- of the Survivors Network of those the importance of moral values Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Giliani of the Pakistan People’s Party compatible” with the priesthood,” Abused by Priests, said the estab- and take on what he sees are the (PPP) offered the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) a position Benedict said. lish child protection policies for the dangers of moral relativism that in the government to keep tensions down and avoid violence. MQM Vatican officials selected four worldwide church, and there should is, that there are no absolute rights leader Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that the two parties could not questions to be read by the journal- be penalties for church leaders who and wrongs. work out their differences. He said negotiations from the PPP party ists to the pontiff aboard the plane. fail to discipline predatory priests. He also will celebrate Mass had been cold and not serious. Benedict described his pil- “It’s easy and tempting to at Nationals Park in Washington grimage as a journey to meet a continually focus on the pedophile and Yankee Stadium in New York, White House Urges Carter not to meet Hamas leader “great people and a great church.” priests themselves,” Isely said. “It’s his last major event of the trip. He spoke about the American harder but crucial to focus on the Former President Jimmy Carter was urged by the Bush administra- tion to cancel plans to meet with the leader of Hamas. The meeting Putin is leader of the United Russia party between Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Carter was expected to take place next week in Damascus, Syria, during a trip to the Middle By Steve Gutterman and bureaucrats functioned as a He put his name at the top of the East. Various members of the international political community were (C) AP 2008 “single organism” for the good of United Russia ticket in December expected to attend the meeting; however, the delegation said they the people. parliamentary elections, helping it were postponing their visit. Diplomats planning to attend the meeting MOSCOW (AP)–President Vladi- “Today even more than before, we win 70 percent of the seats in the included former U.S. Secretary General Kofi Annan and former South mir Putin accepted the leadership need the consolidation of political State Duma, the lower house, and African President Nelson Mandela. The statement was issued shortly of the dominant United Russia forces and the spiritual unity of cast the sweeping victory as a vote after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with Annan. party Tuesday, securing his grip on our people,” he said after all 577 of confidence in himself and his However, Carter plans to go ahead with the meeting. Hamas, which power after he leaves the Kremlin delegates raised their blue, red and policies. won Palestinian elections in 2006, split with Palestinian Authority and becomes prime minister next white cards in unison to approve But Putin has never become a President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party last year after seizing month. his nomination. member of United Russia, instead control of Gaza. He was quickly approved as leader But Putin’s decision could under- cultivating the image of a czar-like in a unanimous vote during a party cut the authority of Medvedev. figure who is above party politics Ex-Argentine president fights extradition congress that mixed promises of a Like the unanimous vote, it evoked which many Russians see as a cor- bright Russian future with tradi- memories of the Soviet era, when rupt, crass business. Former Argentine President Isabel Peron appeared before a Spanish tions from the Soviet past. the Communist Party chief held United Russia’s two-thirds major- court on Monday to appeal a request for her extradition over human Putin’s decision to lead United Rus- the real power and the formal head ity in the Duma is sufficient to sup- rights abuses during her rule. Peron, who is now 77, ruled Argentina sia, announced just three weeks of state was little more than a fig- port impeachment of the president for 20 chaotic months after her husband President Juan Peron’s death before he cedes the presidency to urehead. and initiate constitutional changes. in 1974. She had lived in exile in Madrid until Spanish authorities his hand-picked successor, Dmitry Speaking before Putin, Medvedev Putin and Medvedev both stress arrested her in January 2007. She argued that she is in a fragile state Medvedev, left little doubt that he said he supported Putin taking the they will rule in tandem, and no and is protected by her Spanish citizenship. Spain is acting on two intends to remain at the forefront party leadership, calling it a “logi- major rift is visible. extradition requests from Argentine judges who want to question her for years to come. cal and timely” step. But a darker scenario may figure over the disappearance of a leftist activist and death squad activity He was elected chairman for a Both he and Putin said it would im- into Putin’s calculations: In the during her rule. Argentinian prosecutors say more than 1,500 people four-year term, giving him a strong prove coordination between gov- event of a future power struggle, were killed or went missing during the Anti-Communist Alliance power base during Medvedev’s ernment and parliament. formal leadership of the party with death squad during Peron’s rule. Court officials said no date had been presidency and a potential spring- Putin has promised not to shift any its clout in parliament and across set to announce the court’s decision on Peron’s extradition. board for a return to the Kremlin presidential powers to the prime the country would enhance his ar- in 2012. minister. But he has made no se- senal. Putin cast the move as a step to- cret of his plans to use the Duma Information from www.bbc.co.uk and compiled by Lucía Cordón. ward European-style democracy to ensure that his will is carried out for Russia and said it would en- even after he steps down as presi- sure that Russia’s political bosses dent. 5 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Sp o r t s &Fi t n e s s Ap r i l 17, 2008 Lady Volunteers win March Madness Tournament again Candace Parker leads team to victory despite serious shoulder injury By Carley Caldas Oklahoma, Arizona State, Duke, again. But Parker played hard and St a f f Wr i t e r Hartford, and Texas A&M. helped her team through to the fi- The four regional conferenc- nal four and eventually the cham- The University of Tennessee Lady es yielded strong teams to make up pionship game. Volunteers defeated Stanford Uni- the Final Four: Connecticut, Stan- versity on April 8 to win the 2008 ford, LSU, and Tennessee. NCAA Women’s March Madness After taking the champion- Tournament. The final game of the ship, Lady Volunteer Candace “I saw our team tournament took place in Tampa, Parker received The Associated Florida at the St. Pete Times Fo- Press’ Player of the Year Award. commit to play rum. She helped lead her team to its Starting out with 64 teams, second consecutive national cham- probably the best the tournament began on March pionship. Parker was also named defense we’ve ever 22. The first round in each Region- number one pick in the WNBA al filtered out eight teams. For the draft. Parker, who was drafted played in the Final Greensboro Regional the remain- to the Los Angeles Sparks, is ex- ing eight teams were Connecticut, cited to play with Lisa Leslie, who Four.” Texas, Old Dominion, Virginia, claims that Parker is better than ~ Pa t Su mm i t George Washington, California, she was at her age. He a d c o a c h o f t h e Un i v e r s i t y Iowa State, and Rutgers. All five Tennessee starters o f Te n n e ss e e La d y Vo l u n - The Spoken Regional yielded were drafted into the WNBA. t e e r s Maryland, Nebraska, West Vir- Tennessee coach Pat Sum- ginia, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Bay- mit praised her team. “I’ve never lor, UTEP, and Stanford. The New seen a team more motivated in the Orleans Regional second round re- locker room,” Summitt said. “I saw With the loss of their five sulted in North Carolina, Georgia, our team commit to play probably starting players to the WNBA, Kansas State, Louisville, Florida the best defense we’ve ever played some may wonder whether or not a State, Oklahoma State, Marist, and in the Final Four.” The Lady Vol- third title is in the Lady Volunteers’ LSU. unteers’ hard work and strategy led grasp for next year’s tournament. The second round of the them to defeat Stanford and take “The cupboard is not bare. Oklahoma City Regional entered the title. Help is on the way,” Summit said into the competition the eventual Parker unfortunately dislo- about next year’s team. champions, University of Ten- www .sportsillustrated .c o m cated her left shoulder during the All 31 first-place votes from Candace Parker was named number one pick in the Women’s National nessee. The seven other teams regional final. Rehab was not much the panel of Division I coaches were Basketball Association. She also received the Associative Press Player of the included Purdue, Notre Dame, help as she dislocated her shoulder given to the Lady Volunteers. Year Award. Student will run in Boston Marathon By Carley Caldas ger run on the weekend. As time she will be wearing a Champion They also prevent cheating. do it. It’s cool to see what you’re St a f f Wr i t e r passed she gradually increased the Chip. Each runner must lace one “I’m not nervous I’m just re- capable of when you train. Almost length of the runs until the week- into their shoes. The chips serve ally excited,” Simaitis said about everytime you run you are beating On April 21, Boston will be filled day runs were nine miles each. as a means of tracking the com- running the Boston Marathon for a personal best.” with runners from around the Her weekend runs have come to petitors and recording their times. the first time. “I think anyone could world, stepping up for the one be 20 miles long. She explained hundred and twelth annual Boston that most training schedules sug- Marathon. gest tapering long runs right be- Beginning in Hopkinton, the fore a marathon, to ensure that The Simmons College Class of 2010 26.2 mile course will be run by your “legs are fresh.” cordially invites you to attend athletes who qualified by running Simaitis’ long runs are a “big a certified preliminary marathon. loop around the city.” However, a Simmons sophomore Michele Si- few weeks ago she decided to run May Day 2008 maitis will participate a portion of the actual course. Simaitis is number 16,288 She was not the only runner with and begins the race at 10:30 a.m. this idea. She explained that hun- We invite you to join us as we honor the Simaitis qualified for the dreds of people were running the Class of 2008 Boston Marathon in September course, training for the marathon. when she ran a qualifying mara- Bystanders had set up water and with a Strawberry Breakfast thon in Baltimore. The qualifying food along the course so the run- times for the marathon depend on ners could stay nourished during age, and Michele’s qualifying time their training. Thursday, May 1, 2008 was three hours and 40 minutes. “I “It got me really pumped thought I was going to do [the race] for the race, because people were in just under four hours.” Simaitis cheering for me and it was just a Beginning at 8:00 am at the Quad explained. “I planned on doing a training run,” Simaitis said. She on the Simmons College Residence Campus nine minute mile, but I was ahead remarked on how she has heard of time.” the crowd at the marathon can Although she knew the Bal- help the runners. There will be Guest Speakers, Ceremonial Tree Planting and timore marathon was a qualify- Simaitis explained that dur- ing race for the Boston Marathon, ing marathons, runners might traditional May Pole Dance performed by members of the Simaitis explains that “it wasn’t a consume GU Energy Gel. GU class of 2010 goal when [she] started the race, but contains complex carbohydrates when [she] got to the 25 mile mark that help maintain glucose levels. and realized it was possible [she] “It’s like a gel. There are a ton of Breakfast will follow at 9:00am in Bartol Hall picked up the pace.” Finishing with flavors, but I like the fruity ones,” an exact time of three hours and 40 Simaitis said. minutes, she qualified for and de- During long races some run- cided to do the Boston Marathon. ners choose to eat fruit snacks or Simaitis has been training for gummy candy. Simaitis has seen the past few months to ensure that people give out Gummi Bears to she is ready and physically able runners. to compete. She explained that After months of training Si- anyone can download a training maitis says she thinks she is faster, schedule. She has been following a but she does not want to say that regimen that includes three shorts she will beat her own time. “I’m runs during the week and one long hoping to do better,” Simaitis May Day is sponsored by the Class of 2010, run on the weekend. said. Starting off she ran three Simaitis will know the exact Special guests will include the sister class of 1958 three mile runs and then a lon- difference in her times, because Ap r i l 17, 2008 He a l t h &Sc i e n c e s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 6 Opinion Breathe easily throughout the Staying sexy safely spring allergy season By Kym Tran which help soothe sore throats that lessen the congestion. Pets should By Heather Zengilowski compared with 53 percent of the St a f f Wr i t e r are caused by postnasal drips from also be wiped down with a damp St a f f Wr i t e r younger age group, 18 to 20. And a runny nose, or antihistamine eye cloth after they come in from being this decrease in condom use was Spring is in the air and so is the drops to relieve itchy, watery eyes. outside. Thirty years of the sexual revolu- not a reflection of having sex with pollen from trees, grasses, and Nasal decongestant sprays tion are paying an ugly dividend. fewer partners. Those with more weeds. And while allergy season can be used to clear nasal pas- Windows Among those most at risk are sex partners, in both age groups, typically means itchy, watery eyes sages. Unfortunately, dependence The fastest way for allergens to get single women between 15 and 25 were more likely to have unpro- and congestion, these following can result from excessive use. into the house is through an open years old. tected sex than those in monoga- tips may help relieve some of those Sprays must be used sparingly or window. Sexually Transmitted Dis- mous relationships. irritations and bring forth more joy for a short period of time, or else eases (STDs) are at unprecedented In addition to having less to the spring season. congestion will become worse with According to the WebMD Web and epidemic proportions because unprotected sex, women have in- each use. A Neti pot can also be site, allergy medication should be teenagers are more sexually active creased their number of sexual Common Allergy Symptoms used to clean and protect nasal pas- taken at least half an hour before than before and many of them are partners in the past year, while de- * Runny nose sages. Using these before and after symptoms begin, this would lessen not using condoms on a regular ba- creasing the rate at which they use * Watery eyes exercise will dispose of any dust, the effects of pollen before going sis, and that is just dumb. condoms. An average of 57 percent * Itchy nose, eyes, and mouth pollen, and mucus. outside. Today, there are approximate- of women ages 18 to 25 admit to * Sneezing If allergy symptoms seem to ly 25 different strains of STDs. having unprotected sex with more * Stuffy nose Laundry be getting worse, allergy shots may While some may simply be embar- than one partner on a regular ba- * Pressure in nose and cheeks Pollen can attach itself to fabric, need to be considered. These will rassing, and take some cream and sis. Today, young women and men * Popping in ears and being outside for any period of allow the body to build resistance a few days to clear up, others, if seem to be more concerned with * Hives time will increase the chances of to the allergens. untreated, may lead to infertility the pleasures of sex than with the bringing the pollen indoors. There- On the bright side, the Food and sometimes death. If untreated, necessary protection. Pollen count fore, washing bedsheets and cloth- and Drug Administration (FDA) HPV, for example, can lead to cer- The pollen outside is a large con- ing during the springtime is impor- may approve of a new therapy that vical cancer. tributor to seasonal allergies. It is tant for getting rid of allergens. will replace the use of allergy shots. About 60 percent of young important to be aware of the pollen It is known as sublingual immuno- women have admitted to not prac- Contrary to the count, which is highest on warm, Showering therapy. The process consists of ticing safe sex on a regular basis dry, breezy mornings and lowest For the same reason that clothing putting a few drops of an allergen and 80 percent of those infected feelings of immu- during cool and rainy days. Pollen needs to be washed after being solution underneath the tongue; with an STD do not know they nity these women count can be found on The Weather outdoors, the body should also be it allows the body to slowly build have it and will unwittingly infect Channel Web site. washed in order to wash off the resistance and has fewer risks than their next sexual partner. expressed, young pollen on the skin. Showering after allergy shots. A study of 1,100 single wom- Primary care doctors being outdoors or before bed will en living in Washington found that women are par- Primary care doctors and allergists 61 percent of sexually active non- ticularly hard hit can both perform simple proce- college women and 56 percent of dures in order to identify specific college women between the ages by STDs. allergies. The skin is pricked with of 18 to 25 reported having sex an allergen to identify signs of a re- ALLOY MEDIA & MARKETING NY007112B 3/20,27/2008; 4/3,10,17/2008; without a condom in the past three action (e.g. hives or redness). Once 5/1/2008 months. the allergy is determined, doctors JSEFYAN 5.000 x 7.000 HELP WANTED The numbers in both cases There are many things that can prescribe proper treatment. baf/gl 2 VERI030019 are alarmingly high, and more im- could be done in order to stop these portantly, 78 percent of the 1,100 unsafe practices. Over the counter remedies women surveyed felt they were at High schools, colleges, and Over the counter medications such a low risk for catching any STD. employers should implement much as Claritin and Zyrtec provide tem- They are not. better sex education curriculums porary allergy relief. Other over Le a n d e r Ba e r e n z It is estimated that one in that focuses more on the specific the counter items such as lozenges, With flowers blooming and the sun shining, pollen makes it difficult to enjoy seven Americans 15 to 25 years dangers for females who are sexu- the spring season. old are currently infected with one ally active. Men should also be or more viral STDs, and 12 mil- more thoroughly educated in their lion Americans are infected each roles as carriers and spreaders of year. Of these new infections, 63 these diseases, and they should percent involve people less than 25 know what precautions they can years old. and should take. Contrary to the feelings of Furthermore, primary care immunity these women expressed, providers and gynecologists need young women are particularly hard to spend more time with young hit by STDs. About 70 percent of women, screening for risk behav- STDs diagnosed in Washington iors and explaining the conse- are in women under 25. Likewise, quences of unprotected sex, and JUMP-START 77 percent of the state’s 15,000 re- suggesting routine STD tests for ported cases of chlamydia last year all their sexually active patients. were in women 15 to 24 years old. This is an epidemic that can YOUR CAREER The second most common STD in cause infertility, death, and dan- WITH THE RETAIL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Washington, gonorrhea, infects ger to future loved ones. It is not a women 20 to 24 years old more chance worth taking for a few min- than any other age group. utes of unencumbered pleasure. Among non-students, 67 Finally, and most important- JEN EMPLOYEE SINCE 2006 percent of single women ages 21 ly, women need to smarten up and to 25 reported having unsafe sex, make him wrap it up.

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Ge t t y Im a g e s Snail mail invitations are a thing of the past. Now, with Web sites like Evite, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Facebook and Going.com, online invitations are becoming more common. of non-cyber contacts and interac- Klein has an active social SUMMER TERM tions, she heavily relies on Web- life, with a myriad of friends and based networking. Perhaps this is acquaintances in the city. “There’s because, not despite, she is so so- so much going on [in New York], cially active. and Going.com is just one way 2008 “I use [the Facebook ‘events’ to know about these things,” said application] for all the ‘Rooted Klein. in Love’ Christian Fellowship According to Wired.com, the events,” said Eicher. “It allows you online event-organizing phenom- to have a more directed audience, enon began with the 1998 creation I think. And I think being invited of Evite.com. Evite.com began as to events is helpful to me to know a small start-up company based what’s going on.” in Silicon Valley. As of 2005, the Facebook is not the first so- site received about “40,000 hits cial networking site, but it is the in a typical month,” according to first one to be worth close to $1 bil- Wired.com. lion in 2006, according to Forbes However, Evites and other magazine. Facebook “Events” is online event-planning services are SUMMER 1 one of the site’s most successful not appropriate for every occasion. features, with 164 events listed A quick Google search reveals Imagine what you can do May 20-June 27 with over 600 courses in within the Simmons community message boards and blogs with and more than 500 within Boston people agreeing that online invi- more than 70 subjects… SUMMER 2 June 30-August 8 for the week of April 6. tations should be reserved for the • Launch your dream career with an internship While online social network- most informal occasions. • Go to Spain and explore the rise of democracy LEARN MORE: ing used to be reserved for those Evite.com advertises on its • Move ahead in your pre-med studies 617-353-5124 who chose not to network the tra- Web site that its services may be ditional way, today it is popular used for a variety of events, in- • Earn credits toward a graduate program www.bu.edu/summer among students who say that they cluding “girls’ nights,” “trips and • Learn one of eleven new languages need the extra resource to help getaways,” and “wedding-related manage their busy lives. events,” which may include bridal “It definitely helps me stay showers, bachelor parties and re- organized,” said Eicher. hearsal dinners. One blogger even Summer Term This organizational aspect admits to receiving an Evite for an is your and the ability for a host to receive actual wedding. time to “instant feedback” from guests, as This does not seem to bother USA Today columnist Tamara E. 20-year-old Eicher, who may be Homes noted, make online event- years away from planning a wed- planning attractive for the busy ding. For now, this college student SHINE student. appreciates the ease that online in- However, not everyone ap- vitations and event planning brings preciates the convenience of this to her active lifestyle.

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Col B+W 8 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Fe a t u r e s Ap r i l 17, 2008 She is Simmons: Rudis explores all options By Traci Farrell Conservatory during her sopho- with Communications. Rudis end- St a f f Wr i t e r more year. “It was terrifying, but ed up in Leanne Doherty’s Ameri- I loved it,” she says. can Politics class, which “basically If you ever saw Roll Bounce, the She spent the summer after convinced” her to become a Politi- 2005 movie starring Bow Wow, her sophomore year in Italy, and cal Science major. you may have caught a glimpse of she went to India twice through She then went on to take Do- senior Jessica Rudis skating around Simmons’ School of Management, herty’s public policy class, and Do- in the background. the first time to Northern India, and herty says Rudis “took it upon her- “I said I could [roller skate], the second time to Southern India. self” to ask about a book Doherty and so I got there and they put me Rudis had never taken a manage- was working on at the time. in short shorts, and not only ex- ment course before. “She asked if she could help pected me to roller skate, but they “I think you can go to col- with it, and I said, ‘I’d love to have expected me to dance on roller lege and just go to classes, or you you help, but I don’t have any skates and be really good at it,” can take advantage of everything,” money to pay you or anything like Pr o v i d e d b y Je s s i c a Ru d i s Senior Jessica Rudis is known for trying new things. Above, Rudis plays the Rudis says. “It was definitely a Rudis says. “I think it doesn’t even that,’” Doherty says. “And she fig- drums. learning experience; it was a lot always have to be traveling and go- ured out a way to get a presidential of fun though. I wobbled around a ing places and doing extravagant research scholarship and apply that Berger says he is thrilled for go on to become a print journal- lot at first, and I definitely collided things. I think just having the will- to working with me on the book.” Rudis’ acceptance into Colum- ist, being an ethical print journal- with Lil’ Bow Wow.” ingness [and] the interest to want “She’s truly a delight. I find bia University’s Graduate School ist would be making the world a Roll Bounce is only one of to explore things . . . makes life her engaging all the time,” says Do- of Journalism. “It’s a real honor better place, just doing something countless examples of Rudis’ will- interesting.” herty, who is also Rudis’ advisor. to this school to have somebody to counter all the negativity in the ingness to try new things; some- “She definitely has a sense of “She is taking complete advantage placed in such a wonderful pro- world.” thing, she says, that has defined her adventure and wanting to do any- of her Simmons experience.” gram, and it’s going to be an honor Despite her passion for ethical time at Simmons. thing and everything,” says junior Doherty says Rudis has done to them to have her there.” media and print journalism, Rudis “I really like putting myself Kathryn McGhee. “She has this “such amazing things” like work- Rudis says her acceptance never thought she would pursue in different situations, going out- incredible curiosity that drives her ing at Chicago Public Radio last was “so overwhelming” and that journalism. “I came to Simmons side of my comfort zone,” Rudis as a person. When she does some- year, an internship that Doherty she did not think she would get in. undecided,” she says. “I figured says. “That was definitely true thing, she does it all the way.” supervised, and working this se- “I guess I’m a little bit nervous, but Communications was a field where for India. It was . . . way different McGhee, who speaks Span- mester as a Barbara Lee Family now I’m just excited for it.” I could be creative, and I just fell from anything I could have pre- ish, recalls trying to teach Rudis Fellowship Legislative intern at the Rudis is passionate about into writing.” pared myself for or anything I was a few key phrases before she went State House. ethical media which, in her opin- “I think she’s really well-di- expecting.” to Spain and Italy for spring break In his Editing Copy and ion, is something that “really needs rected,” Berger says. “She’s going In her nearly four years at this year. “She said, ‘Eh, I’ll do it Proof class, Sidney Berger says to be preserved.” to be great if she decides to go into Simmons, Rudis has traveled anyway,’” McGhee says. “Person- that Rudis received nearly perfect “I’m not happy seeing Fox this field.” abroad three times, taken voice les- ally, I would be incredibly nervous scores on every assignment and News take over and seeing that “I personally see her being sons at the New England Conser- to do that.” had the most extra credit points kind of stuff pass for journalism,” one of those people up on the plac- vatory, acted in the Vagina Mono- Rudis applies her adventurous in the class. “She’s hardworking, Rudis says. ards on the wall of Communica- logues, and worked as an editor for spirit to her academic classes, too. she’s clever, she’s insightful, she’s “I definitely want to, it sounds tions. I really do,” McGhee says. The Simmons Voice. She had no intention of studying smart,” Berger says. “I would love so cliché and I hate that I’m saying “I like to call her the new Gwen Rudis says she had never Political Science, something she to have all students in classes like this, but make the world a better Ifill. I tell her that all the time.” sung before cross-registering at the is now double majoring in, along that.” place,” Rudis continues. “If I do Students debate the value of the Honors Program By Renée Frojo year of the program. “A major ob- worth it. It’s worth the work.” found it difficult to incorporate the honors and that’s hard, especially St a f f Wr i t e r stacle is that students have limited Besides access to interesting program into their busy last year. if you’re doing a double major.” time to take courses. People are honors classes, Treacy said that In response to students’ con- Treacy agrees that one of the When it began, the Honors Program overloaded, and departments are advantages for members of the cerns, last year Treacy proposed to main problems the honors program was merely a way to give financial overloaded, and finding a place for program include first-year learn- spread the one-credit course over a faces is that there is not enough aid to strong students. Since losing the honors program in students’ ing communities where students four-year period, instead of having time in students’ lives. its scholarship component in 2004, lives and how it is meaningful to can bond with their peers, have a it all compiled into senior year. But “Students are busier than the program has undergone numer- them is a challenge.” more enriched curriculum, and the curriculum committee turned they ever were, taking more majors ous changes. While administrators Only around 35-40 first-years get closer attention to their writ- the proposal down because they than they ever were, and working, have struggled to redefine the pro- are admitted into the program ing. And the senior seminar, open did not want to give more credits interning. We need to get some gram and give it a place within the at the start of each fall semester, only to honors students, helps stu- for work in the sophomore and ju- balance here and tell people to stop College, some students question and around nine-11 students join dents build “real-life” skills, such nior years. the train. I would love to see more whether or not being in the Honors their sophomore year, according to as writing personal statements for As last year’s Academic Af- space for everyone.” Program is worth it. Treacy. graduate school, cover letter writ- fairs officer, Harris voiced her con- But she also says that nation- “At a school like Simmons, Along with a $500 gift cer- ing, and interviewing. cern about the troubles of taking ally speaking, Simmons’ honors the goal of honors is to bring in tificate to the College bookstore, However some members say any kind of one-credit course. “It program is less demanding than at stronger students, develop stronger some members say that there are that the senior seminar, a one- is just extra work,” she said. “Her most other schools. “A robust hon- students, and get that intellectual several advantages to being in the credit course that meets once a worry was that we wouldn’t do it ors program has 25 percent of stu- curiosity and drive going through- program. But most of what is of- month and has weekly writing as- on our own. But if anyone was go- dent’s coursework,” she said. “We out the entire student body,” said fered to them is also open to other signments, is only an advantage to ing to do it, Honors students would don’t even have that.” Mary Jean Treacy, director of the members of the Simmons com- some students, while it is a huge be the ones to take the initiative.” As the program stands now, Honors Program and professor of munity. Even though it is a highly burden on others, according to se- Other members, like Peters, first-year students participate in women’s studies. competitive program to get into, nior Kathleen Peters. say that advantages of the course a fall Learning Community, in After the enrollment man- they say it is anything but exclu- “That’s where I’ve heard the really depend on a student’s ma- which they can select to participate agement committee took the schol- sive. most complaints about the program jor. “Being a philosophy major, in either “Democracy and Differ- arship away from honors, Treacy “There are no ‘exclusive from people,” she said. I haven’t done any of the resume ence” or “Reimagining Public and said that the program had to be- perks’ to being part of the honors Senior Laura Nelson chose writing or interviewing stuff, so Private.” Second year students come something more than a way program,” said junior Keti Khuk- to drop out of the program because for me it was helpful because I select one course that explores to award and recruit high-achiev- hunashvili, president of the honors she said she felt constricted by could learn it in class,” she said. non-Western cultures and contem- ing students. “I had to spend a lot liaison. “It’s just a regular class what the senior seminar was re- “But with some other majors, like porary issues. Third year courses of time worrying: what is it, then? with a lot more writing and a lot quiring her to do. physical therapy or public rela- are “team-taught” by faculty form What could it be?” more work.” “I had experienced all this tions, it doesn’t really fit in and it different disciplines, and focus on Since taking over, Treacy, She said that one of the most academic growth through all these can be somewhat of a hindrance.” interdisciplinary approaches to along with an Honors steering frequent misconceptions is that classes and on my own, I was the Sharing the same complaints, contemporary intellectual and so- committee, said she transformed classes are reserved for only Hon- president of SGA, I had done a Callie Little of the class of 2007, cial debates. In their fourth year, the former two-year program into ors students. But any student that number of internships, and I just who had to leave the because she an eight-credit independent honors a challenging four-year curriculum meets the program’s cumulative felt like the structure of the honors fell right below the strict GPA re- project must be completed within that includes co-curricular activi- GPA requirement of 3.2 is eligible program was not flexible to grow quirements her senior year, said their major. They are also required ties and a “learning community” to join an Honors course, given that with me,” she said. “There was no that for her the benefits of the pro- to take a one-credit senior seminar for its members. there is enough space in the class. way that the program was going to gram outweighed the negatives. In the past, only a couple of It functions around four core So that leaves other students accommodate what I wanted to do, “Even though I will not have much courses have been offered within commitments that students must wondering: what’s the point? which was push it to another level. to show for it, I think it was worth- each core commitment. Next year, meet throughout their courses. For Khukhunashvili, one of I was tired of writing cover letters while,” she said. “I took classes the program has tried making a The fourth year, which is still the reasons Honors is worth it is and fixing my resume, you know, I that I wouldn’t have otherwise, and slight change in emphasis by al- undergoing changes and receives because as members, seniors are have been doing those things since got to interact with people from lowing students to fulfill their Core the most criticism from students, required to do an honors project my freshman year.” other majors.” Commitments at any time during strives to sync the program back within their major, such as writing Jen Harris, an Honors Pro- But Little also thinks that their four years in Honors. This, into each student’s respective ma- a thesis. “I think that like most se- gram member from the class of through the changes, the program according to Treacy, is an effort to jor and department. niors, if I wasn’t required to write 2007, agreed. Her class was the last requirements became more chal- make the Honors Program a more “It’s fuzzy and it’s hard to a thesis for honors, I wouldn’t do to receive the honors scholarship, lenging for people to meet. “You’re meaningful part of members’ gen- explain,” said Treacy about the last it. My feeling is that it’s definitely and she said that many seniors giving up one class per year to fit in eral education. Ap r i l 17, 2008 So u t h Af r i c a Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 9 Vicky’s Bed and Breakfast: at home in their home By Faythe Mallinger bed that is adorned with a hand- Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r made white-and-red satin com- forter. Flowers are embroidered This is her home. on the soft blanket and matching I remind myself of this sev- red pillowcases. Smaller, heart- eral times over the course of our shaped red pillows and square pink twelve-hour stay in the tiny two- ones with white lace decorate the bedroom bungalow. head of the bed. The wall beneath Here is the bucket, says Vicky, the low hanging ceiling is covered the owner of a nearby B&B and with light blue paper. our host in the township, pointing The raindrops sound as heavy at the green plastic pail before she as bricks as they pound against the double-locks the door and leaves metal roof. I pull back the curtain us alone in our overnight accom- to see the rain, but there is no win- modation. dow—just more wall. The two guest rooms of Water drips onto the brown Vicky’s Bed and Breakfast can- linoleum floor next to the vanity. not board all twelve in our group, At the front of the room sits an old so she has outsourced some of us television and a glass bottle deco- to a friend and guided us through rated with pictures. a warren of narrow paths and dark- I have a picture frame near ened back streets to get there. my television, too. We cannot use the outhouse The house is in Site C of at night—it is not safe, says the Khayelitsha, a sprawling shanty- owner of the residence, who also town outside of Cape Town estab- leaves to stay at another neighbor’s lished in 1985 as a dumping ground house. Our student group is here for black families forcibly removed to document the status of human from settlements closer to the city rights in post-apartheid South Af- under the Group Areas Act, a key rica, but we are getting a large dose law in the apartheid system that of South African hospitality at the mandated separate living areas same time. based on racial identity. I have never used a bucket for Today, Khayelitsha is a anything more than building sand- thriving metropolis in its own castles at the beach. My own house right, though it remains a power- has three toilets—three toilets for ful illustration of the poverty that four people. apartheid has left behind. Its name Two of us will share a double means “our new home” in Xhosa,

www .c a p e t o w n h o t e l s .c o m Vicky’s Bed and Breakfast is located in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa’s largest black townships.

one of South Africa’s eleven offi- I came to Khayelitsha con- book titled Shack Chic that I had cial languages, but as many as 50.8 vinced that the government had seen in a museum bookstore. I percent of its 329, 002 people were failed its citizens. It made prom- thought the book was a joke, depict- unemployed in 2001, according to ises after its transformation into a ing the innovative décor of some of a census taken then. Even so, its democratic state in 1994, but many South Africa’s shack dwellers. residents work hard to make it their have yet to be kept. But as I lay underneath the home. The government adopted a satin blanket, I began to have sec- Pulling up to Vicky’s Bed and ground-breaking constitution in ond thoughts. Breakfast in a Mercedes tour bus 1996, which in Section 26 of its The residents of Khayelit- earlier, I was immediately struck Bill of Rights guarantees: “Every- sha were an inspiration to me. by the houses constructed out of one has the right to have access to Though the government still has a scraps of metal and other materials adequate housing. The state must lot of work to do before making a collected from the streets. Pieces take reasonable legislative and oth- dent in the unemployment rate or of broken glass and garbage cov- er measures, within its available mitigating the prevalence of pov- ered the gravel ground where chil- resources, to achieve the progres- erty, I admired the people of “Our dren were playing happily, many sive realisation of this right.” New Home” for their resilience of them running around without I came to Khayelitsha pitying and perseverance. They had built shoes. its residents. their homes themselves and they As abruptly as the surround- My house is made of bricks, had created the township from the ings shook my suburban under- I thought. My streets have side- ground up, giving it character and standing of well-being, my atten- walks. There is no trash on the personality and taking pride in tion was captured by the excited ground. The residents of my neigh- their achievements. screams and waves of children out- borhood can be fined if they leave Whatever it looked like from side Vicky’s home. animal waste behind. the outside, speeding past it on the www .c a p e t o w n h o t e l .c o m The children are happy, I I wondered where the “real” motorway, from the inside it looked The inside of Vicky’s Bed and Breakfast is covered with yellowed newspaper saw. houses were, thinking about the and felt like home. articles about the tiny hotel.

This article is the eighteenth 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. The articles have been compiled into a book, Old Wrongs, New Rights. Copies are available at the campus book- store or amazon.com for $15.95. The cover for the book was designed by a team from Studio 5, an advanced Communications course which allows student groups to complete projects for non-profit clients. 10 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e A&E Ap r i l 17, 2007 The Dark Knight will return By Nora Levy rating. rent revival as a somewhat realistic St a f f Wr i t e r Rachel Dawes, Batman’s love hero. The Joker’s reputation has interest, will be played by Maggie also undergone change; he has been Lovers of the Batman cult classics Gyllenhaal instead of Katie Hol- variously portrayed as a crazed may have mixed emotions about mes, who played Dawes in Batman madman and an ordinary gangster the upcoming Batman movie, The Begins. Cillian Murphy, the main with a great sense of humor. Dark Knight, which is a sequel to villain in Batman Begins, will The issue here is that because 2005’s Batman Begins. again make an appearance as Dr. these figures have been around for Again starring Christian Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow in so long, they have enjoyed popular Bale, The Dark Knight continues to The Dark Knight. success in a number of forms. As update Batman’s story as he faces Popular actor Aaron Eckhart, society changes, its view of heroes the continuing problem of street from films including Thank You changes as well, and today it seems crime in Gotham City. For Smoking and Erin Brockovich, that the public is enjoying the re- While this may not sound will also join the cast. He plays vival of old heroes in a pseudo-re- like a thrilling plot, the action gets Harvey Dent, the District Attor- alistic form that encompasses more kicked up several notches with the ney for Gotham City who becomes current issues. www .s t u f f a t n i g h t .c o m surprise arrival of criminal mas- Two-Face in the movie Batman The Scarecrow’s biological Louis Boston is a one stop shop for the ritch and famous. termind The Joker, played by re- Forever, released in 1995. weapons scare in Batman Begins cently-deceased Heath Ledger. The Dark Knight joins a long was reminiscent of the current pop- The film arrives in theatres list of recent films portraying com- ulation’s fear for future warfare. May 2, and has been widely pub- ic book heroes, including Hellboy, As terrorism stands still near Louis Boston licized with a darkly realistic and the Spiderman trilogy, Constan- the top of the list of American con- macabre ad campaign, including tine, 500, Fantastic Four, Fantastic cerns, movies like Batman Begins grim pictures of a grimy Ledger, Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and take advantage of these fears to his face smeared with messy paint. the upcoming movie, Iron Man. attract audiences who can relate From these images, The Dark It is uncertain whether the to their material. Batman lovers has it all . . . Knight will probably not be a film popularity of these films is due to may wonder whether the new film for the children, at least not the their story content, the action and The Dark Knight will hit on any of younger ones. special effects involved, or their these themes. While the specific MPAA audiences’ nostalgia and fond Swing by the theatre on May for a price rating is not yet available on the memories of these characters. 2 to find out. Internet Movie Database, Batman Batman has enjoyed a long Begins was rated PG-13, so its se- and varied history, from dark hero- By Catalina Rojo ple be? Well, one might be lucky quel will probably have the same villian to campy classic to his cur- St a f f Wr i t e r enough to bump into Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, who have Louis Boston is a local monument been known to frequent this store often not graced with the presence quite often. of college students. But, if you If not on the look out for them have the money, the time, and the then try to keep your eyes peeled energy to shop here, you might be for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, surprised. Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis, Everything you could pos- Mandy Moore, and Vera Wang, sibly want and need is available at who have all been spotted at Louis Louis Boston. Not only does this Boston. store house a restaurant, but it also The layout of the store is one boasts one of the best salons in to be rivaled in and among itself. Boston. If not for the fashion, then come to When shopping at Louis Bos- this store for the architecture, and ton, be prepared for an experience. the décor. Shopping here is much more than Louis Boston carries every- picking clothes off a sale rack and thing you could want: food, toilet- finding your own way to the dress- ries, toys, stationary, clothing, and ing room. shoes. Special attention is given to If you are interested in unique everyone who walks through the style, this is your store. They carry doors; whether you are looking for designers not often found in Bos- a suit, a coat, or even just a pair of ton, such as Belvest, Chloe, Losani, earrings, the sales associates the Zagliana, and Syla. And, since the Louis Boston will make sure you sales associates are so interested in leave satisfied, and with bags in your happiness, they also custom your hands. order specialty products they do Accommodations like this not normally carry. come at a great price, from a $600 The restaurant, Boston Pub- jacket to a pair of faux gold ear- lic, is a creative and contemporary rings at $6000. Avant garde is the space, to match the styles found in best way to describe the fashion the store, and the menu is just as that comes out of this posh super- creative. Separated into sections store. with titles such as “Chinatown,” Suits for men are often very and “Public Garden,” the menu clean lined and well edited, but the is very Boston-centric. There are women’s department rivals about separate lunch and dinner menus, any runway fashion show in Paris both with original and delicious or New York. They carry cloth- choices. ing for the tall, thin and beauti- Be prepared to spend a pretty ful people among us, rarely to be penny, but those who stop by the found in Boston among the Brooks restaurant after they have shopped Brothers-clad preppy types. until they dropped in the store, can And who might these peo- afford it. If you have not had enough of Louis Boston, you can always ven- ture upstairs, to the top floor, where Salon Mario Russo is housed. Of- ten claimed to be one of the “fin- Be informed. est grooming salons in the city of Boston,” according to the Web site, this salon caters to both men and women. Ap r i l 17, 2007 A&E Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 11 The Kingston Art Gallery displays more than meets the eye By Caitlin Mazzola water in the Boston area and across the country, all the way to the Pa- St a f f Wr i t e r cific Ocean. According to her artists’ The Kingston Gallery, nestled in statement, Lang is drawn to water the historic South End, is yet anoth- because of its beauty and move- er great gallery on Thayer Street. ment. The Kingston Gallery seems to Her photos capture dissolv- have the most activity going on ing reflections caught on the sur- compared to the other galleries, as face of the water and the confusion well as a few surprises. between what is on the surface and Kingston does not look very what is beneath. interesting at first glance. It is It is up to the viewer to in- nearly unnaturally clean and white terpret what they believe is on the inside. The walls are white and the surface or what is below; it is im- floor is shiny hardwood. possible to tell directly from the It almost felt as though bring- photos themselves. ing in anything from the outside, Lang connected her fasci- even the air, would dirty the place. nation with water to her path to The gallery certainly did not feel become a Buddhist practitioner. very welcoming at first. She believes that finding meaning Of course, one cannot judge behind the confusion of depth and on looks alone. The staff was just surface in the water is a lot like Ar t i s t : Ma r y La n g what they are supposed to be, ex- finding peace and meaning within “The Charles River Esplanade, Boston 2006,” by Mary Lang hangs in this month’s exhibition. tremely welcoming, which bright- oneself. ened the very rigid look of the gal- She borrowed the title from like drawings than actual pho- picture, it looked like a picture of a and installation art. lery. the writings of Patrul Rinpoche, a tos. Whether or not they look like sky filled with rocks. In the very back of the gal- Mary Lang, this month’s art- teacher of dharmakaya, which fo- photographs, all of her work was This is a perfect example of lery, almost hidden away, is a much ist, was very happy to show her ex- cus on the part of the mind where breathtaking. Lang’s belief that it is confusing smaller exhibition of some of the hibition to a Boston student. She thoughts and emotions come from. One of the most gorgeous to make the difference between Kingston Gallery’s members’ art- mentioned that Barbara O’Brien, a Lang uses a Nikon F 35 mil- photographs in the exhibit was surface and depth. It shows us that work. professor of arts administration at limeter camera for all of her work, “Jack Lake, Alaska, 2006 I.” Lang it is up to the individual to figure Each month, the Kingston Simmons College, is having one of working with film rather than digi- stood in the lake and looked direct- out what makes a surface and what Gallery has a guest artist exhibition her classes put together an exhibit tal imagery. After her film is devel- ly down and took the photograph. makes depth. in the front gallery and a showcase at the Kingston Gallery next De- oped, she creates her prints herself. The result was a photo of “Drawing on Water” will be of the member’s work in the back. cember. She experiments with the shutter the rocks at the bottom of the lake exhibited until April 26. The next Right now, the abstract paintings Her exhibit, “Drawing on speed of her camera, distorting enveloped by the reflection of the exhibition, beginning April 29, of Elif Soyer, the patchwork of Water,” is a series of thirteen pho- the way the shutter captures light clouds in the sky. It was hard to will be Hilary Tolan’s “Remain- Jeanne Griffin, and the sculpture tographs taken of various bodies of so that her photographs look more tell whether there was water in the der,” featuring drawing, sculpture, of Susan Alport are all on display. The concert series at the Gardner Museum inspires emotion By Elizabeth Vaughan walls of her home. program appealing for the modern But all enjoy the music. Fin- der if all of the college students in Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r Since her death in 1924, audience of classical music. gers, heads, and legs sway dis- the Boston area chose to download prominent musicians have not In the Tapestry Room on that creetly to the rhythm of the con- the popular podcast. At the very The lone lamp, placed to illumi- ceased playing in the museum. To- particular afternoon, the room was cert. Even those who doze in their least, one hopes that their parents nate Isabella Stewart Gardner’s day’s concerts, which invite music filled, with only the occasional seats, eyes closed, seem to be at and grandparents, those who may stage in the Tapestry Room ner- lovers to enjoy the ambiance of empty seat in the audience, the peace, fulfilled. have sat and listened to Ravinia vously rocked back and forth with quiet lighting and white lilies dis- room could not hold much more. The demographic of the Stean’s virtuosos, will teach Isa- every passionate stroke of Miriam played on each side of the stage, no The attendees close to the audience was not surprising yet bella’s belief in the importance and Fried’s violin bow. doubt holds true to the parties and stage appeared to be regulars who still disappointing. Many in at- love of these intimate concerts to Scott Nickrenz, music di- gatherings said to have taken place knew to arrive early. Some dressed tendance were close to retirement. their children. rector to Fenway Court brought during Gardner’s life. in their best attire for a lovely af- The only young audience member Fried, Lee, Murrath, Kim, together five young musicians, Moreover, what is most im- ternoon, while others appeared to was a daughter and her father, who and Yang received intense ap- violinists Miriam Fried and Yura pressive is that Nickrenz, now 70 have made a last minute decision to ended up not returning after the plause and standing ovations after Lee, viola player Dimitri Mur- years old himself, keeps the music attend, alone and casual. brief intermission. One must won- each of the three performances. A rath, cellist Min Ji Kim and pianist woman a few rows up had quite an Amy Jiagq Yang, from Ravinia emotional connection to the final Steans Institute, to play a program movement of Brahms. of Brahms, Hayden and Shostak- She sat attired in vivid, blue ovich, on March 30. cashmere, while tears rolled down The lone lamp and the lumi- her checks. Her open response is nous energy projecting from musi- evidence of the cherished ambi- cians and audience brightened the ence of the Gardner Museum and dim Tapestry Room. Isabella Stew- the beautiful setting for one to en- art Gardner would appreciate that joy a personal calm and peaceful- her Fenway Court continues her ness. well-loved programming, like this Gardner’s legacy stems from Sunday concert series. the art housed in Fenway Court In its eightieth session, the and one can only imagine that she music program at the Gardner would relish the thought of Ber- Museum does well to rouse the megjo’s Saint Engracia, ca. 1474, Venetian-style palace and return which hangs in the Tapestry Room, it to the time of its early twentieth forever watching and listening to century creation. these charming performances. Gardner was a great patron Classical music lovers attend of classical music and befriended with the hope that directors like many musicians and patrons of Nickrenz continue to succeed at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, modernizing Gardner’s principle, several of whom played within the Is a b e l l a St e w a r t Ga r d n e r Mu s u e m so Engracia will always be sur- Visitors attend various concerts at the Gardner Museum, including quartets, jazz bands, and orchestras. rounded by music. 12 Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Di v e r s i o n s Ap r i l 17, 2008 And Then There Was the Word A column about our language: Reporting from the Capitol Observing a press conference about Iraq You’re Reading a Berger By Shannon Brown However, this outing was ference referred to this as “antiqui- St a f f Wr i t e r more than just a possible glimpse ties trafficking.” into our futures. At the press con- One of the many contributors By Sidney Berger, Ph.D. the deep past and be almost invis- “Whoever neglects the arts when ference, we learned a lot about a to the book, a professor at the Cul- Pr o f e ss o r o f Co mm u n i c a t i o n s ible. Look at the Barbie Doll. It he is young has lost the past and is part of Iraq that many of us do not tural Policy Center at the Univer- is named after Barbara Handler, dead to the future.” - Sophocles normally hear about: the many his- sity of Chicago, knew the potential The more butter and jam you have daughter of Ruth Handler who cre- A New York lawyer recently torical artifacts and fine arts in the threat a war could have for histori- on the slice of toast and the more ated the dolls. The fifth-century recited these wise words to me, and country. cal artifacts, so he tried to stop the costly the carpet, the greater the Welsh or Scottish warrior Cere- I have not been able to get them out I learned one of the most dev- looting before it began. He gave odds that the toast will fall face dig gives his name to Cardigan, of my head. astating things about all the looting the coordinates of over 4,000 of down. It is one of many Murphy’s a Welsh town, whence we get the He was one of the many pan- that is currently going on is the fact the historical archaeological sites Laws. How about this one: If you name of sweaters supposedly ema- elists who spoke at a press confer- that what we call Iraq today is the in Iraq to the Pentagon before the determine that there are only four nating from there. ence some of my friends and I at- site of ancient Mesopotamia. The start of the war. Evidently, this did ways that something can go wrong, Some eponyms are pretty ob- tended as part of an “Observation panelists who spoke at the press not help to protect the artifacts. and you do things to prevent them, vious. “That was his Achilles heel” Day” for our journalism program. conference described Mesopota- Fortunately, thanks mostly then a fifth way will develop. means “that was his weakest spot, For me, this is one of the best mia as the site of the longest written to the experts who spoke at the Murphy must have been some the thing that brought his down- parts of the Washington Semester tradition in the world, even older National Press Building that day, kind of genius. He has laws for ev- fall.” Achilles was made invulner- program. The only guideline for an than the Egyptians. They said it is the majority of the most precious erything. But who was Murphy? able when his mother dipped him, observation day is that we have to known as the root of civilization. artifacts have been recovered. Un- No one really knows (though there as an infant, into the river Styx. He do something. Basically, it is a day fortunately, the lootings are still is a whole book on the subject with could not be hurt in any spot where off the professor gives the students happening today, on an industrial its own theories). the water touched him, but the to explore the city. scale. Also, many artifacts have not The purpose of this column mom’s fingers covered the Achilles In the past, some of the other been returned or were destroyed in is not to look at this guy, but to talk tendon where she was holding him students in my journalism class the lootings. about words or phrases named af- when she dipped him, and wouldn’t and I have walked around D.C. and The experts gave some sug- ter people. you know it! He was eventually hit seen the big sights like the Capitol My friends and I gestions at the end of the press con- I remember that in my phys- with a poisoned arrow on that very Building, the White House and the had a great time ference in hopes that this will not ics class in college we talked about spot. Murphy’s Law! If anything Pentagon. happen again in the future. Some units of resistance called ohms. can go wrong, it will. The other day, some friends pretending we of there suggestions were for the The unit is named after Georg Si- The lovely hanging plant the and I took the opportunity to go to military to use the information giv- mon Ohm, a German physicist. I fuchsia was named after Leonhard a press conference that happened were real mem- en to them more than they have so also remember that electrical cur- Fuchs, a sixteenth-century flower to fall on our observation day. It bers of the press far. Also, they say more museum rent running backwards creates child. Soechiro Honda was the was for a new book that describes curators and specialists are needed units of conductance, called mhos founder of the company that gave the lootings of the Iraq Museum covering an as- to help put things back together. (“ohm” spelled backwards). I nev- us the Accord. Sakichi Toyoda and thousands of archaeological Finally, they believe more money er understood this, and I probably gave us the Corolla and the Prius. sites in Iraq. signment. needs to be put into security for have it all wrong. After all, since I In these last two cases, people’s One of the coolest things these museums and historical sites cannot see these things, I can hard- names gave us product names. about it was that it was held in the to help fend off the looters. ly be expected to believe in them. They are still eponymous. National Press Building. This is a Hopefully, some of the real (Someone once said of the air Sometimes the eponym well-known building in D.C. where journalists at the event will men- in Los Angeles: “If you can’t see comes from a fictional character. many media outlets house their tion their suggestions and spread it, don’t trust it.”) To be quixotic is to be idealistic and Washington correspondents. It is They also said that many of the word. The point is that ohms and impractical, imbued with an overly also the home of the National Press the artifacts buried under the desert This observation day was one mhos are named after a person who developed sense of chivalry that Club, a 100-year-old organization in Iraq pertain directly to Jewish, of my favorites so far because not believed in them and gave them his leads to foolish actions. It comes that only journalists are allowed to Christian, and Islamic cultures. only did I get to play reporter, but I name. from Miguel de Cervantes’ charac- join. Unfortunately, the chaos of learned a lot about a subject I knew Lots of stuff have taken on ter Don Quixote, who jousted with My friends and I had a great the war has given people the per- little about before. The overall people’s names–so many, in fact, windmills and treated a prostitute time pretending we were real fect opportunity to dig up these ar- message I took from the event was that there is even a name for such as if she were Queen of the May. members of the press covering an tifacts and smuggle them illegally to try and make Sophocles proud things: eponyms. Some of our months and days assignment. Luckily, the event was to big cities like London and New by protecting the past for the sake For some of these, the refer- are named after gods: Tuesday open to the public. Otherwise there York. Once there, they can be sold, of the future. ence is pretty obvious because the (from Tiw, an old Norse war god), is no way we would have been let often for millions of dollars. The people whom they are named after Wednesday (from Woden, chief in. panel of experts at the press con- are still part of our collective mem- god of the Norse), Thursday (Thor), ory. Remember Reaganomics? It Friday (Frigga, Thor’s wife), and was sometimes called voodoo eco- Saturday (Saturn). January comes nomics. This was a free-market from the two-faced god Janus, who economic theory that if we cut looked forward (to the new year) taxes and cut social spending and and backward (to the old one) at deregulated the domestic market, the same time. March comes from everyone would prosper. As I re- Mars. July and August come from call, it hurt the middle and lower the Caesars, Julius and Augustus. classes, made the rich richer, and I just saw a picture of Am- created a huge deficit. brose Burnside, who was bald on But in the meantime, Reagan top but had massive mustache and got his name stuck in our language sideburns, the latter word coming in such a way that every time we from Ambrose’s last name. Adolph hear the eponym, we smirk about Sax gave us the Saxophone. Large a failed economic theory. So the wine bottles are called jeroboams word has taken on something of a or Methusalehs. And so forth. negative meaning, and it is used to There are thousands of explain an economic theory that is these things in English. What a iffy at best and nuts at worst. rich language we speak! And it is Some eponyms are more ob- made richer from our tendency to scure. When we are told to pick use any old word (or name) lying anything we want out of several around ready to be picked up and options, but it boils down to a sin- stuck into another word. Some day gle choice, we are given Hobson’s people will say, “I love columns Choice. Most people today do not about words and languages. I just know what this means, but when read a Berger today in The Voice.” I was a kid about a hundred years ago people knew that it meant no choice at all. The story goes that a Thomas Hobson owned a stable and rented out horses. He told peo- ple that they could pick any horse they wanted, but he lined them up in such a way that they had to pick the one closest to the door, suppos- Vote. Pr o v i d e d b y Sh a n n o n Br o w n Shannon and her friends stop for a picture during Observation Day. edly the most rested one. So they had no choice. Eponyms can be buried in Ap r i l 17, 2008 Di v e r s i o n s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 13 List of The Week: Sudoku Madness Top 10 best sites for Internet-art Directions: Fill in the squares with numbers one through nine. Every three-by-three box should include every number Easily accessible technology al- pealing. that went for a walk through Lon- lows just about anyone to create don. one through nine once, as should every row and column. visual art, and the Internet allows 3. Vinyl Sleeve Heads The answers to this Sudoku will appear in next week’s issue. them to share it the world, regard- http://yadogg.com/pictures/vinyl- 7. Harley V W’s Photos less of how good it is. While this sleeve-heads/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ leads to an influx of Myspace-style People submit pictures of them- quier/ “artistic self-portraits” on the Web, selves with well-placed vinyl re- Flickr is a photo-sharing Web site there are also plenty of sites with cord sleeves. They are creative and with tons of great work. This user’s unique and thought-provoking hilarious. album is one of the best. work. Not all of the following links feature digitally made art, but they 4. Bar Code Revolution 8. Photographs from the Arkan- are all worth checking out. http://barcoderevolution.com sas State Prison 1915-1937 Anyone who has taken Ellen Gra- http://csac.buffalo.edu/mirrors/ 1. Garfield Minus Garfield biner’s visual communications mirrorsimages.html http://garfieldminusgarfield.tum- course is already familiar with bar An interesting and powerful col- blr.com/ code art. This site is a collection of lection of pictures. Garfield comics take on an entirely bar codes that have been altered in different meaning when Garfield is different ways. 9. Kool-Aid Man removed from the picture. This site http://i28.tinypic.com/2mdgm7c. features Garfield comics that have 5. Audrey Kawasaki jpg been altered to erase Garfield, and www.audrey-kawasaki.com/2007/ This is just a single picture, not an the resulting comic becomes an index.php entire site. It is an amazing piece interesting commentary on mental Kawasaki is a ridiculously talented of guerrilla art. illness and the human condition. artist. Her Web site is a showcase of her paintings and doodles. 10. Sanjit Das 2. Pixelgarden http://www.sanjitdas.com/ http://www.pixelgarten.de/ 6. The Little Girl Giant This is the photo Web site of a doc- This is a blog that features works http://youtube.com/ umentary photographer who works from a German studio. Everythi- watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc in India. Vote or Die! ing about the site is visually ap- This is a video of a giant puppet Calendar Listing: April 20-April 26

Sunday 4/20 Young Adult Sedar MIT Swapfest Dead Meadow, Black Helicopter, the 7:45 p.m. Starts at 9 a.m. December Sound (music) Coolidge Corner Albany and Main Streets, Cambridge 8 p.m. Details at www.getchai.com Details at http://web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/ Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge swapfest.shtml

Monday 4/21 Kate Nash (music) Open Mic Night Tim and Eric Awesome Tour (comedy) 8 p.m. 10 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Paradise Rock Club, Boston The Middle East, Cambridge TT the Bear’s, Cambridge All ages Details TBA Details TBA $20 Tuesday 4/22 The Proclaimers (music) American Music Club (music) Paul Nardizzi (comedy) 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge Harpers Ferry The Comedy Connection, Boston Details TBA 18+ All Ages $12 $15

Wednesday 4/23 Student Government Association Meet- Asian Student Association Hospitality The B-52s (music) ing Night 8 p.m. 3:30-5 p.m. 6 p.m. Paradise Rock Club, Boston Open to undergraduates, held every Linda K. Paresky Conference Center All ages Wednesday $56

Thursday 4/24 Meat Beat Manifesto (music) Trever Keith, Say Vinyl (music) B.L.O.W.W. (musisc) 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. The Middle East, Cambridge Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge Harpers Ferry, Allston All ages Details TBA Details TBA $15

Friday 4/25 Ra Ra Riot, The Little Ones (music) Harvard University Wind Ensemble Con- Fusion Fridays (music) 8 p.m. cert (music) 12 a.m. Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge 8 p.m. Kitty O’Sheas, Boston Details TBA 17 Kirkland St., Cambridge Details TBA $8, $5 for students

Saturday 4/26 Annual Simmons Cup Simmons Vs. Tufts, Smith, Wellesley Sirens Spring Concert (music) 12 p.m. Malden, MA 4:30 p.m. Residence Campus Quad Details at: Linda K. Paresky Center www.simmons.edu/student-life/athletics. shtml

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

Ed i t o r i a l Bo a r d Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin Managing Editor Renée Frojo News Editor Traci Farrell

Editorial Letters to the editor To the Editor:

I love Simmons. I am motivated by the Simmons mission, our history, faculty, administration, and service work- Earth Day is a call for ers. With that, there is no doubt any ability I have to critique and desire more from Simmons, comes from the things I have received from Simmons. We are taught to pursue justice, while holding each other, and ourselves accountable. a climate change Because of that, I admit: I did not hold myself accountable around the recent acts of hate. I waited for Simmons It is no news that the environment-threatened by the dangers of global to do that for me; we both dropped the ball. warming, pollution, overpopulation, and endangered species-has sudden- Faculty held a few forums, and Student Government held a productive meeting. Amnesty International pro- ly become a major issue worldwide. The environmentalism movement posed and passed an influential and progressive resolution. However, there was no follow up, and little visible has gone mainstream with a vengeance, and along with it The Simmons communication between administrator, faculty, staff, and students. Thus, there is a large disconnect between Voice recognizes that solving these issues could be the single-most im- all of the great subsets of Simmons, and our ability to prevent and adequately respond, on a structural level, to portant environmental challenge of our time. what happened, and will undoubtedly continue to happen. As the 39th Earth Day approaches, The Simmons Voice urges every We have to do better. member in the community to jump on this positive bandwagon and do Our community was poisoned. Degraded, de-humanized, and violated. Hit with hate, in one of its most cow- their part to help save the planet that we all must share. ardly forms. Furthermore, we were made aware that this was not the first time a student had been blatantly and Earth Day takes place all over the world and galvanizes millions of publicly abused and then silenced; members of the LGBTI and overlapping communities also reported insis- people behind a cause that affects everyone in some way. This year, the tences of disgusting violations. official theme of Earth Day is a Call for Climate to take action against Perhaps worse, the chain of command to report the violence was filled with racist oppressive misunderstanding. global warming. Though irrelevant in how this matter should be addressed; the perpetrator/s chose to violate one of our com- There are several steps that everyone can take to do their part to munity’s most kind, insightful, inclusive, and driven leaders. reduce the negative affects of global warming. Student Life has extremely proactive and inclusive Deans, who reached out and worked with students. However, The first and easiest way is to try to live a sustainable lifestyle. this situation cannot be handled by one person or one department, it must be the crux of the community. We If you can help it, do not waste food. Recycle materials that can be must, do better. used again, such as paper, plastic, and aluminum. Save energy by turning What’s the update? off the lights, unplugging your computer, turning down the heat. Save water when brushing your teeth, taking a shower, or washing the dishes. Emma Willmann Use environmentally-friendly cleaning products. Buy clothing made from Class of 2008 recycled material. These are just a few suggestions, but there are a number of ways that you can almost effortlessly change your lifestyle and help better the To the Simmons community: environment. Second, be active and get political, if only for one day. Last Wednesday, April 2, Simmons Hillel and the Simmons community celebrated the third annual I-Fest in Earth Day falls on a Tuesday this year, when government officials honor of Israel’s 60th birthday. It was greatly anticipated by many students and faculty who have experienced will all be sitting in their offices. Write a letter to the President, email the the delicious food, interesting cultural exhibits, and fun activities in the past. There were exhibits on the inno- Mayor, call City Council members-let our leaders know that they have to vative medical and technological discoveries, a Bedouin tent in which to eat a free falafel lunch, and even mud do something to solve climate change. from the Dead Sea and Israeli chocolates to try. Third, hug, or better yet, plant a tree. Israel glorifies life; Ifest celebrates Israel and all of her accomplishments. The Palestinians could also be cel- There is no better day to actually give something back to the earth, ebrating a 60th anniversary as well had they chosen that path. Hopefully they will soon. even if it is just a little tender, love and care. Simmons is a learning community and those who attended Ifest hopefully learned more about Israel. I hope that Aziza reconsiders her decision to not return to Simmons because this is all about learning, sharing and conver- sation, a discussion we are lucky to be able to have freely in America.

Juliana Ross Simmons Student

To the Simmons community:

As an Israeli student at Simmons College, I would like to respond to a letter that was published in The Simmons Editorial Policy Voice dated April 10, 2008. On Wednesday, April 2, Simmons Hillel celebrated Ifest– Israel’s 60th Independence Day. It All opinions expressed in editorials are those of The was an event that showed Israeli food, music, culture and accomplishments. Simmons Voice editorial board and do not represent the I was disappointed that The Simmons Voice did not publish an article about the Ifest views or policies of Simmons College. event. I am proud to be part of the Simmons community and at the same time to share an important day in my culture Send responses as a letter to the editor at with Simmons. I have attended other events representing the diverse cultures at Simmons. I respect these other [email protected]. cultures and am happy to attend these events. I think that observing Israel’s independence is the same as cel- ebrating other holidays in other cultures and Simmons Hillel has the right to celebrate it. Opinion Policy Dalia Cohen All opinions expressed in opinion articles are those of Simmons student the individual writer and do not represent the views or policies of The Simmons Voice or Simmons College. Send responses as a letter to the editor at [email protected]. Agree? Disagree? Letters to the Editor Policy Letters should be 300 words or fewer and may be Write a letter to the Editor. edited for space. E-mail [email protected] Letters may be e-mailed to [email protected], and must be signed. Due Sunday night by 7 p.m. 300-word maximum. Ap r i l 17, 2008 Op i n i o n Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e 15 Seeing Israel in a new light Reclaiming Recyclemania! By Beth Maclin bors–Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and 765 stood in the mud listening to By Allison Hammerly and priority. St a f f Wr i t e r Egypt. Then, in another, I thought “Crazy Philip,” an Atlanta-born Laura Smith At the end of the spring se- I was going to have a mental break- Jew who moved to Israel to avoid Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r s mester, the Sustainability Com- Momo, the CEO of Oranim, an Is- down trying to understand just one being drafted to fight in Vietnam, mittee runs Project Moveout, We were very disappointed to read raeli tour guide company, stands aspect of Israel’s policy toward Pal- only to be drafted into the Israel during which we collect all of the “Nice Try, Recylemania!” in the before more than 50 young Ameri- estinians living in the territories. Defense Force (IDF). He talked re-useable items that students who April 3 issue of The Voice. We be- can Jews on Birthright. He holds a I went into this trip criti- about the Israeli Army in terms of are moving out of the dorms would lieve that the statements made in photo taken of a protest in the Unit- cal of Israel. I did not want to be what the media said about it and throw away. We collect everything the article were unfounded and det- ed States. It shows a group of col- thought of as a mindless Jew who then the policy reality of the army. from clothing to office supplies to rimental to a beneficial program. lege students lying on a sidewalk supported Israel just because that After Philip was done, we were appliances, and these goods are do- According to the Recylema- and, in the background, a banner was what was expected of me. I given permission to view, up close nated to charities around Boston. nia! mission statement, the com- that reads: Not all American Jews was critical of the Wall Israel put and personal, the two tanks sitting As members of this commu- petition aims to “increase student support Israel. around the West Bank and Israel’s on the side of the road. Everyone nity, we were deeply insulted by awareness of campus recycling Momo, whose full name is uber-aggressive military campaign in the group, with the exception of the author’s reference to non-recy- and waste minimization.” In par- Shlomo Lifshitz, says he does not against Hezbollah, and civilians, in the two American and two Israeli clers as “degenerates who hate re- ticipating in Recylemania!, the understand how American Jews Lebanon in 2006. staffers, and me, climbed over the cycling.” This inflammatory lan- Sustainability Committee has kept could not support Israel. It is their During the trip, I was per- tanks as if they were jungle gyms guage serves no purpose other than this in mind: we want to highlight homeland, and its survival is in suaded to support Israeli policy, instead of weapons of a fair amount to discourage those who have been efforts on campus and increase their best interest. If there was an- and I embraced the belief that Is- of mass destruction. genuinely unaware of recycling on participation. In this regard, Re- other Holocaust, he continues, all rael’s survival rested only on mili- I knew that propaganda was campus, and to deter them from cylemania! has succeeded beyond Jews living in the Diaspora could tary success. going to be thrown at me, but this participating. Instead of excluding any of our hopes. flee to Israel where they would be experience just did not compute. these people, Recylemania! seeks Had the author come to either welcomed and kept safe. He goes We were, on the one hand, being to bring them into the fold. the Sustainability Committee or so far as to say if Israel had existed told Israel’s survival was threat- We appreciate that the author If Israel is going our co-sponsor, Business Affairs, during World War II, six million ened, and on the other hand, Isra- says she is not trying to belittle with her concerns, she would have Jews would not have died. to survive in . . . el’s military could not be beat. We Recylemania!, but the article is found out that recycled materials, It is a bit of a stretch but it were, on the one hand, being told still unfair, and deals an unwar- the Middle East, tallied by weight, have doubled fits, considering the almost-con- Israel’s military is fierce and able ranted blow to recycling efforts on during Recylemania!. stant schpiel my Birthright group to defeat its enemies, and on the campus. It is counterproductive it needs to stop In February 2007, 0.64 tons has heard for the past week and a other hand, Israel’s military is fun to point out faults without seek- of bottles and cans were collected. half. Birthright is a collaborative acting like a and in no way as bad as portrayed ing solutions, and ultimately un- During February 2008, the first effort between American and Is- by the international media. dermines what we are working so four weeks of Recylemania!, 1.68 raeli groups to send Jews between victim and If Momo wanted me to feel hard to achieve. When one starts tons of bottles and cans were col- 18 and 26 years old who have never connected with Israel and con- with such a fatalistic attitude, noth- victimizing those lected. Even if all the do-gooders traveled to Israel with a group be- cerned with its survival, it worked. ing will ever be improved. I wish on campus had banded together to fore on a 10-day trip for free. it perceives as a If Momo wanted me to blindly sup- that Clavet had come to Business give Recylemania! a boost, they As one might expect, noth- port all of Israel’s policies and ac- Affairs or the Sustainability Com- never could have increased recy- ing is free and this trip came with threat, specifically tions, present and future, without mittee first, before she decided our cling by 1.04 tons. That additional a cost. The purpose, from Momo’s question, it failed. efforts were in vain, for clearly, the Palestinians. weight came from new recyclers, perspective, which was never a se- Unequivocal support of Isra- they are not. thus achieving Recylemania!’s cret, was two-fold: For us to fall el’s actions does nothing. If Israel From February 2007 to Feb- principle goal. in love with someone in our group But I returned home once is going to survive in the rough ruary 2008, Simmons more than The author also made the and “make Jewish babies,” and to again critical of its policy because neighborhood it calls home, the doubled the amount of bottles and statement that “a competition is not fall in love with the country and I realized Israel’s existence will not Middle East, it needs to stop acting cans recycled, thanks largely to enough to make recycling success- make aliyah, which means to move be assured through war or victories like a victim and victimizing those Recylemania!. In our first year ful.” This is true, which is why we to Israel permanently. These two on the battlefield. it perceives as a threat, specifically of competition, Simmons finished implement other programs to en- objectives are essential in Momo’s Nonetheless, much of the trip the Palestinians. tenth out of 44 other schools for per courage recycling on campus. Just formula for the Jewish people’s focused on Israel’s military past, To say that I am a bad Jew capita paper recycling. We have last week, we distributed Personal and Israel’s survival. I had heard present, and future. or a self-hating Jew, like the ones reached out to the community, and Recycling Units (PRUs) in Bartol stories from friends who had gone, We traveled to the northeast- in the photograph, is ridiculous. I instead of finding a bunch of “de- in an effort to make it easier for so I knew this was coming. ern corner of the country, which criticize Israel’s policies that place generates who hate recycling,” we residential students to recycle in Still, I took advantage of this is not far from the northwestern national security over human rights have found a group of like-minded their rooms. opportunity over winter break, and corner, where we were supposed to because I am afraid if it continues individuals who care about sustain- We are also working with it was one of the hardest experi- look across the border into Leba- them, Israel will not exist in 10, 25, able action. This bodes well for the Facilities to improve access to re- ences of my life. non. But it was too foggy and our or 50 years when I want to go back. future of recycling at Simmons. cycling receptacles on campus. I have never felt so conflicted safety could not be guaranteed, I am critical because I am invested If you are concerned about This is something that takes a lot about Israel in such a short period even though it had been more than in Israel’s survival. sustainability efforts on campus, of time and commitment from stu- of time. At one moment, I thought a year and a half since the war be- please get in touch with us! The dents. Recylemania! has more than I fully understood Israel’s situation tween Israel and Hezbollah in Leb- Sustainability Committee can be demonstrated that the student body in terms of its tumultuous, 60-year anon had ended. reached at sustainability@sim- wants to see recycling become a relationship with its four neigh- Instead, Birthright group mons.edu. Simmons loses its personal touch anonymous body; in fact, the col- an industry analysis and business the class has six groups with five or slowly drifting away from what has By Rebecca Martin lege prides itself on small class plan to the management faculty. six members per group. The class set it apart all these years. The per- Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r size. has doubled in size and, as a result, sonal connection felt within small

However, as a double major has drastically affected the way classes and in an intimate school Four years ago, as an anxious high at Simmons College, I have expe- class time is spent and the overall setting has slowly been evolving school senior, I visited numer- rienced two departments, two dif- The personal atmosphere of the course. into something larger and has be- ous potential colleges throughout ferent course loads and an assort- Classes at Simmons are not gun to endanger Simmons’ soul. the New England area. I had al- connection felt ment of different teaching styles the only area that is experiencing While I hope Simmons does ways been interested in attending and professors. The one thing that over capacity. Lunch at the Fens not stray from their core values, I a city school and Boston provided within small remains consistent across both de- is a battle for a table, student resi- have also noticed the welcome sign a slew of options. In my quest, I partments is classes filled beyond classes and in an dents in the dorms are forced into outside of the admission office no found Boston University too large, capacity and bursting at the seams triples, the sports center has devel- longer greets prospective students Northeastern University too con- intimate school with eager students. oped into an overcrowded maze, by name. stricted with their co-op program Fast forward four years, and and finding a free computer in the and Wellesley College too isolated. setting has slowly my how things have changed. library during peak hours is noth- Simmons College was, in many In my statistics lab I took in the been evolving into ing short of a miracle. ways, a gem in a sea of enormous spring 05’, students had to pair up It is undeniable that Sim- universities throughout Boston. something larger on computers because the class mons is expanding. According to On my Simmons day tour was over capacity. Then there was President Susan Scrimshaw, over I found my name on a welcome and has begun to Nutrition 101, where I was one of the past five years the undergradu- sign outside of The Admissions 71 students and my attendance and endanger ate college has grown 59 percent. Office, was treated to lunch at the Vote. presence was never noted. And, The expansion is also demon- Fens with a group of friendly, fel- finally, there is the Management Simmons’ soul. strated through the major renova- low students, and sat in on a small 390, a required class I am taking tion project underway outside our psychology class. All-in-all, it was this semester. The notoriously in- classrooms. While the newly built a personal day at a small college tense seminar breaks the class into In the past, the class has consisted School of Management (SOM) located in a large, impersonal city. business groups, where they invent of three groups with two to four building is exciting and is a sym- Simmons’s strongest selling point a product and write and present members per group. This semester, bol of progress, Simmons has been was I would never be a number or Ap r i l 17, 2008 A Th o u s a n d Wo r d s Th e Si m m o n s Vo i c e Boston welcomes spring’s new buds

Spring has arrived, and the new shoots of grass emerging from the soil give testament to that fact. Wild animals have been seen on campus, returned from their sojourns in warmer climes. The wildly vacillating tempera- tures have begun to settle in the 50-60 range, and Simmons students look forward to warm breezes to come. The flowers visible on the Quad should soon be joined by warmer-weather buds. Students have been spotted sunning themselves on beach towels, and the Spring Carnival is coming this Saturday. Expect further improve- ments in the weather as the wind dies down and the sun comes out in full.

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