■ ROTC cadets conduct exercises at West Point, page 4 Inside ■ Emergency closing and snow parking information, page 6 The Campus Chronicle Vol.XVIII, No. 12 November 15, 2002 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts News Briefs Library offers around Lecture examines immigration and the clock reference help economic policy Emily Silverman Northeastern University, Tufts A free public lecture, “Im- SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE University, University of Con- migration Policy and the necticut, University of New American Economy,” by It’s 2 a.m., the Library’s closed George Borjas, Robert W. and a weary undergraduate needs Hampshire, and Williams College. Scrivner Professor of Eco- some research assistance for a pa- The BLC ASK 24/7 service is nomics and Social Policy at per that’s due in a few hours. But staffed by professional reference the John F. Kennedy School there’s no need to panic — help is librarians located in the BLC mem- of Government at Harvard just a mouse click away through a ber libraries and by professional University, is scheduled for new collaboration between 10 reference librarians from around Thursday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. New England colleges and univer- the world. Librarians from the BLC in Memorial Hall. sities. participating libraries will cover Borjas’ research on immi- Starting this week, the campus the BLC ASK 24/7 service week- gration’s economic impact is days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. widely considered to play a Library system began offering The live reference service of- central role in national and in- professional librarian reference as- ternational discussions about sistance 24 hours a day, seven fers an educational alternative to immigration policy, according days a week in real time via the the Web search engines used by to John Hird, director of the World Wide Web. The service, researchers and students working Center for Public Policy and known as BLC ASK 24/7, is made at odd hours of the day or night. Administration, which is possible through the joint efforts Founded in 1970, the Boston sponsoring the lecture. of members of the Boston Library Library Consortium (http:// Borjas has consulted for Stan Sherer photo Consortium (BLC). www.blc.org) is a cooperative as- the World Bank, the Office of Honor guard Along with the Amherst and sociation of 19 academic and re- the Attorney General for the Cadets from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs Boston campuses, other BLC search libraries. Its purpose is to State of California, and to concluded a 24-hour Veterans’ day vigil with ceremonies share human and information re- law firms that work in the members participating in the pro- outside Memorial Hall on Nov. 8. sources so that the collective area of employment discrimi- gram are Boston College, Boston , PAGE 3 nation. He has been featured University, Brandeis University, SEE ASSISTANCE on nightly news shows on PBS, CBS, and NBC, as well as on CNN and the Fox Sociologist analyzes battle over sex education in US News Network. He is the au- thor of “Wage Policy in the Patrick J. Callahan harsh rhetoric and emotionally sex education in public schools Federal Bureaucracy,” NEWS OFFICE STAFF charged opposition fueled by has been extremely limited, Irvine “Friends of Strangers: The well-organized elements of the says. Impact of Immigrants on the Beginning in the 1960s, the U.S. Economy,” “Labor Eco- Christian Right found the perfect Christian Right, she says. Intense opposition to sex nomics,” and “Heaven’s Door: vehicle for expanding its influ- “This book is about culture education began in the late ’60s, Immigration Policy and the ence –– opposition to compre- wars, and how the right-wing is fueled by right-wing groups such American Economy.” hensive sex education, says adept at using emotions for politi- as the John Birch Society and the The lecture is part of the Janice M. Irvine, associate pro- cal purposes,” Irvine says. “Vola- Christian Crusade, she says. Sex CPPA’s series, “Inequality fessor of Sociology and author of tile community conflicts over sex education became a “bridge is- and Public Policy.” the new book, “Talk About Sex: education are not simply sponta- sue” between the Old Right and The Battles over Sex Education in neous uprisings of concerned the New Right, with the emer- Program offers free the United States.” citizens. Instead, they are public gence of the “pro-family” move- football tickets to kids For the past four decades, occasions in which political activ- ment in the mid-70s. Their ways Through NCAA football’s Irvine argues, the Christian Right ists evoke intense emotions in au- of talking about sex became idi- annual Take a Kid to the has captured the terms of debate diences and encourage the public omatic. Conservative opponents display of combative feelings. Sex of sex education have managed to Game program, kids18 and and continues to dominate the Janice M. Irvine younger can receive a free public discussion of sex educa- education debates are not inher- limit programs nationwide despite ticket with the purchase of a tion at both the local and national ently incendiary; they are flare- rhetoric is inflammatory and mis- widespread support for sex edu- full-priced adult ticket to level. ups that have been ignited by leading. For example, they falsely cation, public discomfort with po- watch the Minutemen take Since the 1960s, opinion polls provocative rhetoric, yet they describe comprehensive sex edu- litical extremism, and mistrust of on Hofstra this Saturday at consistently show that a majority have shaped the history and cation curricula as “pornogra- Christian fundamentalism. It is an McGuirk Alumni Stadium. scope of the public discussion.” phy” and “child abuse,” and they impressive political accomplish- UMass is among more of Americans call for expanded allege that programs “promote than 170 schools participat- and more sophisticated sex edu- They do this by using rhetoric ment, Irvine says. ing in the campaign to attract cation for young people, Irvine — language, images, symbols — promiscuity” and “teach anal sex more younger fans to college says. And yet communities have that is designed to play on broad to first-graders.” As a result of games. been arguing about sex education public anxieties about sexuality, opposition by conservatives, the ‘Walk for Light’ Tickets can be purchased since then, often in response to according to Irvine. Much of this establishment of comprehensive at the Athletic Ticket Office. rescheduled For information, call 5-0810. Environmentalist to give ISHA lecture Due to poor weather condi- No Chronicle during tions, the “Walk for Light” has Thanksgiving week been postponed until Tuesday, Laura Wright Stewardship and Sustainability. sources. Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Campus Chronicle will Shiva, known to many as the Shiva holds a Ph.D. in physics Students, staff and faculty not publish on Nov. 29 due to Internationally renowned envi- author of “Water Wars,” directs from the University of Western are invited to meet on the Stu- the Thanksgiving holiday. ronmentalist Vandana Shiva will the Research Foundation for Sci- Ontario. But she later shifted her dent Union steps and divide The Nov. 22 issue will in- give a talk entitled “Earth Democ- ence, Technology and Natural Re- focus to interdisciplinary research into groups to walk various clude events and notices for racy: The World Beyond Global- source Policy, a network of re- in science, technology and envi- routes on campus, noting any the period from Nov. 22 ization” on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in searchers specializing in sustain- ronmental policy, subjects she safety concerns along the way. through Dec. 6. Items for that Memorial Hall. The lecture is free able agriculture and development. studied at the Indian Institute of The walk is organized by issue should be submitted by and open to the public. Shiva’s She is also ecology advisor to the Science and the Indian Institute of Friday, Nov. 15. the Student Government Asso- visit is the Second Annual Inter- Third World Network, which aims Management in Bangalore. In For more information, call ciation, in collaboration with 5-4818 or visit the Chronicle disciplinary Seminar in the Hu- to bring about a greater voice for 1982 she founded The Research the UMass Police Department Web site (www.umass.edu/ manities and Fine Arts (ISHA) people in the Third World along Foundation for Science, Technol- and the Chancellor’s Commit- chronicle). Lecture, and her topic is related to with fair and ecologically sustain- ogy and Ecology, an independent tee on Campus Safety. the current seminar’s theme of able distribution of world re- SEE LECTURE, PAGE 3 2 November 15, 2002 The Campus Chronicle Letters A&F staff lauded for CDSJ survey response As part of the campus-wide Community, budget, procurement and managing the Diversity and Social Justice (CDSJ) effort, parking operations. Thank you to all of the the Administration and Finance CDSJ ex- directors, managers, and staff for working ecutive area team coordinated a survey of so well with us. everyone working in A&F between March The logistics of having to set up man- and October. The survey was developed to ageable meetings for about 1,200 people determine the perceptions, attitudes and ex- was, at first, daunting. Though after the periences of A&F employees with regard to first few presentations, the team found that CDSJ. The team also used these meetings the, A&F employees took this matter seri- to ask employees if they would volunteer ously and worked hard on the surveys. to participate in focus groups. The team With each succeeding meeting, team mem- hoped this effort would result in a high rate bers would come back with stories about of response to the survey.