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without the
many people retiring.” He said he By Penny King As a pitcher for the Hyannis Many of the players in the
believed that the early retirement Contributing Writer Mets, one of 10 teams in the Cape league are from warm-weather
policy was being phased out because Cod Baseball League — the na- schools with big athletic pro-
not many faculty members partici-
pated in the program.
The current system that rewards
Every summer, college students
begin internships intended to ex-
pose them to a particular career,
traveling
tion’s premier collegiate base-
ball summer league — Gormley
competed against the best college
grams, used to large crowds and
the constant scrutiny of major
league scouts. Gormley said
early retirement was intended “to provide networking opportunities some of his teammates had not By Brielle Friedman
make retirement a little more attrac- and — they hope — lead to a job SPORTS even heard of Brown or other Ivy Contributing Writer
tive to a lot of faculty,” Kosterlitz after graduation. In reality, a lot League schools, except Harvard.
said. of internships are spent making baseball players in the country. He said they were “baffled” to International students have always
But he said he believed few coffee, updating spreadsheets and The Cape Cod Baseball League learn that there were no athletic been a presence at the University,
people had taken advantage of the answering phones. But for Mark is an unpaid, amateur league from scholarships in the Ivy League. but technology is now allowing
plan. The new policy would use the Gormley ’11, a baseball player which some of the most famous Gormley entered the Cape Brunonians to collaborate with
money saved from the early retire- who aspires to pitch in the major major league players — including Cod league after an impressive students in Brazil, India and Cuba
ment program to make retirement leagues, last summer proved to Nomar Garciaparra, Barry Zito, sophomore season in which he without requiring a passport.
be a huge step towards his career Mark Teixeira and Mo Vaughn A new seminar offered for the
continued on page 3 goal. — emerged. continued on page 3 first time last fall, PPAI 1701G:
“Science and Technology Policy
Daily Herald
the Brown
Students collaborate with peers in Brazil, India and Cuba New retirement
continued from page 1 vador da Bahia, Brazil, over the
summer and contact professors
conducted primarily in English,
all lectures were in Spanish, as
able experience. Lily Friedman
’09.5, who took the class last fall,
plan could be
her students were “learning with
(other students) and not from
and students there.
“No matter how good elec-
were many of the readings. The
students conducted video con-
said one of the reasons she first
became interested in the seminar
finalized soon
them.” She said she wanted to tronic stuff is, face-to-face inter- ferences in the Watson Center was because it focused on such an
continued from page 1
create a forum for “an equitable changes are ver y important when for Information Technology that isolated part of the world.
and sophisticated two-way con- you are tr ying to establish a new were linked to Casa de las Amer- “Traditionally, Cuba is a ver y more attractive to older employees.
versation.” relationship,” Augusto said, add- icas, the cultural institution in inaccessible par t of the world, The money would go toward cre-
“I’m always interested in how ing that she will include a section Cuba where Brown students take especially for us in the United ating a “health-care retirement ac-
collaborative learning and teach- on the Andes to the course when classes while abroad. States,” Friedman said. count,” according to the FEC meet-
ing can take place across time she teaches it next fall. Cuba’s Internet censorship Without Brown’s special uni- ing minutes.
and space,” said Augusto, adding HMAN 1970R: “Literature required the program to acquire versity-to-university relationship, “The main incentive would be if
that she also continually looks for and the Arts in Today’s Cuba,” a special permission from the the participating artists “probably retired faculty could get some kind of
“ways we can increase learning senior seminar offered last fall, government to hold the video would not have been able to pres- medical service,” said Kosterlitz.
that are more equitable.” also reflects the increasing role conferences. Though specialists ent themselves to an international A new plan to take effect for the
“Ideas and perspectives exist technology plays in classes that were present during the confer- community,” Levinson said. upcoming academic year is cur-
ever ywhere among students,” work with universities abroad. ences, both at Brown and in Cuba, Marianna Faircloth ’10, anoth- rently in the works, said Chung-I
Augusto said. “What’s different The class, taught last semester there were often technical dif- er student who took the class, Tan, chair of the FEC and professor
is the access.” Technology is one by Assistant Professor of Com- ficulties. said she used the opportunity to of physics.
way to make this access more parative Literature Esther Whit- “The Cuban government had communicate with a direct source. Though this plan was originally
equitable, she said. field, was of fered in the fall for never set up one of these inter- While working on her final paper, supposed to be announced in Febru-
Though the class was not as- the second time. Throughout the changes before, so they didn’t she e-mailed one speaker, who ary, “there are certain details that
sociated with specific internation- semester, students participated in really know how to do it,” said helped her find sources on Cuban are being worked out,” he said.
alization efforts, Augusto said she several video conferences with Michelle Levinson ’11, who stud- tattooing and body art. Finalization could occur “as soon
received a course international- Cuban intellectuals and artists — ied in Cuba last fall and attended Without the guest lecturers, as this month or next month,” he
ization grant from the of fice of including architect Mario Coyula, the e-lectures. Friedman said, “It would have said, but he is not entirely sure as
Vice President for International writer Victor Fowler Calzada and Despite technological prob- been a great ar t histor y class, to when it will be released.
Af fairs Matthew Gutmann. The filmmaker Fernando Perez. lems, students back at Brown said but the artists never would have This faculty proposal follows
grant helped her travel to Sal- Though the seminar was they felt the class was a ver y valu- come to life in the same way.” several programs — including the
Voluntary Staff Retirement Incentive
l e t t e r to t h e e d i to r
B.A. — D.O.A.
article highlighted a recent Sports Illustrat- quire college degrees? Author Robert Ver- ers needed to be effective on the job.
ed story describing the consequences of fed- bruggen suggests that, given the “massive The four-year system is certainly worth-
BY WILL WRAY eral “aid”: The University of Mississippi re- tuition subsidies” taxpayers provide, the B.A. while for engineers, pre-medical students, ac-
Opinions Columnist cently constructed the “indoor Tiger grotto... has become little more than a “convenient and ademics and a select few individuals. But au-
(which) takes on a South Beach vibe... Stu- free screening method.” To wit: While you will thor Charles Murray offers that, in most cas-
Monday’s editorial (“Cut it out,” March 1) dents chill in the hot tub or splash in a lazy never use $150,000 dollars’ worth of under- es, “there are better, faster and more efficient
was yet another iteration of the editorial page river surrounded by palm trees and a rocky graduate sociology, MCM or psychology in ways for young people to acquire credentials
board cloaking socialist sensibilities in vague- waterfall while waiters serve poolside wraps, the private sector, prospective employers use to provide to employers.”
ly utilitarian terms. They chided Congress for smoothies and protein shakes.” your B.A. to establish a baseline of competen- Murray, Verbruggen and others suggest
cutting college subsidies, suggesting that said There is no explicit connection between cy: The applicant was able to gain admission that if taxpayer subsidies come into play, they
funding is a worthy “investment” in America’s tax subsidies and Ole Miss’s palatial sports to a college and graduate. So long as we insist should more often be directed towards vo-
economy. I demur. complex, but perhaps one or two of those on sending every somewhat competent high cational and two-year programs in specified
Four-year colleges are not worthless, and 50 million dollars would have been spent on school graduate to a four-year college, regard- fields.
high-level educational programs should not The traditional benefits attached to a col-
be restricted to those who have deep pock- lege education are rapidly eroding in the face
ets. However, taxpayers’ funds are not be- Hopefully, the B.A. will soon be seen as a luxury of free public libraries and the Internet. To
ing used efficiently when we subsidize four good, like a closet full of polo shirts or a sports car. borrow a line from Good Will Hunting, why
drop 150 grand on an education that you can
years of tuition to glorified social clubs.
The phrase “cutting public funding for get for a dollar fifty in late charges at the pub-
colleges” conjures up images of destitute ge- initiatives less sexy than hot tubs and indoor less of his or her ability to pay tuition, “B.A.” lic library?
niuses who will never hold a diploma due to waterfalls had not American taxpayers swal- remains excellent shorthand for “somewhat It may smack of injustice that the rich can
the machinations of stingy conservatives. lowed the bill for the basics. competent.” afford cushy colleges while less moneyed,
“Without tax subsidies,” the argument goes, Tiger Grottos aside, it is not entirely clear If we stopped subsidizing college tuition, more talented individuals attend stigmatized
“the next Einstein may waste away mowing that upping the number of Americans with businesses would be forced to utilize less pric- vocational schools. But stigmas change with
lawns.” four-year degrees is beneficial for the stu- ey methods of separating the wheat from the time. Rest easy knowing that the shrewdness
This alarmism is unwarranted. Financial dents or for the economy. The hundreds of chaff. As Verbruggen puts it, with entrance ex- of the private sector will cut through the fa-
aid exists in a world without taxpayer subsi- thousands of dollars spent on four years of un- ams, “a few minutes with a pencil and a sheet cade and hire the most qualified candidates.
dies. Even the most profit-hungry universities dergraduate tuition are often wasted. of paper could accomplish what requires four Hopefully, the B.A. will soon be seen as a
have myriad incentives to pay the way for stu- An early 2007 study found that one out of years today.” luxury good, like a closet full of polo shirts or
dents who can’t do so themselves; need-blind four college graduates works in an occupation Verbruggen is in good — and startlingly di- a sports car. It’s a status symbol that is nice to
admissions lead to greater prestige, increased that does not require a college education. 15 verse — company. A symposium of higher-ed- have, but it isn’t clear that everyone needs it to
applications and higher rates of alumni giv- percent of college graduates are unemployed. ucation experts printed in the November 2009 succeed. And it’s certain that taxes shouldn’t
ing. The expected rebuttal? The converse of issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education be paying for it.
Since colleges already have the means the above-quoted statistic is that three out of revealed that both liberals and conservatives
and the motive to provide student aid, tax- four college graduates are employed by a firm within higher education felt that a four-year
payer funding effectively subsidizes pet proj- that does require a four-year degree. degree was always costly, often inefficient and Will Wray ’10 wants to splash in a
ects. Money is fungible. A National Review Conceded, but why do so many jobs re- did not necessarily impart the skills that work- lazy river and drink smoothies.
Today 2 Students call for divestment to day to m o r r o w
s p o rt s a ro u n d t h e b e n d d i a m o n d s a n d c oa l
Men’s basketball will close out improve from its seventh place finish
its season with a pair of home games from last year. A diamond to students who faced a wet good to have a fresh perspective on being tough
against Cornell on Friday at 7 p.m. Skiing has been competing since Providence and got excited by orgasms coming on terrorism.
and Columbia on Saturday at 7 p.m. Monday in the USCSA National to Brown. Perhaps the lecture will help students
Men’s lacrosse will kick off its Championships, which will conclude craving early release… of the Spring Weekend A diamond to Banner for adding a Mocha-
season against the No. 11 Hofstra at on Saturday. lineup. esque course search feature. Perhaps next they’ll
1 p.m. on the Pride’s turf. Men’s and women’s track & add a feature to help the system get over its
Women’s basketball will travel field will compete in the Eastern Coal to Dean of the College Katherine inferiority complex.
to Cornell on Friday for a 7 p.m. College Athletic Conference all day Bergeron for thinking a SideKick will improve
game, then to Columbia the next Saturday and Sunday at Boston Uni- our writing skills. Thx 4 ur tip. Coal to University Librarian Harriet Hem-
day for their last game of the season versity. masi for telling students that the Sciences Li-
at 7 p.m. Women’s water polo will travel Coal to the four seniors who subscribed to brary “needs to come to life.” It’s been sticking
Men’s swimming and diving to Indiana to compete in the CWPA the new Club Plan. A GCB membership would up straight for over 35 years, and we thought
will compete in the Ivy Champion- Elite Eight Championship this week- have given you the same feeling of exclusivity you were supposed to call your doctor after
ships at Princeton starting today end starting on Saturday at 11:10 a.m. at one-eighth of the price. four hours.
until Saturday. The team will look to and continue onto Sunday.
Cubic zirconium to the Open the Books Diamonds to Dow Travers ’12 and Becky
c a l e n da r Coalition for researching the University’s invest- Kellar ’97, Brown’s proud Olympians. But coal
ments on YouTube. Trust us — the secrets are to Travers for thinking he won’t get Coke for
Today, March 5 tomorrow, March 6 not hidden in “Charlie Bit My Finger.” We’ve free after leaving Vancouver. Surely he hasn’t
looked. forgotten the Ratty so quickly.
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