Week in Brief Around the Globe, By Andrew Swan Yale Index, By Sharon J. Lin and Anne Kinderman Yale Benefactor Mellon leaves vibrant legacy, By Julia Paolitto Students seek voice in future of Af-Am studies, By Alan Schoenfeld Pleased with Fusco, Yale extends 'experiment', By Liz Olner Registrar's Office struggles with glut of requests, By Zoe Konovalov Swing Space II: Berkeley out, Branford In, By Kate Feather Dershowitz defends his defense of bad people, By Walter Stern   Weekly Wisdom "There's just something about girls running around with sticks that scares me." —Peter Sung, in Sports   Weekend Weather: FRI: Windy, mid 30s SAT: Showers/sun, low 40s SUN: Partly cloudy, mid 40s All materials © 1999 The Yale Herald, Inc., and its staff. Got any questions, comments, or advice? Email the online editors at online@yaleherald.com. Like to join us?