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Ex-coach missing, trial may be postponed
Gustavo Ducuing, former University fencing coach, was arrested for sexual assault in July 2012 By REBECCA HANSEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The trial of a former Brown summer camp fencing coach who allegedly sexually assaulted a camper in 2012, originally scheduled for today, may be postponed because his whereabouts are unknown. No department is actively pursuing Gustavo Ducuing at this time, according to multiple sources within the Providence Police Department, Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office and Superior Court.
Ducuing was arrested in July 2012 after allegedly assaulting and exposing himself to a 14-year-old fencing student at a University summer camp. He is being charged with second-degree sexual assault and assault, the Associated Press reported. After Ducuing failed to show up in court for a hearing in May 2013, a fugitive warrant was issued. The warrant is still active, meaning Ducuing’s location is unknown, said Amy Kempe, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Attorney General. Ducuing’s trial was originally scheduled for today, but Kempe said it is unlikely he will show up. “The (prosecution) is prepared to go forward with the case ... (but) the trial can’t proceed without the defendant,” Kempe said.
If Ducuing comes into contact with law enforcement officers, whether through a traffic stop — the likeliest possibility — or due to another incident, he will be arrested, Kempe said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the police, she added. The incident allegedly occurred during a private lesson at Ducuing’s apartment. The victim told police she “became nervous when Gustavo locked and double bolted the door,” according to the police report, WPRI News reported in May. He “asked (the victim) to take her shirt off to get a better look at her posture,” the report stated. He then allegedly touched her inappropriately, the Providence Journal reported. Since the incident, the University » See TRIAL, page 2
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David Rohde ’90 and Chris Hayes ’01 spoke Saturday about changing journalism practices in a panel sponsored by Brown Political Review.
Morse ’11 runs for reelection as mayor
Wrestling club helps students in and out of ring Through Beat the Streets, Billy Watterson ’15 offers wrestling for middle school students By CALEB MILLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
At Nathan Bishop Middle School Wednesday, two students began to push each other after school. One boy tackled the other, and they tussled on the ground while a group of curious peers quickly circled around them. It is a scene all too familiar at Providence Public Middle Schools,
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where fighting or violent incidents accounted for more than 1,000 suspensions across the eight district schools last year, according to the Rhode Island Department of Education. But Wednesday was different. At the blow of a whistle, the boys released their chokeholds and erupted in a fit of laughter. They exchanged high-fives with each other and the onlookers before returning to their spots against the wall, ready for more instructions. The two students and 30 of their classmates were halfway through wrestling practice with Beat the Streets, a not-for-profit organization providing co-ed wrestling training to urban schools across the country. Beat the » See WRESTLING, page 4
The alum has pledged to focus on economic growth if reelected as mayor of Holyoke By JOSEPH ZAPPA CONTRIBUTING WRITER COURTESY OF BILLY WATTERSON
Beat the Streets launched a pilot program at Nathan Bishop Middle School this fall.
El Rancho Grande: Mexican flavor far from border
By MADDIE BERG ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR
In a New York Times story earlier this month, food critic Pete Wells noted
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El Rancho Grande offered a multidimensional taste of Mexico with delicate and bold flavors that brought depth to often one-note dishes.
what should be considered a universal truth — tacos, and Mexican cuisine in general, are better enjoyed not in an upscale restaurant but at a hole-in-the wall joint run by a no-frills kitchen. Mexican food has long been a
quintessential cheap eat in the United States. But new fine dining establishments serving the cuisine have recently opened up — New York’s ABC Cocina offers short-rib tacos with frizzled onions for $19, and the guacamole at Empellon Taqueria runs $12. After tasting the dishes served at El Rancho Grande — a down-home, one-room restaurant situated in a tight lot in Providence’s Hartford neighborhood — you will wonder why anyone would spend more than $20 or bother with a stuffy table cloth for a south-ofthe-border meal. As suggested by the humble dining room with its simple tile floors and folksy art decor, this place is all about the food. The extensive menu offers both familiar dishes and more authentic ones that are rare this far north — it is in this latter category that the restaurant » See RANCHO, page 3
Passport politics
The run around
Inquiry at a cost
Some students struggle to secure U.S. visas and transfer funds to pay tuition
Men’s and women’s cross country finished first at the Rothenberg Invitational
Ingber ’15 asks all students — liberal and conservative — to respect free speech
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Complex flavors and hearty dishes shine despite the restaurant’s humble decor and presentation
Alex Morse ’11 has kicked off his campaign for reelection as mayor of Holyoke, Mass., with a platform of economic development and public safety. Morse, 24, is running for reelection in a nonpartisan election against businessman Jeff Stanek after becoming the city’s youngest-ever mayor when elected to his current term in November 2011. The city’s economic health lies at the center of the campaign. As mayor, Morse has introduced tax incentives to promote business growth and to encourage businesses and homeowners to move to Holyoke’s downtown district. Morse’s campaign website highlights economic development as his top priority, while Stanek’s campaign site emphasizes his nearly two decades of experience in financial management roles. Morse believes “the energy of the city has changed” since he took office, wrote Patrick Prendergast, communications director for Morse’s campaign, in an email to The Herald. Morse aims to use a second term to build on the progress he has already made, Prendergast wrote, adding that the mayor believes his opponent offers the “same tired ideas » See MORSE, page 3 t o d ay
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7 P.M. Artist Talk: Angela Dufresne
America’s Role in the Middle East
List Art Building 8 P.M.
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Forum on Military Sexual Assault
University Jazz Combos Concert
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Turkey and Wild Rice Soup, Kale and Linguica Soup, French Bread Pepperoni Pizza, Green Beans
DINNER Garden Style Baked Scrod, Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes, Marinated Beef Au Jus, Carrot Casserole
Italian Toasted Ravioli, Snow Peas, Sunny Sprouts, Vegan Black Bean Louisiana, Ziti, Alfredo Sauce
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By Ian Everbach ’17
Going through a different embassy can expedite the process of obtaining a U.S. student visa By SOPHIE YAN STAFF WRITER
Coming to Brown from a country that has contentious relations with the United States can pose challenges for students trying to access the necessary paperwork and finances to enroll at the University, but administrators said they work to address the concerns of international students from such backgrounds. Students’ abilities to complete the paperwork and payments necessary to matriculate varies with their personal circumstances and locations, said Elke Breker, director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services. If there is no U.S. embassy in their countries, students must travel to another country to secure a visa, she said. When Parmida Maghsoudlou ’16, a student from Iran — which does not have official diplomatic ties with the United States — applied for a visa to study in the United States, her application was originally rejected by the U.S. embassy in Turkmenistan before it was approved a year later by the U.S. embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Maghsoudlou, who spent her senior year of high school in Massachusetts, said she was frustrated by having to return to Iran for a year to wait for her visa to be accepted so she could attend Brown. Students have come to Brown from countries that have hostile relations with the United States for a long time, wrote University Historian Jane Lancaster PhD’98 in email to The Herald. Even in times of instability such as the Cold War, the University reached out
» TRIAL, from page 1 has changed its summer camp policies, though administrators did not say whether the incident and policy changes were directly connected. The Office of Continuing Education took over camp planning and policies in the summer of 2013, wrote Mark
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to applicants from countries outside the nation’s bloc of allies, Lancaster wrote. Brown established exchange programs in 1979 with the University of Rostock in East Germany and in 1982 with Nanjing University in China despite the countries’ communist affiliations, she wrote. Some international students said filling out the copious amounts of paperwork necessary to enroll was a time-consuming burden. “You have no idea how many forms we have to fill out to get here,” said Sophia Ashai ’16, who is from Pakistan, adding that the United States visa office in her home country can be difficult to work with. “If you can’t speak English well, the American officials treat you like (expletive).” The process of securing paperwork to come to the University was also challenging for Isabela Muci ’16, a student from Venezuela, she said. “I had to fill out a long questionnaire,” Muci said. “Once you get to the embassy, you have to wait (for) hours and hours.” “Getting an American visa is notoriously difficult,” said Khin Su ’16, a Herald contributing writer who was born and raised in Myanmar. “You hear all these horror stories growing up about the visa application process, and when it comes time for you to apply yourself, you find out all these horror stories are true.” But Muci said receiving an acceptance letter from the University expedites the visa process with U.S. officials. “They see that you’ve got an acceptance letter and once they verify that you can pay, then it’s great,” she said. Admission to a well-known and prestigious institution like Brown can help students from Myanmar obtain U.S. visas, Su said. Some students from countries that have hostile ties with the U.S. said financing their Brown educations can
often be a complicated process. “We don’t wire money from Iran,” Maghsoudlou said, adding that her parents use a U.S. bank account to pay her school fees. Maghsoudlou said she is unsure whether transferring funds from an Iranian bank account is even possible. Su said accessing money from her home country of Myanmar — whose government has been criticized by democratic states for corruption and electoral tampering — can be difficult. Banks in Myanmar did not function effectively until a few years ago, she said. “Money would be kept in your own home, and banks were largely not used,” said Su, whose own family uses a bank in Singapore in order to wire tuition money to the University. School counselors and directors sometimes wire funds for students from Myanmar who do not have access to international bank accounts, she said. “It’s a difficult and complicated process.” “In Venezuela, dealing with (U.S.) dollars is prohibited,” Muci said. “You have to apply, and the government controls the dollars.” She added that there is a “black market” for U.S. currency in which prices are greatly inflated. A black market for U.S. dollars also exists in Iran, Maghsoudlou said. Though gaining visas and transferring funds can be challenging, the transition to Brown offers a new academic model for some students from these countries. Maghsoudlou said Brown’s Open Curriculum and flexible environment aligned with her interests. “In Iran, we don’t have college,” Maghsoudlou said, adding that Iranian high school students are funneled into professional schools based on their chosen occupations. “I didn’t want to do that, because I still wanted to explore,” she said.
Nickel, University interim director of news and communication, in an email to The Herald. Previously, sports camps were run by their respective coaches, he said in an interview. The Office of Continuing Education now oversees all hiring. “Careful selection by those who know the position descriptions and can identify
talented people is followed by background checks as standard procedure,” wrote Karen Sibley MAT’81 P’07 P’12, dean of Continuing Education, in an email to The Herald. Before this change, “I don’t think ‘standard procedure’ was a part of the situation. Camps were more like many small enterprises,” Sibley wrote.
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» RANCHO, from page 1 truly shines. Perhaps the triumph in traditional flavors can be attributed to the fact that the owner hails straight from Mexico. According to the restaurant’s website, Maria Meza immigrated from Puebla, Mexico over 40 years ago before opening the establishment with her son Joaquin Meza Jr. in 2007. In their mission to serve “traditional Mexican dishes at an affordable price,” they excel. The ensalada azteca, a salad of cactus, tomatoes, fresh herbs and cheese, provided a refreshing counterpoint to the kick of the spicy salsa and showcased a multi-dimensional side of Mexican cooking that went beyond just heat. The appetizer lacked the aluminum taste that can accompany cactus, allowing the flavor of each ingredient to shine. In a similar nod to authenticity, the queso fundito included spicy chorizo and smoky roasted poblano peppers, adding depth and savory flavors to what is too often a one-note dish. Though it was served with warm flour tortillas, the thick, crunchy, homemade corn chips put out for the table were a heartier partner for the rich dip. The kitchen did not shy away from
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Matt Gutmann P’14 stepped down from his position as associate provost for international affairs in June.
Feigenbaum named associate provost a wide range of international issues, Feigenbaum previously according to the program’s website. worked for the U.S. The University launched the IE Brown Department of Education Executive M.B.A. Program in 2011 as a partnership with the Instituto Empresa and taught at Williams By LINDSAY GANTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Sonia Feigenbaum, a former official at the U.S. Department of Education, will assume the post of associate provost for international affairs Nov. 1. Professor of Anthropology Matthew Gutmann P’14 stepped down from the position, which he held since 2009, at the end of June, Gutmann wrote in an email to The Herald. Deputy Provost Joseph Meisel has served as interim associate provost since Gutmann’s departure, wrote Provost Mark Schlissel P’15 in an email to The Herald. Feigenbaum previously served as director of Hispanic-Serving Institutions for the Department of Education, where she managed the distribution of federal funds for higher education institutions with high numbers of Hispanic students and low-income students, according to the Department of Education’s website. During his tenure, Gutmann helped articulate and build a coherent strategy for the University’s “global engagement,” he wrote. “As Brown’s global ambassador, I helped build and consolidate ties with leading foreign institutions, always building on existing and potential Brown strengths and priorities.” The Office of International Affairs continues to work on projects including the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes and the IE-Brown Executive M.B.A. Program, Gutmann wrote. BIARI brings scholars and policymakers to campus to discuss
Business School in Spain to provide advanced training to business professionals in an international environment, The Herald previously reported. The University selected Feigenbaum because of her expertise in academics and international programs, Schlissel wrote. “Feigenbaum brings to Brown academic experience from earlier in her career, having taught at several colleges and universities, as well as her experience working for a major federal agency, running relevant international programs of various types,” Schlissel wrote. “This combination of expertise made her a very attractive candidate for this position,” Schlissel said. Feigenbaum was chosen as Gutmann’s successor by a search committee led by Meisel, Schlissel wrote. Prior to working for the Department of Education, Feigenbaum was a faculty member in the department of modern languages and literatures and the department of comparative literature at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., according to the Department of Education’s website. She taught Latin American and comparative literature at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and at the University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Md. Feigenbaum also served as an official for public education programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities, where she increased the number of funded initiatives focused on international affairs, according to the Department of Education’s website. She could not be reached for comment.
heat — the pico de gallo is not for those with faint taste buds — but it successfully played with milder flavors in the cocktel de camarones, a traditional Mexican take on a shrimp cocktail that drowns the fresh seafood in a ketchup-based sauce, combining it with onions, cilantro and tomato. Though a fine-dining restaurant may shun the idea of serving the dish with saltine crackers, the customary accompaniment provided the sturdy simplicity needed to counteract the delicate mix of sweet, tangy and spicy. Even the Americanized menu items, such as the chimichanga, showcased a respect for traditional ingredients and Mexican flavors unavailable in any of the burritos served up on Thayer Street. Though this dish may not have looked particularly elegant — an unattractive orange sauce covered the indelicately large stuffed tortilla — its flavors made up for its appearance, and the spicy sauce managed not to overwhelm the smoky, meaty taste of the shredded pork or the crisp fried tortilla. Despite the attention to authenticity in flavor, the kitchen can fall short on execution, evidenced by the overcooked, chewy meat of the bistec en salsa verde, which would have been a complete
disappointment if not for the complex, herbaceous notes of the tomatillo sauce. This lack of upscale-quality standards was mirrored by the simple atmosphere. The small size of the space leaves the dining room a little too loud for conversation on a crowded night. And despite attempts at creating a cozy environment, such as the warm yellow walls, one would be hard-pressed not to notice the restaurant’s starkness or to ignore the glare of the television hanging by the five-seat bar. The service would similarly benefit from the consideration it is given at high-end establishments. While the servers offered suggestions when asked, they did not seem particularly knowledgable about the subtleties of dishes. And though fast service is the standard at hole-in-the-wall spots, the entrees were brought out well too soon — before the appetizers were even completed — and the pace borderlined on unenjoyably rushed. The plates may lack garnishes beyond a lime slice or stroke of guacamole, and the decor may be described as rustic at best, but you go to El Rancho Grande for the food, and in that department, it delivers.
» MORSE, from page 1 and uninspired leadership” that have impeded the city’s progress in the past. Stanek’s campaign website states that current tax incentives are insufficient to attract businesses that will help the city grow. The site touts Stanek’s pledge to “aggressively market companies in fields such as manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and telecommunications” by cutting business tax rates. Stanek could not be reached for comment by press time. Prendergast wrote that Morse considers himself an “active champion” of the Holyoke school system, adding that Morse has expanded aid programs for disadvantaged students and created a city government office for promoting early childhood literacy. Morse has also introduced new sexual education programs for middle and high school students, according to his campaign website. The city’s new sexual education programs have allowed educators to have “direct conversations” with students about health, said Sergio Paez, superintendent of the Holyoke public schools system. Holyoke has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Massachusetts, Paez said, adding that the new curriculum will have a positive impact on many students’ futures. Both candidates have promoted themselves as strong communicators. Paez highlighted Morse’s fluency in Spanish as another asset he has used
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Alex Morse ’11, who is running for a second term as mayor of Holyoke, Mass., has expanded aid for disadvantaged students in public schools. in his outreach to city residents and students — 75 percent of whom come from homes in which English is not the primary language. “He is understanding of the (Hispanic) culture and language,” Paez said. Morse “understands the struggle” of the city’s Hispanic community, he said. “I really enjoy leading a bilingual city,” Morse said in a statement Pendergast emailed to The Herald. “The best practice is speaking with my Puerto Rican friends and meeting with my constituents,” Morse said in the statement. Experience in accounting and
operational positions have developed Stanek’s communication skills, according to his campaign website. Both candidates have addressed public safety as a key issue facing Holyoke. Stanek has proposed creating a task force to carry out undercover surveillance and community support, according to his website. Morse said in the statement that his policing initiatives have bettered relations between the Holyoke police force and community members while reducing crime.
4 feature » WRESTLING, from page 1 Streets came to Providence this fall under the direction of Billy Watterson ’15, a member of the Brown wrestling team, who is taking the year off to get Beat the Streets Providence up and running. Beat the Streets is launching its pilot program at Nathan Bishop this fall with the goal of spreading to more schools in the future. Starting up Youth wrestling may not have a better success story than Watterson, a former Herald contributing writer. Poor grades and discipline problems marked Watterson’s early days in middle school, he said. “My parents had just gotten divorced and I had terrible (attention deficit disorder) and (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder),” he said. “I just wasn’t making the transition well from elementary school to middle school. I fell in with a bad group of kids.” But after a friend convinced Watterson to join the wrestling team, his life started to turn around, he said. “Within a year after starting wrestling I had stopped taking any concentration medicine for ADD and ADHD — I just didn’t need it anymore,” he said. “I fully credit (wrestling) to any success I have had.” After arriving at Brown as an undergraduate, Watterson began working in Providence schools as a tutor and aide. “The first class I went into, the teacher said to me, ‘This is one of my bad classes, there are no good kids in it,’” he said. “I was shocked ... They clearly were
not seeing any pathways to success.” Watterson said he found a way to make a difference when he met Jennifer Wood, the Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s chief of staff, while interning in the lieutenant governor’s office last summer. Wood, who studied Chinese martial arts for 15 years and previously worked for the state Department of Education, connected with Watterson over the idea of using a wrestling program to help public school students. Watterson also sought support from the Beat the Streets New York chairman, who offered him use of the Beat the Streets name and liability insurance. Throughout the summer, Wood helped Watterson with the logistics of creating a not-for-profit and launching the program in middle schools through the Providence After-School Alliance, an organization that coordinates extracurricular opportunities for Providence students. When practice began this month, Wood found herself right next to Watterson in the wrestling room demonstrating techniques. “(Participating in practices) was not my expectation at all, but I find that Coach Watterson is a very persuasive individual, which is how he managed to get this whole thing up and running in six months,” Wood joked, adding that the effort was “really quite remarkable.” To fill out the Beat the Streets staff, Watterson turned to Brown’s wrestling program. Zachary Kulczycki ’13, a former teammate of Watterson’s, now serves as the head coach of the Nathan Bishop program, and former Brown wrestling captains Craig Powell ’00 and
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Nick Ciarcia ’04 have aided the organization as board members for the Providence group. Other current and former Brown wrestlers also volunteer, giving pointers and lending their bodies as tackling dummies at practices. Why wrestling? Practices feature a blend of aggressive physicality and gleeful joking. Actions range from punching and pushing to choreographed technique as students learn wrestling moves with young and old, male and female coaches. Other organizations provide tutoring or other activities for Providence middle schoolers, but wrestling can serve a unique purpose, Watterson said. “I found this weird sport where it doesn’t matter how tall, short or unathletic you are — you can be successful,” Watterson said, recalling his first time on the mat. “You get out on the mat, and it’s just you and one other guy. When you succeed or fail, you know it was all you,” he added. “You start to see the relationship between how hard you’re working and how successful you are.” Beat the Streets is catered toward a different group of students than other academic or leadership programs, Kulczycki said. “It’s a little more appealing to kids that might be headed down a bad path because it is a martial art, and it’s a little bit combative,” he said. “Honestly, a lot of our kids are going to say, ‘I want to do this program because I want to learn to fight,’” Watterson said. “But they are going to learn not to fight outside the wrestling room.”
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Billy Watterson ’15, a member of Brown’s wrestling team, helped launch Beat the Streets after working with the R.I.’s lieutenant governor’s office. On the right foot Now three weeks into the pilot program, the students’ abilities have skyrocketed — and with them, so has excitement for the program’s future. Kulczycki said he was blown away by how fast the group at Nathan Bishop has learned. “These kids are picking up technique that I didn’t know until middle school or high school, and I started when I was 6,” he said. “It’s been amazing so far, and kids love it,” Watterson said. “Kids don’t want to leave at the end of practice.” Watterson said the program hit home for him the first practice when a temperamental student stormed out of the room after he was not first in line. Watterson followed the student into the hallway, and asked, “Whenever you don’t get what you want, you are just going to leave? How do you think that’s going to work out for you?” The student fell silent, and Watterson asked him to give it one more chance.
“By the end of the practice, he was more hooked than anyone else,” Watterson said. “Those are the kids we want in this program.” Watterson envisions success stories like this one occurring throughout Providence in the next two years, as Beat the Streets hopes to expand into all public middle schools in the city. “If you had told me that it would be possible for (Beat the Streets) to go into all the middle schools in the next two years, I would have said initially that was an overreach,” Wood said. “But now that I’ve seen how quickly it’s catching on and how successful it is … I think it’s perfectly realistic.” Though Watterson has won 57 wrestling matches for Brown in his career so far, this season he hopes to use his moves to open an avenue to success for middle school students. “It’s not about creating wrestlers,” Watterson said. “It’s about creating kids that believe in themselves.”
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W. SOCCER
Bears miss chance to lead Ivy conference
Despite an early goal scored by Chloe Cross ’15, the Crimson pulled ahead with two goals off of set plays By LLOYD SY SPORTS STAFF WRITER
The women’s soccer team fell to Harvard 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Soldiers Field in Cambridge, Mass. The loss leaves Bruno (7-3-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) standing third in the Ivy League. The Crimson (8-3-2, 4-0-0) initially fell behind the Bears, when forward Chloe Cross ’15 scored in the seventh minute. She scored unassisted, knocking the ball into the net from just inside the goal box. Cross leads the squad with five goals this year. But Brown’s lead failed to last, with Harvard scoring two goals off of set plays. In the 26th minute, the Crimson tied the game when Haley Washburn scored with a header set up by a free kick. In the 57th minute, Karly Zlatic’s corner kick was saved by Brown goalie
Mary Catherine Barrett ’14 but quickly recovered by Alika Keene, who scored to give Harvard the lead. Elizabeth Weisman then gave the Crimson a two-goal advantage by scoring in the 68th minute. “They’re very good at corner kicks, and today they made us pay,” said Head Coach Phil Pincince. “They were the better team and deserved to win.” Harvard attempted seven corner kicks in the game, four more than the Bears. The Crimson also outshot Bruno 13-9. Barrett had her first loss of the year after taking over at halftime for Amber Bledsoe ’14. The two were credited with three saves each. “It’s definitely a tough loss, but we have to look forward,” said captain Mika Siegelman ’14, who was held to one shot in the game. “No matter what, we have to keep on pushing ourselves.” The squad, which finished secondto-last in the Ivy League last season with a 1-5-1 record, would have secured first place in the conference
Squads defend home turf at invitational
By BRUNO ZUCCOLO SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Both men’s and women’s cross country finished first at Friday’s Rothenberg Invitational in Warwick. The women’s team took four of the first five individual places and finished with a score of 22, while the men placed three runners in the top five and earned a score of 24. “It was really just about getting out there and running as a team — running confidently,” said Mark McGurrin ’15, who placed first in the men’s race. The Rothenberg Invitational is one of the smallest meets of the season with five schools competing in the men’s race and six in the women’s. It is also the only home meet of the season for the Bears. “A smaller meet like this can really sort of have (an) explicit race strategy, and (you) see your teammates a lot easier,” said women’s Head Coach Mitchell Baker. In the men’s eight-kilometer race, McGurrin took gold with a time of 25 minutes, 25 seconds. Colin Savage ’14 and Ned Willig ’16 also finished within the top five, coming in third
had it beaten Harvard. Pincince said his squad “learned some more about being in the big game” Sunday. “I was ecstatic that we were in this kind of game,” Pincince said. “Eventually, after being in enough of those
games, you’ll learn how to win them.” Siegelman complimented her team’s ability to shut down Harvard’s “very dangerous attacking players.” “For the most part, we kept them from scoring through the run of play,”
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The women’s head coach said the race was about athletes ‘racing together, not just training together’
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Forward Chloe Cross ’15 leads the squad with five goals this season and scored the initial goal in the seventh minute of play before Harvard caught up in the 26th and finished with a two-goal advantage.
and fifth respectively. Though the Bears took four of the five first spots in the women’s race, the winner of the 6k was Dartmouth’s Elizabeth Markowitz, who finished in 17:20. Heidi Caldwell ’14 and Lily Harrington ’16 followed closely, with times of 17:22 and 17:28 respectively. Leah Eickhoff ’15 and Alexandra Conway ’15, a Herald Staff Writer, rounded off the top five, both also finishing under the 18-minute mark. Baker said that despite some separation, the women managed to stay together most of the race and executed the strategy well. “It’s an important thing for the championship season for the athletes to be racing together, not just training together,” he said. The Rothenberg Invitational was the Bears’ last meet this season before Ivy League competition gets underway. This year’s Ivy League Heptagonal Championships will take place Nov. 2 in Princeton, N.J. “We’ve got good depth, a lot of women in the same range — any one of them could be making breakthroughs, and that’s definitely a good place to be as a coach,” Baker said. “We’re a team that’s got options, and ready to run our best races at the end of the season, which is where we are.” “We have a lot of confidence in our training,” said McGurrin, who added that Head Coach Tim Springfield has done well. “We’re well on our way to (the Ivy Championship).”
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Siegelman said. “We couldn’t really get our attack going, but we stopped them on their plays.” The Bears next play Tuesday night, when they travel to Dartmouth (55-3, 2-2).
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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013
EDITORIAL
As state shifts graduation goalposts, students suffer This past week, The Herald published “Testing Success?,” a four-part series examining the new role of the New England Common Assessment Program in public high school graduation requirements. For the first time, seniors are required to either demonstrate “partial proficiency” or improve their scores between their junior and senior years in order to graduate. The NECAP was not designed as a graduation requirement, and Rhode Island is the only state using the exam this way. This could radically affect Rhode Island’s current seniors, as over 40 percent of them failed either the reading or math portion of the exam and are in danger of not graduating. Regardless of one’s views on the rapid implementation of standardized testing and its effect on public education, it is wholly absurd that a recent policy shift should put so many of the state’s students at risk of not receiving their diplomas. If the Rhode Island Department of Education insists on mandating a certain proficiency level, it must give school districts more time to adapt to the new requirements. The implementation of this policy has been marked by confusion and delays. When initially conceived in 2008, the graduation requirement was scheduled to take effect for the class of 2012. But when it was demonstrated that over 80 percent of Rhode Island students tested below “proficient” in math, the education department delayed the requirement’s implementation until 2014 and lowered the benchmark to “partial proficiency” or demonstrated improvement. In addition, students are allowed to appeal their decisions with scores from national standardized exams such as the SAT or the ACT — but it seems unfair to expect that students who failed to meet a certain benchmark on an exam for which they were specifically prepared would be able to perform better on national exams. The inability of such a large proportion of the state’s students to demonstrate proficiency should provoke a much more comprehensive response than simply continued testing. It may be that the NECAP is too difficult or simply not suited for its current purpose — as Providence Mayor Angel Taveras noted, “The test was not designed to say whether students achieved mastery of a body of knowledge.” The mere implementation of stricter standards does not help students meet them. If the NECAP is succeeding in identifying student deficiencies, then increased testing will only continue to punish the underprepared, rather than help them. Without high school diplomas, students may be precluded from career options and further educational opportunities. The state may need to implement greater support for reading and math proficiency, and if so, it should not implement successful testing as a graduation requirement until students have cycled through bolstered curricula. Rhode Island cannot allow over 40 percent of its seniors fail to graduate. The requirement must be delayed while this policy is further debated and schools are given more time to acclimate. In the greater policy debate about the role of standardized testing in education, it is grossly unfair for students to be used as pawns.
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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013
Free speech at Brown? ZACH INGBER opinions columnist
With all the buzz about the strategic plan, there has been no shortage of discussion surrounding Brown’s mission statement and larger purpose as a university or university-college. And while the debate has often revolved around the centrality of undergraduates to our educational philosophy, I’d like to take a moment to delve into something we sometimes take for granted and in turn ignore at Brown: free speech. Our mission statement reads, “The mission of Brown University is to serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry.” There is no doubt that we are a forward-thinking, cutting-edge and intellectually rigorous institution. But during my two years here, I have experienced some extremely frustrating moments when Brown students, and sometimes faculty members, have not fully embodied this spirit of “free inquiry.” Let’s start with the obvious. It is taboo to be conservative at Brown. The moment you express your uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act or drug legalization, most people in the room immediately dismiss you. If you really, truly care about limited government, you might as well be living in the 19th century. The social ostracism that exists at Brown is harsh, often repugnant and not indicative of an open-minded institution. I am constantly ignored or not taken seriously, even by close friends, when I advocate for strong American leadership on the world stage or express hesitation about government spending. This is wrong, unproductive and simply not fair to conserva-
tive students at Brown, a group I believe is larger than most people perceive. Faiz Khan’s ’15 recent Herald column was spot-on in its assessment of the University’s political climate (“Brown’s double standard of inclusivity,” Oct. 2). There is an unnerving amount of intolerance for certain political perspectives and far too many unwarranted personal attacks of those brave enough to say what they believe. I’ve lived this. I have received numerous borderline hateful emails from people responding to my columns. Whether I am accused of echoing Ayn Rand or not being aware of my white privilege — a discussion I will leave for another column — personal jabs are often the reason many do not participate in the political conversation at Brown. And if, for example, conservatives are automatically labeled as racist and classist, as they often are by Brown students, then the campus dialogue misses out on important voices. The same one-sided culture also surrounds religion at Brown. For some bizarre reason, organized religion is considered anti-intellectual and incompatible with the ideals of a progressive Brown student. Religious individuals are considered to be uninterested in reality and victims of blind-faith and institutional dogma. This is extremely frustrating for me as a fairly religious person who realizes that much of religion is centered on rigorous intellectual stimulation and a deep tradition of questioning. People are often afraid to admit they are religious because of the stigma attached to organized religious communities. This is bad for free speech at Brown because it both discourages certain students from speaking and overlooks the massive role religion plays in politics and culture. And sometimes this “crowding out” effect moves beyond lack
of engagement and ostracism. do have a problem with is those We should follow the lead of There have been horrifying in- same people privileging their the Herald opinions columnists stances of censorship, or attempt- own opinions to the end of cen- who have never shied away from ed censorship, carried out by soring opposing ones. controversial columns or the JaBrown students. Nothing typifies Some of this unbalance of- nus Forum, which makes a point this idea more than the panel The ten trickles down from Brown’s of bringing divergent views to Herald and the Taubman Center faculty. While I am more than the same podium. for Public Policy and American pleased that the University held And here is why this all matInstitutions put together to dis- a teach-in to discuss the ongo- ters. While there might be a cuss the then-impending same- ing conflict in Syria, I am disap- miniscule but important consex marriage vote in the Rhode pointed there was not a strong servative voice at Brown, there Island legislature. The organiza- voice advocating for U.S. military are some pretty darn smart contions, doing what every respect- intervention. This is not a fringe servatives out there in the real able academic center or objec- policy position. In fact, the presi- world, and Brunonians need to tive news institution should do, dent, secretary of defense, secre- know how to engage them. Last assembled a panel with oppos- tary of state and the Senate For- summer, I was a summer fellow ing viewpoints which included a eign Relations Committee have at the American Enterprise Instirepresentative from the National all supported U.S. military action tute — cue eye roll now — and Organization for Marriage, one in Syria. Likewise, a recent talk worked with some of the smartof the United States’ preemi- on the Oslo Accords by Hanan est people I have ever met. I innent advocacy groups for tradi- Ashrawi, an accomplished Pal- teracted with the architect of the tional marriage. Iraq surge plan, defense The outrage from policy experts with de“To the conservatives at Brown, I say, students was incades of experience and credibly imma- come out of hiding and into the political economists who have ture and inexcusdiscussion. I’ll be right there with you. advised various presiable, with many But some of my And to the liberals, I say, make sure you dents. students — who more liberal peers parembody perhaps the most fundamental ticipating in the fellowclaim to be openminded and lib- liberal value captured by Brown’s mission ship had a difficult time eral — advocating engaging because they statement: ‘free inquiry.’” to remove the inhad not encountered dividual from the these views on their panel. One student, who thought estinian diplomat, should have campuses. he was so clever, even inquired been accompanied by an Israeli Not to get all philosophias to the amount of the speaker’s diplomat of equal stature. Don’t cal, but John Stuart Mill argues honorarium so he could ask the get me wrong, I am extremely that one of the chief arguments University to deduct that amount happy that Brown engages with against censorship suggests that from his tuition. difficult issues — but propagat- all viewpoints need to be heard How can we have a legitimate, ing a limited scope of political because everyone should know thorough discussion about an in- views entrenches certain narra- how to respond to opposing credibly complex topic, let alone tives and could potentially dis- opinions. This could not be more an honest debate about public courage dissenters from exercis- true for Brown students. To the policy, without allowing oppos- ing their right to free speech. conservatives at Brown, I say, ing viewpoints to be expressed? With that said, I have had come out of hiding and into the We have a responsibility not only positive experiences at Brown, political discussion. I’ll be right to allow unpopular viewpoints and I hope that those can be rep- there with you. And to the liberto be articulated but also to en- licated. In POLS 1010: “Topics in als, I say, make sure you embody gage with them in a meaningful American Constitutional Law” perhaps the most fundamental way without immediately writ- last spring, Professor of Politi- liberal value captured by Brown’s ing them off. Taubman smartly cal Science Corey Brettschnei- mission statement: “free inquiresponded to the hoopla by sug- der encouraged students to share ry.” gesting that those upset could conservative views in addition to attend the panel and ask tough liberal ones. He was nothing but Zach Ingber ’15 would love to questions. I have no problem reassuring to students who articlisten to your opinion unless with people thinking the Nation- ulated seemingly controversial you disagree with him. He can al Organization for Marriage is viewpoints in a respectful, intelbe reached at wrong or even bigoted. What I ligent manner. zachary_ingber@brown.edu.
daily herald sports monday THE BROWN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013
FOOTBALL
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3-2, 0-2
4-1, 2-0
Bears disappoint under the lights Bruno’s fast start quelled by painful second half
The football team’s hopes of an Ivy League Championship faded in a blowout defeat during Family Weekend
Bruno committed 15 penalties, allowing Princeton to rattle off 39 consecutive points in the blowout
By DANTE O’CONNELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Bears fell to Princeton 39-17 in their second Ivy League matchup of the season Saturday evening. Bruno (3-2, 0-2 Ivy) was up 17-0 midway through the second quarter, but Princeton (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) scored the next 39 points to clinch the victory. Penalties and failed third-down conversions told the tale of Bruno’s defeat. During the game, Bruno lost 136 yards on 15 penalties, with 11 coming in the first half. The Bears converted just two of 12 opportunities on third down. “That makes a big deal,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. “You can’t play with that many penalties. You can’t turn the ball over and create momentum for them. We did all of that for them in the second half.” In the second quarter, John Spooney ’14 walked gingerly off the field with what appeared to be symptoms of a concussion. After his first touch of the third quarter, Spooney immediately left the game and did not return. Estes said Spooney was almost apologetic to the coaching staff by saying that if he had stayed down longer, he might have been able to go back into the game. “When he’s out of the game, you lose a lot of offense,” Estes said. “He’s a playmaker. He makes a play for six yards go for a touchdown.” After a three-and-out on its first drive of the game, Bruno got the ball right back after Courtland Clavette ’15 recovered a fumbled Princeton punt at the Tigers’ 23-yard line. But two penalties killed the ensuing drive, and the Bears had to settle for an Alex Norocea ’14 field goal. Bruno’s next possession was a quick one. After co-captain Pat Donnelly ’13.5 rushed for a first down, Spooney busted through a hole on the right side, rushing 71 yards to put Brown up 10-0. At the end of the first quarter, Bruno pinned the Tigers deep in their own zone when Jay Davis ’15 downed a Grant Senne ’16 punt at the Princeton 1-yard line. Dan Giovacchini ’15 ended the three-play Princeton drive with a sack. On fourth down,
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By CALEB MILLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Things were looking good for the football team early in the second quarter Saturday against Princeton. The offense and special teams had each contributed touchdowns, while the defense held the Tigers scoreless in the first period. But — just as it did against Harvard three weeks ago — momentum swung away from the Bears and snowballed into a second demoralizing conference loss. It was a game of special teams, penalties and a detrimental injury.
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Though the Bears scored the first 17 points to gain an early lead, they could not sustain the momentum. Michael Walsh ’16 put Bruno back on the board, recovering a punt blocked by Jacob Supron ’15 and taking it into the end zone. Midway through the second quarter, Princeton scored its first points when Brian Mills capped off a 15play, 88-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run, bringing the score to 17-6. After a high snap, Nolan Bieck missed the extra point for the Tigers. Princeton came out firing in the second half, scoring on an 18-yard rushing touchdown just over a minute into the third quarter. The Tigers could not convert the two-point conversion but brought their deficit to just five points. After the Princeton defense stopped Donnelly on a third-and-one rushing attempt, the Tigers grabbed their first lead of the game. Connor Michelsen completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Des Smith for the score. Once again, Princeton failed on a conversion attempt, but led 18-17. On the next drive, Bruno turned in yet another three-and-out when Tellef Lundevall ’13.5 came up just one yard short of the first down. Princeton took over, putting together a seven-play, 94-yard touchdown drive led by Quinn Epperly with two 25-yard completions and a run up the middle for the score. After Bruno’s third three-and-out of the second half, Epperly came up big again, putting the Tigers up 32-17 on a 32-yard touchdown run. The game developed similarly to
Bruno’s trip to Harvard three weeks ago. In that game, the Bears scored the first 13 points before the Crimson came back to score the next 31. “I know we can correct all of these things,” Estes said. “We’ve had two games where we get off to a really good start, and then we lose that momentum. We just can’t do that. We’ve got to correct the self-inflicted wounds.” Brown will try to rebound on the road against Cornell (1-4, Ivy 0-2) next week and Princeton will travel to Harvard (5-0, Ivy 2-0).
What’s strong This season has featured impressive feats on both sides of football for the Bears, but big plays on special teams were the key that allowed Bruno to amass its early lead this week. The first points of the day, from an Alexander Norocea ’14 field goal, were a product of the punting game as a Bruno punt bounced off a Princeton player and Courtland Clavette ’15 readily fell on the loose ball deep in Tiger territory. The night’s highlight came on the opening play of the second quarter when defensive back Jacob Supron ’15 blocked a punt. The ball ricocheted toward the home sideline where Michael Walsh ’16 scooped it up and ran into the end zone to open Bruno’s largest lead of the night. The consistent player for special teams has been Norocea, who is perfect on field goal and extra point attempts this season and earned Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week last week. Norocea may be the most valuable weapon on the Brown roster and will have the chance to prove his worth in close games this season. Impactful plays from special teams early in the game were negated by Bruno’s lack of offensive production in the second half, but if the
Fordham 52 Yale 31
Bucknell 17 Dartmouth 14
Penn 21 Columbia 7
Harvard 35 Lafayette 16
Monmouth 48 Cornell 23
Princeton 39 Brown 17
Bears can continue to win the punting and kicking battles, they will have the edge in close conference games. What’s wrong No surprise here: the biggest Bruno detriment was the flurry of yellow flags. The 15 penalties committed by the Bears accounted for much of the collapse in momentum from the strong first 20 minutes to the ugly final 40 minutes. Head Coach Phil Estes hit the nail on the head in his opening remarks after the loss. “Fifteen penalties to their three — that makes a big deal,” he said. “We shot ourselves in the foot too many times.” Any team that racks up 136 yards in penalties will have a tough time scoring points, and the infractions were particularly crucial at a turning point in the second quarter. The Brown offense was marching inside the Princeton 25 yardline, threatening to add to its 17-0 lead. But the Bears picked up a false start and holding penalties on consecutive plays, followed by a delay of game two plays later. The penalties pushed the offense all the way out of field goal range and bailed out a Princeton defense that was on its heels. It was the following Tiger drive that gave way to Princeton’s first score, from which the Bears never recovered.
What’s new A highflying Bruno offense — which averaged 439.5 yards and 35 points per game prior to Saturday — struggled mightily against the Tigers, managing just 319 yards and 17 points. The numbers are more drastic without a 71-yard touchdown run by running back John Spooney ’14 halfway through the first quarter. After Spooney’s run, the Bears had four three-and-outs and punted in every possession except one — when they lost the ball on a fumble. Facing 12 third downs in the game, the Bears converted only two. A primary reason behind the sputtering offense was the injury to Spooney, who came out of the game in the first half with concussion-like symptoms. Princeton had little trouble bottling up back-up running backs Andrew Coke ’16 and Jordan Reisner ’14, so Donnelly was forced to rely heavily on the passing game, making the offense one-dimensional. It’s unclear how much Spooney will miss, but without him, the offense EMILY GILBERT / HERALD John Spooney ’14 scored a 71-yard will face serious trouble trying to score points in a stingy Ivy League. touchdown at Saturday’s game.
NEXT WEEKEND’S GAMES: Brown @ Cornell Princeton @ Harvard
Columbia @ Dartmouth Yale @ Penn