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FOOTBALL Community gathers Brown to honor Dawkins’ life Dartmouth takes down John Spooney ’14

A service was held to honor Michael Dawkins ’13.5, who died in Peru in October

By MAGGIE LIVINGSTONE SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Family, friends and members of the Brown community gathered to remember Michael Dawkins ’13.5 in a memorial service held in Manning Chapel Friday afternoon.

Professors and friends shared their stories with a small audience in the chapel, calling Dawkins an expert pianist, a brilliant student and a gracious friend.

“His life radiated from so many

neighborhoods at Brown and far beyond,” said Janet Cooper Nelson, University chaplain, in an opening prayer.

Dawkins passed away last month in Peru and was last seen on campus a week before his death, The Herald previously reported. The circumstances of his death remain unknown, and investigations are ongoing.

Dawkins was raised in Baton Rouge, La., and came to Brown in fall 2008 to pursue a degree in Middle East studies. Osman Chaudhry ’13 MD’17 reflected on his first encounter with Dawkins during the fall of their first year — specifically, his impression of Dawkins’ “eccentric” patterned shorts. » See DAWKINS, page 3

surpassed the century mark yet again, but the Bears came up just short

By DANTE O’CONNELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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John Spooney ’14, the Ivy League’s leading rusher, scampered past a defender on his way to yet another stellar performance.

The football team fell to Dartmouth 2420 Saturday afternoon in its final home game of the season. The match was the last in Brown Stadium for Bruno’s 26 seniors — including 19 starters — who were honored before the game.

“They mean everything to me,” said Head Coach Phil Estes. “It’s kind of bittersweet because it’s their last home game and you want them to go out winners.

When you get an opportunity to coach » See FOOTBALL, page 8

Range’ tours broad musical soundscape Bears drop ‘The James Hinton ’10 weaves acoustic layers with Senior futuristic, computergenerated sounds Night contest M. SOCCER

By EMMAJEAN HOLLEY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

By SAM WICKHAM SPORTS STAFF WRITER

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The men’s soccer team fell 3-1 to Dartmouth Saturday on Senior Night at Stevenson Field. The Big Green (6-7-4, 1-6 Ivy) scored within the first minute and did not look back, defeating the Bears (7-7-3, 3-2-2) in both teams’ last contests of the season. Bruno finished fourth in the Ivy League, falling one place from last year’s third.

The Bears honored Jack Kuntz ’14, Jose Salama ’14, Voltaire Escalona ’14 and Josh Weiner ’14 at the start of the match for their four years of dedication and hard work.

“It was a cool experience to get honored before the game with my other three classmates,” Kuntz said.

“It’s a nice way to end your career, especially when you give so much time to the program.”

“It was definitely an emotional day,” Weiner said. “It was the last time we were able to go out and play in front of our home crowd and have all our families there.”

The Big Green got on the scoreboard 51 seconds in after a turnover in the Bears’ defensive third. Weiner saved a shot from the right side, but the rebound found its way to the feet » See SOCCER, page 5

‘The Range’ — an electronic one-man act by James Hinton ’10 — is aptly named. He incorporates a diverse collection of eclectic styles, yielding surprising combinations.

Since the Oct. 14 release of his first full-length album “Nonfiction,” Hinton has been showered with critical acclaim. The album was named “Best New Music” in an October

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acoustic layers around a skeletal, syncopated percussion beat. Repeated loops of stripped-down keyboard chords, skittering synthesized melodies and gyrating basslines ripple in and out of these rhythmic focal points, fusing into what the Billboard article described as “shimmering and unpredictable soundscapes.”

Hinton said his music reflects a “natural evolution of (his) interests,” adding that he hopes listeners will better grasp his views and what was “shaped” by his influences after listening to his music.

He cited two of his key inspirations as footwork — a style of rhythmically complex breakdancing that originated in Chicago — and the jungle movement of the 1990s, which popularized the use of samples,

syncopation and synthesizers.

Hinton also said his time at Brown was pivotal in his development as a producer. Though he has played drums since he was 13 years old, “participating in (Brown’s) electronic music program really got me thinking about the internals of the computer and made me embrace new software in a different way than I had,” he said.

He added that by creating each track entirely on his laptop, his music “embraces that person-and-computer interaction and shows appreciation for things you can do with the computer today that you couldn’t in the past.”

The futuristic, science fantasy feel of “Nonfiction” effectively captures this technological progression by » See RANGE, page 2

Fish Co. to WhisCo: Local bar upgrades weeknight thrills The Whiskey Republic has moved past the storied debauchery of the Fish Company

By EMILY WOOLDRIDGE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A group of first-year girls in tube skirts wait outside the Whiskey Republic on a Wednesday night, chilly in the below 30-degree weather but excited for the night ahead. After paying their $5 covers to a sizable member of Theta Delta Chi who claims that “sometimes the money goes to charity,” they enter the semicrowded bar of wooden panels and wander until they find the coat check.

They came here to learn how to booty clap, to handle their first fourand-a-half shots and to get hit on by a med student who turns red when

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ALAN SHAN / HERALD

The Whiskey Republic’s 2011 renovation cleaned up the bar, but students still complain about the crowd.

Finding Nemo

Warhol in one

UCS, not USA

After restoring his singing voice, Sam Pearce ’14 released his second album

Warhol’s series of 20 screen tests are on display at the RISD Museum

Ingber ’15 calls for UCS to focus on University affairs and not national politics

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The Big Green put Bruno in a deep hole by scoring early goals, including one in the first minute

Pitchfork review, with the final song, “Metal Swing,” receiving the accolade of “Best New Track” in a September review. “Nonfiction” was named “Stream of the Week” on Dazed Digital, the online version of the British style magazine Dazed & Confused, and Billboard magazine included The Range in “The Best of (College Music Journal) 2013: 10 Bands to Watch.”

Despite this flurry of attention, Hinton said his music remains a “very personal exercise.”

“I like to focus on the interplay between the percussion and the music, specifically tonality and harmony,” he said, adding that he seeks to push these dynamics to their “natural limit.”

This approach is evident in “Nonfiction,” which weaves electronic and

he realizes they are only first-years.

They dance to music selected by DJ Meatball, who has been spinning at the bar on 515 South Water Street for the past eight years. “I know what to play by reading the minds of the crowd,” he said.

At 1 a.m. the girls clamber out of the bar laughing and play with frozen leaves while walking back to campus.

Tomorrow they will brace themselves for 9 a.m. ECON 0110: “Principles of Economics,” comfort their hangovers with Blue Room muffins and remember the phones, keys, jackets and student ID cards they left behind. “We get between five to 10 calls the next day about lost items — it’s a ritual,” said Brian Burke, Whiskey Republic’s general manager.

Big fish in a small pond The bar at 515 South Water Street has hosted “Brown Night” on » See WHISCO, page 3 t o d ay

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McGonagill guides Brown to victory Maia ’15 and Hobbie ’17 also scored in doubledigits to lead Bruno over the Pioneers on the road

By SAM RUBINROIT SPORTS STAFF WRITER

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Korean Style Marinated Beef, Toasted Ravioli with Italian Salsa, Fried Rice, Sunny Sprouts, Honey Batter Bread

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Bruno downed Sacred Heart University 85-73 on the road Saturday. The Bears (2-1) were led by Sean McGonagill ’14, who netted 23 points against the Pioneers (0-3) and snagged the game and a career-high five steals. The guard currently leads the Ivy League with an average 22 points per game.

For the past three seasons, McGonagill has run the Bears’ offense from the point guard position. But this year Head Coach Mike Martin ’04 is experimenting with moving McGonagill off the ball to create more open looks, and the coach said he has been pleased with how the transition has played out.

“So far, so good,” Martin said. “He still has the ball in his hands an awful lot, and we want him to make as many plays as possible for us, but I think as far as not having to face that same pressure for 40 minutes and making shots — it’s been good.”

Raphael Maia ’15 shot 5 of 8 from the field and connected on 6 of 7 free throws to net 16 points. The forward also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

First-year guard Norman Hobbie ’17 scored 14 points in a breakout performance, hitting an impressive 4 of 5 from behind the arc and 5 of 6 from the field.

“He shot the ball really well,” Martin said. “We think if he gets open shots they’re going to go in, so we just need to continue to work on the rest of his game.”

“He was confident, and he came in ready to shoot. He knocked down some big shots for us early in the game,

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Rafael Maia ’15 brought the ball up the court for the Bears, who will continue their road trip at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell Tuesday. and that’s really what we needed from him,” McGonagill said. “He’s an unbelievable shooter and we’re looking for him to continue to play well for us.”

The Bears delivered a balanced offensive attack, with five players reaching double digits. In Brown’s two opening games against Binghampton University and Providence College, only two and three players achieved double figures, respectively. But the squad had a hot hand against Sacred Heart, shooting 56 percent from the field and 54 percent from three-point range.

“We had good balance,” Martin said. “We had some guys step up that

hadn’t had big scoring games thus far.”

“We were just working the ball around well. We made an effort to make the extra passes, particularly into our big guys for easy lay ups,” McGonagill said. “It was just unselfish play.”

The Bears continue their stretch on the road with a game Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, marking the first time ever Brown’s program will face off against the River Hawks.

“We’ve seen them on film, so it’s just like anything else,” Martin said.

“We’re watching a ton of film … to get ready for what they’re going to do offensively and defensively.”

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These complex interactions reflect Hinton’s view that “you can have these harmonic, complicated, classical elements in synthesized music. They’re not inconsistent, even though a lot of people see a divide there,” he said, adding that he seeks to “bridge that gap.”

The numerous threads of sound are difficult to follow individually,

especially when Hinton layers time signatures, forcing an immersive listening experience that spills out of the club setting usually associated with electronic music.

Hinton said this versatility was intentional.

“I want people to understand how music that might usually be clubbased can also work really well in a headphones setting,” he said.

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» WHISCO, from page 1 Wednesdays for more than 11 years, as previously reported by The Herald.

The debauchery of the Fish Company, the bar which previously occupied the building, began in 2002. It gave alums and current students memories that have stuck like beer on the bar’s bathroom floors, though some current students only experienced Fish Co. on brief pre-college visits. Their recollections spin wistfully around the bar’s notorious stripper poles.

In reaction to a raid by the Rhode Island State Police Underage Drinking and Nightclub Safety Task Force and the arrest of three Brown students, among other reasons, Fish Co. closed its doors in December 2010. Josiah’s served fewer late-night customers Wednesday nights after this closure, The Herald previously reported, and local bars — including Olives Bar and Entertainment on North Main Street and the Colosseum on Pine Street — tried to serve as chasers for the sting left by Fish Co.’s demise.

The bar reopened in March 2011 under new ownership and with a new name — the Whiskey Republic, or as it is more commonly referred to, WhisCo. Dropkick Murphys’ bassist Ken Casey, one of Whiskey’s co-owners, was drawn to the establishment’s waterside location, Burke said. The arrival of 20 high-definition televisions, creation of a kitchen, renovations to the bar, patio and dance floor and

» DAWKINS, from page 1 But “what made Michael so eccentric was not his fashion but his sincerity,” Chaudhry said.

Chaudhry said the two were acquaintances during their undergraduate studies and that he came to appreciate “the contours of Michael’s personality.” They became good friends this past summer, he said, when Dawkins “crashed on (his) couch.”

Sohum Chatterjee ’14 said he did not prepare a speech for the service to reflect how he and Dawkins “always spoke spontaneously.” He added that when he was formulating his speech he could only come up with what he hated about Dawkins.

“I hated the way he played that piano so damn well,” Chatterjee said to laughs from the audience.

Though the two only met this past summer, they became fast friends, Chatterjee said. He said Dawkins could challenge a person’s beliefs with quiet confidence, adding that Dawkins was “the one who spoke the least and heard the most.”

“As a friend, it’s a great loss, because I would have loved to grow old with Michael,” Chatterjee said.

The service was interspersed with piano performances by students and professors in tribute to Dawkins’ talent as a musician. Audience members also had the opportunity to write brief remembrances of Dawkins on inserts

“cleaner bathrooms” marked a new era for the bar while still not letting it completely deviate from the Brown Night tradition, Burke said.

“We wanted to keep a good relationship, especially since we are so close to the University. We consider Brown Nights to be as important as Saturday nights,” Burke said.

Thete was the first group on board to partner with Whiskey and reinvigorate Brown Nights, said a junior from the fraternity who asked to remain anonymous due to possible repercussions from his fraternity.

The fraternity “gets all the money from the cover and Whiskey gets money from the bar,” he said. “We make about $500-600 a night, depending on how generous the seniors (in the fraternity) are feeling — they pocket some of the money.” But the fraternity sometimes gives back to the crowd with beats — one member of Thete occasionally spins at WhisCo under the name DJ A.B. In the beginning, Brown Night at Whiskey was well attended by students. “I went there almost every Wednesday my sophomore and junior years. It was so crowded by 10 p.m., some people would get in fights to get a place in line,” said Catherine Gross ’13, who transferred to Brown shortly after Fish Co. closed.

But the new management did not satisfy some students’ cravings for the bar’s former craziness and leniency.

“All my classmates were around for

in the service program, which were collected and read aloud by ushers at the end of the service.

Nearly everyone who spoke remarked that Dawkins, who Professor of Music Joseph Rovan said was also generous in his talent, was a beautiful pianist. Rovan noted that Dawkins could sight-read nearly any piece of music and often lent his musical abilities to accompany his peers.

“Through his musical support, he made others shine,” Rovan said.

“He embodied the generosity and spirit that embodies the Brown community.”

Arlene Cole, adjunct lecturer in music, said that though she was his teacher for six years, she learned from him, as well, and their relationship “was more of a give and take.”

“Piano was his thing,” Cole said.

“Michael was very special to us. We will all miss him.”

Nick Donias ’12 said he met Dawkins in the way many first-years get to know one another, by “wandering the halls of Keeney (Quadrangle).”

He added that they initially connected through a shared love of “awful reality shows” but later became great friends by playing piano together.

Donias said Dawkins’ spirit would remain with him much like a wellplayed piano piece after it finishes.

Though the song might be over, the notes do not leave the audience, he said, but remain, “echoing off of those walls.”

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Fish Co. They called Whiskey ‘Wishco’ because it wishes it were Fish Co.,” Gross said. Despite some dissatisfaction, students kept coming because they were “following a legend,” Gross added.

“There was nothing particularly great about WhisCo. There were long lines and drinks weren’t cheap, but it was a good mid-week break,” Gross said. She said her favorite WhisCo memory involves winning Las Vegas tickets. When DJ Meatball announced Whiskey was having a vacation giveaway on Twitter, Gross put her social media skills to use, an addiction her friends often tease her about, she said.

The Republic party “It’s fun as long as you dance — I come here every Wednesday,” said a first-year male student, proving his point on the dancefloor last Wednesday night. Homework, distance and on-campus social events keep some students from getting thirsty for the bar scene on Wednesday nights, but Lori Ebenstein ’17 uses WhisCo as motivation to get her work done in advance, she said. “I think it’s nice because there’s an area to dance and you can go somewhere quieter to talk to people — the place has both aspects,” she said.

Other first-years were less impressed. The bar “is more hype than anything,” said George Reynolds ’17.

“It functions as a definite, while not necessarily great, destination on

any Wednesday night,” said Andres Chang ’17.

Upperclassmen expressed similar sentiments. “I’ve gotten used to it being bad,” said the Thete junior. “The place is barely making capacity. It’s a joke at this point, but we keep making money.”

Gross understands why the Brown Night tradition may be dying, she said.

“That legacy carried forward with my class, but now the classes that are there didn’t have Fish Co.,” she said.

Casting the net Many students feel Whiskey’s crowd is not as diverse as its alcohol selection. “When I went last year, the crowd felt rather homogenous,” said Vicki Kidd ’16. Athletes tend to dominate not only the television screens but also the dance floor, especially after they have finished their seasons. Burak Karaca ’17 said he noticed a very high male-to-female ratio at the bar.

Among this multitude of men, Ben Bouvier ’17 found few who identified as gay. “WhisCo is the most heteronormative place I’ve been to during my time at Brown,” he said.

But straight male Brown students are not the only ones at the bar. Older men from the area also attend Brown Nights, rocking slick Travolta tresses, leather jackets and fur coats. These men sit at the bar alone, trying to keep up with the music. “I was slightly wary of them creeping up on us, but then I realized they seem so lost. I felt bad

for them,” said Shababa Matin ’17.

Every Wednesday there are around 10 doormen stationed at WhisCo to keep the place under control, Burke said. They discourage underage drinking while sporting a variety of hair styles, including a faux-hawk, and they are much stricter than their Fish Co. counterparts.

“When a senior bought a drink for my friend, a bouncer kicked us both out, even though I didn’t have a drink in my hand,” said a first-year female student who asked to remain anonymous due to fears of repercussions for underage drinking.

A new catch Danny Chimes ’17 said he believes Brown Night at WhisCo can be saved by emulating Fish Co.’s gritty glory. “If you are going to sell alcohol to minors, you need to go balls deep and trash the place up,” he said.

Or perhaps Brown Night needs to find a raunchier home. “Darwin’s should have a bar, that would be the best,” said Winston Kortenhorst ’17.

But some students said they do not think Brown Night needs to be saved.

Kidd decided to go to WhisCo last Wednesday, though she does not usually attend, and she said she enjoyed the experience. Her friends, rather than the place itself, made it a good time, she said.

“When you get enough people anywhere, it’s going to be a fun time,” Gross said.

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RISD Museum exhibit shines light on the cinematic side of Warhol Andy Warhol’s silent film portraits of stars of the 1960s is on display now at the RISD Museum

By VI MAI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

An unassuming visitor to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum who passes through the dark, silent corridor on the first floor might be capitvated by a larger-than-life screen test of Edie Sedgwick, a famous socialite and fashion model of the 1960s.

“Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests,” a series of 20 silent film portraits of both famous and obscure personalities of the 1960s, is on exhibit in the New Media section of the RISD Museum until May 11, 2014.

Warhol recorded his subjects — including iconic figures such as Marcel Duchamp, Taylor Mead and Salvador Dali — on 100-foot rolls of silent, black and white film with a 16mm Bolex camera. The screen tests are played on a slow speed for about four minutes.

But the frames appear to move in real time, and at times “you don’t notice that you’re watching a slowmotion film,” said John W. Smith, the museum’s director and curator.

Together, the portraits produce a sort of mesmerizing calm and can cause viewers to drift off at times,

but their impact can still be deep. As Warhol once said, the series has the potential to “help the audiences get more acquainted with themselves.”

Smith said the projection of these subjects on a large screen allows direct eye contact between the viewers and Warhol’s subjects, adding that “it is almost as if the viewers are the cameras.”

The relationship between viewer and subject is “undisturbed,” he said.

Smith, who previously worked for several years at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, said the RISD Museum decided to show these particular works by Warhol in part because they have never before been shown in the Boston and Providence area.

“I tried to choose a good cross section” of Warhol’s screen tests, he said. “I tried to focus on the artists, poets, musicians, dancers, actors, etc. that would have greater affinity to the (RISD) community.”

Most visitors to the museum seemed to pass briefly through the exhibition. Those who stayed spoke to the range of experiences possible with the material shown. “Sometimes I’m bored, sometimes I can’t stop watching,” said museum visitor Anandashankar Mazamdar.

“The fact that they are called screen tests gives a feeling of experimentation, an unfinished artwork,” said RISD student Tyler O’Grady.

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The size of the projections allows direct eye contact between the viewers and Warhol’s subjects. Artists, poets, musicians, dancers and actors made up the body of subjects, all of whom had an affinity to the RISD community.

O’Grady saw in them “a sense of liveliness” that can at times feel “overwhelming and awkward,” he added.

It often feels as “if we’re in the same room with them.”

As a leading figure of the pop art movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Warhol sought to challenge the

traditional convention of art through the use of unusual media and pop culture images.

Smith said these screen tests demonstrate Warhol’s interests in the history of film and filmmaking, portraiture and the idea of mass reproduction — an essential element

of pop art.

“These screen tests represent a visual encyclopedia of young and energetic people who were shaping new direction in the music, film, dance and art industries,” he added. “They also prelude to his longer career of filmmaking.”

Nemo’s melodic album channels Pearce’s ’14 melancholy spirit With a mostly repaired singing voice, Pearce’s new album differs from his rap-based EP

By JACOB DOUGLAS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Sam Pearce’s ’14 new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” opens with a single voice reading a poem — no guitar riff or rhythmic drums or even synth chords. It’s a fitting way to begin the record, which he released under the name Nemo — a name Pearce said represents the “blizzard, captain, clownfish.” The earnest, delicate nature of his spoken word opening foreshadows the melancholy folk music that follows. The album is a light, sparse affair — almost every song is backed only by acoustic guitar with nothing but Sam’s clear voice flowing over the surface.

Pearce’s first EP, “If Not Now,” which he released over the summer, is decidedly different — having injured his voice, he experimented with rap to create a low-key album occupying a space somewhere between chill-out hip-hop and conscious rap with a few pretty hooks added throughout.

With his voice now mostly healed, Pearce can sing again, but he continues to rap in “Chocolat,” the first full track on “Dont Forget Me.” In a soft voice over a simple guitar and bongo beat, he speaks not English but French, lending the song a fluid, melodious feel, with each word sliding over the next. The first line of the song means “our language alone does not suffice to translate what I see when I look at you,” Pearce said, a lyric typical of his

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Pearce released his first EP over the summer, which featured experimentation with rap after he injured his voice.

textured, emotional language.

Featuring the only drumming on the album, another standout track, “KPO,” sounds like a mix of Jeff Buckley and The National. Pearce named Buckley as one of his biggest musical influences, and the late artist’s signature falsetto clearly inspired Pearce to reach for similar high notes in many of the album’s songs.

The solemn, delicate “One More Rose” is another highlight. Featuring only acoustic guitar for the majority of the track, a mournful trumpet, also played by Pearce, comes in during the last minute for a beautiful finish.

Pearce, from Milton, Mass., said he remembers “starting to try to write songs when (he) was 12.” His albums come from a set of “songs that I need to make for the people I love,” he said, adding that they represent years of material.

“If my soul had a sound, it would probably be melodic,” he said, but he added, “It still hurts for me to sing … so it doesn’t come naturally, the way it used to.”

The soft folk on “Don’t Forget Me” is a welcome return for Pearce, with the genre nicely suited to his lyrical content.

While hip-hop can be an outlet for heavy themes, the chill-out rap of “If Not Now” is not quite the place for the emotion of his music. On the EP’s indie-rap, the introspective lyrics can seem slightly sappy, and a couple of the beats are too simple to hold the listener’s interest.

Pearce sidesteps these issues on the new album — the elegant tracks of “Don’t Forget Me” feel genuine and sincere, and the emotional and deeply personal lyrics resonate far more than on the EP. Even if slightly homogenous, “Don’t Forget Me” boasts some beautiful moments and is worth a listen. The album debuts Nov. 23 at nemonic.bandcamp. com.

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W. HOCKEY

Squad remains winless in ECAC The team played well but was unable to capitalize on power play opportunities

By LAINIE ROWLAND SPORTS STAFF WRITER

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Voltaire Escalona ’14 chases down the ball along the sideline. Bruno finished fourth in the Ivy League standings after Saturday’s loss.

» SOCCER, from page 1 of Dartmouth’s Gabe Hoffman-Johnson, who buried a shot to put Bruno down, 0-1.

“We made some mistakes early on which cost us,” Weiner said. “Most of the game was played evenly, but we had a few mental lapses and that was unfortunate.”

The Bears built momentum for most of the first half and registered seven shots on goal to Dartmouth’s six. Back-to-back shots by Jack Gorab ’16 and Daniel Taylor ’15 forced saves from the Dartmouth keeper, who made three stops in each half.

The Big Green doubled its lead just before halftime, when a Dartmouth forward spun a Bruno defender on the goal line and flicked a shot past the keeper to make the score 2-0.

“There was parity throughout the (Ivy) League this year,” Weiner said. “Everyone was beating up on everyone each week. … It was a great

experience to play against a lot of different types of competition.”

Dartmouth continued to pile on the pressure in the second half and scored again in the 58th minute. A Big Green forward dribbled through the Bears’ defense and put a shot past Weiner to bring the score to 3-0.

Bruno struggled to unlock the Big Green defense but managed to snatch a goal back at the 82-minute mark. Tariq Akeel ’16 found Voltaire Escalona ’14 at the top of the box, and Escalona fired a shot into the bottom right corner to reduce the deficit to two.

The Bears could not find another score before the final whistle and fell 3-1.

“This team was pretty resilient,” Kuntz said. “There were lots of moments in the season where we could have broken down, but we are always fighting to the end, even last night (against Dartmouth). … This team had a lot of fight.”

Women’s hockey suffered two defeats this weekend at the hands of ECAC opponents Union 2-1 and Rensselaer 4-1, leaving the squad still without an ECAC victory.

But team members entered the season lacking the experience of non-Ivy ECAC teams, who have been playing since September, said co-captain Jennifer Nedow ’14, leaving the Bears (1-6-1, ECAC 0-5-1) at a competitive disadvantage. The women executed plays and created chances in both games — skating well together and working hard.

While slight breakdowns prevented the chances from materializing into wins, the team’s energy and determination did not fade.

Union 2, Brown 1 Friday’s game against Union College (4-8-1, 3-3-0) pitted the two well-matched teams against each other in an exciting contest, which was only decided in the final minute. Bruno gained an early lead off a goal from Erin Conway ’17 — the newcomer’s second of the season.

Conway was assisted by Sarah Robson ’15, Bruno’s leader in shots fired, including five at Union alone.

“In the Union game, we had lots of energy and jumped on the scoreboard first. It was a huge lift in confidence to do that,” wrote Head Coach Amy Bourbeau in an email to The Herald.

But the Bears would not score again, while the Dutchwomen would net two more shots against goalie Aubree Moore ’14. Moore, who has been instrumental in scoring for Brown so far, saved 15 of the 17 shots in the contest, while Union’s goalie saved 12 of 13. The Dutchwomen scored in the opening moments of the second period to tie up the game. Play continued scoreless until Union’s Maddy Norton scored with 39 seconds left in regulation, putting Union up 2-1 and sealing their victory.

“As the game went on and we were tied, I think we started to get nervous to try and get to the end,” Bourbeau said. The late goal was the result of a turnover pass, a mistake that in such a competitive and “up and down the ice” kind of game, landed the Bears with a loss, Bourbeau said. “I think we started to grip our stick a bit tight as the game went on. We started to get nervous because we didn’t want to make a mistake out there,” Bourbeau said.

Each team went on four power plays apiece, and both failed to capitalize. Union outpaced Brown in both shots taken and in face-offs won.

Bruno won on 15 face-offs, while Union took 23.

RPI 4, Brown 1 While the game at Union was

decided in the final minute, Saturday’s game at RPI (4-8-1, 3-3-0) put Brown down 3-0 by the end of the first period, setting the three-goal margin by which the Engineers would eventually win. In further contrast, RPI scored three of its goals off power plays — two of which were in the first period. Both Brown and RPI went on six power plays, but Bruno failed to capitalize. “(At RPI) we spent a lot of time in the penalty box, and it cost us. We can’t win like that,” Bourbeau said.

Robson scored in the second period, bringing the margin down to two goals, 3-1. Conway and Lauren Vella ’15 provided assists, reversing the roles from Union, when Robson assisted Conway. The Engineers scored again on a power play on a holding penalty late in the second quarter to cement their lead, which would become the final score, 4-1.

Moore saved 20 shots to the Engineers’ 15, bringing Moore’s total for the weekend to 35. Bruno managed to take away more face-offs than the Engineers, with 22 to RPI’s 21, improving on one of their weaknesses from the previous day’s game. The team got key chances and pressured the puck well on offense, creating quality scoring opportunities, Bourbeau said.

But the many penalties allowed the Engineers to take control of the puck and snatch the game from the Bears.

The team next plays University of Connecticut Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in non-conference action at Meehan Auditorium.

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Quarterback Patrick Donnelly ’13.5 threw for 201 yards and two touchdown passes.

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won that battle, meeting running back Kyle Bramble in the backfield for a loss of one. Stay tuned for the sophomore linebacker to get his name called a lot in coming years.

Doles is a talented receiver, and Estes said the team has “been waiting for this (performance) out of Doles for a while.” After Bruno fell behind 14-0 in the second quarter, Doles gave the Bears a shot in the arm. On a low, bouncing kickoff, Doles scooped the ball and took off like a rocket. He found a seam up the middle, and then bounced to the sideline, running 60 yards before Dartmouth could knock him out of bounds at the Big Green’s 32 yard line. The Bears took advantage of the field position with a touchdown a few plays later. Doles got another chance to start the last drive of the game. This time a booming kickoff sent Doles back to his own four-yard line, but he broke loose for a 31-yard return, one tackler away from taking it all the way. The field position set up a good last effort for the Bears, but they fell short on a turnover on downs.

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Don’t ignore sophomores One of the benefits of Brown is the degree of freedom with which students are entrusted to design their educations. The Open Curriculum is, of course, a major component of this autonomy, and the ability to craft independent studies and concentrations also allows our school to stand out in its educational approach. Yet this vast freedom can be accompanied by feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices one has to make in his or her first two years before choosing a concentration. For this purpose, first-years have specific resources designated for them, such as the Meiklejohn Advising Program, as well as other programs designed to help new students acclimate to college and begin their paths of liberal learning.

But Brown does not do enough to continue these support networks for sophomores. The Matched Advising Program for Sophomores and advising networks for second-years are steps in the right direction, but we believe more steps can and should be taken.

The end of the first year brings with it a number of changes. No longer are Brown students living in a “unit” of peers their own age in buildings solely reserved for them. Sophomores who lived together a year before in Keeney Quadrangle might be as far apart as Perkins Hall and Plantations House. Advisers no longer hold meetings with their advising groups and sometimes even fail to meet with their advisees, choosing instead to drop them semi-annual emails containing their PIN codes. The Meiklejohn resource of the previous year is gone. Sophomores usually find themselves in more advanced courses and want to know how to learn more about specific departments or programs. Just as they arrive at this critical juncture, the network necessary to navigate Brown’s many options is not readily available.

It is clear that a greater sense of sophomore community and support is needed, especially at Brown, where students are the masters of their own fates. To be sure, there are resources like the Randall Advisors, a small group of faculty members that works exclusively with sophomores, and MAPS, which pairs sophomores with older students in their concentrations. But these programs aren’t widely available and lack the comprehensiveness of many other advising programs at Brown. For example, the Randall Advisors program consists of only twelve faculty members, each in a different department and available for a couple hours one day per week. Sophomores who are interested in other departments, unavailable during the designated times or in need of more counsel than that offered by this barebones system deserve more.

And there is no real non-academic equivalent of the Meiklejohn program for sophomores. Some people have fantastic Meiklejohn experiences, while others have less than satisfactory or merely average ones, but the bottom line is that your Meiklejohn is supposed to be a student to whom you can turn with any problem you may face at Brown. There is no such recourse for sophomores, and in the face of the dreaded sophomore slump, this kind of support is necessary. The greater independence sophomore year endows upon students can bring with it a whole host of additional problems, and some sort of peer counseling or advising system is desperately needed.

Brown needs to do a better job of letting sophomores know what resources are available to them, ensuring the accessibility of these resources and expanding their breadth. Sophomores can feel like ugly ducklings at times — not new enough to be given a host of advice and leeway and not established enough to be settled. This is not to say that sophomores should be fully dependent on faculty members or advisers — the second year is definitely a time to stand on one’s own feet a little more and be proactive in figuring things out. But the University also needs to step up to the plate. In a year that can be troublesome to manage, these students need greater support.

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Sufferers should address mental health issues To the Editor: In response to Alexander Pike’s courageous article, “In memoriam: on mental health at Brown” (Post- Magazine, Nov. 14): I am disturbed by the lack of conversation about mental illness at Brown. I have seen some of my closest friends battle with eating disorders, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. I myself have finished a semester incomplete due to anxiety and depression so severe that I experienced a loss of reality and saw no point in completing my classes or even my degree. It’s common. And it is always kept hushed. Why does it seem that Brown students, who are so open to tackling difficult social issues, are ashamed to admit mental illness or bring the conversation outside a psychiatrist’s office? Attention to mental health should be a preemptive measure, not one only

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UCS should stay focused on Brown ZACH INGBER opinions columnist

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is undoubtedly one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in recent memory. In a 5-4 decision, the court struck down limits on independent expenditures for corporations and labor unions as unconstitutional. The opinions penned by the court were vociferous — a normally affable then-Associate Justice of the Supreme Court John Paul Stevens even read part of his ninety-page dissent from the bench.

He argued stridently that the majority had changed the facts of the case in order to change the law.

But I am not writing in order to weigh in on the legitimacy of the court’s decision. I am writing because I recently received an email from the Brown Political Forum stating it will be pushing the Undergraduate Council of Students to issue a referendum against the court’s decision in Citizens United.

It is not a surprise that Brown students overwhelmingly disapprove of the court’s decision in the case. However, I am troubled by the idea of UCS initiating referenda regarding national politics, especially issues that do not pertain directly to student life. The role of UCS is to advocate for students in the decision-making organs of the University and to defend the interests of students in University affairs, not to make sweeping stances about how Brown students identify politically. Not only will such a referendum portray Brown’s student body as monolithic, I also believe it to be both outside the jurisdiction of UCS and, most importantly, a distraction from the real responsibilities of our elected representatives on this campus.

The first section of UCS’ purpose, as stated in its constitution, is to “represent students and the interests of students in all matters of university life and all areas of university operations.” Our student government should remain focused on the affairs of our university. Its charge is to look out for our interests as students and not necessarily as individuals living in the United States. The Brown Political

Forum’s request that it issue such a referendum on Citizens United is asking UCS to step outside its mandate.

This is not to say that UCS need not weigh in on issues of national concern that affect our lives as students, but I don’t see how Citizens United affects

to having to weigh in on any issue that Brown students find important — which, as you can imagine, is a long list. At that point, who will get to decide which national issues receive UCS attention?

Needless to say, a condemnation

“UCS is charged with advocating for student voices and input with regards to Brown’s administration. The moment we ask UCS to focus on national political issues that do not affect our daily lives at Brown is the moment we diminish our own voices in the operations of our university.” us in that capacity.

But more important is that this request will require a diversion of attention from matters of university life.

If the Council is preoccupied with discussion over Citizens United, it will devote less time to things that affect our daily lives at Brown. There are a lot of political issues that are important to different groups of Brown students, and issuing a referendum on Citizens United would open the door

of Citizens United would have little impact on the course of campaign finance reform. Brown students are far less educated in constitutional jurisprudence than the nine who made the decision in 2010, and it is undeniable that the judicial system — especially the Supreme Court — is not often influenced by popular persuasions of the day. Brown students would be smarter to form petitions and policy alternatives outside of UCS to present

to legislators. This is the best way to reflect the overwhelming frustration with Citizens United on this campus, not through some UCS dictum.

We are at a crucial juncture in Brown’s governance. In the wake of the Corporation’s decision not to divest from coal and the approval of President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan, many students have started to think deeply and critically about the role students should play in the University’s decision making. If students want more of a voice in how Brown operates, then they should consider the most effective way to make that happen. UCS is charged with advocating for student voices and input with regards to Brown’s administration.

The moment we ask UCS to focus on national political issues that do not affect our lives at Brown is the moment we diminish our own voices in the operations of our University.

Zach Ingber ’15 thinks it is ironic that Brown’s political influence actually increased with the Citizens United decision. He can be reached at zachary_ingber@brown.edu.

An academic approach to free speech JAY UPADHYAY opinions columnist

As a student who transferred to Brown in the middle of my sophomore year, I’ve had the unique opportunity to compare my time here with that at another university. While I cannot really speak to the first-year experience in one of the 90 or so first-year seminars offered at Brown, my impression of these smaller, discussion-based courses is overwhelmingly positive. From my impression thus far of Brown’s commitment to its undergraduate curriculum, I believe seminars at Brown would be just as useful, if not more, than those at my previous school. For this reason, I propose that Brown expand its seminar offerings to students of all semester levels — not just to first-years and now, with the strategic plan’s proposal for sophomore seminars, second-years — to encourage discussion and debate, both of which are especially relevant given the recent on-campus controversies surrounding free speech.

During the first quarter of my first year at Northwestern University, I enrolled in a first-year seminar that dealt with regulatory issues in the United States. Several times each week, we were assigned readings related to topics like Pigovian taxes, CEO compensation restrictions, carbon taxes and more. Then, for the full duration of the class, we were allowed to debate freely while the professor served as a guiding moderator, ensuring that our talks were related to the subject at hand but giving us the freedom to express our views on various policies.

This class was instrumental in my intellectual development. The first thing I learned was that just having an opinion on something was wholly inadequate. In an open environment surrounded by students just as bright and motivated as I was, it wasn’t enough to simply speak from an ideological perch. I was pushed to read the assigned literature — often along with supplemental articles and papers I dug up on my own — build a thoroughly reasoned opinion and stand ready to argue and defend it.

No longer were my judgments preconceived by sweeping ideas of big

versus small government or individual choice versus intervention. I quickly discovered that legislation, which is boiled down to blunt terms by many news outlets, is incredibly complex.

Trade-offs between equity and efficiency, administration by states or by the federal government, constitutionality and budgetary concerns all hold importance. I gleaned an increasingly nuanced understanding of these po-

“Students need serious intellectual humbling when it comes to political, economic and social issues.” litical issues as I heard a spectrum of opinions based in thoughts and data I’d never previously explored.

I believe such discussion-driven courses should be offered at Brown to students of all semester levels and across disciplines for these exact reasons. While the forum President Christina Paxson held following the New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly fiasco was a positive gesture,

one discussion filled with hundreds of students in an impersonal setting will not get at the heart of what I feel is the real issue at Brown. Namely, Brown students need serious intellectual humbling when it comes to political, economic and social issues.

Too often, I have seen students frame intricate issues into plain black and white with no real opportunity to engage them in meaningful discussion. Whether it’s hearing a student call those against the Affordable Care Act against insurance for the poor or another claiming those in favor of expanding food stamps are socialists, I sense a general atmosphere of somewhat uninformed views grounded more in emotion and political predisposition than in empirical evidence or research. Interpersonal seminar courses that require detailed understanding of issues allow for open debate in a setting unlike the Kelly lecture and open students to a breadth of ideas and thoughts from their peers.

Courses like this align with Brown’s ethos of intellectual advancement and free discourse.

Administratively, these courses wouldn’t be hard to implement. With a

writing requirement already in place, seminars could include several written compositions in which students argue their opinions on assigned policy issues. Some may argue that instituting courses to lay the framework for an honest conversation undermines the intellectual freedom Brown should already offer. Still, I would argue that, under the open curriculum, the students who do enroll in these classes are ones who, like me, feel the need for a formal setting to learn from and debate with my peers.

If it turns out Brown students don’t think these courses are worthy of their time, then enrollment will be low and the classes can be removed from the course catalogue. But I predict the two sophomore seminars established in President Christina Paxson’s strategic plan, as well as the ultimate goal of adding 12 by next fall, will be wellreceived by students. Extending these across all semester levels would be optimal.

Jay Upadhyay ’15 wants you to have the chance to discuss and consider your ideas throughout your time at Brown.

daily herald sports monday THE BROWN

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013

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John Spooney ’14 breaks a diving-arm tackle on his way to picking up a few of his 166 yards.

Spooney shines despite Bruno loss

Newcomers Chad Berry ’16 and Troy Doles ’16 made key plays in the last home game for seniors

By CALEB MILLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“Every time we play Brown, it’s a war,” said Dartmouth running back Dominick Pierre.

Saturday’s 2420 loss to the Big Green at home was only the latest volley.

ANALYSIS

What’s strong?

John Spooney ’14 is strong in every sense of the word. The tailback who usually awes with speed and long breakaway runs put other impressive elements of his game on display Saturday: strength and physicality. Being between the tackles is a hard place for a thin player under six feet tall, but Spooney proved he belonged. The trenches were no match for Spooney as he busted through arm tackles and carried bodies on his way to 166 rushing yards.

“He’s a very physical guy,” said Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens. “Obviously he’s an elite runner, but he can take a hit. He just hops

up and keeps coming.”

Spooney became the Ivy League’s leading rusher with his 90-yard runs this season, but he kept that title Saturday with consistency. The running back carried the ball a whopping 27 times against Dartmouth — three times more than all other Bruno players combined — and kept up an average of over six yards per carry.

If readers are tired of Spooney showing up in the “What’s Strong?” section, imagine how opposing defenses feel.

What’s wrong?

As Spooney continues to impress, the passing game has withered down the stretch. It’s hard to pinpoint the blame for the faulty attack. Quarterback Patrick Donnelly ’13.5 has missed a handful of receivers with high throws, including sailing an open Brian Strachan ’14 on a crucial fourth down in the final minute of the game. Head Coach Phil Estes said Donnelly’s struggles are the result of him feeling “antsy” in the pocket which leads to checking down to receivers in the flat instead of looking down the field. Tellef Lundevall ’13.5, an All-Ivy wideout and Donnelly’s favorite target last season, has been battling injuries and under-producing in recent weeks, totaling a combined

32 receiving yards with just four yards per reception in the two games.

Whether it is Donnelly, Lundevall, the offensive line or something else, the passing attack has been unable to complement Spooney. This hurt the Bears most during their possessions in Yale territory last week. Bruno marched across midfield seven times but left with only 20 points. A onedimensional offense kept the Bears out of the end zone despite their opportunities.

What’s new?

While much was made of the graduating seniors, Saturday’s game featured big plays by some new faces.

Chad Berry ’16 and Troy Doles ’16 each found a way to make an impact in only their second season of college football.

In Dartmouth’s first possession after Bruno had taken a 17-14 lead in the third quarter, Berry stalled the drive. Facing a third and six, Big Green quarterback Dalyn Williams attempted to scramble, but Berry ran him down for a sack. Only Berry wasn’t finished. In the fourth trailing 21-20, the Bears needed a defensive stop on third down, while Dartmouth needed only two yards to continue the drive. Berry made sure Bruno » See SPOONEY, page 5

Dartmouth 24 Brown 20

Cornell 24 Columbia 9

Penn 30

Princeton 59 Yale 23

IVY FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Harvard 38

a group of young men for four years, you create a relationship that’s going to last forever. It will be great to watch them grow up and do great things in this world.”

Running back John Spooney ’14 led the Bears with 166 yards on the ground for his fourth 100-yard rushing game in a row.

“Spooney ran as well as I’ve seen a back run,” Estes said. “I just wish we could have gotten him into the end zone. He had a couple where he almost got free.”

Tight end Andrew Marks ’14 added six receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown in the defeat, and Alex Norocea ’14 converted two field goals.

Dartmouth (5-4, Ivy 4-2) took an early lead in the second quarter with touchdowns from Robbie Anthony and Kyle Bramble. Bruno (5-4, 2-4) stormed back to score 17 unanswered points on touchdowns by Marks and Jordan Evans ’14 and a Norocea field goal midway through the third quarter.

After a Dominick Pierre touchdown for Dartmouth, the Bears and Big Green exchanged scores in the fourth, giving Brown the ball with three minutes, 15 seconds left, facing a 24-20 deficit with an opportunity for the go-ahead score. After driving across midfield, the offensive attack was not enough to keep the drive alive after a fourth down incompletion sailed over Brian Strachan ’14.

“We just didn’t finish it,” Estes said.

“We had an opportunity, and we just didn’t get it done.”

After a first quarter void of scoring, Dartmouth opened the second half with a nine play, 50-yard touchdown drive over two minutes. After two incompletions midway through the drive, Dalyn Williams found Jordan Are for 11 yards and a fourth-down conversion in Bruno’s red zone. On the next play, Anthony capped the drive with a nine-yard touchdown reception on a screen pass from Williams.

Later in the second when a Big Green drive appeared to be going nowhere, backup running back Kyle Bramble broke off a 70-yard touchdown run along the far sideline on third down to put Dartmouth up by two scores.

On the ensuing kickoff, Troy Doles ’16 shifted momentum to the Bears with a 60-yard kickoff return to the Dartmouth 32-yard-line.

After Spooney and Strachan both picked up first downs, quarterback Patrick Donnelly ’13.5 found Evans for the score in the back of the end zone on fourth-and-goal to bring Bruno within a touchdown.

The Bears kept up the pace early in the third quarter, coming out of the locker room with a seven-play, 68-yard scoring drive. After Spooney kick-started the Brown offense with 22 yards on three rushes, Donnelly found Andrew Marks

along the right side for a 30-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14.

“I thought the good part (of our performance) was what we did when we came out after halftime,” Estes said. “We had a great drive, made a statement and tied the score up.”

Later in the third, Spooney put together another strong drive for the Bears with 25 yards on the ground, setting up a Norocea 30-yard field goal to give Bruno its first lead of the game, 17-14.

“Spooney is a good back,” said Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens. “He’s lean, but he can take a hit. We laid some hits on him, but he kept coming.”

After both teams exchanged threeand-outs, Pierre punched in a two-yard touchdown run to put the Big Green back on top, 21-17. A 29-yard connection from Williams to Houston Brown earlier in the drive brought Dartmouth into the red zone and set up Pierre’s score.

“We settled back in,” Teevens said.

“You can’t get into a panic phase. We didn’t. We came back and executed.”

Brown responded to open the fourth quarter, marching down the field due to a Dartmouth pass interference call and a 26-yard pass to Spooney. The Donnellyto-Evans connection could not come up with a third-down conversion, however, and Bruno was forced to settle for another Norocea field goal, which made it 21-20.

Bruno got the ball back after a Dartmouth three-and-out, but the Big Green defense stopped Spooney for no gain on third-and-two, forcing a punt.

Dartmouth would capitalize on Brown’s missed opportunity. Its drive started with a 42-yard pass from Williams to Anthony, which led to a 21-yard field goal by kicker Alex Gakenheimer.

The Bears would get the ball back with 3 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game for one last shot. A 31-yard punt return from Troy Doles put Bruno in good field position on its own 35-yard line. Donnelly went to work quickly, connecting with Marks and Evans for 15yard receptions on back-to-back plays.

On first down at the Dartmouth 32-yard-line, Donnelly completed a pass to Spooney for a three-yard gain. After an incompletion to Spooney on second down, Donnelly handed off to Strachan, who completed a pass back to Donnelly in the flat, but for only two yards in a play that was not executed as designed.

“We tried to get (Donnelly) on a little quarterback screen, but it was a little too soon,” Estes said. “The defensive end caught (Donnelly) moving out or else it would have been wide open right there.”

On fourth down, Donnelly threw a pass just over the outstretched arms of Strachan, giving Dartmouth the ball to effectively end the game.

Bruno will close out its season next weekend against Columbia (0-8, 0-5) in New York City. Dartmouth will finish up against first-place Princeton (8-1, 6-0).

NEXT WEEKEND’S GAMES: Harvard @ Yale Cornell @ Penn

Brown @ Columbia

Princeton @ Dartmouth