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Profiling Bears grab Governor’s Cup, season’s first victory affects DPSHolding URI’s offense to just three rushing yards, student Bruno’s defense leads to hard-fought win relations FOOTBALL

This weekend, the football team finally escaped its losing start to the 2014 season, traveling to the University of Rhode Island and winning the Governor’s Cup for the 71st time in 99 tries by a score of 20-13.

After laying an egg in a seasonopening loss to Georgetown University, the Bears (1-2, 0-1 Ivy) posted a strong showing against Harvard, though they lost narrowly again. It was not until Saturday that Bruno managed a complete game, when a stout defense and ballcontrolling offense helped the Bears past the Rams (0-5, 0-1 CAA).

The score was tied, 7-7, at the half,

Former student asks to seal records in assault case Motion would bar release of records to Providence College student allegedly assaulted last year

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A former Brown undergraduate who was investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting a female Providence College student last November has requested that the Rhode Island Superior Court seal records in the case, the Providence Journal reported Friday.

The alleged perpetrator, who withdrew from the University before the beginning of the school year, faces no criminal charges after a grand jury chose not to indict him in August.

John Grasso and Stephen Brouillard, counsels for the accused student, filed a motion seeking to prohibit the records’ public release “to prevent further disclosure of (the client’s) private and personal information,” the Journal reported.

Hoping to obtain all case records that relate to her in order to pursue a restraining order against the former Brown student and another student involved in the case who is still enrolled at the University, the PC student submitted an Access to Public Records Act request for the documents last month, the Journal reported. » See ASSAULT, page 3

Unwarranted stops and fear of being stereotyped harrow some students despite dept. policies

By JOSEPH ZAPPA SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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Wide receiver Reiley Higgins ’15 celebrates against Harvard. Catches were uncommon in the rain at URI, but Bruno ground its way to a win.

U. hosts All-Ivy Native Council All eight Ivies represented for first time at annual summit with theme ‘Laugh, Heal, Resist’

By GRACE YOON STAFF WRITER

As the host of the All-Ivy Native Council’s fall summit, Brown drew 125 attendees to campus this weekend, setting a record for the group.

The weekend marked the fourth consecutive year that Brown has hosted either the fall summit or the spring conference.

For the first time, participants represented all eight Ivy League institutions, including three students from Princeton, which had never previously sent any students due to a small Native undergraduate community, said Jo’Nella

Queen Ellerbe ’15, a member of Native Americans at Brown.

The All-Ivy Native Council is a student-run intercollegiate organization made up of each of the Ivy League schools’ Native organizations. Native Americans at Brown, an organization specifically for Brown students, is part of this larger entity, said Floripa Olguin ’16, co-coordinator and former president of All-Ivy Native Council.

“Our intention of bringing everyone to the campus is to foster the Native American community within the Ivy League institutions and essentially higher education so that we can be together for a weekend, enjoy each other’s company, get to know each other, discuss issues we’re facing on our campuses,” Olguin said.

The theme for the summit this weekend was “Laugh, Heal, Resist” — “confronting historical trauma through

performance art,” Olguin said.

When Queen Ellerbe, Olguin and other students started brainstorming ideas last semester for the summit, they agreed that “art is important, art heals,” Queen Ellerbe said.

“Once art is performative, it becomes an act of resistance,” she said. “Being able to self-reflect on traumas in our lives … and our Native identity is a privilege.”

“Laughter is something very important to us and to use to cope with life,” Queen Ellerbe added. “It makes it bearable.”

The summit started off with a welcome speech from Mary Grace Almandrez, assistant dean of the College and director of the Brown Center for Students of Color. She delivered a speech about the meaning of the themes of indigenous community and Native identity to her » See COUNCIL, page 3

Campus erupted with discussions about racial profiling last October when former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who implemented stop-and-frisk policies that disproportionately affected people of color, came to Brown.

And much of the country mobilized when Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August.

But racial profiling exists beyond the media spotlight that shines on New York and, more recently, Ferguson. It frequently affects students of color on the streets of America’s college campuses, including at Brown.

Most students interviewed for this article readily espoused that the Department of Public Safety, the University’s private police force, comprises wellintentioned men and women, and many have had nothing but positive encounters with the department.

Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety Mark Porter, himself a black man who said he has been racially profiled by police, told The Herald he has personally instituted policies to guard against the practice at Brown.

But while policies are in place to protect students and some students of color go through four years on campus without a negative encounter, racial profiling still affects some on campus. Some » See PROFILING, page 4

Mobility-impaired individuals more likely to smoke Group is also less likely to attempt to quit smoking, new study by U. researchers shows

By JASON NADBOY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Individuals with mobility impairments are more likely to be smokers and less likely to quit, according to a recent study

by University researchers.

“Nobody put the two together,” said Belinda Borrelli, adjunct professor of psychiatry and human behavior, who

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conceptualized the idea behind the study and is the lead author on the resulting paper.

Smoking addiction usually goes unnoticed in people with mobility impairments because this population has other critical issues to deal with, Borrelli said.

But smoking still poses a great threat for this population, she added.

“Smoking often worsens their primary mobility impairment.”

The study, published in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Public Health, analyzed 13,308 adults with mobility impairments between 21 and 85 years of age, who responded to the 2011 National Health Interview Survey. » See SMOKING, page 2

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While smoking is a more prevalent issue in those with mobility impairments than those without, the disparity is often overshadowed and overlooked.

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but Bruno scored 10 points in the third to take a 17-7 advantage into the fourth.

The team fell short against Harvard in the final period, when it was outgained by 160 yards, but the Bears hung on Saturday. Bruno sealed it with a clockkilling, nine-minute, 70-yard drive that ended in a field goal. Brown outgained the Rams 76-39 in the fourth and held the ball for 11:52 of the quarter’s 15 minutes.

“It’s nice to finally get that first W,” said quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15. “It wasn’t easy.”

Defensive captain Dan Giovacchini ’15 said the win “feels great,” and is “huge for our confidence.”

The story of the game was the Bears’ defense, which bottled up the URI attack all game. The Bruno defense absolutely eliminated the URI running game, as the Rams lost 13 yards on eight rushing attempts in the second half. Over the whole game, URI had as many total » See FOOTBALL, page 12

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2 university news » SMOKING, from page 1 People were considered to have a mobility impairment if they used “some kind of device to ambulate” and would have difficulty walking a quarter of a mile without the device, Borrelli said.

The researchers found that 39.2 percent of adults with mobility impairments between the ages of 21 and 44 were smokers, compared to 21.5 percent of adults without mobility impairments. Among 45- to 64-year-olds, 31.2 percent of those with mobility impairments were smokers, while only 20.7 percent of adults without mobility impairments smoked.

The researchers also found that smokers with mobility impairments were less likely to quit smoking than those without these impairments. Under 20 percent of smokers with mobility impairments were attempting to quit, compared to 27.3 percent of those without mobility impairments.

“The most unexpected thing was that young women (with mobility impairments) had the highest smoking prevalence,” Borrelli said. Nearly 46 percent of women aged 21 to 44 in the survey said they were smokers, compared to the nearly 19 percent of women without mobility impairments who smoke.

“It has been well-documented that smoking rates are higher in lowincome populations, people with substance use problems and mental health problems, and people living with HIV,” Christopher Kahler, professor of behavioral and social sciences and chair of the department, who was

not involved in the study, wrote in an email to The Herald.

“This study is important in its documentation of a significant health disparity associated with mobility impairment, which has received relatively scant research attention,” Kahler added.

People with mobility impairments usually smoke cigarettes for personal enjoyment and to reduce the stress they experience from their conditions, said Catherine Dube, adjunct associate professor of behavioral and social sciences, who worked on early parts of the research.

In addition to helping with the research, Dube has also been involved with designing videos to address smoking addiction in people with mobility disorders. The videos include the experiences of people with mobility impairments who quit smoking and the benefits of their doing so, she said.

These interventions went well, she said, adding that “the creative process was quite rewarding.”

But despite the advancements the researchers contributed, “further research needs to be done,” Borrelli said.

For example, “more tailored treatments need to be targeted to this population,” she added.

There is still minimal intervention related to treating addictions in people with mobility impairments because it is not seen as a priority, she said.

“The high rates of smoking in those with mobility impairments calls for a public health response to understand and address the causes of persistent smoking in this population,” Kahler wrote.

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Poritz ’12: Climate change the ‘issue of our time’ Poritz’s Equitable Origin project aims to hold oil companies to environmental standards

By SARAH NOVICOFF CONTRIBUTING WRITER

David Poritz ’12, a Rhodes Scholar who founded Equitable Origin in 2009 to create a set of environmental and social standards for oil and gas companies, visited campus last week for a series of events about “Oil and Water,” a documentary that featured Poritz and his work. “Oil and Water,” which examined the impact of oil development in Ecuador, was this year’s First Readings assignment for incoming first-years, marking the first time a film rather than a book was assigned. He sat down with The Herald to discuss the project’s origins and aims.

The Herald: Why did you start Equitable Origin?

David Poritz: I started Equitable Origin based on about six years of previous work in Latin America. Since the age of about 12, I had been working in the Andean Amazon region, specifically in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. I had worked with a group of lawyers who were very involved in environmental and social litigation that was seeking to bring benefits to communities that had been affected by oil development.

It was out of those experiences working on that lawsuit that we (became) very familiar with the issues associated with

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David Poritz’s ’12 project, Equitable Origin, which he started while at Brown, was in this year’s First Readings selection for incoming first-years. oil and gas development, that I saw the need to develop better standards to address the whole realm of environmental and social factors.

What does Equitable Origin do?

How would you describe its mission?

Equitable Origin developed the first set of environmental and social standards for the oil and gas industry, so that’s kind of at the center of what we do. We brought together industry and indigenous (communities) and local communities and NGOs to agree and negotiate what they felt best practices were, and we consolidated those views into a set of standards. Those standards are used to verify and eventually certify a company’s performance, or specifically an oil site’s performance.

How far along is Equitable Origin?

Have you started certifying companies yet?

We did a very large global consultation process, and just actually in August, we certified the first two sites in Colombia so a company called Pacific Rubiales Energy (was) the first company to gain certification on two of (its) largest sites. It’s a big milestone for us because it equates to 25 percent of Colombia’s national production, about 250,000 barrels a day. We’re at a stage where we’ve developed our standards, we’ve implemented them, and we have the first certified sites.

What’s the incentive for oil and gas companies to get certified with Equitable Origin?

The first reason is reputational.

Companies want to be able to differentiate themselves between them and their competition, so it serves as a tool to basically independently show that they are performing using best practices. The second thing is risk. A lot of companies are exposed to very significant legal and reputational risk if they implement poor practices — for example, lawsuits or campaigns against those companies.

So by implementing our standards at a site level, these companies find that it’s helping them mitigate a lot of the environmental and social risks that come with development. The last point is, for institutional investors, it serves as a tool to address the concerns of many investors who are saying, “I want to invest in a company, but I want to make sure that that company is operating under best standards.”

Why focus on improving oil and

gas when you could focus on sustainable, long-term energies?

The issue of our generation, the issue of our time, is absolutely climate change. But we also have to address what’s taking place in a lot of these countries where a lot of the governments and a lot of private-sector actors are continuing to develop oil and gas resources, because currently our energy mix is still largely geared towards combustible fuels and to hydrocarbons. And while we transition away from oil and gas as quickly as we can, it’s imperative that we also have systems to mitigate the challenges and the impact associated with the development of oil and gas.

What role do you think Brown played in the establishment of Equitable Origin and in your personal growth on the issue?

Brown was fundamental in terms of my ability to create the system. As a second-semester sophomore, I left Brown for three semesters, and Brown supported my departure because they thought the work I was doing was important. I had a number of faculty here that were instrumental in guiding me and advising me as I developed the work that I was doing. It was the support that I gained both from the University as well as specifically from faculty that enabled me to refine the concept.

The University pushed me in a positive way to actually get out there and do it, and I think that without having that academic and institutional support, it would’ve been really hard.

Is there anything else you want readers to know about you or about Equitable Origin?

I think that when many people think about the oil and gas industry, they think about how negative it is and the impact that it has on our global society. I think that that’s a legitimate concern, but I also think it’s critical that we look at our reliance on that industry as individuals. It’s critical that we look at ways in which we can immediately improve the production practices for those that are most affected on the ground while also recognizing that we do need to invest dramatically in moving away from these resources. So I think that it’s important for people to look at how these resources affect and interact with our daily lives and what we can do to begin to mitigate those impacts.

This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

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Smell preferences, political Science DUGs promote laid-back learning views linked, study suggests Math, geology and Research participants favored body odors of people with similar political ideologies

By ANDREW JONES SENIOR STAFF WRITER

When individuals on opposite ends of the political spectrum say that their opponent stinks, they might mean it quite literally. According to a new study led by Rose McDermott, professor of political science, people are more attracted to the smell of people who share their political ideology.

In the study, subjects wore gauze pads beneath their underarms for 24 hours, during which time they were required to use fragrance-free soap and could not eat certain foods, McDermott said. Following that period of time, the researchers collected odor samples from the pads into vials, which were then presented to over 100 separate subjects who rated which odors they preferred, she added.

The researchers recruited participants who held extreme political beliefs, either liberal or conservative, she said.

The results showed that, overall, subjects were more attracted to the samples of people with the same political beliefs.

But subjects were unable to consciously identify the political ideology of a person based on their smell when questioned about it, McDermott said.

In general, people prefer mates with similar preferences and attitudes, which is a sociological phenomenon known as “assortative mating,” the authors of the paper wrote. According to the paper, it has been a well-established finding that humans base their choices of mates on political attitudes more than almost any other social, behavioral or physical trait.

But the exact method by which people do this is not yet completely understood, McDermott said.

Throughout evolutionary history, certain organisms have been able to differentiate mates by smelling pheromones, which can signal the strength of an animal’s immune system, McDermott said.

» COUNCIL, from page 1 and “what it means to be a student of color at Brown,” Olguin said.

She said Almandrez’s address helped students prepare for subsequent activities of sharing their own narratives.

Coordinated by Native students who are former and current Minority Peer Counselors, the first workshop Saturday afternoon delved into interrogating Native identity within the Ivy League and fostered an internal conversation about “our place here and what it means for our communities back home, wherever that might be,” Olguin said.

Ojibwe comedian Jim Ruel and

» ASSAULT, from page 1 Among these documents is an unreleased Providence police report that recounts the alleged sexual assault and evidence collected, NBC 10 reported.

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s office was set to hand over the records, with names redacted, to the PC student before the lawyers’ motion, said Amy Kempe, public information officer for the Attorney General’s office.

Smelling the attractiveness of a person based on political ideology may be an adaptation of this system through which people can find mates who have similar interests, she added.

Both genetic and social factors contribute to this olfactory preference, McDermott said. One reason that assortative mating by political ideology may be evolutionarily advantageous is that raising children in a coherent household can benefit the child’s wellbeing, she added. With fewer arguments and increased cooperation due to similar political beliefs, “you can recruit a lot more social capital to help you take care of your children, to get you better jobs, to provide more intellectual and social resources,” she said.

The article demonstrates a “novel” finding about “how subtle olfactory perceptions affect our social interactions,” wrote Rachel Herz, adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, in an email to The Herald.

Herz wrote that she would have examined other factors if she had conducted the study. First, she would have compared political ideology with other social dimensions, such as religion, to see if there was a similar effect in these people. Second, she would have also examined the role of the participants’ diet alongside political beliefs, since eating behavior can change body odor. Finally, Herz wrote that she would have looked at the difference between women who were using hormonal contraception and those who were not because it could impact mate choice.

The study also points to the factors of mating behavior that are out of humans’ conscious control, McDermott said. Many people want to believe that humans are intellectually sophisticated in their mate selection, but that is not always the reality, she added.

“I think people don’t like to be reminded that we’re animals. They want to believe that love is rational or has a rational component,” she said.

chemistry DUGs bring students together for lectures, panels and food

By ANDREW JONES SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Students discussed science and math as they chomped on pizza during the semester’s first departmental undergraduate group meetings held over the past few weeks.

DUGs hold a long tradition of enriching students’ college experiences with friendships, free food and academic discussions that take place outside of the classroom. Physical science DUGs play a particularly important role in exposing students to scientific thought and research not taught in classes and in preparing students to apply to graduate school and jobs, DUG leaders said.

Panels made up of graduate students and professionals comprise some of the most well-known and best-attended events hosted by science DUGs. At these events, speakers discuss their research and give students tips on applying to graduate schools.

Some DUGs also participate in Brown Degree Days in the spring, during which recent alums come back to campus to share their experience in a particular field and discuss the

paths that led them to their current careers.

Each year the Math DUG co-hosts the Symposium for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences where undergraduates from across the nation present their research, and several graduate students and faculty members give lectures, said Shashwat Silas ’15, co-president of the Math DUG. The symposium offers a great opportunity for students to engage each other outside the classroom and communicate scientifically on a peerto-peer level, he added.

Outside of the symposium, Math DUG members­— the number of which ranges from five to 10 — simply enjoy hanging out at DUG events over food and math-related conversation, Silas said.

“People around you are doing all kinds of math for fun, not just working through Brown’s curriculum,” Silas said.

The Geology DUG distinguishes itself from other science DUGs because geology concentrators organically form a relatively tight-knit community through classes and field trips, said DUG co-president Raquel Bryant ’15. Since the members hang out regularly anyway, the DUG just offers a more formal, funded way for them to get together, she added.

DUGs are eligible to receive up to $500 annually from the Office of the Dean of the College, an amount that is

usually matched by each department.

“DUGs, and the Geo DUG especially, offer a place to meet other people in your concentration who aren’t in your lab or class,” Bryant said. Students bond better in the DUG’s relaxed setting than in courses, which translates to being more wellconnected and happy in classes, she added.

While the Geology DUG’s popularity has ramped up just in the past few years, others such as the Chemistry DUG have been active for longer, said Daniel DeCiccio ’15, co-president of the Chemistry DUG. The Chemistry DUG has always striven to recruit students early in their time at Brown, holding an annual A Day on College Hill event called “Night of Chemistry” where newly admitted students can view chemistry demonstrations, he added.

In addition to on-campus events, some Chemistry DUG members travel off of College Hill to promote and spread their scientific knowledge through community outreach programs. This summer, several students from the Chemistry DUG trekked to Vartan Gregorian Elementary to put on demonstrations of chemistry experiments, DeCiccio said.

The Chemistry DUG has a few new events planned for this year, including a workshop for women in chemistry in the spring, DeCiccio said.

-With additional reporting by Isobel Heck Navajo comedic duo James and Ernie conducted a panel discussion, during which they discussed how humor helps them deal with historical trauma and depression, said Myacah Sampson ’17, a Brown representative of the All-Ivy Native Council.

The summit concluded with a comedy show that included performances from Ruel and James and Ernie — an event for which Olguin said many students were particularly excited.

“It’s hard to get Native comedians out here,” Olguin said, “and it’s just nice to have this moment where all of us can be together and share these jokes that we get and understand as a community.”

“It’s the opinion of the attorney general’s office and the attorney general himself that the records are public, albeit redacted to protect the privacy of the individuals,” Kempe told the Journal.

The attorney general will not release the records until the court reaches a decision on the motion, she said.

Judge Alice Gibney is expected to rule on whether to seal the records in the next several days, NBC 10 reported.

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4 university news » PROFILING, from page 1 students say they have been stopped by DPS officers without any reason besides the color of their skin. Others have never had a negative run-in with DPS but nevertheless carry the weight of that possibility, adjusting their daily behavior to avoid unwanted encounters.

And discourse on the relationship between students of color and DPS remains largely under the radar, not percolating to the point of widespread campus conversation, even in the wake of recent, highly publicized events related to race and policing.

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Some students of color said they feel unwelcome or treated as if they do not belong on campus, and experiences with racial profiling by DPS officers have reinforced this notion.

“Something I think about daily is that this campus was not built for people of color,” said Jo’Nella Queen Ellerbe ’15. Though people of color are now permitted to attend Brown, she added, “being allowed to be in a space is different from being welcome to be in a space, and that is something that correlates to my experiences with DPS thus far.”

When starring in a show last spring in Leeds Theatre, located at the center of campus, Queen Ellerbe was questioned on two different nights, once before rehearsal and once after, by the same officer, she said.

“What are you doing here?” the officer asked in a way that made her feel uncomfortable and disrespected, she recalled. The officer did not explain why he was stopping her.

“Being perceived as suspicious” on Brown’s campus has stuck with Queen Ellerbe, who said the officer “assumed

that I wasn’t supposed to be there.”

Several students of color said it is not uncommon to encounter an officer who doubts whether they go to Brown — a suspicion that manifests most frequently in officers asking students to produce University identification. Students of color dressed in sweatpants or hoodies are particularly susceptible to such inquiries, several said.

“It’s just a whole different ballgame coming into this university not looking a certain way and being a black man,” said Ahmed Elsayed ’16, adding that he has been asked, “Are you a Brown student?” numerous times by DPS officers.

In summer 2013, Elsayed was walking back from a library late at night with another black male student.

While walking, he and his friend noticed that officers in a DPS car were driving alongside them at a walking pace and turning corners when they turned, he said.

“They wanted to make it known: ‘We’re watching you,’” Elsayed said.

Elsayed noted that the officers followed him despite the fact that he had a book bag on him, a detail that figures into the everyday considerations of some students of color on campus.

“Having a backpack on, you look a million times less likely to be tagged as a crook or a criminal,” said Corbin Booker ’15. He also refrains from putting his hood up when wearing a sweatshirt because doing so “sets off a trigger and a stereotype for police officers,” he added.

Of course, cognizance that dressing a certain way may increase the chances of an encounter with police is not just a result of students’ experiences with DPS, several sources said. Many people of color are conditioned to take such precautions from experiences before their time at Brown.

DPS efforts DPS strives to be better than the average police department in making the people it serves feel safe and comfortable, Porter said, adding that he is deeply concerned that some students feel it falls short of that mark.

Porter said he wants to hear from students who “feel like they don’t belong” due to racial profiling.

“This is the community’s public safety department,” he said.

Though Porter does not deny the veracity of any student’s claims, he said he has not received a level of complaints that indicates racial profiling on campus is “widespread or pervasive.”

Porter, who joined Brown DPS as chief of police in April 2005, has implemented policies that require officers to report the circumstances of each stop they make and allow students to file a complaint about mistreatment by officers online, he said.

These policies put racial profiling “front and center,” Porter said at a meeting last Tuesday between DPS officers and students organized by DPS and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People campus chapter.

Armani Madison ’16, president of the Brown NAACP chapter, voiced his approval of the rule that all officers must report the conditions of each stop they make, adding that it may “make them think about who they’re stopping and why.”

Many students of color said they have never been put in a situation where they would need to file a report with DPS, only ever having had positive interactions with campus police.

“My interactions with DPS personally have come to make me a little bit more comfortable with the fact that we have a private police force on this campus,” Madison said.

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Through interview questions, psychological exams and background checks, DPS also aims to hire officers who will treat all members of the community equally, Porter told The Herald.

Ten of the 15 officers hired in the past four years have been people of color, he added.

After joining the force, DPS officers receive diversity awareness training, Porter said, noting that the department brought in an expert on racial profiling in the spring to better educate officers on racial issues.

Local impact Though many students of color either have directly confronted racial profiling on campus or regularly make choices to avoid it, other students may not be aware that the problem they discuss as a phenomenon in New York and Ferguson also affects their peers on campus.

When reading material or watching videos regarding racial profiling in class, Queen Ellerbe’s classmates have expressed surprise that the issue affects people in Providence, she said.

“I don’t understand how someone could be living here for four years and not realize that,” Queen Ellerbe said.

“Just because we’re at Brown doesn’t mean bad things don’t happen. It doesn’t mean that all people of color feel safe on this campus.”

“This is supposed to be a very liberal place, but at the end of the day, these issues exist,” Elsayed said.

Several students said it is incumbent on DPS officers to recognize that a problem exists and work to resolve it.

“A fair portion of the population here does not feel comfortable in their presence,” said Hassani Scott ’17. “If DPS really took that into account, then they could be a lot more effective.”

Transparency and visibility In confronting racial profiling or other public safety-related issues on campus, students should report any troubling incidents they encounter, Porter said. But he added that while the department often gets student-written reports about suspicious activity, it rarely receives anything concerning officers mistreating or racially profiling them.

DPS not only has policies allowing students to report officers’ wrongdoing but also has established relationships with many other members of the University community, including administrators and faculty members, that should facilitate communication between distressed students and DPS leadership, Porter said.

But many students are unaware of the policies the department has installed to support them, something both students and Porter acknowledged.

“All of the communication that I’ve heard about … regarding DPS has had to do with reporting incidents as it relates to what others are doing,” Madison said.

“I’ve never heard DPS mention what we can do if we felt there was misbehavior by police.”

In addition to greater transparency, increased officer visibility in the community may also help improve relations between DPS officers and students of color, Queen Ellerbe said.

Though some officers’ efforts to involve themselves in the community have been helpful, she added, “there needs to be a greater effort to mandate that DPS officers engage with various communities, especially communities of color.”

Though DPS makes concerted efforts to meet students, it is difficult to reach “all the bases,” Porter said.

Porter said he may start sending out information about the online complaint process in a safety bulletin DPS regularly releases.

Since creation in 2010, astronomy concentration draws no students Many students pursue astrophysics Sc.B. over astronomy A.B. to better prepare for grad school

By SUSANNAH HOWE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Since its creation in 2010, the astronomy concentration has had no concentrators, despite healthy interest in both astronomy courses and the related concentration of astrophysics.

Astronomy offers an A.B. degree and requires 11 to 12 courses, while astrophysics leads to an Sc.B. and requires 18 courses. Several physics professors and astrophysics concentrators cited this difference as the main reason for the lack of astronomy concentrators. Sc.B. programs enable students to study the subject in greater depth, and they better prepare students to pursue science in graduate school, they said.

“If you have the astrophysics Sc.B., there will be a greater number of (graduate) programs that will be available to you,” said James Valles, professor of physics and chair of the department.

There are few other differences between the two concentrations — both are offered through the physics department, and all the courses required for astronomy concentrators are also required for astrophysics.

“I knew I wanted an Sc.B. because I knew I wanted to do physics and do

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physics grad school,” said Chris Bonnadonna ’15, an astrophysics concentrator.

“At first, I just thought of astronomy, because when I was reading Brown Focal Point … I saw astronomy as the listed one,” said Jahmour Givans ’16. But after talking to the physics concentration advisor, Professor of Physics Robert Pelcovits, Givans said he decided astrophysics would give him a stronger foundation in physics. It would also be “much easier to get into graduate school” with an Sc.B., Givans added, though he is not sure whether he will pursue graduate studies in astrophysics.

Astronomy concentrators interested in obtaining a Ph.D. in the field would most likely have to complete additional courses after graduation in order to be eligible for a doctoral program, said Professor of Physics Ian Dell’Antonio, adding that there are master’s degree programs intended as “stepping stones” for such students.

Despite being billed on Brown’s Focal Point website as “one of the oldest continuously taught subjects in the Brown curriculum,” astronomy is actually a fairly new concentration, created in 2010. Before that, students were able to take astronomy courses through the physics department, and a few pursued independent concentrations in astronomy, Dell’Antonio said.

“We decided to make (astronomy) a formal concentration because we had a few students inquire about it,” he said.

But the astrophysics track was also introduced at the same time and has been more popular, he added. In the

class of 2012, there was one astrophysics concentrator, and that number has increased to six in the class of 2016.

Despite its unpopularity, keeping the astronomy concentration is worthwhile, multiple physics professors said. “The astronomy A.B. was introduced particularly for students who were not sure they wanted to go on to graduate study, and even more specifically for students who decided they wanted to study astronomy in their second year,” Dell’Antonio said, adding that astrophysics “is a very hard degree to complete” if embarked upon after students’ first year at Brown.

Sam Dallas ’16, an astrophysics concentrator, said she felt like she was “playing catch-up” because she did not decide to take physics until the second semester of her first year.

Brown draws students “who are questioning and are open to lots of ideas, who haven’t necessarily made up their minds at the time that they apply” and professors “encourage students to experiment,” said David Targan, associate dean of science education and adjunt associate professor of physics. It is important that they have the opportunity to enter this area in an A.B. program even after their first year, he added.

The A.B. would also be a good option for students who wanted to doubleconcentrate, Dell’Antonio, Valles and Targan all said.

Despite limited options for graduate school, “there are lots of other possibilities” for astronomy concentrators, Targan said. “They could teach science, they could use that sort of knowledge

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While the astronomy concentration is less time-intensive than the similar astrophysics concentration, no students have chosen it in the past five years. of scientific methods, in a whole variety of career options.”

Employers “like people who have learned how to solve problems in a certain way, think about problems in a certain way, that have the quantitative skills they could throw at solving problems,” and astronomy concentrators will have all these skills, Valles said.

For now, the physics department has no plans to change or get rid of the concentration. “When it was introduced, it was introduced with the idea that we would revisit that choice. At the moment, I think the pressure is to keep it

because the conditions that would lead students to want to do an A.B. starting late, rather than an Sc.B., are still there,” Dell’Antonio said.

“What’s really important is that we have the advisers in place for people that want to do it,” Valles said. “It’s not some orphaned concentration.”

“I think it’s good that it exists as an option, and there’s no reason not to have it as an option,” said astrophysics concentrator Scott Underriner ’15. “But I don’t think there would be many voices crying out in protest if for some reason it were canceled.”

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RUGBY

Bears break century mark in clobbering of Columbia Dominant Bruno goes to 4-0 in first varsity season after shutting out Lions in 101-0 home dismantling

By TANEIL RUFFIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

To call the women’s rugby team’s game over Columbia a commanding win would be an understatement. The squad lengthened its remarkable winning streak with a 101-0 beatdown of the visiting Lions Saturday at Marvel Field.

The gloomy weather and game delay due to a tardy referee appeared to have no impact on the Bears (4-0), as the squad seemed full of energy and determination at the start of Saturday’s match.

Just minutes into the game, co-captain Oksana Goretaya ’17 scored the first try of the contest. Goretaya had to run only 12 meters to reach the in-goal, as the Bears’ solid defense prevented the Lions from making any significant advances down the field.

The team’s strong defense made for an uneventful match for the Lions.

Throughout the game, the Bears’ hard pressure made Columbia’s offensive play look sloppy and chaotic. Fly-half Sofia Rudin ’17 attributed the success of the defense to the team’s ability to reorganize without letting up on the Lions.

Notable tackles were made by Josephine Darpolor ’16, Daisy Alvarado-Munoz ’17 and Lauren Oxendine ’16. After

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The women’s rugby team cheers after a huddle. The Bears have been a juggernaut since making the leap to varsity status, laying waste to four Ivy League opponents by a combined score of 244-32. one of her tackles, Oxendine managed to gain control of the ball and ran 20 meters to score a try of her own for the Bears.

By the half, the Bears had established a 39-0 lead and the Lions had not come within 20 meters of their try line.

Taking the field after halftime, the Lions appeared dejected while the home team appeared as determined as ever despite their big lead. “We have a team motto that our assistant coach Michele Armstrong tells us: ‘Stay hungry, stay humble.’ Every time we step on the pitch, we are playing for all Brown women’s

rugby players before and those to come, so we have to set a high standard of play by going as hard as we can and as long as we can,” said Melodi Dincer ’17.

Unfortunately for the visitors, the second half began in the same manner as the first. Coming off a well-timed cut, Goretaya ran down the field and scored the first try of the half. Within minutes, Jasmine McAdams ’16 ran 50 meters for a try of her own, distancing the Bears from their opponents by another 14 points in the first six minutes of the second half.

The remainder of the match continued

M. SOCCER

Late goal helps Bears stun Lions

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Defenseman Tim Whalen ’16 brings the ball up. Bruno has allowed no goals in four games, but the team has scored just once in that stretch.

Maurey ’15 breaks tie in 89th minute with rebound off corner kick, Bruno’s first goal in four games

By ALEX WAINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The men’s soccer team battled sheets of rain, gusts of wind and the Columbia Lions this weekend in what was a spectacular opener to the Ivy League season.

After 89 minutes of scoreless soccer, cocaptain Ben Maurey ’15 volleyed in the

decisive goal to give Bruno the win.

Columbia (3-4-0, 0-1-0 Ivy) is “a really good team,” said Head Coach Patrick Laughlin. “I think they’re going to do well in the league this year. So I was pleased to get a result here at home to start off the season.”

The rain began to fall even before the starting lineups were announced, creating an ultra-slick playing surface on the Stevenson Field astroturf.

“We had to adjust our tactics and play a certain way,” Laughlin said. “It was very windy and very wet, and the wind was driving the ball down the field.

But it caused problems for both sides, not just us.”

Bruno (3-3-3, 1-0-0) chased the ball for the majority of the first half, as Columbia knocked it back and forth around its backline. But the Lions’ slow build-up approach never amounted to much — they often lost possession in the final third.

In the ninth minute, the Bears had a golden opportunity. Jack Gorab ’16 won the ball on the left flank and passed it to co-captain Daniel Taylor ’15 near midfield. Taylor played a one-touch pass to Eduardo Martin ’16, who spotted Gorab making a run straight up the middle.

Martin threaded a pass through the Columbia backline and straight to Gorab, so the midfielder had a one-on-one with goalkeeper Kyle Jackson. But Gorab fired his shot at Jackson’s feet, and the goalie corralled the ball to quench the Bruno attack.

The rest of the half was played almost entirely in the midfield, with both teams struggling to string together multiple passes. The stormy conditions contributed to the frequent changes of possession, as long balls sailed out of play and short passes skipped well past their intended targets.

The downpour halted during the halftime break, but returned with the start of the second half. The next 45 minutes resembled the first, with players slipping and sliding into tackles and throw-ins being launched into the air out of wet hands. » See M. SOCCER, page 12

in a similar fashion as the home team kept its momentum up.

“One of our goals for this game was to set the pace of the match. In the past, we have let other teams set the pace, but in this game we did a great job,” Dincer said.

Kathryn Graves ’15, Kiki Morgan ’16, May Siu ’15 and Hannah Yi ’18 contributed seven more tries in the second half bringing Bruno’s total above the century mark.

A highlight of the second half, and perhaps the entire match, was a run by Yi. The Bears had just overpowered the Lions

and won a scrum. The ball then found its way into the hands of Morgan, who out-ran the seemingly inconsequential Columbia defense. Instead of claiming the try for herself, Morgan tossed the ball to the rookie who had hustled behind her and Yi was able to run the ball to the goal and score her first-ever try.

“I think that that play showed that we value growth on the team. We played well enough during the game that we were able to play rookies who might not get a chance to be involved in match play throughout the season. It was symbolic of the focus on the future of our varsity team,” said Dincer, who played scrumhalf for a large part of the second half after Amber Reano ’16, the starting scrumhalf, headed to the sidelines with a large applause from her teammates and coaches.

Match standouts were Goretaya and lightning-quick Morgan. Goretaya scored a total of four tries while Morgan ran for a team-high five. In spite of missing the first few conversion attempts, Rudin completed nine of 14 possible conversions and successfully kicked a dropped goal for points in the second half.

The win is the fourth of the season and fourth in the Ivy League for Bruno.

The Bears have outscored teams 244-32 so far and are sitting at the top of the conference.

“I am proud of the team working together,” Rudin said. “A lot of different people scored. We did a good job supporting each other. We’re moving forward together and it feels really good.”

FIELD HOCKEY

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Hannah Rogers ’16 goes on the attack. Rogers was key in Saturday’s win, scoring to tie the game and assisting on the game-winning goal.

Double OT strike sends Bruno past Crimson After Rogers ’16 forces overtime with 33 seconds to go, Bruno beats Harvard for first Ivy win

By MATTHEW BROWNSWORD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In a chippy, bitter, back-and-forth game — which, aptly, summed up the weather that Saturday afternoon — the women’s field hockey team (6-2, 1-2 Ivy) topped Harvard (6-4, 1-2) in its first Ivy League win of the season.

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Forward Jaclyn Torres ’17 slid a pass from Hannah Rogers ’16 past sprawling Crimson goalie Issy Davies to win the game in double overtime, 4-3.

Captain Meghan O’Donnell ’15 provided the lightning early, notching two goals in the first 19 minutes of the game to put Harvard in an early hole. Contesting every ball that came into the Crimson defensive half, her quickness caused the Harvard defenders fits early and often.

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Bears sweep Crimson in Cambridge, but fall to Big Green Three-set win over Harvard on the road marks Bruno’s first Ivy victory of 2014 campaign

By CHRISTINE RUSH SPORTS STAFF WRITER

The women’s volleyball team split the weekend after going head-to-head with Ivy League rivals Harvard and Dartmouth. The Bears (6-9, 1-2 Ivy) fell to the Big Green in five sets Friday, letting the 3-2 loss slip away from them. But the team recovered Saturday and swept the Crimson in three sets.

Bruno suffered a tough defeat in Hanover despite 16 kills from Maddie Lord ’15 ­— a career high. After losing the first set, Brown took the next two sets, 25-23 and 25-20. Maryl Vanden Bos ’15 kept the pace with 24 assists, while Sarah Lucenti ’17 contributed 23.

Lucenti said a “few mistakes in the last game” did the team in. The Bears jumped to a 16-10 lead halfway through the fourth game, but Dartmouth (11-3,

2-1) responded, tying it at 18. The Big Green continued to build off its momentum, finishing Bruno off with a 26-24 win in overtime. Dartmouth ended the match with a 15-12 win in the fifth.

“The most important thing is that we rebounded,” Lucenti said. Bruno went into Saturday’s match fired up from this tight loss. “We knew we could beat them,” Lucenti said. Lucenti set the tone of the first game, serving and securing the first six points of the set. Harvard attempted to stay in it, but Brown captured the last six points of the game for a 25-15 win.

The Crimson (8-4, 1-2) rallied the next two games, but Brown closed them both out in extra points. They battled for a 26-24 win in the second and a 27-25 win in the third. Taylor Bantle ’15 had four blocks for the win. Payton Smith ’17 and McKenna Webster ’16 pushed Brown’s aggressive play, contributing nine and 10 kills, respectively.

“Every single point we were fighting,” Lucenti said.

The team will continue its Ivy League play, taking on Princeton (8-5, 3-0) and Penn (4-10, 1-2) over the long weekend.

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Payton Smith ’17 patrols the middle. Smith came up clutch for the Bears on Saturday, recording nine kills in the deciding third set as the Bears grabbed a victory over Harvard after losing Friday to Dartmouth.

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Cross ’15 scores in 83rd minute to force draw against Lions Bruno scores two goals 75 minutes apart to remain .500 overall, complete second tie in Ivy play

By GEORGE SANCHEZ SPORTS STAFF WRITER

The women’s soccer team saw Ivy League play for the second time this season Saturday as it faced off at home against Columbia in a game that ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Bears (4-4-2, 0-0-2 Ivy) came out strong, as Erin Katz ’16 capitalized on a cross from Annie Gillen ’15 at the 18th minute, putting Bruno up 1-0. At the end of the first half, the squad led in shots over Columbia (5-1-4, 1-01) by a total of 5-2.

Going into the second half, the Bears quickly lost the lead, as Columbia’s Coleen Rizzo launched a header that found the back of the net at the 52nd minute. The game continued in a tug of war for the lead, until Columbia’s Grace Taylor lifted the Lions to a 2-1 advantage with just 14 minutes left in the game.

Similar to last week’s away game at Dartmouth, the Bears sought to equalize

the score with less than 10 minutes of play left.

“This game felt a bit less chaotic at the beginning, especially since we came out of the first half up a goal,” said Kirsten Belinsky ’15 when comparing last week’s matchup against Dartmouth.

“The ending, though, felt very similar in intensity to the Dartmouth game since we needed a late goal to equalize. We had some close chances against Columbia in OT just like we had against Dartmouth.”

Fortunately, the equalizer came with help of captain Chloe Cross ’15, as the senior shot a screamer from right outside the box at the 83rd minute.

“Chloe’s goal obviously helped because it kept us in the game,” Belinsky said. “But, we also knew the game was back at 0-0 and that with such a short amount of time left, it was crucial to come out strong.”

The Lions led the shot total in overtime 3-2, but the best opportunity went to the Bears with a shot from Gillen that nearly crossed the goal line, until Columbia keeper Grace Redmon nestled it and saved the possible goal.

“Chloe’s goal came at a crucial time, as we needed to equalize to stay in the game,” Bilensky said. “It really helped

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Chloe Cross ’15 has scored five goals on the year, two more than any of her teammates. She blasted a crucial, long-range equalizer late in Saturday’s faceoff with Columbia, helping the Bears complete a 2-2 draw. bring up our energy level to regain our momentum that we had in the first half.”

Despite the late-game surge in

momentum, Bruno was unable to find the back of the net in double overtime, and the game finished in a 2-2 draw.

The Bears continue play this Tuesday in a 7 p.m. game at Stevenson Field against Quinnipiac (1-8-1).

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D.C. sports: A history of frustration JAMES COHAN sports columnist

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Remember when the Washington Capitals were the hot up-and-comers in the NHL? Remember when Ovechkin, Semin, Green and Backstrom were all under 25? Remember when they won the Presidents’ Trophy? Remember when it felt like Ovechkin would be MVP every year? Remember when it looked like the beginning of a dynasty in D.C.?

Here’s the Wikipedia summary of how that dynasty played out: Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3-4 Lost Conference Semifinals vs.

Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 3-4 Lost Conference Semifinals vs.

Tampa Bay Lightning, 0-4 Lost Conference Semifinals vs.

New York Rangers, 3-4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 3-4 Six playoff appearances, six failures to make it past the second round.

Last year the Capitals finally missed the playoffs. The manager was fired. The coach was fired. It might not be the end, but it sure felt like one. Some dynasty. *** Remember Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison? Remember Arenas draining a buzzer beater in Game 6 against the Bulls? Remember when they added Caron Butler?

They weren’t favorites, but they were at least contenders.

Here’s how that era turned out, according to our good friend Wikipedia: Lost Conference Semifinals vs.

Miami Heat, 4-0 Lost First Round vs. Cavaliers, 4-2 Lost First Round vs. Cavaliers, 4-0 Lost First Round vs. Cavaliers, 4-2

Of course, this all ended in spectacular fashion, with Arenas blowing out his knee, subsequently signing a $100 million contract, blowing out his knee again and then bringing a gun into the locker room. This is now the defining moment of Arenas’ tenure in D.C. Four years later, the Wizards are just beginning to crawl back into relevance on the shoulders of their young backcourt. *** The Redskins were never a great team. At their best, they were a good team. The kind of team that squeaks into the playoffs as a wildcard with nine or 10 wins and wins at most one playoff game. That was their ceiling. Then, they drafted Robert Griffin III. Or, as he was known then, “Black Jesus.”

RG3 lived up to the hype right away. In his rookie year, he led the Redskins to their first division title in my sports-viewing lifetime. And he wasn’t just a winner; he was a spectacle. He was a blur on the field.

Every time he lined up to snap the ball, you held your breath knowing the potential was there for an awesome play.

Of course, this being D.C., RG3 would wreck his knee in the first round of the playoffs.

He didn’t look the same in his second season, but he was coming off a gruesome injury. It would take time. Then, just a few weeks ago, RG3 hobbled off the field yet again after falling awkwardly on his ankle.

In that moment, the hopes for RG3 as a franchise centerpiece finally seemed to cave in. Because I’m an idiot, I’m still holding out hope he’ll prove everyone wrong, but it’s looking grim. *** D.C. might not be Cleveland, but, well, it’s D.C. Every few years, hopes rise and pulses quicken. And then we watch the deflating balloons that are our teams sputter in every direction until they come to a rest, defeated, on the floor.

Two years ago, after what felt like an eternal cycle of awfulness and high draft picks, the Nationals broke through and finished with the best record in the National League.

In Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs, up 7-5 in the 9th, it looked like the Nationals’ streak would continue. Four runs later, the Nats were headed home.

Still, hopes were high the following year. The Nationals had so much talent. Hell, they had benched their ace, Strasburg, before the playoffs began to protect his arm after he had received Tommy John surgery the year before. Now, fully loaded, with a year of playoff experience under their belts, the Nationals would be ready.

Not quite. The Nationals struggled to keep pace with the Braves all year, eventually finishing 10 games back. “Frustrating” was the buzzword all year.

This season, after a so-so start and bubbling anxiety that we were in for a repeat of the previous year, the Nationals finally found a rhythm.

There were bumps along the way, but the Nationals rode a strong finish to the best record in the National League. They arrived at the playoffs looking invincible. Everyone was healthy. Everyone was playing well. The Nationals’ biggest problem seemed to be that they had too many good starting pitchers.

But you know your history.

You know what this really meant.

It meant that when the Nationals found a way to blow it, it would be that much more agonizing for D.C. The best fans could hope for was that the collapse would be quick and undeniable. Instead, we were treated to a narrow 3-2 loss in Game 1.

And then Game 2 happened.

Jordan Zimmerman was one out away from pitching a shutout and tying the series. One out, and the Nats win 1-0. Joe Panik came to the plate. Zimmerman walked him. So Zimmerman was pulled, and Drew Storen came in and promptly blew the save, just as he had done in Game 5 two years before. The night lasted nine more innings, another game altogether. It was the longest postseason game in the history of baseball. The Nationals lost 2-1.

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

P.S. No, this isn’t just a 1,000word reverse jinx. That would be pathetic.

James Cohan ’17 hasn’t left his room since Game 2. Send love and support to james_cohan@ brown.edu.

FOOTBALL

Breaking down Bruno: Bears knock off Rams Bruno defeats URI in the rain with a brick-wall defense and QB-turnedbulldozer Rosenbauer ’16

By CALEB MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

It’s hard for a football team to improve by leaps and bounds overnight. After the Bears struggled against Georgetown University in the season opener, they could not turn things around fast enough to beat Harvard at home the next week. But Bruno (1-2, 0-1 Ivy) finally made the steps necessary to get a win Saturday, knocking off rivals from the University of Rhode Island (0-5) to win the 99th Governor’s Cup. Here’s a breakdown of the Bears’ effort in week three.

ANALYSIS

What’s strong Three rushing yards. That’s how many the Rams could manage for the whole game, thanks to a Brown defense that bordered on absolutely resolute.

The highly touted interior linebackers Dan Giovacchini ’15 and Xavier Russo ’15 lived up to their reputations as the unit’s leaders — each registering four solo tackles and contributing to tackles for loss.

Ten different Bears spent time in the Rhody backfield and registered tackles for loss. For context, there are only 11 defensive players on the field.

Chad Berry ’16 is expected to have a breakout season as an impact passrusher, and Bruno fans got a glimpse of his influence Saturday when he was a part of two sacks and recovered a fumble.

Perhaps the best part of the defense’s performance was that the unit was strongest when it mattered. Coming out of halftime tied at seven, the Bears held the Rams to 14 total yards on their first six drives of the second half — or 2.3 yards per drive. In the meantime, the offense built the lead that decided the game.

What’s wrong The wet weather conditions were obviously a factor, but the Bruno receiving corps had trouble handling the passes from quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15. Alex Jette ’17 dropped a couple of very catchable balls, and Stian Romberg ’15 let one go through his hands that would have gone for a big first down.

Last season, seniors accounted for 80 percent of the total yardage through the air, so the young group of wide receivers on the 2014 team had very little experience. Head Coach Phil Estes P’18 lauded the unit’s work in the spring, but the wide receivers still have a lot to do for Brown to be an aerial threat this season.

What’s new Its not every day that your second-leading rusher, who averaged over five yards per carry, is your backup quarterback. Then again, it’s not every day that your backup quarterback is built like the 6-foot5, 235-pound Seth Rosenbauer ’16.

The Bears brought in Rosenbauer on rare occasion to run quarterback draws in the season’s first two games, but they showed a new level of commitment to that strategy at URI. Rosenbauer’s quarterback scampers were so successful that Estes started calling for handoffs to him like a running back.

Short yardage situations offer Rosenbauer a particularly crucial opportunity to showcase his ability to carry both the football and defenders. Three times the Bears turned to the backup QB on third and short, and all three times the big junior came through.

Rosenbauer could be a critical and even decisive weapon for the Bears as the season continues, because the ability to convert in third-and-short or goal-line situations is imperative come Ivy play.

Turning point?

Fortunately for the Bears, the game lacked a major turning point.

In fact, from the 12:36 point in the fourth quarter to the 3:28 mark — a time when URI trailed by only four and one would expect the comeback’s climax — the Rams’ offense had to watch from the sideline. Fuller orchestrated a 70-yard march that ate an impressive nine minutes off the clock.

The drive was powered by the legs of Rosenbauer and a number of short completions by Fuller, and it ensured that Rhody’s attempts at a comeback would be too little too late.

Unsung hero Bruno’s secondary is missing a key piece with the injury of number one cornerback Patrick O’Neill ’15, but the effect of his absence was lightened by an impressive game from his classmate Jacob Supron ’15.

The senior cornerback’s name was constantly being called, and he ended the game with the second-most tackles on the team.

Beyond that, it was a Supron interception that set up the Bears’ offense for its first of only two touchdowns. Reading his man’s route and the quarterback’s eyes like a book, Supron jumped in front of a pass along the sideline in the first quarter and returned it into URI territory.

O’Neill’s return will be welcomed by a secondary that allowed 229 yards through the air, but the play of his pal Supron keeps the unit effective.

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Participants in the seventh annual Women’s Classic Road Race of the Ronald McDonald House of Providence run for a cause Sunday. The event included a 5K run, a 3K walk and a wellness fair.

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4 P.M. HONG KONG TEACH-IN

5:30 P.M. ‘ECSTASIES OF TIME’ LECTURE

Professors and students will debate the implications of the recent political ruling and protests in Hong Kong.

Philosopher and author David Farrell Krell will deliver a lecture on Martin Heidegger’s interpretation of temporality in his work titled “Being and Time.”

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Wilson 102 5:30 P.M. SEARCHING FOR LIFE BASKING IN THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS

John A. Johnson, professor of astronomy at the HarvardSmithsonian Center for Astrophysics, will discuss his work to discover habitable planets orbiting nearby stars.

Metcalf Auditorium

6 P.M. RETHINKING SEX, BRAIN AND GENDER

Daphna Joel, professor of psychological sciences at Tel Aviv University, will review the neuroscience of gender identity and how it has strayed from being seen as a dimorphism.

Pembroke Hall 305 7 P.M. ‘HERCULES’: SEE THE MOVIE … THEN THINK

8 P.M. GOOGLE INFORMATION SESSION

A Google representative will offer information about businessrelated careers at Google and its workplace culture.

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The Archaeology DUG will host a screening of the movie “Hercules,” followed by a discussion of its historical basis.

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Amazon’s banned books

SUZANNE ENZERINK opinions columnist

Every last week of September, the American Library Association organizes Banned Books Week. This celebration of the freedom to read calls attention to the restrictions that schools, municipalities and even state governments have placed on certain books over the years. Actual banning has become unusual, but that does not stop people from challenging the distribution of certain books.

From “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck to “The Bluest Eye”

by Toni Morrison — still the second-most challenged book since 2013, after Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian” — and from “Fifty Shades of Grey” to “The Hunger Games,” books are policed for their content. Sexual explicitness, violence and religious viewpoint are three of the most-cited reasons for demanding a ban.

While the motivations for challenges are similar everywhere, the frequency with which such challenges appear is wildly variable. In 2013, there were no challenges in Rhode Island, or in Nevada, or in the Dakotas. Texas, though, saw more than 30, and North Carolina more than 10. The local nature of the challenges immediately reveals that it is not so much the content of the book as the sensibilities of the readers that motivate them.

Challenges reveal what communities do not want to talk about. In Texas, as Annie Julia Wyman wrote in a New Yorker article last week, parents were concerned about “anti-capitalist sentiment” in “The Glass Castle,” Jeanette Walls’ memoir about growing up in poverty

in the Southwest and West Virginia. “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” by journalist David K. Shipler was singled out for review for the same reason. The pain — and sometimes shame — of poverty described in the books were apparently too uncomfortable for certain members of the affluent community to discuss.

Incidents such as these garner mass publicity, with free speech advocates and civil liberties organizations lining up to denounce assaults on the freedom to read. Banning books seems archaic, outdated in

James Patterson.

The reason is a dispute over the prices of e-books, which Amazon wants to get down to $9.99 or less. Amazon currently sells about 41 percent of all new books in the United States, and almost twothirds of all e-books, so its importance cannot be underestimated.

At first glance, it’s easy to see only the benefits of Amazon’s push for low prices to us as consumers. We all shop on Amazon: Its books are cheap, and its delivery is lightning fast, especially after Amazon rolled out its Prime benefits for college

With most Americans purchasing their books through Amazon, the current publishing battle amounts to censorship.

a society that places a premium on free speech.

Yet it is still happening, albeit in a different form. The main threat to book culture in the United States comes from a wholly different corner, and in a different incarnation of censorship. Amazon disrupts the distribution of books based not on their content, but on abstract economic concerns.

Its ongoing battle with publishing giant Hachette Book Group — a conglomeration of presses, including the Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes — means thousands of books are subject to artificial shipping delays or even shown online as out of stock. Hachette imprints are responsible for authors such as J.K. Rowling, David Sedaris, David Foster Wallace, Sherman Alexie and

students. But the low prices Amazon offers mean it is pushing hundreds of small booksellers and publishers out of business.

Part of the real concern is how Amazon is wielding its power selectively through a variety of tactics.

Instead of using next-day delivery, Amazon now only offers Hachette books with a two- to five-week shipping warning, no longer allows preorders on them and allegedly makes some books or authors unfindable in its search machine. In addition, Amazon does not promote any of the books nor make discounts available for them.

But what’s worrisome is that not all Hachette books receive this treatment. Paul Ryan’s “The Way Forward” was stocked and discounted by Amazon after he voiced

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Hachette and other publishers fear Amazon’s increasing power in the booksellers market will mean decreased revenue for them and their authors, but also that dozens of small booksellers eventually will go out of business. The latter is the real concern. If Amazon usurps the book market, there’s no reason why it can’t do the same in other branches, such as electronics or even groceries. In the end, such a monopoly will harm the consumer much more than a slightly more expensive ebook.

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fect this would have on small businesses. In a New York Times article last week, agent Andrew Wylie went one step further, lamenting that “if Amazon is not stopped, we are facing the end of literary culture in America.”

Wylie urged his authors to join Authors United, an initiative that seeks to reverse the boycott of Hachette books and calls on the Department of Justice to start an investigation of Amazon for violating antitrust legislation. Philip Roth, V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and many others have signed on. Alexie started The Indies First Campaign, which consists of authors and publishers and encourages consumers to buy from local independent bookstores rather than online companies.

The consumer truly is king here: Even if we don’t wholly renounce Amazon, changing book-buying patterns will nudge the company into seeing that it should not aim to monopolize the market even further.

Providence has a wide array of independent bookstores that might be slightly pricier than Amazon but that employ locals and frequently host events for the community.

Books on the Square, Symposium Books and even Brown’s own bookstore come to mind. They have author talks, book clubs and storytimes for children.

This type of community fostering can simply not be provided by Amazon. Buying local may hurt your wallet a little, but ultimately the city’s literary life will flourish because of it.

Suzanne Enzerink GS (suzanne_enzerink@brown. edu) loves to read and lives two blocks from Books on the Square.

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Mars or bust

SAM HILLESTAD opinions columnist

A manned mission to Mars is the next major step in human achievement, and according to current estimates, NASA should be able to accomplish the feat by the mid-2030s. But given the constant, crippling budget cuts that NASA faces, that estimate may be little more than wishful thinking. If we want to get serious about going to Mars, the U.S. government needs to give NASA its full backing.

But why should we explore space at all?

For one, NASA creates jobs, stimulates the economy and provides trickle-down technologies — the same scientific principles behind space exploration have resonance in more mundane consumer products. And, perhaps most importantly, space is the future.

The progress of humanity can aptly be measured by our capacity for exploration.

Our willingness to venture into the unknown, to explore new frontiers and discover new lands is the hallmark of the human race. The trailblazers who risk their lives for the sake of exploration are revered as heroes, and rightfully so. From daring scientists to roaming merchants, their stories are the stuff of legends.

Leif Erikson. Marco Polo. Jacques Cousteau. Neil Armstrong. These great adventurers pushed the scope of human knowledge to previously unimaginable heights. They ventured further, dove deeper and flew higher than anyone else dared to go. They gave us hope. They let us dream. As Sir Isaac Newton’s saying goes, we only see so far because we stand on the shoulders of giants.

Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan.

Francis Drake. Buzz Aldrin. But who will now take up the mantle of exploration? If the U.S. government continues to marginalize NASA’s space programs, the answer will be nobody.

Or at least no American, as our presence in space continually dwindles before the looming shadow of up-and-coming superpowers.

The 2015 NASA budget request is a familiar story: more cuts. NASA’s budget will like-

ly be slashed again, this time to a new low of $17.46 billion, which is less than .5 percent of the U.S. Federal Budget. If carried out, this would mark the lowest NASA budget since the organization’s founding years from 1958 to 1959. Worst of all, the cuts have largely been in NASA’s planetary exploration programs.

Some say that in this age of recessions and massive budget deficits, NASA’s billion-dollar budget is better spent elsewhere. But I find that argument unconvincing when the U.S.

said it intends to establish a permanent colony on Mars by 2025. The company’s unique business model will utilize crowd-funding and volunteer colonists. To date, over 200,000 people from around the world have applied for positions. While America still spends far more money on its space program than any other country, other global powers are evidently finding ways to do more with less. As a result, America’s space program — once a source of national pride and inspiration — has become an international embarrassment.

While we began our exploration of space with gusto, America has forsaken the final frontier in favor of less noble pursuits.

spends upward of $640 billion a year on the military. Surely some of that money can be diverted toward NASA. So while we began our exploration of space with gusto, our country has now forsaken the final frontier in favor of less noble pursuits.

America sent the first astronauts into space. An American spacecraft was the first and only manmade object to orbit Jupiter. The first man on the moon was American, and the first rover on Mars was — you guessed it — American.

And now we can’t even run missions into space without hitching a ride on Russian shuttles. Our space program has long since been eclipsed by foreign powers. An Indian spacecraft, backed by a budget of just $74 million, recently entered Mars’ orbit on its maiden voyage. India’s success comes on the heels of NASA’s similar MAVEN mission, which cost America 10 times as much.

Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit company, has

Of course, nationalistic pride on its own is not sufficient reason to prioritize NASA’s mission again. But there are also concrete benefits that come with a flourishing space program. A small minority of NASA’s money goes into the actual machines they launch into space. Most of it is spent here on Earth in the form of salaries and outsourcing to private companies. NASA is a goldmine for job creation, from world class scientists to everyday laborers. Private companies like TempurPedic got their start with NASA, and aerospace behemoths like Boeing are consistently granted billion-dollar contracts that spur the economy forward.

These massive undertakings are an enormous boon to America’s lucrative aerospace industry.

But when budget cuts hit, thousands of people lose their jobs and billions of dollars in potential contracts are lost. When the shuttle program was disbanded in 2011, an estimated

4,600 people went out of work.

Moreover, NASA is responsible for a wide range of world-changing technological advances. GPS, laser angioplasty and body imaging systems like CT scans and MRIs can all be traced back to NASA technology. A strong NASA program means a continual stream of such trickle-down technologies.

Some of NASA’s most important technology have the potential to save millions of lives.

The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search aims to detect nearby asteroids, which would be catastrophic if they struck Earth.

But at the present, NASA’s arsenal of programs for detecting impending impacts are woefully underfunded. These programs need more money, but NASA’s budget continues to be cut.

But why explore space, beyond the practical benefits of NASA? Because we can. Because we’re curious and want to know what’s out there. Because that’s what’s next. Practical justifications are secondary. There is an inherent value to exploration.

We do not know exactly what we might find on Mars, and that’s the point. Perhaps we’ll discover more evidence of water — or even life — on Mars. Maybe there will be valuable natural resources that warrant a permanent human settlement on the red planet.

Or maybe Mars will be beautiful but otherwise barren.

Regardless of the outcome, we won’t know until we go there.

In the 1500s, there was the New World to explore. Then America had the wild west frontier to tame. Once we ran out of land, there was the ocean floor to map. And now, space is calling our name. But who will answer?

This is a question of paramount importance. When our willingness to push boundaries stagnates, so too does the progress of the human race.

Sam Hillestad ’15 has yet to give up his childhood dream of going to space.

NASA needs philosophers and journalists, right? He can be reached at samuel_hillestad@brown.edu.

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BROWN DAILY HERALD » HOCKEY, from page 5 difficult to predict and defend. What she provides helps set our team up for success.”

“It was important for us as a team to score early,” O’Donnell said. “It feels good to get a couple goals on the board early in the game so it sets the tone for the rest of the game.”

But Harvard’s own star forward Noel Painter quickly struck back, scoring two goals of her own before the half came to close in a 2-2 deadlock. There were hot and cold fronts for both teams in the first half, and Harvard had the edge in possession and in corners, 4-0. The Bears dominated Harvard physically throughout

“It feels good to get a couple goals on the board early in the game so it sets the tone for the rest of the game.”

Meghan O’Donnell ’15 FIELD HOCKEY CAPTAIN

the faceoff. But despite this edge, the team was often on its heels, relying on goalie Shannon McSweeney ’15 to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

“Shannon is the backbone of our defense. Our backs can make mistakes, and Shannon will clean up the mess,” Reeve said. “Without her, we would not be sitting at 6-2.”

Harvard came out of the half on fire, hitting the post nine minutes into the second half and earning its fifth corner of the game after 13 minutes.

But it took another 10 minutes before the Crimson turned its chances into a goal: Painter completed her hat trick, sneaking in a rebound at the back post after a McSweeney save.

Reeve took a timeout right after the Harvard goal that seemed to give Brown a second wind — the team pressed the Crimson back line more than it had done all game. O’Donnell found the form she had early in the first half and looked increasingly dangerous, chasing balls down the sideline and forcing the Harvard defenders into some rushed turnovers.

“We made a few minor tactical adjustments, and I told them that they

would have to dig deep to get (this game),” Reeve said.

“Jill just wanted to tell us that we were still absolutely in it,” O’Donnell said. “We needed to fight hard, be tougher than them and just finish our opportunities in the offensive circle.”

When it looked like the wind had disappeared from Brown’s metaphorical sails, O’Donnell made a last-gasp effort on goal that Rogers tipped past Davies to tie the game up with 33 seconds remaining.

“Hannah’s goal was absolutely beautiful, grabbing the ball out of the air and finishing it,” O’Donnell said. “It was absolutely huge.”

In the first overtime, both teams survived scares: McSweeney came up with a miraculous save on a Harvard corner and got help from Anna Masini ’16, who cleared a ball about two feet away from giving Harvard the win. On the other side, Davies stopped O’Donnell three times on chances that were markedly similar to the opportunities that she scored on earlier in the game.

“Our defense played great and kept us in the game completely, especially at the end of the game and in overtime,” O’Donnell said.

After an overtime and a half of increasingly back-and-forth play, Rogers took the ball on the edge of the crease and found Torres right in front of the goal. Torres made no mistake in sweeping the ball over the diving Davies, who could only watch helplessly as the ball flew past her and landed in the back of the net.

“This was a big win for the morale of our team,” Reeve said. “I know we expected to have an Ivy win or two heading into today’s game. Fortunately, our team responded with heart and determination.”

Brown survived a scare from Siena (0-10) Sunday, winning 3-2.

O’Donnell, Katarina Angus ’17 and Alexis Miller ’16 got the goals for Bruno, as Reeve rotated many of the first-years into the lineup throughout the game.

It was O’Donnell’s seventh goal of the season, putting her one point behind Columbia’s Zoe Blake for most in the Ivy League. She is also top five in assists and goals after this weekend’s games.

O’Donnell and the Bears will look to continue their hot streak next weekend against Lehigh (4-8) and Providence College (8-4).

» M. SOCCER, from page 5 In the 75th minute, play was stopped when officials noticed Gabe Welp ’18 had blood dripping down his neck and onto his jersey. Eight minutes later, Welp checked back in, donning a white bandage wrapped around his head and the number 14 jersey of defender Trey Thomas ’18.

“It was one of those injuries that looked worse than it was,” Laughlin said.

Welp “will be fine. It was just a cut, but it bled a lot. We have a week to get ready for the next game, so (Welp) will have some time to recover.”

With just a minute and a half to go before a fourth straight overtime game, the Bears were awarded a corner kick.

Gorab swung the corner towards Taylor at the back post. Taylor popped the ball up in the air with his head, and chaos erupted in the box.

Tim Whalen ’16, Tariq Akeel ’16

» FOOTBALL, from page 1 rush yards as it had turnovers: three.

“We played physical, we played tough, we came out with good intensity,” Giovacchini said.

Reflecting on the Bears’ second half success, Giovacchini said getting back fellow linebacker Michael Walsh ’15 was “big.” Walsh was suspended for the first half of the game after being called for a targeting penalty against Harvard.

But overall, the key to the team’s strong showing after the intermission was simple, Giovacchini said.

“Guys just started to feel a lot more confident,” he said.

Though their ground attack was nonexistent, the Rams were able to find some success through the air. Quarterback Mack Lowrie completed 21 of 35 passes for 229 yards, a touchdown and a pick. But URI was not assailing the Bruno secondary — instead, it gained many of those yards with screen and swing passes, getting its running backs and wide receivers the ball near the sidelines with room to run. Bruno had a much tougher time stopping these throws, as running back Harold Cooper led the Rams with 95 receiving yards.

The Bears’ defense had been stout all season, but a lack of offensive production held the team back in their first two games. Against the Rams, the offense stepped up, posting a season-high 20 points, and showed the potential for more. But poor conditions limited their output — there was a strong wind

and Columbia’s goalie all converged on the ball at once. The keeper got a small touch on it, and the ball fell to Jameson Lochhead ’16. The defender took a swing

“We had to adjust our tactics and play a certain way.”

Patrick Laughlin

MEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH at it, but missed, corkscrewing himself into the ground. The ball then bounced to Maurey, who smashed the ball down, past a number of Columbia and Brown bodies and into the back of the net.

The team dogpiled on top of Maurey and Gorab on the sideline, releasing all the frustration built up over 430 scoreless minutes of game time, Laughlin said. The coach was elated to finally get a goal and could not have picked a better player to throughout the game, and a decent rain began to fall in a chilly second half.

With a wet ball, the Bears had some trouble; wide receivers dropped more than a few passes from Fuller, and the Bears fumbled four times, though they were fortunate that only one was lost.

“Coming out with a victory in a tight game like that should do wonders for our confidence going forward.”

Marcus Fuller ’15

FOOTBALL TEAM QUARTERBACK Kicker/punter Grant Senne ’16 also missed a 27-yard field goal, though he made two others and a pair of extra points.

Fuller had a solid game, completing 20 of 35 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown. But his numbers are much more impressive considering the ontarget passes his receivers couldn’t handle. With a completion percentage that should be past 60 rather than the 57.1 he posted, Saturday may have been Fuller’s best game yet.

But the key to the offense was a weapon who had not been exploited much, but was a revelation on Saturday.

Quarterback Seth Rosenbauer ’16 is not much of a passing threat, but he

break the Bears’ scoreless streak.

Maurey “works really hard for the team,” Laughlin said. “He’s a great leader, and he’s one of the strong characters on the team. I’m happy for him to get a goal.”

With just over a minute left, Columbia frantically lobbed the ball into Bruno’s box, but a save by Mitch Kupstas ’14.5 and a long punt sealed the Bears’ fourth consecutive shutout and first conference win.

Bruno joins Harvard (6-3-0, 1-0-0), Dartmouth (5-2-1, 1-0-0) and Penn (54-0, 1-0-0) at the top of the Ivy League standings. The surprise of the weekend came from Ithaca, where the Quakers took down a Cornell (6-3-1, 0-1-0) squad that was riding a four-game winning streak and on the verge of cracking the NCAA rankings.

The Bears will return to action Saturday, when they travel down to New Jersey to square off with Princeton (3-3-2, 0-10), who fell to the Big Green in overtime last weekend. absolutely obliterated the URI defensive line, rushing for 53 yards on only 10 carries, including a 38-yard scamper.

His total was just eight yards short of starting running back Andrew Coke ’16, who ran for 61 yards despite having 12 more carries.

“He was instrumental in the victory, no doubt,” Fuller said. “We’ve been trying to devise ways to get him the ball ...

He’s a tough guy to bring down.”

Rosenbauer is massive, and at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, he was larger than some of the Rams’ defensive linemen. But despite his ground success, he fumbled twice, so he may have to remain simply as a change-of-pace bench weapon for the time being.

Having locked down the season’s first victory, the Bears expressed confidence but were not satisfied.

“We’re starting to see our identity unfold a bit,” Giovacchini said. But he also noted that the Bears “didn’t quite clean up everything we needed to.”

Fuller said he was happy with the offense’s improvements, adding that the Bears “just executed better.”

But after breaking a two-game losing streak, players exhibited a newfound optimism.

“Coming out with a victory in a tight game like that should do wonders for our confidence going forward,” Fuller said.

With a win in their pockets, the Bears will look to move back to .500 when they host the College of the Holy Cross Saturday.