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Bears complete undefeated regular season In first varsity season, Bruno will be favored at Ivy Championships after sustained dominance By TANEIL RUFFIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The women’s rugby team ended its first regular season as a varsity team with a perfect 6-0 record Saturday with its 46-12 victory over visiting Navy at Marvel Field. With scores of family members and friends attending the match, the squad took the muddy pitch ready to battle for a win that would close an extremely impressive season. The U.S. Naval Academy (1-4) was arguably the most challenging competitor Brown (6-0, 5-0 Ivy) has faced
thus far: None of Bruno’s Ivy League foes had brought the Midshipmen’s degree of aggression and athleticism. Head Coach Kathy Flores predicted beforehand that the game against Navy would be closer due to Navy’s physical style. In preparation for its matchup with the forceful challenger, Brown worked on its contact game at practices this week. The extra practice playing more aggressively proved beneficial at Saturday’s contest. The match began with a struggle for possession between the two teams. After about 10 minutes of flip-flopping control of the ball, the Bears were finally able to put points on the board with a try by co-captain Oksana Goretaya ’17. Sofia Rudin ’17 successfully converted, taking the score to 7-0. » See RUGBY, page 3
Alleged sexual assault later in the night also to be investigated by University officials By CAMILLA BRANDFIELD-HARVEY SENIOR STAFF WRITER
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Sofia Rudin ’17 takes a kick. In their spotless season so far, the Bears have been largely unchallenged, outscoring opponents 345-58 in six games.
Union pushes for increased benefits for library workers As number of union workers falls, students express solidarity during negotiations By LINDSAY GANTZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Clinton campaigns with Raimondo in R.I.
Talk focuses on rebuilding middle class through job creation, raising minimum wage By ALIZA REISNER STAFF WRITER
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Ocean State Friday to advocate for Gina Raimondo, Democratic candidate for governor. Along with Senators Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Clinton spoke to hundreds of supporters packed into Rhode Island College’s recreation center. “I have been following Gina’s career and oh boy, do I like what I see,” Clinton told the crowd. Raimondo is
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currently the frontrunner in the Nov. 7 gubernatorial election, leading Republican candidate Allan Fung by 11 points, according to a poll released by the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions Thursday. The event featuring Clinton was titled “Rebuilding the Middle Class” and focused on creating jobs, raising the minimum wage and investing in state infrastructure and education. “You would think that in 2014 we wouldn’t have to be running a campaign about rebuilding the middle class,” Clinton said. “But because of changes in the global economy, technology, political philosophies unrelated to reality, … we’ve seen a real erosion in the middle class, and there are so many people that are hurting.” “I won’t accept that we have the third-highest unemployment rate in » See CLINTON, page 3
With brightly colored flyers and petitions in hand, unionized library workers and Brown Student Labor Alliance members gathered Friday to show support for workers in the ongoing library contract negotiations with the University. Unionized workers are seeking to gain more opportunities for professional development, lower health insurance contributions, higher wage increases and union growth, multiple sources said. The contract under which library
workers are employed officially expired Sept. 30, and “has been extended so that negotiators from both sides can continue to work together to reach a new agreement,” wrote Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, in an email to The Herald. Karen McAninch, business agent for the library workers’ union, United Service and Allied Workers of Rhode Island, said the negotiations process is moving slowly primarily due to discussions about staffing. “There’s been a history of erosion of the bargaining unit,” McAninch said. The bargaining unit comprises the 61 unionized library employees that the contract directly affects, a number that has been on the decline due to decreased hiring of union workers. In 2007 there were 92 union » See UNION, page 2
Two students informed the Office of Student Life and the Department of Public Safety that they suspected they were given alcoholic drinks containing a date-rape drug at a fraternity party in Sears House Oct. 17, wrote Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services, and Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, in a communitywide email Friday. One of the students reported that she was sexually assaulted the same night that she received the date-rape drug. Both students reported “a rapid onset of intoxication out of proportion to what they may have had to drink,” as well as “memory loss for a significant period of time” — effects consistent with consuming common date-rape drugs like Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine, according to the email. Neither Klawunn nor Carey could be reached for comment by press time Sunday on the specific drugs the students consumed or the name of the fraternity where the incident occurred. Though its investigation is ongoing, the University has suspended the fraternity where the “spiked” drinks were provided and is reevaluating its policies for alcohol service at campus events, Klawunn and Carey wrote. The Brown chapter of the Phi Kappa » See DRINKS, page 4
Simmons inaugurates Slavery and Justice Center President emerita speaks about role of universities in exposing global injustices By EMMA HARRIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Former President Ruth Simmons spoke on the role of universities in recognizing historical and current civil and human rights violations at the inauguration of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Friday afternoon. Her speech, entitled “Confronting Historic Wrongs: A University’s Dilemma,” commemorated the opening of the center in its new location at 94 Waterman St., where it moved from Alumnae Hall in August.
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The center is a major legacy of Simmons’ tenure. In 2003, she formed the Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, which subsequently recommended the creation of the center in its 2006 report. “We owe to ourselves a full and true account of historic slavery in all its forms,” Simmons said, adding that the cumulative effects of slavery are more extensive and affect more people than the transatlantic slave trade alone ever did. As the University celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is imperative that community members “reveal” to themselves a “true account of history,” she said, adding that slavery has far from disappeared. If institutions, individuals and journalists take it upon themselves to
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Hillary Clinton urges citizens to vote at a rally for Gina Raimondo Friday. “If you don’t vote, you lose all rights to complain,” she said.
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exercise integrity when deciphering and presenting these issues, “whitewashing will ultimately fail,” Simmons said, adding that scholars have the duty to expose racism and slavery. “Historic wrongs have a long reach” into the present day, Simmons said, and their effects “can and will not be denied by the heirs of these types of atrocities.” De-emphasizing the memory and repercussions of injustice is traumatic for victims and their descendants, she added. Simmons spoke adamantly against racial profiling, stating that the practice is “no different than what blacks experienced in the days of Jim Crow” to thunderous applause and cheers from the audience. “Profiling, and its consequences, is a civil and moral wrong,” she said, though data gives police officers » See SIMMONS, page 4 t o d ay
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African Students Association holds walk to honor Ebola victims Participants launch photo campaign, argue media ‘hysteria’ misrepresents disease’s impact on Africa By EMMA JERZYK SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The African Students Association staged a walk through campus Sunday in honor of those who have died from the Ebola virus. The walk comes after the group’s publishing of a letter Wednesday in Obsidian, a literary magazine about black culture, that stated, “too often have the narratives of dark skinned bodies been silenced, while the tales of white ‘saviors’ are amplified.”
“We have stood by as professors characterize this disease as an African disease, and as the world jokes of a killer that continues to decimate our people,” the group wrote in the letter. AfriSA also launched an “#eraseEbola” photo campaign and Tumblr site Sunday night, featuring photos of students displaying messages like, “Would the Ebola memes be so funny if the 4,000+ dead were not African?” and “Ebola was a problem before it reached America.” On its Sunday walk, the group stopped at various points on campus
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Participants in Sunday’s walk highlighted the disconnect between perceptions of the global Ebola crisis and the reality of the disease.
» UNION, from page 1 members out of a total of 164 total employees, and today there are 61 union members out of a total of 127 employees, according to USAW-RI figures. Most of the recently hired library workers are not union members and have filled technical positions at the Sciences Library, said Mark Baumer, a library guide at the SciLi and member of the negotiating team. “I feel like there is not much
concern for the human presence in the library,” said another worker, who requested anonymity out of concern of retribution for speaking publicly. The University has worked to create new library staff positions to encourage the development of the libraries’ digital resources, but “those jobs are not being offered to folks in the bargaining unit,” McAninch said. The result is a divided library atmosphere between unionized library workers and non-union professionals, she said adding that “it’s almost
to share stories about victims of Ebola and their loved ones. The group lined the walkways outside of Faunce and around the Main Green, then walked down Waterman Street, onto Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle, along Thayer Street and onto Wriston Quadrangle. After walking to the Van Wickle Gates, the group returned to the steps outside of Faunce for a song and a photo. “The hysteria associated with this has put a damper on the fact that Ebola directly affects people at this institution,” said Bianca Duah ’16, president of AfriSA, reading aloud from a prepared statement outside Faunce. “What if Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone was home?” “Today I walk, for those whose narratives are reduced to a photo on the New York Times,” she said. Pausing on Simmons Quad, Dolapo Akinkugbe ’16 said he walked for Ameyo Adadevoh, who died working to contain the Ebola epidemic in Lagos, Nigeria at First Consultants Hospital, where Akinkube was born. “While the media highlights the roles Western doctors play in the Ebola outbreak, often depicting them as white saviors, the media neglects to acknowledge the African health workers who are also out there risking their lives to fight Ebola,” Gloria Mensah ’18 read aloud to the group as she stood on Wriston. Standing outside of the Van Wickle Gates, Maxwell Simeon ’17 stopped, saying that the death of Thomas Duncan, who contracted the first reported case of Ebola in the United States, could have been avoided. “He came into the hospital showing all the right signs of having contracted Ebola. But because he was without health insurance, he was sent away with some antibiotic and Tylenol,” Duncan said. “When we got back to school, we realized that there wasn’t much attention like a Berlin wall.” The union is advocating for growth and development within the union, and suggested in negotiations that current unionized workers be allowed to shadow the professionals hired to do technical work in order to integrate the two work forces, Baumer said. Union workers would also like their health insurance contribution to remain at its current rate of 12 percent, McAninch said. The University proposed an increase of 2 percent over the next four years, to 14
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Students carried posters during a walk in remembrance of Ebola victims, as participants shared stories of the disease’s far-reaching impact. on the Ebola issue,” Duah told The Herald, explaining the group’s decision to stage the walk. Though only 6 percent of the student body is black, many of that 6 percent are African, she added. In light of other racial issues spoken about on campus, such as the violence in Ferguson, Missouri, Duah and other members of AfriSA’s executive board feel that black lives are not being treated as equally valuable to white lives, she said. “I personally saw how it was impacting people’s lives,” Duah said of the hysteria over the Ebola outbreak, adding that as a resident of Manhattan, she saw people stop going to Liberian restaurants, or other restaurants that served African foods, in fear of contamination.
“I think there were a lot of misconceptions being perpetuated by social media,” she said, adding that, while only four or five countries in Africa have reported cases of Ebola, many people, including professors and students, assume the entire continent is experiencing the epidemic. Though the walk was originally scheduled for last weekend, Duah said she and other leaders in the group realized pushing the event to this weekend would be beneficial because visiting parents would be able to see it, as well. Members of AfriSA will also attend the candlelight vigil Wednesday organized by the Liberian Association of Rhode Island.
percent when the contract currently in negotiations would expire on Sept. 30, 2018. The University also proposed a 2 percent increase in wages for this year, and 1.75 percent increases for the next three years until 2018. The bargaining unit is requesting a 4 percent increase to cover cost of living increases and increases in health insurance, Baumer wrote in an email to The Herald. The University’s proposed contract would also change storm pay policy, which previously allowed citydeclared parking bans to determine when employees either get to stay home or be paid overtime for coming in. The current contract proposal would make it the University’s decision whether staff can stay home or are paid overtime for coming in on storm days. “They’re taking off language that’s been on the table since the eighties,” Baumer said. Several library workers said staffing remains their largest concern. Nancy Hart, senior library specialist at the Rockefeller Library, University employee of 21 years and union member, said “there used to be much more integration between the professional staff and the people who work in circulation.” The digitalization of the library “affects every institution in terms of workflow and number of employees,” she said, adding that “a lot of the library’s resources in the past
year have been shifting from print to digital.” “Brown has spent something like $50 million renovating the Hay but at the same time it is not respecting workers’ rights at the bargaining table,” said Stoni Tomson ’15, a member of Student Labor Alliance. “Students have power in being able to hold the University accountable to respect workers’ rights.” On Friday, SLA collected about 120 signatures for its petition pledging solidarity to union workers “as they fight for a fair contract with a living wage, good health benefits, and an end to understaffing,” Tomson wrote in a follow-up email to The Herald. Total signatures have reached about 400, she wrote. “Our hope is that this will exert some pressure and show that people care,” said Sana Siddiq ’16, a member of SLA. “Our goals in this process are consistent with remaining an employer of choice, offering competitive, and equitable salaries and benefits for all employees, and maintaining a positive and desirable work environment,” Quinn wrote. Negotiators reached out to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service last week to aid in the formation of a mutually desirable agreement, Quinn wrote. The group will meet again next week to continue negotiations, McAninch said.
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Poll shows large Democratic lead for governor, mayor » CLINTON, Raimondo leads Fung by 11 percentage points in the race for governor, Elorza leads by 10 in race for mayor By ELAINA WANG STAFF WRITER
Democratic nominees for governor and mayor now hold double-digit leads over their opponents ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, according to a poll released Thursday by the the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions. Rhode Island General Treasurer and Democratic candidate for governor Gina Raimondo leads her Republican opponent, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung by 11 percentage points, according to the poll, which surveyed likely voters. Moderate Party candidate Robert Healey is in third place with about 9 percent of the vote. Raimondo has been ahead of Fung by a comparable margin in three polls since mid-September from WPRI, Rasmussen Reports and the New York Times/CBS News/YouGov, WPRI reported. The WPRI/Providence Journal survey released Oct. 15 revealed a closer race, putting Raimondo at 42 percent of the vote and Fung at 36 percent. Though two polls with different sample sizes and time periods cannot be compared directly, the Taubman poll is a more reliable indicator of the status of the race because it sampled a larger population of voters
and therefore has a smaller margin of error, wrote Wendy Schiller, associate professor of political science and public policy in an email to The Herald. The Taubman poll sampled 1,129 likely voters, whereas the WPRI poll only surveyed 505. The Taubman poll results are a “huge swing from the WPRI poll,” said President of Brown Republicans Justin Braga ’16. “Mayor Fung definitely has some work to do.” Raimondo has likely not been hurt in the polls by the Fung campaign’s attack ads, because they are “not resonating with enough voters” to help pull Fung out of second place, Schiller wrote. James Morone, director of the Taubman Center, could not be reached for comment by press time. The Taubman Center conducted two polls of likely voters in Providence, the first from Oct. 14-17 and the second on Oct. 21 and 22 to assess the state of the mayoral race. In the most recent of the two polls, Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza, a former housing court judge, has 48.4 percent of likely voters’ support, a lead he took away from Independent candidate and former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, who now has 38 percent. Republican candidate Daniel Harrop ’76 MD’79 trails in third place with less than 3 percent of the vote. Nearly 10
percent of voters remain undecided, a slight decline from the 12.2 percent who were undecided in the poll from Oct. 14-17. The Elorza campaign released a statement to media following the release of the poll results, writing that the poll illustrates the “campaign is gaining the kind of momentum that will be hard to stop heading into the final days of this important elections.” The campaign wrote in an email to The Herald that it could not comment further on the poll results. The Cianci campaign declined to comment on the results of the poll. The Harrop campaign could not be reached for comment by press time. Harrop said he will announce Thursday, five days before the election, whether he will drop out of the race, multiple news outlets reported. It is not likely that Harrop’s supporters will switch their votes to Cianci, Schiller wrote, adding that it is more probable that they will either not vote or still vote for him because his name will remain on the ballot. Harrop recently donated $1,000 to Elorza’s campaign, a decision that Cianci told WPRI was “an insult to the Republican Party.” In the lieutenant governor’s race, 46.6 percent of voters are undecided as to which candidate they will support. Democratic candidate Daniel McKee is in the lead with 29.3 percent of the vote over Republican Catherine Taylor, who has 20.2 percent of the vote.
One reason some voters may remain undecided is because the teachers unions have yet to endorse a candidate in this race, Schiller said. Though teachers unions usually support the democratic candidate, McKee supports charter schools, which teachers unions oppose. In the remaining week before the election, student groups on both sides of the aisle will continue to campaign for their parties’ candidates. The Brown Democrats have a “strong and intensive plan for (Get Out the Vote) that starts this Monday and will continue until Election Day,” said Meghan Holloway ’16, president of the Brown Democrats. The Brown Democrats have been phone-banking and canvassing for Elorza for several weeks. The Brown Republicans have been campaigning for Harrop and will continue to doorknock for Fung, Braga said. Both campaigns received national endorsements. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to Rhode Island College Friday on behalf of Raimondo. Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney came to Providence Oct. 16 to endorse Fung, as did New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie earlier this month. Both President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Providence later this week to endorse Raimondo.
» RUGBY, from page 1 Seconds later, prop Elisha Miles ’15 avoided Navy’s defense and ran for 40 meters, then offloaded the ball to lock Tiara Mack ’16, who was able to run across the try-line and score. Natalie Klotz ’14.5 also scored during the Bears’ surge. In spite of Brown’s momentum on offense and the team’s solid defense, Navy was able to finally cross the tryline and score a try of its own, reminding the Bears that they would not be able to trample the Midshipmen as they had done with other teams. Bruno quickly addressed Navy’s impending morale boost with tries scored by Amber Reano ’16 and Kiki Morgan ’16, extending the lead to 29-7. An increasingly irritated Navy squad garnered multiple penalties in the last several minutes of the half, and any attempts to score were shut down by huge tackles by the Bears. After halftime, both teams took the field determined to clinch a win. Early in the half, a Navy penalty resulted in Rudin successfully converting a penalty goal. Relentless defense by both teams made for an offensively stagnant second half. Throughout the period, Navy managed to get dangerously close to Brown’s try-line but never scored. Nevertheless, after a 34-minute-long try drought, the speedster Morgan made a hard cut and managed to get through the almost impenetrable Navy defense, scoring her second try of the match and pushing the score
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A Bruno player attempts to escape tacklers. The Bears’ defense has been as stingy as their offense has been potent, not allowing more than 15 points in any match while the attack has scored nearly 57.5 points per game. to 39-7. Morgan’s try rejuvenated the home team, as the Bears’ aggressive defense seemed to push Navy farther away from the try-line. But after receiving a yellow card for a professional foul, Brown sent a player to the sidelines, and a determined Navy team was able to take advantage of the uneven numbers and score. The effort was futile, though, as the Bears had established a deficit too large to be surmounted in 10 minutes. With one minute left, May Siu ’15 scored again for the Bears, bringing
the final score to 46-14. Though still a blowout, the match was the second-closest game of the season for a team that had averaged victories by a margin of over 50 points. The closest was the first game of the season, when Brown defeated Harvard, last year’s Ivy League champion, by nine points. “We were lucky to have this match,” Flores said. “Navy challenged the team in ways we haven’t been challenged yet. We matched them. And this took us to a whole new level.”
This game marks the end of the regular season for the Bears. Dartmouth hosts the Ivy League championships next weekend, which Bruno will enter as the top seed. Bruno will also compete in the American Collegiate Rugby Association Regionals, which begin Nov. 15. Until then, Flores said she believes the Bears will remain successful as long as they “continue to stay humble and do what they’ve been doing well and work on things the team has identified that they need to work on.”
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the nation,” Raimondo said, adding that she plans to create jobs by fostering an “environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.” Both Raimondo and Clinton stressed the need for equal pay for men and women. “I’m always surprised when candidates from the other side say they’re not for equal pay for equal work,” Clinton said. “I literally can’t understand that.” Clinton urged the audience to vote and to convince their friends and family to do so as well. “If you don’t vote, you lose all rights to complain,” she said.
“Rhode Island has been good to me and my husband. ... You stood with me, and now I stand by you to help you elect your next governor.” Hillary Clinton
FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE Republicans in the state “would much prefer Rhode Islanders to tune out rather than turn out. I’m asking you to do everything you can in this election to make sure you get the governor you deserve,” Clinton added. “I’ve concluded the other side is engaging in a massive effort to induce amnesia,” Clinton said of the Republican Party. “They just want you to forget about all the things they’ve done that didn’t work out so well and contributed to the erosion of the middle class,” she added. “Rhode Island has been good to me and my husband,” Clinton said. “You stood with me, and now I stand by to help you elect your next governor.” Sarah Pariser ’16 said Clinton “sounded happy and laid back,” but that the event was “really small” and she was “surprised” that only about half of the gym was full. But Clinton’s Providence appearance affirmed some Brown students’ support for Raimondo. “The rally was phenomenal,” Ezra Kagan ’17 said. “You could really tell that people were excited about Raimondo and her potential to change things as governor.” The event helped to “bring people in the door” who were unsure who they were going to vote for, and Clinton’s arrival helped to reassure people, Isabella Levy ’16 said. “Clinton is such an institution within democratic politics.” Clinton and Raimondo “knew exactly how to get the crowd on their side,” Kagan said. Clinton “really drove home the importance of getting a woman elected,” Levy said. There was “great energy there.” -With additional reporting by Gabrielle Dee
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Dennery appointed chair of pediatrics Language linked to gender Phyllis Dennery will move from Penn to teach, pursue lung research at Alpert Medical School By JASON NADBOY SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Phyllis Dennery will become the chair of pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School and pediatrician-in-chief and medical director at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in April, the University and Lifespan announced this month. Dennery is currently the chief of the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Services at Penn and the affiliated hospital Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is expected to become the next Sylvia Kay Hassenfeld Professor of Pediatrics at Brown, said Glenn Tung, a member of the selection committee and professor of diagnostic imaging at the Med School. The position is fitting, as the Hassenfeld family has been involved with Hasbro Children’s Hospital for many years, he added. “Unlike an adult who make choices for themselves, a lot of what happens to children is not of their control,” Dennery said, adding that her interest in pediatrics stems from the responsibility she feels to help these young lives. Dennery said she looks forward to coming to Rhode Island because of the large impact she can have in such a small state.
» ASSAULT, from page 1 Psi fraternity is the only fraternity housed in Sears, according to the Brown University Greek Community website. “We take this matter very seriously and are investigating to determine the facts to inform any action,” wrote Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, in an email to The Herald. Alex Sherry ’15, Greek Council chair and a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, was not aware of either the alleged date rape or any incidences of drugged alcoholic drinks prior to reading Klawunn and Carey’s email, he wrote in an email to The Herald Friday night. Kevin Carty ’15, a sexual assault peer educator and brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi, said the incident occurred as peer
» SIMMONS, from page 1 grounds to “hide behind” when enacting these policies. Referencing the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, Simmons said the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson is a “textbook case of how historic wrongs attach themselves to community events.” As evidence is released about the circumstances of Brown’s death, people across the nation are becoming angry and skeptical of the demonstrators’ rage, she said. But the circumstances can only be understood if the “cloud of suspicion” under which citizens in Ferguson live is recognized, she said. A discussion of the events in Ferguson can segue into an examination of the economic effects of profiling, she added. Empathy is difficult for individuals who have not experienced a situation, Simmons continued. There is a “dual dilemma” in which those who are treated
There are “a lot of opportunities for continuity of care,” Dennery said, adding that patients will visit Hasbro Children’s Hospital for most of their early lives since it is the only children’s hospital in the state. This makes it easier for doctors to keep track of the patients and their recoveries, she said. Rhode Island’s small size also will enable her to more readily talk to state politicians and policymakers, she said. Dennery heads her own lab at Penn that studies neonatal lungs, with a focus on the role of a particular protein implicated in lung defense that may have negative long-term impacts if produced in high levels. Despite her busy schedule, Dennery always makes time for research and lab meetings as the head of her own lab at Penn, said Guang Yang, Dennery’s lab manager. “She’s very supportive in lots of ways,” Yang said. “When she’s around, you see things move forward.” “Research is something that is fundamentally important to me,” Dennery said, adding that she looks forward to continuing her research and collaborating with colleagues at Brown while also leading the pediatrics department. Tung noted that both Dennery and the current dean of medicine and biology, Jack Elias, are experts in the study of pulmonary medicine. Dennery sees her research mission as two-pronged: She hopes to improve individual children’s health and the health of the community. “It’s
a continuum from the lab to the clinic to the community,” she added. In addition to pursuing research and clinical work, Dennery will also teach at the Med School. “To me, that’s fun. Having more than one thing to worry about makes life interesting,” she added. Despite her excitement to take on many roles, one challenge she expects to face is acquiring department research funding, which has become harder to come by overall, she said. She plans to invest in research wisely to counter the harsh financial environment, she added. The process of selecting the chair of pediatrics took about eight months, Tung said. Since former chair Robert Klein retired in June, the seat has remained vacant. Faculty members, administrators and staff members from both Brown and Hasbro Children’s Hospital participated in the search, as the hospital and the University have a long-standing relationship. The committee considered 16 candidates from a pool of 30 people, but Dennery “(stood) out for a number of reasons,” Tung said. “She’s the quintessential physicianscientist,” he said, noting that in her past positions she has excelled in both research and administrative roles. “I’m extremely honored to take on this position,” Dennery said. “My husband and I are avid oceangoers,” she said, adding that they look forward to exploring the beaches and waterfronts Rhode Island has to offer.
educators embark on a new bystander prevention education program “every member of every” fraternity and sorority is set to undergo this semester. “Sexual assault is committed by people who are shielded by groups,” said Carty, a Herald opinions columnist. “Bystander prevention education does a good job of educating people who aren’t going to commit sexual assault to make the culture of the group or the house a safer place.” This is the third year that Greek Council has undertaken a sexual assault prevention and education initiative, Carty said. With the help of Marc Peters, the new men’s health coordinator, and a larger group of peer educators, the program has worked to schedule sessions with every house in order to reach as many
members as possible, rather than only new pledges in the spring, Carty said. Sergeant Steven Bremges said DPS was unable to release additional information until Monday. Meanwhile, Klawunn and Carey urged community members to contact DPS Sergeant John Carvalho with information about the suspected use of a daterape drug or the alleged sexual assault. The incident at Brown follows two other episodes of assault involving date-rape drugs this semester, one at the University of California at Berkeley and another at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Five individuals at Berkeley told campus authorities earlier this month that they were given “roofies” and sexually assaulted at an unrecognized chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Daily Californian reported.
unfairly by society and those who are not must transcend their differences and work together to eliminate inequalities. This is where universities come in, Simmons said: Stepping away from bias and corruption, the university has an “obligation to society.” Universities must not be afraid to challenge injustices in the world as long as they do so with “integrity and independence.” Silence and a desire to take the least controversial route will leave them “lowered in the esteem of society,” she said. Simmons said despite citizens’ desires, governments often cannot agree on sensible responses to human rights issues. And even within university governance there are problems, she said. Harvard’s administration’s decision to sign a United Nations-approved code of responsible investment in April has made apparent the extent to which universities must set an example, as faculty members and students think about the destructive consequences to the environment and what can be done about
humans destroying the earth, Simmons said. And when universities are approached by hundreds of interest groups calling for action, they are in a unique position to accomplish goals, Simmons said. Students learn to “form intellectual opinions on important moral issues” and are encouraged to be courageous leaders, she said. Students and institutions must face the challenge of standing against “those on the wrong side of moral issues,” she added. Universities are also forced to confront their own “shortcomings” and serve as examples to others dealing with similar conflicts, she said. As for Brown’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, to “rewrite the history of the University founding in a more truthful light was itself an achievement,” Simmons said. The center will continue to investigate the “consequences of slavery” and work to “address the damage done by human and civil rights violations,” she added.
inequality, research suggests Studies indicate countries with gendered languages are more likely to have wider gender gaps By FRANCES CHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Countries where citizens speak gendered languages — in which nouns are masculine or feminine — display a higher rate of gender inequality than countries with languages that do not ascribe gender to nouns, said Jennifer Prewitt-Freilino, the only full-time psychology professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. She presented her research about the relationship between language and gender inequality at a lecture hosted by Brown’s Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences Friday in Metcalf 305. Though women are now overtaking men in areas like college enrollment, many inequalities still exist between men and women, PrewittFreilino said. “In no country is there even equal pay,” she said. “Women are paid about 16 percent less than men.” But the amount of inequality “is not uniform across cultures,” she added, citing language as a possible contributing factor in such differences in equality. Language is “usually seen as not that important, but research over the last decade has suggested that how we speak also influences how we think,” she said. Prewitt-Freilino hypothesized that “countries that speak predominantly gendered language should evidence less gender equality relative to countries with natural gender and genderless language countries.” Gendered languages are those with masculine and feminine words, such as Spanish. Natural gender languages are those in which most nouns are not gendered, but pronouns like “he” or “she” are gendered, such as in English. Genderless languages are those in which both nouns and pronouns are not gendered. Prewitt-Freilino took data from 134 countries, of which 111 had primary languages that fit into one of the three categories. She identified 26 genderless, 12 natural gender and 73 gendered language countries and then looked at the Global Gender Gap index, a measurement of national gender gap, for each of the countries. The GGG index “benchmarks national gender gaps of 136 countries on economic, political, educationand health-based criteria,” according to its website. Each country is given a score between zero — denoting absolute inequality — and one, for absolute equality. Prewitt-Freilino found that the average scores for countries with genderless, natural gender and gendered languages were 0.68, 0.74 and 0.67, respectively. The data supported her hypothesis that gendered languages have the most inequality, she said. Since countries with similar languages often have other common links, Prewitt-Freilino looked at human development, religious tradition,
geographic location and system of government as covariates that might affect the data. She then examined the data after accounting for these covariates, and found the average scores for countries with genderless, natural gender and gendered languages to be 0.70, 0.72 and 0.67, respectively: Gendered language countries still had the highest average inequality. Prewitt-Freilino said previous studies found the same phenomenon that she noted. In one study she cited, Germanspeaking and Spanish-speaking participants were asked to describe qualities of a key, a word that is masculine in German and feminine in Spanish. The German speakers often used words like “hard, heavy, jagged and metal” to describe the key, whereas Spanish speakers often used words like “golden, intricate, little and shiny” to describe the key. In another study she cited, children were asked to write a story in response to a prompt with one of the three pronouns: “When a kid goes to school, (he/they/he or she) often feels excited on the first day.” The researchers found that only 12 percent and 18 percent wrote about female characters when given “he” or “they,” respectively. But 42 percent wrote about female characters when “he or she” was used in the prompt. Prewitt-Freilino suggested that this may be because people do not think about writing a female character unless “she” is explicitly mentioned. Though she has identified an initial correlation, Prewitt-Freilino continues her work on gender differences in language use and perception, studying how the way men and women describe success and failure affects what others think of them. She hypothesized that “women would view a candidate more positively when they shared success (by using “we”) and took personal responsibility for a failure (by using “I”) whereas men would view a candidate more positively when they took credit for success and (deflected) blame for loss.” Prewitt-Freilino then conducted a new study, in which participants were asked to read a quotation from a student government candidate. The quote described a fundraising goal, where the candidate either failed or succeeded and used either “I” or “we” when discussing the fundraiser. She found that women liked “we” more if the candidate succeeded, whereas men valued personal success more and tended to not support the candidates who said, “I failed.” She concluded the lecture by describing how subtle language differences can shape thought processes, which can affect social interaction. “Not only is language a source for conveying current systems of hierarchy, but (it) might also be a way of reproducing them,” she said. Xuan Zhao GS, who attended the lecture, said she enjoyed the lecture, as it was interesting to think about how language influences gender equity. She expressed surprise to learn that some school kids have a maledominant bias, as evidenced by one of the studies mentioned.
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Erling Norrby, a virologist who has served on the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, discussed the yearly process of evaluating nominations for the prize and the award’s broader significance in the scientific community Friday. Norrby used Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double helix as an example of the innovative methods of scientific research.
Norrby offers look inside Nobel selection process
Former Nobel Committee member Erling Norrby talks prizes, politics and policy in lecture Friday By RILEY DAVIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER
“Science is driven by human beings and their strengths and weaknesses,” renowned scientist Erling Norrby told a nearly full Sidney Frank 220 Friday afternoon. Norrby, a virologist who has served on the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, and is now Lord Chamberlain in Waiting at the Royal Swedish Court, covered topics ranging from the Nobel nomination and selection process to James Watson and Francis Crick’s discovery of the double helix in his talk entitled “Politics of the Nobel Prize.” Student organizers Nico Enriquez ’16, a former Herald opinions columnist, and Madeleine Matsui ’17 originally contacted Norrby, who is a friend of Enriquez’s father, to come speak at Brown when they heard he was touring colleges, Enriquez said. Matsui, a former Herald contributing writer, added that they thought his wide range of scientific knowledge would make him a perfect speaker.
She said though the event was catered toward those interested in science, she hoped the event would draw “not just a science crowd,” but rather students and parents with a wide range interests, since the event coincided with Family Weekend. Norrby began his lecture with a brief overview of his latest book, “Nobel Prizes and Nature’s Surprises.” He drew laughter from the audience as he described the cover art: stone busts of Watson and Crick facing forward on the front cover and backward on the back, “with their brains in the middle,” he said. He then described the nomination process for Nobel Prizes, specifically in the subject he chaired — physiology or medicine. These days, between 3,000 and 4,000 invitations for Nobel Prize nominations are sent out worldwide, Norrby said. The nominations are sorted by a Nobel committee — five people for physiology or medicine — into categories of high priority, potential priority and least priority. Cases are then made for each candidate via written statements,
which are compiled into a book that is hundreds of pages long. In the physiology or medicine category, prizes must be given to scientists who have made a discovery. For other categories, the criteria are a little broader. For physics, a prize can be awarded for a discovery or an
“I know of very few other professions that give you such a unique opportunity to learn to know yourself.” Erling Norrby
FORMER NOBEL COMMITTEE MEMBER invention, and in chemistry it can be given out for a discovery or an improvement, Norrby said. Norrby centered his talk on Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double helix. “DNA is the number one discovery of the previous century,” Norrby told The Herald. “It illustrates very well what we mean
by ‘discovery.’” After the talk, Norrby sat down with Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Environmental Studies Cornelia Dean ’69 for a discussion. Dean and Norrby branched beyond the physiology or medicine prize and discussed topics including the lack of incentive to develop an Ebola vaccination before the current outbreak and the choice of the Nobel Committee for Physics not to award the late Brown professor Gerald Guralnik a Nobel Prize for his theoretical work on the Higgs boson particle. They also touched upon the timeline for awarding a Nobel Prize in science — in physiology or medicine, awards are usually given to scientists 10 to 15 years after their prizeworthy discoveries. This delay is often due to the time it takes for the science to be validated in the scientific community, Norrby said. Audience members then engaged in a question-and-answer session with Norrby, asking him about the rapidly expanding field of science, the possible inclusion of math and computation as a Nobel Prize division and the benefits of free higher
education, like that available in Sweden, versus those of institutions that require tuition. When asked about social or political pressures that may influence Nobel selection committees, Norrby said, “We talk science, and nothing but science.” Audience members said they were impressed by the perspectives Norrby offerred on the Nobel Prize. “I thought it was interesting that he said politics weren’t involved in Nobel committees. He provided a lot of insight about why there is a lag between getting the prizes and the reasons why certain people do and don’t get the prizes,” Claire Rhee ’16 said. David Xing GS said the talk was “informative” but added that he wished Norrby had “talked more about general stuff than the specific situation with Watson and Crick.” Norrby told The Herald he hoped people got a sense from the lecture of how the process of scientific discovery fosters awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses. “I know of very few other professions that give you such a unique opportunity to learn to know yourself.”
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BREAKING THE ICE
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The women’s hockey team opened its season this weekend, falling twice to the Rochester Institute of Technology by scores of 4-1 and 5-2. After a winless Ivy campaign and 3-16-3 overall record in the ECAC last season, the Bears will look to redeem themselves with a stronger showing in the new season.
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and make that catch,” Jette said. The wide receiver gave all the credit to his quarterback, saying the pass was “a hell of a ball by Marcus.” Fuller did an excellent job of spreading out the ball, hitting eight different receivers with passes and throwing his four touchdowns to four different players. Brian Strachan ’15 and Troy Doles ’16 led the way with 79 and 77 yards, respectively. “He wasn’t just keying in on one of us, he was really finding the open receiver,” Jette said. “He finally got that confidence going.” For Cornell, the only stat line that stood out besides its quarterbacks’ garish numbers was that of sophomore punter Chris Fraser. Last season’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Fraser showed off his big leg, averaging nearly 43 yards per punt with a long of 59. His average would have been even better had he not been focused on pinning the Bears inside their own 10-yard line, which he did on three consecutive punts in the first half. After one of Fraser’s punts was downed at the one-yard line, Bruno was called for holding in the end zone, handing Cornell a safety. For much of the game, Fraser was primarily responsible for Cornell’s lone scoring play. Leading 7-0 after the first quarter, Bruno cracked the game open by scoring touchdowns on three consecutive drives between the second and third quarters to open up a 28-2 edge. The teams traded touchdowns twice at the beginning of the fourth quarter,
was crucial for the team’s confidence, said captain Chloe Cross ’15. “It was really important for the team to get that win,” she said. “Hopefully we can keep it going into our last two games.” Cornell (7-8-0, 1-4-0) ranks in the middle of the league in most offensive and defensive categories, but the Big Red has struggled to put it all together and pick up wins against Ivy foes, falling to the conference cellar. In Sunday’s game, a pair of underclassmen doomed Cornell. Mikela Waldman ’18, who has been a critical part of the Bruno offense since stepping onto campus this fall, scored the go-ahead tally just 22 minutes into the game. The first-year’s chip narrowly missed the goalie’s outstretched arms and floated into the corner of the net. “Mikela’s speed is definitely an offensive threat,” Cross said. “She did a great job getting behind their back line on the goal today and putting it away.” But the talented rookie credited a perfect assist from teammate Allie Reilly ’15 with setting her up for the decisive strike. “I saw Allie get the ball in the middle third. I know she can play great balls in, so I started making my run,” Waldman said. “She found me in stride. I just got my foot on it, and luckily it went over the keeper and into the net.” Bruno continued to dominate the first half — firing off seven more shots than its Ithaca, New York, counterparts — and the offensive onslaught produced another goal 15 minutes later. Carly Gould ’17 used some tactical footwork to find an open alley from the left side of the box. She booted a top-shelfer that sailed above the leaping goalie to double the Bruno advantage. After Waldman and Gould gave Bruno the lead, it was up to its senior goalkeeper — the Ivy leader in saves — to secure it. Mallory Yant ’15 thwarted a Big Red comeback and turned in her third shutout of the season, despite a flurry of Big Red shots after the game’s midpoint. Four Cornell shots on goal were turned away in the final 45 minutes. “Mallory came up with some big saves in the second half,” Cross said, citing her classmate as the most important component of the Bruno defense Sunday. Penn (5-5-3, 1-3-1), another team that has struggled against conference competition, welcomes the Bears to Philadelphia this weekend. The Quakers have scored the fewest goals of any Ivy League team this season. At this point, an Ivy title is out of reach for the Bears, but their last two contests come against teams in the bottom half of the conference. With solid play, Bruno could round out its Ivy record for a middling finish.
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Quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15 fires a spiral downfield. Fuller had a career day Saturday, throwing for over 300 yards and setting a new personal mark with four touchdowns through the air as Bruno secured a 42-16 victory. including a 44-yard onside kick return for a touchdown by Reiley Higgins ’15. Bruno’s second-team defense looked somewhat suspect on those final drives, one of which ended on a 51-yard touchdown strike that accounted for more than a third of Cornell’s total points and passing yards for the game, but the starters were more
than stout enough. With an Ivy victory finally in hand, a bit of pressure is off the Bears as they enter the latter part of their season. While its work may not be done, Bruno is poised to use the win as a springboard into the rest of its season. “We feel pretty good about where we’re at,” Giovacchini said.
The Bears will have a chance to bring themselves above .500 when they take on Penn (1-5, 1-2) Saturday in Philadelphia. A trip to the City of Brotherly Love represents a huge opportunity for the team, Giovacchini said. “If we come out with a win this week, we’ll be right back in it,” he said.
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Captain Ben Maurey ’15.5 protects the ball from a Cornell defender. With three goals, Maurey is the team’s leading scorer, but Bruno’s offense has otherwise been anemic, failing to score twice in a game since Sept. 14.
» M. SOCCER, from page 12 while the rest of the Bears defended the Cornell offense. The formation created a disconnect between the offense and the defense, leaving Bruno struggling to generate any sort of counter attack. Co-captain Daniel Taylor ’15 said the new formation was a counter to the stout Cornell defense when time was running out. “We had talked about (the 3-3-4) in the past, but mainly we were just trying to get an equalizer. We wanted to throw everything we had at them,” he said.
Even with four strikers, the Bears could not draw even and dropped their second Ivy League game of the season. Despite Saturday marking the first time in five games that the Bears have failed to score a goal, the team has just one win over the stretch. “We’re having a hard time getting the critical goal at the critical moment,” Laughlin said. “Today, we went for it as much as we could. The whole game we were attacking, but Cornell has a great defense. They’re hard to break down.” The loss dropped the squad into a tie with Columbia (5-6-1, 1-2-1) for
sixth place in the conference, with just four points in as many games. Meanwhile, Dartmouth (8-4-1, 3-1-0) took sole possession of first place with an overtime victory over the Lions. While the Bears have yet to be mathematically eliminated from title contention, it would take a series of fortuitous results to even make it into the top half of the standings. But before the team travels to Penn (66-1, 2-1-1) this weekend to continue conference play, it must first deal with the University of New Hampshire (58-1) in a nonconference contest 7 p.m. Tuesday at Stevenson Field.
Shannon McSweeney ’15. The goal set the momentum firmly in favor of the Big Red who were relatively unchallenged defensively before Katy Weeks took advantage of a defensive miscue to score and all but put the Bears away. Despite some lethargic play from the Brown offense, it was Cornell’s tactics that neutralized the strength of the Bears. Cornell Head Coach Donna Hornibrook isolated forward Krysten Mayers up top, dropping forwards Weeks and Isabel Josephs into midfield, halting any offensive build-up play from the Brown midfielders and forcing them to defend for the majority of the game. The loss continued a pattern of Ivy defeats for the Bears, who are now 1-4 against conference opponents, giving up a total of 20 goals and scoring only five in those games. For all that Brown has attained this year, it has been unable to get over the Ivy hump. “There are no pushovers in the Ivy League,” Reeve said. “Every team has great talent and they are well coached. I think we will get some positive results as we continue the rest of this season.” The Bears — despite their conference shortcomings — have been resilient coming off losses this season, following each defeat with a win so far. And with a trip to Pennsylvania coming up this weekend to play Penn, the Bears are looking to continue that streak and break their lackluster streak against conference opponents. “Our team is playing really well, and they know it,” Reeve said. “It’s just a matter of finishing the chances we create.” The Bears “are hungry for a few more wins and to make a mark in the league,” she said. “We have the capacity, we just need to put it together for 70 minutes.”
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The Fishman family reunites on campus to visit Joshua David Fishman ’18, enjoying the sunny weather during this year’s Family Weekend. The weekend’s events included academic lectures and free Main Green caricatures.
comics Against the Fence | Lauren Stone ’17
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11:30 A.M. HEAVY PETTING
Relieve some stress by spending time with furry friends, as dogs will be on the green for petting and playing. Main Green 4 P.M. THINKING DIFFERENTLY: DAVID FLINK ’02
David Flink ’02, founder of Eye to Eye, will discuss his experience with dyslexia and ADHD and the challenges facing the learning rights movement. Alumnae Hall, Crystal Room
4:30 P.M. SOVEREIGNTY AND SOLVENCY: JUST A MATERIAL CONSTRAINT?
Giulia Mennilo, predoctoral fellow at the University of St. Gallen, will outline the political strategizing involved with determining sovereign credit ratings. Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum 6 P.M. GREAT PUMPKIN HUNT
Students can roam the Campus Center in search of hidden pumpkins, each of which can be redeemed for a Halloweenthemed prize. Faunce Hall
7 P.M. ‘INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ’ SCREENING
The Ivy Film Festival and REACT to FILM will host a screening of the movie, which explores the life and death of Aaron Swartz, a young Internet rights activist. Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium
6 P.M. AFRO-ASIAN SOLIDARITY WORKSHOP
The discussion-based gathering will focus on strategies to build connections across different communities. Petteruti Lounge
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What does diversity mean?
Resources for high school applicants use diversity statistics to help students choose where to apply, forcing universities to compete for numbers that suggest a quilted student body. Brown, like many elite institutions, excels at this. But getting 1,600 varied high school graduates does not guarantee an inclusive, accessible campus. Indeed, observations of students in dining halls, housing or classrooms do not always reflect the integration that the University boasts on paper. President Christina Paxson has repeatedly demonstrated her commitment to “promoting freedom of expression,” an important component in encouraging students to engage in areas outside their comfort zones. Indeed, while concentrations do not always represent the full range of students — particularly with the underrepresentation of minorities and women in the sciences — classrooms play a vital role in bringing students together. Seminars, teach-ins and community forums all facilitate the sharing of ideas between people of different backgrounds. But academic interactions are only part of how we learn from each other. A large component of the growth in empathy and shaping of values comes from ongoing conversations and an exchange of narratives that requires deep friendships. In this regard, it is not clear that the student body is reaching its potential. Outside the classroom, many students are less likely to interact with people of different backgrounds, in part due to opportunities like program housing and pre-orientation programs that foster friendships among people of similar backgrounds. In Keeney Quadrangle and Andrews Hall, first-years are sorted into doubles and units that look like the video that welcomes travelers to the United States at airport immigration desks. But the opportunity to join Greek societies and program housing inevitably groups together people from similar backgrounds, which often results in the separation of students along lines of race, geography and socioeconomic status. Before most students even arrive on campus, friendships are formed among people who moved in early, either due to athletics or pre-orientation programs. Since a third of first-years move in before their peers, these students receive personalized support from upperclassmen and begin to develop long-lasting friendships that appear imposing to students who arrive on the official move-in day. These opportunities offer valuable support to students, but perhaps too often, we become dependent on their security and do not push out of our comfort zones. The obstacles to fully profiting from diversity extend beyond College Hill. According to a Census Bureau study in 2013, 78 percent of Americans selfidentified as entirely white, 17 percent as Latino, 13 percent as entirely black or African American and 5 percent as entirely Asian. But a study over the summer by the Public Religion Research Institute found that if a white American has 100 friends, 91 are white, one is black, one is Asian and one is Latino. Similarly, the average black American would have 83 black friends and eight white friends. The University relies far too heavily on orientation to facilitate dialogues about not only living in but also engaging with a diverse community. In envisioning a more integrated community, the University must continue to encourage oncampus institutions — including Brown/RISD Hillel, the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, and the Brown Center for Students of Color — to not only support their own communities but also engage with other communities. It is valuable for all students to have a space where they can be among people who share their backgrounds and values and have been through similar experiences. But these spaces should not necessarily dictate who we eat with in dining halls or who we study with in libraries. While the University is indeed responsible for coordinating this institutional change, the onus rests primarily on the students to engage with and appreciate the rare environment that is the Brown community.
Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board: its editors, Alexander Kaplan ’15 and James Rattner ’15, and its members, Natasha Bluth ’15, Manuel Contreras ’16, Baxter DiFabrizio ’15, Manuel Monti-Nussbaum ’15, Katherine Pollock ’16 and Himani Sood ’15. Send comments to editorials@browndailyherald.com.
Cianci coverage lacks bite To the Editor: I am pleased to see that The Herald is covering the crucial mayoral election in Providence. However, “Cianci touts past as he aims for comeback” (Oct. 23) repeats Vincent “Buddy” Cianci’s talking points largely unchallenged, leaving it to readers to cast their votes based on what they “choose to remember or forget” about Buddy’s past terms. Maybe The Herald wouldn’t leave readers so blind to the facts if there were an extensive public record documenting Cianci’s actual behavior and that of his administration. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a 2004 investigative report by six Providence detectives, incorporating FBI interviews and grand jury testimony, documenting the “pay-to-play” culture of the police department under Cianci? Fifty-nine pages, say, bursting with evidence that less-qualified officers were promoted over top-performing officers — based on their contributions to Friends of Cianci? And that entrance to the police academy was for sale for $5,000? And what a shame there isn’t a long court record packed with testimony about the entrenched corruption in the Cianci administration. What if we could find examples of the bribes given to Cianci for tax breaks, city jobs and city land sales
To the Editor: This is about “Fossil Free Brown: Imagining Brown fossilfree,” the opinions column in Thursday’s Herald (Oct. 23). The fight against global climate change is so important that it far outweighs all other considerations. Thus it should be recognized that the Corporation members are generously giving their time and money to Brown, but global climate change will quickly destroy all that they have given. If it
A Sept. 26 Herald article (“Program explores culture through language”) misspelled the name of a Brown Student Language Exchange fellow in Macedonian. He is Filip Simeski ’17, not Simieski. The Herald regrets the error.
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is argued that divestment will cost money that is badly needed, then one could point out that similar thinking justified remaining in the slave trade in earlier days — but slavery was eventually abolished, whereas climate change becomes irreversible. So let us accept reality and do what has to be done.
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with a simple records request or Google search? Bribes and extortion that were so rampant a U.S. district court judge declared that Cianci operated “the city (he) was supposed to serve as a criminal enterprise to line his own pockets”? And why didn’t a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist think to publish an in-depth biography of this man in 2003, including interesting details such as Cianci keeping a clown on his payroll to entertain his grandchildren at their birthday parties, or, less comically, his use of a police security detail to help restrain a rival so that he could threaten the man’s life and torture him with a lit cigarette? Even more telling might be an autobiography in which Cianci himself states, “I rewarded my friends and supporters and punished my political enemies,” and “I used my public power for personal reasons. … It certainly felt good.” With sources like these, The Herald might have been in a position to write a hard-hitting, substantive piece providing a counterpoint to Cianci’s self-promotion, rather than leave it to voters’ “memory (to affect) their decision at the polls.” I hope you will follow up your piece with a meaningful look at the facts.
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Freedom of expression is for everybody
ANDREW TOBOLOWSKY guest columnist
Forgive me if, like Professor of Biology Ken Miller ’70 P’02, who recently reopened the attack on the members of the Brown student body who prevented Ray Kelly from speaking here, I have not yet put this issue to bed. But in his Oct. 1 Herald guest column (“Two cheers for academic freedom at Brown”), in which he defended what he called “academic freedom,” I think some considerations were left out. The issue isn’t that offering less than carte blanche to those who would invite controversial speakers fails to affect our overall level of academic freedom, as it clearly does. It’s that the freedom of the University and University groups is not the only freedom that matters. And though it may add an inconvenient level of complexity, there’s nothing wrong with asking whether the freedom of invitation may indeed be in conflict with overall campus freedom of expression. We can learn a lot about the incidents of last year by talking about a much more recent highprofile speech cancellation, that of Anita Sarkeesian. Sarkeesian, a cultural critic who has had the audacity to suggest, repeatedly, that there is sexism in the portrayal of women in media and elsewhere, was scheduled to speak last week at Utah State University. Then the school received threats of a massacre if she were allowed to speak, couched in vocabulary eerily reminiscent of the video Elliot Rodger made before he went on a killing spree at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The threat seems to have included the phrase,
“Feminists have ruined my life, and I will have my revenge.” Sarkeesian actually had to cancel her own speech because the university claimed it couldn’t even search speech-goers for guns, due to Utah state laws. Here we see many things I think Miller, and others who were appalled by the protests, fails to really consider. First of all, it’s obviously a case in which Miller’s proposition that the only thing required to counter speech is “more and better speech” falters. I doubt anyone really disagrees that giving both Sarkeesian and her would-be attackers a microphone is not exactly an antidote
should note at the same time that equating the two isn’t as absurd as it may seem. In a year in which police violence against African-Americans has never been more visible, it is no stretch to say that Kelly, one of police discrimination’s foremost prophets, did indeed threaten lives, and in New York, this was entirely on purpose. And we do not have to guess whether anyone at Brown was personally affected by these policies: Kelly’s tenure as New York City Police Department commissioner, in which he officially and systematically stigmatized being a minority in New York City, ended just last year. Even
The problem with Ray Kelly is not his views, but the tremendous ability he had, for years, to enforce them. The students were protesting not Kelly’s words, but his actions. to the problems she faced at Utah State. But there’s a greater issue here, which is the fact that Sarkeesian doesn’t have to face these issues just once, but daily. And this is for expressing a viewpoint far less controversial than the most innocent of Kelly’s policies. In short, Sarkeesian is less free to express herself every day than Kelly is any day, including the day on which he was prevented from speaking at Brown. And once we acknowledge that there’s a lot more to freedom of expression than who gets to speak at official lectures, I think we can begin to see pretty easily where the protesters — of which, for the record, I was not one — are coming from. We can argue about the level of difference between the threat represented by Sarkeesian’s experiences and those by Kelly’s policies, but we
besides the serious threat to life stop-and-frisk represented, living under the policy, according to an American Journal of Public Health study released two weeks ago, seems to permanently heighten anxiety and decrease emotional wellbeing. Indeed, this is a fact that is not likely to be news to Miller, who, two weeks ago, at a panel discussion on “white privilege,” recounted the story of a student of his who asked not to have to go to lab at midnight, lest he be — yes — stopped and frisked. It’s one thing to allow an offensive viewpoint to air — and quite another to have been personally victimized by a speaker. It’s one thing to invite someone who believes a woman’s place is in the home — say, Phyllis Schlafly in her heyday — and another to invite whoever threatened
Anita Sarkeesian’s life last week. The problem with Kelly is not his views, but the tremendous ability he had, for years, to enforce them. The students were protesting not Kelly’s words, but his actions. The fact is, fear steals freedom, no matter what happens at the level of the institution. Sarkeesian’s daily freedom depends on her considerable courage. The freedom of someone who lived under stop-and-frisk is likely to be compromised permanently. It is certainly reasonable to worry what precedent the successful protest sets, but I think it gives our community far too little credit to imagine our undergraduates as incapable of showing discretion. Miller asks what will happen next time. But it has been a year, after all, and it had been a long time since it happened before last year. In the sense again that students who suffered under stop-and-frisk now live on a campus that invited its architect to defend it, we can at least consider whether what these protesters were doing last year was not stealing Kelly’s freedom of speech — which, for all intents and purposes, cannot be stolen — but instead protecting one another. They weren’t showing their disregard for academic freedom. They were showing their commitment to each other’s safety and the academic freedom arising from that. If the actions of last year made vulnerable members of our community feel that this campus was a safer place for them, then they were a blow struck for, not against, freedom of expression.
Andrew Tobolowsky GS is a PhD candidate in the Department of Religious Studies and can be reached at andrew.tobolowsky@gmail.com.
Giving thanks while giving students a break ANDREW FELDMAN opinions columnist
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday: The government closes, mail delivery halts and schools recess for the day. But to travel and prepare for the holiday, more than a single day must be given off. University students need a break to cushion the holiday. Currently, Brown students do not have classes canceled until the preceding Wednesday at noon. The University remains closed on Thursday and Friday but resumes again on Monday. Just two and a half days off isn’t sufficient — the University should close for the entire week of Thanksgiving. Brown’s current system makes it extremely difficult for students to return home for the holiday. Including transportation time, students are expected to leave Brown Wednesday afternoon sometime after class and return within four days. Unless the student lives extremely close to Brown, it becomes economically and logistically impractical to return home. Trains, buses and planes all take a fair amount of time — something Brown does not provide much of. The impracticality of returning home puts disproportionate emotional and financial stress on students from lower socioeconomic classes. For students who don’t live in New
England, a trip home for the long weekend can cost hundreds of dollars. No one wants to pay that kind of price just for transportation. Exorbitant prices may annoy some students, but if they can afford the fee, they will grudgingly pay the price. But lacking that kind of financial flexibility, some students without family in the area are left stranded on campus. Scheduling transportation months ahead of time is one of the few ways to minimize prices, but that’s extremely difficult to do before students finalize their class schedules. While ex-
unable to schedule far in advance often have to leave a couple of days before or after Thanksgiving, regardless of whether they have class. As long as there isn’t a major exam or test scheduled the day before Thanksgiving — something professors usually avoid — the incentives to leave school a bit early to maximize time at home often far outweigh the incentive of attending class. This system challenges students, demanding that they prioritize school over going home to visit their families. The “good” students remain at school
and happiness. Furthermore, having a large number of students skipping class depreciates the value of class attendance. Through an uncompromising schedule, the University sends the message that classes will occur regardless of students actually being in them. The school places the burden on the students to decide between prioritizing their education or family. Wouldn’t it make more sense to try to plan a schedule that accommodates students? It is in the University’s best interest
The impracticality of returning home puts disproportionate emotional and financial stress on students from lower socioeconomic classes. tending the break would not pay anyone’s train fare, providing the flexibility would allow students to plan their travel months ahead of time because their class schedules wouldn’t be as important. Students wouldn’t have to try to leave during the middle of the week and risk missing class. They could wait to leave during the weekend because there would still be time to return home. Not only would this increase the value of a ticket home by increasing the length of stay, it would also come at a smaller price. With the current system, students
until each of their classes finishes, while the “bad” students cut class. This generalization unfairly characterizes students. It’s not as if they are just using the pending break to have an extended vacation. They are using the break to go home and see family and friends who helped shape the personalities and identities that the Admission Office initially accepted. Rather than make it more difficult for students to maintain these connections, the school should foster these relationships, which can go a long way toward strengthening mental health
to educate students as much as possible and to encourage them to do well in their coursework. Ignoring low attendance rates in the days immediately leading up to Thanksgiving is exactly what the school should not be doing. Choosing not to cancel classes implies that the University cares more about the quantity of classes held per semester than the actual quality of each class. By the end of November, students could simply use a significant break. It’s not a sign of laziness that students want the time to go home and be with
their families. It’s a sign that students are under constant demands and might need a full week in their own beds to recover, which could maximize their productivity back at school. While some might argue that an entire week of break creates a discontinuous education, it really just gives students more time to review material and get a head start studying for finals, all with the luxury of being able to do so wherever they please. Stretching Thanksgiving break to the entire week is a minuscule request that can yield large benefits for students. By leaving Brown two and a half days earlier, students could effectively double the size of their break from a brief respite to an actual vacation and increase the value of that break. I am not even suggesting taking the Monday after Thanksgiving off — though I personally grew up in the Pennsylvania public school system, where I thoroughly enjoyed having Monday off for the start of deer hunting season. Rather than asking to extend the break as a somewhat outdated way to control the deer population, I am requesting a novel approach to better serving Brown’s student body.
Over Thanksgiving, Andrew Feldman ’15 can only be briefly reached at home through emails addressed to andrew_feldman@brown.edu or tweets @Amfeldz.
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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014
Timely warnings important for safety RUSSELL CAREY AND MARGARET KLAWUNN guest columnists
On Friday, we issued a timely warning to all students of an alleged crime involving the provision of drinks containing a date-rape drug and an alleged sexual assault that occurred Oct. 17. The notice included relevant information including the time, date and location of the reported incidents to enable students to protect themselves from what we judged, based on the evidence gathered to date, to be an ongoing threat to members of the University community. While the Department of Public Safety has routinely issued such warnings, which are required under the Clery Act, they usually involve incidents such as robberies or assaults committed by perpetrators unaffiliated with Brown. Because this incident involved potential criminal activity between students, which typically has not met the criteria for a timely warning when reported in the past, we felt it was important to explain what is required by the Clery Act and why this particular timely warning was issued. A timely warning is the report of a credible allegation and should not be interpreted as a determination of responsibility. Under the Clery Act, institutions like Brown have a mandatory federal requirement to issue campus alerts regarding certain crimes in a timely manner. Because the intent is to enable community members to protect themselves, a warning must be issued as soon as the pertinent information is available. The Department of Education guidelines make clear that warnings should be issued even when an institution does not have all the facts surrounding a criminal incident or incidents. The timely commu-
nication of information must take first priority — colleges and universities can provide additional information as it becomes available. The guidelines around the Clery Act have changed over time, especially in recent years with regard to sexual violence including the use of date-rape drugs. Recent guidance from the federal government indicates that credible reports of the provision of date-rape drugs represent an ongoing threat to a campus community and should be considered carefully as cause for timely warnings. As the investigation into the Oct. 17 incidents unfolded, it became clear to us that the information presented was credible and serious and met the criteria for a timely warning. The behavior in question, if true, is a violation of the standards of student conduct, Rhode Island criminal law and the values we hold as a community. It is also extraordinarily dangerous and can enable the infliction of serious harm on others. We had no doubt that a campus alert was called for. Many students have expressed support of our decision to issue this alert. We have heard concerns, however, that the warning unfairly labeled a specific student organization and its members by stating the location of the incident. This is an inherent risk in timely warnings. In general, timely warnings about any type of alleged crime must provide information that community members can use to protect themselves, including the appearance of alleged perpetrators, if known, and the location and time at which the incident occurred. Suppressing information of this type undermines the intent of the warning, which is to help members of the community protect themselves from harm. Further to this point, under longstanding Brown University policy, student organizations
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Column mischaracterizes criticism of Israel
To the Editor: On Tuesday, Zachary Ingber ’15 published a column regarding anti-Semitism and several cases of it that he claims have recently materialized (“The oldest hatred in new and old forms,” Oct. 21). Ingber writes that one such case occurred when a panelist from “Students on Palestine and Israel: Perspectives on the Gaza War” supposedly remarked: “Jewish donors control elections.” I was that panelist, and that was a deplorable misrepresentation of my views. For starters, a quick check of Blog Daily Herald’s liveblog of the event will confirm quite clearly that the remark was as follows: “Our politicians’ hands are bound and need to support Israel to gain support for their campaigns.” This fact is well-known, as CNN cites 82 percent of Americans in 2011 as being in support of Israel, while Congress unanimously passed a resolution declaring their support of Israel’s operations in Gaza this past summer. Also this summer, a memo from Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn’s campaign was leaked which stated that maintaining pro-Israel ideology could be a vast base for the campaign’s financial support. To skew words and veer clear of the truth is an insidious and deliberate attempt by Ingber to divert criticism of Israel into the realm of anti-Semitism. This is made doubly insidious by the fact that in his column, Ingber states: “Let me be nothing short of absolutely clear: It is perfectly acceptable and appropriate to criticize the actions of Israel without venturing into anti-Semitic territory.” However, he then utilizes that exact deception a few sentences later. More profoundly, it subverts the entire aim of a panel convened by Palestinians, American Jews and Israelis alike, which was to demonstrate the ability for vigorous and impassioned discourse, without Islamophobia and anti-Semitism rearing their ugly heads. Even worse, this is an attempt to quell free speech and bold criticism by claiming racism. This misrepresentation of the facts is a poor exercise in journalism and deserves harsh condemnation. The inability to come to terms with Israel’s racist, violent and apartheid policies is one matter; willful deceit is another. Peter Makhlouf ’16 Opinions Columnist
assume responsibility — in return for the many privileges they receive — for the conduct of their members and guests. That responsibility comes with real consequences — consequences that increase when an organization hosts an unauthorized social function, serves alcohol without permission to do so and violates University policy and state law by serving alcohol to minors. We do not believe all members of any organization or any community at Brown are perpetrators of sexual violence or predatory behavior, such as that demonstrated by the use of date-rape drugs. Organizations and communities, however, will not be shielded from accountability for criminal actions that take place within their walls. In this case, we have not reached any conclusion about an organization’s responsibility for the allegations. Our primary concern in these matters is the health and safety of the Brown student community. We have both worked at Brown for two decades and have significant experience with the ongoing challenge of sexual violence on college campuses. Despite the efforts, time and investments of both the University and hundreds of students, faculty members and staff members to confront and eliminate sexual misconduct, it remains a grave concern. On an encouraging note, recent local and national discussion of this issue has appeared to prompt an increase in reports of sexual misconduct from students. We suspect some of these behaviors, like drinks with date-rape drugs in them, have occurred in past years and have not been reported. An increase in reporting, which is a positive development, will likely result in an increase in the number of timely warnings that are issued. Brown must continue to enhance all its efforts to combat sexual misconduct, by improv-
ing education, awareness and prevention efforts; issuing timely warnings about sexual assaults and related misconduct; and investigating and resolving student complaints. We have made substantial progress. We are undertaking a national search for a new Title IX program officer. Over the summer, we made improvements to our education, prevention and counseling programs. We have established the Sexual Assault Task Force, which is in the midst of a comprehensive review of our policies and practices. The student community must also take collective responsibility for ending sexual violence on campus. The use of drugs, including alcohol, to incapacitate someone should be unacceptable to all Brown students. Sexual violence and predatory behavior at Brown should be equally unacceptable. Every student at Brown should be treated with dignity and respect, and every student at Brown is fully capable of conduct that demonstrates respect for the rights and safety of others. We are committed to improving and expanding the resources and policies of the University to combat and eliminate sexual violence on campus. We call on all students, faculty members and staff members to similarly commit themselves to eliminating this unacceptable behavior, both in their own conduct and by intervening or reporting when they observe it in others.
Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, and Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services, can be reached for comment at russell_carey@brown.edu and margaret_klawunn@brown.edu.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014
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BROWN DAILY HERALD FOOTBALL
Bears run roughshod over Big Red for first Ivy win After breakdowns cost Bruno first two Ivy games, Fuller ’15 throws for over 300 yards in 42-16 win By ANDREW FLAX SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After a pair of close losses to open its Ivy slate, the football team finally grabbed its first conference win of the season Saturday, obliterating Cornell 42-16. The Bears (3-3, 1-2 Ivy) had looked inconsistent in their previous games against Harvard and Princeton, collapsing for a quarter in each game and sinking their chances of victory. But they played a complete game against the Big Red (0-6, 0-3), jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. Bruno was totally in control through the entire game. A few garbage-time scores helped Cornell make the line a bit more respectable, but the Bears led 35-2 and 42-9 at points in the fourth quarter. “We definitely needed a strong win like that,” said linebacker and captain Dan Giovacchini ’15. “It was a huge win,” wide receiver
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Alex Jette ’17 makes a diving catch for a touchdown. The electrifying receiver and 2013 First Team All-Ivy Selection caught two passes for 58 yards Saturday and has emerged as a formidable deep threat for Bruno. Alex Jette ’17 said. “We just kind of destroyed Cornell.” Jette was right: The Bears creamed Cornell in all phases of the game. Offensively, Bruno massively outgained
M. SOCCER
the Big Red, 408-242. Quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15 had far and away the best game of his career, setting personal bests in completion percentage and touchdown passes. He completed
20 of his 33 attempts for a 60.6 completion percentage and posted 306 yards and four touchdowns. Cornell rotated between three quarterbacks, who posted an abysmal combined
line: 12-for-29, a 41.4 completion percentage and just 150 yards. Giovacchini gave the most credit for shutting the Big Red down to the Bears’ defensive line, saying it “was getting pressure all day. ... It makes the game a step slower.” Bruno outrushed Cornell 102-92, even though its leading rusher was Jette, who had one attempt for 22 yards. Highly touted running back Jake Hall ’18 made his Brown debut in the blowout and rushed eight times for just 20 yards, though he did turn a short catch into a 42-yard gain. Jette had a successful day in every facet of the game, making things happen each time he touched the ball. He reminded the Big Red why he was named First Team All-Ivy as a kick returner last season, averaging an impressive 11 yards per punt return. He only made two receptions, but they went for a total of 58 yards, including one impressive touchdown. In single coverage in the end zone, Jette found just enough space behind a Cornell defensive back to make a spectacular diving catch for the score. “I gave my defender a little inside move. … I was just able to lay out » See FOOTBALL, page 7
FIELD HOCKEY
Contested call hurts Bruno in loss Ivy title hopes in dire stroke proves straits after home defeat Penalty painful as Bears can’t Bruno falls below .500 in Ivy play after not scoring for fourth time in eight games, losing to Cornell By ALEX WAINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A goal by Cornell’s Eric Nuss exactly half an hour into the game Saturday ostensibly erased the men’s soccer team’s hopes of winning an Ivy League title. The Bears battled for the full 90 minutes, but came up short by a tally of 1-0 against a stifling Big Red defense. “The guys are hurting,” said Head Coach Patrick Laughlin. “It’s difficult for all of us involved after this loss. We have to take a minute to reflect and then get ready to play the way we know we can play next game.” Bruno (3-5-5, 1-2-1 Ivy) appeared to score the game’s opening goal 13 minutes into the contest when Jack Gorab ’16 swung a free kick into the box. The ball flew past everyone, bouncing inside the six-yard box and into the top corner of the net. But the free kick was originally granted for dangerous play, meaning it was an indirect free kick and had to touch another player before going into the goal in order to count. Cornell (9-4-1, 2-2-0) was saved by the technicality. Off a throw-in at the 30 minute mark, Cornell slid the ball around the top of the box, until Nuss ripped a quick left-footed shot past the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Mitch Kupstas ’14.5 into the bottom corner. The goal came against the run of play, as the Bears had controlled the tempo of the game for much of the
half and were forcing Cornell to defend crosses and long balls from all angles. Bruno had a host of chances to equalize, but the team failed to break down the Big Red back line, leading to a 1-0 halftime score. Though the Bears fired nine shots in the half, Cornell goalkeeper Zach Zagorski stonewalled the attempts on net with four saves. The Big Red was forced to commit 11 fouls in the first 45 minutes to slow down Bruno’s persistent forays forward. The second half featured similar action, with the Bears searching for an elusive equalizer. Co-captain Ben Maurey ’15.5 and Quinn English ’18, the team’s dynamic offensive duo, were held in check for much of the half. Maurey distributed the ball well but did not have enough touches to make a real impact, while the Cornell defense managed to contain English and keep him from using his speed on the wings. Nico Lozada ’18 checked into the game with 30 minutes remaining and immediately opened up Bruno’s offense. The shifty central midfielder provided passing outlets for his teammates and kept the ball moving quickly and sharply around the field. But Laughlin substituted Louis Zingas ’18 — who has a more physical style of play — for Lozada just 16 minutes later, opting for size and speed over offensive flow. In the final 20 minutes of the game, Laughlin replaced Jameson Lochhead ’16 with Tariq Akeel ’16 and played with an unorthodox 3-34 formation. Maurey, English, Akeel and either Gorab or Zingas all stood at midfield, waiting to receive the ball, » See M. SOCCER, page 7
score on Big Red, fall to seventh in Ivy League
By MATTHEW BROWNSWORD SPORTS STAFF WRITER
For all the records and accomplishments of this year’s field hockey team, the Bears consistently stumble when faced with one hurdle: Ivy League opponents. Bruno (9-5, 1-4 Ivy) went down early to Cornell (10-4, 4-1) under some questionable circumstances and could not recover, allowing two second half goals that put the game away. After about a minute and 30 seconds of play, Cornell was able to enter the Brunonian crease before a whistle blew,
which members of both teams initially assumed was a standard penalty corner for an infraction by Katarina Angus ’17 in the box. But when the players realized that one of the referee’s hands was raised and the other was pointing to the middle of the crease to indicate a penalty stroke, Cornell’s squad expressed positive surprise while the Bears argued intentsely. And when Big Red sweeper Marisa Siergiej converted the stroke, no amount of remonstrating by Angus — who was the Bears’ best player on the day — could convince the referee to reconsider his decision. “It was a real shame to have a stroke called in the first few minutes of the game,” said Head Coach Jill Reeve. “In my opinion, the call should have been a corner. Being behind a goal right out of the gate changes the complexion of
the entire match,” she said, adding that Bruno “responded well to the setback.” The Bears accrued three penalty corners to Cornell’s one in the first half but were unable to convert on any of them. Meghan O’Donnell ’15 — Brown’s career leader in goals scored — was double- and triple-teamed for the majority of the game, with Siergiej helping out the side back who was tasked with marking the electrifying senior. Brown came out of the gates in the second half quickly, with the ever-lively Katherine Kallergis ’18 coming close with a shot three minutes after the start of the period. But Cornell was able to take advantage of its second corner of the game and the first of the second half, as Siergiej tipped a shot from her teammate Ann DiPastina past Bruno goalie » See F. HOCKEY, page 7
W. SOCCER
First Ivy win comes in front of families Early offensive outburst spurs Bruno past Big Red at home for first conference victory By CALEB MILLER SPORTS EDITOR
Despite playing well in the Ivy League this season, the women’s soccer team was still seeking its first conference win as it entered its Family Weekend contest with Cornell. With a pair of first-half goals and a stout defense, the Bears found the elusive win Sunday. The Bears (6-6-3, 1-2-2 Ivy) have shown the ability to compete with the best in the league, tying second-place Dartmouth and third-place Columbia earlier this season, but getting a win » See W. SOCCER, page 7
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Kirsten Belinsky ’15 battles a Cornell player for the ball. Through defensive efforts like Belinsky’s, the Bears notched their third shutout of the year.