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Students abroad in Paris safe, but shaken DPS officer accused of terrorist attacks assaulting Latinx delegate After rock city, study abroad Students issue demands for increased safety, accountability as U. launches investigation

By EMMA HARRIS AND ELANA JAFFE UNIVERSITY NEWS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER

Geovanni Cuevas, a Dartmouth student and senior delegate to this weekend’s Latinx Ivy League Conference, was assaulted late Friday evening outside of a Spanish House event by a Department of Public Safety officer, according to Cuevas and several witnesses. The incident was described as a “heated and physical” altercation by Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, in a community-wide email Saturday evening.

The University has launched an investigation of the incident and has taken the officer off patrol for the duration of the investigation, Carey wrote. President Christina Paxson P’19 also took part in an open forum Saturday regarding the incident, at which students expressed frustration with the University’s inaction on addressing racist and white supremacist structures affecting people of color and conference delegates presented a list of demands.

In a campus-wide email Saturday

evening, Paxson listed the “immediate actions” the administration is taking in addition to the investigation, including committing to fund a rescheduled conference so that every student can attend for free and sending an apology letter to the presidents of delegates’ home institutions.

Waiting to enter a Spanish House party with two Brown students, Cuevas told The Herald he witnessed two security officers “aggressively confront” a drunk Brown student. He said he told the officers they were acting “inappropriately” after seeing them make severe eye contact with and pat down the individual “in a way that made it very clear that the power was in the officer’s hands and that the person that was being touched just needed to sit there and take it.”

Cuevas said the officers then motioned to him, “reminded me that I was supposed to shut up and listen to them” and accused him of trespassing. After Cuevas reiterated that he was a guest of Brown students, officers told him, “I outrank the Brown students,” he said.

Cuevas said he then left the line, and the officers told him if he returned to Machado House he would be considered to be trespassing. But, as Cuevas was being hosted by two Brown students who live in Machado, he re-entered the » See LATINX, page 3

students seek normalcy in wake of tragedy

By JOSEPH ZAPPA STAFF WRITER

PARIS — After a Friday night babysitting shift, Maria Jose Herrera ’17 was walking through Saint Lazare, one of the busiest metro stations in Paris, when she received the call from a friend also studying abroad here: Explosions had shaken the outside of the city’s football stadium, and shootings had broken out in two districts. Head straight home, her friend said, and avoid public transit.

Herrera hailed an Uber and asked the driver what he knew. The driver turned up the radio, and a breathless man sobbed through the speaker: He had just fled gunfire in the Bataclan concert hall, just one of several nightlife hotspots struck by explosives and machine guns that night in Paris. World leaders later tied the attacks, which had killed 132 people as of early Monday morning and wounded hundreds more, to the Islamic State.

In the Uber, Herrera tried to get in touch with a friend in Paris. She got home, called her mother and posted a single word, “safe,” to her Facebook account, hoping to preempt a cascade of concerned messages. She spent the rest of the night glued to her computer

Junot Díaz talks racism, activism in academia

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Junot Díaz chose not to speak from the lectern during his talk Saturday, moving across the stage addressing student questions.

Díaz forgoes prepared comments for Q&A, draws on personal experience as activist

By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“This has never been a safe space for us,” said Junot Díaz, referring to the social climate on college campuses across the nation and in society at

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large. “White supremacy has guaranteed us zero safety.”

Díaz, currently a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” in 2008 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2012. The distinguished writer spoke about the use of academia to achieve social justice and the relationship between scholarship and social activism to a crowded audience comprising Brown and Providence community

members in Salomon 101 Saturday evening.

The lecture was coordinated and presented by the Heritage Series at the Brown Center for Students of Color and co-sponsored by several of the University’s academic departments, programs, centers and institutes, as well as the Offices of Institutional Diversity and the President.

Both the opening address from Latino Heritage Series Coordinators Lehidy Frias ’17 and Kiki Tapiero ’17 and Díaz’s introduction by Monica Martinez, assistant professor of American studies, highlighted the significance of Díaz’s lecture in the context of recent events involving student activism at Brown and other college campuses throughout the country. The lecture also served as the keynote address of the 10th annual Latinx Ivy League Conference held at Brown this weekend.

“His visit could not have come at a better time,” Martinez said.

While Díaz’s lecture was perceived to be particularly pertinent at this time, the author admitted that a visit to the University had been proposed » See DÍAZ, page 3

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Mourners gather to place flowers and messages around La Belle Equipe, the Paris restaurant that was attacked Friday, leaving 19 people dead. screen, following a live “megathread” on Reddit, waiting for answers on a story still without an end.

Meanwhile, Erin Reeser, the director of Brown’s study abroad program in Paris, sent an email to the 18 program participants, urging them to contact her immediately, avoid the streets and inform loved ones of their safety. Fifteen responded quickly, and Reeser repeatedly called the three unaccounted for, finding out later that all were safe.

“I was very panicked when none of them was responding,” Reeser said, calling the evening a “worst nightmare” for a study abroad program director. Still, Reeser was able to confirm the safety of all the students within about an hour of

the news breaking, at which time the Office of International Programs assured all parents that students were safe.

Though no students were hurt, the intangible impacts of the bloodiest night in France since World War II have extended beyond Friday night’s tragedies, leaving students feeling shaken. Six of 18 students here spoke to The Herald Sunday night, relieved to be safe but unnerved by the unjust attacks that claimed lives in their temporary backyards.

Sabrina Lato, a Carthage College student enrolled in the University of Paris through Brown, lives around the corner from La Belle Equipe, a restaurant where almost 20 civilians died Friday. » See PARIS, page 2

M. SOCCER

Bruno free kick, defense ruin Dartmouth’s perfect record Win over Big Green solidifies third-place conference finish, highest for Bruno since 2012

By EMILE BAUTISTA STAFF WRITER

On a bitterly cold night, friends, family and fans gathered to celebrate the senior class of the men’s soccer team in the last home game of the season.

Before the game, the class of 2016 was honored for its accolades and commitment to the program. The accomplishments were plentiful, but there was one thing the team still had not done: take down Dartmouth.

That changed Saturday night.

The Bears (10-5-2, 4-1-2 Ivy) eked out a 1-0 victory over the Big Green (11-5-1, 6-1) thanks to a penalty conversion by Tariq Abu-Akeel ’16. The win ended Dartmouth’s bid for a perfect Ivy campaign. The win, combined with Harvard’s victory on the night,

also cemented the Bears’ third-place finish in the Ivy League, their best position since 2012.

“This victory means so much because we haven’t beaten them in a while,” said co-captain Jack Gorab ’16. “They are back-to-back champs, and we normally compete at the top of the standings so this game is always a battle.”

The Big Green featured the stingiest defense in the entire conference.

Throughout Ivy play, it had only given up one goal thanks to a solid defensive backline and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland. Cleveland, a two-time Ivy League Player of the Week, had posted eight shutouts going into this game. Overall, the Big Green averaged a mere 0.62 goals allowed per game.

“We knew that they had a really good defense and goalkeeper, so we wanted to create plenty of chances to give ourselves a shot,” Gorab said. “We wanted to take advantage of our skill on the wings to get at their backs.” » See M. SOCCER, page 6

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» PARIS, from page 1 She was home when news of the attacks broke, finding out from a Guardian notification.

Receiving the notification “was disconcerting because it said breaking news and it was happening right next to me,” Lato said. “The title was ‘Shooting in eastern Paris,’ and I thought, ‘Wait a second. I’m in eastern Paris.’”

Like Herrera, Lato spent Friday night scouring news sources for information.

She texted friends to stem feelings of discomfort, only falling asleep at 6 a.m., when seven of the eight known terrorists had been killed or detained and the death toll had stopped climbing steadily. Saturday, she left her apartment to go to the restaurant targeted right by her home.

“I knew I couldn’t let that become this place I was afraid to go,” she said.

Still, some students said frayed nerves gave them second thoughts about leaving their homes this weekend, though they intend to attend classes

Monday.

“When I think about going out, I’m like, logically, I’m going to be fine, but when I think about what my route to anywhere would look like, that’s when a nervousness sinks in,” said Laura ValleGutierrez ’17.

Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick ’17, a former Herald opinions editor, was in Copenhagen when the attacks took place. She said she was consumed Friday night by shock, which morphed into fear Saturday when she contemplated flying back to Paris.

“The fact that I was so nervous to return home was such a foreign feeling to me that I totally broke down,” she said, adding that the flight home was the most “paranoid” of her life.

Cambria Chou-Freed ’17, who was in Amsterdam when the news broke, described sifting through a multitude of digital news sources, trying to piece together what was actually happening.

“It was pretty immediately clear that it was a terrorist attack, but it was so

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD hard to process,” Chou-Freed wrote in a message to The Herald.

Chou-Freed and a friend “were reading updates faster than the news could sink in,” she wrote. “A cafe. No, a concert hall. No both. The stadium, too. Eight people reported dead, then 40, and rising and rising.”

Nikhil Kumar ’17 described a similar sensation, saying he and his friends “kept seeing death tolls that were climbing and climbing, and we became more incredulous.”

“There were false rumors that there were shootings at (a major metro stop) and the Louvre. It felt like every site in Paris was under attack, so it was just unfathomable,” he said.

Echoing concerns many students back at Brown have taken to Facebook to voice, Chou-Freed called the attacks “a mortality check moment and a thisstuff-happens-all-over-the-world reality check moment,” referring in particular to attacks in Beirut just the day before that killed about 50.

Noting that the Paris attacks received much more media attention and public displays of sympathy than those in Beirut, Chou-Freed wrote, “Both tragedies merit full attention and response.”

Over 3,000 miles away, about 50 Brown community members gathered in front of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center Sunday afternoon to mourn. Lukas Biton ’17, who hails from France, kicked off the ceremony, speaking in both French and English to a crowd holding white and red candles.

He condemned the attacks and praised the resilience of the French people.

Biton and Associate University Chaplain Michelle Dardashti, who spoke next, both made a point to acknowledge the lives lost in other cities wracked by terrorism this week.

Here in Paris, students are setting their sights on recapturing a sense of normalcy and talking through the nervousness Friday’s events instilled in them.

Stéphanie Ravillon, senior lecturer

in French studies and resident director of the Paris program, invited students to her apartment Sunday afternoon to discuss the attacks. All students were also invited to the program office Monday night to meet with alums living in Paris.

Reeser said she hopes these gatherings will offer students “informal” opportunities to discuss their experiences and feelings in a larger group setting.

Kumar said he has seen more people than expected in the center of the city since the attacks. Though he took some solace in seeing Parisians going about their daily lives Saturday and Sunday, he found even the comfort of seeing locals tinged with a certain sadness.

“I went out on the balcony of my host family’s apartment today and saw an old couple walking together,” Kumar said. “They looked so Parisian. But in their minds, I thought, they must be really sad.”

— With additional reporting by Shira Buchsbaum from Providence

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» LATINX, from page 1 building through the back entrance to find his hosts. When he did not find them in their room, Cuevas said he went downstairs to the party to look for them.

“The officer found me before I could find my host,” Cuevas said. “The next thing I know, when I enter the laundry room of Machado, I’m slammed against the wall and then thrown to the ground and told that I was going to be pepper sprayed. … I was also told that I was resisting, and I was obviously not.”

The officer then handcuffed him, Cuevas said, and took him outside, detaining him until Brown students arrived and verified that he was a guest for the conference.

During this time, Cuevas was asked if he had a cell phone, said Princeton student Samuel Vilchez Santiago, who was present at the time. When Cuevas responded that he did not, the officer asked him, “How the hell do you communicate, then?”

Santiago added that several more officers arrived while Cuevas was handcuffed outside of Machado. “Why do they need seven cops to hold someone who was handcuffed and unarmed?”

“I had the audacity to vocalize my dissent, and they intimidated me, they threatened me and they had all of the bravado that’s exemplary of the police issues that we’re seeing in the media today,” Cuevas said.

Cuevas spent the night at the Johnson and Wales University chapter of his fraternity, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated, because he did not feel Brown was a “safe space.”

He said he plans to pursue a Title IX complaint and work with Dartmouth’s legal counsel to see which legal actions can be taken.

Leaders of the Latinx Ivy League Conference temporarily suspended planned activities and presented a list of demands to Paxson and Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Mark Porter at the open meeting Saturday. In an overflowing Salomon 001, student leaders asked which actions

» DÍAZ, from page 1 some time ago. Frias “stayed on my ass for years,” Díaz said of her efforts to get him to speak at Brown, praising her for her persistence.

Though the event was intended to be a lecture followed by a brief question-and-answer session, Díaz chose to forego the lectern and insist that students drive the discussion because of a “resurgence of student activism” on college campuses over the past few weeks.

While students seemed hesitant to speak at first, eventually several audience members posed questions related to the experiences of people of color as students and activists on college campuses, allowing for the event to become exclusively a question-andanswer session.

The first question of the evening asked how to start dialogue between students who are not involved in or do not care about the issues that student activists seek to remedy.

Díaz acknowledged that there are many different tactics that are not wrong but not “perfectly right” when starting dialogue. He emphasized the importance of always having compassion when holding these conversations.

the University would take to ensure the safety and well-being of students of color on campus.

The University launched an investigation into the incident Saturday morning. Such processes typically take seven to 14 days, Porter said during the Saturday afternoon meeting, adding that if the officer is found responsible for any wrongdoing, it could result in “anything from reprimand to a dismissal, termination … depending on the facts of the case.”

Paxson and Porter announced the decision to move the officer involved to “desk duty” halfway through the forum in response to students’ requests to fire or suspend the officer. Students identified him as Officer 201, but Porter said the officer’s name cannot be released until the end of the investigation as the collective bargaining agreement and union contract are a part of the investigatory process.

“We don’t want an investigation that’s a slap on the wrist. We want something real,” one student said.

Delegates’ demands included a formal apology from Paxson, reimbursement for all conference participants, future funding for another conference and bimonthly meetings between Paxson and student leaders of color. Students also called for increased diversity of security staff, a public forum to address student grievances with DPS and measures to improve DPS’ sensitivity and accountability.

Citing the department’s national accreditation and annual diversity and sensitivity training, Porter said, “We take a strong stance on any inappropriate behavior by our officers.”

Students at the forum questioned whether DPS could hold itself accountable, why DPS officers carry guns and who officers are trying to protect.

“Day in, day out, the officers do a good job in terms of protecting this community,” Porter said.

“And they do a great job of policing black and brown bodies on this campus that belong to this community as well,” one student responded.

Students also noted that the racial

descriptions included in crime alerts contribute to racial profiling on campus. Porter said the U.S. Department of Education requires these descriptions.

These emails sometimes include descriptors such as “medium complexion,” “dark complexion” and “Latino,” one student said. “So how are people of color supposed to be safe if all of us in this room fit that description? How are we supposed to feel safe?”

Many students agreed that racial profiling — including students of color being followed by officers when walking home to their dorms — was a rampant problem perpetuated by DPS. At Friday night’s event at Machado, officers at the doors “were turning away students that were part of the Latinx Ivy Conference,” said one student who was working at the event. “That is not acceptable.”

Students also criticized the University’s handling of issues facing marginalized people more generally, stating that administrators’ talk frequently goes unaccompanied by substantive action.

“Everyone that you have right now making the decisions is part of the system that perpetuates this racism,” one student said to applause.

“I want to address a couple issues,” Paxson said. “The most important is to say I’m really sorry that you’re going through this.”

“We’ve been telling you this for three years,” responded Justice Gaines ’16, who uses the pronouns xe, xem and xyr.

“You’re not that sorry.”

“Every time we have community forums about these issues, we talk about it, it gets fixed, a Band-Aid gets put on it, but the wound is still there,” one student said. “What are you doing to fix it? Not conversation — what are the actions you are taking?”

Paxson said she would be sending out a plan for diversity and inclusion Sunday that lists “clear actions” being taken. It was unclear at press time whether the email sent Saturday evening replaced the one to which she was referring or was in addition to it.

When asked by a student which new solutions to institutional racism

are included in the plan, Paxson said, “I don’t have a solution to the problem that is raised right here. I don’t have that.”

Paxson said Sunday’s email would focus “on some things that we think will make a difference fast, and make an impact fast. We do not have anything in this list about policing, and we have to think about that.”

“You keep saying this shit, but you’re ignoring us,” Gaines said. “We’ve been screaming at you,” xe added.

“You’re not of color so you can’t really tell us how we feel about this,” said Chinedu Irofuala ’17, adding, “You’re also not the person who’s feeling unsafe.”

“What I heard was that you don’t want Brown to have this happen again, you don’t want racial profiling at Brown, you don’t want DPS at Brown,” Paxson said. “We start by looking into this case, and then we start looking more broadly and systemically about what we do.”

When Paxson said she knows racism exists in society and on the University’s campus, one student responded, “It’s not racism; it’s white supremacy.”

“I am here to tell you that when I was on this campus, I was too afraid to have the conversation that we’re having now,” said Carmen Rodriguez ’83, a former Corporation member. “So I want you to know that yes it’s not perfect, but things have changed.”

“It doesn’t matter whether things have changed, because they still suck,” Gaines said.

Rodriguez told students they are “very lucky” to have a president like Paxson who advocates for diversity.

“How dare you tell us we’re lucky for what we get,” said Alex Karim ’17.

Porter asked for the community’s help in “polic(ing)” and improving DPS, and Paxson suggested the development of a community or student advisory board regarding DPS. Floripa Olguin ’16 asked Paxson if the students would be compensated, adding, “This is just more student labor, more student of color labor for you.”

“Let’s figure out a way to make it work,” Paxson said, adding that perhaps compensation could be provided through the work-study program.

Students from the conference encouraged Paxson to “really think outside of the box” and “be innovative” as she responds to this incident in particular and to more general concerns about racism, police brutality and other issues on campus.

Several students left the room during the course of the meeting because it was “emotionally taxing,” Irofuala said.

Another student said the “whole discussion” left many in the room feeling “emotionally traumatized.”

The final person to speak was Mary Grace Almandrez, interim assistant vice president of campus life and student services and associate dean of the College.

“I hear the pain in everything that you all have shared,” she said. “When you tell us that there’s institutionalized racism at Brown, I hear you and I believe you.”

She announced that the Brown Center for Students of Color would be open to all students in the room and at the conference for the rest of the day. Staff members from Student Support Services and Counseling and Psychological Services were also available, she said.

Students from Brown and the other universities were able to give testimony about the event Saturday night if they chose to do so. Administrators said that officers taking testimony would be unarmed and that there would be staff of color available to stay with the students while they gave their statements.

“If this had happened at Dartmouth, I don’t think President Hanlon would have reached out,” said Cuevas, who was contacted by Paxson Saturday morning.

“That would not have happened.”

Another Dartmouth student added that a conversation such as the one Saturday afternoon also would not have occurred on his campus.

“We cannot move forward until it is irrefutable from our actions and our deeds that students of color are valued members of our community,” Paxson wrote in her email.

“I hear you, we hear you and we know that there’s pain in this room,” Almandrez said. “So let us take care of everything. You’ve done your job; let us do our job.”

“I was trained to be an entrenched supporter of white supremacy,” Díaz said. “There are very few people who are not brought up that way. But having been in that position when I was younger, my approach to these kinds of conversations always begins with a baseline of compassion.”

Activists must remember that at some point in their lives, they may have held beliefs that they would now find repugnant, Díaz said. This personal evolution can serve as a reminder of the possibility for change, he said.

“As an activist, I’ve always kept that self of mine who was super messed up, because it reminds me of what is possible,” Díaz said.

The majority of the questions that followed during the hour-long event were related to racism in academia.

One student asked Díaz the best way to balance activism and academics when enrolled in a class taught by a professor who perpetuates racism, since professors have power in assigning grades and forming curriculums.

Another student asked how to reassert black women as thinkers in the world of academia.

To answer these questions, Díaz urged students, particularly the students of color in the audience, to do their work in order to both educate

themselves about liberation and to graduate. Díaz expressed that his “main goal” is to graduate students of color.

“You must recognize that we are in an educational system of deep scarcity,” Díaz said. “You survived growing up black, brown, yellow and indigenous. No one is more prepared.”

Díaz also encouraged students to be honest about their privilege as students in elite institutions while simultaneously taking into consideration the ways in which they are oppressed.

Díaz drew on his own experience as an activist, especially during his

time at Cornell. In 1993, Díaz was instrumental in a four-day student protest aimed at remedying the underrepresentation and underserving of Latinos on campus known as the Day Hall takeover. Díaz said students should formulate a list of specific demands to guarantee institutional change that will outlast the four-year turnover of student activists.

Multiple students also asked how to bring ideas learned through social activism to their communities back home. Díaz implored students to engage in “hand to hand” work with people at home.

“If you’re not practicing altruism now, you won’t be practicing it in the future,” Díaz said.

“You don’t have to be a 24-hour activist,” Díaz added. “Even if you volunteer somewhere one hour a week, you will keep that flame alive.”

As the designated time for the lecture concluded, the crowd rose to give Díaz a standing ovation. A book signing immediately followed the discussion.

“In the end, we’re incredibly proud of you,” Díaz said as a parting thought.

“This school was asleep a couple years ago, and you’ve woken it up.”

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Q&A: Sen. Jack Reed addresses domestic, foreign policy issues Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, sits down with The Herald to discuss environmental concerns, Syrian conflict

By SUVY QIN STAFF WRITER

Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, came to campus Sunday to give a talk entitled “The Challenges of a Turbulent World” as part of the Watson Distinguished Speaker Series.

Reed grew up in Cranston before earning a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

Prior to becoming a politician, Reed served in the United States Army, taught at West Point and worked as a private attorney. He was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1990 and became the Ocean State’s 46th U.S. Senator in 1996. He was re-elected in 2002, 2008 and 2014.

Before delivering his lecture, Reed sat down with The Herald to discuss issues on the state, domestic and international levels including police brutality, the threat of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and global economic forces.

Herald: In the past few months, some of your actions have addressed environmental concerns, such as your statement on President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline and your vote against the blocking of the Clean Water Rule. Have environmental concerns always been a priority for you?

Reed: No, I think this has been a priority for me since I’ve been in public office. But I must say that Rhode Island has always been a very environmentally conscious community going way back to when I was a young man. Former Gov. John H. Chafee (P’75 GP’14 GP’17) had the Green Acres Program.

He was a great conservationist. So was

Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI). Stepping into Congress, these issues were very well-defined and very well-articulated by my predecessors.

Your work on the Appropriations Committee funded the CommunityOriented Policing Services Hiring Program, from which Providence received nearly $1.9 million to hire 15 new officers. Do you think Providence has been doing a better job than other cities with regards to the problem of police brutality within communities of color?

I think Providence has leaders who really care. Police Chief Hugh Clements, Jr. is constantly out there on the streets.

Can they improve? Of course they can.

But I just sense that the leadership is very attuned to what’s going on.

Being engaged with the community in many capacities helps a lot. And a lot of officers who can do community policing helps as well. It’s a feedback loop. Police communication with the neighborhood is important. Having the presence of police officers, not only in times of difficulty, but constantly — it helps develop that dialogue.

What is your opinion on recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale and Brown?

They underline the fact that we still have a ways to go in terms of unbiased enforcement of the law. It takes the community to recognize the sacrifices that the police are making, and it takes the police to recognize the individuals in the community and communicate with them and get their advice on how to proceed.

It is a constant effort. You can’t stop and sit back and say, “This community solved it and this hasn’t.” The biggest thing we can emphasize is the

continuous dialogue. When this dialogue stops, when it becomes “us” versus “them” on either side and there’s no communication, then there’s usually going to be a problem that’s going to crop up somehow somewhere unexpectedly.

On Oct. 30 you made a statement supporting President Obama’s deployment of special operations forces to Syria to fight ISIS. Several local leaders have expressed interest in sheltering some Syrian refugees. Do you think the United States should be accepting more refugees from the Middle East as the conflict with ISIS continues to grow?

I think we can do that. The other factor is that there is an ability in the United States to have sponsors — individuals who would sponsor these people — and that is a further way we can ensure that people coming to these shores want refuge and nothing else.

We have communities in the state, like the Syrian Christian community, that would be supportive of this. Our vetting procedure would be very thorough. We are far enough away from the migration routes that we have the ability to do the research and analysis before these people are vetted. In the past, we have taken refugees from other places.

In fact, they and their children have been powerful contributors to American society.

In light of the recent events in Paris and other parts of the world, what should be the United States’ next step in terms of dealing with the ISIS threat?

It should continue to build a strong international coalition, because that is something we have to have. We can’t take a unilateral approach to this issue. Also, we need to engage regional powers in a concerted effort to go after ISIS. There are several lines that we have to pursue. We have to push them back from

The Herald names 126th Editorial Board

By THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

The Herald announced the members of the 126th Editorial Board Friday at its annual banquet at CAV Restaurant.

The 126th Editorial Board will be led by Editor-in-Chief and President Emma Jerzyk ’17, a computer science and Middle East studies concentrator from Hinsdale, Illinois. Joseph Zappa ’17, a French studies and comparative literature concentrator from Massapequa Park, New York, will serve as managing editor and vice president.

Joining them on the editorial board are senior editors Andrew Flax ’17, an applied math-economics concentrator from Chevy Chase, Maryland; Emma Harris ’17, an economics and public policy concentrator from McLean, Virginia; and Caroline Kelly ’17, a public

policy concentrator from Wellesley, Massachusetts.

The 125th Editorial Board is excited to see The Herald and its content develop next year under the leadership of the incoming board.

The Herald also announced a new slate of section editors, business leaders and department heads: Section Editors Arts & Culture: Jaclyn Torres ’17 News: Lauren Aratani ’18, Agnes Chan ’18, Aleksandra Lifshits ’17, Kate Talerico ’18 Sports: Matt Brownsword ’18, Taneil Ruffin ’17 Multimedia Features: Baylor Knobloch ’18 Multimedia and production Design editors: Meryl Charleston ’17, Sonia Geba ’17, Andrew Linder ’17 Assistant design editors: Nicola Ho ’18,

Minah Seo ’18 Head photo editor: Eli White ’18 Photo editors: Matteo Mobilio ’16.5, Sadie Hope-Gund ’18 Director of web development: Harsha Yeddanapudy ’17 Copy desk chief: Bonnie Henry ’16 Business General managers: Moniyka Sachar ’17, Josh Tartell ’17 Business development director: Abraham Galindo ’17 Finance director: Ben Wesner ’18 Sales director: Henry Ritter ’18 Business strategist: Yuta Inumaru ’17 Director of audience development: Marcy Huang ’16 BlogDailyHerald Editor-in-chief: Jacob Koffler ’17 PostEditor-in-chief: Yidi Wu ’17

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territory that they have taken. They tout themselves as different than Al Qaeda in the sense that they are creating a caliphate territory. So we have to push them back there. It means working closely with Iraqi forces and with Syrian forces that are moderate.

We also have to cut off ISIS financially, not only by financial regulation but also by taking down the oil infrastructure they use to sell to support their efforts. Then we have a big challenge in terms of defeating their information campaign. They have been very adroit at using information to intimidate, to cajole, to recruit.

This is a multipronged effort. It can’t be done by us alone. In fact, when it comes to forces on the ground, the local forces will ultimately be most effective.

But we have to get them trained, engaged and focused.

How can we best protect American interests in Syria while not supporting extremist elements of the opposition movement against Bashar al-Assad?

It’s one of the real difficult challenges, because we are clearly committed and taking active overt action against ISIS wherever they are, and they happen to be in Syria. Working with Kurdish forces, we’ve had some moderate success in the northeast of Syria in pushing back on ISIS. It gets much more complicated with forces fighting Assad. We are committed to his removal but through political and diplomatic means. The forces on the ground don’t draw the distinction between ISIS and Assad — they are just going after anyone they think is attacking them or attacking their communities.

This is one of the issues that has cast a very complicated shadow on our operations. The public reports have indicated that there are covert actions by the United States to help some of these rebels. One of the problems is sorting out the moderate rebels, which is a

relative term, from the extreme groups who have in the past or continue to ally themselves with the original Al Qaeda elements. We definitely don’t want to empower them, but we have to find the moderate, responsible element. That’s very difficult because it’s a complicated issue on the ground.

Is the economic center of gravity shifting in the world away from the United States and Europe?

Of course, if you go back to the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and Europe were huge economic forces in the world. The Soviet Union was sort of stumbling along, not particularly good at central planning or producing consumer goods. China was still under the sway of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution and not an economic force.

So in effect, the United States had a much more significant and dominant role in the world economy. That’s changed. China is now, through its economic reforms, a very influential economic force in the world — not just in the Pacific.

Other parts of the world have become much more economically engaged.

Technology has allowed entrepreneurship across a whole spectrum of places.

You don’t have be in a big laboratory to do sophisticated research. You can be in a remote location with Internet and do research and develop a product or applications. There’s a huge shift.

There might not be an economic center of gravity any longer — it’s so dispersed. The relationship between the wages of those people who are adept in this information economy versus traditional workers in manufacturing and other industries is lagging, and that is partly due to changes in the economy.

Compared to the ’60s and ’70s, it’s a different economic world.

— This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Sen. Jack Reed surveys forces of globalization, conflict in Syria

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Globalization has become a “catchphrase for many forces,” said Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, during a lecture Sunday afternoon at the John Carter Brown Library as part of the Watson Distinguished Lecture Series.

Relationship between culture, capacity emerges as continuous theme throughout lecture

By SUVY QIN STAFF WRITER

The United States cannot divorce itself from the “disruptive forces” of the global world, Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, told an audience of Brown and Providence community members Sunday during a lecture that was part of the Watson Distinguished Speaker Series.

Reed encouraged audience

members to “align our present culture with a need for capacity.” He described culture as the “amount of history, language and traditions that define people,” while he defined capacity as relative to the institutions and political capabilities of a nation.

In his opening remarks, Provost Richard Locke P’17 said the talk was particularly relevant in light of the recent attacks in Paris and events around

the globe.

The interplay between culture and capacity served as an underlying theme for Reed’s lecture. To illustrate this interplay, Reed drew a comparison between Operation Desert Storm led by President George H. W. Bush and Operation Iraqi Freedom under President George W. Bush. He said an understanding of the cultures and capacities of the United States and Iraq has been important to whether an operation succeeds.

In Operation Desert Storm,

President George H. W. Bush “did balance our culture and capacity with an understanding of the culture and capacity of Iraq,” which led to a “stunning and rapid victory,” Reed said. But in Operation Iraqi Freedom, President George W. Bush used rhetoric that tried to “dance democracy around the world, beginning with Iraq” and impose “our culture of democracy,” creating a “cultural dissonance that was amplified by lack of capacity,” he said.

In light of the disruptions in our world, we need to understand the “cultural forces of ourselves and those we seek to change,” Reed added.

Reed gave examples of numerous “forces of disorder,” such as globalization, which has become “a catchphrase for many forces,” he said.

Technological innovation is an extremely powerful force that has both benefits and liabilities, Reed said. “This type of technology — it makes good things better and bad things worse,” he said.

Reed also highlighted the disruptive force of climate change, citing the civil war in Syria — caused in part by a severe drought — as an example of this force at work.

Reed contrasted the past Industrial Age with the current Information Age to show how throughout history, humans have witnessed “shifts from order to disorder.”

The question-and-answer session following the talk focused on foreign policy issues, many of which pertained

to the implications of the conflict in Syria.

Michael Kennedy, professor of sociology and international and public affairs, asked how Vladimir Putin’s actions in Syria “might lead us to think about Ukraine in a new way.”

In response, Reed said Ukraine should strive to maintain autonomy as Putin attempts to “pull it back into orbit.”

Locke asked what role universities can play in addressing the challenges highlighted in Reed’s lecture.

Reed replied that universities could foster “intellectual insight” to “understand the interaction of forces,” in addition to providing technological advancement.

Locke said he sought to “bridge the divide” between the government and universities by encouraging discourse through events like this lecture and creating relationships such as the University’s partnership with the U.S. Naval War College.

Kennedy told The Herald he thought Reed’s lecture “put challenges into meaningful frameworks,” adding that he appreciated Reed’s effort to show the “mismatch between our own political capacity and recognizing challenges before us.”

Reed is “someone himself of great capacity,” Kennedy said.

The talk, which took place at the John Carter Brown Library, was sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Sock and Buskin’s new production combines history and mysticism ‘The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry’ examines journey of Black Seminoles to Oklahoma

By JENNIFER SHOOK STAFF WRITER

In Sock and Buskin’s newest production “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry,” legend and history come together to present a portrait of mid-19th-century life from a segment of the American population not usually depicted: the Black Seminoles, a group of black and Native American people.

Written by Marcus Gardley, visiting lecturer in playwriting, and directed by Kym Moore, associate professor of theatre arts and performance studies, “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry” follows a community of Black Seminoles forced to relocate from Florida to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. There, they create a new community and culture that is entirely their own while struggling with their racial and cultural histories. The Black Seminoles also face continued rivalries both within their community and with the neighboring Creek tribe. While the play depicts the plight of the diverse

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Seminole community, it also incorporates a mystical undercurrent that allows for a more metaphorical interpretation of its larger themes.

The main organizing plot point involves a murder that curses the community, thereby causing the town’s well to run dry. The ramifications of the murder and the dried-up well wreak havoc on the members of the community, forcing the town to wrestle with conflicts between Native tradition and Christian assimilation, love and hate and men’s and women’s gender roles.

Creative staging and casting allowed the “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry” to span 16 years and even include flashbacks into the characters’ pasts. The effect of all this was a depth that allowed the play to explore concepts of gender, sexuality and race during a time period when such diversity was rarely considered.

Even with its historical content, the play managed to add a nod to the modern with the inclusion of contemporary dance, music and lighting. Its most notable invocation of the modern involved a quasi-rap from the character Fat Rev, played by the ironically lanky Sam Heft-Luthy ’16, a former Herald senior staff writer.

Luthy’s pugnacious relationship with his wife M. Gene, played by Midori Cassou ’17, the commanding first lady

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Javon Stephenson ’18 as Number Two and Fernando Medina ’19 as Trowbridge in Sock and Buskin’s production “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry.” The show is based on the migration of the Black Seminoles. of the church, made up one of the most from “Legally Blonde” — ­ both light Ultimately, “The Road Weeps, The humorous scenes in the play. and airy and far wiser and more in Well Runs Dry” is a discussion about Sock and Buskin’s production em- tune than those around her realize. moving on and reconciling cultural phasized the multi-faceted aspects Unconventional character dynamics past with a new environment. The authat make up the play’s dynamic also course through the play, with a dience accompanied the play’s charcharacters. An additional standout trio of three characters depicting one acters on a journey that culminates performance came from Mary, played mystical elder called Horse Power. in Number Two, played by Javon Steby Crystal Kim ’16, who portrayed a The theme of water flows through phenson ’18, breaking into tears — a character who could well be consid- the play, representing the ability to symbol of acceptance, repentance and ered a historical forerunner to Elle move on and wash away the past. recovery.

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VOLLEYBALL

Fierce competition spoils season-ending homestand Losses to strong Dartmouth, Harvard in season’s final games leave Bruno in seventh place

By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The competition within Ivy League volleyball proved to be incredibly stiff this season. Going into the final weekend of conference play, four of the Ancient Eight’s teams had viable chances of securing the conference title. Bruno (10-16, 4-10 Ivy) did not, but faced off against two of these teams, falling to both Dartmouth and Harvard to conclude the 2015 season.

The beginning of the campaign seemed promising for the Bears, as the squad finished its competition outside of the conference with the same amount of wins as losses. But Ivy play proved more challenging.

“There were moments when the team was frazzled and it was hard to gain composure,” said Rachele Killian ’16. “When you are in a league as evenly matched and competitive as ours, those minor lapses in composure can mean the game.”

A dominant Big Green squad

presented the first test of the weekend for the Bears. As the conference’s leader in total kills and kills per set, Dartmouth (12-11, 9-5) posed a potent offensive threat to the Bears at the net.

The last time Bruno saw the Big Green in Hanover, the host swept. But the Bears were determined not to go down as easily the second time around.

“This weekend was so special because it was our last matches of the season,” Killian said. “We wanted to be better for each other, and we wanted to win.”

Bruno began the match in a commanding fashion. An early 1-1 score was the closest the visitors would get, as Bruno was able to maintain the lead for the entire set and claim the opening frame with a 25-19 win.

Not to be bested so easily, the Big Green made the second stanza incredibly close. There were 11 ties and three lead changes during the game, but Dartmouth ultimately came out on top. After also dropping the third set, the Bears rallied to claim the fourth and send the match to a decisive final game.

“We were very scrappy and resilient in long rallies,” Killian said. “That type of fight really reveals the heart that our team possesses. Performing well later in the match is a testament to our

physicality and endurance. It’s a greater tribute to our collective passion for the game.”

Unfortunately for Bruno, the team could not win the tiebreaker and fell to Dartmouth.

Shirin Tooloee ’18 proved to be an offensive powerhouse in the contest, as she led Bruno at the net with a careerhigh 17 kills against the Big Green.

In the final match of the season the next night, the Bears faced off against the Crimson (14-10, 10-4). Prior to the match, the team’s four seniors — Carolyn Curran ’16, Killian, Shannon Frost ’16 and McKenna Webster ’16 — were honored for their contributions to the program.

“Playing volleyball with this team was the greatest privilege I could have imagined,” Killian said. “I’ll miss the girls. My teammates are remarkable people, and they inspire me on so many levels.”

As one of the teams involved in the four-way race for the conference title, the Crimson were hungry for a win. Their determination was obvious from the outset of the contest, as the visitors pushed an early lead to a 23-9 advantage in the opening stanza. While Bruno dropped the first set 25-15, the remaining three sets of the contest

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Shannon Frost ’16 prepares to serve the volleyball to her opponents. The outside hitter recorded a double-double in her final collegiate contest. would not be decided by any more than five points.

Due to the tenacity that the team has displayed all season, the Bears were able to claim the second set and tie up the match.

Unfortunately for the Bears, the Crimson seemed to hit their stride in the third set, as the visitors used several lopsided rallies to distance themselves from the Bears and eventually win the sets and match. Each of the frames were 25-20 decisions.

In their final matches of collegiate volleyball, Frost and Killian each posted double-doubles with 12 kills

and 13 digs, and 18 assists and 10 digs, respectively.

With the win over Brown, Harvard became one of the 2015 Ivy League co-champions. The Crimson shares the title with Princeton and will face off against the Tigers for the Ancient Eight’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. While Bruno finished the season in seventh place, Killian believes the team should still take pride in the season.

“I’m really proud of our team this year,” Killian said. “I am so grateful to the team and our coaches for the experience these past four years.”

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the referee awarded a penalty. Akeel stepped up and buried the penalty for his fourth goal of the season and third penalty conversion.

Dartmouth then controlled possession but was forced to pass along the backline thanks to the high pressure from Bruno. The Big Green pushed relentlessly and poured men and long balls forward in search of its equalizer to keep its perfect Ivy season alive.

Its best chance came in the dying minute of the game, when a cross was sent into the box and redirected on net. But Cipicchio was there to stop it point blank, preserving the lead for the Bears. From there, Bruno coasted to the final whistle and emerged victorious.

Though the Big Green were still Ivy champions, the Bears — and their seniors — held their heads high after this emphatic victory against a program it had not beaten in six years.

Not only had it ended Dartmouth’s undefeated Ivy season, but it had also snapped the Big Green’s four-game shutout streak.

“To send them home on a loss was great for us,” Whalen said.

“Being able to play at home for the final time and beat them is something that I’ll remember for a long time,” Gorab said.

Now, the team anxiously awaits the selection show on Monday in the hopes of receiving an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. The team has not been to the tournament since 2012.

No matter the outcome, this season bodes well for the team moving forward. Though five players are graduating, the remaining players have shown time and time again that they are ready to step up when called upon.

“Playing here at Brown has been such an honor, and I’ve really enjoyed my four years here,” Gorab said. “It’s bittersweet leaving the team, but I know that we have a bunch of young guys and a very promising future.”

Three of the team’s five seniors featured in the starting lineup: Akeel, Gorab and Jameson Lochhead ’16. Cocaptain Tim Whalen ’16, traditionally a starter, was forced to sit this match out after getting a red card last week against Yale.

The visitors controlled most of the first stanza and demonstrated why they deserved to be Ivy champions. But the Bears’ backline remained resolute in its defending. Though Dartmouth controlled a lot of possession, the Bears turned up the pressure to minimize the amount of time the Big Green spent in Bruno’s defensive third.

Neither team was able to establish a consistent rhythm in the first 15 minutes of the game. Dartmouth had more of the quality chances, including a rocket shot from about 25 yards out.

Joey Cipicchio ’18, making his second start of the year, got his hands on the shot and redirected it off the post. He was called upon about 10 minutes later when some quick passing by Dartmouth resulted in a close range shot right at Cipicchio, who made the save comfortably and kept the score at 0-0 going into halftime.

“Cipiccio made some absolutely huge saves for us,” Whalen said.

As has been typical of this Bears team, it came out in the second half with renewed energy. Toward the end of the first half, it had shown signs of continuous pressure on the Big Green’s defense, and it carried that momentum into the second stanza.

In the first 15 minutes of the second half, Bruno created more quality chances than it had in the entire first half. Three separate shots flashed just wide of Cleveland’s posts. In the 66th, a through ball from Nico Lozada ’18 found Akeel, who struck a shot near post that was saved.

In the 67th, the Bears got their golden opportunity when Cleveland tackled Lozada in the box, for which

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W. HOCKEY

M. HOCKEY

Hat trick by Donovan ’18 leads to first win Top line continues offensive success, makes four of six goals in victory against Sacred Heart

By BEN SHUMATE STAFF WRITER COURTESY OF BROWN ATHLETICS

Nick Lappin ’16 looks for the puck. Lappin contributed three goals over the weekend -- one in the contest against Union and two against RPI.

Potent offense clinches first victory of season Willman ’18 contributes game-winning goal against Union, but winner against RPI ruled no goal

By MATT BROWNSWORD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

After a disappointing start to the season, the men’s hockey team needed to get positive results out of a road trip for games against Union and RPI. The last time Brown (1-3-1, 1-2-1 ECAC) traveled to New York to face those opponents, it secured its first two-win weekend of last season. And if not for a shocking, bizarre video review, the Bears would have repeated the feat this year.

After a comeback, 3-2 win against Union (3-6-3, 1-5-0), Bruno was stunned when what looked to be Max Willman’s ’18 second overtime goal of the weekend was strangely waved off following a lengthy review by referees.

An uncharacteristic first period for both Union and Brown yielded a lopsided shot count — Union had 14 to Brown’s three — but Tim Ernst ’17 shut the door, making a few impressive saves.

“He was our best player in both games, and he made the difference for us,” said captain Mark Naclerio ’16. “I couldn’t be happier for him.”

The Dutchmen broke the scoring deadlock after five minutes with a power play goal that came as a result of a game misconduct from Zack Pryzbek ’17. Union doubled its lead with another strike on the man advantage, as Brown’s struggling penalty kill was at fault again. Like last year, when Brown consistently ranked near the bottom in the entire NCAA for penalty kill percentage, this year’s team posts a measly 62.5 percent kill rate.

But Brown was able to get a crucial goal before the end of the second period, as Brandon Pfeil ’16 scored with assists from Max Gottlieb ’19 and Nick Lappin ’16. It was the Bears’ first power play goal of the season, serving as a much-needed boost for a unit that had given up more shorthanded goals than it had scored with the man advantage heading into the weekend.

Brown knocked on the door for the majority of the third period but could not get a goal past the Union defense until Lappin tied the game with just under two minutes left. Tommy Marchin ’19 got the assist on Lappin’s second goal of the year, which sent the game to overtime.

Again, Brown was able to impress offensively for the majority of the

five-minute frame, just barely sneaking in the game winner with under thirty seconds left. Willman — a 2014 Buffalo Sabres draft pick — found the back of the net, giving Brown its first win and points of the campaign.

Naclerio said he thinks the Bears “just match up well” against Union and RPI. “They are both really hard working teams, and we play a similar style,” he said.

Saturday’s trip to RPI (5-4-2, 4-02) was under different circumstances than the previous year, as the Engineers were one of the worst teams in the league last year and this year are among the best in the conference.

Brown got off to the hotter start, surviving an early, threatening power play from the Engineers before Marchin scored off of a beautiful centering pass from Naclerio.

Riley Bourbonnais tied the game up for RPI late in the second period on the power play, sending the game into the third period even.

Brown matched its hot start to the game and then some with a fiery start to the third, as Lappin scored 27 seconds into the frame. Two minutes later, the senior doubled the Bears’ lead with another tally — his third of the weekend — on the power play. Both Lappin and the Bears’ power play had three goals on the weekend.

“We managed to move the puck well and were opportunistic on our scoring chances,” Naclerio said.

The Engineers struck back with relative ease, tying the game up at three with two goals that were separated by a mere four minutes. Brown outshot RPI in the third period but was unable to find a winner, sending the game into overtime for the second straight night.

After an RPI penalty put Brown on the power play for two minutes near the end of the overtime, Willman looked to be at the net when the puck squirted into the Engineers’ goal but was waved off initially by the officials.

The replay showed what looked to be a clear goal, but video review was unavailable on the ice, forcing the refs to remain with the no-goal call. The game ended tied at three, but Brown felt angry at what it perceived as an incorrect decision.

“It’s pretty unfortunate that it played out that way,” Naclerio said.

“But we know that it was a goal, and it was another point we should have had. We are going to stay positive and everything will work itself out by the end.”

The Bears look to capitalize on their momentum next week as they take on Colgate and Cornell.

After a grueling opening stretch of games that included top ECAC competition, the women’s hockey team finally got the monkey off its back, using a much-needed offensive outburst to defeat Sacred Heart, 6-1, and earn its first win of the 2015-16 campaign.

Sam Donovan ’18 led the charge for Brown (1-6-0, 0-4-0 ECAC), netting her first career hat trick. Donovan’s three-goal performance was the first for the program since 2012, when Sarah Robson ’15 did the same against Yale.

The offense got going halfway through the first period, when Maddie Woo ’17 found Donovan wide open in front of the net. The sophomore snuck a backhand shot through Pioneers goalie Nicole Magee to give Bruno the early lead.

Brown outshot the Pioneers (0-3-0) 23-4 in the first period, but the score remained at 1-0 until a minute into the second, when Samantha Swanstrom ’18 split the defense and banked a shot

off the inside of the post for her first goal of the season. The Pioneers answered with a goal later in the period, but the Bears carried the slim 2-1 lead into the final 20 minutes.

Despite the one-goal differential, the Bears appeared to be dominating all facets of the game, outshooting the Pioneers 33-16 through two periods.

Sacred Heart struggled to break the puck out, mostly due to effective pressure by Brown’s forwards.

“We played really aggressive tonight and possessed the puck well,” said Head Coach Bob Kenneally ’90.

Bruno would take advantage of the disparity in puck possession in the third to secure the win. Katie Swanstrom ’18 matched her sister with a goal 2:23 into the period, rifling a wrist shot into the top corner past the reach of Magee.

“We’ve really been focusing with them to shoot the puck more,” Kenneally said of the Swanstrom sisters.

Bridget Carey ’19 netted her second goal of the season just three minutes later off a pass from Woo. Another season first for the Bears was a power play goal, which came with a little more than two minutes left in the game courtesy of Donovan.

Woo fired a shot on net, and Donovan reached out to deflect the puck into the twine.

Donovan completed her trifecta in the final seconds after collecting a pass from Jenna Hewitt-Kenda ’19, who earned her first collegiate point with the assist.

The top line of Woo, Donovan and Carey continued its offensive success.

The three accounted for four of the team’s six goals, and Woo contributed three assists.

Donovan is “probably the smallest one on the ice every game, but she’s so gritty,” Kenneally said. “She just got rewarded for all her hard work.”

Kenneally was understandably pleased with the offensive production, especially after being shut out in four of the six games to start the season. “Scoring goals is a lot about confidence,” he said. “We’ve had so many opportunities, and to actually have them go in tonight is a really good sign for us.”

“It’s one thing to shoot the puck; it’s another thing to shoot to score.

We shot to score tonight,” he added.

Julianne Landry ’18 and Monica Elvin ’17 split the game in net. Elvin stopped all 11 shots she faced and Landry added 9 saves of her own.

Bruno now faces a seven-game road stretch, starting with two next weekend at RIT. The team will not return home to play at Meehan Auditorium again until Jan. 8.

M. BASKETBALL

Early efforts erased with Peacocks’ late surge Peacocks go on 28-9 run in last nine minutes of contest to overtake Bears, secure victory in season opener

By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

Season openers can operate as a barometer for a team’s development, revealing the parts of the game that need the most work. After a 77-65 season-opening loss Friday night at St. Peter’s, the problem area for the men’s basketball team was pretty clear: the final eight minutes.

The Bears (0-1) played a sound first 32 minutes, opening a ninepoint lead and looking poised to pull away for a second consecutive season-christening win over the Peacocks (1-0). But in the final 8:47, St. Peter’s used a 28-9 run to vault over the Bears for the victory.

“We just have to finish the game,” said guard Tavon Blackmon ’17.

Bruno put together a run of its own midway through the second half to break up what had been a very tight game through the opening 20 minutes. In a four-possession stretch, J.R. Hobbie ’17 cashed two treys, Corey Daugherty ’19 splashed another and Cedric Kuakumensah ’16 hit two free throws. The streak turned a 40-40 tie into a 51-42 Brown lead. But then the wheels came off.

While fatigue, rust or inexperience may have contributed to the late collapse, the primary ingredient of the Peacock surge was Antwon Portley. The first-year guard’s collegiate debut was nothing short

of miraculous.

For a six-and-a-half minute stretch in the middle of the second half, Portley was St. Peter’s only offense, scoring 10 consecutive points to keep the Bears from running away.

He poured in 23 of his game-high 30 points in the final 20 minutes and hit a huge three to tie the game at 58 before the Peacocks took the lead.

Fans have a hard time predicting what is going to happen in season openers, and Friday included a number of surprises — Portley being the most prominent. Head Coach Mike Martin ’04 went deep into his bench to get an idea of who would be rotational players this year. Ten Bears saw the floor, and eight played 10 minutes or more.

Martin described his team as fastpaced and unselfish, and the first half confirmed his observations. Quick passing facilitated balanced scoring, as eight different players chipped in points while none scored more than six. Twins Justin Massey ’18 and Jason Massey ’18 were relative surprises to the starting lineup but scored six and five points, respectively.

The second-half offense looked a little more stagnant, as Martin relied heavily on returning starters Blackmon, Kuakumensah and Steven Spieth ’17. The Masseys combined for just two points, and Blackmon and Spieth each had eight points to lead Bruno in the second half.

The Bears’ lack of size was a worry entering the game, but Kuakumensah picked up the tab for his smaller teammates. The captain and forward secured 17 rebounds — 11 in the first half — as part of his double-double.

Offensive rebounds gave St. Peter’s

an edge in the first half, leading to seven more second-chance points than the Bears had.

But the Bears’ offense was less to blame for the second-half slide than the Peacocks’ offense. St. Peter’s found its range to shoot 51.5 percent in the second half after hitting just 29.4 percent of its shots in the first.

A surprising area of production was the rookie class, particularly Daugherty and Travis Fuller ’19.

Daugherty notched eight points, two assists and three steals in his debut, running the point and off-guard at times and proving his worth as a ballhandler. He hit two three pointers but shot a lukewarm 3-for-10 from the floor.

Fuller used his height and vertical to grab four rebounds. He blocked a pair of shots and even flashed some court vision with two assists in limited action.

Blackmon said the offense felt comfortable with the new additions, adding that “they adjusted well.”

Though Martin had cited threepoint shooting as a strength for his team entering the season, the touch was absent in game one. The three returning starters — Blackmon, Kuakumensah and Spieth — shot a combined 0-11 from beyond the arc, and the team struggled to a paltry 21 percent from long range.

Glimpses of a winning team appeared throughout the game, with the returning starters teaming up with budding producers, but the offense lacked punch.

The Bears will have a chance to put the opening loss in the rearview mirror Monday with a game against Holy Cross at the Pizzitola Center.

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FOOTBALL

High-pressure defense stuns Big Green, but not enough to secure win Bruno’s defensive line, strong wind gusts force six Big Green turnovers in final home game of 2015 season

By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

“That was weird,” Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens said Saturday after his Big Green team took down the Brown football team 34-18 at Brown Stadium.

While Dartmouth (8-1, 5-1 Ivy) comfortably beating Bruno (4-5, 2-4) may not have surprised many — given that the Big Green ranks first in the Ivy League while the Bears sit in fifth — the game played out in a bizarre fashion.

The teams combined for 13 turnovers, Dartmouth’s star quarterback struggled and the Bears rolled out a new read-option offense that worked until it didn’t.

Amidst the new and unexpected, one familiar trend persisted for Bruno to help decide yet another loss: turnovers.

“Captain Obvious: You turn the ball over, you lose football games. We’ve lost five football games because we can’t hold onto the football,” said Head Coach Phil Estes P’18.

The Bears turned the ball over a whopping seven times, with four interceptions and three fumbles. They are now turning the ball over an average 3.56 times per game — the highest rate of any team at any level of college football. Those turnovers turned into 27 points for Dartmouth Saturday.

The Big Green entered the game with a single blemish on its record: a 14-13 loss to first-place Harvard. Dartmouth Quarterback Dalyn Williams was carving up opponents with his run-pass combo, and the injury-ridden

Bruno defense appeared to be Williams’ next victim.

But the Bears’ defense, aided by a strong wind that made passing difficult, gave Williams all kinds of trouble. The pass rush got to Williams for three sacks and contained his running option, holding the versatile quarterback to negative 25 yards rushing.

The passing game did not offer Williams much solace. After throwing just one interception in the season’s first eight games, Williams was picked off three times Saturday. He completed only 50 percent of his passes for a season-low 110 yards.

“What a waste of a game with a good defensive effort,” Estes said. He also commended his defense for controlling Williams and forcing turnovers.

While the Dartmouth offense struggled to gain traction, the Big Green defense ensured it would not have to.

The unit forced one Bruno turnover after another, creating short fields and easy scoring opportunities. Fumbles by running back Johnny Pena ’17 and kick returner Howard Strachan ’19 set up Dartmouth’s first two scores.

Facing a 14-0 deficit, Bruno turned to a three-quarterback rotation. Starter Marcus Fuller ’15.5 put the ball in the air, while backup Kyle Moreno ’17 scampered out of read-option keepers and quarterback-turned-halfback Seth Rosenbauer ’16 took snaps in the wildcat. The combined effort began to work as the Bears marched the field midway through the second quarter.

The rotation kept the Big Green on its heels just as Estes and the coaching staff planned. In an 80-yard touchdown drive, Fuller threw for 18 yards, Moreno ran for 43 yards and Rosenbauer capped the possession with a tough five-yard touchdown run up the middle.

“We had a package for Moreno, and

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Kyle Moreno ’17 runs the football up the field. Despite 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts, the junior quarterback contributed 84 yards on 14 carries as well as a five-yard touchdown run against Dartmouth. we had a package for (Rosenbauer),” EsWith Dartmouth’s lead at 28, the leaping interception. Moreno was the tes said, adding that the windy day made Bears never threatened a fourth-quarter offensive force, racking up 78 yards and the running options more important. comeback, but the final frame was a a touchdown on 5.6 yards per carry.

The momentum, which built slowly strong one for the home team. Dart- Fuller’s Senior Day was hampered by over the long touchdown drive, was mouth amassed only 21 yards in its first the heavy wind and ended with just 84 dashed in the blink of an eye. Dart- four combined possessions and surren- passing yards and three interceptions. mouth’s Ryder Stone received the en- dered four turnovers, two of which were The most excitement either team suing kickoff at the 11-yard line and quickly turned into Bruno touchdowns. showed all game may have been at raced the next 89 yards relatively unRyan MacDonald ’16 fell on a fum- Dartmouth’s sideline during the final touched. A missed short field goal by ble deep in Dartmouth territory, paving play: While the offense was running Grant Senne ’16 — whose day also the way for a five-yard touchdown run out the final seconds, the bench was included two missed extra points — by Moreno. Less than a minute later, notified that Penn had upset Harvard closed the half with Dartmouth leading heavy pressure caused Williams to lose in Cambridge, opening the door for 21-6, despite Bruno out-gaining the the ball in the end zone. Robert Hughes Dartmouth to win a share of the Ivy title.

Big Green and holding possession for ’17 jumped on the pigskin for a defenBruno’s final game will be inconsetwice as long. sive touchdown. quential to the Ivy championship race, The second half was more of the While the team’s seniors were hon- but it will be interesting to see which same. A fumble short-circuited a ored before its final game at Brown strategy Estes employs in his offense. promising Bears drive and opened the Stadium, it was the performances The pass-heavy, Fuller-led offense from door for Dartmouth to notch its fourth of a couple of juniors that stuck out. early in the season may take a back seat touchdown. Later in the third quarter, a Cornerback Jordan Ferguson ’17 was to Moreno’s running capabilities. The Fuller interception led to another short- all over the field with a team-leading season finale will take place Friday night field scoring drive. seven tackles, a fumble recovery and a at Columbia.

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Bruno’s second varsity season ends with NCVWRA quarterfinal loss

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Kiki Morgan ’16 stiff-arms a tackler. Despite being hampered by injury, Morgan contributed like she has all season Saturday, running in two of the Bears’ three tries on the day against American International College.

Banged-up Bears let first-half lead slip away against AIC in quaterfinal game of inaugural tournament

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Though it played host to the first-ever National Collegiate Varsity Women’s Rugby Association tournament Saturday, the women’s rugby team fell 27-19 to American International College in the quarterfinals.

“I know we didn’t win the match, but I was so proud of our players for

the way that they played,” said Head Coach Kathy Flores.

The team was depleted by injuries from the previous week’s Ivy League tournament, in which Bruno (6-4, 4-2 Ivy) lost in the title game to Dartmouth.

The Yellow Jackets (4-4, 3-3) and the Bears traded tries early on, with Kiki Morgan ’16 scoring for Brown.

AIC broke the tie with a try from

Dominique Cammock, but Bruno answered back once again. Lauren Oxendine ’16 knotted things up at 10, and Rebecca Dahle ’16 converted the kick to give Brown a 12-10 lead, which it carried into halftime.

“In the first half, we executed everything we had to,” said co-captain Tiara Mack ’16.

The first 15 minutes of the second half were a physical stalemate before Anna Mbengam put the Yellow Jackets on top with a try.

Leading up to this match, Morgan

and Uzoamaka Okoro ’16 had emerged as Bruno’s most explosive players. Morgan noticeably fought injury during the match, coming up from tackles limping on multiple occasions, while AIC largely held Okoro in check.

Without the two producing much offense, AIC was able to dominate possession and punch in two more tries to bring the score up to 27-12. The script was all too familiar to the Bears, who lost in similar fashion in the Ivy title game after Dartmouth rattled off 19 unanswered points in the second half.

Co-captain Oksana Goretaya ’17 emphasized how AIC’s long varsity history and tougher in-season schedule made them a tough opponent. “Once you start facing teams that have been established for a while, you see them a lot more disciplined,” she said.

Morgan converted a long try in the final minutes of the game to bring the score to 27-19. She had to be helped off the field after the long run, finally succumbing to her nagging injury after a valiant performance. Flores said Morgan hurt her neck and back due to a high tackle.

Despite the disappointing end, Bruno pushed through a lot of adversity in a successful second varsity campaign.

“We had people playing positions

they had never played before. We had people starting who had never started before,” Mack said. “A lot of people stepped up, and watching that happen was honestly amazing.”

Flores also highlighted the team’s versatility in the face of injuries.

“For mixing up the team the way we had to due to injuries, we actually were playing very well,” she said. “It was everybody trying to do their best, but not necessarily playing the position they were used to playing.”

“It was a learning year for us,” Goretaya said. “We were very good at adjusting, but because we were adjusting all the time, we weren’t really able to solidify anything on the field.”

The team also got to be a part of a memorable moment by hosting the inaugural NCVWRA tournament.

“It’s absolutely fantastic,” Flores said of the tournament.

“The people who have been here last year and this year have been fortunate enough to experience history,” Goretaya said, noting the team’s undefeated first season as a varsity program and the chance to compete in the NCVWRA tournament this year.

“At the end of the day, I couldn’t have asked for a better season to end with,” Mack said.

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A more inclusive Brown Racial tensions in the past two weeks at Yale and the University of Missouri have highlighted the rampant structural and institutional racism that exists within these places of higher education. These incidents are most disconcerting because students of color have been made to feel unsafe and unwelcome at their home institutions. At Mizzou in particular, threats of violence against students of color have prevented them from attending classes, taking their exams and generally being able to receive the education they are there for. This should not happen at a place students should be able to consider a second home.

This weekend’s rough physical altercation between a Department of Public Safety officer and Geovanni Cuevas, a Dartmouth delegate to the Latinx Ivy League Conference hosted at Brown, underscores that our campus suffers from the same underlying issues and reinforces that this campus presents inherently different realities for students of color. During Friday’s “Blackout” on the Quiet Green, students voiced their frustrations at the racist language used and actions perpetrated at Brown. Black Residential Peer Leaders described hate speech smeared on dorm walls, and students of color spoke of being eyed with wariness and followed at night. These individual incidents go unchecked and accumulate until large-scale, more public debacles like this weekend’s force the administration to listen to the pain felt by students of color. The disconnect between the personal sense of safety and mental well-being students of color are not afforded and the administration’s level of urgency in taking action on these issues came into stark contrast this weekend, when outrage over this weekend’s incident was swift and impassioned.

We thank students of color for their bravery and courage in telling their stories and confronting those in positions of power with the pain they are feeling. Those conversations are necessary dialogue, and the exhaustion and pain marginalized students have described as a result of their energetic activism place a disproportionate burden on the students of color leading these efforts to make Brown a more just and inclusive place.

We also commend President Christina Paxson’s P’19 swift response, especially in comparison to the inaction of other Ivy League presidents on issues of institutional racism. Saturday night, within 24 hours of the incident, Paxson sent a community-wide email detailing the immediate actions she is taking. These measures — including funding a rescheduled Latinx Ivy League Conference so that all participants can attend for free and sending a formal letter of apology to the other Ivy League presidents for what transpired — meet two key demands made by protestors. The creation of more regular dialogue on issues of race between Paxson and students, organized by the Brown Center for Students of Color, is also a step in the right direction.

Nonetheless, there is more work to be done, and this weekend’s events raise difficult questions. The first among them is whether DPS officers receive sufficient training on race, diversity and sensitivity. All officers currently undergo annual diversity training, but Paxson wrote in her email that the administration will look into the possibility of expanding that training. The release of the University’s Diversity Action Plan later this month also has the potential to be a key driver of change, so the steps it outlines will be crucial in assessing the University’s progress on addressing institutional racism.

The experiences of students of color at Brown are disturbingly similar to those more widely publicized at Mizzou and Yale. As a community, we must push forward until, in Paxson’s words, “it is irrefutable from our actions and our deeds that students of color are valued members of our community.”

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Supporting students of color in changing Brown As faculty members who teach in American studies, ethnic studies, Africana studies, Asian American studies, Latino studies and Native American and Indigenous studies, or who are concerned about the current interplay of race and power, we affirm our support for students of color on Brown’s campus.

It is terrible that this affirmation is needed. We view the current crisis as

deeply rooted in the structures of white supremacy found in our national institutions including in our most cherished universities and colleges. Hierarchies of power and privilege are deeply rooted and resistant to change, as generations of activist Black, Asian, Latino and Native American students and their White allies can attest. The savage inequalities of race, class, gender and sex that have only grown sharper in our society

manifest themselves everyday, even in the rarified atmosphere of College Hill, and play out in the daily lives of our students.

When these students read a racist rant in The Herald, they had the courage to say “enough.” Sadly, some inside and outside of Brown were then shocked that they dared to speak at all and rode swiftly to the defense of supposedly embattled free speech and im-

periled academic freedom. Calling out racism, we submit, is not an impingement on “freedom of speech” or “academic freedom.” It is an act of self-defense. And frankly, it is a relatively tiny one, lost in the sea of small slights, casual dismissals and serious incidents that our students confront each day.

We applaud and are hopeful about the call of the president and provost to unite around a University agenda

of social justice. Many of us have long been asking for the rigorous and careful interrogation of race, racism and privilege. So we gladly join them with renewed energy for the creation and protection of new spaces and bodies of knowledge devoted to a more just and equitable society. We are ready and eager to be a part of what promises to be a remarkable, comprehensive transformation of Brown.

Leticia Alvarado, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies Sarah Besky, assistant professor of anthropology and international and public affairs Stefano Bloch, presidential postdoctoral fellow in urban studies Anthony Bogues, professor of Africana studies and director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Lundy Braun, professor of Africana studies Nicole Burrowes, presidential postdoctoral fellow in history Jordan Camp, presidential postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Rebecca Carter, assistant professor of anthropology and urban studies Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, professor of modern culture and media Anani Dzidzienyo, associate professor of Africana studies Jim Egan, professor of English Kevin Escudero, presidential postdoctoral fellow in American studies Paja Faudree, associate professor of anthropology Lina Fruzetti, professor of anthropology

Matthew Guterl, professor of Africana studies, American studies and ethnic studies Matthew Gutmann, professor of anthropology Sherine Hamdy, associate professor of anthropology Françoise Hamlin, associate professor of Africana studies and history Beverly Haviland, associate professor of American studies Elizabeth Hoover, asssistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies Evelyn Hu-DeHart, professor of American studies, ethnic studies and history Jose Itzigsohn, professor of sociology Tamar Katz, associate professor of English and urban studies William Keach, professor of English Adrienne Keene, presidential postdoctoral fellow in anthropology and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Michael Kennedy, professor of sociology and international and public affairs Nancy Khalek, associate professor of religious studies Daniel Kim, associate professor of

American studies and English Jennifer Lambe, assistant professor of history Robert Lee, associate professor of American studies Jessaca Leinaweaver, associate professor of anthropology Lenore Manderson, visiting professor of environmental studies and anthropology Yalidy Matos, presidential postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Sara Matthiesen, presidential postdoctoral fellow of American studies Monica Muñoz Martinez, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies Jim McGrath, postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage Richard Meckel, professor of American studies Brian Meeks, professor of Africana studies Kym Moore, associate professor of theatre arts and performance studies Rebecca Nedostup, associate professor of history Marion Orr, professor of political

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Facebook and the hypocrisy behind the filter IAN KENYON opinions columnist

The series of terrorist attacks that gripped Paris — and the world — in shock on Friday night will not go without its deeper effects on our increasingly globalized world. From all corners of the globe, displays of solidarity, empathy and love have risen in the face of what appears to be a long conflict in the waiting between radical Islamic terrorism and Western culture.

For those of us on Facebook, this has become readily apparent in the option to filter our profile pictures with a semi-transparent French flag. But I take deep issue with Facebook’s management for creating the French flag filter while disregarding other atrocities worldwide.

This isn’t a new phenomenon. The offering — perhaps more commonplace on Snapchat or Instagram — is clearly becoming the option de jour (or de l’annee) on Facebook, as 2015 brought users the choice to filter their photos in a rainbow flag following the Supreme Court’s declaration that same-sex marriage is a nationwide right.

Planned Parenthood picked up on the trend with its #PinkOut campaign, seeking support from across the country as Congress examined defunding the organization after the release of a series of undercover videos indicating that the organization may have engaged in questionable behaviors surrounding the use of aborted fetuses. No doubt the private sector will begin to capitalize upon this new (and customer-tailored) means of advertising and communicating.

In the wake of Friday’s attacks, Facebook

offers us the ability to drape ourselves in the French flag — but what about the other tragic events that have taken place around the globe, both this weekend and in the weeks and months prior? France is our nation’s oldest ally, but for a nation and a social network that connects hundreds of millions of people around the globe, is Facebook’s selective offering of whom to stand with in solidarity not absolutely hypocritical?

Facebook’s mission statement clearly states that it aims “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world and to share and express what mat-

of the Israeli-Palestinian border that terrorize the lives of those in the region every day.

Even domestically, think of the events we do not give greater acknowledgement — whether it is recognizing the tragic effects of a mass shooting, the effect of the Black Lives Matter movement on our larger political discourse or the men, women and canines who serve and protect our nation overseas and at home. Where was the option to emblazon our profile photos with an American flag filter on Veterans’ Day in a show of respect at a time when our veterans have become a political volleyball in terms of how to care for those most in need?

For my fellow Brunonians or students at any

It is not my intent to smear Facebook or its support to Parisians, but rather to point out a crucial flaw I see in the company’s practices to date. ters to them.” If users are supposed to decide “what matters to them,” is it not contradictory that Facebook delivers the option of expressing only what may or may not matter to us as dictated purely through the lens of those in Menlo Park, California?

It is devastating that 2015 has brought us so many horrific events, but why has Facebook not provided the greater Facebook community with preset options to display solidarity as we see fit?

Recall the thousands of victims killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria. Recall the suicide bombings that have plagued Afghanistan and Iraq. Recall the Oct. 10 explosions that targeted a peaceful demonstration in Ankara, Turkey, by the Islamic State. Recall the suicide bombers who killed 43 people and injured 240 in Lebanon on Thursday. Recall the continued attacks on both sides

campus across this country, where is Facebook’s offering of a show of unity behind Black Lives Matter or the cry of students at the University of Missouri?

That’s right, there isn’t.

Facebook will have to refine its role as a global moderator of communication and expression. While we are presented with limited options of pre-made expression, we can always go and construct our own. But I believe Facebook must reflect the true diversity of individuals it serves.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a global job. He can be seen doing anything from socializing with President Obama to asking Chinese President Xi Jinping to name his child.

Zuckerberg should not only talk the talk; he must also walk the walk on promoting the glob-

al inclusion of his brand.

It is not my intent to smear Facebook or its support to Parisians, but rather to point out a crucial flaw I see in the company’s practices to date. I strongly believe in the success of private enterprise and the private sector leading the way in driving our economic and social future. But when a company indicates in its mission statement that it strives to connect users with the world, it is hypocritical for its management to drive the community narrative through the eyes of Menlo Park. Facebook’s board of directors may want to reexamine its inclusive global practices as the company moves forward. Perhaps someday we will no longer shake our heads with displeasure when we see “trending” news stories that juxtapose terrorist attacks with Chrissy Teigen and her bold sartorial choices.

Let’s join together in standing not only with Paris but also with Lebanon, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine and everyone affected in our global community. It is bittersweet to see so many of my Facebook friends from all corners of the globe coming together and accepting Facebook’s offer of the flag filter. Let us expand on its potential. Let us engage in this larger, continued discussion and recognition of the chronic tragedies that touch our world far too often. Will Facebook lead the way?

Facebook, the choice is yours.

Ian Kenyon GS is a master’s of public affairs candidate with the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He can be reached at ian_kenyon@brown.edu, and he anticipates some negative commentary for questioning the flag filter.

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First-years shine as Bears open season with win in Sunshine State Experimentation with lineup generates potent offense as bench chips in 38 points against B-CU

By JAMES SCHAPIRO STAFF WRITER

The women’s basketball team traveled to Florida for its season opener Friday, beginning on a high note with a 6861 victory over Bethune-Cookman University.

The Bears (1-0) entered the game hoping for a successful start to their season after last year’s 10-18 record.

Bruno battled the Wildcats (0-1) for most of the game but pulled ahead late in the fourth quarter. With the score tied at 51, the Bears scored nine unanswered points, taking a lead that they would not relinquish.

“In the fourth quarter, we found a lineup that clicked,” said guard Rebecca Musgrove ’17. “We really were deep on defense. We got a bunch of stops, and once we started getting stops, our offense started flowing.”

“We got a group in there that was really playing well together,” said cocaptain Jordin Alexander ’16. “We

were gelling really well, so we fueled ourselves on our own momentum, and that powered us through the rest of the game.”

After the Wildcats tied the game at 51 with 7:08 remaining in the fourth quarter, Mary Butler ’19 put the Bears back on top at 6:40. Musgrove stole the ball from B-CU’s Jasmine Knowles, adding a layup of her own. Point guard Shayna Mehta ’19 hit a three to push the lead to seven, and Butler scored again at 3:45, putting the Bears nine points ahead.

The Bears’ defense played spectacularly down the stretch, forcing three turnovers and a blocked shot over the 9-0 run. Only two points up at the start of the fourth quarter, the Bears outscored B-CU 24-19 in the final 10 minutes to seal the victory.

The Bears’ offense also outplayed B-CU’s in most key statistical areas, holding an advantage in field goal percentage, assists and turnovers. Bruno dominated the glass and scored 14 second-chance points.

Brown also experimented with its lineup to great success, receiving 38 points from its bench, while the Wildcats’ bench chipped in only 11. Musgrove cited this experimentation as a

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Jordin Alexander ’16 dribbles up the court, looking for an open teammate. Alexander employed her quickness and trusty midrange jump shot to contribute 16 points and help lift the Bears over Bethune-Cookman University. factor in the Bears’ success, noting that it allowed the starters to regain their energy in the fourth quarter.

The starters “took a step back and took a breath,” she said.

“We’re really deep,” Alexander said.

“It was good for the freshmen, getting them immersed a little bit into our

system.”

In her first game with the team, Mehta paced the Bears on offense, scoring 17 points and adding five rebounds, along with six steals on defense. Alexander added 16 points of her own.

“Shayna and Jordin really stepped up for us and hit a few threes in the fourth quarter that put us up,” Musgrove said.

The Bears’ five first-years combined for 33 points and 17 rebounds, including 17 points and five rebounds from Mehta and nine and 10 from Erika Steeves ’19.

“Our freshmen are a huge contribution to the team,” Musgrove said.

“They have a lot of height, and that’s going to really help us. Having some options in the post and having a big presence down there on defense, as well as having (Mehta) at the point this year — all five of them are great additions to the team.”

Alexander echoed this sentiment, noting that the first-years are “definitely going to contribute a lot this year.”

It is no secret that last year’s campaign was disappointing, and with a win to open the season, the Bears hope to build on their success going forward.

“It’s huge, especially for team morale going into the season,” Alexander said.

“Last year, we had a win our first game that fueled us for the rest of the season, so it was a huge win for everyone.”

“It’s a great momentum starter for us as a team, especially on the road,” Musgrove said. “It’s great starting off the season with a win and going forward.”

The Bears will now play four games before next Tuesday, taking on Providence, Mount Ida, Morgan State and Vermont. Last year, the Bears lost to Providence but beat Morgan State and UVM. “Not only do we want to beat (Providence) because of last year, but we also know their personnel,” Musgrove said.

“We’re just going to go right at them in our home gym, and especially being our first home game, I think we’ll be successful.”

“This year we’re focused on playing really hard-nosed defense, and that’s going to help us against Providence,” Alexander said. “They have a lot of drivers and scorers that like to get to the basket, so the defensive system that we’re playing off this year should really help shut that down.”

As the Bears take on familiar opponents, Musgrove sees potential in the team’s balanced mix of youth and experience.

“They don’t know our personnel anymore now that we have so many young key players, so we have a few secret weapons to show as well as lot of veterans who know our team,” she said. “We’re really going to click, and we have a great opportunity this year to get a lot of wins.”

Musgrove remains convinced that the smooth execution on both sides of the ball in Friday’s win augurs well for the rest of the Bears’ season.

“We have huge potential,” she said.

“We’re going to shock a lot of teams this year.”