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Nelson ’77 seeds entrepreneurship center Kuakumensah ’16 celebrates $25-million gift will fund record with career night new centralized space for entrepreneurial students, faculty members

By SHIRA BUCHSBAUM SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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Part of Jonathan Nelson’s ‘77 donation will be used to coordinate entrepreneurship efforts and bring in entrepreneurs-in-residence.

Conference educates about trans* health care Doctors, patients engage in seminars discussing sensitive treatment for trans* patients

By ELENA RENKEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Rhode Island College hosted the 2016 Trans* Health Conference Jan. 30, offering presentations throughout the day to over 350 physicians, nurses, mental health care providers, medical students and trans* attendees.

Within the doctor’s office and in greater society, people who are trans* — a term that encompasses people who identify as transgender, transsexual, non-binary, agender and other identities — are sometimes perceived as “zoo animals,” said Dr. Scout, who delivered the keynote address. As the director of LGBT HealthLink at CenterLink, he oversees more than 180 LGBTQ community centers.

Often, the largest issues arise for trans* people before they enter the health care system, he added.

He spoke about the state of trans*

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health care in Rhode Island and around the country, covering topics including suicide hotline protocols, gendered bathroom policies and the understanding and treatment of the trans* population.

“We know that stigma and discrimination take a really active toll on your health, and so (does) the level of social exclusion,” Scout told The Herald.

The suicide rate within the trans* community is especially high — more than half of transgender youths will attempt suicide before age 20, according to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program.

Early on in their lives, many trans* people face a “live-or-die scenario,” Scout added.

Doctor visits can be a particularly stressful experience for trans* people — if they can even find a local doctor welcoming trans* patients. “Most of us literally have to educate our doctors around trans* care,” Scout told The Herald.

The conference followed the creation of a Trans* Health Access Team » See TRANS*, page 2

Jonathan Nelson ’77 — namesake of the Nelson Fitness Center — donated $25 million to launch a new entrepreneurship center, the University announced Tuesday in a community-wide email.

The center aims to integrate current student groups, course offerings and faculty entrepreneurial leadership by serving as an interdisciplinary space for entrepreneurship learning.

The funding will jumpstart progress on creating a new physical space and hiring staff for the center, Provost Richard Locke P’17 said. The $25 million gift is part of the Brown Together fundraising campaign, but Locke expects that more alums will donate as plans develop, given that “there’s a strong appetite to support entrepreneurship” among alums.

The new center will “coordinate curricular activities” by working with departments to identify what current course offerings provide students and “determine what gaps exist” in those » See NELSON, page 2

After receiving award for most career blocks in Ivy League, senior helps Bears claim first conference win

By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

There was something different in the air Saturday night at the Pizzitola Center. The men’s basketball team’s three-game losing streak to open Ivy play seemed far from the minds of the over 2,000 fans who packed the gym.

They were there for Cedric.

Cedric Kuakumensah ’16 has blocked more shots than any player in the history of the Ivy League, and a pregame ceremony Saturday honored Bruno’s three-time captain. In a game at Georgetown Dec. 7, Kuakumensah swatted a shot for his 253rd block since entering collegiate ball, breaking Dartmouth’s Brian Gilpin’s conference mark. But when fans poured into the Pizzitola on Saturday, it was not just the blocks they were celebrating.

“It signifies what an impact Cedric has had on our team,” said Head Coach Mike Martin ’04. “When you

think about all the different ways he’s impacted our program, it goes far beyond the numbers.”

The uniqueness of the night was fitting for the celebration of a player whose accomplishments are so rare.

Not only does Kuakumensah stand alone atop the all-time blocked shots list, he is also the only Ivy player ever to score over 1,000 points, grab over 800 rebounds and block more than 200 shots.

The pregame ceremony began with an ovation for Gilpin. The 1997 graduate of Dartmouth was all smiles as he handed his record over to Kuakumensah. A long list of Kuakumensah’s accomplishments began to play over the loudspeaker, but the student section could not wait for it to finish before drowning it out with applause as loud as the gym has heard this season.

At the end of the night, Kuakumensah admitted that the game had felt different than any he had played in his four years as a starter for the Bears.

“That energy,” Kuakumensah said with a laugh. “It was great to have in the gym tonight.” » See KUAK, page 2

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Veteran trio keys first Ivy win Kuakumensah ’16, Spieth ’17, Blackmon ’17 combine for 68 points, fell Quakers after ugly loss

By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

On a night that the men’s basketball team recognized the shot-blocking prowess of its captain Cedric Kuakumensah ’16, it was Bruno’s sizzling shooting that stole the show. The Bears put up their best three-point shooting percentage of the season in a back-and-forth 89-83 win over Penn. The win helped wash away the taste of a blowout loss to Princeton Friday, 83-59.

The split weekend at home lifts the Bears out of the Ivy League cellar with a 1-3 conference record. Princeton fell to Yale Saturday to drop out of a tie for the league’s top spot, while Penn remains the Ivy’s final winless team in conference play.

Princeton 83, Brown 59 The Tigers (12-5, 2-1 Ivy) hit the » See M. BBALL, page 3

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Corey Daugherty ’19 drives past a Penn opponent for a layup. The firstyear contributed nine points off the bench in an 89-83 win Saturday.

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» KUAK, from page 1 The ceremony ended with the start of the game, but the celebration of Kuakumensah did not. In Bruno’s second possession, the forward stepped out to the perimeter and swished a long three-pointer, opening the scoring and sending the crowd into a frenzy again.

Kuakumensah said the pregame festivities ignited a fire that carried onto the court.

“In the locker room, it was (forward Aram Martin ’17) getting us hyped, and then that ceremony just tipped it off,” Kuakumensah said. “We fed off the energy.”

Two possessions later, another high-arcing three-pointer from Kuakumensah found the bottom of the net. Before the first media timeout

» TRANS*, from page 1 in 2015 at Rhode Island’s Thundermist Health Center that doubled the number of trans* health care providers in the state, said Jayeson Watts, manager of the program.

This year’s event, the second annual trans* health conference, featured three tracks for participants: a track for medical providers, a track for mental health providers and a track for community members.

Medical providers attended presentations like “Legal Transitions and Advocacy” and “Gender Expressive Youth,” among other seminars which taught sensitive treatment of trans* patients.

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of the contest, Kuakumensah added one of his patented rejections on the defensive end, followed by one more trey on offense. Kuakumensah was on fire, and the crowd at the Pizzitola could not get enough.

The long-range shooting showcased one of the many additions to Kuakumensah’s arsenal since arriving on College Hill. Considered a defense-first forward when he was recruited, Kuakumensah has become a leader on offense in the last two seasons.

“His freshman year, when he shot the ball, I said ‘No, Cedric!’” Martin joked after a game in December, adding that now “he can make the three, score inside and obviously he can rebound the ball.”

The Quakers did not stand much of a chance against Kuakumensah on

this night. The captain and honoree poured in a career-high 26 points, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked five shots — a poetic performance for the crowd favorite. Bruno won a tightly contested 89-83 game.

Kuakumensah’s rim-protecting abilities earned him Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year in each of his first two seasons at Brown, and his all-around game led to SecondTeam All-Ivy honors last year. But the personal accolades never mean much to Kuakumensah, who starts every postgame press conference thanking his teammates.

“He’s put in a ton of time to become the player he is,” Martin said.

“He always credits his teammates, and he always says we’ve got work to do. That’s what makes him a special guy to coach.”

Cedric Kuakumensah ’16 poses with Brian Gilpin and President Christina Paxson P’19 after being honored for breaking Gilpin’s career blocks record.

The conference aimed to “improve the health and well-being of transgender folks by increasing capacity on the mental health and health care level,” said Fadya El Rayess, assistant professor of family medicine and member of the planning committee for the conference. “What we hope is that by having many providers become comfortable taking care of transgender people, it would just be a routine part of primary care,” she added.

“Having learned a little bit more about gender care helped me take care of everybody,” said Michelle Forcier, associate professor of pediatrics. “It’s our ethical obligation to make sure kids know they can get help and support.”

Doctors — like many members of the public — may not be aware of the number of trans* people they encounter every day. “We all know people who are trans, they just may not be identifying themselves to us,” said Tim Cavanaugh, medical director of the transgender health program at Fenway Health.

In the Mental Health Providers track, which was newly differentiated from the medical track in this year’s conference, presenters offered seminars discussing clinical skills and how to address their patients’ hormonal changes. Mental health providers made up the majority of attendants at the conference, said El Rayess. “There are lots of mental

health providers who want to get that training,” she added.

Community members heard from speakers about topics including social identities, intersectionality, communication and legal aspects of health care. This part of the conference featured trans* speakers — rather than professionals — in order to provide a “transgender-friendly and safe space,” El Rayess said.

“We need to start teaching about this much earlier,” said Alexis Drutchas, a physician at Fenway Health, who started the conference during her residency. “We can learn pretty quickly and do the right thing for all of our patients.”

The conference has increased in

size since last year, and the organizers recognize the need to continue expanding and offering the program annually, she added.

The conference enables health care providers not only to reconsider how they treat their patients, but also about “the systems around them and how those need to change,” Scout told The Herald.

“We rely on the goodwill of allies standing up to say ‘this needs to change,’” Scout said.

“Trans* people alone — there’s not enough of us. We’re too busy surviving to create the change, so it’s the allies in this life — the ones in this room — who will change our world for us.”

» NELSON, from page 1

Student entrepreneurship leaders are also excited by the prospect of a centralized space for their efforts. Ali Paul ’18 and Valentin Perez ’18, co-presidents of the Brown Entrepreneurship Program, voiced their enthusiasm for the center and the University’s focus on entrepreneurship.

Brown EP’s mission is to “ignite the entrepreneurial spirit on College Hill,” Perez said. He added that the group works closely with other student groups to foster a sense of collaboration, which he credited to previous co-presidents Benjamin Pruzan ’17 and Luke Camery ’17.

Paul said she expects the new center to extend that collaboration and serve as “one central entrepreneurship community on campus.”

The group works closely with the Swearer Center, and it has found that the center’s leadership has been receptive to their opinions as student leaders on fitting student needs, Paul said.

“We’re really hoping that Brown EP and other student groups will stay at the heart of entrepreneurship on campus,” she added. “The University support will only propel our mission and make it easier to empower entrepreneurs on campus.”

Locke said that his goal is for the center to be “student-focused” and have a “broad appeal to students across campus,” providing a wholesome experience that is applicable to any student regardless of their field of study. He added that the center will offer programs that “blend together liberal arts with entrepreneurship, which is very Brown.”

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offerings, Locke said. Entrepreneurship courses exist outside the Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations concentration, and the center will serve as a centralized space to ensure the offerings are unique and diverse, he said.

The University’s aim is to staff the center with “entrepreneurs-in-residence so students are interacting with people who have a lot of experience,” Locke said. Nelson’s gift will support the University in hiring a director with “real experience as an entrepreneur,” he added.

Matthew Donato, director of CareerLAB, said that he hopes to support and work with the new center by bringing entrepreneurial employers and alums to campus.

Donato said he would be excited to expand opportunities that expose students to “hands-on, direct experience with entrepreneurial ventures” by working with the center, he said.

CareerLAB currently offers iProv — a summer social entrepreneurship experience in Providence — and Innovate Winter Break — a two-week immersive learning experience in various start-ups, non-profits and entrepreneurial internships in four major U.S. cities.

The center will also be a “hub to coordinate a lot of the co-curricular activities” by providing space, resources and support to student entrepreneurship, Locke said. It will work with established University programs, such as the Swearer Center for Public Service’s Social Innovation initiative to avoid “replicating efforts,” he added.

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CareerCon offers students mentorship, connections Panels, group discussions with alums allow students to practice networking skills, learn about careers

By KASTURI PANANJADY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“Why did I come back to Brown?”

Camela Logan ’07 mused during a CareerCon lunch mixer Saturday in the Faculty Lounge. She looked at the group of expectant students sitting around her and answered, “For Meeting Street cookies!”

CareerCon, formerly known as JanLAB, marks a revamp of Brown’s previous mentoring events. CareerLAB received a number of donations last year specifically intended to expand the alumni advising program.

“While the January event is still our biggest CareerCon, the money has enabled us to do mini-CareerCons over the course of the year as well,” said Matthew Donato, director of CareerLAB. The decision to rebrand JanLAB as CareerCon was made in an effort to depart from the old model of a single, large mentoring fair every January, he said.

The day-long event’s primary goal was providing students an opportunity to hone their networking skills in a variety of informal settings, Donato said. The event featured multiple panels, a free lunch and small group discussions.

Donato anticipated that the small group discussions, in which five students interacted with a single alum, would be particularly instructive for underclassmen lacking internship experience, he said, noting that some of those students might be “intimidated” or unsure “how to get started.”

This year’s iteration of CareerCon

saw 34 alums represent industries such as food justice and sustainability, design and user experience, public relations and advertising and public health.

Many participating alums look forward to coming back to campus for the event every year. Logan said the event was particularly rewarding because “the next generation of students will pay it forward.”

Ora Star Boncore ’12 accepted CareerLAB’s invitation to attend CareerCon because she was excited to expose Brown students to the interdisciplinary nature of her job as a web designer.

“This is a great way for younger graduates to begin to give back to the Brown community,” she said.

Minoshka Narayan ’18 used CareerCon as an opportunity to solicit advice on applying for sophomore internships, she said. She was also struck by the varied lifestyles of the finance panel speakers, noting that while some speakers spoke of travel-intensive weeks, others work from home.

A particular concern with selecting a panel of speakers was representing the diversity of jobs that alums take on, Donato said. The spotlight on unconventional careers, such as ones in food justice and sustainability, came as a response to growing student interest in these areas, he added.

CareerLAB will be sure to schedule events with student interests in mind in the future. For example, the center has plans to host a mini CareerCon on fashion later this semester, Donato said.

Logan hoped that upperclassmen would walk away from the experience with more confidence in their abilities during their job searches, she said.

“You can stay true to yourself during this process,” she said. “A job listing is a wish list, not a checklist.”

» M. BBALL, from page 1 Bears in the mouth from the tip and never let up.

Spencer Weisz knocked down a three-pointer on Princeton’s opening possession and splashed another one minute later. After the first eight minutes, Princeton led by double digits, and it stayed that way for the remainder of the contest.

“You have to start with the amount of turnovers we had on offense, which led to easy baskets for Princeton,” said Head Coach Mike Martin ’04.

Bruno’s inefficiencies on the offensive end were glaring in the first half. The Bears coughed up 10 turnovers and allowed three offensive rebounds in the first stanza, leading to 14 more shot attempts for the visitors. The lead had climbed to 16 by the halfway point.

The only momentum the Bears could muster came when Steven Spieth ’17 and J.R. Hobbie ’17 hit backto-back three-pointers to open the second half. But the run quickly gave way to a 9-0 Tigers spurt to put the game out of reach.

Princeton used terrific ball movement to get open looks around the basket all night long. Not only did the Tigers dominate the battle of points in the paint, 46-24, but they drew fouls and converted at the line. Princeton’s 20-22 mark at the charity stripe kept any comeback attempt at bay.

Spieth was the only shining spot in the cloudy Bears’ performance.

The junior forward went a perfect 7-for-7 from the field and added a 9-for-10 mark from the line to finish with 24 points, more than three times the output of any of his teammates. Starters not named Spieth shot a combined 2-for-13.

An optimistic Martin said after the game that the Bears had looked much better in practice than they showed Friday. The team showed it the following night.

Brown 89, Penn 83 Kuakumensah and point guard Tavon Blackmon ’17 combined to put on a show from beyond the arc, knocking down nine of 10 treys and fueling the offense in what turned into a shootout against the Quakers (6-11, 0-3).

“Yesterday I didn’t have a good game. I didn’t even score,” Kuakumensah said of the Princeton game. “But all last night and this morning, my teammates and coaches were telling me to be confident and aggressive. I just tried to do exactly that.”

Early on, the senior captain carried the load. Kuakumensah drained a three-pointer to give Bruno an early edge, hit another a minute later and then splashed one more before the first media timeout four minutes into the game.

The Bears hopped to an early 14-5 lead. But Bruno was not the only team that flashed some range, and the Quakers caught fire after Kuakumensah’s early success. Three-pointers in consecutive possessions pulled the visitors back into it, and the squads traded blows for the rest of the first half. At the midpoint, Bruno clung to a 46-45 lead while each team had shot an impressive 8-for-14 from beyond the arc.

“They are a really tough team to guard,” Martin said. “They present a lot of issues because they have guys that can space the floor, so when they are making shots, they’re a good team.”

The Quakers were without their talented center Darien Nelson-Henry, who sat out the contest with an ankle injury. But they made up for the absence down low with perimeter shooting, hitting 49 percent of their treys, a 19 percent improvement on their season average.

Penn seized a six-point lead early in the second half, but it was soon time for the Kuakumensah show again.

Blackmon found the captain for a layup to cut the lead to four, and on the next possession, Kuakumensah did the rest of the work. His long threepointer from the top of the key rattled

home despite a foul. Kuakumensah stepped to the line, completed the rare four-point play and closed the last lead Penn would have until the final minutes.

With three minutes remaining, Penn’s Max Rothschild made a short jumper to give his team an 81-80 lead, but it lasted only as long as it took Corey Daugherty ’19 to run the length of the floor. The rookie sliced through the defense for a quick layup, and after Spieth followed him with another crucial layup on the next possession, the Bruno lead was safe.

“I was proud of how we responded to a disappointing night last night,” Martin said.

While Kuakumensah’s performance jumped off the stat sheet, it was Blackmon’s play that facilitated the offensive explosion. The point guard’s 23 points came on 4-of-4 shooting from long range and a number of nifty moves to the basket. Beyond that, he completed the double-double with a career-best 10 assists.

The double-digit dimes were a milestone Blackmon had been aiming for since he arrived on campus as a first-year, and he said feeding his teammates means a lot more to him than scoring.

“I always tell Cedric that I can never get 10 assists,” Blackmon said after the game. “As I was walking off the court, I tapped (Assistant Coach T.J. Sorrentine) and said, ‘I still didn’t get 10 assists,’ and he told me I did.

That made me really, really happy.”

Alongside Blackmon and Kuakumensah, Spieth had a very quiet 19-point game, including the critical layup and two free throws to ice the game.

“It’s hard to win in this league, and we are thrilled with this one,” Martin said. “Hopefully we can build on it.”

The Bears’ next challenger, Cornell, will come to the Pizzitola fresh off back-to-back road wins over Harvard and Dartmouth. The game tips off Friday at 7 p.m.

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Ivy frontrunners Penn, Princeton take down Bruno Despite impressive second halves, low-scoring first stanzas doom Brown in weekend tilts

By EMILE BAUTISTA STAFF WRITER

In perhaps its most difficult road trip of the entire season, the women’s basketball team was tasked with facing the two toughest opponents in all of the Ivy League this weekend — Princeton and Penn. In preseason polls, the two teams were voted to claim the top two spots for a second straight year.

The Bears would need to be sharp in order to best Princeton’s number-one ranked offense and Penn’s number-one ranked defense.

“These are physical teams and the top two (in the Ivy League), so we definitely knew they were going to be tough games,” said co-captain Jordin Alexander ’16.

In the first match against Princeton (13-4, 2-1 Ivy) Friday, the Tigers immediately staked their claim as Ivy favorites again by opening up the game on a blistering 13-0 run. Rebecca Musgrove

’17 stopped the bleeding with a threepointer, jumpstarting a 9-2 run for the Bears (12-6, 0-4) that cut the deficit to six. By quarter’s end, the Tigers would double their lead to 12.

The second period was much of the same as Princeton looked to extend its lead. The Tigers had a response to everything, and Bruno would not get to within 10 for the rest of the game. The Bears went into halftime in a 20-point hole.

“We came out flat and definitely have some stuff to improve upon,” Alexander said.

The second half was a different story. The team ramped up its effort on both sides of the ball. The Bears outscored their feline opponent by a score of 34-33 in a much-improved performance. Musgrove paced the team with 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting, while also adding five rebounds and five steals. But it was too little too late, as Bruno fell 72-53.

Brown had no time to dwell upon its loss, as it faced Penn (14-3, 3-0) the next day. Unfortunately for the Bears, a slow start put them in yet another steep hole that they could not escape.

For the third straight game, the team

failed to reach the 20-point mark in the first half. In the end, Bruno lost its fourth straight game ­— this time by a score of 66-49.

Despite what the scoreboard read, the overall effort levels seemed better than they had in the previous night’s game.

“We showed more urgency against Penn,” Alexander said. “We were proud the team bounced back, and the score didn’t reflect our performance. We showed some bright spots.”

After being outrebounded by 12 or more in all of their Ivy games, the Bears managed to control the glass better in this game, registering a minus-four rebound margin.

Alexander led by example in this matchup, netting a game-high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. She also chipped in eight rebounds and three steals. On the other hand, the Bears could not find an answer for Penn’s duo of Sydney Stipanovich and Michelle Nwokedi, who combined for nearly half of the Quakers’ points.

Penn’s top-ranked defense held Brown to a paltry four-point second quarter. For the second straight matchup, the Bears faced a 20-point deficit

at halftime.

For the second consecutive game, Brown outscored its opponent in the second half — this time by a threepoint margin — but still came up far

short.

Next weekend, the Bears continue their search for their first conference victory on a road trip to Cornell and Columbia.

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Jordin Alexander ’16 looks up court. Alexander had two solid performances over the weekend, scoring 33 total points over two conference losses.

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BY TANEIL RUFFIN, SPORTS EDITOR

Swimming and Diving

After over a month away from competition, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams returned to action over winter break with a double-dual meet against Harvard and Penn in Cambridge Jan. 16. While Bruno struggled in that meet ­— both teams fell to the Quakers and Crimson — the squads showed marked improvements in subsequent competitions against Columbia Jan. 23 and Cornell Saturday. The women managed to eke out victories over the Empire State Ivies, while the men were outlasted by both. The women’s win against Columbia was its first in 10 years.

Despite the outcomes, the men’s team delivered several impressive performances. One of those performances was the second-place finish for Riley Springman ’18 in the men’s 200-yard butterfly. Springman managed to close the gap between himself and a Crimson swimmer but ultimately could not overcome the leader and was touched out by just over one tenth of a second.

In the same event the following week against Columbia, Springman managed to reach the touchpad first. Jack Nee ’17 joined Springman as the Bears’ only individual first-place finishes of the meet.

The women’s team fared better than the men’s squad for all of its meets. The women bookended both competitions over winter break with commanding relay wins. The Bears also shone in individual competition. Ally Donahue ’18 swam to three first-place finishes between the two meets over winter break. Megan Pope ’18, Reia Tong ’16 and Jenna Zagoren ’17 were also top finishers.

The Bears will have a few weeks to make any adjustments and improvements before participating in their next competition:­­the Ivy Championships. The women’s meets will take place at Princeton from Feb. 18-20. The men’s championships will run Feb. 25-27 at Brown.

Skiing

At the beginning of January, the ski team kicked off another year of continued dominance on the slopes. The Bears spent weekends in New Hampshire and New York to face off against their eight MacConnell Division rivals. The squad emerged victorious in all four of its competitions over the winter break and lengthened its MacConnell Division win streak to 44. In the Brown and Castelton Carnivals’ slaloms, the formidable combination of Ali Gunesch ’17, Natalie Pearl ’17 and Sylvie Bertrand ’17 managed to sweep the podium.

Track and Field

After beginning the season with the Alden Invitational in December, the men’s and women’s track and field teams resumed competition over winter break with four meets throughout New England.

The Bears excelled in field events. At the Yale Collegiate Invite, Bruno notched the top three spots in the men’s shot put, the top two spots in the women’s high jump and a pair of runner-up finishes in the men’s triple jump and men’s weight throw. O’Sha Williams ’16 also finished on top in the women’s triple jump at Yale — a feat she repeated at the Joe Donahue Games in January — and set a new personal best at the Boston University Terrier Classic.

Bruno also held its own on the track. Natalie Schudrowitz ’18 — recently named Brown’s first cross-country All-American in 15 years — and Max Haensel ’18 found places in the program’s record books at the Battle for Beantown. Schudrowitz’s 4:50.15 finish for the mile became the ninth-fastest in program history. Haensel posted a top-10 program finish when he ran 500 meters in 1:04.20. At the Terrier Classic, Will Sheeran ’16 joined his teammates in the record books, running 5,000 meters in 14:19.38, the 13th-fastest time of the day and the eighth-fastest time in program history. Clare Peabody ’18 also set a new program record for the 1,000-meter race at the same meet.

Ultimately the teams found limited success — neither claimed a first-place overall victory but both secured finishes in the top half of the standings.

The Bears will return to action next weekend at the Armory Track Invite and the URI Invitational.

Men’s Squash

The men’s squash team struggled to find the success it had seen earlier in the season, as it dropped three of its four contests over winter break. No. 16 Bruno (3-4, 0-3 CSA) hosted stiff conference competition in its first contests of the new year. It was a tale of comebacks throughout the weekend. In a show of relentless play, Charlie Blasberg ’18 rattled off three consecutive wins to down Richard Sopper of No. 5 Columbia after being down a match. Thomas Blecher ’18 notched the Bears’ only victory against No. 12 Cornell in five sets. After being down 0-2, Blecher claimed three straight games to win the match. The team finally managed to catch a break when it met Bowdoin. Bruno blanked the Polar Bears 9-0, winning seven of the matches in three games.

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Cynthia Kyin ’18 looks to move the puck out of the defensive zone. Brown struggled in a home-and-home series against Yale, losing twice by a three-goal margin. The Bears have not won in their past 12 games.

Power play success not enough against Yale Head Coach Kenneally ’90 optimistic for future of team in spite of lengthy losing streak

By NIKKO PASANEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The women’s hockey team endured another tough weekend, extending its winless streak to 12 games after falling twice to Yale (9-13-1, 8-7-1 ECAC).

With six games left in the regular season, the Bears (3-18-2, 1-13-2 ECAC) have effectively been eliminated from any chance of qualifying for the ECAC tournament.

But first-year Head Coach Robert Kenneally ’90 is happy with the way his team has progressed during the recent stretch, noting that results do not always paint the entire picture.

“I thought we played very well this weekend against a very good, skilled hockey team,” Kenneally said. He has emphasized the importance of improving the team’s skills and using hard work, dedication and teamwork to overcome any other deficiencies, he said. He added that having those attributes “doesn’t mean you are going to win, but those three things go a long way in being competitive. As we continue to improve, the winning will come.”

In Friday night’s contest in New Haven, Bruno played well at the start but gave up a goal with just 39 seconds left in the first period. From there, the Bears struggled to generate any scoring opportunities, registering a mere three shots in the following period while the Elis connected again to make it 2-0.

“We lost any momentum we had on Friday by having to kill a number of penalties early on,” Kenneally said.

He added that in the third period, “We were able to get some power plays of our own and played very well.”

In the final frame, Yale scored twice within the first five minutes, putting the game out of reach. With just under four minutes to go, the Bears managed to break the shutout thanks to Maddie Woo ’17, who scored on a 5-on-3 power play.

Saturday, the Bears returned home to take on Yale again. The game got off to a rough start when the Elis scored just over a minute after the opening whistle.

Yale would go on to take a 4-0 lead in the second period before Bruno finally made it onto the board courtesy of Woo. The goal kickstarted a period of play during which the Bears looked to be the better team, as they outshot their opponents by a tally of 14-8 in the period.

In the last stanza, Bruno allowed two early goals to go down 6-1 but scored

back-to-back goals within a minute to bring the score to a mere 6-3.

“Saturday, I challenged the team to play more aggressive and have fun and try not to overthink everything,” Kenneally said. “We played a great first period and what I thought was the best period of the season in the second. Unfortunately, the score did not reflect how we were playing.”

Kenneally was quick to point out the encouraging play of several of the team’s younger members. “I thought our line of Rachel Cholak (’18), Jenna Hewitt-Kenda (’19) and Katie Swanstrom (’18) had their best games of the season, both individually and as a line.”

He also credited Woo, whom he said “has the potential to be an all-league player,” and the seniors for leading the team through what has been a difficult season.

The Bears’ next test comes this weekend on the road against Harvard and Dartmouth, where they will look to build on the improvements they have made.

“We just have to keep getting better every day,” Kenneally said. “I try and teach them life lessons as we go through this. It’s not how many times you fall down; it’s how you get up. I am so proud of their unwillingness to quit. They are the start of something that they will be proud of in years to come.”

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Power of a portrait

For many prospective students, one of the spaces on Brown’s campus that stands out most prominently during tours is the portrait gallery in Sayles Hall, often described by new first-years still figuring out which building is which as “that room with all the old white guys.” It seems almost comical, the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of the faces represented in the room. Fortunately, over winter break, the room became just a little less white and male with the addition of former President Ruth Simmons’ portrait to the gallery.

The addition of Simmons’ portrait to the gallery is worthy of celebration for many reasons, chief among them the strength of the presidency that the portrait represents. President Simmons continues to be a figure held in high esteem around campus. She was the first black president of any Ivy League school and the first female president of Brown. While she served as president, she started many successful initiatives, including making domestic, first-year admission need-blind, increasing financial support for students and strengthening the University’s dedication to diversity. In 2011 she received the Rosenberger medal, the highest honor that Brown can bestow.

But in this editorial we want to specifically recognize the importance of visual representation for students who do not fit the mold of those who have historically held power in both American and Brunonian history: namely, women of color. It can be alienating to walk through a hall of portraits of individuals celebrated for their influence on the University’s history and see no one who looks like you. While Brown’s faculty continues to work toward emphasizing the importance of diversity at Brown, including steps like those outlined in Christina Paxson’s diversity initiative and the creation of the new all-staff social justice retreat, imagery like the sea of white in Sayles is a constant reminder of just how exclusive positions of power at the University have been for the majority of its history. While Simmons’ portrait is just one of 37 hanging in Sayles, it matters. It is a step. Hopefully, as we continue as an institution to move further away from solely white, male leadership, the portraits in Sayles will reflect that.

Having her portrait in Sayles is just the latest in a series of Simmons’ glass-ceiling-busting accomplishments, for which we all owe her gratitude. We all need role models with whom we can identify in order to be able to visualize ourselves achieving whatever it is we want to achieve.

Having one more portrait in Sayles that is not a white man is something worth celebrating.

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A column in Thursday’s Herald (“A Call to Action: Protest the Douglas/Sharansky Lecture,” Jan. 28) cited the author as Huriat Al-Sharq ’17. In fact, Al-Sharq is not a student at Brown, and the op-ed was written by members of Students for Justice in Palestine. The Herald regrets the error.

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I write to address the unscrupulous and untrue accusations made by Ben Owens ’17, a former member of Alpha Epsilon Pi, regarding the decision made by the chapter to turn its back on membership in AEPi and start a “local” fraternity.

Saying that AEPi International does not “understand the issue of sexual assault on college campuses” is a bold-faced lie. When I met with the chapter’s leaders last fall, I explained the International Fraternity’s position on sexual assault and sexual harassment. Simply put, we have a zero-tolerance policy for non-consensual or coercive conduct. On an international level, AEPi is working with a number of organizations and college campuses to establish programs that protect all college students, educate all of our 10,000 undergraduate members about proper and responsible behavior and ensure that they understand the fraternal and criminal consequences that perpetrators of sexual assault may face. AEPi is also working with our International Board of Rabbis to develop sexual assault prevention programs that are based on our Jewish values.

When I met with the undergraduates last fall and heard their concerns, I asked them to help us

develop even better programs. Instead of helping, they chose to quit. This fits a pattern of accusation followed by inaction. After our 2013 international convention, some undergraduates from the Brown chapter expressed concerns about our programs, and a member of our staff asked the Brown chapter to work with the International Fraternity to develop better programs. We never received a response.

fraternity — no matter the race, religion, sexual orientation, creed or beliefs — is equal to every other brother. Obviously, as a fraternity with a distinctively Jewish mission (I’m pretty certain that we’re the only fraternity with an International Board of Rabbis, and we are the only fraternity that has chapters in Israel), it is important that we look to continue to recruit Jewish members.

But any student identifying as male who wants

When I met with the undergraduates last fall and heard their concerns, I asked them to help us develop even better programs. Instead of helping, they chose to quit.

We take great pride in the fact that AEPi is the largest Jewish, non-discriminatory fraternity in the world. With about 185 chapters spread across the United States, Canada, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Austria, our members should all know what our mission is: to develop leaders for the Jewish community. Please note that our mission statement does not say, “Develop Jewish leaders for the Jewish community” and, in fact, never has. Every brother of our

to join a Jewish fraternity is welcome, and over the years we’ve had many non-Jewish brothers, many of whom have become volunteers, staff members and board members.

We explained that policy to the Brown undergraduates last fall and, instead of working with us to ensure that this is explained to all current and potential members, they chose to quit.

It is also interesting to note that Owens alleges that non-Jewish brothers were told they were

somehow less of a brother when, under his leadership, the current undergraduates and alums who disagreed with the plan to quit AEPi were pressured, ignored or disenfranchised.

AEPi International is disappointed that it has come to this. We strongly believe that membership in AEPi — or in any other national fraternity — has a number of important benefits. Not the least of these benefits is liability insurance (a major component of the annual dues that our former members did not want to pay), which provides coverage for individuals and their families.

Local fraternity members do not get equivalent coverage, from the University or otherwise, and are putting themselves and their families at risk.

The current (now former) members of our Brown chapter of AEPi have thrown away more than 20 years of history and tradition and turned their backs on their alumni brothers. We’re confident that in the very near future we will identify students at Brown who want to rebuild AEPi to be stronger than ever. When that time comes, we will once again establish a fraternity chapter dedicated to brotherhood, perseverance, humility and developing the future leaders of the world’s Jewish communities.

Jonathan Pierce, Vanderbilt ’86, is a past International President of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.

Coming home FABIANA VILSAN staff columnist

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Providence anymore.

There’s no Dunkin’ Donuts to greet me in the Paris airport. As I step outside, I can’t help but wonder whether oddly shaped pastries will be the only difference that my newly developed American eye will pick up. Am I still the die-hard European I was when I left in early September, or am I going to have to stop rolling my Rs and start accepting that I’ve changed?

Driving through the city, I decide against trying to spot the differences between the Champs-Élysées and Thayer Street. Instead of the crepe shop next to the minimart that promises to bring Paris to Providence by combining s’mores with French cuisine, there are authentic creperies at every street corner. The Parisian streets are lined with one extravagant store after another, bringing you the latest fashion trends from around the world. Meanwhile, suffice it to say that the two or three shops on Thayer resemble a shopaholic’s nightmare. As I follow the glamorous

streets filled with overjoyed tourists, gorgeous architecture and glimmering lights, I convince myself that I’m home. But as I eat a combination of sticky cheese and snails for lunch, I catch myself thinking back to the taco bar at Andrews and the cream cheese bagels at Au Bon Pain. I’m in the city of love! Why am I still hung up on Bruno?

A question many college students ask themselves at some point during

Europeans and Americans alike look forward to catching up with old friends after spending time apart. I do the same, meeting with some high school friends and trading experiences. Since I studied in Europe in high school, many of my friends decided to stay close to home for university, generally choosing schools in England, Scotland, Holland or France.

The University of Paris, established in the 1100s, seems to blow Brown’s

camera-ready tourists.

As the subject changes to classes, I listen to my friends as they walk me through their required curricula for the majors they chose back in high school. Their eyes seem to sparkle when they mention the one elective they have the freedom of choosing themselves. Though I do feel a tinge of jealousy when several of them mention that their bachelor’s degree is a three-year program, listening to

I’m in the city of love! Why am I still hung up on Bruno?

their education is: “How would my life be different if I’d gone to another school?” Universities with personalized mascots, teams, atmospheres and opportunities promise to create a unique experience. But at the end of the day, are we all having similar experiences within different institutions? In other words, what would my life be like if I’d chosen to study in Europe?

250th anniversary out of the water.

My friends at Oxford, the secondoldest university in the world, adopt a similarly condescending attitude as they rattle on about the school’s historical buildings. And yet I once again find myself thinking back to the Van Wickle Gates and the Rock, knowing that, on any given Sunday, I can study in my school’s historic library without having to share it with hundreds of

them only makes Bruno seem more attractive. I can’t help but wonder if their schools’ long histories stymie current-day experimentation and cross-disciplinary focus. “I’m still deciding between two or three majors,” I say casually, as they stare at me in disbelief. “At Brown, we have what’s called the open curriculum.”

Some of them expound on the benefits of studying in Europe, and

I agree. Studying in Paris, or London, or Amsterdam is nothing short of fabulous. You can get shortcake at 3 a.m., walk by the river by day and watch the twinkling Eiffel Tower by night. So why am I not jealous? After all, wouldn’t any European in her right mind drool at the idea of studying at the world’s greatest tourist attractions? But I keep thinking back to Bruno.

As I step out of Logan airport, greeted predictably by a Dunkin’ Donuts, I decide I’m going to keep rolling my Rs. But I have changed.

Though I’m a freshman at the bottom of the university food chain, I’ve learned enough in one semester to know there’s no place quite like Brown. Sure, Providence may not be at the top of a traveller’s “Ten Places to Go Before I Die” list, and Brown may still have a ways to go before it can celebrate its thousandth birthday.

But as I walk onto campus, I’ve got no doubt in my mind that I belong with Bruno. That bear’s got a way about him.

Fabiana Vilsan ’19 can be reached at fabiana_vilsan@brown.edu.

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GYMNASTICS

Bears continue to raise bar in season-opening meets Bruno highlights its depth during winter break after several all-around performers suffer injuries

By EMILE BAUTISTA STAFF WRITER

Last season’s impressive campaign by the gymnastics team was highlighted by seven gymnasts who achieved USA Gymnastics All-American honors and the highest regional qualifying score in program history. After narrowly missing out on some championship titles by mere tenths of points, the team is more motivated than ever.

“Everyone’s come back really hungry and ready to go this year,” said cocaptain Diana Walters ’16.

So far, all is going according to plan, as the Bears began the season excellently by winning their first two competitions, including the home opener at the Pizzitola Center this past weekend.

“We had a strong first two performances, which was really exciting and a good way to start the season,” Walters said.

While most students were still on winter vacation, Brown was participating in the season’s first meet, hosted

by Southern Connecticut State University. By the end of the quad meet — which also included Ithaca College and Springfield College — the Bears emerged victorious with a score of 188.950, edging the hosts by 1.2 points.

Some of the team’s top all-around competitors suffered minor knocks, during warm-ups which forced the team to change its lineup around.

Luckily for Bruno, some first-years and sophomores stepped up and performed.

“As a team, everyone stayed calm, and it was not very chaotic. Given the circumstances, we pulled through very well,” said Brooke Williams ’17.

The Bears’ success despite initial obstacles was reflected in the team’s scores — Bruno finished with the top total score on vault, bars and floor.

There were also four members of the team that emerged in first place individually: Jorden Mitchell ’17 in the allaround with a score of 37.150, Regan Butchness ’18 on beam with a 9.675, Walters on the uneven bars with a 9.625 and Williams on floor with a 9.700.

The following week, the Bears hosted their first home meet, a quad meet with rival University of Bridgeport, Rhode Island College and Southern Connecticut for the second straight meet. And for the second consecutive

meet, Bruno finished with a win, this time upping the ante with a score of 191.175. But, it only eked out the victory by a slim 0.325-point margin over Bridgeport.

For a second straight week, Mitchell, Walters and Butchness all finished with titles in the all-around, uneven bars and beam, respectively. Alexandra Chretien ’16 tied with Walters atop the uneven bars standings, while Butchness and Caroline Morant ’17 ended up as the top two performers on beam.

Though the performances may not have been perfect, the team looks primed and ready to make a good run this season.

“We are looking to maintain consistency in every meet,” Williams said.

“With that consistency comes higher scores.”

The following weekend, the Bears made it three-for-three by emerging victorious at Springfield College. In a meet that also featured State University of New York and the familiar opponent of Southern Connecticut, the team won with a season-high score of 192.575.

Bruno also posted a season-high score on bars, with a 48.650, and on beam, a 48.150.

Bears galore were scattered atop the results sheet. Mitchell claimed her third straight all-around triumph by posting

COURTESY OF BROWN ATHLETICS

A Brown gymnast performs a flip on the balance beam. The Bears continued their hot start, winning a quad meet at Springfield College. a 38.550. Corey Holman ’16 won the vault with a score of 9.750, edging out Mitchell. Mitchell also tied for first on beam with a 9.800.

The Bears dominated the uneven bars by having the top six performers in the event, including eventual winner Morant, who had a 9.800.

“It’s exciting to see all our hard work pay off in competition,” Walters said.

“It is a great confidence booster to be off to a 3-0 start so far.”

Moving forward, the entire team is striving to achieve the Ivy and ECAC titles that eluded it last year. With the team’s extraordinary depth, this could be the season that it happens.

“Last season was really great, but this year, we should be able to do it,” Walters said.

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Tie with Dutchmen ends six-game conference slide Lappin ’16 registers 100th point, Doane ’17 gets second career goal in draw day after Bears blow lead to RPI

By MATT BROWNSWORD SPORTS EDITOR

The entire men’s hockey team was standing, hands raised and incredulous looks on their faces. Leading the charge against the officials was Head Coach Brendan Whittet ’94, whose incensed tone differed drastically from the calm disposition he had displayed the whole game.

Referees sparked this frustration Saturday when the Bears took on Union.

In overtime, officials seemingly missed two blatant penalties against Dutchmen (10-9-7, 3-7-4 ECAC) defenders before raising their hands for a questionable boarding call against Sam Lafferty ’18.

With Brown’s (4-13-4, 2-10-3) first conference points in its last seven tries on the line, the call could have had disastrous consequences.

“We were not happy with the call in overtime,” said captain Mark Naclerio ’16. “At the very least, we thought it should have been a wash. We were glad we were able to kill the penalty, but we did not think we should have been a man down.”

That kill gave the Bears just their seventh point of the season, which leaves them in the bottom spot in the conference. Still, with Princeton and Colgate just one point ahead and fourth place only 10 points away, the Bears have

plenty of room to move up the ECAC ladder before the postseason starts.

Andrew Doane ’17 netted the second goal of his career against the Dutchmen, putting one past Alex Sakellaropoulos to give Brown its first lead of the game. Unfortunately for the Bears, Union scored with 36 seconds left in the second period.

That goal turned out to be the last of the game, as the two teams skated to a 2-2 tie.

Doane had only featured in one game this season before Whittet made the decision to include him in the lineup against Providence, an opportunity that resulted in the junior’s first goal. Since then, Doane has played in seven straight games.

“He’s irreplaceable,” Naclerio said.

“He’s a great locker room guy. It’s great

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Andrew Doane ’17 watches the play develop. After making only one appearance in the first stretch of the season, the junior forward has become a mainstay in the Brown lineup, playing in seven straight games.

to see him doing well, because he works his butt off. I know there’s more to come from him.”

Nick Lappin ’16 reached a career milestone earlier in the game, registering his 100th career point on a goal that knotted the game at one after 13 minutes.

The senior has continued his productive career at Brown with 27 points on the year — good for sixth in the conference.

Instead of playing with perennial partner-in-crime Naclerio against Union, Lappin played beside Tommy Marchin ’19 and Charlie Corcoran ’18 in a slight tweak of the forward rotation.

Naclerio moved down to the third line to play between Davey Middleton ’17 and Alex Brink ’19.

“We just tried to shake things up and spark something,” Naclerio said. “The lines did well. We just need to start winning games.”

Halfway through their first matchup of the weekend, the Bears seemed poised for a more successful slate of games. Brink scored the second goal of his career in the second period of a Friday duel with No. 16 RPI to give

Bruno a comfortable 3-0 lead. But the Engineers (14-8-6, 6-2-6) capitalized on two Brown penalties to cut the lead to 3-2 before the end of the frame and deposited two more in the third period to take the win and two points.

“We just need to be more consistent,” Naclerio said. “We picked up a couple of penalties, and they scored on the power play, which hurt us. We just need to be able to put together a full 60 minutes.”

Josh McArdle ’18 scored the opening goal against the Engineers, the second of his career after notching seven assists but no goals in his first season in Providence.

Marchin — whose first season at Brown has been one of the more productive in recent history — knocked in the second on the power play. The power play unit is one of the major improvements of this year’s squad, posting a 21.8 percent success rate in conference play after converting just 18.6 percent of the time last season.

Brown has a midweek contest against Connecticut before big weekend tilts with Harvard and Dartmouth at Meehan Auditorium.