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Departments sort through thousands of PhD apps
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About 12 percent of 6,136 applicants likely to gain admission to 51 doctoral programs for fall 2016 By ALEX SKIDMORE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
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In their game against the Michigan Wolverines, the Bears built up a strong 20-3 lead before the fourth quarter began. The team gave younger players turf time during the fourth quarter and came away with a 22-8 win.
No. 5 Bears breeze by Michigan Bellistri ’16, Molloy ’17 combine for 10 goals in last game before conference play begins By NIKKO PASANEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Saturday was yet another cakewalk for the No. 5 men’s lacrosse team. The
Bears (5-0) came away with a dominant 22-8 victory over Michigan (3-3), capping off an impressive start to the season before they open up Ivy League play in Cambridge Saturday. Bruno knew the Wolverines had the athleticism to match its highpowered offensive system, but it didn’t seem to matter come game time. The Bears were able to build a commanding 20-3 lead before turning to some
of their younger players in the fourth quarter. “The energy our men bring to every game has been the most critical variable in our team’s successful start to the season,” said Head Coach Lars Tiffany ’90. “We are fortunate to be talented, but talent alone means nothing — this group of men enjoys playing fast, and they recognize the intensity and focus » See M. LAX, page 3
While all applicants to the University’s undergraduate program can expect regular decisions to be released online March 31, the University’s 51 departments with doctoral programs review and select applications in varied ways behind the scenes. For fall 2016 admission, the Graduate School received a total of 6,136 applications for doctoral programs. If the past two admission cycles are any indication, about 12 percent of the applicants will be accepted, according to data sent to The Herald by Peter Weber, dean of the Grad School. Central administration At the crux of the graduate admission process, the Grad School takes on a very administrative role, Weber said. The Grad School helps departments recruit and interact with prospective
students, specifies “admissions policies … with standardized test scores” and provides a vendor for all graduate applications — CollegeNET. The administration also sets the budget for each department, which is formulated by “many, many conversations with the department,” Weber said. The budget takes into account “each department’s needs, the number of students, the number of courses (and) the number of faculty in the department,” he added. Some departments may find themselves vying for funds more than others. “Many programs in the humanities at Brown would like graduate stipends and summer support funds to be more competitive with those of our peer institutions,” wrote Janine Sawada, professor of religious studies and East Asian studies and director of graduate studies for the department of religious studies, in a follow-up email to The Herald. After departmental budgets are set, departments can then decide how to structure their application review processes and set the number of students they will admit — referred to as the “target number,” Weber said. » See ADMISSION, page 2
Anthropology course pushes M. TENNIS Bruno struggles in Midwest matches students to serve community Despite victorious Students in ‘Anthropology of Homelessness’ engage with homeless people living in Providence By JESSICA MURPHY STAFF WRITER
Each week, students taking the class ANTH 1301: “Anthropology of Homelessness” complete coursework one might expect from a typical anthropology class — they read and analyze books, prepare for exams and write papers, all about different aspects of homelessness. But in addition, students spend at least two hours per week volunteering at local organizations geared toward helping the homeless population in Providence. Professor of Anthropology Irene Glasser, who teaches the course, wrote her dissertation on the topic of soup kitchens and homelessness in 1986 and has written several books on the topic since. Glasser, who developed this course based on decades of experience in the field, was invited to come teach at the University three years ago. “I hope that students can see with
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their own eyes and ears what it means to be a homeless person,” Glasser said. Students often get a glimpse of how hard it is to escape homelessness when they experience the difficulty of assisting someone with a housing application, she said. “It is very hard to get affordable housing. Students get to have the opportunity to see what it is like in the homeless milieu.” Sarah Hsu ’17 took the course last year after being involved with Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere, where she is currently a community fellow through the Swearer Center. The course gave Hsu “a more holistic perspective on homelessness,” as well as a better understanding of how certain policies actually affect homeless people on a day-to-day basis, she said. “The community placement was definitely the best part of the course,” Hsu said. “It really made us question the practices of participant observation and the role of a Brown student in these communities.” The course is “eye-opening,” said Gabriel Zimmerman ’17.5, who is currently enrolled in the course. “Even » See ANTH, page 2
performances from underclassmen, Bears fall in away matchups By EMILE BAUTISTA STAFF WRITER
For the men’s tennis team this season, the highs have been high, but the lows have been low. A trip to the Midwest this weekend led to two more losses for the Bears (6-8), extending their current losing streak to four games and landing them a sub-.500 winning percentage for the first time this season. Bruno is also in search of its first victory away from home, as it has yet to record a win during its seven games at away or neutral venues. In the first match of the weekend, the Bears took on No. 36 Drake (12-5). Going into the match, the Bulldogs were on a streak themselves, as they were unbeaten in their last five matches. They had also been tough to knock down at home, as the Bulldogs were an undefeated 6-0 at Roger Knapp Tennis Center. Drake started the contest off by winning the doubles point. Co-captain Greg Garcia ’17 and Aaron Sandberg ’18 came close in a tough battle but fell 6-4.
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Aaron Sandberg ’18 earned a point in singles play against No. 49 Wisconsin in a 6-3, 6-4 win, but the Bears fell to extend their losing streak to four. Charles Tan ’19 and Jack Haworth ’18 Like the Bulldogs, the Badgers came fell 6-2 to hand the point to the Bull- in hot, having won their past three dogs. matches. Again, the Bears dropped a Garcia was locked in another hard- very tightly contested doubles point. fought match in singles — a three set Tan and Haworth won their match, thriller that he ultimately lost. Three 6-4, and Mladen Mitak ’19 and Peter other matches were taken to a third set, Tarwid ’18 came close to securing the but all went unfinished after the Bull- doubles point but were shut out in the dogs claimed the three singles points tiebreaker. necessary to win. In singles play, the Bears captured “In singles, guys were out there their first two points of the weekend doing their best to get the win against thanks to Tarwid and Sandberg. The tough opponents and conditions,” Gar- former prevailed in a roller coaster cia said. “It comes down to a few points match by a tally of 7-6, 1-6, 6-0, while here and there that decide matches.” Sandberg won handily, 6-3, 6-4. UnThe Bears remained at Drake the fol- fortunately, three other lost matches lowing day to take on No. 49 Wisconsin. » See M. TENNIS, page 2
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» ADMISSION, from page 1 Finding a fit Across various doctoral programs, most faculty members emphasized that fit was an important factor for admission. Ross Cheit, professor of political science and international and public affairs and DGS for the department of political science, summarized the criterion of “fit” with a question: “Are there people here who you want to work with and who would want to work with you?” There needs to be a faculty member in the department “who can actually advise the dissertation,” said Evelyn Lincoln, professor of history of art and architecture and DGS of the department. The Doctoral Program in Behavioral and Social Sciences makes sure each candidate could work with a specific faculty member mentor based on compatibility of research interests, said Kate Carey, professor of behavioral and social sciences and DGS of the department. Unlike the undergraduate admission process, “We really are saying: Which professors did they say they wanted to work with? Which professors have expressed that they are interested in working with them?” Cheit said. Most departmental graduate studies directors said they expect students to contact professors with questions regarding the fit of the department around the application deadline. “People who are thinking of applying very often get in touch in the fall,” Sawada said. “We encourage (applicants) to talk with professors. We encourage them to visit. Most of (the faculty members) will make time to have a conversation with a potential applicant,” Cheit said. In accordance with faculty members’ prioritization of fit, some doctoral students sought out the University for specific professors and research areas. Aimee Bourassa GS, a graduate student in the department of political science, said she contacted Assistant
Professor of Political Science Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro before applying to the University to make sure her “research interest would be a good fit.” “I was specifically interested in working with (Professor of History of Art and Architecure and Department Chair) Sheila Bonde because she was studying a particular area that I was interested in pursuing,” said Laura Chilson GS, a graduate student in the department of the History of Art and Architecture. She only applied to Brown and would have continued her professional career in marketing if she had not been admitted, she added. Along with fit, departments heavily weigh an applicant’s academic record, which consists of transcripts and Graduate Record Examination scores. Applicants need to have “the general ability to do the work that they want to do,” Lincoln said. Those accepted to the Doctoral Program in Political Science tend to have both compatible research interests with a given professor and a strong academic record, Cheit said. The departments also consider letters of recommendation and personal statements. “We are looking for evidence that the applicants work well with others and show initiative … that they are intellectually alive,” Carey said. “We are going to be working closely with them for four to five years and then hopefully have an ongoing relationship with them for years to come,” she added. Some data-based departments also emphasized research potential as an influential factor for admission. “The most important component” for graduate admission is research potential, said Oded Galor, professor of economics and DGS for the department. “The department can gauge research potential by reviewing letters of recommendation, personal statements and research papers,” he added. The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences prioritizes applicants with master’s degrees because those students “have had more time to get
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research experience and potentially get presentations or publications,” Carey said. “Not everyone needs to have a lot of (research) opportunities … but if a person has (them), it bodes well for success at a department like ours, which is research-focused,” she added. Making decisions The departments all have different application review processes. The Department of Economics receives the largest number of applications — about 800 — and divides the applications by quality before the “more promising applicants are read by many” faculty members, Galor said. The department admits 30 to 40 students to yield a class of about 15. In contrast, some smaller departments may have a single person read all of the applications, Weber said. After reading through the applications, some departments may have
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doomed the Bears to another loss by an aggregate score of 4-2. “We need to keep focused and keep fighting, and we will start to win these matches,” Garcia said. Despite its current losing streak, the team returns home — where it holds a record of 6-1 this season — next weekend to face off against Illinois State and St. John’s.
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Sources: Mary Ellen Woycik, student affairs and programs manager of the physics department; Evelyn Lincoln, professor of history, art and architecture and director of HIAA graduate studies; Kate Carey, professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of BSS graduate studies; Ross Cheit, professor of political science and of international and public affairs and director of political science graduate studies; Janine Sawada, professor of religious studies and of east Asian studies and director of religious studies graduate studies
Members of ANTH 1310: “Anthropology of Homelessness” take a two-pronged approach to the issue, discussing policy during their weekly meetings and doing community service work in downtown Providence each week.
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a recruitment day for a short list of finalists. The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences invites seven to nine finalists to tour facilities, talk to current students and meet one-on-one with professors, Carey said. “Clearly there is information you can glean from an applicant when you meet face to face rather than reading a highly edited, written document,” she added. The Department of Physics invites its accepted students — usually around 10 — to visit campus in the spring. “Our reimbursement policy is to cover … two nights of hotel accommodations, meals and up to $500 of reasonable travel expenses,” wrote Mary Ellen Woycik, student affairs and programs manager of the department, in an email to The Herald. Aislinn Rowan GS, a doctoral student in pathobiology, traveled to Brown for an interview and extolled
the benefits of an in-person interview. “Certainly, the one-on-one interviews could be conducted over Skype, but then you don’t get to see the facilities, the labs, the campus or anything like that, and you don’t get to meet any of the current or other prospective students,” she wrote in an email to The Herald. Some departments do not have the funds to fly out finalists for the graduate spots. “We do not require interviews because we cannot pay for the student to come here, (though) when we make a finalist list … we will often call the student to get the information that we need to make an informed decision,” Lincoln said of the history of art and architecture interview process. After the departments individually review the applicants, Weber reviews all the final decisions, and his staff mails out letters of acceptance to admitted applicants.
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“The Anthropology of Addictions and Recovery.” In “Anthropology of Homelessness,” Galvan “gained an understanding that homelessness is not the fault of anyone’s actions — or lack thereof — but rather a result of systemic failures,” she said. The course “gets you off of College Hill, which is not reflective of the real world at all,” she added. While delving into homelessness is critical to the course’s objectives, the students do not always adjust to community engagement immediately, Glasser said. Homelessness is a challenging topic, and it can be hard for students to settle into their community placements as volunteers. “Sometimes, students feel like a fish out of water because it’s not their own culture. It’s the homeless culture,” she said.
at Brown, where we consider ourselves a liberal place, we have a lot of misconceptions about homelessness.” For example, he said, 40 percent of homeless people in Providence are women with families, and many are undocumented immigrants without access to social services. “Glasser really addresses the root causes of homeless.” Glasser is impressed with her students’ genuine interest in the subject matter, she said. “I very much enjoy the very thoughtful questions students ask in class, and it’s clear that they’ve read and analyzed the material very carefully,” she said. Lauren Galvan ’16 took the course last spring after taking another course taught by Glasser called ANTH 1300:
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Sports Roundup BY TANEIL RUFFIN, SPORTS EDITOR
Equestrian The equestrian team tallied 36 points to tie for first place with Johnson and Wales at the University of Rhode Island IHSA Show. The win places the Bears just three points behind first-place URI in the IHSA Zone One Region One standings going into the final weekend of spring regular-season competition. Bruno produced an excellent showing, as it took home six blue ribbons on the day the team’s seven seniors were honored for their contributions. Genoveva Eguiguren ’18, Natalia Moriel ’18 and Yinan Liu ’19 each registered top finishes in their respective classes to sweep the walk-trot division. Captain Kabisa Baughen ’17, Anna Seto ’18 and Clara Mae Maynard ’17 also won their events to add to the Bears’ ribbon count. Seto won reserve high point rider for her performance. Bruno will complete the regular season next weekend with the Holy Cross IHSA Show, but three Bears have already guaranteed that their seasons will continue past the weekend’s events. Maynard, Victoria Flagg ’18 and Elena Buchsbaum ’16 will all be participating in postseason competition.
Gymnastics The gymnastics team hosted Temple, Southern Connecticut and URI’s club team for a quad meet in its last regular season outing Saturday evening. Leading through all four rotations, Bruno recorded its fifth victory of the season. Before the meet began, the team’s four seniors — captain Diana Walters ’16, Stephanie Choo ’16, Alexandra Chretien ’16 and Corey Holman ’16 — were honored in front of a spirited and sizable audience at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Jorden Mitchell ’17 and Caroline Morant ’17 tied for first place in the all-around after registering a 39.050. The title was Mitchell’s sixth of the season and Morant’s third. Next weekend, the team will look to continue recording commanding performances and head to William and Mary to compete in the ECAC Championship.
Fencing The fencing teams competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional competition at Vassar Sunday. On the men’s side, Simon Jones ’16 paced the Bears with his fifthplace finish in the epee. Umar Masood ’19 was the only other member of Bruno’s squad to advance to the final round, finishing 12th in the foil. For the women’s team, Audrey Lee ’16 notched the highest ranking for the Bears with a 17th place finish in the foil, which had a pool of 47 competitors. Bruno hopes to send some fencers to the NCAA Championships in two weeks after the selection committee makes its final decisions Tuesday.
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» M. LAX, from page 1 required to play at this speed.” In Saturday’s contest, the nation’s leading offense looked as good as it ever has this season, with 13 different players registering a goal. Leading the way was captain Kylor Bellistri ’16, who scored six times to boost his season total to 20 goals. The senior captain is now tied for second in the nation with four goals per game. Also adding to the attack was Dylan Molloy ’17, who found the back of the net four times and dished out two assists. Though Molloy may not be leading the country in goals like last year, he currently ranks first in the nation with 6.6 points per game. On the defensive end, goalie Jack Kelly ’16 was superb once again, deflecting eight shots and allowing a mere three goals in three quarters of play. Larken Kemp ’17 also played a part by causing three turnovers in the midfield. The All-American is tied for sixth nationally in turnovers caused per game. With the Bears playing at such a
high level on both ends of the field, identifying individual efforts has become a difficult task, Tiffany said. “Statistically, (Bellistri) was outstanding again,” he added. “But he will tell you himself that he is on the finishing end of the work executed by so many others.” In the first quarter Saturday, Bellistri was just one of several players who sparked the offense. Bruno started the day off with two goals from Molloy, which were quickly followed by a pair of tallies from Bellistri and a goal each from Henry Blynn ’16 and Brendan Caputo ’16. Heading into the second quarter with a 6-1 lead, the Bears kept their foot on the gas pedal, scoring the last four goals of the half to push the score to 10-2. Though Bruno seemed to be firing on all cylinders in the first half, the offense kicked it into an even higher gear in the third quarter. After conceding the period’s first goal, the Bears tallied eight scores in a row to effectively put the game out of reach. When the fourth quarter rolled around, the
outcome was no longer in question. The Bears will now hope to continue their momentum as they gear up for Ivy League competition. First up is No. 7 Harvard, which started the season with an impressive string of overtime wins and a convincing victory over No. 9 Duke. But the Crimson stumbled in its last two outings, falling to Bryant and Penn State. Come Saturday, Bruno should be expecting the very best from a team that is desperate to get back on track. “We will do our best to prepare our men for Harvard’s system and personnel, while maintaining our brand and style of Brown lacrosse,” Tiffany said. “The key for us will be to maintain our identity and to execute our roles, to keep hammering away at every chance we have to compete within our system.” It might help for the Bears to think back to last year’s contest against the Crimson, where they came away with an impressive 14-9 win that kickstarted their bid for an Ivy League championship. This year, they will try their best for a similar result.
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Marshall silences Brown bats in weekend sweep Bears lose 17-inning contest to start weekend, muster just four runs total in four games By BEN SHUMATE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After a promising start to the season a week ago, the baseball team went winless in a four game series at Marshall over the weekend. The Bears (1-6) have not claimed a win since their 2-0 victory over Bucknell on opening day last Friday, largely due to offensive struggles that hurt the team in key situations against the Thundering Herd (8-6). Marshall 3, Brown 2 (17 innings) The first contest would set the tone for a series defined by pitching. Christian Taugner ’17 got the start for Brown and dominated for the second straight week. Jake Rosander ’19 started the third inning with a single and scored later in the frame after two wild pitches to put the Bears in front. Taugner baffled Marshall hitters early, allowing just one hit and walking none over the first six innings. The Bears would add to their lead in the top of the seventh, courtesy of a solo home run from Sam Grigo ’18, the team’s first of the season. But Marshall countered with power hitting of its own to tie the game with a two-run home run from Tommy Lane in the bottom of the inning. Taugner finished his day after getting out of the inning, coming out of the game having given up just three hits and no walks on only 98 pitches. The pitcher’s duel continued as the contest went deep into extra innings. Dante Bosnic ’18 and Bobby Leyman ’19 held Marshall hitless for eight straight innings starting in the eighth. Brown squandered several chances in extras, including leaving the winning run in scoring position in the 10th and 16th innings. Marshall finally broke the deadlock with a walk-off single from Sam Finfer off JJ Sliepka ’19, who took the loss, in the
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The Bears lost momentum this weekend, losing each match in their four game series against Marshall University. The series of defeats came after a seemingly promising start to the season last week, when the Bears came out victorious against rival Bucknell in a 2-0 shutout. 17th. The winning hit was just the fifth of the entire game for the Thundering Herd, compared to 11 for Brown. Head Coach Grant Achilles said the bullpen stepped up to soften the blow that a long game could inflict on a pitching staff. “It changed our game plan a little bit for the next couple of days,” he said. “Anytime you have your opening game essentially become a double header, that really does extend out some pitchers.” Marshall 7, Brown 2 The teams were scheduled to play a doubleheader Friday but agreed to push it back to Saturday after the 17-inning
marathon. Reid Anderson ’18 made his second start of the year for the Bears in the series’ second game. Marshall wasted no time against Anderson, turning two hits and three stolen bases into a 2-0 lead after the first inning. Marshall chased Anderson from the game after two-run innings in the third and fifth put it up 6-0. The lone bright spot offensively for Bruno was a two-run home run from Rob Henry ’17 in the bottom of the sixth. But thanks to Marshall starter JD Hammer, the game never got any closer than that. Hammer turned in a stellar complete-game performance, surrendering
just four hits and needing just 97 pitches in nine innings to shut Bruno down. Anderson was charged with the loss, his first of the year after a no decision last week against Notre Dame. Marshall 2, Brown 0 The second game of Saturday’s doubleheader turned out to be more of the same for the Bears. Austin French ’16 took the mound for his second start of the season. Once again, the two starters stymied opposing hitters all game. The score remained at 0-0 until the bottom of the fourth, when Lane unloaded his second home run of the weekend with a runner on first. That would prove to be the only blemish for French on the day. The senior came out after seven innings in which he gave up six hits and struck out six. The game was almost identical to French’s start last week against Alabama, which the Bears also lost 2-0 due to poor run support. Bruno struggled so much at the plate that a base runner reached scoring position only twice in the game. Three different Marshall pitchers combined for the shutout and held Brown to six hits. Marshall 14, Brown 0 (7 innings) The series finale Sunday got out of hand quickly for Brown, as the poor hitting from previous games coincided with a rough outing for Brown starter Max Ritchie ’17.
After a three-run first inning, Marshall poured on seven more in the second, all off Ritchie. The Thundering Herd scored in almost every way possible: off a Brown error, three singles, a bases loaded-walk and a two-run wild pitch. At the plate, Brown continued to struggle to string hits together and get runners in scoring position. Robbie Stephens ’19 and Bosnic each threw two innings of their own, both letting up two more runs to bring the deficit to 14. The drubbing came to an end after the seventh inning because of rain, marking 19 straight innings without a run for Brown. Despite the sweep, Achilles had mixed reactions to the team’s performance. “We saw a lot of good things at times this weekend, especially from some of our younger arms that hadn’t had a chance to pitch in a college game yet,” he said. “We also saw areas where we’re really going to have to go to work.” Brown travels to Florida next weekend to take on Central Florida and Bradley. Achilles said he will continue to preach consistency to his team going forward. “Sometimes you’re going (to) meet the standard and still lose, but as long as we stay focused on controlling what we can, that’s really going to be the true test of who we are as a program,” Achilles said.
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Supporting displaced scholars In February of this year, Brown accepted a scholar who had been displaced by the Syrian Civil War. Tarek, who spoke to The Herald last week as a part of its series on Syrians in Providence and whose name has been changed to preserve anonymity for the sake of his and his family’s safety, left his family and his work at a university in Damascus shortly after rebel missiles started hitting streets in his neighborhood. He left relatively early, before things grew worse in the capital, when leaving was still a choice. As the violence persists in the ongoing turmoil between numerous Syrian rebel factions and President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and millions of refugees seek safety and peace abroad, it will be critical that the University continue to recruit, hire and protect Syrian and Iraqi scholars out of academic and humanitarian solidarity. The University should build on these efforts, helping to resettle intellectuals and students who have been forced to flee the region. This will not only benefit those employed by such an initiative but also the University, which stands to benefit much from the perspectives that would be brought to campus. Rhode Island welcomed its first family of Syrian refugees last month. The University and other state institutions should help accommodate those who have recently arrived, whether professionally or personally, in order to integrate the refugees into the broader community. The activism of students against anti-refugee sentiment should be mirrored by administrative advocacy. By working to recruit academics from Syrian universities, the University can provide powerful support for a scholar’s immigration status. As many intellectuals are deeply endangered by the violent and restrictive policies of ISIS, the University should work to save those whose very research puts them in jeopardy. Brown has one of the few departments devoted to ancient Mesopotamia and Egyptology, and it should actively seek out and find roles at the college for displaced Syrian archaeologists, museum workers and academics, for both their safety and the University’s scholarship.
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COMMENTARY MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 • PAGE 7
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Simba DANIEL MURAGE op-ed contributor For us African students here at Brown, culture shock comes in many forms — some trivial, some funny and others grim. You never know when it might strike. So, when I attended a social event one week into my freshman year, I was thrilled to devour some of the highly acclaimed American cheese and scavenge for some potential friends. I hopped from one student to another, mostly due to the fact that my accent made it impossible for me to maintain a fluent conversation. I jumped into a conversation with Joshua, who was in the midst of saying, “His name is Max” to Kim. Kim asked, “What is he?” Joshua replied, “He is a Boston terrier.” I knew that Max was a name, and I assumed that he must be a very interesting person. But I was not acquainted with the geography of Boston. I assumed that this Boston Terrier region must have been pretty important since Max lived there. So I asked, “Do you live with Max?” Joshua said yes. Four weeks later, Joshua invited me to visit his home. It happened to be 20 minutes away from Brown, and I was excited to go meet Max in Boston Terrier. We arrived at Joshua’s house, and upon opening the door, Joshua called, “Max! I have a visitor
for you!” I waited. Then this meanlooking, beastly dog came running toward me. I took a few steps back, preparing to run, before Joshua assured me that Max was friendly. Ha! I thought. Max is a dog. They name dogs here! Max is friendly! In Kenya, it is not unusual to name dogs. In fact, a dog knows its name even before it starts barking — some joke that the name is imprinted in its DNA. All dogs are called Simba, the Swahili word for lion. No one remembers when our Simba was born — we can only surmise how old he is. Max
obedient and some other traits that I am skeptical about. For example, take the suggestion that Max is loyal. From my brief interactions and experiences, I know I would not need anything other than a bone as enticement to get Max to go with me forever to my college room in New Pembroke. Now, let’s summarize some of Simba’s traits, some of which might confirm your biased notions: attentive to detail, loyal, friendly, obedient, respectful, brave, cautious and ferocious. Simba is not needy. Contrary to Western notions, Simba is neither a
lives in a house. He sleeps on the couch, watches TV, is vegetarian, sits on the backseat of an Audi and even has Joshua reach into the depths of his canine, germ-infested mouth to pull off some veggies that get stuck during meals. Max has a human collect after him every time! Max lives a charmed life. Simba is forever free. He is not burdened by a name that humans use to baptize both themselves and other species. Instead, he embraces a name that defines who he is. Simba can visit his dog friends whenever
There are many misconceptions about Africa, but I will not let the notion that we do not take care of our animals taint my continent.
the Boston terrier is five years and five days old. He just had his birthday last week. I offered him some American cheese for his birthday. I have been made aware, from my experiences with Max, that dogs have describable traits. I will compare Max’s and Simba’s personalities, and I will show you that Simba is content with his life, just like Max is. We do take care of Simba. Joshua describes Max as friendly, cuddly, therapeutic, needy, attentive,
guard dog, a home dog, a hunting dog nor a pet. Simba is a versatile friend who is ever true to his primal being. Max gets bathed often. He runs around the field smelling all nice and shampoo-y, aimlessly wagging his tail in the air. This is warranted. Simba never gets such a thorough bath — he is content with an occasional rain shower or a jump in the river, or, worst-case scenario, a veterinarian’s scrub. Max is part of a family, and he
he wants to chew bones or bask in the African sun. Simba strolls in the night in his pack, getting a kick out of tussling with wild cats or dogs. Every so often, Simba’s bravery will be tested when he encounters a hyena or leopard — then he knows it’s time to pull his tail under his legs and run like a bat from hell. Simba is independent, aggressively carnivorous — true to his canine identity — and knows how to take care of himself after visiting the loo.
There are many misconceptions about Africa, but I will not let the notion that we do not take care of our animals taint my continent. I hope it is now clear that the misinformed notions about our relationship with animals result from a cultural misunderstanding. Western people look at the situation that Simba is in through their own lens. They see that Simba is not wearing a cute shawl, getting shaved or groomed at a spa, getting health insurance or playing with expensive ninja turtle toys, and they assume that Simba is lonely, unhealthy and unloved. At the end of last semester, Max came to Brown, and we got to play on the Main Green. He loved running around aimlessly since he does not get any other chance to be like Simba, scurrying the vast savannahs. He looked at me, and I could see in his eyes that he knew all too well that I know how to take care of dogs. “Max,” I said, “I will not be able to buy you toys or get you health insurance in Kenya. You will need to be carnivorous again, and you have to forget the occasional shampoo baths and spa retreats you get every two months.” Max took two steps back only to find Joshua, who reassured him that, with a Brown degree, he will be able to pamper him until his canine days are over.
Daniel Murage ’17 can be reached at daniel_murage@brown.edu.
Elections and the entertainment quotient MILI MITRA staff columnist When I first saw the emerging presidential field last January, I remember making a rather obvious pronouncement: “Well, at least 2016 will be entertaining.” As part of the generation raised on election coverage from “The Daily Show” and “Saturday Night Live,” I had high expectations. Given that the list of potential nominees included an orange-haired billionaire, an oblivious neurosurgeon, a purported socialist and one of the always-newsworthy Clintons, how could it be otherwise? Though I once looked forward to the hilarity, it took me just a few weeks to realize the extent of my naivete. Twelve months later, I have completely changed my tune. I crave a dull and dignified election cycle, one in which policy trumps posturing and authenticity beats aggression. When presidential candidates discuss their relative “sizes” on national television, you know the situation can’t get much worse. The Democratic debates have been infinitely more well-informed, but as the race heats up they too are beginning to resemble verbal fistfights. This election cycle is one of the most hyped in American history — with good reason. More Americans are watching debates this year than in 2007, a significant fact considering that the 2008 “Facebook election”
is remembered for its unprecedented levels of social media and public engagement. This time around, the attention is understandable: We want to see the epoch-defining change we were promised eight years ago. But despite our critical need for effective policy-making, substantive policy discussion has been strangely absent from the hype around 2016. Instead, the focus has disproportionately centered on a few headline moments and a lot of Trumpian grandstanding.
ers looking for? The obvious answer is the entertainment quotient. The two current favorites — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — have received the most screen time on network television among the candidates and have dominated headlines for the better part of a year. In Trump’s case, certainly, his campaign has been bolstered by an unprecedented media surge based on his entertainment value. Trump is a ratings magnet. His supporters may embrace
In this volatile election, the number of newsworthy moments — and the subsequent media engagement — seem a better predictor of results than policies and popularity.
Of course, policy know-how hasn’t been the key determinant of voter preferences for a while. It is hard to believe that George W. Bush was elected solely because of his grasp of core political issues. But the real surprise is that likability no longer seems to matter either. If the candidates’ policy platforms and personalities aren’t bringing in votes, what on Earth are vot-
his divisive rhetoric now, but the media coverage of his wild statements and unpredictable actions are what propelled his campaign to the mainstream. On the other hand, disproportionate media coverage has hurt Hillary Clinton at times, as the email scandal in particular has elicited large entertainment value and unwarranted coverage. In this volatile election,
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the number of newsworthy moments — and the subsequent media engagement — seem a better predictor of results than policies and popularity. So has electability become more about entertainment value than actual substance? We may never have a conclusive answer to this question, but one thing is for sure: The current GOP field seems to think so. With the exception of Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, they have, at one point or another, abandoned dignity and matched Trump’s bombastic attitude. The mockery of some recent debates only highlights this newfound sensationalism. For the sake of viewers everywhere, I hope we will never have to endure such a farce again. It is time for the remaining candidates to realize that they are campaigning for the highest office in the nation, not some second-rate reality competition. As we near the end of the primaries, they should stop performing for the audience and start behaving like aspiring presidents. Or at the very least, they should avoid turning televised debates into real-life “SNL” skits. Because if I wanted to watch scandal-ridden celebrities hurl infantile accusations at each other, I would probably have turned on the Kardashians. They may be outrageous and superficial, but at least they’re not trying to drag the entire country down with them.
Mili Mitra ’18 can be reached at mili_mitra@brown.edu.
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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016
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Brown notches two wins heading into second Ivy League matchup Experiences from difficult victory against Bryant lead to dominant win against Colgate By NICHOLAS WEY STAFF WRITER
With a high-stakes conference game in five days against Yale, the women’s lacrosse team headed into contests against Bryant and Colgate this past week hoping to gain wins that would build momentum and boost confidence. Despite some defensive mishaps, Bruno (4-2, 0-1 Ivy) survived a lategame rally by Bryant to pull off a tight 11-10 victory and snap a two-game losing streak Wednesday. Against Colgate Sunday, Bruno scored first and never looked back, rolling past the Raiders in a decisive 9-5 win. Head Coach Keely McDonald ’00 remained positive yet critical in assessing the team’s play during the week. She noted that the team will need to “focus on each kid doing their job” and on “what they need to do to get better” but also stressed that the team “did some really nice things in both games.” In the Bears’ matchup versus Bryant, co-captain Lauren Toy ’16 — Bruno’s perennial goal-scoring presence — gave them the early lead,
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Kerianne Hunt ’17 showed a strong offensive effort from the start of the Colgate-Brown match, scoring a goal just two minutes in. She went on to net two more goals, leading the team to victory. An additional win over Bryant lay a promising foundation before their game versus Yale later this week. notching the 55th tally of her career. The Bears and the Bulldogs traded off goals in the ensuing possessions, as neither team seemed to have the upper hand. But while Bryant’s offense cooled down as the game progressed, Brown’s attack — headlined by a Toy hat trick — was unrelenting. Goals from firstyear Hafsa Moinuddin ’19 and sophomore attacker Rose Mangiarotti ’18
capped a seven-goal run that put the Bears up 9-3 with 27:37 remaining. Yet the Bulldogs, capitalizing on a faltering Brown defense, would find new life. Led by a late three-goal surge from senior attacker Nicole Britton, Bryant fought back to within one with five minutes left, leaving the score 11-10 in favor of Brown. Bruno was able to close out the victory only after multiple defensive
stops in the final minutes, in a game that should not have come down to the wire, Toy said. With the win, the Bears improved to 7-0 all-time versus Bryant. “It wasn’t our best defensive game,” McDonald said. “We did some nice things in the beginning, but we didn’t stay consistent for the entire 60 minutes. It was an ugly film session.” Against Colgate, Brown did not make the same mistakes. Bruno took the lead right from the gun with a goal just two minutes in by midfielder Kerianne Hunt ’17. Hunt netted two more goals for the Bears in the first half alone — one of them as time expired — to complete the hat trick and put Brown up 4-2. As the second half progressed, Bruno built a 9-5 lead with 10 minutes remaining with goals from Toy, Mangiarotti, Richael Walsh ’16 and Jillian Lee ’17. This time, the Bears maintained their four-goal cushion for the remainder of the game. Brown shut down Colgate on defense and dominated possession on offense, employing a keep-away scheme for the last 3:37 of the game to close out the win. “This game was really about
responding to last game because we didn’t really have a full team effort,” Toy said. “These last few games, the defense was on one game, and the next game the attack was on. We just want to have the full team on in the same day for the whole 60 minutes. (Sunday) was all about that, and we are super proud that we were able to execute.” McDonald agreed, discussing how the team “played top to bottom: attack, defense, clear, ride, draw, sweep” and “put a lot of things that we have been doing well together.” Brown will face Yale — its second Ivy League opponent this year — in New Haven Saturday at 1 p.m. Securing the win against the Elis will be pivotal for Brown, as the Bears have not won more than two conference games since 2009, including a 1-6 mark last year. But Yale was just 2-5 in Ivy games in 2015, making this game one of Bruno’s best opportunities for victory. “We’re just going to stick to our game plan,” Toy said. “As long as we can execute our systems and our plays like we did today, I think we are going to be really successful.”