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FIELD HOCKEY
Angus ’17 lifts Bruno over Columbia in OT Despite never leading in regulation, Bears open conference season with fourth-straight victory By DANIEL WAYLAND STAFF WRITER
Captain Katarina Angus ’17.5 scored the game-winning goal six minutes into overtime as the field hockey team opened its Ivy League season with an exciting 3-2 win against Columbia. “In overtime, there are a lot of emotions that run high, and I was really proud of our corner team in that moment,” Angus said. “We all had to do our part, and I just did my part to finish the play off.” Angus’s heroics gave Brown (4-2, 1-0 Ivy) a key victory against an Ivy League opponent in a game in which Bruno never led in regulation. The Lions (4-4, 0-1) overwhelmed Brown’s defense from the opening possession, notching an early 1-0 lead just four minutes into the match. Columbia kept up the pressure after its goal, taking nine shots to Brown’s three in the first period. “We wanted to keep up the momentum from our preseason games, but we came out and got caught on our heels a little bit,” Angus said. “But the team did a really good job of sticking to its game plan and not getting caught up in the momentum shifts.”
Despite the shot disparity, Brown tied the game in the 16th minute when Jaclyn Torres ’17, a Herald arts and culture editor, scored off a pass that Lucy Green ’17 threaded through the defense. The narrative flipped in the second half, as Brown peppered Columbia’s net with shots but failed to score, while Columbia took a 2-1 lead in the 41st minute. Brown finally broke through in the 62nd minute, when Green capitalized on a rebound to tie the game and force overtime. “That was pure determination,” said Head Coach Jill Reeve, according to an article on Brown athletics’ website. “I am so proud of our team for staying resilient throughout the match.” After grinding its way to overtime, Bruno took advantage of its first opportunity to finish the game, executing a perfect penalty corner play to finish off the Lions. “Columbia has always been one of the top teams in the Ivy League. … Going forward, to have a win against a top-ranked team is great for our confidence,” Angus said. “The team showed us what (it’s) capable of. The Ivies are really even in terms of competition this year, so this was an especially important win.” Brown will look to build on its opening victory when it travels to play Dartmouth Oct. 1.
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Students, alums and community members gathered in MacMillan for a panel of former BCSC directors. The panel discussed past challenges the center has navigated on Brown’s campus over the course of 40 years.
BCSC celebrates 40th anniversary
Panel reflects on center’s legacy, discusses University’s relationship with communities of color By MELISSA CRUZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Brown Center for Students of Color — formerly known as the Third World Center — celebrated its 40th anniversary this weekend. The center chronicled its history, hosting a block party Satur-
day night and a panel of former BCSC directors Sunday afternoon. Celebrations began at the block party, which was held outside of the BCSC on Brown Street. A diverse set of student groups performed, including Shades at Brown, Divine Rhythm, Mezcla and Mariachi de Brown, which dedicated a song to prominent Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, who died last month. John Robinson ’67 welcomed the block party’s attendees, addressing the University’s history with people of color
and in particular its ties to slavery. Robinson began by focusing on the memory of Inman Page, Class of 1877, who was a former slave but went on to become president of Langston University, a historically black college in Oklahoma. Though many believe “the presence of people of color” at Brown begins with Page, the history begins after 1764 “with the building of the college edifice, University Hall, which was built by slaves … likely brought here on slave ships run by John Nicholas » See BCSC, page 3
Engineering building halfway complete MEN’S SOCCER Bears snap losing streak New building offers modernized features, with OT goal against URI expected to last 50 years with flexible lab spaces
Chow ’19 nets third goal of season, second game winner in 93rd minute against Rhode Island
By HATTIE XU SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The new School of Engineering building — whose construction is slated to be done in January 2018 — is currently just over halfway finished with construction, said Stephen Maiorisi, vice president of facilities management. By the end of November, the building will be watertight and ready for interior construction, he added. The building has an entrance on Brook Street and is connected to the Prince Engineering Lab and Barus and Holley, which houses a variety of science, technology, engineering and mathematics labs, facilitating communication in the engineering complex, Maiorisi said. Space will be allotted
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Construction on the new School of Engineering is expected to finish on time in January 2018. It will house labs currently in older buildings. for a green outside the building, which continues a stretch of greens across the campus, according to the facilities
management website. Among the building’s key features » See ENGINEERING, page 2
Matthew Chow ’19 notched two goals — including the game winner in extra time — to propel the men’s soccer team past its Ocean State foe, the University of Rhode Island, on the road. The secondyear forward grabbed his second and third goals of the season, giving him the most on the team this season — and more importantly, the team the victory. With the win, the Bears were able to snap their three-game skid and rise above .500 with a 4-3 record. “The team had an amazing approach
to the game,” Chow said. “We defended as a unit and attacked with confidence.” Bruno was coming off a trifecta of losses against three different Massachusetts opponents, including a loss to Boston University in a mid-week clash. But against the Rams, the team was bolstered by the returns of co-captain James Myall ’18 and defender Jack Hagstrom ’19 to the starting lineup. Both teams started out steadily in the first 15 minutes, with neither doing anything particularly threatening. Soon after, Chow found some space to blast a shot across the 18-yard box and into the bottom corner to give the Bears the early 1-0 advantage. Nico Lozada ’18 was credited with an assist on the play — his team-leading fourth of the season. For most of the rest of the half, the teams exchanged shots without either » See M. SOCCER, page 2
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» ENGINEERING, from page 1 are a nanotechnology cleanroom, an imaging suite and multiple common areas, Maiorisi added. The nanotechnology cleanroom will allow tiny devices, such as microchips, to be built without the interference of particles in the air, said Dean of Engineering Lawrence Larson. The new building will also have an imaging suite that will house sophisticated imaging technology such as electron microscopes, he added. One sustainability measure that the team is implementing is the use of vertical fins that scale the exterior of the building, said Michael Guglielmo, director of design and construction. The fins shade the building from direct sunlight and allow it to better control heat gain, he said. This is especially important for labs, which use a lot of energy and rely on cooling to keep the building running, he added. Any building — but particularly those built for laboratories — must also be “as adaptable as possible,” said Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy ’91 MA’06. The new engineering building is expected to last at least 50 years, and the team has tried to achieve this goal by making the lab spaces flexible,
Guglielmo said. For example, the floor and ceiling system is composed of a metal deck to which hooks can be attached, allowing users to hang equipment from the ceiling depending on the specific room’s purpose, he added. Ventilation systems and water pipelines can also be “expanded dramatically or moved around a lot,” Larson said. The University is constructing a new School of Engineering building to accommodate additional programs and faculty hires as well as to modernize the facility, Larson said. The building will house the labs not only of new faculty members but also of faculty members currently working in older buildings. Some faculty members will relocate from Barus and Holley, which celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year and was “designed for science that we don’t do anymore,” Larson said. Some research needs are not being adequately met by the building, said Rod Beresford, senior associate dean for academic programs for the School of Engineering. For example, an extra fume hood cannot be added to a Barus and Holley lab without significant reconstruction, he added. The project is being built using a
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD method called integrated project delivery, which includes the University, architects and contractors in every step of the process, Maiorisi said. This collaborative approach allowed construction to begin in June 2015 even though the design was officially finalized in February 2016, he said. The project is estimated to cost $88 million for three floors and a total of 87,300 square feet of space, he added. The integrated project delivery method has helped save money through decisions that are made at every level of planning, Larson said. Often, a contractor or another member of the team will suggest a different strategy that will help lower the costs of the building. “Everyone feels like they benefit from the success of the project,” Larson said. While many of the buildings on campus have an older, historic appearance, the new engineering building is designed to look modern, Maiorisi said. This is consistent with other recent University additions, including the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts and the new applied math building at 170 Hope Street, he said. He added that the appearance of the building is mostly being shaped by sustainability requirements and designs.
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Matthew Chow ’19 tallied two goals against Ocean State rival URI, including the overtime winner, his second game-winner of the season.
» M. SOCCER, from page 1 completely taking control of the game. Some required saves, but just as many were sent high or wide. While the Rams probed for an equalizer, the Bears’ defense remained resilient in its bid for a clean sheet. In the last five minutes of the half, University of Rhode Island found its tying goal. Wesley Matthews headed in a ball off a corner to knot the game up at one apiece. As a result, the teams went into the intermission at a stalemate. The second half felt like a completely different story from that of the first. The Rams came out aggressive and launched attack after attack on the Bears’ net. It seemed as though a goal may have been imminent for the hosts. But goalkeeper Erik Hanson ’17 was up for the challenge and made several key saves to keep the game tied. Matthews also managed to nick one off the crossbar, but the ball stayed out. University of Rhode Island amassed numerous corners and shots, but none amounted to anything. Nearing the end of the second half, Bruno finally settled into it, and both teams prepared themselves for the impending extra time to come. By the end of regulation, the Rams had outshot Bruno 11-2 and won the corner game 9-1 in the second half alone. On the flip side, Hanson had made four saves in the stanza. In extra time, Chow quickly ended the hosts’ hope for triumph. After fielding a pass from co-captain Nate Pomeroy ’17, Chow slotted in a shot near the
post for not only his third goal of the season, but also his second extra-time winner. The game ended there at 2-1 in favor of Bruno. “It feels very good to provide the team with two game-winning goals in OT,” Chow said. “As a player you dream of those opportunities, so when it becomes a reality, you feel on top of the world.” It was a tough match throughout, but the mental strength of the team allowed it to climb its obstacles, especially those of the second half. After being shut out for two games in a row, Bruno bounced back in a big way with two goals. “I think the key for us staying in the game was to play really safe in the back during the second half, and to see what kind of opportunities we could manage from counterattacks,” Myall said. “We did well staying compact in defense,” Chow said. Hanson “did a great job making the key saves when we needed them.” This result continues the streak of games that mirror last season. In 2015, after seven games, the Bears had given up 10 goals and scored 11. This season, they have allowed and netted eight goals. Despite improving their defensive record, the Bears have not had the same offensive firepower. Yet, their record is the same as last campaign’s after seven contests — 4-3. Up next, the Bears take on Holy Cross in a mid week matchup before opening up Ivy League play next Saturday against Columbia at StevensonPincince Field at 7 p.m.
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» BCSC, from page 1 Brown,” Robinson said. He also touched on the University’s progress in admitting more students of color. Between 1877 and 1967, Brown had graduated fewer than 100 people of color, Robinson said. In 1971, the University graduated more people of color in one day than it had in the past 100 years, he added. People of color “who graduated in ones and twos did not think of this as our university. Our graduation was, in essence, an acknowledgement of survival,” he said. Robinson led the creation of the Minority Peer Counselor program. At its inception, the MPC program consisted of only black students. But a couple of years after the MPC program was founded, a Puerto Rican student approached Robinson asking about the inclusion of other minorities within the program. Robinson responded, “solid on down, my brother. Let’s do it!” The MPC program then expanded to include all students of color. “What I learned through the MPC program is that when people of color can unite and speak with one voice, we’re stronger together,” he said. The panel of former directors, which included Felipe Floresca ’73, Robert Lee PhD ’80 P’15, Tommy Lee Woon, Karen McLaurin-Chesson ’74 and Mary Grace Almandrez, assistant vice president for campus life and dean of students, discussed several topics including their experiences leading the center and various issues on which students have called for and created change in the past. During Floresca’s term as director between 1978 and 1980, students advocated both need-blind admission as well as full divestment from South Africa and against police brutality by the Providence Police Department. Lee, who directed the center between 1981 and 1985, said building solidarity and alliances with other spaces on campus like the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center was a point of focus for him, as well as extending fellowship with the Providence community. During his time as director between 1990 and 1993, Woon experienced difficulties because the administration did not give financial priority to the space, he said. A lack of funding led to problems — including providing food for student gatherings and acquiring basic office supplies, as well as leading the MPC program with only one or
two staffers at hand. McLaurin-Chesson, who was both the first female and longest-standing director of the center, served from 1993 to 2010 and spoke about the importance of hearing and amplifying student concerns. During her first semester as a student at Brown, she faced academic hardships, which strengthened her compassion and sympathy with students when she later became the first black dean of student affairs. She served as dean of student affairs at the same time she served as director of the center. During her time in administration, Brown students faced issues including trans* rights, needblind admission and concerns with financial aid. McLaurin-Chesson began the center’s yearly retreats for its staff members to build trust and collaboration among various cultural groups, she said. She also transformed the interior of the BCSC to be more warm and inviting and oversaw the implementation of a wheelchair ramp to make the building more accessible. “Through the years, there’s nothing greater than making a difference on the quality of life at Brown, but it is a topic that always needs to be revisited,” she told The Herald. “I was a voice for students and a voice of reason for students. I attempted to give them the information they needed to be productive in society. They’re what made me smile every day.” Today, the impact of the center should be credited to “the people who utilize and invest in the space,” said Joshua Segui, current director of the BCSC. “The conversations that communities of color have at the center … and other spaces” impact Brown’s culture, he said, adding that students of color “advocate for themselves and future generations.” For many students, the BCSC is a gathering space to study and socialize, Segui said. “Sometimes people just want to be in a space that recognizes, appreciates and celebrates their particular culture and identity,” he added. Students today should continue to reflect on the center’s history, especially since what they “enjoy has been hard fought for and well worth preserving,” Robinson said. “You owe us memory. Keep it alive,” Robinson added. “You owe me unity. You owe me being stronger together. You owe me getting a damn degree.”
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YouTube star entertains with faulty robots Simone Giertz, robot comedian, discusses process, inspiration for viral videos of bad bots By ELENA RENKEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Simone Giertz, affectionately titled “Queen of shitty robots” by fans of her YouTube videos, gave a GIF-laden presentation on her playful engineering work Friday afternoon in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. Giertz’s videos have attracted a total of 15 million views, said Michael Littman, professor of computer science and host of the event. Giertz programs robots that function poorly for comedic effect. Her creations, constructed with eclectic components like mannequin pieces and cooking knives, include a robot that slathered Stephen Colbert’s face with lipstick on the Late Show earlier this month. Another spills cereal in an arc across a table, drops the box afterward and then does the same with a milk carton. In the video Giertz made to showcase the machine, she keeps a straight face while the clumsy robot lifts cereal into her mouth.
Following a process she calls “ideas first, tools later,” Giertz learns whatever she needs in order to build a project. She is not formally trained as an engineer, nor did she finish college. “Enthusiasm is a much better fuel than duty,” she said, lamenting the fact that she didn’t spend more time when she was younger doing what she wanted to do. “You don’t always have to have a reason why,” she said. “Creating things is a purpose in itself.” And sometimes “your ideas are smarter than you,” Giertz added. One of her first robots was a “toothbrush helmet,” featuring a toothbrush that flipped down from a helmet. Even though the contraption was a joke, it could be immensely helpful for those suffering from mobility problems, others told Giertz. In an effort to fulfill her lifelong goal of emulating the mysterious character Trinity from “The Matrix,” Giertz declined to reveal her next robot project. But she is developing two television shows that focus on her work, as well as a hardware line, she added. Despite her success, some people online use Giertz’s intentional failures as a way to criticize female engineers, calling her the “Kardashian of tech.”
As a woman in technology, or as any minority in any area, “you get pinned,” Giertz said. “You’re kind of a posterchild.” “I might be bad at building things, but I’m not that bad at building things,” she added. “I definitely create the failure.” People tell Giertz she is a role model for young women, but she accepts this suggestion with a qualifier. “I can be a role model for anyone,” she said. “My gender is not my main feature.” Giertz’s creations defy gender stereotypes and categorizations in many ways. “A lot of your robots seem like they’re supposed to do things that we think of as girly stuff, or women’s work,” said Lynne Joyrich, chair of modern culture and media. “But you take these things and you weaponize them,” referring to the violent and aggressive movements of the dysfunctional robots. The robots are often designed to complete everyday tasks Giertz would rather avoid, she said. Instead of doing them, she builds awful robots. “If you’re okay with being bad at things, that’s the best life skill ever,” Giertz said. “Suddenly you can do anything.”
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Slow start, turnovers spell doom for Bears against Crimson Despite outscoring Crimson in second half, Bruno struggles to contain Harvard rushing attack in loss By BEN SHUMATE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Struggling to find an offensive rhythm, Brown (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) fell behind in the first half Saturday at Brown Stadium and could not claw its way back, falling against defending Ivy co-champion No. 19 Harvard 32-22. “We’re not looking for any pats on the back because it was closer this year,” said Head Coach Phil Estes P’18. The Bears lost 53-27 at Harvard last season and trailed 37-0 at halftime. “We played better, but we can be better. There’s just things that we have to fix.” Both teams got off to a slow start offensively, with the only first quarter score coming on a 27-yard field goal by Jacob Wilner ’18. After punting on its first drive, Harvard (2-0, 1-0) saw a promising drive cut short by a fumble. Daryle Banfield ’19 brought down Noah Reimers from behind, knocking the ball to the ground where
Josh Greene ’19 pounced on it. The Crimson made its statement in the second quarter and took advantage of Brown’s sluggish offense. Harvard went up 7-3 after a short touchdown run by Semar Smith at the start of the quarter and marched down the field on the following drive after a Brown punt. Joe Viviano scored on a quarterback keeper, followed by a successful fake extra point for a two-point conversion. Kyle Moreno ’17 had his pass intercepted and returned to Brown’s 20-yard line on the first play of the next drive, sending the Bears’ defense right back on the field. Brown kept Viviano out of the end zone, forcing a field goal that gave the Crimson an 18-3 lead. Just as Bryant managed to do against Bruno last weekend, Harvard kept Brown’s defense on the field with a considerable advantage in time of possession early in the game. “Despite what the offense does,
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it’s still our job to keep them out of the end zone,” said linebacker Will Twyman ’17. Moreno and the offense garnered some success on the following drive after Estes opted for a fake punt on Brown’s own 19-yard line. Twyman took a direct snap on the fake and found space to run along the left side for a first down. Brown finished off the 11-play drive with a 20-yard strike from Moreno to Troy Doles ’16.5 to bring the score to 18-10. With 3:27 remaining in the half, Viviano orchestrated a quick drive that included three third-down conversions and a sprawling catch at the two-yard line by Justice SheltonMosley. One play later, Viviano kept it himself and again found the end zone untouched, giving Harvard a 25-10 lead and momentum going into the half. After the teams traded punts on each of their first two drives of the half, Brown started its third drive in Harvard territory following a 16-yard punt return by Jakob Prall ’20. Five plays later, Moreno hit Doles again
for his second touchdown of the afternoon, but a missed extra point left Brown trailing by two scores. Building on his all-Ivy season in 2015, Doles had his second big game of the year, with seven catches for 99 yards. The Bears attempted a surprise onside kick after the score and appeared to recover, but the officials ruled that the ball was touched early, giving the ball to Harvard near midfield. “The ball went nine and a half yards instead of 10,” Estes said. Just as it had done in the first half, Harvard responded before the quarter ended to take a comfortable 32-16 lead, this time courtesy of Smith from nine yards out. The Crimson found success running the ball with Smith and Viviano, whom Brown pressured but could not seem to wrap up. Viviano kept drives moving with his feet in the second half and finished with 76 yards rushing and two touchdowns. “His ability to run when the pocket collapsed certainly hurt us,” Estes said. Looking to bring Bruno back,
Moreno was intercepted twice more in the fourth quarter. “I tried to force a couple balls, which I’d love to have back,” he said. Moreno did connect with Garrett Swanky ’17 in the end zone with 3:54 remaining, but the two-point conversion was unsuccessful, as was the onside kick. Swanky led the team with eight receptions on the day. Moreno had an up-and-down day with three touchdowns, three interceptions and 316 yards on 32 completions. He was forced to drop back 50 times on the day due to a mostly dormant running game that managed only 74 yards on 29 attempts. The pass-heavy offense was not a part of the game plan going in, Estes said. “To be honest, we wanted to run the ball better,” he said. “We just didn’t quite get it done up front.” Brown will travel to face rival Rhode Island College (0-4) in the 101st Governor’s Cup game in Kingston Saturday. The Bears maintain bragging rights after a 41-31 win at home last season and will look to get back on track against the Rams.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Bears fall to Ivy powerhouse Etzel ’19 blanks Big Green in Ivy opener Bears draw valuable Yale in conference opener Lucenti ’17 registers team-high 30 assists, Bears hang close against perennial contender By NIKKO PASANEN STAFF WRITER
Despite dropping its Ivy opener to Yale in straight sets, the volleyball team looks ready to contend in conference play this season. Going up against the Bulldogs (8-2, 1-0 Ivy) was due to be a stiff challenge for the Bears (2-9, 0-1), but they battled back in each set to make for a competitive match. “We’re always really excited to play Yale,” said outside hitter Shirin Tooloee ’18. “Since they’re one of our biggest rivals, it was good mental preparation for the start of league play.” Yale is one of the toughest competitors in the Ivy League. The team has made the NCAA tournament in four of the last five years. There’s no doubt that the crowd was a factor Friday night. In front of 293 supporters, Bruno fed off the high energy of its fans throughout the contest. “We really supported one another out there and utilized our awesome fan base to fuel us,” said co-captain Payton Smith ’17. “I hope we continue to have that same support throughout the season.” The opening set was a tight affair, with the Bulldogs clinging to a narrow lead at the start. But after drawing the score to 15-12, the Bears began to stumble as their counterparts raced out to a 21-13 lead behind a 6-1 run. Though the set looked out of reach, Bruno stormed back with a run of its own, scoring seven straight points to bring the margin down to one. The Bears caught a spark from Tooloee, who recorded four kills in the streak. Tooloee demonstrated aggression and power at the net throughout the match, Smith said. But it was not quite enough, as Yale
ultimately triumphed, 25-21. It initially looked as though Bruno had carried over some momentum from its near-comeback in the previous set by kicking off the second frame with two straight points. But Yale quickly turned things around, tallying nine straight points to build a commanding lead. The Bears did not roll over this time either, coming back from a 17-10 deficit to nearly level the score at 19-17. That was as close as Bruno would get, as the Bulldogs closed the set on a 6-0 surge to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The final set followed a similar narrative. After falling down 15-10, the Bears hung around and brought the deficit to three at 22-19. But the comeback magic once again was not quite strong enough to propel the Bears to a set victory. Yale would go on to win the frame 25-19. Bruno’s efforts were led by Tooloee, who wound up with a team-high 10 kills, and Sarah Lucenti ’17, who recorded a match-high 30 assists. It’s the third time this season that the senior setter has tallied at least 30 assists. Also playing important roles were Makena Ehlert ’20 and Sabrina Stillwell ’19, who posted nine and seven kills, respectively. Libero Melissa Cairo ’18 spearheaded the team’s defensive play, registering 13 digs, while Elisa Merten ’19 added eight of her own as well. Merten played a significant role by diversifying the team’s offense: In addition to her defensive play, the setter provided backrow hitting, Tooloee said. The Bears will now head on the road to continue Ivy League play, squaring off against a pair of New York foes in Cornell (5-5, 0-1) and Columbia (6-5, 1-0). “We’re really hungry for a win,” Tooloee said. “We’ve played a lot of preseason matches and the close game against Yale has us edging for our first Ivy win.” “I believe our team can bounce back and get a couple of wins this weekend,” Smith added.
experience from tie with Sacred Heart, shut out Dartmouth on road By NICHOLAS WEY SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The women’s soccer team opened its Ivy League schedule with a trip to Hanover to take on Dartmouth Sunday. But before that match, Bruno (5-1-3, 1-0 Ivy) had to stay focused on its mid-week opponent: Sacred Heart. True to form, the defensively minded Bears did not allow a goal on the weekend and only notched one of their own. But that tally came when it mattered most, allowing the team to cap an undefeated week with its first conference win. Despite the draw against SHU, Head Coach Kia McNeill remained positive when discussing the team’s overall performance. “We didn’t have as many shots on goal that I would like to have, but we were generating opportunities on goal, which is really impressive with our group. In the past couple games, we have struggled to even create opportunities, so the next step is putting these opportunities away and putting them on goal to challenge the goalkeepers.” But as McNeill noted, while many players rifled hard shots toward the goal throughout the game, none of these opportunities found the back of the net. The Bears took 27 shots and eight corner kicks over the course of the contest, and at least by the numbers, the Big Red turned out a similar performance, taking 20 shots and five corner kicks. Against Dartmouth (6-3-0, 0-1) Sunday, Bruno seemed to have learned from this experience. In the 43rd minute, Brown midfielder Kate Maher ’19 slotted a shot past Dartmouth’s Casey Cousineau to score the first goal of her career and give the Bears the 1-0 lead.
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Christine Etzel ’19 steps up for a goal kick. Etzel continued her earlyseason success with her eighth shutout of the season against Dartmouth. Maher had only been on the field for two minutes as a late-half substitute for Brown. “The first half of the game was probably the best 45 minutes of soccer that this team has put together — a complete 45 minutes,” McNeill said. “We have seen bits and pieces up to this point, but I think the first half was incredible — keeping the ball, being patient, working the ball around, our team defending” and communicating. Heading into the second half with a narrow lead and a rallying Dartmouth team, the Bears had a difficult 45 minutes ahead of them before they could claim the season’s first Ivy League win. Throughout the course of the second half, the Big Green fired seven shots at goalie Christine Etzel ’19, but each of them was batted away or missed the goal, disturbed by the defensive pressure applied by Bruno’s lock-down back line. Accordingly, the Bears were able to maintain their one-goal lead through the end of the second half for their first conference victory. And, once again, Etzel ended the game racking a clean sheet — her eighth on the season. “Christine has been incredible for us,” McNeill said. “She had a great season last year as well, but her emergence as a leader on this team and her communication has really been incredible.”
According to the NCAA rankings as of Sunday morning, Etzel ranks in the top four nationally of all goalkeepers in shutouts, save percentage and goals against average. In the Bears’ record books, Etzel moved to third all-time in single-season shutouts, edging ever closer to the current leader, Kathy Kostic ’87. The Bears will continue their season with their second conference opponent, hosting Columbia Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Then, Bruno will travel to Princeton exactly one week later to face the Tigers Oct. 8. This will be the first week in the 2016 season in which the Bears do not have a mid-week match. The added practice time will be valuable for the Bears to hone their offensive tactics, prepare for their next matchup and — most importantly — recharge from the high volume of out-of-conference match play that has characterized the early portion of their 2016 campaign. “As a staff, we really try to take it one game at a time. We’ll enjoy this win today and get back at it tomorrow,” McNeill said. “We just need to continue to build off of this game: the opportunities we created in the game, our patience and composure in the final third and just to continue to gain chemistry and confidence in the final third with one another.”
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See robots on page 3. CORRECTION An article in Friday’s Herald (“Blyth, Schiller compare candidates’ rhetoric,” Sept. 23) stated that Wendy Schiller is a professor of political science and public policy. In fact, she is a professor of political science and chair of the department and a professor of international and public affairs. The Herald regrets the error.
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Study Abroad Fair 11 A.M. Alumnae Hall
Religion, Politics and the Election 1 P.M. Petteruti Lounge
Towards a General Theory of Punctuation: Peter Szendy 5:30 P.M. Pembroke Hall
Open Auditions: Levee Mule Holler 6 P.M. Churchill House
TOMORROW Korean-American, Asian-American Voter Registration 11 A.M. Main Green
Dermatology 101: Leslie Robinson-Bostom M.D. 12 P.M. BERT 130
The Birth and Development of a New Democracy 3 P.M. Watson Institute
In the Mountains of Madness: A Reading 5:30 P.M. John Hay Library
COMMENTARY PAGE 6 • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Meyer ’17 column is what journalism is for To the Editor: As an alum of The Herald and longtime newspaperman, I was gratified that The Herald had guts enough to publish the Sept. 16 column by Daniel Meyer ’17, “Lamp/Bear sucks,” which was critical not only of that sculpture but also of its lender, former Brown trustee Steven Cohen. It’s also good to see that you evidently haven’t been intimidated by other big givers rushing to Cohen’s defense. Despite what they say, Meyer accurately described the illegal trading that added to Cohen’s fortune and led to his being barred from handling other people’s money. The rest of Meyer’s column is fair comment on the facts. Brown has a centuries-long history of not being too particular about the sources of its benefactions — including the slave trade and the original Big Oil trust. Give enough, and you too might become a trustee or get your kid admitted, or both. But that shouldn’t preclude anybody else from raising doubts about the propriety of accepting tainted largesse. I’m with the student journalists on this one. If this sorry election year has done anything constructive at all, it has raised doubts that rich guys must always rule. L IO R A M O R HAY I M
J.V. Reistrup ’58
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Pets should be for everyone GRACE JOHNSON staff columnist
One way that I have tried to adjust to college living is through creating a home-like ambience in my small dorm room. I have twinkle lights, an aroma diffuser, soft rugs and blankets. But the portraits of different cats on my walls don’t quite compare to a real living cat. I can only dream of the comfort and consolation a soft ball of fur would bring to my makeshift home. For the lucky students who already have a pet at home, it can be extremely difficult to leave that companion behind when moving away to college. When someone forms a distinct relationship with an animal and relies on it for quiet comfort, it can feel like leaving another family member. Perhaps unknowingly, people let animals become emotional stability agents. A break from that long-term relationship can upset an emotional balance. The college atmosphere can also
be unsettling as one struggles to juggle social, academic and extracurricular circles. On top of that, the stress of living apart from those who influenced one’s development can lead to serious and overwhelming emotional upheaval. Emotional support animals in college can
lows emotional support animals for students with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA defines disability as having a “physical or mental impairment that substantially limits … life activities … or being regarded as having such an impairment.” That
some animals relieve stress. Interactions decrease cortisol and increase endorphins. On a biological level, animals benefit all humans — even those without diagnosed disability. It is wonderful that SEAS allows emotional support animals at all to students with clear and self-recog-
Residential pets for students who wish to have them would provide sustained stress relief and ensure long-term improvements in emotional health.
help alleviate these pressures; in doing so, they can benefit a student’s overall experience and well-being, as emotional health affects mental health, physical health, academics and everyday living. Brown’s Student and Employee Accessibility Services policy only al-
definition is broad enough to include ambiguous mental illness, but by using a disabilities-only requirement for an emotional support animal, SEAS excludes students with undiagnosed or unrecognized mental illnesses or disorders. It is scientifically proven that
nized disabilities. Though it might be to a much milder degree, it is also true that every student experiences some form of stress and turmoil at college. Allowing all students access to an emotional support animal would only result in healthier minds and a healthier Brown.
The Class Coordinating Board’s heavy petting days for finals period is a student recognition of animals’ stress-relieving powers. Other universities, including Harvard and Yale, have campus therapy dogs that hold office hours for students, offering a more long-term relationship. Yet nothing is quite the same as an animal that is exclusively yours. Residential pets for students who wish to have them would provide sustained stress relief and ensure long-term improvements in emotional health. Mental health awareness is increasing in universities on a national level. We have come to recognize the significance of the mind’s health, especially in an environment full of young people living independently with enormous academic and social stressors. If we also know that domestic animals have a positive power to increase mental stability, we should work to pair the two together. A solution has never been more lovable.
Grace Johnson ’19 can be reached at grace_johnson@brown.edu.
Avoiding the free speech debate JULIAN JACOBS
op-ed contributor With the immediately provocative title “Should Free Speech be Limited on College Campuses?” the discussion between Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and Stanley Fish, visiting professor of Law at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, was marketed by the Political Theory Project as a two-sided exploration of an obviously controversial and relevant subject. At Brown — a campus that often avoids rigorous debate over controversial social issues in favor of innocuous consensus — the chance to observe a genuine discussion on the topic of free speech at college was a unique one that seemed to promise a kind of catharsis to those of us who are frustrated with an otherwise polarized climate. Lukianoff brought the event to a promising start, espousing the kind of centrist, libertarian principles characteristic of his work for FIRE. But as Lukianoff proceeded through his arguments, it became quite apparent that he was deliberately avoiding serious discussion of challenging conflicts — such as instances of on-campus racism in relation to free speech — thus omitting any mention of perhaps the most contentious aspects of the event’s prompt. In my view, this was an evasive maneuver that allowed him to avoid engagement with some of the most powerful counterarguments to his
positions. For instance, he did not adequately address the frequently espoused position that “safe spaces” limit free speech to allow a certain marginalized group to express views that would otherwise be suppressed. Instead of discussing the frequency with which the effort to limit on-campus racism comes into conflict with “free speech,” Lukianoff attempted the rhetorical stunt of predominantly discussing cases in which conservative social justice protests violated the U.S. free speech jurispru-
dience, he declared that he agreed with Lukianoff on most things. For those of us anticipating a much-needed contrary perspective, it was frustrating to realize that once again we would be listening to a non-debate on the topic of free speech at college campuses. Unfortunately, Fish appeared far more interested in provoking the audience through polemical declarations than facilitating a helpful discussion on an important topic. For example, few people would contest the claim
It was frustrating to realize that, once again, we would be listening to a non-debate on the topic of free speech at college campuses.
dence. By positioning his anecdotes around issues such as pro-life protests, he avoided the predictable backlash of Brown’s predominantly liberal student body. Of course, all of this would have seemingly been more permissible had Fish responded with a contrasting perspective, differentiating himself from Lukianoff while addressing the obvious rhetorical evasions of his presentation. Instead, after Fish received a warm introduction and stood before the anxious au-
that professors should have ultimate jurisdiction in determining course content and thus have the right to override student requests for changing the material. But Fish framed this point in a deliberately inflammatory manner by stating that students’ opinions were inconsequential to classroom structure and university policy in general. Entertaining as it was, Fish’s entire contribution might be summarized as “polemics first and intellectual substance later.” Fish and Lukianoff ultimately
offered almost no challenges to one another’s positions, instead voicing congratulations and frustrating words of mutual praise. It was as if I was listening to a sermon, where one felt uninclined to voice an objection or else disturb the room’s contented tranquility and each speaker’s self-satisfied musings. Moreover, at the event, I recall seeing no black students in the almost completely white audience. You can imagine the frustration of many attendees at watching a discussion over freedom of speech on campus — an issue inexorably linked to questions over the permissibility of racism and hate speech — proceed without the engagement or even acknowledgment of the students whose perspectives are so essential to the debate. With the exception of questions raised by two students, both Lukianoff and Fish did not address the lack of diversity represented in the debate. Overall, both presented themselves as obviously talented and articulate speakers who saw no need to account for the most important counter-perspectives on the topic. I sympathize with the speakers’ views on this issue and think that voices like theirs are essential to any future conversations on the topic of free speech at colleges. But their arguments were unfortunately marred by tactically evasive maneuvers and capricious argumentative positions. Fish and Lukianoff disappointingly diverted the conversation and prevented a real debate from ever occurring.
Julian Jacobs ’18 can be reached at julian_jacobs@brown.edu.
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