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Bears sweep Princeton in first playoff round UCS, UFB candidates

announced Three current UCS officers vie for presidency, two UFB members run for chair By KAYLA GUO SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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At 103 minutes and 30 seconds, the men’s hockey team’s 6-5 triple overtime victory over Princeton was the longest game in program history and the 18th longest in NCAA Division I men’s hockey records.

Bruno eliminates defending conference champions in historic triple overtime thriller By ALEXANDRA RUSSELL SPORTS EDITOR

The men’s hockey team defeated reigning ECAC champions Princ-

eton in two games of a best-of-three playoff series at Meehan Auditorium this weekend, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Following a 3-0 shutout win over the Tigers Friday night, Alex Brink ’19 scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime Saturday to secure a 6-5 victory and punch the Bears’ ticket to the next playoff round.

Clocking in at 103:30 minutes, Saturday’s contest was the longest in program history and 18th longest in NCAA Division I men’s hockey records. “I give our guys a lot of credit because that was the craziest ending to regulation that I’ve seen in all my years of coaching and playing — I’d never seen that,” said Head Coach » See M. HOCKEY, page 2

Vanessa Garcia ’20.5, Melissa Lee ’20 and William Zhou ’20 are running for president of the Undergraduate Council of Students in this year’s UCS and Undergraduate Finance Board elections. Chair of Student Activities Alex Song ’20 and Appointments Chair Jason Carroll ’21 are in the race for UCS Vice President. UFB Vice Chair Julian De Georgia ’20 and UFB Member At-Large Alesandro Walker ’20 will vie for UFB Chair and three at-large UFB representatives will contend for UFB Vice Chair — Phillip Champagne ’21, Peter Deegan ’21 and Fatoumata Kabba ’22. All candidates for president hold positions on UCS this year, guaranteeing that next year’s president will have served on UCS at the time of their election for the first time since the 2015-16 school year. Garcia serves as

UCS Secretary, Lee as Chair of Campus Life and Zhou as Vice President. Zhou ran for vice president last year and served as co-chief of staff before being elected vice president in an internal election earlier this semester, The Herald previously reported. The three candidates for president mark an increase from last year, when Shanzé Tahir ’19 defeated Fabrice Guyot-Sionnest ’20, and the year before when Chelse-Amoy Steele ’18 ran unopposed. Last year’s UFB election also featured two candidates for UFB Chair, while DeGeorgia ran unopposed for UFB Vice Chair. Livingstone Harriott Jr. ’20 will run uncontested for UCS Chair of Academic Affairs and does not currently hold a UCS position. Academic Affairs and Campus Life Committees member Zanagee Artis ’22 will run uncontested for UCS Chair of Campus Life and incumbent Shivani Nishar ’20 will run unopposed for UCS Chair of Student Wellness. Chima Amushie ’21, who does not currently hold a position in UCS, will be unconstested on the ballot for Chair of Student Activities. » See UCS, page 2

Men’s basketball regular R.I. to expand health equity program for funding season ends in loss to Penn Applications from RIDOH close Bears defeat Tigers but fall in winner-take-all game against Penn, eliminated from Ivy contention By RYAN HANDEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The men’s basketball team edged Princeton Friday but fell in a winner-take-all showdown against Penn Saturday, eliminating the Bears from the conference race and sending the Quakers to the Ivy League Tournament. Brown battled Penn in a tightly contested game, but Bruno’s 22 turnovers doomed the team in a 58-51 loss. The Bears’ offense struggled in their most important game of the year; Brown shot 34 percent from the field and produced their secondlowest scoring output all season. Despite failing to qualify for its first ever Ivy League Tournament berth, Bruno (19-11, 7-7 Ivy) capped off a successful regular season — its 19 wins tied the highest win total in program history. “We’ve made great progress,” said

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Head Coach Mike Martin ’04. “I’m proud of what we accomplished, despite how things went (Saturday).” The Bears will return four of five regular starters next year including scoring leader Desmond Cambridge ’21 (15.7 PPG) and rebounding leader Tamenang Choh ’21 (8.7 RPG). Still, Brown will have to find a way to fill the roles held by graduating seniors Obi Okolie ’19, Travis Fuller ’19 and Chris Sullivan ’19. Brown dominated Princeton (1611, 8-6) for most of Friday’s game, taking an early lead on a Cambridge three-pointer that it would never relinquish. The Bears extended their lead to eight at halftime, and to 13 with just two minutes left in the game. The Tigers made a valiant comeback effort, as three treys in the final two minutes helped them cut the Brown lead to two. But a crucial layup from Choh late in the contest allowed Bruno to hold on for the 67-63 victory. Brandon Anderson ’20 came off the bench to lead the Bears with 21 points. “It was a really good defensive » See M. BBALL, page 4

March 15, open to nonprofits, municipalities By OLIVIA GEORGE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Non-profit community-based organizations and qualified municipalities have until March 15 to submit proposals for funding from the Rhode Island Department of Health, which follows the department’s announcement of a $1.4 million expansion in funding for Health Equity Zones. The expansion reflects RIDOH’s aim to decrease health disparities across the state by focusing on Health Equity Zones, which are geographically defined, economically disadvantaged areas with documented health risks. “The premise behind Health Equity Zones is to look at health and wellness through the lens of geography because both chronic and infectious diseases tend to cluster geographically,” said Amy Nunn, associate professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute.

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Existing HEZs and new communities seeking to create HEZs can apply to enter a one-year contract of up to $150,000 that starts July 2019. The contract may be renewed for up to four additional years, depending on vendor performance and the availability of funding, according to a RIDOH press release. Once the funding decisions have been made,

“we will absolutely lay out exactly what the visions are for the different applicants and how the funding will be used,” said Joseph Wendelken, spokesman for RIDOH. Nine Health Equity Zones already exist in Rhode Island, one of which is in Providence. “We have seen a tremendous amount of success with » See EQUITY, page 4

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NEWS Event discusses controversial construction of telescope on sacred site in Hawaii

COMMENTARY Klein '20: Chicago Cubs still have potential to be competitive with MLB frontrunners

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» M. HOCKEY, from page 1 Brendan Whittet ’94. “It would have been very easy to fold and to feel sorry for ourselves, (but) … we played some of our best hockey in the overtimes.” The Bears face Quinnipiac in the best-of-three quarterfinal round in Hamden, Conn. this weekend. The winner of the series will advance to the semifinal of the ECAC Championship in Lake Placid, New York March 22. Brown 3, Princeton 0 Friday night, goaltender Gavin Nieto ’20 made 21 saves for his second shutout of the season and three different Bears scored to sweep the Tigers (10-18-3, 8-12-2 ECAC) in game one of the series. Bruno (13-13-5, 8-9-5) pressured the Princeton net from the drop of the puck, outshooting the Tigers 10-6 in a scoreless first period. The Bears picked up a pair of back-to-back penalties early in the second stanza to give Princeton a 5-on-3 power play, but Brown’s tenacious defense, highlighted by several athletic saves from Nieto, fended off the attack to keep the slate blank. “The turning point in terms of a

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momentum boost, … was when we killed a 5-on-3 against one of the best power plays in the country,” Whittet said. “Gavin made some big stops, and we came right back after that and scored.” Chris Berger ’21 gave Brown the first lead of the evening midway through the second frame, redirecting a rebound past Tigers netminder Jeremie Forget. Max Gottlieb ’19 widened the advantage with two and a half minutes remaining in the third period, firing a smooth shot from in front of the blue line into the Princeton net. Justin Jallen ’22 added an empty-net goal 21 seconds later to secure the win for Bruno. “It was just a team effort — everyone was going, everyone was moving their feet (and) sprinting to pucks,” Jallen said. “When we play with that speed and that tenacity, teams have a really hard time keeping up with us.” Brown 6, Princeton 5 (3 OT) The following day’s historic contest saw several Bears record multiple-point efforts. In addition to the game-winning tally, Brink also notched two assists, while Brady Schoo ’19 posted two goals and Zach Giuttari ’20 and Tony Stillwell ’21

each earned a pair of helpers. Jallen and Schoo scored within 30 seconds of each other to give Bruno an early lead midway through the first period. Jallen sent a shot from the left circle toward the crease, where the puck deflected off a Princeton defenseman and into the net. Schoo followed with a shot from the point past Tigers netminder Ryan Ferland for the two-goal lead. Princeton forward Alex Riche converted on a power play late in the opening stanza to trim Bruno’s advantage entering the first intermission. Ryan Kuffner tied it up halfway through the second frame, redirecting a feed from Riche into the Brown net. But the Bears battled back, posting a trio of goals in the third period to reclaim the advantage. Tommy Marchin ’19 tapped in a shot from Stillwell just over a minute into the frame, before Colin Burston ’21 scored on a one-timer 10 minutes later. Brink set up a pass from behind the net to the slot, where Burston sent the puck past Ferland to finish the play. Schoo added his second of the evening five minutes later to widen the lead to 5-2. Princeton answered with three extra attacker goals of their own in the final five minutes to send the teams

into overtime locked in a 5-5 tie. The teams exchanged blows in a pair of scoreless overtime periods, which saw several impressive stops from Nieto, including one on a breakaway, to preserve the score. Brink brought the Bears to victory three and a half minutes into triple overtime, scoring on a backhanded shot from the slot. The play was sent to video review before officials ruled it a goal on the ice, shutting down Princeton’s playoff campaign and keeping Bruno’s bid alive. “It’s a really big achievement for the program,” Brink said. “Ever since I’ve been here, we haven’t won in the first round of playoffs or moved on, so not only to have home ice but also advance is really big for us.” The Bears seek to build on the weekend’s successes and carry momentum forward as they set their eyes on the ECAC title. Brown last appeared in the championship final in 2013, finishing second to Union College. “We’re trying to win a championship this year, and I believe the team can and I know the team believes they can,” Whittet said. The Bears will take the ice against Quinnipiac in game one of the quarterfinal series Friday at 7 p.m.

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» UCS, from page 1 There are five candidates to fill the eight available UFB at-large representative positions. Current at-large members Gianna DeVincenzo ’22, Jeewon Shin ’21 and Nimo Ismail ’21 are running along with Okezie Okoro ’22 and Akilesh Raman ’22, who are not at-large representatives. Unsuccessful candidates for UFB Chair and Vice Chair will automatically be entered into the at-large race. “We look forward to an election that will promote conversations surrounding important campus issues,” Elections Board Co-Chairs Katie Barry ’19 and Kathryn Stack ’19 wrote

in an email to The Herald. “We are happy to see that a lot of positions are contested this year, which we hope will result in greater student interest and involvement in the elections process.” Candidates for UCS President, UCS Vice President, UFB Chair and UFB Vice Chair will participate in a public debate Sunday evening. All student groups who plan to endorse candidates must have a representative present at the debate. Voting for all positions will occur from 12 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 until 12 p.m. Thursday, March 21 through an online survey that will be sent to all undergraduates.

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Panel discusses autonomy of Native Hawaiians on sacred land ‘Perspectives on Protecting Mauna a Wakea’ addresses telescope controversy in context of colonialism By JANGO MCCORMICK SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Despite its location 5000 miles away from the site, the University held an event Saturday organized by Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown to discuss controversy over the construction of a telescope on a dormant volcano in Hawaii, which holds sacred value for Native Hawaiians. A number of speakers presented their work and thoughts about the controversial telescope in an event titled “Perspectives on Protecting Mauna a Wakea,” which aimed to contextualize the fight over its proposed construction in a history of similar disputes that raise questions about U.S. colonialism, the autonomy of indigenous peoples and the determination of land use and property rights. The event, which consisted of a series of lectures and culminated with a panel, focused on the protection of the mountain Mauna a Wakea, a sacred site for Native Hawaiians. The mountain has been the subject of controversy after a group of universities, nongovernmental organizations and five national governments began planning to construct the extremely large Thirty Meter Telescope on the mountain’s summit. Following almost a decade of activism and legal battles, a 2018 ruling by the Supreme Court of Hawaii has allowed the project to proceed. Four professors and a musician-activist sat on the panel, which discussed how the plans to construct the telescope on the controversial mountain site reflect the imperialist tendencies that continue to exist in political and even academic entities. Such tendencies neglect to consider the interests of indigenous populations, like the Native Hawaiians, according to the panelists. Samuel Kaleikoa Ka’eo, associate professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawai’i Maui College, addressed the crux of the controversy. “It’s not about whether or not the telescopes are good or bad, or science is good or bad,” Ka’eo said, stressing that the “fundamental question” is who should decide and determine the fate of Mauna a Wakea. As the international

collection of universities, governments and organizations move forward to construct the telescope, he argued that “they are deciding for us. They are making us invisible. They refuse to acknowledge our humanity.” Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar, assistant professor of Native American and Indigenous studies at Ithaca College, answered a question that referenced Native Hawaiians who support the telescope. To Casumbal-Salazar, the Native Hawaiians who felt comfortable with the telescope’s construction did not see “the power relations” at play or “understand that these grievances come from some place, that they’re from historical relations of power.” “Tell people to simply do their homework,” Casumbal-Salazar said. “Learn about colonization and imperialism and abuse of power,” he added. In addition to advocating for Mauna a Wakea’s protection, the panelists affirmed the strength of Hawaiian heritage and the role it plays in their lives. Hāwane Rios, a singer, songwriter, activist and Hawaiian cultural practitioner, performed a chant during the panel, which she said “teaches us and guides us to know how we are connected.” “We come from a long line of resilience and truth, because it takes a lot to be able to endure” the effects of an imperialist history, Rios said. “We’ve endured this, and we’re still here.” Reflecting on the panel’s conversation, Rios said she felt “love, aloha.”

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Panelists discussed the construction of a telescope on Mauna a Wakea, which holds sacred value to Native Hawaiians. The planned construction, which multiple countries have supported, has sparked controversy. Rios discussed her experience meeting indigenous leaders of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock Indian Reservation and described the “bridging of solidarity” she experienced on her visit, from “being able to go to Standing Rock … and pray on their lands” for their cause. The similarities between the Standing Rock protests and the efforts to protect Mauna a Wakea extend beyond indigenous peoples fighting against industrial and institutional forces. J. Kēhaulani

Kauanui, professor of American studies and an affiliate faculty member in anthropology at Wesleyan University, moderated the panel and argued that “indigenous peoples’ principles for earth-based societies” reflect shared values because those principles “emerge from the land.” She pointed to the oftrepeated phrase “water is life,” which was cited frequently during the protests at Standing Rock and aligns with the beliefs of many Native Hawaiians. Associate Professor of Social and Cultural

Analysis at NYU Dean Itsuji Saranillio also spoke at the event and participated in the panel. Kauanui argued that resolutions to such conflicts could be found in the “ethics derived from the principles of the ‘Āina,” a Hawaiian word that roughly translates to “land” but with broader theological and cultural connotations. “What do we have right now? Continued desecration, a fraudulent state, the farce of the rule of law (and) abuse of state power,” she concluded.

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» M. BBALL, from page 1 effort,” Okolie said. “Turnovers and steals led to better offense for us.” Following their win over Princeton, Brown headed to Philadelphia for a decisive matchup against Penn (19-11, 7-7). In the first half, both teams struggled to build momentum in a hard-fought, low-scoring affair. The Quakers jumped out to a 10-4 advantage, but an 8-0 Bears run stretching over four minutes put Bruno in front. The Ancient Eight rivals traded blows for the remainder of the period, and a dunk from Joshua Howard ’20 tied the teams at 27 heading into the break. Penn finally got their offense going in the second stanza, racing out to a 35-27 lead just three minutes into the half. But Brown regrouped and responded, quickly pulling ahead 40-39 thanks to back-to-back threes from Cambridge and Okolie. The Bears and the Quakers stayed locked within a few points as the half continued, and Penn led 54-50 with six minutes remaining. But the Bears’ offense shut down for the rest of the game and Brown could only muster one point in the final six minutes. With none of Bruno’s shots falling, Penn held on for the 58-51 win. Penn’s AJ Brodeur, Devon Goodman and Jake Silpe did most of the damage against the Bears, as the trio combined for 51 of Penn’s 58 points. “We turned the ball over too much both games,” Martin said. “I

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Desmond Cambridge ’21 carries the ball up the court in a win against Princeton Friday. The Bears fell to Penn the next day, eliminating them from the conference race. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Penn advance to the 2019 Ivy League Tournament. think we could have executed better “We knew it would be a big game. Penn advance to the 2019 Ivy the College Basketball Invitational or on offense.” … Sometimes we got a little frantic,” League Tournament. Though the the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Okolie agreed that Brown’s of- Okolie said. “Maybe you could at- Bears’ loss eliminated them from Tournament. fensive struggles and turnovers tribute that to the intensity of the NCAA Tournament contention, “Whenever you get the chance prevented them from defeating the game.” Brown still hopes to be selected for to keep playing basketball, you take Quakers. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and a postseason competition, such as advantage of it,” Choh said.

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MARCH 12, 2019 5:30 PM

Film Screening: The Past is Not our Future: The Student Years of Walter Rodney

Join the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and film director, Professor Matthew J. Smith as we screen his film, The Past is Not our Future: The Student Years of Walter Rodney. Over 50 years ago, the Jamaican government banned the Guyanese writer and revolutionary intellectual Walter Rodney from re-entering the country, where he was employed at the University of the West Indies. In this absorbing documentary, rare film footage and photographs of Rodney combine with personal testimonies to form a revealing portrait of this revolutionary intellectual during his university years at the Jamaica campus.

MARCH 13, 2019 5:30 PM

Our Haiti: Conflicting Visions of a Black Nation, Dr. Matthew J. Smith 2019 Debra L. Lee Lecturer

What do we think of when we think of Haiti? Ever since Haiti shocked the world with its revolutionary independence in 1804 there have been fierce disagreements over this question. A Caribbean country of constitutional black equality and freedom from slavery, Haiti was from its birth placed on a spectrum ranging from pride to peril. The pride in Haiti was strongest among blacks in the slaveholding world, particularly in the colonial Caribbean. Yet even among its neighbors some of the strongest critiques of Haiti were born and have persisted. With special focus on the post-slavery Caribbean, this presentation will discuss the history and endurance of these complicated ideas about Haiti.

MARCH 15, 2019 5:30 PM Haitian Art Panel

This panel will focus on issues concerning Haitian artist approaches. This panel being held in conjunction with the gallery exhibition, Memory Work by contemporary Haitian ’ Laurent. Panelists include; Patrick Sylvain, Renold ’ Laurent, Felicia Denaud artist, Renold and Professor Anthony Bogues. ’ Laurent, 2007 Image (Left) Liberty Guides the People, Renold

those nine HEZs, and it is based on that success that we are really looking to extend,” Wendelken said. The program began under RIDOH’s Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, who cited various health inequities across the state in a 2015 Op-Ed in The Providence Journal. AlexanderScott cited a study that showed African American infants in Rhode Island to be two times more likely to die before their first birthdays than white infants, in addition to a finding that Rhode Islanders who make less than $50,000 a year are twice as likely to have diabetes as those who make more than $50,000. Wendelken noted that an expansion in the HEZ initiative could work toward further decreasing these disparities. “Everyone should have an equal opportunity to be healthy, no matter what zip code they live in,” he added. The expansion of HEZs in Rhode Island demonstrates the state’s leadership in geographically-focused public health initiatives, Nunn said. “Rhode Island is one of few states that is really trying to scale this kind of

community-led intervention up in the public sector,” she added. “The initiative is about allowing communities to come together and identify what they see to be the most pressing health outcomes in their neighborhoods, and helping them put interventions in place to address those issues,” Wendelken said. The city’s HEZ is run through the Healthy Communities Office, which “holds regular dialogue with community-based agencies … about how to work together to improve health outcomes for Providence’s underserved communities,” wrote Ben Smith, deputy director of communications for Mayor Jorge Elorza, in an email to the Herald. HCO’s goals include increasing access to locally-produced foods in public schools, integrating nutrition education into the school day and developing plans for successful school gardens. The office also led the charge on instituting a pilot program to make free menstrual products more accessible in public schools, The Herald previously reported.

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A rare snow day on March 4 offered solace to some students stressing over midterm season. This student hit the makeshift slopes on Wriston Quadrangle to recover from some midterm blues.

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A previous version of the March 8 article “Alums named to ‘Top 50 Women in Tech’” stated that Mary Lou Jepsen graduated from Brown in 1996. In fact, she graduated from Brown in 1987 and obtained her PhD from Brown in 1996. The Herald regrets the error. Due to an editing error, a previous version of the March 6 article “Watson Institute plans to merge three concentrations, IR Director to step down” referenced a student as “a concentrator in the Department of International Relations.” In fact, there is no Department of International Relations at the University, so the student is a “concentrator in International Relations.” The Herald regrets the error.

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The dangerous banality of Andrew Wheeler DEREK SIMSHAUSER opinions editor I first visited Yosemite National Park when I was six years old. Small in stature, I was a precocious asthmatic. I spent my early years in the smoggy metropolis of Los Angeles, with scant opportunities to take a deep breath. But traveling upstate — into that valley of massive sequoias and granite cliff sides — proved a respiratory revelation for my younger self. I ran along the banks of the Merced River with newfound energy, as the purity of land and air mingled in perfect harmony. Throughout the years, the untaintedness of national parks — which captured my imagination as a boy — has been maintained through rigorous legislation. The Regional Haze Rule, enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1999, set lofty standards for “visual air clarity” in federally protected lands. As encroaching air pollutants threatened to breach these natural havens, a responsive EPA ensured that these parks would remain untouched. National parks are, after all, the last vestige of the country’s frontiersman past, a jewel against unfettered urbanization. They are also remarkably popular — a 2018 Pew poll found that 76 percent of respondents supported a $6.5 billion spending package for the National Parks Service. It seemed impossible that a government official would ever place these natural refuges in the firing line of human pollution. That belief, of course, was a failure of my imagination. Andrew Wheeler, the newly confirmed administrator of the EPA, has spent his career in the private sector working to roll back such protections. A former coal lobbyist, Wheeler has been the EPA’s de facto leader since Scott Pruitt’s resignation in July 2018. He is also a far

more salient threat to the environment than his predecessor. On Feb. 28, he was confirmed by the Senate with a 52-47 margin; Sen. Susan Collins, (R-ME), was the one dissenter in a vote split otherwise entirely along party lines. Certainly, Pruitt was a similarly blasphemous choice to head the EPA; a climate change denier, he sued the agency 14 times during his tenure as Oklahoma Attorney General. But Pruitt’s capacity for enduring damage was undermined by his penchant for malfeasance — he was equally concerned with rolling back emission standards as he was with finding a specific brand of hotel moisturizer. Pruitt’s comical mishaps invited

“Instead, (Wheeler) has returned the EPA to its natural state of perception — out of sight and out of mind for many, merely another organ within the bureaucratic corpus.”

media attention, thus nurturing a broader conversation regarding the EPA and its newfound ideology of anti-environmentalism. By elevating the visibility of the institution, he granted Democrats the latitude to discuss not only his public scandals, but also his environmental rollbacks. Wheeler, conversely, is far harder to vilify. There are no scandals, and fewer on-air appearances. Instead, he has returned the EPA to its natural state of perception — out of sight and out of mind for many, merely another organ within the bureaucratic corpus. Wheeler is the consummate Washington insider, well-equipped

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from the Pruitt agenda to the Wheeler agenda,” Ebell told The Atlantic in 2018, “because it’s really the Trump agenda.” That agenda, concisely, is the unabashed destruction of former EPA legislation. And Wheeler has pursued such rollbacks with a sort of quiet vigor. While he has faded into the background of the media landscape — becoming but another faceless cabinet secretary — his campaign against environmental protection has accelerated. There is his aforementioned subversion of the Regional Haze Rule, which releases states from the direct responsibility of

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to avoid the media fracas of Pruitt’s tenure. Wheeler began his career at the EPA; spent over a decade as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican who published a book entitled “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future”; and was most recently a lobbyist for Murray Energy Corporation, the self-described “largest coal company in America.” Ideologically, there will be no change between Pruitt and Wheeler. Myron Ebell, another prominent crusader against scientific consensus, encapsulated the continuity between the two EPA leaders. “There will be no noticeable shift

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maintaining air standards in federally reserved lands. He has proposed a replacement for the 2015 Clean Water Rule, which would eliminate protections from 60 percent of rivers, lakes and streams, thus threatening major sources of drinking water. And as a nod to his fraternity of coal lobbyists, Wheeler has revised an Obamaera restriction on mercury emissions, which will allow coal plants to release far more of the braindamaging compound into the air. Yet Wheeler’s scorched-earth agenda has not garnered the attention that defined Pruitt’s tenure. Certainly, plenty of Wheeler’s actions are scandal-worthy; a 2018 New York Times expose, for example, uncovered the substantial role that oil interests played in a Wheeler-led rollback of automobile emission standards. But suspect legislation is unlikely to capture media attention; it is not a scandal made for TV, unlike Pruitt’s use of EPA funds to charter private planes. And without a villain that can match Pruitt’s notoriety, environmentalists are left with a familiar — and impossible — challenge: to persuade a perpetually-distracted populace that an arcane, incremental bureaucratic process actually puts the country at risk of inhaling toxins, drinking contaminated water and accruing ever more heattrapping air. All the while, oceans continue to rise. The planet continues to warm.

Derek Simshauser ’20 can be reached at derek_simshauser@brown.edu, or followed on Instagram @dsimshauser. Please send responses to this opinion to letters@browndailyherald.com and opeds to opinions@browndailyherald.com.

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Don’t count out the Cubs GEORGE KLEIN sports columnist After winning the 2016 World Series, the Chicago Cubs were expected to remain on top of the National League for several more years. Instead, the Cubbies have slid back each season since the championship, losing in the 2017 NLCS and the 2018 NL Wildcard Game. Heading into 2019, the Cubs face their lowest expectations in five years. Baseball Prospectus’ widely circulated PECOTA projection system predicts that Chicago will finish last in the NL Central, winning only 79 games. But let’s hold off on declaring the Cubs dead. Contrary to current conversations surrounding the ball club, Chicago can still compete with the top teams in baseball. Last year can be called nothing but a disappointment. After holding the best record in the National League, Chicago collapsed down the stretch. They lost every important game to Milwaukee and were unable to mount any kind of offense when it mattered most. But there is plenty of room for improvement — important players performed well below their usual standards and a return to normal form will help send Chicago’s offense back up the league rankings. Hampered by an injured shoulder, third baseman Kris Bryant finished the year with only 13 home runs and 52 RBI on a .834 OPS. His career averages of 26.8 HR, 81.5 RBI and .900 OPS predict a major upswing in 2019, and at the age of 27 — fully in his prime — it doesn’t seem likely that Bryant has just lost it. Catcher Willson Contreras, who is only 26, should improve as well. His 2019 OPS of .729 stands well below his career .799 mark. Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo did not play terribly by any measure in 2018, but he suffered through some lengthy hitting slumps and finished with his worst numbers since 2013. Rizzo, at 29 years of age, should

rebound. A rejuvenated Bryant and Rizzo combination will change the dynamics of Chicago’s lineup. Suddenly, between those two and Javy Baez, the Cubs will boast three MVP candidate-level players instead of one, and it will become that much harder for opponents to pitch around the middle of Chicago’s order. A better Contreras can also fortify the bottom of the lineup. Between Ben Zobrist, Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, Kyle

basically enters this season as a free-agent acquisition, since he barely pitched last year. 2018 was the worst season possible for Darvish — don’t forget that he struck out 209 batters in 186.1 innings as recently as 2017. Darvish can certainly pitch to a 3.50 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 2019, a performance that would make this rotation one of the deepest in baseball. Yes, the Cubs have some issues. The bullpen could use some more depth, the offense needs

Contrary to current conversations surrounding the ball club, Chicago can still compete with the top teams in baseball.

Schwarber, Contreras, Jason Heyward and Ian Happ, stifling Chicago’s offense late in the season will prove much more challenging. One shouldn’t overlook Chicago’s pitching either. We know what to expect from Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks. Cole Hamels looked revitalized in a Chicago uniform, posting a 2.36 ERA in 12 starts with the Cubs. And while he probably won’t pitch like an All-Star again, he showed that he can still perform as a well aboveaverage pitcher. Plus, Jose Quintana can solidly eat innings. And then there’s Yu Darvish, who

to shake off its struggles and the rotation is full of older players. But other teams in the division projected to finish ahead of them have just as many question marks. Are the additions of Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, Tanner Roark and Sonny Gray really enough to bring the irrelevant Cincinnati Reds into division contention? The Reds went 67-95 last season. Add in the decline of Joey Votto, and I find it hard to believe that the Reds will win more than 75 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates, meanwhile, have faced criticism for their penny-pinching ways. They won

83 games last year with almost the exact same roster, and offense remains a major concern. Can a team with Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco as its top hitting threats really overtake the Cubs? The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals will present greater challenges. The Cards added star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to boost their lineup, which already boasted Matt Carpenter and Marcell Ozuna. But the back of St. Louis’ pitching rotation comes with health concerns — Michael Wacha and Adam Wainwright will scare Cardinals fans on every pitch. What happens if they go out again for an extended time? The bullpen, as currently constructed, will also blow a good amount of leads throughout the season. The Brewers did prove to be a juggernaut last year, but they must repeat that effort. Can the bullpen overcome a questionable starting rotation? It worked last season, but I wonder whether Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress and Corey Knebel will pitch as well in 2019, since the league has now grown accustomed to Milwaukee’s bullpen usage. So even though many are predicting the end of this Cubs run, I wouldn’t be so quick to make that call. Chicago has as much talent as anyone in the majors. Everything seemed to go wrong in 2018, and the Cubs still won 95 games. Don’t be surprised to see the Cubs playing late in October.

George Klein ’20 can be reached at george_klein@brown.edu. Please send responses to this opinion to letters@ browndailyherald.com and op-eds to opinions@browndailyherald.com.

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