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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019
VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 56
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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
METRO
Fossilizing mineral found at 2020 Mars rover landing site
R.I. public universities propose tuition increase
U. researchers locate hydrated silica that could show signs of life on red planet BY EMILIJA SAGAITYTE SENIOR STAFF WRITER Identifying life on Mars may be within reach thanks to University researchers’ new findings of hydrated silica on the red planet. The answer to the question of extraterrestrial life could lie buried in this compound, preserved for future analysis by the 2020 Mars rover. Hydrated silica could encase the fossils of life forms that ages ago floated in the lake believed to have once filled the Jezero crater on Mars. Researchers discovered the presence of the hydrated silica deposits while analyzing the mineral composition of Mars’ surface in Jezero, Northeast Syrtis and Midway — once considered potential landing sites for the 2020 rover — using space imaging techniques, lead author of the study Jesse Tarnas GS and co-author Mike
Bramble GS said. The discovery was significant given the compound’s capacity to preserve life forms. The team, most of whom work in the lab of John Mustard, professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences and professor of Environmental Sciences, used data from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which creates high resolution images to determine the geological makeup of the sites, Bramble said. The camera employs red, green and infrared light to capture photographs of the different regions of Mars. The exact minerals that compose each location on Mars’ surface, however, were identified through the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, Bramble said. The Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling Mars since 2006 and is a spacecraft designed to gather information about potential landing sites, according to NASA’s website. CRISM uses a technique known as reflectance spectroscopy, in which infrared light — that has wavelengths exceeding those of visible light — beams
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Tuition hikes still need approval from Governor Gina Raimondo BY KATIE CHEN STAFF WRITER Tuition rates may be on the rise for students at Rhode Island’s public post-secondary institutions. Recently, the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island all proposed increases to in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees, which were approved by the Rhode Island Board of Education. But according to Timothy DelGiudice, chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education, the proposed increases still need to undergo approval from state officials. “As with all budget requests, the Office of Management and Budget will review them and (Governor Gina Raimondo) may submit them as part of her budget in 2020,” he said. At URI, the proposed increase for instate tuition is 2.6 percent, which translates to a spike of $322, resulting in a new annual tuition rate of $12,922. At RIC, the proposed increase for in-state tuition is
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7.1 percent, which translates to a hike of $681 annually to reach a total of $10,260. At CCRI, the proposed increase for in-state tuition is 3.4 percent, which translates to a rise of $160 for a total of $4,860 annually. According to URI spokesperson Linda Acciardo, “the increase is reasonable.” URI monitors the Higher Education Price Index, which forecasts inflation for American colleges and universities, and “takes into account inflationary increases in higher education.” URI found that its tuition in-
SPORTS
Losing streak snapped, football focuses in on Dartmouth Head Coach James Perry ’00 wins first Ivy game with help from record-setting QB
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
51 for 51 rep. talks D.C. Statehood
D.C. Statehood Coalition presents to ACLU, NAACP, League of Women Voters at U.
BY TESS DEMEYER SENIOR REPORTER If you listen closely, you can almost hear it. A cleat colliding with a football, a thud of a running back diving into the end zone, a collective roar of celebration. It’s the sound of Brown football defeating Columbia 48-24, the sound of a senior class notching its first conference win since its rookie season and the sound of a 1,099-day Ivy League losing streak snapping. Co-captain Nick Allsop ’20 went into the game fully aware that Columbia “thought they were just going to roll over us.” But with a scoop and score on the second play of the game, the Bears’ right guard felt the team “went out and just, from the jump, punched them in the face.” Columbia never recovered from the initial blow, trailing Brown for all 60 minutes of play. Though the Lions nearly orchestrated a comeback in the second quarter with a 17-point surge, co-captain Michael Hoecht ’20 felt “there was something different
crease is comparable to the current 2.6 percent increase in HEPI, she said. Acciardo added that URI has the second lowest in-state tuition among the six New England public land grant institutions, only lagging behind the University of Maine. Amy Kempe, director of marketing and communications at CCRI, said that CCRI tuition remains “well below the Pell level,” which is a federal grant given to
BY COREY GELB-BICKNELL CONTRIBUTING WRITER
offense in a single season, knocking his uncle Head Coach James Perry ’00 out of the top spot. Though neither was aware that the quarterback had surpassed the mark during the game, EJ joked “it’s obviously good to best your uncle” afterwards. As the final seconds ticked away and the offense got into victory formation, Allsop remembers feeling a sense of relief. When veteran linebacker Brendan Pyne ’20 was shaking
Members of the American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, League of Women Voters and more gathered to hear arguments in favor of making Washington D.C. the 51st state from D.C. Statehood Coalition member Elinor Hart Wednesday. “I would like to have the same rights that you have,” Hart said to the small group over lunch at the University’s Faculty Club. Currently, D.C. residents do not have senators, lack voting members in the House of Representatives and are unable to control their budget or pass laws without possible congressional interference, according to 51 for 51, an organization that also works in favor of D.C. statehood.
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COURTESY OF BROWN ATHLETICS
Head Coach James Perry ’00 continued to turn the Brown football team around with his first Ivy win, a blowout defeat of Columbia. The Bears will take on Dartmouth in their final matchup of the season. about that game, where even as they started to score, you could still feel the energy on the sideline.” The next time Brown scored it felt like a statement. With just under two minutes left in the half, running back Allen Smith ’22 rushed 70 yards, untouched, into the end zone. The success of the call on 4th and 1, the result of an emphasis in practice on the inside zone play that the offense struggled to execute against Yale the week prior, signaled that a Saturday afternoon finally belonged to the
Bears. When Columbia pulled off a double flea flicker to come within three at the start of the second half, the momentum appeared to swing in the Lions’ favor. But Allsop said the offense went out with a “we’re gonna go score anyway, so it doesn’t matter” mindset, and the Bears responded by posting 21 unanswered points. On the last touchdown of the game, EJ Perry ’21 broke the program record for most yards of total
Sports
Science & Research Metro
Allen Smith ’22 leads football to win over Columbia with 113 rushing yards Page 2
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