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W. HOCKEY JFK Jr.’s ’83 application stolen, U. says Bears to play game against

Documents allegedly discovered in estate of former administrator, now for sale online

Chinese professional team Former Head Coach Digit Murphy, Maddie Woo ’17 to return to Meehan Auditorium with Red Star

By ANNA KRAMER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The University says that the application of John F. Kennedy Jr. ’83 — recently posted for sale online — was stolen, and its General Counsel is actively working to secure its return. Online seller Gary Zimet posted the application documents for sale at $85,000 on his website, “Moments in Time,” which buys and sells rare and historical documents. The University discovered the theft of the documents through news coverage about the sale, said Director of News and Editorial Development Brian Clark. Legal counsel reached out to the seller and made clear that the application materials were stolen from Brown and remain University property, Clark said. He added that the University hopes to prevent the sale of the documents and secure Zimet’s cooperation. “Family-related material of JFK is enormously desirable … especially with Jackie showing how much she

By ALEXANDRA RUSSELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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The application documents of John F. Kennedy Jr. ‘83 can be purchased for $85,000 online. The University considers the materials stolen. was involved,” Zimet said. The application forms were completed by former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis while JFK Jr. was traveling in Africa.

“It would be nice if Brown ended up buying (the documents),” Zimet said, adding that the University has » See KENNEDY, page 3

While the women’s hockey team will skate on a familiar arena Friday night, a new set of blades will also take the ice. For the first time ever, the Bears will face off against a professional team in an exhibition game. Bruno will host the Kunlun Red Star, one of two teams based in China that are new members of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, at Meehan Auditorium. The Red Star is over 7,000 miles from its home in Shenzhen, China, but its head coach will be well-accustomed to the view from the bench at Meehan. Margaret Degidio “Digit” Murphy returns to Brown, where she spent 18 seasons as the head coach of the women’s hockey team from 1994-2011. Murphy later served as head coach and general manager of the Boston Blades of the CWHL before taking her position with

the Kunlun program this year. In the 2006-2007 season, Murphy became the winningest coach in NCAA Division I women’s hockey history and would collect six ECAC and five Ivy League titles during her tenure. She has long been an advocate for the advancement of women’s sports, co-founding the United Women’s Lacrosse League, the first professional women’s lacrosse league in the U.S., in 2015. For Murphy, the decision to coach women’s hockey internationally was not a career choice but a calling. With this position, she seeks to expand opportunities in hockey for young women globally and combat inequality in the sport. “I feel like my whole body of work in my life has led up to this global initiative,” Murphy said. Presently, there are fewer opportunities for women to play hockey professionally than there are for males. “A lot of times when you look at sports, the resource distribution is skewed heavily still towards men,” Murphy said. “You’ve got to be very fearless in finding your voice and always advocating for doing the right thing, and » See HOCKEY, page 4

Ratty, SciLi and Sigma Chi: Tom Perez on his time at Brown Current DNC chair recounts rowdy times spent on College Hill 34 years ago as student By EMILY DAVIES SENIOR STAFF WRITER

At 11 a.m. in the Watson Institute for International Affairs and Public Relations, Tom Perez ’83 P ’18 sits calmly at his desk wearing thick black frames and a shadow of a goatee that complement his academic surroundings. However, his office is just across the street from a place with slightly less polished memories of the current DNC chair — Wriston Quad. “Oh, no. I never went to a party,” Perez said, smiling. “I was studying every Friday and Saturday night.” His daughter, Amalia Perez ’18, laughs from the corner. She eats her Blue State sandwich in a chair beside her dad. He’s about to head into the seminar that he teaches as a recentlyappointed senior fellow at the Watson Institute. “He was in Sigma Chi, which he has not mentioned,” Amalia declared. “Yeah, I was in a fraternity,” Perez responded. “We had a lot of fun. That

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was back when we were able to have alcohol on campus. The drinking age was a little different. Thursday nights were the open bar night at Sigma Chi. Those were always pretty crowded. I have very fond memories.” But Sigma Chi was far from the only activity Perez engaged with on campus. As a Pell Grant recipient, he worked twenty hours a week at The Ratty. He spent the summer after his junior year on Ives street refinishing floors with Facilities Management. And during his senior year, he took a job downtown at the Commission for Human Rights. Meaningful work was a defining feature of his time in Providence, he said. “I played a lot of intramural sports, too — basketball, softball,” he said. “My best friend from college senior year, a guy slid into him at third base. He was feeling kind of under-the-weather after that. Long story short, I drove him to the emergency room and three hours later he had his spleen removed. We had great memories from intramural sports, many memories. Some were a bit scary.” When he wasn’t at the emergency room, bar night or in The Ratty, Perez could be found studying in a stillfavorite campus spot. “I studied mostly at (the Sciences

Library) because I was a liberal arts major and I saw less people I knew at the Sci Li, so there were less distractions,” Perez said. “The Rock frankly put me to sleep. I would end up drooling over my notebook because I’d fall asleep and wake up. So that was not conducive to studying.” The inspiration behind Perez’s nights in the SciLi was driven in part by his professor and advisor, former associate dean of medicine Ed Besier, a “legend for two generations of Brown students,” Perez said. “I was a Catholic kid from a Jesuit high school coming into a remarkably diverse campus, and my mentor and closest advisor was an Orthodox Jew. That was what I loved about Brown. It opened my eyes and broadened my horizons,” he reflected. Perez has a dramatically different life than he did 34 years ago when he walked through the Van Wickle gates. As the former United States Secretary of Labor and current DNC chair, an 80-hour week is the standard, he said. This week alone, he has traveled to New York, Philadelphia, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island, and he heads to Wisconsin tomorrow, he said. To stay sane, Perez surrounds » See PEREZ, page 2

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As a student, DNC Chairman Tom Perez ’83 worked 20 hours a week at the Ratty and spent a summer refinishing floors with Facilities Management.

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METRO Mayor Elorza discusses policy platform with community, announces budget surplus

SPORTS Palm ’19 tallied a career-high 14 kills, leading volleyball to victory over Columbia Saturday

COMMENTARY Salem ’18, Wells ’18: Swearer Center’s new direction makes programs more accountable

COMMENTARY Campanelli ’18: Free speech on campus is essential for serious dialogue, debate

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Mayor Elorza overviews policy platform at community meeting Community members raise questions, concerns with Providence mayor during meeting By LIORA MORHAYIM SENIOR STAFF WRITER

In this month’s community-wide conversation Wednesday between Mayor Jorge Elorza and Providence residents, the mayor reiterated his administration’s four priorities: budget, infrastructure, education and accessible public officials. After taking office three years ago, Elorza started his “City Wide Conversations” series to engage with Providence community members. This month’s conversation took place in Elmhurst at Mount Pleasant High School with the participation of Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan. The Mayor’s Office re-affirmed its commitment to budget-conscious policy making, Elorza said, noting the city budget’s $10 million surplus. This brings Providence out of its deficit, which the city was in for years before it ran a surplus in 2016, Elorza said. Running a surplus makes Providence a more attractive site for investment going forward, Elorza said. The second priority for the city is long-term planning and infrastructure, Elorza said. He said that decades of disinvestment in infrastructure is evident in the streets of the city: “We have many roads that haven’t been paved for 60

» PEREZ, from page 1 himself with family. This year marks his 13th consecutive year as a basketball coach for at least one of his kids’ teams. “You’re still doing that?” Amalia chimed in. She played on her dad’s team for five years. “That’s so ridiculous.” His son, a high school sophomore in Washington, D.C., is gearing up to start his season. Perez will be there to coach Tuesday night practices and

years.” Working with the city council, the city will invest $45 million in the coming year to fix roads, bridges and sidewalks. Elorza also noted that in the past year, City Hall increased investment in education for the first time in nearly seven years, bolstering city summer camps and creating summer learning centers, he said. At one city-sponsored summer camp, participants paid just $5 per child for a week of camp, he said. The program is meant to support parents who can’t afford day-care for their children during the summer. Providence also plans to invest up to $400 million in its schools in the span of 10 years. The Mayor’s Office has also launched include an Office of Economic Opportunity, which recruits Providence students who want to take an alternative path from college and connects them with area businesses. The city also invested in summer jobs: this year, the amount of available summer work doubled, he said. “I have always believed that number one crime fighting tool we have in the city of Providence is making sure that we have healthy and safe activities for young people throughout the year,” Elorza said. Crime dramatically decreased in the city, Elorza added. He said that 2016 marked the first year in city’s history without gang-related homicide. Elorza also said he aims to make city officials more accessible to the public. Elorza launched a 311 system, which is

Saturday morning games. “I had a couple of games of his where I took a red-eye home from L.A. and coached his team,” Perez said. “It’s fun. These are the things that parenting is about.” A staple of Perez’s whirlwind of a schedule is Thursdays at the University. As a senior fellow at Watson, Perez leads a seminar entitled “Governance and Leadership in Challenging Times,” which meets seven sessions during the fall semester, as previously reported by

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Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that the city of Providence ran a budget surplus in 2016, ending years of deficit spending. 2016 was also the first year in the city’s history without a gang-related homicide. meant to ease the process of reaching out to the Mayor’s Office specifically. Beyond the Mayor’s Office, Elorza has made sure each city department undergoes training in providing assistance to citizens. After the speech, community members asked questions or made comments to the mayor. One resident requested more street sweeping in Providence. Elorza said Providence increased street sweeping from twice to four times a year in recent

years. Additionally, the city purchased new equipment and gave street sweepers new trainings, Elorza said. Another community member asked where Providence planned to get the $45 million it hopes to invest in infrastructure. Elorza said the $45 million will come from municipal bonds, and promised that overall debt will stay stable. One resident raised concerns that Providence schools’ lack of staff diversity gives students sub-par educational

experiences — when language gaps exist between teachers and students, for example, English language learners lose out, he said. Elorza responded that his administration has made some efforts to integrate refugee children who do not know English into Providence schools. Elorza created a separate school called Welcoming Center School where refugees are educated until they are ready to transition to a traditional school, Elorza said.

The Herald. “Life kind of changed in November of 2016, and so this was the opportunity to give back,” Perez said. Today, Perez starts his seminar by greeting an wave of students disproportionately dressed in fall-colored flannels, sharp frames and all sporting red Watson lanyards around their necks. Perez stands like an intellectual giant before them, illuminated by the light shining through the white shades behind him. Perez, joined by Director

of the Department of Labor and Training Scott Jensen, emphasized the importance of “soft skills” in actualizing progress. “If you can get the right people on the bus, the bus goes a long way,” Perez started, pointing to “The Bus” bullet point scribbled on the whiteboard beside him. Bottle of Coca-Cola in hand, Perez paced around the room with animated gestures. As the class continued, Perez and Jensen bantered, earning bouts of

laughter from the class. Half-an-hour into the discussion, Governor Gina Raimondo joined the group. Together, the three Democratic minds led students in a discussion touching on Rhode Island education, unemployment and shaping future policies for the state. “The students of today are far more sophisticated than I was,” Perez said, reflecting on his seminar. “I hope they get involved in the community here. Brown can be a bubble.”

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Providence begins to tackle school facilities improvement at city level April education summit sparked interest in quality of public school buildings, further funding By SHAYNA TOH STAFF WRITER

Providence kicked off its initiative to renovate public school facilities with the first “All In: Our Learning Spaces” workshop held at Hope High School on Tuesday. The workshop asked members of the Providence community to provide feedback on the existing state of public schools in the city and suggest improvements. The city followed up with a similar workshop Thursday. “This is an opportunity for us to have a conversation on what we want our schools and education to look like in the future,” said Mayor Jorge Elorza.

» KENNEDY, from page 1 not yet expressed interest in the sale. Zimet obtained the documents through a third party whom he declined to name. He declined to comment on the detail of the transaction with the unnamed third party. “From what I was told, (the documents) originally came from an administrator at Brown. … I do not know the name” of the person, he said. The University could not confirm whether an administrator had possession of the documents. “We are … working to investigate the circumstances of how and when they were stolen. We’re trying to identify a specific timeline. Early indications are that this is something that took place years and years ago,” Clark said. “These documents were literally on the way to being thrown out when they were saved … by a gent

Some Providence schools have leaky roofs, hot classrooms and peeling paint, said Erica Lambert, a parent of a student at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary who attended the workshop. “This sends a message to our kids that they’re not important,” she said. Charisma Sampson, a senior at Hope High School, said she hopes the workshops and the greater ‘All In’ effort will help improve school facilities and give the city’s students a better learning atmosphere. “I don’t want to be nervous walking down the hallway and thinking that the ceiling might fall through,” she said. Elorza first announced the citywide effort to repair school buildings

and facilities in August, and Tuesday’s workshop marked the first phase of a yearlong process, which would plan that effort, to support it. The second phase of this process will begin Oct. 17, when a design team will summarize the information gathered in workshop sessions and present their recommendations to Elorza and superintendent of Providence Public Schools Christopher Maher, who will decide next steps, said Lily Gutterman, deputy director of policy for the mayor’s office. Phase 3 will roll out in December, at which point the city will present its recommendations to the Providence community for its opinions and approval, Gutterman said. To execute its plans, the city will need to borrow. A fiscal analysis

showed that Providence has the capacity to borrow up to $400 million over the next decade, said Victor Morente, a spokesperson for Elorza, in an email to The Herald. The city plans to borrow anywhere between $200 and $400 million, the Providence Journal reported. While Providence will not begin borrowing money until the renovation plan is fully developed, Morente spoke of multiple borrowing options open to the city once it enters that stage, including a bond referendum. Elorza is also committed to exploring and leveraging public and private partnerships “to maximize every dollar invested in schools,” Morente added in an email to The Herald. While Elorza is leading this citywide initiative, Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo is also addressing the

problem of sub-par school facilities. Every Rhode Island school facility failed state evaluation, according to a report from the state Department of Education. Raimondo signed an executive order in September in response to the report, creating a new commission that would develop solutions and steps to better school facilities across the state. While the Governor’s office was not in communication with the Mayor’s office before it launched the executive order, going forward, these two initiatives will require collaboration between the state and city offices, Morente said. Providence first uncovered the issue of dilapidated school facilities in April, at the “All In: Providence Education Summit,” which aimed to build and support a cohesive vision for education in Providence, Gutterman said.

who found them in a house back east,” Zimet said. Should the University wish to pursue legal action to halt the sale of the documents, its Counsel could ask for a preliminary injunction to stop the publication of the information and to prevent the sale, said Carolyn Lerner, former head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel and a former law school classmate of Kennedy’s at the New York University School of Law. “It would ultimately be up to a prosecutor to determine whether to bring a criminal charge against the person who took the records,” she said, adding that the University could also file a civil suit. The University was especially concerned that a student’s confidential information had been published online, Clark said. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ensures that

student educational records remain private in all institutions that receive federal funding. “Access to records is very carefully controlled,” Clark said, adding that the University has “a detailed set of protocols” in place to secure student records. He declined to detail those protocols for fear of jeopardizing record security. “We comply with FERPA, and we take seriously our obligation to maintain the confidentiality of students records,” Clark said. The University would only share confidential documents if given “explicit consent by a student” or if ordered to do so by a court of law, Clark said. “We would not provide them or cede ownership of them for any other reason,” he added. Zimet is not concerned with the legality of publishing the documents online. “It’s not a state secret,” he said.

Gary Zimet, who posted the application online for purchase, was not concerned with the legality of publishing the documents, he said.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Palm ’19 powers volleyball team to first conference victory With a career-high 14 kills, junior leads Bears to a 3-1 victory over Columbia at home By TESS DEMEYER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Led by middle blocker Courtney Palm ’19, the volleyball team snapped a fourgame losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Columbia at home Saturday. After claiming the first set 25-19, the Bears (6-10, 1-4 Ivy) dropped the second to the Lions in a narow 25-22 finish. But Palm recorded nine kills in the last two frames, giving the Bears a huge advantage in an otherwise close game. She led the team in kills and finished the match with a career high of 14 on .417 hitting. For her career-best performance and contributions to Bruno’s first conference win, Palm has been named The Herald’s Athlete of the Week. Herald: Congratulations on the win over Columbia. How did it feel to get that first Ivy victory of the season? Palm: It feels really great. It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been waiting on it, and we’re really happy to finally have everything come together and

» HOCKEY, from page 1 the right thing is to have women play sports,” Murphy said. “My sons and my daughters should be equal when it comes to that.” For another member of the Red Star, the ice at Meehan will be familiar. 2016-17 women’s hockey Captain Maddie Woo ’17 spent her collegiate career with the Bears before being drafted by the Red Star in the seventh round of the CWHL draft this summer. Despite her illustrious record, Woo’s goodbye to Meehan was abrupt, coming when an injury sustained in the fifth game of the 2016-17 season brought her time in a Bears uniform to an end. Tonight, she will return to the ice she once called home for the first time since. “I would never have imagined being able to come back to Brown so soon, let alone playing a game,” Woo said. “It’s unreal to think, but it’s even more exciting to come back with a team and a greater mission.” Woo’s decision to play professionally in China takes on a deeper significance for her as well, as she reflected on her own personal desire to be a part of the effort to expand youth hockey for women on a global level. “Having us all come together for the sheer purpose of growing hockey

figure out what we need to do to win. How did you first start playing volleyball? I started playing volleyball sophomore year in high school. I was really late to the game because I was always playing softball, and I was a competitive skier and ran track. My high school team was really good. They had won state the past five years in a row, so they were trying to recruit me to play because I was tall and athletic. They finally convinced me to play, and then I fell in love with the game. Why did you choose Brown? The environment overall is very welcoming. I just love the vibe. The atmosphere is really great. You get to be a part of everything, and there’s no social divide between students and athletes. You can be a member of any group you want to be. You get to customize your own experience. What’s the best part of being a member of Brown’s volleyball team? Our team dynamic is probably one of the best in the Ivy League. All the girls are great, and it’s like having a second family. Everyone is really sweet, and we all care about each other. We all play for each other.

globally, having a love for the sport, wanting to compete and wanting to get better is just truly exciting,” Woo said. The Kunlun Red Star and its Chinese peer, the Vanke Rays, were established in June 2017 as part of an effort to develop the Chinese women’s national ice hockey team ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Both the Red Star and Rays have a roster comprised of three goalies and twenty skaters, half of which are native to China, a quarter Chinese North Americans and a quarter North Americans. The North American women provide guidance both on and off the ice, teaching the game to teammates and giving advice on nutrition, Woo said. The Kunlun Red Star features two Olympians — Finnish goaltender Noora Räty and American forward Kelli Stack — and several athletes that have competed at the world championship level. “We’re taking these teams and trying to grow hockey from the grassroots level in China so that they have an understanding of the game,” Woo said. While player development is a major emphasis, the Red Star’s mission is also one of discovery. China’s one-child policy, introduced in 1979, led to the adoption of many young Chinese girls by North American families in the late

What has been your most memorable moment playing for the team? That game on Saturday. It was one of the best performances in my career. It was so great to have the trust between my teammates to give me the ball, and for us to succeed was really rewarding. It was really exciting to see it all come together. It was one of the top experiences of my volleyball career. What are your goals for the rest of the season? Personally, I’m just going to keep trying to push myself in the middle and work on my specific skills. I want to get better on offense and become an offensive threat to other teams. Normally, blocking is my strong suit, so I’m hoping to branch out and be able to build my offensive skills. What’s the team’s mentality going into the remaining conference matches? Stay determined. We had the losing streak for a while, and it was really awesome that we were able to stay mentally tough and come back and win on Saturday. We’re just looking to win in the future. The Bears will look to improve their

’90s. Kunlun seeks to find those who have come of age playing hockey in the U.S. and Canada. “If we can find one, two, three, four, five of them that play hockey, they could play for China,” Murphy said. “There’s a lot more that goes into this than just developing hockey players, it’s actually finding them.” Despite facing challenges like the language barrier, the team is galvanized by a drive to learn from one another and a passion for advancing the sport in new communities. 0The Red Star and the Rays are currently travelling around the U.S. to compete against collegiate teams, with Vanke facing off against Cornell women’s hockey team in Ithaca Friday as well. During the teams’ American visits, they seek to gain publicity and attract fans in the nascent stages of their development. “Being able to give (the Kunlun Red Star) the exposure here in the U.S. on a college campus and being able to attract more students to come out and watch and see the game grow internationally is just a wonderful experience,” said Brown Head Coach Bob Kenneally ’90. “There’s a lot of growth on the men’s side in different countries, and to continue to grow the game in women’s hockey is just really exciting.”

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Volleyball’s middle blocker Courtney Palm ’19 led the team as it broke its four-game losing streak Saturday. The team will play Harvard on Friday. conference record against Harvard and Dartmouth Friday and Saturday before returning home to host Yale Oct. 20.

— This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Maddie Woo ’17, a former forward for the Brown women’s ice hockey team, returns to Meehan Auditorium with her new team, the Kunlun Red Star. For the team, fans, players in other countries and young girls who dream of suiting up and skating out beneath the lights, the only way is up. “Women have to find their voice. We’re over half the population, we need to be strong, we need to be proud and we need to advocate,” Murphy said. “To now be on a global stage to do this is a

dream come true for me, and I’m just going to continue to step up on behalf of women.” Face-off against the Kunlun Red Star is Friday at 6 p.m. at Meehan Auditorium. The first 50 students to arrive at the game will receive free t-shirts that feature a pink Brown logo in support of breast cancer awareness month.

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Brown Bites: Oct. 7 – 13, 2017 Brown’s got talent On Saturday, Brown hosted its second annual “Gigs on the Grass” music festival on Wriston Quadrangle. The event served as a showcase of student talent put together to attract publicity for student-run music groups and to create an environment “where students are celebrating each other and their accomplishments.” The event featured student artists performing a diverse range of genres — bands and soloists played everything from indie-rock to neo-soul. The event on Wriston was a success, drawing a larger audience than last year when the event was located on Pembroke. Families to flood Brown’s campus In the upcoming days, families of Brown students will flock to College Hill for a long-lasting tradition: Family Weekend. The event originated about 50 years ago under the name of “Freshman Parents Day” and was created as a time for the parents of freshman to become “better acquainted to Brown.” Over the years, the weekend expanded to include families of all grades and has evolved into a weekend-long event packed with panels, football, arts, entertainment and, most importantly, free food. Stepping into the future The Center for Computation and Visualization has added a new virtual reality theater, the YURT. The new virtual reality system features 145 mirrors, 69 projectors, 20 computers, 1.3 miles of video cable, and was funded by the National Science Foundation. The YURT, which is much more advanced than the existing system, allows students and faculty to take a more immersive and collaborative approach to research. Virtual reality and other CCV technology “is central to the future of high-performance computing at the University.” Dining at Brown In order to get a “spicy with” and fries at Jo’s this year, you have to dip into some of your precious points. At the beginning of this school year, Dining Services increased the price of many of their a la carte menu items at eateries across campus. Though the increases in price did come with an increase in meal credit value, many students remain upset since they receive the same number of points despite changes in price. Dining Services cites fluctuations in cost to the fluctuations in the market for ingredients. Dining Services tries to find the “most cost-effective way to produce high quality foods,” and that often means that prices must be adjusted.

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A step toward community justice KAI SALEM & EMERSON WELLS op-ed contributors

Over the past two years, the Swearer Center has undergone dramatic — and even tumultuous — changes: It has transformed its structure, expanded its programming and transitioned to a focus on sustainable change and deep community relationships. This evolution has left some students feeling destabilized, frustrated and ignored. As members of the Swearer Center Student Advisory Committee, we have heard these emotions expressed by our peers and have felt them ourselves as we experienced these changes within the center. But we also feel pride for the Swearer Center’s recent steps forward and excitement for the opportunities that lie ahead. This semester, the Swearer Center celebrated the 30th anniversary of its founding. In 1986, former University President Howard Swearer created the center to better “prepare young people for responsible citizenship.” As the Swearer Center grew over the decades, its programs expanded to include initiatives connecting thousands of Rhode Island residents with hundreds of student volunteers, as well as support for internships and fellowships around the country and world. But with more opportunities for students to engage came more variability in the quality of engagement. Irregular student training, constant turnover of student leaders, limited

access for students with marginalized identities and a lack of accountability to the community plagued Swearer programming. The old model of service at the Swearer Center put the agency in the hands of students while turning community members into bystanders. In recent years, the overwhelming focus on student development was understood to be both fiercely outdated and — more vexingly — a continuation of Brown’s imperialist legacy in Providence. The Swearer Center, which stood as a symbol of Brown’s

bats the inconsistency of student service by keeping institutional knowledge and decision-making power vested in community members. Though it was not compatible with the decentralized structure of some programs, this model creates more accountable and sustainable programming. Moreover, students now enter the community with a deeper and more nuanced background in ethical engagement. Swearer staff members have worked extensively with community partners to create a comprehensive and responsive co-curriculum to pre-

tion of marginalized groups. Meanwhile, the center’s focus on engaged scholarship integrates community engagement with Brown’s academic mission. Through the development of the Engaged Scholars Program and the expansion of engaged courses, community partnerships and social justice have become core values of many students’ curricula, departmental course offerings and faculty members’ research. This expansion applies the University’s vast academic resources toward social change. These changes have improved

Recent changes have improved many aspects of the Swearer Center, but we must continue to amplify community and student voices to guide future growth. outreach to Providence, was too often acting as a burden on the Providence community by amplifying student interests over community needs. The Swearer Center’s transformation over the past two years is a direct response to these issues. Its new mission commits the Swearer Center to “transformative learning,” “positive sustainable change” and deep connections between faculty, students and community partners. It has restructured to center community voices, improve the quality of programs and training, prioritize diversity and inclusion and better integrate community engagement throughout the University. One key change was the shift to a community-focused model of service, in which students work with existing community organizations. This com-

pare student volunteers. This ensures a foundational level of ethical practices, contextualizes Brown’s position in Providence and builds community across Swearer programs. The Swearer Center has also increased the accessibility of community work for all students at Brown through the significantly expanded Off-Campus Federal Work Study funding and more funded internships and fellowships. Another flagship program is the Bonner Fellowship, which provides four-year stipends to low-income students to build long-term relationships with community organizations. Across the Swearer Center, more students than ever before are being compensated for their work at the center and in the community. The new program structures, as well as the new hires, have prioritized increased representa-

many aspects of the Swearer Center, but we must continue to amplify community and student voices to guide future growth. Over the last two years, the Swearer Center has grappled with carrying out a mission centered on community and justice while working within the traditional University power structure. Community voices are prioritized within the Swearer community, but the center itself must be responsive to the Corporation and the Dean of the College. Furthermore, to continue to expand, Swearer leadership must appeal to major donors. The University and Swearer Center have a constant underlying incentive to capitalize off of the Swearer Center’s connections by turning real community relationships into university publicity. Yet that doesn’t negate the very real justice work that

staff, students and community partners are able to carry out with the center’s resources. The Swearer community is constantly pushing for more ethical programming and more just structures. Within the bounds of the University, they have created a center that supports effective, ethical, community-oriented social change. The Swearer Center provides incredible opportunities for positive change. But that change won’t happen unless the entire community — students, the Providence community, faculty and staff — pushes for it. The Student Advisory Committee is one force driving Swearer to stay true to its values, but we’re just 17 students, and we need your continued input and engagement. Give us feedback. Join us on the Student Advisory Committee when applications go live at the end of each semester. If you’re not already part of the Swearer Center community, get involved. As Swearer continues to make the largest changes to its structure since its founding, we need you to stay informed and hold it accountable.

Kai Salem ’18 and Emerson Wells ’18 can be reached at kai_salem@brown.edu and emerson_wells@brown.edu. Thomas Collins ’18 and Kaitlin Sandmann ’17 also contributed. They are writing on behalf of the Swearer Student Advisory Committee, a group of 17 students from both across and outside the Swearer community that advises the Swearer Center’s administration on long-term decisions.

The change our campus needs BRYCE CAMPANELLI staff columnist Given Attorney General Jeff Session’s address at Georgetown Law School about protecting freedom of speech and the controversy surrounding Free Speech Week at the University of California at Berkeley, the issue of free speech on college campuses has once again taken center stage. These debates have also unfolded here at Brown. We, as members of the Brown community, have much to be proud of, but we are not without our faults. Our campus’ lack of diversity of thought is arguably one of the most concerning. By failing to have diversity of political ideologies represented in our faculty and guest lecturers, we cultivate a culture of hostility toward opposing beliefs and create a selfreinforcing echochamber that hinders productive dialogue and progress. We need to actively fight to bring more diverse speakers, guests and faculty to our campus so that we can promote meaningful conversation and help move our campus and country forward. College campuses across the country are battling with this predicament. In these battles over who should be welcomed on campus, and who should be given a platform, the cries for censorship seem to be prevailing. College campuses, which are designed to be bastions of debate and open mindedness, are becoming places intolerant of free and respectful discourse. For example, this past week students at the College of William and Mary shouted down Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the Virginia office of the American Civil Liberties Union, because they did not like that the ACLU had defended the First Amendment rights of the neo-Nazi demonstra-

tors in Charlottesville. At Wesleyan University, the student government revoked its funding for their campus newspaper in 2016 because it published an op-ed that did not align with many students’ political beliefs. We have seen this sort of censorship play out on our campus, too, as our own classmates shouted down New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in 2014. To disagree with the mainstream liberal ideology is now a capital offense, punishable by denying these individuals an opportunity to explain their ideas. It’s true that some of the policies that Kelly championed as commissioner — such as stop-and-frisk — targeted minorities. But these tactics are best critiqued through critical discussion and analysis, not erasure. Our cam-

of teaching and learning. We need to reach out to highly credentialed and well-respected thinkers across the political spectrum, like Gov. Charlie Baker, Gov. John Kasich, Victor Davis Hanson and Yuval Levin. Inviting speakers with unpopular views to campus can help students define their core beliefs through reason, not dogma, and enable them to defend those beliefs intellectually. Hosting discussions with conservative leaders through panel events, speaking opportunities, workshops and other forums —in which students are also given an opportunity to participate — would expose students to new ideas, while allowing them to criticize what they disagree with. These small initiatives would ultimately be a chance for students to grow, understand competing ideas and better

It is only after listening and attempting to comprehend opposing views that we begin a serious and meaningful dialogue. This is the change our nation needs, and it is the change we need as a campus. pus also often invites more liberal than conservative figures. This year, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs established a lecture series with Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez ’83 P’18 without inviting any of his conservative counterparts. This reflects an ideological unwillingness on the part of the administration and the student body to encounter different perspectives. We here at Brown need to do everything in our power to break this trend. Bringing more politically diverse speakers to campus will be immensely beneficial for the University and the student body. Of course, this does not mean that we should bring in inflammatory individuals who aim to insult and make fun of the student body; instead, we should invite leading conservative thinkers who come with the goal

realize the spirit of a Brown education. After all, Brown states that its mission is to serve the world by “communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation.” Failing to expose students to beliefs and ideologies held by millions across the country undermines the University’s commitment to free inquiry and does not prepare Brown graduates to face the reality of political life. For a liberal democratic society to flourish, its citizens must be willing and eager to truly learn and comprehend other points of view. Shouting down and name-calling only further widen the gap between individuals in our country. As students at Brown, do we want to reflect the inepti-

tude and gridlock that frustrate us? No. We ought to be brave enough to push forward and engage in the conversations that, while difficult, are necessary for political change. I am not advocating for students to sit and accept whatever a speaker has to say. Rather, let us first hear the different thoughts and perspectives that speakers bring with them and then challenge them. It is only after listening and attempting to comprehend opposing views that we begin a serious and meaningful dialogue. This is the change our nation needs, and it is the change we need as a campus. I understand that it is not the responsibility of students who face systemic injustice to combat that injustice in their day-to-day lives. I understand that dealing with opposing viewpoints can be uncomfortable, and can even hurt. I understand that it is not easy, for example, to watch a white police commissioner talk about why his department uses stop-and-frisk policing techniques, which disproportionately target black people. But political engagement and political change are not easy or comfortable — they are burdensome missions, and we best advance these missions by hearing out the ideas we find reprehensible and rebutting them in a respectful, rigorous and articulate way. If we fail to do this, we will continue to isolate our University and will relegate our own political ideas to the sidelines because we failed to give any credence or respect to the ideas of others. Working with those you disagree with is difficult, but it is a difficult path that we must walk down to achieve the social change that most Brown students desire. Remaining an echo chamber won’t advance our goals, but by engaging with political diversity we can expand our horizons and broaden our reach.

Bryce Campanelli ’18 can be reached at bryce_campanelli@brown.edu.

SPORTS COMMENTARY THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017

Draft drama a welcome development for NBA All-Star Game GEORGE KLEIN sports columnist

The NBA announced a total overhaul of the perrenially-disappointing All-Star Game last week; two teams, drafted by captains, will play the in game, instead of the customary Eastern Conference and Western Conference teams. The players in the draft pool will be the 24 selected for the All-Star Game via last year’s process — 12 from each conference, 10 starters selected by vote and 14 chosen by coaches. Additionally, proceeds from the game will now be donated to charities. Reaction to the dramatic changes was mixed. The players who negotiated the move spoke out in praise. “I’m thrilled with what the players and the league have done to improve the AllStar Game, which has been a priority for all of us,” said National Basketball Players Association President and Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said “We had to do something. … The All-Star Game has been pretty bad the last couple years just

from a competition standpoint.” There was still some criticism leveled at the changes. The idea of team captains was found to be problematic — with the potential to cause unnecessary turmoil. Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith hoped that the league would not televise the draft process, saying also about the draft: “That’s a hard situation to put guys in. … I don’t think they really thought that thing through all the way.” But at the end of the day, regardless of the players’ potentially hurt feelings, changes needed to be made to the All-Star Game. The new format is a massive improvement in every way, and there will probably be further tweaks made over the next couple of years. The All-Star Game has been in decline for over a decade. The games in the early 2000s, while obviously not as competitive as a meaningful NBA game, were spirited affairs. Players took pride in representing their respective conferences and the closing minutes were intense. The 2001 All-Star Game ended in a thrilling 111-110 Eastern Conference victory. Trailing 21 points with only nine minutes remaining, the East mounted a stunning comeback

to win. Guard Stephon Marbury hit the game-winning shot with 28 seconds remaining. The 2003 contest, considered by many to be the greatest iteration of the game, was a 155-145 doubleovertime Western Conference win. Michael Jordan sunk a shot with 4.8 seconds remaining in the first overtime to give the East a 138-136 advantage, but Kobe Bryant sunk two free throws after being fouled on a three pointer, tying the affair back up. The West took control in the second overtime and came away victorious. 2017’s version of the “competiton” was a 192-182 snooze. While one would assume that a game with such a high score would be a sight worth seeing, the points came so easily that there was little reason to watch. Players chucked up threes and lounged around the court, converting on a few open dunks. There was no defense to be seen whatsoever. Stephen Curry actually laid down on the floor instead of guarding a fast break opportunity. The difference between past and present is clear. The game precipitously worsened in quality and grew more boring with each new year.

There is simply no incentive for players to risk injury in a completely meaningless game. The new format provides the necessary motivation and for good causes. While it is not exactly clear yet what the charity component entails, we know for sure that each team will play for a Los Angelesbased charity, which should encourage players to actually make an effort. And of course, the more money that goes to those who need it, the better. Motivation will come too from the new All-Star Game draft. Though some players may worry about hurt feelings, the All-Star Game is supposed to be entertaining, and the potential drama a draft could create could capture everyone’s attention. The Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook and LeBron James-Kyrie Irving feuds will generate most of the headlines, but there will be fun tension no matter what the teams are. Whoever is picked last will have a giant chip on his shoulder, and nothing motivates athletes like disrespect. New rivalries can form as well. Maybe LeBron James passes on taking Giannis Antetokounmpo for his buddy Carmelo Anthony. Or maybe Stephen Curry picks teammate Klay

Thompson instead of James Harden. What if someone passes on a teammate to take a better player? The possibilities are endless. The All-Star Game, with its new format, has become a reality television version of the NBA, which will be a lot more thrilling to watch than NBA players lackadaisically jogging. Dunks and three-pointers are fun when they occur in a competition. A Stephen Curry three-pointer from almost half court against the Oklahoma City Thunder? Awesome. A Stephen Curry three-pointer with no one near him as LeBron James halfheartedly walks in his direction? Less awesome. No matter what happens next February, at the very least, the AllStar Game coverage is now worth watching. Change has been a long time coming and the format will only get better in the future as the league finetunes the game, learning what worked and what did not. The NBA has once again proven its admirable ability to adapt.

George Klein ’20 can be reached at george_klein@brown.edu.

Is Clayton Kershaw due for a peak playoff performance? SAM GRIGO sports columnist

Following his outing last Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks — a six-and-a-third-inning effort in which he surrendered four earned runs on four solo homers — Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is now 15 starts and 95 and-a-third innings into his playoff career. That’s about a half-season’s worth of pitching, a sample large enough to warrant entertaining the possibility that Kershaw’s pedestrian playoff performance might be due to something other than random variation. Kershaw owns a 4.63 earned run average in the postseason, a mark nearly double his career regular season 2.36 ERA. While fewer than 100 innings aren’t sufficient for ERA to stabilize near a pitcher’s true talent level, consider this: Since the end of his rookie season in 2008, Kershaw has had just two halves of seasons — the first halves of 2011 and 2009 — where his ERA has risen above 3.00. The main cause of Kershaw’s playoff struggles has been his propensity to give up the long ball. He’s allowed more than twice as many home runs per nine innings in October as in the regular season. This could be connected to his poor playoff strand rate, the percentage of batters who reach base that fail to score, which sits 15.1 percentage points below his career regular season rate. It is tempting to blame Kershaw’s inability to keep teams in the yard on his inflated home run per fly ball percentage, as balls lifted in the air against him in the postseason have left for home

runs nearly twice as often than over the rest of his career. HR/FB percent is notoriously volatile, and it could very well be the case that Kershaw has simply been a victim of the randomness of baseball. Still, there are real concerns to

ters’ quality of contact is noise and how much can be attributed to something unique about the postseason. The issue doesn’t seem to be Kershaw wearing down late in the season, nor does it seem to stem from the amount of starts he has made on

posted a .243 weighted on-base average against Kershaw over his career during the regular season, but in the postseason, that number has spiked to .339, which is above the league average. Most of the damage has come off fastballs: Lefties are hitting

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be had about Kershaw’s playoff mediocrity. Hitters have popped more balls into the air with more authority against Kershaw in the postseason: Per Baseball Savant, batters have recorded an average launch angle 7.1 degrees higher off him in the playoffs with an average exit velocity 3.7 mph faster. Those numbers go a long way toward explaining Kershaw’s playoff HR/9 numbers, but it’s unclear how much of the uptick in opposing bat-

short rest in the playoffs. Kershaw’s average fastball velocity has actually risen .6 mph to an average of 94.4 mph in October, per Baseball Savant. And he’s pitched to the tune of a 3.15 ERA in the four starts he’s made on three days rest following a previous start — down a run and a half from his overall postseason ERA. One area where Kershaw has faltered in October, though, is getting lefties out. Left-handed batters have

.333 with a .704 slugging percentage against Kershaw’s four-seamer in the playoffs compared to just .219 and .380 in the regular season. The fastballs left-handed hitters have punished Kershaw on generally weren’t well executed pitches — except for the two in the top left corner in the graphic, batters have simply taken advantage of Kershaw catching the middle of the plate. Yet comparing Kershaw’s regular season fastball

location heatmap to his postseason heatmap on Brooks Baseball, there exists little discernible difference. Kershaw makes mistakes in the regular season, too, they’re just getting ripped more often come October. Some of that might be dumb luck, but it appears that lefties have altered their approach against him in the playoffs. Over his regular season career, left-handed batters have swung at Kershaw fastballs located over the plate and in the middle horizontal third just 74.1 percent of the time, per data from Brooks Baseball. In the postseason, they’re offering at fastballs in that same location 85.96 percent of the time. Kershaw has thrown too few playoff innings to make a definitive judgement about his effectiveness in October, and he’s certainly due for some regression to the mean in his home run prevention going forward. But if lefties really are, for whatever reason, making the conscious decision to jump on more of his fastballs in the playoffs, Kershaw may have to adapt if he wants to replicate his regular season success throughout the postseason. The Dodgers are once again just four wins away from a National League pennant with game one of the National League Championship Series one day away. And given that the franchise’s current World Series championship drought dates back to 1988, the urgency is clear: Los Angeles needs their ace starting tomorrow. A little batted ball luck wouldn’t hurt, either.

Sam Grigo ’18 can be reached at samuel_grigo@brown.edu.