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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021
VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE XXXXV
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The Herald’s fall 2021 poll results
BMP shows four films in fall premiere BMP holds first inperson premiere since COVID-19 at Avon Cinema
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Nearly half of students disapprove of Paxson, 66.02% report knowing someone on campus who had COVID-19 BY JED FOX, LIVIA GIMENES, GAYA GUPTA, CAELYN PENDER AND JACK WALKER DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND UNIVERSITY NEWS EDITORS
Welcome to The Herald’s fall 2021 poll, conducted in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, you’ll find dozens of graphs that will allow you to explore the student body and the myriad identities, experiences and opinions present on campus. The Herald’s fall 2021 poll posed questions on subjects ranging from how students have encountered COVID-19 to approval of how the University communicates campus policies. With
nearly 1,000 undergradaute student respondents from a variety of campus demographics, the poll, which typically takes place biannually, seeks to measure student opinion and experiences in regard to current events and trends on campus. The questions are developed each semester. With the recent return to in-person operations and the continued influence of COVID-19 on the daily lives of students on campus, several of The Herald’s poll questions address student life following the return to an in-person world. The
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Demographics Gender The majority of survey respondents
On Thursday, Dec. 2, Brown Motion Pictures held its Fall 2021 Premiere at Avon Cinema on Thayer Street. The event consisted of screenings of four short films made entirely by student members of BMP, addressing issues from mental health to LGBTQ+ representation. Among the short films was “I’m, Very, Very Sorry,” directed by José Martinez ’23, about a blogger who faces public outrage after making an incendiary comment online. “Spiral,” written and di-
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questions also address approval ratings of President Christina Paxson P’19, the Undergraduate Council of Students and the Biden administration. The Herald will release a series of articles about individual poll questions that explore the trends revealed in the poll in more depth.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
SPORTS
BSU hosts Black Excellence Showcase
Women’s soccer looks ahead after 7-0 season
Showcase held annually to highlight Black students, talent on campus BY KAITLYN TORRES SENIOR STAFF WRITER The Black Student Union hosted its annual Black Excellence Showcase Saturday. According to a BSU Instagram post, the event, formally known as the BSU Pageant, was held to celebrate Black excellence at Brown. The showcase featured six contestants who participated in three events for a chance to win the pageant. These events included modeling, talent and a Q&A. The participants were Justin McAllister ’24, Şiji Şoetan ’25, Ty Scott ’22, Luka Kain ’23 and winners Caziah Mayers ’24 and Makayla McPherson ’24. McPherson wrote in an email to The Herald that she wanted to participate in the showcase because of her love of performance. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has not
been able to sing in public, and viewed the showcase as an opportunity to get back on stage. McPherson added that the event also allowed her to see more Black students at Brown and “celebrate Black joy and talent.” Mayers wrote in an email to The Herald that he wanted to participate in the showcase because of his love for the Black community at Brown. “We have (the power) to show love to each other within the (Black) community and cultivate spaces that are safe for us despite the hardship we deal with.” A seventh contestant, Tarrin Dewberry ’25, was unable to attend the event due to illness but called in and said that she was “so proud of … all the participants.” Delena Alemayehu ’24, who attended the event, said that she was most excited to see new and familiar faces at the showcase. COVID-19, she explained, has made it more difficult for her to meet other Black students at Brown. The event began with a group dance of all the contestants, followed by a modeling section in which the
Bears went 7-0 in Ivy play, racked up numerous individual awards in 2021 BY PETER SWOPE SENIOR STAFF WRITER An Ivy League title capping the team’s first-ever 7-0 conference season. An NCAA tournament appearance. Twelve total wins. A second-team All-American. Three conference individual awards. A total of seven all-Ivy League First or Second Team selections and honorable mentions. The list of individual and team accolades the women’s soccer team accrued throughout the 2021 season is a lengthy one. After a 2020 season lost to COVID-19, the team wasted little time picking up where it left off as 2019 Ivy League Champions. Though this historic season came to a conclusion on Nov. 13 with a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to St. John’s University at home in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the 2021 women’s soccer team etched its name into Brown athletics history. The Bears collected a sizable list
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Brown women’s soccer’s roster features seven all-Ivy selections, while Head Coach Kia McNeill earned Ivy League Coach of the Year honors. of individual awards at both the Ivy League and national levels. Head Coach Kia McNeill was named Ivy League Coach of the Year; forward Brittany Raphino ’23 was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year; and midfielder Kayla Duran ’22 was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. Raphino, Duran and forward Ava Seelenfreund ’23.5 were First Team All-Ivy selections; goalkeeper Kayla Thompson ’21.5 and midfielder Evelyn Calhoon ’24 were Second Team selections; and defenders Cameron Brown GS and Maesyn G’Bye ’22
received honorable mentions, The Herald previously reported. Raphino was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Team as a Second-Team All-American, making her the 13th All-American in program history. Raphino took great pride in the honor. “It’s an incredible feeling to be recognized at this level,” she said. “Becoming an All-American is a testament to all the work I’ve put in and the impact my teammates and coaches have had on me these last few years.”
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Researchers develop model to select effective cancer treatment Page 6
Rural students reflect on their journey and adjustment to Brown Page 8
Student content creators share experiences of bullying on TikTok Page 8
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