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VOLUME CLII, ISSUE 97

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Warren talks economic policy, income inequality U. receives largest-ever

coaching endowment

After midterm win, Mass. senator draws on personal experience in Governor Licht ’38 Lecture at U.

David Given ’75 donates $3 million to fund coaching position, assist infrastructure renovations

By JACOB LOCKWOOD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Her father had a heart attack when she was young, leaving him unable to work and forcing her mother to get a minimum-wage job answering phones at Sears to support her family. Though her family lived paycheck to paycheck, she embarked on a path that led her to become the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts and a potential contender for president in 2020. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivered the Governor Frank Licht ’38 Lecture Wednesday to a packed audience, where she juxtaposed the lack of economic opportunity in America today against her own middle-class upbringing. “That minimum-wage job saved our home, and it saved our family,” Warren said. “My mother got a minimum-wage job at a time in America when a minimum-wage job would support a family of three. … Today, a minimum-wage job in America will not keep a mama and a baby out of poverty.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),

By TYLER JACOBSON STAFF WRITER

COURTESY OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) discussed the cost of living in America and the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives in her talk. who won his bid for reelection Tuesday, introduced Warren. “There is no one in the United States Senate who sees more clearly or feels more passionately the problem of a political system that has been rigged,” he said. The lecture was televised by ABC6

and photographed by the Providence Journal after the University rolled back its “pencil press” media policy for the event. The University was initially criticized for planning to limit press coverage of Warren’s talk, The Herald previously reported. » See WARREN, page 3

The University received a $3 million gift from David Given ’75 to fund the Jeanette and Richard Given Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coaching Position last month. This is the largest coaching gift ever made to the University, wrote Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack Hayes in an email to The Herald. “We are grateful to David Given for his leadership and generosity,” Hayes wrote. “His gift will significantly impact the men’s ice hockey program and assist us in our effort to reach the top of (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Hockey.” Given hopes that the endowment will “continue to support the (coaching position) in the ways that it needs to be supported” and assist the University in renovating Meehan Auditorium, he said. Prior to donating the money, Given

said he spoke with the athletic department to see “what we can try to do to re-elevate the program.” They concluded that a “fair amount of capital needs to be raised to renovate Meehan,” which opened in 1961 and underwent its last major renovation in 2002, he said. “Meehan has to be upgraded to continue to attract the kinds of student-athletes to have a high-performing program,” he added. After asking the University what he could do to kick-start the renovation process, Following conversation with the University, Given decided to endow the coaching position and “free up funds for future renovations to Meehan.” Given played for the University’s hockey team from 1973 to 1975. In 1976, the year after he graduated, the team made the Frozen Four, the NCAA hockey semi-finals. Given hopes the endowment will allow the program to experience the level of success it achieved in the mid-’70s and positively impact the experiences of the University students who play hockey, he said. “I had an unbelievable four-year » See HOCKEY, page 2

UCS briefed on new bias reporting system SUGSE updates GSC on updating system for unionization election dates U.reports of ‘hate/bias Council also fills board positions, discusses grad student housing, grievance procedure By ERIC CHOI SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Graduate Student Council received updates on unionization and re-elected President Alastair Tulloch GS and Vice President of Advocacy D’Ondre Swails GS at its third general body meeting of the semester. The council also filled all other board positions and listened to grievance procedure revisions. At the meeting, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees members announced that the University and SUGSE reached an agreement to hold a unionization election starting Nov. 14 and ending Nov. 19, said Joe Skitka GS, a member of SUGSE. The University could not be reached to confirm the election dates by the time of publication. The University most recently communicated information regarding election dates Nov. 3, and stated that final dates had not been set. “Graduate workers won a huge victory today when the University dropped

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its objections to our election petition and agreed absentee ballots be allowed for graduate workers living abroad,” wrote Kay Thompson GS in an email to SUGSE members. Polling locations will include the Salomon Center for Teaching, the Engineering Research Center, the School of Public Health and Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences, Thompson wrote. Absentee ballots will also be available for students who will be off campus during election time, Skitka added. The University could also not be reached in time to confirm the availability of absentee ballots. The GSC will send out an email detailing election logistics through its listserv and will hold a second town hall on unionization for graduate students to “have space to discuss this,” Tulloch said. When asked if forming a union would allow the American Federation of Teachers to bargain on behalf of students, Skitka said graduate students would be in control of bargaining with the University. During the meeting, the GSC Executive Board also delivered updates on the grievance procedure on which graduate students gave feedback last » See GSC, page 3

incidents,’ new process will go live next semester By MELANIE PINCUS SENIOR STAFF WRITER

During its weekly general body meeting Wednesday evening, the Undergraduate Council of Students heard updates on the development of a new bias incident reporting system, to be implemented next semester. Shay Collins, director of institutional equity and community engagement at the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, explained the purpose of the new system, outlined some of its key elements and took questions from UCS members. Last year, UCS discussed and recommended improvements for biasrelated incident reporting at multiple general body meetings, The Herald previously reported. If incidents involve actions “motivated by bias against a victim’s race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability,” they may be classified as “hate/bias incidents” but not as criminal acts, according to the Department of Public Safety. Under the new system, individuals will be able to submit bias incident

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At its weekly general body meeting Wednesday evening, UCS learned about a new University protocol for reporting bias-related incidents. reports to be reviewed by a team chaired by Collins. Following the team’s review, Collins will offer to meet individually with the complainant to ask how they would like to proceed with the report, they said. When filing a report, individuals can express their desired outcomes. “Sometimes people will just say, ‘I just want you to document it, I just want you to know,’” Collins said. Though “people can choose that they don’t want an investigation … there will be certain cases where that’s not an option,” they added. In addition, bias reports can be submitted anonymously under certain

circumstances, Collins said. The review team will also consult with DPS in some cases, like with incidents involving property defacement, Collins said. “I know that that can be challenging for some people,” Collins said. “DPS has the cameras, and they have the ability to investigate. … So we need DPS to be able to properly investigate (some of) these incidences.” The team reviewing bias incident reports will include one staff member, one undergraduate student, one representative from the medical school » See UCS, page 2

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NEWS Panel of political science faculty talks about midterm election results, future of democracy

NEWS Thayer Street Deli opens, replaces UMelt and Sandwich at 267 Thayer location

COMMENTARY Allums ’21: Youth must take proactive measures, continuously advocate for their political beliefs

COMMENTARY Cardoso ’19: University Working Group must consider abolishing legacy admission policy

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Panel discusses impact of midterm elections Political science professors explore role of younger voting generation, new bipartisan possibilities By KAYLA GUO STAFF WRITER

A day after the midterm elections, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy cohosted “The Impact of the Midterm Elections,” a panel featuring University professors from the political science department. The event, part of Watson’s Election Series, highlighted discussion surrounding the future of American democracy with younger voters and the implications of election results. Wednesday’s panelists included Professor of Political Science Juliet Hooker, Director of the Master of Public Affairs Program and Professor of Political Science Eric Patashnik and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller. Susan Moffitt, director of the Taubman Center, moderated the panel. “Your generation is a fairly immediate-gratification kind of group,” Schiller told the crowd, but “building infrastructure politically takes time.” Schiller advised progressive voters to view these election results as a success rather than a disappointment. “Say to yourself, if you’re progressive, ‘This was a very strong move forward.

We’ve captured an institutional control of government, and what can we do to build on this?’” she said. Hooker spoke about “racist rhetoric” that she said pervaded the campaign trail and received little repudiation. “One of my main takeaways from last night is that racist rhetoric won,” Hooker said, mentioning the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh and other violent hate crimes that she believes are inspired by this rhetoric. “There’s a real issue here with the way in which the U.S. runs its elections,” Hooker said. “The discouragement of voting for partisan gain … is really problematic for the health and the legitimacy of U.S. democracy.” Patashnik discussed the bipartisan possibilities resulting from Tuesday’s election. Bipartisan dealmaking may occur in must-pass measures, such as those regarding the debt ceiling, but the Democrats’ main power lies in the ability to block G.O.P legislation and protect the Affordable Care Act, he said. “What Americans want is a government that works,” Schiller said in response to Patashnik’s prior comment noting that the division of Congress would inhibit lawmaking. Even in races where Democrats did not achieve a resounding victory, Schiller emphasized the Democratic Party’s “incremental progress” in securing nominations of candidates of color such as Florida’s Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum for governor and Georgia’s

State Rep. Stacey Abrams for governor. Schiller said that the Democrats’ future rests on how they will build their infrastructure by recruiting more candidates of color in order to best combat the tone of the Trump administration. “Now in Washington, there will be an institution that can rebut or confront the President,” Schiller said. “The Democrats will have a huge megaphone to combat these kinds of lies that the president tells from time to time and his use of rhetoric.” Even with Democrats controlling the House, a Republican majority in the Senate and the marked polarization of the nation, Schiller recognizes the very gradual processes toward progress and tolerance. “If you look at individual states, you can see a lot of social progress in terms of tolerance,” Schiller said. Tolerance is “a hallmark of the democracy,” she added. In addition to election results, panelists discussed the notably high voter turnout, with Patashnik remarking that the turnout reflects a high level of civic engagements on both sides of the aisle. Hooker spent time considering the role of the media in the election, arguing that the industry has a responsibility to counter fearmongering tactics.Hooker acknowledged that the fear of being labeled as biased “makes it difficult for there to be independent reporting that can dilute some of the fearmongering,” but emphasized that “fearmongering

gets amplified” when there is no effective counter. The panel then opened up to questions from the audience, which included students and faculty. One question focused on the future of transgender rights with an increasingly conservative court. In response, Schiller noted the power of social media. “It’s a new arena of contestation,” she said, adding that though it facilitates the spread of white supremacy, it is also a “viable competitor for power” in terms of advocating for transgender rights. “I appreciated the attention (the panelists) paid to race, class (and) gender equity and trying to go beyond this idea that all Republicans are white men, all Democrats are people who support minorities, because it’s a lot bigger than that,” said Sophia Giglio ’19, who attended the event. The panelists were “clearly trying to inspire some activism and prevent people from feeling discouraged, which feels important,” she added. William Allen, adjunct lecturer in international and public affairs, attended the event after closely following election results because he “needed someone to connect the dots,” he said. “There were a lot of really valuable insights today,” Allen said. “It’s not the big wave that many of us had hoped for, but it’s significant progress. The challenge, as Professor Schiller said, is to build on that. I thought that was a really good way of ending.”

» HOCKEY, from page 1 experience to advance my capabilities in hockey while I was getting a ridiculously good education,” Given said. “That’s what I’m so grateful for and that’s why I did what I did.” While they may not experience the impacts of the endowment first-hand, Max Gottlieb ’19 and Tommy Marchin ’19, co-captains of the men’s ice hockey team, said they are grateful for Given’s generosity. “I can’t thank Mr. Given enough for getting the ball rolling in what I hope is an even larger commitment to our program from the school and donors alike,” Gottlieb said. “It’s a testament to some of the great experiences that Mr. Given has had here as a player and student that led him to make such a

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David Given ’75 invested $3 million in Brown hockey coaching staff as a part of the BrownTogether fundraising campaign. Given hopes that the donation will free up funds to help renovate Meehan Auditorium. generous donation to the program.” Given’s endowment arrives as part

of the University’s BrownTogether Campaign, a $3 billion fundraising

effort that began in 2015, The Herald previously reported.

» UCS, from page 1 and one graduate student, Collins said. The assistant vice president for institutional equity and diversity and a representative from University Human Resources will serve as ex officio team members. In addition, H.R. will attend meetings involving staff issues, and all team members will undergo confidentiality training, Collins added. The OIED aims to have one undergraduate representative attend every meeting for the bias incident review team, Collins said. They requested that three undergraduates serve in the representative role “because of scheduling.” Collins said they are hoping to launch the application for the role next week after receiving approval from Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity Shontay Delalue. When Shivani Nishar ’20, the chair of student wellness, asked Collins about “circumstances where you would send a person who is reported to a different place on campus,” Collins said they reserved “the right to consult with offices on an as-needed basis,” including the Division of Campus Life and Student and Employee Accessibility Services. In such instances, however, names would be redacted from reports, Collins added. Additionally, Collins said they are required by law to send any Title IXrelated issues to the Title IX Office. Alongside the reporting system, there will be a “glossary of terms” available online, which will define terms like “bias” and “bias incident,” Collins said. The OIED will also hold information sessions before the end of the semester so that “the campus community is aware that this system is coming out,” Collins said. The meetings will take place in late November, early December and late January, they added. The OIED will also organize “a series of trainings and workshops” for members of the Brown community to answer key questions like what constitutes a bias incident and which individuals are most affected by bias, Collins said. There will be 11 trainings, with the first six being offered next semester. UCS Vice President Camila Pelsinger ’20 asked about “ideas for (getting) word out about this new reporting system” and how UCS could support those efforts. Collins said that though the new system is not yet live, UCS can tell students “that they can report (bias incidents) now.” The OIED will also begin publishing reports “about the incidents that happen on campus,” Collins said. “We’ll aggregate the data and give you some averages on what’s happening and where it’s happening,” as well as information on affected communities and potential responses. “We’re hoping that this system will be a record-keeping system that allows us to document these incidences of bias and then create some educational community-based responses,” they said. Collins acknowledged that “a lot of the work was done by UCS early (on) to advocate for the system.” Last fall, a team of students from both inside and outside the Council as well as former UCS President ChelseAmoy Steele ’18 worked with offices such as the OIED to develop the new system, according to an email Steele sent to the general body early this summer.

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‘A Woman Was a Woman’ pays tribute to famous, obscure figures Brown Arts Initiative sponsors Brooklyn-based artist’s feminist exhibition in Granoff Center By ANNABELLE WOODWARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

From Oct. 3 to Dec. 19, the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts is showcasing Brooklyn-based artist and feminist Sue Julien’s portrait series titled “A Woman Was a Woman,” which spotlights both famous and lesser-known women to “illustrate the complexity of being female in a sexist world,” according to Julien’s artist statement for the exhibition. Sponsored by the Brown Arts Initiative, the exhibition includes portraits that depict women from nearly every epoch of history. The subjects include well-known historical figures such as Anne Boleyn (the English queen accused of high treason for failing to produce a male heir) and a 3.2 millionyear-old partial skeleton of a female hominin discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, commonly known as “Lucy.” Other featured portraits include women who have played meaningful roles in Julien’s personal life as well as more obscure female characters, such as a cryptic “Mrs. John.” Julien started the project four years ago when she began to think about the

» WARREN, from page 1 Warren focused her lecture — titled “Government for the Few” — on how policy shifts at the federal level since 1980 have increasingly enriched the wealthy to the detriment of middle-class and working families. “It’s not only the minimum wage,” Warren said. “It’s how much risk has been shifted away from corporate America and business America, and how much has been shifted to the individual, to the little family.” The prevailing political philosophy of deregulating markets and expecting income growth among the rich to trickle down to the poor began with the administration of President Ronald Reagan in 1980, Warren said. This marked a sharp reversal from the New Deal policies of President Franklin Roosevelt, which had dominated U.S. politics since the 1930s, she explained. Under Roosevelt’s leadership during the Great Depression, “the fundamental question was — can government help? Is there anything government can do?” Warren said. “Regulation is part of how we make this economy work.” Since 1980, the U.S. government has worked in the interests of corporations rather than people, Warren said. She blamed rising income inequality on decades of conservative policies that gave tax cuts to the rich at the expense of public investments — like education, infrastructure and research — that benefit everyone. This policy shift did not occur because people wanted it, Warren explained. “It’s not like a bunch of Americans woke up one day and said, ‘Damn that government that works for all of us,’” she joked. Instead, Warren attributed the government’s tilt toward protecting business interests to extensive lobbying and campaign contributions from rich

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Brooklyn-based artist and feminist Sue Julien’s series spotlights both famous and lesser-known women from nearly every epoch of history. The portraits were drawn with pencils, photographed and digitally manipulated. important women in her life whose lives had been “complicated and fascinating, but often invisible,” she said. “I wanted to give (the women) a chance to come back” and be recognized, Julien explained. Once President Trump was elected, what began as a tribute to Julien’s

deceased grandmother evolved into a “far more pressing project”: a retrospective aiming to commemorate the dozens of women whose lives were “difficult … interesting … and overlooked,” she said. In her artist’s statement, Julien emphasizes the significance of the

“randomness” of her selection process. “Given a different news cycle, different election results or … if at birth I had arrived into a different family or location, I would be presenting an entirely different group of women,” she said. The portraits were drawn with Prismacolor pencils, photographed

individuals and large corporations. But support for a progressive government that helps its people get ahead is growing again, Warren said. “We just had an election yesterday, and here’s the part that gives me hope: There are a whole lot of new Democrats coming in.” Speaking to reporters after the event, Warren addressed the Democrats’ loss of seats in the Senate. “Of course I’m worried about what it means to lose Senate seats, and those were also colleagues,” she said. “But the Democrats also took back the House, and that means that we are really in a position to move legislation that matters for hardworking families.” Warren expressed optimism that Democratic control of the House of Representatives will push the government to take an active role in putting middle- and working-class interests above corporate interests. After delivering her lecture, Warren answered questions submitted online by students. One student asked why Warren chose to take a DNA test to confirm her distant Native American heritage, a controversial move criticized by James Flynn ’20 in his Oct. 26 column in The Herald. “You may know Donald Trump has attacked me for a long time now based on my ancestry,” Warren said. “My response to attacks is just to try to be as transparent as possible. I put out 10 years of my tax returns, I put out every single one of my hiring records and documents that we can lay hands on, and yeah, I took a DNA test. And I put it all out on the internet. Anybody can see it. They can make of it what they want.” Warren emphasized that she is not a citizen of any Native American tribe. “Only tribes determine tribal citizenship,” she said. She also recognized that the information she released would not placate President Trump. “I am not going to keep Donald

Trump from hurling racial insults,” Warren said. “I am not going to be able to stop Donald Trump from trying to turn Americans against each other. But I think this is a time when we have a choice to make as Americans, and it’s whether or not we’re going to go to our corners or whether or not we’re going to pull together.” Students in attendance who were interviewed by The Herald expressed dissatisfaction with Warren’s response to the issue of her DNA test. “She dodged it a little bit,” said Aneeqah Naeem ’20. “I’m interested to hear her speak more about it.” Warren’s answer “was a bit standard,” agreed Bilal Memon ’22. “I would have appreciated perhaps a little more clarity (and) straightforwardness.” But students lauded Warren for delivering an informative and substantive lecture that touched on complex topics ranging from the housing crisis to the income gap between black and white Americans. “I’m really glad she spent so much time delving into a lot of the economic gaps that we see,” Naeem said. “I love that she talked about the racial wealth gap and housing segregation, because those are things that I think are often missed when we talk about economics.” “During the question-and-answer period, I think she did a good job succinctly explaining her policy positions,” Memon added. “I thought she was a brilliant speaker.” Warren’s lecture “inspired me to recognize that change can be made in U.S. society,” said Alexandra Chukwumah ’19. “As a young generation — as Brown students — we shouldn’t lose hope.” When asked by a reporter whether she might announce a run for the presidency, Warren said, “We need a government that works for everyone. That’s where I’m focused right now.”

» GSC, from page 1 month, The Herald previously reported. Faculty unanimously voted to pass revisions to the current grievance procedure, Tulloch said, adding that the revisions included documenting each step of the procedure and creating concrete deadlines for those steps. The Graduate School “incorporated a lot of our changes,” Tulloch added. Though the new grievance procedure has not been circulated yet, there will be “announcements in the future” about the exact content, Tulloch said. In response to graduate student housing concerns, the GSC has held conversations with Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes, the Undergraduate Council of Students and the Medical School Senate to look for short-term solutions, Tulloch said. In the meantime, the University has started

through a lightbox and then manipulated digitally — a process that lends the artwork a “special luminescence,” according to Sophia Lacava-Bohanan, program manager at the BAI. According to Lacava-Bohanan, Julien’s work “seemed like a natural fit” for the Granoff Center’s Cohen Gallery because its exploration of feminism over the centuries “meshed well” with the themes of protest and resistance that the gallery has been exploring over the past few months. In tandem with Julien’s work, the gallery is also hosting a series of exhibitions, installations and public programs titled “On Protest, Art and Activism.” “Being surrounded by the faces of strong women is an inspiration for me, and I find that being able to work in a space where I can imagine making eye contact with some of these women over the course of history is empowering,” Lacava-Bohanan added. Harini Balakrishnan ’20 was drawn to the exhibit because its title. “‘A Woman Was a Woman’ really makes you think about definitions of femininity and what it means to be a woman,” she said. “I think it is really profound that it is both about historical women and women from obscurity. Paying respects to women who didn’t have the attention they deserved while they lived is so necessary and cool,” Balakrishnan added.

a working group on graduate student housing, Tulloch added. The GSC also recommended Whose Your Landlord — a website where users can write reviews about their landlords — as a resource for graduate students when they look for housing. The website helps indicate whether a potential landlord will “scam you or threaten you,” Chair of International Advocacy Sophie Brunau-Zaragoza GS said, though some graduate students expressed concerns that students who write reviews may be accused of slander by landlords. Departmental representatives elected several graduate students to positions on the executive board such as Chair of Nominations, Chair of Master’s Advocacy, Chair of Social Events and Chair of Student Life. Six of the 10 board positions were filled by candidates who ran unopposed.

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Thayer Street Deli replaces pop-up eatery, attracts students Deli opened its doors Oct. 29, third business to occupy 267 Thayer address since August 2017 By SOPHIA SKWARCHUCK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Thayer Street Deli opened its doors for the first time Oct. 29, marking a new addition to the array of restaurants and shops that call Thayer Street home. The deli is the third business to hold the 267 Thayer address since August 2017, when UMelt opened its doors, The Herald previously reported. In March, UMelt transitioned into a “pop-up” shop called Sandwich — a similar food establishment that also had a shortlived stay on Thayer. The Thayer Street Deli’s menu offers an array of new options while still retaining some of the previous chains’ sandwich offerings, so fans of Sandwich and UMelt can still get their hands on old favorites, said Franquin Rodezno, one of three brothers who own the business. Owners Franquin, Jose and Arlin Rodezno said they are confident that

this restaurant can succeed after the closure of Sandwich and UMelt. “We have a lot more choices; we have a lot more bigger sandwiches. Kids like bigger sandwiches, and we have cheap prices,” Franquin Rodezno said. “We have very good food,” Jose Rodezno added. “We do very good business.” The Rodezno brothers saw a business opportunity thanks to their friend Jonathan Kaufman, who owned both Sandwich and UMelt on Thayer. The deli marks the brothers’ second restaurant in Providence. They also operate Caliente Mexican Grill, which is located near the University of Rhode Island’s campus. Franquin Rodezno likens the food at their grill to Baja’s Tex Mex Grill on Thayer Street, where the brothers used to work together. “We didn’t want to work for them anymore, so we decided to go on our own,” Franquin Rodezno said. Advertising breakfast all day, the Thayer Street Deli has already begun to attract students. “Their … bacon, egg and cheese and home fries deal is unmatchable. Their double decker is unbelievable,” said Henry Smith ’20. “I go there as frequently as I can.”

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Thayer Street Deli is the second restaurant operated by brothers Franquin, Jose and Arlin Rodezno. The menu offers a wide variety of options, including bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches and home fries.

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An exhibition in Rhode Island Hall explores the relationship between photography and archaeology. The display offers students a respite from midterm exams and midterm election results.

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After November 6th JORDAN ALLUMS staff columnist In the midst of countless Brown students eagerly mailing their absentee ballots to their home states, the energy surrounding the midterm elections these past few weeks has been palpable. Indeed, this election cycle was distinctive. Since June 2015, when President Trump first announced his presidential campaign, his careless conduct and demagogic rhetoric have fueled political resistance among a number of groups, including but not limited to Latinx immigrants, Native Americans and women. As the idea of “President Trump” became more and more realistic over the course of the 2016 campaign, many were shocked and appalled that a celebrity-turnedpolitician whose inflammatory statements constantly made headlines could stand a legitimate chance in the race. With a unified Republican Congress, Trump has continued to incite progressives to actively resist his administration following the shocking 2016 election. In just the last month, Trump has threatened the protection of civil rights for transgender Americans, proposed the end of birthright citizenship and succeeded in confirming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. On Election Day, those of us

who have vehemently opposed the administration finally had an opportunity to channel our dissatisfaction by tangibly changing the composition of Congress. Many get-out-the-vote movements during this election cycle have targeted young people, a demographic which generally tends to possess liberal ideals and could therefore make a major contribution to changing Congress. We have seen move-

also hosted an event titled “Enough is Enough: Why I’m Voting” where participants shared the reasons why they would be voting in this midterm election and made posters sharing their messages. Exercising the right to vote is fundamental to the proper functioning of our democracy, which is why these efforts to inspire higher turnout are absolutely necessary. According to an analysis by the Atlantic, the number of

in the presidential election. Furthermore, data from The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement show that a record low of just 20 percent of 18 to 29 year olds voted in the 2014 midterm election, which is perhaps a consequence of feeling insulated from adversity by a Democratic president. In 2016, Hillary Clinton suffered defeat partly because people of color and young people were not galvanized to vote in the

If we rally together to advocate for our ideals only when they face an explicit threat, it is already too late.

ments to increase voter turnout both nationwide and locally on Brown’s campus. A number of celebrities, like Taylor Swift, Travis Scott, Yara Shahidi, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey and Brown alum Tracee Ellis Ross ’94 have stepped onto the political scene to encourage more eligible voters to get to the polls on Nov. 6. On campus, the student group ThoughtsPrayersAction and the Brown Progressive Action Committee hosted a phonebanking event last Monday to support black gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams, Ben Jealous and Mayor Andrew Gillum. ThoughtsPrayersAction

early voters ages 18 to 29 rose 188 percent in this year’s midterms compared to the 2014 midterms. However, while I, too, am grateful for the “blue wave” into the House of Representatives, I am also frustrated by the reactive nature of our outpouring of political enthusiasm. Following the presidential election in 2008, census data showed an increase in youth voter turnout, possibly as a repercussion of the overwhelmingly low approval rating of former President George W. Bush which reinforced the push to elect a Democrat. In 2012, however, just 38 percent of 18 to 24 year-olds voted

same way that they were in the case of former president Barack Obama. It is clear that the youth population had been disengaged from the political process until recently. Today’s movement to be more involved reveals one step of a vicious cycle in which young people neglect to vote, government officials are elected who do not reflect their preferences and these same politicians consequently enact either unfavorable policies or none at all. We then unite in protest against a callous government until we manage to elect candidates whose views align with ours. Finally, we settle into a false sense of

security, once again disengaged from political process, and the cycle repeats. On Tuesday night, Democrats celebrated achieving a majority in the House of Representatives. However, given the widened Republican majority in the Senate, perhaps young people will continue to stay engaged until a blue wave takes this half of Congress. Nevertheless, our motivation to pay attention to politics should not be contingent on unseating our opponents. If we college students truly want our voices to be heard, it is not enough to merely resist only once things spiral out of control. If we rally together to advocate for our ideals only when they face an explicit threat, it is already too late. No matter who is in power, we must take proactive rather than reactive measures toward ensuring that our preferences are acted upon. What will we do now that we have succeeded in electing a Democratic majority to the House of Representatives? Looking to the future, how will we act if a progressive candidate replaces Trump in 2020? Either we submit to comfort and complacency or continue to be vigilant. The choice is ours.

Jordan Allums ’21 can be reached at jordan_allums@ brown.edu. Please send responses to this opinion to letters@ browndailyherald.com and opeds to opinions@browndailyherald.com.

Don’t let the discussion of legacy admission die CONNOR CARDOSO opinions editor In a recent community-wide email, Undergraduate Council of Students’ President Shanzé Tahir ’19 announced the creation of a University working group to “critically assess the ways in which Brown admissions can decrease barriers for first-gen and low-income students.” According to the email, the decision to form the working group was, at least in part, a response to the #FullDisclosure campaign, which, as The Herald previously reported, scrutinized the University’s legacy admission policies and pushed for greater transparency in how these policies function. But while all efforts to facilitate the conversation on accessibility and diversity in admission are welcome, we as a community must continue to press the University to move beyond its discriminatory practice of giving preference to legacy students. The University’s commitment to (and growing success in) expanding access for low-income and first-generation applicants and creating a more diverse class is laudable; but if it truly hopes to craft an admission policy that prioritizes equal access for underrepresented groups, it must begin working toward the abolition of legacy admission altogether. Any working group that seeks to address the concerns of the #FullDisclosure campaign must make explicit its commitment to investigating the use of legacy status and must not let the conversation on legacy admission get lost in the broader discourse. There is a temptation to de-emphasize discussions of legacy admission in favor of some broader conversation about access, but any justification ultimately falls short. First, there is the claim that legacy status is only used as a tie-

breaker among equally talented applicants, and therefore is of marginal importance in increasing access for low-income and first-generation students. This tie-breaker policy is justified by its proponents who believe that legacy students contribute to campus life in ways that other students do not. Some may also raise the point that we do not automatically become more socioeconomically diverse simply by abolishing legacy admission, and that this fixation on legacy status is disproportionate. When one digs deeper, neither of these arguments offers a compelling justi-

proach toward legacy applicants, it is, at the end of the day, creating space for legacy students at the expense of low-income and first-generation students because there are only a finite number of spaces. Trying to disentangle the University’s legacy admission policy from the broader discussion of equal access in admissions is impossible, and the University working group should resist this urge. Yet even if one assumes that legacy status serves purely as a tie-breaker, there is still no clear reason why legacy applicants should be

Any working group that seeks to address the concerns of the #FullDisclosure campaign must make explicit its commitment to investigating the use of legacy status and must not let the conversation on legacy admission get lost in the broader discourse. fication for sidelining the legacy debate. No matter how one slices it, abolishing legacy admission is a necessary condition for cultivating genuine socioeconomic diversity in the student body. The most common refrain offered by the University in defense of its legacy admission policy is that it reserves consideration of legacy status for breaking ties between otherwise equally qualified applicants. This is unlikely. As I’ve previously written, legacy status at elite universities actually carries with it significant additional advantages. According to one Princeton study, legacy status was equal to an additional 160 points on the SAT. Another similar study in 2011 of approximately 30 top-ranking universities in the United States found that legacy status at the time increased an applicant’s chances of admission by 45 percent. Unless Brown is exceptional in its ap-

prioritized at all in the first place. Perhaps the most pervasive (but least compelling) defense offered by the University is that legacy applicants are capable of contributing exceptionally to the Brown community on account of their connection to the school. In his op-ed to The Herald last March, Dean of Admission Logan Powell wrote that “Many (legacy applicants) grew up immersed in the values of Brown” and could therefore serve as “mentors and guides to other students in navigating the University.” While this argument appears plausible on paper, one can never seem to pinpoint exactly how it operates in the real world. Are we expected to believe that alums put special effort into inculcating their children with “Brown values”? Do parents teach their children about the Ratty and the Open Curriculum? And should we accept the implica-

tion that through some transgenerational process of cultural osmosis, the children of alums are naturally more capable of acting as leaders and mentors? Is there empirical evidence to substantiate this argument, or are we meant to take this glib explanation at face value? The deeper one digs, the less this argument seems like a sincere defense of legacy admission and the more it seems like a pretext for maintaining the practice after the fact. But regardless of whether the University is theoretically capable of simultaneously maintaining legacy admission and engaging in a broader effort to increase access for low-income and first-generation applicants, these two practices are actually irreconcilable. This contradictory approach — where the University extols the value of equitable access on the one hand and defends the seemingly arbitrary preference it gives to the children of its alums on the other — calls into question its level of commitment to a truly inclusive admission policy in the first place. It goes without saying that abolishing legacy admission is not a panacea. Ending it will not, by itself, lead to an increase in socioeconomic diversity on campus. Truly crafting an admission policy that prioritizes merit and equal access requires a constellation of interacting policies that the University working group will, hopefully, have an opportunity to flesh out. But ending the consideration of legacy status in admission should be among them.

Connor Cardoso ’19 can be reached at connor_cardoso@brown.edu. Please send responses to this opinion to letters@browndailyherald.com and op-eds to opinions@browndailyherald.com.

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Bears clinch season opener at home against CCSU After a slow start, Bruno beats Blue Devils 68-63 with 28 forced turnovers, powerful second half By RYAN HANDEL STAFF WRITER

The women’s basketball team outlasted the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils in a physical battle at home Tuesday night, with 28 forced turnovers powering the Bears to the win in their season opener. Although Bruno shot just 21-64 from the field and 2-19 from beyond the arc, their persistent press on defense enabled them to triumph in the back-and-forth affair. Brown earned a 12-1 record last season in non-conference play, and looked to get off to a similar hot start with a victory Tuesday. The Bears (1-0) started slowly, allowing the Blue Devils (0-1) to jump out to a six-point halftime lead, but they responded after the break and stormed back to beat CCSU 68-63. Guard Shayna Mehta ’19, who earned a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, was crucial to the Bears’ effort, as were guards Taylor Will ’19, who picked up seven steals, and Justine Gaziano ’20, who led Bruno with 27 points. CCSU jumped out to an 8-4 advantage thanks in part to two layups by center Ashley Berube. The Bears answered with

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Justine Gaziano ’20 led the Bears with 27 points against Central Connecticut State University. Though the team struggled with a poor shooting performance, it came out on top with a 68-63 win. a 10-0 run, capped by two smooth jumpers by Mehta. A score by CCSU guard Emma McCamus boosted the Blue Devils, but Brown still held a 14-10 advantage after the first quarter. The Blue Devils went on the offensive the second quarter, with guard Kiana Patterson leading the charge. Gaziano struck first in the period with a layup, but Patterson followed by nailing the first three-pointer of the game for either team. Later, after two consecutive

scores by Patterson, CCSU guard Sydney Hines hit another three to give the Blue Devils a 26-22 lead. Gaziano’s consistent scoring kept the Bears in the game, but inaccuracy from the rest of the offense caused Brown to go into halftime down 33-27. The Bears made defensive adjustments at halftime that enabled a secondhalf surge, according to head coach Sarah Behn. “We started mixing up the defense with pressure on and off. That allowed

us to get some layups and take the lead,” she said. By forcing 12 turnovers in the third quarter and committing just three, the Bears generated plenty of scoring opportunities for their offense. Bruno chipped away at the Blue Devils’ lead and headed to a media timeout down 39-37 with 4:34 left in the quarter. A three-pointer out of the timeout by Gaziano gave the Bears the lead, swinging momentum Brown’s way. The Bears added several more scores

off CCSU turnovers, including a steal by forward Mary Butler ’19 that she turned into a layup, giving Bruno a 47-43 lead heading into the final quarter. CCSU edged right back into contention after the Brown run. A Berube jumper and a Patterson three helped the Blue Devils tie the game at 48, and soon after another three by Patterson put them ahead 55-53. But Mehta led a 9-0 run for the Bears, which included a hard-fought rebound that clinched her double-double. The run allowed Bruno to pull away, and efficient play at the end of the game sealed the 68-63 win. The Bears were able to win the game despite shooting 32.8 percent from the field, 10.5 percent from three, and 63.2 percent from the free throw line. Both Behn and Gaziano agreed that the poor shooting night offered room for improvement. “We didn’t have a good shooting percentage from any area,” Behn said. “We have to and will improve that immediately. Normally we shoot the ball well.” “We all need to get in the gym and get some shots up,” Gaziano concurred. Forward Erika Steeves ’19 viewed the Bears’ ability to grind out the win despite offensive struggles as a positive. “The fact that we can shoot 10 percent from three and still win is a good sign,” she said. The Bears will look to continue their strong start tonight at Bryant University (1-0), who defeated the University of Massachusetts Lowell 58-57 in their season opener Tuesday.

“Snow nobody has walked on”: C.D. Wright and the Paradigm of Birth a presentation of the second annual C.D. Wright Lecture by Susan Stewart, the Avalon Foundation University Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University, is a former MacArthur Fellow and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She is the author of six books of poems, including Columbarium, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and most recently, Cinder: New and Selected Poems. Her many prose works include On Longing, Poetry and the Fate of the Senses,The Open Studio: Essays in Art and Aesthetics, the Poet’s Freedom and her forthcoming The Ruins Lesson: Meaning and Material in Western Culture. C.D. Wright received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry in March 2011 for One With Others: [a little book of her days], which was also a finalist for the National Book Award and recipient of the Lenore Marshall Prize from the Academy of American Poets. Born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, she published over a dozen books, including Rising, Falling, Hovering, Like Something Flying Backwards: New and Selected Poems. With photographer Deborah Luster, Wright won the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize for One Big Self from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

Susan Stewart Thursday, 8 November at 7 pm McCormack Family Theater 70 Brown Street, Providence [please use Fones Alley entrance] Sponsored by Literary Arts at Brown and made possible by donations made to honor the life and art of C.D. Wright