Progressive challengers failed to gain traction in the race, with former RI Secretary of State Matt Brown and Luis Daniel Muñoz, a doctor and community activist, accumulating about eight and three percent of the vote, respectively.
alleged conflict of interest in bidding for a state education contract. An Au gust poll conducted by Roger Williams University and WPRI put McKee at 28%, with Gorbea close behind at 25%.
“I’m feeling good for the people of the state of Rhode Island,” McKee told WPRI in an interview following his win. “We’ve got momentum like we’ve never seenMcKee,before.”the former lieutenant gov ernor, assumed the governorship of
the Ocean State after former Gov. Gina Raimondo resigned to accept President Joe Biden’s nomination to be Secretary of Commerce.Republican voters nominated busi nesswoman Ashley Kalus, who recently moved to Rhode Island, over business man Jonathan Ricatelli in the primary for governor by a wide margin.
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Gov. Dan McKee faced a difficult re-election campaign following the opening of an FBI investigation into an alleged conflict of interest.
Incumbent Gov. Dan McKee won the Democratic primary for governor Tues day night, narrowly defeating opponents Helena Foulkes, former chief executive of CVS Health, and Secretary of State NellieTheGorbea.closerace was called by the As sociated Press at 11 p.m. According to preliminary vote counts available early Wednesday morning, McKee earned 32.8% of the vote, followed by Foulkes at 30.1% and Gorbea at 26.1%.
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Democrat Brett Smiley won the Dem ocratic primary for Providence mayor Tuesday, defeating challengers Gonza lo Cuervo and Nirva LaFortune MA’19, The Boston Globe projects. No Repub licans or Independents will appear on the ballot in November, meaning that Smiley’s ascension to the mayor’s office is all but guaranteed.
called Smiley to offer him his con gratulations.“Wecanbe a world-class city,” Smiley said in his speech Tuesday night. He promised to address Provi dence’s failing education system, pub lic safety and community policing as well as the housing crisis.
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In May, the Graduate Labor Organiza tion held elections for president, vice president and a number of other posi tions on the executive board, marking the first presidential turnover since GLO’s founding. Now, the new leader ship group is looking ahead to contract renegotiations with the University early nextPresidentyear. Sherena Razek GS, who has two years of experience on the ex ecutive board, assumed her position following the graduation of former President Rithika Ramamurthy PhD’22.
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Cuervo, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, ran on improving income inequality and improving housing access, while LaFortune, a Providence City Councilwoman for Ward 3, ran
With the recent authorization of up dated COVID-19 boosters targeting Omicron subvariants, some Univer sity students have already begun seeking the new vaccine in nearby pharmacies.TheUniversity has not yet released official guidelines regarding the new boosters — and while it is unlikely to mandate the jab, as it did the first three shots, the University plans to run a vaccine clinic in the coming weeks, according to Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Executive Direc tor of Health and Wellness Vanessa BrittoBrittoMSc’96.added that the University will strongly encourage students to get one of the new booster shots, es pecially with the possibility of the flu season “colliding with COVID.”
versity early next year. Despite the transition between administrations, Razek emphasized that GLO’s ne gotiation agenda depends on the concerns of its members. A general membership meeting this week will help to identify many of the specific conditions that the bargaining com mittee will fight for in the negotia tions, she “Electionssaid.happen as one step in a process that precedes and continues after the election,” said GLO Secre tary Julia Huggins GS, who replaced former Secretary Carin Papendorp GS. “Once it comes time for nomi nations, typically we already have a bunch of folks who are working together.”Theelections are “more of a contin uation of working toward a common set of goals and less any kind of breakage,” sheRazekadded.echoed Huggins’s sentiment, noting that leadership roles are volun teer positions that come with signifi cant responsibility. “All of our leaders who step up are investing a lot of their personal time, love and labor into these positions,” Razek said. “And a lot of
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By press time Tuesday with 98.78% of precincts reporting, Smi ley led with 41.9% of the vote, with Cuervo trailing at 36.2% and LaFor tune at Prior21.9%.tomajor media outlets call ing the race, Smiley gave a victory speech at Narragansett Brewery. La Fortune conceded to and congratu lated Smiley in a tweet and Cuervo
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Those vaccines were formulated to fend off the original virus that circu lated in the early parts of the pandem ic. Since then, the virus has mutated significantly.
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This time around, Smiley ran on public safety, climate action, improving Providence’s struggling K-12 public education system and addressing the housing crisis, The Herald previously reported.
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Smiley is the former chief oper ating officer for Mayor Jorge Elorza’s administration and worked as chief of staff in former Gov. Gina Raimondo’s administration. He ran for mayor pre viously in 2014 before dropping out to support then-candidate Jorge Elorza.
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Her talk discussed the 36 men who remain indefinitely detained at Guan tanamo Bay since the United States’ transfer of 800 people to Guantana mo between 2002 and 2008. Of the remaining detainees, 24 have never been charged with any crime and Tayler said 12 have not received fair trials.
In a virtual event entitled “Legacy of the ‘Dark Side’: The Costs of Unlawful U.S. Detentions and Interrogations Post9/11,” Political Science Lecturer Nina Tannenwald moderated a discussion with Letta Tayler, associate director in the Crisis and Conflict Division of Human Rights Watch. Tayler discussed the implications of indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay and expanded on U.S. policies regarding transfers, de tention and torture in the more than two decades following 9/11.
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She added that five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are still in pretrial hearings that have been “indefinitely suspended,” a situation that not only violates the de fendants’ rights but also deprives “the survivors and families of the justice that they have waited so long to be served.”
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Tannenwald also posed her own questions to Tayler. One of them con cerned whether the United States’ current calls for Russia to be held ac countable for its war crimes in Ukraine yields an opportunity “to shine a light … back to the United States and what it has done in the war on terror.”
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As part of the question-and-an swer session following the presenta tion, Tannenwald read a question from the audience asking how Guantanamo detainees integrate back into society following release. Tayler responded that some have turned to terrorist organiza tions or joined groups after not being involved with terrorism to begin with, although she acknowledged that some studies find these recidivism rates to be
terrorism measure, to look at what hap pens to people when they leave Guan tanamo,” she said. “Are communities prepared to receive people who have been away all these years? Are family members prepared? What is the safety net going to be? Because without that safety net, returnees … could be more susceptible to the terrorist siren call.”
Tayler’s presentation drew from a research paper she co-authored with former HRW Advocacy Officer Elisa Ep stein as part of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs’ Costs of War Project, which advanc es research on the “many hidden or unacknowledged costs” of the United States’ military response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Political Science Lecturer Nina Tannenwald moderated the discussion with Letta Tayler, associate director in the Crisis and Conflict Division of Human Rights Watch, and the event ended with remarks by Heidi Peltier, director of programs for the Costs of War Project.
Tayler emphatically agreed and said the U.S. government’s condemnation of other global atrocities has been un dermined by its own weakened moral authority due to its prison at Guantana mo. She cited how Chinese authorities found the United States’ condemnation of China’s internment and human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang hypocritical.
She described her study of Yemeni detainees released from Guantanamo without any social safety network, who were unable to get jobs or afford dow ries for marriage — a matter of great cultural significance in Yemen.
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less than those of violent offenders in the U.S. justice system.
“That’s because the military com mission system that Bush created to prosecute suspects at Guantanamo is deliberately, fundamentally flawed,” Tayler said. “It gives a clear advantage to the prosecution, and it’s ensnarled … in legal arguments over CIA torture, destruction of evidence and interfer ence in trial proceedings.”
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more than ever. Every day is getting harder for working families,” Kalus said in a statement after her win. “Insiders have let our state down for the last 80 years, and it’s now time for an outsider to get the job done.”
Democrat James Diossa, former mayor of Central Falls, defeated state Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor for the state treasurer position, and will face Republican James Lathrop in the general election. Magaziner, the current treasurer, opted not to run for re-elec tion and launched a run for governor before switching to the 2nd district race.
Incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos will face Republican Aaron Guckian for the position of lieutenant governor. Matos defeated state Representative Deborah Ruggiero and state Senator Cynthia Mendes, while Guckian bested Paul Pence, who challenged then-Lt. Gov. McKee for his position in 2018.
Besides preparing for negotiations, GLO is also in the middle of an arbitra tion process with the University that is under review by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Fung, the former mayor of Cranston, would become the Ocean State’s first Asian-American member of Congress if elected. Although Rep. Sean Patrick Ma loney (D-NY18), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, described him as “an anti-abortion rub berstamp for MAGA Republicans,” Fung has positioned himself as a moderate conservative in the race against Mag aziner, according to Politico.
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Brett Smiley previously served under Mayor Jorge Elorza as chief operating officer and under former Gov. Gina Raimondo as chief of staff and director of administration.
his reasons for running for the House.
people are continuing to organize as they have been and just progressing into a different role.”
“Part of being a really organized, militant union is building up the ca pacity so that we can act fast,” said GLO Communications Coordinator Kate Clark GS. “The work we do doesn’t stop for elections.”
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on education reform, public safety and housing, The Herald previously reported.Smiley initially faced a third op ponent, longtime Providence politico and self-described moderate Democrat Michael Solomon. Solomon dropped out of the race and endorsed Smiley in May.Smiley also served under Rai mondo as the governor’s director of administration. He cited his years of experience in city and state govern ment as what prepared him to identify the policies that would help Provi dence out of its financial, housing and educational troubles and address climateDuringchange.thecampaign, Smiley was by far the most well-funded candidate, amassing a war chest more than four times that of his opponents, according to recent campaign finance filings. He came under fire from his opponents for campaign finance violations that resulted in him having to return dona tions made by state contractors while he was working for the Raimondo ad ministration.Currentmayor Elorza endorsed Cu ervo in August, calling him “one of the sharpest, brightest people there are in politics,” according to WPRI.
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In addition to the gubernatori al race, Rhode Island voters voted in primaries to decide which candidates advance to the November general elec tion for positions including lieutenant governor, secretary of state, General Assembly positions and representation in the 2nd Congressional District.
State Representative Gregg Amore won the Democratic race for Secretary of State, a position left open by current Secretary Gorbea’s gubernatorial run, against political newcomer Stephanie Beauté.
Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Mag aziner ’06 will go on to face Republi can Allan Fung in the race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District in one of New England’s tightest House elections. Magaziner defeated fellow Democrats David Segal, Omar Bah, Sar ah Morgenthau, Joy Fox and Spencer Dickinson. Candidates leapt into the race following the surprise resignation announcement of current congressman Rep. Jim Langevin, The Herald previ ously“Togetherreported.we can turn the page on Trumpism once and for all,” Magaziner said in a tweet declaring victory Tues day. Magaziner has previously cited preserving democracy and removing Trump’s influence in government as
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“There was not a whole lot of aware ness,” she said.
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gauging how many vaccines they will need before holding a clinic similar to previous mass on-campus vaccina tions, likely in the Health and Wellness Center. That process will likely play out over the next three to four weeks, BrittoButsaid.students who can access the vaccine off-campus before then should do so, she added.
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Communicating with students about this particular round of boost ers will present a challenge, Britto said.“They may feel like they understand
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older are eligible for the new Pfizer booster, and the Moderna booster is available to people 18 and up.
Pfizer and Moderna released new biva lent booster shots, meaning that they specifically target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well as the initial strain of COVID-19. The CDC and FDA finished the process of ap proving both vaccines at the beginning of September.People12and
“If you can get to a retail pharmacy that has the bivalent vaccine, please do,” she said. “And make sure that you document it on your cards.”
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“I have a car; it was not a big deal for me to drive two miles to this Wal greens and back,” she said. “There’s a role the University could play in that for sure.”
People who tested positive for COVID-19 recently are eligible to get the new booster as soon as symptoms have passed. But they could consider waiting a few months to get a new Omi cron booster, according to White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish Jha.
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self.”Bierly also noted that some students might not be able to easily access transit to an external pharmacy.
“If you’ve had a recent infection or were recently vaccinated, it’s reason able to wait a few months,” Jha said last week. According to the CDC, “re infection is less likely in the weeks to months after infection.”
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have been very nice for it to have happened on campus, but I haven’t heard any communication that something like that is going to happen,” said Perkins. “I decided I should just take the initiative my
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does not currently mandate the booster and she does not “see us mandating it, we would strongly recommend peo ple get vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible.”Thenew boosters are “going to give you more of a breadth of immunity,” Britto said. “It certainly addresses the ancestral strain, as well as what we’ve come to know as the more recent strain, BA.5.”Kira Bierly ’23.5 recently got the new shot at a Walgreens in South Prov idence. She said she was relieved to get another booster, especially one that sci entists say better prevents transmission of the Omicron variant.
“We’resaid. in the queue,” she said.
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In April, the University announced that it would require “all employees and students remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations” by CDC standards. Those CDC standards now say that people “are considered up to date with … COVID-19 vaccines im mediately after getting your updated (bivalent) booster.”
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“My last booster was almost a year ago,” she said. “I do know that getting your shots frequently is very important to make sure it’s still effective.”
“We’re waiting to get the green light from” the Rhode Island Department of Health.When RIDOH informs University officials that they have enough supply for a clinic, the University will send out a sign-up form to the community
Students should get the shot “as soon as they’re eligible”
After she came back from her ap pointment, Bierly said her friends asked her to send them information about signing up for an appointment.
Emma Perkins ’23.5, who got her booster at CVS in Providence Place mall, said that she and her friends did not know they were eligible for the booster until her sister got an appointment for the “Itshot.would
Currently, supply constraints in Rhode Island have kept the University from offering the booster on campus, Britto
“We will certainly use this as an opportunity to educate people on why it’s a good idea,” she added.
the documentary because of two col leagues at Ohio University and be came interested in the subject after encountering Dunbar’s work during his English studies. “The more I stud ied (for the film), the deeper I dug,” he said.Lewis worked on the documentary — which contains over 500 still images, including two from the Hay’s collec tions — for around 10 years.
The screening was the first event hosted by the Hay this semester, Strauss said.Lewis said he began working on
The event opened with remarks from Sylvia Carey-Butler, vice pres ident for institutional equity and diversity, who said she first saw the documentary at the Southside Cul tural Center of Rhode Island. She was “immersed and mesmerized” by the retelling of Dunbar’s life “through 21st centuryLewiseyes.”said that he was invited to speak at the University by Carey-But ler and Amanda Strauss, associate University librarian for special col lections and director of the John Hay Library.
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Alum shares process behind documentary on Paul Laurence Dunbar
Screening was followed by a discussion with filmmaker Frederick Lewis ’83
The documentary discusses the life of Dunbar from his childhood in Dayton, Ohio to his career through poems such as “A Negro Love Song” and his novel “Folks from Dixie.”
According to the documentary, “Folks from Dixie” was one of the first novels depicting the antebellum South in which slavery was not shown in a romantic lens.
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The documentary by Frederick Lewis ’83 follows poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar’s life starting with his early childhood in Dayton, Ohio to his successful poetry career.
swer session, Lewis revealed that working on the documentary over the course of a decade revealed his own endurance as a filmmaker. As he got to know the life of Dunbar, he wanted to add on to the film to provide context to the poet’s life, he said.After his visit to Brown, Lewis hopes to screen the documentary at other schools.
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The documentary follows Paul Lau rence Dunbar, one of the first interna tionally recognized African American poets and writers, according to a Sept. 13 Today@Brown announcement. Dun bar is most famous for a line from his poem “Sympathy” — “I know why the caged bird sings” — which was used as the title of Maya Angelou’s autobi ography, as well as for his poem, “We Wear the Mask,” the announcement continued.Afterthe screening, there was a question-and-answer session with Lewis, a professor of media arts and studies at Ohio University.
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The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, the John Hay Library and the Rhode Island Black Film Festival partnered to host a screening Tuesday of the documentary “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” made by filmmaker Frederick Lewis ’83.
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Andrew Howes GS, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the therapeutic sciences program, described his work modeling the accumulation of cellular senes cence — growth-arrested cells that accumulate with age — to study pul monary fibrosis, a lung disease which thickens and scars the tissue in the lungs.Howes said he became interested in studying pulmonary fibrosis in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “What’s go ing to happen to all those patients who were acutely affected by COVID-19?” said Howes. “What’s the aftermath — as patients age, are they going to develop pulmonary fibrosis?”
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cured, so we’re trying to figure out what’s causing this disruption in the neurons,” Connolly said.
Kevin Connolly GS, a fourth-year PhD student in the molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry depart ment, also presented his research on Alzheimer’s“Alzheimer’sDisease.disease … (has) been studied for years and still hasn’t been
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his research team’s goal is to better understand CHI3L1’s role in the brain so that eventually they can create a therapeutic to help Alzheimer’s pa tients.In addition to holding PAARF monthly during the fall and spring terms, the University’s Aging Center also holds Biology of Aging Seminars, more formal presentations conducted by visiting faculty.
“The idea is to encourage a discus sion with the local Providence commu nity about the biology of aging” and to encourage people without science backgrounds to learn more about the field, Berard said.
The monthly events also serve as a “low-pressure way” for graduate stu dents to present their current research or recently published papers, Berard added.
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His research focuses on CHI3L1, a protein that has greater expression in Alzheimer’s patients. According to Connolly, CHI3L1 may initiate a dysregulated neuroinflammatory pro cess, which causes the neurotoxicity and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Connolly said
changes with age in pulmonary fibrosis patients, and found that older patients had greater irregularity regions in their lungs. As individuals age, he said, they become less able to clear out senescent cells — cells that have stopped replicat ing to avoid becoming cancerous — re sulting in an accumulation of cells that can cause cancer and other negative health
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At the Providence Area Aging Research Forum this Tuesday, researchers pre sented two papers — one on pulmonary fibrosis and one on Alzheimer’s dis ease, which are the sixth and seventh biggest causes of death in the U.S. respectively.PAARF,hosted monthly by the Brown University Center on the Biology of Aging, is open to Brown students and others in the Providence area, accord ing to Aaron Berard PhD’16, associate director for the center.
omnipresence in world affairs has left me with an impossible task of reconciling my youthful notion that Taiwan was a quiet
“To avoid losing my Taiwanese identity altogether, I have had to develop my own sense of it, one that accounts for Taiwan as I see it.”
As I heard a student’s impassioned speech ad vocating for the forceful unification of my country, my frustration began to boil over. I rushed to the restroom, only to see my teary reflection staring back at me. Quickly drying my tears as the bathroom door opened, I wondered when I had lost my ability to compartmentalize my Taiwanese identity from my country’s polit icalWhilereality.I have always understood there to be a tenuous relationship between Taiwan and much of the world, this knowledge did not always impact my sense of identity. However, as I have grown up, I have become increasingly aware of the prejudices leveled at the Taiwanese, both out of ignorance and hate. To avoid losing my Taiwanese identity altogether, I have had to de velop my own sense of it, one that accounts for Taiwan as I see it.
As I struggled to find a definition for what it meant to be Taiwanese, I turned to history, desperately trying to find something innate to the Taiwanese character that was not defined by global politics — a Taiwanese identity that was unique. During my reflection, I discovered many dark events that plagued Taiwanese his tory besides the troubles it faced outside its borders: historical and present discrimination against Indigenous tribes and the National ist government’s massacre of citizens in the 1940s, for example. But there are also exam ples of beautiful innovation and growth: Tai wan has transformed from a dictatorship into a stable democratic state and taken a stand on
In the past, I never hesitated to introduce myself as Taiwanese, not conceiving for a mo ment that geopolitics could color others’ per ceptions of a child. I was blissfully ignorant of Taiwan’s complicated and tense history with China, shaped by the mainland’s distinct de sire to reclaim my country. I also did not believe what I do now: that my country is a pawn in re alpolitik games. It never occured to me that this is what others conjured up in their minds when I introduced myself as Taiwanese, so it never bothered me.
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On the flip side, the joy many Taiwanese
Asian island with the now-obvious reality that Taiwan occupies a fraught position in the in ternational order. My identity, my vision of my own country, is thus unwillingly entrusted to globalAlthoughsuperpowers.Taiwan’s political fate and glob al status are in limbo, it does not feel right to identify as anything but Taiwanese. In spite of this, in recent years, I have sometimes found myself hesitant and averse to openly sharing where I am from with others. Per haps I am sparing myself the awkwardness of introducing Taiwan to others. Perhaps I am making a futile and subconscious attempt to prevent people from defining or associat ing me and my nation with mere newspaper headlines. Perhaps I fear offending those who may have taken China’s side in the intracta ble conflict that has defined Taiwan’s recent history.Coming
Taiwan when one offers a seat to those in need during rush hour on the sub way, an impressive and reflexive act of love and selflessness. I see Taiwan in the altruis tic act of children wearing masks at the park in 90-degree weather when they are with their grandparents, making a conscious ef fort to keep them safe while spending time with them. I see Taiwan in the encourage ment given to friends to try new things when they visit Taiwan, like eating stinky tofu at the night-market — something of a Taiwanese rite of passage. In all of these, I see testaments to how we treat people like family even if they are not. In all of these, I see Taiwan.
Christopher Chang ’23 can be reached at christopher_chang@brown.edu. Please send responses to this opinion to letters@ browndailyherald.com and other op-eds to opinions@browndailyherald.com. to be Taiwanese
to Brown, I hoped that this hesi tance would fade. But headlines wrapping Tai wan into global hostilities persist, so in college, more than ever, it has seemed that political conflict is the only thing that defines my Tai
as an exhibition of the United States’ genuine companionship with the island, but rather as a “provocative” chess move against American rivalTaiwan’sChina.
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Over the years, my introductions have been regularly answered with reminders of Taiwan’s forgettable status in the eyes of many. Seem ingly innocuous replies referencing “curry” or “elephant riding” signal that only a handful of my peers know where Taiwan is and even fewer know anything about its culture. The once-mundane cliche icebreaker of “where are you from?” becomes an awkward pleasantry which requires a crash course in Taiwanese his tory and geography.
But even those who know little about Tai wan often know one thing: its recurring role in recent geopolitical conflict. Taiwan is constant ly making headlines, almost always playing a thankless supporting role in global power con flict. Take one recent news event: House Speak er Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was not seen
wanese identity. Frustrating and emotional en counters with some students on campus, in cluding ignorant comments and instances of harassment, made me cautious about openly embracing my identity and exploring potential friendships.
human rights by being the first Asian nation to legalize gay marriage. However, in spite of the breadth of Taiwan’s history, it still left me unsatiated. These historical tidbits seemed too impersonal to be the foundation of my iden tity.While I am still searching for answers, I’ve come to realize that the Taiwanese identity cannot be defined by its homeland’s history or politics. Instead, I feel it is defined by our un abashed love and care for everyone. Taiwan ese people have such an impressive capacity for love even though we are constantly belea guered by threats of war and messy global pol itics.Isee
citizens are accustomed to expressing whenev er an American official hints at visiting Taiwan also evokes in me an inexplicable sense of dis gust and frustration. I sometimes feel helpless while my identity is repeatedly stripped and redefined by global superpowers like China and the United States. For a time, this dynamic had me introducing myself as someone who “came from Taiwan,” while ultimately identifying with my family in Philadelphia.
Though I have come to accept that Taiwan itself is inextricable from global politics, my identity is not. I am not defined by how Chi na and the United States see my nation — in stead, my Taiwanese identity is defined by love and the ability to love others. My hesitance to introduce myself as Taiwanese definitely still remains, but I have slowly learned to tune out the cacophony of global politics and antipathy of the masses, focusing on the little things that have helped me rediscover my pride in being Taiwanese.
Chang ’23: What it means
“At first I was confused,” Godina said. “It was just the (cashier) saying you have to leave your ID.”
Temporary policy enacted to manage long lines typical at start of semester
PAN / HERALD The temporary dining hall ID card policy, aimed at quelling long lines in the dining hall, brought mixed opinions, with workers and students alike expressing confusion and concern.
Once students filled their box with “whatever amount and variety of food”
Additional reporting by Emily Faul haber.
the policy inactive, Godina said that takeout dining has become marginally more convenient: She no longer has to worry about leaving her ID behind or circling back to a cashier stand on the other side of the Sharpe Refectory on her way out.
Other students, like Isabella Peter son ’25, said that they had few thoughts about the policy: “It’s not that big of a deal. I trust that nobody else is going to take my card.”
Dining halls no longer require students to leave ID cards for to-go meals
they chose, they could retrieve their cards from the cashier.
that she saw no signage informing her of the practice.
For the first week of the school year, Brown Dining Services required stu dents to leave their Brown ID with a cashier to grab to-go boxes in certain dining halls. But as of Monday, stu dents can once again receive a to-go box without leaving behind collateral, wrote Vice President of Dining Pro grams George Barboza in an email to TheDiningHerald.Services piloted the pro gram for the first week of the semester
through Sunday, Barboza wrote — but the measure was not intended as a per manent policy.
The cashiers’ desks ultimately filled up with “too many cards,” leading to confusion, said Linda Whittaker, senior manager of residential dining. But she stressed that the “all you care to eat” dining halls need firmer boundaries for students. “It’s either eat in or take out,” she Whilesaid.Barboza wrote that “prom inent signage” at cashier’s stations provided instructions for the practice of leaving IDs, some students who regu larly get takeout meals told The Herald that the policy came with little notice or explanation.VeronicaGodina ’25, who said she takes her meals to go about twice a day to minimize lost time between classes, described the temporary requirement as a “minor inconvenience” — and noted
“It puts me more at ease,” Ong said.
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Leaving behind a Brown ID — a “highly personal” piece of identifica tion — also created concerns for Jared Ong
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asked, though he said he thought it was “just another way to keep track of us.”
The terms and conditions of the Brown Card say that the ID should “never be surrendered to anyone seeking to use the ID card as col lateral.”Bytaking the cards, Dining Ser vices aimed to quell the long lines that often pack dining halls at the begin ning of the semester, Barboza wrote. Some students filling their to-go boxes sometimes took up to 45 minutes to fill them, causing delay during “peak hours.”“The pilot practice was designed to incentivize diners to plan ahead and make their selections efficiently,” Barboza wrote.
Brian Nguyen ’25 said that he was “neutral” — especially given that his card was left in a safe spot next to the cashier.With
“I’25.tried to think of a rationale, but I couldn’t think of one,” Ong said. He said he had not heard any explanation for the Everettpolicy.Gutterman-Johns ’25, who estimated that he takes his food to go four times each week, said that the policy confused him and “seemed unnecessary.” He also noted that he could have potentially eaten a meal in the dining hall and then filled his to-goStill,box.Johns left his ID behind when