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CS dept. seeks additional funds amid enrollment surge Departmental capital campaign aiming to bolster resources could start this spring By CLARISSA CLEMM CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Responding to increasing enrollment rates in computer science courses, the Department of Computer Science is planning a fundraising campaign to alleviate strain on departmental resources, said Andy van Dam, professor of computer science. Van Dam, who teaches CSCI 0150: “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science,” will help lead the effort, which is still in its ideation stage but could begin as early as next semester if the case statement for the campaign receives approval this

semester. “We are certainly not unique in being resource-constrained, but the numbers are still pretty overwhelming. The need has been recognized, and people seem sympathetic to doing something. Now the question is what, when, how, who,” van Dam said. More than 15 percent of undergraduates are taking a computer science class this semester, said Tom Doeppner, director of undergraduate studies for the computer science concentration. The total number of graduating seniors in computer science and joint computer science concentrations rose from 48 students in 2008 to 114 this past May, reflecting a national trend of the field’s growing popularity, he added. “STEM is becoming more popular, and students are getting more exposure. There are a lot of jobs in computer science, and it has always been the case that

President to forward recommendations of Committee on the Events of October 29 to FEC RYAN WALSH / HERALD

With 214 students enrolled in CSCI 0170 this semester, Head TA Indy Prentice ’15 said there is limited space for labs and TA hours. people with a computer science degree from Brown tend to do well in the job market,” Doeppner said. Introductory course enrollment

numbers reflect this trend: Currently, 322 students are enrolled in CS 15, 214 students are enrolled in CSCI 0170: » See CS, page 3

Mail Services URI proceeds with plan to arm police force Senate endorses outsourcing Student act, but some question criticized at whether armed police will UCS meeting prevent campus violence

By CAROLINE KELLY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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Following the outsourcing of the University’s mail services to a private contractor this summer, administrators are working to streamline the transition to new workers, said Assistant Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services Elizabeth Gentry at the Undergraduate Council of Students general body meeting Wednesday night. Gentry began her presentation to the council by explaining the timing of the outsourcing, noting that the office technology company Ricoh USA took over Aug. 1 as the result of a project that had been underway for several years. The staffing change came after a student survey last year, in which respondents cited issues such as “the array of the services that we offer and the quality of services.” Gentry acknowledged that there have been bumps along the way, adding that between 900 and 1,800 boxes arrive at the mail facilities in J. Walter Wilson and Alumnae Hall each day. “This is a new group of people, with a new system, trying to learn a whole university in the matter of a couple of weeks,” she said. “We’re human, we make mistakes. Occasionally we misdeliver a piece of mail. It’s always happened.” UCS Media Director Alana Bhatla » See UCS, page 4

By MATTHEW JARRELL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University of Rhode Island has begun to implement a plan to arm its police force, concluding a nearly two-anda-half year process that was triggered by a false report of a gunman on campus. Officers in the force are currently undergoing background checks, said Stephen Baker, URI director of public safety. Once these checks are completed, the officers will also be administered a psychological test and will receive firearm training, he added.

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“The background check is a complete investigation,” Baker said, adding that officers’ financial, educational and criminal backgrounds are scrutinized. Just over half of the checks had been completed, he said. A progress report released by URI Wednesday confirmed that the background checks of officers will be completed by the end of this month. URI Psychological Services will conduct subsequent pscyhological testing, which includes a four-hour written examination and an interview, Baker said. Firearm training for URI police officers at the Cranston Police Department is also slated for completion by this month’s end, according to the report. The project began in response to a false report of an armed student in Chafee Hall in April 2013, Baker said. This was the third time URI

had discussed arming campus police, having also considered it in 2002 and 2007, Baker said. From April 2013 to 2014, URI hosted five community forums on the topic of arming campus police, Baker said. The process was an inclusive one, encompassing a range of opinions, he added. After the forums, the Rhode Island Board of Education made the decision to allow Rhode Island’s public universities to decide for themselves whether or not to arm their police, Baker said. URI decided to arm its police force, while Rhode Island College and Rhode Island Community College did not. Others at URI have voiced dissent. Paul Bueno de Mesquita, a psychology professor and the director of the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, said he was concerned about further militarization of police. “Oftentimes, violent solutions » See URI, page 3

By MAXINE JOSELOW UNIVERSITY NEWS EDITOR

Following recommendations outlined by the Committee on the Events of October 29, the University will take steps to ensure freedom of expression, restructure the Office of Institutional Diversity and maintain a diverse student body and faculty, wrote President Christina Paxson in a letter released Wednesday to the campus community. In her letter, Paxson pledged to support and implement many of the proposals made by the committee, a body comprising students and faculty members that formed last fall in the wake of the controversial protest and shutdown of a scheduled campus lecture by former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The committee concluded in its initial report in February that administrators canceled the lecture due to concern over the large number of protesters unaffiliated with the Brown community and fear that violence would erupt in the lecture hall. In its second report last May, the committee called for the implementation of 10 recommendations, including increased resources for the Office of Institutional Diversity, greater faculty diversity and expanded Diverse Perspectives in Liberal Learning courses. Anthony Bogues, professor of Africana studies and chair of the committee, » See PAXSON, page 2

Admin salary changes reflect faculty turnover 2012 data shows Simmons received $648,021, while Paxson made $350,000 base salary for partial year By LINDSAY GANTZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER

President Christina Paxson made a base salary of $350,000 in 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, according to the most recent Form 990 tax document reported by the University. But this number reflects the fact that Paxson did not assume office until July of that year, and therefore does not represent her true compensation, said Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration. In 2012, then-President Ruth

Simmons made $648,021, a slight increase from the $643,072 she made in 2011. This included Simmons’ retirement compensation, Huidekoper said. As a nonprofit organization, the University is required to file the 990 tax form with the Internal Revenue Service every year to maintain its taxexempt status. The filing reports base salaries and total compensation for the University’s officers, directors, trustees and key employees as well as the University’s endowment values. Substantial changes in administrative salary from 2011 to 2012 are “just transition,” Huidekoper said. Base compensation includes earnings,

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other compensations and non-taxable benefits, whereas total compensation includes other benefits such as health insurance and deferred compensation, Huidekoper said. Changes in compensation can be attributed to faculty transitions, Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, wrote in an email to The Herald. Quinn wrote that individuals “either left the faculty and joined the administration, or returned to the faculty from the administration.” This year’s report does not represent any significant changes in compensation trends, Huidekoper said. David Kertzer ’69 P’95 P’98 served as provost until 2011, and then “went back to a faculty salary,” Huidekoper said. His base compensation decreased

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Corvese ’15: Adopting the Paleo diet is not healthy or admirable

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from $484,823 to $294,064 between 2011 and 2012. Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P’12 began his duties on July 1, 2011, and his base compensation increase of $256,587 to $324,200 in 2012 reflects this change. Then-Provost Mark Schlissel’s P’15 compensation rose from $248,587 to $473,530 between 2011 to 2012. Cynthia Frost, former chief investment officer, was the University’s highest-paid employee in 2012, according to the document, which listed her total compensation as $2,100,895. Frost’s salary also increased from $492,057 to $541,431 because “when she resigned, she had accumulated vacation time,” Huidekoper said, adding that Frost received the payout after resigning. t o d ay

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2 university news » PAXSON, from page 1 said he was “very pleased” that Paxson “seems to agree with all of the recommendations,” which were the “heart of the report.” But he expressed dismay that Paxson did not specify which of the 10 recommendations she would send to the Faculty Executive Committee for review. Freedom of expression is “essential to Brown’s mission,” Paxson wrote in her response to the committee’s recommendations, citing former President Ruth Simmons’ statement in a commencement address at Smith College in May that “one’s voice grows stronger in encounters with opposing views.” Conversation about the Kelly lecture has often positioned freedom of expression and support for human rights as at odds, Paxson wrote. Some community members argued that Kelly should have been allowed to deliver the lecture in the name of free speech and open dialogue. But protesters and others voiced opposition due to Kelly’s oversight of the New York City Police Department’s use of stop-and-frisk policies, which they view as unfairly targeting people of color. “We do not need to choose between supporting freedom of expression or racial equality,” Paxson wrote. “Protecting freedom of expression and furthering human rights are mutually reinforcing.” In the future, Brown community members who “interfere with the free

exchange of ideas” in the manner of the protesters at the Kelly lecture will be subject to disciplinary action for violating the Code of Student Conduct, Paxson added. Paxson upheld the committee’s commitment to the importance of free speech, Bogues said. “What the committee tried to do was think about free speech within the kind of responsibility we have to each other on campus.” In light of the committee’s recommendation to boost faculty diversity, the University will continue to rely on the Target of Opportunity program, which allows for “hiring outstanding diverse scholars outside the regular search process,” Paxson wrote. The University will also launch several initiatives aimed at promoting diversity among the undergraduate and graduate student bodies, Paxson wrote. The President’s Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will help recruit PhD students from “historically underrepresented” backgrounds starting in fall 2015, while the Advancing Diverse Scholars Annual Conference will connect minority graduate students and faculty members from Brown and other institutions for networking and mentoring, she wrote. To streamline the implementation of these new diversity initiatives, Paxson proposed restructuring the OID, which is in the process of developing a Diversity Action Plan to outline goals for recruitment of students and faculty members from diverse backgrounds.

The OID will now fall under the auspices of the Office of the President instead of functioning as a separate entity, Paxson wrote. Consequently, Liza Cariaga-Lo, director of the OID and associate provost for academic development and diversity, will report to Paxson rather than to Provost Vicki Colvin. In addition to ongoing efforts to hire a Title IX coordinator, the University will conduct a search for a staff member to work in the OID and lead the Transformative Conversations Project, which aims to provide opportunities for Brown community members to hold meaningful discussion, Paxson wrote. Administrators will also evaluate expanding the OID staff, either by hiring new employees or by formally integrating other current employees who work on diversity issues into the OID, Paxson wrote. Ten employees across various University centers and offices — including the Brown Center for Students of Color, the LGBTQ Center and the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center — currently deal directly with questions of diversity, she added. “This is an opportunity for us to more fully engage the Brown community around issues of inclusion, equity and diversity across student, faculty and staff concerns,” Cariaga-Lo wrote in an email to The Herald. “I will be working closely with the Diversity Advisory Board in the next several months to discuss how we envision our work in light of these changes.”

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At a panel on U.S. incarceration Wednesday, some participants passionately steered discussion toward moral considerations and the impact of race.

Panel discusses U.S. incarceration Study’s authors urge greater awareness of issues surrounding domestic incarceration trends By MICHAELA BRAWN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Panelists at a talk exploring incarceration in the United States Wednesday evening veered away from their prepared remarks, moving “beyond the scientific research (and) bringing up political, moral and social issues” related to crime and imprisonment, as moderator Richard Locke, director of the Watson Institute for International Studies, said at its conclusion. Approximately 50 students, faculty members and community members crowded the Joukowsky Forum in the Watson Institute to hear the four academics describe the results of a 2012 study they helped conduct. A total of 20 individuals aided in the study, which was entitled “The Growth of Incarceration in the United States” and was sponsored by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. Though the panelists began by presenting their findings, they ended up discussing the ways in which social and economic inequalities influence incarceration in the United States, prompting the atmosphere in the room to grow charged.

Glenn Loury, professor of economics and social sciences, began his remarks by saying, “I’m mad as hell. This is not a joke. Brace yourselves, I’m about to go off script.” He introduced an emotional level to the discussion, leading a community member to ask how individuals can be “more active, more emotional, more demanding” when considering the nature of modern incarceration. “Social formation of race plays an enormous part” in the unprecedented high level of incarceration, Loury said, adding that “racial disparity in the punishment complex reflects implicit and explicit racism.” He added that he thinks the current number of incarcerated individuals reflects a “reproduction of social stratification” that is an “abhorrent expression of who we have become as people at the dawn of the 21st century.” Bruce Western, professor of sociology and criminal justice policy at Harvard, said he and other panelists “want to enlist university audiences in disseminating information found in the report and in the criminal justice system,” noting that the panelists have spoken at other institutions. The panelists all said they believe the country needs greater social awareness around incarceration. Much of the mysticism surrounding this issue comes from the way society perceives felons and prisons, Western said. “Prison should be a pillar of justice,” said Jeremy Travis, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. Prisons “should be elevated and held up for inquiry. They should not be kept out of our consciousness.” The panelists all expressed hope that change was possible and provided ideas for ameliorating this problem, all while recognizing the difficulty of attempting to reform the course democracy has taken toward its current stance on incarceration. “We need a more inclusive vision of citizenship that does not exclude and marginalize this group of people,” Travis said. The question-and-answer session that followed the talk reflected the tension in the room, with many attendees eager to discuss the issue further. Frank Sharber, a retired physician, said of the incarcerated, “We warehouse them and they become invisible. How do we shine light on these invisible people?” “We must provoke people’s curiosity and reveal a hidden social reality,” Western said in response. “We must highlight people’s agency and ability to make choices. This capacity for agency is something that joins us all.” Locke concluded by thanking the panelists for “inspiring” the audience with their willingness to explore new areas of discussion.

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Elections Roundup BY MOLLY SCHULSON, METRO EDITOR

Block throws support behind former rival Fung for governor

Just a couple weeks ago, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung won the Republican primary for governor with 55 percent of the vote, defeating his opponent Ken Block. But despite losing a heated primary that featured a negative advertising campaign against him, Block gave a “full-throated endorsement” to Fung during a news conference Monday at the Statehouse, the Providence Journal reported. Block emphasized the need for a “strong party of opposition” to the Democrats going into the general election season, the Journal reported. Block and Fung met Saturday in Warwick to discuss the endorsement casually, Block said. The Journal reported that Fung was “very grateful” for Block’s support. “I welcome Ken and his supporters and ask for his help and support in the coming weeks, so that we can achieve our shared vision for a government that operates more efficiently, is responsive to all people in our great state of Rhode Island and, most of all, creates an environment in which businesses can grow and prosper and put more of our people back to work,” Fung said.

Memo reveals secret fund against Cianci

A confidential memo obtained by the news outlet GoLocalProv was sent to 29 people by Lorne Adrain, a former independent candidate for Providence mayor, asking for support for a 501(c)(4) fund of $1 million to help defeat independent candidate Buddy Cianci’s bid for mayor. These funds do not disclose the names of donors and are widely used to circumvent campaign finance restrictions. Jake Bissaillon, who managed City Council President Michael Solomon’s failed campaign for the Democratic mayoral nomination, will coordinate the third-party attack against Cianci, Adrain told wpri. com. Cianci released a statement Friday in response to the leaked memo. “In this country, our founding principle is that we are a democracy — not just subject to a handful of millionaires deciding what is best for the hard-working people who are the backbone of our city, our economy and our community,” Cianci said in his statement, GoLocalProv reported. The Cianci campaign’s statement denounced the efforts to form the 501(c)(4) fund, arguing that such money would be better spent on Providence schools rather than engaging in political attacks.

Cianci takes slim lead in mayoral race

With the general election for mayor of Providence less than six weeks away, independent Buddy Cianci heads the pack of candidates with an expected 38 percent of the vote, according to a Providence Journal/WPRI-12 poll conducted by Fleming and Associates of registered voters in the city. He has a 5.6-percentage-point lead over his Democratic opponent Jorge Elorza. Less than 6 percent of poll respondents indicated that they would vote for Republican nominee Daniel Harrop ’76 MD’79. “We’re enthused,” Cianci, who previously served two stints as mayor before resigning each time due to felony convictions, told the Journal. “We’re extremely happy that we have a clear path to victory.” While nearly 10 percent of voters said they didn’t know how they felt about Cianci, about 37 percent of people were uncertain about their feelings toward Elorza. Marisa O’Gara, Elorza’s campaign manager, said Elorza has momentum on his side, the Journal reported. “It seems like Mr. Cianci has been hovering around 38 percent since the day he announced,” she said. Almost a quarter of people polled said they have not made up their mind about who they would vote for or refused to answer the question, the Journal reported.

» CS, from page 1 “Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction” and 161 students enrolled in CSCI 0020: “The Digital World.” The size of CS 15 has prompted the course to move out of MacMillan 117 to Salomon 101, the largest lecture hall on campus. To provide the individual attention necessary for students to succeed, these introductory courses rely heavily on teaching assistants to offer TA hours, grade homework and post notes and homework online. “Students need lots of individual help since they’re practicing skills that they’ve never done before,” said CS 15 Head TA Gregory Chatzinoff ’15. “We try to give each student around 15 minutes each (during TA hours) and help them as best as we can in that time period.” Doeppner said the standard studentTA ratio in computer science courses at

» URI, from page 1 lead to more violence,” he said. Bueno de Mesquita also cited previous instances of shooting tragedies at universities, including the 2007 incident at Virginia Tech, as proof that simply arming campus police is not an adequate solution. “In all of the campus shooting incidents, unfortunately, armed police have never really intervened in a way that could save lives,” he said. Bueno de Mesquita added that the discussion surrounding arming officers distracts from the true problem. “The real issue is campus safety,” he said. “The constructive and

Brown is 8-to-1. This allows the teaching assistants to support students beyond TA hours, which students and TAs said sometimes have lines that last for hours. “The TAs have a strong presence online and through email, which has been incredibly helpful,” said Laura Shea ’18, a student in CS 17. Anonymous donors contributed $1 million to the computer science department to support its undergraduate TA program, President Christina Paxson wrote in a campus-wide email recapping the May 2014 Corporation meeting. The donation will allow the department’s TA budget to increase for the first time since 2006. In addition to long wait times for help from TAs, large class sizes also present problems in terms of space for labs and for TA hours. CS 17 Head TA Indy Prentice ’15 said up to five courses hold TA hours in the same room simultaneously, making it harder for students to

concentrate. Students who come to the SunLab to do work sometimes have difficulty finding an available computer because labs occur in the space every day of the week, said Prentice, who also oversees the entire computer science TA program as one of three Meta TAs. The Center for Information Technology holds space for computer science classes, labs, Computing and Information Services and more. “Our goal is to take over the CIT building. We need to effectively own all the space,” Doeppner said. “We’re excited that computer science has become so popular and that there are so many people interested in it,” said Associate Professor of Computer Science Amy Greenwald, who teaches CS 17. “We want the University to recognize the importance of computer science and to give us more resources so that we can grow even beyond” where the department is now, she said.

productive discussions that need to happen have to address the real forms of violence on college campuses.” The largest percentage of violent crimes at universities are those of sexual violence, he said, adding that giving police officers guns does little to solve that issue. But John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said he supports URI’s decision. “It’s hard for me to fathom why people wouldn’t want to let police officers carry guns,” he added. Lott said public universities across the country should do more to protect themselves, including allowing students of age with permits to carry

concealed weapons. “Permit holders who are over 21 and are college age are at least as law-abiding as the general permitholding population,” he said. “And the general permit-holding population is extremely law-abiding.” The URI Student Senate, a representative body on campus, has come out in support of arming its police. The Senate outlined its approval in a recently approved opinion bill. “These additional resources will provide campus police with the adequate equipment necessary to become the URI emergency response plan,” the bill reads. The measure was passed by a vote of seven to three.

4 university news » UCS, from page 1 ’16 said students offered both praise and criticism in the inaugural weekly feedback form that UCS sent to the student body before the meeting. “People really like the extended hours, and people definitely like Alumnae (Hall) instead of Power Street” as the overflow package pickup area, she said. “Some of the major complaints that came up again and again were that people lost packages,” she added, noting that with the new swipe check-in system, “after people swipe, they don’t know what to do or if they should wait in line.” Several undergraduates who attended the meeting, including members of the Student Labor Alliance, expressed frustration with both the quality of services and the decision to outsource. “A lot of the reasons that we were offered were ‘We need the program and the technology; we need the expertise,’” said UCS general body member Justice Gaines ’16. “Quite honestly, everything you have offered has not come through.” “We stand in solidarity with workers on our campus — they have a right to a living wage,” said SLA member Stoni Tomson ’15, referring to the nine

employees who worked for Mail Services prior to the outsourcing. Tomson called the issue one of “transparency and accountability” for the University. Mary Grace Almandrez, director of the Brown Center for Students of Color, and Shane Lloyd MPH ’11, assistant director for first-year and sophomore programs at the BSCS, also presented an overview of the center’s role and initiatives following its Sept. 10 decision to change its name from the Third World Center. “We pride ourselves on having a long history of student of color activism and being a very special gathering place for our students of color,” Almandrez said. Gaines, a member of the center’s student board, said the center will pursue two new main programs in its strategic plan. The Social Justice Peer Education Program will build on past Minority Peer Counselor programs and ideally launch next year, while the Activism Series will be developed over the next few years, Gaines added. The center may erect a “legacy room” commemorating student of color activism and may also digitize its archives, Almandrez said.

Following the name change, Almandrez said she has received “overwhelming support” from many different parts of the Brown community, including alums of color, especially “once people understood what happened and what the plan is.” “What makes this important is that communities of color are claiming this as an important space,” she added. “We wanted to make sure that the doors were open as widely as possible ... I hope that even in the disagreement of the name, people are excited about where the center is going.” Several council members expressed support for changing the center’s name but voiced concern over keeping the name of the Third World Transition Program. Bhatla said she supported the center’s name change and noted her mother’s disapproval of the phrase “Third World” when Bhatla tried to sign up for the Third World Transition Program as a first-year. Minoshka Narayan ’18 said she wished TWTP had been renamed along with the center, saying “you don’t want people to miss out on it because they don’t understand what the program

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Undergraduate Council of Students President Maahika Srinivasan ’15 listens to a discussion about the University’s outsourced mail services. is about.” The council concluded its meeting by passing three motions from student groups. Student Volunteers for Samaritans of Rhode Island was approved to

change its name to Students for Samaritans, Wednesday Night Jazz Jam Club was approved to be renamed The Jazz Sessions and the literary magazine Issues became Synecdoche.

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Practicing a form of folk music originating in Mexico, Mariachi de Brown — Brown’s official mariachi band and Rhode Island’s only such group since 2005 — plays Wednesday in Smith-Buonanno Hall.

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9 A.M. ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES

Hillel will host services for the Jewish New Year, with Conservative services at 9 a.m. and Reform services at 10 a.m., followed by an open lunch. Brown/RISD Hillel

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12 P.M. BROWN-INDIA INITIATIVE STUDENT FELLOW PRESENTATION PART 1

Students and faculty members will present summer research they did in India with grants they received from the initiative. Watson Institute, McKinney Conference Room

4 P.M. LEADERSHIP IN TECHNOLOGY LECTURE

6 P.M. PAIN ET FROMAGE

Guest speaker Joseph M. Tucci from the EMC Corporation will address how trends in technology are impacting buisness and the economy. Sayles Hall

All are welcome to to Machado House for a social event with assortments of bread, cheese and the opportunity to practice French. Machado House

5 P.M. SANDUSKY, PATERNO AND SPANIER:

8 P.M. ‘SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF

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Ross Cheit, professor of political science and public policy, will discuss the social dynamic of bystanders facing ethical dilemmas. Brown Faculty Club

Sondheim’s classic musical about a murderous barber is brought to the stage by a Trinity Repertory Company director and student cast. Leeds Theater, Lyman Hall

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EDITORIAL

The unfortunate compromise in expansion The Herald reported Wednesday (“Engineering building plan calls for demolition of historic houses,” Sept. 24) that the Providence Preservation Society raised opposition to the destruction of four houses as part of the proposed construction of a new engineering building, set to break ground at the end of next year. Though the PPS is inarguably justified in its concern — considering the underlying historic character of the existing structures — growth requires change, and society must recognize the necessity to maximize the land’s potential, given the inherent constraints on College Hill. We applaud the University’s work in maintaining a transparent and fruitful relationship with the PPS and firmly support the current plan to build an engineering facility on the combined sites. The concerns of PPS should be discussed with the demolition of any old or architecturally significant structures; the organization itself was formed in 1956 as a response to the development of Wriston Quadrangle. But the homes — 29 and 37 Manning St. and 333 and 341 Brook St. — should not restrict the potential for expansion of the engineering campus by 80,000 square feet. Moreover, as Dean of Engineering Lawrence Larson emphasized, engineering develops in a way that requires constantly changing equipment, unlike other fields of study. New facilities are an unfortunate but necessary cost of this development. It should also be noted that the plans include creation of a new building for the Division of Applied Mathematics to be built in the current Barus and Holley parking lot. The character of an institution is intimately connected to its campus. The existing homes represent a rare opportunity for the University to expand its physical imprint, while maintaining a heightened degree of cohesion on the central campus. Though the University has actively worked to expand its presence in the Jewelry District — primarily for the graduate program — these moments of “fringe” growth dramatically alter the character of the institution and ultimately undercut the embedded sense of community on campus. With the recent efforts to more properly cluster housing, Brown must remain mindful of the implications of any expansion beyond the core campus; the development of the proposed engineering building will bolster this often intangible but important aura of community. The underlying problem is that real estate on College Hill is extremely limited. The opportunity to develop a state-of-the-art engineering facility within the bounds of the core campus should not be taken lightly, and Brown’s aggressive effort in pursuing the project is very warranted. Though the PPS is justified in its efforts to maintain the historic integrity of College Hill, we urge the University to continue to pursue the development plan in place.

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U. could move house targeted for demolition To the Editor: Though University officials have presented a seamless case for demolition of four historic houses in order to build the proposed engineering complex (“Engineering building plan calls for demolition of historic houses,” Sept. 24), Dean of Engineering Lawrence Larson’s statement that “there’s nothing we can do” is simply incorrect. The option of moving one of the houses, preferably the brick mansion at 37 Manning St., to the corner of Hope and George is a possibility. It could, albeit with great difficulty and at considerable cost, be squeezed through the gap between Barus and Holley and 182 George St. Such a relocation would fill in the east end of the existing

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Cavemen didn’t bake pies GABRIELLA CORVESE opinions editor

If you haven’t heard of the Paleo diet by now, you probably live under a rock. Ironically, this would separate you from your Paleo-praising peers, who participate in a diet inspired by our Stone Age brethren but still read Paleo blogs on their MacBook Pros from the comfort of their solar-paneled homes. Paleo, which is short for Paleolithic, is a diet that emphasizes consumption of lean protein, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, while abstaining from grains, dairy and alcohol. The Paleolithic part refers to the alleged eating habits of our hunter-gatherer ancestors who foraged for food instead of farming it. In short: If cavemen couldn’t eat it, neither should you. The Paleo diet echoes many of the nutritional trends common in today’s fad diets. Lean meat is better, grains aren’t great and starches are to be avoided at all costs. But not only does the Paleo diet deliver dietary recommendations — it also comes with a hearty ego. ThePaleoDiet.com shamelessly calls it

“the world’s healthiest diet.” The website of Robb Wolf, author of the book “The Paleo Solution,” refers to the Paleo diet as “the ONLY nutritional approach that works with your genetics to help you stay lean, strong and energetic!” At a glance, Paleo sounds healthful and natural. Too bad it reeks of pretension. Let me be clear: It is not my intention to tell people how to eat. I would be enraged if someone criticized what was on my plate, be it a kale salad or a

to the development of widely shunned processed food, they also led to the establishment of civilization with rich art, science and culture — not to mention leisure time. The hunter-gatherers of yesteryear barely had time to think about pleasure — or their nutrition, for that matter — since they were too busy hunting and gathering. Isn’t it a bit hypocritical to preach the Paleo gospel from the WordPress you made in your free time from your 9-to-5 desk job?

ings. The diet’s entry in the list acknowledges the very limited scope of research that demonstrates Paleo’s potential for weight loss. The New York Times also reported that neglecting foods such as dairy or grains can lead to deficiency in calcium and vitamin D, among other nutrients. Let’s also not forget the significant class implications that accompany the Paleo lifestyle. Like many restrictive diets, Paleo is limited in access to those that can afford to peruse Whole Foods

Stone Age wannabes must dismiss the idea that Paleolithic living is preferable. slice of chocolate cake. My frustration instead is with the Paleo lifestyle, from its misguided science to the cult-like obsession among those who subscribe to it. Stone Age wannabes must dismiss the idea that Paleolithic living is preferable. There’s no denying that the sugarloaded foods on supermarket shelves today contribute to health and nutrition problems in the United States. But even though human developments like the rise of agriculture and industrial production over the past few millennia led

Ferris Jabr summed it up well in a piece on the diet for Scientific American: “Hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic hunted and gathered because they had to. Paleo dieters attempt to eat like hunter–gatherers because they want to.” And here’s the real kicker: Paleo might not be that good for you after all. In a U.S. News and World Report ranking of the best diets, Paleo came in at number 31 — a tie for last place. With input from nutrition experts and studies, Paleo’s position shouldn’t be dismissed as arbitrarily as college rank-

and farmers’ markets for their weekly groceries. In addition to its uppity nature, this behavior runs the risk of creating a divide between an elite group of Paleo superiors and the rest of us snacking on Wonder Bread and canned vegetables. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to maintain a healthful diet. But Paleo and its accompanying pomp and circumstance are not the way to do that. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and

Human Services in 2010 officially recommend that individuals “balance calories with physical activities” while including grains and low-fat dairy food in their diets. Of course, national recommendations aren’t without their criticism — there has been controversy surrounding the American Dietary Association’s relationship with the USDA in developing guidelines — but there’s little questioning that balance is key. If Stone Age individuals didn’t have the time in their busy hunter-gatherer schedules to develop agriculture, they certainly didn’t have the car, the supermarket, the almond flour or the modern appliances to prepare their Paleo baked goods. This bizarre pick-andchoose system is not an attempt to return to healthful, prehistoric habits — it’s a pretentious opportunity for a blog post and a pat on the back from your Paleo peers. And by the way, my almond flourfree pie definitely tastes better than that Paleo one.

Gabriella Corvese ’15 feels bad for cavemen since they didn’t have cheese and can be reached at gabriella_corvese@brown.edu.

The university citizen JULIE HYEBIN SHIN opinions columnist

Amidst the jumble of hyped-up greetings and questions you are bombarded with when you return to campus after a long summer, the number one FAQ is inevitably this: “What is one exciting thing you did over the break?” While I was listening to all the adventurous and exhilarating episodes of working in labs and pursuing internships, what crossed my mind were actually the 2014 local elections in my hometown — my first voting experience as a Korean citizen. Born to a Confucian society and raised by activist parents, I firmly believe in social activism and the civic duty of political engagement, of which voting is unquestionably the most fundamental and quintessential element. Having missed the 2012 presidential election by a whisker due to the highly controversial age limit of 19 in Korea, I was so excited to finally become a full-fledged member of society. And I did. … Or so I thought. Now that I am back on campus, I am confronted with an inconvenient truth: I have not participated in any student government activities at Brown, not to mention the latest Undergraduate Council of Students election. While pretending to be a social activist at the vanguard of democratic values, all I ever did was run over the torn and muddied election posters on the morning rush to Barus and Holley, not caring to look at the candidates’ pledges and campaign platforms that actually might have a substantial and direct impact on my college life. Such absurdly hypocritical behavior is not alien to many other Brunonians — or students at any college, for that matter. A surprisingly large number of students fail to realize that college is yet another society of which they are a pivotal part. In this microcosm, all the democratic principles still apply — members have certain rights and responsibilities and are governed by democratically elected representatives. The overall structure of

student governments and their institutional decision-making closely resemble the democratic system of the larger American society. Ironically enough, college also somewhat reflects the voting trends of the larger society in that about half of students at many schools do not feel the necessity and obligation to participate. This is quite shameful considering the fact that colleges are selected groups of highly educated elites as opposed to society as a whole. A large population of students is unaware of who their representatives are and what they do on universities’ different governing bodies, sometimes leaving institutions with uncontested elections and hopelessly low voter turnout.

beyond college than the immediate issues within the society of which they are currently a part. If we really are the anxious passengers from the poignant “Speed” analogy illustrated by Cara Dorris ’15 in her recent Herald column, “The Ivy League lament” (Sept. 15), then the University is nothing more than a speeding bus, a mere tool that we use to reach our destinations. Nevertheless, participation in student government is a challenge that concerns all actors within the community, including not only students but also faculty and staff members. To a certain extent, the selfish bystander mentality of students is fueled by ineffective communi-

If universities cannot engage students in such an educational environment, then it may be an indication of a greater challenge of encouraging the citizenry to vote in national elections. Brown is certainly not exempt from this virulent apathy. Though voter turnout here has risen to 47 and 48 percent the past two years, Brown has been so deeply instilled with political indifference that it scored the lowest voter turnout for student government elections among the Ivy League schools in 2010 and 2011, with a historically low 26 percent. In the 2012 UCS elections, 28 percent of Brown students participated, barely reaching half the turnout rate at Yale the same year, while other Ivies remained in about the same range — Harvard with 54 percent, Dartmouth with 53 percent, Penn with 50 percent, Princeton with 45 percent and Cornell with 40 percent. Such striking social and political apathy seems to arise among students from the prevailing perception that college is an institution not their own but that they are just passing through as mere consumers of its services. Riddled with concerns about grades, resumes and future careers, students are more interested in preparing for their splendid debut into the “real” society

cation of necessary information, which leads to limited understanding of the organizational structure of student government, electoral processes and different channels for participation. Moreover, the current voting process through email carries the potential hazards of critical information not getting through at all and ending up in spam boxes. The voting process and updating system definitely need some streamlining, backed up by a more substantial use of social media. Ensuring the message gets through, however, will not automatically draw the apathetic hermits out of their caves. Communication must be bidirectional — unless the student-citizens themselves respond out of their own will, the efforts of UCS will be to no avail. The primary factors plaguing the minds of student-citizens and pushing them back into their caves are the doubts and fears that higher authorities will eventually drown their voices out and that student government plays a minimal role in the actual decision-making processes.

Granted, the power and authority of student governments are limited and pressured, but that pressure can only be overcome by greater student participation. Just like any other political elections, greater voter turnout empowers and strengthens the legitimacy of the elected representative. And it is a false notion to think UCS and the Undergraduate Finance Board are impotent, because those bodies play a considerable part in distributing student funds and establishing a climate for various student groups and activities on campus. They should not be equated with high school class representatives whose primary responsibility is to organize events like prom. Universities are strongholds of democracy. They transmit democratic values, educate students about civic engagement and democratic behavior, and prepare them for their upcoming lives as citizens of a democratic society. Indeed, how likely is it for students who do not even care to vote online in UCS elections to take the time to vote in real elections? If universities cannot engage students in such an educational environment, then it may be an indication of a greater challenge of encouraging the citizenry to vote in national elections. To end on a hopeful note, Brunonians are slowly recovering their sense of social involvement and responsibility. The significant recent increase in voter turnout is a very promising trend that should hopefully last long enough to create concrete and substantial change. What does being part of Brown mean to you? Is it a step toward your end goal or just another line on your resume? What does being a citizen — of both your university and your country — mean to you? I sincerely hope it is not too late for me to demonstrate that I really do care about the improvement of my community and prove I am more than words written on my resume. And I believe you can, too.

Julie Hyebin Shin ’17 is proud to be a Brunonian and wants to contribute to the Brown community through her columns as a responsible student-citizen.