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BROWN DAILY HERALD vol. cxlix, no. 106
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Undergrads back student rep. on Corporation Student tests By EBEN BLAKE STAFF WRITER
Roughly 60 percent of undergraduates believe a voting student trustee should be added to the Corporation, and another roughly 22 percent support a non-voting student representative, according to a recent Herald poll conducted Oct. 22-23. Only 5 percent of respondents think there should be no student representation on the University’s highest governing body, and 13 percent of respondents have no opinion on the issue. Maahika Srinivasan ’15, president of the Undergraduate Council of Students, described growing student support for undergraduate representation on the Corporation as “phenomenal.” “This campus has a long history of student activism, and it’s kind of awesome to see people care and get involved,” she said. “Since we’re paying tuition … we should have a voice in how the University operates,” said Sarah Parker ’15. “We’ve made a substantial investment in coming here, so it’s important we’re actually heard.” The poll results come after a push by
a number of student groups, including the Student Power Initiative, to increase student representation on campus. UCS hosted a forum last month featuring a panel of Corporation members who addressed problems they perceived with student membership on the body. Several panelists expressed concern about adding a student to the Corporation due to the confidential nature of some of the body’s work. “I think it would be beneficial for students to be on the Board of Trustees in two ways,” said Graham Rotenberg ’17, a Herald opinions columnist. “First, it would provide some clarity to an important part of Brown decision-making, and second, it would provide the Board of Trustees a greater perspective of an actual student experience that could be consistent, direct and regarded as equal” to the views of alum members. While Srinivasan acknowledged that students perceive Corporation proceedings as opaque, she made a distinction between student representation and increased transparency. Potential student representatives “should be held to the same levels of confidentiality as the Board,” Srinivasan said. “The important issue is integrating student viewpoints into conversations at the Corporation level,” she said, though she added that structural details would require further consideration. But the UCS Fall Poll, which asked
Model UN conference draws more than 800 participants Organizers arrange small committees to foster collaborative spirit representative of Brown By CAROLINE KELLY AND JOSEPH ZAPPA SENIOR STAFF WRITERS
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Eight hundred forty-two suit-clad high school students congregated on College Hill this weekend, bumping up campus standards for attire and diplomatic discourse as they participated in the 18th annual Brown University Simulation of the United Nations. The event, run by approximately 80 Brown students, drew delegates from about 50 high schools located as far away as Honduras and Japan, said Bernadette Stadler ’16, one of the conference’s secretaries general. This year’s conference centered on the theme of the power of ideology. Stadler and Abi Kulshreshtha ’15, the other secretary general, chose the theme in the hopes of “challenging delegates to investigate the underlying reasons that political decisions are made and better understand political decisions that might not make sense,” Stadler said. Along with the nine other students
who made up the secretariat — BUSUN’s executive board — the secretaries general took the lead on handling lastminute mishaps, such as the absence of shuttles responsible for shepherding students from campus to hotels. But for the most part, the conference went off without a hitch, several attendees said. A few attendees even said the conference ranked among the best Model United Nations events they had ever participated in. The students who ran the event “were uniformly great,” said Joshua Abrams, adviser of the Model UN club at Meridian Academy, a private high school in Boston. “My kids kept saying this was the best Model UN they’d ever been to.” Max Eliot, a sophomore at Meridian, also pointed to the small size of the committees as a standout element of the conference. “The smaller the committee, the more interesting the position will be and the more fun the delegates will have,” Eliot said. “It promotes more interesting and more nuanced themes.” “If you go to something at Harvard, there are 150 kids in one room,” Abrams said. But the BUSUN conference embodies “the beauty of smallness,” he added. » See BUSUN, page 2
Corporation and Paxson approval Undergrads who do not think there should be a student representative on the Corporation approve of President Christina Paxson’s performance at relatively high rates. (Due to rounding, numbers may not add to 100.) 6% 21
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undergraduates to rank the issues most important to them, found a lower level of commitment to student representation on the Corporation, The Herald previously reported. Respondents indicated that improving financial aid, reforming University policies and procedures for sexual assault and misconduct and expanding mental health services were all higher priorities than student representation on the Corporation. While adding a student to the Corporation could force the body to address issues important to undergraduates, it
positive for GHB in spiked drink Community-wide email confirms student was given illegal substance at Phi Psi party
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would be “a more circuitous route” than tackling these issues immediately, Srinivasan said. Alison Cohen ’09, young alumni trustee on the Corporation, expressed reservations about direct student representation in an email to The Herald. “It is great that students are interested in engaging with the Corporation,” she wrote. “There are several possible venues for sharing student perspectives with the Corporation members that includes but is not limited to having a » See CORPORATION, page 3
One of the two students who reported consuming drinks spiked with daterape drugs at a fraternity party Oct. 17 has tested positive for the drug GHB, wrote Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, and Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services, in a community-wide email Saturday afternoon. Results of a test for the second student is still pending, according to the email. One of the two students who attended the party in Sears House also reported being sexually assaulted later that night while incapacitated. GHB, which the University’s BWell Health Promotion website describes » See GHB, page 2
FOOTBALL
High-octane Elis overwhelm Bears Yale eliminates Bruno from Ivy championship race after Bears blow 13-point lead in home loss By ANDREW FLAX SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Despite grabbing an early lead and later mounting a spirited comeback, the football team could not bottle up Yale’s explosive offense and fell below .500 in its third Ivy game, losing to the Elis 45-42. A pair of early Yale (7-1, 4-1 Ivy) turnovers stalled its top-ranked offense, and the Bears capitalized to take a 20-7 lead in the second quarter. But the Elis stormed back, scoring the game’s next 24 points, and while the Bears were able to continue scoring, they could not stop the Yale offense and stud running back Tyler Varga. “We played hard. It just came down to Varga,” said Head Coach Phil Estes P’18. The defeat mathematically eliminates Bruno (4-4, 2-3) from Ivy title contention, as it cannot end up with a better record than first-place Harvard (8-0, 5-0). The Bears now sit in fifth place, ahead of Penn, Cornell and Columbia, who are a combined 1-14 in conference and 1-23 overall. Varga, who has over 500 more rushing yards than anyone else in the
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Troy Doles ’16 had just one catch, but Bruno passed well against Yale, as quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15 threw for 393 yards and two touchdowns. conference, was simply unstoppable. He ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries, seemingly pushing the pile and guaranteeing himself a gain on every rush. Perhaps Varga’s most significant contribution was his work on third downs. Yale handed him the ball on seven third downs, and he converted them all, as well as one fourth down. “When you get in third down and it’s third-and-short and he gets the ball, he’s going to get that first down,” Estes said. Yale’s success on third down was an integral part of its victory, as the team
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went 10-for-13 and made it difficult for the Brown defense to get off the field. Despite ranking second in the conference in total defense, the Bears could only force one Yale punt. The Bears also had some difficulty slowing Yale’s air attack, a task made more challenging by an early injury to star cornerback Jacob Supron ’15. Yale quarterback Morgan Roberts threw for 248 yards on 20-for-26 passing and was similarly deadly on third downs. On Yale’s final touchdown drive, nursing a 38-35 lead, he converted a third-and-eight and a » See FOOTBALL, page 5 t o d ay
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2 science & research »BUSUN, from page 1 But the committees’ sizes posed challenges, too. “Having to go from 300 students to 11 was incredibly difficult,” said Madi Litson, a sophomore at Meridian, adding that her committee was particularly fast-paced and that forced participants to adjust quickly. The presence of passionate and highly trained committee chairs — roles filled by Brown students — facilitated the smaller committee sizes. “It gives delegates an opportunity to speak, and they have the freedom to be more collaborative,” said Steven Brownstone ’16, undersecretary general and director of general committees for BUSUN. “In larger groups, the only way to get noticed is to be more cutthroat,” Brownstone said. “A lot of it comes down to training our chairs in these values — making sure that everyone gets to speak and rewarding collaboration. We always tell our chairs to let their knowledge show.” A new aspect of this year’s conference was the outreach component, as BUSUN leaders worked with students from local public schools to prepare them for participation in the conference. Conference organizers realize that the event “is very heavily populated by
» GHB, from page 1 as an “odorless, colorless liquid,” is a “dangerous drug used as a predatory tool by those seeking to commit sexual violence,” Carey and Klawunn wrote, adding that it is illegal to possess, use or distribute GHB in Rhode Island. The state designated GHB a Schedule I substance in 1998 under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the Rhode Island General Assembly website. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration defines a Schedule I substance as a drug without an accepted medical usage and a high potential for abuse. The Food and Drug
private schools, and even public schools who have the money to travel to Providence and stay in a hotel, rather than public schools who might have delegates that are just as good and might not have the resources,” Kulshreshtha said. The group worked with the Providence After School Alliance and organized a class for students from local public schools in which they learned techniques that would be useful during the committee debates. As a result of these classes, the local students “were even outshining more experienced delegates from other schools,” Kulshreshtha said. “So that’s something we hope to continue, because we do recognize that there is an aspect of privilege.” The conference doubles as both an opportunity to discuss international affairs and an introduction to Brown for prospective students, Stadler said. As a result, conference coordinators aimed to offer delegates an experience embodying the Brown community’s qualities. “One of the things that’s really special about Brown is we have this collaborative environment,” Stadler said, adding that BUSUN tries to manifest this characteristic by arranging “small, intimate committees where everyone can speak multiple times in one committee session.”
“At other conferences, it can feel like delegates are just very interested in getting awards,” said Brian Johnson, a junior at the Bromfield School in Harvard, Massachusetts. But the atmosphere at BUSUN “felt more like a group collaboration.” Elliot Weiss ’17, chair of the Aboriginal Civil Rights Action Committee, said the constructive dynamic in his group surpassed any he had previously seen, even as a former high school Model UN participant. “Something that’s been common in my experiences is that some committees will have delegates who don’t really care. They just kind of sit there and look bored,” he said. “In my committee, every single delegate contributed and was passionate about the issues — 21 out of 21 contributed, something I’ve never experienced.” Outside of committee negotiations, delegates had the opportunity to get a taste of Brown by attending talks given by faculty members affiliated with the University’s international relations program. While delegates only spent about 48 hours in Providence, BUSUN coordinators started planning for their arrival a year ago, Stadler said. Looking ahead, BUSUN members will kick off planning for next year’s conference before the end of November, she added.
Administration approved GHB in 2002 for the treatment of narcolepsy in highly regulated cases, though GHB remains illegal in Rhode Island under legislation reviewed as recently as Oct. 2. Because the illegal substance was administered on University grounds, the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Student Life are jointly conducting the investigations into the students’ allegations of being given date rape drugs and being sexually assaulted. The joint investigation will address “criminal activity under Rhode Island state law as well as potential violations of Brown University’s Code of Student Conduct,” Carey and Klawunn wrote.
The best way to intervene “as a friend or a bystander” in a situation involving date rape drugs or overintoxication is to call Emergency Medical Services immediately, wrote Bita Shooshani, coordinator of sexual assault prevention and advocacy, in an email to The Herald. “It’s up to all of us to make sure our communities are safe for everyone,” she added. Students can read about the effects and uses of GHB and other date rape drugs on the Health Promotion website. More information about the ongoing investigations is forthcoming, Carey and Klawunn wrote. Neither could be reached for additional comment by press time.
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Herbarium plants its roots in BioMed Center New location offers cleaner space for plants, historical archive of specimens By DUNCAN GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER
Perhaps the most visually striking feature of the the University Herbarium is its angular, zigzagging glass wall that projects into a second-floor hallway of the BioMedical Center. The herbarium — a collection of over 100,000 specimens of dried and pressed plants, algae, mosses and fungi — opened its doors last week to a small group of students, as well as some members of the larger community, for a tour of the space and an in-depth discussion of the collection’s significance. Established in 1869, the herbarium has grown and relocated, most recently in 2012 from the basement of the Arnold Laboratory on Waterman Street to its sleek and spacious current home on Meeting Street. The herbarium is much better off in its new home, said Collections Manager Tim Whitfeld, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who led the tour. The damp and moldy conditions of the Arnold Lab basement threatened the fragile specimens, some of which are well over 100 years old, he said. Moisture and insects are serious hazards for any herbarium, and the University is careful to protect against these threats when it adds new specimens, Whitfeld told the group of visitors in the space’s prep room. While some botanists treat specimens with chemical pesticides, University botanists freeze specimens for several days before introducing them into the collection. Freezing new specimens is
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The herbarium houses over 100,000 botanical specimens. quite effective, Whitfeld added. The expansive collection is housed in metal cabinets that fill a climatecontrolled room behind a second set of glass doors. Visitors will immediately notice the air in the room is dry and considerably cooler than the rest of the building. The specimens are organized by geographic origin, Whitfeld said, opening a cabinet to show the tour group a thick folder of specimens mounted on archival paper. This organizational system means moving through the collection is like “walking through an evolutionary history of botanical diversity,” Whitfeld said. An herbarium gives biologists the ability to study a much larger and more diverse set of vegetative specimens than a greenhouse does, Whitfeld said. For example, Brown’s collection contains samples from rare plants with origins across the world, as well as some specimens that are now extinct. The collection constitutes a valuable source of both morphological and molecular data, and DNA is often extracted from the collection’s specimens for analysis and related research, Whitfeld said. In addition to providing useful biological information, the herbarium acts as a historical record of environmental changes. This change can be observed around the University itself, Whitfeld said. To illustrate this point, he had visitors inspect a set of shrub and flower specimens collected in the late 19th century from Cat Swamp — a swamp Whitfeld said used to exist where there is now a developed residential neighborhood in Providence’s East Side. Whitfeld encouraged the group to explore the social and historical significance of keeping a tangible record of such environmental changes by discussing sets of specimens in smaller groups. Whitfeld added that the physical collection is continually expanding due to contributions from students and faculty, including Whitfeld himself. One of the continuing initiatives at the herbarium is the effort to digitize the entire collection by taking photographs of every specimen. These images are uploaded to an active public database that will ultimately include 1.3 million specimens, with as many as 40,000 of these coming from Brown. The online collection — the Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria — contains specimens from 65 member institutions, according to the database’s website.
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U. signs Dynamo House lease Fifteen-year lease to begin summer or fall of 2016, following building renovations By ASHWINI NATARAJAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The University signed a lease for space at the Jewelry District’s South Street Power Station, known as the Dynamo House, with private developer Commonwealth Venture Nov. 5, Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06 announced Nov. 7 at the Providence Preservation Society’s annual symposium. The Corporation announced following its October meeting that renovation of the Dynamo House would begin by January, The Herald previously reported. “Signing the lease is a major milestone,” Carey told The Herald. “We
» CORPORATION, from page 1 student voting trustee.” Cohen added that she supports maintaining the position of young alumni trustee on the Corporation. The position was created in 2009 to provide a way for alums with more up-to-date perceptions of the undergraduate experience to share concerns that the general membership might not understand. While traditionally two young alumni trustees serve together, the University has recently filled only one of the spots.
are all very optimistic that this will all come together.” The 15-year lease will activate in summer or fall 2016, after renovations have been completed and University faculty and staff members have moved into the new building, Carey said. “The goal is to get going and to move as quickly as possible,” he added. The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s $206 million South Street Landing project includes the renovation of the Dynamo House and construction of a housing facility and a parking garage on adjacent land. The complex will house a shared nursing education center in partnership with Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island’s nursing schools. Construction of the housing facility is pending separate development approval, the Providence Journal reported Nov. 7. If approved, the housing facility will be erected in the Dynamo House parking lot and
will include 264 beds for graduate, medical and nursing school students, a 650-car parking garage, a retail space and an incubator space, Stephen Maiorisi, vice president for facilities management, previously told The Herald. Creating more space for undergraduate classes and activities on College Hill has been a major reason for this administrative shift, Carey said. “The key part of the strategic plan is to move administrative functions to the Jewelry District to free up space on College Hill for academic priorities.” The “unique, public-private partnership” between the University, RIC and URI was essential in preserving the Dynamo House, said Paul Wackrow, coordinator of advocacy and education for the Providence Preservation Society. “You need all three stakeholders to bring a building like this back to life.”
In her role as young alumna trustee, Cohen seeks “to engage in conversations with people across campus while on campus for each of the meetings, as well as between each meeting remotely, to personally have a better sense of the breadth of perspectives present at Brown,” she wrote. But some have criticized the murky protocol for choosing who serves. “We need an articulated mechanism for appointing young alumni trustees,” Srinivasan said. “This is really the first step in the right direction. This could
potentially involve picking seniors to serve in the next year.” Srinivasan said The Herald poll could help push the Corporation to act, even if the body does not immediately create a fully fledged voting member. “We should have members on all committees of the Corporation even without the vote, because there’s a tremendous value in having student input in the discussion,” she said. “This has happened in waves in Brown’s community, but I think there’s so much that could happen over the next few months.”
W. ICE HOCKEY
Offensive outburst leads Bears to sweep of Maine Three-goal comeback helps Bruno complete perfect weekend with two wins over Black Bears By TANEIL RUFFIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The women’s ice hockey team marked its return to Meehan Auditorium this weekend with two victories in a pair of non-conference matchups, both against the visiting University of Maine Black Bears. The games against Maine (4-7-2, 3-11 Hockey East) were a good demonstration of Bruno’s promising offensive capabilities. “Our offense was great,” said Janice Yang ’15. “We worked really well together.” During Friday afternoon’s game, the Bears (3-4, 1-1 ECAC) set the pace of the contest upon taking the ice. Bruno claimed control over the puck after winning the first faceoff. Within seconds, Kaitlyn Keon ’15 scored the first goal of the game off an assist from Sarah Robson ’15. Another one of Robson’s game-high three assists came minutes later when Lauren Vella ’15 netted a goal, taking the score to 2-0. With three minutes left in the first period, Maine finally was able to get the puck through the pipes, bringing the score to 2-1 going into intermission. Taking the ice at the start of the second period, Maine displayed a more aggressive offense. After a penalty was charged to the home team, the Black Bears took their power-play opportunity to send shot after shot toward the goal. Fortunately for Bruno, Maine found it impossible to capitalize on the advantage. But minutes later, Maine managed to combat a state of being outnumbered during one of Brown’s power-play opportunities and netted a goal, balancing
the score at 2-2. Goals by Erin Conway ’17 and Keon late in the second period and early in the third served to distance Bruno from its opponents. In spite of outnumbering the Bears, Maine found it impossible to score in the last period, largely due to goaltender Monica Elvin ’17 having 14 of her 30 total saves in the third period. With seconds remaining in the contest, Kelly Micholson ’16 added a goal to the Bears’ total, sealing the team’s 5-2 victory. Friday’s loss seemed not to have a negative impact on the morale of the visitors, as Maine quickly attacked the home team and created a three-point deficit in the second game. Toward the end of the first period, momentum began to shift toward the Bears. Robson managed to take control of the puck and skated past defenders to score Bruno’s first goal. Robson’s goal marked the start of the squad’s rally to overcome the deficit. Bruno went on a 5-0 scoring streak after Robson’s goal. Keon scored two goals during the second period, bringing the score to 3-3 by the second intermission. A goal from Sam Donovan ’18 during a power play early in the third period and Robson’s empty-net goal near the end of the contest enabled the Bears to take the lead and again defeat Maine. Bruno’s defense and Elvin’s 27 saves prevented the Black Bears from scoring again after the 6:59 mark in the first period, when the team scored its third and final goal of the game. Bruno’s scoring surge and Maine’s drought brought the final score to 5-3. “We struggled on Saturday, but we generated a lot of offense and managed to come back,” Yang said. “We need to work on making our defense more solid and scoring more, but I’m hoping to come out strong again next weekend.” The Bears will take on Cornell (0-4, 0-2) next Friday in Ithaca.
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M. WATER POLO
Bears claim tourney title, stretch win streak to nine Victories over Fordham, Harvard propel Bruno to win CWPA Northern Division Championship By EMILE BAUTISTA SPORTS STAFF WRITER
After a third place finish in last year’s Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division Championships, the men’s water polo team strove to do better. The Bears (24-6, 11-1 CWPA), seeded first in the tournament and ranked 11th in the nation, did just that this past weekend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by defeating Fordham University (14-17, 4-8) and Harvard (21-8, 7-4) to capture the Northern Division title — a championship that had eluded them since 2009. These victories extended the Bears’ winning streak to nine — their longest run of the season.
Brown 13, Fordham 3 Despite a closely contested first period, Brown emerged triumphant over Fordham for the third time this season. Unlike the first two meetings, this matchup turned into a rout in Bruno’s favor rather quickly. The first period saw the two teams scoring back and forth before the period ended in a 3-3 tie. After the first period, the Bears took complete control of the game, scoring 10 unanswered goals. The offense scored early and often in a ruthless second period that saw Brown score five goals and enter halftime with a comfortable 8-3 lead. The second half was more of the same as the team added five additional goals to its tally while suffocating Fordham’s offense. Eight different players scored for Brown, with Matty Gallas ’16 and Luke Irwin ’17 leading the way with three goals apiece. Goalie Luke Weiser ’17 also played an integral part in keeping
Fordham scoreless for three quarters. Brown 9, Harvard 6 After defeating Fordham, the only thing standing between Bruno and CWPA Northern Division glory was its most familiar foe: Harvard. Unfortunately for the Crimson, Bruno jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first period and never looked back. Two of those goals belonged to Tyler Kirchberg ’18, who ended the game with three goals to his name. By halftime, the score was 6-1 and the Bears were on the brink of champion status. Though the Crimson narrowed its deficit to 7-4 in the third period, it failed to inch to victory. The Bears saw the game out, recording their fourth straight win against Harvard this season and their sixth straight victory dating back to last season. Brown led wire-to-wire in a total offensive and defensive team effort. Henry Fox ’15 and Gallas each contributed two goals, while Weiser continued
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Nick Deaver ’15 fires a pass. The Bears played two of their best games of the season this weekend, flattening Fordham and besting Ivy rival Harvard. to stonewall the opposition with 10 more saves. Throughout the tournament, the Bears did not fall behind for a moment. They seemed to always be in the driver’s seat, controlling the
flow of the game with determination and strength. The Bears will look to maintain their momentum at the CWPA Championships at Navy from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23.
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FIELD HOCKEY
W. SOCCER
Despite Senior Day loss to Yale, Bruno completes a ‘milestone season’ as record-holders end careers
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Elis top Bears with OT penalty stroke Seniors sent off on sour Tying goal disallowed as Bears can’t escape early hole, losing to Yale and ending in tie for seventh
awarded Yale 12 in the first half. At that rate, it was only a matter of time before the Bulldogs converted one, which they did four minutes into the second half. Carol Middough converted Yale’s 13th corner of the game, striking one past McSweeney to give Yale its first lead of the game. Not to be denied, Brown pressed the Bulldogs in search of an equalizer. After a few good chances by Rogers, O’Donnell and Lucy Green ’17, Alexis Miller ’16 put one past Schlesier on the Bears’ fifth corner of the half. Yale’s fly — the defensive player designed to sprint out of the goal and break up any corner play — converged on Christus, so Emily Arciero ’16 slid the ball to Miller who slotted it into the bottom corner. The rest of regulation was fairly even, with Miller receiving a green card — a warning card that prevented her from being on Brown’s final corner — which resulted in Christus’ shot being blocked. In overtime, play favored the Bulldogs. In an eight-minute stretch, Yale had four corners and registered eight shots, including a two-minute period in which McSweeney had to make three
saves on Nolan before the promising sophomore was awarded a penalty stroke. She converted the stroke, giving Yale its first Ivy win of the year and ending Brown’s campaign for its second. “The team achieved a great deal this season,” said Head Coach Jill Reeve. “They are playing at a higher level and winning more games because of that. Yes, we would’ve liked to have had more impact in the league but I believe that is coming.” The Bears may have ended up last in the league, but a look at their season — especially its start — reveals a more impressive team. Overtime wins against Sacred Heart and Harvard displayed Brown’s character and caliber, and its 2-0 victory over then-nationally ranked Providence College was one of the most impressive wins in the history of the program. “This has been a milestone season for our team,” McSweeney said. “Being able to leave Brown with the first winning season in eight years is a huge accomplishment for our senior class and our entire team. We have come a long way in our skill and maturity as players, but there’s more out there for this team.”
The women’s soccer team closed out its season at home Friday in a 2-1 defeat to Yale on Senior Night. Prior to the game, the Bears (6-83, 1-4-2 Ivy) celebrated Senior Night by honoring the squad’s seven departing team members: Kirsten Belinsky ’15, Jenn Casey ’15, Briel Crespi ’15, Chloe Cross ’15, Anastasia Gillen ’15, Allie Reilly ’15 and Mallory Yant ’15. All seven were included in the team’s starting lineup. “Senior Night was really special having all of our parents there and honored with us before the game,” Belinsky said. “It was a great time for us as players to look back on these four years and remember those who have helped and supported us along the way.” Both squads came out strong, as Yale (8-4-4, 2-1-4) headed into intermission with just an 8-6 advantage in shots taken. But unlike Bruno, the Bulldogs successfully capitalized on their opportunities during the first half. In the 22nd minute, Yale’s Sarah McCauley put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with a header. Less than three minutes later, McCauley tallied another goal off helpers from Melissa Gavin and Meredith Speck to lift
the Bulldogs to a 2-0 lead. The Bears counterattacked with a shot from Erin Katz ’16 at the 31-minute-mark, but the attempt was stopped by a highlight save from Yale’s Elise Wilcox. Going into the second half, Bruno quickly responded with a goal of its own. Less than two minutes into the period, Mikela Waldman ’18 found the back of the net with a volley off helpers from Sydney Calas ’17 and Jaclyn Alois ’17. In the 78th minute, the Bears appeared to have tied up the game with a shot from Belinsky off a helper from Waldman, but it was ruled offside. “That play was a great team-effort. It involved a lot of players and passes before it got to Mikela, who did a great job of driving to the goal,” Belinsky said. “I didn’t think about being offside because I was running right next to a defender, but as I ran to hug Mikela I could see the sideline ref put her flag up. It was unfortunate because we really did have a lot of momentum, and obviously that goal would have tied us up.” The season concluded with a lastplace conference standing for the Bears, while Harvard was crowned Ivy League champions for the second consecutive year. This is Harvard’s 12th Ivy title, tying the school with Brown for most overall. “I’m excited to see how the team does next year,” Belinsky said. “There are a lot of smart, strong and experienced returning players, and I think they have a lot of potential to showcase that in the coming years.”
outgained Yale 526-520, but early red zone troubles ended up hurting Bruno as the game wound down. The Bears got deep into Yale territory on their first two drives but were forced to kick field goals from the Yale 16 and 21, respectively. Bruno built its big lead without red zone scores when Andrew Coke ’16 ripped off a 77-yard touchdown run, and Ryan MacDonald ’16 took a fumble to the house on Yale’s next possession. Bruno found itself in the red zone once more on its next drive, but Marcus Fuller ’15 was picked off on the goal line. With 1:32 left in the half, Yale drove the length of the field and hit a field goal to
cut the Bruno lead to 20-17. “That hurt a little bit,” Estes said. “It’s those little things that we’ve got to clean up.” But even as the Bears struggled beyond the Yale 20, scoring just one touchdown in three trips on a one-yard run from Seth Rosenbauer ’16, the offense was still prolific, scoring on two long passes in the fourth quarter. Fuller had another excellent game, completing 27 of his 36 passes for 393 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He was nearly unstoppable in the fourth quarter, going 12-for-13 for 143 yards and completing two brilliant touchdown throws to Alex Jette ’17.
Rosenbauer was less dangerous in the running game, gaining only 45 yards on 15 tries, but he showed off his versatility by splitting out wide and catching a key 53-yard pass on third down. Yale Head Coach Tony Reno complimented the quarterbacks, calling both “great.” He also praised Rosenbauer’s running style, comparing him to an all-time great Bear. “It’s like Nick Hartigan (’06) was born again,” he said. Hartigan is Brown’s all-time leading rusher and was unanimously named the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2005. Despite the deflating loss, the Bears saw an overall improvement in their performance. “We’re starting to come into
our own offensively,” Fuller said. Estes had high praise for Fuller and linebacker Xavier Russo ’15. “There’s something about this team that I like,” Estes said, noting the experience the team’s upperclassmen bring. “They’ve been great leaders for the young guys and a great example for them as well.” But “this is a tough one,” he added, referring to the loss. While the Bears can no longer win the conference, they can still best their conference record from last season if they win their final two games. That quest continues next Saturday at Dartmouth (6-2, 4-1).
By MATTHEW BROWNSWORD SPORTS STAFF WRITER
On Senior Day at Goldberger Family Field, this year’s historic women’s field hockey team — which includes Meghan O’Donnell ’15, who has has the most career goals and points in team history, Shannon McSweeney ’15, who holds Brown records for most career saves and most saves in a single season, and Clayton Christus ’15, who has the second-most defensive saves of all-time for Brown — wanted to end their winningest season since 2006 on a good note against Yale Saturday. Unfortunately for Bruno, that was not the case, as Kelsey Nolan converted a stroke in overtime to give the Bulldogs (3-14, 1-6 Ivy) their first conference win over Brown (9-8, 1-6) with a 3-1 victory. Hannah Rogers ’16 got the Bears on the board first, latching onto an O’Donnell pass that she managed to squeak past oncoming Yale goalie Heather Schlesier. The play was set up by back Katarina Angus ’17, who found O’Donnell with a beautiful pass from one end of the field to another. It took Yale about 15 minutes to equalize, which it did courtesy of a tip from junior forward Nicole Wells off senior back Meghan Kirkham’s pass from the outside that beat a diving McSweeney. The story of the first half was the amount of corners for the Bulldogs: Nearly every venture into the Brown crease became a corner. The referees
» FOOTBALL, from page 1 third-and-nine to keep moving down the field. The Bears had multiple opportunities to force a punt and give their offense the ball back with a chance to take the lead but could not do so. Explaining the team’s struggles on third down, Estes said the Bears’ inability to pressure the quarterback with a simple four-man rush, which forced them to send blitzes to get to Roberts, was a significant factor. “When you do that, there’s always that chance to convert,” he said. While the Bruno defense could not contain the Elis’ explosive offense, Brown’s offense picked up the slack. It
By GEORGE SANCHEZ ELI WHITE / HERALD
Meghan O’Donnell ’15 battles with a defender. O’Donnell will end her career as Brown’s all-time leading scorer and with a winning senior season.
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Students dance the night away at Senior Prom Saturday in Alumnae Hall. The ’90s-themed event, hosted by the 2015 Class Board, featured music from the decade and snacks such as Fruit-by-the-Foot and KoolAid Jammers.
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John Anderson, professor of chemical engineering at Northwestern University, will discuss how synthetic iron compounds can be used to research biological organisms. MacMillan 115
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THE BROWN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Ebola affects everyone ANDREW FELDMAN opinions columnist
Recently, the national media has gone through waves of panic over Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Different hypothetical scenarios have been thrown around about how deadly the disease would be if a crowded metropolitan area became exposed or how rampantly it could spread if a major airport was infected. Some of these scenarios equate Ebola’s potential toll to the bubonic plague’s horrific effects during the Middle Ages. As Herald Opinions Columnist Walker Mills ’15 wrote in a recent article (“Don’t buy Ebola hype,” Nov. 3), however, the chances of these American doomsday scenarios are extremely small. But just because this current outbreak may not devastate American soil does not mean that those who are suffering should be ignored. One of the largest problems with the American perception of Ebola is how ignorant Americans are of the actual disease. For starters, Ebola is a viral disease. Viruses invade cells and insert a copy of their genetic information, which is integrated into the host cell’s DNA. This allows for a virus to not only infect the cell but to use its machinery to create more of the virus to be sent throughout the body. With Ebola, the virus ends up in bodily fluids such as saliva and waste products. As of now, the virus is not airborne, so the disease is primarily spread through contact with an infected patient or by healthcare providers improperly handling patients or bodily fluids. While the disease’s transmission may be preventable, it has been contagious enough to infect 13,241 patients since March and deadly enough to have killed 4,950 of those patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For Americans, the idea of Ebola spreading here is a nightmare, but for the people of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Ebola is a reality — a reality that Americans have largely ignored. According to Google Trends information, which measures how frequently different topics are searched for on the Internet, the only two peaks in interest were in August and October, which correspond to when Ebola-infected missionaries were transferred to Atlanta and when Thomas Duncan was discovered to be infected in Dallas. In both cases, Americans’ interest depended on their chance of being personally affected. The United States needs to aid the Ebolastricken countries for reasons that aren’t self-
more concerned about their own safety than they are about the people whose lives are actually being threatened. Ebola isn’t a new disease either. The first Ebola outbreak occurred in 1976 in what was formerly known as Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Had a vaccine been prioritized, we could have allocated enough resources to create one decades ago. A drug wouldn’t have been profitable, however, so private drug companies had no economic motivation to develop a vaccine. While it would have been difficult to test an immunization because Ebola outbreaks have been sporadic, most African patients would not be able to afford a treatment that Americans consider even nomi-
For Americans, the idea of Ebola spreading here is a nightmare, but for the people of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Ebola is a reality — a reality that Americans have largely ignored. serving. Yes, by containing the virus and creating a vaccine, the United States would guarantee the safety of its own citizens. But shouldn’t we be just as concerned with the numerous deaths of innocent civilians? These West African countries are being decimated by Ebola. Sierra Leone quarantined one million of its citizens to prevent the spread of the disease. While a quarantine could be helpful, it could also lead to massive starvation for the people living in the quarantined area. The lack of concern Americans have shown can be attributed to the disease’s origin. Would the United States be more invested if a country’s citizens were threatened by a military organization that also hated America? What if the victims were European or Caucasian? Americans would be much more concerned if the homes of an economic trade partner were being ravaged. Because Ebola is a third-world disease, Americans are much
nally expensive unless a government were willing to sponsor the medication. Without a specific Ebola vaccine or treatment, patients are given basic supportive care, such as maintenance of intravenous fluids, nutrients and blood pressure. The primary goal of these measures is basic life support — all providers can do is keep patients alive until their bodies’ immune systems can create their own responses to the disease. This type of treatment requires a significant amount of resources: hospitals, beds, medication and properly trained providers with sufficient protective equipment. While it might not seem overly expensive to receive that treatment in America, it can be difficult to provide for some West African countries that lack adequate health care resources or infrastructure. A fundamental problem with the inadequate infrastructure is the lack of properly trained medi-
cal providers. If providers aren’t adequately trained in using something as simple as personal protective equipment, they are at risk of contracting the disease. The CDC recommends that American health care workers involved in treating Ebola patients first go through repeated training, cover all skin and have an onsite manager to ensure proper protection. Many hospitals in West Africa do not have this luxury. Without this framework, West African health care workers are contracting the disease and dying at a disproportionate rate. While each death is equally horrible, health care workers are at the forefront of containing the disease. Hospitals are already understaffed. Losing more health care workers just worsens the countries’ abilities to treat the disease. Providers contracting the disease puts patients at further risk. While at a hospital, patients’ immune systems might be weakened by a different disease, so a provider could accidentally spread the disease to extremely susceptible patients. Without properly trained health care workers, this process could create a positive feedback loop of rampant disease transmission. The United States is very fortunate that Ebola is not an epidemic on its soil. But that doesn’t mean we should be ignoring the disease altogether. The outbreak of Ebola is a symptom of the larger disease of poor health care infrastructure and a lack of resources in many parts of West Africa, as well as other parts of the continent. Rather than wasting our time and resources practically gossiping over a disease, we should use them to provide West African hospitals with more support and training to avoid an outbreak of the next deadly disease.
Andrew Feldman ’15 has now written his last column for the semester but can be reached at andrew_feldman@brown.edu before he resumes writing next semester, which will probably be before Americans become aware of the severity of Ebola.
Tweet less, write more MAGGIE TENNIS opinions editor
Before we begin, let’s see if I can argue my point in 140 characters or less: Twitter lets people feel like they’re shaping dialogue and influencing thought without necessitating meaningful reflection, thorough research or — Nope, couldn’t do it. I was going to say “or constructing a powerful argument.” But I couldn’t even fit the thesis of my column in a Twitter box. Of course, I could have communicated this thought in fewer than 140 characters by using shorthand or by eliminating punctuation and a conjunction or two. But The Herald opinions section isn’t AIM or a text message — and, to be honest, my smartphone expects better grammar than a tweet. My frustration with Twitter is not about the linguistic style it promotes. There’s real efficiency in arguing an idea concisely. But developing a strong argument requires research, time and focus — and more than approximately one sentence. It requires proving a thesis point by point, acknowledging and addressing counterarguments, until you’ve won readers over to your way of thinking. Or at least challenged their way of thinking and provoked further consideration. The commentary section of newspapers is a prime example
of how writers build their cases, incorporating the above elements into columns that challenge readers and stimulate dialogue. Social media certainly streamlines the sharing of ideas. Twitter in particular is evolving into a platform for discourse on controversial topics. This summer’s escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict led to a proliferation of associated hashtags, like #GenocideinGaza and #IsraelUnderFire, as well as the use of Twitter for propoganda efforts and for debates ranging from mild discussions to full-on flame wars. Yet making substantial claims requires more than holding up a finger to hush friends while you bang out fewer than 140 characters on your virtual mouthpiece. Tweets ask little from their authors and can be composed within seconds. Often, users are mid-conversation when they suddenly pull out their smartphones to tap off some impulsive thought — a thought they may or may not share with the people actually sitting in front of them. Forget how disrespectful this action is for a moment. We are all guilty of sacrificing real-life interactions for virtual discussions. Focus instead on the impulsive, even careless, nature of the tweet. Eighty percent of active Twitter users tweet from a mobile device. Mobile communication tends to be immediate, lacking reflection or careful consultation of sources. Compulsive, im-
pulsive Twitter users need not investigate their points nearly as thoroughly as when tasked with longer, deeper examinations of a topic. This absence of research is even true of prominent, trusted figures: While their writing may be extremely well-researched, they may still be guilty of tweeting without the most cursory fact check. That’s a serious problem when a tweet is interpreted as a fact, simply because it was presented as such or came from a powerful source. Commentary on Twitter is often biased, even prejudiced. Opinions columns are certainly biased, but they necessitate careful citation and are subjected to multiple stages of editing to prevent misinformation and bad judgment. It’s true that Twitter can be utilized to develop arguments, such as when a series of tweets forms a comprehensive narrative about a topic. Shaun King, a writer, activist and community organizer who speaks out on issues of race and was a prominent Twitter voice on #Ferguson, frequently composes strong arguments this way. But this sort of argumentation is ultimately disjointed and hard to follow. It will be interrupted by other tweets in a feed, and it requires constant monitoring from the reader. And it still lacks the input and review of an editor. The essential problem with Twitter is the false sense of accomplishment it provides. Talented writers and thought leaders seem to prefer the
convenience and ease of Twitter to the time, effort and energy (read: research and argument construction) it takes to compose an 800-word article. Twitter lets people feel accomplished from quick and simple communication of ideas, which may ultimately obstruct them from investigating and expanding on these ideas. They exposed their thought to the Twittersphere. They’re done. It’s easy to tweet something and feel like you’ve reached people, especially when the tweet is met with a flurry of re-tweets and favoriting. But it’s much more difficult — and more effective and credible — to build an argument, paragraph by paragraph, with supporting evidence. Similarly, tweeting in support of social justice efforts should not be confused with actually taking action to solve problems. We hear a lot of people say a lot of things, but few of them take the time to work for a cause in a meaningful way. Finally, tweeting is often preaching to the choir. Indeed, researchers at the University of Southern California concluded in a recent study that “Twitter is primarily used for spreading information to like-minded people.” In this way, it often fails to challenge or provoke in the same manner as full-length commentary. Indeed, on Twitter, you can easily delete responses and find validation in thoughtless re-tweets, and you’re likely to get a lot of validation when your followers are
“like-minded.” David Lewis, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Sussex, says that Twitter allows people to affirm the validity of their beliefs — even their very existence. I tweet, therefore I am. Twitter is useful for many things, but it should not be treated as a substitute for traditional commentary. Perhaps it may support journalistic efforts, but it certainly should not replace them. It’s difficult to make substantial claims through a re-tweet or a 40-word mini-rant, mostly because doing so lets you off the hook from deeply investigating a subject. Twitter also allows users to involve themselves in many — often unrelated — debates simultaneously, thereby preventing them from taking the time to fully participate in any. Writers should incorporate Twitter into an immediate, relevant and in-depth discourse by using it to spark ideas that lead to closer examination in a comprehensive, well-researched format. Twitter is most useful as an advertising instrument. Certainly employ it to promote your viewpoint — but first form that viewpoint through meaningful reflection, thorough research and a powerful argument.
Maggie Tennis ’14.5 uses Twitter, but she prefers for you to respond to her thoughts by submitting guest columns to opinions@browndailyherald.com.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
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M. ICE HOCKEY
Maurey ’15.5 scores lone goal as Bears slide past Ivy cellar-dwellers, move into tie for fourth place
play leads to pair of losses
Kupstas ’14.5 shuts out lowly Yale In home openers, sloppy Bears fall behind early in both games, starting conference play winless for second-straight season
By ALEX WAINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A chip shot by co-captain Ben Maurey ’15.5 lifted the men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Yale on Bruno’s Senior Day this weekend. Maurey found himself with the ball at his feet and Yale goalkeeper Blake Brown well off his line in the 74th minute. Jack Gorab ’16 had played a ball intended for Will Cross ’16, who mis-hit his clearance straight to Maurey. The striker first-timed a shot just high enough that the keeper could not push the ball over the net. One goal was all the Bears (5-5-6, 2-2-2 Ivy) needed, as goalkeeper Mitch Kupstas ’14.5 and the Bears’ backline continued their excellent play en route to the team’s sixth shutout of the season. “It was really good for (Maurey) to get a goal then,” said Head Coach Patrick Laughlin. “I think all of the seniors did a great job tonight. And getting a shutout at home in the Ivy League is always a wonderful feeling.” After the team’s seniors were honored at midfield with their parents, the starting lineups were announced. Gabe Welp ’18, the only player on the team who had started every game this season, was not able to play after injuring his shoulder last weekend against Penn (6-8-2, 2-2-2). Tim Whalen ’16, usually a left back, moved into the center with Jameson Lochhead ’16, while Jason Pesek ’17 made his second start of the season on the left side. Welp “took a bad injury at Penn,” Laughlin said. “But (Whalen) can play center back or left back, either one. And (Pesek) has played well. We’re happy with him as a left back.” The Bears got off to a rocky start against a team they should have handled with ease — the Elis (1-12-3, 0-5-1 Ivy) have scored just seven goals and won one game all season. Bruno held a slim
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Ben Maurey ’15.5 plays keep-away with a Yale defender. The captain is Bruno’s leading scorer, but an anemic offense has limited the team’s success. 5-4 margin in shots at the end of the first half. “Yale is a good team,” Laughlin said. “Their record is deceiving, so you can play down to what you think they’re going to be like, and I think we did that in the first half. “ Yale clearly did its homework before this matchup with the Bears. For much of the opening half, the Bulldogs forced the ball through the left side, trying to take advantage of Pesek, rather than take on four-year starter and lockdown defender Alex Markes ’15 on the right side. But Pesek held his ground and stymied Yale’s forays down the left side. Laughlin praised his young left back after the game, complimenting Pesek’s abilities to defend and pass the ball up the field. The Bulldogs’ best opportunity of the afternoon — and Bruno’s most improbable save of the season — c ame just one minute into the second half. Yale defender Philip Piper whipped a throw into the box that was flicked to the feet of Yale midfielder Saul Downie. Downie snapped a shot that appeared to be goal-bound, but Kupstas denied the shot with a spectacular diving save. Then the block rebounded directly to Bulldog Conner Lachenbruch, who headed the
ball toward the empty net. Spectacularly, Whalen intercepted the shot at the goal line and cleared it to put an end to Yale’s threatening chance. After the early scare, Bruno’s backline battened down the hatches and defended well for the rest of the game. Maurey’s late goal claimed the win for the Bears in the team’s final home game of the season. “We did better in the second half,” Laughlin said. “The substitutes again made a difference. Some of those young guys are doing quite well when they get brought on.” The victory improved Bruno’s winning percentage to .500, the highest it has been since the team took down Columbia (7-7-1, 2-3-1) over a month ago. The three points also lifted the Bears into a tie with Penn for fourth place in the conference, just a week after it appeared Bruno would finish seventh. The team will wrap up its season next weekend on the road at Dartmouth (104-2, 4-1-1). The Big Green sits atop the Ancient Eight in a tie with Princeton (10-3-3, 4-1-1). Should the Bears win, they would not only spoil Dartmouth’s season, but could also find themselves as high as third in the standings — an outcome that seemed improbable just a week ago.
VOLLEYBALL
Sweep extends Bruno’s hot streak Bears sweep visits to Cornell and Columbia with 3-1 wins, moving to .500 in Ivy play By CHRISTINE RUSH SPORTS STAFF WRITER
The women’s volleyball team went on the road for the last time this season, bringing two wins back to Brown after a weekend of matches. The squad conquered Cornell and Columbia, beating both teams 3-1. The Bears (11-13, 6-6 Ivy) kicked off the weekend by traveling to Ithaca Friday. Brown won the first two sets, but then slipped in the third before finally recovering in the fourth. Shirin Tooloee ’18 dictated the gameplay with her 17 kills. These kills factored into the team’s
overall .278 hitting percentage. The Big Red only posted a .168 percentage. Several times throughout the match, Bruno held off Cornell’s rally attempts. Kathryn Conner ’15 laid the foundation for Bruno’s defense with 14 digs, while Smith added four blocks. Smith said both games started off rough, with the players neglecting to turn to each other for support. But “it was apparent towards the end of the games that we started playing together, acknowledging one another and inevitably winning.” Payton Smith ’17 said Cornell (5-17, 2-10) played “a sort of untraditional, scrappy style of play.” Bruno responded to this approach by “speeding up the sets” and “dictating the play of the game,” Smith said. The Bears took their momentum into Saturday’s game against Columbia (7-14, 3-9). Smith said the match began
on a low note with a loss in the first set. But Bruno did not lie down, scraping by in the next three sets and winning 25-23, 25-22 and 25-22. Maryl Vanden Bos ’15 said the Bears came out quietly, “but after that, we started playing like we know we can … changing up our shots, taking aggressive swings and moving our feet on defense.” Bruno’s seniors stepped up, leading the team in the battle against Columbia. Maddie Lord ’15 came through with 14 kills, while Taylor Bantle ’15 contributed another eleven. Rachele Killian ’16 supported her teammates with a staggering 24 assists. The Bears’ win was major for the seniors, as Vanden Bos said her class had never won a match at Columbia’s gym. The women’s team will conclude its season at home this weekend against Penn (8-15, 5-7) and Princeton (13-9, 8-4).
After a game against Army in which the men’s ice hockey team looked strong — scoring four goals overall and at least one in every period — the Bears hoped they could leave this weekend’s twogame conference home stretch with four points, sending a strong message to the rest of the ECAC that Brown was a real contender. Unfortunately for Bruno (1-2, 0-2 ECAC), losing 5-2 against St. Lawrence on Friday and 2-1 against Clarkson on Saturday sent quite a different message: This Bears team might not be ready for ECAC-quality hockey. Against St. Lawrence (6-3-1, 2-0), Brown fell behind early, giving up two goals in a rough stretch of two minutes and 30 seconds in the first period. Sean McGovern tipped a shot past goaltender Tyler Steel ’17 near the midway point of the first period, and then Ryan Lough took advantage of an excellent move and assist at the blue line by defenseman Chris Martin to put the Saints up by two. The Bears showcased their skill in the second period — probably the best stretch of hockey for Brown all weekend — as Massimo Lamacchia ’15 scored Brown’s first goal of the night on a power play. Sam Lafferty ’18 was the primary engineer of the goal, working hard to keep the puck in the offensive zone before finding Charlie Corcoran ’18, who got the last Brunonian touch before Lamacchia put it past goalie Kyle Hayton. Nick Lappin ’16 was given a game misconduct after referees judged that a hit in the middle of the ice was a fiveminute major for coming in contact with an opponent’s head. But Brown responded well, with Davey Middleton ’17 scoring a shorthanded goal to tie the game at two soon after. The penalty kill unit was easily the most impressive aspect of Brown’s game this weekend, scoring one goal and giving up none against St. Lawrence in nine minutes of action. “Penalty kill was great — that was a positive,” said Head Coach Brendan Whittet ’94. “You go down a couple times and have to kill a five-minute major, and not only do we kill it, we score a goal. But we just needed a much more gritty effort.” In a decisive third period — with Brown seemingly carrying the momentum and the play — the Saints’ offense woke up, putting three goals past Steel and ending any hope Brown had of stealing its first conference win of the season. Tommy Thompson got on the scoresheet just over five minutes into the third period, and the Bears — whose forward lines were mixed and matched because of Lappin’s ejection — never mounted much of a comeback. Joe Sullivan effectively ended the night with a shorthanded goal off a
bad Bruno turnover at the blue line, and McGovern got his second to rub salt into the Bears’ wounds with three minutes left. The sloppy Bruno play came as much from experienced players as from the rookies, Whittet said. “It’s tough because it’s a 2-2 game. We fight back in the second and we lose the third and the game is there, but we lost a lot of battles,” he said. “I expect more out of the older kids. I didn’t think they played very good hockey.” Against Clarkson (3-4-3, 1-0-1), it was more of the same lackluster offensive hockey for the Bears, as they fell behind after eight minutes courtesy of a Jordan Boucher goal that Steel almost kept out but could not get enough of the puck to save. Paul Geiger doubled the Golden Knights’ lead midway through the second period, two minutes after the Bears survived another Lappin game misconduct and five-minute major, this time for hitting from behind. But after Clarkson’s second goal, the Bears were able to generate some quality chances in the frame. No opportunity was better than a penalty shot for Matt Lorito ’15 — awarded after Kelly Summers tripped the senior on his goalbound path — but it was saved by Golden Knight goalie Steve Perry. The third period mostly favored the Bears in their desperate search for a two-goal comeback, as they mustered 12 shots on Perry. Lorito was able to find the back of the net with 50 seconds remaining in the game after Whittet removed Steel for an extra skater, but it was too little too late as Brown fell 2-1. “I think a lot of the guys that lost battles were guys we rely on, upperclassmen,” Whittet said. “I tell the guys that the best skill you can have is relentless work ethic. I just thought we were poaching a little too much offensively.” The Bears, who played eight firstyears in both games, looked like the inexperienced squad they were. Brown had only a game under its belt before this weekend, while Clarkson and St. Lawrence had already played eight games before conference play started. “You don’t want to make excuses, but (they are) much more polished than we are, obviously,” Whittet said. “Every year, we have to open up with teams that are playing their ninth game, and that’s an uphill battle. That’s no excuse, but literally they’ve been on the ice getting ready for the league, and we just jumped on the ice with a young team.” And with away tilts next weekend against Harvard (1-0-2, 1-0-2), which looked impressive this weekend with a 4-0 win over Rensselaer and a 2-2 tie against reigning national champion Union, and Dartmouth (1-1-1, 1-1-1), which beat Union and lost to Rensselaer, this young Brown team must mature quickly. “There’s an accountability to what we do, and, if anything, now is a time to learn these lessons,” Whittet said. “If you play soft, you can’t win battles.”