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Email clarifies interim alcohol policy changes Administrators detail restriction of alcohol service at large gatherings in residence halls By DUNCAN GALLAGHER AND KATE TALERICO SENIOR STAFF WRITERS
Following student concern, the Office of Campus Life and Student Services released a campus-wide email Friday clarifying that the the interim policy changes announced Jan. 19 ban alcohol service at large organized events, not informal or individual alcohol consumption by those of legal age, in residence halls this spring. Large organized events include parties organized by Greek and program houses and events that would require a city permit to serve alcohol, according to the email. The policy changes are intended to reflect the recommendations in the Task Force on Sexual Assault’s interim report, said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. “We were concerned that conditions where alcohol wasn’t monitored and where there were too many students in a space they weren’t supposed to be in… (contributed) to sexual assault,” she said. The follow-up email was sent in response to questions that arose from various student groups, Klawunn said. “It made sense to clarify for everybody
what the intent was and what the scope is,” she said. While administrators always consider the policies in place at peer institutions when defining the University’s policies, “this decision was made very specifically about the concerns we had about incidents … this fall and making sure students are safe,” she added. A committee comprising students, faculty members and administrators will conduct a comprehensive review of the University’s alcohol policies this spring, Klawunn said. “If we start getting strong recommendations from the committee to go in a different direction, we could decide before the end of the semester that these weren’t the right measures to have in place.” In creating a permanent policy, the University will incorporate student input on the interim policy by hosting community forums and consulting with the Greek Council, the Undergraduate Council of Students, the Brown University Community Council and the Office Residential Life, she said. Klawunn said she has spoken with Residential Peer Leaders, who have expressed confusion about their role in enforcing the new policy. “It’s the same way we’re always asking them to ensure that their residents are safe,” she said, adding that the University still forbids underage drinking. The allowance of “informal gatherings” in residence halls has not changed, the email read, since “these » See ALCOHOL , page 2
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The Office of Residential Life faces a lack of housing as the student body continues to grow and those coming back from abroad transition from temporary to permanent housing.
Temporary housing angers students Students express dissatisfaction with ResLife’s communication, crowded dorm spaces By SUSANNAH HOWE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Of 160 juniors returning from study abroad in the fall, 11 students were assigned to temporary housing in kitchens and lounges before the semester began, compared to 18 students last year, said Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential life. Four students who studied abroad in the fall are still living in temporary housing and are on schedule to move into permanent housing this week, Bova said, adding that the recent blizzard delayed the process.
Though the Office of Residential Life’s goal was not to place any students in temporary housing, having “only four is pretty good,” he said. One kitchen in Vartan Gregorian Quad still houses a student, creating problems for the dorm’s residents. “I’m very frustrated,” said Nicolas Schank ’16, who is off meal plan and had relied on the now-occupied kitchen to prepare meals. “We basically signed a lease over the expectation that we would have a kitchen on our floor,” Schank said. “It’s literally ResLife’s only job to make sure that people can live somewhere,” he said, adding that “the fact that they did not plan for what they knew to be this enormous event ... is just stupid.” Returning juniors who did receive housing expressed frustration with the last-minute uncertainty and lack of clarity in the process. “Everybody was
super stressed,” said Courtney Bergh ’16, who studied abroad in Barcelona last semester. ResLife could be more communicative and clear, she said. “I understand that (ResLife was) bombarded with a lot of questions, but I think that overall there should be a much better system,” said Melissa Hill ’16, who spent the fall semester in Spain. “It was in shambles.” Housing issues arise when students’ plans are not known to ResLife or when the numbers of departing and returning students are not equal, Bova said. This year, ResLife did not have official confirmation of those numbers until Jan. 7. “It would be inappropriate for us to give away students’ spaces (that) had not come through officially on University departure lists,” Bova said. Other students may choose to leave or » See HOUSING, page 2
Bruno splits weekend, claims first Ivy win School choice advocates W. BASKETBALL
rally at Statehouse
After falling to Cornell, three Bears record career wbests in Saturday’s victory over Columbia
Public subsidies for private schools, charter school expansion generate discussion across state
By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Opening the six-week stretch of conference doubleheaders at home in the Pizzitola Sports Center, the women’s basketball team came up short against a strong Cornell squad Friday but managed to salvage the weekend with an impressive win against Columbia Saturday. The Big Red (12-6, 3-1 Ivy) displayed an aggressive offense early in the contest, as the team jumped out on the Bears (711, 1-3) to claim an early 6-2 advantage. Not to be bested, Janie White ’18 swished a shot from behind the arc to bring the squad within one. A free throw from Kennedy Martin ’18 equalized the score
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By DUNCAN GALLAGHER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
In the early evening of Jan. 29, the statehouse dome glowed bright yellow for School Choice Week. Earlier that day, as both chambers of the General Assembly met, the rotunda bustled with uniformed schoolchildren, school administrators, religious officials and concerned parents. Though their dress code varied from business suits to prep-school uniforms, all of these individuals sported the same embroidered
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Rebecca Musgrove ’17 sets up Bruno’s offense, which dominated on Saturday night against Ivy cellar dweller Columbia. after just under six and a half minutes of a timeout to straighten out her squad. play. Shortly after, the Big Red launched Coming out of the timeout, the teams into a quick offense. Bruno struggled in went shot for shot for about five mintransition, and Cornell capitalized on utes, and Cornell managed to keep its the mishaps with two fast break layups lead. A layup — immediately followed before Head Coach Sarah Behn called » See W. BBALL, page 2
yellow scarves. The accessory signaled their participation in a legislative session seeking to call attention to the much-debated issue of school choice. Advocates of school choice promote government subsidies for parents to send their kids to private schools. “Anything that empowers parents promotes the general welfare of our state,” said Deacon Steve Raymond, director of operations at Saint Patrick Academy, a co-educational Catholic high school in downtown Providence. Discussion of school choice is extremely active at the moment. The legislative reception took place during National School Choice Week, over the course of which more than 11,000 related events took place throughout the country, said keynote speaker Rabbi A. D. Motzen, national director of » See EDUCATION, page 2
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SPORTS Men’s basketball flounders twice in second half, suffers losses to Columbia and Cornell
SPORTS Women’s swimming and diving captures first Ivy win of 2015 during Senior Day celebrations
COMMENTARY Weinstein ’17: Pope’s response to Hebdo attacks raises debate on self-censorship
COMMENTARY Isman ’15: Second semester seniors feel forced to make hard decisions in final shopping period
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» EDUCATION, from page 1 state relations for Agudath Israel of America — a religious policy organization that supports the national school choice movement — during his address. Rhode Island Families for School Choice, one of many organizations that advocates school choice in the state, hosted the event, but the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice were also featured prominently. Organizations that support expanded school choice options outline several possible structures for funding: tax-credit scholarships, educational savings accounts and vouchers. Currently, Rhode Island implements the tax-credit scholarship form of school choice. Under this system, scholarship-granting organizations or businesses that support private school scholarships receive state tax credits. Education savings accounts would allow families to collect money used for educational purposes from family members, state agencies and charities in savings accounts, while the voucher system would direct state money to the schools of families’ choosing. As proponents of school choice in Rhode Island frequently reiterate, school choice laws exist throughout the United States in various forms. “There are 24 states and the District of Columbia that have some form of
» ALCOHOL, from page 1 gatherings are not considered ‘events’ for the purposes of this policy.” Student organizations may still host events with attendance exceeding 100 and serve alcohol, provided that they register these events with the Student Activities Office and hold them in
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school choice,” said Michael Chartier, director of state programs and government relations for the Friedman Foundation. Additionally, charter school laws currently exist in 42 states and D.C., according to “The ABCs of School Choice,” a promotional document from the Foundation. While school choice advocacy groups actively support governmentsubsidized private education, they also agree with the proposed expansion of charter schools throughout the state. Charter schools, while publicly funded and tuition-free, comprise their own school districts and are not subject to the same regulations as traditional public schools. Five Rhode Island charter schools have made requests to expand, generating much debate. Deborah Gist, commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Education, expressed support of the expansion in January, NBC 10 News reported. Gist’s contract, which will expire in June, was not renewed by the Rhode Island Board of Education before the December deadline, RIPR reported. Gist is now the sole finalist for the job of superintendent of the public school system in Tulsa, her hometown. The primary criticism of the expansion of charter schools — and of the school choice movement in general — is that it starves the traditional public school system of funding. Many proponents of charter school expansion and school choice argue that when a
child leaves a traditional school district, funding stays while expenses go. A House resolution sponsored by Rep. Jeremiah O’Grady, D-Lincoln and Pawtucket, and passed last year created a 12-person commission to study the state’s funding formula and whether it is disadvantageous to local public schools, according to a General Assembly press release. Mike Stenhouse, CEO of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, said that funding for public schools will be preserved with school choice legislation. “There’s a lot of myths about school choice, and one of them is that they financially burden existing … public school systems,” he said. “The way we will design the bill — or advise the bill to be designed — is that there would be more money per student left over than there is now.” But Barry Ricci, superintendent of the Chariho school district, said this notion is incorrect. When students leave for charter schools, the expenses do not leave with them, he said. While he only has experience with students leaving for charter schools, the situation could be similar if students departed for private schools, he said. The Statehouse reception featured reception tables for several private schools — the type that students benefitting from state tax credit scholarships could attend. Of the private schools, almost all had a religious affiliation. A small number of charter schools were also present.
approved, non-residential spaces such as the Kasper Multipurpose Room, Sayles Hall and Alumnae Hall. “The only policy we changed is that we don’t want those events being in residential spaces,” Klawunn said, adding that “it’s harder to keep residential spaces safe.” Recognized organizations in good
standing may also consult their advisors to plan off-campus events, the email read. Policy regarding off-campus events in private residences also has not changed, and students living off campus are required to obey the Code of Student Conduct and city laws, the email read.
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return after the Jan. 7 deadline, creating further complications, he added. These numbers are different every year, so the number of juniors placed in temporary housing fluctuates, Bova said. Some years have fewer problems than others, he added. On Jan. 12, five days before students were allowed to move in and five days after ResLife received confirmation of its official numbers, ResLife sent returning juniors an email offering them off-campus permission for the spring semester. Students were required to respond within 24 hours in order to be considered. They then had another 24 hours to inform ResLife of their new address if granted permission. The possibility of off-campus permission should have been apparent earlier, Hill said, adding that finding off-campus housing within such a short time frame is very difficult, she added. Sixty-two juniors received off-campus permission for the spring, Bova said. About half of them requested permission in response to the Jan. 12 email, and the rest appealed to ResLife for off-campus permission due to “changing circumstances,” he said. ResLife had to move more students than usual this year due to Phi Kappa Psi’s loss of University recognition and program housing. But “it worked out well,” Bova said. “It binds things up a little bit, but it was not an overwhelming problem for us.” As the student body grows under President Christina Paxson’s P’19 strategic plan, “Building on Distinction,” more juniors may move off campus in the future — the undergraduate student body will expand by one percent each year for the next 10 years. “We will adjust our off-campus numbers to reflect the growth, if any, in the student body,” Bova said. “We always balance that with the enrollment model. That has been our practice for the past 15 years, and it’ll still be the same practice.” A University committee is looking at the implications of a larger student body for housing and other “critical areas of campus life,” said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. After identifying potential areas of concern this fall, the committee, led by Dean of the College Maud Mandel, plans on developing a more detailed report by the end of the spring semester. At that stage, the University will be able to determine whether and how housing policies will need to change, Klawunn said. But the expansion will not affect the number of juniors placed in temporary housing each year, Bova said. “It is never our plan or our goal to have anyone in temporary spaces.” There is some room for growth in the off-campus population, Bova said, adding that each year around 30 juniors request off-campus permission but do not receive it.
by a three-pointer from Ellise Sharpe ’16 toward the end of the first half — broke the seesaw pattern and brought the Bears within three points of the Big Red — the closest Brown would be able to come to its opponents for the rest of the contest. Cornell responded with two baskets of its own in an attempt to regain some distance from the Bears. With just under a minute left in the half, Jordin Alexander ’16 connected on a midrange jumper for the last basket of the first period, bringing the score to 31-26 as the squads headed to the locker rooms for halftime. Returning to the court after intermission, the Big Red started the second half with a 5-0 run, giving the visitors a double-digit lead. The Bears managed to cut Cornell’s lead several times in the second stanza, but the Big Red always managed to pull away. Nicholle Aston and Nia Marshall led Cornell in points and rebounds, respectively. The Bears struggled at first to suppress Marshall — the Ivy League’s third leading scorer — but after a while, solid defensive efforts forced her to venture further away from the basket, leaving her niche on the post. Though Bruno’s play in the back court has at times faltered, periods of tough defense from the Bears often resulted in either a jump ball or a turnover by the Big Red. Throughout the game, Brown forced Cornell to commit 22 turnovers. In spite of the home squad’s efforts on both ends of the court, the Big Red claimed its sixth consecutive victory with the 65-52 win over the Bears. Fortunately for Bruno, Saturday night’s matchup against Columbia was almost nothing like the contest against Cornell. Though the Lions claimed a 12-2 lead early in the game, efforts from various members of the home squad brought the Bears back in the game, and a three-pointer from Sharpe at the 7:40 mark put Brown on top. After establishing the lead at the end of the first half, the Bears would not let Columbia come within eight points, in spite of some questionable calls from the referees. Strong offensive play and a full-court press worked in Bruno’s favor, and the home team was able to notch its first conference victory of the season. “I’m really proud that we were able to bounce back from Friday’s loss,” Sharpe said. The junior guard was one of three players to record career highs in points during Saturday night’s game. Sharpe chipped in 19 points, and her tenacious defense resulted in four steals. Megan Reilly ’18 and Martin also notched new bests. Reilly scored 13 points and had six assists — both career highs. Martin also made tremendous contributions with 17 points and nine rebounds. Sophie Bikofsky ’15 led the squad in scoring with 23 points. The senior sharpshooter made six shots from behind the arc on Saturday. She is now only four treys away from breaking the program record of 203 career three-pointers, set last season by Lauren Clarke ’14. “It was a complete team effort,” Sharpe said. “Every player on the team made an impact, and that’s what it takes for us to win.” The Bears hope to put the past behind them and maintain the momentum from Saturday’s morale-boosting win when they hit the road and take on Harvard (8-10, 1-3) and Dartmouth (10-8, 1-3) this weekend.
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M. HOCKEY
Bears struggle to find their groove in one-point weekend Naclerio ’16 notches hat trick as Bears fall to topranked Quinnipiac squad Friday By MATT BROWNSWORD SENIOR STAFF WRITER
With the conference points few and far between, any time the men’s hockey team gets a result from an ECAC game, it’s a positive outcome. But — with lowly Princeton and league-leading Quinnipiac in town last weekend — coming away with only one point in two close games had to be a bit of a disappointment. Not even the most ardent Brown supporter expected the Bears (4-16-1, 1-12-1 ECAC) to get something out of the game against Quinnipiac (16-8-2, 11-2-1), which came into the matchup having already accrued 20 out of a possible 24 points. And when first-year Landon Smith opened the scoring with a near post snipe over Tyler Steel’s ’17
outstretched pad two minutes and 54 seconds into the game, many in Meehan Auditorium were expecting nothing but a blowout. Matt Lorito ’15 created a few chances after the Bobcat goal in an effort to get the Bears back in the game, but he could not convert an excellent pass from Charlie Corcoran ’18. Brown’s defense then started to fall apart: Smith went post-in past Steel after beating Ben Tegtmeyer ’18, and Quinnipiac’s leading scorer Sam Anas made it 3-0 just 29 seconds later. Entering the second period down 3-0 has been an all too familiar sight for the Bears this season, but this was not a typical night for Bruno. Steel’s night was over after his horrendous first period, but his regular replacement Tim Ernst ’17 did not lead the Bears onto the ice after the first intermission. Head Coach Brendan Whittet ’94 tapped Connor Maher ’18, the third string goalie who hasn’t seen any playing time, in an effort to get the Bears back on track.
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Captain Matt Lorito ’15, Bruno’s leading goal-scorer, had an assist against Princeton but could not create enough offense to lead Bruno to a win.
“He’s practiced all year; he hadn’t played a minute,” Whittet said. “I had no idea if he could play in a game, because he hadn’t played, and honestly I had to try something because I’ve played the other two guys all year.” Maher didn’t turn the tide for the Bears — the first-year showed flashes of brilliance as well as inexperience, as expected from a raw talent — but the Bears responded with some urgency. After a back-and-forth first half of the second period, Mark Naclerio ’16 put in Brown’s first goal of the game off of a beautiful cross-ice feed from Joey de Concilys ’15. With about two minutes left in the second period, Bobcat defenseman Connor Clifton blindsided Davey Middleton ’15 with a hit to the head that went shockingly unaddressed by the referees. Clifton was retroactively suspended by the ECAC for the brutal hit, and though Brown did not reap the benefits of what should have been a five-minute major, many of the Bears took exception to a dirty play. The second period ended with de Concilys and Soren Jonzzon taking minor penalties because of a scrap after the whistle, with Brown turning a three-goal deficit into a game. Naclerio certainly wasn’t done — the junior tallied his second goal of the evening after a Josh McArdle ’18 shot was deflected into his path, and the forward made no mistake. Unfortunately for the Bears, Maher exhibited his inexperience three minutes later when Smith got his third, sneaking one by the first-year and doubling Quinnipiac’s lead. “He played pretty well, I didn’t think (the fourth goal) should go in the net at our level and those are the goals that kill you,” Whittet said. “He made some big stops, but I think that if we analyze the goals that go in tonight, they score four even strength and I’d say three of them were soft and you’re not going to win giving up soft goals.” Smith is “a goal scorer; he competed hard tonight; I thought he was excellent,” said Quinnipiac Head Coach
Rand Pecknold. “He was committed; he was honest; he played defensively and that’s going to lead to offense for him.” In most games this season, that goal would have killed the Bears and a blowout would have been imminent. But Naclerio and the Bears were not to be denied, and the junior completed his hat trick on a power play with 12 minutes left in the game, bringing the score to 4-3. Lorito, Naclerio and Nick Lappin ’16 “were all excellent, very dynamic,” Pecknold said. “They made plays and they gave us a handful tonight.” Naclerio “was great,” Whittet said. “I was happy for him — finally he broke out and it might have been a different line that he was on, playing with some different guys that were picking him up a little bit, and he played with a lot of energy and a lot of passion and he’s a hell of a good player,” he said. “It just hadn’t really clicked in for him this year, so it was good to see him do that and now he has some confidence,” he added. Maher — who received an excellent defensive effort after a porous first period — was a stalwart until Whittet pulled him for an extra skater with one minute left. Unfortunately, Quinnipiac forward Matthew Peca picked that time to make the play of the game: the senior received a looping pass from Travis St. Denis, controlled it and slid the puck into the net to give Quinnipiac the sure win. “We’re happy to get out of here with a win,” Pecknold said. “I thought we had a good jump out of the gate and then I give Brown a lot of credit — they battled back and they made it a hockey game, and we were fortunate that Peca made a great play to seal it.” “It’s hard when you put yourself in a three-spot to the number one team in our league in the first period, but we battled back and we had a little bit of a response at least,” Whittet said. “We made it a game, but I still think that we have more to give. Some guys that we count on need to know the simplicity of the game; it escapes some of them. But we gave ourselves a chance, at least we
showed some fight, showed some will.” Next up for the Bears was last-place Princeton (3-15-2, 1-12-1), whose midweek win against Army (6-18-2, 6-14-2 Patriot) was only its third of the season. The Bears started slow — probably due to a hangover from the Quinnipiac game — and Eric Robinson made them pay with 51 seconds left in the first period. With Steel on the bench, Ernst got the start in goal, as Steel’s performance earned him a spot on the bench and Whittet was not sure that Maher was ready to start an ECAC game. For the second game in a row, Brown had an impressive second period as Brandon Pfeil ’16 received a fortunate deflection to register the Bears’ second power play goal of the weekend. Forty-two seconds later, Sam Lafferty ’18 put the Bears in the lead with an impressive finish on a breakaway. It was the first-year’s second goal of the season, making him the leading goal scorer for Brown’s impressive rookie class. Max Willman ’18 took a hooking call with six-and-a-half minutes left in the period, and Princeton put together a threatening power play. When Brown was unable to clear the puck, Jonathan Liau made the Bears pay with an equalizing goal. Though the third period ended goalless, Brown had a myriad of chances to put Princeton away. Kevin Liss put a brutal hit on Willman — similar to the one that Clifton got away with in the Quinnipiac game — and was assessed a game misconduct and a five minute major. But an untimely penalty by Lorito destroyed the rhythm of the power play, and the Bears could not get the game-winning goal. In overtime, both goalies had to make some saves, but neither team looked likely to score. The game ended in the Bears’ first tie of the season, earning them their third conference point. The Bears will take on Dartmouth (9-8-4, 6-6-2) and Harvard (12-5-2, 8-4-2) next weekend, two ECAC teams that have been heating up over the past couple of weeks.
WRESTLING
Staudenmayer ’17, Bernstein ’15.5 notch big wins over Bearcats
Justin Staudenmayer ’17 sweeps opponent as Bruno mounts campaign toward national tournament By GEORGE SANCHEZ SPORTS STAFF WRITER
The wrestling team capped off its fourmeet homestand Saturday against Binghamton with a 21-15 victory. “From the beginning of the year, we know that what we’re really working towards is becoming All-Americans at the national tournament,” said Ophir Bernstein ’15.5. “Wins like the one we had this past weekend are definitely fun, but our main focus has always been pushing one another to get ready for March.” The Bears (3-5, 2-2 EIWA) started off the meet with a win in the 125-pound weight class. Billy Watterson ’15 won his bout at 125 pounds with an escape during the second tiebreaker, leading Bruno to
an early 3-0 lead. But the Bearcats (6-8, 4-3) quickly countered with consecutive wins in the 133- and 141-pound weight classes. With these two victories, Binghamton entered the 149-pound bout with a 6-3 lead. At 149 pounds, William McDonald ’17 successfully came back from an early deficit by scoring a takedown with just 40 seconds left in the final period. The late takedown gave McDonald the 4-3 win over Binghamton’s Nick Tighe, bringing the Bears to 6-6. Justin Staudenmayer ’17, currently ranked 20th in the nation in the NCAA Division I 157-pound weight class, shut out his opponent with a 3-0 decision and gave the Bears a 9-6 lead with five bouts left in the meet. But the Bearcats would not go down without a fight — they countered yet again with a victory in the 165-pound weight class and knotted the score at 9-9. With four bouts remaining, the Bears responded with
three consecutive victories. At 174 pounds, Ricky McDonald ’15 won a 3-1 decision with an escape and takedown while limiting Binghamton’s Steve Schneider to one point in the third and final frame. In the following bout, Bernstein earned the Bears another victory with a 3-0 decision. Bernstein shut out his opponent while earning points with a takedown and an escape. Entering the 197-pound weight class bout, the Bears possessed a 15-9 lead. Augustus Marker ’16 trailed 5-0 until successfully earning a fall during the second period and adding another six points to Bruno’s lead. Marker’s pin sealed the Bears’ win, marking Bruno’s second win in EIWA play. “Gus just kept fighting and wrestling tough the entire match and ended up getting the pin which sealed the match for us,” Bernstein said. “He showed a lot of guts and heart fighting back the way he did, and he just found a way to win the match like he usually does.”
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Anthony Finocchiaro ’16 grapples with his opponent. He fell in a 4-0 decision, but the Bears won six of their 10 matches to lead Bruno to victory. The Bears will continue to play this weekend on the road against Penn (44, 0-1) and Princeton (6-5, 0-1) Saturday and Lehigh (10-4, 6-1) Sunday. “We have some tough matches
ahead of us but we’re just going to stay focused, continue correcting mistakes we’ve made and keep improving, and we’ll be ready to go for our matches next weekend,” Bernstein said.
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SWIMMING & DIVING
Women outperform men on Senior Day with win over Cornell Bears focus training on championship preparation, drop regular season meets at home By LAINIE ROWLAND SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams came into this weekend’s matchup against Cornell riding a string of Ivy losses. At the season’s last home dual meet and on Senior Day, the women (4-4, 2-4 Ivy) eked out a win over the Big Red (5-4, 3-4) to prevent the Bears from sinking further down the Ivy rankings. The men (2-5, 1-5) posted noteworthy performances but ultimately could not keep up with Cornell (5-4, 3-4), placing them at the bottom of the conference, followed only by a winless Dartmouth squad. Despite battling a bout of sickness earlier in the week, the women’s team outscored the Big Red 158-142. Cocaptain Gina Matsumoto ’16 attributed this comeback to the Bears’ mental toughness. “We stuck together as a team,” Matsumoto said. “It was really hard to come back from not being able to keep up our tough training schedule” due to illness, she said. “But we did a good job of cheering each other on and making sure we stood behind each other at every race.” The relay team of Jenna Zagoren ’18,
Aja Grande ’18, Caroline Vexler ’17 and Reia Tong ’16 kicked off the meet with a victory in the 200 yard medley relay. In the 200 yard freestyle, co-captain Kate Dillione ’15 showcased her impressive speed by finishing first, outpacing her Cornell rival by more than two seconds. The Bears continued their winning campaign as Zagoren and Natsumi Horikawa ’18 went one-two in the 100 yard backstroke, earning 13 points total. The results were mirrored in the 100 yard breaststroke, as Grande and Hailey Jacobson ’18 finished in first and second place, respectively, and again in the 200 yard butterfly with Matsumoto and Vexler claiming the top spots. Not to be outdone, Dillione and Tong topped the rankings in the 50 yard freestyle. Standout Dillione shone both in and out of the water. “Dillione performed very well this weekend,” Matsumoto said. “She had a great deck presence and was an allaround great teammate and captain.” Molly Gelb ’17 earned a second place finish on the 1-meter dive, and Rachel Speakman ’16 earned a second place finish on the 3-meter and a third place finish on the 1-meter dives. Dillione captured another victory in the 100 yard freestyle. Other victories came from Matsumoto in the 100 yard butterfly and from the quartet of Dillione, Tong, Korbyn Simpson ’18 and Sarah Cronin ’18 in the 400 yard freestyle relay. As the men prepare to ease their
practice regimen in the weeks before Ivy and NCAA championships, the 188-112 loss is certainly a letdown for them. But the squad refuses to let it spell defeat for them, focusing on peaking at championships instead. “Our mentality is always to race, but we have to make sure we consider the timing a little bit,” said co-captain Ryan Saenger ’16. “It’s not necessarily healthy to obsess over our times right now … we’ve seen that people are really excited to compete right now and see the improvement that they’ve been working towards all season.” The Bears opened competition with a third place finish in the 200 yard medley relay from the crew of Alexander Pascal ’15, Christopher Meyers ’16, Jeffrey Strausser ’15 and Daniel Klotz ’17. Bruno dominated in the 1000 yard freestyle as Cory Mayfield ’16 and Grant Casey ’18 took the top two spots. Pascal and Willy Lee ’18 added to Brown’s total points with second and third place finishes in the 100 yard backstroke. Brendan Woo ’18 and Riley Springman ’18 raced to the millisecond in the 200 yard butterfly, each posting a time of 1:51.93 to tie for second place. The performances display the Bears’ incremental progress — the result of a demanding and strategic practice regimen. “If you look at the past couple weeks, we’ve seen a lot of people really zero in on their end-of-season goal times,” Saenger said. “We’re seeing good
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The Bears prepare to taper off their grueling training regimen in anticipation of Ivy championship season. improvement week after week.” In the 1-meter dive, Jonathon Schlafer ’17 outperformed the next best diver by more than 23 points. Schlafer combined with Sazzy Gourley ’16 to sweep the top two spots in the 3-meter dive. Max Bley-Male ’17 and Declan Kennon ’18 swam their way to second and third place finishes in the 200 yard backstroke, and Mayfield and Casey did the same in the 500 yard freestyle. Strausser notched a win with a top finish in the 100 yard butterfly, and the squad of Klotz, Pascal, Strausser and Jack Nee ’17 topped off the day with a third place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay. “I expect to see an excellent
performance at the Ivy League championships,” Saenger said. “It’s clear that people are in excellent shape. I think once taper starts to kick in … people’s times will really start to come down quick.” The Bears will compete at Yale (men 7-2, 4-2 and women 7-2, 5-2) Saturday as they gear up for championship season. As the regular season winds down, Bruno is having no trouble zeroing in on its championship goals. “We’ve done so much hard work throughout the year, in and out of the pool. We’ve been practicing as well as building great morale,” Matsumoto said. “So we’re looking to keep the ball rolling.”
» M. BBALL, from page 8
Castlin had a career night with 21 points and nine rebounds, complimenting 15 points from his backcourt partner Maodo Lo, the Ivy League’s second-leading scorer. Until the final six minutes, Bruno’s offense displayed the balance it can achieve when at its best. All five starters finished in double digits, and the team shot 49 percent from the floor before falling apart late. Blackmon and Kuakumensah were offensive leaders, each scoring 13 points while Blackmon dished out seven assists and Kuakumensah added 11 boards. “We just have to keep working,” as the team heads into a week of practice before Friday’s showdown with Harvard (13-5, 3-1), Kuakumensah said. “It’s a long season and nobody has lost sight of that.” After the Yale (15-6, 4-0) loss last week and the two defeats this week, an emerging theme for the team is falling apart late in the second half after first half leads. Looking to buck the trend, the Bears will have a doubleheader with Harvard and Dartmouth (8-10, 1-3) at home this weekend.
line.” Bruno turned the page offensively before its Saturday bout in the Big Apple, coming out with a much more effective attack and leading by as much as seven points after three-pointers by Kuakumensah and Hobbie were made midway through the first half. But the Lions shot the lights out from beyond the arc, sinking nine first-half threes and shooting 45 percent from three for the game. The long range shooting lifted the Lions to a 39-35 edge in the high-scoring first half. Another Hobbie trey knotted the game at 50 with 15 minutes to play, but Columbia led the rest of the way. After Spieth made two free throws to cut the lead to one with just under seven minutes remaining, two threes, two layups and 12-of-14 free throws buried the Bears down the stretch. For the second night in a row, one of the league’s top scorers was outdone by a teammate in a win over Brown. This time, Columbia first-year Kyle
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Bruna Lee ’17 and Megumi Mori ’17 display their new pet goldfish handed out in the Leung Gallery Friday. Students designed their own fish tanks, ate snacks and watched Finding Nemo at the event.
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12:00 P.M. “DOUBLE EXPOSURES: SLAVERY AND MEMORY IN THE CONTEMPORARY”
12:00 P.M. RELAXATION FOR MANAGING BLOOD PRESSURE AND STRESS: WELLNESS AT BROWN!
Visiting Scholar Kimberly Juanita Brown will draw on themes from her latest book in this lecture. Churchill House, George Houston Bass Performing Arts Space
Health and life coach Stephanie Gove will discuss the many benefits of relaxation. The event will incorporate guided meditation. Alumnae Hall, Crystal Room
5:00 P.M. “POLICE PROFILING CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES”
Tricia Rose, director of Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, will moderate a panel exploring the effects of racial profiling and mass incarceration. Building for Environmental Research and Teaching 130 7:00 P.M. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE INFORMATION SESSION
Members of the student group aiming to combat homelessness in Providence will present on their efforts. Swearer Center for Public Service
5:00 P.M. EXECUTIVE CHEF DEMONSTRATION
Faculty Club Executive Chef Dave Chabot will guide students in an exploration of sandwiches. Recipes and taste tests will be included. Faculty Club 6:00 P.M. SKYZONE INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK TRIP
Brown Recreation will bus students to SkyZone Indoor Trampoline Park, where they will receive a discounted rate. Registration is required. Nelson Fitness Center
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A Prohibition that makes sense The Office of Campus Life and Student Services sent a Jan. 30 email clarifying the University’s new structures regarding alcohol use on campus. The email states that Brown’s alcohol policy is mostly unchanged and that the only newly prohibited activities are large-scale events — including those organized by Greek or program houses, those drawing more than 100 attendees or those requiring city permits. While “informal gatherings” of students who are over 21 are permitted in dorms, should a community disturbance — such as complaints or overcrowding — arise, it is possible that the Department of Public Safety could be called and disciplinary action could ensue, according to the email. Additionally, off-campus rules have not been altered. So other than largely removing the convenience of drinking at on-campus parties, the University has left many legal forms of drinking still allowed. The University is following through with its stated goal of changing the context in which alcohol is consumed. If large parties cannot happen anymore, and there is a threat of punitive measures for holding an event that disturbs the community, behavior will change. The question is, how? Obviously, drinking to excess could be pushed off campus, but we anticipate that not all of it will shift in this manner. Fraternities are prohibited from hosting parties with alcohol — that includes off campus. House parties at independent residences could, just as they could before, be broken up by either DPS or the Providence Police. If every party is in a private residence — assuming everyone who wants to party will just go off campus — then these off-campus venues will be overcrowded, run dry fast and be more likely to get busted. The issue of spiking drinks remains. Yet we anticipate that instances of spiked drinks will actually decrease because the setting and context for the behavior will be different. While we do not wholly agree that disciplinary hearings should be on the table for creating a noise disturbance, if drinking did lead to sexual assault or destruction of University property, an appropriate course of action would need to be pursued. So, in short, the new ban makes some sense. Insofar as Brown students need distance put between them and situations that have the potential to be dangerous, Brown has done it. But it hasn’t gone so far as to prevent these situations entirely, because limiting them entirely would seriously impinge on personal freedom. College is about learning to live responsibly and self-sufficiently. Restricting access to alcohol isn’t the way to limit instances of sexual assault, but preventing and prohibiting contexts where sexual misconduct is likely to occur marks a decent start toward instilling a general sense of social responsibility. That parties are curtailed makes sense. People will learn to conduct themselves well at more moderate social gatherings. The ban is thus mature and evenhanded — the best compromise available.
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Q U O T E O F T H E D AY
“Some guys that we count on need to know the simplicity of the game; it escapes some of them.” — Brendan Whittet, Men’s Hockey Head Coach
See M. Hockey on page 3.
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Don’t mess with Pope Francis DUNCAN WEINSTEIN opinions columnist
On the papal plane from Sri Lanka to the Philippines Jan. 15, Pope Francis, speaking about the terrorist attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier this month, put the world on notice. “If (my aide Alberto Gasparri) says a swear word against my mother, he’s going to get a punch,” said the 78-year-old pontiff, throwing a mock punch in his aide’s direction. “Provoking and insulting other people’s faiths is not right. There is a limit. Every religion has its dignity.” The impromptu remarks were largely criticized as inconsistent with the principles of free speech. Former CNN host Piers Morgan, a Catholic, condemned the pope’s remarks as condoning the same sort of violence as the Paris attacks. British media outlets the Guardian and the Independent both published editorials asserting that the pope’s comments revealed limits to his liberalism. On CBS’s Face the Nation, British Prime Minister David Cameron said “In a free society, there is a right to cause offence about someone’s religion. … I’m a Christian. If someone says something offensive about Jesus, I might find that offensive, but in a free society I don’t have a right to wreak vengeance on
them.” To be fair, the pope also condemned killing in the name of religion as an “aberration” and stood up for free speech. But he also said “there are so many people who speak badly about religions or other religions who make fun of them, who make a game out of the religions of others. They are provocateurs. And what happens to them is what would happen to Dr. Gasparri if he says a curse word against my mother. There is a limit.” The man is trying to toe a line.
the remarks “must be taken at face value and not distorted or manipulated.” Yet Francis’ stance on offensive content is untenable. The response to offensive content cannot be violent — this is essentially vigilantism. And if some content is too offensive to be published, who gets to decide where that line is drawn? Legal limits on what can be published threaten the entire marketplace of ideas. Many of the pundits who criticized the pope misunderstood him as calling for external restrictions on
insult. Francis condemned the intentional insult. His point wasn’t about external censorship but about civility. Lucky for him, there’s a part of society where that standard is already practiced: the mainstream American media. Many news outlets, including National Public Radio, the New York Times and CNN declined to publish Hebdo cartoons depicting Muhammad. The mainstream media — to use the popular phrase — isn’t Charlie. Dean Bacquet, executive editor
Francis wasn’t asking that Charlie Hebdo be prohibited from publishing cartoons of Muhammad, but that the magazine choose not to. The Vatican attempted to control the criticism largely by working to diminish the significance of the comments. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told the Associated Press that the pope was not “justifying violence,” but rather speaking of “a spontaneous reaction that you can have when you feel profoundly offended.” Another Vatican spokesman, Thomas Rosica, told CNN Jan. 15 that “the pope’s words about Dr. Gasbarri were spoken colloquially” and that “his response might be similar to something each of us has felt when those dearest to us are insulted or harmed.” He added that
free speech. But Francis wasn’t making a legal argument. There’s a critical distinction between enforced censorship and voluntary self-censorship — between not publishing something because you can’t and not publishing something because it’s rude. No one questions Charlie Hebdo’s right to exist. The pope questions what he sees as the magazine’s disrespectful content. Francis wasn’t asking that Charlie Hebdo be prohibited from publishing cartoons of Muhammad, but that the magazine choose not to. There’s a difference between substantive criticism and intentional
of the New York Times, wrestled between the Hebdo cartoons’ objective news value and their offensive content, wrote Margaret Sullivan, public editor at the New York Times, in a Jan. 8 column. After considering the potential danger to his staff, Bacquet decided not to run the cartoons. “We have a standard that is long held and that serves us well,” he said. “There is a line between gratuitous insult and satire. Most of these are gratuitous insult.” In a Jan. 12 blog post on its website, NPR explained its decision not to publish the cartoons. It was also willing to accept the threat of repri-
sal but decided that “photos showing just a few of the magazine’s covers could lead viewers to mistakenly conclude that Charlie Hebdo is only a bit edgier than other satirical publications. But a comprehensive display of Charlie Hebdo’s work would require posting images that go well beyond most news organizations’ standards regarding offensive material.” The Washington Post drew a more nuanced line and allowed a Hebdo cartoon to run alongside an opinions column but did not permit it on the news pages since the paper won’t print material “that is pointedly, deliberately or needlessly offensive to members of religious groups,” said Martin Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post. Of course, many people believe that the cartoons had a right to be published for either their news value or for their defiance of terrorism — or for both. Newer outlets like Buzzfeed and Huffington Post have run the images, showing a divergence from older journalistic standards. Meanwhile, Charlie Hebdo’s latest issue prominently features Muhammad, for what I somehow doubt will be the last time. Let’s just hope they lay off the pope’s mother.
Duncan Weinstein ’17 can be reached at duncan_weinstein@brown.edu.
The senior spring shopping period dilemma SAMANTHA ISMAN opinions columnist
There are very conflicting feelings permeating the senior class. On one hand, it is exciting to decide what we want to do with the next chapter of our lives and where we want to be next year. But it is also bittersweet to remember that this is our last semester at Brown, a place that many of us love. Shopping period seems to have fallen prey to this mix of emotions as well. Should we shop every class we ever thought was interesting at Brown? Is it too frustrating to shop classes we know we won’t be able to take, so we should limit ourselves to shopping courses that have a chance of making it into our last semester’s schedules? Facing that dilemma, I have come to the conclusion that it’s better to shop everything I am even mildly curious about. This semester, I decided to shop Visual Arts classes — without having taken VISA 0100: “Studio Foundation” — and as many reading classes as would fit into my shopping period schedule. This semester is an opportunity to explore and to give myself the chance to find new interests that don’t have to be abandoned after I graduate. The beauty of shopping period is that it allows us to explore anything the University has to offer academically. We seniors should not be giving that up now, especially when this is
our last opportunity to learn a range of topics before becoming specialized in one trait. Additionally, Brown — regardless of whether we’ll be here or not — will always pride itself on its open curriculum. The whole point of this academic freedom is to allow us to explore anything that piques our interests, and that should be taken advantage of until the last minute. I have met new professors in departments I never considered before coming to Brown. Through these opportunities, I discovered there are certain topics that will always entice me, such as photography, which I first discovered in high school but unfortu-
chance to finish our concentration requirements. It is still not too late to meet influential professors and create connections that could last beyond graduation. Shopping classes with great professors could encourage us to go speak with these professors because they could be sources of knowledge and advice in the future — especially if we decide to further explore their subjects of expertise after graduation. The desire to not shop many classes is understandable. Ideally, shopping few classes makes our limited choice easier, allowing us
This shopping period should be seen as an opportunity to discover new topics we are interested in — topics that we can continue exploring on our own even after graduation. nately never took again. While it might be frustrating to shop and possibly love classes we know we can’t take for a variety of reasons — such as capped classes, requirements or part-time jobs — it will end up being more frustrating ending our year feeling that we didn’t explore all of the classes we wish we did. It’s sometimes hard to fight the feeling that we are already done, that this shopping period might not be as important as the previous ones given that this is the last
to really focus on what we have to take rather than on what we can’t take. I have friends who are purposely shopping only the classes they know they can or want to take, and who are stopping once they are happy with their classes rather than continuing to search for new things. If we are trying to have more time to work on theses or job applications, taking more classes could discourage us from actually saving that time for the necessary commitments.
Moreover, it is hard not to feel uninspired by classes — after taking about eight different literature courses it feels like the classes I’m shopping now have nothing new to offer. But I don’t think we should succumb to these desires. Shopping period as a second-semester senior should not be seen as making us sad about graduating or taunting us with classes we know we can’t — and won’t get a future chance to — take. Instead, this shopping period should be seen as an opportunity to discover new topics we are interested in — topics that we can continue exploring on our own even after graduation. Additionally, shopping period proves that we shouldn’t settle for that lack of inspiration, and the only way to find and learn something new is to attend many classes. Though shopping period remains as overwhelming for many seniors as it was for their first-year selves, it is not the vast number of possibilities that challenges many but the apparent finality of course selection. But we must move past that in order to truly squeeze what Brown has to offer to the last drop. Even shopping a class that seems marginally interesting would end up benefitting us more than sitting around too scared to see what classes have to offer. And looking ahead, we must remember that the curiosity inherently part of shopping period doesn’t end when we graduate.
Sami Isman ’15 is shopping 12 classes. She can be reached at samantha_isman@brown.edu
SPORTS THE BROWN DAILY HERALD
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015
M. BASKETBALL
Without King ’17, Bears end Empire State trip empty-handed winless and alone at the bottom of the Ivy standings. “It was definitely a challenging weekend, and we weren’t good down the stretch,” said co-captain Cedric Kuakumensah ’16. “We have to play with more sense of urgency … that’s something we’ll have to work on.”
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Tavon Blackmon ’17 brings the ball up. The guard took on a heavy load, hoisting 24 shots in two games but making only eight as Bruno lost twice.
Close games turn to blowouts late as Bruno cannot hang in the clutch, falling to Cornell, Columbia By CALEB MILLER SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Despite hanging close late in the second half with two Ivy League opponents, the men’s basketball team was
swept this weekend, falling to Cornell 57-49 and to Columbia 86-65 after a road trip to New York. The losses continue a dismal skid to open conference play for the Bears (9-12, 0-4 Ivy), who find themselves
NE WS IN BRIEF Despite snow, U. does not cancel operations By EMMA JERZYK metro editor
The University will engage in regular operations for the entire day Monday, despite a city parking ban declared by Mayor Jorge Elorza effective at 2 a.m., wrote Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, in a campus-wide email Sunday. “As a residential academic community Brown will close or delay operations only in unusual circumstances,” Carey wrote in an email to The Herald. Elorza announced that all public schools in Providence will be closed Monday. Johnson and Wales, Providence College, Rhode Island College and all six campuses of the Community College of Rhode Island canceled classes Monday, while the University of Rhode Island canceled classes before 4 p.m. Carey encouraged community members to seek transportation that does not require parking, such as Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority buses and ride-sharing. Those who do not have parking passes for University lots can park in an overflow lot near the Brown Stadium, and a shuttle service will transport them between the lot and the Brown Office Building from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. “The cost of operating the shuttle for that lot is minimal,” Carey wrote in his email to The Herald. Since the storm is forecast to begin early Monday morning, “the timing of the storm will make it challenging for grounds and custodial staff to clear and maintain parking lots, sidewalks and building entrances across the campus simultaneously,” Carey wrote in the campus-wide email. “All of the staff who participate in managing and responding to winter weather do an amazing job,” Carey wrote in his email to The Herald. “I hope all members of the community will join in thanking them for their service.” The University has worked closely with the city to encourage the plowing of public streets around the main and Jewelry District campuses, and the Thayer Street District Management Authority “hired contractors this weekend to improve conditions along Thayer Street,” Carey wrote in the campus-wide email. Monday’s storm will make commuting “generally more challenging than it already is in the wake of last week’s blizzard,” which dropped about 18 inches of snow on campus last week and led to the cancelation of classes and University operations Tuesday. Whereas last week’s Winter Storm Juno occurred in sub-freezing temperatures, the forecasted temperatures Monday top out at above freezing, resulting in hail and a wintry mix of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service. If the University’s decision to continue operations throughout the storm changes, an announcement will be posted on the University’s website and emergency webpage.
Friday: Cornell 57, Brown 49 To call Friday’s battle in Ithaca a defensive game would be a nice way of putting it, but neither offense put up much of a fight. Attacks by both the Big Red (10-10, 2-2) and Bruno sputtered throughout the game, with each shooting below 38 percent from the floor and combining to go 5-of-34 from three-point range. Bruno’s offense looked lost in the wake of leading scorer Leland King’s ’17 departure from the team due to personal reasons. Tavon Blackmon ’17 and Steven Spieth ’17 each scored eight points before intermission to help the Bears to a slim 27-24 halftime lead. But the team made just five field goals in the second half — two treys by J.R. Hobbie ’17 — and ended with fewer than 50 points for just the second time this year.
“They did a good job with ball pressure,” Blackmon said of the Cornell defense. “But more so, I think we just made a lot of little mistakes that … are hurting us at the end.” The Big Red mirrored Bruno’s offensive struggles for much of the game, and the score stayed so close that neither team led by more than four points in the second half until under a minute remaining, when Cornell pushed the lead with free throws. The Big Red’s offense struggled with the Bears’ denial of senior Shonn Miller. The forward leads the Ivy League in points and rebounds but was a relative non-factor with Rafael Maia ’15 guarding him Friday, scoring just eight points and grabbing three rebounds. Maia “did a great job” guarding Miller, Kuakumensah said. “We tried to control them in the half court because they are a pretty fast-paced team.” But when Miller struggled, his classmate Galal Cancer picked up the slack. Bruno led 49-47 with three minutes to play before Cancer, who had just five points at that time, took over the game. The guard pulled down
a rebound, drew a foul and hit two free throws to tie the game. The next time down the floor, Cancer corralled an offensive board, drew a foul and hit two more free throws to give his team a lead. Finally, Cancer put the nail in the coffin by stripping Maia and finishing with a breakaway layup on the other end. His six straight points turned a Bruno lead into what proved to be an insurmountable Cornell lead. Blackmon led the Bears with 14 points and is turning into more of a scoring factor at point guard, but the sophomore went just 1-of-7 from the floor in the second half. Spieth streaked to eight first-half points before being shut out after the midpoint. Saturday: Columbia 86, Brown 65 With just over six minutes remaining, Bruno trailed 64-63, but a backbreaking 22-2 Columbia (10-8, 2-2) run turned what had been a close game into an apparent blowout. “They were making a lot of shots down the stretch, and we weren’t,” Kuakumensah said. “That’s the bottom » See M. BBALL, page 4
W. ICE HOCKEY
Pair of blowouts extends road losing streak Bruno unable to handle the pressure from nationally ranked teams, goes scoreless on weekend By EMILE BAUTISTA SPORTS STAFF WRITER
In a weekend of tough matchups, the women’s ice hockey team was not able to overcome either of its nationally ranked opponents, suffering back-toback losses away from home. No. 9 St. Lawrence (16-8-3, 10-3-2 ECAC) and No. 8 Clarkson (16-8-3, 10-3-2) — two of the conference’s most prolific offenses — torched Brown (5-18-0, 2-14-0) for an aggregate score of 10-0. This extended Bruno’s winless streak on the road to 11 games. No. 9 St. Lawrence 4, Brown 0 In the team’s first matchup in Meehan Auditorium earlier in the season, the Bears mauled St. Lawrence in the third period, during which they scored five goals to cap a 7-4 victory. Unfortunately for the Bears, the sequel did not go nearly as well. The nationally ranked Saints — who are also ranked fourth in the ECAC and on a seven-game winning streak — slid three past Julianne Landry ’18 in a seven-minute span in the first period before Monica Elvin ’17 came on soon after. Elvin stopped an impressive 42 shots and allowed only one goal in her more than 40 minutes of ice time. Before leaving in the first, Landry made 16 stops while St. Lawrence peppered the goalies with 23 shots. The Bears’ net was under siege by an unrelenting Saints offense that totaled 62 shots by the game’s conclusion. This dwarfed Bruno’s 14 shots on goal, a total that was less than SLU had in any one period. This forced Elvin into making 17 saves in the
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Katie Swanstrom ’18 warms up. The freshman had a minus two rating during the Bears’ weekend trip, during which they were outscored 10-0. second and 21 more in the third to prevent any additional damage. The Bears’ defense did its best to stymie the explosive St. Lawrence offense, which is ranked third in the ECAC with a gaudy average of 3.20 goals per game. By game’s end, the players had racked up 21 blocked shots. They also suffocated the Saints on the power play, killing five of their six opportunities. Meanwhile, on offense, the team could not find twine as Sarah Robson ’15 and Samantha Swanstrom ’18 each hit the post. No. 8 Clarkson 6, Brown 0 A change of scenery did not help the Bears score, as they were shut out for the second game in a row. The Golden Knights boast both a highly ranked offense and defense, so this
matchup was set to be quite the battle for Brown. The team’s goalie, Shea Tiley, ranks second in the conference with a .932 save percentage and 1.50 goals against average. Once again, the disparity in shots on goal spelled doom for Bruno. While the Bears managed to apply pressure on Clarkson in the second with 10 shots, they could only come up with five in the other two periods combined. On the other hand, the Golden Knights ended with 48 shots overall. Additionally, Brown could not quite replicate its success on the penalty kill, as Clarkson went 2-of-4. The team hopes to snap its current skid away from Meehan next weekend in two more tough matchups at Dartmouth (10-10-2, 6-8-2) and Harvard (15-4-2, 12-3-1).