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Debate intensifies over U.’s handling of GHB, sexual assault cases
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In light of recent activism surrounding his father’s service on the Corporation’s Board of Trustees, the student accused of administering GHB to two female students has been harassed and left campus for the weekend.
Corporation conflict of interest, conflation of cases fall under scrutiny as activism erupts By EMMA HARRIS UNIVERSITY NEWS EDITOR
Many students have reacted with frustration and anger toward the University following new revelations in the date-rape drug and sexual assault cases. Several people expressed concern
that the Phi Kappa Psi member accused of administering GHB to two female students Oct. 17 may have benefitted from his father’s status as a Corporation trustee. Others criticized what they called disturbing reasoning behind the Student Conduct Board’s finding that a different student was not responsible for sexually assaulting one of the two women later that evening. The hashtags #MoneyTalksAtBrown and #GHBGetOutOfRapeFree have appeared on social media in recent days, catalyzed by a protest Thursday and the
creation of the Facebook page “Act4RJ - #moneytalksatbrown,” which has garnered over 900 likes in three days. But others have expressed frustration with this campaign and what they described as conflation of the two cases — some students believe the student who was accused of spiking a drink with GHB is the same individual who was accused of sexually assaulting one of the women. #MoneyTalksAtBrown “just makes no sense and is counterproductive to the actual issues going on,” said a student who wished to remain anonymous
out of fear of backlash from peers, who added that community members are “incorrectly connecting dots, forming connections between things that aren’t really there.” Several students with knowledge of the situation, who also asked for anonymity, said the Phi Psi member who faced charges for spiking a drink with GHB has recently been harassed on campus. The accused student spent the weekend away from Brown because he felt campus was no longer a safe environment for him, they said. Some students, including Undergraduate Council of Students President Maahika Srinivasan ’15, have spoken out against the University for its handling of the cases. Srinivasan, who is one of several students whose profile picture now bears the “MoneyTalksAtBrown” slogan, questioned the relationship between the accused student, his father and University governance. Regardless of whether the trustee swayed the case in any way, she said, “It’s too murky to say it has absolutely nothing to do with him.” “I don’t necessarily think there was any intervention on the side of the family to be able to say that he should be exonerated,” Srinivasan said. “I do think that as an individual he
had far, far more resources, and there, money had a huge role,” she said. “He had two lawyers. (One of the women) doesn’t even have a lawyer.” But other students criticized this line of thinking. “There’s no evidence at all that his dad having money is even connected to the charges being dropped,” one of the anonymous students said. “So it’s really people taking two things, sticking them together and creating a sexy hashtag out of that. And there you have a movement.” The role of evidence in the case has also emerged as a point of contention. Srinivasan said requiring physical evidence for a hearing “doesn’t make sense.” The student’s hearing was canceled due to the lack of physical evidence in the case, The Herald reported Wednesday The standard of evidence to hold a hearing should be student testimony, said Sadhana Bala ’17. “The fact that there was no drug potentially present in the urine sample … is too high a standard that needs to be met, so the trial should not have been dismissed.” Sexual assault is “absolutely not okay,” but neither is convicting someone with no evidence, one of the anonymous students said. In regard to the sexual assault hearing, several students criticized the SCB’s » See REACTION, page 2
M. HOCKEY
Sweep in Cambridge ends postseason hopes Defense fails to keep up as Bruno allows 10 total goals to Harvard’s explosive offense By MATT BROWNSWORD SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After splitting the season series with Harvard and winning three of its last four games against the Crimson, the men’s hockey team had high hopes heading into its best-of-three series against the No. 21 team in the country. But it wasn’t the weekend Brown (8-20-3, 5-14-3 ECAC) had hoped for: In two games emblematic of its entire season, Bruno fell to Harvard (17-113, 11-8-3) 6-2 and 4-3, crashing out of the first round of the ECAC playoffs. After coming out strong in the first game, Brown’s Achilles heel — its special teams — proved fatal. The Bears got a power play after 50 seconds but were unable to convert. When Sam Lafferty ’18 was whistled for interference, the man advantage led to Harvard’s first goal of the game. Alexander Kerfoot got the puck down to superstar Jimmy Vesey right behind Tim Ernst’s ’17 goal, and from
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there the Crimson star found Kyle Criscuolo, who tapped into an empty net. “They’re a very gifted hockey team, and I thought we started off the game pretty strong,” said Head Coach Brendan Whittet ’94. “Then the play of our special teams bit us … I thought our (defensive) core got overwhelmed a little bit.” “I thought we got off to a good start,” said Harvard Head Coach Ted Donato. “I thought our power play was pretty crisp, and we didn’t make any major mistakes early.” Josh McArdle ’18 was called for an interference penalty about nine minutes later, and Harvard took advantage. One second after the power play expired, Colin Blackwell netted Harvard’s second goal. Blackwell has been sidelined for much of the last two years with symptoms from a bad concussion, but he was able to make his way back last weekend and added another dimension to an already dangerous Harvard team. “He’s got a lot of good energy — I mean he’s a kid that we recruited,” Whittet said. “He’s a nice boy with a nice family, and he’s gone through a
lot of trials and tribulations. I don’t feel happy that he scored two on us, but you feel good for a kid that can overcome some of those scary concussions.” Kerfoot went down later in the first period with a shoulder injury, and he did not return for the rest of the series. Five minutes into the second period, Brown found itself down 4-0 and basically out of the game. Vesey — whose name appeared frequently in the box score, as it has all season — got his first of the night, courtesy of a wicked wrister that beat Ernst glove-side . “He’s one of the best players in the country, and he’s been remarkably consistent,” Donato said. Jake Horton earned one shortly after courtesy of a bouncing, deflected puck that just squeezed past Ernst. The sophomore was pulled after the fourth goal for Tyler Steel ’17, who had not played in a little over a month. “Timmy’s been lights out for us,” Whittet said. “I don’t think the fourth goal was a very good goal to let up, but I pulled him because I wanted » See HOCKEY, page 3
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President Christina Paxson P’19 spoke of personal experiences with gender inequality during her keynote address at the closing ceremony Sunday.
FLAME Conference ignites discussions on feminism High schoolers explore issues of gender inequality, sexuality with Brown students, faculty By ELIZABETH CONWAY SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of students from 22 Rhode Island high schools conversed with Brown community members on College Hill Sunday and grappled with issues of
feminism, gender identity and sexuality at the first annual Feminist Leadership and Mentorship for Equality Conference. The event was coordinated by Feminists at Brown and coincided with International Women’s Day. The purpose of the conference was to provide a safe space for open conversation on feminist issues. The day was filled with guest lectures, workshops and a final gathering that featured closing remarks by President Christina Paxson » See FLAME, page 2
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SPORTS Women’s lacrosse battles back from five-goal deficit but fails to clinch win over Quakers
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COMMENTARY Malik ’18: Digital classrooms in which professors lecture on video are more interactive for students
COMMENTARY Ford ’10: There must be greater emphasis on addressing educational inequality
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» FLAME, from page 1 P’19 and musical performances. Feminists at Brown started planning the conference in the fall. Group members contacted student organizations — including Bluestockings Magazine, FemSex, Queer Alliance, Sexual Assault Peer Education and Sexual Health Advocacy through Peer Education — to generate a workshop schedule. Feminists at Brown members also connected with teachers and club leaders at Rhode Island schools, making a concerted effort to reach as many demographics as possible, said Alice Hamblett ’17, one of the event’s organizers. “It’s a super diverse group, and it’s really important to unite these demographics so that they don’t miss each other,” she said. The conference was free of charge to all attendees, and bus passes were provided to any students with travel obstacles. “We didn’t want any barriers,” Hamblett said. “We wanted to make it as accessible as possible because without all of the different perspectives, it defeats the purpose.” As native Rhode Islanders, Hamblett and Anna Reed ’15, another of the event’s organizers, also wanted to “build a bridge between Brown and Providence,” Hamblett said. At the event’s opening breakfast, Reed and Hamblett addressed a packed Kasper Multipurpose Room. “Today is about you. Your questions are important. Your ideas are important,” Hamblett said. In her speech, Reed quoted the Caribbean-American writer, feminist
and civil rights activist Audre Lorde, saying, “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.” Reed’s welcome address was followed by a talk by Meera Viswanathan, associate professor of comparative literature and East Asian studies. This year’s FLAME conference is “already on fire with excitement and conversation in the air,” Viswanathan said. Viswanathan, who moved to the United States from India 50 years ago, delved into personal anecdotes about her childhood and feminist awakening. She credited her mother, who stressed the value of education, as the only person who kept the family going. Viswanathan emphasized “resourcefulness, thinking broadly and creatively and refusing to accept … binaries.” The event also featured a pop-up gallery in which Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students’ works were displayed. Sarina Mitchel, a member of RISD Feminists and a senior majoring in illustration, reached out to the coordinators about including art installations in the conference, she said. The exhibit showcased works from the course “XX/XY” during RISD Wintersession, which highlighted themes of domestic violence, gender fluidity and more. “The class is about gender studies and breaking the gender binary,” Mitchel said. Yanice Grajales, a junior at Bayview High School, said she found the conference very informative, especially coming from an all-girls school. “You’d think at an all-girls school people would
THE BROWN DAILY HERALD understand issues of sexism and feminism, but not many do. I didn’t even truly know and understand the issues until this year,” she said. The conference also spurred Grajales to consider the issues of sexuality that female students at Bayview face. “Two of my friends are lesbians and are afraid and embarrassed to open up about it,” she said. “They are scared that people will look down upon it.” Syrislynne Blanco, a senior at Hope High School, said she has been contemplating the idea of starting a feminism club at the school but worries that peers would view it negatively. “People always associate feminism with a hatred of men,” Blanco added. “People need to understand that it’s about equal rights.” Claudia Barbosa, a junior at Paul Cuffee School who immigrated to the United States from Cape Verde last year, expressed her desire to learn more about the “issues women face today,” citing domestic violence and sexual abuse as key problems. Perla Cruz, a junior at Central High School, expressed a similar sentiment, noting, “A lot of girls … need to realize their worth and stand up to these issues.” Several male students also attended the conference, including Woonsocket High School sophomore Elijah Cortes. “I hope by being here, I will be more educated about (feminism) and spread the word,” Cortes said. He added that he enjoyed attending a workshop on black women in hip-hop culture because “hiphop culture is very big in Woonsocket.” August Kahn, another male attendee
and a junior at the Wheeler School, also recognized the importance of supporting the feminist movement. “Calling yourself a feminist and acknowledging gender inequality is a huge part. I’m here … as an observer. We need to make sure that everyone has the right to speak.” The day concluded with a closing ceremony in Salomon 101 and a keynote address by Paxson. She brought her own personal educational experiences into her address, saying that feminism “was really not discussed,” but “it became glaringly obvious to see the drop-off in math courses (and) computer science courses grade by grade,” she said. “Because it wasn’t really talked about, I really didn’t become a feminist until later.” As a woman in economics, which she called a “largely male-dominated” field, she became the first tenured woman in Princeton’s economics department, Paxson said. “It is important to recognize gender-based stereotypes and even more important to be confident in challenging them when you see them,” she said. “I hope that the results of today will inspire you to be leaders.” Paxson’s speech was followed by performances by New Works Dance Company, Brown’s Tones, Adjunct Professor of Theater and Performing Arts Stephanie Turner and singer Catherine Braxton. Looking ahead, Hamblett said she hopes that “the high school students will seek out the mentors they have connected with” and that Brown students will follow up with the Rhode Island youths they met.
» REACTION, from page 1 decision and voiced concerns about the definition of consent and the value of victims’ testimony in University hearings when drugs or alcohol are involved. The SCB found that the complainant’s limited memory of what transpired prevented her from rebutting the accused student’s testimony that she gave consent, The Herald reported Friday. The University showed “flagrant disregard” for what consent was, Srinivasan said. “She was drugged. How can you expect a testimony from her?” said Malwina Skowron ’18. “That to me is what stands out the most. … There’s a real disconnect between the policies (administrators) set out and how they enforce them.” Title IX legislation precludes administrators from speaking about the specifics of individual cases. Several students conflated the Phi Psi member accused of spiking the drink and the one accused of sexual assault in conversations with The Herald. The student whose father serves on the Corporation was not accused of sexual assault. “There’s a lot of confusion about who is being accused of what,” said one of the anonymous students. Another of the anonymous students said the conflation of the sexual assault and drugging cases has led to misleading social media posts, citing a Facebook post that read, “Because having a rich and influential daddy means you are free to rape at this school.” Other students interviewed said they were not familiar enough with the cases to form an opinion, and still others questioned the absence of focus on the two complainants themselves. “The losers in this case are not really the frat, or whoever else is being put under the spotlight right now, but the victims more so,” said Brittani Taylor ’18. “Out of everybody, they received the least amount of justice.” - With additional reporting by Susanah Howe and Joseph Zappa
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» M. HOCKEY, from page 1 to rest him for Saturday more than anything.” Brown was able to get one back in the second period thanks to a short five-on-three power play, as Matt Lorito ’15 scored his first and only goal of the weekend. The Bears had been 0-17 on the power play leading up to the Lorito goal and had allowed a shorthanded goal in that time span. “I thought we had some good possession, even away from that five-onfour goal,” Whittet said. “We want to do that instead of just funnelling pucks to the net and making it ugly, so it was nice to get a power play goal.” The third period did not bring relief for the Bears, as Blackwell got his second of the night, roofing one past Steel. Vesey got his second just minutes later, as Brown was caught on a change and Vesey stayed on, walking in and putting the puck past the helpless Steel. Nick Lappin ’16, arguably Brown’s best offensive player in the series, got a consolation goal late, but the game ended 6-2 in favor of the Crimson. “I think we had to get back to playing really, really sound defense and be a little more physical,” Whittet said. The second game got off to better start for Bruno, as Lappin put the Bears on the board first after two minutes and 30 seconds. But the rest of the first period was all Harvard: Vesey was stoned by both the pipe and Ernst on a couple of breakaways
before getting his first of the night with a snipe to the top shelf. Criscuolo got his second of the series a few minutes later, and then Brian Hart netted his first to close out the first period. Hart moved up to the top line in Kerfoot’s absence and played extremely well despite the transition. “Brian’s a very good hockey player. He was drafted in the second round for a reason, and he fit in seamlessly in the last two periods Friday night and tonight,” Vesey said. “I thought we started off well, but they unfortunately got the first goal. I thought my line came out exceptionally hard, and we were able to pop three in and that ended up being the difference.” Brown was down two goals after the first period for the second time in two games, a difficult deficit to overcome against a team like Harvard. “The message after the first period was to play with a little more desperation, not to let them dictate so much,” Whittet said. “They have a hell of a first line and a lot of high-end forwards, and I thought we were just too lenient to them.” Blackwell earned his third of the series in the second period, putting Harvard up 4-1 over the Bears. Davey Middleton ’17 got his first goal since the first two games of the season, bringing the Harvard lead to two. In the third period, it took 11 minutes, but Lappin got his third goal of the series to cut the deficit to one. The next nine minutes were characterized by Brown chances and Harvard possession, but nothing really came close to tying the game until Ernst was
pulled with 1:36 left in the game. A high stick to prevent a goal resulted in a faceoff in Brown’s defensive end, but a huge faceoff win allowed the Bears to get the puck to the other side and force a save before Max Willman ’18 put a rebound into the side netting. The buzzer sounded, and time had run out on the Bears, but after the drubbing they took the night before, the fight they showed in coming back was impressive. “I give our guys credit. We didn’t give up,” Whittet said. “Not that I’d expect anyone that’s wearing a Brown jersey to ever give up. … I was proud of the battle effort.” Though Lorito did not get any points in his final collegiate game, he was instrumental in both of the goals that Lappin scored, and he contributed a goal and an assist in the first game of the series. His line ended up getting five of the six goals that Brown scored all weekend, as Mark Naclerio ’16 had three points, Lappin had three and Lorito had two. “Matt Lorito is a very, very talented guy,” Donato said. “I thought coming into the season the Lorito-NaclerioLappin line was arguably the best line in our league if you looked at last year’s numbers. They were a handful all weekend long. … Naclerio to me is very talented. I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re watching him in the NHL sometime soon.” “Matt Lorito is a special player. We’re really going to miss him,” Whittet said. “He’s good offensively, he’s a great leader and he’s going to go down as one of the best players in a long time to wear the uniform.”
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‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ explores danger of absolute control, male’s effect on female desires By EMILY PASSARELLI SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A lone bell tolled as audience members filed into their seats at exactly 8:00 Sunday evening. Seated in balcony style, the audience peered upon the Production Workshop’s performance of “The House of Bernarda Alba” — written by Federico Garcia Lorca and directed by Sam Keamy-Minor ’16. The play takes place in Andalusia, Spain, entirely in the house of Bernarda Alba, the only set. The play opens, and audience members can quickly deduce that a death has occurred before Bernarda speaks of it — the cast is dressed completely in black, the bell tolls, the maids gossip. The cast comprises solely female characters, anchored by Jaclyn Licht ’16, who perfectly portrays Bernarda’s matriarchal nature, imposing a strict code of rules that her daughters are to follow for the next eight years while mourning their father. The daughters, played by Ali Murray ’18, Calvin Nickelson ’18, Sammie Chomsky ’18, Kate MacMullin ’18 and
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Marcus Sudac ’17, a former Herald staff writer, masterfully portray the dynamics of sisterhood, with its various spats and tensions, as well as the respective relationships with their controlling mother and with the two maids, played by Ana Marx ’18 and Nika Salazar ’16. When Pepe el Romano, a young man in the village, expresses interest in the eldest of Bernarda’s daughters for her inheritance money, tensions mount — Bernarda’s other daughters can neither contain their jealousy nor their opinions that the situation is unfair. While this one man essentially generates the plot of the play, he is never once included on stage. His absence seems to suggest that the play focuses more on the danger of control and the effect that men can have on women than on the plot itself. The set, lighting and sounds of the play cleverly enhance the tensions expertly crafted by the cast. A chain-linked fence separates the audience from the set, obviating the sequestration of Bernarda’s daughters from the outside world. The balconystyle seating allows the audience to look down into Bernarda’s house like a child peers into a jar of trapped fireflies. The lighting is sparse, the effect of shadow complementary to Bernarda’s imposing effect. Bernarda’s mother, played by Anthony DeRita ’18 , appears unexpectedly » See BERNARDA, page 4
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W. BASKETBALL
Bruno drops both games of season-ending homestand
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Jordin Alexander ’16 attempts a free throw at the Pizzitola Center. The guard recorded 17 points in the weekend’s home losses to the Big Green and the Crimson to conclude her standout junior season.
Exceeding expectations, Bears finish 2014-15 campaign seventh in conference standings By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Unable to contain either opponent’s explosive offense, the women’s basketball team fell to Dartmouth and Harvard over the weekend in the final contests of the 2014-15 season. Bruno (10-18, 4-10 Ivy) entered the weekend hungry for a pair of wins that would lift the squad into the upper half of the Ivy standings, but the losses leave
Brown in seventh place in the Ancient Eight — just a seed above preseason poll predictions. “We finished the season with heart, and we left it on the floor,” said Christine Rush ’15, a former Herald staff writer. “The games definitely didn’t go how we wanted them to, but we continued to fight with energy.” The Big Green (14-14, 5-9) presented the first test of the weekend. Bruno managed to get on the board first with a layup from Kennedy Martin ’18, but the lead was short-lived, as the Big Green launched its dynamic offense about a minute later. Led by imposing center Tia Dawson, Dartmouth went on a 13-0 run in five minutes to storm past the Bears.
Dawson, who averages just three points per game, was almost unstoppable in the paint and scored six of her 13 points during the Big Green’s onslaught. Following Dawson’s lead, the rest of the Dartmouth squad exploited its slight height advantage and continuously got into the lane, where its interior offense generated 44 points. After another layup and the first of many three-point shots from the Big Green, Head Coach Sarah Behn called a timeout to straighten out her team. After coming out of the huddle, the Bears attempted to claw their way back into the game. A pair of foul shots at the nine-minute mark from captain Sophie Bikofsky ’15 brought Bruno within four
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Bears stage comeback, fall short against Penn Bears fall behind in first half, unable to make up difference despite strong second-half performance By LAINIE ROWLAND SENIOR STAFF WRITER
No one expected the women’s lacrosse team to have an easy game against No. 13 Penn, the defending league champion, which boasts an explosive and intimidating offense. The Quakers (4-0, 1-0 Ivy) downed the Bears (3-1, 0-1) by a six-goal margin last year, and after the first half of Saturday’s Ivy opener, it looked like history would repeat itself when Penn led 6-1. But an impressive second half surge brought the Bears within two goals of the Quakers for a close 9-7 loss. During its second-half comeback, Bruno outscored its opponent 6-3. Three of those second-half goals came from first-years Yuna Hur ’18 and Marissa Hudgins ’18, and first-years contributed four of Bruno’s seven goals on the afternoon. “Everyone has to be contributing and stepping up,” said Bri Irons ’18. “It’s really exciting, especially being an underclassman.” Hur was the only Bear to score in the first half. She collected a rebound off of a free position shot by Abby Bunting ’15 and fired the ball into the back of the net just 38 seconds into the game. But Bruno would not find the back of the net again for the rest of the half.
Instead, Penn scored six times to take a decisive lead. Quakers Nina Corcoran and Tory Bensen showcased their speed and power to combine for four of the six goals in the first half. In the first half, the Quakers outshot Bruno by four, though Kelly Roddy ’15 recorded five saves. Roddy has 31 saves on the season, which ranks second in the Ivy League. The Bears also committed three more turnovers than Penn but dominated in the draw control, outpacing Penn by four. “We got really nervous first off,” Irons said. “Penn obviously has really strong defenders, and we just rushed and watched each other drive.” Entering the second half, the Bears would not let the disappointing score spell defeat. It took Hudgins two minutes to add a point to Bruno’s total, narrowing Penn’s margin to four. Richael Walsh ’16 quickly followed with another goal to inch the Bears to within three of the Quakers. Penn responded by scoring two goals of its own to widen the margin back to five. But for the latter part of the second half, the Bears played like the better team, outscoring the Quakers 4-1. “We were trusting our systems more” during the second half, Irons said. “Our transition just picked up so much. We had so much more confidence running the ball down the field.” Once Hur scored again to narrow the margin to 8-4, the momentum shifted toward the rallying Brown squad. Janie Gion ’15 followed Hur to capitalize off of a free position shot for her first of
two goals on the day. Bensen countered with another Penn goal to extend the Quakers’ lead back to four. But Hudgins and Gion each added a goal apiece before the end of play to come within two goals of their opponents. For the Bears, the game was bittersweet. They battled one of their toughest opponents and came tantalizingly close to a win. “It was a heartbreaker,” Irons said. “But I think it lit a fire for us going into the rest of our Ivy games.” The team that played in the second half was a different squad than the one from the first half, performing like serious Ivy contenders as opposed to the cellar dwellers they have been in the past. In the second half, Bruno once again dominated the draw control, outpacing Penn by eight draws overall. The Bears recorded seven more fouls and cleared the ball about 20 percent less of the time than the Quakers in the entire match. Brown won more ground balls, and the two teams were well-matched in shots taken, as the Bears outshot Penn 14-11 in the second half. “First-half momentum was not with us,” Irons said. “At halftime, we reset. We came out unbelievably hard. If we come out that hard from the beginning to the end for the rest of our games … I am so excited to see the team that we can be.” The Bears will face off in a nonconference tilt Tuesday against Holy Cross and will battle Yale Saturday for their second Ivy game of the season.
points of Dartmouth. But the Big Green would not let Bruno come any closer, countering the Bears’ campaign with a series of quick layups and jumpers. A wide-open Dartmouth trey at the buzzer sent Bruno to the locker room charged with overcoming a 14-point deficit and its opponent’s potent offense. In the first 20 minutes of play, the Big Green connected on 56.7 percent of its shots from the field. Returning to the court after halftime, Bruno managed to get a couple of quick baskets and cut the Big Green’s lead to 10. But three consecutive shots from behind the arc set Dartmouth on track to run away with the game. The visitors shot an impressive 54.2 percent from the floor in the rest of the contest, and four of their players finished the game with at least 11 points. The Bears’ defense was unable to contain Dartmouth, and the Big Green claimed the 71-53 win. In the final contest of the season the next night, Bruno faced off against Harvard (14-14, 7-7). In honor of Senior Night, Rush and Nelly Weledji ’15 both started for just the second time this season, joining Bikofsky. The team’s three seniors were honored before the game. “I will miss the atmosphere, all those bus rides, the hours in the weight room and of course the locker room dance parties,” Rush said. “I can honestly say this has been the experience of a lifetime, and I am so blessed to have had a career at Brown with such amazing people.”
The Crimson scored the first four points of the game, but a 10-0 run led by two baskets from Weledji gave Bruno a lead that it would struggle to hold onto for the rest of the contest. The first half proceeded in a seesawing fashion, with three ties and lead changes in the opening 20 minutes. With a minute left, an old-fashioned three-point play from the Crimson equalized the score at 29. But tenacious play from Janie White ’18 resulted in a layup at the 44-second mark and a trey with two seconds left to give the Bears a five-point lead going into halftime. Returning from the locker room, White swished another long-distance shot. Strong play from the entire team on both ends of the court allowed the Bears to extend their lead to nine points. But the Crimson was determined not to surrender easily. Harvard’s campaign to overthrow Bruno continued to no avail until a layup from Temi Fagbenle with just under 10 minutes left gave the Crimson a lead it would not relinquish. From there, Harvard outscored Bruno 26-20 and claimed a 76-69 victory. In spite of the loss, Bikofsky delivered a strong performance in her final contest. The captain recorded eight points and a team-high nine rebounds against Harvard. Bikofsky also finishes her career atop many of the program’s leaderboards. She boasts Brown’s best career three-point percentage, singleseason free throw percentage and career free throw percentage.
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to hide their gossiping from Bernarda while the sisters shout at each other in exasperation. The cast tiptoes or stomps; ambient noise is palpably silent, pierced only by gunshot or the relentless tolling of the death bells.
on stage, contributing to the instability of the household. Sounds are commonly expressed in extremes — maids whisper hurriedly
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Jytte Klausen of Brandeis University will discuss the rise of Islamist extremism in the West. Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum 5:30 P.M. DEEPSOUTH SCREENING
Deepsouth, a documentary that traces the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the rural American South, will be screened. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. BERT 130
TOMORROW 2:30 P.M. READING BY POET DON MEE CHOI
Don Mee Choi will read excerpts from her work as part of the Writers on Writing Reading Series sponsored by the Literary Arts Department. McCormack Family Theater 6:00 P.M. PUBLIC POLICY DUG OPEN HOUSE
Students, faculty members and advisers will discuss the revamped concentration, as well the launch of the Swearer Engaged Scholars Program. Taubman Center Seminar Room
7:00 P.M. “POLICE PROFILING: CAUSES AND 9:00 P.M. HEALTH LEADS FELLOWSHIP INFO SESSION
Health Leads, which places advocates at Hasbro Children’s Hospital to provide resources to low-income Providence families, will recruit for its summer fellowship. Salomon 202
CONSEQUENCES”
Experts will discuss police profiling and the expansion of mass incarceration. The panel will be sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. BERT 130
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Tangible progress in cybersecurity Brown has demonstrated material progress in addressing the pervasive field of cybersecurity. On March 3, the faculty voted to approve the creation of an Executive Master’s Program in Cybersecurity — a decision that the Corporation must choose whether to approve at its May meeting. As previously discussed by The Herald’s editorial page board (“Cybersecurity: a true academic priority,” Jan. 22), cybersecurity increasingly stands as a cornerstone of the modern political and social landscape and must be addressed as such within the academic world. While the recent announcement is significant and underscores the University’s commitment to this burgeoning field, Brown should progressively expand cybersecurity course offerings for undergraduates to more properly reflect the broad and multidisciplinary scope of the subject matter. The proposed program, spearheaded by Roberto Tamassia, professor of computer science and chair of the department, will be “geared toward midcareer professionals who already have experience in the field” and conducted through both on campus and online mediums, The Herald previously reported (“Faculty approves cybersecurity program,” March 4). Unlike existing Executive Master’s programs in the field — which are offered at Harvard, Dartmouth and George Washington University, among other peer institutions — the slated curriculum will carry a unique focus on “both current and future technologies” and emphasize the human element of cybersecurity, The Herald previously reported. In addition, the program will include a variety of simulated cyberattacks to infuse the somewhat amorphous topic with a more tangible structure. Though these workshops will not technically be open to undergraduates, the program will allow students to network with participants and establish professional contacts within the field. As the program is not yet formalized, we urge the Corporation to approve its establishment. Not only will the program create a new stream of ancillary revenue for the University through the tuition payments of participants — a necessity for reducing the deficit — but more importantly, it will also solidify a commitment to further addressing cybersecurity within an academic context. By targeting individuals with prior experience in related professional fields, the program can serve as a platform for innovation and advancements in thought. Perhaps this cybersecurity program will serve as a catalyst in the creation of a specialized department at Brown. Though the Executive Master’s program represents tangible progress in confronting the broad field of cybersecurity, the University must expand related offerings to undergraduates. Brown currently offers a number of cybersecurity-related courses, including CSCI 1800: “Cybersecurity and International Relations,” yet this existing selection fails to capture the pressing nature of this relatively unexplored field of study. The subject of cybersecurity transcends the often-associated realm of computer science and is truly multidisciplinary, a quality that uniquely aligns with the core tenet of the New Curriculum. At the current juncture, Brown is far too limited in its approach to cybersecurity, and while the Executive Master’s Program is a step in the right direction, this progress must also be matched in the undergraduate arena.
KAYA H I L L
Q U O T E O F T H E D AY
“I’m not complacent with just reaching nationals. My goal is to be an All-American again this year.” — Ophir Bernstein ’15
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Attempt to connect AMEER MALIK opinions columnist
I am someone who is getting sick of technological advancements, especially because it seems to me that many new innovations are presented as if they are completely superior to older models. I remember watching an Apple commercial and getting angry: It started by showing the utility and ubiquity of a pencil, only to have a disembodied hand pick up an iPad Air hidden behind it. There is an easy way to judge whether or not an innovation on an older model should be accepted. Every innovation adds certain qualities while it diminishes other dimensions of what it is trying to change. In order to decide which advancements to accept and reject, we have to pay attention to what is lost and what is gained. My instinct to distrust new technologies led to my initial disapproval of the University’s plans to expand digital education at Brown. The implementation of the flipped classroom model — in which a professor films lectures for students to watch before class and students spend class time working on assignments — is one of the major components of this initiative. This new model of learning, which Provost Vicki Colvin told The Herald would be geared specifically toward introductory science,
technology, engineering and mathematics courses, is part of President Christina Paxson’s P’19 plan to propel the University into the digital era. The flipped classroom seems like a major innovation on the classic model of the large lecture class. And, despite my initial reluctance, I now believe that this will be a great improvement on the older classroom style. Let’s look at Facebook Messenger, a technological innovation that damaged the older model it tried to improve. Messenger eliminates important tools of communication, such as hand
writing a Facebook message are no different from what I would worry about when writing an email, at least with email there is a reasonable expectation for people to take a few days to get back to each other. By removing what is vital to in-person communication, Facebook Messenger fails to improve on what it seeks to replace. Now let’s turn back to the flipped classroom and apply the same test to it. Are the features that are lost from the classic lecture model when the flipped classroom is adopted essential to the older experience? Are the added quali-
used to watching videos on their laptops all the time and should still be able to pay attention. Additionally, I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I feel a bit nervous about asking questions during class and therefore don’t mind waiting until times outside of lecture to talk to my professors. I remember one of my high school teachers saying that when teachers teach, it is almost as though they were putting on a performance. Therefore, even if my lecturer is warm, inviting, and welcomes questions, I often find myself not wanting to interrupt the presentation that the lecturer puts
In order to decide which advancements to accept and reject, we have to pay attention to what is lost and what is gained. gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice. Though these qualities are lost in letter-writing and email, Facebook Messenger does not seek to replace those two methods; it wishes to be an innovation on face-to-face interactions. This is clear from its use of timestamps, which adds a sense of urgency to respond to the messages that is not unlike the pressure to respond immediately when bumping into someone on the street. Therefore, I am left trying to make sure that my tone is appropriately conveyed through my word choice, that the emoticons come somewhat close to what my face would actually look like, and that what I am trying to say comes across. And though my concerns over
ties more valuable than what is lost? The flipped classroom loses the intimacy and power of a live lecture by having students watch videos online. In a live lecture, professors have more control over students’ attention; they can gauge the energy in the room and adjust their delivery accordingly. Therefore, students might find it a bit harder to pay attention to a video than to a live person. Also, students would not be able to ask questions directly during the lecture, having to instead write their questions down and bring them to class after watching the video. These losses, however, are not detrimental to the classroom experience. Though the videos might not be as engaging as live lectures, students are
on.
The video lectures and the inability to ask questions during lecture are troubles that can be overcome. These concerns also do not outweigh what the flipped classroom provides: ample opportunities for face-to-face communication between students and their professors. By moving the lecture — in which the professor has to be somewhat removed from the students in order to present all of the necessary information — online, the flipped classroom makes the professor more available to interact with individual students. This interaction can be more specific, more impactful and more helpful to every student than any general lecture for the whole class would be.
Furthermore, the flipped classroom increases instructors’ availability. It allows students to work on assignments while the professor and teaching assistants are present in the same room, ready to help them. This means that students will be able to grasp the course material more easily and do better on their assignments, for the professor and TAs can immediately fill in any gaps in understanding. I’m sure we would all much rather keep up with the pace of the course than fall behind; I remember my late-night study sessions for classes I fell behind in last semester as nothing but miserable. It’s a myth that technological innovations always make older methods and systems better. We have to test every change by measuring what is gained against what is lost. Fortunately, the flipped classroom clearly passes this test, for it ultimately seeks to increase direct, in-person communication between professors and their students, which is the most effective, impactful and beneficial kind of contact. When Provost Colvin gets input from faculty members in March about the benefits and drawbacks of a flipped classroom, I hope that professors at least try to use this new model and see if it works for them.
Ameer Malik ’18 believes email is a valuable technological innovation. He can be reached at ameer_malik@brown.edu.
Understand the past, empower the future STEPHEN FORD guest columnist
This past month, students across the country celebrated Black History Month. They read books by black authors, wrote research papers on civil rights activists, memorized Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech and watched videos about the Underground Railroad. And, if students are taught honestly, as they learn about the struggle of the past, they’ll begin to recognize it in their own present: when a cashier squints suspiciously when they walk into a store, when they turn on the news and see another person who looks like them lose his life to senseless violence. These lessons are anything but history. In the face of this reality, we have no time to waste in educating our youth. This school year marks the first time in nearly 50 years in which the majority of public school students — 51 percent — are minorities. Our generation has a responsibility to work to ensure that each and every one of them is moving through a system that affirms their identities, shows them they’re valued and allows them access to the opportunities they have been denied for far too long. While the “whites only” signs of the ’60s have come down, the reality of separate and unequal endures. Alongside glaring gaps in educational, employment and economic opportunity, people of color in this nation face a variety of subtler, no less damaging assumptions. A successful black lawyer hears whispers of affirmative action. A young Latino boy on a corner is seen as “loitering” while his white peers “hang out.” An Asian student is asked to give “the
Asian perspective” to a seminar full of white students who are never asked to speak on behalf of their entire race. A black student works diligently to gain admission to an elite school only to be asked what sport he plays by his classmates. At just seven years old, my students began their lives grappling with the intersection of racial and economic injustice in this country. I often sent my students home with extra snacks because they came to school hungry. I picked up some of them from school in the morning from the homeless shelters where their families lived. I washed my students’ uniforms when
teachers had labeled to fail and who, like me, could either choose to succumb to the indignities of a dismissive world or to transcend them with a commitment to excellence. I chose excellence thanks to a group of strong advocates invested in my success. Many of my fiercest advocates teach at this university. Several professors — including James Morone, professor of political science, public policy and urban studies and director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions; Minh Luong, former adjunct lecturer in political science; Tracy Steffes, associate professor of
A diverse teaching force will not only enrich our students’ educational experiences, but also help to ensure that our their educations are not earned at the expense of their identities. their working families could not afford to pay for laundry that week. I decided to become a teacher because, as an African-American male, I understand what it feels like to go to school and know that your teachers don’t expect much. Growing up, school seemed as much about learning from my teachers as about fending off their inclination to label me and other black students as deficient. Whether my teachers referred me to academic support without cause or questioned the authorship of my work when I outperformed my classmates, I graduated from high school with a strong sense that, from the outset of my educational experience, I had been labeled a failure. As a teacher, I saw myself in my students. I saw a generation of students of color whom my
education and history and Paget Henry, professor of Africana studies and sociology and interim chair of the Africana studies department — helped me to craft the contours of my worldview and define my sense of life purpose. These professors expanded my knowledge and pushed me to think more deeply and critically about Rhode Island, America and our world. When we tackled the abstract economic, social and political consequences of educational inequity, we were also charged with understanding how these consequences affected lives. Brown helped me to fuse the academic with the practical. But, more importantly, it helped me to realize how teaching gave me an opportunity to pay forward this educational experience. As a
teacher at an urban school positioned between a liquor store and a church, I was determined to challenge my students and to empower their advocates. We have a long way to go as a country before we truly achieve justice for all. To fix the systemic oppression that has created the gross inequality of the present will take the hard, dedicated work of countless leaders and changemakers who will commit to using their education to build a better America. We must be proactive in working toward these long-term changes as well as the immediate, urgent opportunities to change the way our students view themselves and their futures. As teachers, we can play a central role in this. Every day, we can remind our kids that their thoughts, ideas, identities and opinions are important. We can share our own stories so that when our kids look to the front of the room, they see a little bit of themselves reflected back. A diverse teaching force is fundamental to this reality. It is not enough to begin addressing educational inequity when it affects someone in your community. Educational inequity is an American problem that must be addressed by all Americans because its consequences affect all Americans. A diverse teaching force will not only enrich our students’ educational experiences, but also help to ensure that their educations are not earned at the expense of their identities. As teachers we can remind our students that they matter, that they always have and that they always will.
Stephen Ford ’10 is an alum of Teach For America-Rhode Island and will be attending law school this fall.
SPORTS THE BROWN DAILY HERALD
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015
M. BASKETBALL
In disappointing weekend, Bears surrender leads to Crimson, Big Green
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Tyler Williams ’18 recorded a team-high five assists in the matchup against the Big Green. The rookie also contributed six points in the loss.
Dartmouth offense overcomes 24-point deficit to topple Bruno in its penultimate contest in Hanover By CALEB MILLER SPORTS STAFF WRITER
As it has many times this season, poor second-half defense doomed the men’s basketball team en route to a final weekend sweep at Dartmouth and Harvard. Bruno coughed up a 24-point lead in the final 13:24 to fall 75-69 to the Big Green and surrendered a more modest four-point second-half lead in a 72-62 loss to the Crimson. “We were all very upset that the season ended the way it did,” said Cedric Kuakumensah ’16. “We all had really high expectations. But the coaches did a great job turning the page and reiterating to us that the feeling of losing is not a good one.” With the tough weekend, Bruno concludes a lackluster season with a 13-18 record and a 4-10 Ivy mark. The Bears
will most likely finish seventh in the conference, barring an upset by Penn over Princeton this week that would condemn Bruno to last place. Dartmouth (14-14, 7-7) For the first 26 minutes of the game in Hanover Friday, the Bears played as well as they have all season. Not only did they shoot the three well, but they also moved the ball effectively and got open looks, resulting in 10 team assists in the first 20 minutes. Kuakumensah, Jason Massey ’18 and Tyler Williams ’18 each hit a three-pointer and J.R. Hobbie ’17 drained two. At the midpoint, Rafael Maia ’15 already had a double-double, and his 10 points exceeded the nine put up by Dartmouth’s starting lineup. Hobbie credited the early success to Bruno’s “high intensity” play, adding that
the team “ran hard on offense, which allowed us to get good looks.” After leading by 12 at halftime, Bruno kept rolling through the second half until a Steven Spieth ’17 trey extended the lead to 50-26 with just 14 minutes to play. Then the wheels came off. “They pressured the ball really well, which took us out of offense, and they forced a lot of turnovers,” said point guard Tavon Blackmon ’17. It started with an 11-0 run, and Dartmouth continued to chip away until a 13-2 run capped by a layup from Taylor Johnson gave the Big Green its first lead of the game at 67-66. Blackmon responded with a bucket, but Malik Gill drained a three-pointer in the next possession to lift Dartmouth into the lead for good. Late free throws sealed the biggest comeback in the Ivy League this season. In the game’s final 13 minutes, Dartmouth poured in 49 points and scored on 22 of its final 27 possessions. Bruno’s defense — which allows the highest number of points per game in the Ivy League, — hit a new low, as the Big Green shot 73 percent from the field in the last 13:24 behind 13 points from Gill and 12 from Connor Boehm. Bruno’s offense did its part in the second half with 34 points — one shy of its first half total. Maia led the team with 19 points and 16 rebounds in his second-to-last game as a Bear, and Spieth and Kuakumensah flanked him with 11 points apiece. “The main difference was defense,” Hobbie said. Gill powered the Big Green
comeback. Coming off the bench at 5-foot-9, he kept a low profile for much of the season until breaking out in the Big Green’s recent hot streak. The guard had 14 points in each of Dartmouth’s surprising road wins over Columbia and Cornell last weekend, and the offense ran through him during Friday’s comeback. He finished with a team high of 17 points. Harvard (21-7, 11-3) To their credit, the Bears did not carry the woes of Friday’s finish into Cambridge for the clash with powerhouse Harvard. Bruno jumped to an 18-11 lead and held a one-point edge at halftime. But Harvard, which had a putrid shooting night against Yale Friday, found its shooting form in the second half and hit 6-of-10 from beyond the arc to vault over the Bears. The Crimson has been the toast of the Ivy League in recent years — it will play for its fifth consecutive league title in a one-game playoff against Yale next week — but Bruno has always played Harvard closely since Head Coach Mike Martin ’04 took over. Wesley Saunders, two-time Ivy Player of the Year, carried Harvard to a come-from-behind win at the Pizzitola Center earlier in the season, and point guard Siyani Chambers scored 15 second-half points to nip the Bears Saturday. Kuakumensah took over the Bruno offense with a potent inside-and-outside attack. The forward showed off his touch with three treys, went down low for five more buckets and notched four at the line. Kuakumensah’s 23 points was a
game high, nearly doubling Hobbie, the next highest-scoring Bear. “I just went into the game with a lot of confidence,” Kuakumensah said. “I knew where I could pick my spots within the offense to be aggressive and my shots were falling so I tried to ride it out.” A Maia layup gave Bruno a 34-30 lead two minutes into the second half, but over the course of the next six minutes, Saunders hit a trey and Chambers and Corbin Miller each drained two. Harvard was just too deep in the second half for Bruno’s defense to contain. Saunders did not take over with points the way he did in the first meeting, scoring just 12. Instead, he dished out 10 assists to help two of his fellow seniors, Kenyatta Smith and Jonah Travis, score double-digits on their Senior Night. Steve Moundou-Missi also had a big game in his final regular season contest, grabbing 14 rebounds and notching eight points. The Harvard lead ballooned to 59-41 midway through the second half. Blackmon scored eight points in the final 8:25, which helped the Bears narrow the gap to a respectable 10-point loss. Getting swept in its final weekend of the year, much like in the rest of the season, was not what the Bears had hoped. Maia, whose 8.7 rebounds per game and 53.8 field goal percentage each led the conference, will leave a significant hole in the paint, but most of the roster will remain intact for next season. “It was sad, because I think as a whole we all had higher expectations for the season,” Blackmon said. “But we are optimistic about the future.”
WRESTLING
Bernstein ’15 qualifies for NCAA Tournament with top-four finish Four top-eight finishes at EIWA Championships mark end of growth year for wrestling program By GEORGE SANCHEZ SPORTS STAFF WRITER
This weekend, the wrestling team traveled to Pennsylvania to compete in the 111th Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships and found success, as four wrestlers finished in the top eight for their weight classes. “As a program, you want to be improving every year, and we definitely improved over previous years,” said Ophir Bernstein ’15. “This is the highest amount
of placers we’ve had since I’ve been at Brown, and that’s not including Justin (Staudenmayer ’17), who had a solid shot of winning the tournament before he got hurt.” The two-day competition required wrestlers to win at least two bouts on the first day in order to continue on to the second day. Bernstein, Steven Galiardo ’17, Ricky McDonald ’15 and Billy Watterson ’15 each met this quota. Several other Bears were able to win one bout on the first day, including
Sebastien Levin ’15, Augustus Marker ’16, Zeke Salvo ’18 and Staudenmayer. Though he was seeded third coming into the competition, Staudenmayer was forced to withdraw during his second bout as a result of an injury. “Justin is a guy on the team that everyone loves,” Bernstein said. “He’s a natural leader and one of the hardest workers on the team, so we were all extremely disappointed to see him get hurt.” On the second day, Watterson entered the competition as the fifth seed and came in fifth place in the 125-pound weight class. He started the day strong
with a 2-1 win but lost his second bout to Bucknell’s Paul Petrov, who was seeded third. In his final bout, Watterson shut out his opponent 6-0 to grab the fifthplace finish. McDonald was seeded eighth in the 174-pound weight class, and similarly to Watterson, he finished in his seeded spot. The ranking marks McDonald’s second consecutive year placing at the EIWA Championships. He suffered a loss via fall against Sacred Heart’s Conan Schuster and then lost 5-1 in the seventh-place bout. In the 149-pound weight class, Galiardo fell to Bucknell’s Victor Lopez by a close margin of 4-3. He was then forced to withdraw due to an injury, limiting him to an eighth-place finish in his weight class. Seeded fourth, Bernstein started off the day with a pin against the eighth seed, Navy’s Mike Woulfe. Following this performance, Bernstein successfully earned a 13-0 win via major decision
against Bucknell’s sixth-seeded Thomas Sleigh. Bernstein’s final bout of the day featured a 13-3 loss against the fourth seed, Penn’s Lorenzo Thomas. With a fourth-place finish, Bernstein successfully qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth time. Last year, he placed eighth at the championships and earned All-American status. “I feel very fortunate to be able to compete at the NCAA championships again this year,” Bernstein said. “It’s been an up-and-down year for me, but I just listened to our great coaching staff and kept working hard, and things started turning around for me.” Bernstein will travel to St. Louis, Missouri to compete in the NCAA Championships March 19-21. “I’m not complacent with just reaching nationals,” Bernstein said. “My goal is to be an All-American again this year, so I’m just going to push as hard as I can for the next two weeks so I can reach that goal.”
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Ophir Bernstein ‘15 has spearheaded Bruno’s efforts on the mat this season. He strives to earn a second All-American title.