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New Digital Studio to Graffiti commemorates department’s history Mural pays homage, offers send-off to urban studies find home in Rock department’s old home Studio to replace Periodicals Reading Room and feature production space, 3D printer By BEN MARTEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The former Periodicals Reading Room in the Rockefeller Library is being renovated to become a new facility that will feature space for collaboration and an audio and video production space, wrote University Librarian Harriette Hemmasi in an email to The Herald. The renovation is part of a larger plan to modernize the Rock to meet current student needs, said Barbara Schulz, head of library facilities and building safety. Planning for the space, which will be called the Sidney Frank Digital Studio, began last spring after Hemassi came up with the original idea for the studio, she wrote. Construction commenced in early August and is expected to finish in January or early February 2016. “The Digital Studio is intended to be a production space for individual and collaborative scholarship,” in which students and faculty members can “undertake project development and design,” Hemmasi wrote. In addition to the audio

and video production space, the studio will have a 3D printer, workbenches, a seminar room and a moveable wall. The Digital Studio will be highly integrated with the already existing Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab and Hecker Training Center, Schulz said. All three adjoining rooms will work together to increase digital and multimedia opportunities for students and faculty members. Both individual students and organized classes will have access to the studio. A main goal of the studio is to enhance the ability of students and faculty to collaborate on a variety of handson, interactive projects. The library is seeking to fulfill a desire for modern technological resources, Schulz said. Students have expressed excitement about the renovation. “It is cool that Brown is adapting the library to meet the changing needs of students in the digital era,” said Logan Brunet ’19. The space was formerly home to the Periodicals Reading Room, a space designed to provide access to the University’s assortment of magazines, journals and print newspapers, Schulz said. The periodicals and print newspapers have been relocated to stacks 50-51 on the » See ROCK, page 3

before its demolition By JENNIFER SHOOK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When Gregory Pennisten coated the facade of 29 Manning Walk with bright graffiti Friday, he didn’t have to work under cover of night or worry about University backlash. In fact, the local artist was invited in to help publicly commemorate the relocation of the Department of Urban Studies. Surrounded by students and faculty members who had gathered to watch him work, Pennisten sprayed the brick building in an homage to urban development. The “Urban Studies Paint-Out” was organized by Dietrich Neumann, professor of history of art and architecture and chair of the urban studies department, in tandem with Stefano Bloch, a postdoctoral fellow in urban studies. Bloch enlisted Pennisten’s help to create a graffiti mural covering the now-vacant facility as a “send off ” to the building, Neumann said. The building at 29 Manning is slated for demolition in early November to make way for the new engineering facility, Neumann said, adding that the

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Artists Gregory Pennisten and Nick Guilbert spraypainted 29 Manning Walk as part of the “Urban Studies Paint-Out” Friday. urban studies department has already relocated to its new home in Maxcy Hall. For more than five hours on Friday, starting at 4 p.m., a crowd watched Pennisten and artist Nick Guilbert cover the facility with a mural reading “Urban Studies to Maxcy” — an homage to both the department’s new and old homes. The design of the mural was inspired by New England style graffiti dating to the early ’90s, Pennisten said. The legible, clearly formed letters and

their simple color palette are particularly distinctive of this era, he added. Pennisten said it was an “honor and a privilege” to be able to work on a building with the “architectural and historical significance” of 29 Manning. The building was originally the home of architects Peter and Margaret Geddes. The building also doubled as an office for Peter Geddes and his partner, Albert Harkness ’1842, for several years before being converted into a » See GRAFFITI, page 2

Northup ’81 P’16 advocates Crimson massacres Bears in Ivy opener access to reproductive rights FOOTBALL

Blowout loss to Harvard pushes Bruno to bench starting QB in second half, reevaluate game plan

Center for Reproductive Rights president and CEO talks human rights advocacy, social justice STAFF WRITER

website. Northup began her fight for social justice during her first few weeks at Brown. She spoke with The Herald about the past and future of her advocacy, the potential defunding of Planned Parenthood and the power of youth to develop social justice.

In spite of G.O.P. presidential candidates and congressional bills threatening Planned Parenthood funding, Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup ’81 P’16 is working to ensure reproductive rights are not up for debate. Reproductive rights have emerged as a politically divisive issue recently. The U.S. Senate blocked a spending bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood Thursday. The bill passed in the House of Representatives Sept. 18. As a global organization, the Center for Reproductive Rights works to uphold reproductive freedom through constitutional and international law, bringing landmark cases to national courts, United Nations committees and human rights bodies, according to the center’s

Herald: How did your time at Brown shape your career trajectory in advocating reproductive rights? I started my advocacy for reproductive rights when I was at Brown. I was a volunteer lobbyist with the Rhode Island Women’s Political Caucus, so my senior year I would spend one day a week going down to the State House in Providence and lobbying elected officials in Rhode Island on access to abortion rights. Of course, the wonderful thing about being at Brown is it’s walking distance to Rhode Island’s legislature. So I was able to go down there once a week and walk the halls and lobby House and Senate members on abortion rights issues. What was the greatest takeaway from that experience? » See NORTHUP, page 2

By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

There are losses. There are ugly losses. Then, there is Saturday night’s 53-27 loss for the football team at Harvard. By the midpoint in the first quarter, the hundreds of Bruno (0-2, 0-1 Ivy) fans who made the trek to Boston were seated and solemn. Halfway through the second quarter, the backup quarterback was in the game. It was 37-0 at halftime, and the second half mattered only to make the beatdown look less severe than it was. “I’ve never been a part of a game like that,” said Head Coach Phil Estes P’18. “I have no explanations for what happened out there.” The Crimson (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) took its second possession of the game 61 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring and did not look back. It was not simply a matter of Harvard’s offense trampling over the Bruno defense — though it did

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Backup quarterback Kyle Moreno ’17 aided Bruno’s stagnant offense Saturday, scoring four touchdowns after replacing Marcus Fuller ’15.5. a fair share of that, too. Two Brown turnovers and a blocked punt supplemented a solid effort by the Crimson offense. After committing five turnovers last week, the Bears stockpiled mistakes once again. On Bruno’s third possession, quarterback Marcus Fuller ’15.5 took a big hit from the blind side, fumbling the ball and allowing Harvard linebacker Jacob Lindsey to walk in for a touchdown to make it 14-0. Two possessions later, Grant Senne ’16 had his punt blocked and knocked out of the back of the end zone for a safety. The next time Bruno snapped the ball,

Fuller tossed an interception that was returned inside the Brown 5-yard line. “It was just one of those days where everything seemed to go right for us,” said Harvard Head Coach Tim Murphy. “Just a tough day for Brown.” The beginning of the second half provided no relief for the Bears. They committed four penalties and fired two errant snaps that led to another safety. It was not until Harvard led 53-6 that Bruno’s starters finally began to salvage some dignity with three garbage-time touchdowns » See FOOTBALL, page 3

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UNIVERSITY NEWS Students and faculty provided with free access to online video tutorials from Lynda.com

SPORTS After defeats to Cal Berkeley, Columbia, field hockey team drops below .500

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»NORTHUP, from page 1 The most important thing I learned while I was at Brown was the necessity of becoming an advocate and getting out there and talking to people. I had begun my student activism at Brown with the South African Solidarity Committee. We were working at the time on having Brown divest from its investments in companies that did business in South Africa. I was part of that protest movement at Brown. I worked on a political campaign the summer of 1980 — that presidential year — and came back with the experience of working on door-todoor petitioning and canvasing and the importance of lobbying people about your vision of social good. Before the Center for Reproductive Rights, you worked as a constitutional litigator and federal prosecutor. What initially drew you to the center? I had the opportunity in 2003 to join the center as its president and CEO, and I was delighted to be able to have the opportunity to come back working fulltime on women’s rights, but also to be working for an organization that is global in its human rights work. The Center for Reproductive Rights works not just in the United States. We also have offices in Bogota, Columbia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Geneva, Switzerland. I was very drawn to the global struggle for women’s rights and to being able to

» GRAFFITI, from page 1 space for the urban studies department in the ’90s.

work from the perspective of women’s rights as a human rights issue. How would you respond if Planned Parenthood were defunded? Right now, the key thing is we’re working very hard to ensure Planned Parenthood does not get defunded. The current attacks are political attacks, and we’re joining with our other reproductive rights organizations in working very, very hard to make sure that the reproductive health care that Planned Parenthood provides in this country continues. And I would just say that what’s important to know is that the majority of the American public supports women’s reproductive health services, including safe and legal abortion. Seven of 10 Americans support the rights protected in Roe v. Wade, so we’re going to make sure that those rights are protected and those services — including the services Planned Parenthood provides — are available.

THE BROWN DAILY HERALD abortion clinics in the state of Texas and take Texas down to only about 10 clinics. So we are asking the Supreme Court to review that case. It will be the most important abortion rights case in the Supreme Court in over 20 years. What the Supreme Court decides in that case will define the constitutional protection for access to abortion services for the next generation, so we are working very hard to ensure that the Supreme Court not only takes the case, but also reiterates the importance of the long line of established law saying women have a right to access abortion services. The other case is the ongoing case in Mississippi, which involves the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, and we have won so far in that case.

What insight can you offer into any anticipated Supreme Court cases addressing reproductive rights? The Center for Reproductive Rights has two cases right now that are waiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether they’ll take them. We have been suing the state of Texas now for several years over a set of abortion restrictions they passed that, if allowed to go fully into effect, would close over 75 percent of the

Aside from Planned Parenthood potentially being defunded and these two court cases, what concerns you most about the current state of reproductive rights in the United States? What concerns me is that the issue has become so politicized. This should be an issue of public health. It should be an issue of women’s well-being. But women’s reproductive rights are used by politicians as ways to score political points. We need to respect women’s access to reproductive health care as a fundamental human right. It should not be subject to being revoked in a particular election any more than our right to free speech or our right to religious

Bloch called the event a “non-confrontational marriage of subcultural expression and Brown’s ownership of the land and the buildings.”

“It’s a nice moment where all of the dogmas and ideologies that are for or against graffiti or for or against the institution that is Brown all fall away,” Bloch

freedom. So the politicization of the issue is what concerns me most. The reason it is so important that fundamental rights are protected is it takes them out of the political arena and makes sure that those rights exist for, in this case, women across the nation regardless of who is in office. Internationally, what’s most concerning to you? Let me start by saying what’s exciting on the global front. We had a really important legal victory in the last decade on defining women’s reproductive rights as fundamental human rights, so the center has been bringing groundbreaking litigation not only on the national level but also in regional and international human rights bodies. We’re seeing really, really strong advances, and that is to be applauded and welcomed as an important trend and direction. Of concern is that so far, too many women in the world do not have access to contraception when they need it. Too many women do not have access to safe and legal abortions. Too many girls are forced into early marriages when they are still children. All of these amount to human rights violations, and it’s important that women’s ability to control their reproductive health care and their planning and spacing of children be understood as essential to women’s human rights. said. “Members of a subculture and a powerful institution come together for the enjoyment of students.” The demolition holds special significance for this year’s senior urban studies concentrators, who have used the facility throughout their time at Brown. After a quick lesson from Bloch, current urban studies concentrators signed their names in spray paint on the finished mural.

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“Get involved, get active and make change,” said Northup ’81 P’16. What advice would you give to current Brown students about becoming advocates and leaders? To take advantage of every opportunity you can while you are a student, to engage with the issues happening around the world, to engage with your fellow students, to take leadership in student organizations, to volunteer in the community around Brown. One of the wonderful aspects of Brown is that it is in the capital city in Rhode Island, it is in the middle of a thriving city and it is full of opportunities to be able to work in the community and to learn how to begin building toward more social justice. So get involved, get active and make change. — This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Malikah Williams ’16 said it was “very special” to be able to sign her name on 29 Manning. “The building represents a lot to me because this is where I started to seriously think about urban studies,” Williams said. “It’s where I formed my identity as an urban studies concentrator … When I think of urban studies, I think about this building.”

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Community embraces free video tutorial site Lynda.com sees around 2,000 unique visits from Brown community since being made available By SHIRA BUCHSBAUM CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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In the process of renovating for a new Digital Studio, the periodicals and newspapers in the Rockefeller Library have been moved to the second floor.

» ROCK, from page 1 second floor of the library, where they will remain permanently. “It is a comfortable area to take a break and read a magazine because it is a place where you won’t get distracted,” said Nikki Kaufmann ’18.

» FOOTBALL, from page 1 against the Harvard backups. Fuller was pulled out of the game in the second quarter, ending his day 2-for7 with an interception and a fumble. Senne, usually a beacon of consistency, also had a forgettable day that included a blocked punt and an extra point attempt that never got three feet off the ground. Senne was also pulled in the first half, forcing Bruno receiver Alex Jette ’17 to handle the punting duties. Some of Bruno’s ineptitude should be credited to the Harvard team, which, after this weekend’s game, has not lost in 16 consecutive games, dating back to 2013. The offensive and defensive line for the Crimson controlled the trenches. Even with the garbage-time success, Bruno managed only 48 rushing yards against the Harvard front. Bruno’s interior defensive line — a strength entering the season — was depleted by injuries, most notably to captain Zach Sparber ’15.5. As the game wore on, the Bears found themselves outmanned and outmatched by the powerful Harvard ground attack. Paul Stanton, Jr. raced to 89 yards and a touchdown on 7.4 yards per carry. When Stanton sat with the rest of the starters in the second half, firstyear back Noah Reimers filled right in with a touchdown on 7.5 yards per carry. It was the kind of demolition that causes the demolished to reevaluate their team, and Estes did just that. Fuller took

Once this renovation is complete, all public spaces on the first floor of the Rock will have been recently updated, Hemmasi wrote. The renovation is fully funded by a grant from a private foundation, Hemmasi wrote. Schulz declined to disclose the size of the grant. a seat in favor of backup quarterback Kyle Moreno ’17. While Moreno was no savior, he did help the Bears to their first first down of the game after Harvard had built a 30-point lead. “We had no offense. The thought process was trying to create some offense,” Estes said of turning to his backup quarterback. An optimistic Brunonian could identify a silver lining in the play of the Bears’ backup quarterback. Moreno looked more than capable leading the Bruno offense in the second half, albeit against Harvard second-teamers. He spread the ball around in two long drives in the third quarter, and then capped both by calling his own number for touchdown runs. He added two passing touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a 79-yard connection to Troy Doles ’16. “I thought (Moreno) played pretty well, but it wasn’t against their (starters),” Estes said. The decision will be made in practice this week whether Moreno stays in the lineup or Fuller retakes the reins, he said. The larger question now facing the Bears is whether the ugly loss was indicative of the team’s talent this year. Bruno will battle for the Governor’s Cup next week against Rhode Island, a winless team the Bears have had success against in recent years. A bounce-back win is sorely needed before Bruno heads into more Ivy competition later in the season.

Students seeking to master Adobe Photoshop or learn Java basics have a new resource at their fingertips. Two hundred sixty-one Brown community members have earned certificates on Lynda.com — a site that provides video tutorials on thousands of programs — since the University began offering free site access in July, said Ravi Pendse P’17, vice president for Computing and Information Services. The Lynda.com access is the next step in a multi-year plan to make Brown a leader in technology amongst its peers, Pendse said. “When people ask, ‘who is using technology most appropriately?’” he said, “we want Brown to be in the discussion.” The site has received around 2,000 unique visitors from the University, including around 1,000 undergraduates and graduate students, more than 600 staff members and more than 400 faculty members, Pendse said. He added

that he expects the number of visitors to increase as students learn of the free access through Morning Mail announcements, word of mouth and Undergraduate Council of Students publicity. The introduction of Lynda.com follows the release of several other popular programs to the Brown community. In the past 18 months, the University began providing free access to Microsoft Office, Rosetta Stone and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. As a training tool, Lynda.com can help community members learn to use programs in the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite like Photoshop and InDesign, as well as computer language programs like Python and Java. Lynda.com “makes available the most courses in both technology space and non-technology space,” Pendse said. He emphasized that this capacity reflects what Brown — with its open curriculum and freedom to construct one’s own education — is all about. “We are providing one more tool for that,” he said. Though awareness of Lynda.com is still growing, students who have accessed the site expressed positive feedback. Karishma Swarup ’19 said she tested out Lynda.com because she was “so excited about having this great resource” and it offered the prospect of “learning something cool.”

Adam Gottesman ’16 said the site has hundreds of “awesome” tutorials. He noted that the instructors in the videos “didn’t seem like actors” and instead came across as knowledgeable, experienced individuals in their fields. Gottesman used Lynda.com for tutorials on interviewing with consulting companies and finding jobs after graduation. He said he found the site to be a helpful resource, adding, “I’m bummed that (the Univeristy) didn’t offer it earlier.” Soraya Ferdman ’18 had previously heard of Lynda.com, but she only tried it once Brown started providing free access. She said she has used the site to learn Illustrator and Photoshop, adding that the array of tutorials “appeals to all creative styles.” Justine Hastings, associate professor of economics, wrote in an email to The Herald that she finds value in Lynda.com as a resource for basic programming lessons in her lab. The site provides opportunities to continue learning as technology “rapidly develops and changes,” she wrote, adding that this free access helps ensure that Brown remains a leader in research. Looking ahead, CIS hopes to introduce a free video conferencing platform as its next initiative, Pendse said. The platform would offer a superior experience to Google Hangout and Skype, he said.

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FIELD HOCKEY

Solid defensive efforts fail Bears in weekend contests Bears suffer weekend losses in overtime with CalBerkley, 2-0 shutout against Columbia By MATT BROWNSWORD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A pair of stout performances produced two disappointing results for the women’s field hockey team, as the Bears (3-5, 0-1 Ivy) lost an overtime battle against the University of California, Berkeley before falling 2-0 to conference foe Columbia. “These two teams were definitely two of the best opponents that we’ve played so far,” said co-captain Anna Masini ’16. “They were also two of our best games, but unfortunately we were not able to come out on top. We just needed a few more things to go our way.” Coming from the other side of the country, the Golden Bears (6-4) arrived in Providence on the heels of two top20 upsets: a 3-2 overtime win against

» W. SOCCER, from page 8 missed high on a header that would have given the Bears the game. Despite these missed opportunities, Pincince expressed satisfaction with his team’s play. “As tired as we were in

then-No. 14 Penn State and a 2-1 win over then-No. 6 Stanford in the extra frame. But it was Bruno that came out of the gates faster, as Ellie Seid ’19 got her second goal of the year on a breakaway after 24 minutes. The goal marked just the second time this season that the Bears have scored first — the team also jumped out to an early lead in their 3-2 win over Bryant two weeks ago. “It was really big for us to score first,” Masini said. “Our attacking above the twenty-five and in the circle is what we struggle with. It puts us in a position to take more risks because we have a buffer. We’re just going to try to do more of that.” Seid was an engine for the Bears all day, generating many offensive opportunities with her speed and separation ability.

“Ellie has given us a spark on the forward line,” Masini said. “She has great game sense and knows what cuts to make. She’s always able to open up forward space.” It was the first time all year that Brown had taken a lead into the start of the second half, but that was shortlived. A little under 10 minutes into the second frame, Marie Lanckneus beat Katie Hammaker ’19 to her right side off a well-executed corner play. Though corner defense has been a recurring problem for Bruno, Cal ended the game with nine corners to the Bears’ four, making the equalizer likely. But Bruno was able to hold on at the end of regulation and force Cal into overtime — a matchup that would normally have favored a Brown team that has enjoyed incredible success in the extra period. But overtime has also been friendly to the Golden Bears this year, as their two upset wins came in

overtime. After Brown was able to get a corner and make life difficult for its opponents, the Golden Bears collected themselves before Janaye Sakkas finished the game in favor of Cal. It was the first time Brown had lost a game after leading at half since Sept. 28, 2013 — almost two full seasons ago. The Bears looked to rebound in their first division game of the season against Columbia (5-2, 1-0 Ivy), which definitively beat the Bears 4-0 in the teams’ Ivy-opener last year. Brown kept a potent Columbia attack scoreless in the first half but was unable to generate anything offensively. The Lions outshot the Bears eight to three while out-cornering Bruno three to zero. Columbia made the breakthrough 10 minutes into the second half after converting a well-executed corner play. The backbreaker occurred less than a minute later after Anna Scipioni scored her third goal of the season on a long

shot that managed to sneak by Hammaker. The Bears were able to create some offensive attacks but — other than a saved penalty stroke — nothing that seriously threatened the Lions’ lead. Hammaker ended with seven saves — Masini and Katarina Angus ’17.5 each had defensive saves — but the Bears were shut out in the 2-0 loss. “Right now it’s hard to be 0-1, but it’s not detrimental,” Masini said. “We’ve already put Columbia in the past and are focusing on Dartmouth. The Ivy is open based on some of the results this weekend, so we have an opportunity.” Brown will take on the aforementioned Big Green next weekend. It will be a crucial division game for a team that has not won more than one game in the Ivy League since 2010. “Yes, we’re not undefeated,” Masini said. “But that doesn’t mean we won’t end up on top.”

overtime, I thought we did a great job moving our feet, keeping them in front of us,” he said. “Our players came up big around the ball.” The Bears will next take on Bryant in a break from Ivy League play at Stevenson Field Wednesday before

traveling to New York next weekend to play Columbia, currently on a two-game losing streak. “The first thing we need to think of is the game on Wednesday night at home,” Pincince said. “We’ll take it one game at a time.”

»M. SOCCER, from page 8

a corner that was headed back across the face of goal by Hagstrom, and co-captain Tim Whalen ’16 headed it himself into the net for his first of season and the game-winner. “The team performed very well today and fought through a lot of difficulties,” Laughlin said. This game marked the end of the Bears’ three-game losing streak. After beginning the season 3-0, the Bears needed to get back on track, Whalen said. “It’s a really big win going into the Ivy League and to get out of this little slump we’ve been in. … To come back and keep fighting was very important.” Bruno hopes to maintain its winning ways when it begins Ivy League play next Saturday in New York against Columbia (4-1-1). “The intensity level is always higher in the first Ivy game,” Laughlin said. “We’re looking forward to mixing it up against them in New York.”

left side, danced his way into the box, cut in and rifled a shot near post. The UMass goalie was positioned ideally to not only stop the shot but also corral it from going out of play for a corner. Misplaced passes, over-hit balls and other minor mistakes doomed the Bears to a scoreless first half for the third straight game. They came out with a much more aggressive demeanor in the second frame. The breakthrough came in the 66th minute, when Nate Pomeroy ’17 kept the ball in play down the left flank. It deflected to Akeel at the edge of the box, who faked a shot and slid it over to Gorab. He played it back to Pomeroy at the top right edge of box, and the forward looped one over the keeper into the far corner for the equalizer. From there, it was a furious backand-forth until Bruno broke the deadlock in the 80th minute. Gorab swung in

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Study Abroad Fair 11:00 AM Sayles Hall

Preparing for Career Fair Success 3:30 PM CareerLAB

Venture for America Info Session 6:00 PM Salomon, Room 003

Collage Cartography 7:00 PM Sarah Doyle Women’s Center

TOMORROW A Reading by Hari Kunzru 2:30 PM McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown Street

PASS Excel 1 6:00 PM CIT, Room 269

Independent Studies Info Session 7:00 PM Faunce, The Underground

“The Hunting Ground” Screening and Panel 7:00 PM Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium

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EDITORIAL

An unacceptable budget cut Last week, we wrote about our concerns regarding the impact of the newly announced operational plan on the quality of undergraduate education at Brown and the university-college model. The week prior, we wrote about our concerns regarding the University’s plan to reduce its structural deficit. Both of these plans, we believe, reflect a disconcerting trajectory for the place of undergraduate education among the University’s priorities as it plans for the future. Last week’s news regarding a cut in temporary teaching funds confirms a simply unacceptable reality. Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P’12 told The Herald that in order to reach its total goal of slashing temporary teaching funds by $1 million in the next three years, the University will reduce its temporary teaching fund by $450,000 this fiscal year. Regarding the impact of this cut on undergraduate education, Senior Lecturer in Education Luther Spoehr told The Herald, “We are already far from able to hire enough temporary instructors to cover courses left uncovered by faculty sabbaticals. … The proposed cuts in the University’s budget for such temporary instructors will make it even more difficult to sustain the number and quality of undergraduate courses.” We share this concern and demand in the wake of the University’s veritable fundraising success a commitment from the University to maintain the incredible quality of undergraduate education that brought our peers and us to Brown. We find discomfiting the following statement from McLaughlin: “We are very much focused on the money. … We’d rather not do this, but we’ve been told that we have to find $1 million.” In short, we are distressed by such talk from an office responsible for maintaining one of the world’s premiere faculties. Brown offers one of the country’s best undergraduate programs. Rankings confirm this (though we need no confirmation): U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings list Brown as third in the country for quality of undergraduate teaching. If anything, Brown should share with the community how it plans to maintain this particular strength, rather than send signals to the community about a shift in focus away from maintaining the quality of undergraduate education. More specifically, we are interested in understanding how this cut will impact particular departments. As Spoehr’s statement suggests, this cut will have an impact on departments already struggling to maintain course offerings amidst faculty sabbaticals. We would like to know how this cut will affect the University’s smaller departments in particular, which are often dependent on the plans of a few core faculty members. The great variety of small courses offered by Brown indicates no administrative issue, but instead reflects the incredible array of opportunities for students to learn intimately with faculty. Rather than make cuts that might impact the quality of our undergraduate education, we strongly believe the University ought to look to other areas of more legitimate excess. We find it difficult to believe the University is allotting too many dollars to an undergraduate experience that many students would call invaluable. As such, we demand further clarification from the University administration on the impact of this announced cut. Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board: its editors, Manuel Contreras ’16 and Meghan Holloway ’16, and its members, Emma Axelrod ’18, Noah Fitzgerel ’17 and Aranshi Kumar ’17. Send comments to editorials@browndailyherald.com.

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Brown must do more to combat sexual assault To the Editor: The results of the recent campus climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct are horrifying. The report tells us that roughly one in four undergraduate women and one in 15 undergraduate men at Brown (and at other campuses) have experienced unwanted sexual contact. Moreover, one in 10 women and one in 50 men have experienced attempted or completed penetration. Among graduate students at Brown, one in 12 have experienced unwanted sexual contact. In her email detailing these results, President Christina Paxson P’19 tried to reassure us all that committees have been formed and that training modules and orientation programs have been and will continue to be implemented. But I remain entirely unsatisfied. Here is why. These figures, at Brown and elsewhere, have not changed in the past decade. They have not decreased by so much as a tenth of a percentile. I also have it on first-hand authority that the University has had access to this kind of information since long before even the end of the previous president’s tenure. Nonetheless, rape and sexual assault continue to be prevalent on campus. It therefore comes as no surprise that half of survey respondents did not feel they would be taken seriously if they reported these offenses to the University. To me, as both a survivor and a friend and ally to survivors of rape and sexual assault, this situation is completely unacceptable.

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If Brown had a bed bug infestation, it could do a better job of handling itself than it has when faced with evident, widespread and egregious violations of both its Code of Student Conduct and its students’ right to a safe education. If Brown had a bed bug infestation, Brown would burn as many mattresses as necessary until the situation was resolved. There are almost 800 undergraduate women and almost 200 undergraduate men who have experienced sexual assault at Brown, and 60 women and 12 men who have been raped or almost raped, according to the survey. We either have a handful of very committed serial rapists on campus, or a large number of offenders who probably feel pretty damn sure that they can easily get away with what is a truly horrific crime. The University needs to start finding and punishing these offenders. They exist. The proof is there. And they are violating not only the code of conduct Brown asks all of its community members to follow but also the rights and the bodies of students. To President Paxson and the Brown community: “Zero tolerance” should mean zero tolerance. It should mean that if you commit a crime of this nature on this campus, you lose your right to remain on this campus. For the past decade, we have been exhibiting no less than 100 percent tolerance of rape and sexual assault on this campus. A university cannot administrate away a bed bug infestation. I remain skeptical that it can administrate away a rape culture, as ours has been trying to do for the past 10 years.

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Tolerating intolerance ALLIE DOYLE OPINIONS columnist

This morning, in the midst of my rush to class, I was stopped by a group of men with microphones and pamphlets proclaiming their faith outside the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. I watched most students ignore the disruption and refuse the pamphlets. This is a common occurrence on campus. I’ll preface this by saying that though I attended Catholic school for nine years, I don’t associate myself with any faith. I like to call myself an “apatheist,” meaning that whether God exists or not is irrelevant to me, since I would behave the same way regardless. Still, I took the “Map to Heaven” the man offered me with a smile and thanked him when he said, “God bless you.” This is something I try to make a habit of. While I might not agree with this man’s beliefs, his religion tells him he is saving me. I am not particularly inclined to be saved, but I do appreciate his desire to help a stranger. At the same time, I completely understand why most students avoided him. This same man who wanted so badly to save me would probably inform me of my inevitable trip to

hell if I told him anything about myself. I’m an avid supporter of gay marriage, abortion rights and scientific sexual education in schools — i.e., a fundamentalist Christian’s worst nightmare. These interactions have forced me to ask myself: Where is religion’s place at Brown? Of course, the University has no religious affiliation. Still, many students have deeply held religious beliefs, as evidenced by the multitude

largely what this country was founded on. It’s explicitly written into the First Amendment. The 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects the majority of religious expressions, including refusing autopsies and sacrificing animals. Still, there is a marked distinction between legal and extralegal tolerance. Scoffing at a peer’s spirituality may not warrant a lawsuit, but it certainly isn’t tolerant. It can be hard

Balancing toleration of others’ spiritual beliefs and my own moral convictions can feel near impossible.

of religious groups and opportunities available on campus. At the same time, most of my experiences speaking with peers about religion have involved laughing at so-called “Bible thumpers” and evangelical Republicans. I’m guilty of engaging in this behavior myself, so can I really call myself the tolerant person I believe I am? How can we coexist? Does tolerance have bounds? Religious tolerance is, in some ways, the most basic form of tolerance. In fact, it’s

to be tolerant of people you feel are intolerant themselves. To me, and to most Brown students in my experience, homophobia is unforgivable. Denying abortion rights isn’t much better. Balancing toleration of others’ spiritual beliefs and my own moral convictions can feel near impossible. Religion simply doesn’t excuse ignorance. The public’s disgust with Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis was well warranted. Davis’ refusal to issue marriage certificates to

gay couples, based on her Apostolic Christian views, was not only illegal but also amoral. A similar viral response was given to an Indiana pizza shop after its owners’ refusal to cater a gay wedding. There is a fine line between religious freedom and religious hatred. And while everyone is entitled to bigotry (so long as it doesn’t interfere with others), I see no reason to tolerate it. Of course, there are religious students who do not conform to every aspect of the faith. Still, it’s hard to understand why people would choose to devote their souls to a community that largely believes in discrimination. By participating in such a group, hateful traditions are kept alive unless believers are actively working to change them. I’ve always been a strong believer in changing the world through showing love to all, even those who only show hate back. I wish all the happiness in the world to those men in Jesusthemed T-shirts with their megaphones. Still, I don’t think I’ll take their pamphlets at our next encounter. Not until they begin shouting of a god who loves all regardless of orientation, who supports women in their right to choose. I will continue to be tolerant of spirituality, but I will never be tolerant of hate.

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Promoting mental health awareness ACTIVE MINDS GUEST columnist

In an Aug. 31 Chronicle of Higher Education article, Robin Wilson reported on the overwhelming student demand for mental health care services faced by colleges and universities. This demand has arisen from mental health needs that Wilson labels an “epidemic of anguish” on campuses across the county. The Active Minds chapter at Brown is committed to being a part the solution to this epidemic. Active Minds is a national organization devoted to promoting mental health awareness and education on college campuses. Its mission and objectives are relevant to all college students and personnel. As Alison Malmon, the founder and executive director of Active Minds, has noted, “Not everyone has mental illness, but everyone has mental health.” Though Active Minds was organized more than a decade ago, Brown’s chapter was not founded until 2012, when Julia Lynford ’14 and Samantha English ’14 recognized the need for greater mental health awareness and information within the Brown community. Since 2012, the Brown chapter has grown significantly and now offers

numerous initiatives and programs to increase and promote discussion about mental health. College years are a critical time for these discussions. The college experience presents numerous challenges, many of which are unanticipated or at least underestimated by students. Homesickness, academic demands and choices, social pressures and independent living adjustments are a just few of those challenges. While some students readily

More than 80 percent of college students felt overwhelmed by all they had to do in the past year, and 45 percent have felt things were hopeless. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students, claiming the lives of 1,100 students each year. More than half of college students have had suicidal thoughts, and one in 10 students seriously consider attempting suicide. Eighty to 90 percent of college students who died by suicide were not receiving help

which the student body is invited to engage in a facilitated discussion about a mental health topic. Past topics include happiness at Brown, confronting negative attitudes towards mental illness, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and body image and mental illness as portrayed in the media. A psychotherapist from Counseling and Psychological Services is always present at the discussions to provide support to students if necessary.

Active Minds believes that mental health is a topic of great importance to address on college campuses.

adapt to and effectively manage such stressors, statistics demonstrate that many require help and support. Half of all serious adult psychiatric illnesses — including major depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse — start by 14 years of age, and three-fourths of them are present by 25 years of age. Compared to older adults, the 18- to 24-year-old age group seeks help least frequently. Almost one-third of all college students report having felt so depressed that they had trouble functioning.

from their college counseling centers. These statistics further demonstrate how crucial it is that colleges and universities create an environment where students are comfortable seeking help when they need it. The primary goal of Active Minds at Brown is to help create this climate on our campus. Active Minds hosts a variety of mental health-related events throughout the academic year. Each semester, the group organizes two “safe space” discussions, during

Active Minds also brings mental health speakers to campus, facilitates panel discussions and conducts workshops. A few of our highly impactful events from the past academic year include a panel discussion on eating disorders and college culture featuring Erin Lane-Aaronian, a psychotherapist at CAPS, and Abigal Donaldson and Margaret Mannix of the local Providence community, as well as an expressive art workshop and lecture by Amy Kinney of PeaceLove Studios. Active Minds also or-

ganizes events aimed at helping students “stress less” and engage in selfcare activities. For example, we are well-known for our stress ball making activity held each semester on the Main Green. Ultimately, Active Minds believes mental health is a topic of great importance to address on college campuses. Brown’s chapter consists of passionate and enthusiastic members who hold this belief and are dedicated to promoting mental health awareness on our campus. When asked about her experience with Brown Active Minds, member Jana Foxe ’16 responded, “Active Minds places a lot of emphasis on the fact that it is not a support group. However, it is a group of wonderfully supportive people who have an intricate understanding of the frustrations that a person with mental health issues experiences at Brown. Because of Active Minds I find myself surrounded by a network of fellow Brown students who have become a greater resource than I could have imagined at Brown.” We encourage all students to join us in our continuing effort to establish a positive and accepting climate surrounding mental health at Brown.

Further information about Active Minds can be found through Eliza Lanzillo ’16 at eliza_lanzillo@brown.edu.

SPORTS THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

Bears go undefeated in pair of thrillers Lineup shake-up

energizes offense

Sacred Heart, Dartmouth take Bruno to extra time, but Bears only top Pioneers

After 2-1 loss at Florida Gulf Coast, Bears’ threegame losing streak ends with victory over UMass

By JAMES SCHAPIRO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After two consecutive 1-0 losses to UMass and UConn, the women’s soccer team showed its resilience this week, both in terms of results and fighting spirit. Taking on two tough opponents in Sacred Heart and Dartmouth, the Bears (3-4-1, 0-0-1 Ivy) came away from two hard-fought overtime games with a win and a draw. Brown 3, Sacred Heart 2 (OT) The Bears entered Wednesday’s game desperate for a win, as a victory over Sacred Heart (3-6-0) would provide momentum going into the Ivy opener Sunday against Dartmouth. The game began with a surprise: Mikela Waldman ’18, who had started every game of the season to that point, began the game on the bench. “We wanted to try something different,” said Head Coach Phil Pincince. “It was our last non-conference game before we open up on Sunday, and we wanted to experiment with a few things, so we did, and we thought it was pretty productive.” After several shots on net in the first half of the period — Brown had 13 shots on goal for the game — did not yield a score, the Bears finally took advantage of an opportunity. Off a corner from Sarah Cobb ’18, Erin Katz ’16 threaded a well-placed header past Sacred Heart’s defenders and into the net, giving Brown a 1-0 lead. Goalie Christine Etzel ’19 continued her superb play, making several saves that helped the Bears maintain their slim lead. At 25:05, she made a diving catch off a well-struck shot from the left side. “If she’s 5-3, 5-4, that’s a goal,” said broadcaster Mike Rubin of the 5-foot11 Etzel. With less than two minutes remaining in the period, Etzel managed to punch a shot from well beyond the 18-yard box over the net, bringing the crowd to its feet and preserving the Bears’ 1-0 lead into halftime. Though the Bears led at the half, their lead could have been bigger: several

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Five-foot-11 goalkeeper Christine Etzel ’19 was able to use her height to make seven saves against Dartmouth and hold the Big Green scoreless. missed opportunities made the game overtime period began: less than four closer than it should have been. Carly minutes in, Jillian DeSimone ’16 sent a Gould ’17 in particular took two shots cross into the middle, and Katz headed that drew gasps from the crowd and it home once again, securing her first barely missed the net. The first missed career hat-trick and sending the Bears high from beyond the box, and the sec- home with a 3-2 win. ond, a volley in front of the net, sailed “It’s been an incredible senior year for just wide. her thus far, and we want it to continue,” “Getting the opportunities — that’s Pincince said. “I’m very happy for her.” half the battle,” Pincince said. “Most of the time, we’re not getting opportunities. Brown 0, Dartmouth 0 (2 OT) We had a lot of opportunities (WednesRiding the momentum from the vicday), and it could have been 3-0 in the tory over Sacred Heart, the Bears entered first half.” Sunday’s game against the Big Green Only six minutes into the second (6-1-1, 0-0-0 Ivy) looking to start their half, the Bears struck again. Off a beau- Ivy season with a win. Only 2:30 into the tiful cross from Sydney Calas ’17, Katz game, it looked as if DeSimone would converted another header for her second give them a chance to do so. But DeSimgoal of the night. But while the Bears one’s shot from inside the 18-yard box celebrated the goal, Pincince thought hit the right post, and Dartmouth took they may have become complacent. possession. The Bears would not come “There was a bit of a letdown with closer to a goal for the rest of the game. the intensity level after we went up 2-0,” “Strong Ivy opening for both teams,” he said. Pincince said. “Both us and Dartmouth The Bears’ defense appeared to have gave 150 percent. We brought it for 110 solved Sacred Heart’s attack, and the minutes; they brought it for 110 mingame continued relatively uneventfully. utes.” But in the 79th minute, a header off an Etzel played a central role once again: indirect kick snuck past Etzel, making En route to earning her second shutout of the score 2-1. the season, she made seven saves. After the goal, the Bears began playFor the most part, the Big Green’s ing defensively, attempting to run down defense was able to stifle the Bears’ attack, the clock. But the Pioneers struck again as the Bears took only four shots on net. in the 89th minute after a throw-in was Even shots that never reached the keeper not properly defended. Sacred Heart’s were turned away. In the 53rd minute, Dana Cosmedy received the loose ball Gould fired a shot that was blocked just in the box and fired it past Etzel to tie wide of the net. On the ensuing corthe score. Two scoreless minutes later, ner, captain Julia Moody ’16 lined up the game went to overtime. another shot, which Dartmouth goalie “You want to look at the positive. We Casey Cousineau was barely able to hold got to play our first overtime game of the onto. Ten minutes later, Jennifer Caruso year,” Pincince said. “I liked that we came ’19 had another shot turned away off a out with intensity, and in overtime, we breakaway, and less than a minute into showed some composure.” the second overtime period, DeSimone This became clear as the first » See W. SOCCER, page 4

It was a tale of comebacks for the men’s soccer team, as it fought to a weekend split against Florida Gulf Coast and UMass. Though the Bears’ losing streak extended to three after the loss to the Eagles (2-2-1), it was snapped with a victory over the Minutemen (1-9). The Bears (4-3) fell behind initially in both games but only managed a comeback in one of them — their first comeback win of the campaign. “It’s important to get off that slide and get a positive result,” said Head Coach Patrick Laughlin. Florida Gulf Coast 2, Brown 1 Despite a late equalizer by Tariq Akeel ’16, Bruno fell to Florida Gulf Coast by a line of 2-1 in an end-to-end thriller Friday night. A physical first half yielded no goals but plenty of entertainment. FGCU arguably had the better chances in the first stanza, but the Bears’ defense stood firm. Blocked shot after blocked shot kept the Eagles at bay. Keeper Erik Hanson ’17 was called upon in the 22nd minute, when he parried a shot that was seeking the top left corner of the net. In the 28th minute, he once again had to make another fine save, this time diving to his bottom right. The resultant rebound was cleared away. Bruno had its fair share of chances as well. It thrived on dangerous crosses being put into the box by attackers Matthew Chow ’19 and Will Cross ’16.5, but none of these opportunities were converted. At the break, FGCU held an advantage in shots by a 7-5 margin. After the intermission, the Eagles drew blood within five minutes. Rodrigo Savaria floated a ball into the box to Miguel Jaime, who beat Hanson to the ball and redirected it past him for the opening tally. Though the Bears had yet to come

back from a deficit all season, this did not prevent them from applying pressure on the FGCU net. Two headed opportunities, including one by leading goalscorer Jack Hagstrom ’19, were the best of the half, and one them was even cleared off the line. The lifeline for the Bears appeared in the 82nd minute. Akeel was fouled in the box and proceeded to step up and bury the penalty kick to tie the game. Momentum was in favor of Bruno until Dylan Sacramento brilliantly struck a half volley at the edge of the box into the top right corner past Hanson’s outstretched fingers to put Eagles back ahead. The Bears relentlessly poured attackers forward until the final whistle, looking for the equalizer. On the last kick of the game with six seconds left, Jack Gorab ’16 launched a free kick into the box that deflected off some FGCU players and ended up in the back of the net. But the ref ’s whistle had blown for a foul on the keeper, sealing the victory for the Eagles. The opportunities were there for Bruno. It had eight corners in the game, three more than it could manage in both of its games last weekend combined, but still could not find that elusive tying goal. Brown 2, UMass 1 On a warmer match day than last, Laughlin opted for a slightly different lineup than the one that fell to FGCU. Notable changes included starting Cross at the striker position as well as swapping Chow and Gorab’s positions, with the former moving to a central attacking midfield role and the latter out to the left wing. The Minutemen struck first in the 20th minute after an Akeel turnover in the midfield gave them the ball. Matthew Mooney received the ball at the edge of the box, took one step over and fired a shot into the bottom right corner past Hanson for his first of the season. Beside the goal, the first half lacked many clear-cut chances for either team. Bruno’s best opportunity came in the 23rd minute. Chow dribbled down the » See M. SOCCER, page 4

VOLLEYBALL

Ivy League opener ends with encouraging defeat in New Haven Loss in first conference game gives Bears hope after hanging with defending champs By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

In contrast to its immense success at the Central Connecticut State University Invitational, the women’s volleyball team began its Ivy League schedule with a loss against Yale Friday in New Haven. While Bruno (6-6, 0-1 Ivy) only claimed one set, the squad proved to be a strong competitor for the reigning Ivy co-champion, as all but one of the contest’s four sets were decided by four or fewer points. Bruno’s performance is indicative of the team’s

improvement, as last season it was swept both times it met the Bulldogs (6-4, 1-0 Ivy). For Payton Smith ’17, there were some positive aspects in the loss against Yale. “We played really well. … We did a really good job staying together and playing as a team,” Smith said. “If it was a point lost, we worked really hard and it wasn’t as if we just gave up the point.” Looking to continue its streak of dominant play, the Bears came out strong against Yale. Though Bruno secured an early 8-5 advantage, neither team led by a margin larger than

two points for the majority of the set. But four quick kills at the end of the set enabled the Elis to overtake the Bears and claim a 25-22 win in the first game. Not to be bested, Bruno countered the Bulldogs in the second set with a 25-21 victory. The visitors punished Yale for its errors and managed to again secure an early lead. This time, Bruno would not relinquish its advantage in spite of attempts by the Bulldogs. Defensive efforts from libero Melissa Cairo ’18 were significant in keeping the home team behind Bruno. Cairo recorded five of her match-high 21 digs in the set. Sabrina Stillwell ’19 also made significant contributions for the squad

with her strong play at the net. The rookie posted six kills in the second stanza. The last two sets were characterized by several uncontested runs that enabled the Bulldogs to ultimately defeat the Bears. The third set proved to be the most decisive, as Bruno fell by 10 points — its largest deficit in the entire contest. While Bruno managed to keep the final set much closer, Yale still claimed the 25-21 set and its first conference win of the season. After the game this weekend, Smith believes that the team simply needs to work on its skills in practice. “The biggest thing we want to work on is constantly improving the skills that we have, to start doing more

conditioning and work as hard as we possibly can,” Smith said. “We have the heart and the sort of teamwork to win games. We just need to work on skills and the wins will come.” Up next, the Bears will host Cornell (4-7, 0-1 Ivy) and Columbia (3-7, 1-0 Ivy) over the weekend in the team’s first games at the Pizzitola Sports Center this season. Smith said she believes being at home will be beneficial for the team’s confidence. “Being on our home court for the first time this season will be exciting and thrilling — especially for the first-years and seniors,” she said. “It’s great to be at home and have your friends’ support and a crowd you know.”