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Firefighters contain morning fire on roof of Textron Tower No injuries sustained in fire at 40 Westminster St., as 50-plus firefighters contain blaze By EMMA JERZYK METRO EDITOR

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A fire broke out on the roof of Providence’s fifth-tallest building, the Textron Tower at 40 Westminster St. More than 50 firefighters had the conflagtration controlled in 15 minutes. The building was mostly empty at the time.

M. BASKETBALL

Bruno downed in Dallas by nationally ranked SMU Hot shooting from beyond arc not enough to overcome No. 25 SMU as skid reaches four games By CALEB MILLER STAFF WRITER

The men’s basketball team’s pattern of firing away from three-point range has not wavered in its first six games. But Sunday, there was a difference — the shots were going in. Great longrange shooting helped the Bears hang with No. 25 Southern Methodist on the road before the talented Texas opponent pulled out the 77-69 win with former President George W. Bush sitting courtside. The Bears (1-5) were in striking distance the entire game. A layup by Steven Spieth ’17 that would have cut the SMU lead to five rimmed out with 50 seconds to play. The Mustangs hit free throws down the stretch to ice an undoubtedly impressive showing for Bruno.

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While the loss pushed the Bears’ losing streak to four games, a narrow defeat to a nationally ranked opponent bodes well for the team against regional and Ivy competition. “We aren’t proud of our record or losing, but we understand things are coming together,” said guard Justin Massey ’18. It is no mystery how the Bears hung around against the Mustangs. Bruno did all its damage from the perimeter. Entering play, Bruno shot the lowest percentage of any team in the top 20 spots on that list — a lukewarm 29.4 percent. In the first two minutes of Sunday’s showdown in Dallas, it was clear that this would be a different story. The Bears knocked down four threes in their first five possessions, keeping with a blistering offensive pace set by both teams. Neither defense could stop its hot-shooting opponent, and the score ballooned to 20-20 just over five minutes into the game. With Bruno’s nine first-half » See M. BBALL, page 2

A fire broke out on the roof of the Textron Tower at 40 Westminster St. Sunday morning in a heating or air conditioning unit, said Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré. Though the fire started in the unit, “we don’t know what caused the fire. We’re looking into that,” Paré said, adding that it’s been “a while” since there has been a large fire in downtown Providence. The building serves as the headquarters for Textron, an industrial conglomerate known for aerospace manufacturing. The Textron Tower is the fifth-tallest building in Providence at 311 feet and 25 stories. The fire department started receiving alerts from fire alarms in the building at about 10:30 a.m., Paré said. Between 50 and 60 firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to contain the fire within 15 minutes, he said. There were 16 firefighters on

the roof and “several” companies of four firefighters each on the 23rd floor, he added. Paré and Mayor Jorge Elorza watched the firefighters work from a building nearby. “I like to be hands-on. I like to be on the scene,” Elorza said. “You could tell as they contained the fire, the heavy, thick black smoke turned to lighter and lighter smoke,” Elorza said, adding that the firefighters “did an excellent job.” Only security officers were in the building because it was a Sunday, said Dave Sylvestre, executive director of corporate communications for Textron. Paré said there were no injuries. “Thankfully (the fire) was up on the roof, and it did not penetrate into the building,” he said. “You don’t want it to penetrate into the building because then it causes a lot of damage.” The cause of the fire had not been identified by Sunday afternoon. “Our primary goal is to knock the fire down and then figure out the cause,” Paré said. At least one member of the arson squad arrived on the scene at about 11:15 a.m. “They’re always here when we have a large fire like this just to begin the review of the cause of fire,” » See FIRE, page 2

M. HOCKEY

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Nick Lappin ’16 celebrates scoring a goal against No. 4 UMass Lowell. Bruno led the River Hawks until a late goal with 38 seconds left sent the game to overtime. UMass Lowell went on to win in a shootout.

Bears dazzle in trip to Emerald Isle Bruno travels to Northern Ireland, faces high-caliber competition in inaugural tournament By MATT BROWNSWORD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

With 40 seconds left in its tilt with No. 4 UMass Lowell, the men’s hockey

team was on the precipice of a perfect trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland. After a 5-0 thrashing of Colgate put Brown (2-4-3, 2-3-2 ECAC) in the Belpot championship game — and gave the team two crucial ECAC points — the Bears were less than a minute from pulling off one of their biggest upsets in recent memory and winning the first-ever Friendship Four tournament across the pond.

The Bears touched down on Monday, beginning their journey to experience the Northern Ireland culture and play a little hockey on the side. The team’s Twitter profile kept fans up to date on its various escapades, which included sightseeing trips by the seaside. The team got to enjoy Thanksgiving together, as some families were able to make the trip — putting the » See M. HOCKEY, page 4

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015

SPORTS Women’s ice hockey travels across Providence to compete against Friars for 21st Mayor’s Cup

SPORTS After best start in program history, women’s basketball suffers first loss to Manhattan

COMMENTARY Beaulieu ’99: Men should not be afraid to speak out against issue of campus sexual violence

COMMENTARY Gladstone ’18: Brown students should mourn terrorism victims in Israel like all others

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Today in University History: ‘Rape list’ activists appear on ‘The Phil Donahue Show’ BY KIKI BARNES AND JILLIAN LANNEY, MANAGING EDITORS

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Steven Spieth ’17 tries his moves on an SMU defender. in the game against the Mustangs, Spieth set a career best with four three-pointers en route to scoring 14 points in Brown’s loss.

» M. BBALL, from page 1 threes, the long ball accounted for 27 of the team’s 37 points. “We shot well, especially early,” Spieth said. “We kept telling each other, ‘If it’s open, let it fly.’” The shooting barrage continued in the second stanza, and the Bears ended the game 15-for-32 from deep. Bruno’s 46.9 percent shooting on three-point field goals was 12 points higher than they have shot in any game this season. Seven different Bears contributed to the hot shooting. Justin Massey led the way with four as part of his teamhigh 16 points. Spieth also caught fire, hitting a career-high four threepointers, and rookie Corey Daugherty ’19 splashed three treys of his own. “Overall, everybody is confident in their shooting ability,” Justin Massey said. “Literally everybody on our team can knock down a three.” Mustangs Associate Head Coach Tim Jankovich had kind words for the Bears and their shooting prowess. “Every player who comes on the floor is a three-point threat,” Jankovich told the Associated Press. “It’s

kind of like playing the Golden State Warriors.” Bruno’s only cold stretch turned out to be the decisive one. After a back-and-forth opening 16 minutes, the Mustangs rattled off an 11-0 run over a three-minute span late in the first half. The streak helped SMU to a 48-37 halftime lead, and outside of that three-minute stretch, the Bears outscored SMU. Head Coach Mike Martin ’04 was full of praise for the SMU team that led nearly every statistical category except three-pointers. Martin called them a “terrific basketball team,” whose “physical play wore us out down low.” SMU dominated the paint. The rebound battle was 42-27 in favor of the Mustangs, who grabbed 16 offensive boards. Their physicality down low also led to Brown fouls, and SMU outscored Bruno by nine at the charity stripe. Guard Keith Frazier ran the show for SMU. Early shooting success helped him to 23 points — a career high. Cedric Kuakumensah ’16 was Bruno’s only significant interior

presence on either side of the ball, racking up 13 points, seven boards and three blocks. It was a special game for Spieth, a Dallas native who had over 300 friends and family in the audience. Spieth showed his hometown crowd his usual skill, filling the scorebook with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. “It was great to get to play in front of family and friends,” Spieth said. The familiar audience “really energized the team and me out there.” While there were plenty of positives from Sunday’s competitive loss to the Mustangs, Bruno’s record speaks for itself. The Bears finish November 1-5 and play eight games before Ivy League play starts in midJanuary. The ship certainly needs to be righted, and Sunday could be the turning point, Massey said. “We just need to continue to work, so we can play complete games and end up on the winning side of things,” he said. The Bears return home for a midweek contest against Central Connecticut State at the Pizzitola Center Wednesday.

Twenty-five years ago today, several students appeared on “The Phil Donahue Show” to discuss controversy surrounding campus sexual assault, including a “rape list” on library bathroom walls, The Herald reported at the time. To protest what they perceived as University inaction on campus sexual assault, women wrote the names of alleged male rapists on bathroom walls in the Rockefeller Library in fall 1990. The University painted over the names several times, and soon the “rape list” made national headlines. Sexual assault activists told The Herald at the time that they believed the University was more concerned with protecting the rights of male students accused of sexual assault than with supporting sexual assault survivors and making campus safer. NBC bussed about 40 students to its New York studio for the taping of “The Phil Donahue Show” on Nov. 29, 1990. Featured panelists on the show included Lisa Billowitz ’91, Jesselyn Brown ’92, Jenn David ’91, Kristin Lahiff ’91 and Toby Simon, then-assistant dean and director of health education. Donahue told the studio audience that “the graffiti was a powerful political idea for women who felt powerless and patronized by school officials,” The Herald reported. To set the scene, the studio was decorated with faux bathroom walls covered in graffiti. Billowitz said the list was “not an ideal solution — just a desperate measure” and that “women would prefer to use the disciplinary system” at the University. “If people think writing on the wall is ludicrous, I think it is ludicrous that when a man pleads guilty to rape the only punishment for him is that he has to write the victim — or I prefer to say survivor — an apology note,” Brown said. As the only administrator on the panel, Simon took the brunt of criticism of the University from Donahue, panelists and the audience. Defending the University’s actions, Simon said the administration had already taken steps over the summer to address sexual assault policy reform, including hiring an “outside consultant,” before the creation of the list. “We are prepared with a list of recommendations. We are prepared to implement change,” Simon said. But she noted that she was not acting as a University spokesperson, adding that she sometimes disagreed with the actions of other administrators. Donahue said the “publicity has embarrassed Brown,” adding, “It suggests Brown is teeming with male predators.” But audience members and panelists expressed disagreement. “Independent thinkers is what Brown is about,” Simon said in response. “I’m not embarrassed about the attention.” The show was broadcast to about 7 million people on Dec. 4, 1990. The incident returned to prominence last fall, when the New York Times published an op-doc entitled “Brown’s ‘Rape List,’ Revisited,” a short film created by Julia Liu ’06 and Alison Klayman ’06. In the film, Brown, one of the activists, described the campus response to the list. “In addition to professors calling us ‘magic marker terrorists,’ the men started a counter list of women who need to be raped,” she said. ThenExecutive Vice President Robert Reichley used the phrase “magic marker terrorists” in a Nov. 22, 1990 interview with the Providence Journal-Bulletin. Then-President Vartan Gregorian published a full-page statement in The Herald on Nov. 30, 1990 advocating a more serious University approach to sexual assault, though he said taking action with graffiti was “not an acceptable substitute for either due process or justice.” While the “rape list” endures as a notable case of campus activism surrounding sexual assault, sexual violence continues to figure as a prominent and pervasive issue on college campuses. In the Undergraduate Council of Students’ fall 2015 poll, 35.5 percent of students ranked sexual assault policy reform in their top two “hot-button” campus priorities. “It really does make my heart sink when I see it happening again and kind of have to relive that and feel like we didn’t really make any difference,” Brown said in the Times documentary. The University has made efforts to improve its policies over the past 25 years. In April 2015, Brown hired Amanda Walsh as its first-ever Title IX program officer. Later that month, the Sexual Assault Task Force recommended the creation of a Title IX Office, which formed over the summer. The task force also suggested “implementation of an overarching University policy on sexual and gender-based harassment, sexual violence, relationship and interpersonal violence and stalking.”

» FIRE, from page 1 Paré said. Paré said he is also monitoring the amount of water damage caused by putting the fire out. “We’re concerned with the amount of water and where the drains for that water will go. … It

appears that the water has not penetrated into the building, but we’re monitoring that right now.” Sylvestre said Monday will be “business as usual” as far as he can tell, adding that he thinks the damage is limited to the rooftop and potentially some offices on the top floors.

METRO

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Spotlight on the Statehouse BY EMMA JERZYK, METRO EDITOR

Dancing traffic cop at intersection of controversy

Tony Lepore, a retired police officer for the Providence Police Department who became known for dancing while directing traffic each holiday season, was declined the job this year because he organized a protest and boycott of a Federal Hill Dunkin’ Donuts where an employee wrote “#blacklivesmatter” on an officer’s coffee cup Oct. 2. Lepore and the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 3 spoke out against the Dunkin’ Donuts employee after the incident, The Herald previously reported. Steven Paré, Providence commissioner of public safety, issued a statement, saying, “Recent statements made by Mr. Lepore gave the inaccurate impression that he represented the position of the Providence Police Department. Mr. Lepore was not authorized to speak on behalf of the Providence Police Department and his actions were, in my judgment, a disservice to the department and to members of the Providence community.” Lepore was hired by East Providence to carry on his tradition this December, NBC 10 reported. He was also scheduled to take part in the city’s holiday tree lighting ceremony, but he canceled his plans after learning of a planned protest against his hiring, GoLocalProv reported.

» W. HOCKEY, from page 8 convert after the puck missed the back off the net and hit the pipe instead. Moments after Woo’s attempt, the Friars managed to get the puck around Bruno’s defense and beat goalie Monica Elvin ’17 to open the scoring. While both squads took many shots on goal in the first and second periods, most of the game’s goals were scored in the third frame. The Friars scored four of their six goals, and Sam Donovan ’18 notched the Bears’ only goal in the final minutes of the contest. While power play opportunities proved crucial to the Bears’ victory last weekend, the team struggled to capitalize on its advantages against

Putting out fires in the fire department

The fire on the roof of Textron Tower in downtown Providence follows some administrative shakeups in the Providence Fire Department. Mayor Jorge Elorza changed the shift structure so that firefighters were expected to work more hours per week, the Providence Journal reported. The decision took effect Aug. 2, and a R.I. Superior Court judge ordered arbitration for the dispute in September. The Journal also reported that Paré began acting as the interim fire chief for the fire department during the weekend of Nov. 21 after the mayor demoted then-Fire Chief Scott Mello. But GoLocalProv reported that Evan England, spokesperson for the mayor, said Paré is only acting as the public safety commissioner, not as fire chief. Paré said Mello was fired due to the spike in reported on-thejob injuries and sick days since the implementation of Elorza’s new shift plan, the Journal reported. Elorza also hired former Fire Chief George Farrell to advise Paré, the Journal reported.

Police pursue potato peeler stabbing suspect

A Providence man stabbed his brother and sister with a potato peeler amidst a post-Thanksgiving argument early Friday morning, the Journal reported. Miguel Revolorio, the alleged stabber, was still at large when Inquisitr reported on the crime Friday. His brother and sister, Luis Zuniga and Tyresha Barrett, were treated at Rhode Island Hospital, and their stab wounds were described as non-life-threatening, the Journal reported. Barrett told the police that she woke up to the sound of her brothers fighting. When she went in the kitchen, Revolorio grabbed a potato peeler and stabbed his brother in the arm with it. When Barrett tried to separate them, he stabbed her in the abdomen.

Minority-owned businesses

Rhode Island law mandates that at least 10 percent of state government contracts must be with minority- or women-owned businesses, but officials estimate that less than 5 percent of contracts actually go to such businesses, the Journal reported. Despite the good intentions of the threshold, the lack of a system for accountability has hamstrung its effectiveness because there is no way to track the amount of business going to minority business enterprises. “Yes, we have a great law,” Lisa Ranglin, president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association, told the Journal. “It is not working by any stretch of the imagination.”

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the Friars. Bruno did not score on any of its four power plays in the second period. On the other hand, the Friars seemed to have better luck converting their player advantage to goals. Providence’s Cassidy Carels recorded the only goal of the second frame off a power play to give the host a 2-0 lead. But the Bears killed the Friars’ other three power-play opportunities of the stanza. Shortly after the second intermission, the Friars scored another power-play goal. Afterward, both teams’ offenses remained relatively quiet for another eight minutes until a pass from Bridget Carey ’19 found Donovan in front of the net for Bruno’s lone tally. Erin Conway ’17 also recorded an assist on the play.

Donovan’s goal was followed by an onslaught of shots and ultimately goals for the Friars. With three minutes left in the contest, the Bears pulled Elvin out of the net for a two-player advantage on the ice after the Friars were called for a penalty. Bruno was once again unable to capitalize on the power play opportunity, but seconds after returning a player to the ice, Providence managed to score an empty net goal to take the score to 5-1. Elvin returned after the goal, but with just under 15 seconds left in the contest, the Friars posted another goal to take the game to its final score. The Bears will continue their stretch on the road next weekend with a pair of contests against ECAC rivals Union and Rensselaer.

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Tommy Marchin ‘19 gets around Colgate goalie Charlie Finn to score at the Friendship Four tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Marchin was named Player of the Tournament after posting four goals and two assists in the two games. The men’s hockey team flew across the Atlantic for the tournament, and players spent their Thanksgiving break touring the country.

» M. HOCKEY, from page 1 responsibility of feeding 20-plus college kids a proper Thanksgiving meal on their shoulders. “It was a great experience for our team,” said captain Mark Naclerio ’16. “We were fortunate to see a lot of different sights that Ireland had to offer, and it was a ton of fun.” Hockey did not make an appearance until Friday, when Brown took on ECAC foe Colgate (4-10-1, 1-5-1) in the first of the two semifinals. Since the game doubled as a conference tilt, the teams had a little extra motivation heading into game day with league points on the line. The first period was one of the quietest for the Bears all year, as Brown narrowly outshot Colgate 8-6 but was unable to get anything past Raider netminder Charlie Finn. But the second period was all Bruno, as its top line scored four goals, including a hat trick from Tommy Marchin ’19. Naclerio got the Bears’ other tally in the period, while Nick Lappin ’16 picked up three assists and Max Gottlieb ’19 added two helpers. The power-play unit got in on the action in the third period, as Tyler Bird ’18 scored an athletic tip-in to push the Bears’ lead to five. Colgate never really mustered a serious chance, and Brown won fairly handily — a far cry from the teams’ 1-1 tie in Providence a week ago. Tim Ernst ’17 pitched his first shutout of the year, making only 14 saves in the game. “We had a great game top to bottom,” Naclerio said. “We didn’t give them any offense, and were able to generate a lot of offense ourselves.” After fourth-ranked UMass Lowell (10-1-4, 6-0-3) took down Northeastern in the other semifinal, the championship matchup was set for Saturday. The River Hawks were the toughest nationally ranked opponent that Brown had played so far, though undefeated Quinnipiac might claim this distinction when it visits next weekend.

UML jumped out to an early twogoal lead in the first period, as Ryan McGrath scored after fewer than two minutes, and Chris Forney added a power-play goal 15 minutes later. Marchin cut the deficit in half just before the end of the period for his fourth goal of the tournament, with his linemates Naclerio and Lappin getting the assists. Joey Prescott ’16 tied the game up at the 12-minute mark in the second period, but the River Hawks bounced back to restore their two-goal lead after five more minutes of play. Not to be deterred, Brown was able to come back from a two-goal deficit again as Naclerio and Lappin got in on the goal-scoring action with a pair of tallies separated by a mere 91 seconds. Marchin picked up two more assists on the goals, adding to his already impressive point totals across the pond. Zack Pryzbek ’17 then gave Brown its first lead of the game after hustling to retrieve the puck in the River Hawk zone and stabbing at it until it trickled past the opposing goalie. The announcers questioned whether the whistle should have blown for a covered puck, but the goal stood after a review, and Brown was up in the third period. All was going swimmingly until Lowell pulled its goalie and began to put some sustained pressure on Ernst and the staunch Brown defense. After a few close chances, C.J. Smith put home a juicy rebound with 39 seconds left to send the game to overtime. “It will help us learn how much it takes to close out big games,” Naclerio said. “Winning teams are able to hold leads and find ways to win. It was a good lesson for us that we will use down the stretch.” Overtime came and went with no score, so the game was recorded as a tie for official NCAA records. But UMass Lowell netted the lone goal of the shootout on the third attempt to take home the championship of the inaugural tournament.

Though Brown did not see the outcome it desired, the tie was an impressive result for a team that continues to improve, and Marchin was named player of the tournament after a fourgoal, two-assist weekend.

Marchin is “a great player and showed it this weekend,” Naclerio said. “He has a great stick around the net and can score a lot of goals. We expect a lot of big things out of him.” Brown came home Sunday, capping

off a trip in Northern Ireland that included incredible sightseeing and impressive hockey and that could catapult Brown to continued success as it heads back into a tough conference stretch.

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Lights shine from the windows of offices, hotels and residences in downtown Providence, lighting up a sky that is getting dark increasingly early. In late November and early December, the sun sets around 4:15 p.m.

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Royce Fellow Information Session 4:00 P.M. Faunce, Memorial Lounge

Argentine Tango Classes 5:00 P.M. Graduate Center Lounge

Brown Adaptive Yoga 7:45 P.M. Brown/RISD Hillel, Winnick Chapel

Girl’s Night Out 9:00 P.M. Sarah Doyle Women’s Center

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LED Lightbulb Swap 12:00 P.M. Faunce, Upper Blue Room

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EDITORIAL

The competitiveness of clubs At Brown, certain clubs and activities, such as Ivy Film Festival, the Triple Helix and Brown Motion Pictures, have applications in order for students to become a part of the creative process that goes into being a part of a publication or film crew. This ensures that the students who are a part of these groups have the skills necessary to produce the quality of work required by these clubs. Unfortunately, this arrangement tends to leave out students who wish to be part of these groups specifically because they would like to learn more about these activities and develop skills in these areas but do not yet have much experience. When student groups place strict requirements on membership, they leave out students who could have strong potential but simply lack experience, often because they did not have relevant opportunities in high school. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that upperclassmen have a clear advantage over freshmen and perhaps even sophomores. They have taken classes and had access to life experiences that younger students are unlikely to have had. This hinders students who come into Brown looking for experiences that differ from the opportunities they had in high school. Brown presents itself as an academic mecca filled with countless opportunities for students to explore their diverse interests inside and outside the classroom. Students here may choose to take science classes in addition to pursuing their interest in theater or take classes in literature even if their primary interest lies in science. Extracurricular activities are a great way to explore varying interests, and adding obstacles to joining clubs is counterproductive. In order to satisfy both clubs’ needs for talent and students’ desires to explore, extracurricular organizations can compromise. Every club can make sure that there are positions available to the general student body. In other words, these positions can act as an entry point into an activity so that students who, for instance, are interested in film but have no experience can still join a production team. Students with more experience can fill out applications to enter these clubs at higher positions. Not only will this give underclassmen and inexperienced students more opportunities, but it will also allow them to learn these desired skills from their peers. Students should not have to fight their way into clubs. While those with more experience should be able to hold higher positions, those who wish to learn more should not be barred. Moving forward, we hope clubs that tightly restrict membership will open their doors more widely and devote effort to training those with passion, interest and potential but no experience. Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board: Emma Axelrod ’18, Eben Blake ’17 and Aranshi Kumar ’17. Send comments to editorials@browndailyherald.com.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Leave mental illness diagnoses to experts To the Editor: In his Nov. 23 column, Chad Simon ’16 described his experiences with depression and mental health services at Brown. He went on to discuss his thoughts on how mental health issues should be viewed and dealt with on college campuses. Overall, his arguments are rooted in anecdotal evidence, and they are thus ignorant and unproductive. Simon implies that individuals’ refusal to take responsibility for their mental health prevents them from recovering. He suggests challenging claims of mental illness made by friends and family could save lives. Questioning another’s “purported depression” goes beyond insensitivity. Not believing someone in crisis would likely accomplish the opposite of what Simon suggests and could put lives in danger. Choosing not to believe someone who comes forward with a mental health concern may discourage that person from seeking treatment, and Simon is right in stating that treatment for depression is correlated with lower suicide rates. Simon writes that he knows “powerfully little about the physiological mechanisms behind real … depression.” Defining “real” depression is difficult, given that no two individuals’ experiences with mental illness will be entirely the same. Thankfully, there is an entire field of study devoted to taking the subjectivity out of mental health assessments.

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders clearly outlines the criteria for the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder and can be found online. An individual does not need to be, as Simon states, “mooredto-the-bed-in-supine-position” to legitimately experience depression. Furthermore, “recontextualizing” depression is actually the crux of most modern treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapies are aimed at restructuring thought patterns that perpetuate depressive symptoms. Ultimately, only psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other physicians are qualified to assess whether or not someone’s diagnosis is accurate. It is worrisome that premed students (such as Simon) who share his views may one day be in this important position. Pre-med students should make a conscious effort to educate themselves about mental illnesses before graduating. Take a class in psychopathology, volunteer at a mental health center or just talk with some of the many students willing to share their personal stories. Most educated people capable of empathy understand that the overwhelming majority of people with mental illnesses are not simply “self-absorbed.” Those interested in real change don’t have time for such ridiculous debates — there is too much work to be done.

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COMMENTARY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 • PAGE 7

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Frats vs. feminists SARAH BEAULIEU

op-ed contributor

During my junior year at Brown, a woman was raped at a campus fraternity party. A group of campus activists, mostly women, began to organize a response to this awful incident. They wanted to hold a demonstration on Wriston Quadrangle outside the fraternity where the rape took place. The fraternity — and the overarching Greek Council — objected and enraged the group of activists, who interpreted the objection as a denial of the importance and impact of campus rape. In reality, the members of the fraternity leadership were horrified and saddened that this had happened at one of their parties. But they didn’t know what to do. As each group dug its heels in, the campus mood became polarized and focused on which group was more wrong, instead of what they could do together in solidarity with survivors and on behalf of the issue of sexual violence. It was the frats vs. the feminists, and the big picture was lost in the fight. Luckily, several friends and I were convinced that we could find a way through the mess. I was a Women’s Peer Counselor, but I had friends in

the fraternity where the rape took place. And as a survivor of sexual violence, I understood the drive toward anger and justice but also recognized the healing power of connection and community. I believed a different approach could bring out the strength and empathy of all people on campus. We came up with a plan. What if the Greek Council jointly hosted a vigil with the campus activists on Wriston Quad? Wouldn’t a vigil be a more appropriate way to honor the survivor and reclaim the space where

wrote powerfully and from the heart about the impact of sexual violence in their lives and the lives of women they loved. As promised, the presidents of the fraternities joined us at the start of the vigil. One by one, we handed them a passage from “Men on Rape,” a flashlight and a microphone. For some, it was likely the first time they considered the real impact and trauma of sexual violence. For others, the passages reflected their own feelings of helplessness when supporting

puses today, I am moved to see so much energy and momentum. But we cannot win the fight against sexual violence with a power-over mentality. Instead, we must find ways to share power with others and build a collaborative space in which men and women can safely explore a topic that carries much shame and myth. As a mother to a son, I worry that boys and men are hesitant to engage in what they view — rightly or wrongly — as an attack on their gender. And I worry even more about the

To my fellow activists, keep fighting the good fight. You have a right to be angry. But you also have a responsibility to channel your anger in ways that will result in the transformed world we imagine. this crime took place? It would be a chance to gather as a campus community and reflect on ways we are all impacted by sexual violence. No attacks. No defensiveness. It took some convincing, but we negotiated a deal by communicating privately with the folks we knew. We even got the fraternity presidents to agree to participate as readers. I spent an evening at the Rockefeller Library poring through books about sexual violence and found a book called “Men on Rape,” which was a collection of first-person essays written by men. These men were fathers, brothers and sons, and they

a friend who had been victimized. Most were visibly moved in some way. Several hundred students looked on, holding candles. It was a moment of healing and peace. Did we single-handedly break down campus rape culture that night? Definitely not — there was and is so much work to do. Did we engage new champions who may have otherwise stayed on the sidelines? Absolutely. And I believe we did so by inviting them to move beyond defensiveness and into something deeper and more real. Watching the current anti-sexual violence movement on college cam-

one-of-six men who are victims of sexual violence themselves, facing an overwhelming stigma that prevents them from seeking help, healing and justice. In my work with the Enliven Project and as a survivor advocate, I have had the opportunity talk about sexual violence with hundreds of men and women. These conversations have helped me understand the degree to which most people — especially men — are afraid to say the wrong thing. For many, the fear is so great that they simply say nothing at all. The silence is often interpreted as complicity with sexual offenders when, in fact, it’s

simply fear. To my fellow activists, keep fighting the good fight. You have a right to be angry. But you also have a responsibility to channel your anger in ways that will result in the transformed world we imagine. Power over others — whether frat boys or college administrators — sustains the system we want to break down. Remember to take moments to listen as well as teach and seek unlikely allies in your work. And to campus brothers, partners and sons, rise above your defensiveness. Being sorry that something happened doesn’t mean you were the one who did it. Responsibility and accountability are critical parts of manhood. And so is showing a bit of your tender heart. Don’t let your fear of saying the wrong thing prevent you from saying anything at all. I hope that my alma mater can continue to lead the work to end sexual violence and find ways to engage new and unlikely champions in this all-too-important fight. In Deo Speramus.

Sarah Pierson Beaulieu ’99 is the founder of the Enliven Project, a campaign to bring sexual violence out of the closet. Her writing on sexual violence has appeared in the Huffington Post, the Providence Journal and the Good Men Project.

A new low in the Israel/Palestine conversation BENJAMIN GLADSTONE op-ed contributor

In Faunce, there is a small memorial to the innocent people whose lives have been lost in terror attacks across the world in the last few days. Someone wrote on it a list of countries and cities that have been affected, mourning the civilian losses in “Pakistan, Paris, Beirut, Japan, Baghdad, Syria, Tunisia, Ankara, Silvan, Nigeria, Russia, Korea, Mexico, Israel.” Last Saturday, the last country on that list was scribbled over in permanent marker, as if to say that Israeli civilians are not worth mourning. While anti-Israel sentiment is not new to Brown’s campus, this feels like a low that needs to be addressed. The recent murder of 18-yearold Ezra Schwartz — who was studying for the year in Israel but who grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, just a half-hour drive from Brown’s campus — in a terrorist shooting was a shock to many in the Brown community. While I did not know him well, many students here did, and his death hits very close to home for many of us. My little brother grieves the loss of one of his summer camp counselors and personal friends. To cross Israel off that list is to suggest that those on this campus, some of whom had very personal relationships with Ezra, do not have the right to mourn. It should be noted that the two others murdered in the same attack were one Israeli, Yaacov Don, and one

Palestinian, Shadi Arafa. More likely than not, whoever crossed off Israel meant to make a statement about Israeli government policy. It would never occur to them, however, to cross off Pakistan for its government’s collaboration with the Taliban and Al Qaeda, nor should it. Nor would it occur to them to cross off Paris because of the French government’s history of colonial rule and crimes against humanity, or even its current controversial interventions across Africa and the Middle East, and nor should it. They wouldn’t cross off Beirut over the Lebanese government’s discrimination against Pal-

tory. Or Baghdad for the complicity of its government in ethnic cleansings perpetrated by the Popular Mobilization Units on which its U.S.-backed military depends. Or Syria for the genocide perpetrated by its government, or Russia for its government’s backing of that genocide, the annexation of Crimea, the suppression of LGBTQIA+ rights activists, etc. The list goes on. I have never heard challenged Americans’ right to grieve for American civilian deaths in any context. The United States has led global colonialism for the past several decades, supports allies such as Saudi Arabia in massacring

For someone to have so little respect for those on campus who are feeling the personal trauma of having lost a friend in some of these attacks, to single out one state among all others for aggressive condemnation, and to conflate the actions of a governing coalition with an entire people, is a testament to how uncritically Brown students tend to think about such a nuanced and challenging part of the world as Israel/ Palestine. estinians, or its corruption and incompetence (which have brought the Lebanese people into the streets in protest), nor should they. Or Japan for its government’s increasingly militaristic policies under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, or its attempts at erasing “comfort women” and other war crimes from Japanese his-

thousands in open bombardments of civilian marketplaces in Yemen (while America’s own drone strikes in that country show nearly total disregard for civilian life as well), and today fields a presidential candidate who unabashedly supports the registration of all people of a particular religious group with the govern-

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ment and several who wish to spurn refugees who come to this country’s shores based on their religious and ethnic backgrounds. For all of that and more, Americans are allowed to mourn their losses — and should be. But Israel is singled out time and again on our campus, not just for reasoned criticism but also for such extreme hatred that those of us who value Israeli and Jewish lives have to defend our right to mourn civilian deaths. One other issue that I noted was that whoever crossed off Israel did not also think to add Palestine to the list. During the clashes in Israel/Palestine over the past several weeks, many Israelis and Palestinians have been killed, and some, on each side, were civilians. I found myself scrawling “Palestine” on the top of that list, in mourning of the civilians who have died there. The attacks all over the world have been horrific, and Brown should mourn all of the casualties. For someone to have so little respect for those on campus who are feeling the personal trauma of having lost a friend in some of these attacks, to single out one state among all others for aggressive condemnation, and to conflate the actions of a governing coalition with an entire people, is a testament to how uncritically Brown students tend to think about such a nuanced and challenging part of the world as Israel/Palestine. I hope we can all do better in the future.

Benjamin Gladstone ‘18 can be reached at benjamin_gladstone@brown.edu.

SPORTS THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015

W. HOCKEY

Friars score early, often to claim 21st Mayor’s Cup Donovan ’18 scores fifth goal of season, only goal of contest in battle against Friars for Mayor’s Cup By TANEIL RUFFIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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Erin Conway ’17 contributes to the Bears’ defensive efforts and attempts to steal the puck from an opponent. On offense, Conway recorded an assist on the goal from Sam Donovan ’18 Saturday against Providence College. But Donovan’s tally was the only one Brown mustered in its 6-1 defeat.

Mayor Jorge Elorza awarded Providence College a trophy after the women’s ice hockey team fell to the Friars in a battle for the 21st Annual Mayor’s Cup Saturday afternoon at Schneider Arena. Last year, the Bears (2-8-0, 0-4-0 ECAC) managed to eke out a narrow 2-1 win over the Friars (4-10-0, 3-50) to claim the 20th Annual Mayor’s Cup. While the Bears led the series 10-7-3 going into the weekend, the squad made sure not to overlook the Friars. Bruno took to the ice with an active offense that generated several chances to score. After Maddie Woo ’17 secured her own rebound, her shot seemed to be the Bears’ best attempt to get on the scoreboard. Unfortunately for Bruno, Woo could not » See W. HOCKEY, page 3

W. BASKETBALL

After historic start, Bears suffer first loss of season to Manhattan With victory against Vermont, Bears secure 5-0 record for first time in program history By JAMES SCHAPIRO STAFF WRITER

After starting 4-0 for the first time in program history, the women’s basketball team rewrote the record books with a commanding win over Vermont. But the hot start had to end sometime, and it did in a back-and-forth loss to Manhattan. Brown 71, Vermont 54 The Bears (5-1) started slow against the Catamounts (1-5), whom they defeated by only five points last year. After the first quarter, they trailed 17-13. But as has been the case all season, they did not fade and started the second resurgent. “When the game was close, we were not doing our best on defense,” said CoCaptain Ellise Sharpe ’16. “When we play our best defense — our zone — we mess the other team up and force turnovers, and that’s when we pull away.” “A lot of it is us learning each other’s strengths and learning how to play with each other,” said Co-Captain Jordin Alexander ’16. “As the season goes on, we should be able to come out right away and get that lead from the start.” Erika Steeves ’19 hit a jump shot to open the second quarter, and then Vermont’s Lauren Handy made a layup, putting the Catamounts up 19-15. This would be the extent of Vermont’s scoring in the second quarter. Bruno proceeded to score 20 unanswered points, ending the quarter on a layup from Kennedy Martin ’18, and the Bears led 35-19 at the half. “We kept our pressure up, and we kept pushing it,” Sharpe said. “Usually we try to keep teams to 15 points

a quarter, and we kept them to two, so everyone was pretty happy with that.” After taking a 16-point lead, the Bears maintained control for much of the remainder of the game. Vermont cut its deficit to five twice with as little as 1:14 remaining in the third quarter, but Bruno responded: Threes from Shayna Mehta ’19 and Janie White ’18 had the lead back to 11 by the time the quarter ended. The Bears then outscored their opponents 16-10 in the final quarter to seal the win. “This year we’ve done such a tremendous job at keeping our lead and not letting other teams back in the game,” Sharpe said. “That’s given us the 5-0 record that we wanted.” Four Bears scored in double digits: Alexander had 14, Mehta had 12 and White and Rebecca Musgrove ’17 had 11 each. White also recorded nine rebounds — coming within one of a double-double — and added seven blocked shots. “Every game can be somebody different, and that’s what makes our team great,” Sharpe said. “There’s not one person that the other team can focus on to shut down because there are just so many options,” Alexander said. “When one player’s having an off night, someone else steps up. When we have a lot of threats out on the floor, it’s hard to shut us down.” The Bears’ second-quarter success can largely be attributed to the aggressive full-court pressure that is quickly becoming Brown’s defining characteristic. Bruno’s defense held the Catamounts to just 6 percent shooting in the quarter. Head Coach Sarah Behn placed an emphasis on implementing more aggressive full-court pressure throughout the preseason, Alexander said. “We have a lot of quick guards, so we want to use our speed. And we’re pretty well conditioned, so we can use

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Erika Steeves ’19 looks to pass the ball to an open teammate. The rookie has made significant contributions to the Bears’ efforts this season and contributed 24 points and 11 rebounds in the week’s contests. that to our benefit by pressing teams for almost the entire game,” she said. “It’s definitely something we’ll stick with, and it’s proven beneficial so far.” With the victory, the Bears’ season record moved to 5-0 for the first time in history. The previous 4-0 record was set in 1991. “We’ve never been 5-0, so it’s a big accomplishment for us,” Sharpe said. “It gives us a lot of encouragement going into the next stretch of games. On the Ivy League website, it said something about ‘the unlikely Ivies that are undefeated,’ so they were kind of putting us down for being undefeated. We’re going to prove the Ivy League wrong.” Manhattan 80, Brown 56 Playing in unfamiliar territory against the Jaspers (2-3) in New York, the Bears suffered their first loss of the season. The majority of the contest did not resemble a 24-point loss so much as a tightly fought battle. With little more than four minutes remaining in the

third quarter, Mehta made a layup, bringing the Bears’ deficit to 40-37. Steeves then hit a shot of her own, bringing the Bears within one at 42-41. “We got into a little bit of a groove, and we started playing really well,” Musgrove said. “As soon as we got back into the game, we had a stupid foul and a few bad turnovers, and they just came right back at us.” The Bears came within one point of the lead, but the Jaspers pulled away. Manhattan ended the third quarter on a 12-2 run and scored five more unanswered points to begin the fourth. “They changed up their defense to play against our press, which was smart on their part,” Musgrove said. “It really hurt us, because they pulled off their press and they clogged up the middle, so we weren’t able to get to the basket, like we normally like to score. That frazzled us and got us out of playing how we normally play.” After building its lead, Manhattan controlled the game. The Bears’ defense, which had previously allowed no more

than 61 points in a game, faltered and allowed 26 in the fourth quarter. The Jaspers won commandingly, holding the Bears to only 13 fourth-quarter points. “We fell back into man or our 3-2, and we didn’t really focus on the key players that we should have been focusing on,” Musgrove said. “We lacked in the area of finding their three-point shooters — (Taylor Williams) killed us. We also didn’t contain very well, which we normally do.” Steeves led the Bears in scoring with 15 points, and Musgrove had 11. Steeves also paced the team with seven rebounds, and Alexander recorded four of the Bears’ eight assists. After the loss, the Bears are now focused on regrouping for their next games. They will play Rhode Island Tuesday and Binghamton Thursday, both at home. “It’s very important to put this one behind us and just move forward and bounce back real quick,” Musgrove said. “We just have to clean up our mistakes, and I think we’ll be fine.”