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Advocates march for science in Rhode Island Bruno clinches spot in Ivy
Tournament on Senior Day
Scientists, professors, community members caution against threats to various fields of study
Seven-point effort from co-captain attackman Dylan Molloy ’17 lifts Bears over Big Red
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Not even the rain could keep a crowd of over 1,500 “nerds” away from Saturday’s March for Science Rhode Island at the State House, noted J. Timmons Roberts, a professor of environmental studies and speaker at the march. In light of President Trump’s proposed policies that would threaten scientific research and impact climate change, Rhode Island scientists and their supporters gathered to listen to speakers, hold signs and advocate scientific research within the context of several sister marches throughout the country that threw science into political discourse. Susan Gerbi, professor of biochemistry and organizer of the march, reaffirmed that the march did not aim to be partisan. “It’s even problematic that it’s called a march, because that sounds like a resistance movement,” Gerbi said. Rather, the march was meant to demonstrate the benefits of science to
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Similar to other marches nationwide, over 1,500 Rhode Islanders gathered at the State House Saturday to advocate for scientific research and funding. society. “That should be taken into consideration by politicians when they are making a national policy,” Gerbi said. Still, the march called into question many partisan platforms, including the Republican propensity to deny
climate change and some of Trump’s more specific policies outlined in his proposed budget, which would defund the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent and cut funding for the » See SCIENCE, page 2
With only two Ivy League games left its season and sitting at .500 in conference play, the men’s lacrosse team headed into its last home game against Cornell needing to pick up a win in order to keep its postseason hopes alive. The Bears (7-5, 3-2 Ivy) did just that, taking a 13-10 victory over the Big Red (4-8, 2-3 Ivy) at Stevenson-Pincince Field Saturday. Brown was lifted by a four-goal, three-assist performance by returning All-American and team co-captain Dylan Molloy ’17. “We were excited after our win against Providence Tuesday,” said Jack Kniffin ’20. “We felt that we had momentum coming into the game against Cornell. Although it was Senior Day, we wanted to focus on pulling out the win against a very good team.” Cornell started off scoring, with Connor Fletcher beating goalie Phil
Goss ’20 to put the Big Red on the board. But the Bears responded immediately after midfielder Ted Ottens ’17.5 secured the ensuing face-off and scored just six seconds later to tie the game at one. For the remainder of the first quarter, the teams traded goals, with Luke McCaleb ’20, Michael Panepinto ’19 and Molloy all contributing to give Bruno a 5-4 lead after 15 minutes. After Brown broke a 5-5 tie with a two-goal run from Jackson Newsome ’19 and Molloy, the Big Red cut Bruno’s lead to one heading into the second half as Jeff Teat slotted one in with just 21 seconds remaining “We traded blows all the way through the first half,” Kniffin said. “Cornell wasn’t going to hand us a win, we were going to have to earn it.” Once again, the Big Red opened up scoring, with a goal by Jake McColloch to the game at seven. But Bruno’s offense surged, as the team embarked on a three-goal run, capped by Molloy at 7:31 to complete his ninth hat trick of the season. The Bears’ 10-7 lead did not last long, as a solo effort by Jordan Dowiak » See M. LAX, page 2
Diggs, De Niro among those to receive honorary degrees from U. Artists, business leaders, scientist recognized for their professional achievements By MIA PATILLO SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Each year during commencement, the University bestows honorary degrees to a group of professionals who are outstanding in their fields. This year’s diverse selection of six candidates include two award-winning actors, the chief executive officer of PepsiCo and a poet, according to a University press release. The six recipients — Robert De Niro, Daveed Diggs ’04, Donald Hood MS’68 PhD’70, Indra Nooyi, Richard Parsons and Rosmarie Waldrop — will receive their honorary degrees during Commencement May 28. De Niro is an Italian-American actor well-known for his wide range of performances in films such as “Taxi Driver,” “Goodfellas,” “Raging Bull,” “Awakenings” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” He has won Academy Awards for his roles in “The Godfather Part II” and “Raging Bull,” and has been nominated for numerous other awards. De Niro will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts for his cinematic work.
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Robert De Niro, Daveed Diggs ’04, Donald Hood MS’68 PHD’70, Rosmarie Waldrop, Richard Parsons and Indra Nooyi (clockwise from top left) will all receive honorary degrees at this year’s Commencement ceremony. Diggs, who graduated from Brown with a degree in theater, arts and performance studies, will be receiving a Doctor of Fine Arts to celebrate his many
accomplishments, which include a Tony award and Grammy award for his performance as both Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Broadway
hit, “Hamilton.” An actor, rapper and writer, Diggs is the vocalist of the hiphop and rap group “clipping.,” as well as a member of Lin-Manuel Miranda
and Thomas Kail’s freestyle rap group. Hood has been a faculty members at Columbia since 1969, teaching courses on the relationship between the brain and behavior. He has published over 300 works that focus on the biology of vision, including diseases of the retina and optic nerve. He currently serves as the James F. Bender Professor of Psychology, as well as secretary of the Corporation, and was vice president of the arts and sciences at Columbia from 1982 to 1987. He will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters. Nooyi is the current chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo and has been consistently ranked among Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women.” Nooyi was elected chairwoman of the U.S.India Business Council in 2008 and currently leads its Board of Directors, which includes more than 60 senior executives. She will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters. Parsons will also receive a Doctor of Humane Letters. Having previously served as chairman of Citigroup and chairman and CEO of Time Warner, Inc., he is currently senior advisor at Providence Equity Partners. Parsons is chairman of Jazz Foundation of America, a board member of Teach for America and was appointed Board » See DEGREES, page 2
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SCIENCE & RESEARCH New sensor developed by U. researchers to aid in detecting infections more rapidly
SPORTS Women’s lacrosse wins its first Ivy League contest against Columbia in final home game
COMMENTARY Mitra ’18: Trump’s proposal to cut funding for libraries poses threat to local communities
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Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation June 2016. Waldrop is a German poet, translator and publisher who has written 17 books of poetry, two novels and three books of criticism. She received her master’s and PhD in comparative literature from the University of Michigan, and then went on to teach at Wesleyan University. She has worked as a visiting professor at Brown and resided in Providence for nearly 60 years. She will be receiving a Doctor of Letters for her literary work. Diggs will deliver the Baccalaureate address to the Class of 2017 May 27.
» M. LAX, from page 1 brought the Big Red within two. But a pair of goals from Panepinto and Stephen Hudak ’18 gave the Bears a 12-8 lead, the team’s largest of the game. “We came out in the second half and capitalized on our opportunities,” Hudak said. “Ted had an amazing day at the face off X and Phil played well in goal again.” Cornell rallied in the fourth quarter with two goals at 8:55 and 7:44 to cut the Bears’ lead to two. But this surge was too little, too late. For the remaining minutes, Brown’s defense held fast, with Goss making seven of his 14 saves in the fourth quarter to hold Cornell at 10. “The third quarter, we started to pull away,” Kniffin said. “Our defense played fantastic in the second half. Phil Goss came up with some huge saves, and at one point in the fourth quarter, our defense strung together three or four great defensive possessions in a row to preserve the lead.” Individually, Molloy led both teams
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National Institutes of Health by 18 percent. Rhode Island politicians also made appearances. “Sound decisions must be made on sound science,” wrote U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI in a statement read at the march. Zoe Goris, a speaker at the march, discussed decisions made by the Trump administration and how they negatively impact science. “I want to live in a world that has brought back value to logic, to accountability and to basic empirical reasoning. I want to live in a world that has reaffirmed science’s large role on public health and
legislation. I want to live in a world where the scorching of our earth is not met with thunderous applause,” Goris said. “Scientists need to attend to justice, or we won’t get anywhere,” Roberts said. Though people’s reasons for attending the march varied, many stemmed from concern for the state of science. “I’ve always respected science, and I think it’s important to send that message to the present administration because they seem a little confused,” said Glen Bennet, another attendee, who mentioned he would like to see the government reverse its position on the EPA and respect scientists.
Nate Klimpert, a volunteer for the March for Science, said he assists with a number of science-related events. “I just want to let people know that there is an Earth that is worth protecting,” Klimpert said, adding that his interest in science began when he was young. “Someone told me I could ask questions for a living, and that sounded really cool to me, so now I’ve just committed to doing that.” “I think it’s important that we stand up (against) some irrational beliefs that our president is advocating. I think it a big shame and a travesty that our president is undermining the scientific community by trying to cut all funding from it,” said David Meisels, a
physician who also attended the march. Both scientists and their families were in attendance. “Doesn’t everybody care about science?” said Greg Sargent, a behavior scientist, who attended the march with his young daughter, Penelope. Sargent said their sign, which read “Bugs not Bombs,” meant to tie in a scientific interest he and his daughter share. He explained that Penelope felt very strongly about what the current administration was doing to defund science, including placing Scott Pruitt as the director of the EPA. She suggested that, instead of building golf courses, Trump build an endangered animal reserve.
in the win with four goals. The performance brought his career total to 191, putting him in a tie for fifth-all time on the NCAA Division I scoring leaderboard. Molloy’s 37-game scoring streak — dating back to April 4, 2015 — is also the longest in the nation. Long stick midfielder Larken Kemp ’17 also made an impact in the contest, with four caused turnovers and four
ground balls. Kemp’s 112 career caused turnovers ranks seventh in NCAA history. With the win, Brown clinches the third seed in the Ivy League tournament and will face second-ranked Princeton in the first round. The Bears will head to Bryant Tuesday and finish off regular-season play at Dartmouth Saturday.
“Everyone always gets pumped up for conference games, and this one will be the same,” Hudak said. “Having the
opportunity to finish 4-2 in conference obviously also gets the team a little more jacked up.”
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Dylan Molloy ’17 takes on a defender in the Bears’ 13-10 win over Cornell, which guaranteed Bruno a spot in the Ivy League postseason tournament.
An Evening with Ian Maxtone-Graham ’83 and Professor Ted Widmer Winner of seven Emmy Awards, Ian Maxtone-Graham will talk about his work in television as writer and producer for Saturday Night Live,The Simpsons, Man Seeking Woman and Veep.Ted Widmer is director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, teaches for Brown’s History Department and is author of Brown: The History of an Idea. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm Martinos Auditorium Granoff Center for the Creative Arts 154 Angell Street, Providence
“An Evening with Ian Maxtone-Graham '83 and Professor Ted Widmer” is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Levin-Hokin Literary Arts Program Fund gifted to Brown University by Glenn I. Levin ’80 P’21 and Alexandra D. Hokin ’92 P’21. Additional support was provided by the Brown Arts Initiative.
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Nonprofit sends unused prosthetics to patients in Vietnam Student-led organization provides affordable prosthetics, alleviates stigma toward amputees By JONATHAN DOUGLAS SENIOR STAFF WRITER
If a war veteran in Vietnam seeks to buy a prosthetic leg, he will often be met with disappointment. Prosthetics in Vietnam typically cost upwards of $2,000, and the average annual income in Vietnam is around $1,700. Seeing the difficult life that amputees faced around her hometown of Ho Chi Minh City, Trang Duong ’18 decided to help reduce the cost of providing care for amputees. Duong, along with her co-founder Victor Wang, an undergraduate at Yale, started Penta, an organization that brings donated prosthetics from the United States to Vietnam, where they are refitted for amputees. Penta charges $200 for this process, a more than tenfold reduction in cost. In order to get supplies, Penta collects prosthetics from clinics as well as from individuals. Used prosthetics cannot be reused or resold within the United States, forcing clinics and individuals to hold onto their old ones, Duong said. This creates an essentially free supply of prosthetics that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars to purchase. While
the organization is currently focusing on clinics in Connecticut and Rhode Island, it hopes to expand its partnerships to clinics around the country. Wang — who focuses on the U.S. operations for Penta — said that the nonprofit hopes to streamline the process and expand options for individuals to donate through the website. When individuals donate to Penta, they are able to track the prosthetic on its journey to Vietnam. The donator is eventually sent a profile of the recipient in Vietnam, an aspect of the process that appeals to many, Duong said. Many individuals have a strong emotional connection to their prosthetic and like to know where it is going, Wang said. Duong focuses on the side of the business that occurs in Vietnam, coordinating relationships with local doctors and hospitals as well as finding, interviewing and selecting amputees to receive the prosthetics. Duong’s time in the city as well as her understanding of life in Vietnam has allowed her to better navigate the process, she said. Penta has already fitted dozens of people with prosthetics and hopes to complete an additional 200 fittings this summer. The organization hopes to scale up that number in the future, using this summer’s fittings as a trial run for a larger operation. In addition to providing prosthetics for amputees, Penta aims to alleviate the stigma against the amputee community
within Vietnam. This past summer, the organization ran a program for high schoolers in the country, educating students on the difficulties that amputees face with the hope that these students would advocate on behalf of the community in the future. Penta will run the program again this summer, Duong said, as the last trip was very successful. Wang said his time at Penta has given him many “personal and emotional” experiences, both in the United States and Vietnam. He said that it was powerful to interact with people who had such interest in the fate of the prosthetics and to see the transformative effects of their work in Vietnam. Yuri Lee, a Rhode Island School of Design student and photographer for Penta, said that her time with Penta has enabled her to use her skills as a photographer to help make an impact, something that she hopes to achieve once she graduates in June as well. Duong is currently a Social Innovation Fellow through the Swearer Center for Public Service. The fellowship has helped provide support for growing Penta and offered helpful feedback and ideas for the organization, Duong said. While Penta has operated largely on various grants received from Brown, Yale, the Clinton Foundation and a variety of other organizations, Duong hopes that the organization will be able to sustain itself in the future through the $200 charge, which will cover medical and overhead costs for the organization.
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Trang Duong ’18 co-founded Penta, an organization that provides prosthetics to Vietnamese war veterans for an affordable price.
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Bruno goes 1-3 in home, four-game series against Harvard Bears top Harvard Saturday afternoon, fall in trio of one-run games during weekend By ALEXANDRA RUSSELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The baseball team continued Red Rolfe division play with a four-game series at home against Harvard this weekend, splitting Saturday’s contests and falling to the Crimson twice Sunday. Brown 2, Harvard 3 Saturday, the Bears (12-21, 5-11 Ivy) were unable to recover from an early deficit against the Crimson (1620, 5-11). Outfielder Rob Henry ’17 led Bruno with a 4-4 showing at the plate, scoring two runs. Harvard opened scoring in top of the second with three runs. Outfielder Sam Grigo ’18 and catcher Josh Huntley ’17 had RBI’s in the third and fifth, respectively, but Bruno was unable to generate enough offense to match the Crimson. “We had opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on, and they did,” Henry said. “That’s happened to us all year. We just have to find a better way to execute one through nine.” “We had too many strikeouts in key spots with guys in scoring position,” said Head Coach Grant Achilles. “They had that one big inning, and we just couldn’t bounce back and continue to score.” Starter Christian Taugner ’17 took the loss, allowing three runs and striking out three over seven innings. Brown 7, Harvard 3
The afternoon’s contest saw Bruno mount a comeback from an early three-run deficit. Huntley led the Bears with three hits and two RBIs — including his third home run of the season — while Henry notched a trio of hits and scored twice. Brown posted 11 hits in the victory. Harvard struck first, recording three runs in the opening two innings to claim the early advantage. But Brown responded with six runs in the bottom of the third, capitalizing on two errors, to put the game out of reach. Henry crossed the plate on an error before Huntley hit a two-run home run to even the score at three. Outfielder Garett Delano ’20 and third baseman Willy Homza ’19 added back-to-back RBIs before Homza scored on an error. “You’ve got to respond when they score,” Henry said. “When you score, you’ve got to shut them down the next inning, and we take pride in that as hitters.” Starter Will Tomlinson ’20 allowed three runs with six strikeouts over six innings before Sam Hauser ’17 and Dante Bosnic ’18 combined for three scoreless innings in relief. “We got a great team win,” Achilles said. “For the guys to be able to throw seven straight zeros after giving up three in the first two innings was clutch.” Brown 3, Harvard 4 Sunday, the Crimson edged the Bears in a closer matchup. Harvard starter Simon Rosenblum-Larson kept Bruno off the basepaths with eleven strikeouts and allowed only one run
in six innings. The Crimson opened scoring with two runs in the top of the second before adding runs in the sixth and the seventh to secure the victory. After scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh to bring the game within a run, the Bears hit into a double play with the bases loaded to end the game . . “I have, in my years of playing and coaching, never seen a game end like that,” Achilles said. “The best thing for me was how our guys competed.” Starter Max Ritchie ’17 allowed four runs with two strikeouts over seven innings. Brown 6, Harvard 7 (F/11) The afternoon contest saw Bruno overtaken by the Crimson in a tight, extra-innings contest. Henry led the Bears with two hits and a pair of runs scored, while Grigo posted one hit and two RBIs. Harvard scored two runs in the first three innings, but Bruno responded in the bottom of the seventh when Homza sent Cameron Deere ’20 home on an RBI groundout. The Crimson answered with a three-run eighth inning, but Deere narrowed the deficit with an RBI single in the bottom of the inning. Brown had a run taken off the board in the eighth inning after the umpire ruled that Huntley failed to touch third base before crossing home on a single from Delano, sending Brown into the ninth inning down three runs. Achilles was ejected from the game following an appeal of the call. “If anything, what that (call) did
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Rich Ciufo ’20 steps to the plate for the Bears, which won Saturday against the Crimson, but were unable to take another win during the series. is it brought our guys closer,” Achilles said. “It brought them to a point where they weren’t going to let anything affect them negatively that they couldn’t control.” Harvard added a run in the top of the ninth, but Bruno answered with four runs — led by Grigo, Marc Sredojevic ’17 and Huntley — to send the game into extra innings tied at six. Trent Bryan hit a home run to left center in the top of the eleventh, securing the victory for the Crimson. Delano started the game on the
mound and limited Harvard to two runs with five strikeouts over seven innings before Hauser and Reid Anderson ’18 combined for four innings of relief. “They continued to battle,” Achilles said. “Our guys were always delivering, (but) we just didn’t get the big one when we needed it.” The Bears will return to action Tuesday with a home doubleheader against Siena College, before finishing the season with a pair of doubleheaders againstYale Saturday and Sunday.
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New biosensor provides improved infection detection Biotech researchers develop rapid, costcutting method to identify bacteria in wounds By GLORIA NASHED STAFF WRITER
For several years, researchers have been trying to formulate the best way to quickly detect an infection in open wounds without relying on time-consuming tests. Bacterial infection numbers among the world’s leading causes of death, and thus it must be quickly detected to proceed with effective antibiotic treatment. Anita Shukla, assistant professor of engineering and molecular pharmacology, physiology and biotechnology, worked with Roya Sheybani, former Hibbitt Engineering Post-Doctoral Fellow, to develop a sensor that could perform this kind of rapid identification of wound bacteria. Previous attempts at developing such infection detection biosensors have resulted in lengthy identification times, insufficient sensitivity to bacteria and dependence on unwieldy
» HUDGINS, from page 8 Entering its second season, the league consists of four teams located in Long Island, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston.
equipment that makes sensors difficult to wear, according to the article. Some sensors measure the acidity of the wound, while others monitor the number of bacteria that attach themselves to the sensor, Shukla said. “Typically with these kinds of sensors, (researchers) are using just one approach,” she added. Their research couples the two factors to provide more information, as acidity alone does not provide much information about the wound. A shift in acidity could just be a response to a body change, but “when you couple it with an attachment sensor, it very specifically tells you that bacteria are attaching, and the pH can tell you a little more about what kind of bacteria these are.” The sensor’s method for detecting bacteria is “very effective,” said Darius Rackus, a PhD student at the University of Toronto who was cited in the researchers’ article. “(The sensor) is measuring two very different things,” Rackus said. In addition to monitoring the presence of bacteria in the wound through cell attachment, the sensor can also offer information about the growth of these
bacteria through the pH measurement, Rackus added. To monitor bacterial cell attachment, the sensors measure how easily current passes through the tissue, Sheybani said. In the wound, “a small alternating current can be applied across the electrodes through a range of frequencies,” allowing the researchers to observe how much bacteria hinders the current, Sheybani said. “The presence of bacteria in the solution and their subsequent attachment to the sensor surface causes a shift in the measured impedance,” and these measured values are correlated to bacteria concentration, she added. Though the device is a significant advancement in the field of biotechnology, its use could be limited at this level of development. The device was built on glass, but to measure bacteria in a live wound, it would need to work on a more flexible substance, Shukla said. Most of the processes used to create the sensor can be applied to soft materials like bandages, she added. “Our hope and our hypothesis is that we won’t run into major issues, but you never know — there could be problems in transferring it to a more
Hudgins currently works as a third grade teacher in Providence and is in her third year as an assistant coach for women’s lacrosse team. Her younger sister, Marissa Hudgins ’18, plays attack for the Bears.
After graduating, Hudgins leapt at the opportunity to continue working with the program. “I learned a lot from Brown lacrosse,” she said. “It’s not like I owe a lot to Brown lacrosse, but I was in Providence and the chance to still be a
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biomedically relevant substrate.” The sensor may not be ready for testing in animals just yet, Rackus said. But hopefully, the sensor will be embedded in soft materials and can progress to live testing, Shukla said. Shukla and Sheybani attempted to limit the sensor’s cost. “You can
imagine that would be important for using it in a setting where you can’t really afford expensive equipment,” Shukla said. “The goal eventually is to also make the sensor output completely wireless so that you don’t even need to carry around any special equipment.”
part of the program — but play a very different role — was very exciting for me. On top of that, I never got to play with my sister Marissa, so this is the closest that we’ve ever been to playing (together).” Hudgins stays in shape by practicing with the team whenever she can, she added. Hudgins is “even better as a coach, if possible,” McDonald said. “She cares so much about the players, and her sister’s on the team, so obviously she’s really connected to the group. She’s really family at this point — family for the program, family for the coaching staff.” In teaching and in coaching, Hudgins applies similar techniques: motivating students or players, reminding them of their strengths and helping them see the bigger picture, she said. McDonald has no doubt that
Hudgins will fit in well with the Storm. Many of Hudgins’ skills will translate well to the next leve, such as “her game sense, her ability to finish left and right handed, … her level of competition,” McDonald said. “And and once she’s around all those great players, I think she’ll fit seamlessly with the crew there.” The UWLX season is a ten-week campaign that runs from May to August. This allows Hudgins to continue teaching and coaching throughout the offseason. While she is not sure if she will get paid for her play in the UWLX, Hudgins is pleased to have the opportunity to play professional lacrosse. “(It’s) a great chance for women in general, and now that I have the chance to play in it, it’s super exciting,” she said. Hudgins and the Boston Storm kick off their 2017 season May 27.
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CORRECTION A previous version of an article published April 21, 2017 titled “Paxson to respond to sustainable investment recommendations” cited Vazira Zamindar as saying that Paxson suggested that ACCRIP appoint a task force on sustainability and social responsibility less targeted on climate change and the environment. In fact, Zamindar wrote that ACCRIP’s feedback to Paxson’s proposal suggested that she include climate change and be more specific about the issue of environmental responsibility. A previous version of an article published April 21, 2017 titled “Rhode Island March for Science to take place April 22” misstated that Stephon Alexander is the chair of the physics department. Alexander is not chair of the department, rather he is a professor of physics. The Herald regrets the error.
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Response to ‘UFB cuts print funding for student publications’ To the Editor: I was troubled to read in your April 18 issue that the Undergraduate Finance Board plans to cut funding for many of Brown’s student publications. Although UFB apparently did not explain its decision, I suspect it is rooted in the mistaken belief that print is no longer relevant. Running a print publication presents unique challenges, and it helps students develop skills that last long after graduation, even for those who do not pursue careers as journalists, designers or editors. In my work as a civil rights attorney, I routinely draw on my experiences editing the College Hill Independent and VISIONS Magazine. Every time I rush to meet a briefing deadline for court, I face a situation that would be familiar to today’s student editors: writing, editing and compiling a complex document involving multiple contributors to meet a hard deadline, without the opportunity to redo mistakes. For all its virtues, digital publishing can never replicate that experience. I hope UFB will reconsider its decision. Chris Hu ’06
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COMMENTARY MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 • PAGE 7
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Libraries in limbo MILI MITRA opinions editor Earlier this month, Ivanka Trump came under fire from an unlikely source: Librarians across the country took to Twitter to criticize her for a tweet commemorating National Library Week. The first daughter wrote that, “This #NationalLibraryWeek, we honor our libraries and librarians for opening our eyes to the world of knowledge, learning and reading!” It seemed like a harmless enough post — until people realized that it came on the heels of President Trump’s proposal to dramatically slash funding to public libraries. There are so many concerning elements in Trump’s proposed budget — notably the terrifying funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and a simultaneous increase in defense spending — that many other reductions have flown under the radar. But as observers are increasingly pointing out, the Trump administration isn’t just going after oversight agencies like the EPA; it is also brazenly targeting agencies that focus on culture. In fact, Trump’s budget proposes to completely eliminate funding for four independent cultural agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The IMLS is a 20-year old agency that provides support to 35,000 museums and 123,000 libraries across the country. Of its $230 million budget, $214 million is generally funneled directly to state and local libraries. Because the IMLS provides them with so much technical and financial sup-
Democrats” by Michael J. Knowles, a 256-page satirical book mostly filled with blank pages. Regardless of Trump’s personal reading habits, the debate over federal funding to libraries is a perennial one. Many Republican lawmakers have previously tried to roll back funding to agencies like the IMLS, including U.S. Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, R-WI, in 2015. But the scale of Trump’s proposal is unprec-
ies are receiving fewer visitors by the year. But they still serve an important purpose in communities across the country. They play a critical role in the education system, allowing students of all ages and backgrounds to gain access to a range of resources — not just books, but also computers, tablets and information tools like research databases. Crucially, they address the needs of low-income families, providing a more level playing
Given the Trump administration’s myriad troubling policy proposals, the funding cuts to libraries are understandably low on many Americans’ list of priorities. Yet this move raises concerns regarding how the Trump administration views the importance of community spaces, arts and education. port, thousands of libraries and their members will be harmed if the agency’s funding is dissolved. Now, it should come as no surprise that Trump wants to decrease funding for libraries. In stark contrast to former President Barack Obama — who was often referred to as the “reader-in-chief ” and regularly published reading lists to inspire admirers like me — Trump has so far given no indication that he has ever picked up a book for leisure. The one book Trump recently claimed to have read and liked? “Reasons to Vote for
edented: No previous president has tried to get rid of funding for the agency altogether. Of course, given the Trump administration’s myriad troubling policy proposals, the funding cuts to libraries are understandably low on many Americans’ list of priorities. Yet this move raises concerns regarding how the Trump administration views the importance of community spaces, arts and education. In a world where American children spend more time sitting in front of a screen than with books, librar-
field for those who would not otherwise have access to many books and educational materials. They can also instill a lifelong love of books in young children — a trait that is associated with higher levels of empathy and lower levels of stress, among other indicators. And the benefits of libraries extend beyond access to books and resources. They are also communitybuilding hubs, offering a central public space for citizens to congregate, discuss and engage with each other. Libraries have even been known to
build civic engagement by providing visitors with the tools to make more informed voting decisions and learn more about policies that affect them. For all of these reasons and more, public libraries still merit at least some federal funding. Trump’s budget cuts will stack the odds against public libraries, many of which are already struggling and rely on federal assistance. The Providence Public Library is no exception: It has received numerous grants from the IMLS — most recently a $530,000 grant last year — to implement community programs for teen workforce development and digital literacy. While the Providence Public Library does have other sources of funding, it will still have to make up for the imminent drop in federal grants. I only hope it can move forward with its programs and expansion plans despite the setback. I realize that, with all of Trump’s reckless policy decisions in recent months, the rollback of federal assistance to public libraries isn’t the most pressing or alarming of issues. But as someone who grew up relying on public libraries for my daily intake of books, I am genuinely horrified at the prospect of a world where another child might not have the same opportunity.
Mili Mitra ’18 can be reached at mili_mitra@brown.edu.
Cheating and U. MARK LIANG staff columnist This spring marks the fifth anniversary of one of the largest cheating scandals in recent Ivy history: the Harvard Government 1310 case, where nearly two percent of the entire undergraduate student body had individual cases brought against them for plagiarism on the take-home final. I wish I could say Brown is better, but recent events only seem to confirm that academic dishonesty remains a major issue on campus. In fact, a Herald poll from the same year as Harvard’s cheating scandal found that as many as one-fifth of students admitted to cheating as described by our current academic code. As the Herald also reports, 49 students were charged with academic code violations in the past academic year; more than half of those violations occurred in the computer science department, which uses software to track plagiarized code. As a result, the standing committee on the Academic Code is planning to almost double its members. I personally witnessed the fallout of a cheating scandal this semester during an Introductory Biochemistry midterm. Stories abound about cheating incidents in the economics and physics departments, especially in larger introductory classes. Academic cheating, as defined by the University, has and will always happen in college, and I doubt it will ever go away. In fact, with the onset of new technologies like Turnitin.com built into Canvas, more and more cases will arise as other departments gain access to rigorous tools comparable to the computer science department’s current coding trackers. This isn’t
to say that more people will cheat … just that more will be caught. But this technology, while useful from the perspective of professors, fails to address the institutionalized issues that lead to these incidents in the first place. We have to evaluate these problems from the perspectives of both students and administration if we are going to change anything. For students, it can be difficult to find out precisely what cheating is. The Academic Code
…” — which I think is indicative of Brown’s especially collaborative learning environment. The issue is figuring out where to draw the line. Professors need to do better in helping us figure out that line. Faculty are encouraged to elaborate on their personal standards for academic integrity, but I’ve seen many a syllabus that simply says, “refer to Brown’s Academic Code,” which in itself is confusing enough. Because this student community views collabora-
Brown, for all its stereotyping as a happy-go-lucky school, is not immune from the pressures of academic perfection and the burdens that fuel desperate cheating. In fact, our laissezfaire approach, both in the open curriculum and written discussions of the Academic Code, is perhaps the largest disconnect between administrators and the student body in expectation and follow-through of learning objectives. states that cheating can, among other concepts, involve, “engaging in collaboration or unauthorized assistance on assignments.” There is so much nuance in how this statement can be interpreted: For example, is someone cheating if they bounce off ideas for a proof with a teaching assistant? A group tutor? A friend? Is all homework supposed to occur in an isolated bubble, without so much as breathing in the direction of another student? What about open-book, “collaborative” exams like the ones in ENGN 0090: “Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations”? Anyone walking in the Ratty can overhear conversations of “can you help me with this problem …” or “what do you think about
tion as implicit, each professor needs to spell out in writing or in class what constitutes acceptable behavior, especially with regard to assignments that routinely involve collaboration (like homework or short responses). The computer science department already does a great job of clarifying its policies, constantly reminding students of the Academic Code and CS’s interpretation of it — it’s time other departments step up as well. Nevertheless, academic integrity is fundamentally a group responsibility. Students should have as much input as professors, if not more, in defining what that means. I am firmly in support of developing an interactive honor code that permeates campus conversation, rather
than an online summer tutorial or a week dedicated to emphasizing academic integrity, two suggestions that were raised in the recent Herald article. Studies show that students behave better when engaging in a system of moral reciprocity, rather than a system where they just get lectured. As the standing committee prepares to double its numbers, why not accept students among those new members? I imagine a student committee on academic integrity or even a judicial board that makes decisions on punishments, similar to groups described in a recent Atlantic article. Who better to teach would-be transgressors about the line between acceptable and unacceptable collaboration that those who have lived it? If students themselves are engaged in the system of academic investigations, they will start a trickle-down effect where the entire student body becomes aware of their responsibilities as members of this community. Brown, for all its stereotyping as a happygo-lucky school, is not immune from the pressures of academic perfection and the burdens that fuel desperate cheating. In fact, our laissezfaire approach, both in the open curriculum and written discussions of the Academic Code, is perhaps the largest disconnect between administrators and the student body in expectation and follow-through of learning objectives. I have no doubt that given the opportunity, the student body will come together and develop a more rigorous (and clearer) set of language to discuss the nature of plagiarism, illegal collaboration and academic policy. The only question is when.
Mark Liang ’19 really, really wishes you don’t cheat on your next exam and can be reached at mark_liang@brown.edu.
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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017
W. LACROSSE
Brown records first Ivy win in overtime contest against Columbia Rookie attacker Emma DeGennaro ’20 nets game winner to give Bruno 1413 victory over Lions By CAL BARASH-DAVID SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Hot off a 12-6 win over the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the women’s lacrosse team took the field Saturday for its penultimate contest of the season against Columbia. The matchup was Bruno’s last home game of the season, and the seniors — Jillian Lee ’17, Mollie Lane ’17, Kerianne Hunt ’17, Sarah Peters ’17 and Ali Kim ’17 — were honored before the game. After a hard-fought, overtime contest in which neither team would lead by more than three goals, Brown (6-8, 1-5 Ivy) won the matchup 14-13 to snag its first conference win. A pair of goals by each team in the first 10 minutes knotted the game at 2-2 . Then, back-to-back goals by the Lions (7-7, 2-4) were answered by a pair from Bruno to tie the game again at four apiece. Brown went into the halftime break down 7-5. At the half, Columbia was 3-4 from free position shots, while Brown was 1-1. The Lions scored again out of the
break, netting their fourth straight goal and grabbing an 8-5 lead — Columbia’s largest of the game. But Brown fought back, and four unanswered goals from Hafsa Moinuddin ’19, Bri Irons ’18, KC Williams ’20 and Zoe Verni ’19 gave Bruno an 11-10 lead with 16:42 to play. Brown eventually took a 13-11 lead after a pair of goals, one each from Emma DeGennaro ’20 and Marissa Hudgins ’18. Columbia’s Laine Parsons netted two goals in the final 3:07 to draw the Lions level and force the game to overtime. DeGennaro nailed an unassisted goal 5:22 into the overtime period to give Bruno the 14-13 win. “It was just like a rush of adrenaline,” DeGennaro said. “We were a man down, and our coach just kept saying ‘if you get doubled, it doesn’t matter, just go to the cage,’ and I just knew when I got that ball that’s what I needed to do.” Columbia narrowly outshot the Bears in the contest by a 33-30 margin. The Lions also scooped up 24 ground balls to Brown’s 12, and both teams were 4-8 from free position shots. Both the Lions and the Bears spilled 23 turnovers apiece. DeGennaro tallied three goals and two assists, Moinuddin added two goals and one assist and Lee contributed one goal and two assists in the effort. DeGennaro said that Senior Day
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Zoe Verni ’19 escapes a challenge from a Columbia defender. Verni was instrumental in turning the tide for Bruno when it went down 8-5 to the Lions as she scored the team’s go-ahead goal with 16:42 to play. provided extra motivation for Bruno. “It was our last game on Stevenson with the seniors, and … that energy just gave us the edge,” she said. “Of course, we’re sad that the seniors are leaving but also excited to take on our last home game with them.” “Just knowing how far they’ve
pushed us this season, … just knowing that they leave everything they have on the field, … we wanted to do the same thing for them,” she added. Bruno faces its final test of the season Saturday when it takes on Dartmouth. While the team is out of postseason contention, they are still
motivated. “We’ve been talking about playing out the rest of the season for Brown pride,” DeGennaro said. “Despite any of the losses we took this season, we just knew we wanted to finish out … strong, get these two Ivy wins and just never stop playing Brown lacrosse.”
SOFTBALL
Bears swept in four-game series by Harvard Bats silenced in trio of losses to Crimson, Brown falls to 13-27 approaching final weekend By TESS DEMEYER STAFF WRITER
After besting Ocean State rival University of Rhode Island in a doubleheader Tuesday, the softball team looked to carry its momentum into a pair of Ivy League North Division doubleheaders against Harvard over the weekend. The Bears (13-27, 3-12 Ivy) returned to the Brown Softball Field for the first time since April 13, but could not capitalize on home field advantage, dropping three straight games to the visiting Crimson (18-16, 9-6 Ivy). Bruno opened the series Saturday with a 7-4 loss to the Crimson, despite holding a two-run lead going into the seventh inning. The Bears took an early lead after an RBI groundout from Cat Seitz ’19. After Harvard evened the score, Seitz responded in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single. With the score even again at two, Annie McGregor ’18 drove a tworun double to left center to push the Bears ahead in the bottom of the sixth, but Harvard sealed the victory with five unanswered runs in the seventh. “We just couldn’t finish it,” Seitz said. “We still were right there in the last inning and couldn’t finish as strong as we started.” Four Bears had multiple hits in the contest, and Brown held a 10-9 advantage in hits as a team. After Brown honored the 1997 softball team for the 20th anniversary of its Ivy League Championship, officials decided to postpone the second
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Meg Wimmer ’19 started the Bears’ lone game against Harvard Saturday, adding contributions at the plate in a 7-4 loss to the Crimson. game Saturday due to rain. The Bears struggled to generate offense in Sunday’s games, dropping the first contest, 4-0. The Crimson pushed across a pair of runs in each of the first two innings and stifled Bruno at the plate. Brown was held to just two hits in seven innings by Harvard starter Taylor Cabe. Katie Orona ’18 threw a complete seven innings, surrendering four earned runs on five hits Harvard took an early lead in the final game of the weekend, scoring two runs in the top of the second. McGregor put the Bears on the board with an RBI single, and Seitz knocked an RBI double into center field to tie up the score in the bottom of the third. The game remained tied until Harvard’s Maddy Kaplan doubled with the bases loaded to put the Crimson ahead by three. Despite three singles in the bottom of the sixth, Bruno could not catch up and ended the series with a
5-2 loss. Meghan Wimmer ’19 took the loss for Brown, throwing a complete game while allowing five earned runs on eight hits. “After Saturday, we knew we could beat them because we were there in the seventh inning, and we just had little flukes on defense,” Seitz said. “Coming in (on Sunday), we had a ton of confidence that we could be right there with them again, and we showed that in both games up until the very end.” Brown has been eliminated from contention in the North Division and will close its season this weekend against Yale. Brown will travel to New Haven for a doubleheader Saturday before returning home Sunday to play the Bulldogs in another doubleheader on Senior Day. “I just hope we finish strong and finish strong together and give it all we have for our six seniors,” Seitz said.
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Bre Hudgins ’14 was drafted by the Boston Storm of the United Women’s Lacrosse League, which enters its second season this year.
Bre Hudgins ’14 drafted by Boston Storm Former player, current assistant coach drafted into United Women’s Lacrosse League By CAL BARASH-DAVID SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Three years ago, Bre Hudgins ’14 netted a game winning overtime goal against Princeton to give Bruno its first win over the Tigers since 1991. Hudgins went on to score a Brown single-season record 40 goals in her senior year and earned consecutive Second Team Northeast All-Region honors in 2013 and 2014. She is “just
an extremely reliable competitor,” said Head Coach Keely McDonald ’00, who coached Hudgins for four years. If the “game’s on the line, she wants the ball,” she added. Now a few years removed from her glory days as one of Brown’s most prolific women’s lacrosse players, Hudgins has the opportunity to continue her career at the professional level — she was drafted by the Boston Storm of the United Women’s Lacrosse League April 17. The UWLX was co-founded by Digit Murphy, former head coach of the Brown women’s hockey team, in 2016, The Herald previously reported. » See HUDGINS, page 4