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U. scientists attend NASA’s W. LACROSSE Mars 2020 rover workshop Brown blanks Sacred Heart 19-0 Researchers proposed landing sites for rover that will produce samples from the Red Planet By SIMRAN ARORA STAFF WRITER
In an attempt to establish a landing site for the Mars 2020 rover, several Brown faculty and alums attended NASA’s third landing site workshop in Monrovia, Calif. Feb. 8 to Feb. 10 to propose different sites on Mars. “It is no coincidence that the majority of the 2020 landing sites have advocates currently at Brown or recently graduated from Brown,” said Jim Head, professor of geological sciences who attended the workshop, adding that John Grant PhD’90 is the co-chair of the Mars 2020 Landing Site Steering Committee. Brown planetary geoscientists have been heavily involved in Mars landing site selections since the early 1970’s when the late Professor of Geological Sciences Tim Mutch was the principal investigator on the Viking 1 lander cameras, Head said. Since then, dozens of Brown planetary scientists have contributed to NASA’s site selection processes for its various missions, he added. The project chose three of eight
proposed sites to advance for continued evaluation: Jezero Crater, Northeast Syrtis — proposed by Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Jack Mustard and Bethany Ehlmann PhD’10 — and Colombia Hills, wrote Timothy Goudge PhD’15, who proposed Jezero to the site steering committee, in an email to The Herald. In addition to Jezero and NE Syrtis, the group from Brown suggested the Nili Fossae site. These three sites were proposed because of their “diverse suite of geologic units of interest that would provide potential to address fundamental questions for the evolution and geologic history of Mars,” Goudge wrote. The sites have interesting environments for the preservation of potential organic matter of either biologic or abiologic origin, which is a critical question for Mars science, he added. Among the three sites that were chosen, one was similar to a lake deposit, a second was like a “hydrothermal system” and a third was a section of the Mars crust that had recorded changes over long periods of time in history, said Kevin Cannon GS, who led the proposal of the Nili Fossae site at the workshop. “The Mars rover landing site selection meetings are like a bake-off or ‘Best in Show’ at the County Fair — everyone comes with their favorite science and exploration site,” Head said. In the » See MARS, page 2
Shutout effort, balanced scoring help Bears cruise to win against Pioneers in first game of season By BEN SHUMATE SPORTS EDITOR
The women’s lacrosse team opened its 2017 campaign with a 19-0 trouncing of Sacred Heart Saturday at StevensonPincince Field. Bruno avenged last season’s loss to the Pioneers while posting its first shutout since 1982 against Division III Bridgewater State. Mikaela Karlsson ’18 made her first career start in goal, stopping all nine shots on goal in 53 minutes of play. Maggie Bigelow ’20 entered the game for the final seven minutes but did not face a shot, preserving the shutout for the Bears (1-0). Defensively, Brown forced eight turnovers and frustrated the Pioneers’ (0-1) attack, which struggled to generate scoring opportunities. “It says great things about Mikaela and really great things about the whole program,” said Head Coach Keely McDonald ’00. “A shutout goes to the defense, it goes to the attackers who are scoring goals, it goes to the sidelines — it’s really a team effort.” “I guess nobody was expecting (the shutout),” Karlsson said. “I was trying not to think about it too much and not jinx it at halftime. You just try to stay in
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Zoe Verni ‘19 controls the ball against a Sacred Heart defender. Verni was one of four Bears to register a hat trick in their season-opening win. the moment.” Brown enjoyed contributions from several different players offensively, with Hafsa Moinuddin ’19 leading the way with five goals and an assist. Moinuddin wasted no time after the opening draw, recording a natural hat trick in the first five minutes to give Brown a 3-0 lead. Eight different Brown players notched at least a goal in the contest, with Carolyn Paletta ’18.5, Zoe Verni ’19 and Grace
Plassche ’19 all netting three goals each. “It was great to have contributions from so many different people and to execute all the different aspects that we’ve been working on,” McDonald said. The Bears led 12-0 at the half and held a 26-7 advantage in shots, never looking back after Moinuddin’s strong start. Refusing to take its foot off the gas, Brown kept the pressure on the Pioneers until the » See W. LACROSSE, page 2
AD2CART bitingly criticizes consumerism M. LACROSSE
Bears top Quinnipiac in season-opening rout
Graduate student creates multimedia experience through performance on stage
Kniffin ’20 shines in debut, Molloy ’17 starts senior season with eightpoint effort
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A critical look into online consumerism habits, “AD2CART” uses technology to tell the story of a man navigating his way through the ecosystem of the modern-day internet. The experimental performance took place last Friday as part of the master’s thesis project of Martim Galvão GS, a graduate student of the Multimedia and Electronic Music Experiments program. “We hoped to create the experience of a kind of humorous discomfort about the ways in which we succumb to these advertising elements in order to help construct an identity and ingrain in ourselves that we’re not enough,” said Kate Bergstrom GS, the director
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In Martim Galvão’s GS thesis project, a multimedia experimental performance entitled “AD2Cart,” a man falls victim to a talking computer. of “AD2CART” and a graduate student studying directing through the Brown/ Trinity Rep MFA program. “AD2CART” combines various mediums to achieve this purpose, such as instruments, actors, lighting and computers that come to life. It tells the story of a regular man who is distracted by his web browser and ultimately wastes his time in the world of online
shopping. Under the performance’s seemingly humorous and light appearance, “AD2CART” makes biting commentary about online consumerism. The narrative of the performance deals with algorithms dictating the ideal masculinity and selling identity, Bergstrom said. The computer is the only character in the performance » See AD2CART, page 2
For fans hoping to see a repeat of the men’s lacrosse team’s storybook season a year ago, this year’s Bears are one small step of the way there. Just as the team did in 2016, No. 9 Brown (2-0) opened its season with a commanding victory over Quinnipiac (0-1). Sunday’s 25-9 victory was the first for Head Coach Mike Daly, who was hired from Tufts University in the off-season. “That felt good,” Daly said after the game. “These guys have been unbelievable since day one. They took our entire coaching staff in and they’ve just been a joy to be around.”
Bruno enjoyed solid performances from many of the household names featured on last year’s team, as well as from several newcomers. Dylan Molloy ’17, 2016 Tewaaraton Award winner, led the way with eight points — a balanced four-goal, four-assist effort. Luke McCaleb ’20 had four goals and three assists, and Jack Kniffin ’20 scored six of his own, adding an assist. Both complemented Molloy on the attack, while 2016 first team USILA All-American midfielder Larken Kemp ’17 added one goal and three assists. Also turning in a solid performance in his first collegiate appearance was goalie Phil Goss ’20, who made seven saves in 41 minutes of play. The Herald previously reported that Daly indicated the goalie position was up for grabs leading up to the first contest. Peter Scott ’17 finished out the game in net, making three saves in 18 minutes. Daly’s signature coaching style was » See M. LACROSSE, page 2
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» W. LACROSSE, from page 1 final buzzer, notching its final goal with just 49 seconds to play. Paige Hammick faced 26 shots on net in total for Sacred Heart, recording just seven saves. Brown had the advantage in nearly every statistical category, including advantages in shots, ground balls, clears
» AD2CART, from page 1 that speaks, and it does so relentlessly — continuously chipping at the main character’s constraint and self-confidence in order to sell an idealized version of masculinity or the augmented “you.” The main character — the human one — never speaks but conveys his emotions through percussion, with rhythms occasionally denoting excitement and anticipation but mostly anxiety. “The drums are a way to bring in human presence to the piece, whereas everything (else) that’s happening is electronic,” Galvão said. The computers and instruments are the storytellers, rather than the people who are actually physically present, Berstrom said. “We’re looking to bust into a new form where the acting is more of a puppeteering of these elements,” she added. When the Amazon package with the character’s purchases finally arrives, the stage explodes into bursts of colorful lights and the delivery man enters toting a red electric guitar. “The delivery person becomes the star — this person is giving you this
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and turnovers caused. A 90-second shot clock was implemented for women’s college lacrosse starting this season, resetting only with a shot on goal, a save or a change of possession. But with scoring chances coming easily, the timer presented little difficulty for the Bears. “We handled it well,” McDonald said.
“It doesn’t change anything for catching and throwing, so we work on our fundamentals. We work on our shooting and all of those things. The shot clock is really exciting for fans. It’s really fun to be a part of a new era for women’s lacrosse.” “They love it,” Karlsson said. “For our defense especially, it’s like a new goal. We know that if we do our job for 90 seconds,
experience that you’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” said Alexander Dupuis GS, a graduate student in the MEME program who played the delivery man. The main character is ultimately disappointed with his purchases, which seemed inevitable insofar as online purchases cannot change who you are in the real world. The constant bombardment of ads on social media and the internet are selling pipe dreams. “The way that these data gathering platforms work (is that) they can always find a way to turn even resistance to brand marketing into a type of brand marketing. So you can sell that back to people,” Galvão said. The piece makes a point of acknowledging that even when the main character becomes aware of this vicious consumerist cycle he is trapped in, he cannot get out of it. The algorithms take note of his anti-capitalist interests and begin to advertise anti-consumerist merchandise that can be purchased on Amazon. “I think the piece is still in progress,” said Bergstrom. “This is just our first crack at telling this story of inescapable capitalism in the sale of one’s identity.”
» MARS, from page 1 process of site selection, workshop participants voted on the scientific merits of the proposed sites. The leaders of the Mars 2020 project then made the decision based on the sites they deemed as the most compelling for further consideration, he added. The main criteria when selecting sites was the ability to support some form of biological life, Cannon said. Scientists were searching for lake or delta deposits on Mars similar to the Mississippi Delta on Earth, because these deposits have organic matter in the sediment, he said. Cannon had been working on this project for about two years, organizing series of presentations and advocating for potential landing sites. When selecting these sites, factors like having water in the past or possessing the ability to support microbial community played crucial roles, he said. “Mars 2020 happens to be the first mission that is bringing back samples, and this will help us know more about the diversity of environment and look for signs of ancient life,” Cannon said. The format of the workshop
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we’re going to get the ball back.” Thanks to stifling defense from Brown, the Pioneers failed to shoot before the 90-second clock ran out on several occasions. McDonald pulled several members of the Brown starting lineup for substitutes in the second half of the contest. Twentyfour different players entered the game
by the final whistle for Bruno. Being able to spread out playing time was amazing, McDonald said. “These women work so hard, so to get to wear the jersey on the game field — there’s nothing like it.” Brown will continue early season play, traveling to Orlando, Florida to take on Louisville Saturday.
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included giving presentations on certain sites followed by rigorous discussions and exchanges of different perspectives, Cannon said. “The scientific discussion teaches you a lot about areas of Mars that you might not study yourself,” he
added. In 2018, there will be another workshop to delve into further detail for each of the three sites and make a final decision before the rover’s launch in 2020, he added.
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goal on five shots — and dominated nearly every aspect of the game from the opening faceoff. “I’d be lying if I said we saw that coming,” Daly said of the final 16goal margin. “That’s a great team and a well-coached team. Hats off to our players — I thought they did an unbelievable job.” “You never know really — you hope you can go out every time and just come out with a win,” Molloy said. “But to come out with that many goals just shows that we’ve been practicing hard and doing what we need to do as a team.” Ted Ottens ’18 handled a majority of the faceoffs for the Bears, winning 20 of 25. Bruno also handled loose balls with ease, accruing a 53-38 advantage in ground balls. Bobcats goalie Jack Brust faced an onslaught of pressure from Brown, making 15 saves on 38 shots. By the game’s end, Bruno totaled 41 shots on goal to Quinnipiac’s 19. “Their goalie played an unbelievable game,” Daly said. “That game could have been out of control quicker if it wasn’t for that guy.” Brown led 10-3 at halftime, and Daly sidelined the Bears’ starters after the third quarter ended with Brown winning 20-7. In total, 14 players registered a point for Bruno. The Bears continued their hot start to the season with a win over Holy Cross Tuesday, beating the Crusaders 9-4. The team will continue non-conference play, hosting Stony Brook Saturday.
on display with Brown pushing the pace at every opportunity. Kniffin and Molloy scored 20 seconds apart to open the game, and the 2-1 margin that followed after the Bobcats’ first goal was as close as the game would get. “When (the new coaching staff) got here, we talked about playing even faster,” Daly said. “The guys have really taken it all in and put it out on the field. They’re a great group — they’re great lacrosse players, and it makes my job pretty easy.” In the first game of his senior season, Molloy drew significant attention from the Quinnipiac defense. After enduring intense off-season rehab to regain strength after surgery and breaking a bone in his foot in the NCAA tournament last season — an injury he played through in the semifinal loss to Maryland — Molloy appeared to be at full strength Saturday. “It definitely felt great just to get back out there with the team,” Molloy said. “Coming off the injury, it was exciting just to pick up that first ball and put the ball in the net for the first time.” Coming off an NCAA tournament berth last season, the Bobcats were thought to present a strong challenge to Brown in each team’s opener. Quinnipiac was picked as the pre-season favorite in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and attackman Foster Cuomo was picked as the MAAC preseason co-player of the year. The Bears had no trouble with Cuomo — who was limited to one
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Bruno falls twice to top-ranked conference foes With Dartmouth, Harvard on horizon, Bears retain fourth place in conference By CAL BARASH-DAVID SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The women’s basketball team faced its toughest two-game home slate of the season with a double-header against Penn and Princeton this weekend. The Quakers (15-7, 8-1 Ivy) were undefeated in conference play and held the number one spot in the Ivy League going into Friday’s game. The test was no easier for the Bears (14-9, 5-5 Ivy) Saturday against second-place Princeton (13-9, 7-2), which was on a six game winning streak before the weekend contest. The Bears flirted with wins in both matchups but fell to the Ivy League cream-of-the crop twice in the weekend’s action. Bruno began Friday’s game by launching an offensive blitzkrieg on the unsuspecting Quakers early. The Bears shot 4-5 from three and poured in 28 points in the first quarter, matching their previous season high. Penn tallied only 13 points in the opening quarter. “The biggest thing for us was just playing loose, playing our style … we knew we had nothing to lose, really, and that’s when we play our best,” said forward Erika Steeves ’19. “We just lit it up in the first quarter, which is what we’re capable of doing,” she added. After raining in 28 in the opening ten minutes, the Bears failed to eclipse 17 points in any of the following stanzas. Penn nailed back-to-back threes and forced Brown into bad shots to cut the lead to 34-29 in the second quarter. Then, an elbow jumper by a wide open Princeton’s Princess Aghayere cut the
lead to three. Penn gave Brown fits on the offensive glass. Quaker junior Michelle Nwokedi grabbed eight offensive boards in the game en route to a 21-12 double-double. As a team, Bruno snagged only seven offensive rebounds. Still, Bruno led at the halftime break with a score of 39-33 over the leagueleading Quakers. In the third quarter, Penn continued to dominate in the low post, drawing mismatches and finishing layups. With about five minutes to play in the third act, back-to-back blocks by Penn led to a deep arching three by the Quakers, cutting Bruno’s lead to one. Penn later hit a transition three after a turnover. Then, Anna Ross of the Quakers picked off an errant Brown pass and drove to the hoop for an and one. Ross converted the three-point play to give Penn its first lead of the game, 50-49. “We didn’t stay composed at the right times. We were a little bit frantic in the third quarter,” said captain Megan Reilly ’18. As has been the case all season, Bruno showed a willingness to get on the floor and fight for possession. In the final play of the quarter, Shayna Mehta ’19 showed tremendous effort by picking off an inbound pass and laying it in to cut the deficit. Penn led Brown 53-51 going into the final ten minutes of action. The game stayed tight in the fourth as the two foes swapped the lead several times. The contest was knotted at 68 with 1:05 to play. Brown was able to stay in the game thanks to Steeves, who rolled her ankle in the third quarter but got it taped up and played the remainder of the game. She scored ten in the final quarter on 6-6 shooting from the field. Earlier in the week, Steeves said that assistant coach Danielle Pearson was
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Shayna Mehta ‘19 shoots over a Princeton defender in the Bears’ 81-75 loss. Mehta contributed 21 points and 6 assists to the team’s effort. telling her that shooting was all about confidence. After nailing two of her first three long-range efforts in the first quarter, Steeves had the early hot hand. She notched a career-high 27 points on 10-14 shooting, including five threes. Steeves attributes some of her success to the game plan. She said that the team prepared for Penn’s zone defense all week. In order to get open shots, the Bears would have to find space in the high post and knock down mid-range jumpers. They did just that. “They have some really tall girls in there so we knew getting easy layups would be hard, but the jumpers are open and so are the threes,” Steeves said. But Steeves’ gritty effort was not enough for the Bears, and the Quakers escaped with a 71-68 win. “We know that we could hang in there with them, so we just got to keep our heads up and stay confident, and
hopefully we get to see them again in the tournament,” Reilly said. “That’s the best we’ve played Penn in several years,” said Head Coach Sarah Behn. “I feel like we had the game and just let it slip in the last couple minutes.” “I don’t really love moral victories; I’d rather have a real victory, but there’s definitely some … progress and growth going on with my young team. I think we gained confidence even though we lost,” she added. The next day’s game proved as big of a challenge for the Bears. Princeton came into the Pizzitola Sports Center Saturday having not lost a game since January 13, when Brown bested them at home in a 98-88 shootout. The game was competitive from the outset, and Brown kept it close thanks to seven consecutive points by Taylor Will ’19 in the first quarter. Bruno trailed 2217 after the first stanza.
Brown was always playing catch-up from there. In the second quarter, Justine Gaziano ’20 drew it level with a three. Then, after a 15-7 run by the Tigers, the Bears clawed their way back to tie the game at 37 apiece. Princeton took a 41-39 advantage into the second half. Bruno came out sluggish after halftime, and the Tigers outscored the Bears 20-11 in the third quarter. Janie White ’18 had her hands full on the defensive end with Bella Alarie and Leslie Robinson. But she stepped up admirably, blocking two shots and grabbing two steals in just 12 minutes of play. Down by 11 with 5:38 to play in the game, Behn instituted a full-court press. Bruno’s relentless defensive effort yielded five steals in the final quarter and sliced the lead to two with 1:38 to play in the game. “We had to do something to change the momentum,” Behn said. “I was proud of the kids that we fought back, found a way to make it a game and even had a chance to pull it out.” But Princeton fended off the Brown comeback and grabbed their seventh straight Ivy League win with an 81-75 victory. Gaziano led all players with 24 points, and Mehta added 21 of her own. The loss moved Brown to 5-5 in the conference, putting them in a tie for fourth place, the final spot for a postseason tournament bid. While it is never good to leave a weekend with two losses, Behn is hopeful. “This is a journey we’re on,” she said. “Overall, it’s not the result I wanted but it’s definitely steps forward as we close the gap on the top teams in the conference.” The Bears have just four more regular season games. Next week, Bruno will host its final home double header against Dartmouth (6-17, 1-9) and Harvard (194, 7-3).
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Bears dealt back-to-back losses against Penn, Princeton Losing streak extended to five games as Brown falls to last place, hopes for postseason in jeopardy By NICHOLAS WEY SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Heading into another weekend doubleheader against Ivy League opponents Penn and Princeton, the men’s basketball team looked to reverse a trend of disappointing performances at home and capture pivotal wins to keep its postseason aspirations alive. On Friday, despite keeping the game competitive in the early stages, the Bears (11-15, 2-8 Ivy) could not recover from a 27-2 run by the Quakers (11-12, 4-6) to close the first half, resulting in a 96-72 loss. The following day against the Tigers (17-6, 10-0), Brown’s offense struggled in the first half, putting up just 17 points and setting the course for the Tigers’ eventual 66-51 victory. “We played hard but just couldn’t get it done,” said starting forward Travis Fuller ’19. “Penn and Princeton are both good teams, but we didn’t play up to our potential. We show signs of how good we can be at times — we just have to do it for 40 minutes.”
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Joshua Howard ‘20 protects the ball against a Penn defender. Howard’s 10 points were not enough to prevent Bruno’s 96-72 loss. Friday’s game was competitive from offensive surge, going on a 27-2 run to the gun. Despite Penn taking a slight close out the first half. Ryan Bentley lead early on, the score was even at 25 scored eight points over this period, and with 7:31 to go in the first half. Until Penn led 52-27 at intermission. then, Bruno had enjoyed a shower of The Bears benefited from a 9-0 run three-pointers from multiple players, to start the second half but still trailed including point guard Brandon Ander- by 16. This deficit would prove insurson ’20 and co-captains Steven Speith mountable for Bruno, and, as Penn’s on’17 and J.R. Hobbie ’17. slaught was reignited, Brown could not But then the Quakers laid down an close the gap, eventually losing 96-72.
Speith led scoring for the Bears in the loss, netting 26 points and draining five three-pointers in the process. But in overall field goal percentage, Penn prevailed, shooting 57 percent to Bruno’s 40 percent. The Bears had less than 24 hours to shake the difficult loss, with a game against first-place Princeton the next day. “The focus was just to stick to the plan,” Fuller said. “We work so hard in practice every week so that we’re ready to go.” But the Bears started slow from the opening whistle, allowing the Tigers to build momentum with a 6-0 run in the opening minutes. Midway into the first half, Brown had only notched 10 points to the Tigers’ 19. And after back-to-back threes from Princeton’s Steve Cook with 9:39 and 8:46 remaining, Brown trailed by 15. As the first half buzzer sounded, the Bears were down 33-17. “I wouldn’t say scoring was our problem,” Fuller said. “We needed to put together more stops. Our offense is very effective.” In the second half, the Bears’ offense regrouped, with Speith notching 11 of his 17 points in that period. With both teams exchanging blows, Brown outscored Princeton 34-33 in
the second period. But the surge in offensive productivity was insufficient to bring Brown back into the game, and the Bears fell 66-51. Brown now ranks last in the Ivy League standings — two spots down from last week — with only four games remaining in the regular season. This coming weekend, Brown will hit the road for its final two away games against Dartmouth Friday and Harvard Saturday. Bruno has already played both teams once so far. Though Bruno led both the Crimson and the Big Green at the half in each matchup, the Bears fell in both contests 87-74 and 77-74, respectively. “Harvard and Dartmouth are good teams but we’ll be ready,” Fuller said. “It is our three captains’ last road trip, so we’re going to come out ready to go.” These are two must-win rematches for the Bears if they want to remain in contention for a spot in the inaugural four-team Ivy League Tournament at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The matchups also represent good opportunities for Bruno to correct earlier mistakes and build confidence heading into the final week of the regular season. “We want to go 4-0 to put ourselves in a position to make it to the playoff,” Fuller said.
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On Brown’s budget To the Editor: I appreciate the perspectives shared in Lainie Rowland’s ’17 column (“Questioning the Budget,” Feb. 15) and welcome the opportunity to clarify a few points. The fiscal year 2018 budget, which was developed by the broad-based, representative University Resources Committee, advances the University’s core mission and strategic priorities in a fiscally sustainable way. As noted in the column, deliberate efforts were made this year to protect and grow the endowment, which is essential for the long-term financial health of the University. The budget also calls for increases in tuition and fees — a decision we take very seriously, recognizing the impact on students and families. We also remain fully committed to need-blind admission and to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of every student admitted to Brown. The FY18 budget strikes a balance, ensuring Brown’s long-term fiscal health and the need for continued investment in the people and programs that are central to our academic mission. It increases undergraduate financial aid by nearly 4 percent over last year’s actual budget. This is important: The 1.3 percent increase cited in the column refers to the increase of the projected FY18 budget over the projected FY17 budget for financial aid. Because we are need blind, we cannot be precise in determining how much financial aid will be needed in a given year. In FY17, Brown spent $117.5 million on undergraduate aid — less than projected — and we have budgeted $122.1 million in FY18, an increase of approximately 4 percent. This follows a steady increase in aid over more than a decade. The budget also ensures our capacity to strengthen graduate student stipends and supports modest increases in salaries and benefits to ensure our ability to recruit and reward talented faculty and staff. It advances academic excellence by investing in the facilities, tools and equipment needed to promote scholarship and continues our commitment to diversity and inclusion. While the URC report highlights an additional $1.5 million in support of the Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, total spending included in the FY18 budget to continue progress on the plan in the year ahead is approximately $5.2 million. This is in addition to $3.35 million in one-time spending planned for FY18 to advance our goals, and builds on the more than $8 million committed in the current year. The FY18 budget is part of a multi-year financial plan designed to position the University to achieve the aspirations outlined in the Building on Distinction strategic plan. The various revenue streams — tuition and fees, sponsored research funding, endowment payout and fundraising — all contribute to this undertaking. Ultimately, our goal is to meet the current needs of a world-class institution of higher education and to place us on the solid financial footing required to do so for generations to come.
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COMMENTARY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 • PAGE 7
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The truth about Brown’s budget CHRISTIAN HANSON op-ed contributor Almost immediately after Brown’s budget for fiscal year 2018 was approved by the Corporation, many students reacted to the 4 percent tuition increase and the projected deficit of nearly $4.8 million. Tuition was compared negatively with the much lower inflation rate, and the deficit was seen by some as a sure sign of mismanagement. As students, we should be skeptical of the budget. Brown’s ability to manage fiscal growth will affect not only future generations of students, but the relative value of our degrees long after we graduate. We must demand a budget that matches our priorities and sets a clear path forward. It was with this exact skepticism that, in the spring of my sophomore year, I applied to join the University Resources Committee. The URC is a 25-person committee chaired by the provost that includes faculty members, staff members, administrators and students, including four undergraduates. I sat on the URC for two years and, along with my undergraduate peers, saw the creation of two annual budgets, including the FY18 budget. This budget, totaling $1.061 billion, funds the day-to-day operations of the University; it is separate from funds raised in the BrownTogether campaign and from funds used to construct new buildings. The process of creating and approving a budget takes six months.
The URC began our budget process last fall by educating ourselves on department operations — we learned about the costs associated with Brown, which totals approximately $100,000 per undergraduate, as well as the revenue sources that pay for these costs, including the endowment payout, sponsored research, donations and tuition. As the budget cycle progresses, we inevitably come to the large decisions, among them tuition, the deficit
budget increases, and so on. With these myriad options, how does the URC actually make the decisions that are so important to Brown? Simply put, we return to our values. Many of these values are articulated well in Building on Distinction, including commitments to diversity, academic excellence and creative expression, while others emerge and evolve as new classes of students enter our campus. As an undergraduate on the com-
suite fee will ensure that no student must defer living with friends because they cannot afford it. — Health: The URC added dental coverage for graduate students, while expanding the number of staff members in both Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services. — Diversity: This year’s budget includes $5.2 million to support the Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, just as the FY17 budget proposed a
As the budget cycle progresses, we inevitably come to the large decisions, among them tuition, the deficit and millions in budgetary increases requested by departments. None of these numbers are dictated to us by the Corporation, the president or any member of the administration. These are decisions that we — students, staff, administrators and faculty — make together.
and millions in budgetary increases requested by departments. None of these numbers are dictated to us by the Corporation, the president or any member of the administration. These are decisions that we — students, staff, administrators and faculty — make together. The result of this process is that the URC simultaneously considers tuition increases, budget increases and potential deficits. As such, it is impossible not to equate the three — more budget increases mean a higher deficit, lower tuition means fewer
mittee, it was my job and the job of my peers to ensure our meetings were full of student values and perspectives. To that end, the four-person undergraduate delegation met daily with student leaders, student groups, classmates and community members; these perspectives informed our decisions. Among the values represented in the two most recent budgets are: — Equality: Through expansion of financial aid, Brown will continue to become more accessible and affordable for middle- and low-income families, and the elimination of the
“dean level” staff member who would ensure greater support for first-generation and low-income student populations. These investments are accompanied by a tuition increase. Expanded services equal a higher sticker price, though continued expansion of financial aid will ensure that Brown continues to become more affordable for a large percentage of families. And while there is a modest deficit, the committee determined that these investments should not wait, and the URC has a clear path for eliminating
the structural deficit in the years to come. This value-based approach runs counter to two of the common myths I hear about tuition increases. The first is that tuition is raised due to some form of upper-level collusion among the educational elites. This is patently false: Brown’s tuition is set by our committee The second myth is that added revenue from tuition dollars is being funneled to a mysterious “other.” This narrative is particularly pernicious because it assumes a lack of goodwill among the committee members and seeks to stoke anger rather than understanding. I am heartened when I see fellow students dismiss these false narratives. The values in the FY18 budget are not the result of cynicism or derision, but of near-constant activism among student populations — activism that champions equality, health and diversity as worthy ideals, and honest dialogue as the means to achieve these ends. In the coming months and years, there will be ample opportunity for this type of valueadvocacy. Brown will face the same old questions of tuition and deficits, while also attempting to build alternative revenue streams, maintain an undergraduate focus and strengthen the value proposition of the University-college in our modern world. I look forward to the Brown community continuing this important dialogue as we chart our path forward together.
Christian Hanson ’17 can be reached at christian_hanson@brown.edu.
Art versus the ‘Art of the Deal’ GRACE JOHNSON staff columnist In anticipation of the Oscars this weekend, we can look back at a film and music awards season that was one of the most politicized in recent memory — one that showcased many celebrities using their media platforms to criticize President Trump and his administration. This isn’t just true of the awards circuit itself: As Herald arts and culture critic Daniel Wayland ’18.5 pointed out in his critique about filmmakers’ responses to the Trump presidency (“Trump administration at odds with national film culture,” Feb. 15), both artists’ platforms and creations can be political protests. Art has historically fostered resistance, and in today’s political climate, it can once again spur social change. As audience members, we can sometimes consume art thoughtlessly for the sake of escapism. This is understandable: In these contentious times, it can be comforting to turn toward art that transcends daily struggles and experiences. Attending the ballet or the symphony just to find refuge from the daily barrage of alarming New York Times updates is justified. But art of all forms has more power than just aesthetic pleasure. Art can be dissonant and provoking. As a form of creative expression that leans toward the new and original, art can be inherently progressive. It can inspire action and thus serve as a political tool. Yet Trump’s policies suggest
that his administration will not be friendly to the art world, especially art that is recognizably political. Trump is so removed from the cultural sphere that he does not have a clear position on the arts and its funding, and there is no question that his plans to improve the country have nothing to do with the arts. Trump wants to cut federal spending, and the National Endowment for the Arts is rumored to be on the list of potential budget cuts. And with all of Trump’s mildly au-
wise, on inauguration day this year, the #J20 Art Strike organized museums and gallery closures, while other museums offered free admission to those who wished to escape from news about the inauguration. This was reminiscent of another protest under similar circumstances, when the art world withheld access and even closed museums for a day in 1969 to protest the Vietnam War. These are promising signs that artists will not take Trump’s posturing lying down, and to be most effective, artists should continue to cre-
We need to contextualize art and understand that, by consuming art, we are entering a larger dialogue that has far-reaching implications.
thoritarian tendencies and predilection for manipulating libel laws, Trump poses a concern to those who voice dissent through their art. Yet artists are already using their platforms to make political statements and dissents. At the Grammy Awards, A Tribe Called Quest’s performance directly addressed Trump and his immigration ban, and at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, a countless number of celebrities denounced the ban, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mahershala Ali and Taraji P. Henson. Like-
ate political art prolifically. And as consumers of art, we should not shy away from political pieces; we should support artists’ right to criticize the administration through their work and use art to broaden our own perspectives. We should remember that everyone — not just the artists — plays a role in consuming and leveraging politicized art. Art and its audience can engage in conversation. Take Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring:” The piece broke convention in itself, but the riot at its premiere in
1913 placed it in the history books. As the public, we need to contextualize art and understand that, by consuming art, we are entering a larger dialogue that has far-reaching implications. To support artists in this tense climate, we don’t have to look beyond the borders of Rhode Island. Rhode Island is home to several art organizations that reaffirm and uphold diversity and inclusivity. For example, we can embrace organizations such as AS220 and the Rhode Island Writers Colony who are making the arts more accessible. Our state also hosts arts organizations dedicated to preserving cultural tradition, such as the Center for the Arts and Culture of the Americas, Algonquin Indian Arts and Culture Association and Providence Latin American Film Festival. We can read Rhode Island writers of color like Franny Choi and Padma Venkatraman, and we can support art created by Rhode Island refugees. Now, more than ever, we must think about art’s role in our contemporary political climate. Though Trump’s executive orders and authoritarianism are extremely troubling, his lack of regard for freedom of expression through art is also concerning. Freedom of expression and creativity are essential to expressing resistance to Trump and his harmful policies. It is imperative to create and support art that resists the growing hate within our nation and has the power to unite rather than divide.
Grace Johnson ’19 can be reached at grace_johnson@brown.edu.
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What is the History, and Possible Futures, of Immigration, Deportation, and Refugee Policy?
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