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vol. cxlvi, no. 23 Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Since 1891

Grants fuel U. to phase


economic out course
growth catalogs
By Caitlin Trujillo
By Natalie Villacorta Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
Following the lead of peer institu-
A staple of living rooms and li- tions, the University announced yes-
braries alike, fluorescent lamps terday it will stop distributing the
continue to replace traditional in- Course Announcement Bulletin to
candescent bulbs. But what many students.
consumers do not know is that The catalogs — formerly distrib-
these energy-efficient lamps con- uted to returning students in the
tain mercury. If bulbs break, the spring and to incoming students dur-
mercury poses a risk to the brain ing the summer — will now only be
development of fetuses, newborns made available to faculty members,
and children. Stephanie London / Herald academic advisers and Meiklejohn
That’s where Banyan Environ- In addition to firing all Providence teachers, the city plans to close some district schools to ease the budget crunch. peer advisers, Dean of the College
mental Inc. will come in, said Love Katherine Bergeron wrote in an e-
Sarin ’05 PhD’10. The company is School board dismisses district’s 1,926 teachers mail to the Brown community yes-
developing clean-up kits and recy- terday afternoon.
cling sleeves for proper fluorescent By SHEFAli luthra most dismissals will be rescinded democratic right to organize and The move will cut down on en-
lamp disposal. Senior Staff Writer in coming weeks as the city budget have been participating regularly vironmental waste, as most students
Sarin’s team is one of four teams is finalized. in meetings with our city unions eschew the printed catalog in favor of
working with Brown that received The Providence School Board vot- In a press conference follow- to strengthen our partnerships online course information, she wrote.
funding in February from the ed 4-3 to terminate the contracts ing the Feb. 18 meeting, Steve and find common ground in solv- “In the past, it was not uncom-
Rhode Island Science and Tech- of all 1,926 teachers in the district Smith, president of the Providence ing our financial problems,” Tav- mon to find recycling bins filled
nology Advisory Council. STAC is at its Feb. 18 meeting. eras wrote. with CABs on the same afternoon
funding projects that are “poised The proposal, which originated city & state Smith also criticized the city’s they were distributed to mailboxes,”
and ready … to take knowledge from Providence Mayor Angel decision to terminate teachers as Bergeron wrote. “By ending this
and turn it into something that Taveras’ office, was created to Teachers Union, called the deci- opposed to laying them off. Teach- wasteful practice, we hope to refocus
is commercially relevant,” said provide “flexibility” in addressing sion “shocking,” comparing Tav- ers who are laid off are still eligible resources and energies toward im-
Christine Smith, executive di- the city’s deficit, Taveras wrote in eras to a robber baron. for certain benefits, and decisions proving the ways we transmit course
rector and innovation program a statement. The city also plans to “This is a political decision to are influenced by seniority. But information to every constituency
manager for STAC. The council re- close some schools in the district take control and silence workers,” with termination, the district does on campus.”
ceives $1.5 million annually from as it finalizes its budget. Projec- Smith said, adding that Taveras is not need to address seniority, and The change will probably not re-
the state to support collaborative tions for the Providence Public “waging a war on workers.” a teacher who is let go can be com- sult in significant financial savings
research. School District deficit currently But Taveras wrote in the state- pletely cut off from benefits. for the University, Registrar Robert
Collaboration is the key to approach $40 million. ment that he intends to work with In particular, Smith addressed Fitzgerald said, because publication
Taveras wrote that the decision unions and organized labor to re- of the catalogs costs less than $10,000
continued on page 3 was a “last resort,” adding that solve the dispute. “I support the continued on page 4 a year. Instead, the new policy is “an
effort to go green” and follow the
lead of peer schools like Harvard
With the greatest of ease: and Penn, which have also ceased
publishing printed course catalogs,

Aerial club learns to fly


he said.
The course catalog was inefficient
because it “was outdated once it was
By Katrina Phillips performing arts groups, the Brown published,” Fitzgerald said.
Contributing Writer Aerial Arts Society. To make up for the loss, Banner’s
Course Scheduler will display both
“Show me what you can do,” requests Learning to fly fall and spring semester courses for
an inexperienced aerial artist of the Together, co-founders Bodinger the 2011-12 academic year leading up
more knowledgeable Alexis Shuster- and Shusterman have roughly two to pre-registration in April, Fitzgerald
man ’13. And Shusterman complies decades of aerial arts experience. Ev- said. The Office of the Registrar will
— pulling herself smoothly onto the ery week they share this experience also keep a downloadable PDF on its
static trapeze, the bar becomes a natu- — with the help of a few guide books website, he said.
ral addition to her body as she twists — with Brown Aerial Arts Society’s The University did not distrib-
and turns with ease. She is like a pret- enthusiastic members. The skill level ute catalogs to first-year students last
zel flying gracefully. The impressive in the club ranges from students who summer, and Fitzgerald said his of-
stunts are easy, she claims, insisting have never touched a trapeze before fice received no complaints. But Alex
that the new member will be able to to those trained professionally by tra- Rieckhoff ’14 said a printed catalog
mimic them in weeks. peze schools. As a visitor to the club, could be helpful to new students and
Meanwhile, Zack Bodinger ’13 I fit into the first category and found a better option than Banner.
hangs from the double static trapeze, myself warmly welcomed. “I found it really hard to go
acting as “base” while another aerialist “If you just look, you can see who through online” to find classes to
hangs upside-down from his ankles. has experience,” Harmony Lu ’12 said take, she said, adding that she eventu-
And Doug McDonald ’14 — legs in as I watched the class. A beginner ally consulted a junior friend’s catalog
the splits — swings five feet from the herself, she added that even those to make the process easier.
ground with only silk rope wrapped who just started last semester have The catalog is more straightfor-
around his feet to support him. already seen marked improvement. ward than Banner’s Course Sched-
Katrina Phillips / Herald It is a typical night of practice
The Brown Aerial Arts Society teaches the art of trapeze at weekly practices. for one of the University’s youngest continued on page 2 continued on page 2
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editorial..............6 The women’s lacrosse team IR changes will
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

calendar U. to stop distributing paper catalogs


Today march 1 ToMORROW march 2
continued from page 1 of Banner, she said. for looking up course descriptions
7 P.m. 12 p.m. “It’s just a good reference to have while reading through the offerings
Brown Lecture Board presents Brian “The Rise and Fall of Pembroke uler, said Robin Ulep ’11, a Meikle- a paper copy,” Ulep said. of particular academic departments,
Greene, MacMillan 117 College,” Smith-Buonanno G13 john peer adviser. Ulep, who said she Olivia Rodriguez ’11, another Rodriguez said.
found the catalog especially useful Meiklejohn, said no one she knows First-year students “want one site
7 p.m. 4 p.m.
when meeting with first-year advi- uses the course catalog in place of where they can do it all at once,” she
“Egypt Changes Everything,” Barus “U.S. Health Care Disparities: What sees, said it is more easily navigable Banner or Mocha. Rodriguez said she said.
and Holley 168 We Need to Know,” Salomon 101 when comparing final exam times used the catalog during her first year Mike Amato ’11 said the printed
for classes. of advising students but has since catalog was convenient but rarely as

menu First-year students are often the


ones who should use the course
relied on Banner and Mocha — the
student-created scheduling service
reliable as it needed to be because
it could not be updated to include
catalog before moving on to other unaffiliated with the University — teacher and class time changes.
SHARPE REFECTORY VERNEy-WOOLLEY DINING HALL
scheduling sources, as those students because her advisees were more likely Online course schedulers “will be
LUNCH — unlike Meiklejohns — cannot be to use those tools. the future of picking classes,” Amato
Artichoke, Kalamata and Pepper Hot Turkey Sandwich, Stuffed Shells expected to know the “tips and tricks” Banner has also proven useful said.
Calzone, Italian Beef Noodle with Sauce, Mashed Potatoes,
Casserole, Butterscotch Cookies Spinach with Lemon
DINNER
Vegan Chana Masala, Curry Chicken Beef Pot Pie, Vegan Vegetable
Aerial arts a ‘good de-stresser’
with Coconut, Apricot Beef with Couscous, Baked Sweet Potatoes, continued from page 1 from ceiling to floor that the aerialists sound ceiling with steel beams, a
Sesame Noodles, Raspberry Bars Raspberry Bars wrap around their feet, climbing and feature not commonly found on
Practice began with half an hour swinging gracefully through the air. campus.
Sudoku of stretching and warm-up led by
Shusterman, peppered with jokes
Or at least, that’s the idea.
After a dozen or so failed attempts
After being turned down at the
Olney-Margolies Athletic Center,
about the upcoming Oscars and with the smooth, slippery silk slid- they eventually found the Ashamu
groans of “why does it hurt so much?” ing through my feet before I could Dance Studio and an ally in Tim
I asked myself the same question as I leave the ground, I decided to try Hett, technical director for theatre
examined my blistered palms during something easier. arts and performance studies. Once
the 15 minutes of conditioning that I moved on to the lyra, also known they had gotten permission to use
ended the practice. as the aerial hoop, and the static tra- the studio from Body and Sole — the
A strong sense of camaraderie peze where Shusterman explained University’s umbrella organization
between the young club’s members the importance of “feeling comfort- for dance groups who decides the
was apparent from the start, but I able enough with your body to trust schedule for Ashamu studio space —
only began to understand it when we yourself.” So I trusted Shusterman Hett helped them pick the necessarily
came to the heart of practice. Each of and myself as I was guided through strong structural points to install the
the three instructors chose a piece of such moves as the mermaid and the group’s equipment.
equipment — Bodinger on double man-in-the-moon. Next came the issue of purchas-
trapeze, McDonald on silk and Shus- “This one is really cool!” Bodinger ing equipment. There was no way of
terman on lyra and static trapeze. shouted with childish glee from the getting around how expensive aerial
Members moved freely between the double trapeze. I watched as he and equipment is. Bodinger said he spent
equipment, practicing new and old a fellow aerialist tried out a new trick $1,200 of his own money “to get a
moves wherever they felt most com- where the base partner sits on the bar trapeze and a lyra because I realized
fortable. and the other partner hangs from there was going to be no other way to

Cr ossword Learning and practicing moves


requires incredible trust in your fel-
the knees. Using his or her feet, the
sitting aerialist pushes the partner’s
get the club off the ground,” he said.
But after a month and a success-
low aerialists, as well as in your own stomach so that he suddenly swings ful performance in the Fall Dance
body. As students climb, swing and in an almost full circle to end up sit- Concert, the Brown Aerial Arts So-
flip their way over the various bars, ting where the base, now hanging ciety was approved as a Category 3
Bodinger constantly reminds them to below, was moments before. student group, allowing them access
spot one another — holding their feet “It’s a good de-stresser,” said Mi- to a grant from the Undergraduate
in place, gently guiding them onto chelle Ting, a RISD student. Finance Board, and Bodinger was
the bar or standing ready to catch eventually reimbursed for his invest-
their heads. But the apparatus that Getting off the ground ment.
demands the highest level of com- When Shusterman — an aerialist The club now also has extensive
fort between partners is the double since age seven — discovered last safety equipment provided by Mc-
trapeze, on which two aerialists work spring that Bodinger was also an Donald, who later joined as a third
together on one bar and invariably experienced aerialist, she contacted experienced aerial arts instructor.
end up with a foot or rear end to the him immediately. They came to a They boast a regular membership
face in the course of the trick. quick decision.“We should start a of 15 to 20 students and spend four
club,” Bodinger said. hours per week practicing in Ashamu,
So many choices Finding interest in their club was more time than any other student
As practice began and the aerial- easy, but then came the question of performance group, Bodinger said.
ists scattered to their preferred equip- where to meet. “We (had) the Brown
ment, I debated which one would Aerial Arts Society but nowhere to Looking forward
be best for beginning my awkward practice,” Bodinger said. It was more Despite its success so far, the
scrambling and decided on the silk. complicated than simply finding a Brown Aerial Arts Society is con-
This elegant branch of aerial art free room, they explained. Aerial stantly trying to improve. From in-
consists of two long silk ropes hung equipment requires a structurally dividual tricks — Bodinger asks each
aerialist how comfortable each new

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Grants give R.I. researchers competitive edge Panelists discuss merging
continued from page 1 “Because this is such a major
issue in the U.S. and internation-
regulations for mercury emissions,
which will force power plants to
science with writing
commercially relevant research, ally, if this company establishes adopt a technology to deal with By Esther Kim really done that.”
Smith said. Working together, its roots in Rhode Island … (it) their waste. Contributing Writer “I came into science completely
people can accomplish more than will create many jobs,” Sarin said. Franck is collaborating with by mistake,” said panelist Molly
they can individually, she said, and “The investment it will bring from Crisco, Blume and Simulia to cre- Three recent Brown alums shared Birnbaum ’05. An aspiring chef, she
often this multi-disciplinary ap- federal agencies and private in- ate a diagnostic tool for traumatic insights into the use of science in had her dream cut short when she
proach is required to solve com- vestors — all of that — will help brain injuries resulting from car writing at the Science Writers’ Panel was hit by a car while jogging and
plex problems. Rhode Island’s economy.” crashes, explosions or athletics. last night. From one panelist’s search lost her sense of smell.
The purpose of these grants is As a graduate student, Sarin Crisco collects force impact for her own identity to another’s Birnbaum said the accompany-
to make Rhode Island research- worked with Professor of Engi- data from sensors in the helmets experience giving a voice to unheard ing loss of taste made her “realize
ers more competitive for fund- neering Robert Hurt to develop of NCAA football players. With stories, the speakers’ stories elabo- the power of the sense of smell” in
ing from the federal government, an absorbent that cleans up mer- this data, Bloom and Simulia sim- rated on the theme of the panel — numerous aspects of her life, and
private foundations and venture cury. Sarin knew that selenium, ulate how different forces affect “When Science is Personal.” she wrote a book, “Season to Taste:
capitalists. Since the council’s for- an essential element involved in the brain. From there, Franck’s The event, hosted by the English How I Lost My Sense of Smell and
mation in 2007, researchers have immune function, detoxifies mer- lab extrapolates how individual department’s Nonfiction Writing Found My Way,” on the science of
brought $9.6 million back into the cury in the body. They wondered cells will be impacted by the force. Program, attracted students from olfaction.
state in the form of grants. if selenium could perform this Brain injury starts at the single both the arts and the sciences and There are many positives to being
In this round of awards, Pro- function outside of the body in cell level, but there are currently illustrated that science and writing a science reporter without a science
fessor of Medical Science Kim the environment. After many tri- no medical tools to detect initial are “more intertwined than people background, Birnbaum said. Among
Boekelheide, who works with the als, they found a special form of damage, Franck said. realize,” said Katie Silverstein ’11, these are “a fresh take, ability to ask
firm CytoSolve, received $199,997 selenium that has a great capacity The diagnostic tool the team an editor of the science magazine surprising questions (and) ability to
to study diabetic ulcers. Assistant to absorb mercury. hopes to develop would simulate Catalyst. communicate a sense of wonder,”
Professor of Engineering Chris- Though mercury emissions collisions, calculate the forces act- The panel was meant to impart she said.
tian Franck, Associate Professor have dramatic environmental and ing on the brain, determine the the audience with “an understanding Casey Schwartz ’04 emphasized
of Engineering Janet Blume and health effects, no strict regulations likelihood of injury and recom- of the power of writing and what the need to “have a voice” and
Professor of Orthopedics Joseph currently exist to limit emissions, mend treatments. Athletic train- you can do with words,” said Carol “maintain a point of perspective of
Crisco received $194,809 to re- Sarin said. The EPA estimates more ers, medical examiners and doc- DeBoer-Langworthy, visiting lectur- why the reader should care” when
search traumatic brain injury and than 300,000 newborns are at risk tors would be able to use this tool. er in English and host of the event. writing science articles that would
develop diagnostics with Simulia of impaired neural development Down the road, Franck said he All three panelists were non- otherwise seem irrelevant to a gen-
software company. And Assistant due to mercury exposure. Mercury hopes the brain models will result science concentrators and went on eral audience.
Professor of Computer Science is also linked to cardiovascular in improved helmet designs. to pursue award-winning careers in Rachel Aviv ’04, who was a 2009-
Rodrigo Fonseca, working with and reproductive problems. These basic research projects science writing. 10 Rosalynn Carter fellow for mental
Tracelytics Inc., was awarded Rhode Island has few power have exciting, immediate, ben- A primary objective of the panel health journalism and has received
$147,893 to develop tools to mea- plants emitting mercury, but the eficial applications, Sarin said. was “to inspire students to think other recognitions, said she is drawn
sure web applications. element travels in the air so every- “Banyan is a great opportunity for about the uses of writing in their to writing about people “whose vi-
Mercury-absorbent technology one is affected, Sarin said. “Mer- Brown to do awesome research professions,” DeBoer-Langworthy sion of the world often does not get
has huge economic potential, Sarin cury is not fair in its philosophy of and have a major, positive impact said. “Tonight’s event focuses on sci- articulated” and hopes to “narrow
said, helping him land $200,000 who it impacts,” he said. Currently, on the environment and health of ence. It is one of the first times the the breach from one mind to an-
from STAC. the EPA is working on creating people,” he said. Nonfiction Writing Program has other” through her journalism.

Phishing scam targets


U. community
By Aparna Bansal many people were affected by the
Senior Staff Writer attack was not yet available, Sherry
said, but often this information is
A scam e-mail requesting that re- found by looking at the number of
cipients respond with their names, password resets that occurred in a
user identifications, passwords period of time.
and dates of birth to prevent their “There’s technically no way to
e-mail accounts from being shut stop such attacks,” he said. “We can’t
down hit campus yesterday, accord- block list or block everyone — we
ing to David Sherry, chief informa- don’t know which e-mail addresses
tion security officer for Computing they’re coming from.”
and Information Services. Provost “It’s a constant battle because the
David Kertzer ’69 P’95 P’98 sent a bugs evolve,” Pickett said. “We have
campus-wide e-mail on behalf of to continually try to educate users.”
Sherry and CIS yesterday morning Sherry said the number of phish-
informing the community of the ing scams increases when there are
scam and urging recipients of the changes to the e-mail system —
scam e-mail to “simply delete the for example, when the University
message or mark it as spam” and switched e-mail providers from Mi-
to change their passwords if they crosoft Exchange to Gmail in 2009.
had already responded to the scam. Attacks are detected in mailboxes
Sherry discovered the scam and sometimes by a large spike in
when he received an e-mail from the “out of office” messages, which can
sender “helpdesk01@siamza.org” indicate that a spam e-mail has
early Monday morning. Recipients reached the community. He said the
on campus also forwarded him the last phishing scam event took place
message. He said the majority of in August 2010 and was “more con-
staff and faculty members received cerning” as it appeared to be from a
the e-mail, as did a few students. Brown e-mail address.
But Sherry is “confident that the In general, Pickett said that there
vast majority of the Brown commu- has been a reduction in spam since
nity recognized this as a phishing the University’s shift to Google be-
scam.” cause the algorithm is “one of the
Michael Pickett, vice president best in the business.” CIS has also
for CIS and chief information offi- tried to increase awareness of such
cer, said that spam is a common oc- scams through means such as Morn-
currence, but yesterday’s attack was ing Mail and bulk e-mails.
particularly “widespread,” which is “I am pleased that 50 people for-
why CIS sent out an e-mail warning warded the message to me,” Sherry
the community.
Information regarding how continued on page 5
4 City & State The Brown Daily Herald
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Union leader: Mayor ‘waging a war on workers’ Over 400


continued from page 1 plan. “Those who voted for it, I
understood their reasons, and
Smith said in the press confer-
ence that the union has “always”
porarily decrease teacher morale.
Wong also called for “transpar- pay fee
the possibility that teachers with there are strong reasons for and been willing to discuss the dead- ency” in the process of rescinding
seniority could be fired because
they would be eligible for higher
against it,” he said.
Taveras wrote that the city
line. But according to a Feb. 23 ar-
ticle published in the Providence
terminations, saying the district
needed to start planning for next
to add
salaries. He called the plan a way
to “circumvent the collective bar-
gaining agreement.”
developed the plan because of a
state law requiring that teachers
learn of possible changes to their
Journal, representatives from the
teachers’ union have historically
been opposed to legislation post-
year as soon as possible.
“We want to make sure the
teachers who are doing their jobs
courses late
“If this was a great idea, I think employment status by March 1. poning the notification deadline. are not let go,” Wong said. By Elizabeth Carr
we’d see it implemented in every If that deadline did not exist, he Tim Duffy, executive director of Eileen Finklestein, a teacher Staff Writer
district in the country,” Smith wrote, the city would have had the Rhode Island Association in the Providence Public School
said. more time to determine what of School Committees, told the District, said the mood among the Over 400 students typically pay a
Philip Gould, professor of Eng- the final budget would be — and, ProJo, “Our association and the teachers is currently “anxious.” $15 fee to add a class after the online
lish and an appointed member more specifically, which schools to superintendents’ association have “Everyone is concerned,” she registration deadline each semester,
of the Providence School Board, close and which teachers to let go. introduced legislation every year said. “Where are they going to according to Robert Fitzgerald, the
voted against the plan, calling the “Although the end result would to push back the March 1 dead- work? How are they going to pay University’s registrar. This year’s
move to fire all teachers “draco- still be fewer schools and fewer line, and every year, the represen- their bills?” deadline to register for courses
nian.” teachers next year, the process tatives from the (teachers’ unions) The American Federation of without a fee was Feb. 8, with the
“I am very worried about would have been far less disrup- say, ‘You can’t do it.’” Teachers plans to lead a rally pro- late period extending until Feb. 23.
what’s going to happen with kids tive and painful,” Taveras wrote. Kenneth Wong, chair of the testing the decision at City Hall
in the remainder of the school He added that he hopes to get education department, said that, tomorrow. campus news
year in light of this,” Gould said. the March 1 deadline changed though he thinks Taveras “has to
But he added that he was not “ob- before next year to avoid similar do this,” he believes the termina- — With additional reporting The Office of the Registrar’s
tuse” to arguments in favor of the situations in the future. tion of teachers will at least tem- by Kat Thornton “student information system logs
approximately 24,000 undergradu-
ate course ‘adds’” throughout pre-
Bill to decriminalize marijuana introduced in General Assembly registration, shopping period and
the late add period, Fitzgerald
By Claire Gianotti of the things you can legally buy ignated for youth drug awareness dren to get treatment,” she said. wrote in an e-mail to The Herald.
Contributing Writer in stores,” Miller said in a press and treatment programs. “The law is the only way to pre- About half of course adds occur
release on the legislation. They also point to reductions vent this.” during pre-registration, and “the
Thirteen states have already Under the bill, marijuana pos- in spending on law enforcement Fay also criticized the fact that majority of the remaining are
decriminalized marijuana pos- session would be categorized as a that the decriminalization would the law could allow a drug dealer done during the shopping peri-
session, but a Rhode Island bill civil offense, even for individuals provide­— a figure that could be to escape prosecution for traffick- od,” Fitzgerald wrote. “On average,
failed to pass the General Assem- already on probation or parole. between $1 million and $10 mil- ing small amounts of marijuana only about 400-450 are completed
bly when it was first introduced First-time offenders would pay lion, The Herald Editorial Board and challenged the notion that within the third and fourth week”
last year. This session, state Sen. a fine of $150, and second-time wrote last Thursday. minor offenders make up the ma- of the semester.
Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, is try- offenders would be fined $300. But Harvard economist Jeffrey jority of those incarcerated for Students are not charged the
ing again. Eighteen legislators have already Miron said that, beyond these sav- drug-related crimes. $15 fee for switching sections.
Miller re-introduced legisla- expressed their support for the ings, the legislation is too small of “Only a handful of people The purpose of this fee is not to
tion Feb. 10 to decriminalize the bill. a change to “have a meaningful are truly being jailed for a petty collect revenue — “it’s to ensure
possession of one ounce or less of In addition to the fine, minors effect on the Rhode Island econ- crime,” Fay said. In 2009, 337 peo- that students give some thought
marijuana. The bill is a response would be required to participate omy.” A real economic impact ple awaited trial for possession of to the course selection process in
to the findings of a Senate com- in a drug awareness program of would require “full legalization, marijuana, and 154 were incarcer- the liberal amount of time that is
mission to study the effects of pro- at least four hours and complete not just decriminalization, of all ated, according to the bill. Fay said already provided,” Fitzgerald wrote.
hibiting marijuana, which Miller 10 hours of community service. drugs — and not just marijuana,” this is an “insignificant number It is important “that the faculty
chaired. Their parents would be notified Miron said. of people” in a state of millions have an accurate sense of who will
“It doesn’t make sense to have of the offense by the state. Miron said the real issue with and that many of these are repeat be on their class roster upon the
our cash-strapped state spending The bill’s supporters charge that this type of legislation is not its offenders or drug dealers. end of shopping period” so as not
money putting people in prison it would be a revenue source for economic impact, but “the free- State Sen. Rhoda Perry P’91, to disrupt the flow of the course,
for possessing a little of something worthwhile state programs. Half dom of people to be left alone by D-Providence, is a co-sponsor of Fitzgerald wrote. The University
that is less dangerous than some of the bill’s revenue would be des- the government.” the bill and a member of the com- also collects census data at the be-
Jared Moffat ’13, president of mittee that will first consider it. ginning of the third week of class to
Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Perry said the bill will “help a lot fulfill federal and internal reporting
also emphasized the bill’s implica- of young people who have already requirements.
tions for personal liberty. “What been found guilty of possession,” Though the fee has been in place
people do in private, if not harm- adding that criminal convictions for more than 25 years, it has not
ing other people, is no one else’s are permanent marks on young increased with inflation. Fitzgerald
business,” he said. people’s record that especially hurt noted that Cornell and Stanford
Moffat added that while “we them when searching for jobs. charge $100 and $200, respectively,
support decriminalization because She said similar Massachusetts for late scheduling changes.
it reduces the amount of people legislation that passed in public “There are many places in the
we send to prison for petty causes, referendum in November 2008 country where this is not even al-
the bill just doesn’t go far enough.” has worked. lowed,” he wrote.
Moffat said prohibition and the Perry said she expects a delay The money does not go to the
resulting creation of a black mar- before the bill is put to a vote. A registrar’s office, Fitzgerald wrote,
ket causes more harm than the date for a first hearing on the bill but instead is funneled into the
drug itself. has not yet been announced. University’s operating expenses.
But Calvina Fay, executive di- Other legislation to tackle For some students, such as
rector of the Drug Free America high-profile economic issues has Adam Bear ’13, the fee was an ef-
Foundation, pointed to the dan- taken precedence over the de- fective deterrent from adding a
gers of the drug. Marijuana is “a criminalization bill, Perry said. course late last spring. “I wanted
drug that young people need to “Sometimes it takes years to get to enter this philosophy of science
be protected from,” she said, add- people to listen,” she said. class right when this fee came on,”
ing that the bill “sends the wrong But Moffat is optimistic that Bear said.
message to young people.” a demographic shift means the Jaswant Singh ’11 paid the fee
Fay said decriminalizing mari- electorate will be more favorably last year to switch into a political
juana would also reduce the ac- disposed not just to decriminaliz- science course. “It wasn’t that big
cessibility of drug treatment pro- ing marijuana, but also to legaliz- of a turn-off,” Singh said. “It was
grams to marijuana users, since ing it. He cited polls showing that only $15.”
people who are sentenced to jail young people favor legalization in He explained that a small fee
for marijuana possession are often larger numbers than their parents was worth it to make sure he was in
also required to undergo treat- and grandparents. the class he wanted to be in.
ment. “Legalization is inevitable — Samantha Ondrade ’11 agreed
“I get calls on a regular basis the debate is no longer about the fee could be worth paying for
from families who see loved ones whether or not we should legal- the right schedule. “I think it’s there
go down this drug spiral, and they ize, but how we should legalize,” just to keep us from taking a class
are powerless to help their chil- he said. a month in.”
The Brown Daily Herald
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Sports Tuesday 5
Men’s track team sets comics
new school record Cloud Buddies! | David Emanuel

continued from page 8 “He didn’t try to fall — he just fell,”


Eisenreich said. “There’s just no point.
at 3 minutes, 14.26 seconds. In ad- You can’t say ‘if so and so.’”
dition, Evan Weinstock ’14 earned With the Heptagonal Champi-
third place in the heptathlon, and onships over, the indoor season is
Nathan Elder ’13 took fifth place in finished for most of the squads’ mem-
the 500 with a time of 1:30.76. bers. Bruno will send a few women
“The men did well, but I think this to the Eastern College Athletic Con-
was really difficult because these two ference Championships and a few
teams — Cornell and Princeton — men to International Association
have such depth,” Smith said. “And of Amateur Athletes of America in Dr. Bear | Mat Becker
it’s hard to place in an event when Boston March 5 and 6.
they literally have five or six people “We won’t bring many people to
in every event.” (IC4A’s) — we’re going to focus on
In the 800, Matt Bevil ’14 ran a outdoor,” Eisenreich said.
promising preliminary time, only to The Bears will officially open the
trip on a track barrier in the last 100 outdoor track and field season March
meters of the final section. If he had 19 at the Husky Spring Open hosted
finished the race in the position he by Northeastern University.
held before falling, the men would “We had a strong showing this
have ended the meet tied for fifth weekend, and we’ll be infinitely stron-
place with Penn. ger in outdoor,” Miller said.

W. lax wins University Dot Comic | Eshan Mitra and Brendan Hainline

season responds to
opener e-mail scam
continued from page 8 continued from page 3
in the coming games. said. “People are getting more savvy
“I think we can do better at keep- about what a phishing scam is.”
ing the intensity at a high level for the “I receive (spam messages) fre-
whole entire game,” Waterman said. quently, and I ignore them,” said
“I think we are looking to stay Alexander Zaslavsky, professor of
sharp defensively for 60 minutes,” engineering.
McDonald added. “I think we could CIS advised immediate pass-
have kept our focus a little sharper word changes to those who sent out
at the end.” their information in response to the
Bruno will play Boston University phishing scam, though Sherry said
in their home opener Tuesday at the he was not aware of anyone who
Berylson Family Fields at 4 p.m. had done so.
6 Editorial & Letter The Brown Daily Herald
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Editorial Editorial comic by franny choi

URI’s safe ride


The Rogue Island Jitney — a proposed shuttle between the University
of Rhode Island and bars in Narragansett — is eliciting furious op-
position from school administrators and local leaders. The Providence
Journal’s editorial page indignantly asked Feb. 13, “What were they
thinking?” of state officials who approved the plan.
But for all their bluster, the jitney’s opponents can point to little to
support their position. For example, the ProJo’s editorial claimed that
“the service would funnel young (including underage) patrons into
the bar scene.” State Sen. James Sheehan, D-Narragansett and North
Kingstown, agreed, saying, “Underage students, many without cars,
will now be able to frequent pubs up to three days a week.” But deny-
ing legal drinkers a safe ride on these grounds is completely senseless.
Underage drinking at bars should be addressed by ensuring establish-
ments maintain a strict identification policy. And anyone who thinks
making it harder for underage students to go to bars will truly diminish
underage drinking is dreaming — fake IDs work at liquor stores too.
Opponents also argue that the jitney will lead to more drinking
in general. Sheehan asserts that “running a continuous loop from
campus to three Narragansett pubs will encourage more on-campus
students to drink, and probably to excess.” But as URI Student Senate
President David Coates pointed out to the ProJo, if students want to
go to a bar, “they’ll find a way to get there.” It is true that some students
may drink more than they would otherwise if they know they have
letter to the editor
a ride home. But do Sheehan and other critics truly prefer the status
quo, in which some students will drink too much even though they Complaints about IR program need clarification
plan to drive home, to a scenario in which more students may drink
but will have a safe way to get back? To the Editor: ments? Furthermore, it would require a commit-
Critics further argue that the jitney would be ineffective in actually ment from the University to hire enough full-time
providing safe transport. The ProJo’s editorial speculated that students The new international relations curriculum has faculty to adequately provide for a concentration
“would get loaded, buddy up and, instead of waiting for the bus, stuff been a topic of much discussion in recent weeks, of 300 students — I’m personally not holding my
themselves into the cars of others who might have had just a bit too with Sarah Yu’s ’11 column (“The new IR: better but breath waiting for that to happen.
much.” Where the author found evidence that students would not wait not good enough,” Feb. 28) being the most recent in 3) The IR program and the Watson Institute for
for the bus is anyone’s guess. Sheehan articulates a more reasonable a series published by The Herald. As a leader of the International Studies are not one and the same. The
objection, noting that “passengers are picked up on a first-come, first- IR DUG as well as the IR program student assistant, IR program is located within the building of the
served basis, provided seating is available,” leaving open the possibility I am probably one of the best-informed students on Watson Institute — that is essentially the extent of
that students could be stranded at the bars. It is baffling that these campus about the new requirements and the pro- the connection. The Watson Institute is an indepen-
arguments are used to attack the jitney when they clearly support cess it took to get there, and I would like to clarify dent research institute that really has no obligation
extended service or a reservation system. and correct a few recurring complaints and themes whatsoever to undergraduates. Watson faculty —
Drunk driving is a serious problem in Rhode Island — in 2008, that I’ve heard: of which there are only a handful — are research
drunken driving fatalities made up a greater percentage of overall traffic 1) The timing of the changes was not under the faculty, meaning they only teach one course per
deaths here than in all but four states — and it is one that particularly control of the IR program. Despite efforts to make year. Yu’s points about increasing the connection
affects college students. It is concerning that leaders are expending so the announcement at the very beginning of the between IR and Watson are fairly made, and I
much effort lambasting the jitney without proposing serious alterna- semester before classes started, nothing could be personally agree that there should be a strength-
tives. Sheehan suggested URI bring back Rhody Rides, a student-run said until the College Curriculum Council chaired ened relationship between the IR program and the
program that gave rides to students who felt too drunk to drive. But by the Dean of the College gave a final approval on Watson Institute, but the arguments should not be
it will take more than the ambiguous “minor modifications” Sheehan the changes, thus pushing the date back. aimed at the leadership of the IR program — they
proposes to make viable a program that ended after suffering from a 2) The IR program is not a department — it’s a should be directed towards Michael Kennedy, direc-
chronic lack of volunteers, vehicles and funds. The jitney proposal has program. As such, it has no permanent faculty of its tor of the Watson Institute.
its flaws, but we expect our leaders to offer constructive criticism — own to offer a greater number of classes, nor can it The IR program has been an easy scapegoat for an-
not knee-jerk rejection — of a sensible plan for lessening the impact control what classes are offered every semester. The noyed students. However, after working closely with
of drunk driving. program works closely with the relevant depart- and for the program, I have seen that the leadership
ments to ensure that the needs of its concentrators of IR truly cares about the students and keeps them
Editorials are written by The Herald’s editorial page board. Send comments are addressed, but once again, final decisions are in mind when trying to navigate bureaucratic hurdles.
to editorials@browndailyherald.com. not in IR’s control. If IR became a department, it While students have had legitimate complaints and
would lose the interdisciplinary nature that attracts should continue to voice them, I’d like to see them
so many students, not to mention create an unnec- actually directed at the responsible parties.
essary duplication of courses. ECON 0110: “Prin-
ciples of Economics” will be required regardless
t h e b r ow n da i ly h e r a l d — should it be offered under two separate depart- Ambika Natesh ’11

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Opinions 7
ROTC and human rights: putting the military’s record in perspective
In Afghanistan, our soldiers have fought nose mutilated. Her own husband adminis- Iraq faced ethnic cleansing at the hands of
and died to protect human rights, especially tered the punishment, which was mandated by Saddam Hussein, who deployed poisonous gas
By Oliver Rosenbloom for the women of Afghanistan. After living the Taliban. After receiving this cruel punish- and killed up to 180,000 of them, according to
under the iron grip of the repressive Taliban ment, the woman was treated and protected by the New York Times. Regardless of your views
Opinions Columnist from 1996 to 2001, Afghan women now enjoy our military. This incident vividly represents on the war in Iraq, it’s worth acknowledging
far more freedom than they did before our the plight of Afghan women and the key role that our military has fought for the rights of
armed forces invaded Afghanistan. Many our army plays in protecting their rights. ethnic minorities.
The debate about the Reserve Officers’ Train- Americans have lost their lives to win for the Taliban barbarism does not justify our Our military employs some sexist prac-
ing Corps has caused many students and al- women of Afghanistan the rights to vote, serve military’s discrimination. But it is worth re- tices, yet it also combats genocide and protects
ums to demonize our military and portray it as in government and attend school. membering that our army fights this barba- the most fundamental rights of thousands of
a habitual human rights violator. Even if these Afghan women still lead horrendous lives, rism and promotes basic rights and freedom women in the Middle East. In assessing the
critics have some valid points, their overall in large part because the Taliban continues to for Afghan women. We must not overlook the human rights record of our army, a reasonable
impression of the army is distorted. Far from person must consider both of these truths.
being a force for evil in the world, over the last The U.S. army has a long history of fighting
decade it has actually been a noble protector for human rights while simultaneously dis-
and promoter of human rights. playing its own prejudice. Our army bravely
If the ROTC panel wants to consider the Far from being a force for evil in the world, over the enforced racial equality in the reconstructed
army’s human rights record, it should not South immediately after the Civil War, even
limit its investigation to the army’s policy
last decade it has actually been a noble protector and though it maintained racist policies. Those
with regards to American soldiers. The panel promoter of human rights. who cared about African-American rights
should also take into account the concrete did not boycott the U.S. army because they
ways in which our armed forces serve the realized that an imperfect institution was a
global causes of human rights, freedom and net positive force for human rights. Similarly,
dignity. during World War II, our army still had dis-
Many students have criticized the army’s terrorize them. The group violently targets fe- real good that they do, nor the alternative that criminatory policies, yet it was clearly on the
policy as it relates to gender issues, both for male students — they have even used poison- awaits the women of Afghanistan should the correct side in the battle for human rights.
women and transgender Americans. Cer- ous gas on women’s schools and have poured Taliban regain power. Even though our armed forces have many
tainly, our army is not as progressive as our toxic acid on pupils. The U.S. military is the The more fundamental fight for gender flaws, they still deserve recognition and a
campus when it comes to sexual equality. only force that stands between the barbaric equality is being fought in the schools and working relationship with our University.
But it is equally true that our armed forces Taliban and the brave Afghani women and polling places of Afghanistan, not in the U.S. The best way to advance human freedom and
have done far more to promote basic human American volunteers who are asserting their army. By banning ROTC and not supporting dignity is to support our military’s fight for
rights for thousands of women of Afghanistan rights. Regardless of the popular image of the military, those with concerns for gender human rights and simultaneously pressure
than any Brown students or administrators our army at Brown, it’s clear that the military equality are not promoting the global cause the army for internal reform. Demonizing
have done. It is therefore too simplistic to deserves praise for protecting human rights for women’s rights. They overlook the wide- and isolating the army is unproductive and
characterize the U.S. army as a force opposed in Afghanistan. spread persecution of Afghan women to push does not serve the cause of human rights.
to human rights. The Brown community is A Time cover story featured a picture of an a narrow, anti-military agenda.
all too eager to portray our military in this Afghan woman with a burned-off nose. After The U.S. army has also stood up for the
negative light, even if the facts point to a more a failed escape from her husband’s home, this rights of ethnic minorities. The Taliban has Oliver Rosenbloom ’13 is a history con-
complex picture. 18-year-old girl had her ears cut off and her persecuted the Hazara people. The Kurds of centrator from Mill Valley, Calif.

IR disposes of the culture buffet


that the requirements are only 20 courses if ly those making IR a secondary priority. If anything, the changes encourage stu-
you enter Brown with no foreign language The committee report itself, which recom- dents who picked IR for the wrong reasons
By Michelle Uhrick study, which basically no one does, or want mended the changes, laments the difficul- to have a healthier relationship with the
to start over with a new language, which ties of being an interdepartmental concen- true object of their interest. If the elimina-
Opinions Columnist admittedly some people do. But the lan- tration with no resources and far too many tion of the culture track is enough to force
guage requirement of six semesters is based concentrators for several pages then imme- you from IR, you probably belonged in
on proficiency, not actual time spent taking diately launches into their suggestions for a anthropology, Africana studies, Hispanic
So the new international relations require- language courses. By studying abroad or more rigorous curriculum. studies or another regional department to
ments have been announced. Mark Blyth, taking a placement exam, a student could So who is being hit by these changes? begin with. Pushing these students away
professor of political science and director of fulfill this requirement without taking all Aside from the class of 2013, of course, may also pump more life blood into the de-
undergraduate studies for international re- six semesters of language. It would not re- which immediately and admirably recog- partments that the oversized IR program
lations and development studies, sent out a ally be IR if you graduated with proficiency nized the extent to which the new require- draws upon to keep itself alive, including
letter that was, as promised after all the up- just in English. ments screwed them over, it is the late-de- political science and history. In some ways,
roar last semester, completely devoid of hu- the new changes are actually surprisingly
mor. And if you are wondering why it took healthy for pretty much everyone involved.
me so long to opine on the subject, it is be- As far as sloughing off extra concentra-
cause I was waiting for the e-mail from IR It never really made sense to have a track that was tors goes, this was actually a pretty decent
to confirm that I am, indeed, officially and way of doing it. It forces out those who were
semi-irrevocably on the graduation list. basically a three-course culture buffet with no real focus. the least interested in the subject to begin
For what I think the IR program is try- with, and those who belonged in other de-
ing to do, this was a pretty respectable way partments, while focusing IR more exclu-
of going about it. For those of you wonder- Regional focus is another staple of the clarers and those who would have taken the sively on political and economic global pol-
ing why all the typical whining about IR field in general, and increasing it from one culture track that have lost out the most. icies. The changes were still almost certainly
requirements has increased lately, IR just course was probably a good call. I believe This is actually pretty fair. It makes sense more spurred by considerations of having
upped its requirements by three courses my regional focus is nominally the Carib- to force out those who were the least seri- too many concentrators and not enough
and eliminated a major track — politics, bean, all because I took one fantastic course ous about IR, given the program’s sparse re- money rather than by an actual need to
culture and identity, the only culture-fo- on Caribbean philosophy. I actually have sources. The extra requirements, especially strengthen the program. I have always been
cused option. Now, 14 basic courses and not taken any other courses on the Carib- for some courses offered only once a year, firmly of the opinion that funding for the
the equivalent of three years of language bean. My language is German. So, in other make it harder than ever to double-concen- program should be increased. But if we ac-
study are required to graduate with an IR words, the changes could help keep some trate or jump into the concentration late. cept that this view is too simplistic, then I
degree. miscreants from scamming the system. With the elimination of the culture track, believe the announced changes make sense.
Naturally enough, the IR concentrators That said, if you received the e-mail and IR has narrowed down its options to either
are upset, except for students like me, who thought, “This is IR trying to get rid of me!” global security or economics, pushing all
due to seniority are graduating under the then you’re probably right. This is an over- students who really wanted to learn about
old program. The class of 2013 definitely burdened program — the largest concen- culture into either regional departments or Michelle Uhrick ’11 is an international
had cause to complain, and I am glad they tration without a department and one of anthropology. It never really made sense relations and economics concentrator
did. the largest concentrations, period — try- to have a track that was basically a three- from Connecticut. She can be reached at
But for first-years, it is worth noting ing to shed excess concentrators, especial- course culture buffet with no real focus. michelle_uhrick@brown.edu
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the Brown Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Baseball

Pitching and health are key to baseball’s success


By Lewis Pollis Boom ’14 “probably have the biggest
Contributing Writer upside for us” this season, Drabinski
said, with outfielders Daniel Massey
Baseball Head Coach Marek Drab- ’14 and Matt DeRenzi ’14 behind
inski knows exactly why his team them.
did not win the Ivy League title last Though Drabinski said he is not
season. concerned about replacing the play-
“Without question, it was our ers who graduated in 2010, he added
pitching,” Drabinski said. The loss of that the team would miss Will Wei-
Mark Gormley ’11 to ulner collateral dig ’10, who went 3-5 with a 7.76
ligament reconstruction, or Tommy ERA last year.
John surgery, before the conference With a healthy pitching staff and
season started and subsequent inju- a strong first-year class, co-captain
ries to Connor Burke ’11 and Josh and shortstop Graham Tyler ’12 said
Feit ’11 forced the Bears to “put a he has “high expectations” for the
lot of young guys in there, and they Bears in 2011. “We look good on
basically had to learn on the job,” paper,” he said, but cautioned that
Drabinski said. the team’s success will depend on
“I don’t know if we did it on “how well we can come together and
smoke and mirrors in the first half Herald file photo play as a team.”
of the conference,” he said of the Matt Colantonio ’11 will return for his fourth season as starting catcher and hopes to build upon last season’s All-Ivy “I’ve got high hopes just as they
team’s 8-2 stretch against Ivy League first team selection. do,” Drabinski said.
teams to start the 2010 season. But The Bears’ pitching staff looks than last year’s. With 15 pitchers on school record and led the Ivy League But it will not be easy — in his
the Bears’ first-half success was mir- stronger this year, with a healthy the roster — including “six or seven with 17 home runs last year — will years at Brown, Drabinski said he has
rored by second-half failures, and closer in Feit and fully recovered guys that are legitimate starters” — provide power on offense for the never seen the Ivy League as evenly
the team finished 10-10 in confer- starters Gormley and Burke joining the team has more depth than last team again. matched as it looks to be this season.
ence play after going 2-8 in its last Matthew Kimball ’11, Kevin Carlow year, he said. The team is also expecting big “Anybody can win it this year,” he
10 Ivy games. ’13 and Lucas Whitehill ’14 in the Drabinski said he is optimistic contributions from its first-years. said. “There isn’t a team that you …
Drabinski acknowledged that rotation. about the Bears’ offense because of Whitehill is on track to begin the look and say, ‘Wow, that’s an easy
small ballparks give hitters an advan- “I think we’re going to be much their core of strong veteran hitters. season as a conference starter and weekend.’”
tage and make the Ivy League tough better on the mound,” Drabinski Co-captain and catcher Matt Col- could be “a huge impact guy,” Drab- Still, “We have a shot to win our
for pitchers, but he did not blame said. antonio ’11 will be “a huge offensive inski said. “He’s got the makings of league,” Drabinski said. “I would
park size for his team’s struggles. Even if injuries strike again, spark for us,” Drabinski said. a good one.” be extremely disappointed if we’re
“Good pitching is always going to Drabinski thinks this year’s team will He said he also hopes first base- Of this year’s rookies, Whitehill not contending for the Ivy title all
beat good hitting,” he said. be better equipped to handle them man Peter Greskoff ’11 — who set a and catcher and outfielder Wes Van season long.”

W. Lacrosse Track and field

Broken heart: Bears Women take fourth, men take seventh at Heps
By james blum

dismantle Pioneers Sports Staff Writer

At last weekend’s Ivy League Heptag-


By sam wickham later, with Healy adding another goal onal Indoor Track and Field Cham-
Contributing Writer after a Pioneer goal to bring the score pionships hosted by Columbia, the
to 18-7. A final goal by Sacred Heart’s women’s and men’s track squads held
The women’s lacrosse team (1-0) Emily Pepe again cut the Brown lead their ground but still fell short against
kicked off the 2011 season with a to 10, but goals from Nancy Baker a competitive field. The women fin-
dominant 21-8 victory at Sacred ’12, Hudgins and Lucinda Caldwell ished fourth with 50 points, and the
Heart (0-1) Saturday. Nine different ’14 capped off the 21-8 victory for men finished seventh with 28.
players got on the score sheet, with the Bears. Princeton women and men car-
goals coming from both seniors and Though most potent offensively, ried the day with 128 points and 215
first-years alike. The leading scor- the Bears also enjoyed success on points, respectively.
ers were Kaela McGilloway ’12 and the defensive end, with strong per- “I think that both teams put forth
Breonna Hudgins ’14, both of whom formances coming from Julia Keller a very strong effort,” said Michelle
scored five goals apiece. ’12 and Abbey Van Horne ’14. Isa- Eisenreich, director of men’s and
The Bears found themselves with bel Harvey ’12 — splitting time with women’s track and field. “They put
a 4-0 lead just seven minutes into the Margaret Suprey ’11 and Brienne forth the best effort they could.”
game. Sacred Heart managed to get Donovan ’13 — recorded six saves Brynn Smith ’11 led the women’s
on the board a minute later only to in net. team, finishing first in the shot put
be answered by back-to-back goals “I thought the team played well and weight throw. She hurled the
from Hudgins to stretch Bruno’s lead as a unit,” said Head Coach Keely shot 51 feet, 9.75 inches, earning the
to 6-1. McDonald ’00. “I think our system indoor Ivy track record. Later, she
Despite getting one goal back from defense to offense worked well earned her second title as she threw
mid-way through the half, the Pio- together, and I thought the players the weight 60-1.
neers could not keep pace with the came out hard to get a jump early. “I went in expecting the best out
Bears. Goals from tri-captain Paris And that’s what we’ve been work- of myself,” she said. “I wasn’t honestly
Waterman ’11, Grace Healy ’14 and ing on.” thinking about winning at all. I was
McGilloway extended Bruno’s lead In addition to getting the victory, just focused on having a great last
to 12-2 with a little over 10 minutes Waterman said she was happy to see indoor meet.”
remaining in the first half of play. first-years making an immediate im- “Brynn has really been a rock for
Goals from Hudgins and McGilloway pact. Hudgins’ play was especially our team and holds us all together,”
Courtesy of Dan Grossman
offset Jessica Ingrilli’s two points for notable, and her five goals leave her said sprinter Susan Scavone ’12. “She
Brynn Smith ‘11, seen here throwing the weight, set a new Ivy Indoor Track
the Pioneers late in the half, allow- tied for the team lead after this first is someone we all look up to.” shot put record this weekend on her way to winning two titles.
ing the Bears to maintain a 10-goal game. Scavone had a successful showing
cushion and finish the half with a “To see her in action was amaz- herself — she raced the 60-meter Adelberg ’11 also turned in strong every race — the team that’s winning
comfortable 14-4 advantage. ing,” Waterman said. “I think people hurdles in 8.69 seconds to claim third performances. Biblo came in second all the little battles.”
Bruno stretched its lead again at Brown are in for a real treat the place. in the triple jump, while Adelberg On the men’s side, the 4x400 relay
early in the second half with a goal rest of the season to watch her play.” “The field was a lot faster this placed fourth in the 800-meter run. was the success story of the meet. The
from Lindsay Minges ’13. But two Despite a strong effort in their first year — my time for third this year “I was extremely happy with team, composed of three first-years
goals from Sacred Heart in the next outing, the Bears are still looking to would have won last year,” she said. “I how the team on the whole com- and a sophomore, earned second
two minutes cut the lead to 15-6. improve certain aspects of their play gave all I had and ended up running peted this weekend,” said women’s place and set a new school record
Both tri-captain Alexa Caldwell ’11 pretty well.” distance coach Jill Miller. “We want
and Minges responded six minutes continued on page 5 Rachel Biblo ’11 and Samantha to be the team giving everything in continued on page 5

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