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There was no rest for the weary this weekend as the womens basketball team fought through two challenging conference games. The Bears (12-8, 3-3 Ivy) gave Princeton its closest Ivy League challenge of the season Friday but eventually conceded the game, 57-45. But the team rebounded one day later, besting Penn 59-55 in extra time Saturday evening. Princeton (15-4, 5-0 Ivy) has been the talk of the Ivies this season. Ever since conference play opened in January, the Tigers have been walking all over their opponents, most notably demolishing Columbia 94-35 and Penn 83-48. But if Princeton thought its matchup Friday would be another walk in the park, it was mistaken. Brown had been preparing for the nationally-ranked team for weeks, hoping to give the reigning Ivy League champions a little bit of trouble. continued on page 5
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority may eliminate commuter rail service weekdays after 10 p.m. and weekends, according to proposals released last month by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board Finance Committee. These changes, which would affect students who travel between Providence and Boston, would take effect in July. Its really harmful to so many of
in the city. The MBTA, which controls Massachusetts area subway, bus, ferry and commuter rail systems, released the report following a projected fiscal year deficit of $161 million for 2013 and total debt of $9 billion. The report contains two proposed money-saving scenarios, each to save $165.1 million in annual revenue. The first scenario proposes an average 43 percent increase in current fares and the elimination of 60 bus routes. The second plan includes a 35 percent fare increase but eliminates 220 bus routes. Both plans would eliminate weekend and late-night commuter rail service. The MBTA has held 11 public forums in the past month following the release of the proposals and continued on page 2
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The MBTA has proposed two plans to combat its projected $161 million deficit.
Parents tell their children to eat their vegetables when they are young, but the students at Hope High School actually asked for them. On Jan. 9, Hope students traded in three days of cafeteria nacho service in exchange for a brand-new salad bar, the first in the Providence Public School District. The students responsible for
the change are members of Hope United, a student group at the high school facilitated by Zack Mezera 13 and Aaron Regunberg 12 that focuses on social justice issues at the high school. After brainstorming ideas over the summer, Hope United decided that
any decision in it it was really the students, and we all really wanted healthy food, said Marcus Dube, a Hope United member. Though the school district complies with the Rhode Island Nutrition Requirements, such as serving only whole grains and low-fat and fat-free milk products, some of the more popular lunch options at Hope still included cheeseburgers, pizza and macacontinued on page 3
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A pair of losses this weekend slowed the womens hockey teams charge toward its first postseason berth in five seasons. But the hunt is not over yet. The Bears (7-11-7, 4-104 ECAC) fell to Clarkson (18-7-5, 12-4-2) and St. Lawrence (17-8-4, 11-5-2) but are still in position to make the playoffs with just four conference games left to play this season. The losses extend Brunos losing streak to four, but a resilient performance against the Golden Knights provided a silver lining to an otherwise difficult stretch of games. The Golden Knights came out on the offensive in the first period, forcing Bruno goalkeeper Katie Jamieson 13 to stop 13 shots. Despite power plays for both teams, neither could break the deadlock in the opening frame. We came out strong, and we surprised Clarkson, said Sarah Robson 15. They were not ready to compete with us. They thought they could walk all over us. The game sprang to life in the second period, as each team found continued on page 5
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Challenge organizers aim to top the Annual Funds current donations record. By MaRgaRet nickens Senior Staff Writer
To honor President Ruth Simmons after her 11-year tenure, the Corporation will donate an additional
$1 million to the Annual Fund if the fund receives a record 34,317 donations in the 2011-12 fundraising season. While the Annual Fund has hosted matching challenges in previous years, it has never hon-
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discounts from paying a third to one half of the regular rate. The report also proposes eliminating the acceptance of tokens as fare payment and reducing the expiration of commuter rail tickets from 180 to 14 days after purchase. Since its last fare increase in 2007, the MBTA has attempted to combat its debt through crackdowns on fare-evading passengers, service reduction in winter months and the opening of a new energysaving wind turbine last October. The MBTA released this years fare hike and service reduction proposals despite a 3.2 percent increase in ridership in October 2010 and a record-high 1.35 million trips per weekday last September, according to a Nov. 2 article in the
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Boston Globe. Similar plans to raise fares and cut service in 2009 were avoided when the MBTA received $160 million in public funding from the state. The T is trying to plug a growing hole with the same tired idea: balancing the budget on the backs of riders through another fare increase and cuts, said union member Gwendolyn Vincent in her testimony at the MBTA board meeting in December, according to a press release from the group. If you ask me, the fee hikes are really just a result of antiquated management systems and costly trains, Shum said. Half of the train carts are empty, which is frankly quite stupid in my opinion, he added. But getting rid of these empty carts may not be an option. The Federal Railroad Administration requires that commuter trains sharing rails with cargo trains maintain specific size and weight minimums to reduce potential damage in case of collisions. Critics of the regulations argue that the increased weight of the trains ultimately burdens passengers by unnecessarily raising operating costs. I urge MBTA not to cut services on the commuter lines and raise prices, as it is a detriment to our transportation system, McGleughin said.
A bill to expand autism treatment by amending legislation passed last year that mandated insurance coverage for autism diagnosis and treatment in children is awaiting consideration in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The House of Representatives and Senate bills sponsored by state Rep. Peter Palumbo, DCranston, and state Sen. Edward ONeill, I-Lincoln, North Providence and Pawtucket would slightly alter the wording of last years law by adding psychiatric, psychological and pharmaceutical treatments to the list of services insurance providers must cover. The current law specifies mandatory coverage for speech, physical and occupational therapies. The amendment would shift the focus toward earlier intervention in diagnosing and treating autism spectrum disorders, ONeill said. The amendment would also require that practicing behavior analysts specialists who work with and recommend resources to people recently diagnosed with autism and other brain-based disorders be licensed with the Rhode Island Department of Health. The law currently allows any licensed health care provider to practice applied behavior analysis. The legislation moved forward after being endorsed by the states Joint Commission to Study the Education of Children with Autism, said Judith Ursitti, the director of state government affairs for Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization. Ursitti, who has worked to get similar laws passed in other states, testified before the commission on the importance of both last
years legislation and the proposed amendments. Palumbo also chairs the commission. Rising rates of autism diagnosis prompted the legislation, ONeill said. ONeill, whose adult daughter has autism, said he understands what it is like for parents to feel like there are insufficient resources for their autistic children. One in 110 children falls somewhere on the autism spectrum, according to data from a 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. Twenty-nine states, including Rhode Island, currently mandate autism insurance coverage for children, Ursitti said. But only a handful of states have licensing laws for behavioral analysts on the books, she said. Expanded mandatory insurance coverage would give families easier access to diagnostic and treatment services than what insurance companies might otherwise offer due to autisms chronic nature, said Jane Carlson, clinical director of the adolescent residential program at the Groden Center, which provides educational care and other services for children under 21. Concessions were made during last years passage of the bill by capping mandatory insurance coverage at 15. Autism activists like Ursitti would have preferred no cap, she said, but compromise was necessary to appeal health care insurance providers and other businesses concerned about cost. The law currently caps the amount of coverage for treatments in behavioral analysis at $32,000 per person annually. Early intervention at two to three years of age can make a critical difference in the degree to which children become familiar with the mainstream, Carlson
said. The average age of autism diagnosis has dropped in recent years from five or six down to two or three, in Carlsons experience which has made it easier for treatment providers to instill social interaction, cognitive and other skills that allow children on the autistic spectrum to function in schools with their non-spectrum peers, she said. A Jan. 24 article from the news website Stateline reported that Rhode Island had the highest percentage of students enrolled in special education classes, a statistic that suggests the state is doing well at identifying children with autism and other disabilities, Ursitti said. But that has not stopped some medical practitioners from leaving the state for nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut due to the lack of state funding, she said. This has been a year of unprecedented cuts for people with disabilities, Carlson said, referring to the General Assemblys move last year to cut $24 million in funding for disability programs. Part of the problem is that people with disabilities tend to be on the target list, Ursitti said, and those with brain-based disorders are often excluded in particular because you cant do an MRI or an X-ray to show concrete proof of disability. But state Rep. Scott Guthrie, D-Coventry, is looking to restore much of that funding with a bill he introduced to the House last month. Guthries bill which aims to provide broader disability funding to adults would reinstate about $12 million of state funds that were cut, he said. The House bill is currently scheduled for a committee hearing Wednesday.
New legislation in the Rhode Island House of Representatives may allow local wineries and breweries to sell their products at farmers markets in Rhode Island. Currently, these companies are required to go through a distributor in order to sell wine and beer at the markets. State Rep. Jared Nunes, DCoventry and West Warwick, said he introduced the bill after being approached by a constituent who works at the West Warwick Farmers Market, who told him local alcohol producers visit the market to hand out samples but get frustrated by not being able to make a profit, Nunes said. Laws permitting the sale of alcoholic products from wineries and breweries at markets already exist in Massachusetts and Vermont, said Noah Fulmer, director at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. The businesses are allowed to keep more of their profits by cutting out the middlemen. Portsmouth-based Greenvale Vineyards often crosses the border to sell its products in Boston, said Maggie Harnett, tasting room and events manager at the vineyard. She said she supports the legislation because local vineyards are so similar to the farming operations that form the core of local markets.
Once you really take a look at how much work goes into maintaining the vines and paying property tax for all this open space, its a pretty labor intensive, true farming operation, she said. It is helpful for a business to be able to deal directly with its customers, she added. Thats the best way to get people familiar with their products going out and putting it right in their face. But a struggle with liquor distributors may ensue as the legislation moves forward, Nunes said. If beer and wine makers can sell at public markets, it will undermine distributors role in other sales, Nunes said. They will protect that at all costs, he added. But Nunes said he thinks the move would stimulate extra economic activity. Its a win-win, he said. Sale of beer and wine at the oncampus Wriston Farmers Market would depend on the Universitys discretion, Nunes said. State law does not prohibit sale of alcohol on university campuses. But the prospect of alcohol sales at the market is unlikely, said Sheri Griffin, program director at Farm Fresh Rhode Island who works with Dining Services on the market. We dont normally do more exotic things at the market, she said.
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continued from page 1 constant belief in ourselves, that we can come back through adversity, said co-captain Katelyn Landry 12. Clarkson is a top team, but we can compete with anyone. Thirty-four saves from Aubree Moore 14 were not enough to slow down a tenacious Saints offense Saturday. St. Lawrence managed a goal at the start of each period to hand Bruno its fourth loss in a row. We came out flat and that stuck with us the whole game, Landry said. We needed to do everything faster. It seemed as if we were a little tired in that game, and St. Lawrence really came out strong, Robson said. They shut our system down. The Bears lone goal came midway through the third period. Robson scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season after corralling a rebound in front of the net and slipping her second-chance effort past the Saints goalkeeper. But Bruno struggled to generate any more offense and skated off the ice with a 3-1 defeat. The Bears will host two crucial games next weekend, welcoming ECAC foes No. 3 Cornell (21-3, 162) and Colgate (10-18-1, 5-12-1) to Meehan Auditorium. Robson said Bruno must come away with points against the Raiders, with whom the team is tied in the standings, to keep its postseason dream alive. The game against Colgate this weekend is really important, because theyre the team were competing with for a playoff spot at this point, Robson said. Rest is key right now, but so is showing up and having a good week at practice and translating that into the game.
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whole time, Passafuime said. The second half was even tighter than the first. In the second 20 minutes of play, neither team was able to hold a lead greater than three points. At the final whistle, and the teams trudged back to their benches to prepare for extra time. The Quakers were the first to score in overtime, but with four minutes remaining, Passafuime took over. The senior guard single-handedly went on a 7-0 run to secure the lead and eventual win for the Bears. Penn made a late push, putting in a lay-up and two free throws, but Passafuimes offensive outburst was too much to overcome. In the last 15 seconds, Penn resorted to fouling to try and stop the clock, putting Nickel on the line to net two more points for the Bears and take the win 59-55. Everyone really stepped up in overtime, Passafuime said. It was really fun to see everyone play like that for 45 minutes. The Bears finally return to the Pizzitola Center this weekend after five straight games on the road. They host Columbia (2-17, 0-5 Ivy) and Cornell (9-10, 3-2 Ivy) Friday and Saturday evenings, both with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
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Rodrick Ferguson, University of Minnesota professor of American Studies, spoke last night as part of the Precarious University lecture series sponsored by TAPS.
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tary cooking space. Another try to make a simple pasta dish featured a four-person line for the oven in one Keeney kitchen: the only kitchen allocated to students residing in five floors of dorm rooms. Unsanitary and overcrowded conditions are obviously big problems. The University needs to alter its longterm plan and current policies to make student kitchens more accessible. There are indeed decent accommodations with kitchens in apartment style rooms, such as the Barbour Hall apartments and freshsible for most. Brown desperately needs to provide students with the means to cook meals on their own. The Liberal Learning Goals of the University are not only easily adaptable to the cooking experience, but the process of preparing, creating and evaluating a meal actively achieves them. First, cooking fosters independence it enables the chef to choose his own path, experience a plethora of different ethnic foods, designs and tastes in every meal. The chef must also learn about the a common goal. Ultimately, cooking stimulates the mind, much like attending a lecture or reading a textbook. Independence, evaluation, learning from experience, enhancing ones aesthetic sensibility, experiencing scientific inquiries and collaboration are all core principles of the Brown education, and cooking meets every criterion. Cooking is a household activity that every single Brown student will eventually have to know, and Brown ought to provide students with adequate spaces for it. The Universitys next dorm improvement project needs to include additional kitchen space, and facilities must begin to clean current kitchens more thoroughly. If Brown cannot guarantee these standards, they should not only allow, but also encourage off-campus living for students to gain culinary experience. Furthermore, they should consider offering a basic culinary class, or at least partner with Johnson and Wales University to allow Brown students to cross-enroll in one of the strongest culinary schools in the country. Regardless of the means it might ultimately employ, Brown is obligated to ensure its students are prepared for the future. It is our job now to let the University know that we applied and enrolled at Brown to be independent, liberal learners who explore new things and handle adverse situations even outside the classroom and in the kitchen. Steven Chizen 14 one day wishes to be an Iron Chef. If you want a Chizen cooked meal, email him at steven_chizen@brown.edu.
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Browns lengthy winter break leaves students with a whole lot of free time to fill. Cooking was never my forte, but I decided to give it a try. My ultimate goal: return to Brown for the spring semester proficient in all culinary activities, from purchasing proper ingredients, finding recipes on the Internet, working kitchen machinery and cooking delicious meals. Its a skill that everyone should know, not to mention one that the spirit of the Universitys liberal arts education should embrace. Unfortunately, Brown does not have adequate space for students to hone the essential art of cooking. The majority of students reside in dorms. Some residence halls kitchens have recently been converted into dorm rooms, while others have mold growing from the counters. One, in Olney House, has been converted into a party spot, sporting a full-sized bar and speaker system. Freshmen dorm kitchens, such as those in Keeney Quadrangle, lack pots and pans and smell like warm beer after nights of abuse. Throughout my time here at Brown, I have attempted to cook in a University-owned kitchen on multiple occasions, only to find myself disappointed. On one try in an attempt to cook a festive dinner during the holidays, I was left unsettled by ants in the cabinets and deemed the location an unsani-
Brown desperately needs to provide students with the means to cook meals on their own. The Liberal Learning Goals of the University are not only easily adaptable to the cooking experience, but the process of preparing, creating and evaluating a meal actively achieves them.
man dorms with respectable kitchen spaces such as New Pembroke. Those rooms are, however, extremely limited, and a low lottery number or unlucky freshmen dorm assignment prevents students from living there, not to mention that Barbours apartments cost more than an extra $1,000 per year. Another possibility is to live off-campus, but Brown mandates that all sophomores and juniors reside on campus despite the current lack of space and already converted kitchens and common rooms. Cooking, eating and living in a Cooperative House is an option, but nightly scheduled dinners and vegetarian restrictions make this option unfeafood he is using, how to be economically efficient in obtaining ingredients and follow a structured scientific recipe. Sometimes he must be creative, adapt to adverse situations with the kitchen appliances or concentrate on the appearance of the meal. He learns from experience, studying his past experiences to improve upon and apply what he has discovered in his next attempt. In addition, cooking enables students to understand where their food intake is coming from, as well as what corporations and farms they are supporting. Cooking is often done with roommates or friends, where members of a group collaborate with each other to reach
New years resolutions promote a general mindfulness that is invaluable to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
some students to challenge themselves to pursue more difficult courses. And while its true that well all probably end up hunched in the Rockefeller Library over a pile of empty 5-Hour Energies and highlighted textbooks in May, there are some merits to making even a few corny resolutions. To start, New Years resolutions help us think about self-improvement in a more
had a period, however brief, of good habits. And, if it is to be believed that the progression of the semester will cause a decline of such habits, we will find ourselves making that decline from a higher standard than otherwise. Better to reduce sleep from eight hours to four rather than starting out the semester already deprived and exhausted. If ones resolutions center on breaking
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The indoor track and field teams competed Saturday at the Tribute to Charles Torpey Invitational hosted by the University of Rhode Island. Though the meet was not scored, several members of both teams gave strong performances. On the mens side, John Spooney 14 won the 60-meter dash in 6.92 seconds. The mens 4x400meter relay team composed of Matt Bevil 14, Will Conway 15, Nathan Elder 13 and Michael Elnick 12 won the event with a total time of three minutes and 21.91 seconds. In the 1,000-meter run, Anthony Schurz 12 finished second in 2:28.94, and Conway took third, only two seconds behind his teammate. This was an opportunity for some of our younger athletes, who havent had a chance to step out there as much, said Tim Springfield, assistant track and field coach. I thought that Will Conway in the 1,000 m ran a very nice time on a flat track, and that was a fairly significant personal best.
Springfield added that Ben Stephenson 13 had a nice breakthrough and ran very strongly. Stephenson finished third in the 3,000-meter run, clocking a time of 8:41.43. On the field, Kenneth Thompson 13 leapt 14.22 meters to finish third in the triple jump. On the womens side, Susan Scavone 12 had another strong race, winning the 60-meter hurdles in 8.65s. Colby Lubman 14 captured second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.16s, and Megan Palmer 14 finished the 800-meter run in 2:15.90 to earn first place. Off the track, Hannah Wallace 13 won the pole vault with a height of 3.60 meters. Brienna Crimmins 14 leapt 5.31 meters in the long jump to finish second, and Lacey Craker 13 finished second in the weight throw with a heave of 15.89 meters. Bruno will next compete at the Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University Feb. 11. Springfield said the meet will serve as preparation for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships Feb. 25-26.
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Dennis Robertson 14 gets in a scrum with a Clarkson player during a physical matchup against Clarkson University Feb. 3.