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By Nic cavell

ContributingWriter

Te philosophies o Eleanor Roo-, Km F PkFloyd were invoked as aculty, stu-dents and President Ruth Sim-mons took the stage o Salomon101 Saturday to recognize the 121mm 20.5.

In what was her last midyear

, Smm -knowledged some students mighteel a twinge o concern about theend o their Brown education. But ending, Simmons asked graduates to a reedom that ew in the world

have experienced and to take their m long struggle to maintain human

m.Tough the group o students

celebrated is diverse in experi-ence, Renee Neely 11.5 said in herspeech that each midyear graduateis unied by the risks that he orshe took to do something out o

the ordinary. Neely, who returned B 1975, praised the spirit o possibil-

ity at Brown and its most liberaleducation, neither o which she

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T -, D Lm, o neuroscience, congratulatedstudents or experimentingwith their education and taking

so many dierent actions. Com-

121 commence at

midyear ceremony

By KatriNa PhilliPs

Senior StaffWriter

Poetry married politics in the thirdAchebe Colloquium on Arica heldon campus this weekend. Tis yearmk m -qm, discussions and speeches on po-

litical issues across Arica, eaturedpoetry readings and literary dis-

.Te walls o the Martinos Au-

ditorium in the Perry and Marty

Grano Center or the Creative Artsechoed with voices both bellow-

ing and ragile during what Nduka

Otiono, a postdoctoral ellow inAricana studies who presided overthe colloquium, called two days om .

Speakers rom both the aca-demic and political sphere ledseven panel discussions on topicsincluding the Arab Spring, oreignintervention in Arica and the pros-

pects or peace in Darur, SouthSudan and Zimbabwe. Proessor oA S C Am N - .

Along with the panel discus-

Colloquium spurs talk on

African politics, language

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Chinua Achebe reas rom an Igbo poem at the Achebe Colloquiums fnal event.

By Mathias heller

StaffWriter

S H m or the Universitys 95th annual

S L C. Atraditional Christmas celebrationthat rose to prominence in the 20 K C-lege o Cambridge University, Les- C B 7 m o the holiday season on campus.

he service, coordinated bythe Oice o the Chaplains andR L, seven lessons biblical pas-

sages read by students and ad-ministrators and numerousanthems and carols sung by both

the University Chorus and the au-

dience. he Brown Brass Quintetjoined University Organist MarkSteinbach in perorming a melo-dious prelude, Jacob Gallus DuoSeraphim. For Steinbach, who

has perormed at the Lessons andCarols service since coming toBrown in 1993, the tradition is

special because it brings together

students, aculty, alums and local.

It involves the entire Univer- mm, S ,adding that he enjoys the chanceto collaborate with the chaplainsoice and the Chorus in creatingthe service. hough the service

, m-cal piece chronologically leading

J , S and the other perormers make

an eort to add new elements.E , , .

he services lead organizer,

J C N, Uchaplain, called Lessons and Car-ols a stress-reliever or students m.

Cooper Nelson also saidthe service draws a substantialm m, B mk rom Washington, D.C., each year

to attend. he inancial oertorycollected during Lessons and Car-ols goes to a charity selected by

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With lessons and carols, tradition lives on

By Kat thorNtoN

Senior StaffWriter

Robert Burke has bee with Boston and Philadelphia, and even Ge-

neva. Good thing he said hes just k m .

Burke, a ourth generationRhode Islander, is the creator o

the Providence Independencerail. He personally painted the

thin green line which runs on k Providence and the west edge o

College Hill, a trail meant to bringto light the citys oen overlookedpast. It is a long history the city 375 j k .

Providence has a lot o history m m ,while Boston has become the his- N, Bk

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and Providence to a big brother

and a little brother, he said. A lot m, happily stays in the shadow o the . A - P.

Burke has been working on the

Green line

points theway through

citys history

By alexaNdra MacFarlaNe

StaffWriter

Superb wine, a trendy atmosphere m or an excellent gastronomic expe-

rience at azza Cae in downtownP. T - bar by night is centrally located R

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Just inside the door, diners are

greeted with an ambiance that meldsa quiet bar scene, cae-style diningand a sleek restaurant atmosphere.

W -taurant, but the glass is opaque at

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Te restaurants walls, tables andxtures are in dark, muted colors,giving diners a sense o privacy. Ourtable was an awkward arrangement,where three diners sat on a booth

and one in a chair, giving an uncom-ortable and almost business-like eel

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Independence rail or the lastve years, ever since he took someriends on a walking tour rom the

Westin Hotel to his French res-taurant, Pot au Feu, in downtownProvidence. He realized the shortwalk contained an astonishing

m . T -sonal knowledge and additionalresearch, Burke began his work

.Tese arent scrolls that got

discovered in somebodys attic lastyear, Burke said o Providencespast. Tis is well-known, well-

m . I j Providence never has really object-

ed to Boston grabbing our claim.E mm- P-

phia has less history than Provi-dence, Burke said. Philadelphia

was just a convenient place toconvene. Tey werent real rabblerousers, he said. Rhode Island,

, k rogues island, Burke said. From

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hrough the Independencerail, Burke wants to increaseawareness o Rhode Islands his-

tory. He lamented the act thatin Geneva, there is a prominent

statue o Roger Williams while R I, knows where the statue o our

. (I PPk.)

Burke received ofcial sup-port rom the city and the stateor the project. Te rst walkers

m m Aug. 13, signing their names on

an ofcial commemorative scroll.

Te trail, which runs in a three-

m , j campus in ront o Geo s Su-perlative Sandwiches on Benet

Street. o take the tour, you ol-

with a phone number on it, one o26 stops. Call the number, and youwill hear Burkes cheerul greeting:Welcome to the Independence

rail o Providence! Listen tohis instructions and then enterthe number o the stop where youare to hear Burke explain the sites .

Burkes narration is as lively asa proessional tour guides, paint-ing a picture through the centuries

describing the points o interest

360- .In ront o Geos is the old

state house, where the RhodeIsland colonists ofcially brokeallegiance with the king o Eng-land, two months beore any other

colony declared independence.Just down the street toward the

Rhode Island School o Design,

F B C. Bk, the phone, explains that RogerWilliams ounded the church, 774.

Further down Main Street, at

its intersection with Planet Street,is stop number 15, what Burke

m mhistoric locations in American his-

. H, 772, J Band 59 other colonists met in what

was then the Sabin avern to plan k H.M.S. G,the British regulatory ship that the

group would later violently storm

and burn in protest o British rule . , k .

Why the Boston ea Partyholds more historical signii-

cance than the Gaspee Aair isa mystery to Burke. Trowingtea in the harbor does not rankwhere shooting, imprisoning and k. A , .

But why does Bostons histo-ry outshine Providences today?

Burke said its because Brown k.

Brown University shirkedits responsibility, and instead o Am k, - H . H

Brown University written Ameri-cas history books, then we wouldall know the true story that Provi- B, Bk .

Burkes pride or Providencehistory is loud and clear. Ive got m B, k? Tlittle brother is gonna punch them .

Burke plans to add more stopsand sound eects by May 4, whichwas declared Rhode Island In-

dependence Day last spring.Burke said he hopes to involve U

visitors will know it is available to

m.(While) were coming out

rom under Bostons shadow,were going to depend on schol arsrom Brown University to help us,

Burke said. We want the wholetown to get excited about claiming

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paring the undergraduate experi-

, the accumulation o actions thatcombine to make up an education,like the 86 billion neurons thatm mk .

Tough Dean o the CollegeKatherine Bergeron asked the

m q -ate had walked, the auditoriumechoed as each graduate wascheered to the stage to shake Sim-mons hand and receive a person-ally signed letter. Te graduates le

the celebration to the theme romthe Wallace and Gromit movie AGrand Day Out by composer Ju-

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said Camila Moraes 11.5, whotook time o to work at a consult- m -curricular activities she could notnd time or at Brown. It was very

m.Anshu Vaish 11.5 seconded

m, -mosphere o the celebration wasexciting, jubilant, invigorating

.Its game over, he explained.

But not really, because you canjust hit replay and start on a higher

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at the ceremony. Te Corporation,the Universitys highest governingbody, designates only one com-mencement ceremony each year in

M, .5 k Mceremony, the next Mays or both.

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Campus ews 3the Brown Daily eraldMonday, December 5, 2011

By elizaBeth Koh

StaffWriter

Globalization is the only path by

which underdeveloped regions

power o the developed world, saidAndrew Chi-Chih Yao o singhuaUniversity Friday at a talk hosted by

Y C .T k, Gz-

tion: Some Perspectives rom Asian

U, about 35 students and aculty to

E S. P RSmm m .

Yao, who previously taught at

Stanord and Princeton beore C -inghua, highlighted the growing

internationalization o higher edu-

cation. I think in that spirit thatglobalization is a powerul orce

or higher education to go orwardwith, and I think that is actually

k . .A panel including Yao, Vice

President or International AairsMatthew Gutmann, An Wang Pro-essor o Computer Science FrancoPreparata and Associate Proes-

sor o East Asian Studies LingzhenWang discussed the implications Wz C -versities or the sciences and hu-

m.

I thought it was very importantor those who have spent time in

Chinese universities to point out

the tremendous changes underwayin China, Simmons said. While

m, theyve had such a dramatic change

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Students in attendance werelargely drawn by personal con- m.

Im Chinese, and its the Year o

C, I mm some riends (to attend), ZhichaoW GS . I k .

Frankly speaking, the talksounded very interesting, saidKelly Jin 12. I think the discus-

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For aculty in attendance, thediscussion also reected current

k.

Its very interesting to thinkthrough the Americanization oChinese universities, and to con-

sider the stakes o transormingChinese higher education using

U.S. higher education as a tem-plate, said Assistant Proessor o

heatre Arts and PerormanceS E-B Lm.

Lm o U.S. satellite campuses in Asiaand the Middle East. He noted thegrowing scholarship around global-

ization. Te Chinese example is by a lot o academics, so its very

revealing to hear the dierent per- , .

But or Simmons, the panelstopic was also an indication oB m .

China is going to be a majororce in almost any sector going

orward whether its in the eco-nomic sector, whether its in science

and technology, in culture, Sim-mons said. China will be a parto our lives and in universities, i

C, students will be receiving an in-

m .

Panel examines Chinese higher education

sions, there were three keynoteaddresses by Ali Suleiman Aujali,

Libyan ambassador to the UnitedStates, David Shinn, ormer U.S.

ambassador to Ethiopia and Burki- F, J Sm, mCanadian ambassador to Zimba-

bwe, Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea andthe Sudan. Each day began with anopening address Achebe openedS Emk A-oku, chie and ormer secretarygeneral o the Commonwealth,k S.

Otiono compared the collo-quiums rhythm to a novel. He told

Te Herald the event maintained a m, S-day, but reaching a crescendo or

L: T Sk W S discussion by six Arican writers,

A.Troughout these whole won-

, nuance o language has been im-bedded in everything, said Alastair

N, m .Te readings allowed language to be

brought into the open and be aced-, .

Te writers, hailing mostly romNigeria and the United States, gave

readings in both English and Igbo,with Arican-American poet SoniaSanchez sprinkling bits o Wolo

.I wanted to do a piece that

A U-ed States as the colloquium hasdone, Sanchez told Te Herald o

her selections, which dealt with theamilial struggles o an Arican-American amily rom the South

.Bassey Ikpi, the youngest writer

, k m amazement at being included in the

event, but her passionate voice lled

the room as she recited a poemabout losing the Igbo language m U Sas a child. Jayne Cortez injected though lines such as Tey want the

oil, but they dont want the people, T .

Tough most o his earlier workhas been in English, Achebe reciteda poem in Igbo written or the wakeo Nigerian poet Christopher Okig-

bo, who was killed in the BiaranW. I k, .

T C Alends an enormous amount oprestige to the colloquium, John

Campbell, ormer U.S. ambassa- N k Zm , T H.Campbell has attended all threeAchebe Colloquiums and saidthey improve each year as they

m.Between panels and speeches,

the speakers and audience manyo whom had traveled to attend thecolloquium mingled outside theauditorium, exchanging business

, .Fred Obeng-Ampoo, a Univer-

sity media services technician romGhana, told Te Herald the chance k m was one o his avorite aspects o the

colloquium, describing Anyaoku asvery down-to-earth. But he added

I m .

Te question o the appropri-

ate level o oreign involvement

A qm k.wo back-to-back panels ocusedentirely on the presence o the Unit-

ed States and China in Arica. OnlyA A ,Schram said in his keynote address.But he explained this does not reeWestern nations rom responsibil-ity. Foreign states and organizations

can provide support in nations likeSouth Sudan, he said, but it willonly work in the long term i the

S S and build the country they want

.Aujali who gained his ambas-

sadorship under recently oustedL Mmm G,but rejected Gadhas rule once the - U S intervention against Gadha in hisaddress and encouraged Americancompanies to remain involved in

L m .As the ambassador to the U.S.

under the current leadership, he

m U.S.in particular: Please, dont targetthese Muslims as your enemy. Dont

m. H Muslims in Libya could use Ameri-

can support as they make the dif-cult adjustment to a democracy and

.A Zm:

P S Dm D? , Ak,who was not a panelist, rose duringquestions to make a long, impas-

sioned speech about the reasons ornegative sentiments toward Zimba-bwes President Robert Mugabe and

Zimbabwe that traces back to itsindependence, which he elt had

so ar been neglected in discussion.Following the speech, Achebe,

who had thus ar played a mostly

passive role in the discussions, tookthe oor to praise Anyaokus contri-

. L problem that has been raised by oneo the guests, he said, reminding

the audience o Anyaokus presence Zm .

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Arts Culture4 the Brown Daily eraldMonday, December 5, 2011

By KatheriNe cusuMaNo

ContributingWriter

Black tuxedo. Evening gown. Pol-ished shoes. A set protocol or

when you can and cannot applaud.I m-ed by the classical music scene,

with its staid proessionalism and , .

Enter Fermata. he brainchildo music concentrator Ben Kut-ner 14, Fermata is not just any

musical ensemble, but a student-led group expressly devoted tomaking instrumental music more.

he group was ounded on thephilosophy that to make classi-

cal music accessible to youngergenerations, some stuy tradi-

tions may have to go. Fermata,which is dedicated to perormingnew music by University students,had its irst perormance Saturdaynight in Hunter Auditorium. Kut-

, H sta writer, based the concept onthe inormal ormat o the a cap-pella perormances ubiquitous m.

here are no genre require-ments or submissions to Fermata.

he group is only a classical en-semble in the sense that they usetypically classical instruments m .

According to Gabe Flate-

man 12, Fermata has given theUniversitys student composers

a chance to showcase their own

work. here is a tendency to viewclassical music as a strictly aca-

demic pursuit, but in perormingnew student compositions, it isclear that the music is vibrant

and alive and accessible, he said.here are many outlets on

campus or electronic music, but, , m music had not been marshaled

into a cohesive unit, said JackBoeglin 12, a composer withFermata and University orches-

.Fm

more human connection between

perormers and composers, some-

thing oreign to most members o

the group. Perormers do not nec-essarily speak the same languageas composers the ormer otenocus on technique while the lat-ter are concerned with theory. Ex-ploring the relationship betweenthe two is at the core o Fermatasm.

Violist Ana Farmer 14 said shehad the unusual opportunity to

m-tivation behind a piece through

Fermata. Flateman said it washighly instructive working with

perormers. As a musician, he m-pet, so he said composing and

instructing music or strings gavehim a greater appreciation or thetranslation between a technical

m m, .

Fm-ta hopes to host two shows per

semester, Saturdays show wasbrought together on very shortnotice, as the group has only been

unctional since early November.he group managed to pull oquite a polished perormance con-

m, an impressive crowd turnout o

m.An unprogrammed surprise

was the perormance o an en-

L G m .

Bassist Katie Parker 14,

m, hopes in the uture to practicearranging similar medleys hersel.

Parker also said she was de-

lighted to have the chance to playa piece centered around her in-

strument. Basses are not typicallyincluded in string quartets, but

Boeglins opening piece, Adagio,eatured a complex bass part thatrepresented a distinct deviationm m.

Group members have highhopes or the uture, including

booking shows in Providence andhosting similar groups rom other

.

Concert showcases student compositions

By eli oKuN

StaffWriter

Fm cases, the aces o several paintedteacups wink down on Pastiche, a

casually elegant dessert shop tuckedbehind the inviting, i touristy, Italian

plaza on Federal Hill. Te cups are aqk m m j

.Te shop oers both carry-out

and eat-in options, though the line

can get long on weekend nights. Te40-seat dining area backed by a bathed in so golds and greens by

orange Depression-era glass lights.Te atmosphere is completed by thewaiters, whose service is speedy andproessional, but who could smile

a little more. Charmingly, despitePastiches popularity, the sta main-tains a neighborhood eel, recogniz- k .

Te caes harmony transers to

the plate. An order o resh limemousse tart etches several inches

o tangy citrus oam balanced atop athin, buttery pastry shell. Accompa- jm twin slivers o candied lime, the slice k : clean the plate without eeling guilty.

Te tart nds its perect coun-

terpoint in the chocolate walnutbrownie. A decadent layer o smooth consistency o udge with a ower

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chock-ull o walnuts but remainsmoist, dense though, surprisingly,

.Chocolate-dipped almond biscot-

m combination o nutty and bittersweet.Te treat is elevated by the chocolates

q, m m -coee well-brewed but not too

strong takes the biscotti to an- .

Unortunately, measured againstthe standard that such desserts set, k.A pumpkin praline mufn seemslike the embodiment o autumn, and

. B hal o its name: Te pumpkin is curi-

ously muted. A less timid hand in thekitchen would help, since ramping upthe cinnamon and other spices might

bring out the avor better. As would m mufn arrives at the table lukewarm.

Similarly underwhelming is the

lemon square, bite-size but a bar- 70 . T extremely smooth and, thanks to a

,satises any sweet tooth. But the lem-

on curd lacks tang, allowing the sugar

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pointments in the comort o the, experience is designed to satisy andsoothe. At one point during the meal,the so jazz soundtrack playing in

the background gave way to a wom-an crooning a Billy Joel cover. Te

song is emblematic o Pastiches dualm. W I -tion and a contemporary tweak, this m .

At Pastiche, sweettreats tease the palate

z, , -serts and a glass o wine, all preparedquickly to allow diners to make theirshow. Te menu eatures some dishes

rom azzas regular oerings, whichshowcase seasonal ingredients and

reect the taste o the restaurant.

One salad on the regular menucontains ngerling potatoes, green

-dish. Te greens were well pairedwith the vegetables, though the m . T j z, m .

A small but perectly cookedlank steak was eatured on thetheater menu. Like the salad, thesteak was the perect size or athree-course dinner lling butnot overindulgent. Presented in thinslices drenched in seasoned butter,the steak complemented the eatured

red wine, a Hob Nob pinot noir with

k .Tough the entrees took a long

time to prepare, the delay was worthit. Te attentive sta was quick to

oer complimentary glasses o wine km.

Te wine list was excellent, eatur-

ing some well-known, inexpensive m , options, perect or students and lo-cals alike. Parents with an adventur-ous taste in cocktails would enjoy

k.For dessert, the theater menu o-

ered an exquisite and minute slice o

pumpkin cheesecake, complete withpumpkin seeds and a caramel drizzle.Te cake, now a seasonal avorite,

. A m , -mespresso emphasized the restaurants m .

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Arts Culture 5the Brown Daily eraldMonday, December 5, 2011

Chester Crason | Tess Carrll an Marcel Gut

Fraternity of Evil | Eshan Mitra, Brenan Hainline an Hectr Ramirez

The Unicoic | Eva Chen an dan Sac

C o M I C S

By KatheriNe loNg

Senior StaffWriter

K C k -tion Friday night with high-energypretty-boy punk and sunny surpop, making the band the star o

the latest installation o the BrownConcert Agency Speakeasy Ses-.

But Kid Chocolate is, in thewords o BCA Speakeasy Co-chair

Raillan Brooks 13, a known quan-tity. No one is surprised when they

k j .

Te band received its air shareo adulation in other publications.I m .

And what talent there was. Syd-ney Island 15 and David Lee 15

W S W AF 2 Mz. K deserve praise as both musicians

m.Island, We Should Worrys

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sweet-voiced lyrical powerhouse.Te band a olksy amily-style

aair sel-characterized as a mix oMm & S M- G I-land wrote and ronted that shedescribed as about a guy named

Joe who sits in the middle o the

lake and puries water with a handpump. Te song, by turns touching

and tongue-in-cheek, showcasedIslands prodigious pipes, whichthe band could benet rom ea-

turing more prominently on othertracks. Frontman Ben Resnik 15undoubtedly has more than his air

m I .

Violinist Lee joined the audi-

m banjo called Te Sea Monster. Lee

clearly has a talent or songwriting,and his voice so, clear and lilt-ing calls to mind Suan Stevens k.

Fox and her smoky-voicedgoth-punk allure ront Mz. Kitty,a group squarely in the tradition

o 90s gritty-girly bands Hole andBk K. T m

: (E) / W m k? / I a hal, Fox and backing vocalist

Katie Barnwell 12 sing on Straw-berry. But the true joy o seeing

the band is watching Fox workthe crowd. Shes got the requisite

in-your-ace attitude down pat.Even when she took backseat to

B , rhythm guitar like she knew the

.And thats maybe the greatest

ailing o both Mz. Kitty and WeShould Worry. Both bands have

yet to come together as bands (q, )battling or the spotlight. Tis is

an aiction that plagues student

bands and young musicians ingeneral. No doubt both groups,i they choose to stick together, m . I meantime, theyre characterized bygreat enthusiasm, great energy and,

m, .Fridays concert concluded with

a perormance by DJ 48 Lizards

who mashed beats or a quietcrowd, many o whom departedaer the expectedly rousing Kid

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New talent wows andwails at BCA Speakeasy

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Mz. kitt rce the auience at BCAs Speaeas Sessins Fria.

Crossroads Rhode Island, the m k ,

the collection. Cooper Nelsoncalled this a crucial element o

the service, saying many alums

who cannot attend still give to .

he chorus made ready use oS , -ernous space with rousing rendi-tions o traditional Latin anthems

in which each syllable was strungout or maximum eect. Fromthe 14th century opening chantVeni, Veni, Emmanuel to the

more contemporary anthem o-day the Virgin composed by Johnavener, the Chorus stirred the

.heir success comes as no sur-

prise to Louis Frederick Jodry,director o choral activities and

m.he quality o singers on

B m -ponentially, Jodry said, saying

this years chorus is one o the

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Chorus member Nash Roch-man 13 said he elt the peror-

mance went well, and he enjoyed

the range o anthems the groupm.

We were all very pleased withthe selection, Rochman said.(Jodry) thinks highly o us as k m.

Am -sons included President RuthSimmons, Edward Wing, dean omedicine and biological sciences,Mary Grace Almandrez, directoro the hird World Center and as-

sistant dean o the College, DavidSherry, chie inormation security

oicer, and J. Allen Ward, senior

associate dean or student lie.C N -dents who read lessons, BrandonBm 2 K M12, were chosen based on theircontribution to the Imani Jubi-

lee and Catholic communities,.

Another perormance high-

light was Hans Leo Hasslerschoral anthem Verbum CaroFactum Est, which eatured astudent conductor, Bridget Nixon4, m J

guide the Chorus. Nixon, who hasbeen studying conducting thisyear, said she was thankul to have L C .I -one listening to all the talentsB , .

he collective rendition oSilent Night reinorced thecommunity eeling as audience

members lit their candles andj C classic carol, while the chandeliers

S mm a eeling o hallowed intimacym m .

With a blend o the old andthe new, this years Lessons and

Carols turned out to be a truedelight or the perormers andaudience alike, transporting those

who listened to Steinbachs organaccompaniments and the Chorus m k the ages to an earlier era at Brown.

Festive annual concert charms audience

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Graduate students matter, tooTo the Editor:

I have read with interest the our-part series on theUniversitys identity crisis (Mission Dri?). Yet, asa graduate student in his h year, I ask: Where exactlydo we, the graduate students, t into this Jeremiad

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we are not undergraduates, and or that I apologize. Ihope Im not ruining any undergrads great liberal arts

college experience. But we are students, researchers mk Ubetter in intellectual, academic and pedagogical

terms. I strongly urge Te Herald to include us in thisimportant conversation. Acknowledging the act that m .

Felipe Valencia GS

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Ive gt a message r Bstn, ok? The little brtheris gnna punch them right in the nse.

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In last weeks our-part series (Mission Dri?), Te Herald cata-

loged the many and varied ways Brown has abandoned its roots. It isnot hyperbole to characterize the situation it now aces as existential.

Te Plan or Academic Enrichment has not necessarily improvedundergraduate education. Tis is evidenced by the opinion o theaculty. Only hal believe that the Plan or Academic Enrichment

m m, worsened it. Tis despite the act that many aculty members are newto campus, having arrived aer the start o the Plan o Academic

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Te Universitys newest moneymaking scheme is the introduction

o online masters programs taught by non-tenure-track aculty.Tis program cheapens all Brown degrees. Administrators justica-, m m, m .B m m m , ,

q.Te push to raise Browns research prole has come at the expense

o teaching. Tis has been seen in the controversial change to the

. N, m mexternal letters o support, increasing the importance o scholarshipin the uture o young proessors careers. Despite President Ruth

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Te establishment o schools o engineering and public health areurther examples o signicant alterations to the Colleges identity. Itdoes not take a great leap o imagination to envision a uture push totranser admissions decisions or applicants interested in either eld m, m m m applicant pool. Students enrolled in separate schools could ndthemselves competing or resources, thereby detracting rom ormerP H W -.

Simmons various explanations or these very substantial changesare sparse. She insists that Browns path was unsustainable, thatincreased ocus on research has beneted and not harmed proes- m m -. B . W IMz 6 P06 P07 P0 E M 6 P06 mk B m 40 , 300 , k m m m.

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Series encapsulates developmentsTo the Editor:

I was mesmerized by the quality and detail o this (M ?). I R Iand have witnessed the growth o the College to aU.

Indeed, the development o the Alpert Medical

School mirrors all o the issues your writers exposed.Your sta needs to be commended or a truly

memorable series that is must reading or the search

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Mia Zacs 15 is rm Israel.

An open letter to Brown Students for Israel

T m m B m that the New, or open, Curriculum benets , m , -ulty and administrators have not reallyconsidered what it is actually about. Few

D WkP E B U,the student-authored oundation or oureducational philosophy. Many do not deeply

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As Oliver Rosenbloom 13 wrote (Ques-tioning the New Curriculum, Nov. 28),

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academic reedom. While I agree with hisdiagnosis, I disagree with his prescription.S m mprovides, but that highlights the ailures oprimary and secondary educational modelsand the current implementation o Browns.

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compel them to learn. We need a break

take responsibility or their own education.

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P P B D Wk P the educational experience on the indi-

vidual student, encouraging sel-reection,developing the intellect and eliminating

m.I existing University structures and

procedures were better structured to ad-dress these goals, I would argue that theopen curriculum would truly benet all

students. o take just one example, pro-

-take uller advantage o their reedom by

encouraging them to explore broadly, rather

than steering students toward their own

m. T what they want to do. Tey could better

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message and my own interests. But I wouldrather have had these realizations aer justour semesters at Brown than aer 40 years, I m I with stricter requirements. Browns style oeducation is meant to be a process, to teach lives and graduate learners who actually

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conversation and integrate student-ledinstitutional introspection into a Brown

. W , dean o the aculty and will soon have a

. S k Rm,along with those in the Janus own Hall and

P S Fm, expressing murmurings o dissatisaction

with the state o the curriculum and the

trajectory o the University. Te time is higher education in society and, as writtenin the Dra o a Working Paper, the aims

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i we ound a way to better publicize anddistribute the open curriculums philoso-

k mdeliberately about their education? What i m true University priorities and given promi-nence in decisions about raises and tenure?

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original proposal or the open curriculum,such as the acknowledged inattention to

research and service to the community andsociety, but it is a good place to start our

conversation. ake some time to amiliarize you have supposedly bought into. At the

very least, it should give you some new ideas

about how to conduct your own time here.You can nd the ull Dra o a Working

P j.org/mmreport. For a concise statemento their arguments, look at the 20-pageProposal or a Phi losophy or Brown andthe Authors Introduction to the New Edi-tion. Lets take advantage o our time here,think about what we want to get out oB successors and make it happen. With an m, m m .

Evan Schwartz 13 is an inepenentcncentratr an a stuent crinatr

r inepenent stuies aninepenent cncentratins.

He can be cntacte at

[email protected].

Questioning the implementation of the New Curriculum

The mst unrtunate aspect the current

implementatin the pen curriculum is the sparsit

critical, nging persnal an institutinal sel-stu.

Israel nees riens. She nees riens that will tell

her that nthing crrupts the human heart lie theppressin anther.

By EVAN SCHWARTZGuest Columnist

By MIkA ZACkSGuest Columnist


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Sports MondayMonday, December 5, 2011

By JaMes BluM

SportS StaffWriter

Te mens and womens indoor track

teams opened up their respectiveseasons at Saturdays Alden Invi-

tational, hosted by Brown in theOlney-Margolies Athletic Center.T m , m .

In addition to these victories,

John Sheridan 13 won the 55-meter

dash in 6.50 seconds while compet-ing as an unattached athlete. Sheri-dan is a current member o Browns

baseball team, with aspirations orunning or the indoor track team.Sheridans time is promising lastyear in the 55, standout sprinterJohn Spooney 14 ran his personal- m 6.4.

I k m m , S- . B m k college, and my mom also ran trackin college, and I play baseball here,so I knew I had some sort o speed.

Sheridan said he irst enter- track team last year but was notprepared in time or the season-opening Alden Invitational. Tis

year, he started training early toprepare or the invitational and also

received advice rom his dad andthe track coaches, Sheridan said.

He said being on the baseball team m .

For baseball, we do a prettygood job o strength and condition-

ing in the all, Sheridan said. LikeI said, my game in baseball is speed,so I do a lot o speed work there,

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S to run or the indoor track team,

to win an Ivy League Championship

202 .Obviously baseball would be

my priority, so any practice orworkout put into track would haveto come in between my baseball, . I be that guy who is there on the side,when other people are working re- () day. But i that opportunity wasavailable, I would denitely take it.

Sheridan said he had no ex- and just wanted to test himsel aerhearing about his dads track experi-

ences at the University o Caliornia R.

Start was my weakest point,Sheridan said. My dad describes

it as being a swooper, I guess is m. S blocks and building up speed at theend. He was more o a swooper and m, kyoure slow out o the blocks, just

power through because youre goingto keep building speed, right as the .

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On the mens side, MatthewM 5 heave o 14.31m and Peter Rhodes15 placed rst in the long jump 6.75m. O k,Samuel Howard 14 won the 300

35.60.Newcomers led the women, with

three rst-years winning their indi-vidual events. Gabrielle Gennaci 15

took home the title or the womenshigh jump, clearing 1.53m, andMonica Pechanec 15 soared 3.50m .L W 5 300 40.75 m .

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Baseball player sprints totop at Alden Invitational

By saM WicKhaM

SportSStaffWriter

Te 50th Anniversary Celebration oMeehan Auditorium was dampened

this weekend when the womens

hockey team ell to ECAC oes Quin-nipiac and Princeton. Despite solidgoaltending rom Aubree Moore 14and Katie Jamieson 13, the Bears

(3-5-5, 1-4-3 ECAC) struggled tokeep pace with a powerul Bobcat

(0-7-, 6-2-) m F. Bappeared the aggressor Saturdayagainst Princeton but could not nd

k m mka comeback. Te Bears have notscored in over 145 minutes and have

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Qnnp 3, Bwn 0

Te Bobcats came out roaring inthe rst period, ring seven shots inthe rst ve minutes. But the Bearsdeense seemed up to the challenge,killing two penalties to keep the pe- .

I thought Quinnipiac lookedexcellent, said Head Coach AmyB. T aggressive and quick and physical

start, and I think it rattled us a little. I m.

T B k jthree minutes into the second pe-

riod in unorthodox ashion. A clash B sent the puck sliding toward goal,and a replay conrmed that the puck

slipped past Moore and ully crossed

the line, giving the Bobcats a 1-0

.Bruno had a chance o its own

our minutes later when co-captainPaige Pyett 12 red a shot on ramerom the blue line, but her eort was

Q -der. Despite being outshot 17-5, theB k .

But the Bobcats outshot theBears 45-16 total, and a secondgoal seemed inevitable. Quinnipiacdoubled its lead with eight minutesremaining when orward Bethany

Dymarczyk put home a centered M 2-0. A minutes later put the game out o

, B 3-0.

Pnn 3, Bwn 0

Having skated the day beore,B m , -es in the neutral zone. Te igers B got on the board two-and-a-halminutes in aer a screened shotrom the wing got past Jamieson,

k -0 .We started out kind o the same

way we did in the Quinnipiac game,

Bourbeau said. We were tired, stillj. J .

B 13 minutes in on a power play, but atripping penalty o their own orcedour-on-our hockey. he Bears

nearly killed their penalty, but a shot

m m J-mieson to give the igers a 2-0 lead.

T B m opportunities in the second period, .Forward Brittany Moorehead 15

m ,but the Princeton goalie made a de k .

On oense, the igers continuedcapitalizing on their chances, andscored a third goal seven minutes

. A Kskated unchallenged toward theBears net, and slung a shot top- Jm P 3-0.

Forward Jessica Hoyles 14breakaway eort ringed o the m rustrating, scoreless weekend or

B.I think the problem was passing

, B . Ik m , through the middle o the ice. Pucks k , - mmm.

Te Bears will take a month-long

break rom ECAC play and travel to S H U (-)W.

I k -dence back, Bourbeau said. Id liketo see us get a little more oense

, and have our breakouts be a little

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Bears shut out by two ECAC rivals

By MadeleiNe WeNstruP

SportS StaffWriter

T m k m (5-4)deeated URI Saturday and Provi-dence College Sunday to take home B B C m-ship, their second tournament win k.

Bwn 66, uri 54

C- H Pm2 S D 3 the team in its victory against URI (1-7) with 16 points apiece. Passauime - .

T B Rm -kets or the rst 10 minutes o the

game. With 12:15 remaining, Browngot a li rom Lindsey Nickel 13,

who swished two back-to-backthree-point shots in a 30-second B -.

Te Rams slowly put points backon the board and were within two

at the seven-minute mark, but co-captain Aileen Daniels 12 scored

six straight points to increase theB 45 m. Pm - 0 le in the rst hal, putting the Bears 32-2.

In the second hal, the Bears con-tinued their aggressive play. At the

11-minute mark, Nickel repeatedher rst-hal perormance, netting

k--k Btheir biggest lead o the night, 52-29.

B 0 m , Rm k -portunities at the ree-throw line,putting up 13 points. Shooting 82

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slowly cut its decit down, but theB 66-54.

T B 53 mthe three-point line and 46 per- m . B showed its might Saturday hal

B m URI 25.

We have always proessed de-

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Bwn 70, Pn 57

I m -ment, Brown took on Providence

C (4-4) S .

Tis is a Big East team, Burrsaid. We have to be physical. We

.Te Bears allowed the Friars just

13 points in the rst hal. Beore thebuzzer, Bruno went on a 16-0 run

and walked into the locker room 36-3 .

Dixon netted 13 o her career-

high 26 game points in the rst hal,shooting 67 percent rom the eldand 80 percent rom the three-point.

Dixon was consistent through

the whole game, Burr said. Shewas very aggressive at both ends.S m k k .

Aer the break, the Friars rallied,going on a 13-0 run to cut the Bruno 36-26.

Its basketball its a game o

runs, and youre never going to have m j ,B .

Tough the Friars went on to out-

B 44-34 hal, they would never get closer than

10, giving the Bears a 70-57 win and B B C .

Bruno wins Brown Bear Classic

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Cae Hwar 14 wn the 300m champinship in 35.60 secns Satura.

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Sheila dixon 13 score 26 points to he lp earn a win over Provience College.

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