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Students are divided on whetheror not the University should givemore money to the city o Provi-dence, according to a Herald pollconducted March 12-14. Te pollalso ound that about one third o respondents said they were satis edwith the choice o Christina Paxsonas Browns 19th president, thougharound hal o those polled said they had no opinion or were not amiliar

enough to answer. More than onethird o students also cited increasinga a a d as th m st mp rta t

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dents said they do not think Brownshould contribute more money to

th ty, wh 30 p r t sa d th y believe Brown should contributemore and 33 percent said they arenot sure. First-years and sophomoreswere slightly more likely than juniorsa d s rs t pr ss p .

Facing a $22.5 million budgetde cit and the looming threat o bankruptcy, Mayor Angel averasasked the University to double its an-nual contributions to the city earlierth s y ar. Curr t y, th U rs ty contributes around $4 million tothe city each year. President Ruth

Simmons reportedly o ered a deal inwhich the University would donatea add t a $2 m t th ty each year or the next ve years, but

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A pa ur pr ss rs a d ad-ministrators discussed the stresses

g , p g strat g s, m -tal health stigmas and resourcesavailable to University studentsMonday night in ront o a large,attentive audience in MacMillan

5. T t a h- was d s g d texplore mental health issues and

ra s awar ss r s ur s a a -ab t stud ts.We hope that by having events

su h as th s , w a b g a - versation that will help eradicatethe stigma that o entimes preventsp p r m s k g th h p th y need, said moderator Jessica Biesel,president o student volunteers orth Samar ta s Rh d Is a d, asuicide prevention and resource

t r a d sp s r th s t.Te panel opened by discussing

stressors that are new or unique tothe college experience. Studentsand amilies can struggle to come toterms with the academic pressuresat Brown, said Belinda Johnson,d r t r psy h g a s r s.Stud ts a p r d u ty as they pull away rom their parentsor begin to see them rom an adultperspective, said Carol Landau 70,

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R b rt B ty wsk 3, Da d Rat-tner 13 and Anthony White 13 haveo cially announced they will run

or president o the UndergraduateCouncil o Students in the upcoming

t . Ratt r s th urr t pr s d t th u a d Wh tserves as the chie o sta or UCSPresident Ralanda Nelson 12. Bentyl-ewski is not a member o the council.

Michael Schneider 13 and Bran-d mass 3 w ru r u -

pr s d t. Zak F s h r 3 sru g u pp s d r ha r thUndergraduate Finance Board. Nocandidates are running or vice chaira er the sole contender or the posi-t a d t gar r th 00 stud ts g atur s r qu r d t b g b .

Te candidates o cially declaredtheir intention to run last night, and

UCS presidential hopefuls declare candidacy

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As the University aims to competewith powerhouse research institu-tions many o which have larger

endowments research experiencehas become a major actor in hiringand aculty tenure decisions. But

aculty members remain confictedas to whether the Universitys in-

r as d mphas s r s ar h a dexpansion highlighted by thecreation o the School o Engineer-

g tw y ars ag a d th urr td pm t a s h pubhealth has a ected the quality o undergraduate teaching at theU rs ty.

eaching and research are o en viewed as conficting obligationsthat a u ty must u . E tra m-phasis on research can be interpret-ed as less time or undergraduateteaching, but portraying them asdisjointed and competitive wouldbe the wrong model, said Andries van Dam, pro essor o computerscience and the Universitys or-mer vice president or research.Van Dams argument was echoedby ma y a u ty m mb rs.

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A Governors Work orce Boardstudy published last month reportedthat de ense industry employersar d g a a k qua d -gineers in the state. But despite asixth o each class concentrating inengineering and a su ering stateeconomy where unemploymentcurrently stands at 11 percent de-

ense sector employers rarely reachout to the University, and engineers

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sa d th r ar a myr ad r as sthat students may not be goingto work or these rms. A actorthat s ra stud ts m t d s

that engineers o en look to con-tinue their education a er college.T ugh D gy Su 2 sa d h sinterested in going into de ensecontracting, he said he wants toget the education portion o my

r w th a d w pursu h sPhD at Ca t h t y ar.

De ense is usually where I ndth m st at , h sa d.

Lawrence Larson, dean o theschool o engineering, said num-bers show that going on to graduateschool a er college is a popular op-tion. While about a third o Brownengineers go into engineering rmswhen they graduate, another thirdmove on to graduate schools o var-

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he University is solicitingideas or innovative ways to de-

velop technology invent ed by Brown researchers through apartnership with Allied Mind-st rm, a r wd-s ur g w bs tthat allows public thinkers tobrainstorm ideas in exchange or amonetary reward. In its rst post-ing on the Allied Mindstorm web-site, the University sought ideas

or pro table uses o a paper-thinplastic battery developed in 2007by ayhas Palmore, pro essor o engineering, and Hyun-Kon Song,a ormer postdoctoral researchass at .

Allied Mindstorm was devel-

oped last all to more e ciently discover pro itable ideas thatcould be applied to technology coming out o universities, saidSara oussaint, university rela-t s ma ag r r A d M ds.

In the past, Allied Minds, anequity rm that acilitates thegrowth o startup companies, did

t u d rta t h -g s b aus t u d t th k pro table applications or them,

oissant said. An open orumsu h as A d M dst rm a wsthinkers to generate ideas that

could aid Allied Minds e orts todevelop technology companies,sh sa d.

Te University began talkingwith Allied Minds about severalprojects they could work on to-gether when the rm became asponsor o the Universitys Li eSciences echnology Fair in 2011.

We thought it was an interest-ing idea, said Katherine Gordon,director o Browns echnology Ventures O ice. We thoughtlooking or new applicationswould be really important. Brownb am th rst u rs -t s t ha a w r s t d rtheir submitted idea on March 31.

Danny Liu o Chengdu, Chi-na won the contest or his ideato use the plastic battery with

carbon-based nano-coatings orconductive abrics applied to win-ter clothes and shoes in orderto provide more heat in wintermonths, especially or those indeveloping countries, accord-ing to his submission. Liu, chie executive o cer o ranztech, acompany that helps green technol-ogy companies enter the Chinesemarket, will receive a $500 rewardand could earn $25,000 i his idealeads to the creation o a company,

wh h h w u d ha a rmar .

o build companies, thatsalways our goal, oissant said.Allied Minds also wanted to createan independent site that wouldnot burden university technology tra s rs s. Tus, th A dMindstorm challenge was born.T s t a ws th pub t rideas or applications to technolo-gies coming out o several univer-sities, and its only requirement isthat the thinkers have LinkedInaccounts. A er the deadline orsubmissions is reached, AlliedMinds and its investment boardd d th w r.

Tough the winning idea orthe plastic battery was selected

rom a pool o 14 submissions,th r s guara t that A dMinds will be able to orm a com-

pa y ar u d t, G rd sa d. I acompany is ormed, the University will still hold intellectual prop-

rty r ghts, s t w u d b ab tnegotiate a licensing agreementw th th rm.

Te ( echnology VenturesO ce) is interested in novel waysto stimulate innovation, entrepre-neurship and commercialization,Gordon said. Were interested inworking with the broader com-mu ty th k rs t shar d asab ut at .

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Over a year a ter proposingtwo technology projects to en-hance student li e, the Undergrad-uate Council o Students recently launched one o the initiatives a system that al lows graduatesto trans er in ormation rom theirstudent email accounts to alumaccounts but it is still in thebeginning stages o implementingth s d, a syst m that w u d

enable students to check laundry ma h a a ab ty .U d r th ha g , wh h was

implemented in March, gradu-ates will be able to keep all thein ormation in their Brown emailaccounts starting with the class o 2011, though they will be requiredto switch to alumni.brown.eduaddresses, said Michael Lin 14,

ha r th adm ss s a d stu-dent services committee o UCS.

he email transition cost theUniversity around $100,000, mak-ing it the Universitys largest new

a um gag m t t at the last ive years, wrote oddAndrews 83, vice president o alumni relations, in an email to

h H ra d.Under the new system, emails

t stud t addr ss s w b r-warded to the alum emails, andsenders will receive automatic re-sponses explaining the addresshas ha g d, h sa d.

he University was concernedthat keeping Brown student emailaddresses could create con usion

or allow alums to misrepresentthemselves, but students com-plained about losing the in or-mation in their accounts a tergraduat g, L sa d.

It was actually a pretty con-troversial issue, and (Computingand In ormation Services) took a m dd p s t , L sa d. CISeventually decided to keep thed r t a um addr ss s but ad- justed the system so account hold-

rs had t tra s r th rma-tion rom their original addresses.

Whether alums will take ad-

vantage o the extende d Brownemail services remains to be seen,A dr ws wr t .

Another project UCS proposedlast spring was installing Laun-dryV w, a syst m th r g suse to enable students to check the availability o dorm wash-

rs a d dry rs r thr ughma a rts.

h O R s d t a Lis currently working on a planthat would connect the laundry machines to the Internet, a neces-

sary st p b r st g thpr gram, sa d R hard B a, s -nior associate dean o residential

a d d g s r s. h y wa t t b rta that

i or when LaundryView is in-stalled, it will run as smoothly as possible, wrote David Rattner 3, pr s d t UCS, a

ma t h H ra d.Bova said he was unable to

provide an estimate or the cost th syst m at th s t m , but h

added that ResLi e has requestedu d g r Lau dyV w as part

o a larger laundry acilities reno- at s budg t.

I am con ident that we willbe able to bring this or the alls m st r, B a sa d.

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I youre on the cutting edge, itw b r f t d y ur t a h g,said Sheila Blumstein, pro essor o cognitive and linguistic sciences.She conceded the di culties o bal-ancing teaching and research es-pecially with the extra e ort neededto secure research unding in thesciences in the current economicclimate but she said the Uni- versity hires and values individualswh s k t d b th r s ar h a dteaching. In Te Herald aculty pollconducted last all, aculty estimat-

d that th y sp d ab ut th samam u t t m t a h g a d -

du t g r s ar h p r t th r t m was d d at d t t a h-g a d 2.3 p r t t r s ar h.Pr ss rs may a s up th

tw m ts a mp m tary manner. Even in introductory courses, pro essors come acrossopportunities to talk about theirlatest research and ndings, vanDam sa d, a d u d rgraduat s th mput r s d partm tmay incorporate research into theirstud s as ar y as th r s d s -m st r at Br w .

But students are not the only ones who bene t rom the rela-tionship between teaching andresearch, he said. Tough pro es-sors at Brown may not be able tocompete as success ully with thosecommitted to ull-time researchat research institutes, teachingand working alongside students

a b st r s ar h a d t wideas, van Dam said. eaching andresearch are two halves o the samecoin, he said. You lose some time,but you gain intelligence rom stu-d t put a d part pat .

But th r a u ty m mb rs b - r s ar h s ga g th upp r

ha d at th U rs ty. Pr ss rsare expected to be at the top o their

eld, said Harold Roth, pro essoro religious studies, and research isbecoming increasingly important

t ur d s s.I would like to see a clear

message rom the administrationthat th qua ty t a h g w b viewed on equal ooting to the sig-

a a d qua ty r s ar h,he said. Right now, I dont eel likethats th as .

Should we attempt to compareourselves to Harvard and Princeton

a a arm g y r qu t bas s?h sa d. W r a d r t a ma .

Roth emphasized the impor-tance o the relationship betweenteaching and research, where topresearchers are present in the class-room and develop personal men-torships and relationships withstudents. Tis is rare at larger re-search institutions and at some Ivy p r u rs t s, h sa d.

Va Dam r ut d th d a thatthe University pressures pro essorsto prioritize research due to them r d r t b ts t rs w thregards to prestige. What is in rstp a ? R s ar h, h sa d. But at ap a k Br w , t a h g s r ghtb h d th r .

Rather than moving the Univer-

s ty away r m ts us u d r-

graduate teaching, van Dam said hebelieves Simmons e orts throughthe Plan or Academic Enrichmentha str gth d r s ar h at thUniversity in a necessary and ben-e cial way. Its been redressing theba a th r ght d r t , hsa d.

I dont think you come toBrown expecting to be le alone todo research in your lab, said Deano the Faculty Kevin McLaughlinP 2.

But Ivo Welch, pro essor o -nance and economics at the Uni- versity o Cali ornia at Los Angelesand ormer pro essor o economicsat Brown, wrote in an email to Te

Herald that he thinks the University does and should provide incen-tives to pro essors to emphasizeresearch over teaching becauseh gh-qua ty r s ar h s ssary

or maintaining its national rankinga d r putat .

Research reputation is the di -erence between (the University

o Rhode Island) and Brown, nott a h g qua ty, W h wr t . I you do not want Brown to com-pete with URI, but compete withYale, Columbia and Princeton, youneed top research that drives theknowledge that we are teaching.I anything, Brown has too littleemphasis on research relative to

ts p rs.Y u a t at y ur ak a d

have it, too, Welch wrote. Yes, un-dergrads in the short run andmost have only a our-year per-spective would be better o i allresearchers suddenly deemphasizedresearch and emphasized teaching.However, in the long run, it woulddrop the prestige o the University.

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t a , h sa d.Tough the study shows de ense

contractors are seeking to hire newengineers, the rms are not wellknown on campus. Personally, Ith k th r s a pr b m g tt gde ense contractors to come to ourcareer airs, Sun said. Other typeso engineering companies, such ascomputer and electrical ones, o en

requent career airs, but de ensempa s ar a m st r pr s-

t, h sa d.Kelsey MacMillan 12, who isstudying civil engineering, said sheshares a similar sentiment. Tesetypes o rms dont really comethrough Brown at all, she said,adding that Brown just doesntha a r at sh p (w th th m).

Rick Brooks, executive directoro the Governors Work orce Board,said the organization is workingto enhance both student interesta d mpa y utr a h. H sa d t

s mp rta t that th s mpa screate connections with studentswhile they are still undergraduates,by providing internships, researchand other opportunities. Tis way,he said, students can see the excit-ing work thats being done withinthe companies, while companieswill also have the opportunity tosee the caliber o students and bemore inspired to reach out to them.

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s th up m g I y L aguChamp sh p Apr 2 - 2 .

We havent beaten Penn andYale in the ve years Ive beenhere, Gri ths said. Im very

t d r th m m tum.

B pp d b w ndhe mens squad showed

mark d mpr m t at th YaInvite, despite un avorable con-d t s.

We were very pleased withur rst r u d, sa d m s H ad

Coach Michael Hughes. We were

ahead o Yale, who are the de end-ing champions o the Ivy League.In the all, Yale outshot the

Bears by 72 strokes. Tis time,Bru y st by str k s.

Captain J.D. Ardell 13, whoshot 152 or the day and earned14th place individually, paced theteam. Standout rst-year JustinMiller 15 nished with a 155,while Nelson Hargrove 13.5, inhis rst appearance or Brown,and Kyohei Itamura 14 carded159 apiece. Peter Callas 14 round-

d ut th s r g w th a 60.T ugh th rst r u d p a d

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exhaustion le the team eeling asthough it le shots on the course.

Te conditions worsened alittle bit, and we struggled withthe wind. Its a hard gol course towalk 36 holes, Hughes said. Te

second round was a little bit mored sapp t g t g ba kwards.

Although we didnt end howwe wanted, we proved to our-selves we can compete with thetop teams in the Ivies, Ardell said.

T t am ks t bu d upthis weekends strong showingas t m s t I y L agu p ay.Bruno got its rst glimpse o its

ellow con erence competitors anda d arguab y th tw str g st

teams in the league Yale andDartm uth.

Personally, I think Dartmouthis head and shoulders above ther st th mp t t , Hugh s

said. Ardell echoed his coachsthoughts and identi ied Dart-mouth as the avorite to winth agu .

Te Bears will compete againstthe entirety o the Ivy League thiscoming weekend at the PrincetonInvitational April 14 and 15. Howth t am ar s w g t a d a

what t p t dur g th I y League Championships to beplayed April 27-29, along withth w m s t am.

We all have things we canpractice a er this week, Ardellsa d. I th k w a r a y sh ws m stu t w k.

We got out o the cellar lasty ar (at th I y L agu Champ -onships) with our seventh-place

nish, and i we could move toth upp r ha th r ,it would show the progress theprogram is making, Hughes said.

Mens golf gears upfor Ivy championship

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(Mickle) started leading somegroups and closing the gap on onegroup a ter the next, Baker said.O a k d s r a d at thatpace and was making all the rightm s a d sh w g a th r ght

st ts.he push or excellence con-

tinued Saturday at the George Da- vis Invit ational hosted by UMass

Lowell, as the womens teamearned ive titles and the menrecorded our irst-place inishes.John Spooneys 14 irst-place e -

ort in the 200-meter dash wasthe highlight on the mens sidea d Susa S a 2 tur d yet another championship per or-mance in the womens 100-meterhurd s.

A inal contingent o throwerscompeted at the Corsair ClassicInvitational hosted by UMassDartmouth, where Bruno wonthree individual titles and botht ams sh d th ra . hB ars sw pt th sh t put w thJessica Eason 14 winning orthe women and Daniel Smith 13claiming the top spot or the men.

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secondsoff recordclinical pro essor o psychiatry andhuma b ha r. M r a d m r ,students ace social class issues,added Maria Suarez, associate dean

th O Stud t L .M stak s su h as s p d srup-

tion, sel -medication with com ortd r a h a d a a k r-

cise also can have a cumulativeli estyle e ect on college students,La dau sa d.

Some people sail through ne th ugh th y mak su h m s-

takes, Landau said. Other people,especially those who are predis-posed to depression, might ndthat just those issues alone can

mak th gs a t w rs .Sel -esteem and mattering the extent to which a person be-

s h r sh mak s a d rin the world around them areclosely linked to mental health,and lacking either can lead to asharply descending pit o misery,said Gregory Elliott, pro essor o s gy.

(Mattering) is the strongestmotivation inside the human be-

g, E tt sa d. T t thatyou dont matter to anyone is a hor-ri ying notion, and it is unbearable.

Tis year, the University wasnamed the third happiest college inthe country, according to the Princ-

t R w. But th s stat st aactually worsen a students depres-sion, Johnson said. People think they should be happy at Brown, butnobody is happy all o the time, she

p a d. Its a s at g th g,sh sa d.

T U rs ty rs a umb ro resources or students strugglingwith mental health issues such asdepression, anxiety, panic disor-ders, eating disorders or substanceabuse. Brown has long o eredm d a a t stud ts r a a-riety o reasons, Suarez said. When

students go on medical leave, theiracademic standing is preserved,and their transcripts are simply marked with leave o absence,

Suar z add d. T U rs ty aalso help students approach aculty m mb rs r mp t s a d -tensions. Most aculty are under-standing and accommodating o stud ts strugg s, sh sa d.

Our aculty are terri c, Suarezsaid. Teres not one o us whohasnt been 20 or 25. Teres not oneo us who hasnt been in college.Teres not one o us that hasnthad a breakup, that hasnt ailedan exam, that hasnt had the dogd at h m .

Along with University resourc-es, Landau said she recommendeda t th rap s t br ak r pr - t th y d pr ss .

Social engagement or social

support is one o the most welldocumented bu ers to stress,Landau said. Scan your socialh r z r s m wh s a p -tential riend. Scan your social ho-rizon or an interest that matters toy u. T s ar a a t th gsthat you can do to push against them ta h a th pr b ms.

Te panelists discussion wasollowed by a brie Q&A session

w th m mb rs th aud .Brandon Almy 12, a psychology

trat r, sa d h att d d thevent because he is interested inthe mental health aspects the paneldiscussed as they relate to students.

From a psych perspective, youkind o go through all o these

urs s g tt g a r a y th r t aba kgr u d ab ut d pr ss a dother eelings and mental health ingeneral, Almy said, adding that thepa p rtray d th s sam ssu sbut us d h w th y r at tBr w stud ts. Y u th k ab utth Br w p r t rms b g p a d stu k that, butIve never really thought o it int rms what t m a s r m tah a th.

U t mat y, a p d s usso mental health can help students

eel com ortable about voicing theirdepression, seeking the help they d a d ha g g th s a st g-

ma o mental health issues, Johnsonsa d.

Li e is stress ul. We all have vulnerabilities. Tings happen,Landau said. Tis should not best gmat z d. It r a y s a us,

way r a th r.

Panel stresses mentalhealth awareness, treatment

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ampa g g w b g t day at 2p.m. Te Elections Board and TeH ra d w h st a a d dat d batat 8 p.m. Tursday in Metcal Au-ditorium and students can vote onMyC urs s Apr - . T r su tswill be announced at 11:59 p.m. out-s d Fau H us t Tursday.

Tough Bentylewski has nevers r d a g r g b dy, h sa dhe is a leader on the mens rugby teama d has a ta g b ab ty t g tth gs d .

As president, he said he wouldlike to change the structure o thecouncil so that it would consist o 12elected o cials rom each class who

w u d h d qua p w r. H sa d hbelieves the restructuring is neces-sary in light o the recent controversy surrounding the councils desire toobtain more control over its unding,wh h br ught t ght t s s sur-rounding the roles o UCS and UFB.Te council proposed an amendment

F bruary that w u d a w th mto allocate their own budget withoutUFB appr a .

I really started wondering howUCS could be that disconnected romthe student body, because the stu-d t b dy was a m st u a m us y

pp s d t that m , B ty wsksaid. He said he believes the structureis causing this disconnect and shouldth r r b ha g d.

According to a March Herald poll,43 percent o respondents said theproposed amendment a ected their view o the council in a somewhat or ry gat way. O y 6 p r to respondents said the amendmenta t d th r w a p s t way,wh p r t sa d t had tt t

t th r p .Bentlyewski also said he hopes to

create a Providence Collegiate Stu-dent Council, which would consist

stud t b dy g r m t r pr -sentatives rom di erent colleges and

u rs t s Pr d .Be ore serving as vice president o th u , Ratt r s r d as ha r

th ampus mm tt . T spositions gave him a strong sense o how Brown and how UCS operates,h sa d.

In outlining his quali cations,Rattner pointed to his experienceworking with Nelson and cited his

r urag g th adm stra-t t d at m y r r s dhall renovations by authoring a state-ment decrying the quality o housingat the University. As president, hesaid he would continue to work toimprove the quality o student li eat th U rs ty.

I think UCS has a very impor-tant place in making sure that theadministration, and (the O ce o Residential Li e) and (O ice o )Stud t L st t what stud tswant, Rattner said. Tats what Iwa t t mak sur happ s.

He also said he would like to acil-itate a discussion about nancial aidissues at Brown, such as implement-ing universal need-blind admissions

and revamping the councils ocus onthe student body. He said the con-tr rsy surr u d g th pr p s dUCS amendment detracted rom thecouncils ability to listen to and work

b ha stud ts.White, who has served on theu r th past thr y ars, sa d

his experience working with otherstudent groups will make him a morein ormed UCS president. He recently

- r at d Br w r F a a A dand is a member o the ExecutiveB ard r Br w D m rats.

What I think is really importantor a UCS president is to have had to

have struggled with putting on eventsin a student group, having struggledw th a budg t, ha g d a t w th thbureaucracy that the University has,h sa d.

I elected, he said he hopes tow rk urth r r as g th stu-d t a t t s d wm t t r a htheir $15 to $20 million goal. He saidhe plans to do this by loosening some

th str t p s r stra g stu-d t gr ups t a w th m t u d-ra s m r t y.

I think within the next semesterwe can raise the necessary amount

w w rk pr a t y t wards thatg a , Wh t sa d.

He also wants to create a StudentAd at Pr gram, wh r stud tswh ha p r w rk g w ththe administration can council theirp rs ssu s k a a a d. Hsa d h h p s t r as ab ra-t w th UFB a d t k p stud tsmore in ormed through a weekly

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tests calling or the University tor as ts tr but s. Stud ts

have organized a group called Brownor Providence, which advocates in-

creased payments to rebuild the Uni- rs tys r at sh p w th th ty.

o date, the city and the Uni- rs ty ha t r a h d a mpr -m s , a d th ssu may b ha d dto President-elect Christina Paxsonwhen she takes o ce later this year,though President Ruth Simmonshas expressed hope that it will be re-solved prior to the end o her tenure.

s n w P x nA majority o students did not

express an opinion on Paxsons selec-tion as the Universitys next presi-

dent, with 34 percent stating they have no opinion and 20 percent say-g th y ar t am ar ugh t

answer. O students who did expressan opinion, most support her selec-tion, with 42 percent o respondentssaying they are very or somewhatsat s d a d y p r t say gth y ar ry r s m what d ssat s-

d.First-years and sophomores were

slightly more likely to say they have p .T U rs ty a u d Pa -

sons selection March 2, and she willtake o ce in July a er Simmonssteps down. Paxson currently servesas the dean or the Woodrow WilsonSchool o Public Policy and Interna-tional A airs at Princeton, where shemodi ed the undergraduate concen-tration requirements, opened theprogram up to all undergraduatesby eliminating selective admissionand promoted undraising or thes h s d wm t.

s p n pA plurality o students 38 per-

cent said increasing nancial aidwas the most important issue or thenext University president to ocus on

sh tak s . T s r su ts

w r w th a s m ar qu stregarding general University priori-ties last year. In a poll conducted by Te Herald last spring, 39 percent o student said nancial aid should beth U rs tys t p pr r ty.

Other percentages remainedroughly the same as the questionp s t d ast spr gs p , th ughthe number o students who saidthey supported building on-campusresidence halls declined, dropping

rom 10 percent last spring to 6p r t.

Around 18 percent o studentsst d r at g - ampus h us-g as th m st mp rta t ssu r

Paxson to ocus on, ollowed by around 9 percent who said they supp rt d h r g m r a u ty a danother 9 percent who supportedimproving classrooms and labs. Fivep r t ad at d mpr g doptions, and 4 percent said they sup-ported improving athletic acilities.

un Fi y-seven percent o students

said they thought need-blind admis-s s r t r at a a d tra s rstudents should be a higher priority

r th U rs ty, wh 2 p r tsa d th y d d t th k t sh u d b

a higher priority and 22 percent

said they were unsure. Currently,the University is only need-blind ord m st rst-y ar stud ts.

T maj r ty r sp d ts 58 percent reported that they re-ceive enough aid or do not need any.Meanwhile, 22 percent said they do

t g t ugh a d a d ha takout external loans, while 20 percentsa d th y d t g t ugh a d but

have not taken out external loans.Only 0.4 percent o students saidth y r t mu h a d.

Te University has also beenworking to expand its medical,graduate and pro essional programsunder Simmons tenure. Around 72percent o students said they ap-proved o this expansion, with 38percent strongly approving o theexpansions and 35 percent some-what approving. Fourteen percent o students responded that they disap-pr d pa d g graduat a dpro essional programs, 10 percentsa d th y had p r gard gthe changes, and 3 percent were not

am ar ugh t a sw r.Recently, the University began

discussing o ering gender-neutralhousing or rst-year students a -ter the administration received aproposal submitted by the studentgroup GenderAction. A majority o students responded in supporto gender-neutral housing or rstyears, with 34 percent saying they strongly agree and 25 percent sayingthey somewhat agree. wenty-threepercent said they had no opinion,13 percent said they somewhatdisagree and 6 percent said they str g y d sagr . T ssu w b

brought be ore the Corporation, the

Universitys highest governing body, May.Te poll results show that stu-

dents resoundingly support Sim-mons tenure in o ce as a whole,with 81 percent o students re-sponding that she contributed totheir Brown experience in a positiveway. Seventeen percent said Sim-mons had little to no impact on their

Brown experience, and only around2 percent said she impacted theirp r a gat way.

s d n n nForty-nine percent o students

reported that their riend groupsd t ma y s st d du-a s wh shar th r s mstatus, while 44 percent said thatthey do and 7 percent expressed no

p . M a wh , 52 p r t students responded that their riendgroups do not largely share theirown race, while 45 percent saidthat th y d a d 3 p r t ga

p .In the a ermath o an amend-

ment proposed by the Undergradu-ate Council o Students in February that would allow it to allocate itsown budget rather than having its

unding approved by the Under-graduate Finance Board, 43 per-cent o students reported that them a t d th r w UCS a negative way. Forty-one percent o stud ts sa d t d d t a t th ropinion o the organization, and 15percent said it a ected their view ina p s t way.

Seventy-nine percent o studentsreported that they approved o how

President Obama is handling his

herald Poll 5the Brown Daily eraldtuesday, April 10, 2012Students view Paxson favorably

Brisa B dell / Herald

Increasingnancial aid

37.8%

Building on-campusresidence halls

5.7%Renovating on-campus

housing18.3%

Hiring morefaculty8.6%

Improvingathletic facilities

4.4%

Improvingclassrooms and labs

8.6%

Improving foodoptions

5.5%

Other11.0%

What is the most important issue for thenew president (to) focus on?

Brisa B dell / Herald

c ti u f m p g 1 How satis ed or dissatis ed are youwith the choice o Christina paxsonas the Universitys 19th resident?13.8% Very satis ed28.1% S mewhat satis ed33.9% n pi i3.3% S mewhat dissatis ed1.0% Very dissatis ed19.9% not familiar e ough to

a swer

Do you a rove or disa rove of the way president Oba a is han-dling his job as resident of theUnited States?16.5% Str gly appr ve62.3% S mewhat appr ve8.5% n pi i9.6% S mewhat disappr ve3.2% Str gly disappr ve

Do you think Brown should con-tribute ore oney to the city o providence?30.2% Yes36.6% n33.2% n t sure

The Undergraduate Council o Stu-dents ro osed an a end entlast onth that would allow it toallocate its own budget rather thanhaving its unding a roved by theUndergraduate Finance Board. Howdid the UCS ro osal afect the wayyou view the organization?3.2% I a very p sitive way13.2% In a somewhat positive way40.9% Little t e30.8% In a somewhat negative way11.8% I a very egative way

To what extent does your nancialaid ackage (or lack thereo ) meetyour fnancial needs?0.4% I get t much aid57.5% I get e ugh aid r d t

eed a y21.7% I do not get enough aid, and

I have take out exter all a s

20.3% I do not get enough aid, butI have not taken out externall a s

my friend grou ainly consistso individuals o my socioeconomicstatus.9.3% Str gly agree35.0% S mewhat agree6.8% n pi i31.3% S mewhat disagree17.6% Str gly disagree

my friend grou ainly consistso individuals o y race.14.0% Str gly agree30.7% S mewhat agree3.1% n pi i24.8% S mewhat disagree27.4% Str gly disagree

The University is ex anding itsmedical and graduate schools and

rofessional asters rogra sand is looking to create a schoolof ublic health. Do you a roveor disa rove of Browns ex an-sion o graduate and ro essional

rogra s?38.1% Str gly appr ve34.8% S mewhat appr ve10.0% n pi i11.0% S mewhat disappr ve2.8% Str gly disappr ve

3.3% not familiar e ough toa swer

Do you think aking ad issionneed-blind or trans er and interna-tional students should be a higher

riority or the University?57.0% Yes21.4% n21.6% n t sure

The University should ofer gender-neutral housing or frst years.33.9% Str gly agree24.7% S mewhat agree23.4% n pi i12.6% S mewhat disagree5.5% Str gly disagree

What is the ost i ortant issuefor the new resident (to) focuson?37.8% I creasi g a cial aid5.7% Buildi g o -campu s

reside ce halls18.3% Re ovati g o -campu s

h usi g8.6% Hiri g m re aculty4.4% Improving athletic facilities8.6% Impr vi g classr ms a d

labs5.5% Impr vi g d pti s11.0% other

How has president Ruth Si onscontributed to your Brown ex eri-ence?41.3% I a very p sitive way39.8% In a somewhat positive way17.4% Little t e1.0% In a somewhat negative way0.5% I a very egative way

Full poll Results

Writte questi aires were admi istered t 1,530 u dergraduates March 12-14i the l bby J. Walter Wils a d the Stephe R bert 62 Campus Ce ter duri g theday a d the Scie ces Library at ight. The p ll has a 2.2 perce t margi err r with 95perce t c de ce. The margi err r is 3.3 perce t r the subset males, 2.9 perce t

r emales, 3.9 perce t r rst-years, 3.9 perce t r s ph m res, 5.1 perce t r ju i rs,4.6 perce t r se i rs, 3.3 perce t r stude ts receivi g a cial aid, 3.0 perce t rstude ts t receivi g a cial aid, 9.5 perce t r varsity stude t-athletes a d 2.3perce t r -varsity stude t-athletes.

The sample p lled was dem graphically similar t the Br w u dergraduatep pulati as a wh le. The sample was 45 perce t male a d 55 perce t emale. First-years made up 29 perce t the sample, 29 perce t were s ph m res, 19 perce t were ju i rs a d 23 perce t were se i rs. Varsity athletes made up 12 perce t the sample.o th se p lled, 45 perce t curre tly receive a cial aid r m Br w . Stude ts rep rtedall races with which they ide ti y, with 63 perce t sayi g white, 23 perce t Asia , 11perce t Hispa ic, 9 perce t black, 2 perce t America I dia r Alaska native, 1 perce tnative Hawaiia r Paci c Isla der a d 5 perce t ther.

Statistical sig i ca ce was established at the 0.05 level. All rep rted cr ss-tabulati sare statistically sig i ca t.

news Edit r Greg J rda -Detam re 14 a d Se i r Staf Writers Alexa draMac arla e 13, Margaret nicke s 15, Eli oku 15, James Ratt er 15 a d Adam T bi15 c rdi ated the p ll. Herald secti edit rs, se i r staf writers a d ther staf

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ditorial &Letter6 the Brown Daily eraldtuesday, April 10, 2012

C O R R E C I O N S P O L I C YT Br w Da y H ra d s mm tt d t pr d g th Br w U rs ty mmu ty w th th m st a urat rmat p ss b . C rr t s msubm tt d up t s a dar days a r pub at .

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L E E R S O H E E D I O R P O L I C YS d tt rs t tt rs@br w da yh ra d. m. I ud a t ph umb r w th a tt rs. T H ra d r s r s th r ght t d t a tt rs r gth aa d a t assur th pub at a y tt r. P as m t tt rs t 250 w rds. U d r sp a r umsta s wr t rs may r qu st a ym ty, but b pr t d th auth rs d t ty s u k w t th d t rs. A u m ts ts w t b pr t d.

A D V E R I S I N G P O L I C Y

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EDIToRIAL CARToon b y l o r e n f u l t o n

Y u ca t eat y ur cake a d have it, t . Iv Welch, pr ess r a ce a d ec mics at UCLA

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Amidst the discussions regarding the Universitys contributionsto Providence, we have been pleased t hat University o icials andthe general student body sti ll consider inancial aid a top priority.In act, he Herald poll conducted in March shows that nearly 40percent o students believe that President-elect Christina Paxsonshould make inancial aid a top priority. Recently, the student ad- vocacy group Brown or Financial Aid came into t he oreground,

bby g r a gr at r mm tm t t th s aus . W b thataddressing this issue is o paramount importance or anyone whotakes pride in being a Brown student, and we ully support Brown

r F a a A d.As h gh ght d by a um wr tt by m mb rs BFA ast

week, the groups goals are to achieve completely need-blind admis-s , w r th a rag d bt burd by m r tha $5,000, as was increasing student voices in inancial aid and policy decisionsa d mak( g) a a a d m r r sp s t stud t ds.

hese goals, which re lect a strong dose o necessary idealism witha touch o pragmatism, are ul ly compatible with the Universitys

mission to be one o the top competitive institutions in the world.I r a z g th s g a s, sp a y a h g t r y d-b dadmission, the University would put itsel in a position to helpd ss s m barr rs st ad r r g th m.

Browns reputation as an institution o diversity is well-justi ied t y d s th u d rgraduat b dy r pr s t a 50 stat sa d a arg samp g u tr s, but t a s h us s stud ts all races, belie s, political values and most importantly, socio-economic standing. Despite our di erences, we are united by one characteristic we possess a special merit that is worthy o studying at a school that many only dream about attending.

h s d rs u d rgraduat b dy w u d t b th s am w th utth st g r us a a a d. I rd r r Br w t bthe standard or academic excellence, the University must ad-m t ts stud ts bas d t th r apa ty t mak a a a

tr but , but th r p t t a t ha th qua ty thacademic environment or the sake o the Universitys reputationa d ts w p rs. As BFA m mb r s mp y y t p g a t y announced, My amilys socioeconomic status has zero to do withh w mu h I d s r t b h r as a stud t a d h w mu h I addt th Br w mmu ty.

W app a p rs a y t Pa s , th C rp rat a d th r st th adm strat r d w th su h matt rs t s r us y

consider BFAs goals and rea irm the importance o providinginancial aid. We came to Brown because we were enchanted by its

promises, opportunities and values, which re lect the Universityscommitment to serve the best interests o its students. Whether weare standard undergraduates, resumed undergraduates or trans erstudents, we have appreciated Brown and President Ruth Simmons

rts t urth r a a a d, a d w ar h gh y pt m st thatBr w a t u t b a st tut that s w g t st

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utur must b mad , a d trust us, Chr st a Pa s : W Bru -a s ar m r tha w rth t.

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LET TER To THE EDIToR

UN negotiations unwelcoming to outsidersTo the Editor:

I am currently an undergraduate student atAm r a U rs ty study g r m ta s -ence and global environmental politics. I also at-tended the Durban negotiations, and a ter readingthe article about them (Climate lab reports on UN

g t at s, Apr 6), I t mp d t r p y. Iwas struck by the resounding optimism that wasexpressed by your contributors. I agree with SpencerFields 12, who is quoted calling the United Na-t s Fram w rk C t C mat C ha g y - p g, th ugh my p , t sh d ght

onto the somewhat chaotic and un air nature o t r at a r m ta p t s.I wonder i the Brown attendees shared my eel-

ings o disappointment that most o the action

occurred behind closed doors. My own reaction toth s pr d am t was t s ak t th h gh-meetings be ore the security arrived to scan badges,since they would surely have turned away mysel asw as my p rs g ur NGO status.

Ultimately, I was dismayed at the lack o in luencemost o the attendees, including many o the smallerdeveloping nations, had on the actual negotiations.Essentially, the convention was a back-and- orthsquabble between the most in luential world playersover dominance and power, which produced ews ut s. Wh J. mm s R b rts, pr ss r sociology and environmental studies, may consider

the talks to have been a global turning point, Iw u d ha t p t y d sagr .

A elia S laro


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T bas ba t ams I y s ast u d at h m th s w k das th B ars dr pp d b th gam so a doubleheader against CornellSaturday and split two games withPr t Su day.

Bruno (5-21, 3-5 Ivy) struck early in the irst game againstCornell (21-6-1, 7-1), scoring

our runs in the second inning onsecond baseman JJ Francos 14two-run double, le elder MattD R z s RBI s g a d rstbaseman Cody Slaughters 13sa r fy. T B ars add d twmore in the third on third base-man Nick Fornacas 15 sacri cefy a d D R z s RBI s g a dplated three more runs in the

ourth via Slaughters RBI singleand center elder John Sheridans 3 RBI tr p t bu d a -5 ad.

But the Big Red rallied to tieit in the seventh, and the gamew t t tra gs. C r -

a y br k th sta mat w th aRBI s g th th g. Itheir nal at-bat, the Bears moveda runner to third with only oneout, but they ailed to score andC r pr a d 0- .

We just let them hang inthere, pitcher Anthony Galan 14

said. We kept walking guys, we

kept allowing a lot o baserunners. We didnt exactly pitch to win.

Game two was not as close. Te

Bears took a 2-0 lead in the secondinning on catcher Wes Van Booms14 RBI double and Francos RBIsingle, but Cornell rallied or sevenruns in the next two innings totak th ad r g d. Bru d dget o ensive contributions romle elder Daniel Masseys 14sa r fy a d r ght d r WMarcals 15 solo home run, but

t was t ugh as th B g R dw 2-5.

Everything that couldve wentwrong, went wrong, Galan said,who started the game or theB ars. I d d t ha my b st stu working. Cornells ve-run ourth

g s t th t r th r st h s ut g, Ga a sa d. I I d d tha that g, t w u db a a start.

Another blow to the Bearswas that Sheridan dislocated hisshoulder on a swing in the secondinning. Te starting center elderhad to be removed rom the gameand missed Sundays action. Galansa d th t am d s t k w h wlong Sheridan will be unable toplay, but that the dislocation doesnot seem to be too serious. I dontth k ts ar r- d g, h sa d .

Bruno ailed to get on the board

at all in the rst game against

Princeton (12-12, 6-2). Te igersset the tone with a seven-run rstinning. Princeton starting pitcher

Matt Bowman threw a completegame shutout, scattering six hitsand two walks over seven inningswh ra k g up 2 str k uts asth g rs w -0. It s hard treally try to come back a er all-

g b h d s dramat a y at thstart th gam , Ga a sa d.

But the Bears bounced back ingame two. Fornacas RBI doubleand Masseys RBI single gave Bru-no a 2-0 lead in the second inning.Shortstop Graham yler 12 addeda thr -ru d ub th b tt m

th th rd t t d th ad t5-0. Marcals RBI single made it6-0 in the h, and despite not get-t g a s g h t, th B ars s r d

ve runs and batted around in thebottom o the sixth in a messy in-

g r Pr t s d s . VaBooms RBI double and MarcalsRBI s g th s th mad t

3-0 B ars.Starting pitcher Mark Gormley

12 shut out the igers throughs gs, a w g y hits and two walks. Princeton add-ed six runs in the nal two innings,but the Bears o ensive outburst

mb d w th G rm ys str gstart gave Bruno a 13-6 victory to

d th w k d.

Ga a sa d th t am was m t -

at d t sh th w k d ahigh note a er losing the rst threegames. We elt like our backs wereagainst the wall, and we neededt m ut h tt g a d p t h gw , h sa d .

O ra , Ga a a d t a badw k d, t g th tra- gloss to Cornell as a game Brunoshould have won. We couldveeasily been 2-2, he said. Te Bearsw u d ha b t d w th Dart-mouth (8-14, 4-4) or rst place

in the Red Rol e division had they

won one more game this weekend.Te Bears next game is at home

against the University o Con-necticut Wednesday a ernoon.T r t r gam s w

m wh th y h st Dartm uthin a critical our-game series April

- 5.Ga a sa d th r s a m r r -

valry between the Bears and therst-place Big Green. Im really

excited to play, he said. I we cantake three games, that would be

u b ab .

Baseball team splits games with Princeton, falls to Cornell

B coNNor grealyS portS S taff W riter

Te mens and womens gol t ams ar m g t th d their spring schedules a er thewomens team came in secondover the weekend in its hometournament and the mens teamplaced h, with a 623, at the 36-h Ya Spr g I tat a .

B n j Te womens gol team wrapped

up its regular season at the BrownWomens Gol Invitational yes-terday with a second-place n-

sh, ard g a 36-h 63 r thw k d.

I ts rst tw t ur am ts the spring season, the team waspaced by the play o StephanieHsieh 15 and captain Megan

u hy 2 a th-p a shat the Low Country Intercollegiate

H t H ads, S.C. a d a h-place nish at the Marsh LandingInvitational in Ponte Vedra Beach,F r da.

I M ga a d St pha p ay well, we play well. Teyre bothour leaders on the gol course,sa d w m s H ad C a h Da -elle Gri ths. We can count onth m ry t ur am t.

Impr g t s d p a its home tournament a er medio-cre per ormances encapsulates the

t ams pr gr ss, th a h sa d.I was very excited to nish

second, Gri ths said. O coursewe wanted to win, but second wasa good accomplishment or ourt am.

Te squad was again led by the play o Hsieh, who notcheda 52, a d u hy, wh sh t a 56 they both placed within thetop 10 individually or the tour-

am t. H ath r Ar s 2 a dCarly Arison 12 shot 162 and 164,respectively. Cassandra Caroth-

ers 15 closed out Browns scoringw th a .Te tournament was well at-

tended by a range o past players,pro essors and recruits. Formerplayers Anita Sekar 10 and Sar-ah Guarascio 11 were present,along with pro essor o history and Browns NCAA representativeH ward Chuda .

It was a special day to haveour players come back and seeso much support or the programhere at our home tournament,Gr ths sa d.

Considering the team de eatedall o its con erence opponentsat the Brown Invite non-Ivy St. J h s U rs ty was th y team to best Brown everythingb d s w r h w th t am wstack up against its con erence

Golf squads perform

well against IviesB JaMes BluMS portS S taff W riter

he track and ield teams hada busy weekend as they split orc-es to compete at three di erentmeets across the country. ravel-ing the arthest were nine distancerunners who competed Friday evening at the Stan ord Invitein Palo Alto, Cali . Dan Lowry 2, O a M k 3 a d H dCaldwell 14 set school records

th r r sp t ts as th y

competed against some o the topcollegiate distance runners in theu try.I think the opportunity to

take our currently astest ath-letes out to a meet like that wasa reward that was well earned,sa d M t h Bak r, th w m sdistance coach. It shows the typeo hard work that weve been put-ting in and the level o athleticismthat s th t am.

Lowry, the ourth-best5,000-meter runner in the nation,

inished the 5,000-m run in 13m ut s, 3 s ds, a t m thatearned him eighth in the irst heat

th ra .Wh y u g t s t 3:30,

thats really signi icant, said imSpring ield, the mens distancecoach. he other thing is thequality o the athletes behindh m that ra . I was just r a y

impressed with his e ort and abil-ty t ra that r m t.

Lowrys time in the event is notonly the astest in Brown history,but the second- astest ever in theI y L agu . As t sta ds, L wrystime will also likely be ast enought qua y h m t mp t at thO ymp tr a s.

At th b g g th ra ,I was towards the back, Lowry sa d. W th thr aps t g , thleaders started to really pick it upand I went with them. he record

wasnt on my mind at all, but Isaw th k a d I th ught, I Is ast, I a g t th r rd.

On the womens side, Caldwellinished the 5,000-meter in 16:06

to inish seventh in the secondheat and break the school recordby 6 s ds a g th way.

Heidi was able to shine theway that she is capable, Bakersa d. Wh y u tak ap ata t m a d just ra , pr tty g dth gs a happ .

M k ra a t m 33:5 the 10,000-meter run and came in10th in heat two, improving uponthe school record set over 30 yearsag by m r tha 0 s ds.

Trio of Bears

set school records

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Jesse Schwimmer / HeraldCaptai Graham Tyler 12 c tributed 3 RBI i Br w s wi ver Pri cet .

Jesse Schwimmer / HeraldHeidi Caldwell 14 set Brow s5,000-meter record at the Sta fordI vite.

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