Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Inside the stone walls of tradition, rows of wooden desks are filled. The lecture commences. Vigorous note-taking is audible as pens and pencils bear down on table-tops. The professors voice fills the hall. Cryptic marks cover the blackboard in chalky white and blue. The scent of spearmint gum wafts out of one corner, and heads raise slightly as noses become aware. A hand rises tentatively, willing the professor to notice; ten seconds pass, and the hand slowly returns to the desk. One pair of red eyes droops, vision blurred, and begin to notice the creases in the clothes worn before, during, and after last evening's all-nighter. A window is open, and through it can be seen the springtime green. A guitar is being played near the new grass. The air is warm. The faintest of moans is heard from the day- dreamer inside, but the moan luckily merges with the sound of bells that signal the end of another hour. Are there any questions? The usual crowd forms around the lectern, chairs scrape, and voices are found again as the classroom rapidly empties. Boulas Kacser Lowen Phelan Lowen

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Berkowitz Brown sports ... Ivy League ... press advances . . . season approaches . . . pre-season training . . . one- two, one-two . . . training . . . coaching . . . let's move, people . .. one-two, one-two . . . THE season . . . in- tense workouts . . . press releases . . . The team looks good .. . tickets . .. press passes ... pre-game stretch- ing . .. athletes in thoroughbred poses . . . crowds . . . an- ticipation . . . competition . . . media . . . consignments . cheers . . . play by play . . . play to win . . . groans . . . losing . . . playing again . . . Brown sports . Ready: A team of individuals uniformed in school col- ors stand ready to compete, coached to excel. Action: a mass of aching, bruised bodies, tutored and supported by University staff and alumni take the field. One almost forgets those are student bodies: housing minds concerned with academics even over athletics. Such is the complex moving picture of Brown sports. End frame. Jock or athlete: to some it is a question of semantics; to others the terms reflect an attitude. This attitude can be degradation: dumb jock or respect: scholar-athlete. Considering that Brown athletes en- dure sessions in training, hours at Nautilaus, rushed meals, lost time, hurried studies, and still manage to compete in the classroom, proves that they deserve re- spect. There is more to the life of an athlete at Brown than muscles, skills, percision, or even a uniform. Berkowitz Berkowitz Berkowitz Berkowitz