The California Tech Volume CXIX Number 2 Pasadena, California [email protected] October 5, 2015 A little too much of a Dow Foundation grants add a new good thing: Finding chapter to collaboration with Caltech WAYNE LEWIS paramagnetic resonance, and Caltech as well as endowing Caltech Media Relations mass spectrometry. The funds five graduate fellowships work/life balance also will support the cost of in chemistry and chemical This article was originally teaching graduate students engineering and another five HANNALORE GERLING- their undergraduate programs. published online at caltech.edu. how to use these instruments. fellowships in energy science. DUNSMORE These people often have “Dow and Caltech have The agreement made Dow a Contributing Writer identities highly tied to being The Dow Chemical Company built a robust relationship, member of Caltech’s Corporate the top of their peer groups. Foundation has awarded two with a history of advancing Partners Program, which As another academic year Unfortunately, even among new grants to benefit Caltech’s research that addresses some provides a gateway for exchange begins, it is natural that the the most talented and hardest Division of Chemistry and of society’s toughest challenges. and productive collaborations many things that make Caltech working students, there will Chemical Engineering a special place come to mind. inevitably be some spread, and (CCE), funding faculty The campus is stunning, the as a result, many students end start-up investments weather is gorgeous without fail up feeling like they’ve lost that and leading-edge (even when it’s brutally hot, the major aspect of how they define instrumentation. sky still is the most incredible themselves. This serves to These gifts are the blue), and many of the compound imposter syndrome latest in a decades-long greatest minds in science are ― not only are they now dealing association between packed into one campus small with feeling inadequate, the foundation and enough that seeing a Nobel students are also dealing with a Caltech that has laureate becomes a pedestrian serious loss of identity. advanced research experience. Our venerated One of the myriad great and education in fields Honor Code allows a unique things about Techers, though, including sustainable level of freedom in academic is that they don’t just accept energy, materials courses, and promotes an issues. They see a problem, and science, and applied atmosphere of trust that they want ― even need – to physics. I personally haven’t seen solve it. They often feel like if “The industrial- replicated elsewhere. We have they can’t have the greatest raw academic partnership a unique culture that celebrates intelligence, at least they can between Dow and nerdiness and allows the natural still retain some aspect of their Caltech exemplifies curiosity and passion common former identities by working our two institutions’ to all Techers to flourish. hard enough to still be at the top. commitment to However, there is a downside: For both undergraduate and addressing urgent Caltech’s Altair Professor of Chemistry Greg Fu and postdoctoral scholar Jens Schmidt having an environment full graduate students, this leads problems that confront work with a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. Shared resources such as the in- strumentation funded by The Dow Chemical Company Foundation help advance discovery of brilliant, motivated people to a tendency to work nearly the world,” says across Caltech. creates pressure to be endlessly incessantly. Days and evenings Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Photo Courtesy of Philip Channing productive. are a nearly meaningless Caltech’s president, Imposter syndrome is distinction, and weekends are holder of the Sonja and William These latest grants from the between industry and the something every Techer I have often simply days that students Davidow Presidential Chair, foundation will expand research Institute. met is familiar with. It’s that can just work, uninterrupted by and professor of physics. opportunities, delivering “Caltech’s leadership creeping feeling that you really classes or meetings. Eventually, “We are grateful to The Dow benefits to engineering, the in science education and don’t deserve to be here, that this behavior ceases to come Chemical Company Foundation science community, the sustainability research make all your peers are vastly more from really believing it aids for enabling chemists and Institute, and ultimately these grants a perfect fit in competent and that at any in productivity, and starts chemical engineers to pursue society,” says A.N. Sreeram, advancing innovation and moment, someone is going becoming performative ― a their best ideas in defining areas Dow’s corporate vice president building the workforce of to see through your charade. way to demonstrate that you such as materials chemistry for research and development. tomorrow,” says Rob Vallentine, Sometimes it manifests as not really deserve to be here. and renewable energy.” The link between the president and executive director feeling as intelligent as those This behavior pattern One grant will underwrite Institute and Dow stretches of The Dow Chemical Company around you. Sometimes it is mimicked throughout start-up costs for new faculty back more than 30 years Foundation and global director manifests as feeling like you’re academia. Postdocs work at members, giving CCE a and includes numerous joint of corporate citizenship at not working hard enough. It least as hard as the students, key advantage in attracting research projects as well as The Dow Chemical Company. can also manifest as feeling like except without nearly as much creative, original thinkers. This steady foundation support for “We are pleased to provide everyone else you know is more guidance or support from an is especially important funding Caltech’s Dow Travel Fellowship resources that enable Caltech accomplished, or feeling like adviser. Professors regularly for CCE—an academic program and Dow’s Seminar Series in faculty and students to advance everyone else is doing more ― put in 60-hour workweeks, that has pushed the frontiers Organic and Organometallic science and invent important more classes, more research, at least, to try to earn tenure. of discovery and trained Chemistry. technologies.” more outreach, more CV Unfortunately, this has more generations of scientific leaders In 2009, Dow and Caltech Established in 1979, The builders and maybe even more negative side effects than just by making every recruitment initiated a $4.2 million Dow Chemical Company social activities. being hugely unpleasant and count. This approach has partnership that fueled Foundation contributes to To some extent, imposter massively underpaid for the helped the division build an investigations aimed at creating sustainable communities syndrome is experienced by time worked. This culture of active faculty that includes three solar cells from inexpensive, by supporting strategic all, or at least most, college all work and no play doesn’t Nobel laureates, four National abundant materials. That philanthropic investments students and graduate students. just make Jack a dull boy, but Medal of Science recipients, same year, Dow’s Graduate to build the workforce of However, Caltech’s stringent creates an inefficient system one recipient of the National Fellowship in Chemical tomorrow and drive innovative standards for admission ― that perpetuates inequality and Medal of Technology and Sciences and Engineering global solutions to address at all levels ― create a prime is detrimental to the health of Innovation, and 20 members was endowed with help from the world’s most pressing environment for next-level those in it. of the National Academies. the Gordon and Betty Moore challenges. The foundation is imposter syndrome. All of the Plenty of studies have shown The second commitment will Matching Program. a separately governed private undergraduate students here that increasing the number of help CCE update and maintain A $10 million collaboration foundation designed to carry were the best at their high hours worked decreases the equipment shared by all of its followed in 2011, providing out the charitable efforts of schools, and all of the graduate hourly productivity, and often scholars—facilities for nuclear resources for the Resnick Dow. students here were the best at Continued on page 4 magnetic resonance, electron Sustainability Institute at

NEWS | page 2 OPINION | page 3 FEATURE | page 4 SPORTS | page 5 In this supermoon and nailen reviews nima talks basics Jamshidi on pace lunar eclipse co- “new bermuda” by of ascit to break kills re- issue incide deafheaven cord news 2 October 5, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Caltech Y Column Supermoon coincides CALTECH Y with their Science Olympiad team or do regular tutoring along with occasional hands- The Caltech Y Column serves to inform on science experiments. Transportation is with total lunar eclipse students of upcoming events and volunteer provided. For more information and to RSVP, ANDREW LUCAS opportunities. The list is compiled by Neera contact [email protected]. Eligible for Contributing Writer Olive Walk — at least until clouds briefly Shah from information given by the Caltech Federal Work Study. covered it. Y and its student leaders. 3b. Hathaway Sycamores The time: 7:45 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27. 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The TECH opinion THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 5, 2015 3 Deafheaven crosses genres on recent release New Bermuda, a good album ― except for the details NAILEN MATSCHKE complex sound that subgenres like to appease the fans expecting it. success, and few tremendous these sections is interrupted by a Contributing Writer thrash and death metal encourage. You really could drop it on any peaks. It’s an enjoyable ride, but burst of underwhelming post-rock. However, I think the band’s modern post-rock band’s album you can tell how loosely it’s held “Brought to the Water,” “Luna” and An anomaly in the black metal adherence to writing progressive, without it seeming out of place. together if you listen closely. “Come Back,” by far the three most world, Deafheaven is a group that 10-minute songs may have hurt This just dies out suddenly, as the The heavier, palm-muted metal-heavy tracks, all suffer from has broad appeal among listeners the album, as Deafheaven also band flips back to a bright, major- guitars that make up a large this problem, and not a single one who would not touch the portion of New of these interlude sections contains genre and that finds many Bermuda are its anything memorable. “Baby Blue” of its critics hailing from its strongest asset, does a decent job of starting with vitriolic cadre of fans. This especially for a mellower mood that goes over is no doubt due in part to fans of thrash well, although it sounds almost Deafheaven’s inclusion of and death cannily like early Lostprophets. post-rock, shoegaze and metal. The I understand that this is just an other relatively modern second track, expansion of an existing part of guitar-based genres, “Luna,” has a Deafheaven’s sound, but it feels following in the footsteps very similar out of place in terms of not only of 00s “blackgaze” pioneers structure to the song structure, but also the band’s like Alcest and Agalloch, first, but exceeds writing skill. Even closer “Gifts though Deafheaven is it in almost every for the Earth,” capped by clean unquestionably a black way, especially sections featuring a tambourine, metal band above all else. in this area. It can’t escape the issues the rest of the Deafheaven’s breakout comes right in album has, with a thrash-inspired came with 2013’s with Slayer- but simple riff, a forgettable Sunbather, which took esque chugging section recalling Sunbather and Deafheaven’s already rock- followed by the even another liberal use of the wah solid foundation from most intense pedal. its 2011 debut, Roads blast beat- I’ve enjoyed New Bermuda to Judah, and built a backed segment every time I’ve heard it, and I sprawling masterpiece of on the entire appreciate what Deafheaven tried collisions between euphoric album, while to do by smashing these genres happiness and crushing later on the together, moving further into the sadness, and between band builds on sphere of progressive metal. If the deafening, blackened roars this with major band decides to pursue this style, and muted, even ambient, chords and we I think that in an album or two, interludes. I can remember get an arpeggio we’ll be getting some incredible having Sunbather on lick right out genre-blending music. However, heavy rotation for the of Mastodon’s on this album the band fell victim whole summer after high playbook. This to the tropes of its influences and school, and I couldn’t have approach also produced a beautiful but scattered been more excited for has moments and inconsistent album. Perhaps Deafheaven’s follow-up, -https://pbs.twimg.com/ that aren’t quite my expectation of Deafheaven’s New Bermuda. The first as polished, songwriting ability is inflated by two tracks released, “Brought attempted to expand incorporation key black metal section, which is such as the disappointing, wah the success of Sunbather, but to the Water” and “Come Back,” of all its other musical influences as solid and has slick transitional pedal-abusing solo over rolling there were several points on this were promising, and I personally well. riffs but also doesn’t go anywhere power chords on “Baby Blue.” On album that felt lazy or just sloppy. enjoyed their harsher, death Instead of going to something and fades into a crammed-in piano the whole, though, I would still Hopefully practice will make metal-influenced aspects, being brutal that would have blown the line. All of this summarizes what say that Deafheaven did a good perfect, and we’ll see Deafheaven partial to that other Scandinavian audience away, the band stalls on you get on the album, in various of keeping itself under par for the continue to mold and refine its subgenre myself. Now that we a long, anthemic guitar solo, which forms: a collection of snippets of course. identity at the crossroads of genres have the finished product, I do drops into some full-on post-rock Deafheaven applied to the band’s More problematic is the fact it occupies. have reservations regarding its that feels like a throwaway included influencing genres, with varying that almost every single one of pervasive flaws, but I will definitely continue to listen to it for a while. New Bermuda is more concise than its predecessor, and its 46-minute length is on the short side for black metal. A large contributor to this is the absence of the interlude tracks that built atmosphere between the main ones on Sunbather, ranging in length from three minutes to twice that. New Bermuda starts off well, though not exceptionally, with “Brought to the Water” setting the stage for most of the ideas developed throughout the album. After some discordant bells, it comes in hot with a blast beat and some dissonant guitar strums, which abruptly turn into frantic “Raining Blood”-style palm-muted chugs beneath George Clarke’s expressive vocals. This gives way to the usual black metal tremolos, which are noticeably louder and rougher than those on Sunbather. All of this so far is great material, but it’s not incredible, and with this aggressive sound, I was hoping Deafheaven would write material that took advantage of the punishing or even technically Feature 4 October 5, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Balance important at Caltech and in academia as a whole

Continued from page 1 back the loans necessary for people with a greater variety of from what appears to be some insecurities. Those of us at education. Again, this isn’t experiences and backgrounds form of schizoaffective disorder Caltech can understand that to the point of decreasing simply academia’s problem, will enable a broader array of (Dawson 1997, 110–112), Isaac better than anyone. However, total productivity. Recently as we need to have affordable problem-solving skills, and Newton seems to have been our habits from undergrad Sweden has gained much family care options as well as this in turn can be the infusion diagnosable with the entire propagate to grad school, and media attention, as many more affordable education, but of fresh perspectives needed DSM (Goodnick 1998, 412), from there to postdocs and Swedish employers have that doesn’t change the fact that to drive faster innovation in John Nash had schizophrenia professorships. Let’s try to shift started decreasing the standard the current overworked culture academia. (Sylvia Nasar, The New York the culture of academia away workday to six hours. Perhaps of academia often pushes out Times, Nov. 13, 1994), and from performative exhaustion most surprisingly, they have people coming from lower Finally, this overworked the list goes on and on. Many and toward having enough found nothing but positive financial means. Those with culture of academia leads studies have found a positive balance to live full, complete results with the switch. Having disabilities ― both physical to substantial health issues. correlation between high lives and having enough energy more free time means people and psychological ― are also Obviously not having enough intelligence and mental illness, to stay fresh and excited for come to work with more punished and excluded by free time compounds the already and as much as science relies our work. This year, let’s try to energy and a better attitude, the current academic culture. inherently sedentary lifestyle of on hard work, it also generally keep our extra hours coming and workers are more willing Disabilities frequently limit academia, which from our love of to focus and accomplish what workable hours due to the is possibly the science, and try to needs to be done efficiently. It’s time required for receiving greatest evil against limit those coming trivial to see how this would necessary healthcare. Of physical health. “This culture of overworking from fear. As with benefit academia ― attacking a course the list can go on Quite frankly, you any paradigm research problem with a fresh through all underrepresented cannot do science in academia ultimately comes shift, it won’t perspective is usually precisely demographics in academia, but if you die from a happen instantly. what is needed to make progress the pattern should be rather heart attack at age from a mix of genuine passion, It will come in on a difficult topic. clear at this point: the current 40. However, this small pieces, as a academic culture self-selects culture also creates greater and greater Beyond the benefits for from its current demographics, huge psychological external pressure and deep majority demands productivity, having a culture while pushing out those from pressure that is it. Maybe you’re with greater support for work/ more diverse groups. horrible for mental insecurities.” not ready to limit life balance enables traditionally health. Anxiety the hours of work marginalized groups to better Besides the obvious fairness and depression are you’re putting in partake in academia. For argument for why this is just two of the most common draws from those with high each week to routinely fit in example, women generally are important ― which alone psychological ailments natural intelligence. Further, extracurricular activities. But I made to take on a larger role should be sufficient ― there resulting from this kind of high stress environments can present this challenge to you: in taking care of a household is also a substantial practical culture. Any pre-existing induce various mental health take some time next week for a in heterosexual relationships. benefit to having more women mental health issue will be issues on their own, such as favorite hobby. Go for a swim, Part of this is somewhat and other underrepresented exacerbated by the kind of stress various anxiety disorders and run a 5k, play some Skyrim, unavoidable ― I challenge demographics in academia. The academia creates. This should eating disorders. Simply in the binge watch some Doctor Who, anyone to claim that pregnancy demographics people belong to be of tremendous concern interest of self-preservation, read a book or just hang out with is an equally shared burden shape their life experiences, to scientists, as people with academia needs to start some friends. As famously said ― but the majority comes and their life experiences shape mental health issues have often considering how to make the by Ferris Bueller, perhaps the from socialization. Men are their problem-solving abilities. been the very source of some of environment more conducive antithesis of your usual Techer generally not as socialized to be When nearly all of the people the most important intellectual to good health, both physical both due to his laissez-faire particularly mindful of keeping in academia represent only achievements in human history and mental. attitude towards academics and things clean and generally very few demographics, they ― Charles Darwin displayed because he is a fictional movie functional as women are, and have very similar general life many anxiety-based behaviors This culture of overworking character, “Life moves pretty often have not been taught as experiences, and thus tend to indicative of OCD and in academia ultimately comes fast. If you don’t stop and look much about cooking healthy have very similar problem- agoraphobia (Woodruff 1968, from a mix of genuine passion, around once in a while, you meals as women have been. solving abilities. Bringing in 666–667), Kurt Godel suffered external pressure and deep could miss it.” Subsequently, even women with full-time careers often end up doing vastly more work in maintaining a home than From the president’s desk: ASCIT and you their male partners. Further, if NIMA BADIZADEGAN for and supports the student Watch for emails from the ARC knows.” If you want us to push children are involved, women ASCIT President body as a whole. ASCIT is chair to find out when these your agenda or if you want to are generally forced into the also responsible for managing events are, because they are a provide input on our ideas, the primary caregiver position. This year, I am continuing many student publications, great forum for finding a SURF weekly BoD meeting is the best Naturally, this punishes women the “From the President’s including The California Tech, mentor and learning about the place to go. The minutes for in academia particularly Desk” article series which had and shared resources, like the research that is happening at these meetings are published harshly ― if you’re expected to been written by some of my ASCIT screening room and Caltech. Additionally, you can in The Tech, and reading the work 60-hour workweeks on predecessors. Approximately the jam room. Finally, ASCIT get together with a few friends minutes is the easiest way to top of the societal expectations every two weeks, I will be funds student clubs and runs and request some money from keep up to date on what ASCIT that you will also be the primary writing about an issue on campus-wide social events. ASCIT to take a professor to is doing. The weekly meetings home-keeper and caregiver, campus that is relevant to the ASCIT also includes the Board lunch, dinner or any other event. are open to everyone, and this there’s barely any time left undergraduate student body of Control (BoC), but the BoC This is one of the best ways to get term they will be held every over for sleep. Of course an or an issue important to me. is largely independent from the to know specific professors, and Tuesday at noon. This week’s ideal solution would have men This column will contain my other officers of ASCIT. ASCIT all of the details are at http:// meeting will be in the lounge becoming more involved in personal opinions, discussions is more than just the provider of donut.caltech.edu/ascit/ in Winnett, but most ASCIT maintaining homes and caring of policies or changes that bagels on Monday and donuts Take_a_Prof_to_Lunch. It meetings are traditionally held for children, but having more students should know about on Friday; we are also some of takes very little effort to set up a in the SAC 15 meeting room realistic expectations of work and new things that ASCIT is your best advocates on campus. lunch with a professor, and it is under Fleming House. hours would substantially working on or will work on in If you are part of a club, or a great way to get to know your The main point of ASCIT help in keeping more talented the future. For the first article any organization that runs adviser or another professor in is to further the goals of the women in academia. in the series, I will be writing events for the entire student an informal setting. undergraduate student body a little bit about the role of body, your group probably If you are interested in getting as a whole. Club and event Further, those who come ASCIT, some ASCIT activities benefits from ASCIT funding involved with ASCIT, one of the funding, campus publications, from poverty or the lower that you may not have heard of, already, but as an individual, easiest ways to do so is to show student-faculty interaction middle class ― which is and how you can participate in there are a few other programs up to the weekly meetings of the and student advocacy are all disproportionately comprised student leadership and student that you have access to. The Board of Directors (BoD). One part of that mission. Finally, if of people of color ― often advocacy without an official Academics and Research of the criticisms of ASCIT that you have any suggestions for have huge time commitments ASCIT position. Committee (ARC) runs a I have heard over the past few things you would like ASCIT to help care for ailing elderly ASCIT stands for the number of student-faculty years is that the BoD members to discuss, or if you would like family members, since paying Associated Students of events, like student-faculty only push their own agendas. To to discuss anything about this for care is not a feasible option. the California Institute of lunches and undergraduate quote previous ASCIT President article, send me an email at They also have to find money to Technology and is the main seminars, where you can get to Ted Jou, “Unfortunately, those [email protected]. pay for childcare while paying organization that advocates know your professors better. are the only agendas the BoD Sports THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 5, 2015 5 Hot streak puts Jamshidi on pace Cross country steps for kills record after Oxy match up distance at Mus- GOCALTECH.COM to post a .625 hitting percentage just one of the final eight points for Actual Sports Content Editor and cruise to the 25-9 victory. The a 25-12 defeat. tang Challenge visitors carried the momentum Senior Harinee Maiyuran made PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 1, through the second set as they eight assists and is averaging 7.25 GOCALTECH.COM debut mile pace despite the longer 2015) – Senior Cat Jamshidi jumped out to a 13-3 lead and per match over her past four, while Actual Sports Content Editor distance and tougher course. “Michelle’s performance today continued her recent hot streak closed at 25-10. The Beavers finally senior Amy Hu led the squad with on this difficult a course was prob- with her first double-digit kill effort found some footing in the third set nine digs and chipped in another SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2015) – The Caltech men’s ably comparable to her career-best of the season in a SCIAC matchup to keep within five at 12-7, but took four assists. and women’s cross country teams in high school,” Head Coach Ben against Occidental College stepped up from their season- Raphelson said. “Caroline did an on Thursday night. opening distances of 4.5 and 6k, outstanding job pacing herself The Tigers played nearly respectively, to 5k and 8k at the early and turned in a very strong flawless ball to claim a 3-0 Mustang Challenge hosted by performance as well.” victory and improve to 3-7 The Master’s College on Saturday Senior Aditya Bhagavathi overall (2-4 in the SCIAC), morning. made his debut working alongside senior Jared Forte and fresh- dropping the beavers to With the Beavers forgoing man Rohan Choudhury for the 0-11 (0-6). the UC Riverside course for the first time in four years in favor of first three miles before opening it Jamshidi smashed 12 more severe rolling terrain, times up over the final two. The 2014 kills to bring her average could be expected to come in a bit NCAA qualifier clocked a blis- over the past seven slower than in prior season. tering sub-10:00 split over the matches to 2.62 per set “We expected the course to be last two miles, which included and 7.9 per match, putting more difficult than ones we have a steep climb up the toughest her on pace to break the run in previous seasons,” Head hill on the course, to finish two program record for kills Coach Ben Raphelson said. “We second faster than his first 8k last year, in 26:45.11. Forte was not in a career (her 470 trails knew that even coming close far behind, crossing the finish at Paige Logan’s 2013 mark to our prior early-season times would show how we have pro- 27:15.65 – five seconds quicker of 554. gressed, and we even had several than his season-best NCAA West Occidental opened the beat their past times.” Regional performance in 2014. match absolutely on fire, I don’t understand why we, as civilized human beings, still celebrate violent rituals such Yet freshman Michelle Mara- Choudhury kept fairly close to the smacking 15 kills without as killing opponents (with a ball nonetheless). sigan and sophomore Caroline pack as well, clocking a 27:56.34 committing a single error -http://gocaltech.com Atyeo ran impressive races on the as he ran within 15 seconds of the women’s side, with Marasigan just mile pace from his collegiate debut seconds off her 4.5k pace from on Sept. 5. two weeks prior as she clocked a “We took a similar approach Ball scores brilliant goal 20:40.71 – just 13 seconds behind to Aditya’s first race last year, graduated 6k record-holder Steph- where he started conservatively anie Reynolds’ 5k time last season. and paced his teammates before Atyeo also ran within two-and-a- stepping things up over the last on volley against La Verne two miles,” Raphelson explained. half minutes of her 4.5k time and GOCALTECH.COM Caltech slowly started to fer Reed and senior Theodore just 19 seconds off her 2014 time “Jared continued his string of Actual Sports Content Editor bounce back as junior J.D. Feist Wilkening each put a shot on at the easier UC Riverside course. strong performances and I’m and the defense turned away a target as well, while Feist made six Freshman Melissa Gutierrez happy to see his persistence pay- PASADENA, Calif. (Sept. 30, handful of Leopards chances while saves between the posts. snuck between Marasigan and ing off.” 2015) – Senior Adam Ball scored the offense earned some chances Atyeo with Freshman Joey Hong fronted a brilliant goal as the Caltech of its own, including a dangerous a 21:13.36, a quintet of Beavers to finish next, men’s soccer team put on its best shot on target from sophomore while se- all within one minute of each offensive showing of the season in Chris Haack in the waning min- nior Rachel other, while freshman Noah Huff- a 3-1 defeat to the University of La utes of the half. Thorp man moved up three spots within Verne on Wednesday afternoon. Caltech dominated possession posted a the team order of finish. Among The second-place Leopards as the second half got underway, respectable the returners, seniors Elliot Simon improve to 9-2 overall and 6-2 in ripping four shots and winning 22:26.74 and Mark Lorden (Brookline, N.H. the SCIAC while the Beavers dip a corner in the first five minutes. in her / Hollis-Brookline) trimmed 51 to 0-7 (0-7). Two corners later in the 60th first race seconds and 1:14, respectively, Things started slowly as neither minute, freshman Tristan Née in nearly off their debut 8k times last year could gain a footing on the other sent a looping ball to the top of two years. while sophomore Mason Mac- until La Verne struck on the first the box, where the unmarked Ball Dougall blew away the rest of the shot of the game in the sixth Freshman smashed a volleyball off a goal line Robin squad with a massive five-and-a- minute. Saul Uribe sent a cross in defender’s head and into the net to Brown half minute drop. from the right wing, where Nathan halve the deficit. rounded “Taking on their first 8k of Gonzalez trapped it in traffic and The Beavers continued to out the the year, and in many cases the powered it into the back of the net threaten midway through the Beavers’ first one of their career, the men for the 1-0 lead. ULV tacked on a half but the Leopards found their lineup, looked very strong in the critical second goal nine minutes later as stride again and pushed forward Uribe took a pass from 10 yards nearly latter stages of the race,” Raphel- for an insurance goal, which they son said. “Some had better days out on the right side of the box were awarded on an own goal in Adam Ball performs a modern mating dance in an attempt to match- impress the ball. The ball (upper right corner) is not impressed. than others, but everyone... is and popped a shot off the cross- the 86th minute to seal the win. ing her -http://gocaltech.com eager to build on today.” bar. Juniors Alec Sands and Schaef- collegiate Ross introduces himself with 19 saves against Wash and Jeff GOCALTECH.COM visitors stretched other athletic stop. The Presidents to regain the lead, but the Beavers Actual Sports Content Editor back out with notched on a counter attack off matched that on a man-up oppor- a strike at 1:52. a turnover one minute later, but tunity at the 2:20 mark as Bradley PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 2, SeniorJames both teams locked down at that completed his ninth straight brace 2015) – Freshman Charles Ross Blackwood came point with neither netting for the to open the season. made an instant name for himself up with a big remainder of the half. The Presi- W&J took the lead once more in his home debut, stopping 19 goal on the very dents defense appeared suffocat- in the final seconds of the quarter shots for the Caltech men’s water next possession, ing at times as it forced six turn- and made it a two-goal game just a polo team against Washington & though, and as- overs during that span, but Ross minute into the fourth. Blackwood Jefferson University on Thursday sisted junior with more than made up for the offen- hit freshman Eshan Govil for a big evening. four seconds left sive shortcomings in recording 12 strike on the Beavers’ next posses- Despite Ross’s heroics, the Bea- in the quarter to blocks over the first half alone. sion after Eck drew an exclusion vers fell, 11-7, to dip below .500 at “Bro, stop splashing. You’re getting my ball wet.” ― The level the score. Caltech was destined to equalize to pull back within one, but W&J 4-5 while the Presidents improve other dude. W&J had a as the third quarter began. After took control from there, scoring to 7-3. Photo by Bob Palermini big chance on a pair of steals on the Presidents’ four unanswered goals, again de- Ross was called upon to make the first posses- possessions, Bradley connected spite Ross’s best efforts between three saves in the opening two and again two minutes later on sion of the sec- with Eck, whose shot just snuck the posts. Blackwood netted a late minutes, but the Presidents broke a man-up chance to take the 2-0 ond quarter as Bradley was tagged over the line to tie the game at consolation on an impressive long- through on their fourth attempt lead. Senior Patric Eck pulled with an exclusion, but Ross picked 4-4. W&J countered immediately range effort with two seconds re- one back at the 2:50 mark but the up right where he left off with an- maining. Announcements 6 October 5, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH

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