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1. 1201
   Name: J Zitsman on Apr 27, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: friend of Brown fencing team member

   Comments: C'mon, Brown. How expensive can this be? En guarde

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2. 1202
   Name: Charlene Tyson on Apr 27, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Parent, Peter Tyson 2012

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3. 1203
   Name: Dania Wright on Apr 27, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Wellesley College Fencer

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4. 1204
   Name: Juliana Barrett on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: friend/fencer

   Comments: seriously?

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5. 1205
   Name: William J. Lake on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Have seen fencing there. And a huge FAN

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6. 1206
   Name: Anonymous on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: none

   Comments: Fencing is the greatest sport on earth. Why on earth would any school cut fencing... I would rather cut every single sport team besides fencing

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7. 1207
   Name: Anonymous on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: fencing fan

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8. 1208
   Name: Kim Culligan on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Athletic Administrator-

   Comments: Reducing sports and programs and the opportunities for student-atletes, especially Olympic Sports and those that an individual can use for a lifetime is not the way to go. This is one of the oldest sports in America and a tradition has been established.

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9. 1209
   Name: Jolanta Rudnicka on Apr 28, 2011

   Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: rival team fencing parent

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10. 1210
    Name: Rosanne Radavich on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Old opponent- Purdue Women’s Epee

    Comments: I spent five years in Purdue’s fencing club, and had the pleasure and challenge of fencing Brown’s women. I came in a timid mouse, with just enough nerve to attend, and left five years later as the armorer, women’s epee captain, and one of the guiding forces in the club. Fencing requires team work, perseverance and heart, tests and tempers determination, and creates athletes. It also fosters skills and attitudes that make fencers more likely to succeed in life after college, which should be every University’s goal. The skills fencing built made me a better teacher, which secured a teaching assistantship to fund my graduate school. They also made me a strong and competent leader, which has been invaluable as an officer in the United States Army, and a veteran of Iraq. I have seen first-hand the value of fencing, and urge you to maintain this program within your University.

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11. 1211
    Name: Mira Armstrong on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencer at Columbia University

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12. 1212
    Name: Hannah Kolus on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: newly admitted student, potential Brown fencer

    Comments: Fencing is truly a unique sport, and I've been looking forward to joining a college team for a long time. Please don't cut the fencing team!

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13. 1213
    Name: Marcus on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Eternal Rival

    Comments: Fencing has always been an important part of my life and I'd hate to see this team go. I trained at Brown one summer during high school, and that was when I really fell in love with the sport. It's a shame that this team has to suffer because of an alleged lack of interest by the Brown community. The corporation should also take into account how the Brown fencing team has impacted people from other colleges. I'm sure a lot of people signing this petition are not only Brunonians, but fellow fencers who were impressed with the team's sportsmanship and integrity. And fencing was one of the original Olympic sports! Can you really call yourself a member of the Ivy League if you're not firm in your Greco-Roman roots?

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14. 1214
    Name: Ann Turalski on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: USFA

    Comments: Rutgers eliminated its team and now regrets it.

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15. 1215
    Name: Mark Killian on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Former Fencer Class of 2000

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16. 1216
    Name: Steven A. Caputo on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: fan

    Comments: Fencing is the perfect Ivy League sport--one that is truly amateur without being amateurish, one with honor and history, and the type of camaraderie that ordinary team sports don't have. Save Brown Fencing!

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17. 1217
    Name: Alvan Kamis on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: fan of Brown University

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18. 1218
    Name: Margaret Dull on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fellow Fencer

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19. 1219
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Student

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20. 1220
    Name: Bianca Cabrera on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencer at Princeton

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21. 1221
    Name: Huda Muhammad on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: friend of a member of the team

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22. 1222
    Name: Alessandra Assante on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Class '04/Fencer

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23. 1223
    Name: Richard Markowitz on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: competator

    Comments: I remember, 20+ years ago, traveling to Brown University to fence. The fencing team was very formidable. The thought of loosing this proud team would be a shame.

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24. 1224
    Name: Christine McIntosh on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencer at Cornell

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25. 1225
    Name: Nikki Yarnell on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Relative of alumni

    Comments: Please do not do away with this vital establishment! The team's impressive history and rank alone should speak for themselves. Don't let future generations miss the chance to join a vibrant part of history.

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26. 1226
    Name: Vishal Reddy on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Friend of team member

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27. 1227
    Name: Liran Gross on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: NCAA fencer

    Comments: Fencing is a great sport that contributes to the students, the University, and the community. The team is performing very well in the NCAA tournament and maintaining a high level of coaching and competition. Brown University should invest in the program and not cut it.

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28. 1228
    Name: Eric Azoian on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencer for Harvard

    Comments: The members of Brown fencing team have devoted their lives to fencing and taking it away from them is not fair.

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29. 1229
    Name: Lisa Milgram on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Friend

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30. 1230
    Name: Atiio Tass on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Head Fencing Coach

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31. 1231
    Name: Lidia Gocheva on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: fencing opponent (representing Yale)

    Comments: I have always considered the Brown fencing team a serious opponent. Elimiating them would constitute a significant loss to Ivy League Fencing. It would also be a great loss to the Brown University community. As a former captain of the Yale Women's Fencing Team, I know that fencing at college can be an extremely enriching activity. It develops the personality and helps form lasting friendships. It is a noble sport that only matches the spirit of a respected institution and the values of a liberal arts education.

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32. 1232
    Name: Yefim Litvan on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: NJIT Head Fencing Coach

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33. 1233
    Name: George Pogosov on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Colleaque

    Comments: Please save Brown Fencing Team !

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34. 1234
    Name: Gemma Mendel on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: competition - MIT Fencing team

    Comments: I was on the MIT fencing team for 4 years, and we meet the Brown fencers during competitions and I enjoyed fencing them. We have long competitions and have chances to meet other teams and I always respect the brown fencers and coaches. They host lovely competitions. It would be sad to lose a fencing program when fencing is a fantastic sport that builds community.

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35. 1235
    Name: Katie on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Friend of a fencer

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36. 1236
    Name: Kate Holguin on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: student

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37. 1237
    Name: Mark L. Masters on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: I have sent several of my athletes to Brown Univ.

    Comments: Brown is a unique school and fencing is a unique sport that has an appeal at the intellectual level, not just the physcial. Many students who would not find sucess or have no interest in conventional team sports love fencing and all these students are of above adverage intellectually. The intensity of focus also for competing is greater than any other sport and has a positive effect on the academic performance of the student. Many of the atheles I train have an interest in Brown because of the fencing team! If Brown has not fencing team it will lose a potential draw for many the smart and focused kind of students a school like Brown is interested in.

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38. 1238
    Name: Elbert Chow on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Friend is a current Brown fencer

    Comments: Upon reviewing the Brown Athletics Review Committee Report, I am dismay to see that the report recommends improving the athletic program by hiring competitive coaches with higher salaries at the cost of cutting varsity programs. Some of the criteria for cutting programs include history, competitiveness, and history; areas where I believe fencing excel in.

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39. 1239
    Name: Yevgeniy Nazarov on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencing Coach

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40. 1240
    Name: Nadia Nazarova on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencing Official and Coach

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41. 1241
    Name: Cynthia Stone on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Mother of fellow Ivy League fencers (Princeton)

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42. 1242
    Name: Zane Grodman on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Penn Fencing

    Comments: This is one of the most successful fencing programs in the country, and one of the most successful athletic programs at Brown. It seems illogical to cut one of your best programs.

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43. 1243
    Name: Debra Weiss Huddleston (class Of '84 And P'15) on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Alum and my daughter, Hailey Huddleston, will be a Brown Freshman this September and is a "D' rated epee fencer

    Comments: Keep the Brown fencing program!!! In addition to my husband and I both being Brown alums, we were thrilled when our daughter, Hailey, decided to apply to Brown early decision and was accepted. One of the compelling reasons that Brown was her first choice is because of its fencing program. As a "D" rated epee fencer, Hailey has competed at numerous North America Cup tournaments and has qualified three years in a row to compete at fencing nationals. This July she will be competing in four events at the nationals in Reno. Hailey was excited about joining Brown's fencing team and competing at a varsity level. As Brown alums, my husband and I looked forward to seeing Hailey continue to improve and cheering her on as she represented our alma mater. We are extremely upset that Brown has proposed eliminating the fencing program.

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44. 1244
    Name: David W. Hsia on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Class of 1994

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45. 1245
    Name: Tara Strawbridge on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: South Florida Fencing Club

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46. 1246
    Name: Marat Israelian on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: A fencer from St. john's University

    Comments: Any fencing program in the country contributes to the value of the sport, by closing the program Brown University is hurting the Fencing world. To my opinion any fencer in the country should care about what's happening in Brown

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47. 1247
    Name: Cindy Bent Findlay on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: friend of fencing

    Comments: Unbelievable that Brown could consider cutting a team which sends five to NCAA Championships, in a sport with such rich history and tradition...

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48. 1248
    Name: Vladimir Nazlymov on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: OSU Fencing Head Coach

    Comments: Brown is an integral part of the fencing community, giving our athletes the ability to obtain the highest quality of education. The loss of this program would be a big blow to NCAA Fencing. Fencing may not be such a prominent sport, but has been growing within US at a ferocious pace. I fear if the program is cut, it might be premature as fencing gains more recognition.

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49. 1249
    Name: Graham Godwyn on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: Fencer

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50. 1250
    Name: Janusz Bednarski on Apr 28, 2011

    Affiliation/relationship to Brown Fencing: fencing institutional partner

    Comments: Eliminating fencing from the Brown University is not proper action.This sport is a very old sport with tradition and history and with great results in USA and beyond. Mariel Zagunis, Olympic Champion from Athens and Beijing and many other World class US student athletes are the proof that fencing during studies can produce top results. In a addition it is individual sport based on the fast thinking, decision making processes in deficit of time which is typical for life in modern times.Hope that brown University one of the best in the country would like to have this kind of modern sport on the campus.Do not remove fencing from the varsity teams.

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