Brown was shut out (3 to 0) by RPI (sorry, Rensselaer) Saturday night, but rebounded with a 5-1 victory over Union last night. RPI (sorry, Rensselaer) did a masterful job containing Brown's speedier skaters, and made the most of their very few offensive opportunities. (Two power play goals by Brian Richardson, and one empty net goal). Brown controlled large portions of the game, particularly in the first period, but couldn't put any shots behind goaltender Mike Tamburro. Tamburro played an excellent game, helped by his three best friends, Mr. Left Post, Mr. Right Post, and Ms. Crossbar. At times Brown's play was a bit too fancy (and not terribly efficient), but still the Engineers deserve all the credit in the world for sticking to their defensive game plan. This appears to be a very different team from the offensive machines we've grown accustomed to associate with RPI, but I have no doubts that the result come March will be the same as in the recent past. As their stellar league record (victories over Clarkson, St. Lawrence, Brown and Harvard) indicates,the Engineers (I like this better than Rensselaer) are a solid hockey team. Brown completely dominated Union, but I'm sure Union didn't play at their best. The Dutchmen seemed to be a bit tired, particularly in the third period. Union is surely a much better team than what we saw at Meehan Auditorium last night. The RPI/Union trip in late February should be an interesting one for the Bears. Brown's next stop is sold-out Bright Hockey Center next Saturday. The rematch against our sister school from Cambridge (not MIT, I mean the other one down the street) should be, to say the least, interesting. That mythical network named ESPN2 is supposed to carry the game live. Luiz F. Valente