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Sunny Read It First 38/28 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXI, NUMBER 22 Tuesday, March 1, 2011 TUFTSDAILY.COM Tufts professor to chair Harvard board b y El i z a b e t h McKa y [Harvard] President [Drew] Daily Editorial Board Faust and her colleagues in their vigorous efforts to adapt Harvard University last week to changing times and to announced that a Tufts pro- maintain Harvard’s standing fessor, Leila Fawaz, will serve as one of the best universities as president of its Board of in the world,” Fawaz said in an Overseers for the 2011-12 aca- e-mail to the Daily. demic year. Members of the board Fawaz, the Issam M. Fares elect the president yearly, professor of Lebanese and according to Harvard’s Senior Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Communications Director will assume her position after John Longbrake. Harvard’s commencement in Robert Shapiro will round May. She is the founding direc- out the board’s leadership as Bruce Wang/Tufts Daily tor of Tufts’ Fares Center for the vice-chair of the Board’s TCU President Sam Wallis, pictured above second from right at a Feb. 27 Senate meeting, was part of a Eastern Mediterranean Studies executive committee. Shapiro, delegation of senators representing Tufts at the inauguaral NESCAC summit. and has served on the Harvard a prominent Boston lawyer and board since 2006. former president of the Harvard The Board of Overseers is Alumni Association, will also TCU Senators discuss alcohol abuse one of two governing bodies at assume his post in May. Harvard. The board assists the Fawaz predicts that the Harvard administration in an board’s goals for the coming with NESCAC peers at conference advisory capacity and oversees academic year will crystallize the visitation and review of in the coming months. b y Ka t h r y n Ol s o n TCU President Sam Wallis and they’ve attempted to work them Harvard’s schools, according “I anticipate that we Daily Editorial Board Senator Yulia Korovikov repre- out,” Korovikov, a sophomore, to Fawaz. The other body is the will be thinking about such sented Tufts at the summit hosted said. “We asked ourselves, ‘What recently revamped Harvard issues as Harvard’s evolving Two Tufts Community Union at Connecticut College. The aim can we do better as a group to Corporation, which supervises international agenda, its (TCU) senators this weekend of the summit was to help par- work towards a better system?’” finance and business affairs. efforts to think innovatively attended the inaugural New ticipants gain a better understand- Summit participants concluded Fawaz says she hopes to use about teaching and learning England Small College Athletic ing of underage alcohol abuse at that students abuse alcohol at her tenure as president of the in the college and across Conference (NESCAC) Summit NESCAC schools. dangerous levels and that shots of board to continue to guide Harvard’s schools and the on Alcohol to share Tufts’ experi- “The goal of the summit was hard liquor pose the greatest risk Harvard’s evolution. ways the different parts of the ences with the problem of under- to identify which problems all “Together with my fellow age drinking. NESCAC schools face and how see ALCOHOL, page 2 overseers, I hope to support see HARVARD, page 2

New event marks Boiler failure at Tufts heating plant left uphill dorms with decreased heat The uphill central heating plant, which is responsible for heating the dormitories end of Black in the area, on Sunday experienced boiler problems that caused a temporary reduction in the temperatures of many buildings. History Month “We did have heat in all the dorms, just at a lower rate,” Director of Facilities Services b y La i n a Pi e r a Bob Burns said. “We never lost heat. We Daily Editorial Board were putting out reduced heat, because we lost a boiler.” Students, faculty and members of Despite the reduced heat levels in uphill the community last night gathered at dorms, the Department of Facilities Services Granoff Family Hillel Center to close did not receive any reports of complaints out Black History Month with a cel- from members of the Tufts community, ebration of black history and culture. Burns said. The Black History Month Celebration, Vice President for Operations Dick sponsored by the Tufts Black Men’s Reynolds said that Facilities monitored the Group and the Africana Center, fea- temperatures of the affected dorms; boiler tured performances by the all-female problem did not last long enough to sig- DANAI MACRIDI/TUFTS DAILY a capella group Essence, the ENVY nificantly reduce temperatures in affected Several uphill dormitories, including Carmichael, were affected by a boiler failure on Sunday. Step Team, Berklee College of Music buildings. student Nick Hakim and Matt Rose “Nothing ever got below 64 degrees,” He said that all of the residence halls ser- he estimates that normal heat returned and the Crossover Kidz, a hip hop/rap he said. viced by the central plant — and therefore to dorms by midnight. Facilities yester- band also made up of students from Two of the boilers used to generate impacted by the boiler crash — are uphill: day was still working on the boiler that Berklee. heat for uphill dorms stopped working, Blakely, Carmichael, Hallowell, Hill, Hillside had been experiencing pump difficulties, Sophomore Gabrielle Raymond also Reynolds said. The central plant, located by Apartments, Houston, Miller, West and Reynolds said. read her essay, which took second place the smokestack adjacent to Dowling Hall, Wren. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, in January’s MLK Reflections Contest. usually runs on two out of its three boilers at Reynolds said that heat in other buildings Reynolds sent out an e-mail to let residents There was an open mic for attendees to a time, but on Sunday was down to just one and downhill dorms is supplied by separate of affected dorms know that Facilities had share their thoughts about black his- operational boiler. heating plants. restored the central plant to its standard tory and culture. One of the boilers’ pumps malfunctioned “We have a number of heating systems working capacity. Senior Shabazz Stuart, one of the due to low-quality fuel, and the third boiler around the campus. So many dorms were To prevent future boiler problems at event’s organizers, said the idea for the — an older piece of equipment typically unaffected,” Burns said. the central plant, Burns said that Facilities event came up two weeks ago when reserved as a backup — would not start, The boiler stopped functioning at approxi- is looking into modernizing the aging members of the Black Men’s Group Reynolds explained. mately 9 a.m. on Sunday, Reynolds said. equipment. realized there was a void to fill. “We were unable to get fuel to one of Facilities was notified of the problem by an “We want to make sure we provide good “Black history is American history,” the boilers because of a problem we’re hav- alarm that goes off when a boiler goes out service to the community,” Burns said. Stuart said. “To know black history ing with delivery of oil to the plant,” he said. of service, and responded quickly to try to Reynolds said updates to the central and to understand black history is to “There has been a problem with fuel delivery repair it, Burns said. plant are planned for this summer, while understand who we are as Americans. and quality of oil.” “For about 12 hours, we had people boiler replacements remain longer-term We talked about priorities for the The inability to pump fuel to the boiler was working on it all day [Sunday],” he said. goals. semester. We said, ‘No one’s doing any- due to both poor oil viscosity and a technical Reynolds said one of the boilers started failure of the pump, according to Burns. up again around 9 p.m. the same day, and —by Jenny White see CELEBRATION, page 2

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Chef Dan Barber (LA The Daily’s photo News 1 Op-Ed 11 ’92) has made a pas- department takes an sion for cooking devel- upclose look at a few Features 3 Comics 12 oped at Tufts into an cultural events held Arts | Living 5Sports 13 award-winning career. this weekend. Captured 8 Classifieds 15 Editorial | Letters 10 see FEATURES, page 3 see CAPTURED, page 8 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Groups collaborate to put on Black History Month celebration at Hillel CELEBRATION continued from page 1 thing for Black History Month. There’s no opportunity for Tufts students to come out and celebrate such a part of history.’” Senior Hameto Benkreira, another event organizer, said the group want- ed to commemorate the end of Black History Month with an event involving a broad spectrum of the community. “We really wanted to bring a cross- section of the campus together to cel- ebrate this event. … There’s not always such a diverse crowd that’s reflective of the Tufts campus,” Benkreira said. “We thought it would be a good way to close out Black History Month with a com- munity gathering. We really worked hard to reach out to a lot of people from all over campus.” The organizers approached Tufts Hillel to host the event, worked with the Center for STEM Diversity and obtained funding from the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs. Sophomore Groom Dinkneh, who also helped organize the event, said he invited Matt Rose and the Crossover Kidz to the celebration after seeing Rose perform at a similar event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bruce Wang/Tufts Daily Organizers sought to attract a broad spectrum of people to last night’s event, which marked the end of Black History Month. a week and a half ago. “I went there and Matt, from the group that performed, recited the Center events. She said she especially same poem on stage [that he per- liked Essence’s performance of “I Am formed tonight],” Dinkneh said. “When Not My Hair” by India Arie. I heard it, I was like, ‘Man, we need this “It speaks to me, so I definitely kid to come out’. So I ran up to him and enjoyed that,” Brutus said. grabbed his number. Lo and behold, he Stuart hopes that this event will happens to be an artist, so he brought become an annual tradition. his whole band out and made them the “I hope we started something here feature and really got the crowd really tonight,” Stuart said. “Hameto and involved today.” I are both seniors, but I hope this Sophomore Sabienne Brutus heard continues. Black History Month is an about the event from Dinkneh and important opportunity to look back thought it would be an interest- retrospectively at black history, as ing event to attend given the outside far as the narrative of black people involvement and venue, which is dif- in America, so I hope this happens Bruce Wang/Tufts Daily ferent from venues of other Africana again.” The ENVY step team performed at last night’s Black History Month celebration.

After serving four years as Harvard overseer, Senators share Tufts experience Fawaz will head the board starting this summer with tackling alcohol abuse HARVARD ALCOHOL versity alcohol policy, issuing in continued from page 1 continued from page 1 November 2009 a resolution university can work together to student health, Wallis, a senior, advocating for the creation of a both academically and said at Sunday’s Senate meeting. social-norms marketing campaign administratively,” she said. Attendees formulated a resolu- to curb the perceived dangerous Fawaz, who was born in tion to address campus alcohol drinking culture on campus. Sudan and raised in Lebanon, abuse, declaring that any solution Korovikov in the fall started the received her B.A. and M.A. to the problem would ultimately campaign to reduce over-consump- in history at the American lie in the hands of students and not tion of alcohol and to emphasize University of Beirut, before administrators, Wallis said. student responsibility. receiving her A.M. and Ph.D. “As students, we tend to say, ‘The Wallis said that the summit re- in history from Harvard in administration needs to change this energized the Senate’s efforts to 1972 and 1979, respectively. policy,’ or ‘The Programming Board engage in a campus-wide conver- Her career at Tufts began in has to hold these events, and we sation regarding students’ alcohol 1979, where she has served will respond,’ but the truth is we usage. as chair of the Department shouldn’t be looking for the admin- “We are looking with reinvigo- of History and as dean for istration to solve our problems,” rated enthusiasm to find the best humanities and arts. Wallis said. “We need to pick up our ways to get students involved and Fawaz succeeds prominent end of the bargain.” active in social life while practicing appellate and Supreme Court Tufts revised its alcohol policy safe drinking habits,” Wallis said. litigator Seth Waxman, who in the summer of 2009, impos- One of the main topics of discus- is also a former solicitor gen- ing harsher sanctions on students sion centered on ways to engage eral of the United States, as found violating campus alcohol upperclassmen in the responsible president. Shapiro will follow regulations. Students raised con- drinking conversation, so that they Mitchell Adams, executive cerns that the new policy would can serve as role models for young- director of the Massachusetts have a dangerous effect, discour- er students, according to Wallis. Technology Collaborative. aging students from seeking med- Conversations with the other Shapiro and Fawaz have ical attention. NESCAC school representatives served together on the Board Dean of Student Affairs Bruce made clear to Wallis that estab- as overseers for four years, and Reitman convened an Alcohol Task lishing an alcohol policy that both Shapiro is looking forward to Force, composed of students and emphasizes student safety and a period of close cooperation, administrators, to evaluate the respects federal law is a tricky he told the Daily. policy and formulate strategies to undertaking. “We’re very close colleagues reduce binge-drinking practices. “Tufts has been able to strike solid and close friends,” he said. Courtesy George Ellmore The review process led to the balance of staying within the law “We’re really looking forward Leila Fawaz, the Issam M. Fares professor of Lebanese and Eastern announcement this past summer while making sure students aren’t to working together.” Mediterranean Studies at Tufts, will serve next year as president of of a revised alcohol policy that is afraid to call for help,” he said. Shapiro served on the Harvard’s Board of Overseers. more nuanced and includes a for- Korovikov agreed, adding that Har vard Corporation giveness clause for offenders. most students feel safe requesting Governance Review careful consideration about fully support the decision to Both Korovikov and Wallis medical assistance in the event of Committee, which in what will be good changes,” enlarge the corporation and acknowledged that Tufts’ alcohol an emergency. December recommended he said. its capacity,” she said. policy is more forward-thinking “Tufts has done an incredible reforms to the Corporation in Fawaz also expressed her Harvard degree-holders than that of many of its NESCAC job in making sure students feel response to concerns raised excitement about the changes elect 30 board members to counterparts. safe and comfortable,” she said. about its effectiveness. These and hopes that Harvard’s two six-year terms, according “Our policy is more holistic; it’s “There are other things that can be changes included doubling governing boards will con- to Longbrake. The 2010-11 not just a policy, but includes a worked on, but we have an incred- the number of board mem- tinue to complement each board that elected Fawaz social responsibility aspect,” Wallis ible starting point.” bers and instituting six-year other’s work. includes a film producer, an said. “In that sense, Tufts is leading Wallis said that NESCAC schools limits on their terms. “I am confident that the astronaut and the director on this issue.” plan to hold a similar summit next “There were many months boards will continue to of the Smithsonian National The Senate was part of the year, though the discussion may of study and discussion and work collaboratively, and I Museum of Natural History. extensive discussions on the uni- not focus on alcohol abuse. 3

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PROFILE | DAN BARBER Romy Oltuski | The Dilettante Alum ascends the ranks of culinary stardom The art of From catering on the Hill to serving the Obamas, Dan Barber is on a roll feng shui

fter having some trouble sleeping, I decided to forgo the suggestions most had given me — sleeping pills, exercise, fewer all-nighters A— in favor of one I thought I could more realistically take on: feng shui. Feng shui, from what I gathered from its Wikipedia article, is the ancient Chinese practice of orienting space to bolster a positive energy called qi — basically, baby-proofing your house. Except instead of protecting an infant, you’re protecting an invisible life force that’s both part of you and not part of you, loosely translat- ing into English as “air.” Thus began my mission to turn my liv- ing space into an airtight, Zen paradise and get my sleep back — temporarily skipping over the feng shui desk organi- zation manual my housemate had given me, as it allotted two-ninths of the desk to traditional desk items and the rest to plants and candles. On to wall color. It would be easier to adapt my personality and life circum- stances to my existing wall color than repaint, I decided, so I browsed through a feng shui color manual, fingers crossed that green would make an appearance. Lo and behold, green is the perfect color to sustain the qi of both those who are dis- tinctly NOT looking for companionship Courtesy Irene Hamburger and babies. Score. Chef Dan Barber (LA ’92), owner of two Blue Hill restaurants in New York, is intent on making an impact in the culinary world. The rest of my task, however, required more effort than simply adopting a misan- b y Jo n Ch e n g kitchen equipment and nice silverware,” chef Nancy Silverton before enrolling in thropic, infantile personality. I was frantic Daily Editorial Board Barber said. culinary school at the French Culinary upon learning that with my bed so close More than a profitable business ven- Institute in New York. He left for France to a window, my qi could easily escape Penning menus for two award-win- ture, Barber’s vision was about spread- shortly after graduating and returned to through it at any time; it was entirely pos- ning restaurants, writing opinion piec- ing the art of good cooking, which was New York a year later to work for famed sible I no longer even HAD a qi. es for The New York Times, giving talks lacking on campus at the time. As they chef David Bouley before finally opening Set on winning it back, I read on about for innovation group TED and lecturing had hoped, the catering business soon the first Blue Hill outpost in 2000 with his bed placement: far away from windows at a Harvard University food-science achieved campus-wide acclaim. brother and sister-in-law. but not cramped against a wall; far from course are not typically activities of a “We never really earned much money, Less than two years after opening the door but definitely not in view of a celebrity chef. But Dan Barber (LA ’92) but it was a lot of fun and social,” Barber the restaurant, Food & Wine Magazine mirror, worst of all one at the foot of the is unlike your everyday Bobby Flay or said. “It was a small collection of [a] named Barber one of America’s best bed; not in the path of the qi-killing draft Ming Tsai. dozen when we first started out, then at new chefs, and Blue Hill subsequently that runs between the door and the win- As chef-owner of two Blue Hill restau- the last party it felt like there were a mil- earned commendation by online restau- dows, but the door must been seen from rants in New York, 42-year-old Barber lion people there.” rant reviewer Gayot as one of the 40 best a sleeping position. I was doomed. My has championed the culinary world Intent on pursuing cooking further, restaurants in the country. After opening many-windowed room was an unsolvable with both his inventive cuisine and his Barber sought advice from University Blue Hill at Stone Barns, in Pocantico jigsaw puzzle. The bed was now stranded influential thinking in the field of sus- Professor Sol Gittleman, who served Hills in New York’s Westchester County, in the center of the room not knowing tainable agriculture, which earned him as provost at the time and taught his Barber was inducted into Food & Wine’s how to nurture its own qi after being flung the James Beard Foundation’s coveted German literature course. Hall of Fame. around in all directions. Outstanding Chef Award in 2009 and a “I used to go to [Gittleman’s] office to The accolades are still coming, and And as if I hadn’t done enough to alien- spot on Time Magazine’s annual list of talk to him about what I was going to Barber cites a single reason: The res- ate my qi, the sharp corners of my night the world’s 100 most influential people do with my life,” Barber said. “His eyes taurant’s food — including vegetables, table have allegedly been impaling it this in the same year. instantly lit up when I told him about herbs and meats — comes directly from whole time! Not only had I flunked baby Barber’s path into culinary superstardom my consideration to become a chef, Barber’s farm, even at his Manhattan proofing, I had done the equivalent of is a far cry from what he set out to do after and without his encouragement I don’t eatery in Greenwich Village. Barber also stabbing the baby. Then there was the graduating from Tufts nearly 20 years ago. know whether I would have been what I embraces a farm-to-table foraging con- matter of waking up to a beautiful and “My plan was to get a Fulbright [to am today.” cept, whereby the dish attempts to reflect inspiring image; I currently woke up to my study in China], but it got canceled a Despite his culinary experience and how the ingredient was grown or raised, heater, a crowded extension cord and the month before I was leaving,” Barber told his advice from Gittleman, going into a notion that has been in the forefront of collection of used mugs I had compiled the Daily. “So I ended up having no place cooking was still more of an accident Barber’s written work. throughout the preceding day. No wonder to go and no plans.” than a conscious plan. “In a recipe for braised lamb, for exam- my qi had booked it out the window. Barber decided to travel across the “I always thought of cooking as a way ple, it’s a look in how you raise that lamb I finally settled on a reconfiguration country to California and abroad to to earn some money and move from before you cook it — it’s a recipe of a that was satisfactory save for the mirror in Spain with a few of his Tufts friends there,” he said. recipe,” Barber said. “The meaning of which I could see myself if I slept in most as they backpacked to a new culinary Upon concluding his food tour, Barber’s that recipe is critical for the future of our natural positions, but I resolved to simply destination every couple days. Though career only went upward. He worked at inch up and down the bed at night until his food tour was one of the factors that La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles with pastry see BARBER, page 4 I disappeared. In addition, after much drew him to the life of a chef, Barber thought about which inspiring image I also credits his childhood experiences should like to wake up to, I decided to tap both in and outside of New York City as Recipe | from the kitchen of dan barber into my household’s living room collection his first and most significant initial foray and bring in the life-sized Elvis cutout, into the culinary world. Balsamic-glazed Brussels sprouts unwitting courtesy of Leonard Carmichael “My father was always taking me out, Ingredients: Society’s Las Vegas Night. (Before and after so I was introduced to different cuisines 2 cups of Brussels sprouts, cut in half lengthwise shots available online.) and cultures,” Barber said. 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar Yes, my room is now something I His time spent at his grandmother’s farm 3 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil wouldn’t altogether associate with hid- in the Berkshires was just as influential. Salt and pepper to taste eousness. But I learned a few things — “That’s where I spent a lot of time like those sharing a bed should always farming and haying the lands,” he said. “I Instructions: call the outside to leave their qis feeling think whatever we do in our lives we tend 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. freer. And while my green walls may bar to want to recreate happiness from when 2. Pour oil into a pan and heat. that piece of advice from ever pertain- [we were] younger.” 3. Add Brussels sprouts to the pan face down. ing to me, I wouldn’t trade in my newly Barber carried on that passion at 4. Let the Brussels sprouts cook until they become misanthropic disposition for anything Tufts, where he started an on-campus brown and crusty. after sleeping the way I did last night catering business with his friend Gene 5. Put the pan in the preheated oven and let it sit until the sprouts are roasted. and waking up to the King at the foot of Choi (LA ’92). 6. Remove the pan from the oven and flip the sprouts over. Then drizzle balsamic my bed. “We started up this catering deal to vinegar while lightly tossing, until no extra vinegar remains. have people invited to these different 7. Add salt and pepper and serve. homes depending on whose house was Romy Oltuski is a senior majoring in available and cooked really extravagant Serves two people as a side dish English. She can be reached at Romy. meals. We cooked pastas, used cast-iron [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Tuesday, March 1, 2011

BTuftsARBER graduate becomes “Over the influential last 20 or 30 years, the world continued from page 3 of food has changed dramatically from chef,ecological health,advocate and the future for [of our] healthier the kinds of foods eating that our parents and ecological health is critical for the future grandparents enjoyed,” he said. of our human health.” Although environmentalists and Seasonality is an even more radical fac- Barber share concern for the revolu- tor in his flagship Stone Barns outlet. tion in agriculture, Barber’s focus per- Because of the limited availability of much tains specifically to its effect on the of what is in stock, there is rarely a dish flavor of food. that remains on the menu all year. “We had all these dramatic changes, The Da i l y wants “Part of the challenge and excitement but the biggest interest for me has been of a chef is embracing the four seasons,” about the effect on how food tastes,” Barber said. “We don’t have a dish that Barber said. “In a world that increas- to hear from y o u stays on for [more than] a couple nights ingly looks to produce food cheaply and — maybe even an hour.” quasi-efficiently, we get worse-tasting In fact, Blue Hill at Stone Barns doesn’t food and degradation on our environ- offer a specified menu for this very reason. ment and our health.” “[Each menu] was made up that way One way of bringing about collective because of the harvest of the day. It’s the action against this evolution — or, rather, nature of nature, but not the nature of devolution — of food is to be involved cooking,” he said. in the process. Barber has recently been According to Barber, four- to eight- chosen as an advisory board member course menu options, priced at $85 to to Harvard Medical School’s Center for Have a problem with our coverage? $135, are wholly based on what is avail- Health and the Global Environment. Upset about something happening able during the month. Last month, that President Barack Obama, who dined at was based around 22 ingredients, includ- Blue Hill on a date with his wife last year, at Tufts or in the community? ing Hakurei Turnips, African geese, cosmic has also appointed Barber to serve on the carrots and Peruvian ‘altitude’ potatoes, President’s Council on Physical Fitness, among others. Sports, and Nutrition. Ingredients aside, Barber experiments “The job entails speaking about and The Daily welcomes thoughts, opinions heavily with novel farming techniques. being an activist for some of the things and complaints from all readers. One innovative example is the process that Michelle Obama has been advocat- of flavoring charcoal out of biochar, a ing, like the Let’s Move campaign that calls Have your voice heard! process he briefly covered in his Harvard for better eating for kids,” Barber said. lecture last fall. Barber foresees the council having long- “After we slaughter a pig, we use the term effects on the American diet. bones, carbonize them and make a bio- “We have not just famous athletes char out of the bones … like how it’s used advocating exercise, but pediatricians to season or stock a soup,” Barber said. and lawyers on the council that advocate “It’s been interesting and very flavorful.” childhood-eating patterns,” Barber said. Send op-ed submissions, 600-1,200 words, Barber’s expertise with innovative culi- “That’s an awesome realization, so hope- to [email protected]. nary procedures has shaped his strong fully, as a council, we can do some quality views about sustainable agriculture. He reforms, [but] it’s too early to tell.” has expressed his views through his New “Too early” may come quicker than he Send letters to the editor to [email protected]. York Times op-eds, his TED talks and expects, and the council may take its next his involvement in the World Economic steps as early as this spring. Forum in Switzerland two years ago. “I’m meeting in May with [Vice President One problem, Barber said, is the harmful Joe Biden], and there is a lot of strategiz- effect of the food world’s evolution. ing. So we’ll see how it goes from there.”

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Restaurant Review Madeline Hall | The Tasteful and the Tasteless Foundry On Elm offers typical gastropub Obscure fare, unique drinks in a cozy atmosphere Oscars b y Re b e c c a Sa n t i a g o Daily Editorial Board he beauty of being someone rela- tively insignificant in the greater The complications of balancing innate world of pop culture commentary dichotomies could be very real ones for is the distinctly low level of expec- an ambitious gastropub like Foundry On tationT for my critiques. Realistically, writ- ing a cultural commentary column at Foundry On Elm Tufts does not earn the opportunity to go and report live at the 2011 Academy Awards. Instead, while watching from 255 Elm Street the safety of my room, I opted to wear my saggy high school sweatpants and an Somerville, MA 02144 unsightly men’s waffle shirt. In short, I (617) 628-9999 donned apparel slightly less professional Price Range ($-$$$$): $$$ and glamorous than that designed by Christian Dior or Versace. Elm. Contradictory forces are already There are other aspects of the Oscars manifest in the blend of “gastronomy” that are less flashy than what we see on and, well, “pub,” but this upscale tavern the red carpet. The Atlantic on Feb. 25 faces a bigger challenge than simply pro- published an article entitled “Oscars 2011: viding customers with delicious food and Everything You Need to Know About the equally delicious beer. Tech Awards You Usually Ignore,” which While a quality meal and brew are of reviewed the finer details of three often- course priorities, a gastropub must strike overlooked Oscar categories. The article the right atmospheric balance between discussed the nominations for Best Visual spirited and refined, cozy and extrava- Effects, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound gant. Everything from the decor to the Mixing and implored readers to appreciate friendliness of the servers plays a role in just how much time goes into the techni- defining this delicate equilibrium. cal side of movies. The title alone does Luckily, Foundry’s got the whole atmo- Rebecca Santiago/Tufts Daily an effective job of summarizing the typi- spheric harmony thing down pat, and the Classy decor and comfort food meet at Davis Square’s gastropub. cal treatment of these categories: usually food’s not half bad, either. ignored, and for quite some time. Even with six flat-screen televisions Foundry as your next date locale, one of dressed-up drunk food, like a croque Initially, I was heartened by the article. I around the room and clustering at the look at the menu probably will. The din- monsieur sandwich ($10) and poutine believe recognition for behind-the-scenes bar, Foundry is still a pretty romantic ner menu is filled with buzzwords like ($9), a popular Canadian dish of French efforts always takes the form of “too little, place to meet a special someone for “aioli” and “gruyere,” and although the fries topped with cheddar curds and beef too unenthusiastic.” There’s something dinner or a drink. The black-and-white prices are a bit too high for food that’s gravy. For its more sober clientele, there’s distinctly less sexy about faceless sound marble bar adds a hint of luxury and only slightly gourmet, footing the bill a raw bar that culminates in a $45 sea- mixers slaving away in a booth in compari- makes that Boddingtons (or, if you’re will make you look good. Shelling out food tower that includes oysters, clams, son to Best Actor nominee Javier Bardem under 21 like me, that glass of lukewarm $14 for Foundry’s most expensive appe- crab claws, shrimp and tuna tartare. (but I should be fair; nothing is sexier than water) taste just a little more special. tizer, a housemade charcuterie plate, The menu almost lives up to its high- Javier Bardem.) The lack of appeal should Maybe it’s the soft, flattering lighting is significantly classier than swiping a falutin’ promises. Though some dishes not lessen their importance, though; the that gleams dimly off the red leather sweetie into Carmichael — yeah, even if have a few nice twists, like the fried slices technological side of filmmaking is just as booths and dark wooden tables. it’s stir-fry night. important as the performance side. Taking If the lighting doesn’t seal the deal for Foundry offers a respectable variety see FOUNDRY, page 6 an objective look at the general American public makes me doubtful that most Oscar viewers will get excited for the techies. From a cultural perspective, the major Movie Review Gallery Review problem with the Oscars is the elitism associated with the award show. The vast MFA documents majority of movies nominated have a dis- ‘Housemaid’ delivers tense tinct “Oscar” aura, which really translates medium’s push for to “highbrow.” It’s a bit of a stretch to ask common TV-watchers to accept the inter- setting but thin characters ruption of their regularly scheduled pro- artistic legitimacy gramming in order to broadcast a lengthy b y Jo h n -Mi c h a e l Se q u e i r a frequently shrugged off as the cinematic b y An n a Fu rm a n award show with such an elitist attitude. Daily Staff Writer equivalent of the “airport novel,” both deli- Contributing Writer Further asking these same viewers to care ciously entertaining and indulgent in its about an aspect of filmmaking largely Melodrama tends to conjure up imag- simplicity. “Modernist Photography 1910-1950,” obscure to them seems a little cruel. es of soaps — the iconic mood lighting, With Im Sang-Soo’s “The Housemaid,” an exhibit currently on view at the The people prominently featured at the a gorgeous cast and confrontations ren- however, a level of artistry and visual craft Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, covers a Oscars are also of an elite stratum of star- work its way into the body of this famil- dom. Take the two hosts of this year’s cer- The Housemaid iar framework, lending a formal appeal to Modernist Photography emony, James Franco and Anne Hathaway. what might otherwise be an uncomplicat- Both are well-known and mostly well-liked ed affair, forgettable by design. Still, his skill 1910-1950 actors with lowbrow starts to their careers, Starring Jeon Do-youn, Lee Jung- with composition and ability to fashion an Gallery 335 in the Arts of the but both have taken steps toward the elitist atmosphere of dense, erotic foreboding are mentality with their roles. Franco has grad- jae, Youn Yuh-jung, Seo Woo Americas Wing, through July 3 frustratingly undermined, at least in part, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston uated from his earlier films (among them Directed by Im Sang-Soo on account of being saddled with skin- “critically acclaimed” “Never Been Kissed” deep characters and a muddled plot. 465 Huntington Avenue (1999)) to more mature roles in films like dered laughable by contrivance, poor act- Boston, MA 02115 last year’s “127 Hours” and “Howl;” and ing or, more frequently, both. The genre is see HOUSEMAID, page 6 (617) 267-9300 upon seeing Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (2008) it’s hard to remember she critical time period, in which the growth was ever in “The Princess Diaries” (2001) of photography as an art medium was — though you should try, TRY to remember significant in its reflection of the rapid her outrageous hair. Even the Academy’s technological developments of the early attempts at choosing accessible hosts to 20th century. normalize the show fall short. If they really The exhibit is in the new Art of the were looking to please the masses, Justin Americas Wing and is nestled between Bieber would host every year, right? modernist and abstractionist exhibits — I think I ignore an important aspect of works by Stuart Davis, Georgia O’Keefe, the elitism of the Oscars. For one night, the Alexander Calder and Jackson Pollack lowbrow American masses get an inside — and a room celebrating realism, with look at the glamour of Hollywood and pieces by Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth maybe that’s incentive enough to watch and George Bellows. and forget the taste stratification. Of course, The exhibit is mostly concentrated I can’t kid myself; my Sunday sweats rudely in one room of the wing, and the small remind me I do not shine the same way as scale of the photographs on display Natalie Portman, but I don’t mind in the makes for an intimate reflection upon end. At least I’m not some crazy ballerina. early photography and its historical implications. This intimacy provides a nice contrast to the dynamic and some- Madeline Hall is a sophomore who has not imdb.com yet declared a major. She can be reached at Lee Jung-jae and Jeon Do-youn have remarkable chemistry, but their characters fall flat. see MODERNIST, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, March 1, 2011 The strengths of ‘Housemaid’ fail to outweigh a meandering, predictable plotline

HOUSEMAID ingly unapologetic — neither romanticized continued from page 5 nor puritanical. It cuts to the quick of lust, A remake of a 1960 film of the same name, seamlessly linking it to fear, power and per- it focuses on the titular housemaid, Eun-yi suasion, then captures this steely vision with (Jeon Do-youn), who has just become the artful imagery and frank, believable dia- live-in nanny for an incredibly wealthy cou- logue. It never takes the tack of fading into ple. In addition to caring for the precocious, the morning after, and with that comes an quirky Nami (Ahn Seo-hyeon), she will also air of artistic legitimacy. look after the soon-to-be-born twins expect- Accompanying that commitment to cre- ed by the gorgeous, and very pregnant, wife, ative vision is a sharp aesthetic approach to Hae-ra (Seo Woo). set and cinematography, in which gorgeously What follows, for anyone fortunate lensed, sumptuous interiors are cased in shin- enough to have seen the trailer — which was ing marble and harsh glass. Black pervades the superb — or those who intuit the all-too- film, creeping into every nook of the strangely inevitable outcome, is a sexually charged hollow mansion, as if its coldness mirrors the affair between Eun-yi and the estate’s patri- contents of its owners’ hearts. arch, Hoon (Lee Jung-jae). It’s a quality that begins to seep, less suc- As a director, Sang-Soo is tasked with cessfully, into the writing, a capacity in which presenting this material in a manner that’s Sang-Soo proves less adept. While Eun-yi is, compelling, erotic and ultimately tragic but by this token, left pleasantly opaque and never overt, and he does so brilliantly. The sealed off as a protagonist — we’re never nuance with which sexuality ripples through privileged with an insider’s look at what imdb.com Eun-yi’s daily tasks is tantalizingly sugges- makes her tick — the surrounding cast lacks Jeon Do-youn portrays the title character in this eerie remake. tive, and hints of voyeurism color her early depth. Whereas Eun-yi’s outward appear- interactions with Hoon in a way that reaf- ance conveys the presence of a complex, thrown off familiar ground. The audience is Sang-Soo’s tendency to overtly foreshadow firms the foregone conclusion of their affair submerged interior, the wealthy couple left to look on as strings are pulled, and little her motives that cuts the film’s legs out from without belaboring it. appears morally vacant. takes shape organically with the characters. underneath it. In either case, a sense of dra- When the sex does, in fact, begin, And while that is perhaps some com- Instead, we’re faced with a tale so rife with matic inertia is irretrievably lost. silence is expertly manipulated, offering mentary on money leading to the vanishing plot and subplot that the people are quickly At 107 minutes, it’s a brisk film, but this up a familiar storytelling device in a man- of one’s soul, the narrative would have been transformed into pawns. weakness at its center fails to bridge the ner that’s wholly unexpected. Hoon’s ini- better served in three dimensions, not two. This narrative meandering, which takes foreboding opening and blistering conclu- tial seduction of Eun-yi, which borders There simply isn’t enough doubt at work hold shortly after the beginning of the tryst, sion satisfactorily. We’re left with fascinating dangerously on coercion, is carried out once Hoon’s adultery is exposed and schemes saps the film of its immediacy and forward pieces, but a broken portrait. If the undeni- nearly wordlessly, made both chilling and are hatched. The screenwriter becomes more drive, leaving it to languish in the hands of ably eerie final scene is any indication, Sang- provocative all at once. a puppeteer in this sense, taking too many the scowling, vengeful wife. And perhaps Soo has creativity in spade — let’s hope he The film’s depiction of sexuality is refresh- precautions out of the fear that we’ll ever be it’s not so much Hae-ra’s character as it is finds consistency to pair with it.

Inventive, ‘slightly gourmet’ reci- pes lack a needed zing at Foundry

FOUNDRY Adams is on the list, but so is Pretty continued from page 5 Things “Baby Tree” from Cambridge of lemon topping the calamari appetizer and Clown Shoes “Eagle Claw Fist” from ($10), they also serve a few disappoint- Ipswich.- And Foundry’s Sunday special ments, like the bland basil aioli along- brings glasses of wine down to $5. side the calamari. The excellent crust End the meal on a sweet note with the on the roasted garlic, exotic mushroom pineapple upside-down cake ($7), topped and tallegio flatbread ($12) elevates it in caramel, coconut ice cream and toasted one shade above the calamari, but the coconut. That is an order, not a request, cheese-to-mushroom ratio is a little off, although the chocolate-crusted Bailey’s Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Charles Amos Cummings Fund and the flavor profile isn’t particularly cheesecake ($7), drizzled with chocolate © 2003 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston subtle or developed. mint sauce and Bailey’s Crème Anglaise, ‘Abandoned House’ from the series ‘The Inhabitants’ by Wright Morris (1940-41). The Foundry Burger ($10) is good, may be an acceptable alternative. especially complemented by a surpris- One final great thing about Foundry: ingly green and fresh pickle wedge, but Its menus aren’t strictly limited to the Gallery celebrates the early 1900s rise who can screw up a burger? dinner, bar and booze varieties. The res- To put it simply, the cuisine is good but taurant has a lunch menu and, more of photography as legitimate art form nowhere near mind-blowing. The major unusually, a brunch menu, which has problem is that, while above-average and an entire section set aside for poached MODERNIST a series of beautiful and abstract shapes, sometimes flat-out yummy, the food is egg dishes (all $12). Other eye-catching continuedfrom page 5 complementing each other in bizarre but missing a bite, a kick or even an enhancer. offerings include Grand Marnier French times overwhelming rooms drenched in interesting ways. Then I took a few steps This is where the establishment’s toast ($10), which comes with a seasonal kinetic sculptures and Pollack splatters. closer, and realized that what I was looking at dualistic nature steps in. Not to advo- fruit compote and maple syrup, and the The works in this exhibit were pulled was actually a body. The curve of her leg, the cate that drinking is the only way to Mediterranean scramble ($10), a hearty, from the museum’s own cache and the roundness of a nipple, the protrusion of an enjoy a meal at Foundry, but it’s true savory dish filled with chorizo, peppers, Lane Collection, part of the estate of a elbow — all become recognized as individual that one of the first things alcohol influ- scallions and tomatoes. mid-century industrialist and his wife. segments of a greater whole. ences is perception. Plus, Foundry has Compared to other gastropubs, The photographs range in content from The importance of individual parts to a a well-stocked bar and an expansive Foundry isn’t too special. It has a nice nudes and still lifes, to the machine age whole brings to mind machinery and the list of cocktails with fun names like atmosphere and better-than-decent and the American city, to Edward Weston’s many changes that modernization brought. Old Granddad’s Cherry (house-infused food, but nothing worth writing home 1941 illustrations for a new edition of Walt The odd angle of the camera in each frame bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters) about. Its sultry setting and interesting Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” covering rural and the absence of the subject’s face from the and Ginger Smash (Maker’s Mark bour- culinary medley, however, set it apart and city landscapes. Featured artists in work removes her identity as both an indi- bon, mint, lemon and ginger). from other establishments in Davis the exhibit include Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, vidual and a human, effectively transforming Their beer menu boasts a lot of local Square, making it definitely worth Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Charles her body into a sculptural form that provokes Massachusetts beers — naturally, Sam checking out. Sheeler and Ansel Adams. a feeling of anonymity. There is a prevailing tension in the exhibit There is a sense of wonder and mystery between the handcrafted look of pictorial- to her body that, when viewed alongside her ism and a more naturalistic abstraction. apparent loss of identity, may be referential What role does the photographer have in of art history’s traditional manner of repre- the work? If he or she has composed the senting women. One of the main focuses of piece with meaning and intention and if the these photographs is the plumpness of her piece is successful in the communication of body parts. Her legs, stomach and arms all its aesthetic or thematic message, does that fold into each other in a very evocative way validate the photographer as an artist and the that connotes traditional womanly qualities photograph as a piece of art? of nourishment and comfort. Unlike most Stieglitz, a prominent early 20th-century traditional paintings of nude women, how- photographer and advocate for photogra- ever, her body is not sexualized or objecti- phy as a legitimate art, championed a more fied, but is instead realized. “straight photography” that would celebrate Sheeler renders the subject’s body into a natural subjects by flattening out forms and sculptural object and, in doing so, asserts making them abstract. This abstraction has himself as an artist, not merely a technician. the power to nullify any social or spatial Early photographers struggled with their context that the subject might otherwise validity as artists; many critics viewed paint- connote, and in this specific rendering of ing, the prevailing medium up to this time, as the subject, the photographer asserts an the finest of fine arts. artistic voice. Now, within the span of 100 years, we have A set of four gelatin silver prints by Sheeler come to recognize photography as a valid art entitled “Nude” (1918-19) are particularly form to be celebrated and studied, criticized attention-grabbing. These photographs, and appreciated. For a chance to enjoy all taken of the photographer’s wife, Katharine “Modernist Photography 1910-1950” has to Baird Shaffer, celebrate this sort of artistic offer, visit the exhibit any time between now voice that was so revolutionary for early 20th- and July 3. Or better yet, make several visits, century photographers. When I first looked as prints from the Museum’s collection will Rebecca Santiago/Tufts Daily at these photographs, I recognized them as be rotated periodically. Foundry is just swank enough to impress a date and just relaxed enough for flannel. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement 7

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ashley seenauth/tufts daily With a South Asian culture show, a Japanese children’s music concert and a Klezmer recital taking place at Tufts this weekend, students had the chance to take a trip down culture lane.

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meagan maher/tufts daily 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Al e x a n d r a W. Bo g u s In time of budget cuts, schools should be sacrosanct Editor-in-Chief It is no secret that the financial cri- Michigan state officials last week the savings of shutting down or merg- Editorial sis has affected a wide segment of the ordered the city of Detroit to close half ing 17 public schools, but the under- population. Yet while the worst of the its schools in order to balance defi- lying argument still stands: Students Mick Brinkman Krever crisis seems to have abated for many, cits and cope with a declining student should not be affected. Saumya Vaishampayan its most recent victims aren’t even old population. The average size of a high When the financial crisis first hit in Managing Editors enough to vote. school class would shoot up to about 2008, University President Lawrence Martha Shanahan Executive News Editor Michael Del Moro News Editors The Boston School Committee on Dec. 60 students. Though Detroit is not fac- Bacow made it his goal that any cuts Nina Ford 15 voted to close nine public schools ing the same discrimination charges as made to the university’s operations would Ben Gittleson and merge eight others into four. The Boston, the main issue here is still the not be felt by students. Instead, Tufts Amelie Hecht Ellen Kan U.S. Department of Education is cur- same: By the time the plan is over, 44 implemented a modified hiring freeze, Daphne Kolios rently investigating these closings on schools will be closed and educational declined to give most faculty and admin- Kathryn Olson Matt Repka grounds of discrimination because the opportunities for students throughout istrators’ raises and put capital projects Corinne Segal majority of students at these schools the city will decline considerably. on hold — all in the name of keeping the Jenny White Brent Yarnell come from low-income families. Forty- The slow economic recovery has “student experience” untainted. Elizabeth McKay Assistant News Editors four percent of affected students are made it clear that something has to It is unfortunate that children much Laina Piera Latino and another 46 percent are be cut in order to close budget gaps. younger than college students and at Rachel Rampino Minyoung Song black. Superintendent of Boston Public Though it is always difficult to change such early stages in their educational Derek Schlom Executive Features Editor Schools Carol Johnson claimed that the the status quo, there are some plau- careers have to suffer in order to balance Jon Cheng Features Editors schools were selected because they were sible targets that wouldn’t hit students budgets. Children in school now are one Sarah Korones Emilia Luna the lowest-ranked among families in the nearly as hard. School administrators, day going to be the future of this coun- Romy Oltuski area, had poor academic performance for example, tend to be both overly try. While it may seem easy now to close Alexa Sasanow and subpar facilities. plentiful and overpaid in most public schools, save money and fill in the bud- Falcon Reese Assistant Features Editors Angelina Rotman Racial discrimination aside, low- schools. That’s not to say that a school get gap, such a tactic is something that Sarah Strand income students need access to free can function without a principal, but is undoubtedly going to hurt the country Amelia Quinn education more than any other student many have multiple superintendents, in the long run. Terminating expendable Ben Phelps Executive Arts Editor group in the country. Education is ulti- assistant principals and secretaries positions such as those held by admin- Emma Bushnell Arts Editors Mitchell Geller mately going to be their ticket to a bet- whose tasks can be consolidated. It istrators needs to be considered first Rebecca Santiago ter life. Shutting down schools in their would be far more prudent to trim before states decide to shut the doors on Matthew Welch Allison Dempsey Assistant Arts Editors area is definitely not the way to help these positions rather than shutting its public institutions. Andrew Padgett them go about this. down entire schools. When money is tight, things need to Joseph Stile Similar decisions are unfortunately Certainly we can’t expect a few be cut back but educational opportuni- Ashley Wood being made in other states as well. administrative salaries to compare to ties for children should be sacrosanct. Rebekah Liebermann Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Larissa Gibbs David Kellogg Rachel Oldfield Louie Zong Jeremy Ravinsky Daniel Stock Elaine Sun Devon Colmer Cartoonists Erin Marshall Alex Miller Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists Kerianne Okie Michael Restiano Joshua Youner Ben Kochman Executive Sports Editor Philip Dear Sports Editors Lauren Flament Claire Kemp Alex Lach Alex Prewitt Daniel Rathman Noah Schumer Ethan Sturm Matthew Berger Assistant Sports Editors Aaron Leibowitz David McIntyre Ann Sloan Meredith Klein Executive Photo Editor Virginia Bledsoe Photo Editors Jodi Bosin Danai Macridi Dilys Ong James Choca Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Meagan Maher Justin McCallum Oliver Porter Ashley Seenauth Aalok Kanani Staff Photographers Andrew Morgenthaler Kristiina Yang Executive New Media Editor PRODUCTION Andrew Petrone Production Director Sarah Davis Executive Layout Editor Leanne Brotsky Layout Editors Adam Gardner Jason Huang Jennifer Iassogna Off the Hill | Rutgers University Sarah Kester Alyssa Kutner Steven Smith Rebecca Alpert Assistant Layout Editors Political comments require information Jennifer Betts Shoshanna Kahne ing closer together. In fact, they have to something as complex as health Mackenzie Loy b y t h e Da i l y Ta r g u m Alexia Moustroufi The Daily Targum merged to the extent that people per- care. Of course, Bieber is entitled to his Emily Rourke ceive […] President Barack Obama as opinion — everyone is allowed to have Alexandra Husted Executive Copy Editor a sort of celebrity president. Is this an opinion on pretty much everything. Sara Eisemann Copy Editors Niki Krieg The U.S. health care system is evil — or conflation a good thing? In some ways, But when media outlets like Rolling Andrew Paseltiner so teen pop sensation Justin Bieber it is absolutely harmless. For example, Stone and The Huffington Post print Zehava Robbins Elisha Sum would have you believe, according to it is kind of fun to find out what songs someone like Bieber’s comments on Ashley Cheng Assistant Copy Editors a recent interview with Rolling Stone. elected officials have on their iPods. At health care, all they are doing is wast- Benjamin Considine On a semi-related note, [New Jersey] the same time, people have to remem- ing space. Bieber’s opinions on health Linh Dang Patrick Donnelly Gov. Chris Christie [(R)] has made it ber the crucial difference between pop care do not constitute news. Does any- Lauren Greenberg known that he — unlike a large por- culture and politics. Namely, that pop one really care what a [17]-year-old Drew Lewis Mitchell Mosk tion of University students — is not culture is a matter of taste, while poli- pop singer thinks about American Rebecca Raskind a big fan of MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” In tics are a far more complicated beast. health care? If they do, they shouldn’t. Melissa Roberts Alexandra Salerno fact, Christie plans on telling his “good As a human being, Christie is auto- If Bieber wants to express his opinions Alison Williams friend” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo matically a member of mass culture. on health care — something he is not Stefanie Yeung [(D)] to “take [the cast] back” to New As such, he has every right to espouse intimately acquainted with — let him Darcy Mann Executive Online Editor York because New Jersey does not care his opinions on something like “Jersey do it. Just don’t waste time and paper Emily Denton Online Editors William Wong for them. How are these not-quite- Shore” in a public forum. Everyone has letting the world know what he said. Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager news items related? It’s simple — on that right — pop culture is something In short, it comes down to this: Michael Vastola Technical Manager one hand, we have a pop culture figure everyone is a part of. It informs our When politicians talk pop culture, it making claims about politics, and on everyday lives, no matter how much humanizes them, and citizens like to BUSINESS the other, a political figure making we try to remove ourselves from it. One feel closer to their elected officials. Benjamin Hubbell-Engler claims about pop culture. But the big need not be an expert on something When pop culture icons talk poli- Executive Business Director difference is that Christie is qualified to like trashy reality television to express tics, it makes them sound simple. Of Laura Moreno Advertising Director make his claims publicly. Bieber is not. [his] feelings about it. course, this is a sweeping generaliza- Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager This is a time in which pop culture But not every human being is a polit- tion, but it certainly applies in the P.O. 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Nearly two weeks after the event, jour- nalists are just now beginning to uncov- gender er some of the hidden truths behind “An Evening with The Onion.” s it a bird, is it a plane? A simple ques- The “free” event, sponsored by Tufts Lecture tion that’s simply answered. But what Series (TLS) and Programming Board, on Feb. about: Are you a boy, or are you a girl? 17 brought to campus two alleged “employ- This might seem like another simple ees” of The Onion, “America’s Finest News Iinquiry, but it can prove complicated for Source” and satirical web and print publica- those identifying as genderqueer. As a tion. The evening seemed innocuous enough general term that refers to gender identi- at first, but as the days passed, anonymous ties that do not fit into the traditional conspiracy theorists on campus have raised understanding of gender as either man serious questions as to the identity of the or woman, genderqueer is a catch-all speakers and their hidden motives. label that can encompass other construc- A supposed raffle for a Kindle lured tions, such as third-gendered, androgyne, large crowds to the event, but no raffle intergendered, gender-fluid, and agen- drawing seems ever to have taken place. dered. This label has, of late, been gain- This news left one student wondering ing momentum as an alternative, and its whether setting fire to her entire paper- justin mccallum/tufts daily viability relies on the idea that sex and back collection had been appropriate pre- to create the illusion of having worked at the A spokesperson for The Onion denied gender aren’t the same. gaming for the event after all. publication’s office. both its endorsement of the evening and The question of ‘boy or girl’ reinforces Publicity efforts (or the mere irresistibil- Students present for the event were the possibility that their company would the gender binary. The expectation is that ity of Kindles) must have succeeded, as the quick to confirm these revelations, citing engage in anything so obviously narcissistic. a clear-cut answer will be provided. In par- lecture drew a crowd of 10,479 students and “weak humor” and “cheap shots” as tip- “It’s not that we deny audaciously indoctri- ticular, it doesn’t account for intersex and 1,165 faculty members, or roughly everyone offs that the “employees” did not, in fact, nating thousands of students to our products trans identities, since they do not fit into on campus but a single freshman. When work for The Onion. through the guise of ‘an evening of enter- the simple two-gender system. Intersex asked to comment, the individual (whose “I knew it!” insisted one sophomore. tainment,’ as we have many similar events people cannot biologically be classified as identity will remain hidden, but whose “Onion sandwiches? They had no idea where around the country,” he said. “It’s just that we only male or female, and transgender peo- Facebook username is available upon the title even came from!” would never allow the most dangerous cam- ple do not feel that their gender identities request) stated, “I just, I couldn’t find Cohen A sixth-year student agreed. “Those pus in the nation to sponsor one of them.” match their assigned sex. And of course, Auditorium. I still kinda don’t know where Keynote slide transitions kept freaking out When asked to explain the recent explo- the question clearly excludes people iden- anything is around here.” The student then the guy with the beard, and that’s when I sion of hits on TheOnion.com traced to the tifying as genderqueer. These individuals proceeded to wander off campus in search knew the dude was phony. Cause, ya know, university IP address, the spokesperson reject identifying as male or female, even if of the elusive gym. The Onion predicts the future, so he would declined to comment. they feel more of an affinity for one over the Despite this outlier, event organizers have totally seen it coming.” Despite the recent hiccups, Tufts Lecture other. Their mindset allows for a paradigm were reportedly pleased with the turnout, The elaborate facade was created in order Series is expected to continue with the beyond the dual-gender system. noting that having the entire campus in to maintain the valuable contract the univer- remainder of its scheduled speakers. In For genderqueers, signifiers of gender one place “allowed the brainwashing to be sity has signed with the publication, wherein the spring, Home Depot will be educat- in relation to masculinity, femininity and as effective as possible.” The Onion agreed to a “voluntary donation” ing the student body on where to purchase appearance may vary and blur the lines A week of undercover investigation on of $33 million to the university in exchange the best ratchet and adjustable wrenches. of “boy” and “girl”. For example, a gen- the President’s Lawn spent straining to catch for a harmless hour alone with the minds The Foundation for Individual Rights in der-queer individual might be a female- snippets of conversation from the President’s of impressionable young consumers. The Education canceled an appearance set for bodied person who appears “male” and house yielded further information. As it turns fine print demanded that Tufts students “vol- later in the semester, observing that they dons stereotypically feminine attire, or a out, no representatives from The Onion had unteer” to take care of all advertising and could gain more popularity merely by bump- male-bodied person that looks typically actually been available to attend their own logistics for The Onion’s event. Event organiz- ing Tufts’ campus to number 11 on their anti- masculine and athletic but sports make- publicity stunt, so graduate students from ers were also required to shamelessly delay speech list. In its place, Tufts Lecture Series up and skirts. the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy the beginning of the presentation for 15 min- is looking to host a lecture on the American People who label themselves as gender- were asked to fill in at the last minute. utes while nothing but the official Onion Marketing Association’s newest study, “If You queer may envision their identity as outside of When pressed for comment, University logo was projected onto a 50-square-foot Raffle, They Will Come.” social conventions. Perhaps they feel androg- President Lawrence Bacow revealed that screen. They also used this time to incon- This article was provided to you for free ynous, or like both a man and a woman, or the individuals masquerading as journalists spicuously name-drop book titles during by the same people who give out those ener- even neither, or something outside of the cur- “could not have written witty graffiti on the the Q&A session (achieved with the help of gy drinks and T-shirts outside the Mayer rent gender structure. Maybe their identity is bathroom stalls of Dewick, let alone worked planted audience members) and showed Campus Center. fluid; one moment, one hour, one day or any for a national publication.” The two graduate embedded subliminal messages in videos length of time to the next could entail a shift students posing as Onion writers merely cut featuring President Obama, cleverly dis- in identity. In essence, all these labels could together screenshots, videos, and headlines guised as embedded subliminal messages Brian Pilchick is a freshman who has not yet be restricting and limiting to gender-queers from public Onion archive material in order within a video featuring President Obama. declared a major. whose identity cannot be conveyed sufficient- ly through the traditional vernacular. Speaking of language, it is important to Off the Hill | University of Southern California understand the varying preferences of gen- der-queers in terms of gender pronouns. Some may be fine with the usual “he” or “she,” but others may ask that they be White House sets dangerous precedent referred to using various gender-neutral b y Da n i e l Ch a r n o f f unclear that the Justice Department’s role muddled by Congressional politicking. pronouns. Besides the usage of “they” and The Daily Trojan is to actively oppose in court the very same On social matters such as gay marriage its other forms (“their” and “them”) in the laws it is expected to enforce on the street. and drug enforcement, however, it is the singular sense, there is also the choice U.S. Attorney General Eric For this reason, Obama and Holder’s give and take of Congress that leads laws to of using gender-neutral terminology, such Holder announced Wednesday that the decision sets a dangerous precedent. change gradually over time. “ze,” “zir,” “sie,” “hir” and “per.” It is also Obama administration “will no longer Regardless of one’s position on gay mar- The Obama administration’s new DOMA possible that an individual’s name is the defend” the Defense of Marriage Act. riage — I happen to agree that Section 3 of policy is not only of questionable constitu- preferred form of identification. Lastly, DOMA, a 1996 law that allows states to not DOMA violates LGBT community mem- tionality, it is also poor strategy. an individual may want some variation recognize same-sex marriages performed bers’ constitutional rights — this is not the By establishing a standard that the of all those choices, or a combination of in other states, was seen as an appropriate proper means through which to reach a President can use the power of the Justice them. The point is to realize that people of compromise in the mid-90s, but has since desired end. Department to change the law, Obama is varying gender identities exist within the become a lightning rod for criticism from In part, the problem with the Justice leaving room for his hard-fought victories group identifying as gender-queers, and gay rights activists. Department’s new policy is that it is part of to be overturned easily by future ideologi- it is important to respect their wishes and In his announcement, Holder clarified a trend. Last year, Holder announced that cal opponents. appropriately refer to them. that the administration will continue to the Justice Department would no longer The next Republican president could, Another aspect of gender-queerness is enforce the law, as is its constitution- enforce federal laws against medical mari- for example, use Obama’s model to oppose that it has nothing to do with sexuality. al responsibility, but that both he and juana in states that permit its sale and use. health insurance reform or even gay mar- Gender identity and sexual identity are President Barack Obama had concluded This was another sensible idea, that the riage itself, by lending federal support to separate parts of an individual’s iden- that the law itself, in particular Section federal government should not be wast- states that will surely continue to fight it tity. The fluidity or refusal of the male- 3, which defines marriage at the federal ing its resources chasing the perpetrators after its inevitable legalization. female sex categories already compli- level as between a man and a woman, of relatively harmless activities sanctioned This hypothetical situation demon- cates assigning sexual identity, such as was not constitutional. by the states, but again it was achieved strates how shifting the prerogative for bisexual or homosexual. It is even more Therefore, the President has encour- through questionable means. social change from Congress to the execu- complicated for intersex individuals who aged the courts to re-evaluate the Act and The combination of these two policies tive branch could lead to wilder swings in may identify as genderqueer. Of course, instructed the Justice Department to stop establishes the expectation that presidents policy, replacing the gradual reform that others may choose to fall back on a bio- defending it in trial, while still permitting can use their executive power to steer the has marked most of American history. logical sex to more easily assign a sexual civil society groups to do so. law a certain way. That is supposed to be Though at times American gradual- orientation. And obviously, genderqueers It is important to note that Obama’s the purview of Congress. ism can be frustrating, it at least reflects fall along the spectrum of sexuality, from decision does not, despite a widely seen Though I have written here before that public opinion and avoids the possibility straight to pansexual. Fox News report that was subsequently the American system of government is of regression. In sum, gender-variant individuals exist shown to be completely false, shirk currently biased in favor of the legislature, Our traditional channels of social and wish to be acknowledged and respect- the executive branch’s constitutional the Justice Department’s actions in these change, popular opinion leading to ed, and we cannot ignore that. duties. The administration is not break- instances go too far and target the wrong legislative and judicial reforms, are ing any laws. policy areas. worth preserving. It is, however, throwing the considerable It is important for the President to have Despite Obama’s great intentions in Elisha Sum is a senior majoring in English power of the Presidency behind the cause more autonomy in economic and national fighting DOMA, his new policy risks win- and French. He can be reached at Elisha. of gay rights in a controversial way, as it is security policy, which can be dangerously ning the battle, but losing the war. [email protected].

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Men’s Lacrosse Transfer Callahan brings Div. I experience to promising squad

b y Philip De a r at a better time for the team. Daily Editorial Board “We graduated a lot of defensive players, but we also have a lot of young- The men’s lacrosse team is a talented er guys who are capable of playing, and group of players. No one can deny it; adding Matt has increased our depth at The Jumbos are the reigning NESCAC defense and provided us with another and NCAA Div. III Champions. impact player,” senior quad-captain But how good are the Jumbos, actu- defenseman Alec Bialosky said. ally? Is playing Div. III lacrosse compa- The addition of Callahan to the team rable to playing in the more televised, will add to the strong roster, according glorified Div. I? The best way to find out to senior quad-captain attacker D.J. is to talk to someone who has played in Hessler. both settings. “We had all the confidence in the Enter Matt Callahan. world in the guys we still had on the Callahan, a sophomore transfer from team, but it is always great to get a tal- Div. I Fairfield University, has a bold ented player like Matt to come to our answer to the question of how the team,” he said. “His experience playing Jumbos stack up against the nation’s last year will help to be a voice of lead- top Div. I squads. ership on our defense.” “I believe that our team this year Of course, no one appreciates a great could beat any team, at any level, when defender as much as a goaltender. we play to our ability,” he said. Sophomore goalie Tyler Page, a for- Callahan was a highly touted recruit mer teammate of Callahan’s at Phillips coming out of Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, knows well the type of presence in 2009 as an All-American long-pole Callahan has around the crease. defenseman. He started 12 of 14 games “Having Matt as a part of the defense during his freshman season at Fairfield, in front of me definitely makes my life sitting out the other two with a concus- easier,” Page said. “He is an extremely sion. consistent player on the ball so I don’t He thrived at Fairfield from an ath- have to worry too much about getting letic standpoint, but the overall expe- slides ready for him. But I believe his rience wasn’t exactly what Callahan strength is his off-ball defense. He is a wanted out of his time in college. great communicator and really helps to “I decided to transfer because I bring the defense together as a unit.” wanted to have more balance in my When it comes to slides — defen- college experience between academ- sive shifts that occur after an offensive ics, athletics and social/extracurricular player gets past his defender — speed, activities,” he said. vision, communication and, in most The Jumbos’ national title was cer- cases, intuition are vital to success. Courtesy Matt Callahan tainly an added reason to come to According to Page, Callahan’s abilities Sophomore Matt Callahan, who transferred from Div. I Fairfield, will look to aid the Tufts, yet Callahan’s process of choos- help make the slide system smooth. NCAA Div. III champion Jumbos’ defense. ing a school was underway long before “We are a quick-sliding team that — and continued after — the cham- relies more on our collective team his lacrosse play and in his personal I really enjoy my classes and the loca- pionship run. And with the gradua- defense than on individual talent, so a and academic lives, which is just what tion of campus. Lax-wise, I couldn’t tion of Tufts’ Third Team All-American leader like Matt is essential to our style he was hoping for when he decided to have asked for a better transition. The defenseman Eytan Saperstein (LA ’10), of play,” he said. transfer to the Hill in mid-June. guys on the team were incredibly wel- as well as other defensive starters, Callahan’s transition to Tufts has “My experience at Tufts thus far has Callahan’s transfer couldn’t have come been a fruitful one both in terms of been outstanding,” he said. “In general, see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 15

Women’s Basketball MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Tufts left out of NCAA tournament for first time since 2007 Jumbos come in third at The women’s basketball sea- son officially came to an end yesterday afternoon with the NESCAC Championships announcement of the 64-team NCAA tournament field. b y Aa r o n Leibowitz but we were very content with Though four NESCAC teams Daily Editorial Board how we did.” were awarded bids, including The championships, which two that will be hosting first- Williams prolonged its reign began Friday morning and ended and second-round games, the over the NESCAC men’s swim- Sunday night, featured one pre- Jumbos — ranked ninth in the ming and diving world this week- liminary round and one finals region and sixth out of NESCAC round each day. sides — were denied entry for MEN’S SWIM AND DIVE Williams took the lead on day the first time since 2007, a sea- NESCAC Tournament, one and never relinquished it, son only senior guard Vanessa at Brunswick, Maine although the Lord Jeffs made a Miller was around to see. Friday-Sunday strong push during the final ses- “For the last three years, it sion. Trailing by 103 points at the has always been like another 1. Williams 1,741.5 start of day three, the Lord Jeffs cut season after NESCACs,” senior 2. Amherst 1,614.5 the deficit to just four points with tri-captain guard Lindsay 3. Tufts 1,318 four events remaining. However, Weiner said. “NCAAs have the Ephs pulled away late to hold always been one of the most end in the conference champi- onto their crown. Their 127-point intense and fun parts of our onships at Bowdoin, winning its margin of victory was the smallest season, and to not be going ninth-straight title and 10 out at the championships since 2003. is disappointing. I feel like I’m of the last 11. The Ephs earned Tufts freshman Johann waiting for practice to start 1,741.5 points to edge out the Schmidt, who won most of the up again. This is one weird Amherst Lord Jeffs (1,614.5), events in which he participated break.” while the Jumbos finished third this season, took first place in The season started off with 1,318. both the one-meter and three- promisingly for the Jumbos, It was the sixth straight year meter diving championships to who despite losing Miller due that Williams, Tufts and Amherst earn Diver of the Meet. It was to a lack of eligibility and have occupied the top three no easy task for Schmidt, who losing junior forward Kate spots, but only the second time placed second behind Amherst Barnosky to a knee injury, rat- in that span that the Jumbos have freshman Colin White in both tled off wins in 10 of their first finished third. preliminaries before overtaking 11 games. But two overtime The Jumbos entered the week- him in the final round. losses to Williams, including end striving for second place, Senior Trevor Stack received a heart-breaker last weekend but knew that challenging the the four-year high-point award in the NESCAC Tournament, Ephs and Lord Jeffs would not be for diving after placing fifth in kept the Jumbos on the out- an easy task. the one-meter and seventh in the side of the bracket looking in. “It was a blast,” senior quad- three-meter competition. Stay tuned for more coverage captain Gordy Jenkins said, his On Friday, the Jumbos had two in tomorrow’s Daily. James Choca/Tufts Daily voice hoarse from three days of NCAA qualifying times in relays. Senior Lindsay Weiner and the rest of the Jumbos were left out of the screaming. “It was pretty exhaust- Jenkins, Juniors Owen Rood and —by Ethan Sturm NCAA tournament bracket yesterday for the first time in four years. ing but it was so much fun. We would always like to place higher, see MEN’S SWIM AND DIVE, page 15 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville Women’s Track and Field Next year’s Oscars

ith The Oscars officially over, I have nothing left to do except wallow in sadness that 363 days remain between now and the Wnext installment of the world’s greatest spec- tacle. Forget March Madness or Opening Day; I’d rather watch Natalie Portman. Who cares about the NBA Playoffs or the poten- tial NFL lockout when the award for Best Live Action Short is on the line? Green out- fields pale in comparison to red carpets. In the interim, I need to find a way to sustain my attention. And thanks to my anonymous network of sources, I’ve stum- bled across a gold mine. Currently in the works are a batch of remakes of this year’s Best Picture nominees, and I have the exclu- sive synopses. And if these heart-pounding blurbs are any indication, next year’s cer- emony won’t be nearly as painful. “Inception”: In a spine-tingling action- thriller, a down-and-out leader rallies the old gang together for one last corporate espionage. Funded by a wealthy Russian entrepreneur, these men infiltrate deep into the minds of a rival — planting an idea into the target’s subconscious — to trade away his best player, the face of the franchise and arguably the best point guard in the NBA. Justin mccallum/Tufts Daily Filled with shots (of the 3-point nature) and Junior Nakeisha Jones, pictured in the high jump last month, reached 38-3 1/2 in the triple jump this past weekend. She is ranked seventh nationally. Favors (of the Derrick nature), this film is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, even if the NBA’s regular season cannot. Small squad excels at All-New Englands Starring: Avery Johnson, Mikhail Prokhorov and Deron Williams, with a guest appear- b y Co n n o r Ro s e Theiss also had a great performance in the said. “That will be helpful in trying to ance from Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin Senior Staff Writer pole vault, and while her mark of 11-6 1/2 better our time and giving us a chance to O’Connor as the bumbling village idiot. barely missed the provisional height, it was travel to Nationals.” “The Kids Are All Right”: The follow-up to The All-New England Championships a personal best and a school record. Theiss The Jumbos have shown a lot of depth the wildly popular New York Jets installment provide an opportunity for the women’s finished tied for sixth in the competition. this year at the 400-meter distance, and that of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” this warm, roman- track and field team to compete against The Jumbos were able to grab a provi- provides a lot of flexibility for coach Kristen tic comedy tells the story of a working-class some of the best athletes in New England, sional qualifier in one of only three events Morwick in picking the relay legs. man whose sexual exploits land him in hot spanning Div. I to Div. III, and often result on the track that they competed in. With “The team that ran this Saturday repre- water after he discovers that he’s fathered in personal or season-best times. Even with senior Amy Wilfert unavailable for the meet, sents just one of many combinations that nine children with eight women across six only a few athletes competing, the Jumbos the Distance Medley Relay team was not we have tried out,” Corrigan said. “We are states. Can his burgeoning football career did not disappoint. able to compete at full strength. However, really lucky because our team has amazing bring in enough cash for child support, or The University of Connecticut, a Div. I the 4x400 relay team was able to pick up the depth in the 400 this year, so there are a lot will be have to put insulting pretty-boy quar- program, dominated the meet this past slack and run an impressive time. The four- of great choices for this relay.” terbacks on hold to raise a family? weekend, finishing in first place with some of sophomore Alyssa Corrigan, senior Next weekend, the 4x400 relay and the Starring: Antonio Cromartie, Alonzo, 186 points. The runner-up was another tri-captain Kanku Kabongo, junior Dayorsha rest of the team will travel to the Armory Keris, Myjunia, His Daughter Who Just Div. I school — Southern Connecticut Collins and freshman Jana Hieber ran a sea- in New York City to compete at ECACs. The Turned Three, Another Son Named Tyler, State with 52 points. Tufts finished well son-best 3:55.98. Because of the conversion Jumbos have put in a lot of hard work, and Another Daughter Born Oct. 16 Named behind with 8.5 points. used for banked tracks, the NCAA converted this will be their last chance to prove they London, Another Daughter Named Lelani The Jumbos were not aiming for a team the result to 3:57.58 for qualifying purposes, can compete on a national level. and A Newborn Named Jerzie. victory in the meet but instead looked to a time that is well under the provisional “We have all been training hard all sea- “127 Hours”: A documentary about improve on individual performances. Junior mark of 3:59.50. Yet the foursome is still on son, so it is a matter of being confident that the average twi-night double-header Nakeisha Jones improved her national qual- the bubble to earn a spot at nationals. we are ready to run a great time and push between the New York Yankees and the ifying mark by triple jumping 38-3 1/2. The “We were all very happy because not through the end of the race,” Corrigan Boston Red Sox. result leaves her ranked seventh nation- only did we hit the provisional mark, but said. With that sort of attitude, the 4x400 Starring: Joe Girardi, Terry Francona, ally, with only one more weekend left to we also ran a time that will get us into a and other Jumbos are looking to make one Cowboy Joe West and boredom. hit qualifying marks. Fellow junior Heather competitive heat next weekend,” Corrigan last push to the finish. “True Grit”: A coming-of-age tale set in contemporary America, “True Grit” perfect- ly captures the heart and soul of the nation’s Men’s TRACK and FIELD pastime. We follow the lives of the grittiest of all baseball players as they rise to worldwide fame, giving 110 percent and putting their Marvel, Rose shatter 17-year-old school heart and soul into the game every time they step onto the field. Whether diving to reach ground balls, running hard on every play or record for 800-meter run at All-New Englands sliding headfirst into home, these guys really look like they’re just having fun out there. b y La u r e n Fl a m e n t takes the heat out that quick, it’s a lot Both Rose and Marvel’s record-break- Against all odds, determination, scrappiness Daily Editorial Board easier to run a faster time than when ing times were new PRs by more than 2.5 and true grit will carry them to the top. you start out the race slower and have to seconds each. Marvel bested his indoor Starring: Eric Byrnes, David Eckstein, Sophomore Jeff Marvel and junior make up ground,” Marvel said. PR of 1:54.94, and Rose improved his Chone Figgins, Brett Gardner, Dustin Pedroia Connor Rose took full advantage of an Marvel’s time on the banked track from 1:54.97, both set earlier this season and, once more, David Eckstein. famously fast track this weekend at the converts to 1:52.72 on the flat track, at the Valentine Invitational on the same Random non-sequitur: Maybe this year’s All-New England Championships at BU. which narrowly slips under the auto- banked track. batch of Best Picture nominees isn’t for Both Jumbos stepped on the track Friday matic NCAA qualifier of 1:52.80. Rose’s The pair gained entry into the finals you. Maybe you long for the glory days night in the fourth and final heat of the time converts to a 1:53.04, well under the in the 800-meter on Saturday, which when kids’ sports movies were at their most preliminaries for the 800-meter run, and provisional qualifier of 1:54.90 and just included 10 athletes. Marvel’s time in the cheesy. For nostalgia more than anything when they stepped off, both had set .24 seconds off the automatic pace. prelims was first among Div. III athletes else, I’ve created the Kids’ Sports Oscars, new personal records (PRs), broken the While Marvel will definitely com- and ranked him sixth overall heading designed to award those ’90s sports films we school record and qualified for NCAAs. pete at NCAAs in two weeks at Capital into the finals, while Rose was the last all grew up on. Marvel and Rose, who is also a senior University in Ohio, Rose’s fate depends athlete to qualify for the finals. Marvel Who was a better female character, staff writer for the Daily, took second and on how many athletes the NCAA accepts took eighth with a time of 1:55.78, while Julie “The Cat” Gaffney or Becky “The Ice third in their heat, with times of 1:52.12 into the event, a number usually between Rose, who sat out part of the indoor sea- Box” O’Shea? What was funnier, the kiss- and 1:52.44, respectively, both of which 12 and 16. Currently, Rose’s time ranks son due to an Achilles injury, rested his ing booth scene from “Cool Runnings” shattered the school record of 1:53.10 him as the 10th fastest Div. III athlete in foot instead of racing. (1993) or kissing Wendy Peffercorn in “The that was set by James Lavallee in 1994. the 800 meters nationally, while Marvel “It’s definitely hard to PR by 2.8 sec- Sandlot” (1993)? What was more absurd, “It was good competition, and it set is just ahead in eighth. onds and to feel good the next day, so a 12-year-old becoming manager of the up perfectly, so I’m really happy with it,” “[Connor] ran awesome. It was defi- that was a tough race,” Marvel said. “I got Twins or the Junior Goodwill Games mak- Marvel said. “Since there was such great nitely a long time coming,” Marvel said. out well, but I just didn’t have the energy ing the front page of USA Today? You can competition, my plan was just to start “I think he’s had the ability to run that left to close from racing the day before.” vote for these categories — and 15 others out in the back and let them pull me out fast — it was just a matter of being in Another strong performance from the — on my blog, which is linked below. The and then start to move up in the last few the right place at the right time and middle-distance crew came from fresh- winners will be posted in the near future in laps and finish strong.” having the opportunity to run that fast. man Jamie Norton in the 1,000-meter a later version of this column. Marvel and Rose both did just that, It was a great race for him.” run. In the prelims on Friday evening, in by far the fastest heat of the event. Next weekend is the last chance for Norton posted a PR with a time of 2:31.47, UConn’s senior Michael Rutt finished other athletes around the country to hit winning his heat and capturing the sixth- Alex Prewitt is a junior majoring in first, over 2.5 seconds ahead of any the automatic qualifier and will be Rose’s fastest mark of the day. The time bested English and religion. He can be reached other athlete in the prelims, with an final shot at securing a trip to Nationals. his old PR of 2:32.14, run earlier this sea- at [email protected]. His blog is impressive 1:48.35. Next week, he plans to run the same livefrommudville.blogspot.com. “When a guy runs that fast and he event at the IC4As at BU. see MEN’S T AND F, page 15 Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15

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Middle distance depth on display for Jumbos in ‘redeeming’ weekend meets MEN’S T and F faster competition from start to continued from page 14 finish, Haney would likely have son at the Bowdoin Invitational. finished even faster. “Jamie set a freshman record “[Haney] knows he’s got a lot in the 1,000,” Marvel said. “It more in him,” Norton said. “He seems like he PRs every week- was frustrated that the race end that he races. He’s really fun went out so slow. It’s obviously to watch race, and especially a really fast time, but he’s look- since he is a freshman, it seems ing for more next week to see like he has a lot of room to what he can do.” improve and a lot to give to the Freshman Liam Cassidy added team in the future.” another best in the mile, running But Norton’s big weekend did a 4:18.77 for his first time under not end there. In the finals of the 4:20-mile barrier. the event on Saturday, he set yet On the field side of events, another personal best, running sophomore Gbola Ajayi set per- a time of 2:29.98, earning sixth sonal bests in both the long jump and becoming the only fresh- and the triple jump. He advanced man in Tufts’ history to break to the finals of both events, where the 2:30 mark in the 1,000- his jump of 45-7 3/4 in the triple meter. According to Norton, the jump earned him seventh and first 200 meters in the final was his jump of 2-10 3/4 in the long the fastest lap of his life. He jump earned him ninth. never looked back. The Jumbos also put togeth- “There was just a fast group er a successful crew of relays of people,” Norton said. “In that this weekend. In the 4x800- heat, there were at least four meter relay, sophomores Dan people who have run under 2:28, Kirschner, Adam Brosh and so those guys were going to win Thiago Lima and freshman it and going for a really fast time, Bobby McShane combined Courtesy Kelsey Rose so [everyone] went out hard. All for a time of 7:53.81, qualify- Sophomore Jeff Marvel and junior Connor Rose left it all on the track in the last stretch of their record-setting I had to do was hold on. I hadn’t ing for next weekend’s ECAC 800-meter race on Friday. really ever been in that position Championships. The foursome before; a lot of other races I’ve competed on tired legs, for and III schools at the meet, Marvel, Haney and Norton pointed with Div. IIIs, because been in have gone out slow.” Kirschner, Brosh and McShane Tufts tied for 22nd. Yet the mean the three could do big we came in sixth, but this was Sophomore Sam Haney’s had all competed the night squad was not looking for a things next weekend when they a redeeming weekend for a lot Saturday also included a big PR, before. high team placement this week- combine with a 400-meter run- of guys,” Norton said. “People as he ran 4:14.98 in the mile, The 4x400 team of junior Ben end, but rather focused on put- ner — likely from the successful threw down fast times that we scoring fifth from an unseeded Crastnopol, sophomore Vinnie ting people in the events where 4x400 relay of this weekend — had hoped to run last weekend.” heat. The front pack went out Lee and freshmen Clint Porte they had the most potential to to try to improve Tufts’ NCAA The team will split between IC4A’s in 2:11 for the first 800 meters, and Graham Beutler ran a time qualify for future weeks. provisional qualifier in the dis- and the ECAC Championships at after which Haney closed hard of 3:22.23, the fastest mark post- The strong performances tance medley relay. the Armory in New York City to get with a 2:03 in the second half of ed by the relay yet this season. this weekend bode well for the “It was a great weekend for us in some final personal bests and the race — evidence that with Among 35 scoring Div. I, II weeks to come. The PRs from overall. A lot of guys were disap- national qualifiers. Callahan’s presence In prelims, Testa sets Tufts record for 50-yard backstroke men’s swim and dive on defense could be continued from page 13 E.J. Testa, and senior David Meyer won key for Jumbos the preliminary 200-yard freestyle relay before finishing third in the final. Rood MEN’S LAcrosse and Testa also teamed up with seniors continued from page 13 Zed Debbaut and Michael Del Moro for a coming and are a group of just great national B-cut qualifying time in the 400- people that I thoroughly enjoy spend- yard medley relay, placing fourth. Del ing time with.” Moro is also a news editor for the Daily. It’s a mutual respect. His friends and Testa topped off his day by setting a teammates consider themselves lucky Tufts record in the 50-yard backstroke to have Callahan with them during preliminaries and posting a B-cut qualifier their Tufts careers. And as if fate itself in the finals, finishing fourth just ahead of had dressed Matt in brown and blue, a Del Moro. Debbaut also came in fourth spot opened up for him in a Wren suite in the 50-yard breaststroke, touching the this year with many of his sophomore wall 0.22 seconds before Jenkins. teammates, including Page and their In spite of these performances, Tufts fellow Exeter alum Sam Gardner, who is found itself in third at the end of the day also a defenseman and was Callahan’s with 481 points, trailing Amherst by 95.5 roommate at Exeter. points and Williams by 212.5. “When Matt decided to transfer to The Jumbos made their strongest push Andrew Morgentaler/Tufts Daily Tufts, I was very excited because I knew for second place on Saturday evening Junior E.J. Testa and the men’s swimming team came up short of their goal of second place what it would mean for our lacrosse team when freshman Kyle Savidge, senior Joe this weekend at the NESCACs, but still finished in the top three for the sixth straight year. and because of our friendship,” Page said. Lessard and junior Joe McLoughlin fin- “We had a kid who was supposed to live ished three-four-five, respectively, in the Saturday in the preliminaries and finals of to Schmidt’s performance, included Rood, in Wren with us this year transfer out, so 1000-yard freestyle. the 100-yard backstroke, earning fourth in Testa, Meyer and Jenkins’ third-place fin- Matt was able to move into our suite and “[That race] put us within 40 or 50 the conference. ish and B-cut time in the 400-yard free- get to know a bunch of the guys right points of Amherst, and that was huge Nonetheless, after day two, the stand- style relay and Rood’s fourth-place mark away. Having Matt at Tufts has been great for us,” Lessard said. “[Freshmen] Kyle ings were unchanged. Williams sat on in the 100-yard freestyle. both on and off the field.” Savidge and Joe McLoughlin are kind of top at 1,228.5, with Amherst in striking As always, the Jumbos had an incred- A revamped defense laden with high like the unsung heroes — guys whose distance at 1,125.5 and Tufts not far ible level of energy at the meet, not only -school classmates could be a recipe for names you might not read all the time behind at 930. from the 24 guys who got in the water but success for the Jumbos, who struggled in the Daily or in the athletics web- The final session on Sunday night fea- also from the rest of the team, which made at times last season to stifle opposing site write-ups, but who consistently tured seven finals events. The Lord Jeffs the trip to Bowdoin. offenses. Fortunately for those hoping swim well ... Two freshmen [Savidge and won two of the first three, clawing their “The best part for me was seeing our for back-to-back titles, Callahan’s tran- Schmidt] had our top two performances way to within four points of first place. other 22 guys who weren’t swimming for sition into the Jumbos’ defensive sets of the meet, and that bodes well for us in But Williams kept its cool — as nine-time NESCACs rooting for us,” Jenkins said. “I so far has been as seamless as he could the long term.” reigning champs tend to do — proceeding had a couple instances where I was just have hoped. The relay team of Rood, Testa, Zebbaut to win the 200-yard breaststroke and the feeding off the energy of our fans.” “The coaching staff certainly knows and Del Moro had continued success on final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Jumbos will now wait to find out how to win,” he said. “I just want to day two, taking fourth place and earning Williams also received some help from which swimmers and divers have earned contribute in any way they think is B-cut times in both the preliminaries and Bates’ victory in the 200-yard butterfly and a trip to the National Championships, best to help continue the success of the the finals of the 200-yard medley relay. Schmidt’s win in the three-meter dive. which begin on March 23 at the University team.” Del Moro posted two more B-cut times on Sunday highlights for Tufts, in addition of Tennessee. 16 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, March 1, 2011