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Partly Cloudy Read It First 49/38 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 48 tuesday, november 20, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Tufts alumna Mitra was spirited Johnnie’s Foodmaster closes all locations b y Je n n i f e r Wh i t e Ja m e s Po u l i o t “We don’t have the exact date, Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial Board but we are projecting all of the stores will be open by the end Tanya Mitra (LA ’10), whose The family-owned supermar- of the fiscal year 2013, which joyful energy sparked team spir- ket chain Johnnie’s Foodmaster ends at the end of September,” fighterit at tae kwon do tournaments and healer earlier this month announced McCready told the Daily. and whose nurturing personality plans to permanently shutter The Foodmaster on Salem bonded her to people and medi- its 10 locations, including the Street in Medford will be con- cine, died suddenly at her home store on Alewife Brook Parkway verted into a Stop & Shop by the on Nov. 3. She was 24. in Somerville, a few blocks from end of the current year. At Tufts, Mitra double majored Tufts’ Medford/Somerville The remaining three locations in biology and German while campus. without a buyer are nonetheless excelling on the pre-medical Although Whole Foods Market scheduled to close by Nov. 30. track. She was in her second year purchased the leases for six of The Alewife Brook Parkway of medical school in Newark at the stores, and Stop & Shop location closed its doors for the University of Medicine and another, Foodmaster has yet to good this Sunday. Dentistry of New Jersey. find a buyer for the three stores Whole Foods did not pur- Associate Professor of Biology located in Whitman, Lynn and chase Foodmaster on Alewife Philip Starks, Mitra’s faculty advi- on Alewife Brook Parkway. Brook Parkway, which is locat- sor at Tufts, said that Mitra decid- Whole Foods purchased the ed one mile away from the ed to become a doctor at a very six leases at an estimated price existing Whole Foods on Mystic Courtesy Nicholas Bayhi early age and stood out because of $30 million. The deal will Valley Parkway and 1.8 miles Tanya Mitra (LA ‘10) brought joy and energy to the Tufts Tae Kwon Do of her sincerity and determina- bring the total number of Whole away from the Whole Foods at team. She died suddenly at her home on Nov. 3. tion in helping others. Foods stores in Massachusetts Fresh Pond. “My guess is that not too many up to 26. “There were a number of of her medical school colleagues would require it.” Matthew Davenport (LA’10), The six stores, including one factors [involved in the deci- had tutored children and parents Mitra was born in Morristown, Mitra’s boyfriend, said it was on Beacon Street in Somerville, sion], including size and prox- living in poverty or had volun- N.J., and while growing up her her experience of witnessing will re-open following a peri- imity to an existing store,” teered with the aged since before family moved to other parts of widespread poverty and sick- od of renovation, according to McCready said. their 12th birthday,” Starks said. New Jersey and spent three years ness in India that solidified her Whole Foods Public Relations John DeJesus, the owner of “Tanya was a caregiver before living in India when Mitra was in Manager for the North Atlantic she knew that her future job middle school. see MITRA, page 2 Region Heather McCready. see FOODMASTER, page 2

Student grazed by car at Curtis Senior awarded $8,000 intersection the Department of Public for social media app looks to expand and Environmental Safety b y Me n g h a n Liu wires are a very old technology for b y Ma r t h a Sh a n a h a n Fellows program this year issued a Pedestrian Safety Alert Daily Editorial Board communication. Daily Editorial Board placed one upperclassman on Nov. 16 via email following The inspiration for the app ACE Fellows studentprogram in each of four resi- the second of two student- This month, senior Foster came this past summer when In a pilot program finish- dence halls, providing fresh- vehicle accidents that have Lockwood was awarded $8,000 Lockwood was trying to leave a ing its first semester, stu- men and sophomores with occurred in the last week and from the Paul and Elizabeth voicemail for his girlfriend and dents known as Academic academic, social and extracur- a half at intersections border- Montle Prize for Entrepreneurial began to wonder if there was an and Community Engagement ricular guidance as needed. ing campus. Achievement for his messaging app for easily sending someone (ACE) Fellows are serving as “They operate as role mod- on Friday, a vehicle grazed application Wyre, currently avail- an audio message. From there, academic and social mentors els in the residence halls,” a student at the intersection of able on the iPhone and iPad. the idea moved beyond simply meant to ease new students’ Associate Dean for Orientation Curtis Street and Curtis Avenue, Lockwood, a computer science text and audio, he said. transition to Tufts and con- and Student Transition Laura according to the email. The stu- major and entrepreneurial leader- “It’s not a novel idea,” Lockwood nect them to the world outside Doane, who directs the pro- dent was uninjured. ship studies minor, applied for the said, acknowledging that he found their dorm rooms. gram, said. “They’re not RAs on Nov. 8, another student Montle award after developing the inspiration in popular apps like Run jointly by the Dean of [resident assistants] and was struck by a motor vehicle pilot version of Wyre at the begin- WhatsApp, which allows users Undergraduate Education’s they’re not tutors. They’re sort at the intersection of Packard ning of the school year. to send each other texts, photos, office and the Jonathan M. of combining aspects of both Avenue and Powderhouse Wyre is described in the App videos and locations. However, Tisch College of Citizenship Boulevard and seriously injured. Store as “a user-friendly messaging Lockwood believes such apps are and Public Service, the ACE see FELLOWS, page 2 The student is undergoing tool designed for fast and com- still too focused on texting. treatment at Massachusetts prehensive communication,” and “People are looking for alterna- General Hospital. iOSnoops.com rated it five stars. tives,” he said. Both incidents occurred after The free app allows users to easily Last week, over 1,100 users dusk, according to Director of share “wyres” such as audio clips, around the world had signed up Public and Environmental Safety video clips, YouTube videos, pho- for Wyre, and over 500 of them Kevin Maguire. tos, in-app drawings, locations, were verified and active, according the alert also provided tips contacts and calendar events. to Lockwood. for staying safe while walking While many of these capabili- Senior Brad DeBattista, a friend around or near campus, which ties already exist on the iOS plat- of Lockwood’s, was one of Wyre’s included wearing light-colored form, Wyre fully integrates these first users. DeBattista beta tested or easily visible clothing at options into one convenient loca- the app before it moved to the night, establishing eye contact tion, Lockwood said. App Store, helping to brainstorm with drivers when crossing an It also allows users to delete new features such as sharing cal- intersection and being aware of already-sent wyres from a receiv- endar events. traffic signals and crosswalks. er’s phone because all the data is “Some of these things you according to Maguire, while encrypted and stored on a back- can already do through plain old motorists are more likely to end server rather than on the iPhone, but it’s very involved, it’s suffer legal consequences in a receiver’s phone, he added. too many clicks, it’s not readily pedestrian accident, the pedes- “It’s often that we are translat- available,” DeBattista said. “I think trian is usually in more danger. ing our experiences into text,” Wyre is really good because it takes “A pedestrian walking has Lockwood said. “The goal of Wyre all of the capabilities that you have, much more to lose than a was to make it equally accessible and maybe didn’t even know you motorist driving,” Maguire said. in any kind of medium.” had, in your phone and puts it all Annie Wermiel / Tufts Daily Archives He explained that the name After a successful pilot semester, the Academic and Community Engagement —by Audrey Michael Wyre was chosen ironically, since see WYRE, page 2 Fellows program is now accepting applications for next year’s fellows.

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see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Friends share memories about alumna Mitra MITRA “She looks at her mom and “She was sure of herself and of continued from page 1 says, ‘No. I have to do this for her opinions, but not in a single- motivation to pursue a career in my team,’” Bayhi said. “We were minded way,” Julie Lonergan (LA medicine. like, ‘Whoa.’ None of us would ’10) said. “She just knew how the “In terms of what exact medi- have been able to say that to her world should work, and so she cine she would get into, she mother.” made it work that way.” hadn’t picked one yet, but it was Mike Harb, coach of Tufts Scott Schreiber (E ’10), a grad- going to be out there, in India or Tae Kwon Do, echoed Bayhi’s uate student in engineering at in Africa, with Doctors Without sentiments. Tufts, said that even though she Borders or something along “She didn’t want to let the was small in stature, Mitra pos- those lines,” he said. team down, and that was typi- sessed a powerful charisma and Muhammad Qadri (LA ’10), cally her,” Harb said. “When she never failed to make her pres- a current Ph.D student in psy- gave, she gave 100 percent with ence felt in the room. chology at Tufts and a friend of just so much love.” “She was a small bundle of Mitra’s since high school, said After finishing her studies at energy and excitement that her future as a doctor seemed Tufts, Mitra remained an integral would be able to mother you and pre-destined by her innate abil- part of the tae kwon do team. give you food,” Schreiber said, ity to care for others. She attended every prac- describing a time when Mitra Qadri recalled a time when tice while spending the year went out of her way to provide Mitra’s father sliced his hand after graduation working at a meal for a classmate she had severely and, far from any medi- Massachusetts Institute of only just met. cal facility or assistance, Mitra Technology, and she contin- Her friendliness had a magnet- calmly took control, stopped the ued to return for most weekend ic effect on others and brought heavy bleeding and potentially practices even after moving to people together, Kahran Singh saved his life. New Jersey for medical school, (LA ’10) said. A Tufts Debate Society mem- according to Bayhi. “She always loved having ber and Sharewood Project clin- Assistant coach Colin people over,” Singh said, adding Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily ic volunteer, as well as tutor and Murphy, a graduate student that Mitra also hosted a late- The supermarket chain Johnnie’s Foodmaster has announced the clo- researcher, Mitra only discov- in chemistry at Tufts, praised night WMFO Tufts Freeform sure of all its locations by Nov. 30. The store on Alewife Brook Parkway ered her greatest extracurricu- Mitra as a “frustrating student” Radio show with roommate Alex in Somerville shut its doors this weekend. lar passion during her senior of tae kwon do because of her Kittle (LA ’10), in which the two year when she joined the Tufts persistent effort to thoroughly were known to have fun play- Tae Kwon Do team. understand the art. ing favorite songs and at other Whole Foods to take over “Tanya was really a catalyst “She listened to what you times delve into philosophical for transforming the team into were saying, but then questioned discussions. Foodmaster on Beacon St. a family,” close friend and tae every word of it,” Murphy said. The Tae Kwon Do team on FOODMASTER market areas.” kwon do teammate Nicholas “She would force you to really Nov. 6 held a memorial at Tufts continued from page 1 Sophomore Cody Chen, Bayhi said, emphasizing that come up with a good answer.” for Mitra, where teammates Foodmaster, has declined to a Somerville native who Mitra epitomized the spirit Mitra’s thirst for foreign knowl- each wrote messages to her on comment to the press regard- shopped at Foodmaster as a of the tae kwon do club. “She edge also attracted her to the a wooden board, then ceremoni- ing the reason for the 65-year- child, expressed his regrets was always the one who would German culture, and she spent ously broke the boards in martial old company’s closure. over the store’s closure. scream the loudest.” a semester her junior year in arts fashion to honor the memo- “The time was right to make “I was there the day after “We don’t know how, but she Tuebingen, Germany, and lived ry of Mitra, Bayhi said. this change for our compa- they announced the closing,” would always show up with an in the German Language House Mitra recently tested for a red ny,” DeJesus said in an Oct. 26 Chen said. ankle brace and another ankle on campus for two years, accord- belt in tae kwon do, the final press statement. “I am confi- “It’s kind of upsetting, brace and a wrist brace,” Bayhi, a ing to Director of the German achievement before attaining dent that we have found the because it’s nostalgic for me. senior, added. “Even though she Program and German Professor black belt, according to Harb. best partner that offers the It’s a nice supermarket, and was plagued with injuries all the Christiane Romero. While he never had the oppor- most positive outcome not the people there were really time, she would still go in there “She was an ideal student from tunity to award the belt to her only for our employees but for nice.” and fight, and when she couldn’t my perspective,” Romero said. in person, Harb presented an the communities as well.” Chen said that he would fight, she would be congratulat- “She was very engaged in what honorary red belt for Mitra and Laura Derba, president of take his business to the Shaw’s ing other people and cheering she was doing, very intellectually her family at the memorial. the Whole Foods North Atlantic in Porter Square, emphasizing everyone on.” curious. What I remember most Mitra is survived by her par- Region, released a press state- that he would shop at Shaw’s Bayhi recalled Mitra’s first tae about her was that she was the ents Amit and Snigdha, and a ment for Whole Foods at the even if Whole Foods had cho- kwon do competition, which her kind of person you were drawn sister, Trishna. same time. sen to redevelop the Alewife parents attended in support. When to. She had this smile, this warm The cause of death at this “Like Foodmaster, Whole Brook Parkway location. Mitra was injured in one of the ear- sparkle about her.” time is unknown but is under Foods Market has a long histo- “There’s less selection there liest fights of the day, her mother Mitra’s closest friends at ongoing investigation. ry of supporting the commu- [at Whole Foods],” Chen said. grew concerned and strictly forbade Tufts said she never fit into If you have memories of Tanya nities we serve,” Derba said. “It’s too pricey and holistic. It’s her from participating any further. social norms, instead confi- Mitra you would like to share “We are excited to bring our not good for standard grocer- However, in the middle of the com- dently establishing her own with the Daily, please contact us fresh, quality foods at afford- ies, for me.” petition, Mitra took a bold stance. path. at [email protected]. able prices to these six new ―­— with Jenna Buckle - ACE fellows hope to reach more freshmen prehensive communication party that he coordinated ship by encouraging fellows StudentWYRE designsfocuses app on originality for comand room for FELLOWS along with the RAs in South. to help their residents par- continued from page 1 expansion, seeking to help compa- continued from page 1 “There [are] only four of ticipate in campus activities in one place.” nies attain real longevity. of those roles to support the us, so we haven’t been able to and attend lectures. The Montle prize was awarded “I’m ecstatic,” Lockwood said. nextstudents inyear, figuring outexpand [how hit all pilotcorners of programcampus yet, “[The fellows] put out a to Wyre and two other social media “It’s really important to me that Tufts they] fit into the Tufts com- but the program is expand- weekly newsletter that has projects, including a social network- promotes this kind of development munity, what the Tufts com- ing, and the people I have some activities of interest,” ing site geared towards academics outside of academia.” munity is and how best to worked with have been really Doane said. “Each [fellow] and a mobile app for mental health The funding will help Lockwood move forward in their college excited,” he said. gets groups together each patients, according to Program market the product, continue pro- career.” In addition to providing week to go actually to those Specialist for Scholar Development gramming updates and develop the The pilot program began academic help, Lizotte said events. Their role is in help- Anne Moore. app for other platforms. He plans to this semester with four fel- he acts as another type of ing students get involved “There are existing things like expand Wyre beyond iOS to other lows —l one each in Hill, mentor for the residents in in the Tufts community but [Wyre], but they are really buggy,” platforms, such as the Android and Houston, Haskell and South his hall. also the local community as she said. “There’s a real hole in the the desktop computer. Halls. “If students are looking for well.” market for something that works “It’s less of a problem of it being The fellows receive free opportunities, if they’re strug- Doane added that some like that.” useful, and more of a problem of it housing in the dorm they gling to find a place for them- students need extra help with According to Moore, the prize being ubiquitous,” Lockwood said. serve, like an RA does, selves here, [the RAs] will send the transition to college. although they do not receive them to me,” he said. “It can be a really difficult a free meal plan. The program is now accept- process and everyone does Bianca Blakesley, a junior ing more applicants for next it differently,” she said. “Part who is serving as an ACE year after a promising start, of the ACE Fellow role is nor- Fellow in Hill Hall for the pro- Doane said. malizing the fact that tran- gram’s first year, said that as “It’s early, but it’s been very sitioning to a new environ- the program evolves, the role successful,” she said. “We’re ment like this is challenging. of an ACE Fellow will become looking to expand.” Especially at this time in most more defined. Although Doane said the people’s lives, and especial- “I think sometimes the RAs program has not decided on ly because it’s a residential get confused about what our how many more fellows it will atmosphere.” role is, and if we expand it’ll take on next year, she hopes Doane said the specific be more legitimate, and there there will be an ACE Fellow duties of the ACE Fellows will be a fellow in every hall representing every freshman were largely left up to the fel- and all the freshman dorms,” and mixed freshman/sopho- lows themselves to interpret she said. more dorm. and work with. Hayden Lizotte, a sopho- The process of selecting “We did not provide them more who works as the fellow next year’s fellows will begin with a lot of direction — it in South Hall, has organized later this month, when appli- was sort of like, ‘Here’s our Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily events like a version of “speed cations are due on Nov. 26. vision, and tell us where the Senior Foster Lockwood won the $8,000 Paul and Elizabeth Montle Prize dating” for students to get to The program’s partnership challenge is getting there,’” for Entrepreneurial Achievement for his creation of an iPhone messaging know professors in a casual with Tisch College introduc- she said. “Their role is still application called Wyre. setting and an Election Night es a focus on active citizen- changing.” 3

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Yuri Chang | I hate you, but I love you Linked in or left out ’m sooo sorry if I sent you an invite!” a friend very publicly apologized on her Facebook status. This friend wasn’t refer- ring to an accidental link that hacks into Twitter accounts or spams with ads for Idiet pills. She was referring to LinkedIn. Somehow, the Evil LinkedIn Machine infil- trated her account and sent invitations to join to everyone in her university’s network. This Machine is taking anxious college stu- dents by force, as one by one, we trade in our personal crude humor blogs for professional LinkedIn pages. I’ve asked my peers why they have LinkedIn accounts and almost all of them replied with, “I don’t really know. I just feel like I should.” Social media platforms are transforming social expectations, and in some cases, quite illogically. Just like how the New York Times Dilys Ong / Tufts Daily Archives deemed owning a BlackBerry and not an A well-attended bias incident rally in 2009 reflects the strong response of students to the sensitive subject on campus. iPhone as social suicide, or how you aren’t a real friend until you are a Facebook friend first. In theory, having a LinkedIn account should help ambitious college students like Administration, students tackle bias on campus us progress our future careers. Yet it’s more about flaunting our r貵m豠on the Internet or Understanding the process of handling reported bias incidents having a LinkedIn account just to keep up with everybody else. b y Li l y Si e r a d z k i “It’s a very light filter, making that with summaries of the event. According Others suggest that having an account is Daily Editorial Board decision. Did that affect one of the to Perez, the content of the incident like a safeguard for chance successes; you target groups? Did it actually happen? summary has changed in recent years never know whom you’ll want to reach out For a school that prides itself on We need to have a certain amount of to become more descriptive, including to in the future. Still, I keep waiting for the being open-minded and political- vetting of reports,” she said. “What specific locations, although the people day that my best-friend-from-eighth-grade’s ly correct, name calling, graffiti and one person perceives as a bias incident involved remain anonymous. older brother becomes the CEO of the Next harassment based on race, gender, may not be perceived by another [as a] She cited past debate within the Big Company so that I can milk that LinkedIn sexual orientation or ethnicity all a bias incident.” Team about whether to publish full connection for all it’s worth. Something tells occur frequently at Tufts. These acts The Team decides on an appropriate expletives involved in incidents, with me that I shouldn’t hold my breath. Of all my constitute bias incidents and are dealt response, which can include investi- some saying that doing so would past job and internship experiences, exactly with through a variety of student and gation, judicial action or mediation, emphasize the hurtful potential of the none of them were procured this way. administrative channels. depending on the incident. Gender- word. The Team decided to retain the And it’s not like having a LinkedIn is easy Reported incidents that are deemed related incidents can be referred to the words with asterisks. maintenance either. Because of its profes- bias incidents and consist of inves- Office of Equal Opportunity for investi- The Team also reviews patterns in sional nature, I feel obligated to keep my tigations that have been concluded gation, and incidents that are classified the type and locations of bias incidents. page looking pro-fresh. Earlier this year I are publically listed on WebCenter. as hate crimes, meaning that a law has Perez and Davies both referenced a Googled my name and was startled to find According to the site, bias incidents been broken, are referred to the Office high number of gender-related inci- that my neglected LinkedIn page was the “may but do not always include the of Judicial Affairs. dents this past year. first result to show up. So after spending use of slurs, derogatory language, or Filing a judicial complaint, though, Correspondingly, SPEAC has focused more than an hour importing my r貵m窠getting negative images. Incidents may include is a separate process from reporting a its programming around gender, includ- all start and end dates right and filling in the chalking, graffiti, images, written mes- bias incident. If the event is particularly ing its RA and OL training. In addition, specific job descriptions, I then had to deal sages, the defacement or alteration of serious or public, it may warrant a uni- when incidents cluster in certain halls, with the dilemma of which photo to use as signs, posters, verbal epithets and vio- versity-wide statement from the Dean SPEAC may run focused events in those my profile pic. lent acts.” Last year, 27 total bias inci- of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman or residences. I consulted with my close friend and dents were published on this list. even the University President, depend- Both Davies and Perez affirm that LinkedIn “Pro” to help pick which photo to The incidents are processed indi- ing on its severity. this system of reporting and publicizing use. He informed me that ideally this photo vidually and eventually compiled and “Every so often, something really bias incidents attempts to create aware- should be of the same caliber of an awkward summarized on WebCenter by the serious happens. The other things are ness on campus, with the ultimate aim senior portrait, meaning that it ought to be Administrative Contact Team. still serious because they contribute to of prevention of bias incidents. taken at a professional studio complete with This team is made up of four mem- the atmosphere and climate at Tufts, “We want to try and create a campus a collared shirt and pearl earrings. Basically bers, currently Associate Dean of [but] there’s a difference between see- where people feel comfortable, where what that meant was that none of my photos Student Affairs Marisel Perez, Director ing something scrawled in a bathroom they’re not going to be subject to things were appropriate for LinkedIn use. of the Department of Diversity and being attacked,” Davies said. like this. We can’t stop it from happen- Not to mention the social anxiety that Education and Development Margery Students Promoting Equality, ing but we do take it seriously,” Davies accompanies owning a LinkedIn account. Davies, University President Anthony Awareness and Compassion (SPEAC) said. “I’m hoping that having his system Looking at the achievements of your peers Monaco’s Chief of Staff Michael also provides an educational response will make people think about things can be great but also panic inducing. Baenen and Director of the Office to bias incidents. SPEAC is a student they do and say.” “Oh, God, why is everyone’s resume so of Intercultural and Social Identities group under the Office of Student Affairs SPEAC shares similar goals with the much more impressive than mine?” is my Program Katrina Moore. that offers a variety of programming to administration. According to SPEAC inner monologue as I thumb through my According to Perez, a bias incident further an open and accepting campus co-coordinator junior Bianca Blakesley, connections’ pages. “How do I compete with can be reported in three ways: by an environment, in addition to providing the group strives to raise awareness the guy who helped engineer a water well in individual through WebCenter, by a training for Orientation leaders (OL) about bias at Tufts. Malawi or the girl who has a recommenda- resident assistant (RA) or resident and resident assistants. Perez serves “Our goal is to get the word out about tion from the President of the Red Cross?” director (RD) through an Office of as advisor to SPEAC, which receives bias incidents and raise awareness that I can also tell that the LinkedIn Machine Residential Life and Learning (ORLL) updates on current bias incidents on they do happen, and if you feel like is hell-bent on sucking me into its grips as report or by the police. All reports which to base its programs. something is targeting you as a member it continues to outsmart me in emailing me go immediately to Perez, who then In addition, Perez runs mediation of a social identity, you have ways to notifications. I maneuvered through their reaches out to the person reporting the between the affected parties in the bias report it and you have agency in that,” maze of privacy settings and unchecked doz- incident to offer support. incident, if both sides agree to engage she said. “Also we need to get that dia- ens of boxes saying no to endless types of “Some of this stuff can be hurtful and in mediation. She emphasized her logue going with students who aren’t email notifications. I want to make sure that the student, if commitment to educational methods that engaged with those issues, just to “So-and-so has updated his resume.” they want to talk to somebody else in toward resolving the hurt and anger promote an environment not just of “Check out this person’s new job!” “We’ve addition to myself for counseling, they resulting from a bias incident. tolerance, but of inclusion.” found x-y-and-z and think you should be can do that,” Perez said. “Some students “I believe in education, because to Another focus of the group is to bring contacts!” Despite my best efforts, these self- don’t want that, they say ‘I’m okay, I just punish somebody without processing together students who have experi- congratulatory messages still regularly creep want to make sure somebody knows,’ what happened, it creates anger and enced the various forms of bias at Tufts into my inbox. and I respect that.” resentment. That’s my philosophy,” and those who have not. In the end, I see LinkedIn accounts as a Perez transfers the report to the Perez said. “Even when mediation “The reason that I do SPEAC and necessary evil. Will I delete my LinkedIn? Administrative Contact Team, which has been reached and requirements I really like SPEAC is that Tufts is Most likely no, but I will resent it all the reviews the incident to ensure that it have been fulfilled ... it takes time an open-minded and accepting cam- same. contains bias according to definitions to come to terms with oneself and pus...for the majority of people, but of bias from Massachusetts’ anti-dis- resolve feelings.” it’s not for everyone,” SPEAC co-co- crimination law, according to Davies. At the end of the year, the Contact ordinator Bryn Clark, a junior, said. Yuri Chang is a senior majoring in Davies said that the team’s decision on Team publishes the complete list of International Relations. She can be reached bias in a given incident is very basic. finalized bias incidents on WebCenter see BIAS, page 4 at [email protected] 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Students Promoting Equality, Awareness and Compassion bridges potential gap between administration’s process, student dialogue BIAS their answers to how they feel most continued from page 3 people see them, and who they really “Having events that bring together are. This year, SPEAC will publish a those two groups, to really try and get booklet containing the answers to a Reported Bias Incidents: Sept. 2011 different people at our events, is one broad survey of Tufts students con- of our biggest missions.” cerning social identity. through May 2012 Blakesley said that SPEAC’s associa- According to Blakesley, 700 stu- tion with the administration provides dents were interviewed on topics like reported incidents are reviewed by activities based on the color of the legitimacy, but its identity as a stu- their sense of belonging on campus, the Administrative Contact Team to student’s skin. The student reported dent group offers access to student interracial interactions and hookup determine whether they reflect bias that the Center claimed that their dialogue. culture. according to definitions of bias from activities were open to the entire com- “Whereas the administration defi- SPEAC is also putting together a Massachusetts’ anti-discrimination munity, but that the student’s white nitely takes on a different role in disci- documentary film with interviews of law and, from there, an appropri- friends were not invited. plinary actions, we want to have con- students about the levels of tolerance ate response is decided, which may versations with everybody, we’re not or bias at Tufts. include investigation, judicial action Date of Incident: Jan. 28, 2012 going to attack anyone for their views Despite the different efforts of the or mediation. Date Reported: Jan. 28, 2012 or perspectives,” she said. “We want administration and of SPEAC to com- Incidents taking place throughout Incident/Type: Race to educate our peers and also find out bat bias at Tufts, bias persists and an academic year that are considered Location: South Hall what the general campus climate is.” manifests itself in different forms. bias incidents with completed investi- Incident Description: A student However, both Blakesley and Clark “I think there’s a lot of different gation are published in WebCenter’s observed the vandalism of a wall oppo- see their role in SPEAC as compli- discourse on this campus about Tufts Reported Bias Incidents at the end of site the side door entrance to the resi- menting the administration’s aims being oversensitive, and it’s made fun the year. Here are some examples from dence hall that displayed slurs target- in the reporting and publicizing bias of in a very patronizing way,” Clark last academic year, as reported in the ing black people. incidents within the community. said. “I think that is a huge problem list on WebCenter: “I think that if nothing happened, because it stifles this campus from Date of Incident: April 1, 2012 if there wasn’t some adult or admin- talking about those issues in an actu- Date of Incident: Oct. 15, 2011 Date Reported: April 1, 2012 istrator you could go to validate that ally constructive way.” Date Reported: Oct. 15, 2011 Incident/Type: Religion/Ethnic Origin experience and make it public, then In particular, humor and conse- Incident/Type: Sexual Orientation Location: Bush Hall and around campus you would see a lot less people speak- quent reactions contribute to the Location: Boston Avenue Incident Description: A Residential ing up about these things, people endurance of stereotypes and bias. Incident Description: After a house Assistant reported noticing several internalizing them and it having a “People often use humor as a way party had been broken up by police, posters displayed in Bush Hall adver- more negative affect on their life,” to say joking about this is okay, but a student heard a Medford policeman tising a free trip to Europe that read, Clark said. “The administration’s job humor can also be a silencing mecha- make an unwelcome remark about “Geburtsrecht,” which the student is dealing with things individually and nism,” said Blakesley. “We’re not talk- a LGBT rainbow flag that was hang- identified as a term used by Hitler SPEAC’s job is learning from that and ing about the issues, we’re normaliz- ing from the apartment window. The and the Nazi regime to refer to old then trying to translate that into a ing disrespectful language, language officer asked if the flag was for gays Germany. The student stated that this larger atmosphere on campus.” that’s harmful and demeaning to cer- and lesbians and, when told that it poster was not advertising a real trip, Until last year, SPEAC was known tain social groups.” was, said “That’s what’s wrong with but rather was an attempt to satire as the Bias Education and Awareness Blakesley says that bias is every- this country.” the Birthright Israel trip. Team, or BEATBias, whose program- where, despite Tufts’ general reputa- ming responded directly to each bias tion of being an accepting and open Date of Incident: 2009-2010 Date of Incident: Oct. 26, 2011 incident. community. Date Reported: April 16, 2012 Date Reported: Oct. 26, 2011 According to Clark, BEATBias “I think Tufts students are very well- Incident/Type: Race, National or Ethnic Incident/Type: Gender became SPEAC in order to widen its intentioned. I think the school politi- Origin Location: Men’s bathroom near scope and more proactively improve cally is very liberal,” she said. “But Location: Africana Center Hotung tolerance and understanding at Tufts. bias comes in many forms, and it Incident Description: A student Incident Description: A student wit- SPEAC’s past programming has comes implicitly and explicitly, and claimed to have been targeted by nessed disturbing graffiti discussing included the Tufts Identity Project, none of us whatsoever are free from the Africana Center to participate in and bragging about rape. a display of photos of students with bias.”

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Album Review Joe Stile | BASSic Brian Eno delivers compelling, fresh Something music in latest album, ‘Lux’ to talk b y Mat t h e w We l c h Daily Editorial Board about ihanna is a unique pop star. She’s got If you are only going to play one a superhuman work ethic and she chord for 20 minutes, you should prob- has released seven albums in seven ably choose wisely. This has always years. Over that short time frame, Rshe’s made well over twenty hits, a collec- Lux tion that few musicians ever match. Her Brian Eno newest album, “Unapologetic,” features yet another collaboration with her infamous boyfriend, Chris Brown. However, the sin- gle “Nobody’s Business” ends up failing in Warp Records a few regards. What worked with last year’s “Birthday been one of the toughest aspects of Cake (Remix)” collaboration with Brown ambient music: it demands a kind was its unabashed willingness to be a per- of resiliency in the ideas it tries to fect mix of sexy and trashy. It’s the kind of portray. Nothing can be more boring song you can’t help but grind to. From its than a bad ambient song, or more gritty beat to its barely hidden euphemisms, hypnotic and immersive than a good it all sounds just as dirty as we want it to one. It can often take a few listens sound. The track is unrepentant in its lust- just to decide just which a particular ful sound, while the two’s history makes track is, but that opinion often feels Brown’s lines like, “doggie want the kitty” set in stone after it’s made. Thankfully, feel bold and unashamed, especially when Brian Eno’s latest album, “Lux,” is they’re given a demonic-sounding echo. great and deserving of similar praise Brown and Rihanna are playing off their to his most-lauded albums from the history on that song and it works because ’70s and ’80s. they’re acknowledging it. The song is inter- In a polite and beautiful hour and esting, at the very least. fifteen minutes, “Lux” takes the lis- Sadly, the same can’t be said about tener through four tautly constructed “Nobody’s Business.” From its bouncy beat soundscapes, each one with its own to its carefree sample of Michael Jackson’s subtle shifts and mood changes. If “The Way You Make Me Feel” (1987), the you don’t come expecting riffs, melo- song has the feel of a generic ’80s pop song. dies or any real conventional song However, Brown and Rihanna’s unfortu- structure, and you may be surprised nate past makes it hard to just enjoy the by how musical a handful of bowed song’s pleasant pop sound, as it stubbornly strings, a reverberant and hesitantly refuses to delve even shallowly into the played piano and some tasteful syn- two’s relationship. thesizer tones can be. Scott Beale via Flickr Creative Commons “Nobody’s Business” could have been “Lux” was made to accompany vari- Eno creates subtle, compelling mood shifts on ‘Lux’ with only a handful of instruments. sung by any musician, especially when the ous pieces of art at an exhibit in most personal lyrics in the entire song are Turin, Italy, and the album takes a of “Lux” are always shifting: the dis- All of these components shift and impersonal statements like, “Let’s make out very subtle and unobtrusive approach sonant string plucks that never come complement each other and rarely in this Lexus” and “I want to be your baby/ as a result. Unlike much ambient quite when expected, the timid string step on each other’s toes. It’s hard to you’ll always be my baby.” While countless music, the album stands up to both swells that change notes with little describe why everything coheres so songs are wonderful even with unspecific pointed scrutiny and casual listening warning after minutes of droning, a elegantly on “Lux” when other Eno lyrics, these two singers’ disturbing history as “mood music.” And, unlike with lightly struck piano note that seems to makes it too difficult for listeners to treat the previous Eno efforts, the elements hang in the air for minutes. see LUX, page 6 record like it’s just a simple, catchy ditty. Rihanna’s slightly auto-tuned and vaguely detached vocals don’t help the song sound Concert Review Concert review personal, either. Rihanna’s made a career off of her ice-pick cold, emotionless singing Iconic DiFranco that usually adds to records. Her frigidness Adés attempts to conduct, beautifully balances out the overly warm lyrics of “Umbrella” (2007) and her disen- thrills Boston gaged voice sells her line “we found love in a hopeless place” because she sounds like orchestra attempts to follow audience she’s never been anywhere else. b y Pa n h a r i t h Ch h u m ply waving his hands and expecting the b y Di a n e Ad a m s o n Comparatively, on “Nobody’s Business,” Daily Staff Writer orchestra to follow. It did not appear Contributing Writer her “sexy Tin Man” routine just doesn’t that he was keenly listening to both the work. If the words and her vocals had been Conductors often seem to simply stand orchestra and the pianist. Folk icon Ani DiFranco per- highly expressive on the track, it could have on the podium waving their hands as the This premonition was confirmed by formed to a moderately packed been an intriguing look at Rihanna’s likely orchestra performs. But on the Boston Prokofiev’s first piano concerto. Right but extremely enthusiastic house conflicting feelings toward her tumultuous Symphony Orchestra’s Thursday, Nov. 15 from the start, the orchestra came in jar- at the Wilbur Theater on Nov. partner. Instead, the listener is left with a concert, Thomas Adés reminded audi- ringly loud and fast, taking the audience 13. Pearl and the Beard gave an frustratingly opaque jingle. It almost feels ences how important solid conducting is aback. Rather than setting the stage for inspired opening packed with as if The-Dream and the song’s other pro- when he devastated the orchestra’s ability the pianist, Gerstein’s arrival felt unnec- powerful harmonies and cameos ducers randomly picked Brown for the col- to perform. Both Sergei Prokofiev’s first essarily rushed. A greater problem than from quirky instruments like the laboration, unaware of his past misdeeds. piano concerto and Jean Sibelius’ sixth tempo, however, was the coherency glockenspiel and the melodica. Even if “Nobody’s Business” had just a symphony suffered from his mediocre between orchestra and pianist. Sections The band has toured numerous few lines that shed light on why Rihanna conducting, as passages were awkwardly often failed to come in together on time. times with DiFranco and it’s obvi- still has feelings for or wants to keep seeing rushed and inarticulately loud. This problem was amplified during the ous why she keeps asking them the man who assaulted her only three years The evening opened with Sibelius’ third movement when Adés decided to back — if Pearl and the Beard’s ago, it could be an absorbing look into her “Luonnotar,” a tone poem for soprano further increase the tempo. The result latest album, “Killing the Darlings” often-cloaked mind. Unfortunately, fans and orchestra with Dawn Upshaw as the was a pianist who struggled to keep up (2011), is nice on an iPod, then it’s are left with a generic love song and little soloist. Although the orchestra was over- with the orchestra and an orchestra that mesmerizing live. perspective into her thoughts. powering at times, Upshaw sang clearly was falling apart at the seams. Not even DiFranco started the set with Woody Allen once said, “The heart wants and ardently. The “Luonnotar” was a Gerstein’s technique was able to save this her electrifying election-year bat- what the heart wants,” and it seems like simple yet enticing piece for the rest of performance. tle cry, “Which Side are You On?” Rihanna’s romantic struggles are proof of the night. It was unclear whether or not the lack- The song has a long history: it was just that. Rihanna may be able to move Adés’ own “In Seven Days,” written for luster performance was due to a lack penned by a union organizer’s wife past everything that’s happened, but I don’t piano and orchestra, followed the Sibelius of rehearsal or Adés’ conducting, but it in the 1930s and has been rein- think the public is quite yet. This is probably with Kirill Gerstein as the soloist. “In should be pointed out that at previous terpreted by artists ranging from why “Nobody’s Business” just doesn’t work Seven Days” is a piano concerto based on performances, the orchestra performed Pete Seeger to Natalie Merchant. as the silly little love song it tries to be. the Book of Genesis’ story of creation. The excellently under Dutoit. DiFranco added her trademark lib- Rihanna is the top-selling digital artist programmatic spirit of the piece came After the Prokofiev, expectations were eral swag to the classic with lyrics of all time, and that kind of mass appeal as no surprise. Each of the seven move- high for the final piece of the evening. like “the road to ruin is paved with comes from her smart production selec- ments brought in new characters as chaos Sibelius’ sixth symphony is a gem among patriarchy.” Accompanied by bass- tion. Sadly, on “Nobody’s Business,” her became the world we know today. his more commonly performed sympho- ist Todd Sickafoose and drummer past stops the listener from just enjoying Unfortunately, the piece was abstract nies. Once again, the piece was hope- Terence Higgins, it was an invigo- the tune. and difficult to follow. There appeared to lessly rushed. rating opening that set the tone for be a lack of coherency between orches- Overall, there were two unfortunate her performance. tra and piano, although none can doubt outcomes of rushing the Sibelius. First, If you have never heard of Ani Joe Stile is a senior majoring in political Gerstein’s extraordinary technique. At science and minoring in English. He can be times, it felt as if Adés was indeed sim- see ADÉS, page 6 see DIFRANCO, page 6 reached at [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, November 20, 2012 DiFranco rocks Wilbur Theatre with empowering anthems DIFRANCO continued from page 5 DiFranco, you’re certainly not alone, but she is basically the musical leader of teenage feminists and empowered older women. She burst onto the independent music scene in 1989 at age 19 with an acoustic guitar, a shaved head and a middle finger pointed squarely at the mainstream music industry. Her slam-worthy lyrics gave first-person accounts of abortions, politicized catcalls and morning-after subway rides. She wrote about affairs with both men and women and never apologized for her choices. Rather than signing with a big label, DiFranco immediately founded Righteous Babe Records and produced her own music for the sake of maintain- ing the radical honesty that character- izes her work. Over 20 years and more than 20 albums later, her fan base is still maniacal and she continues to zigzag the globe delivering her music by hand. But after all that time, what’s left to sing about? DiFranco still brings an extraordinary energy to each of her per- formances, and her staccato strumming is even more rich and challenging. She’s currently about four months pregnant, but that only seemed to amplify her presence on stage last Tuesday. She still cracks goofy jokes between songs and gives off a delight- fully humble vibe. Nowadays, however, her lyrical edge sometimes gives way to an unappetizing brusqueness. For example, while performing an extended version of “Amendment” off her newest album, DiFranco sang, “If you don’t want to have an abortion/ Don’t have an abortion.” The lyric, though not invalid, lacks the poetry found in her earlier work on the subject. Comparatively, “Lost Woman Song,” a song from her self-titled 1990 debut Rtsanderson via Wikimedia Commons album explored abortion from a deeply Ani DiFranco’s vibrant personality lends itself to a great stage presence. personal perspective. Of clinic protes- tors, it said, “They keep pounding their “Promiscuity,” another new song, proved DiFranco also crisscrossed her vast fied. Her encore performance of “Fire fists on reality, hoping it will break/ But that at 42 years old DiFranco can still musical canon throughout the night, Door,” from her first album, brought you know I don’t think there’s a one of write fantastic lyrics about sex. She smiled throwing in favorites like “Napoleon,” down the house. them that leads a life free of mistakes.” widely as she sang, “Promiscuity is noth- “Joyful Girl” and “You Had Time.” The Since DiFranco is due to deliver her But not all of DiFranco’s recent endeav- ing more than traveling/ There’s more devoted crowd clapped enthusiastically second child in April, this was probably ors were so difficult to sit through. than one way to see the world/ And some for every song, but whenever DiFranco her last tour for a while. It’s hard to say When she played “Mariachi,” it was easy of us like to stick close to home/ And some started strumming one of her classics, exactly when she’ll be back on stage, but to get caught up in its silly sweetness. of us are Columbus/ What can I say?” the theater’s energy was instantly ampli- it’s certain she will be sorely missed.

Adés’ conducting fails to do pieces justice ‘Lux’ gracefully explores sound to ADÉS woodwinds, strings and brass oftentimes continued from page 5 failed to come in on time. Sibelius’ sixth construct moods each movement is already marked at a fast focuses on careful thematic unfolding LUX tempo and there are no true slow move- but in this case, the theme development continued from page 5 ments to the piece. The movements are felt forced. efforts in the past few years have marked “Allegro molto moderato” (very Adés’ hyperbolic conducting failed to been less impressive, but a large part lively and moderate), “Allegretto mod- do Prokofiev or Sibelius justice. He can be of that may be the relative paucity of erato” (moderately fast), “Poco vivace” commended as a composer but as a con- the sounds Eno works with. (rather fast and lively) and “Allegro molto” ductor, he has much to achieve. His care- Rather than churning out a spec- (very fast). Although all of these tempos less conducting ruined the cohesiveness trum of sounds from his immense are certainly fast, they are still distinctly of the orchestra and the direction of the studio, Eno picks a dozen or so instru- different, and when each movement is Sibelius. The execution of Sibelius’ sixth ments and sounds and cycles through performed in hyperbole, the movements symphony left this reporter feeling lost them slowly and deliberately, juxta- lose their sense of singularity. and confused. There should be no qualms posing them artfully. The second major flaw was the lack of against the Boston Symphony welcoming “LUX 1” opens the album with development. The arc of each movement Adés back as a composer, but as a con- stratospheric strings laid over a dron- suffered as Adés recklessly swept through ductor, the orchestra would be better off ing synthesizer. The two musical each nuance. Much like the Prokofiev, the without him. components wax and wane, gradu- ally shifting around one another so changes are hard to pinpoint. Eno has a keen ear for dynamics and creating movement out of very little. Rather than change chords or even notes within his arrangements, Eno alters slight timbre qualities and volume levels, producing slight fluctuations instead of dramatic shifts. “LUX 2” is tenser and actually a bit dissonant, especially compared to its predecessor. Sustained guitar notes play a brittle harmony as Eno pipes in more of the sounds from the preced- ing track, only to gradually wash out David Smith via Flickr Creative Commons the track with minimalist synth work Brian Eno’s new album, “Lux,” is of a simi- and periodic bell chimes. lar caliber to his great albums of the ’70s The album’s second half expands and ’80s. and darkens the sounds of the preced- ing two songs, giving them more depth and mystery than they had initially. If For all the modesty of its produc- this review’s constant references to tion, “Lux” accomplishes something sparse piano notes and atmospheric quite rare in the field of ambient string arrangements make the album music: it’s truly compelling. seem monotonous, they should. The For anyone with the time and album isn’t striving for anything patience to make their way through beyond a particular mood and the all of “Lux,” they’ll be rewarded by a sounds one can use to make it. Yes, soft-spoken but nonetheless affecting Courtesy of Stu Rosner/Boston Symphony Orchestra there are variations to the feeling, but album that can stick in your head for Adés’ rushed conducting led to a disconnect between the orchestra and soloists. it rarely strays from its comfort zone. quite a while. Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Comics 7

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b y Ro b e r t Pe r s k y and have a fair discussion. With this new unwillingness to engage with other view- Israeli offensive, I have witnessed numer- points. By being closed off as a group, Cliffs “Wow what’s with you Zionists and ous one-sided Facebook posts either sup- members have reinforced each other’s getting coffee.” This was posted by a porting Israel or the Palestinian cause or opinions. Members have also been guilty osing presidential candidates never do member of Tufts’ Students for Justice in completely dismissing the concerns of of using what I view as intimidation and much for the party brand, but you’d be Palestine on Facebook on Nov. 15, 2012, the other side, and thus I feel obligated to mean-spirited criticism to silence oppos- hard-pressed to find another one who in response to a Facebook debate on toss in my two cents. ing viewpoints. was as damaging as Mitt Romney has the current Israeli-Palestinian affair. I There are many pros and cons to The Zionists and coffee comment, Lbeen to the Republicans. was offended. This group has similarly Facebook in terms of political activ- mentioned above, is indicative of this. A You could make the argument that Jimmy upset me in the past. I, personally, sup- ism. Facebook is good because it makes pro-Israel commenter asked to engage Carter was that devastating to the Democrats. port a two-state solution to the Israeli- politics more transparent. Facebook is the author of a SJP member’s post to His defeat in 1980 gave Ronald Reagan a man- Palestinian conflict. It is because of this bad, however, because it is polarizing further dialogue in a face-to-face set- date to proceed with a platform built around belief that I have been very frustrated and distancing. People can ignore what ting. The intention was good. An SJP dismantling the New Deal and implement- this week with Israel’s escalation in Gaza, they do not want to see, and spread member used intimidation, implying ing “trickle-down” economic policy. Today’s and the divisive posts from both camps false information rapidly. People do not that Zionist arguments are a waste of Republican leaders have taken charge of that on Facebook that have commented on feel compelled to respond to everything time, to silence this commenter. Instead agenda, made it even more extreme, and this issue. addressed at them, like in a verbal discus- of initiating what I view as radical turned it into something resembling an ideo- I learned in Professor Eichenberg’s sion. In many Facebook disputes that I events, like Israeli Apartheid week and logical crusade. Introduction to IR course about terror- have seen this past week, I have noticed their walk-out from Michael Oren’s, the But thanks to Romney, Republicans have a ism. According to his lecture, terrorism substantial selectivity in arguers’ posts Israeli ambassador to America, speech much tougher sell than they did just two years aims to inflict pain in order to moti- and responses to others’ comments. last year, this group should take a more ago. Romney slapped a smug, spray-tanned, vate the people of a democratic country People have stubbornly come out moderate approach. They should real- aristocratic face onto an economic platform to elicit a change in their government’s on Facebook either supporting the ize that events like these do not attract that many Americans already had difficulty policies that would support the terror- Palestinian cause or Israel, but rarely supporters but instead create anger relating to. ist’s goals. Hamas is the democratically expressing empathy for the victims of from pro-Israel groups and moderates, And unlike Carter, Romney didn’t stop mak- elected governing body in Gaza. The al- the violence on both sides. People have including people whose main priority ing gaffes once he was defeated. Perhaps not Qassam brigades, which are the armed chosen to spread biased news articles or is securing full rights and prosperity for content with a feeble “Thanks, guys” as his militants associated with Hamas, par- publications that radically support one Palestinians while working within the parting words on Election Night, Romney infu- ticipate in terrorism by targeting civilians side. Emotional stories have been shared framework of a two-state solution. riated his party last week when he said on a and sending rockets into Israel with the trying to evoke sympathy, and thus sup- Further, they should not disregard the conference call with campaign donors that he stated purpose of obtaining the most port for one side. In this conflict sympa- opinions of others who disagree with lost because the Obama administration had casualties possible. Terrorists, as a gener- thy is key because there has been so much them. Members’ claims that pro-Isra- given “gifts” to its core constituencies to get al claim, love the media because it gath- destruction and pain. As a self-described el voices are misinformed are danger- them to vote for him. ers attention towards their cause; part of centrist, I fundamentally believe that the ous because they criticize a person’s The “gifts” comment harkens back to their fight is to win a PR war. two most important concerns in solving understanding of the facts when it is Romney’s infamous “47 percent” remarks, Israel has responded to recent terror- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are to end a divergence in opinion, not ignorance and what he’s really saying is that President ism by targeting Hamas officials. It is the injustices being committed against that is responsible for the disagreement. Obama’s supporters are all freeloaders true that Israel is guilty of greatly mar- Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza This group, exemplified by their recent looking for government handouts. It’s a ginalizing Palestinian rights in a stated Strip and to ensure security for Israelis in Facebook posts, has chosen to focus on blatantly elitist comment, and the most attempt to defend itself from attacks, the future. That is why radicalism on both information only relevant to their cause transparently bitter post-defeat sound including erecting a “separation barrier” sides frustrates me; those views inher- and ignore the rest. The problem with bite to emerge in recent electoral history. to restrict Palestinians’ movement in the ently deny one of my two prerequisites posting on Facebook is the tendency to It also couldn’t have come at a worse time West Bank. There have also been many for peace. be one-sided. for Republicans. The fiscal cliff is looming civilian casualties in Israel’s mission to People’s biases, formed by their past To all you vocal Facebook-ers: do not at year’s end, and the last thing they need defend itself, exemplified in Gaza, which experiences and the media, interfere with be ignorant and post opinions without is Romney publicly reinforcing the notion is a densely populated and very small an objective dialogue about the conflict, being fully knowledgeable on the matter, that their platform for negotiating with strip of land. Many Israeli lives have and this becomes problematic when peo- and be empathetic. This issue is not sim- Obama stems from the belief that half the been lost as a result of Palestinian ter- ple fail to acknowledge that their biases ple; so do not make it out to be. Violence country isn’t pulling its weight. rorism, particularly during the Second cloud their vision. Debates usually fail is horrible and should be stopped, and Speaker of the House John Boehner is Intifada, and Israel tries protecting its because people focus on the information unfortunately there is violence coming already in a corner here. Both parties agree that citizens by decreasing the ability of ter- they want to hear and ignore the rest. from both sides. As I mentioned, sensi- the George W. Bush-era tax cuts, which are set rorists to attack. Both sides have many It is clear to me that the Facebook tivity is key. I have been upset this week to expire, should be renewed for individuals sad stories because violence is a vicious posts by members of Tufts Students for from what I have seen, so I feel the urge making less than $200,000 and families making cycle. Deaths create a desire for revenge, Justice in Palestine exemplify their col- to speak. There are many issues that need less than $250,000. The sticking point is what and can provoke new attacks. I am espe- lective unwillingness to have a produc- to be solved in this conflict, and none of to do about the tax rates for the wealthy, which cially dubious of a long-term solution if tive dialogue and compromise on any them will be worked towards through will increase from 35 to 39.6 percent without Hamas is determined to make good on of their viewpoints. Despite their stated biased Facebook posts. Congressional action. previous promises to fight until Israel claim to want to have productive conver- The problem for Republicans is that the does not exist. sations with pro-Israel members of the middle class tax rates are their only bargain- I usually do not comment on this con- Tufts community, SJP generally fosters Robert Persky is a sophomore majoring in ing chip. If they relent to Democratic leaders’ flict because I do not see a long-term an environment, with their events and international relations and film who has demands to pass an extension of those cuts solution to it, and because most vocal public statements, that is incredibly non- no affiliation with Friends of Israel, J Street immediately before turning their attention to people are so biased that they refuse to conducive to realizing that goal. Further, U or Students for Justice in Palestine. He the highest tax brackets, they will have no lever- consider the other side of the argument this group is self-affirming in its public can be reached at [email protected]. age to negotiate an extension of the tax cuts for the wealthy. But by bundling the two issues together, Republicans will take the brunt of the blame in January if the government is still stale- mated and the average family of four is looking at a $2,000 tax increase. ‘Manrights’ flier is not funny, seriously Obama’s reelection makes it clear that Americans aren’t buying into the trickle-down b y Al i z a Go r d o n eronormativity? Are these the goals that from the Good Men Project, a group roots of the Republican bargaining position. are so terribly infringing on your “man- aiming to combat the anti-feminist The House doesn’t have the political capital Yesterday, I spotted a disturbing post- rights?” I ask you to truly consider how discourse of the contemporary Men’s right now to hold the economy hostage in er as I was walking through campus. this joke of yours aims to undermine the Rights movement, which your post- a quest for ideological purity, and Boehner The sign asked men and “hot lesbi- serious progress we have made towards ers and fake quote seemingly sup- knows it. ans” to come together for a general gaining equality for all genders and all port: “When you believe that we live But keep in mind that this is the same interest meeting to discuss “manrights.” sexualities and the continued struggle we in a female-dominated world where Congress that brought the nation to the brink Although I have since learned this meet- face on a daily basis. (straight, white, able-bodied, cisgen- of default last year just to make a symbolic ing is, in fact, fake, this cannot and Now, I don’t know the motivation der) men are the most oppressed class, point about deficit control. Moreover, many of should not be brushed aside as a dumb of the individuals who created these it tends to make you wrong about the most extreme congressmen are beloved in prank. Regardless of whether these post- posters and painted the cannon with pretty much everything.” their districts, and they’ll be vulnerable in pri- ers are intended to be a joke, this is a the phrase “manrights.” I don’t know Does this op-ed now classify me as maries if they renege on their pledge never to very real ideological attack on feminism if they even know about the (very real) a “feminist killjoy?” Maybe. But if this vote for a tax hike. Boehner may be a pragma- and the women of Tufts University. Men’s Rights movement. I don’t know if is what Tufts students think of as joy, tist, but most of the rank-and-file couldn’t care I just have to ask the creators of this they understand the concept of privi- we have a much larger problem on our less whether Obama has a mandate. If Boehner poster, what part of feminism doesn’t lege. What I do know is that their igno- hands. As a feminist, as a student orga- tries to force the issue, he’ll find his speakership work for you? Are you so offended by us rant prank openly mocks the millions nizer, as a member of the Tufts commu- in jeopardy. working to make campus a safer space, of people around the globe who fight nity and as an ally to all marginalized So Democrats have to flexible here, too: speaking out on behalf of the one in four against patriarchy in all its forms. It groups, I cannot simply ignore these This deal doesn’t get done at 39.6 percent. college women who will get raped or be a attempts to repurpose queer women’s posters and write off their message as It’s Obama’s job to find a number that allows victim of attempted rape? Is it our demand identities by fetishizing their sexuality a dumb joke. This ignorance and back- Republicans to save enough face that they can of equal pay for equal work, instead of the as a performance for straight men. The wards thinking should not be tolerated. get hold their nose and approve it but that current 77 cents for every dollar a man message of these posters undermines Not on my campus. doesn’t shift the entire burden of deficit reduc- makes? Could it be our work to create an progress and mocks equality. tion onto ordinary Americans. open dialogue about sex to promote safe- You ended your poster with a quote, ty and end slut shaming? Or maybe it’s our albeit a fake one. In return for that Aliza Gordon is a junior majoring in Craig Frucht is a senior majoring in polit- fight against the patriarchal structure that compelling piece of prose, I’ll leave women’s studies. She can be reached at ical science and psychology. He can be enforces oppressive gender roles and het- you with a quote, as well. It comes [email protected]. reached at [email protected].

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Redemption key for Tufts en route to title Tufts turns tables on Yale FIELD HOCKEY defense held their opponents to after her two goals in the final, SAILING Coming down to the third continued from back their eighth and final shutout of to go along with her two assists continued from back race, both teams sailed were able to focus our energy the season, winning 2-0 to earn in the tournament. familiar Yale team, which not neck-and-neck, with their and focus ourselves.” a spot in the national champi- “I was definitely not expect- only triumphed over Saint season on the line, but Tufts That renewed focus emerged onship game. ing it,” Park said of the award. “It Mary’s 3-1, but also pum- managed an early lead that quickly for Tufts, which “We really wanted to take it was just the best feeling in the meled the Jumbos during ballooned as their seasoned rebounded from the Bowdoin one game at a time,” Keenan world. I can’t even describe it.” qualifiers. core rode 15-knot winds to loss by trouncing Castleton 8-0 said. “Especially in the Sweet In the last two games of the Having met the Jumbos the finish line. in the first round of the NCAAs. 16 and Elite Eight, I don’t think tournament, all four of the in October, the Bulldogs tri- With the win, the co-ed With that, the Jumbos’ offense we were looking at the national Jumbos’ goals were scored by umphed during the qualify- sailing team’s season is offi- came alive again, and continued championship. It’s always kind freshmen, with forward Rachel ing finals 2-0, ruining what cially complete, having ended on to an 18-4 goal differential of been in the back of our minds, Terveer and midfielder Dakota would have otherwise been on what might have been the for the tournament. but it wasn’t until the game [on Sikes-Keilp netting scores for a flawless performance. highest possible note. After beating host William Sunday that] we really got the the Jumbos in the semifinal. This time, the Jumbos “Winning nationals is Smith 4-2 in the second round, idea that the national champi- Although Tufts was led by a would flip the script on their pretty awesome. It’s not Tufts’ moment to declare itself onship was ours to take.” strong core of upperclassmen, it opponent. something you experience as real contenders for the NCAA In the final, the Jumbos was the freshmen that gave the After being flagged for every day,” Grasberger said. crown came in the elite eight, entered halftime with a 2-1 lead team the final push towards the a penalty at the start, the “The team’s been incredibly where it was time for a rematch and clung to that lead with all title by putting in decisive and Jumbos began at a disadvan- supportive, [and] we had a with Bowdoin. they had, slowly watching time crucial goals throughout the lat- tage and never really recov- lot of [people] dedicated to For years, the Polar Bears had tick off the clock as they inched ter half of the season. ered as the Bulldogs handled helping us practice. When we stymied the Jumbos in postsea- closer to their title. “The freshman class is very them easily in the first race. got off the plane, there was son play, and to overcome them “The last 20 minutes were strong,” Park said. “But we defi- In the second race, how- just a whole bunch of people and turn that frustration into probably the longest 20 minutes nitely look up to our upperclass- ever, fortune smiled on the at the gate at 1 a.m., and a victory, the Jumbos delivered of my life,” Keenan said. men for help. That’s how we Jumbos as the Bulldogs start- they rushed to greet us as we a helping of late-game drama. But when the game was ended up so strong.” ed early, getting subsequent- came down the stairs.” Down a goal in the second half, finally over, the celebration was With that guidance, the ly penalized with a restart And what of the achieve- seniors Chelsea Yogerst and co- ready to begin. The Jumbo side- Jumbos were able to steer and giving the Jumbos the ment for Coach Legler? captain Lia Sagerman struck line burst onto the field to meet through some very tight games boost they needed. “He was completely twice in 10 minutes to pull the the players on the field, form- early in the season, and then Tufts led the entire way, psyched. Coaching for Jumbos to the lead. ing a circle of hugs, cheers and managed to hold on for dear evening the score at one race 30-some-odd years, this “It was awesome,” freshman screams. life and win Tufts’ first women’s apiece in the best-of-three was his only nationals he’d forward Hannah Park said. “I “I don’t think I’ve ever been team NCAA title. finals. never won, so it’s something think we definitely knew what more happy in my entire life,” “This entire season we knew Back at home, the remain- you’d have wanted to hap- we needed to do to win the Keenan said. “All the hard that after we had our 10-game der of the Jumbos kept a close pen eventually for him, to game after a really bad loss.” work, all the dreams of every winning streak that we could eye on their team’s progress, add another achievement,” On the same day, Tufts got college athlete turned into do this,” Park said. “We [could with their coach offering run- Grasberger added. a bit of help on their side of a national championship. I be] put in any position and we ning commentary via radio. Now, with the break under the bracket, as top-ranked couldn’t think of a better team could come out.” “Once we started to pull way, the Jumbos will hope Middlebury was downed by the to share it with.” The Jumbos did just that, away, [Coach Legler] started that they can repeat their previously unranked Depauw, After the team had received and a program that has come getting pretty excited and progress next season with giving Tufts a definitively eas- their individual plaques and the so close to being named the emotional,” Hutchings said. another year remaining for ier matchup in the national team trophy had been hoisted, best for so many years can “It’s a big deal for him too, their intrepid core — and semifinal. Park was named the tourna- finally place that crown upon winning every champion- another year’s opportunity Against the Tigers, the Jumbos’ ment’s Most Outstanding Player its head. ship except this one.” to add to Legler’s legacy.

Swimming and Diving Men’s swimming comes out of weekend 2-1, women’s team slumps to three defeats The Tufts men’s swimming “My teammates stepped up team opened its 2012-13 sea- to win some close races, and I son strong this Saturday, fin- think that fight really embod- ishing 2-1 in matchups with ies our motivation this year,” Conn. College, Middlebury and Savidge said. Keene State, while the wom- On Sunday against Keene en’s team got off to its first 0-3 State, Berman and Schmidt start since at least 1999. both won two events, while The men’s team was able Winget and DeBendetto to handle its Saturday in-con- showed their wins on Saturday ference matchups with the were not flukes as they each Camels and the Panthers, 144- took home another victory to 135 and 183-104, respectively, go with second place finishes with a number of young swim- from Devine and Simko. mers submitting strong per- However, the Owls’ Drew formances in their collegiate Ledwith was too fast for the debuts. Jumbos, as the junior won the Freshman Anthony 200m backstroke, 200m butterfly DeBenedetto won three events. and the 500m freestyle en route including the 200-meter free- to his team’s 163-128 victory. style, 200-meter butterfly and For the women, however, 500-meter freestyle, and class- the weekend was one to for- mate Michael Winget won two, get. In the meet against Keene including the 200-meter back- State, Tufts was only able to stroke and 200-meter IM to pace win one event, with senior Ali the Jumbos in the early going. Maykranz taking home first After swimming for the first- place in the three-meter dive. place 200-meter medley relay Similarly, in the meet against team, junior Drew Berman the Camels and Panthers, only and sophomore John Devine junior Jenny Hu managed to grab added individual victories of a first-place finish in the 200- their own, with Berman taking meter backstroke, while a bevy the 100-meter backstroke and of second and third-place finishes Devine the 50-meter freestyle. were not enough to overcome In the diving well, it was the strong NESCAC foes. business as usual for junior The men’s and women’s Johann Schmidt, who came teams will swim again at the away victorious in the one- MIT Invitational on Nov. 30, meter dive. while the women also have a The Jumbos took first place home dual meet with Wellesley in 10 events during the day, on Nov. 28. while Berman, freshman Cam Simko and junior Kyle Savidge scott tingley / tufts daily archives added runner-up finishes. —by GJ Vitale The men’s swimming team defeated conference foes Conn. College and Middlebury this weekend. Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 11

Men’s Squash Aaron Leibowitz | The Fan Tufts sweeps opening weekend of matches A matter b y An d y Li n d e r None of the matches lasted more than for the Jumbos in the top two positions, Contributing Writer three games in each best-of-five set, an respectively. impressive feat for the team’s first contest “While UVM, BU and BC didn’t pose of trust For a men’s squash program that has of the season. the biggest competition for us, these experienced some upheaval in recent Following the annihilation of UVM, matches were certainly a good warmup esterday, baseball commission- months, including a search late in the which was played in Belmont, Mass., the for the rest of the season,” Meggitt said. er Bud Selig officially approved offseason for a new coach, getting off to a Jumbos traveled to Boston University to “I’m glad we were able to get our first the Miami Marlins’ latest fire good start was more important than ever. take on the Terriers in Saturday’s night- wins quickly out of the way for coach sale, a monster deal which sent And against the University of Vermont, cap. Tufts continued its dominance, as McManus.” JoseY Reyes, Josh Johnson and three Boston University and Boston College, the team dropped just two matches to its Top freshman recruits Aaron others to the Toronto Blue Jays. Tufts easily took care of its competition, downtown rivals. Fernandez and Harrison Liftman sat out The people of Miami are officially winning 9-0, 7-2 and 8-1, respectively. Key victories included a close, hard- of this weekend’s action due to injuries, pissed. The matches marked the first Tufts fought battle by Weiss, who won in a but both hope to return after taking a In the largest trade in team history, match experience for new coach Joe comeback five-set thriller against sopho- break for Thanksgiving. Tufts will resume the Marlins shed $160 million in sal- McManus, who has taken the the helm more Jonathan Chambers by a score of play on Nov. 28 against MIT followed by ary commitments and got rid of every for both the men’s and women’s squads. 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5. a number of conference matches later superstar on their team except out- According to sophomore Hugo Meggitt, Meanwhile, sophomore Elliot Kardon this season. fielder Giancarlo Stanton. McManus and assistants Edwin Lennox broke a 1-1 tie following the second game “I’m really looking forward to our Even Stanton himself is angry. After and Eric Lamsa have already made an of his match against freshman Paulo match against the legendary Trinity the trade was first reported last week, impact on the players. Damoura with 11-1 wins in both the third squash program,” Kardon said. he tweeted: “Alright, I’m pissed off!!! “So far, the coaches have been really and fourth games. “NESCAC squash is some of the top Plain & Simple.” encouraging,” Meggitt said. “It’s been a “I’m very excited about this season, squash in the country, and although Miami’s flaming hot ball of fury is big improvement for the program, and and I would like to move up from my challenging, we’re lucky to play in such headed squarely toward team owner — I definitely think we’re going to have a current No. 7 spot to playing No. 5 on the a high-level conference.” and, in the minds of Miami residents, good season.” team,” Kardon said. All of the players agree that this was the quite possibly the devil incarnate — The Jumbos featured a number of new- The Jumbos finished off their week- way they wanted to kick off the season for Jeffrey Loria. comers to the team in the sweep of UVM end nicely, defeating another top oppo- a program still adapting to changes. Last year, the Marlins moved to on Saturday, including freshman stand- nent in the area, Boston College, by a “Now that we have the first couple Miami and built a new, extravagant out Aditya Advani, who won 11-1, 11-3, score of 8-1. In that matchup, Tufts won matches behind us, we’ll continue to stadium, 80 percent of which is being 11-2 at the No. 2 position. Meanwhile, three matches in five games, two in four look forward to our next competition,” funded by taxpayers. For years, the freshman Brandon Weiss, who played No. games, two in three games and two by Meggitt said. “This season, we want to do Marlins insisted that a new ballpark 5 for Tufts in the opening match, easily default. Sophomore co-captain Zach better overall, and we certainly hope to was exactly what they needed, and downed his opponent, 11-5, 11-1, 11-3. Schweitzer and Advani are now both 3-0 win the D division of the CSA.” once they got it they spent $191 million on big-name players last offseason. But now, faster than a Jose Reyes triple, all of those players are gone. After two straight last-place finishes in the NL East, the Marlins stand to be CROSS COUNTRY downright awful for at least the next continued from back year. said. “I shifted into survival mode.” The most disturbing part is that, Rand was the second finisher for the thanks to revenue sharing and money TuftsIllness team and hampers was followed by team junior members, squad still finishes strongly from TV deals, this won’t hurt Loria’s Andrew Shapero with 63 points, Wallis pocketbook one bit. In fact, he might two seconds behind with 68 points still make a profit. and senior Tyler Andrews capping it Understandably, Miami hates Loria’s off with 74 points. guts. This is a man who bought the Juniors Brian McLaughlin and Jack Marlins with money MLB paid him McCauley also competed, but only the to purchase the Expos, a franchise top five finishers are tallied into the Loria had singlehandedly destroyed. group score. Yes, there’s something wrong with that Shapero ran a strong race and moved picture. up 31 places from his performance last And yet, what’s strange is that, from year at Nationals, and Wallis moved up a baseball standpoint, this trade can 67 places. Even for those runners who actually be justified. did not perform at the same level as The “spend big, win, then blow up they had previously in the season, the team” strategy has helped the Barron stressed that everyone gave it Marlins capture two World Series titles their all. in their first 11 years of existence. After “Everybody raced hard,” he said. “At a 69-win season, perhaps management no point in the race was I disappointed decided they simply needed a fresh in where the guys took themselves.” start. Besides, it couldn’t hurt to beef Marks believes that this has been a up a sub-par farm system. successful season for the cross coun- It’s not out of the question that, by try team and that the team has risen 2014, the Marlins could be competitive to a new level. again. So why is all of Miami ready to “The consistent dedication from the burn Loria at the stake? beginning of the summer onward on In the words of Billy Joel, it’s a mat- the part of every member made it so ter of trust. (Side note: Joel also sings that the top seven were probably the “Miami 2017,” which I’ll go ahead and best that Tufts has ever had,” he said. predict is the next time the Marlins will In addition to the seven runners win a championship.) The fans gave from the men side, freshman Audrey Loria their money for a new ballpark. Gould also travelled to Indiana after In return, Loria promised to build a qualifying individually. winner. Instead, he decided to go back Gould came in 68th place in a field to square one; he decided that winning of almost 300 runners, just short of can wait. her tentative goal of placing in the By making this trade, Loria conned top 60. Miami. The women’s team was just shy of Marlins fans have been down this making into the Championship, but road before. Sure, they can sit around Gould hopes to return next year with Daily File Photo and wait for a World Series appearance the whole squad and improve on her Senior co-captain Matt Rand struggled at the NCAA Championships after battling an ill- every five or ten years. But when the individual performance. ness, but still managed to finish in 48th place. entire roster turns over each time the team fails — and even when it suc- ceeds — it’s tough to stay loyal. Women’s squash And it’s not just the fans whose trust the Marlins have betrayed. Reyes and Jumbos narrowly fall to Eagles in season-opening match pitcher Mark Buehrle, another victim of the fire sale, reportedly were told On Sunday night, the women’s squash “We have a lot of young players on our Chaudhry is also optimistic as she by the Marlins that they would not be team dealt with early-season struggles team,” junior co-captain Jessica Rubine said. reflects on the first match of the season traded. Of course, it was naive of them against its cross-town rival, narrowly losing “Even a few who are new to the sport.” and looks ahead. to trust a front office that refuses to to Boston College, 5-4. But even so, there were good signs from “While it was a tough loss, we have a grant no-trade clauses, but the dam- Heading into the match, the Jumbos’ the Jumbos throughout the top nine. lot to think about as we move forward,” age has been done. Miami is no longer goal was to open with a strong showing Sophomore Paige Dahlman, Rubine and she said. “We will be focusing on goals an attractive destination for big-name while continuing their transition with the seniors Ushashi Basu and co-captain Hafsa and areas for improvement so we can free agents. newest addition to the Tufts squash pro- Chaudhry all dispatched their opponents come back stronger in our matches after Marlins fans have every reason to gram, coach Joe McManus. with ease, but it was the fifth and deciding the break.” feel like Jeffrey Loria doesn’t give a crap McManus, who has coached two pri- game that eluded the Jumbos. Last year, the Jumbos fell to the Eagles about them. It’s because he doesn’t. vate schools and currently serves as the “Some spots on our ladder struggled 7-2 and can hang their hat on that As he sinks the Marlins’ ship, Loria commissioner and CEO of the Pro Squash a bit,” Rubine said. “But I think they can improvement as they prepare to take on is standing on the beach, smiling and Tour, is coaching both the men’s and take this match and learn from it. With the Blue on Nov. 28 that they defeated sipping margaritas. women’s teams. more hard work in practice and applying last season. With some seasoned veterans and some the basics and techniques from practice players fresh to the game, the Jumbos went to the matches, I think they will see big Aaron Leibowitz is a junior who is major- into the match expecting a mixed bag. improvements.” —by Jorge Monroy-Palacio ing in American studies. He can be reached at [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Men’s Squash 11 Women’s Squash 11 Swimming and Diving 10 Sportstuftsdaily.com

Sailing Title-bearers once again, this time in new sector: Coed sailing wins ICSA Match Racing National Championship b y An d y Wo n g mid-October,” Hutchings said. Daily Editorial Board “[We] practiced hard for two months and sparred against In 32 years of coaching at a Tufts B boat. [Senior] Albert Tufts, coed and women’s sail- Nichols, who has a significant ing head coach Ken Legler match racing background has won 19 national cham- outside of Tufts, put in a lot of pionships — eight women’s, time coaching our sloop team five team racing, three dinghy, leading up to Nationals.” three singlehanded — and has In the initial round-robin, produced 92 All-Americans. Tufts faced off against nine But the match racing nation- other teams, accumulat- al title, awarded this year at ing a quick 7-2 start to earn the ICSA Match Race National the No. 2 seed — a record Championship hosted in Fort equaled only by Georgetown Worth, Texas, has always elud- and round-robin winner Saint ed Legler and his team. Mary’s College, which earned At least, it had until this tie-breakers over both teams. past weekend. Moving onto the quarter- In just the team’s second finals, the team faced Eckerd appearance at the race since College, earning the easy 2004, Tufts avenged its finals sweep and padding their win loss during the New England percentage along the way. Match Racing Championship The semifinals proved to qualifier, taking down Yale in be more of a challenge, as a nail-biting finish and earn- they met with a third-seed- ing Tufts the sixth and final ed Georgetown squad that college sailing national title to had swept its opponent, the have eluded their impressive University of Washington, in sailing program. the previous round. “It was pretty cool, consid- However, the Hoyas ulti- ering Tufts won two nationals mately fell as the Jumbos the same day,” said senior tri- Courtesy Ken Legler swept them 3-0, earning their captain William Hutchings, The coed sailing team, seen here practicing in Boston Harbor, added extra practices in the last several months to first and third win with supe- referring to the field hockey improve their match racing, and the work paid off as Tufts overcame Yale in the National Championship. rior speed, and receiving the team’s triumph. “We’ve won judge’s decision in the second every national championship they left the weekend feeling as seasoned juniors, resolved four-person junior core that race when the two boats expe- several times — all except for disappointed after finishing to not beat themselves as broke through to win it all rienced minor contact in a the sloop.” at a middle-of-the-pack fifth they felt they had last year. after practicing hard since neck-and-neck thriller at the Last year, the Jumbos broke place. With help from fellow class- qualifiers. finish line. through for the first time This year, then-sophomores mates Paula Grasberger (pit “Our sloop team has been Their place secured in the since 2004 and made it into Will Haeger (skipper) and and trimming spinnaker) and sailing out of Boston harbor, finals, Tufts faced off against a the Sloop Nationals, then classmate David Liebenberg Solomon Krevans (trimming, in addition to normal co-ed hosted in San Francisco. But (bow) returned to the team main sheet), they formed the practice, twice a week since see SAILING, page 10

Field Hockey Cross Country Jumbos storm to the title: A look Men’s cross country inside their run finishes seventh at b y Ma r c u s Bu d l i n e 4-1 loss that forced it out of fact, beatable. Daily Editorial Board the tournament. “That loss was probably one Little did they know, the of the best things that could’ve Nationals On the afternoon of Nov. 3, Jumbos were ready for yet happened to this team,” soph- b y Cla i r e Sl e i g h formed to their potential. things weren’t looking so bright another winning streak — a omore goalkeeper Brianna Contributing Writer Marks was one of the few for the field hockey team. historic one for Tufts athletics, Keenan said. “It refocused us, Tufts runners who was able to Tufts had just been smacked as it earned the team its first and we realized that we have to The men’s cross country team stick to his race plan. Starting around by a Bowdoin team in Div. III National Championship earn every win and that they’re traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. off steadily in 50th place the NESCAC semifinals that in program history. not going to come easy to us. this weekend for the National for the first mile, he quickly it had beaten earlier in the Tufts’ loss to Bowdoin ended Coming back from that, we Championship, arriving with moved up through the pack year, snapping the team’s up being a blessing in disguise high expectations after what with junior Ben Wallis. Marks 14-game winning streak in a — a message that they were, in see FIELD HOCKEY, page 10 has been one of their most was the first runner to finish successful seasons on record. for Tufts with a time of 25:06.8, The team finished in sev- earning him 37th place indi- enth place with 265 points — vidually and 26 points in the the third highest finish ever team competition. for Tufts, but a bit of a let down Marks narrowly missed qual- after being seeded fifth in the ifying for All-American honors, country back in October. which are awarded to runners “I thought the team did really who finish in the top 35 spots. well,” coach Ethan Barron said. Senior co-captain Matt “Our goal and our hope was the Rand, also a contributing writ- podium, but there are 10 to 15 er for the Daily, was disap- teams every year that can fin- pointed with his performance, ish in the top four. If you have which he felt was affected by the third-best finish in school sickness in the week leading history, you’re hard-pressed to up to the race. be overly disappointed.” He was seeded first for Tufts Tufts finished five points going into the race and was behind Bates, who posted working to best last year’s 19th- 259 points, and well behind place finish. first-place finisher North Rand executed his game plan Central, who ended up with for the first mile, but began 167. The Jumbos edged out feeling sick shortly afterwards. New England Regional cham- He hung tough for the rest of pion Middlebury by 21 points the race and finished in 48th on the strength of the back of place, earning 34 points for their pack. the team. And with many runners bat- “I could tell early on that my tling sickness in the week lead- body wasn’t there, so I just tried Courtesy Kevin Colton / William Smith College ing up to the Championships, to hang on as best I could,” he Senior co-captain Rachel Gerhardt (left), senior forward Kelsey Perkins (center), and senior co-captain Lia senior Kyle Marks estimates Sagerman celebrate with the championship trophy shortly after the Jumbos’ victory over the Red Hawks. that only a few runners per- see CROSS COUNTRY, page 11