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Partly Cloudy Read It First 70/54 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXV, NUMBER 55 Friday, April 19, 2013 TUFTSDAILY.COM TEX talks discuss topics from Nickelback to social media b y An n a Ke l l y cal engineer who spoke about natural and Contributing Writer sustainable medical materials. During her talk, Bhatia argued that the western world How would you design the social struc- has to rethink its relationship with medicine ture of a colony on Mars? How can social in developing countries. media define a company, and how does it “People in developing countries are smart define you? Are you a music snob? and want to use the resources they have to These were just a few of the questions address medical issues,” she said. posed to audience members by the speak- Bhatia went on to discuss the possible ers at last week’s Tufts Idea Exchange (TEX) intersection of agriculture and medicine if event. Inspired by TED, the nonprofit organi- these new medical materials were intro- zations that coordinates conferences devot- duced because materials needed to treat ed to the spread of ideas, TEX was founded those who were ill could be grown in devel- in 2011 to create a forum for Tufts students oping countries and be utilized there. to share their own original and thought pro- The first student to speak, junior Michael voking ideas through ten minute speeches. Grant, began his talk with a confession. Each year, the event is co-sponsored by the “I actually listened to an entire Nickelback Institute for Global Leadership and Synaptic CD,” he said. Scholars program. He went on to discuss the cultural impli- The original TED talks started in cations of music taste, and how what is as a way for innovative thinkers to share their determined “good” or “bad” music has more ideas in a concise and creative format. TED to do with social norms than the quality stands for Technology, Entertainment and of the music. Grant played clips of Justin Design, but since the creation of the event in Bieber and Radiohead, pointing out similar Oliver Porter / The Tufts Daily 1984, the talks have expanded to a wider set elements in seemingly opposite songs with The three candidates for Tufts Community Union President — juniors Joe Donenfeld, Christie of subjects. Although the official annual TED the purpose of encouraging the audience Maciejewski and Joe Thibodeau — answered questions about their past experiences and conference takes place in California, there to remain open-minded to music that is future goals at a debate last night hosted by the Pan-African Alliance’s. have been a series of “TEDx” talks in many deemed bad. places around the world that address issues The event continued with senior Molly and ideas pertaining to certain areas. Wallace, who spoke about the lack of culture TCU presidential candidates For example, Somerville hosted a TED- on campus. She described how Tufts police style conference with local professors and had shut down multiple music performanc- intellectuals. Sam Sommers, associate pro- es and lamented the disappearance of liter- debate diversity, CSL policy fessor of psychology at Tufts and a speaker ary publications. She urged the audience to at the second TEX, spoke at TEDxSomerville put the “arts” back in liberal arts. b y Au d r e y Mi c h a e l abroad in Madrid, attended the debate about his book “Situations Matter” (2011), The next talk discussed a subject that the Daily Editorial Board via Skype. a behavioral science book that shows how audience was likely unfamiliar with: the pos- Moderators Adam Sax, a senior, and Andrew human experience and behavior are depen- sibility of human civilization on Mars. The three candidates in the race for Tufts Nu𤸬 a sophomore, introduced the candidates, dent on their context. “Right now, the only people that are Community Union (TCU) president field- who then delivered their opening statements “It seemed like a good opportunity to addressing this problem are scientists and ed questions on a range of topics, from and fielded questions about their past records introduce the thoughts behind my book technicians,” senior Mark Rafferty said. financial aid and activities funding to social on Senate. to a different audience,” Sommers said. He considered the imminent coloniza- justice issues, in a debate sponsored by Maciejewski discussed her successful “We love teaching you guys and talking to tion of Mars and the danger of viewing the the Pan-African Alliance (PAA) last night in efforts to lower the student activities fee. academics. But it’s an opportunity to talk accomplishment as a simply scientific one. Pearson Hall. “When I realized we had a $400,000 sur- about what social psychologists do to a For example, Rafferty pointed to the new Juniors Joe Donenfeld, Christie plus, and hundreds of thousands of dollars broader audience.” and different problems that civilization Maciejewski and Joe Thibodeau offi- in surplus before, I said we need to lower that This year’s installment of TEX began with would face on Mars and the necessity for cially declared their candidacies for fee,” she said. “I think we need to cut the costs a talk by Professor of the Practice Sujata TCU President Wednesday night. Bhatia, a physician, bioengineer and chemi- see TEX, page 2 Thibodeau, who is currently studying see DEBATE, page 2 New symposium to celebrate, promote social entrepreneurship b y De n a l i Ti e t j e n The event will begin with keynote Daily Staff Writer addresses by Tisch College Director and Associate Dean Nancy Wilson and head Students interested in entrepreneurship of the Global Entrepreneurship Program and its social impact will gather Sunday for the (GEP) at the U.S. Department of State first annual Social Innovations Symposium, Steven Koltai (A’76) and will be followed by hosted by the Tufts Empower Program for a series of panels relating to the entrepre- Social Entrepreneurship (EMPOWER) and neurial process, according to Goldbaum. the Tufts Compass Fellowship. Koltai’s entrepreneurial experiences The full-day event will address top- include the co-founding of SES-Astra, the ics for entrepreneurs like turning an idea largest private global television system, with into an enterprise, according to Christina a market capitalization of $85 billion, and Goldbaum, the undergraduate coordinator founding of Event411, an event planning for EMPOWER and coordinator of the event. website for which he raised $40 million, “It’s a good opportunity to bring all of the according to his profile on the Tufts Gordon students at Tufts together for one day of con- Institute website. versation,” Goldbaum, a junior, said. “We’re hoping to make [the panels] inti- The Compass Fellowship and EMPOWER mate,” Goldbaum said. “They’re kind of TED- programs created the symposium to cel- style 10- to 15 minute talks with two or three ebrate Tufts’ active citizenship and positive speakers followed by a conversation with the social impact, Goldbaum explained. audience. They should be personal.” “There are a lot of Boston and New England Event organizer Morgan Babbs said that schools that have conferences about general a majority of the panelists are Tufts alumni social entrepreneurship, but we thought that and non-Tufts affiliated Boston entrepre- in the Boston area, Tufts kind of fills the niche neurs, but the event will also feature the for social entrepreneurship,” Goldbaum said. finalists from the Gordon Institute’s Tufts “But since Tufts has such an emphasis on the $100K Business Plan Competition, an annu- Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily active citizen, we thought this would be a al contest that awards cash and advisory On Sunday, the Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship and Tufts Compass Fellowship good opportunity to label Tufts as the social will present the first Social Innovations Symposium in ASEAN Auditorium. entrepreneurship school of Boston.” see SYMPOSIUM, page 2

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see ARTS, page 7 see SPORTS, page 10 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News | Features Friday, April 19, 2013 THE TUFTS DAILY Inspired by TED talks, TEX student presenters share ideas Ma r t h a E. Sh a n a h a n TEX Editor-in-Chief continued from page 1 Editorial careful selection of those who would be the first to move to Mars to establish a colony. Nina Goldman “I’m willing to bet that everyone in this Brionna Jimerson room should see a counselor,” senior Mary Managing Editors Sypek said at the beginning of her talk, which addressed how the world would change if Melissa Wang Executive News Editor education programs worked to “de-stigma- Jenna Buckle News Editors tize mental health.” She spoke about her Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven belief that if kids were taught to understand Amelie Hecht Victoria Leistman that mental health was a necessary part of Patrick McGrath their wellbeing, they would live happier lives Audrey Michael James Pouliot and raise happier children themselves. Abigail Feldman Assistant News Editors Senior David Schwartz said his goal was Daniel Gottfried Xander Landen to“redesign” the audience’s idea of design. Justin Rheingold He argued that design is not just organiza- Annabelle Roberts emma Boyd for the Tufts Daily Sarah Zheng tion of objects in space, but a way of think- ing. Design, Schwartz said, is the concept of Junior Michael Grant presented at this year’s TEX talks about what determines the quality of music. Lily Sieradzki Executive Features Editor perfecting a technique or a process through on their proposal, and we work for three Although this was only the fourth TEX, Jon Cheng Features Editors Hannah Fingerhut trial and reconstruction. months on the speeches,” Schwartz said. enthusiasm for the conference runs high Jacob Passy The final speaker of the night, Glenn “I would talk my idea over with my group, among those involved. Amelia Quinn Falcon Reese Engler (LA ‘83, G ‘89), is CEO of Digital they’d destroy it, and I’d be like, ‘Thank you!’ “I think it’s a great idea because it’s such an Derek Schlom Influence Group, a full-service digital mar- and write another draft.” accessible format,” Grant said. “And I think Charlotte Gilliland Assistant Features Editors Jessica Mow keting agency. He spoke about social media, Sophomore Valerie Cleland, the organizer that really works and students that I’ve talked Shannon Vavra a subject very relevant to the audience of of this year’s event, has been involved in TEX to have really enjoyed it in the past. I think college students. since she was a freshman. interest is really increasing.” Melissa MacEwen Executive Arts Editor Using the example of the Costa Concordia “It sort of helped me figure out who I was Other speakers reflected positively Dan O’Leary Arts Editors Rebecca Santiago cruise ship, Engler showed how social media within the Tufts community,” she said. “I on having a platform to communicate Claire Felter Assistant Arts Editors can make or break a company based on originally thought that I would get involved their ideas. Elizabeth Landers Veronica Little their interactions, or lack thereof, with social with TEX to give a talk, but quickly got into “It was exciting to have a forum where Jacqueline Noack media after a disaster like the 2012 wreck. He the organization side of the event. I really I could make [my thoughts about mental Akshita Vaidyanathan extended the concept to include personal liked the idea development.” health] into a coherent idea and share it with Facebook pages, which can tell an employer Cleland added that the team was essential a group of people,” Sypek said. “It’s short, but Elayne Stecher Executive Op-Ed Editor a lot about whom they are hiring. in making the event run smoothly, including they cover a broad range of topics.” Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors “We want you to tell us your story on social TEX’s designer, senior Chase Maxwell, and Schwartz echoed Sypek and Grants’ David Kellogg Seth Teleky media,” he said, while urging the audience to junior team member Anisha Wadhwa. enthusiasm. Peter Sheffer use high privacy settings and think carefully Many of the speakers also noted the “I think TED talks are so important, not Denise Amisial Cartoonists Jehan Madhani about what they post. impressive organization and support they just because of the subjects,” he said. “I think Louie Zong Although there were seven speakers at were given once they were elected to speak. that seeing how other people think is essen- Keran Chen last Tuesday’s jam-packed event, more than “I walked into this network where they tial if we are ever supposed to communicate Drew Lewis Editorialists Nicholas Golden 20 members of TEX have been working were all really motivated to put this on,” with each other.” Scott Geldzahler throughout the year to make it happen. Grant said. “There are design people, tech “I think it went really well,” Cleland said. “Each speaker gets three people assigned people, logistics people, workshoppers and “There was standing room only, and no event Marcus Budline Executive Sports Editor to them who choose their speaker based lots of other parts of the whole equation.” can ask for anything more than that.” Alex Baudoin Sports Editors Jake Indursky Kate Klots Ben Kochman Ethan Sturm Andy Wong Sam Gold Assistant Sports Editors In first public forum, candidates Entrepeneurs Andy Linder Alex Schroeder Claire Sleigh debate wide range of issues to gather for DEBATE tion policy. Oliver Porter Executive Photo Editor Sofia Adams Photo Editors continued from page 1 Donenfeld, who co-authored the reso- Caroline Geiling of education because we can’t afford this, lution to confirm the TCU’s commitment symposium Nick Pfosi Gabriela Ros and we need to ask why we’re being charged to the non-discrimination policy and con- Courtney Chiu Assistant Photo Editors this.” demn the new rule, said he believed the SYMPOSIUM Clarissa Sosin Zhuangchen Zhou Donenfeld recounted his work to create Senate did not pass the resolution because it continued from page 1 Lane Florsheim Staff Photographers the entrepreneurial leadership secondary was afraid of the administration’s response. services to the team with the best social Meagan Maher Ashley Seenauth major. Thibodeau talked about serving as In response to a student question on rape enterprise idea. the first diversity and community affairs offi- culture and sexual assault policy, the candi- “The finalists from the $100K cer, working on issues such as disability and dates agreed that conversations around sexual Competition ... from the social entrepre- Justin McCallum Executive New Media Editors Virginia Bledsoe New Media Editors college affordability. assault need to be reframed on campus and neurial section will talk and give their Jodi Bosin Stephanie Haven All three candidates voiced their support that consent needs to be taught both at orien- pitches for their products and their ideas,” Alex Kaufman for need-blind admissions. tation and throughout students’ time at Tufts. Babbs, a sophomore, said. Mitchell Carey Assistant New Media Editors Jake Hellman The candidates then debated the prob- Another student asked about the candi- Other panels will discuss such topics lems of the student activities fee. Thibodeau dates’ roles as allies of marginalized com- as creating, refining and funding ideas as PRODUCTION believes the fee is not as connected to the munities on campus. well as network systems, according to the Sarah Kester student body as he hopes, and Donenfeld “I have stood arm-in-arm with people event website. Production Director noted that Tufts has one of the largest stu- at sit-ins, at protests. Allies are there on the “Our last panel of the day will talk dent activities fees in the Boston area. front lines every day, and I think I’ve done about entrepreneurial support systems Adrian Lo Executive Layout Editor Sarah Davis Layout Editors Next, the moderators asked how the can- that,” Thibodeau said. and how to find support systems beyond Shoshanna Kahne Alyssa Kutner didates would handle an issue or goal they When asked whether Greek life excludes [Tufts],” Goldbaum said. Daniel MacDonald were personally against if a large portion of students of color and queer students, There will also be opportunities to dis- Elliot Philips Emily Rourke the student body supported it. Maciejewski acknowledged that fraternities cuss and revise business ideas with the Reid Spagna “I think that’s where we struggled this and sororities do have barriers that prevent speakers and panelists, Goldbaum said. Emma Arnesty-Good Assistant Layout Editors Sabrina McMillin year,” Donenfeld said. “If there is a consen- less privileged students from entering and “It should be a really great opportunity Montana Miller sus on campus, it is the obligation and bur- staying in, but the community has the ability to hear from people who have ideas for Falcon Reese Andrew Stephens den of the president to bring that consensus to become more accepting. their own enterprises [and] to get good Chelsea Stevens to the administration.” “I think we need to work on lowering feedback from a lot of the speakers who Lauren Greenberg Executive Copy Editor Thibodeau believes it is important for the the costs of being in a sorority or fraternity are there,” she said. Emma Arnesty-Good Senior Copy Editors president to stay true to his or her beliefs. because fraternities and sororities, at their Goldbaum said that the symposium Vidya Srinivasan Adrienne Lange Copy Editors “I think in order to foster a healthy debate heart, are brotherhoods and sisterhoods, will be a networking opportunity for Drew Lewis Patrick McGrath on campus, we need someone who can and I think every student on campus really attendees. A networking lunch will be Kyle Allen Assistant Copy Editors speak with the courage of their convictions,” needs that sense of community,” she said. hosted at 1 p.m. to offer students an Evan Balmuth Shreya Bhandari he said. Thibodeau said he hopes to see Greek life opportunity to converse with Boston Meredith Braunstein Maciejewski defended her decision to ini- members engage more with the Group of Six professionals and other aspiring Tufts Anna Haugen Jamie Hoagland tially vote against the creation of the Africana community. entrepreneurs. Grace Hoyt studies major and minor as a freshman, Maciejewski and Donenfeld said they “Networking will be a focus of the Annaick Miller Emily Naito saying she did not think it was well-planned would not support a resolution calling on event ,with different students talking with Tori Porter enough at that stage. Tufts to divest from corporations that sup- each other and sharing ideas and maybe Julia Russell Marina Shtyrkov Donenfeld believes some students do not port the Israeli occupation. Maciejewski said even coming out of the day with an idea fully appreciate the value of such a program she did not believe altering Tufts’ endowment they want to pursue with other students,” George Brown Executive Online Editor on campus. would benefit students, and Donenfeld said Goldbaum said. Daniel Kotin Executive Technical Manager “I really don’t think a lot of students there was too much confusion on the issue The event is free to Tufts students around campus know about Critical Studies, for Tufts to make a strong stance. Thibodeau and $10 for non-Tufts students. BUSINESS and I’ve seen the same students push for it in said he would hear the resolution, but he did According to Goldbaum, tickets are Christine Busaba my three years on the Senate,” he said. not know how he would vote on it. only available online, and some stu- Executive Business Director Students were able to submit questions Another student also asked where the dents have already registered. Shang Ming Wu Advertising Director via Facebook and Twitter before the debate. candidates drew the line between hate “About 100 people have registered — Li Liang Receivables Manager A student asked how the candidates viewed speech and free speech. Donenfeld said he students from Tufts and from all over the P.O. 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olystyrene, a.k.a. plastic number without subtlety six, a.k.a. Styrofoam, is enemy number one in the environmen- Poor editing choices saved by high-quality acting tal world. Why? Doesn’t that little numberP six mean it is recyclable? No, no b y La n c y Do w n s it does not. In fact, those little numbers Daily Staff Writer only denote the type of plastic, and not all types of plastic can be recycled. For A cautionary tale for the Internet age, this reason, I say ignore them. Some “Disconnect” weaves together the stories of might respond to this with, “Well then, teenagers and adults navigating their way Dani, how do I know what to recycle if I ignore those little numbers?” Well, I’m Disconnect glad you asked! Tufts has made this much easier than those little numbers ever could. Take the plastic item you wish to Directed by Henry Alex Rubin recycle. Hit it against any hard surface. If it makes a sound, recycle it. If not, throw Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Jason it out. In other words, Tufts recycles all Bateman, Paula Patton, Frank Grillo rigid plastics. “But isn’t Styrofoam a rigid plastic?” Yes, it has one of those num- through the murky online world. Rich Boyd bers denoting “plastics” and it makes a (Jason Bateman) is a workaholic lawyer sound. Okay, you got me. who has little time for his wife and children. Let me explain. Styrofoam is techni- His moody teenage son Ben (Jonah Bobo) cally, on a basic level, recyclable. In fact, becomes the target of a humiliating cyber- if recycling plants had the ability to recy- bullying attack executed by a pair of class- cle it, their doing so would save immense mates. Husband and wife Derek (Alexander amounts of energy and emissions, and Skarsgård) and Cindy (Paula Patton) deal it would eliminate the production of with the loss of a child — he turns to gambling harmful chemicals that go into making websites, she to online grief forums, where “virgin” Styrofoam. Unfortunately, this she strikes up a relationship with a wid- is not the case. It is incredibly expensive ower — and search for the man they believe to recycle Styrofoam. Not only does the has stolen their identities (Michael Nyqvist). Courtesy LD Entertainment process require a solid financial input, Nina Dunham (Andrea Riseborough), a local Jason Bateman gives a stand-out performance as Rich Boyd, who becomes engrossed in but transporting Styrofoam to a reporter looking for a big break, chases the his son’s cyber-bullying experience. that can handle it is expensive as well. story of Kyle (Max Thieriot), a young man For this reason, most recycling contrac- who works as an online exhibitionist. often-intangible world of the Internet. But naive, and its didactic message — well-suited tors do not recycle Styrofoam. As each plot unfolds, we are reminded, and while these repercussions are serious, they for our ever-plugged-in lives — loses some of What does this mean? It means that not so subtly, of the real-life consequences of are also extremes. “Disconnect” presents us Styrofoam ends up in landfills. Due to online behavior: “Disconnect” makes real the with people at their most vulnerable and see DISCONNECT, page 8 its high air content, Styrofoam takes up a large amount of space. So much space, in fact, that polystyrene con- stitutes 30 percent of landfills by vol- Concert Preview ume worldwide. Did I mention that it takes 500 years for Styrofoam to degrade? This means that our cups will Kiniwe show promises lively entertainment be around 6.4 times longer than the average U.S. citizen. Class will perform Ghanaian singing, dancing, drumming These are not the only reasons that I am anti-PS. It has been found that the b y Ak s h i t a Va i d ya n at h a n Chamber Singers and the Tufts Symphony tor at the Dagbe Cultural Center in his chemical styrene, which, as you might Daily Editorial Board Orchestra, Kiniwe gives students a hometown. He moved to the United have guessed, is in polystyrene, leaches chance to receive class credit while pur- States in 2006 and has taught at several into foods when heated. Since many One of a handful of half-credit Tufts suing something they are curious about different universities since then, includ- restaurants put takeout items in these music courses offered each semester but might not have any past experience ing Berklee College of Music, University Styrofoam containers, people are con- that culminate in an end-of-semester with. It is therefore appropriate that the of Virginia and Mount Holyoke College. suming styrene more often than is ideal. performance, the Kiniwe African Music Kiniwe class has both a section for new He is also the artistic director of the Perhaps of greater concern to the public Ensemble is a class that studies and students as well as a section for students Agbekor Drum & Dance Society, a com- is the polystyrene cups that many coffee performs an amalgam of music and who have taken the course during a pre- munity group from the greater Boston shops put their hot beverages in. If sty- dance from Ghana. At 8 p.m. tonight vious semester — one of the perks of the area that was founded by Associate rene leaches when heated, then placing in the Distler Performance Hall of the class is that it can be repeated for credit Professor of Music David Locke. The piping-hot coffee in Styrofoam cups is Granoff Music Center, Kiniwe’s students multiple times. Both sections meet twice Agbekor Drum & Dance Society will clearly a mistake. will gather together to showcase all they a week, which allows instructors to teach also perform in tonight’s cultural show Why is it so bad, anyway? According have learned. dance movements on one day and vocals and will showcase more advanced tech- to the Occupational Safety and Health Kiniwe offers its students a balanced, and instruments on the other day. This niques in Ghanaian music, dance and Administration, short-term exposure to thorough musical experience: The class semester, the class focused on two spe- percussion. styrene can cause gastrointestinal prob- covers instrumental music, songs and cific styles of Ghanaian music known as The drum ensemble in Kiniwe lems and, in some cases, eye irritation. dancing from the Ewe people of Ghana. “Fume Fume” and “Adzogbo.” includes several different instruments Long-term exposure can cause damage The Ewe people believe that music and This semester’s class was taught by the such as bells, rattles and multiple types to the central nervous system, as well dance have enormous potential to bring director of tonight’s show, lecturer Nani of drums. As the course syllabus notes, as damage to the reproductive system. people of a society together, as both Agbeli, who is an Ewe man originating all the instruments come together in There is a bit of contention, as some art forms encourage powerful emotional from the village of Kopeyia, Ghana. After playing. Each instrument has a specific evidence suggests links between styrene responses. Agbekor is one style of dance receiving training throughout his young- phrase that fits together with the other and leukemia, but it is not currently that is performed by the Ewe. er years and studying traditional music, instruments to create rich, melo-rhyth- listed as a carcinogen. Like Tufts Concert Choir, Tufts Agbeli was a drum and dance instruc- mic, textured sound. I think we have two options when we The dance aspect of Kiniwe gives stu- look at how to deal with Styrofoam: to dents the opportunity to explore their buy a densifier (the tool that can help own individual expression while also cut down the cost of recycling Styrofoam following choreographed sections. In by compressing it) and recycle it, or to tonight’s show, Kiniwe students will per- not use Styrofoam at all. When you look form original dance segments — which at the numbers, the choice seems clear. they have worked on with partners in If every person could either request a the class — within a larger group perfor- paper cup for his or her coffee — since mance. When the drumming and dance paper hot cups are recyclable at Tufts are paired together, the drums direct the — or bring a reusable mug to the coffee dancers through cues and act as the over- shop, we could take one step toward cut- all energy source of the music. Together, ting down on the 25 billion Styrofoam the art forms produce a vibrant, engag- cups Americans use every year. After all, ing sensory experience. conservatively assuming that each of Finally, there will be the vocal part these cups is a 12-ounce cup and not a of Kiniwe’s performance, which will be Big Gulp from 7-Eleven, 25 billion cups sung in a call-and-response style. This is enough cups to fill more than 3,000 style of singing involves multiple musi- Olympic-sized swimming pools a year. cians separated into two groups, with the second group acting as a collec- tive responder to the proclamations and Danielle Jenkins is a senior majoring in Courtesy Daisy Yun Huang questions of the first. All vocals were English and environmental studies. She The Agbekor Drum & Dance Society and Kiniwe African Music Ensemble Students will per- taught, and will be sung, in the local can be reached at danielle.jenkins@tufts. form Ghanaian song, dance and drumming together at tonight’s end-of-semester event. languages of western Africa. edu. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Friday, April 19, 2013 Bateman’s performance drives second half of ‘Disconnect’ DISCONNECT continued from page 7 its punch. Instead of depicting the harmful repercussions of seemingly innocent online activity, the already- dangerous situations unfold into further disaster and tragedy. The film’s message is spot on; its delivery, not so much. The various plots in “Disconnect” are, for the most part, handled well. A few too many threads are left hanging by the time the credits roll — there is no real conclusion or payoff for a couple of characters — but the film thankfully does not drag its audience through a con- fusing, tangled web of plotlines. That said, the film often arbitrarily shuffles between the various plots. This doesn’t make it hard to keep up, as each story is simple enough to follow, but it does give the illu- sion that the film contains editing mistakes. Director Henry Alex Rubin frequently cuts to a new scene mid- conversation, which is an irksome and dissatisfying choice. We are left with a stunted picture of these rela- tionships, as we are never given a chance to see interactions between characters play out fully. As frus- trating as this makes watching the film, it also seems to be a conscious effort on the part of the director to reflect the Internet and its users’ short attention span. The actors are also forced far too Courtesy LD Entertainment often to spend entire scenes act- In his role on ‘Disconnect’ Alexander Skarsgard portrays a very different character than his well-known Eric on HBO’s “True Blood.” ing in front of a computer screen. It’s understandably hard to convey act, Bateman, usually likeable and Bateman’s presence in the film’s lat- journalist and subject respectively, marine, to understand his place in online interactions without charac- awkwardly charming, is engrossing ter half gives it a vital jolt that drives have a chemistry and tension that a monotonous suburban existence. ters gaping at their various devices, and sometimes frightening as he its concluding acts. fuels their characters’ mutually These actors carry the film and give but “Disconnect” loses much of its obsessively tries to understand his The young actor who play’s exploitive relationship and provides human emotion to this often-mor- dynamism and intrigue as it piles son’s cyber-bullying experience. He Bateman’s son, Jonah Bobo, is a for dynamic interactions between alizing tale of extremes. on scene after scene of unwashed skillfully portrays a husband whose mere 16 years old, but as he sul- the two. Alexander Skårsgard, well “Disconnect” may be imperfect, faces bathed in blue-light, typ- inability to disengage from his work lenly hides behind his earphones known for playing sultry vampire but its solid performances prevent ing away, occasionally frowning life has made his marriage stale and and long, dark hair, his sad, unsus- Eric on HBO’s “True Blood,” is it from being bogged down by nar- at their computers. But for all its has deteriorated his relationship pecting character reminds us just stripped of any sex appeal or mas- rative flaws. And its didactic tone flaws, “Disconnect” delivers excel- with his son. Yet he manages to be why it is that the Internet — and culinity here. In ill-fitting glasses and — while not subtle — does pro- lent performances, especially in the both sympathetic and infuriating, Facebook, in particular — can be so bland suits, Skårsgard’s Derek strug- vide us with a message we should second half of the film. 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b y Ca m e r o n Yu Senior Staff Writer NBABreakingAnother regular first seasondown of NBA roundevery matchup playoff before the preview postseason begins Saturday has come to a close, and it came just in time for Lakers fans everywhere. It’s time now to put our attention toward the NBA playoffs, a totally different brand of basketball. There is more pressure and importance with every passing game, road teams feel like they are playing in a totally different country and leg- ends are born over the next few weeks. It is an exciting time in basketball, and here is how the first-round matchups will shake out.

Eastern Conference

No. 1 Miami Heat vs. No. 8 Milwaukee Bucks Well, one team had to be the sacrificial lamb for the Miami Heat in their pursuit of a second straight title, and LeBron James and company couldn’t have asked for a better matchup than the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. The Heat actually match up well with any team due to their size and athleticism but the Bucks are truly a cinch. given their recent struggles. The Bucks had a record above .500 in the opening days of March, but have gone 10-16 since Feb. 27 to continue the tradition of a sub-.500 team making the Eastern Conference playoffs. The addition of JJ Redick and the sub- sequent failure to move either Monta Ellis or Brandon Jennings at the trade deadline have had mixed results for the team. That being said, the Heat should dispatch the Bucks easily. Ellis or Jennings may go off in Games 3 or 4 at home, and overbearing center Larry Sanders may have a big game defen- sively here or there, but the Heat have been playing a whole new brand of basketball, both offensively and defensively. Their free-flowing offense has led to career shooting years for the Big three of Lebron, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh, and their insanely aggressive defensive rotations have the all of the league watching. This should be easy for the champs. Prediction: Miami, 4-0

No. 2 vs. No. 7 Oh, how the tables have turned. Just two years ago, it was the No. 3 Boston Celtics who won the Atlantic division and rights to play the upstart New York Knicks with the newly acquired . But this year, it is just the opposite. Injuries have depleted a very proud Celtics team, while Anthony enjoyed his best season as a pro, taking home the scoring title for the first time in his career. The Knicks’ game plan has been obvious from the start of the season: shoot the 3-ball, and shoot it often. They have lived and died by the 3-pointer, and it has shown through- out the year, with some down stretches in the middle of the year. But now the Knicks have found their stroke from beyond the arc, and the ball has been moving more freely, with Anthony putting up big scoring numbers in April. But with more attention to detail in the playoffs from his opponents, will he still be seeing the same numbers as he did before? And, if he doesn’t, will the offense adjust? The Celtics’ season hit the refresh button when Rajon Rondo went down with an ACL injury, but the Celtics have soldiered on with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and a resurgent . MCT Their reward is playing the Knicks, which will look to lead the Bulls in a first-round upset over the . If their defense can shut down Deron Williams and was actually a best-case scenario for the Joe Johnson, the Bulls should advance. team. For a Knicks franchise that hasn’t won a playoff series since Patrick Ewing’s last sea- Atlanta, expect big changes to come for the this postseason. rebounds per game. If Lopez can dominate son with the team in 1999-2000, a small Hawks in the offseason. The team and the Prediction: Indiana, 4-1 on the offensive and defensive side of the inkling of doubt is all the Celtics need to franchise have peaked with as its ball, the Nets have a good shot of moving on gain a mental edge. Will the Celtics beat the focus, and its fan base has grown weary of No. 4 Brooklyn Nets vs. No. 5 Bulls to the next round. Knicks? Probably not, but do the Knicks, or middling play. Playoff basketball has officially arrived in But that will be a tall task against the anyone, want to play the Celtics in the play- The Pacers, on the other hand, are a Brooklyn, but it doesn’t seem like the Nets extremely defensively disciplined Bulls. offs? Definitely not. franchise that has been steadily on the rise have broken out like they planned before the They have had to lean on role players If the Celtics can a game in New York, for the last three years, and it all starts with start of the season. However, they head into all season, and they have come through they have a great chance to pull the upset their coach Frank Vogel. What he has done their first playoff matchup in Brooklyn facing time and time again with huge wins because it is hard to imagine them losing at to create the toughest, grittiest, defensive- a Bulls team that continues to play the waiting stemming from consistent basketball. home, especially with the emotion that will minded team in the NBA cannot be over- game on ’s recovery from a torn Joakim Noah is a serious Defensive Player fill the Garden in the aftermath of the Boston stated. And outside of offseason acquisi- ACL after last season’s playoffs. of the Year and Most Improved Player candi- Marathon tragedy. tions such as and David West, But the Bulls look primed for an upset date, Luol Deng put in another All-Star year, Prediction: New York, 4-3 Vogel has mainly been able to mold his in a matchup of two completely different Carlos Boozer looks as fresh as he did in his team around players that have been draft- franchises. Utah days, and Jimmy Butler has become a No. 3 Indiana Pacers vs. No. 6 ed by the Pacers. Deron Williams hasn’t really played up to 6’7” revelation for the team due to his versa- Here we have a mostly boring first-round Though Danny Granger has been out virtu- his expectations this year, especially given tility. The Bulls may not play pretty, but they matchup, only because of the style of play of ally all season, Paul George has broken out in the talent that has been put around him, know how to play to win, and they are the the Pacers and the mediocrity of the Hawks a big way with his newly found height. He has and despite some game winning shots, Joe team most likely to pull a first round upset franchise in general. This pairing, however, asserted himself on the offensive end, espe- Johnson couldn’t even prove that he was this postseason. does give us a pretty good matchup at the cen- cially from beyond the arc, while still main- worthy of being second-best on the Nets. Prediction: Chicago 4-2 ter position: the Pacers’ against taining his consistent defensive play. After tak- That honor goes to , who could the Hawks’ . ing the Heat to six games in last year’s playoffs, actually be the most important player on Regardless of the series’ outcome for expect more high-level play from the Pacers the team despite grabbing less than seven see NBA, page 11 Friday, April 19, 2013 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 11

their late-season surge. Even with Kobe Bryant going down and Steve Nash uncertain in the playoffs, the Lakers are looking at the postsea- son as a fresh start with Dwight Howard and a resurgent Pau Gasol leading the way. Even with two future Hall of Famers out, the Lakers still have enough star power to make some serious noise. If Metta World Peace can continue to play effectively with a recently reconstructed knee, if Gasol can facilitate the offense in the absence of Kobe and if Howard can be the defensive monster the Lakers expect him to be, there’s a chance this series can be taken by the Lakers. Expect a battle. Prediction: San Antonio, 4-3

No. 3 vs. No. 6 This could have been the most exciting first-round matchup, but due to some key injuries for the Nuggets, the matchup has lost some of its intrigue. Make no mistake: There is going to be a lot of scoring in this series, and it will be amazing to watch. Kudos is due to second-year coach Mark Jackson for quietly leading the Dubs to the No. 6 seed in the West, but one worries that this young team might not be ready for their first playoff appearance in years. They’ll rely heavily on Steph Curry, who now holds the single-season record for 3-pointers made. Klay Thompson, who continues to improve his silky smooth jumper, and Jarrett Jack, who has quietly provided a steady veteran presence off the bench, will also prove important. But the most important unit will be the Warriors’ front line. and Andrew Bogut, not to mention off the bench, will need to dominate down low in order for this team to have a chance at an upset. The Warriors may actually have the advan- tage in the paint heading into their matchup with the Nuggets, who have recently been hit with very untimely injuries like an ACL tear ended ’s season. On top of that, Kenneth “the Manimal” Faried’s availability is in question after a sprained ankle suffered with just a few games left to play, and Ty Lawson is still recovering from a sprained ankle he suffered in March. The Nuggets have capable players to fill the voids — Wilson Chandler and stepping up, but coach George Karl now faces his worst nightmare in giv- ing Anthony Randolph and Javale McGee extended minutes. They are exciting players that fit the Denver mold, but they are over- aggressive and extremely undisciplined. Can the Warriors’ big men take advantage? Or will the Denver altitude burn them out? Prediction: Denver 4-2

No. 4 vs. No. 5 Memphis Grizzlies The final first-round matchup will be filled with strong play, with both the Clippers and the Grizzlies finishing off in a strong stretch of play. This matchup is a lot of fun because the teams play completely different brands of basketball, but it all starts with the big guys down low. The Grizzlies are led by Zach Randolph, who deservedly received an All-Star nod this year, and , the leading can- didate for Defensive Player of the Year. Over the past two seasons, the two big men have become the most skilled frontcourt tandem in the NBA on both ends of the floor. Gasol is an excellent facilitator at the elbow with MCT sneaky shooting range, and Randolph has Both Gasol brothers locked up spots in the playoffs, but the Grizzlies and Lakers will both start on the road and be underdogs in their match- the fancy footwork in the low post to school ups with the Clippers and Spurs, respectively. defenders and the body to box them out. Many questioned the trade of Rudy Gay, Asik rolling to the hoop or a number of D’Antoni’s squad managed to sneak into the their only legitimate offensive threat on the NBA 3- shooters waiting beyond the arc. The No. 7 spot and set up a series with potentially wings, but the Grizz picked up frontcourt continued from page 10 offense has been second in the league in the weakest higher-ranked seed in the Spurs. depth and an enhancer to their defensive Western Conference points per game this year, but will it continue That isn’t to say that the Spurs do not mentality by bringing in Tayshaun Prince. No. 1 vs. No. 8 into the postseason? deserve their high seed, but recent history With Randolph, Gasol, Prince, Mike Conley Houston Rockets Even though the Thunder earned home- has shown that under Gregg Popovich the Jr. and Tony Allen, the Grizzlies have a tough, The West is filled with enticing matchups, court advantage out West, they just haven’t Spurs can put together stellar regular seasons defensive starting five and have ground their perhaps none more so than the No.1-vs.- quite stamped their authority on the con- but fizzle out in the playoffs. Their elegant way to the best defense in the league. No.8 seed matchup between the Thunder ference in the way that was expected after system of cutters on the wing, strong inside When you talk about the Clippers, it has and Rockets. Fresh off their first NBA Finals their trip to the Finals. play and pass-first mentality makes the Spurs to start with Chris Paul and . appearance, the young Thunder will begin continues to dazzle with his fiery play and an extremely tough matchup in the regular But with all the showtime dunks the two their run to the end once again without one pure athleticism, but he still makes bone- season because teams don’t have enough toss around the Staples Center, it’s easy to of their key pieces from a year ago. Where headed mistakes like taking half-court shots time to prepare. forget that the Clips have forged a top-10 did that player go? To the upstart Houston two seconds into the shot clock. They still But in the playoffs, defenses lock down, defensive unit with their aggressive rotations. Rockets, who made big moves this offsea- have plenty of talent to carry them out of the especially as the series progress, and the Spurs’ Sometimes that leaves them vulnerable to the son to be in the position that they are in first round, but it will be difficult, and their offense could very likely be cracked. It also three-point shot, which teams have exploit- right now. road to the playoffs will get much tougher doesn’t help that Tony Parker’s first game back ed numerous times against them, but that A former sixth man for the Thunder, James with each passing round. Can they put it all from injury against the Lakers was a massive shouldn’t be a worry against the Grizzlies. Harden now finds himself in the starring together a second time through? dud, and that Manu Ginobili and others have The Clippers’ trump card, however, is role of an incredibly fast-paced, young and Prediction: Oklahoma City, 4-2 been hampered by injuries all season. that they can play 10 men with confidence, exciting Rockets team. Their pace-and-space The X-factor for the Spurs could actually be as Jamal Crawford, Matt Barnes and Ryan system has taken the league by storm, and No. 2 vs. No. 7 Los newly signed Tracy McGrady, who has a shot Hollins have led the most productive bench despite a strong defense, the offense has Angeles Lakers at advancing past the first round of the play- unit in the league. But in the playoffs, when carried them to the No. 8 seed. This team It’s incredibly weird to be seeing these two offs for the first time in his career. Can he pick the stakes are higher and the attention to loves shooting 3-pointers off the fast break Western Conference rivals match up so early up the Spurs’ system in time? detail much more important, will coach and running endless pick-and-rolls to free in the postseason on such polar opposites of The Lakers’ season has been a long and Vinny Del Negro be able to keep his rota- Harden or Jeremy Lin in the lane. If that the playoff bracket, but with the Lakers’ win disappointing one, but they have earned the tion? Or will the Grizzlies’ grit-and-grind option is locked down, they rely on Omer over the Rockets on Wednesday, coach Mike right to play the Spurs in the playoffs with style wear down the Clippers? 12 INSIDE Inside the NBA 10

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b y Al e x Ba u d o i n out of the leadoff spot. Daily Editorial Board While the team played well in spurts ear- lier this season, Tufts has recently found a Things are really beginning to click for the way to bring a high level of consistency into Tufts baseball team. each contest. TuftsWhile the start hits of the 2013 stride season was a heading “It’s tough to pinpoint into one thing, weekend but matchups against Colby bit of a roller coaster for the Jumbos, with an I think our overall mentality has really up-and-down spring break trip, they have improved,” Sbily said. “We come to the ball- since churned out a 10-game winning streak, park expecting to win, and it’s not necessar- including a crucial three-game sweep of the ily that we didn’t have that mentality before, Trinity Bantams, a team many considered but we have this level of confidence now the favorite to win the NESCAC East Division. that we know we are playing at a certain Coach John Casey’s squad now sits comfort- level. Having that mentality and playing ably in second place in the division, trailing loose has really done a lot for us.” only Bowdoin, a team the Jumbos have yet to “We’re more confident as a team,” play this season. junior tri-captain Nick Cutsumpas added. “It’s been fun,” junior tri-captain pitcher “We go out there and believe that on any Christian Sbily said of the team’s winning given day, we can beat any given team. It’s streak. “We’re playing loose, we’re playing not about how the other team plays, it’s good baseball, but at the same time, we know about how we play. We are in control of we have a lot to work on right now, and while our actions 100 percent.” we’ve been able to string together some wins Looking ahead to the weekend, the in the past couple of weeks, we know that we Jumbos will travel to Waterville, Maine, to still have a lot to improve on if we want to keep play Colby in a three-game NESCAC East that going, and keep up that level of play going series. The Mules have struggled in the Virginia Bledsoe / The Tufts Daily into this weekend.” NESCAC thus far this season, posting an 0-6 The Jumbos take a 10-game winning streak into this weekend’s matchup with the Colby Leading the way during the past 10 games record, including several blowout losses to has been the Jumbos’ stellar left side of the Trinity and Bowdoin. Despite some of their is on a tear thus far in 2013 with a .415 bat- come through Medford, and everyone is infield, comprised of sophomore third base- troubles, Colby has given the Jumbos diffi- ting average, four triples and a .610 slugging gunning for us,” Sbily said. “We’re treating man Wade Hauser and senior shortstop Scott culty in past seasons, including winning two percentage. Buco has also shown exception- Colby the same way we treat Trinity, the Staniewicz. Hauser has improved on his 2012 out of three games last season in a crucial al speed on the bases, registering six stolen same way we treat Bowdoin, the same way All-NESCAC second team campaign by lead- NESCAC series. bases in only 12 starts. we treat Bates. We know we have to go up ing the Jumbos in hits, home runs and RBIs, “Colby is always a tough team,” Sbily said. Despite the Mules’ suspect play in the there and play sharp.” and coming in second on the team in slugging “We know they lost a lot of guys from last NESCAC thus far this season, the Jumbos “We don’t see the NESCAC opponents as percentage. Staniewicz, after starting only 17 year, but we will treat [this gane] just like we know Colby remains a threat no matter what different teams,” Cutsumpas added. “Each games as a junior, has emerged as one of the treat all other NESCAC games.” the standings say and plan on treating the NESCAC game is worth the same amount, top offensive threats in the NESCAC, pacing Returning for the Mules is 2012 second team just like any other on their schedule. so we have a little payback this weekend. the Jumbo attack with a .380 batting average team All-NESCAC member Jason Buco, who “We always say that this league must We’re going to go out there and play hard.”

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b y Cl a i r e Sl e i g h defense managed to keep the game tight. SoftballDaily dropsEditorial Board first of twoBoth Milligan games and Clair but highlighted the performance of senior Aly Moskowitz, comesIn a huge upset, back the 15-13 with Bridgewater shutout who pitched win a strong game giving up State Bears scraped out a 2-1 win against only four hits and two runs. the 28-3 Jumbos in the first of two games “Ali pitched very well, certainly well at Alumni Park on Wednesday. enough to win,” Milligan said. “We just Tufts came back in the second game didn’t get the job done at plate.” to sink the Bears 11-0 in five innings, but A handful of fielding errors at key the loss gave them some pause as they moments also contributed to the loss, look toward the playoffs. but the most significant part was the Tufts is currently ranked sixth in the inability to pull through with clutch country, 9-0 in the NESCAC and in the hits. top two in the region, but Wednesday’s According to Milligan, the Jumbos loss snapped a 10-game winning streak, came into the game just a little bit too as the Bears were able to lock down the passive. Jumbos’ offense throughout the game. “We certainly always expect to go out The Jumbos simply could not get it and play a good game. We did not come Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily going offensively and stranded many out with our usual amount of enthusi- runners during crucial run-scoring asm,” Milligan said. “Our ability level Jumbos drop third straight NESCAC game opportunities. certainly did not shine through in the The No. 19 women’s lacrosse team’s patient on attack and waiting for the The offense had trouble getting a first game.” 13-9 upset loss to unranked Bates on right play to be set up rather than read on Bridgewater State junior pitcher The Jumbos came out in the second Wednesday afternoon was a somber forcing it,” senior attacker co-captain Amber White, who allowed only three game of the doubleheader with a ven- event. Coming two days after mem- Kerry Eaton said. hits and one run in a complete game. geance, however, and buried the Bears bers of the team had been injured in The loss moves the Jumbos into According to coach Cheryl Milligan, early on. the bombing at the Boston Marathon ninth place in the NESCAC with only the loss came as a surprise, as the Jumbos Senior Emily Beinecke got the Jumbos Monday at the while cheering on two games remaining. As only the top struggled on offense, where they have moving in the first inning with a sin- their classmates at the finish line, the eight teams in the conference qualify not had much trouble this year. gle up the middle that drove freshman Jumbos faced off against Bates in a for the postseason, the Jumbos are “It was sort of one of those ‘How Christina Raso in, and though the inning game that was initially postponed. All on the verge of missing out on the did that just happen?’ kind of losses,” ended with three runners left on base, three players who were hospitalized NESCAC tournament for the first time Milligan said. “I asked the team after- the Jumbos picked up where they left off were released and are in good health. since 2007. wards what was going on, and they two innings later. against Bates, the Jumbos’ defense The Jumbos face Wesleyan on didn’t have a whole lot of answers. Not The third inning started off with a single that had held No. 12 Amherst to only Saturday in a must-win game at really sure why [White] was so puzzling from sophomore Kris Parr and a double six goals in a tough loss was unable to home. The Cardinals are winless in to us, but she certainly had our num- from junior Kayla Holland, and continued stop the Bobcats’ transition offense. the NESCAC this season, but they ber [Wednesday].” through the entire batting order for a total The Jumbos led 2-1 to start the game, have played a number of close in- The Jumbos broke open a lead during of eight hits and ten runs. but a 6-1 run by Bates gave it the lead conference games, including a one- the second inning when sophomore Kris Clair sealed the deal mid-inning with it needed to take an important confer- goal loss to Bates on March 16. The Parr rounded the bases on two errors a homer to left field, which brought ence victory. matchup will be the final home game from the Bears, but Tufts would not in two RBIs and which was her eighth The loss came even as the Jumbos for the Jumbos. score again. home run of the season. outshot Bates 33-21, as junior attacker for Tufts to make the tournament, Brianna DeNucci gave Bridgewater According to Clair, the Jumbos recov- Gabby Horner and freshman attacker Williams will more than likely need to State the lead in bottom of the fifth with ered well from their earlier loss and were Caroline Ross continued their strong drop its final two games, a very plausi- a double down the right-field line, and able to play well for the game at hand. seasons with three and two goals, ble outcome given that the Ephs face the Jumbos left two runners stranded on “I think the mentality of the second respectively. No. 12 Amherst and No. 3 Middlebury. base in the seventh to close out a disap- game was a lot better,” she said. “We The Jumbos improved on shot tal- However, the Jumbos would still need pointing contest. had a greater sense of urgency to win lies but failed to capitalize on that to defeat Wesleyan or No. 8 Bowdoin “We never engaged; we couldn’t figure the second game than the first game. shooting advantage, converting just to have any hope of reaching the out the pitcher,” junior catcher Jo Clair After losing it was a good thing that one of eight free position shots and postseason. said. “We couldn’t string together the we were able to put that behind us squandering scoring opportunities. hits we needed to win the game.” momentarily and come out and win “We have really improved on being — by Ross Dember Despite trouble on the offensive end, the the second game.”