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Mostly Sunny Read It First 67/49 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 62 Friday, April 24, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Candidates face off in debate b y Da v e St e r n Daily Editorial Board b y Gi l l i a n Ja v e t s k i lation opportunities. Daily Editorial Board In addition to attend- The three candidates for Tufts Admitted studentsing daytime activities, flock some Community Union (TCU) president April Open House (AOH) admitted students opted to took part in the second and final will enter its third and final spend the night with current presidential debate last night, taking dayto today,the as currentHill highduring Tufts students AOH to get a feel for advantage of a less formal debate school seniors accepted to campus life. format to speak more frankly about Tufts continue to explore the This year’s programming issues that had been brought up two Hill, many trying to make up has met with high attendance. days before in the first debate. their minds as to whether Dean of Undergraduate Before an audience in Barnum they will return as full-time Admissions Lee Coffin said 104 largely made up of their cam- students next year. that last Friday saw the larg- paign staff, the presidential nomi- The Office of Undergraduate est turnout in the program’s nees fielded pre-submitted ques- Admissions organized the history, with over 1,200 peo- tions from undergraduates. annual program, which has ple attending. Many of the candidates acknowl- brought many of the nearly “Many of the venues across edged a perceived disconnect Rebekah Sokol/Tufts Daily 4,000 accepted students of the campus were standing room between the TCU Senate and the The TCU presidential candidates participate in last night’s debate. Class of 2013 to campus to get only,” Coffin said. student body, a topic that many of a taste of Tufts’ academics and About 700 people visited for the questions underscore. brings people to the Senate and the idea of accessibility. student life. Senator Samia Zahran, one of the brings the Senate to the people.” “The best thing that I can do is “The Tufts April Open House see AOH, page 2 candidates, said it was important Senator Chas Morrison, anoth- actually manage people,” Rattiner, is unique in the way that it not to dismiss the questions regard- er candidate, said the Senate is a junior, said. “The most important opens up the campus to future ing why certain senators decided an effective force for change on thing a leader should be is … relat- Jumbos,” admissions intern not to run for reelection this year campus, just as students work- able and approachable. I’m not Adam White, a senior, said. and instead work on projects out- ing outside student government going to pretend that I’m some little This year’s AOH activities side student government. could be. But the Senate is specifi- administrator that has all of these have included mock classes, “The student body doesn’t feel cally charged with voicing student dreams and all of these aspirations student panels and academ- that the Senate is connected to concerns, he explained. and is trying to change the world.” ic department open houses. them,” said Zahran, a sophomore “We’re basically a group of stu- But Morrison took time out of his AOH also took place yesterday who did not serve on student gov- dents that go out and lobby and next response to criticize Rattiner’s and last Friday. ernment this year, which she says get stuff done on behalf of the stu- self-decribed “chill” managing style. Student pre-orientation has given her a fresh perspective dent body, to the administration,” “Brandon keeps attacking me groups including Freshman derived from being outside of an Morrison, a sophomore, said. “So for being a ‘little administrator,’” Orientation Community insular Senate. “One of the things in a sense, we’re people with fancy Morrison said. “I’ll take that as a Service (FOCUS) and Tufts that I want to get done is expand titles, but otherwise, we’re students badge of honor.” Wilderness Orientation Dilys ong/Tufts Daily the [Senate’s] Student Outreach just like you.” “Don’t you want a TCU president tabled to inform prospective Admitted students have been Committee so that it includes stu- Morrison and Senator Brandon students about pre-matricu- exploring Tufts. dents who are not on Senate and Rattiner, also a candidate, addressed see DEBATE, page 3

b y Te s s a Ge l l e r s o n sibility of the Senate investing $300,000 Daily Editorial Board of the recovered funds in the univer- b y Ma y a Ko h l i sity’s endowment. Daily Staff Writer Vote Students to include voting for presidentialballot question, The first two referendum, referenda if passed, candidates on Monday will have the would broaden the Constitution’s The pursuit of a liberal arts education option of voting for two referenda and nondiscrimination policy to include has been a historically lauded endeavor. one “non-binding referendum ques- the phrase “gender identity and Humanities’The acquisition of knowledge for popularity knowl- dwindles tion” in addition to their preferred expression.” Outgoing Senator Ryan edge’s sake and a keen interest in esoteric presidential candidates. Heman, who co-chaired the Senate’s debate have usually been taken as indica- The two referenda include proposals Culture, Ethnicity, and Community tors of students’ intellectual ambition and to change the Tufts Community Union Affairs Committee this year, submit- scope, marking them as potential great (TCU) Constitution’s nondiscrimina- ted the resolution. leaders and civic thinkers. Of late, how- tion policy and to add a fifth member Heman said that there exists a major ever, the humanities seem to be entering a to the Elections Committee (ECOM). difference in the wording between the bit of a crisis. The non-binding question is designed Given the harsh economic climate cou- to gauge student opinion on the pos- see REFERENDA, page 2 pled with the increasing pressure to choose career-oriented majors, the humanities’ popularity has been declining. According As administrative hearing commences, to the Humanities Indicators Prototype, a database compiled by the American two witnesses corroborate bias story Academy of Arts and Sciences, down from their peak of 17.4 percent in the late 1960s, Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily b y Be n Gi t t l e s o n this week that the freshman did, in fact, use humanities majors now account for about Artwork from former students adorns the classics Daily Editorial Board racial slurs. eight percent of all undergraduate degrees. department on the second floor of Eaton Hall. The night of the scuffle, the residents While the humanities were originally An administrative hearing will convene were studying while sitting on sofas on the created to hone student intellect in ways the Greek and Latin languages; it can liber- today to examine the allegations of racism upper level of Lewis Hall’s main lounge, that would be applicable to real world situ- ate the student from the parochialisms of and details surrounding a fight in Lewis Hall from where they could see both entrances ations, this idealistic view does not always both time and place.” earlier this month. to the building and part of the lounge; a wall pan out. “A liberal arts education covers all the The hearing will consist of five panelists blocked their view of the Korean students. Given the perceived difficulty of apply- parts of your life that aren’t a nine-to-five who will determine whether the university’s The two residents confirmed the Korean ing a liberal arts education to the pro- day job — it covers all the parts of your code of conduct was breached during a students’ account that a belligerent fresh- fessional world, an increasing number life worth living, that feed your mind and confrontation in the dorm’s main lounge man spat at them and insulted their ethnic- of schools, particularly state-funded heart as opposed to your wallet,” Classics in the early-morning hours of April 9, when ity as they prepared before 2 a.m. on April 9 universities, have begun downsizing Lecturer Anne Mahoney said. a group of Korean students allege that a for an upcoming culture show. The Korean their humanities departments. Harvard The Web site does emphasize, though, freshman started a fight with them and students are all members of the Korean University recently reduced the require- that medical and law schools have been yelled racial slurs. The panelists will con- Students Association (KSA). ments needed to major in classics as an traditionally favorably inclined toward sider testimony from those who observed The two residents requested anonymity attempt to spark students’ interest. classics students. Mahoney also noted or have other relevant knowledge relating to because of the sensitive nature of the sub- Tufts, however, has not yet sought to that a liberal arts education can, in fact, the incident itself, and will decide whether ject. downsize one of its main humanities strengthen workplace skills. disciplinary action should be taken against KSA members said that the freshman departments. Rather, the Tufts Department “Liberal arts-educated people tend to those involved. drunkenly approached them, mocked a of Classics emphasizes the universality of be better writers, and in the outside world, Meanwhile, two Lewis Hall residents who ancient thinkers. The department Web site witnessed parts of the incident told the Daily see HEARING, page 3 reads: “Classics is more than the study of see CLASSICS, page 3 Inside this issue Today’s Sections The Daily chats The women’s lacrosse with the stars of the team looks to lock up the News | Features 1 Classifieds 10 upcoming “Star Trek” No. 1 seed in the NESCAC Arts & Living 5Comics 11 film to discuss reviv- and home field advan- Sports 7 ing a classic. tage for the playoffs.

see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, page 7 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News | Features Friday, April 24, 2009

THE TUFTS DAILY New group takes pre-law April Open House Ev a n s R. Cl i n c h y attracts hundreds Editor-in-Chief education into own hands AOH Editorial continued from page 1 Michael Adams Managing Editors b y Al i s o n Li s n o w Society, [sophomore Cat Kim and I] yesterday’s events, Coffin said, adding that Sarah Butrymowicz Daily Editorial Board wanted more and more ways to be a the AOH that falls on a Thursday “is always resource to the pre-law community at the smallest one.” Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor At first glance, it seems as though the Tufts,” Carucci said. “In our experience, Because of the economic downturn that Alexandra Bogus News Editors Pre-Law Society at Tufts is a popular we’ve found the Pre-Law Society is only has left families nationwide wary about Nina Ford organization. The Pre-Law Society e-list going to be as good as people let it be paying for college tuition, many schools Gillian Javetski Michael Del Moro has over 200 students on it, according to because it requires the interest and the have worked harder to entice students and Rob Silverblatt Co-President Tony Carucci. participation of its members. So we think their families to accept offers of admis- Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors But only about 50 to 60 of those mem- this journal is the perfect way to have a sion. Leslie Ogden Matt Repka bers are active. Many students consider- permanently running student organiza- But Tufts’ admissions office chose to Carter Rogers ing law school aren’t even a part of the tion dedicated to people interested in keep the same formula as last spring’s pro- Dave Stern Pre-Law Society. going to law school. They can be working gramming. Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor Carucci, a sophomore, believes that conceivably every week on something “Our program … showcases great fac- Tufts is in need of a new forum for such that is law-related.” ulty and great students, what [University] Jessica Bidgood Features Editor students to conglomerate. In creating The idea for the journal was born in President [Lawrence] Bacow calls ‘the Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors Alison Lisnow Common Law, a new campus publica- early February, but it was still unnamed. essential ingredients for a great univer- Emily Maretsky tion scheduled to debut in October 2009, “We asked people who were coming to sity,’” Coffin said. Romy Oltuski he hopes to achieve this goal. The program aims to highlight Tufts fac- Christina Pappas Julia Zinberg “As co-presidents of the Pre-Law see COMMON LAW, page 3 ulty and students rather than the work of the admissions office, he added. Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor “April Open House is a time for the admis- Emma Bushnell Arts Editors sions staff to step away from center stage Matt DiGirolamo and let the campus speak for itself,” he said. Catherine Scott “I think a focus on ‘great faculty and great Mitchell Geller Assistant Arts Editors Adam Kulewicz students’ is an ideal way to highlight the Josh Zeidel excellence of Tufts.” This focus seems to be working well, Caryn Horowitz Executive Op-Ed Editor What’s so according to Coffin. Though admitted stu- Rachel Dolin Editorialists dents have until next Friday to accept Tufts’ Vittoria Elliott funny offer of admission and submit their depos- Jacob Maccoby Jwala Gandhi Opinion Editors its, Coffin said that next year’s freshman Nina Grossman class is already shaping up nicely. Ellen Kan “To date, the early returns for the Class Andrew Rohrberger Molly Rubin of 2013 are on track and very promising,” Jwala Gandhi Editorial Cartoonists he said. Kayla Murdock Warm weather brought an outpouring of Carly Helfand Executive Sports Editor Tufts students outside last Friday, with the temperature somewhat colder yesterday. Sapna Bansil Sports Editors “Great energy, lots of enthusiasm and Philip Dear Thomas Eager stunning spring weather drew undergrads David Heck outdoors and enhanced the lively atmo- Scott Janes sphere,” Coffin said. “Obviously, all the Tim Judson Ethan Landy activity and energy is very compelling to Noah Schumer accepted students.” Rebekah Sokol/Tufts Daily Evan Cooper Assistant Sports Editors The mercury is expected to hit the upper Jeremy Greenhouse Associate Professor of Child Development Calvin Gidney yesterday afternoon 60s today, with mostly sunny weather. Alex Prewitt delivered the second-annual Lerman-Neubauer Lecture, in Cabot Auditorium. Michael Spera Coffin said that he was pleased with the Gidney, who spoke about the complex nature of humor in children’s cartoons, accepted students’ enthusiasm. Rebekah Sokol Executive Photo Editor humor that often exceeds the developmental capacity of its young audience, “[O]ne accepted student told me he was previously received the Lerman-Neubauer Award for excellence in teaching and James Choca Photo Editors ‘mesmerized’ by Tufts,” he said. “I can’t ask advising. Aalok Kanani for a better verb than that.” Meredith Klein Danai Macridi Jo Duara Assistant Photo Editors Emily Eisenberg Andrew Morgenthaler Dilys Ong Nondiscrimination, ECOM historian on Monday’s ballot Tim Straub Tien Tien REFERENDA over the past month, it really benefits group of students started with the goal continued from page 1 the entire TCU to have an effective of exerting more influence over the PRODUCTION rules governing TCU-sponsored orga- body as their elections committee,” companies in which Tufts invests its Ally Gimbel Production Director nizations and the university’s non- said Weldai, a senior, referring to two money, calling for increased transpar- discrimination policy, which already voided freshman elections earlier this ency in the Tufts endowment. Jennifer Iassogna Executive Layout Editor includes wording similar to that in month. “I think having four people is Shapanka, a senior, added, however, Elizabeth Bernstein Layout Editors Heman’s proposal. not enough; that fifth member really that the decision to invest in the universi- Dana Berube “I think that it kind of goes unnoticed makes a difference.” ty’s endowment may have its advantages. Leanne Brotsky Kristin Gorman that there are gender expression and Meanwhile, the non-binding bal- “It’s a great opportunity for the Senate Julia Izumi identity issues in the Tufts community,” lot question aims to evaluate student to create a permanent revenue source Andrew Petrone said Heman, the outgoing co-coordina- opinion regarding the investment of outside of the Student Activities Fund Muhammad Qadri Steven Smith tor of the Queer-Straight Alliance. He $300,000 of the recovered funds in an that they can use to benefit the Tufts Katie Tausanovitch added, though, that the Constitution’s endowment fund that will go toward community forever,” Shapanka said. Menglu Wang Assistant Layout Editor nondiscrimination policy still lags student activities. Submitted by outgo- He also highlighted the fact that the Christopher Snyder Executive Copy Editor behind university policy in other ways. ing TCU Treasurer Matt Shapanka, the Senate will benefit from the expertise of The second referendum calls for the non-binding question would solicit Tufts’ financial administration. Catherine Burrows Copy Editors addition of a fifth member to ECOM. the student body’s position on whether “Despite the fact that they’re not trans- Ben Smith Elisha Sum In addition to keeping all TCU election TCU Treasury should place the money parent, they’ve done extraordinarily well Ricky Zimmerman records, a new ECOM historian would in the university’s endowment. The in the past few years,” he said. Kelsey Anderson Assistant Copy Editors help the committee abide by its con- alternative would be to place it in Referenda often appear on student Nicole Fleischner Alexandra Husted stitutional duties and facilitate discus- certificates of deposit, according to body-wide votes, and can be submitted Nicole Krieg sion between ECOM, the TCU Judiciary, Shapanka. by any three undergraduates. The TCU Rachel Oldfield Senate and the wider student body. Some senators have expressed hesi- Judiciary must approve referendum Zehava Robbins Though ECOM currently has four tation toward investing the money in language for fairness of wording, and Hena Kapadia Executive Online Editor members, the committee has had five the university’s endowment when trust- the Committee on Student Life must in the past. The number of members ees have not expanded the power of ensure that referenda fall in line with Sylvia Avila Online Editors Benjamin Schwalb was reduced three years ago, according students to give input on how the uni- university policy and state and federal Lisa DiTullio Assistant Online Editor to ECOM Chair Adam Weldai. versity should invest its money. laws. Two hundred-fifty undergradu- “When there are extraordinary cir- So far, the Senate has voted twice in ates must also sign a petition in support Matt Skibinski New Media Editor Kelly Moran Webmaster cumstances, like the ones we’ve seen support of a special committee that a of each referendum. Marianna Bender Graphic Designer Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager Muhammad Qadri Technical Managers Michael Vastola Corrections Business The April 2 article “Two senators consider TCU presidential run” incorrectly stated that junior Brandon Rattiner was an active member of Tufts Mountain Club. Rattiner is not, in fact, a dues-paying member of the group, but he considers himself closely Jason Richards Executive Business Director linked to it. Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager Daniel Simon Advertising Director The April 13 interview with Jacqueline Novogratz gave the wrong date on which the interview occurred. The interview actually took Emily Neger Alumni Relations place on April 9. The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. The April 17 article “Rally goers: We will not be silenced” misstated the name of the student who at the rally chastised University P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 President Lawrence Bacow and his chief of staff, Michael Baenen. The student was not sophomore Jennifer Kim; it was actually 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 junior Jenny Lau. That article also misstated the name of the student who co-authored a Daily op-ed with senior Sofia Nelson. The [email protected] student was not senior Jen Bailey; it was actually senior Sarah Robbins.

Yesterday’s article “Rattiner: Focus on the ‘here and now’” misstated Rattiner’s major. He is majoring in both political science and philosophy, not just political science. Friday, April 24, 2009 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News | Features 3 In debate, candidates address perceived Senate-student body disconnect

Debate Morrison reiterated his goals of bol- tunity to ask the others one question each. can be solved on the Senate floor,” Rattiner continued from page 1 stering on-campus activities and bringing Rattiner responded to a question from said. “I think that it’s … the Senate’s job to to go out and actually get something done? back school traditions. Rattiner, empha- Morrison about not recusing himself from figure out ways to empower the communities Do you want a president that is ‘chill’ when it sizing his perspective as a rising senior, voting on the Trips Cabin by reiterating and figure out ways to enfranchise the people comes to advocating for student interests?” he said that students want better program- his previous arguments that he saw the and use our leverage with the administration continued, drawing laughs from the crowd. ming off campus, noting his vote in favor building as benefiting a large portion of the to make sure the communities can directly Meanwhile, the candidate’s descriptions of of allocating $230,000 of the recovered student body, and not just Tufts Mountain help themselves with [my] help.” Ben Gittleson their policies highlighted their different views funds to build the Trips Cabin at the Tufts Club members. Morrison asked Zahran if she would have Alexandra Bogus on campus unity. Loj and a proposal of his for the Senate to Zahran used her chance to ask her oppo- voted for the Trips Cabin, had she been on Nina Ford Zahran said she hoped to better represent give grants to groups that want to hold off- nents questions to emphasize her accessibility Senate this year. Gillian Javetski Michael Del Moro groups at Tufts whose concerns are not usu- campus programming. to underrepresented groups on campus, ask- “I think I would have voted ‘no’ just Rob Silverblatt ally heard, while Morrison and Rattiner both “It’s not about bringing people into Hotung ing Rattiner how he would lead and represent because of the large amount of money that Tessa Gellerson outlined plans to be more receptive to minor- [Café,]” said Rattiner, in an implicit reference minorities and women, and Morrison how he I feel shouldn’t go into one project,” she said. Leslie Ogden Matt Repka ity groups. But the latter two saw most of to Morrison’s plans to better utilize the facility. would lead and represent people who hold “Before I would’ve voted for anything, I would Carter Rogers campus disunity as coming from a disconnect “It’s about bringing people into Boston.” views different than his. have asked people. I would have found some Dave Stern between underclassmen and upperclassmen. The candidates were also given an oppor- “Truth be told, I don’t think these problems way to poll the general population.” Kerianne Okie Jessica Bidgood Julie Kalt Undergrads create a new law journal Alison Lisnow Emily Maretsky COMMON LAW graduated from Tufts or students who are cur- Romy Oltuski continued from page 2 rently in law school who graduated from Tufts.” reputation of being ‘impractical’ Christina Pappas Julia Zinberg our meetings to come up with [a name],” Carucci The final section of Common Law will fea- said. “We were in the middle of the meeting ture profiles on various law schools by region. CLHumanitiesASSICS subjectsdismissal suffer of “impractical” from fields such asa Naomi Bryant going over some names, and no one liked them. “For the first issue, I believe we’re going to continued from page 1 its own. Hirsch admitted that the faculty Emma Bushnell All the sudden, I thought of Common Law as a be doing California law schools, so one of our that’s something you get judged on. members do worry about the downsizing Matt DiGirolamo pun about trying to make complex legal issues writers is going to be writing on about five to six Good reading skills, good critical skills of classes and the dwindling interest in the Catherine Scott more accessible to undergraduates or people law schools in California, comparing and con- — those are things we work on in litera- humanities, a problem that has worsened Mitchell Geller Adam Kulewicz who don’t know anything about the law … I’m trasting them and giving general information ture classes,” she said. as Tufts has become more prestigious. In Josh Zeidel very proud of that moment.” about them,” Carucci said. “Hopefully, this will Steven Hirsch, associate professor of efforts to attract more students to their Carucci cannot apply to the Tufts Community be a resource for people to learn about different classics, expressed similar views. classes, members of the Department of Caryn Horowitz Union Senate for new group status until the fall, schools in different areas.” “The humanities [deal] with ambigui- Classics have taken the simple approach Rachel Dolin which is why he is hoping to receive fund- Carucci and Kim respect Dartmouth College’s ty, and, in the end, the world is an ambig- of offering exciting courses with a focus on Vittoria Elliott ing from and create a strong partnership with law journal and looked to it as a model on which uous and complex place,” he said. “In quality instruction. Jacob Maccoby Jwala Gandhi the Tufts Lawyers Association, a group of Tufts they can expand. many ways, it is the humanities where “We care deeply about our teaching Nina Grossman alumni who are involved in the legal profession. “We’re still in the early stages of finding our you learn to think about the fundamen- and making our courses interesting,” Ellen Kan In addition to connecting with Tufts grad- own identity … That’s why we have the inter- tal questions. Humanities [deal] with Hirsch said. “We have to convince stu- Andrew Rohrberger Molly Rubin uates, Carucci is actively trying to reach out views; that’s why we have the law school profiles, human thought and human ideas.” dents that we are interesting and rel- Jwala Gandhi to current students who might be law school and in that sense, we will be the only undergrad Despite dwindling numbers at many evant, and we try to do this in a stimulat- Kayla Murdock applicants in the future. journal in the country that does that,” Carucci institutions, Mahoney pointed to the ing way.” Carly Helfand “Our goal … is to provide a forum for peo- said. “The Dartmouth Law Journal is … really, surprising growth in high school Latin In their attempts to entice students, ple who are interested in learning more about really good, [but it’s] only academic articles, and programs and noted that Tufts gradu- the classics department has also Sapna Bansil issues directly; to have a place to write articles … I don’t think that we want to exclusively be ates with a background in Latin are developed certain classes that syn- Philip Dear Thomas Eager and submit to our publication and also work that because I don’t think that we’d be serving receiving job offers even before receiv- thesize modern and classic issues and David Heck on editing … to increase the exposure of what a the Tufts community as well … We wouldn’t be ing their teaching licenses. go beyond a pure study of Greek and Scott Janes legal education can offer a Tufts undergrad after informing them as much as we could.” “Even inner city schools are expand- Latin civilizations. Some of the less- Tim Judson Ethan Landy they graduate … and hopefully to spark [an] Carucci and Kim mean for their publication ing their offerings in classics because traditional courses have included one Noah Schumer interest [in those who have not considered law to ignite a discussion amongst the pre-law com- they do find value in it,” she said. that dealt with sports in the ancient Evan Cooper school],” Carucci said. munity. In future issues of Common Law, they Hirsch also developed a strong defense world and another that compared Jeremy Greenhouse Alex Prewitt According to Carucci, in the United States, will have a section for responses. for the relevance of the study of classics, genocide in antiquity with genocide in Michael Spera there are less than five undergraduate pub- “Anybody who reads the journal and reads an pointing mainly to the huge influence of the modern world. lications dedicated to legal issues. He hopes article … can submit whatever they want to us, Greco-Roman thought on the develop- While classics majors don’t make up a Rebekah Sokol Common Law will distinguish itself even further and we’ll publish it in the next issue, assuming ment of Western civilization. large contingent of Tufts students, those James Choca with a completely unique form. Each edition of it’s well-written and intelligent,” he said. “The “They created virtually all of the disci- who do study the discipline are pas- Aalok Kanani the journal will be composed of three parts. purpose is to spark dialogue … between peo- plines and mostly all of the genres of art sionate about the field and the depart- Meredith Klein Danai Macridi “The largest [component] is going to be the ple. Hopefully we could even schedule events and literature and also created the bases ment. Sophomore Meaghan Woodard, Jo Duara articles,” Carucci said. “We accept submis- around this in the future, like debate.” of philosophical and political thought,” a double major in Latin and child devel- Emily Eisenberg sions that are anything law-related. So it can be And events are not Carucci’s only ambition. he said. “To study [those subjects’] ori- opment, transferred to Tufts from New Andrew Morgenthaler Dilys Ong domestic law, it can be international law, [or] He wants Common Law to become a mainstay gins is to understand them better. My York University specifically for the clas- Tim Straub you could talk about a Supreme Court case.” beyond the Tufts campus. sense is that the ancient world is in a con- sics department. Tien Tien Right now, writers are tackling topics such “We’re hoping that [Common Law] will stant dialogue with the modern world.” Freshman Annie Mendes, who as the legal matters concerning the invasion become distributed throughout the New Peter der Manuelian, classics lecturer plans to double major in International of Iraq and the treatment of the prisoners at England area at the most prestigious schools,” and Egyptologist at the Museum of Fine Relations and classics, agreed with the Guantanamo Bay. he said. “We hope that we’ll be able to get most Arts, Boston, echoed his sentiments. “To classics faculty, finding the latter sub- In addition to conventional articles, Carucci research libraries in the area to subscribe to our my mind, the liberal arts education is an ject’s concepts ancient but nonetheless plans on including three interviews per issue. journal — most likely for free … [just so they invitation to observe, assess, sample and pertinent. “We want to have an interview with an attor- can] have a copy of it … and we could get some reflect on the world around us,” he said. “I think that the very basis of society ney practicing in a traditional law firm, an attor- sort of dedicated readership.” “My own field, Egyptology, is perhaps hasn’t changed much, but the classics ney who does not work at a traditional law firm Carucci has never undertaken a project simi- as far removed from our own era as you give us a much clearer perspective,” but has a job working as corporate council in a lar to this before, but he is working hard to make can get. And yet we can even learn about she said. company or something like that … and the last his vision a reality. the shared human experience from a Mendes did, however, admit that her interview is with a current law student,” he said. “We’re definitely learning as we go, and there culture more than 4,000 years old.” parents were not particularly pleased “[We’ll] most likely go through the Tufts Lawyers are a lot of obstacles that we’re overcoming in Still, the classics faculty is aware that when she told them she wanted to major Association and deal with attorneys who have the process. But, hopefully, it will work out.” it is not impervious to the incremental in classics. Today’s administrative hearing to examine fight, allegations of racism

HEARING The residents said they saw the on his injuries stemming from the dent until an active judicial investi- incident by holding an adminis- continued from page 1 freshman standing above the KSA incident; in his statement, he said he gation into the events of the morn- trative hearing. dance five of them were practic- group, on the upper level of the received “bodily injuries.” ing of April 9 concludes. “There have been many reports, ing and shouted racial slurs at the lounge. He shouted the slurs and He said that, as a result of the Today’s hearing comes after or witness statements, if you will, group. The racially charged remarks spat down onto the KSA members, fight, both of his elbows were administrators have, over the past that have been filed, as opposed came after a fight between the fresh- they said, adding that his girlfriend skinned, his right shoulder was cut couple weeks, interviewed and to complaints, and that is the man and the KSA members, the lat- was trying to pull him away. up and skinned, the area behind his reviewed written statements from substance of the investigation,” ter said; both parties have said the The two residents added that, ear was swollen and scratched, one the students directly involved. They Reitman said. other side started the scuffle. after the scuffle, one female KSA of his knees was cut and his neck have also gone over reports sub- After the hearing ends, the panel “’Go back to China,” “you guys member approached the freshman. was swollen. mitted by two Lewis Hall residen- will convene to decide what, if are a bunch of chinks; you don’t She “was pretty adamant about The Daily was unable to confirm tial assistants — one who reported any, further actions the university even belong here” and “f--k you. wanting an apology,” one of the resi- this account, though; in his state- the incident over WebCenter as a should take; this could happen F--k you, I could take all of you. I’ll dents said. The residents said they ment, the freshman stated that pho- bias incident and one who turned right away, Reitman said, although kill you all,” were among the state- stayed in the lounge that night until tographs of his injuries were avail- in a separate report after interview- he added that the timeframe is up ments the freshman said, according everyone else had left. able, but last week he declined to ing many of the students involved to the panelists. to the Korean students. The freshman’s girlfriend declined provide those pictures. that night. The two Lewis Hall residents Both of the residents said that to comment when reached two One of the KSA member’s faces The hearing’s panel consists interviewed for this article said that all of the statements that the KSA weeks ago; a friend of the fresh- was scratched in the fight, and at of two students from the Tufts they had contacted Reitman and members have claimed the fresh- man who was in the lounge two least one of the members’ shirts Community Union Judiciary and Judicial Affairs Officer Veronica man shouted sounded accurate. weeks ago provided a statement to were ripped. three faculty members or adminis- Carter two times since April 11, but “The one that I remember the Daily that largely corroborated Hundreds of students, faculty trators; as of early yesterday after- had not heard back from either as of the most vividly was, ‘If I were the freshman’s account. members, administrators and visi- noon, the participants had not yet yesterday afternoon. Reitman said from China, I would’ve killed my The Daily is withholding the tors from outside the university been confirmed, nor had the panel’s early yesterday afternoon that he f--king self by now,’” one of the freshman’s name because the turned out for a rally on April 16 start time or whether the public had not seen any correspondence residents said. administration has not taken any on the Tisch Library patio, decrying could attend, according to Dean of from them. On April 10, the freshman told action against him. racism, with several calling the inci- Student Affairs Bruce Reitman. “It’s my understanding that the Daily in a statement that he The freshman could not be dent a hate crime. No one filed a formal complaint Judicial Affairs has gotten back to yelled obscenities, but he did not reached for comment yester- Meanwhile, the administration about the incident to his office, everyone who says they have direct mention uttering racial epithets or day evening. has been careful not to comment Reitman said, but the university knowledge,” he said early yesterday being drunk. But last week, he did elaborate directly about the alleged bias inci- still decided to investigate the afternoon. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Friday, April 24, 2009

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Arts & Livingtuftsdaily.com movie review Boston Independent Film Festival opens

b y Ca t h e r i n e Sc o t t oughly enjoys the mysterious life Johnson sets the film in a kind Daily Editorial Board the brothers lead. Bloom, however, of alternate universe. The usual constantly wants out of Stephen’s element of danger in con artist The Boston Independent Film schemes, but is unable to detach films is missing in “The Brothers Festival opened Wednesday night himself from his brother and the Bloom,” but this does not detract with Rian Johnson’s “The Brothers protection he provides. from the film’s appeal. When Bloom agrees to one last con, Bloom crashes into Penelope’s withThe Brothers Bloom con-artisttricking the disgustingly wealthy, film yellow Lamborghini ‘The while on aBrothers Bloom’ yet adorably eccentric Penelope bike, Johnson makes the audi- Stamp (Rachel Weisz) out of mil- ence laugh rather than worry Starring Adrien Brody, Mark lions of dollars. Penelope is coaxed about Bloom’s health. out of her reclusive existence by The screenplay elevates the film Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz Bloom, and they convince her above the average heist movie. Directed by Rian Johnson that they are antiques smugglers. Some of the dialogue becomes Intrigued by their dangerous life- overly philosophical, but many Bloom,” a con-artist film with a style, Penelope walks right into moments, such as when Bang hint of romance. While the film the con. Bang shoots an entire tree down pays tribute to parts of the tra- As Bloom and Penelope begin or when Penelope smuggles food thephoenix.com ditional con-artist formula (fake to fall in love, the brothers’ con from the snack car, make it impos- Mark Ruffalo uses his spyglass to watch women undress, Rachel Weisz is blood, girls interfering with plans, starts to unravel. Things go awry, sible not to laugh out loud. indignant, and Adrien Brody is pleased. and an elaborate heist gone awry), but not in the way any viewer The real strength of Johnson’s for the most part, “The Brothers would expect. movie is the performances, kung fu, gymnastics, playing at mysterious. Bang Bang’s silence Bloom” does its best to reinvent Along for the ride are two side- especially those of Weisz and least five musical instruments actually enhances Kikuchi’s per- the genre. kicks, Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi) Kinkuchi. Weisz plays Penelope and making anything into a pin- formance, and creates some of the Stephen (played by Mark and The Belgian (Robbie Coltrane). as a nerdy recluse with a naiveté hole camera. Her quirks make best moments in the film. Many of Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Both are really just pawns in and charm that could win over Penelope the most interesting Kikuchi’s gestures and faces con- Brody) are con-artist brothers who Stephen’s game, although Bang any hardened heart. She “collects character in the film. vey more emotion than any of the began heists after being orphaned Bang seems to be more attached hobbies” because she hasn’t had Unlike Weisz, Kikuchi barely has film’s dialogue. in childhood. Stephen, the mas- to the brothers than either is will- much interaction with the out- any lines, but this doesn’t stop her termind behind their cons, thor- ing to admit. side world. Her talents include from being ridiculously sexy and see BLOOM, page 6

Interview | Zachary Quinto and chris pine

b y Mat t h e w DiGi r o l a m o ... preparing for the film or working on the Daily Editorial Board film?

The Daily got the opportunity to speak CP: I think for me it was just the physical with Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, two aspect of it. I don’t think I was really pre- starsStars of the upcoming of Abrams’s film “Star Trek,” ‘Star Trek’ speak out about revivingpared for the physical a classic toll. I mean, when directed by J.J. Abrams, who has been you read the script and you know there are involved in projects such as ABC’s “Lost” all of these pages of description of these and the film “Cloverfield” (2008). Abram’s action sequences, you fail to realize that vision of the Star Trek universe is differ- what takes ... minutes to read on the page ent from the original, as the film follows will take like months of actual shooting. Captain James T. Kirk (played by Pine) and Spock (Quinto) in their early years. The film ZQ: I think for me it was a matter of find- opens May 8. ing the emotional life of this character with moviecenter.net the restrictions of not really being able to Question: You both are living up to a pretty On the deck of the Starship Enterprise, a staring contest with moviegoers is about to begin. express that emotion as freely as human big legacy left behind by the original actors beings do. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Given faith and trust in J.J. and the creative team encumbered by a sense of responsibility that fan boys are obviously going to be behind the movie. I sort of just chose to or living up to expectations even though Q: What kind of research did you do to pre- comparing the two, what sort of pressure focus more on my task at hand, which was protecting the legacy was always on our pare for your respective roles? did that put on you when making the film? doing my work — which was really the only minds, but it was never at the forefront. It thing that’s in my control. was always about making this particular CP: In the beginning, I got the box set of the Zachary Quinto: I didn’t really feel that version of the movie as best as we could series, so I was midway through watching the pressure because Leonard was involved, Chris Pine: I think it’s really a credit to J.J. make it. first season of the original series when I kind actually, and was so supportive of me from that he always created an atmosphere on the beginning, and because I had such set where I don’t think any of us ever felt Q: What was the biggest challenge about see INTERVIEW, page 6 album review Major:Undecided ‘Falls’ into comedy Death Cab gives fans a reason to Tufts’ sketch comedy group include writing and acting from will wrap up a year of mak- its veteran members, there are ing students laugh tonight with also sketches by new writers as its final show of the semester, Major:Undecided looks forward smile with peppy new release “Major:Undecided Falls Out of to next year. b y Sa m a n t h a Po w e r s left off of the full-length “Narrow between these tracks and those Everything.” And while there The show features sketch- Contributing Writer Stairs,” each is fully articulated and on “Narrow Stairs” is definite- will be an opening video dedi- es about a Navy captain who heartfelt. The happy, strong har- ly “Talking Bird (demo).” In the cated to the title of the show, loves slam poetry, jilted lovers Death Cab for Cutie has always monies that dominate the album “Narrow Stairs” version, the song don’t expect just an evening’s on an airplane, and a comedic been indie rock for the masses, but sound more like the glowingly is four seconds longer and about worth of pratfalls. take on, of all things, Russian the band’s last full-length album, pop-y “Plans” (2005) than “Narrow four times as melancholy. That “The title of the show roulette. Rather than a focus Stairs.” The rhythmic beats in the rendition makes it sound as if the doesn’t represent the theme. on plot, the laughs are driven The Open Door EP songs are still very strong, however, bird is not only stupid, but about If you had to have a theme, largely by character work. Death Cab for Cutie in keeping with “Narrow Stairs.” to die, whereas the EP completely I’d say it’s ‘funny,’” said Brian “In every sketch, you’ll be Singer Benjamin Gibbard’s voice is transforms the song into one about Agler, public relations director able to pick out a definable especially earnest on the EP, but it a boy loving a bird who chooses to for Major:Undecided. character that’s really just hilari- is clear that these particular songs stay despite an open cage. The Friday’s show will be the ous,” Agler said, an approach Barsuk/Atlantic were cut from “Narrow Stairs” addition of a tiny instrument, the last performance for Major: that allows the group to show because they simply don’t fit in with ukulele, accomplishes this mighty Undecided’s large crop of off both its writing and acting “Narrow Stairs” (2008), was notice- its dark and more melodic theme. metamorphosis. seniors, including president chops. ably darker than most of the music Of the six songs that make up the The sunny EP is tainted with a Rachel Chervin, artistic direc- “Major:Undecided Falls played on pop and alternative radio EP, two are actually revisited from gloomy feeling by “Grapevine Fires.” tor Patrick Wilson and cam- Out of Everything” runs twice stations. Luckily, the pale sun- the full-length album. “Talking Bird It details the burning of grapevines pus liaison Mark Paglia. The tonight in Cabot Auditorium, light that is Death Cab’s music has (demo)” is an earlier, peppier ver- surrounding a small town and ends show will include a seniors-only with a 7:30 p.m. show for $3 returned in “The Open Door EP,” sion of the song that appears on the without a glimmer of hope. Gibbard sketch featuring its graduat- and a 9:30 p.m. show for $5. which was released on April 14 to full-length, while “Grapevine Fires” sings, “And the firemen worked in ing members. However, fans The show will run approximately fans’ open arms. hasn’t changed noticeably since its double shifts/ With prayers for rain of the comedy group shouldn’t one hour and 15 minutes. Though “The Open Door EP” is original release. despair; while the show will —by Evan Chiacchiaro a collection of the songs that were The most striking difference see DEATH, page 6 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Friday, April 24, 2009

INTERVIEW the character. And I also had the has a tremendous capacity to com- DEATH the hipster crowd or if one of them continued‘Star from Trek’ page 5 actorsadvantage discuss of being cast reallyphysical early. municate stunts that and sort and of blend it continuedNew from Death page 5 Capis DeathEP Cab’s is next much big hit. of realized that what I was doing was So I immersed myself in a lot of with a sense of humor that makes on their lips/ And they knew it Finally, “A Diamond and a howreally setting to myself prepare up for disaster readingfor about roles the world in of Star upcoming Trek it incredibly enjoyable. film I would very wassunnier only a matter of than time.” Every latest Tether” will album definitely not dis- because what Mr. Shatner did was and the mythology and worked with much hope that I get a chance to do EP needs an artistic downer, and appoint, especially for fans who so unique and specific and won- a good friend who has subsequently it again. this one comes with an accom- prefer the band’s older music. derful. And what he did was such become my business partner who panying music video included in The paradox between easygo- a great job. I just felt that it actually is arguably one of the biggest Star CP: Yeah ... there was an incredible every iTunes purchase, which is ing and catchy is resolved by served me more to just really pay Trek fans certainly that I know, to amount of pressure inherent in definitely a bonus. the song with a slower pace and attention to the wonderful script we sort of help guide me through the doing Star Trek, not only because “Little Bribes,” “My Mirror a pleasant attitude. That talent were given by [Robert] Orci and Alex questions that I had in preparation it’s a big tent pole movie, but also Speaks” and “I Was Once A Loyal is pure Death Cab and could Kurtzman and really trying to live up for starting. because it is Star Trek with a very Lover” are the songs which will easily play on college radio sta- to the great writing that they gave us passionate and protective fan please a wider audience, with their tions everywhere. instead of trying to immerse myself Q: What was it like working on set base. And so really what I appre- Beatles-esque catchy choruses, Overall, “The Open Door EP” in the minutiae and the details of with J.J. Abrams? ciate about him is that he always easy, clear beats and happy mel- is a happy afterthought that will the original series, as great as they created an atmosphere on set that odies. The themes, which range please critics and fans alike. The are, and as much as they might have ZQ: J.J. has really incredible energy. was fun, that was easy, that was from clever gambling to fooling songs are light and pleasant but helped other actors. He could not be more professional, all about the day’s work and never around, are much lighter than still eager and honest, the per- could not be more open, could not about ... the bigger picture which, those addressed on the album and fect combination for the alter- ZQ: I obviously utilized Leonard to be more supportive. And he’s also I think, if we looked at it when we will make for perfect radio fodder. native genre that Death Cab for a great extent and engaged him in really sure about what he’s seeing were doing it could have been ... No one should be surprised if the Cutie dominates. many, many conversations about and what he wants to see. And he disastrous and heavy. tracks on this EP are adopted by Despite strong beginning, ‘Brothers

BLOOM traditional formula of a con-artist movie, continued from page 5 but it still leaves the viewer with a sense Because the females shine so brightly of disappointment. Bloom’in “The Brothers fizzles Bloom,” the maleout perfor in- the As the last anticipation 45 forminutes the heist fizzles mances come off as a little bland in compar- out, so does the film. The first two-thirds ison. Ruffalo begins the film with a devious of the film are brilliant, but the last 45 edge over Brody, but as the film progresses, minutes seem a little out of place. The Ruffalo’s character takes the backseat to the story becomes less light-hearted and love story between Bloom and Penelope. more dangerous. It feels a little like the Brody plays his somber character quite well, audience is being cheated when this but there are a few moments where his act- bright, bubbly world turns into a stereo- ing seems a little nonchalant, as if his lines typical robbery film. mean nothing to him. But despite its flaws, “The Brothers The film does have a few problems. Bloom” is quite enjoyable, offering many The actual heist isn’t nearly as exciting as laughs, a little bit of excitement and some one would hope. If one expects the next cute romantic encounters. Johnson has “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), this film will not managed to create an original work with- deliver. There seems to be a lot of build- out ignoring all the films that have influ- up for something that never happens, enced this kind of movie. and the big secret or twist that is usu- “The Brothers Bloom” opens for lim- ally revealed at the end of a heist film is ited release on May 15 and nationwide missing. Perhaps Johnson is defying the on May 29. Center for STEM Diversity Information Session Date: Friday, April 24th

Time: 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Location: Nelson Auditorium, Anderson Hall

The Center for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Diversity will be holding an informational session highlighting the various science and engineering diversity clubs and programs active on campus. tufts Brief presentations1/8 page will be giving on: 4.9 x 3.9 Computer Science Engineering and Math Scholars (CSEMS) Health Careers Fellows (HCF) National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Minority Association of Pre-med students (MAPS) The Center for Engineering Education Outreach (CEEO)

After the presentations, we will have a panel discussion where students will relate what it’s like being an underrepresented student in the sciences, and how the groups have enhanced their time at Tufts. This is a great opportunity to hear first-hand what it’s like to be a diverse undergrad in the STEM fields at Tufts. Please feel free to arrive late or leave early. 7

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Men’s Lacrosse woMen’s Lacrosse Top seed will belong to Jumbos with victory over Bowdoin

b y Ev a n Co o p e r Tied atop the conference standings Daily Editorial Board with Colby, the Jumbos have posted a 12-1 (7-1 NESCAC) mark this season, The women’s lacrosse team has a going blow for blow with the defend- chance at history squarely in its control. ing NESCAC champion Mules all season Heading into tonight’s regular-sea- long. But a decisive 13-9 win over Colby son finale with Bowdoin, the nationally on March 14 back in the second week of ranked No. 7 Jumbos have the oppor- the season gives the Jumbos the head-to- tunity to do something that no other head edge now, and regardless of Colby’s Tufts squad has ever done: lock up the outcome with Bates tonight, a win over No. 1 seed in the NESCAC and home the Polar Bears would guarantee the field advantage throughout the play- Jumbos first place. offs. A matchup with the 8-6 overall, 3-5 “We’re not concerned with stats or NESCAC Polar Bears is all that stands in the way. see WOMEN’S LACROSSE, page 9 Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily Ryan Molloy, a sophomore, an attack. He scored two goals on April 18 against Conn. College. Tufts looks to lock up second place with trip to Bowdoin

b y No a h Sch u m e r drop Tufts no further than the third seed Daily Editorial Board for the start of the postseason play on Sunday. Fresh off Saturday’s 12-9 victory over But first, Tufts must focus on Bowdoin. Connecticut College, the men’s lacrosse After starting the season with seven team will finish its regular season tonight wins in their first eight games, the Polar at Bowdoin with seeding for the NESCAC Bears have cooled off significantly, los- Tournament on the line. ing four of their last five. Still, the team For Tufts, the calculation is simple. is coming off a 15-7 victory over Bates At 6-2 in NESCAC play, the team cur- on Tuesday and should have an axe to rently owns sole possession of second grind, given its 19-4 loss in last year’s place in the conference standings, which matchup with Tufts. they would lock up for good with a vic- While Bowdoin lacks star power up tory over the Polar Bears. Thanks to front — they have no players in the top Josh Berlinger/Tufts Daily regular-season victories over Wesleyan Amanda Roberts, a sophomore, scored two goals on April 16 versus Endicott. She scored two and Williams in March, a loss would see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 8 goals on April 19th against Conn College. The picture is from the April 16 game.

Women’s Track and Field Men’s Tennis Jumbos look to NESCACs Engineers outwit Jumbos in last

b y Ca r l y He l f a n d Kristen Morwick said. “I think Daily Editorial Board we’ll have to be great to win, if match of the season for tennis team we’re okay we’ll be second, and if Only one thing has been lack- we have kind of an off day, we’ll b y Mi ch a e l Sp e r a serve plays a larger role.” tri-captain Dan Landers and fresh- ing in the top tier of NESCAC be third.” Daily Editorial Board With the addition of top recruits man Morrie Bossen 8-4 in No. 2 women’s track and field over the Tufts will certainly have to MIT’s roster this season, it was doubles, and Carucci and Laber fell past few years: surprises. its hands full on the running In Wednesday’s match down the difficult for Tufts’ players to set in the No. 3 match 8-4 to Harmatz When tomorrow’s NESCAC side, where both Williams and Red Line, the 14-2 MIT Engineers the pace of their contests. MIT and senior Peden Nichols. Championships kick off at Conn. Middlebury look formidable. threw a wrench in the nationally freshmen Brian Wee and Samuel “MIT has four-star recruits, College, the Williams Ephs will be After graduating three of their top Harmatz competed on separate which is just about the strongest gunning for their ninth-straight runners after the 2008 season in MEN’S TENNIS teams in doubles action. Wee and conference title. But it’s not just Katy O’Brien (E ’08) and former (9-7, 3-5 NESCAC) senior David Iba trumped junior see MEN’S TENNIS, page 9 Williams who has been domi- tri-captains Cat Beck (LA ’08) and at Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday nant at the annual meet. Dating Kaleigh Fitzpatrick (LA ’08), the back to the 2004 season, Tufts Jumbos have lacked depth. Tufts 3 and Middlebury have nailed “Most of the top kids are doing MIT 6 down the Nos. 2 and 3 spots, at least two events, if not three,” taking turns in the runner-up Morwick said. “Some of the ranked No. 30 Jumbos’ plan to end position. And as the 2009 meet sprinters are doing two sprints the regular season on a high note, approaches, this year’s top three and a jump and relays, and most beating Tufts 6-3. will likely be no different. of the top distance runners are With MIT recording its sole loss- “I think it’s going to be a real doubling. We have to do that es on the season against NESCAC dogfight between us, Tufts and because we don’t have depth in teams Bates and Bowdoin, the Williams,” Middlebury coach those events.” Tufts squad aimed to make it a Martin Beatty told the Daily. Distance events could be trifecta and simultaneously notch “The three of us have been the especially troublesome for a 10th win to tie its 2001-02 season top three [since 2004] and so, the Jumbos, as the success of win total. The renewed strength you know, we’ve kind of proven Middlebury and Williams’ cross of the Engineers squad, however, that we’re the three strongest in country programs this year — the kept Tufts at bay from the onset. the program.” Panthers won the national cham- In the decision, the unranked Still, when it comes down to pionship, while the Ephs put up a Engineers took an early lead, pull- which team will wind up walking third-place showing at the NCAA ing off a 3-0 tilt in their favor by the away with the conference crown race — attests to their strength conclusion of doubles play. The at the end of the day, things are in the longer runs. Tufts boasts unfamiliar surface of MIT’s indoor looking a bit less certain. one of the nation’s top distance courts, while not the sole reason “You never know until the runners in sophomore Steph for the lopsided doubles outcome, meet is run,” Beatty said. “Tufts McNamara, whose NCAA provi- compromised the play of some of was ahead of us by half a point sional qualifying time in the 1,500 Tufts’ players. last year. They have a lot of meters is tops in the NESCAC “MIT’s indoor courts are very speed and look very strong this and who holds the nation’s only slow,” said sophomore Tony year, and Williams is also very automatic qualifier so far this Carucci, who lost in No. 3 doubles strong, so it’s going to make for season in the 5,000 meters. But alongside freshman Sam Laber a really fun women’s part at the while McNamara should be able 8-4. “In doubles, [Laber] and I NESCAC meet.” to bring home a win in at least found out pretty quickly that the “I think both those teams are one event, the Jumbos will need serves weren’t particularly effective really strong, and I don’t know additional strong performances if … It’s not that we played poorly, how each team is going to can- but the court just didn’t suit our Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily cel each other out,” Tufts coach see WOMEN’S TRACK, page 10 doubles game, where strength of Jon Trott. From April 5 game against Hamilton. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y sports Friday, April 24, 2009

Men’s Track and Field

MEN’S LACROSSE but other than that, it’s really continuedAssured from page 7 home fieldthe same. in [Thefirst game against 20 in the conference in points Bowdoin] will be good practice round,— it has adequate Tufts firepower, seeks because tourney at some point win in the averaging 10 goals per game. On playoffs, we’ll have to play at a b y La u r e n Fl a m e n t can be huge.” runners, so he’s got the speed the defensive end, sophomore neutral site or on the road.” JumbosSenior Staff Writer hope Rotella to also corral holds two andEphs endurance toin finish. goalie Jake McCampbell has With one game remaining, high rankings in his events. “A lot of the guys seeded the fourth-lowest goals against Tufts’ trio of dominant attack- The senior enters NESCACs above us are guys that we average in the conference. men — senior tri-captain Clem weekend The men’s track and field meet with the second-fastestat Conn. time have College beaten in championship “They’ve got solid goalkeep- McNally and sophomores Ryan team will be looking for a little posted in the 200 meters meets before, so we’re con- ing and they’re very balanced Molloy and D.J. Hessler — will redemption when it heads to with 22.23 seconds, just .02 fident that we can improve offensively,” senior tri-captain try and maintain their positions the NESCAC Championships behind Williams sophomore upon what our seeds are for Jordan Yarboro said. “They don’t as the top three points scorers at Conn. College tomorrow. Taylor Fitzgerald. Rotella also some of these events,” Rotella have one go-to guy, but they in the NESCAC. The Jumbos will once again holds the fifth-best 100-meter continued. share the ball well. Their defense “It’s rare what they’re doing, look to overtake Williams time with 11.20, and he has Bradley also holds the sec- is also solid. They’ve held most and it’s impressive,” Groen after taking second by just been coming on strong as of ond-highest jump this sea- teams to pretty few goals.” said. “They just work well 12 points at the meet during late, with both of his season son in the high jump, having “They’ve got a lot of guys together up front, and it’s a the 2008 outdoor season. But bests coming Saturday at the won the event last year. Junior on offense who are consistent testament to the midfield and a host of improved squads Dartmouth Invitational. Isaiah Paramore and Wheeler threats,” junior midfielder Zach the entire offense.” could make this meet more “The hope is to win these follow Bradley in the third and Groen added. “It’ll be a tough While acknowledging the pos- than just a two-team show- events, the 200 especially,” fourth spots, respectively. challenge because they’re sibility that Sunday’s NESCAC down. Rotella said. “The 100 depends Junior Billy Hale will be a good team. They’ve got an Tournament opener could be its “It seems like it’s pretty on who is running it, and for counted on to score points incentive to play hard against last game, the team’s seniors are strong competition, a lot more [the] 4x100, the hope is to in middle distance. He holds us because when they came preparing to cap their careers than in years past, with both break the school record.” the second-fastest 800-meter down here last year, we beat with a final push for the confer- Bates and Bowdoin having a Rotella is one of five Tufts time with the 1:53.49 mark them pretty handedly.” ence championship. Tufts has lot more depth all around,” athletes in the top 15 on the that he ran over the weekend Regardless of tonight’s out- not won a NESCAC Tournament senior Phil Rotella said. “We’re 100-meter performance list. at Dartmouth. come, the Jumbos are guaranteed game since 2006, and the disap- used to seeing Williams at the Sophomore James Wheeler The Jumbos also hold two a home game in the first round pointment from last year’s first- top and us trying to catch holds the seventh spot, fol- top-10 spots in the 3,000- of the conference tournament, round exit to Williams remains them, but I think it will be a lowed by senior quad-cap- meter steeplechase with noteworthy considering that both a fresh wound. lot closer this year.” tains Colin Fitzgerald and junior Ryan Lena in fifth with of the Jumbos’ losses this season “As seniors, we know what The Jumbos enter the meet Skip Pagel along with junior a time of 9:36.97 and junior have come on the road. we’ve accomplished, and we’re with two athletes that have Andrew Longley, who is tied quad-captain Nick Welch Tonight, however, they’ll not satisfied with it,” Yarboro posted top performances all for the 14th-best time. less than a second behind in have one more chance to better said. “We only have five days left season in the NESCAC. “I think we’ll do better sixth with 9:37.83. The duo, their road mark with the trip to of practice, including games, Junior Jared Engelking than our seeds in most of along with Faller, will hope Brunswick, Maine, where the for sure. In a couple months, holds the top performance in these [races],” Rotella said. to give Tufts a leg up in the host Polar Bears have lost their we could be washed-up. We’re the 110-meter hurdles with a “We’re definitely planning on distance events. last two home games. trying to enjoy every minute we time of 14.92 seconds. He also Colin Fitzgerald running a lot Tufts’ throwers are also “We like the road,” Yarboro have left because we don’t want holds the second-best perfor- faster than his seed time, and looking to perform well this said. “It’s a good challenge. to go home yet.” mance in the javelin with a he’s geared up for a big PR or weekend, occupying many of Bowdoin’s a team that needs a “We always try to play every throw of 175’1”. a season best at NESCACs. the top spots on the perfor- win, and it’ll be at night with a game like it could be our last,” Junior Jesse Faller holds So we’re counting on him to mance list. Sophomore Alex full crowd. We’ll have an ‘us vs. Groen added. “It’s a natural the top performance in the get top five even though his Gresham enters the meet with them’ mentality.” tendency. But this time, for the 5,000-meter run with the performance is seeded at 14 the second-farthest ham- Despite the challenges that seniors, it really could be, so time he posted last weekend, right now. mer throw, while classmate come with playing on the road, we’ll all be jacked-up to play. We a 14:26.01. He is also compet- “James Wheeler has only David Dormon has posted the team tries to normalize its haven’t won a NESCAC playoff ing in the 1,500, in which he run a couple of 100s, and I the sixth-farthest throw in experience by preparing for game the last two seasons, so no holds the ninth-best perfor- think he has a lot of potential, the shot put and is followed road games the same way it juniors have experienced that — mance in the conference. and I’m going to look to be by freshman Matt Williams. prepares for home games. it’s something we all really want “I expect the 1,500 to be competing with him,” Rotella Freshman Luke Lamothe “There’s really no difference to accomplish. But we don’t just very competitive, as it was continued. joins Engelking in the top in preparation,” Groen said. want to win one game. We want last year,” Faller said. “As for The Jumbos also have a five in the javelin throw. “We have to take the bus to play, to win the whole thing.” the 5k, it being a longer event strong showing on the perfor- With a number of perform- much more depends on how mance list for the 200 meters, ers in prime position to make people are feeling on that with Rotella, Fitzgerald, an impact tomorrow, the Eating Disorder Treatment given day.” Longley and senior quad-cap- Jumbos will be confident as “I think coming in, I’m tain James Bradley all in the they head to Conn. College. 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STATISTICS | STANDINGS Men's Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Baseball Softball USILA Div. III Men’s Lax (11-2, 6-2 NESCAC) (12-1, 7-1 NESCAC) (13-15, 4-5 NESCAC East) (32-0, 12-0 NESCAC East) as of Apr. 20, 2009 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL 1. Roanoke (10) W L W L East W L T W L T East W L T W L T W L W L 2. Middlebury Trinity 12 0 0 21 3 0 Tufts 12 0 0 32 0 0 7 1 11 1 Colby 7 1 12 1 3. Stevenson (2) Middlebury 4 5 0 0 Bates 5 4 0 8 11 0 Tufts 7 1 12 1 Bowdoin 17 15 4. Ithaca Tufts 6 2 11 2 Tufts 4 5 0 13 15 0 Trinity 3 6 0 12 13 0 Middlebury 6 2 7 4 5. Salisbury (1) Bowdoin 5 3 8 5 Bates 3 6 0 8 16 0 Bowdoin 2 7 0 20 15 1 5 3 9 3 6. Gettysburg Wesleyan 5 3 10 3 Trinity Colby 1 8 0 5 17 0 Colby 2 7 0 15 8 0 Williams 4 4 8 4 7. Washington & Lee Williams 5 3 7 5 8. Tufts Colby 4 4 8 5 Amherst 3 5 6 6 West West 9. Cortland Trinity 4 4 10 4 Bates 3 5 8 6 Williams 6 2 0 18 7 0 Amherst 6 3 0 18 6 0 Bowdoin 3 5 8 6 Amherst 7 3 0 14 9 0 Wesleyan 6 3 0 11 17 0 IWLCA Div. III Women’s Lax Amherst 2 6 5 7 as of Apr. 21, 2009 6 5 Wesleyan 5 3 0 15 11 0 Williams 6 3 0 13 14 0 Bates 1 7 3 9 Wesleyan 2 8 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) Hamilton 2 6 0 11 16 0 Middlebury 5 7 0 14 14 0 7 6 Conn. College 0 8 4 9 1. Salisbury (15) Conn. College 1 8 Hamilton 1 8 0 5 24 0 Middlebury 1 7 0 11 14 0 2. Franklin and Marshall (3) 3. Colby (2) Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics 4. Gettysburg AVG HR RBI 5. The College of New Jersey G A P G A P AVG HR RBI 6. Hamilton Amanda Roberts 32 11 43 David Leresche .400 2 24 D.J. Hessler 31 36 67 Maya Ripecky .530 3 29 7. Tufts Ben Walkley 1 3 Clem McNally 44 8 52 Emily Johnson 35 6 41 .333 Lena Cantone .425 2 34 8. Middlebury Ryan Molloy 35 16 51 Chrissie Attura 11 26 37 Nate Bankoff .329 1 17 Casey Sullivan .404 4 25 9. Union Matt Witko 16 7 23 Courtney Thomas 24 10 34 Sam Sager .324 0 18 Cara Hovhanessian .382 5 21 Mike Droesch 8 13 21 Lara Kozin 16 16 32 Dave Katzman .298 0 9 Danielle Lopez .380 4 36 NFCA Div. III Softball Kevin Williams 9 11 20 Jenna Abelli 23 4 27 Alex Perry .271 3 16 Laura Chapman .380 9 8 as of April 22, 2009 Doug DiSesa 7 4 11 Maya Shoham 17 10 27 Dave Orlowitz .269 2 8 Christy Tinker .368 2 26 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) Kevin McCormick 7 3 10 Stephanie Perez 15 5 20 Kevin Casey .258 0 11 Samantha Kubles .337 2 19 1. East Texas Baptist (5) Sean Kirwan 8 1 9 Kelly Hyland 9 4 13 Caleb Sims .258 0 14 Alison Drobiarz .325 0 3 2. Linfield (2) 3. Louisiana College (1) Jamie Atkins 6 2 8 Casey Egan 5 6 11 Ian Goldberg .256 0 6 Roni Herbst .323 0 9 4. Central Team 201 128 329 Team 167 90 257 Team .280 11 149 Team 25 223 .380 5. Tufts Pitching W L ERA SO 6. Texas-Tyler Goaltending GA Sv Sv% Goaltending GA Sv Sv% Pitching W L ERA SO Chris DeGoit 3 0 3.04 22 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater Matt Harrigan 96 138 .590 Sara Bloom 100 121 .548 Izzie Santone 15 0 1.09 41 Mike Stefaniak 4 1 3.16 28 8. St. Thomas Bryan Petillo 4 11 .733 Alexis Germain 18 11 .379 Lauren Galmetti 13 0 1.21 55 9. Cortland State Friday, April 24, 2009 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y sports 9 Tough loss to MIT could spell trouble for men’s tennis Gideon Jacobs | The Pooch Punter team’s national ranking, postseason aspirations That new MEN’S TENNIS up with volleys, he was more successful and to regionally ranked No. 9 MIT. continued from page 7 came close to winning the match.” As the team will not graduate any of its stadium kind of recruit you can get in Div. III tennis,” In the No. 2 singles match, Fountain players, it will look to consistently hold its Landers said. “MIT got a lot better from last bested his Engineer opponent, but wins by own in a conference in which five of its year to this year. While we played closely with Harmatz and Wee in the No. 3 and 4 posi- NESCAC competitors are ranked in the top smell them in doubles, they outplayed us on some tions was all MIT needed to claim victory. 20 in the nation. key points.” “[Sophomore No. 3] Andrew Rosen and “We need to work on our consistency, n Thursday, I went to the first Tufts still had a chance to salvage the [sophomore No. 4] Bryan Wilner played especially against tough teams,” Rosen said. game at the new Yankee Stadium. match in singles play, needing a win in five very steady,” Eng said. “We knew that the “We’re lucky to have a very deep team, OI walked into the main rotunda out of the six matches. In the No. 1 match, Nos. 3 and 4 singles were going to be a as you can see by our ability to switch up of the massive, modernized version of junior tri-captain Jon Trott found difficulty problem with MIT’s players, but [Rosen] the doubles lineup and still be competitive. baseball’s greatest cathedral, and the adjusting to his opponent’s play in the first and [Wilner] still went out there and That also means that we won’t have an issue first thing I saw was a giant fruit stand. set, but turned the tide to win in the second. played well.” next year because we have a talented team, We were 10 minutes from the first pitch, Despite his aggressive approach, Trott fell in Picking up the remaining Tufts victories of and I expect that our underclassmen team- and men and women were circling the the tiebreaker 10-4. the match on the end of the singles ladder, the mates, who played great this season, will giant tables of produce, squeezing “In the first set, he played very loose,” Jumbo squad showcased its depth and abil- play a role in the success of the team in the pears, smelling mangos and inspecting coach Doug Eng said. “But in the second set, ity to pull out wins in multiple positions on years to come.” bananas. Maybe some of them were he buckled down and played very aggressive. the lineup. And while Tufts’ fate had already “The team should be better next year, but grabbing a healthy alternative to the He did well on the volleys, and that helped been sealed, Carucci and freshman Garrett it comes down to how good you want to be,” ballpark frank. Maybe some thought him pull out the second set. He played very Schuman showed resolve in playing out their Eng said. “I think this team could’ve been 25th they’d grab a few quick groceries while well, and it’s unfortunate that the tiebreaker matches to their favor. in the country. I think we can do better — we at the game. I kept walking. didn’t work in his favor.” Sinking to 9-7 on the season, Tufts will have to work harder. If people improve on I arrived at the concourse that cir- “Trott had a rough first set because his not likely earn a NESCAC or NCAA berth, what they need to work on, we’re going to cles the field-level seats and took a deep opponent got to every ball,” Landers added. according to Eng. Compounding the team’s come out a stronger team. We could crack the breath, trying to take in the smell of the “When Trott changed his strategy and started disappointment is the possibility that Tufts’ top 20, but it comes down to how much the new stadium — the same smell my kids attacking a lot more instead of trying to keep national ranking may be stripped after losing team wants it.” will one day associate with the Yankees. I guess I seemed a little crazy or lost because just then, a woman from Yankees hospitality came up to me dressed in full Steinbrenner business attire. She had a Jumbos could face one of four opponents pending today’s results huge smile on her face and held a little sign that said, “My name is Deborah. woMEN’S lacrosse Despite the waning-minutes scare, of the regular season. But with the success How may I help you?” I told her I was “just continued from page 7 the Jumbos hung on for the win and net- they’ve witnessed lately, they don’t plan fine” and that I knew my way around. I records,” sophomore midfielder Amanda ted some valuable experience from the on altering much. The fast-paced offense kept walking. Roberts said. “We’re just focusing on how game. Registering 34 shots, the Jumbo that has overwhelmed opposing defenses I figured I would grab some lunch we’re playing now.” offense was firing on all cylinders, a all year should serve them well tonight as before getting to my seat and was excited “We’re treating it like any other game — theme it hopes to continue through they look to add to their already-impres- to taste something from the rumored it’s no different,” sophomore goaltender tonight’s finale. sive offensive accomplishments, which smorgasbord of dining options offered Sara Bloom added. “Shot selection is going to be huge,” include outscoring their opponents 193- at the new stadium. I started to walk into Riding an eight-game winning streak, Roberts said. “It’s something that [coach 118 on the season. what I thought was a food court of some Tufts certainly has momentum on its side Carol Rappoli] has stressed all year. The “The offense scored 16 goals [against kind when I was stopped because I didn’t as it takes on the eighth-place Polar Bears. attack has gotten better at it through- Conn. College], which is great, but we’re have stadium suite tickets. I put my face The Jumbos’ most recent triumph, a 16-13 out the season. We’re really dynamic and not doing anything special [to prepare],” up to the glass and saw that it wasn’t road decision over Conn. College Sunday, have a lot of options, so we just need to Bloom said. “We’ve practiced a few things a food court but a giant lounge full of was not nearly as narrow as the final tally focus on finishing.” that [Bowdoin] does defensively, so we’re flatscreens, gourmet food and comfort- implies. Tufts carried a 16-9 lead into the The Jumbos, who lead the league in prepared for that.” able seating. It looked like an ESPN Zone. closing minutes of the contest before the goals, assists, points and shot percentage, Indeed, the psychological aspect of We were now a couple minutes from Camels rallied with four unanswered goals have had a full week to fine-tune their the game will be more important for the game time, but the lounge was totally in under three minutes to shrink the gap. game and prepare for their last obstacle Jumbos and is something that they have packed. I kept walking. continually stressed throughout the year. I finally got to my seats with my best “With Conn. College, it was a mental buddy Dave and his dad, foodless and thing,” senior co-captain Chrissie Attura confused. I’d been anxious about my said. “We underestimated them, and they first visit to the new stadium. I was took advantage of that. We need to focus scared I wouldn’t like it, or maybe more on playing our game and not faltering at scared that it would prove something to any point.” all the Yankee haters. Most of all, I was “It’s very mental for us,” Roberts added. scared that the magic of baseball I grew “Finishing the regular season up strong up with might not lie with something as and starting the postseason strong are transient as the players who wore the very important.” pinstriped uniform but with the his- The implications of the Bowdoin game tory that lived in the old temple that still are not lost on the Jumbos, who won’t get stands next door. I’ve spent the entire much rest before they enter the NESCAC four years since they announced con- Tournament on Sunday. Regardless of struction living with this fear. tonight’s result, they are guaranteed home So when I entered the stadium and field advantage through the quarterfinals saw the fruit stand, the annoying hotel- since they will finish no worse than sec- like hospitality worker and the over-the- ond in the league. But the prospect of top lounge, I freaked out a little. I thought competing throughout the postseason on that maybe, with each exotic fruit pur- the friendly confines of Bello Field is a chased in place of a hot dog and with major motivating factor for Tufts tonight. each dollar spent at the Stadium’s Hard “Having home-field advantage is key,” Rock Café, my love for the game would Attura said. “It’s nice not having to travel, die a little. I thought that the cushioned and having lots of fans.” seating and gargantuan HD scoreboard Depending on the outcome of a few would never feel right. NESCAC games today, the Jumbos could But as the game went on and I stopped face a number of different opponents paying attention to the bulls--t, I started come Sunday. If Tufts clinches the top to let go. I stopped fighting the changes, seed, Wesleyan would be a likely first- sat back in my softer-than-a-couch seat round opponent, as the Cardinals just and started really enjoying the game. have to beat last-place Conn. College, See, I had this unrealistic expectation coupled with a loss by either Bowdoin or that I would walk into the new stadium Amherst, in order to secure the No. 8 spot. and it would somehow just feel right. I The Jumbos beat the Cardinals 17-6 on thought I would feel the way new par- March 28. ents feel when they hold their children If Wesleyan loses, then the Jumbos will for the first time — immediately con- face Bowdoin, Bates or Amherst, who are nected by some indescribable, almost all currently tied in the standings with 3-5 spiritual bond. conference records. With all four teams in But I was being ridiculous. Change action today, the standings will undergo is hard, and when it happens to things some serious reshuffling. And with the you love and hold dear, it’s downright exception of Bowdoin, Tufts has faced painful. Sure, the new Yankee Stadium and beaten all of its potential first-round is different, but for my kids, it won’t be. opponents at some point in the current They’ll walk in with their own children, season. pass by the fruit stand and tell the story Despite the implications of NESCAC about how their crazy father, Gideon, seeding, which could affect its chances at used to complain about this delicious claiming its first-ever conference title and and holy stadium mainstay. It’s just a securing an automatic NCAA bid, Tufts matter of time. And being 19 the day the refuses to look beyond tonight’s battle new stadium opened up, I’ve got plenty or approach it differently from any other of just that. contest this year. “It’s going to be a very big game,” Roberts said. “And before we step off Gideon Jacobs is a sophomore who has the field, NESCACs is not going to be in not yet declared a major. 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Women’s track team hopes that depth in throwers can help to overcome Williams and Middlebury WOMEN’S TRACK too,” Morwick said. really important for people to be over two feet further than her and Julia is both hammer and continued from page 7 “Williams definitely has tons on their game.” closest NESCAC competitor this shot put. I feel like that helps us they hope to minimize Williams’ of people they can throw in to try But what Tufts lacks in depth season, and junior Logan Crane, a lot — that we’re not only rely- and Middlebury’s advantages. to get points in the 5k, the [1,500 in the running events, it has who won the NESCAC title in last ing on one thrower — it’s just “We have a lot of potential meters] and even the steeple- seemed to make up for in the field year’s long jump — have been a split between all of us.” event winners, but 10 points ... chase,” McNamara said. “We’re events this season, and success highlight for the team all season, “There’s a little bit of pressure, but we also want to have the just trying to put as many people in these areas will be critical to and freshman Heather Theiss but I think that we do well with depth, so we’re looking for the as we can in events that we know the team’s final placement. Tufts’ has a shot to win the pole vault, pressure and we’re not afraid of other people behind our top we need the points in and just jumpers — including freshman according to Morwick. the challenge,” Dormon contin- scorers to chip in some points, do our best, and it’s going to be Nakeisha Jones, who has jumped Where the Jumbos really have ued. “We have strong throwers, a chance to make a dent, though, and … I really feel like we will do ALEC BALDWIN KIERAN CULKIN RORY CULKIN JILL HENNESSY is in the throwing events. our best and come through.” TIMOTHY HUTTON CYNTHIA NIXON EMMA ROBERTS “The area that we’re weak Weather could also play a big IN A DERICK MARTINI PICTURE in is the throws,” Beatty said. role for the Jumbos, who have “We’re not as strong as we’d posted the majority of their times 1 like to be in the throws, where- in less than ideal conditions. “ ” “ /2 ” ���� as we feel like we have some “It’s really hard to say what’s ���� pretty good personnel in the going to happen,” Morwick -JOHN ANDERSON, NEWSDAY -KYLE SMITH, NEW YORK POST jumps, sprints and distance… said. “I think other teams look “...‘LYMELIFE’ KEEPS YOU HOOKED” Williams is strong in all facets of better on paper than we do, -MANOHLA DARGIS, THE NEW YORK TIMES track and field, except maybe in but we’ve had much crappier throws they’re not as strong as weather than they have. 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Tausi: “Evans, you look like a mountain man.” Evans: (strange look) “What?” Tausi: “You look like a mountain man!” Evans: “I don’t know what that means.” Tausi: “That you look...like you live...by yourself...on a mountain? That’s it — I’m not hiding anything!”

Dear President Bacow, Provost Bharucha, Dean Sternberg, Dean Glaser, Dean Reitman and Office of Alumni Relations:

As a current Tufts undergraduate, I am deeply disappointed with the administration’s lack of response to the recent hate incident against members of the Korean Students Association (KSA). To keep pace with an increasingly diversifying society, Tufts students must be presented with a complete picture of the U.S., one that includes the historical, literary, and cultural contributions of Asian Americans. I take pride in Tufts’ reputation for excellence and believe that you can do more to live up to the expectations of your students, alumni, and community.

In order to live up to its reputation and its rhetoric, Tufts needs to respond to the following concerns:

1. Increase visibility and incorporation of Asian American, not Asian, experiences within the curriculum to educate and promote awareness on the Asian American racial identity

2. Implement racial difference training for all students and faculty on Asian American experiences that additionally corrects the inaccurate stereotypes about Asian Americans

3. Create a clear and speedy protocol to respond to acts of racial discrimination that is transparent to the entire Tufts community

4. Provide administrative support against acts of racial discrimination and intolerance in the form of public statements and offering resources to students who feel unsafe and or have been victims of such incidences

To encourage the Tufts administration to take action on these important issues, I would like to join the dedicated students who are tirelessly pushing that every possible measure be taken to ensure a safe campus climate in which to pursue their education.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

So far over 400 people have signed this petition and stood up against embedded racism in the Tufts community. If you agree with what has been said here – if you want to see change, please email your name, class year, and address to [email protected] from your Tufts account. 12 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Friday, April 24, 2009 THANK YOU! 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