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TCU Senate update For a second meeting in a row, on a trip to Columbus, Ohio, spon- the Tufts Community Union (TCU) sored by the Student/Farmworker Senate analyzed a resolution propos- Alliance. The number of trip par- ing a one-year pilot program that ticipants has decreased from eight to would give Tufts students a MBTA dis- six, so the Senate debated whether count pass, allowing them to use the to reevaluate its funding grant. It Boston-area transportation services at ultimately voted 16-4-0 to give the a reduced price. The resolution ref- TLC $1,056. erences a survey indicating that 95 GlobeMed appealed for $250 to percent of polled students supported register an additional member of its such a program. The Senate passed group for a national conference, add- the resolution in a 20-0-1 vote. It will ing to the five who had already been be presented to the school adminis- registered. The Senate honored this tration for approval. request by a 17-3-0 vote and also TCU President Joe Thibodeau, a unanimously voted to give $209 to senior, announced the Department of Tufts Consulting Collective. Athletics’ plans to hire a new faculty Rose Mendelsohn, a senior announced member next year to help manage the that she is launching a poster campaign club sports program. on behalf of first-generation college TCU Vice President Stephen students as part of her venture proj- Ruggiero, a senior, announced that ect as a Trustee Representative. The the Education Policy Committee is Executive Board also announced that going to review over 130 submissions it has been meeting with the Office of nominating faculty members for the Residential Life and Learning in hopes Gerald R. Gill Professor of the Year of creating a Student Assistance Fund. award. It will follow up on this project in the The Services Committee, which coming months. Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily met with Director of Dining and The meeting was shorter than usual, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Sigma Nu fraternity will move into a house at 90-94 Curtis Business Services Patti Klos last week, but Ruggiero said it was still success- Street next fall. confirmed that planning for this ful and efficient. semester’s Cause Dinner will soon “As the year winds down, we are look- be underway and that Carmichael ing forward to seeing Senators complete SigNu, Theta to receive Dining Hall will host late-night study their projects and continue the great hours again. work they have done thus far,” Ruggiero During the Allocations Board told the Daily in an email. building on Curtis Street report, the Senate analyzed a fund- ing appeal from the Tufts Labor —by Josh Weiner b y Ju s t i n Rh e i n g o l d able to have a place for their members Coalition (TLC), which will be going Daily Editorial Board to congregate and then to be able to work on a lot of things that they’re Every chartered Tufts Greek organi- doing as an organization.” zation will have a house next year, as McGlone explained that both orga- the Sigma Nu (SigNu) fraternity and nizations are in good standing with Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta) sorority will the university. While Theta is new to Tufts Energy Conference to move into 90-94 Curtis Street together. campus this year and has never lived in According to Director of Fraternity an on-campus house, SigNu previously and Sorority Affairs Su McGlone, lived at 92 Professors Row, but was explore energy markets her office worked with the Office of removed in the summer of 2012 when Residential Life and Learning and the the fraternity inflicted heavy damage b y An n a b e l l e Ro b e r t s “I think [TEC] is a pretty good way Dean of Student Affairs to find a loca- on the building. Daily Editorial Board to get students involved in the cam- tion for the two Greek chapters. Senior Michael Hursh, the Tufts pus community, to get alumni back “I think that organizations definitely chapter president of SigNu, explained The ninth annual Tufts Energy involved and to get teachers involved,” do not need a house to be success- that the fraternity has evolved and Conference (TEC), to be held on Barrett, also a second-year Fletcher ful, but when they’re in a place [and] learned a lot during its two years with- March 8 and 9, will address “pressing student, said. “I think it grows a better they’re doing really well, it gives them out a house. Hursh said he was opti- energy issues in developing markets,” sense of community on campus here an additional place to call home,” according to its website. and within the Boston area, as well. It McGlone said. “[It allows them] to be see GREEK HOUSING, page 2 The conference will include two is a great way of getting people togeth- keynote addresses and seven pan- er to talk about these really important els, according to TEC Conference issues.” Chair Katherine Nolan. The talks According to Barrett, TEC is different will be interspersed with activities than other conferences because of the like the fourth annual Tufts Energy international perspectives it offers. Competition, the newly added Tufts “TEC is unique within the other 10 Solar Competition, poster sessions or so conferences that happen each and an energy showcase. year within the greater Boston area “I think [the panels] are a great because we really focus on interna- opportunity for professionals in the tional aspects of energy,” he said. “I field to talk and to get some discus- think that sets us apart, and I think it sions going on these issues that are is an important aspect of the overall very important and very relevant to conversation that we provide.” the work that they do every day, and Ruben Korenke, the other content the work that Tufts students might do co-director, explained that the theme in the future,” Nolan said. is extremely relevant because of the This year’s keynote speakers will increasingly important role of emerg- be World Bank Vice President for the ing markets. Sustainable Development Network “When you look at projections of Rachel Kyte and Chris Hummel, where investment in energy is going chief marketing officer at Schneider to happen, it is to the largest extent Electric, according to Nolan, who is emerging markets,” Korenke, a second a second year student at The Fletcher year Fletcher student, said. “I think School of Law and Diplomacy. emerging markets have this great Last year, more than 300 people — growth path in front of them and an including academics, students and opportunity to shape this path in a government and business profes- different way than developed econo- CAROLINE GEILING / THE TUFTS DAILY sionals — attended the conference, mies did.” Frances Townsend, a former Homeland Security advisor and a former Deputy National and similar numbers of participants Twenty-two energy-related busi- Security advisor to President George W. Bush, spoke at The Fletcher School yesterday are expected this year, TEC Content evening about national security issues. Co-Director Henry Barrett said. see ENERGY, page 2

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Two Tufts students News 1 Op-Ed 9 cover Boston’s music ‘Mixology’ takes bar scene in increasingly humor to all-time low. Features 3 Comics 10 popular online publica- Arts & Living 5Sports Back tion Sound of Boston. Editorial | Op-Ed 8

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TUESDAY Environmental Policy and Planning; Tufts stand their health and qualities. Details: Heather Paxson, associate pro- Book Publishing in the Digital Age New Economy Group When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; fessor of Anthropology at MIT, will Details: The Communications and Media Rabb Room deliver a keynote speech during a dis- Studies Program will host a panel discus- Countries in Turmoil, Transition and Sponsor: Environmental Studies Program cussion on the politics of small-scale sion on the changing book publishing Trouble: From Syria to Burma, a dis- cheesemaking. The day’s events will industry that will include speakers from cussion with Exec Director of Human International Women’s Day Lecture: consist of a cheese tasting and a local various publishing companies. Rights Watch Queering Nicaragua culture, activism food production exposition. When and Where: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Details: Kenneth Roth, the executive and sexual rights When and Where: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Eaton 201 director of Human Rights Watch, will Details: Cymene Howe of the Department Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall Sponsor: Communications and Media speak about various countries with unsta- of Anthropology at Rice University will Sponsor: Department of Anthropology; Studies Program ble governments. speak about sexual rights and LGBT activ- Environmental Studies Program; Office of When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 ism in Nicaragua. the Dean of Arts and Sciences; Jonathan WEDNESDAY p.m.; Barnum 008 When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; M. Tisch College of Citizenship and UEP Colloquium Series - The New Sponsor: The Fletcher LL.M. Program in Rabb Room Public Service; Department of Sociology; Economy in Action International Law Sponsor: The Women’s, Gender, and Department of Urban and Environmental Details: Cooperative Energy, Recycling Sexuality Studies Program; Women’s Policy and Planning; American Studies and Organics (CERO) worker-owners THURSDAY Center; LGBT Center; Latin American Program; Community Health Program; will discuss the organization’s environ- Soil Health: ‘Identifying and Managing Studies Program; Department of Friedman School of Nutrition Science mentally friendly business model and Soil Constraints and Site Challenges Anthropology and Policy’s Agriculture, Food and how it can help build a more sustain- in the Urban Landscape’ Environment Program able future. Details: Chuck Sherzi, Jr., a senior staff FRIDAY When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; arborist and agronomist at Tree Specialists, The Work of Culturing: Raw (Milk) Sophia Gordon Hall Inc., will speak about the complexities and Politics: Safety and Skill in Small- —Compiled by Daniel Bottino Sponsors: Department of Urban and mysteries of soils and new tests to under- Scale Cheesemaking

Fraternity, sorority hope shared house will result in collaboration GREEK HOUSING tried to focus on during our it and it will be really nice to a big positive,” Hursh said. “It’s housing situation will likely continued from page 1 time away from having a house have a space that we can call a unique arrangement ... If we change, Hursh said. mistic about the opportunities was what we call value-based a ‘Theta’ space,” Horyn said. can build a strategic type of Horyn agreed. She said Theta available with the new house. recruiting, which is trying to “We weren’t really sure we partnership, as well as a friend- views this as a building block to “We lost the house at a tough recruit people with shared val- were going to get a house, but ship, we can help each other out eventually get their own house. time, but we’ve learned a lot ues and common views, rather ... It will be nice to feel like a a lot because I’m sure they’ll be Theta will select eight of its from that and moved forward,” than people who are just in part of the Greek community, going through some problems members, and SigNu will select he said. “One of the positives it for the house,” he said. “If having that central location.” [and] I’m sure we’ll have some 11 of its members to live in the of this is that we’re moving you can kind of maintain the While Theta and SigNu will issues as [we] move into a new house next year, according to into a new space ... and we values and then use the house share a house, they will live in space ... If we can have some Horyn and Hursh. The individ- kind of have the opportunity more to drum up initial sup- separate apartments and will kind of bond that’s a little stron- ual chapters are using their own to make it our own and to port, that’s kind of the best of not have access to each oth- ger, that can definitely help ... strategies for selecting residents. really develop [it] much like both worlds, and that’s what er’s spaces, McGlone said. She in the way of philanthropy or “I think it’s a great opportunity we have developed from the we’re really aiming for.” explained that the basement hosting different events.” for the chapter — it’s a new space past as a brotherhood.” While having a house will of the house, which is cur- While both Hursh and Horyn with a lot of potential,” sophomore While not having a house likely have less of an impact rently a shared space, will not are enthusiastic about the new Ryan Buell, a SigNu member and impacted SigNu’s ability to on Theta’s recruitment due to be accessible to the students. house, both feel that they will Daily columnist who will live in recruit initially, the fraternity has the guaranteed bid system for The presidents of both not be sharing it long-term. the house next year, said. “I joined recovered by altering its recruit- sororities, Tufts Theta Chapter chapters, however, said that Hursh explained that SigNu this fraternity for the opportunity ing strategy, according to Hursh. President Lesya Horyn, a junior, the shared space will hope- signed a one-year lease. With to make it our own, [to] make it “Obviously, having a house said the new house will allow the fully allow their organizations the possibility of a new soror- into a vision that we could shape does play a role in recruit- chapter to grow in other ways. to work together. ity coming to campus in the collectively and the new space ment, but one of the things we “We’re really excited about “I think [sharing a house] is next few years, Greek life’s provides the best opportunity.”

JJ Zhou / The Tufts Daily Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson delivers a keynote address during last year’s Tufts Energy Conference. World Bank Vice President Rachel Kyte to deliver keynote address ENERGY people to interact with the companies ference is meant to teach regardless of will provide an opportunity for stu- continued from page 1 that are out there instead of just going attendee’s knowledge base. dents, alumni and speakers to connect nesses will have tables at the conference to their website and reading their mis- “If you are interested in energy, this with one another. to explain what they do and demon- sion statement,” Bronenberg, a senior, is a good way to get started and get a “TEC is a place where you can strate their newest innovations, accord- said. “Getting that face-to-face connec- really broad overview of what there is, exchange ideas and also where you can ing to TEC Showcase Director Bonnie tion with someone who is working in to connect with people, and identify learn how other people are thinking Bronenberg. The companies include the industry and [is] passionate about what you want to learn more about,” about this issue,” he said. small, local organizations, as well as what they are doing definitely gives a Korenke said. “I think it’s a starting According to Nolan, students can TEC’s 12 sponsors, which include large very exciting feel to the conference.” point for you to learn, and also if you purchase tickets online for $15, which companies like CB&I, BP and Schneider Nolan and Korenke explained that have an interest you really can dive includes full access to both days of the Electric. TEC’s goal is to engage students in a deeper into it.” conference, as well as lunch and snack “I think it is a great opportunity for discussion on energy and that the con- Korenke added that the conference food. 3

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Rebecca Hutchinson | What’s Poppin’ Juggling your social media

nce upon a time people couldn’t instantly see the photos they took. They couldn’t adjust the brightness or add a filter. They couldn’tO immediately crop out randos in the background, and their friends had to wait until the photos were developed to decide whether or not they approved of them. It was a scary time. And, on top of all that, once people had their non-filtered photos, there wasn’t all that much they could do with them. Pictures went into albums and occasionally frames, and were pulled out every now and again to show visiting family members. But, for the most part, the only person who really got to see photos was the person who took them. People taking pictures in the days before the iPhone had to cope with plenty of hard- ships, including the inability to let anyone they’ve ever met see any photo they’ve ever taken. But there must have been posi- tives to a social media-less world (a world in which I’ve never been unfortunate/for- tunate enough to live). Before people had the ability to virtually stalk friends or rela- tives or acquaintances or people they just Caroline Geiling / the Tufts Daily met, nobody had to decide what post goes Seniors Jonah Ollman and Knar Bedian are the founders of Sound of Boston, an online music publication that covers the culture, events where. Even when MySpace came to be and artists of Boston’s vibrant music scene. the number one hobby of most 13-year- old girls, there was still just one outlet to post all things you deemed worthy for the Students launch local Boston music blog Internet. b y Ka t i e Ho s k i n s aging editor and photo editor for Sound performing in small venues, according But now, we are all bombarded by a Contributing Writer of Boston, was working for Timbre, a to Bedian. crazy number of options for all our social concert finding app. The job required “It’s hard to talk about [a group’s] media needs. We have Facebook, Twitter, The homepage for Sound of Boston, her to attend many local music shows: music without actually having an idea Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Tumblr, a recently established online music A few weeks later, Bedian and Ollman of what they sound like,” Bedian said. Tinder and probably others about which publication, provides a modern, pro- met at a concert and decided to start a This new component will allow I’m not hip enough to know. And, for a fessional introduction to the local Sound of Boston Tumblr site together. site visitors to watch artists’ tell their lot of people, FOMO is too strong to only Boston music scene. Featuring concert “I had the more visual and writing stories and give performances, while be on one of these sites. Sure, we might and album reviews, interviews with element, and he had a lot more of the simultaneously including a review think most of them are dumb and claim local artists and venue descriptions, exposure to the actual music industry,” about the performer by a Sound of to be happy just being on Facebook, the site explores the music culture of Bedian said. “It was just a good combi- Boston writer, creating a comprehen- but plenty of people start slowly adding Boston. The publication, in fact, has a nation of what you need.” sive image of the artists and their social media sites to their arsenals after special connection to the university. “We then slowly started writing unique style. hearing their friends talk endlessly about Sound of Boston was founded in the reviews, worked on the site and got “We are also putting out a download- that hilarious video they saw on Vine or fall of 2013 by seniors Jonah Ollman more and more people interested in able mix, so that you can download that scandalous tweet they just read. In and Knar Bedian, who shared a passion contributing,” Ollman said. the songs from any of the people that an effort to not be left out, we tenta- for music and the desire to increase By advertising through TuftsLife and we’ve talked about before and see if tively join another site, quickly become awareness of Boston-based artists. recruiting people from other nearby you really like them,” Bedian said. addicted and reach a point in our lives “If someone wants to hear about schools such as Boston University, All of these developments seem to where being fully caught up on every shows, learn about the city’s scene, or Bedian and Ollman quickly pulled be paying off. According to Ollman, the social media site we are on becomes a find new local music to hear, we want together a team of writers and editors site’s average views per month have more full-time job. them to come to us,” Ollman, editor- to help maintain a steady flow of qual- than doubled since December. Now that Personally, I love having lots of dif- in-chief of the site, told the Daily in an ity content onto the site, which now Sound of Boston has cultivated a follow- ferent social media outlets (who doesn’t email. “We are hoping to make our site has a new post almost every day. ing, Ollman and Bedian will be paying appreciate that Facebook stalking is no a one-stop shop for all things Boston One such recruit is freshman Nitesh particular attention to the quality of the longer limited to Facebook?). But now a music related.” Gupta, the current local editor and new posts, meticulously editing them to new dilemma exists: what post goes on According to Ollman, the pair want- main curator of the Local Spotlight sec- maintain a standard of excellence. what site? Should a picture be uploaded ed to create a comprehensive music tion of Sound of Boston. The site and its new developments, to Facebook, or is it better suited for site that featured wide-ranging con- Each week Gupta, who is also the however, have posed some challenges Instagram? Or should I tweet it? When tent, from articles on where to find the executive online editor for the Tufts for student writers and editors. taking a photo, should I use the regu- most charismatic record shop to new Daily, attends concerts, writes subse- “It takes up a lot of time,” Gupta lar camera on my iPhone or should I videos from local bands. To raise the quent reviews and edits other writers’ said. “Most websites are [run by] ... take it as a Snapchat? We now have to profiles of local bands and artists, the pieces. He also coordinates personal people with full time jobs. We are all decide if our hilarious thoughts should site includes a Local Spotlight section, interviews with local artists who are students, so we’re kind of competing be shared with the world via Twitter or in which readers can explore a range of happy to share their life stories — with sites that have full-time workers. via Facebook status (the answer to this local artists that otherwise may not be a practice which has become one of It can be very difficult.” one is almost always Twitter, in my opin- on their music radar. Gupta’s favorite aspects of the blog. Press passes for concerts can serve ion). Videos can be put on Instagram, The creation of Sound of Boston was “It’s really inspiring on a daily basis as incentives for student critics, but Vine or Facebook. I will never under- rooted in Bedian and Ollman’s previous to talk to people who have been able otherwise, contributing writers and stand Tumblr, but I’m sure Tumblr users work in different music scenes. Since to succeed in expressing themselves their editors are motivated solely by will tell you that certain things belong his freshman year, Ollman has kept in a certain way, even if they’re not their passion for music. on Tumblr and others will be less harshly his own blog called Write to the Beat, famous,” Gupta said. Though the site has only been run- judged somewhere else. which has garnered a significant fol- While sections like Local Spotlight ning since the fall, the great strides I wish I had the answer to these ques- lowing, even overseas. The founder of a have seen much growth, the Sound that Bedian and Ollman have made in tions, but I am not enough of a social site called Sound of Aarhus in Denmark of Boston team is constantly working launching a professional-grade music media guru to always correctly decide contacted Ollman, and from there idea to improve the site, and Bedian and site have attracted the attention of which medium to use each time I want of the Boston music blog was formed. Ollman have many plans for future music lovers both in and outside of to tell the Internet about my problems. “One day last summer, after posting development. Currently, the site focus- the Boston area. The Sound of Boston There are too many rules to keep track about a Danish artist, I got a message es on the indie rock genre, but is aim- team exemplifies the way in which of, so I just follow one: since I’m #blessed from the founder of Sound of Aarhus, ing to incorporate more music styles, Tufts students can interact with the that many adults I know are fairly tech- a Danish local music website from a like punk or rap, that will appeal to a Boston community in a new way. savvy, if I don’t want my grandmother to city I had actually visited about a year broader array of music tastes, accord- “It’s about raising awareness about see it, keep it off Facebook. before while [I was] abroad,” Ollman ing to Bedian. the musical culture that Boston has said. “We got to talking, and we decid- Another recent development and [about] trying to show the citizens ed that I should start an equivalent site for Sound of Boston is the new and the world that Boston has a music Rebecca Hutchinson is a freshman major- in Boston.” Neighborhood Sessions section where culture that is valuable and ... worth ing in international relations. She can be Meanwhile, Bedian, who acts as man- local artists are filmed and interviewed noticing,” Bedian said. reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5

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TV Review Ryan Buell | The Beat ‘Mixology’ serves up bitter, disappointing Quick hits: concoction a weekly b y Da n a Gu t h new show becomes stale. Daily Editorial Board The main focus of the pilot episode is on Tom (Blake Lee), a broken-hearted mess urged recap “Mixology” is, hands down, the most to explore bachelorhood by his best friends, astoundingly awful series released thus far Cal (Craig Frank) and Bruce (Andrew Santino). present some highlights and takeaways in 2014. It is baffling how ABC, a network These “bros,” who make a rather obnoxious from a busy week in hip-hop that point of being emotionally vacant, attempt included a number of releases from big Mixology to teach Tom how to seduce single twenty- name artists. Without further ado: somethings around them in hopes of getting I Rick Ross’s “Mastermind” is better than their friend over his sob-story breakup. expected. This might sound like a trite exemplar of Enjoying a Rick Ross album is a little like Starring Craig Frank, Ginger Gonzaga, every overdone single-and-ready-to-mingle watching “Scarface” (1983). Sure it’s fictional, Blake Lee, Vanessa Lengies plotline. Still, “Mixology” promises a new but you’re still going to revel in the king- Airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on ABC point of view each episode, so that viewers pin narrative. Imagining the dangerous and can reasonably give the show the benefit of luxurious life of crime that Ross describes with a large female audience and a tendency the doubt and hope for a more original sto- is his music’s very appeal. The fact that he toward mild, family-friendly humor, could rytelling perspective as the series progresses. isn’t the criminal he claims to be only makes unveil a show with such offensive writing What can’t be overlooked, however, are it more accessible; he’s imagining that life- and overdone ideas. In the midst of ABC’s the characters’ blatantly degrading attitudes style alongside us. Ross will never blow you most recent forward-thinking hits, including toward the women around them. Cal and away with his lyrics. There will be funny “Modern Family” (2009-present), “Scandal” Bruce’s comments range from judgmental — lines, offensive lines and lines that make no (2012-present) and “Grey’s Anatomy” “Remember: the higher the heels the looser sense. There will be gluttony, excess and — of (2005-present), this low-level bar comedy she feels” — to jaw-dropping and simply course — food. sticks out like a sore thumb. unacceptable — “Look at that chick throw- But with Ross, it isn’t about multisyl- In its defense, the high-concept sitcom ing up; I’m going to bang her out.” The most labic rhyme schemes and powerful mean- offers up a somewhat novel premise. The upsetting line in the show refers to women ings. Rather it’s about the presentation. entire season centers around a fateful night who seem uninterested in our protagonist: “Mastermind,” the Maybach Music Group at the club — which is viewed from a new “You are a Viking,” one of Tom’s friends says label founder’s sixth studio album, is no character’s perspective each episode. As to him by means of encouragement. “You exception. The beats are lushly layered, and advertised by its tagline, “This is the story of Heidi Foner via Flickr Creative Commons rape and pillage and take what you want!” the aura is grandiose. Production comes 10 strangers, one night and all the ridiculous Kacey (Vanessa Lengies) is just one of female char- This is a low point even for TV bar humor, courtesy of Ross himself, Mike WiLL Made It, things we do for love.” Yes, it is reminiscent of acters featured on the mysoogynistic ‘Mixology.’ and it is particularly appalling to slip a show DJ Mustard and Scott Storch, among others. “24” (2001-2010) in its timeline and “Vantage “Mixology” has failed any potential view- with such a slimy tone into the time slot Guest spots include Kanye West, Jay-Z, The Point” (2008) in its basic principle, but this ers by executing this quality idea through a directly following “Modern Family.” Weeknd, Jeezy and Scarface. At this point in specific brand of romantic comedy can’t stereotypical, misogynistic lens. In doing so, his career, there are no surprises with Ross. quite be found anywhere else on television. what could have been a fresh, captivating see MIXOLOGY, page 6 His formula is tried and tested. But the exe- cution is as sharp as ever on “Mastermind.” ScHoolboy Q doesn’t give a damn what Gallery Review Album Review people think. Months of hype and excitement — Real Estate continues much like what surrounded the buildup to ScHoolboy Q’s sophomore effort “Habits and Contradictions” (2012) — can cre- to delight with ate insurmountable stress and impossible expectations. The pressure to give the people smooth rock jams what they want can even derail an artist. b y Br e n d a n Do n o h u e ScHoolboy Q, who for his part did nothing Daily Editorial Board to offset the hype with his self-comparisons to Kendrick Lamar, clearly had no interest in Despite an ever-increasing infatuation sacrificing his vision for the expectations of with newer, technologically driven styles others. His just-released album “Oxymoron,” Courtesy Alexander Azan / Tufts Art Gallery of electronic and hip-hop music, more is not the party-anthem album that some Softic’s works are expansive and often combine layered symbolic images and patterns. may have hoped for. There are no songs that Atlas will top the Hot 100 and only a handful of lighthearted bangers. It’s an album of gritty ‘Migrant Universe’ exhibition tracks, and ScHoolboy Q is at his best on the Real Estate plethora of darker gangster cuts. What makes ScHoolboy Q special is his explores culture, identity Domino Recording Company ability to let his personality shine through on b y Dr e w Ro b e r t s o n Said, a Palestinian-American writer all of his music. Whether it’s on the album’s Daily Editorial Board and intellectual: “Exiles are aware of at relaxed melody-based music continues biggest radio grab “Collard Greens” or the least two [cultures] and this plurality to find success among many audiences. darkest street narrative of “Hoover Street,” “I have transitioned through three of vision gives rise to an awareness of Few bands today do a better job of stick- the rapper never sacrifices himself. He pres- citizenships in addition to one period simultaneous dimensions ... vivid, actu- ing with a classic sound than Real Estate. ents himself exactly as he is — a complex of being a citizen of no country,” Tanja al, occurring together contrapuntally.” The band’s most recent album, “Atlas,” individual, aware of his faults, with a gang- Softic says in her artist’s statement. “In By referencing Said’s work, “Migrant is a testament to the group’s ability to ster background, a love for marijuana and a both my old and new countries, outdat- Universe” challenges visitors to think successfully continue creating the exact genuine appreciation for his new lifestyle — ed notions of national and ethnic iden- about Softic’s exhibit in a variety of same kind of music that characterized and tells you to take it or leave it. That blunt tity and belonging continue to shape contexts and not simply as the autobio- their rise to stardom. honesty is exactly what drives “Oxymoron.” the politics and the society.” graphical product of the artist. Arriving during a particularly cold spell Kid Cudi who? A prominent visual artist, Softic’s However, the best representation of the in the northeast, the casual, summer- “Man on the Moon: The End of Day,” Kid work is currently on display at the Tufts message of “Migrant Universe” is, of course, sounding vibe of this album is certain to Cudi’s acclaimed first album that spawned University Art Gallery in her “Migrant the artwork. The pieces — made of acrylic, brighten listeners’ days. In fact, it features hit singles including “Day ‘n’ Night” and Universe” exhibit. The exhibition is pigment, charcoal and chalk on handmade the kind of music that is reminiscent “Pursuit of Happiness,” was released five something of a meditation on themes paper — frequently juxtapose natural and of lazy afternoons spent driving aim- years ago. But it may as well have been a of exile, national identity and memory. scientific images. For instance, “Angel of lessly around suburban neighborhoods. lifetime ago for Cudi. From “Man on the According to handouts at the gallery, Becoming” places the silhouettes of fly- By utilizing relatively simple drumbeats Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager” (2010) to the artist first imagined this collection ing birds, wispy clouds and a tree branch and emphasizing the dancing rhythm of last year’s “Indicud,” his releases have gotten as a “visual poem,” presenting visitors across a background of curving lines, the the guitar, Real Estate is able to produce progressively less significant and his sales with layered symbols and images to imagined map of a black hole. indisputably pleasant music. Frontman have more or less declined. With the surprise convey complex meaning. Similarly, “Night in the Garden” fea- Martin Courtney uses his understated release of “Satellite Flight: The Journey to Her fascinating intellectual approach to tures looping strings of pearls, tipped voice almost like another instrument, let- Mother Moon” this year, Cudi is less relevant “Migrant Universe” and the body of work bowls pouring milk and the unmistak- ting it gently accompany the guitars. One than ever. The album received very mixed itself seem to bring together biographical able image of a satellite dish. These can imagine the bandmates in their native reviews and is projected to sell fewer than elements of Softic’s life. After emigrat- two pieces reflect a certain friction New York City suburb of Ridgewood, N.J., 100,000 first week units. I won’t pretend that ing from Bosnia and Herzegovina (which between the natural and the man- driving around tree-lined streets between I’ve listened to “Satelite Flight,” and really was, at the time, a part of Yugoslavia), made, yet also emphasize points of neat houses and kids playing stickball, that’s the point. He’s simply not a prominent Softic is now citizen of the United States connection. Both orbital in shape, the while this album plays soothingly in the artist in hip-hop any longer. For a rapper who and a Professor of Art at the University web of the black hole and the dish are background. used to be a mainstream staple, Cudi has of Richmond in Virginia. While it is clear reminiscent of one another, and each The simple guitar riffs and calm fallen to the fringes of a genre that seems to that that this collection represents a per- one offers a forcible means of connec- rhythms — best described in a single have advanced beyond his once progressive sonal and emotional journey, it is also tion: the black hole through universal word as “chill” — belie the dark under- sound. My, how times change. deeply thought-provoking and intensely oblivion and the satellite through vir- tones that sometimes reside in the lyrics applicable to a wide range of experiences tual communication. of the songs. As always, Real Estate pos- outside her own. Reoccurring images in Softic’s work, sesses a clear nostalgic wistfulness that Ryan Buell is a sophomore who is majoring For instance, one wall of the gallery in psychology. He can be reached at Ryan. displays the words of the late Edward see MIGRANT, page 6 see ATLAS, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Real Estate sticks to what it Cross-cultural artist brings unique vision to does best on ‘Atlas’ Tufts Art Gallery ATLAS sense to you?” Here again, words MIGRANT While this is only one inter- lower level of the Koppelman continued from page 5 of confusion and miscommuni- continued from page 5 pretation of her work, the gal- Family Gallery and in Remis longs for the sunny days of youth cation are sung over fun, smooth such as birds, bowls and webs, lery also provides information Sculpture Court in the Aidekman and the carefree feelings of sum- rhythms. Another highlight is the speak not only of the contrast- on Softic’s own understanding Arts Center. “Migrant Universe” mer. “Crime,” which mentions slightly slower “How Might I Live,” ing images within the artist’s of the art. Look for the “Guide debuted at Tufts on Jan. 30 and “crippling anxiety,” is a good a somewhat refreshing interlude journey, but also present the to Tanja Softi?’s Symbols” — a will remain open until April example of this dichotomy of that wonders, “How might I live many undeniable forms of pamphlet that complements 27. During the semester, the light and dark. Ultimately about to see the day?” Slightly different connection that bring people the exhibition — in the gallery gallery is open from 11 a.m. confusion, the track offers listen- from the rest of the album, this together, as well as that divide to read more about the artist’s to 5 p.m. on Tuesday through ers a window into the trademark track makes the record seem a them. The result is an exhibi- association with the images Sunday, and from 11 a.m. to 8 Real Estate lyrical melancholia little more diverse and offers lis- tion that explores, in equal present in her work. p.m. on Thursdays. Admission with lines like, “Toss and turn all teners a minute to breathe. parts, the concepts of “migrant” Visitors who wish to see is free, but a donation of $3 is night / don’t know how to make it With “Atlas,” Real Estate and “universe.” Softic’s work can see it on the suggested. right.” “April’s Song” succeeds in has made another album that generating both mood and imag- strongly echoes their previous ery without any lyricism, but fails endeavors, but has proved that to achieve the incredible feel- this is in no way limiting or Mixology fails to stir up emotion or laughter ing of exploration and childlike negative. Despite a possible wonder that was captured on one lack of long-term replay value, MIXOLOGY of their previous instrumental this album is sure to bring a bit continued from page 5 tracks, “Kinder Blumen,” from of happiness to listeners. And It is disappointing, as well, “Days” (2011). although on “Navigator” — the that such sexist attempts at jokes Real Estate has been sticking to album’s final song — Courtney are delivered by each and every this tried-and-true formula since promises, “I’ll meet you where character, both male and female. their eponymous 2009 debut. At the pavement ends,” “Atlas” In fact, women utter some of the times, it seems as if their entire seems to suggest that the roads worst lines: one gem involves discography could smoothly fit Real Estate drives down will tough Maya (Ginger Gonzaga) on one album; it’s hard to tell continue infinitely on. telling a friend that she only dates what songs belong where in the professional athletes because they timeline of the band’s six-year aren’t afraid to “smack [her] in the career. This is not to say the mouth; now that is [a] man.” band’s lack of growth or change One might expect a few vulgari- has been particularly damaging ties to arise from the show’s writers, — their sounds have not become Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the boring or dull. Whereas a band creative masterminds behind “The such as Animal Collective is laud- Hangover” trilogy. Even those films, ed for significantly altering their though, became wildly success- style from album to album, Real ful without approaching the level Mystic Lake Casino via Flickr Creative Commons Estate’s lack of experimentation of distasteful content “Mixology” Andrew Santino portrays a shockingly rude bar hopper as Bruce. is truly not an issue. offers up. With so many question- The lead single, “Talking able lines packed into less than who can’t care to remember his more poignantly than the frustrat- Backwards,” is one of the best on 30 minutes, the series needs some girlfriend’s name, before getting to ed audience, who most likely want “Atlas.” Comparable to the 2011 serious changes if it hopes not to any kind of emotional core. Even a lighthearted laugh and are instead hit “It’s Real,” the tune is a com- repulse those watching and to then, a much higher dosage of wit served an aggressive, borderline plete and satisfying track, full of avoid a swift cancellation. and imagination would be needed hateful concoction. This is 2014, shining, danceable riffs and posi- Stripped of its predatory over- for the show to distinguish itself and options for more modern, feel- tive, upbeat sounds. One finds it Kasper Vogelzang via Flickr Creative Commons tones, there is not much left of from other comedies of its kind. good entertainment abound. So, if hard not to bob along as the song Frontman Martin Courtney devel- “Mixology.” One has to wade past As all the characters in you are considering watching this hits its groove in the chorus, as ops his lyricism on newest album a myriad of eye-roll-inducing char- “Mixology” know, finding love is new series, remember that there the lyrics ask, “Am I making any while maintaining classic sound. acters, like the macho bartender hard. But nobody experiences this are plenty of other fish in the sea. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Op-Ed Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r o l i n e A. We l c h Greek life needs more space Editor-in-Chief Editorial With the announcement that the administration, in cooperation with also require this physical extension of J.L. Hoagland Sigma Nu fraternity and Kappa Alpha the Office of Fraternity and Sorority their campus presence, including mul- Stephanie Haven Theta sorority will move into a house Life, should nail down a concrete blue- tiple multicultural Greek organizations Managing Editors together next year, the growth of Greek print for the future of Greek life at associated with Boston that remain Justin Rheingold Executive News Editor life on campus is back in the news. Tufts. Doing so is critically important if without a physical space. The concerns Daniel Bottino News Editors The new location for SigNu, a previ- each Greek organization wants its own of students must be met with thoughtful Jenna Buckle Abigail Feldman ously established campus fraternity, space at Tufts that will allow its culture and careful consideration of the future Daniel Gottfried to grow and flourish. role of Greek life at Tufts. Alexa Horwitz and Theta, a new sorority, reminds Victoria Leistman us that Greek life now is more promi- The increase in fraternity and sorority We applaud the work of the Office of Annabelle Roberts Denali Tietjen nent on campus than ever. 123 more life on campus boasts a laundry list of Fraternity and Sorority Life and their Josh Weiner women went through the formal soror- benefits for the campus at large; includ- dedication to provide Tufts’ Greek orga- Sarah Zheng Meredith Braunstein Assistant News Editors ity recruitment process this year than ing increased philanthropic work and nizations physical homes on campus, Dana Guth in 2012, and a record high 216 women the creation of supportive social com- but encourage all parties to think in Kathleen Schmidt Jei-Jei Tan received bids. munities for students. The importance the long term and contemplate the Growth in Greek life should not be of a physical space on campus for Greek dangers of unchecked growth without Charlotte Gilliland Executive Features Editor Emma Arnesty-Good Features Editors taken lightly, as necessities for space organizations cannot be understated preparation and adequate resources. Emily Bartlett and campus engagement will only — space provides the opportunity for Ultimately, the future role of Greek life Hannah Fingerhut Caitlin McClure increase from here. While awarding organic community building and, on a will be decided by Jumbos that choose Sabrina McMillin housing for these two organizations basic level, enables friendships to form to join. If the trend continues, we’ll Jessica Mow Shannon Vavra will help solidify their campus presence in the living rooms and kitchens of Greek need more space for these organiza- Maya Blackstone Assistant Features Editors and support their members, the Tufts houses. 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Instead of counting these votes The Crimson White versities and pitch their plans for the as lost, they should spend time and Hadley Gibson Executive Copy Editors future, like how they want to help us effort marketing to them. Charlotte Rea Julia Russell Copy Editors Republicans will be facing a tough get jobs and keep our future look- Republicans also need to change Rachel Salzberg Vidya Srinivasan midterm election cycle. While they ing promising. The party needs to their rhetoric on immigration. The Arthur Beckel could win the Senate, an admittedly pick candidates who are not old white party, due to several recent propos- Aastha Chadha Assistant Copy Editors Kelsey Davenport major prize, they are also facing a real men, but candidates who are younger als and rhetorical gaffes, seems like Jose Garcia identity crisis: The party is growing and more exciting. It needs to make it is racist and not accepting of immi- Kristiana Jordan Reena Karasin way too old, and they are running out sure members are using ideas that grants. While I am not suggesting a Sophie Krakoff of voters. really reach our generation by using complete turnaround on policy, I am Vanessa Miller Patrick O’Shea Currently, the Republican Party is people in our generation and not our saying that the party needs to find a Jei-Jei Tan seen as the party of old white men. parent’s generation. It needs to push way to say its piece on immigration Tai Williams Yan Zhao This has been a joke for years and is jobs for us, because we do not want to without sounding racist. going to be troubling for the future of move home. The party needs to focus, in this Nitesh Gupta Executive Online Editor the party. 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Op-Ed Adam Kaminski | The Cool Column Hand in hand: Israel and white supremacy BASE jump- b y Sa b r i n a Gh a u s , Ra m z i Ba b o u d e r -Ma t t a to be a movement for the Jewish people to atically and forcibly removed Yemeni Jewish a homeland, but being a movement created children from their parents and placed them ing into a n d Lu c a s Ko e r n e r by white European Jews for white European in boarding schools or sold them to white Jews, Zionism has always concentrated European Jewish parents for adoption. In Febreze Faces dripping with sweat move together power in the hands of a European elite. the 1950s, 150,000 North African Jewish chil- as one in a crowd. Shouts echo through a When colonialism stopped being fashion- dren were given dangerously high doses of As I write this column in my clean and darkened sky as hands wave national flags able, Zionists dropped the “c” word from radiation without their parents’ consent in a Febrezed half-room, at my organized and in a rapid pulse. The mob pounces on a their lexicon, but their practices of racial series of unauthorized medical experiments Febrezed desk (facing my folded and very- solo taxi in the middle of the street, spraying exclusion and white supremacy continued. under the pretext of treating ringworm. Febrezed laundry) with my unfortunately broken glass over the ground. Egged on by Zionist white supremacy labels non- Arab Jews were forced into transit camps still grimy laptop, I’m feeling okay about the politicians, the mob continues its vengeance white bodies in various ways — in the case where they were subjected to a ‘de-Arabiza- catastrophic conditions in which I lived not by attacking any black bodies in their midst. of the Palestinians, they were (and are) tion’ process upon arrival into the country. a day ago. It’s not okay that a metaphorical This harrowing scene is neither from marked for destruction, as they occupy the This cultural genocide sought to transform typhoon ravaged my side of the room, and Apartheid South Africa nor the segregationist land Herzl declared to be the homeland them into proper Zionist subjects by mak- it’s not okay that a metaphorical typhoon riots of South Boston in the 1970s. This is May for Jews. Zionism’s racist framework subor- ing them ashamed of their histories, mother will ravage it again, but right now it’s okay — 2012 in Tel-Aviv, Israel, in the southern neigh- dinates Palestinian bodies to white Jewish tongues and their customs. Over the last I guess I’m finally living eye-to-eye. borhood of Hatikva where most residents are people — if white Jews need a state, brown three decades, the state has reapplied this It seems as though my half-room teeters Mizrahim — Jews from the Arab and Muslim Palestinians will be subjugated for its cre- policy to Ethiopian Jews. between an anal-retentive hideout and an world. We might react to this as just isolated ation. The erasure of Palestinians cannot be Ethiopian Jews share the experience of absolute cesspool. There’s no middle ground bigotry, a poor neighborhood inflamed by disassociated from Zionism, and the state intra-Jewish apartheid and are relegated like that which my roommate enjoys: per- xenophobia targeting asylum seekers from of Israel cannot exist without it. The ethnic to an even lower caste in this system. In a petual quasi-filth. The lesson here isn’t as Eritrea and Sudan. cleansing of Palestinians in 1948, and the display of state sanctioned misogyny, Israeli simple as “do your laundry, duh” (I’m not But that would miss the bigger picture. ongoing arrest, torture, siege, bombing and Health Ministry doctors injected Ethiopian so idealistic), but it’s rather a glimpse into Arab Jews, too, are victims of racial violence water crisis enacted upon Palestinians by women with a long-term contraceptive a potentially distracting and detracting life- and subjugation wrought by a variant of Israel are the physical manifestations of this in order to control the birthrates of the style. That is, the world of extremes. European colonialism. This system has vio- destructive ideology. Ethiopian community — precipitating their Admittedly, BASE jumping, street luging lently labelled, dehumanized, exploited and White supremacy in Israel does not limit decline by 50 percent over this past decade. and bull fighting all sound miserable to excluded bodies of color. Like Palestinians itself to expressly subjugating Palestinians. Many women were subjected to this pro- me — a guy who isn’t athletically extreme living under apartheid, Ethiopian Jews and It is a pervasive force in Israeli politics. Israeli cess while being held in Israeli-built transit enough to play non-extreme sports. That African Migrants, Arab Jews are also victims Minister of the Interior Eli Yishai, recently camps within Ethiopia. Here, it becomes doesn’t mean my inclination toward of Zionist white supremacy. spoke in response to new detainment poli- clear that Israel wants not only to rewrite its extremes hasn’t manifested itself in other Israel was founded upon Zionism, an ide- cies for African refugees. Yishai was quoted history, but also its future by dictating which ways. How I organize my room, utilize study ology that has sought to establish and main- in a June 3, 2012 Haaretz article saying that lives are brought into this world based on breaks and make friends are all influenced tain a white, European-Jewish (or Ashkenazi) Israel “belongs to the white man” and that he skin color alone. As it turns out, Israeli anti- by this iffy penchant. colony in non-European lands. It’s not hard would use “all the tools to expel the foreign- blackness is no anomaly, but rather fits And I’m not even losing my mind. When to see that this is a racist project — after all, ers, until not one infiltrator remains.” But into an ongoing campaign to exclude black I asked a few peers, they agreed with me, establishing a state in land already inhabited who are these infiltrators? Ethiopian Jews from Israel. Earlier on in sharing that their lives are often spent on by indigenous people is a clear sign of a belief While Zionism targets non-white Jews for Israeli history, in 1969, black African Jews either side of an on-off light switch. “You in their inferiority. forced assimilation and exploitation, this were denied the Jewish “right of return” to can’t just put on a little mascara and call Zionism’s roots are in white supremacy racist ideology casts African asylum seek- Israel, and their Judaism was called into it a day,” I was told by one anonymous, and colonization. It contains the same vein ers as “infiltrators” — a term actually used question. They were allowed in only after not-so-genderless friend. Although I know of logic that perpetrated the violent, geno- by the Israeli government. This demeaning the outcry of American Jews. absolutely nothing about the politics of cidal European colonization of the non- and accusatory label ignores the imperial The utter inhumanity and grotesque makeup, this makes some intuitive sense Western world. Theodor Herzl, the father histories and the personal circumstances of nature of white supremacy runs through to me. Either my friend looks as “good” as of Zionism, first lobbied the British govern- asylum-seekers. In rhetoric and in practice, the very veins of Zionism and therefore is an she can, or she works as lazily as she can. In ment for the creation of a Jewish colony in the state has attempted to strip migrants of inseparable part of Israel, as evidenced by other words, I presume, she doesn’t work at Uganda in 1903. When his proposal was their right to decent treatment and with it, the state’s treatment of non-white people in all, which for the record is totally fine by me. rejected, Herzl turned his gaze towards their humanity. Up until 2009, Israel granted its vicinity. We must understand, critique and Let’s not start any riots here. the Middle East, joining forces with the only one percent of asylum applications. oppose the racial caste system that tiers Israeli Academic, artistic and personal projects Palestine Jewish Colonization Association. Instead, the government has begun round- society. Doing so is to value the humanity of oscillated between the two poles as well. Ever Herzl explicitly envisioned Israel to be “a ing up Sudanese and Eritrean peoples, not only Palestinians, but of people of color heard of perfectionism? What about its con- part of a wall of defense for Europe in Asia, sending them to prison, internment camps all over the world. sequences: tirelessly striving for unparalleled an outpost of civilization against barbarism” and deporting them. success in whatever field fortunate enough to — or, as former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud This racist ideological framework also per- behold your tenacity versus bumming about Barak once put it, a “villa in the jungle.” This meates the Israeli government’s treatment of Sabrina Ghaus, Ramzi Babouder-Matta Facebook for evidence of others’ accomplish- logic portrays those in Israel and Europe as non-European Jews. Mizrahim, also known and Lucas Koerner are members of ments after your inevitable failure? “civilized,” as opposed to the “barbaric” and as Arab Jews, are targets of racist policies, as Students for Justice in Palestine. The A good question at this point might be, dangerous peoples of Asia and the Middle well. From 1930 to 1970, Israel — under the organization can be reached at Sjptufts@ “Why would anyone write a column about East who must be tamed. Zionism claims control of white, European elites — system- gmail.com riots, inevitable failures and neglected memories? This guy is losing his mind.” A better question, however, (or dare I say the Op-Ed best one, as it is thematically relevant) might be, “why do we construct extremes for our- selves at all?” I can fathom the appeal of Growth of Greek life at Tufts BASE jumping, with its “flow” and its “rush,” but I’m afraid living in a I-can’t-believe-it’s- b y El y s e Ga l l o w a y that emphasized problem solving, leadership Chi into our community, while also incorpo- functional sea of laundry inspires different development, values-based decision making, rating record numbers of new members join- varieties of flow, along with different variet- In about two and a half short months I effective communication and community ing our community this spring for both frater- ies of answers. will be graduating from Tufts University. I development. Participants arrived back on nities and sororities on campus. Tufts proudly In my own experience, welcoming will also become a proud alumna of the Tufts campus with valuable peer networks of sup- sent a delegation of 10 fraternity and sorority extremities seems to be a vestige of par- fraternity and sorority system. Fraternities port throughout the Greek system and “game members to the Northeastern Greek Leader ticular virtues — such as dedication, com- and sororities have been a tradition at Tufts plans” to improve their own chapters and Association Annual Conference, the highest mitment or wholeheartedness. Really, any University for more than 158 years, and one contribute to both the Greek community and attendance we have had in years. Lastly, we are virtue a lousy high school coach might use that I have fully embraced and taken advan- the Tufts student body as a whole. looking forward to having all 14 organizations to empower his players would work. tage of. And while our community has strug- After this retreat, many participants left housed on campus with Sigma Nu and Kappa “Commitment,” in my terms, means gled in the past, both internally and with the with a renewed confidence in the potential of Alpha Theta occupying 90-94 Curtis Street. commitment to the highest qual- university, I am confident leaving my post as the community. Many pledges were made: to In addition to all of these accomplishments, ity. “Commitment to the highest quality” Inter-Greek Council president knowing that improve morale within chapters, support the we are incredibly excited for what we have means anything less is a disappointment. we have made immense progress in the past growth of multicultural Greek organizations planned for the rest of the semester, includ- “Anything less” means just that: anything, a four years. and Kappa Alpha Theta as they join the cam- ing Town Hall meetings open to both chap- total failure and a near success both. This past year, Greek leadership coun- pus, hold each organization accountable to a ter members and non-Greek members, peer Now, would I rather ignore my half-room’s cils have worked closely with the Office of high standard and come together as a com- facilitated programming for new and active needs and outright fail any hygienic test, or Fraternity and Sorority Life (OFSL) and the munity to actively approach our weaknesses members and a completely revamped Greek work, attempting to maintain my hideout’s administration to not only improve the inter- and continue to develop our strengths. week highlighting fun, community outreach passable conditions, and self-critically “fail” nal structure of fraternity and sorority life, Since then, with the active participation and awarding chapters for their achievements any hygienic test? The quotations make a but also foster growth and understanding of chapter delegates and members, we have and progress. semantic difference, but maybe not a practi- of the true meaning of Greek life. We have created an Inter-Greek Council mission state- Although I am sad to be leaving this com- cal one. Honestly (and a bit shamefully), in strived to embody the ideals of our respec- ment to accompany a thoroughly revised and munity so soon, I am proud and honored the life of a busy college student, the former tive organizations and those which tie us updated Inter-Greek Council constitution. to have had the opportunity to serve as a doesn’t sound so bad. together, and share these values with the We have created a Judicial Board comprised leader within my chapter and as president This may very well be why every few Tufts community. of chapter members and IGC Executives of the Greek system. It has been a highly weeks my room smells like nothing but This past fall, Tufts OFSL held its second trained to approach actions seen in violation rewarding experience, and I am fully con- grime ... well, grime and Febreze. Maybe it’s Greek leaders retreat, inviting the Inter- of OFSL policy, leading us toward developing fident that fraternity and sorority life will time to stop ceaselessly striving for perfec- Greek Council, Inter-Fraternity Council and an accountable and self-governing entity. Our serve Tufts University well as it continues to tion, and start striving to live with imperfec- Panhellenic Council Executive Board mem- public relations team has boosted our social grow and flourish. tion: perpetual quasi-filth. bers, in addition to chapter representatives. media presence, highlighting our members, In this two-day retreat, which aimed to chapter activities and events, as well as shar- improve relationships among campus lead- ing our rich history on platforms such as Elyse Galloway is a senior majoring in Adam Kaminski is a freshman who has not ers through an intensive, interactive weekend Facebook and Twitter. We have warmly wel- anthropology. She can be reached at Elyse. yet declared a major. He can be reached at program, participants took part in activities comed Kappa Alpha Theta and Lambda Pi [email protected]. [email protected].

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BROWNE Turkey, and Greece. She believes that, “She’s obviously the best women’s The NBA’s continued from back even though it might be tougher for tennis player Tufts has ever had,” year, I felt like I had improved a lot them, Div. III athletes have a place in sophomore tennis player Catherine worst-kept and then I played a couple pro tour- the professional tennis. Worely said. “I remember last year as a naments over the summer. Junior and “The top Div. I players are equivalent freshman we had our first tournament senior year I played some of my best to about [the top] 150-300 [players] in and I was the only freshman sitting secret collegiate tennis, so the goal to play the world,” Browne said. “While these by myself watching some of the other professionally seemed realistic to me.” players would most likely have more girls play and she came up and sat next he Philadelphia 76ers, after a One NCAA Div. III singles title, three success than the top Div. III players to me and I was basically star struck. hot start to the season, have NESCAC Player of the Year awards, one on the pro tour, that doesn’t mean that Her name is mentioned all the time. fallen to a 15-43 record; the Div. III Doubles Championship, and a Div. III players can’t compete and have Everyone knows who she is.” Orlando Magic have tumbled slew of leadership, sportsmanship, and a ranking.” Browne confesses that after an toT 18-42, buoyed — as they were last athlete awards later, Browne decided She says that most people seem to accomplished high school, college and year, according to an anonymous to play professionally. think that professional tennis includes professional career, she’s giving tennis NBA scout — by their trying really, “I knew I wasn’t going to make a only top players like Serena Williams a break and trying different sports. really hard; and the Milwaukee Bucks living off being a professional tennis and Maria Sharapova, but that in real- “Right now I’m playing squash,” have won 11 games, on pace to win player and that I had other goals that ity there’s a wide range of players from Browne said. “I needed to have a clean fewer than 20. I wanted to pursue for my career ... at the very top all the way down. break from [tennis]. It’s good because Not that they’re concerned. the same time, I wanted to take tennis For current Tufts tennis players, of tennis, I don’t have to start the sport While these teams have compiled as far as it could go,” Browne said. Browne has left a lasting legacy, and from scratch. I am not sure exactly garbage rosters through a series of Browne played in singles and dou- has shown them that being a profes- what my career aspirations are as of ill-advised moves, they have also bles tournaments all over the world, sional tennis player is not synonymous now, but I hope to figure it out in the purposefully dumped salary (see: including in places like South Africa, with going to a Div. I school. next five to six years.” 76ers) to make room for the cream of the crop of the most loaded draft in years. It has yielded such rightly named modus operandi as “riggin’ for [Andrew] Wiggins,” “sorry for MEN’S LACROSSE one-sided victories in recent memory. In addi- Jabari [Parker]” and “scandal for continued from back tion to notching more than 20 goals against [Julius] Randle.” On the next drive, Wood went from lending the Panthers, the 19-point margin was the On Friday, in a superfluous Jumbosthe helping hand toshow taking it, receiving no signsa pass Jumbos’ of weakness largest since a 26-4 dismantling after ofoffseason changes announcement at MIT’s Sloan from Bowers on the left wing and one-timing Norwich in the 2013 NCAA tournament, and Sports Conference, former general it past Gaudio to make it 14-3 Tufts. Enchill marked their biggest in-conference margin of manager of the Toronto Raptors and Uppgren each added scores to put the victory in modern records. Bryan Colangelo admitted — to Jumbos up by 13 before Broome found the The Jumbos exposed weaknesses in the no one’s surprise — that he had back of the net for the Panthers. Panthers’ end-to-end game, and made them tried to tank during the lockout- But for every Panthers score, the Jumbos pay for the loss of several seniors last season. shortened season of 2011-12. The had four more in response, capped off by They also shut down 2013 NESCAC Rookie of Raptors were abysmal that year, Wood, Bailey and Schoenhut combining for the Year Broome for most of the afternoon. the reward of which was shooting a textbook transition score as the third period “They got some good opportunities but guard Terrence Ross. closed out. we were really fortunate enough to limit their Suffice it to say Ross was not the “As a team we were pushing in transition ability to actually convert those into goals,” savior Toronto needed. Without the and capitalizing on every mistake to create junior defensive midfielder Ryan Le said. prophetic wherewithal — dubbed our scoring opportunities, “ Enchill said. At the same time, Tufts answered questions “analytical background,” or perhaps Oliver Porter / The Tufts Daily It took Tufts just 19 seconds in the final about its ability to reload on defense and abil- “aptitude,” in basketball jargon — The men’s lacrosse team demonstrated its skills stanza to increase its lead on another Wood ity to push the ball in transition, doing both Colangelo ushered the franchise with a 24-6 win over No. 18 Middlebury. goal. Sophomore Connor Bilby then found with apparent ease. The Jumbos also looked into an era of moderate prosperity, classmate Ben Andreycak, who also beat strong at the faceoff, as Helfrich collected 14 of ning such a decisive victory at Middlebury, the and was relieved of his position. Gaudio to make it 22-4. With nearly the entire 21 faceoffs and a game-high 10 groundballs. Jumbos remain grounded as they approach a What Colangelo did was not quarter remaining, head coach Mike Daly sent Tufts now faces a six-day stretch in which week of preparation. unusual. In fact, it has become out the substitutes. the squad will prepare for its first non-confer- “It was nice to win, but we’re trying to focus commonplace among those teams A highly touted contest going in, the ence game of the year against Keene State. one game at a time,” Chang said. “We’re just that flounder with frustrating con- matchup turned out to be one of Tufts’ most Despite the confidence boost from win- trying to focus on the game ahead of us.” sistency — he just happened to pay the ultimate price. This tactic — which has gained traction among teams with a modicum or more of potential, not just those whose fate is preordained — has sounded the half, Jumbos show alarm among the NBA brass. People have put a number of solu- Afterresilience sluggish first tions on the table, most notably the so-called wheel: a fixed rotation, WOMEN’S LACROSSE determined by a series of complex continued from back algorithms, cycled through every 30 years. At the moment, it appears to Horner capped the onslaught with a goal of be the frontrunner. her own at the 25:47 mark. The NBA, for all its deliberation, “In the second half we came out on has marginalized talk of scrapping fire,” Horner said. “It was like night and the mechanism altogether in favor day. The first half sucked, but as much of free agency. For an organiza- as it sucked we saw how good we could tion headed by ardent capitalists, be. In the second half, we won by a sig- its cornerstones — regulation of nificant margin against the No. 3 team in trade, revenue sharing and finally the country. We demonstrated [that] we the draft — bespeak potent social- can keep up with any team.” ist overtones. The next 10 minutes of play was a The solutions explored thus far back and forth affair, as Tufts scrambled entail some flaws, though they all to close the gap between themselves would merely reconfigure the cur- and Middlebury. Finally, after almost rent system rather than abolish it. 10 minutes without a goal, DiGate sent Free agency, on the other hand, home her third goal of the day off an would both jive with the capitalist assist from sophomore midfielder Brigid proclivities of owners and allow Bowser to make the score 10-7. players greater leeway in choosing However, three goals was the closest with whom to sign. Tufts would get for the rest of the game, Each player would still declare, as Middlebury scored two quick goals but each team — purchasing power to push their lead back up to five. A goal contingent upon the standings from Ross with 4:27 left to play capped off from the previous season, playoffs the final score of the day for either side. included — would dart in a mad Tufts can take away a lot from scramble to secure the rights to Saturday’s game, and will look to use whichever players. Additionally, it as both a lesson and a momentum each team would be allowed two builder for the future. players max unless they obtain draft “We have to hold ourselves to the rights of another team(s) in a prior standard of the second half,” Halmo deal. No deal inked via the draft, said. “We know we can do it, so we subject to rigid time constraints, should be [playing like that] every half.” would incur tax penalties. “That second half, I think we can use Tanking will always exist so long as a springboard,” Horner added. “We as there remains some incentive, but can definitely use it for this week. [We a free market would go a long way can] build off that second half and not to mitigate the pain and suffering ever go back to that first half.” wrought upon fans and players alike. Looking forward, the team wants to Eliminating fixed draft slots is only ensure that, unlike last year, they don’t dig the first step in the right direction. themselves into a hole in the NESCAC. “We only get one chance to play these NESCAC teams,” Halmo said. “We can’t Sam is a junior who is majoring in let anything slip by us.” religion. He can be reached at Samuel_l. [email protected] 12

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Women’s Lacrosse Tufts falls to Middlebury in opener b y Ja k e In d u r s k y first half, and they got the Panthers for the rest of the half, Daily Editorial Board ground balls. It took a while for as they rattled off eight straight us to adjust.” goals until DiGate stopped the Saturday was a tale of two If anything, the team may bleeding with her second goal halves for the women’s lacrosse have headed into the game with of the day with 2:17 left to play team, who lost 12-8 to No. 3 too much confidence coming in half. Middlebury at Bello Field. The off an emphatic preseason win However, Middlebury refused first 30 minutes of the game over Babson. to let Tufts end the half on a were difficult to watch for faith- “I think having a new system high note, as sophomore mid- ful Jumbo fans, as the home and getting into it and being fielder Chrissy Ritter put the team let up eight consecutive confident with it — which we ball in the back of the net with goals to the Panthers before are really confident with, espe- only three seconds left on the closing out the half down 10-2. cially because of how our sys- clock to send Tufts into the “It was surreal,” senior co- tem has been in the past — locker room with an eight goal captain Gabby Horner said. may have made us a little too deficit. However, an entirely differ- confident,” senior midfielder In the second half, howev- ent Tufts team came out onto Eliza Halmo said. “It worked er, Tufts flipped the script on the field in the second half, really well against Babson, and Middlebury and displayed the as Tufts managed to outscore we completely controlled both potential they have for this sea- Middlebury six to two to close ends of the field against them.” son moving forward. out the game strong against one Yet the win against Babson Junior midfielder Lindsey of the top teams in the nation. seemed like a distant memory Walker started the scoring just Heading into Saturday, the on Saturday for most of the first over two minutes into the half Jumbos were simply focused half, as Middlebury sophomore off of a free position shot. The on themselves; their goals were attack Bridget Instrum put her Jumbos did not wait long to to manage the pace and pos- team on the board with an strike again, as sophomore attack session of the game. However, unassisted goal less than a min- Caroline Ross scored just over a against a team like Middlebury, ute into the game. minute later off an assist from controlling the game is easier Junior attack Kali DiGate tied Halmo, which was followed only said than done. the game with a goal of her 20 seconds later by a goal from “We just came out kind of own off an assist from Horner freshman midfielder Annie Artz. Katy McConnell / The Tufts Daily flat-footed,” Horner said. “They just before the 25-minute mark. The women’s lacrosse team struggled in the early half against Middlebury won most of the draws in the From then on, though, it was all see WOMEN’S LACROSSE, page 11 on Saturday, but scored six second-half goals to finish with a 12-8 loss.

Women’s Tennis Men’s Lacrosse Julia Browne, Tufts’ own Tufts beats Middlebury professional tennis player b y Jo r g e Mo n r o y -Pa l a c i o b y Ka t e Kl o t s the scoring mix to pull Tufts Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial Board ahead by three. When it comes to Div. III In the second period, Tufts con- athletes, few compare to Tufts Both teams expected a show- tinued to push ahead. Uppgren alumna Julia Browne (LA ’11). down, as No. 5 Tufts played No. carried the ball in front of the Through long hours of practice with18 Middlebury strongon Saturday after- offensecage and flicked a quick behind- and training, this Jumbo made noon. And just three minutes the-back pass to Schoenhut who it all the way to the profes- into the contest, it appeared that finished his second score of the sional circuit. a tight game was exactly what the afternoon. After Helfrich secured Browne first began play- Jumbos would get. Middlebury, another possession for the Jumbos, ing tennis in Glenn Head, N. Y., hosting Tufts in 20-degree weath- Bailey crept around the left side of where she was raised. Her father, er that felt more like five degrees, the cage to set up his second tally who was a professional tennis jumped on the board first when of the day. player himself after playing at the junior midfielder Taylor Pirie beat Two minutes later, Wood University of Wisconsin, was her senior keeper Patton Watkins for drove down the alley and scored. first coach. Browne’s father not an early goal. Sophomore midfielder A.J. Enchill only exposed her to tennis, but As the Jumbos trailed 1-0 early then tallied a score to make it 8-1 also to a variety of other sports as in the game, hardly anyone could before the Panthers finally put a well, including soccer, basketball have predicted the offensive erup- stop to the bleeding. and softball. tion that soon followed. Tufts Middlebury controlled a In high school, Browne’s father responded to Middlebury’s early quick possession off the ensuing told her that, while she could score with an eight-goal run of its faceoff, and sophomore attack- continue playing as many sports own, creating a sizeable lead on man Tim Giarrusso picked up a as she wanted, she would have to the way to a 24-6 victory. ground ball to fire past Watkins narrow her focus to progress sig- “We just kind of stayed relax, and make it 8-2. nificantly in one of them. Browne and played like we play,” junior The Panthers’ comeback was says that she struggled when long stick midfielder Jeff Chang short-lived though, as the Jumbos choosing which sport to pursue. said. “We’re never too worried rattled off three consecutive goals She found it so difficult to nar- about the score.” in two minutes to push the lead row it down to just one that she Virginia Bledsoe / Tufts Daily Archives After Middlebury’s opening back up to 11-2. decided to play basketball in the Former Tufts tennis player Julia Browne finished her illustrious collegiate career and score, senior captain and net- Throughout the day, Tufts’ winter and tennis in the spring. went on to play in professional tournaments across the world. minder Nate Gaudio made a attackmen and offensive mid- As Browne got older and more series of saves to keep Tufts off fielders put heavy pressure on serious about tennis she started “I was losing a lot, and I was coaches were interested based the boards. Sophomore attackman Middlebury’s defense as it attempt- competing in the junior circuit, constantly upset that I wasn’t on my junior results,” Browne John Uppgren was the first to break ed to clear the ball, forcing several playing in USTA junior tourna- getting the results I wanted, but said. “I was mediocre at best. through for the Jumbos, wrapping turnovers in transition. Even when ments starting in the 14-and- was told, mostly by my dad, that However, I feel so grateful that around the right side of the cage the Panthers did break across the under circuit, but she admits that I hadn’t peaked yet and that I was I met with [coach] Kate Bayard and wristing a left-handed shot midline, the Jumbos’ defensive she didn’t enjoy her experiences. still getting better,” Browne said. and ended up at Tufts.” past Gaudio to tie the game at 1-1. midfielders and close defenders “I played mostly sectional “I did not want to hear this at the Browne came to Tufts unsure Minutes later, senior tri-captain shut out Middlebury’s most potent tournaments and a few national time, but he was right.” of how well she would do, but Beau Wood ripped an off-the- scoring threats. opens as I got to the 18-and- After four years of being a was ready to work hard to reach mark shot, but junior attackman “Patton was seeing the ball under [circuit]. The Eastern sec- two-sport high school athlete, her full potential. After a lack- Cole Bailey collected the ricochet really well that day,” Chang said. tion was very strong, competitive Browne had to choose whether luster freshmen year, Browne’s and finished a point-blank look to “Our defense was also limiting and not a friendly environment,” or not she was going to pursue game started to click. At the end put Tufts on top. Bailey’s classmate Middlebury from getting high per- Browne said. “In every tour- tennis or basketball in college. of an incredible sophomore year Chris Schoenhut then received a centage opportunities.” nament there was at least one A stronger focus on fair play and season, she began to think about quick feed on the doorstep of the Tufts maintained its quick match where a girl was blatantly a chance to finally peak and see playing professionally. crease, shelving it past Gaudio to pace at the start of the second cheating, and I was too scared to the results she expected were “I didn’t decide until my make the score 3-1. half. Wood collected the ball off call a linesman. Girls were also some of the reasons that made sophomore year that I would The Jumbos gathered steam the opening faceoff and streaked mean in that they’d be friends Browne choose tennis. seriously consider playing pro as sophomore midfielder down the right side of the field with you off court right after they Following her decision, after school because it wasn’t Conor Helfrich excelled on before passing to Schoenhut on cheated in a match.” Browne found the recruitment realistic until then,” Browne faceoffs, controlling posses- the edge of the crease for another While playing in the junior cir- process trying. said. “After my sophomore sions and allowing Tufts to quick-strike score. cuit, Browne found it hard to obtain “The college recruiting scene build momentum. Senior mid- the results she was aiming for. was difficult because very few see BROWNE, page 11 fielder Dan Leventhal joined see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 11