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Where You Partly Cloudy Read It First 48/29 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 30 FRiday, MARCH 9, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Journalist, activist Rinku Sen Guster, Lupe Fiasco at Spring Fling speaks about gender, immigration BY LEAH LAZER we need to get done.” these issues, including race, gen- Daily Editorial Board Sen discussed the differences der, class, sexuality and disability. between justice, diversity, equality “Part of privilege is not having Indian-American activist and and equity. Ideal equity, she said, to see all the ways in which you author Rinku Sen last night gave would lead to a situation where get helped by the rules and the a presentation titled “We’re All everyone’s needs and abilities were arrangements,” Sen said. Accidental Americans: Gender, viewed with equal weight, leading Planners of the event felt that Immigration & Citizenship” in honor to treatment that was just and fair Sen’s lecture would be relevant to of International Women’s Day. but not necessarily identical. the Tufts community because of Sen is the president and exec- “Start at the margins rather her focus on global social injus- utive director of the Applied than at the center and you’ll be a tices. Research Center (ARC) and the long way forward towards being Director of the Women’s Center publisher of Colorlines.com. The inclusive,” Sen said. “The way that Steph Gauchel, Interim Director ARC investigates racial conse- change happens is the oppressed of the Women’s Studies Program quences of local and national gov- people stand up and refuse to take Sonia Hofkosh and Director of ernment policy initiatives through anymore.” the Asian American Center Linell media and journalism. In line with the strategy of the Yugawa were instrumental in plan- International Women’s Day, ARC, Sen provided several case ning Sen’s lecture. which was established in 1909, is studies of people in situations of “[Sen] writes and speaks on held on March 8 every year. structural or institutional discrimi- many topics, such as racism, femi- The lecture focused on the expe- nation, such as domestic laborers nism, immigration, economics and rience of being a person of color in being denied workers’ rights and organizing, raising consciousness the context of American society immigrant parents being legally about injustices in our society,” and institutions. Sen described separated from their children. Yugawa told the Daily in an email. how immigrants in America are “Our real goal was to humanize “And given what she speaks on, we often framed as foreigners, ter- immigrants,” she said. “Stories are felt that she would be perfect for rorists and freeloaders, frequently key to triggering new frames [and] International Women’s Day.” evoking images of illegality. motivating emotions.” Hofkosh agreed that Sen was “Those frames are about Sen discussed the different types an ideal speaker to bring to cam- arousing in Americans a fear and of bias and oppression in society, pus in honor of International an image and a sense of division,” ranging from individual biases and Women’s Day. JUSTIN MCCALLUM / THE TUFTS DAILY she said. “Part of our job as activ- power struggles to institutional “Sen’s work speaks directly to the This year’s Spring Fling will feature Lupe Fiasco, White Panda, and ists doing this work is to change policies and structural practices. issues whose history International Guster (above), a band comprised of Tufts alumni. The artists were that image in the public debate. She spoke about the different lens- chosen based on the student body’s desire for a “fun and crazy We have a cultural reframe that es through which one can view see RINKU SEN, page 2 show,” according to a Feb. 29 Concert Board press release. Students to participate in conflict simulation Annual China-U.S. Symposium The Tufts University Field Exercise in guest speakers and lectures,” said Peace and Stability Operations (FIELDEX) FIELDEX co-director Aparna Ramanan, is a real-time peace-keeping simulation a junior. “A lot of Tufts students go to be held this weekend that takes students out of the class- on to do non-governmental organiza- room and into a real-life conflict simu- tion work, and [FIELDEX] is a good BY MELISSA WANG and Alliance Linking Leaders in lation in which they gain experience experience to understand how dif- Daily Editorial Board Education and the Services (ALLIES) with making decisions in high-intensity ferent it is on the ground. It gives a Representative Philip Ballentine said and controversial situations. sense of realism, combined with the Tufts’ fifth annual China-U.S. the two panels scheduled for tomor- This marks the fourth year of complexity of it.” Symposium will be held today and row, titled “America’s ‘Return to Asia’ FIELDEX, which grew out of an Along with this complexity, students tomorrow in the Cabot Intercultural and China’s Broadening Pacific Power” Experimental College course about in FIELDEX contend with the difficulty Center to discuss relations between the and “Engagement with China,” will counter-terrorism, according to co-di- of decision-making, Ramanan said. two countries. delve into military security as well rector Konrad Gessler, a sophomore. “As much as we want to simulate Symposium Co-Director Ye Shen as diplomacy, negotiation and conflict The simulation lasts a day and a everything, at the end of the day, it’s noted that the overarching topic of this resolution. half, and participants are assigned still acting,” she said. “Sometimes year’s symposium, leadership transi- The symposium’s Executive Board roles in a scenario that is influenced students feel pressure to come out tions, is particularly relevant in light of said the event has expanded in every by recent social and political events. with a real product. The goal is more the coming shifts in both Chinese and respect over the last two years. The According to Gessler, this year’s sce- to shed light on realism, but we’re U.S. political leadership. event budget increased from $500 in its nario concerns resource availability inherently unable to do that since it’s “The presidential elections are hap- inaugural year to $8,000 last year and to and water scarcity, based on recent a simulation.” pening in the United States this year, $14,000 this year, according to Kelly, a fears and issues on the matter in According to Gessler, the program and in China, the current vice president sophomore. He added that ticket sales South Asia. primarily draws students majoring in Xi Jinping will be the president soon as have increased more than threefold “We draw from historical exam- international relations and political sci- well,” Shen, a sophomore, said. over last year’s. ples,” Gessler said. ence, but also attracts students from The two-day symposium consists of In addition to the budget, Ballentine, Seventy students usually participate other concentrations and majors. four panels focusing on development, a sophomore, said that the symposium in FIELDEX, Gessler said, including stu- “This year’s topic may be of particu- international relations and economics, itself has also grown in size. dents from the United States Military lar interest to environmental studies according to Symposium Co-Director “We went from an ALLIES-only event Academy at West Point and the United students,” Gessler said. Ian Kelly. to a big community of people who States Naval Academy, as well as Tufts This year’s program will take place Keynote speaker Joseph Fewsmith, all have an interest in China’s various undergraduates and other non-Tufts from March 30-31, and students may the director of Boston University’s issues,” he said. students. Participants are assigned enroll on the FIELDEX website for Center for the Study of Asia and pro- He cited the abundance of spon- roles, including politicians, military, a registration fee of $20 or $25, fessor of international relations and sors as an indication of the confer- civilians and journalists, and through depending on their desired role. political science, will deliver the David ence’s expansion. Sponsors include these roles they attempt to solve a Junior Lindsay Carpenter is a peace J. Rawson Jr. Memorial Lecture this the Institute for Global Leadership, community or regional crisis. and justice studies major who partici- afternoon, according to Programming ALLIES, the Tufts Community Union The initiative is led by undergradu- pated in FIELDEX last spring. Team and Operations Team Member Senate, Fletcher Security Fund, the Arts, ates from Alliance Linking Leaders in “I loved it,” she said. “I was a Annie Donovan. Sciences and Engineering Diversity Education and the Services (ALLIES), United Nations negotiator. It was a Kelly said the first panel today is titled Fund, Tufts Global China Connection, and under the mentorship of graduate little rushed at the end to finish it, but “The Role of Law in Political Reform” the Student Life Fund, the International students at the Fletcher School of Law overall a great experience.” while the second panel, “20 Years After Center and the Asia Studies Fund. and Diplomacy. Deng Xiaoping,” will examine how these In an effort to ensure that the sympo- “Tufts students are inundated with —by Brionna Jimerson leadership changes will affect the eco- sium reflects a truly international focus, nomic facet of Sino-U.S. relations. Military Security Panel Coordinator see SYMPOSIUM, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s sections The Daily offers you Actor Ezra Miller dis- News/Features 1 Classifieds 11 some tasty gourmet cusses with the Daily recipes you can make the highlights of his Arts & Living 5Sports Back in your dorm kitchen. young career. Comics 8 see FEATURES, page 2 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS & Features Friday, March 9, 2012 THE TUFTS DAILY Dorm-style cooking: Convenient gourmet DANIEL J.

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