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Conn-gratulations: Huskies best in show Greek houses reach out to LGBT community at Tufts
b y Co r i n n e Se g a l audience at the presentation filled Cabot Daily Editorial Board Auditorium, Bourdon said. New members of the Greek community The Greek community has in the past were required to attend the lecture as part month stepped up cooperation with cam- of their member education following rush, pus lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender which also includes seminars on hazing (LGBT) students and organizations after and alcohol policy education, Interim members of both groups expressed the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs need for better mutual understanding. Jamie Engle said. The widespread discussion began as “By working with our newest members, a result of several incidences of verbal we set a new precedent for the house, and abuse that occurred within fraternity we’re able to build off of each new class,” houses, Tom Bourdon, director of the Theta Delta Chi (123) Vice-President Aaron LGBT Center, said. Tartakovsky, a junior, said. “The younger “Some of the incidents were based guys help make the future of the house.” around language and things being said “These are issues that we feel, as a com- to people that definitely don’t work as far munity, are important,” Engle added. “We as creating a safe environment on this want to educate our new members on campus,” he said. these issues and hopefully shift the culture “We thought it was time to create a bet- in the direction of being more inclusive.” ter understanding between the two com- Logan Cotton, a 123 brother who helped munities,” Bourdon said. to organize the event, said that one of The Greek and LGBT communities ear- the event’s goals was to bridge the gap MCT lier this month hosted Shane Windmeyer, between the two communities. The University of Connecticut (UConn) men’s basketball team ended Butler’s Cinderella an activist for improving LGBT life on col- “It’s an opportune first step in the larger run last night, holding the No. 8-seed Bulldogs to a paltry 18.8 shooting percentage lege campuses nationwide. considered effort between the LGBT cen- in a 53-41 win in the NCAA Tournament final at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Windmeyer’s lecture, the centerpiece of ter, LGBT community, progressive stu- UConn pulled away in the second half for its 11th consecutive win, a streak that a larger attempt at cultural change on the dents and Greek life,” Cotton, a soph- includes five straight wins, to take home the Big East Tournament title. Junior Kemba part of the Greek community, was entitled omore, said. “We’re trying to make the Walker, the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, led the Huskies with 16 points. “Pledging Acceptance: The Intersection UConn coach Jim Calhoun won his third NCAA championship, becoming at age 68 of LGBT and Greek Life at Tufts.” The the oldest coach to win a title. see GREEK, page 2 TuftsLife proposes SMS Professor receives Indian award for short code for the Hill excellence in chemical sciences
b y Ma r i e Sc h o w provisions for the Senate to b y Mi n y o u n g So n g The organization’s Award for this fundamental work would Daily Staff Writer explore how to continue fund- Daily Editorial Board Excellence in Chemical Sciences have significant implications ing the system if it is deemed honors scientists across the and applications towards drug Students this month may be a success at the end of the trial Krishna Kumar, a profes- globe who have made extraor- development and understanding voting on a referendum call- period. sor of chemistry in the School dinary accomplishments in the diseases that result from mis- ing for the purchase of a uni- Before the referendum can of Arts and Sciences and an field of chemical sciences. folding of proteins, such as in versity SMS code to facilitate be put to a vote, it must first adjunct professor of biomedi- Professor of Chemistry David Alzheimer’s disease,” Walt said. communication and informa- pass several TCU committees. cal engineering in the School Walt praised the accomplish- Walt nominated Kumar for the tion dissemination on the Tufts The Committee on Student of Engineering, was in February ments that earned Kumar the award, marking the first time he Medford/Somerville campus. Life is currently reviewing it to honored by the Indian Society of recent recognition. formally recommended an indi- An SMS code is a shortened ensure that it is consistent with Chemists and Biologists (ISCB) “Professor Kumar has devel- vidual for the honor. telephone number made avail- university policy and state law, for his chemical research work oped methods for modifying “I am thrilled to be able to able to a particular group of Vastola said. The TCU Judiciary with proteins that colleagues proteins in a way that helps people, such as members of must then approve the lan- call “significant.” understand their function, and see KUMAR, page 2 Tufts’ Medford/Somerville guage, after which TuftsLife campus, according to senior must collect 250 signatures Michael Vastola, chief operat- from the student body in order ing officer of TuftsLife, which is for the proposal to be voted on, sponsoring the referendum. he added. Students will either be able If all of these conditions to text the number to receive are met, the referendum will information — in a way similar appear on the April 26 presi- to how FindJoey works — or dential election ballot. sign up to be part of a group that A majority of voters, and receives text updates, he said. at least a sixth of the student “The idea is that you’ll be body, must approve the refer- able to get information back endum for it to pass, accord- just by quickly texting a num- ing to Senator Dan Pasternack, ber,” Vastola, who is also a senior. a technical manager for the “We really hope it passes,” Daily, said. Vastola said. “We think it’s going TuftsLife’s proposal would to be valuable to the school.” mandate that the Tufts The organization started to Community Union (TCU) pursue the purchase of an SMS Senate disburse $20,000 to code for Tufts after a meet- TuftsLife to fund the purchase ing with the university’s Web of such an SMS short code for Communications Department, a one-year trial period. The sys- according to Vastola. tem, if adopted permanently, “We realized it could have a would cost $20,000 annually. lot of features for students on “We want to see if it gets the go,” he said. used before we make a commit- A central feature of the new Courtesy Krishna Kumar ment,” Vastola said. Chemistry professor Krishna Kumar in February won the 2011 Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists Award The referendum includes see SMS, page 2 for Excellence in Chemical Sciences.
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Adolescents and teen- “Body of Proof,” the News 1 Op-Ed 11 agers are ahead of the latest drama from game in safe sex prac- ABC, is little more than Features 3 Comics 12 tices relative to adults, a carbon copy of other Arts | Living 7Sports 13 a national survey finds. crime shows. Editorial | Letters 10 Classifieds 15
see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 7 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Greek and LGBT communities continue
LGBT OUTREACH noted, is not limited to the fra- would think it would be the continued from page 1 ternity or sorority opposite,” Bourdon said. environment as accepting as we “If anything, it’s something “Whatever the basis might have collaborativepossibly can.” efforts;that’s sort of a nationwideTheta thing, Chi been to before,host whether dinner you’re Bourdon said that Greek Life that the LGBT movement, and talking a hundred years ago will continue to play a more especially the gay community, or twenty years ago, that’s not active role in LGBT outreach haven’t always been welcomed where we’re going today.” this semester, citing specifi- into larger society as much as Tartakovsky said the separa- cally the fourth-annual Ally they should be,” he said. tion between the two commu- Appreciation Soulfood Dinner, Engle said that stereotypes nities is not as drastic as some which he said Theta Chi will that typically surround fraternity people perceive. host on April 10. This marks culture are no longer applicable. “If they came into these hous- the first time not only that the “I think that’s an old view of es, they’d see that we are very dinner has occurred in a frater- fraternities,” she said. “I think open,” he said. “We do have a lot nity, but also that it has been fraternities and their national to work on, but especially on the held outside of the LGBT center, organizations are moving in a Tufts campus, we have a pretty Bourdon said. direction of inclusion.” intelligent and progressive stu- “They’re helping us celebrate The media has often perpetu- dent body. The gap between our being an ally,” he said. “[Theta ated a negative view of Greek two communities is not as wide Chi] is another chapter that’s houses, Tartakovsky said. “We as a lot of people may think.” really stepping up.” want to demonstrate to the Bourdon and Engle agreed Tartakovsky said that the inci- wider Tufts community that the that they are optimistic about dents that prompted the discus- Greek system is not at all the future efforts at outreach sion mainly consisted of inap- stereotype you see at movies between the two communities. Danai Macridi/Tufts Daily propriate jokes about members and in the media,” he said. “I don’t see why Greek life A proposed SMS code system would function like the JoeyTracker, which of the LGBT community in Bourdon said that the mis- would be any different than any provides information updates. Greek houses. sion statements for Greek other system that’s out there “I’ve heard stories of fraterni- organizations indicate that that we want to make inclusive,” ties where two guys were danc- these organizations should not Bourdon said. Referendum would require ing together, and somebody be exclusive. “It’s an important collabora- came by and made a comment,” “If you look at most of the tion between the LGBT com- Tartakovsky said. mission statements for these munity and the Greek commu- Senate to fund SMS system This type of behavior, he chapters, reading them, you nities,” Engle said. SMS which is dedicated to bringing continued from page 1 physical changes or improve- system would be the ability to ments to campus. distribute messages to certain “The project was cut out of groups, which Vastola likened earlier phases of the selection to a text version of an e-list. process,” de Klerk said. De Klerk Professors, student groups and and Vastola then began to brain- departments would be able to storm other ways to fund the send out updates to subscribers. project. “One option available The Tufts University Police to Mike was to petition the Department (TUPD) could Senate to give him $20,000 out also use the feature to send of the surplus money towards out safety updates that do not the SMS short code system,” de qualify as campus-wide crises, Klerk said. Vastola said. Vastola approached the “We think this has a lot of Allocations Board (ALBO), which benefits considering our school sets all budgets and is a key has been unfairly labeled as the decision-maker in the surplus most dangerous campus in the grant selection process. With a country,” he said. 5-3 vote, ALBO voted to send the Another feature, known as the proposal to the Senate on March “Information Query Service,” 16, according to de Klerk. would allow students to text The Senate rejected the pro- keywords, like “Carmichael posal with a 6-13 vote and one Hours,” to the server, which abstention, according to Senator would respond with a preset Yulia Korovikov, a sophomore. answer. Students would also She believes that there are better be able to access event infor- uses for the money given recent mation by searching based on technological advances, and time, location and sponsoring hence voted against it. organization. “I think [the plan] was a few The referendum stipulates years too late because everyone that the SMS system would only has smartphones now,” she said. be funded if the TCU surplus Vastola, however, cited the rel- funds are greater than or equal ative speed and ease of the SMS to $170,000 at the start of the short code compared to brows- fall semester. ing the Internet on a smartphone “It’s a very fiscally responsi- as key benefits. He also said it is ble proposal, and it won’t really important to remain cost-neutral affect the budgets of groups or when considering the implemen- the stability of the treasury,” tation of new technology. TCU Treasurer Kate de Klerk, a “You don’t want to disadvan- junior, said. tage students who can’t afford a Vastola first began his quest smartphone,” he said. for TCU funds for the project last TuftsLife would oversee the semester when he applied for a project implementation under surplus grant, according to de Vastola’s direction. Although he Klerk. The request was denied, is graduating, he plans to remain she said, because the purchase of in the Boston area. an SMS short code is not a capital “I will be working on it and Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily expense and thus not entitled to making sure it launches cor- The Greek community has recently initiated an effort to promote an LGBT-friendly culture among its members. financing from the surplus fund, rectly,” Vastola said. Chemistry professor wins prestigious award for excellence in chemical sciences
KUMAR incredible achievement,” Walt said. “It’s tics, and the origin of life. “He would be supportive in research in continued from page 1 not just Professor Kumar who should be Kumar studied at St. Stephen’s the lab and would be very understanding extend my congratulations to Professor proud, but all of his colleagues in the College in Delhi, India, and received his at a personal level,” Yüksel said. Kumar for his incredibly important work, department and all of the students at Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Brown Yüksel said it was Kumar’s research and I’m sure that this is just the first Tufts should take pride in the fact that a University. that motivated her to apply for the Ph.D. of many significant awards that he will professor of his caliber should be recog- Kumar started out as an assistant pro- program in the chemistry department at receive for his transformative research,” nized at that level.” fessor in Tufts’ Chemistry Department Tufts, and upon acceptance, she joined Walt said. The award ceremony, which also in 1998 and served as its chair from his lab. A nonprofit established in 1995 to marked the 15th annual ISCB conference, September 2006 until 2009. Cummings School of Veterinary encourage and recognize the contribu- took place this February at Saurashtra Deniz Yüksel, one of Kumar’s past advi- Medicine student Rebecca Lambe, anoth- tions in the natural sciences, ISCB select- University in Rajkot, India. sees, noted Kumar’s investment in his er past advisee who worked in a lab with ed Kumar along with Katsuhiko Ariga, a Chemists and biologists from all across students’ research. Yüksel is currently a Kumar as an undergraduate, described chemistry professor from Japan, as this the world were in attendance, said Kumar, postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical Kumar as an inspiring mentor. year’s two recipients for the award in who gave a lecture at the ceremony. He School and Children’s Hospital Boston. “In terms of chemistry, he would always chemical sciences. spoke on the fundamentals of interac- Yüksel stated that Kumar’s accessibil- have answers, but [he] encouraged me to “The fact that Professor Kumar was tions of bio-molecules, the use of chem- ity to students was one of his strengths look for them on my own, so I could learn able to win this award … is really an istry in medical therapies and diagnos- as an adviser. for myself,” Lambe said. 3
Featurestuftsdaily.com Adolescents use condoms more than adults Romy Oltuski | The Dilettante ‘Imagine all
b y Sa r a h Ko r o n e s Daily Editorial Board the people’ The message of safe sex appears to be reaching teens The college hook-up culture is asso- hen I was younger, I assumed ciated with many images — one-night that having an imaginary stands, sloppy encounters and copious friend must be fun: Everyone amounts of alcohol, to name a few. The had one. This is the same logic lack of monogamy on some college cam- Wthat leads many people to buy Silly Bandz puses frequently comes under attack or try heroin or wear those ridiculous sock/ by health officials and student wellness flipper/shoe things with the separated toes groups who decry the culture as risky and that aren’t acceptable footwear at all. unsafe. Yet recent studies show that when Those people, though, would be wrong. it comes to using condoms, teenagers Like most fads, imaginary friends just aren’t and college students may practice the for everyone. When all my nursery classmates smartest sex of all. were playing with their made-up playmates, I Last year’s National Survey of Sexual tried to think one up, too. I even went as far as Health and Behavior found that the one- telling everyone how awesome she was and third of surveyed adolescents who were describing all the adventurous things we did having intercourse were frequently using together. But it was all a sham. Sarah didn’t condoms with their sexual partners. In Jodi Bosin/Tufts Daily exist, nor was she very much fun. Because I, the same survey, adults in their 40s, 50s Adolescents and college-aged individuals are the age group most likely to practice safe sex like everyone else, knew that Sarah, nice as she and 60s who described their sexual part- by using condoms, a 2010 national survey found. was, was a fraud. ners as “casual” as opposed to “relation- Later on in life, though, I had an epiphany. ship partners” used protection at sub- [sexually transmitted infections] because But even with increased education about It is impossible that I was the only member stantially lower rates than teens. Males they’re not in a place in their life where the perils of risky sexual behavior and of my nursery class who did not suffer from aged 18 to 24 were less than half as likely that happens,” Higham said. “That often STIs, not everyone in the younger age hallucinations. Yes, they were a little weird; the to use condoms as adolescent males, but happens in school, through physician group is responsive to the necessity of boys too often smelled like poop, and the girls this group still used condoms far more visits, through educational programs. But using condoms. Higham said there was had an unyielding inability to learn to build than those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. they’re not at school — they’re out in the a lack of uniformity in the attitudes of block towers with any architectural stability Margaret Higham, medical director of working world, and that’s probably pretty adolescents and young adults, explaining to them. But still. It was impossible that any Health Service, attributed the results of far off their radar screens.” that very young teenagers seem to be the of them believed in their Joanna’s or Princess the study to differing educational experi- For the current generation of college most concerned about safety and health, Samantha’s any more than I believed in my ences between the generations. students, education about condom use while those aged 16 to 19 often express Sarah. Imaginary friends must have been “Reproductive health is a big concern has been used in part to respond to the feelings of invulnerability, an observation about something more than companionship; and a big issue for young adults,” she growing threat of sexually transmitted consistent with the national study. they must have been about performing. said. “The general medical office, par- infections (STIs) and sexually transmitted “I think in general the younger teen- I posed this theory to my sister and sug- ticularly for older adults, is not geared diseases (STDs). For previous generations, agers, the really young ones, are very gested we try and do imaginary friends over towards that. They’re really focusing on a lack of information surrounding STIs led concerned about safety and health. … I again, the right way. She agreed, for some rea- the health issues that are most prevalent to minimal education about the topic. feel that their responses and viewpoints son, and so, from our experiences, we devised at that age, which are obesity, diabe- “When those adults grew up, there really are different than I see when talking to a four-step instructional for anyone who’d like tes, hypertension, cancer screenings — was very little information about STIs,” high schoolers or students 18, 19 years to do the same. things like that.” Higham said. “They were not well under- old coming into college. I think when Step one: Choose a name. Franklin. Feel Issues of sexual health are simply not stood, certainly there was little publicity you look at adolescents as a group, there’s free to get more creative. geared toward older adults, Higham said. about them. There was no HIV back then actually not uniformity,” she said. Step two: Find people to convince to believe These topics tend to come up in settings — that’s a more recent phenomenon.” At Tufts, it’s unclear just how safe sex in your imaginary friend or at least to be con- where adults do not find themselves on a Sexual education in prior generations, is. Susan Golbe, former president and a fused by him. This was not difficult as we were day-to-day basis. “Honestly, a lot of them she said, principally focused on contracep- current member of VOX at Tufts, a group in Manhattan, where people are usually either probably haven’t been exposed to the tion and left out much of the knowledge affiliated with Planned Parenthood that crazy or way too interested in other people’s newer health issues or health education that adolescents today consider normal to lives or both. issues around sexuality and preventing learn about in school or from doctors. see CONDOMS, page 4 We started small. Yelled at people who bumped into Franklin. Linked arms with Franklin. Held the door for Franklin. Waved to Franklin. Had conversations about other people in front of those people with Franklin. ‘Glee’ skyrockets Tufts Beelzebubs to fame Laughed at things Franklin told us. Bought Franklin an extra drink and saved him a seat at Starbucks. Notice how I’m saying Franklin’s name a lot. Especially when interacting with b y Am e l i a Qu i n n Fox’s “Glee.” The show reached its peak Thomas said. “I still have a special feeling strangers, make sure to call your friend by Daily Editorial Board number of viewers this season with its for ‘Teenage Dream,’ because it was so his or her name. This both allows strangers The all-male a cappella grouppost-Superbowl finds episode, itself as 39.5 busier million absolutelythan ever thrilling; these it was surreal days and it’s to get invested and increases the amount What if every week you got to hear people tuned in to watch their favor- a really sweet recording, too. It stands out of deranged they’ll think you are. Preferably, yourself sing on one of the most popular ite singing high schoolers. That same in my mind.” point to your friend while doing so. TV shows in the nation? For a select few episode featured the Bubs backing up “Teenage Dream,” which briefly topped Step three: Use a metonymical signifier for Tufts students, this dream is a reality. one of the show’s stars, Darren Criss, on the iTunes charts as the top-selling track your friend. Like a pair of shoes. Attention paid It’s fairly common knowledge at this Destiny’s Child’s “Bills Bills Bills.” in the nation, was the Bubs’ first appear- to our interactions with Franklin increased point around campus that the Tufts “I know that we’ve had at least eleven ance on “Glee,” launching them onto the significantly when we incorporated a visual. Beelzebubs are the group singing for songs on ‘Glee’ so far and have recorded radar of fans across America. We set down Franklin’s shoes everywhere we the preppy Dalton Academy Warblers on even more,” sophomore Bubs singer Jack “Getting a deal like ‘Glee’ has raised a went so that it was clear we were talking to lot of awareness across the country, so the body emanating from them. With a visual now instead of doing high school shows, introduced, an imaginary friend is able to we’ve been doing many more corporate participate in much more than just conversa- shows far away; it’s been a really wild tions and meals. Franklin, for example, went year,” Thomas said. “We’ve gone to a lot of rock climbing, see-sawed and rode the Central awesome places.” Park carousel, which works nicely when you While the Bubs traveled to New York City have to tell a child she can’t sit there because to record “Teenage Dream,” subsequent Franklin (pointing, of course) already is. songs have been recorded much closer to Step four: Document your adventures. In home — Q Division Studios in Davis Square, addition to immortalizing our memories with which has allowed the a cappella group to Franklin, this really increased audience partic- work on songs at the drop of a hat. ipation. Between activities, we stopped to ask “The producers will call us, and they’ll passersby to take a picture of the three of us. ask us for a track in the next two days, so Then we’d review the pictures with Franklin we’ll get to the studio as soon as possible and, every so often, run after the photographer and start laying down tracks,” he said. and ask her to take another because Franklin’s With their bolstered celebrity status eyes were closed. Sometimes Franklin also this past year, the group’s role both on requested to take pictures WITH strangers. and off campus has certainly changed. I have to give credit to my nursery class- “Sometimes it’s really hard to gauge mates. Having an imaginary friend is terrific. what the on-campus reception is like, Perhaps they don’t make good confidantes or because we’re not here much … but I’d playmates, but they can certainly be a good say that during home shows when we entryway into the world of performance art. sing songs from ‘Glee,’ we get bigger Who knows? Maybe there’s even some merit responses,” Thomas said. “It’s the same to heroin and those “shoes.” situation for away shows; when we went to [Boston University] to perform, the MEREDITH KLEIN/TUFTS DAILY first time we started singing ‘Teenage Romy Oltuski is a senior majoring in The Bubs are riding a wave of newfound attention as they sing for the Dalton Academy English. She can be reached at Romy. Warblers on Fox’s ‘Glee.’ see BUBS, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Majority of teens found to use condoms
CONDOMS informational events, such as the Sex Fair continued from page 3 and Oh Megan. promotes reproductive rights and safe and “I think that, in general, people want to healthy sexual behavior on campus, has seem cool and will not necessarily take a Have fun this Summer: Learn Portuguese!!!! been disappointed with the administra- condom from our table,” she said. “They’ll tion’s response to initiatives for condom kind of look at the condoms on our table, Portuguese for Spanish & other distribution. Earlier this year, the group we’ll tell them that they’re welcome to take requested surplus funding from the Tufts whatever they want and then they’ll tell us Community Union Senate in order to have that they don’t ever need condoms, which Romance Languages Speakers condom machines built into all the dorms, seems unlikely.” but the Senate denied their request. But whether they are public about their VOX also tried placing manila envelopes condom use or not, at least some Tufts In this course filled with condoms in the laundry rooms students seem to be aware of the risks that of dorms, but this plan proved unsuccess- come with sexual behavior. , ful as well. “I make it a point to always use con- specially “Basically everyone would just steal the doms no matter what,” one senior, who envelopes full of condoms,” Golbe said. “It wished to remain anonymous, said. “I’ve developed for was impossible for us to keep them full.” heard too many horror stories about students who Students, Golbe said, are also often STDs and accidental pregnancies to take already speak a hesitant to take free condoms from VOX’s any risks.” youRomance will quicklylanguage learn, Bubs’ stardom, fanbase soar with ‘Glee’ Portuguese. BUBS sometimes I forget that I know the peo- continued from page 3 ple who are performing,” Carbone said. Dream’ it was like a wall of sound — 800 “When I do make that realization, though, girls screaming at the top of their lungs. It and it comes back to me, I think that it’s was spectacular.” really cool.” And beyond screaming fans, it seems Sophomore Natalie Salk agreed that the that the group has attracted prospective Bubs’ involvement with “Glee” has offered students as well. a selling point for Tufts. Kyle Carbone, a sophomore tour “I tell my friends at other schools that guide for the Office of Undergraduate the Bubs are the Warblers on ‘Glee,’ and Admissions, makes sure to include in his they’re just blown away,” Salk said. “I think Why speak only tours that the Bubs can be heard almost that the Bubs are really stepping up their one Romance weekly on “Glee.” game by making songs that are heard by Language when “It’s one of my fun facts,” Carbone said. so many diverse groups of people.” you can easily Carbone enjoys the reactions he receives. Though Thomas is a fairly new member learn a second “People are usually shocked,” he said. of the group, having joined just a month one? “The girls tend to giggle, and some of the before the end of last school year, he didn’t guys do too. I feel like people often ask me believe that the “Glee” fame changed the POR 0023 follow-up questions and immediately ask Bubs’ underlying goal to bring the joys of First Session me if I know anyone in the Bubs, to which a cappella to campus. M/T/Th - 10 am- 12:15pm I gladly answer yes.” “The motto is ‘Fun through song,’ and As a self-proclaimed avid “Glee” watch- we talk to each other and remind our- For more information go to: er, Carbone said that sometimes the fact selves why we’re doing what we’re doing http://ase.tufts.edu/summer/courses that he knows the people who are singing before every performance,” Thomas said. blurs with the show’s characters. “We don’t think more highly of ourselves “I guess it’s kind of weird that I don’t see now because of this. The only thing that them, rather I hear them, so to be honest, has changed is how busy we’ve become.”
FALL 2011 DR 0093-02: FALL 2011 DR 93-03: LATINO THEATRE and FILM LOW COMEDY IN THEATRE FILM AND MEDIA TR 12:00-1:20 K+ MW 4:30-5:45 with Sunday Night Film Showing PROFESSOR LAURENCE SENELICK NOE MONTEZ This course will examine the history and techniques of low comedy forms, including farce, commedia dell’arte, Newly-Appointed Assistant Professor of Drama pantomime, slapstick, nonsense and clowning. Among the
This course examines the emergence of Latino theatre and film as a topics treated in these genres will be race and ethnicity,
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works by Latino playwrights, performance artists, and filmmakers will be sketches, showings of classic film comedy. The class will conclude with a workshop in physical comedy. discussed in light of issues such as labor and immigration, gender and sexuality, generation gaps in Latino culture, hybridized identities, interculturalism, and the United States’ relationship with Latin American Tufts University Department of Drama and Dance, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave., X73524 nations. Occasional film screenings are required. No prerequisite.
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TV Review Madeline Hall | ‘Body of Proof’ a tired take on forensics drama The Tasteful and the Tasteless Cultural creepiness b y An d r e w Pa d g e t t ABC’s latestDaily Editorial show Board characterized by lack of imagination, trite characters ’m fond of grandfatherly rants, and I reserve the right to use this particular Anyone looking to shatter their column to emulate that advisory style. mind into irretrievable pieces should Increasingly so, I feel as though our check out ABC’s new drama “Body Isociety is abandoning general decency and recognition of privacy for the sake of tech- nology. I do not identify as a Luddite, nor Body of Proof do I object to advancements in order to preserve some sense of the “good old days” (which I understand is just code for the Starring Dana Delany, Nicholas 1950s in America, if we want to put a spa- Bishop, Jeri Ryan, John Carroll tiotemporal label on these things). Instead, Lynch, Sonja Sohn I refer to the fact that venues for broadcast- Airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on ABC ing one’s life are growing larger, turning our society into some kind of sick collective of Proof.” It’s not that the show is exhibitionist cult. We just don’t wear any particularly ill-constructed or poorly snazzy cult robes. acted — in fact, it’s all quite carefully My concern grows from a basic concept: planned out. Writer and creator Chris the normalization of digital stalking. Murphey has strung together every Now I’m sure you’ve heard of those new- predictable plot possible to produce a fangled “social networking” sites like the nightmarish deja vu. Facebook and the MySpace (I understand The show combines all the cliches Courtesy Donna Svennevik/ABC the youth use them). The proliferation of from medical dramas with those from Despite its strong cast, ‘Body of Proof’ falls completely flat. profile-based sites facilitates the creation of crime and mystery dramas, and the endless portals through which we view one result is a lumpish hybrid of “House” Wait, so … she’s going to look for her daughter (cue sympathy here) as a another’s “identity.” and the “CSI” franchise. It stars Dana clues of the murder on the murdered result of her self-absorbed schedule. Most importantly, they create virtual Delany (“Desperate Housewives”) as body? Why didn’t I think of that? The Yet Hunt’s tough and witty exte- windows for peeping-Tom tendencies. The Dr. Megan Hunt, a former neurosur- concept just doesn’t hold up — there’s rior begins to break down after her car phrases “Facebook creeping” or “Facebook geon who had to quit her job after nothing original about finding evidence accident and career change, and view- stalking” are so ingrained in our vocabulary a traumatic car accident. She now from an autopsy. And it’s not like Hunt ers get glimpses of this change through that we rarely take the time to truly consider works as a medical examiner for the spends the whole episode examining unbearably sentimental conversa- how WEIRD those actions truly are. Because Philadelphia Police Department, find- the corpse either — each episode’s sto- tions between her and her partner, we are physically distant and only digitally ing evidence for murder cases in the ryline ultimately pans out like any other medicolegal investigator Peter Dunlop proximal, the exhaustive investigation of bodies she inspects. murder mystery, with police investiga- (Nicholas Bishop). identity enabled by social networking sites If it sounds all too familiar, that’s tions and interrogations and so forth. At the moment, it is unclear how is culturally acceptable. I am not peering because it is. Trying to set the show Just in its first episode, “Body of Proof” many episodes it will take for these into your window; instead, I am obsessively apart from the anonymous mass of has already contradicted the philoso- two to get together, but viewers can analyzing pieces of information I can glean forensic-themed drivel in today’s TV phy it champions. look to the protagonists of “Bones” or from your various Internet profiles and fill- lineup, Dr. Hunt explains her “unique” Unfortunately, the character develop- “The X-Files” (1993-2002) to make a ing in a personal background that will later approach to solving mysteries in one of ment doesn’t fare much better than the decent prediction. My guess is that it be recognized as conjectural at best. This is the pilot’s opening scenes: “The body is tired plot. Hunt is portrayed as an emo- will happen sooner rather than later: all OK, though, since I found it on your page the proof. It will tell you everything you tionally cut off but brilliant workaholic (after two solid hours of searching). need to know.” who loses her husband and custody of see BODY, page 8 The recently released smartphone appli- cation called Color enables the habit and makes the topic relevant. We are familiar with the old forms of compulsive follow- Movie Review Music Feature ing, but Color takes it all to a new level. Innovative in its technological implica- Vinyl recalls the tions, Color is an app that allows users to upload pictures, videos and messages to be pleasures of pre- accessed, without barrier, by other smart- phones using Color within 150 feet. digital listening The app creates a mobile network for b y Ro b e r t Go t t l i e b draws notable performances from his prin- users that is shared among friends and Daily Staff Writer cipal actors. Paul Giamatti does not disap- b y Mat t h e w We l c h strangers, making it a hip place to meet ‘Win Win’ tells slightlypoint as the go-to weakflawed schlub character who Daily Editorial Board other individuals in your immediate vicin- When you’re pinned to the ground, you manages to compensate for his cynicism and ity. Its impressiveness lies in its speed; this have to do whatever you can to get back in constant anxiety. Despite his arguably unfor- The digital age has changed pret- sharing can be conducted in real time and butcontrol. The heartwarming wrestling-enthusiast characters givable mistakes,story Giamatti packs his character ty much everything about music — without the necessity of constructing a pro- with resilience and real warmth. how we get it, how we store it, how it’s file. This, of course, is incredibly valuable, Win Win Giamatti’s solid acting chops are comple- recorded. When our parents wanted to because it advances the process of upload- mented by the naturally talented Shaffer, a for- listen to music, they had to do more ing 50 photos of your cat to be adored by mer high-school wrestling champion making than just push a button. Now, laptops your doting fans (no seriously, I love every Starring Paul Giamatti, Alex his big-screen debut. Perfectly cast as Mike’s and iPods give us instant access and pose your cat strikes in a given day). houseguest, Shaffer is refreshingly subtle and huge volumes of storage, but they fail Color will help revolutionize virtual stalk- Shaffer, Amy Ryan unexpected as the damaged youth. As Kyle to bring us something enjoyed by gen- ing in a very real way. There are almost no Directed by Thomas McCarthy becomes an inspiration to his new family and erations of previous music listeners: restrictions on uploads using the applica- his teammates, it is heartwrenching to watch tangibility. Listeners of the past had to tion, and its creators have come under at the heart of the new dramedy “Win Win” his being forced to deal with his unpredict- unearth the record they wanted, take fire for the seeming lack of privacy provi- take drastic measures in order to survive — able, unstable mother. the vinyl out, blow the dust off and put sions. Color users permit an intense hike in sometimes with tragic consequences. It’s a shame that the supremely talent- it on a turntable. Even though this pro- publicity of their private life, and with the For Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), it seems ed supporting cast is awarded such limited cess is a relatively simple one, it creates increased use of Color, we just might start like everything has gotten out of control. His screen time while Giamatti and Shaffer face a different experience from the one our seeing more of everyone than we would water boiler and toilet are broken, his small off. As Mike’s tough, morally-grounded wife, generation is used to. really like to see … or should see. law practice is struggling to stay afloat, the Jackie, the hilarious Amy Ryan (who was Little rituals like this may seem The stipulation to all of this, however, wrestling team he coaches never wins a match nominated for an Academy Award for 2007’s superficial, but they establish a connec- is that it is society itself that encourages and his constant stress is beginning to take a “Gone Baby Gone”) is severely underutilized. tion to the music that iPods and other and allows this erosion of privacy. The dis- toll on his health. She gives a heartwarming performance as digital media don’t offer. To actually solution of the veil is not imposed by some When he illegally exploits an elderly cli- she transitions from skeptical to incredibly hold a record in your hands and see the Big Brother figure denying a basic human ent with early dementia to be paid as his protective of Kyle, and Jackie memorably cover art and all the work that went into right; it is our cultural willingness to display legal guardian, Mike assumes an unforeseen announces without shame that it will not the product gives the listener a wider and share our every move without restric- responsibility: taking care of the client’s grand- be her fault if she “happens” to punch Kyle’s impression of the music and the album tion that propels this tendency. With every son, Kyle (Alex Shaffer), who arrives unexpect- culpable mom in the face. itself. Liner notes often shed light on the photo I share, I am personally responsible edly at his grandfather’s doorstep. Irreverent With similarly amusing one-liners, cer- recording process or give information for my exhibition. Our need to show, to and uninspired, but with a good heart, the tain characters deserved more attention. about the album’s genre or approach. prove, to broadcast is so ingrained in every teenage runaway finds warmth in the Flaherty Deadpan-master Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested The first thing you realize when you action that our criticism of celebrity is start- household and instant success on the wres- Development” (2003-06)) is perfect as the hold an LP in your hands is the promi- ing to seem a little hollow. tling mats. Kyle’s estranged, desperate mother, frustrated assistant wrestling coach, while nence of the album art. The sheer size Vain? Absolutely. Culturally encouraged? however, comes looking for him and threatens newcomer Clare Foley is charming as Mike’s of the medium makes the cover a per- I guess so … (cries). to expose Mike’s original betrayal and under- young daughter Abby. fect canvas for artists and designers. mine his good intentions. The same goes for Bobby Cannavale, CDs are too small to offer this visual Despite unoriginal voices for his charac- Mike’s best friend, who inspires many laughs expressiveness, and the little cover art Madeline Hall is a sophomore majoring in ters, writer-director Thomas McCarthy (“The international relations. She can be reached Visitor” (2003), “The Station Agent” (2008)) see WIN WIN, page 8 see VINYL, page 8 at [email protected]. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, April 5, 2011
WIN WIN when his secret is exposed, he justifies his continuedWinning from page 7 supportingactions cast by telling makes his family, “I neverup real - as he tries pathetically hard to be the cool ized it would get this complicated,” and we forguy. With some such a talented of batch the of come flaws- begrudgingly in ‘Win have to accept Win’ this to be sold dic actors, “Win Win” surprisingly lacks the on Mike’s eventual triumph. comedic edge that might have lightened the In his latest film, McCarthy folds mild wit film’s depressing tone. and tenderness into his dreary Loserville, When Kyle gets into trouble, Jackie reas- NJ setting but ultimately fails to successfully sures him that “We all do stupid things.” This redeem his flawed, desperate hero. Strong important lesson is central to McCarthy’s performances by a supporting cast help to film, which is driven by the desperation save “Win Win” from its imperfections, but and ethical quandaries with which his char- these performances are clouded by predict- acters wrestle. What grounds “Win Win,” able plot points and a too-uplifting conclu-
scpr.org though, is also what brings it down: the sion. In a movie where team spirit reigns, Record stores like these offer listeners a more personable and interesting shopping experi- “stupid things” that Mike does are ultimate- we’re left without a protagonist whom we ence than the Internet. ly excused. At the cliche-laden moment really want to root for.
VINYL record store rarely guarantees any purchas- continuedVinyl from culture page 7 differs es;greatly in fact, it’s usuallyfrom a crapshoot. modern Flipping icon on your iPod is even less affecting. Maybe through rows of LPs under dingy lighting and BODY op meaning and complexity. While this is why so many of the covers of classic the watchful eye of a quirky clerk is an experi- continuedDecent from page acting 7 in ‘Bodythe murder of Proof’ mystery takes every twist recordsfile-sharing from the ‘60s and and‘70s have digitalbecome ence marketplace unto itself. For anyone who’s seen “High Dunlop is already averaging one deep and turn possible, none of it seems to iconic: Can you imagine Pink Floyd’s “Dark Fidelity” (2000), you have an idea of what doesn’tconversation aboutmake life and up family for contributebefuddled much to the writing idea that “the Side of the Moon” (1973) without picturing the record store owners can be like: knowledge- with Dr. Hunt for every two scenes body is the proof.” Hunt occasion- prism that adorns its cover? able, humorous and often endearingly pomp- they have alone. ally says something about the victim’s While digital music is instantly accessible ous (if that makes any sense). I pity Bishop for some of the lines he corpse and spends maybe 10 minutes and more conveniently obtained than vinyls, Instead of logging onto iTunes or searching has to say, especially the ones that try on camera with it (tops), but, overall, it has its negative sides as well. For one thing, the Web with the knowledge that you can find to force absurd parallels between the it appears to be a tacked-on concept. one’s attention span can suffer when a song almost any album or song, record stores give a murder victim’s life and Dr. Hunt’s. As the show progresses, the writers can be changed instantly. If you listen to new less certain experience. In some ways, you’re This trite scenario is an example must flesh out the theme of the body music on an iPod and don’t immediately enjoy even more likely to try unfamiliar music. of two major problems in the show’s in a more compelling way so that it, the temptation to switch over to a more Perhaps a cover attracts your attention or you execution. The first is that the charac- the title actually makes sense. A dead familiar track can be overwhelming. find an unknown album by a familiar artist (a ters have all known each other for over body full of hidden surprises at the With vinyl, this isn’t an issue. Unless you’re common occurrence — not everything was six months at the start of the show, so it beginning of every episode just won’t willing to get up and change the record in favor remastered for CD). This unfamiliarity con- feels like viewers have been thrust into be enough to sustain an entire TV of another (a dauntingly physical process for tributes to a completely different approach to the action midway through. It’s hard series. Well, it actually will be, judging lazy listeners), you’re stuck with whatever you discovering and listening to music. to believe Hunt and Dunlop’s sappy from the number of successful “CSI” put on. This can be great for listening to longer At the end of the day, music is music. What friendship because it literally hasn’t spin-offs, but this show has the poten- pieces of music that would otherwise try your you hear is what you hear, but vinyl records been developed at all. Viewers will get tial to do more. If it abandoned some patience. Unlike playing an MP3, listening to surround your listening experience with a the feeling that the characters are all of its formulas and delved more into a vinyl involves a physical commitment that whole different set of practices and attitudes. in on something and hiding it when in an exploration of the human body and makes a surprisingly large difference. While forgoing the convenience and selection fact there’s nothing underneath. all its functions, faults and implica- Keeping music in the tangible realm has offered by digital mediums has its downsides, The second and much broader tions in the characters’ lives, “Body of other benefits as well. Obtaining vinyls can making the leap to vinyl can nevertheless be problem with “Body of Proof” is that it Proof” might be worth watching. For be an extremely fun process. Walking into a an exciting and ultimately rewarding move. chooses unimaginative ways to devel- now, it’s dead in the water.
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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Al e x a n d r a W. Bo g u s Military trial better than none at all Editor-in-Chief The administration of President Barack These roadblocks were in place even except the defendants to pin the future of Editorial Obama has abandoned plans to try Khalid when Obama enjoyed large Democratic the 9/11 trials on the outcome of a con- Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged master- majorities in both the Senate and the tentious partisan issue, for which no end Mick Brinkman Krever mind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and House of Representatives. Now that the appears to be in sight. Given this choice Saumya Vaishampayan four co-conspirators in a civilian court. balance of power in Congress has shifted between holding off the trial indefinitely Managing Editors Attorney General Eric Holder announced to favor Republicans -- and with no signs and holding it in a military court, the Martha Shanahan Executive News Editor Michael Del Moro News Editors yesterday that Mohammad will be tried that this trend is going to reverse itself in Obama administration must opt to hold Nina Ford for war crimes by a military tribunal at the near future -- it will undoubtedly be military proceedings. Ben Gittleson Guantanamo Bay. many years before the process of bringing That said, this decision comes with Amelie Hecht Ellen Kan The Daily reluctantly supports the Guantanamo detainees into the United considerable drawbacks. Trying 9/11 sus- Daphne Kolios administration’s decision to allow a States can proceed more smoothly. pects in a military court casts the attacks Kathryn Olson Matt Repka military trial. Criminal proceedings for Obama may have erred politically when strictly as a war crime. The attacks didn’t Corinne Segal alleged terrorist suspects have histori- he announced in November 2009 that he occur within the context of a war. It Jenny White Brent Yarnell cally occurred in civilian courts, and we planned to hold the civilian trial in a court wasn’t an act against the American mili- Elizabeth McKay Assistant News Editors believe that is where they belong. But in Manhattan. Many Americans objected tary; it was an unprovoked attack on the Laina Piera we recognize that the alternative to a to seeing the terrorists behind the attacks American people, on our civilians. A trial Rachel Rampino Minyoung Song military trial would be to leave the case return to New York. And though many New by jury would have held the terrorists Derek Schlom Executive Features Editor tied up in political gridlock for years to York politicians including Mayor Michael directly accountable to the victims of Jon Cheng Features Editors come. Since Obama declared his intent Bloomberg initially supported the idea, their crime. A guilty verdict handed down Sarah Korones Emilia Luna to close the facility at Guantanamo Bay they turned on it -- the straw that broke by a jury of American citizens, rather Romy Oltuski when he assumed office, a number of the camel’s back -- when the economic than by a tribunal of military officers, Alexa Sasanow security and political issues have made it costs of securing downtown Manhattan would have been a much more meaning- Falcon Reese Assistant Features Editors Angelina Rotman nearly impossible to empty out the facil- became clear. This put too much political ful and satisfying result. Sarah Strand ity, particularly congressional roadblocks capital in the hands of his opponents and Still, it is better that a guilty verdict Amelia Quinn that have effectively prevented the mili- fueled their push for a military trial. come from our military in the near future Ben Phelps Executive Arts Editor tary from moving prisoners into prisons Clearing the way for a civilian trial than to wait 20 years for a verdict to occur Emma Bushnell Arts Editors Mitchell Geller within the United States. would take years, and it benefits no one at all. Rebecca Santiago Matthew Welch Allison Dempsey Assistant Arts Editors Andrew Padgett Louie Zong Joseph Stile Ashley Wood
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Elisha Sum | InQueery STIR had no part in recent information leak Beyond
b y Ca r o l i n e In c l e d o n logue driven by ideas on how we can make our school a more responsible investor. the prison This Saturday, Jumboleaks posted on its STIR takes these factors into account when website a “leaked document” of the uni- making decisions. Our current community system versity’s investment holdings. The data is investment campaign exemplifies this, as thus far unsubstantiated and administra- community investment would signify that ast week I talked about hate crimes tors have not confirmed any of its contents. the school, administration and community legislation (HCL) and its buttressing The list has now been circulated online, its were working together to promote the best effect on the criminal justice system. controversy revolving around the univer- interests of all. Community investment is To continue, this column will high- sity’s investments in companies such as a responsible investment opportunity that Llight issues with the prison industrial com- Monsanto, the world’s leading producer of creates positive, constructive and collab- plex (PIC) because the conversations on genetically engineered seeds and a corpo- orative change. Furthermore, community penalty enhancement due to HCL and the rate enemy of sustainability advocates. investment is a simple, financially safe step hyperincarceration of marginalized people, Students at Tufts for Investment for a university to take toward becoming among others, all intersect. Responsibility (STIR) took no part in this a more socially conscious investor, while First, the national grassroots organization leak. STIR was created in 2007 with the investment transparency can be a more dif- Critical Resistance, which seeks to abolish the goal of raising awareness of a variety of Jumboleaks.org ficult and uncertain one. prison system, uses PIC “to describe the over- issues concerning the endowment invest- shares Jumboleaks’ belief that “Tufts can Ultimately, the site and its information lapping interests of government and industry ment process. While endowment trans- and should hold itself to higher standards of have spurred discussion over the social and that use surveillance, policing and imprison- parency has been one of the questions investment ethics, particularly considering political importance of the endowment. ment as solutions to what are, in actuality, STIR has addressed, we have striven to our image as a leader in international affairs Many students recognize that the universi- economic, social and political ‘problems.’” To ensure that our goals have been pursued and global citizenship” and supports the call ty’s powerful reputation as a leader in inter- further contextualize, let’s not forget that the through respectful collaboration and dis- for transparency. However, rather than focus- national affairs and global citizenship can United States has not only the highest num- cussions with administration. University ing on the leak, we should be questioning and should be mirrored in how we approach bers of inmates but also the highest rate of administrators and students, for example, the environment that led to these actions. It our investments. Many also realize that their incarceration in the world. As a side note, we worked to form the Advisory Committee is important that the controversy about the personal beliefs and causes could be at also love coloring in the lines of our prisons on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR), a companies on the investment list does not odds with the financial dealings of Tufts. that we keep expanding: There are more black body of Tufts students that advises the uni- overshadow the real concern, which is the STIR believes that the awareness this raises people in prison now than were enslaved versity on socially responsible investment lack of transparency between the adminis- and discussion it sparks have a powerful in 1850, according to Michelle Alexander, an decisions and is privy to private financial tration and students. That is not to say the effect and urges students to do their own associate professor of law at Moritz College. information. Although ACSR is essentially leak was justified; we must encourage trans- research about the validity of Jumboleaks Although various social categories (e.g. a compromise between full endowment parency and open dialogue in all aspects and the ethical reputations of the compa- race, class) intersect to shape the lives of transparency and the administration’s of our university, including in dealings with nies included on the alleged investment every individual and their experiences with decision to keep its holdings confidential, school administrators. Rather than seem- holdings list. Hopefully, we can turn this the criminal system, this column will focus similar committees at Harvard, Brown and ingly conspiring against the administration, controversial leak into a more extended, on intersectionality only in relation to queer Wesleyan have been remarkably successful STIR wishes that members of Jumboleaks productive and collaborative discussion people. The unjust criminal system manifests at attaining the ultimate goal of socially had engaged the administration or student about the most effective and socially con- itself in anti-queer discrimination, violence responsible investment. body collaboratively (in the same way that scious way to manage our endowment. and incarceration in our society informed by a While we should always move toward Jumboleaks seems to wish the administra- climate of homophobia and transphobia, the increased transparency in the investment tion would engage with them). very factors that pipeline queers into prison process, STIR regrets the practice of leaking If we are going to pursue responsible Caroline Incledon is a sophomore major- while also facilitating our arrival there. confidential documents. At the end of the investment as a community, we must be ing in political science. She is presi- Queer youth often find themselves dis- day, the information, if true, was confidential willing to engage with each other in good dent of Students at Tufts for Investment proportionately out on the streets due to and entrusted to certain individuals. STIR faith, share information and create a dia- Responsibility. their sexuality and/or their gender identity and expression; 20 to 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBT though they make up only 5 to 10 percent of the youth population. Living on the streets, they become prime Now that we’ve heard their stories, we must pickings for our criminal system, which pro- files and harasses deviant individuals. They are subject to increased police harassment take action against genocide and often face charges for crimes of survival (e.g. prostitution, robbery, drugs, etc.). Even b y So f i a Sh i e l d when the state intervenes and places them in foster care, the results are not promising: My grandparents are Holocaust survi- A study found that 78 percent reported being vors. Throughout my mother’s childhood, removed or running away due to a hostile the subject was never mentioned around environment, 100 percent reported verbal the house, but as time passed, my grand- harassment, and 70 percent reported being parents slowly let the topic into the fore- victims of physical violence. front of conversation. Now my grandfather And trans people, whether young or old, is president emeritus at the Anne Frank deal with even more trouble. Police criminal- Center USA and lectures to kids and adults ize and arrest them for using their preferred all over the country about tolerance and his bathroom, for a lack of proper identification, past experiences. During my childhood he and for soliciting money for sex, regardless shared his knowledge about the Holocaust of the veracity of such an assumption. If we with anyone who would listen. Except me. I throw homelessness, the resultant poverty always was sheltered from hearing of these and higher exposure to police harassment atrocities, even though they were so close to and scrutiny into the mix, we may perhaps my own life. I had no idea about the stories understand that the criminal justice system within my family: I knew little of what was justin mccallum/tufts daily results in much more violence and incarcera- said at the lectures my grandparents gave these past atrocities as possible. As the their documentary as well. My grand- tion of queer bodies than the average Joe. to communities of every kind, of the love number of Holocaust survivors dwindles parents have what some like to call the Before we talk about what happens in pris- letters they wrote between concentration as time passes, I run to my grandparents, “Holocaust love story” or the “uplifting ons, let’s also be aware that prosecutors use camps that were later translated and pub- great-aunts and family friends for stories, Holocaust story.” They exemplify the same the “gay panic” defense in order to acquit or lished in the book “Steal a Pencil for Me” experiences, morals and lessons. This is the idea that the speakers at Survivors Speak lessen sentences for those charged with hate (2000) or of the documentary of the same mindset we should all have for survivors of highlighted: hope. Without hope, they crimes against queer people and also employ name, released in 2007, about their miracu- any genocide. Being survivors inherently would not have been able to survive, and, homophobic reasoning to urge a jury to con- lous love story. gives them a unique story, and we have a without hope, we will not be able to strive fer the death penalty to LGBT defendants. I was frequently asked questions and duty to listen to these stories and take action for a future free of genocide. Lastly, once in prison, queer people face always had to carefully maneuver around or against genocide so that, in the future, the By empowering our generation with verbal, physical and sexual abuse from other deflect them, making sure I did not expose only stories of genocide will be from those knowledge, and the courage to take a stand inmates, prison staff and guards. Additionally, my lack of knowledge. I desperately wanted the world has already experienced. against human rights violations, we have the system classifies trans people who have to run up to my grandparents and ask them At the Survivors Speak panel put on the power to prevent future genocides. In yet to undergo genital surgery by their birth why they wouldn’t tell me anything or, bet- by Tufts Against Genocide as part of the the last few years my family has opened up sex, which results in higher risk of violence ter yet, demand they fill this big void in my Cummings Challenge, we had the unbeliev- discussion on the Holocaust and I have been for male-to-female transsexuals. To “protect” knowledge. I later found out, while watch- able experience of seeing five genocides struck by how important it is to make sure these individuals, prisons isolate them in what ing my grandparents’ documentary with a represented side by side. With survivors nothing like it happens in the future, even is called “administrative segregation,” which hundred other people around me, that this from the Holocaust and the Rwandan, though there have been multiple genocides “also results in exclusion from recreation, edu- was their way of protecting their “sensitive, Cambodian, Bosnian and Armenian geno- since the Holocaust. Seeing the passion in cational and occupational opportunities, and little Sofi.” I would have been too easily hurt cides, we got to see both the similarities and my grandfather’s eyes as he talks to teenag- associational rights.” Some prisons may also by the issue, so better not tell me anything the differences between these tragedies. ers who have never heard of Anne Frank is deny them hormones or other trans-specific at all? By not sharing anything with me, I They are often all put under the umbrella of inspiring, and at age 98 I realize he won’t be forms of health care. was unable to use my passion, compassion genocide, but rarely have I heard them spe- able to give those lectures forever. That’s why In sum, the flawed system royally screws us and, yes, sensitivity to help make others cifically compared. Unless we examine the our generation must step in. We must take as over, and we cannot be a party to efforts that aware of what had happened to my family similarities between these horrific events, much information as we can possibly get our bolster it. We need to re-examine our ideas of members in the past. we will not be able to see why they continue hands on and continue the legacy of these justice, rehabilitation and human rights. People often say that they want to take to recur and thus will not be able to prevent amazing people. a stand against genocide, that they want to them from happening again. teach others about what has happened in This past Thursday, my grandparents Elisha Sum is a senior majoring in English the past. However, no one can do this with- came to speak at a Tufts Against Genocide Sofia Shield is a freshman who has not yet and French. He can be reached at Elisha. out acquiring as much knowledge about event, and we had the opportunity to view declared a major. [email protected].
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b y Da n i e l Ra t h m a n pitch I wanted,” Rose said of his Daily Editorial Board game-winning at-bat. “It was great to get the sweep because With its pitching staff run- I thought that while we pitched Cutning thin afterto 16the innings ofchase: really well, we could’veTufts done bet - sweeps Bates behind walkoff single work, the winning run at sec- ter on offense.” The Jumbos’ hopes of a 3-0 start to their NESCAC slate BASEBALL seemed in peril early on in the (9-4-1, 3-0 NESCAC East) second game of Sunday’s double- Huskins Field, Sunday header, as senior starter Derek Miller coughed up two runs in Bates 2 a laborious first inning. But the Tufts 3 southpaw settled down after that and allowed just two more hits Final while holding Bates scoreless for the remainder of his seven Bates 6 innings of work. Tufts 7 The bullpen picked up where Miller left off, as freshman Christian Sbily and junior Jake Crawford Final (7 innings) each posted a zero on the score- board, with the latter earning his Huskins Field, Saturday first win of the season. Junior catcher Matt Collins Bates 0 crushed his second homer of the Tufts 5 game in the second inning of the contest, while senior center- Final fielder David Orlowitz and junior Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily co-captain third baseman Sam Junior third baseman Sam Sager drilled two doubles in Tufts’ 3-2 win over Bates Sunday. Sager delivered back-to-back ond base, and the score tied at doubles to plate the tying run in “Ryan’s fastball has a lot of a pitch with one out, continued team,” Casey added of the 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, the seventh. tail, and the wind consistently with a Sager double and peaked Bobcats, who left the series with the baseball team could not Earlier on Sunday, in the first brought it toward the middle when Sager sprinted home with a .279 team batting average and have been happier to see senior game of the twinbill, junior starter of the plate,” Casey said. “That the go-ahead run on a passed .376 on-base percentage. “They outfielder Chase Rose step to Dave Ryan endured his worst out- helped them square up the ball ball, gave the Jumbos a 7-6 lead make you work hard to get outs, the plate with a chance to put ing of the season, as the Bobcats and made the ball fly when they they would not surrender. Senior and their middle of the order can the finishing touch on a sweep plated six runs in just over four hit it.” closer Eddie Bernstein — who really hurt you when you make of the Bates Bobcats. innings against the righty. Senior Fortunately for Ryan, though, picked up his first win of the mistakes.” The team’s batting average catcher Gordy Webb accounted the Tufts bats had no trouble get- season — worked the final 2 2/3 The Jumbos would not have and RBI leader worked the count for two of those Bates runs in the ting Ryan off the hook, as they innings of the game and allowed had their bullpen rested for into his favor before drilling a second on a long homer to left bashed Bates’ starter, sophomore just one Bobcats batter to reach Sunday’s nail-biters without a fastball into left field, bringing field, putting the Jumbos behind Kevin McGregor, for five runs in base while fanning three. dominant performance by junior home senior second baseman from the get-go. 3 2/3 innings. Four of those runs “Our bullpen did a great job,” lefty Kevin Gilchrist in the series Frank Petroskey for a walk-off Although Ryan’s pitching line came in the third inning — dur- Casey said. “Bernstein worked opener on Saturday. 3-2 Jumbos victory. included four walks and four hits, ing which the Jumbos batted overtime for us in the first game, Gilchrist mowed down the “I’m primarily a fastball hit- Coach John Casey blamed his around — before Orlowitz added and Crawford kind of filled the Bobcats lineup, dominantly ter, so I was able to lay off the struggles on the fierce gusts that a solo shot in the fourth. role Bernstein had last year in the working his way through inning curveballs to start the at-bat, get pounded Huskins Field through- A sixth inning rally, which second game. to a 2-1 count and then hit the out the weekend. began when Orlowitz was hit by “They’re a good offensive see BASEBALL, page 14
Baseball Softball Jumbos tame Bobcats with dominant endless possibilities b y Al e x Pr e w i t t b y Za c h e y Kl i g e r Daily Editorial Board pitches, scattering 10 hits Senior Staff Writer of the perennially weaker sides in that we didn’t believe in our- With Gilchrist over ninepitching, innings of work. the NESCAC East. selves before we came back to During an on-court inter- Only one Bobcat — senior In a season defined by up-and- With much hanging in the bal- tie the game, but actually doing view after the final buzzer co-captain Pat Murphy — down play, the softball team has ance as the teams opened confer- it, I think, reminded us just how sounded in his team’s dra- reached third base. weekendbeen in search of a spark. Coming showing ence play, the Jumbos at roseSpicer to the good weField really are.” matic Game 6 victory over the Gilchrist’s outing was not occasion, sweeping the series in The Jumbos orchestrated Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 a culmination but rather a convincing fashion and sending yet another four-spot in the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics continuation of years of hard SOFTBALL the Bobcats home in disarray. fifth inning. Freshman infield- power forward Kevin Garnett work that have transformed (11-8, 3-0 NESCAC East) After two-and-a-half innings of er Chrissie Massrey capped off screamed to the world that him from an ineffective fresh- Spicer Field, Sunday play in the first game of the series the offensive explosion with a “Anything is possible!” man who posted a 31.50 ERA on Saturday, the Bobcats held two-out, two-run single that A similar mantra might over just four innings into the Bates 0 a commanding 5-1 advantage. gave the Jumbos a 9-5 cushion. apply to the baseball team, team’s opening day starter. Tufts 8 With sophomore starting pitcher Meanwhile, freshman pitcher especially given the way the “Looking at the stats, I Aly Moskowitz struggling in the Lauren Giglio tamed the Bobcats Jumbos’ own K.G. is playing would say it could be seen Final (5 innings) circle, Bates looked poised for with 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball these days. as a disappointment, but it victory while the Jumbos looked before getting into a jam in the Since 2009, a Tufts pitcher was just part of the learn- on their way to an opening loss seventh, allowing Bates to score Bates 3 has hurled a complete game ing process,” Gilchrist said of in NESCAC East play. two runs and load the bases with shutout just twice. The first his first year. “I learned from Tufts 9 But in the bottom of the nobody out. was a one-hit gem on April 23, the older guys then that it third inning, the Jumbos’ bats However, sophomore Rebecca 2010, in a 5-0 win on the road just wasn’t my time. I had a Final came to life. After senior Kristen DiBiase came on and managed against Bowdoin. The second few opportunities then, but I Finn recorded the first out of to close the door, retiring the was a six-strikeout, no-walk didn’t step up. It was a learn- Spicer Field, Saturday the inning for the Bobcats, the Bobcats in order, earning the outing on Saturday in the ing year.” Jumbos strung together four con- save and securing the 9-7 victory Jumbos’ 5-0 win versus Bates. After an offseason of rapid Bates 7 secutive hits, including a two-run for the Jumbos. Both games were thrown maturation, in coach John Tufts 9 double by first-year outfielder Moskowitz, who struggled in her by junior Kevin Gilchrist. Casey’s opinion, Gilchrist Sarah Hedtler. fourth start of the year, was charged Starting to see how any- finally got a chance to shine Final Then, with two on and two with five earned runs on six hits thing is possible? last spring against defending out, a pop-up fell between Bates’ over her 2 1/3 innings of work. In the first game of Tufts’ NESCAC champion Trinity, junior first baseman Monica After an inspired performance NESCAC-opening series with turning his first collegiate off a gut-wrenching loss to Berube and freshman second on Saturday, the Jumbos looked to the Bobcats, Gilchrist went start into a six-inning, five- Springfield College in their home baseman Alayna Garbarino, plat- carry their newfound confidence the distance, needing just strikeout, no-walk effort in opener on Wednesday, followed ing two Jumbos, tying the game into Sunday’s double-header. The 111 pitches to plow through the Jumbos’ 10-4 win. Just by a narrow victory over Williams at five and drastically shifting Jumbos did not trail the entire the Bates lineup and kick- five days later against the on Thursday, the team knew it the momentum. afternoon, and in game one they start the Jumbos’ three-game Polar Bears, Gilchrist twirled had a lot to prove heading into “That inning definitely boost- took advantage of a three-run first sweep. The junior had mas- this past weekend’s three-game ed our confidence,” senior pitch- terful command of his three see GILCHRIST, page 15 series against Bates College, one er Izzie Santone said. “It wasn’t see SOFTBALL, page 15 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y sports Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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Even No. 5 Jumbos whip Mules, sweep weekend b y An n Sl o a n Stevens Daily Editorial Board Coming off of a successful spring break trip to Florida that included an impressive ’m not quite sure there is any possible win over No. 3 University of Chicago, the No. method of counteracting this statement, but Brad Stevens is the best working WOMEN’S TENNIS coach in college basketball today. That (7-2, 1-0 NESCAC) Imuch became certain even far before the Bulldogs once again came up short of mak- ing history. Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams Wellesley Invitational, Sunday and John Calipari need to move over, because the 34-year-old Golden Coach with Tufts 8 the boyish looks and the trendy glasses has Brandeis 1 proven himself over the past two seasons to be better than the rest. TCNJ 0 Of course, it’s going to take much more Tufts 5 than two mere Final Four appearances to vault Stevens up to the pantheon of legend- Voute Courts, Saturday ary coaches, or even into the upper echelon of current coaches, in the public’s eye. We’re Colby 0 a generation inundated with household Tufts 9 names, and why not? Before 2011, the run- ning list of championship-winning coaches Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily read as follows: Krzyzewski, Williams, Self, 5 Jumbos added three more strong victories Freshman Shelci Bowman won in straight sets Saturday as Tufts trampled Colby 9-0. Donovan, Donovan, Williams, Calhoun, this weekend. Tufts beat Colby on Saturday Boeheim, Williams, Krzyzewski, Izzo, and No. 18 The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to be leaders this year, since a lot of the line- At No. 1 doubles, Browne and Bowman eas- Calhoun, etc. I could go on but history and No. 30 Brandeis on Sunday. up are freshmen,” Browne said. “But they’ve ily beat Colby seniors Katie Muto and Katie begins to repeat itself after a while. The Jumbos’ successful 3-1 record over all really grown to feel comfortable on this Brezinski in an 8-1 match. At No. 2 doubles, This is why Stevens’s success is so signifi- break — with the only loss coming in their team and everyone has a very important Gann and Lam won slightly less decisively cant. He’s 34 and tied for 12th among active last match of the week against No. 1 Emory role. We would not have the success that in an 8-4 match. Katz and freshman Dana coaches in Final Four appearances. His — bumped them up in the national rank- we’ve had this season without them.” Siegel won 8-2 at No. 3 doubles. March Madness winning percentage is .733 ings from No. 8 to No. 5. The new ranking Following the TCNJ win, the Jumbos head- In singles play, Tufts enjoyed a blowout (11-4), second to only Krzyzewski. Since is the squad’s highest since before anyone ed to Brandeis, where they came up with the over the Mules, not giving up a single set. the 1985 tournament expansion, Butler on the current roster was playing for Tufts, day’s second big victory, beating the Judges At No. 1 singles, Browne defeated Colby’s is the 11th school to make it to consecu- Senior captain Julia Browne said. 8-1. The Jumbos once again swept the dou- Muto 6-0, 6-1 for the first singles win of tive Final Fours. Twenty-six schools have “We’re really happy and excited to have bles matches with Gann and Lam boasting the day. Gann won almost as convincingly earned 11 or more NCAA bids without moved up in the rankings, because it shows an 8-2 win in the third doubles match. at the No. 5 spot with a 6-0, 6-2 finish. The making any Final Fours. And Stevens did how talented we are,” sophomore Janice At No. 2 singles, sophomore Lindsay Katz sixth match marked freshman Rebecca it in two years with a relatively undersized Lam said. “It doesn’t really put any pressure won in two quick sets, allowing Brandeis Kimmel’s first collegiate outing, which she budget and second-rate recruiting classes. on us as a team, though, because we play sophomore Faith Broderick to win just three won 6-2, 6-4. Young players on the court and elderly every team like it’s a big match.” games in the second set after shutting her “Everyone just goes out there and tries coaches on the sidelines collectively domi- On Sunday, the Jumbos competed in out in the first. Gann also won her No. 6 to take care of their own business on the nate the college basketball landscape. The the Wellesley Invitational, beating TCNJ match 6-0, 6-3. At the top of the lineup, court,” Browne said. “Dana and [Rebecca] former adjective and the latter noun are not and Brandeis. Tufts beat TCNJ 5-0, as the Browne faced off against senior Rachel stepped in and did a really great job against supposed to combine. But since when has top-four singles matches went unfinished Rosman, who came into the match ranked Colby, so they should both be very proud Stevens listened to anything anyone said? after Tufts had already clinched the win. 46th nationally. After losing the first set 6-2, of how they competed, as well as everyone Perhaps we slept on Butler and should Browne, the No. 1 singles player in the Browne came back to take the second set else on the team.” have seen this coming, but who would have nation and the only upperclassman in the 6-4 and won 10-3 in the decisive tiebreaker. The next three Tufts matches are against thought that the Bulldogs, sans Gordon Tufts lineup, and freshman Shelci Bowman Tufts’ only loss was in the No. 4 singles NESCAC opponents, the first of which Hayward, could ever don the glass slipper continued their hot streak in the No. 1 spot, with freshman Eliza Flynn falling to comes on Friday, when the Jumbos face — again? Underestimate Brad Stevens and doubles spot, winning their match 8-1. Brandeis freshman Ally Bernstein. Flynn No. 13 Bowdoin at home. you’ll be outcoached time and time again. Sophomore Lauren Hollender and fresh- won the first set 7-5 before dropping the “We’re definitely looking forward to A flash in the pan is still a notice- man Sam Gann were each able to grab next two. playing a more competitive team like able occurrence regardless of whether wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively. The day before, Tufts faced Colby at home, Bowdoin,” Lam said. “It’s going to be tough it happens again. A steady flame sticks Hollender let up only one game to oppo- marking the team’s first NESCAC matchup so it will push us harder and prepare us for in our minds longer than an ephemer- nent sophomore Lauren Balsamo. of the spring season. The Jumbos domi- the season’s big matches against Williams al bonfire. If Stevens never reaches the “The sophomores have really stepped up nated the Mules with a definitive 9-0 victory. and Amherst.” NCAA Tournament again, he will still be remembered for being the Boy Wonder who brought Butler within a combined 14 points of two NCAA titles. Jumbos trounce Bates Saturday with 5-0 shutout win Pop-culture writer Chuck Klosterman BASEBALL the fourth. Rose and Collins singled, and of the game. once posed an interesting question: Would continued from page 13 sophomore outfielder Eric Weikert was The Jumbos (9-4-1 overall, 3-0 you rather have a legacy as a good, honest after inning. The southpaw allowed 10 hit by a pitch, setting up the bottom NESCAC) appear to have righted their person who worked hard and contributed hits, but fanned six batters while not of the order with the bases loaded and ship after an up-and-down spring break to society but have no one remember you; issuing a single walk. He kept hitters nobody out. trip and are now riding a six-game win- or an obscure legacy that’s wildly popular guessing and controlled the tempo from Senior left fielder Ian Goldberg opened ning streak. but had little to do with your day-to-day life beginning to end in Tufts’ first complete the floodgates with a sacrifice fly before Tufts will head to Waltham, Mass., today (the best example, he writes, being General game shutout since Gilchrist himself sophomore first baseman Tom Howard for a doubleheader against Brandeis and Tso Tsungtang and his poultry dish). delivered a one-hit gem against Bowdoin singled home another run. The Jumbos Daniel Webster beginning at 3 p.m. Its The latter choice is the obvious answer; last April. added two more when co-captains senior NESCAC campaign resumes on Friday most would rather be remembered for “I pitched to contact and kept the ball shortstop David LeResche and Sager with a three-game series against Trinity, something ridiculous than not remem- low to get groundballs,” said Gilchrist, received free passes with the bases load- and the team’s next home match comes bered at all, and the majority who choose who recorded nine of his 27 outs that ed, the former on a walk and the latter on on April 13 against Bentley. Option A do so out of a conscious rec- way. “All three of my pitches were work- a hit-by-pitch. “We played well this weekend, but ognition to avoid sounding greedy. But ing, so I was able to mix things up and Tufts manufactured an insurance run there’s definitely a lot of room for us to get in reality, we cannot determine our own keep the hitters off-balance.” in the fifth, as Collins led off with a dou- better,” Rose said. “We need to have bet- legacies; those are constructed by exter- Meanwhile, Bates junior starter Karl ble, Weikert bunted him over to third ter at-bats and get better pitches to hit to nal forces. It’s clearly impossible to tell Alexander stymied Tufts’ lineup for the and Goldberg sent him home on his improve offensively. We’re definitely going whether coaches like Krzyzewski — prob- first three innings before the Jumbos second sacrifice fly in as many innings. to need to do that to come away with three ably — or Calipari — certainly not — could burst through with a four-run effort in The 5-0 tally held up as the final score more wins against Trinity next weekend.” do what Stevens did given his inherently underdog situation at Butler. Around this time in 2010, I pleaded with Brad Stevens to avoid temptation and Jo Clair, Casey Egan named NESCAC Players of the Week return to Butler. He listened for one year, saying that he would only leave if kicked A dominant weekend at the plate earned freshman catcher Jo Clair NESCAC Player of the Week honors for the first time in her out. But the offers will inevitably come; the young career. Clair, who entered the team’s three-game set against Bates this weekend with six home runs, showed no signs of princes will arrive to court Cinderella and slowing down, going 7-for-8 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Her slugging percentage for the weekend was a gargantuan she’ll have to decide whether to ride off 2.125 as she helped her team to a three-game sweep of the Bobcats. into the sunset with Prince Charming. The freshman has made an immediate impact for the Jumbos since arriving on campus this fall. She leads the team in home Here’s another hypothetical: Would you runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and walks. She has also split time with classmate Chrissie Massrey behind the plate, filling the rather be a once-in-a-lifetime coach and gap left by junior Julia Silberman, who is not playing this season. With nine home runs, Clair is already within five home runs of build a new legacy at a small school or the Tufts single-season record of 14, set by Courtney Bongiolatti (LA ‘05) in 2005. take a paycheck and a bigger office at a Junior midfielder Casey Egan also won the NESCAC Player of the Week award after the women’s lacrosse team went 2-0 in larger one? conference play this past week. The Massapequa, N.Y., native netted 10 goals and compiled 14 points on the week, tripling her The first answer. One hundred times goals total for the year (15) and contributing to Tufts’ two dominating victories (19-9 over Wesleyan and 11-8 over Bates). out of 100. egan also added two draw controls and two ground balls while causing two turnovers against the Cardinals and Bobcats. The junior now leads the team with 25 points, while also racking up nine ground balls on the year, good for fourth on the team. Tufts has scored 68 goals in conference play to lead all NESCAC teams and is 4-1 against league opponents, tied with Trinity Alex Prewitt is a junior majoring in atop the wins column. English and religion. He can be reached at [email protected]. His blog is —compiled by the Daily Sports Department livefrommudville.blogspot.com. Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y sports 15
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b y Je s s e We i n b e r g match was also Blau’s first of the season, after Senior Staff Writer returning from a broken finger. Junior Sam Laber in the No. 3 singles The tennis team began its NESCAC sea- pulled through in a tough third set tie- son on Thursday with a resounding 9-0 breaker, defeating sophomore George King, victory over Connecticut College before 6-4,4-6, 7-6 (5). In the doubles matches, Tufts also pro- MEN’S TENNIS duced big victories. The No. 1 pairing of junior Kai Victoria and Lutz started slowly, (7-3, 1-1 NESCAC) falling behind 5-3, but quickly regained the momentum and pulled out an 8-6 victory. Brunswick, Mass., Sunday Lutz and Victoria have made great strides in their first season together. Tufts 1 “Kai and I, over spring break, really Bowdoin 8 found our game, and we like to be aggres- sive and show a lot of formations,” Lutz New London, Conn., Thursday said. “Against Conn. College we got off to a slow start and were down 5-3, but we got it Tufts 9 together and bounced back and managed Conn. College 0 to pull it out 8-6.” After playing Conn. College, the Jumbos had to transition from playing on one of the being overmatched on Sunday by No. 14 fastest surfaces in the NESCAC to playing Bowdoin College, 8-1. on one of its slowest at Bowdoin College. The match against Conn. College was The Jumbos were overmatched by the Polar forced indoors due to the inclement weather, Bears’ strong doubles play and the Polar and the quick courts posed a challenge to Bears carried that momentum into their sin- both teams. Coming off a 6-3 victory against gles play as well. No. 27 Vassar, Tufts looked to maintain its “Going from Conn. College to Bowdoin momentum heading into the NESCAC slate. was a very unique challenge,” Kohnstamm “We were pretty confident going into the said. “We tried as much as we could to work Conn. College match,” senior co-captain on our topspin and slowing down our strokes. Paul Kohnstamm said. “As a team we take A lot of the times in Gantcher in the winter we every match seriously, but Conn. College try and play fast, hitting the ball flat with a lot has traditionally been one of the weaker of slice, but that doesn’t work on Bowdoin’s teams in the NESCAC.” courts. Instead, we tried to work our kick The Jumbos resoundingly defeated the serves and topspin.” Camels with sophomore Andrew Lutz win- The closest match was at the No. 1 doubles ning a three-setter at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-1, where Tufts’ top pairing of Lutz and Victoria 6-2. Lutz began the match slowly, trying to faced off against Bowdoin’s senior Stephen gain his footing on the quick courts that suit- Sullivan and freshman Sam King. At five-all and ed his style of play well. In the last two sets, up 15-40 in the first to eight-games set, Sullivan however, Lutz made quick work of Camels hit a clean winner off of a perfectly placed Lutz Daily File Photo senior Trevor Prophet. serve and the Polar Bears broke serve. In the Sophomore Andrew Lutz, pictured above in a match on April 30, 2010, was victorious in “Going into the match the fast courts next game, the Jumbos had three break points both No. 1 singles and doubles as Tufts blanked Conn. College on Thursday. were ideal for a serve and volleyer like on Sullivan’s serve but couldn’t capitalize. me, which favored big serving and quick “Sullivan came up with some big shots our ‘A’ game, and we didn’t against Bowdoin,” go into this year’s match with confidence. points,” Lutz said. “During the first set, it at big moments,” Lutz said. “In the end we Kohnstamm said. “If there is anything we have learned, we took a while for me to adjust. I had a lot of can’t say that we didn’t play well. It was a The Jumbos will now rest up until facing are a deep team and everyone in the starting errors at the net and had difficulty return- tough loss, but we can take a lot of positives MIT on April 13, embarking on the most gru- six is pretty even,” Lutz said. “MIT beat us 5-4 ing my opponent’s serve.” from the match.” eling part of their season with seven matches last year but we are definitely more confi- Sophomore Ben Barad won his match The lone win for the Jumbos came from in sixteen days. dent, and typically MIT hasn’t been as strong at No. 2 singles against Jeff Weisberger, 6-2, senior Tony Carucci, who won at the No. 6 The Jumbos last year lost to MIT 5-4, win- at doubles so we will look to take advantage 6-2, while freshman Austin Blau won his singles spot in an abbreviated match, 8-4. ning two of the three doubles matches, but of that. Our goal is to take a lead from doubles match at No. 5 singles by the same tally. The “To beat a top 20 team we need to bring losing ground in singles. However, they will and hopefully that will translate to singles.”
Gilchrist remains focused despite success Clair’s three-homer game GILCHRIST Div. III New England Regional on what you have to do, continued from page 13 Tournament. He finished you’re not going to be able brings her season total to nine his first complete game for 2010 with a 6-1 record in 51.2 to make good pitches, and Tufts and earned NESCAC innings, 34 strikeouts against you’re going to be worried softball Cantone also did her part, going Pitcher of the Week honors in 18 walks and a 3.48 ERA; were about stuff that’s not really continued from page 13 5-for-7 on the day with five sin- the process. it not for a four-inning, sev- relevant,” Gilchrist said. “We inning and a five-spot in the fifth gles and three runs scored. “He’s matured a lot in the en-run showing in the New have so many good pitchers to catapult to a 9-3 win. DiBiase had good velocity and last year and a half, just in England Championship ver- that anybody can step in at The second game of the after- mixed in her change-up well in a terms of knowing how to go sus UMass-Boston, though, any moment, so you really noon finished much like the stellar weekend, striking out eight about his business as a pitch- Gilchrist would have sported have to be on top of your first. The Jumbos rode a four- and walking five in 15 innings er and maintaining poise and a 2.45 ERA. game. If you allow yourself to hit, five-inning shutout perfor- without allowing an earned run. composure,” Casey said. “His Through his third season get distracted, you could lose mance from DiBiase en route to The team improved to 11-8 first year, he wasn’t ready to under Casey, Gilchrist has your spot at any time.” an 8-0, mercy rule walk-off vic- overall, but more importantly pitch, but last year he took hardly missed a step. And A Medford native, Gilchrist tory in five innings. Once again, is now undefeated (3-0) in the his steps all the way along. although his coach is hesitant knew little about Tufts’ base- Tufts made use of one big inning NESCAC East. The question He’s just staying within him- to slap the “ace” label on any ball program before he began to secure the victory, though this remains whether the Jumbos self, doing his job, trusting his Jumbo, Gilchrist is undeni- looking at colleges. But now time the bats waited until the will continue to stay hot or, in a stuff. He’s confident when he ably pitching like one lately, that he’s spent a few years fourth to do the damage. season characterized by fluctua- stays on top of that ball. Until on an incredibly deep staff on the Hill, he can’t imagine Tufts sent nine batters to the tions, regress into another slump. you face him, you don’t realize filled with quality starters himself anywhere else. plate and scored five runs in the Their next test comes today with how much his ball moves.” and relievers. “Being on this team is my frame that was highlighted by a a double-header at Wellesley, and And down the stretch in But for all the success and favorite thing about Tufts,” three-run blast to left field off the coach Cheryl Milligan is confi- Tufts’ best-ever season, the Second-Team All-NESCAC he said. “The guys who have bat of freshman catcher Jo Clair. dent the team is heading in the Gilchrist became a regular honors, Gilchrist has avoided been in the program are awe- The long ball was Clair’s third of right direction. fixture in the rotation, earn- adopting a big head, prefer- some and the experience the afternoon and brought her “We’re playing really sound ing the win in the confer- ring to remain humble and has been unbelievable. To be season total up to nine. softball right now,” Milligan said. ence tournament opener ver- focused rather than adopt from Medford and to be able Clair’s numbers on Sunday “We’re doing all the little things sus Wesleyan and pitching what Casey called a “rock- to play with these guys from were remarkable, as she went rights, we’re not making errors and a complete game against St. star” persona. all over the country in my 5-for-6 and produced seven we’re taking good at-bats. We need Joseph’s (Maine) in the NCAA “If you don’t always focus hometown is just great.” RBIs. Junior first baseman Lena to keep this up moving forward.” 16 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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