Where You Read It First Rain 48/42 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LIX, NUMBER 38 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 TUFTSDAILY.COM Class of 2014 by the numbers Significant strides made on Admissions decisions for the 91: the percentage of accepted Class of 2014 will be sent out applicants that rank in the top 10 today. Here is a look at the percent of their high school class, revision to sexual assault policy profile of the class based on up from 90 percent last year BY MICHAEL DEL MORO numbers from the Office of Daily Editorial Board Undergraduate Admissions: 32: the percentage of accepted applicants who are American stu- A recent Tufts Community 15,437: the number of under- dents of color, up from 30 per- Union (TCU) Senate resolution and graduate applications, the third- cent last year the combined efforts of Students largest applicant pool in history Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) and 38: the percentage of engineers administrators have led to progress 24.5: the percentage of appli- admitted who are women, up on revisions to Tufts’ much-criti- cants offered admission, mak- from 33 percent last year. cized sexual assault policy. ing this Tufts’ second-most The movement to revise the selective admission cycle and 54: the percentage of accepted policy, which also involves Health the lowest acceptance rate applicants who applied for finan- Service, is a product of concern since 2001 cial aid, down from 55 percent for past victims and the wide- last year spread desire for a more compre- 24: the percentage of appli- hensive policy that is on par with cants to the School of Arts and 4: the percentage of anticipated those at other private colleges and Sciences that were accepted increase in need-based aid expen- universities. diture for the incoming class from TCU Senator Wyatt Cadley, 27.5: the percentage of last year a freshman who serves on the applicants to the School of Administration and Policy TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY Engineering that were accepted —compiled by Amelie Hecht Committee, recently introduced The Senate recently passed a resolution in support of a clearer sexual a resolution stating the Senate’s assault policy. support for SAFER and Health Service’s efforts to craft a new sex- tation of new policy language or language is neither comprehen- ual assault policy. merely further discussion, accord- sive nor clear, especially when The Senate on March 14 unani- ing to SAFER President Alexandra compared to the policies in place mously adopted the resolution, Flanagan, a senior. at institutions like Bowdoin and which calls for a policy that According to Senior Director Middlebury Colleges. details a list of available resources of Health and Wellness Service “[Middlebury and Bowdoin’s] for sexual assault victims. It also Michelle Bowdler, administrators policies are incredibly thorough proposes that the new policy be have made significant progress on and are examples of what we’re ready for implementation by the the new policy and will likely pres- trying to do with our new policy,” fall 2010 semester. ent drafts at the meeting. Cadley said. “The most important thing that While the sexual assault policy Flanagan echoed Cadley’s con- we need in this policy is clarity for at Tufts consists of just a few para- cerns and said that clarity and the average student,” Cadley said. graphs on the Student Affairs Web establishing step-by-step guide- “I don’t feel like we have enough site, the policies at other academic lines for victims have been the top of that right now, and that’s some- institutions are pages long, accord- priorities of the ongoing dialogue. thing that is incredibly dishearten- ing to Cadley, who sent out the The experience of a Tufts stu- ing to see.” original e-mails making the Senate dent who had been a victim of A meeting between administra- aware of this discrepancy. stalking illustrates the confusion tors and student leaders is sched- Cadley called the current list of surrounding the current policy. The uled for April 6, although it is cur- options for victims “a hodge-podge source, who requested anonymity, rently unclear whether this meet- of miscellaneous resources” and ing will involve the actual presen- explained that the current policy see SEXUAL ASSAULT, page 2

COURTESY ANGELA LAM Students yesterday contributed to the creation of a handprint mural in the campus center. Students plan events, activities to Walt receives grant to work with promote census on campus local public school chemistry classes BY AMELIE HECHT generally return several times BY VICTORIA MESSURI with the equipment to conduct The program organizers chose Daily Editorial Board in order to acquire informa- Contributing Writer experiments that would normal- the three locations the project tion, whereas at Tufts, students ly be prohibited for them to con- focuses on because they are The Tisch College of will not receive numerous Local socio-economically duct,” Walt said. “The intention Tufts’ host communities. Citizenship and Public reminders. disadvantaged public high is to provide them with experi- “Tufts has a particular inter- Service is this week sponsor- “If they don’t fill it out [when schools will soon have greater ments and to create what we call est in Medford, Somerville and ing an effort to bring a variety they get it from their RAs], access to chemistry research a ‘lending library’ where we have Chinatown because we have of events to campus to raise that’s it,” Valenzuela said. equipment thanks to Professor certain pieces of equipment that schools there,” CO-OP Program awareness about the ongoing Along with the immigrant of Chemistry David Walt and high schools and libraries can Coordinator Meredith Knight U.S. Census 2010. population, Tufts students the team behind his Tufts borrow to conduct those experi- said. “We want to develop tra- Daniela Valenzuela, a senior are considered one of the Chemistry Organized Outreach ments.” ditional relationships with these involved in the project, said two groups in the Somerville Program (CO-OP) project. The Dreyfus Foundation is a towns.” the week’s activities are part of area that are difficult to track, Walt was recently award- small organization that seeks to Walt became aware of local a campaign to increase Tufts according to Tufts Community ed $50,000 from the Special fund proposals from people and high schools’ needs after working students’ participation in the Union (TCU) Senator Tomas Grant Program in the Chemical institutions with a strong will to for a few years with Malden High census. Valdes, a junior Tisch Scholar Sciences from the Camille & advance the chemical sciences. School chemistry teacher Diane “We’re hoping to raise involved in census work in Henry Dreyfus Foundation, This includes projects to increase Perito. awareness with the students Somerville. Inc. Walt’s CO-OP project was public awareness, understanding “We’ve realized that high … so they don’t just throw [the “Students are considered one of 13 proposals to receive and appreciation of the chemi- schools don’t have access to some census] away when they get it,” one of the hard-to-count pop- the grant. cal sciences and new ways to of the simple pieces of equip- Valenzuela said. ulations, and, [when Tufts stu- CO-OP will begin working approach chemistry at all educa- ment that we take for granted in Residential assistants (RAs) dents don’t fill out the survey], this May with local high school tion levels. a college settings, so we started will give students census there’s this huge gap in the teachers in Somerville, Malden, “The Special Grant Program is loaning them pieces of equip- forms, and Valenzuela empha- Somerville/Medford popula- Chinatown and Medford. The basically an open solicitation for ment for a period of a week or sized that each student will tion,” Valenzuela said. program’s focus is to supply proposals to advance the chemi- two at a time,” Walt said. only receive one form, so it is To combat this problem, equipment for high schools to cal sciences,” Dreyfus Foundation According to Walt, setting up important not to lose them or some students have embarked use in chemistry experiments. Operations Manager Adam Lore a library of equipment for loans throw them away. on a major mobilization effort. “We’re planning to provide said. “We often receive educa- would be much more efficient Valenzuela explained that, in local schools — primarily high tional initiatives at the college private homes, census-takers see CENSUS, page 2 schools and middle schools — level as well as K-12.” see CHEMISTRY, page 2

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Div. III’s 432 members News 1 Editorial | Letters 10 The SXSW festival takes articulate their com- Austin by storm. mon identity after put- Features 3 Op-Ed 11 ting aside philosophi- Arts & Living 5Classifieds 13 cal differences. Comics 7 Sports Back Captured 8 see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Students and administrators hope new policy will be in place by the fall SEXUAL ASSAULT health education on campus. She noted that continued from page 1 she has since come to understand students’ was involved in a post-relationship situation misgivings about the policy. that required a stay-away order and said that “What I would say is that students clear procedural guidelines were lacking. expressed concerns about the existing policy “I didn’t really know where to turn to and and that they felt like there wasn’t a clear I had to actually look on Tuftslife and figure statement in a way that students could go things out,” the source told the Daily. to one place to look for information and She was eventually able to speak with resources,” Bowdler said. “[The students] Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman and were incredibly helpful and very involved, other members of the administration who and unfortunately these kind of things, when outlined her options. She then managed to you want to do them right, just take a bit lon- procure a stay-away order against the stu- ger than you would like.” dent who had been stalking her and follow- Still, the process is nearing completion. “I ing her around campus. would think that students should hear very Still, she described the stay-away order soon, and certainly they know that we’ve as a Catch-22 because, although it is easy to made significant progress,” Bowdler said. obtain one without much evidence or per- She added that the students involved have sonal information, a stay-away order does dealt tactfully with the sensitive topic. not provide for much physical protection “I’ve been really impressed with the against the perpetrator. For example, it does SAFER students,” Bowdler said. “This really not include distance requirements. doesn’t feel at all like a [contentious] con- TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY The student hopes the stay-away order versation but it really feels like we’re working A task force has been established to increase the speed of facilities repairs. will be sufficient but says she will seek fur- together to come up with something that ther action if necessary. “If things don’t reflects Tufts’ values and is going to be help- Facilities seeking to speed up response to improve from this point, then I have no ful to students.” problem pursuing a more severe course of Cadley stressed that sexual assault is service requests action,” she said. a serious issue on campus and affects SAFER formed at Tufts during the every student. “Certainly, this is an issue A new task force that partially aims to requests … but that’s one area we spring of 2009 and became engaged in that can spark a lot of human emotions,” to improve communication between stu- need some improvement so that we’re the issue of revising the sexual assault Cadley said. dents and the Facilities Department and more timely [in responding],” King said. policy shortly thereafter, according to Both Cadley and Flanagan said the new expedite the process of responding to “We will engage a vendor to come in to Flanagan. Cadley and the Senate became policy language should be finalized by the service requests is in the works. … update the work order software and involved this past semester. semester’s end and should be ready for Senior Director of Public and improve how quickly we process work “I thought that this was a really important implementation next fall, but any progress Environmental Safety John King said that orders, get back to the person and close issue [and] that the Senate had a chance is dependent on the administration’s contin- the task force will include representa- the loop on [the process].” to really make a substantive difference,” ued responsiveness. tives from the Office of Residential Life The task force is exploring increas- Cadley said. “We’re cautiously optimistic that come and Learning (ResLife), the Office of ing avenues of communication, including Cadley began discussing the topic next semester we’re going to have this new Community and Government Relations a Twitter account, Facebook.com and with SAFER and Health Service, estab- policy in place,” Cadley said. and the Department of Public of e-mail. lishing the Senate’s role as a lobby to the “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have Environmental Safety. “We want to assess if maybe we had administration. a policy ready for implementation by the “[It will] try to determine what are multiple systems, there would be a more Bowdler said that her involvement, which fall,” Flanagan said. “We can’t wait to see some of the ways we can enhance [the stable, more customer friendly approach began last spring, was a natural consequence what it’s like and I’m sure the Tufts commu- request process],” King said. “The exist- to customer service,” King said. of her position overseeing mental health and nity can’t wait too.” ing system could be more user friendly. They are also looking into making the We’re looking to get more feedback on Web site more user friendly by adding a what are the methods of communication drop-down menu allowing students to [students] like to use.” specify the nature of their problem. There is an existing online service “Students would be able to look at the request system on the facilities Web site menu and find their campus, then their through which students can file non- dorm, then their room,” King said. “You emergency requests for facilities-related wouldn’t have to include a lot of text that services including lighting and plumbing might not describe the problem.” repairs. King explained that the task force is There is also a phone number for seeking to find creative approaches that requests, which Richard Reynolds, inter- make use of available technologies. im vice president for operations in the “We’re making it easier to use tech- Facilities Department, says is the main nology to facilitate the [processing] of access point for students to contact the work orders and making sure the work department. “That’s why we have the gets done,” he said. “We’re just trying to [department complaint] number; that’s think outside the box.” how you’re going to get in touch with The project is part of a broader effort us,” Reynolds said. by the Facilities Department to become King explained that the task force is more accessible to students. “I’m happy working on establishing a quicker pro- to develop a regular relationship with cess for dealing with student requests for students,” Reynolds said. repairs and maintenance. “The capacity does exist to get back — by Martha Shanahan

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DAILY FILE PHOTO participation through events Professor of Chemistry David Walt received a grant supporting his work with local schools. CENSUS students as possible, which is why our Professor’s project will provide continued from page 1 events are taking place at the campus The organizers yesterday involved center,” Valdes said. students and visitors in the creation of a The event organizers hope that this research equipment to public schools handprint mural in the Mayer Campus week’s activities will spur students to Center. Passersby dipped their hands in participate in the census. CHEMISTRY months, she hopes the project will con- paint and left their mark on the mural. “I hope that, with these events, stu- continued from page 1 tinue to grow in the coming years. The logo for the census is a handprint. dents will realize that it is important than for high schools to buy the equip- The overall goal of CO-OP is to generate Today, a speaker from the Boston … to be counted here at Tufts,” Valdes ment themselves. excitement and interest for the sciences, Regional Census Center will present, said. Tufts students will also be involved in according to Walt. and S-Factor, a Tufts all-male a cap- Lam echoed Valdes’ sentiments, add- CO-OP by helping to develop the project “We’re just trying to create a more pella group, will perform. The speak- ing that taking part in the census is a and attending high school experiments. enriching experience in science classes in er, Director of the U.S. Census Boston valuable way for students to support “Part of what [Tisch College of the high schools, so that students are less Regional Office Kathleen Ludgate, will Tufts’ host communities. Citizenship and Public Service] really likes afraid and more interested in it as they go discuss the importance of students “We really want to be able to give about this grant is not only are we working through life,” Walt said. being counted in the census. back to the community we are part of, in poorer communities, but [that] there Walt in 2006 received a Howard Hughes A large international food fair will take and being counted in the census is an is plenty of student involvement,” Knight Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor’s place on Thursday at the lower campus important way to do that,” Lam said. said. Award of $1 million that supports initia- center patio, at which the handprint She further explained that students Finding good ways to provide local com- tives providing opportunities for young mural will be displayed. typically assume that they are supposed munities with resources, helping teachers scientists to engage in practical research. “We are bringing in different cultural to fill out the census forms at their per- and professors learn, and giving Tufts stu- This new Dreyfus grant is a continuation foods representing different groups that manent address, resulting in an inac- dents a positive experience is a real chal- of Walt’s efforts to share chemistry with are traditionally considered hard-to- curate distribution of federal and state lenge, according to Knight. students of all ages. count,” Angela Lam, a senior involved funding. One of the Dreyfus Foundation’s criteria “We had no idea of the resource limita- in organizing the events on campus, “The money communities receive for for the award is project sustainability. “The tions; that’s really what drove this,” Walt said. programs like education and health care Foundation strives to identify projects that said. “This is a new project for me. Some All three events will take place in or is determined by the number of people might have a life beyond the funds that we of the experiments that we developed just outside the campus center. The counted in the census,” Valdes said. “We give,” Lore said. under the HHMI funding are actually organizers hope the location will attract need every student counted so that we In line with this, Knight noted that now going to be implemented through a large turnout to the events. can get the right funds allocated to the although the grant lasts for a period of 12 this award.” “I hope this will reach out to as many community.” 3

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Tufts students have likely heard of Brown. Its Web site proclaims that the school is a “recognized leader in pri- ’d had big plans for the spring break of vate post-secondary education,” but my senior year since my freshman break what’s less advertised is that Brown Iof the same name. That fateful week four has practically no admissions require- years ago began with a nine-hour bus ride ments beyond a high school diploma to New York City and my first (and only) or equivalency degree. Enrollment is all gypsy cab experience. but guaranteed. As I sat outside the hotel where I was No, standards have not suddenly been supposed to meet my snow-stranded fam- lowered at Brown University, where the ily hours before, locked in the front seat undergraduate admission rate is one of by a cabbie who was demanding 30 bucks the lowest in the country. This is Brown and an additional 20 minutes of heated, College, a for-profit school in Minnesota one-sided discussion on Liberian politics, I that is among the trade schools reap- couldn’t decide which I was dreading more ing unlikely benefits from the nation’s — being locked in the trunk of this musty weakened economy. green Volvo or playing Coke-and-Pepsi at Most Americans know ITT Technical my cousin’s Bar Mitzvah the next day. Institute, DeVry University and other This is so not what college spring for-profit schools from their ubiquitous break is supposed to be like, I lamented television advertisements, and a growing silently as droplets of angry-fake-cab- number of degree-seekers are choosing driver-spittle landed in and around my to pursue higher education at for-profit eyes. Where is the chlorinated water and schools for a fraction of the cost of edu- suntan lotion? Where are the intestinal cation at a private university — and, in parasites? Next year, I promised myself, some cases, in a fraction of the time. but the next year found me in Ohio, and According to the College Board, the the next nursing a third-degree sunburn average annual tuition for these profit- in the Southern Hemisphere. based institutions is close to $14,000 This year was my last chance to live the ITT-TECH.EDU a year. A two-year associate’s degree For-profit universities like ITT Tech are run like businesses and are even publicly traded. dream, but as my friends and I attempted at ITT Tech, which has two campuses to recreate “Sex and the City: The Movie,” in Massachusetts and 108 nationwide, (2008) minus the broken marriages and the will set students back about $20,000 accreditation bodies nationwide as college so that I can get a better job,” incontinence, it became painfully clear that a year. In contrast, Tufts’ yearly price approved by the U.S. Department of Steinberg said. our bank accounts just couldn’t accommo- tag exceeded $50,000 for the 2009-2010 Education. Tufts has been accredited by The value of a for-profit education, at date a week of swim-up bars and irrespon- school year. the New England Association of Schools least to a certain type of degree-seeker, sibility. And so my staycation was born. According to a New York Times article and Colleges (NEASC). According to is obvious: Students fearful of the bleak OK, so technically it wasn’t a staycation. on for-profit schools that ran earlier this the Tufts Institutional Research web- job market and unable to afford four What it really was could be described as a month, enrollment in these institutions site, NEASC “serves the public and the years of higher education can earn a weekend trip, padded on either end by a has increased at about 20 percent a year educational community by establishing degree at minimum cost in as little as borrowed car, some unwanted timeshare for the past two years. This coincides and maintaining high standards of edu- two years. points, a lot of cheap wine and a box of with the economic downturn, which cational excellence through self-evalu- According to the New York Times arti- Goldfish. We started in Smugglers’ Notch, has resulted in both substantial budget ation and peer review.” The organiza- cle, critics say that graduates of for-prof- Vt., at a family-friendly resort affectionately reductions at public universities and a tion’s next site visit at Tufts is scheduled its are often not able to earn enough in called Smuggs. Apparently whoever did the significant jump in government financ- for 2013. their eventual careers to pay back their naming wasn’t very knowledgeable in the ing for Pell grants, which are being given Non-profit schools include private loans — in other words, the schools categories of “words that mean conceited” to low-income college students as a institutions governed by a board of overstate the value of their degrees. ... or “words that mean vagina.” component of the $787 billion stimu- trustees and funded by tuition, fees and A dean at the ITT Tech campus in Determined to make the most of our lus package approved by Congress in donations, as well as public institutions Norwood, Mass. declined to comment short time there, we headed right to the local February 2009. controlled by and rely on funding from for this article, and a call to the director hotspot — Brewski’s — conveniently located The Chronicle of Higher Education their respective state governments. of admissions at the ITT Tech campus in 500 yards from our door. My friend’s vegan reports that approximately 10 percent In contrast, trade schools and career Wilmington, Mass. was not returned. diet went out the window as we devoured of college students, close to 2.6 million colleges are accredited by one of 11 Senior Will Ehrenfeld believes that macaroni and cheese, beef chili, pierogies people, are now enrolled in one of the national accreditation bodies also the fact that trade schools and for-profit and sweet-potato fries. Our waiter watched country’s roughly 3,000 for-profit trade approved by the U.S. Department of universities are first and foremost busi- with a mix of disgust and admiration as we schools and career colleges. Education and are considered business- nesses hurts their mission. “It’s clear cleaned our plates. We then proceeded to Senior Adam Weldai believes the es. Owners and boards of directors are, that what they’re interested isn’t edu- make the long journey home, drunk off of recent increase in visibility of for-prof- like in any other business, offering ser- cation but turning a profit,” Ehrenfeld saturated fat, to watch a few too many epi- it universities is tied to the economy. vices (in this case, a degree) in exchange said. sodes of “Dawson’s Creek” (1998-2003). “They’re offering a similar product at for money. Ehrenfeld added that although for- The next days were a blur of going to vari- a lower price. With the economy in the In terms of what the two types of profit universities could provide compe- ous locations where we learned how things state that it’s in, you’re really just look- schools offer curriculum-wise, non- tition for traditional non-profit univer- were made and then bought those things ing for a job, any job,” Weldai said. profit schools typically focus on aca- sities, he would rather see a European and consumed them (ice cream, beer, “People with master’s degrees are taking demic studies and prepare students for model, in which university funding cheese, maple syrup ... Vermont is not low in jobs they’re [quite frankly] overqualified post-graduate study, whereas for-profit relies more heavily on the state than calories). We attempted a hike, on which we for.” colleges offer degrees in a variety of even the current public institutions in saw bear prints (which, in retrospect, may So what exactly are for-profit colleges, career-oriented fields, such as cook- the United States. have belonged to a large dog). We raided the what makes them different from non- ing (like the Le Cordon Bleu chain of For now, however, regardless of criti- Smuggs General Store for bottles of wine profit colleges like Tufts, and what are schools), criminal justice and account- cal opinion, the tide of enrollment at under $10 and pints of Ben & Jerry’s while they offering to entice students who are ing, none of which are typically offered trade schools doesn’t look like it will tweens browsing the video section stared at feeling the effects of the credit crunch? as majors at non-profit institutions. slow down any time soon: The Obama us with looks that said, “My health teacher The primary distinction between for- Freshman Eugene Steinberg is one administration now estimates that stu- was right.” profit and non-profit colleges is in the Jumbo who is interested in more than dents at for-profit colleges could receive Clearly, my time at the notch was not type of accreditation the school has just preprofessional preparation. upwards of $10 billion in Pell grants by quite the all-inclusive 80-degree escape I received. Traditional non-profit four- “College obviously isn’t as cheap as a the 2011-2012 school year. had dreamed up so long ago. I may not have year colleges and universities are grant- trade school, but I understand why col- Carter Rogers contributed reporting to a Facebook.com album titled “Fun in the ed accreditation by one of six regional lege costs a lot, and I’m not just in this article. Sizunnn” featuring me wearing a bikini and a cute stranger, but I’m OK with that. I don’t BY THE NUMBERS look good tan anyway, and we did find the back cover of a phone book under the wind- For-profit universities in the United States shield of our car that read “Call us — the hot guys from Brewski’s.” $14,174: the average yearly tuition and fees of for-profit universities Considering there were no hot guys at $2,544: the average yearly tuition and fees for a two-year community college Brewski’s, we’ll never know for sure who $26,273: the average yearly tuition and fees of four-year non-profit universities put it there (or how they knew which car 3: the percentage of total degrees granted by for-profit institutions in the 1995-1996 academic year was ours), but just knowing they’re out 7: the percentage of total degrees granted by for-profit institutions in the 2005-2006 academic year there is enough. Or maybe it’s knowing that $10 billion: the projected amount in Pell grants students at for-profit schools will receive in the 2011-2012 school year with friends and a little Chunky Monkey, $3.1 Billion: the revenue for Apollo Group (parent company of the University of Phoenix) last fiscal year you can have fun anywhere. I’m satisfied 86: the percentage of this revenue that came from federal student aid with either one. $40.72: the stock price of DeVry Inc. last April $66.05: the stock price of DeVry Inc. as of March 30 Jessie Borkan is a senior majoring in — compiled by Carter Rogers with data from The New York Times and College Board psychology. She can be reached at Jessie. [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Interested in a one-of-a-kind opportunity to engage in dialogue with government offi cials regarding higher education policy? Yes!

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But judge a book by its cover, but it’s hard none of these have been dubbed the not to at least make cursory assessments “Live Music Capital of the World.” No, of things. We’re talking to you, nameless that honor goes to Austin, Texas. blonde girl who wouldn’t dance with either It is a rather grandiose motto, to be of us, despite our glowing personalities and sure, for a town that claims no genre ripe senses of humor. as its own, yet it is fully deserved. With There are plenty of ways for a movie over 100 venues staging live music title to stand out. It can be simple, like every night and the longest-running the playfully straightforward “Up” (2009), music series in American television or hilariously convoluted, like “Borat: history (PBS’s “Austin City Limits”), Cultural Learnings of America for Make the city is certainly a force to be reck- Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” oned with. And yet even these exam- (2006). Similarly, a very forthright title can ples do not properly convey the true easily sum up a movie and attract viewers spirit of the town as effectively as the by taking the mystery out of things. For annual South By Southwest (SXSW) example, we love the directness of the title festival. of the 2004 film “Harold and Kumar Go to Every year for five days in March, White Castle.” (Spoiler alert! Harold and the entire city transforms into one Kumar purchase sliders from a fast food gigantic music venue as thousands establishment with a cream-colored for- of bands invade to make themselves tress as its logo.) known and share their art. Unlike any On the other end of the spectrum, there other festival, the action goes down in are movies that have esoteric titles that leave small, intimate clubs. On nearly every SXSW.COM people wanting more. The best example we block downtown there is a show; at The South By Southwest music festival takes over Austin. can think of is “Cloverfield” (2008). And as every show, there are a multitude of if that wasn’t enough, studio execs didn’t bands; and for every band, there are feature big-ticket headliners such as However, there is no shortage of free release the name of the movie for months, eager fans looking for the next life- Spoon, Muse and Motörhead, and gigs sponsored by magazines, Web which only added to the movie’s mystique. changing gig. And the fans don’t need are geared more toward the indus- sites, etc. At this year’s festival, for The untitled trailer left people scratching to look very far. try — hence the $500 passes, nearly their heads. By not titling the film, producer The festival’s official showcases twice the average festival ticket price. see SXSW, page 6 J.J. Abrams created a knowledge vacuum that drove up interest and hype. Sometimes a controversial movie title THEATER REVIEW TV REVIEW can raise enough eyebrows to catch view- ers’ attention. Just think of next month’s “Kick-Ass” or “Inglourious Basterds” (2009). Both are notable for the use of colloquial- Olyphant kills isms, but the latter also displays brazen spelling. While bad spelling usually makes us “sic” to our stomachs (we totally belong with charm in at Tufts), it seems only fitting for someone as idiosyncratic as Quentin Tarantino to title his movie as such. The misspelling — ‘Justified’ intended for Tarantino to separate his film from its similarly titled 1978 inspiration BY CATHERINE SCOTT — is never explained in the movie, but it Daily Editorial Board certainly got people talking. Another movie title with colorful lan- Though Western films were a staple guage is “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” of cinema 50 years ago, modern takes (2008), which was the subject of a lot of on the genre have struggled to keep controversy when people began making a fuss over the word “porno.” Parents Justified and negative Nancys all over the country complained about the posters and ads. The Weinstein Company tried to lever- Starring Timothy Olyphant, age this PR storm into hype by releas- Natalie Zea, Joelle Carter ing print ads declaring, “Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks made a movie so out- Airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on FX rageous that we can’t even tell you the COURTESY THE LYRIC STAGE COMPANY OF BOSTON title.” Unfortunately, the film’s lukewarm Chauncey Moore and Jacqui Powers recreate the music and relationships of Billie Holiday’s life. afloat. Some neo-Western films and critical response led to a pretty flaccid television shows have garnered critical performance at the box office. acclaim — “No Country for Old Men” If “Zack and Miri” is any indication, ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & (2007) and HBO’s “Deadwood (2004- movie titles aren’t going to make or break 2006), to name two — yet the golden a film’s financial outlook. A memorable title age of Western films has long since rid- will catch the eye of a viewer and can score Grill’ depicts Billie Holiday’s life den into the sunset. a film some free press, but at the end of Despite the genre’s waning popu- the day, word of mouth will prevail. For the BY MICHELLE BEEHLER A man hits a few keys on the piano, larity, many have tried to bring the most part, attractive movie titles can only Daily Editorial Board and then there’s the calming sound olden days back, most recently with work to get otherwise lackluster films some of Woodrow Johnson’s song “I Wonder FX’s “Justified.” Based on a short story easy opening weekend bucks. Take “Snakes It’s a jazz club all right, with dim Where Our Love Has Gone” — sung by Elmore Leonard, one of the most on a Plane” (2006): Samuel L. Jackson only lighting and a couple of tiny tables Billie Holiday-style. In the Lyric Stage famous authors of the Western and agreed to star in that film because of the intimately placed in front of the stage. Company of Boston’s production of crime genres, the show focuses on title. He picked up the script, read the first “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” by U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy line and signed the contract. That’s why Lady Day at Emerson’s Lanie Robertson, there’s nothing else Olyphant), a modern-day cowboy who the film got $15 million in its first week- left to do but lean back, absorb the shoots first and asks questions when end — proof that SLJ is the only person in Bar & Grill music and enjoy the ride. everyone’s dead. Hollywood who can pull off the backwards The production is a tribute to the life Raylan’s penchant for shooting on Kangol ivy cap. and music of the unforgettable Holiday sight gets him in trouble after he kills Written by Lanie Robertson (played by Jacqui Parker). Directed by Spiro a drug lord in a restaurant in Miami. Directed by Spiro Veloudos Veloudos, the show brings to life one of Raylan is sent back to the hill country of Zach Drucker is a sophomore majoring in At the The Lyric Stage Company of Holiday’s last performances in a dramatic eastern Kentucky as punishment — he International Relations, and Chris Poldoian is Boston through April 24 and captivating fictional reenactment. fled his home in Kentucky when he was a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Tickets $25 to $54 They can be reached at Zachary.Drucker@tufts. see LADY DAY, page 6 see JUSTIFIED, page 6 edu and [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Small cast creates intimate and Broken Bells and The Black Keys add stirring performance in ‘Lady Day’ variety to MOG party

LADY DAY bers was “God Bless the Child.” One SXSW may have been. continued from page 5 of Holiday’s biggest hits, the song continued from page 5 A last-minute addition, Broken Bells Holiday’s songs are the focus of the already had pressure to live up to its example, right down the street from the continued to fulfill the MOG party’s show, and they are broken up with reputation, and the anecdote Parker Rachael Ray-hosted party on March 20 surprising variety with a set of solid dialogue and monologues providing brilliantly performs before singing at the legendary outdoor venue Stubb’s and catchy, if unremarkable, pop. context on her past. The real success only adds to the audience’s anticipa- BBQ, where classic Texas grub and live Playing one of the band’s first live of the show is its ability to capture the tion and expectations. The story adds music draw crowds in equal measure, gigs, frontman James Mercer, who also ambiance of a jazz club, and for an perspective to Holiday’s relationship lay social networking site MOG’s shin- fronts The Shins, was in good spirits as hour and a half, the audience mem- with her mother, Sadie Harris, also dig at the Mohawk, a veritable micro- he joked about the dour weather: “It’s bers forget that they are in a theater known as Duchess. Holiday suppos- cosm of SXSW. good to be here in Portland, Oregon!” venue in Boston and not a basement edly wrote the song for her mother, A unique open-air club in the middle Mercer and band mate Brian Burton down an alleyway in Philadelphia. and that revelation gives the song a of the city, the Mohawk and its acous- (better known as Danger Mouse) and Parker portrays a tired and worn- complex content of love and forgive- tics provided relief to the weary ears their mellow vibes were a pleasant out Holiday struggling with a past ness that otherwise would have been of the audience. Its intimate and fully change of pace from the previous act ravaged by heroin addiction, alco- lost. The song is also one of Parker’s packed 700-person capacity created and set the stage for one of the most holism, prostitution and rape. While strongest vocal performances in the warmth through proximity on an unex- remarkable indie bands to play the Parker’s voice is beautiful, deep and show. pectedly chilly afternoon. Strangers festival: The Antlers. powerful, it is difficult to sing a trib- “Easy Livin’,” another successful became friends over frosty cans of Lone Hailing from Brooklyn, this trio ute to Holiday. Where Parker really moment in the show, sadly recalls the Star beer, recounting the week’s high- deftly combined clean finger-picked shines is between the music numbers. good times in Holiday’s life. The song lights, swapping new favorite bands electric guitar, dynamic and complex While revealing past horrors, Parker’s is at the very heart of production, and eagerly anticipating the next act. drumming, and heavy bass synth and Holiday can laugh some of them off, which also tries to bring to life the Up first was Philadelphia-based keys to create a wholly unique sound with jibes at parole officers and dis- best of Holiday in the aftermath and Free Energy, a quintet of fresh-faced that recalled at turns post-rock, folk appointing husbands. However, the context of the worst. rockers armed with Les Paul guitars and even chamber pop. It was not jokes only make the stories and con- The only other character in the per- and free copies of their debut album, an uncommon sight to see audience versation more poignant, as they also formance is Holiday’s accompanist, “Stuck On Nothing” (2010), on cassette members transfixed, swaying in place expose a forced attempt to dismiss a Jimmy Powers (Chauncey Moore). tapes. Playing an energetic set packed with their eyes closed, transported to hard past as bearable. Musically, Moore actually accompa- with sunny power pop anthems that another place and swept up in the At the beginning of the perfor- nies Parker on the piano throughout recalled the glory days of Thin Lizzy grand textures and emotionally power- mance, Parker plays a seemingly the show. Most of the time he is just and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, they ful melodies. The show was a transcen- relaxed Holiday happy to be back on there to nod in agreement or sym- had no trouble getting the audience dental experience. stage with a smile for her audience. pathy, but he is also a support for moving. Thus was the audience set up for a She is funny and charming, living up Parker’s performance and character. Less successful was the following brilliant change of pace as headliners to the elegance of Holiday and tell- As Holiday falls apart, Powers contin- band, Demolished Thoughts, who The Black Keys closed the show, pack- ing tales of the heartbreaking experi- uously brings her back to the music, had a difficult time capitalizing on ing the stage area to capacity. Though ences that made her that way. giving her something to hang on to. the early momentum. A supergroup a simple two-piece band, these blues- But as the production progresses, The small cast is one element that of sorts consisting of Andrew W.K., inflected garage rockers’ full sound so does Holiday’s downward spiral. makes the show so personal for the J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic had everyone in the audience shak- As her character’s alcoholism wors- audience. There is no fake audience Youth’s Thurston Moore, the group ing their hips. There’s nothing quite ens and her confessions become — only two performers, playing and made its debut at the festival, blazing like a good, old-fashioned rock-and- darker and more painfully tragic, singing jazz and telling stories. While through a series of minute-long thrash roll catharsis, which Dan Auerbach Parker’s gestures and mannerisms the stories are engrossing, the play’s and punk covers that elicited more and Patrick Carney delivered in spades become those of a woman who is loose plot and heavy dependence on laughter than head-banging as Moore with soulful vocals, funky rhythms and trying to resist a breakdown. With music can make the performance a barked unintelligible lyrics read from blistering guitar solos. the stories and added context, the little slow for audiences not dedi- a packet. Although it was playing to And the MOG party was just one of music becomes more personal, hold- cated to Holiday’s songs. the wrong crowd, the band captured the hundreds of shows over five days ing together the show as if it strung “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” SXSW’s “anything goes” musical spirit of nonstop music at Austin’s South by together and guided Holiday’s life. is playing on the Lyric Stage Company and cannot be considered a failure for Southwest festival. Live Music Capital A highlight of the musical num- of Boston’s main stage until April 24. starting a mosh pit, small though it of the World, indeed.

TV.YAHOO.COM Joelle Carter plays the love interest of a trigger-happy cop in FX’s new series. ‘Justified’ revives Western anti-hero JUSTIFIED for some viewers. Even the criminal plots “Bashing Back” author continued from page 5 limited to each episode tend to drag, some- Wayne Besen is an activist, 19 in order to avoid the life of a coal miner times stretching the show a little too thin. columnist, public speaker, former and a family heritage of crime. Though this may at times test one’s patience, spokesperson for the Upon returning to Kentucky, Raylan “Justified” perfectly captures the slow-mov- has many foes to confront, including Boyd ing, laid-back (even when in the middle of Human Rights Campaign, and Crowder (Walter Goggins), a white suprem- a crime spree) nature of these people in founder of Truth Wins Out, acist who likes to cause trouble; Winona Kentucky. an organization dedicated to Hawkins (Natalie Zea), Raylan’s ex-wife; Some may find that the show’s depiction and the still-unseen Arlo Givens (Raymond of Kentuckians perpetuates negative ste- combating the myths spread by Barry), Raylan’s criminal father. reotypes of Southerners. Luckily, the show’s ex-gay reparative ministries. Each episode of “Justified” plays out like a description of the Southern lifestyle comes Western/crime-noir novella, while still main- off as benign, as an effort to demonstrate taining an overarching plot that deal with how things are done in the rural South. Wayne Besen has appeared Raylan’s past and the seedy underbelly of this “Justified” mostly concerns itself with a seemingly backwards region. question typical of the Western genre — what on CNN, FOX’s O’Reilly Olyphant, who had already proved his makes someone good or evil — and the Factor, Hannity and Colmes, ability to play an enigmatic Western cop in answer has nothing to do with how many THURSDAY MSNBC News, and The Daily “Deadwood,” seems to have been waiting for people you’ve killed. The show focuses on Show with Jon Stewart a role like Raylan Givens to come along. True, the slight differences between a cop and a APRIL 1, 2010 the show isn’t brutal like “Deadwood” or even criminal and how each bends the law to his speaking on heavily debated as daring as some of FX’s other shows like own benefit. LGBT issues. “Damages” or “Nip/Tuck” (2003-2010), but In today’s world of muddled morals, in 6:00– 7:30pm Olyphant brings Leonard’s spare, meander- which television lauds serial killers (“Dexter”) For more info contact [email protected] ing prose to the screen with unhesitant ease. and morally bankrupt advertising executives The Crane Room or call the LGBT Center@ 627-3770 The show’s supporting cast, though not as (“Mad Men”), it would be nice to see Raylan utterly charismatic as Olyphant, holds its own, emerge as another anti-hero who kills the from Zea’s still-angry ex-wife to Goggins’ jeal- bad guy but also gets some pleasure out of ous antagonist. Each supporting actor gets it. Technically, all of the people he’s killed so just enough screen time to make the viewer far in the series have deserved death. They want to see more of him or her. This stands were either trying to kill him or a Southern in stark contrast to other shows that tire the damsel-in-distress. As “Justified” continues, audience with country bumpkins who don’t it’s almost certain that Raylan Givens will hold a candle to the main character. grow to become one of television’s finest bad Raylan’s backstory may unravel too slowly good guys viewers love to watch. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS 7

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KERIANNE M. OKIE Clearly defined sexual assault policy imperative Editor-in-Chief Tufts’ administration has seen recent what will happen if a student reports a with administrators, a general knowl- criticism regarding the university’s sexual violation, and the information that is edge of the university’s policies should EDITORIAL assault policies. Some students and vari- available is vague and primarily implies not be something that a select few stu- Caryn Horowitz ous campus organizations have chastised that punishment is case-specific. If a dents learn of through experience; it Grace Lamb-Atkinson the current policies, under which stu- student wants to take action, he or she should be ensured that every student on dents rarely face serious repercussions must report the instance in order to learn campus has full access to this informa- Managing Editors for sexual assault and harassment on what specifically can be done. Students tion at all times. Ellen Kan Executive News Editor campus, and the Tufts Community Union faced with the decision of either being Other universities, such as Bowdoin Michael Del Moro News Editors Harrison Jacobs (TCU) Senate is working with Students put on the spot regarding an emotional College, have such information available Katherine Sawyer Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) to make experience during a meeting with an online, with several pages of clearly stated Saumya Vaishampayan changes to the policies that are currently administrator or not reporting the crime policies and potential repercussions for Marissa Gallerani Assistant News Editors Amelie Hecht in place. Efforts to increase the severity at all may be less inclined to take action violators and courses of action that can Corinne Segal of repercussions for sexual assault viola- if these are their only options. There be taken by victims. Compared to the Martha Shanahan tions are extremely important, and the needs to be a specifically defined set of extensive and detailed outline of similar Jenny White regulations need to be revised. However, policies that is clearly stated online for all policies on the Bowdoin Student Affairs Brent Yarnell in addition to efforts to create strict- students to see so that those facing these Web site, Tufts’ descriptions are confusing Carter Rogers Executive Features Editor er penalties for perpetrators of sexual decisions will know exactly what is in and vague. When a student is involved in Marissa Carberry Features Editors assault, it is equally important that the store for them. a case as sensitive and personally trauma- Robin Carol Emily Maretsky administration addresses the issue of the Additionally, many of the policies are tizing as that of sexual assault or harass- Mary Beth Griggs Assistant Features Editors clarity of sexual assault policies. unclear. For example, the Student Affairs ment, the last thing he or she needs is to Emilia Luna Under the existing system, students Web site lists a “stay-away order” as one experience further uncertainty due to an Alexa Sasanow Derek Schlom who experience instances of sexu- of the potential repercussions for stu- ambiguous and unclear policy. al assault or other forms of violent or dents who have violated the university’s When reassessing its sexual assault Catherine Scott Executive Arts Editor threatening behavior have few resources harassment or assault policies. However, regulations this spring, the administra- Jessica Bal Arts Editors Adam Kulewicz through which they can simply gather it is not explicitly stated what this stay- tion should look not only at creating Charissa Ng information. Victims of sexual crimes and away order entails. Students may seek a explicit policies, but also at ensuring that Josh Zeidel those who have been targeted, harassed stay-away order, for example, not realiz- every student can access information Michelle Beehler Assistant Arts Editors or stalked are often hesitant to come ing that it offers little physical protection about these policies at all times. There is Zachary Drucker Rebecca Goldberg forward for fear of repercussions from for the victim, as there is no distance no reason to have a Student Affairs Web their assailant. Currently, there is very requirement outlined by the university’s site that defines students’ rights if not to Niki Krieg Executive Op-Ed Editor little information posted on the Student stay-away order. Although more specific ensure that all students can access infor- Crystal Bui Op-Ed Editors Nina Grossman Affairs Web site specifically defining definitions are likely spelled out when mation and understand their options Laura Moreno sexual assault policies and delineating students involved in such disputes meet without ambiguity. Andrew Rohrberger Devon Colmer Cartoonists Erin Marshall Alex Miller ERIN MARSHALL Lorrayne Shen Louie Zong Vittoria Elliot Editorialists Rebekah Liebermann Marian Swain Seth Teleky

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TEDDY MINCH | OFF MIC Reentry is not the solution for Spring Fling The BY NICOLE GOODWIN In the wake of the Tufts Alcohol spectacle of Task Force’s recent decision to make Spring Fling dry this year — not allow- ing attendees of any age to bring in Obamacare alcohol — many students have voiced s is so often the case with heavily frustration, skepticism or alternative televised American political gath- suggestions. Yes, people are disap- erings, from the State of the Union pointed that they can’t get absurdly Aaddress to Supreme Court nomina- drunk during the concert. Yes, people tions, the “how” of the event is almost as are upset that they can’t even sip a important and widely covered as the “what.” beer or two at the show. And no, the The House of Representatives convened on current policy is not flawless. But we Sunday, March 14 to vote on the Senate must remember that Spring Fling is health care bill, as well as “fixes” to the bill. still a school event, and safety must The following day, what dominated head- come first. Binge drinking is danger- lines immediately — that the bill passed ous, as evidenced by last year’s “mass the House and was on its way to President casualty incident,” and the adminis- Barack Obama’s desk to be signed into law tration cannot be expected to sit back — showcased a rather distressing “how.” and simply hope that such an occur- The “how” highlighted the environment and rence doesn’t repeat itself. Despite its nature of the House chambers that evening potential problems, the new policy is and the utter loss of decorum in American defensible. One of the popular sug- politics that, for some time, has become gestions on campus, voiced recently standard and very much emblematic of the in graduate student Karen Gerlach’s health care debate. Tufts Daily op-ed from March 29, is What was even more disconcerting was to permit students to leave and then the fact that the loss of decorum and sensi- reenter the concert. However, reen- bility during the proceedings included not try is not possible due to logistics, only protestors stationed outside the build- safety concerns and cost. It would not ing but also ranking members of the House complement the existing policy, nor KRISTEN COLLINS/TUFTS DAILY and their guests upstairs in the cham- would it work toward a long-term goal back in with you. Each reentry would term solution by reducing the drink- ber’s cheap seats. Racist and derogatory of reduced alcohol consumption at take as long as a normal entry, and ing culture surrounding Spring Fling. catcalls toward African-American mem- Spring Fling. students would end up waiting much While some seniors and juniors may bers of the House as well as Rep. Barney At this year’s Spring Fling, there longer before they could enter. Longer be disappointed this year upon losing Frank (D-Mass.) are disgusting and most will be greater quantities of water wait times are not just unpleasant — what seems to be thought of as the certainly represent one of the low points and pizza than last year, so students they can cause crowd control issues “right” to bring in alcohol, after a few in American public political discourse in should not feel the need to leave as people become rowdy and want to years, there won’t be any students still recent memory. the concert simply to eat or rehy- push through or skip ahead of others. on campus who personally remember That being said, these epithets and ter- drate; allowing reentry would almost A single entrance would potentially a time when alcohol was allowed. This rible words came from a group of people encourage many students to step out be insufficient to handle the increased means that before long, people will who dress up in period costumes and pre- to drink alcohol. Some concert ven- traffic, meaning that a second entry not miss the old policy, nor will they tend that they are a meaningful political ues, clubs and museums do indeed point could have to be created and look forward to the year when they group — they came largely from disgruntled offer reentry to visitors with a hand staffed; even if only one entry were can finally bring their own alcohol. members of the Tea Party. The fact that the stamp or ticket stub. However, these used, the amount of staff and secu- Hopefully this will create an environ- Tea Party is as irrelevant as it is irreverent venues are not dealing with crowds rity required would rise sharply. All ment in which students no longer feel does not make its behavior acceptable, but on the same scale as Spring Fling, nor of these changes would increase the such a strong desire to be intoxicated it should provide Americans with a context do they likely have as high of a need cost of running the event — though at Spring Fling. And to all those who for understanding that these outbursts and to manage people who left the event fencing and security officers may be may be skeptical, let me assure you loss of decorum during protests the day with the sole purpose of consuming less expensive than a 21-plus bar area, that it is entirely possible to have a before the vote came from an irrational alcohol. they are not cheap. great time at a concert while sober. minority. Admission into Spring Fling is Furthermore, reentry means that the As far as this year is concerned, Inside the House, however, ranking politi- always difficult to manage logistically. goal of the new alcohol policy — reduc- I hope that students of all ages can cians turned a formal, nationally televised It takes time for each person to show ing drinking in order to increase safety respond to the new alcohol policy by vote on health care into little more than a ticket or ID, pass a basic security of students at Spring Fling — would behaving responsibly and safely and what can best be described as a name-call- check and enter, and nobody wants be largely forgotten. The possibility of by not letting the issue of drinking ing, brainless, hissy fit of a middle-school a situation that creates long lines people drinking heavily, then entering overshadow what Spring Fling is really lunch-room argument. The constant boo- outside the entrance. If students are (or intending to enter) and becoming about: allowing the entire Tufts com- ing and hissing from both sides of the aisle allowed to come and go throughout ill would not necessarily be decreased munity to enjoy a great free concert were bad enough, but when Rep. Randy the day, the length of these lines will by permitting students to come and go on the President’s Lawn. Neugebauer (R-Texas) yelled “baby killer” increase dramatically. Think about it: freely throughout the day. at Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), the level of Even if you had a hand stamp for I agree that the new alcohol policy political chaos was off the charts in a way reentry, you would need to show your is not absolutely perfect, but I have yet Nicole Goodwin is a sophomore majoring rarely seen in American politics. The general stamp to someone and demonstrate to hear a solution that would be. The in International Relations. She is the co- cacophony on the House floor, as well as the that you were not bringing alcohol current policy aims to create a long- chair of Concert Board. noise raining down on the politicians from the chamber’s upper seating, led to a surreal atmosphere as House members went to cast OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON their vote on the health care bill. Whether or not this health care bill reduces health care costs and increases Drivers don’t need extra distraction health care quality and access, what hap- pened that Sunday night was historic. This BY CALLIE THOMPSON endangers anyone near a culprit on people from texting while driving. sort of major health care reform legisla- The Daily Cougar the road. City and state governments across the tion was something that had been in the Nationwide Mutual Insurance country are on the move to make tex- works since the days of Teddy Roosevelt, Thousands of car accidents occur reported in a 2009 survey that “distrac- ting behind the wheel illegal. In the but something that no one had ever been every year for various reasons. Sadly, tion from cell phone use while driving Houston area, the communities of West able to create and pass. many of them these days are due to (hand held or hands free) extends a University and Bellaire have already The Democrats, and particularly President drivers texting behind the wheel, and driver’s reaction as much as having enacted laws in which “violators [will] Obama, will be remembered for getting the the scariest part is how many of the a blood alcohol concentration at the be ticketed and risk conviction of a bill through Congress and delivering one violators are teenagers and young legal limit of .08 percent.” It seems Class C misdemeanor, punishable by of the most important changes in health adults. logical that doing anything to impair a fine up to $500,” Robin Foster of the care policy in American history. Whether or One would think drivers would have one’s driving would be dangerous, but Houston Chronicle reported. not the bill actually works as it is supposed enough distractions to deal with before the study puts a whole new perspec- Texas has also banned the use of to, the Democrats will be remembered for tossing cell phones into the mix. It’s tive on the growing problem. cell phones while driving in school having given it a shot and for taking a major not uncommon to see women apply- It has become such an issue that zones, with fines of up to $200 lev- gamble on reform legislation. ing their makeup or men shaving while cell phone companies such as AT&T ied against violators. Other surround- The Republicans, meanwhile, will in their cars. I sometimes have diffi- and Verizon are launching campaigns ing cities such as Pearland are also be remembered as the party that called culty concentrating on the road when complete with commercials, billboards considering laws to prohibit drivers Democrats names and did little else — as I have another person in the car who and Facebook pages aimed at convinc- from texting anywhere. According the party that refused to take any ownership I’m trying to carry on a conversation ing people to leave their phones alone to the Governors’ Highway Safety of the bill whatsoever. Shameful Republican with, or when I’m doing something as while driving. AT&T has been the fore- Association, “20 states, the District hubris served to make the bill infinitely simple as changing the radio station. runner of such programs, producing a of Columbia and Guam now ban text weaker. The Republicans may or may not Drivers who don’t have much expe- series of commercials where the text messaging for all drivers.” feel the consequences of their actions at the rience are increasing the chance of message a person was reading or writ- Drivers take enough risks as it is. polls in November, but they will always have causing an accident by engaging one ing when they died in a car crash is Reading or typing a text message while the tape of Randy Neugebauer to remind or both of their hands, their eyes and displayed on a blank screen with a driving leaves drivers with no real them of just how far they have fallen. their concentration on sending a ridic- family member narrating in the back- resource, other than their knees, to ulous text message that can wait to ground. The company also has posted keep their car properly on the road. be sent until they safely reach their a host of additional information on its Anyone considering using a phone Teddy Minch is a senior majoring in political destination. Whether labeling it driv- Web site. to text while they drive needs to think science. He hosts “The Rundown,” a talk show ing while distracted or driving while Cell phone companies aren’t the before they pick up their phone. No from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday on WMFO. He texting, it’s a severe problem that only entities taking action to prevent text message is worth dying over. can be reached at [email protected].

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Ted Shapiro Memorial Award Winners for 2010

Six American Studies majors were selected to receive a Ted Shapiro Memorial Award for 2010. They will be honored at an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 1. Welcoming remarks will be presented by Deans Jim Glaser and Vickie Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Elaine Shapiro will be present along with family, friends, faculty and past winners.

Hameto Benkreira, a junior double majoring in American Studies and English, is hoping to study education, black history, and social policy by looking at the Oakland Community School and the programs it implemented by the Black Panther Party. He hopes to conduct interviews with former students and faculty, as well as community residents, about the Survival programs that were predecessors to such programs as Meals on Wheels. This experience will help Hameto with his senior Capstone Project or honors thesis, as well as his future as a possible educator and policy developer. Hameto is studying abroad this semester.

Sharon Cho, a junior double majoring in American Studies and International Relations, is hoping to study the policies, structures, and institutions that allow for transnationalism, the ability for immigrants to stay connected to their original countries as well as forging ties with their new countries. She is hoping to particularly study the hybrid communities of Asian American immigrants, and hopes to understand these ties by doing in-depth interviews with several Asian American families in hopes of collecting an anthology. Sharon also hopes to use this experience while interning at an Asian American based organization. Sharon is studying abroad this semester.

Chartise Clark, a junior majoring in American Studies, is hoping to study racial conflict between the African American and Asian American communities. She hopes to understand the stigmatization of each group toward the other and its origins by conducting in-depth interviews with members of both races in a variety of public arenas in major east coast metropolitan areas such as Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. She also hopes to have tape and video recordings of these interviews.

Eunji Lee, a junior majoring in American Studies, is hoping to organize activities and outings for the children of the Pilar de Esperanza home in Reynosa, Mexico, to help them help others as well as to encourage them to achieve their biggest dreams. Having traveled to this home in the past, Eunji noticed that many of the children wished to also help others, despite being less fortunate than most. She is hoping to be able to stay with them for two weeks and plan outings such as to a senior citizen center to allow them to help others, as well as help with their education in hopes of getting them into college.

Amber Frommherz, a junior majoring in American Studies, is hoping to learn more about her Navajo background as well as learning a craft by entering into an apprenticeship to learn Native American based bead work with the beadwork artist Linda Coombs. She is hoping it will help her connect to her roots and is also hoping to be able to share her craft with her two daughters. She is hoping to complete several beadwork pieces by the end of the summer.

Roxie Salamon-Abrams, a junior majoring in American Studies, is hoping to study issues in contemporary urban public education by doing an in depth case study of the Facing History School in New York City. The school, started by Michael Bloomberg and Joel Klein is an effort to replace large failing high schools, with smaller, more focused schools of diverse backgrounds. Roxie hopes to research the history of the small schools movement, as well as conduct interviews with teachers, administrators, and policymakers of the FHS School. This will also help Roxie toward writing her senior thesis. Roxie is studying abroad this semester. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 13

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The Mountaineers won Sure, Michigan State has the talent Tournament, Summers has found his strides in his second season, lead- the game by shutting off the interior and on paper to be as good as any team in game again, just when the Spartans need ing his team with 15.5 points and 8.2 forcing Kentucky to play from the out- the country. But the Spartans dealt with him the most. He has been nothing short rebounds per game. Paired with experi- side, where it went 4-32 from three. a number of injuries and close calls to of sensational in this tournament, shoot- enced guard Shelvin Mack, the Bulldogs That strategy likely won’t work as well make it to Indianapolis. Michigan State ing the lights out and averaging 20 points have a duo that can match up with any against a Duke team with viable outside was nearly a victim of the dreaded 5-12 per game over the tournament run. other team. But it is defensively where threats, but you can bet Huggins will upset in the first round, barely scraping by For all the talk that Huggins and Stevens’ squad has made its mark. have his team playing the type of defense against New Mexico State thanks to a ques- Krzyzewski are sure to generate, it is Butler’s man-to-man defense has been that will frustrate the Blue Devils. And tionable lane violation call. The Spartans Izzo who might be the best coach in sensational all season long, holding even though Duke was one of the bet- also needed a buzzer-beater from Korie Indianapolis. If he gets this version of opponents to under 60 points per game ter rebounding teams in the nation, West Lucious to beat Maryland and a free throw the Spartans to cut down the nets, that and flummoxing the likes of Syracuse. Virginia is terrific on the offensive glass, from Raymar Morgan in the final seconds will only confirm it. There is a reason that Butler has been finishing the regular season as the second against Tennessee in the regional final to 4. Butler: Say hello to … well, not involved in these low-scoring affairs, and best team in the nation in that category. keep their dream alive with a 70-69 win. Cinderella per se, but the closest thing this it has been able to dictate the tempo of As for scoring, Da’Sean Butler has not Still, the Spartans have been climbing tournament has left to an underdog. the game and make other teams play to its shot well, like much of his team, but has a precarious slope in this tournament, Any team that is riding a 24-game win style throughout this tournament, helping still managed to give the Mountaineers and one has to wonder whether they streak — the Bulldogs have not lost since it earn a few upsets along the way. steady scoring. But West Virginia will need have enough left to grind out two more Dec. 22 — and came into the tourna- Butler avoided the upset bug early, offense from other players, and that is victories. The concern is heightened ment ranked just outside the Top 10 in dominating the second half against UTEP where point guard Joe Mazzulla fits in. by the loss of the team’s best player in the Associated Press poll can’t exactly be in its first game and clipping Murray State In his first start of the season after Kalin Lucas, who ruptured his Achilles an unexpected Final Four participant. to reach the Sweet 16. The Bulldogs then starter Darryl “Truck” Bryant went down tendon in the Maryland game. But when one sees Butler paired with the took down two of the tournament favor- with a broken foot during the tournament, Michigan State has had to deal with likes of Michigan State, Duke and West ites in No. 1 seeded Syracuse and No. 2 Mazzulla came through with a career- other health concerns, with both Delvon Virginia, it is clear that one team stands seed Kansas State, making their trip back high 17 points. With Bryant’s status uncer- Roe and Chris Allen at less than 100 per- out as the unlikely participant. home include a shot at a national title. tain, West Virginia will have to hope that cent. And yet this team has still found a Still, the Bulldogs have just as good The Bulldogs will have the advantage Mazzulla continues to play effectively to way to win in these close games. While a chance to win a championship as in crowd support in Indianapolis, much complement the likes of Butler and Devin Lucious has stepped up in Lucas’ absence any of these others three teams. Coach like Saturday’s foe Michigan State did Ebanks if it wants to beat Duke and have a and sophomore forward Draymond Brad Stevens’ team has the ingredients last season in Detroit, and any nonpar- shot at earning the championship. Green has given Michigan State a solid that are needed to win the title: an tisan fans could give Butler added sup- 3. Michigan State: How does Tom Izzo presence inside, this team’s success is NBA-caliber star in Gordon Hayward, a port. We will see on Saturday whether do it? He has Michigan State back in the largely due to the sudden reemergence great defense and the added benefit of that is enough to propel the Bulldogs Final Four for the second consecutive year of junior Durrell Summers. virtual home-court advantage with the to two more upsets and an unprec- and the sixth time in the last 12 sea- After slumping at the end of the sea- Butler campus situated just five miles edented national championship. 14 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Wednesday, March 31, 2010

SAILING Jumbos record first-place finish at nation’s oldest regatta Tufts has just enough to edge Boston University after taking fourth in each division

BY ALEX PREWITT Daily Editorial Board

Though the Medford/Somerville campus is currently drenched with tor- rential rain and brutal wind, the co-ed sailing team took advantage of sunny skies this past Saturday and Sunday. The team captured the 74th running of the Boston Dinghy Challenge Cup, the nation’s oldest regatta, thanks to fourth-place finishes in each of the three divisions, edging out Boston University for the trophy with a 335 aggregate score. “I think we have a really deep team, and a lot of regattas are only two divi- sions, as opposed to three, so this time we were really strong across the board,” senior co-captain Jen Watkins said. “That’s a lot better than other schools, which maybe have one divi- sion pulling them down. We have a lot of really strong top players, so we sent our strongest boats to this one.” Leading the way in the A Division for the Jumbos were seniors Tomas Hornos and Rachael Brill, who posted one victory, another second-place fin- ish and a pair of third-place showings, ultimately teaming up for a 110-point performance, good enough for fourth place in the division and one point ahead of Washington College. Watkins and senior captain Andrew Criezis scored a similar finish in the B Division, taking home 110 points thanks to three consecutive first-place finishes toward the beginning of the regatta and top-three showings in two of the final three races. The Jumbos once again settled into fourth place in the division, beating out Hobart and William Smith Colleges by one point and falling short of Washington College by one point as well. Tufts’ best showing came in the C Division, in which junior Roisin Magee and sophomore Nicolas Russo-Larsson combined for 115 points, which bal- COURTESY KEN LEGLER looned thanks to a 19-point disquali- The co-ed sailing team, propelled by fourth-place finishes in all three divisions, had an aggregate score of 335 and captured first at the 74th fication penalty. The pair sandwiched annual Boston Dinghy Challenge Cup last weekend. a fifth-race disqualification with three second-place showings and one fourth “I think it means that we have a really ranked team placed ninth at the Naval well behind Brown University, which place. good chance of doing well the rest of the Academy’s Truxtun Umstead Trophy won the regatta with 497, but just Perhaps most impressive was the season,” Watkins said. “It was a sign of in Annapolis, Md. over spring break. behind South Florida, which tallied fact that the first-place overall finish how well we were able to train during the In the C Division, Criezis placed third, 750 overall points. came on the heels of Tufts’ weeklong week during spring break and come out while freshman Will Hutchings indi- Tufts will next hit the water this training break in Maryland. Typically, fully recovered. Especially this weekend, vidually scored 14th in the D Division. weekend when it hosts the Mystic Lake according to Watkins, a tired Jumbos which we typically don’t do well at, it In the A Division FJ races, addition- Invitational & Central Series Three unit tends to not perform well upon shows good potential for New Englands ally, Hornos and Brill scored a 14th- at Upper Mystic Lake in addition to returning to Boston for the Dinghy and Nationals coming up.” place finish of 238 points, buoyed by attending the weekend-long Ferrarone Challenge Cup. This time, however, The Jumbos’ victory came one a fourth-place showing in the fourth Team Racing Intersectional at Roger was different. weekend after the nationally 12th- race. Tufts’ 795 points place the team Williams. Initiative portrays Div. III as place to ‘follow passions, discover potentials’ IDENTITY immediately was the division’s student athletes, coaches, fac- goal was to communicate it. “This is a place where you can continued from page 16 philosophy and identity.” ulty members, presidents and go to college and be very serious Toward a shared identity Div. III members then began conference administrators who Activating the platform about your athletics but not at The need to articulate a a process of identifying pre- offered their opinions tended Since its 2010 Convention in the expense of a broader col- common Div. III philosophy cisely those unifying principles to portray their institutions as January, Div. III has unveiled lege experience. That obviously was an idea that originated and, in the process, answering places where athletic partici- additional pieces of its iden- includes primarily your academ- in a series of white papers a a most fundamental question: pation complemented a more tity effort. It has, for instance, ics. So I think the videos do a Presidents Council subcom- Who are we? Thus began the comprehensive educational already developed a new logo pretty darn good job of painting mittee produced in the after- identity initiative, a project that experience, one in which pri- and produced two videos to Div. III in a positive light.” math of the division’s restruc- was the hallmark focus of the mary emphasis was placed on better convey some of the cen- Certainly, the identity initia- turing debate. Now that Div. III division’s 2009 agenda. academic achievement. tral themes of the initiative. tive and its subsequent acti- had opted to remain intact for “I think this was really an This led in September 2009 to Furthermore, signage promot- vation have not resolved all at least the foreseeable future, opportunity to take the time to the first product of the identity ing Div. III identity will be seen the issues that prompted the the white papers suggested, it reflect and identify really those initiative: a strategic-position- this spring at NCAA champi- division to consider splitting was especially important that key points that bring Div. III ing platform that spoke of Div. onship events, while a publi- up as early as two years ago. its members come to some together,” said Andrea Savage, III as a place for student athletes cally focused Web site, which They have, however, offered a consensus about the ties that executive director of the New to “follow their passions and Dutcher characterized as “Div. reason for the membership to bound them together. England Small College Athletic develop their potential.” III 101,” will be launched in stay together and a unifying Institutional diversity — Conference. “The identity ini- “The entire Div. III experience late May or early June. objective to rally behind. which just months prior was tiative helped the membership is really all about following pas- The aim of this marketing “This is definitely a step seen by some as reason for Div. speak with, for lack of a better sions and discovering poten- stage of the identity initiative toward answering some of III to split — was now being term, one voice when talking tials — first and foremost in the is to begin communicating the issues that came up dur- embraced, so long as there was about all those important attri- classroom, second on the play- to both the division’s inter- ing that whole conversation general agreement within the butes and what we think is really ing field and then third through nal and external audiences its about the structure of the membership regarding certain critical to Div. III.” co-curricular or extracurricular central tenants. division,” said Keri Alexander core beliefs. The initial stages of the effort activities,” Dutcher said. “That’s “Frankly, what the videos Luchowski, acting executive “The clear membership direc- involved collecting research really, we think, a unique experi- talk about is precisely why I director of the North Coast tion was to move forward, but — for instance, by soliciting ence in Div. III. We’re not neces- work in Div. III and have never Athletic Conference. “We are to move forward as a division,” responses to an online survey, sarily talking about a balance really sought to move up divi- a very large division, and all Dutcher said. “The white papers conducting interviews with with competitive interests. We’re sions,” Gehling said. “I feel at of our institutions have differ- said, OK, if we’re going to move various constituencies within really talking about a more com- this level, we really have the ent goals and different needs, forward as a division, what we the membership and meeting prehensive educational experi- balance right. and they all serve a different first need to recognize are the with the division’s governance ence that benefits all three of “Quite honestly, that’s what purpose. So anything that can values that bind us together. So bodies — that would help elu- those settings.” we’ve been trying to sell at help us remember just what one of the issues they identi- cidate a common Div. III phi- With its core philosophy now Tufts and within the NESCAC the philosophy of Div. III is I fied as needing to be addressed losophy. The thousands of clearly defined, the division’s next for years,” Gehling continued. think is a good thing.” Wednesday, March 31, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

INSIDE MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ETHAN LANDY | CALL ME JUNIOR Final Four a mix of surprises and standouts The lone No. 1 remaining in the draw, Duke emerges as the favorite From Zero BY ETHAN LANDY the South bracket. 29 points to lead his team over Baylor and Daily Editorial Board Duke easily dispatched Arkansas-Pine help offset a disastrous 0-for-10 perfor- Bluff and California in its first two games mance from Singler. to… It started with 65. and pulled away from both Purdue and If the Blue Devils get all three of their Now we are down to the top four Baylor in close games in the Sweet 16 and main offensive options going, they will be teams in college basketball as the NCAA Elite Eight, respectively, to navigate its tough to beat. Couple that with the size Tournament heads to Indianapolis way to Indiana. this team has in the likes of seven-footer very time I get depressed about for its final showcase. But if you said Most people expected that Duke Brian Zoubek and the Plumlee brothers how terribly one of my favorite that the Final Four would be Butler, would be here, but the question is: Can (Mason and Miles) off the bench, and you teams is doing I just think about Michigan State, West Virginia and it finish the job now? First things first, can see that Duke will not make it easy E how awful it would be to be a Duke, you are in the minority. Duke though: The Blue Devils will need to get for other teams to control the boards or fan of, oh, let’s say the Washington and West Virginia were not so far- by a very good West Virginia team that dominate inside. Wizards. (Note: This also works with fetched, but the Bulldogs and Spartans could be playing with a chip on its shoul- 2. West Virginia: Huggins has turned the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles are representing the West and Midwest der after Duke was given the final No. 1 this West Virginia team into a juggernaut Clippers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and regions instead of the likes of Kansas, seed, despite the Mountaineers winning in the toughest conference in the nation. did I mention the Oakland Raiders?). Syracuse, Kansas State and Ohio State. the Big East Tournament. The winner of Now he has a chance to prove that it is So after I came back from a week One of those two surprise teams will that game will likely be a heavy favorite the best in the nation. when the closest I came to watch- earn a spot in the championship game against either Butler or Michigan State. The defensive-minded Mountaineers ing anything resembling sports was a against the winner of Duke-West Virginia, In order for Duke to win that game, are as tough as any team in the tour- drunken excursion to a spring training a matchup of two of the best coaches in it will have to continue to shoot well nament, and they know how to win game, only to find my March Madness the nation in Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and from the perimeter — which it did ugly. Case in point: their 69-56 win over bracket in tatters and the Celtics get- WVU’s Bob Huggins. Here’s a look at the in the win over Baylor — and control Washington in the Sweet 16 and the ting dominated in the third quarter four teams that have a shot to be holding the boards. Those tasks will be decid- 73-66 win over top-seeded Kentucky to again, I was reassured that there are the national championship trophy on edly less difficult thanks to the team’s reach the Final Four, a game that saw some worse off than me thanks to the Monday. depth and the trio of Jon Scheyer, Kyle West Virginia go scoreless from two- news about Gilbert Arenas. 1. Duke: The Blue Devils are back in Singler and Nolan Smith. point range in the first half but surprise You might remember that last time the Final Four for the first time since All three were among the top five scor- the Wildcats by hitting eight threes to Agent Zero — or I suppose he is going 2004 and will head to Indianapolis as ers in the ACC this season, and Singler to be Agent Six from now on — was the favorite to win their first champion- and Scheyer were particularly deadly see FINAL FOUR, page 13 headlining the news was after he and ship since 2001. Before the tournament, from beyond the arc. But it is Smith To hear Ethan Landy teammate Javaris Crittenton got into a quite a few people did not believe Duke who has put this team on his back in the and Alex Prewitt dis- dispute over a gambling confrontation deserved to get a No. 1 seed, but some- last few games, making a pair of clutch cuss the Final Four, visit and brought guns into the Wizards’ how it was gifted the easiest run through threes down the stretch to ice the game tuftsdaily.com/sports. locker room back in December. Arenas its regional by being placed at the top of against Purdue and scoring a career-high was suspended for the rest of the sea- son, but it was not until last Friday that he was finally sentenced to 30 days in a halfway house and two years of proba- Top Ten: Highlights from the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament tion? And yet, Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld insisted that Arenas will be back with the club next season. Way to punish the guy, Washington. Remember way back at the begin- ning of the season in October when people believed Washington was going to be a title contender thanks to the return of Arenas, paired with Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison along with new acquisitions Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Now? Wizards fans who have been forced to sit through a season with the scandal involving their most pop- ular player, the trades of the other two-thirds of their “Big Three,” and a current team-record losing streak are faced with this prospect heading into next year: Gilbert Arenas will still be the face of the franchise. MCT Instead of looking forward to the con- By drilling one of the most dramatic buckets in recent tournament history, Ali Farokhmanesh shattered brackets across the country. tinued emergence of Andray Blatche, a good chunk of cap space and whatever The 2010 men’s basketball NCAA 7. Not just for dorks: For the first time in 31 tournament and had a losing record in the rookie the team gets in the top five of Tournament has been one of the most excit- years, a school from the Ivy League made the MAC, came out of nowhere to defeat jugger- the draft, Wizards management is try- ing ever, riddled with upsets, outstanding per- Sweet 16, and Cornell did it in dominating naut Georgetown, 97-83. Though the Hoyas ing to sell the fans that it can still win formances from previously unheard-of players fashion. The 12th-seeded Big Red steamrolled had their worst defensive effort of the year, with Arenas aboard. Forget what type and buzzer-beating thrillers. With two No. 5 No. 5 Temple and No. 4 Wisconsin, perhaps the Bobcats canned 13-of-23 three-pointers of player he is, and ask whether this seeds in the Final Four coupled with No. 1 proving ESPN analyst Jay Bilas correct when and represented a growing equality between is really the type of person you want Duke and No. 2 West Virginia, this weekend’s he boisterously predicted that Cornell should mid-majors and big conference studs. representing your team and your city. matchups in Indianapolis are sure not to dis- have been awarded a fifth seed. And remember that this isn’t just any appoint, continuing with the overall trend set 2. This is Sparta: In a game that featured city — this is Washington, D.C. It is a by the previous four rounds. But ignoring the 6. Home, sweet home: With the Final Four numerous de facto buzzer-beaters and city where crime is so prevalent that excitement of the past two weekends would in Indianapolis, few expected No. 5 Butler to an actual one, Michigan State emerged former Wizards owner Abe Pollin was be unwise. The Daily looks back at the Top 10 come out of the West Region to get relative victorious in the 4-5 matchup out of the compelled to change the team’s name moments of the first four rounds: home-court advantage in the semifinals. But Midwest Region in the Sweet 16, taking from the Bullets to its current moniker the Bulldogs, owners of the nation’s longest down No. 4 Maryland when Korie Lucious, in 1997, just so it would be less associ- 10. Surprises out West: In what many winning streak, took down top seed Syracuse substituting for the injured Kalin Lucas, hit ated with the violence that the nation’s figured to be the weakest of the major con- and No. 2 Kansas State and consequently a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the capital was known for. Something tells ferences, Pac-10 representatives California returned home for the biggest stage. Spartans a 85-83 victory. The shot came me that if Mr. Pollin were still alive he and Washington surprised many. Washington after a sequence in which the two squads wouldn’t be welcoming back Arenas pulled up consecutive upsets over No. 6 5. Oh my, Omar: Saint Mary’s big man traded leads three times in the final min- with open arms. Marquette and then No. 3 New Mexico, even- Omar Samhan turned a nation’s eyes toward ute, capped off when Maryland’s Grevis I understand that the Wizards are tually falling to No. 2 West Virginia. California, California with his dominating display in the Vasquez put the Terrapins up by one point basically stuck between a rock and a likewise, took down No. 9 Louisville, proving Gaels’ 75-68 upset of Villanova in the second with six seconds left. hard place. They couldn’t give Arenas that perhaps the Pac 10 is not as weak as round. With 32 points and seven boards, away right now, and it is not like it is most people thought. Samhan took Saint Mary’s to the Sweet 16 1. Prince Ali, fabulous he, Ali easy to buy out a player who still is one year after its best player, Patty Mills, left Farokhmanesh: In one deft stroke with owed $80 million for the ridiculous 9. Big East bummer: While the Pac-10 came for the NBA. 35 seconds left in ninth-seeded Northern contract he signed in 2008. But let’s out of nowhere to post a relatively strong Iowa’s second-round contest versus No. 1 look at it from the other angle. How showing, the Big East, long seen as the 4. A magical first day: Aside from the Big overall seed Kansas, Farokhmanesh instant- can Washington head into the 2010- nation’s strongest conference, fell victim to a East’s fall on the first day, March 18 was filled ly busted millions of brackets across the 11 season with Arenas in its lineup? lackluster first day, going 1-3. The lone win with exciting moments that made it one of country and sent the nation into a frenzy. What do you tell the fans, the players came when Villanova survived a near-upset the best days in tournament history. Robert His gutsy three-pointer, which came after who do their job the right way and the by No. 15 seed Robert Morris. Morris took Villanova to overtime, while his jumper with 4.9 seconds left which coaching staff that has to deal with the BYU and Florida needed two extra periods defeated UNLV in the first round, propelled myriad distractions that Arenas is sure 8. Kalin and Robbie who?: When Michigan to settle the 7-10 matchup. Additionally, Northern Iowa to a 69-67 victory over the to bring? State star Kalin Lucas and Purdue gunner Robbie Danero Thomas’ buzzer-beater sent No. 13 squad that many had picked to win the So as it stands now, things are not Hummel went down with season-ending inju- seed Murray State past Vanderbilt, No. 11 Old entire tournament and gave the Panthers exactly looking all that rosy for Wizards ries, their respective squads were not expected Dominion edged out No. 6 Notre Dame by one of the biggest victories in recent mem- fans. But hey, at least they don’t have to rebound at the season’s most crucial time. one point and, in perhaps the biggest upset ory. Though Northern Iowa went on to lose to root for the Raiders. Oh wait, did I But Purdue outlasted Texas A&M in overtime of the day… in the ensuing round to Michigan State, mention that already? after beating No. 13 seed Siena, while Michigan many will remember Farokhmanesh’s shot State Tom Izzo turned in one of the all-time 3. G-Town letdown: Fourteenth-seeded as the final dagger in a monstrous upset. great coaching performances, leading the No. 5 Ohio, a team that had such a poor regular Ethan Landy is a senior majoring in English. Spartans to back-to-back Final Fours. season it was seeded ninth in its conference — by Alex Prewitt He can be reached at Ethan.Landy@tufts. edu. 16 INSIDE Sailing 14 Inside Men’s College Basketball 15 SSportsports Call Me Junior 15 tuftsdaily.com

From conflict to cohesion: How Div. III changed the course of its future

Two years after considering breakup, Will membership ever Div. III unites behind identity eff ort revisit restructuring? BY SAPNA BANSIL critical issues was nearly impos- of us were expressing were more BY SAPNA BANSIL reclassifying members to four Daily Editorial Board sible. Those discussions even broadly held. And when they Daily Editorial Board schools per year. prompted the division to engage found that they were, they began While Div. III’s recent identity In the course of two years, the in a serious conversation about to move it in a new direction.” By embarking on a full- initiative may not have directly outlook on Div. III’s future has whether it should maintain its The most forceful expression fledged look at its philoso- implemented solutions to the changed rather dramatically. existing structure or split up once of opposition, however, came phy over the last year, Div. growth problem, it may have Since last fall, the division and for all. later that year in April, when a III’s membership put to rest at least made its membership has been unveiling the results How, then, did Div. III get membership survey confirmed — at least temporarily — talk more amenable to future addi- of its identity initiative, a project from that point two years that Div. III was suiting an over- of splitting up. It instead pur- tions. Administrators hope that aimed at identifying and articu- ago, when it seemed divided whelming majority of its con- sued an agenda aimed at dis- expressing the division’s core lating the values shared by its enough to consider pursuing stituents just fine. Of the over 420 covering and better articulat- philosophical beliefs will mean 432 active member institutions. the most drastic of solutions, to schools that responded to the ing what the division’s diverse that prospective institutions The effort is, on one hand, an today, when it is undertaking a survey, a whopping 82 percent institutions share in common, will approach membership with attempt to market and rebrand project that communicates the either supported or strongly sup- culminating in the launch of its a clear understanding of what Div. III — often seen, plain and goals and ideals its members ported maintaining the existing so-called identity initiative. Div. III stands for. simple, as the group within the have in common? And how did divisional structure, while just 16 But the continued growth of “I’m not a strong believer in NCAA that doesn’t award schol- that shift in thinking culmi- percent expressed at least some the NCAA’s largest membership excluding people just to exclude arships — and to better convey nate in a landmark expression support for creating a new NCAA group begs the question: Is the them,” Tufts Athletics Director what it offers prospective stu- of the division’s identity? division. restructuring debate dead for Bill Gehling said. “It’s real- dent athletes. Thus far, the ini- The results sent a clear mes- good? People around Div. III ly important that if someone tiative’s efforts have resulted in Eighty-two percent: an over- sage that in spite of certain phil- certainly don’t think so. wants to join Div. III that they videos, slogans and signage that whelming show of support osophical differences that may By the year 2020, the division understand what it is. If some- portray Div. III institutions as In January 2008, a working have existed within the member- is projected to have approxi- one truly understands what it places unique in the landscape group examining membership ship, institutions still generally mately 480 active and provi- is and embraces what it is, then of college athletics for their abil- issues in Div. III recommended believed in Div. III and what it sional members, or more than my view is we can absorb any ity to provide enriching expe- the creation of a “Div. IV” as a stood for. double the number of institu- increase in the near future with- riences, both in the classroom means of resolving the apparent “I think it’s important to tions that were present when it out causing real problems.” and on the playing field. philosophical schism between remember the NCAA is a mem- was created in 1973. The con- “To new members or to insti- But while at least parts of the constituent institutions. The pro- ber association — it’s very tinued growth will likely only tutions that are looking to go initiative are targeted at external posal implied that the so-called democratic,” Dutcher said. “We exacerbate practical issues to Div. III, [the identity initia- audiences that may hold certain traditional schools, which backed have a good faith responsibility — the increasingly dwindling tive] sends a really strong, clear misconceptions about Div. III, such core Div. III tenants as to explore structural options, access to championships, for message about what we are and a great deal of the effort is also broad-based athletics program- and we did that thoroughly. instance — which were cited what the core values are,” said geared toward the division’s own ming, could no longer coexist But it was clear from the mem- in 2008 as potential reasons for Andrea Savage, executive direc- constituents. For a conglomera- with newer entrants to the divi- bership response in the sur- Div. III to split up. As growth tor of the New England Small tion of institutions that stretches sion that tended, for instance, to vey that a clear majority of the continues to strain the divi- College Athletic Conference. from northern Maine to south- sponsor fewer sports. membership didn’t want to go sion, discussions to restructure For the immediate future, ern California, the identity ini- But pushback against that there. may inevitably reopen. Div. III will address its contin- tiative is its expression of its point of view was vocalized “I wouldn’t say there wasn’t “Looking at history, [2008] ued growth by building off the common philosophies. almost immediately, beginning any value in those discussions was not the first time in the his- results of its identity initiative “We’re a very large division, at Div. III’s annual convention — I think there was great value tory of Div. III that restructur- and encouraging member insti- and it’s really important for us to and continuing at a series of sub- in those discussions,” Dutcher ing came up, and so I’d imagine tutions to consider how well focus on our shared values,” Div. sequent town hall meetings that added. “One of the things it rein- that in some number of years, they align philosophically with III Vice President Dan Dutcher further discussed membership forced was that a large majority if we continue to grow, that it Div. III’s central tenants. In that told the Daily. “Certainly we want concerns. What started to emerge of our member schools want to will come up again,” said Keri vein, a handful of schools have folks to understand what Div. III from this early resistance to the stay together under the Div. III Alexander Luchowski, acting recently been reclassified to represents, what Div. III stands proposed split was a sense that banner.” executive director of the North Div. II. Indeed, it is more likely for. But ultimately, [the identity there was perhaps more affinity With the survey results in mind, Coast Athletic Conference. that these types of solutions will initiative] is more focused on for the Div. III model than was the division formally tabled dis- “I think these types of issues be given more serious consid- a fundamental understanding being suggested. cussions of a possible split. But come up periodically as an eration in coming years than and reaffirmation of the values “I think that whole movement if restructuring was no longer organization grows and moves restructuring will. we share as a division.” [to split] was more a function of a viable option in the member- into the future.” “That issue’s always been The fact that the NCAA’s larg- the agenda of a few people than it ship’s mind, Div. III needed to The prevailing thought, how- there, and I don’t think it will est membership institution is was representative of a larger feel- figure out how it was going to ever, seems to be that the divi- ever go away. But the question now so concerned about what ing within Div. III,” Tufts Athletics proceed into the future as one sion has done enough to sta- really is will the membership unites it reflects a significant Director Bill Gehling said. “But extremely diverse entity. bilize its growth in the short overall decide that that’s an shift in how it views its diver- in the end, I feel things worked Enter the identity initiative. term and that it will not have to appropriate method or a nec- sity. After all, it was as recently the way they should. On the con- consider restructuring anytime essary method?” Div. III Vice as 2008 when members of the vention floor, people stood up see IDENTITY, page 14 soon. Among the solutions it President Dan Dutcher told governance structure felt that — and I was one of them — and pursued in the past was a two- the Daily. “I don’t think struc- Div. III had grown to be so big pushed back, and the committee For more of Sapna Bansil’s year moratorium on accept- tural change focused solely on that it was accommodating too did what they should do, which interview with Div. III VP ing new institutions and, more Div. III is something I antici- many competing viewpoints and is to reach out and get a sense of Dan Dutcher, visit the recently, a limitation on the class pate being actively engaged in that achieving a consensus on whether the feelings that some Daily’s sports blog. size of provisional members and between now and 2020.”