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Showers Read It First 47/31 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 40 Monday, April 2, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Butler explores Eric Greitens selected as commencement speaker Middle East Former United States Navy SEAL officer, humanitarian work- er and award-winning author Eric Greitens will deliver this b y Ma h p a r i So t o u d e h year’s commencement address, Daily Editorial Board according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler. conflictPost-structuralism philoso- Greitens is currently a Senior pher Judith Butler on Friday Fellow at the Truman School of delivered a lecture in Goddard Public Affairs at the University Chapel regarding the Israeli- of Missouri and in the MBA Palestinian conflict and the Program at the Olin Business Boycott, Divestment and School at Washington University Sanctions (BDS) campaign. in St. Louis. Butler, a Maxine Elliott pro- “I was honored to be asked, fessor in the Departments of and I’m looking forward to Rhetoric and Comparative speaking at Tufts for com- Literature at the University of mencement this year,” he told California Berkeley has pub- the Daily in an email. lished works in the fields of Greitens will also receive an post-structuralism, gender honorary doctorate of humane theory and feminism. Butler letters, as will Former University articulated the goals of the BDS President Lawrence Bacow. campaign, which she explained Nurse Manager of the Boston encourages Palestinians to Health Care for the Homeless refuse to cooperate or seek Program clinic at St. Francis any form of rapprochement House Cecilia Ibeabuchi and with entities or organizations Chairman, President and CEO that maintain support for the of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. incumbent Israeli government’s Farooq Kathwari will receive treatment of the Palestinian honorary doctorates of pub- Arab population. lic service and Professor in The event was co-spon- the Department of Molecular sored by the Departments of Biology at Princeton University Anthropology, English and Bonnie Bassler will receive an Sociology, the Peace and honorary doctorate of science. Justice Studies program and Greitens, a Rhodes and Truman Tufts Students for Justice in scholar, wrote a thesis at the Palestine (SJP). University of Oxford on how Courtesy Kim Thurler Butler said that initiating Eric Greitens on May 20 will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2012. international humanitarian relations with Israel-based organizations can best serve New York Times bestseller fol- Winner of the 2009 New York graduating, and by the proud organizations that did not war-affected children. He served lowing its timely release in May Book Festival. families that have supported oppose the Israeli government four tours of duty during the 2011, when Osama bin Laden “I have a lot of admiration for them. If I can add a note of constitutes tacit legitimiza- Global War on Terrorism. was assassinated by a team Tufts as a University, and espe- inspiration about the great pos- tion and ratification of the Greitens’ second book, “The of Navy SEALs. His first book, cially for Tufts students who are sibilities that every graduate government’s practices toward Heart & the Fist: The Education “Strength and Compassion” dedicated to citizenship and has to lead a life of courage, of Palestinian Arabs. of a Humanitarian, the Making (2008), is a collection of writ- leadership in a global context,” compassion, and of purpose, “The BDS movement draws of a Navy SEAL,” describes his ing and photography about his he said. “Commencement is then I’ll be very pleased.” upon a long history of rejecting experiences in the military and humanitarian work around the a beautiful day to be enjoyed as a humanitarian. It became a world and was the Grand Prize both by the students who are —by Shana Friedman see BUTLER, page 2

Eric Johnson appointed vice president TCU Senate Update The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate granted $2,850 for a charger and capital for university advancement at its meeting last night passed two resolu- expenses. Tufts Freethought Society was b y St e p h a n i e Ha v e n advancement serves to fundraise, tions. The Senate by a vote of 19-1-2 passed granted $800 for a Harvard University Daily Editorial Board maintain alumni relations and advance a resolution encouraging the administra- professor to come speak. Anchord was communication services for the entire tion to offer Hindi courses outside of the granted $3,500 to record a CD and will Former Executive Director of Tufts community. Although the posi- Experimental College. The resolution, sub- pay the Senate back with the proceeds. Development Eric Johnson yesterday tion does not allow for a standard day- mitted by Community Representative for Tufts Bikes was granted $1,550 for bike assumed his new appointed role as vice to-day schedule, the job will require the Asian American Center William Huang, repairs. The Muslim Student Association president for university advancement. Johnson to work with the university’s a senior, was in response to the 20 percent was granted $1,800 for a football player Johnson had been serving in the leadership team to encourage new or of respondents to the Fall 2011 TCU Senate to come speak. VOX was granted $7,500 position ad interim since March when existing donors to contribute to Tufts. Survey who indicated that they would take for a panel of bloggers from Feministing. Brian Lee, former senior vice president Although Johnson had previously Hindu or Urdu if those language courses com, and Asian American Alliance was for university advancement, stepped worked with Lee to fulfill these duties, were made available. granted $2,651 for events this semester. down to fulfill his new job as vice presi- Johnson said he did not grasp the scope The Senate also unanimously passed Finally, the Senate made a change to dent for development and institute of the position until he assumed the role. a resolution pressing the university to Bylaw 2, Section 9 of the Senate bylaws relations at the California Institute of “I didn’t really understand the full increase handicapped accessibility, includ- at the request of the TCU Judiciary. The Technology. extent of the logistics and how impor- ing bringing residential options up to bylaw now includes a subsection that “Eric Johnson was quite clearly the tant it is,” Johnson said. “Brian and Massachusetts Architectural Access Board reads, “This bylaw shall only be interpret- best candidate to be our next vice I were close friends and colleagues, requirements. ed to forbid the use of Senate’s name in president for advancement,” University though, so I feel like I got good advice Additionally, the Senate approved a proj- statements that are claiming to represent President Anthony Monaco told the the whole time. I think the main advice ect proposed by freshman Senator Harish the body as a whole, and shall not be Daily in an email. “He truly cares about I got from Brian was ‘surround yourself Gupta that would replace all dorm room construed to prohibit individual Senators’ Tufts and is able to inspire the same with good people and let good people locks with an electronic key card system titles or Senate affiliation from appearing passion in others.” do good work.’” similar to that used for entering many cam- in connection with their personal positions “Higher education is currently an Lee, who began his new job April 1, pus buildings. Gupta said that it would be or views.” The request was made follow- important aspect of our society,” served as the vice president for univer- easier and more economical because $50 ing last week’s Judiciary hearing regarding Johnson said. “I’ve always been ener- sity advancement for 10 years. Although per student is spent each summer replacing the use of senators’ titles in a Friends of gized to work in this industry.” he was not involved in the process of locks for the next academic year. Israel advertisement in The Tufts Daily. From travels along the east coast to selecting his successor, he was pleased The Senate then passed seven buffer meetings with the Board of Trustees, funding requests. Tufts Hybrid Racing was —by Nina Goldman the vice president for university see JOHNSON, page 2

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see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Monday, April 2, 2012 Butler discusses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign

Butler rights of Palestinians and the return of justice and you could be any national- conflict, was especially illuminating. continued from page 1 Palestinian refugees. She said that the ity and still be in the struggle for jus- “One thing she said that I thought norms of alliance and refusing to nor- dualistic language that characterizes tice,” she said. “One is rather asking was very important was that we need malize relations based on exploitation much of Palestinian-Israeli discourse for a new constellation for political to stop thinking of ourselves as pro- and colonial subjugation,” Butler said. serves only to undermine the issue. life in which colonization has come to Palestine and pro-Israel. Instead, we’re According to Butler, the BDS move- “I want to suggest that we are not an end.” pro-justice,” Yacoubian said. “It funda- ment is concerned not only with bring- talking about a soccer game. It strikes SJP member Ann Yacoubian, a sopho- mentally comes to human rights and ing about the end of the alleged occu- me that that language really misses more, said Butler’s focus on human rights inequality.” pation but also with addressing the the entire point. The point is to be for and justice, rather than on the theme of Butler also discussed the State of Israel’s Law of Return vis-à-vis the right to return of Palestinian refugees, who were, according to her, forced from the land following Israeli occupation and currently face exclusionary and dis- criminatory policies. “Israel’s own Law of Return works in relation to its refusal to grant the Palestinian right of return,” she said. “The Law of Return establishes the State of Israel as the sanctuary of all Jews who conform within the contem- porary rabbinical definition of what it means to be a Jew.” Butler argued that the Israeli Law of Return should be suspended until Palestinian refugees’ rights are no lon- ger subordinated to the retention of an Israeli demographic majority. “It is clearly necessary to impose an indefinite moratorium on the Law of Return,” she said. “Under the con- ditions in which the Law of Return is instrumentalized as purely demo- graphic for the state of Israel, it is dis- criminatory and anti-democratic. Until the Law of Return is combined with the right of return, there should be no Law of Return.” Butler criticized the identification of Zionism as equivalent to Judaism and argued that the State of Israel should not be regarded as the unilateral arbiter of a monolithic Jewish identity. “We have to separate Jewishness from Zionism in my view and we have to produce new modes of social demo- cratic struggle that can be part of a counter-Israeli Jewishness,” she said. “The State of Israel does not get to decide who is Jewish and who is not, and it cannot make the claim that it represents the Jewish people, and it’s very worrisome how many people accept that.” SJP member Alexa Stevens, a junior, felt that Butler’s lecture illuminated the student group’s position as an entity that supports the widely misunderstood BDS movement. “In terms of the discourse at Tufts, I think it helped to clarify things. I think it helped to dispel certain myths and gaelx via flickr creative commons clarify where we stand as a group that Judith Butler, a philosopher and professor at the University of California Berkeley, discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Boycott, advocates BDS,” Stevens said. Divestment and Sanctions campaign.

Johnson plans to target young alumni for fundraising JOHNSON continued from page 1 with Johnson’s appointment. “Of course, I am biased after having worked with Eric for many years, and admiring his extraordinary skills as a fundraiser and his style as a leader,” Lee told the Daily. “So, I believe the president made a very wise decision.” Since he started work at Tufts 24 years ago, Johnson has filled a vari- ety of positions coordinating alumni and philanthropic relations in specific areas of the university. In his new role, Johnson will continue to use these skills but will apply them across Tufts’ campuses. “I still really enjoy building connec- tions with alumnae and friends of the university,” Johnson said. “It’s why I got into this industry, but now I also like working with the leadership team, both in our division and the university.” Last June, Lee finished a fundrais- ing effort, Beyond Boundaries: The Campaign for Tufts, which accumu- lated its goal of $1.2 billion for the university. In the time between this campaign and the next, Johnson said he hopes to increase support from young alumnae as well as garner more andrew schneer / the Tufts daily volunteers in his division. Eric Johnson yesterday assumed his new role yesterday as vice president for university advancement. “We want to expand alumnae rela- tions programs so that we have more campaign to focus on some key priori- Monaco to meet with alumni and com- ments, but he is quietly confident and people involved in the programs ties financially for all schools.” pleted various other tasks. Over this peri- instills confidence in others,” Monaco around the country and keep them During his month as vice president od of time, Monaco evaluated Johnson for said. “He and Brian Lee are very much involved for the long term,” Johnson for university advancement ad inter- the permanent position, Johnson said. alike. Both are consummate profes- said. “We’re not going to wait for a im, Johnson traveled the country with “He’s modest about his achieve- sionals and caring human beings.” 3

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The Experimental College’s week- ly lecture series “A Taste of Tufts: A Sampling of Faculty Research” returned last week with Professor of Mechanical Engineering Chris Rogers. hen you imagine earning a six- In his 23 years at Tufts, Rogers has figure salary, you probably think traveled to New Zealand with mechani- of CEOs and suits, the upper cal engineering students and also taught echelons of corporate America, students how to build a hamburger theW guys who conduct business over 18 holes, cooker out of Legos. He said his favorite followed by lunch at the clubhouse. You’re on experiment at Tufts was one in which the right track, because there are definitely he got the opportunity to play Ultimate big earners on the golf course. However, they Frisbee in zero-gravity conditions while might be dressed a little differently than you’d on an experimental spacecraft examin- expect, sporting neoprene instead of pima ing particle-laden flows. cotton. I’m talking about golf ball divers, who Rogers is also the co-director of the don SCUBA gear to retrieve all those execu- Tufts Center for Engineering Education tives’ mulligans. and Outreach, and he spent the major- Golf is a notoriously tricky game. Courses ity of the lecture talking about the often have water hazards, which in my expe- Center’s research. rience are basically black holes, exerting an “The goal of the Center is for every- extreme gravitational force on any innocently one to understand the basics of math, passing ball. “Hazard” shouldn’t be taken science and engineering,” he said. lightly, either: As with any murky body of According to Rogers, a major problem water, there are often snakes and snapping in science and engineering education turtles lurking beneath the surface. (Woe to is that it lacks excitement. In fact, he any pleated-pants-and-polo-clad golfer who believes that most of the science educa- goes wading.) So country clubs call in profes- tion in high school and middle school sionals to take the plunge. is not really science but rather memo- If it strikes you as a waste to spend a for- rization. Rogers believes that science tune on golf balls that inevitably wind up should be about learning to understand in the mud at the bottom of a pond, you’re the world around you. not alone. In recent years, golf ball retrieval “In most of the science [classes], it and recycling has become a $200 million is usually taught there is only one right industry. According to ESPN, most golfers answer, which is not true,” he said. lose upwards of three balls each game. Golf “There are many answers.” ball divers can get an exclusive, independent Rogers explained that engineering is commission with a golf course, and provide about three things: formulating a prob- the courses with a portion of their findings. lem that you want to solve, figuring out (Occasionally, it’s not just balls the divers a path to that goal and, most impor- recover. Frustrated golfers have been known tantly, failing. to pitch clubs into water hazards, too.) “If you don’t fail, you’re probably not Divers are paid just a few cents per ball, being very creative,” he said. Misako Ono / The Tufts Daily but they can retrieve up to 5,000 balls a day. Rogers works with elementary teach- Professor Chris Rogers tries give elementary school children a strong knowledge base in engi- There’s real money in refurbishing, polish- ers around the world every year to help neering. One of the clasroom methods he uses — teaching by investigation — lets students ing and reselling golf balls. Golf ball recy- them bring engineering education into see firsthand how science works rather than having it explained to them by a teacher. cling companies process the balls to make their classrooms, and he said that it sure they’re aerodynamically sound prior to sometimes comes as a shock when he recirculation. Used golf balls are then sold at tells teachers that their second-grade identified. He classified teaching by mentation is where a lot of the learning discounted prices. Given the volume of balls students will fail. talking as one style that is undoubtedly is occurring.” that a diver can bring in, an annual salary can “I measure success by the diversity of familiar to Tufts students. He pointed Rogers explained that his ultimate be as high as $100,000. solutions — not by the number of right out that this traditional lecture model goals in teaching are to encourage chil- Before you get all excited about turning that [solutions],” he said. “At the Center, can be effective with an engaging dren to be curious, give them a passion SCUBA license you earned studying abroad what we are trying to do is awaken speaker, but it is often inadequate. for finding answers, get them to test the in Australia into gold, remember that the bot- innovation in classrooms and kids.” He proposed another model of effec- validity of those answers and give them tom of a creek is probably not as beautiful as For example, he described an activ- tive teaching — teaching by investiga- the self-confidence to take information the Great Barrier Reef. With waters polluted ity in which he gave elementary school tion. Rogers explained that the Center and transfer it to new situations. by pesticides and chemicals, golf ball div- students a specific number of Legos does a lot of work with a group called Rogers added that a great way for ers need updated tetanus shots. Veteran golf to create a duck. For him, what made Expeditionary Learning, which works Tufts students to get involved in the field ball diver Norm Spahn told “Scuba Diving” the activity successful was the number with schools and instructors to imple- of engineering education is through magazine he carries a snakebite kit since of different ducks that the students ment the teaching-by-investigation the Tufts Student Teacher Outreach multiple venomous water moccasins have created, not necessarily any particular method. Mentorship Program (STOMP). tried to nibble, and he’s got scars from an student building the “right” duck. Rogers said that one way for students “I highly recommended getting alligator attack. However, the biggest danger During the lecture, Rogers stated the to take their learning into their own involved with STOMP,” Rogers said. is drowning. Water hazards are often so thick three main principles of the Center. hands is through the software product “The program consists of undergradu- with silt and pollution that visibility is limited, The first is that all children are budding SAM Animation, which was originally ates and graduate students going into and Spahn recalled a close call after becom- engineers, who are eager to build and developed by the Center. local classrooms and helping kids ing entangled with fishing lines. In January, learn. The second is that teachers are According to SAManimation.com, engineer.” an Iraq war hero who retrieved golf balls to a key part of this education, and it is the software is “designed specifically Rogers also described some of the supplement his income was found dead after essential to work with the teachers who for K-12 students and teachers, allow- Center’s current projects. One involves his breathing apparatus failed. know the individual students. ing for quick and easy creation of stop- a Nao robot, which he brought in to Despite all of the aforementioned dan- “The goal is to stop telling and start motion animations in content ranging show the audience at the lecture. Rogers gers, professional golf ball divers’ livelihoods listening to what the students have to from photosynthesis to Newton’s Laws delighted the audience by getting the are perhaps most threatened by poachers. say,” he said. “The goal of the classroom to poetry to fractions.” robot to say “Hi,” walk forward and There’s an entire underground market of is to get kids to define their mental “By letting the kids make models of backward and even dance, all by simply illegitimate golf ball retrieval. Golf cours- models. We do this very well in kinder- the world themselves, [SAM Animation] pressing buttons on a computer. es have little security, and thieves sneak garten and in graduate school, but in can help them understand the world “Right now, things like the Nao robot onto the grounds by night to mine some between we do the telling model.” around them,” Rogers said. are very expensive, but in 10 years they of the “white gold.” In 2001, a poacher was The third principle of the Center is Rogers explained that teaching-by- will be commonplace,” he said. “We arrested in Great Britain on counts of both that the classroom makes a difference; building is another innovative method. are looking at how this could help kids trespassing and of grand theft and punished the environment impacts how a per- That style asks: “How can I get you to with various disabilities like autism. For with jail time. son studies. For example, Rogers said build your understanding of the subject example, how programming a response While SCUBA certification and dive exper- that desks facing forward promote just I’m trying to teach you?” in the robot can help kids with autism tise are the most important qualifications listening to the teacher. On the other With this in mind, the Center cooper- understand social cues.” to become a golf ball diver, not everyone is hand, rearranging the desks can pro- ates with LEGO and has created many At the end of his lecture, Rogers cut out for the hard physical labor involved. mote discussion. activities with Legos that teachers can explained that his dream for the Tufts Although there are only approximately Rogers explained that, from its use with students of all ages. campus involves greater technological a few hundred full-time golf ball divers in research, the Center has developed a The last model of effective teach- integration in the classroom. the United States, many more positions are fundamental belief that there is no one ing Rogers identified was teaching-by- “We talk a lot about technology in available for part-time or seasonal contracts. right way to teach everything. listening. the classroom by saying, ‘Isn’t it cool Another major perk? Diver Mark Wooten “It is pretty obvious that everybody “If I have a class of 200, it is fairly that we can use PowerPoint instead of claims he hasn’t had to pay for a single golf has different tastes, but we expect difficult to listen to all of my students. a blackboard,’ etc. But the real power ball since he started the job. everyone to learn the same way. We But you have students listen to their of technology is that it changes the have to figure out many different ways peers,” he said. “For example, you can classroom. My dream is for there to be to teach,” he said. have kids make stop action movies with a space in the middle of campus where Alyson Yee is a senior majoring in biology Rogers described different models of SAM, where kids can explain a concept you can make whatever you want,” and French. She can be reached at Alyson. effective teaching that the Center has like temperature in teams. The argu- Rogers said. 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b y Al e x Ka u f m a n ow many times have we gone Daily Staff Writer to the movies, seen a director’s name and taken “wild” guesses Fierce competition, rehearsals and high- at who would be starring … and stakes negotiations are just a few of the things beenH absolutely right? Like artists from that go into a Broadway musical before the every century, film directors often look to individuals to inspire their creativity — Smash their muses. In this column, Sassy Cinema explores the questions of who, why and to what end do directors hire their muses in Starring Katharine McPhee, Megan multiple movies and varying roles. It doesn’t take a critical eye to see the Hilty, Debra Messing connection between actors’ recurring pres- Airs Mondays at 10 on NBC ence in certain directors’ films. One of the biggest offenders is Tim Burton, and lights go on and the curtains open. And that’s that’s not necessarily a bad thing con- exactly what viewers see when they tune into sidering the quality of his films. Johnny “Smash,” NBC’s newest show. Depp and Helena Bonham Carter have The show centers on an ambitious musical carried Burton’s stylized and peculiar films production about the life of Marilyn Monroe, for as long as Burton has had a career a musical that is bound to make it big. But the in Hollywood. And these two exceptional characters and the production face hardship actors have co-starred in “Sweeney Todd: at every corner. From a dearth of investors The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007), to in-house enmity between director and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) composer to divas dueling it out for the lead and “Corpse Bride” (2005), to name a few role, the show goes to great lengths to depict varied cinematic styles. what truly happens behind the scenes of a Wikimedia commons Though Burton might flash on mov- Broadway musical. The production of Marilyn Monroe’s Broadway show is filled with drama on “Smash.” iegoers’ radars for hiring his repeat-of- Unlike Fox’s “Glee” (2009-), the charac- fenders — we mean muses — he under- ters in the fictitious “Marilyn the Musical” The audience is taken out of its seats and the Broadway newbie played by Katharine standably isn’t the only movie whiz to perform original music composed by put into a Broadway theater when watch- McPhee, is innocent and sweet, but filled do so. Christopher Nolan, the infamous Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman. Songs ing “Smash,” highlighting just how well-pro- with raw talent and a drive to perform, simi- director of mind-“fondle” movies, has his like “Let Me Be Your Star” and “The 20th duced and -orchestrated the show is. lar to Marilyn when she started her road to own pool of actors he dips into for his pro- Century Fox Mambo” have received tens The show remains true to the tenets of fame and glory. Meanwhile, Ivy, the theater ductions. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, of thouseands of YouTube views and have musical theater and broadcasts in an appeal- veteran played by Megan Hilty — an actual Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard and Joseph been popular on iTunes. Despite the popu- ing and stylistically pleasing fashion through- theatre vet — deals with family dysfunction, Gordon-Levitt represent his top-notch larity of the music, the composers have still out each episode. Such authenticity can be insecurity and the emotional underpinning actors who jump at an opportunity to stayed true to the essence of what makes seen in the staging of scenes, the drama of the that led to Monroe’s demise. work with Nolan movie after movie. These Broadway music dramatic. dialogue and the truthfulness of the writing. The show has refrained at times from five will appear in the highly anticipated One of show’s many successes is the ease The show must also be commended on treating this dichotomy with subtlety, finale to Nolan’s Batman trilogy, “The Dark with which the theatricality of musicals trans- its duality in portraying Monroe’s life and the Knight Rises” (2012), and four were seen lates through the screen to viewers at home. lives of the two stars, Karen and Ivy. Karen, see SMASH, page 6 in “Inception” (2010), one of the highest- grossing movies of all time. But what is it about actors that inspires Music Review a director’s creativity? Why do directors cast the same actors in multiple films? For Burton, we’ll take a guess and say that Depp White Hills expands on space rock sound and Carter’s quirky sensibilities, unique look and natural skills at playing darker roles all contributed to Burton’s affinity for casting to mixed results in ‘Frying on the Rock’ them in musical, voice-over and dramatic acting roles that involve butchering people and making them into meat pies, along with Aggressive guitar work strips subtlety from album some other lovely plotlines. Nolan’s situation is a bit different. We b y Me l i s s a Ma c Ew e n speculate that as film director and writer, Daily Editorial Board Nolan found that some actors are more apt to acting his style of writing than oth- For a while, space rock act White ers. This may seem preposterous to some. Hills was really going somewhere. “How can some actors be better for differ- Since its debut album in 2005, the ent styles of writing than others?” Simple. A director wants the most authentic per- Frying on this Rock formance he can get out of an actor, and White Hills being able to identify with a style of writ- ing makes authenticity more possible. But there is one more answer we would like to give as to why directors have muses Thrill Jockey Records at all. Perhaps directors don’t cast the same actors because they inspire them or because Brooklyn duo has released 11 stu- they fit their ideal vision of what a character dio albums, including its most recent ought to be. It’s more practical than that. endeavor through Thrill Jockey Directors cast these actors, not only because Records, “Frying on this Rock.” they enjoy working with them, but because Blending stoner metal and space they also feel that their muses will be a muse rock, the band has quickly garnered a for the rest of the cast. Directors choose small but extremely dedicated fan base actors that not only inspire them but also and became famous for its mind bend- inspire other actors to do their very best, ing live shows. Still, since its self-titled because film, much like theater and other 2010 release, White Hills has been get- art forms, is collaborative. ting progressively more mixed reviews One person can’t carry a whole film — i.e. as it deviates from its original sound. “The Iron Lady” (2011). A film finds its suc-

Where White Hills once was defined Wikimedia commons cess through the partnership of an ensem- by ambient, low key tracks like “Polvere White Hills is known for its psychedelic live shows. ble, the production crew and the director, di Stelle” and “Let the Right One In” on with each part doing its best work. No man “White Hills” (2010), “Frying on the first to follow the short, bold opener, throbs incessantly until enough effects is an island unto himself. It takes some Rock” sees the band shifting toward a “Pads of Light.” White Hills is right — cuckoo clocks, violins and barely inspiration and a family to make a movie. drastically new sound that lacks some when it deems its new album higher audible speech — are added that the of its hard-earned individuality. energy than its previous work. Still, song ends as a surprisingly melodic Most alarming is that of the five what it has gained for this change is cacophony. It’s an interesting concept Jacob Passy is a junior majoring in inter- tracks on the 44-minute “Frying on questionable, as previous albums’ rich to be sure, but it hardly deserves a national relations. He can be reached at this Rock” only one is barely listen- texturing has been sacrificed for tracks quarter of the album. There’s just not [email protected]. Alex Kaufman is able. This would be less of a problem like the never ending “Robot Stomp.” enough variety, and listener fatigue a sophomore majoring in sociology. He if the track in question wasn’t only the For twelve minutes, a minimally can be reached at Alexander.Kaufman@ second one on the album, and was the changing guitar and drum pairing see WHITE, page 6 tufts.edu. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Monday, April 2, 2012 Though occasionally brilliant, White Hills’ sound changes for the worse on latest album WHITE The driving “Song of For 14 minutes, the song continued from page 5 Everything” starts abruptly grinds and evolves, calling to sets in quickly. afterward and ups the ante. mind much of White Hills’ ear- Luckily, “You Dream You See” Though the lyrics are initially lier material. Its drum-driven grinds in immediately afterward. rather ho hum (“I know you spaciness works as an almost- Bassist Ego Sensation bangs out know what it means to/ Spread climax to “Frying,” even as the a great bassline, and the guitar your wings/ Spread your wings/ fuzzed-out energy of “Letters” solo proves once again that gui- Fly away”), the song evolves draws everything to a close. tarist Dave W. is usually better section by section in standard The track’s minimal varia- in the foreground. post metal fashion before eas- tion makes it feel a bit too Dave W. sounds a lot like ing into a chilled-out interlude. drawn out, but it works as a Thurston Moore, which is weird, Psychedelic guitar doodles counterpoint to the throb- but it somehow works with the over a soundscape of minimal- bing, face-melting guitars at song’s Black Sabbath-style trudg- ist effects and looped vocals the album’s start. Wikimedia commons ing. From its aggressive begin- fade in and out. Tidily, the song White Hills, though a rela- Katharine McPhee plays the naive Karen on NBC’s “Smash.” ning, the song transitions into ends with a refrain of its begin- tively young band, has already the effects-heavy psychedelia ning and spacy guitar effects covered an impressive amount that defined brilliant tracks like that fade into the album’s clos- of musical ground in its discog- the title track on 2011’s “H-p1” er, “I Wrote a Thousand Letters raphy. The band’s desire to con- Star-studded cast keeps before a satisfying fade out. (Pulp on Bone).” tinually and effectively evolve is understandable and quite admirable. Still, the most recent NBC’s ‘Smash’ authentic evolution efforts on “Frying on SMASH Eileen Rand, who is in the midst this Rock” made sound generic continued from page 5 of a divorce from her conniving and rather adolescent. especially in its seventh epi- and malicious husband, graces White Hills is best when it is sode, “The Workshop.” But the the screen with style and panache experimenting with ambience writers and creators should be that is inherent in old-style acting. — not when propelled along applauded for doing so with As for Jack Davenport, who by ‘80s power guitar. “Pads of taste and elegance. plays director Derek Wills, and Light,” for example, is high While the writing and storylines Christian Borle, who portrays voltage and definitely belongs are a strong draw, the show’s Tom Levitt, Julia’s lyricist partner, at the beginning of an album, trump card is its star-studded their catfights are enough to keep just not this White Hills album. cast. Emmy-award winner Debra us entertained, as the audience White Hills’ old, space-rock Messing — of “Will and Grace” knows eventually one is bound self is still very much present (1998-2006) — plays her best role to come to a boiling point. Not on “Frying,” especially dur- yet as the lyricist Julia Houston. much was elucidated about their ing the surreal interlude on Her dynamic performance of Julia contentious history together until “Song of Everything,” but it’s provides Messing with a challenge this past episode, but the tension overshadowed by screaming in range, as she moves from com- between the two is as thick as a guitars. edy to drama. There’s something musical score. This may not be White Hills’ to be said about a picture speak- There is still plenty of drama best album, but history shows ing a thousand words, and in the to be uncovered on the show. the band will probably release tumultuous affair between Julia The characters have already ren- something new and different and Michael Swift (Will Chase), dered an affair, treachery and role- relatively soon. In the mean- Messing’s face says it all. switching in less than 10 episodes. time, longtime White Hills fans Oscar-winner Anjelica Huston But whatever “Smash” has left up should just hope “Frying’s” proves that even many years after its sleeves, viewers have been left Wikimedia commons often abrasive energy sounds received her last major award, waiting on the edge of their seats White Hills’ constantly evolving sound can produce uneven results. better live. she’s still got it. As the producer to find out about it. Friday, November 6, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 9 Have something you want to sell? 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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Da n i e l J. Ra t h m a n A fine choice for commencement speaker Editor-in-Chief Editorial Eric Roberts Greitens might be the great- the job? This year, University President percentage of the campus. But nearly est commencement speaker that you’ve Anthony Monaco gave the student body everyone at Tufts cares about global Craig Frucht never heard of. Although it’s tempting to the opportunity to select a speaker, and humanitarian issues to some degree, Ethan Sturm associate an unfamiliar name with low- the Tufts community as a whole chose making Greitens a far better selection. Managing Editors quality speaking ability, Greitens is actu- Greitens. So if he’s somehow an inad- Not only is he a strong candidate in Laina Piera Executive News Editor ally an extremely well-established profes- equate choice, we have no one to blame theory, but Greitens has also praised Brionna Jimerson News Editors Elizabeth McKay sional in a field nearly everyone at Tufts but ourselves. both Tufts and its students extensively Mahpari Sotoudeh is interested in: International Relations. There are two types of commencement in conversations with the Daily and the Jenna Buckle Assistant News Editors Shana Friedman He is a Lieutenant Commander in the speakers: famous people who don’t care administration. He is extremely excited Nina Goldman United States Navy and has served in Iraq, too much about the university, and less about speaking here, and his enthusiasm Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven Afghanistan, Africa and Southeast Asia. well-known figures that come to Tufts not will more than compensate for his lack of Leah Lazer With a Bachelor’s Degree from Duke to collect a hefty speaking fee, but rather name recognition. Victoria Leistman Patrick McGrath University in Ethics, Philosophy and to form a connection with the university’s The fact that Greitens is such a relat- Melissa Wang Public Policy, and a Master’s and Ph.D. graduating class. Greitens seems to fall able speaker for Tufts students is directly Falcon Reese Executive Features Editor from Oxford University — which he into the latter category, and based on tied to the fact that they picked him. In Amelia Quinn Features Editors Victoria Rathsmill attended as a Rhodes and Truman schol- his expertise, it looks like he’ll be able to the past, the administration alone select- Derek Schlom ar — Greitens is also extremely well-edu- speak about things for which Tufts stu- ed the speaker. This year, Monaco opened Hannah Fingerhut Assistant Features Editors Nadezhda Kazakova cated. While at Oxford, he wrote his the- dents truly have a passion. up the process to the entire student body. Lily Sieradzki sis on global humanitarian organizations Past speakers, specifically those cho- We believe that this is a far better way for and how they can best serve war-affected sen during former President Lawrence a class to select a speaker, as this year’s Matthew Welch Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors children, and has since published two Bacow’s tenure, have come from back- results show this conclusively. Hopefully, Adam Kulewicz Melissa MacEwen books related to the subject. He’s current- grounds that represent small portions this trial run sets a precedent for students Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors ly a fellow at the University of Missouri’s of the school’s population, not the class selecting their commencement speaker Joseph Stile Kate Griffiths Truman School of Public Affairs and as a whole. For example, last year’s com- in the future, making commencement Alexander Hanno the MBA Program at the Olin School of mencement speaker, Charles Vest, made a more engaging and worthwhile expe- Chris Poldoian Business at Washington University. a name for himself in the field of engi- rience for the event’s most important Bhushan Deshpande Executive Op-Ed Editor Still not convinced he’s the man for neering, a subject studied by only a small people: the graduating seniors. David Kellogg Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky Ard Ardalan Assistant Op-Ed Editors Yiota Kastritis Louie Zong Elayne Stecker Devon Colmer Cartoonists Wes Engel Louie Zong Jonathan Green Editorialists Elliot Philips Michael Restiano Carter Rogers Jyot Singh

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The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, space and length. and rate card are available upon request. Monday, April 2, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Op-Ed 9 Crossing a line not etched in sand b y Al e x Ka u f m a n a n d Jo r d a n Da s h o w and people should feel free to criticize zens of all faiths and ethnicities, and, is clear that the vandalism of these Israel without the fear of being labeled although the term Israeli Jews is more posters is not a single isolated incident. When I was walking down the library anti-Semites. specific, one must not portray an entire Students need to think about the con- steps this past Wednesday, I was shocked However, the line between criticizing people as having a monolithic opinion sequences of their actions and their and disturbed to see posters for Hillel’s Israel and being anti-Semitic is blurred and message. words before they act upon them. By Jewish Queer Students at Tufts’ then-up- when one confuses Israel and Israelis We have heard several individuals use using a different word or recognizing coming event “God vs. Gay? The Religious with anything Jewish and all Jews respec- the general term “Jews” when referring when the dialogue is appropriate, one Case for Equality” defaced with stickers tively. The defacing of these posters is a to acts undertaken by the Israeli gov- can completely change the meaning saying “apartheid” in Hebrew. perfect example of blurring that line; it ernment against the Palestinian people. and tenor of one’s argument from one It was even more disheartening to later is unacceptable when someone decides We have also had several friends who of hostility to productive discourse. find that the posters put up to replace that a poster in reference to Judaism is are involved in Tufts Hillel tell us sto- At an institute of higher education, the vandalized ones were defaced in an opportunity to make a political state- ries of being attacked on campus about we should all feel comfortable and the same manner. “God vs. Gay?” was ment about Israel. Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. encouraged to critically discuss conten- an event about the intersectionality of We are certain many others were Many of these friends readily admit they tious and complex issues in the modern religion and queerness and has abso- offended by this person’s actions. We do not know enough about the Israeli- world, such as the Israeli-Palestinian lutely nothing to do with Israeli politics would like to emphasize, however, that Palestinian conflict to have a solid opin- conflict. There are many acceptable and or LGBT rights in Israel. There is a well- that is exactly what this incident was: ion, yet they were verbally assaulted productive frameworks in which we can defined line between being critical of one person’s actions. As a community, simply because someone associated engage these issues, but defacing post- Israel and being anti-Semitic, and it is it is important that we make sure not their involvement with Hillel with a spe- ers of a Jewish event with political rheto- important that people on this campus to extrapolate one person’s actions to cific position on the Israeli-Palestinian ric about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are conscious of this distinction. describe an entire group of people, while conflict. These actions do not tread the crosses this clear-cut line. The person It is totally acceptable for students simultaneously calling to the forefront line of being critical of Israel and being who defaced these posters decided to to criticize Israel; if individuals believe something that needs to be addressed. anti-Semitic; they cross it. target Jewish life on campus, and in this that the best word to describe Israel’s Outside of this specific incident, we The vast majority of students on this specific case, a gay Jewish program. To political system is apartheid and want would also like to remind people that campus who have strong opinions on us, this feels anti-Semitic. to spread that message on campus, it there is a clear distinction between talk- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are dedi- is their right to do so. Being critical of ing about Israelis, Israeli Jews and Jews cated to having a productive dialogue. Israel is not the equivalent of being anti- in general. One must not confuse these Most of these people understand that Alex Kaufman is a sophomore majoring in Semitic. Although Israel is a Jewish state, terms, as they are not interchangeable. proper language should be used when sociology. Jordan Dashow is a sophomore Israel does not represent the Jewish faith, The term Israelis includes Israeli citi- framing this conversation. However, it majoring in international relations. Suppressing youth votes? An invitation to dialogue

b y Pe t e r Le v i n e ID bills, our election laws varied markedly. Nine states do not require pre-registration; Since the 2010 election, seven states you can register when you vote. (But Maine have passed new laws requiring people to repealed that opportunity this year.) Many show government-approved photo identi- states allow people to vote before Election fication when they vote. Similar legislation Day, either in person or by mail, but at least was considered in 26 other states. four states have shortened the time period Proponents argue that citizens should for early voting since 2010. In Oregon, elec- have to prove who they are when they tions are conducted exclusively by mail. vote. They point to evidence that official These differences have consequenc- state voter files are riddled with errors. es. A study conducted for the Center for For example, the Pew Center on the States Information and Research on Civil Learning found that almost two million deceased and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tisch College people are still on the state records. by Mary Fitzgerald found that youth turn- Opponents, such as Rock the Vote, call out was, on average, 14 percentage points the photo ID bills “voter suppression,” higher in states that allowed people to reg- implying that the intent is to reduce turn- ister on Election Day. Some states mail all out. They argue that there is no evidence registered voters a sample ballot. In anoth- that ineligible people knowingly attempt er study for CIRCLE, Raymond Wolfinger to vote (risking a felony conviction if they and colleagues found that those mailings are caught). They note that substantial raise youth turnout by seven points. numbers of valid, registered voters lack Predictably, actual turnout varies wide- photo identification. For example, accord- ly from state to state. More than twice as ing to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee high a proportion of young people voted study, 78 percent of Wisconsin’s African- in some states as others in 2008. Part American men between the ages of 18 of the reason is the difference in laws and 24 do not have driver’s licenses. At the regarding voting. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 93 per- The impact of the new photo ID laws is cent of dormitory residents lack licenses hard to predict with statistical precision, that show Madison as their home address but it is already clear that our system is — even though they have a right to vote in complicated, cumbersome, uneven and their college town. easy to tweak for partisan gain. Voters The topic is a staple of talk radio and face a strange mix of seemingly oner- divides people on partisan lines. Except ous requirements in some states and in Rhode Island, all the photo ID bills are rather radical experiments in others. For backed by Republicans and opposed by instance, the states that have decided to Democrats. The Justice Department has allow people to vote absentee by mail filed suit against the legislation in sev- without an excuse are basically giving up eral states. Both sides are quick to presume on any effort to prove that the ostensible strongly antidemocratic motives from their voter completed the ballot. opponents — suppressing votes on one Although voting laws are controver- hand; inviting fraud on the other. sial and divisive, comprehensive reforms Stepping back from the immediate con- might attract relatively broad support. For troversy about photo ID, it’s important example, perhaps a requirement to show to realize that the United States has the photo ID could be combined with a much lowest turnout among the world’s devel- easier system for registering and voting. oped democracies and one of the most Other, and probably better, ideas would cumbersome voting systems. Many states emerge if we recognized that the election require citizens to register well in advance system is unacceptable and legislatures of an election and then vote within spe- are not even trying to encourage participa- cific hours during one business day. If you tion. We need a broad, public discussion move, it’s your responsibility to re-register. of voting laws. At Tufts, that conversation What consumer-oriented business would will begin with an open panel on April require you to sign up for its service months 4 (12 p.m. in Barnum 008) sponsored by in advance and then appear in person at a the national think tank NDN/New Policy particular location to obtain it? Institute, Tisch College of Citizenship and Meanwhile, politicians determine how Public Service, Tufts Roosevelt Institute, electoral districts are drawn and how CIRCLE at Tisch College, the Institute for elections are administered, including Political Citizenship, Tufts Democrats and the location, number and type of voting Pi Sigma Alpha. machines. In most other democracies, an independent, nonpartisan national body is charged with designing and maintain- Peter Levine is the Director of Research and ing the voting system and maximizing the Director of the Center for Information access to the polls. and Research on Civil Learning and MCT Even before the recent wave of photo Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tisch College.

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We reserve the right to refuse to print any classifieds which contain obscenity, are of an overly sexual nature or are used expressly to denigrate a person or group. Questions? Email [email protected]. Jumbos freeze Polar Bears comeback tries to complete sweep SOFTBALL get out of the inning. two. With Hackett on second and continued from back If Fournier keeps up this pace, only one out, Moskowitz induced Bears on Friday, she launched she will have plenty more chances back-to-back ground ball outs to a two-run homer. Then, in the to throw no-hitters in the future. preserve the victory, by a final score fourth inning, she cranked “Allyson’s been pitching con- of 9-7. Sophomore Rebecca DiBiase another two-run shot, extending sistently well all season long,” earned the victory to improve to her team’s lead to 6-0 en route to Clair said. “I will probably go as 5-2, pitching five innings and allow- a victory and ultimately a three- far as to say that she will throw a ing a run on four hits. game series sweep. no-hitter this year, but obviously The second game of the double- The Jumbos are now 14-3 on the that’s not the goal.” header started off much like the year and a perfect 4-0 in NESCAC The Polar Bears kept it close in first, with Bowdoin establishing East play. With Clair finding her the first game of Saturday’s double- a 2-0 lead in the second inning. power stroke, the lineup is turning header, jumping out to an early However, the Jumbos once again into a force to be reckoned with. 1-0 lead on an RBI double from responded with even more offense “I would say that every game I junior shortstop Toni DaCampo in in the bottom half of the frame, become more and more impressed the first. But Clair had something to scoring five runs in the inning and with one through nine in the line- say about that. building a decisive lead. The rally up,” Clair said. “It’s not just one Senior tri-captain center- was highlighted by a bases-clearing person stepping up in a game, it’s fielder Lizzy Iuppa walked with double by Beinecke. multiple people, and if you decide one out in the bottom of the first “It’s a lot easier to pitch when you you’re going to pitch around me and senior tri-captain first base- have run support,” DiBiase said. you’re going to have to deal with man Lena Cantone reached on “Not only is your team up, but the [junior second baseman] Emily an error, putting runners on first other team is down. It really takes [Beinecke] and [senior tri-captain and third for the Jumbos’ best off the burden of giving up a run or first baseman] Lena [Cantone], so power hitter. Then, in her first two. When I gave up the one run in it’s really pick your poison.” plate appearance of the day, Clair the first inning, I was not happy, but The eight runs put up by the blasted a three-run home run — I knew that it would be fine with the Jumbos offense in the first game of her third in two days — to give the offense that we have.” the series was more than enough Jumbos a 3-1 advantage and put Beinecke, who drove in an for freshman pitcher Allyson them ahead for good. incredible seven runs in the game Fournier, who allowed one hit and Sophomore Kayla Holland had a and nine total on the afternoon, fanned 11 in a five-inning com- big game at the plate, going 3-for-3 blasted a grand slam in the third plete game shutout to improve to with two doubles and four RBIs, inning to give the Jumbos a 9-2 7-0 on the spring. Fournier, who including a single in the fourth to lead. The Polar Bears compiled was named NESCAC Pitcher of extend the Tufts lead to 6-1. their second sixth-inning come- the Week last week, didn’t allow a Still trailing 6-1 in the sixth, the back of the day, plating six runs in base runner and struck out six bat- Polar Bears began a furious rally the frame on seven hits and knock- ters in the first three frames before against junior Aly Moskowitz, high- ing sophomore Lauren Giglio out Bowdoin senior Hillary Smyth lighted by a three-run homer from of the game. But Fournier came on ended her bid for perfection with senior Amy Hackett to pull within to record the final four outs, sealing a walk to start the fourth. Senior two. The Jumbos tacked on three the Jumbos’ 12-9 victory and the Caroline Dewar followed with a insurance runs in the bottom of weekend sweep. bunt single, the Polar Bears’ lone the inning to extend the lead to The Jumbos will return to action Scott Tingley / The Tufts Daily hit of the afternoon. But Fournier 9-4, but Hackett smacked a bases- on Wednesday with a non-league Sophomore catcher Jo Clair launched her first three home runs of the didn’t waver for long, striking out clearing double in the seventh to doubleheader against Babson at season this past weekend as Tufts swept Bowdoin in its first NESCAC the next three Polar Bear batters to bring the Polar Bears back within Spicer Field. East series. Jumbos look ahead to three-game week Tufts’ lineup depth on display

MEN’S LACROSSE as Jumbos improve to 11-3 continued from back Peter Johnson made 19 saves BASEBALL 20 RBIs, and Weikert went 5-for-10 and consistently frustrated the continued from back over the weekend with four runs Jumbos’ offensive weapons. senior Kevin Gilchrist, who shut the and three RBIs. Senior co-captain Kevin door with a perfect seventh. “I feel from weekend to week- McCormick and sophomore Howard continued on his tear end and from game to game, midfielder Peter Bowers led the in the series’ final game, driving in we’ve seen pretty much all of the Jumbos with hat tricks of their four runs on singles in the sixth and players on the team step up,” own, but Trinity held sophomore seventh as Tufts broke open a pre- Howard said. “The way our team’s attackman Beau Wood, who ranks viously tight contest and cruised to set up, we need people to step up third in the NESCAC in points per an 8-4 victory. at different points.” game, to just two points. The Jumbos won seven games But Howard, whose slugging Tufts struck first on a man- on their annual spring trip by an percentage is .200 higher than up goal from senior Jordan average of 10.6 runs, but coach John last year’s, can’t exactly pinpoint Korinis, and the Jumbos and virginia bledsoe / the tufts daily archives Casey told them that the close ones where this newfound power Bantams traded goals until mid- Senior co-captain Kevin McCormick is second on the team with 17 goals. — like the losses to N.C. Wesleyan surge is coming from. Perhaps way through the second quarter, (1-0) and Averett (10-9) — would it just developed with another when Shaheen scored twice to Bowers pulled the Jumbos within create extra opportunities for provide more of a barometer for year of experience; perhaps it kick off a three-minute, four-goal two on a goal assisted by Wood. ourselves, and going into over- NESCAC play. came during his time with the run for Trinity. Less than a minute into the time, we had the confidence “All the teams in the NESCAC are Waimea Waves this past summer Freshman attackman Chris fourth quarter, McCormick that we were going to win.” so competitive that getting off to a in the Hawaiian College Baseball Schoenhut answered by tallying notched his second goal of the But in the end, all Bowers’ good start is important,” Sager said. League; or, perhaps it came from his second career goal to pull the day to pull Tufts within one, 8-7, equalizer did was prolong the “It’s good to have found a way to his days spent around the Mets, Jumbos within two going into but for the next 13 minutes the Jumbos’ fate. With 1:37 to go in take all three, but we know we have watching the pros compete. the half, but coming out of the Jumbos were unable to tie it overtime, Nogueras received a a lot still to prove.” “Sometimes I was able to get intermission, Nogueras buried despite multiple golden oppor- feed from first-year attackman Freshman lefty Kyle Slinger a little insight into some players, his first two goals of the after- tunities. With a minute remain- Matthew Hauck and found the moved to 3-0 after pitching six how they’d handle some stuff, noon as Trinity seized an 8-4 ing, head coach Mike Daly called back of the net to seal the victory. innings of one-run ball and what they’re doing when they’re advantage. a timeout, and Tufts came out Tomorrow, the Jumbos, who Gilchrist, a second-team All- training, so I try to implement “[At that point] we just weren’t of the huddle executing its one- will likely drop further in the NESCAC selection last season with as much as I can,” Howard said. playing as well as we should have minute offense to a tee. Just as USILA rankings, travel to non- a 1.99 ERA in eight starts, picked up “Those guys are competing against been on both sides of the ball,” the Bantams appeared to be conference Babson College, his second save this season in as some of the best in the world; they junior midfielder Sam Diss said. locking up the win, Bowers fin- before visiting Middlebury on many games. understand that they have to be “They had a good gameplan and ished his third goal of the day Thursday and rounding out a Howard, whose father works as working hard and getting as strong executed well. We were not exe- with a strike at the 41-second blistering five-game road tour at the New York Mets’ Executive Vice as they can all the time.” cuting ours.” mark to equalize for the Jumbos Williams on Saturday. President of Business Operations, Wherever it came from, Howard’s With just a minute left in the and force extra time. “It’s always unacceptable and is just the latest Tufts player to bat has the Jumbos off to a fast start. third quarter, Wood took a feed “When we fell behind, we frustrating to lose, but we have to excel offensively this season after But it’s no anomaly on a roster that from Kevin McCormick to the had a better sense of urgency, look forward,” Korinis said. “With the Jumbos graduated five every- has 12 players hitting over .300. net, besting Johnson to jump- and the defense was playing our schedule, we don’t have time day starters. Sophomore Nate Izzo “We don’t really have that one start a last-quarter comeback run well,” Korinis said. “We did a to dwell on it and we have to hit his third homer of the spring guy who’s carrying us the whole for the Jumbos. With 45 seconds good job of stepping up and focus on improving as a team just in Friday’s 8-2 win, Hauser leads way,” Howard said. “This weekend remaining in the third stanza, riding them all over the field to as we would have if we’d won.” the team with a .468 average and just happened to be my weekend.” 14194600 Tufts Hillel Passover_Daily Ad_2012:Layout 1 3/22/12 T 2:32h e T uPM f t sPage Da i l1 y Sports Monday, April 2, 2012 CELEBRATE PASSOVER @ TUFTS HILLEL! APRIL 6 – APRIL 14, 2012

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Zach Drucker | The Loser Directors’ Cup Tufts jumps to 10th in Directors’ Cup Standings after a strong winter season in with a ninth-place finish at the Div. III in Indianapolis. Sophomore Johann Saints or which five teams made their mark on Championships, good for 69 points. Schmidt provided one of the highlights the national stage, Tufts shot up from The men’s track and field squad added of the winter season, winning the Div. sinners? 24th to 10th in the latest 2011-12 57 points by placing 17th at nationals. III one-meter diving championship. Four Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup stand- Women’s basketball racked up 64 women’s swimmers also made the trip ings, released on March 29. Tufts was points by reaching the Sweet 16 of the to nationals, notching a 28th-place fin- one of four NESCAC schools to crack Div. III NCAA Tournament for only the ish to chip in with 45 points. ast week, I wrote about the New York the top 10, along with Middlebury, second time in program history. The tufts now has 433 total points Jets’ acquisition of Tim Tebow, which Amherst and Williams, which ranked Jumbos won 23 games, their highest between the fall and winter seasons. stirred quite a hubbub among New second, third and sixth, respectively. win total since 2007-08. The final standings will be released on Yorkers, who have since seen an Both swimming and diving teams, Most recently, on March 22-24, the June 6, after the spring sports season Lenormous Jockey ad sporting Tebow’s boy- both track and field teams and the men’s swimming and diving team pulled is complete. ish grin erected outside the Lincoln Tunnel women’s basketball team all contrib- off a 23rd-place finish at nationals to and the creation of a mammoth sandwich uted to Tufts’ winter point total of 286. score 51 points in the Cup, despite at the renowned Carnegie Deli named “The Women’s track and field led the way sending only two athletes to the meet —by Aaron Leibowitz Jetbow.” Yet the Jets’ signing of Broadway Tim deflected attention from a graver NFL issue: the exposing and sanctioning of the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program. On March 2, the NFL announced the Jumbos see encouraging signs in loss to Trinity findings of a two-year investigation alleging that 22-27 Saints players, as well as former WOMEN’S LACROSSE a 2-3 conference record, and are defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, had continuedfrom page 16 being chased by Bates, Wesleyan been pooling money to reward teammates momentum from there, and and Conn. College, each owning for injuring opposing players. (One par- unfortunately we never really one conference win. ticularly jarring image published on ESPN got it back.” “Our goal from now on is to shows former Saints defensive lineman On defense, senior tri-captain not lose again,” Cohen said. “I Bobby McCray blindsiding former Arizona Kelly Cakert played an excellent think our offense looked more Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner in the game for Tufts, forcing five turn- patient and we’re continuing to 2010 playoffs.) Head coach Sean Payton overs, while junior goalie Tess get the looks. We need to keep and general manager Mickey Loomis were Shapanka made six saves. finding players in transition, and also indicted for their attempts to conceal The Jumbos’ offensive stand- if we keep improving we’ll be the bounty program and their failure to out was once again junior attack- fine for the rest of the season.” dissolve it. er Kerry Eaton, who scored three Tufts has now been outscored The repercussions for these actions have goals to increase her team-high by 11 goals in conference play, a been severe. The Saints organization was season total to 13. Eaton’s perfor- stark contrast to last year when fined $500,000 and stripped of two second- mance underscored a much-im- the Jumbos had a goal differen- round draft picks. Williams was suspended proved effort from Tufts’ offense, tial of +21 in NESCAC contests. indefinitely; Payton was banned for the and although the squad scored There is still plenty of time entire 2012 season and Loomis was tossed just one more goal than it did to recover, though, with half of for the first eight games. For the Saints, the against Middlebury, the new- the conference schedule yet to money is pocket change, but the draft picks found fluidity and communica- be played. The team’s attempt and the suspensions are huge blows to the tion among the team’s attackers to march up the standings will team’s chances. To contextualize the draft was an encouraging sign. begin this weekend with a home picks, Roman Harper and Tracy Porter were “After the Middlebury game matchup against Williams, cur- Saints second-rounders in 2006 and 2008, we changed a lot of stuff up. rently the only winless team in respectively. These players were immediate We switched people around in the NESCAC. standouts in the Saints’ menacing second- our attack and focused on our Despite the struggles the team ary: Harper is a two-time Pro Bowler at transition, and just made a lot has endured early on, the play- strong safety and Porter is a solid cover- of little changes,” Lotz said. ers are confident that they will age cornerback who intercepted Peyton “We also put Kelly Hyland on remain competitive in Div. III’s Manning for a touchdown in the Saints’ the draw, which made a huge toughest conference. victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Super difference.” “Our defense is really playing Bowl XLIV. Despite the hopeful signs well, and it’s one of our stron- The suspension of Payton, however, from the Trinity matchup, the gest aspects,” Lotz said. “We just has caused the biggest shockwave in the loss — which was the third need a little more practice with locker room and around the league. NFL straight conference defeat for the the offense and our transition oliver porter / the Tufts Daily Commissioner Roger Goodell is known for Jumbos — seriously hurt Tufts’ game. Once we get the rest of the Senior tri-captain Kelly Cakert forced five turnovers to lead a his strictness, especially when dealing with NESCAC positioning. Now, the stuff fixed we’ll have the ability strong defensive effort against Trinity on Saturday, but it was concerns over player safety. Still, his sus- Jumbos stand tied for sixth with to beat anyone.” not enough as the Jumbos fell 12-7. pension of Payton marked the first time ever a head coach had been banned for a full season. Now, I was down in Saints country dur- ing the first weekend of spring break so I Games of the Week know firsthand what football means to the looking back (mar. 31) | Men’s lacrosse STUNNED BY TRINITY IN OT charismatic people of New Orleans. In the On a wet day in Hartford, Conn., this past Saturday, a near-victory slipped away from the men’s devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, lacrosse team, which fought back from an 8-4 deficit against Trinity to send the game to overtime the Saints’ historic return to the Superdome but ultimately lost 9-8. The defeat likely came as a shock to the No. 6 Jumbos, who expected to — the same arena that once housed tens of beat a Bantams squad ranked 10th in New England and outside of the national top 20. thousands of disaster refugees — under tufts took a 3-2 lead into the start of the second quarter, but Trinity rattled home four unan- Payton in 2006 and their Super Bowl victory swered goals before the Jumbos could respond with one of their own. At halftime, the Bantams in 2010 embodied the resilience and com- led 6-4. In the third, Trinity’s Rob Nogueras scored two goals in a 52-second span to put Tufts in a munal strength of New Orleans. Football four-goal hole. has long brought New Orleanians together; But the Jumbos clawed their way back. Sophomores Beau Wood and Peter Bowers each following a Saints victory, rousing rendi- found the net in the final 1:19 of the third quarter, and senior co-captain Kevin McCormick tions of the “Who dat?” chant can be heard pulled Tufts to within one with 14:21 left in the game. The Jumbos had their chances to tie it emanating from Bourbon St. until the wee in the fourth, including a goal that was waved off due to a crease violation and a missed one- hours of the morning. on-one scoring opportunity. With 41 seconds remaining, Bowers completed the comeback and Yet, when I was in New Orleans — I sent the game to overtime. left two days before Payton was officially With 1:37 to go in OT, Nogueras struck once more, ripping the game-winning shot from the left banned — the city seemed in a lull. Sure, wing past sophomore goalie Patton Watkins to drop Tufts to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the NESCAC. VIRGINIA BLEDSOE / the tufts daily archives the French Quarter was as lively as ever, brimming with brassy jazz clubs, captivat- ing street performers and bustling, home- style eateries, but the people became very looking ahead (apr. 2) | kentucky and kansas meet to put an end to the madness hush-hush when the Saints were men- tioned. Everyone was on edge, unwilling to tonight, the two winningest programs in the history of men’s college basketball fathom the potential consequences of the will square off in the NCAA Div. I championship game. At 9:23 p.m., the future of the bounty system but unable to stop dwelling NBA will be on display in a battle between overall No. 1 seed Kentucky and Midwest on their beloved Saints. regional No. 2 seed Kansas. This past weekend, Payton appealed his it’s hard to bet against coach John Calipari’s Wildcats, whose five tournament suspension, but the move is unanimous- victories have all come by at least eight points. Kentucky’s talent-packed lineup ly expected to be ineffectual. He will not includes likely national player of the year Anthony Davis, superstar forwards Michael coach next season, and rightfully so. As Kidd-Gilchrist and Terrence Jones, and much-improved point guard Marquis Teague. the head coach, he is the face of the fran- In short, the ‘Cats seem unstoppable. chise as much as quarterback Drew Brees, But the Jayhawks have some studs of their own. Thomas Robinson is one of the and he must be held accountable for the nation’s best players and is averaging 16.4 points and 11.6 boards in the tournament. team’s reprehensible policies. The city of Tyshawn Taylor is an excellent, experienced point guard. And 7-footer Jeff Withey has New Orleans should not direct its antipathy blocked a mind-boggling 27 shots in Kansas’ five tourney games. toward Goodell, but rather toward their if any team is capable of slowing the offensive juggernaut that is Kentucky, it may beloved Saints for betraying their faith by be coach Bill Self’s Kansas squad. The Jayhawks’ exceptional second-half defense — rewarding sadism. they have held opponents to an average of just 24 points in the final 20 minutes of their tournament contests — has carried them thus far. Zach Drucker is a senior majoring in inter- mct national relations and Spanish. He can be reached at [email protected]. 16

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b y Da v i d McIn t y r e would need an almost perfect Daily Editorial Board outing to have a chance of vic- tory. In particular, they need- The No. 12 women’s lacrosse ed to contain junior attacker team’s game against No. 5 Megan Leonhard, who torched Trinity on Saturday was sin- them for eight total goals in the two meetings between the WOMEN’S LACROSSE teams last season. (5-2 Overall, 3-1 NESCAC) But Leonhard had other ideas, notching four goals on Bello Field, Saturday seven shots to lead Trinity’s offensive attack. Trinity also Trinity 8 4 — 12 scored four goals on free posi- Tufts 4 3 — 7 tion shots, using its offensive firepower to outscore Tufts 8-4 gled out by the Jumbos as their in the first half. most important game of the “The referees really weren’t year. They had been embar- our friends in this game, and rassed by No. 7 Middlebury free positions are extremely the weekend before, and were hard, not just for our goalie virginia bledsoe / the Tufts Daily archives looking to avenge a pair of but for any goalie,” Lotz said. Senior co-captain Kevin McCormick notched a hat trick to help the Jumbos come back from a four-goal second- one-goal losses to the Bantams “They were getting the ball and half deficit on Saturday, but they ultimately fell to unranked Trinity in overtime, 9-8. last season. coming at us with speed, and I But while the result of the thought we did a good job of game — a 12-7 Trinity win getting back, but we kept get- — was not the one Tufts was ting called by the refs for block- Four-goal comeback not enough hoping for, it was not as dis- ing, which gave them a ton of heartening as important loss- opportunities.” es often are. The Jumbos know Despite the potency of the as Jumbos fall to Bantams they are improving, and that Bantams attack, the game gives them hope that they can remained close for most of the b y Ka t e Kl o t s feated in the conference, faced off. up the scoreboard in the game. finish strong in the second first half, and the Jumbos held Daily Editorial Board In the end, the host Bantams pre- “Trinity earned it,” sophomore half of the season. a 4-3 lead with 12:18 gone after vailed 9-8 in overtime to grab sole midfielder Kane Delaney said. “We “Obviously, it’s a disappoint- a goal by senior tri-captain Lara After No. 3 Amherst dropped possession of the conference lead, made mistakes offensively and ing loss, but overall we were Kozin. But Trinity responded a midweek contest to Wesleyan, while Tufts dropped to 3-1 in the defensively and they capitalized proud of the way we played, with six unanswered goals, a first place in the NESCAC was up NESCAC and fell into a third-place on them by creating turnovers because compared to last streak that stretched into the tie with No. 14 Bowdoin. and scoring some goals respec- Saturday it was so much bet- second half and essentially put MEN’S LACROSSE The Bantams, unranked in the tively. They converted their man- ter,” senior tri-captain Katie the game away. (5-2 Overall, 3-1 NESCAC) most recent USILA top 20 poll, up opportunities well too, but Lotz said. “Our offense was “We tried to stop their drives, embraced the underdog role and we didn’t really capitalize on the moving a lot better, we were but they found some holes in at Hartford, CT Saturday came out firing on all cylinders. opportunities we created.” passing a lot better, and we all our zone defense,” sophomore Junior attackman Rob Nogueras Tufts senior midfielder Nick got a lot more confident.” midfielder Kelley Cohen said. Tufts 3 1 2 2 0 -- 8 led the way with three goals, Rhoads won 15-of-21 faceoffs, and Against the undefeat- “After we went up 4-3, they Trinity 2 4 2 0 1 -- 9 including the game-winner in the Jumbos outshot the Bantams ed Bantams — the reigning called timeout and took the extra time, while junior midfielder 54-33, but Trinity senior keeper NESCAC champions — the for grabs on Saturday, when No. 6 Nick Shaheen also notched a hat host Jumbos knew that they see WOMEN’S LACROSSE, page 15 Tufts and Trinity, then both unde- trick. Eight different Bantams lit see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 13

Baseball Softball Firstbaseman Howard powers Jumbos Red-hot Tufts to three-game sweep of Bobcats sweeps weekend series over Bowdoin b y Al e x Pr e w i t t Daily Editorial Board b y Za c h e y Kl i g e r Daily Editorial Board Of the players who started at least 20 games for the baseball team last season, then-junior During the softball team’s spring break Sam Sager was an all-conference selection trip to Clermont, Fla., the Jumbos man- BASEBALL aged to go 11-3 without a single long ball (11-3 Overall, 3-0 NESCAC) SOFTBALL (11-3 Overall, 3-0 NESCAC) at Lewiston, Maine, Saturday R H E Spicer Field, Saturday Tufts 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 — 8 14 2 R H E Bates 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 — 4 8 1 Bowdoin 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 — 9 12 2 Tufts 0 5 4 0 0 3 X — 12 13 0 R H E Tufts 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 3 7 0 R H E Bates 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 4 0 Bowdoin 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 — 7 10 1 Tufts 3 2 0 1 0 3 X — 9 10 1 at Lewiston, Maine, Friday R H E Spicer Field, Friday Tufts 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 — 8 9 0 R H E Bates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 5 1 Andrew Morgenthaler / The Tufts Daily Archives Bowdoin 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 2 after hitting .333, classmate Matt Collins hit Junior first baseman Tom Howard, who went 4-for-8 and drove in six runs in the Jumbos’ Tufts 2 1 1 2 2 — 8 12 0 .343 and was the NESCAC Defensive Player doubleheader sweep of Bates on Saturday, has already surpassed his offensive output from of the Year and then-sophomore Eric Weikert last season. from sophomore catcher Jo Clair, who ranked fourth on the team in RBIs. launched 16 home runs in her rookie Tom Howard, on the other hand, hit .273, swept Bates in its three-game, NESCAC- gave Tufts the necessary cushion. season to set the school’s single-season scored only seven runs and recorded just opening series. “Those seven-inning games go by so fast, record. While Clair didn’t exactly struggle 12 RBIs in 20 starts, not exactly a stand- Howard, who sat out Friday’s 8-2 win, we knew we had to have a sense of urgency,” at the plate on the trip — she had 10 out contribution to the two-time defending slugged a two-run homer off sophomore Howard said. “When I got up I was looking extra-base hits and 13 RBIs — a return NESCAC champs. Tom Baroni that plated freshman third for a pitch to drive. He gave me a fastball on home to Spicer Field was all it took for her Through the Jumbos’ first 14 games this baseman Wade Hauser in the sixth inning the inner half that he left up, the spot I was to get back to doing what she does best: season, however, the junior first baseman on Saturday and sent the Jumbos to a 3-2 looking for.” going yard. has already exceeded his 2011 offensive victory in the seven-inning early game. Sbily allowed two runs in the bottom of In Clair’s first at-bat of the Jumbos’ output. Howard stepped up in a big way Sophomore Christian Sbily picked up the the sixth, escaping a jam and giving way to home opener against the Bowdoin Polar this past weekend, going 4-for-8 with six win in the pitchers’ duel with six innings RBIs in Saturday’s doubleheader, as Tufts of four-hit ball, but it was Howard who see BASEBALL, page 13 see SOFTBALL, page 13