Where You 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 BY MAHPARI SOTOUDEH 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 BY STEPHANIE HAVEN 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 Inside this issue Today’s sections Professor Chris Rogers Space rock group News 1 Op-Ed 9 discusses hands-on White Hills’ latest methods of teaching album draws mixed Features 3 Comics 10 engineering. reviews. Arts & Living 5Classifieds 13 Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY 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.