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Tufts revises campus Tufts student hospitalized after being hit by car A Tufts student has been hospitalized after being struck emergency guide by a car while crossing the intersection of Powderhouse b y St e p h a n i e Ha v e n the importance of the Natural Boulevard and Packard Avenue Daily Editorial Board Disaster section.” at approximately 8:30 p.m. last Public Safety Program Thursday, Nov. 8. The Department of Public and Coordinator Anastassiia According to an email the Environmental Safety has updat- Tarassiouk said it is unclear university sent out to the stu- ed its guidelines for the universi- why protocol for hurricanes dent body on Nov. 9 regarding ty’s response to emergency situ- and other extreme weather the accident, the student was ations, expanding it to include events more common to the taken to Massachusetts General protocol for hurricanes, extreme Boston area, like heat and win- Hospital. The Somerville Police heat and winter storms. ter storms, was not included in Department told The Boston Public Safety’s official previous versions of the guide. Globe that the car’s driver is Emergency Response Guide Power outages, which Maguire cooperating with the police’s received its makeover last month, said are more common at Tufts investigation of the incident. before Hurricane Sandy hit the than natural disasters, have been The Powderhouse-Packard Hill, but Director of Public and removed from the section on intersection has been the site Environmental Safety Kevin natural disasters and given their of many similar incidents in

Maguire said that the storm own section in the new guide. recent years. Last September, Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily underlined the importance of “If you think of ... emergencies two Tufts students were struck The Somerville Police Department is currently investigating an acci- being prepared for extreme that could happen on campus, by cars at the intersection dent involving a Tufts student that was hit by a car at the intersection weather and emergencies. power [outage] is one of the big and required hospitalization, of Powderhouse Boulevard and Packard Avenue. The Natural Disaster section ones,” Tarassiouk said. “It is impor- according to an article pub- of the guide was one of five sec- tant to have that on its own.” lished last fall in the Daily. tions that Public Safety edited The need to create a new sec- In one of last September’s acci- safety updates at the intersection tion, for traffic approaching and updated. The section now tion for power outages was one dents, senior Sara Honickman this fall. Those include painted Powderhouse Ave. includes provisions like one of the main reasons Public Safety was hit at the intersection by crosswalks, new stop signs at In the campus-wide email, the that advises students and fac- revamped the guide this year, a car making a left turn onto the Packard Ave. approaches of university stated that it is taking ulty working in laboratories to Tarassiouk said. Public Safety Powderhouse. the intersection and increased steps toward preventing future stop their experiments until the worked with Facilities Services “Cars treat it like a main pedestrian crosswalk signage. collisions at the intersection. storm passes. and the Office of Residential Life road and aren’t cognizant of The intersection currently has Public Safety and the City of “We have always been aware and Learning to develop advice how many pedestrians there flashing red lights and stop signs Somerville have yet to comment that natural disasters can happen on what to do in cases of power are,” Honickman told the Daily for traffic approaching Packard on their plans to improve pedes- in Massachusetts at any time,” outage and gas leakage, as well as at the time. Ave., and flashing yellow lights, trian safety at the intersection, Maguire said. “But recent weather The City of Somerville, with which in Massachusetts signal which borders Tufts’ campus. events have definitely added to see EMERGENCY, page 2 input from Tufts, implemented vehicles to proceed with cau- —by Nina Goldman Anthony Romero discusses free IGL plans speech at Snyder lecture TEDxBeaconStreet b y Jo s h We i n e r what can be done about ongo- “They made it a core belief b y El l i o t t Da v i s tive things we are engaged Daily Editorial Board ing violations of this consti- of theirs,” Romero said. “It Contributing Writer in,” he said. “This plays into tutional value. reminds me of why free TEDxBeaconStreet’s emphasis Anthony Romero, execu- “While it seems there is and unfettered speech is so The Institute for Global on education and interface, tive director of the American now more free speech than important — it’s how impor- Leadership (IGL) will this which also incorporates what Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ever, there are also more jus- tant ideas become real.” weekend participate in the [Werner] is calling explora- delivered the 16th Richard E. tifications than ever to limit Romero claimed that stand- first TEDxBeaconStreet con- tions or ‘Adventures.’” Snyder President’s Lecture in that free speech,” he said. ing by the First Amendment ference at the Lincoln School The IGL and mem- Distler Performance Hall yes- Romero said it was fit- can produce many harmful in Brookline, Mass. bers of the IGL’s Synaptic terday afternoon. ting to be speaking of this side effects, denouncing the Technology, Entertainment, Scholars program will be The lecture, entitled matter in Massachusetts, idiomatic expression that is Design (TED) events fea- organizing Adventures for “Sticks and Stones: Freedom where many of the Founding referenced in his lecture’s ture enlightening talks given TEDxBeaconStreet. of Expression and Political Fathers began the campaign title: “Sticks and stones may by experts in a wide variety Through these Adventures, Correction,” addressed for free speech over 200 years break my bones, but words of fields. TEDx events aim community members will be America’s history of protect- ago during the American to bring the TED formula to able to take part in activi- ing freedom of speech and Revolution. see SNYDER, page 2 local communities around the ties with conference speak- world, and Tufts alumni have ers, according to Synaptic established TEDx franchises Scholar Gavin Murphy, a in Kabul, Afghanistan and junior and member of the Tehran, Iran, according to IGL TEDxBeaconStreet Braintrust, Director Sherman Teichman. the conference’s leadership Teichman said Managing board. Curator of TEDxBeaconStreet The main Adventure orga- John Werner approached nized by the IGL will take Teichman with the concept place next semester, accord- of TEDxBeaconStreet and ing to Teichman. Through the asked him to be one of the IGL’s Alliance Linking Leaders event’s curators and a speak- in Education and the Services er. According to the organiza- (ALLIES) program, the IGL will tion’s website, Werner estab- hold an Intellectual Roundtable lished TEDxBeaconStreet in at Boston University from Jan. an effort to bring TED to the 25 through 27. Greater Boston area. The Roundtable will feature In his speech, Teichman as its keynote speaker Captain will highlight the significance Wayne Porter of the U.S. of IGL’s local and worldwide Navy, the chair of Systemic initiatives. Strategy and Complexity at the “I want people to know Naval Postgraduate School, Justin McCallum for The Tufts Daily what we do with immersive Teichman said. Porter is Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke about freedom of expression education, what we do around at yesterday’s Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture. the world and what distinc- see TEDx, 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 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Romero encourages freedom of speech on college campuses

SNYDER fective and even counter- ity has the right to determine faced while in office. at several colleges, where stu- continued from page 1 productive means of acting what is or is not legitimate “He is the most unjustly dent protests and assemblies will never hurt me.” against hatred. speech, you’ve lost control of criticized, vilified and stereo- are constricted to designated “The truth is, words do “I believe that there is no the system.” typed president I have ever areas around campus. hurt,” he said. “Applied effec- place for speech codes of any Romero argued that it is known,” Romero said. “The “Designing ‘free speech tively, like a thumb within a kind on a college campus,” he especially important to pro- level of overt racism I have zones’ is designing to limit free bruise, words can hurt a lot.” said. “Restricting that speech tect freedom of speech on seen against our first black speech as much as possible,” Romero described his doesn’t make the hate go away college campuses, as they are president disgusts me.” Romero said. “Every part of a numerous encounters with ... You drive that hate and places where students foster Romero still asserted that college campus should be a hurtful hate speech, from bigotry underground and it many fresh ideas and where hate speech has a right to free speech zone.” growing up as a gay Puerto becomes harder and harder to many landmark movements — exist, giving the example of the Romero admitted that Rican in the Bronx to the hate control ... In a nursing envi- including Occupy Wall Street, controversial Westboro Baptist “the effects of harmful and mail he now receives every day ronment, you need to under- the anti-Vietnam War move- Church, whose leader, Pastor degrading speech are real” at his job. stand what people think and ment and much of the civil Fred Phelps, Romero has dealt and that the animosity he has He added that he witnessed say to one another.” rights movement — originated with personally as a client at heard and read from others many attempts to curtail that Romero then criticized before gaining momentum in the ACLU. “has given [him] many sleep- speech, including the “hate Tufts for an incident in 2007 the outside world. “Do I believe [Pastor Phelps’] less nights.” All the same, he speech codes” that were in which The Primary Source “That’s why college life is so right to present homophobic believes that the benefits of applied to nationwide col- was forbidden from publish- great,” he said. “It’s the incuba- speech is essential to my right protecting free speech out- lege campuses, including his ing anonymous articles after tor of those free ideas that will to speak my mind as a gay weigh the consequences. own, while he was attending two pieces provoked sensitive then germinate elsewhere.” activist?” Romero asked. “The “Would I rather live in a soci- Stanford Law School over 20 reactions from Muslim and Romero also challenged answer is yes.” ety that allowed hateful, hurt- years ago. black students. President Barack Obama to step Romero insisted that the ful speech,” he asked at the Although these codes were “Frankly, that’s an unconsti- up his efforts to protect free right to free speech must end of his lecture, “or would I designed to combat racist, tutional denial of free speech,” speech nationwide, though he not be compromised, as rather live in a society where homophobic and sexist lan- Romero said. “The freedom to congratulated him for winning has occurred previously, for I’m afraid to speak my mind? I guage on campus, Romero speak anonymously is a right ... a second term in light of the instance, with the establish- think that type of society would claimed that this was an inef- once you decide some author- tremendous opposition he has ment of “free speech zones” be much harder to sleep in.” Conference to feature notable thinkers, IGL speakers Updated guide TEDx and its mission really align behalf of our students.” go out on a lobster boat with continued from page 1 with what Synaptic Scholars Werner was interested in the biologist and a lobster - notable for co-authoring the stands for, which is expand- creating a framework for TEDx fisherman to talk about eco- Pentagon’s essay “A National ing the intellectual commu- that is much more interactive systems.” Strategic Narrative” under the nity and offering experiences than normal TEDx events, Murphy noted that the con- gency protocol pen name Mr. Y. for the community,” Kola, a according to Teichman. ference will be very acces- EMERGENCY “The ALLIES roundtable sophomore, said. “People will be able to sible, especially for students. continuedclarifies from page 1emer with Captain Porter high- “We will be able to part- question the conference’s People will be able to water, sewer, data or telephone lights exactly what I’m going ner with a force with a simi- speakers and meet them attend the conference at the network failure, Maguire said. to be talking about at the lar goal and allow for some in more intimate settings,” Lincoln School’s auditorium The new guide also features conference,” Teichman said. sort of synergistic product to Teichman said. “There will be in person and can also apply edits to the section on hazardous “It is the resonance of a dif- come out of it.” less of what [Werner] thinks to view it from the school’s materials spills to include fuel and ferent kind of educational According to Teichman, is the sterile environment cafeteria, where the confer- oil spills. Though not as frequent approach with immersive Tufts’ participation in that sometimes accompanies ence will be live-cast. The as other incidents, these situations learning backgrounds.” TEDxBeaconStreet will help other TEDx events.” conference will also be live- tend to occur at Tufts with vehicles Members of the Synaptic expose the school and the IGL The Adventures will allow cast to the Google headquar- or in dining halls, Environmental Scholars program have pre- to the conference’s acclaimed attendees to experience first- ters in Cambridge, Mass. Manager in the Department of pared other Adventures for the speakers. hand the speakers’ diverse Murphy believes that the Environmental Health and Safety conference, including one that “It’s fun for some of our interests, Murphy said. Adventures will intellectually Peter Kelly-Joseph said. involves bringing youth from Synaptic Scholars who are “One of our speakers is a stimulate the community. For example, the revised disadvantaged areas to the helping to organghhjhjize world-champion triathlete, “[Werner] said that when Emergency Response Guide event, according to Synaptic and attend this intellectual so we get people to set up you were five years old, you should make the protocol more Scholar Tara Kola, a mem- festival that is also activist- at South Station and go on a thought that going to a park clear for cases where small vehi- ber of the TEDxBeaconStreet oriented,” he said. “It will bike ride with her,” he said. was a huge adventure,” he cle fuel spills occur on campus Braintrust. increase our ever-expanding “Another speaker is a marine added. “Our goal is to do that, and the vehicle’s driver does not “I think TEDxBeaconStreet network of contacts on the biologist, so we get people to but for adults.” already know what to do, Kelly- Joseph said. The guide now instructs people in that situation to call the Tufts University Police Department and arrange for a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Coordinator to analyze the situation. In addition to more compre- hensive sections, the cover of the new guide lists pertinent web- sites as well as emergency and non-emergency phone numbers, Tarassiouk said, explaining that this will prevent overuse of the campus 911 service. When emergency phone calls are necessary, Tarassiouk said the new Emergency Response Guide is better equipped to help indi- viduals record information about the incident for first responders. In its centerfold, the Emergency Response Guide features a bomb threat worksheet that prompts the recipient of such a threat to write down all the information the police needs, Maguire said. Particularly around the time of final exams at the end of each semester, certain depart- ments have reported receiving such telephone bomb threats, Tarassiouk said. The new version also includes more user-friendly materials, such as a summary of each section on its first page, as Public Safety acknowledged that most people in these situations at Tufts have not looked at the entire Emergency Response Guide. “It’s always easier for everyone involved in the incident if the person has some idea of what to do,” Tarassiouk said. “We under- Zhuangchen Zhou for the Tufts Daily stand that no one will sit and The Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) heads to the TEDxBeaconStreet conference this weekend, at which IGL Director Sherman Teichman will read through the whole guide, be speaking. but if they have it, we hope it’s accessible.” 3

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ll right. Let me attempt to write something that hasn’t already been written about the elec- tion. Just when you thought Aelection coverage was coming to an end on Nov. 6, Nov. 6 came and now there is more election coverage! Lucky you! First things first: various funny elec- tion things. If anyone hasn’t watched Karl Rove give himself a hernia on Fox News over the precincts reporting in Ohio, you shouldn’t miss it. Second, countless newspapers in the United States won’t stop talking about the Republican “demographics” problem. The roar of Republicans lamenting “demographics, demographics, demo- graphics” has risen so high its become a steady and painful whine in rapture, all regretting the big, fat “oops” that the annie wermiel / Tufts Daily archives Republicans forgot to court any other Tufts Kink aims to provide a safe space for students to discuss sexual preferences. Above, sex toys from a recent sex fair on campus. demographics besides straight white men. Third, I will leave you with one last funny-of-funnies: Ann Coulter’s Tufts Kink contributes to dialogue twitter feed. Second things second: There are some seriously cool things that hap- surrounding sex on campus pened during this election. In this elec- tion, and every election, we experi- b y Am e l i a Qu i n n Sophomore Anschel Schaffer-Cohen group, discussion about something that’s enced a peaceful transfer of power. Mitt Daily Editorial Board and another Tufts student had talked about typically not normative.” Romney, after some awkward waiting a shared interest in kink. Because there was Both Ramanathan and Vail stressed the time and cranky one percent-ers, con- The sex discussion on campus often no outlet for this interest, they decided to importance of Tufts Kink as focusing on the ceded the election within about an tiptoes around the dirty details. Concepts initiate a group themselves. experiences of peers as opposed to being a hour of when the major predictions like consent and sexual assault have been Tufts Kink drew in interested stu- top-down educational program. They see it came out. He wished the President well tackled by the Undergraduate Orientation dents through posters and announce- as a significant opportunity to destigmatize and conceded with grace. program, within groups such as Action for ments throughout various social spaces. alternative forms of sex. I suspect the conversation the two Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) and in According to Schaffer-Cohen, students “There should be an awareness that peo- men had on the phone before Romney the Disorientation Guide published this were first asked to email tuftskink@gmail. ple should be able to do what turns them conceded was cordial — even friendly. year. These efforts have also tried to drive com to express their interest in joining the on and have resources and talk and learn All because that indubitable principle home to students the pressing need for a discussion. about that. It’s normal, good to have that as we have about our elections in this conversation. “I think that part of making it a safe a resource and outlet,” Vail said. country: when you lose, you lose, and But the dialogue tends to stop there, space ... [is] to limit the people who come While he reiterated that discussing the when you win, you win — bar the and some students have found that their to just kind of gawk,” he said. “I feel like if potential repercussions of sex is vital to Florida hole-punching butterfly ballot campus lacks a comfortable and posi- there is any significant number of people student health and welfare, Ramanathan fiasco in 2000. It doesn’t matter which tive space where students can voice their who are doing that, people who are legiti- applauded efforts of Tufts Kink to further party, what kind of person or how opinions about and preferences for sex. mately interested will find it harder to voice positive discussions about unorthodox sex much power they have. In this country, Enter Tufts Kink. that [interest].” and sex in general. you accept defeat because that is the “There’s still a lot of resorting to uncom- Although Tufts Kink is still in its infant “That’s one the reasons why I’m really expectation and the will of the people. fortable laughter when topics are brought stages, the emergence of the group has not supportive of Tufts Kink and other similar That is the political norm we have built up, which partially is [because] we ... don’t seen any negative reactions on campus, things — because it’s a positive way to talk since the dawn of our republic. have a larger cultural conversation about but rather a mild curiosity, according to about the subject, and the problem that a When I walked outside my house on it,” sophomore Kumar Ramanathan, a Schaffer-Cohen. lot of the sexual health and sexual assault Wednesday morning, I still passed the member of ASAP and a contributing writer “There [have] been a few people who prevention groups have had on campus is old men playing tennis at the tennis at the Daily, said. “Part of it is just because have definitely been really excited and real- that it always starts as a negative conver- courts, still waited for cars at the stop people are uncomfortable talking about ly glad that this is happening. The Boston sation,” he said. “So it really is a great way sign near the library and still paid $3.50 sex, because they’ve been taught never to kink community is very vibrant, but has to approach it in terms of your curiosity, for my Lucy in the Chai at the Rez. The talk about sex.” a surprisingly small online presence,” he breaking your taboos, talking about some- Jumbos did not storm Gifford House, Ramanathan stressed the need for a said. “There’ve been people like, ‘Wow, I thing that people like doing. Let’s talk about the losing incumbents in their respec- shared vocabulary and an environment had no idea this existed,’ so I’m really glad it in a constructive way. Hopefully, that will tive legislatures did not refuse to leave in which students can feel comfortable that that [connection] has [been made].” have a side effect of people being more their posts and Coulter is still living on discussing sexual encounters, for the sake Tufts offers groups such as VOX and ASAP open to conversations about sex from the her own planet with Newt Gingrich and of safety. that deal with sexual health and consent, as other angle.” Ayn Rand. The political cycle rolls on, “Cultures of silence can have a detrimen- well as resources in Health Services and Tufts Kink aims to transcend the bound- and power is transferred without the tal effect on people who are struggling with the Counseling and Mental Health Service aries of what is typically considered norma- break out of violence. sexual identity, or [on] survivors of sexual (CMHS). However, Tufts Kink’s emergence tive by social constructs or the media. We are incredibly fortunate in this assault and violence. [In] day-to-day con- encourages the development of the cam- “I think it’s also a good way for people to country to enjoy and expect politi- versation, I think there are a lot of things pus’ dialogue on sex and strives to create an feel less ostracized, less strange, because cal norms where politicians follow the that are really taboo — at least, in the com- inclusive and healthy sexual community. the type of sex that we absorb through cul- decision of the people in elections, munities I’m involved in at Tufts,” he said. “First, I think there’s a number of stu- ture, be it mainstream film or pornography, but not every nation is this fortunate. “If people aren’t comfortable talking about dents who feel sort of isolated and alien- is very rigid in many ways,” Ramanathan We’ve got our flaws and that is for what they’re doing, then people find it very ated, and I think it’s very powerful for them said. “There are sort of a few things that certain — answer me this, why in the difficult to ask for consent just because they to have just a place where they can express are accepted, and then you step back and world do we have Election Day during don’t know how to use the words right.” themselves and a place where they can there are a few more things that are less the workweek? — but nevertheless, we Sophomore Ruby Vail is the president make friends,” Schaffer-Cohen said. “[On accepted, and then everything else is either do indeed have the peaceful transfer of Tufts VOX, the affiliate group of Planned the] other side of it is, I think, that as a weird or strange or unacceptable.” of power. And it is more than so many Parenthood League of Massachusetts, community, we have something to contrib- Beyond creating an open forum for nations, struggling for self-governance, which is active in promoting reproduc- ute about consent, about various kinds of discussion to challenge this misconcep- can say for their own governments. tive health and pro-choice activism. She discrimination and about gender roles and tion and offer students the opportunity to So, indeed, this election’s success- echoed Ramanathan’s concerns. gender issues.” express an alternative interest, Tufts Kink es in women’s rights, the importance “[If people aren’t able to talk openly An anonymous sophomore noted that has long-term goals of education, nor- of ethnic and racial minority voices, about sex], they aren’t safe,” Vail said. “I’m she appreciated the group for the open malization and community, according to LGBT rights and a fair chance for all maybe thinking of safety more as having and accepting atmosphere it cultivated Schaffer-Cohen. were simply extraordinary. But first, I protection and using birth control, but around sex. “We’ve gone, over the last 50 [or so] will appreciate the right and the expec- also if you were going to experiment with “I definitely think that there is not anoth- years, from a time where kink wasn’t dis- tation in this country for the peaceful kinky sex, doing it in a safe way and not er group on campus that could fill this cussed to a time where it’s very much a transfer of power. The people have getting hurt, or putting yourself in a bad space ... where you [could] discuss pretty punch line. That’s progress, but it’s not spoken, and it’s good enough for me. situation.” explicit sexual behaviors and still feel safe enough progress,” Schaffer-Cohen said. “I That’s the best kind of electoral land- Tufts Kink, a new group for students on about it and not criticized,” she said. “I feel think that it needs to be normalized. People slide, as far as I am concerned. campus, provides an outlet for this discus- like sex is something that’s talked about in a need to realize that this isn’t some sort of sion. The group’s intent is to provide a safe very impersonal way on campus ... There’s weird, amorphous thing. It’s [something] social space for students who identify as a lot of dialogue about consent and power their friends [are involved in] ... ostensibly Alexa Petersen is a senior majoring in political kinky or interested in BDSM (Bondage, dynamics and relationships and relation- ordinary people.” science and peace and justice studies. She can Discipline, Sadism, Masochism). ship violence, but [not much], until this —with Hannah Fingerhut be reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, September 14, 2012

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TUFTS HILLEL PRESENTS ERIC SCHLOSSER Eric Schlosser is an investigative journalist and author of the best-selling book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. His book helped start a food revolution and changed how Americans think about what they eat. It has been translated into more than 20 languages and remained on The New York Times bestseller list for two years. Schlosser’s body of work includes several more books and a documentary that also deal with food justice. 5

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Interview | Dan Deacon Megan Clark | Where’s the Craic? Deacon creates music for information age ‘My Left b y An d r e w Ga r s e t t i Contributing Writer Foot’ Today’s art music scene is a dense mass of micro-genres and enigmatic y Left Foot” (1989) tells the personalities. It’s an entity that occu- story of Christy Brown, an Irish pies less of our cultural center than writer and artist with cerebral ever before and has consequently palsy. The film stars Daniel become impossible to define. From Day-LewisM and Brenda Fricker and was the contemporary classical composi- directed and co-written by Jim Sheridan, tions of Nico Muhly to the ambient who also directed “In the Name of the drones of Tim Hecker, the process Father” (1993). of categorizing music or musicians Based on Christy Brown’s autobiogra- under the “art music” label is quickly phy, the film follows Christy’s life from turning into a useless task. childhood to adulthood and moderate Still, Dan Deacon couldn’t care less fame. Jim Sheridan’s script and Day- about what genres people associate Lewis’s acting reveal the immense chal- him with. lenges Christy faces without making him “I’m not sure where I fit in and I seem helpless. In fact, the film portrays don’t really care. I’m just happy any- Christy as an incredibly strong character one listens to my music and comes to who tirelessly struggles to be heard. my shows,” Deacon told the Daily in The film and autobiography’s titles come an email. Andrew Braithwaite via Wikimedia Commons from the fact that Christy only had control Though his music is clearly indebt- Deacon creates music from an eclectic mix of equipment. of his left foot. Thus, Christy used his left ed to the likes of Phillip Glass and foot to write and paint. Through occupa- Steve Reich, his electronic sketches as anything you’ve done so far, but percussion. Each has so many timbres tional therapy, he eventually learned to are more fun and infused with indie there’s more acoustic instrumenta- and abilities unique to them and I’ve speak. However, as a child, he was consid- pop than anything the two minimal- tion on here than there normally is. wanted to dive into exploring them ered mute and mentally disabled. In the ists would ever do. Before his show How important was it for that to come — strings, winds, brass — more. I feel film’s early scenes, a young Christy is often last night at Boston’s The Paradise across in your listeners’ minds, con- like I barely scratched the surface. seen lying in a corner, ignored by every- Rock Club, Deacon discussed his pro- sidering the United States is an entity I think it’s odd you would think of one but his mother. Hugh O’Conor plays cess, the way the Internet intertwines traditionally thought of as hyper- the [United States] as hyper-indus- Christy as a child, brilliantly portraying with his career and his most recent industrialized and uninspiring? trialized and especially insane to call Christy’s attempts to communicate with his record, “America” (2012) with the it uninspiring. That’s crazy to me. family. After several failed attempts, Christy Daily via email. Dan Deacon: With this record I want- If anything it’s hyper-post-industrial- finally breaks through to his family by writ- ed to work with all the families of ized and in that post-industrial land- ing “MOTHER” on his floor, using chalk Tufts Daily: “America” is as dense- sound, not just the two families I’ve held between his toes. In both a touching ly layered and beautifully textured worked with the most, electronics and see DEACON, page 6 and terribly sad moment, his father yells, “He’s a Brown, all right. Christy’s a Brown!” This scene depicts Christy finally coming Movie Review Music Review out of his isolation and becoming a true part of his family. However, it also reveals that his father did not consider him part of ‘Tinsel and Lights’ the family until that moment. Throughout his life and throughout the film, Christy blends Christmas strives toward approval and inclusion but is frequently shut out due to his disability. with indie pop The adult Christy, as played by Day-Lewis, refuses to accept this. Through his everyday b y Sa b r i n a McMi l l i n life, his writing and his painting, he demands Contributing Writer to be heard. Upon receiving his Oscar for Best Actor, Day-Lewis said, “When he was Most holiday music is known alive, [Christy] needed very little encour- for its conventional use of sounds: agement to make his voice heard. Now, he Bells, whistles, choirs that could rival needs a little more.” Ultimately, that is what this movie is about: making Christy Brown’s Tinsel and Lights voice heard long after his death. Throughout the film, Christy’s family members warn Tracey Thorn others that he can be a bit cantankerous. As portrayed in the film, this propensity to be difficult is just Christy demanding to be rec- Merge Records ognized and understood on his own terms. While some people find this a difficult feat, Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios heavenly cherubs, a bit of jazz and others do not and accept Christy for who Characters from video games come to life in Disney’s latest. maybe even a crooner or two are to he is: a writer, a painter and an advocate for be expected. But this holiday season, those with disabilities. English pop veteran Tracey Thorn “My Left Foot” is graced by extremely tal- presents listeners with a contempo- ented actors and actresses. Brenda Fricker, Snappy ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ falls rary sound that has the potential to who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar delight young adult listeners without for her role, plays Christy’s mother, the compromising the traditional spirit first person to accept him and recognize just short of great of the holiday season. his talents. Christy’s mother has incredible b y Di a n e Ad a m s o n joke — “Finding Nemo” (2003), anyone? With a voice reminiscent of anoth- insights into her son’s life. When no one Contributing Writer — but the “Bad-Anon” meeting is so funny er English singer, Annie Lennox, else can even understand what he is say- that there’s no time to ponder the lack of Thorn rose from her small-town life ing, she can understand what he is feeling. In “Wreck-It Ralph,” everyone goes originality. The novelty of Bowser, Clyde in Hertfordshire, England to mod- The mother-son dynamic that Fricker and through hard times, even the bad guys. the Pac Man ghost and a host of other est fame in the indie pop world as a Day-Lewis establish early in the film makes “When I hit bottom, I was crushing man’s famous villains encouraging each other member of Everything but the Girl these insights believable. Ray McAnally, to stay “bad” is more than enough to keep (commonly referred to as ETBG), a who plays Christy’s father, imbues his char- Wreck-It Ralph the scene interesting. band consisting of Thorn and her acter with just enough kindness to retain Director Rich Moore brings us into the husband, DJ and musician Ben Watt. his humanity while acting as a dominat- world of Litwick’s Arcade, where video ETBG released original work from ing and withholding presence in Christy’s Starring John C. Reilly, Sarah game characters treat their games like 1984 to 1999. Thorn and Watt con- life. Day-Lewis, playing Christy from his nine-to-five jobs. After hours, the char- sider the group on extended hiatus adolescence into adulthood, gives a star- Silverman, Jack McBrayer acters are “just like us”: They have weird while they focus on other projects, worthy performance. His Christy Brown is Directed by Rich Moore friends, loud parties and awkward such as Thorn’s successful collabo- sensitive, kind, determined and occasion- romances. However, even in this pixelated ration with the alternative hip hop ally difficult. He becomes Christy Brown skull like sparrow egg between my thighs,” universe, there’s an in-crowd and there are band Massive Attack on their hit physically and mentally. Day-Lewis’s per- confesses “Street Fighter’s” Zangief to a losers. And the title character, Ralph, is single, “Protection” (1994). formance makes viewers sit up and take room of nodding anti-heroes. But redemp- most definitely a loser. In late October, Thorn released note, just as Christy Brown’s remarkable life tion is for everyone, too. Zangief goes on to For the past 30 years, Ralph has duti- “Tinsel and Lights,” marking her forced the world to pay attention. explain, “Then I have moment of clarity. fully worked in the fictional game “Fix-it foray into holiday music. The album Join me next time as I explain, both seri- I say, ‘Zangief, you are a bad guy, but this Felix.” Every time someone plays, Ralph is secular in nature, with a total of 12 ously and not so seriously, why Day-Lewis does not mean you are bad ... guy.” must wreck an apartment building so his songs focusing on non-religious sym- is the greatest actor working today. Welcome to the world of “Wreck-It good-guy counterpart, Felix, can swoop in bols and pastimes of the Christmas Ralph,” where the jokes are always rap- and rebuild. Afterward, all the building’s season. Though Thorn gently croons id-fire and the pop-culture references occupants cheerfully chuck Ralph off the the traditional Christmas tune Megan Clark is a junior majoring in his- are a dime a dozen. Mock Alcoholics tory. She can be reached at Megan.Clark@ Anonymous-style meetings aren’t a new see WRECK, page 6 see TINSEL, page 6 tufts.edu. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Thorn pushes Christmas into indie territory

TINSEL season. Electronic ambiance Thorn did not go wrong with continued from page 5 in the background polishes her choice of cover songs on “Have Yourself a Merry Little the song into a perfectly typi- the album. “Have Yourself a Christmas,” the rest of the cal Thorn tune, resulting in Merry Little Christmas” is per- album is comprised of beauti- a call for Christmas joy that formed within the bounds of ful, soft rock covers of songs even the biggest Scrooge could the Christmas norms, while such as The White Stripes’ “In not deny. The lyrics of “Joy” “Snow in Sun” serves as both the Cold, Cold Night” (2008) reflect on symbols that appear a stylistic translation from boy and “Hard Candy Christmas,” throughout the album, includ- band to indie pop as well as a track from the musical “The ing the sparkling silver tinsel on an ode to 1980s British band Best Little Whorehouse in Christmas trees, “the holly on Scritti Politti. The cover of Joni Texas” (1982). Thorn seals the the door” and “the candles in Mitchell’s “River” gives the deal with two original songs, the gloom.” All of these images album greater depth through “Joy” and “Tinsel and Lights.” represent the feeling of trans- its escapist overtones that con- While the album offers a formation that exists in situa- trast nicely with the holiday diverse selection of songs that tions like the start of a season, cheer of the rest of the songs. could seem unsuitable for the or during the first moments of Overall, ETBG fans will not holiday genre, it still manag- an album. be disappointed by the group’s es to sound like a traditional The album’s title track recalls songstress’ solo effort, even if Christmas album. Although it is a traditional Irish drinking the album does not provide a patchwork of the contempo- song whose lyrics reflect on anything particularly unique. rary and the classic, the crude both a time of youthful mer- With “Tinsel and Lights,” what and the gentle, “Tinsel and rymaking and the solemn real- you see is what you get: Tracey Lights” is a mix many Christmas ism of growing old over many Thorn performing her quintes- lovers will find appropriate for Christmases. Thorn reflects sential style of indie pop. To a the holiday season. on joyous feelings of the past general audience, “Tinsel and The album opens with “Joy,” that have been tainted by a life Lights” is a reminder that while which features the simplicity of of disappointment. The lyrics there may be heartbreak and a soft piano and acoustic gui- conclude the tale by suggesting imperfections that lie within tar that accompany the singer’s that Thorn’s December cheer the cold winter months, it is Midnightlounge via Flickr Creative Commons call for a widespread apprecia- will be rekindled by the kiss of still possible to have yourself a With ‘Tinsel and Lights,’ Thorn proves that even Christmas can lend itself tion of the blossoming winter a lover. merry little Christmas. to great indie pop. ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ has jokes for all ages wreck game characters commute through “Game continued from page 5 Central Station” is funny because it seam- roof. When the arcade closes each night lessly fuses the banal and the ridiculous: and the other characters go about their There are monotone PA announcements, after-hours socializing, Ralph is treated like dreary security guards and then there’s a social pariah. Doctor Robotnik of “Sonic the Hedgehog” Ralph is desperate for a little — pardon casually riding a train. the pun — “wreck-ognition” and he goes Still, something stops “Wreck-it Ralph” just searching for it by abandoning his game. Of short of “Toy Story” (1995)-esque glory. The course, this attempt to be someone he’s not dazzling graphics and lightning-quick quips wreaks havoc on the arcade and Ralph must are gleefully entertaining to be sure. And it’s try to save the day before it’s too late. John fun to see so many familiar video game char- C. Reilly brilliantly gives voice to the film’s acters all jumbled together. But there’s not wannabe hero. Unlike contemporaries Will enough time left over to dig into the heart of Ferrell and Seth Rogen, Reilly’s comic genius the film — that is, what it’s like to be an outsid- isn’t about constantly drawing attention to Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios er. It’s amply clear that the redeeming message his own bizarre antics. Rather, Reilly shines ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ is entertaining and funny, but the film doesn’t have enough of an emotional is meant to be that it’s okay to be “different.” when playing guys like Ralph, the archetyp- core to be truly great. But in the rush to deliver more laughs, the al average Joe stuck in a bad situation. Other one-liners meant for grown-ups. and it’s easy to be mesmerized by their sentimental moments end up feeling more familiar voices include Sarah Silverman, “Wreck-it Ralph” has been in the works brilliance. Like its animated ancestors obligatory than genuine. Maybe that’s why, Jack McBrayer and Mindy Kaling, but Jane since the late 1980s and sometimes if feels “The Incredibles” (2004) and “Monsters, despite the spectacular animation, Ralph and Lynch of “Glee” fame steals the show. As like Disney is attempting to squeeze 25 Inc.”(2001), “Wreck-It Ralph” creates a his friends never quite come alive. But is this the “Call of Duty”-style Sergeant Calhoun, years’ worth of jokes into 108 minutes. colorful universe that is both absurd and wild ride worth a trip to the Somerville Theatre Lynch delivers a constant stream of saucy Still, the graphics are definitely 2012-style almost believable. Watching classic video this weekend? Absolutely.

Deacon discusses music industry’s progression

DEACON is better.” It’s just a change and music continued from page 5 will adapt. If it’s a wrong turn or not, scape I think there is a massive amount history will tell. of beauty. Once you get out of the cities, the rural landscapes and raw TD: How much has the ubiquity of geography are mesmerizing. Part of the the Internet affected your career? Is reason I called the record “America” your huge web presence something was because everyone thinks of the you enjoy, or do you feel like you’re word differently, and clearly you and obligated to do it because it’s really the I take the word in very different ways, only choice artists have nowadays for and that’s beautiful. getting their name out there?

TD: Your first real releases to the public DD: It’s just become the standard for were in 2003, about two years after the most bands. The goal is to make it so initial death of Napster. Nevertheless, that as many people as possible can you’ve still seen the file sharing indus- have my music available to them, and try develop and expand wildly with the Internet makes that much easier your progression as an artist. Have you than in the past when the methods of had to change the way you think about distribution and exposure were con- releasing music over the past decade? trolled by a handful of large corpora- tions. Not that Tumblr, Twitter, etc. DD: It’s not something I thought about aren’t corporations, but it’s such a with this release but I will totally from drastically different system/structure. now on. Spotify and YouTube have real- ly changed the game in a way similar TD: Can you describe what your ideal to when Napster did. It’s crazy how in venue to perform in would be? 2007 when the album leaked, it was like the best thing that could have DD: A large open room with a flat/level happened to me. Now, I think a lot of floor, high ceilings, several exits, cur- people just wait for it to show up on tains that actually open and close for Spotify and YouTube and hear it there. the stage [and] a PA that matches the There has been a shift from wanting size of the room filled with cognizant/ to have the music files to just want- open-minded people. ing access to them. That shift really changes the way people interact with TD: What musicians working today are music. I am worried it’s a reversal you most excited about or intrigued back to the old corporate model of by? music before file sharing changed the game, but I don’t want to be a cultural DD: Future Islands and Ed Schrader’s relativist and just think, “New s--t is Music Beat. Both of those bands are Gwazda via Wikimedia Commons bad. Old s--t that was new s--t to me totally sick. Deacon stands out from the crowd with his innovative take on music. Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Re b e c c a K. Sa n t i a g o Editor-in-Chief Tufts Kink will broaden campus sexual culture Editorial Ben Kochman for the better Falcon Reese Today’s Features article introduces campus groups, strives to do exactly different specifications. The introduc- Managing Editors Tufts Kink, a group founded this semes- that, it should have a positive impact on tion of groups like these re-inforces the ter that promotes open conversations sexual culture on campus. idea of universities as places for open Jenna Buckle Executive News Editor about kinky sex and endeavors to offer a Part of the group’s mission includes exchange, which Tufts, and any univer- Shana Friedman News Editors Lizz Grainger safe space to students who are interested normalizing discussions of sex. By pro- sity, ideally should be. Stephanie Haven in BDSM (bondage/discipline, domina- viding a forum for students to converse Sexual culture on campus is an unde- Amelie Hecht Daphne Kolios tion/submission, sadism/masochism). about their sexual interests and curi- niably important issue, and it can only Patrick McGrath Tufts Kink joins groups like Action osities, Tufts Kink acts as an equalizer benefit from a diversification of voices Laina Piera Martha Shanahan for Sexual Assault Prevention and Tufts by making students more comfortable and viewpoints. By providing Tufts with an Melissa Wang VOX in an ongoing campus dialogue in having and expressing these inter- opportunity to learn about and a forum Jenny White Menghan Liu Assistant News Editors about sex. According to a recent study ests. Many campus discussions about to discuss less-explored facets of sexual Melissa Mandelbaum conducted by the National Institute of sex center on its violent side, and though culture, Tufts Kink does the student body Audrey Michael James Pouliot Health, programs considering sex and those conversations are crucial, Tufts a service. Though the group is newly Josh Weiner sexuality on campus should “develop Kink provides a counterbalance by formed, its success down the line could methods to teach college men and emphasizing positive dialogue about have numerous advantages for our cam- women to communicate verbally and sex. And though this is the first group pus, including helping students develop Hannah Fingerhut Executive Features Editor Jon Cheng Features Editors directly about sexual preferences, of its sort on campus, it has predeces- the capacity and courage to ask questions Amelia Quinn Derek Schlom desires and consent and ... identify sors at other schools: According to the about their desires, form connections with Lily Sieradzki strategies that will increase their toler- Columbia Eye, The Harvard Crimson, their peers, feel assured about their inter- Emily Bartlett Assistant Features Editors Alexandria Chu ance for and comfort with doing so.” As and Reed College’s website, all three ests, talk about sex in a positive light and Jacob Passy Tufts Kink, among the aforementioned academic institutions host kink clubs of — for some others — have some fun.

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Virginia Bledsoe Executive Photo Editor Caroline Gelling Photo Editors Oliver Porter Ashley Seenauth Off the Hill | Dartmouth College Kyra Sturgill William Butt Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Meagan Maher Gabriela Ros A sex ed reality check Clarissa Sosin Andrew Schneer Staff Photographers b y Em i l y Se l l e r s teen birth rates, at 62 births per 1,000 teen- federal report showed that abstinence-on- The Dartmouth age girls. As common sense would imply, ly approaches, like the one I received in New Hampshire requires a comprehensive Tennessee, had “no impacts on rates of Jodi Bosin Executive New Media Editors We all know that teen pregnancy is a sex education course in schools. Though it sexual abstinence.” To put it simply, it’s not Brionna Jimerson Justin McCallum problem. But for most of us, it is a far-off includes abstinence, it does not focus on working, and that sort of Puritan approach threat, one that is confined to the glow it entirely, like in many more conservative hurts young girls, burdening them — and of MTV’s “Teen Mom” on Tuesday nights. states. New Mexico requires no sex educa- taxpayers — with the heavy financial cost a The idea of being a mother or father at this tion, and other states with similarly high child brings. PRODUCTION point in life or earlier is, for many of us, a birth rates — such as Texas, Arkansas and This is why Planned Parenthood and Alyssa Kutner distant concern. My typical reaction when Mississippi — stress an abstinence-only realistic sex education are so important. Production Director Facebook shows me yet another girl from approach. These costs aren’t confined to the In a 2008 study, the Guttmacher Institute my high school sporting a baby bump is parents or families of these children of teen estimated that for every $1 spent on fam- Elliot Philips Executive Layout Editor Jen Betts Layout Editors either a sigh or a passing thought of con- parents. Each publicly financed unplanned ily planning services, groups like Planned Matthew Cardarelli Gabrielle Cella dolence. Personally, it is difficult to imagine pregnancy costs an average of $10,000. Parenthood save taxpayers $3.74 in govern- Sarah Davis toting around a crying, miniature me on my American taxpayers spend approximately ment spending on health care before and in Shoshanna Kahne Sarah Kester hip, especially since I find it hard enough to $11 billion per year on medical care for the year after the baby is born. Realistic sex Adrian Lo take care of myself each day. However, with the 1.25 million unintended pregnancies education — which explains all methods Danny MacDonald Reid Spagna recent attacks on Planned Parenthood and through programs like Medicaid and the of contraception, their efficacy and how its contraceptive services and the preva- Children’s Health Insurance Program. to purchase them — gives young people Nina Goldman Executive Copy Editors Drew Lewis lence of abstinence-only sex education in Thinking back to middle school and my the power to choose their fate and costs no Lauren Greenberg Copy Editors public schools, my high school classmates’ experience with Tennessee’s abstinence- more than the unsuccessful abstinence- Adrienne Lange Patrick McGrath situations and the country’s financial con- only sex education program, it seems less only approach. Simply abandoning ineffec- cerns are inextricably linked. and less shocking that so many girls from tive education methods in favor of a more Which costs more: birth control pills, my high school had children so young. reasonable policy can reduce teen preg- or a tiny, fully dependent human raised to It makes me wonder what would have nancies and their subsequent impact on George Brown Executive Online Editor adulthood? As it turns out, birth control is a happened if these teen parents — and society. It’s not fair that the students in my Darcy Mann Online Editors tad more cost effective, by about $226,000. teen parents from the other 25 states that high school were less informed and able to Daniel Kotin Executive Technical Manager And which is more effective in preventing require abstinence be stressed as the best make smart decisions about their sex lives teen pregnancy: access to birth control, method of pregnancy prevention — had just because of the values of the communi- BUSINESS or telling hormone-laden teens “just don’t access not only to contraception, but also ties in which they grew up, just as it’s unfair Christine Busaba do it” “Mean Girls” (2004)-style? Again, the to knowledge of all preventative measures. that Planned Parenthood funding is being Executive Business Director answer is not surprising. New Hampshire A study conducted by the University of cut in those same states. Geography should not dictate one’s ability to control one’s sex Simmone Seymour Advertising Director boasts one of the country’s lowest teen Washington explores that hypothetical: Li Liang Receivables Manager birth rates, with just 16 births per 1000 Teens that received a comprehensive sex life and prevent an unintended birth, nor Shang Ming Wu Sales Director women aged 15 to 19. Compare this to education were 60 percent less likely to should conservative states force that finan- New Mexico, one of the country’s highest become pregnant. Not only that, but a 2007 cial burden on the rest of the country.

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I would say most Tufts students agree that the school’s party scene is predomi- nately, and on some nights solely, reli- ant on Greek life. Sweaty basements and “Gangnam Style” constitute a typical Friday night and satisfy both the need to unwind ote: Apologies for the lack of hilar- and to make regrettable decisions following ity in the column that follows. a stressful week. It’s been a while, so time to play But for many, an alternative to the frat a quick game of catch up. I would party is a welcomed occasion. Whether it’s Nlike to congratulate the American popu- a B.E.A.T.s show at the Crafts House, Open lace as a whole for removing every single Mic Night or Film Series, a change of pace rape-monger from office who tried desper- is always refreshing. Often flying under the ately to define how rape wasn’t rape, but radar, Midnight at Tufts, a “student booking “a gift.” Furthermore, an experiment has group dedicated to bringing up-and-com- now begun in Washington and Colorado. ing, local, and/or independent music to the The test is far from over, but the stoners Tufts community,” has helped filled that apparently made it off their bean bags void. With a limited budget, Midnight pro- and meditation cushions to the ballot and vides an alternative “social space around refrained from toking up for 45 minutes great music of all genres” — a respite from in order to vote. Then again, maybe reefer Pro Row for anyone interested. madness really doesn’t explain the reality On Friday, Nov. 6, Midnight at Tufts host- of the culture that surrounds marijuana in ed a concert with the Krill, a band partly this country. Time will tell. Regardless, the comprised of Tufts grads, and Ava Luna, a Feds will probably be making their move Brooklyn-based experimental indie band. soon, and the battle for states rights will Midnight at Tufts’ shows are consistently emerge once more. But let’s forget about put on in the Crane Room due to its amply the real issues at hand shall we? There are sized stage and expansive dance floor. now people elected that can think for us. Event Staff assists in ushering the events Speaking of campaigns — oh blessed and keeping order by checking IDs and be, blessed be! The elections are finally monitoring behavior. The concerts fluctu- over! No more television ads of ter- ate in popularity depending on the acts, but ror, celebrity endorsements, calls from a Facebook event for the free Krill/Ava Luna politicians or, worse, calls from politi- concert indicated upwards of 100 potential Courtesy pat00139 via Flickr Creative Commons cal polling agencies that so desperately attendees. Though the room has a marked side — explained that the room was half-full Staff that he must leave before his name desire our opinions but only so long as maximum occupancy limit of 90 people, at best. What’s more, it was apparently too is found out. In the Event Staff’s defense, they fit within one of four defined cat- Midnight felt there was low probability of difficult to allow one person to enter if one the student instead stayed on the patio. egories. The advertisements can simply meeting the room’s capacity. person from the concert left. So while two However, the student created no further return to advertisements convincing us As expected on the night of the show, people here and three people there decided disturbance and behaved exactly like the to buy more of the goods put forth to dozens of students flocked to the Crane they had their fill of live music for the night, other students who were benignly enjoying us by the Koch Brothers and their ilk so Room to catch the free concert. Per usual, the 35 or so people patiently waiting outside what music they could hear. But apparently, that next time around there’s even more three Event Staff members dutifully checked on the patio were irrationally turned away. To such flagrant disregard for orders required money on the table to spend on trying for Tufts IDs, and the room began to fill make matters worse, any attempt to reason TUPD cars to control the crazy rioting and to buy elections. “SC Johnson ... a politi- with eager concertgoers. As the show’s start with Event Staff resulted in a rude dismissal looting that was clearly about to ensue. The cal company.” time approached, more and more students and an order to leave the premise. night concluded with officers telling patio- So while Mitt Romney goes on a wild arrived, expecting no difficulty in seeing the But that’s just one injustice, and if the squatters to vacate the premise because a bender drinking chocolate milk, playing bands. But for whatever reason — perhaps insolent behavior had stopped there, no patio — with a table and benches — is no monopoly, getting into awkward pillow overwhelmed by the turnout — Event Staff one would have been too fed up. But here’s place to congregate. fights and reaping the untold benefits arbitrarily cut off the number of students another example: Most students accepted I feel it is unfair to blame the unpro- of his campaign, the US continues its allowed in to see the show. And this is where that they were going to appreciate the music fessional, immature and excessively rude steady pace towards the fiscal cliff on my and many others’ frustration begins. from outside, so a handful gathered by the behavior of a few Event Staff members Dec. 31. Mitt forgot to tell you? Well It is reasonable to limit the number of room’s windows to listen. Two students rec- on the Event Staff as a whole. The Event remember that Super PAC money that attendees to adhere to state laws and safety ognized each other through the screen and Staff plays a necessary role in supervis- the Romney campaign accumulated? regulations. It is reasonable to explain with struck up a conversation. Yet, rather than ing campus events. I’d even say those at Anyway, all that cash is now interspersed respect and maturity why some students will a respectful request to talk elsewhere, the the Midnight show were doing their job across thousands of international bank be unable to see the concert. It is even justi- Event Staff called the student obnoxious by manning the Crane Room’s door and accounts and investments under front fiable to speak with the necessary authority and a disturbance. The windows, which had watching the crowd. But in a communi- companies that have Mitt pulling the to keep frustrated students in check. But it is been opened for ventilation, were shut in ty that tries to foster respect, the actions strings. Magic Mitt turned the single beyond disgraceful that the Event Staff dealt authoritative defiance. of those individuals were so beyond the most expensive political race of all time with this situation — a concert intended for You might be able to retort that the Event spectrum of acceptable that I can’t help into a net-profit gain and then skirted as many students as the room could safely Staff had a significant crowd to keep watch but feel incredibly indignant at how the off to go live a life of leisure. He pulled hold — with complete disregard for all of over, and with only three members at the situation was handled. At no point was the same trick as his “miraculous” fis- the aforementioned expectations. show, felt threatened. Or maybe it was too anyone endangered by the crowd outside, cal turnaround of the Salt Lake City Let me begin with a simple example. chilly, and tempers were at their limits. But nor was anyone disrupting the concert in Olympics — only this time with better Inside the Crane Room, the capacity is clear- it didn’t stop there. process. The intolerable, obstinate and deri- working conditions for his employees. ly marked with a limit of 90 persons. But When one particular concertgoer left the sive behavior of the Event Staff would have Then again, no one saw how the janito- according to Event Staff, it was, insistently, show, he shouted to the crowd that some- made you think otherwise. rial staff lived this time either. 75. All right, so 15 people isn’t a huge differ- one else should take his place inside. For In the meantime, I guess I’ll settle Now President Barack Obama holds ence. Except estimations from members of whatever reason, this translated to a snap- for a frat party. At least I sometimes the position of chief once more as a Midnight inside —I clearly was stuck out- py, even malicious response from the Event get into those. highly divided government stands before him. The House of Representatives and Senate — in light of the disdain dis- Off the Hill | University of South Florida played by the public about the negativity of this past election — will no doubt sit down, sing “Kumbaya” and work togeth- er with candor to pass legislation that Secession not a reality, despite petition efforts will crack this nation’s spine into shape b y Th e Or a c l e Editorial Bo a r d Democratic in the election, had more than had their chance to make a difference with the balance and precision of Jackie The Oracle 15,000 signatures on its petition and stat- with their opinions — Nov. 6, at the polls. Chan’s chiropractor. What a wonderful ed the “Federal Government has not led The people of the United States spoke, world this would be. Elections are supposed to be that com- our citizens justly and with honor.” Even and the majority elected Barack Obama as Or not. This is, after all, reality. And the ponent of democracy built in to give citi- solidly blue states such as New York and president. If it’s Obama they don’t like, dis- 2014 congressional elections are coming zens a chance to have their voices heard in New Jersey have their own petitions. senters will have their chance in four years up. If we don’t have a war to fight abroad, governance. The White House website states peti- to voice their preference again. This is the we’ll make one at home. However, as sol- But clearly some don’t quite understand tions that reach 25,000 signatures will be way the system of democracy has worked diers stationed around the globe fight- that, as they expressed their dissatisfac- addressed, but it has also addressed past in this country since its inception. ing an international war against terror tion with the election in a unique way. petitions with fewer signatures, such as one The petitions filed are basically petitions would gladly remind us: we are already Twenty-one states, including some that requesting the president’s honey ale recipe. against democracy and mark the height- fighting the broadest war in American have duplicates, have filed petitions with The real issue is not whether or not ened levels of partisanship and non-coop- History. the White House to “peacefully ... with- these states actually succeed with their eration that deeply divides the nation. So as China and Japan squabble over draw from the United States of America desires to secede, for as Yahoo columnist What has yet to be specified is what strategic tiny islands, the new fascist and create its own new government.” Mike Krumboltz said, the likelihood of the form of government the “country” of Texas party emerges in Greece, Palestine Some states, like Texas, whose petition government granting states permission to or Florida would have to look forward to pleads to the UN and Syria continues had 51,069 signatures at the time of print, secede is “on par with winning the lottery upon secession. Clearly, it can’t be democ- to rage, take a deep breath, America. Be cited the federal government’s “neglect while getting hit by a meteor while seeing racy, because the next time a candidate thankful for our relative peace, and let us to reform domestic and foreign spend- Bigfoot while finding gluten-free pizza with a less-than-100-percent approval rat- work to make it last. ing” and “blatant abuse” of citizens’ rights that tastes like the real thing.” ing comes to office, a new country would as reasons to secede. Texas, petitioners What these noble citizens who took to have to be formed — and that would be a stated, does after all have the 15th largest the Internet and very spiritedly utilized bit exhausting. Will Shira is a senior majoring in peace economy in the world. their First Amendment rights to petition But if not for democracy, would the and justice studies. He can be reached at Florida, which eventually went haven’t quite realized is that they already people have a right to petition this way? [email protected].

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY And even though there was no progress Tufts, earned a trip to Terre Haute, Ind. Brave new continued from back made placement-wise this time around, on Nov. 17. from the top 35 was senior Kyle Marks, coach Ethan Barron’s team demonstrated The nation’s 32 best teams from the sports world Fifth-placewhile junior Jake McCauley finish took 43rd in sets both itsstage mettle and for impressive NCAA fitness Championshipseight regions will compete, with Tufts, a time of 25:52. Nine seconds and five level by narrowing the gap between them ranked No. 5 in the nation as recently as ately, I’ve been thinking a lot about tech- places separated the Jumbos’ last two and the champions significantly. Halloween, expected to exceed its ninth- nology. Maybe it’s because my computer runners. Because the New England region is place finish from 2011. is in for repair and I’m stuck hurriedly Tufts’ fifth-place finish matched its comprised of a number of national pow- “This week is all about rest and recov- writing this column in Tisch. Or maybe showing from last year. With a point total erhouses, Tufts, given the stiff competi- ery,” Marvel said. “This is what we’ve Lit’s because I’m in a class focusing on the of 114, the Jumbos finished just 13 points tion it has faced, will advance to the NCAA been training for all year, and we have effects of the digital world on sports media. out of an automatic qualifying slot and 23 Championship as an at-large team. high hopes of finishing very well as a Regardless of the reasoning, it’s amazing how out of first place. In comparison, at last The announcement was made Sunday, team. It’s been a successful season so rapidly the world has changed. Less than 20 years’ race, Tufts finished 87 points out of as all three at-large teams from the New far, but we’d like to cap it off with a big years ago, there was no ESPN.com. Less than first place. England region, Bates, Williams and kaboom.” seven years ago, there was no Twitter. Today, we can’t imagine our lives without them. But are we really better off for these changes? Sure, Internet streams allow us to view irrelevant soccer games halfway around the world, and sites like Twitter give us instant analysis from reporters and consistent views into the lives of WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY the athletes we covet, but at what price? continued from back For me, things have gotten quite bad. I “We definitely got out better slowly became an addict to new-age sports Jumbos finish ahead andGould more courageously to compete [than at at Nationals media without even noticing it, simultane- NESCACs],” Fisher said. “Even though ously watching streams of three different ofSAIL IMIT,NG behind U.S it didn’t end up getting us a trip to Champions League matches and an MLB continued from back Indiana, I think we can all take com- playoff game while also streaming an ESPN Marchand and Makaretz managed to fort in the fact that we followed our live chat of the soccer games and my Twitter Navalend Sunday Academy with a pair of third-place plan and put ourselves out there.” feed. Some people sneak away from their finishes. The duo capped off a 59-point The team had plenty of bright significant other to steal a smoke. I sneak cumulative effort that kept it afloat in spots this season and will have a away to send out a tweet. I joke only in an the top five of the B division, between deep and talented group returning attempt to cover how pathetic the situation the U.S. Naval Academy and MIT. next year. The Jumbos will look to has become sports, and sports media, are “B division did consistently really showcase their talent when it mat- now an unhealthy habit for me. well,” Quinn said. “[Mariel and Sara] ters most, something they failed to I’m not ready to call for the death of Twitter had so much growth and improvement do this season. or the end of the live blog, but some things this semester, it’s incredible, and we’re “Despite all the talent on the need to change. First of all, someone needs looking forward to what they can do in team, we had a hard time putting to get a hold of Twitter. The site has become the spring.” together all the pieces on one given sports’ version of TMZ, with athletes tweeting In total, the Jumbos rounded out day,” Barker said. “I don’t think our out stupid comments and everyone eating their weekend — and their season finish at NESCACs or Regionals is them up on a near-daily basis. Of course, as — fifth overall at the Atlantic Coast indicative of how much our team has sports fans and reporters, we feel we need Championships, with 114 points improved since last year. We need to to follow these stories as though they were total; just five points behind fourth- learn how to race well when it counts announcing the next major blockbuster trade. place U.S. Naval Academy, but twelve so we can show that.” By doing so, we become no better than the points ahead of sixth-place MIT’s 126. For now, the Jumbos will turn Kardashian-obsessed MTV watchers I have Dartmouth College tied Boston College their attention to Gould’s run at the for so long mocked. Just as people have no with 88 points, but due to a head-to- NCAA Championship. As is tradi- right, and no reason, to carefully monitor the head tiebreaker, earned the right for tion, the team said that as many as lives of actors, sports fans have no right or first place and the trophy. fifty fans may drive out to Indiana reason to follow athletes on Twitter with such With its fall season over, the women’s sail- to cheer on the talented freshman. a fine-toothed comb. ing team now enters a winter break looking There is certainly no shortage of Daily File Photo The problem only gets worse for those to continue its training regimen and to enter excitement and confidence about The women’s cross country team, includ- reporting sports news, who now must rush the spring season refreshed and ready to what she can accomplish. ing junior Madeleine Carey, fell just short to be the first one to break something, rather continue its recent upward trajectory. “I think she is one of the top of a National Championship berth as than being able to take the time to fact check “We’re going to be training really hard freshmen in the country,” Barker the squad finished sixth at the NCAA and carefully construct a story before publish- all winter, and we just can’t wait until the said. “I’m excited to see how she will Regionals, in which a top-five finish was ing it in the paper the next morning. What that spring season,” Quinn added. finish.” needed to qualify. trigger first instinct creates is a foggy cloud of contradictory reporting that lasts for many hours in the immediate aftermath of a story breaking. Through Twitter and other means of publishing, reporters will tweet just about DAILY DIGITS anything they hear, whether it actually turns out to be fact or not. Attempting to follow the Jerry Sandusky .922 allegations at Penn State on the day it broke 7 21 was an exercise in futility. Every time a new Number of underclassmen who started for Age of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim center Save percentage posted by graduated tidbit popped out, it was countered by anoth- the men’s soccer team in Saturday night’s fielder Mike Trout, who on Tuesday became goalkeeper Scott Barchard (LA ’12) of the er article or tweet five minutes later. In an NCAA first-round matchup, which Tufts the youngest AL Rookie of the Year in history. men’s hockey team, which opens its season attempt to keep us all in the loop with what lost on a penalty kick awarded to Vassar in Trout and NL Rookie of the Year Bryce Harper, on Friday evening at home against Trinity. Last was going on, the reporters instead made us the second overtime. Despite the absence a 20-year old Washington Nationals outfielder, season, Barchard played over 1375 minutes, wait almost until the next morning’s print of two usual underclassmen starters, the were teammates last year when they played saving 817 shots and setting the career saves starting lineup included four freshmen and for the Scottsdale Scorpions, a member of the record despite missing the majority of his ju- deadline to get a definitive story. What I’ve three sophomores. The Jumbos’ youth shows Arizona Fall League. Trout finished the 2012 nior season due to injury. This season, at least learned over the past five days being without coach Josh Shapiro’s success in recruiting season with 30 homeruns and a .326 batting three goalies are vying for Barchard’s starting a computer is just how freeing taking a break top talent over the last three seasons, during average, good for second-best in the league. In spot, including freshman Derek Metcalfe, from the constantly updating world of sports which Tufts has gone a combined 23-16-8 the Rookie of the Year voting, Trout received all who is joined by returning junior keepers can be. By checking ESPN.com a few times a following a 2009 season in which the Jumbos 28 votes and is in the running for the AL MVP Greg Jenkins and Brian Phillips who have also day, I can remain just as informed about the won just two games. award, which will be handed out on Thursday. been competing for the spot. world of sports as anyone else, just at a slightly slower rate. Am I the first one to tweet out a witty com- ment about the Philadelphia Eagles’ pathetic 55 6.5 60 excuse for a team? Maybe not, but in the long run, no one is going to care one way or Club-record number of points scored by Hours on the road ahead for the No. 10 field Shooting percentage posted by the No. 5 another who that person was. In fact, even the Baltimore Ravens in a 55-20 rout of the hockey team on Thursday, as the Jumbos travel Michigan men’s basketball team in a 91-54 the concept of the scoop is losing its value, Oakland Raiders on Sunday. In the victory, to Geneva, New York for the 2012 NCAA Div. victory over IUPUI during Monday night’s quarterback Joe Flacco threw for 341 yards III field hockey championship tournament. NIT Season Tip-Off. Point guard Trey Burke as every sports site in the world will have the and the Ravens scored in six of their first Tufts defeated tournament host William Smith led the Wolverines with 22 points, while same article posted within 10 minutes of you seven possessions, improving to 7-2 on the on Saturday before scoring a 2-1 win against teammate and freshman phenom Glenn posting the original. So take a break, log off of season. Wide receiver Torrey Smith hauled in Bowdoin on Sunday to advance to the Final Robinson III finished with 21 points of his Twitter, and watch sports at your leisure for a two touchdowns at 47 and 20 yards each, Four. On their trip back on Sunday night, own. In the first half, Michigan shot 65 few days. You’ll be thankful you did. while Ravens holder Sam Koch ran one in on Tufts ran into the Bowdoin at a rest stop, just percent from the field and went 7 for 10 a fake field goal in the third quarter to make hours after beating them out for a spot in the from three-point range. The win propelled it 48-17. The victory extended Baltimore’s national semifinals – let’s hope their travels this the Wolverines to an early 2-0 record. Ethan Sturm is a senior who is majoring in home winning streak to 15. weekend are less awkward. biopsychology. He can be reached at ethan. [email protected] or @esturm90. 12

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Gould qualifies for b y Ma t t Ra n d high school, so I think she will Nationals, Contributing Writer Jumbosrise to the occasion place at NCAA’s.” Gould was not the only A finish in the top five at member of the team to turn in Saturday’s NCAA Regional an impressive performance on Championshipsixth at at NCAA Westfield Saturday. Regional Junior Abby Barker State would have sent Tufts to was only six seconds behind the NCAA Championship this Gould in 27th, and with the weekend in Terre Haute, Ind. top-35 finish, she earned All- But the Jumbos fell just short, Region honors for the first time placing sixth out of 51 teams. in her career. Regional Champion MIT and “I pushed through and moved runner-up Williams claimed up places in the last mile of the Andrew Morganthaler / Tufts Daily Archives the two automatic qualifying race,” Barker said. “One of my The men’s cross country team fought through a hectic start to end up finishing in fifth place at the New spots, while Middlebury, Bates, goals for the season was to be England Regional Championships. and Amherst earned at-large All-Region, so I’m happy I was berths. The Jumbos finished able to achieve that.” only 20 points short of the Next to finish for Tufts was fifth-place team. senior Julia Hajnoczky, who b y Sa m Go l d said. “The goal for Regionals the mad dash early on. Even though the team came clocked a time of 22:39 to Daily Editorial Board was to make it to Nationals, Senior co-captain Matt Rand, up short, Tufts will still be rep- place 43rd overall. Meanwhile, and that’s what we did. After just two weeks removed from a resented at the national meet. freshman Olivia Beltrani and JumbosOn a day filled finish with individ fifth- winning at Regionals, NESCACs, it may qualify down-to-the-wire for NCAAs finish at the Freshman Audrey Gould placed Carey closed the scoring for the ual accolades, the men’s cross seem like a fifth-place finish NESCAC Championship, spear- 19th in the field of 367 to claim Jumbos as Beltrani placed 48th country team finished fifth out isn’t what we were looking for, headed the charge for Tufts. the final of seven individual in a time of 22:45, while Carey of 50 teams at the New England but the region is incredibly Rand, also a contributing writer qualifying spots. She clocked clocked a 23:07 for 73rd. Regional Championship at competitive. On any given for the Daily, crossed the line in in at a time of 22:12 over the Fisher and junior Laura Westfield State on Saturday. day, any of the five teams that a time of 25:00 flat to place sixth six-kilometer course, finish- Peterson rounded out the var- Spurred on by its first five run- qualified for Nationals could in a field of 351. Well within the ing first for the Jumbos for sity squad, placing 75th and ners placing among the top 35 beat the others.” top 35, Rand earned All-New the fifth time this season. Of 78th respectively. overall, Tufts became eligible Tufts could easily have fin- England honors for the first all the freshman runners, only Saturday’s result was not for an at-large bid to the NCAA ished outside the top five, con- time in his four-year career. Nicole Zeinstra of MIT bested the way the team wanted to Championship, and received a sidering the hectic beginning His stellar performance was Gould’s time. end the season, as the Jumbos bid to nationals Sunday after- to the day. the trailblazer for a slew of firsts “We’re so proud of Audrey for had hopes of returning to the noon. “The race began and only on the day. Junior Ben Wallis, qualifying,” senior tri-captain NCAA Championship, where Middlebury, the only team to three of our guys were even on just nine seconds behind Rand, Lilly Fisher said. “She’s incred- they placed 20th last year. remain beneath the 100-point the starting line,” sophomore claimed 11th place and was the ibly talented and worked very Unfortunately, the national- mark Saturday, won the team Marshall Pagano said. “Needless second runner from Tufts to be hard, but she’s also a natural qualifying meet fell short of title, with Bowdoin amassing to say, most guys got a bad start named All-New England. Also racer. She knows how good she expectations. 101 points to finish in second. and had to really adjust their earning his first such honor is and isn’t afraid to run with “Sometimes, it’s just not your The top-two finishers were the race strategies.” was senior Tyler Andrews, who the front of the pack.” day,” Carey said. “Obviously we only automatic qualifiers for When warmups were inter- ran the eight-kilometer course Running at the NCAA would like to be running in the NCAAs. rupted by the sound of the in 25:32 to finish in 28th place. Championship is sure to be Indiana this weekend. I think Bates finished four points gun, chaos ensued. Officials Juniors Andrew Shapero and a valuable experience for everyone is spending some behind in-state rival Bowdoin, initially allotted two minutes Brian McLaughlin finished in the rookie Jumbo. Although time thinking about what they while Williams barely edged out for preparation, but, because 34th and 35th respectively, she’ll be racing in an unfamil- can do individually to make the the Jumbos, a mere one point in reality only about a quar- capturing the last two spots iar environment without her team stronger as a whole.” between them for fourth place. ter of that time was given, the designated All-New England. teammates, the squad still has Although the squad fol- Although Williams surpassed bulk of the Jumbos had to play The award was the first for plenty of confidence in her lowed through with their plan Tufts in the final moments, the catch-up for the first half-mile Shapero and the second for capabilities. to race aggressively, the strat- Jumbos hung on for fifth to or so. McLaughlin. “Audrey is a very talented egy didn’t propel the Jumbos secure the final at-large slot. Fortunately, Tufts regained its Only three spots removed runner,” junior tri-captain into the top five. “We got the job done,” composure mostly unscathed Madeleine Carey said. “She ran senior co-captain Jeff Marvel but still was a bit fatigued from see MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 11 at some high-caliber races in see WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY page 11

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b y An d y Wo n g into a full day of inconsistent tage of the group’s 16th-place Contributing Writer air pressure and a weak cur- finish in their sixth race. rent, but that didn’t stop the “Natalie and I only had one Women’s Two weeks ago, team Hurricane finishes sailors from in ending top the five day at[race ACC outside Championships the top-10] the Sandy wrecked havoc across with four races in A-division entire weekend, so we’ve real- the entire Eastern Seaboard, and another two in B. ly improved,” Quinn said. “If and the storm forced the can- In fact, the conditions we hadn’t had that one bad cellation of the coed sailing seemed to work in the Jumbos’ race, we could have won our team’s championship event at favor; Salk and classmate and division.” King’s Point. But the women’s crew member Amelia Quinn, “We were trying to win our sailing team did not let a storm who is also a Features editor for division,” Salk added. “We curtail its wave of momentum, the Daily, finished their quartet know now that we can win and the Jumbos put together a of races in fifth, third, seventh, at these championships, and furious advance this past week- and eighth places, respec- that we’re a force to be reck- end at the women’s Atlantic tively. Senior skipper Mariel oned with.” Coast Championships hosted Marchand and junior crew Sara Overall, the pair dropped by Conn. College. Makaretz captured third and down two spots, finishing its Featuring a showcase of 18 eighth in their two races. weekend third in the A divi- talented squads from all over “We actually ended [Saturday] sion with 55 points, three short the New England area and in first overall, which was really of matching second place St. beyond, the Jumbos managed cool,” Quinn said. Mary’s College of Maryland to finish within the top five The second day was a differ- and only four points behind overall in the two-day event to ent story, as sailing conditions A-division victor Dartmouth end their fall season on a high picked up along with the arriv- College. Courtesy Ken Legler note before the winter break. al of a steadier breeze, allowing “All our races were so close, While the coed team’s race was canceled due to the aftermath of “This was the nationals both divisions to finish their having two [bad races] could Hurricane Sandy, the women were still able to compete at the Atlantic event for our fall season, so sets of eight races. Holding have dropped us more, so we Coast Championships at Conn. College. our outlook [based on how we onto their strong start, Salk were really excited to finish did] is great,” senior captain and Quinn almost rounded out third in A division,” Quinn teammates. just so competitive.” and skipper Natalie Salk said. their weekend with a full set of added. “Mariel and Sara did really Despite two narrow fin- On Saturday, the sailors top-10 finishes, although this On the other end, B divi- well,” Salk said. “They ended ishes outside of the top 10, were greeted with a light time, their competition also sion’s Marchand and Makaretz up in fifth, which was very northern breeze that turned stepped it up, taking advan- followed suit with their senior strong, and their races were see SAILING, page 11