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Sunny Read It First 59/37 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 33 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Catholic Priest discusses search for Holocaust graves b y St e p h a n i e Ha v e n Using information from the surviving Daily Editorial Board witnesses and archives from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Father Patrick Desbois spoke about Desbois has discovered numerous graves his search for unidentified mass graves across Eastern Europe. Before Desbois from the Holocaust at Cohen Auditorium found the graves’ locations, they were last night as part of the Cummings/Hillel unmarked and hidden beneath plants Program for Holocaust and Genocide that grew over the burial grounds. Education. “If you go in the forest in these The Roman Catholic priest is the towns now, where lovers are walk- co-founder and president of Yahad-In ing, there are mass graves underneath Unum, an organization dedicated to them,” he said. finding the bodies of 1.5 million Jews Desbois recounted several stories Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily whom the Nazis killed in Ukraine, that eyewitnesses told him, including Jumbo Janitor Alliance (JJA) last night hosted a discussion forum with members of the Tufts Belarus, Poland and Russia. Desbois one where the Nazis took children from janitorial staff, the union representatives and students to discuss workers’ rights and their shared information about this lesser- school and put them in a pit where they role at the university. known era of the Holocaust, which he had to watch Nazis crush babies’ heads. has devoted his life to uncovering. Scared to run away, the children were “If you are here today, you have shot and killed. already opened your eyes,” Desbois “The majority of people will sleep well Jumbo Janitor Alliance said. “Cultivate your heart, cultivate when there’s a genocide,” Desbois said. your attention and then you will find “We have to be the ones who can’t sleep the way.” well when there’s a genocide occurring hosts discussion forum Desbois and his team have traveled nearby or faraway.” across Eastern Europe since 2004 to At the beginning of the night, Paul b y Br i o n n a Ji m e r s o n dealings with sub-contracted workers. record thousands of testimonials from Shapiro, Director of the Center for Daily Editorial Board Tufts’ janitorial staff is provided by eyewitnesses who saw the Nazis shoot Advanced Holocaust Studies at the UGL Unnico instead of being hired Jews near their homes. Outside the United States Holocaust Memorial Jumbo Janitor Alliance (JJA) last night directly by the university. lecture, Desbois sold his book, “The Museum, discussed how the censorship organized and hosted a discussion forum The panel included Paula Castillo, a Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest’s Journey of the former Soviet Union originally with members of the Tufts janitorial UGL Unnico employee who works in to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder restricted research of this phase of the staff, Service Employees International both Bendetson Hall and West Hall, Mike of 1.5 Million Jews,” which details many Holocaust. Union (SEIU) representatives and stu- Sylvester, a SEIU higher education orga- of their stories. “They were hidden in a cloud of Soviet dents to discuss workers’ rights and nizer in Boston with Local 615, Carlos “They were human, like you or me,” anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial,” what they believe to be a lack of trans- Desbois said. “But they were buried like parency in the Tufts administration’s see JANITORS, page 1 animals.” see DESBOIS, page 2

LCS hosts Greeks Go Green working with TSC to Faculty Waits improve fraternity, sorority sustainability b y Philippe Ma m a n While project leaders are cur- Contributing Writer rently working with all of TSC, the on You Dinner Sustainable Action Squad — a The Interfraternity Council’s branch of the collective — may b y Me l i ss a Wa n g (IFC) Greeks Go Green initiative, take the lead with involvement on Daily Editorial Board which launched last semester, will the project, according to Segal. join with the Tufts Sustainability “Members of TSC will hope- The Leonard Carmichael Collective (TSC) to continue to fully volunteer to work with Society (LCS) last night at 51 work on improving fraternities’ green chairs from each frater- Winthrop St. hosted its 28th- and sororities’ environmental nity and sorority to make sure annual Faculty Waits On You impact on campus. each Greek house on campus Dinner and Auction, raising The project is being spear- is working to improve recycling rouglhy $3,000 for the Somerville headed by Vice President of habits, start composting and Homeless Coalition (SHC). Philanthropy for Alpha Tao Omega doing anything else that may aid LCS Co-President Zachary (ATO) Victoria Powell and Alpha in making Tufts a greener place,” Michel said that all of the pro- Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Philanthropy Segal said. ceeds earned from this year’s Co-Chair Joshua Malkin. Multiple In addition to promoting gen- St. Patrick’s Day-themed event Eco-Representatives from the eral recycling and other environ- — including entrance ticket Tufts Office of Sustainability will mental improvements, the project sales at $10 each for individu- work with each fraternity’s green will also allow the Greek commu- als and $8 each for groups of representative to promote sustain- nity to create a reputation of being Meredith Klein / The Tufts Daily Archives four or eight, raffle ticket sales able behavior, such as recycling, greener, according to Malkin. The Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) Greeks Go Green initiative is joining forc- at $1 each, as well as money energy saving and composting. “We are trying also to improve es with the Tufts Sustainability Collective (TSC) to work toward improving earned from the auction — “We wanted to get recycling on the Greek communities’ rep- fraternities’ and sororities’ environmental impact on campus. will go to the SHC. started in the fraternities and get utation because the houses on “This event is a great way for them to improve their overall envi- campus could be doing so much Another major motivation for The campaign mainly involves us to bring attention to their ronmental impact,” Powell said. more to be greener on a day-to- launching the project was that in coordinating with the Eco- cause,” Michel, a sophomore, “We have been meeting with Eco- day basis,” he said. the past fraternities were not recy- Representatives and working on said. “The money we raise Reps and brainstorming ways for “Our main concern is it is cling and a large amount of waste logistics, Powell added. tonight provides a substantial all Greek institutions on campus becoming a far more pressing products were going through the However, the coordinators of amount to their annual bud- to improve their impact on the issue for the houses and Tufts houses, Powell said. the Greeks Go Green project are get, so they’re really relying on environment overall.” campus in general to be greener. “Some of the fraternities have deciding how to set up the pro- us to come through.” “We are looking at increasing We thought that this would be a taken some green initiative on gram most effectively and what LCS only sold around 70 recycling, saving energy, weath- good way to get everyone involved their own to improve their carbon the Eco-Reps can do with fraterni- tickets this year, a smaller erizing the houses and com- because the fraternities do have a footprints,” Powell said. “Theta ties next semester to improve their crowd than in previous years posting to improve the envi- large impact on the social life here Delta Chi [123] has created a posi- environmental impact on campus, when the event had been sold ronmental impact of Greek life at Tufts,” Powell said. “If fraterni- tion called the Green Chair, which Powell said. out. The timing of the event here at Tufts,” TSC Co-Director ties can set the example, the rest entails monitoring their impact, There are a significant number Katherine Segal said. of Tufts may follow.” for example.” see LCS, page 2 see GREEKS, 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, March 14, 2012 Greek houses look LCS raises funds for Somerville Homeless Coalition LCS to increase recycling continued from page 1 probably contributed to the lower GREEKS attendance, according to Michel. continued from page 1 “Given when this event happened, of students involved with Greek life, and right before spring break when there’s organizing the projects has not been an easy a lot going on with exams, we were process, Powell said. very happy with the amount of people “It has been difficult reaching out to that turned out,” he said. and organizing the large number of people The night kicked off with a wel- involved in Greek life here at Tufts,” Powell come speech from LCS Co-President said. “However, everyone I have been work- Shayna Schor, a sophomore, as faculty ing with has been very helpful and we are members served hors d’oeuvres, took certainly making progress.” food orders and delivered meals to According to Powell and Malkin, the pro- students. Executive Director of SHC cess is quickly evolving, but right now it is in Mark Alston-Follansbee thanked LCS its ground phases as logistics between frater- for aiding his organization. nities and the TSC are worked out. Following dinner, students and “So far it has been a relationship between faculty bid on a variety of items the green chairs of fraternities and the Eco- and services that local businesses Representatives and the two of them deter- and Tufts faculty members donated mining what they can do,” Powell said. to the live auction. Prizes ranged Project coordinators are also consider- from museum and Red Sox tickets ing special events to motivate sororities and to a lunch for four with University fraternities to increase their sustainability, President Anthony Monaco at the Scott Tingley / The Tufts Daily according to Malkin. Gifford House. Assistant Professor The Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS) last night hosted the annual Faculty Waits On You “We have considered having a recycling of Music Stephan Pennington acted Dinner and Auction, raising over $3,000 for the Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC). contest in which all fraternities and sorori- as auctioneer for the evening, and ties would recycle all possible materials they Michel delivered closing remarks to event for both the students and the love watching the bidding wars, and the could and whoever recycled the most within conclude the festivities. faculty,” Hoang, a senior, said. “This homeless coalition needs our help.” the realm of a larger recycling contest initia- Alston-Follansbee said he greatly is a unique event in which students Professor of Mathematics and tive would win a prize,” Malkin said. appreciates the LCS’ effort in con- and faculty can unite for one common Department Chair Boris Hasselblatt also “We will be meeting again this week to ducting the event each year. goal, to raise money for the Somerville enjoyed serving at the fundraiser and hammer out details of what will become this “I think it’s another example of how Homeless Coalition.” plans to continue to do so in the future. contest and getting a green representative in Tufts creates active citizenship where Tufts’ Director of Community “For me, it’s something that’s not very every house, which then will coordinate with you have faculty that are willing to Relations Barbara Rubel, one of 10 fac- hard to do but clearly makes a differ- TSC,” he added. “In the next few weeks we come out and serve the students,” ulty members who served as waiters for ence,” he said. “It’s also just plain fun.” will start promoting and running the official Michel said. “It’s support like this that the night, said that she has volunteered Joshua Malkin, a junior, attended campaign for the Greeks Go Green project.” really allows us to do our work. They at this event since its debut, when the the event for the first time last night Segal added that she hopes the initiative did a really, really amazing job.” dinner was held in the Dewick-MacPhie and said he will definitely return to will increase sustainability beyond sororities Kevin Hoang, the event organizer and Dining Hall. She said she is pleased the fundraiser next year. and fraternities. former Co-President of LCS, said he with how the event has evolved. “I think it’s a fun atmosphere and “Next semester we hope that this will be believes that the event was a success. “As long as I’m here and as long as I it’s awesome that the teachers volun- a campus wide initiative and go beyond just “I think the auctioneer had a great can, I’ll volunteer at this event,” Rubel teered their time,” Malkin said. “A lot Greek life on campus,” Segal said. time, and I think that it was a great said. “It’s just a lot of fun to be here. I of cool gifts were up for grabs.”

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JANITORS tions often stay the same or workers try to stand up and say continued from page 1 decrease without forewarning. ‘I want to be treated with more Aramayo (LA ’96), who works “Right now we don’t even dignity,’ corporate groups go as an organizing director for have cleaning supplies,” he to extremes to stop it.” hotel and restaurant unions said. “We do the work as we “It’s true in general and with Unite Here, and Sergio can … the best we can. There especially in private higher Duenas, the SEIU Local 615 are many things this company education — they say one representative for Tufts jani- doesn’t want to resolve.” thing when it comes to work- tors. The event was facilitated “We sometimes believe that ers in other countries, and by Liam Walsh-Mellett, co- people working for the institu- they say something different chair of JJA. tions directly can get more job when people are organizing Most of the evening’s discus- security, benefits and things on campus,” he added. “Tufts sion focused on institutional like that. Right now, it’s most- doesn’t want there to be union response to organizing efforts ly about respect and dignity,” for janitors. They don’t want to and the compartmentalization Duenas said. “Right now, we’re respect the people who clean of workers as members of the trying to get Unnico to treat the floors. I think it’s struc- Tufts community. workers respectfully.” tural. They look at the bottom Using Duenas as an inter- “There are some people line — it costs more for a union Dilys ong / the tufts daily preter, Castillo shared some working 29 hours a week, and than not [having a union].” Father Patrick Desbois spoke about his search for unidentified Holocaust victims. of her experiences as a janito- they don’t have health insur- Sasanow, a junior, explained rial employee working under ance, vacation or sick days,” how the students have been three different subcontrac- Castillo said. engaging with labor policy and Censorship of former Soviet tors — OneSource, then ABM Duenas continued to out- action since the early 1990s, Industries Incorporated and line the process of the switch beginning with the Student Union restricted research now UGL Unnico — since the from ABM to UGL Unnico, Labor Action Movement, which beginning of her time at Tufts. with employees filling out a became JJA in 2007. The com- “I don’t know why [the sub- new employment application munity-building aspects of JJA DESBOIS Desbois showed the audience a contractors for janitorial ser- and going through the hiring organize soccer games with continued from page 1 video that chronicled the events vices] are changing so often,” process again. members of the labor force and Shapiro said of those killed in of of the Holocaust with inter- she said. “I want to send a “About 60 of those workers bring coffee to UGL Unnico this part of the Holocaust. views from those who have stayed message to the students — didn’t pass the hiring process,” night-shift workers weekly. Even though the USSR fell in in the towns where they witnessed [the janitorial staff] do the Duenas said. “It’s important that students 1991 and the Museum was given the shootings. The eyewitnesses best we can.” Employees who were unable act as stakeholders — the uni- access to the documents, prior he has interviewed wanted to Castillo said she wishes the to provide necessary documen- versity can’t work without our to Desbois, people disregarded retell the stories of what they saw, university would hire its jani- tation or information, for what- tuition. Students should be a the validity of the information but did not have the opportunity tors directly. ever reason, were terminated, part of the decision-making because it came from the Soviet before Yahad-In Unum began, The university changed its according to Duenas. process,” Sasanow said. Union. When Desbois started Desbois said. lMedford/Somerville campus When Aramayo attended She explained a sense of talking to the eyewitnesses, “Interviews with couples are cleaning services provider last Tufts in the mid-1990s, the uni- elitism and entitlement she though, their accounts corrobo- the most difficult because they September from ABM Industries versity did not use outside con- observes on the Medford/ rated the data from the docu- each say that what the other is to UGL Unnico, a shift that tractors for its janitorial crew. Somerville campus with ments, Shapiro said. saying isn’t true,” he said. “But elicited a strong student reac- “Contractors are an easy respect to the cleaning staff. “I don’t want to explain it,” there’s no doubt that the people tion and staff response on the scapegoat for the university,” “People will puke everywhere Desbois said. “I want to fight it. did want to speak.” behalf of janitors, resulting in Alexa Sasanow, co-chair of and say ‘It’s the janitor’s job Today, we need fighters.” After the lecture, Desbois took a protest outside of Ballou Hall JJA, said. “If the workers are to clean it up,’” she said. “It’s The Cummings/Hillel Program questions from several members in October. Protesters brought employed by Tufts, no one else disrespectful. Subcontracting began in 2010 when Trustee of the audience who asked him administrative attention to the is to blame.” distances the workers from Emeritus William Cummings (A how students could become responses of workers under Aramayo commented on the the university through indirect ‘58) and his wife, Joyce, donat- more involved in his research as UGL Unnico, who claimed that anti-union rhetoric often sur- employment. Because of that, ed funds to create a Holocaust well as in working toward end- dozens of available positions rounding unionizing efforts they’re not seen as members of and Genocide Education pro- ing genocide. had been vacated and not sub- at Tufts and its peer institu- the Tufts community.” gram through Tufts Hillel. Last “If there is a genocide — you sequently filled. tions in this respect, including “I’d love for the administra- semester, the program brought see someone killing children or According to Castillo, fol- claims about social and insti- tion to interact with the people Holocaust survivor John raping women — please take lowing the fall 2011 shift from tutional structures in higher they employ indirectly,” Walsh- Saunders to campus to share his a picture,” he said to the stu- ABM to UGL Unnico, janitorial education. Mellett, a sophomore, said. “It’s story of surviving five concen- dents in the audience. “You employees have added more The minute we stand up, important that people who tration camps. are the only protection against responsibilities to their work- they go insane,” he said. “Any are employed know who their Before he started to speak, genocide.” loads, while their pay and posi- time in any corporation when employers are.” 3

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According to a recent study by U.S. oing on a blind date was a News & World Report, at least 776 U.S. much stranger experience than colleges provide various degrees of I would have predicted. The financial assistance to their undergrad- conversation wasn’t strange, uate students coming from abroad. Gthe meal wasn’t strange, and he wasn’t With average financial aid packages of too strange. The only really strange part over $47,000 each, the top 10 schools about the night was trying to figure were all private and located mostly out what type of connection was being in the northeastern United States. formed with this stranger. Although Tufts was not included on When dating, it’s uncertain if there that list, the university’s financial aid even is a connection, but in structural allocation and support policies for its engineering, you’ll know one when you close to 400 undergraduate interna- see one. Through a combination of weld- tional students have come a long way ing and bolting, the two structural mem- and are still progressing. bers can intersect and ideally act as one Consisting of a mentoring program unit. Welding is like metal glue. Bolting and several panels, senior Yun Luo’s is like shooting holes in the metal mem- Tisch Scholars project tries to address bers and, essentially, connecting the two these international students’ particu- pieces together. lar issues. Out of the 91 internation- The exact type of connection really al undergraduates on some sort of depends on the structural elements you financial aid, 44 are awarded at least are working with and their orientations. jodi bosin / the Tufts Daily full tuition, with some also receiving Senior Yun Luo has used her Tisch Scholars grant to establish mentoring services for Could the members be really similar additional aid, according to Patricia international students. — just two vertical columns that need Reilly, director of financial aid and co- to be stacked on top of each other? Or manager of Student Financial Services. maybe you are looking to connect a Despite the Tufts grants, these stu- mentorship experiences freshman international population, the universi- diagonal square-shaped beam with a dents face unforeseeable expenses year. Initially, he found support in ty expanded its financial aid packages vertical I-shaped column. It’s like going and inconveniences that aren’t neces- his friends in Zimbabwe, some Tufts beyond tuition, Etish-Andrews said. out to dinner with someone you like, sarily included in their financial aid. faculty members and new friends “Students from Africa especially only to discover that they don’t like A native of Shanghai, Luo recognized from his extracurricular activities. He benefited from the larger packages,” puppies and fight woodland creatures the need for incoming international remembers meeting with one of his she said. “If we didn’t offer them more in their free time. students to build relationships with professors every Friday afternoon to than just tuition, we would have lost If structural engineering has taught upperclassmen in similar situations. discuss college life. As he adapted them to other colleges.” me anything up ’til now about connec- As a freshman, she benefited from the to American society, Kadoko’s needs As a result, the number of interna- tions, it is to walk around the problem. Is advice of older international students, changed from year to year. tional students on financial aid has there a lot of baggage? Are they support- who gave her the confidence to seek “In my first year, I needed more grown steadily for the past decade. ed on the other end by other structural out resources from across the univer- guidance in making financial and aca- According to data collected by the members, or are they relying totally on sity’s departments and organizations. demic decisions,” he said. “After my International Center for the Classes of you? Let’s say that you have an I-shaped “I was concerned by the lack of events first year, I needed career guidance in 2012-2015, an average of 22 interna- cantilever beam that you want to stand to support international students after searching for internships and jobs.” tional students receive financial aid from the top of a column in your build- International Orientation,” Luo said. Luo’s project tries to help interna- each year. Students from China, India ing. Since it is hanging off on one side, “What if they needed help afterward?” tional students with similar concerns. and Bulgaria have gotten the largest you can imagine that when a concrete She explained that international However, it’s still uncertain how the number of scholarships. floor is placed on top, the beam below students on substantial scholarships mentoring program will be sustained With the amount of international it might bend like a diving board until it encounter even more difficulties. For after her graduation. financial aid increasing, Tufts remains eventually snaps off. So in this scenario, example, finances play a major role “The main question is where the sensible in regard to the types of aid pro- you would definitely choose a special when these students make decisions budget will come from,” Luo said. vided. On one hand, because they aren’t connection that would resist bending about winter and summer recesses “Next year they might be able to lower eligible for federal loans and because it’s more strongly than the others. and if they can afford to travel back the costs of the panels, but no one has not reasonable to expect that they would But in reality, there are times when home. The income disparity puts cer- fully committed to take over the men- be able to repay loans in U.S. dollars, two people are just forcing the connec- tain constraints on their social activi- toring program.” international students don’t have any tion. Your concern for not being a best ties as well. Currently co-sponsoring Luo’s student loans, Reilly said. friend or perfect boyfriend can turn you “These students might not go to project, the International Center is On the other hand, most interna- into a Facebook spammer, an obsessive Boston that often because of the asso- a resource and a support system for tional students on financial aid are texter or maybe just someone who needs ciated costs,” Luo said. “By all means, enrolled in the Tufts work-study pro- coddling every two minutes. Rather than they have to plan things way ahead.” gram, for which the Tufts budget pays force something like that, take a note from Initially, Luo wanted to target just I was concerned by the 75 percent of their salaries, while the structural engineers. In structural frames, this subgroup of international stu- lack of events to support hiring department pays the rest. if there is a commitment to make two dents, but she has subsequently decid- “This program puts [internation- things connect that are probably too big ed to open her panels to everyone. international students after al students] on an even plane with or just don’t fit, you just have to get a little According to Luo, since the project’s domestic work-study students in terms creative. It all starts with a calculation. launch last fall, speakers, alumni and International Orientation… of the ability to find an on-campus Go back to the cantilever example and faculty have spoken on topics such as What if they needed help job,” Reilly said. “For many interna- assume that the load on the cantilever is academics and career opportunities. tional students, this job is very impor- huge — like some seriously huge statue In a workshop with freshman stu- afterward? tant for covering living expenses.” of an elephant is resting on top. When dents last month, Reilly answered The university has developed other you connect that cantilever to the verti- questions about the university’s finan- Yuen Luo, senior ways to address important needs not cal column, the load will get transferred cial aid policies and procedures. covered by the financial aid package. to the column. You need to figure out if “The students had a lot of really For example, during the 60, 40, 20 the load exists on top of the cantilever good questions specific to their popu- international students. According to Anniversary Celebration, Etish-Andrews to understand what the column, and the lation,” Reilly said. “So it was great to International Center Director Jane announced the conversion of the Oliver connection, need to resist. If the con- have them all in one room … hopeful- Etish-Andrews, Tufts didn’t offer Chapman Fund into a grant for under- nection needs a bunch of bolts that don’t ly, they got some useful information.” financial aid to international students graduate students who receive financial physically fit on the beam, you can weld To complement the workshops, the until 1999. This changed due to stu- aid. This fund will assist such students a plate to the bottom and it’ll have a mentoring program currently consists dent demand. with needs that can’t be met by their similar effect. Or maybe you need to weld of 10 pairs of freshmen and upper- “At that time, students realized that financial aid packages, including bed- additional plates to the sides of the plates. classmen. Luo has interviewed all of Tufts needed to have international ding, winter clothing, laptops, emer- Either way, all you are doing is figuring out the interested participants to get an students on financial aid to enhance gency medical and dental costs and different ways of constraining the con- understanding of their background its diversity,” Etish-Andrews said. travel costs. The International Center is nection more and more so that it cannot and expectations for the mentoring “So they worked continuously with currently raising money for the fund. rotate, bend, snap or slide off. experience. After pairing them, she admissions and the deans … and the Although many international stu- Calculations and creativity are a great has let the direction and intensity university started to grant a few schol- dents face challenges because of their starting point, but intuition is the only of the mentor-mentee relationships arships — three to four per year — to financial situation, they tend to be way to actually evaluate the strength of work out naturally. At the same time, international students.” active citizens on campus, accord- a connection between two structural she is still looking for matches for a Etish-Andrews went on to say that ing to Etish-Andrews. She explained elements or two people. Maybe not after few students. originally, the financial aid only cov- that they have already proven their the first date, but over time, you will “Because of different interests, it’s ered tuition, leaving room, board and exceptional qualifications by getting need to make an assumption and be hard to find a match for everyone,” personal expenses for the students to these scholarships upon admission, ready to defend it. Luo said. “Upperclassmen are often pay. As a result, the university gener- but they continue to stand out aca- very busy and don’t have an incentive ally attracted applicants who were a demically and personally. to participate in the program.” part of the upper-middle-class in their “They have been through a lot to get Jasmin Sadegh is a junior majoring in civil Senior Jonah Kadoko signed up home countries. Realizing the impor- where they are … and understand the engineering. 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Though certainly not high- fashion, Sports Illustrated and Victoria’s Stewart” is a refreshing change of Secret catalogs contribute to the onslaught pace, with pointed political commen- of bodies that we emulate. tary filling out its half-hour running There are numerous points that Mears time. Now entering his 13th year as addresses that explain fashion modeling, an host of the show, Jon Stewart contin- integral part of the industry. She also raises ues to deliver sharp political satire by many questions about who can change a deftly balancing current events and feedback loop where the girls just keep getting sophisticated humor. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via flickr creative commons smaller. A high-end model is characterized “The Daily Show” airs four nights Host Jon Stewart interviews a variety of big-name figures, such as U.S. Navy Administrator by an unusual and outlandish look, and is a week for the majority of the year, Mike Mullen. probably a girl who would not be considered with the exception of a few brief hia- conventionally attractive. Commercial models tuses, and this consistent television beginning with a monologue segment correspondents — comedians who smile at you from Macy’s ads and are consid- presence allows Stewart and company by Stewart that remarks on current deliver commentary or reports while ered wholesome and comely. Editorial holds to cover a variety of issues and cur- trends or events in the political land- being credited as “experts” in what- prestige; commercial pays the real money. A rent events. The basic structure of the scape. This is usually followed by a handful (and I mean a mere 10 girls) bridges show remains the same night to night, segment hosted by one of the show’s see DAILY SHOW, page 6 the gap between high fashion and commercial fashion: Gisele Bundchen’s latest Versace ad screams unattainable Italian palazzo lifestyle, Concert Review Music Review but her Victoria’s Secret shoots sell underpin- nings to the masses. Unfortunately, the editorial standard Odd Future’s for uniqueness breeds extremely thin girls. Designers say their clothes look better on bod- Hodgy Beats ies that do not detract from them, and model- ing agencies say they simply satisfy designers’ releases average EP demands. The cycle is counter-intuitive — wouldn’t a designer want to put clothes on b y Sam u e l Zu c k e r t a person that mimics their customer in look Contributing Writer and taste? The crux of the issue, as Mears points out, is that designers don’t use models California hip-hop collective Odd to sell clothes; they use them to sell a lifestyle. Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (more Consumers look at models and are perplexed colloquially, Odd Future) dominated the by their bizarre looks, but they desire the glamour, jetsetting and major money spend- Untitled EP ing that they represent. Hodgy Beats In high school, I shadowed a French men’s modeling agency to see the business side of things. One of the bookers noted that the company loved to represent women because Odd Future Records female models earn much more than males. The discrepancies between male and female Internet in 2011 and most of pop cul- models are staggering; indeed, modeling and ture in every aspect. Once an unknown prostitution are the only jobs in which women group of teenagers from Los Angeles, make more than their male counterparts. Courtesy Stu Rosner of BSO Odd Future burst onto the scene in Fashion weeks are the visual manifestation Eschenbach’s no-nonsense guest conducting avoided the pitfalls of other conductors. early 2011 when its members — Tyler, of conspicuously young, thin models. The old The Creator and Hodgy Beats — per- saying goes that the camera adds 10 pounds, formed the high-energy, slightly scary, and maybe this is correct. You cannot imagine mostly swag “Sandwitches” (2010) on how tall and thin these girls are until you stand “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” next to one of their towering figures. They are Ravel, Berlioz dominate As with Die Antwoord and their anything but the norm. “Enter the Ninja” music video, the The Council of Fashion Designers of video of the duo’s performance blew America (CFDA), the trade association for uneven program for BSO up the Internet. Blogs and music sites top American designers, re-released a state- went crazy asking, “Who are these ment before Fashion Week about their health b y Wi l l My e r s start and a slower, more tender second guys?” “Should we be scared?” and initiative regarding runway models. The state- Daily Staff Writer theme, culminating in a classically trium- “Where is Earl?” Riding that wave, ment encourages designers to be cognizant of phant climax. Eschenbach’s conducting Tyler’s “Yonkers” (2011) music video eating disorders and check IDs to make sure Christoph Eschenbach joined the seemed clear, and the orchestra was able collected millions of views on YouTube models are no younger than 16. But there was Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) last to pull off the overture without much fuss. and helped him win the Video Music backlash to this statement: These are guide- weekend as the guest conductor from the Ravel followed the overture. Both Berlioz Award for Best New Artist. Odd Future lines, not enforceable industry regulations. National Symphony Orchestra to head up and Ravel were French, although Ravel’s had everything they needed to blow up The CFDA should have taken a stronger a Hector Berlioz-centric program featur- sensibilities are quite far removed from — everything except for the music. stance on the issue, conducting a study of ing the overture to “Benvenuto Cellini” Berlioz’s. Where Berlioz’s work favors a dra- Odd Future rode out the success from fashion week models by analyzing height, (1838), Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto matic narrative and big orchestral gestures, a few of their songs, but they became body weight, relative fitness, etc. They should in G Major (1931) with pianist Cédric Ravel’s orchestral writing retains an inti- popular because of who they were, not also be in dialogue with modeling agencies, Tiberghien and Berlioz’s 1830 masterwork macy more often associated with cham- what they did. People fell in love with as the agency fulfills designer’s demands and “Symphonie Fantastique.” All three works ber music. He tended to write pieces that these kids who seemed to not care about perpetuates the cycle. Diane von Furstenberg, are squarely within the standard reper- seemed to derive their form from visual art fame and just wanted to skateboard and president of the CFDA, should examine her toire, and the performances were clean, — one moment in time expanded for the have fun. It was what we wish all of our own lineup of runway girls before advocating clear and generally solid if a little unad- listeners’ enjoyment — rather than from artists were like. this sort of poorly enforced guideline. venturous. narrative art forms. That being said, both Sure, they got criticized by the Gay I think if you asked women, they would In a break from recent BSO concerts, were excellent orchestrators — arguably & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation not be opposed to models that look like them. this program was a classic overture-con- two of the best the world has ever seen — (and many, many other organizations) We already have celebrities representing certo-symphony setup. Berlioz’s overture with a penchant for bright sounds. for their offensive lyrics, but they were the “ideal” — why not buy clothes worn by to the opera “Benvenuto Cellini” was a From the opening use of an unusual per- making the art that they wanted to healthy and happy women? fine start to the program; the orchestra was cussion instrument, the whip, it is clear that make. They weren’t selling out to record able to highlight the bright orchestrations Ravel’s piano concerto is an atypical work. labels or putting out Dr. Luke-produced of the work with relative ease. Like any At once it evokes American blues, jazz and cookie-cutter pop-rap, and they were Elizabeth Landers is a junior majoring good overture, it showed off the emotional in political science. She can be reached at range of the orchestra with an exuberant see BSO, page 6 see HODGY BEATS, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Hodgy Beats’ ‘Untitled EP’ fails to uphold Odd Future standard

HODGY BEATS Future has made itself out to be the anti- continued from page 5 average rap group — the group for people not afraid to call people out when they felt who were tired of mainstream pop and they deserved it. want to hear people being creative and So, what does 2012 hold for Odd Future? different. If that’s the direction that Odd They have the potential to become legiti- Future wants to go, “Untitled EP” is a step mate rap superstars, but they could just as in the wrong direction. easily fade into obscurity like Asher Roth or There are no real standout tracks on OJ Da Juiceman. The answer to this ques- “Untitled EP.” “Samurai” is probably the tion rests heavily on whether Odd Future best song of the lot, but that’s a big can put out solid musical efforts this year. maybe, because the tracks are largely Hodgy Beats’ “Untitled EP” answers that similar and unimpressive, especially question with a resounding “maybe.” when you’ve seen what Hodgy Beats has Clocking in at only 17-and-a-half min- been able to do in the past (see “Primo” utes over eight songs, this brief release or “64” off “BlackenedWhite” (2011)). The seems very insignificant in the Odd Future songs are individually good, but there is world. The production is more musical no real lasting power in any of them. They than usual for an Odd Future album, are unlikely to be played or remembered which is welcome at times but also takes in two months. The EP comes off as more away from what originally made them of a Lil Wayne throwaway mixtape rather interesting and different. Hodgy Beats than a real studio effort. It is music for the lays down solid verses on every song, sake of having their voices out, quantity but that’s about the full extent of his over quality. performance on the EP. It’s not great, but This is a pivotal point in Odd Future’s it’s solid. Hodgy is an above-average rap- career. They sell out shows across the per, but what made previous MellowHype country, have an Adult Swim show, “Loiter (an Odd Future subgroup consisting of Squad,” due out later this month and Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain) essentially control their fate. But in order albums great was the wackiness in the to prove that they are not just some nov- production and craziness of the lyrics elty act of kids rapping about stabbing that Hodgy fails to bring alone. Bruno Mars and instead are actual musi- What we have here is a mediocre EP, cians with lasting power, they are going to Eric B. via Flickr Creative Commons which is disappointing because Odd have to step up their music this year. Hodgy Beats will need to step up his game to remain culturally relevant.

Stewart, correspondents mine for laughs on Guest conductor Eschenbach Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ demonstrates poise at BSO DAILY SHOW BSO Fantastique,” followed intermis- continued from page 5 continued from page 5 sion. It is so often performed and ever field is being discussed. folk music, as well as Spanish folk the programmatic elements sur- Afterward, Stewart interviews music and Igor Stravinsky’s early rounding its inception so heav- the night’s guests, who range ballets. He manages to interweave ily emphasized that they don’t from celebrities and politi- these elements, as well as his own bear repeating. Eschenbach led cians to authors discussing Impressionist style, in an admi- the BSO in a strong performance. their latest books. rably seamless fashion, and the While the first three movements Stewart’s willingness to BSO’s performance reflected that. sufficiently evoked Berlioz’s clearly directly address controversial In light of how many com- autobiographical protagonist’s all- subjects remains one of the posers since 1931, notably Aaron encompassing love, Eschenbach show’s core strengths. During Copland, have built upon Ravel’s stayed away from other conduc- the opening segment of the approach, Ravel’s concerto must tors’ tendency to play up the “love- night, Stewart’s jokes typically be markedly easier to perform sickness” by overemphasizing the adopt an exasperated tone, today than it was at its premiere. rubato and generally taking too as he serves as a frustrated French soloist Tiberghien was much time. observer reflecting on the at his best in the quieter pas- The fourth movement, which hypocrisies and gridlock that sages. His performance of the is an orchestral tour de force, was currently plague America’s more animated sections of the powerful and unsettling, as called political system. outer movements was as flaw- for in the score. The flip side of the Depending on the subject less as one expects of a concert emotional reserve Eschenbach matter, Stewart’s tone and pianist in this day and age, but he displayed in the opening move- approach can vary, but his lacked the stridency necessary to ments, however, was the unfor- humor works best when he make them wholly convincing. tunate lack of raucousness in the acts as the voice of reason in a Tiberghien more than made up final movement. The fifth move- way that serves as a stark con- for this, however, with the con- ment is percussion-intensive and trast to the often ridiculous templative second movement, includes several fantastic oppor- subject matter the current which was rapturously beautiful. tunities to get dramatic, color- news cycles provide. Despite Tiberghien wisely chose ful sounds not usually drawn out taking a comedic approach to an encore that played to his of the 19th-century orchestra, the majority of his material, strengths: the second move- which Eschenbach failed to seize. David Shankbone via Flickr Creative commons Stewart is not afraid to directly ment, “Oiseaux Tristes” (“Sad The clarinet solo near the begin- ‘The Daily Show’ correspondents John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac are friends address controversial topics, Birds”) of Ravel’s piano suite ning of the movement could have … and lovers. as he proved with his chastis- “Miroirs” (“Reflections”). It is by been far more brazen and folksy, ing of Penn State students for view with Nancy Pelosi, during bits coming off as somewhat no means a conventional encore and the use of col legno (string protesting the firing of foot- which he pressed her insis- flat depending on the corre- piece — it is not a showpiece, players striking the strings with ball coach Joe Paterno over the tently after deciding that she spondent. While nearly every and it clocks in at about four the wood of the bow) to evoke the Jerry Sandusky scandal. was avoiding his questions. correspondent has some form minutes at a slow tempo. But clattering of bones was a little too Politicians and our political The Republican primaries of chemistry with Stewart it was clear that Tiberghien rel- subtle for full effect. system are not Stewart’s sole and general election upcom- on display in their interac- ished the alternating sparseness On the whole, however, the targets on the show, as he also ing have provided Stewart and tions, their comedic relation- and lusciousness of Ravel’s slow clarity of the performance was regularly takes cable news net- “The Daily Show” writers with ships with him are not very music, and no one begrudged refreshing enough to outweigh works to task over their cover- an endless goldmine of come- well-defined, leaving viewers him a meditative encore. the somewhat unfulfilling final age. After the recent Super dic potential, which is put to with the sense that some seg- Berlioz’s piece, “Symphonie movement. Tuesday elections for the use in the show’s “Indecision ments could have been cov- Republican Presidential pri- 2012” coverage. It is clear that ered by anyone. Certain cor- maries, Stewart aired a clip of Stewart relishes pointing out respondents like John Oliver CNN’s coverage of the prima- the hypocrisy and flip-flop- and Aasif Mandvi consistently ry, which featured hosts and ping on issues by candidates deliver great performances, analysts counting down to the that is bound to occur in an but unfortunately not all of closing of Ohio polls only to election, and he is aided in them maintain that level of announce they could not call this by the show’s use of clips consistency. the contest seconds after the that display a candidate’s cur- Watching Jon Stewart host voting had ended. rent stance right before airing “The Daily Show” gives you This example of the wast- a clip of a speech by the same the sense of someone who is ed time and false suspense candidate that directly contra- giving an honest assessment used by 24-hour networks dicts that stance. of many of the problems fac- achieved its comedic effect, When Republican candidates ing America today and who while also allowing Stewart to offer ludicrous statements, genuinely wants to see a solu- air his frustration with major such as Newt Gingrich’s recent tion occur. He uses comedy as networks’ coverage of the vow to build a base on the his medium to address these Republican primaries. Though moon, Stewart adeptly mines issues, and it is this mix of “The Daily Show” definitely these stories for comedic effect humor and thoughtful com- has a left-leaning character, with the help of his team of mentary that helps “The Daily Stewart has also demonstrated correspondents. Show with Jon Stewart” con- Courtesy Stu Rosner of BSO that he is not afraid to call out The correspondent segments tinue to retain its status as Soloist Cédric Tiberghien’s performance of Ravel’s second movement Democrats when appropriate, are easily the most hit-or-miss one of America’s most potent more than made up for his somewhat mechanical performance of the as shown in his recent inter- aspect of the show, with some satirical shows. first movement. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Da n i e l J. Ra t h m a n Invest, baby, invest! Editor-in-Chief Despite positive economic news baby, drill!” one of the campaign’s most has the discussion of a long-term ener- Editorial in last week’s jobs report, President memorable catchphrases. gy policy that includes ample invest- Barack Obama has seen his approval Obama can’t be accused of ignoring ment in green energy. Craig Frucht rating slide in recent weeks. Rising calls for increased domestic oil produc- Despite far-fetched claims like those Ethan Sturm gas prices are certainly a factor, and tion, as in March 2010 the administra- of Newt Gingrich, who stated that his Managing Editors a recent Washington Post-ABC News tion proposed opening up new areas proposed energy policy alone can Laina Piera Executive News Editor poll found that 65 percent of those for offshore drilling. Of course, only one drive gas prices down to $2.50 per Brionna Jimerson News Editors Elizabeth McKay polled disapproved of the president’s month later, Americans saw the poten- gallon, the fact is that high gas prices Mahpari Sotoudeh handling of gas prices. tial dangers inherent in offshore oil are a fact of life from here on out. Jenna Buckle Assistant News Editors Shana Friedman As the presidential election looms, gas drilling when the Deepwater Horizon Politicians need to shift away from Nina Goldman prices and energy look to be hot-button explosion left 11 dead and resulted in playing the blame game about gas Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven issues. Obama has argued that he is an estimated 205 million gallons of oil price increases and look to the future. Leah Lazer largely powerless to combat rising oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. It’s supremely disappointing that polit- Victoria Leistman Patrick McGrath prices, which, he says, are spiking due None of this fiery rhetoric even ical discussions about green energy Melissa Wang to increased demand from India and begins to address global warming, have regressed so drastically since the Falcon Reese Executive Features Editor China and due to uncertainty about a which has been ignored in the public 2008 campaign, when both Obama and Amelia Quinn Features Editors Victoria Rathsmill war between Israel and Iran. discourse in recent years — outside of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) were prais- Derek Schlom Republican presidential candidate attacks on the scientific evidence sup- ing the possibilities of job creation in Hannah Fingerhut Assistant Features Editors Nadezhda Kazakova Mitt Romney in turn said Obama’s porting it. the renewable energy sector. Lily Sieradzki assessment is a thinly veiled attack on With the economy still recovering We understand that in economi- “muscular” Republican rhetoric about from the Great Recession and gas prices cally unstable times, it is easy to push Matthew Welch Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors Iran. Romney further argued that rising 12 cents per gallon in two weeks, issues such as green energy into the Adam Kulewicz Melissa MacEwen Obama’s opposition to the Keystone XL it’s easy to look the other way when background. But simultaneously help- Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors oil pipeline and drilling in the Arctic environmental and economic consid- ing the environment and reducing Joseph Stile Kate Griffiths National Wildlife Refuge is indicative erations collide. A recent study at the our reliance on oil is too good of an Alexander Hanno of an energy policy contributing to University of Connecticut found that opportunity to pass up. In light of the Chris Poldoian high gas prices. public skepticism concerning evidence rising gas prices, we urge politicians Bhushan Deshpande Executive Op-Ed Editor The arguments do not seem to have for global warming increases dramati- to stop allowing the issue to slip down David Kellogg Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky changed from four years ago, when, in cally during tough economic times. their agendas and instead to do all Ard Ardalan Assistant Op-Ed Editors support of offshore oil drilling, then- Not only has discourse about global they can to further facilitate innova- Yiota Kastritis Elayne Stecker Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made “Drill, warming been lost recently, but so too tion in the field. Devon Colmer Cartoonists Wes Engel Louie Zong Jonathan Green Editorialists Elliot Philips dEVON cOLMER Michael Restiano Carter Rogers Jyot Singh

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The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, space and length. and rate card are available upon request. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Op-Ed 9 A new place for activists: math b y Ma x Go l d s t e i n dents as it is for children first learning geometry. But since Remember the unit circle? Of no one is going to teach non- course you don’t. It’s a bunch standard notation, tau will of numbers lost in the fog of never catch on until higher high school geometry. But it’s education accepts it. Reducing not your fault. It’s pi’s fault. math’s barrier to entry in mid- Pi is wrong, and I want you to dle school will lead to more help make it right. scientists and engineers com- I don’t mean that pi is factu- ing up with solutions for ally wrong; the ratio of a circle’s the world’s problems. It also circumference to its diameter means fewer people will be hasn’t changed. I mean that scared of math. it’s the wrong choice of the cir- How can such a small bit cle constant because it leads of notation make people less to weird and unnatural situa- scared of math? To revisit the tions. Let me explain. unit circle, take the angle five- Mathematicians don’t like eighths tau. It’s immediately to measure circles in degrees. clear that it’s a little bit more They prefer radians, which are than half a turn. But pi messes just a way of making every everything up. Substituting in, circle look like the unit cir- that’s ten-eighths pi, but the cle, regardless of size. Because factors of two cancel, so it’s the unit circle has a radius of five-fourths pi. Scary math- one, its diameter is two and ematics, indeed. I want it out its circumference is two-pi. of our high schools and out of Therefore, every circle has a Tufts. circumference of two-pi radi- I’m not asking for much ans. Pi radians is only half a from our math department. I circle. That’s all the math you Jonathon Colman via Flickr Creative Commons want the symbol tau to be offi- need. I promise. If I had a time machine, I’d go like pi, if you amputated one put them aside to address cially accepted as an alterna- So, in classic textbook tra- explain this to Leonard Euler leg and moved the other to what I consider to be a great tive way of writing two-pi on dition, let’s apply math to a and make pi twice as large, the middle. Tau is the ratio of injustice: No university math homework, exams and papers. real-world situation where enough to cover the whole cir- a circle’s circumference to its department accepts tau. I Anyone who wants to continue you would never actually need cle. Our beloved 3.14 would radius (instead of to its diam- want Tufts to be the first. to use pi can do so. it. Say you’re cutting up your be known by a name that eter). Think of one tau as one We’re a forward-thinking If you want to know more favorite circular fruit-filled belies its semicircular nature turn. You want an eighth of university full of activists. Tufts about tau, go to TauDay.com pastry and your friend wants — one pierogi, perhaps. But it a turn? That’s one-eighth tau. should accept all students, (if you’re an engineer or math a mathematically precise turns out I don’t have a time Half a pie? Half a tau — or as regardless of their numerical major) or Google “Vi Hart tau” amount. Where do you cut? machine (surprise!), so unless some people say, one-pi. beliefs or angular orientation. and feel lucky (if you’re not). The problem is that one pie we want to change every math Contrary to what you might Even though pi and tau are 180 They’re my sources for this isn’t one-pi — it’s two-pi. If you textbook and paper ever writ- remember from calculus at degrees apart (literally), I think op-ed, so consider them cited. want an eighth of a pie, it’s a ten, we’re stuck with pi mean- 8:30 a.m. freshman year, math we can turn this thing around. If you want to know more about quarter pi, measured along the ing half a circle. is supposed to be beautiful All we need to do is show a the movement to bring tau to crust. It’s also really confusing, The next best thing is to and simple. There are many few pi-ous administrators that Tufts, you’re going to have to measured from anywhere. give the true circle constant — other benefits of tau beyond they are, in fact, two pi-ous. make that news yourself. The way to fix this is to around 6.28 — a name. We’re making radians understand- The effects will reach far make the circle constant the going to call it — drumroll able to mere mortals, and beyond Tufts. The simplic- size of the whole circle, cur- please — tau. Tau is another arguments against tau that I ity tau offers is not nearly as Max Goldstein is a sophomore rently known only as two-pi. Greek letter that looks kind of could refute. We’re going to important for graduate stu- majoring in computer science. No one at this school is racist

b y Sa m u e l Da n i e l and myself was with humor. So we joked Gay pride flags hang from the windows jokes on the Internet creates a divisive about Nazis and Jews and World War II. of almost every dormitory and fraternity issue where one need not exist. It dam- As I’m sure most of you are aware, We probably said some things that oth- on our campus (something unheard of ages the community of acceptance and a group of students has spawned the ers would find quite offensive. But the at a large number of universities in this tolerance that I have come to know as “Tufts Memes.” The Tufts Memes page result of our shared laughter was that country). We have a university adminis- Tufts University. on Facebook has nearly 2,000 likes those kids never felt any desire to act on tration that gives money and resources to Our campus suffers from a persecu- and a plethora of student-generated their prejudicial attitudes, whether those campus groups focused on race, religion, tion complex that developed outside its memes. My favorite so far has been the attitudes were genuine or only the result gender and sex — money and resources walls and wasn’t left at the gates, even Dwight Schrute one about the school’s of an off-kilter sense of humor. I never that could be used to upgrade our aging though the student body and the univer- official colors. felt persecuted. I never felt uncomfort- academic facilities and dormitories. sity itself make it exceptionally easy to But one post in particular has irked able or threatened. I never felt subordi- Tufts University was first sold to me do so. Rather than transcending and cel- and offended some students at Tufts. This nated, marginalized or oppressed. And as an open-minded, forward-thinking ebrating and ultimately forgetting about apparently offensive meme was a “verti- I can honestly say that throughout high institution that celebrates and encour- our racial differences, some members cal” of Leonardo DiCaprio and Cillian school and even to this day we were and ages the individuality of its students. of the Tufts community have decided to Murphy in “Inception” (2010). The entire are still on friendly terms. After I matriculated, that sales pitch was take it upon themselves to insist to the point of the meme was to draw a com- But the offended students posting on more than confirmed. I know that I will rest of the campus that we need to be parison between a “cute girl at the Asian- the meme’s thread did not perceive any never encounter a more eclectic and upset and concerned about any sort of American Center” and Leo’s face in the humor as such a joke. These students welcoming group of people ever again. perceived racial slight within our campus bottom panel. The punch line depends loudly and proudly point out that “these The Tufts student body has created an boundaries. But this unwarranted racial entirely on how you choose to interpret are the subtle things that make certain environment filled with outlets for any persecution complex is going to linger Leo’s face. The joke could have been groups of people feel unwelcome and form of self-expression imaginable. Say from year to year solely because people interpreted to mean that Leo’s squished isolated on campus.” They argue that what you will about the university itself keep talking about it. The very word “rac- face and eyes looked “Asian” or that his “they [are] currently located in a struc- and its lack of Africana studies or queer ism” can have so many different mean- look was one of skepticism and sent the ture of racism that subordinates, margin- studies majors; this article is not meant ings that the concept will continue to message that “all Asians look the same.” alizes and oppresses them.” as a critique of the university’s policies rear its ugly head as long as people con- The meme’s comment thread was filled Those are powerful words. To me, it and academics. tinue to define, use and abuse the term. with an apologetic Tufts Memes admin seems that these people are genuine- Tufts is not the real world: It is an In an interview with “60 Minutes,” and offended students. ly upset about this picture and, more artificial, idealized microcosm that does Morgan Freeman expressed sentiments The meme was not intended to offend broadly, the racial culture on campus. a fantastic job of representing the wide similar to my own. When asked for or hurt anyone. In my opinion, even But why? I can stand in the middle of the variety of humanity’s manifestations. We his opinion on Black History Month, regarding issues of race or culture, Academic Quad and look in any direction Jumbos are here in our own little world, Freeman said “Ridiculous ... You’re going humor can be a very effective means and see happy students from a variety of unburdened by ignorance and misun- to relegate my history to a month? ... I of communication and opening a dia- backgrounds that are fortunate enough derstanding; we are a highly educated don’t want a Black History Month.” The logue. I grew up as one of the only Jews to attend one of the most elite universi- and informed group of people. Of course interviewer further pressed Freeman, in a rural area that has more than its fair ties in the United States. real racism and discrimination exists in asking “How are we going to get rid of share of ignorance and prejudices. I rode As a member of a minority group with a the real world; no one can reasonably racism … ?” the bus to school with self-described long history of facing prejudice, I almost deny that. But jokes and memes are Freeman’s response was simply, “Stop neo-Nazis. A senior was kicked out of feel guilty that I haven’t so publicly taken just superficial issues that aren’t worth talking about it. I’m going to stop call- my high school for dressing as Hitler on up the cause of persecuted minorities. But the attention they’re currently receiving. ing you a white man. And I’m going to Halloween. I knew that they knew I was the reality of our diverse and happy com- When students make wild claims that the ask you to stop calling me a black man. I Jewish. I knew that if I wanted to have a munity at Tufts is that Asian-Americans, university is a “structure of racism,” they know you as Mike Wallace. You know me normal public school experience, then Asian Asians, Indians, Muslims, African- insult and slander the student body and as Morgan Freeman.” I needed to mitigate any bad feelings Americans, Latinos, Hispanics, Africans, disrespect the hard work and passion toward me because of my religion. The Jews, Israelis, Palestinians and everyone that students put into the activities and best way to clear the air and dispel those else all live and work in a kind of harmo- organizations that they participate in Samuel Daniel is a sophomore majoring in cog- bad feelings between these “neo-Nazis” ny that can’t be found in the real world. and care about. Getting up in arms about nitive and brain science and computer science.

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BASEBALL A Crowded Rotation continued from page 16 Things are clearer in the rotation as far “Do we have a lineup down? I have about as names go, but, as with the lineup, Casey 10 sheets of paper with about 50 lineups.” still hasn’t named his opening-day starter. The only two guarantees are senior co- Tufts leaves for its annual 10-day, captain infielder Sam Sager and junior 11-game spring break trip without a No. 1 outfielder Eric Weikert, who will be posi- for Friday’s season opener at Lynchburg. tioned, in some order, in the heart of the Seniors Dave Ryan and Kevin Gilchrist lineup. Sager, a four-year starter in the and sophomore Christian Sbily are all in infield and two-time All-NESCAC selec- the mix. Expect them to, in some order, tion, hit third for 34 out of 37 games start Tufts’ first three games, including a last season, logging a .333 average and March 18 afternoon game at Washington a team-high 33 RBIs, 27 walks and 15 & Lee and a March 19 date with Guilford. multi-hit games. “We’ve been having great competition Weikert, on the other hand, came on between three guys, so we’ll have to see strong during his sophomore campaign, how someone throws tomorrow, then we’ll finishing with 20 RBIs and a .280 average make our decision,” Casey said. while spending the bulk of the season in Gilchrist started last season’s opener the No. 6 spot, though he also saw nine against the Hornets, giving up two earned starts in the cleanup spot, three at No. 3 runs in seven strong innings, striking out and two at No. 5. one and walking three. With an 8-1 record Other than that? John Casey expects to last spring, Ryan led the Jumbos in wins shuffle the order throughout the Jumbos’ and innings pitched, while Sbily was strong spring trip, saying that they will probably in 14 appearances out of the bullpen. play three different lineups in the first three games. Scouting Lynchburg “There’s just not a lot of games under Lynchburg currently sits at 11-4, includ- guys’ belts outside of those two guys, so ing a perfect 5-0 at home, buoyed by the guys are going to have to go out and earn hot bats of juniors Dan Savage (.471 aver- it,” he said. “We’re just trying to figure out age, 13 RBIs), Brock Shiflett (.386 average, how guys fit, then we’ll worry about in 15 RBIs) and Michael Del Buono (.373 what order they’re hitting.” average, 16 RBIs, two homers). Besides Sager and Weikert, only junior The Jumbos will likely see one of the outfielder Nate Izzo — a transfer from Hornets’ top three starters on Friday, Scott Tingley / The Tufts Daily Boston College last season — and class- though Lynchburg should be resting its NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year Tiffany Kornegay, who was second in the confer- mate Tom Howard saw action in at least 22 best for Saturday’s Old Dominion Athletic ence in rebounding this season, earned All-Region recognition yesterday. games for Tufts in 2011. They hit .258 and Conference doubleheader at Eastern .273,NEUAdTufts4.904x7.8_Layout respectively. 1 3/2/12 1:39 PM PageMennonite. 1 Barnosky, Kornegay named to D3hoops. com All-Northeast Region team Even after the women’s basketball out most of last year with a knee injury. Her team’s season concluded with a bitter- best effort came in the Round of 32 in the ly disappointing loss to St. Thomas in NCAA Tournament, when she posted 18 the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament points and seven rebounds against Johns this past Friday, the squad got a bit of Hopkins to help Tufts advance to the Sweet good news on Tuesday as seniors Tiffany 16 in Chicago. Kornegay and co-captain Kate Barnosky While Kornegay did not post quite the were named to the D3hoops.com All- scoring numbers that Barnosky did, she Northeast Region team. did a bit of everything and was named These are the first career All-Region hon- the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year. ors for the team’s only seniors, who also Kornegay, who was named to the All-Region earned conference recognition for the first fourth team, pulled down 8.7 rebounds per time last month by making the All-NESCAC game, good for second in the NESCAC and second team. an incredible feat for a 5-foot-6 guard. She Barnosky, who was named to the All- also led the team with 2.8 assists per game Region third team, led the Jumbos in scor- and had her best performance in the first ing with 9.2 points per game and grabbed round of the NCAAs, putting up 15 points, 6.1 rebounds on average. The season 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals. was an incredible comeback effort by the Jumbos’ team leader, who was forced to sit —by David McIntyre

Lacrosse Men’s and women’s squads stay unbeaten Both the men’s and women’s lacrosse unit. Senior keeper Rob Moccia made 15 teams improved to 2-0 on the season and saves, but he struggled to handle Tufts’ in the NESCAC yesterday afternoon with new-look offensive set. victories over Conn. College. Even while senior co-captain attack- The No. 2 men’s squad won its home man Sean Kirwan sat out again with a opener, 16-9, outshooting the Camels sprained ankle, the Jumbos jumped to 53-38. Tufts was led by senior co-captain a 5-1 lead behind strong efforts from Kevin McCormick, who had five goals, Wood, McCormick, freshman Cole Bailey and sophomore Beau Wood, who added and juniors Ryan Jorgensen and Geoff two goals and three assists. Sheasby. The women won 12-7 on the road; By late in the third quarter, the Jumbos game statistics and box scores were not led 11-4, but the Camels answered with available at press time. their own 5-2 run that extended into In a physical matchup, the men’s the fourth quarter and reduced margin team converted on three of five extra- to four. That was as close as they would man opportunities. Sophomore keeper come, as Tufts tacked on three goals to Patton Watkins played tall between seal the win. the pipes, making 21 stops, including The men will next see action when several saves down the stretch on high, they take on No. 4 Stevens Institute of close-range shots. Technology on Saturday in the first game For Conn. College, junior attackman of their spring break tour. The women Andrew Freedman and junior midfielder will play their first of four spring break John Lyons led the way with two goals contests at Babson on Friday. and an assist apiece, but their efforts See tomorrow’s Daily for full coverage were not enough to keep the Camels in of yesterday’s games. the game against a strong Tufts defensive —by Kate Klots 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, September 14, 2011 JUMBO TUFTS DAILY PHOTO- pix GRAPHY click TUFTSDAILY.COM onJUMBOPIX

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b y An d y Wo n g and ending whenever a combatant they were supposed to be doing.” slope Daily Staff Writer scored five touches. Those with an Out of a total of 45 competing indsay Vonn and Bode Miller are existing national ranking were exempt sabres, Danly, Hisey, Innes-Gold and likely the only two names that might This past weekend, Tufts sent from participating in the first round. Smith placed 21st, 23rd, 30th and 41st, ring a bell. For all intents and pur- seven fencers to the NCAA Northeast The lowest two-fifths of each pool, as respectively. From the epee squad, poses — and because professional Fencing Regionals at Boston College, determined by their touches and indi- Lynch, Hepworth and Hutchison Lskiing languishes near the bottom of the including all four of the team’s sabre cator scores, were dropped from the placed 25th, 28th and 33rd, respc- American sports popularity list — I’m starters and all three of its epee start- first round. After being re-seeded, the tively, among 48 competitors. assuming they don’t, so let me introduce ers. The individual tournament was remaining fencers then progressed to “I was pretty pleased with epee as them briefly: Vonn, who just clinched her the Jumbos’ last of the season and a second round of seven-person pools, a squad,” said Hutchison, who noted U.S.-record fourth alpine season world provided an opportunity to receive a again with the lower strata of fencers that she is likely fencing her last full title, and Miller, one of five people to win national ranking. being dropped from the tournament. season at Tufts due to plans to study at least five World Cup events across all To qualify for the individual region- All participants, regardless of when abroad and then graduate early. “We five ski disciplines, are generally regarded als, fencers needed to have fenced a they dropped out of the standings, worked hard to get the three of us to as the best American skiers of all time. certain number of bouts and to have received a ranking for the regional regionals, and we did pretty well. I’m Now let me introduce you to a young won a certain percentage of those tournament. hoping that the team will be able to man you certainly do not know. His name matches. Tufts’ qualified fencers from Sabrists Danly, Hisey and Innes- drill a lot more in the future. is Nik Zoricic, a once-promising 29-year- the sabre squad were senior and over- Gold, as well as all three epee starters, “There’s always room for improve- old who skied his last race on Saturday. all team captain Sarah Danly, sopho- advanced past the first round. Only ment, and I think we’ve been improv- The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Sarajevo-born more squad captain Julia Hisey, fresh- Danly progressed further, entering the ing year by year,” she continued. upstart had a breakthrough season in man Sarah Innes-Gold and senior third round of pool play before being “We’re building up a stronger team, 2010-2011, logging six top-10 World Cup Brianna Smith. From the epee squad, eliminated. a better-organized team, and we’re finishes and mounting his first podium sophomore squad captain Laurel “I think, at least in the final round building fencers.” — a silver medal in St. Johann, Austria. Hutchison, junior Abigail Hepworth she was in, [Sarah] fenced the best she Moving forward, the team is looking Connoisseurs of professional skiing and freshman Katharine Lynch met has all season,” Hisey said of Danly’s to add a large recruiting class. A num- believe that the young man still hadn’t the requirements. Although only performance. “It’s been a progression; ber of incoming freshman have already plateaued, that he had more in the tank. those seven were allowed to partici- every time she fences better. It was contacted coach Ariana Klinkov, and And based on the trajectory of his career, pate, most team members made the awesome for her.” in addition to the continued develop- which saw him switch from alpine to trip to support their fellow Jumbos. “Sarah blossomed this year. She’s ment of a young core, there is hope skicross, Zoricic indeed seemed destined Unlike previous conference events, been fencing stronger and stron- that the future of the team is in good for loftier heights. the regional tournament was for- ger every meet,” Hutchison added. hands wrapping up this season and “Ski authorities called it a ‘freak acci- matted as a succession of pool play. “Sarah was a great captain — this heading into the next. dent,’ much the same way they labeled The first round consisted of pools of was her last meet — and she’s been “I think we’re trying to get more the fatal accident of Canadian freestyle five fencers competing in inter-pool very valuable for the team. She was intense every year,” Hisey said. “We skier Sarah Burke, who crashed during round-robin play, seeded according to always there, on top of everything, want to be recognized as a real sport halfpipe training two months to the day the U.S. Fencing Association ratings made sure everyone was doing what and really be a part of Tufts athletics.” before Zoricic’s accident,” the Associated Press reported. And that’s not an exaggeration. The International Ski Federation, known Football by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), has an impec- cable track record regarding safety. Meticulous course preparation is done prior to all races, and particularly compe- tent medical staff are arguably the most vigilant of those of any sport. Additionally, FIS issues an annual exhaustive report on safety, injury treat- ment and prevention in order to assess whether precautions have been imple- mented optimally. Ski mountains are littered with signs that essentially read, “Ski at your own risk,” to forewarn the amateur skier about Mother Nature’s indiscriminate wrath. So, imagine vrooming down the unkindest of these slopes with reckless abandon while jockeying for position with three other guys who are equally as nuts, utterly disregarding fear and rationality for just over a minute. Sound crazy? It is. The above description, I believe, aptly characterizes skicross, the discipline in which Zoricic competed. Dubbed “NASCAR on skis,” skicross made its debut at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver as a way to liven things up. Its propo- nents have recognized the tremendous risk inherent in the sport, but, in a sport already awash with rules and regulations, they can do little to increase safety. Unlike the debate about safety in football, the debate about safety in skiing deals with man vs. nature as opposed to man vs. man. Safety hawks (a bit oxymoronic, I admit) can bick- er all they want about implementing tougher regulations, but the efficacy of Courtesy Kelsey Howe regulations wanes at a point and even- Members of the Tufts football team helped clean out and paint a local Jumpstart preschool classroom on March 3. tually reaches zero. Canadian junior hockey can ban fighting, and the NFL can enact stricter rules about hitting, Jumbos put in different kind of offseason work but rules that govern Mother Nature — well, they don’t exist. Andrew Rayner is listed as 6-foot-6 and tion competition. helped clean out a room and paint one Far be it from me to suggest that inno- 265 pounds. On Saturday, as part of a “Our guys potentially had more fun of the preschoolers’ activity rooms. vations in technology and other forms of touchdown celebration competition, the than the kids did,” Civetti said. “We’ve A few of the eight freshmen and two protection should not be introduced. But junior offensive lineman did the worm. got great kids in this program, and the sophomores tried to sit in the miniature the brutal reality of a sport like skicross is And then he did the reverse worm. more we can get them involved, the more chairs, a “good stretching exercise,” one with which people need to reconcile “It was very impressive for a big they can continue to be mentors and according to Civetti. their feelings about severe injury and guy,” football coach Jay Civetti said. leaders in the community, the better.” The Jumbos were contacted two death: These things do happen. “He may have won the competition.” As for whether Civetti saw any poten- weeks ago by freshman Kelsey Howe, In ruminating the perils of skicross, I The event wrapped up the Jumbos’ tial Jumbos among the sixth-graders? who asked them to help on a Saturday have discovered no clear-cut solution. duties as hosts of a clinic for sixth- “I didn’t want to break any NCAA morning. Perhaps skicross should not be sanc- graders in conjunction with the Level recruiting rules, so I kept my distance,” “It falls in line with being a champion tioned at the Olympics or maybe not the Field initiative. Junior field hockey he joked. in the community,” Civetti said. “They even by the FIS. Truthfully, I don’t know player Rachel Gerhardt, Rayner, Civetti In the middle of a busy offsea- should be grateful for the opportunities how I feel about it. But as long as it’s and junior Samantha Tye helped coor- son, Tufts also spent two hours on they have here and at the same time be around, we need to brace ourselves for dinate the event, at which 25 football March 3 working at the Open Center, willing to help out, whatever the cause more ill-fated stories like Zoricic’s. players turned out to the Carzo Cage a preschool in partnership with the may be. It’s an eye-opening experience, to run the kids through stretching Jumpstart program, an early childhood and certainly it’s great to be able to lend and drills before taking them into the education organization. a hand to others.” Sam Gold is a freshman who has yet to weight room and hosting the celebra- Ten players, Civetti and his wife —by Alex Prewitt declare a major. He can be reached at [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Fencing 15

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When John Casey’s sons were growing up, Tufts’ baseball coach told them about Red Sox infielder Lou Merloni. A perennial journeyman whose frequent trips between Triple-A and the majors became known as the “Merloni Shuffle,” he would have had a great career if he never had to play four days in a row, Casey explained to his sons. But the Red Sox needed guys who could make plays day after day. So do the Jumbos. One of those sons is Brian Casey (LA ’07), a captain in 2007 who played for four years under his father and is now in his fifth season as an assistant coach, specifically dealing with the infielders. Together with former catcher Bob Kenny (LA ’05), they make up an energetic duo, serv- ing as living proof that Casey’s system works. With 10 freshmen on a young roster that graduated five regu- lar starters, assistants like Brian Casey and Kenny are a commod- William Butt / The Tufts Daily Junior Eric Weikert hit .280 with 20 RBIs last season and will occupy the heart of the Jumbos’ lineup along with senior co-capain Sam Sager. ity, especially with the season- opener rapidly approaching. Kenny, one of the best defensive Freshmen Nick Barker, Carter ing his freshman year spring trip need them to jump to almost “We’re the connection to those catchers in Tufts history, will have Bidwick and Bryan Egan are the in 2002, then wound up starting sophomore status to get where guys, it’s positions that we’re his work cut out for him with the three catchers who will travel the Tufts’ third game against St. we want them to play.” familiar with because we played current crop of backstops. Senior with the team down to Virginia Andrews. He never lost the spot. it while we were here, so cer- Matt Collins will likely not see and North Carolina for spring “Once we’re outside and Lineup madness tainly we have an idea of what it time behind the plate this season break, each of them with a shot it gets going for real, that’s With the season opener days takes to get ready for those posi- while recovering from Tommy to take over the starting job on a when you see their true col- away, how unsure is John Casey tions,” Brian Casey said. “That John surgery, and sophomore team that hasn’t been this young ors,” Kenny said. “We’re hoping about his opening day lineup? makes it easier to talk to those Nick Cutsumpas is not listed on since 2008, according to Kenny that the freshman experience “About as sure as whether I guys, prepare them the way we the Jumbos’ roster after tearing and Brian Casey. sort of wears off quickly on the can walk on the moon,” he said. want them to prepare.” his ACL. The duo started 36 of 39 Kenny, for his part, caught a trip. Two, three games to get In his seventh year as a coach, games last season at catcher. couple of batting practices dur- the weight off the belt, then we see BASEBALL, page 13

Softball Pick your poison: Lineup depth is Jumbos’ biggest asset b y Za c h e y Kl i g e r Mira Lieman-Sifry is coming off her Daily Editorial Board best year as a Jumbo, having batted .306, forced 15 walks and stolen 12 Coming off a strong season in which they bases. Finally, senior tri-captain center topped the NESCAC East Division with a fielder Lizzy Iuppa hit for a .328 aver- conference record of 9-3, the Jumbos now age, stole a team-high 20 bases and have their sights set on a conference title patrolled the outfield with a .952 field- — something that has eluded the team in ing percentage. its past two campaigns. While the game is not played on The departure of graduated seniors paper, the squad has talent in bunches. Izzie Santone (E ’11) and Kim Miner “We’re going to have a lot of depth this (LA ’11), who played integral roles in year, which takes pressure off individu- the team’s success last year, has left al players,” Cantone said. “Offensively, some doubts about the Jumbos’ poten- it’s not top or middle or bottom, but the tial to outdo their 2011 effort, but this whole lineup has the potential to do year’s squad appears to have the talent great things. The pitcher basically has to get the job done. to pick her poison.” “Our first and primary goal is to win This year’s team also has a handful of the NESCAC,” senior tri-captain first promising young players. Clair worked baseman Lena Cantone said. “We won firsthand throughout much of the fall it my freshman year, and we haven’t with Fournier, and she is optimistic won since, so it would be really nice to about her potential. do it this year. But with this team, we “She will be on the radar of other are also confident that we can go a lot NESCAC teams before long,” Clair said further.” Justin McCallum / The Tufts Daily of the freshman righthander. “She has Last year’s team built its success Sophomore catcher Jo Clair, who drove in 42 runs and broke the Tufts home run record with the talent to be really good, not to men- around pitching and defense. Tufts 16 long balls as a freshman, is one of the most dangerous hitters in Div. III. tion a great work ethic.” finished third in the NESCAC with a posted a 2.47 ERA, and opponents bat- throughout their lineup. In her first sea- “All the incoming freshmen are really .955 fielding percentage, behind only ted a lowly .258 against her in her son at the collegiate level, Clair estab- talented,” Cantone added. “I wouldn’t Hamilton and Middlebury, in 2011, and 24 appearances. Junior Aly Moskowitz lished herself as one of the premier say there is one standout just yet, but its entire infield and much of the out- and sophomores Kayla Holland and individual talents in the NESCAC and they all collectively bring a lot of talent, field remains intact. Lauren Giglio will round out the rota- all of Div. III, exploding for a team-high and I think they will contribute right “Our team is much bigger this year,” tion. Moskowitz posted a 3.88 ERA in 42 RBIs while shattering the school’s away to the success of this team.” sophomore catcher Jo Clair said. “We nine appearances last season, while single-season home run record with The Jumbos will open their 2012 have 19 girls now, and last year we only Giglio posted a 5-3 record, including 16 dingers. With a year of experience campaign with their annual trip to had 14. Because the freshmen play two complete-game performances, in under her belt, there is no telling what Clermont, Fla., for the NTC Spring many different infield positions, I think her 16 outings. kind of damage Clair can produce from Games from March 17-24. The tourna- coach [Cheryl Milligan] will be able to “One of the problems last year was the clean-up spot. ment will offer the players and coaches mix and match players in order to find that we had the talent but we didn’t But what could truly make the Jumbos an opportunity to build chemistry as the best defense. Our depth will defi- have the depth,” Clair said. “Rebecca is great this year is their balanced attack they prepare to make another run at nitely help us.” a great leader, and Aly and Lauren now from one to nine. Cantone is coming the NESCAC title. Despite the loss of Santone, the have some more experience under their off a terrific junior season in which she “That week is when the team truly Jumbos enter this season with a strong belt. They will help [freshman pitcher] hit .435 and collected 34 RBIs. Junior comes together,” Clair said. “We live pitching rotation anchored by junior Allyson [Fournier] grow. They all have second baseman Emily Beinecke ham- together and basically do everything Rebecca DiBiase, who established her- great work ethics.” mered opposing pitchers last year for together, so it’s a really good time to self as a workhorse last year, logging Offensively, the Jumbos will pres- a .374 batting average while posting become even closer with everyone both a team-high 110 1/3 innings. DiBiase ent challenges for opposing pitchers 23 RBIs. Senior tri-captain shortstop on and off the field.”