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b y El l e n Ka n To me, an academic environment is Daily Editorial Board the ideal place for the candid, open exchange of ideas.” Speakers at last night’s “Religion, Teichman stressed the importance and Ethics,kick and off the Bomb” EPIIC panel initi- relevancysymposium of this year’s symposium’s theme, ated the 25th Anniversary Norris and “Our Nuclear Age: Peril and Promise.” Margery Bendetson EPIIC International “We’re trying to subject this complex issue Symposium with a discussion of the to an interdisciplinary prism . ... What would intersection of nuclear weaponry and be distinctive about it is the salience and the the spheres of religion and ethics. importance of this theme, which has been The panel marked the start of the marginalized,” he said. “Our speakers have five-day-long annual symposium that articulated very forcefully why it is impera- brings together prominent speak- tive to deal with such a critical issue.” ers and experts as the culmination of Last night’s panelists discussed the rel- the Education for Public Inquiry and evance of religion on a personal and com- International Citizenship (EPIIC) collo- munity level in dealing with the issue of quium, sponsored by the Institute for nuclear weapons. Global Leadership (IGL). David Cortright, director of policy stud- “We’re looking for what we have called ies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc all these years passionate scholarship,” Institute for International Peace Studies, IGL Director Sherman Teichman said. discussed the idea of “Nuclear Zero,” or a “Sometimes people scorn the whole concept of academic as being moot. see EPIIC, page 2

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b y Da p h n e Ko l i o s “[There are] four different rounds, and EngineeringDaily Editorial Board Weeka girl from each brings grade … sits in the front with three guys behind her, and she can’t Tufts’ third annual Engineering Week see them,” Martin said. “She asks them MCT kicked off Tuesday with a series of activities engineering-related questions … and she Bill Cosby, longtime entertainer and visionary in children’s television, will tomorrow morning designed to encourage awareness of engi- then picks.” receive the Eliot-Pearson Award for Excellence in Children’s Media. neering in society and to foster camarade- The activities this week coincide with rie among the university’s various depart- the 60th annual national Engineers Week, Cosby, to accept Tufts award tomorrow, sees ments in the School of Engineering. whose sponsors aim to raise appreciation Groups and disciplines within the of engineers’ contributions to society and School of Engineering will sponsor activi- educate young people about the field. room for improvement in children’s media ties, contests and lectures through tomor- While in the past a Graduate School of b y Am s i e He c h t Cosby spoke with the Daily before the row, according to sophomore Ashley Engineering student has been charged Daily Editorial Board award ceremony to discuss his career in Martin, who serves on the Engineering with organizing the weeklong event, children’s entertainment. Student Council. this year an undergraduate Engineering While legendary entertainer Bill As part of the week’s festivities, the Week chair, sophomore Kristen Ford, Cosby is best known for his work as a Amsie Hecht: What sparked your inter- engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, and the newly formed Engineering comedian and star of The Cosby Show est in children’s entertainment? today will hold a Jeopardy-style quiz Student Council also helped to manage (1984-1992), he has also devoted much Bill Cosby: Education and the chance competition among teams from the the week’s activities. This new approach of his adult life to serving as an advocate through the entertainment industry to school’s disciplines, and the Department made for a more widely publicized and for children’s education. give my point of view about education of Biomedical Engineering tomorrow will student-oriented event, according to Cosby will be honored for his work and what the television set can do to aid sponsor a relay race. Engineering Student Council President at tomorrow’s Eliot-Pearson Awards teachers and parents and children … The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Maren Frisell, a junior. for Excellence in Children’s Media. The [and] the offer from the [former] Dean tomorrow will also present “Date an “I think that the students have been able event, to be held at 10 a.m. in Distler of the School of Education at the UMass Engineer,” which Martin, who is also an to reach out to the student community in Performance Hall, will also recognize Amherst, Dwight Allen, who offered me event coordinator for SWE, said will imitate Harvard Medical School Professor of an opportunity to earn a master’s degree 1950s dating-game shows. see ENGINEERING, page 2 Psychiatry Alvin Poussaint, who worked and an Ed.D [doctorate in education], at as a production consultant for “The Cosby Show.” see COSBY, page 2

Dong, Riche fill empty TCU Judiciary seats Junior Gregory Dong on Tuesday night Dong said he was eager to begin work- ran unopposed to fill the seventh seat ing as the body’s newest member. on the Tufts Community Union (TCU) “I’m excited to continue the work of Judiciary. the Judiciary, and I’m looking forward to Judiciary Vice Chair bringing a new perspective to the table,” Adam Sax, a sophomore, Dong said. said he supported the addi- Freshman David Riche earlier this tion to the body. month also ran unopposed to join the “I believe Greg is a great body. fit for the Judiciary, he has a Dong and Riche filled spots that were strong voice in our discus- left vacant when former Judiciary mem- sions ... and I think he will suit the Judiciary bers Danielle Cotter and Colin Smith, well,” Sax said. both juniors, resigned this semester The Judiciary is the arm of the TCU govern- before leaving to study abroad. ment that oversees on-campus student orga- nizations and the judicial advocates program. —by Martha Shanahan Ashley Seenauth/Tufts Daily Senior Michael Motola-Barnes competes in a Lego competition sponsored by the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach as part of Engineering Week, which concludes tomorrow.

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Art hotbeds around the Will Tao (LA ’96) uses News 1 Op-Ed 7 world, like Versailles, the thriller genre in are now available vir- “Formosa Betrayed” Features 3 Weekender 9 tually through Google, (2009) to raise aware- Comics 5 Classifieds 15 but is it a good thing? ness about Taiwan Editorial | Letters 6 Sports Back

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EPIIC continued from page 1 world without nuclear weapons, about whichEPIIC he has symposium co-authored a book. panel speakers emphasize role of religion Jeopardy, dating This concept of Nuclear Zero has been promoted by the so-called “Four gameENGINEERING among slate Horsemen,” former U.S. Secretaries of continued from page 1 State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, more effective ways,” Frisell said. former U.S. Defense Secretary William of The week’s Engineering events Student Council, Perry and former U.S. Senate Armed established last year, brings together rep- Forces Committee Chairman Sam Nunn. resentatives from the various pre-profes- Cortright added that the religious com- sional associations within the School of munity has played a large role in advanc- Engineering, according to Engineering ing this agenda, which these statesmen Student Council Treasurer Victoria Sims, a have legitimized. sophomore. Ford strove this year to bring “I think because this is such a funda- a more unstructured feel to the week com- mentally central moral question ... we’ve pared with previous years. seen that the faith community has been “Last year, they kept track of how many more mobilized in this area than any people from each group came [and] who other security-related issue,” Cortright they were,” Ford said. “I wanted to focus a said. little bit more on the community side. … He added that there was room for the You come because you want to have fun.” further expansion of the religious com- Though the events primarily target munity’s role. engineering students in the School of “One of the issues that came up ... is Engineering, other members of the Tufts that there was the need to enhance that community are welcome to attend, Ford engagement by faith communities, to said. take the lead from these eminent states- “What I’m trying to do this year is get men, to realize from them that there is more people who aren’t in the engineering a realist argument, and to combine that school but do have an engineering major,” with a moral voice to provide guidance Ford said, citing engineering psychology as for our leaders ... to move nuclear levels one such example. hopefully down to zero,” Cortright said. A competitive twist to the activities Fellow panelist Chanikarn encourages friendly rivalries between teams Wongviriyawong, a Ph.D. candidate at the Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily composed of members of the school’s six Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Speakers last night discussed the relationship between religion and nuclear proliferation. disciplines, according to Frisell. a member of the Buddhist movement Soka Each team earns points based on its Gakkai International, emphasized instead do not have what others do,” he said. the EPIIC class, noted the unique nature attendance at the Engineering Week lec- the personal transformations that needed The panelists also engaged in a discus- of the opening panel, which he said set a tures and its success in the competitions. to take place in order to remove the threat sion about the deterrent value of nucle- tone for the rest of the symposium. The team whose members accumulate the of nuclear weapons. ar weapons. Michael Broyde, professor “What’s interesting is that this was the most points by the end of the week will “Buddhism teaches that every instant of law and academic director of Emory least factual, most spiritual of everything receive a trophy, Frisell said. comprises limitless possibilities; our University’s Law and Religion Program, we’ve done so far,” he said. “What we can The week’s events, according to Ford, are thoughts, words and deeds determine what suggested that the emphasis on nuclear expect to come is the cold hard facts that a way for engineering students to relieve happen from moment to moment,” she said. nonproliferation may have overshad- informed these individuals’ spiritual and stress and explore their interests in the field “Religion seeks to empower individuals and owed the underlying general issue of ethical views ... which can lead to a more outside the realm of academics. bring us toward our shared goal of world worldwide loss of life. individualized and current understand- “I remember Engineering Week being the peace.” “It’s the death of innocent beings that ing of nuclear technology and its moral best experience I had all year,” Ford said of J. Bryan Hehir, the Parker Gilbert is the problem, regardless of how they are implications.” last year’s weeklong programming. “[It was] Montgomery Professor of the Practice being killed,” he said. The symposium continues tonight all the fun things that I liked about engineer- of Religion and Public Life at Harvard Michael Light, a visual artist and pho- with a panel discussion on nuclear power ing in high school that really made me want University, said religion will make an tographer, brought a slightly different and will run through Sunday, featuring to be an engineer.” invaluable contribution to the goal of a perspective to the discussion. His book prominent speakers such as Former U.S. Sims agreed that the activities offer a nuclear-free world. “100 Suns” (2003) visually documents Secretary of Defense William Perry. refreshing break from the classroom. “As we pursue that realistic possibility, nuclear testing. He highlighted in par- Shira expressed his excitement about “It’s just nice to take time to have fun with it is not only politics and ethics we need ticular the landmark 1952 test of the first the caliber of this year’s speakers at the other people in your major and the School — we need one other resource from the hydrogen bomb, which was 1,000 times symposium. of Engineering,” Sims said. “And a lot of the religious community and that is hope,” more powerful than the bomb that deto- “I can say we have the most prestigious activities have to do with what you can do he said. “Hope is nourished by reason nated in Hiroshima. set of speakers than any symposium in with engineering.” and faith. Reason, faith and hope are the “Two humans actually figuring out the past and have the greatest ability to do Engineering Week also aims to foster engi- resources we need to face the challenges how to ignite their own stars is an out- the most good if we have the energy of the neering pride throughout the school, Associate of the third nuclear age.” standing achievement, unparalleled,” he school behind us,” he said. Dean of Engineering Lewis Edgers said. Hehrir also provided his ethical take said. “That it was born from a cauldron Teichman anticipated a stimulating “It creates more visibility for engineer- on the nonproliferation. of violence and that it was immediately discussion over the next few days. ing in the outside world,” Edgers said. “But “At the heart of the ethical problem of put back into the cauldron of violence “We are bringing together disparate the other thing it does is create a stronger nonproliferation is that the nonprolifera- is the great tragedy and burden of this perspectives from different disciplines sense of community within the School of tion regime is inherently discriminatory. moment.” to allow for very candid, and sometimes Engineering, across all departments, across ... It is designed to make sure that some Sophomore Will Shira, a member of very unexpected, exchanges,” he said. all disciplines.”

COSBY BC: I always called upon a person who funny and the characters human and funny if it was kept in the TV set ... continued from page 1 had a doctorate in behavioral science. wonderful, we were able to have many I think that we as educated people the university, showing that the televi- Dr. Gordon Berry [professor emeritus in people realize that it wasn’t necessary to moving into the world of entertainment Cosbysion set could inhopes fact influence to teachers, continue the Graduate his School influence of Education and inexecute the physical world violence onof a childtelevision, or are asked to leaveother behind themedia most beau- parents and children. Information Studies at the University of even verbal yelling. tiful parts of our education, and that is So with that offer, it began a spark in California, Los Angeles], for instance, writing and using words and situations my life, a desire to highlight education guided me through the Fat Albert AH: What do you think of most of the and subjects and producing feelings using the television set, using movies series by reading the scripts and mak- media that is on television and in mov- of love [and] respect. Many things are and artwork and book[s]. Also money. ing corrections that he believed might ies today? done very, very quickly to produce anger I was already doing funny things in my be harmful and then adding correc- BC: I am not a person who sits and says, [and] sensationalism, and we are just not monologues, but then offers came in the tions that he thought might be helpful ‘That’s not like what I did…’ working in an educated way. world of entertainment, such as ‘How to the scripts … would you like to animate your stories AH: What work are you doing these AH: Can you tell me a little bit about of Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids?’ I said, AH: How did acquiring your doctorate in days? your relationship with Alvin Poussaint, ‘I would like to.’ So through production, education change the way you work as BC: Nothing much. Just some good work the Harvard professor with whom you we began to put these stories on CBS an entertainer? on stage. Writing monologues. I see in are sharing the award? and they put them on in the morning. BC: It heightened my thoughts. It gave the future perhaps an attempt to con- BC: Alvin is a psychiatrist. Alvin reads … I started out as a comedian telling me a feeling that what I was doing was tinue to work and make changes in TV. the scripts and looks at the behaviors stories, which went to radio, television, very, very important. To be included I don’t know how. I just feel that some of characters. He then takes in the situ- movies and books. in the world I wanted to be in anyway of these things need to be changed. We ation. He makes notes much like your before I entered show business … need new thoughts and difference. professors after grading your papers. AH: Why have you worked to keep the When I watch TV, commercials as well, And then we take what Alvin has said media landscape free of stereotypes? AH: Did you ever feel resistance from I see good stories in commercials and and we get on the phone with him to BC: Well, obviously it is a call on what the networks or a push to be more they make me laugh, and then I see vio- make sure what he is suggesting we I feel is incorrect behavior. It’s a call marketable? lence in some commercials. I see some understand and are going to put these that is perpetuated by what I accepted BC: No. people doing things that I think give things in. as a child when I was being taught by children unusual thoughts of behavior older people and the examples given in AH: What made The Cosby Show so that [are] not good, but I also know that AH: Finally, how do you feel about the school and so many things that I saw successful? people are laughing. I think that radio, award you will be receiving from the as I experienced life. I felt I could make BC: I think that in some ways, people, in TV, music and monologues give people Eliot-Pearson School? corrections through the different shows, seeing the Huxtables, felt that they were a feeling that certain things are just not BC: I am very honored with the award. through the books I was writing and learning things while enjoying the actors real — it’s not real, it’s on TV or it’s in the I am also very honored that my friend is through the monologues. and the characters they were playing. I song, and it’s not real. … But the prob- there at the same time. … I will walk out think that giving parents different choic- lem for me [is that] many times that kind of Tufts once again with something won- AH: How did you go about keeping your es of how to behave while raising their of behavior causes someone to react derful presented to me. First my honor- work free of these stereotypes? children and still making the stories [violently] to something that would be ary degree, and now this award. 3

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Yuantee Zhu | Rise of Google Art Project begs the question: What Would Yauntee Zhu? Can an online work replace the real thing? Drama in b y Fa l c o n Re e s e the physical experience, it hinders the ability dialogue is amazing,” Ferguson said. Daily Editorial Board to create meaningful dialogue among those Professor of Computer Science Robert Dewick without an academic fast-pass, stifling an Jacob also believes online open access to The recent release of Google Art Project, influx of new knowledge and innovation, art to be a prime opportunity for those with the web application designed to provide according to Professor Gregory Crane, chair only a casual interest in the subject or who ear Yuantee, users with high-resolution photos of famous of the classics department. may not be willing to travel across the globe So I was at the dining hall with works of art and a street-view-like experi- “[Open access] gives you the opportu- to see works in person. my roommate and her friend ence of the world’s major art museums, is nity and motive to work with people you “It’s not so much to save people the trou- from freshman year, whom I will only the latest in a long line of efforts aimed wouldn’t have thought of working with,” ble [of going to the museums], but it’s about callD Michelle. We never really got along, at digitizing and making public the world’s Crane said. “[It provides] opportunities for bringing new people in,” Jacob said. but were always able to play nice when cultural experiences. Although it follows in really sophisticated contributions from He pointed out that open access tools necessary. However, she totally crossed the footsteps of services like Google Books, non-academics.” online can provide a host of new oppor- the line by saying that no one would providing free and public access to singular Crane is also the editor-in-chief of tunities for the reinterpretation of art, want to be my friend if I didn’t have works of art sparks an entirely new debate Tufts’ Perseus Project, a digital library allowing, for example, a user to rearrange a boyfriend in 123. Outrageous! Now on the societal, legal and scholarly implica- that aims to provide online access to Picasso’s entire collection in order to view things are strained between the three of tions of the practice. “the full record of humanity,” including it in chronological order. us, as well as our other mutual friends. For some, virtual art simply doesn’t com- literature, physical artifacts and historic “Google Art [Project] seems to give you a Every time we get together, things get pare to the physical experience. places, according to its website. tour of the existing; you can do more [online] explosive and the same issues keep com- “Reproductions are okay, but there’s Crane said that restricted access to aca- than you can do in museums,” Jacob said. ing up over and over and over again. nothing like standing in front of the real demic libraries, and even to academic jour- Google Art Project’s ability to enlarge We’ve both passed olive branches, but thing,” Meredith Ferguson, an art history nals, limit — to their detriment — the type numerous paintings to well within the regardless of our efforts, Yuantee, the graduate student at Tufts, said. “We call it of material and information that is dis- gigapixel range can allow for an even further tension remains. What should I Zhu? the ‘aura.’” seminated. level of analysis, according to Chang. -Drama in Dewick Assistant Professor of Computer Science “If you have a system that only specialists “[By enlarging works], you’re changing the Remco Chang agreed that the tangible ele- can get into, then you’re only going to write intended usage pattern,” he said D.D., ment of cultural works is lost with services for specialists,” Crane said. While the artist’s original intention may I feel for you, D.D. This seems like a like Google Art Project and Google Books. This exclusivity, Crane feels, defeats the be lost by doing this, the interactive tools terrible situation, and certainly more “There’s something physical about the entire purpose of a library. provided by online open access open up a complicated than any I’ve ever been in. book. You’re absorbing something, learning “Libraries are not a place to provide access whole new realm of ways to look at art, invit- I have a tough time relating to this and, and you’re not even aware of it,” Chang said. to books, but to provide knowledge and ing academics and non-academics to share admittedly, had to read through your Yet physical access to certain scholarly information,” he said. their contributions, Ferguson argued. letter several times before realizing I works is not always so easy. Many valu- Ferguson had the same to say of the over- “Using these technologies, the viewer is could not solve this riddle alone. I for- able or ancient works are often restrict- all goal of art museums. now the one in control,” she said. warded your letter to my little brother’s ed to archives, access to which can be “The mission of all art museums is to There are, of course, legal and financial girlfriend, and this was her response: extremely limited. educate the public,” she said. ramifications to publishing entire libraries “I couldn’t help but notice the simi- “You have to be somebody to be granted In Ferguson’s mind, putting entire online, as evidenced by the ongoing battle larity between your situation and access into these archives,” Chang said, collections of art on the web and thus between record companies and file-sharing Michelle, Kyle and Camille Grammer’s hinting at the selective and protective enabling people halfway around the world programs, according to Chang. relationship on ‘RHoBH.’ You clearly nature of academia against intruders and to connect with them would only further “The music industry did go through a identify with Camille and think that meddlers. the mission of art museums. Kyle is a bully for saying people only While such limited access may protect “Being able to have that kind of cross- see GOOGLE ART, page 4 want to hang out with you to hang out with Kelsey. Fortunately, there are three ways to resolve this issue in your group of friends without getting Andy Cohen involved. Either you avoid or confront Kyle (that’s one and two), or Street Smarts: Tufts’ sartorial scene you never go anywhere without Kelsey (that’s three!), or in your case, your 123 Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more into their wardrobes than a momentary brother, and finally bury the hatchet. thought about which pair of sneakers doesn’t clash with their sweatpants? We have, and Best of luck!” some of their sartorial styles caught our eye in particular. Now that spring is beginning to I hope this letter was helpful to you. show its face, those with Fashion Week fresh in their minds know it’s time to get playful I looked up “RHoBH” and apparently it and add some body to their wardrobes. These fashion enthusiasts did so fabulously. stands for “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” which is a television show on Co m p i l e d b y Ro m y Ol t u s k i Bravo I don’t think anyone but my lit- tle brother’s girlfriend watches. Kyle, I Ph o t o s b y Ju s t i n McCa l l u m think, is the name of a girl on the show, Kelsey, the name of a guy, and Andy Cohen, the name of a Jew. She insisted this would be helpful. However, I wasn’t sold. I asked my housemates, thinking you could use the extra collective insight of six dudes. Their consensus was that Kyle was indeed out of line, and that in the picture you paint, you are clearly in the right. She was so wrong to say that no one would want to be your friend if you didn’t have a boyfriend in 123. You clearly still have friends, since you say that things are strained between the two of you when you’re with your mutual friends. As some of my housemates put it: “You’re in the right here, you have friends and you should relax.” “If it’s yellow, let it mellow.” “In terms of Homeland Security, this certainly has the feel of a code yellow: elevated, though still two shades from severe.” After considering these ideas, I must attest I still wasn’t convinced I’d heard enough to give you a response worthy enough of my reputation. I live under the tenet that if you let a yellow mel- low long enough, it will darken. You’ve got to act. You need to confront Kyle. “I thought it was going to be nice, so I Kelsey’s not here anymore to clean up wore a dress. I tried to look cute, but no your messes. You need to burn all her one saw me except for two tour groups.” clothes on the roof of Dewick, which is —Brionna Jimerson, 2013 easily accessible from the back, and you need to steal her boyfriend. Then, you’ll “I’m a ’50s housewife today. I feel like I have two boyfriends, and Kyle will be should be wearing pearls and dusting.” humiliated and naked. —Katie Selcraig, 2014 At least, that’s what I would Zhu. See Jumbo Slice at blogs.tuftsdaily.com “I never need a reason to wear a fedora.” for the full shoot. Yuantee Zhu is a senior majoring in biology. —Lauren Traitz, 2014 He can be reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Thursday, February 24, 2011

 ’”‹ŽͳͷȂͳ͸ǡʹͲͳͳ  ENTERforFREECONFERENCEADMISSION TuftsEnergyChallenge ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‡‹–Š ‡‹ƒ—‰—”ƒŽ Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily  Tours of locations like Versailles are available online, but some wonder if the benefits of viewing museums or artworks in person can be replicated on the Internet. $1000  New web application sparks legal, ‹ –‘ scholarly concerns of open access ’Ž‡‡–›‘—”‡”‰›  –‹‘‘” GOOGLE ART right laws and forcing it on the web, which continued from page 3 makes no sense,” he said, pointing out that ‡•‡ƒ” Š”‘Œ‡ – revolution,” he said. “For a very long time, the the laws were written for a different time. “I  question was, ‘Is there a business model?’” think the law just hasn’t caught up yet.” ApplyToday! Now, though putting their collections The heart of the issue isn’t so much what Deadline:  online may be a simple matter of publicity for the legal ramifications are to open access, the world’s major museums, doing so might but rather what the goal is of making all March1,2011 injure business on a local level. this information available. The aim seems “Why do I want to help Google out, while to be education of the masses and allow- in the meantime I’m hurting myself?” Chang ing the masses to give back some knowl-   said, referring to what local art museums may edge in return, according to Ferguson,  be asking themselves. Yet Crane offered the who said that the cross-connections and other side of the debate, namely that though a access provided by the Internet can only lot of information and works are online, they jumpstart innovation in a stagnating pool  may still have restricted access and are only of information. available if paid for. “It’s exciting how scholarship is going to   “The primary issue is the restrictions put change and what conversations are going to ContestOpen   ǨtoTuftsUndergraduates+GraduateStudents on things that are digitized. … It’s not just be brought to the table,” she said.   what you digitize but how you make it intel- Even the in-person benefits that may be lectually available,” he said. lost by viewing a work of art online may not www.tuftsenergyconference.com In a world becoming increasingly small- be an issue in the future, Jacob said. er due to the access and information pro- “I don’t see why you can’t get the exact vided by the Internet, Jacob believes that same experience on a computer,” Jacob said. these restrictions are only holding back “Interacting with other people might be intellectual innovation. tricky, but the raw experience you might be “People are taking an old notion of copy- able to duplicate.”

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Inspired by actual events. In the early 1980s, FBI Agent Jake Kelly investigates the murder of an Asian professor at a small, mid-western college. Agent Kelly follows the fleeing killers to Taiwan, where he finds himself on a collision course with the FBI, the State Department, the Chinese Mafia, and the Government of the Republic of China -- in a land where the truth is not what it seems and the only people he can trust, cannot be trusted at all. Come watch this riveting tale about the rarely discussed conflict of Taiwan, and the darkness behind it.

Taiwanese-American actor/producer, Will Tiao, A96, graduated with a B.A. in International Relations and worked in the field of international politics before entering the Hollywood scene. He received a Fulbright Scholarship for his research on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila, Philippines. Tiao Additional Screenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: served as a Presidential Management Fellow under the Tues., Feb. 15 Barnum 08 Clinton administration and went on to become an Wed., Feb. 16 Olin 011 international economist under the George W. Bush Thurs., Feb. 17 Olin 011 administration. In 2002 he decided to leave politics to Tues., Feb. 22 Pearson 106 pursue a career in entertainment. Wed., Feb. 23 Pearson 104

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Al e x a n d r a W. Bo g u s Time for Congress to repeal marriage act Editor-in-Chief President Barack Obama yesterday tion had up until now honored the law repealing DOMA completely. Editorial ordered the Justice Department to stop and sent Justice Department lawyers Following Obama’s decision and defending Section 3 of the Defense to defend its constitutionality. Obama’s Feinstein’s statement, Congress will Mick Brinkman Krever of Marriage Act (DOMA), which was executive order and proclamation that soon have the opportunity to repeal an Saumya Vaishampayan passed in 1996 and defines marriage Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional unconstitutional act that should never Managing Editors as only between a man and a woman. will raise awareness of and inquiry have been passed in the first place. Martha Shanahan Executive News Editor Michael Del Moro News Editors Sparked by a pair of lawsuits that about the act and push Congress to Several lower courts have ruled DOMA Nina Ford challenged Section 3, both of which readdress the issue. in its entirety to be in violation of citi- Ben Gittleson originated in districts that require the In addition to defining marriage as zens’ rights, and other Congressional Amsie Hecht Ellen Kan administration’s legal team to defend between a man and a woman, DOMA laws and Judiciary rulings since 1996 Daphne Kolios its constitutionality, Obama concluded says that same-sex marriages recog- have made great strides in recognizing Kathryn Olson Matt Repka that Section 3 is, indeed, unconstitu- nized in one state are not required laws against homosexuals as discrimi- Corinne Segal tional. In a letter to Congress following by federal law to be recognized by natory and unconstitutional. Jenny White Brent Yarnell the president’s order, Attorney General any other state. DOMA fundamen- Though Obama’s decision to stop Elizabeth McKay Assistant News Editors Eric Holder said that while the admin- tally asserts that same-sex couples defending Section 3 certainly deserves Laina Piera istration will continue to enforce the do not have the same rights as other praise and represents an important Rachel Rampino Minyoung Song act, the burden of defending its con- couples. Not only is this discrimina- step toward the potential repealing Derek Schlom Executive Features Editor stitutionality will now be placed on tory, but it is also a clear violation of of DOMA, it is not enough. DOMA is Jon Cheng Features Editors Congress. If Congress so chooses, it the Equal Protection Clause of the still in place; all of its provisions still Sarah Korones Emilia Luna can become involved in DOMA cases 14th Amendment and should not be have the force of law. And the Justice Romy Oltuski with its own lawyers. defended by the government. Department has remained mum on the Alexa Sasanow Obama’s decision to discontinue his Obama’s assertiveness in refusing to rest of the act, meaning that the marital Falcon Reese Assistant Features Editors Angelina Rotman administration’s defense of Section 3 defend an unconstitutional policy is rights of same-sex couples who move Sarah Strand represents an important shift in the commendable, and it has already begun across state lines or come from other Amelia Quinn way that such same-sex marriage laws to stir up action. Shortly following countries will not be protected. Ben Phelps Executive Arts Editor will be viewed in the government. Holder’s letter, Sen. Dianne Feinstein Congress should seize this opportu- Emma Bushnell Arts Editors Mitchell Geller Though Obama had in the past voiced (D-Calif.) issued a statement saying nity to repeal DOMA and ensure that Rebecca Santiago objections to DOMA, his administra- that she intends to introduce legislation the rights of all citizens are secured. Matthew Welch Allison Dempsey Assistant Arts Editors Andrew Padgett Joseph Stile Ashley Wood erin marshall Rebekah Liebermann Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Larissa Gibbs David Kellogg Rachel Oldfield Jeremy Ravinsky Daniel Stock Elaine Sun Devon Colmer Cartoonists Erin Marshall Alex Miller Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists Kerianne Okie Michael Restiano Joshua Youner Ben Kochman Executive Sports Editor Philip Dear Sports Editors Lauren Flament Claire Kemp Alex Lach Alex Prewitt Daniel Rathman Noah Schumer Ethan Sturm Matthew Berger Assistant Sports Editors Aaron Leibowitz David McIntyre Ann Sloan Meredith Klein Executive Photo Editor Virginia Bledsoe Photo Editors Jodi Bosin Danai Macridi Dilys Ong James Choca Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Meagan Maher Justin McCallum Oliver Porter Ashley Seenauth Aalok Kanani Staff Photographers Andrew Morgenthaler Kristiina Yang Executive New Media Editor PRODUCTION Andrew Petrone Production Director Sarah Davis Executive Layout Editor Leanne Brotsky Layout Editors Adam Gardner Jason Huang Jennifer Iassogna Sarah Kester Alyssa Kutner Steven Smith Rebecca Alpert Assistant Layout Editors Jennifer Betts Shoshanna Kahne Mackenzie Loy Alexia Moustroufi Emily Rourke Off the Hill | University of California, Los Angeles Alexandra Husted Executive Copy Editor Sara Eisemann Copy Editors Niki Krieg Andrew Paseltiner What do the recent uprisings in Egypt mean? Zehava Robbins Elisha Sum Ashley Cheng Assistant Copy Editors b y Ar a s h Da v a r i strong Islamist element in the oppo- tion do comparisons to the 1979 revo- Benjamin Considine The Daily Bruin sition. Parallels to the Shah, Carter lution serve? It seems as if the “hard Linh Dang Patrick Donnelly and Khomeini are not necessarily far- choice” facing American policy makers Lauren Greenberg At this stage in events, compari- fetched. — a choice between supporting a dic- Drew Lewis Mitchell Mosk sons between the uprisings in Egypt On closer inspection, these com- tatorial ally, on the one hand, and pro- Rebecca Raskind and the 1979 revolution in Iran, while parisons do not stand pat. First, testors calling for the very democratic Melissa Roberts Alexandra Salerno compelling, are in many ways inaccu- unlike Khomeini in Iran, there is no principles that we claim to espouse, Alison Williams rate. Fears of another “Islamic revolu- charismatic leader in Egypt unifying on the other — revolves around a Stefanie Yeung tion” allow Egyptian elites and the the opposition through an appeal to fear of what democracy may bring. Darcy Mann Executive Online Editor [United States] to buy enough time legitimacy based in Islam. Second, the In response, American and Egyptian Emily Denton Online Editors William Wong to influence an otherwise inevitable justification for clerical rule in Iran elites are scrambling to influence the Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager transition in governance. developed through an interpretation transition as they see fit. Michael Vastola Technical Manager Historically speaking, three features of religious authority with no similar What if, however, we were to believe of the current uprising seem to invite institutional parallel in Egypt today. that any effort to truly stand by the BUSINESS these comparisons: the protesters’ Finally, the strong leftist presence in Egyptian people’s call for self-deter- Benjamin Hubbell-Engler overarching demand that an autocrat- pre-revolutionary Iran led to anti- mination must trust that those peo- Executive Business Director ic leader propped up by military aid imperialist demands that were global ple are more than able to fulfill that Laura Moreno Advertising Director from the [United States] step down, in scope. Egyptian protests thus far call on their own without a transition Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager a sitting democratic president waver- have not been as explicitly concerned period to “train” them for indepen- P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 ing between universal principles and with American intervention. dence? What if, in other words, we 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] short-term U.S. interests, and a fairly The question remains: What func- actually believed in democracy?

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b y Jo r d a n Te i c h e r Fewer skilled workers will ultimately lead to slower economic development and less As a result of new legislation, college stu- innovation. Those who do pay the higher dents in the United Kingdom will be required costs will be saddled with larger debt due to pay higher tuition fees starting in the fall to exorbitant student loans. of 2012. While 2011 tuition rates for universi- We can already see some of the effects: As ties will cost students up to £3,375 (approxi- a result of potential debt, 8,000 more people mately $5,500) annually, the new policies will applied to U.K. universities for the 2011 aca- nearly double most tuition to £6,000 per year demic year than in the previous year, likely and allow some universities to charge £9,000 with the hope of avoiding the tuition hikes per year in exceptional cases. starting in 2012. The tuition increases have set off waves of To a college student from America, pay- protests and debate throughout the country, ing the equivalent of $14,600 for a year of as students and politicians try to cope with tuition may not appear to be worthy of conflicting interests in an unstable economy. such outrage. Yet this price does not include The higher education finance reform is costs for living accommodations and meals. just one example of unfavorable politicking Many U.K. universities do not offer meal coming out of the Houses of Parliament. plans. Students must therefore buy grocer- Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy ies or eat at restaurants, both of which can Prime Minister Nick Clegg have led a coali- be costly. Adding in other expenses such tion government that has also cut spending as textbooks, transportation and spending for youth centers, housing and support ser- money, a year at a university in the United vices and the National Health Service (NHS) Kingdom is similar in price to the annual in the past few months. The Value Added costs at many U.S. colleges. Nonetheless, it Tax (VAT) on all goods was raised in early should be noted that the total cost of a year mct January from 17.5 percent to 20 percent. at a British university is still significantly for the best jobs after graduation. But just is moving in the wrong direction. On Dec. 10, The objectives are clear: either save dwarfed by the more exorbitant price tags at because increased tuition is an easy solution 2010, more than 180 protesters were arrest- money with less government spending or certain private U.S. institutions, such as New does not mean it is the correct solution. ed in London’s West End during tuition-fee increase returns through higher taxes and York University, Sarah Lawrence College and Instead of cutting funding for higher edu- riots. A few of the protestors attacked a car fees. In tough economic times, such objec- our very own Tufts, which charge upwards of cation and forcing students to pay more, carrying Prince Charles and Camilla Parker tives are more than reasonable. However, $50,000 per year. the British government should spend more Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, as the demon- forcing university students to pay double Regardless of whether one examines on education and make it a priority for strations quickly got out of hand. Students or triple their current tuition fees is poor tuition prices in the United States or in its political agenda. The government could continue to protest throughout London policy because it puts a tremendous strain the United Kingdom, the question remains: strengthen educational infrastructure with- and have fought back against the education on the very people needed to bring special- Should higher education be treated as a in the country by giving money to schools finance reform. ized skills and new ideas into the volatile business enterprise or as an affordable way for newer facilities, better technology and Though the government is under no obli- U.K. economy. for people to develop intellectually? more extracurricular activities. Additionally, gation to appease the students of the United In actuality, while increased tuition fees The problem is quickly becoming a global increased funding for higher teacher’s sal- Kingdom, members of Parliament should may bring short-term financial gains to one. The 2008 economic crash triggered by aries would provide an incentive for the be cognizant of the growing tension and dis- universities in the U.K., there are long- the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis decimat- brightest minds to become educators. connect between politicians and students. term effects that could severely harm the ed national economies around the world. While Parliament has ignored making As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The secret region’s economic future. Greater tuition It is twisted logic, but it makes sense politi- significant improvements to education, the of education lies in respecting the pupil.” will inevitably drive qualified students cally and financially for governments or pri- government has spent close to £10 billion Maybe Parliament could learn a thing away from higher education in the U.K. vate institutions to raise higher-education pounds (about $16 billion) on the war in Iraq or two. because it is unaffordable. Alternative tuition. In the global economy, a college since 2003. paths such as studying abroad in coun- degree has become a necessity, and stu- Not only does the new education reform tries with cheaper tuition or bypassing col- dents around the world will continue to pay set a bad precedent, but it also exemplifies Jordan Teicher is a junior majoring in English. lege altogether will heighten the damage. expensive fees so that they can compete how the British system of higher education He is currently studying abroad in London. ‘Cautiously optimistic’ negotiations commence b y Sp a n d a n a Ba tt u l a Agreed, they were the most brutal before negotiations begin. For instance, not the most effective. The Kashmir prob- attacks India has seen. But is it justified India has argued that talks will not begin lem and terrorist attacks are not related “I think the reality is that India and for either of the nations to stall 13 years of unless Pakistan undertakes visible steps to the Tulbul Navigation dispute. Failure Pakistan cannot afford to turn their backs formal peace talks in light of such events? against terrorist groups that threaten in one area is leading to disruption of dis- to each other, that they must engage I don’t think so. India. So what do other contentions on cussions in another. Putting all the major in dialogue, which is as I said serious It is easy to break off ongoing nego- high security, stability, resources, eco- issues in one basket is not strategic, as and sustainable and comprehensive,” tiations, but it is extremely strenuous to nomics and trade face? each dispute has varying levels of priority Foreign Secretary of India Nirupama Rao, begin a peace process. Initiating nego- A halt. to both governments and the people. who is “cautiously optimistic” about the tiations between two opposing nations Like Rao said in an interview with New Additionally, the governments need restart of the peace talks, said. Earlier requires lot of money, time, political will Delhi Television Limited, I too believe that to separate the people from the prob- this month, the foreign secretaries of and public pressure and thus must not be it is pragmatic and necessary to resume lem; they have gotten carried away with India and Pakistan shook hands to finally abandoned so easily. I must admit that I the talks, as this is their only chance at emotions and irrationality. In the book, resolve their bitter standoff and resume do not expect India or any other country progress and results. I believe it is imper- “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement the wide-ranging harmonious talks that to ignore the plight of its own citizens ative that the two neighbors maintain Without Giving In” (1991) by Roger Fisher, have been on hold since the 2008 Mumbai during times of crisis, in order to con- communication regardless of political and William Ury and Bruce Patton, the authors terror attacks. When asked about the tinue bilateral talks, just for the sake of it. natural setbacks. Additionally, there are a note that, “A major consequence of the nature and form of the discussions, Ms. However, I do expect both of the countries few steps that the two nations can take to ‘people problem’ in negotiations is that Rao has said that they are only meant to to detach their problems from the people make some forward progress and recover the parties’ relationship tends to become be comprehensive and refused to classify and not let the past become the prologue. from years of setbacks in peace talks. entangled with their discussions of sub- them as “composite dialogue,” the official Matters on Kashmir and Siachen have The first is to forget the past. Due to stance. On both the giving and receiving nomenclature used to describe previous been unduly prolonged and need to be the occurrences of atrocities in India and end, we are likely to treat people and India-Pakistan negotiations. resolved soon, as they concern the secu- Pakistan during partition and thereafter, problem as one.” In such a case, impor- Fine Madam, call it what you like. But I rity of both the public and armed person- they have entrenched their present mind- tant matters, such as the water issue or believe that whatever the terminology of nel. The countries have fought at least sets in the events of the past. With the economic cooperation, have gotten sub- the talks is, it is pertinent for the countries three wars over Kashmir and lost many exception of occasional periods of thaw- dued due to the estranged relationship to soon resolve the issues bracketed in the soldiers as a result. Territorial disputes ing, their relations as independent nations between the rival countries. original composite dialogue. Composite over the Tulbul Navigation Project, Sir have been tense and cold. The hostilities We must give emphasis to measures on dialogue is a specific negotiation pro- Creek and Siachen — whose outcomes have led to numerous conflicts, making confidence building with Pakistan as it cess meant to give structure to the many will have drastic effects on sources of them perceive each other with a sense helps in the long run to develop trust and bilateral conclaves held between India natural resources for both countries — of distrust and antagonism. They can- sustain regional cooperation. Confidence- and Pakistan to discuss eight conflicting have significantly contributed to halts in not positively move forward while being building measures, such as transparency issues on Kashmir, Siachen Glacier, Sir negotiations. With regard to Siachen, both weighed down by the earlier events and tools, data exchanges, verification, aer- Creek, the Tulbul/Wular Lake dispute, India and Pakistan have had military bases estranged ties and hope for a resolution ial inspections and thin-out zones, can terrorism and drug trafficking, conven- in Siachen since 1984, and the area is tech- through peaceful talks. They must learn to be useful for both the nations to help tional and nuclear CBMs, and economic nically a no-man’s land. As for the Tulbul forget the past so that they can move on build confidence in each other’s actions and commercial cooperation. Navigation Project, the people in both and address current problems effectively. and, particularly, assist India in mentally The dialogue began in May 1997 and so countries could greatly benefit from its The next step will be to put aside the preparing to negotiate after the Mumbai far, there have been four rounds of it from resolution, as it would create a navigable Kashmir dispute. The issue of Kashmir attacks of 2008 in a renewed manner. 1998 to 2008, with intermittent delays. channel for transportation to the people is critical, but it is not the only funda- Finally, it is important for both of the These delays have been due to events of Jammu and Kashmir. India has spent mental conflict. While dealing with other countries to remove all forms of antago- such as the Kargil War, the 2001 Indian 360 million rupees to maintain the project disputes, they must postpone the talks on nism and act to secure higher and long- Parliament attack, the 2007 Samjhauta from 1984 to March 2001. Kashmir for a while. This will allow them term regional peace and order. As they Express bombings and the 2008 Mumbai On all of these affairs, Pakistan and to make headway in issues that are more say, the show, or rather, negotiations, attacks. The serial attacks in Mumbai were India are incurring heavy costs in mone- negotiable and have the potential to reach must go on! meticulously planned, and what was par- tary and human resources. There is also a agreement within the near future. ticularly appalling was the audacious and problem of these issues getting sidelined India and Pakistan must also remember complex nature of the operations target- due either to extraneous occurrences or to treat each issue separately. The com- Spandana Battula is a first-year Fletcher ing diverse groups. pre-conditions imposed by the countries posite dialogue is a unique process but student.

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b y Re b e c c a Sa n t i a g o every burning question that comes who are willing to jump at an open- discussed the movie’s underly- the film provides hope. Daily Editorial Board his way tonight aligns with the com- ing and take advantage of circum- ing themes and helped students “Taiwan is a role model for a lot prehensive manner in which he stance have much to learn from understand the film’s background. of these countries because it has Last year, the Daily had the chance handles his professional life, accord- Tiao’s carpe diem philosophy, as His goal for the lecture, he said, become such a democratic bastion to chat with Will Tiao (LA ’96) and ing to Carucci. well as from the way he integrated was to bring to light an important in Asia,” he said. “Hopefully, it shows discuss “Formosa Betrayed” (2009), a “One thing that’s always his Tufts education into his unex- part of Taiwan’s history that may there is a way forward for other political thriller about the Taiwanese impressed me about Will is how pectedly creative career. often be misperceived. countries that are going through this Tuftsliberation that Tiao wrote, alumproduced energetic heraises is,” Carucci said. “His Theawareness educational experience “The transformation through of Taiwan as we speak.” film and starred in. Tonight at 8 p.m. approach is very holistic for any- tonight will not be entirely one-sid- from an authoritarian regime to a Students interested in entrepre- in the Metcalf Hall Lounge, after thing he’s involved in; he wants to ed, though: There is one thing Tiao democratic one is, from the vantage neurialism and the ins and outs of enjoying a screening of “Formosa cover every possible angle.” is particularly curious to find out of history, a phenomenally inter- the entertainment industry rather Betrayed” and a free Taiwanese din- One of Tiao’s many goals for during his visit. esting and consequential story that than politics are also in good hands ner, Tufts students will also have the tonight is alerting audience mem- “I founded TAST, the organization deserves to be better understood,” with Tiao, who has recently gotten opportunity to talk to this jack-of- bers to the scope of possibilities their that’s actually sponsoring my trip, so he said in an e-mail. together with some of his co-work- all-entertainment-trades about his Tufts education may offer them. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s Wachman endeavors to inspire ers from Formosa Films to form film, his experience at Tufts, movie- “I think when I was younger … happened to the organization after I students to delve deeper into a new company called Formosa making and relations between the I had this idea that there would left,” Tiao said. the academic facet of “Formosa Entertainment, which is currently United States and Taiwan. be a plan, and I’d follow that plan Considering the scope of this Betrayed.” “My hope is to encourage working on about five movies. Or about, you know, whatev- through,” Tiao said. “When I did event, which Wang and her fellow people to enjoy the film as historical “We’re trying to build a mini stu- er. Although Tiao’s overarching become an actor and filmmaker, members of TAST have assembled, fiction, and then to reach for a few dio model because we’d like to focus goal is to educate people about I didn’t know my political knowl- it seems unlikely that Tiao will be books,” he said. on multiple pictures at the same Taiwanese history, according to edge and Taiwanese background disappointed with his brainchild. With everyone’s eyes on the time,” Tiao said. “We’re also looking senior Tony Carucci, who interned would serve me so well, but it obvi- TAST seems committed to rais- Middle East these past few weeks, at television projects and even in for Tiao at Formosa Films, LLC, ously has.” ing student awareness of Taiwan’s getting students to focus on a less- the gaming area, because film and last summer, tonight Tiao is ready His advice for making the most position as a flashpoint in East er-known facet of international television and gaming are all kind of to discuss that and more. He of a collegiate experience? “Always Asia and bringing another view relations could prove challenging integrated here in Hollywood.” wants to speak about whatever learn as much as you can, in what- to Tufts’ already-culturally diverse — especially because, according In case you need tangible proof his listeners want to hear, accord- ever area that makes you passion- student body. to Wang, the current Taiwanese that he’s struck it big, his partner ing to senior Joanie Wang, presi- ate,” he said. “This is really interesting because president is “very moderate” — so is the producer of Showtime’s dent of the Taiwanese Association Tiao believes that Carucci is an it’s the first time the club has ever why worry? “Californication” and has worked of Students at Tufts (TAST). example of someone who capital- done a more academic event,” Wang Luckily, Tiao doesn’t see the media with the “‘Avatar’ [(2009)] folks,” as “Will hasn’t told us exactly what izes on opportunity. Carucci, who said. “We wanted to bring a more dominance of other countries’ Tiao so cavalierly dubs them. he’s talking about yet,” she said. is interested in pursuing a career serious topic to campus.” affairs as an obstacle to tonight’s Tiao’s ambition and real- “He’s like, ‘I can talk about anything; in law after graduation, had the She believes that tonight’s event is discussion. He trusts his film’s rel- ism are real assets to him out in I can talk for a long time.’” opportunity to explore his inter- a way to display TAST’s range. “Yeah, evance and thinks that it ties into Tinseltown. Although he is cog- That off-the-cuff, enthusiastic, est in the entertainment industry we can have fun, but we’re also a the situations in Egypt and Libya. nizant of the power film has to informative and crowd-pleasing with Tiao, as well as work at the community,” Wang said. In regard to Egypt’s revolution evoke social awareness, he’s also approach suits Tiao perfectly. company during an integral time TAST’s first foray into academia against Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorial no goody two-shoes. Despite never having planned on a in its development. is so complex and impressive that regime, Tiao sent a message to fans “I have absolutely no problem career in the entertainment indus- “I was there over the summer it’s hard to believe it’s the maiden congratulating the Egyptian people. with selling out,” he said, laughing. try — “It was never on my radar, when [“Formosa Betrayed”] was attempt. In conjunction with “There are a lot of similarities, in “I think it’s very important that you not in a million years,” he told the going to be released in Taiwan in tonight’s dinner-and-a-movie (and struggles for freedom and democ- do make stories that are commer- Daily — he seems perfectly at ease theaters, and that was something a discussion with a Hollywood racy and human rights and the cially successful, and I also believe with the thought of winging it in that [Tiao] had actually never really bigshot), screenings of “Formosa want to express oneself,” Tiao said. in the use of film as a medium the limelight. planned on,” Carucci said. “It was a Betrayed” have been running this “I think these are issues ‘Formosa that can strike a broader aware- Even so, he isn’t entirely without good time to be there.” week in Barnum, Olin and Pearson Betrayed’ deals with [head]-on, and ness. I don’t necessarily see those a game plan for tonight’s discussion. Tiao’s desire to make himself use- Halls for students who can’t make not a lot of movies deal with that. two things as opposites.” “It kind of depends on who shows ful to students is far from expended. tonight’s event. We never wanted the movie just to And maybe he’s correct — after up and what they’re looking for, but “There are obviously a lot of people TAST also arranged for another be about Taiwan. We wanted it to be all, to get this far with a low-budget of course I want to tie it back to Tufts from Tufts who wind up going into discussion that took place yester- about bigger issues.” film and an education seemingly and the work I did there,” Tiao said. the entertainment industry, as well day at noon in Barnum Hall, led by “Formosa Betrayed” does even unrelated to his industry, Tiao’s “I just want to serve as a resource for as into international relations pro- Associate Professor of International more with its relevance than allow clearly doing something right. whatever people are interested in fessionally. ... I’m really happy to Politics at the Fletcher School Alan viewers to connect the dots between Head over to Metcalf tonight to find talking about.” help if I can.” Wachman, a specialist in Chinese Taiwan’s experience under martial out for yourself what exactly that Tiao’s eagerness to respond to It’s clear that students like Carucci foreign relations. Wachman law and current events: Tiao believes “something” is. 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender Thursday, February 24, 2011

Oscar Predictions

Who will take home Oscar? The Daily Arts Department shares its picks —compiled by the Daily Arts Department The Super Bowl of the Arts is finally here! The 83rd Academy Awards will take place this Sunday, Feb. 27, starting at 8 p.m. on ABC, and because everyone loves a good Oscar pool, the Daily Arts Department has compiled its predictions for what will win the major awards (along with what should win).

Best Picture Best Supporting Actor “Black Swan” Christian Bale, “The Fighter” — Will “The Fighter” and Should Win “Inception” John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone” “The Kids Are All Right” Jeremy Renner, “The Town” “The King’s Speech” — Will Win Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right” “127 Hours” Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” “The Social Network” — Should Win “Toy Story 3” “True Grit” “Winter’s Bone” MCT Courtesy JoJo Whilden/Paramount Pictures

Best Director Best Supporting Actress Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” Amy Adams, “The Fighter” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s — Should Win Speech” David Fincher, “The Social Network”— Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Will Win Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit” — Will and Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” Should Win David O. Russell, “The Fighter” Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

MCT Courtesy Wilson Webb/Paramount Pictures

Best Actor Best Original Screenplay Javier Bardem, “Biutiful” “Another Year” Jeff Bridges, “True Grit” “The Fighter” Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” “Inception” — Will Win Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” — Will “The Kids Are All Right” — Should and Should Win Win James Franco, “127 Hours” “The King’s Speech”

MCT MCT Best Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Annette Bening, “The Kids Are “127 Hours” All Right” “The Social Network” — Will Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” Win Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s “Toy Story 3” — Should Win Bone” “True Grit” Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” — “Winter’s Bone” Will and Should Win Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

Courtesy Niko Tavernise/Fox Searchlight MCT MCT

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Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), the hero of f Flo Rida’s 2010 hit from the “Step Up 3D” “Cedar Rapids,” is described by his (2010) soundtrack, “Club Can’t Handle boss as “a kid who’s gonna go places Me,” is in any way autobiographical, he is, according to the definitions and clas- Isifications found in the DSM-IV-TR, the Cedar Rapids bearer of many, many mental health scars. The lyrics read like the diary of a psych ward inhabitant: delusions, grandiose thoughts, Starring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, paranoid ramblings — it’s all there, each line Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock, Jr. more incriminating and worrisome than the Directed by Miguel Arteta one before it. The DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and and just didn’t.” Fortunately for us, Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th though, Lippe is forced to go places, Edition, Text Revision) is the handbook traveling outside of his small town of published by the American Psychiatric Brown Valley, Wis., and checking his Association, which lists all recognized infallible Midwestern small-town val- mental health disorders. It’s a hypochon- ues at the door. Courtesy Zade Rosenthal/Fox Searchlight driac’s (hypochondriasis, listed as 300.7 in Don’t let the rural setting give Anne Heche, John C. Reilly, Ed Helms and Isiah Whitlock Jr. star in ‘Cedar Rapids.’ the DSM) worst nightmare (or wet dream, you the wrong idea about director depending). Flip to any page and you’ll Miguel Artera’s latest comedy. “Cedar dangerous world outside of his native to Lippe, Helms “make[s] insurance quickly be self-diagnosed with a little bit Rapids” has a big heart and is loaded small Wisconsin town. Out of his com- agents seem cool.” All he has to do is of everything, from caffeine-induced sleep with enough raunch and awkward fort zone and joined by a band of give an enthusiastic thumbs-up and disorder (292.89) to cyclothymia (301.13) to humor to be sure to entertain even “worldly” new friends — Dean Zeigler a convincing “Awesome!” at his every hypersomnia (307.44). the most skeptical city-dwelling view- (John C. Reilly), Joan Ostrowski-Fox turn and we’re instantly sold. But Flo Rida probably wouldn’t self diag- ers. The film, a hit from this January’s (Anne Heche) and Ronald Wilkes (Isiah Lippe is unabashedly small-mind- nose. Starting with the name of the song, Sundance Film Festival, is not as Whitlock Jr.) — Lippe finds his own ed, but eventually agrees to a drug- extending the whole way through, Flo Rida innocent as it seems. way to survive while sitting at the big fueled, wild and crazy ride when prod- sees himself as perfect: “The Club Can’t “Cedar Rapids” recounts a fate- kids’ table. ded. Shamelessly sipping his shots of Handle Me,” he claims, convinced that he is ful weekend in the life of insurance- The film lies somewhere between Creme Cherry and revealing his nerdy too much — too alive, too great, too famous, salesman Lippe, during which he the bro-fest of “The Hangover” (2009) secret habits, he sometimes make us too good at dancing and drinking and being attends a competitive convention in and the aw-shucks sincerity and squirm — but it’s impossible not to cool — for a nightclub. the comparatively big city of Cedar painfully awkward moments of “The enjoy his charming innocence. This is a textbook delusion: a bizarre, Rapids, Iowa. For Lippe, the weekend Office.” This is Helms’ comedic niche, As excellent as Helms is, though, strongly held, often-repeated belief in surpasses all expectations when he is and he shines in an outstanding lead something improbable, unlikely or out of faced with the challenges of the real, performance. As Ostrowski-Fox says see RAPIDS, page 12 line. The phrase, “The club can’t even han- dle me right now” — a direct statement of the delusion — is repeated a dozen times Theater Review Top Ten | The other Oscars during the four-minute song, or once every twenty seconds. This is either the mani- In preparation for the Academy Awards festation of a symptom of the delusion Boston University brings accessible this weekend, we decided to give a (expressing and verbalizing the delusion little attention to some other notewor- with unusual persistence and conviction), thy Oscars. or the symptoms of some unspecified pho- Chekhov performance to the stage nological disorder that causes this unusual, 10. Oscar the Grouch: Maybe he reccurring speech pattern. b y Em m a Bu s h n e l l father, they find themselves marooned could hock the trophy for a living Further concrete evidence of a phono- Daily Editorial Board — trying but struggling to maintain upgrade, like a dumpster. logical disorder can be seen in the repetition their sanity in their newfound provin- of virtually every line over and over during It is a shame for English speakers cial existence. 9. Oscar Hammerstein II: Where the course of the song, specifically “put your that Anton Chekhov wrote in Russian. The play hits all the expected would we be without the lyric-writing hands up,” which, just like “The club can’t He remains one of the most gifted Chekhovian themes, notably the fall of half of Rodgers and Hammerstein? even handle me right now,” is repeated with the upper classes and the characters’ Imagine the horrors of a wordless alarming frequency. Three Sisters search for meaning and happiness in “Sound of Music” (1959) or “The King Oh yes, another disorder. Again, the lyrics a modern world. As always, Chekhov and I” (1951). point to a whole myriad of mental health presents these situations in layered afflictions, not just the aforementioned and clever ways through his characters 8. Oscar Wilde: We’d never enjoy any delusions and phonological damage. Written by Anton Chekhov and their predicaments. Bunburying without him. The rapper — whose name is a fun hom- Translated by Paul Schmidt A friend of mine once said that the age to his home state of Florida — also Directed by Sidney Friedman reason she loves classic Russian litera- 7. Oscar de la Renta: He did a col- appears to suffer from paranoid personality ture is because one feels like an intel- lection of cerulean gowns in 2002. disorder (301.0), which is shown through At the Boston Center for the Arts lectual while reading a soap opera. The According to “The Devil Wears Prada” displays of general paranoia. Statements like through Saturday same could be said for “Three Sisters.” (2006), this was a BFD. “They watching, I know this,” and “watching Tickets $10 to $12 The work is clearly one of great genius you watching me,” make it fairly clear that and poses questions and observations 6. Oscar Martinez from “The Office”: Flo Rida believes that he is under surveil- playwrights the world has seen, but his that stick long after the curtain falls. The Scranton accountant, played by lance. What’s more, however, is that a nar- language is often muddled and suffers Still, you are as enthralled, if not more Oscar Nunez, is one of the few sane rative reveals itself in the song, highlighting a loss of meaning at the hands of even so, by the goings-on in the household people at Dunder-Mifflin — a much- the fact that Flo Rida believes that renowned the most careful translator. as you would be watching an episode needed dose of reality amid a staff that DJ and producer (as well as the song’s fea- Fortunately for the College of Fine of “The O.C.” (2003-2007). includes the likes of Michael Scott and tured guest and producer) David Guetta is Arts School of Theatre at Boston When one of the sisters attempts to Dwight Schrute. watching him. University, Paul Schmidt’s translation of escape the monotony of her unhappy “I see you D. Guetta!” Flo Rida cackles at “Three Sisters” treats Chekhov’s words marriage by pursuing an affair, the 5. The “o” in the NATO alphabet: the beginning of the song. From here we can with the care of a mechanic working complications and repercussions of Foxtrot Uniform November Foxtrot understand that every remark in the second on a nuclear bomb. It would usually be the decision elicit fascinating reac- Alpha Charlie Tango. person is directed towards Guetta, but, since obvious that you were watching a play tions from the other characters, while Guetta is not clearly present in the world of in translation if you went to see a pro- offering a slice of juicy intrigue to the 4. Oscar De La Hoya: The pugilist the song, it is not a stretch to infer that David duction of “Three Sisters” — attempts audience at the same time. known as “The Golden Boy” is a wiry Guetta could very well be an alter-ego or to be faithful to the original text often The students in the production little guy who knows how to throw a dissociated personality for Flo Rida. manifest themselves in English as awk- clearly feel at home in Schmidt’s trans- punch. A hard punch. A gold medal- This crystallizes when the rapper car- ward exchanges that seem unnatural lation. They are working against an winning punch. We didn’t want to ries out a conversation with himself: “Who and give the whole production an air elaborate set and likely share little know what would happen if he wasn’t ready?/ I’m ready!/ You ready!/ Let’s get it!” of inaccessibility. Yet Schmidt’s trans- in common with their characters, but on the list. It’s unclear what “it” is in this conversation lation and the fine work of the BU they pull off genuine performance and — most likely just some other ridiculous students brings this play together tact- share an honest story with the audi- 3. Oscar Mayer: Hot dogs are better part of Flo Rida’s delusion — but this quest fully. ence. Some of the characters are very than movies. Exception: movies about for “it” most likely does not end well for Although I cannot speak to the worldly people, yet the actors’ youth hot dogs. the rapper. veracity of the faithfulness of Schmidt’s is hardly ever betrayed. The show is “You know I know how/ To make them translation to the original text — as I extremely well-cast — the three titular 2. Oskar Kokoshka from “Hey stop and stare as I zone out,” he claims. am one of those unfortunate people sisters all sit comfortably in their roles Arnold” (1996-2004): Kudos to This is the only believable part of the song. mentioned earlier who doesn’t know as women with three very different Nickelodeon for giving the world the It is fully possible that Flo Rida does, in fact, Russian — I can say that it does a beau- temperaments and play off one anoth- most blatantly prejudiced depiction of know how to “make them stop and stare” tiful job of turning Chekhov’s Russian er with ease. an Eastern European since Dostoevsky’s while he does outlandish things while acting into an accessible English text. I would urge anyone with reserva- “The Brothers Karamazov” (1880). out his disorders. The play follows the plight of three tions about going to see a student That is, if the song is at all autobiographi- sisters who have enjoyed a refined production to think again — between 1. Oskar Schindler: Of course he’s cal, of course. upbringing in Moscow, but as they the excellent original text, its masterful number one. Lists are kind of his thing. reach their twenties, they are moved translation and the incredible justice to a remote Russian town with their the actors and director have done to ——compiled by the Daily Arts Mitchell Geller is a senior majoring in psy- army commandant father and reclusive their material, this is a must-see for Department chology and English. He can be reached at brother. Following the death of their anyone in the Boston area. [email protected]. 12 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender Thursday, February 24, 2011

Talented cast, impressive screenwriting From the Office of the Tufts What’s Up This Daily Weekend round out Sundance hit ‘Cedar Rapids’ Looking to make your weekend artsy? RAPIDS shines as a prostitute who “works” the Dear Justin Bieber, Check out these events! continued from page 11 convention hotel, and Sigourney Weaver, “Cedar Rapids” would be a far lesser who plays Lippe’s former high school We’re worried about you, Justin. “Formosa Betrayed” screening and film without the comedic genius of teacher and friend with benefits, rounds Your 3D filmstravaganza, “Justin Q&A with Will Tiao: After a screening Reilly. From the moment the incredibly out the talented cast. Bieber: Never Say Never,” is doing of political thriller “Formosa Betrayed” vulgar and unfiltered Zeigler — whom Written by first-time screenwriter gangbusters at the box office, (2010) at 6 p.m. and a free Taiwanese Lippe is warned might thwart his shot Phil Johnston, “Cedar Rapids” certainly tween girls are still going more dinner at 7:45 p.m., Tufts alumnus Will at the coveted convention trophy — has an original vocabulary: The film gaga for you than for Gaga her- Tiao (LA ‘96), who wrote, produced and enters the hotel, the unpredictable abounds with one-liners that keep an self and you’ve got yourself a cute starred in the film, will host a Q&A at 8 Reilly never has a dull moment. underwhelming story fresh. Despite girl to spend these cold February p.m. about Taiwanese-American rela- “Cedar Rapids” is clearly a vehicle a few off-color jokes and a missed nights with (playing Monopoly, of tions and the entertainment industry. for seasoned performers Helms and opportunity to tease the religious- course!). (Tonight beginning at 6 p.m. in the Reilly, but it nevertheless relies on a right backers of the insurance confer- But you cut your hair, and we Metcalf Hall Lounge. Admission is free.) strong ensemble. As the straight-laced ence, the screenplay is what stands belieb that was a huge mistake. Wilkes, scene-stealer Whitlock — who out. Any predictable conventions and We’re going to assume you’re Tufts University Wind Ensemble famously played State Sen. Clay Davis archetypes on which the story is based familiar with a little book called Celebrates Carnival: The Tufts on “The Wire” (2002-8) — provides (there are glaring similarities to “Up in “The Bible,” since this is America, University Wind Ensemble gets festive one of the most memorable moments the Air” (2009), among other films) are after all. In the Bible, there’s this with a performance of James Barnes’ of the film, when he finally lets loose completely outweighed by Johnston’s guy with great hair, and when “Carnival in Sao Paulo,” along with during the climax and channels a char- snappy quips and cliche-less style. the hair gets cut, he loses all of pieces by Philip Sparke and Antonín acter from his HBO past. Packed with witty gags and support- his power. With that hair, he had Dvorák. (Tonight at 8:05 p.m. in Distler Heche’s smart Joan is a surprisingly ed by its genuine characters, “Cedar superstrength and was really awe- Performance Hall. Admission is free.) fitting counterpart to Helms’ Lippe. In Rapids” tackles a low-key fish-out-of- some. Without it, he’s just some one of their first encounters, Lippe tells water fable and inspires impressive short-haired schmuck. TASA Culture Show: Sharara: her, “You’re freaky,” to which she replies, laughs. As screenwriter Johnston shows We’re not saying that your cute Organized by members of Tufts “Thank you.” These quirky characters are us, the Midwest is more outrageous little bob was the source of your Association of South Asians to give Tufts not in short supply: Spunky Alia Shawkat than you might think. talent, but we haven’t heard you a taste of South Asian culture, the show croon since you got your ears low- will include dances, musical performanc- ered. Just saying. es and a special collaboration by Tufts We’ve never seen the musical Bhangra and Spirit of Color (SOC). Food “Hair” (1967), but we assume it’s will be sold during intermission, with about this exact situation. Haircuts proceeds going toward Pakistan flood can be very, very dangerous for relief. (Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in people who get their talents from Cohen Auditorium. Tickets are free at their hair. Cohen Box Office with a Tufts ID.) if you need to change your appearance at any point in the Cedar Walton Jazz Quartet: Cedar future, stick with less dangerous Walton, one of the most distinguished alterations, such as breast implants, pianists in jazz history, will perform skin-dying or a Heidelberg dueling at the Granoff Music Center. Walton scar. has played with such greats as John at the very least, check with us Coltrane, Art Blakey and Wayne first next time. Shorter. (Friday at 8 p.m. in Distler all right then, kiddo, keep on Performance Hall. Tickets are free with keeping on. a Tufts ID; limit two per person.) Sincerely, ——compiled by the Daily Arts The Daily Arts Department Department Courtesy Zade Rosenthal/Fox Searchlight Looks like this comedy’s about to turn slapstick.



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The NFL and the NFL Players Association point for painting the cannon, three INSIDE THE NBA resolute in his opposition to giving up four have yet to come to terms on a new points per Naked Quad Run, five points continued from page 16 starters as part of the deal. collective bargaining agreement for per unsanctioned Naked Quad Run. in going to the New Jersey Nets, he would At the 25th hour, however, Executive the 2011 season, which means that a And 10 points for sex in your room have agreed to one of their many proposed Chairman of MSG James Dolan — and, as possible NFL lockout looms just a week with the roommate present. trade offers. is currently being uncovered, former Knicks away. While we at the Daily sincerely The song and dance that the Nuggets and Coach and President Isiah Thomas — took hope that the millionaires and billion- 5. Get ripped: With the extra few the Nets played was a strategic maneuver to over the reigns from Walsh and bent to the aires work out their spat in time, we’ve hours you would have spent watch- do two things: Allow the Nuggets to say to the Nuggets’ will. Yes, Dolan succeeded in acquir- got you covered in the event that there ing football, how about going to the Knicks, ‘Hey, we have a better offer than you,’ ing his desired superstar; however, his lack is no NFL in the fall. Here’s how to stay gym? You’ve been looking a little and let the Nets force their crosstown rivals to of patience, as seen in last year’s detrimental busy without America’s most popular pudgy lately. deplete their current team as much as pos- trade for Tracy McGrady to clear cap space, sport filling your Sundays: sible to obtain Carmelo. has once again led him to compromise. 4. Learn to crochet: We heard that Nets owner Mihkail Prokhorov aptly The result is an organization with extreme 10. Call your grandma: Seriously. this is a useful skill. Plus, you can summed up his line of thinking earlier this inner turmoil. Walsh’s contract expires after You missed her birthday last week. She crochet Tom Brady a beanie to cover week. “I think we made a good tactical deci- this season with no extension in sight, and misses you. up that bleached raccoon on top of sion to force the Knicks to up their offer,” he rumors are surfacing that Dolan is attempting his head. said in an interview on Sunday with CNBC. to bring back Thomas, the man who single- 9. Pray for a sequel to “The While the Nets clearly coveted Carmelo just handedly ran the franchise into the ground Replacements” (2000): Because of 3. Check out the MLB Playoffs: Not as much as the Knicks did, the Nets covered the past decade, to once again run the show. the NFL’s TV contract, the league is that we don’t already like baseball, but themselves in the event that he decided to bolt If events were to continue to unfold the getting paid regardless next season, an NFL lockout would allow us to fur- for New York. way they are right now, the Knicks may end so don’t expect a group of adorable ther embrace what is supposed to be The Knicks were bidding against them- up with management that puts them in a replacements to grace NFL rosters. But America’s Pastime. Besides, this season selves the entire time and, had their upper position to compete for two years, instead of will the movie gods reunite Shane Falco is shaping up to be a dandy. The pos- management been in complete unison, the ten. The resurrection of Isaiah Thomas could and the lovable Washington Sentinels sibility of watching Manny Ramirez organization could have relinquished less in spell troubled times ahead for a fan base that for round two? And that kicker. He come to the plate in a Rays uniform in the trade. President of Basketball Operations has suffered so much for the past decade. But was wiry. October at Fenway Park has us drool- and General Manager Donnie Walsh stood hey — maybe he’d bring back Eddy Curry. ing with excitement. 8. Join the circus: No, not the actual circus, silly. We mean the Tufts student 2. The Bachelorette: NFL Edition: A section, which stormed into Cousens season off from football would give last Saturday to electrify the gym during more NFL players the chance to foray Western teams wary of trade risks the men’s basketball team’s win over into reality TV, joining such stars as INSIDE THE NHL Alexander Semin and the Colorado Avalanche’s Bates. Start with pregame celebrations T.O. and Ocho Cinco on the small continued from page 16 Milan Hejduk would all make for high-priced at your favorite frat and then head over screen. Ideas for shows include “The The organization knows that they can get but potentially high-impact rentals. But any to join the fun. Cromarties: Eight and Counting,” “To more in return for their players now, rather GM considering picking up one of those play- Catch a Predator: With Big Ben” and than in the the off-season. They have already ers would have to also consider what they’d 7. Adopt one of the eTrade babies: the above-mentioned Bachelorette. Is unloaded Michael Frolik to the Chicago give up in return. Without a Super Bowl to advertise in, Kim Kardashian busy? Blackhawks, but All-Star goaltender Tomas While the pressure to win now is immense, these precocious youngsters will be Vokoun could be a huge asset to a playoff especially for teams with a core group of out of work. And if someone else has 1. Watch Arena Football: Hey, it’s still team trying to shore up its defenses. players in their primes, general managers already snatched up one of these infant football, right? A watered-down ver- Veteran unrestricted free agents with past must weigh the present against the future. investors, odds are that there will still sion of football where playing defense playoff experience and a reputation for reli- Trading away draft picks or young prospects be a Cromartie on the market. is all but prohibited, but still football. ability are exactly what every “buying” team in exchange for aging veterans is a gamble that Plus the AFL features some of the most looks for at the deadline, and Florida has risks gutting the organization of future talent. 6. Play Fantasy Undergrad: It won’t exciting team names in the history of no shortage. Besides Vokoun, forwards Marty After next Monday, we’ll likely be looking at replace the thrill of watching that late sports. 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Road Warriors h, the Champions League — that glorious, thrilling UEFA competition No. 13 Florida (RPI: 13, SOS: 12, Away/ that awaits every soccer fan coming Neutral Record: 9-2) out of the winter doldrums. It pits Athe best of each nation against each other, The Gators are sitting pretty at giving great teams from small leagues and the the top of a strong SEC thanks to an traditional giants alike a chance to showcase extremely impressive road record that their skills on the biggest stage. includes non-conference road victories Of course, it is always more likely that the over Florida State, Kansas State and No. giants will emerge victorious, and this year, 25 Xavier, as well as SEC wins against as the Round of 16 gets underway, I’d con- Tennessee and Georgia. The team gets sider Copenhagen, Valencia, Roma, Shakhtar strong production from all five start- Donetsk, Marseille, Schalke and Tottenham ers, with four players averaging double- Hotspur to have virtually no chance of winning digit points. Leading the team is junior the competition. Some of those are simply too guard Erving Walker, who averages 14.8 weak and ripe for early elimination (Roma, points and 3.3 assists per game. Marseille) while others are talented but too But what allows the Gators to excel inexperienced (Tottenham, Shakhtar). on the road is their post play. Senior That leaves Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, AC center Vernon Macklin — a transfer Milan, Lyon, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona, from Georgetown — and classmates Manchester United and Chelsea with a legit- Chandler Parsons and Alex Tyus are imate shot at the title. Of course, a small incredibly adept at finding high-per- problem emerges: Inter vs. Bayern, Lyon vs. centage shots, the type not easily affect- Real Madrid and Arsenal vs. Barcelona are all ed by an opposing crowd. As a group, first round matchups, meaning three of the they are averaging 30.9 points per game squads get eliminated right off the bat. on 51 percent shooting, which is much From those games, I’d go with Inter, Real of the reason Florida has the third-best Madrid and Barcelona. The Inter pick is rather field-goal percentage in the SEC. easy — Bayern has been up and down the Finally, the Gators are dominant whole season, and Inter has been re-ener- in clutch situations thanks to a vet- gized under new coach Leonardo. Madrid eran starting lineup that includes three and Barcelona, though, are much tougher seniors and a junior. Florida has gone to picks, especially given their mediocre results overtime twice away from home in key in the first legs of the round (Madrid: 1-1 Lyon; SEC matchups, and twice it has come Barcelona: 1-2 Arsenal). away with the victory. Do not expect Coaching here will be key. Madrid manager this team to ever be rattled in March. José Mourinho is a master at doing what is necessary to win, and Barcelona manager Pep No. 14 Connecticut (RPI: 15, SOS: 13, Guardiola not only is a first-class tactician, Away/Neutral Record: 7-4) but also has the greatest player in the world, Lionel Messi, at his disposal (not to mention While the Huskies’ road record may the leadership of defender Carles Puyol and not seem so impressive, the quality of his crazy hair). In the end, that’ll be enough for their wins is. UConn swept through the Spanish sides. the Maui Invitational with wins over So now there’s Inter Milan, AC Milan (who Wichita State, Michigan State and No. will beat Tottenham, even without that head-

22 Kentucky. It then took down No. 5 MCT butting, bat$%@! crazy Gennaro Gattuso), Texas in overtime in the Frank Erwin Justin Brownlee and St. John’s have racked up quality wins at home this season. But to win Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United Center. Since starting conference play, in the NCAA Tournament, teams must maintain their talent on the road as well. and Chelsea. Of these teams, Chelsea is by away wins have been harder to come far the easiest one to weed out. They will by, although the Huskies nearly pulled combined nine points. On the road, the Badgers are a bit skate past their easy first-round battle with out a win at Notre Dame, falling 73-70. There is no doubt that Missouri has of a different story. They have given Copenhagen, but after that, the age, slowness Undoubtedly the force behind a potent offense. Led by junior guard just about every Big 10 bubble squad a and lack of depth of their squad will really UConn’s potent road presence is Marcus Denmon’s 16.6 points per game, quality win, with losses to Penn State, show. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see them future lottery pick and dominant a host of other players in double digits Michigan State and Illinois. They also get embarrassed by four or five goals against junior guard Kemba Walker. Walker and an up-tempo attack, the Tigers are lost to UNLV and missed a great oppor- a team like Barcelona since they’ve shown averaged 30 points a game in Maui, fifth in the nation in points scored. tunity to get a quality win of their own about as much consistency this year as the hit a 30-foot 3-pointer and a game- But with the quick style of play come by falling to Notre Dame on a neutral Jabulani World Cup ball. winning jumper against Texas, and some problems. Often looking to get court. Most recently, Iowa (RPI: 166) That leaves only the Milan clubs, the has continued to average 22.9 points into a transition offense, Missouri took them to overtime before they man- Spanish giants and the Red Devils still per game through the season. Teams instead finds itself losing the battles aged to pull it out. standing. Yet I believe Inter, AC Milan and need stars like Walker to get wins deep on the boards. The team is 87th in the On paper, Wisconsin seems like it Manchester United will all fail for the same into March Madness. country at rebounding and plays just would make a great road team. The reason — an over-reliance on one creative Beyond Walker, the Huskies — much two forwards, both of whom are only Badgers have the nation’s second-best forward who masks age and lack of creativity like the Gators — excel on the boards. 6-foot-8. The second-chance points scoring defense and lead the country in the rest of the team. Players like Cambiasso, Led by sophomore Alex Oriakhi’s 8.5 allow other teams to keep up with the in points per possession, free-throw Zanetti, Gattuso, Seedorf, Giggs and Scholes rebounds per game, UConn is ninth Tigers’ high scoring. Kansas dropped percentage and turnovers per game. are stalwarts and great veterans, but they are in the country in rebounds per game 103 points on them, for example, while But in their road losses, they simply possession players now — they are no longer and seventh in offensive rebounds per Texas A&M had 91. have not been able to shoot the ball at the ones who make that marauding run or game. They also average 6.3 blocks, the The team also struggles in the a high percentage. In the six defeats, killer pass through the defense for the key fifth best in the country. Nothing takes turnover department, its high paced they have shot only 37.9 percent as goal. Ibrahimovic, Eto’o and Rooney are bril- the air out of an opposing crowd quite offense leading to mistakes and hand- a team. Senior Jon Leuer and junior liant strikers, but even they don’t have enough like a dominant block. ing the opposition opportunities to fire Jordan Taylor, the Badgers’ leading ability to power their teams to the title. UConn has a lot to worry about, up its crowd and take the Tigers out of scorers, have continued to produce So, in my estimation, Barcelona and Real including Walker’s attitude, head coach the game. points in these games, but have done Madrid will meet in the final. Guardiola vs. Jim Calhoun’s three-game suspension The Tigers have still yet to lose at so by taking a lot of shots. Mourinho, Messi vs. Ronaldo, Catalonia vs. and its shooting woes. But if the team Mizzou Arena, a perfect 16-0. But they will Despite its shooting problems, Madrid — El Clásico would play out on the can get it together, UConn might be not be playing in the Arena come March; Wisconsin still managed to have a lead grandest stage. And unfortunately for Los cutting down the nets. in fact, if they cannot turn it around, they in the second half of four of their six Merengues, I can’t see anything but a repeat will not be playing anywhere. losses. But its defense — the backbone of the meetings between these two teams Homebodies of Badger basketball — has faltered. In over the last three years — in other words, No. 12 Wisconsin (RPI: 18, SOS: 30, the second halves of their defeats, the an emphatic Barcelona victory. Madrid may No. 20 Missouri (RPI: 29, SOS: 69, Away/Neutral Record: 5-6) Badgers have given up an average of have Ronaldo and Mourinho, but Barcelona Away/Neutral Record: 5-6) eight more points than they did in the has the better team, and in the end, Messi The whole country knows Wisconsin first half, allowing multiple teams to and Co. will lift the European Cup for the Do not let the record fool you — was the team able to rally back from 15 make comebacks. third time in five years. things are much worse here than they down in the second half to upend the Obviously, the Badgers have a lot of look. The Tigers are 1-5 on the road in undefeated Ohio State. But that was in the qualities of a team that can make Big 12 play. The team lost to Colorado front of its home crowd, a crowd that a deep run into the tournament. But David McIntyre is a freshman who has yet by double digits. It beat Oregon (RPI: may or may not have spit on Buckeye without a true star, they may not be to declare a major. He can be reached at 124) and Iowa State (RPI: 147) by just a freshman Jared Sullinger. shining for very long. [email protected]. 16

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b y Ma t t Re p k a team deep into the playoffs. Daily Editorial Board In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Flyers are looking down at the competition, With February swiftly drawing to a close, in first place by nine points. The addition of the 30 NHL teams are beginning to look ahead Kris Versteeg on Feb. 14 was a big acquisition Withto the Stanley Cup tradeplayoffs just six weeks deadline away. for the club. But theylooming, also sit uncomfortably GMs mull roster shakeups For some teams, this is an exciting time, as close to the salary cap — too close to con- players and coaches prepare to make a final sider adding another player, although they push toward a playoff berth and a shot at the did make room by releasing winger Nikolai most famous trophy in sport. For others, it’s a Zherdev yesterday. time of uncomfortable realization — the bitter Big moves are already taking place in moment of truth when an organization must advance of Monday’s deadline madness. The concede that this is not, in fact, their year. Boston Bruins acquired Tomas Kaberle from This separation — into Cup contenders and the Toronto Maple Leafs in perhaps the biggest also-rans, playoff and non-playoff teams — trade so far. But to get Kaberle’s salary under will be most deeply felt this coming Monday. the cap, they had to move Blake Wheeler and The NHL trade deadline will freeze rosters Mark Stuart to the Atlanta Thrashers for Rich for the remainder of the year, giving general Peverley and Boris Valabik. managers a chance to tweak their personnel In another high-profile move, the one last time. Whether for an epic playoff push Pittsburgh Penguins acquired wingers James or a rebuilding year, this is the time when the Neal and Matt Niskanen from the Dallas Stars trade rumors are most compelling. at the cost of defenseman Alex Goligoski. Who’s buying and selling at the trade dead- Other teams, like the Washington Capitals, line? As a rule of thumb, the franchises best appear to be standing pat, seemingly com- positioned to make a long playoff run might fortable that their current roster will make it not be too quick to start tinkering with their in the playoffs. roster. After all, don’t fix what’s not broken. The Western Conference is a picture of par- MCT But some teams will be looking to further ity, with the seven teams between fifth and The Bruins recently traded for Toronto’s Tomas Kaberle in an attempt to boost their playoff chances. bolster their ranks with a boost of energy 11th place all within an incredible two points from outside — whether it’s adding an extra of each other. This will undoubtedly make willing “sellers” from the West at the deadline. in the East, with high-profile players out of stay-at-home defenseman, bringing in a cen- for a thrilling finish to the season, but it also Few clubs are prepared to throw in the towel contract next year, a fire sale is impending in ter to complement a high-scoring winger or heightens the implications of any deadline on this season. the Sunshine State. even shaking up the goaltending situation moves. With few Western teams definitively The same cannot be said for the Florida in search of the “hot hand” that can carry a out of the playoff picture, there will be fewer Panthers. Eight points out of the eighth seed see INSIDE THE NHL, page 14

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b y Al e x Ar t h u r Knicks fans a warm, fuzzy feeling. now have limited depth, only one Daily Staff Writer For almost three seasons, Eddy true center — Ronny Turiaf — and Curry has been one of Madison zero cap space, making their pur- After over half a season of specu- Square Garden’s greatest attractions suit of Chris Paul in summer 2012 lation and postulation, the NBA’s — but not on the court. Curry, in improbable. They also lost out on a mostBrushing compelling, well-scripted off and Nets, Carmelo at last findsspite of a hefty a contract,home seemed to inshot at DeronNew Williams, whoYork yester- overanalyzed piece of theater this have been embalmed in wax two day signed with the Nets. season has finally come to its con- summers ago. The Knicks were They now, however, have two clusion. ’MeloDrama is over. happy to get his expiring contract off starters from this past weekend’s The New York Knicks have com- their hands and he was shipped to All-Star Game who are both in their pleted their blockbuster deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who prime and whose respective styles of the Denver Nuggets, acquiring also acquired Anthony Randolph play don’t interfere with each other Anthony Carter, Shelden Williams and $3 million, while sending Corey in the way Wade’s and LeBron’s do. and former fan-favorite Renaldo Brewer to the Knicks. In today’s NBA, a team cannot Balkman. Oh, yeah — the Nuggets The gutting of the Knicks ros- expect to seriously compete with- also threw in Carmelo Anthony and ter, along with the departure of out two superstars. The Knicks now Chauncey Billups. the multimillion-dollar cheese- have that, regardless of the price, The trade has re-energized a burger albatross, has left both the and can work to build around a core Knicks fan base that has seen its Nuggets and the Knicks franchises of Carmelo and Amar’e Stoudemire team struggle over the last month, at particularly interesting cross- with smart decisions in free agency but the excitement did not come roads. From a basketball stand- and drafting role players to comple- cheap. To acquire New York’s new- point, both teams win. ment them. This leads, however, to est socialites — Anthony and his Previously held hostage by the next point. wife, LaLa Vasquez — the Knicks Carmelo, the Nuggets are now flush From an organizational stand- sent Wilson Chandler, Danilo with young assets, draft picks and point, the Knicks are serious losers Gallinari, Raymond Felton, plenty of room under the luxury in the aftermath of ’MeloDrama. Timofey Mozgov and three draft tax. While Carmelo’s departure most It was abundantly clear from day picks to the Nuggets. While experts likely drops them from playoff con- one that Carmelo had his mind are still debating whether this may MCT tention in the lottery, they have the set on being in New York, and only have been too high a price to pay The recent completion of the long-discussed trade of Carmelo Anthony to right building blocks to compete in New York. Had he had any interest for ’Melo, there is no doubt that the New York Knicks from the Denver Nuggets has brought much excite- a few years. one part of the trade is giving ment to New York fans. But did New York pay too steep a price? The Knicks, on the other hand, see INSIDE THE NBA, page 14

Women’s Swimming and Diving Inside NCAA Basketball Five swimmers named to All-Conference team Five members of the women’s swim- and finish third in the 200-yard medley ming and diving team earned All- relay. In addition, Greenwald came in Conference honors for their performanc- third in the 100-yard butterfly, while Hu es at the NESCAC Championships last placed second in the 100-yard breast- b y Et h a n St u r m the world, however, winning at home weekend. Recognition is given to the stroke and third in the 50-yard breast- Daily Editorial Board can only get you so far. While St. John’s top three finishers in each event at the stroke. Kono also placed second in the A look at teams poised tohas excel two home away games from left — home and even conference meet. 1,000-yard freestyle and third in the InIn the March, immortal words of road Dorothy, gets sweet to play its conference road tournament Senior tri-captain Megan Kono, junior 1,650-yard freestyle. “there’s no place like home.” on its home court — to win it all, a team Courtney Adams, sophomore KJ Kroetch Tufts swimmers set school records Just ask St. John’s. The Red Storm has to be able to take care of business on and freshmen Mia Greenwald and Jenny in the 200-yard medley relay, 1,000- has finally brought the magic back the road as well, as it takes six (or seven) Hu earned the honors. yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly and to Madison Square Garden, where it straight victories on neutral courts to Tufts placed third out of 11 schools 50-yard backstroke, in which Kroetch has knocked off No. 1 Duke, No. 4 take home the title come March. at the meet, which Williams hosted, placed 13th. Pittsburgh, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 11 As March Madness approaches and matching its highest point total of the The Jumbos had an impressive 17 Georgetown and No. 14 UConn — a you get ready to fill out your brackets, decade. Williams won its 11th-straight NCAA B-Cut qualifying times and will soon murderer’s row of college basketball just remember: What matters is not NESCAC title, followed by Amherst — learn which times are worthy of a trip to squads. Its performance has landed just who a team beats, but also where the Lord Jeffs’ third consecutive second- Tennessee for the NCAA Championships, the team in the top 25 for the first time they did it. place showing. which begin March 23rd. in over a decade and all but locked up So which teams just below the top Adams, Kroetch, Greenwald and Hu its first NCAA tournament appearance tier are poised to dominate away from teamed up to break a school record ——by Aaron Leibowitz since 2002. Unfortunately for the Red Storms of see NCAA, page 15