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Showers Read It First 70/53 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 38 Friday, November 1, 2013 TUFTSDAILY.COM Professor provides literacy education with tablets b y Da n a Gu t h organization founded by Massachusetts Daily Staff Writer Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Nicholas Negroponte. Maryanne Wolf, director of the Tufts “We made an ‘app map’ based on [the University Center for Reading and Language human brain],” Wolf said. “To get people Research and professor in the Eliot-Pearson involved, we’re teaching a course in technol- Department of Child Development, is ogy and literacy between Tufts, MIT and the combining neuroscience and education to Rochester Institute of Technology, and we develop solar-powered tablets that will help have people to help build more apps.” improve the literacy of children in remote The work has been a collaborative Ethiopian villages. effort involving researchers from the The tablets are part of the Global Tufts University Center for Reading and Literacy Project, a nonprofit organiza- Language Research, MIT Media Lab and tion that teaches the basics of literacy to Georgia State University. those with no access to formal education, Stephanie Gottwald, research coordina- according to Wolf. tor at the Center for Reading and Language Wolf described the tablet-based system Research, expressed excitement about the Courtesy Kyra Sturgill as a digital learning experience by which project’s potential to make a difference in The Tufts European Center in Talloires, France was recently ranked one of the best branch children with virtually no literate people Ethiopian communities. campuses in the nation. in their own communities can learn with- “This is a really ambitious project,” out teachers or instructions. The project Gottwald said. “It’s invigorating to think that, began one year ago after the Ethiopian through the collaboration of these amazing government suggested the idea. people, we could have such a huge impact Talloires program ranked “If we were successful and could reach within our lifetimes.” 100 million children, we would change the Wolf described one young boy who, after face of world poverty by 12 percent,” she losing his family, used his new technological among best branch campuses said. “That’s as big of a goal as I could have skills to find his place in the community. b y Abigail Fe l d m a n Program Coordinator at the Center in a lifetime.” “He was able to turn the Motorola Xoom Daily Editorial Board David Baum (LA ’09) explained that According to Wolf, the project currently [an Android-based tablet computer] on in the center in Talloires is meant to focuses on two impoverished communi- four minutes time, and then teach every- The Tufts European Center in provide students with a multicultural ties in Ethiopia — Wonchi and Wolonchete. body else,” she said. “He has a lot of sad- Talloires, France was this year perspective. About 40 children, all of whom have little to ness in his family, and through this experi- named one of the top branch cam- “[The campus] was given to Tufts to no access to water or school supplies, live in ence, he’s the village hero. He’s completely puses by the National Association of bring people together and to promote these two villages. transformed his life.” Branch Campus Administrators and international exchange,” Baum said. “These kids have never seen electric- The program’s biggest hurdle has been TheBestColleges.org. The Talloires program is so suc- ity, paper, nothing,” Wolf said. “They can a lack of funding, Wolf explained. The According to a Jan. 3 post on cessful because of the values and his- write on a tablet, but they’ve never had team, however, has successfully over- TheBestColleges.org, which ranked the tory associated with the priory itself, a pencil ... Still, they aren’t literate yet. come other challenges, such as handling Talloires program No. 6 among branch according to Administrative Director They’re just learning.” the children’s unfamiliarity with elec- campuses, the program provides qual- of the European Center Gabriella Wolf’s involvement with the program tronics, accommodating for their native ity cultural exploration and education- Goldstein. began with the development of tablet al opportunities, as well as a beautiful apps for One Laptop Per Child, a nonprofit see TABLET, page 2 setting in a former Benedictine priory. see TALLOIRES, page 2 Student groups SWAT, Parnassus strive to amp up literary scene on campus

b y So p h i e La i n g Malleck, a sophomore, said. “So we want to Contributing Writer hold workshops, story slams, chalking about our favorite literature.” The Spoken Word Alliance at Tufts (SWAT) This Wednesday evening, Parnassus and Parnassus, a recently formed literary members “chalked” in their favorite quotes, magazine, have joined the literary scene on lyrics or phrases on Tisch patio. Parnassus campus this semester. also collaborated with SWAT to hand out The Canon, the Tufts literary journal, printouts of free poems in Dewick-MacPhie wrote on its website that Tufts lacks a literary Dining Center. scene. The two newly formed groups, how- “It’s very much about including the entire ever, aim to build up that very presence. community in arts and writing,” Malleck said. Junior Ethan Wise, who acts as producer Malleck said that she expected more in of SWAT, elaborated on the sparse literary terms of literary outlets at a university like scene on campus. Tufts and that these types of events will “I guess what I would say is that I’ve yet to hopefully change that for the better. notice its presence, which is maybe indica- Despite the recent upswing in the activity tive of its presence,” Wise said. related to publications on campus, Leonna Publications currently on campus that Hill, a junior majoring in English, said that feature student-produced work include the the literary scene is still pretty quiet. Canon, Tufts Observer, Tufts Public Journal “To be honest I don’t think there is a and the Daily, among others. After los- big presence,” she said. “I’m an English ing its Tufts Community Union Judiciary major, and I don’t see English book clubs (TCUJ) recognition this spring, the Primary around campus as much as I see activism Source has recently returned to campus. clubs around.” Parnassus publishes poetry, fiction, non- Michael Downing, a lecturer in the fiction and photography. Department of English, said that hav- Jade Chan For The Tufts Daily Wise explained that the goal of SWAT is ing an active print publication commu- Students and members of SWAT gathered last Thursday in Crafts House for its inaugural to facilitate more literary events on cam- nity can be difficult in general, since open mic event, an evening of slam poetry. pus. Julia Malleck, founder of Parnassus, such publications have been suffering added that Parnassus will provide new in recent years due to competition with of all kinds right now. ... Having time to Sophomore Moira Lavelle, however, programming around campus as well. online literary outlets. produce it and then having some way of said the literary scene at Tufts is partly “We are aiming to be a literary magazine, “I think these things are very hard to making people think they are supposed why she made the decision to come here. but we also want to create a larger sort of lit- make a go of,” Downing said. “I think to be interested in the print version of erary and arts community surrounded by it,” the world is really hard on print material it — it’s a challenge.” see LITERARY, page 2

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see ARTS, page 3 see ARTS, page 3 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News | Features Friday, November 1, 2013 THE TUFTS DAILY Students aim to increase literary Talloires campus Ha n n a h R. Fi n g e rh u t Editor-in-Chief presence on campus broadens academ- Editorial LITERARY Lavelle sees room for improvement in continued from page 1 the linkages among groups on campus. ic experiences Jenna Buckle “When I was talking to my parents about “The Observer’s part is very different Melissa Wang my choices, I argued that we had the Daily, from the Canon’s part, and it’s very differ- TALLOIRES Managing Editors and the Observer, the Public Journal and ent from spoken word or from anything continued from page 1 the Canon and we had so many differ- else, and I think that is where our strength “It’s a different kind of place,” Abigail Feldman Executive News Editor Daniel Gottfried News Editors ent outlets,” Lavelle, a news writer for the is and where our potential lies in Tufts’ Goldstein said. “It’s an 11th century Victoria Leistman literary scene,” Lavalle said. “We have so Menghan Liu Observer, said. “And that was one of my old building that was given to Tufts Melissa Mandelbaum reasons for coming here.” many different outlets that if we all came with a very special purpose — to use Annabelle Roberts Mahpari Sotoudeh Although Lavelle thinks the literary scene together it could be even stronger.” it to make a better society ... It’s not Josh Weiner is visible, she also pointed out how it is not Senior Austin Berg, editor-in-chief of just the stones, the bricks. It has its Sarah Zheng Daniel Bottino Assistant News Editors yet a concrete and unified community. the Primary Source, disagreed, noting history, and it has its beautiful ideas Alexa Horwitz “I think [the literary scene] is very that there are multiple sides to every [and] messages, and we should use Hunter Ryan Denali Tietjen much alive but still struggling to attain issue that should be represented in print. it to make a world a better place a certain level of institutionalized struc- He said that he wished publications on eventually.” ture,” Lavelle said. “I think currently we campus would be less one-sided in their Goldstein explained that the donor, Shannon Vavra Executive Features Editor have a lot of disparate outlets.” presentation of issues. a man named Donald MacJannet, Lily Sieradzki Features Editors Charlotte Gilliland Wise echoed the sentiments that the “There’s not really one unified liberal was a 1916 graduate of the univer- Emily Bartlett Vicky Rathsmill literary scene is still in an abstract form. voice on campus,” he said. “I’d prefer to sity. When he donated the building to Emma Arnesty-Good Assistant Features Editors “The literary scene at Tufts is a really big, have a magazine that is adept on all sides Tufts in 1978, he left no conditions, Caitlin McClure Sabrina McMillin multi-faceted and disparate entity, if it’s of a political debate.” allowing the university to use it how- Julia McDaniel even a single entity, which I don’t know if I While Lavelle pointed out that there is ever they wanted. believe it is,” Wise said. “You have the Daily, a myriad of publications on the Hill, Berg “For those of us who remember you have the Canon, you have someone expressed doubt that there is real diversity [when MacJannet gave the building], Caroline Welch Executive Arts Editor Dan O’Leary Arts Editors that is starting a poetry literary magazine, present in these publications. it’s been such a pleasure and privilege Veronica Little you have SWAT, you have all of these other “[The Primary Source’s] goal is to pro- to be able to remember those values Drew Robertson Assistant Arts Editors Brendan Donohue things, but we are not unified under one vide a spotlight or a voice for marginalized and those ideas,” she said. “It makes Lancy Downs larger banner.” political voices on campus, namely like the a very rich experience to go there, to Grace Hoyt According to Lavelle, the perception conservative libertarian kids who had no have this history, to know the people that the literary scene is inactive here is an place to write previously,” Berg said. who gave us the building.” Alexander Schroeder Executive Sports Editor outdated one. Though he believes there are a small Part of the program’s success Marcus Budline Sports Editors Aaron Leibowitz “I don’t know why the perception is that number of students who are interested may have to do with the fact that, David McIntyre the literary scene doesn’t exist,” Lavelle in being a part of the literary scene on unlike other Tufts courses, classes Zachey Kliger Jake Indursky said. “I think it might be one of those campus, Berg said he feels that the current at Talloires relate directly to the sur- Claire Sleigh things where it didn’t exist five years ago literary scene fits the demand. rounding geography, Goldstein said. Kate Klots Matthew Berger and we still have that same rhetoric. It’s “I think [the literary scene] is small, but “When we offer courses in Tyler Maher Assistant Sports Editors like how we say that Lewis is still a gross it’s not out of line with the general popula- Talloires, we want them to be trans- Ross Dember Jason Schneiderman dorm, but it got redone; it’s no longer tion; it seems fitting to the small, tight knit formative experiences,” she said. Alex Connors ‘Dirty Lewis.’” community,” he said. “We want the courses to be con- Lavelle said that this perception of inac- When considering the small community nected to the region.” tivity contributed to the increase in the pro- of students who take creative writing class- In fact, Goldstein said, some of Elayne Stecher Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors gramming and groups related to literature es on campus as well, Downing said that he the most popular courses, such as Tom Chalmers this year. would like to see the energy and quality of “Flowers of the Alps” and a few litera- Matthew Crane Nick Golden “A lot of other things are popping up work being produced there extended into ture courses, allow students to explore Jehan Madhani Cartoonists more and more now because I think we’ve extracurricular outlets. the environment around Talloires. Keran Chen Denise Amisial been hearing the complaints that [the liter- “I think in that sense [there] is a much “You go and you stand there [in] Benjamin Boventer ary scene] doesn’t exist, even if that’s not more vibrant atmosphere and richer ground the field filled with these incredible Scott Geldzahler Editorialists for a more public literary scene than what is Susan Kaufman necessarily true,” Lavelle said. flowers,” she said. “You are doing it Anantya Sahney Despite the recent momentum that currently being explored,” Downing said. “I outside ... not watching them on the the literary community has shown, think there’s potential for a lot more.” slides. The French literature courses study the works that are written Kyra Sturgill Executive Photo Editor right there, so you can go to the Caroline Geiling Photo Editors John Hampson place where Lamartine wrote his Wan Jing Lee poem or where Rousseau wrote his Simone Backer Nick Pfosi Staff Photographers important works.” Zhuangchen Zhou Baum added that interaction is not Courtney Chiu Sofia Adams limited to courses and the region- al geography. Because the program is small, student and faculty get to Alexander Kaufman Executive New Media Editor know one another very well, he said. Phuong Ta New Media Editors “If students ... have questions, they Jake Hellman Barton Liang Assistant New Media Editor can go and find the professor right there and chat,” Baum said. “We see lots of faculty spending a lot of time there with students.” PRODUCTION This strong community makes up Elliot Philips for the challenging aspects of the Production Director program, such as the condensed semester course work and adapting Emily Rourke Executive Layout Editor to living so far away from home, Adrian Lo Senior Layout Editor Emma Arnesty-Good Layout Editors according to Goldstein. Jen Betts Shoshanna Kahne Courtesy Maryanne Wolf Another advantage is that the Daniel MacDonald Maryanne Wolf, director of the Tufts University Center for Reading and Language Research and Talloires program coordinators, Montana Miller Falcon Reese professor of child development, hopes to improve literacy in impoverished areas of Ethiopia. unlike those for study abroad pro- Reid Spagna grams, are very present in students’ Andrew Stephens Chelsea Stevens lives with their host family, she said. Maura McQuade Assistant Layout Editor “We know students, and we know Tablet program to expand to more families,” Goldstein said. “Whenever they have problems, we like always Jamie Hoagland Executive Copy Editors Julia Russell fixing things.” Anna Haugen Copy Editors communities Adrienne Lange A drawback of the program, she Drew Lewis TABLET the tablet to allow for more child-driven said, is the fact that it may be unavail- Annaick Miller Vidya Srinivasan continued from page 1 and child-centered learning.” able to many students who cannot Marina Shtyrkov language of Oromo and navigating cul- The tablets are also being utilized local- afford it. Goldstein hopes to improve Hadley Gibson Assistant Copy Editors Patrick Schulman tural differences. ly in Georgia and Alabama to bolster oral this in the future. Rachel Salzberg “They’ve never seen a bathroom. There’s language skills among preschool children, “I know the cost is above what stu- Tori Porter no such thing as a lamp. There are all these Gottwald noted. dents paid to come to Tufts,” she said. things we’ve taken for granted, concepts “We are in discussion to establish at least “From my perspective, it’s so impor- they’ve never encountered,” Wolf said. a half dozen more sites by 2014,” she said. tant for Americans to leave America. I Hamid Mansoor Executive Online Editor “Even animals, like sea animals, or the “If we get funding, we would like to think raising money to help students concept of swimming ... It’s a completely give them tablets to see if that would help do that is really important.” different mindset.” them supplement what they’re doing in Goldstein believes that the faculty BUSINESS Gottwald may soon extend the tablet the classroom,” Wolf added. at Talloires represents the best of Daphne Wu technology to South Africa, where she Wolf will next week address Pope Francis the university. Executive Business Director could teach potential instructors how to at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in “I think the reason students come connect with groups of 60 to 100 students. Vatican City about the goals and accom- back and talk about it is because Li Liang Receivables Manager “Through this program, we have built plishments of the project. they feel that,” she said. “They know the relationships to entertain the thought She hopes the meeting will result in we care about their success and care P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 of deploying the tablet project in South increased support for her initiatives. about their experiences.” 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] Africa, [where] most children only have “This pope can bring us together in access to schools with very limited resourc- a systematic effort,” Wolf said. “He can Yunan Zhang contributed reporting es,” Gottwald said. “What we hope is for help us.” to this article.

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Interview | Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari discusses growing older, political correctness

b y Me l i s s a Wa n g standup, I really just enjoyed it rible person, but ultimately that Daily Editorial Board and wanted to get better at it in [specific] joke is about how I’d a way that you would want to get be scared to have a kid because I Aziz Ansari, an actor and better at playing guitar or some- would be so scared for the safety comedian most known for his thing like that ... I never really of my kids. And that’s a scary starring role in NBC’s “Parks thought of that as an end goal. thought to me, how parents let and Recreation” (2009-present), their kids run around in the mall recently spoke with the Daily in TD: This particular special, by themselves and things like a press conference call to pro- [“Buried Alive”], is personal, that. Ultimately, it’s an anti-child mote his standup comedy spe- especially the first part where molester joke. cial, “Buried Alive,” which pre- you talk about family and love. miered this morning on Netflix. Did you really want to explore TD: In “Buried Alive,” you talked In “Buried Alive,” which was that side of you, and did you con- a lot about what it’s like to grow filmed at the Merriam Theatre sider treating it this time almost older. Now that you’ve been 30 in Philadelphia this past April, as a kind of therapy? for over half a year, do you find Ansari jokes about his fears of yourself slowly changing some adulthood and parenthood as he AA: Well, it just kind of came of your viewpoints on adult- turns 30 years old. about organically. I [talk about] hood and parenthood that you whatever is going on in my life, expressed in “Buried Alive?” The Tufts Daily: What is it about whatever is in my head, and standup that still does it for you, this time it was kind of heavi- AA: Yeah, I mean ... when I that keeps you doing it? er things dealing with life and wrote this stuff, it was two years babies and marriage and stuff. ago now, you know? By the time Aziz Ansari: I just think standup And that’s just kind of what you write it, then [perform it], is a very unique art form. It’s so happened. then film it and edit it, and it singular ... I enjoy acting, and I like gets in the hands of the Netflix doing “Parks” and stuff. But again, TD: Early on in the special, you people and they do all their it’s like a platform where I can make a joke about child molest- stuff, it ends up being a long really discuss whatever I want to ers, and a lot of people have got- time. And yes, definitely my discuss my viewpoints on things. ten [criticized for] saying things views have changed a little bit that were decidedly not politi- here and there, but I generally TD: Was there a pivotal moment cally correct on stage. How do still have that fear ... I think I’m in your life — a meaningful, you decide how far you can push more comfortable with the idea important moment in life —when the envelope, and do you think of like, “Oh, it’s totally fine if I you realized that you could be people are more sensitive or less want to wait and do the stuff funny for a living? sensitive now to [material] that’s later in life.” There’s no reason David Shankbone via Flickr Creative Commons considered taboo? to have a ticking clock, and I Comedian Aziz Ansari says his material for ‘Buried Alive’ was inspired by AA: No, not really. I just got start- don’t have any like, “Oh, at this his feelings about getting older. ed doing standup with the intent AA: I think you have to take that age, I want to get married. At of just trying to get good at stand- all case by case and ... any joke I this age, I want to have kids” or live your life the same way if up, and then eventually all these do, I kind of do a case by case to any of that stuff. AA: Nothing. It’s the same. I you want. other things started happening see if it makes sense. Bad jokes ... mean ... the only thing I miss and I was able to make a living if you took things out of context TD: And then what do you miss is being able to say you’re in This interview has been edited and doing it. But when I started doing ... they make me seem like a hor- most about being in your 20s? your 20s. Other than that, you abridged from its original version.

Concert Review Fitz and the Tantrums deliver poor showmanship at House of Blues

b y Ni k a Wa k u l i c h Ko r c h o k Walls,” their show had a slow, tentative Contributing Writer start that was saved only by the power- ful energy of lead female singer Noelle Fitz and the Tantrums and Capital Scaggs. Unfortunately, lead male vocal- Cities drew large crowds to the House of ist Michael Fitzpatrick gave weak song Blues on Monday night. Throughout the introductions and struggled to move the concert, the bands exhibited two stage concert along. The band’s set was clearly presences as different as their songs. controlled by Scaggs — the ringleader of Capital Cities, whose meteoric rise in the show — while Fitzpatrick appeared recent years is due to their single “Safe to move aimlessly around the stage. and Sound,” delivered a performance The band chose to play well-composed that diverged from the typical elec- songs, but they were rarely well deliv- tro, neo-pop sound that characterizes ered. “Get Away” nearly reached Muse- their major hit. During the show, the like power with a healthy dose of back- group brought a pink bass and purple ground synth, but it ultimately missed trombone onstage to complement the the mark. “House is On Fire” also had a lead vocals of songwriting duo Ryan promising introduction from Fitzpatrick Merchant and Sebu Simonian. These and Scaggs, but soon disappointed with extra elements, combined with drum- its low energy. mer Channing Holmes’ beats, produced One couldn’t help but think that the a strange, intoxicating sound. Wavering band was lacking in originality, espe- somewhere between blues-rock, elec- cially when they used songs like the tro-pop, dance and soul, Capital Cities Eurythymics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made wove seductive brass hooks between Of This)” as a crowd energizer, but cleverly-worded melodies — all with a neglected to add their own personal spin. stage presence that was as electric as Despite these shortcomings, it was still the giant neon sunglasses glowing in fairly evident that the band possesses the background during the show. potential, particularly when they played Capital Cities played to the dance-mu- their hit “Out of My League.” As Scaggs sic taste of their target audience, mostly Nika Korchok for the Tufts Daily gratefully said to the Boston crowd, “It is comprising young adults. Simonian, Funky and fun, Capital Cities stole the show opening for Fitz and the Tantrums. ... people like you who have made it a hell whose facial hair is almost as remarkable of a year for this band.” Indeed, it’s been a as his command of the stage, treated Their performance managed to capture band’s closing number — an extended, successful year for Fitz and the Tantrums, the audience to equal parts sass and the feeling of a unique listening experi- dynamo version of “Safe and Sound” — who had a string of late night talk show sweetness. His raw, devious charm was ence in the best way possible. Whether was sure to convince any listener of Capital performances and released a new infectious — the perfect introduction to it was raucous dance-powered hits like Cities’ talent. Their finale, received by an that displayed promise. each of the band’s songs. It’s true that “Kangaroo Court” or harder rock anthems enthusiastic audience waving articles of But that was all that the concert deliv- Capital Cities tends to lack stage move- like “I Stole My Bed, But Not My Stereo,” the clothing in the air and screaming lyrics, ered: promise. Falling flat, Fitz and the ment — but though they don’t have One band demonstrated their knack for diver- was the icing on the cake. Tantrums could take a note from Capital Direction-esque dance moves, the audi- sity, all the while maintaining an overarch- Fitz and the Tantrums did not even Cities and fine tune their performance. ence didn’t expect those same antics. ing cohesive sound. And if their electronic, remotely measure up to the same level of Overall, Capital Cities seems to have an The sexy walk of the trombone player, slowed-down version of the Bee Gees’ 1977 showmanship, stage presence and musi- exciting future ahead of them, while Fitz who strutted around like a young Miles hit “Stayin’ Alive” didn’t deliver a funky cal ability of their opener. Although they and the Tantrums must work fast to avoid Davis, was enough to entertain any fan. enough vibe for concert-goers, then the began with a crowd favorite, “Break the getting left in the dust by newer bands. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Friday, November 1, 2013 Friday, November 1, 2013 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Comics 5

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WOMEN’S SOCCER the scoring at 3-2. Despite the loss, the Jumbos left the game continued from page 8 “We gave them a little too much space to knowing they will be able to compete with Bowdoin again in mesh,” junior defender Catharine Greer play with,” Whiting said of the goal. “Within the Polar Bears in the playoffs. Jumbossaid. “Today, the whole looking team had a lotfor of 25quick yards, we have turnaround to defend a little tighter. in “We playoff have to play strong rematch and not make the Tufts set to face energy, and we really came together.” We held off too much.” mistakes we made [yesterday],” Greer said. Senior tri-captain forward Anya For the remaining 20 minutes, Bowdoin “It was evident that [even] with the mistakes MEN’S SOCCER Kaufmann almost put Tufts ahead in the changed to a conservative defense to prevent they made, we were unable to finish.” continued from page 8 47th minute, but a diving McCarthy pre- any kind of counter-attack from Tufts. When Tufts enters the NESCAC playoffs seeded freshman goalkeeper Noah Safian delivered a vented Kaufmann from adding to her team- the Jumbos were able to get the ball up the No. 6, while Bowdoin has captured the con- firstshort goal kickround that stayed on the Polar Bears’ leading total. Eight minutes later, Bowdoin field, they were forced to the sidelines. ference’s No. 3 spot. The last time these side of the field. Majumder promptly won the sophomore Kiersten Turner received a pass This worked in Bowdoin’s favor, as the two teams met in the postseason, Bowdoin ball from the Bowdoin defender and quickly from senior Molly Popolizio and rocketed a Polar Bears relied on their tall, physical advanced in penalty kicks after a double- flicked it up the field toward junior tri-captain shot on goal. Wright made the difficult save, defenders to keep most of the Jumbos’ overtime 0-0 tie in the 2008 quarterfinals. midfielder Kento Nakamura. but the rebound took a bounce in favor of crosses from reaching their intended tar- Saturday’s first-round match will be played Nakamura delivered a perfect through the Polar Bears. Turner buried the ball into gets. For the final stretch of the game, at Bowdoin at 1:30 p.m. ball past the Polar Bears’ last defender, the empty net to give Bowdoin a 2-1 lead. Tufts — unable to penetrate the Bowdoin- Whiting’s mentality going into the which found junior tri-captain forward Max Continuing the back-and-forth theme of filled 18-yard box — was left to fire shots playoffs is simple. Hoppenot in stride streaking toward the box. the game, Tufts responded by pressuring from 20-plus yards out, doing little to “Our goal is to play as many games as we Safian broke from his line in a last-ditch effort Bowdoin. In the 63rd minute, McCarthy challenge McCarthy. can,” she said. to stop the Jumbos’ attack, but in a display of went out of the 18-yard box to play a long quick brilliance, Hoppenot popped the ball pass, only to see freshman Jess Capone clos- over an oncoming Safian and watched as it ing fast on her. McCarthy’s clear was knocked trickled into the goal before the goalkeeper down by Capone, who deflected the ball to had a chance to recover. junior Victoria Stoj. With McCarthy out of Tufts finished the match with an 11-9 position, Stoj calmly passed it into the net to advantage in shots and denied Bowdoin tie the game at 2-2. any legitimate scoring chance after the 50th The final 25 minutes became physical, minute. With the win, the Jumbos finished with both teams fighting hard for every the regular season at 8-5-1 overall and 6-4 in 50-50 ball and the forwards continually the NESCAC. pressing in hopes of pressuring the oppo- Bowdoin will return to Kraft Field again on nent’s backline into a costly mistake. Saturday, as the Polar Bears will try to avenge This strategy would ultimately work in their loss against the Jumbos in the first round Bowdoin’s favor in the 70th minute. After of the NESCAC tournament. Tufts was unable to clear the ball, Bowdoin “We’ve played well all year at home, and sophomore Audrey Phillips gathered the having home field advantage for the first ball on the top of the 18-yard box and found round gives us the support of our fans and herself with space. She took a quick dribble, forces Bowdoin to come back to our field, scanned the field and unleashed a hard, where they just lost,” Majumder said. “Playing left-footed line drive that settled into the Bowdoin right after beating them makes us opposite side’s bottom corner. Wright had Courtesy Bill Cotter even hungrier to send them home again, neither the time nor the angle to make a Junior Victoria Stoj scored Tufts’ second goal of the Wednesday matchup against Bowdoin, like we did last year in the first round of the diving attempt at the shot that capped off but it would not be enough, as the Polar Bears took the final regular season game, 3-2. NESCAC tournament.”

Elephants in the Room If someone made a movie about you and Best quote from a Last movie you saw Favorite movie snack your team, what would Favorite sports movie sports movie in theaters the title be?

Anya Kaufmann “If you can dodge Senior tri-captain She’s the Man a wrench, you can Kick-Ass 2 Classic buttered popcorn Big Booty ‘Bos Women’s Soccer dodge a ball.”

“He’s on his final hole. He’s about 455 yards John Wawer away, he’s gonna Snow Caps and popcorn, The Life and Times of Junior Space Jam hit about a 2 iron, I Star Trek Into Darkness plus a little orange soda the Motley Crew Golf think.” - Caddyshack

Lauren Creath The TUXC critters: Senior tri-captain Brink! - the Disney Coach Taylor’s “Clear Gravity in 3D Cereal Grass miles and Women’s Cross Channel original eyes, full hearts, can’t themed lifts lose.” Country

Xavier Frey “If you build it, he Sophomore Caddyshack will come.” - Field of We’re the Millers Popcorn - salt and Pride Football Dreams butter

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b y Ro ss De m b e r the game, Tufts was able to take Daily Editorial Board advantage of fresh legs and favor- Jumbos end regularable matchups to keep the ball in The women’s soccer team their opponent’s territory. dropped its final regular sea- “Our forwards this year are very seasonson match to Bowdoin, with 3-2, on nail-biterathletic and very dynamic,” coach Wednesday at Kraft Field in a pre- Martha Whiting said after the game. view of Saturday’s first-round play- “They play off of each other well off match. If this past game was any and are creating a lot of opportuni- indication, Saturday’s match could ties for themselves.” be a 90-minute classic. The Jumbos This was evident with three ended their regular season with a minutes remaining in the first half, 5-5-0 in-conference record and an when the Jumbos were finally able 8-6-0 record overall. to take advantage of their attack. The game started at a slow pace, Senior Amanda Neveu placed her with neither team getting a shot corner kick in a crowd of players, on goal in the first 10 minutes. In forcing Bowdoin’s sophomore goal- the 13th minute, the Polar Bears keeper Bridget McCarthy to try and struck first. Junior Abby Einwag punch the ball out. But it skidded Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily took the ball up the left sideline off her fingers, allowing freshman Junior tri-captain Kento Nakamura made the assist on the winning goal scored by junior tri-captain Max and found sophomore Jamie Robin Estus to finish and tie the Hoppenot, leading Tufts to a 1-0 victory over Bowdoin in the last game of the regular season. Hofstetter. Hofstetter had time to game going into the second half. slide the ball past senior goalkeeper Carrying over the momentum, Kristin Wright to the far side to put the Jumbos came out strong in Bowdoin up 1-0. the second half, forcing the Polar The Jumbos responded, out- Bears to play on their heels with shooting the Polar Bears 8-4 in the an all-out attack. first half and moving the ball well “I think we are all starting to against Bowdoin’s tough defense. b y Za c h e y Kl i g e r two big conference shutout wins It was an evenly matched first Rotating in forwards throughout see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 7 Daily Editorial Board proves to ourselves and everybody half, with Bowdoin slightly out- Tufts edges outelse that weBowdoin can handle adversity shooting 1-0 Tufts, to 4-3. Neither side The men’s soccer team earned a and win games when we need to.” was able to put one in the net, Sailing home-field berth for the first round History was on the Jumbos’ as the teams entered intermission secureof the NESCAC playoffs home after con- side game entering Tuesday’s in matchup. quarterfinals deadlocked 0-0. secutive 1-0 victories over NESCAC Last year, the two teams met in Early in the second half, the rivals Hamilton and Bowdoin. the exact same situation, with a Polar Bears had one of their best Coming off its first three-match home-field berth in the quarterfi- opportunities of the match when losing streak since 2010, Tufts knew nals of the conference champion- a Jumbos’ foul deep in their own b y St e v e n He f t e r “Last weekend, most if not all of the fate of its season rested in the ship on the line in the final regular territory produced a free kick from TuftsSenior faces Staff Writer adversethe venues conditions were very windy,” sophat- outcome of the regular season’s season match. The Jumbos edged roughly 25 yards out. Bowdoin omore Casey Gowrie told the Daily final two matches. the Polar Bears in that contest, sophomore midfielder Kiefer Brown The co-ed and and women’s Conn. sailing in College an email. “We had well over 20 On Saturday, the Jumbos trav- 2-1, and went on to defeat them Solarte delivered a strike towards teams competed in seven events knots by the end of the day at Roger eled to Hamilton and did what no three days later in the conference the top crossbar, but Greenwood collectively over the weekend. Williams, which makes the racing a team has done in over a year: beat tournament, 3-0. timed his leap perfectly and The most prestigious event for the lot more exciting, but difficult.” the Continentals on their home But Bowdoin entered this year’s snatched the ball from the air co-ed team was the Sherman Hoyt Sommi also commented on turf. On Tuesday, Tufts returned matchup on a six-match winning before it had a chance to cross the Trophy held at Brown University, the challenge of sailing when the home to take on the hottest team streak. Still, the Jumbos knew that goal line. while the Stu Nelson Trophy at weather is inclement. in the NESCAC and dealt Bowdoin if they could play tough in the back Following Bowdoin’s set piece Conn. College was the headliner “The conditions everywhere their first loss since Sept. 14. and make the Polar Bears work for opportunity, Tufts would gen- for the women’s team. were intense, with very strong “Winning these last two games every chance, they could pull out a erate almost all of the scoring At the Sherman Hoyt Trophy, breezes on Saturday,” she said. “It was so important because it gives victory. Tufts executed this formula chances throughout the rest of the Jumbos finished fifth out of 18 made for a very challenging week- us momentum and confidence flawlessly. Bowdoin had its share of the match. The Jumbos finally boats. In the A division, senior tri- end both mentally and physically heading into the postseason,” chances early, but freshman goal- capitalized on one of Bowdoin’s captain skipper Will Haeger and for every sailor on our team.” freshman midfielder Nathan keeper Scott Greenwood was solid few defensive mistakes. senior crew Paula Grasberger led The Jumbos tried to cope with Majumder said. “After a few losses throughout the match, denying all In the 81st minute, Bowdoin Tufts for races 1-6 and 9-12, while the tough conditions by maintain- that we knew could’ve been wins, four shots on goal en route to his sophomore Colin Meade crewed ing high speeds, so as to not let the finishing the regular season with ninth shutout of the year. see MEN’S SOCCER, page 7 for Grasberger in races 7-8. The wind guide their boats. At the same group came in third place in the A time, they were cautious to stay on division. In the B division, senior tri- the course. Field Hockey captain skipper David Liebenberg “It was important to keep the and senior tri-captain Kathleen boat powered up and going fast Jumbos secure second seed in NESCAC playoffs with victory Kwasniak sailed for Tufts. for as long as possible,” Gowrie The women’s team did not have said. “Also, avoiding mistakes was The No. 3 field hockey team Sophomore defender Alexandra hard shot that hit the post and the same success at the Stu Nelson key because heavier wind tends took the next step towards Jamison inserted a penalty cor- ricocheted away. Trophy, which is traditionally a dif- to amplify those mistakes, and defending its national title on ner with senior All-American After the Polar Bears had anoth- ficult race due to the tough compe- you can lose a lot of boat lengths Wednesday afternoon, defeating center midfielder Emily Cannon er shot blocked, Tufts returned tition. Tufts came in 17th place out because of them.” the No. 2 Bowdoin Polar Bears waiting on the 16-meter circle. to the attack and finally broke of 18 teams. Competing in the A Tufts did, however, capture two 1-0 in front of a home crowd on Cannon received the ball and through. Junior forward Brittany division were freshman MaryClaire victories at two of its less presti- senior night. The teams entered fired a shot at Bowdoin’s junior Norfleet wound up for a shot Kiernan skippering and sophomore gious regattas this weekend. The the regular season finale with netminder Hannah Gartner, but that was deflected by a Bowdoin Kate Wasynczuk crewing. Racing wins came at the Central Series 6 at identical 8-1 NESCAC records, Gartner charged out of the cage defender, but Terveer was able in the B division were sophomore Boston College and the Peak Foliage including losses to No. 7 Amherst to make a kick-save and prevent to collect the ball and put the skipper Amanda Sommi and fresh- Invitational at the University of New College, but the victory secured the go-ahead score. Jumbos on the board with the man crew Julia Fuller. Hampshire. In the Peak Foliage Tufts’ position as the No. 2 seed With less than a minute left, first score of the contest. “As a whole, we were not too Invitational, the Jumbos were in the NESCAC tournament, Bowdoin challenged again. Terveer’s ball, her first goal of happy with our performance as a represented by sophomore Rolfe which begins this weekend. This time, junior forward Emily the season, ultimately turned out women’s team this past weekend,” Glover and freshman Liz Fletcher During the first half, the Jumbos Simonton took aim at the cage, to be the deciding score. In the Sommi told the Daily in an email. in the A division and sophomores and Polar Bears traded possession. but her shot was blocked and final minutes, Bowdoin drew a “It was a very competitive regatta in Nicholas and Joshua Pfosi in the B Sophomore midfielder Rachel the Jumbos were able to play series of penalty corners as the challenging conditions, but we did division. Terveer took Tufts’ first shot, send- out the final seconds of the half Polar Bears worked to knot the not really achieve the outcome that Two Tufts teams competed at ing a ball wide of the cage just without relinquishing a score. score and force overtime. But we were looking for.” the Central Series 6, finishing in after the four-minute mark. Over Coming out of the intermis- Tufts’ defense remained com- Despite the result, the future first and second place out of 16 the course of the next 10 minutes, sion, Bowdoin quickly earned posed, and Keenan stepped up of the program looks promising: teams. The first-place team was led Bowdoin returned to its offensive a series of threatening penalty to make a save on first-year mid- Nine out of the 12 members of by senior skipper Ben Weigel, junior end, earning the first penalty cor- corners, inserted by senior co- fielder Mettler Growney in the the women’s team are freshmen crew Hannah Duggan and fresh- ner of the contest and sending captain forward Katie Riley. closing minutes, preserving the or sophomores. man crew Sam Gates in the A divi- a series of shots at Tufts’ junior The Polar Bears’ efforts were shutout and the victory. “All four Tufts sailors at this event sion, and by junior skipper Viktor keeper Bri Keenan. Each time, fruitless, however, and the Next, the Jumbos will host the were underclassmen, so I am great- Wettergren and freshman crew however, the Jumbos’ defense Jumbos worked to turn the seventh-seeded Williams Ephs, a ly looking forward to how the team Alexander Tong in the B division. managed to block the shot, keep- tide in their favor. rematch of their Oct. 19 victory, can develop and improve in the Both sailing teams added sub- ing the game deadlocked at 0-0. Ten minutes into the second in the first round of the confer- future,” Sommi said. stantial race experience over the With just five minutes remain- stanza, Jamison sent in another ence tournament. The weather conditions over the weekend, something that should ing in the opening period, the penalty corner. Senior co-cap- weekend were not kind to the sail- help them — especially in tough Jumbos worked to piece togeth- tain forward Chelsea Yogerst ors, as heavy winds made it difficult conditions — throughout the fall er a strong offensive possession. received the ball and launched a —by Kate Klots for the boats to stay on track. and spring seasons.