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Sunny Read It First 54/34 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 45 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Horowitz criticizes liberal professors Committee rescinds b y Em i l y Ma r e t s k y Daily Editorial Board informal invitation to David Horowitz, a conservative writer and activist, spoke last night in Barnum Hall about academic freedom and liberal biases in higher b y Ro b Si l v e r b l a t t essary in order to avoid the education, telling an audience of Daily Editorial Board appearance of impropriety, around 40 that liberal professors their decision has prompt- across the country are indoctrinat- The organizer for a Tufts ed doubts about the limits ing students with their ideology. conference on medical of administrators’ freedom Horowitz is the founder and stafferresearch ethics has for recused Sen.since the blanketGrassley ban would president of the David Horowitz himself from planning the prevent even those adminis- Freedom Center, which publishes event after his committee trators who wanted to par- FrontPage Magazine, a conservative rescinded an informal invita- ticipate from speaking at the online news and political journal. tion to a congressional staffer symposium. His lecture, sponsored by over a potential conflict of “It basically raises the ques- the Tufts Republicans, centered interest. tion of, ‘What kind of aca- around many themes from his Professor Sheldon Krimsky demic freedom do the admin- book “One-Party Classroom: How decided to remove himself istrators have?’” Krimsky said. Radical Professors at America’s Top Dilys Ong/Tufts Daily from the event after the uni- “In the faculty, a diversity of Colleges Indoctrinate Students and David Horowitz, founder of the David Horowitze Freedom Center, speaks on versity-wide Committee on ideas is considered to be a Undermine Our Democracy,” pub- the issues of academic freedom. Ethics backed away from its plus; it may not be the case lished earlier this month. plan to invite Paul Thacker, for administrators.” In collecting research for his are taught by leftist faculty members demic class,” he said, arguing that an investigator for U.S. Sen. Krimsky, the co-chair of book, Horowitz said, he identified who espouse only their liberal ide- the course did not teach about Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), to the ethics committee and a and studied 150 so-called “indoc- ologies to students. types of revolutions, their benefits speak at the May symposium. professor of urban and envi- trination courses” at 12 universities “You can’t get a good education or their costs. “It doesn’t examine The committee, which ronmental policy and plan- across the country. if you’re only hearing half the story,” the subject.” is sponsoring the sympo- ning, initially got a green light These classes, he said, present he said. “Students who suffer most Horowitz also referenced for- sium, made its decision after from fellow planners to pur- opinions as if they were scientific are liberal or left-wing; they don’t mer Harvard University President university officials, citing sue Thacker, but Grassley’s facts. challenge their beliefs … If you’re Lawrence Summers’ resignation Grassley’s investigation into announcement last month “Until 30 years ago, education not liberal and speak out in class, after making two remarks that a Tufts researcher, informed that he was investigating a was driven by teachers who were you had better be able to defend clashed with liberal ideology. the body that they would not Tufts researcher interrupted driven to teach [students] how to yourself.” According to Horowitz, Summers’ allow administrators to par- the process. think, instead of what to think,” Horowitz offered an example statement that women have lower ticipate in the event should After learning about the Horowitz said. “It used to be that of a class taught at the University mathematical ability than men was Thacker attend. university’s position, the eth- you were taught how to formulate of California, Santa Cruz about a perfectly intellectual statement “I felt that my position as an ics committee voted to take an argument and left on your own how to organize an anti-capitalist backed up by research, and it only organizer was compromised,” back its informal arrange- [to make] opinions.” revolution. Krimsky told the Daily. “[It] ment with Thacker in favor of Horowitz said that many classes “This is not a legitimate aca- see HOROWITZ, page 2 put me in a really awkward having administrators speak position, and I thought the at the symposium. best thing to do was to with- Although Tufts officials draw from organizing.” forced the committee to Students on housing waitlist While Tufts officials maintain that the move was nec- see ETHICS, page 2 The Office of Residential Life and and closing the lottery, a student according to King, the main Learning’s (ResLife) claim that it was came in seeking housing. This was reason that students end up on the able to fully meet student demand the first student put on the waitlist. waitlist is because their plans for at the lottery earlier this month was The waitlist was about 20 stu- off-campus housing fall through, met with contention after several dents long last week, according to at which point they turn to ResLife students reported they were wait- King, and that number has since for on-campus options. Students listed for housing. grown to about 25 and could away from campus on personal or resLife Director Yolanda King increase still. medical leave also occasionally seek told the Daily last week that her Even so, this year’s numbers still housing after the lottery. office was able accommodate all bode better for students than in King anticipates that her office will housing applicants during the lot- prior lotteries, since it is “small be able to empty the waitlist after tery, which ran from March 3-5 in list compared to years past,” King students who will study abroad next the Gantcher Center, but this week said. The housing waitlist is usually year cancel their housing, which they said that since then, a waitlist has about 50 to 75 students long, and must do by April 30. sprung up. in the past, a lengthy list has often Just as ResLife was packing up formed at the lottery itself. —by Carter Rogers

b y Al e x a n d r a Bo g u s a n d Community Union (TCU) President familiar to individual students.” Da v i d St e r n Duncan Pickard. The centerpiece of the week’s Daily Editorial Board “We really wanted to … address programming will be Dean of Arts Class Week, LCS eventsclass from to a take number place of different over and Sciencesnext Robertfew Sternberg’sdays Tufts’ first-ever Class Week is angles,” Pickard said. “Class is some- town hall forum on socioeconomic taking place this week with events thing that we as a society don’t talk class at Tufts. The forum, which designed to provoke discussion on about and certainly that manifests will take place on Wednesday, will socioeconomically charged issues itself on campus.” feature professors, administrators that affect student life both on and Pickard said the programming and students. off campus. is particularly timely in light of the Freshman senator Jimmy Zuniga, The programming will look to increasing financial difficulties stu- one of the forum’s student panel- link economic phenomena with dents and families are facing during ists, hopes the event will help break social matters such as gender, edu- the economic crisis. As a result, he down barriers. Stonyfield Farm CEO visits Tufts cation and political stereotypes, and is seeking to tailor the events to stu- “I know that class is often will kick off today with a speech dent interest. uncomfortable to talk about, but Emily Eisenberg/Tufts Daily by Education Lecturer Steve Cohen “I hope that the campus will just what is always surprising is how Hillel’s Moral Voices brought Gary Hirshberg, who serves as the at noon in Braker 222. Cohen will be more aware of the way that class unwilling so many people are to president, chairman and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, to campus talk about the role of social class in functions in our society and on talk about these things,” he said. “I last night. Hirshberg talked about corporate responsibility and influencing the type of education campus specifically,” Pickard said. think the benefits outweigh the dis- brought along free samples from his company, which produces students receive. “The purpose of each event is to try comfort … and from discussion we organic yogurt. Class Week is part of the Class to address those issues in a way that Project, an initiative headed by Tufts is most interesting, comfortable and see THEMED WEEKS, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections Senior Sofia Nelson The women’s tennis works to promote and team sailed past two News 1 Op-Ed 9 help educate others on NESCAC opponents in Features 3 Comics 10 transgender issues on its first home matches Arts & Living 5Classifieds 11 campus. of the spring season. Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back

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Police Briefs Crime wave sweeps off-campus houses b y Da v e St e r n male with curly hair and of medi- please take a moment to review Eye spy had been removed from her Daily Editorial Board um height. suggested safety tips to help pre- purse. She was missing credit TUPD Sgt. Robert McCarthy vent the occurrence of future Tufts University Police cards, an ID card and $30. As part of the latest wave of confirmed that this was one opportunities for criminal activ- Department (TUPD) received a thefts, Tufts University Police of several recent accounts of ity,” the e-mail read. report on March 23 that three C o n f r o n t a t i o n Department (TUPD) officers breaking and entering in off- This semester, two students pairs of glasses, each worth turns violent responded to a burglary in prog- campus houses. have also reported their cars sto- $525, had been stolen from ress on Whitfield Road at 9:30 p.m. Last week, for example, the len. In one case, a vehicle was Anderson Hall. The glasses On March 10, Somerville on Saturday. Daily reported the theft of a 42” taken from a parking lot after were taken from an unlocked Police Department officers A female student reported flat-screen television from a house a female student lost her keys. cabinet inside a room that was stopped six Somerville High entering her bedroom to find an on Capen Street. The car was later found parked accessible only by card access. School students on their approximately 5’10” white male McCarthy also confirmed the on Capen Street. The other inci- way home from school and putting her laptop into her back- occurrence of a third breaking- dent occurred after a male student Food for thought accused them of being gang pack. The student managed to and-entering incident close to noticed the keys he left in the members. The students, who tear the backpack from the bur- Tufts that is currently under bleachers of the Gantcher Center Students have reported were forced to their knees, glar as he fled out the front door. investigation. were missing. That car was found two thefts that took place in feel that the officers target- A witness on the street saw Saturday’s attempted theft on Edward Street in Medford. the Carmichael Dining Hall. ed them for being Latino. the perpetrator get into the pas- followed a safety reminder sent Anyone with information about At 10:28 a.m. on March 27, One student said an officer senger side of a light-colored out to the Tufts community the the alleged crimes is encouraged a female student called TUPD slammed his head against a pickup truck with an orange day before by the Department of to contact TUPD’s non-emergency saying that her purse had police cruiser. The students siren and take off in the direc- Public and Environmental Safety. line at 617-627-3030. Suspicious been taken after she left it on have since been vouched for tion of Curtis Street. “In light of recent property individuals and activities should the table while getting food. by their parents, coaches and An alert sent to the Tufts com- thefts reported to Tufts Police on be reported immediately to The next day, another stu- even by Somerville Mayor munity on Sunday described the campus and in the neighboring TUPD’s emergency line at 617- dent reported that her wallet Joseph Curtatone. perpetrator as a 50-year-old white communities, we ask that you 627-6911.

Tufts researcher is focus of Grassley probe Horowitz details problems of ETHICS continued from page 1 liberal professors on campuses choose between Thacker and administrators, Christine HOROWITZ stant attacks during the lecture on Fennelly, the director of pub- continued from page 1 former Weather Underground radi- lic relations for Tufts’ health caused controversy because it did cal William Ayers to the difference sciences campuses, said that not coincide with traditionally lib- between liberals and leftists to the they never encouraged orga- eral academic beliefs. roles of sex and gender. nizers to back away from their In his experience traveling to dif- Tufts Republicans President proposed invitation. ferent universities, Horowitz said, Michael Hawley, a sophomore, Instead, she said that officials about 90 percent of the faculty on told the Daily after the lecture that merely informed organizers any given campus consisted of lib- he was impressed by the turnout, that the university perceived a eral scholars who try to act fairly which was comprised mostly of conflict of interest in allowing and provide students with a quality Republicans from Tufts and other administrators to participate education. local schools. alongside Thacker, given his Still, he believes that one major Freshman and self-proclaimed proximity to the probe. detriment of liberal faculties lies in liberal William Carpenter said “The administration has to what social psychology calls group that Horowitz made several good answer a letter from a high- polarization. In this sense, he said, a points, including students’ ten- ranking senator who is ask- group of leftist professors becomes dency to avoid sensitive topics ing for information about one more liberal over time because the because they might fear criticism of our professors, so [to have faculty members continually sup- from their professors. administrators] engage with port each other’s beliefs and are Still, Carpenter said he did not the senator or one of his aides rarely challenged. completely agree with Horowitz. wouldn’t be prudent,” Fennelly Horowitz wrapped up his lec- “It’s unfair to put everyone in the said. “You don’t want to have ture criticizing “leftist studies” like very liberal, narrow-minded point- the look of any impropriety.” Women’s Studies and African- of-view,” he said. “A lot of professors Krimsky also acknowledged American Studies on campuses are liberal but accepting of conser- that the committee did not across the country. vatives, too.” receive any pressure from the “Women’s Studies programs are Senior Dan Hartman, a former administration to reach a spe- training students to be radical femi- president of the Tufts Republicans, cific decision. nists,” he said. “How many of you agreed with much of Horowitz’s argu- “Here at Tufts, I was assured have heard that gender is a social ment. “We need to have professors that faculty could invite who- construct? The ‘nature versus nur- stand up to the status quo, challenge ever they wanted, and it was ture’ debate has been going on for those who are ideologues and bring simply a decision the admin- mct years, and anyone who argues that back academic balance,” he said. istrators were making because Sen. Chuck Grassley is investigating a Tufts researcher. gender is a social construct should Horowitz’s name was featured they had gotten a letter of it in independent, non-profit Specifically, Grassley want- not be allowed to teach … It’s not a at Tufts in October 2007, as he inquiry from Sen. Grassley’s organizations.” ed to know if Konstam was proven point.” had a role in the national Islamo- office,” he said. Even so, Krimsky said that violating a National Institutes A question-and-answer session Fascism Awareness Week, which Still, he contested the the administration’s decision of Health regulation that pro- following the lecture included ques- took place at Tufts and over 200 notion that Thacker’s appear- was, at least for him, some- hibits the institutes’ full-time tions ranging from Horowitz’s con- college campuses nationwide. ance would be inappropriate. what personal, as it remind- employees from receiving “I personally didn’t think so,” ed him of an incident that compensation for work with he said. “My feeling was that it occurred in the ’70s when he private companies. wouldn’t have been.” was an untenured philosophy Grassley’s press office could LCS to sponsor events in Even if Thacker attended teacher at the University of not be reached for comment and administrators had been South Florida. yesterday, but his spokesper- instructed not to participate, While there, he wanted to son has expressed disappoint- honor of its 50th anniversary faculty members would still bring in an activist for the gay ment in the ethics committee’s have been allowed to take liberation movement as part of decision not to invite Thacker, THEMED WEEKS Carmichael Society (LCS) is also part in the symposium, a dis- his class on the new left. The arguing that the symposium is continued from page 1 sponsoring a themed week over the tinction that Krimsky called university’s refusal “showed losing an important voice. can learn more from each other next several days in honor of the important. me what administrators can do “These issues merit more and our different backgrounds and organization’s 50th organization. “I guess it’s a more question- to prevent people from coming discussion and less circling learn how to address the problems The events include an SAT able area because the admin- to campus, and it wasn’t very the wagons,” Jill Kozeny told we all face.” book drive and a food drive; col- istration has a more coherent pleasant,” he said. The Boston Globe. “It’s too Class Week caps off an initia- lection boxes are spread through- objective they have to follow. “I was told I would be fired bad a reform perspective has tive on the part of the Senate this out the campus. They have to follow maybe a on the spot if I brought in been removed from the pro- year to reduce costs on campus, a In addition, the LCS HIV/AIDS singular view … And there’s somebody,” he said. “And as a gram.” goal that Pickard emphasized in his Initiative will sponsor a screen- some logic to that,” he said. fool, I [backed down].” Even without Grassley, campaign for the TCU presidency. ing of “And The Band Played On” Meanwhile, he noted that The focus of the Grassley University Chaplain David He cited the recently created value at 7:00 p.m. in Pearson 106 on faculty members tend to have investigation that has spurred O’Leary, a member of the eth- menu in the Commons as one way Thursday. The film focuses on the more leeway, and as such, he the current controversy is ics committee, said he is look- the Senate has worked to lessen the discovery of AIDS. said that the administration’s Helen Boucher, a researcher ing forward to the event. socioeconomic gap. On Saturday, Kids Day will con- decision does not have any at Tufts Medical Center. “I think the conference will According to Pickard, these initia- clude the week of programming. negative implications for pro- The probe into Boucher is go smoothly,” he said, not- tives are critical as Tufts becomes During the event, young children fessors’ academic freedom. likely part of Grassley’s larger ing that administrators will be “very different socioeconomically” will see a magic act, be entertained “It’s expected that faculty interest in potential conflicts present in Thacker’s absence, and takes steps to maintain need- by Tufts’ Traveling Treasure Trunk are going to be independent in of interest in the medical field, “and that’s what the commit- blind admissions and create a more and play with volunteers. thinking about things, and it’s and is not the first time that tee wanted.” diverse student body. LCS coordinators urged students not expected that they would his work has brought his focus The symposium, which While TCU senators have been to take part in this week’s events, have a singular message about to Walnut Hill. itself will focus on conflicts involved in this week’s program- noting that they are still looking for anything,” he said, calling this Last semester, for example, of interest in academic medi- ming, the Class Project and the volunteers for Kids Day. level of independence unique Grassley showed interest in cine, will take place on May events are sponsored in full by “Everyone should get involved, to academia. Tufts when he filed an inquiry 13. Adam Urato, an obstetrics the Tisch College of Citizenship especially if you’ve never had “You don’t find it in gov- about Marvin Konstam, a heart and gynecology expert at Tufts and Public Service. Pickard is a a chance to participate,” LCS ernment; you don’t find it in specialist at Tufts Medical Medical Center, will be the Tisch scholar. Co-president Fred Huang, a industry; you don’t even find Center. keynote speaker. Meanwhile, the Leonard junior, said. 3

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Will Ehrenfeld | Stuff Tufts People Like iPhone applications offer up more than justBeyond bfun y Kthee i t h H fun, i nand t o n creating games and downloading for some iPhone students apps is becoming an increasinglyDaily Staff Writer practical and potentially lucrative prospect for some Wingnuttery After months of rumors and specula- eople at Tufts love thinking that they tion, Apple iPhone was officially intro- are the first to have an idea or hold duced to the world on June 29, 2007. In a particular position, but if that’s not addition to an iPod and cell phone com- a tenable stance, Tufts people act bination device, the iPhone has become thisP out by staking out extreme positions. popular for its large database of down- This is particularly popular when it comes loadable applications. to politics. There aren’t a lot of moderate While these applications began as Democrats or conservative leaners, but there playful distractions, similar to low-tech are lots of people who could be called radi- games found on other phones, they have cal. Conservatives at Tufts especially like to since taken on more practical functions. venture into wingnut territory. There are now many applications that Enter David Horowitz, wingnut extraordi- programmers, like Tufts sophomore Alex naire, who came to campus on Monday to dis- Williamson, refer to as “life-hack appli- cuss ... well, since this column was submitted cations” — programs designed for help before his speech, I’m going to make up what in everyday life. They include applica- he said, and feel free to fact-check me when I tions for splitting a restaurant check, exaggerate or blatantly fabricate things (which identifying songs on the radio, trans- is possible, but probably unnecessary given the lating speech and helping people with Tien Tien/Tufts Daily subject matter*). The planned topic of his talk, stuttering problems. Many students now create their own iPhone applications; there are currently over 20,000 given in Barnum 008 at 8:30 last night, was aca- Designers of the programs have a apps in circulation, and the number is growing. demic freedom. As a liberal peace and justice wide range of experience. Many profes- studies major, I have an odd feeling that he’s not sional programmers have used iPhone and a solitaire program.” As the popularity of the iPhone and that worried about my academic freedom. application development for business- Unfortunately, creating and testing its applications continues to increase, the You might remember Horowitz’s name related reasons. Others, like Williamson, these applications is not free. As a result, question of whether or not the applications from Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, orga- design and program these applications Williamson creates most of the pro- will start being used in everyday life as seri- nized by Horowitz, which brought Daniel as a hobby. grams on his computer but is unable to ous tools or retain their role as playful dis- Pipes to campus. The gist of the week was not “For me, creating these applications test them out on his iPhone in order to tractions for iPhone users remains unclear. only to raise awareness of Islamic terrorism is a way of broadening my knowledge tweak them and get them ready for mass And since the iPhone is still an extremely itself, but also to highlight what he perceived of computer science,” Williamson said. distribution. expensive luxury well beyond many bud- as leftist support for terror. “As a computer science and economics “The big problem with creating iPhone gets, some wonder whether or not such Besides nobly raising consciousness of double major, most of the classes I take applications is paying to put them on your life-hack applications will ever be able to the threat from Islamo-Fascism — a term at Tufts are taught in C++, which is not phone,” he said. “Obviously, I am a college be programmed for phones from different that I don’t quite understand, to be honest the language of Macs and the iPhone, student on a limited budget, so I don’t companies. According to Williamson, even — Horowitz has been working on academic so I decided to download the Apple really have the funds to be continuously if people begin to see similar programs in freedom for years. When I hear “academic [Software Developing Kit] and have been paying to download the newest versions other phones, the iPhone is likely to remain freedom,” I picture unfettered class discus- fooling around with developing simple of my programs to test how well they sions and a general atmosphere of open and programs like a coin-flip application work.” see IPHONE, page 4 unconditional exchange of ideas. Horowitz’s conception of the term is a bit different. In addition to blaming them for terrorism, he derides left-leaning academics for indoctri- nating students rather than teaching them. For Horowitz, academic freedom means hew- ing to a strict conservative ideology. b y Ju l i a Zi n b e r g To prove his claims of liberal bias in high- Daily Editorial Board er education, Horowitz probably told a story Senior Sofia Nelson makes LGBT reforms a reality on campus about a student at the University of Northern This is the first article in a two-part Colorado who was supposedly failed for refus- series addressing LGBT issues and the ing to write a paper arguing that George W. work that senior Sofia Nelson has done Bush was a war criminal. Well, as it turns out, to eliminate biases. The first install- the story is pure fantasy. The university disputes ment will focus on Nelson’s work at each piece of the story, including the assign- Tufts. The second article, which will be ment, the grade, and the reasons for the grade. printed in Thursday’s paper, will focus He may have also talked about a Penn State on her work at the state and commu- biology class which showed Fahrenheit 9/11 nity levels. (2004) before the 2004 elections, with the pro- Growing up in a small agricultural fessor hoping to influence his students’ votes. town in a conservative, religious part Later, he admitted that this story couldn’t be of Michigan, being a member of the verified and maybe could be untrue — which queer community was not easy for is the best we can hope for from Horowitz. senior Sofia Nelson. While living in Unlike him, I have no problem with any- this area, which was frequented by one speaking on campus — academic free- violence directed against gays, she dom, what it actually means, allows Horowitz developed a strong desire to fight for to have a voice here. Good for him. But maybe reform in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual we should warn him: His arch-nemesis Noam and Transgender (LGBT) communi- Chomsky was here this past Friday, speaking to ty. Now an established member of a peace conference. In April 2005 at Columbia Tufts community, Nelson has worked University, Horowitz distributed pamphlets relentlessly to achieve these goals. portraying Chomsky, a linguistics professor at “I appreciate my hometown, but MIT, with a turban and long beard and the I was very excited to come to Tufts heading “The Ayatollah of Anti-American Hate.” and have the opportunity to be who I’ve met Noam Chomsky — he has extreme I am — I didn’t feel safe to be back at political views, certainly, but he’s really a nice, home,” she said. Tufts’ commitment mild-mannered guy, and he’s certainly not a to the gay movement, small classes Muslim — not that there’s anything wrong with and friendly professors appealed to that. What point is Horowitz trying to make by her. dressing his foe in Middle Eastern garb? Unlike But while she loves Tufts and the Horowitz, Chomsky doesn’t rely on theatrics opportunities it has afforded her, she or overblown rhetoric to make a point, and he recognizes that the university is not doesn’t engage in attacks based on race or eth- perfect. nicity — something else I bet you heard from “When I think Tufts is doing some- Horowitz on Monday. That kind of “academic thing wrong, I usually have not kept freedom” has no place at Tufts. quiet … but I would not spend so *I didn’t attend this lecture, so I don’t know much time trying to change Tufts if what he said. I did not really care about Tufts, she said. “Like any place, it can do bet- Courtesy Sofia Nelson ter.” Will Ehrenfeld is a junior majoring in peace Senior Sofia Nelson has been an active member of the LGBT community at Tufts since her and justice studies. He can be reached at freshman year. see NELSON, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Students use and Nelson challenges administration to uphold non-dis- create advanced crimination policy, works with transgender issues iPhone applications NELSON issues is important in order to educate tion rates of students of color,” she continued from page 3 people. Lots of people haven’t heard said. “So we wrote a letter/ad that IPHONE Nelson has worked at Tufts LGBT the term or don’t know what it means. appeared in the Daily and got many continued from page 3 Center since her freshman year. She There is a lot of education that needs signatures directed to the administra- the most popular. has become involved with coordinat- to be done around these issues to tion about changes we felt were nec- “The iPhone will likely remain at the ing various programming events as make sure that people aren’t acting in essary in relation to issues of diversity top of the application market because it well as creating and implementing a way that hurts other people without at Tufts.” is a niche market, and the iPhone already policies. even knowing it. This is the first step The open letter was a collaborative has a solid reputation, but also because In 2004, the Tufts administration to creating change.” process; students from all types of the iPhone applications are so easily mass added gender identity and expression In her efforts to bring change to the groups on campus, from the Muslim distributed and the iPhone has very broad to its non-discrimination clause. Since Hill, Nelson has been involved in LGBT Students Association to the Africana options,” Williamson said. “There are arriving at Tufts, Nelson has worked to awareness events like Coming Out Day Center to the Asian American Center already over 20,000 iPhone applications ensure that this policy is integrated and Day of Silence and has helped to the LGBT Center participated. available, with more being created and seamlessly into the community. bring in speakers like Staceyann Chin, According to Nelson, at least ten stu- perfected every day.” “I wasn’t part of [the creation of a poet and artist who speaks about dents contributed pieces of writing to Some users are convinced that some the policy] because I was still in high the intersection of gender, class, race, the open letter, and it was coalesced iPhone applications are already witness- school, but since then there have been sexuality, and nationality. into one document. ing widespread use as serious tools. Junior efforts to make sure we stick with that “I think that that collaboration is Nicholas Renner, an iPhone user, says he non-discrimination policy,” she said. really important — students from all uses his iPhone applications for more than “Just writing it down is not enough; “I think having conversa- these groups coming together to talk just fun. we need to implement it. Everyone about issues of class, race, sexual ori- “I am constantly using my iPhone from human resources to professors tions with the administration entation, ethnicity … to have these applications,” he said. “The unit convert- needs to understand what that means kinds of conversations,” she said. er is very helpful for my homework, and and how their actions need to be aug- about broader transgender Nelson feels that the open letter has I use Shazam [a song identification pro- mented in accordance with that.” issues is important in order been successful at creating a dialogue gram] and Urban Spoon [a city restaurant Nelson is particularly interested in between the administration and stu- guide application] all the time. I wouldn’t transgender issues. At Tufts, she has to educate people. Lots of dents and in helping the administra- say these applications are necessary, but worked on the labeling of single stall people haven’t heard the term tion understand student concerns and they definitely do make my life easier — bathrooms on campus. As a result of students understand the constraints having them right on my phone — and I her efforts, the two single-stall bath- or don’t know what it means. the university is under. think that’s all people are really looking rooms in the reading room of Tisch “We’ve had conversations with for. To be fair though, I do still use my Library, which just a few years ago There is a lot of education many administrative officials about iPhone mostly for phone calls, music, were labeled male and female, are now that needs to be done.” student concerns, and the adminis- and playing Risk.” labeled gender-neutral or unisex. tration has been very cooperative. While there is a great deal of money to “I’ve worked on making sure that Sofia Nelson Groups of students [and I] have met be made in the iPhone industry, there are all single-stall bathrooms are gender senior with a trustee, the provost and others many developers competing for original neutral, to allow gender nonconform- to talk about what we can do to make ideas, according to Williamson. ing students a space to feel safe when things better for minority groups on “The biggest challenge associated with using the restroom,” she said. One LGBT project sticks out to campus,” she said. iPhone programming is coming up with Nelson also focuses some of her efforts Nelson as her one of her proudest Nelson is proud that she is using her a unique idea. With so many applications on increasing awareness of and support accomplishments at Tufts: the Open education to create positive change in already created and so many people doing for the transgender community. Letter Coalition. the community. it, finding something new to do is quite “I have worked to make sure pro- “Basically, a bunch of students were “I feel like I’m putting my aca- a difficult task,” he said. “[But] there is gramming around campus involving hurt by various events on campus demic understanding of intersexual still money to be made in perfecting the queer issues brings in more transgen- — incidents involving the Primary impression into practice in collab- ideas of others, and while I got started to der speakers focusing on the trans- Source, the university’s response to orative work environments with other expand my computer science knowledge, gender community,” she said. “I think those incidents, the lack of diversity students to create the change we felt I definitely hope to turn this into a money- having conversations with the admin- training for students and faculty, the was necessary, to begin the process to making hobby after college.” istration about broader transgender lack of faculty of color, the low reten- create that change.” Colloquium Series -- AY 2008-2009 Research and Pedagogy on Inequality and Difference: Power and Images Adriana Zavala Associate Professor Department of Art and Art History Tufts University Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:30 p.m. The Crane Room

In recent months pundits have argued for and against the idea that Barack Obama's election heralds a post-racial future for the United States. While this historical event has engendered a vigorous and perhaps more hopeful conversation about race in America, historical divisions and racial conflicts are hardly a thing of the past and the experiences of raced and gendered subjects remain vital subjects of inquiry. In this talk, Adriana Zavala will explore how images and representation play a signal role in the exercise of power, authority and political contestation. Taking a cross- cultural approach, this talk will also examine how our individual social and cultural formation plays a role in the kinds of questions scholars ask of their material.

Adriana Zavala is Associate Professor of modern and contemporary Latin American art in the Department of Art and Art History at Tufts University. She holds a PhD from Brown University. Her research interests include gender and representation in 20th-century Mexico and Latin America. In 2007, she curated the exhibition, Un Arte Nuevo: El Aporte de María Izquierdo/A New Art: The Contribution of María Izquierdo for the Andrés Blaisten Collection/Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her book Becoming Modern, Becoming Tradition: Women, Gender and Representation in Mexican Art and Culture is forthcoming from Penn State University Press. She is also conducting new research for a book on images of Mexico City in visual art, literature and film from the colonial era to the present.

Sponsored by: AS&E Office of Diversity Education and Development Office of Institutional Diversity Tufts University The AS&E Office of Diversity Education and Development and the Office of Institutional Diversity at Tufts University are launching a colloquium series on Research and Pedagogy on Inequality and Difference. The mission of this series is to provide a setting where Tufts University faculty and faculty from other area institutions who are interested in issues of inequality and difference can come together to present their work. This work includes both scholarly research about inequality and difference and pedagogical approaches to teaching about inequality and difference. 5

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TV Review Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian | ‘Better Off Ted’ may be better off the air Bad Samaritans Bad boys: b y Ca t h e r i n e Sc o t t ABC’s newDaily Editorial comedy Board suffers from lack of innovation and flat dialogue Whatcha gonna do The workplace comedy has become a ollywood A-Listers (the filthy rich, staple of television over the past few years. philanthropic stars featured in big- Some these shows are wildly successful, budgeted, Oscar-winning films) have always reigned atop the B- Better Off Ted andH C-listers (SNL-burnouts, reality TV stars and Ron Jeremy). Yet, once upon a time, there existed a BA-list, and we don’t mean Bachelor Starring Jay Harrington, Portia of Arts. This was a time when actors made memorable movies and lived on the wild side. de Rossi, Jonathan Slavin, Hollywood was home to hard workers and even Malcolm Barrett harder partiers, but this has since changed. Airs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. In today’s Tinseltown, formerly edgy actors on ABC are trading in their bad-boy images for straight- er personas. Robert Downey, Jr. kicked his drug but many try to be “The Office” and fail habit and Leonardo DiCaprio started mak- miserably. Even though there are some ing environmental documentaries. Yet those funny jokes and even a few memorable two are nothing compared to their whipped ones, “Better Off Ted” is yet another one of counterpart, Tobey Maguire. This teetotaler these dismal wannabes. abc.com penciled in a paternity clause for his upcom- The titular Ted, played by Jay Harrington, This actor just read the script of ‘Better Off Ted.’ ing film, “Spider-Man 4” (2011), eliminating runs the research and development sec- shooting at night so he could spend time with tion of Veridian Dynamics. The company out a few days later, there are some bizarre company that produces dangerous con- his family. Maybe Spider-Man needs to save is always inventing new things, from weap- side effects that worry the company. sumer goods on a daily basis. He mostly his marriage before he saves the world. ons to food to food that can be used as a The other important player in the cast just serves as a mirror for the insanity of What happened to rejoicing in the quirkiness weapon. Often the inventions are less than is Ted’s crush, Linda (Andrea Anders). But Veridian Dynamics. and absurdity of actors? Behavior like that of ethical or safe for the public, but Ted’s boss, because he slept with Veronica, he refuses The supporting characters are not much Jack Nicholson, who was known for his legend- Veronica (Portia de Rossi), thinks that mak- to have another office affair. Ted tries to better. Phil and Lem’s awkward interac- ary “sexploits” and his inability to settle down ing money is more important than keeping ignore his feelings for her even as they grow tions are supposed to be funny, but never with one woman, has died out. And the Marlon the public safe. stronger every time he sees her. are, due to the childish dialogue they are Brandos of the world seem to have disappeared. Working in the lab to develop all of these The plot of “Better Off Ted” is inanely given in the show’s script. Their fights are Brando, who was always hungry for Pay Days, in fascinating new projects are Phil (Jonathan simple. There are only five characters of reminiscent of Spanky and Alfalfa from both candy and money forms, required millions Slavin) and Lem (Malcolm Barrett), two interest, and most of them aren’t really “The Little Rascals” without the cute-child to shoot “Apocalypse Now” (1979). But this class brilliant and nerdy scientists. The conflict that interesting, especially the protagonist. factor. Ted’s love interest Linda is incredibly clown never did his homework. He often showed begins when Veronica asks Phil to cryo- While Harrington is not a bad actor, the boring, and it is very difficult to believe that up to set late, drunk, fat and not having read the genically freeze himself for the company character of Ted is too boring to hold any intelligent and handsome Ted would ever script. Not many actors nowadays would have in the name of technology advancement. viewer’s interest. He isn’t funny, but he the gusto to pull Brando’s shenanigans. When he agrees and is accidentally thawed isn’t serious, either, since he works for a see TED, page 7 Don’t forget Sean Penn’s former persona, “The Paparazzi Pummeler,” or Nick Nolte, whose hilarious mug shot set the bar high for all future Movie Review Movie Review substance-abusing thespians. How come that kind of behavior is no longer acceptable? Sure, these guys were jerks, but their colorful personali- ties complemented their amazing abilities. They were as interesting onscreen as they were off. In Mickey Rourke’s case, his thuggish demeanor actually helped resurrect his career. Young talent and In the ’90s, the tabloids chronicled Rourke’s b y Ro b e r t Go t t l i e b infamous downward spiral into a decade imageryDaily not Staff Writer enough of drug and spousal abuse. Then, this past year, he overcame past battles and received to The keep Paris neighborhood ‘Paris’ afloat of Faubourg universal praise for his performance in “The in “Paris 36” (2009) is one that American Wrestler” (2008). His portrayal of washed-up audiences know well. Similar to the wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson wouldn’t have been anywhere near poignant had view- Paris 36 ers not watched his own struggles in life. Straight-edged-ness has also infected the music industry. Take rock music, for instance. Once upon a time, The Rolling Stones waxed Starring Gérard Jugnot, poetic about chasing jailbait and taking drugs. Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Now, rock music’s premier artists wear purity Nora Arnezeder rings and preach chastity. Curse you, Jonas Directed by Christophe Barratier Brothers! You guys have as much edge and personality as a hardboiled egg. Others bands, like Coldplay, concern them- moviecentre.net setting of “Amélie” (2001), it’s a slightly selves with world peace. Yes, their songs may The Casper in ‘Sin Nombre’ is not a friendly ghost tamer version of the romanticized, magi- be catchy, but they are nothing more than cal-reality location from “Moulin Rouge” British-based enhancements of “Kumbaya.” (2001). Unfortunately, despite its set- Plus, Coldplay has a No Hard Substances ting, “Paris 36” blends conventional plot policy. If we’re not mistaken, the expres- devices and all-too-familiar characters to sion goes “Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll,” create an entirely bland film. not “Abstinence, Tea and Schlock Rock.” And Graphicb y Ro b eviolence r t Go t t l i e b and(Edgar tragedy Flores), a gang propel member look - When the curtains of the Chansonia don’t even get us started on Nickelback. Daily Staff Writer ing for a way out. On the long and vaudeville theater are set to fall for the Rappers, on the other hand, have taken dramatic but unoriginaltreacherous ‘Sin road to Nombre’ the United States, last time, stage manager Pigoil (played to the former Rock ‘N’ Roll lifestyle. Hearing If the recent news coverage of vio- Sayra and Casper unite through loss by Gérard Jugnot) and his friends are Three 6 Mafia rap about “sippin’ on some lence and brutality in Mexico has not and heart-wrenching drama to help determined not to give up the place sizzurp” while admiring the “juiciness” of yet impacted Americans’ perceptions of each other survive. where they earn a living and have found the female anatomy shows us that there is Filmed across several locations in so much happiness. Pigoil is at the cen- indeed a glimmer of hope for the future. Sin Nombre Mexico and Honduras, “Sin Nombre” ter of a battle with Monsieur Galapiat We are by no means condoning drugs begins as Sayra and her formerly (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu), the evil, or partying. We’re just saying, “live a little!” estranged father prepare to make the wealthy politician who bought the theater In our politically correct world, it’s rare to Starring Paulina Gaitan, Edgar weeklong journey to a new life in far- property and refuses to back down from find characters as eccentric and colorful away New Jersey. Meanwhile, Casper his decision to close it. In his personal as those from the entertainment industry’s Flores pals around the streets with 12-year-old life, Pigoil also faces hardship. Custody of days of yore. And, come on, without wild Directed by Cary Fukunaga “Smiley” (Kristian Ferrer), looking for his son, Jojo (Maxence Perrin), has been partying, we would never have “Animal trouble. His secret girlfriend from anoth- relinquished to his wife who recently left House” (1978) or “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Latin America, then the tragic, intense er town soon proves to be a liability, him because he lacks a steady source of Hearts Club Band” (1967). film “Sin Nombre” certainly will. and Casper must abandon everything income. Pigoil, however, enlists his bud- In his feature debut, writer/director to save himself. With a target on his dies Jacky (Kad Merad) and Milou (Clovis Cary Fukunaga intertwines the story head, Casper meets Sayra under dire cir- Cornillac), and together they set out to Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian are fresh- of Sayra (played by Paulina Gaitan), a cumstances on the train and their fates reclaim the Chansonia by occupying the men who have not yet declared majors. They Honduran teenager taking a bold step can be reached at [email protected] to change her future, and El Casper see NOMBRE, page 7 see PARIS, page 7 and [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISeMENT Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living 7

T‘BetterED Off Ted’ hasries about potential, a killer cyborg butthat continued from page 5 has been having problems dis- notfall in love enough with her. to enticetinguishing viewers between soldiers The only saving grace of and children. this show is the comedic bril- Possibly the funniest part liance that is Portia de Rossi. of the show is the open- Her portrayal of the ice queen ing sequence, which shows a Veronica is highly off-putting Veridian Dynamics commer- and incredibly funny. From the cial that documents the impor- way her hair is always pulled tant discoveries the company back into a ridiculously tight has recently made. Narrated bun to her inability to effec- by de Rossi, the commercials tively make small talk, Veronica showcase the absurdity of is the epitome of a stuck-up, Veridian Dynamics. The com- no-nonsense boss. pany’s inventions are designed One aspect of the show that to make a quick profit until the has potential to be funny is the public realizes the worthless- ridiculous inventions that Phil ness of the product and then and Lem are forced to design. move on to the next one. They have to grow cow-less While the actors’ skills are meat in the lab but must avoid largely impressive, they are not naming the slab of meat so given much to work with, and as not to become attached to much of the show’s dialogue rottentomatoes.com it. They build a moldy pump- falls flat. All in all, the show The film’s musical numbers are among its highlights. kin that can be utilized as a has a few good elements, but weapon of mass destruction it really is not worth watching by rotting people from the as an up-and-coming comedy inside out. Veronica also wor- show.

PARIS values, its cinematography and continuedSurprisingly, from page 5 there’sits fast-paced editing.not Thethat lush much to love theater and proving to Galapiat sequences of “Paris 36” and its inthat they ‘Paris can produce 36,’ something a impressivefilm about opening (a two-min the- city of love profitable. ute crane shot descending from Prospects are bleak until the sky into the theater) were exe- a young woman, Douce (Nora cuted by none other than Tom Arnezeder), performs for the first Stern, Clint Eastwood’s preferred time on the empty stage with cinematographer. commanding presence and flair. The film’s near-flawless tech- Douce’s charm and sweet-tem- nical aspects only draw greater pered nature are evident from attention to the cast. Jugnot, the start (and even obvious in who worked with writer/direc- her name). As the film contin- tor Christophe Barratier on “Les ues, a love triangle develops and Choristes” (2004), gives just as more conflict occurs between the good a performance in this film, Chansonia owners and Pigoil’s but the character, Pigoil, is not group. All of this drama is glossed very memorable. Nonetheless, abc.com over through song, dance and Jugnot is fortunate to be among She looks about as enthused as the average viewer of ‘Better Off Ted.’ comedy. great company, especially that of Unfortunately, whatever newcomer Nora Arnezeder. potential the plot of “Paris 36” It is rare to watch a movie for has is lost in overly contrived the first time and see the birth of a and predictable attempts to star. But, from the moment Douce move the story along. It doesn’t enters the Chansonia, it’s clear that help that the movie’s characters this adorable, 19-year-old actress lack substance and may give is here to stay. And, as her charac- NOMBRE violence is so effective because audiences a feeling of déjà vu, ter begins to open up and mature continuedDirector from page 5 Fukunagait is often makes observed, and his in some as they are so familiar that they as a performer, her transforma- become inextricably linked. instances instigated, by the seem to have been taken direct- tion is similar to Marion Cotillard’s ambitiousThe primary goal debut of “Sin film’s with youngest, ‘Nombre’ most vulner- ly from other films. Only the portrayal of Edith Piaf in “La Vie Nombre” is to recreate an able character, Smiley. Eerily, actors’ talent keeps the charac- En Rose” (2007). accurate representation of the Smiley has an equal, if not ters interesting. Barratier was inspired to write rottentomatoes.com struggles and motivations of greater indifference to human Yet “Paris 36” does make for “Paris 36” after hearing some Spectacular cinematography these travelers. This is reflected suffering as the rest of the gang. an interesting comparison to records from the 1930s era, and can’t save ‘Paris 36’ from its pre- through rich cinematography, He is even forced to bring the the real world. While the small he sought out Reinhardt Wagner dictable plot. which differs from other films one who betrayed him and the neighborhood of pre-World War and Frank Thomas to helm the like “City of God” (2002) and rest of the Mara gang to justice, II France depicted in the film film’s musical numbers. Most of be a lot of different things. It “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), or he himself will have a price could be described as dreamlike, the cast manages to sing fairly floats between being a comedy, but depicts similarly poor and on his head. Smiley’s mission the struggle of Faubourg’s des- well. The few songs performed, drama, musical and the com- hopeless communities. The represents the film’s core: the perate residents to stay afloat is including the great sequence munity-getting-together-to-do- director’s insistence upon on- depressing, inescapable fates very timely considering past and inspired by Busby Berkeley’s something-important genre, but location shooting and inexpe- of many impoverished Latin present economic turmoil. That films, provide relief from the never settles on one. Aside from rienced, local casting gives the Americans. Although the plot said, the film’s social and his- movie’s otherwise heavy plot, finding Arnezeder at an open film a feeling of reality. Through does take some unexpected torical relevance is greatly over- and it’s a shame it doesn’t casting call and its superb cin- weeks of research on Mexican turns and develops believable shadowed by its over-the-top, include more. ematography, the film is far from prisons and shelters and rid- characters, the film’s conclu- colorful, saccharine production “Paris 36” tries very hard to a home run for Barratier. ing the train on three occasions sion is relatively predictable. as unprotected as other pas- Despite its emotional merit, sengers, Fukunaga experienced “Sin Nombre” consistently lacks directly or was told about many an original vision, however real- PRACTICE of the moments he later chose to istic and visually spectacular it MAKES include in his script. may be. “Sin Nombre” is notable for its After being recognized LAWYER raw performances. Fukunaga’s at Sundance for his dramat- efforts to convince Focus ic short on a related subject, Features executives to cast local “Victoria Para Chino” (2004), actors with limited or no acting Fukunaga was admitted to Are you ready for the LSAT? experience proved worthwhile; the Sundance Film Institute, Join us for LSAT Free Practice Test Week! his casting team produced the which sponsored a workshop breakout stars Gaitan and Ferrer. for the script of “Sin Nombre.” Tufts University Events Gaitan fashions a Casper that Fukunaga’s work also drew the redeems himself with believable attention of Focus Features and grace in spite of the danger lurk- Canana, the production com- Practice Test Exam Review Taking the June Tuesday 7 ing behind every corner. Ferrer, pany managed by Gael García , April Thursday, April 9 LSAT? too, delivers with dark humor Bernal and Diego Luna, which 6-10pm 7-9pm Courses start soon… and frightening resilience. Cary produced the film for a mere Save your seat Fukunaga underscores these $5,000. Having won in both the today! actors with a suspenseful pulse directing and cinematography that drives the film to its dra- categories at 2009’s Sundance matic end and keeps the audi- Film Festival, “Sin Nombre” is ence on its feet. a remarkable and incredibly It is hard to divert one’s eyes ambitious first film. It’s worth from the graphic violence por- keeping an eye on Fukunaga

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Ev a n s R. Cl i n c h y Conflicts of interest Editor-in-Chief Just over two weeks ago, the has sparked debate over the universi- issue is ethics committee co-chair Editorial Tufts Committee on Ethics formal- ty’s dedication to academic freedom. Sheldon Krimsky, who removed him- Michael Adams Managing Editors ly rescinded an informal invitation The invitation came into question self from the issue and the organiza- Sarah Butrymowicz to Paul Thacker, a top aide of Sen. when the administration informed tion of the event when the decision Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), decid- the ethics committee that if the sena- was passed. We praise Krimsky for Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor ing not to allow him to speak at Tufts’ tor’s aide spoke, no administrator standing behind his belief and the Alexandra Bogus News Editors symposium on conflicts of interest in would be allowed to partake in the purpose of the ethics committee as Nina Ford the medical field in May. Ironically, panel. As students at Tufts, it is cru- a whole. It is their job to best pro- Gillian Javetski Michael Del Moro the committee came to this conclu- cial for us all to recognize the admin- vide the academic freedom Tufts pro- Rob Silverblatt sion because of the conflict of inter- istration’s misstep. While it is under- motes, but as Krimsky realized, the Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors est regarding the Senator’s ongoing standable that Tufts wants to avoid administration made them incapable Leslie Ogden Matt Repka probe into a Tufts professor. any conflict regarding the investiga- of doing so by ultimately making Carter Rogers Senator Grassley began investi- tion, it seems unreasonable that the their decision for them. It is clear that Dave Stern gating Dr. Helen Boucher, a Tufts topic could not be avoided for the although the event may still include Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor Medical School professor, and her educational purposes the event could knowledgeable and world-renowned relationship with the pharmaceutical provide. panelists, the one opinion missing Jessica Bidgood Features Editor industry last month. Tufts is now one The symposium is intended to might be the most telling. Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors Alison Lisnow of many institutions under investi- provide the audience with multiple We believe the administration Emily Maretsky gation by the senator, joining a list views and stances on the medical was incorrect by indirectly forcing Romy Oltuski of schools that includes Harvard, issues of today. Mr. Thacker has the hand of the ethics committee. Christina Pappas Julia Zinberg Stanford and Emory. Sen. Grassley firsthand knowledge and experience We accept that administrators will strongly supports transparency of about a subject that would have pro- provide sufficiently differing views Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor any payments between professors vided a unique and fresh viewpoint during the event, but in the end, Emma Bushnell Arts Editors and medical corporations, and ques- at the conference. His voice differs Thacker’s direct connection with Matt DiGirolamo tions the unreported payments by from the professionals of Harvard or Sen. Grassley and his investigations Catherine Scott professionals obtained from consul- Tufts, allowing for some diversity and would have been extremely informa- Mitchell Geller Assistant Arts Editors Adam Kulewicz tation or investing with the compa- debate at the symposium itself. tive and provided a great contrast in Josh Zeidel nies. The decision by the committee Possibly most outspoken on the the panel. 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As soon as we sat down for lunch it got eerily silent. “I have something to tell you. I felt a lump on my breast the other day, and I just went to the doctor who informed me it’s a tumor. They’re going to perform a biopsy to test if it’s malignant.” I was left in complete disbelief. No, this wasn’t a conversation with my grandmother, great aunt or even my mother; this was my 19-year-old best friend talking. How could she, so young, possibly have breast cancer? I’ve known Amy since kindergarten, and it truly feels like just days ago we were playing together on the play- ground. How could she possibly be encountering such a grown-up problem? Though I’ve known many people with breast cancer, including close relatives, they were all far older than Amy. Amy has always been in good health, and I simply could not understand how she could be facing cancer. That six-letter word is so utterly awful, and yet it is so widespread that it has undoubtedly touched everyone. I still could not believe, though, that the newest way cancer was going to shake my life was through someone my own age. Though breast cancer, like most cancers, is commonly misconceived as only affecting an older demographic, it can affect women of all ages, including college students. While breast cancer risk does increase with age, young women must be aware that the threat of breast cancer still certainly exists, particularly if there is a family history of the disease. In fact, it is crucial for younger women to be vigilant about looking out for signs of breast cancer (mainly breast lumps) because it is often more aggressive in younger women and thus harder to treat, resulting in lower survival rates. Because she had never felt anything like it before, Amy grew concerned when she felt a lump, or what she described as an awkwardly hard area on her breast. Although she, like me, could not believe it was a tumor, her mother encouraged her to visit a doctor. Amy’s doctor confirmed the unthinkable — it really was a tumor. Though Amy is still waiting to hear if her tumor is cancerous, the threat of being a 19-year-old with breast cancer is constantly looming over her and all her loved ones’ heads. Because breast cancer is something everyone, includ- mct ing college students, should be aware of, Hillel’s Health “Pump it for the Cure” on Sunday, April 5 from 12 to 4 Due to the unfortunate news Amy presented me with and Wellness Initiative, Vitality, will be hosting a week of p.m. at Hillel. All the proceeds from the event “Pump over spring break, this event and my work with Vitality events to educate students about how to protect them- it for the Cure” will go towards Sharsheret, a non-profit are even more meaningful to me. Breast cancer aware- selves and support those living with the disease. The organization dedicated to young Jewish women living ness is such an important cause, and now that it has so week begins this Wednesday, April 1 with a Lunch and with breast cancer. intimately touched my life, I am even more passionate Learn at 12 p.m. at Hillel with Mari Anne Paraskevas, a “Pump it for the Cure” will provide students with the about bringing greater awareness of breast cancer to the young breast cancer survivor and member of the Tufts opportunity to support breast cancer research and pre- Tufts community. community, who will tell the amazing story of her strug- vention with a day of education, Pilates, yoga, Zumba, gle with breast cancer over the past year. There will also kickboxing, massages by professional massage thera- be a special Shabbat on Friday, April 3 at Hillel dedicated pists, dances taught by Spirit of Color, a large raffle and Annie Dreyer is a freshman who has not declared a major. to breast cancer awareness. The week will conclude with a delicious bagel brunch. She is on the board of Vitality.

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b y Je r e m y Wh i t e release would not be inimical to anyone’s reputation tion of an event, this lends some measure of credibil- and would not put anyone in harm’s way. So it seems ity to your version (just ask Al Gore). Fearing that we that the Daily’s ethical obligation to inform overrides would cede this authority, my editor asked if I could The world turns, and another spring is upon us. The any ethical obligation to give the Concert Board prior- produce a shorter piece with only the bare facts. I seemingly interminable Boston winter is giving way at ity in releasing the information. had my reservations about how well sourced and last to warmer weather, and as the ice recedes, Tufts The Daily’s situation is different from that of most thoroughly fact-checked my information was but I students’ thoughts increasingly turn to that annual professional newspapers because the Daily has a wrote up what I had, and the next day we led with the fixture on the Tufts social calendar: Spring Fling. monopoly on developing news on campus. Whereas story. Every year, April’s approach gives rise to widespread major metropolitan newspapers are competing with As it turns out, I got several things wrong. The next speculation about who will be performing at Spring other newspapers to be the first to break a given story, day we ran a correction and the full story, but the Fling. Inevitably a few apocryphal suggestions get the closest thing to a rival for the Daily is The Tufts damage was done. The Daily’s reliability was weak- repeated enough that some students become con- Observer, whose weekly news cycle and newsmaga- ened, and we had unjustly printed false information vinced that David Bowie or someone similarly out of zine format makes for less time-sensitive content. about the accused students. These were not the types Tufts’ price range will be playing on the Hill. When a Still, there is an analogous set of concerns for the of errors that a copy editor can catch. They were based more accurate picture emerges, it is usually because Daily’s writers and editors to bear in mind. Within the on my own negligence and the fact that we were sim- The Tufts Daily breaks the news. race to turn a story around, speed must be weighed ply too hasty. This can be a contentious move on the Daily’s against accuracy; I would hope that getting the story Skibinski wisely established the tenuousness of his part, as the students on Concert Board, who do the right is valued above getting the story first. But as the sources in his initial post about Asher Roth and The work of choosing and booking the bands, feel that Internet accelerates the rate at which news is report- Gentlemen’s Bet, writing that the information was the Daily is pre-empting their right to announce the ed, with that photo of Michael Phelps hitting a bong “according to an unconfirmed Last.fm post” and giv- bands themselves. So reporters typically have to cir- only a click away regardless of the publication that is ing the caveat “if the posting is correct” before con- cumvent the Concert Board to determine the Spring carrying the story, I fear that small errors or unveri- tinuing. He followed up on it by getting confirmation Fling acts. This year, Matt Skibinski followed a Last. fied information, which would usually be filtered out from someone with more than hearsay knowledge of fm post listing rapper Asher Roth and Tufts band The through a longer process of editorial review, could get the situation. Gentlemen’s Bet as performers. He posted the infor- lost in the scramble. The repercussions of printing inaccurate informa- mation on The Hill, the Daily’s blog for campus news, Again, although the Daily’s situation is different, tion vary from situation to situation, but the under- and sent out a Twitter.com feed. He updated the blog there are certainly situations in which the edito- lying ethical considerations remain the same. The a few days later once a press spokesperson for Roth rial board has to make a decision about what is or media’s paramount task is to inform. If in their haste confirmed the show. is not ready for the next day’s paper. Last semester, to get the story journalists disseminate information Despite complaints the Concert Board may raise, I I was working on a piece about some Tufts students that is imprecise or just plain wrong, they have funda- think the staff of the Daily is simply doing their job in who faced expulsion because of allegations of drug mentally undercut this project. this situation. As an organization, the Concert Board’s dealing. Although both the administration and the function is to help select musical acts and facilitate Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) had been the logistical aspects of a concert; as an organization, tight-lipped so far, we suspected that an official press Jeremy White is a senior majoring in English. You can the Daily’s function is to report news that is relevant release was forthcoming. read White’s columns and respond at http://ase.tufts. to Tufts students in a timely fashion. 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Courtesy Gillian Hodes The third varsity eight notched the closest win of the day for the women’s crew, edging the Wellesley Blue’s counterpart by less than half a second, 7:13.29 to 7:13.74. The victory, along with four other dominating performances from the Jumbos, completed a five-race sweep to kick off the spring portion of Tufts’ season.

WOMEN’S CREW nent — during the first race of the spring ently in different boats, and basically that’s the tighter opposition, the final burst toward the continued from page 16 last year against the Blue at home, the Tufts end of it. We still have a lot of work to do; these finish will be vital. but I feel like it was a great place to start and varsity and second varsity eights both won, boatings are not set, they are probably never “[One thing about] having such a big lead Focusit really brought remains together the girls, on who explosiveafter though by muchstart, narrower final margins sprint than going against to be set, and Mt. people Holyoke, are going to be otherson Wellesley in thisat least both weekend the varsity and the working for months and months without see- Saturday, while the third varsity and novice switching around day after day.” [second varsity] is that it didn’t give us as much ing the light at the end of the tunnel, realized, eights both lost — the crew did not know “I think given our time constraint for the an opportunity to work on our sprint … That’s ‘Wow, I’m way stronger now, I’m rowing faster,’ what the lineup would look like until after week, it was the fastest boat that we could probably not something that’s going to hap- so it was really great,” Mula said. “It’s great Friday’s final seat-racing to determine place- have put out this weekend, but we definitely pen again,” St. Thomas said. “And Mt. Holyoke to win by such a huge margin, but then you ment. In the end, the varsity eight repre- left the week knowing that there’s still a lot is always a really competitive team with us have to think in the picture that, come New sented diversity among the classes with three of unanswered questions in terms of how to and we see them again at New Englands and Englands, is Wellesley our biggest competitor? seniors, four sophomores and two freshmen, make it faster,” St. Thomas added. ECACs, so it’s good to have that practice and No. Do we still have work to do? Yes. And I feel including the coxswain, but was composed Tufts will continue to sort out and deter- will be a good thing for us to focus on in terms like it’s a motivator and a really good way of somewhat differently compared to the pro- mine the composition of its boats this week — of if we can be explosive at the start and explo- planning out the next month.” jected boat roster from earlier last week. St. Thomas, a key member for the varsity boat, sive in the middle to really finish it off with a “I think especially having that sort of “[Coach Gary Caldwell] made it perfectly will return after having missed Saturday’s race sprint at the end. success and saying that wasn’t our best clear that people are going to change around due to injury — for races on the Malden this “Last spring we came back from many row is a really positive thing because we not based on erg scores, not based on his- weekend when it takes on Mt. Holyoke and races that we were down in with our know that we can improve so much on that tory in the boat, and sometimes I feel like the Vermont on Saturday, followed by Tulane on sprint, and so it’s a lot more comfortable and be even faster and more explosive,” St. whole is greater than the sum of its parts in a Sunday. And while the crew looks to maintain to set the lead at the beginning, and I Thomas added. given boat,” Mula said. “Even though we do the same aggression at the start that it did think it’s something that a lot of girls that While acknowledging last week that have rowers with superior erg scores to others, against the Blue on Saturday to build early were in the varsity last year aren’t used Wellesley usually proves a competitive oppo- sometimes different combinations fit differ- leads, there is an understanding that against to,” she added.

MEN’S TENNIS “I think we played pretty solid 9-7. In the No. 1 match, Fountain and second set, I made him uncomfort- difficult, but it’s not impossible. continued from page 16 in doubles play,” junior Andrew Victoria faced nearly insurmount- able, put some balls in play, made “Bates has done a really good win of the year. Overall, the Jumbos Rosen added. “In the No. 1 posi- able odds, taking on Intercollegiate some good shots and pulled off job over the past few years of secured two of three match wins in tion, [Landers and Kohnstamm] Tennis Association (ITA) doubles that set,” Rosen said. “In the super- recruiting very good players. It’s doublesAfter and fivedefeating victories in singles Wesleyan,played a consistent game, losing winning champions to Bates junior Amrit RupasingheTufts tiebreakerfaces it could’veNo. gone16 either Trinity just been a Thursdaymatter of time for their action, four of which were won in 8-4. Dan made some great serves, and senior Ben Stein and eventually way, and unfortunately, he had two team to catch up with that. They straight sets. After No. 1 doubles pair and Paul volleyed well. [Victoria falling in the contest 8-2. let balls, one in his favor. I was have a lot of depth in both singles junior tri-captain Daniel Landers and Fountain] also played well, “What put us at a disadvantage down 10-9, and he hit a ball that and doubles, which is rare in the and sophomore Paul Kohnstamm especially after a tough loss against was losing all three of our doubles,” hit the net and went over, and he NESCAC. For Tufts, we’re good at won 8-4, sophomore Jake Fountain Bates in doubles the day before. It’s Rosen said. “We were up against won. I’ve never lost a match on a let winning in the [No. 4, 5 and 6] and freshman Kai Victoria followed really important to win these dou- their nationally ranked doubles court ball, when the ball hits the net singles spots, but we dropped all with an 8-5 win to give Tufts the bles matches because it gives us an teams, but historically, we have and goes over. It symbolized our of those this weekend.” lead. Fountain was the only player early lead and some momentum beaten their Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches that day; things just didn’t On Thursday, Tufts faces off to extend play into three sets, even- going into our singles matches.” teams and I think that because peo- work out in our favor.” against another NESCAC oppo- tually winning his match in a super- On Friday, the Jumbos faced ple were a little under the weather, At stake was not only a NESCAC nent in the No. 16 Trinity Bantams tiebreaker in the No. 2 position. NESCAC rival Bates with hopes of they didn’t play great in the second win, but also the team’s best chance at home. The Jumbos fell to the Junior tri-captain Jon Trott recorded upsetting the Bobcats and rising doubles. In the third doubles, they at making the NESCAC Tournament. Bantams last season 7-0, but they the sole loss in singles matches in in the national rankings. Facing a were a few points away from win- Locked in battles of attrition with pulled off a close 5-4 decision the No. 1 position against Wesleyan mixed recent history against Bates, ning the third doubles match, but most of its NESCAC foes, Tufts two seasons ago. Finding itself senior captain Matt O’Connell. losing last year 7-2 but winning 6-3 in they weren’t able to pull that out. It viewed the Bates match as its in similar straits, the Tufts squad “Going into the match, our the 2006-07 season, the Tufts squad was also the mindset of being down opportunity to beat the Bobcats and hopes that history will repeat coach told us not to underestimate hoped that playing at home would 3-0 that slowed us down.” simultaneously secure a position itself next week. Wesleyan just because we have help the team maintain its focus Singles play was not any more among the top six NESCAC teams. “We’ve been in this situation not played them in recent years,” and confidence on the court. After promising; among the ill-fated “It’s unfortunate, but to make before, coming off of a disap- sophomore Tony Carucci said. “We dropping all three doubles matches, matches was freshman Garrett NESCACs, beating Bates was our pointing loss and then playing were a stronger team in doubles, however, the Jumbos couldn’t build Schuman’s straight-set loss, the best chance because only the top Trinity at home and beating taking Nos. 1 and 2, losing in No. 3 the momentum necessary to top the first of his collegiate career. In six teams make it,” Carucci said. them,” Landers said. “Hopefully, in a tight match. Wesleyan was kind Bobcats. Tufts’ best chance at a dou- the No. 3 position, Rosen took his “We’re the seventh-ranked team in we can repeat history. They are of a second-tier NESCAC team. I bles win came in the No. 3 match, match to a super-tiebreaking third the conference, and to move up, a good team top to bottom; they don’t think they were that great, when freshman Morrie Bossen and set but lost on a net cord 11-9 in it’s going to require an upset over don’t really have any major weak- mainly because the depth of their Trott were two points away from the final point. a higher-ranked NESCAC team. nesses, so it’ll be tough from the singles lineup didn’t really extend securing victory before their Bobcats “In my singles match, my oppo- We’re pretty competitive with all beginning, but that’s why we play. past their top two players.” opponents rallied to take the match, nent won in the first set, but in the the NESCAC teams, so that will be We’re up to the challenge.” 12 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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For her, it’s and pinned against the boat, and he “I’m pleased they had a good row. all just play to our maximum “She’s still going to get stron- most of the time just a matter caught a crab, and his oar hit him in They didn’t fare so well in the capability.” ger through the season. She’s of consistency, and she has the chest. We had to come to a full results, but it was a good first race On the singles side, a very strong player, and she’s come so far with that … That stop and start rowing again. It wasn’t for them, and now they have one Browne made quick work of already shown that, and she’s was a good confidence boost- ideal, but we ended up finishing, under their belts.” her opponents at the No. 1 proven herself over the last er for her, to turn it around in and the ruling was determined that The day was marked by dreary spot, while McCooey added couple years. She’s now at the the third set.” UMass was in our lane.” weather, with a strong headwind dominant straight-set victo- point where she’s confident In her first taste of NESCAC Tufts fell in the second varsity and intermittent heavy rain that ries of her own at second in herself on the court, and it play, LaCara posted two vic- eight by 12 seconds, as the Jumbos made the conditions on the water singles. Right behind them, really shows.” tories at fifth singles, includ- came in at a time of 7:01.84, but less than ideal. Miller dispatched Colby At fourth singles, Stewart ing a come-from-behind 5-7, nearly pulled out a win in the sec- “The weather today was pretty sophomore Katie Brezinski was part of two three-set 6-1, 10-6 win over Bates first- ond varsity four, falling by a mere bad,” Bayless said. “We were going and Bates freshman Meg matches, beginning with a year Erika Blauth. The sixth half-second at 7:23.20 to UMass’ into a headwind, which makes Anderson at No. 3, upping thriller against Colby’s Tara singles spot was split between 7:22.68. The result bodes well for the the race a little more difficult. But her singles record this spring Davidson that ended with the junior Laura Hoguet, who fell Jumbos, as Tufts is prioritizing the other than today, we’ve only had to 3-0. After spending the fall Mules junior taking a deciding in a narrow three-set deci- four-man boats this season with the a couple cold days. This was rare semester abroad, Miller has super-tiebreaker 10-8. Stewart sion to Colby freshman Sally team’s personnel more suited to that bad weather.” returned and helped solidify rebounded against Bates fresh- Meehan, and Homma, who type of crew. The team stayed at Tufts over the top half of the Jumbos’ man Brooke Morse-Karzen, sailed past Bates junior Jean “We got off to kind of a slow spring break, and they have had singles lineup, adding depth pulling out a 6-2 victory in the Gulliver 6-3, 6-0. start,” junior Jonathan Jo said. “We the chance to row outdoors for a behind the Jumbos’ bona fide third set after dropping the The Jumbos will have the fell behind early in the race, so we couple weeks. Over the break, they one-two punch of Browne second 0-6. rest of the week off before were down maybe a boat length. worked out on erg machines and and McCooey. “[Stewart] showed a great they travel to Trinity on Friday After about two-thirds of the race, lifted weights, and they had two- “[Miller] worked hard amount of composure in that for their first road conference we were able to fight back and gain a-day practices once the weather when she was abroad at stay- second match,” Bayard said. match of the season. The some ground and we were fight- was nice enough for them to get ing physically fit, but it was “She’s been working very matchup with the Bantams ing pretty hard. In the end, we lost out on the water. Now that class- definitely a challenge to get hard on her patience and will begin a stretch of three by half a second, but to fight back es have started, the team rows in tennis in; so when she came her consistency, and it real- matches in five days, which and put all your effort in, and then the mornings, getting to the boat back, she was already fit, ly showed in that third set will culminate in a highly-an- fall short by just half a second, it’s house at 6 a.m. which was a huge bonus, but [against Morse-Karzen.] She ticipated showdown at home definitely disappointing … Maybe if “We’ve been working on devel- it was a matter the first couple is someone who has some of against national No. 6 Amherst we had started our sprint just a few oping boat chemistry and getting weeks of getting her timing the most technically sound on April 7. strokes earlier or if one other thing used to each other’s rowing styles,” had gone our way.” Jo said. “We want to maximize our Jo rowed in three events on the set and swing and have the most day and admitted that by the end, efficient rowing style possible.” SCHEDULE | March 31 - April 6 he was exhausted. Senior co-cap- For Tufts, this weekend’s races TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON tain Nahvid Etedali was held out marked the first step toward dupli- vs. Mass. due to back problems. cating last season’s success. Baseball Maritime at Trinity at Trinity (2) “Within our fours, we definitely “We finished fifth in New 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. are going to try to start sprinting a Englands last year, and we’re just little earlier from now on,” Jo said. trying to medal and potentially win at Bridgewater vs. Wheaton, “Our four rowers are more power as New Englands this year,” Jo said. Softball State at Trinity at Trinity (2) Western compared to endurance.” “That would be our goal. We had a 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m. Conn. 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STATISTICS | STANDINGS Men's Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Baseball Softball USILA Div. III Men’s Lax (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) (5-1, 3-1 NESCAC) (4-10, 2-1 NESCAC East) (15-0, 3-0 NESCAC East) as of Mar. 30, 2009 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL 1. Stevenson (7) W L W L East W L T W L T East W L T W L T W L W L 2. Roanoke (4) Trinity 3 0 0 12 2 0 Tufts 3 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 6 1 Colby 3 1 6 1 3. Ithaca (1) Bowdoin 2 1 0 0 Trinity 2 1 0 9 7 0 Middlebury 3 1 4 2 Tufts 4 10 4. Salisbury (2) Tufts 4 0 7 0 Bates 1 2 0 3 8 0 Bowdoin 1 2 0 12 7 0 Trinity 3 1 6 1 5. Tufts Middlebury 3 1 5 1 Colby 0 0 0 3 7 0 Colby 0 0 0 10 0 0 Tufts 3 1 5 1 6. Cortland Amherst 2 2 4 3 Bowdoin 0 3 0 10 11 0 Bates 0 3 0 2 9 0 Amherst 2 2 4 3 7. Middlebury Colby 2 2 5 3 8. Washington and Lee Trinity 2 2 6 2 Bates 2 2 5 3 West West 9. Gettysburg Wesleyan 2 2 6 2 Williams 2 2 5 2 Williams 3 0 0 6 5 0 Amherst 2 1 0 11 4 0 Bowdoin 1 3 6 3 2 1 0 8 8 0 Williams 2 1 0 4 3 0 IWLCA Div. III Women’s Lax Williams 1 3 1 5 Wesleyan as of Mar. 23, 2009 3 4 1 2 0 8 6 0 Middlebury 1 2 0 5 6 0 Bates 0 4 2 6 Wesleyan 1 4 Amherst Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) 0 0 0 8 7 0 Wesleyan 1 2 0 6 10 0 4 3 Conn. College 0 4 2 5 Hamilton 1. Salisbury (19) Conn. College 0 5 Hamilton 0 0 0 0 10 0 Middlebury 0 3 0 4 6 0 2. Hamilton (1) 3. Franklin and Marshall Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics 4. The College of New Jersey AVG HR RBI 5. Middlebury G A P G A P AVG HR RBI 6. Gettysburg Chrissie Attura 8 16 24 Sam Sager .450 0 5 D.J. Hessler 16 25 41 Maya Ripecky .531 3 19 7. Tufts Caleb Sims 0 2 Clem McNally 29 5 34 Emily Johnson 18 4 22 .381 Alison Drobiarz .478 0 3 8. Colby Ryan Molloy 17 10 27 Amanda Roberts 18 4 22 Ben Walkley .375 1 3 Roni Herbst .451 0 7 9. Union Matt Witko 9 1 10 Courtney Thomas 14 2 16 Corey Pontes .372 1 11 Laura Chapman .407 0 3 Mike Droesch 2 6 8 Lara Kozin 7 7 14 David Leresche .325 1 8 Cara Hovhanessian .405 3 10 NFCA Div. III Softball Kevin McCormick 5 2 7 Jenna Abelli 9 1 10 Anthony Fucillo .318 0 4 Christy Tinker .386 0 9 as of Mar. 25, 2009 Doug DiSesa 4 3 7 Stephanie Perez 6 3 9 Alex Perry .259 1 7 Danielle Lopez .362 3 18 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) Sean Kirwan 5 1 6 Maya Shoham 4 5 9 Kevin Casey .239 0 1 Samantha Kuhles .351 0 4 1. Texas-Tyler (8) Jamie Atkins 4 2 6 Casey Egan 2 2 4 Chase Rose .235 0 3 Mira Leiman-Sifry .333 1 4 2. Louisiana College 3. St. Thomas (Minn.) Chase Bibby 4 2 6 Sterling Champion 3 0 3 Nate Bankoff .235 1 5 Lena Cantone .311 1 13 4. Emory Team 115 76 191 Team 93 48 141 Team .267 5 58 Team 13 104 .381 5. Washington-St. Louis Pitching W L ERA SO 6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Goaltending GA Sv S% Goaltending GA Sv S% Pitching W L ERA SO Pat O’Donnell 1 3 1.90 22 7. Willamette Matt Harrigan 47 64 .577 Sara Bloom 45 60 .571 Izzie Santone 7 0 0.63 18 Tom Hill 0 1 3.78 10 8. Wis.-Whitewater Bryan Petillo 3 8 .727 Alexis Germain 8 4 .333 Lauren Galmetti 5 0 2.35 19 9. Tufts 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Inside the NBA Jeremy Greenhouse | Follow the Money The cons of contenders’ spotlight with impressive run UConn b y Et h a n La n d y PortlandDaily Editorial Board blazing new path into playoff

In a year where the Western confer- he UConn men’s basketball team ence has six likely playoff teams within made the Final Four on Saturday. two-and-a-half games of one another, The Huskies have demolished the any team could make a surprise run competition thus far, winning by and reach the championship. successiveT margins of 56, 26, 12 and seven. So why not the Portland Trail So they’re good. But, even so, it’s hard to Blazers? The young team from the root for them amid the controversy that is Pacific Northwest is already 46-27 this swirling around them. season after finishing at .500 last year UConn first caught my eye when coach and is clinging to the fifth spot in Jim Calhoun went on a tirade during a press the tight Western Conference. Many conference. He lost it when a freelance thought that Portland had the look of writer asked a question about Calhoun’s a playoff team, but few thought they relatively exorbitant salary, which at $1.6 would be this good. And while every- million is by far the highest of any state one in the West is chasing the Los employee in Connecticut. UConn is a state Angeles Lakers, who have a sizeable school, and a lot of people are upset about lead at the top of the conference, come Calhoun’s $1.6 mil when the state is strug- playoff time the defending conference gling to cut its $2 billion budget deficit. champs will not be unbeatable. Calhoun decided to pull a Sprewell, The Blazers appear to be headed for retorting “Not a dime back. I’d like to be the playoffs for the first time under able to retire someday.” Calhoun comes off head coach Nate McMillan and the like a jerk here, no pun intended. Leaving first time since the 2002-03 season. aside the fact that this statement is insen- Portland has been playing well as of sitive to the less well-off — who somehow late, going 10-5 in March with two manage to retire even though they don’t of those losses occurring in overtime earn $1.6 million a year — the statement games. Six of the team’s last seven wins is offensive to everyone. Not only that, have been by double digits, including Calhoun scoffed at the $1.6 million figure two straight 20-point victories. that has been publicly reported, bluntly The Blazers are in the top 10 in saying, “I make a lot more than that.” points allowed per game — a great I imagine that if pressed on this lapse accomplishment for a young team — in judgment, he would plead temporary and they have been doing it for the insanity. Connecticut’s governor, Jodi Rell, most part without the defensive pres- called it “an embarrassing display.” ence of Greg Oden in the middle, with Calhoun’s response: “We bring in $12 the rookie just getting back to playing million to this university.” Well, that figure significant minutes after sitting out a doesn’t include the basketball program’s recent 15-game stretch. $6 million in expenses, but still, Calhoun Portland is also ranked in the top 10 MCT does run a profitable athletics program, so in field goal percentage and is one of Portland guard Brandon Roy, seen here firing a hook shot in traffic, has been a big part of good for him. Again, I raise the question: the best home teams in the league with the Blazers’ playoff push, averaging a cool 23 points per game in his third season. Shouldn’t the millions that UConn’s basket- a 30-7 record in the Rose Garden. When ball program rakes in be distributed partly Portland scores, they win — the Blazers as well, giving the Blazers a quality big town who is in the top 15 in three- among the players and not just coaches? are 31-4 when scoring 100 points or man to team with Roy. point percentage in the league and Well, in UConn’s case, maybe it is. more, and they average 11.4 points The Blazers also have some other has seven 20-point games this year Last week, Yahoo! Sports reported that more per game in wins than losses. nice pieces in play, and with an abun- despite missing 13 games in the mid- Jim Calhoun and the university’s athletics While the Blazers have an array of dance of talent, they are one of the dle of the season. program had violated NCAA rules with young talent, this is unquestionably deepest teams in the league. The sec- Unfortunately for the Blazers, the their recruitment process. UConn signee Brandon Roy’s team. The third-year ond unit features the team’s third fifth spot where they now stand would Nate Miles was given lodging, transpor- guard is averaging 23 points per game, leading scorer in Travis Outlaw, who set up a first-round matchup with the tation and meals by the school — all seventh in the NBA, and also averages pours in 12.7 points per game, the duo Houston Rockets. The season series is prohibited by the NCAA. The chief culprit roughly five rebounds and five assists of Spanish guards, Rudy Fernandez currently split at 1-1, and the Rockets linking Miles and the school was agent per game. Roy is the engine that makes and Sergio Rodriguez, in the back- have been hot, going 11-4 through and booster Josh Nochimson, who pro- his team go, and he is usually respon- court and the team’s leading rebound- March. The Western race is so crowd- vided his services to Miles. Assistant coach sible for handling the ball as well as er in Joel Pryzbilla, who has stepped ed, however, that Portland could eas- Tom Moore had been in contact with both shouldering the offensive load; he has in to start as of late with Oden’s injury ily fall or move up, and the matchups of them, and presumably, if a member of led or been tied for the lead on his troubles and is 15th in the NBA in will likely not be set in stone until the the coaching staff knew of the matter, it team in scoring in 46 of the 69 games rebounds per game. final games of the season. would be naïve to believe that this was an he has played this season. Portland also has other players that Whoever it plays, this Portland isolated incident. Coaches are permitted a It helps, then, that Portland’s other do the little things that help a team team has done nothing but exceed single call a month to high school juniors, third-year star, LaMarcus Aldridge, win. It is often a cliché to talk about role expectations all year, and there is no but UConn’s staff sent over 1,500 text mes- has continued his strong play from players, but the guys that turn a playoff reason to think it cannot silence crit- sages to Miles in a single month. last season and has gotten better as team into a contender are not the stars, ics in the playoffs. A championship Calhoun attempted to discredit the the year has progressed, posting his but those who exert their influence on might be asking a little much in one story by saying that “it was a blog story,” highest averages of the season for the game without much fanfare. of the strongest years the league has implying that the Internet is a cesspool points and rebounds in March to bring For Portland, that means guys like seen in quite some time. Still, this is a of falsehoods. Calhoun also stated that them to 18.1 points and 7.3 rebounds. Nicolas Batum, the rookie who pro- team that is primed to contend in the the NCAA had granted Miles eligibility, Aldridge has great touch on his mid- vides energy and defense, and Steve future, especially when one considers so therefore there was no malfeasance. range game and is a good rebounder Blake, a deadly shooter from down- how great they are currently playing. The NCAA of course responded, stating that it did not have all the information about Mills in hand, so its ruling at the time was wrong, similar to Calhoun’s salary. I’m going to say that Calhoun could use a publicity agent. That, or a WEEKLY MUMBO JUMBO functional cerebrum. There’s another “con” to the story. Miles himself once egregiously broke the law. Before he even played for UConn, he was charged with violating a restraining order. I don’t like Wesleyan, and I look forward to The event occurred all of 16 minutes after “ a court had granted the order to a woman beating them. who said Miles had been harassing her. It was later reported that another UConn recruit, Ater Majok, was linked to Nochimson. Again, Nochimson’s a shady — senior tri-captain Jordan Yarboro guy. He was accused of stealing money ” from UConn alum Rip Hamilton. Majok men’s lacrosse team eventually signed with UConn and will be March 23, 2009 playing next year. But still there’s more, as starter A.J. Price was charged with stealing a laptop a few years ago. Overall, the grad- Senior tri-captain Jordan Yarboro and the rest of the men’s lacrosse team made good on uation rate for UConn basketball players is a cool 33 percent, which is about as low their pre-game expressions of confidence, defeating No. 12 Wesleyan 12-10 on Saturday in a as it gets. comeback effort that lifted the Jumbos into the top five in the national rankings. The Jumbos, If I have one piece of advice for Calhoun, it’s this: Retire early. You’ve earned it. who are now tied with Bowdoin for the top spot in the NESCAC, rallied back from a four-goal deficit deep in the second half to claim victory over their vaunted conference rivals. Jeremy Greenhouse is a sophomore majoring in English. He can be reached at Jeremy. [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Inside the NBA 15 Follow the Money 15

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Women’s Tennis Men’s Tennis After loss to Bates, Tufts

b y Sa p n a Ba n s i l pairings, the tandem of freshman TuftsDaily sweeps Editorial Board allJenn six LaCara doubles and junior Erica Miller matches in routs beats Wesleyan at second doubles and the duo of A 12-day layoff didn’t slow the Tufts senior Mari Homma and sophomore b y Mi c h a e l Sp e r a women’s tennis team, which blew past Edwina Stewart at third doubles. Daily Editorial Board ofa pair ofColby NESCAC foes andon Saturday Bates in Saturday for marked first the first officialNESCAC victories match results for either team, both With every bad break comes a chance at WOMEN’S TENNIS (4-1, 2-0 NESCAC) of which debuted during a March 17 redemption. This saying held true for the Voute Courts, Saturday match against Palm Beach Atlantic men’s tennis team this past weekend as the that was ultimately rained out. Bates 0 “At No. 2 and 3, starting halfway MEN’S TENNIS (5-2, 1-1 NESCAC) through the Colby match and then for Tufts 9 Middletown, Conn., Saturday the entire Bates match, I was happy with how the teams played,” coach Colby 2 Tufts 7 Kate Bayard said. “They worked well Wesleyan 2 Tufts 7 from a tennis standpoint and a personality standpoint. All three teams its first home matches of the spring looked like they had been paired Voute Courts, Friday campaign. After besting Colby 7-2 to together for a while, which is a good start the day, nationally ranked No. 11 sign considering a couple of the teams Bates 9 Tufts trounced Bates 9-0 to improve are new.” Tufts 0 to 4-1 in dual matches this season. Meanwhile, sophomore Julia For the Jumbos, the weekend was a Browne and McCooey kept rolling Jumbos were outperformed in a 9-0 loss to positive first step in a season in which along at first doubles, posting a pair of nationally ranked No. 22 Bates on Friday they expect to finish amongst the 8-2 victories to remain unbeaten over but managed to salvage the weekend stretch conference’s elite. four career dual match appearances. with Saturday’s 7-2 victory over NESCAC foe “It was definitely good for us to In the three matches it has played Wesleyan. boost our confidence by getting since winning a national champion- The No. 30 Jumbos traveled to these wins,” junior captain Meghan ship at the end of the fall, the duo, Middletown, Conn. Saturday to cross rack- McCooey said. “We worked really hard ranked second in the Northeast, has ets with the Wesleyan Cardinals, a team all offseason in practice, so it’s nice to yielded just seven games. that has been missing in action from Tufts’ get those wins early in the season. But “We definitely have gotten used to schedule since the 2003-04 season. Before at the same time, we know that the each other’s games,” McCooey said. facing Tufts, the Cardinals held a 9-4 record, teams are only going to get stronger, “That’s helped a lot, and having a their most notable achievement being sin- and we’re going to need to get better national championship under our gle-match wins in doubles and singles play every day if we want to beat teams like belt gives us a lot of confidence. To against No. 5 Williams during the fall por- Amherst and Williams that will come know we can beat any team out there, tion of the season. up later in the season.” it’s really motivating. We’re just hop- Going into the match, Tufts was unsure Josh Berlinger/Tufts Daily As part of their victories, the ing to keep that up and help the other Sophomore Julia Browne recorded a pair of of what to expect from the home team but Jumbos went a perfect 6-of-6 in doubles teams, too, so that we can easy wins at first doubles as the women’s was determined to notch its first NESCAC doubles play, getting a combined tennis team cruised to victories over Colby four wins from two recently formed see WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 13 and Bates on Satuday. see MEN’S TENNIS, page 11

Women’s Crew Men’s Crew

b y Th o m a s Ea g e r ed out with a modest lead, though Daily Editorial Board the crew from Wellesley refused Jumbos sweepto surrender, all challenging five Tufts all Taking to the water for its first the way to the finish line. Tufts race of the season, the women’s held on to win that race by less racescrew knew it wanted versus to make than Wellesley a half second, crossing the a statement against local out- line at 7:13.29 ahead of the visitors’ of-conference foe Wellesley, a 7:13.74 effort. squad that had outperformed the “I think the most exciting part Jumbos just last fall at the Head of was that even though the third the Charles. varsity had a really close race at What Tufts did on the Malden the end, they were out fast at the River on Saturday was less of a starting line, and that’s something statement and more of an excla- that’s always been a challenge in mation, sweeping the Blue in the past, just being really explosive all five head-to-head races and and aggressive within the first [500 Daily File Photo handily dominating the visitors meters] and getting a big lead on The men’s varsity four, shown here during last fall’s Head of the Charles Regatta, suffered a setback when one from nearby Wellesley in four of the other team,” senior co-cap- oar caught a crab, but because of UMass’ disqualification, the Jumbos took the race by default in 7:14.48. those matchups. tain Steph St. Thomas said. “And “We were psyched,” senior co- it was really exciting to see it all in captain Kaitlyn Mula said. “It was five boats [that] we were able to the first race, and at the first race accomplish that. So it’s definitely you’re always really excited and a a good way to start the season and little overly anxious, and it’s always to start preparing for what else we kind of that deal where, ‘Can you need to work on.” apply everything you learned in Despite the gaudiness of the b y Je r e m y Gr ee n h o u s e In the varsity eight race, UMass lane interference. practice to the real deal?’ And I numbers behind their success- Daily Editorial Board posted a 22-second victory, finish- “It was a narrow river, and their feel like we really did a good job of es — Tufts’ all-freshman novice In poor weather,ing with a 6:26.57 impromptutime on the 2,000- coxswain steered therace boat over onto doing that.” eight and second novice combi- The men’s crew team unexpect- meter course, while Tufts crossed our side,” Bayless said. “The officiat- Rowing under virtually per- nation eight also cruised to vic- edly kicked off its spring schedule on the finish line in 6:48.55. ing boat trailing us said several times fect conditions, the varsity eight tory by 25.48-second and 37.38- Sundayagainst in drab conditions UMass with five “We still opens have some work tocrew do ‘UMass come season to starboard,’ but their defeated Wellesley by a comfort- second margins, respectively — boats racing against Div. I UMass. — some technique to straighten boat was ahead of us, and we were able 9.5-second margin, 6:53.48 the Jumbos maintain that there “It was a kind of last-minute out and some strategy to work on making a move, so their coxswain to the Blue’s 7:03.00 showing. is still room for improvement. It’s race,” senior co-captain Robbie — but we had [good starts] across couldn’t see us. The officiating boat Indeed, the Tufts second varsity worth noting that when Tufts and Bayless said. “Coach talked to the the board, and our finishes and was behind yelling, and their rowers eight, which cruised to an 11-sec- Wellesley squared off to launch the coach at UMass, and they weren’t sprints were pretty good, especially could see what was going on, but ond victory over its counterpart, spring season last year, the Tufts racing this weekend, so they were from the second four,” Bayless said. somehow they didn’t communicate ended up clocking in at 7:03.89, varsity eight finished in 7:15.70, nice enough to come on over to “We just need to work on the body it to the coxswain. less than a second behind the time over 20 seconds slower than the race with us today.” of the race.” “Oars clashed, and [senior David of Wellesley’s first varsity eight. boat’s Saturday time. It was the team’s first competi- The Jumbos managed a better Orellano], who was sitting at the Competition between the third “It was wasn’t our very best row, tion since the fall schedule closed outcome in the varsity four, finish- three seat, his oar caught a crab,” varsity eights marked the closest with the renowned Head of the ing in 7:14.48 and picking up the win race of the day as the Jumbos start- see WOMEN’S CREW, page 11 Charles Regatta. with UMass being disqualified for see MEN’S CREW, page 13