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The 29th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson Education for Public Inquiry and gives keynote address International Citizenship (EPIIC) International Symposium, a five-day event sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), began last Wednesday. The symposium’s theme BY VICTORIA LEISTMAN Burns discussed why the Middle East was “The Future of the Middle East and North Africa” and featured international experts Daily Editorial Board still matters in American foreign policy — including keynote speaker Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns — discussing and how it is changing. He then outlined ongoing political, economic and social conflict in the regions. Deputy Secretary of State William J. elements of a positive American policy Burns delivered Friday’s keynote address agenda in the region. on America’s position in the Middle East to “It is a truism that America’s chief officially open this year’s EPIIC symposium. foreign policy challenge[s] are domestic Following an introduction from renewal, strengthening our homegrown Provost David Harris who thanked the capacity to compete [and] promote our event’s sponsors including the Bendetson interests and values around the world,” family, the Carnegie Endowment for he said. “We don’t have the luxury of International Peace and the board of pivoting away the Middle East, which the Institute for Global Leadership often has a nasty way of reminding us of (IGL), IGL Director Sherman Teichman its relevance.” acknowledged the work that made the Burns said that the second Arab awak- event possible. ening is about several different layers of “This evening is the product of an change, and that revolutions leave open extraordinary fusion, an intellectual col- spaces for extremists to take advantage laboration,” he said. “Our students are of. Those changes will come down to our core, they are our metric, our beat- the question of whether the Arab world ing heart.” will become one in which an old order is Dean of the Fletcher School Admiral replaced by democratic states or one in James Stavridis introduced Burns, which extremists emerge in leadership who has served in the foreign service roles, he said. for 32 years in positions that include “The United States has a powerful Ambassador to Russia and to Jordan. stake in that very complex competition “[His current position] speaks vol- and in shaping the careful long term umes about his professionalism, [his] strategy we’re enhancing the chances deep knowledge of the world and his for a new moderate order which best leadership,” Stravridis said. “He is end- protects our interests and reflects our NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY lessly kind, thoughtful and leads by values,” he said. “What we need to con- Sherman Teichman, the IGL Director, awards Richard C. Jankowsky (AS ’95) with example in every case. You are in for an vey is a clear sense of what we stand the IGL Alumni Award during the EPIIC Cultural Evening. The award was given enormous treat tonight from America’s for, not just what we stand against — an in the Distler Performance Hall in the Granoff Music Center on Wednesday, Feb. leading diplomat.” agenda that offers a powerful antidote 26, the first day of the 2014 EPIIC Symposium: The Future of the Middle East and Burns began by explaining an impor- to extremists.” North Africa. tant lesson he learned during his service According to Burns, the best way to and work on Middle Eastern issues. promote that agenda is through a long- “The Middle East is a place where term, workable American strategy with pessimists seldom lack for company or three interconnected aspects: support validation, where skeptics hardly ever for pluralism and democratic change, R. Nicholas Burns: U.S. foreign see wrong,” he said. “It’s a place where economic opportunity and regional American policy makers often learn peace and security. humility the hard way.” Burns then briefly talked about Syria, policy extremely complex Burns said that change in the Middle Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace East is challenging to come by, and that process. He said that the United States BY SARAH ZHENG and Tunisia, Burns said, very few of the 22 it is often nonlinear, messy, cruel and cannot afford to pull back because, with Daily Editorial Board countries in the Middle East are better off unpredictable. persistence, it can make a difference in today in terms of stability than they were “I’ve learned that stability is not a the region. Sunday morning’s keynote address on three years ago. static phenomenon and that regimes “These are areas in which American “American Policy and the Arab Revolutions” Burns also spoke about the situations which do not offer their citizens a sense policy can make a difference and within featured R. Nicholas Burns, former Under in Syria and Iran, and what is currently of political dignity and economic pos- which we have a profound stake,” he Secretary of State for Political Affairs. unfolding in Ukraine. Active American sibility ultimately become brittle and said. “Our interests and credibility are Burns, a professor at Harvard University’s leadership is needed in Syria against break,” he said. at risk.” John F. Kennedy School of Government, President Bashar al-Assad and his regime’s stressed his respect for President Obama use of chemical weaponry, Burns said. and explained the difficult foreign policy “We can’t be the world’s policeman, but balance that he must maintain. when 9.3 million of the 22.4 million people “Obama is trying to juggle two compet- in Syria are refugees, it’s everyone’s con- ing American interests,” Burns said. “On cern,” Burns said. “It’s a problem that the one hand, he is continuing the great tradi- U.S. needs to turn and face.” tion of our foreign policy to support people Burns also complimented Obama for beyond our shores who want to struggle his work toward an interim nuclear agree- for freedom and democracy ... and trying ment with Iran, the first diplomatic talks to uphold what is the essence of American between the two nations in 34 years. foreign policy: democratic policy. On the “Our first impulse has to be diplomacy, other hand, the U.S. has a history of [play- not the use of force,” Burns said. “We need ing] a role in the Middle East and Obama to exhaust the use of diplomacy.” need[s] to secure the security interests of With regard to the unfolding situation in the U.S.” Ukraine, Burns said that it would be irra- Burns cited the contrast of the U.S. tional for the U.S. to employ military force support of the Egyptian uprising in Cairo’s against Putin, especially because America Tahrir Square, but the lack of support of has no security commitment to Ukraine. the protesters in Bahrain’s Pearl Square, “It would be catastrophic — it would as an example. He explained that while it be a war of two nuclear powers,” he said. appears the U.S. is acting hypocritically “There will be not a military counterpunch in its support for democratic uprisings, it to Putin’s land grab in Crimea.” is in the country’s best interest due to the However, he suggested that economic complex conflict in the Middle East. sanctions would likely be employed and “Many people thought that it was a that Obama should not attend the G8 hopeful time for the Arab people,” Burns summit scheduled to take place in June said. “We need to keep that image because in Sochi. when you think about our time now, we’re “It’s time to expel Russia from the G8,” really looking at a burning Middle East — Burns said. “We can’t have a country there there’s really no way else to put it.” who is abusing sovereignty and territorial NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY With the possible exception of Morocco integrity of the other countries.” Deputy Secretary of State William J. 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Saturday: ‘Vying for Influence: Iran and Saudi Arabia’ A four-person panel on he said. Saturday morning, “Vying According to Vaez, both Iran for Influence: Iran and Saudi and Saudi Arabia tend to make Arabia,” discussed ongoing ten- decisions based on their fear of sions between the two nations as the other nation. well as the conflict’s underlying “In the eyes of the Iranians, causes, which panel members the Saudis are facilitators and agreed were not sectarian but collaborators of the American geopolitical in nature. power in the region designed 2014 EPIIC Colloquium to, [in the] best case scenario, member Ayesha Forbes, a encircle Iran and weaken it, and, junior, moderated the discus- [in the] worst case scenario, top- sion between panelists includ- ple the regime,” Vaez said. “The ing Associate Professor in the same fear factor applies to the Department of Arabic Language Saudis. They believe that America and Culture at Peking University is leaving the region ... and is Wu Bingbing, International going to allow Iran [a] free hand Crisis Group Senior Analyst for to pursue its hegemonic plans in Iran Ali Vaez, Senior Associate the region.” in the Middle East Program at Wehrey argued next that the the Carnegie Endowment for central geopolitical triangle did International Peace Frederic not include Iraq, but rather the NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY Bernardo León, Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Region of the European Union Wehrey and President of the United States. He also contended speaks Friday night during an EPIIC panel on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East and North Africa. Kuwait Center for Strategic that although the governments Studies Sami al-Faraj. of Iran and Saudi Arabia operate Bingbing began the presenta- on realist political goals, their tion by outlining China’s foreign local actors are often guided by Friday: ‘U.S. Foreign Policy and Security in the policy stance towards Iran and sectarian values. In this way, both Middle East and North Africa’ Saudi Arabia. China is interested countries seem to fuel dangerous in strengthening ties with both identity politics in the surround- Four panelists explored ism and oil industries, as well as of the last decade of war, but we nations, though it has some con- ing nations. American foreign policy during a help to encourage democracy in cannot let them paralyze us,” cerns about the spread of ter- Despite shifting American Friday panel titled “U.S. Foreign the region. Wittes said. “As a country with rorism from Syria into the Saudi politics, Wehrey said he doubt- Policy and Security in the Middle Norton spoke next and sug- global interests, we have a stake Arabian region, Bingbing said. ed there would be any drastic East and North Africa.” gested strategies to resolve the in how other countries manage He also asserted that conflict realignment in the region. 2014 EPIIC Colloquium conflict in Libya. If powerful their business.” between the two countries cen- “America is currently undergo- Member Rebekah Waller, a fresh- nations are unwilling to put boots She addressed how U.S. citi- tered on geopolitical concerns, cit- ing tactical tensions with Saudi man, moderated the panel, which on the ground, he said, then they zens’ aversion to overseas involve- ing Iran and Saudi Arabia’s some- Arabia, but there is strategic included Special Representative should focus on humanitarian aid ment affects government foreign times friendly but sometimes hos- cooperation,” he said. “We could for the Southern Mediterranean and regulating the flow of arms policy. One way that the admin- tile relationship during different argue that the reverse is true with Region of the European Union into the country. istration tries to maintain public historical periods, such as during Iran. There may be some tactical Bernardino León Professor of Though Libya faces the daunt- support, she said, is to focus on the Islamic revolution in Iran and alignment with Iran right now, International Relations and ing task of starting from scratch, specific crises, such as biochemical during the Gulf War. Sectarian but fundamentally we’re still in a Anthropology at Boston University Norton still had hope that for- weapons in Syria, rather than on conflict, in fact, was rarely men- stage of strategic confrontation Augustus Richard Norton, Director eign aid would greatly benefit the overall conflict. Rand spoke tioned by scholars on the region with that country.” of the Brookings Institution’s Saban country. about the various ways in which until 2004, Bingbing said. Al-Faraj explained Kuwait’s Center for Middle East Policy “My hope is that [the United the U.S. leverages its power in the “We think the sectarian con- relationship with Iran, and said Tamara Cofman Wittes and for- Nations resolution is] not a high MENA region, including through flict is only phenomenal, or only that, because Iran is a much larg- mer Director for Democracy and water mark for cooperation, but military intervention, economic a result instead of a cause,” he er and more powerful nation, Governance at National Security instead a model for future dia- pressuring, civilian assistance and said. “If we focus on this sec- Kuwait must try to match Iran Staff Dafna Hochman Rand. logue and consensus,” he said. public and private diplomacy. tarian conflict, we cannot solve qualitatively in militaristic and León began by discussing his “I have no big answers, only a After discussing the pros and cons the problem.” economic areas to protect itself work as the Foreign Policy Advisor couple of small suggestions.” of each, she concluded that, in Vaez, who spoke next, echoed from Iranian influence. He also in the Office of the Prime Minister Wittes spoke next on the general, these methods are still Bingbing’s beliefs about the real examined Iran’s possible attack in Spain and explained why the “political earthquake” of the effective and there is not sufficient causes for animosity between the strategies and stressed the presence of the United States and MENA region and the United justifications to leave the region. two countries. Vaez said the key small country’s need to correctly European Union (EU) continues States’ role in it. She argued that “The popular view in to understanding the struggle assess danger. to be essential in the region. He the U.S., which needs stabil- Washington [is] that our lever- lies in the triangular relationship “In the United States, you are asserted that only these two bod- ity above all else, cannot turn its age is in decline [and it] becomes between Iran, Saudi Arabia and quite far and you are big,” he ies have the capability to rebuild back on the region because its quickly an excuse not to act,” Iraq. Whenever one country is said. “But if we make a mistake, the economies of Middle Eastern economy is most stable when the Rand said. “It creates a fatalistic isolated by the other two, that we are decimated.” and North African (MENA) coun- countries with which it interacts cycle of neglect and defeat.” country tends to resort to sectari- tries and that doing so would are also stable. anism as a way to compensate, —by Abigail Feldman benefit their investments in tour- “We have to learn the lessons —by Kathleen Schmidt

Saturday: ‘International Institutions and Intervention’ Saturday: Al Sabah receives A six-member EPIIC panel enti- later,” he said. how the system of internation- Bendetson Award for Public Policy tled “International Institutions and Tufts’ Edward Keller Professor of al humanitarian aid could be Intervention” explored the role North African and Middle Eastern improved. He cited the slow speed Former Deputy Prime Minister Al- Sabah joins other highly of international institutions and History Hugh Roberts, an expert and high costs of the current sys- and Minister of Foreign Affairs accomplished intellectuals in foreign intervention in conflicts in on Algerian politics, spoke out tem, which he said lacks a client of Kuwait Sheik Dr. Mohammad receiving the Bendetson Award, the Middle East and North Africa against foreign intervention and feedback mechanism that takes Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was including Massoud Barzani, on Saturday afternoon. argued that the United Nations into account refugees’ psychoso- awarded the 2014 Robert and President of Iraqi Kurdistan, The topic was particularly con- is in need of reform. The UN is cial and emotional needs. Instead, JoAnn Bendetson Award for who received the award for his troversial due to the myriad of dominated by five countries and he encouraged the utilization of Public Policy at the annual EPIIC work in stabilizing Iraq, accord- ongoing conflicts in the region claims to represent the interna- refugees’ skills. Symposium Saturday morning. ing to Tahmasebi. and the international community’s tional community, even though Mark Katz, professor of gov- Al-Sabah’s positions in the University President Anthony mixed record in responding to many other nations — some of ernment and politics at George public policy and diplomatic Monaco joined Tahmasebi in pre- these conflicts, moderator and which opposed foreign interven- Mason University, followed with fields include serving as the senting the distinguished award. 2014 EPIIC Colloquium member tion in the Middle East — are not an explanation of Russian foreign Ambassador of the State of Monaco thanked Al-Sabah for his Elissa Miller, a senior, explained. represented, Roberts said. policy and its view of international Kuwait to the United States, admirable work. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, founder Richard Atwood, research relations in the Middle East. Minister of Foreign Affairs “I am so honored and privi- of the Ibn Khaldun Center for director of the International Crisis “Now that the US ... is not of Kuwait, and Chairman leged to be recognized with Development Studies in Egypt, Group, explained that interven- so willing to intervene ... Putin is of the Board of Directors of such a distinguished recogni- began by speaking the history of tions in Syria and Libya have happy about this,” he said. the Kuwait Fund, 2014 EPIIC tion by such a prestigious insti- foreign intervention in the Middle exposed the weaknesses of the However, he contended that Colloquium member Lilly tution,” Al-Sabah said. “Thank East and North Africa. “responsibility to protect” doc- Russian’s current Syrian policy is Tahmasebi, a freshman, said in you very much Tufts, thank you “Foreign intervention in Middle trine — the belief that the interna- impossible to implement without her opening remarks. very much [Institute of Global Eastern and Arab affairs is as old tional community should enforce foreign cooperation. “Committing to education ini- Leadership].” as the French [Napoleon’s] expedi- a state’s duty to protect its popula- Duncan Pickard (A ‘10), non- tiatives among his own young con- Al-Sabah commended the tion,” he said. “No decade has tion from mass atrocities. resident fellow at the Rafik Hariri stituents, Dr. Al-Sabah’s endow- Institute of Global Leadership gone by without American inter- Atwood then discussed the Center for the Middle East, con- ment in [Harvard University] has (IGL) and EPIIC for their work vention in our part of the world.” effectiveness of using force to cluded by discussing the Libyan enabled young Kuwaitis to come in building leaders and raising Ibrahim also pointed to the end conflicts and discussed the Revolution of 2011 and the gov- to the U.S. to study, putting his awareness about global issues. protracted despotism in Middle problems of the International erning bodies of other nations in country on the world map,” “I can see how the IGL has real- Eastern countries as a cause for Criminal Court. transition, including the National Tahmasebi said. ly grown people from all walks of the Arab Spring, where the age “Instead of cutting through Transitional Council (NTC). In addition to his work in edu- life to interact and change for the difference between the average politics, it became part of poli- According to Pickard, internation- cation, Tahmasebi highlighted betterment of humanity ... I’d like citizen and the nation’s rulers was tics,” he said. al recognition for the NTC gave it Al-Sabah’s stance against corrup- to say that the lectures over the about 50 years, or a two-genera- Emergency Response political credibility despite its lack tion and his commitment to devel- past two days have been really tion gap. Coordinator at Questscope of legitimacy and power. opment across borders which quite valuable,” Al-Sabah said. “You could see why the region Michael Niconchuk, who works have helped Kuwait become was going to explode sooner or with refugee youth, discussed —by Jei-Jei Tan respected internationally. —by Denali Tietjen Monday, March 3, 2014 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS 3

Thursday: Thompson covers effects of World War I on Middle East

Associate Professor of racy, one which was truly History at the University of inclusive — one devised by Virginia Elizabeth Thompson the regime and not imposed on Thursday night delivered from without.” the first keynote address of Thompson recognized the conference titled “100 Arabs’ struggles to achieve Years After World War I: political sovereignty in the Enduring Consequences for post-World War I era and the Middle East and North spoke about the Syrian Africa.” National Congress, which Thompson said it was she said was founded in important to recognize Damascus in 1919 and the centennial of the First which called for the Allies World War, given its dev- to recognize Syria as an astating and transformative independent state, to be impacts, especially in the ruled by King Faisal I. NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY Arab world. “The interesting thing Dr. Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi speaks to fellow panelists and audience members during the Political Islam “When you think about that they [did] here, is that and Governance Panel on the Friday of the 2014 EPIIC Symposium: The Future of the Middle East and North how the Civil War in the they passed what probably Africa in Cabot Auditorium on February 28, 2014. United States has defined could stand ... as the most this country, our political liberal and the most demo- Friday: ‘Political Islam and Governance’ culture and our shift in cratic constitution in the racial policies ... you begin Arab world for most of the Five experts discussed the role “To say ... that in a demo- since it presupposes a dichotomy to get an understanding of 20th century,” she said. of Islam in the politics of Middle cratic system in these countries, between politics and Islam. what World War I means for Thompson said that the Eastern states during a Friday the Islamists would automatically “One of the problems with [this] the people of the Middle British and French refused afternoon panel entitled “Political win, I think hides the real diversi- binary view is that it assumes that East,” she said. to recognize Faisal’s regime Islam and Governance.” ty of views in these societies,” El Islam on its own has no built- Thompson said that many as legitimate. In the years Panelist Robert P. Parks, the direc- Amrani said. “Elections are more in implications for governance, of World War I’s impacts after the Congress was tor of the American Institute for complicated than a popularity whereas I would argue that it does, remain unstudied, particu- formed, these two nations Maghrib Studies’ Centre d’Etudes contest ... and they have very because it is a religion of law like larly those in the Ottoman embarked on a campaign Maghrebines en Algerie described specific conditions depending on Judaism and unlike Christianity,” and Mediterranean regions of modernization and cul- the role of Islamic parties in Algeria’s the electoral system being used he said. where the nation-states tural colonization in the political system, particularly during ... that does afford for a wide Mowaffak al-Rubaie, a former that were meant to be Arab peninsula, often disre- the 2012 Algerian parliamentary range of results.” National Security Advisor to the formed during this period specting Islamic principles. elections. Islamic parties did much Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi, Iraqi government, spoke last and failed miserably, leading Thompson said that Egyptian worse than expected, and Parks founder and executive director agreed with Roberts that “politi- to widespread human suf- imam Hassan al-Banna suggested that the Algerian public of the Wasatia Moderate Islamic cal Islam” is a misnomer because fering and unrest. Outside became inspired to found does not see political Islam as a Movement in Palestine, spoke politics are a product not of the imperial forces that were the Muslim Brotherhood, an viable political solution, but rather about his personal experience with Islamic religion but of Muslims operating in this region, Islamic revivalist organiza- sees Islamist parties as stakehold- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He themselves. He also emphasized especially France and Great tion, in 1928, in response ers in the system. explained that while he held radi- that while Islamism and secular- Britain, had neither the abil- to the injustices many Arabs Issandr El Amrani, the director cal positions as a youth, he now is ism can be viewed on opposite ity nor the interest to spend and Muslims suffered while of the International Crisis Group’s an advocate for a peaceful solu- sides of the political spectrum, money on populations who under foreign control. North Africa Project, spoke next tion. One of the key avenues to there is an alternative. had been devastated by the “That is the legacy which about the political performance of the establishment of a moderate “There is a third way, which I war, she said. we live with today ... [a Islamic parties in Egypt, Libya and and rational peace is the clarifica- call civil order, whereby religion “What World War I result of] the trauma and Tunisia. According to El Amrani, tion of misinterpretations of Islam, and politics run in parallel to each brought was the break- distress of these people Islamic parties were able to win Daoudi said. other, and religion has an advisory ing of faith that one could from being excluded from a large number of votes in these Hugh Roberts, the Edward Keller rather than a supervisory role on have a polity ruled by law humanity,” she said. “A sad countries due to party discipline Professor of North African and politics ... [religion and politics] that included many people legacy, but one that is use- and cohesion, as well as a popular Middle Eastern History at Tufts, have their own responsibilities and ruled as one,” she said. ful to ponder as a sort of belief that their times had come. then spoke about understand- authorities ... and they comple- “If democracy could have mindset of the deep impact He noted, however, that the situ- ing Islamism in the present day. ment each other,” he said. worked in the Middle East, it of this war.” ation is more complicated than it According to Roberts, the term would have had to be ... an might appear. “political Islam” is a misnomer, —by Daniel Bottino indigenous form of democ- —by Josh Weiner

Friday: ‘Iraq: Its Uncertain Future’ Friday: ‘Civil-Military Relations and Security Sector Three international security about the future of Iraq, Yassir experts discussed recent chang- Abbas, a senior and 2014 EPIIC Reform in Political Transitions’ es in Iraq during a Friday morn- Colloquium member, shared the Speakers during Friday ing EPIIC panel titled “Iraq: Its story of his experience growing up afternoon’s EPIIC panel enti- Uncertain Future.” in Iraq and working as a translator tled “Civil-Military Relations Mowaffak al-Rubaie, for- for the United States Army. and Security Sector Reform in mer National Security Advisor “Thanks to the now well-known Political Transitions,” discussed and Member of Parliament mismanagement of the U.S. war, the institutions that need reform in Iraq, opened with an opti- Iraq was soon engulfed in chaos in post-transition states, includ- mistic perspective on Iraq’s and I was there with the rest of our ing military forces and intel- democratization. countrymen watching our country ligence agencies that provide “What I believe is going being burned to the ground,” he security for civilians. to happen is slow but progres- said. “At that time I was faced 2014 EPIIC Colloquium mem- sive improvement and progress with two very difficult options: to ber David Riche, a senior, mod- towards a full-[fledged] democratic sit on the fence and watch, or to erated the three-member panel parliamentary system,” he said. get involved and do something.” which included professors and Emma Sky, senior fellow at the Elayne Stecher, also a senior and government officials. The pre- Jackson Institute at Yale University 2014 EPIIC Colloquium member, sentation focused primarily on and former political advisor to U.S. then spoke about the research she Libya and Egypt as examples of General Ray Odierno, had a more conducted over winter break as countries in political transition. NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY solemn outlook on the future of part of EPIIC, doing interviews and Panelists mentioned that ending Karim Haggag, the Deputy Director of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s the nation. examining case studies in both conflict is only the beginning. Policy Planning Division speaks during this year’s EPIIC Symposium. “I have to say ... I am not opti- Jordan and Iraq. Professor of International Politics tion,” Shultz said. “It is the end of were one [unit],” he said. “When mistic for Iraq’s future,” she said. “Through my research and trav- at The Fletcher School of Law and authoritarian rule and the transition you have a collapse in authoritarian She explained that many of els I hoped to be able to use Jordan Diplomacy Richard Shultz spoke first to a system where there is a rule of regime, the military system collapses the problems Iraq faces today as a case study to understand the and explained that the concept of law that is so important.” with it.” could have been avoided with influence of Syrian refugees in the security sector reform is fairly new. Deputy Director of the Fletcher School Ph.D candidate different choices, particularly country and apply this knowledge “This idea emerged in 1990 Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s Jean-Louis Romanet Perroux then from 2010 onward. to my understanding of the refu- by the United Nations and [the Policy Planning Division Karim spoke about the research he and Peter Harling, Senior Middle gee situation in Iraq,” she said. Organisation for Economic Haggag followed Schultz with a his team conducted in Libya. The East and North Africa Advisor for The presentations were followed Co-operation and Development] discussion on how security sec- purpose of their research was the International Crisis Group, by dialogue between the panelists when they began to engage in dia- tor reform can be implemented. to provide recommendations to further unpacked both Al Rubaie and then the floor was opened to logue about important institutions “This is a complex idea, and the U.S. Department of State on and Sky’s arguments by elabo- questions from the audience. that needed reform in post-conflict it takes time and effort,” Haggag how to help secure peace in the rating on the current events tak- Ultimately, the panel provided a transition states,” he said. “These said. “There are few success sto- Middle East. ing place in Iraq. wide range of opinions and predic- areas of reform include military, ries because, in authoritarian rule, “We looked at how hypocritical “In between the reconstruction tions on future directions for Iraq. police and intelligence agencies.” security institutions develop an insti- the civilian leadership was,” he said. of the very centralized, hegemonic “There are so many challenges Shultz and the other panelists tutional identity. Our task is to keep “It is supposed to be direct democ- state that we see in the region in in confronting our future in Iraq,” focused their presentations on Libya these two things separate.” racy but in reality, a small and elite the 20th century and partition, I Al Rubaie said. “But I believe in this and Egypt as examples of countries According to Haggag, Libya is an group held power.” think there is much we need to nation.” in political transition. example of a country where these explore,” he said. “We have to be focused on post- two institutions are fused together. After the three panelists spoke —by Annabelle Roberts conflict situations and reconstruc- “The security sector and regime —by Alexa Horwitz 4 4

Features.com tuftsdaily LEX ERATH | SUGAR AND SPICE New CSL policy allows election of student Drunk leaders to rely on democratic process phone BY EMMA ARNESTY-GOOD Daily Editorial Board

i, my name’s Lex, and my iPhone Almost a year and a half after the has a problem: It’s a bit of a drunk- derecognition of the evangelical student ard. No, I’m being completely seri- religious group Tufts Christian Fellowship ous. This is a very real everyday (TCF), the heated debate over qualifica- Hstruggle for both my phone and me, and tions for student leadership positions for we’re looking for help. religious groups came to some resolution I’ll back up a little bit to when our troubles with a new policy from the Committee on first began. About a month ago, I upgraded Student Life (CSL). to the new iPhone 5S when my 4S start- Alva Couch and Haydn Forrest, the ed misbehaving. My new phone and I got CSL faculty and student co-chairs, wrote along wonderfully until about two weeks a Feb. 6 op-ed to the Daily, which detailed ago, when it began hitting the happy juice the significant alterations that the CSL behind my back. (Don’t ask me how it’s get- made to the policy. ting its nonexistent hands on the goods; I’m “The most important change in the only 19 and it’s definitely underage.) policy is that groups are no longer able Anyway, I’m sure you’ve all experienced to seek an exemption from the Tufts non- “drunk texting,” when you’re a little too, discrimination policy,” Forrest, a senior, ah, intoxicated to type on a tiny phone told the Daily an email. screen with any degree of accuracy. The In November of 2012, CSL passed the results, when you re-read your messages “justified departure” policy, which per- the next morning, are often embarrassing mitted student religious groups to apply and always entertaining. Well, my phone for exemption from the non-discrimina- has recently developed the irritating habit tion policy. Couch, an associate professor of drunk texting at all hours of the day. It of computer science, said the previous will change words as I type them, or be even policy set a dangerous precedent. more dastardly and change everything as I “...The basic problem that they had with hit send, so right as I think I’ve actually man- [the policy] is [that] if you allow someone aged to send a coherent message, it will win to discriminate for religious reasons, why in the end. Sometimes it will even pull up don’t you allow people to discriminate random message chains and send texts, all for non-religious reasons?” Couch said. of its own volition. Couch also explained that he saw the This has, as I’m sure you can imagine, exemption policy as an experiment. been more than a little problematic. For If the “justified departure” exemption example, a few days ago I was trying to were granted, it would allow the student make dinner plans with two of my good religious group to require students in friends. Friend No. 1 proposed a specific leadership roles to have certain character- SHELBY CARPENTER / THE TUFTS DAILY night. I agreed. Friend No. 2 chimed in with istics, such as adhering to certain beliefs The controversy over the derecognition of Tufts Christian Fellowship has brought much dis- a conflict and offered an alternative, in or abstaining from “sexually unchaste” cussion to the interfaith community at Tufts. which time my phone managed to take a activities, according to Forrest. quick six or seven tequila shots. In an interview conducted last fall, cerned for what they would do if they told, however, that the policy was under Friend No. 2: I have a meeting that night Forrest told the Daily that transparency didn’t want to recognize a student group. review and could not be used. ’till 8. But it usually ends earlier. was one of the key mechanisms of the Senior Jonathan Jacques, chair of the “There’s a variety of opinion even with- Me: Eellike. (Oh no!) justified departure policy. The point was TCU Judiciary, said the new policy removes in the fellowship about what that means Friend No. 1: You have chapter at night? to ensure that incoming students would a lot of pressure from the Senate. for us on campus, but at least the gen- We could do brunch instead? be fully aware of the conditions needed “We don’t have the possibility anymore eral consensus is that we would like our Me: Wi have fun (I have to run) for leadership positions in groups they of groups coming to us and wanting an leaders to have certain religious beliefs No. 1: Or we could go into Davis and do were joining, he said. exemption from the non-discrimination because that flows naturally out of who homework? Junior Kumar Ramanathan, who was a policy, and us having to figure out, ‘Well, we are,” she said. Me: W jv one l (I’d be down) member of the CSL last spring, disagreed is it specific enough [or] is it not specific When asked why the phrase “sexually It took my friends a surprising amount with the idea that transparency was the enough?’” he said. “The biggest issue with chaste” was taken out of their constitu- of time to notice my abnormal answers. key to solving the issue. [the previous policy] was that we had to tion, Liu explained that there were still a Friend No. 2 had previously experi- “I think that’s a false dichotomy — that think a few steps ahead and think, ‘Well, variety of opinions within the fellowship enced my drunken phone and was a discrimination is just going to happen if a new student is going to come to this about the requirements for a leader. skilled translator. and either it can be secret or it can be out group, are they going to know exactly “When choosing leadership, it will be No. 1: ... in the open,” he said. what they’re getting themselves into’ ... about that person and whether they are Me: I’m Taryin (I’m trying) Student opposition to last semester’s That had a lot of grey area, and that’s com- truly and genuinely pursuing their reli- No. 2: Her phone spazzes. exemption policy was heavily voiced pletely removed from the picture now.” gion or pursuing living out their faith, or Me: TYING (Trying) by the organization Coalition Against Ultimately, Couch saw it as a question pursuing a greater relationship with God No. 2: Trying. Religious Exclusion (CARE), of which of whether or not the non-discrimina- or with Jesus Christ ...” she said. Me: TWWUNGw (trying) Ramanathan is a member. tion policy could accommodate student Whether or not sexual practices factors You get the picture. My friends contin- Senior Walker Bristol, a student repre- religious groups with requirements for into that definition, Liu said, is some- ued to make plans, as I occasionally chimed sentative of the CSL and also a member leadership. But, in his first year as CSL co- thing that not everyone agrees on. in with insights like “piete in the cowe- of CARE, said the group’s activity ramped chair, he was able to come to an answer. Couch sees the new policy as a solution, neww” and “Puwt twhencOw.” Eventually up when the justified departure policy “The reason that the policy is so volatile however, because it removes requirements our plans were cemented, but only once I was released. and changed is that I think the answer to for leaders and still allows them to be managed to use Siri to type for me. CARE realized that in order to change the that is no — but it took us an entire term selected through an equal voting process. And my drunken phone’s antics don’t policy, they would have put their resources to figure that out,” he said. “And that is the “We are definitely not saying that a stop there. While I was sitting in lecture, into packing the CSL with people who real issue here.” non-Christian can be the leader of a it attempted to call the same person six wanted that change, according to Bristol. Senior Menghan Liu is a member of Christian group,” Couch said. “We are times in a row, with me furiously hitting “I wanted to be able to advocate for the Vision and Planning Board of the saying that in the democratic process, the “end” button right before it managed religious communities and people who Interdenominational Christian Fellowship, supposedly ... takes care of that. And to connect. Or a few weeks ago — I was in have religious identities [who] wouldn’t which is now unaffiliated with InterVarsity one question I would ask of the critics is, the shower and came back to my room to be represented by people in power in Christian Fellowship, a national campus do they really feel so insecure about the see my phone (alone in the room) having religious organizations,” Bristol said. ministry organization with which TCF was democratic process that they feel they a grand old time FaceTiming random con- CARE was not the only student group initially affiliated. Liu served on the execu- have to impose controls on it?” tacts, including an ex-teammate I haven’t who functioned as an oppositional voice. tive board for TCF since fall of 2012. Nonetheless, codifying democratic elec- spoken to in years and my very confused The Equal Educational Opportunity “We felt that our desire to require our tions is not something that is outlined in great aunt. More than a little awkward, as Committee (EEOC) sent the CSL a let- leadership to have certain beliefs was the new CSL policy. According to Bristol, it I’m sure you can imagine. ter last fall detailing their argument that actually an expression of non-discrimi- would be difficult to implement. In any event, my phone is quickly becom- student religious groups are first student nation on the grounds of religion rather “The point that we can appoint leaders ing a full-on alcoholic. I’ve been making groups, then religious groups. If stu- than an exemption from [discrimination, or elect leaders is still ongoing,” Bristol excuses for as long as I can, but there’s only dents wish to practice their religion in and] based off of that the CSL took our said. “That’s a TCU question.” so long you can pretend not to notice when a way that doesn’t follow Tufts law, they appeal and created the policy,” she said, Bristol also mentioned that it might be someone close to you is in a downward spiral. argued, they can do that outside of a describing the sentiment of last spring. hard to control the election process with If anyone can recommend a good Alcoholic TCU-funded group. However, she said that over the last groups that are horizontal or elect leaders Phones Anonymous support group to me, Couch echoed this sentiment from EEOC. year there has been a great deal of dia- through an application process, such as my email is below. In the meantime, I’m “Most of the conflict that occurred logue between the members of TCF Peer Health Exchange. hopeful that things will start to turn around; I within campus was [because] people about what their group’s beliefs are, and Couch said he sees the democratic recently confiscated two handles, and I think felt that we were not sufficiently treat- that the group has removed language in process as the critical, even though it’s my phone is running out of hiding places. ing [student religious groups] as student its constitution that requires leaders to be not outlined explicitly in the policy. organizations and, as such, the student “sexually chaste.” “[For] a group that adapts to the peo- government was not empowered to gov- According to Liu, the group had ple in the group — that’s not necessarily Lex Erath is a sophomore who has not yet ern them,” he said. planned on requesting exemption from because the leadership is non-Christian; declared a major. She can be reached at According to Couch, the student gov- the non-discrimination policy so they it’s because the group has shifted its [email protected]. ernment was in crisis and grew con- could reapply for recognition. They were boundaries,” he said. 5

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MOVIE REVIEW NATALIE GIRSHMAN | LOVE ON SCREEN Liam Neeson can’t save ‘Non-Stop’ Love me, love me BY DAN O’LEARY Daily Editorial Board not Rather than trying to explain the prem- ise of “Non-Stop” to someone, it might be aying “I love you” for the first time better to simply show them the film’s the- is half a declaration and half a ques- tion. We blindly, wildly declare our- Non-Stop selves and wait in anticipation for aS reply — a reply that will either elate or crush us. Other tropes may have a wide Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra variety of outcomes, but saying “I love you” has only two: the person you love Starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, either says it back or says nothing. And, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery strangely enough, the media reflects that in a mostly accurate way. atrical poster. The image shows star Liam First comes the decision to say it. Some Neeson airborne in a plane cabin (that characters know from the very beginning is clearly tumbling out of the sky), yet he that they’re in love, like Ted (Josh Radnor) remains coolly poised while firing a gun, in “How I Met Your Mother” (2005-pres- reprising his tough-guy persona culti- ent), who infamously scared off Robin vated in previous movies like “Taken” (Cobie Smulders), the woman who he has (2008). This is essentially “Non-Stop” in a been hopelessly in love with for nine sea- nutshell, because when the dust settles, sons too many, by telling her that he was the lasting memory of the film is just falling in love with her during their first Neeson on a plane — and so the audi- date. Other characters take far too long ence’s enjoyment of the movie will likely to say it, like Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) depend on how entertaining it finds this in “Gossip Girl” (2007-2012), who caused concept. While “Non-Stop” certainly has inordinate amounts of fan angst with his potential in its creative set-up, the film inability to tell Blair (Leighton Meester) seems content to merely coast by on COURTESY MYLES ARONOWITZ / UNIVERSAL PICTURES that he loved her. Neeson’s presence and gradually give way Star Liam Neeson elevates the script of ‘Non-Stop,’ but he isn’t enough to save the film Other characters require extensive encour- to sheer ridiculousness, making for an from its numerous flaws. agement, needing everything from a prince ultimately hollow experience. to a near-death experience to give them the “Non-Stop” centers on air marshal Bill a compelling character flaw and instead every 20 minutes unless $150 million is necessary courage. Characters from books, Marks (Neeson), whose characterization only address it at face value, never mov- wired to an off-shore bank account. on the other hand, seem to have it a little in the movie’s first five minutes involves ing beyond the occasional shot of him From this point onward, the threats easier as the eloquence of their writers guides sighing wearily and staring off into the taking a drink on the flight. And, in the and Marks’s subsequent attempts to them to the perfect way to declare their distance. The writers vaguely hint that end, Marks’s penchant for alcohol has find the culprit occupy most of the love. One of my favorite examples is from Marks has a troubled past and they give zero impact on the plot as a whole. film’s attention, with little time devot- Ian McEwan’s “Atonement” (2001), where we him a documented history of alcohol- The main narrative of “Non-Stop” ed to sub-plots and character devel- know that Cecilia and Robbie say “I love ism. The filmmakers seem to believe begins when Marks boards an interna- opment. And for the most part, this you” without seeing it written on the page. that making their protagonist an alco- tional flight to London. Once in the air, he works well. While secondary charac- Sometimes, a few subtle lines can outdo any holic automatically makes him a multi- is greeted by a series of cryptic text mes- ters like Julianne Moore’s Jen — who grand gesture. dimensional and interesting character. sages from an unknown number, threat- The first, and best, outcome is for the Unfortunately, they take what could be ening to kill a passenger on the flight see NON-STOP, page 6 person they love to say it back. If it’s a couple that was clearly meant to be from the first moment they appeared together, it can be the culmination of their relation- ALBUM REVIEW TV REVIEW ship. The one who says “I love you” first may not even doubt that the other will say ‘Adventure Time’ it back. These scenes tend to take one of two forms: the grand, romantic gestures or transcends age in the impulsive-yet-perfect declaration that feels so right. ‡š ‹–‹‰ϐ‹ˆ–Š•‡ƒ•‘ But then there’s the placeholder couple, often made up of one half of a meant-to- BY VERONICA LITTLE be couple and a character invented solely Daily Editorial Board to prevent them from getting together with the other half of their pair. That pair- The fifth season of Cartoon Network’s ing’s saying “I love you” can evoke fan cult favorite show “Adventure Time” reactions from cringing discomfort to fist- began with a continuation of a major shaking, never-ending frustration. I’ll take an example from my own life. This season Adventure Time on “Nashville” (2012-present), Zoe (Chaley Rose), Scarlett’s (Clare Bowen) former best friend, declared her love to Gunnar (Sam Palladio), Scarlett’s former boyfriend — Starring Jeremy Shada, John and he said it back, albeit in a rather DiMaggio, Hynden Walch unenthusiastic monotone. I shouted at Airs Mondays at 7 p.m. on Cartoon Network my computer screen for almost a minute, falling into the classic fan trap of trying cliffhanger. At the end of season four, to give the characters advice, before my DARNELLE HAILEY VIA FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and roommate started giving me odd looks. Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar collaborate on the stellar track, ‘Collard Greens,’ the Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), the Finally, there’s the evil “I love you.” Two highlight of ‘Oxymoron.’ main protagonists and post-apocalyp- evil characters, or one evil character and tic heroes of the expertly animated one character who has been brought over show, were finally facing down their to the dark side, declare their love and Schoolboy Q’s anticipated ever-present foe, The Lich. Since sea- promptly start plotting world domination. son one, Finn and Jake have been This either prompts dismay or — for a cer- slowly creeping closer and closer to an tain kind of viewer — dark satisfaction. Ǯš›‘”‘ǯϐ‹ƒŽŽ›†”‘’• encounter with the immortal cloaked The second outcome is the disastrous BY JOSH WEINER The album’s cover, which pictures skeleton man who is powered by toxic one. The “I love you” is said to empty air as Daily Editorial Board Schoolboy Q wearing a bonnet and elements left over from the Great the other person stares back and lets the ski mask, strikes a nerve with its Mushroom War. seconds go by, making everything clear Before Kendrick Lamar even released blend of menace and playfulness. As season four ended, the fate of Finn with what they’re not saying. Those dec- an album, his longtime rap companion This juxtaposition is emphasized in and Jake was uncertain, and many fans larations are best forgotten quickly as the Schoolboy Q had begun work on what the album’s opening track “Gangsta,” speculated that the next season would couple either breaks up or finds their way in which the sound of talking young be an entirely different iteration of the to an “I love you” that they both mean. But Oxymoron children precedes the rapper snarling series. Fortunately, the beginning of maybe we need to see those failed firsts, to the song’s title multiple times during season five shattered any and all expec- remind us of the fine, fine line between joy would be his own major-label debut LP. the refrain. The verses that follow tations. The two-part premiere was and desolation. Maybe they help us walk Schoolboy Q would sound at home on an N.W.A. riddled with intensely funny, shock- that narrow tightrope and maybe the most record: Schoolboy Q offers listeners a ingly poignant and bizarrely moving important thing isn’t whether the person Interscope Records look into the gritty side of urban Los sequences, paving the way for what has we love says it back to us, but that we sum- Angeles. “Real n----s don’t die, homie, been the show’s most exciting season Twenty months in the making, “Oxymoron” we multiply,” he raps, quoting the to date. has finally surfaced, and the hard work of group that placed his native Compton Although “Adventure Time” is a show Natalie Girshman is a sophomore major- the Compton MC shines throughout in ing in history and drama. She can reached spite of some lyrical shortcomings. see OXYMORON, page 6 see ADVENTURE, page 6 at [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Monday, March 3, 2014 Ǯ†˜‡–—”‡‹‡ǯ•‡‡• ”‡ƒ–‹˜‡•— ‡••‹ϐ‹ˆ–Š•‡ƒ•‘

ADVENTURE Cartoon Network has created interesting continued from page 5 programing and garnered a massive and for kids on a network that focuses on chil- loyal following. dren’s programming, it represents a new cat- This newest season of “Adventure Time” egory of animated entertainment. Beginning is a testament to this fearless programing. with patently adult animated shows like Many episodes of this season, which ends “The Simpsons” (1989-present) and “South on March 17, are peppered by the tropes Park” (1997-present), the landscape of ani- that the show is known for — silly jar- mated shows for both children and adults gon and crazy action. However, although has been changing drastically over the past these episodes are fun to watch and easy decades. These shows, noted for their bit- to love, it is installments like “Simon and ing satire and sharp wit, have influenced Marcy” and “Puhoy” — episodes that are cartoon programing for kids: creators have bittersweet and heart-wrenching — that become increasingly unafraid to walk the make this show so incredible. “Adventure line between adult and youth subject mat- Time” impressively juggles many different ter, between humor and relationships. sub-plots, touching on various aspects Today, this line is more blurred than ever, of the lives of children and young adults. with the fan base of many animated shows Because the show deals with familial rela- for children tending to be all but dominated tionships and friendships and themes by viewers in their mid-twenties. such as popularity and community, it is Cartoon Network has been instrumen- supremely relatable. tal in recent years in bringing quality car- Moreover, season five represents some- toon programing to children and nostalgic what of a growth period for the main adults. Starting with shows like “Chowder” protagonist Finn. Though Finn has always DRAGAROO VIA FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS (2007-2010), “The Misadventures of been involved in love-triangles and dan- Joe DiMaggio and Jeremy Shada, who voice Jake and Finn, respectively, bring heart and life Flapjack” (2008-2010) and culminating gerous quests, now we see him mature to Cartoon Network’s beloved characters. today with “Regular Show” (2010-present) into a young man. (The character, now 15 and “Adventure Time,” Cartoon Network has years old, was 12 when the series started.) fearlessly forged forward into this new genre, In what is the longest season to date rors the growth of the audience, as many Time” are undeniable. Individual epi- creating shows that are bizarre and undeni- — with a total of 52 episodes planned — have matured with Finn and Jake as they sodes, which run about eleven minutes, ably entertaining. Undaunted by critics of Finn and Jake have forged unbreakable become young adults. are chock full of incredible and surprising their style and dedicated to rewarding bold bonds with those around them, which Though it seems many are skeptical moments. This show is “tops bluebee” and animators and storytellers like Pendleton adds a newfound, more adult depth to about the show’s characters and quality, worth a watch. Give it a try — you may just Ward — the creator of “Adventure Time” — them as characters. Their growth mir- the poignancy and humor of “Adventure end up surprising yourself.

Neeson’s action star status isn’t enough to support ‘Non-Stop’ NON-STOP numerous trailers for the film), the level of continued from page 5 ridiculousness keeps escalating until the is seated next to Marks — are kept to movie reaches camp territory — though the periphery for most of the movie, it doesn’t seems to realize it. It’s difficult “Non-Stop” wisely keeps its momen- to keep a straight face as Marks — in what tum moving forward by constantly is supposed to be a character-defining following its air marshal protago- moment — delivers a speech about his nist and keeping action onboard the troubled past and alcoholism to a cabin flight, with only occasional interrup- full of passengers while he knows a bomb tions from the ground (initially) com- is ticking away in the corner. Without ing in the form of phone calls from divulging spoilers, many of the climax’s Marks’ supervisor. twists are simply ludicrous and some try Neeson is a highlight of the movie, to attach half-baked political statements and certainly elevates the film with his to characters’ motives without any context gruff performance, while also providing or background. By the time the credits roll, an anchor for the film to center around. the audience is left pondering the convo- Thanks to savvy editing and creative luted and comical mess that is the finale. camera angles — such as highlighting While “Non-Stop” is certainly a com- how difficult it is to identify a texting petent and, at times, a tense thriller, it DJ LINDA FLORES VIA FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS passenger due to seats blocking Marks’s is dragged down entirely by its latter Schoolboy Q produces a polished gangsta album with ‘Oxymoron.’ sightlines — “Non-Stop” is able to wring half. The film’s promotional campaign a surprising amount of tension out of its indicates that the studio is trying to setup for the first two-thirds of the film, capture the same cultural enthusiasm making viewers constantly second-guess that marked “Taken,” but instead the  Š‘‘Ž„‘›„”‡ƒ–Š‡•ˆ”‡•Šƒ‹”‹–‘ who they think the culprit is in a rela- movie shares more in common with tively engaging “whodunit” game. the campy “Snakes on a Plane” (2006) gansta rap But by the third act, the film complete- than the former’s breakout success. ly squanders whatever tension it could While Neeson is certainly able lend OXYMORON rhymes “suitcase king” with “screwed- squeeze out of its ludicrous script and the film a touch of gravitas with his continued from page 5 face grin” and stays consistently threat- instead devolves into an utter train wreck. action star status, his presence alone on the musical landscape right around ening in standard Wu-Tang Clan style. Once Marks discovers a bomb hidden on isn’t enough to keep the potential in the time he was born. Plenty of the other invitees, especially the plane (a plot point already revealed in “Non-Stop” from grinding to a halt. “Oxymoron” is devoted to lyrical Tyler the Creator on “The Purge” and BJ ground that has been well-trodden over the Chicago Kid on “Studio,” knock their the quarter-century since gangsta rap verses out of the park. first emerged. “So many ladies wanna The production team’s contributions share my tongue,” Schoolboy Q raps on to the album merit just as much praise. “Hell of a Night,” and continues with The infectious beat on “Man of the Year” many less PG-friendly variants of the — crafted by Schoolboy Q’s frequent same theme throughout the record. His collaborators, Nez & Rio, and backed musings on sex get especially risqué in by a sample of “Cherry” (2012) by syn- tracks like “Grooveline, Pt. 2” and “What thpop group Chromatics — arguably They Want,” as does his gun talk on “F--k make this song the most radio-ready LA” and “Hoover Street” and his odes to cut on the album. Other high-profile drugs on “Prescription/Oxymoron.” record producers do great work on vari- While there’s nothing wrong with ous songs, with DJ Dahi on “Hell of sticking to one’s roots — all of this was a Night,” the Alchemist on “Break the part of the world the rapper knew dur- Bank” and Pharrell Williams on “Los ing his past affiliation with L.A.’s Crips Awesome” delivering especially impres- gang — this record would have likely sive numbers. The prolonged recording been improved with more thematic process has molded “Oxymoron” into variety, not to mention a more thor- an all-around impressive sonic achieve- ough treatment of the topic of father- ment. hood, which Schoolboy Q regrettably Ever since 50 Cent and G-Unit slipped only brushes at here. into irrelevancy about six years ago, On a brighter note, the guest appear- gangsta rap has been widely viewed as ances on “Oxymoron” are uniformly passé within the hip-hop community. high-quality and never feel out of place. “Oxymoron” ought to change that impres- “Collard Greens” is arguably the album’s sion now that Schoolboy Q has provided high point, as Lamar adds another spec- the genre with one of its most consis- tacular acrobatic verse to his ever-grow- tently thrilling and engaging entries in ing repertoire, while also showing off recent memory. This album will serve as his comic side by rapping a few bars in a launching pad for a promising main- Spanish. “Blind Threats” serves as a clas- stream career, which will hopefully allow sic case of old meets new, as Schoolboy Q the rapper to temper the slight overload COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES teams up with Raekwon, one of hip-hop’s of lyrical clichés which harms his other- One of the strengths of ‘Non-Stop’ is its ability to keep the audience guessing which pas- most admired veterans, who impressively wise stellar debut. senger could be the culprit. Monday, March 3, 2014 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING 7

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY CAROLINE A. WELCH EPIIC is valuable resource for all Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL It’s not often that one of the countless conglomerate perspective on the sympo- the students to be able to participate in acronyms that circulates around the Tufts sium’s chosen topic. This year, the 29th discussions with the presenters, they are J.L. Hoagland campus gathers such a following, but each annual EPIIC symposium was held from assigned extensive readings each week and Stephanie Haven year EPIIC manages to garner a fair share Wednesday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, Mar. 2, and are tested via three comprehensive exams. Managing Editors of the limelight. These five letters can often featured presentations about “The Future of At the time of the symposium, students Justin Rheingold Executive News Editor become all-consuming for the cohort of the Middle East and North Africa.” are asked to play key roles in committees, Daniel Bottino News Editors Jenna Buckle students involved in the program each But EPIIC does not begin nor end with sometimes preparing short speeches and Abigail Feldman Daniel Gottfried year; however, while EPIIC is publicized to the symposium. At the heart of EPIIC is a presenting awards to featured speakers. Alexa Horwitz the entire Tufts community, its offerings year-long, intensive and multidisciplinary EPIIC, which is a rigorous and excep- Victoria Leistman Annabelle Roberts can sometimes be passed over by those course that prepares approximately 50 tional program, deserves all of the atten- Denali Tietjen who are not a part of the program. This students to think critically and analytically tion it gets — and then some more. While Josh Weiner Sarah Zheng inconsistency raises a few questions: What about global issues. This year’s roster of the audience typically consists of a mixture Meredith Braunstein Assistant News Editors exactly is EPIIC? Who should be paying students, who went through an applica- of students, faculty and other academics, Dana Guth Kathleen Schmidt attention to it and why? tion process and round of interviews in the symposium should be piquing the Jei-Jei Tan EPIIC, or “Education for Public Inquiry order to gain admission into the course, interest of the entire student body, not just Charlotte Gilliland Executive Features Editor and International Citizenship,” takes center included a diverse set of perspectives, the International Relations majors. EPIIC Emma Arnesty-Good Features Editors Emily Bartlett stage each year with its annual symposium, with some students having studied the is an invaluable resource that provides Hannah Fingerhut a four or five-day public forum that brings Middle East for their entire Tufts career eye-opening perspectives for all those Caitlin McClure Sabrina McMillin international figures and speakers to cam- and others having little academic experi- who desire to be an active citizen, and Jessica Mow pus. These experts, activists, academics and ence with the region. everyone should be taking advantage of it Shannon Vavra Maya Blackstone Assistant Features Editors journalists lead presentations, panels, dis- The class, which meets twice a week for — even if it’s only by asking to hear about Sophie Laing cussions and workshops, stitching together two and half hours each, hears from dif- all of the hard work and dedication that Jake Taber Kendall Todd a compelling and educationally valuable ferent speakers each session. In order for our peers have put in. 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The next time Charlotte Rea Julia Russell Copy Editors invade and reshape Afghanistan, occasion- Terror, a more pragmatic approach, con- the U.S. war machine finds itself abroad, it Rachel Salzberg ally referred to in history books as “the sistent with international norms, is our would do well to have a precedent against Vidya Srinivasan Arthur Beckel graveyard of empires.” only hope for the future of engagement the kind of indefinite detention that still Aastha Chadha Assistant Copy Editors The Obama administration announced with the international order. exists today. Kelsey Davenport Jose Garcia on Feb. 25 that it is planning a full with- The U.S. should commit to full resolu- Furthermore, even if negotiations with Kristiana Jordan drawal from Afghanistan, to be complet- tion of the indefinite detention of detainees Karzai fail, the U.S. will get another shot Reena Karasin Sophie Krakoff ed by the end of 2014, according to the both at Guantanamo Bay and abroad. 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OP-ED KEVIN CRISCIONE | ILL LITERATES Palestine is about America by Leah Muskin-Pierret Favorite

Upon entering Tufts — an elite liberal books institution — we are discretely told which problems to focus on and which problems to ignore. “Think beyond borders,” we are encouraged; be a “global citizen.” Go solve hen asked about my favorite Rwanda’s, India’s, Guatemala’s and Jordan’s books, I’ll sometimes draw problems; export the values of freedom and a complete blank. It might equality that America has to offer. sound strange to some, but Typically, these initiatives come from plac- questionsW like that feel like unfairly timed es of good intention. Often they succeed pop quizzes to me. Perhaps they are somewhat in alleviating difficult conditions because, in my head, I take a convoluted in the “underdeveloped” (or more accurately, route to answering questions that involve over-exploited) world, but they nearly always picking favorites. serve to minimize similar domestic issues of When asked about my personal favor- inequity and poverty and obscure the real- ites, I tend to seriously factor in the “per- ity that the U.S. caused many of these prob- sonal” aspect of that category. I pretty lems in the first place. We are told to focus much trace my own life journey with on the global periphery and not told that books. In the way that some memories are our domestic problems and international like floodgates, unwilling to be called forth problems often stem from the same inter- at all unless they come in a torrent, these connected systems. We are told to care, but titles sometimes slip my mind. But when in very specific ways that uphold colonizing I begin to remember, they come back in systems, about everywhere. startling detail. Palestine solidarity work is often grouped I guess it all started with “The Book into the “external” category. The Israeli- Thief” (2006), a modern classic of young Palestinian conflict is perceived as a tribal adult fiction more affecting than most feud, a religious war and a lost cause. Despite adult-oriented novels I have read. I recall the vast geographic distance between the 12 or maybe 13-year-old Kevin vacation- U.S. and Palestine, the issue remains very ing with my family to the azure-skied close to home. Palestine is so controversial summery coast of Rhode Island and being here in the United States precisely because more excited about finishing the second it isn’t really about Palestine, it is about the half of this dark tale than the sun or the destructive way many U.S. systems operate waves or any of that jazz. I was that kind around the world. The question of Palestine of kid sometimes. The novel explores dis- raises issues that expose internal American turbing subject matter, yet manages to institutions of power that prefer to operate find redemption and beautiful reasons to incognito. Naming systems of oppression exist within the darkness. It does all this begins the process of dethroning them. while presenting an engaging story that Palestine is about the United States, and manages to be heartbreakingly real and Palestine is about anti-racism. entertainingly surreal, at times tragic and First of all, anyone who studies the history at times comic and intellectually interest- of Palestine and “the Nakba”, or the ethnic ing yet accessible to pre-teen readers. cleansing of over 700,000 Palestinians from Many books had an impact on me their homes in 1948, must recognize the throughout my teenage years, but what glaring resemblance to the history of geno- really stirs my memory is a trifecta of books cide, settler-colonialism and anti-Indigenous WIKIMEDIA COMMONS I encountered during my senior year of racism that the U.S. is built upon. Seeing high school. “Freedom” (2010), a critical- the reservation-like population centers that In the United States, that statistic is about up everything from indigenous rights to ly acclaimed dramatic epic by Jonathan Palestinians have been forced onto and the 30 percent for black males, according to the workers’ strikes in the United States. Franzen that attempted to simultaneously perpetually expanding Israeli settlements, Center for Children’s Law and Policy. As Tufts Sixth, understanding the question of define our modern era and harken back to many Americans cringe to remember the students, our tuition dollars are invested in Palestine exposes the contemporary poli- the way novels used to influence society, historical land grabs white settlers par- companies that profit from prisons both here cies of American colonialism across the came first. Next was “White Teeth” (2000) took in, stripping Native Americans of their and in Palestine, such as Motorola, which Middle East, a region where the U.S. has by Zadie Smith, a laughably farcical yet homes and properties. The United States is wires the infrastructure of jails and check- toppled democratic regimes, propped up socially realistic demographic mapping terrified to acknowledge the humanity of points, as an investigation by the Israeli dictators and coveted petroleum and stra- of modern-day London. Capping off my Palestinians because that would mean hav- nongovernmental organization Who Profits tegic military outposts with bottomless senior spring was “The Brief Wondrous Life ing to do something about its marginalized, revealed. We are implicated in twin unjust lust. The Islamophobia and anti-Arabness of Oscar Wao” (2007) by Junot Diaz, in erased and ghettoized indigenous peoples criminal “justice” systems. informing U.S. foreign policy are visible in which the Dominican immigrant experi- who have survived the American project of Fourth, there is a perception of enemies the harsh grip the U.S. holds on the Middle ence in America is given a narrative using expansionism and cultural genocide. being everywhere. Israel has come close East. Most of the ruling governments in the a hapless, eternal virgin with a love for sci- Secondly, we have legalized corruption. to finishing its apartheid wall, an eight- region have been funded and supported by ence fiction. Each of these stories electrified According to a report from the Congressional meter high concrete barrier more than America for years, including Saudi Arabia, me in a different way, showing me parts Research Service, “Israel is the largest cumu- twice the height of the Berlin Wall that Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Bahrain, amongst of myself and the world that I never knew lative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance weaves its way around the West Bank others. The U.S. has a history of bankroll- existed. Together, they provided me with a since WWII. To date, the United States has (only 15 percent of it runs on the inter- ing tragedies in the region, from weapons sweeping view of my nation and my world, provided $118 billion (current, or non-infla- nationally recognized Green Line border sales to both sides of the Iran-Iraq war to and gave me reason to question the com- tion-adjusted, dollars) in bilateral assistance. established in 1967) separating farmers massive support for the brutal Saudi regime fortable position I inhabit in both. As a late- Almost all U.S. bilateral aid to Israel is in from crops and families from relatives. today. We come to realize that Uncle Sam’s blooming, emotionally confused adoles- the form of military assistance.” At a time Israel has also begun the construction boot is still on the throat of the Arab world cent, these books told me that it was okay to when the U.S. economy is struggling, this of high-voltage electric fences across its and truthfully, much of the global south. undergo dark and uncertain periods in life, is a glaring anomaly in our political system. Syrian and Lebanese borders — the physi- The systems of oppression that govern the and that the world is full of human stories Lobbies like the American Israel Public Affairs cal manifestation of the problematic ide- Occupied Territories and police bodies of of weird heartache, inconsolable tragedy, Committee (AIPAC) and the only superficially ology of demonizing those that you fear. color abroad mirror American systems. In unexpected bliss and other states of emo- more progressive J-Street continue to strong In a similar vein, the U.S. has constructed the words of academics Sunaina Maira and tion that aren’t often in the public view. arm congressmen and presidents alike to portions of a wall along its southern bor- Magid Shihade, “Every war waged by impe- So, what do our favorite books say about swear their allegiance to Israel and hound der fueled by xenophobia, racism and rial states abroad is accompanied by a war us? That is a question that I knew I would those who dare voice even tepid dissent, corporate interest. It is no coincidence at home.” Just as this was true for Japanese try and fail to answer in this column — such as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. that the same company, Elbit Systems, has Americans facing internment during World rather, I just rambled on about my favorite Meanwhile, the National Rifle Association been contracted to construct portions of War II, it is true today for Arab-Americans, novels for 600 words. I think one reason I (NRA) blocks overwhelmingly popular back- both the Israeli and U.S. walls. structures Muslim-Americans and anyone perceived could never be any kind of literary critic is ground checks, and pharmaceutical lobbying in the U.S. and Palestine are being built by as such in the so-called War on Terror. that I wouldn’t even be able to pretend that combats grassroots reform of the healthcare the same company, Elbit Systems. The Students for Justice in Palestine my taste is of a high scholarly order that is system, all with the same corrupt political Fifth, cameras in each country fail to believe that solidarity with Palestine is isolated from my personal experience and money. One begins to wonder, do we live in see clearly. The counter-narrative of the absolutely in line with the values America identity. Instead, my favorite book follows a democracy or a plutocracy where the dollar Palestinian struggle is purposely omitted prides itself on but often does not act upon. suit with my favorite bands, films and tele- is king? from the U.S. mainstream media, revealing Just as so many groups in America have and vision shows. I love them not only for what Third, prisons there support prisons here. the complicity of the media in Palestinian continue to bravely organize to demand they are, but for the timely manner in which The U.S. prison-industrial complex finds a suffering. Liberals scoff at Fox News with- their rights, Palestinians fight for their own they stumbled into my life. global partner in the Israeli system of child out also noting that, on Palestine, even the freedom from Western domination. When The only conclusion I can think of here is detention and mass incarceration. The state New York Times is brazenly uncritical of America is finally able to turn the looking that the thought and strategy someone puts of Israel detains hundreds of children each the violence of the Israeli state, refusing to glass on itself, then Palestine will be free of into choosing his or her favorite book is just year and holds over 100 political prison- include words like “Occupied.” The politics its neo-imperialist chains. as important as the book itself. ers in administrative detention, allowing the of what makes a tragedy reveal bias: Sarah Book of the week: Your favorite book! Yes, “democratic” state to hold Palestinians indef- Weir discovered that in one major U.S. pub- that one. That one you are so very embar- initely without evidence or trial, according lication, Israeli children’s deaths during the Leah Muskin-Pierret is a sophomore rassed about. to Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Second Intifada were covered at 25 times majoring in American studies and Rights Association. If you are a Palestinian the rate of Palestinian children’s deaths. international relations and is a mem- male living in the Occupied Territories, there Palestine is neatly obscured by the “free” ber of Students for Justice in Palestine. Kevin Criscione is a sophomore majoring is a 40 percent chance you have served pris- press, revealing a black hole of awareness She can be reached at Leah.Muskin_ in English. He can be reached at Kevin. on time since 1967, according to Addameer. and complicity in injustice that swallows [email protected]. [email protected].

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Although most of coach Kristen Morwick’s squad had the day off, some ated equal members of the women’s track and ’m not impressed. Although its record reads field team traveled five miles down 31-0 and it is ranked second in the polls, the road to the Boston University Wichita State is far from the second best Track and Tennis Center for the New team in the nation. England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic I Are we really all in agreement that it deserves Association (NEICAAA) championships, this ranking? Is a team that has defeated teams also known as Open New Englands. such as Bradley, Drake, Evansville and Emporia “Only a select few run at this meet State better than a North Carolina team which because it has the hardest qualifying stan- has defeated then-No. 3 Louisville, then-No. dards,” sophomore Hanako Shigenobu 1 Michigan State, then-No. 11 Kentucky and said. “At this point, everyone’s goal was then-No. 5 Duke? to compete well and improve on marks While the ongoing quest for the mid-majors to qualify for Nationals.” to earn our respect is in full force with the likes The distance squad was the most of Boise State and Northern Illinois in football represented Tufts group at the two-day along with Wichita State and Butler in basket- meet, as a slew of Jumbos set season- ball, they simply do not stack up against better best times. The distance medley relay competition on a week-in week-out basis. (DMR) quartet of Shigenobu (1,200-3:41 The common argument for these teams, split), senior Jana Hieber (400-56.2 sec- especially Boise State, is that their records ond split), junior Lauren Gormer (800- against top-tier teams are above average. 2:16 split) and sophomore Audrey Gould However, if we look closer, there is a pattern (1,600-5:10 split) was able to place 10th that appears. Boise State’s recent noteworthy overall, running a time of 12:05.46 for a wins have come against Oregon, Oklahoma, season-best mark. This time was a 0.13 Georgia and Virginia Tech. second improvement over their DMR ANNIE LEVINE / THE TUFTS DAILY Three of the four games came on the open- time from the Cupid Invitational two The women’s track and field team sent a small contingent of athletes to Open New ing night of their seasons and the other was weeks ago and puts them nationally at Englands this past weekend to try to qualify for Nationals. a BCS bowl. Boise State had at least one, if No. 19, down from their previous No. 9 not many, months to prepare, plan and prac- ranking, as other teams have moved past to improve our relay teams,” Peterson they did this weekend, since they are on tice for the opponents. The game became its them in the standings. said of the team’s performance. “We the bubble for qualifying for nationals,” “Super Bowl”, while for the others it was just “Our goal was to qualify for Nationals have more athletes in the hunt to qual- Peterson said. another game. in the DMR, but unfortunately, we did ify [for Nationals].” Although most of the field event ath- After the matchup, teams like Georgia not run well,” Shigenobu said. “We The Jumbos also had a successful day letes had the day off from competition, would go on to their rigorous SEC schedules were ninth nationally coming into the in the sprints. Sophomore Marilyn Allen one still competed in the meet. Freshman while Boise State falls back to its Mountain meet and only 12 are invited, but we set a new personal best of 9.09 seconds pole vaulter Keren Hendel crossed the West conference games, a considerable differ- were bumped out of the top 12 after in the 60-meter hurdles preliminary bar at 11’ 5 3/4” en route to a 10th place ence from playing Alabama and LSU. this meet.” round, good enough to advance to the finish. Hendel’s mark was a new PR by 10 It’s not necessarily the fault of the mid- Senior tri-captain Laura Peterson was semifinals. She bowed out of the compe- centimeters, and it places her nationally majors that their schedules do not compare able to achieve a personal best in the tition by placing 13th in the semifinals, at No. 32 for the event. favorably to the others, but it is the reality mile by over five seconds, as she ran a though, running a 9.21 second time. The Jumbos will next compete at of the situation. The truth is that strength of time of 5:04.18 to take 15th overall in a Senior tri-captain Anya Kaufmann com- their own Last Chance Meet, held at schedule should be a very important ingredi- tightly bunched finish that saw the top peted in the 60-meter dash with a time the Gantcher center on Thursday, where ent in how we rank and assess teams. eight finishers cross the line within five of 8.00 in the preliminary round. Senior they will hope to either end the season I prefer to see University of North Carolina seconds of each other. Colleen Flanagan also raced well, placing on a strong note, or, for those prepar- challenging itself against No. 2 Syracuse and “Individually, I wanted to run a faster third in her heat of the 500-meter dash ing for the Div. III Nationals, to improve losing by twelve than to watch Wichita State mile time than my times over the previ- by running 1:21.33 seconds, equivalent on their seed marks. Athletes who can- survive a three-point-overtime win against ous weeks and race the heat,” Peterson to a 1:42.48 600-meter time. not qualify at Last Chance will travel to Missouri State. said. “As a team, we did not have many Perhaps the most impressive sprint- Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic I would even go as far as to say I would bet entries, but all of us competed well.” ing performance on the day, however, Center for the Eastern College Athletic that Duke, or many top-25 teams, would run In the 3,000-meter run, sophomore came not from any one team member Conference (ECAC) Championship meet the table if it switched schedules with Wichita Olivia Beltrani ran herself under the but from four athletes collectively. In the on Saturday to take another shot at earn- State. I cannot say the same for the reverse. I 10 minute barrier, posting a national 4x400 relay, the team of junior Lauren ing a qualifying mark. would even argue that with Duke’s schedule, No. 18 time and new personal record Gormer, Allen, freshman Rita Donohue “I’ll be running the DMR on Thursday, Wichita State would have at least five losses (PR) of 9:55.03. Only the top 17 in and Hieber placed second in its heat and we’ll be looking to run a strategic by this point, including Arizona, Syracuse, the nation get an automatic bid to behind Sacred Heart University, running and fast race to qualify,” Peterson said. Kansas and others. Would we still call it the compete at Div. III Nationals, placing a time of 3:54.83, making them the 16th “Many of our distance runners will also number two team in the nation then? Beltrani right on the bubble. fastest 4x400 team in the nation. be looking to qualify in their event, so Come tournament time, power conference “We definitely improved from where “At ECACs, our 4x400 team will be it is really important that we are on our teams will have already been accustomed we were before, but we will be looking looking to run an even faster time than game this weekend.” to playing ranked opponents, whereas for Wichita State the level of competition is a drastic increase. While it’s not uncommon to see these 4x400-meter team sets school record, looks to Nationals teams make a run, it’s partly due to the inflated regular-season statistics. They receive a high MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD preliminary round, crossing the line in The day also came with a few sur- seed based on a better regular season record continued from back ninth place. The same fate befell Usoff, prises as well, as Pagano, O’Connor, compared to teams with more losses and team combined for 23rd place out of 37 who finished 13th in the 500-meter in senior Bobby McShane and junior Joe harder schedules. With this ranking, they are scoring teams. a time of 1:06.06, eleven-hundredths of St. Pierre teamed up in the 4x800-meter able to face the 14 or 15 seed, which compares Williamson and Swett placed seventh a second from qualifying for the finals. to run 7:51.11. Despite the fact that very favorably to being an eight or nine seed and eighth respectively, garnering both Although, on the bright side, his time was these runners are not a part of Tufts’ and having a tougher road to the Final Four. All-New England honors, with throws good enough to put him at number four “A-team” 4x800-meter, they still set the If we’re going to penalize a team for its of 51’ 1 1/2” and 50’ 5 1/4”. Although all time for the Jumbos. sixth fastest 4x800-meter time ever run losses, maybe we should consider penalizing Williamson failed to set a personal best, Also finishing ninth, with the sec- by four athletes in a Jumbo uniform, a team for its wins too. When the selection Swett finished on a high note and beat his ond-highest individual placement on thus exemplifying Tufts’ extreme depth committee comes to Wichita State, I hope they personal best by nearly two feet. the day, was junior Allan Yau, who accu- across many events. will take a long hard look at who they have “I was hoping to break the 15-meter mulated a personal-best 4,003 points in In further preparation for the NCAA beaten on its road to an undefeated season. mark today, and on my last throw of the heptathlon. Championships on March 14 and 15, While being able to win all of the games prelims I was able to get a big release,” Junior Marshall Pagano and fresh- the Jumbos will part ways this coming on a schedule is admirable, it doesn’t nec- Swett said. “Overall [Brian and I] were man Luke O’Connor both notched weekend to participate in three different essarily make it impressive in the bigger really pleased with our performances personal bests as well, joining the meets in three days: Tufts’ Last Chance picture. When we are trying to make com- — I for breaking through to a next late-season surge that has witnessed meet, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic parisons between conferences and sched- level, and Brian for putting in another Tufts rise in both the national and Conference Championships and the ules, there really is no comparison between solid performance.” individual rankings. Pagano finished Intercollegiate Association of Amateur mid-majors and power conferences. Back on the track, freshman Nick Usoff the 3,000 in a time of 8:43.14, good Athletes of America Championship at Understand that a win may not mean what and sophomore Veer Bhalla came closest enough for 21st, and O’Connor fin- Boston University. you think, or else — you’re sacked! to adding to Tufts’ point total. ished the mile in 4:18.05, also putting “As of now, it looks like we will be Bhalla turned in yet another solid time him in 21st place. sending a large number of Jumbos in the 800-meter by running 1:53.16 but, Backing O’Connor in the mile was to Nationals in a couple of weeks,” Jordan Bean is a sophomore majoring in given the depth of the field, was not sophomore James Traester, who finished Levitin added. economics. He can be reached at Jordan. among the eight to advance out of the 27th with a time of 4:22.66. Hopefully for Tufts, things stay the same. [email protected]. 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL —ˆ–••‡ —”‡•ϐ‹”•–‡˜‡”–‹–Ž‡ —„‘•ϐ‹‹•Š™‹–Š’‡”ˆ‡ – ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡”‡ ‘”† BY ZACHEY KLIGER that win under our belt definitely gave Daily Editorial Board us confidence that we could beat them,” junior point guard Kelsey Morehead said. In a season filled with accomplishments, “It was a big win for us, but that was the women’s basketball team reached its the middle of the season and we knew most impressive milestones yet Sunday by Amherst would be stronger now,” Rocchi added. “We scouted them in the little time WOMEN’S BASKETBALL we had and made sure to pay attention to (26-1 Overall, 10-0 NESCAC) the different personnel and little details for at Cousens Gymnasium, Sunday today’s game.” On Sunday, Amherst jumped out to an Amherst 22 24 — 46 early 5-0 lead, silencing the home crowd Tufts 29 33 — 62 in the early going. Looking for an offensive spark, head coach Carla Berube decided to at Cousens Gymnasium, Saturday put North in the game earlier than usual, and the move paid quick dividends. North Trinity 27 20 — 47 finished with 14 rebounds and 10 points, Tufts 31 26 — 57 including a layup that capped an 8-3 run and knotted the game at eight. capturing the program’s first ever NESCAC The teams then traded baskets before title and securing a perfect season in con- Tufts, sparked by a 3-pointer and pair of ference play with its 62-46 victory over free throws from Kanner, rallied off nine second-seeded Amherst. straight points to pull ahead 19-10 and take Before advancing to Sunday’s finals, control of the game. The Jumbos finished Tufts first had to take care of business the half shooting a lowly 29 percent from on Saturday in the semifinal game the field, but relied on their energy and against a Trinity squad that had won six defensive intensity to hold on to a 29-22 straight games. From the opening tip, advantage at intermission. the Bantams proved the game would be “Honestly, you don’t really feel fatigue a fight to the finish. in the game because there’s so much Tied at four points early in the game, adrenaline, you have the crowds behind Tufts went ahead 8-4 on back-to-back you and you’re just in the moment,” said buckets from juniors Hannah Foley and Morehead, who played all 40 minutes of Hayley Kanner. The teams traded baskets Sunday’s contest. for much of the opening frame, with nei- The Lord Jeffs hung around for much ther squad able to assert any type of control of the second half, but never got over the over the contest. Freshman center Michela hump, clawing within eight twice before North’s traditional three-point play with the Jumbos pulled ahead by double- 9:13 remaining in the half gave the Jumbos digits again. a 21-15 edge, their largest lead of the half. Kanner led the Jumbos with a game- But every time it looked like Tufts might high 21 points, while Morehead, North pull away, Trinity had an answer. The and senior tri-captain Liz Moynihan each Bantams orchestrated a 10-4 run of their pitched in with ten each. But as has been own to knot the game at 25-25 with 4:22 the story for most of the season, the Jumbos’ left. The Jumbos then finished the half on a defense stole the show. Tufts held Amherst 6-2 spurt to head into the break with a slim to 29 percent shooting from the field and 31-27 lead. outrebounded the visitors by four. Tufts struggled from beyond the arc all Sunday’s contest was retribution for afternoon, shooting a dismal 0-11 from Tufts’ failures in its previous two confer- distance in the first half, while hitting ence final showdowns against Amherst only 2-8 in the second half. Tufts’ poor in 2012 and 2008. With the NESCAC title 3-point shooting kept Trinity in the game, NATHAN YEUN / THE TUFTS DAILY under their belts, the Jumbos will now turn Freshman Michaela North stepped up in her first NESCAC championship, finishing with 14 but Tufts’ depth ultimately proved too their attention to the NCAA tournament. points and 10 rebounds en route to a conference title. much to handle. Expectations are high. Desperately holding on to a tight 40-38 victory, ensuring that Tufts would host definitely one of the perks of hosting the “We’re still soaking in today’s win, but lead with 12:53 left, Tufts went on a 12-3 another game on Sunday. NESCAC tournament. Our fans are always we know what’s ahead,” Rocchi said. “I run over the next 8:49, sparked by five criti- The team had little time to revel in extremely supportive and fun to play in think it’s exciting to have an automatic cal points from sophomore reserve guard Saturday’s victory before taking the floor front of.” NCAA berth. At this point, we have a day Emma Roberson. The short burst extend- Sunday against second-seeded Amherst in The Jumbos had hosted the Lord Jeffs off but we’re right back at it on Tuesday ed the Jumbos’ lead to eleven points and front of a packed house at Cousens Gym, back on Jan. 17, a contest that saw the with practice. We have a very talented essentially put the game out of reach. Tufts with the NESCAC title on the line. Jumbos earn a hard-fought 63-56 victory. group of girls, and we’re excited by the finished the game strong on the defensive “It was amazing playing in front of our “I think getting to play them on our opportunities we’ve had and will continue end and held off Trinity to secure a 57-47 fans,” senior forward Ali Rocchi said. “It’s home court earlier in the year and having to have this postseason.”

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD —ˆ–•”‡Žƒ›Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–‘ˆ’‡‡™‰Žƒ†Šƒ’‹‘•Š‹’ BY SAM GOLD The 4x400-meter relay team Daily Editorial Board/ of senior Graham Beutler and sophomores Mitchell Black, Alex As championship season Kasemir, and Francis Goins, begins to heat up with athletes set a new school record with a from around the country look- time of 3:15.35, breaking the old ing to qualify for the NCAA record established in 2012 by the Championships, Tufts has record- quartet of Beutler, Goins, and ed a slew of national-caliber per- graduates Vinnie Lee and Ben formances and is poised to send Crastnopol. The team currently a large contingent to Lincoln, sits in fourth place in the nation Neb. come mid-March. and will most likely qualify for “Things can change with nationals by season’s end. last chance meets popping up “It’s been a career goal of mine around the country to get those to travel to Nationals with a four last national qualifiers, so noth- by four team, and it’s looking ing is certain,” senior Max Levitin likely that I’ll get to cross off that said. “But what is certain is that goal this season,” Beutler said. Tufts track and field is compet- “[It’s] definitely a race that I’ll itive at the national level and always remember.” should be a formidable presence Juniors Brian Williamson and going forward.” Atticus Swett provided the only In that spirit, the Jumbos other scoring at the meet, as posted some more strong show- their three points and the five ings at the Open New England earned by the 4x400-meter relay Championships held at Boston ANNIE LEVINE / THE TUFTS DAILY University this past weekend. see MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, page 11 Many tufts runners and throwers have qualified for Nationals with strong individual and relay team performances.