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Where You Snow Read It First 36/18 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVII, NUMBER 39 WEDNEsday, MARCH 26, 2014 TUFTSDAILY.COM Jessica Wilson to receive Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship BY JEI -JEI TAN “It’s an absolutely incred- rights and labor reforms. Daily Editorial Board ible opportunity and I’m really The selection process began privileged to be able to speak on last semester when the Tufts The Committee on Student behalf of the class,” Wilson said. community was invited to nom- Life (CSL) recently selected “I remember when I received the inate students for the award. senior Jessica Wilson as the phone call. I was in the [Mayer] Nominations typically come recipient of this year’s Wendell Campus Center, and I screamed from professors selecting their Phillips Memorial Scholarship. out loud. I got so excited.” advisees, Couch said. The annual award recognizes According to CSL faculty co- “A nomination is just a one junior or senior who will be chair and computer science strong suggestion to apply,” he the only student speaker at the professor Alva Couch, the said. “There are usually a large Baccalaureate ceremony during scholarship was established number of nominations but commencement in May, CSL in 1896 in honor of Wendell [there were] less applications student co-chair Haydn Forrest Phillips, a preacher and ora- because it takes time to fill out told the Daily in an email. He tor who had dedicated him- an application.” explained that Wilson will also self to the abolition of slavery CSL received seven scholar- receive a cash prize as part of and later worked for African- her award. American rights, women’s see WILSON, page 2 JUSTIN RHEINGOLD / THE TUFTS DAILY Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley discussed her policy positions with Tufts students yesterday as she campaigns for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. Wilson fellow discusses women’s Mass. Atty. General rights and U.S. foreign policy BY JUSTIN RHEINGOL D with a group of faculty ... and Eichenberg explained that Coakley speaks at Tufts Daily Editorial Board we decided to bring in several he experienced difficulty find- speakers.” ing a scholar who focused on BY DANIEL BOTTINO campaign for governor. One Woodrow Wilson Center Gender issues are a growing women’s rights as a U.S. for- Daily Editorial Board of her goals for Massachusetts Fellow Alison Brysk spoke yes- component of foreign policy, eign policy objective. He includes the promotion of a terday to a group of students according to Eichenberg. added, however, that Brysk, the Massachusetts Attorney more prosperous but fair econ- and faculty about the way in “Issues of global gender Mellichamp Professor of Global General Martha Coakley, a can- omy. She also spoke about the which the U.S. government equality are at least a nominally Governance in the Global and didate for the democratic guber- need for more privileged citi- uses foreign policy initiatives declared priority of American International Studies Program natorial nomination, spoke at zens to help those who are less to promote women’s rights foreign policy around the at the University of California, an event hosted by the Tufts fortunate. around the world. world,” he said. “The program- Santa Barbara, was the perfect Democrats yesterday evening. “It is, I think, incumbent on all “The feedback that I get from matic activities have grown person to discuss global gender Coakley told the group of stu- of us to not only do well, as you my students is that they would greatly and there are a number initiatives. dents that they should actively all have as students, but [also] like to hear more about gen- of initiatives under way in the Brysk said that her recent work participate in the democratic to do good, to think about the der issues in international rela- foreign policy establishment ... on gender equality grew out of process and should take advan- Commonwealth, to think about tions so we wanted to do some- There’s a lot going on and we her previous research on human tage of the education opportuni- what it means for people who thing about that,” Professor thought it was about time to rights and human trafficking. ties offered by the university. don’t have the advantage to be of Political Science Richard publicize it a bit and engage “I think it is important that able to go to a college and get Eichenberg said. “I got together [students] in a conversation.” see BRYSK, page 2 you are at least engaged tonight that education,” she said. in hearing from somebody who If she becomes governor, is running for governor, [not Coakley said she would make only] because it is an important improving access to quality edu- Theta Chi hosts panel on mental health office, but [because] everyone cation a major initiative of her we elect is important ... whether administration. She said she it’s your school committee, or would seek improvements from your congresswoman,” she said. pre-kindergarten through col- “I hope that whether you ever lege, and advocated for a longer run yourselves or not, that you and more structured school day will stay engaged in making sure for elementary school students. that democracy works.” “Maybe, by the third grade, Coakley, who graduated from [a student] is not reading well, Williams College in 1975, briefly what’s the reason for that and discussed her own background how do we figure that out?” she and education. Regarding her asked. “If we do not get [children] own political experiences, she back on track ... chances are good said that she is relatively new to they are not going to be Tufts political office. She first ran for students, and they may drop out an elected position in 1997. She of school, and they may not have explained that because she lives the advantages ... to get a good in Medford, she often passes job and to have a livable wage.” Tufts. She also worked with the As part of her education initia- university during her time as the tives, Coakley proposed placing District Attorney of Middlesex additional emphasis on com- County. In her current capac- puter science and good writing ity as attorney general, she has — skills that she said will be worked on many issues, includ- increasingly important to a wide ing sexual assault, financial mal- range of new professions. feasance and workplace issues. She also expressed concern “I had a chance as attorney about climate change, and general to do a lot of things, hopes to move the state toward including trying to hold Wall a more environmentally friendly Street accountable for basical- economy. ly gambling with a lot of our “We need good people who NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY money and almost wrecking our will say, ‘We need to think about Department of Psychology Chair Lisa Shin, the Principal Investigator at the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder economy,” she said. how we are going to reverse cli- Neuroimaging Lab, speaks about using neuroimaging techniques to develop more targeted treatments of According to Coakley, this mental disorders during a panel discussion on the state of mental health last night. issue remains important in her see COAKLEY, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s sections Tokyo Police Club News 1 Op-Ed 9 Students laud changes returns with dissa- in SAT structure and pointing album after Features 3 Comics 12 accessibility. long hiatus. Arts & Living 5Classifieds 13 Editorial | Op-Ed 8 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Police Briefs THat WEED IS ON FIRE unlocked. When she returned, she noticed up briefly from the table, leaving her lap- that her MacBook computer and charger top in her backpack at the table. When LIGHTS OUT Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) were gone. she returned, the laptop had disappeared. and the Somerville Fire Department on TUPD later received a call saying that Police on March 24 at 12 p.m. received March 11 at 12:26 a.m. responded to a $50 FOR A T-SHIRT someone had found the stolen laptop and an alarm about a power outage between fire alarm on 94 Curtis St. The alarm had returned it to its owner. Packard Ave. and Powderhouse Blvd. The gone off in a room on the third floor where Officers on March 13 at 5:40 p.m. City of Somerville was having construction officers detected the smell of burning responded to a call from a Wilson House FROG AND TOWED work performed on the street and there marijuana. Officers questioned the student resident. The student had left her purse in was no parking allowed. However, a truck in the room about the smell. The student her room, which was left unlocked when Officers on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. noticed came down the street and caught two admitted that he had been smoking mari- she went to class. When she returned, two white males in a parked car on Edison power lines, bringing down two telephone juana but that none remained. Police left $50 was missing from her wallet. No other Ave. Officers approached the vehicle and poles and cutting power to several side and filed a report with the dean’s office. items were missing. detected a strong odor of marijuana. The streets between Packard Ave. and Curtis male Medford residents admitted to smok- Ave. Several university offices and small CLEAN CRIME SCENE MORE THAN BANANAS STOLEN ing marijuana but said there was none left. houses lost power and the street was com- FROM DEWICK No disciplinary action was taken, but TUPD pletely shut down for approximately four Police on March 12 at 2:25 p.m.

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