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In fundraising effort, BUILD keeps midterm studiers awake Somerville schools, Tufts respond to bullying laws

b y Co r i n n e Se g a l needed for them to be effective. Daily Editorial Board Massachusetts schools were required to submit their plans to Continued anti-bullying efforts combat bullying under the new on the part of Somerville public law to the state this December for schools and the Tufts commu- approval, according to Somerville nity are coinciding with hearings Public Schools’ Director of led by Massachusetts Attorney Student Services Richard Melillo. General Martha Coakley to review Approximately 98 percent of the state’s new anti-bullying law. school districts met the state cri- Massachusetts Gov. Deval teria, he said. Patrick (D) last May signed “Everyone’s bullying plan is into effect the bill titled “An Act probably a little different, prob- Relative to Bullying in Schools,” ably a little tweaked to their which requires Massachusetts community, but it has to fall in primary and secondary schools line with the state mandates,” to develop bullying prevention Melillo said. plans and offer curricula on bul- The new legislation, he said, lying. was spurred by several incidents The two hearings last month in which young Massachusetts contributed to the aims of a students, most famously 11-year- Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily commission chaired by Coakley old Carl Walker-Hoover of Student members of Building Understanding through International Learning and Development (BUILD) last that is charged with reviewing Springfield in 2009 and 15-year- night delivered coffee to late-night studier sophomore Weilin Mun. All this week, the group is distributing cof- the existing laws and deciding fee and tea ordered via Facebook as a fundraiser to support its trips to Guatemala and India this summer. whether additional legislation is see CYBER BULLYING, page 2 Somerville laborers, residents protest nonunion worksite

b y Br e n t Ya r n e l l a portion of the project to a nonunion Daily Editorial Board contractor, because that stipulation is not legally binding. Somerville union workers and residents “‘Encouraged’ means ‘encouraged,’” he engaged in a contracting dispute with a said. “It is, by definition, nonbinding.” private realty company have over the past Somerville Board of Aldermen President few weeks picketed and rallied at the con- Rebekah Gewirtz told the Daily that the struction site of a proposed housing com- aldermen nevertheless expect KSS to plex about a mile east of Davis Square, respect the 2007 agreement. claiming that the company has violated “The members of the board feel really promises to the city of Somerville that they strongly that when there’s this kind of lan- would hire local union workers. guage in the covenant, it should be hon- The dispute started late last year, when ored,” she said. “There’s a certain level of KSS Realty Partners awarded the contract frustration that an acceptable outcome to develop the first condominiums on the hasn’t been met.” site, the former location of a MaxPak paper KSS Realty will on Friday meet with factory, to a nonunion contractor. the Boston Building Trades union, one of Somerville resident and union orga- the unions involved in the dispute, KSS nizer Rand Wilson said that in doing so, Director of Acquisitions Ted Tobin told KSS violated an agreement it signed with the Daily. Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone in Wilson said the campaign against KSS courtesy the office of Sen. John Kerry 2007 that said the city would “encour- would continue until Tobin signs a proj- Participants of Somerville-headquartered YouthBuild pose with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), age” the Boston-based developer to hire ect labor agreement guaranteeing that the who has long supported the national program. union workers. company would hire union workers and City of Somerville Spokesperson establish universal-standards labor hiring Michael Meehan said KSS is in full com- Somerville-based YouthBuild pliance with the covenant, despite selling see MAXPAK, page 2 gets $1.1-million grant

UEP thesis student doubles as second- b y Ga b r i e l l e He r n a n d e z The grant, along with funding from Daily Staff Writer democracy-promotion organization youngest Mass. state representative Open Society Foundations, will help YouthBuild USA, a national nonprofit YouthBuild expand its efforts through b y Ma r i e Sc h o w along with parts of Sutton and Uxbridge. headquartered in Somerville, was last its education initiative, which attempts Contributing Writer Justin Hollander, Fattman’s advisor month the recipient of a $1.1 million to funnel participants toward college and an assistant professor at UEP, praised grant that will allow it to double the completion, YouthBuild Vice President State Rep. Ryan Fattman (R-Worcester), his ability to balance his work in both the number of young people benefiting from for Asset Development Charles Clark who is also a Tufts graduate student in the academic and political realms. its Postsecondary Education Initiative. told the Daily. Urban Environmental Policy and Planning “He has a real strength working in YouthBuild helps low-income youth The money will increase the num- (UEP) program, is at age 24 serving as teams,” Hollander said. “Ryan was a who have dropped out of the education ber of YouthBuild participants to over the second-youngest representative in the strong student and a gifted leader.” system to pass their General Education 1,000 participants nationwide from its Massachusetts House of Representatives. Fattman lists promoting lower taxes Development (GED) exams and devel- current 500 and boost the number of Fattman in January was sworn in to for the disabled and working mothers op marketable job skills through con- local branches of the initiative. the House as a Republican representative among his goals in the House, he said. struction of low-income housing. Peter Levine, research director for the 18th Worcester District after in “You can really make a difference if you The national philanthropy fund New of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of November beating four-term Democratic choose to get involved,” Fattman said. Profit selected YouthBuild to receive the Citizenship and Public Service, said incumbent Jennifer Callahan. He now Fattman added that he is aiming to money through the Social Innovation YouthBuild’s efforts at promoting post- represents residents of the Bellingham, Fund of the federal Corporation for Millville and Blackstone communities, see FATTMAN, page 2 National and Community Service. see YOUTHBUILD, page 2

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Take advantage of Using household trash, News 1 Editorial | Letters 8 Boston’s roots and cel- B.E.A.T.s ironically ebrate St. Patrick’s Day keeps Tufts’ music Features 3 Op-Ed 9 with a hearty dose of scene fresh. Comics 4 Classifieds 10 Irish spirit. Weekender 5Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Thursday, March 17, 2011 UEP grad student, a state representative, cites ‘broad, open perspective’ on the Hill FATTMAN “I really admire Ryan Fattman’s courage continued from page 1 and leadership,” he said, adding that Tufts’ rework Massachusetts’ policy toward ille- commitment to innovative thinking and gal immigrants to cease the provision of public service was a key element in both of benefits “for people who should not be in their careers. this country.” As the ranking Republican “That sort of Tufts problem-solving has on the Public Service Committee, he is served me well, and I think it will serve charged with addressing public employees’ Ryan well,” Winslow said. salaries and retirement, as well as collective Fattman began his career in politics bargaining among state employees. as a member of the Town of Sutton “We need to equal the playing field,” Board of Selectmen in 2006, at the urg- he said of legislation he signed earlier ing of members of the Sutton commu- this month that would limit unions’ col- nity, he said. lective-bargaining measures. Fattman In the election he won one of the is also currently working to rewrite the two open seats with 70 percent of the pension plan for House representatives, vote, becoming the youngest selectman he said. in Sutton history. Fattman, who will complete his thesis “It was something I never expected to this summer, served as the Residential happen,” Fattman, who is currently serv- Director of Lewis Hall in 2009. He was liv- ing his third term on the Board, said. ing on campus when, in January of that After his second re-election to the Board year, President Barack Obama took office. of Selectmen, a former member of the “It was a very politically charged cam- Board advised Fattman to run for the pus when I was there,” he said, adding office at the state level, he said. The race that he was surprised to find how unique against Callahan became prickly at times, his conservative political leanings were he remembered. while he was still on campus and working Fattman in June during the campaign Danai Macridi/Tufts Daily on his degree. wrote an op-ed criticizing his opponent for Cyber bullying, a problem increasing with the growth of anonymous websites, has recently “Tufts is a pretty liberal school. I consid- her lobbyist funding as well as her salary as come under scrutiny by a university task force composed of students and faculty. ered myself moderate, and I got to Tufts, a representative. and I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’m a right- “That’s where the race started getting a wing nut-job,’” Fattman said. little testy,” Fattman said. Callahan orga- Local schools align with bullying laws; Following his service in the House, he nized a rally in a nearby town where par- has tentative plans to branch out to other ticipants, including Fattman’s third-grade Tufts considers cyber bullying measures fields beyond government, adding that his teacher, held protest signs, one of which Tufts education has served him well. read, “Fattman is a liar,” he said. CYBER BULLYING to examine Tufts’ culture and how “I think with the skills from Tufts and Fattman said his ability to move was continued from page 1 healthy the culture is,” Wilson said. from being a [member of the Sutton integral in his victory. old Phoebe Prince of South Hadley last “[There’s] very little discussion in an Board of Selectmen], I could do consult- “I made a joke out of everything, and I year, committed suicide in response to organized way about how to deal with ing,” Fattman said. “I learned to have a believe that won the race,” he said. bullying. the problem of cyber bullying in part very broad, open perspective at Tufts,” Nonetheless, Fattman did not take his “It was a tragedy,” he said. “That at a college level.” Fattman said. opponent lightly. “She was a tough oppo- brought this to the forefront of the Tufts Community Union President Sam A continued role in public service may nent,” he said. state legislation.” Wallis, a senior, said he does not prefer also be in his future, however. In 2008, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Somerville schools also developed the term “bullying,” since the act is more “I am very interested in running for Government presented Fattman with a new reporting system via telephone, far-reaching than the term suggests. higher office,” Fattman said. the Rappaport Institute’s Public Policy offered in four different languages with “It is a lot broader than what we’ve House colleague Dan Winslow (A ’80) Fellowship, awarded to 12 Boston-area the option of anonymity, Melillo said. grown up hearing,” he said. (R-Norfolk) spoke highly of his young col- graduate students enrolled in a public pol- When the school receives a report, Wilson said Tufts’ culture fosters online league’s credentials. icy program. usually through a teacher, the school’s harassment, most notably because of principal initiates an investigation to a lack of policy in place that addresses determine whether or not the incident online behavior. He referred to Tufts’ constituted bullying, Melillo said. policies that should address issues of “The principal would make a determi- harassment as “vague.” Union representatives claim realty nation on whether bullying occurred or “We don’t have any policy specifi- did not occur,” Melillo said. cally,” Wilson said. “There’s not a space firm agreed to hire local workers Proactive action, Melillo said, was where [students] can get educated and necessary to eliminate bullying. talk about these things at Tufts.” MAXPAK site, RSG Contracting, is a union contrac- “We’ve been pretty proactive about Wilson said that while he does not continued from page 1 tor. RSG backed out of the project after last this,” Melillo said. “We want to eliminate advocate legal action against student practices on all of their projects, rather than week’s protests, the Boston Globe reported. bullying from the Somerville schools.” bullies, the university has the capability separate standards for each trade. O’Donovan said the aldermen are count- Though the state bill only applies to to release the IP addresses of students to “He can sit and meet with the building ing on Curtatone’s support in negotiating an primary and secondary schools, Tufts find the perpetrators of online bullying. trades all he wants, but he’s got to sign a agreement with KSS. students and faculty in conjunction Wallis said he would rather the cyber project labor agreement,” Wilson said. “The mayor could be instrumental,” with Dean of Student Affairs Bruce bullying discussion be a student-initi- Somerville Ward 5 Alderman Sean O’Donovan said. Reitman have since November been ated effort, rather than a policy coming O’Donovan voiced strong support for Curtatone has been facilitating talks working on a task force examining from the administration. unions and the Somerville laborers working between KSS, Boston Building Trades cyber bullying on campus. “I don’t think it’s necessarily the place on the project. and the New England Regional Council “We’re trying to look at what the legis- of the university to come down with “The optimal outcome would be a sub- of Carpenters since late last year, Meehan lation’s been doing and trying to move on a heavy hand on things or find out IP stantial amount of union employment at said. that process,” task force member Tabias addresses or go after certain people,” that site, coupled with Somerville people Somerville Alderman-at-Large Bruce Wilson, a sophomore, said. Wallis said. in the non-union positions that would be Desmond introduced an amendment to the Wilson said the state legislation sets Wilson said websites such as The needed to complete the project,” O’Donovan city’s responsible-employer ordinance that a good example for Tufts to take similar College Anonymous Confession Board told the Daily. would require all developers receiving city action against bullying, especially that (College ACB) encourage vicious The projects’ developers, employing funding to hire local workers, though the conducted over the Internet. anonymous remarks, as well as online workers from the firm GFC Development, amendment would not apply retroactively The task force’s goal this semester is to threats. He was unsure whether the plan to start construction this summer on to the KSS, Gewirtz said. initiate discussion and form ideas about First Amendment protects anonymous the first of what will eventually be 199 hous- “Boston has a similar ordinance that how Tufts can improve the student and remarks such as these. ing units on the five-acre MaxPak site. hasn’t been challenged legally that has been university approaches to cyber bullying, “That’s an issue that has not been Pickets forced construction to a halt at prohibiting Somerville workers from getting he said. He said the members of the task debated — whether anonymity is cov- the MaxPak site on March 3 and 4, and jobs at Boston sites,” Gewirtz said, add- force are in a “thinking phase” until the ered by the First Amendment,” Wilson workers picketed again on March 9. ing that the aldermen have heard a legal end of the school year. said. “There really needs to be clarity in Tobin noted that the only contractor he opinion that the Boston ordinance would “We want to use this task force … that area.” has so far hired to begin excavation on the withstand a court challenge.

YOUTHBUILD tion’s efforts in a statement ments. In addition to its plans the YouthBuild program, he or a postsecondary degree,” Clark continued from page 1 “YouthBuild saves lives, to expand its post-secondary she estimates his or her own said. “Our postsecondary edu- secondary education are sorely period,” he said. “It rescues education programs, the orga- life expectancy at 40 years, and cation program could increase needed. kids who could fall through the nization also has a “Green upon graduating the program, the opportunities available for $1.1-million“For 18- to 25-year-olds grant who cracks for and nonprofit empowers them to expands Initiative,” designed higher to teach education the average estimate opportunities goes up to graduates andfor allow youth them to don’t go to college, we as a soci- become members of the work- participants retrofitting skills 72 years, according to Levine. position themselves for more ety provide very little,” he said. force with a college degree.” to construct green housing and “The real value is the idea persistent and rewarding “We spend a lot on jail, a lot on In its first two years of opera- has set up a program in which that the kids come out with futures.” the military and 3 percent of tion, 38 percent of YouthBuild’s participants construct charter these skills,” Levine said. Junior Yun Luo, a Tisch Scholar our GDP on college, but only a postsecondary education pro- schools. Clark said the initiative has who interns for YouthBuild as small proportion of our student gram participanet enroll in “We need programs like proven effective at improving the part of an individual project population is going to four-year either two- or four-year college YouthBuild to experiment, to quality of life for participants. each scholar is asked to take on, colleges,” he said. programs, Clark said, adding try something new. For about “As a practical matter, some- emphasized the national pro- Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), that the retention rate after 30 years, we haven’t been trying one who is entering a job or gram’s importance. who in 1992 introduced a bill the first year was 59 percent. much,” Levine said. career market with only a GED “YouthBuild has a lot of in the Senate that allowed for Levine expressed his excite- A study published by or high school diploma is at impact, not just on an educa- YouthBuild to receive federal ment about YouthBuild’s growth YouthBuild found that, on aver- a significant disadvantage in tional level but on a personal funding, praised the organiza- as a model for social improve- age, when a young person enters comparison with someone with level,” Luo said. 3

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Yuantee Zhu | Boston goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day What Would YuAntee Zhu? Dumped b y Sa r a h Ko r o n e s City’s IrishDaily Editorial roots Board offer many ways to observe the beloved holiday in Dewick Only a few days remain before spring break, and getting as far away as pos- ear Yuantee, sible from chilly Boston is undoubt- edly the first thought on the minds of My girlfriend dumped me at Dewick most Jumbos. But before hopping on last week, and I’ve since struggled. that plane to the tropical destination DFirst came the surprising tears over the initial of your choice, it’s time to pay a little shock, then the immediate abuse of a nar- homage to St. Pat. With a rich Irish tra- cotic and then the lying in bed for days at a dition and a penchant for cozy pubs, time. My friends want to take me out, but I Boston is the place to be on St. Patrick’s don’t dare go out — not to parties, not to the Day. So, today, take advantage of the gym, not to Tisch — for fear of running into city’s Celtic history, put on your green- that brutal she-thief who stole and destroyed est shirt and go grab a Guinness. Hey … my once happy heart. I still think there’s a you’re one-eighth Irish, right? chance we’ll get back together, Yuantee, but until then I fear I might do something really City of Boston St. Patrick’s Day stupid really soon. What should I Zhu? Parade Sunday, March 20, 1 p.m. -Dumped in Dewick Boston’s parade might not feature a green river like the annual Chicago DD, parade, but it does have an equally This is a difficult question, because I am impressive history. Perhaps the oldest aware that each case of this sort is unique St. Patrick’s Day tradition in Boston, the in some way, and also because I’ve always annual Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade been the one doing the dumping. My saf- celebrates both the Irish holiday and est advice, however displeasing, assumes Evacuation Day, a holiday that com- she won’t be coming back. In most cases, memorates the evacuation of British attempts to win a dumper back will lead to troops from the city in 1776. Today, the further suffering and physical pain. Hence, festivities take place in South Boston the safe play: It’s time to move on. and loop around Dorchester Heights, So, you’ve drunk yourself to sleep. The first the very spot on which the Continental Gene Buonaccorsi/tufts daily thing to do when you wake up, whether it’s Army perched with their cannons and The Tufts EWo Women’s Ultimate Team yesterday held a St. Patrick’s Day bakesale in the this day or the next, is to turn on your light. weaponry as the British were forced Mayer Campus Center. Pull up your blinds. Darkness is not conducive out. The parade will feature military to healing. Then take a long, cold shower and, units, politicians and marching bands, Buffet. The first 200 guests to arrive neighborhoods and those in cities out- in it, masturbate. Shave. Flex your muscles in as well as clowns and television charac- will receive free T-shirts, and patrons side of Boston. A walk through the city the mirror. Admire the hefty appendage dan- ters for the younger crowd. will have the chance to participate in along the Irish Heritage Trail will truly gling prestigiously between your quads. contests throughout the day. The Black expose you to Boston’s immense Irish Next, make yourself a hearty breakfast Irish Pubs Rose (160 State Street) will also offer an roots — even Fenway Park was built by using whatever Market Basket delights There’s no better time or place to Irish breakfast and will be giving away a young Irish immigrant in 1881. are available in your refrigerator — your enjoy a drink in the middle of the tickets to that night’s sold out Dropkick roommates’ foods are most certainly afternoon than on St. Patrick’s Day in Murphys show at the Paradise Rock Irish Cuisine encouraged. You’ll need a full tank to get Boston. For senior Cady Macon, this Club and Lounge. Although Shamrock Shakes from over the hill. Save any apologies for later. last opportunity to spend the big day in If you’re not up for venturing all the McDonald’s are enticing, they are cer- Now, well-rested and well-fed, is the Beantown is not to be missed out on. way downtown, Davis Square offers tainly not the only festive foods one time for some drugs, as I know the dif- “Last year I had an interview on St. plenty of equally attractive options. can indulge in on St. Patrick’s Day. Most ficulty in completing this next step sober. Patrick’s Day,” she said. “When I went Sligo Pub (237 Elm Street) is the ulti- pubs in the city will be offering special Pack a backpack of nips and narcotics, and into the office at two, they were hang- mate Irish dive bar, and The Burren Irish fare throughout the day. step outside. Don’t bother with a book, for ing up decorations. When I left at four, (247 Elm Street) will open at 6 a.m. on Grafton Street Pub & Grill (1230 there will be plenty where you’re headed. I saw two kegs of Guinness.” the big day for a full Irish breakfast Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, You’ll enter Tisch and notice the brothel This time around, Macon, who plans followed by traditional Irish music all MA), named after a famous shopping they call “The Reading Room” to your right. to go downtown for the celebration, day long. district in Dublin and situated in the You’ll enter this brothel and notice the ample made sure she would be free. heart of Harvard Square, will be offer- quantity of coeds scantily dressed in indoor “I’ve never gone out in Boston for Irish Heritage Trail ing a special St. Patrick’s Day menu clothing (no coats, baby). But despite their St. Patty’s, so I deliberately switched Although Boston’s many pub owners alongside traditional Irish music. dress, these magnificent beauties will not my flight to Friday night this year,” might disagree, not every St. Patrick’s “They will most likely have bagpip- be there to socialize. Order lots of caffeine she said. Day celebration needs to revolve ers come,” Amelia Sutton, commu- at the Tower Café and sit on a sofa under the For one of the city’s rowdier cel- around green beer and Irish Car Bombs. nications manager for Grafton Street paper cup chandelier, looking up at the light ebrations, hop on the T and head to The holiday provides the perfect occa- Pub, said. “They will be serving the as your chemicals kick in. Faneuil Hall. From Kitty O’Shea’s to sion to learn a little more about the traditional Irish fare — corned beef You will wait, and soon, the angel of Ned Devine’s, it doesn’t take more than city’s Irish heritage. The trail consists and cabbage, shepherd’s pie and a your nightmares, your Lolita, will also need a glance at the signs to realize that the of a guide to Irish-American artists and wild salmon.” caffeine. She may come from any of three bars lining the old marketplace and other public figures from the 1700s to Even less traditionally Irish res- doors, so keep an eye on all three. As surrounding streets are almost entirely the present, and the path is divided taurants are getting in on the fun. soon as you see her, you must take your Irish. McFadden’s (148 State Street) will into three sections consisting of sites American restaurant 28 Degrees (1 pack and cup and go. Go straight home. open at 8 a.m. with a free Irish Breakfast in downtown Boston, in surrounding Appleton Street, Boston, MA) in the Congratulate yourself on your couch with a South End will also be offering a spe- drink. You went out to where you feared she cial St. Patrick’s Day menu on March was, and this alone is an enormously vital 17. Diners at this South End eatery can baby step. You’ll be doing keg stands and enjoy Irish soda bread, traditional lamb romancing Alpha Phi girls by the weekend. stew and a decadent Bailey’s cheese- Mind you, this is not what I would Zhu. I cake for dessert. would get her back, because I’m a sucker for shooting for, and subsequently conquering, St. Patrick’s Day 5K the impossible. I feed off my own suffering, Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m. anyway. And, as someone heading to medi- For those not wishing to blow their cal school in June, I usually prefer to avoid spring break diets at the last minute heavy narcotic abuse when I drink. on heavy stews and even heavier beer, So, hell — confront her in the library. there are more active ways to spend Show you’re doing fine without her while the weekend. The St. Patrick’s Day 5K also announcing your intentions of win- in South Boston will begin prior to the ning her back. Be very blunt. Show her your annual parade, and all proceeds will go pack of nips and narcotics, and propose to the Boys & Girls Club of Boston. to get naughty in the book stacks like old Although she isn’t Irish, senior Jillian times. She likely will decline, and you will Gruber is one Tufts student looking not win her back that day, but you will forward to the race. Gruber decided to undoubtedly impress her. You can put your spend her last day in Boston celebrat- best foot forward on the gas, but at the end ing St. Patrick’s Day in a more health- of the day, it’s her call if she wants to go for conscious way. the ride. So, roll down your window and see “I didn’t get a spot in the President’s if your once-fair maiden needs a lift. Marathon Challenge, so I decided At least, that’s what I would Zhu. to keep a look out for other shorter Gene Buonaccorsi/tufts daily races around town,” she said. “The St. Mint chocolate chip cookies were among the St. Patrick’s day offerings at a bakesale yes- Patrick’s Day 5K seemed like the perfect Yuantee Zhu is a senior majoring in biology. terday in the Mayer Campus Center. opportunity.” He can be reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Comics Thursday, March 17, 2011

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b y An d r e w Pa d g e t t There’s also Home Depot (or students try out for the group, bers performed their first show Daily Editorial Board Treasure Island, whichever way but only three or four make it in January 2003 at an AIDS out- you want to look at it). Places in. This is partly in an effort reach event in Dewick MacPhie Last week, after conducting like this are a bangin’ time if you to keep B.E.A.T.s at a relatively dining hall. From then on, the some thorough research, I made learn to see the musical potential low membership so that things banging only grew louder, espe- a shocking discovery: There are in their seemingly commonplace don’t get too disorganized. cially with the occurrence of the non-a cappella music groups products. Still, auditions are a fun time following events: at Tufts. Some of these groups “We all hang out for a bit for everyone, even if you don’t 1. The fall 2004 discovery of even play musical instruments. together and then go to Home get in, LeMay said. Though the Mukanda nation, a sup- Curious, I decided to investigate Depot, and we bring drumsticks members keep hush-hush about portive motherland for all this matter further and stumbled with us. And we see serious shop- the specifics of the audition pro- B.E.A.T.s bangists that uni- upon a lively ensemble of skilled pers, checking out cabinets for cess, they revealed to me that fied the group in unprec- percussionists. their homes and whatnot, but each round gets more intense. edented ways. I call them percussionists we’re just banging on buckets and As they progress from stage to 2. Soon after, their instead of drummers for a rea- trashcans and anything metal in stage, auditioners go through first performances at the son; drums aren’t quite their pre- the store. It’s a dope time,” senior additional questioning and test- International Orientation ferred choice for a good bang. Alisa Healy said of the instru- ing that may or may not be relat- and Gantcher Center shows I’m talking, of course, about ment search process. ed to percussion. propelled them to their cur- Tufts’ wildest percussion group, So in case you haven’t figured As for the final selection cri- rent stardom. B.E.A.T.s (Banging Everything At this out yet, a unique culture and teria, this as well is a matter of 3. The first ever 4/20 show Tufts). And by everything, they attitude permeates the spritely utmost secrecy. But what the in 2005, perhaps the most mean everything: buckets, tea- B.E.A.T.s musicians. At first members can say is that it var- monumental of B.E.A.T.s kettles, postal service scratch glance, they could be classified as ies and depends on each indi- events in history. Every year tent. During shows, the group fre- boxes, ladders, traffic cones, “street musicians,” but even this vidual person. on April 20, they bang away in quently alternates between larger water jugs, chairs, street signs, broad and generalizing term can- “Sometimes,” LeMay said, “we Dewick to celebrate how beauti- and smaller groups of people sinks, even bicycles. not fully encompass the music care more about the person’s ful life on this lush, green hill playing together, using different “We’re not really so much a they make. There’s ultimately no personality and how they would really is. materials depending on the song. percussion group as we are a way to stick a label on these guys function within the group, and “The 4/20 show is the most But there are some objects the trash liberation group,” sopho- (other than “awesome”) because other times we care more about defining moment of the year for audience can always count on see- more Jack LeMay said. there’s not much they won’t their percussive abilities.” B.E.A.T.s,” Gilmer said. ing (and hearing), including the What this means is that, unlike play music with — regardless of “It’s definitely not just about With each year, the show teakettle, which is important for m o s t whether they find the materials how good your rhythm is,” adopts a new theme — past ones keeping time, and chairs, impor- o t h e r in their friends’ kitchens or in a Healy added. include “B.E.A.T.s Birthday Party” tant for sitting purposes, but also deserted parking lot. Once auditions are over, a and “Welcome to the Stoned Age.” for making various noises. “No household object is safe,” lucky few new percussionists go (They’ve kept this year’s theme “Some people play certain group president Jodi Bosin, a through a period of initiation, rife under wraps thus far.) Members instruments more than others,” sophomore, said. Bosin is also a with undisclosed rites of passage have been working extra hard Bosin said. “But we do usually photo editor at the Daily. that only the B.E.A.T.s members to bring Tufts its best 4/20 yet, switch it up depending on the These daring percussionists know. One of the results of these actively rehearsing and writing song or jam,” she said. draw from a number of environ- rites, however, jumps out from new material in preparation for And switch it up they have. ments, transcending the bound- the mist of secrecy and shines the big day. At the Issue as Muse show last aries of “street art” by simply brightly for all mankind to enjoy: “I can’t wait to see what Saturday, the ensemble sur- playing their music anywhere the newly assigned nickname. they’ve come up with for this prised the audience in two dis- they want (in- or outdoors), with This serves as an impor- year’s show,” sophomore Annie tinct ways: first, by incorporat- anything they want. B.E.A.T.s tant component of the group’s Callaway, who attended the cel- ing rap and freestyling into their prides itself in over- dynamic — each member ebration last year, said. “Each typically instrumentals-only coming certain cul- possesses his or her own spe- time I see them, they’ve evolved music, and second, by rapping tural and financial cial nickname. To name a few: or branched out in some way. proudly in favor of horsemeat as restrictions on Buckwheat, Pumpkin, Slugnutz, They always have something a legal food. what music Soupz, Beaches and Peter. During new and original to share.” “We were supposed to go and is “sup- practices and events, and pretty Nevertheless, these great perform for this environmental p o s e d ” much any other time, members results don’t come without great group, but they seemed wishy- to be. tend to refer to each other by effort. The songwriting process washy and we changed our these names. can be a long one, but also an minds,” Healy said. “Instead, “The nicknames, I feel, are a exciting and fulfilling one. we argued for the consumption part of this awesome B.E.A.T.s “We jam in our closet for of horsemeat. We talked about story and tradition that’s been awhile, and after we find a few something valuable to the com- developing over the years,” Peter, key parts of the song, we take just munity at large.” who declined to reveal his real those parts into another room. The standout line of the night, name because “Peter” comprises We do it sort of measure by mea- Silverstein said, was, “What’s on his true identity, said. sure,” LeMay said. the menu? Horsemeat, brisket/ According to the group’s web- An innate tension between side of mashed potatoes for your performers, they don’t have to “What we do brings access to site (tuftsbeats.com), “The con- fluidity and order fuels much of buttered Seabiscuit.” dish out hundreds of dollars at a anyone who wants to play music,” fidential process of naming is the writing. Jamming gets the We had a great time,” he said. music store to acquire the prop- Gilmer said. not open for discussion, but it creative juices flowing, and then Judging from this, I am inca- er instruments. A simple, fun “Our music is for everyone,” is said that a strange combina- an actual structure and rhythm pable of telling what B.E.A.T.s and completely free trip to an sophomore Ben Silverstein, the tion of free association, drawing, begins to balance them out. will do next. But here’s what I alley or trash dump will suffice. troupe’s most recent addition, sing and dance, and meditation “It’s a struggle between trying can tell you: After sitting with “Where some people see added. is involved.” to organize people and just, like, some of these bold musicians in trash, we see a potential instru- While this is true for the To shed some light on the letting it go,” Healy said. Soundbites for just over an hour, ment. Junkyards hold trash hos- music itself, the group still folklore, the group was formed The sound and structure of I am indubitably converted. Free tage. We rescue it,” junior Anna maintains a high standard of relatively recently, in October B.E.A.T.s songs can vary quite the trash! Eat the horses! And Gilmer said. quality, holding rigorous audi- of 2002. After meeting every a bit, according to the number most importantly, bang on every- But members don’t just limit tions once or twice a year. On Wednesday and putting together of instruments and musicians thing you can — you never know themselves to just the dumps. average, in the fall, around 75 a few songs, the original mem- involved and the thematic con- what song is waiting to happen.

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Theater Review ‘The Select’ is an amusing but poor interpretation of Hemingway Volumes of alcohol that would put a college student to shame can’t make up for wordiness and length b y Ma g g i e Se l v i n disappointed to listen to the dulcet droning Contributing Writer of Iveson’s uninspired and, frankly, annoy- ing Jake. As Iveson plods his way through Not a fan of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Hemingway’s words, he makes the protago- Sun Also Rises” (1926)? Maybe you’ll find the nist out to be more of a sad sack than a wry novel a little more accessible in the New York- observer of human nature. Lucy Taylor, as Brett Ashley, offers one of The Select (The Sun Also Rises) the stronger performances in “The Select.” She bounds across the stage with a vivacity that appropriately contradicts her fixation on the numbing agents of alcohol and Written by Ernest Hemingway cigarettes, which she constantly possesses Directed by John Collins in her skeletal hands. At the Paramount Theatre through Tierney delivers Cohn’s lines bashful- ly with his eyes on the ground, but his March 20 efforts to convey a shy personage result in Tickets $25 to $69 many of his lines coming out unintelligibly. Unfortunately, failing to project is a pretty based theater group Elevator Repair Service’s common failing in this play: When Frances theatrical interpretation, dubbed “The Select (Kate Scelsa), Cohn’s spurned lover, deliv- (The Sun Also Rises),” which is playing at the ers a shrieking diatribe, the audience must Paramount Theatre. strain to understand just what it is that she If the concept of portraying Hemingway goes on about for a little too long. Mark Barton/ArtsEmerson on stage seems strange to you, you’re not The strength of director John Collins’ The Lost Generation does not shy away from the bottle in this adaptation of Ernest alone. After all, the beauty of Hemingway’s stage adaptation lies in his portrayal of Hemingway’s ‘The Sun Also Rises.’ work is in his precise wording, and though the relationships between characters. Take this play tries to capture the earthiness a sardonic protagonist left literally emas- at Jake’s impotency and highlighting how it tion are the music and spot-on sound effects. of his writing through protagonist Jake culated after World War I, a Jewish for- divides him and his beloved. The sounds of bottles poured offer a comical Barnes’ (Mike Iveson) narrative mono- mer Princeton wrestler who holds more The drama unfolds against the backdrop effect, and the revving noises of taxis driving logues, even this device fails to do justice romantic ideals than his jaded cohorts, an of a wood-paneled bar, the walls of which are help diversify the static setting. The music — to the original piece. aristocratic hottie with a devil-may-care lined with countless bottles (and “countless” whether soft jazz, flamenco guitar or French The play opens with Jake delivering one of demeanor, a slew of colorfully damaged seems to be the number the characters set as pop — is always suited to the mood of the these speeches, about his companion Robert characters in postwar Europe, several gal- their consumption goal). College students will stage. A dance number to “Les Petits Boudins” Cohn (Matt Tierney), who seems only periph- lons of alcohol and a lot of sex, and it makes undoubtedly get a kick out of the shameless (1967) has an upbeat, infectious quality that erally aware that he’s being scathingly ana- for an interesting dynamic. way characters chug entire bottles of wine. steals the show. lyzed, as the two drown their sorrows in the It becomes apparent quickly that Brett — The play makes effective use of space. The Overall, the play has some positive attributes first of many glasses of alcohol. It is imme- soon to be divorced from an English lord and set doesn’t change, yet serves as everything but is somewhat of a disappointment for true diately apparent that the dialogue comes remarried to the poor, jealous and perpetu- from a bar to a cafe to Jake’s office to his apart- fans of Hemingway. If you’re more interested straight out of the original book: As the plot ally drunk Mike Campbell (Pete Simpson) ment. Later, when the gang takes a jaunt down in theater than literature, though, you’re in begins to unfold onstage, Jake’s narration is — has a romantic past with Jake. The two to Pamplona, Spain, for bullfighting and a luck: When the dialogue seems tedious, take punctuated with the occasional “I said,” or “I kiss, pull apart sadly, kiss again, fight and scandalous love affair between Brett and the a look at what is going on in the background. remained silent.” This technique somewhat kiss again repeatedly throughout the play. bullfighter Pedro Romero (Susie Sokol), the The bartenders spin wine bottles and act their maintains the connection between the adap- In order to understand fully the scope of stage is bathed in a yellow light that somehow wordless parts with hilarity, suggesting that tation and the text but comes off as overly self- this tragic and somewhat tempestuous love transforms the bar’s atmosphere into that of Elevator Repair Service understands the fact conscious. affair, you have to read between the lines a sunny Spain. that in Hemingway’s work, what isn’t said is On the whole, Hemingway fans may be little, but the actors do a good job of hinting Some of the high points of Collins’ adapta- just as important as what is.

Movie Review What’s up this weekend?

Looking to make your weekend artsy? Check out these events!

Dropkick Murphys: Punk rock band the Dropkick Murphys are shipping up to Boston, performing a string of concerts in their hometown before heading on tour to Europe. (Tonight and Friday at 6 p.m. at the House of Blues. Tickets are sold out but can be found online for around $100.)

Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) Spring Open House — The Coming of the Civil War: The MHS marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with events including an exhibition talk focused Courtesy of Paramount Pictures on photographs from the Abolitionist Rango (Johnny Depp) unwittingly faces his greatest adversary. movement and the display “’Oil and Water Are Not More Contrary ... than North and South: Three Quirky ‘Rango’ triumphs as a Western parody Generations of Adamses on Slavery and Sectionalism.” Refreshments b y Me l i ss a Ma c Ew e n a name for himself among the tough- have an original plot. Instead, it is the will be served throughout the day. Daily Staff Writer est locals after wandering into the local movie’s quirkiness and flat-out weirdness (Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at watering hole and portraying himself that sets it apart from its animated rivals. the Massachusetts Historical Society Imagine this: You are a nameless, as a reckless drifter. He names himself Take, for example, the mariachi band of in Boston. Admission is free.) Hawaiian shirt-toting pet chameleon Rango, after the locals’ favorite cactus owls that shows up intermittently over who finds himself newly homeless and juice liquor, and, with a mix of luck and the course of the film. The band narrates Dervish: Dervish, one of Ireland’s brazenness, slays the hawk that haunts important goings-on in the story and most acclaimed practitioners of tra- Rango the town. Delighted to be free of the helps the movie segue between scenes, ditional folk music, is visiting the hawk, the locals appoint Rango sheriff while adding some unexpected comic United States. The group’s striking and tell him their plight: The water that relief. “Rango” even pulls off a “your musicianship and affecting catalogue has sustained Dirt for years has disap- mom” joke and a full-fledged bat-flying of songs are sure to please anyone Starring Johnny Depp, Harry peared, and the ranchers fear their liveli- parody of the classic helicopter attack who attends. (Friday at 8 p.m. at the Dean Stanton, Isla Fisher hoods may be next. On his quest to save scene from “Apocalypse Now” (1979) Somerville Theater. Tickets are $28.) Directed by Gore Verbinski Dirt and integrate himself into the com- without seeming like it’s trying too hard. munity, Rango must handle a scheming Instead of trying to do anything very Steve-O: The “Jackass” member mayor, a mafia of moles, the “Spirit of the different or original, “Rango” basks in and clown-college graduate will be alone in the middle of the Nevada desert. West” and a budding romance. pointed self-mockery and effectively par- at the Wilbur Theatre for a stop on After asking a passing armadillo for help, “Rango” is the first animated film created odies the Western genre. Though there is “The Entirely Too Much Information you are told to “follow your shadow” to by the special effects company Industrial a thin line between a film being humor- Tour,” no doubt hurting himself a nearby desert settlement. A few death Light and Magic (ILM). It is perhaps this ously meta and a film being annoy- in bizarre, disgusting ways for his scares and a surreal dream sequence novelty, or the successful working relation- ingly self-referential, “Rango” manages audience’s “enjoyment.” Talk about later, you finally stumble across another ship between director Gore Verbinski and to avoid this pitfall. Comparing “Rango” schadenfreude. (Saturday at 9:45 lizard: Beans (Isla Fisher), the orphaned Johnny Depp that started with the “Pirates to an animated version of “Blazing p.m. at the Wilbur Theatre. Tickets daughter of a rancher. Beans takes you of the Caribbean” (2003, ’06, ’07) movies, Saddles” (1974) actually wouldn’t be too are $25-$35.) home to the good town of Dirt and leaves which helped innovate “Rango” and makes far-fetched. you to your own devices. Thus begins the it stand out against the background influx Even though “Rango” is an animated —compiled by the Daily Arts story of Rango, Dirt’s newest arrival. of recent animated films. Department Rango (Johnny Depp) soon makes After all, “Rango” can hardly claim to see RANGO, page 7 Thursday, March 17, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender 7

Mitchell Geller | Makes it Rain Top Ten | Things We “Learned” from Rebecca Black’s “Friday” Video On the surface, Rebecca Black’s viral sen- 9. Gotta have my bowl: Gotta have cereal. 4. We we we so excited: We so excited. sation “Friday” may just seem like a stupid Bounce tween phenomenon, in which some untalent- 8. Gotta catch my bus: At the bus stop. 3. Yesterday was Thursday: Thursday, ed 13-year-old got her pop star dreams falsely Thursday. validated by her rich parents and Ark Music 7. There’s kickin’ in the front seat, sittin’ in bounce to Factory. But if you dig deep enough, you’ll find the back seat: Which seat do I take? 2. Tomorrow is Saturday: Fun, fun, fun, some important educational messages buried fun. the future in the subtext. 6. It’s Friday: Today, it is Friday. The Daily Arts Department has helped by 1. Sunday comes afterwards: I don’t want few weeks ago Rick Ross spent $1 pickin’ out the 10 most important lessons: 5. Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the this weekend to end. million at a strip club. weekend: Partying, partying (yeah). He definitely made it rain. 10. Gotta be fresh: Gotta go downstairs. —compiled by the Daily Arts Department Lately the term has been used a bit Aloosely, but originally it was used to describe the activity at strip clubs where, to show their Album Review clout, patrons shower the naked women with dollar bills as though the singles were rain- drops. It’s a metaphor. Low-key debut album ‘My Divider’ is The song that first shed light on this prac- tice was Fat Joe’s “Make it Rain” (2006). The track takes one metaphor — dollar bills as rain — and runs with it, stretching it into a not likely to divide Dinosaur Bones fans four-minute song featuring Lil Wayne. It’s b y Me l i s s a Ma c Ew e n good work, but it can’t match the use of Daily Staff Writer metaphors in your favorite song and mine, R. Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix)” (2002). After heading south to America and Or that song’s precognition. building up a devoted fan base, Toronto- R. Kelly is famous for a number of things: based indie rock group Dinosaur Bones having a great voice, being involved in a really creepy sex scandal, the “Trapped in the Closet” My Divider hip-hop era saga (2005-7) and two songs — “I Believe I Can Fly” from the soundtrack to Dinosaur Bones “Space Jam” (1996) and “Ignition (Remix).” What he isn’t so well-known for is being a modern day Nostradamus. Dine Alone Records “Ignition (Remix)” isn’t just guaranteed to get any party super bumping; it also pre- has finally released its long-awaited debut dicted, in detail, the United States’ automo- album, “My Divider.” tive industry’s 2008-10 crises. While most Fans of the Dinosaur Bones EP will not be listeners understand R. Kelly’s crooning to disappointed by the band’s first full-length chartattack.com be a lame metaphor for sexual intercourse, album, which was released on March 8 and The group poses in front of a colorful wall. dragged out and tenuously harped on for supplements the EP’s tracks with a varied three minutes (which, in itself, would be bet- collection of new material. The album, traits that make “My Divider” so interesting definitely giving a nod to the British rock- ter than Fat Joe’s song), a closer investigation released by Dine Alone Records, was once to listen to, such as the unusual syncopation ers of their inspiration, manage to sound reveals it to outline what happened to the again mixed and recorded by Jon Drew, who of “Sharks in the Sand” and “Hunters,” are so original and fresh. “We could be thieves and U.S. auto industry more than half a decade has previously worked with Canadian greats carefully worked into the songs that an inac- steal away after dark/ If only we sleep long before the crises took place. like Tokyo Police Club and The Arkells. tive listener could easily miss them. enough to dream,” starts off the angsty track, In the song R. Kelly sings about carefree Though some of the EP’s clean mellow- Nothing encompasses Dinosaur Bones’ which drifts through a relatively minimalist, partying in a hotel, in a club and in a car. It ness has been lost to crunchier guitar and skill for the melodic better than “Ice Hotels.” instrumentally driven soundscape. is extravagant, wild, orgiastic — in short, a an increasing contrast between vocals and Pairing ambience with delicately strummed The song slowly darkens to an ambig- party that Bacchus himself would be proud of. instruments, Dinosaur Bones has arrived in guitar chords, “Ice Hotels” instrumentally uous resolution, before being followed by There is no thought to the result of the party style with a delightfully cohesive album. displays all of the frigid emotional and physi- the hypnotic “Point of Pride.” The only song — the rough morning after that Kelly and The most notable aspect of “My Divider” cal beauty the song describes. Layered over that comes close to sounding unoriginal is company will no doubt have to deal with. is how readily listenable the album is, and this lush background, singer Ben Fox’s voice “N.Y.E.,” on which Fox sounds almost eerily This mirrors the auto industry’s lack of how it only seems to get better with each is intimate and sincere as he sings of a “Toast like Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, espe- foresight. They were making plenty of money listen, as more of the songs’ components to the newlywed petrified bride/ White- cially when his voice is super imposed over producing gas-guzzling super SUVs, ridicu- gradually reveal themselves. By carefully knuckled grip/ Toes that keep tapping.” the very Strokes-esque guitar. lously exorbitant sports cars and horrible layering melodic instrumental harmo- From the sleepily spaced out end of Despite this similarity, “My Divider” is sedans, and never thought about sustainabil- nies with brooding, introspective lyrics, “Ice Hotel,” “My Divider” jumps abruptly impressively edgy, without ever seeming ity. Then the fuel crisis happened. In the song, Dinosaur Bones has crafted an album that to Dinosaur Bones’ best known track, the overwhelming. these issues are touched on both implicitly manages to be dreamy and laid back, but tongue-in-cheek, guitar-driven “Royalty,” Having already performed with some of and explicitly. also maintains enough edginess to keep which was originally included on the EP. the most influential contemporary indie After the party moves from the club to the album moving. Especially on tracks like Cocky and somewhat brash, “Royalty” shows bands, Dinosaur Bones is now focusing on a car — one of the industry’s biggest los- “Life in Trees,” the band uses just enough off the opposite side of Dinosaur Bones’ their Canadian fan base and will start tour- ers, a Lincoln Navigator — it settles into dissonance to highlight the album’s under- musical spectrum, with a throbbing bassline ing in April with Tokyo Police Club. Later this a hotel lobby and then to a hotel room so lying melodies. and self-assured lyrical delivery. year, Dinosaur Bones will share the main that the party doesn’t end when the lobby Even more impressively, the band man- Dinosaur Bones is frequently, and aptly, stage with A Perfect Circle and Rise Against is cleared. In the room, Kelly suggests that ages to make use of genuinely witty lyrics compared to bands like Radiohead or The at Toronto’s Edgefest. All that American fans he will “freak somebody.” This is similar to and complex rhythms without overtly draw- Smiths. “Life in Trees,” for example, employs can hope is that they return to the States the way that the government took the auto ing attention to them. Many of the musical bell-like guitar and pensive lyrics that, while before too long. industry to its metaphorical hotel room and (metaphorically) freaked it, bailing out the Big Three and restructuring them to try to save them — to try to salvage their party from totally ending. Depp’s voice work gives ‘Rango’ more depth And then the chorus kicks in, proclaiming that “It’s the freakin’ weekend/ I’m about to RANGO of the more adult jokes or thematic ele- these origins do nothing to make Rango have me some fun.” R. Kelly has nothing at all continued from page 6 ments, they can appreciate the anima- any less charming as a bravado-fueled, to worry about, so he decides to totally let go film with desert animals for characters, tion and the action scenes, while adults occasionally inept protagonist. Rango’s of control. Things are good, so all there is to do it never feels exclusively like a children’s will enjoy the movie’s rapid-fire punning nascent relationship with Beans seems is party, and if it doesn’t work out, well, at least film. The language is frequently mature, and overly dramatized action scenes. a tad forced, but this is more a matter of he had a good time. and a number of the film’s scenes rely on Also key to the film’s success is Johnny plot priority and audience appeal than Sound familiar? alcohol use or violent imagery to drive Depp’s performance. Depp manages of the actors’ performances. R. Kelly didn’t just predict the crash, the plot. After all, what bar scene would to make Rango impressively human With its tight dialogue, humor and though; he also managed to predict the rise be complete without some drunken and give him a convincing depth of unusual blending of the surreal and the of alternative fuels, using a sexy woman as belligerence? And what chase scene personality. Rango’s outlandishness classic, “Rango” has already emerged as a metaphor for foreign car companies who wouldn’t improve with some cross- is definitely drawn at least partially one of the better animated films of the focus on these fuels: “Momma rolling that dressing? Still, “Rango” does a remark- from Depp’s performances in “Fear and year. It has wide audience appeal and body got every guy in here wishin’/ [He was] ably good job of appealing to a wide Loathing in Los Vegas” (1998) and the is definitely worth checking out over sippin’ on coke and rum.” age-range. Even if children miss some “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, but spring break. The successful companies who were still having a “good time,” to extend the metaphor, were — and still are — the ones who looked Dear Ark Music Factory, example, which seat SHOULD she take? the way you gave yourselves that cameo in elsewhere, such as to ethanol-based fuel, for Kicking in the front seat or sitting in the Rebecca’s video! The reflexive qualities of which Coca-Cola (a corn-based beverage) and Props to you. back seat: It’s so hard to pick. your brief yet significant car ride to what rum (ethanol) is the perfect metaphor. We at the Daily Arts Department would Rebecca’s internal debate has led us may or may not be a middle school party People are often skeptical of seers, but if like to commend you on the success of your to ponder myriad other issues: Which (located at one of those shady, sitcom-style Nostradamus had been able to get the club as latest video, Rebecca Black’s “Friday.” How seat should WE take? Whether we’re make-out spots and also at a tree) have us jumping as R. Kelly does, no one would doubt on earth did you do it? Over 9 million views talking about the car ride to Target this pondering, well, everything. So meta. his prophecies. As it is, however, R. Kelly’s dul- in just five days truly redefines the meaning weekend or the car ride of the rest of our So, Ark Music Factory, we would like to cet tones might be too smooth, as no one has of the word “viral,” not to mention our lives, this is clearly a very important deci- thank you. Your creation not only taught noticed this completely undeniable prophecy concept of the word “Friday.” And it’s not sion. Rebecca has us wrestling with the us the days of the week and in what order until now. just the video: Her inspirational song has thoughts of our future. they come, but it also helped us redis- At this point only time, and serious study, had us singing and deep in thought since Your impending financial success is clear- cover ourselves. And now everybody’s will tell what other horrible events Kelly’s sexy our ears were first blessed with Rebecca’s ly well-earned. It takes some really talented looking forward to the weekend. Every R&B has foreseen. delightfully auto-tuned voice. men to accept handouts from wealthy weekend. The video and song raise issues we aging parents who want to live vicariously haven’t grappled with since our Intro through their moderately attractive and Sincerely, Mitchell Geller is a senior majoring in psy- to Philosophy class freshman year. For minimally talented teenage children. And The Daily Arts Department chology and English. He can be reached at [email protected]. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Thursday, March 17, 2011

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Al e x a n d r a W. Bo g u s Tufts must outline specific cyber bullying policy Editor-in-Chief Editorial With the recent implementation of the student did this while on campus anonymously may not consider the fact Massachusetts state policies combat- versus off campus? that legal charges of defamation can Mick Brinkman Krever ing cyber bullying in public schools, A student at the University of still apply to online comments and that Saumya Vaishampayan the ever-complicated issue of how to California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) recently the police are capable of locating the IP Managing Editors deal with online harassment has begun posted a video to YouTube of herself addresses of posts if evidence merits a Martha Shanahan Executive News Editor Michael Del Moro News Editors to undergo new scrutiny on the Hill. making racist comments about Asian warrant for this information. Nina Ford Students and faculty — including Dean students at the university library. The The Daily does not support the uni- Ben Gittleson of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman — have video has gone viral, and UCLA is now versity accessing student IP addresses Amelie Hecht Ellen Kan formed a task force to address cyber bul- considering disciplinary action against at its own discretion, as this is a viola- Daphne Kolios lying at Tufts. The issue of cyber bullying the student. This type of incident could tion of student privacy. This does not Kathryn Olson Matt Repka among Tufts students is certainly noth- easily happen with a Tufts student, and mean, however, that the administra- Corinne Segal ing new, and it is necessary that the uni- yet the university has no specific policy tion is helpless in terms of protecting Jenny White Brent Yarnell versity create policies and procedures explaining whether such behavior falls students from harassment and threats Elizabeth McKay Assistant News Editors to deal with such online verbal attacks, within the realm of Tufts disciplinary on anonymous forums. The university Laina Piera anonymous and not. action; the university would undoubt- should institute a strict policy of report- Rachel Rampino Minyoung Song Unfortunately, there is no cut-and-dry edly have a difficult time deciding what ing cases of online harassment and Derek Schlom Executive Features Editor solution to prevent and punish cyber action to take. Additionally, it is not fair slander to the police, and administra- Jon Cheng Features Editors bullying. Because many cases of harass- for the university to punish students for tors should make students aware that Sarah Korones Emilia Luna ment on the Internet are anonymous, their behavior online if there are no spe- such behavior is not acceptable and will Romy Oltuski they cannot be addressed in the same cific policies outlining that such behav- not be overlooked. Even if it is difficult Alexa Sasanow way as similar incidents that take place ior is punishable by the administration. to obtain a warrant for such informa- Falcon Reese Assistant Features Editors Angelina Rotman on campus. That being said, students, Whatever the policy is — whether it tion and impose actual legal action, the Sarah Strand as members of the Tufts community, encompasses all online content or none university must explain to students that Amelia Quinn agree to a certain code of conduct that at all — the university needs to outline they can be held legally responsible for Ben Phelps Executive Arts Editor protects them and other students from when and how cyber bullying falls under their online posts and that the univer- Emma Bushnell Arts Editors Mitchell Geller verbal harassment, and Tufts has made the umbrella of the rules of conduct in sity will not turn a blind eye. While this Rebecca Santiago it clear that incidents of bias and harass- the Tufts student handbook. may not stop every student from post- Matthew Welch Allison Dempsey Assistant Arts Editors ment are not tolerable on campus. In addition to instituting a policy, ing libelous matter online, it may deter Andrew Padgett Students are aware of this code of students also need to be educated some students and help the university Joseph Stile conduct that they are bound to when about what cyber bullying is, what their move in the direction of keeping stu- Ashley Wood they are on campus, but the univer- resources are when they are victimized dents accountable for their actions. Rebekah Liebermann Executive Op-Ed Editor sity does not specify if nor when these and what ramifications can occur when The issue of enforcing punishment Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Larissa Gibbs policies apply to behavior online. If a students harass or threaten others on the for cyber bullying is difficult and com- David Kellogg student harasses another student in Internet. For students who are victim- plex, but this does not mean that the Rachel Oldfield Jeremy Ravinsky the Mayer Campus Center or threatens ized online, they may feel that because university should be complacent and Daniel Stock his or her roommate in their dorm the posts are anonymous, there is little fail to take action. The administration Elaine Sun room, that student will likely be aware that the administration can do to help. must act quickly to outline a specif- Devon Colmer Cartoonists Erin Marshall that the university can take disciplin- In this same vein, students who post ic policy and make students aware of Alex Miller ary action on him or her. But what anonymously may believe that they can their resources and the potential legal Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists if the student puts up a blog post say anything they want without their ramifications for their behavior on the Kerianne Okie or YouTube video exhibiting behavior identity ever being discovered. While Internet. Online harassment in the Michael Restiano Joshua Youner or speech that Tufts would consider laws surrounding online harassment Tufts community is not just a fear of the Ben Kochman Executive Sports Editor harassment deserving of disciplinary are somewhat complex and still in the future — it is happening right now, and Philip Dear Sports Editors action? Would it make a difference if developing stages, students who post it is time to address this issue. Lauren Flament Claire Kemp Alex Lach Alex Prewitt Daniel Rathman Erin Marshall Noah Schumer Ethan Sturm Matthew Berger Assistant Sports Editors Aaron Leibowitz David McIntyre Ann Sloan Meredith Klein Executive Photo Editor Virginia Bledsoe Photo Editors Jodi Bosin Danai Macridi Dilys Ong James Choca Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Meagan Maher Justin McCallum Oliver Porter Ashley Seenauth Aalok Kanani Staff Photographers Andrew Morgenthaler Kristiina Yang Executive New Media Editor

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Alexandra Husted Executive Copy Editor Sara Eisemann Copy Editors Niki Krieg Andrew Paseltiner Zehava Robbins Elisha Sum Ashley Cheng Assistant Copy Editors Benjamin Considine Linh Dang Letter to the Editor Patrick Donnelly Lauren Greenberg Dear Editor, anything, the fact that it is a Tufts- decision was not an act of spite, but Drew Lewis sponsored event only encourages rather a gift of awareness. I like to Rebecca Raskind In response to an opinion piece students who wouldn’t normally do believe that he was sitting in his house Melissa Roberts Alexandra Salerno about the Naked Quad Run (NQR) NQR to get out of their comfort zone, Monday night, proud as any father Alison Williams published yesterday, “Larry Bacow is often with the help of alcohol. Putting that we stood up for ourselves and Stefanie Yeung not my homeboy,” I would like to offer aside all the accusations about Tufts’ proved him wrong. Darcy Mann Executive Online Editor up a different and perhaps more posi- supposed “binge drinking culture,” I believe that NQR will now be Emily Denton Online Editors William Wong tive point of view regarding the events I would like to point out that tradi- brought back to its roots, with per- Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager of the last few days. tion should stem from a student body haps a smaller turnout, but with more Michael Vastola Technical Manager I was initially just as upset as the continuing the actions of their prede- emotion than ever. I can only hope next person when University President cessors, not because their school says that we can continue to prove him BUSINESS Lawrence Bacow decided that Tufts they can or cannot do it. wrong and make NQR a safe and even Benjamin Hubbell-Engler should not sanction NQR, but then I Of course this will not be the end possibly sober event by ourselves. Executive Business Director realized that perhaps his decision was of NQR, as many students showed Laura Moreno Advertising Director not such a bad thing after all. us Monday night as they gathered Sincerely, Receivables Manager Dwijo Goswami When all is said and done, this around the Res Quad for a sober run P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 should never have become a Tufts- to protest President Bacow’s decision. Sarah Lockwood 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] sanctioned event in the first place. If But I do believe that our president’s Class of 2013

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The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, space and length. and rate card are available upon request. Thursday, March 17, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Op-Ed 9 Finkelstein sets a dangerous precedent b y Sh i r a Sh a m i r military expert Col. Richard Kemp stated during the 2008 Gaza instance was at the University of Waterloo where Finkelstein War, “I would say that from my knowledge of the IDF [Israel made a young girl cry, yelling at her and condemning her I was in the Old City of Jerusalem when I first learned Defense Forces] and from the extent to which I have been fol- crocodile tears after she expressed that his comparisons of that Dr. Norman Finkelstein would be speaking at Tufts. The lowing the current operation, I don’t think there has ever been Israel to Nazi Germany offended her. A second example has irony was not lost on me. The news raised a red flag, not a time in the history of warfare when any army has made more Finkelstein calling a student’s question “filthy” at the University because of Finkelstein’s notorious tendency to demonize efforts to reduce civilian casualties and deaths of innocent of California, Irvine. the state of Israel, but because of the potential ramifications people than the IDF is doing today in Gaza.” Finkelstein’s lack of academic decorum and the unprofes- for the Tufts community. Additionally, Finkelstein has publicly proclaimed his sional manner in which he handles situations are not befit- Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine has the right to bring solidarity with the internationally recognized terrorist orga- ting of any “scholar,” particularly one lecturing on the Tufts any speaker they wish to campus, just as Finkelstein has the nization Hezbollah. The Iranian-backed extremist group University campus. right to say whatever he wishes. The question is: Was his pres- was responsible for the most American deaths by terrorism At Tufts we’ve been incredibly lucky this year regard- ence productive for dialogue on campus? I am less concerned before Sept. 11, as noted by Foreign Affairs, USA Today and ing dialogue on campus. With organizations like the New with Finkelstein’s demagogic message than I am with the others. However, following his meeting with members of Initiative for Middle East Peace, Tufts has put itself in a posi- legacy he will leave behind at Tufts. Hezbollah in 2008, Finkelstein professed: “To my think- tion to be a model for universities all over to build a unique Finkelstein is regarded as one of the most controversial ing the honorable thing now is to show solidarity with intellectual framework. speakers on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His speeches are Hezbollah as the U.S. and Israel target it for liquidation. Earlier in the semester, I was fortunate to attend a joint generally more inflammatory than thought-provoking and Indeed, looking back, my chief regret is that I wasn’t even retreat sponsored by the Office of the Provost that brought more dramatic than anything your mother might watch on more forceful in publicly defending Hezbollah.” together members of Tufts Hillel, Students for Justice in ABC daytime television. Finkelstein also repeatedly denies that other internationally Palestine, Friends of Israel and unaffiliated individuals. It was Currently an independent scholar, Finkelstein has held recognized terrorist organization Hamas’ autocratic rule in the an incredible experience. Though differences were clear, the short-lived positions at several colleges and has written six Gaza Strip is a hindrance to peace. tone was remarkably respectful. What we saw was a desire and books. His claim to fame came with “The Holocaust Industry: Perhaps Finkelstein should indulge in some light reading willingness to come together. We enjoyed open dialogue and Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering” in 2000. of the Hamas Charter, which in Article Seven — among other disagreement without the heavy tension of polarization. Despite being the son of two Holocaust survivors, he asserts areas — declares that Hamas, as an organization, seeks the This is not the mentality that Finkelstein promotes. that following 1967, Israeli and American Jewry created a so- destruction of Israel and the Jews, rejecting any hope for a dip- Rather, he incites the hatred and polarization Tufts should called industry to monetarily and politically exploit the greatest lomatic solution. Article Seven states: “The Day of Judgment so desperately avoid. A speaker like Norman Finkelstein tragedy of the Jewish people, the Holocaust. This “extortion will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews, when the Jew cements the lines between groups and even pushes nonaffili- racket,” as he calls it, was designed to extract compensation will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say ated persons into camps they never thought they would feel from European governments, as well as to justify Israel’s pres- … there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.” compelled to join. The idea is to create awareness and pro- ence in the occupied territories. While Hamas is not the only obstacle to peace, most Muslim mote discussion on campus about the conflict, not to spread Finkelstein almost completely ignores the other vital field and Jewish groups of all pragmatic political persuasion recog- hatred through polarization. that has formed around the Holocaust, which seeks to cre- nize its detrimental effect on the peace process. I ask then: Is he the type of speaker we want to see advance ate awareness of the atrocities committed during World War Finkelstein has been challenged for taking on the title of dialogue on campus? Is this the direction we want to be head- II and to prevent further incidents of genocide. When he “scholar” since his days at Princeton University. There, he ed? We can appreciate controversy, yes, but not antagonism. does acknowledge this area, he mocks it, even calling highly could scarcely find any faculty member who would even read The issue at hand is not about the rhetoric employed by esteemed Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel his thesis. Then, following his dismissals from several colleges, Finkelstein, nor the Israeli-Palestinian conflict itself. It is about “the resident clown of the Holocaust circus.” Finkelstein landed at DePaul University, only to be denied ten- what this kind of speaker means for Tufts, a campus that enjoys Ironically, Finkelstein reveals his own hypocrisy through ure there as well. He claims that the dismissals were for political an ethos incomparable to most other institutions of higher his fervent exploitation of the Holocaust. He capitalizes on reasons, but most scholars and professors across the country education. While I will unequivocally defend the right of an his parents’ suffering in a thinly veiled attempt to legitimize concur that his academic work simply lacks integrity. organization to bring engaging and even controversial events his own weak contentions against Israel and American Former Harvard University Professor of Political Science to campus, it is imperative that groups take into account the Jewish organizations. Daniel Jonah Goldhagen remarks that “Finkelstein’s work is, dire consequences of hosting inflammatory speakers and the Even more disturbing are Finkelstein’s unfounded compari- from beginning to end, a tendentious series of inventions.” imprint they leave in their wake. sons of Israel to Nazi Germany. He draws a parallel between the while University of Chicago Professor Emeritus of Modern We don’t need speakers to plant seeds of mistrust and polar- Nazi-organized genocide of the Jewish people and the Israeli- History Peter Novick declared his work “the hate campaign ization. We can do better. Palestinian conflict and brutally contends that, “If Israelis don’t of a zealot.” want to stand accused of being Nazis, they should simply stop A more distressing issue involves his behavior toward stu- acting like Nazis.” dents. During question-and-answer sessions, Finkelstein has a Shira Shamir is a freshman who has not yet declared a Finkelstein makes this insensitive claim despite that British tendency to intimidate and mock students. The most alarming major. She is a member of Tufts Friends of Israel. Don’t forget to think before you support

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On Tuesday, March 8, The Tufts Daily published an article, “Senate backs more lenient marijuana policy,” in which sophomore Alex Baskin, president of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), adamantly fights for ... well, what exactly was it again? The right to smoke weed? You have a better chance of being disciplined for talking after quiet hours than you do for smoking marijuana outside. In the article, Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman was quoted as saying that he did not believe anybody had been disciplined for marijuana this year. Yet SSDP garnered the support of 500 students who would like to challenge the policy and “reduce” it to a fine. Choosing an enforceable fine over an unenforced policy is hardly sensible. I use the example of the SSDP not to call them out, but to draw attention to a larger trend. That is, many people at Tufts will simply support a cause that seems right. Often, what seems right is right, and these groups generate posi- tive, informative discussions, which are an essential part of the Tufts identity. Tufts Against Genocide, a part of Tufts Hillel, recently sponsored an event during which we heard from genocide survivors from around the world. I was blown away. Genocide education is a worthwhile cause. Awareness raised. Great success. The irony comes when the “awareness raisers” do not thoroughly consider the facts themselves. My freshman Aalok Kanani/Tufts Daily year, there was a protest early in the fall semester. Fliers was that someone who considered herself an expert on prised of those who want to see major change. In many appeared overnight along with chalking: The administra- environmentalism did not even bother to find out exactly cases, I agree with them. In my opinion, Tufts’ acceptance tion was allegedly going to cut down the large tree on the why she disagreed with her opponents. She had no interest of the gay community is unmatched in the real world or president’s lawn. Students flocked to the scene. You all in their reasoning. Instead of disproving the counterpoint, at other colleges I have encountered. There are still steps know this tree because it’s still there. Nobody was cutting she labeled those with a different opinion as evil and called to be made, but the Tufts community should be proud it down. The information was a hoax. The most disturbing it a day. of what it has accomplished. However, this progress was part of this story is that about 30 overeducated Jumbos Very recently, Tufts University was ranked in the top-12 made by persuading people with facts, not requesting attended the event, and not one of them thought to verify worst schools for free speech by Greg Lukianoff, president blind acceptance. Sadly, at Tufts, a great deal of effort is the rumor. Cutting down a tree that size is expensive, and of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education spent inspiring discussion — but only the correct type Tufts is tight on cash (Damn it Madoff!). Nobody consid- (FIRE). The article appeared on the Huffington Post’s web- of discussion. What often passes for honest discourse at ered the possibility that if the administration was cut- site. I was surprised myself, especially when I saw that the Tufts is really like-minded Jumbos nodding at one another, ting down the tree, they might have a valid reason. The major transgression they cited was the university’s finding which only widens the gap between two sides of an issue. hoax exposed the fact that people will back a cause that of the Primary Source, Tufts’ only formally conservative At Tufts, certain causes have been deemed “good.” appears worthwhile at first glance without submitting it publication, as guilty of harassment for publishing a satiri- Saving trees is good. Fighting bias is good. Awareness is to any scrutiny. cal article. The assertion that free speech suffers at Tufts good. And these things really are good, but not everything I once saw a lecture on the dangers of global warming. seems to contradict this any-cause-goes attitude. On the done in the name of these “goods” is necessarily right. Tufts The speaker was ridiculing the United States for not signing surface, it may seem that we have plenty of free speech. students must break the habit of neglecting to consider the the Kyoto protocol. I asked her, “Why didn’t George Bush However, students at Tufts spend so much time fighting for opposing argument. Who knows? It just might be sensible. sign the Kyoto protocol?” She didn’t know. “Thank you,” I what is right, that it is sacrilegious to hold the opinion that said, and sat down. What bothered me was not the politics. something may already be right. The environment is worth protecting. What disturbed me At Tufts, the majority of the vocal population is com- Matthew Nazarian is a junior majoring in biology.

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James Choca/Tufts Daily The men’s lacrosse team, here at a workout two weeks ago, will get into business mode next week, with a busy schedule that includes national No. 2 Stevenson. A COURSE FOR EVERYONE AC;;3@  WOMEN’S LACROSSE their academic schedules. Over 250 day and Spring registration stressing you out? Relax. continued from page 12 “Spring break is a really good team- evening courses to Summer is just around the corner. With three more road games, all of building time,” Eaton said. “No one else fit your work or Breakwhich require offers a substantial amountoccasion of is on for campus, team and we don’t bonding have classes, internship schedule. traveling, the Jumbos admit they are at so it’s all lacrosse all the time.” a slight disadvantage. This will not break This team-building has been instru- Registration TUFTS SUMMER SESSION 2011 the team’s spirit, however, as it focuses mental to the team’s success in the past. ongoing now on the benefits that can be reaped from The positive team dynamic is as evident First Session May 25–July 1, 2011 playing on the road. on the field as it is off it, and this cohe- “It’s always nice to play at home,” Leidl siveness has contributed significantly to Second Session July 5–August 12, 2011 said. “You’re obviously going to be more the quality of the Jumbos’ play. comfortable with the venue, and it’s a “We’ve always had great team chem- Twelve-Week Session May 25–August 12, 2011 little frustrating that no one will get to istry,” Leidl said. “We get along so well see us play these really big games, but it’s as a group and it really shows on the http://ase.tufts.edu/summer really an awesome feeling to beat teams field. It encourages a high comfort on their own turf.” level and confidence in each other. Spring break also offers a unique oppor- It really doesn’t matter who you are tunity for team members to spend more on the team, young or old. The whole time together without the constraints of team really just meshes.”

StatISTICS | Standings Men's Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Baseball Softball USILA Div. III Men’s Lax (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC) (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) (0-0, 0-0 NESCAC East) (0-0, 0-0 NESCAC East) as of Mar. 13, 2011 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL 1. Tufts (11) W L W L East W L T W L T East W L T W L T W L W L 2. Stevenson (2) Bates 0 0 0 4 7 0 Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bowdoin 1 0 2 0 3. Sailsbury Colby 0 0 0 0 Bowdoin 0 0 0 1 1 0 Colby 1 0 2 0 Bowdoin 3 1 4. Cortland Middlebury 1 0 1 0 Colby 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colby 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middlebury 1 0 1 0 5. Middlebury Trinity 1 0 1 0 Trinity 0 0 0 1 1 0 Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trinity 1 0 1 0 6. Dickinson Tufts 1 0 2 0 Tufts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tufts 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Haverford Tufts 1 0 1 0 Wesleyan 1 0 4 0 8. RIT 0 1 1 1 Amherst 0 1 1 1 Amherst West West 9. Roanoke Bates 0 1 2 2 Bates 0 1 0 2 Amherst 0 0 0 3 2 0 Amherst 0 0 0 4 2 0 Conn. College 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 IWLCA Div. III Women’s Lax Bowdoin 0 1 1 1 Hamilton Hamilton as of Mar. 14, 2011 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conn. College 0 1 1 2 Wesleyan 0 1 Middlebury Middlebury Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 0 Williams 0 1 1 1 Wesleyan Wesleyan 1. Salisbury (19) Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 2. Hamilton (1) 3. TCNJ Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics 4. Franklin & Marshall AVG HR RBI 5. Gettysburg G A P G A P AVG HR RBI 6. Trinity Gabby Horner 5 0 5 Ian Goldberg .000 0 0 D.J. Hessler 6 6 12 Lizzy Iuppa .000 0 0 7. Colby David LeResche 0 0 Sean Kirwan 11 0 11 Lara Kozin 2 2 4 .000 Mira Lieman-Sifry .000 0 0 8. Cortland Matt Witko 4 4 8 Kelly Hyland 2 2 4 Nick Cutsumpas .000 0 0 Bri Cilley .000 0 0 12. Tufts Ryan Molloy 3 3 6 Stephanie Perez 2 1 3 Tim Mitropoulos .000 0 0 Aly Moskowitz .000 0 0 Kevin McCormick 4 1 5 Kerry Eaton 2 0 2 Sam Sager .000 0 0 Emily Beinecke .000 0 0 NCBWA Div. III Baseball Andrew Fiamengo 1 1 2 Casey Egan 1 0 1 Nate Izzo .000 0 0 Lena Cantone .000 0 0 as of Mar. 13, 2011 Alec Bialosky 1 1 2 Kate Applegate 0 1 1 Derek Miller .000 0 0 Sara Hedtler .000 0 0 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) Nick Rhoads 0 2 2 Scott Staniewicz .000 0 0 Jo Clair .000 0 0 1. Heidelberg (21) Sam Diss 1 0 1 Team 14 6 20 Christian Sbily .000 0 0 Liz Pinzino .000 0 0 2. Shenandoah 3. UW-Stevens Point (3) Beau Wood 1 0 1 Frank Petrosky .000 0 0 Kayla Holland .000 0 0 4. Kean Team 36 19 55 Team .000 0 0 Team 0 0 .000 5. Texas-Tyler Pitching W L ERA SO 6. UW-Whitewater Goaltending GA Sv S% Goaltending GA Sv S% Pitching W L ERA SO Chris DeGoti 0 0 0.00 0 7. Johns Hopkins Steven Foglietta 12 15 .556 Sara Bloom 13 2 .133 Izzie Santone 0 0 0.00 0 Kevin Gilchrist 0 0 0.00 0 8. Marietta Tyler Page 1 6 .857 Rebecca DiBiase 0 0 0.00 0 17. Tufts Thursday, March 17, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 11

Men’s Crew David McIntyre | The Beautiful Game Undermanned varsity team readies for spring With deeper lineup, novice team will get valuable experience The MLS’s b y Na s h Si m p s o n Daily Staff Writer Sweet 16 After competing in only two races this fall — the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta n Tuesday, the Los Angeles on Oct. 9 and the Head of the Charles Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders Regatta on Oct. 24 — the men’s crew kicked off the 16th season in team is preparing for a much busier Major League Soccer (MLS) spring season, which will be marked by Ohistory (LA won 1-0). And unlike real a plethora of races that involve both the Sweet 16s, which are typically marked varsity and novice lineups. The team by teenage awkwardness and boring appears to be ready for its nine-race ceremonies, the game showed how far season after enduring this fall’s rigorous the league has come, both in terms of training regimen that included a 5 a.m. maturity and excitement. wake-up time, long jogs to and from In the early days, the MLS was rocked practice each morning and weekly lifts by instability, with franchises moving, throughout the semester. renaming and closing seemingly every The varsity team will be slightly under- year and a quality of play that was, to manned this season, as several team put it lightly, not quite up to snuff. But members have decided not to partici- in less than two decades, the league pate this semester for both personal and has undergone a transformation, and academic reasons. With the losses, the in many ways, the Sounders themselves Jumbos are now down to six varsity row- are the best example of that growth. ers and two coxswains, just enough to fill Having entered the league in the a four-person boat with alternates. 2009 season, Seattle is an extreme rar- “Being a smaller team, we definitely ity in American professional sports: an have our work cut out for us this sea- expansion team that immediately gar- son,” senior tri-captain Eugene Kim nered a huge, passionate fan base and said. “We’re still optimistic for the a quality roster. The club won the US spring, which should be a lot more fun Open Cup in each of its first two years than the fall.” in existence (the first time an MLS club Despite this major setback, coach Jay had won that trophy back-to-back) and Britt can still work with a strong six- set a league attendance record in 2010, person racing team at the varsity level. averaging 36,173 attendees per match. The varsity squad should continue to But more importantly, the Sounders improve over the course of the season found something that critics of the and will be back to full strength next fall Daily File Photo league believed would never exist: with a slew of returning varsity rowers The men’s varsity crew team, here at last year’s Head of the Charles Regatta, will hope for Americans who are passionate about and a talented novice group that will solid results with a thin roster this spring. soccer and willing to embrace the game gain valuable experience over the course in this country, year in and year out. The of the spring. The young group, led by freshmen cap- break,” Davis said. “In practice, we’ve thousands that pack Qwest Field every “Let’s not forget that the future looks tains Ben Kane and Carter Palmer, con- been getting used to the new rowers other weekend from March to November bright for the varsity squad,” Kim said. sists of 18 rowers, 16 of whom are healthy and [trying] to get all eight guys working care about the team in front of them, not “We should be back to around eleven and currently able to row. With the most together. I think we’ve gotten a lot better Barcelona or Manchester United, and [varsity] guys in the fall not including our freshmen in recent years currently in the since the beginning of practices.” are willing to pay to watch it. novice squad.” program, the Jumbos’ rebuilding process A longer and more difficult training This season, that development of The novices, mostly freshmen and is already well underway. regimen over spring break will precede passion is bound to continue, especial- less-experienced rowers, have shown a “I think we’ll do fairly well togeth- the team’s first race — an April 2nd ly with the addition of two new clubs, great deal of promise over the course of er,” freshman novice rower David “Lex” home regatta — with strenuous prac- both in the Pacific Northwest: the the fall semester. Like the varsity squad, Clary said. “We may not have the same tices for both teams twice a day. These Portland Timbers and the Vancouver the novice team trained throughout the kind of talent as other schools, but we practices are scheduled to be roughly Whitecaps. These clubs will continue to fall season and during winter break, put- seem to have a lot of potential. ... After two hours long and will consist of tiring capitalize on the soccer-crazed region ting the team in good shape heading into only a week [of practice outside], our drill work in which both teams will look and form a natural rivalry with Seattle, spring competition. new guys are rowing at a surprisingly to build physical endurance for the long a development which will foster even “After our winter training program, competitive level.” season ahead. further interest in the sport. In fact, we’ve all gotten a lot stronger,” freshman In a sport where either four or eight Kim understands the importance the process has already begun, even novice rower Macgill Davis said. “At this athletes are required to perform in per- of spring break practices after a few before any games have been played: point, it’s all about getting back into the fect harmony, the novice squad is still years of experience with the Jumbos’ The Timbers have already sold out motion of rowing. Rowing on the river is trying to get used to new teammates, crew program. their season tickets, and Vancouver has [very] different than [on] the machines.” some of which just joined the team at the “Next week will consist of only three almost done so as well. One thing that should not be a problem beginning of the semester. things,” Kim said. “Eating, sleeping But even with the expansion of the for the novice team is a lack of numbers. “We got some new people over winter and rowing.” league in recent years (four new teams since 2009), there has been no dilu- tion of talent. Instead, particularly over the last five years, the quality Games of the Week of play in the league has drastically looking back (MAR. 12) | tufts 14, amherst 13 increased, and the number of young, talented American players has shot after suffering two close losses to Amherst last season, the women’s lacrosse team turned the page through the roof. Real Salt Lake, for on the 2010 season, holding off the host Lord Jeffs to win its NESCAC opener, 14-13. example, has reached the semifinals of in her college debut, freshman attackman Gabby Horner scored one of her five goals with 12:50 the CONCACAF Champions League, a remaining in the second half to break a 10-10 tie and give No. 13 Tufts a lead that it would never competition previously thought of as relinquish. Amherst sophomore attackman Marta Randall scored her game-high sixth goal with less impossible to win for American clubs than two minutes to go to bring the Jeffs within one, but the Jumbos’ defense held Amherst goalless because they were facing tougher (and from there to squeak out a tough one-goal win. primarily Mexican) competition. Junior attackmen Lara Kozin and Kelly Hyland each contributed two goals and two assists to the Of course, as with all teenagers who Jumbos’ attack while sophomore attackman Kerry Eaton added two points for Tufts. turn 16, there are many challenges on the defensive end, coach Carol Rappoli succesfully implemented her zone defense despite being and new developments ahead. Issues without senior tri-captain defenseman Lily Colahan, who was sidelined after fracturing her hand in like placing another team in New York a scrimmage against Stonehill. Junior Maggie Casey and senior tri-captain Yael Tzipori filled in for (Cosmos, anybody?), the role of des- Colahan at the “roamer” position on defense. ignated players like David Beckham, the women’s lacrosse team will try to avenge another 2010 loss this Friday against Colby for the club profitability (or lack thereof), second of four straight road games. attendance, the construction of new Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily stadiums (especially for D.C. United) and ridiculously stupid team names (seriously, Sporting Kansas City?) will looking ahead (Mar. 18) | 11 Marquette vs. 6 xavier continue to confront the league for years to come. in what some consider to be the most exicting first-round matchup of this year’s NCAA Basketball But what the league has proven over Tournament, the 11-seed Marquette Golden Eagles and the 6-seed Xavier Muskateers will square off the last 16 years is that, yes, it can tomorrow night in Cleveland. be done. A professional soccer league Xavier junior point guard Tu Holloway is the clear leader for the Muskateers, averaging 20.2 points, 5.5 can exist in the U.S.A and get a decent assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. The Muskateers went 15-1 in regular season Atlantic-10 conference amount of support, continue to grow, play, losing only to Charlotte on Feb. 2 and to Dayton in the first round of the Atlantic-10 conference tour- sign some good players from overseas nament last Friday. while developping some of its own marquette, on the other hand, went just 9-9 in conference play, although they did play in the Big East, players as well. which is widely considered to be the nation’s best conference. The Golden Eagles have had success against The MLS must continue on the path some of the nation’s top teams, beating Syracuse, Notre Dame, Connecticut and West Virginia. Led by of sustainable development until peo- senior forward Jimmy Butler and junior guard Darius Johnson-Odom, who average around 16 points per ple start including it as one of the five game each, the Golden Eagles are 32nd in the nation in scoring, averaging 76.1 points per game. major professional sports in the United the two teams have contrasting styles, with Xavier relying largely on the three-ball and Marquette States and Canada. depending on hard-nose play in the paint. it may come down to whether or not the shots are falling for Holloway and the Muskateers. David McIntyre is a freshman who has not mct —Compiled by the Daily Sports Department yet declared a major. He can be reached at [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Men’s Crew 11

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE Jumbos ready for busy spring-break slate against tough teams With chances to avenge defeats, four-game stretch includes three road games, three top-10 opponents b y Ke l s e y Pe r k i n s Daily Staff Writer

After an impressive season-opening win against No. 17 Amherst last Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team will take on more tough competition during spring break, facing four challenging oppo- nents in a nine-day stretch. Three of those four teams are ranked higher than the No. 13 Jumbos; the fourth barely missed the top 20. First up is the game tomorrow eve- ning against NESCAC foe No. 8 Colby in Waterville, Maine. Motivated by a nar- row loss to the Mules in the 2010 season, the Jumbos will look to continue this year’s NESCAC success. “The Colby game will be instrumental toward our goal of avenging last year’s losses,” sophomore defenseman Meg Boland said. “We only lost to them by two goals last year, and it would be a huge confidence booster if we could get back- to-back NESCAC wins.” Tufts is already well on its way to avenging last year’s defeats, having Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily defeated the Lord Jeffs 14-13 last week- Sophomore attacker Kerry Eaton, pictured above in a scrimmage against Merrimack, scored two goals in Tufts’ win over Amherst Saturday. end at Amherst. With this first NESCAC victory under their belts, the Jumbos The game against Colby is just the for another out-of-conference match- attackman Kaitlyn Leidl said. “Each are feeling confident that they can keep tip of the iceberg, as Tufts has three up before returning to NESCAC play team besides Haverford is ranked in up the momentum. more games scheduled for a week when against No. 9 Williams on March 26, the top 20, and all three that are ranked “Coming off a big win last weekend many students will be sipping cock- Tufts’ first home game of the season. are ranked above us. Colby, Stevens will help propel us into our spring break tails on the beach. Beginning their The Jumbos are unsure of what to and Williams all made the NCAA tour- schedule,” sophomore attackman Kerry nonconference schedule, the Jumbos expect from these nonconference oppo- nament last year, so these games will Eaton said. “The win against Amherst will travel to Hoboken, N.J., to face nents. They do know, however, that they be tough.” gave us confidence and made us really No. 10 Stevens on March 21. Two days will be tested. excited for the season.” later, the team will travel to Haverford “These are all big games,” sophomore see WOMEN’S LACROSSE, page 10

EDITORS’ CHALLENGE: MARCH MADNESS EDITION Men’s Lacrosse It’s business time: No. 1 team FINAL FOUR CHAMPION to face challenging opponents Ben K. b y Cl a i r e Ke m p On March 23, Tufts will hit the Daily Editorial Board road and go to Owings Mills, Md., where another big opponent, No. 2 The men’s lacrosse team may not Stevenson, awaits. One of the Jumbos’ Alex P. be going anywhere tropical for spring biggest assets in this game — in break, but next week’s action should addition to Hessler, Kirwan and the be extremely heated. Coming off a defense — may be the element of 23-5 trouncing of Lasell on Tuesday, in surprise. Though the Mustangs face Claire K. which senior quad-captain attackman tough competition, such as No. 3 D.J. Hessler broke the program’s all- Salisbury, each year, the 6-0 team — time scoring record, No. 1 Tufts will though scoring an average of 17.67 face two NESCAC teams they barely goals per game and winning every Daniel R. edged out in 2010 and — in a game game by at least seven goals — haven’t that will attract national attention — been challenged yet. Playing in the No. 2 Stevenson University. weaker Capital Athletic Conference, For Tufts, however, all the focus is the Mustangs should have a hard time Aaron L. currently on Colby. On Saturday, the preparing for any NESCAC opponent, Mules will come to Bello Field for a let alone one with as explosive an chance at an early season upset. It is offense and as aggressive a defense as certainly feasible: In 2010, the Mules the Jumbos. They may be ranked right Phil D. had five losses against league oppo- behind Tufts, but if the Jumbos come nents by a single goal, including a 10-9 out guns blazing, the Mustangs may loss to the Jumbos. very well get caught on their heels. The Jumbos will have to continue “One thing Coach Daly has been Steve S. the high level of play they’ve displayed preaching is not changing who we are in their first two wins to ensure that but coming out and being ourselves the Mules come no closer than last day in and day out,” Kirwan said. “So, year’s one-goal margin. Unlike their when we reach that big stage we can Ethan S. win over Lasell, in which Tufts lost put in the same effort we have the more than half of the face-offs, the entire year.” Jumbos will not be able to rely solely The team’s short road trip will culmi- on their defense against Colby, which nate three days later at Williams, where David M. last season scored more points per the Jumbos will take on another one of game than every team in the league the three teams they edged 10-9 last not clad in brown and blue. The Mules, season. as a NESCAC opponent, will try to put Coach Mike Daly’s demand for men- Lauren F. more pressure on junior goalkeeper tal toughness is sure to come into Steven Foglietta and subdue the hot- play against the Ephs. The Jumbos will shooting Hessler and junior attack- be emotionally rebounding from one man Sean Kirwan. of two things: a thrilling victory or Alex L. “Coming off the Amherst and Lasell an ego-rattling loss. Though the team games we’re not satisfied with what we showed last season that it has no prob- put out on the field,” senior quad-cap- lem with quick emotional turnarounds, tain midfielder Matt Witko said. “There national expectations are higher now. Matt B. were a lot of mistakes and a lot to build The team’s mindset may be the key to off of. … We truly believe our biggest defeating Williams. opponent is ourselves, so we’re focused All in all, next week will be like a see blogs.tuftsdaily.com/thescore for our tourney preview podcast on our brand of lacrosse, our style and workweek for the men’s lacrosse team. our fundamentals, and that’s more important to us than any opponent.” see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 10