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Mostly Sunny Read It First 62/43 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 51 Wednesday, april 18, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Tufts Idea Exchange hosts third event

b y St e p h a n i e Ha v e n gested that people shared this, Daily Editorial Board and other more private infor- mation like it, on the Internet, Seven members of the Tufts to understand how it compares community spoke on a variety to others’ data. of topics, ranging from hook- “Without observation, you up culture to doublethink, at can’t improve,” Aryanpur said. the third Tufts Idea Exchange “Other people can see in us (TEX) in Cabot Auditorium on what we can’t in ourselves.” Tuesday night, as part of the As people gather this data, Institute for Global Leadership’s they’ll be able to predict long Synaptic Scholars Program and term effects of certain actions, OneWorld. like the correlation between The TEX program, which amount of sleep someone gets began in the 2010-2011 school and how much coffee they year, originated from Technology, drink, Aryanpur explained. Entertainment and Design “Technology is at its best when (TED), global conferences where it’s helping people,” he said. prominent figures discuss their Next, in a talk that combined ideas in 18-minute speeches. the influence of words with TED has attracted speakers from that of technology, Gordon a wide range of fields, includ- Institute professor Partha Scott Tingley / The Tufts Daily ing musician Bono and author Ghosh explored what he thinks Sayed Kashua, who visited the Hill last night, is the author of three novels, the creator of the TV series ‘Arab Malcolm Gladwell. the next “-ism” will be: “cellu- Labor’ and a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. At this semester’s TEX arism.” As socialism and com- event, Lecturer of Music David munism defined the Cold War, Coleman kicked off the night Ghosh explained that celluar- with his speech, “Words that ism would define this era, as Author Sayed Kashua discusses Work.” Coleman highlighted the towns will serve as their own effects that words can have on centers instead of major cities. an individual in a discussion of “We want instant solutions 10 phrases that have resonated to long range problems,” Ghosh life as Israeli-born Palestinian throughout his life. said. “But we have to learn how b y Sh a n a Fr i e d m a n Eastern studies program. to “laugh politically about the “Sticks and stones may break to put society ahead of self. This Daily Editorial Board Kashua is the author of three Middle East.” She likened its your bones, but bones can is an opportunity to think of novels, “Dancing Arabs,” “Let role showcasing an average heal,” Coleman said. “Words what is the next unknown.” Sayed Kashua yesterday eve- It Be Morning” and “Second Palestinian family to a skepti- can have a powerful effect.” Sophomore Allison Harrington ning spoke on the Hill about his Person Singular,” and the creator cal Israeli audience to that of From “Papa’s home!” to spoke about the hookup cul- work as a director and author of the TV series “Arab Labor.” He The Cosby Show (1984-1992) “more time to do something ture that has become a fixture satirizing his experience as an is also a weekly columnist for in American race relations in is more time to do nothing,” on college campuses. Although Israeli-born Palestinian living the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. the 1980s. Coleman said that each phrase she noted the benefits of these in Jerusalem. The event was structured as a Kashua explained that the made a lasting impact on his moments of passion, Harrington The event, titled “Second question-and-answer session in show’s central characters were life because it was easy to emphasized the importance of Person Singular,” was held at which CHAT Director Jonathan based on his own family mem- remember, he associated it with communication in these casual the Granoff Family Hillel Center Wilson and Assistant Professor bers and their experiences as a specific action and the per- relationships. and was sponsored by the Arts of Anthropology and CHAT fel- Israeli Arabs. son made eye contact with him “The hookup culture we’re living and Sciences Diversity Fund, the low Amahl Bishara acted as “One of the critiques from when he or she said it. in now is just unclear,” Harrington Center for Humanities at Tufts moderators. Wilson asked ques- Israeli viewers [is that] you After Coleman concluded his said. “Romance, love, sex, relation- (CHAT), the Fares Center, the tions related to Kashua’s novels, didn’t choose a real Palestinian talk, senior Rameen Aryanpur, ships; no one ever said it was easy. Department of German, Russian and Bishara focused on Kashua’s family. Yes we did,” he said. explained the notion of a quan- But hooking up without talking and Asian Languages and work in television. “The reason why Amjad [the tified self. Rather than tell a about it, that just sucks.” Literatures, the International Bishara characterized “Arab protagonist] is a journalist has doctor how many hours of sleep Relations program, the Judaic Labor” as one of the few pro- you get per night, Aryanpur sug- see TEX, page 2 studies program and the Middle ductions that has allowed her see KASHUA, page 2

Cadley, Cotton GAYpril events bring awareness to LGBT nominated for TCU President community on the Hill Tufts Community Union (TCU) Vice President Wyatt b y Em i l y Pa s c a l students who have not previously actively inherently different doesn’t mean they Cadley and TCU Senator Daily Staff Writer participated in LGBT events by organizing are so disjointed,” he said. Logan Cotton, both juniors, a wide range of activities that will interest According to sophomore Sophia Laster, last night accepted nomina- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen- the entire student community. the purpose of GAYpril is not only to tions for their candidacies in der (LGBT) students and allies on the According to Jay Dodd, who leads the emphasize the presence of the Tufts the TCU presidential election, Hill will come together this month to Tufts Queer Students of Color and Allies LGBT community but also to serve as a scheduled for April 24. celebrate and educate the Tufts commu- discussion group, it is important to edu- way for the greater Tufts community to The senators present at nity about the LGBT experience for the cate the whole community about issues show its support, specifically through the the meeting voted on the annual GAYpril pride month. LGBT students are constantly facing. The Lavender Letter Campaign, a solidarity nominations after Cadley and The celebration includes events ranging shows and events put on during GAYpril campaign that seeks to inspire and con- Cotton each delivered a short from free HIV testing to the Queer-Straight serve as a way for LGBT students to con- tinue the work of allies at Tufts. Campaign speech. Both candidates Alliance’s (QSA) Annual Drag Show. nect with the whole community, he said. organizers hope to highlight the allies received votes of confidence. GAYpril, which originated at Tufts, is Dodd, a sophomore, added that he who take pride in their support of the Cadley and Cotton will organized by the Tufts LGBT Center and believes it is important for any minority LGBT community, Laster added. present their campaigns and QSA in order to educate and inform the group, such as the LGBT community, to “It’s a good way to get people to not debate about campus issues entire university community about LGBT bridge the gap between its experiences only say they are an ally but to actually at the presidential forums on culture, according to sophomore George and those of its peers. GAYpril is meant commit and show and tell what they’re April 19 and April 23. Murphy, an intern at the LGBT Center. to bridge the gap between people who doing to be an ally,” Mears said Emily Mears, a staff assistant for the identify with different sexualities, Dodd “It is important to show your sup- —by Jenna Buckle LGBT Center, added that the purpose of explained. GAYpril is also to welcome and integrate “Just because our experiences are see GAYPRIL, page 2

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Professors in the The Tufts campus was News 1 Op-Ed 9 School of Engineering turned into a stage discuss their efforts this past weekend for a Features 3 Comics 10 to make classes more production of ‘Romeo Arts & Living 5Classifieds 13 interactive. and Juliet.’ Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TEX speakers discuss necessity of creativity in our daily lives TEX continued from page 1 In her discussion, Harrington featured information from a survey of college stu- dents to try to understand how 18- to 21-year-olds perceive these scenarios. Following Harrington, senior Dan Rosenblum, investigated why humans often confuse how they feel with what they think, in his speech titled “Moral Doublethink.” “Our emotions about personal ver- sus impersonal situations are a good case of doublethink,” Rosenblum said. “We have to realize that there’s a big gulf between morality, what we feel we should do, and psychology, what we think we can do.” For graduate student Jacqueline Gonzalez, though, humans should almost always be thinking in creative ways. “We need to strip the fluff from creativ- ity in order to know what it is,” Gonzalez said. “A creative staff isn’t only nice for a business, it’s necessary for its survival. Risks are inherent for creativity.” In addition to creativity, Elizabeth Herman (A ’10) concluded TEX by empha- sizing the importance of thinking critically in every facet of life. Beyond situations in which students have to adjust to a new envi- ronment, Herman said people should push themselves to examine each aspect of life. “Find ways to think critically even when it doesn’t seem immediately necessary,” Herman said. “What’s important is that we have these skills within us. It’s about Stephanie Haven / The Tufts Daily constantly asking questions.” Senior Rameen Aryanpur, one of seven speakers at the Tufts Idea Exchange, discussed the notion of a quantified self.

GAYpril events include Drag Show, free HIV testing

GAYPRIL Laster added that the concept of an continued from page 1 ally is difficult to define because while port in whatever way you can, and some consider an ally to be one who one really great way to do that, dur- sympathizes with the LGBT commu- ing GAYpril, is the Lavender Letter nity, others define an ally as one who Campaign,” Laster added. actively works for the betterment of Throughout this week, allies are that community. invited to have their picture taken “The first step to being an ally is to wearing a Lavender Letter at the LGBT take someone and just accept them, center between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and which is really the first step to under- to write a sentence about their sup- standing and appreciating the diversity port, Murphy said. The campaign is of humankind,” Laster said. a way for allies to show and explain Murphy said that while the word their commitment to the cause and to “ally” has connotations for the LGBT actively take a stand and promote tol- community, an ally is one who fights erance education, Mears added. for all oppressed groups, not solely for According to Mears, the color laven- LGBT rights. der is a symbol for LGBT rights. “An ally is someone who doesn’t just The center will honor those sit by the sidelines, but is actually who participate in the Lavender engaged in lifting the community,” he Letter Campaign at its Annual Ally said. “An ally is someone who recog- Appreciation Soul Food Dinner next nizes oppression and is active in work- Monday, according to Mears. ing against that oppression.”

Scott Tingley / The tufts daily Sayed Kashau explained that his choice to write in Hebrew was not politically motivated. Kashua discusses overcoming challenges, isolation in his work

KASHUA “I was taught by my Israeli friends to continued from page 1 be ashamed of Arab language, Arab music nothing to do with the fact that I am a and I felt so bad about not knowing all the journalist. And the reason that the wife things that they know,” Kashua said. is a psychotherapist has nothing to do “I would just sit in the library read- with the fact that my wife is a psycho- ing novels and I think that reading therapist,” he joked. books created the first feeling of need- Kashua also discussed the challeng- ing to react, needing to react in writing es he faced in gaining traction for the not violently,” he added. show, citing the three years it took to When asked about his use of Hebrew get onto real-time commercial televi- in his writing, Kashua explained that it sion and the negative backlash the is not a political choice, as Hebrew is concept aroused in Israeli and Arab simply the language he is more com- viewers alike. fortable using in his writing. “The main goal was to convince the “I am using language only as a tool. I Israeli mainstream viewers to watch am not trying to go deep into the con- an Arab family on primetime,” Kashua flict of choosing a language,” he said. said. “We deal with [Amjad’s] problems Wilson ended the event by com- to fit into Israeli society. I needed to mending the impact of Kashua’s work. humanize the Arab characters to bring “It’s not the job of the novel to solve them to primetime TV.” the problem, the job of the novel is to “It was obvious that I need to address present them perfectly, which is what the Israeli viewer, address stereotypes you do so perfectly in both your novel on all levels,” he added. and your show,” he said. The author discussed the isolation “I have never managed to under- Courtesy LGBT Center he felt growing up as a Palestinian stand Israelis or Arabs. I think the rea- This year’s annual GAYpril month includes events such as HIV testing, the Lavender Letter attending an Israeli high school as the son I write is that I’m trying to under- Campaign and the Ally Appreciation Soul Food Dinner. motivation for the work he now does. stand,” Kashua said. 3

Featurestuftsdaily.com Tufts professors innovate in the Jasmin Sadegh | Engin-nerd Jean- classroom, avoid student backlash gineering b y Na d e z h d a Ka z a k o va Daily Editorial Board lobal warming has excellent Many students have taken at least one timing. My jeans are getting class in which the instructor rambles worn out. on while students find it difficult to stay Selfish as it may be, I am going focused. Although typical in college, this toG enjoy the fact that I can wear skirts traditional method of teaching large intro- and dresses instead of my poorly fit jeans. ductory courses is driving students away Don’t underestimate the challenge of find- from certain classes and subject areas. ing properly fitting jeans. According to a recent Washington Post But recently I’ve become more hope- article entitled “Colleges looking beyond ful that my waist-hip-leg ratio will finally the lecture,” higher education leaders meet its match, without having to resort increasingly attribute the high attrition to jeggings. A friend claimed there was rates in the science, technology, engi- a pair of jeans that would mold to your neering and math (STEM) disciplines to body perfectly if you showered with them. the passive lecture style. Many universi- Legitimate? ties — as well as the White House — are This summer, I learned about more looking for ways to replace, or at least promising technology when I drove my reform, the lecture format in order to brother to his freshman orientation. At the make the classroom experience more Dean’s welcoming address, I endured a typi- interactive and encourage active learn- cal speech but then got to watch the school’s ing. Tufts is keeping up with the national research in fiber science and apparel design. trends by revising the freshman engi- Fiber and apparel design is one of my career neering curriculum. crushes — it’s what happens when you fuse The Higher Education Research fashion design and engineering. Institute at the University of California, Fiber and apparel design research led Los Angeles reported in 2010 that by Susan Ashdown at Cornell University roughly a third of students begin their oliver porter for the tufts daily reexamines our current model of cloth- undergraduate education intent on Engineering professors are working on ways to make their classes more interactive. ing manufacture, a process dating back majoring in a STEM discipline, but to the Industrial Age. Presently, someone of that group, less than half actu- every year. Minardi, who was interested until I took his class,” sophomore Sarah like Michael Kors designs something too ally complete a degree in a STEM in making the material more interest- Ruckhaus said. fabulous for words, fits it perfectly onto a field. In contrast, the Tufts School of ing and keeping his students engaged, Hescott explained that his particular size 00 model and then introduces it to the Engineering has as many graduates Minardi incorporated several interactive technique is to use the blackboard and market. By the time his design is mimicked as matriculated students, because tools into his lectures. typically to begin each lecture with a and it trickles down to a pair of affordable an equal number of people transfer “Research shows that students think problem from the homework assignment. jeans, the waist size is too big, the legs are into and out of the School of Liberal more about a question when they have to Then he moves forward to new concepts too long and the backside just doesn’t work. Arts and Sciences, and essentially no discuss it with a partner than when they and relevant examples that usually link Does this problem sound familiar? transfer students from other institu- hear the answer from an expert,” he said. back to the bigger projects students are Ashdown proposes to reverse that tions are accepted, Dean of the School “So the iClickers have helped students working on. Hescott lets students’ ques- model of fashion and follow the trend of of Engineering Linda Abriola said. find out how much they know and given tions and their preferences and behav- the iPhone and other markets to reshape Abriola explained that because the me immediate feedback.” iors guide his lectures. products to fit the needs of individual con- university attracts students with broad Minardi’s classes are also famous “I come to class only with a note card sumers. Her model begins with me sitting interests and provides them with indi- among engineers for the use of the or a rough outline of the key concepts I behind a computer and designing my own vidualized faculty advising from the “who button,” which is a program on want to cover that day,” Hescott said. “But clothes. Then I take a 3D body scan. The outset of their college careers, Tufts has PowerPoint that randomly selects a stu- the examples are made up on the fly and scan and the clothing design get sent to an advantage. In addition, engineering dent’s name whenever Minardi needs a occasionally I have to completely reinvent a manufacturing company. Not only will classes are generally small, and the few volunteer to answer a question or explain the lecture. “[Class is] a continuous con- I have perfectly fitted clothing delivered big lectures are balanced with smaller how to do something. versation, where everyone is free to inter- right to my door, but companies won’t over- recitations and laboratories, allowing for “I use the ‘who button’ not so much to ject whenever they want to and that’s why manufacture textiles (a serious cause of student-professor interaction. grade the student on their response, but close to 100 percent of my students talk at pollution in cities across China), and stores “[In the past], the purpose of large lec- to get more interaction in the classroom,” some point of the semester.” won’t overflow with excess clothing. tures was to weed out students,” Abriola he said. Hescott views the traditional lecture Sometimes it’s more practical to shop said. “But our strategy is to recruit the Typically, Minardi refers to the backlash as a positive thing because it online using the designs from depart- best students we can and help them stay PowerPoint and the computer program to shows that students learn best through ment stores. If you buy clothing online, it in engineering.” talk students through the software, while discussion. He suggests that instruc- could be useful if you could see how the One invaluable resource for achieving students would actually use the software tors open up their lectures to more clothes would look on your body. Using a this goal is the Center for Engineering to complete assignments only during the interaction. 3D scanner, Ashdown hopes that we can Education and Outreach (CEEO), which lab period, applying what they suppos- “[Teachers] will have to let go,” he see how the clothes available in stores fall conducts research on how engineering edly learned during lecture, according to said. “Class might be slightly chaotic, but on our bodies. is learned and develops various educa- sophomore Trevor Partington. [they] should facilitate dialogue and get I went to the H&M website and found tional tools. “Even if I tried hard to pay attention, things on the board quickly when some- that they have implemented a similar idea “We’d like to take [CEEO’s] cutting- the lecture format wasn’t very success- one has a good idea.” using the “Dressing Room” link. That link edge research and implement it directly ful for me because I couldn’t retain the According to Hescott, the lecture was fun, but it would be more useful if I in our classes,” Abriola said. “There information without interacting with it,” could reinforce learning if it works in was size 000. Even the models on Dress Up is definitely room for improvement — Partington said. “Instead of promoting concert with the homework assign- Barbie don’t look that skinny. we’re trying to get more projects into participation, people ended up dreading ments and even lags behind them to Half an hour of playing Dress Up Barbie the classrooms.” participating.” give students enough time to think “Balcony by the Sea” and a tube of cookie Taking into account CEEO’s recom- Despite similar efforts to make intro- about the problems. dough gave me the insight I needed to mendations, the School of Engineering ductory STEM courses more interac- “It’s too easy to pick on the lecture for understand the more powerful effects of collaborated with the Department of tive, faculty leaders in the School of turning people off,” he said. “The reality using a 3D scanner. In Ashdown’s lab, a 3D Mathematics to create Math 36 (Applied Engineering realize that the experienc- is that in the STEM disciplines a good scanner can be used not only to analyze Calculus II), a class designed specifi- es of freshman engineers can still be homework assignment followed by a dis- an unfitted bra — a problem that plagues cally for engineers who want to apply improved, according to Abriola. To that cussion could really facilitate learning.” eight out of 10 women in the United mathematical concepts to problems in a end, EN2 will not be a mandatory course Assistant Professor of Chemical States — but also to improve a heavy fire- smaller class setting, Abriola said. next fall, and incoming freshmen will Engineering Matthew Panzer doesn’t fighter uniform, or even the seats on air- Tufts faculty interested in improving have a choice of six new introductory believe that the lecture will lose its impor- planes. By scanning and understanding their teaching methods also have the engineering courses in addition to EN2. tance completely. the typical shape of an airplane traveler, Center for the Enhancement of Learning “These courses will include some lec- “The active learning parts keep the airplane companies can make the best and Teaching (CELT) at their disposal. In turing, but the focus will be on doing students’ focuses and helps them maxi- fitting seats, which probably makes a big addition to holding regular seminars for team projects,” Abriola said. “Our hope mize their in-class learning,” Panzer said. difference on that 20-hour plane to that faculty to discuss their teaching meth- is that students will be taking one course “However, if the professor wasn’t lectur- study abroad program in China. ods and learn from each other, CELT each semester where they are working ing and highlighting some material, there So if using the 3D scanner is the direc- members have also audited lectures cooperatively with their fellow students is just too much information in engineer- tion in which clothing manufacture is and worked personally with instructors, instead of just sitting back and trying to ing and it would be hard to get out the headed, how will this all change the way according to Abriola. absorb some knowledge.” important ideas.” we dress and shop? Of course, all of this As a 2010-2011 CELT scholar, Civil In spite of the anti-lecture movement, From a student’s perspective, technology is a long time away from a and Environmental Engineering Senior instructors like Assistant Professor Partington said that in the future, lec- personal computer, but if it pans out, the Lecturer Lee Minardi learned how to of Computer Science Benjamin tures could be put online while class effect will be amazing. Maybe the scanner work better with large classes, particu- Hescott serve as counter-examples. time could be centered on question- will help reduce clothing overflow, harm- larly with the advent of technology in Approximately 250 students were and-answer sessions and participation. ful textile dye pollution, consumer time or the classroom. He teaches the two man- enrolled in Hescott’s Introduction to “With online lectures, students would even bad jeans. datory freshman engineering classes Computer Science class last fall. have to regulate themselves much more,” — Engineering Graphics (EN2) in the “Professor Hescott did an awesome Partington said. “But the fact that they fall and Introduction to Computing in job of teaching computer programming would have to come to class and partici- Jasmin Sadegh is a junior majoring in civil Engineering in the spring — both of without using a computer in lecture, pate would be incentive for them to keep engineering. She can be reached at Jasmin. which enroll more than 200 students something I never thought was possible up with the material.” [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5

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Theater Review Elizabeth Landers | Campus Chic Report Weekend student production of Spring ‘Romeo and Juliet’ spices up the Hill Greening oing green has never been so easy. b y Ch r i s Po l d o i a n Society has come to embrace fuel- Daily Editorial Board efficient cars, electric-powered buses, compost bins in dormitories, “Romeo and Juliet” is one of recycledG napkins and, more recently, eco- Shakespeare’s most well-known plays. friendly clothes. With high fashion becoming Adapted in myriad ways — most memo- more accessible to the average person via live rably in the original Broadway produc- runway videos and “Project Runway,” pro- tion of “West Side Story” (1957) and most environmental behavior is being embraced by infamously in Jet Li’s bloody “Romeo forward-thinking fashion houses, small local Must Die” (2000) — “Romeo and Juliet” companies, fast-fashion meccas and fashioni- has become a cliche in and of itself. The stas alike. The fashion industry has promoted challenge, then, is to create a unique high-end, eco-chic clothes, which, in turn, and meaningful production that brings celebrities wear, while shoppers have simulta- something new to a well-worn story. neously changed social behavior and actively Director Katie Welch seems to have done purchased sustainable clothes. just that in last weekend’s production of the Much of the modern fashion industry play. A senior majoring in drama, Welch emphasizes trends and fast-fashion consisting incorporated the concept of youth culture of cheap clothes sold at such low prices that and its relation to the adult community to they can be disposed of when fads change. tell the tale of these two tragic lovers. Rather unsurprisingly, the United States is a The production was subtitled “An major offender: The Environmental Protection Outdoor Theatrical Event” due to the Agency’s Office of Solid Waste reports that, per non-traditional setting and structure of capita, Americans throw away 68 pounds of the performance. Rather than having it clothing and textiles per year. Although indig- take place inside Aidekman’s black box enous people worldwide have been refash- theater, Welch brought the play outside. ioning animal skins into clothing for millenia, But even more radical was her decision industrialized, recycled and sustainable fash- to mobilize the performance from place ion has come into play only very recently. to place around the Hill. What exactly does it mean to use organ- The performance literally moved ic cotton, recycled polyester or eco-friend- across campus, as audience members ly clothing? Although there are sustainable followed the actors from the Tisch design organizations, clothing — like organic Library Roof to the Academic Quad food — is not yet regulated by a coherent or to the stairs by Eaton Hall. The pro- courtesy jeff richmond legal list of criteria. Sustainable clothing is duction’s movement helps engage the Scenes from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ were performed across campus. categorized by partial, if not complete, usage audience in the plot of the play and of recycled or sustainably harvested materi- also added an element of intimacy This immersive, non-stationary struc- Cambridge, the American Repertory als like plastic, cotton, polyester or fleece in — the traditional barrier between the ture has been successfully applied to Theatre struck theatrical gold with “The textile and fashion production. The goal is to audience and the actors was broken, Shakespearean productions before. Donkey Show,” an interactive interpre- minimize impact on the planet for both con- leaving the acting to boldly speak for Indeed, Welch’s project has joined a long sumers and producers. itself. line of successful experimental acts. In see ROMEO, page 6 In the high street category, H&M (ironi- cally the purveyor of all things fast-fashion) took steps towards sustainability in 2010 when it launched its 100-percent eco-con- TV Review Music Review scious “Garden Collection.” Going on its third year, its latest collection launched last Friday, Beal bursts replete with recycled polyester blouses, organic cotton high-waisted shorts and a few onto scene with spectacular gowns. In the high-fashion category, Loomstate by Barney’s established itself early on as a sustain- gripping vocals able fashion line, along with EDUN, the T-shirt line turned full-blown collection designed by b y Jo e St i l e Bono’s wife, Ali Hewson. The queen of political Daily Editorial Board correctness in clothing is PETA lover and now eco-chic designer Stella McCartney. The British Willis Earl Beal’s debut album, creative rejected leather in her collections from “Acousmatic Sorcery,” is a deceptive- day one (hard to swallow her $1,000 handbags ly simple record. At most, it features when they are plastic…). Donna Karan, known for her Zen lifestyle and approach to women’s Acousmatic Sorcery dressing, launched pureDKNY, which uses entirely sustainable fibers. Willis Earl Beal From the amount of hype in the fashion industry, it’s hard to say that going green isn’t getting chic for designers and con- XL/Hot Charity sumers alike. What started at the highest ranks of Vogue has now trickled down to Richard Cartwright / CBS Beal’s voice, a guitar and a few sparse H&M and back up to mid-tier brands like Hangouts at MacLaren’s Pub are becoming less frequent as characters mature on HIMYM. instruments. The songs haven’t been Anthropologie. In this case, the economy, as heavily produced since they were well as culture, has caused a shift toward sus- made with old karaoke equipment and tainable clothing, rather than political man- Characters mature in a secondhand microphone. Despite its dates or court rulings. simplicity, though, the album shines One of the main critiques I find in eco- by showcasing an extremely talented friendly fashion is that it does not address musician and vocalist. the problem at the root; instead of buying ‘How I Met Your Mother’ “Acousmatic Sorcery’s” lo-fi sound eco-friendly, fast-fashion clothing from mega- and effortless melodies call to mind brands, people should be focused on decreas- b y Al e x Ha n n o one more planned, it still manages to How to Dress Well’s “Love Remains” ing consumption. Even if a recycled polyester Daily Editorial Board entertain fans and critics, just as it did (2010), but with a rock slant. Lyrically, dress from H&M is only $40, it does not matter at the start. While the humor and tone Beal’s songs would be nothing special that you are making an environmentally sus- It’s never too late to suit up. have certainly evolved over the course if his vocals did not so effectively sell tainable purchase if you don’t actually need Whether or not you’re familiar with of the show’s run, loyal fans are contin- the emotions lying under the surface the dress. Though bringing high fashion to the “How I Met Your Mother,” now is as ually rewarded for following Ted Mosby of the words. masses via the digital age has leveled the play- (Josh Radnor) on a journey to find the The song “Away My Silent Lover” ing field — now anyone can be a well-heeled woman of his dreams. opens with the line, “I just wanted fashionista — it has also promoted gross over- How I Met Your Mother Set up much like “Friends” (1994- to be so much better than me.” Beal consumption by tweens and adults alike who 2004) and “Coupling” (2000-2004), infuses the words with the pain of his think they need to keep buying cheap to keep “How I Met Your Mother,” or “HIMYM” life’s hardships in a way that is both up with runway trends. That said, though, Starring Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick as fans often refer to it, follows five heartbreaking and mesmerizing. people will always need clothes. If they insist Harris, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel friends through their everyday exploits. One of the album’s highlights is the on buying, sustainable materials and eco-chic Airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on CBS The original twist comes in the form of song “Evening’s Kiss,” which features are a much better option. narration, as an unpictured Ted from Beal playing a basic melody on his the future (Bob Saget) chronicles each guitar while singing in a smooth and good a time as any to start watching. episode as if he were telling an ongo- quiet tone. His seductive voice entices Elizabeth Landers is a junior majoring Even though the series is nearing the in political science. She can be reached at end of its seventh season, with at least see HIMYM, page 6 see BEAL, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Simplicity shines through in Beal ‘Acousmatic Sorcery’

BEAL listeners of his astounding vocals, which continued from page 5 make his rapping slightly more excusable. the listener, especially in uncomplicated Still, it’s best that he limit the amount of lines like “I’m fading away,” which he rapping he attempts. repeats again and again with increas- A stellar track on the album, “Monotony,” ing conviction. Though this might seem works because it does a great job of exhib- like a run-of-the-mill song, it is any- iting Beal’s voice. The guitar on the song thing but. Even when it doesn’t seem like is only a few chord changes that sound Beal is bringing much to the record, his almost like a beginner who is still feel- astounding and expressive voice keeps ing out the notes. What makes the song the listener engaged. special are Beal’s smooth vocals. They His lyrics often sound like random could make Frank Ocean jealous. Beal musings from his mind. The second verse also brings a plaintiveness to some of of “Evening Kiss” starts with, “I can’t see the simpler lines that imbues them with the wind but I see the trees sway/ Now an energy they wouldn’t otherwise have. the evening’s kiss got me fading away/ Print can’t do justice to his delivery of the just fading away.” It’s airy and simple, but lines, “They tell me to go get a clue/ I ask Beal’s voice has an “it factor” to it that is them where do I go/… am I depressed?/ hard to describe. It’s soulful and power- … Don’t consider me blessed but don’t ful, yet never overbearing. consider me cursed/ in this chaotic mess, Beal’s songs mix some of the best ele- it could always be worse.” ments of old R&B tunes, acoustic rock Beal’s voice is always impressive. Even numbers and early blues music without with few backing instruments, his voice ever feeling too eclectic. Not everything is pretty on songs like “Monotony” and works on the album, though. “Ghost “Sambo Joe From the Rainbow.” His voice Robot” features Beal doing some awful is gorgeous and haunting on these songs, rapping. He tries for an Andre 3000 sound but he can quickly change it to a throaty but comes off like a bad Gil Scott-Heron howl for songs like “Take Me Away.” This impression. Beal’s biggest draw is his kind of dexterity makes his voice a rare voice, and when he is rapping there isn’t and special instrument. much to appreciate. The track is easily “Acousmatic Sorcery” is a short album, the album’s low point. only about 45 minutes long, and the Beal’s next song, “Swing On Low,” has musical range of the songs is decid- him in a sing-rap mode that works much edly limited. But, despite all of this — or, better than “Ghost Robot” because of more precisely, because of Beal’s voice its playfulness. The switches to singing — it’s an exciting showcase of a unique xlrecordings.com during verses are also enough to remind musical talent. Musings and melodies shine on Beal’s debut album.

‘HIMYM’ is going strong for an older show

HIMYM continued from page 5 ing story to his children. That story, of course, recounts how Ted met his wife. From the start, “HIMYM” has always had an element of sen- timentality deeper than most sitcoms on television. That’s not to say it’s a drama by any means; the antics of playboy Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) ensure this is never courtesy sarah rebecca gaglio the case. Yet, as “HIMYM” has The Tisch Library Roof was one of several sites on campus that served as stages. progressed, this sentimentality has permeated the series. The characters have matured over Students showcase ‘Romeo the years, and the focus of the show has shifted from simple, episodic plotlines to depictions and Juliet’ across campus of how each character moves toward full-fledged adulthood. ROMEO tal productions and the works Now more than ever, with continued from page 5 of Tufts playwrights. Each year, Marshall (Jason Segel) and tation of “A Midsummer’s Night Bare Bodkin helps support the Lily (Alyson Hannigan) expect- Dream” with a disco theme. After Department of Drama and ing a child and Robin (Cobie all, sex and spandex sell just as Dance’s Playwriting I course by Smulders) finally making it as well today as they did in the 16th organizing theatrical renditions a lead TV anchor, the series century. Similarly, the Punchdrunk of their one-act plays. is concerned with establishing Theatre Company’s virtually word- The cast for Welch’s production the futures of the characters less production of “Macbeth,” enti- featured a wide variety of Jumbos, that fans have come to love. tled “Sleep No More,” takes place in including some who were relative- Things are getting serious a block of Manhattan warehouses ly fresh to the Tufts theater scene. for the five 30-somethings that audiences explore during the Sophomore Adam Bangser and who once spent the majority non-linear production. freshman Grace Oberhofer play of their time drinking in the Even on the Tufts campus this the star-crossed lovers. The two bar beneath Ted’s apartment. trend is evident. Later this semes- leads were supported by a vari- Even though some measure of ter, seniors Charles Laubacher and ety of upperclassmen, including comedy has been lost as Ted betacontinua via Flickr Creative Commons Justin Gleiberman will be putting on seniors Kevin McDonald, Erik and his friends have grown Neil Patrick Harris has captured hearts and Emmys for his performance a production of Sophocles’ “Electra” Leupp, Hannah Wellman, Cara up, the show has not lost any as the womanizing Barney Stinson. on the library rooftop. With con- Guappone and Thomas Martinez. of its value, as viewers grow temporary dance, music and stag- An interactive, outdoor show along with them. Whether you look eagerly toward the future. the years and can always be ing, Laubacher and Gleiberman has its risks, as the performers watch the entire show in a After seven years of develop- depended on for a solid laugh. hope to breathe new life into this soon discovered. During one month or have been faithful ment, each character is now It could be his unhealthy love venerable Greek tragedy. scene involving a knife fight, a from the start, you empathize associated with various tropes of suits, his constant efforts Aside from the interesting set- perplexed Tufts University Police with the group and realize that that serve as reliable sources of to hit on women or his recur- ting choice, Welch made several Department officer pulled up their maturation is, and per- humor. For Robin, this means ring one-liners, but either way narrative changes to her pro- in a police car. During another haps always has been, the true constant jabs at her Canadian you’ll laugh with him and come duction as well. scene, a rogue Frisbee interrupted essence of the show. heritage, while in Marshall the to love him. “I chose to concentrate on Lady Capulet’s discovery of Juliet’s Despite this evolution, the audience finds a goofy yet lov- To please loyal fans, the issues of child development corpse. The weather was another show is still rich with humor. able dreamer that only Segel “HIMYM” has begun to depict in the story and changed a few major variable. While it improved “HIMYM” started with a unique can embody. Clearly, series future events that imply Ted of the characters in order to do as the weekend progressed, Welch form of comedy, as the narrator creators Carter Bays and Craig will meet his wife in two years so,” she said. and her actors were faced with the knows everything that is going Thomas realize how ridiculous or less. This means that the Welch seemed confident in her challenge of a rainy opening night. to happen and often references the idea of telling one’s chil- show is finally nearing an alterations, suggesting that they But, not to be deterred, the play the future by hinting at gags to dren a seven-year story is, and end, but there is still time to “brought the drama into current went on. After all, in practicing for come. Furthermore, constant in the most recent seasons, catch up and take a seat at times, made the children of the the show in the wintry months, flashbacks provide character have even begun to make jokes MacLaren’s next to this fan- story more relatable and added a Welch and the cast were forced to development while serving as about Ted’s hopeless romanti- tastic cast. While the series new layer to the tragic end.” map out their rangy stage and plot humorous reminders of what cism with hilarious success. may not be quite as legend- Welch’s adaptation of “Romeo the blocking with pure imagina- the characters used to be. Even As his numerous Emmy nom- ary as it was when it began, if and Juliet” was produced by the tion. But by the final performance in one of the most recent epi- inations can attest, though, it’s you start at the beginning and Bare Bodkin Theatre Company. on Sunday afternoon, the weather sodes, “Trilogy Time,” these Harris who steals the show as watch these characters grow, Founded in 2003, this student- was both sunny and bright, con- two strategies are employed Barney. Although he is start- you’ll want to know how he run Tufts organization is devoted trasting tragically with the bitter effectively, allowing the viewer ing to evolve of late, Barney met their mother just as much to producing both experimen- end to the timeless saga. to laugh about the past and has changed the least over as the rest of us. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7 TUFTS ENERGY CONFERENCE Transforming the Global Energy Debate: From Challenges to Solutions

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Da n i e l J. Ra t h m a n A call for constructive conversation Editor-in-Chief Editorial For the past several semesters, two student actions that do nothing but stifle it, whether chambers, never being heard by their critics groups with very different viewpoints on the it’s the denouncement by one group of a or the campus at large. Craig Frucht same situation have consistently clashed on speaker the other group brings to campus, In order to improve the state of discus- Ethan Sturm campus. Tufts Friends of Israel (FOI) and or debates about loaded terminology and sion about the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Managing Editors Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) advertising. both FOI and SJP need to discuss the actual Laina Piera Executive News Editor have proven themselves to be some of the It’s certainly true that members of both issues and avoid focusing on the perceived Brionna Jimerson News Editors Elizabeth McKay loudest student organizations on the Hill. But groups have committed errors, and they offenses perpetrated by a rival Tufts student Mahpari Sotoudeh in their desire to be heard, both are utilizing can be legitimately criticized for them, but group. They need to agree to cosponsor Jenna Buckle Assistant News Editors Shana Friedman tactics that drive students away from dis- most of these criticisms will not help build events that encourage discussion and make Nina Goldman course and are accomplishing little beyond a more civil dialogue. The subjects actually a point to strengthen their own arguments, Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven inciting anger in members of the rival group. debated are petty compared to the actual rather than focus on putting down those of Leah Lazer It’s time for this to stop. issues at hand. the other group. Victoria Leistman Patrick McGrath Both groups consistently address extreme- All the debate in its current form man- No matter how constructive dialogue Melissa Wang ly contentious issues of global importance, ages to do is alienate the rest of the com- about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Tufts Falcon Reese Executive Features Editor but rather than focus on the issues, SJP and munity. Thanks to Tufts’ tight-knit campus, becomes, it’s key that both groups remember Amelia Quinn Features Editors Victoria Rathsmill FOI seem content to wallow in an environ- many students likely know members of both that decades-old international issues aren’t Derek Schlom ment consisting mainly of petty exchanges groups. But when all such students see is going to be solved on a single American Hannah Fingerhut Assistant Features Editors Nadezhda Kazakova about the other group’s faults, rather than the debates over the wording of an ad or the tone college campus. The best both groups can Lily Sieradzki actual issues at hand. Their current behavior a student used to address a speaker, they are hope to do is educate Tufts students -- many indicates that both place far too high a pre- more likely to run away than to stay and learn of whom might be going to work in interna- Matthew Welch Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors mium on petty campus politics. about the major issues being brought up in tional affairs fields -- about the essence of Adam Kulewicz Melissa MacEwen Neither group is immune from thinking this issue. the issues, but neither SJP nor FOI is going to Anna Majeski small instead of looking at the big picture. What Tufts has right now does not resem- be doing much educating if venomous and Joseph Stile Kate Griffiths Assistant Arts Editors While members of both groups say they ble dialogue. Instead, we have two groups dismissive dialogue drives away potential Alexander Hanno desire dialogue, both groups have taken shouting at each other in separate echo audiences. Chris Poldoian Bhushan Deshpande Executive Op-Ed Editor David Kellogg Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky Devon Colmer Ard Ardalan Assistant Op-Ed Editors Yiota Kastritis Elayne Stecker Devon Colmer Cartoonists Wes Engel Louie Zong Jonathan Green Editorialists Elliot Philips Michael Restiano Carter Rogers Jyot Singh

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Justin McCallum Executive Photo Editor Jodi Bosin Photo Editors William Butt Ashley Seenauth Scott Tingley Caroline Geiling Assistant Photo Editors Takuma Koide Misako Ono Off the Hill | Washington State University Oliver Porter Andrew Schneer Kyra Sturgill Kristen Collins Staff Photographers Do not give up on Obamacare Alex Dennett Dilys Ong b y Sa m i r Ju n e j o Now consider the fact that Obamacare is the majority and for being undemocratic. Ellen Kan New Media Multimedia Editor Saumya Vaishampayan New Media Blog Editor Daily Evergreen one of the crowning achievements of President This is a strategy that may work on the Josh Berlinger New Media Photo Editor Barack Obama’s first term. If the court strikes many progressive, small- “d” democrats who Presidential campaigns are not unlike the mandate down — a decision is expected are already on Obama’s side, but Romney’s the arena competitions of Suzanne Collins’ in June — then I highly doubt Obama will campaign will likely respond by supporting PRODUCTION novel “The Hunger Games,” in which chil- come out with a statement that the court was the Supreme Court as an institution that Adam Gardner dren must fight each other to the death and correct, Obamacare is done and we can all get defends the constitution against the abuse of Production Director survive by any means necessary. on to debating other issues. power by the other branches. In this scenario, Jen Betts Executive Layout Editor It is a world in which the one who sur- When you are in a presidential campaign, Romney would have most of history and the Jason Huang Layout Editors vives the longest is crowned the winner. any and every statement you make can be facts on his side. Shoshanna Kahne Sarah Kester Sometimes it means going on the offensive, used against you. So without a doubt, Mitt What Obama should do instead is look Elliot Philips Emily Rourke but defending yourself against the other con- Romney and the rest of the Republican toward the future. If the Supreme Court Matthew Cardarelli testants is more important. While in “The machine will be all over the Supreme Court’s knocks out Obamacare, the debate on Gabrielle Cella Assistant Layout Editors Sarah Kee Hunger Games,” contestants face the threat rejection of one of the few legislative achieve- healthcare reform begins once again, and Adrian Lo of arrows and poisonous berries, presidential ments of Obama’s presidency. Republicans will not be able to come up with Danny Macdonald Nancy Pritzker candidates face the threat of damning per- For a campaign, rejection of Obamacare a realistic plan. Obama should come out Reid Spagna sonal histories and broken teleprompters. could be construed as an attack on the cam- and make healthcare a campaign issue once Sara Eisemann Executive Copy Editors Traditionally, Supreme Court justices have paign, and every attack must be responded again and ask Republicans to come up with a Drew Lewis been mostly sheltered from this brutal politi- to. However, attacking the Supreme Ccourt better plan than Obamacare. Ashley Cheng Copy Editors Ben Considine cal world, but if they decide to strike down is not very common, due to the long-held I suspect they will not be able to, because, Patrick Donnelly the Affordable Care Act — also known as viewpoint by the public that the Supreme truth be told, Obamacare was the most Nina Goldman Katrina Knisely Obamacare — then those justices better pre- Court is impartial and never gets into politics. Republican-friendly healthcare reform plan Niki Krieg pare to face some arrows. The Supreme Court has historically been the that has been up for debate in recent mem- George Le Andrew Paseltiner Based on the known ideologies of those most trusted branch of government, so not ory. All other possible plans increase the size Olivia DelloStritto Assistant Copy Editors on the court and their oral arguments on the many campaigns have gone there. and power of government much more than Joshua Dower Adrienne Lange subject, it is very possible and maybe even Obama did make a few comments not Obamacare does. Obamacare was a compro- Patrick McGrath likely that the individual mandate portion of long ago that may preview his strategy. On mise with Republicans, and if it is no longer Lauren Schonberger Gregory Witz Obamacare will be struck down. This indi- April 2, Obama said, “I’m confident that the an option then the only alternatives lie even Audrey Kuan Executive Online Editor vidual mandate holds most of Obamacare Supreme Court will not take what would further to the left. George Brown Online Editors together. Without the added revenue sup- be an unprecedented, extraordinary step Healthcare is a major problem in this Andrew Braren Stephanie Haven plied by previously uninsured healthy people of overturning a law that was passed by a country. If Obamacare is rejected, we will Quan Lin mandated to buy coverage, insurers would strong majority of a democratically elected soon hear a lot more about it. Fortunately for Darcy Mann Justin Rheingold be forced to raise costs to make up for the Congress.” Even if Obama was not once a Obama, the Republicans will have no way Ben Schwalb Webmaster other portions of the law. For example, the lecturer on constitutional law, this seems to to solve the problem. If Obama can get this Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager act would eliminate the ability of insurers to be a pretty naive statement. message across, then he will be able to avoid Daniel Kotin Technical Manager deny coverage based on pre-existing medi- But historical accuracy aside, the state- the risky strategy of politicizing the Supreme cal conditions. If you noticed, the Affordable ment gives us a possible premonition of Court. But more importantly, he will rein- BUSINESS Care Act includes the word “affordable” in it, a campaign strategy taking the form of a vigorate his base and catch the Republicans Laura Moreno so if insurers raise costs because of the law, populist argument, in which the Supreme with their mouths wide open and arrows in Executive Business Director Obamacare becomes pointless. Court is attacked for ignoring the will of their heads. Simmone Seymour Advertising Director Saanya Gulati Receivables Manager Rhys Evans Sales Director Corrections In the April 17 News article “Kashua event removed from I-Week schedule,” senior Cory Faragon was incorrectly quoted as saying “For Palestinians, Israeli independence was a catastrophe. What it meant was the violent ethnic cleansing of 8,000 people native P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 to the land who had been forced out by militias.” In fact, Faragon stated that the figure was 800,000. 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected]

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On March 27, 2012, Jimmy Zuniga, Cory Faragon and Matt Parsons, three members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), attempt- ed to intimidate, censure and suppress the free speech of those who disagree with them. Thankfully, the student judiciary ruled against them, and they failed in this instance. The Tufts community must stay vigilant, so that dialogue continues to be valued over shouting matches and judicial action. For the past year, I have served as a member of the Tufts Community Union Senate. I was approached by Friends of Israel (FOI) to sign a “Leadership Statement,” stating “I support the U.S.-Israel Relationship.” The statement is a list of Tufts students who lead various organizations, and it is meant to demonstrate that the United States-Israel relationship has wide support across campus. I agreed with the statement and allowed them to put my name and title on the image, which ran as an advertisement in The Tufts Daily. I received mixed reactions for signing the Leadership Statement. I have friends who told me that it was great and friends who strongly disagreed with it. I also know stu- dents who said that the inclusion of my title was superfluous and irrelevant to the statement. But only three people, without Justin McCallum for the Tufts Daily bringing their concern to my attention or the bylaw disagreed with Zuniga, Faragon Suffice it to say, explaining to family mem- alienate potential allies. As someone who attempting a dialogue, submitted an official and Parsons’ interpretation of it. We also bers why I had to appear before a “disciplin- opposes much of what SJP says, I should be complaint to the student Judiciary. Six other know this because of the unworkable, myo- ary panel” was an uncomfortable, unwar- happy about this. But an embarrassed SJP signatories and I were forced to stand in front pic and anti-free speech nature of their argu- ranted and unwelcome conversation. I have is significantly less important to me than a of a panel and defend our right to express a ment. Zuniga argued that members of Senate had to calmly explain that a) it was not a campus on which students know that they view with which the trio — all members of “should not use [their titles] to influence oth- disciplinary panel and b) I was found not in will not be glared at and intimidated for SJP — did not agree. ers,” and therefore are not allowed to include violation. Because of Zuniga, Faragon and their political views. Nobody, on any side of The bylaw in question mandates that the their titles next to a statement of opinion. Parsons, I now have to explain this to anyone a debate, should feel attacked for respectfully TCU Senate officially votes on issues before Therefore, logic would follow that I am not who searches my name on Google. This is stating an opinion. members use the Senate name in advocating allowed to sign a Daily op-ed as “Jonathan what I mean by “chilling effect.” I invite SJP to match its actions with its lan- for those issues. It is an ethics-related bylaw, Danzig, TCU Senator.” I would not be allowed There is a simple difference between the guage. When introducing anti-Zionist speaker meant to prevent members from mischarac- to include my title in an email to an adminis- defendants and the complainants: When Judith Butler, Zuniga said, “We are so grateful terizing or miscommunicating a Senate posi- trator. I would not even be allowed to post on the defendants disagree with someone, they to be surrounded by the Tufts community, in tion, so that nobody says “The TCU Senate Facebook, “I am on Senate. I endorse X per- voice their opinion; when the complainants which freedom of speech, difference of opin- supports X issue” when X issue has not even son for reelection.” With all three, I am using disagree with someone, they use institutional ion and the challenge of assumptions is val- been discussed. my position on Senate to add credibility to power to suppress their freedom of speech. ued in favor of achieving a more just world.” Zuniga, Faragon and Parsons argued that my opinion. There is simply no equality here; nobody Butler then spoke, uninterrupted by hecklers. signing the Leadership Statement was a viola- Had the complaint succeeded, it would at Tufts has ever tried to officially censure On April 16, the Arab Student Association tion of the bylaw because members of Senate have had an enormous chilling effect on Zuniga, Faragon, Parsons or any member of hosted poet Remi Kanazi, who stated that included their titles next to a statement of free speech at Tufts. At best, my co-signees SJP for stating a point of view. Zionism should be thrown in the dustbin of personal opinion. The ad literally said, “The and I would have been censured; at worst, I would not be nearly as concerned about history. Similarly, nobody interrupted him. views expressed are my own and do not rep- we would have been publicly removed the actions of these three were it not indica- Today, Michael Oren, Israel’s Ambassador to resent the positions or opinions of my stated from the TCU Senate. But it seems to me tive of a more troubling pattern. SJP has given the United States, is visiting Tufts. At other leadership role or organization;” nevertheless, that agenda-driven intimidation was at the no indication of distancing itself from three schools, such as Brandeis, SJP members have the complainants argued that it implied a heart of this complaint. In a post to the SJP of its members’ attacks on freedom of expres- heckled Oren and literally prevented him Senate endorsement. In Zuniga’s own words, Facebook group, Faragon (under the name sion. SJP similarly issued no public condem- from speaking. I invite Zuniga and other SJP “Senators, more than other student leaders, “Cory DeSole”) wrote “SJP PEOPLE. COME nation after someone anonymously placed members to prove their sincere dedication carry social capital with their titles and should TO SOGO NOW to support us in our hear- “Apartheid” stickers over posters advertising to freedom of speech, to dialogue and not not use it to influence others.” Therefore, the ing against Friends of Israel. It’s time do a Hillel event about Judaism and homosexu- disruption, starting today. complainants argued, I am forbidden from [sic] demonstrate your commitment to the ality. When Israeli journalist Ben-Dror Yemini My name is Jonathan Danzig. This past making a public statement that says, “I am a cause.” Or, as SJP wrote in its official group spoke at Tufts, members of SJP laughed at year, I served on the TCU Senate. I support the member of the TCU Senate. Speaking only for minutes, “Outcome is not the central issue — him and interrupted his speech. Yet this is a U.S.-Israel Relationship. But if you don’t, you myself, I believe X.” SJP and FOI were seen as equals — question group that, on Facebook, purports to “incor- should have the freedom of speech to say so. The trio used a self-evidently incorrect before you sign something.” The “cause” in porate all views.” interpretation of the Senate bylaws to make question is not rigorous adherence to Senate When high-profile members of SJP com- their case. We know this because every single bylaws; it is the delegitimization of Friends of mit actions like those of Zuniga, Faragon Jonathan Danzig is a senior majoring in member of Senate that actually voted on Israel, a group that SJP opposes. and Parsons, they embarrass their group and international relations and Spanish.

Off the Hill | Dartmouth College Doing no evil b y Ja c o b Ba t c h e l o r National Security Act of 1947 that seeks to the more secretive, military National Security panies’ interest. Supporting SOPA/PIPA was The Dartmouth make it easier for the government to get Agency as the organization to receive and not.” Sucks for us. information from Internet service providers act upon the information. However, vague The following months will be an interest- This past winter, hundreds of thousands in cases of perceived threats against nation- terms like “national security” and “cyber ing time for the Internet and will serve as a of people banded together to strike down al security. The problem with the bill is in threats” remain undefined, and we still have kind of democratic litmus test to determine the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) before it its vagueness. According to the text of the the tricky problem of the government being whether or not the self-congratulations from became law. It was beautiful: Young people bill, the law would allow the full seizure of a allowed access to private, identifiable infor- SOPA and other Internet campaigns have getting involved in politics, if only to protect large segment of an Internet provider’s user mation without warrants or much over- been deserved. We will see if the increas- their God-given right to download the lat- data if there is any evidence of “efforts to sight. ingly not-so-anonymous masses can indeed est episode of “Mad Men” and repost clips degrade, disrupt or destroy” or of the “theft Technology companies like Facebook rise up to combat legislation that violates of their favorite shows. However, it seems or misappropriation of private or govern- and Microsoft have come out in support of their rights and the privacy they hold so unlikely that the Internet’s masses would ment information, intellectual property or the new bill, which essentially allows for the dear. have been victorious in this case without personally identifiable information.” Worse, same violations of civil rights and privacy I would call on tech companies to recon- the assistance of the technology industry — government agencies can search this user as SOPA. So why? With SOPA, the legisla- sider their roots and think about what CISPA giants like Google, Facebook, Wikipedia and data for personal information unrelated to tion put the burden all on the tech compa- could mean to the online world they helped Twitter that lobbied, purchased full-page the original seizure — all without a warrant. nies, holding them liable for infringements, create. I would plead for industry leaders like ads in The New York Times and blacked out This is good in the case of foreign cyber a move that would indeed have hindered Google, Microsoft and Facebook to pressure their websites in protest. attacks aimed at civilian defense contractors growth, profits and innovation. In CISPA’s Congress — to work with them — to cre- Now a new bill has emerged, the Cyber but bad for the fourth amendment. case, however, the government regulates ate a bill that can simultaneously keep our Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act In response to significant opposition user content instead, lifting the heavy bur- nation safer while protecting the principles (CISPA), that has the potential to violate our from the online community, lawmak- den of liability from the shoulders of tech on which it was founded: to tell them “doing rights and privacy in perhaps a more sinister ers have proposed several amendments companies. No longer can these companies no evil” does not mean doing nothing at all. way. But this time, the powers that be in the to the bill that will be voted on later this be sued for supplying the government with But that would be silly, I guess; I’m sure they tech world have sided with Washington, month. Amendments include making the user data. No longer do they have to pay the don’t pay much attention to the pleas of a D.C. Exactly why they’ve done so is a lesson government liable to lawsuits filed against price in dollars or negative publicity. They’ll single college student. Instead, I’ll sit here, in cynicism. And business. Sadly, without its seizures. Another saddles accountability say, “A law’s a law” — no one will be able to sign that petition, write this article and pray them, we may not win. with the civilian Department of Homeland blame them for following it. As one blogger to the gods that my voice — our voice — still CISPA is a proposed amendment to the Security, whereas the current bill designates put it, “Supporting CISPA is in these com- matters.

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Men’s Track and Field Field victories carry Jumbos to runner-up finish

b y La u r e n Fl a m e n t tri-captain Adam Aronson backed Yancy the race until the last 50, so he was helpful Daily Editorial Board in fifth with a throw of 154-2. because I knew he was going to run a good Yancy earned the runner-up spot in time,” Varney said. “We had a really good Three Jumbos claimed field event vic- the discus, tossing a distance of 149-8, group of guys. We had a good pack for the tories this weekend to lead the men’s while freshman Brian Williamson also first three laps, and then at that point, it track and field team to second place at found success in the throws, taking third was whatever you have left.” the Skyhawk Classic on Saturday. Host in the shot put by launching it a distance The Skyhawk Classic offered a chance Stonehill College took the team title with of 48-7 1/4. for the Jumbos to hit solid marks just 216 points, easily outscoring Tufts’ 131.5 Freshman Francis Goins led the way two weeks before NESCACs. points among a field of 11 schools. for the Jumbos on the track, taking sec- “It was a good meet,” Varney said. The Jumbos took advantage of the first ond in the 400-meter race with a time of “There is definitely room to improve warm conditions of the season to improve 50.37 seconds. Senior Ben Crastnopol’s for NESCACs and beyond, but it was a on early-season marks. time of 50.69 seconds was good for third, good step.” Junior Gbola Ajayi leaped a distance while junior Vinnie Lee came in fifth in “It was awesome to have the warm of 46-0 1/2 to win in his first triple jump 51.30 seconds. weather,” Nakanishi added. “It gave the action since his All-American finish at the Freshman Ptah Osyande was the run- guys a chance to improve their marks indoor national championships. ner-up in the 400-meter hurdles, running going into championship season. Junior Brad Nakanishi also captured a 56.72 seconds in his second appearance Everyone that competed, across all the victory Saturday, clearing a season-best 15-3 in the event. events, did really well.” to edge the competition in the pole vault. On the distance side, sophomore Darryl Back at Tufts, the Jumbos hosted the “I didn’t get the mark that I was hoping Varney delivered a strong performance in Tufts Decathlon on the Dussault track, with to get with the nice weather, but I was the 1,500-meter, racing a personal best five events each on Saturday and Sunday. able to get on some really big poles and time of 4:02.73, good for seventh. In his first decathlon of the year, junior do well with that, so I just need to tighten “It went out at a good pace. We had Mike Blair earned the victory over the 10 up a few things here and there, and then [junior] Jeff Marvel as a rabbit for the first events among a field of nine competitors, the big heights should come along with 800, so I was right where I wanted to be at and his score of 6,186 points currently Scott Tingley / The Tufts Daily Sophomore Andrew Osborne finished fifth in that,” Nakanishi said. “Having missed 800 to go, and then I just started moving ranks sixth in the nation. Blair took first the decathlon on the Dussault Track this week- Nationals by one centimeter indoors, I up throughout the last 800 meters and was in the long jump with a leap of 21-6 1/4 end, earning 5,121 total points in 10 events. really want to get there, so I am hoping to able to close pretty strong,” Varney said. “I and tied for first in the high jump, clear- get a mark that would do that — probably was shooting for the Div. III qualifier, and I ing the bar at 6-4 3/4. His 110-meter the corner on April 24, this weekend will something in the five-meter range.” got that, and then I was able to come back hurdles time of 15.99 seconds also helped be the last chance to hit or improve on Sophomore Trevor Rothaus took third in pretty strong in a 4x800[-meter] double, so him rack up points. qualifying marks. the event, clearing 14-3 1/4, while classmate I was definitely happy with how it went.” Sophomore Andrew Osborne took fifth On Saturday, most of the team will David Sutherland was fifth with 13-9 1/4. Varney was the first of several Jumbos in the event with a score of 5,121 points, head to Cambridge for the MIT Spring The Jumbos’ throwers again showed across the line in the event, including while freshman Allan Yau was seventh Invitational, while a few distance and their strength this weekend as well. Junior classmate Bobby McShane, who was just with 4,120. middle-distance runners will travel to Curtis Yancy, who heaved the hammer behind in eighth place at 4:03.00. The squad now heads into its final Princeton for the Larry Ellis Invitational to 167-4 to claim victory in the hammer “Bobby also hit the Div. III qualifying weekend of the regular season, and with race against top competition from across throw, led the way for the Jumbos. Senior time, and he was in front of me for most of the NESCAC Championships just around Div. I, II and III.

Jumbos sweep Bobcats, stay perfect in NESCAC WOMEN’S TENNIS BASEBALL title — up to conference inexperi- continued from page 16 continued from page 16 ence in the rotation, but there’s an going down 8-3, and Katz and ended in a heap of disappoint- underlying problem, too. Bowman losing a close match Jumbosment on Saturday. battle Relievers Dean for “It’s playoff easy to win when youspot have 8-6 — despite Katz’s impressive Lambert and Willie Archibald held good pitching, but we’re just not swatting of a bee that was chas- the Mules to one run after Sbily consistently hitting the ball now,” ing Bowman around the court. exited, but the Jumbos mustered Casey said. “We have yet to swing a “Our doubles was the best just four hits against Brady Hesslein. game home. And good teams swing we have seen it all year,” Katz The rubber match was more of the games home. said. “It really proved that we are same. Freshman Kyle Slinger gave “It’s not just effort. It’s skill,” he making strides.” up nine runs on eight hits in 1 2/3 added. “When you’re facing guys But Tufts was unable to capi- innings, a deficit that Sager (3-for-5, and you can’t throw the ball with- talize on any momentum it had 3 RBIs) and five relievers (one run in a three-inch radius, you get hit heading into singles play. The on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings) no matter who you play. There are singles lineup had a slightly dif- could not overcome. some guys you have to swing it ferent look as well, as Schonfeld Casey chalked some of the well enough to win, and we have — who has played almost exclu- Jumbos’ recent weekend struggles not done that yet. They’re giving us sively in doubles this season — they have lost five of their past runs, and we’re holding them down, — took Katz’s spot at the top scott tingley / the tufts daily six NESCAC games and will likely so it’s easy.” of the ladder, while the rest of Sophomore Eliza Flynn powered her way past Emory’s Mika need to sweep the Bowdoin Polar With the Jumbos’ backs against the team moved down a spot. Padmanabhan on Sunday to Tufts’ lone singles victory against the Bears in two weeks to have a shot the wall, the job only gets harder Schonfeld drew what will like- nation’s second-ranked team. at three-peating their conference from here. ly be her toughest opponent all season in Emory’s Gabbie the way we had hoped,” Katz The Jumbos kept their dou- Clark, the second-ranked play- said, “but we definitely know bles pairings from Sunday, and Women’s Lacrosse er in Div. III. Clark took the what we need to work on and earned easy wins at all three match 6-0, 6-1. how to improve for when we play doubles positions: Schonfeld Tufts bounces back on Senior Day Although some of Tufts’ play- some of our tougher NESCAC and Flynn won 8-6, Katz and The women’s lacrosse team’s In addition to Horner’s offensive ers were lower down the ladder opponents.” Bowman won 8-3 and Lam and eight seniors were honored yester- onslaught, junior Kerry Eaton scored than usual, every matchup was Tufts had a quick turnaround, Gann won 8-5. day before their final regular season three goals and senior tri-captain Lara a challenge against the Eagles, playing the final contest of their The team was challenged in game on Bello Field, but once the Kozin added a goal and two assists. who made quick work of the three-match homestand against singles play but held strong. game began, it was a sophomore Senior Kelly Cakert forced three turn- Jumbos in the first three singles Bates in scorching heat on Katz returned to her spot at the who stole the show. overs to add to her league-leading positions. Katz lost her match Monday. But the adverse con- top of the ladder and won 6-4, Gabby Horner scored five goals to total, while classmate Emily Pillemer to No. 12 Jordan Wylie, and ditions and lack of rest didn’t 7-5. Flynn continued her strong match a career high and added an scooped up five ground balls. Bowman fell to No. 40 Zahra seem to affect the Jumbos, who weekend at the third spot, win- assist to lead No. 14 Tufts to a 14-8 The victory came on the heels Dawson, 6-0, 6-2. rolled to a 9-0 victory. ning her match 6-2, 6-3, while victory against No. 20 Bates. It was of a demoralizing 12-4 loss to The bright spot in singles “Playing in the 90-degree Lam had the easiest time, losing a crucial conference win for Tufts, Amherst on Saturday that put play for Tufts was Flynn, who weather on Monday really tested just one game en route to a 6-0, which moved back to the .500 mark Tufts alone in seventh place in the won her match in straight sets, our stamina and mental focus, 6-1 victory. in the NESCAC at 4-4 and improved NESCAC. After yesterday’s bounce- 6-4, 6-2. Flynn, who is arguably and we all handled it well,” Katz “Beating Bates 9-0 yester- to 8-4 overall. back performance, Tufts moved the hardest hitter on the team, said. “Our doubles play stayed day was extremely impressive,” The Jumbos fell behind 2-0 and into a tie with Hamilton for the has the power to beat almost strong, and we took a 3-0 lead, Gann said. “They are definitely 4-3 early but came on strong at the sixth spot. any opponent, and her talent which is always nice when head- a solid team, and coming away end of the first period to take a 7-4 The team will hit the road for its showed on Sunday. ing into singles play. The fact that with a 9-0 win is something to halftime lead. In the second half, final two regular season contests, While Tufts disappointed in we all won in singles to make it a be very proud of.” Tufts and Bates traded goals before Saturday at 1-7 Wesleyan and next the final result against Emory, 9-0 victory has given us a lot of Tufts will look to keep its the Jumbos took control, going on a Wednesday at 5-3 Bowdoin. they see plenty of lessons to be confidence for this next week, undefeated NESCAC record five-goal run to take a 13-6 lead and learned from the match. because they definitely had some intact on Thursday, when the put the game out of reach. —by Aaron Leibowitz “The singles didn’t go quite strong players.” team travels to Bowdoin. 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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Women’s Track & Field Sam Gold | The OT Led by familiar faces, Jumbos win A sunken first place at Skyhawk Classic treasure b y An d y Wo n g Senior Staff Writer he story of Richard Williams, once a 21-year-old with the potential to With the NESCAC Championships only become the best tennis player in two weeks away, the women’s track and America, was longer lost than the field team went to work this past week- shipT upon which the unique thread of his end, building on its momentum and story was woven. strong baseline performances as the pre- To be precise, the Titanic had gone championship season nears an end. The undiscovered for 73 years before explor- results were promising, including a first- ers found it 1,200 feet below the sea’s place overall finish in the 10-team Skyhawk surface. It’s now 100 years and a few days Classic hosted by Stonehill College and first later, and Williams’ heroism still goes place in Tufts’ first and only heptathlon of unnoticed. the season at Ellis Oval. As David Whitley, a columnist for AOL “It was a good day. We had a strong FanHouse, reported on Saturday, Williams showing, all our girls were out there feeling and his father Charles were unruffled by good and ready to go,” senior tri-captain the initial jerk of the Titanic crashing into Katherine Tang said. “It was our first really the iceberg. “After all,” Whitley wrote, nice meet weather-wise, everyone was real- “the Titanic was considered unsinkable.” ly excited, and we got to increase our times That fateful night, Richard Williams and distance marks.” shouldered down a door to rescue a As is becoming the norm, the Jumbos trapped passenger, acted as a life pre- posted strong marks on the field side, espe- Scott tingley / The tufts daily server for a man who couldn’t fit onto a cially in throwing. Junior Kelly Allen lit up Sophomore Kayley Pettoruto placed third in the heptathlon at Ellis Oval on Saturday and decaying lifeboat and survived five hours the discus competition with a meet-record Sunday, with a solid all-around performance that included a victory in the javelin throw. of 28-degree water. throw of 143-4, to go along with her vic- He also lost his father. tory in the shot put with a final distance of earned a top-three finish in the 3,000-meter victories in all three track events, with a time Every so often, a story is written about 43-2 1/4. Allen also notched second place steeplechase with a final time of 11:49.33, of 15.50 seconds in the 100-meter hurdle, a young man or woman who has over- in the hammer throw with a 156-5, bested and in the 5,000-meter run, sophomore 26.65 seconds in the 200-meter dash and come all odds to excel at something, only by her own teammate, junior Sabienne Abby Barker earned runner-up honors with 2:22.42 in the final event, the 800-meter. whatever it may be. What typically is Brutus, who had a toss of 157-9. Junior a time of 18:51.04. “Jana Hieber had an awesome perfor- left out, however, is the kind of lives Ronke Oyekunle followed close behind with Altogether, the team raked in 206.50 mance. She’s a hard worker and did extreme- that these people lead. Richard Williams a top-three finish in both the hammer throw points, including seven event victories and ly well,” Pettoruto said. “As a team I think we led an exemplary one, and it’s a damn and shot put, recording distances of 141-8 numerous other top-five finishes. Host had an excellent performance overall.” shame that his own improbable journey and 40-3 1/4 in the two events, respectively. Stonehill came in second with 175 points, Pettoruto finished third in the heptathlon has been lost among the many annals of In the javelin throw, sophomore Robin and Boston University rounded up a third- with a total of 3,572 points. Her best events that tragedy. Armstrong, who had already placed fourth place finish with 144.50 points. included a victory in the javelin throw When a rescue boat finally arrived behind Oyekunle in the hammer throw with “I think we have a really strong team so behind a toss of 30.75 meters, a runner-up close to dawn, Richard, despondent over a heave of 137-4, added to the Jumbos’ vic- far,” Tang said. “We’ve been focused the finish in the 800-meter run with a time of the loss of his father whom he had seen tory streak on the field by earning a final whole season and performing really well. I 2:31.38 and a top-three effort in the 200- just hours earlier in good health, went distance of 118-8. think we’re definitely going to come out in meter dash with a mark of 27.86 seconds. down beneath the deck to have his legs Senior Heather Theiss achieved victory the top-three at NESCACs. We’re going after Sophomore Bethanne Goldman and examined. in the pole vault, with a final meet-record that championship.” junior Sarah Schiferl followed by placing The doctor’s prognosis was dire — clearance of 11-6 1/2. Tang, along with While a majority of the team competed fourth and fifth, respectively. Goldman gangrene, he said — yet Williams brazen- sophomore Colleen Flanagan, both backed at Stonehill, five members stayed home at tallied 3,193 points, including top-three ly refused amputation. Two years later, in Theiss by tying for third, each finishing with Ellis Oval to compete in the first multi-event finishes in the long jump the 800-meter. an extraordinary triumph of the human a clearance of 9-6 1/4. meet of the season — and the last home- Schiferl accumulated 3,129 points, just shy spirit, he would become one of the best Senior Nakeisha Jones won the triple meet of the pre-championship season — of a qualifying mark and highlighted by a tennis players in the world. jump, notching a height of 37-11 1/4. Jones the heptathlon. runner-up effort in the shot put with a throw His wife once commented that if you also earned third place in the 100-meter “We had nice weather, and the competi- of 9.77 meters. Freshman Hannah Carlin were to speak to him, you’d never know hurdle with a time of 15.53 seconds. tion was great,” senior tri-captain Kayley brought up the rear with 2,159 points, good that he played tennis, much less that he Other impressive finishes included Pettoruto said. “It was really fun to compete for seventh place. won the 1912 U.S. mixed doubles cham- junior Leah Small’s second-place effort in in and to watch, with a little bit of every- With plenty of qualifying marks under pionship, the 1914 and 1916 U.S. singles the high jump with a 4-11 and sophomore thing, and to see how the training we did all their belts, the team’s next visit will be to championships, the 1920 Wimbledon LaTisha Curtiss’ tie for runner-up alongside week paid off in the events and the qualify- the MIT Spring Invitational next weekend men’s doubles championships and an Bridgewater’s Carrie Robitaille in the long ing marks.” before traveling to Bates the following week- Olympic gold in 1924. jump. They each hit 16-10 1/2. Sophomore Jana Hieber, already an All- end for the NESCAC Championships. Or that he earned the Chevalier de la On the track end of the meet, freshman American in the indoor pentathlon, led all “NESCACs have always been a big team Legion d’Honneur and Croix de Guerre Christina Harvey led the Jumbos by win- competitors in the eight-athlete meet with a goal,” Pettoruto said. “We have a lot of while serving in the American army ning the 100-meter dash with a final time of cumulative score of 4,285 points, a mark that potential, and I think we can win if we’re to during World War I, became a wealthy 12.53 seconds. Sophomore Laura Peterson ranks her 10th nationally. Hieber picked up put everything together.” Philadelphia-based investment banker and philanthropist and served as the president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. One might argue that a man’s mettle is DAILY DIGITS seen most clearly in the face of daunting opposition and that is certainly a legiti- mate assertion. But I believe that the way in which Williams carried himself after his Titanic misadventure speaks volumes 0 3 12 more about his character than his hero- ics on the ship ever could. Points scored by Amherst senior midfielder Games Chicago Blackhawks center Consecutive wins for the Tufts softball The act of going quietly about one’s team, prior to a loss to non-conference Evan Redwood on Saturday at Tufts. Going Andrew Shaw will be suspended follow- business is irretrievably lost on this gen- opponent Eastern Connecticut State on into Saturday’s matchup, Redwood led the ing a hit on the Phoenix Coyotes’ Mike eration. In an age fraught with social NESCAC in overall points. Following a 15-5 Smith in the second game of the Western Sunday. The Jumbos, who have had two perfect games tossed by rookie ace Ally- media, most of us who amount to some- rout of the Lord Jeffs, Jumbos sophomore Conference quarterfinals. Immediately thing of renown tend to tweet about it or Beau Wood is averaging 3.67 points per son Fournier, ran up against a comparable after the hit, Shaw was assessed for a boast about it on Facebook. game and eclipsed Redwood for the con- five-minute major and game misconduct, opponent on Sunday in Warriors pitcher Molly Rathbun, who tossed a perfect It would not be a stretch to add that ference lead in both points and goals. In but upon further review, NHL disciplinar- game in a 4-0 victory. The loss marked the the increasing availability of social net- the contest, the Jumbos put together both ians deemed the hit not only forceful but first time the Jumbos have been shut out works has contributed heavily to the a five-goal and six-goal run while not only also wholly intentional. The series, which this season. With the defeat, they dropped demise of humility. People not only feel shutting out Redwood, but also holding currently stands tied at one game apiece, the Lord Jeffs’ top three scorers to three to 23-4 overall, but maintain their perfect the need to communicate each of their could potentially end before Shaw is points, the trio’s second-lowest combined 9-0 conference record heading into their successes, but they can now satisfy that permitted to return. scoring output this season. final weekend of NESCAC play. need on whatever sites they’re mem- bers of. So thank you, Mr. Williams, for living the kind of life that we all should strive to emulate. Your story is at once inspiring 38 9 8 and vital, as it marries success and mod- esty in a perfect demonstration of how Age of outfielder Johnny Damon, Years since a Tufts baseball pitcher had Days remaining until the 2012 NFL Draft. greatness does not have to supersede, formerly of Red Sox World Series fame, thrown a no-hitter, before senior Kevin With the draft quickly approaching, all and can instead coexist with, first-rate who signed a $1.2 million agreement Gilchrist completed the feat on Monday. eyes are on the Indianapolis Colts, who character. as part of a minor league contract with The most recent no-no was right-hander will receive the No. 1 overall pick in the Let this be a lesson to us all: No mat- the Cleveland Indians. Damon is within Jon Lee’s, tossed during his senior season seven-round event. Scouts have pinned ter the material wealth and accomplish- 300 hits of the 3,000 mark and boasts back on March 29, 2003. On Monday, in Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck as ments you rack up, do not lose sight of a .286 career batting average with 231 the first game of a doubleheader against the likely first pick, following a season what’s important. I, for one, wouldn’t home runs. The Indians are the seventh UMass Dartmouth, Gilchrist no-hit the in which he passed for 3,517 yards and franchise Damon has joined since first Corsairs in a 4-0, seven-inning victory. With threw 37 touchdowns for the Cardinal. mind being remembered in the same

entering the league with the Kansas City the performance, Gilchrist, a second-team Luck performed well at the NFL Combine vein as Richard Williams. Royals in 1995. Based on plate appear- All-NESCAC selection in4 2011, improved to in February, but other players, including ances, Damon could earn an additional 3-2 on the season. The Jumbos, who won Baylor QB Robert Griffin III, will also be

Sam Gold is a freshman who has yet to $1.4 million in performance bonuses with 9-1 later that day, improved2 to 15-8 overall vying for the top spot on draft day. the Indians. after a 3-2 weekend. declare a major. He can be reached at [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Women’s Track 15

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Baseball Women’s Tennis Friday highs, Saturday lows Women’s tennis shuts out Bates to b y Al e x Pr e w i t t Daily Editorial Board earn weekend split Coach John Casey knows that success for b y Ja k e In d u r s k y his baseball team hinges on quality pitching. Senior Staff Writer Poor efforts on the mound lead to disaster. The No. 13 women’s tennis team split a BASEBALL pair of matches against nationally ranked (15-8 Overall, 4-5 NESCAC) opponents this past weekend, losing 7-2

Huskins Field, Monday WOMEN’S TENNIS R H E (7-5 Overall, 3-0 NESCAC) UMass Dart. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 4 0 Tufts 1 3 0 0 5 0 X — 9 10 0 Voute Courts, Monday

R H E Bates 0 UMass Dart. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 Tufts 9 Tufts 0 0 1 2 1 0 X — 4 6 0 Voute Courts, Sunday Huskins Field, Saturday R H E Emory 7 Colby 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 16 1 Tufts 2 Tufts 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 9 2 William Butt / The Tufts Daily Senior Kevin Gilchrist, who found out just before game time on Monday that he would to No. 2 Emory on Sunday and winning be getting the nod against UMass Dartmouth, threw the baseball program’s first no-hitter R H E 9-0 against No. 30 Bates on Monday. The in nine years. Colby 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 10 1 Jumbos are now 7-5 overall and a perfect Tufts 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 4 1 a feat, let alone hurling his first career no- the fifth before exploding for five runs off 3-0 in the NESCAC. hitter. He had spent most of the season in freshman Josh Rebello. Senior co-captains Against Emory on the Voute Courts, Huskins Field, Friday the bullpen with what Casey described as Sam Sager and Matt Collins combined to go Tufts stuck with its new pairings at the R H E “general arm soreness.” The second-team 5-for-6 with four runs scored and two RBIs. top two doubles spots from its Wednesday Colby 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 — 4 8 7 All-NESCAC selection hadn’t pitched into the After Trinity swept Tufts the previous week- match against Conn. College. But the fifth inning since his first start of the season end, Tufts appeared primed for a rebound Jumbos’ lone victory in doubles came Tufts 1 6 0 0 4 3 0 0 X — 14 12 1 on March 19, sprinkling in five relief appear- in the series opener last Friday against Colby from sophomore Samantha Gann and ances along the way. pouring on 10 runs against starter Nate junior Janice Lam, who have been play- Both caveats emerged in full force this “I feel bad for him; it’s been really frustrat- Sugarbaker behind three RBIs each from ing together almost all year in the third weekend. ing,” Casey said. “We’ve tried to pitch him Collins and freshman Wade Hauser. The same doubles position. The duo won 8-2, and Sandwiched around a miserable double- out the bullpen because some days he was formula that carried the Jumbos past the the Jumbos were behind 2-1 heading into header sweep at Huskins Field against Colby feeling better than others. It’s nothing struc- Corsairs propelled them to a 14-4 win against singles play. on Saturday that backed Tufts into a corner, turally; it’s just muscle. Our hope was that we the Mules: strong pitching and timely hitting. “We came out on the court with really two senior pitchers delivered a pair of gems, could get him going today, give him another Senior Dave Ryan overcame some early amazing energy on Sunday, something and a sophomore rebounded from the short- start this weekend, maybe he’ll feel good location issues to strike out 13 in seven that we will be looking to continue to est outing of his career. enough to pitch in the Bowdoin series.” innings, the most by a Tufts pitcher since do throughout the season,” Gann said. Hope is alive and well. Gilchrist didn’t learn he would start 2009. The man Gilchrist calls “Doc” — Ryan’s “The doubles play was great all weekend, Senior Kevin Gilchrist threw the first Tufts against the Corsairs until just before game initials are D.R. — had thrown more than which is giving us a lot of confidence no-hitter since 2003 in the opener of a sev- time. It was just a matter of rediscovering his 60 pitches through three innings but settled moving forward.” en-and-seven doubleheader against UMass pregame rituals and loosening up. Given his into a groove behind a devastating curveball, The two new doubles combinations Dartmouth on Monday. Sporting a red, white experience, that didn’t take long. relying on the pitch the rest of the way. featured freshman Sophie Schonfeld and and baby blue cap in honor of Patriots’ Day, “This is a grind right now, what’s coming “Around the second or third, I pretty sophomore Eliza Flynn at the top doubles Gilchrist struck out four and walked two in a up,” Gilchrist said. “It’s easy to get discour- much had it, and I was able to throw it spot and junior captain Lindsay Katz and 4-0 win. Sophomore Christian Sbily allowed aged if you pitch poorly in a NESCAC game, exactly where I wanted to,” Ryan said. “This sophomore Shelci Bowman playing sec- three hits and one run in six strong innings, a but that’s a learning process. It’s part of the year, it’s definitely been my go-to pitch for ond doubles. Both of the pairings put far cry from the Jumbos’ 5-2 loss on Saturday, experience. Me and Sbily pitching well today, strikeouts.” up a fight against their talented Emory in which Sbily gave off a leadoff homer and that picked the staff up.” Any jubilation brought on by the opener opponents, with Schonfeld and Flynn three straight singles before being yanked. Tufts swept UMass Dartmouth 9-1 in the For Gilchrist, merely getting the start was doubleheader finale, carrying a 4-1 lead into see BASEBALL, page 13 see WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 13

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b y Ma r c u s Bu d l i n e Nonetheless, the Jumbos were Jumbos are comfortable with Senior Staff Writer swept in doubles, with every match the way they battled in singles ending 8-4 in the Lord Jeffs’ favor. competition. Sometimes going from a 6-3 For the second match in a row, “The fight was probably loss to a 7-2 defeat can actually freshman Brian Tan stepped up to one of the best I’ve seen, even feelJumbos like an improvement. refuse When play into the No. go 2 spot downwith junior though easily we were in against a bit of a top-ranked Lord Jeffs Ben Barad, as Laber sat out the hole,” Pataro said. MEN’S TENNIS doubles side of the competition. “I think we’re all pretty happy (8-7 Overall, 2-3 NESCAC) Down 3-0 after the break, the with ourselves,” Laber added. Jumbos knew they had noth- “They’ve been wrecking teams left at Amherst, Mass., Sunday ing to lose in singles, and they and right, so it’s definitely good to played like it. Tufts pushed four get a couple of matches. of the six matches to three sets, Although Laber didn’t pick up Tufts 2 and Barad fought to prolong his a set on the day, he felt that his Amherst 7 match with Joey Fritz, the fifth- matchup, and the entire match, ranked player in the nation, was far closer than the score you’re playing against the No. 1 before falling 2-6, 6-4, 3-6. indicated. team in the country, there is such Sophomores Austin Blau and “I played pretty well,” he said. a thing as a moral victory. Matt Pataro were the only Jumbos “But I lost a lot of break points. I In Sunday’s match against first- to pick up points in the match, as was in the match, but I was just josh berlinger / the tufts daily ranked Amherst, each success both pulled out three-set wins. not playing the big points as well Junior Ben Barad pushed the No. 5 singles player in the nation, Amherst’s seemed like a huge step in the Pataro dropped his first set 4-6 as he was.” Joey Fritz, to three sets on Saturday before ultimately falling, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6. right direction for the men’s ten- but managed to fight back and There will be plenty more nis team. After falling 6-3 to the take the final two sets, 6-4, 6-1. big points up for grabs as the 4-2 Bantams would be a mas- their power to prepare. Engineers last week, the Jumbos “I started off missing a lot of regular season draws to a close. sive step toward qualifying for “They’ve got a lot of talent, but were in need of a performance balls,” Pataro said. “But then our Only four matches remain in the conference tournament and they seem a bit mentally edgy,” they could at least hang their hats coach came to talk to me and told the regular season, all against improving their national ranking. Laber said. “They’re a team that on, even if it came in a losing me the only thing I need to do is teams that senior co-captain “It’s definitely a match that you definitely have to focus for.” effort to the Lord Jeffs. to make him play. Once I got on a Morrie Bossen targeted before we drew a circle around at the Throughout the year, the team “We came out a little more roll in the second set, I cruised.” the season as the team’s most beginning of the year,” Laber said. has paid special attention to not relaxed than we usually do,” senior The match marked the second important matchups. “Traditionally, we’ve gotten them letting opponents frustrate them co-captain Sam Laber said. “In pre- consecutive win for Pataro, who That gauntlet begins this in doubles, so we’re going to look and playing the same style no vious matches we’ve had problems has come up big even on days Thursday against a Trinity team to do that again.” matter what. This week, going with doubles because we’ve had when the team as a whole hasn’t that Tufts has played extreme- In the past, the Jumbos have from a confident, calm Amherst too much energy that affected our performed at its highest level. ly competitively in the past. been affected by the Bantams’ opponent to a less predictable composure. This time we came Though they didn’t pull off the The Jumbos stand at 2-3 in the hectic, emotional style of play, Trinity squad will put that meth- out and were composed.” upset against the Lord Jeffs, the NESCAC, and a victory over the but they are doing everything in od to the test.