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Childish Gambino to headline Spring Fling hip-hop artist Donald Glover, and we’re really excited about it,” commonly known by his stage Kurtz, a sophomore, said. name Childish Gambino, will concert Board purposefully did headline this year’s Spring Fling not announce the Spring Fling concert on April 26, Concert Board artists in order to create hype and co-chairs Emily Schacter and Mark encourage attendance at Battle of Bernado announced at Battle of the Bands, Kurtz said. the Bands last night. “It was announced early last The New Pornographers, an year because Nelly posted the indie rock band, and electronic concert on his site, but this year it dance DJs Flosstradamus will open was completely on our schedule,” for Childish Gambino. Battle of Kurtz said. “We like the idea of the Bands winner Waldo will be promoting one of our own events, the opening act for Spring Fling, and since Battle of the Bands is and runner-up Not So Gentlemen, related to Spring Fling, it made will perform on Tuftonia’s Day. sense to announce tonight.” according to Concert Board While over the past few months co-chair Mark Bernardo, organiz- the campus has heard rumors ers selected the artists on the basis suggesting the Spring Fling head- of students’ preferred genre, artist liner was Blink-182, Jason Derulo availability and allocated budget. and a multitude of the other art- This year, Concert Board was able ists, Concert Board acknowledged to offer bids to bigger-name artists that they started some of the after receiving $75,000 in extra rumors to get students talking. Nick Pfosi / The Tufts Daily funding from Tufts Community “There have been a lot of weird Wagatwe Wanjuki, the keynote speaker at IHH, is a Tufts alumna and a nationally-recognized sexual violence advocate. Union Senate. names going around, most of childish Gambino was Concert which we started ourselves, but Board’s first-choice artist, accord- there were definitely some ran- ing to Concert Board production dom ones,” Kurtz said. ‘It Happens Here’ provokes assistant Katie Kurtz. “The first bid we put out was accepted, so it was our top choice, —by Denali Tietjen conversation about sexual violence

b y Ch a r l o t t e Gi l l i l a n d dents Luke Carroll Brown, a current that we could represent a bastion of Daily Editorial Board senior, and Margo Cramer, a recent experiences.” graduate, and has since spread to In its third year at Middlebury, Last fall, University President other colleges. IHH has since taken off as both Anthony Monaco named sexual “I knew [sexual assault] was hap- an online and spoken campaign. assault as one of the most impor- pening,” Cramer said. “My friends According to a Dec. 4, 2013 arti- tant issues on campus, and created had experienced it, and I had expe- cle published in The Middlebury a university-wide sexual assault task rienced it. And there was just no Campus, the IHH campaign is force to address and prevent sexual conversation about it — at least currently working to establish misconduct at Tufts. Currently, the at Middlebury. We had a feminist programming at six other colleges university is in the process of hir- group on campus that didn’t address across the country. This year, IHH ing a Sexual Misconduct Prevention it directly ... There was just general was successfully launched at Tufts Specialist, who will work to develop silence around the issue.” with the help of several sororities sexual assault prevention programs. Cramer said that she and Brown and the Action for Sexual Assault Alongside these recent initiatives, took several weeks to decide on the Prevention (ASAP) group. Tufts students are hosting a variety best form for a campaign about sex- “Tufts has, over the last few of programming this April as part ual violence awareness and opted years, struggled with its footing in MephistoPuck via Wikimedia Commons Hip-hop artist Childish Gambino has been selected to headline this of a campaign for Sexual Assault to focus on initiating dialogue on the movement of sexual assault year’s Spring Fling concert. Awareness Month. On Wednesday campus through storytelling. awareness and prevention,” Katrina night, students came together to “We started collecting stories,” she Dzyak, a sophomore and one of the share their experiences at It Happens said. “Sharing stories in a thought- planners of IHH, said. “There is a lot Here (IHH), an event that provides a ful manner seemed like one really lacking on the administration side forum for survivors of sexual assault important step in getting people to ... [and] it has become [the] role [of] UEP hosts visionary to share their stories. see this issue as an important one students, of course, to create spaces IHH was founded at Middlebury ... What we really wanted to do was planning conference College in the fall of 2011 by stu- attract a variety of submissions so see IT HAPPENS HERE, page 2 b y Ju s t i n Rh e i n g o l d could talk about visionary plan- Daily Editorial Board ning, the kind of planning that resulted in works like the Emerald Tufts Bikes adds 12 new bikes to Tufts Department of Urban Necklace, the Olmsted Parks — and Environmental Policy and planning that doesn’t focus on Planning (UEP) last Friday host- only what’s probable, but ... that bike-share program ed a conference on the future actually takes a look at what would of city planning in Québec and happen if we designed the best we b y Ma r i s s a Pe c k versity’s hilly campus. Bikes’ notoriety on campus, and New England. could,” Ciurczak said. Daily Staff Writer “We found a bike with equivalent part of that is implementing these The conference, “Planning for Hollander explained that he has durability [to the old bikes] but that new programs.” the Possible,” was funded by the done research on urban planning Tufts Bikes last week added 12 would ride even better,” Meyer, a One such program involves Government of Québec and the issues in Canada and Québec, new bicycles to its school bike-share sophomore, said. the integration of stickers from Government of Canada, accord- and was inspired to bring people program, bringing the total number According to Hoffman, the Boston-based Bicycle Benefits to ing to UEP Associate Professor together from both Canada and of bikes in the program to 30. bikes were purchased through a incentivize biking as an environ- Justin Hollander. Participants the U.S. after attending a lecture According to Tufts Bikes president supplementary funding alloca- mentally friendly and efficient included scholars and govern- by Julian Agyeman, the confer- Benjamin Hoffman, the gradual tion from Tufts Community Union mode of transportation. ment officials from both Canada ence’s keynote speaker and a UEP deterioration of the original bicycles Senate. Hoffman emphasized the “These are small stickers that we and the United States. professor at Tufts. necessitated their replacement. role that Tufts Bikes’ student vol- will stick on every single one of our Conference organizer and UEP “I had gone to a lecture he deliv- “The bikes were four years old, unteers play in the management bike-share helmets, and if you have graduate student Peter Ciurczak ered, and he was talking about this getting a lot of use,” Hoffman, a of the bike share. that helmet, you get discounts at explained that the conference new and powerful idea about how, sophomore said. “As the bikes broke, “People do love the bike share, certain stores and restaurants in encouraged participants to think for the history of urban planning, the share shrunk a bit.” but they don’t really know that Boston,” Hoffman said. “For exam- beyond current planning ideas. people had always been really Tufts Bikes vice president Tufts Bikes is connected to the ple, if you go to Diesel [Cafe] in Davis “What we were trying to do was Adam Meyer added that the new bike share,” Hoffman said. “We’re kind of create a space where we see QUEBEC, page 2 bikes are better-suited for uni- very much trying to increase Tufts see BIKES, page 2

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see ARTS, page 3 see SECTION, page 3 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News | features Friday, April 4, 2014 THE TUFTS DAILY Biking promoted as environmentally-friendly alternative BIKES “It also opens up other parts of Somerville green way of traveling.” Ca r o l i n e A. We l c h continued from page 1 and Medford.” Hoffman hopes that the new bikes will Editor-in-Chief Square and show them your helmet [you get] Hoffman echoed this sentiment and added help raise awareness of the program. Students Editorial free coffee.” that Boston is not a great city for bikes. interested in renting a bike can check one out J.L. Hoagland Meyer also emphasized the potential “There are a lot of people who want a from the library for eight hours or, if they take Stephanie Haven benefits of borrowing bicycles from the way to get around fast, but at the same time it after 10 p.m., can keep it overnight. Managing Editors bike share. might not want a car,” he said. “There is “I think what it comes down to is that there Justin Rheingold Executive News Editor “More than anything, [the bikes] give peo- the element of creating a bike-friendly envi- is a lot of potential for bike riding at Tufts,” he Daniel Bottino News Editors ple a nice way to get off of campus,” he said. ronment. Bikes really are the most efficient, said. “Ride bikes. They’re fun!” Jenna Buckle Abigail Feldman Daniel Gottfried Alexa Horwitz Victoria Leistman Annabelle Roberts Denali Tietjen Discussion focuses on New England, Quebec city planning Josh Weiner Sarah Zheng Meredith Braunstein Assistant News Editors QUEBEC there’s this minority Anglo population that hopefully allow him and other participants Dana Guth continued from page 1 has really struggled in recent decades, and to enhance dialogue and strengthen connec- Kathleen Schmidt Jei-Jei Tan visionary and bold, and had come up with so they have their own kind of problems. The tions between planning institutions in the these great ideas for how cities could change conference was an opportunity to try to talk two regions. Charlotte Gilliland Executive Features Editor Emily Bartlett Features Editors and be better, but that, in recent decades, that about these things and kind of share these “There is this kind of corridor from Hannah Fingerhut energy, that passion has really dissipated,” best practices.” Montreal to Boston, and they want to Caitlin McClure Sabrina McMillin Hollander said. “We came up with this idea Ciurczak added that the scholars discussed strengthen that corridor,” he said. “They Jessica Mow of doing a conference, using the geography these dynamics when trying determine what want to strengthen communication, Shannon Vavra Maya Blackstone Assistant Features Editors of New England and Québec as a focus ... to was possible. exchange of ideas and commerce along Sophie Laing explore the questions of possibilities.” “A lot of [the conference] was a focus on that whole corridor, and so that’s ... how Jake Taber Kendall Todd Hollander noted that both his research sustainability, increasing transit to impov- they became interested.” and the conference revealed the way in erished or low income and challenged Hollander plans to continue his work Lancy Downs Executive Arts Editor which government structure has impacted neighborhoods — the things that would with Canada and Québec, and hopes to hold Brendan Donohue Arts Editors Veronica Little planning decisions. make a city feel more like a whole, bring another conference in the future. Dan O’Leary “In Québec there’s a lot more centralized more people into how a city functions “It was a really great community to be part Drew Robertson Dana Guth Assistant Arts Editors authority, so local governments don’t have as [and give] them an idea of how to do so of, and we’re hoping to continue to find ways Nika Korchok Wakulich much say in the community,” he said. “What through creative applications of finance to enhance Tufts’ relationship with Québec Anthony Martinez I was impressed with was that bigger-picture and expanding transit,” he said. and Canada,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of Jake Indursky Executive Sports Editor thinking at the provincial level has created a Overall, Hollander said the conference will commonality.” Alex Baudoin Sports Editors Alex Connors framework where you don’t really have the Ross Dember same problems of housing abandonment Zachey Kliger Kate Klots that are manifested in New England cities, Aaron Leibowitz like Springfield and Bridgeport.” Tyler Maher David McIntyre An additional difference between the two Jason Schneiderman areas is the diversity of their respective popu- Alex Schroeder Sam Gold lations, according to Hollander. Alison Kuah Assistant Sports Editors “We are a much more diverse region than Jorge Monroy-Palacio Maclyn Senear Québec is, and so we have certain ways that Chris Warren we kind of manage our diverse areas,” he Nicholas Golden Executive Op-Ed Editor said. “There’s a lot to talk about how we can Tom Chalmers Op-Ed Editors Matthew Crane do a better job, how we can better empower Scott Geldzahler the disadvantaged communities to be able to Susan Kaufman create more just outcomes.” Benjamin Boventer Cartoonists Amy Bu “Québec is not so diverse in terms of Keran Chen ethnicity, but they have what they call the Annie Levine / The tufts daily Jehan Madhani Kyle Allen Editorialists ‘Quebec question’ — the special status of The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning hosted a conference last Jorge Monroy-Palacio Quebec in the Canadian system — and Friday on visionary planning possibilities in Québec and New England. Jonathan Moore Bailey Werner Caroline Geiling Executive Photo Editor Sofia Adams Photo Editors Ethan Chan Matt Schreiber Sexual assault survivors relayed stories to audience Christie Wu Caroline Ambros Assistant Photo Editors Maya Blackstone Alexander Knapp Staff Photographers on Wednesday Annie Levine Nick Pfosi IT HAPPENS HERE read either by their actual author or another hoping that it’s going to be something that Kyra Sturgill continued from page 1 speaker. However, it was never specified if the crosses traditional social boundaries on Mitchell Katz Executive Multimedia Editors that are safe and to create programs that the stories were the reader’s own. campus, whether those boundaries are Rachel Sheldon Alexander Kaufman Senior Multimedia Editor university has not offered or is in the process “One of the really cool things about the real or perceived.” Jake Hellman Multimedia Editor of creating, but [that haven’t] come to frui- event format, and something that Tufts has Many students who attended the Aastha Chadha Assistant New Media Editor Ethan Chan tion.” done a really great job with developing fur- event felt the hard-hitting reality of the Jade Chan Annie Goodman, a junior who helped ther, is giving people more power to decide personal stories. Kristie Le organize IHH, formed a small team of stu- how their story is shared,” she said. “You don’t think about the fact that so Tanay Modi Blair Nodelman dents and started planning for the event IHH’s keynote speaker, Wagatwe many people around you have suffered from Joshua Podolsky in February. Wanjuki, is a Tufts alumna who started sexual assault on campus, a lot of them by Grace Segers “I think this issue has really picked up a blog called “Raped at Tufts University,” someone that they know,” Eva Batalla-Mann, PRODUCTION a lot of national attention in the last year,” which works to generate awareness of a sophomore and Daily columnist, said. “It’s Jen Betts Goodman said. “That visibility has really sexual assault by publishing first-hand good to be aware of these realities, even Production Director started accelerating. This moment right accounts of survivors’ stories. Since grad- though Tufts is a relatively safe place.” Montana Miller Executive Layout Editor now is a really good opportunity to push uating, Wanjuki has become a nation- Junior Jessie Serrino echoed Batalla- Adrian Lo Layout Editors forward ... We’re at a point where ... people ally recognized sexual assault activist. Mann’s sentiments. Daniel MacDonald Elliot Philips are more familiar with the language sur- Her work has been featured in Ebony “After going to It Happens Here, I was not Falcon Reese rounding the issue.” Magazine and on Feministing.com. shocked by the volume of stories, but by the Emily Rourke Andrew Stephens IHH called for story submissions of any While IHH focused on the spoken presen- depth of each one of them,” Serrino told the Chelsea Stevens length — from 15 seconds to 15 minutes tation of victims’ stories, Goodman said they Daily in an email. “We have all read statistics Betsy Allman Assistant Layout Editor Hannah Fingerhut — and form, in order to amplify survivors’ also plan to publish the victims’ experiences about sexual assault on college campuses, Kathy Lu voices about a problem that is one of the larg- on the Tufts IHH website. but the fact that these stories were made by Hannah Steinberg David Westby est in American universities, according to the “The stories ... [will] serve as a reminder people and in locations that I pass by every IHH website. of the gravity and prevalence of this issue, day made it even more impactful.” “Some of [the stories] are merely reflec- and also hopefully to keep the momentum Cramer said that the Middlebury adminis- Hadley Gibson Executive Copy Editors tions, some of them are sentiments of reac- going,” she said. “This is something that we tration supports IHH and has high hopes for Charlotte Rea Julia Russell Copy Editors tionary emotions, but they are all very, very want to have every year.” its continuation at Tufts. Rachel Salzberg Vidya Srinivasan important,” Dzyak said. “A few of them cri- Dzyak and Goodman, however, noted “It has created at Middlebury ... and I Arthur Beckel tique how we’ve gone about publicizing the that the sensitive nature of sexual assault hope it will at Tufts, a community of sur- Aastha Chadha Assistant Copy Editors Kelsey Davenport movement, and how the ‘activist commu- can pose difficulties for planning programs vivors that didn’t exist before,” she said. Jose Garcia nity’ on campus has operated and maybe like IHH. “Survivors are feeling supported and feel Kristiana Jordan Reena Karasin excluded people. But those are very impor- “The biggest challenge — not only with like they’re not alone.” Sophie Krakoff tant conversations to have.” this event, but with this general topic — is Goodman underscored the importance Jei-Jei Tan Tai Williams Goodman also noted that there was sig- navigating the line between empowering of conveying sexual violence as an issue that Yan Zhao nificant variety in the submissions to IHH, survivors and triggering survivors,” Dzyak truly happens everywhere, even in places which were all anonymous. said. “The very nature of publicizing can where the discussion is lacking. “I have been pleasantly surprised by the be both empowering and triggering, and “At Tufts, the campus is pretty bipolar,” she Nitesh Gupta Executive Online Editor number of male submissions,” she said. “I that’s something that we attempt [to elim- said. “I think there’s more hostility between BUSINESS think it’s really important for the movement inate] in every facet of the movement and people who identify as activists and those Daphne Wu as a whole to recognize that sexual violence of this event.” who don’t. 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Album Review Avicii falls short on latest remix album b y Ja m e s Da v i s than transforming the song into Daily Staff Writer something completely new, Avicii instead chooses to tweak and Swedish musician Tim Bergling, rework it. By extending the track better known as Avicii, has (so by a few minutes and drawing out far) had a short but remarkable the climactic buildups, he adds a career. Five years ago, he was just slightly more dramatic edge to an a small-time house producer. already emotional song. Now, with huge hits like “Levels” Ultimately, “True (Avicii By (2011), “Wake Me Up” (2013) and Avicii)” is a slightly more club- “” (2013), he’s almost oriented version of his poppy a household name and stands original album. With some songs at the forefront of the electronic featuring different singers or music industry. extra verses, Bergling uses this Released last year, Avicii’s record to test out ideas that he “True” was undoubtedly a depar- was unable to incorporate into ture from his traditional, synth past projects. heavy sound. Incorporating Overall, there are two ways acoustic sounds and pop vocals to view this remix album. On into the tracks, Avicii was able to the one hand, many of the seamlessly integrate the styles of songs sound far less perfected dance, folk and alternative music than their clean-cut originals. to craft a superb debut album. The mastering and mixing is His most recent endeavor offers less fleshed out, the synths are a new take on his 2013 effort. On occasionally hollow and the “True (Avicii by Avicii),” Avicii has melodies are, for the most part, remixed the nine vocal tracks on far less powerful. The majority “True.” Bergling, armed with his of the songs end up feeling a signature synths and piano melo- bit weak, especially when com- dies, reaches back toward his pro- Mark Runyon via Flickr Creative Commons pared to their original tracks. gressive, house-oriented roots. Swedish producer Tim Bergling, known as Avicii, remixes his 2013 classic ‘True’ on his latest release. However, one could argue that The album opens with the the remixed versions are not ubiquitous “Wake Me Up,” featur- response as the original does, but Unlike many of the other “Shame On Me” is a welcome intended to be judged against ing Aloe Blacc’s fantastic bluegrass with slightly less punch. remixes, “Addicted To You” is change, with a slow tempo and 2013’s tracks, which admittedly vocals. The remix keeps these time- Next up is “Hey Brother.” Like injected with a more powerful ponderous piano melody. This overshadow their successors. less sounds intact, but slows down “Wake Me Up,” this song also melody than the original. Doing track succeeds in catching the lis- Rather, Avicii’s recent experi- the tempo on the track, swapping originally featured bluegrass what he does best, Bergling tener’s ear with its meandering but ment with different sounds out the bright, uplifting melody vocals — though in the remixed perfectly integrates the sharp memorable rhythm. In the second and styles only further dem- for a softer instrumental compo- version, Avicii chooses to depart new tune with vocals, and the version of “Lay Me Down,” Avicii onstrates his commitment to sition. The album then jumps to from these roots. But by replac- result is goosebump-inducing. replaces the funky grove with his taking musical risks. Indeed, Salem Al Fakir’s rougher vocals in ing deep bluegrass with a lighter The new versions of “Dear Boy” signature synth and piano sounds. though the album lacks the “.” Cutting out the sound, Avicii completely turns and “Liar Liar” similarly dimin- Though it may not be considered punch of its original coun- hard-hitting, bumping melody of this track on its head. With a new ish the energy of the origi- his greatest work, he certainly puts terpart, it does explore some the original, Avicii instead opts for singer and a gritty electro melo- nals with steady instrumental a fresh spin on the vocals. interesting ideas and strikes a rapid, high-pitched synth line dy, the remix brings a far angrier melodies that make them feel The final track of the album is upon innovative sounds, mak- that achieves a similar emotional edge to the melancholy vocals. calmer and mellower. “Hope There’s Someone.” Rather ing it a worthwhile endeavor.

Gallery Review ‘Quilts and Color’ delivers vibrant experience b y Gr a c e Ho y t of these works include Sol LeWitt, Victor Daily Staff Writer Vasarely and Albers himself. Complementary wall colors, spacious “Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy floor plans and thoughtful wall spacing Collection,” which opened on Tuesday in create an experience that is anything but the Gund Gallery in the Museum of Fine stuffy. In different rooms, the walls are Arts, Boston (MFA), is not what you might dark purple, light grey, orange and light expect from a show on historical textiles. yellow. Thanks to hard work from the This exhibition of 58 brightly patterned MFA’s conservation laboratory, there are quilts is informed by color theory, and no exposed wires or hanging material; the rich expertise of its collectors offer an the hanging quilts appear to be mounted exhilarating new way to engage with quilts directly to the wall. Despite busy pat- as an art form. terns and bright colors, the exhibition Artists Gerald Roy and the late Paul still remains clean and spacious due to Pilgrim met in 1963 while they were stu- blank wall space and sufficient separa- dents at the California College of Arts tion between the quilts. and Crafts in Oakland, Calif. Over the “Log Cabin, Barn Raising Variation” course of 50 years, they collected 1,200 (1879) was one of the first quilts to cap- colorful quilts based on their interest in ture the attention of Roy and Pilgrim, color theory and design. Roy, who is from and is a standout piece in this exhibition. Worcester, Mass., attended The School This quilt uses color gradations to create of The Worcester Art Museum, and, as rhythms as the eye moves across them. a student, he was drawn to the work of This is a concept Albers’ discusses in his color theorist Joseph Albers. Albers’ book, book, yet the quilt was made 84 years prior “Interaction of Color” (1963) was a driving to its publication. Accompanying the text influence on the collection of quilts that for this work is commentary by Roy. This Roy and Pilgrim assembled. personal touch, which is evident in many Upon arriving at the exhibition, each of the works, allows insight into Roy and visitor receives a color wheel, and the Pilgrim’s thoughts and ideas. exhibit’s pamphlet offers some context Another pivotal work is “Field of for the unique show: “The quilts in this Diamonds Quilt” (1860). This quilt includes in this exhibition were chosen between hexagons, tumbling cubes, diamonds and their colorful fabrics [and] are arranged stars, and is truly a masterpiece of the in unusually complex ways. From the medium. Despite the static positioning of clothes we wear to the food we eat, color the quilt on the wall, it is vivacious in its influences our daily decisions. Take this ability to reveal new shapes and forms to Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston color wheel, and explore the composition an observant viewer. The dynamic exhibition features 58 different quilts based on complex color theory. and color arrangements of the remark- What truly makes this exhibition great able quilts on display.” is the passion and vision of the collectors made in the 1940s by an African American The museum is offering a variety of In light of the collectors’ interest in themselves. Whether it is their avoidance quilter in Missouri, captures the essence spring programs in conjunction with Albers’ work and color theory, the exhibi- of the traditional use of white in quilts of their collecting style. Despite its recog- themes of “Quilts and Color.” Screenings tion is organized by a variety of related — primarily because it creates too much nizable double wedding ring pattern, it is of Technicolor films like “The Wizard of themes, including vibration, gradation contrast against other colors — or their colorful, vibrant and pushes the envelope Oz” (1939), gallery talks and discussions and contrast. One of the most innovative specific interest in orange when other of traditional quilt expectations. This with Roy ar e open to the public. Tufts aspects of “Quilts and Color” is that each collectors overlooked it, Roy and Pilgrim work is not just a utilitarian object for a students can see this show for free with room features introductory wall text paired have formed an incredibly unique collec- household, but rather an expressive piece a Tufts ID, and the exhibition will be on with a work of abstract art. The artists tion. The work “Double Wedding Ring,” of art. view until July 27. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Friday, April 4, 2014 Friday, April 4, 2014 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 5 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Friday, April 4, 2014 Friday, April 4, 2014 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Friday, April 4, 2014 Friday, April 4, 2014 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 9 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Comics Friday, April 4, 2014

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b y Ra y Pa u l Bi r o n was once again able to hold Tufts to Contributing Writer just seven shots on net. The Ephs also continued to rely on their balanced The No. 6 men’s lacrosse team suf- attack, with a different player scor- fered a surprising loss to unranked ing each of the Ephs’ five goals in the Williams this past Tuesday, by a score third. Williams’ defense shut down any Men’s Lacrosse potential fourth-quarter comeback, (7-2 Overall, 4-1 NESCAC) as it held Tufts scoreless in the last 15 at Keene, N.H., Tuesday minutes of play. Tufts fired nine shots on net, but was unable to capital- Tufts 5 0 3 0 — 8 ize on any of them. Williams, on the Williams 3 5 5 2 — 15 other hand, was able to score on two of its six attempts. The final two goals of 15-8. The loss was Tufts’ second increased the Ephs’ lead to 15-8, the of the season, dropping the team to final score of the game. 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the NESCAC. “Williams is a very good and well- The Ephs’ balanced offense saw eight coached team, and we expected them different players score goals and four to be resilient and tough,” head coach more contribute assists, while the Mike Daly said. “At the end of the day, Jumbos’ national-best offense tallied they made more plays than we did, a season-low eight goals. and they deserved to win the game.” The game started quickly for With the loss, Tufts falls to second both teams. Junior attackman Andy place in the NESCAC, tied with both Grabowski opened the match with a Williams and Wesleyan. goal for Williams less than four minutes Although the loss was unexpected Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily in, but Tufts went on to score the game’s for the Jumbos, the NESCAC has prov- Freshman midfielder Brigid Bowser’s two goals were not enough to secure a win on next four goals — powered by three en to be treacherous for many teams. Wednesday, as Tufts fell to Williams, 10-5. assists from sophomore attackman John While Tufts no longer has a claim to Uppgren, making the score 4-1. first place in the conference, it is only Tufts unable to overcome Williams would go on to score two a game back from Bowdoin, who sits more times in the quarter, while Tufts at the top of standings at 5-1. would score once more on a goal from This recent setback notwithstand- junior attackman Chris Schoenhut, ing, the Jumbos have enjoyed a solid Williams, falls to 1-4 at home assisted again by Uppgren, bring- start to their 2014 campaign, which b y Wil Gl a v i n defensively, especially in the first half.” ing Tufts’ lead to 5-3. Although the has been fueled by strong play from Contributing Writer “You know, as they always say in the Jumbos recorded 16 shots on net in players across the board. NESCAC, any day, anyone can beat the first quarter, they were only able One player in particular who Before Wednesday’s game, No. 18 anyone,” Piltch added. to capitalize on five of them. Williams’ has made notable contributions is Tufts was 2-2 in the NESCAC and des- Falling behind early has been Tufts’ goalkeeper, junior Dan Whittam, had junior attackman Cole Bailey, who perately needed a win to remain in the Achilles’ heel thus far this season, and eight saves in the same period. was named NESCAC Player of the Williams exploited that flaw well. The The second quarter took on a com- Week on March 30 after his combined Women’s Lacrosse Jumbos were down just 2-1 early in the pletely different tone than the first, four-goal and 12-assist effort against (5-4 Overall, 2-3 NESCAC) game, but after allowing their opponents as Williams’ defense clamped down, Western New England University and at Bello Field, Wednesday to score four straight goals, there was no holding Tufts scoreless. After getting Conn. College. way back from a five-goal deficit for the 16 shots on goal in the first quarter, Meanwhile, Schoenhut recently Williams 7 3 — 10 home team. Tufts’ offense was only able to get off moved into second in the country in Tufts 2 3 — 5 Despite the wide margin, Tufts did seven in the second. Williams took goals per game last week with 4.38, its best to fight back at the start of advantage of Tufts’ inability to score, trailing freshman attack Alex Millikin the second half. Bowser sprinted past tallying five goals to take an 8-5 lead. of Wells College, who is averaging 5.33. running for the conference title. The Williams’ entire defense and launched “Nothing really changed between “[Bailey and Schoenhut] are two Jumbos were unable to upset the No. the ball past Piltch to reduce the deficit the first quarter and the later quar- great kids who work hard and care 12 Williams Ephs, however, who came to four. Williams’ Malicki responded ters,” sophomore attackman AJ deeply about their teammates,” Daly away with a 10-5 victory. three minutes later with her fourth and Enchill said. “We got our shots, but said. “The best part about the two of Until this point, Tufts had been final goal of the game. [we] just were not able to put the ball them is they would trade all of those averaging 11.75 goals per game. On Sophomore attacker Caroline Ross in the net.” individual recognitions for team suc- Wednesday, though, the Jumbos scored kept the Jumbos alive by netting two free Williams continued to build off of its cess. I bet if you asked them, they just five in their third conference loss position shots, which brought the score surge, scoring 31 seconds into the third would gladly have stood on the side- of the season. to 8-5. That was as close as the game quarter and increasing its lead to four. line Tuesday and won, versus playing While the Ephs did not blow out the would get. The Jumbos, however, struck back with and losing.” Jumbos, they were in control through- The comeback effort flagged as two quick goals to bring the score to Tufts, looking to compete for the out the entire 60 minutes, never once quickly as it had gathered momentum. 9-7 with 12:39 left in the third. NESCAC title this year, will need both giving up the lead. Senior captain The Jumbos could not muster a single Both teams then each traded goals Schoenhut and Bailey to step up when Rebecca McGovern netted the Ephs’ goal in the final 14 minutes of the before the Ephs went on a three-goal it travels to Hamilton on Saturday in first goal of the day just a minute and a game. Piltch and her defense hunkered spree to end the quarter. Williams search of its fifth conference win. half into the game. Six and a half min- down, and the Ephs’ offense added two utes later, junior midfielder Rebecca more goals to seal the win. Bell added her only goal of the day. Williams now sits alone in fourth Early on, it appeared that the game place in the NESCAC, and will conclude was going to be a defensive battle, as its season with games later this month the score remained 2-0 through 13 against Amherst and Middlebury, the minutes of play. The Jumbos’ defense first- and second-place teams in the was doing an excellent job of pro- conference, respectively. tecting junior goalkeeper Rachel “Every game in the NESCAC is a Gallimore, and sophomore midfielder big game,” Piltch said. “That’s true Brigid Bowser put Tufts on the board of Amherst and Middlebury, but it is with a free position shot around the also true of Wesleyan ... Hamilton and 17-minute mark. Colby, so every game is important, and Shortly after Bowser’s goal, however, that is how we like to treat it.” the game started to slip away from the As for the Jumbos, they sit in the bot- Jumbos. tom half of the NESCAC with a 5-4 overall Williams scored four consecutive record and a 2-3 in-conference record. goals in a span of six minutes. Junior The team still has five conference attacker Bridget Malicki, the team’s games left, but Tufts has lost three second-leading scorer, drove past Tufts’ straight games at Bello Field and finds defenders with ease, scoring two of her itself quickly slipping away in the stand- four total goals during this stretch. ings from the NESCAC powerhouses. Williams scored once more in the The Jumbos will need to turn things first half, but junior attacker Kali DiGate around within its next several games to responded with a goal of her own for save the season. Tufts on a pass from senior captain “I think that we had good moments Gabby Horner, for a 7-2 halftime score. on the field, but we didn’t put all of the “We just wanted to come out strong,” pieces together, and that’s what you Williams senior goalkeeper Ali Piltch need to do at the end of the day,” Tufts said. “We know Tufts is a strong team, junior midfielder Lindsey Walker said. and they are fast in the midfield espe- “I think our mindset is to go back to the cially. They have some great goal scor- basics. We really just need to focus on Katy McConnell / The Tufts Daily ers, so we wanted to be sure to be ready the fundamentals, and if we can do all Senior midfielder Peter Bowers scored two goals for Tufts on Tuesday, but the men’s for that [challenge]. Getting the goal in those right, we’re going to come out on lacrosse team was upset by Williams, 15-8. the beginning allowed us to pick it up the field with a win.”