Where You Read It First Mostly Sunny 72/53 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LIX, NUMBER 58 FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 TUFTSDAILY.COM Sol Gittleman speaks with students at After Hours Tufts moves to make more dorms handicap-accessible BY BRIONNA JIMERSON part of a trial in making campuses Contributing Writer across the state more compliant with disabled accessibility requirements for A master plan to make Tufts’ housing public buildings. more accessible to individuals with dis- Reynolds noted that while ideally abilities is in the process of being final- they would like to upgrade all the ized and is awaiting formal approval buildings on campus to make them from regulatory authorities. completely accessible, older buildings Richard Reynolds, vice president for present a challenge to this goal. operations in the Facilities Department “You have to keep in mind the age and Rudi Pizzi, deferred maintenance of the Medford campus,” Reynolds program manager, are leading the effort said. “With the older buildings come to make Tufts more handicap-friendly, many restraints. If we were building in collaboration with the Massachusetts a brand new building, it would be Architectural Access Board (MAAB). entirely accessible, but with more his- MAAB is a regulatory agency with- toric buildings, we recognize our limi- in the Massachusetts Office of Public tations.” Safety that aims to make public build- Reynolds cited as an example a proj- ings accessible for use by persons with ect to over the summer remodel all the disabilities. bathrooms in West Hall, which faced Facilities and MAAB worked togeth- challenges because of existing legis- er to create a master plan for mak- lation regarding handicap-accessible ANNE WERMIEL/TUFTS DAILY ing dorms handicap-accessible while buildings. Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Sol Gittleman last evening spoke equipping them with newer facilities. “Under law, [remodeling the bath- in Brown and Brew about the history of aggression and violence and the possibil- Plans for renovating existing dorm rooms] requires us to make all floors ity of future change. Gittleman was speaking in the final installment of the Tufts buildings began in February, according accessible to the disabled,” Reynolds Community Union Education Committee-sponsored After Hours informal lecture to Reynolds. and conversation series, meant to foster intellectual life on campus. MAAB is collaborating with Tufts as see RENOVATIONS, page 3 Theta Chi goes Drake cancels at UMass Lowell but still slated for appearance at Spring Fling hairless for Haiti BY AMELIE HECHT Daily Editorial Board BY AMELIE HECHT donors involved in the actu- Daily Editorial Board al event itself,” Theta Chi Drake was yesterday a no- President Danny Wittels, a show at his scheduled con- The brothers of Theta Chi junior, said. cert at the University of will today be continuing their The money raised from this Massachusetts Lowell (UMass annual tradition of shaving year’s event will be donated Lowell) due to medical rea- their heads for a good cause to the Haitian Coalition of sons, but is on track to per- as they make a final push Somerville, a local charity form tomorrow at Spring Fling, toward their goal of raising tied to the Haitian commu- according to his publicist, a total of $3,000 to raise nity, Kulkarni said. Sarah Cunningham. money for Haiti relief. “We thought that while it “The university was The brothers have focused was great to help people in informed today that Drake is their philanthropic efforts Haiti, there were also people on doctor-mandated vocal rest this semester on Haiti after locally that we could help,” and cannot perform tomorrow an earthquake in January Wittels said. night,” UMass Lowell said in devastated the country. The Haitian Coalition of a press release on Wednesday. “One of our recent alum- Somerville is a group that “This performance will be nus is of Haitian descent provides financial, social and rescheduled, and the new date and had a lot of family liv- political support to Haitians will be announced as soon as ing around Port-au-Prince,” living in Somerville and other that information is available.” junior Brendan Blaney, the neighboring communities. Programming Board fraternity’s philanthropy “We usually donate Co-Chair Nicole Goodwin, a chair, said. “He’s pretty close the money we raise to sophomore, said that she has to us, so we decided to step the American Heart been assured that Drake will up and help out early after [Association,]” Kulkarni said. not cancel his performance at [the earthquake] happened.” “We have been fundraising Tufts. Theta Chi every year hosts a lot for Haiti this year, so “We are fully expecting him the head-shaving event in we decided to continue our to play at our Spring Fling,” which brothers volunteer to efforts to support them this Goodwin said. “He is sched- have their heads shaved in year.” uled to perform at Syracuse exchange for donations. Each Last year’s event raised [today] and he has not can- brother who volunteers will over $600 dollars, according celed that performance.” have a jar to collect dona- to Wittels. When asked if Programming tions. Once a brother’s jar “Our goal is to at least Board had a contingency plan has amassed $30, he will match what we raised last in place, Goodwin said, “No, shave his head in front of the year,” Wittels said. “Obviously we are certain he is coming.” crowd. we want to raise even more, Brittany Frederickson, the “It looks like we are going but if we match $600, we will public relations director for to have between 10 and 15 be happy.” the Syracuse University’s pro- COURTESY MATT BARNES brothers shaving their heads Theta Chi has been work- gramming board, told the Drake had to cancel his concert at UMass Lowell for medical reasons. this year,” sophomore Adi ing the whole semester to Daily that the university’s Kulkarni, the fraternity’s phi- raise funds for Haiti relief Block Party concert featuring and they are playing show after damage your vocal cords if you lanthropy chair, said. and has already raised over Drake, among other artists, is show and sleeping on a tour don’t take the necessary rest.” Those who donate will have $2,500 by selling “Tufts for still set to take place. bus and going from being on a Cunningham added that the opportunity to help par- Haiti” wristbands. Cunningham explained that hot stage and then rushing to Drake only required one night ticipate in the actual shaving “We’ve raised $2,500 over being on tour is physically a cold bus, it’s easy to pick up off and will be performing as of the brothers’ heads. draining. colds and strain your voice,” “It’s a good way to get see SHAVE, page 3 “When artists are touring Cunningham said. “You can see DRAKE, page 3 Inside this issue Today’s Sections The Hold Steady’s lat- The softball team will News | Features 1 Sports 10 est album relies mostly head to Colby this on guitar due to the weekend looking to Arts & Living 5Classifieds 15 loss of the band’s key- win a division title. Comics 9 boardist. see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, page 10 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, April 30, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY Despite health risks, fake KERIANNE M. OKIE Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL tanning a growing trend Caryn Horowitz Grace Lamb-Atkinson BY CHRISTINA LUO The kind found in tanning beds, UVA, is you will,” she said. Daily Staff Writer much more damaging and penetrating than The obligation to tan for an extracur- Managing Editors UVB, which only harms the external layers ricular activity such as ballroom dancing Ellen Kan Executive News Editor Even though it is only just getting warm of the skin. UVA rays affect skin pigmenta- indicates the extent to which tanning Michael Del Moro News Editors Harrison Jacobs enough for students to sunbathe on the tion and don’t create the sunburns caused has become a serious consideration for Katherine Sawyer residential quad, for some Jumbos who just by UVB rays; tanning booths only emit UVA young people. The cultural phenomenon Saumya Vaishampayan can’t seem to get enough of the sun, there’s rays, ultimately creating more long-term of “Jersey Shore,” the MTV show about Marissa Gallerani Assistant News Editors Amelie Hecht always the option of tanning beds and spray damage to the skin. self-described “guidos” and “guidettes,” Corinne Segal tans to get that bronzed look. Increased risk of skin cancer and other also demonstrates how many people con- Martha Shanahan Studies consistently show, however, how skin damage seems to be a fact that numer- sider tanning a necessity for an attrac- Jenny White dangerous tanning can be. According to ous Tufts students are aware of, and even tive appearance. “Jersey Shore” star Mike Brent Yarnell a study conducted by the World Health deterred by. “The Situation” Sorrentino’s three steps Carter Rogers Executive Features Editor Organization, the risk of melanoma, a type “It’s truly devastating to your health,” Lisa to looking good for a night out are “gym, Marissa Carberry Features Editors of skin cancer, increases by 75 percent for Zingman, a sophomore majoring in com- tan and laundry.” Robin Carol Emily Maretsky people under 30 who use tanning frequent- munity health, said. “It causes cancer, and However, members of one group of real- Mary Beth Griggs Assistant Features Editors ly. Additionally, there has been a significant I personally would never go in a tanning ity television stars, Tufts’ own Beelzebubs, Emilia Luna spike in the number of melanoma cases in booth or artificially tan.” do not artificially tan.