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b y Je n n a Bu c k l e Alongside the prelude’s observations Daily Editorial Board about the student experience and the need to foster active learning in class- The administration this month rooms, Harris highlighted the section on released the Prelude to the Strategic Plan diversity and inclusion. concludesin an effort to further engage thefirst Tufts “Asphase our pride increases, as the quality community in the university-wide strate- of [a Tufts education] goes up, so does gic planning initiative that launched last our obligation to make sure that this is October, Tufts: The Next 10 Years (T10). not just something for the wealthy ... The 40-page prelude document That’s where financial aid comes in,” outlines the findings of seven work- he said. ing groups, four core committees and The prelude also proposes a new mis- a steering committee during the first sion statement that stresses that Tufts phase of the T10 process and will be is a student-centered institution with a used to draft the final 10-year strategic commitment to knowledge, inclusion, plan by November. innovation and impact. The prelude primarily serves as a This revised mission statement, guide for soliciting community feedback about 10 percent of the length of Tufts’ and invites students, faculty and staff to current page-long mission, will be pre- complete surveys after reading each sec- sented to the Board of Trustees for tion, according to Associate Provost for approval along with the final strategic Academic Planning LouAnn Westall. plan, according to Harris. “What will be important as we move “[The new mission statement] is forward in the process with getting com- really a synthesis of the key messages Oliver Porter / Tufts Daily munity input and working with our steer- of what Tufts is,” Westall said. “It’s The Joey shuttle will now transport students to the Stop & Shop supermarket in Fellsway ing committee is how we are going to much more succinct.” Plaza every Wednesday and Thursday evening. prioritize those initiatives, or things that The process leading up to the cre- bubbled up to be very, very important,” ation of the prelude involved preparing she said. 10-page reports in specialized working Discussions throughout the T10 pro- groups, according to Anjuli Branz, a cess have centered on key areas affecting senior on the Active Citizenship and the university like teaching and learn- Public Service Working Group. Her ing, research and scholarship, impact on group focused on defining active citi- society and enabling services, technolo- zenship and how to connect the vari- b y An n a b e l l e Ro b e r t s to Chair of the Tufts Community Union gies and resources, Provost and Senior ous public service projects across cam- StopDaily & Editorial Shop Board offers(TCU) Senate Services new Committee Christie Vice President David Harris said. pus, she said. Maciejewski, a junior. He emphasized that Tufts is relatively “What was so great about being on The Joey shuttle yesterday debuted a Fellsway Plaza, which is approximately 10 young as a research institution and that the working group also was being able to new route to the Stop & Shop supermar- minutes away from the Medford/Somerville it is crucial to develop a strategic plan hear from professors at all the different Joeyket in Fellsway shuttle Plaza to provide students to campus, market also offers a number of other stores to determine where to invest the univer- schools about what they’re doing, and with an easy and affordable option for and restaurants, including Chipotle, CVS, sity’s resources during a challenging time I really had no idea before I interacted buying groceries. Men’s Wearhouse, Off Broadway Shoes and in higher education. with them that they were doing such Funded by Stop & Shop, the free service Outback Steakhouse. “It’s really important at this point to awesome work,” Branz said. will run every Wednesday and Thursday, The Senate Services Committee sort of take stock and say, ‘As these dif- Senior Yulia Korovikov, a student rep- leaving from the upper patio of the Mayer last month came up with the idea to ferent parts are maturing, and as they’ve resentative on the Teaching and Learning Campus Center at 7:45 p.m. and bring- been changing, what can we collectively ing students back by 9:45 p.m., according see JOEY, page 2 do?’” Harris said. see STRATEGIC PLAN, page 2

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Bill Weber, senior conservationist with Weberthe Wildlife Conservation discusses Society and co- gorilla conservation in Rwanda founder of the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda, last night discussed the lessons he has learned through his work preserving gorilla habitats in Central Africa. Weber’s presentation, titled “Gorillas and Elephants, People and Parks: Lessons in Conservation and Conflict from Central Africa,” was held in the Cabot Intercultural Center. The event was sponsored by the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy’s (CIERP) Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Weber’s work in international conserva- tion primarily focuses on the human aspects of conservation. According to Adjunct Assistant Professor of

International Environmental Policy Charles Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily Chester, who organized the event, Weber has International conservationist Bill Weber last night discussed the lessons he has learned about the tension between human needs and conserv- the unique ability to understand and clearly ing biodiversity through his work with gorillas in Rwanda. explain the tension between human needs and conserving biodiversity. individuals who can speak on how to resolve gorilla expert Amy Vedder, in the late 1970s. tourism venture designed to attract visitors “Bill combines a passion for wildlife with this tension, and Bill Weber is one of those Throughout his talk, Weber highlighted the to visit free-ranging mountain gorillas in an understanding of what it takes to ensure precious few.” many lessons he learned from the challeng- order to financially support the preservation that wildlife can survive in areas where the Weber told the audience the story of es and successes he experienced in creating of gorilla habitats. The project also works to human need and right to basic resources is the founding of Mountain Gorilla Project, and developing the project. intense,” Chester said. “There are too few which he created with his wife, biologist and The Mountain Gorilla Project is an eco- see WEBER, page 2

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Students learn from News 1 Op-Ed 11 Learn the real story professionals behind- behind Alex’s Place on the-scenes while work- Features 3 Comics 12 the Tich rooftop. ing on “Old Guy.” Weekender 5Classifieds 15 Editorial 10 Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see WEEKENDER, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Thursday, March 28, 2013 access to groceries Police briefs ‘Pineapple Express’ JOEY T, especially,” she said. “It’s just so hard to carry reported to the Office of the Dean of continuedNew from Joey page 1 route to provideyour groceries back easier home, especially if you are The Tufts University Police Department Student Affairs. introduce a service to bus students to a getting a lot of heavier items.” (TUPD) on March 14 at 11:47 p.m. nearby grocery store. Maciejewski and Food shopping can be particularly dif- dispatched officers to Tilton Hall on Flash grenade freshman Senator Brian Tesser led the ficult as an underclassman without a car, the report of the odor of burning project, according to Tesser. Tesser added. marijuana. Police located the room TUPD officers on March 15 sometime after Tesser explained that, since there are not “Every time I’ve gone grocery shopping, I’ve that the smell was coming from and 3 p.m. received a call about a man walking many supermarkets within walking distance taken the T to Alewife, walked half a mile, then knocked on the door. Moments later, down Professors Row near Packard Avenue. of campus, buying groceries is often an expen- come back,” he said. a student opened the door. Officers A female staff member had been walking sive and inconvenient task. Easy access to a supermarket like Stop & observed six people inside the room, toward the man when he exposed his geni- “There are a lot of students living off cam- Shop also provides a healthier alternative to a grinder on the desk, a vaporizer and tals to her. Police received a description of pus who need to buy groceries, and there are what has previously been available to stu- a window fan in exhaust position try- the suspect and located him further down a lot of students on campus that go to buy dents, Maciejewski said. ing to blow the smell out of the room. Professors Row. The man was arrested. groceries for their dorms,” Tesser said. “We “I’m sure a lot of students take the Joey to go All items were confiscated and put in realize there is no convenient and affordable to CVS and pick up some stuff there because an evidence locker. The students were — compiled by Jenna Buckle outlet to do that for students, so we looked there is no real supermarket that anyone can into the potential of getting a shuttle to a get to without a car or walking pretty far,” she supermarket.” said. “I hope it will encourage healthier eating The new Joey route will be free both to stu- styles for people and access to better food.” dents and members of the Tufts community, Since the service currently exists in its trial as Stop & Shop will provide the service to and stages, more days and times may be offered in from campus in order to boost revenue for the future, Maciejewski said, adding that the their store, Tesser said. shuttle will continue to run as long as Stop & “Stop & Shop reached out to [Joseph’s Shop pays for the service. InternationalWEBER conservationist “The sleepy city of Kigali shares in Rwanda Transportation], who then reached out to “Hopefully a lot of people try it out to continued from page 1 changed into a city of hotels, uni- Tufts, and when we came up with the same show that they are interested, and hopefully raise awareness among Rwandans of the versities and the center for national idea, it kind of all meshed together,” he said. it will continue all of next year and the year lessonsimportance of animal from conservation. Centralgenocide,” Africa Weber said. “Rwanda just Maciejewski reflected on her personal after and continue on,” she said. “We’re not In its early days, the project successfully came back as this amazing phoenix.” struggle with buying groceries without the aid paying, so we don’t have total control, but increased rates of tourism in Rwanda and The young generation of Rwandans of a Joey route. if enough Tufts students [take the bus], it generated strong community awareness of post-genocide provided strong public “It’s hard to go grocery shopping taking the should last indefinitely.” and support for national parks and conser- support for the national parks, viewing vation land, Weber explained. ecotourism as a viable means of gener- “Things were looking very good with ating the funds necessary to grow public an increase in gorilla populations and schools and medical clinics throughout two-thirds of the local residents support- the country. ing the continued maintenance of the Community involvement was a national park for watershed values and central focus of the Mountain Gorilla other community and national benefits Project, which strived to implement its from tourism,” Weber said. “Things looked programs without impacting the lands great in Rwanda with our multidisciplinary of the local people, Weber explained. approach with Amy as a biologist and The organization used rudimentary GIS myself as more of a social scientist looking systems in the form of charcoal-drawn at the people’s side of things, and money maps and hosted community talks in an coming into the system and the national effort to work hand-in-hand with com- parks having political and public support.” munity members to create park bound- During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, aries and design the overall structure of however, much of the country’s national national parks. park lands were razed and the project Ultimately, he noted, the rebuilding of witnessed disastrous loss, Weber said. Ten the nation’s national parks increased not years later, Weber returned with the sup- only the gorilla population, but also the

Oliver Porter / The Tufts Daily port of locals to help rebuild the national populations of other animals, including Funded by Stop & Shop, the new route will continue as long as the supermarket pays for the service. parks. Upon his arrival, he saw a country elephants, helping to increase the national experiencing great new economic growth. parks’ overall biodiversity.

STRATEGIC PLAN continued from page 1 Core Committee, said that her committee Tuftsmet between tosix and release eight times to discuss final draft of 10-year plan in November topics such as online learning, commu- nity learning and faculty development. The core committees reviewed infor- mation from the working group reports and submitted separate reports to the steering committee, she said. Harris added that they designed a system of core committees and working groups to make the process inclusive. “We knew that people are going to be more excited about implementing [the strategic plan] if they’ve been involved in the creation than if something just gets launched one day from Ballou Hall and they had no idea where it is or where it came from,” Harris said. Students, staff and faculty have already provided input through filling out the prelude’s surveys in the past week, Westall said. She hopes that there will be a spike in data following open community forums and town meetings about the document. Westall and Harris encouraged stu- dents to read the prelude and participate in the public forums to help shape the strategic plan. “I, or someone else, may show up where you least expect us and start ask- ing you about it, so be ready,” Harris said. “Be it the dining halls or who knows where, [we want] to talk to students about what they think about Tufts now.” Korovikov said that her experience on a core committee opened her eyes the administration’s efforts. “This university stands here for us, and they don’t want to make any changes that wouldn’t go with the val- ues of the institution,” she said. “It’s a living institution — it can change, it can adapt and it can grow, but we want it to grow in accordance with the origi- Kyra Sturgill / Tufts Daily Archives nal values of Tufts of education and The administration this month released the Prelude to the Strategic Plan to inform the Tufts community about the Tufts: The Next 10 Years inclusivity and learning.” (T10) strategic planning initiative that started in October. 3

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Brionna Jimerson | History on the Hill: Alex’s Place Respect Your Elders b y Sh a n n o n Va v r a Daily Editorial Board Degrees of This article is the second in a series exploring separation the historical background of sites and build- ings on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus. hen I was applying to col- The library roof is a perennially popu- leges, none of my potentially lar meeting spot for Tufts students and fac- first-generation college-bound ulty alike, especially as spring approaches. friends had the nerve to enter- However, the site has more to it than a view tainW the thought of a gap year. I never thought of the Boston skyline. Tisch’s rooftop houses critically about the prospect of volunteering Alex’s Place, a memorial dedicated in the on a political campaign or working full-time spring of 2009 to honor Alex Mendell, who at an internship before delving into the committed suicide in 2003 as a sophomore overpriced pressure cooker that is higher at Tufts. education. “College is not an option; you According to Vice President of University will go to college,” my grandmother would Advancement Eric Johnson, it was Alex’s par- say at the outset of any conversation we had ents, Tom and Andrea Mendell, who first about higher education. brought attention to the idea of a creating a A lifetime of being looked over and profes- memorial and initiated the project. sionally punished for not having completed “When we decided to do a memorial for a college program had taught her that, while Alex, it was clear to us that the rooftop was academic pursuits and interests were just special and underutilized and also a space dandy, college degrees breed opportunity, that he cared about,” Tom Mendell told the for better or for worse. Daily over the phone this week. In my high school, the graduating seniors According to Johnson, who served as the wrote their university acceptances on paper university’s executive director of develop- stars outside the college counselor’s office. ment at the time of the space’s unveiling in I watched for weeks as stars were decked Zhuangchen Zhou / The Tufts Daily 2009, the rooftop used to have several large out with bubble letters of household name Dedicated in 2009, Alex’s Place serves as a memorial for Tufts student Alex Mendell. planter-like concrete boxes containing just institutions and filled up like laundry lists dirt and grass. of the club ski team and a member of the pilot is qualified to fly in bad weather con- of acceptances. I asked a student why he “It was a fairly ugly space, but it could turn Delta Tau Delta fraternity. ditions such as rain, fog or snow. Andrea had not written anything down (as if he had into a great place,” Johnson said. “[Alex] took a lot of pride in the Tufts cam- recalled how Alex once piloted a plane to to explain his decision-making), he said, According to Director of Galleries and pus, and he thought that students should transport their family during a bad storm. “College isn’t for me.” I realized that I, like Collections Amy Schlegel, the artistic and actively be involved in the campus,” Tom “He flew us back from Vermont one year most of our peers, had assumed that the col- architectural design team for the proj- Mendell said. “He got upset when people lit- in a complete whiteout,” she said. lege would bring with it the promises of its ect was selected through the standard tered, things like that.” Tom said that the family still does not magical symbolism. We had not taken into Request for Quotations (RFQ) process, The redesign of the rooftop was intended know why exactly Alex took his own life. consideration the fact that so many of us where different teams of architects and to reflect the rhythms of both Alex’s life and “He had everything going for him. truly are not “cut out” for endless lectures, artists bid for the project. campus life. After Ferrara and Friedberg There’s a lot of mystery involved. Nothing rote memorization or academia. “Because Tufts is an internationally recog- were chosen to redesign the space, efforts has come out in the 10 years since that But what about our peers, the foot sol- nized university, we felt it would be appro- were made to make students and faculty tells us what was going through his head,” diers who maintain that college isn’t the right priate to look internationally for a public aware of the project on campus. Mendell said. “This was a wonderful kid. I option, and the strength it takes to actively artist and/or landscape architectural team “Students in a museum studies course don’t know that he had any enemies. This reject the social flogging that comes along to refurbish the Tisch Library rooftop plaza/ I taught during the semester just before [redesign] was a way we could help memo- with actively deciding against college? site,” Schlegel told the Daily in an email. construction began organized a small rialize his memory and benefit the campus A great friend of mine inspired this col- New York-based artist Jackie Ferrara’s exhibition of Jackie Ferrara’s indoor in a way [that would make him] smile.” umn about the foot soldiers who opt out of design was chosen from 150 artists’ and sculpture and ‘models,’ and they also Alex’s loss was devastating for his family college in pursuit of work, stability, discovery, designers’ submissions, according to a 2009 produced a video interview with Ferrara and community. However, his memorial duty or an unknown number of other quests publication of Around the Circle, the news- and Friedberg that looped inside the on the Tisch roof continues to honor his and decisions and how they are judged with- letter of the Tufts University Art Gallery’s exhibition,” Schlegel said. life by giving back to the Tufts community. out any regard to the internal work required Contemporary Art Circle. Ferrara chose to Tom and Andrea Mendell said that one of “It was a tremendous tragedy for us and to make such a decision. It is as monumental collaborate with M. Paul Friedberg, an inter- the objectives in funding this project was to a tremendous tragedy for him,” Tom said. a choice to choose, at 18, an institution where nationally renowned landscape artist, in create something that not only honored their “He had a future. The one characteristic you will live, study and be molded as it is to facilitating the construction of the design. son, but also benefited the Tufts community. everyone remembers about him is how choose to be shaped in the “real world.” “We liked the work of each of them sepa- “We think it’s a nice memorial for Alex bright and curious he was. He’d always be Not until relatively recently in Western rately, and they had worked together before, and it’s terrific for the school,” Tom said. asking more questions.” educational history did lawyers, doctors, so it made sense,” Tom Mendell said. “So we “We hear all the time from faculty, stu- “What better way to keep his memory journalists and architects pursue higher edu- had the combination of a landscape architect dents and prospective students about alive than at the university where young cation to learn their trade instead of the usual and an artist, several people from the univer- how lovely the space is.” people and students are learning?” Andrea route of apprenticeship. An added emphasis sity and us. Adele Bacow was very involved. The open area of the memorial con- added. “It’s perpetual.” on “formal” education instead of vocational Everyone we dealt with was terrific.” tains a mosaic floor that doubles as skill makes it easy to judge the individuals The Mendells continued to be involved — a sundial, an L-shaped trellis, raised who choose not to go to college because they both personally and financially — through- planting beds, a clear view of the know that it’s not the only option. out the process of designing and construct- Boston skyline and the view of campus Throwback Thursday The concept of a college education is ing the memorial. that Alex loved so much. This area was extremely complex, way too intense for 600 “The Mendells grew to love the project intended for and is now used for vari- words, and every day, it’s being further com- and the site so much they came along with ous campus functions, exhibits and plicated, glorified and debunked by those the artists’ vision for transforming the site special events. inside and outside of the “ivory towers.” and made a larger gift that perhaps they were “We use it, actually, for alumni functions College degrees try to connote that a per- initially planning,” Schlegel said. “Of course and a variety of large student functions, and son has chosen one life path over another, they met Jackie Ferrara when she was first there are smaller functions as well,” Johnson aligned herself with another set of goals selected. So, in short, they were very engaged said. “It’s a space where people can go with- and expectations over another, and the par- and involved throughout the process.” out having a particular function, and they allel is to be drawn stiffly between those According to Tom Mendell, Alex had an can just hang out, too.” with degrees and those without who instead idea of someday building a coffee shop on Heading farther into Alex’s Place, there attend the school of life. top of the Tisch Library to create a space for are three outdoor “rooms” that are par- We are going to call these degrees of sepa- students and faculty to meet up and hang tially secluded from the rest of the roof, ration. Let us consider the self-knowledge out. To honor this vision, the Mendells origi- which provide spaces for contemplation (or -awareness, or a lack thereof) that it nally thought about building a coffee shop as or quiet study. A canopy overhead of limbs takes to do that and the people who are a memorial. from river birch trees and hostas is meant not in college because it was not for them, “The rooftop was a perfect place to do to add to the meditative atmosphere of because it was not made for them. These [this], but unfortunately the Tisch Library these spaces. spaces weren’t made with everyone in mind wouldn’t let that happen because they “The use [of each space] is entire- — we can be honest about that. From what were going to put one in their library,” Tom ly discretionary. The visitor can decide is taught to which programs are funded and Mendell said. Tisch opened the Tower Café in how to respond to the space,” Ferrara underfunded to how dissent is “managed,” the fall of 2005. said in the 2009 Around the Circle issue. it is clear. So when someone can break “So we were only capable of beautifying “We, as designers, are facilitators. Having from that and know it’s not for them, that the rooftop,” Andrea Mendell said. “Before, it released the design, our interest is to see is why they are they judged, put down as was an eyesore.” how creatively the visitor encounters and “go-nowhere” people. They are seen this According to Schlegel, the Mendells decid- uses the place.” way because they refused to enter into situ- ed by early 2006 that a renovation of the There are some subtleties in the design ations that could do more harm than good, rooftop was ideal for the project, due to its of the space as well that commemorate because they don’t subject themselves to central location on campus. This was meant Alex. For example, Alex’s name is spelled these environments. to honor Alex’s involvement in a variety of out in Morse code along the northern end student groups on campus. of the L-shaped trellis. Ferrara included Tufts Daily Archives Alex was a senator on the Tufts Community this feature because pilots use Morse code Tim Thurrott, a resident of Medford, Brionna Jimerson is a senior major- Union (TCU) Senate for the entirety of his and Alex was an Instrument-Rated pilot, cruises down Packard Ave. in 1988. ing in American studies. She can be time on campus. He also served as the co- according to Tom. Photo by Denise Drower. reached at Brionna.Jimerson@tufts. chairman of the Women’s Union, a member An Instrumental Rating denotes that a edu or on Twitter @brionnajay. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement Thursday, March 28, 2013 5

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s seen in Tuesday’s Features piece on “Old Guy,” Jennifer Burton’s students in DR 194: Independent Film Production have had the opportunityA to work on a professional set as they film a six-episode series that looks to dispel myths and stereotypes about the elderly. Focusing on the life of an 85-year- old actor, the series aims to draw attention to the nuances and individualities of the elderly, contrary to their typical portrayal in American media. In addition to serving as a way to provoke conversations about ageism and old-age stereotypes, the pro- duction has also allowed the 10 students working on it the chance to shadow and work with professional mentors in impor- tant positions, such as sound operator and director of photography (DP). Junior Lia Kastrinakis described the professional aspect of the production as being a key element of the experience. “Being able to be on a profession- al production like that was really cool because we were all tired and it was early, but you could just tell from the energy that everyone is passionate about what they’re doing and so excited to be there — that it’s much different from something that is not at the professional Courtesy Katja Torres Linda Ross Girard, a drama professor who came on as costumer level,” Kastrinakis said. for “Old Guy,” works with actor Roger Burton and psychology As a visual companion to the earli- professor Aniruddh Patel. Girard also brought in some of her er Features article, the following photo students to assist with the production. spread offers an inside look at this unique academic and professional experience.

Courtesy Gabrielle Burton Students Marnie Kingsley, Michael Grant, Bruce Wang and Lai-San Ho work on the Courtesy Gabrielle Burton set of “Old Guy.” Tufts professors Jennifer Burton and Howard Woolf join them, Junior Lia Kastrinakis works on the sound crew with professional sound opera- along with professional mentors, including director Maria Burton, DP Alice Brooks tors Mario Cardenas and Zach Camera, who also served as mentors to students in and gaffer Harry Pray. Students said they found the experience of working with a the class. When asked about the experience of working with a professional on set, team of professionals invaluable, with freshman Josh Grelle adding, “They all had dif- Kastrinakis said, “He was really great at explaining to me what everything was and ferent experiences and opinions and they had never worked with each other before how everything worked, and took me under his wing ... He was very professional and either, so it was interesting to see how they worked together.” it was a really good experience.”

Courtesy Gabrielle Burton Junior Kaveh Veyssi and senior Katja Torres work on the “Old Guy” set alongside professor Howard Woolf and mentor Harry Pray. Burton was extremely pleased with how the professional Courtesy Gabrielle Burton mentor system ended up working out. “The people that we brought in, the mentors, many of Seniors Bruce Wang and Lai-San Ho work with camera equipment on the set of “Old them have some background in education, so they’ve taught in various institutions around the Guy.” Both students were trained by professional mentors and able to assist the camera country. And that was great to see, since I knew they were great artists and I didn’t know if they’d crew, with Wang being camera operator for the second camera and Ho assisting with be as good as teachers,” he said. “But to watch them sort of taking these students under their both shooting and management of the camera team. wing and seeing them as the next generation of filmmakers, that was really exciting for me.” 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender Thursday, March 28, 2013

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Courtesy Nicola Dove / A24 Films Up-and-comer Alice Englert and Elle Fanning share chemistry as best friends caught in a tumultuous time. Ensemble cast shines in period piece ‘Ginger & Rosa’ b y Ja q u e l i n e No a c k hair length and style and ability to com- As most 17-year-olds do, these young acter, as Englert portrays a character Daily Editorial Board municate just by looking at one another. women search for meaning in their lives. that is lost and easily manipulated. Spall Innocent and curious, they venture out Rosa experiments with men of different and Platt make an amazing, easygo- “Ginger & Rosa” is the coming-of-age into a world of unease. Rosa is the spon- ages, while Ginger devotes her time to ing and nurturing couple who at many story of two best friends growing up in taneous and whimsical half to Ginger’s writing poetry and attending left-wing points in the film serve as parental fig- England in the early 1960s. During the politically and intellectually charged half. meetings. As the two girls take interest ures to Ginger — more so than her For most of the film, they are inseparable. in different things, they inevitably begin actual parents. Ginger & Rosa Director Sally Potter gives “Ginger & to grow apart. Although they continue to Overall, “Ginger & Rosa” is full of Rosa” a very nostalgic feel, and from spend time together, their conversations emotion, pain, comfort and curiosity. the set decoration to the soft and dark become one-sided and erratic. Here is These two young women are anxious tint of the film, the audience is swept where the film faces a sort of hindrance: to enter the real world. The audience Starring Elle Fanning, Alessandro into the era of uncertainty. The film The points of tension and confrontation is also curious to see what drives each Nivola, Christina Hendricks focuses largely on Ginger’s story, given between Ginger and Rosa seem artificial of them and why, in the end, they make Directed by Sally Porter that her family and family friends also because of trite dialogue. regrettable decisions driven by their play prominent roles in the movie. Despite these few contrived scenes, own insatiable curiosity. Christina Hendricks plays Ginger’s those that contain only Elle Fanning are Cuban Missile Crisis, uncertainty was in overbearing, yet well-meaning, moth- lovely. This young actress beautifully the air. No one knew when life as they er, while Alessandro Nivola plays her and flawlessly portrays Ginger’s genu- knew it would end. In this heartbreaking, idealist and selfish father. Mark and ine sadness. It is important to note that What’s Up This beautiful film, Ginger poignantly states, Mark Two (played by Timothy Spall and Fanning was only 13 years old during “Happiness is not really an option.” This Oliver Platt, respectively) are a gay cou- filming. Given her young age, Fanning’s Weekend line is representative not only of the ple who, along with Bella, played by portrayal of a 17-year-old English girl is political uneasiness of the ’60s, but also Annette Bening, support Ginger through nothing short of astonishing. Looking to make your weekend artsy? of the anguish and discomfort of living her tumultuous adolescence. In fact, it is hard to find any poor Check out these events: in a world on the edge of destruction. Ginger remains very much a child acting in this film, given the range of The film begins with 1945 footage of the throughout the film, as is demonstrated this talented cast. Christina Hendricks, Torn Ticket II Presents: “A Year with atomic bomb, followed by a sweet, old- by her stubbornness, her nail-biting and in particular, shows a heartbreaking Frog and Toad”: Student musical theater timey montage of two girls, Ginger (Elle her innocent gaze. Rosa, on the other vulnerability in her attempt to remain group Torn Ticket II will present its spring Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) growing hand, goes through a transformation. strong and protective of her only daugh- major production, “A Year with Frog and up as best friends. These characters are She begins to wear different clothes and ter. Newcomer Alice Englert is, at times, Toad,” this weekend. The musical is based two parts of the same person, as indi- introduces Ginger to makeup, which a bit one-dimensional, but her naivete on the children’s books by Arnold Lobel cated by their identical clothing, similar she herself has only just begun using. as an actress translates well to her char- and follows the misadventures of the two protagonists. (Tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Cohen The Artsy Jumbo Auditorium. Tickets are free and can be picked up at the Cohen Box Office.)

Senior Katelyn Krassner creates wearable works of art Tufts Bikes Bike Ride to Boston: Tufts Bikes will organize a bike ride into Boston senior Katelyn Krassner juggles the this weekend, riding along the Charles dual degree program of the School of River to the Boston Hatch Shell. Students the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts, but who wish to check out a bike from the where she’s really at home is tucked library should arrive a few minutes earlier. away in a workshop, crafting hand- (Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the front of made jewelry. What began in middle Tisch Library. Admission is free, partici- school as an interest in fashion and pants should provide their own lunch.) clothing design turned into a proclivity to create jewelry. Tufts Concert Choir Presents: The “My heart wasn’t in fashion. But Rainbow Connection: Tufts Concert in high school I took an independent Choir will present a concert with songs study on jewelry. My teacher knew the centering on the theme of rainbows, basics and helped me dip my toes into including “Colors of the Wind,” “Over it,” she said. the Rainbow” and “The Rainbow after focusing on rudimentary skills Connection.” The concert will also feature like beading, Krassner searched for guest banjo player Rich Stillman. (Saturday a college with strong academics that at 1 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. also offered intensive jewelry making Admission is free.) instruction and the proper facilities. Krassner cites an early fascination with Local Natives: Indie rock band Local Georgia O’Keeffe as an inspiration for Natives will perform at the House of her creations, appropriate considering Blues this weekend, touring in support of she works with earth and sea tones, their recent album “Hummingbird.” Their drawing ideas from nature much like recent album is the follow-up to their well- the painter did. received 2009 debut “Gorilla Manor.” Currently Krassner manipulates Elizabeth landers for the Tufts daily (Saturday at 7 p.m. at House of Blues durable metals like copper into brace- Boston, 15 Lansdowne St, Boston. Tickets lets, necklaces, earrings and rings. She raw slash at the top and a corrugated wrist,” she said. are $22 - $45 and can be purchased on estimates that over the past four years hole that looks like a volcano might Krassner will continue her jewelry livenation.com.) she’s made hundreds of pieces, includ- have ripped through the metal. training next year at New Approach ing 20 or more just this semester. One “I design my jewelry to make an School for Jewelers in Franklin, recent design, a cuff, shows a wide impact. The worst insult is for them to Tennessee. — compiled by the Daily Arts band of burnished copper with a small be invisible on the wearer’s finger or — by Elizabeth Landers Department Thursday, March 28, 2013 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender 7

TV Review Joe Stile | Amo ‘Adventure Time’ includes adventures for all audiences A whisper b y Ve r o n i c a Li t t l e Daily Editorial Board he phrase “lost in translation” suggests something that words “Adventure Time,” a program on alone can’t convey, which is why Cartoon Network that begain airing it’s the perfect title for Sofia in 2010, has captured the attention of TCoppola’s meditative and poignant film “Lost in Translation” (2003). The Adventure Time film seems deceptively simple on the surface, but beneath that undemand- ing facade is a deeply moving portrait of two lonely people connecting with Starring Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, one another for a brief but beautiful Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch moment. Airs Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on Cartoon Shots of a solo Charlotte (Scarlett Network Johansson) looking through windows at Tokyo’s huge metropolis frequently both young children and college-aged occur in the beginning of the film and hipsters — and for good reason. The masterfully sum up her character’s pre- creation of CalArts graduate Pendleton dicament. Charlotte feels isolated and Ward, a veteran of numerous eclectic nugatory and doesn’t know what she Cartoon Network programs, “Adventure can do to fight these feelings. She tries Time” began as an animated short that to talk to the people in her life, like went viral in 2008. The show is set her work-obsessed husband and her in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo preoccupied friends, but they just go and it chronicles the adventures of through the motions of talking to her Finn the Human — who is, in fact, the without ever really listening. last human on earth — and Jake the Charlotte also lacks a purpose, as she Dog, Finn’s best friend who has magi- has no idea what she should be doing cal transformative powers. Finn is a with her time and talents. To her silent hero-in-training who must attempt horror, she feels like she is becoming to protect the many princesses in the insignificant in life and can only stand Land of Ooo from evil villains, though by and watch it happen. he finds friends and his identity along Bob Harris (Bill Murray) confronts the way. Although the premise may similar existential issues. While Harris seem fantastical, the show is firmly is anything but insignificant — since grounded in relatable human interac- he’s an incredibly famous actor — he is tions and intriguing forays into serious drowning in the pampering and excess subjects. From a first season in which that comes with the life. Bob feels writers made little mention of the Ayaka Darkly via Flickr Creative Commons empty and out of place. Coppola cap- “Great Mushroom Wars” that plunged Pendleton Ward, the creator of Adventure Time, has plenty of experience with cartoons tures this in a shot of Bob in an eleva- Earth into a nuclear winter, thus cre- that have gained a cult following. tor. He towers over everyone else in the ating the whimsical characters that scene while maintaining an entirely populate the Land of Ooo, to the fifth actions. However, in a recent episode, gia, especially in episodes like “Simon vacant expression. He looks like he was season, in which the history of the it was revealed that the two have a and Marcy.” Ultimately, the show is transported from another world and Land of Ooo has become a serious plot history: The Ice King used to be a sci- a superb combination of deep emo- doesn’t care enough to even be both- point, viewers have witnessed a strik- entist named Simon Petrikov before tional probing and lovable animation. ered by it. ing evolution in the tone of the show. he was corrupted by the power of ice Cartoon Network, which has been the In an interesting directorial choice, It should be noted that the show is first found in an ancient crown. Before he pioneer of eclectic animation with Bob and Charlotte don’t even really and foremost a comedy for children; fully turned into the Ice King and lost shows like “Chowder” (2007-2010) interact with each other until a third however, more recently the thematic his memory as Simon, he met and and “The Marvelous Misadventures of the way into the film. By keeping shifts to serious questions of identity saved the seven-year-old Marceline of Flapjack” (2008-2010), maintains them separated for so much of the pic- and relationships have become more from perishing in the scary world that a strong forum for creative anima- ture, Coppola really underscores how significant and all-encompassing. The resulted from the Mushroom Wars. tors and boundary-pushing shows. desolate both of their situations are. It half-hour special that aired this past The recent special delved even deeper “Adventure Time” is completely dis- drives home how bad the disconnection Monday, which contained the new into their relationship, showcasing the similar from shock factor-driven car- is in their lives, which makes the later episode called “Simon and Marcy,” bittersweet and ultimately tragic con- toons like “The Simpsons” and “Family scenes where they bond so much more spoke to this shift. nection they share. For Finn and Jake, Guy.” Instead, what “Adventure Time” powerful and moving, even when the Chronicling the relationship Marceline’s friendship with the senile, offers is a perfect marriage between moments are small and understated. between two main characters of the bizarre and oftentimes evil Ice King childlike pleasures and pensive plot Coppola is economical with her cam- show, Marceline the Vampire Queen is inexplicable. However, although points. Despite many attempts, it is era, and while many shots and scenes and the Ice King, the episode brings the Ice King does not remember his almost impossible to convey how lay- appear fairly simple, they explain a lot the viewer back 996 years into the history with Marceline, the two find ered and satisfying the humor on the about what the characters are feeling. past, in the middle of the aftermath themselves continually drawn to each show is and how skillfully the show Before Bob and Charlotte meet, they of the nuclear fallout. Marceline, Finn other, allowing them to maintain their is made. “Adventure Time” is much are constantly out of the center of the and Jake’s 1,003-year-old bass-playing odd friendship. more than a hipster trend that will frame, suggesting that there is some- bud, and the evil Ice King, who has The power of “Adventure Time” and fade. Instead, it is an accessible and thing off about their current situation been the primary aggressor to the the attraction for adult viewers lies in illuminating mirror for our feelings without ever having to be too heavy- two heroes for the entirety of the its ability to capitalize on nostalgia. of friendship, isolation, joy, excite- handed about it. show, certainly make an odd couple. For many college-age students, car- ment, rejection and love. At once a Even when the characters briefly sing Marceline is a cool and intimidating toons are a way to re-experience child- wily, adventure-packed and effortless karaoke, Coppola gives viewers insight girl while the Ice King is decidedly hood effortlessly and clearly. What experience and a bittersweet and nos- into their emotional state. Charlotte awkward and lame. In the past four makes “Adventure Time” so attractive talgic 11 minutes of lovely anima- sings the Pretenders’ “Brass in Pocket” seasons, the Ice King and Marceline is that the characters in the show tion, “Adventure Time” is a show that (1979) emphasizing not only her desire had few — if any — meaningful inter- are also experiencing potent nostal- deserves to be watched. for someone to love her but also her yearning to be “special” and have a purpose. Bob follows with Roxy Music’s “More Than This” (1982), showcasing Top Ten | Teenyboppers who should have been in ‘Spring Breakers’ how empty life has gotten for him. In musicals, songs often are oppor- released this past Friday to mixed 8) Raven-Symoné: Ideally she’d just track from Skrillex to “Red” (2012) tunities for characters to express their reviews, Harmony Korine’s “Spring be there to interject her priceless and you’ve got a Disney Channel deepest emotions full-heartedly, so Breakers” has certainly gotten people pieces of advice, like “Oh snap!” and original on your hands. it makes sense that Coppola would talking. The buzz surrounding James “Ya nasty“ decide to let the character’s singing be Franco’s cornrows has not eclipsed the 3) Miranda Cosgrove: Now “iCarly’s” a way for them to open up. discussions about former Disney chan- 7) Dylan and Cole Sprouse: The (2007-2012) Miranda can do anything Bob and Charlotte’s final interaction nel stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa “Suite Life of Zack & Cody” (2005- she wants. We hope that means rob with one another is when Bob quietly Hudgens’ fairly risque roles. Although 2008) stars can be in the sequel, a chicken place, take a bus to Florida whispers something into Charlotte’s we all secretly love the stars of “High which will be set on a cruise ship and and hang out with creepy wangsters. ear on a noisy Tokyo street. It’s a great School Musical” (2006), here are ten even worse than the original. final moment to leave viewers with other child stars we’d also like to see 2) Justin Bieber: We just want him in because it nicely matches the tone of corrupted by drugs, alcohol and gra- 6) Corbin Bleu: Corbin is out to the film so we can see the awkward their other interactions. Throughout tuitous violence. change the stereotypes of the thug post-breakup confrontation between the movie they have come to under- life — he’s a gangster who can sing him and Selena Gomez. stand each other through tiny gestures 10) Hilary Duff: We’d love to see her and cook and there’s nothing wrong alongside a loud Tokyo backdrop. The little “Lizzie McGuire” (2001-2004) with that. 1) Kim Possible: Anyone who answers minimalism of their connection gives cartoon avatar doing body shots and the phone, “So, what’s the sitch?” is a it all the more impact because it never curb stomping a drug lord. 5) Ashley Tisdale: Granted, if she winner in our book. feels overdramatic and has an aura of were in “Spring Breakers” it would’ve reality to it as the moments are played 9) Zac Efron: He’s almost gotten away gone straight to DVD. out in a small yet genuine way. from the Disney label. All he has to do is wear a neon bikini and smoke copi- 4) Taylor Swift: Switch out Selena ous amounts of weed. Gomez for Taylor, change the sound- — compiled by the Daily Arts Department Joe Stile is a senior majoring in political science. He can be reached at Joseph.Stile@ tufts.edu. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender Thursday, March 28, 2013 Thursday, March 28, 2013 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 9 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Op-Ed Thursday, March 28, 2013 THE TUFTS DAILY Strategic plan holds promise but depends on Ma r t h a E. Sh a n a h a n Editor-in-Chief student input Editorial The Prelude to the Strategic Plan, stituency of the university as well as its will achieve them. Student comments Nina Goldman released this month by the university main purpose for existing. In a similar may not be the wind in the sails for Brionna Jimerson to further introduce students to the vein, the creation of a plan without the university, but their opinions mat- Managing Editors discussion of the university’s future student voices threatens aggravation ter for the effectiveness of the plan in direction, offers an open opportunity on the part of the student body. moving forward regardless. Melissa Wang Executive News Editor for students to make their opinions Additionally, student participation Obviously, the plan might not be Jenna Buckle News Editors known. The 40-page report informs the is more than a paean in defense of something worth getting hyped up Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven reader on the results of various work- an ideal of how university education about. Oftentimes, bureaucracy does Amelie Hecht Victoria Leistman ing groups and committees on topics should be organized. Students hold a a great deal of work on making its Patrick McGrath ranging from allocation of research significant stake in the future of their plans and activities seem ground- Audrey Michael James Pouliot funds to preserving Tufts’ vision in its alma mater. Should the university fal- breaking instead of actually taking Abigail Feldman Assistant News Editors curricula. It presages the final version ter and fall behind in prestige, quality steps forward. Still, this plan will in Daniel Gottfried Xander Landen of the plan, “Tufts: The Next 10 Years,” or both, the name of the university on some final form be what the school Justin Rheingold in an effort to garner further input the resumes of students past, present uses as a framework to approach the Annabelle Roberts Sarah Zheng from students and the Tufts commu- and future is less substantial. This next decade. In whatever state it may nity. This inquiry into the values and is not to say that Tufts is on some be now, it needs student attention, Lily Sieradzki Executive Features Editor visions of the students should not be downward spiral or measurable slow- whether to salvage it from possible Jon Cheng Features Editors Hannah Fingerhut left unanswered, as doing so would down, but instead to recognize that imprudence or to fine-tune promising Jacob Passy hold significant consequences for past, planning for the future and taking measures. In the end, skimming 40 Amelia Quinn Falcon Reese present and future Jumbos. aggressive action to maintain quality pages is all in a days work for college Derek Schlom The involvement of students in such are hallmarks of a mature and intel- students — take some time for your- Charlotte Gilliland Assistant Features Editors Jessica Mow long-term planning is in itself impor- ligent university that has high hopes self and your university and give the Shannon Vavra tant — students are both the main con- for the future and, in all likelihood, plan a look.

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Off the Hill | The University of Minnesota Walker Bristol | Notes from the The bathroom battle Underclass b y Ja m e s Ca s t l e A force for The Minnesota Daily liberation Last week, in response to a recent expan- sion of the Phoenix non-discrimination f it’s easier for a man to be complacent, code to include sexual orientation, dis- chances are he will be. Ironically, he’ll shout ability and gender identity and expression, and fight zealously to maintain that com- Republicans in the Arizona legislature pro- fort. Most of all, he’ll seek to silence those posed a bill that would essentially crimi- Isaying his complacency, his comfortable priv- nalize being transgender. The law would ilege, is unjust. require males to use the men’s restroom From the response to Wrenchgate two and females to use the women’s restroom years ago through the ongoing radical efforts according to their sex assigned at birth, per to educate the community on the occupa- their birth certificates. Violators would be tion of Palestine and even — unbelievably, charged with a misdemeanor. and repulsively — to the movement against With marriage equality slowly creeping the ubiquitous on-campus threat of sexual up in each state, civil rights advocates are assault, those challenging oppression at Tufts increasingly focused on transgender rights. have routinely been silenced. Not necessarily This proposed criminal law certainly makes by policy or restriction of speech: rather, by salient an important lesbian, gay, bisexual the fact that culturally, the Tufts community and transgender rights issue: whether trans- seems to fetishize centrism. gender persons should be allowed to use the A prime example (trigger warning: sexual bathroom associated with the gender with assault): Tufts Confessions has, as of late, been which they identify. wrought not only with voices dismissing the For some, the right to use a certain bath- Courtesy sylvar via Flickr Creative Commons stories of rape survivors and their allies, but room may seem inconsequential. Bathrooms, For the most part, everyone is assigned the transitioning process. It’s also important also with voices calling for everyone to, essen- however, have always been at the center a sex at birth, either male or female, typi- for people who are gender non-conforming. tially, just shut up about the debate surround- of civil rights debates. As popular culture cally by a medical doctor, and this is indi- Laws that prohibit discrimination based on ing sexual assault. Read: Don’t talk about what illustrates in movies such as “The Help,” the cated on a person’s birth certificate. In gender identity allow transgender people constitutes psychological torment, because early 1960s saw white people fight to keep addition, every person also has a gender access to this basic human activity in a way it’s annoying to read. “I miss the days when black people out of their bathrooms, both identity, which is one’s sense of “maleness” that is consistent with their medical needs, Tufts Confessions was a funny, innocent place publicly and privately. The idea of a black or “femaleness.” Gender identity is psycho- not to mention consistent with respect for and not a forum for useless arguments about person using a white restroom was viewed logical and emotional, whereas sex is bio- their dignity. what constitutes rape and whether women as “unsafe.” The justification was that black logical. Sometimes, a person’s sex (body) In addition, the purpose of the gender or men are more at fault in ‘rape’ cases,” read people carry certain diseases — the biologi- doesn’t quite line up with that person’s gen- identity and expression protections are to one post. Certainly, Tufts Confessions is a bad cal/environmental attribution argument that der identity (mind). Typically, these people allow these people access to public accom- forum for discussion (and a bad forum for we often see conservatives use inconsistently identify as transgender. modations such as restrooms without fear basically anything). But to engulf those speak- to oppose civil rights for certain groups. This Transgender is a paradigm term used to of discrimination. In the places where these ing up for justice and compassion as well as erroneous rationale hid the reality that these describe people whose gender identities are protections exist, it hasn’t been the case that those making apologies for violence not only laws were based on discrimination and hate inconsistent with the sex they were assigned males who identify as men are increasing- perpetuates the culture that produces this to distinguish whiteness from blackness and at birth. Transgender encompasses other ly using women’s public restrooms, or vice violence, but also attacks those affected by to dehumanize black people. Bathrooms identities, such as transsexualism (a desire to versa, much less preying on women and that violence as somehow oppressing their have also limited mobility for women and surgically alter one’s sex) and intersex (geni- children in public restrooms. oppressors simply by working to resist their alternatively abled persons. tals that are ambiguously male or female). Despite some differences, it’s important own oppression. If that reads awkwardly, that’s Today, those who oppose gender-neutral Some people are gender non-conforming to recognize the continuities with respect because it truly doesn’t make sense. bathrooms for transgender people argue — that is, some people do not meet society’s to the issues faced by the LGBT community I mentioned the action surrounding that this would invite sexual predators into expectations of female femininity or male and the issues faced by other discriminated Palestine — a March 6 op-ed from Robert the bathrooms of the other sex. In particu- masculinity. groups in the past. For transgender and Persky made a similarly nonsensical asser- lar, they focus on the safety of women and The medical and psychological epistemic gender non-conforming people, bathrooms tion: “One should not advocate revolution if children, per usual for the anti-LGBT rights communities have concluded that changing are an important part of their health and they do not have a plan for how things should folks. Arizona took it one step further, not a person’s sex in order to be consistent with well-being. While we are fortunate to attend be run after the revolution.” Like the quote only opposing transgender access to public that person’s gender identity is medically a university and live in a state that both earlier, this comes, plainly, from a position bathrooms, but also making the use of the necessary, vital to that person’s psychologi- include gender identity in their anti-dis- of privilege. It rejects action because it lies “wrong” bathroom a criminal offense. Laws cal health and often times life-saving. This is crimination policies, many bathrooms on distant from the immediacy of the cause, an such as the one proposed by Arizona and called “transitioning,” a long process where campus and in the community remain gen- immediacy experienced by the oppressed lack of support for gender-neutral bathrooms transitioning men and women begin to live der-specific. The recent activity in Arizona themselves and identified by their allies. A are largely based on misguided assumptions their lives in accordance with typical “male- is a reminder that the bathroom battle is subjugating force does not exist in a vacuum: about being transgender, the impact access ness” or typical “femaleness,” more or less. far from finished; it’s a reason to remain As intertwined as are the tragedies of, for to public restrooms has on the health and For transgender people, the medical and mindful of other people’s struggles and to instance, homelessness and LGBTQ inequal- well-being of transgender people and the psychological communities conclude, access appreciate the privilege of being able to use ity, resisting those oppressive forces is not a purpose of gender identity anti-discrimina- to the bathroom that is consistent with one’s a bathroom without fear, something many simple matter of selecting a society in which tion laws. gender identity is a very important part of people have perhaps never considered. they don’t exist. These structural crises have been reinforced by centuries — millennia — of the self-perpetuating distance between Off the Hill | The University of Minnesota the powerful and the not. The resistance to oppression, the action against a tyrannous climate — dismissing these because there seemingly isn’t “a plan for how things should Facebook envy be run after” is presuming that twisting a b y Me g O’Co n n o r the Institute of Information Systems at Personally, I have found some posi- broken system is the goal at all. The Minnesota Daily the Humboldt University of Berlin. tive effects from having Facebook envy. The goal is liberation. Each of the intercon- Not only can Facebook lead people to Those who are traveling and traips- nected battles is waged alongside all others, I’m embarrassed to admit how much become envious of another’s adventure, ing across the globe have inspired and waging that battle involves acting as a time I spend on Facebook, but I know but it can also cause more serious side me. Last week, I was stuck thinking force for liberation, a force which will serve I’m not the only one. Yet, lately when effects or disorders, such as depression. about my mundane summer ahead its place inspiring equality in an ever-evolving I try to escape the monotony of my In a 2011 article published in Pediatrics, and decided to see what opportunities society. Yes, a SCOTUS ruling that eliminates schoolwork by clicking through friends’ Krasnova and other researchers studied were out there. I started to apply for the blatantly illegal man-woman definition Facebook pages, particularly their the effects of social media on adoles- au pair positions abroad and wound of marriage in American law would eliminate photo albums, it only leads me to ques- cents. Those who spent a good deal of up finding a family in Italy who even- one of many oppressive forces against the tion what in the world I am doing with time on these social media sites tended tually offered me a position. queer identity in our country (despite uphold- my own life. to display “classic symptoms of depres- Now I’m dealing with whether I ing the inherently heterosexist and restricting Many of my friends have jetted off sion.” Typically, these symptoms occur should accept it, but I know I never institution of marriage itself). But it will not somewhere fabulous for the semester, in a person who already feels discon- would have put myself out there for a liberate the queer individual: That demands and it looks like they are having the nected and isolated from the world; job like this had I not been exposed to a resistance to the structures of inequality — time of their lives. Pictures of friends Facebook enhances these feelings. the adventures of my friends online. which entirely forgo the State — that have out rafting in Argentina or statuses Many have refuted Facebook Maybe amid all the statistics and restricted them. about amazing job opportunities have envy, but the causation still stands: research against the effects of In short, and perhaps in cliche: Change left me wondering if my life is too bland Facebook results in envy, and envy Facebook envy, there is a hidden value does not come through complacent modera- or a bit too ordinary. could result in depression. The prob- in being exposed to jealousy. tion. It comes through wedding an awareness It’s called Facebook envy, a term lem is we are only seeing the positives It could be that the people who of oppression with an awareness of strength, coined by researchers from Humboldt on these Facebook profiles. Who is are venturing out into the world on and acting — marching, occupying, singing, University of Berlin and Darmstadt going to post about the gritty and dream-like vacations were once sitting shouting — to cripple the former with the University of Technology who studied not-so-pretty details about their life? behind their computer screens rifling latter. So much of the pain around us is invis- the effects that Facebook has on its users. Well, some might, but for most of us, through Facebook photos and ask- ible: if suddenly our eyes are opened to it, our The researchers found that after visiting Facebook is a platform to show all of ing themselves: “Why am I not doing response cannot be a shrug. It must be a fist Facebook, one in three people felt worse our friends how amazing we are. something like that?” So instead of slammed down. and more dissatisfied with their lives. Where does this leave us? Are we all seeing Facebook as an end-all to your “Many people have a negative experi- supposed to ditch the connectivity of personal happiness, see it as a tool for ence from Facebook with envy leaving Facebook to avoid falling mentally ill? motivation and realize that you aren’t Walker Bristol is a junior majoring in reli- them feeling lonely, frustrated or angry,” Or is the simple act of becoming aware seeing the whole story online, only gion and philosophy. He can be reached at said Hanna Krasnova, a researcher from that “Facebook envy” exists a cure? what they want you to see. [email protected].

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G.J. Vitale | Who’s on First? FGCU run may come to end against Gators Mascot INSIDE NCAA continued from page 16 76 in the two games, but the Blue Devils will Mayhem face a much stauncher challenge when they hat makes a mascot great? Is it square up against Tom Izzo’s perennial Big- the antics? Or the rich history? 10 powerhouse in Michigan St. Maybe they have a witty name Though the Spartans struggled down the or an exceptional appearance. stretch of the regular season, the men in SomeW schools have live animals and others green are officially back on the map behind have the costumed variety, while others have the stellar play of freshman guard Gary Harris neither and a handful manage to have both. and senior forward Derrick Nix. This match- Now, my only regret about attempting this up will come down to the wire, but we like the list of great school mascots is that I can’t show team that will win the battle and wear down you pictures or videos of the costumes, but use its opponent in the paint. your imagination or — better yet — Google. The Pick: Michigan St. Spartans It’s just that March Madness has gotten me on such a college sports high that I couldn’t help No. 2 Ohio St. vs. No. 6 Arizona but roll with this idea the second it popped Senior guard Aaron Craft’s last-second into my head. There’s no order here, just the 3-pointer against Iowa St. sealed a Sweet 16 dozen I felt were worthy of praise. berth for the Buckeyes and prevented yet Minnesota Golden Gophers: The Golden another top-seeded team from falling in Gophers’ “Goldy Gopher” (admittedly not the the West. most creative name) is the defending UCA The playmaking abilities of the Buckeyes, Mascot National Champion. So basically, in along with strong performances from junior the most official way possible, he is flat-out the forward and Big-10 leading scorer Deshaun best mascot of 2013. Thomas, have kept the team alive going Villanova Wildcats: Our next mascot claws into their matchup with No. 6 Arizona. The his way onto this list based solely on his name. Wildcats easily handled No. 14 Harvard, aided However, the Wildcats’ “Will D. Cat” has other by 27 points from senior guard Mark Lyons. MCT admirable qualities besides his very punny But while Arizona has the talent to compete Michigan State’s Derrick Nix will look to pull the upset against Duke this weekend, as the name, like a viciously detailed set of fangs and has not lost a game outside of the Pac-12 third-seeded Spartans take on the Blue Devils in Indianapolis. which strike real fear - that is until you get lost in this season, Ohio St.’s leadership and defense the bluest eyes this side of the Delaware River. may be too much for the Wildcats to handle. The run may end, however, after a Sweet Hoosier offense will take on the legendary Michigan State Spartans: The movie 300 The Pick: Ohio St. Buckeyes 16 matchup Friday with in-state opponent 2-3 zone of the Syracuse Orange tonight at leaves a lot to be desired if the Spartans’ No. 3 Florida. The Gators, despite falling in the Verizon center. “Sparty” was who you were expecting to see No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Michigan the SEC Championship game to Ole Miss., Junior guard Victor Oladipo, who hit a fighting Persians on the big screen. Getting One of the most intriguing matchups of seem to be back on track after convincing 3-pointer with 14 seconds left to secure a win past his chiseled physique is a tough task, but this year’s Sweet 16 comes from the South, wins over Northwestern St. and Minnesota. over No. 9 Temple, and sophomore center other qualifiers include his immense popular- where the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks will take Florida has been inconsistent throughout Cody Zeller must be impressive in transition ity nationwide: In 2009, “Sparty” was the first on the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines. Both the course of the season, dropping games to offense if the Hoosiers hope to break down non-athlete to make the cover of EA Sports’ teams have been dominant all year in Arkansas and Kentucky, so FGCU has at least the Syracuse defense. NCAA Football video game when he appeared their conferences, and have shown thus a chance to break down the stingy Florida The Orange will need to be effective in on the front of the Nintendo Wii version. far in the tournament that they are squads defense and continue its historic run. the half-court, as the team struggled from Florida Gators: Albert, aka “Al E. Gator,” to be feared. The Pick: Florida Gators the free throw line against No. 12 California has been king of “The Swamp” for over 40 After getting by the Jackrabbits of South despite big numbers from junior forward C.J. years now. He was joined by “Alberta Gator” in Dakota St. in the Round of 64, the Wolverines No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Marquette Fair and senior forward James Southerland. 1984 and the pair has remained as one of the shocked many with a laugher over VCU Tonight in Washington, D.C., the regular- Though coach Jim Boeheim’s zone defense few successful mascot duos in college sports. and coach Shaka Smart’s “Havoc” defense. season champs from the ACC and Big East made up for the offensive mistakes, Syracuse Miami Hurricanes: “Sebastian the Ibis” is Big-10 Player of the Year Trey Burke has conferences will square off, both featuring may not have the same luck against the more a South Florida staple, plain and simple. His struggled to score at times, but role play- superstar point guards who can shoot and talented Indiana team. patented “C-A-N-E-S, Canes!” jig and chant ers like freshmen Mitch McGary and Glen get to the basket with ease. The Pick: Indiana Hoosiers fires up crowds and his beak-split move Robinson III have picked up the slack and No. 3 Marquette has won its first two forces smiles out of even the biggest haters. have shown flashes of stardom. matchups by a combined three points over No. 9 Wichita St. vs. No. 13 La Salle The ibis is said to be the last sign of wildlife On the other hand, the Jayhawks’ No. 14 Davidson and No. 6 Butler, and In the most unlikely Sweet 16 matchup, to take shelter before a hurricane strikes. defense will be as tough as ever, and if junior Vander Blue has exceeded expecta- the No. 9 Wichita St. Shockers will take on Florida State Seminoles: “Chief Osceola” freshman Ben McLemore returns to his tions by putting up 45 points between the one of the tournament’s “last four in” and does not bring a fancy bodysuit to the costume regular shooting form, Bill Self and com- two contests. While winning and advanc- A-10 upstart, the La Salle Explorers. party, but is instead decked out in full Native pany will be hard to stop. ing is the name of the game in this tour- The Shockers come into Los Angeles fresh American gear, complete with face paint, The Pick: Kansas Jayhawks nament, it’s unlikely that these narrow off an upset of No. 1 Gonzaga, in which weaponry and horse (named “Renegade”). escapes can be sustained. they limited the Bulldogs to just 35.6 per- Before every home game he rides out and No. 3 Florida vs. No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast On the other side of the court, Miami’s cent shooting from the floor. They’ll hope thrusts a burning spear into the center of the University Shane Larkin has been terrific all season, to maintain their success by continuing to field, “firing” up the FSU faithful. The Cinderella story of this year’s tourna- averaging 14.5 points for the team that took impress on the glass, where they rank among Oregon Ducks: Don’t be fooled by his name, ment is without a doubt the No. 15-seeded home convincing wins over No. 15 Pacific the top 30 in the nation. “Puddles” is a badass. He is the originator and Eagles of FGCU. The school itself was estab- and No. 7 Illinois last weekend. Hurricanes On the other bench, La Salle comes into acclaimed performer of the post-score push- lished just 22 years ago, and the basketball coach Jim Larranaga has been to this rodeo the matchup having already faced some of up celebration where he does one push-up for program has only had full Div. I status for a before with 2006 Cinderella George Mason, the best teams in the country. The Explorers every point Oregon has scored in the game. He mere 591 days. and with Coach of the Year hardware secured knocked out both No. 4 Kansas St. and No. is (in)famous for attacking an opposing team’s Yet the Eagles were arguably the most for this season, look for Miami to continue 12 Ole Miss to reach this point, but while mascot for allegedly copying the routine. exciting team to watch last weekend, led by their success going forward. senior guard Ramon Galloway has been an Wisconsin Badgers: Now he may not be the high-flying alley-oops and terrific guard play The Pick: Miami Hurricanes exciting player to watch, a slim margin of originator, but “Bucky Badger” did 83 pushups behind senior guard Sherwood Brown. Not victory in those two contests may not be in a game against Indiana. He and “Goldy only has FGCU handled historic opponents No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 4 Syracuse enough for the team to get past a fired up Gopher” have a history of staged fights. like No. 2 Georgetown in convincing fashion, In one of the most exciting Sweet 16 Wichita St. squad. Ohio State Buckeyes: He is a nut ... literally. but it’s also clear these guys are having fun. matchups of the weekend, the high-powered The Pick: Wichita St. Louisiana State Tigers: The live “Mike the Tiger” has gone through six incarnations now, but LSU has a costumed version of “Mike” to back up the real thing. Don’t feel bad for the Tufts must shut down Bantams’ senior trio real “Mike” though. He lives in a comfortable $3 million on-campus facility. Baller. MEN’S LACROSSE if we consistently apply the fundamentals “Trinity, along with every other team on Saint Louis Billikens: The only completely continued from page 16 of Tufts lacrosse the way we have been our schedule, has the talent to make us imaginary college mascot that I know of is the come a similar poor stretch against Colby coached, then there isn’t a team in the pay for lapses in focus.” Billiken. Its creator apparently saw the crea- last Friday, in which Tufts fell behind 6-0 country that can beat us.” The Jumbos cannot afford these lapses, ture in a dream and began selling its likeness with two minutes to play in the first quar- The Trinity lineup is largely unchanged particularly in-conference, as they currently in the form of charm dolls. However, no one ter, but then asserted themselves en route from last year, after losing only a few play- sit ninth in the NESCAC standings. Despite knows if this is actually true, nor is it known to a 14-9 victory. ers, as top goal-scorers Rob Nogueras, Jeff their high national ranking at No. 6, and exactly how the being was inducted as the With so many tough teams remaining on Hebert and Nick Shaheen all returned wins over top non-conference teams a week university’s mascot. their schedule, the team knows they can- for their senior season. Much of the ago, they know that it is their seven remain- Mercer Bears: “Toby Bear” was the number- not be relying on come-from-behind wins Jumbos’ attention will need to be on the ing conference games that will be most criti- one qualifier for the NCA National Collegiate to bail themselves out. They are stressing trio, which combined for six goals and an cal, and that stretch starts Saturday. Mascot competition in the Spring of 2012. consistency for four quarters and hope to assist against Tufts a season ago and have “The biggest thing going into the take a little revenge on a team very similar already teamed up to get 31 goals and 10 Trinity game is the fact that we are 1-2 to the one the Jumbos lost to a season ago. assists through six games this year. in the NESCAC,” Wood said. “Every game G.J. Vitale is a junior majoring in biology- “Our only focus is on ourselves,” junior “Trinity returns a lot of great players remaining on our schedule has the signifi- psychology and English. He can be reached goalie Patton Watkins said. “We know that that we have to account for,” Wood said. cance of a playoff game.” at [email protected]. 16

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Following a spring break that saw them split two games, the No. 15 women’s lacrosse team will look to end this week with two important victories. Today at 4:30 p.m. the Jumbos host Endicott, the team’s second-to-last non- conference game of the season. With three straight match-ups against top-11 teams lurking in the background, this early-season game would be massive for their momentum and a boost to a record that has seen them struggle a bit in the early going. Coming into this weekend, however, the 3-2 Jumbos are showing improve- ments in many important aspects. Following their opening loss to No. 14 Hamilton that saw the Jumbos soundly defeated on 50/50 balls, Tufts closed the gap, even taking the majority of ground- balls and draw controls in a tough 14-9 loss to No. 6 Colby. “After the Hamilton game, we real- ized how important the 50/50 balls [are],” senior attacker and co-captain Kerry Eaton said. “Since then, we have placed a greater emphasis in practice on ground balls and draw controls to better ourselves at winning the 50/50 balls in games.” Additionally, the Jumbos have strug- gled at the beginning of halves, as they allowed five unanswered goals at the beginning of the second period against the Mules, which turned a one-goal game into a massive lead for Colby. “The first five minutes of each half dictate how the rest of the game will go,” freshman attacker Caroline Ross said. Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily The Bantams are currently the No.1 ranked team in the country, meaning the Jumbos will face a difficult battle in their Saturday afternoon matchup. “We need to dominate during that time.” While Endicott has a 3-3 record, its outscored their opponents 82-21 and are and on attack,” Eaton said. “We can’t be in position for a favorable spot in the wins have come against relatively weak 5-0, but the Jumbos believe they have the timid when we play them just because of NESCAC tournament. competition. The Jumbos will need to talent and mentality to take down the top their ranking.” “Every day is a progression and every avoid complacency, however, and look team in the nation. The Jumbos will look to use their game we look to get better,” Eaton said. ahead with No. 1 Trinity coming up on “To beat Trinity we need to be com- early-season experience against other “Clearly we have some tough oppo- Saturday. posed and intense in all aspects of our tough NESCAC opponents to try and nents coming up, but we are ready for So far this year, the Bantams have game from defense through transition pull off the upset to put themselves the challenge.”

Men’s Lacrosse Inside the NCAA Jumbos look to avenge last year’s Madness rivets loss to Trinity nation as Sweet 16 b y Ja s o n Sc h n e i d e r m a n Daily Staff Writer matchups commence After a tough start to the sea- b y An d y Li n d e r a n d Al e x been nothing short of brilliant, son, including two one-goal losses Sc h r o e d e r scoring 27 on Saturday against to in-conference rivals, the Tufts Daily Editorial Board No. 8 Colorado St., and the men’s lacrosse team has finally Cardinals have won 12 straight found the form that brought them It’s tough to argue that this year’s since their big five-overtime loss to the Div. III Championship NCAA Tournament hasn’t been to Notre Dame. Semifinal a year ago. exciting. The upsets have come While Oregon might be con- A four-game stretch over in spades, as Florida Gulf Coast sidered an underdog up against spring break saw the Jumbos take University, the first 15-seed to ever coach Rick Pitino, if there’s any down then No. 4-ranked Stevens reach the Sweet 16, has dunked team as hot as Louisville, it’s the Institute of Technology, No. 2 its way past Georgetown and San Ducks. After receiving a question- Stevenson College, NESCAC Diego St., and La Salle has fought able No. 12 seed, the Pac-12 cham- opponent Colby College and its way to the fourth round, most pions have dominated, rolling past No. 15 Western New England recently knocking off the polar- No. 5 Oklahoma St. and then No. University. The first three of those izing Marshall Henderson and 4 St. Louis, 74-57. The Ducks will four games were all on the road, Ole Miss. Everyone who picked need to continue the strong team adding to the strenuous start to Gonzaga for the Final Four are effort if they even have a shot at the season, but the Jumbos were grieving over Wichita St.’s rout of knocking off the red and black. clearly up to the task. the Bulldogs, while Oregon has The Pick: Louisville Cardinals “Playing so many consecu- showed why that No. 12 seed they tive road games is definitely received was a bit misleading. No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Michigan St. a challenge,” junior midfielder Whether your bracket has been The other game in the Midwest Beau Wood said. “But those busted or ranks in the top percen- region will feature an even level of same challenges allow us to Will Butt / Tufts Daily Archives tile, the games have been thrilling talent on both sides of the floor. grow as a team.” Junior Kane Delaney and the Jumbos fell 9-8 in overtime to the Bantams across the board. Here’s our pre- After falling as a 2-seed last year The players and coaches now last year, but will look to avenge that loss and pick up their second view of the Sweet 16: in the Round of 64, coach Mike turn their attention to Trinity NESCAC win on Saturday. Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils College, which the Jumbos face No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 12 Oregon have proven they won’t go down this Saturday at 1 p.m. on Bello the Jumbos in the regular sea- second period, Tufts was caught The No. 1 overall-seeded easily in 2013, cruising to easy vic- Field. Trinity will bring a win- son, winning 9-8 in overtime, in a completely on their heels, allow- Louisville Cardinals have carried tories over Albany and Creighton less NESCAC record and 2-4 game marked by Tufts’ inability to ing four unanswered goals to the their momentum after winning to reach the Sweet 16. overall record into the confer- capitalize on opportunities. Bantams, which were ultimately the Big East Championship, dom- NBA prospects Mason Plumlee ence clash, but Tufts knows not Tufts outshot Trinity 54-33, held too much for them to overcome. inating in their first two rounds and Seth Curry have carried their to take the Bantams lightly. the groundball advantage 37-27 The Jumbos were able to over- of play with wins of 31 and 26 squad, combining for a whopping A season ago, Trinity was only and won 15 of 21 faceoffs, but in a points, respectively. one of two teams able to defeat five minute stretch starting in the see MEN’S LACROSSE, page 15 Junior guard Russ Smith has see INSIDE NCAA, page 15