Today: Partly Cloudy THE TUFTS High 59 Low 43 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Partly Cloudy Since 1980 High 64 Low 41 Vo l u m e LV, Nu m b e r 51 DAILY We d n e s d ay , Ap r i l 9, 2008 Tufts receives largest gift in university history b y Gi o va n n i Ru s s o n e l lo funds the investment creates meaning that the university be generated from it will allow Lesley and Tufts upon their Daily Editorial Board will be earmarked to help the can apportion the money how- the university to benefit in a dissolution. university pursue major goals ever it sees fit, according to variety of ways,” Lee said. Doble founded Doble Tufts has received $136 mil- such as improving financial aid, Vice President for University Tufts is not the only benefi- Engineering in 1920, nine years lion, the largest gift in the uni- constructing a new, integrated Advancement Brian Lee. This ciary of the trust funds, whose after graduating from Tufts with versity’s history, after charitable biology and engineering labo- type of grant is rare, because total value was $272 million. an undergraduate degree in trust funds set up almost 50 ratory and supporting faculty. most donors stipulate that their Lesley University, located in electrical engineering. The com- years ago by engineer and busi- “This is an extraordinary act money be devoted to certain Cambridge, received an equal pany, which today operates in 75 nessman Frank Doble (E ’11) of philanthropy that will have projects or interests. donation. Doble, who served as countries, offers diagnostic test- were dissolved. a far reaching impact on Tufts,” “At the end of the day the a trustee and chairman of the ing to help clients in the power The donation has been invest- President Lawrence Bacow told university ... is benefiting from board at Lesley, established the industry improve efficiency. ed directly in the university’s the Daily in an e-mail. this in a way that’s largely unre- trusts in 1960 and dictated that endowment, and some of the The gift is unrestricted, stricted. The income that will they be split evenly between see DONATION, page 2 John Baronian, generous supporter of Tufts athletics, dies at 87 b y Ni n a Fo r d been a marvelous force in the Alumni Daily Editorial Board Association. Specifically, his passion was athletics. He supported athletics John Baronian (A ’50), a Tufts alum in a number of ways ... He founded the and longtime supporter of the univer- Jumbo Club and has just always been a sity, died on April 5 at Massachusetts booster of athletics.” General Hospital. He was 87. The Jumbo Club is an organization Baronian regularly supported and that supports Tufts athletics through donated funds to Tufts since his gradu- fundraising, social events and recogni- ation almost 60 years ago, and he was tion of athletes and sports teams. especially devoted to campus athletics. Baronian also funded construction of He died of complications from heart the Baronian Field House at Ellis Oval. surgery. “In 1983, there was a big banquet that “He was always on campus all the time 600 people attended to raise money in — he just constantly volunteered his his name for a field house,” Aftandilian services,” Baronian’s nephew, Gregory said. Baronian’s personal friends from Aftandilian, told the Daily. “Everyone across the country contributed enough knew him as ‘Mr. Tufts.’” money to the fundraiser to fully fund “He’s been involved in Tufts ever the field house. Courtesy Paul Sweeney since he graduated,” said Linda Dixon, “It couldn’t have been a nicer honor John Baronian (A ‘50), left, shown here with President Lawrence Bacow, was a significant a secretary for the Office of the Trustees contributor to Tufts, especially the Athletics Department. and Baronian’s longtime friend. “He’s see BARONIAN, page 2

Man who knifed student returned to DU before being arrested, police say Journalist who had self waterboarded The man who stabbed Between 2:30 and 2:45 sophomore Dan Stebbins on a.m., Vraibel and his compan- condemns controversial technique March 29 got away with- ions allegedly became violent b y Be n Gi t t l e s o n out being apprehended, but after Stebbins and four other Daily Editorial Board returned over an hour later fraternity brothers denied to the scene of the crime, them entry into Delta Upsilon. In the summer of 2006, where he was apprehended, The altercation occurred on award-winning journalist and the Somerville Police told the the lawn outside the building former Navy SEAL Kaj Larsen Somerville Journal. when Vraibel took out a knife subjected himself to water- Saugus, Mass. resident and “threatened to stab some- boarding, an interrogation tech- Brendan Vraibel, 19, was one,” police told the Journal. nique that simulates drowning arrested outside 114 Professors While Stebbins does not and is defined by the Geneva Row, the Delta Upsilon frater- remember hearing the suspect Convention as torture but which nity, at approximately 4 a.m. say this, he admitted it could the United States supports. and charged with assault with have happened. According to Larsen spoke about the expe- a dangerous weapon, accord- a Daily article published March rience and gave a history of ing to the Journal. 31, Stebbins never saw the waterboarding during a lecture Michael Phillion, 20, of knife, and he did not know in Cabot Auditorium last night. Medford and Ryan Casey, that the assailant had one until He also showed the feature 19, of Somerville were also after he had been attacked. that Current TV, the network apprehended after alleged- “It was a split-second thing for which he works, ran on his ly returning to the frater- that happened,” he said in 24-minute “interrogation.” The nity where the stabbing took the article. piece, which included footage place to smash windows with The Somerville Police from the experience, was picked golf clubs and baseball bats could not be reached for up on major national news an hour and a half after the comment. Although Tufts networks as the debate over original incident. University Police Department “enhanced interrogation tech- Police had originally come Sgt. Robert McCarthy did not niques” increased in the United to the fraternity at around confirm the name of the sus- States a few months ago. 2:45 a.m., directly after the pect, he did confirm that the Larsen said last night that stabbing. They returned after suspects were apprehended use of the practice portrays the attackers returned to after returning to the scene the United States in a negative Delta Upsilon, and the group of the crime. light. “Using waterboarding as a of attackers quickly dispersed. Stebbins was treated at and method of interrogation associ- Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily Journalist Kaj Larsen discusses the interrogation technique of waterboard- But three men were subse- quickly released from Mount ates the United States with some ing in Cabot Auditorium. quently caught and charged Auburn Hospital in Cambridge of the most notorious regimes with malicious destruction of directly after the stabbing. He in history,” he said. M. Tisch College of Citizenship mouth and pour water on the private property. Phillion was said that none of his stab The discussion was sponsored and Public Service. cloth. The method can create also charged with possession wounds were serious. by the American Civil Liberties In one form of waterboard- the sensation of drowning as the of a class-D drug. This classifi- Union of Massachusetts and ing, Larsen explained, interro- captive inhales moisture from cation includes marijuana. —by Dan Pasternack the Hugo Adam Bedau Fund for gators place a cloth in a blind- Civil Liberties at the Jonathan folded and handcuffed captive’s see WATERBOARDING, page 2 Inside this issue tuftsdaily.com Today’s Sections Martin Scorsese pro- The baseball team lost files the aging Rolling a 3-2 heartbreaker to News 1 Op-Ed 11 Stones in his new Brandeis on a ninth-in- Features 3 Comics 12 concert documentary ning home run by soph- Arts | Living 5Classifieds 13 “Shine a Light.” omore Drake Livada. Editorial | Letters 10 Sports Back

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Visiting the Hill this Tufts will pay for new laboratory with funds from Doble’s gift DONATION that it is possible to bridge the gap it at 550 Boston Ave., 574 Boston Ave. week continued from page 1 between two cultures; beyond this you or both. Tufts will name the facility Wednesday “Frank Doble was a true innovator have shown that the inevitable result of after Doble. who foresaw the potential of the elec- this bridging is responsible citizenship.” “It’s an exciting building and it’s “Public Lecture by Colin Mackerras of tric power industry when it was still Doble passed away in 1969. something that’s long been an important Griffith University, Australia” in its infancy. The technologies that Doble established the trust funds, priority for the university,” Lee said of Details: Colin Mackerras, professor of he developed made the industry safer which together owned 87 percent of the laboratory. International Business and Asian Studies at and more productive,” Bacow said in a Doble Engineering, in 1960. ESCO “In addition to that, the [donation] will Griffith University, will lecture on “Theatre press release. Technologies purchased the compa- allow us to support financial aid, faculty and Politics in Twentieth-Century China.” Doble moved the company’s offices ny last year, and the funds have since retention and a number of other student When & Where: 12:00 p.m.; Olin Center, in 1925 to the Hillside area of Tufts’ been dissolved. and faculty priorities,” Lee added. Room 12 Medford/Somerville campus, where Part of the money garnered by the Lee said that Doble embodied the Sponsor: Drama and Dance Department it remained for 22 years. Doble often $136 million investment in Tufts’ type of alumni who work hard to show “Intimate Crimes on Tufts Campus: brought Tufts engineering students to endowment will go toward building their gratitude to their alma mater. Stalking or Harassment?” his plant for tours, and he sought Tufts a new laboratory on Boston Avenue. “It’s an excellent example of how one Details: Respected intimate crime expert graduates to work for his company. This facility, which will be the univer- generation helps the next at Tufts,” he Sabrina Garcia will lead a lunch discussion Tufts awarded Doble an honorary sity’s first new lab building in almost said. “It’s an alumnus who was commit- on stalking and harassment in the first of doctorate in science in 1962. The degree 20 years, is meant to facilitate interac- ted to giving back. This institution has three intimate crime workshops. citation read, “Humanist and engineer, tion between engineering and biology been built on one generation of alumni When & Where: 12:00 p.m.; Dowling you have demonstrated in your career at Tufts. The university plans to build benefiting the next.” 745A Sponsor: Campus Violence Prevention Project “Fourth John Holmes Memorial Poetry To Baronian, ‘there was only one’ true American university Reading” Details: Renowned poet and author BARONIAN designated for financial aid, according sold elephant jewelry, I swear he would Maxine Kumin will receive the Maxine continued from page 1 to Dixon. buy out the lot of it,” Dixon said. “He Newberg Gordon Book Prize and will to him to have the athletic building Baronian was born in Worcester, never went anywhere without a pocket- present her work at the fourth John named after him,” Dixon said. Mass., to two survivors of the Armenian ful of elephant jewelry.” Holmes Memorial Poetry Reading. As a student at Tufts, Baronian was a genocide. “He lost two siblings during Some of Aftandilian’s favorite When & Where: 3:30 p.m.; Hirsh Reading celebrated athlete. “He was a star line- that genocide and his mother suffered memories of his uncle come from the Room, Tisch Library man on the football squad, he played for years afterward,” Aftandilian said. time they spent together on the Tufts Sponsor: Friends of Tufts Libraries both offense and defense and he was “He felt very strongly about that issue.” campus. “Lecture on Islam in Sicily” one of the first four-year lettermen at “He used to take me to Tufts football Details: Dr. William Granara, a professor the school,” Aftandilian said. games as a kid, and then to the recep- at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Baronian’s football legacy continues “He was always on campus tions at Alumnae [Lounge], and every- Eastern Studies, will speak on Norman as Tufts gives the Baronian Award to the all the time — he just body knew him,” Aftandilian said. “He Sicily, which was dominated by Islamic best lineman on the football team each was very devoted to his family.” culture. year, according to Aftandilian. constantly volunteered his “If there were a more loyal, passion- When & Where: 4:30 p.m.; Laminan Baronian’s involvement at Tufts services. Everyone knew him ate, and committed Tufts alumnus than Lounge, Olin Center extended beyond his support of athlet- John Baronian, I have yet to meet him,” Sponsor: Perseus Project ics. Baronian was an active member as ‘Mr. Tufts.’” President Lawrence Bacow said in a “Youth and Securing a Nuclear Free of the Alumni Association, serving as press release. “There might be 4,000 Future: Thinking Outside the Bomb” its president from 1970 to 1972. He Gregory Aftandilian colleges and universities in the U.S., but Details: Renowned linguist, philosopher was elected as a trustee of Tufts in John Baronian’s nephew in John’s mind, there was only one.” and political activist Noam Chomsky 1972. After serving for 10 years, he was Baronian started attending Tufts in speaks about current nuclear realities and named trustee emeritus. In 1997, Tufts 1946 after serving as a sergeant in the the nonviolent youth effort to combat it. awarded him an honorary doctorate Baronian was proud of his Armenian U.S. Air Force during World War II. The A book signing will follow the lecture. of commerce. heritage, and served as the advisor G.I. Bill financed his education. When & Where: 6:00 p.m.; Cabot Baronian has been described as a to the Tufts Armenian Club. He was Baronian graduated from Tufts with Intercultural Center ubiquitous presence on campus. “He “always telling people about Armenian a degree in economics and worked at Sponsor: American Friends Service used to walk up and down the campus history and culture,” Aftandilian said. American Mutual Insurance Company Committee (AFSC), Mass Peace Action, and interact with the students,” Dixon Baronian donated his collection of for most of post-graduate career. Peace & Justice Studies said. “I think probably this gentleman elephant statues to the university in He is survived by three sisters, Helen “The Mindset of a Rapist: Intimate was more well known by the Tufts stu- 2003. The array consists of over 3,000 and Elizabeth Baronian and Stella Crimes on Tufts Campus” dents than any other Tufts alumnus.” figures and is exhibited in the Office of Aftandilian; his three nephews, John, Details: In the second workshop of a He was “responsible for assisting so Alumni Relations. “He collected [model] Gregory and Ara Aftandilian; and six three-part series, intimate crime specialist many students to get into Tufts,” Dixon elephants from all over the world from grandnieces and grandnephews. Sabrina Garcia will deal with the mindset said. “He kept in touch with them after his travels,” Aftandilian said. Baronian’s wake will be held today, of intimate crime perpetrators. they graduated — remained friends Baronian began collecting elephant and his funeral will take place Thursday When & Where: 8:00 p.m.; Metcalf Hall with them, remained their mentor.” figurines when he was in college, accord- morning. He will be buried at Oak Grove Lounge In memory of his parents, Baronian ing to Aftandilian. “He was that devoted Cemetery in West Medford. Next fall, Sponsor: Campus Violence Prevention set up the John K. and Margaret G. to his school,” Aftandilian added. Tufts will hold a ceremony on campus Project Baronian Memorial Scholarship Fund, “Whenever he went into a store that in his honor. Thursday

“Intimate Crimes on Tufts Campus: Journalist shares personal experiences with waterboarding Blind Reporting of Sexual Assault” WATERBOARDING perfected in the Cambodian ... Khmer waterboarding. Larsen had already been Details: In the last of the week’s three continued from page 1 Rouge genocide, post-1975,” he said. waterboarded once during training in related events, intimate crime specialist the cloth. In terms of United States policy, Larsen the military. Sabrina Garcia will discuss the U.S. Air “You feel like you’re shackled to the asserted that a memorandum about tor- There was not a big reaction after his Force’s method of “blind reporting” of bottom of a pool,” Larsen said, describ- ture written in 2002 by then-Attorney report was shown on Current TV, Larsen sexual assaults that she developed, and ing his experience. General Alberto Gonzalez brought water- said, until public interest in waterboard- the systems on Tufts’ campus for report- The CIA has used waterboarding to boarding into the forum of debate in the ing was once again piqued during con- ing sexual assault. extract information from terrorism sus- United States. firmation hearings for current Attorney When & Where: 12:00 p.m.; Dowling pects. International and U.S. laws both The memorandum “reversed a lot of General Michael Mukasey. At that time, 745A prohibit mock executions, a category under the U.S. precedent in terms of these a number of national news networks fea- Sponsor: Campus Violence Prevention which many say waterboarding falls. techniques,” he said. “It took a very tured his reporting on the topic. Project Larsen began his talk by explaining that myopic view of what constitutes tor- “I became ... the resident expert on waterboarding’s origin was in the Middle ture to include pain equivalent to death waterboarding,” Larsen said. “There was “Understanding Depression on Ages, when it was used to extract confes- ... In short, it opened the legal door more of a true national debate about College Campuses” sions during the Spanish Inquisition. for enhanced interrogation techniques.” the technique.” Details: An interactive panel discussion will “Waterboarding is not a new phenom- Larsen said this kicked off a debate with- Currently, President George W. Bush emphasize the importance of recognizing enon,” he said. in the government and the human rights supports allowing evidence collected depression at Tufts. The discussion will Larsen cited other instances through- community. through waterboarding to be used, concentrate on the meaning of depres- out history when waterboarding was Larsen decided to confront the issue while a bill has been introduced in sion, its impact on campus and ways to employed, mentioning the technique’s of waterboarding after a trip to a Khmer Congress rejecting “coercive interro- find support. widespread use during the Cambodian Rouge-era prison in Cambodia, and he gation techniques,” including water- When & Where: 6:00 p.m.; Rabb Room, genocide. subjected himself to the technique after boarding, Larsen said. Lincoln-Filene Hall “The current technique of waterboard- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) began to press A question-and-answer session fol- ing that we know today was basically for changes to U.S. policies condoning lowed Larsen’s presentation.

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FeaturesTh e Tu f t s Da i l y Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Harvard implements female-only hours at gym to Michael Sherry | Political Animal accommodate Muslim women looking to exercise b y Me g h a n Pe s c h Daily Staff Writer

The warning “Girls Only” — formerly a Tread carefully, sign reserved for tree houses and Girl Scout meetings — is now catching on at univer- Obamanauts sity gyms. olitics is an ugly game. Intra- After six Muslim students at Harvard petitioned to the administration early this party disputes like primaries can semester, the university began holding female-only gym hours in order to accom- get pretty nasty. modate religious beliefs that prevent women P from exercising in the presence of men. But they’re almost always nicer than gen- At Harvard, the new program has been eral elections, where the really ugly stuff gets implemented in an experimental stage, thrown around. As poisonous as the atmo- during which its least popular gym is closed sphere between Hillary and Obama is, rest for six hours per week. assured, it will get ten times worse once we For Muslim women who must cover hit the general election between John McCain their hair, arms and legs in the presence and, it seems, Barack Obama. of men, it is uncomfortable to work out Primaries are essentially fights among fam- while wearing faith-appropriate clothing. ily. No matter how important the office, two Shareda Hosein, Tufts’ Muslim chaplain, candidates duking it out in the primary will said that the women-only gym hours likely have similar stances on the issues. A allow Muslim women to wear standard Republican primary will almost certainly be a workout attire. fight between pro-life, tax-cutting war hawks. “The body positions while using [exer- A Democratic primary will not have many cise] equipment bring emphasis to the fights over the environment, civil rights or body that women adhering to the Muslim health care — issues that everyone in the party faith don’t want,” Hosein said. “With an all- agrees on. When politicians can’t criticize each female environment, [Muslim women] can other on the issues, the fight becomes a mat- go into the gym without their headdress ter of running the best campaign and raising and do the exercises in normal gym wear. the most money. Candidate A’s voters are the It gives them the ability to have a good and same as Candidate B’s voters. normal workout.” And as bad as people think this extended But at Tufts, officials say that a lack of Democratic primary has been for the even- facilities would prevent the university from tual winner, well, they ain’t seen nothing yet. offering women private gym time. Once the general election rolls around, the Assistant Director of Athletics Branwen parties’ political machinery will kick into gear Smith-King said that the issue has not and turn the Maverick War Hero into a senile been raised by students at Tufts yet warmonger and JFK Reincarnated into an and that Harvard’s multiple gym facili- America-hating newbie. ties work well to accommodate such McCain is either too honorable or too a policy. Tien Tien/Tufts Daily smart to let his campaign play up the com- “We haven’t had any requests here,” Women in Cousens Gym work out beside their male counterparts. While other schools ments of Obama’s pastor, Reverend Wright, Smith-King said. “Our biggest problem is have implemented female-only gym hours to accommodate Muslim women, Tufts’ facili- whose controversial statements have brought that we don’t have the same facilities.” ties would prohibit the university from following suit. Obama’s favorability ratings down to Earth For Muslim women at Tufts, female- from their previously stratospheric heights. only gym hours would present a welcome at Cousens Gym, said that the Tufts com- female-only gym hours has been popular But rest assured, Wright will be a huge liability opportunity to increase physical activity. munity might initially be hesitant to accept at public gyms for years, but it wasn’t until to Obama in the fall, as shadowy groups unaf- “It makes me uncomfortable for men such a policy. recently that universities began to recog- filiated with the official McCain campaign will to be around,” said Samina Hossain, a “Some people might find it hard to nize the need to follow suit. plaster the remarks over every mailer, poster, Muslim sophomore. “I would be [going adjust to at first, so the reaction would “It’s a new phenomenon at the univer- Web site and television ad they can get their to the gym] more often if they were be negative initially,” she said. “But in the sity level,” Hosein said. “Previously, Muslim hands on. This will be 2008’s version of the not there.” long run, it will be very inclusive and a women found comfort in the Jewish Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the Republican Hossain, who currently wears pants, long positive idea.” hit squad that played fast and loose with the sleeves and a bandana when she works out According to Hosein, the concept of see GYM, page 4 facts but successfully tarred John Kerry’s ser- vice in Vietnam as fraudulent. This time, though, the truth doesn’t need to be twisted to cause Obama damage; his pastor’s comments are pretty damaging on Some Jumbos get high with jogging, not joints their own. One perverse benefit of this story b y Ma r i s s a Ca r b e r r y “It’s a good way to exercise and get out tion after you finish, or if [runner’s is that it at least puts to bed the rumors of Daily Editorial Board and see nature,” Enking said. “It’s more of highs] exist,” Bright said. “I always Obama being a closet Muslim. Cold comfort a relaxing thing.” interpret it as a sense of achievement for Obama fans, I know. With the 112th Boston Marathon rapid- Enking said he has experienced a cer- you get after running.” Meanwhile, Democratic surrogates will ly approaching, it seems that Tufts’ fitness tain type of high while running, albeit Senior Eleanor Heidkamp-Young said have to watch their step when they go on the focus has turned to running. In fewer than somewhat indefinable. that her runner’s high is more of a general attack. McCain is no George W. Bush; his life two weeks, more than 200 runners are set “I totally buy into it,” he said. “There are positive feeling, rather than the conven- story is remarkable and heroic, whatever you to compete with the Tufts Marathon Team, certain days where you just feel exhausted tional notion that associates a high with think of his politics. That’s why comments ramping up long treadmill lines and hop- after a run, but there are certain days when feeling intoxicated. like, “McCain was a fighter pilot who dropped ping up and down at intersections as they you feel totally refreshed and better … It Heidkamp-Young began running laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was anticipate a traffic light’s switch from red just makes you feel healthier.” while training with her crew team during long gone when they hit. What happened to green. Still, Enking said that he rarely gets a her junior year abroad at Oxford. This when they [the missiles] get to the ground? But why? euphoric rush while doing his regular runs. year, Heidkamp-Young is training for the He doesn’t know. You have to care about the According to researchers in Germany, “The euphoric feeling doesn’t happen Boston Marathon with the Tufts team lives of people. McCain never gets into those the classic legend of a “runner’s high” has that often,” he said. “It may be the combi- and attempts to run about five times a issues,” said recently by Obama backer Sen. been scientifically proven. People who nation of pushing yourself really hard and week — and although the senior said that Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), are so stupid. experience a true runner’s high are said to finishing really well in a race and feeling running makes her feel good, there is no The foolishness in Rockefeller, who is nor- get a sense of euphoria from the elevated good about that. It’s very rare that it hap- genuine sense of euphoria associated mally a pretty level-headed guy, is breathtak- release of endorphins in the brain that pens on just a regular run.” with doing it. ing. It’s like he’s trying to make sure Obama results from the exercise. Men’s track coach Ethan Barron, like “Running, for me, just makes me happy,” doesn’t get a single veteran to vote for him in While the notion of such a high has Enking, said it is more unusual for people Heidkamp-Young said. “So when it’s a part November. Never mind the fact that McCain existed for years, scientists could not accu- who run regularly to experience a high due of my day, I’m happy. But I can’t say that was flying at a much lower altitude to mini- rately test the difference between endor- to running. while I’m running I feel high.” mize collateral damage, which is how he was phin levels before and after exercise until “It’s usually felt when you’ve pushed Don Megerle, director of the shot down and then tortured. Rockefeller recently, leaving the theory unproven. yourself in a distance race farther than the President’s Marathon Challenge (PMC), apologized profusely for his remarks hours According to a recent New York Times body theoretically should be able to do,” said that he believes the positive later, no doubt after a furious David Plouffe article, leading researchers around the Barron said. “It’s probably more common aspects of running are evident due to (Obama’s campaign manager) called him up country are supporting the German that out-of-shape people feel it. It’s more participants’ often addictive commit- and chewed him out. researchers’ findings. common for a distance runner to push ment to the PMC. Despite injuries and Obama still has a slightly better-than-ever Daniel Enking is a sophomore who ran themselves regularly.” setbacks, Megerle said that even PMC shot at being president in 2009. But Democrats cross country in high school. At Tufts, Kevin Bright, an assistant coach on runners who previously had sedentary who thought this campaign would be a cake- Enking typically runs for pleasure about Barron’s staff, said that while he believes lifestyles are completely committed to walk should think again. This will be a race. four times a week, completing about running is a mood-enhancer, he doesn’t their training. three miles outside during late-night know if it’s possible to actually experience “They’ve been able to do something hours. While he ran competitively in high a high during or after a run. they never thought they could do before,” Michael Sherry is a junior majoring in polit- school, he said that he runs more to “I think it’s true, but I don’t know ical science. He can be reached at Michael. release stress in college. whether or not it’s a sense of satisfac- see RUNNING, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Despite the name, ‘runner’s high’ Creating Beauty can come from many activities RUNNING with emotional benefits. continued from page 3 “You feel happier,” Zlatic said. “It in Megerle said. “Once they’ve run feels so satisfying and rewarding.” one marathon, they want to do Barron said that he believes more and more.” that sensations similar to the run- Tufts alum Edita Zlatic (LA ’07) ner’s high can be attained through is one such runner. Zlatic ran the any number of activities. Kabuki Dance Boston Marathon last year, but “I kind of hate how’s it’s lim- because of injuries she sustained ited to running,” Barron said. in an accident, she’s unable to run “Anything that gets your heart in the race this year. rate running can work, wheth- Prior to beginning her training er it’s running or dance or sex, A Public Lecture-Performance last year, Zlatic had never been and then you get your endor- a runner but eventually came to phins going. When you get so love the experience of training many released that your body by with the team and running the doesn’t know what to do with marathon so much that since her it, you get stoned. MARK AKIRA OSHIMA accident, she has slowly picked up “For me, the biggest thing is the habit again. that I don’t think the runner’s high Zlatic, who hopes to run in the is shackled to running. I think race next year, did not mention you can get the high from doing Thursday, April 10 ever experiencing a runner’s high, anything you love so much you’ll but did say that running comes push yourself.” 4:30 p.m. Room 104, Pearson Hall (Chemistry Building) Tufts lacks resources to implement Talbot Avenue Tufts University, Medford, MA female-only hours in fitness center GYM for Women” in order to make continued from page 3 females feel more comfortable Mark Akira Oshima studied Japanese language and culture at community and at the YMCA, where in classes that have traditionally women have been able to contract been dominated by men. Harvard and Waseda Universities. He has resided for many years in special hours for swimming.” “We noticed the weight-training Japan, and, under the professional name of Kiyomoto Shimatayu, he Hosein cited the health-con- class here is mostly male,” Smith- has appeared in recitals of Kabuki song and dance throughout Japan scious nature of today’s college King said. “Since we try to make and Great Britain. students as one reason for such classes more diverse, this semester a trend. we tried out a new class by the field “There is a higher demand for hockey coach [Tina McDavitt] ... He has served as interpreter at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo, and for exercise in this generation,” Hosein So maybe they won’t feel as intimi- Eugenio Barba’s International School of Theater Anthropology in said. “We are starting to see [gyms dated by it.” Europe. His translations and studies of traditional Japanese theater recognize this demand] because Smith-King also said that Tufts have been widely published. Muslim women are pushing the works to include men in simi- envelope. Muslim women are part lar ways; since some view yoga of society and society is changing.” as a feminine activity, Tufts hired While Tufts has not imple- a male instructor to teach power This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences , the Department of mented all-female gym hours, the yoga classes. Since then, Smith- Drama and Dance, the Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages, and the school has begun to offer exercise King said, yoga classes have seen Department of History. classes such as “Strength Training an increase in male enrollment. Did you know?

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WINSTON Berkman and Movie Review CHARLOTTE Bourdillon | tWO foR tEA Scorsese ‘Shines a Light’ on rock’s aging legends b y Ev a n s Cl i n c h y Daily Editorial Board

Thirty-five years after he began his long relationship with the Rolling Stones with The real Noche Caliente his compilation of the “Mean Streets” (1973) e Googled “Boston, food, Shine a Light restaurant” on a whim,

Starring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and went straight from Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood W Directed by Martin Scorsese there to the South End’s Masa. soundtrack, Martin Scorsese has finally We were enticed by its description as given the rock legends a project of their “sophisticated southwestern.” With the menu own. And, after all the Stones’ contribu- chock full of robust flavors, from roasted corn tions to Scorsese’s films over the years — to queso to pork, the restaurant itself is some- “Goodfellas” (1990), “Casino” (1995) and thing between rustic (Restoration Hardware, “The Departed” (2006) to name a few — one not Oregon Trail) and Latin (Mariachi, not could easily argue that “Shine a Light” is Mario Batali). Normally this would be above long overdue. our budget, but Charlotte’s mom and brother The full-length documentary, now play- were visiting, so it was a go. The lighting was outnow.monstersandcritics.com ing nationwide, is a glorified concert video dim and the dance floor was ready... The Rolling Stones thank the spotlight operator for giving significance to the movie’s title. from the Stones’ tour for their latest album, That’s right, they have a dance floor. That’s “A Bigger Bang” (2005). It intersperses live the same show he did at 23 without a shred certain 13-letter middle name unprint- because every Thursday is Salsa night from music with footage from past interviews with of shame. He darts around the stage like a able in this newspaper. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., including lessons from the band spanning the past four decades. running back, gyrates like a backup dancer The Stones cycle through their cata- SalsaBoston from 10:30 to 11:30. Thank our The film was shot over two shows at New and bares midriff like a cheerleader. This has log of classics, among them “Some Girls,” lucky stars, we arrived at Masa around 9:15 on York City’s Beacon Theater on Oct. 29 and been Mick Jagger’s M.O. for four decades, “Sympathy for the Devil” and the iconic a Thursday, and were seated courtside to the Nov. 1, 2006. The two men behind “Shine a and he wouldn’t have it any other way. “Start Me Up,” building up to the Stones’ Salsa floor. Light,” Scorsese and Stones frontman Mick Scorsese sprinkles in footage of the old final song and their dramatic exit. For whatever reason, Winston didn’t really Jagger, were both 63 years old at the time, Stones, including one interview with a baby- Inevitably in a collection like this, there believe the waitress when she said that the but under the bright lights in the Big Apple, faced twenty-something Jagger, being asked will be omissions. Stones fans, casual and crab- and jalapeño-stuffed sole was “very hot, both seem nearly immortal. “Shine a Light” how long he sees the Stones sticking around. avid alike, will bemoan the film’s lack of even for people who like spicy.” Charlotte is an exercise in timelessness. Jagger hesitates, briefly speaks to the band’s “Can’t Always Get What You Want,” “Paint probably thought that she could handle it, Surprisingly, Scorsese opens by drawing rise in popularity in recent months, and It Black” and “Beast of Burden,” plus the but couldn’t. the focus to himself. For the first ten min- then quips — with a perfectly straight face most glaring snub of all, “Gimme Shelter,” The sole itself came in the center of a pool utes, we follow the Stones backstage in New — “I think we’re pretty well set up for at least a song featured in several of Scorsese’s past of Tang-colored sauce, not unlike the pool of York as they prepare for the big show. For another year.” masterpieces. But despite the absence of neon liquid that Domino’s hot wings are deliv- a moment, Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Back in the present, where Jagger has his trademark track (Jagger has joked that ered in, only more gourmet. Watts and Ronnie Wood lose their status met that goal 40-fold, he wheels out an “Shine a Light” may be the first Scorsese film Charlotte, having never had Domino’s hot as rock gods; behind the scenes, clutching impressive array of guest stars one by one. not to feature “Gimme Shelter”), the direc- wings, had difficulty picturing how said liq- their sheet music, they appear human. Jack White of White Stripes and Raconteurs tor manages to find his own unique voice. uid could possibly have a gourmet version, Meanwhile, the Oscar-winner behind the fame takes the stage for a duet with Jagger After the band exits the stage, Scorsese but she tried to keep an open mind. Weirdly camera emerges as the genius pulling the on “Loving Cup,” blues legend Buddy Guy cuts back to the video archive, this time pro- enough, this wasn’t what made this fish so strings. Scorsese labors through the process comes out for a rendition of Muddy Waters’ filing a slightly older Jagger than before. The spicy. The real heat was packed in the crab and of planning a concert, painstakingly leafing “Champagne and Reefer” and, perhaps frontman, his stock rising at this point as jalapeño stuffing. through pages and pages of song titles to most surprisingly, Christina Aguilera joins he’s pushing 30, is asked, “Can you picture Stuffed sole is really just a filet wrapped draft the perfect set list. These ten minutes the band for “Live With Me.” yourself at the age of 60 doing what you’re around a mound of the “stuffing;” there’s no are slow, and they do little to brace the audi- All three guests are entertaining in their doing now?” And with a smile, he quickly intricate incision or packing necessary — ence for what unfolds next. own unique ways, but of the three, only returns, “Easily, yeah.” maybe just some butcher’s twine to hold it From the moment the Stones take the Guy has the charisma to draw focus away Thus the Stones’ encore, consisting all together while it cooks. Delicious as well as stage, opening with the classic “Jumpin’ Jack from the old white guy in the tight black of “Brown Sugar” and “(I Can’t Get No) hot, it may be the only thing we’ve ever eaten Flash,” it becomes clear that this is Jagger’s T-shirt. Jagger gladly defers to Guy’s deep, Satisfaction,” becomes one last “told you so” that actually cuts like butter. show. The house isn’t packed to see Watts’ booming voice and impending stage from Jagger to the world. These are the same The fire in Winston’s mouth started a few blank stare from behind the drums; it’s all presence, even drawing a rousing ovation Stones they’ve always been, and believe it or minutes after finishing the fish. Using some about Mick. At 63, the frontman puts on when he introduces “Buddy Guy” with a not, they’re defying age better than ever. of the impressive roasted corn salsa that came as a side to try to ease the pain didn’t do much about the blistering heat. After trying to play it Music Review Theater Review cool in front of Charlotte’s mom and brother, Winston ended up taking the lime wedges Uys’ show ‘Elections and Erections’ proves out of everyone’s drinks and sucking on them. Oddly, Panic’s Like Aloe Vera for the tongue. Charlotte had an extraordinary Negra that sometimes, politics can be a drag Modelo braised pork shoulder with sauce bor- latest is a little b y Na o m i Br y a n t racha (drunken sauce), which came dressed Daily Editorial Board up with a port and fig jam, baby arugula and garlic whipped potatoes. Masa changes its bit too ‘Pretty’ Pieter-Dirk Uys does drag. Donning menu seasonally, and while we chanced upon wigs, heels and more makeup than the debut evening for the spring menu, this is b y Matt h e w DiGi r o l a m o an aging Avon saleslady in a “Cirque one of a few items so popular they’ve become Daily Staff Writer perennial. The pork was so intensely flavored Elections and Erections and had been cooked for so long that it was The term “sophomore slump” is usu- perfectly lean and so tender it comfortably fell ally applied to artists who had a suc- apart into complementary fig and port jam. cessful first album, but have trouble Written by Pieter-Dyrk Uys When we left Masa there was a ticket wait- Directed by Pieter-Dyrk Uys ing on Charlotte’s mother’s rental Prius. But Pretty. Odd. wait — there’s more. Charlotte has never actu- Panic at the Disco At the Zero Arrow Theatre ally known her mother to have gotten a park- through May 4 ing ticket before, so this alone was surprising Tickets $39 to $52 enough, even before her brother announced, Fueled by Ramen “third this week.” du Soleil” show, the 60-something As she dropped us off, having mentioned courtesy of American Repertory Theater recapturing the same feel on their sec- South African man transforms into a over dinner a jam she’d especially enjoyed Pieter-Dirk Uys plays Hillary, someone ond. Their sales may decline and their variety of different women over the at her B&B the night before (juicy table talk), who enjoys both elections and erections. fanbases may diminish, but many bands course of two hours. As he sashays Charlotte’s mother fished for something in are able to rebound to have full careers. around the stage in high heels with with drag. Watching a man insert her purse. Full of surprises, she produced a Panic at the Disco’s newest album, how- a grace that most women can only himself into women’s clothes is just dime-sized jar of blackberry preserves. This ever, may prove to be problematic for envy, it’s obvious that Uys has had the tip of the iceberg. And no, the kind of surprise is just what you find at local the band’s future. After losing the excla- a lot of practice. He began perform- title does not refer to the tendency restaurants like Masa: something delicious mation point in its name, Panic is back ing in South Africa during apart- of morally upright politicians to get and unexpected. and ready to face the criticism of many. heid, using his characters to sati- involved in sex scandals. Instead, Uys’ “Pretty. Odd.,” which was released rize the government. Now, 14 years personal experiences in South Africa last Tuesday to much anticipation from after South Africa’s establishment of gave rise to the show’s name. Winston Berkman is a sophomore majoring in fans and critics, sports a strange mix of democracy, Uys is still using humor As Uys wrote in the American international relations; Charlotte Bourdillon musical influences like The Beatles’ “Sgt. to critique politicians and the people Repertory Theatre’s (ART) newsletter, is a sophomore who has not declared a major. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967), they govern. “‘Elections and Erections’ refers to the They can be reached at Winston.Berkman@ Titled “Elections and Erections,” tufts.edu and [email protected], see PANIC, page 7 Uys’ show has hardly anything to do see ERECTIONS, page 7 respectively. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts | Living Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Urie and high and dry with new riffs com- FAL company belt out the lyrics and pletely lifted from ’60s bands. jewelr ymaking, ceramics, video, harmonize beautifully. The song The other group will applaud features a heavy volume of brass the band for trying something photography, sculpture, and more ! and orchestral instruments. different and departing from Visit www.smfa.edu/tuftscourses for a complete schedule and description of “She’s a Handsome Woman” the very electric sound of its takes full advantage of melan- previous album. The album is courses. Courses are held at Tufts (Lane Hall) and the Museum School Campus. choly guitar riffs and harmoniz- very different, a quality that 2008 ing, which sound all right until comes as a great surprise after they get tiring and hard on the the band built such a large fan- ears. “Do You Know What I’m base around the success of its www.smfa.edu/tuftscourses Seeing” introduces the use of platinum-selling first album. 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South African drag queen takes firm stances on political issues ERECTIONS stick to drag, but politics seem continued from page 5 to have permeated the lives of two things that were illegal dur- all of his characters. ing [his] life as a young South The location of the perfor- African growing up in apartheid mance greatly affects its rele- Cape Town.” The black majority vance. “Elections and Erections” was prevented from voting, and is shown in Cambridge at the sex between members of dif- Zero Arrow Theater, and the audi- ferent races, along with homo- ence is the typical Boston theater sexuality, was illegal. crowd: old, moderately wealthy, Despite the show’s histori- politically liberal and white. Uys’ cal roots, Uys has adapted it to points are important and need current events. The corruption to be made, but ultimately, he’s of African leaders and their bla- preaching to the choir. The audi- tant disregard of AIDS are now ence knows that apartheid was front and center. With the deba- terrible, AIDS is being ignored, cle in Zimbabwe and upcom- African politics are a mess, George ing elections in both South Bush is… George Bush and rac- Africa and the United States, ism still exists. While Uys’ per- Uys’ comments on democracy formance does give Americans and social change are recast in a brief glimpse into the mindset the light of 2008. He references of South Africans, he fails to give American candidates several them any new revelations or even times, and even plays a Hillary- a drastically different outlook on like South African. the world. And sadly, drag can- The real success of “Elections not always save the day. Most of and Erections” can be found Uys’ characters are hilarious and in two characters: Evita effective, but a few turn out to Bezuidenhout, who is planning be unconvincing and borderline on running for election, and creepy. Even Uys’ best charac- Noel Fine, a white, self-pro- ters are only given brief moments claimed Jewish-African prin- onstage, which keeps the audi- cess and member of the African ence from really understanding National Congress (ANC). Uys their perspectives. plays each of these outspo- Perhaps in reference to drag’s ken women to perfection. In place in Cabaret, the Zero addition to characters of his Arrow Theater has been trans- own creation, Uys imitates sev- formed into a bar-like setting. eral public figures including Small tables allow audience Desmond Tutu, Grace Mugabe members to enjoy a beverage and Mother Teresa (in heaven). with the show, assuming one He punctuates these perfor- can enjoy a $2 glass of water mances with his own mono- or a $5 beer. Those who are logues, telling the audience of willing to spend, at least, will his life in South Africa. Uys probably like the intimate yet keeps reminding himself to crowded atmosphere. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Dave Adams | Cynicism Personified

Twenty rules for writing your own constitution ongratulations! The power to

decide the fate of an entire nation Chas been vested in you! But, where do you begin? It’s a big job, and screwing up is basically not an option. Here are some helpful guidelines and tips that might provide you with some insight: 1. Find the most pretentious person you know, and copy their speaking style. Remember, if they don’t think you’re a pomp- ous ass, your document of supreme law will end up as toilet paper for some archduke who ate too much Taco Bell. 2. You must never use a number. No matter the amount (of states, for example), they shall be referred to as “several.” Feel free to adopt this in your everyday life. For example, I ate several burritos, or George got a several on his biology final. There’s one exception, however. In the Bill of Rights, for extra credit and pity points, label each right as Several-1, Several-2, and so on. 3. Spell check. Seriously, how embarrass- ing would that be? 4. Separation of powers is overrated. Everybody loves an emperor. 5. Be sure to add the term “keep it fresh” at the end of every sentence you feel is critically important. For example, “And the people shall not have their sovereign rights infringed by the government. Keep it fresh.” 6. A half-eaten breakfast is no replace- ment for an interior minister. 7. The people enjoy some abuse every now and then. Be sure to add an amendment about mandatory police beatings every first Thursday of the month. 8. Having trouble getting started? Use the Ten Commandments. Be sure to change the word “God” to “[your name],” as it will greatly increase your odds of re-election. 9. This constitution will be the corner- stone of your country’s legal system, and probably the most venerable piece of paper in all the land, so try not to spill on it. Note: Italian food should stay in the other room. 10. Comic Sans MS — the ultimate patri- MCT otic font. 11. The phrase “and he shall, from time to time,” must be used as many times as the letter With liberty and non-voting for all ‘f’ is used. Please note, if your country is named b y Pa u l a Ka u f m a n government,” she told me. “I wish my dent, that all Men are created equal, Federation of Fredonia, you’re royally screwed. school had had a government class so that they are endowed by their Creator 12. Is your country low on cash? Sell ad My friends here are smart. They read that I knew more about the election with certain unalienable Rights ... Life, space! Or better yet, make an endorsement newspapers. They get good grades. But process and my role as a voter.” Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” deal! Nothing says patriotism like “Pepsi pres- many did not vote. This last fact seems According to Steve Cohen, a pro- However, few know the lines that ents” before your country’s name. ironic at a university where political sci- fessor in the education department, follow. They explain where this lib- 13. Making your birthday a national holi- ence is one of the most popular majors government requires a “different way erty comes from: voting. “...That to day is a bit narcissistic. and students consider themselves “civi- of teaching.” He emphasizes experien- secure these Rights, Governments are 14. Shout-outs to family and friends should cally engaged.” It surprised me. I would tial learning, where students learn by instituted among Men, deriving their be limited to 10 percent of the word count. I reply to them with, “You’re not voting? doing. One example would be to allow just Powers from the Consent of the mean, it’s not your Facebook profile. Can I get you a ballot?” students to draft a bill and give it to a Governed, that whenever any Form of 15. This document will be revered by peo- At lunch, I heard two students say legislator. “Understanding the system Government becomes destructive of ple of your nation for generations! Feel free to they felt poorly informed and thus would really encourage students to par- these Ends, it is the Right of the People use this as an opportunity to clear up certain were not voting. Within the hour, the ticipate in it,” he told me. to alter or to abolish it, and to institute issues. For example, creationism is bogus, Lee girl recited the hyphenated names of In a 2007 survey conducted by The new Government...” Harvey Oswald killed JFK, Picard was better Angelina Jolie’s children in descend- Annenberg Public Policy Center at the Throughout history, young people than Kirk and any man who drinks a Fuzzy ing order — no small feat — while the University of Pennsylvania, 36 percent have righted the country by voting. In a Navel should lose his voting privileges. boy bombarded me with NBA statistics of Americans could correctly name recent interview, Dr. Cornel West, author 16. If pro is the opposite of con, then prog- until I was convinced that fact retention the three branches of government. of the book “Democracy Matters,” stat- ress is the opposite of congress. By this logic, was not the problem (nor was it media According to the same study, only one ed that, “young people have played a your constitution is the opposite of prostitu- access at a university that subscribes to in seven Americans correctly named fundamental role in waves of demo- tion. Sweet! a digital world of news outlets). John Roberts as Chief Justice of the cratic awakening in this country, from 17. If you must assign a national language, And yet most students arrive at col- Supreme Court. But two-thirds were the abolitionists to the Obama cam- have some fun with it! For example, pick a lege uninformed about state and fed- able to name at least one judge from the paign. I would hope that young people language that nobody speaks and buy stock in eral politics. Many have never heard hit show American Idol. would continue that role today.” language learning companies. “I’m Just a Bill,” the famed song from America has one of the lowest voter When living up to its ideal, the nation 18. Nothing says, “I’m a complete pro- the 1970s and 1980s television show turnout rates of any democratic coun- should vote in higher numbers. Tufts fessional,” like making yourself command- “Schoolhouse Rock.” Though others try: 50 percent. Of 40 eligible Tufts stu- students should do the same. er-in-chief and awarding yourself excessive took civic classes, they were badly dents I polled, 19 said that they voted Political activism is pivotal in amounts of decorations and medals. conducted. Teachers did not explore in their state’s midterm elections. Some America: It produces policy, creates liv- 19. Unlike the United States, don’t put your the interface between static textbooks tried and failed. Absentee ballots can ing situations and defines the people. capital in the middle of an enormous swamp. and the reality of government: war- be conducive to students studying out It leaves primordial forests to become San Diego would’ve been just fine. rantless wire-tapping, Walter Reed, of state, but procuring them can be a toilet paper. It passes air quality stan- 20. Break out your old high school year- Watergate, Sept. 11. challenge. dards so that we can all breathe and book. Remember all those jerks who made Even students who attended stellar Lauren Nadkarni, a junior from live. Voting choices are vast. If we read fun of you? Well, look at you now. You’re writ- high schools often experienced a lack Media, Penn., used the Internet. “You the news and look out our windows, the ing a constitution. Maybe they can be impris- of civic education. Sophomore Laura have to find your district, ward, munici- answers will become clearer. oned somehow. Hoguet, for example, went to The Seven pality, township and county,” she told Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Hills School, a top private school in me. “They don’t make it easy.” Cincinnati, Ohio. Many are familiar with these lines Dave Adams is a freshman majoring in politi- “Through the election this year, I from the Declaration of Independence: Paula Kaufman is a sophomore who has cal science and economics. He can be reached have noticed how little I know about “We hold these truths to be self-evi- not yet declared a major. at [email protected].

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is crucial for postseason hopes 12 THE TUFTS DAILY BEST OF TUFTS 2008 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 2008 Best of Best TUFTS Baseball of the way. After freshman Pat On the Hill Off the Hill Hey Jumbos! Spring has arrived, which means it’s time for the Daily’s annual “Best of Tufts” survey. We’ll be printing the survey in our paper for the next few weeks, and we’ll publish the very unscientific results in the Daily’s last issue of the semester on April 28. Deliver your answers to our office in the continued from page 16 Nicholson took the mound basement of Curtis Hall — or submit them online at TuftsDaily.com — by Friday, April 25! 2008 Best student organization: Best dorm: Best pizza: Best dance club: in a game as tight as that.” for Brandeis with two outs in of Best TUFTS

The Jumbos made a bid for the bottom of the sixth, the Best performance group: Best student band: Best breakfast/brunch: Best music venue: On thethe lead Hill in the bottom of the Jumbos failed to reach base Off the Hill fifth. After Perry and Goldberg once,Hey striking Jumbos! out Springthree times has arrived, which means it’s time for the Daily’s annual Best“Best place to pick someone ofup: Best hang-outTufts” spot: survey.Best burritos: Best place to pick someone up: singled, Casey was hit by a pitch over that span. to load the bases for senior Steve We’ll Sophomore be printing David theGibbs survey start- in our paper forTake the next few weeks,the and we’ll publishBest campus the eatery: veryBest candy at Jumbounscientific Express: Best restaurant on Points: Best mall or shopping area: Ragonese. edresults the day infor thethe Jumbos,Daily’s pitch last- issue of the semester on April 28. Deliver your answers to our office in the Best dining hall dish: Best fuel for an all-nighter: Best restaurant off Points: Best place to get a haircut: Ragonese, who leads the team ing twobasement scoreless innings. of Curtis Junior Hall — or submit them online at TuftsDaily.com — by Friday, April 25! with a .529 average, five home Mike Stefaniak also contributed Best dining hall dish ... if you Best study spot: Restaurant that should have Best place to take a walk: runs and 32 RBI on the season, two scoreless innings in the fifth want to get sick: been on Points yesterday: Best student organization: Best dorm: Best pizza: Best dining hall theme night: Best place to work: Best restaurantBest to go to with Best destination dance for a long club: hit a slow grounder to score a run and sixth. Nicholson earned the Tufts Daily’s p a re n t s : weekend: but was called out on a close play win for the Judges, while Dilday diving into first. Pontes followed took the loss for the Jumbos. Best class if you want an ‘A’: Best sports team: Best date restaurant: Best T line: with a hard-hit fly ball to left Tufts will play three games Hottest professor, female: Best speaker so far this year: Best coffee shop: Best online bookseller: field, but a diving catch by Tony against NESCAC East division

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Favorite drink at Brown & Brew: Best frat: Best bar: Best summer storage com- “We played well,” John Casey all and 2-3 in the division, while pany: said. “If the fielder doesn’t make the Jumbos boast a 2-1 division that catch, then who knows? mark. Best show on WMFO: Best sorority: Best place for dessert: Best movie theater:

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Best movie shown at film series: Best bathroom: Best liquor store: Best anything of your choice: 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Jumbos to take on Colby in NESCAC East weekend DAILY DIGITS SOFTBALL continued from page 16 up repeatedly and has been per- forming extremely well,” senior 4 30.1 co-captain Danielle Lopez said. “It’s exciting to see her as a junior Goals scored by the men’s Difference in free-throw per- stepping up and really leading the lacrosse team during the centage between Kansas (93.3) pitching staff as far as coming up final 1:03 of the first half of and Memphis (63.2) in Mon- with some big wins for us.” its Saturday contest against day’s NCAA title game. With With Gelmetti holding the the Colby Mules. Colby had Memphis up 62-58 and Chris Beavers at bay, the Tufts offense closed the gap to 4-3 before Douglas-Roberts at the line, the took care of the rest, using a key the offensive flurry put Tufts Tigers proceeded to miss four Babson error to string togeth- up 8-3 heading into the third of five free throws including the er a four-run fourth inning and quarter. The Jumbos didn’t front side of a one-and-one. blow the game open. The meat look back from there, down- In OT, the Tigers’ misses from of the Jumbo lineup — consist- ing Colby 13-8 on the Mules’ the stripe cost them the game, ing of sophomore shortstop Casey home turf. 75-68. Sullivan, Lopez and sophomore first baseman Christy Tinker — did the bulk of the damage, each col- lecting RBI base hits in the inning. 5 -93 In the second game, Tong picked up right where Gelmetti Events won by the men’s track Tiger Woods’ career score on left off, locking into a pitchers’ and field team Saturday at the par-5s at the Masters. This duel with a pair of hard-throwing Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational. is compared to his 24-over Beavers, sophomore Danielle Senior quad-captains Dave So- performance in par-4s. This Liska and senior Jess Byrn. The rensen and Dan Marcy won the weekend, Tiger will be looking game went into the home half of 3,000-meter steeplechase and for his fifth win at the Masters the sixth in a scoreless tie, with the triple jump, respectively, and his first since 2005, which only a combined six hits on the while while sophomore Scott will be the first step if Woods board for both sides. Annie Wermiel/Tufts Daily Brinkman won the 400 meters is looking to become the first But that’s when Tufts finally Coach Cheryl Milligan counsels her team during the softball team’s doubleheader and senior Joe Brown secured golfer ever to win all four ma- solved Byrn. With two outs and against the Babson Beavers yesterday. A pair of wins over the Beavers advanced first in the hammer throw. jors in one year. This may be his nobody on, the Jumbos strung Tufts’ record to 15-5 overall heading into a busy five-game weekend. The Jumbos also captured the year, as he has won four of five together three straight hits, the past. Everybody on the bench ing another jam-packed portion 4x400-meter relay. tournaments so far in 2008. capped by Kleinberger’s go- has been in that position where of their schedule. Five games are ahead two-run single, to take a they’ve had to come through for on the docket for this weekend, 2-0 lead. Kleinberger has made the team, and they all repeatedly including a crucial three-game the most of her opportunities off do it. It’s great to know that we series at NESCAC East rival Colby. 4 29 the bench this season, posting a have that kind of arsenal.” The anticipation of poor weather .320 average and seven RBI in 25 The Beavers didn’t go quietly, in Waterville, Maine could move Individual matches won by Difference between the plate appearances. plating a run off of Tong in the the games to Spicer Field, howev- the men’s tennis team during number of runs allowed (44) “I was just happy to be up there seventh, and putting the tying er. The Jumbos have lost just one its current three-game skid and scored (15) by the Detroit in that situation,” Kleinberger and go-ahead runs in scoring regular season game to the Mules against NESCAC opponents. Tigers this season. The Tigers said. “It was all thanks to D-Lo position with two outs. But the in the past five years, but the team After posting four straight have increased their early-sea- and [junior Cara Hovhanessian] reigning NESCAC Pitcher of the still refuses to take its divisional wins, the Jumbos have since son slump to 0-7 after losing a getting on base because other- Week induced a soft grounder rival lightly. lost three, starting with a 7-0 5-0 shutout to the Red Sox yes- wise, there’s no chance for me to close out a complete-game “We’ll go into this weekend loss to Trinity April 1 followed terday afternoon. All this from anyway. But being a DH or being five-hitter and improve to 5-0 thinking we’re playing the biggest by a pair of 7-2 losses against a team that won 88 games ina a sub, you have to be ready to go on the season. games of our season,” Lopez said. Bates and Bowdoin this competitive American League at any second. It’s tough to stay With a stretch of six games “Any NESCAC East game is impor- weekend. last season. mentally prepared.” in four days now complete, the tant ... Colby won’t be a walk in “Heather came up huge today,” Jumbos will get a much-needed the park, and they’ll definitely be Lopez added. “She’s done it a lot in two-day respite before encounter- three important wins to get.”

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Each came out last for pregame intro- ductions, the order changed to have Tennessee’s Candace Parker, a for- ward, meet at halfcourt with Stanford’s Candice Wiggins, a guard, acknowledg- The college years ing two of the biggest women’s stars to meet in an NCAA title game. ob Knight: everything that’s Their greeting was more than the usual perfunctory handshake, with wrong with college basketball Parker wrapping an arm around the woman who succeeded her as Wade since 1959. Trophy national player of the year. B But Parker got the trophy she want- After the retirement of the practically fos- ed in her final game as a collegian as silized Texas Tech coach two months ago, one Tennessee succeeded itself as national would have hoped that Knight’s ability to dis- champion with a 64-48 victory over grace the game was down the tubes. No more Stanford before a sellout crowd Tuesday choking, no more chair-throwing, no nothing night at the St. Pete Times Forum. — nothing left to do but fade away. The Cardinal, so offensively effective Oh, how wrong one would be. in its upsets of No. 1 seeds in the previ- Knight proceeded to make headlines ous two games, simply could not cope later in February when he spoke out against with the Vols’ relentless defense. the NBA commissioner David Stern’s “one- In winning its record eighth national year rule” requiring high school stars to title, Tennessee (36-2) forced Stanford MCT make a pit stop in the college ranks along into a season-high 25 turnovers as the Tennessee’s Candace Parker tries to pass around Stanford’s Candice Wiggins and Kayla Pedersen the way to the NBA. Cardinal’s 23-game winning streak in the first half of last night’s NCAA championship game. Parker scored 17 points to fuel a 64-48 “It’s the worst thing that’s happened to col- ended. The Vols scored 26 points off of victory, giving coach Pat Summitt the eighth title of her career. lege basketball since I’ve been coaching,” he Stanford turnovers. said. “Because now you can have a kid come The Vols’ sloppy play and poor sec- to Louisiana Tech in the 1982 NCAA as 11 and taking a 37-29 lead into to school for a year and play basketball and ond-half shooting meant Tennessee did semifinals. intermission. he doesn’t even have to go to class ... That, I not put the Cardinal away until the final “We can’t control whether we have a The Vols’ ferocious defensive effort think, has a tremendous effect on the integ- six minutes of the game, but Tennessee great shooting night, but we can con- made it nearly impossible for Stanford rity of college sports.” left little doubt of its superiority after trol our board play and our defense,” to advance the ball and difficult to get It took over a month, but eventually Kevin the first five minutes. Tennessee center Nicky Anosike said. it inbounds, let alone get it to Wiggins, Durant spoke out. Last Thursday Durant, the Parker, battling a dislocated shoul- Anosike did it all in the first half of the who still managed 10 points in the poster child for the one-year rule thanks to der, finished with team highs of 17 final, with 10 points, four rebounds and first half. his $60 million Nike deal signed a year after points and nine rebounds. Wiggins had six steals. Much of the time, Stanford simply his enrollment at the University of Texas, told 14 points. Tennessee’s offensive X-factor was looked overwhelmed. It made 14 turn- the Seattle Post-Intelligencer what he really Parker became only the fourth player point guard Shannon Bobbitt, who hit overs in the first half, two more than thought of college. to win back-to-back Most Outstanding 4 of 8 three-pointers in last year’s title in the entire semifinal game against “I miss Texas, the whole group of guys, the Player honors at the Final Four. She game and 3 of 5 to help beat LSU on Connecticut. schools, and I didn’t want to rush into any- joined Connecticut’s Diana Taurasi Sunday. The Cardinal had beaten Tennessee thing,” he said. “[Knight’s comment] upset (2003-04), Tennessee’s Chamique “I can go through the whole game 73-69 in overtime Dec. 22 in Palo Alto, me coming from a coach. I thought he would Holdsclaw (1997-98) and Southern Cal’s without shooting, without scoring, as Calif. And Tennessee realized Stanford had understand more where the players are com- Cheryl Miller (1983-84). long as my teammates get great looks,” improved dramatically since December, ing from in terms of getting an education.” Tennessee’s offense also sputtered in Bobbitt said. developing an offense with five scoring Incredible. Kevin Durant is 19 years old. I’m the previous three games. The Vols shot Bobbitt, who had 13 points by inter- threats in the starting lineup. 21, and I sure don’t have the tact to respond 40 percent against Notre Dame, 25 per- mission, opened the final by hitting “They are running their offense with with a comment like that. Put me in Durant’s cent in the second half against Texas consecutive threes, the second giving great efficiency and getting great looks,” shoes, and I’d say something along the lines of A&M and 30 percent against LSU, when Tennessee a 10-7 lead with 16:31 left Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said “Hey Bobby, I left college with a 3.5 GPA. What they did not reach 50 points for the first in the half. The Vols did not trail the before the game. was yours, a--hole?” time in 908 games dating to a 69-46 loss rest of the half, leading by as many Not this time. Not against this defense. Instead of placing the blame on the players for their lack of regard for education, we all need to take a step back and realistically assess Women’s Crew this situation. Kevin Durant is not to blame for the one-and-done phenomenon in college Jumbos post strong performances against trio of weekend opponents basketball. This is common sense. No one turns down $60 million to play basketball and b y Sa r i n a Ma t h a i it was the first real regatta we’ve ever The Jumbos’ heat against the wear shoes. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Senior Staff Writer had at our boathouse,” Douglass said. Catamounts was very similar to their The players are going to continue to forgo “It was great to have a lot of spectators heat against Tulane, where eventually college for the money and fame — until The weather may have been gloomy, and that atmosphere which we don’t Tufts had open water and won easily forced otherwise. And I would argue that but the women’s crew team shined get until later on in the season.” by a time of 6:52.22 to 7:08.23. they should be. brightly against Mt. Holyoke, Vermont This heightened atmosphere Normally UVM has always been a A year ago, I wrote a column decrying the and Tulane on the Medford River this seemed to energize the crew team as very strong team and provided Tufts state of college basketball. After watching inex- past weekend. the Jumbos came out on top in nearly with an intense rivalry, but the Jumbos perience-laden Kansas and North Carolina On a windy Sunday morning that cre- every event. simply ruled the water this weekend. teams collapse in the Big Dance due to stupid ated choppy water, the Tufts first var- In their first race of the morning, the The win marked the first time that turnovers, poor shot selection and missed free sity boat squared off against Tulane’s Jumbos faced a talented Mt. Holyoke Tufts has beaten UVM at home. throws, I argued that the college game needed first varsity boat. Tulane, which is team that gave them everything they “I think the biggest thing is that more junior and senior stars. I begged, to no undergoing a rebuilding period this could handle. it’s still pretty cold in Burlington and avail of course, for Durant and Greg Oden to year, was taken down by the Jumbos To start, Tufts began the race in the they haven’t had a lot of water time,” stay in school. quite handily by a time of 7:19.84 second lane, ahead of Mt. Holyoke. It Gallagher said. “I think the fact that we A year later, Oden has yet to play a sec- to 7:36.20. didn’t stay that way for long, however, as had a lot of water time helped us gain ond in the NBA, and Durant’s rookie season Tufts started off in the near lane the Lyons came roaring back and over- the upper hand.” has been plagued by careless shooting, pass- of the staggered course, forcing it to took Tufts around the 700-meter mark. In the second varsity, meanwhile, ing ineptitude and virtual irrelevance on the start behind the Green Wave’s boat. As senior coxswain Alison Vermont edged Tufts 7:03.31-7:05.21, defensive end on the floor. Have I earned the Still, the Jumbos got enough momen- Ungerleider saw that the Lyons had but the Jumbos bounced back against right yet to say that I was right? tum to overcome the space between more than a half-boat advantage on Mt. Holyoke, earning a 7:14.29-7:19.75 As I continue to mull over the question of the two boats and, around the 400- the Jumbos, she decided to deviate win. just how good these kids could be with a little meter mark, broke contact with Tulane from the typical game-plan and called The third varsity also handily defeat- more college education (the basketball kind), I and had open water for the rest of for a sprint earlier than usual. ed the Lyons 7:27.02-7:36.90, but the turn my attention to this year’s rookie class. the course. The team started its sprint roughly novice boat stumbled, falling to Mt. After watching Memphis point guard Part of Tufts’ success may have 50 strokes from the end, as opposed Holyoke 7:25.97-7:42.48. The novice Derrick Rose end his first (and probably only) come from a new race strategy the to 30 strokes from the end, and went boat also had the challenge of facing college season with a heroic effort against team implemented before the start of from being a half-boat down to just off against Tulane’s second varsity boat Kansas Monday night, playing all 45 minutes the race. pulling ahead of the Lyons for the win and lost by a time of 7:27.87-7:54.65. and piling up 18 points, eight assists and six “Typically our third-500 is our weak- with a time of 6:59.81. Mt. Holyoke Still, the boat scored a 7:41.59-8:11.00 rebounds, I can’t help but worry. When will est point so we decided to do a mini- came in at 7:00.49. win over UVM. we ever again get to see a great college player sprint for about 16 stokes to give us Senior co-captain Caitlin Gallagher For their next meet, the Jumbos — a Rose, a Michael Beasley or a Kevin Love — a little push,” senior co-captain Sara attributed this late burst to not only will head to Lake Quinsigamond in stick around for all four years? Will there ever Douglass said. “As it ended up, we Ungerleider’s veteran experience as a Worcester, Mass. for a showdown be another college legend? Whatever hap- weren’t next to Tulane anymore, but coxswain, but also as a testament to with Ithaca, Holy Cross, Colby and pened to Pete Maravich? it was so good to see if we could get the team’s overall fitness. Conn. College. The competition will Unfortunately, the system leaves no room faster on our own accord.” “It’s a unique aspect of this boat get increasingly difficult for the team for collegiate greatness — but through no Things were slightly different on right now,” she said. “We have the as the season moves along, but the fault of the players themselves. The college Saturday, when both Mt. Holyoke and fitness and technical efficiency to do Jumbos only look at this as extra moti- game needs fixing, and for Christ’s sake, stop Vermont provided stiffer competition. something like that. It’s nice to have vation and a chance to prove their tal- counting on Kevin Durant to do the job. You Despite the cloudy weather, rowing that card to play in your back pocket ent. Douglass saw this weekend as the want real change, Bobby? You’re picking the conditions were perfect due to a lack when you need it.” start of a string of successful showings wrong fight. of wind. The men’s crew team was also The Jumbos’ strong conditioning for the Jumbos. All eyes on you, Mr. Stern. racing at home this past weekend, and physical capabilities also allowed “I think we learned a lot this week- which gave the entire event a regatta- them to face off against UVM in their end and we’re more excited for next type feel. second race of the day and post an weekend,” she said. “Each time we race Evans Clinchy is a junior majoring in “We had around 16 men’s boats and even better time than they had in we get excited about what were going English. He can be reached at Evans. another eight or nine women’s boats so their first race. to do and what were capable of.” [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Women’s College Basketball 15 Women’s Crew 15 Dirty Water 15 Th e Tu f tSportss Da i l y Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Baseball Ninth-inning home run propels Brandeis to victory over Jumbos b y Da v i d He c k and third with two outs when Daily Editorial Board Goldberg was picked off of third by the catcher to end the inning. After a pair of one-run vic- “I was disappointed in the tories over NESCAC rival baserunning,” John Casey said. Williams Sunday, the baseball “We had chances, and when you’re not hitting well, you’ve BASEBALL got to take advantage of those (11-7, 2-1 NESCAC EAST) chances. We had chances to win the game.” at Huskins Field, Yesterday The Judges wasted no time in Brandeis 3 striking back, taking the lead in Tufts 2 the top of the fourth. With sopho- more Tommy Hill on the mound, team found itself on the wrong freshman shortstop David side of a one-run game against Leresche let a grounder through Brandeis yesterday. his legs to allow the leadoff hitter The Jumbos fell 3-2 to the to reach base. Judges, as a Brandeis home run After a flyout and a single, in the top of the ninth inning Brandeis had men on first and gave the Judges the lead and second with two out. Hill then eventually the win. gave up a line-drive RBI single for Having already pitched two the Judges’ first run of the game. innings of two-hit ball, fresh- “I wasn’t hitting my spots,” Hill man Jack Dilday walked out to said. “The two hits that I let up the mound in the ninth with were both two-seamers that were hopes of preserving the 2-2 tie. supposed to be on the outside Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t corner, but they ran back over to be. the middle. You want to make “[Sophomore catcher Alex them earn it. If you make a pitch Perry] called an outside fastball and they get a hit, then what are and I threw it to the spot,” Dilday you going to do? I felt like I was said. “The batter did a great job giving them runs instead of them of hitting and took it the other taking it.” way. It was a combination of the With men on first and third, Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily wind and the fact that the ball Sophomore pitcher Tommy Hill releases from the mound during Tufts’ 3-2 loss to Brandeis yesterday. The team eyes Hill committed a balk to allow really jumped off the bat; he just Bowdoin this weekend in a three-game series that will have a defining impact on the Jumbos’ playoff aspirations. the second and final run of hit it over the fence.” the inning. That batter was Brandeis ting a solo shot to right field that just go out there, be a man and Katzman and freshman left “I got warned by the umpire, so sophomore Drake Livada. ended up deciding the game. compete,” Dilday said. fielder Ian Goldberg led off the it was my fault,” Hill said. “You’ve Leading off the top of the ninth “I knew it was out,” Livada “I don’t think it’s disappoint- inning with consecutive singles. got to come to the set position in the tie game, Livada was just said. “Short porch in right — I ing,” coach John Casey added. Junior co-captain Kevin Casey, before you pitch. With guys on looking to get on base and help knew it was out.” “We threw all young pitch- playing third base, followed that first and third, I guess I just didn’t his team score. The loss drops the Jumbos ers. They all threw well — well up with another single to bring come to a full stop, and he called “I was thinking about getting to 11-7, but the overall feeling enough to win.” home Katzman. me on it. It was a mental error on a pitch to drive, getting on base after the game was not entirely The scoring on the day start- After a double play and a walk my part, and you can’t have that and starting a rally,” Livada said. negative. ed in the bottom of the third to sophomore Corey Pontes, He did a lot more than that, hit- “You have to brush it off and when junior center fielder Dave the Jumbos had men on first see BASEBALL, page 13

NHL playoff action Win streak hits eight after Babson doubleheader begins tonight b y Sa p n a Ba n s i l Daily Editorial Board

With the lockdown pitching, flawless defense and timely hitting it displayed yesterday, the softball team appears to be in midseason form. The Jumbos swept a doubleheader from non-conference foe Babson yesterday after- noon at Spicer Field, bringing their season- high winning streak up to eight games. Tufts took the first contest 6-0 before edg- ing the Beavers 2-1 in game two. The pitching trio of junior Lauren Gelmetti, freshman Kim Miner and sophomore Stefanie Tong limited Babson to seven total hits over the two games. Offensively, the team’s bats awoke when needed most, collecting six two-out runs in the two games combined. Averaging two errors per game heading into the contest, the Jumbos also clamped down on defense, putting together two mistake- free games. “We know we’re a good team, and it just feels good to be able to show it,” senior Heather Kleinberger said. “It’s nice to back up our pitching with great defense and to have the bats when we need them. That’s the key. We could definitely be more suc- cessful, but so far we’ve done what we’ve MCT needed to.” Washington Capitals superstar Two days after winning a thrilling pitch- Alexander Ovechkin led his team ers’ duel against Wellesley, Gelmetti again to its first playoff appearance since delivered a dominating performance in 2003 with a No. 3 seed. NHL playoff game one, setting down the first 12 bat- action kicks off tonight with the ters she faced. The Westfield, N.J. native New York Rangers taking on the went the first six frames, facing just one New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa batter above the minimum and fanning Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins five. Having yielded just one earned run in going head to head tonight in the her last four outings, Gelmetti has quickly Eastern Conference quarterfinals. established herself as the veteran ace of an Meanwhile the Colorado Avalanche otherwise young staff. visit the Minnesota Wild while the “Not to say that our other pitchers haven’t Annie Wermiel/Tufts Daily Calgary Flames head to San Jose either, but Lauren has just been stepping Senior Heather Kleinberger rounds the bases after her game-winning two-run single in the to battle the Sharks in the Western second game of a doubleheader sweep of Babson yesterday. Kleinberger’s pair of runs were Conference quarters. see SOFTBALL, page 14 all Tufts needed to overcome the Beavers 2-1 in the second game.