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Mostly Sunny Read It First 20/15 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVII, NUMBER 6 Tuesday, January 28, 2014 TUFTSDAILY.COM Department of Computer Science struggles with course over-enrollment

b y An n a b e l l e Ro b e r t s up front that we will prefer fresh- Daily Editorial Board man and sophomores over juniors and seniors,” Sheldon said. “Most Over the past five years, enroll- of the time juniors and seniors are ment in the Computer Science taking it as an elective, and we love Department has doubled. However, to have them, but it hurts them the number of faculty, graduate the least if they can’t take it from a TAs, lab space and funding in the graduation point of view.” Computer Science Department has Currently, the class is at capacity not increased proportionally. with 300 students, but an addition- The discrepancy between stu- al 30 want to enroll and Sheldon dent interest and resources is hopes they will be able to do so. particularly noticeable in classes For freshman Isha Patnaik, such as Lecturer Ming Chow’s reserving 75 spaces meant that Web Programming class, where she could take the class which is increased enrollment has left stu- required for her intended Cognitive dents sitting on the floor. and Brain Sciences major. “The maximum enrollment was “I know that if they didn’t then I 75,” Chow said. “It was closed in wouldn’t have been able to enroll,” two days of registration. If you are Patnaik said. an engineer you got in, but none of Overall, the biggest issue with ris- the liberal arts students got in.” ing enrollment is trying to provide Courtesy Chris Lo On top of the regular waitlist the best educational experience for Friends recalled Class of 2012 alumna Lily Glidden’s passion for the outdoors. Glidden was killed earlier this of 10 students, Chow created an everyone, Sheldon said. month by elephants in Thailand. additional list of interested students “Different courses all use the which contains another 30 names. same labs, which tends to be a real- “As it stands right now, a lot of ly tough constraint,” he said. “We Recent alumna remembered for people are still desperate to take want the students to have the labs, the class,” he said. “I have students because we feel that is a vital part of sitting on the floor. The students are the course. We want students to get her love of nature not giving up. They really want to individual attention and when you b y Ju s t i n Rh e i n g o l d ate and biology major, was pas- smile that was contagious. She take the class.” have 300 students you cannot get Daily Editorial Board sionate about her studies. Her took her work really seriously and For the first time this semester, that in a lecture.” enthusiastic personality rubbed made everyone else want to enjoy in order to allow underclassman a Although it is her biggest class, Lily Glidden (LA ‘12), known for off on other students, accord- the trip as much as she did.” chance to enroll in Introduction to Patnaik still finds that because of her passion for outdoor adven- ing to Professor of Biology Colin Glidden’s appreciation for the Computer Science, the department TAs and the use of online modules tures and remembered by friends Orians, who knew her well from outdoors began at an early age as reserved 75 seats specifically for such as Piazza, she still can receive for her kindness and outgoing a two week trip he took with her a sixth grader enrolled in Primitive freshman, according to the class’s individual attention. spirit, died two weeks ago in rural Tropical Ecology/Conservation Pursuits, an Ithaca, N.Y., program professor, Mark Sheldon. “Because we have so many Thailand where she was killed by class to Costa Rica. that offers courses in outdoor “If I was forced to make a deci- elephants. She was 24. “She was just an amazing stu- sion for the class I told the students COMPUTER SCIENCE, page 2 Glidden, a Class of 2012 gradu- dent,” Orians said. “She had this see GLIDDEN, page 2 Students launch campaign on federal debt awareness b y Victoria Le i s t m a n things by him. His knowledge has really Daily Editorial Board helped us get started.” To enter the competition, the Up to Tufts Five students are running a month-long team in late September submitted an online campaign to raise awareness about the application that included their campaign federal debt as part of the second annual plan, how they would raise awareness on national Up to Us competition. campus and why the issue is meaningful to Up to Us is a nonpartisan, apolitical com- the team, Youner said. petition among schools organized by Net The team was notified that they had been Impact, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation accepted a week later, and began team train- and the Clinton Global Initiative to bring ing via weekly webinars that Net Impact attention to the national debt, according to organized, Goldberg said. Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily Students purchase alcohol at last Friday’s buy-out event. the Up to Tufts Team Leader Josh Youner. In November, the team submitted a “They came together, all three of those campaign proposal and budget. Each team organizations,” Youner, a senior, said. “The received $2,000 to use during the competi- national debt is a huge problem — how do tion, Youner said. Students hold buy-out of we tackle it? Who are the change-makers The campaign includes activities ranging going to be? They answered both those ques- from keynote speakers, to civic engage- tions with a start on the college campuses.” ment with petitions or letters, to public Hotung’s alcohol mini-fridge This is the first time Tufts is participat- visibility with blogs and media outreach. ing in the competition. Of the 24 schools Youner said that the two mandatory activi- b y Ju s t i n Rh e i n g o l d Daily Editorial Board university [in London] was that they had involved, Tufts is the only one in the Boston ties include creating a Facebook page and a all of these student-run, owned [and] oper- area, Youner said. YouTube video. A group of about 50 to 60 students ated bars on campus that everyone went to,” Senior Nicole Hatton, a member of Up A key criterion of the competition is get- purchased all alcohol in the Hotung Café Hunter said. “[They] were really neat place[s] to Tufts, said that the idea to form a Tufts ting the highest number of students to take mini-fridge last Friday, marking the start to hang out.” team came last semester from Lecturer a short quiz testing their knowledge of the of Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senator During winter break Hunter said he real- of Economics Christopher McHugh. The federal debt, Youner said. Andrew Hunter’s campaign to open an ized he needed a campaign for the project team also includes seniors Jake McCauley “The idea behind the quiz is [that it’s] a on-campus bar. to generate interest. The TCU Senate did not and Michael Maggiore, and sophomore standard thing among schools, and so you’re Inspired to pursue this project after return- sponsor or coordinated the Friday event in Becky Goldberg. competing not based on how many kids get ing home from studying abroad in London, Hotung, but Stephen Ruggiero, the TCU Vice “He’s [McHugh] very well educated the questions right,” he said. “You’re com- Hunter said the idea for an on-campus bar President, attended the event. about the economy, especially the nation- peting based on how far your reach is, just was well received among 85 percent of Tufts “I thought it was definitely successful,” al debt, and he’s very passionate about the pure number of people who take it.” students in the Senate’s fall survey. that,” Hatton said. “He’s an advisor to us. “One thing that I really liked about my see HOTUNG, page 2 We’re doing everything, but we sort of run see DEBT, page 2

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see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, page 15 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Friends recall Glidden’s charisma and openness GLIDDEN said. “It includes remote roads, difficult-to- Glidden also served as president that would pay a living wage. She worried, continued from page 1 find transport spots, and the steepest section of the Tufts Mountain Club (TMC) in yet if the stories now pouring in are any indi- skills and survival, according to Tim Drake, along the entire 2,000 mile Appalachian Trail. 2010. Members of 2010 TMC Executive cation, she still managed this balance better the director of Primitive Pursuits. We could assign our most trusted leaders to Board recalled her constantly seeking than most of us.” “She came once a week every year up that trip, and Lily was the Senior Leader for new challenges. According to TMC and TWO, Glidden until high school,” Drake said. “Then both of those years.” “Among her friends at Tufts, Lily was con- pursued her dreams after graduation, from she started working for us and teaching Dan Kim (LA ‘13) served as Glidden’s co- stantly badgered about the best way to make “trapping coyotes in Nevada to tracking ven- programs for us.” leader during the 2011 hike and remembers a snow cave or skin road kill,” represen- omous pit vipers in Hong Kong.” Glidden was a freshman participant in her openness with those around her. tatives of the 2010 TMC Executive Board Drake described her life as one from a Tufts Wilderness Orientation (TWO) and “We retreated into the TMC van to escape said in a statement. “She loved to challenge “story book.” served as a trip leader for her sopho- the pouring rain, wrapped ourselves in [a] herself, for example, living alone in the Fells “I feel like Lily was one of those very more, junior and senior years, according heap of sleeping bags, lit a candle and during one spring break with nothing but rare souls who followed her heart and to Eloise Libre and Thea Mink, the current organically fell into a rhythm of sharing the clothes on her back.” really fell into the zone of living a good TWO coordinators. secrets,” Kim said in an email the Daily Her friends emphasized, however, that she life,” Drake said. “She really followed her Professor of Biology George Ellmore, who received from the current coordinators of was an ordinary person with her own share of passion and probably lived more in her served as a TWO faculty advisor, recalled TWO. “Lily was perfectly balanced: fearless, worries. very short life than most of us can hope to Glidden’s expertise and character. She led spirited and adventurous, yet so delicate, “She worried about her leadership capa- do in a long life.” freshman on one of the most difficult wil- humble and whole hearted. She not only bilities, why she wasn’t more forceful and University officials are working with derness trips in the Mahoosuc Mountains, shared herself with me, but with all of those outspoken,” 2010 TMC Executive Board Glidden’s friends and family to commemorate Ellmore said. around her — her TWO freshmen, peers members said in their statement. “She wor- her through a memorial event. The Daily will “That hike is famous for its rigor,” Ellmore and beyond. ried about finding a job as a wildlife biologist publish this information when it is available.

No obvious solution to computer science course demand jumped from 60 to 144 students. I don’t want to burden the faculty a job in a class, it is also something “It’s been very difficult for the with more than they can handle, that I think is going to be more and department to adjust to the growth,” and on the other hand, I don’t want more required of us as people in the Hassoun said. “We have approached to deny services to students that are workforce,” he said. “Everything is our dean, Dean Abriola, to help us interested in the topic.” moving to the web very quickly now, figure out what to do in terms of According to Sheldon, the com- and knowing web development is increasing the resources.” munity within the department is a eventually going to be something Hassoun described how one terrific asset to students; however that is expected of you.” of the biggest problems for the he hopes it does not change with According to Hassoun, the explo- department is the unique mix- increasing enrollment. sive growth in computing is not just ture of involvement of students “The community in the depart- at Tufts but nationwide. from both The School of Liberal ment here is absolutely fantastic,” “Tufts is tracking the national Arts and Sciences and the School he said. “We don’t want to lose that trend right on par,” she said. “There of Engineering. with the numbers going up, because shouldn’t be anything surprising “Two thirds of our popula- that is part of what makes it such a about this data — it’s similar to tion — our students in our class- nice place to be here.” everywhere in the country.” es and in our majors — is from Chow listed four reasons why the Overall, Hassoun is glad so many Annie Levine / The Tufts Daily The Computer Science Department has experienced a tremendous The School of Arts and Sciences,” Department of Computer Science students are interested in taking increase in course enrollments, resulting in stretched resources. Hassoun said. “But the Department at Tufts is so popular: great teaching, computer science classes. of Computer Science actually sits in the economy, word of mouth, and “It is actually one of the most COMPUTER SCIENCE “First we saw the explosion at the the School of Engineering. All of our the culture. Chow explained that wonderful things that has hap- continued from page 1 lower levels, but now we are seeing resources come from the School of after taking a class many students pened to us,” she said. “We love the TAs, when people post questions it at the upper level courses, even Engineering.” not only recommend the class to opportunity to impact students. We on Piazza they get answered really [in] our electives,” Hassoun said. According to Hassoun, there is others, but also stay and help the love the opportunity to make a dif- quickly and teachers are accessible In 2009 the department gradu- no clear solution to the problem. next group of students. ference in the career choices that that way,” she said. ated 24 students in computer “We are at a very critical moment For classes like web program- those students make.” According to the Chair of the science. In 2013, 49 students in our department history where we ming, also referred to as web devel- However, Chow believes it leaves Computer Science Department graduated, and by 2015 there will are really trying to think about what opment, Robert Carter, a senior the department with a serious Soha Hassoun, over-enrollment in be around 80, Hassoun said. In it is that we could do differently engineer enrolled in the class, dilemma. computer science courses has been classes like Machine Structure and to allow us to continue to provide explained additional reasons for “Obviously it’s a good problem to a problem throughout the depart- Assembly-language Programming, the services that we have for the student interest. have, but at the end of the day it is ment this semester. enrollment between 2012 and 2013 students,” she said. “On one hand, “Web development is not only still a problem,” he said.

Organizers hope to repeat the event each Friday HOTUNG University President Anthony continued from page 1 Monaco. Ruggiero said. “It was really cool Since events like Fall Ball, Winter that we could mobilize a certain Bash and the Naked Quad Run have population of the Tufts community been cancelled or altered there have to go ahead and relax and enjoy been fewer opportunities for the themselves on a Friday afternoon campus to come together. after a long week of classes and “One thing that has kind of hap- getting back into the groove of the pened on my watch over my four academic schedule. We definitely years here is that Tufts has kind of put a dent in whatever they had. I lost or things have been reshuf- know we originally sold it out and fled the big kind of campus wide Lotzman Katzman via Wikimedia Commons they had to come out and restock.” events,” Hunter said. “If we can cre- Five students have teamed up in an on-campus campaign to raise awareness about the national debt. According to Patti Klos, the direc- ate an institution on campus that tor of Dining and Business Services, can serve as a model for responsible Campaign aims to increase dialogue on Hotung has had a license to sell drinking, having a good time, I feel alcohol since the 1980s, but they like that is a more positive way to have been selling just beer and wine combat the binge drinking culture.” national debt since its 2007 renovation. According to Ruggiero, he and DEBT to partner with Tufts Democrats Tufts is a very well-educated school Although Hotung was busier Hunter are investigating a partner- continued from page 1 and Tufts Republicans, as well as ... We’re really hoping to bring the Friday evening, the crowds did not ship with Tufts Student Resource Sixty-eight Tufts students had work with the Institute for Global gold back to Tufts.” warrant keeping the café open lon- (TSR) to make the proposed bar taken the quiz as of press time. Leadership on creating an educa- Although there are several ger, Klos said. student-run. Hatton hopes that thousands will tional workshop about the debt. opportunities for recognition “While we were pleased to “We’ll be setting up a meeting have taken it by the time the cam- Board members of the Clinton in the competition, Goldberg see a slight increase in use of the with them soon to see if they want paign ends on Feb. 21. Global Initiative University and stressed that the campaign is not Hotung Caf矦or alcoholic beverages to hop on this opportunity with us “[The] quiz gets students think- the Peterson Foundation judge about winning. on Friday night, the participation because again we want it to be for ing and realizing how little they the campaign proposals and final “Our motivation isn’t for the was not significant to sustain a students, run by students,” Ruggiero know,” Hatton said. “I mean, I’ve reports, Youner said. money,” she said. “It’s just impor- pub for the long haul,” Klos told said. “We really like the model the had a few friends take it, getting “There’s going to be one big tant that people realize it really the Daily in an email. “We believe Rez has because it would create one out of five answers right. You winner,” Hatton said. “But there affects everyone no matter what the hours at Hotung are appropri- student jobs on campus.” realize how much you don’t know is [are] opportunities to win in other your position is, no matter where ate for current demand.” Ruggiero said that, for now, unof- going on with our country’s money. ways. There are a few different you come from.” While senators brought the ini- ficial meetings will continue to take We’re just trying to get the dialogue avenues of getting recognized in Youner agreed that most peo- tiative to her attention, she has not place in Hotung on Friday nights to started on campus.” the competition.” ple are not aware of the wide yet met with them this semester grow interest. Another campaign initia- The winning team will meet impact that the federal debt has so she is unsure of how urgent the “We’re going to turn it into almost a tive includes bringing to campus Bill Clinton in St. Louis, Mo., on the country. project is, Klos said. weekly thing to show that there’s a Professor of Economics at Boston and receive a $10,000 cash prize, “The problem of the national In the coming weeks, demand and a need for something University Laurence Kotlikoff and Hatton said. debt really extends to everything, Ruggiero said TCU senators will like this on campus,” Ruggiero said. CEO of Avenue Capital Marc Lasry, “If our group won, that [would from social security benefits, to begin meeting with school offi- “I think the more we do them, the who will be giving lectures on be] really great for Tufts to get our defense and national security, to cials including Klos, the Vice more buzz it will create on campus Feb. 10 and Feb. 19, Hatton and name out there and show we’re healthcare,” he said. “It affects a lot President for Operations Linda and the better turn out we’ll have. Goldberg said. really committed to social respon- more people in a lot of ways that no Snyder, Director of the Office That’s kind of the goal to show this Youner said that in terms of sibility,” Hatton said. “I think it’s one thinks about on a day-to-day for Campus Life Joe Golia and demand on campus.” civic engagement, the team hopes important [to] showcase [that] basis, and I want to change that.” 3

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onfession: I’m kind of obsessed with Amanda Bynes. When she was still Twitter-active, her tweets used to be my favorites to read.C I learned many important vocabu- lary lessons (such as “book=something you read [if you don’t know that there is no hope for you]), life mantras (“When You Have Money You Don’t Care What Anybody Says About You”), and the struggles of being a celebrity (“I feel like I’m being punked by the amount of hate from ugly dudes and women. I don’t know you and don’t know what you’re talking about!”). I’m still confused as to what exactly happened to Amanda Bynes. I remem- ber her from “The Amanda Show,” which was like SNL for the Nickelodeon gen- eration and my all time favorite show as a child. Bynes was the star of this show and I’m not embarrassed to admit that I recently watched a couple of reruns and still giggled a bit when she demanded to Ethan Chan / The Tufts Daily bring in the dancing lobsters. And she Other Greek Life philanthropy efforts included events like Tufts Prism Run, which was organized by Tufts Theta Chi. wasn’t just a Nickelodeon celebrity: she was also in some of my favorite chick- flicks, like “Sydney White” and “She’s the Man.” Greek Life makes gains in philanthropy, For a while, she seemed like a fully functional, with-it celebrity. And then, at least from my perspective, she dropped sees room for expansion off the face of the planet for a while, only to resurface as Hollywood’s favor- b y Ma y a Bl a c k s t o n e raise funds for LLS, took place last University, because of Tufts’ small ite basket case. All of a sudden, after a Daily Staff Writer October at the Boston Common. DTD size. few Amanda-free years, I started hearing was joined by the greater Boston com- “At other schools, philanthropy is about her arrest for throwing a bong out Since their founding, Greek Life munity and helped to raise over $1.4 bigger and they are able to raise more a window and her dedication to plastic institutions have made commitments million from the event. money because there are just more surgery. While none of these are neces- to philanthropy a key part of their For this accomplishment, DTD won people,” Kocak, a sophomore, said. sarily positive things, I was nonetheless philosophy. In more recent years, LLS’s 2013 College Challenge for most Apart from raising money, members stoked to hear that this staple from my however, sororities and fraternities money raised for the foundation. The of Chi Omega believe there are other childhood was back in action. have gained reputations across the choice to donate to LLS was a per- important ways to give back, accord- My current obsession with Amanda country for being more focused on sonal one for many of the brothers, ing to Kocak. In September, the entire stems half from the fact that her tweets social engagements than on philan- according to junior Peter Estes, co- chapter participated in the walk to are hilarious and half from the fact that thropy. philanthropy chair for DTD. end Alzheimer’s. I feel like I’ve known her (or rather, “Sometimes there are misconcep- “LLS was a natural rallying point for “I think donating time is really known of her) for so long. She can tions on what Greek Life does in terms the brotherhood, as we all wanted to important,” said Kocak. “Not every- do pretty much anything — like tell of philanthropy,” Amelia Cohen, a support our former chapter President one has money they can donate, but Hollywood starlets that they’re ugly senior and member of the sorority and ... my good friend Matt Roy as he everyone has the ability to donate over Twitter — and I’ll still be on Team Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), said. “One battles leukemia,” said Estes. “The their time.” Amanda. This is strange for me, because of the first things I noticed when I event itself is a powerful moment of In addition to supporting loyalty to celebrities is usually not a joined AOII was how excited everyone solidarity that has quickly become the American Juvenile Arthritis top priority for me. I was over Justin was about philanthropy. Service is a very meaningful to our brotherhood.” Organization, members of AOII also Bieber the second he got a haircut (I am core value, and everyone takes that The Tufts Chi Omega chapter con- brought their philanthropic work to embarrassed to admit that I was, for a really seriously. It is something that centrates their efforts on the Make-A- the local level. According to Cohen, brief time, a Bieber fan). I was a Lady the whole chapter admires, and [is] Wish Foundation, which was chosen AOII collected cans for the Somerville Gaga fan for a few weeks, but didn’t very important in the development of by the national sorority in 2002 as Homeless Coalition last semester. have the attention span to keep that [our] lives.” their official philanthropy. They posted fliers throughout the going for very long. AOII as a national organization sup- According to Chi Omega president neighborhood and then went door to Celebrities I’ve “known” since child- ports charities for arthritis and the and current Daily Features editor door to collect cans. hood, on the other hand, will always have Tufts chapter of AOII chose specifi- Shannon Vavra, the Chi Omega chapter “I really enjoyed working with my fandom. Britney Spears’ “Oops!... cally to support the American Juvenile at Tufts raised nearly $6,000 in 2013 for something that related directly to the I did It Again” was the first CD I ever Arthritis Organization. Make-A-Wish. community because we were able to owned way back in 2000. I listened to it Another sorority at Tufts, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega initially raised $3,460 see the impact,” Cohen said. in its entirety too many times to count. donates their philanthropic proceeds from their Dishes for Wishes event in Kuklinski said she believes that in Britney songs are still heavily featured to the Alpha Phi Foundation, which the spring of 2013, according to Vavra. the end, the amount of money raised on my workout playlist today in 2014. supports programs for women that Later, in the fall of 2013, the soror- for an organization is not always the I admit, Spears hasn’t always been the include leadership training, scholar- ity raised $2,232 through their Wing most important thing. classiest and composed celebrity, but ships and research for women’s heart Fling event, a wing-eating competi- “It doesn’t always matter if we I can’t abandon the person who gave health, according to their website. tion where students purchased tickets reach a specific goal for an event. In the seven-year-old me “Baby One More “Philanthropy is a huge part of any to participate. the end, at least some money is made Time” to dance around to in my living sorority and a main pillar of what it For Wing Fling, Chi Omega used and any sort of service can be help- room. Just like I was on Team Amanda means to be in Alpha Phi,” sophomore their budget of $1000 and received ful,” Kuklinski said. through every nasty Twitter fight, I was member of Alpha Phi Christina Kuklinski $300 from the Inter-Greek Council, Estes, however, said that he regrets also on Team Britney through some of said. “Philanthropy is one thing that according to sophomore Maddy not having pushed DTD’s philanthro- her less picturesque moments (i.e., her stands as common ground between all Kenler, last semester’s philanthropy py work even farther. shaven head crisis circa 2007). the sororities and unites us.” co-chair for Chi Omega. Wings over “I just wish I’d pursued some of the Being a sentimental person, I have a According to Kuklinski, last semester Arlington donated all the wings for bigger ideas I had dreamed up at the soft spot for the stars that entertained alone Alpha Phi raised over $13,000 for the competition, held in Carzo Cage, beginning of the semester,” Estes said, me as a child. I like to see their fame the Alpha Phi Foundation. They spon- which alleviated much of the cost and citing schoolwork and other extracur- (or maybe, infamy) continue because sored events such as a Saks Fifth Avenue allowed the sorority to maximize the ricular activities as impediments to it’s what the nine-year-old me would trunk show, in which the store previewed proceeds going to Make-A-Wish. philanthropic work. “You find yourself have wanted to see. Yes, it’s a bit unset- their new clothing line for Tufts students The Inter-Greek Council, a recog- less likely to take on big challenges,” tling to see Now and Then pictures of to buy and also hosted a silent auction nized Tufts Community Union Senate he explained. Amanda Bynes, but I’m glad to see that called Bid Your Heart Out. organization, gives each chapter $500 Additionally, Estes discussed his wish “The Amanda Show” legacy lives on in Montane Silverman, a sophomore to make philanthropy a larger focus of to expand his fraternity’s philanthropy some, albeit very different, form. And and the previous philanthropy chair Tufts Greek Life, according to Cohen. beyond just the Greek community. hey, if Britney can make a comeback, for Delta Tau Delta (DTD), told the However, Ece Kocak, last semes- “Looking back on the semester, I so can Amanda. Daily in an email that DTD raised ter’s co-philanthropy chair for Chi wish we had been able to cooperate over $800 for their participation in the Omega, expressed that it is often diffi- more with other campus organiza- event Light the Night for the Leukemia cult to compete with the philanthropy tions, Greek and non-Greek,” he said. Rebecca Hutchinson is a freshman major- and Lymphoma Society (LLS). work of larger schools in the area, like “We did to a certain extent, but not as ing in international relations. She can be Light the Night, an annual walk to Boston University and Northeastern much as I would have liked.” reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5

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The newest album by Against Me! starts Internet’ out raw and powerful. “Your tells are so obvious / shoulders too broad for a girl ... / ’ll readily admit that in the past I’ve writ- ten Childish Gambino — whose real name Transgender Dysphoria Blues is Donald Glover — off as gimmicky, too reliant on so-called “hashtag” raps and famousI only because of his role on NBC’s “Community” (2009 - present). However, his Against Me! most recent album “Because the Internet” Total Treble Music (2013) proved that the rapper/actor/comedi- an is indeed capable of much more. Instantly quotable, it’s clear that Gambino has per- you want them to notice / the ragged ends fected his funny, punch line driven formula on of your summer dress / you want them to this latest effort. Yet, the catchy, swirling beats, see you like they see every other girl / they his improved flow and the darker overtones just see a faggot / they’ll hold their breath of the album represent a giant leap forward not to catch the sick ...” With these lyrics, in terms of his musical depth. The opening we get a true first glimpse into the world of track “I. Crawl,” with its bluesy chords and Laura Jane Grace, singing in her first album schizophrenic background vocals, immedi- since coming out as transgender in 2012. ately shows that Gambino has set his sights The band’s most recent release, on creating thought-provoking music — he “Transgender Dysphoria Blues,” presents NRK P3 via Flickr Creative Commons opens the album’s first verse with the ques- its audience with an unabashed glimpse Formerly known as Tommy Gabel, Laura Jane Grace finds catharsis in her new album. tion, “Who am I?” into the personal life of a punk singer On “II. Worldstar,” Gambino delves into the who lived most of her life hiding behind effects of the Internet as he raps, “To record the face of masculinity and only now feels tics. However, considering the group’s tic folk-punk and lively anarchist-rooted this, ain’t nobody can ignore this / I’m more free to sing about her personal struggles. ongoing evolution since their original foot-stompers are over. or less, a moral-less individual.” This ties into The album deals with not just gender EP, “Against Me!” (2001), and their first There will always be a divide between the greater theme of the album: the omnipres- dysphoria, but also more conventional album, “Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl the purist fans of Against Me!’s first acoustic ence of the Internet. But it isn’t until “II. No topics such as love, relationships and — Rose (2002),” it appears that the band’s Exit” that Gambino begins to realize that this in traditional Against Me! form — poli- days of playing rough and rowdy acous- see AGAINST, page 6 constant interaction and stimulation has left him feeling empty: “Spider crawl in the corner, brown recluse. So appropriate.” By the end of the album, on “III. Life: The Biggest Troll,” Restaurant Review TV Review Glover can’t seem to distinguish between him- self and his alter ego Gambino, just as he can no longer discern his real life from his vir- Noor Mediterranean Grill is ‘Community’ tual one. His reality is skewed by his computer screen, and he can’t seem to make sense of it. He sees that, “Because the Internet, mistakes new restaurant on block returns with are forever,” yet he realizes that, “the day you born, that’s really your death sentence.” It’s a b y Dr e w Ro b e r t s o n fascinating dichotomy that seems to place the Daily Editorial Board quirky humor album in a greater context about the role of the Internet — its potential and its emptiness. After months of anticipation from b y Sa b r i n a Ch i s h t i To accompany the new project, Glover Somerville residents, the newest Daily Staff Writer scripted a screenplay and a number of short Powderhouse Square restaurant, Noor video skits set to the album — it’s a uniquely Despite cancelation rumors and creative project that allows him to further Noor Mediterranean Grill a lengthy hiatus, “Community,” the explore the themes and questions he’s posed. quirky NBC comedy, is back for a fifth He casts himself as a young, unnamed man from a wealthy background, working as a 136 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144 Community blogger who gains fuel from pop culture, meaningless retweets and online trolling. (617) 625-6667 Letting the music set the mood, Glover uses $ Starring Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, the screenplay to ponder the questions that haunt him: has his success alienated him from Donald Glover, Alison Brie Mediterranean Grill, is open for business. everyone around him? Will it mean anything The grand opening last Friday garnered Airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on NBC years later? In the age of the Internet, is any- impressive crowds, and as pleasant chatter thing real? There are no real answers provided built up inside the restaurant, so did the season featuring new characters, typi- — even the questions themselves are difficult cheerful hiss of the grill, filling the space cal fourth-wall humor and the depar- to discern. with delectable aromas. tures of two key members of the study A further twist in the convoluted task of Noor’s menu offers a broad mixture group. After a disappointing fourth sea- delineating the messages behind “Because of Armenian, Arabic, Turkish and Greek son in which the show’s creator Dan the Internet” is the vast array of accompa- flavors, combined with a dash of classic Harmon was conspicuously absent, nying media that Gambino produced. For American diner fare. Patrons can order “Community” makes a decent come- example, the screenplay frequently involves familiar favorites such as a Greek salad back in its most recent episodes, with the term “Roscoe’s Wetsuit,” confounding the with a Pepsi and fries, or opt to try the Harmon at the helm. main character and the audience alike. There house falafel plate, chicken shawarma or The show chronicles the lives, is a secret track listed in the screenplay, hinted kibbee balls. The menu is truly a blend of Courtesy Hilda Darian / Noor Mediterranean Grill exploits and shenanigans of a study to be accessible only by a code that fans have flavors and cultures and has something to Located in Powderhouse Square, Noor group at Greendale Community yet to crack. Additionally, Gambino’s website please everyone. Mediterranean Grill has replaced a College. Honest, sweet, hilarious and had a large number of pages that could only Somerville staple, The Broken Yolk. Vegetarians and vegans alike are guar- often ridiculously self-referential, the be accessed by entering specific URLs into anteed to walk away feeling satisfied. The Overall, prices are fairly reasonable, rare- seven main characters embody the a browser. (They have since been redirected veggie lovers plate is perhaps the hearti- ly exceeding $10 even for meaty dishes. typical tropes of students attending to his tour page.) There is no indication as to est option on the menu for vegetarian Simply put, the Noor menu manages to a junior college. However, instead of what any of these memes could mean, or if or vegan customers: it comes with hum- appeal to all palates without sacrificing offering trite caricatures, “Community” they even mean anything at all. mus, sarma (stuffed grape leaves) and fat- quality or economy. has produced characters that are For all these questions posed in Gambino’s toush salad. The fattoush salad, a tradi- Noor replaces The Broken Yolk, a human and relatable. With long-run- album and screenplay, there seems to only tional Lebanese dish, is simply wonderful. breakfast and lunch diner that closed this ning gags and real heart, the show’s be one answer: “Because the Internet.” His Served with fresh mint leaves and herbs, past fall. Though Noor offers quite differ- signature style includes mocking well- hashtag rap and his music career blew up the dish is both light and refreshing. The ent cuisine than its predecessor, it main- worn television cliché豠to great effect. “Because the Internet.” The character in his hummus, while a little mild, is garnished tains the same diner-esque feel. At the Because of this winning combination, screenplay is both famous and question- with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds front counter, customers have the option the fan base of the show is powerful if ing the importance of his life “Because the — Noor’s signature ingredient. Perhaps to eat in or take their food to go and can small — these same fans are undoubt- Internet.” And perhaps “Roscoe’s Wetsuit” most delicious, the tabbouli salad is bright, watch their orders being made while edly the reason the series was renewed and the secret track are nothing more than lemony and surprisingly filling. they sit at one of the small tables along for its fifth season. meaningless memes intended to prove that Despite Noor’s impressive range of veg- the opposite wall. Service is speedy, and Jeffrey Winger (Joel McHale), a law- anything can become a cultural phenomenon etarian options, meat-eaters have noth- married owners Hilda Darian and Arsen yer who scammed his way to a law firm these days “Because the Internet.” ing to fear. The restaurant boasts a juicy Karageozian welcomed customers with without a college degree, is sent to the chicken shawarma wrap, topped with garlic friendly chitchat during the opening. small community college to fulfill his Ryan Buell is a sophomore who is majoring and yogurt sauce, and it’s already earning a in psychology. He can be reached at Ryan. reputation for its mouth-watering kebabs. see NOOR, page 6 see COMMUNITY, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, January 28, 2014 New ‘Community’ episodes exceed expectations despite cast departures COMMUNITY continued from page 5 requirements as quickly as possible. In the newest episode, Winger comes back to Greendale as a law professor, bitter after failing to secure clients in his recent attempt to return to work as a lawyer. Other cast members include Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs), the psychology major and anarchist, Annie Edison (Alison Brie), the obsessive-compulsive, overachieving for- mer Adderall addict, as well as Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) and Troy Barnes (Donald Glover) whose friendship often produces great jokes and sentimental moments. But the actor Glover, who is pursu- ing his music career, leaves the show in the most recent episode. This heart- wrenchingly and funny tribute to Troy and Abed humorously revolves around a giant game of the-floor-is-lava with — in typical “Community” fashion — a giant $50,000 prize to the winner. Fans will remember a similar episode from the first season’s paintball episode, “Modern Warfare” (2010), where prize money turns a fun game into a deadly comedic match of alliances and betray- als. Expertly delivering spoofs, hidden sto- rylines and a barrage of likeable characters (or in some cases, characters so unlikable and realistic that they are completely lov- able), “Community” treads on thin ice with Keith McDuffee via Wikimedia Commons two of the main cast members leaving. Study group dynamics give ‘Community’ its signature wit. Fortunately, Harmon and his team are making the best of the situation, often out of the picture — the result will either sor of criminology named Buzz Hickey, is the master of entrances and daring fash- capitalizing on the changes by making make or break the season as a whole. wisecracking and rebellious. Hickey shows ion choices and Chang (Ken Jeong), the thinly veiled in-show comments about In light of these departures, “Community” Jeff the proper way to prosper at Greendale, former Spanish teacher/security officer/ the casting changes and return of Harmon welcomes a newcomer in Jonathan Banks, which also opens up a new avenue for false victim of amnesia, the fifth season himself. For now, viewers will have to wait who is best known for playing Mike Harmon to explore: the dynamics of the of “Community” promises to be almost as and see how the next episodes play out Ehrmantraut on AMC’s hit series “Breaking Greendale teaching staff. With returning good as its first and — reassuringly — is with both Pierce (Chevy Chase) and Troy Bad” (2008 - 2013). His character, a profes- characters such as Dean Pelton (Jim Rash), already much better than the last.

Singer Laura Jane Grace gets personal on

AGAINST pieces of other musical genres. For effectively utilized to give Against continued from page 5 instance, the eponymous opening Me! its lifeblood since the band’s and folk-influenced punk works, track starts off with a riff that is conception. Both songs use a sixthand those whostudio appreciate effort the stylistically similar to the sounds much more aggressive rhythmic band’s later albums. The purists that punk bands were utilizing in style, and — specifically in the hoping to see Against Me! return the late 90s and early 2000s — the former song — the frontwoman to their roots on “Transgender period in which Against Me! started seems to jam a barbed heel down Dysphoria Blues” will once again recording. However, as the album the throat of the misogyny that be disappointed. However, the lurches ahead, its sound becomes is often present in punk culture. band also avoids mirroring the much more akin to mainstream The latter track is one of the few pop-punk style that was charac- rock. Songs like “True Trans Soul songs on the album that deals teristic of previous albums like Rebel” and “Unconditional Love” with politics. “New Wave” (2007) and “White sound like something The Foo Against Me! sprung up from Crosses” (2010). Rather, what Fighters or Weezer would record. anarchist roots, but soon turned makes “Transgender Dysphoria However, Grace takes these more against the movement. Since then, Blues” great is the fact that just as conventional styles and adds her the band has remained critical of Grace’s own identity changes, the own spice to them, giving them a the status quo, but have simul- band’s style is also transforming. distinct flare. taneously relaxed their extrem- The Against Me! that is found in By the time the album gets ism. The personal dimension and “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” is around to “Drinking With The added emotion of “Transgender one which takes various elements Jocks” and “Osama Bin Laden As Dysphoria Blues” make it an evo- from its own musical history and The Crucified Christ” listeners will lutionary and marked step for the combines these with bits and also feel the anger that Grace has band’s future.

Courtesy Hilda Darian / Noor Mediterranean Grill Chef and owner of Noor Mediteranean Grill, Arsen Karageozian, cooks for the packed restaurant at its grand opening. Noor’s speedy service, location perfect for Tufts students

NOOR a fun meal. As a nod to Tufts stu- continued from page 5 dents, too, Noor offers a delivery The set-up is simple, perfect for option to surrounding residents, casual diners stopping in for a both on the Hill and off. quick bite on the walk to Davis The restaurant’s name, Noor, Square. The closely arranged tables means “pomegranate” in Armenian — though a little cramped — also and is a symbol of prosperity and encourage conversations between fertility. Visitors will notice the parties. When the restaurant is full, pomegranate on the sign outside the it almost seems like customers are restaurant, and the grill makes their eating at one long family table, as theme clear by fully incorporating they literally rub elbows with their the pomegranate into the interior neighbors and hear snippets of design and the menu. With luck, this each other’s conversations. symbol will bring good fortune and The result — for those who are success to the new restaurant and not claustrophobic — is a uniquely its owners as they face their first charming experience. Noor is per- month in Powderhouse Square. fect for a college student looking for Noor Mediterranean Grill is locat- a quick bite or for those who want ed at 136 College Ave., Somerville, to hunker down and find a cozy Mass. and is open from 10 a.m. to NRK P3 via Flickr Creative Commons spot to watch a sports game on the 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday Against Me!, a band originating in Gainsville, Fla., have shucked their masculine facade to create more mounted television while enjoying and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. meaningful music. Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r o l i n e A. We l c h Editor-in-Chief Computer science deserves more attention Editorial Tufts traditionally strives to be on the country for computer science and has to face the facts: the skyrocket- J.L. Hoagland the forefront of academic exploration, one cannot help but wonder if there ing popularity of computer science Stephanie Haven and in 2014, the reality should be no is a disconnect in the minds of Tufts demands more resources. Besides Managing Editors different. As Jumbos we take pride in administration. being an integral part of the academic Justin Rheingold Executive News Editor being a premier research and liberal Recently, computer science has gar- future of the university, making com- Daniel Bottino News Editors arts university, which we’re remind- nered substantial interest on campus. puter science a higher priority may Jenna Buckle Abigail Feldman ed of whenever we are in earshot of But this interest exceeds the current also lead to increased funding from Daniel Gottfried financial and institutional support allo- future donors, many of whom may Alexa Horwitz any campus tour. Unfortunately, as all Victoria Leistman universities do, Tufts is struggling to cated toward the discipline. Regardless be thankful to Tufts for giving them Annabelle Roberts Denali Tietjen keep up with ever-increasing academ- of what they’re studying, all Tufts stu- an edge in a remarkably competitive Josh Weiner ic demands, and computer science is dents — English majors and engineers career field — that is, if the university Sarah Zheng Meredith Braunstein Assistant News Editors one of those gaps. alike — should be concerned about the can improve the program. Dana Guth Computer science is generally con- state of computer science at Tufts. This Enhancing and expanding the com- Kathleen Schmidt Jei-Jei Tan sidered to be both a profitable and semester, freshmen faced introductory puter science discipline at Tufts is popular college major. Forbes lists an computer science classes filled to the about more than dollar signs, though. Charlotte Gilliland Executive Features Editor undergraduate degree in computer brim with students attracted to the In order to become a more respect- Emma Arnesty-Good Features Editors Emily Bartlett science as the third most valuable. burgeoning world of computing and ed institution, we cannot afford to Hannah Fingerhut The average starting salary for stu- coding. Liberal arts students seeking ignore the ever-changing realms of Caitlin McClure Sabrina McMillin dents with such a degree is just shy exposure to computer science have technology and innovation that sur- Jessica Mow of $60,000; later on in their careers, access to excellent faculty and reno- round us. Tufts should regard com- Shannon Vavra Maya Blackstone Assistant Features Editors the average salary for computer sci- vated structures, but are still forced to puter science in higher esteem, and Sophie Laing ence majors rises to nearly $100,000. use subpar software. that process starts with listening to Jake Taber Kendall Todd Compare this to the U.S News & World As coding becomes an increasingly the student demands and responding Lancy Downs Executive Arts Editor Report ranking of Tufts as 72nd in practical and marketable skill, Tufts swiftly. Brendan Donohue Arts Editors Veronica Little Dan O’Leary Drew Robertson Dana Guth Assistant Arts Editors Nika Korchok Wakulich Anthony Martinez Jake Indursky Executive Sports Editor Alex Baudoin Sports Editors Alex Connors amy bu Ross Dember Zachey Kliger Kate Klots Aaron Leibowitz Tyler Maher David McIntyre Jason Schneiderman Alex Schroeder Sam Gold Alison Kuah Assistant Sports Editors Jorge Monroy-Palacio Maclyn Senear Chris Warren Nicholas Golden Executive Op-Ed Editor Tom Chalmers Op-Ed Editors Matthew Crane Scott Geldzahler Susan Kaufman Benjamin Boventer Cartoonists Keran Chen Jehan Madhani Jonathan Moore Editorialists Bailey Werner Caroline Geiling Executive Photo Editor Sofia Adams Photo Editors Ethan Chan Matt Schreiber Christie Wu Maya Blackstone Assistant Photo Editors Annie Levine Nick Pfosi Staff Photographers Kyra Sturgill Mitchell Katz Executive Multimedia Editors Rachel Sheldon Alexander Kaufman Senior Multimedia Editor Jake Hellman Multimedia Editors Aastha Chadha Assistant New Media Editor Ethan Chan Jade Chan Kristie Le Tanay Modi Blair Nodelman Joshua Podolsky Grace Segers

PRODUCTION Jen Betts Production Director Letter to the Editor Montana Miller Executive Layout Editor Adrian Lo Layout Editors To the Editor, School for failing to acknowledge that outscored Russia on a number of key Daniel MacDonald Elliot Philips In a letter to the editor published Saakashvili wasn’t a perfect leader, international evaluations for democra- Falcon Reese Jan. 21, John C. Kornblum faults the Kornblum offers readers an entirely cy and economics, and it has seen the Emily Rourke Andrew Stephens Fletcher School for hiring former one-sided depiction of Saakashvili’s kind of political transition that Russia Chelsea Stevens Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili rival Bidzina Ivanishvili, Kornblum’s has never experienced. Facing incred- Betsy Allman Assistant Layout Editor Hannah Fingerhut as the school’s first Senior Statesman. former employer. But a Google ible pressure and opposition from his Kathy Lu Kornblum’s letter contained some sur- search will readily reveal a dark side giant neighbor, which included the Hannah Steinberg Grace Tam prising contradictions. at least the equal of Saakashvili’s. lawless annexation of big chunks of David Westby First, Kornblum accuses Saakashvili For instance, a November 2012 Georgian territory in 2008, Saakashvili Stephanie Yin of engaging in a neo-Soviet style crack- Washington Post editorial said that kept Georgia on track towards democ- Hadley Gibson Executive Copy Editors down against his political opponents, Ivanishvili should, “not be welcome racy, and any student would be lucky Charlotte Rea but then he admits that an election in Washington” because of the Stalin- to spend time hearing his thrilling Annaick Miller Copy Editors Julia Russell went forward and ousted Saakashvili like wave of arrests he engaged in insights about his time in power. Rachel Salzberg from power. Russians would be lucky after winning power. The Economist Vidya Srinivasan Arthur Beckel Assistant Copy Editors to live under such a crackdown! If so, expressed similar sentiments. Sincerely, Aastha Chadha Vladimir Putin would be long gone. Finally, Kornblum doesn’t even try to Kim Zigfeld Kelsey Davenport Jose Garcia Instead, he’s president for life. acknowledge any of Saakashvili’s vir- Columnist for the American Thinker Kristiana Jordan Second, while faulting the Fletcher tues. Under his leadership, Georgia has and PJ Media websites Reena Karasin Sophie Krakoff Vanessa Miller Patrick O’Shea Jei-Jei Tan Tai Williams Yan Zhao Correction Nitesh Gupta Executive Online Editor In the Jan. 27 Features article titled “Harvard bomb threat sparks dialogue about stress-management resources on campus,” it BUSINESS was reported that Brenner-Bryant said that THA consistently hears that students can’t get in and make an appointment with the counseling center. However, according to Brenner-Bryant, students will never get turned away and should know that they should Daphne Wu call CMHS if they feel that they need support. Executive Business Director In addition, Brenner-Bryant was misquoted in saying that “CMHS is not aligned with most students’ needs.” According to Li Liang Receivables Editor Brenner-Bryant, however, because the counseling center only offers short term services, it makes it difficult for students who need P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 counseling for the long term to seek treatment off campus. 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] Finally, it was misreported that “THA has brought these student concerns to CMHS” because THA is still in the process of evalu- ating CMHS.

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Off the Hill | University of Iowa at Iowa City Adam Kaminski | The Cool Column Overton: be smart, not hawkish on Iran Car Rides

b y Jo h n Ov e r t o n are fun. The Daily Iowan Grandparents If you’re haggling with a car sales- man, it’s a bad idea to punch him in the face in the middle of your negotia- are funner. tions. He will probably be irked, and it will be pretty hard to persuade him not I don’t often share personal informa- to call security, let alone budge on the tion with strangers, but today maybe I price of that 2008 Honda Civic. will. Car rides, even the longest, most The same concept applies to inter- grueling treks imaginable (from Tufts to national politics. When U.S. diplo- Russia via a hypothetical bridge crossing mats are trying to hash out a deal with the Bering Strait), are, to me, totally enjoy- a foreign country such as Iran, it’s able. Sitting still, absentmindedly gazing not so great when everyone’s favorite at litter strewn about the highway, and train wreck of a political institution, bickering with fellow passengers are all, the Senate, gets the urge to impose I’m proud to say, fortes. sanctions on the very nation we’re Fortunately, I’m able to utilize this tem- trying to deal with. But that’s exactly perament or skill or whatever-you-want-to- what’s happening. call-it routinely enough, and amply when- The interim deal between Iran and ever I’m on vacation. This past winter break the United States, France, Russia, the met my expectations — my family traveled United Kingdom, China, Germany by car to New Jersey (six hours-ish — mere and the European Union went into child’s play) to visit my patrilineal grandpar- effect last Monday and will last for ents and aunt. My sister’s unamused glares six months. It lifted $7 billion worth were about as cold as the snow coating the of sanctions on the oft-vilified power edges of the New Jersey Turnpike. My dog’s in exchange for giving more access flatulence was about as pungent. to nuclear facilities to international If driving is half the fun, spending time inspectors and halting further devel- Wikimedia commons with relatives is the other two thirds (frus- opment of the nuclear program. trated math majors can suck it up). This visit Not bad. The only problem is that the al sanctions completely ending this sional violent episodes? I was especially excited to see everyone; it Senate has been threatening to impose round of diplomatic talks. Furthermore, do we want to risk would be a reunion of sorts, our first meet- new sanctions on Iran, which would be Jeffrey Goldberg took it a step fur- wasting more lives and money fighting ing since I left for college, and our first meet- a bizarre slap in the face after America’s ther in a recent column for Bloomberg, another pointless war in another Asian ing in what felt like a year. They’ll remember diplomatic efforts. The Senate bill to “An Iran Hawk’s Case Against New country? At this rate, we might as well my name, right? They’ll remember that I go back on our word and punish Iran Iran Sanctions.” just invade the whole region. love full body, deep muscle massages, king for being foolish enough to negotiate “If these negotiations were to col- Some of this strange behavior from sized beds and expensive gifts, right? with the United States currently has lapse — and collapsing the negotia- U.S. senators is probably simple I was eager to see the entire family, of 58 cosponsors (43 Republicans and tions is the goal of some of the most political opportunism. Most voters course, but I felt particularly called to see 15 Democrats, including Sen. Chuck hawkish hawks — the most plausible don’t like Iran, so the political risk is and thank one specific member: my grand- Grassley, R-Iowa). A number of sena- alternative left to stop Iran would be minimal. Midterm elections are com- father, Pop Pop, in his 80s, the most loyal tors haven’t stated their position, so it’s a preventative military strike, either ing up, so looking tough is politically and faithful reader of this column. The ori- hard to say for certain if there would be by the U.S. or by Israel (Arab states, safe. Israel also doesn’t like Iran, so gins of the name “Pop Pop” are unclear (by enough votes to override a veto from which are agitating for an American there are political points to score that I mean I can’t remember them this President Obama. strike, wouldn’t dare take on the risk of with that ally. exact moment) but for as long as I’ve known This is scary. There’s virtually never attacking Iran themselves).” The benefits of imposing more sanc- him that’s been his title. I would ask my par- that level of bipartisan support for Does the Middle East really need tions on Iran are all in the short run, ents to explain but they’ll probably contact anything, and now that there is, it’s any more instability with the Syrian however. The long-run consequenc- me soon anyway. for something that would effectively civil war spilling into neighboring es are potentially ruinous for every- He greeted me casually and warmly, with sabotage diplomatic efforts to ease the countries, Iraq’s renewed trouble with one involved. Let’s avoid socking our a joke and a startlingly loud laugh. His laughs hostile relationship between Iran and militants, or India’s and Pakistan’s adversary in the jaw in the middle of are the sort that guide you to the same sense the West. It’s not hard to see addition- traditional squabbling, with occa- negotiations. of amusement. Minutes prior I could have bombed a test, broken up with my girlfriend and fed my beloved pet guinea pig to a tank Off the Hill | Northern Arizona University of sharks, and such cachinnation would have still forced a chuckle. In his household laughter and its accompaniments, content and restfulness, are thankfully appreciated. Goodbye, net neutrality; goodbye, open internet They aren’t taken for granted. b y Le v i Sta ll i n g s Pop Pop grew up in the Bronx, worked a The Lumberjack tomers. From a business perspective, will hurt businesses that depend on tugboat on the Hudson River, posed naked this makes a lot of sense — there’s more high-speed connections. So-called for an artist’s anatomy book and may or Less than three years after Internet demand for fast Internet connections “bandwidth hogs,” like Netflix, are now may not be embarrassed that I’m shar- censorship bills like the Stop Online in densely populated areas on the east due to pay more to maintain their ing these factoids with you. Lately, how- Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act coast than in rural Nevada, for example. operations, a cost that will probably ever, he’s been supporting me in my every (PIPA) were introduced into Congress, Yet the ruling will have consequenc- be passed onto consumers. “Goodbye, endeavor. He’s been with me in spirit -- Americans still have no trouble finding es beyond phone access, extending to open Internet,” Wells Fargo analyst admittedly more often than I’ve been with anything they want online. Internet access as well. Jennifer Fritzsche said to Bloomberg him. He deserved a “thank you” then, as However, after the federal circuit The two-judge majority that ruled in an interview. “There’s definitely a he does now, but there’s something else. court ruling on Verizon v. Federal in favor of Verizon has admitted ser- risk that Netflix customers will have Lavish massages, beds, gifts and jokes Communications Commission (FCC) vice providers might abuse this sys- to pay more, though it will probably aside, Pop Pop has been an inspiration. last week, a serious blow to Internet tem, writing, “A broadband provider take at least a year for it to take effect.” When I sit and indulge in a silent car anti-discrimination rules now threat- like Comcast might limit its end-user But much more important things than ride, I feel like I’m at least partly channel- ens to allow private interests to manip- subscribers’ ability to access the New movies may become more expensive ing implicit lessons from my friends in New ulate the websites you choose to visit. York Times website if it wanted to spike in the next year. “A child in a rural area Jersey. As hectic, hell-risen and disturbed as People have been paying different traffic to its own news website, or it who loses the ability to video confer- life can be, as off-putting as the New Jersey rates for different connection speeds might degrade the quality of the con- ence with her physician specialist, a Turnpike can look and smell, finding an since the Internet was made available nection to a search website like Bing single dad who can no longer take his inner sanctuary is possible. I close the win- to the public in 1991, but these speeds if a competitor like Google paid for online college courses or a community dows, turn on the car’s fan and eat bananas. could not be changed based on con- prioritized access.” If you could access media outlet in the inner city that is The smell subsides and my focus averts. Pop tent. Sites that use more bandwidth, the news on NBC faster than the New charged more to distribute its news Pop laughs and momentary struggles sud- like Netflix, tend to load slower, while York Times, which would you read? — these are real losses,” said Tessie denly seem less threatening. I can’t imagine sites that use less bandwidth, like text- Personally, I trust news from the New Guillermo, president of ZeroDivide, a he ignores them, but it’s harder to be miser- heavy blogs, tend to load faster. Last York Times more than NBC, but like social impact consulting organization. able when you’re sharing a smile. week’s ruling struck down long-stand- everybody else, I always prefer to have With changing access to informa- The trip home is always a more somber ing FCC rules prohibiting internet ser- a faster Internet connection. Even if tion, the divide between the rich and drive, and on this vacation it was no differ- vice providers from treating websites one likes the content of one website the poor is bound to grow even larg- ent. But as filth-laden snow banks, aggres- unequally, and it is now legal to change over another, changes in connection er. Perhaps Verizon claims their vic- sive drivers and funny looking passengers the speed of traffic for chosen websites, speed are still going to influence where tory over the FCC is a step forward whizzed past I felt content in our bubble, or to block other services entirely, so we get our information. from “last century’s common carriage gazing through the window removed from long as subscribers are told about the This isn’t quite censorship, but it’s requirements on the internet,” but it all. The vacation did what it should have changes to their online access. close. Bills that obviously infringe this is the perspective of a corpora- done. It reunited relatives, sparked laughter Because of past regulations requir- on our First Amendment rights, like tion, not an individual. To the rest of and gave me a temporary center. That’s all a ing all phone calls to be made through SOPA and PIPA, met with serious back- us, it only seems that Internet service grandson could ask for. equally prioritized connections, Verizon lash from the public, but more subtle providers have found a new way to brought the case before a Washington, changes in Internet access laws are make more money without actually D.C. court in order to give certain cus- finding a way to slip through the cracks doing anything to make the Internet Adam Kaminski is a freshman who has not tomers faster connections, as well as of our legal system. better. You’re going to be the one who yet declared a major. He can be reached at the right to ignore less profitable cus- Unequal prioritization for websites pays them. [email protected].

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Men’s squash Sam Gold | The Gold Standard Men’s squash wins over Vassar, drops The costs matches against Colby and Conn. College of being b y Jo r g e Mo n r o y -Pa l a c i o an athlete Daily Editorial Board fter 19 grueling weeks, Super Bowl For the second consecutive week, the Sunday now looms less than a men’s squash team played multiple matches week away. Decidedly the jugger- in one weekend. Last week Tufts won against naut among sporting events in Denison before losing to Drexel and Bucknell, Athis country, it is a cultish, quasi-religious all on the same day. This time around they day of reckoning, so to speak — for fans, played against Vassar on Friday before head- players and coaches alike. ing to Connecticut on Saturday to play Colby With all the fanfare and spectacles and and Connecticut College. awesome commercials (actual football While morale was high after a win against notwithstanding), few entranced viewers, Vassar, Colby proved to be too tough for Tufts I believe, will step back to consider this to handle. Despite highly competitive indi- behemoth and its implications lucidly. vidual performances, the Jumbos dropped the Even those of us who have tracked the overall match against Colby, 6-3. lawsuit filed by 4,500 former players — “It was a very good, competitive match who allege that the NFL has shirked its [against Colby]. C.J [Smith] is a very good play- responsibility to provide adequately for its er and I had to push myself a lot to win that employees — probably won’t. match. It really helped in terms of developing Percy Harvin, speed demon wideout, a more consistent game for the whole team,” has endured an injury-plagued season and sophomore Aditya Advani said. “Everyone now postseason in the first year of his con- played really well and I think it was a great tract with the Seattle Seahawks. Harvin’s learning experience.” trim frame undoubtedly leaves him sus- After playing Colby in New Haven, the ceptible to the sort of bone-crushing hits Jumbos got back in the team van and made Anne Wermiel / The Tufts Daily Archives that can cut a season short, though his their way to New London, where they played The men’s squash team overcame a difficult weekend road trip to pull out a convincing 9-0 first playoff game against a marching New Connecticut College. win over Vassar. Orleans Saints squad should have evoked a Against the Camels most of the matches far more visceral reaction. Harvin’s cringe- were very close and all were competitive. At 9-0, dominating in the No. 1 through No. 6 Earlier in the fall the Jumbos had some of worthy misfortune made perhaps the No. 1 singles Advani lost the first game 5-11 positions. No Brewer player was able to score their players studying abroad. Now, with a full most compelling case yet as to why $765 before roaring back to win the next two 11-6 more than 14 points across three games in any lineup, the team believes they have what it million dollars doled out by a $9-plus bil- and 11-4. In the fourth game Advani faltered of the first six positions. takes to win against their tough rival. lion industry to over 20,000 former players and fell 10-12 before finding his rhythm again Whether through wins or team dinners, “The Boston College match is our main is a pittance. to win the last game 11-5. one of the primary goals of the team is to focus going into this week,” Meggitt said. “We There was the initial concussion: in “The match against Conn. [College] was keep team morale high, which is why it was think we have a good shot at beating them the first quarter, Saints’ safety Rafael Bush okay,” junior co-captain Elliot Kardon said. important for the Jumbos to do well in their now that we have our full line up.” walloped a defenseless Harvin with a hit “Aditya [Advani] had a really nice comeback first match of the weekend against lesser- Tufts is currently ranked two spots below deemed too high by the NFL. Bush was win and we were all in it for the most part, ranked Vassar. A win in the first match gave Boston College, with Denison claiming the fined $21,000. Responding to the decision, but overall they are stronger than us. And it the team the confidence necessary to put spot in between the two. Last weekend, Tufts he tweeted, “Anybody know me knows I was a long weekend of squash for us so it was on good showings in the matches which fol- beat Denison decisively and the team believes play fast and physical but it’s all good y’all overall a good match with very competitive lowed. Last week’s win against Dennison gave it can do the same against BC. have a blessed day.” individual matches. Overall we played well.” the team determination going into the rest of “The BC match is pretty important for our Harvin returned to the game, presum- Junior co-captain Zachary Schweitzer was the matches. rankings in the nationals. We are all going into ably after undergoing a thorough — but the only other Tufts’ athlete to win against “It was good to beat Vassar. It definitely this match with a very positive mindset and just by no means impervious to skepticism Connecticut College. Like Advani, Schweitzer boosts morale when you can go out and beat a focusing on playing our best that day,” Advani — examination, though he left the field also lost the opening game in his match. team handily,” junior Hugo Meggitt said. “We said. “If we do that, I am sure that we will be for good after a hard fall in the end zone Schweitzer rebounded quickly to win the sec- also were able to enjoy a home cooked meal able to do very well in this match and hopefully following an incomplete pass. He then sat ond game 11-5. The next two games were also on the way back from Vassar which was also win and improve our overall ranking.” out the NFC Championship game against split between the No. 2 singles players before good for morale.” On Wednesday, when the Jumbos head off the San Francisco 49ers, which teetered Schweitzer squeaked out the match with a The Jumbos also know that traveling and to play, they are anticipating a large crowd. precariously between gladiator fight and 12-10 fifth game win. long weekends are hard, but it is part of The match could push Tufts past BC and back heated competition and, as such, nearly “Conn. [College] is a very good team,” every season. into the top 30 teams in the country. devolved into a bloodbath. Advani said. “We had some competitive “We are getting used to playing multiple “We might get a van to get fans there so it Hardcore fandom regards these games matches, however unfortunately we did not matches in a weekend. It’s part of the schedule should be a good match with a really good with a toxic mélange of euphoria, trepida- win. Everyone gave their 100% and played and it happens many times every season. It’s atmosphere,” Kardon said. We are looking tion and awe, and it holds its players to well so hopefully when we play them next we definitely hard on the body but it’s just some- forward to reclaiming the spot we think we impossibly lofty standards. As a result, the will do better.” thing you have to get used to,” Meggitt said. should have which is why the BC match is the latter serve merely as pawns in an exceed- Against Vassar the team was solid and Next up for the team is a highly anticipated most important regular season match of for ingly violent and chillingly human reimag- played consistent squash. The Jumbos won match against local rival, Boston College (BC). us. It should be good.” ining of an erstwhile gentlemen’s game. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that America rooted for Percy Harvin to get back on the field. The hit ran again Jumbos build momentum as season progresses and again, the announcers agape in fla- grant contravention of their job descrip- WOMEN’S TRACK her resume with a first-place finish in top 10 nationally among Div. III ath- tion. Those at the game and watching on continued from back the shot put, heaving the ball 40’3.25”, letes in the 800-meter run. television grew quiet and stupefied. They we usually do in cross-country,” sopho- and also took 2nd in the weight throw “We began the season with a large muttered condolences for a myriad of lost more Olivia Beltrani, who competed at with her toss of 47’11.75”. group meeting where we all shared brain cells and a slightly less secure future. BU over the weekend, said in an email On Friday night, a few Jumbos com- both personal and team goals amongst But the sobering effect was ephemeral, for to the Daily. “However, our goals are peted at Boston University’s annual John each other,” Beltrani said. “This turned the game resumed with two bitter adver- still the same. Like in [cross-country], Thomas Invite, a meet featuring teams out to be an extremely unifying expe- saries battling it out. Then, once Harvin we always set high expectations for our- and professional runners from around rience that will keep us on track and returned, he was greeted with rousing selves, and it certainly helps motivate the country. Sophomore Audrey accountable during the season and can applause, his enviable stoicism on high- the distance squad and the rest of the Gould and Beltrani placed 8th and 9th propel us to achieve our goals.” definition display. team to compete at the same level.” on what has been called “the fastest The Jumbos look to ride this wave of What is an apt way to dub this phe- The Jumbos dominated the field events, indoor track in the nation” with times momentum through next week, when nomenon, short of christening it schaden- as freshman Keren Hendel won the pole of 10:05.47 and 10:06.24. The two placed they will host a group of schools from freude? Insofar as the evolution of the vault with a 11’1.75” foot jump. Senior Jana among the top 10 Div. III runners in the around New England at the annual game has engendered unprecedented Hieber took the long jump by storm, win- event this year. Tufts Stampede Invitational on Friday brutality, there is no viable alternative; at ning with a leap of 18’1.75,” almost a foot Smith (38th, 2:18.93) and Shigenobu and Saturday at the Gantcher Center. a certain point, living vicariously through better than her closest competitor. Harrison (42nd, 2:19.15) also competed at the “Our team goal is to win every meet vastly superior athletes yields to twisted and Kaufmann took 3rd and 6th place. BU meet. As a result of their strong we go to, no matter the challenge.” pleasure. It is deeply ingrained in American Junior Grace Demyan added a win to showings, they are also ranked in the Kaufmann said. culture, something for which each patron of the NFL — and numerous other sports, video games and movies, among other industries — bears guilt. The NFL — armed with a powerhouse legal team, gobs of money and a fiercely MEN’S TRACK a third-place finish from sophomore day came from junior Brian Williamson loyal fan base to boot — will not simply continued from back Michael Curley, and a fourth-place fin- in the shot put. His distance of 49’ 6.5” unravel in the wake of a currently unsettled lenged but not overworking us. He gets ish from senior Liam Cassidy. Curley earned him 10 points. Sophomore lawsuit. Rather, all signs point to near and Strongthe most of out weekend of us and we get thehighlighted and Cassidy posted by times five of 8:59.47 first-place Atticus Swett finishedfinishes second with long term growth. Per usual, the NFL will most out of ourselves during practice and 8:59.48, only one-hundredth of a a throw of just over 47’, good for enjoy prodigious viewership this weekend, and meets. I personally at least like all second apart. eight points. Swett earned the team the likes of which other major sports can of the events I do so with that aspect The most successful field event for an additional eight points by placing only fantasize about. it is fun. It just may be a bit mentally the Jumbos was the long jump, in which second in the weight throw with a dis- So it won’t cost a dime to think critically challenging at times.” the team scored 22 of the possible 31 tance of 49’ 4.25”. this weekend, when Percy Harvin and the The most dominant running event points. Senior Andrew Osborne placed The team will try to use the momen- Seahawks face off against the Broncos. In at the meet for Tufts was the 3000- first with a jump of 20’ 9.25” and junior tum from a strong performance at fact, both the NFL and its fans can afford it. meter run. The Jumbos scored 20 of Allan Yau placed second with a jump Bowdoin for the annual Tufts the 31 points up for grabs, starting of 20’ 7.75”, scoring 10 and 8 points, Stampede this weekend, the Jumbos’ with 10 points from a first-place fin- respectively. Hoover-Hankerson placed second home meet of the year. The Sam Gold is a junior who is majoring in ish by freshman Tim Nichols, with a fourth, scoring four points. meet begins at noon on Friday at the religion. He can be reached at Samuel_L. time of 8:51.94. Nichols was backed by Tufts’ final first-place finish of the Gantcher Center. [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Men’s Squash 15

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Women’s Track and Field Tufts shines at Bowdoin, shows early season promise at BU b y Ch r i s Wa r r e n Jumbos, giving the Jumbos 10 Daily Editorial Board points from the long sprinting event. The women’s track and field Racing the day after they team entered the weekend competed in the 800-meter hoping to qualify runners for run at the Boston University postseason meets, and they John Thomas Invite, sopho- did not disappoint. mores Sydney Smith (1:42.11) The 29th ranked Jumbos and Hanako Shigenobu rode a 152-point score to victo- (1:42.24) scored 14 points for ry on Saturday at the Bowdoin the Jumbos with their 2nd and Invitational, held at Bowdoin 3rd place finishes in the 600- College in Brunswick, Maine. meter run. Sophomore Alexis Harrison The Jumbos also added 14 led the Jumbos domination more points from a 2nd place of the short sprinting event, finish by the 4x200-meter relay breaking the 8-second barrier team, and a 3rd place finish in in the 60-meter dash to win the the 4x400-meter relay. event in 7.96 seconds. In total, “I’d say we had an ‘ok’ day on the Jumbos posted 16 points the track.” Kaufmann said. “We in the event: 10 from Harrison, have a stronger group this year four from junior Christina and although we put four girls Harvey (fourth, 8.12), and two into the 60-meter dash final, from senior Anya Kaufmann nobody set a personal best. (fifth, 8.13). However, we still competed well “[The sprinters] trained all and scored a lot of points.” fall to prepare for this sea- In the distance events, the son, and especially increased Jumbos displayed the depth they the distance in our workouts.” had shown in the cross-country Kaufmann said. “This week, season, as they scored 28 points we had two hard workouts on in three events. Freshman Kelly the track and recently, we have Fahey placed 3rd overall in the Annie Levine / The Tufts Daily been keeping up with base women’s 1-mile run with a time Several runners won their events during an impressive weekend for the women’s track and field team. work to prepare for a peak at of 5:26.74, adding 6 points to the end of the season.” the Jumbos’ tally. Sophomores In the 1000-meter run, points. Freshman Lindsey workouts on the indoor track as In the 400-meter dash, senior Alex Kiesling (5:30.79) and Lily senior Grace House (2nd, Atkeson added two more compared to our usual outdoor, Colleen Flanagan (63.27) and Corcoran (5:31.92) followed 3:09.19) and freshman Alice points in the 3000-meter run ‘hilly-terrain’ type workouts that junior Lauren Gormier (63.77) closely behind, adding six Wasserman (3rd, 3:13.60) ran with a 5th place finish. finished 3rd and 4th for the points in the competition. gutsy races to add 14 more “So far, we’ve been doing see WOMEN’S TRACK, page 15

Men’s Track and Field Women’s Squash Jumbos win two of Bowdoin three matches b y Al e x Co n n o r s which he competed, Hoover- would not leave the meet with- b y St e v e n He f t e r in three games, and freshman Daily Editorial Board Hankerson scored 22 points out a first-place finish, though. Daily Staff Writer Anna Bezahler also lost in the Tufts finishes for the second Jumbos. His 7.23-sec to- He host jumped 6’2” in the high No. 4 position in four games, The men’s track and field ond time in the 60-meter dash jump, winning his first colle- The women’s squash team 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6. team traveled to Maine on was good for second-place — giate high jump. was back on the court over the “They definitely got the best Saturday to compete in the especially because he finished Hoover-Hankerson contin- weekend, competing in three of us in the early morning,” Bowdoin Invitational meet, with the same time as the first- ued his stellar day with a fourth- big matches against teams junior Charlotte Griffiths said. placing 2nd out of the five- place finisher. place finish in long jump, and above and below them in the After the defeat, Tufts faced team field. The team’s 157 “The reasoning [for the sec- a seventh-place finish in the national rankings. The No. 28 Connecticut College that after- total points were only bested ond-place finish] was that the 200-meter dash with a time. For Jumbos faced No. 25 William noon. The Jumbos pulled out a by hosting squad Bowdoin’s camera can zoom a ridiculous him, competing in four events Smith College on Friday close 5-4 victory; one that is sure 174 points. amount, and I guess he edged was tough but feasible. night, followed by matchups to help Tufts in the rankings. The Jumbos had first-place me,” Hoover-Hankerson said. “Competing in four different with No. 24 Colby College and Match scores were not finishers in five of the 19 events “Needless to say I would love events at a meet is exhausting, No. 26 Connecticut College posted for the match against at the meet, two in running a rematch to make a clear but you don’t experience the on Saturday. Conn. College, but Tufts was events and three in field events. distinction.” full brunt of the fatigue until The Jumbos traveled to able to squeeze out the close The best individual perfor- Despite the loss, his time you are finished,” he said. New Haven, Conn. on Friday victory thanks to match wins mance of the day came from of 7.23 was a personal best, “Coach [Ethan Barron] does a night for an early-morning from Dahlman, Bezahler, Gary, sophomore sprinter/jumper bringing him one step closer good job of keeping us chal- matchup the next day against sophomore Caroline Howe Bryson Hoover-Hankerson. to the school record of 7.15 Colby at 9 a.m. and freshman Rowan Rice. Throughout the four events in seconds. Hoover-Hankerson see MEN’S TRACK, page 15 “It would have been nice to On Friday night, Tufts began get some more rest for the Colby the weekend with a huge win match,” junior co-captain Ann over William Smith at the Smith Bellinger said. Round Robin, winning the Fatigue was possibly a fac- match by a score of 7-2. Tufts tor in the Jumbos’ first contest won in the first seven positions, Saturday, as they fell to the Mules with Stanco in the number one by a score of 6-3. The match was position winning the toughest close to the very end, as five of match in five games by a score nine matches needed more than of 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5. three games to determine the The rest of the Jumbos cruised victor. Tufts won in the second, to wins in either three or four fifth and sixth positions. games each. In the second Junior co-captain Paige position, Dahlman won by a Dahlman has continued her sea- score of 11-9, 11-3, 11-1, while son-long consistency, defeating Bellinger won in the number her Colby counterpart by a score three position by a score of of 15-13, 9-11, 11-2, 11-7. In the 11-8, 11-4, 11-4. No. 5 position, freshman Lynn “I am proud that the team Cheng outlasted her opponent fought hard even when they in a grueling five game match by were down,” Bellinger said. “The a score of 3-11, 13-11, 11-3, 9-11, highlight of the weekend was 11-8. The last win for Tufts came my co-captain Paige Dahlman from sophomore Tammara Gary winning all three of her matches in the No. 6 position. Gary won pretty decisively. It is great to her match by a score of 11-5, have her back from abroad.” 13-15, 11-6, 11-5. Griffiths credited the team’s In the No. 1 position, Stanco positive mentality for the suc- SoFia Adams / The Tufts Daily lost in five games by a score cessful weekend. The men’s track and field team finished just behind Bowdoin’s 174 points at the Bowdoin Invitational with a of 7-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6. score of 157. Bellinger lost in the third spot see WOMEN’S SQUASH, page 14