Where You Partly Cloudy Read It First 67/49 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 15 THURsday, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Evernote sponsors Tisch Library holds focus groups MiniHackathon for planned renovations BY JUSTIN RHEINGOLD and the projects that students BY JAMES POULIOT a series of focus groups that university-wide strategic plan- Daily Staff Writer build will have to communi- Daily Editorial Board will determine the project’s ning process, according to cate with Evernote software, direction through student and Director of Communications Tufts’ first MiniHackathon, Traganos said. Tisch Library last week faculty input. Anne Fishman. The Schools of sponsored by the technology “You’ve got to use Evernote set in motion a project to The upcoming renovations company Evernote, will take API, Evernote libraries,” he upgrade its facilities, holding are the result of an ongoing see TISCH, page 2 place today and give com- said. “You can build whatev- puter science students an er you want for the iPhone, opportunity to build their for Androids, for the web, for ideas using Evernote’s pro- another language, but it’s going gramming interface. to have to be something to do The event is a six-hour with note taking.” marathon during which stu- Chow explained that finding dents will undertake a series great programmers is a diffi- of programming and design cult task but that Evernote is challenges in pursuit of prizes. up to the challenge. Each student who participates “The recession did a good will receive Evernote Premium job of weeding out the people software for the fall semester. who didn’t belong in the field, Evernote and the university but now we’re in a situation have collaborated to organize where it’s just so hard to find the competition, according to good talent,” Chow said. “We Lecturer of Computer Science don’t produce enough engi- Ming Chow (E ’02). neers and high-tech folks.” The MiniHackathon is Tufts has been very success- unrelated to last year’s stu- ful in developing computer dent-run Hackathon and will programmers and web design- be hosted solely by Evernote, ers, according to Traganos. according to Evernote “When it comes to look- Senior Web-Developer Chris ing for great talent and Traganos. great engineers, Tufts has During the Hackathon last a great Computer Science spring, students were able to Department,” Traganos said. use whichever programming “We’ve hired some Tufts stu- interface they desired. The dents, so we are definitely event was student-run and familiar with the [computer co-sponsored by companies science] group.” such as Evernote, Microsoft, In addition to hosting this Crashlytics, GitHub, Thoughtbot event, Evernote will also be and the New England Venture presenting at the Tufts Career Capital Association. Fair tomorrow and is looking KYRA STURGILL / THE TUFTS DAILY More restrictions will be in Tisch Library is seeking student and faculty input about its facilities in preparation for a large-scale reno- place for the MiniHackathon, see EVERNOTE, page 2 vation project. GoSafe: What Public Safety escort service debuts new route, hours you need to know BY MENGHAN LIU service should be available When: Monday through Daily Editorial Board to help them move large or Sunday nights, sunset to heavy objects, according to sunrise. The Department of Public Maguire. and Environmental Safety “There was a fundamental Peak use: Campus security (DPES) has this semester misunderstanding about the officers will operate the vans revamped its safety escort former service,” he said. “It Thursday, Friday and Saturday service, revising the program’s became transportation-on- nights from 10:00 p.m. to name and the guidelines for demand.” 3:00 a.m. its use. Maguire said that stu- GoSafe, as it is now called, dents who wanted free rides Phone: Call 617-627-3030 to has been designed as a free rather than Tufts University request a ride. Provide your service for students con- Police Department (TUPD) name, phone number, loca- cerned about their safety protection were causing tion of pick-up and desti- between destinations rather longer wait times for those nation and the number of than for on-demand transpor- who called the service for its people in your group. tation, Director of Public and intended use. Environmental Safety Kevin “Folks were complaining Where: Anywhere on cam- Maguire said. that we were taking too long pus within the borders of Results from a survey to service calls,” Maguire said. Medford St., Winthrop St. DPES distributed last year “We needed to take action.” and Route 16/Mystic Valley about GoSafe’s predecessor, Further evidence of mis- Pkwy., including Davis and Safe Ride, showed that stu- use, Maguire said, lies in the Teele Squares. dents thought of the service over 1,000 percent increase in as an alternative to the Joey escort requests over the last Wait time: 5-15 minutes shuttle or a way to get to six years without any parallel class when the weather is increase in crime. When not to call: inclement. The redesigned service - During the day Thirteen percent of students includes more specific guide- - Outside the service area polled said they believed an lines and provisions for its - For a group of four or more escort should be provided users, including a designated people for transportation to off- service area that comprises - For a reason other than campus parties, 26 percent the entire campus and Davis personal safety. for rainy and snowy weather KYRA STURGILL / THE TUFTS DAILY and 40 percent thought the see GOSAFE, page 2 GoSafe, the new campus safety escort service, is offered instead of SafeRides starting this year. Inside this issue Today’s sections Tufts Admissions News | Features 1 Comics 10 explains its rebranding This year’s Emmy of Tufts’ identity for Awards continued trou- Weekender | Arts 5 Classifieds 11 prospective students. bling trends. Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back Op-Ed 9 see FEATURES, page 2 see WEEKENDER, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS | Features Thursday, September 27, 2012 Evernote looking to recruit Tufts programmers MiniHackathon will attract EVERNOTE computer science students of continued from page 1 the same caliber as those who to recruit Tufts students with took part in the Hackathon computer science experience, last April. according to Traganos. “We were pretty impressed “People who are partici- by the quality and the level of pating in this MiniHackathon code the students created,” will likely wind up with Traganos said. “Three com- nice job offers this spring,” puter science students won Traganos said. “This trip is the Evernote prize, [and] really focused on finding we actually flew them out great talent.” to Silicon Valley to our big The student-run Hackathon Evernote conference to pres- last year was very success- ent what they built.” ful, according to Alden Keefe According to Keefe Sampson, Sampson, a senior majoring in he and his friends are looking computer science and one of to host another Hackathon the event’s organizers. event, tentatively scheduled “I was especially impressed for early next February. with what the younger peo- The Evernote MiniHackathon ple, especially freshmen and will take place today in room sophomores, were able to do 012 of the Mayer Campus KYRA STURGILL / THE TUFTS DAILY in that period [of 24 hours],” Center from 4 to 10 p.m. and The software company Evernote arrives on campus today to host Tufts’ first MiniHackathon for computer sci- Keefe Sampson said. is expected to draw about 75 ence students. Traganos hopes that the students, Traganos said. POLICE BRIEFS wheel on weekend nights Red solo cup scene, someone was heard GoSafeGOSAFE puts securityfor more officerscrucial purposes, behind summer, like the provide the Joey,” shouting, “Police, get out!” continued from page 1 Maguire said. she said. Tufts University Police as people were leaving the and Teele Squares. “We wanted to be able to Maguire believes that by Department (TUPD) officers house. One group exited the Public Safety security offi- free up police officers to be renaming the program GoSafe, at 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 21 house carrying empty plastic cers, not TUPD officers, will able to respond to those more DPES is promoting the service received a call to break up a pails and drumsticks. A resi- drive the vans during peak urgent emergency calls,” he as it should be used — as a party on Edison Avenue. At dent was asked to show an hours on weekend evenings said. helping hand to students who the scene, police saw students ID and went inside to get it. and act as walking escorts, Services will generally not feel unsafe rather than as a drinking from red cups and A second student then came according to TUPD Deputy be provided during the day, to free ride. found approximately 75 people out of the house and stated Chief Mark Keith. groups of four or more or to “It’s our fundamental drinking from a beer keg in the that the police had no right The change addresses locations outside of the desig- responsibility to help stu- backyard. Police proceeded to to be there. At first the stu- perennial student concerns nated service area. dents if they don’t feel safe shut down the party. dent refused to show an ID, that calling for a ride from Junior Clara Bieck agreed moving about campus,” and then he said, “Give me a TUPD officer while intoxi- with the idea behind the new Maguire said. “We want stu- a ticket if that’s what you cated would result in legal service, since students can dents who don’t feel safe to As you wish want!” The student received ramifications.