Where You Sunny Read It First 77/54 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 20 THURsday, OctoBER 3, 2013 TUFTSDAILY.COM Scalia talk provokes Scalia addresses Tufts community pre-lecture protest on interpretation BY SARAH ZHENG the platform for Justice Scalia BY DANIEL BOTTINO Daily Editorial Board to come and speak,” Munoz, a Daily Editorial Board senior, said. “Scalia is a power- Students organized a protest ful man with a powerful voice Supreme Court Justice prior to U.S. Supreme Court and what he says has a tan- Antonin Scalia delivered the 17th Justice Antonin Scalia’s pre- gible effect on people’s lives, Richard E. Snyder President’s sentation at the 17th Richard and he has used that power Lecture yesterday afternoon at E. Snyder President’s Lecture and voice and position to dis- the Gantcher Center. yesterday afternoon. enfranchise, to dehumanize, In his lecture, titled At the group’s largest, approx- and to harm people.” “Interpreting the Constitution,” imately 20 students chanted The students who organized Scalia discussed issues surround- and held up banners outside of the protest were not a part of ing different doctrines of consti- the Gantcher Center where the a coalition of various student tutional interpretation. He began lecture was held, according to groups, but rather a collection by defining his personal method protest organizer Zoe Munoz. of people who were not happy known as “originalism,” a prin- Protesters called out slogans with the university’s choice of ciple of interpretation that tries like “casting ballots is a right — speaker, Munoz said. to determine the original intent not just for the rich and white” Protester Michelle Lau, of the Constitution’s authors. and “racist, sexist, anti-queer, who is a member of the Asian “The Constitution meant what we don’t want Scalia here.” American Alliance, said that it meant when it was adopted,” According to Munoz, stu- she went to the protest in he said. dents also plan to hold a teach- order to educate people about Scalia went on to explain that in on Friday to deconstruct unjust and dehumanizing leg- although originalism was viewed Scalia’s ideas and statements. islation that the government as the “orthodox” interpretation “There were a lot of students directly enforces. in the past, it is much less popu- from a lot of different groups “I participated [in the pro- lar in the present day. Instead NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY on campus that were very upset test] because Scalia not only of attempting to interpret the At the 17th Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture held yesterday afternoon that Tufts University basically at the Gantcher Center, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke has provided the space and see PROTEST, page 2 see SCALIA, page 2 about interpreting the Constitution. ZBT gets the ball moving for charity Athletes honor Alzheimer’s patient, BY KATHLEEN SCHMIDT Contributing Writer player’s father Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT)’s “Get on the Ball” BY ABIGAIL FELDMAN philanthropy project to benefit Boston Daily Editorial Board Children’s Hospital kicks off today and will continue until next Friday, Oct. 11. Fan the Fire will be hosting its kick- According to ZBT Vice President Zack off event this Saturday, teaming up Fialkow, event facilitators will roll a ball with with the Alzheimer’s Association in a six foot diameter around campus through- honor of football player Corey Burns’ out the week to collect signatures from stu- father, an Alzheimer’s patient. dents, faculty and general passersby. President of the Student Athlete “It’s about spreading awareness for Advisory Committee (SAAC) Jo Clair, the organization, and it seems like a who is in charge of planning the event, pretty good way to attract people,” explained that student-athletes will Fialkow, a junior, said. “The goal is to wear purple shoelaces and t-shirts get donations based on the amount of — bearing the words “In honor of signatures we collect.” the Burns family” — to support the ZBT Philanthropy Chair Jason Brillon Alzheimer’s Association while warming added that the ball allowed the fraternity up on Saturday. to reach out to campus members in a way Students and parents are encour- that stationary charity events cannot. aged to stop by at the game to grab a “With ‘Get on the Ball’ we have the free wristband and to consider making opportunity to engage the broader cam- a donation to the cause. pus community over the week because “There’s going to be a ton of people we’re bringing the event to them, and and the event is going to be a ton of we have the chance to interact with fun, while we are also supporting the people as we pass them,” Brillon, a student athletes and a great cause,” sophomore, said. Clair, a senior, said. Apart from rolling the ball through cam- The event will begin at 1 p.m. at Kraft pus, ZBT plans to host other activities, Field during the football, men’s soccer VIRGINIA BLEDSOE / TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES including a kickoff event Thursday night, and women’s soccer games in conjunc- Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) began its philanthropy project titled “Get on the Ball” today to benefit a midweek Casino Night on Oct. 8 and a tion with Parents and Family Weekend, Boston Children’s Hospital. The event will run until next Friday, Oct. 11. closing celebration on Oct. 11, according according to the Tufts Athletics website. to Brillon. cards, plus a ukulele and $75 worth of 11 with a final event, Brillon said. For each Fan the Fire event, the The fundraiser’s kickoff event, which is Kamikaze Comics.” “The end-of-the-week event is sort of athletic teams try to choose a charity tonight at 7 p.m., will feature sweets and AOII Philanthropy Chair Amelia Cohen just a celebration that’s going to be held at recipient with personal significance shows by various performance groups. added that tables for blackjack, Texas Hold ZBT, which will be ticketed through Tufts for team members, according to Burns. “We’re doing a little dessert party ‘Em and roulette wheel will be available Tickets,” Brillon said. “It’s a masquerade- This weekend’s cause is particularly at the Hillel Center,” Fialkow said. “J.P. for students. themed dance party [called] ‘Get on the important to him. Licks donated two big tubs of ice cream “People are just going to be invited to Masquerade Ball.’” “My dad has the disease, and he’s [and] we’re going to buy a third. Kickass come play,” Cohen, a senior, said. “There’ll Brillon believes the “Get on the Ball” had it since I was 16 years old,” Burns, Cupcakes donated 200 cupcakes.” be a $5 buy-in for chips and during the project reflects the core tenants of social a sophomore, said. “It’s progressed The midweek event, a joint function course of the night there’s going to be per- responsibility and active citizenship that pretty [badly] to the point where he with Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) called ‘Bet formances by acapella groups. There’s also are important to ZBT and Tufts students. has it severely.” on the Ball,’ will run on Tuesday from 6:30 going to be food and drinks.” “It’s a chance for ZBT brothers to show The Alzheimer’s Association is the p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in a casino night style. She added that the ball will be at the off their social responsibility and for Tufts largest non-profit organization for “We’re going to have a bunch of differ- event so that people can sign and pledge students to show off their active citizen- Alzheimer’s research and works to ent raffles from local businesses,” Brillon to donate per signature as well. ship and caring about the greater commu- said. “We have about $360 worth of gift ZBT will complete its fundraiser on Oct. nity,” he said. see ALZHEIMER’S, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s sections Tufts Health Advocates A team of filmmakers News 1 Op-Ed 9 acts as a student advi- that included Tufts sory board to Tufts’ students and alumni Features 3 Comics 12 Health Service. won big at the 48 Hour Weekender 5Classifieds 14 Film Project. Editorial | Op-Ed 8 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 3 see WEEKENDER, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS Thursday, October 3, 2013 NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY Students protested outside of the Gantcher Center yesterday afternoon prior to the 17th Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture featuring a speech by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Students protest Scalia lecture PROTEST include an analysis of Scalia’s doctrine ties that many Tufts students are a part of, encourage discourse on campus sur- continued from page 1 of originalism and discuss the Court’s like LGBT groups, minorities, the working rounding these sorts of issues.” tolerates, but actively promotes many decision to strike down part of the Voting poor and et cetera.” The Richard E. Snyder President’s forms of oppression, including racism Rights Act (VRA) this summer. Not all Tufts students supported the Lecture Series is intended to spark the and sexism, and this is absolutely unac- “We want to continue dialogue and protests, however. intellectual conversation on campus ceptable,” Lau, a sophomore, said. make sure that people and students are “I think that everyone should be given through presenting a “forum for the pre- Friday’s planned teach-in will provide a aware that [Scalia] isn’t just some politi- a platform to freely express their opin- sentation of provocative points of view broader historical and political context to cian or some justice,” Munoz said.