Where You Showers Read It First 50/41 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 35 FRiday, MARCH 16, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Senate passes resolution to lower cost of attending Tufts BY ANDY WONG tuition affects virtually the entire stu- Contributing Writer dent body. “This is not a cheap education for The Tufts Community Union (TCU) anyone and is a financial burden to Senate at its meeting on March 4 just about every family on campus, passed a resolution (25-1-0) call- and it’s important that we start look- ing for the creation of a committee ing into the problem,” Maciejewski with the goal to constrain the cost of said. “Maybe there’s not a solution attending Tufts. that can be made immediately or a The resolution was submitted by solution that’s the best, but someone TCU Treasurer Christie Maciejewski, has to start looking at it.” a sophomore, TCU Associate The resolution cites as its basis Treasurer Ard Ardalan, a junior, and an expected three-percent increase TCU Assistant Treasurer Matt Roy, a in the cost of attending Tufts dur- freshman. ing the 2012-2013 academic year, To address cost issues, the resolu- the steadily rising mandatory health ANTIQUOTE VIA FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS tion calls for “the administration of service and activity fees, and the Tufts Hillel will take a group of Jewish Tufts students to Morocco for the pilot program of the University and the Trustees of administration’s expressed interest the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) short-term service-learning trip Tufts College to create a commis- in being able to provide admission to Morocco. sion including student representa- on a need-blind basis. tives as full voting members, specifi- The resolution also says that cap- cally tasked with lowering the cost of ping costs would reinforce University attending Tufts University.” President Anthony Monaco’s recent The committee, in collaboration calls for sustainability, diversity and Tufts Hillel chosen to pilot with the administration, would be inclusion as the main goals of the tasked with the re-evaluation of university in the coming years. tuition and other student-related “I felt as though there needed to be JDC service trip to Morocco fees, as well as the establishment of something to address costs, just like a five-year plan designed to “contain, there is something to address diversity BY TYLER AGYEM A NG ing trips to other countries, according to cap, and cut the cost of attending and sustainability. I thought that was Contributing Writer Lenny Goldstein, acting executive director Tufts University.” missing,” Ardalan said. “[The reso- and associate director of Tufts Hillel. “We don’t have set solutions, but we lution] was very straightforward. It Tufts Hillel in May will be taking a “Tufts Hillel has had a relationship with know for sure that the problem needs didn’t try to outsmart or outdo the group of Jewish students to Morocco for the [JDC] for many years now,” Goldstein to be dealt with and that the University administration. It was a very mat- the American Jewish Joint Distribution said in an email. “The JDC does amaz- has not set a priority for cost contain- ter-of-fact appeal for help from the Committee’s (JDC) first-ever short-term ing work supporting Jewish communi- ment,” Ardalan, who is also an assistant administration, for them to draw their service-learning trip there. ties worldwide, and we’ve had the chance op-ed editor for the Daily, said. “We’re attention to an issue that we really Tufts was selected to pilot the trip to send students on a number of trips trying to highlight that as a priority for haven’t found a solution for yet.” because of Tufts Hillel’s history of suc- the administration.” cessful participation in past service-learn- see MOROCCO, page 2 Maciejewski said the high cost of see SENATE, page 2 The hands that feed us: Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center BY JA COB PA SSY She and her husband opened Dewick, DiFabio takes on her sec- Contributing Writer DiFabio’s, an Italian restaurant ond job, babysitting. Following in Medford, where she was both her day with students at Tufts, On any given day, the staff of manager and cook. DiFabio takes care of her two- Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center DiFabio inherited her cook- and-a-half-year-old grandson. serves up to 2,000 people per ing prowess from her mother Although she is surrounded meal, according to Lyza Bayard, and started cooking at the age of by a variety of food at Dewick, communications coordina- seven. Because her mother was DiFabio’s favorite dish to cook tor for Tufts Dining Services. busy working on the family’s is still lasagna. Dewick is known for not only farm, DiFabio and her brothers the variety of dishes it serves, had to learn how to cook for Leslie Phelan — Dining but also the vibrant staff it themselves. Services Attendant employs — each member with After running the business his or her own story to tell. for 20 years, DiFabio sold the Leslie Phelan is not new to restaurant when her husband Dewick or even to Tufts Dining Grazia DiFabio — Dining retired. It is now known as Services. Before leaving to Services Attendant Pinky’s Famous Pizza. raise her family in 1991, she A resident of the Boston area When DiFabio came to Tufts worked as a third cook at both for 41 years, Grazia DiFabio eight years ago, she initially Carmichael and Dewick. moved to the United States at worked at the Commons Deli She decided to reapply to age 12 from Naples, Italy. & Grill and then moved to work at Tufts after her daughter “I came with Christopher Dewick, where she has been left for college. Columbus — almost!” she joked. ever since. Having worked in “My husband said ‘go for it,’” Her family came to America to the food industry for much of she said. provide her and her five broth- her life, she brought a wealth Upon her return, Phelan ers with better opportunities. of experience with her. sought out a job with more stu- The transition into American “I knew how to deal with dent interaction, her enthusi- schools, however, was not easy customers,” she said. asm for the students she serves for her. In her time at Tufts, DiFabio contributing to her love of her “I did not know English before has especially enjoyed interact- job at Tufts. She described meet- coming,” DiFabio said, adding ing with the students. ing a homesick freshman when that despite the language bar- “I see them growing up,” she she first started, soon after her rier, she eventually adjusted to said, recalling moments when own daughter had just gone off her new home. former students have come by to college. After high school, DiFabio during Alumni Weekend to say “We both cried one day, and married her high-school boy- hello. JUSTIN MCCALLUM / THE TUFTS DAILY Before beginning work at Dewick eight years ago, Grazia DiFabio ran an friend and raised two children. When she isn’t working at see DEWICK, page 2 Italian restaurant in Medford with her husband. Inside this issue Today’s sections Will Ferrell discusses Six Jumbos received News | Features 1 Classifieds 7 learning Spanish for invites to the swim- his new film, “Casa de ming & diving NCAA Arts & Living 3Sports Back mi Padre.” Tournament. Comics 5 see ARTS, page 3 see SPORTS, Back 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS | FeatURES Friday, March 16, 2012 THE TUFTS DAILY Senate calls for plan to lower cost of attending Tufts DANIEL J. RATHMAN SENATE Editor-in-Chief continued from page 1 EditoriaL Maciejewski said yearly tuition hikes should not be the status quo for Craig Frucht the university. Ethan Sturm “I think the most important thing is Managing Editors that we just start looking at costs and Laina Piera Executive News Editor not just assume they can go up every Brionna Jimerson News Editors Elizabeth McKay year,” Maciejewski said. “When we Mahpari Sotoudeh looked, there seemed to be a pattern, Jenna Buckle Assistant News Editors Shana Friedman that it seemed to be increasing at a Nina Goldman certain rate. I think it’s important that Lizz Grainger Stephanie Haven people start looking before they just Leah Lazer increase the costs.” Victoria Leistman Patrick McGrath Senior TCU Senator Ben Richards Melissa Wang voted against the resolution because Falcon Reese Executive Features Editor he does not believe the resolution is Amelia Quinn Features Editors Victoria Rathsmill the right way to address the cost of Derek Schlom attending Tufts. Hannah Fingerhut Assistant Features Editors Nadezhda Kazakova “The wording was intentionally Lily Sieradzki vague, and I feel that the best way for the university to look at lowering Matthew Welch Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors costs would require the involvement Adam Kulewicz Melissa MacEwen of a third party that has experience in Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors this field,” he said in an email. “I feel Joseph Stile Kate Griffiths that while this resolution was certain- SCOTT TINGLEY / THE TUFTS DAILY Alexander Hanno ly good-natured and has an admirable Chris Poldoian The TCU (Tufts Community Union) Senate at its meeting on March 4 passed a resolution goal, it doesn’t achieve a whole lot.” that calls for the administration to establish a five-year plan to contain, cap and cut the Bhushan Deshpande Executive Op-Ed Editor According to Richards, a clause that David Kellogg Op-Ed Editors cost of attending Tufts University. Seth Teleky did not make it into the final draft of Ard Ardalan Assistant Op-Ed Editors the resolution would have called for undermined the entire purpose of the tions,” he said.