Where You 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 BY ANNABELLE ROBE R TS 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 BY JUSTIN RHEINGOLD 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 BY VICTORIA LEISTMAN 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- BY JUSTIN RHEINGOLD 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 Inside this issue Today’s sections Men’s squash has News 1 Op-Ed 9 Transgender issues and busy weekend against punk collide in Against Vassar, Colby and Features 3 Comics 12 Me! new album. Conn. College. Arts & Living 5Classifieds 15 Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, page 15 2 THE TUF T S DAILY 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.