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THE TUFTS DAILY

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Monday, May 2, 2011

VOLUME LXI, NUMBER 59

Osama bin Laden killed by US forces in Pakistan

Despite Ref 3, community rep process draws low interest by

Kathryn Olson

Daily Editorial Board

justin mccallum/tufts daily

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida and mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, was killed Sunday by American special forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama announced last night in a nationally televised address. “On nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaida’s terror: Justice has been done,” Obama said. Bin Laden had been one of the mostwanted men in the world for nearly a decade. He was killed during a firefight in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that was the result of an operation that began last August when American intelligence received new information about bin Laden’s whereabouts.

Following a lengthy process by which the Tufts Community Union ( TCU) Senate and the student body worked to modify the system that brings community representatives onto the Senate and increased up their responsibilities once chosen, only two candidates came forward for this semester’s election cycle. Last week, the LGBT Center and the Latino Center were the only two groups to participate in the new process, each putting forward only one candidate. Each candidate was approved to represent his or her respective community by a group of student leaders with their respective centers and passed onto the body without an election. The Africana Center and the Asian American Center are as of now unrepresented on next year’s Senate because each center failed to put forward a candidate for their designated seats. The Senate could fill the seats next fall

Outgoing Medical Center chief steered seven-year turnaround by

Ellen Kan

Daily Editorial Board

Just over seven years ago, the university faced the real very possibility of losing its connection to one of the institutions most integral to its mission: Tufts Medical Center, the principal affiliated teaching hospital where the School of Medicine’s approximately 700 students train to become doctors and where a sizable number of undergraduates gain research experience. Coming off a failed merger, the

hospital in 2004 was on the brink of collapse, hemorrhaging money to the tune of $18 million that year with potential repercussions for the center’s 5,000 employees, the university and its host neighborhood, Chinatown. Cue a fateful phone call from University President Lawrence Bacow to then-Network President of Partners Community Healthcare Inc. (PCHI) Ellen Zane. Explaining everything that was at stake, he asked Zane to take on the challenge of turning around the troubled hospital.

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through a special election should more students express interest in the positions, according to senior Dan Pasternack, the TCU Senate parliamentarian. He expressed disappointment with the situation given the contentious vote and the efforts of the Senate to smooth over its constitution and bylaws in accordance with the passed referenda. “The interest that is currently shown in the community rep position has taken a 180-degree turn from last year,” Pasternack said. “I’m disappointed that no one took up the tradition.” Through a campus-wide referendum last fall, students voted by a one-vote margin to give community reps the ability to vote on financial issues and overhaul the selection process. Under the new rules, responsibility of selecting next year’s community representatives shifted from the four student groups who had representatives on the Senate this year — the Asian American Alliance (AAA), the Association of Latin American see COMMUNITY REP, page 4

Fewer TEMS transports at this year’s Spring Fling

As Zane tells it, it was in her blood to say yes to this immense challenge despite the fact that she had already built up an enormously successful career and had been planning to join her husband Peter in retirement. “I think most people in their careers want to do something important; after Larry explained to me what was on the line here, I often tell people half of me … was totally daunted — it almost took my breath away — and the see ZANE, page 4

2011-2012 Senate leadership finalized for next year The Tufts University Union (TCU) Senate last night held in-house elections for the body’s Executive Board, Allocations Board (ALBO) and committee chairs for next year. Rising senior and recently elected TCU President Tomas Garcia will lead the executive board, which consists of the vice president, treasurer, historian, parliamentarian and associate treasurer. Rising junior Wyatt Cadley will serve as vice president, alongside rising senior Matt Schuman as treasurer and rising sophomore Joe Donenfeld as historian and student outreach chair. Rising senior John Peter Kaytrosh was elected parliamentarian and rising sophomore Christie Maciejewski associate treasurer. Cadley said he looks forward

to helping lead a body dedicated to implementing the goals Garcia outlined in his campaign last month. “Tomas was overwhelmingly elected last week on a platform calling for improved facilities, improved Senate outreach and improved university pride,” Cadley said. “As Vice President, I plan on embracing this platform as well as improving Senate’s overall image.” The election also finalized the chairs for its committees. Rising senior Jonathan Danzig will chair the Administration and Policy Committee, rising junior Shawyoun Shaidani will chair the Education Committee and rising junior Jeremy Zelinger will chair the Services Committee. Rising sophomore Joe Thibodeau was elected the Diversity and Community Affairs (DCA) Officer, a position

created in a referendum vote this fall to manage diversity issues on campus. “We have a really strong batch of incoming committee chairs,” Cadley said. The body filled the six open spots on the ALBO, the board in charge of distributing the Student Activities Fee and budgeting for student groups. Schuman will oversee the board, which will next year comprise Maciejewski, Danzig and Kaytrosh, along with rising juniors Yulia Korovikov and Ard Ardalan and rising senior Tim Lesinski. The body voted Donenfeld and Lesinski to represent the Senate at the Boston Intercollegiate Leadership Council, a network of area college and university student governments.

Inside this issue

Today’s sections

are out but for

NBC’s “The Voice” flies in the face of the shallowness of “American Idol” by introducing blind auditions.

see FEATURES, page 5

see ARTS, page 7

Summer classes a great way to fill your transcript, they may not be everyone.

—by Martha Shanahan

justin mccallum/Tufts Daily

This weekend’s Spring Fling concert, featuring musical guests The Roots and RJD2, was relatively uneventful, with fewer medical emergency calls than in years past. Emergency services treated 10 students, seven of whom were treated for alcohol-related illnesses, according to Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) executive director Kayla Murdock. Five of the treated students were transported to a hospital for additional care, Murdock, a junior, said.

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