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Bauer named dean of academic affairs Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Berger-Sweeney earlier this week announced the appointment of Associate Professor of Philosophy Nancy Bauer as dean of academic affairs in the School of Arts and Sciences beginning July 1.

Bauer will replace current Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences Andrew McClellan, who is returning to the faculty of art history and will work alongside Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences James Glaser.

“I am particularly happy to welcome Nancy and to add her voice to the leadership team as we face the challenges ahead,” Berger-Sweeney said in her announcement. “She will have the opportunity to help her faculty colleagues be full partners in the school’s progress and to ensure their voices are heard. ... Most important, Nancy is particularly sensitive, on the one hand, to recognizing the need to address contemporary issues while, on the other hand, ensuring we hold fast to our historic academic mission.”

Bauer served as chair of the Department of Philosophy from 2008 until last year.

She first joined the Department of Philosophy in 1998 as a visiting assistant professor and was placed on the tenure track the following year. She also served as director of graduate studies from 2001 to 2008.

Bauer’s academic focus is on feminism, gender in philosophy and philosophy and film.

She currently serves as a member of the International Relations Executive Committee, the Communications and Media Studies University Advisory Board and the women’s studies board and as a supplemental faculty member in the Department of Drama and Dance.

Bauer has received many awards, including the Tufts University Professor of the Year distinction in 2002, the Undergraduate Initiative in Teaching Award in 2002 and the Joseph A. and Lillian Leibner Award for Distinguished Advising and Teaching in 2005.

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VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 57

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Senate relaunches Capen Street Emergency Fund by

Mahpari Sotoudeh

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The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate will this fall re-launch the Capen Street Emergency Fund, an initiative that aims to provide Tufts students with a resource to help them obtain funding when confronted with emergency situations.

The fund was initially founded

by Tufts alumni Larry Brown (LA ’85), Bill Friend (LA ’85) and actor Hank Azaria (LA ’85) who collectively donated $50,000 in 2005 with the aim of providing students living off campus with payouts of up to $500 in cases of fire or flood.

The new iteration of the Capen Street Emergency Fund will provide funding through $300 payouts, typically in the form of reimbursements, to students who find themselves unexpectedly in need of money that they were unable to previously budget for, such as in cases of having to fly to a funeral, according to TCU Treasurer Christie Maciejewski, a sophomore.

“We’re using it as the exogenous shock funds — a lot of people do need help with textbooks, but this fund is specifically for the exogenous shocks,” Maciejewski said. “You come to college knowing you have to buy textbooks, but you don’t come to college knowing you’ll have to fly home for a funeral.”

Maciejewski explained that the fund will be accessible to all students regardless of financial aid status but stipulated that applicants will have to provide adequate documentation in order to verify their need for the funding. Although the Senate has not delineated the exact procedure that this verification will involve, TCU President Wyatt Cadley said the body would spend the summer formulating a more precise description of both the logistics and the legitimate see CAPEN FUND, page 2

Students protest lecture with torture reenactment

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Karl Rove, deputy chief of staff under President George W. Bush, visited the Hill last night.

Karl Rove discusses career at White House in lecture

by Stephanie

Haven

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Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, spoke about his career in the White House in Cohen Auditorium last night as part of the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) Wendy P. McCaw Lecture Series.

The Tufts Republicans worked with YAF to bring Rove to campus after former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain canceled his lecture, which was supposed to take place April 12. The club asked Rove to discuss his experiences at the White House as well as what he learned about the job of a president, Rove told the Daily.

“There’s no average day at the White House,” Rove said in his lecture. “You better understand who you are and what your values are because you’re going to be bombarded when you get there. There will always be something unexpected.”

According to Rove, Bush spent many days in a series of meetings every 15 to 20 minutes, each on a different topic.

Haven

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Tufts Republicans and the Young American’s Foundation last night hosted Karl Rove, who was senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, in Cohen Auditorium. Before his lecture, Rove talked with The Tufts Daily about his experience speaking at college campuses and his expectations for the 2012 presidential election.

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Rove discusses student debt, 2012 presidential campaign

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The Tufts Disobedience and Justice Collective last night held a rally to protest Karl Rove’s invitation to campus. The group staged a reenactment of waterboarding outside Cohen Auditorium, the location of Rove’s lecture, to protest his advocacy of the controversial interrogation technique during the George W. Bush administration.

Rove noted that none of the decisions the president had to make in situations, from national security to international affairs, was easy.

“As president, you have to prepare the country for big challenges because if you don’t, who will?” Rove said. “It’s a serious place to work, sometimes more serious than you’d like.”

In his seven years at the White House, Rove had a device that told him where the president was at all times. As Bush was en route to begin his day in the West Wing each morning, Rove said he had to get to the president quickly to find out what he would be responsible for that day.

“My job was to limit the politics,” Rove said.

Rove also discussed the history of the West Wing, which was created in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt to separate the president’s living quarters from his office. The building is a lot smaller than people may expect, Rove said. With Secret Service officers stationed around the

The Tufts Daily: Even though our mascot is an elephant, the Tufts campus has a reputation for its liberal bent on most issues. From a very involved LGBT community to a vocal faction of the Occupy movement, Tufts undergraduates are well known to lean left on most issues. How did this affect both your decision to speak on campus and the subject matters that you’ll

include in your lecture?

Karl Rove: Well, it didn’t affect what I’m going to talk about; you can’t tailor your remarks campus to campus. I generally find on most liberal campuses I’m given a respectful hearing. I like going on campuses where conservatives are in the minority because, first of all, I want the conservatives to know that they’re not alone and, second of all, I’d like to convert a few people to at least occasionally agree.

TD: Along the same line, the Tufts Disobedience and Justice Collective created a “Karl Rove Un-Welcoming Collective” on Facebook to rally against your event on campus. How do you plan to respond, if at all, to those who vocalize their opinion against your politics? see ROVE INTERVIEW, page 2

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Members of the LGBT community at Tufts discuss the challenges they have faced on the Hill.

The Daily previews this summer’s best movies to help you decide which ones are worth the price of admission.

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uses of the fund.

“We’ll be working over the summer to finalize the plans, although we did agree that it doesn’t matter that you’re on financial aid — I think you’ll probably have to prove your need through a bank statement,” Maciejewski said. “It is tricky to determine whether people really need the money, and that is a very personal issue, but we’re definitely going to figure it out soon.”

The original fund has been left virtually untouched in the seven years since its inception because of a lack of reported need from students, according to Maciejewski.

“No one has been helped by it yet, so the university was kind of getting upset, too, because this $50,000 was sitting there and not being put to any use,” Maciejewski said.

The funding for the relaunched fund includes a sizeable donation from Board of Trustees Chair James Stern (E ’72), who last year pledged $10,000 to the TCU following the cancellation of the Naked Quad Run in order to fund WinterFest. Upon examining the budget, the Senate determined that it had a surplus and could adequately finance WinterFest without Stern’s pledge, according to Maciejewski.

The Senate decided to reallocate the funds that Stern donated to the reactivation of the Capen Street Emergency Fund and to reconfigure its purpose to ensure that the money would be used, according to Maciejewski. She added that the Senate contacted the donors in order to ensure that they felt the new goals of the fund complied with their initial vision for the money and obtained their approval.

“We think this is the best first step we could have taken because it opens up $60,000 and allows students to access it

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Actor and alumnus Hank Azaria is one of the founders of the Capen Street Fund, which was started in 2005 to help students living off campus cover the costs of flood and fire damage. at this time,” Maciejewski said.

Then-TCU Senate Vice President Cadley told the Daily in an email that the Senate’s decision to revitalize the Capen Fund as an exogenous shock fund stemmed from a collective desire to mitigate the financial burden of students on the Hill.

“We chose to invest in the Capen Fund because we, as student government leaders, wanted to demonstrate how serious we are about financial aid at Tufts,” Cadley said.

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dents can do to say that they care about financial aid, and we thought that this would be both a way to do some tangible good and also show the administration where our priorities lie.”

Cadley cautioned that the future development of the fund is contingent on the number of students who take advantage of it.

“We want to see how much students use the fund before making any concrete decision on where we want to move in the future,” he said.

building and historical rooms in every corridor, it was impossible to ignore the significance of working in the White House, he noted.

“You always have a sense of history in that building,” Rove said.

“You also learn that this place has a sense of structure that’s been defined for decades and will be defined for years to come.”

Beyond the plethora of meetings, presidents have a continuous list of responsibilities. Rove said that it’s important that the president maintain an environment where people feel comfortable telling him he’s wrong.

“Compromise doesn’t start from the bottom up, it starts from the top down,” Rove said. “It takes the president saying he’s willing to compromise in order to get things done.”

Rove said he was surprised by the significance of the president’s personal relationship with foreign leaders. He noted that there was a particular protocol to preserve positive relationships between the president and the international, as well as domestic, spheres.

“You as the president cannot demonize the other guy,” Rove said. “When you blame others you look weak.”

During Rove’s lecture, students from Tufts and other Bostonarea schools protested outside of Cohen Auditorium, citing his work promoting state-sanctioned torture. The group called itself the “Karl Rove Un-Welcoming Collective” and organized the protest through word of mouth, fliers and a Facebook event, according to Margaret Young, a participant in the protest.

The protest was not directly affiliated with any campus group, according to Young, a sophomore.

The protestors wore white facemasks and held small cardboard signs with names of Iraqi war victims in a line facing Cohen Auditorium. Other protestors held a banner that included a quote by Rove — “I’m proud of the use of these techniques” — and another

banner that read “No dialogues with apologists for war crimes.”

“My reason for attending was just to call attention to some of the things that Karl Rove has done during his career that people might not be aware of,” Young said. “I have an issue with my student activities fee going to pay someone who has promoted torture, the institutionalization of torture and been part of the machine that created this war overseas that is so unpopular and so contrary to the wishes of the American people.”

The protest included a variety of chants as well as a few demonstrations. One female student was chained to a table and had water poured over her masked face by a male student in a suit with a mask of Rove’s likeness to simulate waterboarding. The protestors also performed a “diein” in which students lied down and pretended to be dead while continuing to chant. Around 30 protestors made up the line, and the members dispersed before the end of the event.

After the lecture, Rove answered questions from several members of the audience who had emailed their inquiries to the Tufts Republicans beforehand. The questions covered a variety of topics, such as the purpose of government and the influence of Super PACs in the Republican primaries.

“The problem was that the Republicans were thinking like Democrats,” Rove said about the primaries. “Too many of the races were proportional and not enough were winner-take-all.”

Rove said he looks forward to watching the 2012 presidential election play out. Although he said he thinks Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will win, he believes the results will be close.

“It’s time to give a new guy a chance,” Rove said. “It’s going to be one hell of an election to watch.”

— Patrick McGrath and Elizabeth McKay contributed reporting to this article.

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KR: They’re entitled to their first amendment rights as long as they don’t conflict with my first amendment rights. So if they want to go out there and hold a rally somewhere on campus that’s fine by me, doesn’t hurt my feelings. What gets me is when people decide their first amendment rights mean that they can interrupt or destroy someone else’s first amendment rights. It’s always interesting to me that that tends to be very liberal people who claim to be tolerant. I guess there are just limits to toleration.

TD: Two of their complaints about the lecture itself were that they’re not allowed to record the lecture after the first five minutes and that their questions for you were screened beforehand. If you were involved in these decisions, why were they necessary for the event?

KR: The first part is my speaker’s bureau, and that’s pretty standard for people who go on campus and go off of campuses. It’s just standard practice among speaker’s bureaus. I assume it’s because they don’t want people to go and give a

speech and everyone hears it so they don’t want you to go on. I give a different speech every time so it doesn’t matter to me.

I told them to get the campus Democrats involved in screening the questions. I don’t care. On the way over here, we were talking about it and I told them, I don’t care about the ugly ones, just take the swear words out and launch them in there.

TD: College students today often graduate with a large debt, as the price of tuition escalates. What do you think is the best way to deal with this issue?

KR: First of all, I think the best thing to do is to have a robust grown economy so people go out of school and can get a job and can not only pay off their tuition, but also can buy a house or buy a car or start a business. We have the highest unemployment rating on 18-24-year-olds since we began keeping statistics by age in 1948. That’s not a good situation.

Before the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, you could get a guaranteed student loan from your local bank who wanted your business.

Now you can only get a guaranteed federal student loan if you borrow money from the government, money it doesn’t have. We’re broke. We’re borrowing 40 cents of every dollar from the Chinese.

So, the government creates money, borrows money from itself that it doesn’t have at 2.8% and lends it to students at 6.8%. And what does the four points of interest go to? Goes to pay for the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare. We’re taking kids and saying if the only way you can get to college is by guaranteed student loan we’re going to make you pay four points of interest to pay for the Affordable Care Act. It’s another way to put a heavier tax on younger people.

If we’re going to have a federal student loan, from the federal government only, not from a private pool of capital, why do we need to use it as a system to, in essence, tax college kids who get out of school in order to pay for the Affordable Care Act through the back door.

The final thing is that, look, I do think we’ve got to do something about the growing cost of higher education. It is rising much more rapidly than the population. It’s rising much more rapidly than wages. It’s

rising much more rapidly than the number of people who are applying to colleges. We need to examine our institutions of higher education, and they need to figure out how to do a better job of providing a quality education at less cost per pupil. I don’t have the answer, but I do think a lot of smart people have been thinking about it.

TD: Looking at the general election overall: How do you feel Romney will fare against President [Barack] Obama in the 2012 campaign season?

KR: I think it’s going to be a very close election. I think Romney will win, but it’s no guarantee, no lock. It’s going to be hard fought and either person could win, but I think at the end he does in a narrow victory.

TD: With your vast experience in politics, what advice do you have for the Romney campaign to wield their best bets against Obama?

KR: They have to do three things simultaneously, and it’s not going to be easy. First, they have to lay out the case against President Obama in a respectful way, using his words, his

actions, his own statements, in order to, in essence, find him at fault. Here’s what he said he would do; here’s what he’s done. And they need to do it in the right tone.

Second, they’re going to be pummeled every single day.

Team Obama is going to come at him with a two-by-four and he needs to find a way to respond to them without getting drawn into similar tactics.

He needs to be presidential, and they’re going to act in a very un-presidential way, but he’s going to need to respond to it appropriately.

Third, and probably most important of all, he needs to lay out a positive vision of what he would do. People have sort of made up their judgment about President Obama, they like him, they’re disappointed in what he’s done, but they want to make certain that Romney is going to be better.

TD: What are you looking forward to most about watching the 2012 election and its coverage?

KR: It’s been so unpredictable thus far and it’s going to be such a close race that for political junkies it’s going to be like political heroin. Not that I’m an expert in heroin, of course.

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On the popular Facebook group Tufts Memes, an item was recently posted showing a desperate Snow White turning to alcohol because her Prince Charming is gay. The caption is “#tuftsproblems.”

While this is an obvious exaggeration, Tufts is known for its robust and open lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. In 2006, Tufts was ranked among the 20 best schools for LGBT students in “The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students.”

One of the places where the queer community at Tufts is most visible is the Tufts LGBT Center, which is part of the Group of Six. The Group of Six comprises a collection of cultural centers whose goal is to promote diversity on campus.

The Center was first established in 1992 and was originally located in Lewis Hall.

Today, the LGBT Center shares a location with the Latino Center at the Bolles House on College Avenue.

Tom Bourdon has been the director of the LGBT Center since September 2008, and he explained that the Center provides a wealth of resources and support for queer students at Tufts.

“I always say there are four things we offer as a Center and I work on as a director: advocacy, community building, general support and education for the entire campus on issues around sexual orientation and gender identity and expression,” Bourdon said. “As a space, this is somewhere where people can come to talk to staff members, get support if they are dealing with struggles or come just to hang out and feel comfortable knowing they can be themselves and have friendly people to talk to.”

The Center’s staff and its undergraduate interns emphasize that the Center provides a safe space for students.

“Our main objective is to be a safe space for all students, and education is secondary to that,” Emily Mears, staff assistant for the LGBT Center, said.

“I think that the Center is important mainly because it provides a space, especially a safe space, for students who identify as LGBTQ [Q standing for queer or questioning] who want to talk about issues, their social lives and academic lives and how their identity affects them every day,” junior Ben Serrano, an undergraduate intern at the LGBT Center, said.

Junior Katie Hegarty, also an undergraduate intern at the Center, added that the LGBT Center offers a variety of other resources for students of all sexual orientations.

“We have safe-sex materials, male condoms and internal condoms, dental dams, water-based lubricant, brochures on domestic and relationship violence and the dating scene on campus,” Hegarty said.

The Center also hosts various student discussion groups, including Queer Students of Color and Allies (QSOCA), Men’s Group, Women’s Group and Bisexual Students Group.

Although there is no official student group for transgender students at Tufts, Mears explained that the Center welcomes members of that segment of the Tufts student body.

“We do offer resources for trans students, but there are not any groups because we haven’t had a student come forward and make one,” Mears said.

Bourdon said that resources for transgender students include the new genderneutral housing policy and several genderneutral bathrooms, adding that he has worked with the registrar on issues pertaining to name changes and diploma changes in relation to gender identity.

“We also try to do a great deal of programming each year which is specific to trans identities or issues around gender identity and expression,” Bourdon said.

According to Bourdon, while the LGBT Center is primarily focused on LGBT students, allies are important as well.

“Our main focus is to support the LGBT

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Down in the doldrums

ear Jack and Hannah,

It’s the end of the year. I have failed in my job search and am now going home. How do I deal with being back under the iron thumb of my parents after an entire year of blissful freedom?

Sincerely, Holed Up at Home Dear Holed Up,

Courtesy Emily Mears

The LGBT Center hosted the Lavender Letter Campaign, taking pictures of people holding signs that explain why they are allies of the LGBT community. community, but there is absolutely no way that this would be done without also working with the entire community at ensuring this to be a safe campus which understands the unique experiences and needs of the queer community,” Bourdon said.

Mears said the LGBT Center attracts about as many straight allies as LGBT students.

“I would say that it is [a] 50-50 spilt,” Mears said. “The LGBT Center is open for everyone. People assume it’s just for LGBTQ students, but we are trying to focus on making sure our straight allies feel comfortable as well.”

Recently, the Center has been focusing on events for GAYpril, including an open mic night, the Queer Straight Alliance’s (QSA) Annual Drag Show, Lavender Graduation and the Lavender Letter Campaign. The Lavender Letter Campaign was a weeklong program in which allies were encouraged to come to the Center to get a picture taken wearing a Lavender Letter and holding a sign explaining their reasons for aligning with the LGBT community.

“One of the things I am most excited about is our Lavender Letter Campaign,” Bourdon said. “There has been an amazing response from all over campus and we now have these beautiful photos, which are a great symbol that shows how much support there is from queer and straight people alike on this campus.”

At the Center there are six undergraduate student interns, many of whom are also involved with other LGBT initiatives on campus.

Sophomore Mark Tyson, an undergraduate intern at the LGBT Center and coPresident of QSA, explained that the appeal of the Center for him was the promise of a welcoming community.

“Initially, I got involved with the LGBT Center because I first came out when I got to Tufts and it was a way to be more of a part of this new community,” Tyson said.

For Hegarty, involvement with the LGBT Center as well as Team Q and QSA, helped define her queer identity.

“At first I took the job because I was really devoted to the cause as an ally.

I believe LGBT rights are fundamental human rights and many of my friends were queer-identified,” Hegarty said. “It so happened that I also came to identify with the queer community myself.

My involvement helped me develop my queer identity and helped me to realize that I want to do this type of work forever.

It has been an affirming experience on multiple levels for me.”

Serrano, who came out as a freshman, has also shaped his identity through involvement at the LGBT Center.

“For me personally, I have all these

intersections: gay, Latino, black, and being involved, especially with the LGBT Center, helped me develop an identity,” Serrano said. “One of the reasons I am involved is to help others learn and discover their own identities. You feel like you’re working for a cause and working to better the world.”

One of the major LGBT organizations on campus is Team Q, which is run through the LGBT Center.

“Team Q started as a speaker’s bureau, sharing our stories and bringing awareness to these issues,” Hegarty said. “But there was more of a need for us to be an education bureau and be a voice on campus that can answer questions when they come up.”

Serrano is the student coordinator for Team Q. He explained that Team Q is invited by various school groups, residence halls and faculty meetings in addition to off-campus outreach at local schools to give presentations.

“Basically we give programming to help educate [the] wider Tufts community, including students and faculty,” Serrano said. “We host Guess the Straight Person every year, which is a game designed to help dispel stereotypes, and we have a stories panel where we have Team Q members tell their coming out stories, stories about family, experiences and school, etc.

It’s a way to help educate the community and show that these stories are real and don’t just happen on TV, but happen to people they know.”

Another student group, Queer Students of Color and Allies (QSOCA), offers a community for LGBT students of color, as the name suggests.

“It’s a group that acknowledges the fact that sexuality intersects with other identities like race, class, ethnicity and gender.

We try to provide a space that brings these issues to the forefront,” senior Darius Izadpanah, co-leader of QSOCA, said. “In a lot of other LGBT spaces this is acknowledged, but is not the main topic of conversation. QSOCA is a space for people who are queer and of color to congregate.”

Serrano, who co-facilitates Men’s Group, emphasized that it is important to have groups that acknowledge the intersections within the LGBT community.

“Even within a specific group like the LGBT community, it doesn’t mean that everyone has the same shared experience. There are specific things that men or women or students of color can relate to,” Serrano said. “The idea of intersectionality is really important. The smaller groups address these intersections and are a good way of making sure that nobody feels left out.” see LGBT, page 4

We’re sorry your summer plans fell through. You should have looked for a job writing newspaper columns. But, hey — it’s almost summer! Stop complaining! For a few weeks at least you can just lie in bed and eat cake and hot wings and never have to go to class. The days will be balmy, the nights cool, and you can have lots of fun with your high school friends, assuming you managed to keep in touch with them after a year or two at Tufts. We hope by now you’ve got a driver’s license, so at least you can leave the house. Just tell your parents what’s what when you get home and coast through an easy summer.

Of course, you’re probably used to a hardpartying Thirsty Thursday-esque schedule, and without the college environment to support you, there’s a chance you’re going to be left out in the cold on the weekend — unless you’re 21. But then you’re a real person and probably won’t take our advice anyway. As freshmen about to embark on our first summer after a year of college, we share your concerns and have a few ideas of our own.

Jack plans on driving around all summer listening to a choice summer playlist, assuming gas doesn’t hit the record highs it is expected to. Barring that, he’ll be biking around but doing the same. It’s a poor substitute for a night out on campus, but he imagines Wawa will make a fair substitute for Moe’s (if you know what Wawa is, thank you).

Hannah can offer you a few mom-sanctioned ways to let loose in suburbia. Your house may be lacking black lights and fratty bouncers, but there are plenty of ways to play pretend. There’s no reason why you can’t play loud music in the comfort of your own bedroom and invite a few buds over.

Enlist an ornery sibling to act as an RA, and trick-turn some Wheat Thins from the pantry to pay him or her off when the noise complaints roll in. When Friday night comes around, feel free to wander aimlessly around the neighborhood. Strain your ears for the faint thump of a subwoofer. When you don’t hear it, bitterly trudge back to your home.

Plus, fall is just around the corner. And there are any number of ways to pass the time. If you find yourself longing for Tufts, just look at the website. Or religiously read the orientation schedule and pretend you’re an incoming freshman to psych yourself up. If that doesn’t help, every time you think about something fun you did this year, just remember another night spent languishing in the library working. Ahh — those were the nights.

Or (gasp) you can actually spend some time with your parents. They’ve been deprived of your charming company for an entire year, and you can use their undivided attention to maybe acquire some cool stuff for your room next fall. If you think you can handle a shopping trip with your parents, that is. So. Who wants to go to Ikea?

In the meantime, it’s been real. Thank you, dear faithful readers. We hope we’ve unburdened you of your worries at least a bit. Peace out and stay hydrated.

Jack Webster and Hannah Furgang are freshmen who have not yet declared majors.

Jack can be reached at John.Webster@ tufts.edu and Hannah can be reached at Hannah.Furgang@tufts.edu.

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According to Bourdon, one way in which the LGBT Center focuses on intersectionality is through constant collaboration with other members of the Group of Six. He meets with the directors of the Group of Six on a weekly basis.

“Intersectionality is crucial in the work that we do,” Bourdon said. “It is so important that we recognize that individuals are much more than just their sexuality. We all have so many other aspects of our social identities, which must be considered as well. I try in my work to make sure that our programming is reflective of that.”

Sophomore Grainne Griffiths, the LGBT Center Representative for the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, explained that it is difficult, if not impossible, to represent such a large and heterogeneous group of students.

“I go to the LGBT Center a lot, but I’m aware that it is only one-tenth or one-twentieth the LGBT population at Tufts,” Griffiths said. “I do try to reach out to people I know who identify as LGBT and don’t come to the Center, and I go to different group meetings just to see what’s going on and talk about what’s happening on Senate.”

As the LGBT Center Representative, Griffiths worked on implementing genderneutral housing through both the student group Students Acting for Gender Equality (SAGE) and the TCU Senate.

“The reason community reps exist [is] to voice opinions the regular senators would not have and voice issues that wouldn’t necessarily be heard during debates,” she said.

Griffiths added that she saw the importance of her role as a community representative when the Senate was discussing re-recognizing Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) because the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy had been repealed.

“In the original resolution, there was a statement saying the decision to recognize ROTC was due to the repeal of DADT, but the Senate took out that language because they didn’t want to make it political,” Griffiths said. “But it was inher-

ently political. Me and two other Senators that were openly LGB were the only three members that were vocal about it and tried to get the language put back in. I felt it was important that I was there to explain why it was important to my community.”

Griffiths said that this experience influenced her to run for reelection.

“Last year I became involved with Senate because the seat was open and I was really involved with QSA and interested in Senate,” she said. “I ran for reelection because of the ROTC issue. I saw the reason I was there.”

As the LGBT Center Representative, Griffiths has also done research on what it would take to bring queer studies to Tufts.

“It’s just something we don’t have,” she said. “All women’s studies has is one course, Introduction to Queer Studies. A major problem is that seniors who are writing their thesis about queer issues have no faculty to go to because their advisors have to be on tenured track and a grad student teaches the class. [Doctoral candidate] Nino [Testa], who teaches the class, gets requests from students who are desperate for an advisor who is familiar with the scholarship on queer studies.”

Hegarty also said that the administration could do more for LGBT students.

“I think the main thing is that, from my own knowledge and experience on the campus, I don’t expect that any LGBT-related change would result from the administration unprompted by a student,” she said.

“I’d be happy to hear I’m wrong, but that’s just what I’ve seen in three years.”

Students also say that Tufts could do more to support its transgender students and point to Keith Ablow, who is affiliated with the Tufts University School of Medicine, as an example. Ablow attracted widespread media attention with public comments he made last fall that were widely perceived as transphobic.

“I wouldn’t consider our school to be trans friendly. One reason is because of the Keith Ablow incident, obviously, where there was no university response denouncing what he said,” Griffiths said.

Although the university did not formally

denounce Ablow’s comments, University President Anthony Monaco sent an email to the Tufts community reaffirming the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. Monaco explained that Ablow was not an employee of the university and that his remarks should not be attributed to the university.

Griffiths also expressed a desire for further trans programming.

“There could also be more programming reaching out to transgendered people who could learn more and be better allies,” she said.

Tyson explained that the university does make an attempt to provide necessities for transgender students.

“Tufts is a very different experience for people who are trans,” he said. “Recently Tufts has been trying to address that issue with gender-neutral housing and more [unisex] bathrooms so students can focus less on day-to-day hurdles and more on higher education.”

Additionally, while Tufts is known as a queer-friendly environment, LGBT students still face discrimination, Bourdon said.

“While overall an LGBT-friendly campus, we are by no means immune to the homophobia, biphobia and transphobia that exists in the world,” Bourdon said.

“Incidents still happen from time to time and we do our best to address the problems as they occur, but also be proactive so that hopefully we will see fewer, or even better, none one day in the future.”

Tyson said that while he has not experienced any severe instances of homophobia, he has dealt with micro-aggressions from other students.

“There have been a couple of instances where I have my arm around another guy, and a small fraction might stare, but I never deal with aggressive encounters,” Tyson said. “Also, a lot of times people might accidently say stuff that might be offensive, but they don’t mean it as an attack.”

“I think that the times I hear about issues, it’s always involved Greek life,” Griffiths said. “There are frats that are super accepting, but I do consistently hear about incidents about people at parties

being called homophobic slurs.”

Mears added that TUPD acts as a support system to deal with LGBT discrimination.

“When we do see anti-LGBT stuff, we take photos and send it to the Tufts police department,” Mears said. “They make it known that they want to help us in any way possible.”

In Tyson’s opinion, some of the most important issues for LGBT students at Tufts are issues that go beyond their life on the Hill.

“There are a lot of students who wind up getting emancipated from their families, who have a lot of drama with their families, who don’t enjoy going back home and have to go back into the closet when they go back home,” Tyson said.

Overall, many students say they feel that Tufts is, in general, a friendly environment for queer students.

“It has earned its ranking as one of the top schools, at least for LGB students,” Tyson said. “Overall for LGB folks, it’s an environment where we aren’t harassed or bullied, and people are very accepting.”

Mears agreed that she feels comfortable being open about her sexuality here.

“Even as a staff member, I would absolutely call Tufts an LGBTQ-friendly campus,” she said. “I’ve never been out at work before, but because of the Center, I feel more comfortable being out at work.”

Mears went on to say that the two years she’s worked on the Hill have shown her that the LGBT student population at Tufts is very luck.

“I went to a state school, and there is a much more open environment here,” she said. “Students are generally very open and very proud, and they like to let people know they are welcome.”

Hegarty said she would also call Tufts an LGBT-friendly campus, but with some reservations.

“It’s complicated. Tufts is working toward full inclusion, and I would rather be at Tufts as a queer individual than at many places I applied,” she said. “It’s not perfect, but we’re working every day to make ourselves progressively more queer.

It’s not a queer best friendship, but definitely a queer friendship.”

Find a mentor this summer and

Build career skills If you’re interested in having a Tufts alumnus/a mentor you this summer, register by April 30.

The Connecting Alumni and Student Experiences (CASE) Network pairs Tufts undergraduate, graduate and professional students with alumni mentors for an enriching summer experience. The CASE Network is offered in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.! Interested students must register by April 30 and submit an application by May 15th, 2012.

For more information visit activecitizen.tufts.edu/casenetwork or contact Rachel Szyman, Tisch Program Coordinator, rachel.szyman@tufts.edu.

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Tantalizing movie releases loom as summer approaches Bite-sized clips preview promising summer cinema by

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ufts students have the unfortunate tendency to stress over finals by quarantining themselves in Tisch Library, furiously scribbling down notes and frantically rereading textbooks. Yet, this behavior has drastic effects on the ability to absorb a different kind of education: a proper pop culture education (priorities, people!).

Luckily, former co-columnists Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian have closely followed the cinema scene, ignoring their respective studies to watch countless hours of trailers in order to tell the Tufts student body what to watch for this summer. Even if you don’t leave the Reading Room for the next three weeks, don’t worry — borrow a pair of headphones and you’ll feel like summer’s already here!

Moonrise Kingdom (May 25) Wes Anderson has built a career out of endearing himself to fans for his quirky, distinctive films. His eccentric characters — each desperately trying to connect with the world and his/her fellow inhabitants — drive his films, whether they’re exploring Ping Island in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004), having casual flings on trains in “The Darjeeling Limited” (2007) or trying to escape their own genius in “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001). Using Anderson’s signature touch, “Moonrise Kingdom” tells the story of a young couple fleeing the confines of its hometown. With a star-studded cast including Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Bruce Willis and Edward Norton as a Boy Scout Master, this film promises to delight a wry, reflective audience.

Prometheus (June 8) A triumphant return to form,“Prometheus” marks director Ridley Scott’s first science fiction film since “Blade Runner” (1982). The film features a cast of venerable actors, including Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. The trailer’s moody setting oozes with dread, blurring the line between action and horror. Indeed, this film feels like the spiritual successor to “Alien” (1979) and takes place in the same universe.

Recently, 20th Century Fox released a second promotional video for “Prometheus.”

Ostensibly a commercial for a robot named David, played by Fassbender, this viral video serves as a perfect complement to the trailer. Not since “Avatar” (2009) have we been so excited to visit another planet, unless of course you count “Another Earth” (2011).

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (June 22) Try as one might to despise this trailer for its historical fabrications and its utterly ridiculous title, how can anyone deny the pure rush

received from watching an axe-wielding Abe Lincoln massacre vampires atop a moving train? The film will most likely lack narrative and emotional substance, but a gore junkie may just satisfy his sweet tooth with this alternate representation of American lore.

Plus, who wouldn’t want to see a hero like Abraham Lincoln trending among youths as a surrogate Chuck Norris.

Brave (June 22) Pixar hopes to redeem itself for last summer’s cartoon clunker, “Cars 2” (2011), with “Brave,” the story of a skilled teenaged archer breaking from the gender-normative society of Scotland. The trailer emphasizes the film’s epic narrative with sweeping shots of Scottish forests and shores.

Indeed, the visuals in the film are amazing, and the trailer as a whole feels very mature.

Most notably, the trailer aired last month during the season premiere of “Mad Men.” A newer version can be found exclusively on Apple’s movie trailer website.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (June 22) Poignant and full of character, the preview for “Seeking a Friend” features Steve Carell donning his trademarked sensitive, pushover persona in the last three weeks before the world ends. Looking to make meaning out of his dwindling life, he teams up with an alternatively stylish Keira Knightley to embark on a final road trip in search of companionship and acceptance. If the full film contains even an iota of the humor and sensitivity displayed in the trailer, this unlikely couple may anchor the summer’s most moving romantic comedy.

Magic Mike (June 29) As if the summer weren’t hot enough, Hollywood has brought us a film about male stripping. “Magic Mike” deals with a man (played by Channing Tatum) who moonlights as a male stripper. This film does hit pretty close to home for Tatum, who got his start earlier on stripping under the pseudonym Chan Crawford. The end of the trailer showed off Matthew McConaughey as a fellow macho man. Yum. Savages (July 6) A far cry from “Pineapple Express” (2008), Oliver Stone’s “Savages” delves into the dark underbelly of the marijuana industry. When cannabis-growing entrepreneurs (played

by Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch) refuse a deal from a competitor, the femme fatale and drug cartel lord (Salma Hayek) decides to kidnap their shared companion (Blake Lively). The trailer is a whirlwind of sadomasochism and graphic action sequences that ensure this movie will either stun crit-

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Ted (July 13) Picture Seth MacFarlane’s hysterical mind permitted to run wild without the interference of heavy-handed television executives.

Well, MacFarlane’s newest endeavor, “Ted,” is essentially an uncensored gag reel following Mark Wahlberg and his anthropomorphic, childhood teddy bear with a tendency to swear profusely and engage in repulsive (yet adorable) debauchery. The comedy is sure to reproduce the “Family Guy” gems deemed unfit for national television due to its R-rating.

Oh, and we recommend you opt to watch the red band trailer. The teddy bear is so raucously vulgar in every scene.

Ruby Sparks (July 25) Remember Paul Dano? This promising star broke into the mainstream with “The Girl Next Door” (2004) and found critical acclaim in “There Will Be Blood” (2007).

Since finding his remarkable performance in “There Will Be Blood,” Dano has receded from the spotlight, making middling films such as “Taking Woodstock” (2009) and “Cowboys & Aliens” (2011). Now, he has again teamed with the directors of “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) to tell the tale of a writer who invents a female character with whom he falls in love. The story takes on a fantastical element when the eponymous

character comes to life. The trailer hints at some physical comedy, which is fitting for Dano, whose lanky frame and energetic presence recall the antics of Buster Keaton.

Lawless (Aug. 31) In this intense drama, Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf play bootleggers forced to deal with a violent New York mobster (Guy Pearce) encroaching on their sordid business. “Lawless” endured a long and oft-delayed production process due to financial complications. However, the cast remains strong, and we look forward to seeing this gritty look at prohibition. Gary Oldman with a Tommy gun? Count us in!

The Wild West got a little wilder.

Looper (Sept. 28) Remember the phrase “sleeping with the fishes”? Well apparently, in the future, the East River just doesn’t cut it. Mobsters send their victims back in time to be executed.

Joseph Gordon Levitt plays the executioner, and Bruce Willis plays the man from the future. The kicker: Willis is Levitt’s future self.

Time travel has a long and sometimes ugly history in cinema. For every “Back to the Future” (1985) and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989), there has been at least one “Black Knight” (2001). Not just anyone can hit 88 miles per hour, after all. Luckily, “Looper,” with its near-contemporary setting and gritty action sequences, should deliver.

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Strong performances save show from trite plot by

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In a quick 20 minutes of actual show time, “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23” manages to captivate its audience and bring

Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 Starring Krysten Ritter, Dreama Walker, Liza Lapira and Eric Andre Airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on ABC out some genuine moments of laughter.

The new ABC sitcom follows two radically different, single women sharing an apartment in New York City. The show begins when June (Dreama Walker), a Midwestern woman with Wall Street aspirations and a life plan to boot begins rooming with Chloe (Krysten Ritter), who is far more assertive than her and a con artist. Chloe attempts to scam June, but June has a bit more backbone than previously expected, and the two discover an unforeseen friendship.

Krysten Ritter fills the show with life and color as Chloe, the titular b----. Though Chloe might not be the Regina George of “Mean Girls” (2004) fame or Libby from “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” (1996-2003), she owns the slur that defines her in her own right for trying to con June. Her heart is found maybe a bit too quickly to keep the title of the show, though her evil plans — such as setting up her father with June — do seem to be a bit on the insane side.

Either way, Ritter brings nonchalance, toughness and her own brand of cattiness to the show.

June, perhaps stereotypically thanks to her Midwestern background, has guts and determination. Her naivete wears off quickly as she takes what Chloe is dishing and sends it right back. After the two become friends, June’s perpetual exasperation with Chloe definitely gets bothersome, but she finds her moments in interacting with Mark, and even with Scott, Chloe’s dad.

This plotline isn’t original by any means: a new, naive girl meets a “mean” city girl and the two develop an odd friendship.

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Krysten Ritter and Dreama Walker have solid chemistry.

Faced with this tiresome story, the supporting cast is fundamental in maintaining audience interest in the show. James Van Der Beek plays himself, and in doing so satirizes both himself and his past acting experiences with “Dawson’s Creek” (19982003) and acting as a profession. He does so with style. Mark (Eric Andre), June’s almost-boss, is a barista and serves a helpful cup of comic reality, while Eli (Michael Blaiklock) uses typical “guy” humor to play Chloe and June’s next door neighbor.

Though most comedies resort to a classless type of humor based on crude, sexual jokes, this comedy somehow avoids that for the most part — and succeeds. The

jokes and laughs are from the two strong leads’ interactions with each other and their friends, and they result in the show’s success as a situational comedy.

Khan’s writing for “Don’t Trust the B----” is quirky and lends itself to creating strong, distinguished characters that don’t meld together after a while. At times, the lines do tend to reflect a certain immaturity inherent to a summer chick flick, but they mainly stick to cleverness and character growth. In the works for more screen time are Robin (Liza Lapira), Chloe’s ex-roommate, and Luther (Ray Ford), Van Der Beek’s assistant and tailor, who, despite only having had a few lines

yet, seems to be well worth waiting for.

A pivotal topic the show treads upon in the funniest way it can is whether fate exists or whether individuals have control over their own paths. Chloe calls out June for having a life plan that never seems to work out and invites her to see things differently and live a little. Though she is reluctant to admit it, toward the end of the second episode it seems that Chloe has won June over with her incredibly profound, comical and patronizing words.

Whichever side you find yourself on, make 20 minutes in your life plan for this TV show. You are safe from the b---h, at least on this side of the screen.

What’s Up This Weekend Looking to make your weekend artsy?

Check out these events!

A Cappella Palooza Have you ever felt that there isn’t enough a capella in your life? Of course not, you go to Tufts University. But if you’re still hankering, check out the A Cappella Palooza this

Sunday at 7 p.m. at Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University. Pianist and songwriter Ben Folds will host the event, which seeks to raise funds for the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. Tickets are available on the event website, www.acapellapalooza.org.

Courageous Sailing Open House Take

advantage of the warm weather this spring by sailing along the Charles. Courageous Sailing’s Open House will have free boat rides, barbecuing and more. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at Pier 4 in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Adam Payne The eclectic singer-song-

writer Adam Payne will be performing in Renaissance Boston Waterfront’s Capiz Lounge from 9 p.m. 11 p.m. as part of its free live concert series. Guests can enjoy a variety of drinks and food at this intimate venue and must be 21 or older to attend.

app wouldn’t talk to you, so much as stare at you with droopy eyes. Plus, his teeth are an orthodontist’s wet dream.

long, husky and lead you to whiskey and streetwalkers.

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Top Ten | Celebrities for iPhone Siri commercials We’ve noticed a new trend in Apple commercials mostly the use of celebrities.

Before, Apple would feature a close-up of the iPhone itself. But now, the disembodied finger has been replaced with recognizable actors. We like Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel as much as the next collegiate newspaper’s Arts department, but we propose a new batch of guests for the next set of commercials.

10) Lou Reed: Hello, Siri? Can you tell me the 10 nearest heroin dealers?

Preferably those that accept bananas as payment.

9) James Earl Jones: Actually, we would replace Siri’s monotonous female voice with this accomplished thespian.

Imagine Mufasa or Darth Vader reminding you of your daily obligations.

8) Carl Kasell: Wait, wait ... do tell me.

Here at the Daily, we’d give our firstborn child to the NPR gods in order to have Carl on our home answering machine.

7) Lou Ferrigno: “Yes, Mr. Ferrigno, I will locate the nearest things for you to smash.”

6) Steve Buscemi: The Steve Buscemi

5) Alex Trebek: After all his years of learning random knowledge, would he actually need Siri?

4) Michael Caine: Can Siri even understand British accents? We have a sneaky feeling the word “garage” could be problematic.

3) Tom Waits: Waits would be good in a commercial, but he would be even better as Siri. The directions would be

2) Tucker Max: We’ll tell you one thing, Siri won’t be directing this philanderercum-author to Tufts University.

1) Morgan Freeman: Seriously, wouldn’t Siri commercials be better with Freeman? Wouldn’t Siri itself be better with Freeman’s voice? Clearly, what the world needs now ... is Morgan Freeman, sweet Morgan Freeman. He’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.

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The series struggles to keep its plotlines from getting monotonous.

Gorgeous setting can’t save ‘Hawaii Five-0’ by

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CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” is a remake of the original cop drama, titled “Hawaii Five-O” (1968-1980). Currently nearing the end of

Hawaii Five-0 Starring Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Masi Oka Airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on CBS its second season, “Hawaii Five-0” exhibits a level of drama that seems out of place within the peaceful and appealing landscapes of Hawaii. The opening sequence of each episode is basically an homage to the beauty of the state, showing sweeping jungles and deep blue oceans. More than anything else, the show is a testament to the wonders of Hawaii.

The blatant ‘travel-advertisement’ spin doesn’t stop the show from being entertaining in some respects, though. While there is nothing particularly original about the concept, the script contains some hidden gems of humor, which lead to interesting character development. Chief among these characters is Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin), a Navy Seal who has dedicated his life to finding out why his parents were murdered.

After all, what would a procedural crime drama be without a sub-story involving a riveting tale of vengeance?

With the permission of the Governor, McGarrett forms an elite task force of cops called Five-0 to stop the major crimes that seem to be happening on a daily basis in Hawaii. Season one provided convincing development for all characters involved.

Danny Williams (Scott Caan), a New Jersey cop who relocates to Hawaii in order to be with his daughter, instantly butts heads with McGarrett over the case involving Steve’s father. Kono Kalakaua (Grace Park of “Battlestar Gallactica” fame) is a cop who just graduated from Honolulu Police Department academy but somehow manages to be on the same level as the more seasoned agents around her. Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim) is Kono’s cousin and is sort of the rebel of the group, completing the image with his very own motorcycle.

In the first season, these characters interacted in a realistic way, allowing for natural friendships to build up, such as the one between Steve and Danny.

Unfortunately, season two recycles plots and grasps at straws to find intriguing crimes for each episode. The first half of this season was wasted on a plot involving Kono becoming a dirty cop, which just fizzled out once it was revealed that she was actually a double agent the entire time. The crimes she witnessed and had to take part in as part of her cover are never mentioned again, and the delicate frame

of mind she appears to be in after her undercover work is completely ignored.

Guest stars abound on the show, with appearances from stars like Masi Oka of “Heroes” (2006-2010) and “Lost’s” (20042010) Terry O’Quinn. Even James Caan, of “The Godfather” (1972) fame, guest starred in a recent episode. However, familiar faces don’t make these characters more interesting. Masi Oka has been playing Dr. Max Bergman since season one, but only in the most recent episodes has his character been fleshed out at all.

The show’s formulaic crime-of-the-week style is like any procedural cop drama, but its Hawaiian setting gives it the chance to feature interesting snippets of information that would not be present in other shows.

Pieces of history about Hawaii and the island culture are surreptitiously slipped into the script, which helps to fill out the lackluster plotlines.

The saving grace of the show is the banter between McGarrett and Williams, which is undeniably helped by Alex O’Loughlin’s face. Each actor has definitely shined in previous roles, so it seems odd that the acting in “Hawaii Five-0” can be stilted and unemotional. Hopefully, that comes down to the scriptwriters and not the actors. The show is aesthetically pleasing to watch, but if realistic crime dramas are your thing, then this show should probably be avoided. “Hawaii Five-0” doesn’t attempt to be realistic. It’s flashy, over the top and, occasionally, clever enough to keep watching.

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Vincent Ploquin explores miming during semester abroad It was 2:00 a.m. the day before his study abroad application was due that Vincent Ploquin came across an article about Tufts University.

“It fit what I wanted,” said the Paris native, “so I had to write about why Tufts was my dream even though I didn’t know what Tufts was.”

Once Vincent arrived on the Medford/Somerville campus, serendipity struck again — this time at the drama department’s ice cream social.

“I went mostly to grab ice cream, to be honest,” he said.

Vincent was conversing with another francophone when suddenly senior Alexis King overheard him.

“She is part French and got me to sign up for the HYPE! workshop. I figured that since I have an accent, miming would be a good trade-off,” Ploquin said.

Since then, Vincent has “had a wonderful time, full of surprises,” he said. One of the biggest surprises: That mimes are very loud, at least during conversations at meetings and rehearsals. The English slang used by the troupe, as well as the Tufts community, has been the biggest linguistic challenge for Ploquin. Still, he cites the friendliness and helpfulness of HYPE! members as one of his favorite things about the troupe.

“When I spoke to President Monaco, he thought I must’ve mimed at home,”

Crazy for Curry

’m not lying when I say this, but my house smells like curry right now.

Not garbage or rotting food or bacon or cookies, which are common offcampus house odors, but we’re currently experiencing a touch of South Asia over at The Quiet Haus.

Guilty as charged: I made a chicken curry at the end of last week, and though it’s kind of crazy that it still smells like this, no one really seems to be complaining.

I’ve been on a curry kick lately, almost constantly craving the spicy, saucy, yellow-orange goodness. I guess this “kick” actually started back in the fall of 2010 when, while studying abroad, I spent a weekend visiting my buddy Sasha in London — which happens to be the European home of Indian and South Asian fare. We ended up at this place called Masala Zone on my first night there, and I tried curry for the first time. One word: AMAZING. Admittedly, it most likely wasn’t what I’d find in Mumbai or Kolkata, but it left me yearning for more.

Until recently, though, for some reason I was afraid to go out on a limb and try to make a curry myself. I was becoming obsessed with chicken curry, but — and excuse the lame pun — I was too chicken to experiment.

I finally took a stab at it during Lent, and instead of meat, I found a recipe for a potato-based curry to make for my boyfriend one weekend when I was home. It was his first time having curry, and he said it was good, but honestly, I think he was just being nice — or unintentionally ignorant and unaware of what a great curry’s like. I thought it was nasty, and I sent him home with the unwanted leftovers. Where did I go wrong? Do potatoes and curry not mix?

(Seriously, do they? I’m still learning, a novice in the curry world.) Did I add too much spice — which my stomach disapproves of? Needless to say, I was afraid to try again.

But then I stumbled upon coconut milk in the supermarket, and now that I can eat meat again, I was determined to give curry another try but using a different recipe that asked for chicken instead of vegetables.

Behold this recipe I found for “curried coconut chicken,” which fortunately turned out so good that I was tempted to go back for thirds, and having it for lunch afterward was an awesome treat. It might not exactly be what you’d find in India or even England for that matter, but it’s a good stateside substitute, preparing you for the heat of summer.

Ingredients: 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts — cut into bite-sized pieces 3 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. curry powder 1/4 of a medium-sized onion, diced 1 tsp. minced garlic 1/2 a can of coconut milk 1/2 a can of diced tomatoes 1/2 a can of tomato sauce — to get in some vegetables, Hunt’s “Chunky Vegetable” sauce works well 4 1/2 tsp. sugar Salt and pepper to season the chicken

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Vincent said.

While Vincent will return home to France at the end of the semester, he hopes to start a mime troupe at a Parisian university.

HYPE! is New England’s only collegiate mime troupe. This Sunday at

8:00 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium, HYPE! will be performing a new set of skits.

Tickets are not required and seating will be handled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

—by Chris Poldoian

Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

In a medium-sized frying pan on a medium heat setting, heat the oil. Once hot, add the curry powder, onions and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

Then, add the chicken, tossing to coat with the curry-powder-and-onion mixture. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink.

Finally, pour in the coconut milk, tomato sauce, tomatoes and sugar, stirring well. Reduce to a simmer and let cook for about 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

This curry is definitely a keeper: not only the perfect starting point for more advanced curries, but one I’ll make time and time again.

Niki Krieg is a senior who is majoring in Italian studies and history. She can be reached at Nicole.Krieg@tufts.edu.

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The office of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (LA ’81) on Monday released a letter to Whole Foods co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb condemning the brand’s choice to stop selling seafood that it doesn’t consider “sustainable.” Brown is currently locked in a reelection race with Harvard University law professor and likely Democratic Senate nominee Elizabeth Warren, and Warren’s surge in recent polls has made the race a tight one.

Brown has carved a niche for himself as a conservative counterweight to the otherwise overwhelmingly liberal Massachusetts congressional delegation.

He has made a habit of condemning Massachusetts’ academic institutions like Harvard as bastions of liberalism and has been criticizing Warren as “elitist” throughout the race.

His letter to Whole Foods expresses doubt that the decision was scientifically sound, instead suggesting that it stemmed from a desire for political correctness. It alleges that the brand’s choice to not sell fish acquired through damaging methods or depleted waters is based on “uncertain science.” Brown then argues that the decision will “hurt Massachusetts fishermen and their families at a time when they are already strug-

gling to survive under onerous government regulations.”

Brown’s gesture might be touching if it weren’t a laughably transparent attempt to pander to the Republican base — by a Republican incumbent desperate to catch lightning in a bottle a second time.

Brown has been aggressively courting the state’s fishing industry ever since his election to the Senate to replace the late Ted Kennedy in 2010. Moreover, he has been doing everything he can to portray Warren as an out-of-touch elitist, mainly by virtue of her position as a professor at Harvard Law School. Brown, an attorney who owns two homes, three condos and a timeshare in Aruba — as well as degrees from Tufts and Boston College — hardly has a leg to stand on, so it says something about his campaign that he’s attempting to define the race within a framework that doesn’t give him much of an advantage.

The likelihood is near zero that Whole Foods will actually reconsider its stance based on one politician alleging that concern with the environment isn’t scientifically sound.

In addition to expressing deep sympathy for fishermen struggling under onerous regulations, Brown managed to get in a dig at the “uncertain and

inexact science” the federal agency in charge of this industry uses to limit these honest laborers.

Brown is evidently trying very hard to hang on to a seat he barely won against an arrogant and lazy opponent, current Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, in a bitterly anti-Democratic political climate two years ago. It’s commonplace for politicians to use news stories to air their views and appeal to a demographic they’d like to win come election time.

But Brown has made the bewildering decision to publicly condemn a food chain whose business model is selling natural and organic foods for offering sustainable fish. This decision is so logical for the chain that it’s barely noteworthy. By fixating on it, Brown speaks volumes about his current situation: His campaign to repeat the improbable is in an extremely tenuous place. Even while most polls give the Republican Party a slight edge in Congressional elections this year, Brown’s seat remains the most likely to flip.

And Brown knows that. It’s the reason he’s doing everything he can to cast Warren and her supporters as elitists — because he doesn’t have much else to run on.

other. Maybe we slot into neat little categories just like Border suggests. But regardless of whether we are the “nerdy” fraternity, or the “jocks” or the “bros,” we have all gone through a difficult process. And we all did it because of how strongly we felt the call of brotherhood or sisterhood. No matter who you are, no matter what house you are in, no matter what my personal relationship with you may be, I will never doubt the conviction you feel with regard to your organization. Be it Delta Tau Delta, Chi Omega, Theta Delta Chi (123) or Alpha Phi, we are all united in our dedication to our chapters.

So do not lump us in with “Old School” or “Animal House.” Sure, we have parties.

We wear letters. We drink. But we are not dude bros. We are not catty sorority girls.

We joined our houses because of the people, not because of the status it may or may not confer. Every house on campus works incredibly hard to better our community. Look at Logan Cotton, who took

on an enormous amount of responsibility to mend relationships between the Greek and LGBT communities. Look at Alpha Omicron Pi, which organized a massive talent show and raised an incredible amount of money for charity simply by passing a bucket around. I am incredibly proud of my peers in the Greek community and immensely proud of my own chapter for constantly answering the call to help those who need it most.

Ms. Border, you do not know us. Do not stereotype us. Greek life may not be for everybody, but those of us who have made the choice will never regret it. We have joined families that will support us for life. I could not be happier to call myself a Theta Chi brother, and I know that every single member of Greek life on our campus feels the same way about his or her chapter.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I know a lot of people are upset about Lauren Border’s op-ed about Greek life in yesterday’s issue of The Tufts Daily. And I don’t mean to jump on the bandwagon, but I really feel that I need to respond in some sort of public forum.

I have been a fraternity brother for roughly three years now. I worked incredibly hard to join my fraternity. Yes, I “pledged” a fraternity. I was never, EVER, forced to do something I did not want to do. I was never forced to do anything disgusting. I never for a second felt that the brothers of Theta Chi did not care about me. I never felt that the brothers of Theta Chi did not want me in the house. I never felt dehumanized. I never felt degraded. I did what every single brother before me did. I “pledged” Theta Chi so that I could be a brother. I wanted to be part of this brotherhood.

Every single person who has a joined a Greek organization likely feels the same way. We might have “rivalries” with each

Respectfully, Matt Wittman Theta Chi brother since 2009

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Protecting freedom of use from policy abuse by

Lauren Traitz

What is the difference between use and abuse? This is the question that Massachusetts voters asked themselves at the polls in November 2008, the question that Tufts Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is now asking the members of the Tufts community. The answer for the Commonwealth came in the shape of legal reform, as roughly 65 percent of voters cast their ballots to “replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a system of civil penalties.”

This decision transformed not only the legal process but also the distinction between use and abuse in this state. Small possession of marijuana is no longer a crime but a civil offense. Today in Massachusetts, responsible users of marijuana have only the equivalent consequence of a parking ticket to fear. Under state law, underage alcohol consumption remains a crime.

Over the past year, Tufts Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has been in ongoing negotiations with the administration to restructure the marijuana policy on campus, with the goal of effectively “decriminalizing” the substance and aligning campus policy with state law. As far too many Tufts students have experienced, if an undergraduate is caught in the act of smoking a joint, they’re issued a warning.

The student must subsequently meet with Veronica Carter of Judicial Affairs and Ian Wong of Health Service in order to prevent the escalation of their punishment to probation one. If that same undergrad is found with any amount of marijuana again, he or she is automatically placed on probation one.

The same policy is administered for the underage consumption of alcohol. The progress of disciplinary consequences for the two substances is identical: warning, to probation one and eventually to probation two. Despite the fact that these violations are distinguished legally and functionally,

the two substances are treated in tandem: If a student is issued a warning for drinking, he or she can advance to probation for the use or possession of marijuana.

This “mix and match” policy makes it far too easy for a student to receive a mark on his or her permanent record for an act that is no longer considered a crime in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The current system is flawed, and not only because of marijuana’s apparent lack of damage to the Tufts community, as evidenced by this year’s astonishingly peaceful and danger-free April 20 celebrations (compare this to the effects of the drinkingintensive Spring Fling). Those who voted for decriminalization in Massachusetts, the majority of voters, intended, among other things, to protect the futures of students from the irrational damage that formerly resulted from the responsible use of marijuana. The line between use and abuse was moved to a more reasonable position, at the possession of more than an ounce.

And yet, although alcohol and marijuana laws are distinct in the Commonwealth, Tufts policies for both substances remain one and the same. A student who has committed a criminal offense in accordance with state law is administered the same punishment as a student who deserves no more than a parking ticket. The possession of any amount of marijuana on campus can lead to marks on a permanent record, even though two blocks off campus the same offense often leads to no more than the request by an officer to “just put it out.”

In light of this inconsistency, Tufts SSDP decided to act. After acquiring more than 500 signatures on a petition to reform marijuana policy in a mere three days, we passed a resolution through Senate last spring. Although we did not accomplish the change we had desired, the pressure put on the administration resulted in the reduction of a first offense to a warning with the possibility of probation one, in place of the former policy, which automatically placed

students on probation one. Despite this minor victory, we were far from satisfied with the results.

This semester, we proposed the Tufts Marijuana Policy Reform Act after attending multiple meetings with several members of the administration. We had the fortunate experience of sharing a similar concept with those administrators of what distinguishes use and abuse. With the administration’s help, we garnered support from the Tufts University Police Department and wrote a new referendum that would change the marijuana policy on campus so that a student caught in possession of less than or equal to one ounce would receive a fine rather than disciplinary action, without the possibility of any escalation for future like offenses. We gathered over 250 signatures in favor of this referendum in one afternoon tabling at the Mayer Campus Center, more than enough to put this policy change on the April 24 ballot. Indeed, we began to spread the word, telling our friends and fellow activists that there would be a referendum on the upcoming ballot and encouraging them to vote for decriminalization on campus.

Unfortunately, our efforts were stopped just a bit short. The same week that we were gathering signatures in support of our referendum we received an alarming email from an administrator, informing us of a new concern over a federal law called the “Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act,” passed during the height of drug war hysteria in 1986. The act encourages universities to employ punitive drug policy, or else risk losing their federal funding.

We were implored to do research in the hopes that other schools had tested this limitation and overcome it, but it soon became apparent that we would be the first. Although we still believe our proposed policy would satisfy the conditions of the Act, the potential risks were daunting and the referendum was pulled.

Tufts SSDP understands the concerns of

Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman and the administration, but we’re used to fighting hard battles. All levels and institutions of American government have, since the early 1980s, committed themselves to criminalizing even the responsible consumption of several drugs, blurring the line between use and abuse as if the distinction does not exist. And yet, it is becoming increasingly obvious to the American people that these laws are outdated, draconic and scientifically unsound, and so we commit ourselves wholeheartedly to reforming these policies so that they can be more fit for reality.

The experience we had was very much a learning one. For many of our members, it was the first time we came face to face with the long arm of the federal government’s Drug War. We are used to griping about the War on Drugs and the terrible consequences of the illegal drug trade, but most of us had never had first-hand experience with the government’s ongoing, but failed, efforts to diminish freedom of substance consumption.

I am writing this op-ed to assert that we will not stop our fight. We are continuing to work to encourage the administration to separate marijuana and alcohol policy and we are in correspondence with other universities in Boston and across the country, in the hopes of igniting a larger effort to incite reform on college campuses in states with liberal marijuana laws.

We wholeheartedly thank all of our supporters for their signatures and vocal backing. You are courageous individuals and a continuing inspiration to us. We want to encourage Tufts students to continue to call for a decriminalized marijuana policy on campus, and to support us in our ongoing efforts to make this vision a reality. The conversation is far from over.

Lauren Traitz is a sophomore majoring in philosophy. She is the co-president of Tufts Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Greek life? Yes. Really. by

Phil Ballentine

It was with consternation that I read yesterday’s op-ed, “Pledging to never rush: a criticism of Greek life at Tufts,” by Lauren Border, attacking Greek life at Tufts. Briefly, the op-ed accused Tufts’ fraternities and sororities of being individuality-destroying, destructive institutions with a malevolent grasp of social life on campus.

Border’s assertions come flying in a rush of appeals to stereotypes and controversial assertions presented as “common knowledge.”

Two of its points stand out to me, and I can personally respond to them, having been a brother in Theta Chi Fraternity at Tufts for the last year and having many dear friends in other Greek houses across campus.

“Again, I ask, how much of yourself are you willing to scrape away at to join a sorority/fraternity: your pride? Your health? Your overall sense of self-worth?”

Thirteen percent of Tufts undergraduates are engaged in Greek life. We are everywhere on campus.

To take one example among Tufts’ sixteen Greek organizations, Theta Chi is a collection of strong personalities, including the President of the Pan-African Alliance, the President of Tufts Queer-Straight Alliance, the President of the Arab Students Association, a freshman class president, a record-breaking track-team member, three JumpStart educators and a cochair of the Programming Board, to name just a few. Being in Theta Chi doesn’t rob us of our individuality, self-worth or pride. If it did, we would never have joined in the

first place and certainly wouldn’t continue now. We disagree on and argue constantly about politics, religion, music, philanthropy, current events and every other issue imaginable.

“Some say [Greek organizations are] known for philanthropy, and, well, really?”

The op-ed’s argument against the philanthropy of Greek houses starts and ends with: “really?” It gives no further effort to arguing this point, as though it should be obvious that Tufts’ Greek houses don’t do real philanthropy.

In short, my response is, “Yes. Really.”

Before writing those words, Border could have talked to some of my brothers: for instance, Sari Abboud, who brought Theta Chi together to raise $800 for the Red Crescent in Syria after several relatives were killed in the uprising and crackdown. Or perhaps to Dan Halpert, a senior leading Theta Chi brothers in selling shirts to raise money for Bike and Build, a charity that provides affordable housing — and who will personally be biking across America this summer to raise money for the same charity.

If she had looked at FOCUS, the community service pre-orientation, she might have seen that dozens of its leaders, including the last four years of coordinators, have been Theta Chi brothers.

Outside of Theta Chi, she could have consulted with the Zeta Beta Tau brothers who raised more than $3,000 for Children’s Hospital Boston or the Alpha Omicron Pi sisters who raised almost $1,800 for juvenile arthritis this semester. If she attended Relay for Life

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this year, Border must have seen the plethora of lettered men and women participating.

These are only some of the Greek philanthropy events from this year in which I have personally participated; there are many, many more. Border should have consulted with any one of the Greek houses’ philanthropy chairs to see the tangible community service contributions our houses have made before she dismissed them with, “Really?” But she did not, which brings me to the biggest problem with the op-ed.

Like Samuel Daniel’s Mar. 14 op-ed entitled “No one at this school is racist,” Border’s op-ed

exhibits a lack of experience or interest in truly investigating the issues at hand. It appeals to stereotypes to fill this gap in the writing.

I invite Border and anyone who agrees with her on the topic of Tufts Greek life to actually come to our houses, talk to us and get to know us better. Our doors are open for recruitment every semester, and our members are all over campus, eager to speak with anyone what our brother- and sisterhoods mean to us.

As a freshman, I never thought I would join a fraternity because of negative stereotypes and false assumptions about fraternities.

Looking back, I realize that, like

Border, I had no idea what Greek life at Tufts was actually like. My discovery of the truth — that fraternities and sororities are dynamic, diverse communities of driven individuals — has hugely enriched my experience at Tufts. I implore anyone who agrees with Border’s recent op-ed to not be satisfied with stereotypes and baseless assertions and to come talk to us about what Greek life at Tufts is actually about instead.

Phil Ballentine is a sophomore majoring in Chinese. He is the Alumni Co-Chair in the Theta Chi fraternity.

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Club lacrosse prepares to make third straight title run MEN’S CLUB LACROSSE continued from Back

play some lacrosse because we love the game. There is much more of a sense of team than if we were intramural, and we have social events and things like that, which you don’t really get with intramurals. In addition, the competition is still fairly high.”

As a non-tier club team, the squad is coach-less, does not receive funding from Tufts and is not recognized by the university. It is led by Thorne and sophomore vice president Jordan Brandes, as well as seniors Josh Wilner, Matt

Rosen and Marty Donovan. Senior Luke Metcalf has been out with an injury.

Young players have also stepped up to contribute, including freshmen Sam Aronson and Joel Berdie, sophomore Justin Chang and junior Thomas Galassi.

The last scheduled game of the spring regular season against Conn. College was rained out, but the team managed to finish with a 5-1 record — not including their undefeated campaign in the fall. Before the rainout, they lost to interleague rival Westfield State by one goal, which came as a bit of a sur-

prise to a team that doesn’t lose often.

“They had a coach and a full roster, and we had only two subs,” Thorne said. “We will definitely be seeing them in the championship on May 6, and things will probably be different.”

To get to the championship game, the team will first have to make it through the playoffs. The competition in the NECLL includes Western New England University, UMass Amherst and new additions UMass Lowell and Saint Anselm.

According to Thorne, the league was founded in 2006 by Tufts students,

and since its inception the team has been anything but businesslike. But the players like it that way. It works for them.

“We went up to UMass Lowell for a game early in the season. Everyone was exhausted, and we only had a couple subs,” Thorne said. “We also showed up 15 minutes late, didn’t warm up or stretch, whereas the other team had been there warming up for a while.

They had a coach, about 20 people on the bench and about 30 fans in the stands.”

“We beat them 12-6.”

Jumbos set sights on qualifying for nationals at New England Championships SAILING

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Dan Nickerson represented the Jumbos in the C division, a single, non-dinghy (laser) division.

The A and B divisions, both dinghy races, scored consistently despite increased winds across both days of the competition, compiling total scores of 131 and 135, respectively. The competition was highlighted by a first-place finish in the 18th race of the A division and numerous other runner-up finishes for both squads. Nickerson, sailing solo in the laser division, tallied 172 points, highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the seventh race.

“We sailed well both days,” Soriano said.

“I think the regatta was a really good experience builder for Dan, as we will probably be counting on him in the future to fill one of our laser divisions at Navy regattas.”

Overall, the team finished with 438 points, narrowly edged by SUNY Maritime College’s 439, to place fifth at the event.

“We’re looking toward the national semifinals at the Naval Academy in three weeks,” Soriano said. “The Admiral’s Cup was a good tune up, but there’s going to be a lot of work between now and then to stay sharp.”

For the women’s team, this weekend was highlighted by the NEISA Women’s Championship, Reed Trophy hosted by Boston College.

The Jumbos’ A division — handled by junior skipper Natalie Salk and junior crew Amelia Quinn, who is also a features editor for the Daily, in races one through six and 13 through 17, and sophomore Sara Makaretz in races seven through 12 — managed sixth place within their group, scoring 118

points against tough competition.

Meanwhile, Tufts’ B division was led by junior skipper Mariel Marchand, backed by a rotating crew of sophomores Barbara Murray, Makaretz and Julie Pringle. They added 179 points to the Jumbos’ total in what was a rollercoaster day, with finishes ranging from runner-up in several races to 15th in others.

“According to [coach Ken Legler], this regatta was the most competitive women’s regatta for this season,” Makaretz said. “NEISA, the conference we’re in, has a lot of awesome teams, and it’s considered as competitive or even more competitive than nationals.”

The Jumbos finished eighth out of 17 participating teams with a total score of 297 points, putting them just one spot shy of earning a spot in the national semifinals.

“It was a good regatta overall,” Makaretz said. “It was up-and-down for a while, then the conditions worsened, but there was some awesome racing. Ken actually predicted that we would get eighth, and that’s where we ended up.”

While the women’s season is now complete, the co-ed squad will compete in team races at the New England Championships, where the top three teams will qualify directly for nationals.

“It’s not going to be easy to qualify, but we definitely have a shot,” Soriano said. “Although we may have been a little off-pace this spring in team racing, we’ve shown that we can win team racing events last fall such as at the Hap Moore Team Racing Intersectional.”

The New England Championships will be hosted by MIT on the Charles River on Saturday and Sunday.

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Fan the Fire

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Young Jazz squad has nothing to lose against Spurs

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Champions overthrown

INSIDE NBA

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Without World Peace, the Lakers lose an elite perimeter defender capable of guarding multiple positions — not to mention an emerging offensive threat.

Fortunately for the Thunder, Harden, who is their primary playmaker and contributor off the bench and is in the discussion for Sixth Man of the Year accolades, was cleared to return to action yesterday.

The Lakers will feel the loss of Artest in the opening round. If they advance, though, they could meet the Thunder in a star-studded, bad blood-infused Western Conference Semifinals matchup.

Superman sidelined For those sick of hearing about allworld center Dwight Howard, this latest news should come as a treat: He won’t be playing anymore this season. It’s been a disappointing year for Howard, as his off-court drama has completely overshadowed another productive campaign. He certainly does not deserve to be named to another All-NBA First Team or to win another Defensive Player of the Year Award. Though he was able to dominate at times and carried the Magic to the number-six seed in the Eastern Conference, he often looked completely apathetic on the court.

With the centerpiece of the team — or, more accurately, the entire team — gone, the Magic secured the sixth seed last night with a narrow victory over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats. In the process, they staved off the surging New York Knicks, who were threatening to surpass them for the sixth seed, and likely set up a dream Knicks-Heat firstround matchup.

Knicks address Amar’e problem After missing 13 straight games with a herniated disc in his back, Amar’e Stoudemire looked doubtful to make a pre-playoff return. However, he has timed his comeback to allow him to play a few games before the postseason starts, giving Knicks interim head coach Mike Woodson the tough job of simultaneously getting one of his stars up to speed and getting the team ready for a tough first-round matchup, likely against the Heat.

One possible solution: Have Stoudemire come off the bench.

This would have sounded heretical at the beginning of the season, but with Stoudemire nursing an injury, it makes perfect sense now. Stoudemire’s offensive numbers have dipped this year because he has had to share the paint with Tyson Chandler, the Knicks’ defensive anchor. The team is not the same defensively without Chandler on the floor — much like the Mavericks during their run last year — but Stoudemire also needs to be productive offensively if the Knicks want to advance in the playoffs. Thus,

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After missing 13 games with a herniated disc, Amar’e Stoudemire has returned for the Knicks, giving them added star power but forcing Tyson Chandler to share the paint. the right move might be to start Chandler to set the tone defensively, then insert Stoudemire to create a mismatch at the five-spot and generate some offense. Having Chandler and Stoudemire rotate at center also allows Carmelo Anthony to match up against the opponent’s power forward, who will have no answer for Anthony’s wealth of offensive moves.

Jazz snag last playoff spot The Jazz’s playoff berth is big news, not only because they lost their superstar point guard, Deron Williams, and their legendary head coach, Jerry Sloan, but also because their two lottery picks from last year’s draft — Enes Kanter and Alec Burks — haven’t been especially productive. All year, the Jazz have been relying on their front-court trio of Al Jefferson, deserving All-Star

Paul Millsap and Derrick Favors coming off the bench, and they have ridden their coattails all the way to the eighth seed.

The trio’s reliable offensive game and strength on the glass — each player averages over two offensive rebounds per game — give the Jazz one of the most promising emerging front-courts in the league. It remains to be seen if the Jazz can be successful without a truly elite perimeter scorer, but perhaps March Madness darling Gordon Hayward will be that missing link. Still, Jefferson has proven this season that he can be the closer in crunch time.

Come playoff time, the Jazz will play the role of “up-and-coming team with nothing to lose” against the aging Spurs. Last year, the Spurs lost to a similar — albeit more talented — Memphis Grizzlies squad in the first round.

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A taller, more hard-nosed model of Tufts’ reigning NESCAC Rookie of the Year freshman Ben Ferris, Haladyna also received an offer from Bentley and interest from Stonehill, Assumption and Ivy League schools like Brown.

He opened communication with head coach Bob Sheldon and assistants Keith Zalaski and Matt Malone while he was playing AAU ball with the Mass Rivals. Per NCAA and NESCAC rules, the coaches are prohibited from speaking to the media about recruits at this time.

“I declared early because I knew it was the right place for me,” said Haladyna, who was also named to the ESPNBoston.com MIAA All-State team.

“I felt comfortable with the coaches, and they really sold me on the future of the basketball program.”

Palleschi, on the other hand, is a 6-foot-8, 250-pound back-to-the-basket bruiser who finished with more than 1,000 career points and rebounds

at Phillips Andover Academy. His size and interior presence should lessen the defensive burden on other post players like junior Scott Anderson, and coupled with Roswald — a pick-andpop Chicago native with solid threepoint range — Palleschi gives the Jumbos a gaudily tall incoming class that should complement a perimeterheavy returning roster.

“I’m very physical in the post,” said Palleschi, who is also a pitcher and first baseman and would become the first baseball-basketball athlete at Tufts since Brian Shapiro (LA ’03). “I know I’m not going to be the most talented, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be the hardest working. I’ll go in with that mentality. I’ll get lower, more physical and hit them before they hit me.”

Palleschi narrowed his college choices down to Tufts and Amherst, but the decision wasn’t that hard. Most of his recruitment process was spent talking to Zalaski, a 2006 Amherst graduate. His parents will be able to attend every game from nearby, and after a

few pickup games with the current Jumbos, Palleschi quickly formed a bond with his future teammates.

“They don’t play selfishly at all,” he said. “[Freshman] C.J. [Moss] and [sophomore] Kwame [Firempong], they understand that if someone’s open in the post, they’re going to get it to him right away. I liked that no one on the team was trying to be a superstar.”

Of the four recruits, Kilgore certainly has the farthest to travel for matriculation, an expedition compared to the mere miles separating Palleschi and Haladyna from the Hill. The Spruce Creek (Fla.) High senior had a visit scheduled at MIT when Tufts called following an AAU tournament. He didn’t particularly like things over in Cambridge; Medford was a different story.

“I watched a couple of their games, and I feel like I would fit right into the way they play,” Kilgore said. “Good passing, moving without the ball. Everyone has a high basketball IQ. The school is a great setup for me.”

The feeling is mutual.

arcelona are not immortal. After losing to Real Madrid over the weekend and, in effect, ensuring the La Liga title for Madrid, Chelsea drew 2-2 at Camp Nou, knocking Barca out of the Champions League. After a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge in which Chelsea dove, defended and frustrated Barcelona into submission, fans of the sport and experts alike all accused Chelsea of playing “ugly” soccer and making a mockery of the beautiful game. Well, I have news for them: Success is not measured by aesthetic means nor how much possession a team can retain. The scoreline, and the scoreline alone, is what separates champions from runners-up. Chelsea proved their tactics from the first leg were no fluke.

Barcelona has dominated the football world for the past three seasons, frequently eliciting remarks from commentators that they are perhaps the greatest club team of all time. Teams have attempted to full-field press them, as A.C. Milan did in the previous round. Teams have tried to attack toe-to-toe with them and mimic their style. Teams have even literally tried to butcher and hurt them to disrupt their game. I’m looking at you, Pepe and Real Madrid. And while Barca have occasionally faltered, they have always come through when it mattered most, as their three straight La Liga titles and two Champions League crowns in the past three years can attest. That all came crashing down Tuesday night.

While Barcelona ceded the La Liga title to Madrid, a victory over Chelsea would have still put Barca at odds to win the title. Messi and company’s season rested on a Champions League title.

I wrote two weeks ago that Chelsea’s only chance for victory was to sit back and counter through Didier Drogba up top. Only if vintage Drogba showed up did Chelsea stand a chance, and Drogba put in a performance reminiscent of his dominance a few years ago. Chelsea stuck to the blueprint and scraped out a 1-0 victory at home, and then traveled to Camp Nou, where Barcelona has a near-perfect record.

The Blues went down 1-0. Their captain, John Terry, was sent off just minutes later.

They went down 2-0. At that moment, no one — maybe including the players on their own squad — believed Chelsea could find a way to advance. Down two goals and a player — not to mention that their other center back went off with an injury 12 minutes into the match — it was impossible to conceive that Chelsea could find a way to triumph.

There were many heroes. There was Ramires — who made the gallivanting run to assist on their goal in the previous game — who received a beautiful ball from Lampard and sublimely lifted it over Victor Valdes to make it 2-1. There was Petr Cech, who put forth his best performance of the season as Barcelona incessantly peppered him with 67 shots over the course of the two matches. There was Fernando Torres, whose spell with Chelsea has been more of a prank than a professional relationship. It has become almost tragic watching a player’s confidence wither into that of a little boy’s.

As Torres ran down alone towards Valdes and the Barcelona net, I truly expected something laughable to happen. But he expertly rounded the keeper and scored his most meaningful goal against his fellow countrymen. And finally, there was luck. Without it, you don’t beat Barca.

Messi missed a penalty kick in the 49th minute and hit the post in the 83rd. For one night, he wasn’t the best player in the world, and one night was all it took.

Looking forward, Chelsea will play Bayern Munich in the final. They will again be a heavy underdog. They will be beyond depleted, as Terry, Ramires, Branislav Ivanovic and Raul Meireles all picked up suspensions due to cards. The replacements won’t be world class, but after all, it is sports. Sometimes effort and discipline can conquer supreme talent and reputation.

Alex Arthur is a sophomore majoring in economics and English. He can be reached at Alexander.Arthur@tufts.edu.

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A tall order: Height key for incoming class by

Alex Prewitt

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When Steve Haladyna walked into Cousens Gym, he was immediately struck by the court’s style. The double staircase ascending to the locker rooms, the balconies overlooking the hardwood, it all felt so old-fashioned.

He fell in love with Cousens. He fell in love with Tufts.

Haladyna, a senior at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass., is one of four incoming freshmen who together comprise a sterling recruiting class assembled by the men’s basketball coaching staff.

In less than a month, the Jumbos will graduate Alex Orchowski, James Long and Peter Saba, two forwards and a center whose average height is 6-foot-6.

So Tufts focused its recruiting attention on post players, securing commitments from the 6-foot-5 Haladyna, 6-foot-8 Tom Palleschi, 6-foot-6 Brian Kilgore and 6-foot-7 Zach Roswald, the Daily has confirmed.

Restocking the lineup never seemed such a tall task.

All four recruits applied and were accepted via early decision, bringing with them national-caliber pedigrees from across the country to a team that this past season finished over .500 for the second time since 2006-07.

A self-described slashing small forward, Haladyna was an All-Scholastic selection at St. John’s, where he helped lead the Eagles to the Div. I state title in his junior season and finished as the program’s all-time second leading scorer, averaging 22.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

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After placing fifth out of 19 teams at the Admiral’s Cup King’s Point, the co-ed sailing team is now looking ahead to the New England Team Racing Championships at MIT this weekend.

Co-ed sailing takes fifth at Admiral’s Cup by

Andy Wong

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This past weekend marked a crucial moment for Tufts’ sailing teams, providing their last opportunity of the season to sail in regattas before the playoffs get underway.

For the co-ed team, the biggest event of the weekend was the prestigious Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (MAISA) Admiral’s Cup, a tri-division intersectional regatta hosted at King’s Point where the Jumbos took fifth place in a field of 19 teams.

Tufts’ A division for the weekend con-

sisted of sophomore skipper William Haeger along with classmate crew Paula Grasberger. Senior tri-captain Massimo Soriano combined with junior Madeline Luce and freshman Duncan Swain in the B division, and freshman see SAILING, page 14

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Late-season headlines with postseason implications

Club lacrosse shooting for three-peat

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A condensed NBA regular season that had no shortage of headlines will come to a close today, giving us a brief moment to reflect on what has been a wild, 66-game campaign. As the NBA’s second season — the postseason — approaches, some of the storylines that made the playoff race so fun to watch will continue to have significant implications. Here are some of the biggest stories to keep an eye on during the playoffs:

World Peace kills two birds with one elbow After playing his way into shape and putting up numbers the Lakers haven’t seen since their last championship run, Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) finally looked like he would be a key contributor to a Lakers team that was starting to look like a contender. But he managed to all but derail their hopes of a deep playoff push when he committed an egregious foul on the Thunder’s James Harden, elbowing him in the head and thus earning himself a seven-game suspension. see INSIDE NBA, page 15

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Just as the Lakers were starting to look like championship contenders, Metta World Peace received a seven-game suspension for planting an elbow into the head of the Thunder’s James Harden.

The men’s club lacrosse team has the North East Collegiate Lacrosse League (NECLL) finals in its sights. Many of the players have been there before, and it’s becoming the norm for a team that’s won the last two league championships, most recently beating UMass Amherst 11-5 in 2011.

Not bad for a team that practices just once a year.

Though this year’s squad is without sophomore goalkeeper Emmett Mercer, who posted 13 saves in last year’s championship effort and is now studying abroad, many other talented players have returned and led the team to a 5-1 regular season record this spring. One key piece is senior Adam Mandell, who had five goals and five assists in the team’s final four games last season and was twice named to the South Carolina All-State team in high school.

Another crucial returner is senior midfielder Chris Mutzel, who not only serves an integral role on the field but is also a league commissioner for the NECLL. Senior

attackman Ashton Imlay is also back, serving as the team’s treasurer. In last year’s final four games, Imlay produced six goals and added three assists.

“The quality of players and team cohesion has always been a constant surprise to me,” senior defenseman Jacob Schiller said. “The players all come from different backgrounds and social circles but mesh together amazingly well.”

The success of the team is due in large part to the sheer talent level of Tufts’ varsity lacrosse program. With many varsity hopefuls getting cut, the club team receives a constant infusion of high-quality talent. Most of the newcomers are introduced to the team in the fall, when the players are just starting to get acclimated to the team and seeing what kind of squad they will become in the spring.

“Here, there is much less time commitment, and we are much more laid back than varsity,” senior attackman and team president Andy Thorne said of club lacrosse’s appeal. “We are all just in it to see MEN’S CLUB LACROSSE, page 14