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Crimson refuses to publish open letter by Marxist speaker Lotta BY

HARRISON JACOBS

Daily Editorial Board

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University’s student newspaper, has sparked claims of censorship after refusing to publish an open letter that it deemed “too controversial” challenging the scholarship of Harvard professor Roderick MacFarquhar The open letter by visiting speaker Raymond Lotta, a communist writer and scholar, was submitted as a paid advertisement titled “I Challenge You to Debate the Truth of Communism, and to Defend Your Distortions about the Cultural Revolution, Before the

Harvard Community.”

The advertisement was submitted to coincide with Lotta’s lecture at the Harvard Yard at 7 p.m. tonight as part of his college campus tour titled, “Everything You’ve Been Told About Communism is Wrong: Capitalism is a Failure, Revolution Is the Solution.”

Lotta, who is also the author of “America in Decline” (1984), has been touring since the fall of 2009. The tour has brought Lotta to Columbia University and the University of Chicago, among other universities, where he submitted similar open letters addressing scholars in their respective academic communities, like Columbia’s

Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

Peter Zhu, president of the Crimson, said that the advertisement was in violation of the paper’s policies, leading to its rejection.

“The Crimson reserves the right to reject any advertisement for any reason,” Zhu said in an e-mail to the Daily. “In general, advertisements that contain ad hominem attacks, are factually inaccurate, are unduly offensive or tasteless, or violate libel or other laws will not be run in the Crimson. The Crimson examined the submitted advertisement according to these criteria and decided that it would not run.” see CRIMSON, page 2

Partnership between Tufts Medical Center and Brockton Hospital underway BY

DAPHNE KOLIOS Daily Staff Writer

A clinical partnership between the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and Tufts Medical Center (TMC) started last month with the intention of providing increased specialized care to the greater Brockton community.

Efforts have been made to expand the connected departments and programs since the new clinical affiliation was announced in December, according to Deborah Wilson, senior vice president of ambulatory services and patient relations at Brockton Hospital.

The community-based teaching hospital is the most recent partner of TMC, which currently has affiliations with a number of area hospitals, including Winchester Hospital in Winchester and Jordan Hospital in Plymouth.

Brockton Hospital provides the first line of medical care accessible to its community members, according to Julie Jette, TMC’s media relations manager. TMC differs from

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Tufts Medical Center has entered into a new partnership with Brockton Hospital.

Brockton because as an academic medical center, it provides more specialized high-level treatment.

The new partnership, which includes TMC’s Floating Hospital for Children, is an extension of

T map updated for medical center name change BY

AMELIE HECHT

Daily Editorial Board

As the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) two-year map replacement project progresses, commuters have increasingly become aware of the renaming of the New England Medical Center T station, now called Tufts Medical Center (TMC).

The MBTA is currently in the process of updating system maps, which will reflect the renaming of the medical center station on the Orange Line. TMC last fall signed an agreement with the MBTA to pay $150,000 to fund this name change.

the existing long-term relationship between the two institutions, which have been affiliated for approximately 30 years. “We’ve had see BROCKTON, page 2

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Rep. Carl Sciortino is joining other legislators to push for greater state spending transparency.

Local reps push for spending transparency BY

MARTHA SHANAHAN Daily Editorial Board

Massachusetts State Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville), along with State Reps. Carl Sciortino (D-Medford/Somerville) and Denise Provost (D-Somerville) and dozens of other state legislators, is co-sponsoring a bill in the Massachusetts Senate that promotes state spending transparency through the creation of a comprehensive Web site.

The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), which advocates government transparency, yesterday also released a state-by-state report in which Massachusetts earned an “F” for “incomplete” with regard to government spending transparency.

Sciortino (LA ’00) explained that the bill he is co-sponsoring will increase transparency by directing Secretary of the Executive Office of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez to create a Web site that will compile records of all money spent by state agencies on contracts and programs.

“The executive branch will have to compile all information through executive agencies,” Sciortino told the Daily. “Through Mass.gov,

[it would] compile all contracts, grants, and spending ... and pull together all the documents and numbers needed to ... put it into a single, searchable format.”

Sciortino and Deirdre Cummings, legislative director of Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG), both said that along with creating a more inclusive organizational system, the bill would make public previously unreported spending information.

“This Web site would provide checkbook-level detail,” Sciortino said. “You would be able to see every contract paid by the state.”

Cummings highlighted that data on spending by quasi-public agencies, a nearly inaccessible sector to the public, would be made available.

Sciortino said the bill was in March passed through the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. “We’re really pleased to get a positive vote on the bill in the first filing,” he said.

An effort in the Senate to pass the proposition as an amendment to the state’s economic developsee TRANSPARENCY, page 2

QSA takes alternative approach to this year’s Day of Silence The 14th annual national Day of Silence, a student-organized event intended to draw attention to the silence, bullying and harassment endured by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will take place this Friday.

Participating students will take a vow of silence for the day to remember the mistreatment of LGBT community members.

Tufts’ Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), which is sponsoring the Day of Silence on campus, has this year decided to take an unusual approach to the annual event.

While the Day of Silence, sponsored nationally by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is generally geared toward raising awareness about the silence experienced by students who are not out, the QSA wants to focus on those members of the LGBT community who are out, but still feel silenced.

“Our goal with the Day of Silence at

Tufts this year is to make people think about the silence you have to endure even after you come out,” QSA co-president Allister Chang, a sophomore, said.

Chang explained that while Tufts is largely an accepting environment, many LGBT community members continue to feel uncomfortable in certain situations.

“We feel that Tufts is a comfortable environment where students often feel like they can come out, but after you do come out, you do still sometimes have to live in silence,” Chang said.

“There is silence imposed even by a comfortable environment.”

QSA co-president sophomore Kathryn Salwen explained that some students would be this year using the day as a day of noise rather than a day of silence to more effectively achieve its goals.

“This year, we are trying to take different approach because on the Tufts campus, while people are generally

tolerant … they are often indifferent toward queer issues,” Salwen said. “In a community where we have achieved tolerance, the next step is to make people more knowledgeable.”

She added that QSA members on Friday will be sitting on the President’s Lawn under a large rainbow flag, hoping to talk to students passing by about the experience of being a member of the LGBT community.

“Our goal is to make people think,” Chang said. “We are hoping to help people learn more about the societal limitations placed on members of the [LGBT] community.”

The QSA on Thursday night will also be painting the cannon and on Friday itself will distribute fliers describing stories and situations in which LGBT community members have felt silenced or uncomfortable.

—by Amelie Hecht

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The groundbreaking play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” comes to Tufts.

Senior Jared Engelking keeps his banner season rolling after a strong showing over the weekend.

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Joe Pesaturo, spokesman for the MBTA, said that the station’s name change was required for accuracy, as TMC officially changed its name from New England Medical Center as part of a March 2008 rebranding.

“In this instance, a name change was obviously warranted since the place known as New England Medical Center no longer exists,” Pesaturo said in an e-mail to the Daily.

The process of changing the name on T signs and maps from “New England Medical Center” to “Tufts Medical Center” began in the early fall of 2009, according to Brooke Tyson Hynes, a TMC spokeswoman.

The main sign at the T stop itself has already been changed, and the name will gradually be modified on maps of the entire system as part of the MBTA’s map replacement project, according to Pesaturo. The project is slated for completion later this year.

Pesaturo said that the $150,000 price was necessary to cover the costs of replacing the signs and maps at the station itself, as well as the 230 large maps located in the 18 other stations on the Orange Line.

TMC is willing to pay the price, according to Hynes, because it places heavy importance on officially changing the name at the T stop.

“We are working with the MBTA so we can financially support them to change the name,” Hynes said.

Hynes added that changing the T stop’s name is necessary to provide clarity to MBTA riders and patrons about the medical center.

“It made sense if the name of the medical center changed that the T stop name also be changed so as not to confuse the riders of the T,” Hynes said.

Hynes explained that the medical center decided to rebrand as a

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The MBTA is upgrading its maps to reflect a change in the New England Medical Center station’s name. means of shortening its title and also to demonstrate its connection to Tufts.

“The change was really to articulate the close relationship the medical center has with the university, particularly the School of Medicine,” Hynes said. “The name before was long and cumbersome, so we felt a change really was necessary.”

TMC worked closely with the MBTA in order to identify an appropriate time to officially alter its name, according to Hynes. She added that the medical center coordinated its plans to coincide with the MBTA’s two-year map replacement project.

“We timed the name change with the MBTA so that it could be coordinated at a time when the least amount of change was required for us specifically,” Hynes said. “We wanted to find a time when it would be most efficient and convenient for the T to make the necessary changes.”

Renaming of T stops is an unusual occurrence, according to Pesaturo.

“Changing the name of a station

is very rare,” Pesaturo said. “In fact, some stations have had the same name for more than a century.”

The most recent station name change occurred a few years ago, when the Institute of Contemporary Art moved from the Back Bay to South Boston, according to Pesaturo. The Green Line station formerly called Hynes/ICA is now Hynes.

According to Pesaturo, changing the station name at the Hynes stop was significantly easier, because MBTA staff only had to obscure or delete the letters “ICA” to modify the name.

It was “a much simpler process because staff was not adding … they were subtracting,” Pesaturo said.

He added that there were no foreseeable complications for the renaming process. Hynes agreed, adding that the process of changing the station name has proceeded smoothly thus far.

“It seems like the process is going well at the moment,” Hynes said.

“We are happy to see everything working efficiently.”

ment package on Friday failed, with the bill getting only 14 votes.

Jehlen, however, said this was better than nothing. “We’re … going to write a tighter version,” Jehlen told the Daily. “They will bring the bill back to committee and continue to attempt to pass the bill during the next couple months.”

According to Jehlen, the bill would support governmental responsibility for state funds.

“The agencies need to report to the public if they’re going to be accountable,” she said.

Cummings said this increased accountability would also promote efficiency in spending practices. “[Lawmakers] can increase reporting on how effectively the contracts organized by the state are working out,” Cummings told the Daily. “The more information we have, the more we can direct money to programs and contracts that are effective versus not effective.”

While the Massachusetts government Web site that details expenditures of stimulus money under President Barack Obama’s Recovery Act has been commended as one of the most effective among similar sites, Jehlen said that the current venue for online reporting of general spending is inadequate.

“We don’t even compare different programs against each other, or to any other spending,” Jehlen said.

Cummings agreed that a more comprehensive venue was needed. “There are a handful of other Web sites with similar information, but our goal is to get it all on one Web site,” Cummings said.

Advocates of the bill say

that complete online availability of information has in the Internet age become expected of the government.

“The public is ahead of the government on this issue,” Cummings said. “We ought to be able to see how the government spends our money.”

“People expect to be able to go online and find information about everything,” Sciortino said.

Sciortino and Cummings both said that transparency is necessary at a time when individuals and agencies are watching their money closely.

“Fiscal accountability is obviously really important given the current economic downturn, and a lot of people have been asking about whether tax dollars are being spent wisely,” Sciortino said.

“One of the reasons [this is important] is that our lawmakers are having to make tough decisions,” Cummings said. “As we evaluate our own budgets, it makes sense that we review how the state is investing our limited resources.”

Cummings added that improved transparency could deter irresponsible activities. “[We could see] savings from the prevention of any suspect individuals or relationships,” Cummings said. “We may deter poor decision making and prevent corruption.”

Sciortino noted that the move for transparency in government spending is not unique to Massachusetts, and that over 30 other states have instituted mandates for online access to detailed government spending records.

“Fiscal transparency is really moving across the country,” he said. “It is part of a national movement.”

Partnership to improve care and reduce costs

Crimson deems ad too controversial to publish

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The main crux of Lotta’s work challenges, in his words, the “official story” of communism to open a more scholarly debate about the actual history of the Soviet Union, China and, more specifically, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which began in 1966.

MacFarquhar is the Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard and the former director of the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.

His most recently published book, “Mao’s Last Revolution” (2006), focused on the Cultural Revolution and has been met with praise, becoming a finalist for the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the history category.

In his letter, Lotta challenges MacFarquhar to an open debate to discuss each other’s opposing views, noting that he would be willing to dispense with his planned formal lecture completely and use the entire time to debate MacFarquhar.

When asked why, Lotta did not sugarcoat any of his biting criticisms of MacFarquhar’s work.

“His book is promoted as the authoritative study on the Cultural Revolution by scholars,” Lotta told the Daily. “His account is filled with lies. My open letter was submitted to the community and The Harvard Crimson to publicize the event and bring the challenge to MacFarquhar.”

MacFarquhar has refused to publicly respond to Lotta’s challenge and maintains that he has no intention of doing so in the future.

He noted that he was unaware that the open letter was rejected by

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a teaching relationship with them for a very long time,” Jette said.

Jette explained that the partnership allows specialists from TMC to provide care to patients at Brockton, who will in turn consider future tertiary treatment at TMC should the need arise.

“It is establishing a two-way partnership,” Jette said. “We hope that we can provide a slightly more specialized level of care in the community and help the hospitals deliver that level of care, and when their patients really need high-level tertiary care, we hope that they will refer their patients to us.”

Wilson said this consolidation of medical services is useful to patients.

“It avoids the time and cost of going into Boston, and it’s beneficial to us because we can have further relations with the physicians from Tufts Medical Center as they’re rotating through our site and taking care of our patients,” Wilson told the Daily.

Jette explained that this and the other partnerships TMC has formed are an embodiment of the Distributed Academic Medical Center model, which strives to keep medical care in the local area.

The Tufts model differs from that of other academic medical centers, many of which attempt to use the model to bring all care to the hospital center. “We are really committed to enabling our partners to keep care in the community,” Jette said.

The Distributed Academic Medical Center model was a major impetus for the partnership, according to Wilson. “We decided that it

was our desire to be a high-quality, low-cost, community-based hospital system,” Wilson said.

Jette added that other benefits of centralized and coordinated healthcare through such partnerships include stronger communication between institutions regarding patient care and lower costs.

“If we’re communicating very well within these networks, then we will eliminate repetition and waste,” Jette said. “It’s about creating a network of providers that will be able to work closely together to provide coordinated care to patients.”

Media and Public Relations Coordinator for Signature Healthcare Rachel Labas said that health care reform’s effects on insurance policies also promote a larger network of care. As TMC is a larger institution, a partnership grants Brockton Hospital greater negotiation power with insurance companies.

“Partnering with Tufts puts us in a better position to negotiate rates with insurance companies and make sure that we’re paid fairly for all the services we’re providing,” Labas told the Daily. “Being able to negotiate the best rates helps out the organization as a whole.”

Jette said that TMC and Brockton Hospital are in the process of expanding their connected programs.

“We brought Tufts specialists to Brockton for cardiac electrophysiology services, and then we also anticipate having sports medicines doctors come in May, and then pediatric, orthopedics and bariatric to follow in the summer,” Labas said.

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The Crimson’s decision to reject a paid open letter has sparked debate. the Crimson and only knew about it because the letter was given to him personally.

“That was an editorial decision that was up to them,” MacFarquhar told the Daily. “I’m flattered that, in a sense, it was for any reason to do with me, but it’s their decision.”

Lotta said that while controversy has followed every stop of his tour, this is the first instance of outright suppression in the academic community.

“I know what I’m doing is controversial; I know what I’m doing is challenging the official story,” Lotta said. “It wasn’t clear to me that the Crimson would react this way. It’s the height of hypocrisy.”

Lotta submitted a second letter to the Crimson authored by Dennis Loo, associate professor of sociology at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.

Loo was also a former photo editor for the Crimson.

In the letter, Loo wrote to Zhu, “I find your decision to reject Raymond’s letter as too controversial to be itself controversial.”

Loo, who went on to outline his own extensive research into the field in question, condemned Zhu

for choosing to “suppress debate and inquiry.” The Crimson also rejected the second letter on similar grounds.

Loo, who admitted he is in basic agreement with Lotta’s arguments about the Cultural Revolution, maintained that he entered into the debate with the Crimson in the interest of encouraging academic discussion.

“The debates about these questions is a healthy thing, as opposed to suppressing alternative viewpoints,” Loo told the Daily. “Because of the very strong anti-communist atmosphere in the [United States], it is easy to get away with making statements that have no basis in fact.”

LoospeculatesthatMacFarquhar refuses to respond to Lotta’s challenge because he has nothing to gain from such a debate.

“I think the main reason why is that he thinks he doesn’t have to,” Loo said. “He is a Harvard professor, he is considered the major expert on China by many observers, his latest book on the Cultural Revolution received lavish praise, and so he figures, ‘Why do I have to? I’m already sitting at the pinnacle of my profession.’”

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Experimental College course lets Jumbos fund nonpro its through a $10,000 grant BY

AMELIA QUINN

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What could people do if they were given $10,000 to donate to nonprofits of their choice? How would they decide to whom they would give this money? Students in Experimenting with Philanthropy, an Experimental College class currently being offered for the fourth year, are investigating the possible answers to these questions as they learn the ins and outs of the philanthropic field before deciding how to allocate the $10,000 grant and to which organizations.

The class is taught by Louise Sawyer, a visiting lecturer at the ExCollege and a consultant for the Sunshine Lady Foundation’s Learning by Giving program. The class is backed by a $10,000 grant from the Sunshine Lady Foundation that the students will give away at the end of the semester to charities selected as part of a class assignment.

The Sunshine Lady Foundation was established by Doris Buffet in 1996 with the goal “to continue, develop, and enhance efforts to end domestic violence,” according to the organization’s Web site.

In the three years since the inception of Experimenting with Philanthropy in 2007, the various classes have in total awarded over $30,000 in funding to 18 local organizations, according to the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.

“Each student has been partnered with a nonprofit this semester in the communities of Somerville, Medford and Chinatown, so each student has written a grant proposal on behalf of that organization,” Sawyer said. The students are then divided into two groups, with each group evaluating the other’s proposal. Finally, the class makes site visits to the various organizations under consideration before making its final decision.

Sawyer said that the choice of where to donate the grant money isn’t easy for the Experimenting with Philanthropy students.

“It’s an agonizing process — the course is meant to give them a theoretical background for deciding [on the charities] as well as the actual skills and tools,” Sawyer said.

The curriculum of the class also focuses on a variety of lessons in the field of philanthropy.

“So far, we’ve dealt with and discussed a lot of issues within the philanthropy field, including self-assessment, sustainability, new movements in philanthropy — like venture philanthropy and social entrepreneurism — and case studies on specific organizations and people,” senior Swapna Maruri, a student in the class, said.

“I think this next section of the class will be the hardest of all,” Maruri said, “because we have to turn away a lot of deserving organizations because our funds, much like [in] real life, are very limited. In tandem, it will also probably be the most rewarding part of the class because we will be making a direct impact on the organizations of our choice in funding their programming.”

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Students in Louise Sawyer’s Experimenting with Philanthropy course make a real impact thanks to the course’s contributions to nonprofits. philanthropy, Experimenting with Philanthropy is aimed at the undergraduate level and is open to students of all majors and years, from International Relations majors to engineers.

Freshman David Meyers, the vice president of the Tufts chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), enrolled in the class as a way to gain hands-on experience working with nonprofits.

“In EWB, we spend a lot of time writing grants and working with other nonprofits in order to fund our projects in different countries,” Meyers said.

“When I saw the course, I thought it would be a perfect experience to have that would help me out with EWB.”

“ The course is about the fact that philanthropists don’t have to be Bill Gates. Small amounts can make a difference, and we can make people aware of the problems in our community.”

Louise Sawyer Experimental College lecturer “I decided to take the class in part because I had learned a lot about social problems in all of my social science classes, and as a senior, I wanted to take a course that focused on solving those problems,” Maruri said. “Also, the hands-on aspect of the class was particularly appealing because it allowed me to tackle interesting issues through a real experience of what being a grant writer and grant maker is like. I got a real impression of the constraints that nonprofits face.

“The experience has been really rewarding and multi-faceted,” she

added. “Not only have we been able to meet with leaders in the philanthropy field through guest lectures, but we’ve also really gotten involved in the work ourselves.” “[The class] has given me the tools I need to be an effective philanthropist in the future,” senior Annie Jacob, who is interested in working in the nonprofit sector, said. “I’ve gained invaluable experience writing grants, and I’ve been able to use the grant I wrote for the [Boys & Girls Club of Middlesex County] as a writing sample for jobs that I’ve applied to.”

According to Sawyer, Tufts is one of 16 schools nationwide that have partnered with the Sunshine Lady Foundation.

Others include the University of California at Berkley, Davidson College in North Carolina, New York University, SUNY Binghamton and the College of the Holy Cross.

“We have a great group of colleges which Tufts students can be involved along with. Teaching philanthropy at an undergraduate level is on the rise, and it helps to get students involved in becoming problem solvers in their communities, so I think it’s only going to grow,” Sawyer said.

Meyers seconded Sawyer’s belief that philanthropy classes will become a more common phenomenon. “It is such a major field that impacts so many people in so many ways. It is a great education for people to have to understand a major sector of our society,” he said.

“Philanthropy is more than writing a check,” Sawyer said. “It involves critical thinking about the non-profits that people are deciding to give to and giving wisely to the organizations that are going to have an impact on the community. The course is about the fact that philanthropists don’t have to be Bill Gates. Small amounts can make a difference, and we can make people aware of the problems in our community. Philanthropy is one way of being a leader.”

Sunshine Lady Foundation Learning by Giving Program • • • • •

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Philanthropist Doris Buffett founded the Sunshine Lady Foundation in 1996.

The Learning by Giving program began in 2003 with the Davidson College Course “Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector.”

Each collegiate course partner has $10,000 to distribute and must do so in increments of more than $500.

Recipients of the grants must be 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations.

Learning by Giving is one of two Sunshine Lady Foundation programs. The other is the Sunshine Peace Award, which recognizes social workers who work to stop domestic violence.

Source: Sunshine Lady Foundation —compiled by Carter Rogers

wo nights ago, some friends and I attended Judah Friedlander’s comedy show. Afterwards, we went home and discovered the Web site www.snacksandshit.com. The Web site, which chronicles horrendous/hilarious lyrics from rap songs (Busta Rhymes is by far the best contributor) was way more entertaining. I was perplexed.

Was I becoming one of those technologycrazed Gen-Z-ers who can’t enjoy real interactions with live people, preferring to relate instead to a screen? Or was I modeling my Depression-era grandparents who couldn’t enjoy something that cost money when there was a free option available? Nope — I’m pretty sure Judah Friedlander just wasn’t very funny.

The funny thing about how not funny he was is that he and the rappers that redeemed my night share a schtick, which generally involves them being the best at things, talking about their balls and having sex with chicks (especially chicks who are some other guys’ girlfriends). So why did one have me peeing my pants laughing and the other have me running for the door? Only metaphorically, of course — I was afraid that if I really left, he would call me out and try to engage me in the banal conversation that constituted over half of his act.

The answer, I think, is one of the great ironies of a society where stupid and/or egomaniacal people (or at least regular people who act that way) entertain us. Poor Mr. Friedlander crashed and burned because he was trying to be funny. His hard-knock counterparts, however, were being completely serious, and so their renditions of the same persona introduced hours earlier by Judah were infinitely more hilarious, especially when presented to me in the form of a blog that begged the question, “Are these guys for real?”

We knew Judah wasn’t for real — he wasn’t fooling anyone — but he just wouldn’t drop the act. It was painful. Maybe I’m biased because I love self-deprecating humor and have a soft spot for guys who actually wash their hair, but the “30 Rock” star’s refusal to abandon the narcissistic, megalomaniacal pretense got old after the first 15 minutes. There were just too many turnarounds — Judah Friedlander was pretending to be serious about funny things in order to be seriously funny, and it failed, perhaps because the “truth” was so heavily convoluted. Rappers with ridiculous lyrics are a little more straightforward — they are being serious, and it is funny.

I guess this is the reason why neither Judah Friedlander nor anyone on my new favorite Web site has a real job. That’s not to say what they do isn’t work; I’m sure sometimes it is. It’s just not your standard employment, with the résumé and the interview and all that. Can you imagine any of those guys (...or Fergie) in an interview? The Web site’s bloggers paint a likely picture: Jay-Z: “I’ve sold kilos of coke, I’m guessing I can sell CDs.” Guy who’s hiring at Virgin: “We’re going to go with the other guy.”

I’m sure Judah Friedlander’s interview would be pretty similar, but with more talk of boners and extreme weightlifting abilities. Good thing these men and women have found their calling in entertainment, not retail, but as we saw the other night, they still sometimes mess it up.

My take-home message here is actually this: Please don’t try to be like Judah Friedlander, all ye who sat in the crowd and tried to heckle him with a taste of his own medicine. It’s not funny coming from him, and even if it was, you live in the real world, and it would just not work for you. Imagine how dumb you would look if you got up on stage during a Kanye concert and yelled, “No, I’m the next John Lennon!”

Jessie Borkan is a senior majoring in psychology. She can be reached at Jessie.

Borkan@tufts.edu.

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Tomorrow night in Balch Arena Theater, the Department of Drama and Dance’s production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” will bring a group of African-American women’s strikingly courageous, yet painful stories to Tufts. Through a series of interweaving monologues, the strength and passion of sisterhood is shared not only onstage, but with the audience.

Professor Monica Ndounou is directing the production, which was written

by Ntozake Shange and first performed in 1974. Since its opening performance, the production has received much critical acclaim, winning the Obie Award in 1977.

The composition of the production is an unusual blend of choreography, music and voices, which gives a poetic feel to the performance. The script itself sounds like a prose poem, highlighting a series of vignettes that give the characters pervasive personalities. The overall effect is that one genre melts into another, creating a sea of emotion that encompasses the audience.

The play’s reputation for having set a precedent for a new and different type of theater is one of the things that attracted Ndounou to the production. “It’s a very prominent play in American theater, and in terms of African-American theater it was one of the plays that really shifted the styles of productions that started to take place following this production,” Ndounou said.

The play’s formatting is what is so unprecedented, as it delves into the realm of a new genre altogether. “[This play] is a choreopoem, which is a unique style and structure that’s very different from the traditional well-made play,” Ndounou said.

Seven women, played by sophomore Khadijah Hall, junior Hilary Asare, freshman Barbara Florvil and seniors Ursula Griffiths-Randolph, Emerald Carter, Kate Beal and Melissa Backstrom, perform a collection of poems, their various identities distinguished and linked

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In the Drama Program’s production of Ntosake Shange’s choreopoem, the stories of seven women are shared. by the differing colors of their scarves and the fact that they are all from outside a certain place: St. Louis, Chicago, Manhattan, etc. The poems follow the women through heartbreaking and tragic stories to the journeys to the ends of their rainbows.

Ndounou hopes that Tufts students will benefit from the production’s different structure. “I think it’s a great play for a Tufts audience because it is so unique in its style and structure that it will allow us to redefine the way we see theater and be able to broaden our perspective,” she said.

Due to its poetic nature, the production does not glaze over horrific descriptions of reality. Issues of suicide, rape and abuse are prominent, and the style of the performance highlights these subjects instead of shying away from them.

“It deals with a lot of issues I believe are very important to the Tufts community,” Ndounou said. “Suicide being an important issue for college students, as well as date rape, domestic violence

and sexual assault — those types of things we tend to not want to talk about but need to talk about.

“I’m hoping this play will provide an opportunity for us to have more discussion about those issues, as well as more opportunities for everybody to perform more at Tufts,” she added.

Junior Chartise Clark, a member of the cast, was also drawn to the play because of its interesting and different structure. “I think it’s a very creative and unique piece, the way it’s done with the monologues,” Clark said.

While the play’s format provides challenges, it has also created a great opportunity for Ndounou to work with the show’s choreographer, Mila Thigpen, and its musical director, Kris Coombs.

Performances of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” will be on April 15 to 17 and 22 to 24 at 8 p.m. every night. Tickets are $7 for Tufts students with an ID, subscribers and seniors.

Tickets for the general public are $12.

April 22 is $1 night.

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‘SMFA Traveling Scholars’ brilliantly showcases diverse works of five artists BY

ANNA MAJESKI

Daily Staff Writer

An incredible array of artistic methods is on display at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ (SMFA) exhibit “SMFA Traveling

SMFA Traveling Scholars At the Foster Gallery, through May 31 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 465 Huntington Avenue 617-267-9300 Scholars.” The exhibition, which runs from April 10 through May 31, showcases the work of five artists: Lizi Brown, Michael Bühler-Rose, Liz Cohen, Christopher Lamberg-Karlovsky and Wendy Jean Hyde.

Brown and Hyde are part of the school’s Fifth Year Certificate program, and the other artists are SMFA alumni.

“SMFA Traveling Scholars” incorporates photography, painting, film and mixed media to glorify the plethora of ways to approach the world through art. A nod

ecoming a feature film director is incredibly difficult. Stories range from Robert Rodriguez participating in medical research studies to finance his first flick, “El Mariachi” (1992), to Wes Anderson directing a short with his college roommate, Owen Wilson, and catching the eye of legendary producer James L. Brooks.

Yet many directors easily ascend to film through the music business. Though most people wouldn’t know it, some famous directors garnered positive press in their early years by directing music videos.

Music videos serve as directors’ opportunities to show off their filmmaking prowess. After all, it was Samuel Bayer’s extensive and successful work on music videos that earned him the director gig on next month’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” The man directed the video for Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991), for goodness sake!

Furthermore, music videos are a great way for directors to showcase their storytelling abilities. When forced to work within the confines of a three-to-four minute song, many directors push for powerfully evocative imagery and stick to the basic narrative — subplots need not apply. Directors such as “Transformers” (2007) director Michael Bay and “300” (2007) director Zack Snyder are known for their visual styles, which they undoubtedly honed making brief musical films. These two directors are often accused of favoring style over substance, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing in something as short and rigid as a music video.

Not that music videos have to be rigid.

Just ask Spike Jonze, perhaps best known for his unconventional videos. Much like his full-length movies, Jonze’s music videos strike viewers as different despite their simplistic deviations from the norm. His video for Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” (2000) famously featured Christopher Walken prancing about in a vacant hotel, and Jonze’s notorious video for Weezer’s “Buddy Holly” (1994) superimposed the band in Arnold’s Drive-In Diner, the popular spot from “Happy Days” (1975-1984). Richie Cunningham was pumped! Jonze’s videos are less grandiose than those by Snyder and Bay, but they have undeniable quality. Watching these early works is kind of like watching a baby Lance Armstrong ride a tricycle.

Music videos have soared back into the spotlight, and we have one person to thank for this music video renaissance: Lady Gaga.

Say what you will about the depth of her music or the bulge of her pants, there’s no denying that the girl(?) has got style. Her music videos match up with her avant-garde tendencies. They are epics, often lasting more than twice the length of the songs. Instead of making the videos wholly dependent on the song, she has divvied up the lyrics, allowing for dialogue in between verses. In this sense, music videos have come full circle, with Gaga following the footsteps of the greatest music video star ever: Pat Benatar. No, but seriously, Michael Jackson is the greatest.

“Paparazzi” (2009) was just the beginning for Gaga; her “Bad Romance” (2009) video reminded us of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” (1971) and reminded everyone else how cool music videos could be. Then she released “Telephone” (2010), a nine-and-ahalf minute epic, taking things to a whole new level. Now, music videos are entering new territory, which is great news for budding directors. Just don’t take things too far…

Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat” (2010) is a bit too intense for our liking. The video follows Badu as she strips naked on her way to JFK’s gravesite. Maybe if Oliver Stone had made the video, we’d understand. But he didn’t — two directors named Coodie and Chike did.

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Lizi Brown’s “Slant Six: Woody, Peg and Val” is on display at “SMFA Traveling Scholars.” to the SMFA’s tradition of encouraging individual innovation, the artists’ varied concerns are testaments to the incredible innovation of the current artistic commu-

nity, and are a call to new artists to generate discussion about the many uncharted see GALLERY, page 6

Zach Drucker is a sophomore majoring in International Relations, and Chris Poldoian is a sophomore majoring in Spanish. They can be reached at Zachary.Drucker@tufts.edu and Christopher.Poldoian@tufts.edu.

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corners of our society.

The artists explore large societal currents and the more intimate moments of the lives of the people within them. An artist who is concerned with the larger questions of today is Lamberg-Karlovsky, whose “Archival” series is set up in a small room off of the main gallery space. Within his space are a number of tiny mixed media paintings, framed in the top half of black protective cases, which are then mounted on the walls. The pieces have names like “Not the Oxbox” and “Where the Wild Things Aren’t,” referencing the Romantic landscape tradition and the environmental concerns of the artist.

One piece titled “Thaw” (2008) features a rectangular, beautifully painted miniature of an abstracted landscape. A warm light emerges from the left corner, progressing into darker shades of blue and rose. The juxtaposition of this calm, peaceful scene with the protective case — which suggests it is threatened and in need of protection — places the title “Thaw” in an eerie context.

Lamberg-Karlovsky has transformed the pleasant style of Romantic landscape painting and presented it as something ephemeral and in danger, suggesting that such scenes of pure nature may not be around forever without protection.

Brown explores a more personal side of our society in her pieces in the exhibition. She painted a series of images entitled “Slant Six: Woody, Peg and Val” (2008-2010), which document three women working on a ‘66 Valiant station wagon. Brown’s paintings range in size from large oil paintings to tiny watercolors.

The paintings are set up in a row, and their varied sizes and styles present the viewer with an active and dynamic narrative of Brown’s observations. The pieces themselves are not titled, suggesting that they are part of a whole. The series is a narrative that fits together as moments in succession, forming an observation of the camaraderie between the women as they

all work together on the car.

Brown successfully conveys this dynamic between single moments and their representation of a broader relationship through her juxtaposition of tiny, intimate images featuring specific moments and the broader canvases. Through this juxtaposition, she draws a connection between small moments and larger realities. Her lively examination of the relationship between these women in a huge series of varied paintings attests to the importance of small personal relationships and moments.

From yet another perspective, BühlerRose presents a series of photographs entitled “Constructing the Exotic” (2006). The series features Western women who were either raised on the Indian Subcontinent or who were brought up in that tradition in the United States. Bühler-Rose then places these women in a thoroughly Western context, exploring, as he puts it, “the exotic other.”

“The Chess Match, Alachua, FL” (2009) shows three women wearing elaborate traditional Hindu dresses in an obviously American landscape. Two of the women are propped up on their sides, while one moves a chess piece on the board in front of her and the third sits on a bench. The image construction is that of a classic Renaissance piece, but the unexpected placement of women in non-Western garb gives it a different twist.

Bühler-Rose purposefully turns our expectations of the types of women who should be in this classical, Western setting on its head. He forces viewers to examine what they find to be different about these women, and why that is. Are they different or exotic at all? Or is their dress the only thing that marks them as the “other?”

All five of the artists of the “SMFA Traveling Scholars” exhibit challenge and explore the world with unique perspectives and media. The way the artists each choose to tackle the world around them is representative of the various environments modern individuals grow up in, and their works are a celebration and examination of a diverse modern culture.

The Biology Department Presents 2010 KENNETH ROEDER MEMORIAL LECTURE WILLIAM E. CONNER Department of Biology, Wake Forest University “Sound strategies: Acoustic warning, mimicry and sonar jamming in the bat-moth arms race”

Thursday, April 15th 7:30pm, Barnum 104

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On April 14, Mr. Leon Rubinstein will be coming to Tufts to share his story with our community. He was just a ten-year-old boy when his life was drastically changed, yet he will remember this experience for the rest of his life. As the years pass by, it is becoming more and more important to hear survivors share their stories. This way we will help make sure that the world will never forget.

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TCU Senate Candidates Ard Ardala Over the past year I've had the pleasure of representing the class of 2013 in the TCU Senate, advocating for concrete items on my platform. I attended the meetings, voted on all the resolutions and spent office hours managing TCU transactions in my capacity as Assistant Treasurer. I have grown as an individual and as an advocate for your interests.

Faith Blake My name is Faith Blake and I would love to represent you again as a class of 2013 senator. As a member of the Student Outreach Committee this year, I planned a pilot Leadership Dinner that brought together 130 club presidents and other leaders to facilitate cooperation and communication. Like what you hear? Re-elect Faith Blake.

Wyatt Cadley Experience matters. This past year I budgeted over $500,000 for social programming groups on campus, lobbied the administration for a new sexual assault policy, and co-authored a resolution calling for changes to our alcohol policy. And I’m just getting started. To learn more, please check out my campaign website: http://mysite.verizon.net/res13kfju/ or my Facebook group 'Re-Elect Wyatt Cadley for Tufts Senate.'

Logan Cotton I believe Senate should ensure that college is the best time of our lives and that it serves its purpose in representing the community. In that, I will facilitate a greater appreciation for the diversity of our student body and push for a thorough reexamination of the policies to which we are bound (specifically with regard to alcohol)

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Meredith Goldberg I’m Meredith Goldberg and this past year I worked on the senate services committee on several projects including creating an easier way to have storage for students during the summer and putting course evaluations online. If elected I want to use your ideas to continue trying to make the daily life of a Tufts student easier and better.

Yulia Korovikov Hey, 2013! My name's Yulia and I LOVE Tufts! I spent this past year on Senate making Tufts better from funding groups to lobbying the administration to change the alcohol policy. I'd be so grateful if you'd give me the opportunity to represent you again. VOTE YULIA! Hemali Patel With experience serving as a class representative, member-at-large, and Mass.

Dept. of Education state advisory council representative, I’m prepared to continue linking my peers to the student government. I am open-minded and easily accessible. Some issues I will confront are the alcohol/TEMS policy, money distribution to organizations, wi-fi extension, and lack of back-up power generators, while also promoting eco-friendly practices.

Shawyoun Shaidani As a member of the Education Committee, I have sought to improve faculty/student interactions through Tufts' After Hours Lectures, as well as working on a website that can match students with advisors who share their interests and personalities. I would love to be able to do this again!

Class of 2013 Jared Snead If elected senator, I will represent the interests of the incoming sophomore class before my own. I will promptly act upon your concerns while proactively pursuing the following goals: fostering Tufts spirit, building unity, and improving Senate transparency, all of which will better our Tufts experience. Vote for Snead to Get What You Need!

Arlen Weiner I often feel my concerns are not heard by the Tufts community, and I am sure many other students feel the same. If elected, I will ensure that no Tufts student feels voiceless. I want to increase community outreach and create an atmosphere in which students are able to have a real impact on policy.

We need a student body that believes in its Senate, and a Senate that believes in its student body.

Tabias Wilson My diverse experiences and leadership positions will enable me to implement effective, immediate and inclusive policies. From national leadership to local volunteerism, my knack for comprehensive and common sense solutions is well documented. In Senate I will be a strong, critical voice of reason. It is time we speak truth to power; in short, it's time to keep it real

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State budget transparency is citizens’ right Massachusetts has been given an invaluable opportunity to address its current serious lack of government transparency. Many Massachusetts state representatives, including Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) and State Reps. Carl Sciortino (D-Medford/Somerville) and Denise Provost (D-Somerville) are sponsoring a state budget transparency bill with the goal of making information about the financial matters of state agencies available to the public. The legislation, which would establish one Web site with comprehensive, detailed records of all of Massachusetts’ revenue and expenditures, is a vital step in enhancing public accessibility of knowledge about the state’s management of its fiscal resources.

Full budget transparency is crucial to the maintenance of a healthy government in several ways. It deters corruption and irresponsibility by making any misallocation of funds easily discoverable, combats public apathy by offering ordinary citizens direct and simple access to information on programs they care about — which in turn increases confidence in the state government and its initiatives — and prevents politicians and pundits from making false allegations about government expenditures.

The measures suggested by the bill would replace time-consuming public document requests by providing a detailed research tool for gathering information on problems that can be adjusted in future budgets. They would also allow lawmakers themselves to track how the policies they propose are ultimately implemented, thereby increasing legislators’ effectiveness.

Such a piece of legislation is critical for Massachusetts in particular. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group recently released a report in which Massachusetts earned a grade of an “F” for “incomplete” in government spending transparency. According to the study, 21 states have a higher level of transparency than Massachusetts. The federal government, along with these other states, has also recognized the importance of maximizing budget transparency. Under President Barack Obama’s administration, the federal government has ordered the establishment of multiple online databases for observing its spending, such as USAspending.gov and Web sites for each state’s allocation of its portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The comprehensive Web site recommended by the current Massachusetts transparency bill would serve

a similar function to those of the federal government, but for residents of Massachusetts in particular; 31 other states have developed similar resources.

In the Internet age, when informationoriented Web sites like Google.com and Wikipedia.org are among the most popular online destinations, people expect complete and immediate availability of whatever knowledge they deem important. The way that the government invests its resources, much of which come directly out of citizens’ earnings in the form of taxes, is too significant an issue to allow escaping public scrutiny. This is especially true in recent years, as many state budgets have been severely damaged by the recession.

The Massachusetts State Senate recently rejected the budget transparency bill’s language when it was presented as an amendment to the state’s economic development package, and the legislation is now being revised. When it again faces passage, the state government should make a serious and concerted effort to put the bill’s measures into law. Improving efficiency and accountability must be a top priority in the Massachusetts legislative body’s agenda, and that means passing the State Budget Transparency Bill.

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Airline baggage fees fly higher for travelers BY

LESLIE CAMPBELL

Kansas State University

Airports are stressful. The least of your worries is getting there two hours ahead of time, then checking in, weighing your bags, going through security and finally, because you arrived so early, sitting at your gate for an hour and a half, waiting patiently to be herded onto a plane. Spirit Airlines has decided to make the whole process even worse for passengers by charging a fee for carry-on baggage. Passengers are still allowed a purse or briefcase at their feet, and items such as cameras, pet containers and diaper bags are still free of charge, but you can no longer go on a weekend trip with a carry-on to save money.

Paying $20 per bag per flight is enough to persuade many passengers to pack a carry-on suitcase. But now on Spirit Airlines, we will be charged for that too. Experts think the new fee will outrage consumers and make

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traveling less desirable than it already is, but they also point out that perhaps other major airlines will not implement carry-on fees due to backlash.

Spirit Airlines flies to destinations in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and is known for their cheap flight prices. With their brand new carry-on luggage charge, the cheap fares are not so cheap anymore.

In an April 6 article on CNN.com, Ken McKenzie, the chief operating officer of Spirit Airlines said, “In addition to lowering fares even further, this will reduce the number of carry-on bags, which will improve in flight safety and efficiency by speeding up the boarding and deplaning process.”

While there is logic to this policy, I think consumers are more concerned about saving money versus a few minutes extra deplaning. Plus, fewer bags or not, there will always be delays and the inevitable people who just take their time deplaning. We expect traveling to take time and patience, but

we don’t expect new fees and charges every time we fly.

Spirit Airlines is the only airline company with the carry-on charge so far, and hopefully other airlines won’t follow suit. Most airlines began charging fees for regular baggage in 2008 and now the only main airline carrier without baggage fees is Southwest Airlines, who prides itself on cheap fares and no extra frills. Hopefully this is not an indication of the future of carry-on fees spreading to all major airlines.

The best way to combat airline prices is to be a smart shopper. Book your ticket in advance, look at all your options and adding baggage fees to your final total. Traveling is definitely not cheap, but being knowledgeable about different airline policies and charges can save a few dollars. Now that one airline has adopted the carryon bag charge, it’s just another factor to look at when choosing which airline to fly.

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Students hurt by student-popularized Facebook BY

KEVIN DUVALL

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From last week’s “South Park” episode to a couple of real-life academic discussions, I’ve had several reminders of how big and complicated Facebook is these days.

In the same way that every youth subculture will inevitably be repurposed and sold as a fashion, Facebook started as a place for college students to connect to a mass audience, and with its growth in popularity, became a major reflection of a person as an individual. It’s perfectly fine for businesses to want to grow, but I have to wonder what social networking’s appeal is for college students anymore.

Many among the college crowd who lamented Facebook’s decision to no longer require a college e-mail address for registration became even further displeased when their parents signed up — students attempted cover-ups befitting the Nixon administration when it was clear that employers were watching.

Yahoo! Finance recently published an article entitled “Six Career-Killing Facebook Mistakes,” which outlines aspects of one’s Facebook profile that will reflect poorly upon his or her image in the workplace. The list items should be pretty obvious; no one’s boss is going to take kindly to status updates about hating a current job or slacking during work.

The only item on the Facebook hit list that I find problematic is that social networking involves a high degree of guilt by association. Some guilt by association is understandable, but there is a point at

which it has unfortunate social implications. For example, let’s say I receive a friend request on Facebook from someone I do not know. If I add this person and it turns out he or she is using Facebook for the solicitation of Vicodin, I should “unfriend” the person.

It will look more than a little sketchy for me to associate with someone spamming Facebook to sell prescription drugs. Guilt by association would be reasonable.

Let’s say, for another example, that I have a friend who I know personally as a good person, but who is also very into the party scene and makes it clear with pictures on Facebook. I’m sure many people have friends like this. If a potential employer sees that you are friends with a notorious party animal, the employer may think you too are such an animal. So, for employment’s sake, you should probably not be friends with this person online.

But is that fair to real-life relationships?

Would you say to someone in person, “I’m sorry, but we can’t be friends anymore because you’re not marketable?” I hope most people would not, but that’s the way social networks are often treated.

The Yahoo! article also said that 30 percent more employers looked at Facebook than LinkedIn. In some fields, it is or will soon be essential for college students and recent graduates to have a LinkedIn profile. Even though LinkedIn is a professional network designed for business connections and résumé promotion, it is not being used as much as Facebook, which was originally designed for social, more casual use. If Facebook is the employers’ preferred network, then for the age group of career upstarts, Facebook is a de

facto professional network.

Being a relatively new network, LinkedIn is still growing. If LinkedIn becomes popular enough, Facebook’s professional network tendencies could lessen. Even then, however, Facebook is so culturally significant that employers are unlikely to turn away from it as a source of scoping out their potential hires.

I’ve never been that into Facebook and haven’t generally felt like Facebook’s policy changes sucked the fun out of it for me, but I can definitely see why so many young people harbor bitterness over it. The audience the site was designed for is now the audience that is negatively affected by it more than any other.

The Yahoo! article suggests people create two Facebook profiles — one kept private for social use and one public for professional use. This is as good a solution as any, although I might worry that having a second, private profile would raise suspicions that I had something to hide.

It’s these kinds of thoughts that make me frequently think young people should just give up on social networking altogether, but since we were around for the advent of social media, we’re expected to be familiar if not proficient with using it.

Social media now plays an integral role in the job market. I’m not insinuating that people should put whatever they want online without consequence, but the idea of using online networks for simply communicating with friends looks like it’s slowly becoming obsolete.

Social networking is dead. Long live online résumé posting.

OFF THE HILL | VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Antibiotics use in farm animals persists BY

RAQUEL RONZONE The Villanovan

If something is dirty, you clean it. Socks, mirrors and ground beef — douse with some ammonia, and you’ll have brighter whites, a glassy shine or a reduced incidence of E. coli 0157:H7, as a Beef Products Inc. executive flatly explained in the movie “Food Inc.” Concerned (as many of us are) about the presence of E. coli in food, the company decided to be proactive, adding ammonia — the key ingredient of Windex and a potential agent for chemical terrorism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection — to its hamburger filler product which, the executive claimed, ends up in 70 percent of hamburgers in the United States.

Perhaps the company’s decision to rinse beef with ammonia is not routine. But the practice of giving antibiotics to animals raised for consumption is very much an industry standard, designed — as the ammonia treatment is — to ensure a clean, profitable product.

With the rise of investigative journalism and documentaries exploring food production, we have gained a more transparent look at the system — flaws and all — in much the same way that Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” forced a 20th-century America to confront the ugly effects of industrialized meatpacking. But, with antibiotics involved, there is more at stake this time.

Since their discovery and refinement, antibiotics have enjoyed a lofty status as a magic cure-all, a lifesaver, a miracle drug — especially after the widespread use of penicillin in World War II. Now, we put these substances to work

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on factory farms. According to a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, 70 percent of antibiotics in the United States are given to healthy animals, supposedly to prevent the sicknesses that result from living in waste-infested conditions, eating unnatural diets and suffering from poor ventilation and lack of exercise.

The logic behind this practice is flawed.

Antibiotics are not preventative measures.

Taking them unnecessarily increases animals’ resistance to the drugs — and by consuming the meat and by-products of these animals, we, too, are making our bodies immune to antibiotics’ effectiveness and vulnerable to the same complications of antibiotic overuse, mainly the rise of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.”

That’s why Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, or staph infection) outbreaks in recent years were so intimidating and so fatal; we could not stop them, not even with our revered antibiotics.

The anxious chatter over MRSA has quieted, not because the infection is harmless — each year, it kills more Americans than AIDS does — and certainly not because it has been eradicated — researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center found that more kids are coming in with it — but because another bug, Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), could surpass it.

Nationwide statistics are unknown, but in a study of 28 hospitals in the Southeast, C. diff. was 25 percent more common than MRSA, according to a researcher at Duke University. And over 90 percent of C. diff. cases happen after antibiotic use. It is not clear whether that statistic refers only to antibiotics knowingly ingested through pills or if it takes into account antibiotics

unknowingly consumed through animal products and byproducts.

But it isn’t a stretch to hold our antibiotic-laden meat, eggs and dairy at least partially responsible for the severely dehydrating and sometimes-fatal C. diff. infection. Indeed, studies conducted in Europe showed a relationship between animals who were consuming antibiotic feed every day and people who were developing antibiotic-resistant infections from handling or eating that meat.

Those studies were launched 12 years ago and led to a Danish experiment to stop disproportionate antibiotic use in animals.

The countrywide experiment became a continent-wide practice. Later, in 2006, all European farmers opted for a more judicious use of antibiotics, administering them only to sick animals.

With the possible exception of smaller, locally-owned, more mindful or strictly organic farms, American farmers haven’t curbed their administration of antibiotics to animals. Our food is making us unhealthy — not just by spurring the often and justifiably cited obesity problem — but also by making us more susceptible to C. diff. and similar antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

At what point will we become outraged by the antibiotics routinely but unnecessarily put into our foods and potentially making us vulnerable to illnesses? Executives in the industry believe that they are preemptively attacking problems — sick animals, contaminated food — with humankind’s landmark scientific achievement — antibiotics. In reality, they are causing the problems in the first place — because of the prevalence of factory farming — and are putting our health at risk with their perceived solution.

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or members of the key eurozone economies, the debate surrounding a potential Greek bailout culminated on Monday with the extension of a lifeline to the Greeks, should they in fact request one. Totaling $40 billion in loans at five percent interest, the eurozone Greek bailout supplements the $20 billion the International Monetary Fund has made available at an even lower interest rate.

The Greeks, at the end of May, have 20 billion euros (roughly $27 billion) of national debt coming due. They have been scrambling to gather enough cash by borrowing from the commercial markets — a task made infinitely harder by market fluctuations. The Greeks had no money to pay off debt in May, let alone enough to offer 7.5 percent annual percentage yield on it to investors. With the uncertainty of a eurozone lifeline and rapidly escalating concerns of Greek default, interest rates on Greek debt skyrocketed as the Germans, among others, held steadfast against a Greek bailout … until Monday.

This aid package is ultimately a game of diplomatic and economic chicken. By voicing their support both politically and now economically, the eurozone is hoping to stabilize markets, to lower interest rates on Greek debt and to enable Greece to borrow enough from the commercial markets to meet its debt obligations come the end of May. Eurozone nations, particularly Germany, do not want to have Greece use the emergency funding — if for no other reason because it would set a precedent to other struggling European nations such as Italy, Portugal and Spain that austerity is optional, and that bailouts are now euro zone modus operandi.

By making the $40 billion available, the group of 16 is hoping it creates a situation whereby it never has to be used. The Germans, as the euro zone’s strongest economy, were staunchly against any form of Greek bailout, so the only way Germany could have been brought aboard was an understanding that presenting the option of a bailout would stabilize markets and resolve the Greek question at minimal cost, at least for now.

The eurozone may be best served to remember, however, how the Greeks got into this mess — horrid macroeconomic mismanagement, an early retirement age with lavish benefits and an inability to collect taxes. Even if the Greeks are able to borrow enough, they will only be keeping their heads above water temporarily. Added cash doesn’t change a broken economic system, nor does it ensure effective austerity measures are enforced.

Furthermore, it’s not good politics if you, as a euro-zone leader, agree to a $40 billion aid package for Greece — rewarding economic recklessness that enables Greeks to still retire before most in your country, and very comfortably at that. When every nation has had to deal with the global recession, why should your precious cash reserves go to supporting a country that spent and mismanaged its way into this dire situation?

Why? Because the consequences of doing nothing are too dire for global markets.

Greece is not a majorly important global player, either politically or economically.

But if Greece were to default, the chances that the major economies of Spain and Italy would follow Greece to the financial brink would dramatically increase.

Next could come the undermining of the euro and, in turn, major instability in the eurozone economy and global markets. Though a bailout is never ideal, the other option — letting the Greeks slide into default — is too risky for regional and global economic stability. Besides, the bailout may never need to actually take place, anyway. Just the mere presentation of the bailout plan has already begun to stabilize markets and significantly lower interest rates on Greek debt as of yesterday. The eurozone’s game of “bailout chicken” may just work to perfection.

Teddy Minch is a senior majoring in political science. He hosts “The Rundown,” a talk show from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday on WMFO. He can be reached at Theodore.Minch@tufts.edu.

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since it’s the beginning of the season,” Allen said. “I think I can definitely keep improving and hopefully break my record again. I have to keep working on my technique so that I have the potential to do better.”

Allen also came in third in the shot put and javelin throws, with marks of 12.02 and 36.20 meters, respectively. In the shot put, Allen’s hurl was well behind UMass Lowell senior Jacqui Barrett’s mark of 15.16 meters, but she comfortably outdistanced Keene State junior Bryanna Brown, who came in fourth, by over half a meter.

The only two Tufts wins came from junior Amy Wilfert and senior Logan Crane. Wilfert came in first in the 3,000meter steeplechase, finishing in 11:26.21, more than five seconds faster than Keene State sophomore Andrea Walsh, who took the runner-up slot.

Crane additionally eked out a victory in the 200-meter dash, winning with a time of 26.59 seconds, a mere .07 seconds ahead of UMass Lowell sophomore Amy Delgado.

“In a race like that, you don’t have a lot of time to think,” Crane said. “I could tell [Delgado] was close behind me for the last 50 meters. I just tried to hold form and push it until the finish line.”

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With just a .07 second advantage, senior Logan Crane held on for a victory in the 200-meter dash, flashing her speed to give Tufts one of its two wins at the George Davis Invitational.

Senior co-captain Andrea Ferri was close behind Crane in the same event, finishing just .29 seconds after her teammate, giving her a close fourth-

place finish. Ferri also took sixth in the 400-meter dash, just over three seconds out of first place.

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for a win in their respective events.

Sophomore Heather Theiss, who already boasts a national qualifying mark for the pole vault and holds the all-time Tufts record in the event, came in second over the weekend. She was just shy of Southern Maine sophomore Bethany Dumas’ height of 3.33 meters.

Junior Kanku Kabongo, furthermore, was runner-up in the long jump, jumping 5.27 meters. The 4x100-meter relay team, which was missing sophomore Dayorsha Collins, one of its regular runners, also finished second. Ferri, Kabongo, Crane and freshman Sam Bissonnette, who stepped in to take Collins’ place, together earned a 50.70-second finish, just .09 seconds ahead of the third-place Brandeis team.

This weekend the team heads to Princeton for the Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday and Saturday, shortly followed by the MIT Invitational (also on Saturday).

These invitationals represent the last two meets before the NECAC Championships hosted by Tufts at the end of April and are consequently the last time the Jumbos can ready themselves for the conference championship meet.

“Right now we’re just preparing for the NESCAC as a team. We’re treating this past meet, and all the meets so far, as ways to get ready for the championship season,” Crane said.

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The women’s crew team, shown here at last year’s Head of the Charles, this weekend garnered confidence-building wins on Malden River.

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the boat into a consolation match against the Wellesley Blue Pride, but the rowers did not fare any better, suffering a 15-second defeat.

Though the second varsity eight split races with a six-second victory over Wesleyan and a 28-second loss against Bates, the consistency of the novice A boat stood out as exceptional on the weekend. Undefeated so far this season, the A boat of the novice squad secured victories over Wesleyan and Wellesley by 15-second and 33-second margins, respectively. As the season continues, the novice squad should face stiffer competition, but the groundwork for success is evident in its accomplishments thus far.

“The A boat has won all its races so far this season,” Velayo said. “The novice squad is definitely excited for next week’s six-lane racing because they should be going up against their toughest competition so far this season ... Everyone’s really excited to see how they’re going to do next week; so far they’re doing wonderfully.”

Up next, the men’s and women’s squads will travel to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. to face off against a full slate of seven teams in the two-day meet.

Among the competitors against whom the Jumbos will race are NESCAC rivals Conn.

College and Colby, as well as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), whose men’s program secured a fourth-place finish in the Head of the Charles last year.

“They’re all good teams, so we have to be fearless,” Velayo said. “No matter how the other teams have done, we can’t be afraid of them, we have to do our job. We have to be careful not to go out there and expect to lose, because nothing is set in stone.”

“WPI had made some tremendous strides in the past couple years,” Ambrozavitch added.

“They’ve gone from mediocre to a really competitive team. We match up pretty well against Conn. College and Colby, and I think we’ll be splitting into fours, which is good to get some experience doing that before New Englands. It should give us a chance to see what we’re up against in that tournament.”

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The golf team opened the spring season looking to send an imposing statement to its Div. III competitors, but at least for now, Golf Hampton Inn Invitational at North Dartmouth, Mass.

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Competing at the Hampton Inn Invitational in North Dartmouth, Mass., the Jumbos finished 15th out of 18 teams in the field just one year after taking fifth at the event.

“We were tremendously disappointed,” junior Cal Shapiro said. “We just didn’t show up. Wind was definitely a factor, wreaking havoc across the board. It was indicative in the scores; the low of first day was 75.

“The combination of it being the first tournament of the season and the wind — to come right out of the bag into the wind, 25 mph winds at that, 400-yard holes become 560-yard holes,” Shapiro contin-

ued. “We were having a tough time with it.”

Tufts was 12th after the first day of competition with a combined team score — compiled by adding the scores of the team’s lowest four shooters for the day — of 348.

Senior Brett Hershman led the way with an 84 on Saturday, followed by 87s from junior Luke Heffernan and Shapiro, as well as a 90 from senior James Stone.

On Sunday, the Jumbos performed better, registering a combined score of 344, but the team nonetheless dropped to 15th place. Stone shot Tufts’ lowest mark of the weekend, an 83, while Heffernan, freshman Mike McCarthy and Shapiro all scored with rounds of 86, 87 and 88, respectively.

“We didn’t leave ourselves in too good of shape on day one, and we were unhappy because clearly we could have done better,” Shapiro said. “And then day two, the course was ours for the taking. It was still windy, but not very difficult to score out there. We just didn’t put up the numbers we wanted to.”

“The conditions on the first day were pretty tough — the wind was blowing pretty hard, the course was still a little wet from the flooding — but we should be able to handle it,” Hershman added. “As far as the competition, we play all those teams [taking part in the tournament] all the time, so we really weren’t concerned about that. Really, we just didn’t execute.”

Tufts finished the weekend with an overall score of 692, well behind the winning mark of 626 posted by Elms College. Hershman,

Heffernan and Stone all finished with twoday totals of 173, tying the threesome for 50th place individually, while Shapiro came in 55th with a 175 and McCarthy in 66th with a 179. Senior Pasquale Pio of Nichols College won the individual championship by shooting a four-over-par 148.

The Jumbos will play the second of their three spring tournaments on Thursday, when they take part in the Western New England College Invitational. The team’s brief spring season will then conclude with the Worcester State Invitational on Tuesday, April 20.

“We’re optimistic about our chances. We know we can’t really play any worse, so I guess that’s a positive,” Hershman said.

“The big thing is just keeping the ball in play; if we can do that, we’ve got a good chance to shoot some low scores. Everyone knows we can play better. It’s just a question of limiting mistakes and taking advantage of any scoring opportunities we have. We were upset after this weekend but we know we can turn it around.”

“We’re looking for something better,” Shapiro added. “I think we just have to play smarter and realize that the round’s not over until it’s over. We have to come with a consistent attitude and realize we may have some rough points, but we can still score out there, we’re still as good as any of these NESCAC schools, and we can play with them. We’re hoping to boot and rally and get back into these last two tournaments.”

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race that is the hardest.”

Donadt, who is returning from an injury that he suffered during the indoor season, also dominated in the 110-meter hurdles at the George Davis Invitational, running a time of 15.36 seconds to secure a thirdplace finish.

“Slowly I am getting back to full strength,” Donadt said. “I almost had two months of not sprinting when I started coming back two weeks ago … so we have to change some workouts to be a little bit shorter so I could wean myself back into the sport, but pretty much this week and next week, I should be getting back to full strength and not have to think about it anymore.”

Donadt’s performances in the hurdles rank him first in the 400-meter hurdles in the NESCAC and second in the 110-

meter hurdles.

The team’s strong performance was aided by the large field of competitors this weekend, much stronger than the smaller field from the week before, according to Donadt.

“We also saw the return of some senior athletes who had been injured, like Andrew Longley, so I think that a lot of people got a little more excited to be running that week and ran a little bit faster,” Donadt added.

Fourth-place finishes were recorded for Tufts by freshman Gbola Ajayi and classmate Jeff Marvel. Ajayi took fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.74 meters, while Marvel ran a 1:57.35 to take fourth in the 800meter run.

“It was very windy, so that complicated things a lot, because you have to be careful when you pass people, so as to not work too hard against the wind,” Marvel said.

“I was able to get in a good position at the

beginning, tuck in behind the lead pack and let them carry me through the first lap and then just try to outkick some guys in the final 200 meters.”

Freshman Matt Rand also posted a strong race, taking fifth in the two mile run, finishing in a time of 9:28.36 among a field of 45 competitors.

On Saturday, the Jumbos will head to the MIT Invitational, the last remaining meet before the team enters the championship season.

“I think our steam is starting to shape up as a contender for the NESCAC championships,” Marvel said. “We have a lot of depth in every event, and guys are really stepping up and having great performances. I think with a few things going our way and good performances all around; we’re definitely shaping up to be one of the top teams in the conference.”

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Strokes under par — which was 272 — that Phil Mickelson shot on the way to his third Masters title at Augusta. The performance was the best at the Masters since Tiger Woods’ own 16-under in 2001. Mickelson withstood a late charge by Woods, who was playing in his first tournament since his infamous Thanksgiving incident, and finished in a tie for fourth. Mickelson shot a five-under par final round to surge ahead for the green jacket, three strokes ahead of Lee Westwood.

17 Goals averaged by the women’s lacrosse team during its current six-game winning streak. After starting the season 1-2, the women’s lacrosse team has gone on an absolute tear, putting up at least 18 goals on three separate occassions. The total would have been higher had the Jumbos not been held to 11 goals in their 11-9 win over previously undefeated Trinity. To reach that mark, they have cashed in 102 goals, while their opponents have netted just 69.

.143 Batting average that opponents are hitting against junior pitcher Ed Bernstein. Over 10.2 innings of work in 10 appearances this season, Jumbo reliever Bernstein has held his opponents to the meager batting average, helping Tufts to a stellar 15-3 record thus far. A staple of the Jumbos’ bullpen, Bernstein has fanned 13 batters and has yet to allow an earned run, netting him the honor of NESCAC Pitcher of the Week this week.

85 More goals that the Washington Capitals have scored than their opponents this year as they marched into the playoffs as the best team in the NHL, with 121 points this season. For comparison, the next-best squad was the Chicago Blackhawks, with a goal differential of plus-62. Washington is first in the league with 54 wins as well. Stars Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are third and fourth in the league, respectively, in points, while Ovechkin is third in the league with 50 goals.

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And as the Cavaliers play their final game of the season tonight, it doesn’t look like LeBron will be catching up. At just 21 years old, Durant has been on an absolute tear this season, shooting 47.4 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from beyond the arc on the year.

43.20 Distance, in meters, that freshman Kelly Allen threw her discus last Saturday at the George Davis Invitational.

With her mark posted this weekend, Allen set a new Tufts record for the discus — breaking the record that she set herself just a week prior — and earned second at the meet. The firstyear also finished third in the shot put with a hurl of 12.02 meters and third in the javelin throw with a toss of 36.20 meters.

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promised myself I was not going to write about Tiger Woods in this space. But my resolve is weaker than … well, my resolve just sucks.

You would have had to have your head up in the clouds, under a rock or under the sea (is that an expression or a Disney song?) to not know that Tiger made his return to golf this past week at the Masters. His appearance at Augusta, Ga. came with ridiculous expectations and outrageous media scrutiny, but that was expected. Even the fact that he was in contention, five months after his last appearance at a tournament and with all the distractions surrounding him, did not shock me.

What surprised me, though, was the ease with which I fell back into the habit of rooting for him. And I don’t feel bad about it. At all.

I meant to go into the Masters as an objective viewer. Was I curious to see how Tiger would play? Of course. Was I going to jump back into cheering him on? Not so fast. But it didn’t take long for me to abandon any of the hesitation I had and start rooting him on.

Let’s be honest: Every golf tournament is more fun and interesting when Tiger is involved. And the post-scandal Tiger is even more captivating.

But with everything that has happened that has turned Tiger from the squeakyclean face of his sport to a pariah, it could have been easy to find someone else to root for. Not Phil Mickelson, because Lord knows I hate him. Quick tangent: My friends believe that I hate Mickelson for no reason. I tried to explain to them that you can’t like Tiger and Mickelson too, and was promptly told that was akin to hating Biggie because you like 2Pac, or hating Jay-Z because you like Nas. And you know what I say to that? I still hate Mickelson.

But I could have picked some other golfer to cheer on. Except, I didn’t.

I wanted Tiger to win and stick it to everyone who criticized him. I wanted to see him back in the green jacket and back on top of the golf world. And I really wanted to see the aftermath that would have unfolded.

Because when it comes down to it, no one in golf is as entertaining as Tiger. Is he an ass? I guess. Is he really going to change the type of person he is? Probably not. He certainly isn’t who we thought he was, to borrow a phrase from Dennis Green. But then again, how many pro athletes actually are?

How many basketball players, with the notable exception of Mr. Abstinence A.C. Green — who randomly once gave a talk at my high school — are well-known womanizers? According to the estimation of ESPN’s NBA Player X, an anonymous professional player who writes for the magazine, 60 percent of his counterparts cheat on their spouses or girlfriends. The anonymouse rep from the NFL said he thought it was 30 in his league, while MLB Player X said 15 percent.

As much as we want to idolize our athletes as heroes, the truth is, they are human beings. They make mistakes, they have their vices, and they have the means to indulge them. Travis Henry and Shawn Kemp have had what seems like 20 children apiece, but it is almost laughable because of their respective sports. But Tiger is a golfer, and that is not the image we have of these athletes.

By no means does that mean that I defend what he did. But I’ve learned over the course of my sports fandom that you can’t root for athletes based on who they are. We don’t know the type of person any athlete is in his or her private life. All I can do is appreciate Tiger’s exploits on the course. And if his off-course habits stop anyone from being able to do that, that is fine with me.

Ethan Landy is a senior majoring in English. He can be reached at ethan.landy@ tufts.edu.

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Once again, the women’s track team has shown that its greatest strength might be in its freshman class.

After setting a new Tufts record in the discus throw last week at the Snowflake Classic, freshman Kelly Allen outdid herself again this Saturday, improving her throw by close to three feet. This new program mark of 43.20 meters, set at the George Davis Invitational this weekend, a non-scoring meet hosted by the UMass Lowell, improved her NCAA qualifying mark and gave Allen a second-place finish in the discus throw event.

Stacey Connor, from the Greater Boston Track Club, took first place with her launch of 44.14 meters, but finishing as the runner-up did not lessen the moment for the Jumbos’ first-year.

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For senior quad-captain Jared Engelking, transitioning from the indoor to the outdoor decathlon was a piece of cake.

With the men’s track and field team split between two meets this weekend — the 5th Annual Last Second Multi at home and the George Davis Invitational at UMass Lowell — Engelking qualified provisionally for NCAAs in his first decathlon of the spring season at home on the Dussault Track at the Ellis Oval. Engelking’s score of 6,329 surpassed the national qualifier of 6,050 and ranks him second in the NESCAC in the event, behind Bates freshman Jesse Chapman, who was the victor in this weekend’s competition with a score of 6,586.

Engelking’s strongest performance came in the 110-meter hurdles, which he won with a time of 14.78 seconds. But with just one meet left before the NESCAC Championships, he will look to improve his other events to boost his score in order to ensure that he will travel to NCAAs. “I think just getting in a little more practice will be basically what I need,” Engelking said.

“We’ve been sort of neglecting some of the events that I did indoors just to work on some of the events that I haven’t done in a while … so I just think a little bit more practice and getting in a little bit better shape will be exactly what I need.”

Engelking competed in the pentathlon at nationals this indoor season, but he prefers

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Senior quad-captain Jared Engelking, shown here during the indoor season, won the decathlon at last weekend’s Last Second Multi on the Dussault Track. the decathlon because it incorporates more of his strengths, including the pole vault.

“I think it suits my strengths better, and it’s a little bit more fun,” Engelking said. “I think I’m not necessarily just a good sprinter and jumper; I’m more of a sprinter, jumper, thrower, pole-vaulter type of athlete.”

Following Engelking’s second-place performance were fellow Jumbos junior Frank DeSalvo, junior Bobby Bardin and freshman Michael Blair, in fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. The meet was the debut performance of both DeSalvo and Blair in the decathlon. Tufts was led by two second-place finishes Saturday at UMass Lowell. Freshman Curtis Yancy’s throw of 43.10 meters in the discus earned him the

Rainy weekend sees average finishes for sailing team

runner-up position in a field of 31 entrants.

Senior Trevor Donadt captured the other second-place finish with his time of 55.11 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles among 22 athletes. “[The 400-meter hurdles] played out well, pretty much as best they could given the circumstances,” said Donadt, referring to the windy home stretch on Saturday. “I was in a really good field of guys, actually running against the guy who had the meet record for the event. I had a really good start, but the tricky part was that there ended up being a head wind right at the end of the race, and that slowed you down a lot right at the part of the

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Men’s and women’s squads both victorious BY

MICHAEL SPERA

Daily Editorial Board

COURTESY KEN LEGLER

With the sunny skies holding off until the end of the weekend, members of both the co-ed and women’s sailing teams, divided among a bevy of regattas, competed through harsh winds and cold temperatures en route to a slate of middle-of-the-pack finishes across the region.

At the President’s Women’s Intersectional at Boston University (BU) this weekend, the ninth-ranked women’s sailing team saw blips of top-notch finishes but ultimately succumbed to inconsistency, finishing 11th overall, nestled comfortably with 219 total points.

Tufts’ A Division boat finished 11th with 106 points, and though the unit ended the regatta with a thirdplace finish and had won another race, senior skipper Peggy Tautz and junior crew Sally Levinson were unable to score any other high finishes, placing above eighth just one additional time in the 13 total races.

Sophomore skipper Renee Gagne and classmate crew Midori Tanaka made up the B Division boat, scoring eight top-nine finishes. But, like their teammates, the pair finished inside the top five just twice en route to 113 points and a 10th-place overall showing.

At BU, the Jumbos finished 15 points behind Eckerd College, a squad Tufts is currently ranked five spots ahead of in the latest Sailing World coaches poll, and were beaten out handily by Dartmouth and Hobart and William Smith, two schools also behind the Jumbos in the national poll.

But the results were not disappointing across the

board. At the Longfellow Bridge Invitational/Central Series Four at Harvard, members from the 10th-ranked co-ed sailing team finished an impressive seventh out of 16 schools, led by the B boat which took sixth place in its division.

The boat, manned by Tanaka, Gagne, senior Alexander Jahncke and sophomore Laura Lidell, did not finish outside of the top 10 once in the 13 total races, earning 71 points behind seven top-five showings. The boat finished in second and third one time each, in fourth twice and in fifth three times.

Though the A Division boat, which took seventh with 91 points, finished in 10th on three separate occasions, a strong stretch toward the end of the regatta helped propel seniors Owen Richardson and Erica Seipman, junior James Altreuter and sophomore Ruth Summers to three top-four finishes in the final four races.

Other results from the co-ed races at the Admiral Alymers Trophy at Mass Maritime and the Marchiando & Friis Trophies at MIT and Tufts were not available at press time.

The Jumbos will next hit the waters this weekend, when the co-ed unit will split between the Northeastern Dinghy Championships & CG Alumni Bowl at Conn.

College and the Oberg Trophy at MIT by Northeastern University. The women’s team will attend the Emily Wick & Shrew Trophies at the Coast Guard Academy.

—by Alex Prewitt

see MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, page 15

In this past weekend’s races on the Malden River, the men’s and women’s crew squads came away with confidence-building wins in the second and third meets of the season. On Sunday, the Jumbos matched wits with new NESCAC opponent Hamilton, while Saturday saw a mix of NESCAC teams like Bates and Wesleyan, as well as non-conference rivals like New Hampshire (UNH) and Wellesley.

“I think overall, this weekend was good for both teams because we both had wins,” junior Bianca Velayo said. “It definitely brought up everyone’s confidence in what the teams are capable of.”

Against the Continentals on Sunday, the men’s team secured its first victory of the season after facing tough losses against UNH, Bates and Wesleyan the day before.

In the varsity eight race, co-captains senior Stephan Juergensen and junior Daniel Ambrozavitch led the boat to victory in a 6:06.72 finish, roughly five seconds ahead of the Continental competition.

Though it was the squad’s only win on the day, as the second varsity four boat lost by a 12-second margin, it was an important accomplishment to build momentum as the season progresses.

“It felt good to get a ‘W’ for the season on Sunday,” Ambrozavitch said.

“The other races were against strong programs, but at the same time, we didn’t come off the water afterwards feeling like we had rowed our best race. From Saturday to Sunday, we didn’t have the best races, but we made a couple big steps in the middle 1,000 that helped us close out successfully at the end.”

With poor conditions and strong competition on Saturday, the men’s team couldn’t muster

what it needed to overcome traditionally powerful programs, including UNH. In the second varsity four race against the Wildcats, the Jumbos trailed by 33 seconds for a 7:31:24 finish, while the varsity eight boats fell to the Cardinals and the Bobcats by 26- and 23-second margins, respectively.

“UNH took third in New Englands last year, so they’re a perennial fast crew,” Ambrozavitch said. “But at the same time, we didn’t have a good race as far as our own boat was concerned ... We had a couple bad starts Saturday, and when the boats went out of site, everyone started trying to work on their own, and that’s when we lost it and couldn’t get back into it after the first 500 meters.”

For the women’s squad, the weekend brought mixed results. On Sunday’s match against newly minted NESCAC competitor Hamilton, the women’s varsity eight secured a close victory that was just three seconds ahead of the Continentals’ finish, but Hamilton countered the loss with a strong showing in the second varsity eight race, in which the Continentals’ rowers enjoyed a nine-second margin at the finish line.

“We’ve never played Hamilton before because they are new to the NESCAC, but they were a competitive team,” Velayo said. “When the [first varsity eight boat] was passing the dock, Tufts was up, but it was really close. Hamilton was making moves to inch up, but our varsity boat held it up at the end and it was a proud moment.”

At Saturday’s dual meet, the competition was divided into different races comprised of winners or losers of the meet’s initial races. For Tufts’ varsity eight squad, an initial 26-second loss to the Bobcats sent see CREW, page 14