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VOLUME LXI, NUMBER 36

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Monday, March 28, 2011

After Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Tufts club mobilizes by

Daphne Kolios

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The Japanese Culture Club (JCC) has in the past two weeks raised over $6,000 to support relief efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, surpassing its initial fundraising goal of $5,000, and will now set its sights higher.

The club collected $6,457 as of March 22, according to JCC co-president Jason Moloney. Following this success, JCC has decided to aim for an additional $10,000, Moloney, a senior, said.

All donations will be given to the

American Red Cross, he added.

JCC began collecting donations at the Chinese Students Association (CSA) culture show shortly following the earthquake, according to JCC co-president Sho Igawa. The club also solicited contributions at the Mayer Campus Center and Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall throughout the week preceding spring break, Igawa, a junior, said.

The club additionally created a blog, titled Tufts Supports Japan which provides stories and news about the situsee JAPAN, page 2

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Sophomores Anisha Reza and Maya Grodman lay down floor tiles in a New Orleans home as part of Tufts Christian Fellowship’s service trip over spring break.

Spring break trips support relief efforts in New Orleans by

Elizabeth McKay

Daily Editorial Board

While many Jumbos headed home or toward sandy beaches this spring break, some Tufts students went on a spring break trip of a different kind.

Nearly 40 undergraduates spent their vacations in New Orleans as part of two separate Tufts-affiliated service trips.

Both the Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service organized student volunteers to perform community service in the area.

TCF organized its trip through the New England branch of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a national Christian campus organization. In the aftermath of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, InterVarsity New England Global Service has sent college students to New Orleans to aid in cleanup efforts through its Katrina Relief Urban Plunge (KRUP) program, according to Tufts InterVarsity representative Andrew Ober.

Ober and fellow representative

Alexandra Nesbeda (LA ’06) led a delegation that joined over 100 students from area colleges, including Wellesley and Colby Colleges. Volunteers worked on existing reconstruction projects, including some organized by Habitat for Humanity.

In total, the TCF group comprised 27 Tufts students of diverse faith backgrounds, according to Ober.

Senior Charles Skold, a student leader on the trip, saw a lot of work still left to be done in New Orleans, even more than five years after the disaster.

“There’s a lot of the city that’s still struggling, a lot of the city that definitely needs a lot of help in terms of rebuilding and recovery,” Skold said.

Nesbeda, who first traveled to New Orleans as an undergraduate in 2006, applauded InterVarsity’s commitment to continuing the rebuilding efforts even after Hurricane Katrina ceased to be breaking news. She estimated that it would take an additional five to 10 years for the city to fully recover. see NEW ORLEANS, page 2

Tufts follows national trend of curbing alcohol-infused events

Spring Fling minus the alcohol, Winter Bash ticketed and shifted to an off-campus location, the Naked Quad Run (NQR) no more.

Over the past two years, the administration has moved to tackle a perceived rise in alcohol abuse among students by changing major campuswide events associated with excessive alcohol consumption.

The administration’s measures mirror those being taken by university officials around the country, and Director of Alcohol and Health Education Ian Wong believes they work.

University President Lawrence Bacow this month announced that NQR would no longer occur. In its place, the university will embrace by

Ben Gittleson

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a new tradition selected through a competition announced this month by student leaders. As of yesterday, they had received about 15 submissions through the contest, according to senior Sarah Habib, co-chair of the Programming Board.

NQR and Spring Fling have in recent years shifted away from their original focuses, Wong said, and are now principally opportunities for a large number of students to get drunk together.

During these events, students who do not usually abuse alcohol push their limits, resulting in higher rates of intoxication and greater numbers of undergraduates reaching local emergency rooms, he said.

The university’s changes to major events have made an impact, Wong said. see ALCOHOL, page 4

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The Japanese Culture Club has collected donations in dining halls, through other clubs and online.

Somerville pledges funds for Assembly Sq. Orange Line stop

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White

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The City of Somerville earlier this month decided to reroute federal stimulus funds from a project to extend a community bike path to the construction of a new Orange Line T station in Assembly Square.

Somerville Transportation and Infrastructure Director Michael Lambert said the $3.5 million in federal funds were originally intended to support an expansion to Lowell Street of the Community Bike Path, which currently runs from Davis Square eastward to Cedar Street.

Since the bike path’s design is not scheduled for completion and approval before the federal grant expires in September, Lambert said the city had to consider other options.

“On the other hand, the Orange Line T station will be ready to go out to bid for construction in April,” Lambert told the Daily.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) in 2009 announced plans for a jointly funded project to develop and rejuvenate the Assembly Square area through the construction of public infrastructure, including the Orange Line stop between the existing Sullivan Square and Wellington stations.

The project was part of a longer-term effort to rebuild a 66.5-acre stretch of industrial space on the Mystic River waterfront.

The Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) and the developer Federal Realty Investment Trust collaborated last month on an agreement that would allow them to move forward with construction on the stop.

In the meantime, Somerville has applied for a $500,000 grant from the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Clean Air and Mobility Program to fund work on the community path’s extension sometime during the next year, Lambert said. He added that the city has already set aside $1.5 million for the path.

The new Orange Line stop, along with the extension of the Green Line through Medford and Somerville slated for completion in 2015, is part of the city’s ongoing effort to improve public transit availability for its residents, Lambert said.

“Right now, 15 [percent] of our residents live within a half-mile of a T stop,” Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone told the Daily in an e-mail. “Once the Green Line extension and the Assembly Square Orange Line station get built, then 85 [percent] of our residents will live within a half mile of a T stop.”

The Orange Line station will help bring more private investors and ultimately a long-awaited urban renewal to Assembly Square, according to Lambert.

“The T station is a critical first step to bringing serious economic development there,” he said.

Once the bike path is paved from Cedar to Lowell in the coming year, another future expansion of the path will follow the Green Line extension, Somerville spokesman Michael Meehan told the Daily.

Meehan compared the anticipated revitalization of Assembly Square to the resursee ASSEMBLY, page 2

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With spring weather around the corner, the Daily charts the best nearby parks for outdoor adventures.

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Visiting the Hill this Week MONDAY “Learning to Listen: Sufism, Song and the Spread of Islam” Details: New York University Professor Deborah Kapchan will deliver the Granoff Music Fund’s third colloquium of the semester on the link between music and Islam.

When and Where: noon; Varis Lecture Hall Sponsors: Granoff Music Center “Since ‘45: Contemporary Art and Art History’s Old Habits” Details: A lecture from CUNY Graduate Center Professor Katy Siegel, whose research explores the connection between art criticism and art history.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room Sponsors: Department of Art and Art History

TUESDAY “Bead and Thread: Aspects of Lyric Narrative in the Poetic Sequence” Details: Rita Dove, former U.S. poet laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner, will read her work and conduct a Q&A session and book signing.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge Sponsors: Center for the Humanities at Tufts, Africana Center, the Diversity Fund, the Toupin Bolwell Fund.

WEDNESDAY “President Obama’s Efforts at Peace in the Middle East: Is This Time Different?”

Details: Martin Indyk, vice president and director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs in the U.S. Department of State

will speak on the prospects of U.S. efforts for peace in the Mideast.

When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Chase Center Sponsors: The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies “Mathematics in Words and Images” Details: University of Maryland Computer Science Professor Dianne Prost O’Leary will discuss how math relates to online searches and blurred imagery in the first of three Norman Weiner lectures she will deliver.

When and Where: 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.; Pearson 106 Sponsors: Department of Mathematics “White House and the Press with Matt Bai” Details: Matt Bai, a New York Times columnist and senior political writer for The

New York Times Magazine, will speak about the interactions between the White House and the media and how they affect the American public. Space is limited to the first 25 students.

When and Where: 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Lincoln Filene Center Rabb Room Sponsors: Institute for Political Citizenship THURSDAY “Bollywood Weddings” Details: Author and journalist Kavita Ramdya will discuss dating and marriage among firstand second-generation Hindu Americans.

When and Where: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Hall Sponsors: Asian American Center —compiled by Elizabeth McKay

Japanese Culture Club raises thousands for Red Cross, looks to expand JAPAN

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New funding for an Orange Line stop at Assembly Square, diverted from money for Somerville bike path extensions, will likely aid in the continued development of the neighborhood.

Funds for bike path diverted to T stop ASSEMBLY

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gence of Davis Square after the MBTA built the Red Line station in 1984.

“Before that T station, Davis looked nothing like it looks now,” Meehan said. “It was run-down and not at all an attractive place to be. Then the T station came in, and people began to invest in the area.”

Federal Realty Investment Trust, which in 2005 purchased property in Assembly Square, already plans to change the face of the area with office space, over a million square feet of retailers and new residential units, according to Meehan.

Meehan said that despite the setback in funding, the bike path project has not been abandoned, and that the exten-

sion will provide both recreational and commuting opportunities for Somerville residents and visitors.

“We’re trying to create multimodal transportation,” Meehan said. “You can ride a bike to the T station and then ride a train to where you want to go.”

Over the next several years, once the Green Line extension is complete, the Commmunity Bike Path will eventually connect to join a unified route all the way from Bedford to Boston.

“If the path is made to run all the way through Somerville, it links up to the Kennedy Greenway and puts you straight into Boston,” Meehan said. “Regionally speaking, that would give you something very few cities have.”

TCF and Tisch College rebuild, tutor NEW ORLEANS

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“What I like about this trip is our commitment to go back every year,” she said.

“We haven’t forgotten New Orleans. We want to finish what we started.”

The Tisch College and the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development coorganized a separate service trip, this one with a focus on tutoring local students.

Tisch College Program Coordinator Rachel Szyman and Associate Professor of Child Development Chip Gidney led a group of 11 students to the Langston Hughes Academy Charter School in New Orleans. Lisa Schlakman, an Eliot-Pearson alumna who graduated in 2007, organized and sponsored the trip.

At Langston Hughes, volunteers tutored kindergarten through eighth-grade students and helped fourth- and eighth-graders review for the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP). Students in Louisiana must pass the LEAP test in order to enter the fifth and eighth grades.

Many of the students at Langston Hughes were several grade levels behind their age group, having missed a significant amount of school time in Katrina’s wake, according to trip participant Shaylagh McCole, a freshman.

“While most of the students are back in school, a lot of these students are now behind where they should be,” McCole said. “A lot of the tutoring we were doing was to help them so that they can get up to where they should be.”

The 11 Tufts students worked with

each grade level to review what they had learned during the academic year in preparation for the state exam. Pre- and post-exams administered by some teachers revealed the success of their efforts over the week.

“Almost every single student improved,” McCole said. “That was really rewarding.”

The volunteers also discussed higher education opportunities with the older students. Outside of the classroom, they constructed a play area for children, according to trip participant Anushay Mistry, a freshman.

Mistry hoped that more students consider visiting the areas affected by Katrina.

“It’s a place that everyone should visit.

The way that the community has picked itself back up is incredible,” Mistry said.

In an interview before departing for New Orleans, Szyman hoped the trip would benefit the Tufts participants just as much as the community.

“I hope that the experience is going to have very deep meaning and have a large impact on the students’ personal development and their professional development,” Szyman said.

Similarly, Ober hoped that the TCF trip would give Tufts students a real-life understanding of community service and social justice.

“Tufts is all about changing the world.

People are in classes each week learning about development and engineering,” Ober said. “Our hope is that this trip is a place to put some of that into practice, experience what service is.”

ation in Japan and allows the blog’s visitors to donate using PayPal. “We tried to get fundraising through PayPal so that people could donate through the blog,” Moloney said.

“That’s where a large portion of our fundraising came [from].”

JCC members said the club’s efforts received a big boost after University President Lawrence Bacow on March 17 sent an e-mail to the Tufts community in which he wrote about the Japanese disaster and provided a link to JCC’s blog.

The group is now looking to expand its efforts and collaborate with other organizations.

“At this point there’s definitely help out there, and we’re trying to put it all together,” Igawa said.

The club plans to reach its new goal by continuing to collect donations at various locations across campus, expanding beyond the campus center and Dewick, according to Igawa.

“We don’t want to overdo it, but we’re definitely going to switch it up to Carmichael [Dining Hall] and some other places on campus,” Igawa said.

JCC will also fundraise at other clubs’ upcoming culture shows, he added.

“The Vietnamese Students Club and the Korean Students Association, they’re letting us collect donations at their culture shows just like CSA,” Igawa said.

JCC is planning a charity concert on April 15 in Hotung Café, according to Moloney. Although the exact line-up is yet to be determined, the club is looking to include a cappella groups and other student performers, Igawa said.

The club’s primary challenge is to keep student awareness of the disaster alive in the coming weeks.

“Basically what we feel is our biggest problem is that, coming back from

break, a lot of people might be forgetting about this crisis,” Moloney said.

“Students have already donated quite a bit, but we want to keep it in the conscience of everyone.”

JCC in addition has ordered a thousand buttons to distribute to donors, helping to remind them of the disaster, according to Igawa. “We hope they’ll go on people’s bags and such, just to keep this disaster in people’s minds,” he said.

JCC’s fundraising for earthquake relief has been “very natural,” according to Igawa.

“At the beginning … some of us doubted how much a student club could do in America,” he said. “But as we realized the destruction was just more terrible that what we ever could have imagined … that propelled all of us to do something.”

Group members deemed financial contributions to be the most efficient way to provide assistance for relief efforts.

“We wanted to do something that would actually help people who were there,” Moloney said. “What they need most right now is financial support.”

Though the American Red Cross is the current destination for all donations, JCC members are investigating other possible organizations that might more directly provide assistance to victims.

“We know that there are others,” JCC’s treasurer Noriko Aizawa, a junior, said. “They might be smaller, but more directly involved within the country.”

Thus far, student reactions to the fundraising have been overwhelmingly positive, according to JCC members.

“Everyone has been really supportive and incredible generous about our whole fundraising campaign,” Aizawa said. “We’ve been really amazed by how supportive Tufts has been so far.”

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The Japanese Culture Club has succeeded in raising over $6,000 to donate to victims of this month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan through the Red Cross.

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With the spring’s reappearance, runners and hikers can be found taking advantage of the Middlesex Fells Reservation’s many trails.

With spring, it’s time to regain the outdoors

by Sarah Strand

Daily Editorial Board

With a snow-free campus, clocks turned an hour forward and April just around the corner, it seems safe to say that spring weather is on its way. A change of seasons, for many students, comes with a sense of stir-craziness, a pang of wanderlust and a need to get off campus. These nearby spots are great for weekend or day trips and nature lovers of all kinds.

Walden Pond For those looking to get out of the hustle and bustle of campus and city life, Walden Pond may just be the perfect place to kick back and relax. Or if you are feeling a bit more reflective, you can follow in the footsteps of philosopher Henry David Thoreau, who lived in the area from 1845-47. His book, “Walden, Or Life in the Woods” (1854), has inspired generations of environmentalists with descriptions of the area’s natural beauty. Visitors are free to swim or go boating in the kettle pond created over 10,000 years ago by retreating glaciers, as well as to explore the surrounding forest.

Half an hour away from Tufts by car and an easy day trip by bike, Walden Pond quenches many a nature enthusiast’s thirst for the outdoors.

Claire Lamneck, a freshman and member of Tufts Mountain Club (TMC), decided to bike to Walden Pond with friends early last semester. Though the bike ride took longer than expected, she felt the scenery was well worth it.

“We got to walk around the entire pond, and we got to see the sunset, which was really beautiful,” Lamneck said. “It was a really fun day … and I recommend it to anyone.”

The Middlesex Fells Reservation The Middlesex Fells Reservation is one of the closest outdoor attractions to Tufts, where students can find their share of ponds and hiking trails only 10 minutes away by car. In nice weather, TMC leads regular trips to the area on weekdays. The Fells contains a variety of small ecosystems, including wetlands and oak forests, and has an important place in the history of the area as the home to many Native Americans before the colonial period. With 2,500 sprawling acres to explore just outside of Boston, the Fells is a unique metropolitan park.

“It’s the largest forest preserve in an urban area anywhere in the country,” Tufts Professor of Geology Jack Ridge said.

Ridge has spent significant time in the Fells gathering data to create a surficial geological map. His main goal is to find and record evidence of the glaciers, which previously moved across the land surface.

In addition to the land’s scientific history, the Fells offer hiking trails and views everyone can appreciate.

“It’s an interesting terrain,” Ridge said. “You get really spectacular views of Boston.”

Much of the upkeep of the Fells is performed by the group Friends of the Fells, which is dedicated to preserving the area and promoting nature recreation and education.

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum If hardcore hiking isn’t your style, this unique attraction melds easy terrain with modern art. Visitors can stroll along the meandering paths through nature and more than 60 works of art.

DeCordova also has a studio art program that offers tours, lectures and workshops regularly.

Ian MacLellan, a junior and Massachusetts native, often bikes to deCordova on sunny afternoons.

“It’s a great place for a picnic,” MacLellan said. “Probably the best place in the world for a picnic.”

Located in Lincoln, Mass., deCordova is approximately an hour and a half away by bike and under half an hour by car.

Student admission is $8, but a $2 “green discount” is given to anyone who arrives by bike. If cost is an obstacle, anyone with a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or check card can get in for free on April 2 or 3 through Bank of America’s Museums on Us Weekend.

Arnold Arboretum For those in search of an easily accessible destination, the Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum can be reached via the MBTA Orange Line. The last stop, Forest Hills, has an exit directly to the see OUTDOORS, page 4

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Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. is reachable by car or, as a day trip, by bicycle.

ear Larry B., Each morning I imagine you wake up around 6:45 a.m., kiss Adele on the shoulder, throw on a modest three-button suit, lace up your running shoes (which you’re fairly confident makes you real hip) and then head downstairs to an impeccably prepared breakfast of herb-baked ciabatta bread, poached free-range eggs and grass-fed, organic bacon. Yeah, I saw how you ball when I moseyed on over to Gifford House for Senior Dinner. Well, actually, that’s a lie. I’d planned to go, but I’d had a very large snack that afternoon and didn’t feel like throwing on a button down, so I took a nap instead. However, my roommate went, and he told me all about the endless sushi buffet. I see how you roll …

Anyway, while you roll up you sleeves and grab a mug of fair-trade coffee, I imagine you take approximately 3.5 minutes to peruse the Tufts Daily. Ya know, just to catch up on the hockey team’s losing streak and to check the Married to the Sea. It appears, then, that you missed my final column last semester about the merits of NQR. I talked about how Tufts should be proud of the event — how it crosses the boundaries of our socially stratified environment. When was the last time you walked into Carmichael, Larry? It’s abhorrent. All the athletes sit at one table, all the pretty girls at another and all the mathletes are delegated to the dungeon-like confines of the back right. It’s just like “Mean Girls” (2004), which I watched with about seven dudes in a Best Western yesterday. Don’t judge.

It’s a quality flick. Rachel McAdams as a blonde and LiLo looking all types of real hot back before she hopped on the Charlie Sheen career path of banging seven-gram rocks on the reg.

Now a couple hospitalizations and an absurd student arrest later, you’ve gone and infuriated the campus by canceling NQR. Let’s talk about this for a hot minute.

First off, brilliant tactical move, Larry.

I tip my cap to you. You announce it right before spring break, knowing that half of us will drink ourselves into a large enough stupor over the following week to forget you even canceled the bloody thing. Strong play. Second, you pulled this nonsense in your last semester. The act of pulling the plug on the student body’s favorite event won’t fall on the shoulders of Tony Montanaco (See what I did there? Imagine G. House being raided by several dozen of Drew Faust’s thugs). And most importantly, you announced it on a Monday, after my column came out, leaving me a full two weeks before I had the opportunity to respond. Well, Mr. President, here it is.

In all seriousness, I can’t understand your stance on alcohol over the past four years. First, the good: Yours is one of the highest-profile names on the Amethyst Initiative. You give it some serious credibility and simultaneously signify that you are interested in addressing college culture’s obvious drinking problem through new and progressive means.

Then, the bad: The one free pass on weed or alcohol is (basically) removed.

Then you (unsuccessfully) try to make Spring Fling dry. And now the unthinkable: You cancel NQR. You are an enigma, Larry. I’d like to know where you stand now. Did MADD ride you so hard that you flipped sides like Anakin? You were a shining beacon, a student body hero. You had our faith and support. That beacon has dimmed a little bit the past couple years. Enjoy Harvard. We’ll toast to your departure straight Bacow style — with a marathon.

Perhaps in the buff …

Stephen Miller is a senior majoring in English. He can be reached at Stephen.

Miller@tufts.edu.

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After the number of calls Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) received during the 2009 Spring Fling overwhelmed local emergency services, resulting in what was officially termed a “mass casualty incident,” the administration adopted a university steering committee’s recommendation to ban alcohol from the event.

The decision was widely successful, according to Wong and Stacey Sperling, a physician at Health Service who is the medical director of TEMS. The rate of alcohol-related transports dropped so “immensely” during last year’s Spring Fling that it made the days around the celebration seem like a regular weekend at Tufts, Sperling said.

The same happened with Winter Bash, Wong and Sperling said. After the university moved the event off-campus and limited entry, fewer alcohol abuse situations occurred, they said.

“We’re seeing the problems we saw beforehand going down,” Wong said.

Across the country, university officials have taken action to address student events that have increasingly become associated with alcohol and violence.

At the University at Albany-SUNY, drunken student rioting during the city’s March 12 pre-St. Patrick’s day celebrations resulted in thousands of dollars of damage and tarnished the institution’s reputation, according to University at Albany spokesman Karl Luntta.

Officials pre-emptively suspended the university’s annual springtime Fountain Day celebration, foreseeing similar problems.

“While Fountain Day continues to be a source of school pride, there remains a contingent of students who use this day as an excuse to promote excessive alcohol consumption that compromises everyone’s safety,” the university president, George Philip, wrote to students in an e-mail.

Fountain Day, like NQR, began as

a school tradition in the 1970s. As it grew, the student government and university pitched in to officially organize it and provide entertainment, food and security, according to Luntta.

Safety was only part of the university’s decision to suspend Fountain Day, Luntta said. Liability concerns, along with the detrimental effect of rowdy student behavior, also played a part, he said.

Other institutions have dealt with similar issues. Illinois State University has warned students against excessive drinking at Fool’s Fest, an upcoming April Fool’s Day gathering.

The president of the University of Connecticut announced a oneyear moratorium on a weekend of pre-exam partying known as Spring Weekend after a student died and over 80 people were arrested during last year’s festivities.

Over a decade ago, officials at Princeton University shut down the school’s “Nude Olympics,” an unofficial gathering of sophomores who streaked across campus to commemorate the first snowfall of the year; it, too, had become associated with excessive drinking.

A Princeton report in 1999 cited excessive drinking, slippery surfaces, groping, demeaning treatment of staff and other problems with the event.

Princeton spokeswoman Emily Aronson said that, to her knowledge, no similar event had emerged since then.

“Many students have only a vague notion of what was once an infamous tradition,” a writer for The Daily Princetonian wrote on the 10-year anniversary of the event’s end.

Meanwhile, the University at Albany, like Tufts, is looking for ideas for a new, safer tradition, Luntta said.

Tufts’ desire to recast schoolwide traditions is less about alcohol and more about ensuring that the tradition itself is a step in the right direction, according to Wong.

“You can’t just turn off the tap, per se,” Wong said, explaining that students who normally drink heavily will most likely continue to do so anyway.

The trick, he said, is influencing those who decide to drink solely because they see NQR and other big events as big drinking nights.

“You have to make it more into an event that doesn’t focus more on alcohol,” he said.

Wong, who meets with students charged with alcohol violations, said he sees cases that differ from the norm after events like Spring Fling and NQR. “A lot of times I see students who don’t have a big alcohol problem, they just got caught up in these events,” Wong said.

Alcohol must become a minor, rather than central, part of any major schoolwide event, he added.

“I think we’ve got too much of a focus on the drinking and not the celebration and the tradition,” he said.

University President-Elect Anthony Monaco said he backed Bacow’s decision to end NQR and that he planned to address alcohol abuse when he arrived in Medford this summer.

“He spoke to me about the reasons for his decision,” Monaco said of Bacow in an e-mail. “The event was a tragedy waiting to happen. It is time to move on and create new traditions that do not endanger the lives of our students.”

As for those who attempt to challenge the administration’s decision and run NQR next year, Monaco said it was as yet unclear how the university would respond.

“I understand that Dean [of Student Affairs Bruce] Reitman will be discussing the policy and enforcement of the ending of the NQR with the Committee on Student Life,” he added. “I will await their recommendations before making any decisions.”

Reitman did not respond to e-mails requesting comment for this article.

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Nearby parks make outdoor adventure easy OUTDOORS

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arboretum. This cultivated park, the oldest public arboretum in North America, offers both aesthetic scenery and an educational bent and is a fresh alternative to the crowded Boston Common and Public Gardens. Visitors can learn about new plants, research and how to nurture their own green thumb.

“It’s got lots of trails through a cultivated forest,” Ridge said. “[There are] lots of labeled plants.”

Though picnicking is prohibited to protect the plant collections, bikes are allowed on paved paths. Now that spring is near, the arboretum is offering events most days in April. In addition to viewing the vast collection of plants, students can peruse the arboretum’s on-site library, view art exhibitions and attend a variety of tours and lectures.

Pawtuckaway State Park Though this park is really only accessible from campus by car, Pawtuckaway gives students the chance to get into the wilderness and out of state. This 5,500acre preserve in New Hampshire offers the opportunity for multitudes of outdoor activities including fishing, camping, skiing and bouldering. Pawtuckaway is another favorite spot of Ridge’s, and he has led geological hikes in the area for students. One of his favorite aspects of the park is a boulder field, popular among climbers.

“It has piles of boulders that are the size of [a] building or half the size,” Ridge said. “It’s really, really neat.”

Getting outdoors may be particularly attractive in the springtime, but Pawtuckaway is a year-round destination. Visitors can hike any of the three mountains in the park in warmer weather or snowshoe and Nordic ski in the winter months.

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CBS offers solid, if generic, programming

Network is one of the few places to stock traditional multi-camera sitcoms

This is the first installment in a fourpart series investigating the current state of television comedy. Over the course of the week, the series will look at the halfhour comedy offerings on the four major broadcast networks. Today’s installment focuses on those comedies airing on CBS, the most-watched television network in America.

Broadcast television runs on advertising revenue. TV networks charge higher ad rates for their more popular programs, since more people watching a particular show means more people watching the commercials during it.

More important than total viewers, though, is the adults 18-49 demographic. The rationale is that these relatively younger viewers are less likely to be set in their ways regarding brand loyalty.

Advertisers are willing to pay more to reach those viewers because, to them, it is a better investment.

CBS, then, is an interesting network.

While most of the other networks are developing programming skewed to the younger sector and dealing with declining viewership, CBS seems perfectly happy with broad-appeal shows, not necessarily targeted at the coveted advertiser demographic.

The strategy has turned out to be a pretty good one: Many of CBS’s shows attract so many total viewers that, percentage-wise, the number of adults 18-49 is still well within the desirable range. In fact, the network is currently by

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‘Mad Love’ has a charming cast, but the characters have little to do in the generic sitcom. ranked second this season in the key demographic rating.

All of this is to say that, while the CBS comedies may not be the hippest or smartest or funniest, they are still some of the most popular and are extremely profitable for the network.

Much of that success is due to uber writer/producer Chuck Lorre, who cocreated “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” and also executive produces “Mike & Molly.” All three are traditional multi-camera sitcoms, filmed in front of live audiences — an increas-

Gallery Review

Exhibition contrasts the macabre with youthful humor by

Melissa Ferrari

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Although the sinister nature of the American illustration artist Edward Gorey suggests an adult audience,

Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey At the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery, through June 4 Boston Athenæum 10 ½ Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 617-227-0270 it is likely that you would recognize Gorey’s books from your childhood.

Gorey, who is being commemorated by the Boston Athenæum in an expansive exhibit called “Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey,” was one of the 20th century’s most prized illustrators, primarily in children’s literature.

Gorey was a master at balancing the macabre and a certain level of discomfort with weird and silly humor in a way that appeals to children and adults alike. Identified under the branch of “literary nonsense” — which also claims authors such as Lewis Carroll and Dr. Seuss — Gorey’s work combines the ambiance of the eerily corpselike children in Käthe Kollwitz prints with the simple, playful drawings that Shel Silverstein uses to illustrate his poetry and a heavy Victorian, Gothic influence.

Primarily working in pen, Gorey created wonderfully bizarre and eccentric narratives, showing a fondness for word play and peculiar vocabulary in the text that he illustrates. For

example, the exhibit features pages from the book “The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing” (1963), which takes a twisted approach to a children’s alphabet book by naming a child who has died for each letter.

The letter “A” stands for “Amy who fell down the stairs” and “B is for Basil assaulted by bears.”

The Boston Athenæum, a cultural library located a few doors down from the State House by the Boston Common, provides a particularly comfortable atmosphere for the show (although I recommend going on a weekday or in the morning due to the exhibit’s popularity). The main gallery’s deep purple walls let the relatively small black and white drawings pop from their frames, and each of Gorey’s books is neatly condensed into a series of a few select images that successfully evoke the atmosphere and textual feeling of each publication.

Chronologically arranged from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s to later work, the exhibit allows viewers to see Gorey’s progression into a broader variety of textures and subjects from the ’60s onward. Although he may be mainly known for his illustrated books, the later drawings in the show also feature his theatrical talent through the inclusion of costume and set design sketches.

Productions such as “The Mikado,” for which Gorey successfully combined traditional Eastern attire with his characteristically Victorian aesthetics, show the ability Gorey developed to apply his mature, distinctive style to subjects and projects beyond his usual domain.

Sketchbooks, storyboards and personal relics, such as a few charmsee GOREY, page 6

ing rarity nowadays, when single-camera is in vogue — but while the laughter we hear is definitely real (not an artificial laugh track), I can’t say I laugh along most of the time.

Lorre’s jokes often come off as contemptuous, having the audience laugh at geeks (“Big Bang”) and the overweight (“Mike & Molly”), rather than with them, and the show format means they go for the broadest humor they can in the hopes of packing in as many jokes as possible. see CBS COMEDIES, page 6

Movie Review

‘Lincoln Lawyer’ barely passes low bar it set for itself by

David Gittess

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The problem with low expectations is that they are often easily met.

Commercials for “The Lincoln Lawyer,”

The Lincoln Lawyer Starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei Directed by Brad Furman adapted from Michael Connelly’s novel of the same name, gave the impression that this movie was an utterly pedestrian crime drama with attractive stars, absurd plot twists and an underwhelming ending that would be both unsatisfying and pointless. The movie has a few saving graces, but, ultimately, the initial low expectations are exactly what the movie meets.

Things started on a high point with Bobby Bland’s “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” (1974) over the intro credits. The music, combined with the lack of a proper teaser, causes an opening reminiscent of the sort of ridiculous cop movies that filled B-movie theaters in the ’70s, and things only grow sillier from there. Matthew McConaughey plays Mickey Haller, a smooth yet not entirely scrupulous lawyer whose experience in high-profile cases earns him an appropriate “bad boy” reputation.

When Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) is accused of rape, assault and attempted murder, he seeks out Haller to represent him in court. As one can guess, however, things aren’t quite so straightforward and Haller ends up in a difficult position between Roulet’s power see LINCOLN LAWYER, page 6

Eugene Kim | Alleged but Not Convicted

Crackheads and Batman When I saw “The Fighter” I was pretty sure Christian Bale actually spent some time as a crackhead. Bale’s normal weight is 185 pounds at exactly six feet. Not too shabby, but for “The Fighter” he was hovering around 145 pounds. He has a history of drastically changing his body for a role.

If anyone else has seen “The Machinist” (2004), where Mr. Bale was down to a scary 120 pounds, you’ll agree.

He is a method actor, meaning he completely immerses himself in a role (contrast this with the likes of Chris Tucker, who fits the role to his personality). I’m not sure which I prefer in my movies — it can be almost distracting how devoted Bale is to his role, and as my readers know, I really, really like Chris Tucker. My brother and his friends call Bale “Christ Bale” because they trust him so much to make any role in a movie interesting.

Within a year, Bale went directly from his role in “The Machinist” to “Batman Begins” (2005), gaining almost 70 pounds of muscle to get to 190. I’m not questioning his skill as an actor — the dude can play a role with an intensity that you don’t see very often (he was a very, very angry John Connor in McG’s “Terminator Salvation” (2009) movie), but that kind of dedication implicitly requires a huge amount of emotional effort on the actor’s part.

I’m sure you’ve heard that recorded outburst by Bale on the set of “Terminator Salvation,” where he blows up on some poor dude for accidentally walking on a set during filming — ruining a scene and wasting Bale’s sweet time. And more somberly, it’s been alleged that the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” (2008) helped spur Heath Ledger’s spiral into depression, indirectly leading to his death — and Mr. Ledger was also a very well-known method actor.

I guess the point I’m driving at is that I don’t think I like method actors. I like what they do; they make some good movies.

But I don’t think I like them — I wouldn’t want to drink a beer with Christian Bale.

I would roll into hell itself with Chris Tucker, but Christian Bale doesn’t seem to be a likable guy. He takes himself too seriously. He needs to chill out. Relax.

Psychological thrillers are pretty boss — I watch “Hoarders” and I love a spiral into craziness like anybody else. “The Jacket” (2005) with Adrien Brody, any movie with Daniel Day-Lewis, “Fight Club” (1999) with Edward Norton: There are a lot of awesome movies where the actors go the extra mile. And after all, making a good movie is sort of an actor’s job. For me, I guess it’s the difference between watching “Black Swan” (2010) and the recently released “Sucker Punch.” One is about a very pretty lady going slowly crazy, and the other is about crazy hot chicks fighting a big stone samurai with a Gatling gun. I’ll watch both, but I will totally have more fun during one than another.

Method actors do a great job of bringing reality right to your face. They can bring a gritty realism to a role that can’t be achieved without some sacrifice on the part of the actor — a super-skinny and sleep-deprived Bale is the perfect example because it made “The Machinist” really engaging and worth watching. But, really, I can’t watch too many serious movies like that in a row. Variety is the spice of life, and you can’t be serious all the time. After watching “American History X” (1998), I followed it up immediately with that stupid Dennis Leary movie about airdropping an elephant during the Vietnam War — “Operation Dumbo Drop” (1995). And you know what? Both movies were awesome in their own right, but I had a great time during the second one.

Eugene Kim is a senior majoring in biology.

He can be reached at Eugene.Kim@tufts.edu.

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struggles, a police investigation and the guilt of an innocent man he failed to defend. The narrative is consistent, and the frequent twists keep the story interesting, even if they are unsurprising and ultimately derivative.

The acting is solid, with McConaughey’s natural charm pretty much keeping the entire movie above water. The immersion factor is undercut when Haller’s mental state deteriorates near the end of the second act, but McConaughey is apparently too attractive to be convincingly distressed (as evidenced by his flawless head of hair, which stays perfect even after he hasn’t slept for days).

William H. Macy is perhaps the most misplaced as the private investigator, Frank Levin, but eventually his flowing hair and dashingly weird looks make for a lovable yet believable spy.

The cinematography, like the acting and story, is functional yet bland. About once every five minutes, the zoom lurches forward as though it had just tripped over itself. The effect is pointless and irritating, but if one can ignore it, the movie is still watchable.

As a side note, the product placement behind “The Lincoln Lawyer” is as heavy-handed and jarring as was Bed Bath and Beyond’s role in “Click” (2006).

The Lincoln that Haller drives has nothing to do with the plot, but that seems hard to believe given how lovingly the camera chooses to linger on the car’s emblem.

Far and away, the major failing of “The Lincoln Lawyer” is a lack of proper suspense, both in the buildup and execution.

Crime dramas as a genre must rely on

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William H. Macy’s (far right) performance is one of the saving graces of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer.’ suspense to keep the audience engaged — once the main character seems unassailable or the mystery is resolved, all of a sudden the threat is no longer an issue. It also doesn’t help that the suspense leading to the one true surprising twist was resolved with such straight-faced absurdity that the audience was laughing too hard to notice or respect it.

The solution is simple: Recast the main character. McConaughey absolutely dwarfs the villain physically, and his smooth operating makes him seem equally well built on an interpersonal level. He simply is too good to be brought almost to his knees. Tack on the fact that the main antagonist — Roulet — has no vendetta against Haller, and it becomes difficult to

connect with their power struggle.

So that’s “The Lincoln Lawyer” in a nutshell: charmless, shallow and a derivative yet functional movie with fatal suspense problems. Nothing is bad enough to be a dealbreaker, but save your time for a rental and your money for a brandnew vintage Lincoln Town Car. I’ve heard they’re fantastic.

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Edward Gorey’s ‘B is for Basil assaulted by bears.’

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ingly illustrated envelopes that Gorey sent to his mother, provide an even deeper scope into the delightfully crazy mind of Edward Gorey. Given the very precise, finished nature of Gorey’s illustrations, the ability to view his creative process through sketching and word play is especially valuable.

A fair amount of Gorey’s color illustrations are also on display, primarily watercolor over ink or prints, which is a nice surprise given the prevalence of black ink drawings among Gorey’s most popular works.

Gorey’s trademark hatching style and impeccable draftsmanship define his work.

Delicate hatching is richly layered to create dramatic shadows that sometimes swallow his figures, and his ability to subtly maneuver thin lines into convincing textures is exemplified throughout the exhibit.

The beauty of viewing Gorey’s book illustrations in person is that we are no longer limited to the familiar, up-close perspec-

tive we would have with one of his publications in our hands.

We can look at the intricate line work in his illustrations up close as we would in their book form, but by backing up from each piece we can note how his careful hatching melts together in soft, elegant gradients and calm, stable compositions.

This exhibit holds a vast collection of the whimsical yet eerie characters that Gorey conceived, from the mysterious figures that dramatically stalk through many of his illustrations in long, foreboding cloaks to strange monsters like Hooglyboo, a character that resembles Winnie the Pooh with a pan placed on his head and a missing leg.

But even in the face of death or unpleasant company, Gorey’s characters maintain a somewhat lighthearted, aloof mentality because of their ridiculous nature. The discord between sinister imagery, silly yet pleasant illustrations and utterly ridiculous poems and stories produces a distinct, irresistible humor that has enchanted a cult following of his work.

All are solidly constructed and backed by mostly strong casts — Jon Cryer won an Emmy in 2009 for his work on “Two and a Half Men,” as did Jim Parsons in 2010 for “Big Bang Theory” — but the jokes are so cheap most of the time that it’s hard to understand the mass appeal.

“Two and a Half Men,” the network’s biggest hit, is also the biggest question mark. After Charlie Sheen’s well-documented tribulations and rants against the show’s producers, he was fired, and the network and studio have yet to announce their plans for the future of the series. There are rumors that CBS wants Sheen back, and “Men” is a big enough money maker that it’s not out of the question, but until the network executives announce next season’s schedule at their upfront in May (and maybe even afterward), nothing is certain.

“How I Met Your Mother” (“HIMYM”) is CBS’s best sitcom. At this point, the mystery surrounding the titular mother seems to be pushed to the background, but it has allowed for some strong character development, leading to some great acting from the whole ensemble and by Jason Segel in particular. Even Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), the relentless womanizer, has found more depth, in large part thanks to Harris and the writers taking what could be a one-joke character seriously.

As for the rest of the CBS comedy roster, “Mad Love” shows the most promise. It’s one of several “group of young professionals at different stages in their relationships” comedies currently on the air, but it boasts a strong cast, including Sarah Chalke, Jason Biggs and Judy Greer, and if it didn’t try so hard to be a “HIMYM” clone, it might be able to carve out a

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Charlie Sheen, CBS’s biggest moneymaker, has an uncertain future with the network. that William Shatner acting nice little niche for itself.

“Rules of Engagement” crazy isn’t enough to build an and “$#*! My Dad Says” entire show around. (which ended its first season Bottom line: CBS’s comedies in February and has yet to be are nothing special, but the netrenewed for another season) work is the place to go for traare less promising. The for- ditional multi-camera sitcoms. mer is now in its fifth season, Obviously, millions of people a somewhat miraculous feat like these shows, but that their considering its generic nature. format is the most distinguishThe latter has proven much less ing aspect of most of them funny than the Twitter feed it doesn’t speak too highly of their was adapted from and shows quality (“HIMYM” excepted).

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Japan should instruct, not deter, our nuclear future Over the past weeks, we have watched as the Sendai earthquake and tsunami have thrown Japan’s nuclear power plants into a deepening state of emergency. Even as the repairs are made and the reactors cool, neighboring towns will likely suffer the effects of radiation for decades to come.

These tragic events have sparked valid concerns among the American public and policymakers alike about the nation’s existing nuclear power facilities and should serve as a much needed wake-up call for the state of our own nuclear regulations.

A recent report by the Union of Concerned Scientists found 14 “near miss” incidents in which a nuclear plant was in serious danger during 2010. The report also identified “serious safety problems” at three other U.S. plants, including the Indian Point nuclear power plant, located roughly 25 miles north of New York City, which has had a leaking reactor liner for years. Meanwhile, funding for inspectors is dangerously low, and Republicans have proposed deep cuts to the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and radioactive emergency response training, among other programs.

President Obama has responded by ordering a complete review of the nation’s

104 nuclear power plants, and budget hearings for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have begun in Congress to address an overhaul of the nation’s nuclear safety programs.

Yet this new drive for strong regulatory safeguards need not prevent the construction of more modern nuclear power plants. As Secretary of Energy Steven Chu put it, the best response is to “use this opportunity to learn as best we can.” In many ways, nuclear energy remains an appealing option. Statistics from the World Health Organization suggest that producing a terawatt hour of nuclear energy leads to 0.04 worker deaths on average, while the same amount leads to 36 deaths in the petroleum industry and 161 deaths from coal mining.

Developing our nuclear capacity also reduces our dependence on foreign oil.

Dwindling supplies and volatility in the Middle East and North Africa have recently pushed oil prices to a two-year high, solidifying the need for alternative energy sources. Fossil fuels are leading sources of carbon dioxide emissions, while nuclear power plants are virtually carbon-free.

As a nation, we should take this opportunity to embrace newer, safer nuclear

technology that has emerged from recent research. While the United States is currently the largest producer of nuclear power, no new plants have been begun construction since the Three Mile Island disaster in 1979. As a result, our plants are rapidly aging while other countries are building new ones. Over three-quarters of France’s energy use, for example, is covered by nuclear production.

At the same time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently announced its decision to construct a “thorium-based molten salt reactor system,” which they claim produces 1,000 times less hazardous waste than uranium-based reactors and uses a simple powerless failsafe in the event of a possible meltdown. While the United States was instrumental in the advent of nuclear power, it is other countries that are perfecting its less-dangerous iterations.

Now more than ever, U.S. nuclear energy policy must be approached in a way that holds the protection of its citizens as the highest priority. Yet setting a high standard of safety need not deter the ingenuity of American researchers and entrepreneurs.

Obama should continue to honor his promise of a new century of safe, modern nuclear power.

Nate Beeler

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Is it irony or just business as usual when a government agency is prevented from performing the functions it was established for? This is what might happen to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A new bill, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, moving through Congress would keep the EPA from regulating carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions of power plants and oil refineries. While the bill addresses some economic concerns, if passed it would render the EPA almost completely unable to monitor dangerous greenhouse gases.

A U.S. House committee passed a bill [earlier this month] to prevent the EPA from regulating the amount of CO2 produced by power plants and oil refineries.

The bill will now move to the House, where it will likely pass.

Scientific data offered by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, indicates that atmospheric CO2 concentrations haven’t increased significantly in the 850 years preceding the Industrial Revolution. But since the onset of the Industrial Revolution in 1850, CO2 con-

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centrations increased by about 40 percent, according to a Jan. 12 New York Times article. Since this increase has been directly linked to the environmental threat of global warming, it’s highly irrational to limit the powers of the federal agency that’s responsible for preventing a potential catastrophe.

Even worse, coal power plants supply almost half the consumed electricity in the [United States], and coal emits the highest CO 2 concentrations of any known fuel. Essentially, the House committee has decided to stick with the status quo by keeping gas and electricity cheap and precluding the EPA from taking measures that would encourage the search for affordable, alternative fuels. Climate models show that the Earth’s temperature could rise as much as 11 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century. Clearly, this isn’t a problem that can be ignored, but that’s precisely what this bill intends to do.

It’s true that the rapidly rising costs of fuel represent a profound economic problem. But in this case, the livelihood of our entire planet trumps short-term

financial comfort. Our country is responsible for 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and Americans have greater emissions per capita than almost any other nation. So far, our government has taken swift steps to reverse global warming, and companies like BP have responded positively. In spite of their huge environmental disaster with last summer’s massive oil spill, BP has invested in wind power, solar power and carbon capture interests. If the government sets a precedent by protecting companies that cause global warming, they’ll discourage the initiatives by the companies that seek alternative fuel sources.

Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) claims that the Energy Tax Prevention Act he’s sponsoring will rein in the federal government and ensure that the EPA doesn’t inhibit “free enterprise and personal liberty.” That seems to be a rather forgiving description of energy industries whose practices have traded our health and safety for financial interests for over a century. This bill should be rejected by the House to indicate Congress’s commitment to environmental responsibility.

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Qaddafi, a modern-day Don Quixote by

Ashish Malhotra | Follow the Leader

Obama strikes a delicate balance

Fathi El-Shihibi

Were Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author of “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha” alive today, he would be surprised to encounter a living, breathing clone of his delusional antihero Don Quixote in Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Not only does Qaddafi seem to share the less-than-stable mental state of Don Quixote, but he also wrestles with his own versions of the windmills that Don Quixote imagines to be belligerent giants worthy of conquest. While Don Quixote in his bouts of insanity imagined himself a chivalrous knighterrant riding his noble steed, fighting towering adversaries and rescuing damsels in distress, the equally unstable Qaddafi holds similar delusions and imagines himself a savior who could single-handedly win his jousts with the world giants (the United States and the Soviet Union) and triumphantly rescue the whole world from the world from its erroneous ways.

Since Qaddafi’s adversaries, schemes and adventures are too numerous to account for here, I would like to focus on the most memorable few. What better to start with than his fancying himself the unifier of the Arabs, even to the point of seeing himself assuming a similar role to that of former German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who unified Germany by “iron and blood” in the late 19th century. However, the comparison of the two stops here, for Qaddafi’s early attempts at a united Arab world ended abruptly when a proposed alliance between Libya, Syria and Egypt failed, as the countries could not agree upon terms of federation.

Once his vision of Arab unity turned into a fleeting mirage, Qaddafi turned his focus on Africa as a place that could benefit from his knack for uniting states. While his involvement in Uganda to save his buddy Field Marshal Idi Amen Dada (known as “the

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butcher of Uganda”) ended in the tragic loss of many Ugandan and Libyan lives, his wooing of President JeanBedel Bokassa of the Central African Republic is one for the books of bloopers and practical jokes. After being paid handsomely by Qaddafi to switch from Christianity to Islam, Bokassa went back home and converted back to Christianity. He then promoted himself to emperor and had a coronation as glamorous as those of the Winsor Royal Family in Buckingham Palace.

Acting as if he had already won his glorious expeditions in the Arab world and in Africa, Qaddafi then announced to the world that he was the unrivaled international leader, philosopher and visionary. He even declared that the flap of his tent was wide open to welcome world leaders seeking his wisdom who would be rewarded with lucrative oil contracts. Many world leaders answered the call and flocked to the tent of the wise man of Africa, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Italian

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Even after the Libyan people revolted and forced the invincible leader to take a hard look in the mirror, he still saw Libya and her people as another challenging obstacle to his march to glory, another windmill to vanquish. Unlike Don Quixote though, he has not been restored to sanity.

Members of the U.N. Security Council have overwhelmingly voted for Resolution 1973 to avert a horrible civil war that could embroil cities west and east of Libya. The Libyan people are in dire need of help in spreading the word about the regime’s crimes against them. The violence perpetuated by this unconscionable regime will end only by the end of Qaddafi’s 42-year reign and the establishment of a democratic government alongside the governments of Tunisia and Egypt.

Fathi El-Shihibi is an adjunct professor of Islam in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University.

Cancellation of NQR shows lack of support from TCU Senate by

Logan Cotton

Two weeks ago, University President Lawrence Bacow surprised Tufts students and alumni when he announced that Tufts University will no longer sanction the Naked Quad Run (NQR). His decision upset the student body and induced feelings of sadness, disappointment and even anger. But President Bacow’s decision was not particularly surprising to those who were aware of the president’s disapproval of NQR — a weariness that stemmed from his first encounter with the run in 2002, the subsequent years of anxiety that the run caused him and the adverse reactions of the Board of Trustees to reports of this year’s NQR being riddled with overconsumption, police brutality and students’ heckling of police.

Surprising to me, however, is the lack of opposition demonstrated by student leaders like Tufts Community Union (TCU) President Sam Wallis and Programming Board Co-Chair Sarah Habib, both seniors.

In the March 14 Daily article “Bacow ends Naked Quad Run,” which accompanied President Bacow’s op-ed, Wallis and Habib continually emphasized the idea that the decision was final and that “At the end of the day, [they’re] not going to debate the decision that the administration made.” It is an embarrassment that these two student leaders — one of whom is a directly elected student representative — would demonstrate such complacency at a moment when many Tufts students feel frustrated, betrayed and upset about the decision announced by President Bacow.

Before elaborating on that point, however, I do want to say that I believe that Wallis’ and Habib’s hearts are in the right place; they want to see Tufts quickly find a

new tradition in order to allow the community to heal in this post-NQR world. After all, replacing an event that is, as sophomore Ben Ross described to The Boston Globe, “a thrilling whirl of liberation, whether one drinks or not,” is no small task.

Despite their intentions, though, I cannot look past these leaders’ unwillingness to publicly air the student body’s disapproval, and I see the lack of further engagement against the administration’s decision as a failure on Wallis’ and Habib’s parts to represent the student body. I must also add that the lack of representation on the part of the TCU president is especially disappointing considering the fact that he was elected by the student body for the purpose of presenting its position to the administration.

Furthermore, the TCU Senate — which has yet to discuss the recent decision — should break away from Wallis’ example and actively contest the administration on this issue, demonstrating student opposition to the termination of a treasured tradition. The Senate has no authority to make policy for Tufts University; its purpose is to serve as a megaphone, an amplifier, for the grievances expressed

by Tufts students. Although petitions and resolutions will not directly revive NQR, the Senate will fail its primary duty if it neglects to argue properly, publicly and forcefully against the administration in order to represent its constituents.

Hence, in a situation like this, when a tradition that has been sustained since the 1970s, has served as a rallying point for a school community that often finds itself divided and has been a point of pride among current students and alumni — when such a tradition is squelched by the administration and a significant portion of

the student body is so obviously troubled by the decision, the TCU Senate must voice the opinion of the student body.

As a member of the Senate, I must openly state that the body has at many moments throughout this school year — including during this most recent controversy — failed to fight for the interests of the student body, and instead prioritized the maintenance of amicable relations with administrators. The approach taken by senators has too often turned into advocacy for the administration’s interests and for the programs or plans that would make matters simplest for them as opposed to what Tufts students wanted.

While I don’t believe that any of the senators hold hostile feelings toward the administration, every senator should be mindful of the fact that his or her constituency is the student body and that the administration’s interests and the students’ interests tend to diverge. That tension is good and healthy.

I hope that the Senate will find its voice in the coming weeks on a topic that means so much to students and alumni here.

There exists no better opportunity for members of the Senate to reaffirm their commitment to the student body and to atone for past shortcomings by standing up to the administration and declaring that the student body is unhappy with President Bacow’s decision.

And if there is a silver lining, perhaps it is that Bacow’s op-ed served as a reminder that ultimately the president of a university answers to many names — but none of those names are “homeboy.”

Logan Cotton is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. He is a TCU Senator.

hile many of you were enjoying your spring breaks in Cancun or Puerto Rico, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 was passed on March 17, issuing a no-fly zone over Libya. Within days of the resolution’s passing, Libya was struck from the air by foreign powers.

Having always been uneasy about the idea of a nation intervening in the domestic affairs of another, I was vehemently against the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. In this case, however, with Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi reportedly killing scores of his citizens brutally, I found myself slightly less perturbed by the intervention.

Libya was a no-win situation for the United States; intervention would have led to comparisons to Iraq and Vietnam, while standing idle would have led to comparisons to genocides in Rwanda and Sudan. Criticism would have come either way.

Moving forward, one can only continue to somewhat support the intervention if clear steps are taken to make sure that Libya does not turn into another Iraq. Many have already expressed concern that the United States or other allied powers might occupy Libya after toppling the Qaddafi government.

For his part, President Barack Obama has gone to great lengths to depict the intervention as far different from Iraq. Not only did Obama shy away from Bush’s unilateralist approach, but he actually let other nations, like France and the United Kingdom, take the lead. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron pushed for the U.N. Security Council Resolution and the no-fly zone, which many in Obama’s administration, such as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, were initially wary of.

Furthermore, once Resolution 1973 passed, France was the first nation to launch attacks into Libya, well before the United States.

While military support from members of the League of Arab States has been sparse, the League’s request on March 12 for the U.N. Security Council to issue a no-fly zone was an important geopolitical development that gave greater credence to the eventual resolution.

Obama’s rhetoric has also shown that he is making a concerted effort to paint the intervention as a multilateral endeavor. In a March 26 radio address, Obama said, “This is now a broad, international effort. Our allies and partners are enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya and the arms embargo at sea. … This is how the international community should work: more nations, not just the United States, bearing the responsibility and cost of upholding peace and security.”

Additionally, over the weekend, the members of NATO agreed that the alliance will take over Libyan operations under the command of Canadian Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard.

Letting the intervention take shape in this manner was a shrewd, tactical move by Obama, making it difficult for anyone to say down the line that this was a U.S., or even a U.S.-led, operation.

However, despite all his political maneuvering, Libya could still end up an Iraq-like mess that is inextricably linked to Obama in the history books. There have already been claims — not just from the Qaddafi government — that the air strikes of the allied forces have killed civilians and that the allies have worked closely with the rebels. If true, these developments are troubling because they go beyond the scope of Resolution 1973’s mandate.

Time will tell where the Libyan intervention will go. The murky nature of the intervention and the definitions of terms within international law such as “no-fly zone” have made Obama’s task tricky. Nevertheless, Obama has done well to this point to intervene with substantial foreign support and without seeming overly bellicose. In order to keep the integrity of that image alive, it is important he makes sure that the terms of the resolution are upheld and that foreign activity in Libya does not evolve into anything more than a humanitarian intervention.

Ashish Malhotra is a senior majoring in international relations and political science. He can be reached at Ashish.Malhotra@tufts.edu.

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The Jumbos were able to carry the momentum into the second half, continuing their domination both offensively and defensively throughout the period. “At halftime the plan was to keep doing exactly what we were doing,� Egan said. “We wanted to maintain composure and patience on attack and stay intense and focused on defense.�

The continued focus paid off for the Jumbos as they maintained their composure and intensity despite Williams’ second-half efforts to get back into the game. Tufts scored two of the first three goals of the half, extending its lead to 8-1.

But the Ephs did not go quietly, surging forward with four of the next five goals to narrow the deficit to 9-5 with 14:28 to go in regulation.

The Jumbos needed to respond and they did so, with Kozin and Egan taking advantage of the fourth of five Williams yellow cards to notch two goals within 11 seconds of each other.

One last push from the Ephs dropped the lead to three at the 5:07 mark, but once again

the Jumbos had the answer, with goals from freshman attackman Gabby Horner and junior attackman Steph Perez sealing the win.

Tufts’ offense was led by Kozin’s four goals and Egan’s two goals and four assists. Perez and Horner each contributed two goals, as well. With this NESCAC victory, the Jumbos improve to 2-1 in conference play and 3-2 overall. “This win was really crucial for us because it’s the first game we played the full 60 minutes and really gelled as a team,�

Kozin said. “We’ve been progressing with each practice and game, and our hard work really showed today.�

The improvements have been undoubtedly tangible.

The Jumbos gave No. 6 Colby a scare on March 18, leading at the half and up two with less than seven minutes to go before the Mules put away three unanswered goals in the final minutes.

The Jumbos then traveled to Hoboken, N.J., on March 21, where they were outscored 10-2

by No. 9 Stevens in the first half and fell 15-10. Tufts concluded its road trip with a hard-fought 11-10 victory over a Haverford College squad that refused to

go away after the Jumbos held the lead for much of the game.

The Jumbos’ spring break schedule, while challenging, provided an opportunity for the team to bond and focus completely on lacrosse. The team chemistry is evident both on and off the field and has contributed significantly to the Jumbos’ success. “Since we’ve spent so much time together, we were all on the same page intensity-wise and were able to come together to play our game,� Kozin said.

Moving forward, the Jumbos look to continue to translate their cohesive team dynamic into unity and fluidity on the field. The Jumbos will travel to Bates on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. matchup against the Bobcats as they look to continue their NESCAC success.

With two NESCAC matchups in the next week against Bates and Wesleyan, this victory over Williams will serve as a springboard into the next stretch of the Jumbos’ season. “To prepare for the Bates game, we will be working to maintain our composure and intensity,� Egan said. “We will focus on patience in attack and reducing the number of fouls in the eight on defense.�

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Junior goalie Steven Foglietta, seen here in a March 13 game against Amherst, is proving himself a prime time performer, stopping an astounding 24 of 37 shots fired at him in the No. 1 Jumbos’ season-defining 14-13 victory over No. 2 Stevenson on Wednesday night.

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attackman D.J. Hessler called it, doesn’t mean that Foglietta was even playing better than usual. In fact, in every game this season in which Foglietta has played a full 60 minutes, his save percentage has increased. After the .648 mark he posted against Stevenson, Foglietta followed it with a .739 showing, saving 17 of 23 shots against Williams in Saturday’s 12-6 Jumbos victory. This early in the season, Foglietta’s ability to build off his own success, as well as feed off pressure instead of buckling beneath it, is an exciting prospect for the Jumbos.

If this were the NFL and

Foglietta were a quarterback, he’d be a franchise player — who has the potential to have his best game of the season in the Super Bowl.

Through all the national attention, though, Foglietta remains humble.

“The defense really played a big part in that whole thing,” he said. “They had a lot of shots, but they weren’t getting quality shots because the defense was keeping them out.”

While the difference in the game may have been goalie play, the rest of the team was able to keep the Jumbos ahead to give Foglietta the chance to shine.

Stevenson was playing catchup after the first quarter and

the desperation only enhanced Tufts’ game plan. And, while the Mustangs scrambled, the Jumbos’ offense was efficient, the midfield smart and the defense organized. The Jumbos have solidified their place atop Div. III men’s lacrosse and showed the country they are the same team — if not a more composed and confident version of it — which took home the ring in 2010.

Tonight, when Western New England College arrives at Bello Field, the Golden Bears will be greeted by not only a streaking Foglietta, but also the energy that the entire team is sure to bring back to Bello after a successful week on the road.

FANTASTIC FOGLIETTA Junior Steven Foglietta is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the best big-game goalies in the country, a mark solidied by his 24-save performance in the No. 1 Jumbos’ 14-13 win on Wednesday. But the nail-biting victory versus No. 2 Stevenson was not the first time Foglietta has stepped up. The Daily compares his showing in the 2010 NCAA National Championship game against Salisbury with his performance against the Mustangs.

Date Location Saves 4th-quarter saves Shots faced Shots on goal faced Goals allowed Result

Salisbury May 30, 2010 Baltimore, Md. 13 7 41 19 6 9-6, Tufts

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Senior quad-captain D.J. Hessler leads his team with 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) through this season’s first five games.

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begin at 4 p.m., was postponed to 8 p.m. in order to avoid afternoon storms.

That plan backfired; weather conditions deteriorated and an onslaught of thunderstorms set on shortly before the opening whistle.

After two additional delays, the players took the field and, at 9:38 p.m., junior midfielder Nick Rhoads and the Mustangs’ senior Ray Witte stepped up to the X. “In the locker room, we tried to not let [the delays] affect us at all,” sophomore defensive-midfielder Sam Diss said. “Personally, I was pretty antsy because we’d been sitting there so long, but everyone handled it pretty well.”

The Jumbos went on to clinch a stunning victory in what was essentially a home game for Stevenson, but it was not until the final seconds that the 14-13 win was definite.

After senior quad-captain midfielder Matt Witko kicked off the scoring for an early Tufts lead, the Mustangs responded with consecutive scores from senior attackmen Richie Ford and First-Team All-American Jimmy Dailey, who on the goal became Stevenson’s all-time leader in points.

Early in the third quarter, Tufts held its largest lead of the game at 10-6, but Stevenson’s persistent squad remained within three points until it closed to within one on a goal from sophomore attackman Tyler Reid with 2:34 remaining.

In the final minutes, Stevenson senior midfielder Neal Barthelme and freshman midfielder Tony Rossi each rattled off shots that were denied by the post and Foglietta, respectively, but a crucial man-advantage allowed the Jumbos to

succeed in a game of keep-away as the clock ticked down.

“Stevenson definitely got a lot of shots off, but the defense really kept them down the wings, rather than letting them inside,” Foglietta said. “That made my job much easier.”

In the matchup, which concluded around 11:40 p.m., Tufts’ juniors shined.

Midfielder Kevin McCormick scored three goals and notched two assists, while attackman Sean Kirwan added four goals. Hessler and Witko tallied three goals apiece.

“We knew coming into the game that it was going to be run-and-gun,” Diss said. “At the end of the game, we were just playing solid [defense] on them, and they were putting up shots. We wanted to make sure that those shots were the most difficult for them and the best for [Foglietta].”

Barthelme led the Mustangs with four goals and an assist, but Tufts’ defense forced uncharacteristic offensive struggles for Stevenson, who fired off 76 shots to the Jumbos’ 35 in a losing effort.

Foglietta posted 24 saves, again proving himself a dominant goalkeeper in highpressure situations.

“It was more about staying evenkeeled and never getting too excited or too down,” Foglietta said. “Really after each save it was, ‘Get it up the field and we’ll get the next one.’ We’re always looking forward to the next possession, the next shot, the next clear.”

The Jumbos consistently limited Dailey’s options, and the powerhouse attackman finished with just one goal and three assists.

“We have solid poles, and if a shortstick was on Dailey, we knew a slide was coming early,” Diss said. “We try to play

in a way that it doesn’t really matter who’s covering who and coach [Brett] Holm’s philosophy is that it doesn’t matter who you’re on; we trust you to play good defense on them.”

In a physical game won by attrition, brute force and mental toughness, the Jumbos overcame winning just 11 of 30 face-offs and capitalized on scoring opportunities to capture the victory.

The previous Saturday, the Jumbos hosted the Colby Mules in their second NESCAC matchup of the season, and like Wednesday, rode the successes of Kirwan and McCormick, who each tallied five goals in the effort, to a 14-9 victory at Bello Field.

Colby sophomore midfielder Ian Deveau, who had four goals and an assist on the day, gave the Mules an early 1-0 lead just 1:16 into the game, but McCormick responded with two scores, and Tufts never trailed the Mules again. As the first half concluded, Tufts scored four times in the final 2:36 to pull ahead 8-2.

Tufts struggled to possess and settle the ball for much of the game, and Colby senior midfielder Craig Bunker captured 18 of 26 faceoffs for the Mules, but the Jumbos relied on a solid 12-save performance from Foglietta and their ability to convert on manup opportunities in order to preserve their lead and hold on to their second in-conference win.

The Jumbos, who have now won 15 straight games dating back to 2010, will take on Western New England College today at home at 3:30 p.m. before beginning a stretch of three consecutive NESCAC contests, starting with Saturday’s tilt against Wesleyan on Bello Field.

Though he won’t take any credit, junior goalie Steven Foglietta has people nationwide talking about his performance against No. 2 Stevenson on Wednesday night. After the game, reporters for Lacrosse Magazine noted Foglietta’s humility, as he repeatedly turned down opportunities to talk about himself and instead praised his defense.

In the No. 1 Jumbos win, Foglietta faced an astounding 76 shots and emerged with 24 saves — tied for the most of any Tufts goalie in the past 40 years. And, in a deja-vu moment of his previous career-best 16-save game against Cortland in the NCAA semifinals last season, Foglietta blocked what could have been the tying goal in the last two minutes of play and cleared the ball to secure the 14-13 win over the Mustangs.

“There was one key in that game, and that’s Steven Foglietta,” Tufts coach Mike Daly told Lacrosse Magazine.

“Not just saves, but he was taking them off the foot, leg, back, failed clears, jumping back in there. We felt faceoffs and goalie play were going to be the difference in the game, and if we could have one out of two of them, we were going to be in the game. ...

We got great goalie play. That kept us in the game. Our offense did what they needed to do. It was just a great lacrosse game.”

While Tufts did not take the advantage in faceoffs, the offense worked with what it was given. Although junior midfielder Nick Rhoads was only able to beat his counterpart Ray Witte on 11 of 30 faceoffs, the Jumbos, needing to capitalize on their opportunities, put 22 of their 35 shots on cage and were stopped on only eight attempts. The Mustangs, on the other hand, were playing fast and loose on offense and rattled off 76 shots with 37 between the pipes. The others flew high and wide.

The inefficiency of the Stevenson offense is a testament to Tufts’ defense, not to the Mustangs’ recklessness. The Jumbos came into the game with faith in Foglietta and took a step back from their usual aggressive approach to tighten the unit and give the Mustangs potentially more, but lower-percentage, shots from outside. The Mustangs took the bait, and Foglietta was up to the challenge.

“The biggest difference was goalie play,” Stevenson coach Paul Cantebene told Lacrosse Magazine. “We had the ball 65, 70 percent of the game probably. We had a lot of great looks … we carried the pace of the game, but we couldn’t get it by their goalie. He’s the biggest difference with 24 saves, and a lot of them standing on his head.”

Standing on his head, or “playing out of his mind” as senior quad-captain see FOGLIETTA, page 13

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ninth-through 16th-place finishers in each event.

Schmidt made similar comebacks at NESCACs, when he placed second in both diving prelims and still came away with two victories.

“When the pressure’s on, [Schmidt] usually delivers,” senior tri-captain Gordy Jenkins said. “Johann’s very talented, and he’s only a freshman. He’s definitely going to be a huge contributor next year — not that he wasn’t this year, but next year his role will be further magnified.”

Tufts received All-American honorable mentions in several other swimming events as well. On Wednesday, the 200-yard medley relay team of juniors Owen Rood and E.J. Testa and seniors Zed Debbaut and Michael Del Moro finished ninth (1:31.87). Rood also finished 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (20.67).

Rood and Testa then teamed up on Saturday with Meyer and Jenkins to place 16th in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:05.32). Earlier that day, they broke a team record in the preliminaries of the event with a 3:03.05 showing.

Del Moro, who is also a news editor for the Daily, was one of two Jumbos to break a Tufts record in an individual race, topping his own 100-yard backstroke mark with a 50.79 time, good for 19th place at NCAAs. Kono also set a school record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.00), surpassing a mark that was previously set in 1989 by Maureen Monahan (A ’91). Kono also placed 18th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:26.29) and 22nd in the 500 free (5:02.42).

The foursome of Rood, Testa, Debbaut and Del Moro got hit with a disqualification

in the 400-yard medley relay, and Rood, Testa, Meyer and Jenkins were disqualified for a poor exchange in the finals of the 200-yard freestyle relay, a decision that the Jumbos felt was dubious. With the automated system not working, the referees had to judge exchanges by eye.

“There was a lot of drama surrounding the [200 medley relay] disqualification, not on our team but with the officials,” Jenkins said. “But there’s nothing we can do about it; it’s out of our hands.”

This was the third appearance at NCAAs for Jenkins,

Rood, Testa and Kono, as well as the second for Debbaut, Del Moro and Meyer.

The men’s team was tied for 15th place after two days of competition and sat at 21st place heading into the final day.

This marks the second straight top-20 finish for the men’s swimming and diving team, which placed 18th in 2010 at the University of Minnesota.

Denison University won its first men’s title, scoring 500.5 points to edge out Kenyon College by a single point and end Kenyon’s 31-year-long streak of national titles. Emory University took the women’s title.

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since 2005-06, the Jumbos were looking to prove themselves as they headed south for three of their four spring break matches, which included tilts with a trio of Div. II opponents in Florida and a showdown with Div. III No. 29 Vassar back in Medford.

After a predictably up-and-down bout with a series of Div. II teams, Tufts scored a key victory in its young season by taking down the Brewers 6-3 on Saturday at the Gantcher Center.

The win was the squad’s first against a ranked opponent in nearly two years.

“It was a big win for us,” senior cocaptain Paul Kohnstamm said. “Any time you can meet a nationally ranked opponent, it’s big. One of our goals was to get back into the national rankings, so it should be helpful. We’re taking a lot of accomplishment in that going into the conference schedule.”

The Jumbos got off to a strong start against Vassar, taking a pair of doubles matches to jump out to a 2-1 lead. Junior Kai Victoria and sophomore Andrew

Lutz won the match at the top of the ladder by a count of 8-5. Kohnstamm, meanwhile, teamed up with freshman Patrick Monaghan to notch the team another win at the No. 3 spot, 8-3.

In the singles matches, the Brewers responded with a pair of wins at the top of the ladder by the Guzick brothers.

Junior Ben Guzick defeated Victoria at the No. 1 spot, while sophomore Andrew Guzick squeaked by Lutz at No. 2 in a marathon match, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2).

But at the No. 3-6 slots, Tufts put away the overall match with a series of four straight-set victories. Sophomore Ben Barad dropped just a single game at No. 3, winning 6-0, 6-1, while senior Tony Carucci only dropped four games at No. 6 in his 6-2, 6-2 victory.

“The fact that we won [against Vassar] at three, four, five and six singles shows our tremendous depth and ability to replace even a great player like Austin,” said Lutz, referring to freshman Austin Blau, who played No. 2 singles in the fall but who is currently sidelined by a broken finger. “It’s a good sign for the season and is a great turnaround from last season.”

While the bottom of the ladder performed admirably in the victory, the most impressive individual performance may have come from Lutz, who found himself matched up against the No. 7 singles player in the country in Andrew Guzick. Lutz took Guzick to a tiebreak in all three sets, winning 9-7 in the first set’s tiebreak and losing the second two by narrow margins.

“It was the closest match that I’ve ever played,” Lutz said. “It was an unfortunate loss. I had a match point on the second set on his serve, but he came up with a big serve. Then in the third set I was up a break; I was up 5-3. But he came up a little bigger in the big moments at the end of the match. I played a great match and it was really fun.”

Lutz also credited his opponent for giving him a clean match throughout.

“It’s not often that you see both sides in college athletes making very good calls in a close match,” he said. “It was a clean match; we both called it very well and there were no real problems with

line calls.”

The win over Vassar marked Tufts’ home-opener for the spring season, which officially began with a spring break trip to Florida for matches with three Div. II schools in as many days.

On March 22, the Jumbos fell 6-3 to St. Thomas University to conclude its stint in the Sunshine State with a 1-2 overall mark. Victoria and Lutz fought back from a 4-1 deficit to win, 8-6, while Barad and junior Sam Laber took the team’s two singles victories.

One day prior, the team scored its lone victory in Florida thanks to a 6-3 decision against Palm Beach Atlantic.

Sophomore Mark Westerfield teamed with junior co-captain Morrie Bossen to win at No. 2 doubles and also took a straight-set decision at No. 6 singles.

The Jumbos’ depth was once again on full display; coach Jim Watson’s squad received wins at No. 3-6 singles, as well as at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.

“Our depth is our strongest asset on our team but everyone top to the bottom is playing well,” Kohnstamm said.

“Kai and Lutz have done very well stepping up to play in the top two spots.

We’re confident we can get wins anywhere in the lineup.”

Tufts opened its spring season with a 5-0 loss to Barry, the secondranked team in Div. II. Four matches were unfinished when the match was called. Despite the lopsided score, the Jumbos viewed the opportunity to take on a nationally ranked opponent in a positive light.

“The Barry match is one of the best teams in the country in any division so it was great practice to play against some of the best teams, regardless of the result,” Kohnstamm said.

With some experience under their belts, the Jumbos will turn their attention to consecutive NESCAC matches against Conn. College and Bowdoin.

Seven of Tufts’ final nine matches will be against conference opponents, beginning with a road contest against the Camels on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Ann Sloan contributed reporting to this article.

o say that the refereeing in this year’s March Madness has been awful is as much of an understatement as saying that Rebecca Black’s “Friday” just isn’t that bad.

From the late foul that put the nail in Pittsburgh’s coffin to the five-second call that doomed Texas to not going to the monitor in the closing seconds of Washington’s loss to North Carolina and every questionable charge, block and travel in between, the referees have been in the spotlight a lot more often than they would want.

But I’m not here today to talk about what the men in stripes did wrong this March; I’m here to talk about what they did right.

John Adams, the national coordinator of men’s basketball officiating, could have chosen to hide from the public’s eye while America rioted and called for his head (not that most of them know his name).

Instead, he has come out on national television after almost every controversial call and explained each one in detail. In some cases, such as the backcourt violation called against Scoop Jardine of Syracuse in the Round of 32, Adams has come right out and said that the call was wrong. By doing so, Adams is seemingly committing the ultimate officiating crime by throwing the referees under the bus.

But is that really the case? In truth, his honesty has seemed to have a calming effect on sports nation. Fans and pundits credit him for speaking honestly, and have let many of his refs off the hook because of it.

Sports fans often like to imagine the upper echelon of sports administration as a bunch of cigar-smoking, back-room dealers who decide the results of the games we love on a whim. Instances like referee Tim Donaghy fixing NBA games and the NFL owners refusing to open their books to the public in recent negotiations have only furthered this idea in the minds of fans.

Adams’ accountability has been a welcome respite to this apparent greater-thanthou attitude. Sports fans understand better than anyone that mistakes are made.

New Yorkers suffered through the Miracle at the Meadowlands, Bostonians suffered through Bill Buckner and Chicagoans suffered through the Bartman ball (OK, maybe they weren’t so accepting of that one). Regardless, fans don’t need anyone to be perfect; they just want people to own up to their mistakes.

This has held true throughout the sports world. Last summer, umpire Jim Joyce made a horrendous call that had a much greater effect on history than an early-round NCAA Tournament game. He robbed Armando Galarraga of a perfect game and baseball immortality.

But after seeing the replay, Joyce immediately admitted to his mistake. He apologized to Galarraga and the fans, and for the most part, his mistake was wholeheartedly accepted. In fact, Joyce and Galarraga are even planning to write a book about the incident together.

Not only can officials benefit from this type of accountability, but players can as well. Look at Andy Pettitte, who retired this year as one of the most-liked players in Major League Baseball. In an informal survey of the three friends I happen to be texting right now, none of them listed him as one of the top five athletes they associate with steroids.

Why? Unlike McGwire, Bonds, Sosa or Clemens, he owned up to it immediately after being accused and moved on with his life. There was no Congress trial, no “no habla ingles.” Just a press conference and a few minutes of honesty.

Since ESPN became TMZ and Twitter brought us closer to athletes than we ever needed to be, players and referees alike have done all they can to protect their reputations and shield us from their misdeeds. But maybe, when it comes down to it, Col. Nathan Jessep had it wrong. Maybe sports fans can handle the truth.

Ethan Sturm is a sophomore majoring in biopsychology. He can be reached at Ethan.

Sturm@gmail.com.

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Tufts ends break with a victory over rival Williams by

Kelsey Perkins

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After a grueling start to its season that included matchups with a pair of topten teams, the women’s lacrosse team WOMEN’S LACROSSE (3-2, 2-1 NESCAC) Bello Field, Saturday Williams Tufts

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In a replay of last spring’s national celebration in Baltimore, the team stormed junior goalie Steven Foglietta after his 24-save performance led the No. 1 Jumbos to an epic 14-13 victory over No. 2 Stevenson in Towson, MD on Wednesday.

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There is little doubt left that the men’s lacrosse team belongs at the top.

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While some of their classmates enjoyed relaxing spring breaks, the Jumbos set out on a seven-day, threegame trip up and down the East Coast.

After defeating two conference rivals and Div. III’s second-ranked squad, Tufts improved its standings to 5-0 and heads into the bulk of NESCAC play riding high as the No. 1 team in the nation.

On Saturday, Tufts traveled to conference rival Williams. The Ephs proved no match for a tired but well-conditioned Jumbo squad. After sophomore midfielder Will Stewart gave Williams the lead, the Jumbos scored six times in a row and never again trailed in the contest, which they won 12-6.

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Junior goalie Steven Foglietta posted 17 saves and senior quad-captain defenseman Alec Bialosky led the Jumbos with six groundballs.

But the real fireworks came this past Wednesday when the Jumbos returned as a team to Maryland for the first time since their 9-6 victory over Salisbury at M&T Bank Stadium in the Div. III National Championship Game last May. This time around, Tufts took on No. 2 Stevenson at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium, a slightly smaller venue than M&T. Once again, Tufts left Maryland with a historic victory.

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headed into Saturday’s matchup with No. 10 Williams looking to make a statement. The Jumbos dominated the Ephs 17-7 last season, but knew the challenge would be much tougher this year.

Despite the improved Williams side, the No. 11 Jumbos proved they were up to the task, scoring a decisive 14-9 victory at Bello Field.

After 30 minutes of first-half action, it appeared as though the game was going to be a blowout comparable to last year’s. The Jumbos won all seven draws and had goals from five different players en route to a 6-0 advantage at halftime, two of the last three notches coming from junior attackman Lara Kozin. “[The Williams games from this year and last year] were very similar,” junior midfielder Casey Egan said. “We were super excited and pumped last year and we brought the same intensity this year.

It was a huge turning point for us last year, and we wanted it to be the same this year.”

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Men’s team places 20th at Div. III National Championships by

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Eight members of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in the MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Bowdoin Invitational at Brunswick, Maine, Saturday 1. Denison 2. Kenyon 3. Emory t-4. MIT t-4. Williams 20. Tufts

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Div. III National Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Tennessee last week. It was a magnificent showing from all eight, which included a record-setting performance from senior tri-captain Megan Kono, the lone representative of the women’s team, as well as a 20th-place finish out of 40 schools and seven All-American honors for the seven members

of the men’s team.

In impressive fashion, the men accumulated 43 points during the four-day meet. All seven had All-American performances in at least one event.

“I think we performed really well, considering the circumstances,” senior David Meyer said. “We were disqualified in two relays [the 200-yard freestyle and the 400-yard medley] and we still were able to place top 20 in the country. I think that’s pretty special.”

Freshman Johann Schmidt, who won 14 events this season including the 1- and 3-meter dives at the NESCAC Championships, earned 13 of those 43 points, placing 12th in the 1-meter on Thursday and sixth in the 3-meter on Saturday. Schmidt’s sixth-place finish earned him All-American honors, while the 12th-place performance was good for an All-American honorable mention, which goes to the see SWIM & DIVE, page 14

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Junior E.J. Testa, seen here at a Jan. 29 meet, was an essential part of multiple relay teams for the Jumbos at the NCAA Div. III Championships this past weekend.