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Monday, December 12, 2011

VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 61

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Fall 2011: A semester in review Administrative changes on the Hill Tufts’ 13th University President, Anthony Monaco, assumed his new position at the helm of the university at the beginning of August. The former University of Oxford provice chancellor for planning and resources has spent his first few months on the Hill conducting in a listening tour, getting to know faculty, staff, students, alumni and trustees and using both social media as well as more traditional meet-and-greets.

He has weathered a great deal in his first semester on campus: students upset about the cancellation of the Naked Quad Run (NQR), protests outside his office about the contracts of the university’s janitorial staff and negotiations with students about Africana studies. He could be spotted on campus everywhere from the Hamilton Pool practicing with the Tufts club water polo team, to the B.E.A.T.s show, to students’ Facebook News Feeds. Now, after hearing feedback and suggestions from the many different campus constituencies, Monaco is ready to act.

After serving as interim dean of the Tufts School of Medicine for nearly two years, Harris Berman was appointed permanently to the position in October.

The university later that month appointed University of Miami Assistant Provost

for Undergraduate Education John Barker to serve as dean of undergraduate and graduate students. Barker is expected to begin this month.

Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Peggy Newell, who replaced Jamshed Bharucha in July, will continue to serve in the position until the 2012-2013 academic year.

The search for Tufts’ next provost is on track to conclude by the end of the month.

Sexual assault on and off campus Revisions to Tufts’ sexual assault policy were implemented before students returned to the Hill this semester, reflecting a broader interpretation of the federal gender-equity law Title IX. The revisions followed on the heels of a major policy overhaul that took place in 2010 in response to student concerns.

The policy change included sexual harassment under the umbrella of sexual discrimination, which would force colleges to respond to these allegations. The revised policy appointed trained Title IX liaisons to process reports of sexual discrimination and guide individuals to the available resources, as well as address the role of the fact-finding body in dealing with sexual assault cases on campus.

A string of indecent assaults made citywide headlines later in the semester when a series

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Harvard Yard was locked down in response to the occupation of the space by members of the Occupy Harvard movement.

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The Red Line of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be closed down on weekends until March between Harvard and Alewife for repairs. of attacks took place in the neighborhoods around Tufts. The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) issued safety alerts after incidents in the area, in line with normal reporting practices, but the language used in an Oct. 22 follow-up email from TUPD raised concerns among students. In response, several administrators held an informational meeting with members of the community to discuss campus safety and sexual assault.

After a two-month-long joint investigation conducted by several police departments including TUPD and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, a Somerville man was arrested in connection with several of the incidents.

Occupy comes to Boston The Occupy movement swept the nation this semester following the Occupy Wall Street protests which expressed grievances against inequality and perceived corporate control of American politics. Beginning Sept.

30, Occupy Boston protesters had a presence at Dewey Square in the heart of Boston’s financial district, where they set up tents for food, medical care and legal advice. After a Boston judge last week lifted a temporary restraining order barring police from evicting the group, police cleared out the Occupy Boston protesters last week, bringing one of

Sustainability council to examine all three campuses

by Saumya Vaishampayan

Daily Editorial Board

While the Campus Sustainability Council, the university-wide body proposed in September by University President Anthony Monaco, is still in the process of being formed, its first meeting will likely take place early next semester, according to Executive Vice President Patricia Campbell.

The Council is charged with taking a broad view of sustainability at Tufts with an emphasis on campus operations, to ensure that the university is operating in the most sustainable manner.

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University President Anthony Monaco will take the lead on the new Campus Sustainability Council.

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the country’s longest continuous demonstrations of its kind to an end.

Tufts students formed a Tufts Occupy Boston group, called the Tufts Occupiers, and held its first General Assembly meeting on Nov. 4.

On Nov. 9 roughly 300 individuals marched through and occupied Harvard Yard as part of the Occupy Harvard movement. The protests prompted Harvard University to heighten security by locking gates to the Yard and restricting access only to individuals with a Harvard ID. Members of Occupy Somerville this weekend held their first rally in Davis Square, targeting the Bank of America Corporation as well as other financial institutions’ business practices. The group plans to hold a General Assembly on Wednesday to discuss different ways it may implement its goals.

Fighting for Africana studies Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne BergerSweeney in September announced plans to push forward with several initiatives related to diversity and Africana studies at Tufts, including the new Office of Intercultural and Social Identities and the creation of an acasee REVIEW, page 2

Environmental Engineering lab to open this month

by Jenna

Buckle

Daily Staff Writer

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering later this month will open up the recently renovated Environmental Sustainability Laboratory (ESL) in Anderson Hall to engineering students and faculty.

The new lab, constructed over a five-month period, contains multiple improvements that will foster collaborative learning and research, according to Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering Kurt Pennell.

“The idea is to have more interdisciplinary interaction among students and faculty,” he said.

After submitting a proposal in 2009, the department received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the lab’s infrastructure, Pennell explained.

“A new lab was needed because the old one was out of date,” Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering John Durant said.

“Its design wasn’t conducive to collaborative research and teaching activities.”

The 3000-square-foot ESL now boasts an open floor plan so that different groups of faculty members and students can work in the same area, Pennell said.

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demic program.

Berger-Sweeney appointed Katrina Moore, director of the Africana Center, as the head of the new office, which will take a closer look at identity, inclusion and social justice issues on campus.

At the center of the Africana studies debate was the academic component, which BergerSweeney addressed with the creation of a Race and Ethnic Studies program. The program will house a number of majors, including one focused on Africana Studies.

Students unsatisfied with the program in November marched to Ballou Hall and occupied an administrative office while student representatives and administrators, including Monaco, reached an agreement. The negotiations resulted in, among other things, a clarification of plans for the Race and Ethnic Studies program and stipulations that it would have Africana studies as its core. It also guaranteed that three tenure-track faculty members would be hired for the program.

(Clothed) fun for all In order to reinforce the ban on NQR instated last semester by former University President Lawrence Bacow, the Committee on Student Life voted to add the ban to the university’s Code of Conduct last month. Under the policy, students who participate in NQR will face suspension for the spring semester. It also stipulates that students who claim to run NQR or help organize an event in violation of the ban could also be subject to suspension.

The university plans to follow Massachusetts state law concerning nudity and indecent exposure in its enforcement of the ban.

In place of NQR, the university organized a four-day long replacement event called WinterFest, which featured rides, giveaways and food carts on the Res Quad, as well as an upcoming nighttime pancake breakfast hosted by Monaco and several student performances.

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) this semester undertook several projects aimed at improving transportation safety and customer service, but it hit a few roadblocks along the way.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Green Line Extension Project, perennially delayed, is now slated for completion in 2018. The extension, which is part of Massachusetts’ legal obligation under the federal Clean Air Act to counter environmental damage from the 15-year underground highway project called the Big Dig, has been repeatedly plagued by delays and budget complications.

Due to budget constraints, the MBTA currently has approximately $4.5 billion in back-

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Anthony Monaco was inaugurated as Tufts’ 13th president in October. logged repairs. The MBTA in November shut down Red Line service north of the Harvard Square station on weekends in order to carry out $80 million in long-overdue repairs and plans to resume service in March. This prompted the university to provide a free shuttle service from Tufts’ Medford campus to Porter and Harvard Squares in the interim.

This year the MBTA has seen a 16 percent increase in crimes such as aggravated assault, robbery, larceny and burglary, according to the MBTA Transit Police.

The MBTA is working with the wireless infrastructure company InSiteWireless Group to extend cell phone service along the Blue and Green Lines by the end of this semester.

The Red Line already has cell phone service between Kendall and Andrew stations and will get complete cell phone service in 2012.

All work, no play for the TCU Senate The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate in October approved an agreement to increase oversight of funding for club sports in October, a move meant to improve communications between the Senate and the Athletics Department.

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that’s going to look at these large issues together,” Campbell said.

While membership isn’t fully finalized, Campbell said that the council will include approximately nine professors from all three campuses, two students and several administrators. Monaco will chair the council and Campbell will serve as co-chair, she said.

“Sustainability is something that [has] a long history here at Tufts, starting with [former University President] Larry [Bacow] and the work he did,” Monaco told the Daily in an interview in September. “So that to me is a priority and that should take presidential leadership. I do have some experience in this area at my previous job, so it’s something that I feel like I could usefully contribute to as well.”

The two student committee members — a graduate and an undergraduate — will be full members of the council and enjoy the same participation rights as other members, Campbell said.

The two students have not yet been picked, Program Director for the Office of Sustainability Tina Woolston, a member of the Council, said, and Monaco will introduce them to the community once the selection process has been completed.

Woolston said that the council and its “big-picture” emphasis will help members of the Tufts community understand the myriad efforts and initiatives currently taking place across the university.

To carry out its charge, the council will have three subcommittees that

focus on water, waste management and energy and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Campbell. The subcommittee membership will not be limited to council members but will also include faculty and staff across the university with expertise or interest in the respective areas, as well as additional students, she added.

Upon formation, the council will review existing sustainability goals and the work that has already been completed before moving to make recommendations.

“Before you would set goals, you would want to know what the current goals are and understand the progress against those goals,” Campbell said.

Woolston said that the period of review is important given the several existing initiatives that fall under the umbrella of sustainability.

“Tufts has been doing a lot of stuff and it’s pretty complicated. We don’t want to jump to any recommendations right away,” she said.

After this familiarization period, members of the council will work within their respective subcommittees to focus on each of the three areas, Campbell said.

“We will charge the subcommittees to develop recommended specific actions to work to achieve the revised goals, and use the council to help us monitor achievement,” Campbell said.

In the area of waste management, she said, recommendations could, for example, focus on ensuring that waste generation is minimized and that waste is disposed of in environmentally sound ways.

The Senate voted this fall to put $450,000 of the body’s budget surplus toward buffer and event funds available for student grants.

Senators granted much of this money to various student projects and activities throughout the semester, including a $65,000 grant to the Programming Board to bolster the group’s budget for Spring Fling and a $25,000 grant to a representative in the Administration and Policy Committee to pursue a project to build a statue of Charles Tufts.

Though no final decisions have been reached, senators have discussed the possibility of distributing a somewhat regular newsletter to all students highlighting updates on the body’s activities and other TCU-related updates.

No place like home The Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) fraternity lost its house at 114 Curtis St. after an unsanctioned party during Senior Week left the house with holes in the wall and piles of garbage on the floor. Walnut Hill Properties, which owns the house, refused to offer SigEp brothers a lease after seeing the damage to the space.

Tufts’ Delta Upsilon fraternity returned to their residence in September after temporarily being closed out of their house for renovations and inspections.

Tufts’ chapters of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity and Delta Tau Delta (DTD) fraternity returned at the beginning of the semester to their original residences at 45 Sawyer Ave. and 98 Professors Row, respectively. AEPi had occupied DTD’s house since 2007 after a student nearly died at a DTD pledging event, which led to the fraternity’s loss of university recognition and charter in 2005. DTD brothers moved into their residence in October following major renovations to the house completed over the summer. The new house comes outfitted with a fish tank bar.

University administrators are now considering a long-term plan to move all of Tufts’ fraternities and sororities into the block confined by Professors Row, Sawyer Avenue, Packard Avenue and Curtis Street. The plan would create a common area for Greek community social activities.

—Compiled by the Tufts Daily News Department

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Durant added that the research space and the teaching spaces in the lab are adjacent to one another, and are intended to promote the flow of information, materials and ideas.

“That’s a unique feature which will allow us to explore some neat avenues for better training our students,” he said.

Equipment in the lab has been refurbished in order to enhance the quality of the facility, Pennell said, adding that an updated air handling system as well as six ventilating fume hoods will enable students to perform experiments involving toxic substances.

“Students will be able to do different types of experiments that they couldn’t do before,” he said.

Other state-of-the-art features include two temperature control rooms, a biological safety cabinet for storing biological samples, a microscope room and an emergency generator to provide backup power during experiments, according to Pennell.

“The pieces of equipment that the students will see are much more sophisticated,” he said.

A variety of undergraduate environmental engineering courses will take place in the teaching lab section of the ESL, Durant said.

With all the advanced equipment available, he explained, students will gain practical, hands-on experience in setting up environmental engineering processes and measuring chemical reactions.

Pennell anticipates that the new lab will enable students to conduct air quality studies.

“The students will be exposed to more air pollution studies than in the past,” he said. “A lot of the time they could only do water-type studies in the old lab.”

In addition, the ESL will offer faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students a spacious venue in which they can conduct multidisciplinary research, Durant said.

“We’re going to have at least three investigators at a time sharing the space and sharing the instrumentation,” he said.

Pennell noted that students working on their senior theses or on research projects for the Tufts Summer Scholars Program can collaborate with faculty members in the ESL. “There are going to be projects related to air pollution, groundwater remediation and environmental health,” he added.

Doug Walker, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says that his research on environmental contaminants and pesticides will greatly benefit from the improvements made to the ESL. “Having everything that we need readily available to us in a single lab is going to make us much more efficient and able to complete our research,” he said.

Although the department must still secure a series of lab safety approvals from the NSF and the Board of Trustees, Pennell explained that the ESL will be ready for use before the end of month.

“I’m very excited to start working in there soon,” Walker said.

—Stephanie Haven contributed reporting to this article.

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Elizabeth Warren may be newest face for Democratic party Kevin Criscione

Although the primaries to determine Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Mass.) opponent in the 2012 elections won’t be held until September, a small group of liberal students at Tufts have already thrown themselves behind someone they say is worthy — Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren.

Freshman Samuel Kelly said he has been following Warren’s public career since before she even announced her candidacy, and is eager to bring his support to the Hill.

“It was maybe three or four years ago that she was on [Real Time with Bill Maher] for the first time, and I was like ‘Wow, that lady is absolutely brilliant.’ So I’ve kind of been following her ever since, and then when I found out I was coming to Tufts, and then that she was running for Senate, I just knew it was absolutely something I had to get involved with,” Kelly said.

Senior Benjamin Badejo, who has been organizing the recent meetings for a group called Tufts Students for Elizabeth Warren, said he believes that Warren has the potential to bring much-needed change to the Democratic presence in the U.S. Senate.

“I think this country has always represented opportunity,” Badejo said. “In the past several decades … it has become the case that we are not that beacon of opportunity that we used to be. I think … the Democratic Party and Elizabeth Warren in particular are really defending those values, and I think Elizabeth Warren is especially adept at articulating the reasons why the Democratic Party platform and specifically what she works on is in the interest of the majority of the American public.”

Warren’s career has spanned many fields, from law to academia. After teaching law for most of her life, she began working on a number of government-appointed committees related to bankruptcy and American financial security, including the FDIC Committee on Economic Inclusion and the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. She has become well-known for her unabashed liberalism and for advocating and aiding in the creation of the Bureau of by

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Consumer Financial Protection.

In the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race, Warren is aiming to beat out Brown, who won over Democrat Martha Coakley in a 2010 special election to fill the seat held for 47 years by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Badejo believes that Warren has the ability to bring back the same energy and spirit that characterized the Democratic Party during Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, especially as she will be able make a more effective push on political battles that voters think should have been fought differently, he said.

“She seems, in a sense, to fill the void … that Barack Obama the candidate created when he became Barack Obama the president,” Badejo said. “He’s had a series of great policies and I think his contributions so far have not really been highlighted, but I think in terms of being able to tap into people’s interest in a candidate who is very well-spoken and very seemingly up-front about their beliefs, Elizabeth Warren is filling that role.”

Amanda Chuzi, a senior who supports Warren’s campaign, agreed that one of Warren’s key attributes is an ability to energize her followers.

“Just seeing her speak, you could tell that she inspires people almost like that,” she said, snapping her fingers.

Warren’s charisma and ability to relate to voters on a personal level is a political skill that Kelly said makes it easy to believe in her.

Many modern Democrats lack these skills, according to Kelly.

“I just think, if you hear her speak, if you listen to her stance on the issues ... she’s like the perfect Democratic politician,” Kelly said.

“She’s brilliant, but she can also talk like a normal person instead of ... boring everyone out of their minds, which is sort of typical of Democratic politicians.”

Chuzi believes that this accessibility gives her an edge over Brown.

“She really seems like someone who could go places,” Chuzi said. “I think if anybody has the potential to beat him, it’s her.”

Badejo praised Warren’s uncompromising attitude and strong convictions which he said could revitalize the Democratic Party in the Senate.

“If she’s very confident that something is wrong, [she] will make that very clear,” Badejo said. “[She] will not be willing to budge unnecessarily in the interest of moderation.”

Freshman Justin Rheingold believes Warren upholds the values she preaches, unlike many other politicians.

“She has a grassroots following, but also, she doesn’t take money from corporate interests like almost all the other senators do,” he said. “Their campaigns are funded by so many big businesses, and she’s fighting against those big businesses. I think that’s so much a part of it — about how it’s us, the little people out there, who are giving her campaign contributions and promoting her.

That’s how our politicians should be.”

While admitting that the election is too far away to begin aggressively spreading Warren’s message on campus, student supporters do plan on reaching out to other students as the election draws closer.

“We’re very early in the campaign right now, so … we’re kind of trying to figure out what [we should] be doing,” Chuzi said.

She added that when the time comes to actively campaign, they’ll be ready — and that online social media would play a key role in their efforts.

“We’re on a direct volunteer list from the volunteer coordinator, so like anytime they have anything [to send us] we can blast it out to people and put it on our Facebooks and put it on our Twitter.”

Right now, though, the students are focused on spreading interest in Warren’s campaign on the Hill.

“The most important thing we can do is just get people energized,” Kelly said. “Most Tufts students would agree with her ideology.

It’s about getting out there and getting them energized [and] getting them to know about her positions,” Kelly said.

Until the election, these students will keep fighting for who they believe is the best choice for Massachusetts.

“I think she’s just a fighter, and I think she’s going to continue fighting for middle-class families because I think that it’s really what she believes in and I don’t think she’s ever going to compromise her views,” Kelly said.

After 13 years, O’Leary says goodbye by

Munir Atalla

Contributing Writer

An inviting face for anyone looking for guidance, University Chaplain David O’Leary has been helping students through their spiritual journeys on the Hill since 1998.

Although this semester will be O’Leary’s last at Tufts — he will be leading a local Catholic parish come next semester — the legacy he’s leaving behind is considerable.

O’Leary first came to Tufts in 1998 and was promoted to University Chaplain in 2002. He was the first Roman Catholic to fill the position. Now, 13 years after beginning that adventure, he is ready to embark on another.

“My bishop called and told me he needed a priest at St. Francis [of Assisi Parish in Medford], so I’m going,” O’Leary said. “It’s really that simple in the Church. You do what is asked of you.”

O’Leary said he is taking memories of the Tufts traditions he’s leaving behind.

“The Candle Lighting is my favorite Tufts ritual,” O’Leary said. “It’s funny because freshmen often don’t realize that the next time they will be participating in this ritual is on the eve of their graduation. The second time around, as a senior, it is a much more emotional event.”

Despite the abrupt end to his time at Tufts and how much it saddens him to leave, O’Leary knows he has made memories here he won’t forget.

He has married students, baptized their children and helped them through the loss of their loved ones.

“My time at Tufts can really be boiled down to the friendships I have made here,” he said.

Kim Smith, a junior who is the Eucharistic Minister and Lector Coordinator for the

Catholic Community at Tufts (CCT), praised O’Leary for his accessibility and enthusiasm.

“He’s done a really good job … of not just encouraging people to come to mass, but he makes it really fun and really college friendly,” Smith said. “He tries to connect with people and then outside of mass ... he’s definitely going to missed.”

Jake Denney, a junior, and vice president of the CCT agreed: “I think he’s the perfect Catholic Chaplain. At Tufts it can be a very difficult position to be in, and he does it beautifully ... He’s always really accessible and friendly,” he said.

“I think he does a great job of making Catholicism on the Hill an accessible religion.

O’Leary’s role extends beyond the chapel.

During his tenure at Tufts, he has taught several courses within the Department of Religion, including Intro to Religion.

Denney, who took a class on the Catholic Church this semester with O’Leary, said that the chaplain was just as effective in his teaching role as in his role as chaplain.

“He’s actually pretty well respected in [the religion academics community],” Denney said. “I had just known him as the priest on campus, and I was really impressed by how much he knew and how much he brought to the table.”

O’Leary’s accomplishments and responsibilities have extended elsewhere in the university.

“What people don’t realize is that the Chaplain at Tufts works hand-in-hand with the [University] President and is one of his main advisors,” O’Leary said. “It has been this way since Tufts was established.”

The position has allowed O’Leary to become intimately familiar with the ins and outs of the university. He has been able to use his knowledge to foster acceptance

between students of different faiths on the Hill and to make Tufts a more understanding and open environment for all who wish to pursue a spiritual life in conjunction with their academic one.

O’Leary’s work on establishing the Interfaith Center in 2007 has been a significant step in that direction.

“Interfaith dialogue here is huge,” O’Leary said, explaining that one of the purposes of the Center is to encourage religious conversations on campus.

Although Tufts was originally founded by the Universalist Church, students of all faiths are able to maintain thriving spiritual lives fostered in part by the Interfaith Center.

“Tufts students are undergoing a process of discovery and rediscovery,” O’Leary said.

“They are learning to integrate the traditions they got from their parents into their own lives, and rediscovering religion for what it is to them and what part they want it to play in their own lives. It is a process of growth and discovery that I have enjoyed being a part of.”

Christopher Gardner, a senior who is president of the CCT, called O’Leary “the perfect priest for a college campus.”

“He’s exceptional at working with different faiths and bringing them together and focusing on what we have in common instead of what is different,” Gardner said.

“He’s very good at understanding what students are going through, where they are in their journey and bringing them together to share in faith and grow in faith.”

In terms of maintaining the accepting environment that he has helped to create, O’Leary feels that the university is on a good path and should keep moving forward in that direction.

“In the future, we basically just need to keep doing what we’re doing,” he said.

Hannah Furgang | The Tim Tam Slam

Peace out, girl scout

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ang, son. It is the last day of classes. I’m nearly a whole semester less a freshman than I was when I first came here.

All I have to do now is pass a few finals and I’ll have actual college credits under my belt.

If this were last year, you’d probably be constructing some kind of t-chart in your mind to determine whether or not it’s safe to stress-eat an entire plate of that Dewick bacon, because on this day, of all days, you really don’t want to show any extra pudge. Because at Tufts, being done with classes was always the perfect excuse to take of all your clothing and do laps around Olin.

But not anymore.

As a freshman, I am a member of the first class to not be privy to this unclothed tradition since before any of us were born. The Naked Quad Run, as a school-sanctioned event, is a relic of the university’s past. Our children will read about it under “Culture and student life” on the Tufts Wikipedia page with wide-open eyes and ask us if we partook, and the class of 2015 will have to say no.

But enough about NQR. It’s time to start our own legacy. The Excessively Overdressed Quad Stroll might happen, and it might be funny this time around, but it probably won’t have much staying power. Anyway, I look sharp when I’m tearing up the quad regardless of the occasion. Sweatpants are sharp, right?

We’re a smart bunch of undergrads, though. Surely we can think of something more enduring. I was sitting in the common room trying to come up with a clever idea when my BFF Jack struck gold. Here’s the dealio: Since the absence of NQR is going to leave us a little more stressed this finals season, it makes sense that we’ll be spending a little more time holed up in the stacks. Having the Tisch reading room open until 6 a.m. means that there will be many a dorm room vacant until 6 a.m. Seems like such a waste, doesn’t it?

That is why Tufts should institute the first ever finals-week-dorm-subletting program in collegiate history. Think about it. Somewhere out there, there are people who would give anything to relive their college days, even money.

All we need to do is set a rate and fill out one of those nifty guest passes, and soon we’ll be rakin’ in the dough.

To all you naysayers, I see your point.

Feasibility and practicality are not my strong suits. That’s why it’s up to us as current Tufts students to take an extra helping of ingenuity stew. Together, I truly believe that we can make a lasting impact on university history. This semester has taught me that college is not just about academics (who’da thunk??!?!).

A lot of college is about doing goofy, inane things all in the name of tradition. Because tradition is what binds us all together. And, no, I’m not confusing “tradition” with “tuition.”

Until we come up with our earthshattering NQR 2.0, we might as well appreciate everything else this place has to offer. This past weekend in particular was filled with shows galore and plenty of opportunities to forget about impending tests. We might not be allowed to streak across the quad, but our naughty streak is still there. Just watch B.E.A.T.s get creative with their new “drumsticks” or sit through the 9:30 showing of TDC. We’ve still got it.

Hannah Furgang is a freshman who has not yet declared a major. She can be reached at Hannah.Furgang@tufts.edu.

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On Dec. 9, Tufts’ B.E.A.T.s brought its percussion skills to Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center. Featuring guest performances by ENVY, Tap Ensemble and Tufts’ Irish Dance Club, the Tufts Rhythm Symposium was created as a fall-semester complement to the group’s annual April 20 concert in the spring semester.

“I had a great time,” junior Ben “Beaches” Silverstein said. “We were really happy with our performance, and the other groups that were invited to perform put on a great show. It’s always great to have a show at the end of the semester to showcase what we’ve been practicing for the semester and to show what we’ve got.”

According to the B.E.A.T.s official website, the group aims to put away the fancy drum sets, and play percussion on everyday objects that one could find in their house.

The Tufts Rhythm Symposium show was no exception: Plastic buckets,

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Senior Luke Pyenson performs a solo during ‘Nick Cannon’ at the B.E.A.T.s show on Friday. metal folding chairs, water jugs, trash cans and wooden boards came under the heavy rain of the performance’s drumsticks dur-

ing the 75-minute show.

B.E.A.T.s performed a total of 10 songs, while ENVY, Tap Ensemble and Tufts’ Irish Dance Club combined

Interview | Vanessa White

‘Slutcracker’ marries ballet, burlesque and holiday spirit by

Tori Elliott

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for three performances.

“It was awesome,” freshman Hanna “Alfredo Tortás” see BEATS, page 6

Movie Review

‘The Sitter’ scores solid laughs with genre cliches by

Emma Starr

Contributing Writer

In honor of the holiday season, the Daily sat down with Vanessa White, the creator of “The Slutcracker,” a holiday staple with a juicy twist running at the Somerville Theatre. The burlesque show is based on the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” and is now in its fourth year of production. “The Slutcracker” runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between now and Dec. 24.

Everyone remembers the uncertainty of those childhood Saturday nights when your parents got all

Tori Elliott: Where did you get the inspiration for “The Slutcracker?”

VW: A lot of people want to take a

dolled up, went out on the town and left you home alone with a babysitter for a couple of hours. Typically, this meant a night filled with a few rounds of Monopoly, a medium pizza from Domino’s and, in my case, four to five hours of averting eye contact and conversation. No big deal.

In “The Sitter,” director David Gordon Green’s latest addition to his oeuvre of misadventure stoner flicks like “Pineapple Express” (2008), Noah ( Jonah Hill) takes a slightly different approach to babysitting, trading in the typical babysitting agenda for a wild and oh-so-believable night of pipe bombs, coke deals, car chases and self-discovery.

The film introduces Noah as the quintessential slacker with a heart o’ gold. A recent college dropout, he splits his time between his mother’s couch and his pseudo-girlfriend Marisa’s (Ari Graynor) beck-andcall. When his mom lands her first hot date since his father left, Noah reluctantly accepts a babysitting gig so she can have the night free to schmoose.

He soon meets the Pedulla chil-

see SLUTCRACKER, page 6

see SITTER, page 6

Vanessa White: I was a ballet dancer for many years and then, about 11 years ago, I got injured and had to stop dancing. I was an editor for Boink magazine, Boston University’s erotica magazine, for many years.

As part of that, about six years ago I founded the burlesque ensemble Babes in Boinkland. It started out as an event for the magazine — something that wouldn’t get shut down — and we started getting booked for other shows.

Then, about four years ago, I was sick at home and I started thinking of ways to combine ballet and burlesque. The original “Nutcracker” is pretty dark, and I already knew the music and scenes by heart.

One of the biggest challenges was trying to figure out how to make it an adult story. Our original thought was to make it a variety show, but we ended up doing the whole show.

We started looking at theaters and Ian [ Judge], the [director of operations] here at the Somerville, made it happen.

TE: A lot people have said that your show has a lot of feminist and sex-

The Sitter Starring Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell Directed by David Gordon Green

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White’s burlesque show is running for its fourth year at the Somerville Theatre. positive undertones.

uys, I’m freaking out. My first exam is this week, and I’m going to fail.

All those hours of Facebooking, YouTubing and stress-cooking have finally come back to haunt me. I am overloaded and underprepared for my assignments!

As I fret over my imminent academic apocalypse, I take comfort in thinking of all the flops that litter Hollywood’s catalogue. So humor me as I explore some of these commercial and critical catastrophes.

First are the cinematic equivalent of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac — the films that seem too big to fail. In spite of massive marketing campaigns and stellar casts, these films ended up bombing at the box-office. Their failure can be the result of many different things, but most often, they’re just really bad movies. Such was the case with “The Green Lantern” (2011). The future for “Lantern” was bright, and it marked a huge opportunity for DC Comics to break up Marvel’s vice-like grip on the comic-book adaptation market.

The marketing for the film began with a very public casting process that ended with A-lister Ryan Reynolds being chosen. The production budget alone exceeded $200 million, and that’s not including the millions spent on marketing.

Fanboy attention was at an all-time high when the epic trailer hit the Internet. Collaborations with Six Flags and 7-Eleven materialized, but not even neon green slushies and breakneck roller coasters could save “Lantern” from the onslaught of dreadful reviews that snuffed out any financial opportunities for the would-be tent-pole. “Lantern” underperformed during its opening weekend, ending with a dim $116 million. For a film that was supposed to light up the summer and solidify DC’s presence in Hollywood, “Lantern” was a flat-out failure. Marvel, meanwhile, ruled the summer with crowd pleasers like “Thor” (2011) and “Captain America” (2011).

Luckily for Reynolds, the failure of “Lantern” didn’t kill his career. However, it’s not unusual for a flop to damage an actor’s opportunities. If an Oscar nomination opens doors, then a flop slams them shut.

Obviously, certain actors in certain circumstances can survive a failure. Think of Johnny Depp. “The Tourist” (2010) underperformed, but he still qualifies as an A-lister. Having said that, “The Tourist” was an opportunity for Depp to prove himself as a financially viable actor outside the action/fantasy genre.

Sure, he did decently in “Finding Neverland” (2004), but “The Rum Diary” (2011) proves that unless Depp is paired with Tim Burton or coated in eyeliner, he isn’t worth much.

The same goes for actors who botched their forays into other genres. Think of Adam Sandler. Had “Spanglish” (2004) turned a profit, we wouldn’t have been forced to endure “Grown Ups” (2010) or “Jack and Jill” (2011).

Taylor Lautner tried to legitimize his career with “Abduction” (2011), but that failure sealed his post-“Twilight” fate. Best-case scenario, he might make an abdominal exercise video with fellow has-been Mike “The Situation.”

Despite the past 500 words, I’m actually an optimistic guy. That’s why I’d like to end on a positive note. Back in 1995, one ambitious director sought out to make a romantic period piece. The budget ballooned to over $200 million, the most of any movie up to that point. The movie fell behind schedule, missing its lucrative summer release. The studio then forced the director to forgo his salary and was ready to fire members of its staff. In effect, the movie became the butt of virtually every joke in Tinseltown. Then something incredible happened. Audiences loved it, watching so many times that it became the highest grossing movie of all-time until 2009. It even won the Academy Award for Best Director and Picture. That movie — in case you were wondering — was “Titanic” (1996).

So while the next 10 days are going to suck, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Having said that, I’m not going to win any Oscars for my econometrics research paper. Sorry, Mom and Dad. Chris Poldoian is a senior majoring in Spanish and economics. He can be reached at Christopher.Poldoian@tufts.edu.

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political message from the show. If it is feminist or sex-positive or bodypositive that comes through…that’s part of me and how I see the world.

Like all art, people will take away what it means to them. All I ever wanted to do was make a beautiful show — and funny, and sexy. It was important to me to make a dance show and to choreograph. It was a way for me to keep doing dance.

TE: Can you tell me a little bit about your cast?

VW: The Babes in Boinkland have always been a part of it. About half of this year’s cast has been there from the beginning. Originally, it was hard to find people. The second year we had about 15 to 20 people audition. It’s historically been hard to find trained dancers who will take their clothes off but this year we had 120 people audition. We have about 40 people in the cast. Having half the cast be veterans makes putting up the show so much easier. It gets easier every year.

We have very different types of bodies in our cast. It really is about feeling comfortable and beautiful and sexy. I hope that it makes people feel comfortable in their own skin, that they can walk out here thinking, “that person on stage looks like me and they own it.”

TE: So, since “The Slutcracker” only runs during the holiday season, what do you do with the rest of the year?

VW: Well, this year we put on a show in October called “The Boston Tease Party Presents Beaver,” which was very much a Tea Party mockery. It was very irreverent stuff. We’re putting it up again in March, but the script is continually evolving — what might have been relevant in October might not be in March with the Republican primaries. Last summer we also put on a show called “Abbey Road” at OBERON, which uses all of the music from the Beatles album “Abbey Road” (1969).

TE: Have you toured the show at all?

VW: Aside from one weekend show we did in Montreal, we haven’t toured. I’d like to tour the show eventually, but we’re a totally independent show; all the money we get comes from ticket sales.

Everyone in the show pitches in to keep it going. But it’s hard to tour or make the show bigger without sponsorships.

Our show is very basic and pretty low-tech. The biggest cost is definitely the electronic element — a lot of bigger shows, all the scene changes and effects are entirely remote controlled.

We just can’t afford that kind of equipment. I’m not interested in going nonprofit because you sacrifice a lot of creative control when you start taking on sponsorships, and that’s really important to me.

We had no idea “The Slutcracker” would be so successful. We actually crashed the ticketing system at the Somerville Theatre [on] our opening night because it literally couldn’t handle all the sales. Our minds were blown.

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Kids going to inappropriate places is a recurring gag in ‘The Sitter.’

Jonah Hill reprises a familiar role in ‘The Sitter’ SITTER

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dren, the sticky-fingered embodiment of a babysitter’s worst nightmare. Slater (Max Records) is an anxiety-riddled Bieber look-a-like who spends most of the film clutching his fanny pack of psychopharmaceuticals. His quick-witted nine year-old sister, Blithe (Landry Bender), dresses like she’s straight out of a Ke$ha video, while Slater’s adopted El Salvadorian brother, Rodrigo (Kevin Hernandez), opts out of playing Battleship in favor of building actual explosives.

Reminiscent of “Superbad” (2007), the more recent “Take Me Home Tonight” (2011) and so many other films of the genre, Noah’s desire to get laid is what gets the night going in the wrong direction. When Marisa calls and promises sex in return for party favors, Noah sees no other option than to drag the rug-rats right out of their footsy-pajamas and into a drug-filled night of New York City debauchery.

While most audience members could guess what kinds of events will transpire, “The Sitter” squeezes some genuine laughs out of the familiar situations that play out.

The appeal of storylines that turn what should be an ordinary evening into a chaotic night where everything that can go wrong does is understandable. However, the fact that Noah is able to leave stolen cars, drug possession and multiple assaults in his wake without any actual consequences or even consideration of possible consequences speaks to the unrealistic nature of the film. “The Sitter” infuses some sentimentality into the otherwise superficial plot when Noah and the children are able to walk away from their lifechanging night a little less neurotic, a lot more hopeful, and surprisingly without any criminal records. Even though the characters may learn a moral or two by the film’s end, these resolutions feel tacked on and do little to enrich the film.

Writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka do manage to spice up the beenthere-done-that plotline by sprinkling the script with some truly notable characters. Perhaps the most intriguing performance in the movie comes from Karl (Sam Rockwell), the bipolar drug dealer whose persona seamlessly transitions from disturbingly friendly to greedy and violent. Hill, in true manchild form, plays to his selfdeprecating strengths and engages in remarkably funny dialogue with the children throughout the film. All three child actors manage to be quite entertaining, especially Bender, whose performance serves as a case study for the negative consequences of watching too much TMZ. While “The Sitter” fails to deliver any notable nuances to the classic slacker journey story, it is a satisfying 81-minute comedy that is sure to make you either laugh or feel grateful that you no longer need a babysitter. Maybe a little of both.

Dorfman said. “It was my first B.E.A.T.s show, and it was the coolest experience ever. The whole performance was an adrenaline rush.”

“Lots of people know that B.E.A.T.s exist, but some people don’t see these other groups,” she added, referring to ENVY, Tap Ensemble and Irish Dance Club. “We are all different groups, but rhythm is the key to our art. They did really well, and added a lot to our show.”

The most memorable part of the show was “Apollo Anton Orrrrnono,” in which senior Luke “Lil Pesto” Pyenson, Silverstein and junior Ben “Peter” Kochman, who is also a sports editor for the Daily, used vibrators as drumsticks to play their instruments.

According to Pyenson, the group spent $80 of an events grant from the Tufts Community Union Senate to buy the vibrators, which the performers then used to bang away at their buckets.

“It sounds much better than I had imagined. [The vibrators] have a subwoofer tone, and we had never used this sound in our performance,” Pyenson said. “We were not trying to be provocative. We are known as an eccentric group that does exotic things.”

Un i v e r s i t y Pre s i d e n t Anthony Monaco was in attendance. Pyenson noted that Monaco, a former percussion player, has been “very supportive” of the group, attending two to three practices and performing with B.E.A.T.s during the Inauguration Dinner on Oct. 21.

“It was empowering for me to be on stage [using the vibrators] in front of so many people and the University President,” Pyenson said. “He was probably not comfy with students of his institution performing

with vibrators, but there was nothing sexual about it. It is inherently provocative about seeing vibrators in public, but we do it for our own enjoyment as much as the audience’s, and it’s fun as hell.”

B.E.A.T.s’ co-founder Stephen “Steve-O” Leichman (LA ’06) spoke toward the end of the performance to honor the B.E.A.T.s alumni in attendance, and was quick to poke fun at the group’s use of vibrators.

“How about those dildos, Monaco? That’s where your money is going,” Leichman said jokingly.

However, Leichman’s speech quickly turned somber when he acknowledged the recent passing of John “Boondoggle” Keefe (LA ’08), another B.E.A.T.s alum.

In his memory, the group played “Unprawn,” with each member performing a solo using metal spoons for drumsticks. Leichman placed an empty seat in the group’s circle in Keefe’s memory, and a moment of silence was taken midway through the song.

Other highlights from the show included the song “Nick Cannon,” in which pairs of B.E.A.T.s members battled it out with percussion solos, playing on plastic buckets and stainless steel ladders.

Even more impressive was “Bottles,” during which senior Evan “Pho’ Ghnome” West played “Jingle Bells” and other melodies on discarded handles of vodka.

“I am always impressed by how Evan West pulls together songs using pitched bottles,” Pyenson said. “He performs, and he blows us all away.”

The Tufts Rhythm Symposium also featured a “rhythm roundtable” located near the front of the stage. According to Pyenson during his introduction, students were encouraged to engage in “meaningful conversation” during the songs.

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Editorial

WinterFest underwhelms

Carter W. Rogers Editor-in-Chief

Editorial | Letters

This weekend’s WinterFest looked nothing like the winter wonderland that the Programming Board promised us at the end of last semester. Back when the event was first announced, students were promised attractions such as a tubing course, a snow sculpture competition, a smores station and a heated tent featuring a DJ. None of these things was present during Saturday’s poorly attended event.

The only “fun” gracing the campus came in the form of multiple blow-up attractions and a few very expensive food trucks. The Res Quad ended up looking a lot more like an abandoned carnival than a winter paradise.

The majority of the weekend’s events consisted of performances by various campus groups. They were spread out across campus, didn’t relate to the weekend’s originally intended winter theme, and most likely would have happened whether WinterFest was going on or not.

Although WinterFest was a complete bust this year, it is not unsalvageable.

With some programming restructuring and a few simple changes, the event has the potential to succeed in the future.

The first thing that needs to change is the timing of the carnival. Students on Saturday were greeted with a muddy, snowless Res Quad and gray, overcast skies typical of a Boston winter. Instead, the event should happen at night, so that holiday lighting and decorations can give the Res Quad a festive atmosphere. A nighttime event will draw a larger crowd and be more enjoyable in general.

We suspect that the event didn’t happen at night this year because of concerns that people would streak it in memory of the Naked Quad Run (NQR).

Given the semester-long suspension that awaits anyone who defies the NQR ban, that almost certainly won’t happen, but

if the Programming Board is still concerned, it should move the carnival to a fenced-in Academic Quad or President’s Lawn, where spontaneous streaking is less likely.

Also, Tufts needs to get a snow machine. If we’re going to continue calling the event “WinterFest,” then there need to be actual winter activities — like sledding, tubing and snow-sculpture building — which all mean that there has to be snow on the ground to make the event a success.

Last week, Tufts Community Union Senate Vice President Wyatt Cadley and historian Joseph Donenfield reported in an op-ed that the body had a roughly $450,000 budget surplus. Some of that money could fund a winter festival that is fun and well-attended. This year’s WinterFest was kind of like a crash-test dummy. It failed, but we can learn from it and plan an event for next year that will be a fitting end to the fall semester.

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With the arrival of a new university president, we knew there was going to be plenty to cover this semester, and now that issue number 61 is a wrap, I can safely say we had no idea what topics we would cover and what our experiences would be. When those of us leading the paper started counting down the issues a few weeks ago, we were conflicted: We were looking forward to having some free time but dreaded the Daily-size hole that would soon be in our lives as we handed our jobs over to our successors.

While we hold ourselves to a high standard — when making a decision, we often ask ourselves “What would The New York Times do?” — we know we’re not perfect, and we’re constantly learning as we navigate the murky waters of

student media. We thank you for picking up the Daily every morning, checking out our website, writing in to provide compliments or constructive criticism and maybe even reading something besides the comics page.

It’s because of our readers that, according to the Princeton Review, the Daily is one of the top 20 college newspapers in the United States. Say what you will about how the organization conducts its rankings, but we’re happy to have this particular feather in our cap. So, to all of our readers on the Hill, thank you.

And if you weren’t on the Hill this semester, be you an alumnus, a Jumbo studying abroad, a Tufts parent or a resident in one of our surrounding communities, I hope the Daily brought the Hill closer to you.

This is the part where I would wish you a safe NQR, but it looks like I’ll just have to say thanks for reading, good luck with exams and have a relaxing break! The Daily will be back in January.

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No thank you, I told myself. I was going to write a few articles, add a line to my resume and get out long before I was in danger of taking on a leadership position that was going to consume most of my time on the Hill.

My plan of avoiding a long-term commitment with the Daily clearly didn’t work out so well. But I couldn’t be happier that things worked out the way they did.

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Op-Ed

Navigating the complexities of discrimination and religious freedom by

Nunu Luo & Menghan Liu

Two points of pride for Tufts have always been our liberality and the diversity of our student body. As students of Tufts, we are thankful for the communities around us that challenge us to grow.

Tufts has always been a place where we have felt the freedom to express ourselves, the freedom to agree and disagree with others and the freedom to live out our religion on campus without being discriminated against for our beliefs.

We are open to challenges against our beliefs; they would not be strong beliefs if they could not withstand scrutiny. Thus, we take seriously the need to address recent complaints against Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) for discriminatory practices. We are not debating the conclusion of last Thursday’s editorial, “If allegations are true, TCF should be de-recognized.” We support the right of the Tufts student body to de-recognize TCF should our practices indeed be found discriminatory. The complainants certainly have a right to their voice and a right to this investigation. However, we feel it imperative to redress the way our fellowship’s intentions and interests

have been framed. An issue as complex as discrimination can only be confronted when our student body has a comprehensive understanding of key underlying subtleties — an understanding we do not believe can be gained from the information presented in the editorial.

We want the student body to understand that the way we choose to address and solve this issue will have significant ramifications on the values we choose to uphold and affirm on this campus. It is precisely because so much is at stake here that we fully support the complainants in bringing this matter forward.

At our school, in our state and in our country, we espouse many important freedoms. However, those freedoms sometimes collide with each other.

Currently, two basic freedoms are present: one is the freedom for religion, and the other is the freedom from discrimination. Discrimination includes discrimination against religion, but religious beliefs themselves can sometimes also be viewed as discriminatory. What’s at stake is how we strike a balance between these two freedoms so that students neither feel that their religion is being discriminated against nor do they feel

that a specific religion is discriminating against certain individuals on campus.

Tufts Christian Fellowship has both the freedom to our religion and the freedom from discrimination for our religion. As a religious group, we hold certain religious beliefs. And it is true that as an evangelical Christian group, we desire that our leaders “adhere to evangelical Christian tenets of behavior” based on our interpretation of and belief in the Bible as the word and will of God. We are not asking that students at Tufts ascribe to our beliefs. Doing so would be characteristic of dogmatism and religious intolerance. However, we are asking that students at Tufts tolerate and allow us the right to these beliefs.

And we are asking for the right to select leaders who are willing to live by and commit to our beliefs.

TCF is not just an organization; it is a family welcoming of any individual from any background regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other divisive criteria present in modern society.

But the complainants make a fair point in expressing concerns about the discrepancy between TCF’s criteria for membership versus leadership. This brings us

back to the heart of the matter: given that TCF is an open community accepting of anyone and everyone, but also given that TCF is a religious group that does proclaim a set of religious beliefs, is it in the spirit of non-discrimination to allow TCF to select leaders who are committed to those beliefs? It is not an answer easily concluded in a few words.

To fight discrimination and promote diversity as Tufts students, we have to consider all the subtleties in which discrimination occurs. As members of the Tufts Christian Fellowship, we stand by our right to select leaders who share our beliefs, but recognize the underlying complexities. It is important that we all withhold premature judgment and engage critically in more dialogue and consideration as we move forward together on this issue.

Nunu Luo is a senior majoring in political science and a member of the Tufts Christian Fellowship. Menghan Liu is a sophomore majoring in political science and economics. She is currently a Freshman Small Group Leader and a Treasurer for Tufts Christian Fellowship.

Clown(fish)ing around: Unraveling the mystery of the masked class-crasher

by Siau

Xi and Syena Serrafpour

A week before Thanksgiving, Tufts was visited by a strange, mysterious occurrence: Reports claiming sightings of a clownfish creature on campus abounded.

Facebook statuses discussed the clownfish’s crashing of different classes — throwing popcorn into a lecture hall in one instance, stirring a pot of goldfish in another, reciting “French” poetry in yet another.

Questions were raised about the clownfish: Who is he? A Tufts student? (Maybe.) Someone with too much free time on his hands? (Not exactly.) A really weird person?

(Oh, most definitely.) More importantly, why was he literally running around campus (specifically into classes and out of them) engaging in random shenanigans? Recently, we caught up with him, a Mr. Eric Sinski of the Class of 2012, and in an exclusive interview, he laid to rest our most pressing questions.

Q: What inspired you to become the clownfish?

A: Well, I think it was a combination of factors. One is that I’ve always wanted to run around in a costume. Another thing I told my roommate was, if I could put a smile on one person’s face, it’s worth the effort. There are two other components: One is the general philosophy of why I did it, and the other is the specific circumstances. So it was one of those days at Eaton shooting the s--t, you know how you just have great ideas some days, like in the shower? And I thought, wouldn’t it be great if I just run around in costume? I spent an hour and a half planning it, and I was getting really into it. I realized that often when people say they’re gonna do something they don’t actually do it. I think that can be applied to many things, like when people say let’s hang out but they don’t actually mean it at all. I’m trying to be more honest with people. This is one of the examples. I told my friend in Eaton I was gonna do this on Nov. 16. I just picked this day

that I thought would never come ’cause I’m obviously scared to do it. Then Oct. 31 comes. I knew the friend I told would forget but it was the principle that I shouldn’t commit to something and plan it without actually doing it.

Q: Why choose a clownfish mask to do that?

A: Well the thing about the clownfish is, my friend and I were looking at costumes on the Boston Costumes website, and everything else was absurd, but the clownfish costume was the most absurd.

You know, I could run around in a banana suit all day but [the clownfish] was by far the most bizarrelooking, and the most bizarrelooking thing that deviates most from the norm is gonna generate the biggest response.

Q: So were the choices of classes random?

A: It was a mixture of planning and spontaneity. I ran into every single class on the first day; I didn’t know anybody, so that was purely for my own amusement. When I chose classes, I picked the most boring ones ’cause I figured that would be the most beneficial and it’d be a good start. I chose some classes too because I knew my friends were in them, such as biochem. They say happiness is best when shared, so I brought donuts for the biochem class, scattered candy for the Spanish class and sang Enrique Iglesias.

Q: Which song?

A: It goes something like (starts singing): “Cuando me enamoro, a veces desespero, cuando me enamoro, cuando menos me lo espero…”

Q: Were you nervous when you went into classrooms?

A: You don’t have time to be nervous honestly; you just have to rush. That said, I was really nervous when I saw the costume. It was a heavy clownfish head and a dress that I couldn’t escape in if I wanted to. I would be at the speed of an old lady running. Any mod-

erately in-shape person, any moderately fit person, I mean, anybody could catch me and tackle me.

Q: Have you had bad reactions from professors?

A: I got chased by a French professor, and Sam Sommers told people to tackle me so I ran outside and ran right into a girl ’cause I couldn’t see ’cause you don’t have peripheral vision [when you’re wearing a clownfish head].

Q: Highlights?

A: Best class reaction was French poetry for sure. I passed out a French poem to the class, which had nothing to do with anything.

I don’t know French at all so I was just making up sounds (starts imitating French sounds). And then at the end I said “et toi?” and left the classroom.

I think the funniest thing to an outside observer was in the Portuguese class. It was in the basement of Olin and I just started flopping around in the aisle (starts making flopping motion) but no one noticed me for two minutes ’cause they were watching a movie, then all of a sudden the professor goes (makes a gasping face) and the students all turn to look back and start laughing. She approached me off the podium and I just ran away… that was a good one.

One of my favorite reactions actually was Thursday at noon in Olin.

I had just changed into costume, about to go into class. There was a graduate student meeting going on in the lounge. As I walked by, everyone burst out laughing, and one guy was howling. Actually I wasn’t appreciative of that at first because I thought now everyone would know and my cover would be blown. Not that you have much of a cover when you’re wearing a fish suit…

I think my favorite experience was chasing a girl through a Feminist Philosophy class. This girl ran in with a bag of microwaved popcorn and I came in with the [golden] puppet and I threw candy everywhere (Syena: it’s like

Courtesy Syena Serrafpour

a golden dragon thing…Clownfish guy: it’s a seahorse actually…)

Q: What impact, if any, do you think your shenanigans had on Tufts?

A: People were posting things up and looking for explanations — was this a social psych experiment, was this an NQR protest? The only explanation I could come up with is that I’m a f---ing weirdo…

It’s about the effect you can have as an individual. To be honest, it’s about the individual doing one little thing, and doing something outside of your comfort zone. You show that you don’t have to be stuck in things, get stuck in ideas about how you should act, get

stuck in things to believe, or stuck in groups and organizations ‘cause really, you have a lot of power as an individual.

Q: What would be your reaction if someone picks up your example and decides to do something similar?

A: I mean, my reaction is: If you feel it, do it. That’s what I really think. It makes everyone’s day a whole lot better. It made my day a lot better.

Siau Xi is a senior majoring in international relations. Syena Serrafpour is a senior majoring in biochemistry.

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Ice Hockey

Jumbos earn split on Maine road trip

Just water under the bridge for Tufts

Tufts beats Colby for first time since 2006 by

Kate Klots

Daily Editorial Board

On Saturday, the ice hockey team rebounded from a tough loss to Bowdoin the night before ICE HOCKEY (4-5-0, 3-3-0 NESCAC) at Waterville, Maine, Saturday Tufts Colby

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to beat Colby 3-1 in the second game of its NESCAC weekend doubleheader. Senior Evan Story and freshman Tyler Voigt each had a goal and an assist to lead the Jumbos to their first victory in Waterville, Maine, since 2006.

The Jumbos split the weekend and improved to 4-5 overall, while returning to the .500 mark in the NESCAC at 3-3.

Meanwhile, the Mules dropped their second straight game, falling to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in conference play.

“Our win against Colby was extremely important,” Story said. “It put a halt to our

three-game losing streak in the NESCAC. There’s a big difference between 2-4 and 3-3 [in the conference].”

Tufts gained crucial momentum by scoring first, something the team has struggled to do as of late. With just under three minutes remaining in the first period, Voigt and junior Dylan Plimmer assisted Story as he knocked in his third goal of the season. The 1-0 score held for the remainder of the period, and senior tri-captain goalkeeper Barchard made 14 stops to hold the narrow advantage. see MEN’S HOCKEY, page 14

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Senior forward Evan Story scored his third goal of the season in the first period on Saturday, paving the way for the Jumbos’ win over Colby.

Behind 15 points from freshman Kelsey Morehead and 17 from classmate Hannah Foley, the women’s basketball team cruised to a 74-35 victory over Bridgewater State on Saturday in Cousens Gymnasium.

The Jumbos have now won seven straight games, and will take a 7-2 record into winter break before taking on Middlebury in a nonNESCAC game on Jan. 2. For a full recap of Saturday’s game, check out the Daily Sports Department’s blog, The Score.

Men’s Basketball

Jumbos come up short in battle with No. 7 MIT Winless streak at Cousens prolonged by

Claire Kemp

Daily Editorial Board

The men’s basketball team fell 60-56 to No. 7 MIT on Saturday in front of a packed Cousens Gymnasium, as the Engineers finMEN’S BASKETBALL (6-3, 0-0 NESCAC) Cousens Gym, Saturday MIT Tufts

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ished the game with a 12-2 run to remain undefeated. The Jumbos have now failed to win a home game since Feb. 12 of last season, when they defeated Bates in their regularseason finale.

Saturday’s game came down to the final seconds. With 1:17 left to play, a free throw from junior tri-captain forward Scott Anderson tied the game at 56. But MIT made good on its next possession, as junior guard Mitchell Kates converted a layup to take the lead with 21 seconds to go.

Tufts had a chance to send it to overtime on their own court for the third time this season, but Kates had other plans. Following a Tufts timeout, he swiped the ball from sophomore point guard Kwame Firempong at half court.

The Jumbos immediately fouled, and Kates drained two free throws to seal the 60-56 win.

“I think they had an obvious size advantage,” senior forward Alex Orchowski said.

“That made it difficult for us to control the boards as we have in past games. I also think they did a great job executing their sets on offense. They displayed patience and waited to take quality shots, which is something I think our team can learn from.”

Leading up to the final minutes, it was anybody’s game. The first half was close, with MIT’s lead peaking at eight just two minutes before intermission. Neither team shot over

41 percent for the half, yet the Engineers held a 29-23 edge, propelled by an 18-6 advantage in the paint.

“I thought our big men played great defense,” said sophomore forward Tom Folliard, who had seven points and three rebounds. “A majority of [MIT’s] offense revolves around forcing it inside, so that discrepancy [in paint scoring] is expected. Also, they have good post players who were making some tough shots.”

After the break, Orchowski set the tone with a dunk just 18 seconds in. That set the Jumbos in motion and, with less than 16 minutes remaining, they began their comeback. Tufts staged a 14-7 run, capped by back-to-back scores from freshman guard C.J. Moss. The scoring spurt gave the hosts their first lead of the half with just over eight minutes to play.

The two teams then traded one-point leads until another Moss layup at 6:29 sparked the squad a second time. From there, two free throws from Anderson and a three from Moss gave Tufts its biggest lead of the game — 54-48 — with five minutes to play. But from there, the Engineers seized control, going on an 8-1 run to regain the lead before sending Anderson to the line.

“We were a bit frantic, whereas MIT was more composed,” Orchowski said. “They capitalized on their opportunities and showed why they’re a top-10 team.”

Tufts was led by a strong performance from Orchowski, who went 7-8 from the field, good for 18 points. He also had 13 rebounds to complete his double-double.

Moss added 11 points, nine of which came in the second half.

The Jumbos went 10-for-14 from the line in the second half MIT held a 14-8 edge in offensive rebounds. Tufts was also plagued by some careless ball handling — every Jumbo who played committed at least one turnover.

Still, it was an impressive performance against a top-10 program.

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Senior Alex Orchowski’s double-double included a team-high 18 points and 13 rebounds. some good teams,” Orchowski said. “But if we want to improve, we need to play more consistently and treat every game like it’s against a top-10 opponent.”

After a few weeks off for winter break, the Jumbos will return to action at Gordon on Jan. 3 before beginning their NESCAC slate three days later.

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Inside NCAA Basketball

Zach Drucker | The Loser

A surprising result Indy’d

Free agent frenzy

Crean’s patience, recruiting lead to upset of Kentucky by

Matt Berger

Daily Editorial Board

Three seasons ago, the Indiana men’s basketball team suffered its worst season in program history, going 6-25 overall and 1-17 in conference play. The Hoosiers’ situation was only worsened, however, by the NCAA’s decision to impose a three-year probation on the program due to recruiting violations committed by former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff, which led to a depleted roster.

Those 2008-2009 Hoosiers were one of the youngest teams in the country with nine freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors and just one senior. Under first-year coach Tom Crean, who had taken the Indiana job after nine successful seasons at Marquette, the Hoosiers struggled mightily and went 1-15 in non-home games — their only road win coming in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational against Div. II Chaminade.

In Big Ten play, Indiana competed hard but simply lacked the talent to keep up in most games, leading to a series of embarrassing defeats: a 31-point loss to Illinois, a 24-point loss to Ohio State and a 28-point defeat at the hands of Michigan State. The Hoosiers’ lone Big Ten win came at home on Feb. 4 against Iowa, which went 15-17 overall and finished second-to-last in the conference.

Clearly, Indiana basketball, one of the most storied programs in the country, had reached rock bottom and needed serious rebuilding to even compete in the Big Ten again. More importantly, Crean needed to convince top high school prospects that they should come to Bloomington, Ind., to help restore the program to its past glory, which includes eight Final Four appearances and five national championships.

Although the Hoosiers did improve, the progress has been very slow — from six wins in 2008-2009 to 10 in 2009-2010 to 12 this past season — which created many doubters among the Hoosier faithful. For some of the most die-hard college basketball fans in the country, it was simply unacceptable for any Indiana coach to go three seasons without an NCAA tournament appearance. During that time, the Hoosiers went 28-66 overall and 8-46 in the conference, results unheard of at a place with such rich basketball tradition.

Crean, however, was unfazed by his team’s drought, and he slowly improved his squad by bringing in strong recruiting classes. According to Rivals.com, in 2009 Crean sealed the No. 11 recruiting class, a group that

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Junior forward Christian Watford’s (No. 2) buzzer-beating three-pointer gave Indiana a stunning upset win over Kentucky. included guards Jordan Hulls and Maurice Cheek and forward Christian Watford. The next offseason, he secured commitments from guards Victor Oladipo and Will Sheehey.

Leading up to this season, Crean added forward Cody Zeller, the younger brother of North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller and perhaps Indiana’s most important recruit during Crean’s tenure.

All of Crean’s efforts to bring in highlyranked high school players and develop them into great college players finally seemed to pay off for Indiana on Saturday. Facing No. 1 Kentucky in an annual rivalry game, the Hoosiers fought back late to upset the Wildcats 73-72 in one of the most exciting college basketball games of the season. It was the program’s first win over a No. 1 team since Indiana beat Duke in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

The upset would not have happened without several late mistakes by the Wildcats.

Up 71-70 with less than 20 seconds to play, Kentucky freshman forward Anthony Davis missed the front end of a one-and-one.

Fourteen seconds later, sophomore guard Doron Lamb made one of two foul shots to give the Wildcats a 72-70 lead with 5.6 seconds to play.

Then, Indiana senior guard Verdell Jones dribbled into the front court and flipped the ball back to an open Watford, who made his fourth three-pointer of the game to give the Hoosiers a miraculous 73-72 win at the buzzer. Watford led Indiana with an efficient 20 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field including 4-for-6 from behind the arc.

More importantly, however, Indiana’s win signaled the arrival of a program that has improved dramatically from its awful 2008-2009 season. The Hoosiers are now 9-0 overall and have a real chance of beginning their conference season with a perfect record, assuming they can beat Notre Dame, Howard, and Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). If Indiana can continue to play this consistently, it will build a strong case for an NCAA tournament berth in just Crean’s fourth season in Bloomington.

In a sports world where coaching changes are becoming increasingly common, Crean and his Indiana staff deserve credit for sticking with the program, doing a masterful job of rebuilding and progressing slowly but steadily towards Saturday’s monumental victory. The Hoosiers’ next challenge is to maintain this level of play and bring the program back to its once-elite status.

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Five minutes into the second period, however, Colby equalized on a goal from senior Tom McGinn, who scored twice when the two teams met last season.

Then, late in the second, Story connected with sophomore Garrett Sider, who put the puck past Colby keeper Matt Delaney to give Tufts a 2-1 advantage.

“Garrett did a great job getting into an open spot on the ice to get a breakaway and was able to bury the puck,” Story said.

In the third, the Jumbos added an insurance tally when Voigt scored shorthanded and unassisted less than four minutes in. Voigt, who has three goals and five assists on the season, now leads Tufts in scoring with eight points. After a 16-save second period, Barchard stopped 13 third-period shots to preserve the Jumbos’ advantage.

Barchard posted 43 saves in the game.

“I would say that it was a combination of [our defense and Barchard stepping up],” Voigt said. “Our defense played really well limiting Colby’s chances.

There were a few times that Colby had some pretty good looks and Barchard

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came up with some big saves.”

On Friday, the Jumbos were less successful, falling to Bowdoin 5-1 in a crucial NESCAC contest. Five different players scored for the Polar Bears, helping them improve to 2-2-1 in conference play.

The Polar Bears drew first blood five minutes into the contest, as Bowdoin junior Rob MacGregor controlled a rebound and sent it past Barchard. Sider capitalized on a Bowdoin penalty early in the second period to tie the game, but from there the Polar Bears regained the lead and never looked back.

After Tufts freshman defender Blake Edwards was called for a five-minute major penalty, Bowdoin junior cocaptain Tim McGarry scored from the right face-off circle to put the Polar Bears up 2-1 halfway through the period. Then, with five minutes remaining in the second, Bowdoin again cashed in on a power play when sophomore forward Harry Matheson put the Polar Bears up by two.

“In the second period we had a major penalty which put us down for five minutes, and combined with a couple

minors, it transferred a lot of momentum to Bowdoin,” Story said. “We also had a couple guys develop injuries throughout the game, which forced us to work with a short bench and allowed them to take over.”

In the final period, freshman Danny Palumbo tacked on another Bowdoin score at the 11:37 mark, and teammate Robert Toczylowski put the game out of reach just four minutes later.

“To go a man down against a skilled team like Bowdoin is not what we want to do,” Voigt said. “Bowdoin has a good power play and they capitalized on their chances.”

Tufts was outshot 37 to 20 and converted just one of five power play chances. Meanwhile, Bowdoin’s Steve Messina was forced to make just 19 saves.

“The team feels pretty good,” Voigt said. “Obviously we would have liked to take both wins, but we were on the road in two environments that are pretty tough to play in, so to come away with at least one was huge.

The Jumbos will rest up over winter break before returning to action on Jan. 6 at the Codfish Bowl.

ports are fickle and ever-changing.

Herein lies both their ultimate tragedy and most enticing draw. New, exciting players enter their respective leagues each season, reinvigorating poor teams. Yet just as quickly as players rise to stardom, they may retire, become injured or — even worse — sign with a rival team.

Since the NBA lockout pushed the start of the 2011 season back to Christmas Day, fans have been in the midst of a rarity in sports: free-agent frenzies in two leagues at once.

The NBA and MLB offseasons are coinciding, and both have been dramatic, to say the least.

Former franchise faces have left in search of El Dorado and talented role players have reclassified teams with potential and knighted them championship contenders.

Both leagues are in the midst of profound makeovers. The reigning champs of each sport, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Dallas Mavericks, have each been stripped of one championship-caliber catalyst from last season, creating a new balance of power in both leagues.

In the MLB, the big winners of the offseason thus far are obvious, as they have been the two teams willing to shell out the most money for proven competitors. Despite their ridiculously unwieldy name, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim struck first in their battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers for LA hegemony. The Angels recruited star pitcher C.J. Wilson and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols to solidify a formidable starting rotation and a dangerous lineup. Meanwhile, the newly christened Miami Marlins made a splash with the acquisitions of reigning NL batting champ José Reyes, starter Mark Buehrle and closer Heath Bell.

As a minor aside, let me note that Reyes’ batting title and subsequent signing with the Marlins is not devoid of controversy. In the final game of last season, Reyes — who had been a tenured New York Met since entering the majors as a 19-year old phenom — found himself in a tight battle for the batting title with Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun.

After bunting for a single in his first at-bat, Reyes asked manager Terry Collins to remove him from the game, so that his batting average would not plummet several points by game’s end. Thus, in what was purported to be his final game as a New York Met, Reyes decided to snub devout New York fans and preserve his average. Braun would go 0-for-4 in his game, played later that day.

Meanwhile, in the NBA, coveted big man Tyson Chandler has given the New York Knicks the frontcourt presence they previously lacked, and All-Stars Chris Paul and Dwight Howard could be on the move in the coming weeks as well. Also, in truly heartbreaking fashion, a crestfallen Brandon Roy announced his retirement after five injury-plagued years as the center of the Portland Trail Blazers’ universe.

So, while some fans are devastated by the loss of personal favorites, others are enthralled by the prospect of enlisting new talent. That’s the beauty of sports. A team can go from having a dismal decade to becoming a dynasty.

This constant state of flux, however, makes for sob stories that are too frequently overlooked. I am referring to the Chad Penningtons, Donovan McNabbs and Tom Seavers of the world. These men put in years of service and effort to one particular squad, only to be kicked to the curb when they either A) got too old or B) got too hurt.

The high-pressure, cutthroat nature of sports is difficult to understand. Some players are mistreated and others mistreat their loyal fan bases. But that’s why fans keep watching, supporting and refreshing ESPN.com every 10 minutes for the latest news.

Zach Drucker is a senior who is majoring in international relations and Spanish. He can be reached at Zach.Drucker@tufts.edu.

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