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A drastic increase in the rat population on the Medford/ Somerville campus and in neighboring areas of Somerville has prompted action by Tufts, the West Somerville Neighborhood Association ( WSNA) and Somerville officials to contain the rats’ spread and decrease their numbers around campus.

The rats are primarily causing problems near the upper portion of Packard Avenue, along Professors Row by the outdoor tennis courts and in the area of Curtis Street and Curtis Avenue.

“These rats can pose significant risks to the Tufts community and cause significant damage to property, and they can spread diseases to humans both directly (through bites, contaminating food and water) and indirectly (by way of ticks, mites and fleas),” WSNA Board of Directors member Edward Beuchert told the Daily in an email.

The rat burrows are typically four inches wide and are often started under porches or under dumpsters that are broken, consistently left open or placed over dirt instead of asphalt or a sidewalk, accord-

ing to Beuchert.

Members of the Tufts community should contact the Department of Facilities Services if they see a rat or a potential burrow on campus.

“Students living off campus, particularly those in the affected Curtis, Chetwynd or Conwell Avenue areas are advised to look over the exterior areas of their residences to see if there are any holes or burrows and immediately report signs of digging or other infestation to their landlords who should then hire an exterminator,” Beuchert said.

There is some disagreement as to the cause of the recent increase of the rat population.

Both Beuchert and Anne Boy, also a member of the WSNA Board of Directors, agree that likely causes are the summer 2011 construction project to rebuild the tennis courts and renovate the houses along Professors Row, as well as improper disposal of garbage.

“There was an existing rat population in the middle of the Tufts campus that was forced to move by the construction,” Beuchert said.

“When they relocated to the western edge of campus they found easy access to food and see RAT INFESTATION, page 2

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The Tufts University post office will stay open for now, but may close if the USPS can’t bridge its budget gap.

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) last month announced a moratorium on all post office closures, including that of the Tufts University Post Office located at 470

tions specialist for the USPS Greater Boston District.

“There are a number of bills pending in Congress,” he told the Daily. “If they pass, hopefully they’ll impact the USPS in a positive way.”

Boston Ave., until mid-May. Originally scheduled for later this month, the potential closures have been postponed in an effort to give Congress an opportunity to pass legislation that would alleviate the USPS financial crisis, according to Dennis Tarmey, a communica-

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Concert Board will use the results of an online survey sent to all undergraduates last month to determine which artists will be contacted to perform at this year’s annual Spring Fling concert.

Concert Board voted on the five artists in the survey — Vampire Weekend, The Shins, Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi and LMFAO — from an original list of 20 artists that had been suggested by an agent company and that fell within Concert Board’s price range, according to Office for Campus Life (OCL) Assistant Director David McGraw.

Concert Board will attempt to get the first choices but recognizes that the first choice will not necessarily be available, according to Concert Board co-chair Nathan Harada.

“We’ve known from the getgo that it’s not 100 percent that the first place is going to be available,” Harada, a sophomore, said. see SPRING FLING, page 2

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With a larger budget, Concert Board hopes to bring big acts to Spring Fling.

Inside this issue

University President Anthony Monaco last month became the newest member of the Cummings Foundation, Inc. (CFI) Board of Trustees.

CFI, which was founded

by Trustee Emeritus William Cummings (A’58) and his wife Joyce, is one of the largest charitable foundations in the state and boasts over $900 million in net assets.

Monaco, who joins several Tufts alumni as well as Cummings School Dean of Veterinary Medecine Deborah Kochevar on the board, succeeds Former University President Lawrence Bacow in the position, according to Joel Swets, executive director of CFI. In addition to its two independent and assisted living facilities, the foundation actively operates the Institute for World Justice (IWJ), an organization that focuses on genocide prevention through education and which has worked closely with Tufts Hillel, according to Swets.

The Cummings School, which was renamed in 2005 after a $50

million grant from the organization, is also one of its subsidiaries.

Monaco explained that Tufts’ strong partnership with CFI is based upon their shared commitment to initiatives such as community building and fostering individual achievement.

“Bill and Joyce Cummings and the Cummings Foundation exemplify the values of active citizenship that Tufts seeks to instill in all our students,” Monaco told the Daily in an email.

The partnership also provides CFI with ready access to students, which Swets explained allows it to further intiatives such as genocide education and prevention.

“The Institute for World Justice is working collaboratively with Tufts Hillel in order to pursue its mission of preventing future genocides anywhere in the world through education ... of [the] next generation of leaders, who we think will come from first rate institutions [like Tufts],” he told the Daily.

Monaco’s expertise in the areas of genetics and education will make him a strong asset on see CUMMINGS, page 2

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new places to live, and they flourished in that environment.”

The Tufts administration does not believe that last summer’s construction project led to the recent infestation and rather believes that improper disposal of garbage is responsible for the infestation, according to Tufts’ Director of Community Relations Barbara Rubel.

“Since the burrows are located near dumpsters in several instances, it seems that improper disposal of garbage, especially food garbage, is most likely responsible,” Rubel told the Daily in an email.

Several steps have been taken to reduce the rat population on campus.

According to both Rubel and Beuchert, Tufts hired professional exterminators who introduced poisonous powder in the burrows and blocked entrances to burrows by filling holes in the stone walls along Professors Row. “[ The Department of Facilities Services], along with the exterminator, will monitor these areas and take further steps if the problem persists,” Rubel explained.

The City of Somerville has implemented the use of poison bait traps in

the affected areas on multiple occasions, according to Beuchert.

“Poison bait is only effective when the rats have no other source of food, so that’s why we felt that the Tufts winter break with most students gone provided the absolute best opportunity to attack the infestation,” he explained.

According to Beuchert, the WSNA in December circulated flyers around buildings on campus and in Somerville explaining the rat problem and outlining ways to help control and reduce the rat population.

“Folks seem to think that it’s OK to drop food waste along a city sidewalk, that the birds will eat it,” Boy told the Daily in an email. “Such tossed food is far more likely to be eaten by rodents squirrels, mice and rats. Rats will eat and thrive on just about anything.”

Rubel advised that proper disposal of food waste is essential in quelling the infestation and that students should utilize trash receptacles on a regular basis, instead of allowing trash or recyclables to pile up outside of a dumpster.

“Make sure trash containers are put out the day of pick-up and report to the landlord if the barrels are defective,” she said.

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In accordance with Programming Board’s policy, the performer will not be revealed until after the contract has been signed, Programming Board co-chair Leo Greenberg said.

Additionally, the winner of the survey will most likely remain a secret, according to Greenberg.

“We can tell you who won the survey, but it might just cause disappointment if it turns out that artist can’t come,” Greenberg, a senior, said.

An email including the link to the survey was sent through Student Services to all undergraduates on Dec. 14, and the survey closed at the end of finals.

There were slightly over 5,000 responses to the survey, according to McGraw.

Despite rumors that some students found ways to vote more than once, Programming Board will use the votes submitted through the survey to determine the campus’ artist preference.

“It is pretty sad that some students think their votes should count more than other people’s,” Greenberg said.

Since there was never any guarantee that the artist with the highest number of votes would be onstage, OCL did not anticipate that people would feel the need to vote multiple times, McGraw said.

Concert Board monitored the data submitted by the survey throughout the time it was open and was aware of this activity early on, Harada said.

“Even though it may have been possible to vote more than once, we still have a pretty good picture of who the campus wants,” he said.

McGraw agreed, insisting that the trend of the votes never changed even after it became clear that some students were attempting to beat the system.

The Tufts Community Union Senate in November allocated an additional $65,000 for Spring Fling, bringing the total Spring Fling budget to $150,000, which means that Concert Board can secure bigger acts this year.

The performers will likely be revealed at one of Concert Board’s events later in the semester, Harada said.

The idea for the survey was developed after Concert Board evaluated how campuses comparable to Tufts receive

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Tufts ushered in the new year with more rats than ever overrunning the Hill.

student input. Campus-wide surveys are becoming more and more popular, according to McGraw.

“It’s been said for a while that [since] Spring Fling is such a big part of student life, that there should be a more public process for how the artist is selected, so this was our attempt to make that happen,” Greenberg said.

Unlike other schools that are somewhat flexible with their concert date, Tufts has one date that is set in stone at the beginning of the year, McGraw said. Combined with the fact that other schools in the Boston area are trying to get the same artists, this makes booking particularly challenging, Harada said.

In spite of the hacking, McGraw said he considers the survey a success.

“The hacking aside, there were very few people who came back with negative responses,” McGraw said. “It is something we will look to do again in the future.”

There will be a conversation about how to make the survey more secure to prevent students from voting multiple times in the future, according to Greenberg.

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the board, according to William Cummings.

“President Monaco’s presence on the foundation board along with several of our other trustees really brings a great deal of prestige to the board as well as the benefit of his wisdom in many diverse fields,” he told the Daily.

“We’ll be doing things in the education field and scientific fields as well, and he’s eminently qualified to recognize things that have more potential than others,” he added.

Monaco will serve a three-year term on the board, though board members’ terms are generally renewed for the sake of continuity, according to Swets.

Monaco will attend his first annual board meeting in May, where the trustees will be involved in doling out $5 million in grant money through the foundation’s new grant-making arm, OneWorld Boston, according to Cummings.

OneWorld Boston will hand out 50 grants of $100,000 each to mostly Massachusetts-based nonprofits in June, Swets added.

IWJ will also continue to bring speakers to Tufts to further its aim of genocide education. The organization will work with Tufts Hillel to

bring Catholic priest Father Patrick Desbois to the Hill in March to discuss his work uncovering previously unknown mass graves of Holocaust victims in Ukraine, according to Swets.

Cummings trustees also oversee the operations of Tufts’ veterinary school in Grafton. CFI considers veterinarians to play an important role in promoting global health, Kovechar said.

“CFI believes that veterinarians are well-qualified to address important issues relevant to U.S. and global health,” she told the Daily in an email.

“These include wildlife and conservation medicine and infectious disease research especially as it relates to global health and understanding the interfaces between humans, animals and the environment,” she added.

Cummings, an entrepreneur who has worked in commercial real estate, and his wife Joyce, last year joined Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Star Wars creator George Lucas in signing Bill and Melinda Gates’ Giving Pledge.

Signatories pledge to donate at least half of their wealth to charity.

Cummings told the Daily that his role as a Tufts trustee made the university a natural focus for the foundation’s philanthropy.

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The USPS currently faces a budget deficit of just under $10 billion, and reported a $5.1 billion annual shortfall for the year 2011.

The Tufts USPS branch is one of nearly 3,700 post offices nationwide currently being reviewed for closure — including 22 in the greater Boston area — according to Paul Kilduff, general president of Boston Metro American Postal Workers Union.

During the summer of 2011, the USPS targeted offices for closure based on several criteria, including decreasing revenue figures and proximity to other USPS offices, Tarmey explained.

Tufts University Mail Services in November sent an email to students encouraging them to

fill out a postal service customer questionnaire, according to Support Services Manager Sheila Chisholm. The survey was designed to evaluate the need for the Boston Avenue office, one of three the USPS operates within the Medford city limits.

Approximately 2,000 surveys were returned to the Tufts branch by students and Medford residents, she added.

“In terms of what the USPS has reviewed for this specific area, it seems that the Tufts office had the highest number of surveys returned,” Chisholm said. “That was definitely good news.”

The survey results have been compiled into a packet for USPS officials, who will conduct a feasibility study on the post office over the next few months. The packet

is being assessed at the district level and will advance to the USPS headquarters in early February, according to Chisholm.

Chisholm added that Mail Services is exploring ways to ease the transition for students and faculty in case the post office is forced to close.

“We’re looking at providing a service of selling stamps and USPS packaging envelopes by means of JumboCash,” she said.

Tarmey cited a growing reliance on email and other digital forms of communication as the root of the USPS’ financial predicament.

“The mail volume has dropped off 43 billion pieces per year since 2006,” he said.

Mandatory payments to USPS health and retirement systems over the past few fiscal years

have also contributed to the deficit, Tarmey added.

Legislation that would lower these payments and return funds to the mail agency is being debated in Congress this month.

“We need the members of Congress to not only discuss the future of the Postal Service, but to act on it,” Tarmey said.

Kilduff emphasized that the crusade to keep local post offices open has not ceased in light of the five-month moratorium.

“Since day one, we’ve been on a continuous campaign to get the word out to every single community,” he told the Daily.

Town hall meetings and rallies to protest the closures continue to attract residents from across the greater Boston area, he said, adding that many notable congressmen

have attended these meetings to discuss the issue.

Kilduff asked that students and local residents continue to contact their congressmen and encourage them to protect the community post offices.

“The Postal Service is for the American public,” he said.

“Even if the offices run at a deficit, they’re not supposed to close. We’re not in the business to make money. We’re in the business to serve the public.”

Although she believes the Tufts community has actively spoken out against the closure, Chisholm knows that the final decision rests solely in the hands of the USPS. “I think we’ve come together and done as much as we can to make our voices heard,” she said.

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Tufts welcomes a new faculty member to the Hill this spring. Freshly minted Assistant Professor of Biology Stephen Fuchs hopes to use his background in biochemistry to bring a new perspective to research and teaching in the biology department.

Having studied chemistry as an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, Fuchs said that his indepth knowledge of chemistry has helped him to see the various biological topics he studies in a different light.

“My background is clearly understanding chemical tools — but using those chemical tools to ask and answer biological questions,” Fuchs said. “I think like a chemist, but I understand the biology, and I think that’s why I belong here.”

After earning his B.A. at Penn State, Fuchs went on to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin — Madison. After that, he held a post-doctoral position at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“What I didn’t have when I graduated with my Ph.D. was a real understanding of a biological system and how to use it to answer questions. So I did my post-doc at the University of North Carolina,” Fuchs said. “I was there for a little over five years, learning to use yeast as a model genetic system to answer questions in biology.”

Two years ago, Fuchs felt that he was finally ready to begin his own research program, so he applied for positions on the faculties of several different universities. Fuchs said he looked specifically for positions that would allow him to focus his research on the interface between biology and chemistry.

“My research area is in chromatin and histones, which are proteins that are involved in wrapping DNA,” Fuchs said, adding that Tufts was one of the few universities to which he applied that was looking to hire someone doing research in both of these areas, making it a perfect fit for him.

“I wouldn’t say I found Tufts as much as Tufts found me,” he said.

According to Associate Professor of Biology Mitch McVey, Fuchs’ research fits in very well with the work of other professors in the biology department.

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Fuchs plans to start a research program that integrates concepts from biology and chemistry. advances that he’s made to bear on some of the questions we’re concerned with in our lab,” McVey said.

Once he gets settled, Fuchs plans to

study how different parts of the cell communicate and work together.

“What I’m interested in is how everything interacts in the cell,” Fuchs

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For Tufts students passionate about contributing positive changes to a world of conflict, the Peace and Justice Studies Program (PJS) offers the opportunity to better understand global challenges and how to confront such issues pragmatically. An emerging field, PJS focuses on problems related to the broad concepts of peace, justice and conflict resolution.

“I think peace and justice are issues that transcend many of the traditional academic boundaries by looking at problems in a larger framework,” Professor

R. Bruce Hitchner, director of the PJS program, said. “They have a structural quality, which is that they are part of a broader human condition.”

With an interdisciplinary structure spanning the humanities and social sciences, the program has grown since its establishment to be one of the most developed in the field, according to Hitchner.

“Tufts’ program in Peace and Justice Studies is one of the flagship programs of this major in the country,” he said. “It has been around a while and it has a strong reputation.”

Dale Bryan, assistant director of the program, explained that, much like the university

as a whole, the PJS program pushes to develop its students into active citizens.

“The program has always been in the business of educating students, the broader campus and surrounding communities about issues of peace and justice with an aim toward civic engagement for peace and justice,” Bryan said.

“That’s always been the mission of the program.”

Although students must fulfill a set of core courses, there is flexibility in the choice of these courses that allows PJS majors to develop their specific interests.

“It’s a place where they can fully explore both academically and experientially that which concerns them,” Bryan said. “And

it’s a place where they are supported in that and pushed to be more rigorous in that pursuit.”

Majors choose their core courses from the program’s five areas of emphasis: war and peace, justice, violence and peace in culture, conflict resolution and creating social change.

“In terms of skills, students are very different from each other within the program,” said Professor Paul Joseph, who will be teaching Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies this semester. “There is no single pathway within peace studies, no single perspective, as to how to make a contribution.”

According to senior Christopher Larson, a PJS major,

the program truly provides its students with the opportunity to specialize in what they’re passionate about.

“The PJS major is, I think, an interesting breed of student,” Larson said. “Every single person I’ve met in the program has a very, very focused approach to what they want to do, and the PJS program is really there to give them the resources and knowledge to tailor their approach.”

According to Hitchner, an advantage of the program is that students are able to focus on domestic issues, a feature that distinguishes PJS from the see PJS, page 4

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cell function, he explained, they know much less about how those parts interact with one another.

“It turns out that their interaction is dictated by a number of very small chemical changes, like little tags,” Fuchs said. “Certain proteins recognize tags on other proteins, and that allows them to interact. I’m interested most generally in how all these things sort of act in a global sense.”

According to Fuchs, the knowledge gained from working with these communicative chemical tags in yeast is applicable to other organisms as well.

“We can study something in a very simple organism like yeast and apply it, potentially, to what is going on in a human cell without the need to kill a bunch of animals and do these long, drawn-out studies,” he said.

Understanding how those tags work is important, Fuchs said, because human health and development depends on the tags’ functioning successfully.

“If the tags are misregulated it can lead to cancer. If the tags are misregulated early on in development, it can lead to developmental defects and all these kinds of things,” he said.

Associate Professor Juliet Fuhrman, chair of the biology department, explained that Fuchs’ research has the potential to impact his colleagues’ research positively.

“If we combine [our department’s current research] with the expertise of Dr. Fuchs … we have a much greater likelihood of understanding what’s going on at the molecular level, and that could have profound implications for diseases like cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, lots of different things that are really important in medicine,” Fuhrman said.

Coming to Tufts will give Fuchs the ability to pursue his own research

interests — something he has long desired.

“I’m mainly looking forward to getting my independent research program off the ground,” Fuchs said. “For the last 15 years or so, I’ve been doing more or less what other people want me to do, and now I’ve got lots of my own ideas, and I’ve got lots of interesting questions I want to answer, and I’m looking forward to getting some good students to basically help me do this stuff.”

In addition to developing his research, Fuchs will be teaching Biochemistry and Cellular Metabolism.

He also hopes to eventually teach a course on bioethics.

“I have been involved for many years in developing courses to teach students scientific ethics,” Fuchs said.

“We’ll hopefully, in the future, be developing some new courses … to talk about science and society and … the meanings for why we do science and the way we do science, and why all these things are important.”

According to Fuchs, the importance of a dialogue among young scientists concerning ethics — both the ethics of what to study and the ethics of how to run experiments — is constantly growing due to the ever-accelerating rate of scientific and technological progress.

“Because things move so fast,” Fuchs said, “there’s always the possibility that there’s not the time to sort of [sit and think] about experiments and make sure things are being done in an ethically proper way.”

The ever-changing nature of scientific research makes it difficult to establish firm ethical standards, but it’s also one of the qualities that drew Fuchs to the field in the first place.

“Why do I love biology?” Fuchs said.

“I love puzzles, and it’s the ultimate puzzle.”

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International Relations Program.

“We don’t have borders. That is to say, we’re not just international and we’re not just domestic,” Hitchner said.

“We are a program that reflects the fact that many of the issues that we face around the globe are ones that transcend time and space.”

Regardless of their concentration, students are encouraged to pursue their interests not only theoretically, in the classroom, but also practically, outside of it. The program facilitates experiential learning through an internship with an organization for social change as a requirement for the major.

“It was decided early on that it would be a requirement that students be involved experientially with groups, agencies and organizations that are involved in social change or public interest work,” Bryan said. “We cultivate the desire to participate, the sense of personal and social responsibility to be engaged in the world.”

Larson agreed that the PJS program is focused on supporting students who are dedicated to working for social change.

“That’s really what PJS is about — constantly trying to develop whatever skills or talents or interests you have in trying to solve a particular problem that you’ve identified in the world,” he said. “It’s constantly forcing you to leave the bubble of college. A major like Peace and Justice Studies forces you to get out into the greater Boston area, into the community at large, and it’s a very eye-opening experience.”

Other facets of the program that help to make PJS unique include strong co-curricular campus-wide events, contributions to peace studies nationally and internationally and student participation in administrative decision-making processes.

“Faculty make a significant commitment to the administration and the

curriculum development of the program, but there’s always been an active student role that faculty have always valued,” Bryan said.

The PJS Executive Board — the body responsible for organizing policy, curricula and activities for the program — consists of both faculty and student members and is the outlet through which students can share their voice in shaping the course the PJS program takes.

“I, as a student, have sort of an insider’s perspective and have been able to contribute my own experiences,” said senior Stella Dennig, a member of the 2010-2011 PJS Executive Board. “It helps me move forward with the program and shape the future of the program through my own experiences.”

The tools that the PJS Program provides for its students prepare them for a variety of careers. Bryan explained that graduates may work in connection with community organization, conflict resolution or human rights, but PJS alumni may also become doctors, teachers, community health workers, real estate brokers, investment bankers or lawyers.

Regardless of what field they plan to work in, PJS majors dedicate themselves to being active citizens.

“What students take with them is a sense of conviction and a commitment to a way of life that they choose to embody, and that takes them into different careers,” Bryan said. “Some of them are still involved with public interest work, some of them are not.

But they carry with them ideas, principles and convictions for doing good work.”

Dennig agreed that PJS has prepared her to tackle the issues she’s devoted to.

“I think PJS has really given me the tools that I was hoping to get as a college undergraduate,” she said. “I see myself helping individuals in the communities I live in and affecting change in the biggest way I, as an individual, can.”

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Awards season is gearing up yet again, with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Academy Awards all right around the corner. This past Sunday, Ricky Gervais kicked things off in a lackluster fashion while hosting the first big awards ceremony of the season, the Golden Globes, on NBC. Honoring achievements in both film and television, the Golden Globes are held annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), an international organization of film journalists based in the Los Angeles area.

Returning to host for his third consecutive year, Gervais brought his usual snide, harsh form of comedy to the show, poking fun at the presenters individually and lampooning the entertainment business in general.

Gervais’ return as a host was a surprise for many viewers and critics given the comedian’s controversial performance at last year’s ceremony, which received widespread criticism for its vitriolic mocking of the performers, the HFPA and the ceremony itself.

Yet, Gervais did return, and this time he toned things down quite a bit. Somehow, eliminating much of his boundary-pushing humor dampened the proceedings and made them less entertaining than previous ceremonies. The result was a Golden Globes that will soon be forgotten.

This year’s crop of films did not help either. Low-budget, little-known independent movies seemed to rule. While the most critically acclaimed films often came from this category, there were few worth noting this year.

“Midnight in Paris,” “The Help,” “The

Descendants” and “The Artist” rose to the top of the indie heap and garnered the most acclaim this year. The last two films managed to take home the awards for Best Picture and Best Actor in their respective categories of

drama and comedy or musical, confirming many of the critical predictions made before the awards show.

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most critically acclaimed mixtapes of 2011. He continues to produce high-quality music with his third album, “Echoes of Silence.”

Tesfaye boldly opens the record with a cover of the King of Pop’s classic track, “Dirty Diana,” which he renames “D.D.” Tesfaye’s vocals match Jackson’s surprisingly well and they are a testament to Tesfaye’s incredible talent and versatility.

The Weeknd also makes the song his own

by using an intense, industrial production style. Loud, mechanical percussion during the chorus lends a threatening nature to the song and helps the track fit in with the rest of the album. It’s a shadowy and unsettling song that is more complex than most current R&B tracks. Notable throughout the song are Tesfaye’s shouts of “No” and “Ooh,” which sound like he is expelling his deep-seated pain over the cold women in his life. The effect is haunting.

The Weeknd follows “D.D.” with one of his catchiest and most radio-friendly songs, “Montreal.” The song is tidily but modestly produced, allowing Tesfaye’s smooth falsetto and vocal runs to shine on some of the mixtape’s biggest hooks.

Though the album is strong overall, its third track, “Outside,” is a low point. Tesfaye coos a little too much, and the lyrics fall into too many R&B clichés to work. It’s a misstep the rest of the album easily makes up for. see WEEKND, page 8

concertgoers will demand the greatest hits.

Such a problem leaves the musician in a creative rut. His past success prevents him from further innovation. Such is the case with French cuisine. Dishes like duck confit, beef bourguignon and escargot are the culinary equivalent of Ben Folds’ album “Rockin’ the Suburbs” (2001).

Our perception of French cuisine has led to a gastronomic pigeonholing. French restaurants, encumbered by diners’ expectations, are pressured to include these crowdpleasing dishes, often rendering the experience rather prosaic. As satisfying as it is to see a myriad of authentic dishes on a menu, see BRASSERIE, page 8

The Weeknd takes a breather between songs.

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Bryan Cranston won three Emmy awards for his performance in “Breaking Bad,” but was passed over in favor of Kelsey Grammer in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category at the Globes.

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truly worthy winner of the award for his remarkable performance in “Shame.”

Unfortunately, some of the year’s best films were largely ignored. Innovative, compelling features like “Shame” or “Drive” were snubbed due to their graphic nature, failing to receive nominations for Best Picture or Best Director, which went instead to Martin Scorsese for “Hugo.”

In the area of television, cable TV shows all but swept the board, with HBO, Starz and Showtime providing the majority of the winners. The new Showtime production “Homeland” took home the award for Best

Drama Series while ABC’s “Modern Family” won for Best Comedy.

While the majority of the choices may have been accurate, one category seemed slightly off: Best Actor in a Drama Series.

Despite winning three Emmys for his portrayal of Walter White in AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Bryan Cranston was yet again snubbed at the Globes. This snub is particularly offensive since the series’ latest season was undoubtedly its best, boasting an exceptional performance from Cranston. Instead, the award went to Kelsey Grammer for his performance as Tom Kane, a politician coping with dementia, in “Boss.”

Other notable winners of the night were

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The yearly Cecil B. DeMille award, honoring the winner for his lifetime achievements in the world of entertainment, was given to Morgan Freeman.

If the Globes actually held some weight in the realm of entertainment, their disappointment this year might actually be, well, a disappointment. However, for years the Globes have served as the sloppier, neglected younger brother of the Emmys and the Oscars, which represent the highest honors

for TV and film, respectively.

At the end of the day, the one area where the Globes seem to hold a bit of importance is that of comedy. While the Oscars tend to ignore them and focus on dramas instead, the Globes give lower-budget, slightly less artistic comedies a chance to be recognized for their worth.

This year’s ceremony was certainly a disappointment, not simply because of the films being recognized, but because of the less than enthusiastic performance by Gervais and the multitude of award presenters. Luckily, things are just getting started, and there are many more awards shows to come.

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one cannot help but feel hungry for more.

The best French restaurants strike a graceful balance between the traditional and the unexpected. Gaslight Brasserie plays it safe by offering quintessential French food, but makes up for its Epcotworthy menu with quality ingredients, impressive preparation and an exquisite ambience.

American diners are mostly acquainted with two kinds of French restaurants. By definition, a brasserie is a tavern that serves hearty, simple drinks and food — the French equivalent of the American bar & grill concept. In fact, the word brasserie means “brewery” in French. A bistro, on the other hand, is a more upscale restaurant, such as L’Espalier in Back Bay or Salts in Cambridge. The brasserie, with its humbler dishes and atmosphere, is better suited to the college palate and wallet.

Gaslight indeed meets the criteria for a brasserie. From an atmospheric standpoint, it fits perfectly.

The bustling sound level of the restaurant is matched by the warm lighting from textured sconces, and the place is as unpretentious as it is inviting. French culture is unfairly stereotyped as snobby, and this restaurant helps break down that perception. Yes, the menu lists things in French, but by no means is it a stuffy experience.

The restaurant itself is partitioned in two; the half closest to the entrance features a lively bar and some circular two-top tables that recall European terrace seating.

The wine list justifiably emphasizes French wines, including plenty of bang-for-your-buck Côtes du Rhône as well as food-friendly Pinot Noir. If an entire bottle seems daunting, a fair number of the wines are available by the glass.

Beyond the bar is the dining room, which oozes Parisan culture.

Tabac signs plaster the wall, and shelves are lined with bottles of Pernod, an anise liqueur popular in France as a digestif. Henry Miller would feel right at home.

The unexpected highlight is certainly the raw bar. Taking full advantage of Boston’s fresh seafood, Gaslight features a bevy of local mollusks, including clams from Duxbury and oysters from Barnstable and the North Shore. The wait staff waxed poetic about the distinguishing fla-

vors of the two different harvests, and their enthusiasm was well deserved. Plated on a bed of ice and seaweed, the bracingly cold oysters were arranged by harvest. North Shore oysters had a slight melon aftertaste, while the Barnstable oysters had a stronger mineral flavor. A shame then that the accompanying red-onion mignonette overpowered the subtle differences between the two.

France is known for its steak frites, and Gaslight had two preparations of this classic dish. One was a basic steak with béarnaise sauce; the other was steak au poivre, rechristened as “the bar steak.” Steak au poivre is known for its creamy green peppercorn and cognac sauce. Gaslight’s use of caramelized shallots gives this already luxurious sauce an even deeper and more rewarding flavor.

The preparation of the steak is indicative of Gaslight’s culinary approach: Take a popular dish and make minute tweaks. The duck confit, for example, was finished with an orange gastrique, similar to the preparation of duck a l’orange.

However, once again Gaslight shines brightest with the use of seafood. The pan-roasted cod came with chorizo in a rich americain sauce. The tang of the sauce, coupled with the subtle heat of the Spanish sausage, made the dish a winner.

Of the desserts, the creme brulee and the molten chocolate cake, while accurately prepared, did little to stand apart from their countless predecessors. The chocolate beignets, however, were deliciously paired with a rich vanilla creme anglaise. Dipping the hot fried beignets in the chilled custardy sauce created the ultimate melt-in-yourmouth synergy of sweet.

Located in the underdeveloped region between Chinatown, the JFK museum and Roxbury, Brasserie is essentially in Boston’s Bermuda Triangle. However, the trek is very much worth it. Main courses clock in the high teens and low twenties, and a 3-course prix-fixe menu is available before 6:30 p.m. for only 30 dollars.

Gaslight does not reinvent the wheel, but it does a good job recreating it. With its impeccable ambience and solid food, Gaslight is the perfect option for Francophiles looking for a modestly upscale dinner this Valentine’s Day or perhaps seeking a reminder of the recent film “Midnight in Paris” (2011).

Gaslight Brasserie contradicts snobby French stereotypes with its down-to-earth charm.

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It wouldn’t be a Weeknd mixtape without an epic song and the seven minute long “XO/ The Host” certainly fills that requirement. The track’s disruptive drumming keeps it interesting, despite its long running time. It starts off with typical R&B lyrics about bottles of Patron and shots of Hennessy but suddenly morphs with its addition of joyless, almost pained vocals. The song reveals the raw emotion that lies beneath the nightclub lifestyle The Weeknd frequently sings about.

“Initiation,” the darkest and most menacing song on the album, features heavy vocal manipulation that slides Tesfaye’s voice between monstrously low pitches and helium highs. The beat smoothly speeds up and slows down amid vocals, giving the track a hazy, druggy atmosphere. Its unpredictable nature makes the song sound treacherous and almost vicious. It transforms seductive lyrics into something dangerous, warped and alluring.

Lyrically, “Echoes of Silence” is The Weeknd at his most honest and introspective. The track “Same Old Song” showcases this as its chorus hauntingly repeats, “You never thought that I would ever go this far/ You said potential could never last this long.” The Weeknd knows he is “the next big thing,” but that kind of hype can only be sustained for a short amount of time as the public eagerly jumps to the next trend. The pain of thinking it’s all almost over saturates the song and entire mixtape.

Abel Tesfaye delivers his trademark vocals on “Echoes of Silence.”

PHOTO BY DANIELLE DA SILVA

Oddly, The Weeknd ends the somber song with a skit from Juicy J in which he rants about being high and absurdly yells, “It’s Christmas.” It is hard to understand this strange addition to the song. Luckily, the skit only lasts about fifteen seconds, so it doesn’t actually detract much from the track as a whole.

One of the major highlights of the mixtape is the penultimate song, “Next.” The song features stellar piano that goes well with The Weeknd’s typical sound of powerful percussion and ambient noise. The song also encompasses most of The Weeknd’s best themes from his other mixtapes without feeling redundant or unnecessary.

The mixtape ends with its title track, which features Tesfaye sounding as if he is on the verge of a breakdown. The song is one of The Weeknd’s simplest, as it only features Tesfaye’s powerful voice, a piano and some ambient sound effects. Tesfaye repeats devastating lines like “Don’t you leave my little life” with a tragedy-laced quiver. The song strips the nightclub lifestyle of its glamour and leaves it seeming hollow and soul-sucking. It is a perfect way for this dark and layered mixtape to end.

“Echoes of Silence” won’t win over any of The Weeknd’s haters, but it is a perfect addition to his already remarkable collection. While this mixtape never hits the exceptional highs of his first official release, “House of Balloons,” it is still able to showcase The Weeknd’s enormous talents and potential.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Worse than piracy

DANIEL J. RATHMAN Editor-in-Chief

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Two bills have recently been introduced in Congress that threaten to drastically change the Internet as we know it. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), if passed, would permit law enforcement officials and copyright holders to sue websites that can be linked to counterfeit or pirated content.

Any website guilty of enabling or facilitating access to copyrighted content would be at risk of violating SOPA. Both bills were written to protect the interests of people in the film and music industries. Opponents around the country have been appealing to their congressmen to vote against the bills, arguing that they violate the First Amendment and will emas-

culate the internet.

These bills would have a much broader impact on the Internet than simply outlawing sites that allow visitors to stream audio and video content. Since many of these sites operate from outside the United States and therefore outside the government’s jurisdiction, the bills allow law enforcement to sue and arrest operators of websites that link to or promote these illicit sites.

If the bills pass, it would place an incredible burden on websites to monitor user postings for potential copyright infringement. And if a website fails to meet such expectations, it might find itself blacklisted by the government and removed from all Internet search engines.

China uses similar selfcensorship laws to prevent its

citizens from posting opinions that are critical of the Chinese regime. Though the intentions of our own representatives are far more honorable — copyright infringement is a serious problem in this country — China, known for operating the most heavy-handed Internet censorship apparatus in the world, is not an example we should be emulating.

Furthermore, users of these sites would be at risk of unknowingly breaking the law.

If one were to post a TV clip on YouTube or simply sing their favorite Britney Spears song in a post, that individual would be liable. Even when your friend finds that funny clip and sends it to you in an email, both sender and recipient would be guilty of promoting the illegal sharing of copyrighted content.

The bills’ sponsors have said that their goal is not to punish

individual users who engage in copyright infringement.

But the letter of the bill makes no distinction between the actions of websites dedicated to illegal streaming and those of individuals who unknowingly breach copyright.

We understand that online piracy should be illegal in order to protect the intellectual property rights of artists and innovators — but the proposed bills would have far too broad an impact.

SOPA and PIPA are unenforceable. Their impact on curtailing Internet piracy would be negligible. What the bills would accomplish, however, would be to infringe on the freedom of millions of Internet users in the United States and send a message to the rest of the world that the United States thinks online censorship is OK.

and SOPA and PIPA spawned a spirited debate about censorship and copyright infringement that will only grow as the Internet age evolves. Closer to home, the women’s basketball team won 11 consecutive games and the Office for Campus Life announced that civil rights activist Cornel West will visit the university in February. The Daily may have paused for a month, but the news cycle is unstoppable, and as the spring semester begins, we are eager to catch up.

As our motto states, we aim to be your first source for news from the Hill, the surrounding community, and beyond. That means going beyond our printed issues and website content to blogs and Twitter (@TuftsDaily).

Last semester, we brought a third blog, NESCAC Insider — joining Jumbo Slice and The Score — under our wing, broadening

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Progressives should not vote for Ron Paul

BY SANDRA

KOM

Harvard Political Review

Glenn Greenwald wrote a thought-provoking piece in Salon in which he noted that progressives disappointed with Obama’s policies have a viable alternative. While explicitly not endorsing Ron Paul, Greenwald declared: “For better or worse, Paul alone among the national figures in both parties is able and willing to advocate views that Americans urgently need to hear. That he is doing so within the Republican Party makes it all the more significant. This is why Paul has been the chosen ally of key liberal House members such as Alan Grayson (on Fed transparency and corruption), Barney Frank (to arrest the excesses of the Drug War) and Dennis Kucinich (on a wide array of foreign policy and civil liberties issues)…

If you’re someone who believes that things like Endless War, the Surveillance State, the Drug War, the sprawling secrecy regime, and the vast power of the Fed are merely minor, side issues that don’t merit much concern … then lock-step marching behind Barack Obama for the next full year makes sense. But if you don’t believe those things, then you’re going to be searching for ways to change mainstream political discourse and to disrupt the bipartisan consensus which shields these policies from all debate, let alone challenge.”

Across America, progressives have expressed disappointment with Obama’s failure to follow through on campaign promises like ending Bush-era tax breaks. As Greenwald notes, the lack of truly progressive policy implemented in the last three years comes as a result not only of a divided and obstinate Congress, but from Obama’s own moves to consolidate power in the executive branch and extend problematic Bush-era domestic and foreign policy. The promise of a viable candidate who might endorse an end to an unnecessary and unjustified foreign war that has killed hundreds of thousands, who might end the racist and expensive “War on Drugs,” and who might actually check corporate influence in government seems promising.

However, Ron Paul is not that candidate.

Although he may support legislation introduced by progressives, he comes to his decisions from a single-minded desire to decrease

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the size of the federal government. Paul’s anarchist-leaning political thought dictates his policy decisions (with the single exception of abortion, which he incomprehensibly thinks should be illegal).

Libertarian reasoning leads Ron Paul to endorse policies that no progressive could support. Although Paul opposes the War on Drugs, which many cite as a racist policy that predominantly incarcerates AfricanAmerican and Latino men, he also opposes policies like birthright citizenship and welfare that benefit American communities of color.

(Paul also opposes any form of legal amnesty for undocumented immigrants, such as the DREAM Act, and has even spoken out against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and opposed

other civil rights legislation.) He even opposes the very existence of an income tax in favor of a Flat Tax, which progressives know would place America’s tax burden disproportionately on the poor.

Vote-mongering and corporate lobbying may compromise Obama’s progressivism.

But his background and campaign platform suggest that he at least cares about rectifying race- and class-based oppression. On the contrary, Ron Paul’s concern about the free market and individual liberty comes at the expense of the equality, social justice, and basic right to economic insecurity valued by progressives.

Ron Paul’s libertarian interests align with progressive interests. He can certainly pro-

vide valuable support for liberal House members, as Greenwald referenced. In fact, Paul has effectively and admirably brought many often-controversial policies to mainstream political discussion. His opinions have sparked constructive and interesting discussion, both on this website and across America, about issues ranging from the War on Drugs to American intervention in Israel to war.

However, for every Paul position countering existing economic inequality in America, another ten would perpetuate or worsen existing wealth disparities. Ron Paul may be an interesting, controversial, and perhaps even viable candidate for the 2012 presidency — but he is certainly not a progressive one.

OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

A guy’s beer says a lot about him BY

MCKENNA BROWN

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You walk into a party late Friday night, and your flaky drunk friend immediately ditches you for some suspect-looking hipsters in the corner.

You’re alone, you’re thirsty, and you don’t know anyone. Do you turn around and head home to watch a “Man v.

Food” marathon by yourself and cry into a bowl of cookie dough? Hell no!

That’s your Thursday night routine, remember? This is the weekend, and you need to make some friends.

Whether you’re a girl looking for a potential boyfriend, a guy looking for a bro, a guy looking for a boyfriend or a girl looking for a drinking buddy, you can tell a lot about a dude by his beer of choice. These horoscopes — or “hoposcopes” (hops, beer; get it?!) — are completely nonscientific and based exclusively on the brand’s TV commercials and my own experiences. But I am 78 percent confident in their accuracy. I suggest bringing a copy of this column to every party you attend, for reference.

Bud Light First of all, this is the most popular beer in America, so this guy doesn’t have much of an imagination. But he won’t need one, because his girlfriend (if he can bear to have one) will be dumb as a stump -- that, or an overbearing witch. He loves to use madeup words that have no meaning like “drinkability” and “seductivity.”

Approach tactic: This guy wants everything casual, so move in with a high-five and no shirt, regardless of gender.

Heineken This is one smooth operator. He knows every interesting person at the party and has been to more countries than you can name. He loves to dance and will likely take over as DJ at some point, playing ridiculously awesome songs that everyone will love, but no one has ever heard of before. You will end the evening madly in love with him but also kind of hate the bastard.

Approach tactic: Let him make the first move. Give him meaningful glances from a corner, and let out a knowing chuckle when he puts on the first track of his epic playlist, as if you actually recognize the song. Your apparent coolness will be enough to lure him in.

Coors Light If you don’t love, and I mean LOVE football, don’t even try to get to know him. This guy lives and breathes football, specifically the NFL. If he’s not watching it, he’s talking about in incessantly. In fact, he’s probably wearing an NFL jersey right now, isn’t he? You’ve been warned.

Approach tactic: If you’re a girl, move in while wearing a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader uniform. It’s the only way you’ll get his attention. Guys, any reference to Aaron Rodgers will be enough to spark a conversation.

Sam Adams This guy loves him some Boston. He

likely has a full, luxurious beard and enjoys chopping down trees and discussing hops.

Bring up the Red Sox, the Patriots (football) or patriots (founding fathers), and he’ll talk your ear off all night. He will also snort derisively at any drink involving fruit.

Approach tactic: Exclaim adoringly over his choice of Sam Adams. Mention that you’ve been meaning to get into home-brewing, and ask if he has any tips about which yeast to use.

Keystone Light He’s wearing flannel, isn’t he? And Wranglers? And work boots? Yeah, I thought so. Despite his Dukes of Hazzard look and patchy mustache (yes, it’s possible to have a patchy mustache) this guy is smooth. I mean, really smooth. The ladies he cavorts with always look a little like Dolly Parton (in certain, ahem, aspects), and they seem to think he’s the greatest. Besides parties, he’s often spotted at convenience stores and gas stations.

Approach tactic: This guy wants to be the hero, so present him with a small problem that he can quickly solve with muscles and cunning.

Corona Relax, bro, this guy is cool as a cucumber. He’s probably just back from snowboarding in the Rockies or surfing down in Mexico and needs to unwind with the most casual of party beers.

He’s likely sitting very peacefully in a lawn chair or oversized La-Z-Boy, hair

flopping around in front of his eyes and vacant expression on his face.

Approach tactic: Offer a fist bump and crash on the chair next to him for a while. Don’t speak at first; you don’t want to startle him. After about five minutes you may begin a conversation about any extreme sport or Mexican beach you wish, just expect the conversation to be a little slow.

PBR This guy is tricky. He could either be a hipster who thinks he’s amazing and awesome, or he’s a minor who had to take whichever beer his alcohol hookup picked out. An easy way to distinguish between the two is to offer him a shot: If he’s the former he will glare at you in disgust and say he’s “good.” If he’s the latter, he will jump on any drink with an alcohol percentage higher than five.

Approach tactic for hipster: Compliment his suspenders and launch into a conversation about the Occupy movement. Try to bring up the most obscure band you know. When in doubt, use this simple formula: (Name) + “and the” + (any combination of two words) = great band name.

Approach tactic for minor: Just bring alcohol. Any alcohol.

Smirnoff Ice This boy is a freshman. This boy has never had a beer before.

Approach tactic: Offer to walk him back to the dorms in exchange for a Cheesy Griller.

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on four power-play opportunities.

“We were able to kill their power plays because we work on it a good deal in practice and that really came through when we needed it. I’m sure everyone was pretty beat going into the final overtime but we all wanted to win and getting a quick goal made it a lot easier,” Power said.

It took the Jumbos just 28 seconds to score once their second overtime contest of the weekend began. After junior forward Dylan Plimmer won the faceoff for the Jumbos, Plimmer and freshman forward Tyler Voigt assisted junior defenseman Jared Barker on the winning score, Barker’s first goal of the season.

“The boys worked hard and didn’t crumble in the pressure situations, which is the sign of a good team,” said Gallegos, who sat out the tournament with a minor injury. “In overtime, it’s always good to get pucks to the net no matter what part of the ice you’re on and that certainly paid off for us against UMass Boston.”

In the first round of the Codfish Bowl, Tufts defeated Johnson & Wales in a shootout to advance to the finals against UMass Boston. The Jumbos grabbed an early lead when sophomore forward Garrett Sider scored a power play goal fewer than four minutes into the contest, and pushed it to 2-0 when Plimmer scored in the second period.

In the final period of regulation, the Wildcats tied the game at the 6:42 mark on a score from senior Tony Galante.

Following a goal from Tufts sophomore David Carson, Beacons defenseman Trevor Jewell notched the equalizer on a power play with less than three minutes remaining.

Both teams missed their first shootout attempt, but after the Wildcats missed their second, Plimmer finished a shot past Cooper to give the Jumbos the advantage. Johnson & Wales missed its third try, automatically sending Tufts to the next day’s finals.

The Jumbos now prepare for another home NESCAC doubleheader. On Saturday and Sunday, Tufts faces Trinity and Wesleyan, both of whom they defeat-

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trol of the floor with a 14-1 run sparked by a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Kwame Firempong just 4:37 into the game and capped by another from Goldfarb. Freshman guard C.J. Moss added a jumper while Ferris added back-to-back 3s in the run.

After the halftime break, Bowdoin responded to a 15-point deficit with a 12-2 run that put them within five with 11:54 left.

But a long 3-pointer from Ferris halted the comeback as the visitors stayed outside eight points for the remainder of the game. Ferris was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field — including four from long range — for 17 points and two steals in 20 minutes off the bench.

The first-year has been one of coach Bob Sheldon’s biggest weapons off an incredibly deep bench; Ferris is fourth on the team in scoring with 9.6 points per game, and is shooting a team-high .468 from beyond the arc.

“Our focus was to get two home wins above all else,” Ferris said. “We hadn’t won at home the entire season so we needed to show some grit and prove to ourselves that we were a good enough team to beat two NESCAC teams at home back-toback. Coming off a split weekend, we needed to win two games to keep our hopes alive for a tournament bid which has been our goal since day one.”

And the Jumbos have certainly kept those hopes alive with their 3-0 follow-up to a 1-1 weekend on the road against top-10 opponents.

At then-No. 7 Williams, Ferris dropped 23 points and Anderson double-doubled with 19 and 10 boards, fueling an upset in which the Jumbos trailed only once for 16 seconds in the first half.

“The key to our wins so far has been our energy,” Anderson said.

“I think we took both Williams and Bowdoin by surprise with our aggressiveness on the defensive side and rebounding. Saturday games in the NESCAC are always

difficult because everyone is tired from the night before. That game with Colby I think was won simply because we are a better team with more talent and more threats on the offensive end.”

Despite losing to No. 1 Middlebury, which shot at 62.5 percent in the game — the Jumbos again saw stand out performances from Anderson (19 points, 5 rebounds), Firempong (16 points, 5 assists), and sophomore forward Tom Folliard (10 points) while keeping up with the defending NESCAC champs on the boards 29-29.

“We felt like we didn’t come with the same energy we had in the win over Williams against Middlebury,” Ferris said. “We still didn’t bring the same energy against Colby, but a win is a win and that’s what we set out to do. However, winning a close game by five to a team that isn’t as strong as we are is something that just can’t happen anymore and I think we are learning from those types of games.”

The Jumbos will have a chance to show what they’ve learned over the coming weekend; they cannot afford to split games again.

Tomorrow, Tufts will travel to 12-4 Wesleyan whose only two NESCAC losses have come against Middlebury and No. 4 Amherst by three and two points, respectively, and exacted revenge on the Lord Jeffs on Tuesday night, 68-67, behind a career-high 24 points from junior Mike Callaghan.

On Saturday, Tufts should have an easier go of it at Connecticut College, which sits at 6-10 overall and winless in the conference.

“Wesleyan is a very good team,” Ferris said. “We need to come with the same focus, energy, and competitiveness we had against Williams. We can’t look past anyone at this point so all we can do is win one game at a time… We will be preparing for Wesleyan [tomorrow] and hopefully we can get that win and go from there. I’m confident that if we play to our potential with enough energy on defense we will be successful.”

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Junior Dylan Plimmer and the ice hockey team snatched the 47th-annual Codfish Bowl over winter break before splitting a NESCAC doubleheader against Amherst and Hamilton. ed early in the season.

“Going into this weekend against Trinity and Wesleyan we know that they’re going to be two different teams from opening weekend,” Gallegos said.

“I think special teams are going to be the key for both games because both of those teams can be undisciplined. We have to stay out of the box and capitalize on the opportunities they give us.”

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“We are a tight knit team and that helps us bring intensity to the court every game.”

After rattling off 11 victories in a row dating back to Nov. 22, the Jumbos surrendered their first loss of 2012 in heartbreaking fashion against Bowdoin on Jan. 13. In a backand-forth game that featured 13 ties and 10 lead changes, Bowdoin freshman guard Sara Binkhorst hit a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left to give the Polar Bears a one-point lead. After a Dufault turnover, Bowdoin senior guard Jill Henrikson hit a fast break layup to seal the 57-56 victory.

The Jumbos had trouble containing Henrikson, a twotime All-NESCAC selection who erupted for 19 points and five rebounds on 60 percent shooting from the field.

According to Dufault, the Jumbos were plagued by erratic play against the Polar Bears, and were unable to control

the tempo of the game.

“I think we need to do everything with a little more consistency,” she said. “We’ll play great [defense] and then have a letdown. We’ll be shooting well and then go cold.”

After the tough loss to Bowdoin, Tufts bounced back nicely with a nine-point victory over visiting Colby.

Barnosky, who finished with 14 points, four rebounds, and two assists, led the way for the Jumbos.

Freshman center Hayley Kanner also played well in the post, chipping in with 14 points, three rebounds, and one block. After trailing 26-22 at halftime, the Jumbos took their first lead of the second half with 14:30 remaining, as Kanner scored to give them a 33-31 edge.

The Jumbos would not trail for the remainder of the game. Aggressive defensive continued to be the key for the Jumbos, as they forced 19 turnovers and cashed them in

for 18 points.

The Jumbos finished their winter break schedule by defeating local opponent Wheaton 65-44, outscoring the Lyons 15-0 on fast-break points, a playing style Tufts has favored all season.

“Our transition offense has been very important to us,” Barnosky said. “We are focused on staying in shape and pushing each other when we scrimmage in practice. We want to be in better shape than our opponents so we can outrun them.”

Looking ahead, the Jumbos have a crucial weekend of conference games ahead against Wesleyan and Conn.

College, with the latter sitting one spot ahead of Tufts in the NESCAC standings.

“We have a chip on our shoulder and we want to crack that top 25 in the nation,” Barnosky said. “We want to get after these NESCAC opponents and prove that we belong in the top 25.”

ICE HOCKEY

An event of ice and fire, and greatness The fire is metaphorical.

Otherwise, the ice hockey team might have some problems.

The athletics department’s “Fan the Fire” initiative, which was successful in drawing fans to soccer and basketball doubleheaders during 2011, will kick off the new year with a “Pink In The Rink” event this Saturday when the ice hockey team hosts Trinity at 6:30 p.m. in Malden Forum.

Proceeds from a raffle — the winner of which will receive a special edition game shirt worn by the Jumbos during the game — will benefit cancer research

and awareness. Specialized pucks will also be sold.

After winning the 47thannual Codfish Bowl at UMassBoston, Tufts fell in NESCAC action to Amherst 7-1 last weekend before rebounding with a 4-3 win over Hamilton, the second of four straight home conference games. The Jumbos currently stand at 6-6-1 overall and 4-4-0 in the NESCAC, good enough for a tie for fifth with Wesleyan.

Trinity enters on the heels of a 1-0-1 weekend against Colby and Bowdoin, and boasts the reigning NESCAC Player of the

Week in junior forward Chris Menard, who tallied three goals and four assists versus the Mules and Polar Bears. The Bantams are 5-7-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the conference.

Upcoming “Fan the Fire” events will be held on Feb. 4 with the Tufts basketball and track teams. Two more have been planned for the spring season: one on March 31 with the softball and women’s lacrosse teams, and one on April 14 with the baseball and men’s lacrosse teams.

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The men’s basketball team has started the season in unexplored territory.

The Jumbos sit at 11-4 overall, in the No. 3 spot in the league, where their 3-1 conference start is the program’s best since 2005 and has earned them the highest ranking any member of the current team has ever enjoyed.

And while the rest of the school was on vacation, Tufts dismissed then-national No. 7 Williams 80-71 on Jan. 6, Bowdoin 82-70 on Friday, Colby 64-59 on Saturday afternoon, and Suffolk 98-65 on Tuesday night.

Suffice to say, these Jumbos are taking care of business.

Their only NESCAC loss came on Jan. 7 at the hands of undefeated national No. 1 Middlebury 82-69 in a game where Tufts pulled within six points in the final five minutes. Early in the conference season, Tufts is quickly proving they plan to leave the NESCAC cellar in their rearview.

“We started preparing for NESCAC play as soon as we got back from break,” junior tricaptain Scott Anderson said. “It was nice to have a few games before our matchup with Williams, but us upperclassmen had been reminding the underclassmen that NESCAC games were a different animal because of how much faster and more physical the players

are. We were all focused since we left for break on the opportunity we had to potentially take down the No. 7 and No. 1 in the country because it’s an opportunity that most teams don’t get to have.”

On Tuesday night, the Jumbos rolled over visiting Suffolk University 98-65, which completed a three-game win streak at home -their first wins in Cousens of the season. In fact, three of Tufts’ four losses this season have been at home.

Against the 5-9 Rams, the Jumbos exploded for their highest point total since Dec. 8, 2007, pulling away in the second half behind five players in double figures and two more who scored nine points.

On Saturday, Tufts posted their second home win of the season against the visiting Mules. The Jumbos controlled the game from the start despite taking heat from a streaking Colby late in the second half. Their 58-55 lead with 30 seconds left held up; sophomore guard Oliver Cohen, Anderson, and freshman guard and eventual NESCAC Player of the Week Ben Ferris went a combined 6-for-6 from the foul line to seal the win.

And each time the Mules threatened, the Jumbos had a response. Colby came within three for the first of four times in the second half with an 8-2 run, but Tufts responded with an 8-2 run of its own. A 12-3 Colby streak later in the half was stopped cold by a clutch

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The reigning NESCAC Player of the Week, freshman Ben Ferris has been a force off the bench for the Jumbos this season.

3-pointer from junior guard Alex Goldfarb, followed by a Ferris layup on the Jumbos’ next possession.

On Friday night, Tufts was also dominant

against a visiting Bowdoin squad. Despite falling behind early 11-4, Tufts then took consee MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

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Senior guard Tiffany Kornegay is averaging a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game this season for the Jumbos, who scored a big win over break versus the nationally ranked Colby Mules.

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Transitioning into NESCAC play, the women’s basketball hardly missed a beat, continuing its early season success with a strong 6-1 showing over winter break.

The Jumbos entered the winter recess on a seven-game winning streak, including a convincing 74-35 victory over nonconference rival Bridgewater State on Dec. 10.

And after several practices following their return to campus, the Jumbos returned to the court for the first time in 2012 at the Maine Maritime Tournament. Tufts opened the tournament with a 42-point rout of the Middlebury Panthers in the semifinals, and the Jumbos edged out a 47-39 victory over the host Mariners in the championship game.

Tufts was led by the strong play of tournament MVP and junior co-captain forward Bre Dufault. In both games, the Jumbos also benefited from a stifling defense, which has become a trademark of coach Carla Berube’s squads.

They forced a combined 50 turnovers in the two-game tournament, which led to 56 points on offense.

“Defense has been the key for us,” Dufault said. “We start with defense and we go from there. We try and focus on boxing out and getting all the fundamentals down.”

The Jumbos then began their conference schedule on Jan. 6 with a weekend sweep of the Williams Ephs and Middlebury. Neither squad had an answer for the Jumbos’ strength inside; Tufts outscored Williams and Middlebury by 10 and 14 points in the paint, respectively.

While senior guard Tiffany Kornegay had a strong individual performance against the Ephs, notching 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and three steals, 11 different Jumbos saw minutes and contributed to the victory in various ways.

“We really have great team chemistry, both on and off the court,” senior co-captain forward Kate Barnosky said. see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

Over the winter vacation, the men’s hockey team battled through two overtime contests and two tough conference matchups, improving to 6-6-1 on the season.

Tufts followed an early January tournament win by splitting their second home weekend doubleheader of the season, moving to an even 4-4 in the NESCAC. Friday night, the Jumbos fell 7-1 at the hands of conference rival Amherst before scoring a late victory over NESCAC newcomer Hamilton the following afternoon, as sophomore Kyle Gallegos, the Jumbos’ leading goalscorer, buried a late tally to lift Tufts over the Continentals in a 4-3 decision.

“We’re all feeling good about our record so far, but we know we still have a lot of work to do,” Gallegos said.

“Obviously, we don’t feel that Amherst is six goals better than us, and we were very disappointed in the effort against them. Moving forward, I think we’ll continue to improve and be able to present more of a challenge to the NESCAC teams with better records as well as winning the games we are expected to.”

Against Hamilton, the Jumbos jumped to an early two-goal lead on a pair of first-period scores from sophomore Garrett Sider and junior Dylan Plimmer that came within less than a minute of each other.

Hamilton then took the lead when senior Anthony Scarpino tallied his team’s third goal at the 14:03 mark of the first period, but it took Gallegos just 34 seconds to tie the game once more.

“I think that during the first period both teams were running around on the ice with very little defense and that’s why six goals were scored in such a short span,” Gallegos said. “My first goal was a good example of that because there was a big pile-up in front of their net and I was left open to bang in the rebound.”

In the final period, both sides had ample scoring opportunities, but the Tufts and Hamilton defenses killed three

penalties each, and the score remained locked until the closing minutes, when Plimmer and senior Evan Story assisted Gallegos, who netted his second goal of the game and a game-winner.

“Both teams settled down and were much more conservative as the game progressed,” Gallegos said. “Late in the third we were just coming off a power play so I think Hamilton was a little out of position, and I was able to get open for Dylan to give me a pass for a onetimer that snuck by their goalie.”

The previous evening, Tufts struggled to find its rhythm throughout and ended a two-game win streak as Amherst burned the Jumbos by a sixgoal margin. The Lord Jeffs built a 6-0 lead, and gave up just one score in their thrashing of the host Jumbos, which included multi-point games from seven Amherst players.

“We played them close in the first period, but came out flat footed in the second. They took advantage of it and had the momentum the rest of the game,” freshman defender Shawn Power said.

Gallegos, returning from a back injury, gave the Jumbos some solace with a goal at the 15:14 mark, but Amherst junior Nick Brunette put the cap on the win just a minute later.

A week before, the Jumbos ended their weekend on a much higher note, scoring the team’s first tournament victory of the 2011-2012 season. On Jan. 7, the Jumbos met with UMass Boston in the finals of the 47th-annual Codfish Bowl, and defeated the host Beacons in their second overtime scenario in as many days. The previous afternoon, Tufts beat Johnson & Wales University 3-3 in shootouts.

The Beacons, who came into the matchup on the heels of a 9-0 hammering of Southern New Hampshire in the opening round, outshot the Jumbos 43-17, but came up nearly empty after Barchard recorded a sensational 42-save effort to preserve Tufts’ victory.

The Jumbos were penalized nine times, including five in the second period, but the Beacons failed to capitalize see ICE HOCKEY, page 15