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On Valentine’s Day, raising awareness with Broken Hearts

Tufts Democrats, Carl Sciortino endorse Markey in Senate race by Justin

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The Tufts chapter of Love146 last night held its second annual Broken Hearts event to raise awareness about child sex trafficking and exploitation. The event took place in Sophia Gordon Hall and featured music and poetry performances by students.

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The Tufts Democrats recently announced its endorsement of Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who is running in a special election for the Massachusetts Senate seat of former Senator John Kerry, the new Secretary of State. Tufts alumnus Carl Sciortino (LA ‘00), the state representative for the 34th Middlesex District encompassing Medford and Somerville, declared on Feb. 8 his candidacy for Markey’s current position with the Fifth Congressional District. At their weekly meeting on Feb. 5, Tufts Democrats reviewed the viewpoints of Markey and Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), the two Democrats who have formally announced their candidacy to be the democratic representative on the ticket, according to Bronwen Raff, president of Tufts Democrats. The group members then voted to endorse Markey. Raff, a senior, said she and the organization’s members are currently working to gather signatures and support for Markey’s primary campaign. “Our first deadline is Feb.

28 when all 10,000 signatures need to be certified so we’re trying to help in the process of collecting about 20,000 signatures,” she said. According to Raff, one of the primary goals of the Tufts Democrats will be to get students out to vote. “We understand that many students aren’t going to be here in June [for the general election],” Raff said. “What we need to do beyond that is to put together a protocol for how we want to do absentee voting.” Raff plans for the organization to be active around campus in the coming months, as its members hope to increase awareness of the special election. “We’ll be tabling in the dining halls [and] we’ll be working with Tufts Votes and the Institute for Political Citizenship,” she said. “The biggest problem is that people don’t know that the election is happening and so we’re sort of trying to just use social media to make sure people are aware of what’s going on and to educate them.” Should Markey be elected to the U.S. Senate in late June, he would resign from the U.S. see DEMOCRATS, page 2

Senate, historically and now, falls short on gender diversity by

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When Tufts Community Union (TCU) senator Christie Maciejewski last year served as TCU Treasurer at the head of the Senate’s Allocations Board, or ALBO, the budgeting committee had so many male members it was commonly referred to as “all-bro.” Over multiple semesters on a Senate designed to “represent the interests and desires of the TCU to the faculty, administration and the Trustees of Tufts University,” Maciejewski had moved up in the ranks of Senate that is now, and has historically been, a male-dominated body. The imbalance has been noted by senators both male and female, and all agree that the dearth of women representatives to the body is significant. TCU Vice President Meredith Goldberg, a senior, said she has taken note of the low numbers of women on the Senate throughout her time there. “In a school where we’re not a minority by any means, the fact that we are underrepresented says something,” she said. The number of women on the body varies from year to year. TCU President Wyatt Cadley, a senior, attributed this pattern to fluctuations in voting trends, saying that women tend to be elected in contested elections while men tend to walk on in uncontested elections. He cited last year’s Senate class of 2012 of ten male senators who ran uncontested. “I think it’s that voters tend to recognize that women tend to be underrepresented, and in turn when they’re presented with a choice, they do tend to vote for the woman

candidate,” Cadley said. Even within the Senate, leadership roles have tended to be filled almost exclusively by male students. “A lot of people think that Treasurer is a boy thing, money is a boy thing,” Maciejewski said. “But I was the one who wanted it most ... and [I] got it,” she said. Having a place among the boys wasn’t always comfortable, Maciejewski said. “I was later told that [the TCU president] didn’t necessarily trust a younger woman in the office, but I think I proved myself competent ... I don’t think every woman would have enjoyed the position I was in.” Goldberg said the Senate has a long way to go to equalize the gender balance on the body. She is currently the only woman on the Executive Board of seven senators, compared with a mostly even split between men and women on Executive Board in 2009-2010. “Senate is a body that’s supposed to be approachable to any member of the community,” Goldberg said. “I think its difficult when you walk into an exec meeting [when] I’m not there and it’s just all these men in a room ... it feels like we’re back to the 1950’s sometimes.” The male-heavy results of the 2011-2012 Senate elections could be attributed to the large number of uncontested elections, Cadley said. This year’s body, however, displayed a noticeable shift towards greater female representation on the body. In last week’s elections to fill four seats, two women were elected to junior and senior Senate seat, bringing the total number of female senators on the body to 14 women of 36 total senators. “When I look at the freshman and sopho-

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The TCU Senate, a historically male-dominated body, seeks to improve a gender imbalance. more classes, they really have become more of women may not want to take that lead.” diverse,” Goldberg said. “Senate is becoming Goldberg agreed, adding that she might more the voice of the students, we’re moving have been more apprehensive of seeking a higher office if she were to run today. in that direction.” Maciejewski found that low numbers of “If I was a freshman this year and I looked women in leadership roles has the effect of at the [Executive Board], I’d be like, ‘there’s one discouraging younger women in Senate from woman on it?’ [and] I’d think, ‘well maybe this is not where I’ll end up,’” she said. stepping up. “I think one thing that would make women Maciejewski agreed that it is easier for a lot more comfortable is having more women men to gain and hold leadership positions. in leadership roles, in front of the room,” “I think a woman has to be exceptionally Maciejewski said. “I think because there [are] see GENDER page 2 men at the head of Senate, it’s harder — a lot

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Massachusetts State Representative Carl Sciortino (LA ‘00), a Tufts alumnus, last week declared his candidacy for Edward Markey’s Congress seat in the fifth congressional district of Massachusetts.

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House of Representatives, requiring Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to call a special election in the fifth congressional district in which he currently serves. Although Markey’s seat would not be open if he loses in the Senate race, Sciortino said that he wanted to get his campaign started early so that he would have more time to build up support. “We need to get started now in order to be able to spend time introducing myself to other parts of the district and building up a network of support so that we can hit the ground running,” Sciortino told the Daily. According to Sciortino, he, like Markey, is progressive in his views and looks forward to serving the people in the fifth congressional district. “I have always been a clear champion of progressive values, whether it is fighting for economic justice, working to increase the minimum wage, closing corporate tax loopholes [and] fighting to improve our environment or equality for [lesbian, gay, bisexual and

transgender] (LGBT) individuals and all residents of the Commonwealth,” he said. “These are values that I have been fighting for in the state legislature and that I would continue to work on in Washington.” Sciortino is one of seven openly gay legislators in Massachusetts. According to Sciortino, he has extensive experience fighting for equality and would be active in the LGBT caucus if elected to Congress. “Historically there have never been more than two or three [LGBT members of Congress] and there was good ground made this year, but we still have a long way to go,” he said. According to Max Tanguay-Colucci, president of Tufts’ Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), Sciortino has been a great champion of gay rights and has been successful in progressive politics. “One of his most remarkable accomplishments for the LGBT community [was] the implementation of the transgender rights bill last year which protects transgender people against discrimination in housing, employment, credit, and educa-

tion,” Tanguay-Colucci, a sophomore, told the Daily in an email. While he is currently planning his own campaign, Sciortino said his primary goal is to get Markey elected to the Senate. “I’ve offered to do whatever I can to help galvanize Tufts students and people around the fifth congressional [district] to work on the Markey campaign,” he said. “As I build up my campaign and get supporters interested in working with me eventually, I’m encouraging them to work on Markey’s race right now.” According to Sciortino, he will be operating as a surrogate for the Markey campaign and has already attended several community events. He has also collected signatures for Markey with the Tufts Democrats, and they are supportive of his campaign. “Our end goal would be to elect Markey and have a more liberal voice in the U.S. Senate and then beyond that to work with Carl’s campaign to ensure that he is elected as well,” Raff said. “He came to speak with us and has been a great advocate for Tufts as an [alumnus].”

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qualified to move up, more than men — they really have to have a track record and a loud voice,” she said. In Cadley’s view, the most glaring illustration of inequality is the fact that no woman has been elected president of Senate in the last ten years, and no woman has run for president for two years. “I think there is a sense in every woman candidate ... who’s considered running over the years that they would be trailblazing ... if they were elected,” Cadley said. Goldberg said that she feels obligated to speak up as a woman as well as a class senator on so-called ‘woman’s issues’ addressed by the Senate, which have included reforms to the sexual assault policy and genderneutral housing. “I’ve felt that I need to voice my opinion [strongly], just to make sure that side’s heard,” she said. “I felt an even stronger need to run for exec board this year, to show the freshmen and sophomores that they do have a place on exec board if you’re a woman, that it isn’t just white men that get on exec because quite honestly, that’s a very overwhelming trend of the past.” The Senate’s vote in December to establish a community representative position for the Women’s Center — a person who

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would join the other community representatives in speaking and voting for underrepresented groups on the Hill in Senate meetings — was one attempt to alleviate the gender imbalance in TCU politics. Junior Grainne Griffith, who was elected to the position in last week’s election, said she hopes to provide an educated voice on gender in meetings and spearhead more of these initiatives. “You can’t really rely on class senators to always do these kinds of projects — there’s nothing saying they have to or even should,” she said. “It’s really important to have a position on Senate whose sole job is to take up these sorts of projects.” Griffiths, who served as the LGBT Center community representative during her freshman and sophomore years, expressed that she often felt obligated to speak out from a feminist perspective in that position. She said that the new community representative position will help Senate regularly take gender into account in their discussions and decisions. “In terms of awareness, I think more can be done to improve how aware everyone is of gender dynamics on campus and on Senate itself just in terms of sexual assault policy, rape culture, how women [are] going through campus, how men [are] going through campus,” Griffiths said. According to Cadley, the Senate dis-

played broad support for the establishment of the Women’s Center Representative (WCR). Griffiths has many plans for the semester, including promoting awareness of gendered pronouns and expanding the gender-neutral housing policy. But both Goldberg and Griffiths say that the presence of the WCR should not replace individual class senators’ focus on gender issues. “I know a lot of class senators have told me that sometimes they feel uncomfortable voting a certain way with feminist interests in mind, when they feel that representing their class might mean something else,” Griffiths said. “I personally don’t see how that can even be a possibility, because usually representing your class means representing feminist interests.” Despite Senate’s increasing gender diversity and new permanent voice on gender issues, it remains clear to senators that diversity of race and sexual orientation is still lacking. “I’ve had a lot of conversations over the years with people about how they feel about Senate, how they feel about their representation,” Cadley said. “There [are] definitely people that are very much disappointed by the fact that there’s not more diversity, either gender or racial on Senate.” “Senate does have the reputation of being straight white males,” Maciejewski said.

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The trend of post-apocalyptic, tweentargeted, blood-sucking movie romances based on books had been exhausted,

Beautiful Creatures Starring Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, Emma Thompson Directed by Richard LaGravenese until “Beautiful Creatures” resuscitated the emerging genre if only for a brief twohour-long film. Told from the perspective of sensitive but sexy southern gentleman Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) who — between periodic brooding and reading classic literature — gains an interest in the new girl in town, Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert). Ethan learns that Lena is part of the Ravenwood clan, an infamous shut-in family in the story’s fictional town of Gatlin, South Carolina. After repeated attempts to get to know reclusive Lena, Ethan discovers that she is “not like everybody else” since her family members are “casters,” a not-so-clever attempt to reinvent the words “witch” and “wizard.” More shocking still, Lena has a tattoo on her wrist that counts down the days until she and her magical powers will be “claimed” for either good or evil. Although the story is less than original, the nuances to the storytelling and plot make this young adult fantasy stand out in an over-saturated market. From the inclusion of Civil War reenactment culture to the commentary about religious extremism through the preacher’s wife (Emma Thompson), it is the details that round out “Beautiful Creatures.” Additionally, plot twists like mistaken identity, self-sacrifice, and an actually tumultuous teen relationship are refreshing to see. More than anything, the relatable characters pull the audience in by going

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Actress Emmy Rossum (TV’s “Shameless”) goes from selfless Fiona Gallagher to seductive temptress in “Beautiful Creatures.” beyond the cliched angst of adolescence. Whether it’s Lena’s inhibitions to let others in or Ethan’s restless attempts against all odds to leave behind his “podunk” hometown, audiences of all ages can relate to the characters’ strife — if maybe not the spell casting and tornadoes that happen at Thanksgiving dinner. It was a bold choice to cast two Hollywood newcomers in a major blockbuster film, but Ehrenreich and Englert effortlessly rise to the challenge. Ehrenreich has his own acting company and Englert comes from a family of renowned filmmakers — her mother Jane Campion has won both an Academy Award and the Palme D’Or. The two have the believable onscreen chemistry of much more experienced actors, nailing the intricacies and awkwardness of the cliche teen dating game. Not to mention, for once two actors who are supposed to be high schoolers almost pass as believable 17-year-olds. The stars’ apparent youth is one of the few scenes in the film that doesn’t feature some special effects. Although they aren’t as impressive as other box-office hits built around CGI, the spectral apparitions and

bewitching natural disasters of “Beautiful Creatures” shouldn’t be underestimated. But the real magic comes to light during the opening credits when the long list of stars in the film rolls across the screen. Never has a fantasy chick flick boasted stars such as Oscar winners Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson, Academy Award nominated Viola Davis and Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum — each of whom brings dimension to their role and to the film overall. Thompson brings to life an iconic villainess in more ways than one, and is a great foil to Irons, playing Lena’s uncle Macon who must overcome his temptations for the dark side. Although Davis is relegated to maid’s duties (not so original) and back alley voodoo (a bit more unique but no less offensive), her supporting performance, as well as Rossum’s seductive temptress, fluidly advances the plot. The release of “Beautiful Creatures” on Valentine’s Day is no mistake since, after all, it is a cliche袠date movie meant for pre-teens and young adults, at best. Nevertheless, it is definitely one to consider when making plans for your V-Day weekend.

Interview | Alice Englert and Alden Ehrenreich

Englert, Ehrenreich on ‘Twilight,’ theater and making reading sexy by Justin

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The following is from a roundtable interview with Alice Englert and Alden Ehrenreich, stars of the new film “Beautiful Creatures,” that the Tufts Daily attended and participated in. Question: What attracted you guys to the roles [of Lena and Ethan]? Alden Ehrenreich: Just from the first few pages I knew I wanted to do the movie cause you just know, like when you meet somebody and have immediate chemistry with them. It was like that for me. Alice Englert: For me it was interesting since I’ve always been attracted to fantasy as a child ... it’s just kind of fun, and I really liked Lena. I liked that she wasn’t just an angsty teenager. And I just thought that [writer and director] Richard LaGravenese had written such a charming, witty story. I was really, really charmed by it, and for something so supernatural it had a lot of humanity, which is very important. Ehrenreich: They say the best musicals are sung, because words aren’t enough and the songs are an expression of what they’re going through emotionally, and that’s what I feel about this script.

Q: What’s your favorite scene from the movie? Englert: Probably the snow scene, because it’s got my song in it. But it

was a lot of fun to shoot cause it’s all one big shot, so we got to spend all day in this beautiful tree line. Ehrenreich: Yeah, I like that scene too, cause it’s the most regular twopeople talking, acting scene in the movie. It was also the first romantic scene that we did.

Q: What’s it like acting with animated elements? Was someone acting it out or were you just imagining? Englert: Well, when we were there it was just me imagining it and reacting because we had a green screen and Emma [Thompson] offstage would [make a noise], then somebody would yell “cut.” And later on they’d put me on a two-meter-high bicycle seat, which was the most uncomfortable, most unglamorous special effect device that I could have imagined — I thought I was going to have this great harness and be cool, but I just had to sit on that. Q: Were you guys afraid that you might be compared to “Twilight”? Englert: Oh but we are. We can’t be afraid of it. Of course they said it would be “the next ‘Twilight.’” Ehrenreich: But it could also be the next “Midnight Cowboys.” We didn’t want to do a rip-off of another film. It’s the same genre, it’s the same demographic, but they’re different. Englert: I mean, “Twilight” was phenomenal because it opened up a genre that is kind of new as being a huge Hollywood thing.

Ehrenreich: But what about Harry Potter? Nobody talks about Harry Potter any more. Englert: That’s true. I do play a witch, but there’s not that same romance. Ehrenreich: But there’s that girl in Harry Potter. Not Hermione Granger. Not Ginny. Englert: Cho Chang? Ehrenreich: Oh, yeah. Lena’s the next Cho Chang. It’s more like Ron and Cho Chang. Englert: No, Ron doesn’t go out with Cho Chang. Ehrenreich: Well I don’t know then. I read the first four books. I should finish them. Q: You guys talk about literature a lot in this movie and are always seen reading books. Do you think it’s going to make reading sexy? Englert: I found literature very sexy when I was younger because nobody would go out with me, so... Ehrenreich: I think it’s going to be really funny — the Bukowski thing — if young girls start reading Charles Bukowski. I mean during filming I had to make sure I wasn’t on a page with “f--k” written in all capital letters. Englert: I mean, Bukowski is the crudest poet ever. So Lena is basically reading about his trips to the prostitute and vomiting in a sombrero. So imagine if that was the one you were reading. Ehrenreich: Yeah, exactly. But that whole set of books in my bedroom set was incredible, I don’t think you can get a sense of it in the movie.

have to begin this column by thanking Macklemore for praising the pants out of thrift shops. While his outfit in the “Thrift Shop” video makes it more satire than anything else, I somehow feel very proud of him for writing a song that I can sing to as I shop in the thrift shop. Consignment shops are wonderful. All of a student’s needs, from a great first day of school outfit, to a Winter Bash ensemble and finally to clothes that fit that strange party theme, can be found in their great halls. However, this was not always my attitude regarding thrift stores. Despite my environmental tendencies, in the past I was hesitant to take my shopping there. Met with a barrage of color and an assortment of the unusual and garish, I often walked past consignment shops without a second thought. I would not buy anything because I was worried about quality, or “contamination.” Luckily, my friends are more determined than I am, and they finally dragged me into “Plato’s Closet” a few years back. I was a sitting duck. I found a brand new pair of Converse with the tags still on for $5, a pair of Gap jeans for $10 and a copy of “Anchorman”(2004) on DVD. All it took was a well-targeted shop and I was hooked. Now normally I don’t condone addiction, but if you need to get a shopping fix you might as well do it with a little less weight on your conscience and a little more weight in your wallet. As evidenced by Macklemore’s song’s success, thrift shops have come up in the world. In fact, recently, thrift stores have been popping up all over. No longer stigmatized, they have become a resource for the financially and environmentally savvy who refuse to sacrifice style. This has not kept thrift stores out of higher-end shopping areas though. Both “The Closet” and “Second Time Around” have taken up residence on Newbury Street. In fact, “Second Time Around” has not one, but two locations on the upscale street, and has even made its way to Brookline. Consignment stores have also migrated closer to our home on the hill. Davis has quite a few options for students who do not want to break the bank but need a change of pace. Artifaktori, Buffalo Exchange and Found will not only sell you “gently loved” clothes, but they will also buy your old styles from you, offsetting some of the cash you might spend. Keep in mind, these stores have high standards for what they buy and sell. Holey jeans, stained shirts and used underthings will not make the cut. For those simply looking to make a purchase, The Goodwill Store is always an option, and for those students moving into a new apartment, the lower level of the Davis Goodwill is full of great finds. Over the past three years, my friends and I have collected chairs, mixing bowls and cups from Goodwill at a fraction of what they would have cost elsewhere. By going to thrift stores, shoppers are not sacrificing the quality of their purchases. If anything, an item’s place in a thrift shop proves that it can stand the test of time. It belonged to someone for long enough that they had time to grow tired of it before it lost its value or its owner needed a little extra cash. The next time you are preparing to buy a new outfit, but can feel your wallet protesting the cost of food, books and your bills, walk down to Davis and check out what you can find at the consignment stores.

Danielle Jenkins is a senior majoring in English. She can be reached at danielle. jenkins@tufts.edu.

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Sophomore guard Ben Ferris leads the Jumbos in rebounding and will look to continue his success as they take on Bowdoin in the NESCAC quarterfinals.

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rebounds in the win. Palleschi dominated the inside with 18 points and nine rebounds. “Bowdoin defends ball screens very similarly to the way we do so practice is that much more similar to the game,” Palleschi said. “Playing with unselfish guys who have the team’s best interest

at heart is how I had the game that I did [in January].” Although the Jumbos have reached the NESCAC Playoffs several times in recent years, the team has failed to make it past the first round since the 2005-2006 season, putting even more pressure on Tufts to come out victorious on Saturday. While team members acknowledge their desire for an extend-

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squad will now turn their attention to the tournament, where Tufts made it all the way to the championship game last season but lost to Amherst in a lopsided affair. Amherst hosted that title game last year, but things will be different this year, with the Jumbos receiving homecourt advantage and the No. 1 seed, based on pure luck of the draw. Amherst, Williams and Tufts all went 9-1 in the conference this season and 1-1 in head-to-head competition, and seven tiebreakers could not differentiate any of the NESCAC’s traditional basketball powers. While the conference awarded homecourt advantage and the top spot to the Jumbos late Wednesday evening by picking out of a hat, Berube’s players are not ready to celebrate just yet. “I think [the No. 1 seed] is really important for us,” freshman guard Emma Roberson said. “This is what we’ve all been looking forward to. But we also need to remember that the postseason is like a new season, and everyone is going to play harder and stronger.” The key for the Jumbos will be to maintain the defense that has carried them deep into the playoffs over the last few years. Tufts is allowing a league-leading 42.8 points per game and has held opponents to a paltry 32.2 percent shooting percentage from the floor.

On the offensive end, the Jumbos will need sophomore Hannah Foley to keep her hot hand, as she leads the Jumbos with 11.8 points per game, and will need contributions to come from a number of different players. Six Jumbos are averaging more than six points a game, and that balanced scoring will be key against a shaky Bowdoin squad. One factor working against the Jumbos is the potential loss of junior Caitlin McClure and sophomore point guard Kelsey Morehead, both of whom started for the Jumbos throughout the year. The duo combined for 10.1 points and 2.5 steals per contest this season, and their absence in the Hamilton game was noticeable. Although Morehead has a good chance to return from her concussion for the quarterfinals, McClure, who is nursing a sprained ankle, may not be ready to return in time for any of the tournament games, according to Tufts players. If the Jumbos can get past Bowdoin, they will take on the winner of Middlebury and Bates in next weekend’s semifinal, which would be hosted here in Medford. If the Jumbos get that far, they will likely be playing for a chance to take on Amherst in a championship rematch. “We’d love to get revenge on them,” Roberson said. “We still have to remember to take it one game at a time, but there’s no question we want to go all the way.”

ed playoff run, the team is focused solely on beating Bowdoin on Saturday, knowing that it could be the last game of the season. “We have to take it one game at a time,” Palleschi said. “We can’t be focusing on games after Bowdoin because without a win, that’s our last game. NCAAs would be really nice but that’s irrelevant, Bowdoin is what’s next.”

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swim my fastest and hope for the best.” The squad is also looking to its freshman swimmers to pull through in a number of events, from Sarah Mahoney in distance freestyle to Sam Swinton in the butterfly. According to Bigelow, the freshmen have an opportunity to hit NESCACs without any preconceived notions. “No one really knows them,” Bigelow said. “They can go out and do their thing.” On the diving front, the squad is counting on junior Sami Bloom to pull through on both the one and three-meter. Bloom is seeded second on the one-meter and has the current highest score this season on the three-meter board. Senior Ali Maykranz also has a chance at placing in the top eight to finish off her career as a Tufts diver. According to coach Brad Snodgrass, the competition is tough enough that it will really come down to what happens the day of the competition. “She is one of four, maybe five, divers that could win either board,” he said. “She certainly has a chance and really has the mental focus and dives to do it. We are going to go there, do the best we can, and hope for the best.

t what point will it become too much? I’ve written about it before, but the problem persists and grows stronger. The latest twist in the saga that is the steroid debacle was a list released by a Miami newspaper containing many prominent players who had been supplied substances from an “anti-aging clinic” in the area. The list contained some past possible offenders such as Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun but also contained new names like Gio Gonzalez. While all the information has yet to be fleshed out and some of the listed players deny being linked to the clinic altogether, the steroid problem continues, and it’s becoming increasingly harder to find and punish the perpetrators. Major League Baseball (MLB) is vigorously pursuing the leads with regard to these players, but unfortunately the damage has already been done. The substances have been taken, the numbers have been marred and the game continues to be tarnished. In the ever-changing sport of baseball, numbers and statistics have been a constant. The MLB has perennially prided itself on the achievements of individuals: home run and hitting titles, impressive batting averages and many other numerical categories. Hall of Fame inductees were not judged on wins or championships, but rather on their statistical contributions to the game and where their records ranked in regards to others who played the same position. Baseball aficionados embraced the numbers and glorified them, whether it was Hank Aaron’s 755 home runs, Ricky Henderson’s 1,406 stolen bases or Pete Rose’s 4,256 hits — that is, before the gambling catastrophe. Yet, numbers now are just that — numbers. What are Barry Bonds’ 73 home runs in 2001? Are they 45 home runs from him and 28-fly outs-turned-home runs by the steroids? How about A-Rod’s 647 career home runs? How many have been hit legitimately? What will be the last straw in a long list of drug busts and breaking news stories? A time is coming, maybe all too soon, where steroids will no longer become breaking news but instead an afterthought. The ability to cheat is advancing faster than the ability to catch the wrongdoers. Illegal substances will be taken out of the system in the span of an afternoon and postgame tests will not be able to detect foreign or illegal substances. The game is at a crossroads. Federal investigations have been attempted, such as the Mitchell Report, where far too much time, money and resources were wasted. Major League investigations have been completed only to be wasted on minor technicalities, for example the case with Braun. When is it time to give up on the battle against steroids? Giving up would not include a public statement ceasing drug testing and other means by which players are caught. It would mean flipping the script on the way justice is traditionally thought of in America. Players would be guilty until proven innocent instead of the other way around. Numbers would be followed by asterisks, records would contain footnotes and the game would be played as a shadow of what it had been. By no means am I saying this is the direction that I want Major League Baseball to pursue, but it is the road being traveled by the players. They refuse to be tested for steroids because, as they say, they’re concerned for their privacy. A more plausible reason is their concern for being caught. It is time to start viewing the game with a grain of salt and being attentive to the fact that, no matter the punishment, players will continue to try and cheat the system to earn lucrative contracts and have their names etched in the history of the game. This time, though, the names will be etched with an asterisk. MLB Players — you’re sacked!

Jordan Bean is a freshman who has yet to declare a major. He can be reached at Jordan.Bean@tufts.edu.

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Hu, Bloom looking to place in top three by

Claire Sleig

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The swimming and diving team travels to Bowdoin this weekend for the NESCAC Championships, where they hope to place in the middle of the highly competitive conference. The Championships, which will start on Friday and run for three days, include 11 schools, each with 24 swimmers. Twelve-time defending champion Williams is expected to carry the meet, although not without some pressure from Amherst. The two are ranked 10th and 13th in the nation respectively. The NESCAC has one of the fastest conference championships in the country, and, according to coach Nancy Bigelow, the energized pace of the meet is the right environment for athletes to drop time. “There’s so much energy, and it helps you do the best you can,” she said. “We have a great tradition of swimming really well at this meet.” The Jumbos are looking to this weekend as a chance to test themselves while taking advantage of the rest they’ve gotten these past two weeks. After completing the shave and taper process, the Jumbos are going into this weekend’s meet relaxed and confident. Tufts has a few key swimmers and divers with shots at making it into the top-eight of the finals round, where most of the points are awarded. Junior Jenny Hu has been a force in short-distance breaststroke all season long, and is seeded second in both the 50 and 100-meter breaststroke events, where she will likely

have the best shot at putting the Jumbos on the podium. “I’d just be happy to swim faster than I have this season,” she said. “We’ve all worked really hard this season so it would be nice to post some best times.” Hu, however, is cautious about putting too much emphasis on her seedtime. After her breakout performance at last year’s NESCAC Championship, where she exceeded expectations by placing second in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 50, Hu understands that the meet performance is really what counts. “It doesn’t really matter what you’ve done in previous days, it matters what you do that day,” she said. Hu is one of several Jumbo swimmers with a strong chance at a high finish in the breaststroke events, typically the squad’s deepest stroke. Junior Ellen Gage and freshman Laura Cui both have shots at cracking the top eight in the 50 breast and the top 16 in the 100 and 200, according to Bigelow. Along with junior Taylor Lentz and senior Kathryn Sullivan, the Jumbo breaststrokers are a well-rounded group with a big opportunity to place in multiple events. Senior co-captain Christine Garvey is hoping to repeat her performance from last year and make it into the top eight in the 400 IM for the second consecutive year, but she is focused on staying within herself and having a strong swim. “I’m trying not to put too much pressure on myself,” she said. “I’m just going to see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 7

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Junior guard Liz Moynihan looks to lead the Jumbos as they take on the Polar Bears in the NESCAC playoff opener.

No. 1-seeded Jumbos prepare for NESCAC tournament

Lucky draw gives Tufts homecourt advantage throughout by

Andy Linder

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The regular season might be over, but the fun is just beginning for the women’s basketball team. After No. 7 Tufts capped its regular season with an impressive win over Hamilton, 57-37, on Wednesday night, the NESCAC playoffs are

finally here, and the Jumbos are ready for the games that they have been preparing for all season. Before that win over Hamilton, the Jumbos had more than a week and a half off, and the senior-night win gave them the chance to get back in rhythm before the playoffs. “It had been a while since

we last played a game, so although we’re a little rusty it [felt] good to get back on the court,” sophomore center Hayley Kanner said. “It may not have been the biggest win going into the postseason, but it’s a wake-up call and we’re ready.” Coach Carla Berube and her

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Men’s Basketball

Tufts set for rematch against Bowdoin in Saturday’s quarterfinals by

Alex Baudoin

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Jenny Hu is seeded second for two races in this year’s NESCAC Championships.

At this time last year, the Tufts men’s basketball team was mired in a three-game losing streak and entering the postseason complete disarray. What a difference one year can make. The Jumbos enter tomorrow afternoon’s NESCAC quarterfinals matchup against Bowdoin firing on all cylinders and having won 10 of their past 11 games. Despite getting off to a slow start, the Jumbos finished the regular season with a 16-8 record, including seven victories in the NESCAC. Coach Bob Sheldon’s squad has found a formula for success in recent weeks, which features strong on-ball pressure defense and a balanced insideout attack. “I think last year we started off the season strong and, for whatever reason, kind of started to fall apart later on,” said junior guard Oliver Cohen, who tied a career-high with nine assists in Tufts’ regular season finale against Hamilton. “This year we didn’t start off so strong but we’ve been steadily getting better

throughout, and we’re playing with a lot of confidence right now.” The Jumbos have been paced by a balanced offensive effort throughout the 2013 campaign, with three players averaging double-digit scoring. Senior co-captain Scott Anderson has led the way with his versatile skill set in the post, accumulating nearly 13 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and providing strong play on the defensive end. Sophomore guard Ben Ferris has also emerged as a NESCAC star during his second year in brown and blue, adding 12.5 points and 1.4 steals per game to his teamleading 6.5 rebounds per game, a particularly impressive number for a guard. In addition, the emergence of freshmen Tom Palleschi and Stephen Haladyna has played a major part in the team’s success, as Palleschi’s post presence and Haladyna’s 3-pointer prowess have proved invaluable to the Jumbo attack. The Jumbos will look to maintain this well-rounded stability on Saturday in their game against Bowdoin. “I think the keys for us are to keep playing an up-tempo style,

pushing the ball as much as possible, getting out and running, kicking it up to our 3-point shooters,” Cohen said. “And also defensively just playing good help defense when we need to, but ideally playing solid individual defense, with each person keeping his man in front just so we don’t have to help as much.” Throughout the season, the Polar Bears have been largely inconsistent, but have won their final two regular season contests against conference foes. When these two squads faced off earlier in the season in Brunswick, the Jumbos came out firing in the second half to take the victory 82-69. While Sheldon’s squad struggled off the bat, Tufts got in a groove and outscored the Polar Bears by 12 in the second. “We had a slow start against Bowdoin last time and went into the half only up by one,” Palleschi said. “When we came out in the second half, our main focus was defense and making the extra pass to find an open shot.” Ferris connected on 4 of 7 shots for 15 points and 13 see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 7