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TuftsLife faces uncertain future

by Aaron Pomerance Assistant News Editor

TuftsLife, a student-run website that centralizes information about campus events, classified advertisements and other pertinent information for students, is offline again after recently returning to full function.

Senior Tony Cannistra explained that in order to reestablish TuftsLife as an important networking website, the team aims to revert the website to an older makeup.

Cannistra and his team are currently working closely with Tufts Technology Services ( TTS), which he said has been very helpful, to re-launch the website.

“We’re trying to roll back TuftsLife to the version that everybody liked, which is a bit of a process … I mentioned that we were going to try to bring the ‘classic’ TuftsLife … now we’re actually doing it,” Cannistra told the Daily in an email. “I’m not sure how much longer this will take, [the team] is working closely with the Tufts Technology Services people to make it happen.”

Tufts Community Union ( TCU) Senate Treasurer Adam Kochman said that he did not know much about the current improvements of

the website, other than that they are still in progress.

Kochman, a junior, said that the TCU Senate has been giving TuftsLife between $1,400 and $2,300 in yearly funding from 2009-2014.

How e v e r, Ko c h m a n explained that this year the organization did not ask for money and is not currently receiving TCU funds. He added that when the TuftsLife website is down, students miss out on important services. “[ TuftsLife] is something Tufts is really missing,” Kochman said. “Its best quality was that it provided a calendar for events.”

In an email to the Daily, TCU President Robert Joseph described how the website has been run by different students since its inception.

“An alum named Mike Vastola (E ’11) ran the website for six years while he was at Tufts, and then a girl named Taylor Lentz (LA ’13) took it over and redesigned the user interface for her senior design project,” Joseph, a senior, said. “Unfortunately, the site declined after that, and now Tony Cannistra, a senior, manages the site, but I’m not sure how much he has or hasn’t been working on it.”

After Vastola and Lentz gradsee TUFTSLIFE, page 2

Massachusetts receives HRC rating

by Arin Kerstein

The state of Massachusetts received a second-tier rating of “solidifying equality” in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) first annual State Equality Index (SEI), a state-by-state critique of legislation affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

States in the “solidifying equality” category have successfully implemented marriage equality and basic nondiscrimination protections, but may also contain laws restricting LGBT rights or providing incomplete protection, according to the SEI report, which was released on Jan. 23.

According to Alison Gill, senior legislative council for HRC and author of the SEI, she and her team evaluated states by looking at statewide laws and policies in six different areas: relationship recognition, parenting laws, nondiscrimination laws, hate crime laws, youth laws and health and safety.

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She explained that they separated states into four different categories based on the presence of positive and negative laws that affect LGBT equality.

According to Gill, SEI scorecards were created based on publicly available research, as well as data contributed by state advocates and partners such as the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and MassEquality.

“Overall, Massachusetts did very well,” she said. “It has substantial laws and policies concerning LGBT protections in areas like relationship recognition. It has very strong parenting laws, so that LGBT people can adopt and form families.”

Gill opined that there are several areas in which the state still needs to improve. While Massachusetts has basic nondiscrimination laws, she said, there is a significant gap of legislation in place with regard to transgender people in public accommodations.

According to Gill, there has been a transgender pubsee HRC, page 2

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak at the Class of 2015’s Commencement.

Madeleine Albright to deliver Commencement address

by Audrey Michael Executive News Editor

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will deliver the Class of 2015’s Commencement address on May 17.

Albright, who served as the first female U.S. Secretary of State under former U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1997 – 2001, will also be awarded with an honorary doctorate of laws degree at the universitywide ceremony, which will take place on the Green at 9:00 a.m.

Albright has given many commencement speeches at other universities, including Harvard University, Smith College and her alma mater, Wellesley College. She has also previously spoken at Tufts, delivering the 2007 Issam M. Fares Lecture.

“Madeleine Albright’s remarkable accomplishments and personal story truly speak to Tufts’ values of global leadership, public service and active engagement as a citizen of the world,” University President Anthony

Monaco said in a statement released by Tufts’ Public Relations department. “She delivered a memorable Fares Lecture at Tufts seven years ago, and we are absolutely delighted that she will be returning to the university for this year’s Commencement.”

The process of selecting honorary degree recipients for Commencement began in spring 2014, when the Honorary Degree Committee, a standing committee of the Board of Trustees, sent out emails to the Tufts community asking for nominations. The committee sent out another request for nominations again last fall.

Once nominations have been received, the committee reviews and recommends nominations to the board. The final selections are announced once the recipients have confirmed their attendance at Commencement.

Recipients are chosen based on a series of qualities, including their accomplishments in their field, as well as their reflection of the university’s values,

according to the university’s Commencement page.

“We look for speakers who embody those qualities and will offer thoughts that will engage and inspire our graduates, their families and the Tufts community,” Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler said in an electronic message to the Daily.

In addition to Albright, five other individuals will receive honorary degrees from the university: Executive Director of the Children’s Trust Fund Suzin Bartley, activist and entrepreneur Joichi Ito, business leader and Tufts alum Joseph Neubauer, jurist and human rights activist Navanethem Pillay and teacher and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

Bartley and Neubauer will receive honorary doctor of public service degrees. Ito will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree, Pillay will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree and Zollar will be granted an honorary doctor of fine arts degree.

Tufts recognized for fine and studio arts program

by Melissa Kain

On Jan. 23, USA TODAY published an article ranking Tufts as the second best college offering a degree in fine or studio arts. The list, compiled by College Factual, also includes institutions such as the Pratt Institute, The New School and Yale University.

Tufts offers a studio art minor and a five-year dual degree program with the School of the Museum of Fine

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Arts (SMFA). Students who participate in the dual degree program graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, as well as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts.

The university offers 33 studio art classes on the Medford/Somerville campus, including calligraphy, watercolor, printmaking and figure drawing, according to Patrick Carter, studio coordinator at Tufts. Off campus, students can choose from the 36 SMFA courses that can

count toward both the studio art minor and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Carter said.

Carter, who described Tufts’ recognition as a “beautiful surprise,” emphasized the openness of the university’s art program; students do not have to be participating in the studio art minor or the dual degree program to take these courses.

“We’re sensitive to the fact that some students have not see FINE ARTS, page 2

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International Relations department brings its first departmental course to campus.

Foley becomes 12th player in women’s basketball program’s history to reach 1,000 career points.

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Despite extensive progress, state still lags in some LGBT protections HRC

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lic accommodation protection bill in momentum since 2012 to offer protections based on gender identity and expression in public accommodations.

“The HRC strongly supports this bill and hopes it reached fruition this year,” she said.

Gill also noted that while hate crime and anti-bullying laws are strong in Massachusetts, there are additional gaps related to youth, health and safety. However, she explained, a bill was introduced in the past year to protect young people from conversion therapy.

“We’re expecting that to move forward and be introduced, and we’ll also support that bill,” she said. “There needs to be public support for these two measures to protect trans people in public accommodations and also to protect young people from conversion therapy, which we know is incredibly harmful and damaging.”

Other areas Gill noted as needing improvement are LGBT youthhomelessness and nondiscrimination protections in health care policies.

“Several states have [nondiscrimination protections], so that would be a way that Massachusetts could move forward with regard to protecting LGBT people in health care,” she said.

She explained that the state has progressed in banning providers from having insurance exclusions for transhealth care and in creating trans-inclusive health benefits for state employees.

However, she said, exceptions exist for transgender people in the Massachusetts state Medicaid program.

Michelle Bowdler, senior director of Health and Wellness Service, noted that this is an important consideration for students when choosing health care plans after their time at Tufts.

“We have purchased a health insurance plan at Tufts that has very extensive benefits for transgender students,” she said. “But it’s not a requirement of the health exchanges at this point …

That’s important because some people may be thinking about transitioning in college, but they may not be sure that they want to take all the steps that are available in the current health insurance plan, and so knowing that these options are available to them beyond college is significant.”

Bowdler said she has experienced the effects of changes in Massachusetts’s legislation first-hand, and reflected back to when the key issue at hand was whether or not gay and lesbian

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According to Bowdler, the HRC report can be a seen as a reminder to continually maintain and improve one’s social awareness. couples could become foster parents.

She commends the progress of the state throughout the years.

“When Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to allow gay marriage, it was a time of great pride and excitement for our state,” Bowdler said. “I don’t think the state does everything right, but I do think they do a lot

to make a lot of positive changes.”

She mentioned that seeing the HRC report served as a good reminder for the issues with which people should familiarize themselves and keep on their radars. Likewise, Gill said she believes that students are very important in bringing about such progress by staying informed.

TuftsLife hopes to foster more dialogue with TCU Senate TUFTSLIFE

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uated, Cannistra took over the website in spring 2014. At the time, Cannistra told the Daily he hoped to redesign the website in order to strengthen its calendar and restore it to its former prominence in the Tufts community.

According to Cannistra, a technical issue brought the site down in 2014. “[The research team] didn’t have a hands-on approach to keep it running,” he said.

Cannistra and his team shut down the website again this past week in an

effort to transform TuftsLife into the website that Tufts students found so useful and accessible.

Cannistra said that the site was commonly used when he was a first-year. He explained that the fact that TuftsLife was something that students and faculty on campus still thought about provided motivation to re-launch the website. He sees TuftsLife as playing an important role on campus. “[ TuftsLife] always tried to allow people to share events and classified listings to campus,” he said. “It is centralized, student run and provides an

open platform … the Facebook system works well, but a centralized system is more valuable.”

Vastola and Cannistra are looking for an underclassman to take on the project after Cannistra graduates this semester.

Since it usually receives fuding, TuftsLife must interact with TCU Senate.

“TuftsLife has had a good past relationship with Senate,” Cannistra said.

However, he added that he would welcome more communication between the TCU Senate and TuftsLife.

Cannistra explained that he filled

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had a studio course for a very long time … Some [students] will come with very little experience, and some will come with more, so there’s a range of students, [and] we want to accommodate that,” he said.

Julissa Zavala, a junior minoring in studio art, agreed with Carter, praising the art professors at Tufts for their encouraging style of teaching.

“I feel like [the professors] are really accepting of people who do not have [an artistic background] …

The art professors here are very supportive,” she said.

However, some students contend that the program is not without its flaws. According to Allyson Blackburn, a sophomore participating in the dual degree program with a concentration in drawing and printmaking, the 10-semester program is costly, time consuming and lacks administrative support.

“I read [the USA TODAY ] article and I thought it

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Students expressed a range of feelings about the program.

“College students can play an important role in supporting [legislation] by contacting their lawmakers and letting them know that they are supportive, and also when there’s hearings on a bill or other opportunities to become involved, reaching out and testifying or participating in hearings,” she said.

out a form asking for funding from TCU this fall, but that he did not know whether TuftsLife received funding.

Joseph added that the TCU Senate has also been looking into bringing an alternative online calendar to campus, although no decisions have been made yet.

“The student government has been working with the OCL [Office for Campus Life] and the Dean of Student Affairs to look into professional companies offering calendars,” Joseph said. “No decisions have been made, and it’s unclear if one will be made at all this year.”

was a joke … I love my experience at Tufts and I love my experience at the SMFA, but being a dual degree student has not been easy,” she said.

Blackburn said that classes at the SMFA can run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which can make scheduling classes difficult. It can also be hard to get to the SMFA via the shuttle, she added.

“Scheduling is really hard, and the commute [can be] long and unpredictable. For example, today the shuttle came to Tufts a half hour late and we got to the museum school a half hour late because of all the snow. Public transport is more reliable, but you have to pay for it,” Blackburn said.

Despite the program’s shortcomings, Blackburn is appreciative of the various resources available to Tufts students in the dual degree program.

“I’m really enjoying myself, and I think … it’s really great to have access to two different sets of resources and [different] people,” she said.

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International Relations program acquires first departmental class

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The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy draws many students to Tufts’ well renowned international relations program.

by Ian James

Contributing Writer

The International Relations (IR) program at Tufts is one of the most respected in the country. Until recently, however, one thing that the interdisciplinary IR program lacked were classes of its own. That changed this semester with the introduction of INTR-92, Quantitative Research Methods.

The class is one of many that can be used to satisfy the new research methodology requirement that must be fulfilled by IR majors in the class of 2018 and onward.

It will be co-taught by IR Department Director Drusilla Brown and Professor of Political Science Elizabeth Remick.

According to Brown, the new requirement is part of a wider effort to give students a better understanding of methodology. Brown said that this shift began in the 1980s when economics departments began to require statistics and econometrics.

“The fear was that students would leave economics in droves because they wouldn’t be able to deal with the classes,” she said.

However, the discipline’s popularity improved.

“Not only did students actually pour into economics, [but] they were able to use econometric skills to do real, genuine, original research,” Brown said.

According to Brown, quantitative and qualitative methodology courses also began to be required in sociology, history and political science departments.

“The more apparent it was that students could actually get to the frontiers of knowledge as undergraduates, the more motivated faculty were to give them the skills that they needed to be there; IR is simply following in that tradition,” Brown said.

Brown proposed a new research methodology requirement to the executive committee when she became director of the IR department four and a half years ago. A few years later, it passed an initial committee decision.

“Two years ago, I brought a proposal to the curriculum committee describing what the requirement would look like, and what the courses would be and how it would be fulfilled, and it passed unanimously in the curriculum committee of the IR program,” she said.

There has been a lengthy approval process, however, for the course to pass through to become a reality.

“We then took it to the IR executive committee where it again passed unanimously and from there it had to go to the [Arts & Sciences] curriculum committee, which also approved it. Finally it had to go through the Arts & Sciences faculty, which approved it. That happened last spring,” she said.

According to Professor Remick, the reason behind creating an IR-specific research methodology class is that the program’s interdisciplinary nature requires students to have a broader skill set.

“Very frequently, a field will have its own methods that it uses exclusively, but IR is different because it is an interdisciplinary major … IR majors take economics classes and political science classes and other social science and humanities classes, so the idea here is to give students a grounding in a number of different methodologies so that they can do cross-disciplinary work,” Remick said.

According to Brown, INTR-92 will be taught by two professors from different departments. This semester, the professors are from the economics and political science departments, but professors from other departments will teach it in the future.

The potential departments could include sociology, anthropology and history.

Brown believes that making an IR-specific methodology class has become more feasible since she first arrived at the school, as different disciplines within the social sciences have begun to communicate more in the last 30 years.

“Thirty years ago, I think that the disciplines were very siloed; economists did things this way and they were completely intolerant of anyone else’s way of thinking about the world,” she said.

“Historians thought the same thing, except they thought that about history.”

She believes that today, the social sciences have benefited from a multidisciplinary approach.

“Now within the social sciences we … have found ways of incorporating each others’ concerns and ways of thinking, so that even though each discipline has its own distinctive flavor, I think that we are hearing each other and allowing each others’ lenses to even affect how we think about our own analytical framework,” Brown said.

INTR-92 continues the focus on research possibilities by organizing the curriculum around research questions that the students develop for themselves, Brown said.

She explained that every student has to identify a research question that they want to spend the semester analyzing, and that all students are exposed to methodologies including random control trials, case study methodology, textual analysis and statistical analysis.

“We are going to teach students a halfdozen different methodologies,” Brown said. “It is so that students actually see that there are many different ways to get evidence for a question and you can use these many different ways to see the questions through different disciplinary lenses.”

The class is team-taught to expose

students to more of those disciplinary lenses, according to Remick. “[Professor] Brown is an economist and I’m a political scientist … I am using qualitative data while she is mostly talking about working with quantitative data,” Remick said.

A main focus of the class is the analysis of empirical data using these differing approaches.

“We want to show how those are complementary kinds of methodology, and so they should be part of the toolkit for everybody to use,” Remick said.

Brown hopes that exposing students to research methodology will help encourage undergraduates to do more research.

“It has been a focus of the university for over a decade to really increasingly integrate undergraduates into the part of the university that is the creation of knowledge, not just the transmission of knowledge,” she said.

She noted that undergraduates often stay away from research because they believe it’s the realm of post-grads.

“Undergraduate students usually think they come here to learn — undergraduate students are here to learn, graduate students are here to learn and create, and faculty are here to teach and create — but we actually are at the point where [undergraduate] students are here not just to learn but they are also here to create,” Brown said.

Students appear to have a positive response to how the new requirement can enhance the study of international relations.

“Research is a big part of IR, and if students aren’t properly instructed on how to do it then they will mess it up when they are provided with opportunities to do it,” first-year Ariel Barbieri-Aghib, who is planning on majoring in IR, said.

One criticism, however, is that the department has not been proactive enough in informing students about the new requirement.

“I feel like I was not made aware of the fact that this is a requirement, it was not made clear why the requirement was introduced, and it was not made clear which classes fulfilled the requirement,” first-year Madison Taylor said.

Although the requirement only applies to students graduating in 2018 or later, Brown feels that all IR students should consider taking the class.

“I hope that all IR students realize that methodology is a very valuable skill and that they will all be motivated to take it,” she said. “We have merely suggested the class and they will realize this is a good thing to do and they will go out and acquire some methodology. It will help students not only academically, but with their future job prospects as well.”

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ood morning, Jumbos, and welcome to the fourth straight semester of everyone’s favorite column. If you’ve had your coffee this morning, you may have already discovered that although you’re reading S&S, it is in fact Thursday, and not Monday. This is because S&S has been such a smashing hit that we have been moved to Thursdays, so as to allow the anticipation to build all week long.

Now the undeniable amusement this column provides its readers can be used to catapult them into weekend after weekend of incredible enjoyment and productivity (or at least one with lots of coffee). We are now in the big leagues, as they say. Time to step up my game.

I feel a little weird introducing a column that I’ve been writing for over a year, but there are always people late to the party. However, I do not encourage lateness except in my own case, and therefore if you’d like to know who I am or my views on any of the 30+ topics I’ve already covered, check out the Daily archives online.

Now, to business. I have recently acquired a new Enemy who is so important that she has knocked everyone else on the Hit List down a peg. This is of course tremendously exciting, and I am absolutely thrilled to begin my next campaign of terror. Since this is such a recent development, I don’t yet have the sordid details of how exactly I have kidnapped, tortured and dismembered this person (but keep reading S&S and I’m sure they’ll pop up along the line), so today I thought I’d discuss the concept of hit lists in general.

Someone — too lazy to Google who exactly — once said that you can tell the size of a man by the size of the things that bother him. This quote seems to support an overall approach of letting things go (perhaps it was Elsa?). But that is ridiculous; this Disney queen could not be more wrong. Au contraire, I say.

Rather, you can tell the intelligence of a person by the length of their hit list.

An average Joe might see his friend’s new facial hair as vaguely creepy, but only the sharpest of us would recognize the perverted offense of wearing a goatee without a license (illegal in Massachusetts). A plebian might not notice when an acquaintance asks them what their major is, but anyone with a halfway decent memory will immediately recall the first time the acquaintance asked (seven-and-a-half months ago) and make a mental note of such an insulting transgression.

So, therefore, embrace the lengthiness of your Hit List. My own is impressively extensive, but hard to describe because those on it are always succumbing to exotic tropical diseases or injuring themselves in creatively excruciating ways. And if yours is on the shorter side, not to worry — there is an easy remedy: step up your attack methods. One must never be too subtle when systematically destroying one’s enemies, or there is simply no point. If no one connects the dots that the three people who succumbed to anthrax last week were all members of your group project last semester, all that work was for naught. (Previous group members of mine: watch your backs.)

But enough about me. Hopefully, I’ve inspired you to get out there and do some dirty work of your own. However, as fun as it might be, I must advise against boasting of your past takedowns, as this is a fast pass to the slammer, and, contrary to popular opinion, orange is not the new black.

Lex Erath is a junior majoring in economics and biopsychology. She can be reached at alexandra.erath@tufts.edu.

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The annual Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon will come to the Somerville Theatre on Feb. 6.

Sci-Fi Film Fest celebrates 40th anniversary at Somerville Theatre

by Dana Guth Arts Editor

The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon kicks off this Friday at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic local showcase.

Boston SciFi, held from Feb. 6 to 16, is the oldest official genre fest in America.

The event, which features both feature-length and short films, has attracted hundreds of independent works over the years, and has served as a launch pad for cult classics like “War of the Worlds” (1953), “Them!” (1954) and “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951).

“There is so much incredible filmmaking talent that has existed the world over, so varied and groundbreaking,” said Suzzanne Cromwell, a second-year head judge and co-curator of the fest.

“We’re proud to put these awesome films in front of an equally awesome audience.”

According to Cromwell, the event curators’ goal for 2015 was to broaden the reach of the intimate festival, which generally attracts a very specific niche of fans. In doing so, they accepted films from four broadly defined genres: horror, sci-fi, fantasy and “experimental.”

“Our goal each year is to accept even more quality films into the festival, and this year we reached an all-time high,” she said. “The quality of the work, especially the film shorts, is stellar, and almost 100 shorts from around the world will be screening in addition to our features.”

One of these standout shorts, “Moonlight Bait and Ammo” (2014), is framed as an 11-minute, animated graphic novel. The plot features an insurance worker investigating a hunter’s claim that his barn was attacked by aliens. The film is narrated by Richard McGonagle of “(500) Days of Summer” (2009).

“I got the idea because I’m a personal injury lawyer and thought, ‘how fun it

would be to see an arrogant executive get their comeuppance in the wildest circumstances possible?’” said writer and co-director Alfred Catalfo, whose other films, “Bighorn” (2010) and “Slam Man” (2013), have screened in two previous Boston SciFis, as well as Boston Comic Con. It’s not uncommon for the festival to feature independent artists such as Catalfo, who spend years putting together high-quality films as side projects to their day jobs. According to writer and producer Bob Heske, the genres featured in Boston SciFi lend themselves to a specific, D.I.Y. market.

“I’m a 50-year old, first-time filmmaker, I’ve dabbled as a screenwriter, and I just decided, ‘why not go ahead and make a micro-budget movie?’” said Heske, a marketing director from central Massachusetts. Heske’s film, “Blessid” (2014), is a drama that explores the relationship between a pregnant, struggling woman and her immortal neighbor. It will be screened on Sunday, Feb. 8.

“A lot of these films are locally sourced,” he explained. “‘Blessid’ features music from local musicians, as well as local actors and on-site directors, producers and editors.”

Still, Heske emphasized that the annual bump in film quality means that, for filmmakers, gaining admittance is no walk in the park, especially for no-name producers who lack star talent. Competition was unusually steep this year, as little-big films like “The Babadook” (2014) and “Boyhood” (2014) rocked the mainstream festival circuit.

“They look at hundreds of films for 10-15 spots,” Heske said. “This has been a record year for submissions, and you have to have a finished film on a tiny budget before you even submit, so it’s very hard for a feature.”

“I started my film in 2012, and was in post-production for almost two years,” he added, outlining the lengthy process

micro-budget movies go through from conception to screening. “You’re working around other peoples’ schedules.

But most movies don’t even get made!

So I think it’s a great accomplishment.”

The festival will show between three and seven films daily over its 11-day span, bringing together hundreds of indie artists, curators, judges and fans.

Also included in the lineup are “I Was A Teenage Superhero Sidekick” (2013), “Alien Outpost” (2014), “History of Time Travel” (2014) and, of course, “Robot Overlords” (2014). The overall winner is awarded “The Gort,” a robot-shaped statuette.

Cromwell noted that this year’s committee saw a large spike in international films, with a large number of high quality works coming from Australia in particular. The judges, she said, agree that each country has “its own flair and flavor.”

“What a treat to be one of the first people to see the works of these artists.

The storytelling and overall production of these films are top notch,” she added.

All of the screenings will eventually culminate in “The Thon,” a yearly 24-hour capper that will show such sci-fi staples as “The Iron Giant” (1999) and “Snowpiercer” (2013). Heading up the marathon will be Douglas Trumbull himself, who worked on 1979’s “Star Trek,” as well as “Blade Runner” (1982) and “The Tree of Life” (2011). Trumbull will be introducing the first film, “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), for which he was a Special Photographic Effects Supervisor.

“People should make it a point to hit the fest on the 14th to see [Trumbull] in person,” said Cromwell. “I look forward to this event every year — it always holds a truly special and sentimental place in my heart.”

Cromwell’s not alone. The festival has been known to attract a loyal legion of fans, dozens of whom keep trekking to Somerville for the community Boston

SciFi fosters. One such fan is Miriam Dennis, a movie lover from Weymouth, Mass., who hasn’t missed the festival in three decades.

“I’m a big-time supporter,” said Dennis. “In 30 years I have never seen any trouble, fight or altercation. Never have the police been called. It is like a peaceful Woodstock, only with films and not music.”

“People camp out the night before to get up front and get a good seat,” she continued, emphasizing another communal part of the experience: waiting in line. “They come from all over the states … it’s like how your neighbors react during a huge blizzard. We all get together and help each other.”

Visitors and curators alike say this strong community is the absolute highlight of the festival. Franciso Urbano, a family man who’s been attending each year since 1978, says he cannot see a day where he doesn’t make it to the event.

“Originally, what kept me coming back was the idea that for 24 hours, my wife and I could get lost in one of our favorite genres — science fiction — while doing one of our favorite things — going to the movies,” Urbano said. “Eventually, we began to build friendships with the faces we would see year after year and, suddenly, this community took on a special meaning.

For 24 hours, we form a society where everyone ‘gets it.’”

Urbano and his wife have been dubbed the unofficial “king and queen” of swag at the festival after years of doling out prizes and loot bags to fans.

They’ve also taken on the responsibility of decorating Somerville Theatre and promoting the fest through local outreach.

“My favorite thing about the marathon is the brotherhood and sisterhood that has formed over the years,” he mused. “It really is like the mythical ‘Brigadoon’ (1947).”

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Restaurant Review

Harpoon Brewery offers ideal Boston brewery experience

by Jennifer Straitz

Long wooden tables, wrought-iron lighting fixtures and large rectangular windows facing a snow-covered Boston gave Now in its third year since open- the hall the feel of a ski resort and added ing, Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall, an addi- to its jovial atmosphere. Visitors could purtion to the brewery which has been around chase various flights or individual pints to enjoy with their soft pretzels. The “UFO Harpoon Brewery Gingerland,” which Harpoon describes on their website as “a gingerbread-inspired wheat beer” was a nice, light first choice despite the fact that the gingerbread taste 306 Northern Avenue, Boston MA 02210 was more subtle than expected.

(617) 456-2322 The real highlight of the hall was the $$ pretzel options; the “Salted Pretzel,” served with “IPA Cheese” and “Ale Mustard” dipsince 1986, provides a prime destination for ping sauces was very warm and doughy — a the 21+ crowd that won’t empty any wallets. perfect pairing for one’s beer. Other pretA very reasonable $5 per person allows zel options include the sweet “Cinnamon each visitor access to the large Beer Hall Sugar,” accompanied by peanut butter and and Brewery Tour, during which visitors maple cider icing, or the savory “Parmesan” have the opportunity to sample unlimited with marinara dipping sauce. While more amounts of beer and cider on tap for an food options seem tempting, it is likely that approximately 20 minute period in the full meals would increase the already cumbersome waiting time. tasting room.

After a few fast hours of chatting and If that’s not enticing enough, delicious pretzels and pints are available for pur- relaxing with friends, it was time for the chase in the hall as visitors wait for their tour itself. Visitors don safety goggles tour to start, or as they relax after their before entering the packaging and brewing tour is finished. Seasonal cycling of flavors area, which makes for some ever-impordraws visitors back again and again, so tant selfie opportunities.

Visitors listen to interesting historical while seniors can check this off a pre-graduation bucket list, there is always reason to facts about the brewery’s roots and learn about the different steps in Harpoon’s go back.

There are a few thoughts a prospective brewing process, including finding out visitor should keep in mind, considering about some of the key ingredients in the the popularity of the brewery. The Beer Hall beers. It was a little disappointing to disoften reaches capacity, which may leave cover how short the informative portion visitors waiting in line outside until they of the tour was; it would have been nice if this section was slightly more in-depth, or can be let in.

While not a problem in warmer months, at least slower.

The tasting room, however, more than this can make for a very chilly wait in midwinter. One way to circumvent this issue is made up for the first part of the tour. As by arriving earlier in the day. The brewery a tour guide described the different beers opens daily at 11:00 a.m., at which time on tap, visitors could start requesting a visitors can buy as many tickets as they taste of the various options. A warning want for a same-day tour time of their bell sounded when five minutes of tasting choosing. If drinking before noon feels were left so visitors knew to ask for their off-putting, visitors who have bought their last sample of the IPA, UFO, stout or cider tickets are allowed to go off to one of the of their choosing.

A great experience all around, make several restaurants nearby. After enjoying lunch, visitors can return to the brewery sure to give yourself time to fully enjoy all and cut the line 15 minutes before their the brewery has to offer — and don’t forget to try a pretzel. tour begins.

Harpoon Brewery is located at 306 Arriving at 2:00 p.m. on a Sunday in January, the next tour time available for a large Northern Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02210, group of 12 people was at 4:00 p.m. However, conveniently next to the Harbor Street it is possible that, with a smaller group, the T stop, accessible via the SL2 bus from next available tour would have been earlier. South Station. The Beer Hall is open Nevertheless, after making it into the Beer Sundays-Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursdays-Saturdays 11 a.m.

Hall, the wait passed quickly.

Assistant Arts Editor

Courtesy Jennifer Straitz

Harpoon Brewery offers behind-the-scene tours and gourmet pretzels. to 11 p.m. Tours on weekends run on Thursdays-Fridays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 11:20 a.m. to 6 p.m. and

Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Check out the website for a full brewery tour schedule.

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Nikki Blank | A SWUG's Life

What's up this weekend Looking to make your weekend artsy?

Check out these events!

Winter Ball: Tufts Class Council 2017 presents Tufts’ second annual Winter Ball at the Boston Royale. There will be dancing, food, DJ-orchestrated music and good, clean fun. The theme is masquerade and dress is formal. (Buses leave Aidekman at 5:15pm through 6pm. Doors to the Royale close at 8pm. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale in the Campus Center and online.)

Tufts Art Gallery Student Advisory Committee Presents: Movie Night: Join the Tufts Art Gallery SAC for a movie night in the gallery. There will be snacks and activities. (Tonight at 7pm in the Tufts Art Gallery. Admission is free. No tickets required.)

New Ways Upon the Stage: Come listen to chamber music compositions by both Tufts students and professors. Compositions

by Eli Boninger, Jeannette Chechile, Martin Chittum, Megan McCormick, John McDonald, Will Myers, Ryan O’Connell,and Jeffery Shiver. (Friday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free, no tickets required.)

Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators: Carribean Tinge: Listen to acclaimed jazz pianist Elio Villafranca and his band, the Jass Syncopators, as they perform pieces with their signature blend of rhythms of different Afro-Carribean musical traditions from four islands — Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba — with unique jazz influences. Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators released their

seventh studio album “Carribean Tinge,” in 2014. (Saturday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Tickets are free with a Tufts ID card, limit two per ID, and $10 for general admission. Call 617.627.3679 for tickets.)

Sunday at Tufts Community Concert Series: Tufts “All Star” Performance Faculty: Tufts “all star” faculty will be performing a concert with select student musicians in genres ranging from classical to jazz to chamber orchestra. (Friday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free. No tickets required.)

—by Nika Korchok

Madeleine Onstwedder turns passion for art history into community engagement

by Jennifer Straitz Assistant Arts Editor

One would be hard-pressed to talk about art history with first-year Madeleine Onstwedder and walk away without absorbing some of her boundless enthusiasm for the subject. A dual degree student with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, the native Londoner positively beams when talking about the subject she loves. Now, working on a variety of projects, she wants to share that enthusiasm with others.

Art has always played an important role in Onstwedder’s life, whether through painting, drawing or visiting museums with her grandfather. As a museum security guard over the summer, Onstwedder observed that most patrons read the title and description of the displayed art, yet only briefly glanced at the actual pieces. She wants to change this attitude toward art, as she sees art as “a form of communication, and to not actually spend any time looking at works of art … is something that can be improved upon.”

Currently, Onstwedder is involved in a variety of projects that exemplify her belief that “while art history can be seen as elitist … it’s really not, it really doesn’t need to be.” One such project in development is an art symposium. The focus of the symposium would mirror the ARTiculation competition Onstwedder herself won in 2014, where she delivered a presentation on Kazimir Malevich’s oil painting “Painterly Realism of a Boy with a Knapsack — Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension” (1915). She envisions the symposium as an event in which students would be given the opportunity to present on artistic pieces of their choosing, while also emphasizing discussion. She hopes it will be held at the end of the semester.

Onstwedder also serves as Travel Editor for “Medium,” the inaugural undergraduate art history journal at Tufts. Onstwedder and her Tufts undergraduate colleagues who created the journal are looking for submissions from

Courtesy Madeleine Onstwedder

First-year Onstwedder intends to bring art history to mainstream pop awareness. students with all levels of experience in studying art. The topic for submissions is student artistic observations both in and outside of Boston.

At the very least, Onstwedder urges everyone to take Introduction to World

Art. She points out, “If you take history, you learn history … if you take art history … you learn about everything.” Her conclusion: “Art history isn’t just a stuffy subject … it’s also much fun.”

Top ten things that happened on snow days that you’re tired of hearing about With three snow days in under a week, students on the hill have been getting plenty of R&R, or doing plenty of work or partaking in plenty of God-knows-what.

In the days that have followed the first day off, the topic of snow days has served as key conversation material for friends reunited after the harrowing blizzards. We here at the Arts section have heard all of it, and then some. Here are the top ten things that happened on snow days that we are tired of hearing about.

10. How little work you got done. We get it, you had soooooo much fun playing in the snow. Hooray. For you.

9. How much work you got done.

That’s great, and we’re gonna let you finish, but first we have to do all the work we didn’t do on the entire day we had to do it.

8. How cold you were. Your radiator wasn’t working hard enough, welcome to Tufts.

7. How hot you were. Your radiator was working overtime, but you don’t need to make a Katy Perry song out of it.

6. How you slipped and fell on your butt. Yes, ice is slippery, isn’t it?

5. How you slipped and avoided the most epic crash of all time by being smoother than Neo from “The Matrix” (1999). You must be an athlete with all that coordination of yours. We’re proud, and you should be too (but actually, go ahead and feel smug).

4. How unfazed you are by the mountains of snow. Snow shmow, it’s just part of the New England winter.

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3. How our friends from warmer climates hate it here. We know it’s 80 degrees and sunny back home, but that doesn’t make it any warmer here. We recommend layers, blankets and lots of wholesome hot chocolate until the flight back to paradise.

2. How much snow the next storm is bringing. Because how much more of this stuff can there possibly be? If anymore comes down it’ll be piled higher than the average person’s head! The first snow was exciting, now it’s just in the way.

1. How badly we all want a snow day to happen again. Let’s face it: snow days are time off from class when we can do whatever we want. It doesn’t get much better than that.

—by Josh Podolsky

Uptown SWUG

D

ear SWUG, Would you rather be a clueless firstyear or an overly knowledgeable senior?

– Curiosity Killed the Frat

Dear Curiosity Killed the Frat, You’ve asked a v. thought provoking “would you rather.” I am going to disregard both of your options for my own answer: I would rather be a “blissfully-aware-but-not-yet-jaded” sophomore or junior.

First year is a fluke — full of mistakes, mixers and misconceptions. Oh, you like that boy? He’s hooking up with four other people. Oh, you’re pre-med? Sucks to be you, you just got a 53 percent on your first exam. Oh, you guys are going to Dewick at prime lunch time? Good luck finding a table, NARPS! No one knows what the SWUG is going on first year, meaning that first-years are just little monsters running around campus with zero rules. To paraphrase my idol, Liz Lemon, I would not like to go to there.

As an overly knowledgeable senior, I can say that this too is not ideal. As a SWUG you know all too well how this place runs. You know that former flames can treat each other like dirt with very few consequences. You know that first-year friendships are not forever, and relationships and interests change week by week. You know that you’re bored of the same old Tufts scene that you’ve been stuck in for four years, but you’re not quite ready to leave. You know that you were an awful version of yourself first year, and that Senior Spring brings people back to this place. Knowledge is not power in this situation. It’s just annoying.

That’s why I’d like to be a “blissfully-aware-butnot-yet-jaded” sophomore or junior. You know what’s up, who most people are and how to navigate it all (most of the time). There are still bound to be flukes, but you’re better suited to handle them. You’re no longer the mess you were first year, and you’re not yet preparing to be a real person. You’ve got time, you’ve got energy and you’ve got just the right amount of knowledge. So for SWUG’s sake, cherish it!

Or I’d like to be a fifth-year senior on an unlimited meal plan and taking zero classes. @tonymonoco LMK if this is possible.

SWUG

SWUG here, in need of advice from a fellow SWUG, I recently acquired a giraffe onesie (seventh night of Hanukkah) that I would like to never ever take off, ever again. I need help deciding if this is an achievable goal or if there are places and times in which I must change into more socially acceptable clothing (say leggings and an oversized hoodie). Any help is appreciated, but don’t be too too mean ’cause I’m a little sensitive, ya know?

Can I wear my onesie to: A) Lecture class in Cohen B) Smaller classes in various locations C) Trader Joe’s D) The Pub E) Lily’s Nails on Boston Ave F) Pure Barre on Newbury G) The Burren H) Senior pub night I) Internship in Boston J) House of Blues K) Spring Break L) Graduation M) Post-grad lyfe I thank you in advance for your advice and for your dedication to the distribution of wisdom.

Sincerely, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Comfiness

Dear Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Comfiness, Mazel on your new onesie!! I’m a little jealous, but not really, ’cause me and my dog own matching Hanukkah onesies, so I kind of onesie-up you!

No questions asked, you can wear your onesie to: A) Lecture class in Cohen, D) The Pub, H) Senior Pub Night, K) Spring Break and M) Postgrad lyfe. Pretty much everything else on your list requires at least the leggings and hoodie combo, or maybe a robe of some sort.

However, I am not opposed to you pushing the onesie boundaries, and knocking them off that list onesie by onesie, or in onesie fell swoop.

It’s a great way to prove to future employers and naysayers that you’re onesie of a kind!

Take lots of pictures of this onesie in a lifetime adventure and tweet them to @a_SWUGs_life.

This is onesie for the books!

XOXO, The onesie and only SWUG

Nikki Blank is a senior majoring in English.

She can be reached at nicole.blank@tufts.edu

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To stop 'anti-vaxxers,' scientific data must be presented in accessible format

After gaining admission into and enrolling in Tufts, there was one last crucial form to fill out before we could matriculate: We had to show proof we had been vaccinated. For many students, getting vaccinated was something routine that we probably gave little thought. It’s just one of those things that everyone just does, like going to the dentist or getting yearly check-ups. However, contrary to the norm, and to most of our experiences with vaccination, there has been a growing resistance movement to vaccines, stating that they’re unnatural, or claiming links between vaccination and autism. This issue has recently come to the forefront with events like the recent outbreak of measles linked to Disneyland in California. Although the topic of vaccination seemingly falls under the right of individuals to make their own choices, the choice to avoid vaccination provides an element of community risk, as those who are unvaccinated can spread their illnesses to those who are vulnerable, since vaccines are not 100 percent effective.

The roots of this resistance movement stem from British doctor Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study that claims a relationship between autism and the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine. Although the study was refuted and discredited by numerous subse-

quent researchers, and Wakefield even has his license revoked by British medical authorities, its findings still serve as the evidence for people who resist vaccines. One of the most prominent figures in this movement is talk show host and model Jenny McCarthy, who has on numerous occasions implied that she believes her son’s autism is linked to the MMR vaccine. Due to her celebrity status, she has naturally gained a large following, causing many mothers to choose not to vaccinate their kids despite the fact that there is absolutely no scientific backing to McCarthy’s anecdotal theories.

While it is easy to point fingers at ignorant celebrities like McCarthy, the real reasons for this vaccine resistance are the media’s thirst for controversy and a lack of scientific literacy among the public. As a form of media we often want to run stories that get talked about or have a larger impact, yet as shown in the vaccine dilemma, this practice can have many negative repercussions. These “hype” stories and scare-tactics practiced by media outlets are much more detrimental than simply getting people talking; they spread misinformation and lies.

Simple stories like one doctor’s small, unverified study can gain a lot of attention if they can be made to fit in the partisan debate or have celebrities endorsing them. This is a com-

mon phenomenon, as the media will often sensationalize things to gain more readers and viewers, not necessarily by omitting facts but by only providing those that fit their agenda and limiting their variety of viewpoints. Why are Jenny McCarthy’s opeds being published and interviews being majorly broadcast instead of those of actual epidemiologists and public health officials?

The problem here could also lie in the fact that there is a major disparity between the language of science and our everyday vernacular. When a Jenny McCarthy speaks, her words go straight to the hearts of concerned mothers everywhere, but when a scientist speaks, his or her terminology seems cold and over the heads of many.

Thus, there are lessons to be learned for both publications and the public. As a publication, we need to be constantly aware of our power to manipulate public opinion, especially in times of shock or crisis when there is little room for skepticism. We need to make sure to give coverage of a range of viewpoints and always provide the facts so our audience can determine the truth.

On the other hand, as a public, we need to strive to become scientifically literate so that we know that making a vaccine “safer” doesn’t mean it isn’t already safe.

Dear NYSD, I’m studying abroad in Israel and my wife of two years is studying in Paris.

We’re used to a primarily physical relationship, how do we make it work so far from each other?

Rebecca: That sounds like a typical Tufts problem. For the average person at Tufts, by the time he/she is an upperclassman, has either had a relationship end because his/ her partner went abroad or knows someone this has happened to. It seems, however, that you and your partner are quite serious — you’re married, for two years!

WOW! And assuming that you’re abroad as juniors, that means that you found each other as first-years. If only we could all be so lucky. I would not worry about it. I am sure that your relationship is one for the ages like Romeo and Juliet, or any couple in a Nicholas Sparks novel. Moreover, this seems eerily similar to two of my friends, Nacob and Jayana, but their relationship is still going strong. Their secret is communication. As long as you speak often, the physical chemistry will not go away.

Dear NYSD, I am a lost boy wondering what I should do on a tinder date?

Pooja: Well, since Tinder is basically the new OkCupid, the first Tinder date is crucial.

The best way to run a Tinder date is to plan ahead. Make sure the menu is set, the flight tickets are booked and the horse carriage is reserved. Come up with 50-100 good lines

to use throughout the night. For example, “You come here often?”, “We can find love in a hopeless place” and “Are you wearing space pants?” (Because your ass is outta this world).

If you are cooking for your date, make sure to throw away the box. Put on your best denim shirt and your best denim jeans. Make sure you time it so you are still cooking when your date arrives, so you look good cookin’ (good lookin’). Pick out your favorite Mac DeMarco songs to set the mood. Finally, make sure there is no physical contact – eye contact is key. Stare into your date’s eyes until you feel like they are falling in love with you. While your eyes are locked, tell your date five things about them that made you fall for them.

Follow these simple steps and you’ll have your date convinced that they chose right when they swiped right.

That’s all for this week (our first week back)! Please continue submitting your questions to our forum – contrary to popular misconception, we do actually answer real questions. Stay tuned for our upcoming weeks where we complain about snow and teach you how to find love!

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Don’t call it a comeback

ebecca: Surprisingly, our column, New York Style Delhi, has gotten renewed. Pooja and I would like to think it has to do with her great writing skills and my hysterical puns, but we know better. After a semester of sharing our Google Doc on Facebook and reading harsh comments on the Daily site, we have to thank you, the Reader! Your support (and from some of you, your hatred) has motivated us. But we can’t only thank the reader; our seat was unchallenged, obviously meaning all other opponents were scared of us. We’re going to count it as a “W” anyway.

This winter break has left us more refreshed than normal. This winter break, Pooja and I had another one of our countless sleepovers, except this one was in China.

After seeing her thrive on her own turf, I am reassured that Pooja is much cooler than she seems and is definitely the best writing partner I could ask for. So I’ll let her choose all of the questions this week.

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Letter to the Tufts Community: Why Tufts will not participate in RecycleMania ’15

by Clayton Woolery

As many students living on campus last year will remember, in 2014, Tufts University competed against other universities across the nation in the annual waste reduction competition known as RecycleMania. For months TuftsRecycles!, a part of Facilities Services comprised of student interns, pushed students to recycle more effectively by pitting dorms and specialty houses against each other to see who knew how to recycle the best. Leaderboards were posted in dining halls, and after two rounds of grading bins based on their content, winning dorms and houses were chosen. In all, RecycleMania got students excited about recycling, and for students who are always excited about sustainability like the TuftsRecycles! interns, it was a very rewarding experience.

So, why not do it again? Unfortunately, Tufts University will not be participating in RecycleMania 2015. TuftsRecycles! is currently in a state of change that has our capacity limited for the time being. Dawn Quirk,

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our beloved Recycling Coordinator, has spent the last 10 years revolutionizing our sustainability programs at Tufts in countless ways, but now it is time for her to pursue a career with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. While we miss her deeply, we at TuftsRecycles! are very excited to continue making sustainable practices a reality on our campus.

With change comes new ideas and possibilities, and the interns at TuftsRecycles! are busy with many projects that we can’t wait to get up and running. The spirit of RecycleMania lives on in the actions of each student on campus, and we encourage you to get educated on what goes in which bin and how to reduce your waste.

Come 2016, RecycleMania will be in full swing, and TuftsRecycles! will be there to make it happen.

Clayton Woolery is the TuftsRecycles!

Intern. He can be reached at clayton.woolery@tufts.edu

Another kind of peace

by Zach Shapiro Op-Ed Contributor

It’s a weird moment in the Middle East when an ultra right-wing Israeli politician and a former Palestinian Authority prime minister agree on anything, let alone something as controversial as the Oslo Accords.

Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad recently wrote in Foreign Affairs that “the stalled peace process … has repeatedly failed, and it is virtually certain to continue to fail in the absence of fundamental adjustments to the existing paradigm, the Oslo framework.”

A few months ago, member of Knesset Naftali Bennett similarly reflected in The New York Times that “recent events in the Middle East are a reminder of how the old models of peace between Israel and the Palestinians are no longer relevant.”

Whether either member of this unlikely duo is proven “right,” in the long-term, is up for debate. But the fact of the matter is that today, the Oslo Accords are a failure.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders come home from peace summit after peace summit with empty hands and little to show for the hours of negotiations. Violence continues to break out almost cyclically. Chances of a comprehensive peace agreement, assuming both parties would be willing to even come to the negotiating table yet again, are slim.

However, the fact that the top-down method of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum has failed does not preclude a less conventional, grassroots approach. In fact, it begs for one. At the end of the day, regardless of the terms of a final status agreement, the Israeli and Palestinian peoples will have to tolerate each other for any peace deal to sustain itself.

What better time than now, when the outlook is so bleak, to aim for a new, nuanced, and multi-faceted, kind of peace?

This ground breaking campaign has already begun, both online and in person.

Two years ago, a Tel-Aviv based graphic designer named Ronny Edry started a viral campaign by posting a picture of himself and his daughter with the caption: “Iranians, we will never bomb your country. We love you.”

The campaign went viral, racking up thousands upon thousands of shares, likes and comments across the Middle East and the world. The incredible success of this campaign spawned new Facebook forums aimed at allowing Middle Eastern peoples to break stereotypes and misconceptions simply by chatting online. Almost three years on, most striking are its Israel-Loves-Palestine and Palestine-Loves-Israel pages, which have created vibrant online communities of thou-

sands of people desiring co-existence.

Even in mourning there lies a crucial opportunity in the new peace framework. A particularly striking organization, The Parents Circle Families Forum, serves as a support group for relatives of Palestinians and Israelis lost to the conflict. 20 years after its inception, over 600 families have come together to begin to heal deep-seated wounds.

Most important, however, is rooting the new peace in the minds of Israeli and Palestinian children as early as possible.

This must happen both in and out of the classroom. As shown by the fully integrated model of the Max Rayne Hand in Hand co-existence schools, teaching Israeli and Palestinian youths together helps reshape misperceptions. In these unique, pioneering classrooms, Israeli and Palestinian children learn each other’s language, narrative and holidays, helping to increase political awareness at a time in their lives when they are most impressionable.

Extracurricular interaction between Israeli and Palestinian children is equally key to the long-term success of the new peace. Support for programs like those of the Peres Center for Peace, which hosts sports camps and other programs for Israelis and Palestinians, has further value in teaching the rational pay-offs of cooperation, regardless of nationality, ethnicity or creed.

Besides, one cannot deny that it is hard to learn to hate the classmate with whom you shared toys in kindergarten. Clearly, it is difficult to grow to despise the friend with whom you won and lost countless soccer matches.

This brings me back to the unlikely agreeing duo of Bennett and Fayyad. Some say Bennett has a shot at being Israel’s next prime minister. Fayyad, on the other hand, is on a different trajectory. Although Fayyad was ousted from Palestinian politics in 2013, some call him the man who should have been president.

Though his reputation for moderation and economic reform stands out, I am most struck by his observation that “[statehood] … is something that will grow on both sides as a reality … creating a belief that this was inevitable through the process, a convergence of two paths, the political and the process, from the bottom up and the top down.”

We have already seen the former path twist, wind and take a turn for the disastrous.

Now is the time for us to do the just and pragmatic thing, to support burgeoning coexistence programs.

As 2015 unfolds and the conflict remains unresolved, it is time to work towards sustainable peace on the ground, even if it will not happen over the negotiating table.

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Net-Neutrality: Beware the Easy Path

By Kevin Quilty The Cornell Daily Sun

Last June, the debate over “network neutrality” literally broke the Internet.

Well, at least part of it. The night before, late night talk show host and Daily Show alumnus John Oliver delivered a scathing indictment regarding the potential loss of “network neutrality” at the hands of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). And at the end of his segment, he ordered any viewers who made a habit of commenting on Internet websites to petition the FCC to put in place new rules restoring network neutrality. Or, as Oliver put it: “Monsters … For once in your lives, focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction.” Oliver’s call did not go unheeded. The next day, concerned citizens launched over 45,000 comments on the FCC’s website, overloading it and causing it to crash.

To understand why Oliver’s monologue struck such a nerve, some background is necessary. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the Internet has been governed under a network neutrality system.

Network neutrality, at its core, means that all content on the Internet is treated equally. Especially salient in the network neutrality debate is the issue of “anti-discrimination.” Here, “anti-discrimination” means that Internet service providers — the Comcasts, Verizons and AT&Ts of the world — are not allowed to arbitrarily decide which content providers (e.g., websites) receive better connections or speeds at the expense of other content providers. So, for example, Comcast cannot charge Netflix a higher amount for maximum data streaming speed than it charges Hulu.

The United States has been living under this anti-discrimination, network neutrality regime for the past 20 or so years, and the Internet has flourished during that time. That regime, however, may be nearing its end. The government agency charged with patrolling network neutrality, the FCC, recently lost a case in federal court regarding network neutrality. There, the judge found that the FCC, in enforcing network neutrality, was acting beyond the limits of its powers.

The lawsuit was brought by Verizon Wireless, an Internet service provider (ISP). ISPs, as one might imagine, are generally anti-network neutrality. The FCC was the named defendant because Congress created the FCC to administer the 1934 Telecommunications Act, the act that regulates the Internet.

So we currently sit in limbo, with the FCC poised to make a decision in February on the future of network neutrality. Network neutrality advocates, of which I count myself, have generally coalesced around one solution, with which I disagree: the FCC should redefine the Internet as a public utility, such as electricity or roads. Such a reclassification would place network neutrality back squarely within the auspices of the FCC’s power. Interestingly, the entire reason the FCC lost the recent court case was because the agency’s current position is that the Internet is not a public utility. But that’s the amazing thing about government agencies: a line of Supreme Court

cases has held that agencies can reinterpret a statute they are in charge of at any time, even if it flies directly in the face of their long-held, previously iron-clad interpretations.

As alluded to above, many network neutrality advocates are pushing for the FCC to take a fresh interpretation of the Telecommunications Act and find that the Internet is a public utility. Proponents of the reclassification cause include President Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Tim Wu (the man credited with coining the term “network neutrality”).

But there is an unintended consequence of reclassification that some, including myself, find troubling. While the FCC does have authority over the Telecommunications Act, which grants wide authority in this area, it is not the only government agency that can regulate ISPs — at least not yet. Another governmental agency, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), can also bring actions against ISPs if they violate certain consumer protection policies that the FTC has put into place. The FTC has long been in the business of protecting consumers.

For example, the FTC recently brought an action against AT&T for slowing down customers’ mobile Internet if they used more than an AT&T-imposed data limit, despite being grandfathered into an “unlimited” data plan. However, if the FCC does reclassify the Internet as a public utility, the FTC will lose its jurisdiction over ISPs. This is because companies that control public utilities are recognized as common carriers, and the FTC is explicitly prohibited from regulating common carriers.

Thus, a move to reclassify broadband would take the FTC out of the fight against ISPs that may violate consumer protection norms. This is a problem for a couple of reasons. First, it’s simply better for more agencies to protect the public. But perhaps more saliently, the FCC hasn’t exactly been the poster child for taking strong stances against the communications industry. Quite the opposite — one watchdog agency has stated that the FCC “might as well be a subsidiary of Comcast, once you map out the [organizational] chart.”

A few examples should suffice: The current head of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, was the head of two major telecommunications lobbying groups. He still keeps in contact with, and sends advance copies of speeches to, the new head of one of the lobbying groups, the National Cable Television Association (NCTA). The current head of the NCTA is Michael Powell, who is, of course, a former chairman of the FCC. Indeed, the term “revolving door” may be a bit of an understatement between the FCC and the communications industry. As Jay-Z once queried, “And this is with whom you want to place your faith?”

I agree that the Internet must remain a place where people have free reign todiscuss and test ideas without giant ISPs giving advantages to some content providers and hindering others. But I think it is equally important that we do not simply pick the politically expedient solution when such a solution carries with it the seeds of its own destruction.

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What's in an All-Star?

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Senior Zach Schweitzer competes in a match, defeating his opponent at Boston College 10-5 on Jan. 29, 2014.

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match to five games; however, he was unable to close it out, falling in the fifth game 11-4.

“We aren’t too concerned about this most recent loss to Conn. College,” senior tri-captain Elliot Kardon said, “We are confident that we can beat them this coming weekend at NESCACs if we see them.”

The Jumbos are excited about their chances at NESCACs held at Williams College as their number two player, senior Zach Schweitzer, will be returning from an ankle injury in time for NESCACs next weekend. With Schweitzer back in the lineup, everyone will move down a spot on the ladder, bringing back the depth that the Jumbos once had.

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tests. This weekend, Tufts will travel to Hamilton on Friday night and Williams on Saturday, and the following weekend the team will be home against Colby and then Bowdoin. Closing out the season with four wins will be crucial for the Jumbos as they try to earn the top seed in the NESCAC tournament and, ultimately, to repeat as champions.

“I mean we have four huge games, especially this weekend; it’s a really big road trip,” Foley said. “We have to go to Hamilton, a really long car ride, and then get right off the bus and play, and then we go to Williams, so it’s a really big weekend. And then obviously finishing with Colby and Bowdoin, who are two really strong teams. But luckily, with no more non-conference games we’ll have plenty of time to practice and get really prepared, so we’ll feel really confident going into those NESCAC games.”

Fittingly, the Jumbos’ last contest of the regular season will come against the Bowdoin Polar Bears, with whom they currently sit tied for first place in the conference. The teams’ first meeting of the season may provide a glimpse into what this year’s conference championship will hold.

ing their expectations and have realistic goals. The Jumbos know how tough the squash competition is in the NESCAC, and feel they are lucky to be able to compete against their incredibly difficult opponents.

“Going in as the last ranked team is definitely going to be a tough draw, but I think if the team plays their best … We can pull out some crucial wins to help improve our ranking,” Advani said.

Specifically, the Jumbos feel good about their chances in knocking off Hamilton and Conn. College while at Williams.

The Jumbos are going to emphasize high intensity throughout their final practices leading up to NESCACs. Determined to prove themselves at NESCACs, they have been working hard and practicing even throughout the recent snow blizzards.

Advani said that the key for the Jumbos is for “everyone to believe in themselves

and the team. Everyone needs to go on court believing that they can win no matter who they are playing, and then just have fun out there playing the game.”

In addition, it is crucial for the team to make sure everyone remains healthy and injury-free. During matches the Jumbos want to focus on fighting for every point and playing with immense intensity and focus.

As important as NESCACs are for the Jumbos, the team is already looking forward to nationals as the NESCAC tournament won’t have a huge bearing on where they finish their season ranked. The most important thing for the Jumbos is to do well in their bracket at nationals.

“We want to either win the E division at nationals or compete well in the D division,” Kardon said. This year, nationals are being held just down the road in Hartford, so the Jumbos are hoping to get a lot of fan support.

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However, Pagano is confident in this team’s ability to qualify.

“We all know [the 4×4] is capable of more,” he said.

Bhalla himself also ran a top time nationally, taking 16th in the 800 with a 1:53.28, but did not qualify and will instead look to secure his NCAA nationals spot this weekend.

Of the younger Jumbos competing at BU, hurdler Andrew DiMaiti looked impressive in the open 400, clocking a time of 49.49 and finishing 34th of the 151 athletes. Additionally, sophomore Nicholas Usoff finished 29th of 86 athletes with a time of 1:05.78 in the 500 meters. Overall, it was a notable showing by the Jumbos competing away from home.

Back at the Tufts Stampede, the remainder of the team posted some impressive performances in the field events. Junior Atticus Swett recorded a third place in the shot put finish with a throw of 48’4”. Swett, first-year Linus Gordon and sophomore Henry Zhou posted season bests in weight throw, high jump and hurdles, respectively.

Meanwhile, sophomore Thomas Wang came in fourth in the high jump (6’ 0”) and second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.97 seconds). Zhou came in third in the 60-meter hurdles (9.07 seconds).

In the 5000-meter race, two Tufts athletes posted personal bests — sophomore Tim Nichols with a 14:57 and

junior Michael Curley with a 15:07, placing fourth and sixth, respectively.

Additionally, junior James Traester had a successful 3000-meter race, clocking in a time of 8:40, 10 seconds lower than his previous PR. Pagano and sophomore Luke O’Connor placed fifth and seventh in the 3,000 meters with times of 8:47 and 8:48, respectively.

In the multis, both junior Alex Karys and senior Allan Yau had two good days in the heptathlon. Karys gained 4,168 points for third, while Yau took fourth with 4,067 points.

For the distance runners, this weekend’s focus was not only on fast times and high finishes.

“BU is always really fast competition, and we had some good teams come to Tufts,” Curley said. “We are still building and focusing on the later season meets.

The last few weeks have been getting back into the groove of things.”

Pagano has taken a similar view, noting that the team is gaining “serious momentum.” He also mentioned that the team is looking at the upcoming Div. III New England Championship at Springfield College as its first real test of the championship season. Besides that, the team has a packed schedule for the remainder of the season with many home and away meets — leaving plenty of time to capitalize on this built-up momentum.

Next up in the immediate future, the Jumbos will reunite to host the Cupid Challenge at the Gantcher Center next weekend.

BA All-Star weekend will take place in New York City over the weekend of Feb. 13-15.

The various competitions and events are meant to be a celebration of the best players from each conference at the halfway point of the season, but all too often the game has featured big names instead of the best players. The obvious example that comes to the top of our minds is Kobe Bryant, who was voted to play in his 17th All-Star game, although surgery on his torn right rotator cuff will keep him out the rest of this season. How did Kobe get voted to start the All-Star game over the likes of James Harden, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard and Klay Thompson?

These players, quite simply, have been more efficient than Kobe this season and deserve to be starting over him.

In fact, all four of these players rank in the top twenty in player efficiency rating this season. The answer is that Kobe is a fan-favorite and will continue to be voted in by fans for the rest of his time in the NBA, however long that may be.

The All-Star reser ves were announced last week on TNT. There are a couple storylines that jump out at me right as I read the list of All-Star reserves. Although the Hawks have not lost a game since Game 7 last May against Indiana — not really, but they did string together 19 straight wins recently — no players finished among the Eastern Conference leaders in fan voting. Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer will be the coach of the Eastern All-Stars after leading his team to a 38-8 record thus far.

Left off the roster was none other than Kevin Love, who was a starter last season for the Western Conference, but his production has dropped with his move to Cleveland from 26.1 points per game last season to 16.9 thus far this year. Washington center Marcin Gortat finished fourth in fan voting but did not make the team, and Miami’s Chris Bosh made his tenth consecutive All-Star team.

His play has improved this season with the departure of Lebron James as well, as he is averaging 21.3 points per game, which is his highest rate since the 2009-10 season as a member of the Toronto Raptors. More All-Star snubs are Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic and Detroit’s Greg Monroe, who have both averaged a doubledouble so far.

Joining Teague in the East backcourt are Dwyane Wade, Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler. But what about Kyle Korver and DeMar DeRozan? Even I am not sure about the right criteria for All-Star selections. It is clear that the fans will vote for whom they would like to see one-on-one and make the most highlight dunks. That is understandable, but does that discredit what it means to be an All-Star? I am running out of room to write, and I have yet to discuss the Western Conference at all.

I only ask that we think about what it means to be an All-Star and whether All-Star weekend has merely transformed into a meaningless weekend off in the middle of the season.

Steven Hefter is a junior majoring in economics. He can be reached at steven.hefter@tufts.edu.

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Tufts falls against two NESCAC foes

by Alexa Meltzer Contributing Writer

The men’s squash team heads into the NESCAC tournament with a disappointing weekend of losses behind it.

On Saturday Jan. 31, Tufts traveled to Harvard to take on one of its toughest rivals, Colby.

Unfortunately, the Jumbos fell to the White Mules with a match score ending in 8-1. The Jumbos’ one win came from junior tri-captain Aditya Advani at the first position, winning in a very close four games 11-4, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9.

“This win definitely makes me a little more confident going into NESCACs,”Advani said, “I’m hoping it translates and I can perform the same way this weekend.”

Heading into their match on Sunday against Connecticut College, Tufts did not feel too discouraged by its loss against Colby.

“Conn. College is more on our level, so that was always our

focus,” sophomore Owen Elliot said, “That didn’t change much even after losing to Colby on Saturday.”

Both times the Jumbos have faced the Camels, they haven’t performed their best. Tufts faced Conn. College earlier in the season, losing to them in a close match 5-4. However, their most recent match was a much more decisive loss, as they had difficulty adjusting to the slow pace of the Camel’s home turf. The match ended 9-0 for the Camels.

“The courts at Conn. College are very different from usual courts, and they take a little while getting used to,” Advani said, “I think it was just a bad day for us, and we will bounce back next time.”

In the first position, Advani won his first game against senior Brian Mullen, but ended up losing in a close four games.

In the second position, firstyear Braden Chiulli took his see MEN’S SQUASH, page 11

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Jumbos continue impressive showings

by Priyanka Dharampuriya Contributing Writer

Further building toward a successful season, the men’s track and field team boasted two successful performances at its most recent meets. For these meets, the team was split in two. A small number of athletes headed for Boston University’s John Thomas Invitational on Jan. 31, while most of the team stayed in Medford for the Tufts Stampede on the same day.

Despite the small number of runners, the group traveling to BU had an impressive showing.

“The BU guys really ran great,” senior co-captain Marshall Pagano told the Daily in an email.

He also noted several significant performances, including that of junior Mitchell Black in the 800-meter race. Black ran the fastest time for the 800 meter-race in Div. III so far this season, winning his heat and securing a spot to compete at the NCAA national championship in the process.

Black would leave another mark on the BU meet as part of the 4×400 team with fellow juniors Veer Bhalla, Alex Kasemir and Francis Goins. The team finished with a 3:18.17 time, putting them in the top 10 in the country, but falling short of qualifying for nationals. see MEN’S TRACK, page 11

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Senior Allan Yau, competes in the long jump in Gantcher.

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Senior tri-captain Hannah Foley hit the 1,000 point mark on Tuesday night against Rhode Island College.

Foley hits 1,000-point milestone as Tufts downs RIC

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elapsed in No. 4 Tufts’ final non-league game of the season, against Rhode Island College (RIC), Tuesday night, leaving her just three points shy of the 1,000-point mark as a Jumbo.

Fans and teammates awaiting a chance for celebration, Foley continued battling for rebounds and hustling up and down the floor looking for the basket that would make her just the 12th women’s basketball player in the program’s history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

At the 13:59 mark, however, Foley was subbed off, still sitting on 997. The Jumbos had built a commanding 12-3 lead, stymying the Anchorwomen’s offense, but Foley hadn’t gotten a look at the basket since her first triple.

All in due time.

Foley reentered the game with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first stanza and got open on the Jumbos’ ensuing position. With the shot clock winding down, she collected a pass in the corner and pulled up from beyond the arc, swishing the shot to give the Jumbos their first double-digit lead of the game and make her the second Tufts player this season to reach 1,000 career points.

“It’s definitely exciting for me, but I would say it’s nowhere near as exciting as the Final Four was last year,” Foley said, comparing this moment with the other great achievements she and her teammates have accomplished over the past few years. “I mean it’s a nice individual award, but

I think that team successes are so much more fun, you can share with everyone else. I think the Final Four definitely is way higher on my list of exciting things, but it is an awesome accomplishment.”

Undoubtedly, the Jumbos have their sights set on another deep run in the NCAA tournament this season, and this sort of selflessness is indicative of that drive for team victories.

But with both Foley and fellow classmate and tri-captain Hayley Kanner reaching 1,000 points just 17 days apart, Foley, her teammates and her coaches are excited about the triumphs they’ve helped each other reach along the way.

“I mean both of them have been huge contributors from when they stepped on campus,” coach Carla Berube said of Foley and Kanner.

“And they’ve had a really good point guard along the way that has helped out on those points. It’s hard not to think of [senior tri-captain] Kelsey [Morehead] and what she has brought to this program and to get them as many points as they’ve had. So it’s pretty awesome to have two players in the same class… reach that milestone.”

Though Morehead is still sidelined with a nagging knee injury, hoping to return prior to the postseason, the Jumbos have been rolling lately and look primed to close out the season strong. The result they achieved Tuesday night, a 66-40 victory over RIC, did not come unchallenged, but Tufts has proved time and again that it can deal with adversity.

The Anchorwomen gained some ground in the later minutes of the first half, going on a 6-3 run between the seven-minute and four-minute marks to cut the lead to just 10. Tufts was able to push the lead back to 15 by halftime, with help from junior Emma Roberson’s five points in back-toback possessions and a jumper from junior Maura Folliard. While Tufts maintained a double-digit

for the rest of regulation, tight pressure from the RIC defense and foul trouble for the Jumbos helped the Anchorwomen stick around.

“You’re playing against a lot of guards out there, and guards that are aggressive and really get after it defensively. So it kind of took us out of what we normally do offensively, and then it’s harder to defend,” Berube said. “It’s harder for our post players to defend five or six 3-point shooters that can drive and make plays. We need to be able to defend without fouling and keeping our hands off of them. I’ve never seen so many hand checks on us. Credit to Rhode Island College for really getting after us and making us a play a different style than we are used to.”

The Jumbos were able to outlast the pressure and make adjustments to continually push the lead, however. With just over four minutes left in the game, a shot from junior Nicole Brooks extended the lead to 30 for Tufts.

The game ended with a 21-13 fouls advantage for RIC, but the Jumbos outplayed the Anchorwomen elsewhere. The home team finished with a 47-25 advantage in rebounds and a 21-8 advantage in assists.

Sophomore Michela North, averaging 13.6 points per game, led the Jumbos with a gamehigh 17 points, while Foley led the Jumbos in rebounds with eight and totaled 11 points on the night. Kanner added a teamhigh five assists and Roberson scored nine points shooting 4-4 from the field.

The Anchorwomen were led by 10 points apiece from junior Devin Hill and sophomore Alex Moore.

Junior Michelle Lagrotteria finished with a stat line of nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Having concluded non-conference play on a high note, Tufts now closes out the regular season with four NESCAC con-

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