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VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 39

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Closin’ with Koji by JacksonJills Screenshot via Youtube.com

The Jackson Jills and TUTV collaborated on a popular music video called ‘Closin’ with Koji,’ which recently appeared on local television.

Jackson Jills create Red Sox music video by

Meredith Braunstein Contributing Writer

A Tufts University Television (TUTV) music video for a song titled “Closin’ with Koji,” performed by a cappella group Jackson Jills with lyrics written by lecturer of Spanish Nancy Levy-Konesky and her partner Robert Geist, aired on local television last week.

CBS Boston played the video on Oct. 29, according to sophomore Jake Hellman, TUTV co-operation manager and co-director of the TUTV music department. The Jills also performed “Closin’ with Koji” live on FOX 25 News on Halloween.

Last Wednesday, BDC Wire named “Closin’ with Koji” a “viral video hopeful” after numerous individuals shared the video on Twitter and Facebook. As of press time, the YouTube video has over 25,000 hits.

The one minute and 30 second video, which highlights Red Sox pitcher Koji Uehara, shows Jills members singing

and playing baseball to the tune of their song.

Jackson Jills President Emma Wise said that filming for the video began on Oct. 23 after Levy-Konesky contacted the group. “[She] wanted to see if an a cappella group would be willing to sing a song and make a video out of it,” Wise, a senior, said.

Levy-Konesky explained that the tune in the video is from the 1959 song “Sea Cruise”

by Frankie Ford. After being inspired to create her own lyrics to the song, she decided to have a Tufts a cappella group make her song a reality.

“I thought immediately of the talent we have here at Tufts, and of all the a cappella groups, and thought that probably the ladies would look cutest in the Red Sox gear, and their amazing voices would bring a nice dimension to the Red Sox,” Levy-Konesky said.

TUTV collaborated with Wise and the Jills’ External Business Manager Evy Roy, a sophomore,

TCU Senate update

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate assembled in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room last night for its weekly meeting.

TCU President Joe Thibodeau, a senior, announced that he and three other senate members would attend a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) student government conference at Wesleyan University this coming weekend and consulted the Senate to see if any had NESCAC-specific topics they would want analyzed.

Lia Weintraub, a senior, asked Thibodeau to consult Connecticut College about the school’s internship program, given that this could help her internshiprelated Trustees project.

During the committee reports, represen-

in generating ideas for the music video, Hellman said.

“We decided we wanted to shoot some shots outside and that we would shoot the rest of it inside,” he said. “We had the lyrics, and we took every line and wrote out what we wanted it to look like.”

The Jills later partnered with TUTV and Amalgamates member and junior Justin Roth to film, edit and create the music video by Game Two of the World Series, Wise said.

Hellman said that one of the biggest challenges was the fact that Bello Field, where they filmed all the outside footage, was only available to them for about 30 minutes between 9 and 9:30 p.m.

The complete music video reflects only a small portion of what was filmed, Roy said.

“What I didn’t anticipate was we had so much footage,” she said. “What’s actually in the video that got published is such see JILLS, page 2

tatives announced a number of upcoming events, including Black Solidarity Day, an upcoming art exhibit on the transgender clergy, the Latin American Committee’s general interest meeting this week and the beginning of Asian American Month.

Associate Treasurer Solana Davis, a junior, then presented the Allocations Board report.

The Senate voted to grant Tufts Hong Kong Student Association $250 to host a game night on Nov. 15, $781 to J Street U for the 2014 fiscal year and $705 to the Leonard Carmichael Society for a new printer and scanner. The body granted $365 to the Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists and $415.32 to United for Immigrant Justice, as both groups are new and need funding. $140 went to the

Inside this issue

Due to technical issues with the Common Application (Common App), the Office of Undergraduate Admissions this year decided to extend its Early Decision I deadline and accept the Universal College Application (UCA) in addition to the Common App. The university made these changes in order to help high schools and applicants struggling with the Common App, which previously served as the university’s sole medium for application, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin.

This year’s Early Decision

I (ED1) deadline, originally scheduled for Nov. 1, has been extended a week to Nov. 8, Coffin said. The deadline for Early Decision II and Regular Decision will remain on Jan. 1.

Coffin noted that although the extended ED1 deadline will put pressure on the admissions office, he hopes it will help alleviate tension among applicants.

The Common App’s glitches began this past summer, when a new version of the application, known as CA4, was launched on Aug. 1. Coffin said that this update immediately posed issues for Admissions.

“We weren’t able to import see APPLICATION, page 2

Health Service experts talk reproductive issues

by Yan

Zhao

Contributing Writer

Senior Director of Health and Wellness Service Michelle Bowdler and nurse practitioner Ariel Watriss discussed reproductive justice with students at the Women’s Center last Friday.

Bowdler, who has worked at Tufts for 15 years, has a background in public health and has worked in fields concerning addiction, HIV education, violence prevention and community based health care, according to the Tufts Health Service website.

Watriss said she recently began her first semester as a nurse practitioner at Health Service.

Bowdler expressed her interest in getting to know students’ political and personal opinions about reproductive justice issues.

The discussion began with questions about a law concerning abortion restrictions in Texas that was overturned last week.

Bowdler commented that she believes abortion rights will be

Senate in order to finance transportation to the NESCAC conference. The four conference attendees, including Thibodeau and TCU Vice President Stephen Ruggerio, a senior, abstained from this final vote.

TCU Historian Bradley Friedman, a junior, announced a student leadership dinner on Nov. 21, designed to generate dialogue among members of the Senate and student organizations. Member of the President’s Council on Diversity Darien Headen, a junior, announced Diversity Networking Night, to be held in Dowling Hall 745 on Nov. 19.

Other announcements publicized coming events such as Saturday’s annual step-dance competition Break the Stage, tonight’s “Oh, Megan!” lecture on sexual pleasure, Tuesday’s College Freedom

difficult to win in many states, adding that advertising and political campaigns may make public opinions about the issue seem different than they are.

“I’m of an age where I remember when people were fighting about abortion rights thirty years ago when I was in college, and they would say that a huge majority of people in the country believe in women’s right to choose but that the money that was going towards this issue was largely insufficient,” Bowdler said. “So when you look at what the debate was, because of where the advertising was and who was winning political office, it felt like as many people were against the abortion rights as were for it. But if you ask people, this wasn’t the case.”

Watriss said she was confused and angry about the limited progress in gaining abortion rights and that many of the arguments and problems surrounding aborsee HEALTH, page 2

Forum, Friday night’s “A Night of Spoken Word with Phil Kaye” and a Veterans’ Day ceremony to honor Tufts members who have served in the military and in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

The TCU Senate Services Committee announced that Tufts Dining Services is now accepting applications for the Cause Dinner, a biannual charity event on Nov. 19.

The committee will also circulate an online survey about student preferences during the coming weeks. The survey is meant to influence the administration’s decisions in planning events through student-generated data.

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Visiting the Hill this week MONDAY Road to Paris via Warsaw Details: Sivan Kartha, senior scientist at Stockholm Environment Institute, and Mukul Sanwal, visiting scholar at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and former advisor to the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, along with members of Tufts faculty, will discuss issues around climate change in preparation for the Warsaw Climate Change Conference.

When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m..; Mugar 200 Sponsors: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy’s Energy, Climate, and Innovation Program TUESDAY Translating Into the Language of Language on the SwissRussian Border Details: Mikhail Shishkin, the first author to win all three major Russian literary prizes, will deliver a lecture.

When and Where: 4 p.m.; Fung House Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

WEDNESDAY Barbara Delinsky, J ’67: Friends of Tufts Libraries Author Talk Details: Alumna and novelist Barbara Delinsky will discuss her new book, “Sweet Salt Air.” A book signing and reception will follow the lecture.

When and Where: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Hirsch Reading Room Sponsor: Friends of Tufts Libraries No Exit from Pakistan: America’s Tortured Relationship with Islamabad Details: Dan Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will speak about his new book “No Exit from Pakistan.”

When and Where:12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Barnum Hall 008 Sponsor: The Department of Political Science A Story of Survival, A Story of Resistance: Holocaust Survivor Moshe Baran Details: Moshe Baran will speak about his experience in a forced labor camp in Bielorussia during the Holocaust in order to spread a message of tolerance.

When and Where: 7 p.m.; Granoff Family Hillel Center

Sponsor: Tufts Against Genocide THURSDAY Cambridge Successes: Environment, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Details: Henrietta Davis, mayor of the City of Cambridge, will speak about sustainability in the local area.

When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Lincoln Filene Center Rabb Room Sponsors: Environmental Studies Program and the Tufts Institute of the Environment FRIDAY A Talk on Global Business and Human Rights with Michael Posner Details: Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner will speak about human rights and receive the Bory Damyanova Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.

When and Where: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Crane Room, Paige Hall Sponsor: Institute for Global Leadership —compiled by the Tufts Daily News Department

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a small percentage of what we shot. Everyone got to do fun shots of hitting baseballs or singing or playing the bat like an instrument.”

By working through the night and until noon on Thursday, the Jills and TUTV were able to meet the deadline of Game Two, according to Hellman.

“What I was so happy about

was everyone was so enthusiastic, and everyone put their all into it,” Roy said.

Although the video did not get played at Fenway Park during the World Series as originally hoped, Levy-Konesky is optimistic about its potential to spread virally.

“What we hope would happen is that it goes a little more viral on its own the more people see it, and maybe

next season people will start chanting [the lyrics,]” LevyKonesky said.

As “Closin’ with Koji” continues to increase in popularity, Levy-Konesky expressed thanks to everyone that helped make her idea a reality.

“I want to express my gratitude to the Jackson Jills and to Jake and TUTV, and also [say] that I’m really in awe of their talent,” she said.

Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily

Michelle Bowdler met with students in the Women’s Center last Friday to talk about current reproductive justice issues, such as birth control availability.

Health professionals discuss abortion, birth control, emergency contraceptives

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tion are the same as they were many years ago.

“I don’t feel like it’s a hard issue,” she said. “To me, it’s very clear what should be happening.”

Watriss explained that getting funding for abortion could be difficult and does not expect all issues surrounding abortion to disappear quickly.

Another student suggested the topic of pregnancy centers and birth control. One change that Bowdler said she has noticed over the last ten years is that it is currently much easier to get birth control pills than in the past.

“It was expensive, and I’ve

watched that change over the years,” Bowdler said. “It’s just that there have been a lot of health care reforms, and I think some of the ways in which we think about how we get more access to preventing pregnancy has been part of the discussions.”

Watriss believes that educators and activists need to show people why they need access to abortion. There have already been many benefits of increased access to birth control and to comprehensive sex education, she said.

Other students asked about the process for getting emergency contraception (EC) at Tufts.

Bowdler explained that EC treatment costs about $15 but

that students who receive a prescription from their doctor can get it for free. She explained that though Health Service employees will ask questions to students who request EC, these questions are meant to check for consent and not to prevent students from getting the medication.

“We don’t ask questions like, ‘If you answer this wrong you are not getting the emergency contraception,’” Bowdler said.

“It’s more that the clinicians are trying to help figure out if we need to ask a whole bunch of other questions and whether you may need an exam and whether you are okay and how we can help.”

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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has chosen to accept the Universal College Application as a result of several glitches in the Common Application.

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and upload the applications, which is a significant problem,” he said. “We are now able to do that, but it took from August to about three weeks ago for the tech team at Tufts to be able to reprogram [the Common App].”

Coffin noted that Tufts was not alone in its problems with the Common App, as almost all of the colleges using the application experienced similar issues. Even with Tufts’ reprogramming efforts, however, high schools and applicants have continued to contact Admissions regarding difficulties with the Common App. “What we are hearing now, with lots of phone-calls and emails, is that the high schools are having a hard time uploading the transcripts, guidance counselor letters and teacher recommendations, and the students are having difficult times with logging on to the Common App, saving their work [and] submitting their application fees,” Coffin said.

According to Moira McKinnon, director of College Counseling at Berwick Academy, a private high school in South Berwick, Maine, the Common App’s slow loading times have created anxiety among many students.

“The link between Naviance [an online college and career planning tool] and the [Common App], which allows teachers and counselors to send recommendations and transcripts, slowed to the speed of a slug,” McKinnon told the Daily in an email. “Wait times to upload a one-page PDF were 12 hours or more, and then ... it stopped altogether. This obviously was a major problem for anyone trying to meet a Nov. 1 deadline.”

Coffin explained that after Princeton announced in early October its decision to accept the UCA as well as the Common App, Tufts began to consider the option as well.

“Best case scenario, the Common App is working, and we have a second way for students to apply,” he said. “Worst case scenario, the Common App remains flawed, and we can point to a second place and say: ‘Same application, different vendors.’”

The decision to also accept the UCA was relatively easy to make, Coffin said, as the format of the UCA does not differ at all from that of the Common App. The UCA was founded about five years ago, when former Common App program-

mers created their own alternative college application.

Competition between the UCA and the Common App, however, reduced the new application’s impact. Before this year’s issues with the Common App, Harvard University was one of the few colleges that offered applicants the option of using the UCA, according to Coffin.

“Historically, not many places have signed up [to the UCA] because the Common App was fine, it was working and there was really no need for a second one,” he said.

Admissions is still considering the possibility of using a Tuftsspecific application, Coffin said. Prior to the Common App’s launch in the 1970s, every college, including Tufts, utilized its own application.

This practice died down when the Common App became successful, leaving Georgetown as the last major school to use its own application. In light of the Common App’s recent failures, however, there may be reason to revive the old Tufts application, he said.

“Has technology advanced to the point where college-specific applications are not as onerous as they were [before the Web]?” he said. “I don’t know. I think that’s a big question.”

On the other hand, Coffin emphasized that shifting back to school-specific applications would also likely shrink the size of the application pools, which have grown dramatically since the 1980s due to the ease of applying to multiple schools though the Common App. Regarding Tufts’ and other school’s decisions to accept the UCA, McKinnon said that this was reasonable as long as they continue to also accept the Common App. “I worry that some colleges will go [Common App]exclusive, and some colleges will go [UCA]-exclusive, and then the whole goal of allowing kids to fill out just one application and make the process a little easier will be shot,” she said.

McKinnon hopes the Common App will work to rectify all of its technical issues, since she believes that the new version of the application has many positive aspects.

“In general, our students seem to like the new smart form, and they really like having all their college applications in one place with little green check marks to tell them when they are all done,” she said.

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The 12 open practice rooms in the basement of the Granoff Music Center provide space for any student to play music, record themselves or even de-stress during the week.

Students use Granoff practice rooms to capacity, foster music scene on campus by

Becca Leibowitz

Contributing Writer

Playing music is a popular activity among Tufts students and talent is abound on campus, whether it’s singing, guitar playing or anything in between. In order for the music scene to function on campus, though, students need a place to practice — and the rooms in the basement of the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center allow just that.

Thanks to a donation of $27 million from Perry and Marty Granoff, the center opened its 12 open practice rooms in February of 2007. A handful of other rooms are available for reservation, according to Staff Assistant in the Department of Music Danna Solomon (LA ’11).

When the 12 Steinway & Sons grand pianos were initially ordered, the instruments were brand new, and eight were selected to be living room sized pianos, or medium “M” pianos. Eight Yamaha pianos, percussive instruments, electronic keyboards and world music instruments were also purchased.

Junior Ruben Sonz-Barnes, who is majoring in music, has been using the rooms for drum lessons and personal practice since he arrived at Tufts.

“It’s great to be so close to a space where you can go and make as much noise as you want,” he said. “There aren’t that many places where you can actually really comfortably practice music apart from those spaces.”

The practice rooms are also there for students who need space to write and record music, Solomon said. “[Students use the rooms for] recording themselves, writing music ... There’s a mix,” he said. “Some use them for fun, or are involved in the department.”

John McDonald, chair of the Department of Music, pointed out that the practice rooms can be a place for students to de-stress with music.

“Somebody who is in the habit of playing three or four things on the piano — always the same four things to calm them down or help them focus

on what have you — I certainly hear that going on,” he said.

According to McDonald, the demand among students and faculty for the rooms’ resources is high. He said that instruments, most belonging to students and some to faculty, currently occupy all of the locker space in Granoff.

“It’s easy to outgrow a space no matter how luxurious and large it might be, and I think we’re pretty much at capacity,” McDonald said.

Solomon agreed that the availability of practice rooms and lockers is sometimes not enough to satisfy demand.

“We would love to have more space, because everybody should be able to be ... as involved with music and the arts as they want to be,” she said. “It’s just not easy when more and more students want to use the space — which is great — but we only have a limited [amount] of space that we can give them.”

Freshman Dan Callahan, however, has not had a problem securing practicing space so far. He uses the Granoff practice rooms at least once a week for rehearsals with his band or for personal sessions on the drums.

“Without [the practice rooms], no Tufts bands could exist. We need them, no doubt. I’m glad that they’re there as a resource,” Callahan, also a member of the Tufts Jazz Orchestra, said.

The 12 open practice rooms are first come, first serve, and all practice rooms are accessible as long as the building is open — 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to midnight on weekends. A restriction, according to Solomon, is that practice room users need to sign in at the front desk after 5 p.m.

Although Callahan said he doesn’t have trouble reserving practice rooms 21 and 22, which are specifically for students in small jazz combos, he feels that this might promote exclusion in the music scene on campus.

“It’s kind of nice for the people in jazz band,” he said. “The downside, though, is they’re only supposed to be used by you and other jazz band people. What if you can’t be in one of

the jazz bands [but want to use those jazz-related resources]?”

“It’s tough, because on the one hand I would like to say that I wish some of the bigger rooms, like 21 and 22, were open to a wider group of people,” Sonz-Barnes added.

He pointed out, however, that when rooms are available for anyone to use, the space and the instruments are often mistreated.

“At the same time, what I’ve found with [room] 24, for example, is that because it’s open to more people, the stuff that’s in there gets more abused and misused,” he said.

Maintaining the practice rooms is vital to the success of the space, according to McDonald, especially since instruments are finely tuned items.

“We’re all for the space being used to its maximum potential, [but] we have to protect some of the spaces ... just because of what their function is.

I think that we’ve tried to inculcate a culture of responsibility in the building,” he said. “We fall from that occasionally, and so I would ask that anybody who uses even the open practice rooms respects the space — leave it the way you found it.”

The users of the practice rooms do not have to worry about the tuning of the instruments, as the pianos in each of the 12 open practice rooms are tuned at least once a month, according to Solomon. The spaces are also cleaned regularly.

“We have had some issues in the past with people respecting space and equipment,” Solomon said. “A lot of our policies have been derived because of issues that have arisen since the building has opened. We try to respond to them as best we can.”

By following these guidelines, students can do their part to ensure that the practice rooms continue to provide the community with the space they need to play music.

“It is great that [the music program] is growing and thriving,” Solomon said. “It’s really wonderful to see so many students involved. We hope that growth continues and that we’ll be able to continue to accommodate it.”

few months ago, and for unknown reasons (because no one ever listens to me about anything), a certain male friend of mine — who shall remain nameless — approached me for advice.

He first warned me of the intensely depressing nature of his story, and that it was likely to induce tears, fits of depression and strong cravings for chocolate. Thus prepared, I listened to his tale — an epic story of his trials and tribulations wandering, hopelessly lost, in the vast wasteland completely devoid of romance commonly known as The Friendzone.

But fear not, my friends — I will not be sending you sobbing to grief counseling with the contents of this column. This story has a happy ending. My friend is a ray of hope to all mankind, because he has managed the impossible: Very recently, he escaped The Friendzone and got the girl.

How did he manage this herculean feat, you ask? It’s quite simple, he tells me, leaning back with a satisfied smirk, his arms crossed behind his head. In this one instance, as he stands poised on the verge of divulging this one tantalizing secret, he reminds me of “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”

In fact, I think that’s even a Dos Equis he’s casually sipping. In any event, it all boils down to this: He says that you must stop being nice.

Stop being nice! How revolutionary! The real truth of the matter is that girls hate it when you hold open the door for them, pay for their meals and notice when they get a haircut. It drives them crazy when you walk them home, listen to them cry and go out on midnight Tampax runs.

The secret to a girl’s heart, according to my heroic friend, is to be the complete opposite of Mr. Right. If she asks how she looks, be honest when she’s looking a little run-down, tired or bloated. Brush her off when she approaches you to vent about her horrible day. And never, ever, text her back.

I am skeptical, and I tell him so.

He admits that this tactic is not for everyone. It is not for the fainthearted, the softies or the weak-kneed. True courage, dedication and strength of character are really required to pull off this charade. He likens it to climbing Mount Everest, the only thing standing between you and escape from the hated Friendzone. There’s a lot of hard, unrewarding work involved. But once you reach the top — once you crest that final mountain — it’s all smooth sailing. That is when you abandon your pretense and reveal your kind, loving nature, and she’s so happy you’re actually a nice guy that she swoons and falls into your well-defined, muscular arms, and the two of you ride away on a white pony into the crimson sunset.

Do I suggest you try this at home?

Perhaps not. Yet it did work for my friend, as he’s currently in a relationship with an amazing, intelligent girl (who’s also drop-dead gorgeous). But is he the exception or the rule? Did he get the girl because of his actions, or in spite of them? If there’s one thing I learned from stats, it’s that it’s very dangerous to extrapolate from a sample size of one. We might learn more if you all go out and adopt my friend’s approach, but I won’t be offended if you choose to stick to the safe route.

As I said above, no one ever listens to me about anything — there’s probably a reason.

Lex Erath is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. She can be reached at Alexandra.Erath@tufts.edu.

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Album Review

Arcade Fire succeeds in taking musical risks on fourth studio album by

Christopher Garcia Daily Staff Writer

Once a band reaches a certain level of fame, it is typically left with two options for its new music — it can either

Reflektor Arcade Fire Merge Records replicate the formula that brought it the initial success or it can try to reinvent itself. “Reflektor,” Arcade Fire’s most recent release, falls into the latter category. This riskier approach can sometimes lead to musical disasters — bands may accidently create turkeys that alienate their original fans and generate disappointing reviews from critics. Yet, when a band manages to move successfully in a new direction, it can create true magic. “Reflektor” is a prime example of just that.

Listening to “Reflektor,” it is clear why Arcade Fire chose to book recent shows using the name the Reflektors — a new moniker based off the album’s title. This seems to be an act of dissociative identity — it’s as if the band is saying that its new music is so different, it may as well be by another band.

This sentiment is perfectly captured in the beginning of the album’s fifth song, “Normal Person.” Though the track sounds like an average rock ’n’ roll tune, the opening lines tell a different story: “Do you like rock ’n’ roll music? / ’Cause I’m not sure if I do. “ These lyrics demonstrate how Arcade Fire has

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Arcade Fire member Régine Chassagne provides amazing vocals to the band’s most recent release, ‘Reflektor.’ evolved from its initial influences and from the band’s repertoire and injecting these with a dose of Haitian and has begun to establish a new identity.

“Reflektor” is divided into two Caribbean sound. The Caribbean and discs. The first is reminiscent of the electro-disco-glam music that pepper old Arcade Fire sound, albeit with the the album are not altogether surprisoccasional twist. The second sees the ing — this has been a signature style band sailing into uncharted territo- of producer James Murphy for years. ries, as it moves deeper into the realm Murphy’s mark is all over the album, of electronic music — culminating in starting with the eponymous first track, “Supersymmetry,” an 11-minute long “Reflektor.” This number oozes discoelectronic symphony that takes a page glam and features a cameo by one of from Minimalist composers such as the gods of the genre, David Bowie.

Phillip Glass.

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Movie Review

TV Review

‘The Carrie Diaries’ lacks imagination, believability by

Nimarta Narang Daily Staff Writer

Those who stayed away from “The Carrie Diaries” for fear that it would merely consist of runways, catwalks, makeup, shoes

The Carrie Diaries Starring Kate Findlay, Brendan Dooling, AnnaSophia Robb

Airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on The CW

page to the screen, the release of “About Time” is most definitely a refreshing and welcome change for the genre.

Written and directed by Richard Curtis, “About Time” is the hilarious tale of a young and awkward Brit, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson), who finds that he has the power to travel back in time and alter any part of his life. The audience follows Tim through his trials and tribulations as he attempts to fix both the major and minor problems he has encountered in the past.

Everyone who has ever had an awkward or uncomfortable interaction has at some point wished they

and accessories were right not to tune in.

The second season premiere proved to be just that — only with a lot more parties.

But for fans who adored the glamorous components of “Sex in the City” (19982004) — the original HBO series upon which “The Carrie Diaries” is based — this opener more than quenched their thirst for a trip into Carrie Bradshaw’s fashionable New York City life.

The episode begins with teenager Carrie Bradshaw (AnnaSophia Robb) and her friend Walt (Brendan Dooling) living in Manhattan for the summer — a change of scenery from their well-to-do suburban hometown of Castlebury, Conn.

Life in New York isn’t all fun and games, however. After Carrie’s best friend, Maggie (Katie Findlay), kisses Carrie’s boyfriend, Sebastian (Austin Butler), Carrie is left to deal with the repercussions of the situation. Meanwhile, Walt struggles to gain the confidence to reveal his sexual orientation. Despite these issues, it’s difficult to sympathize with Carrie and Walt when they are having every teenager’s dream summer — complete with an expensive apartment where Carrie’s boss, Larissa

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Rachel McAdams shines as Mary, the woman with whom protagonist Tim falls in love with.

Romantic comedy ‘About Time’ delights, charms audiences by

Akshita Vaidyanathan Senior Staff Writer

Since the February release of the zombie love story movie “Warm Bodies,” romantic comedies have

About Time Directed by Richard Curtis Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson been largely missing from theaters in 2013. With “The To Do List” struggling to strike a balance between funny and raunchy and “Austenland” failing to effectively translate Jane Austen’s wit and humor from the

Ryan Buell | This Week in Hip-Hop

When Lil Wayne was the best rapper alive

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etween the lazy and cliche lyrics, the skateboarding obsession, the cough syrup addiction and the ever-declining quality of his albums, it can be easy to forget that Lil Wayne was once on top of the rap game. For those who weren’t listening to Weezy from 2004 to 2008, it might be hard to imagine — but Lil Wayne really was the best rapper alive for those years, as he announced on “Tha Carter II” (2005).

The same things that have prevented Weezy from achieving long-lasting greatness — a lack of direction, an emphasis on quantity over quality, a flippant approach to music — were the very things that made him special in the beginning. And for a few years in the mid-aughts, he captured lightning in a bottle, synthesizing his organic creativity and nontraditional style into vast success. He challenged the norms of the game, relying on style and word play over story telling or insight.

While “Tha Carter III” (2008) is Wayne’s most successful and most recognizable work, “Da Drought 3” (2007) was really Weezy at his best. A mixtape in the original sense of the word, the two-disc project has Wayne rapping over instrumentals from many of the day’s hottest songs. The lack of focus that has plagued his recent works was exactly what made “Da Drought 3” so good. As he proclaims on “The Sky is the Limit,” “I’m probably in the sky, flying with the fishes / Or maybe in the ocean, swimming with the pigeons / See my world is different like Dwayne Wayne.” There’s nothing substantive to that line, but it’s clever, catchy and features a subtle reference to the old sitcom “A Different World” (1987-1993).

Wayne was style over substance; it didn’t matter what he rapped about, just how he rapped it. No one had ever taken that formula to the same extreme as Weezy did, which is what made him so uniquely gifted. And if you need further proof that Weezy was untouchable at this time, look no further than the song “President.” Wayne holds his own on Jay-Z’s timeless “Dead Presidents” instrumental, asserting that “No, I never choke, but I strangle beats.” He used the hype from “Da Drought 3” to build up the release of “Tha Carter III,” helping it sell over one million copies in its first week.

This pattern of attaining hype and visibility through constant and often free releases was a Weezy trademark. While Jay-Z may have initiated the trend of yearly album releases, Lil Wayne took this practice a step further.

While he released three studio albums from 2005 to 2008, he dropped six free mixtapes in that same period, including “Da Drought 3” and the first installments of his acclaimed “Dedication” (2005-2013) series. He was the first rapper to take advantage of the Internet age, using frequent releases to promote forpurchase albums. On top of this, he hopped on guest feature after guest feature: He was featured in 14 tracks in 2007 and 22 tracks in 2009. This hyperactivity elevated Wayne to the forefront of the rap world. It was impossible in the late 2000s to listen to the radio without hearing Weezy in one fashion or another. His model became the standard for hip-hop promotion — a model fully exemplified today by Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group. Constant visibility leads to increased album sales, and Lil Wayne was the first to realize this.

Lil Wayne’s career may be in its final throes, but there was a time when his claims of being “the best rapper alive” were substantiated by his body of work. He outsold just about everyone, was omnipresent with his constant mixtape releases and guest features and revolutionized hip-hop promotion. So, the next time someone claims that Lil Wayne is garbage, just remember: He wasn’t always.

Ryan Buell is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. He can be reached at Ryan.Buell@tufts.edu.

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(Freema Agyeman), has conveniently allowed them to stay, entry to the best parties and events and even access to booze.

The city, however, is not the only place where storylines are trite and unimaginative. Back in Castlebury, Carrie’s sister, Dorrit (Stefania Owen), grapples with cutesy teenage problems of her own: Her father (Matt Letscher) wants to meet her boyfriend — and Dorrit does not want this to happen. Viewers see yet another silly high school plotline with Mouse (Ellen Wong), another one of Carrie’s best friends, who has to decide whether she wants to ice out Maggie or remain friends with her. And, not surprisingly, Butler’s Sebastian is featured shirtless in his bathing suit — but this scene seems to be included more for the benefit of fans than to further character development or plot.

The only potentially serious storyline — other than Walt’s struggle with his sexuality — comes to light when Maggie admits that she has to pay for her own tuition if she wants to attend college.

Fortunately, the episode does contain one major treat for viewers: the introduction of

Samantha Jones (Lindsey Gort) — who, as fans of “Sex and the City” already know — becomes one of Carrie’s three best friends in her adulthood.

Gort, as the younger version of the racy, no-nonsense member of the “Sex and the City” gang, does a solid job channelling Kim Cattrall, the actress who originally played Samantha. The fact that Gort looks like Cattrall gives her a slight advantage, but it is her attitude, expressions and overall demeanour that make her so convincing — she is much more believable than Robb’s version of Carrie.

Although the series has all the key ingredients to become a favorite among teenagers — a hot boy, short dresses, stilettos of every color and the glamorous world of New York — “The Carrie Diaries” still has trouble convincing viewers that it’s a show worth following. This may be because it deals significantly less with serious issues surrounding sex and womanhood than the earlier version of “Sex and the City.”

However, the writers’ decision to introduce Samantha might just be the best way to salvage the show’s viewership (which, as of now, is terrible). With Samantha in the equation, the writers might

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The introduction of Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall’s character on ‘Sex and the City,’ is a high point of the season two premiere. be able to develop more engaging and consequential storylines.

With this new season, it seems like “The Carrie Diaries” is work-

ing hard to appeal to its target demographic of teenage girls.

Samantha’s arrival could be the vital factor needed to bring

in fans of its predecessor “Sex and the City” and allow current viewers to take the new series more seriously.

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Lead singer of Arcade Fire, Win Butler, looks into the future with ‘Reflektor,’ which has a marked shift in sound.

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However, lurking in the background are steel-drum rhythms and other Haitian influences that grow more apparent as the album progresses. “Flashbulb Eyes” and “Here Comes the Night Time” — the latter of which is one of the stronger tracks on the album — both channel Caribbean sounds through the lens of typical Arcade Fire-esque head-bobbing anthems.

These types of tracks dominate the first disc of “Reflektor.” However, the second disc is an entirely different animal. “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)” features an almost tribal style of drumming. Eventually, the bass and guitar — heavily apparent at the start of the song — are drowned out by more electronic elements. In the same experimental vain, “It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)” features singer Régine Chassagne’s vocals more than any other song in the album. Dominated by a synth style, this number has the potential to get stuck in people’s heads for weeks on end. This particular song

harkens back to “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” from Arcade Fire’s album “The Suburbs” (2010), with its infectious synth and beautiful vocal display.

These two songs — besides just being stellar tracks — express the album’s overarching allusion: the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, who are also featured on the cover. On “Reflektor” the story of these two lovers is adapted, with much of the album dealing with the troubles of the modern age — such as urban and digital ennui — and the difficulty of finding love and maintaining relationships.

“Reflektor” is an album that definitely requires multiple listens.

Although it is hard to capture all of its well-written lyrics on the first go, the music is captivating enough to make listeners play it again and again.

To some, “Reflektor” may be a radical shift for Arcade Fire, but most will understand its importance toward its musical development. Arcade Fire has taken a step forward in its craft, and what a remarkable step it is.

could go back in time and fix it — and Tim takes advantage of this fantasy-come-to-life in the most humorous of ways. From rewriting the first moments of the New Year as the way he meets the love of his life, Mary (Rachel McAdams), Tim takes viewers on a whirlwind of adventures as he uses his new power to deal with relationships, both romantic and familial.

Played by the charming Gleeson, Tim is one of the most loveable characters in the realm of rom-coms. Gleeson deftly portrays the naive and sincere Tim, and his work is consistent and impressive throughout the film. Gleeson isn’t new to the acting scene — his credits include “Never Let Me Go” (2010) and the final two installments of the Harry Potter series — but in his previous pictures he has mostly played supporting roles, receiving little screen time.

“About Time” marks a departure from these lesser characters. Gleeson delivers a charismatic and graceful performance, and viewers will undoubtedly look forward to seeing more of him as a leading man in the future.

By pairing Gleeson with the adorable McAdams, Curtis manages to turn a typical boy-meets-girl plot into a unique and genuine love story. McAdams’ character is the classic girl-next-door.

Naturally beautiful and extremely heartfelt, Mary is able to keep her composure

more often than Tim. She is the perfect complement to his character, and their on-screen chemistry — so present and palpable — makes the film all the more enjoyable.

Curtis has also crafted likable, authentic characters beyond just the two leads — the relationships Tim and Mary have with the rest of the cast are incredibly real. Tim’s treatment of his ditsy yet troubled younger sister, Kit Kat (Lydia Wilson), is tender and affectionate, but Curtis adds certain subtleties to their dynamic that makes their kinship feel honest and true to life.

Indeed, the entire cast — all of whom are talented actors — meshes seamlessly together, creating a satisfying end result.

It is not surprising that “About Time” has such genuine and subtle humor considering it comes from Curtis, the creator of the beloved “Love Actually” (2003) and “Notting Hill” (1999). Both of these British films were romantic and emotional while still maintaining the “comedy” aspect of romantic comedies. “About Time” very skillfully captures and emulates the same humor and romance that made these earlier films so successful.

Although the boy-meets-girl plot is certainly hackneyed, “About Time” adds other elements — candid humor, genuine relationships and a cast that just clicks — to make the movie so much more than just another rom-com.

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Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams have magnetic on-screen chemistry that helps ‘About Time’ come to life.

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‘Boston Strong’ unites resilient city

As the Boston Red Sox celebrated their World Series title among millions of fans at this Saturday’s duck boat parade in Boston, a phrase that didn’t really exist seven months ago echoed throughout the region. It’s a ubiquitous term that is plastered on T-shirts, coffee mugs, street signs, status updates, newspapers — you name it. “Boston Strong,” which initially served as a rally call to honor and support those affected by the Marathon bombings, reminding everyone how resilient the city and its people are, has since extended beyond the context of the tragedy to serve as a symbol of strength for every aspect of the city.

These words unified Bostonians in April, continuing this past weekend as the Red Sox paused their Rolling Rally at the Marathon finish line near Copley to pay respect to victims of the attack. It is an important and valuable expression that ties a city together, indicative of the roaring spirit that saw Boston through hard times.

However, the phrase, like any popular slogan, has received negative feedback. Critics have rolled their eyes at “Boston Strong” and even more at its

Twitter counterpart “#BostonStrong,” denouncing it as an over-popularized and misused catchphrase that has worn out its welcome.

Indeed, because of its powerful and sensitive message, “Boston Strong” is not something to be thrown around thoughtlessly. There are situations when the term is inappropriate to use: “Boston Strong” is not a rally chant to tip over a car during a celebration, nor should it be the toast to kick-start a round of shots on a night of reckless drunken antics. It is not a slogan to be slapped on a T-shirt to sell for one’s personal profit or to be used as an advertising prop. Congratulate the Red Sox all you would like, but to use the term “Boston Strong” for personal advertisement ignores the fact that while Boston is strong, the phrase came from the fact that Boston was stronger than what happened at the marathon. And of course, it is unacceptable to mock the term as some out-of-state sports fans have. “Boston Weak” and the like are not tolerable terms, if not out of personal conscience, then out of respect to the victims of the attacks, as well as the hardworking law enforcement officers who shut down the city to protect their people.

Despite criticisms of the phrase, “Boston Strong” remains a powerful symbol of the city’s ability to bounce back from adversity stronger than ever — a symbol that should be cherished and rallied around. It comes with the baggage of pain but invokes the spirit of a city that has and will continue to do anything to overcome the odds and retain its strength. The term has helped raise nearly 100 million dollars for organizations such as the One Fund, which donates money to victims and aids recovery.

“Boston Strong may be overused.” It may be used in manners that have nothing to do with its genesis. It may be mocked by rival sports fans. People could very well be using the term for their own profit.

However, to negate its importance, as well as what it has done and what it truly means, is doing a disservice to a people who are truly Boston Strong.

“Boston Strong” serves not only as a salve to a wound, but also as a strong regeneration of a city’s identity. The term should be loved and forever remembered as the two words that rallied a city.

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The Office of Equal Opportunity received 63 allegations of sexual misconduct across all three campuses, including students studying abroad last year. The number and the allegations are based on the definition of sexual misconduct at Tufts, which includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking, relationship violence, sex/gender discrimination, retaliation and any other gender-based misconduct. This is a major and important factual inaccuracy that needs to be corrected. There are real people behind these numbers, and it

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Colored Hinduism: Holi and the Tufts community by

Aniket De

While freedom of speech is a civil right accepted beyond question, it becomes problematic to have only one public opinion among an unfamiliar audience. Anjali Shankar’s op-ed “On Holi and the Color Run” (Oct. 29) is an opinion well expressed. I thank her for bringing this important issue to light.

While her voice is certainly valid, we need to look at the counter-arguments too in order to ensure a balanced discussion on the topic.

In this op-ed, I aim to nuance the terms Shankar uses and warn against certain unintended consequences of her article, which may have a great degree of collateral damage in days to come.

There are a few things I need to clarify before the argument. First, neither I or Shankar speak for any entity larger than ourselves. Secondly, the argument holds only in the Hindu context, and it will be wrong to fashion concerns of other minority communities “in general” by taking my argument. Context is the dictating factor in this case. Thirdly, this article voices concerns of nationalism applicable largely to the political context in India, where Hinduism is a majority, as opposed to a minority in America.

We should be careful about the difference between Hinduism in a minority context and in a majority context.

The basic premise of Shankar’s argument is that Holi is a festival rooted in Hinduism and Indian culture, which she feels has been misappropriated by the Color Run. Before going into the consequences of the argument, let us think of the terms “festival,” “Hinduism” and “Indian culture.” What is a festival? The color-playing parts of Holi, in essence, have few divine elements. In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Holi is a celebration of Krishna’s play with his consorts in the divine garden. It is described in countless Vaishnava poems of medieval Bengal (see “In Praise of Krishna” by Edward C. Dimock).

It often has an aesthetic value more than a theological one. Why don’t we think of festivals as aesthetic and enjoyable in essence?

Is Hinduism a “religion” — in the Western, Protestant sense of the term, one barely 200 years old? Given the pluralism of practices and diversity of actions involved, we may think of not one, but many Hinduisms, each having beliefs and practices of its own. In terms of “Indian culture,” the most important

idea will be to visualize culture as a historical process, rather than a static thing. Yoga, for example, was certainly a school of philosophy in ancient India, but ancient Yoga texts have little to do with the Yoga that is practised in the United States and in modern India.

We think of the process as the demeaning of Yoga only when we think of the ancient Yoga as an absolutely finite one. Can we instead see the journey of Yoga as a fluid process, changing meanings as it crosses boundaries and creates new meanings?

The importance of Holi is as a social festival. On that day, gender and often class lines are removed, and people get to mingle and play freely. Certain sections of Indian society allow women to play with men freely at that moment, an excellent example of social mobility and fluidity. Is the Color Run too not a wonderful way of showing cultural fluidity?

We may as well celebrate the moment of cultural confluences while celebrating the Color Run. At the same time, I warn you against viewing America as a monolithic block, an entity whose members think in the same way about Hinduism. Maybe the Color Run just borrowed a beautiful practice, just like we absorb the fragrance of a rose. The rose does not lose anything, but the scent remains with the person who smells it.

Festivals do not belong to us, but exist only because they are shared. This is where I think Shankar’s article has the potential of some dangerous collateral damage. I am sure Shankar is not a cultural nationalist and is someone who is simply sharing her feelings. To think that something is being “taken away,” however, one must presuppose that it belongs to one. This is where the problem lies. Shankar mentions that Hindu students should have a say in the Color Run. Her good intention is beyond question, but the idea that there exists a guardianship of culture can have a dangerous meaning, especially in majority contexts like in India. This is where I disagree: I do not think anybody needs to be consulted for appropriating festivals.

Culture is not an intellectual property; it exists because it is learnt and shared.

The reason I disagree so strongly with this point of Shankar’s is that the idea of seeking permission for cultures may lead to the growth of institutions uncalled for. Shankar seeks to voice her opinions as a minority — a necessary right. But what if this idea gives birth to an institutional practice of

consulting a select group of people before any cultural appropriation of Hinduism?

Institutionalization of Hinduism in India has led to extreme violence against minority communities for the past century. Hindu nationalism is a horrible dream India is trying to wake up from, as it has caused enough damage already. This is what I mean by a “collateral damage.” Shankar’s apparently harmless argument can therefore have a serious consequence in India, something to be wary of.

The geographic location where cultures originate from is not really so important.

Then we begin to fumble with questions like what is India, and what is Indian culture — and enter an infinite regress without any positive production of knowledge. Indeed, a lot of “Indian” culture is Arabic, Chinese or even European by origin. It is necessary to see cultures located in time rather than confined to space. Can we try to visualize cultural spaces irrespective of national boundaries? In 2013, America may well be Indian in many ways, just as India may be American in number of ways. If the Color Run persists for 100 years, people then may even forget that it was born out of Holi. Do we try then to reiterate the practice as a plagiarized one? Or can we think of it as a practice that has spread from India — just like chess or the number zero — so globally that it has renounced a parochial identity? Instead of visualizing cultures as being taken away, why don’t we see them as gifts? Nobody loses anything in this cultural appropriation: This is the beauty of the idea.

I see the Color Run as a triumph of Hindu pluralism and as an example of crossing boundaries. I am, however, strongly against the idea of consultation of a representative body before cultural appropriation of Hinduism. The location of culture better not be in institutions, as institutions have the capacity to enforce in reverse the very discourses we try to negotiate: racism and nationalism, for example. Instead of envisioning an ancient tradition, let us see Holi as a dynamic, ever-changing festival that has crossed geographical boundaries and influenced many cultures instead of just one.

Aniket De is a sophomore who is majoring in history and anthropology. He can be reached at Aniket.De@tufts.edu.

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Addressing college privilege by

Will Alston

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In the most widely used scheme of affirmative action in American universities, students from underrepresented minority backgrounds are given an advantage in the admissions process. While this practice has made some progress in addressing minority representation at elite private schools such as Dartmouth, the practice has not done enough to address the biggest issue with top schools in America — they have become nearly the sole playground of socially advantaged elites, no matter their racial background.

For evidence of this phenomenon, we need look no further than the income achievement gap. This disparity is now twice as large as the black-white achievement gap and growing, whereas 50 years ago, the reverse was true. Plenty of other statistics can attest to this trend. Seventy-four percent of students who attend elite colleges come from families with incomes in the top quartile, while only 3 percent come from families in the bottom quartile. No doubt much of this is due to affordability issues, despite many top schools’ large financial aid packages. Some part of this, however, must be explained by the admissions criteria of top colleges.

Think about the admissions process — it naturally favors students who not only have high SAT scores, which are already strongly positively correlated with family income, but who also have the opportunity to participate in numerous extracurricular activities. These credentials are increasingly valuable as signaling mecha-

nisms for college admissions. Put simply, a rural student from a public school in Montana is probably not going to have the level and diversity of opportunities as a student coming out of Stuyvesant High School, Philips Exeter Academy or a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, where I am from.

This underrepresentation of economically disadvantaged students translates into negative outcomes, namely growing income and social inequality, problems decried by thinkers ranging from Paul Krugman to Charles Murray. Elite institutions like our own offer a certain leveling effect by providing opportunity for upward mobility to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They do not confer special benefits to those from privileged backgrounds. Yet it is the latter group that continues to dominate top college campuses in increasing numbers. Instead of forming a ladder for the motivated to climb, the American education system is reproducing and entrenching privilege.

Especially when compared with other affirmative action programs, race-based affirmative action does not effectively address this issue. Eighty-six percent of African Americans at top universities are from the middle or upper classes, even though 33 percent of African Americans in the nation identify as lower class. Targeting disadvantaged schools, rather than disadvantaged racial groups, may be a better way to fix this problem and help close the growing gap in American society.

For example, the University of Texas has a program under which Texas public school students ranked in the top 10 percent of their

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class are normally given automatic admission to any one of Texas’ public universities. The students from this program are from more diverse economic and racial backgrounds than the students admitted under the school’s general admission process, which uses an affirmative action policy that was recently upheld in Fisher v. University of Texas. Similar results occurred when 10 other universities replaced race-based affirmative action with socioeconomic-based programs — seven of them saw increases in racial diversity, and all have seen an increase in the proportion of working-class students at their schools.

The key lesson from these programs’ success is that we shouldn’t judge people from disadvantaged backgrounds by lower standards, but rather by different standards — specifically, by looking at them relative to their peers. Somebody who may be a leader and striver in their own community may not look great relative to top candidates from private schools, but they almost definitely have the same motivation and capability to succeed.

Due to class size constraints, programs that objectively judge students relative to their peers are admittedly difficult to implement at a small school like Dartmouth. However, the College could improve outreach to schools dominated by socioeconomically disadvantaged groups of all races and compare them to extracurricular-laden private school students with a grain of salt. This would be a small but potentially meaningful step toward closing the inequality gap in America.

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Testing Tesla

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n last week’s column on the commercial space race, I mentioned SpaceX and its prominent founder and CEO, Elon Musk.

Since his co-founding of PayPal in 1999 and its subsequent purchase by eBay, Musk has had the money — and brains — to throw at just about any project he chooses.

The first of these projects was SpaceX, which has grown from a “simple” space cargo company into Musk’s brainchild, hoping to land missions on Mars within the next 20 years.

Though SpaceX continues to break ground in the commercial space industry, Musk’s automotive venture seems to make the news far more often. Tesla Motors — named after Thomas Edison’s rival, Nikola Tesla — makes its own electric cars and drivetrains for other fleets of electric cars.

But Tesla’s models are no Priuses. The company’s models more closely resemble something like a sporty Jaguar or BMW but run on 100 percent electric power.

The technology for electric cars has existed for decades, but most electric cars have been greatly limited by their power and range — generally two things that car buyers care a great deal about. The Nissan Leaf and all-electric versions of the SmartCar and Chevrolet Spark all have ranges of less than 100 miles and barely 100 horsepower. The average gas-powered compact car has a range of about 400 miles and 150 horsepower.

Tesla’s models boast ranges of over 200 miles and horsepower figures in the 300s.

To put it simply, Teslas are cool. They look fast, they go fast and most importantly, they can go fast for more than a few trips to the grocery store before plugging in.

Tesla, listed as TSLA on the NASDAQ, is one of the most volatile companies that Wall Street actively follows and trades. The Street loves it. The Street hates it. Rinse and repeat.

Volatility essentially measures how much a stock moves around — something like Chevron, which produces oil, has very low volatility since its value doesn’t really change all that much. People still need oil (sorry again, Tufts Divest), and the profits from oil production won’t suddenly rise or fall.

Tesla, however, finds itself on much shakier ground. Despite Tesla’s commercial success, the technology required to support a fleet of electric cars remains largely unproven. Both the batteries that the cars run on and the charging stations required to keep them running constantly undergo redesigns.

This means more innovation and faster and smarter technology, but also leaves early adopters in the dust. Some of you may remember the equally sporty Fisker Karma — a hybrid that looked like a cross between a Corvette and a Dodge Viper.

With similar goals to Tesla, Fisker had to suspend production and prepare for bankruptcy at the beginning of this year.

With a platform this new and untested, Tesla’s massive research and development costs — which fluctuate between $50 and $75 million a quarter — will likely make or break the company. Tesla is currently working on a nationwide network of “supercharger” stations, which can refill the car’s batteries halfway in 20 minutes and allow for longer trips.

Musk has taken a very proactive stance as CEO when it comes to PR. When a New York Times article denounced many of Tesla’s range claims about driving in colder temperatures, Musk took to Twitter to call the article “fake.”

If Musk can keep the company afloat with more than charisma, Tesla has the power to make a real impact in the automotive landscape. But it’ll be a few more years until you find Teslas doing 90 on I-90.

Walt Laws-MacDonald is a junior who is majoring in quantitative economics. He can be reached at Walt.Laws_MacDonald@ tufts.edu.

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Junior forward Caitlin Brandman put the Jumbos ahead 2-1 for good after scoring her go-ahead goal in the 69th minute.

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were forced to drop back to hold onto the lead, clearing the ball and counterattacking whenever possible.

But in the end, the Jumbos did manage to hold on, extending their season one weekend further a year after missing out on the NESCAC playoffs entirely.

“I think it was really a group effort,” Brady said. “Across the board for our team everybody really stepped up. Units worked together and it took a selflessness from everyone to really work extra hard

and [secure the win.] For the seniors especially, it was an awesome win.”

Their victory means that the Jumbos will take on top-seeded Middlebury on Saturday in the semifinals on the Panthers’ home field. Earlier this season, Tufts fell to Middlebury at home, 2-1, when the Panthers knocked home a goal with two minutes to play to take the win.

“I thought we had a really good game against them,” Kaufmann said. “We just need to keep our defense playing the way they are and just capitalize on the

opportunities we get. They’re a good team and they’ll be fast, but it’s a very evenly matched game.”

On the other side of the bracket, Williams and Trinity will face off for the second spot in the NESCAC title game, set for Sunday afternoon, meaning that if the Jumbos advance they will face stern competition no matter who they would play in the final.

But for now, Tufts is pleased with its impressive win this weekend and happy to have the opportunity to continue competing this season.

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to just go extra offensive, which allowed them to score the second goal.”

As the Jumbos had already transitioned to an offensive mentality after the first goal, there was no reason to change the strategy after going 2-0 down. With only 10 minutes to play in the game, Tufts had no option but to turn up the offensive pressure, pack the box and to try preserve the season.

“After the first goal, we knew we needed to score, or that was it,” Blumenthal said. “Coach [Shapiro] made a few subs and took out a defender and put an extra forward in. We then just pressed like crazy and got some numbers in the box.”

The increased attack paid immediate dividends, as Hoppenot received a long ball from senior defender Ben Ewing.

Hoppenot found junior midfielder Kyle Volpe making a run past his defender, who received the pass and buried a shot past the Bowdoin keeper, freshman Noah Safian.

With only minutes to play, Tufts knew it had to get one more goal and was able to put itself in a good spot for a last chance to score, with sophomore midfielder Rui Pinhiero taking a corner for the Jumbos.

Pinhiero sent the ball in, and it found sophomore forward Monil Patel, who headed the ball into the back of the net to tie the game up with less than a minute to play.

“I couldn’t have been prouder of how our team reacted,” Blumenthal said. “We really just showed heart, and nobody gave up. That’s a kind of a comeback you rarely see in soccer.”

In overtime, however, the extra momentum for Tufts did not lead to a third goal, as the Jumbos were unable to cap off their remarkable comeback.

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Sophomore Monil Patel headed in the equalizing goal off of a corner kick with under a minute remaining in regulation before the Jumbos fell in penalties 3-1 to the Polar Bears. neither was able to capitalize, partly due to both teams playing conservatively.

“We put a fourth defender back in because we were pretty vulnerable going three in the back,” Blumenthal said.

“That naturally took away from the offense, and then we also had a couple good chances, but it’s just tough not to finish it before PKs.” For Tufts, who lost in the NESCAC semifinals to Williams last year on penalty kicks, the prospect of facing penalty kicks again was a difficult task.

Things started brightly. Tufts went up 1-0 on Blumenthal’s kick in the second round, but Greenwood was unable to save junior defender Eric Goitia’s shot in the third round. A Pinheiro miss led to the teams heading into the fourth round tied 1-1.

Dias Costa sent a shot past Greenwood to start the round, and Safian made a save, to give Bowdoin a chance to win the game in the fifth round.

Sophomore forward Andrew Jones took the opportunity, launching a shot to the top of the net to give Bowdoin a 3-1 win in penalty kicks and thereby sending Tufts home from the NESCAC playoffs on penalties for the second straight year.

“It’s tough because it’s not really reflective of either team’s abilities,” Blumenthal said of losing on penalty kicks. “I still think I certainly prefer to have lost on PKs than having potentially lost 2-0. To have our team complete that comeback, and show that fight — I can definitely live with that much more than the alternative.”

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hen catching up on my sports news for the week, I stumbled across an interesting segment from ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd. He was, to say the least, skeptical at the performance of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz in the World Series.

Now before you write me off as a bitter Yankees fan, hear me out. We’re talking about a player who was on the verge of being let go by the Sox after a lousy 2009 season that saw him bat just a mere .238.

Yet, well past his prime, he was able to turn back the hands of time and increase his batting average each of the next three years, preceding a fourth year that still saw him bat .309.

It just doesn’t add up. In a series in which no Red Sox player hit over .250, Ortiz batted .688 with a grand slam that was robbed. Cardinals pitchers were firing the ball in anywhere from 93-97 mph and couldn’t get it by him. His bat speed and ability to turn on a 97 mph fastball was unprecedented. It was a magical moment to be seen.

But will we someday look back at it as a heroic moment marred by the steroid era instead? Ortiz has been linked to steroids before. His rise to fame came after his time in Minnesota when he went to Boston.

While with the Twins, he averaged just over nine home runs a year. The number bumped up to 34 in Boston.

Baseball is no stranger to historic number jumps. Melky Cabrera, a career .269 hitter with the Yankees, batted an astounding .346 two years later in San Francisco. Barry Bonds went from stealing 36 bases a year and hitting 25 homeruns in Pittsburgh to stealing 17 bases a year and hitting nearly 40 home runs with the Giants. Sammy Sosa went from nine homeruns a year in Texas to 11 with the White Sox and finally 42 a year for the Cubs.

What is it that all these players have in common? Steroid use. Ortiz’s link to the steroid discussion came when the New York Times reported that he was one of over 100 players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003. This happens to coincide with the year that he jumped from 20 to 31 home runs and was the first year he joined the Red Sox. Again, these are just the facts. Red Sox fans may be outraged by the suggestion, but let me pose this question to you: Would you rather be taken for a fool or be the one who was skeptical from the start?

Baseball has given us a right to be suspicious in light of the recent events and aforementioned ballplayers that have been caught. The media chooses who they want to make the villain and who they are willing to give a pass. Because Ortiz is loved by the fans, flashes a big smile and comes through for the team, he is not attacked by the media. He’s seen as “one of the guys.” He is someone who the fans can relate to.

On the other hand, if we were to look at Alex Rodriguez, he has been made the villain because he lives a different lifestyle than us. He dates the actresses and models. He has multiple houses in different locations around the country. He’s above the common man. And because of this, along with his arrogant attitude, we (rightfully) look down on him as a cheater of the game. A double standard has been set.

I hope that time tells that Ortiz was, as he said, “locked in” for the series. However, in this day and age the question has to be asked. Until this culture is changed for good, MLB players — you’re sacked!

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

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The No. 3 Tufts continued to roll on Saturday, defeating the seventh-seeded Williams at home

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to clinch a first-round NESCAC Championship victory. The Jumbos powered past the Ephs 3-0, using a solid team effort to pull away at the start of the second period.

“The team really came out strong knowing that, being in postseason, the game was do or die,” senior midfielder Katy McConnell said. “I thought we rose to the challenge.”

The Jumbos notched their first goal of the contest early in the first half. In the seventh minute, Tufts earned a penalty corner opportunity. Sophomore forward Allison Rolfe received a give-and-go from classmate and midfielder Dakota SikesKeilp and finished a shot past Williams keeper Ariana Spiliotes to give her team the lead.

For the remainder of the opening 35, the Jumbos maintained their one-goal advantage, but were unable to push the score as intermission approached. However, they kept the pressure on, building a massive 15-5 advantage in penalty corners.

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Sophomore forward Allison Rolfe scored the first of three Tufts goals en route to a 3-0 victory over Williams in the NESCAC quarterfinals. fast in the second stanza. Fewer than two minutes into the period, the Jumbos earned another penalty corner opportunity.

Sophomore defender Alexandra Jamison inserted the ball, while senior All-American center midfielder Emily Cannon waited on the 16-meter circle, ready to receive. Cannon then fired a shot from the top of the circle into the boards, extending Tufts’ lead to two.

Just three minutes later, the Jumbos added another insurance goal. This time, Jamison took things into her own hands.

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Tufts’ season ends in NESCAC quarterfinals

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Most of the NESCAC quarterfinal on Saturday was a tough, grinding affair, with both Bowdoin and Tufts struggling to

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develop scoring chances. But in the 71st minute, everything changed.

Scoring on both ends of the pitch broke open, as Bowdoin netted two quick goals, both the result of Tufts defensive errors, and the Jumbos retaliated, scoring two of their own in the last five minutes of the game.

After a deadlocked overtime, it was almost cruel that the evenly matched game had to end on penalty kicks. But it was Bowdoin who showed poise from 12 yards away, winning the shootout 3-1 and ending Tufts’ season. The Polar Bears will move on to the semifinals against Amherst next Saturday.

Tufts came into the game with more momentum than Bowdoin, as it had won its previous two games, including the last game of the season against the Polar Bears themselves, giving the Jumbos home field advantage in the rematch.

Despite having won three straight games against Bowdoin dating back to last year’s NESCAC quarterfinal, the team was also sure to keep itself in check.

“We were confident that if we played

identify their key players and limit their involvement, but we were also able to find the space opened up by our system on the field.”

Tufts must gear up for next Saturday’s rematch of last week’s showdown with thirdseeded and National No. 2 Bowdoin. The rivalry with the Polar Bears is one of the Jumbos’ most heated. In 2012, Tufts lost to Bowdoin in second-round NESCAC action, but went on to bring home the program’s first National Championship.

Despite that success, the Jumbos are certainly hoping for a better result this weekend.

from senior co-captain forward Chelsea Yogerst past Spiliotes to break the Ephs’ morale.

Following the two quick scores, Williams recollected and held Tufts scoreless for the remainder of the contest, but the damage had been done. Junior netminder Brianna Keenan made four stops on the afternoon to preserve Tufts’ eighth shutout.

“Williams was a great team, but we played them not too long ago,” junior defender Colleen Golja said. “We were challenged the first time and knew they would be here to battle. I think we found success because we were able to

the way we know we can play we had a good shot, but we didn’t overlook them by any means,” junior tri-captain Maxime Hoppenot told the Daily in an email.

However, the momentum did not help early on, as neither the Jumbos nor the Polar Bears were able to create much offense in the first half. Both teams resorted to “hit and hope” tactics, hoofing the ball high in the air toward the strikers without establishing any real continuity in possession.

“I think initially we were both kind of playing more kick and run and looking to clear the ball more than just possess the ball and play around,” senior tri-captain Scott Blumenthal said.

The second half was a different story, though, as the teams combined for 13 shots and four goals. It was Bowdoin that broke through first, as a miscommunication between freshman goalie Scott Greenwood and the defense left the ball unguarded in front of the net, and freshman forward Cedric Charlier took advantage for an easy goal to put the Polar Bears up 1-0.

Only nine minutes later, a second defensive miscue led to another Bowdoin goal. This time, the Jumbos were guilty of not clearing the ball properly, and after a series of passes, freshman Matt Dias Costa headed it past Greenwood to make it a 2-0 game.

“That first goal we gave up was really tough,” Blumenthal said. “Scott [Greenwood] had a bad touch from one of our players, and it was in a bad spot, and [Scott] had been so solid all season, so that was just really unlucky. From there we had see MEN’S SOCCER, page 15

With depth and talent on both sides, the high-stakes tilt, which could well determine which NESCAC teams receive NCAA Tournament bids, certainly will not disappoint. Meanwhile, No. 7 Amherst, the tournament’s top seed, will host fourth-seed Middlebury to determine the other half of Sunday’s Championship final bracket.

“Preparing for NESCACS, we are just looking at it one game at a time and hoping to bring up the intensity,” Golja said. “We know what type of mindset we need to have, and we just need to work to get ourselves there.”

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Just four days after falling to Bowdoin in the regular season finale, the women’s soccer team got its revenge by upsetting

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the third-seeded Polar Bears in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.

The sixth-seeded Jumbos avoided some late pressure and used junior Caitlin Brandman’s second half goal to take a 2-1 win that puts them in the NESCAC semifinals for the first time since 2009.

In the previous contest, the Jumbos fell 3-2 in a high-scoring affair but felt that it was a learning experience as to how to take down the Polar Bears the next time around. And although the pace wasn’t quite as frenetic, the Jumbos were able to settle in, pick up two goals and defend hard to take the win.

The first half was slow and uneven, with only ten shots combined between the two teams and just four shots in the first 21 minutes. But the pace began to pick up in the second portion of the period, setting the stage for an up and down affair in the second.

“The first half we played hard but got caught playing very defensively, so they were able to push against us,” senior tricaptain Anya Kaufmann said. “But in the

second half we were really able to push the pace.”

That was evident from the opening moments of the half, as the Jumbos teed up five shots in the first fifteen minutes before they were able to break the deadlock.

In the 61st minute, freshman midfielder Robin Estus played a ball to space for sophomore forward Allie Weiller. With Bowdoin keeper Bridget McCarthy coming off the line for the save, Weiller was able to coolly slot the ball low and into the net, giving Tufts the 1-0 advantage it was looking for.

Bowdoin got right back into the game, however, just six minutes later, when a Bowdoin cross bounced off a Tufts defender and into the net, quickly leveling the score.

The Jumbos would respond with Brandman’s game-clinching goal just three minutes afterward. Freshman forward Brooke Fortin moved down the field before playing it back to freshman midfielder Katie Coyle. Coyle found the space to cross low into the box, where Brandman was able to hold off her defender and knock the ball into the back of the net, finishing off a flurry of three goals in just ten minutes of gametime.

“After we played them on Wednesday we knew that we could definitely score on them,” senior defender Blair Brady said.

“I think that recognition of our offensive abilities really helped us.”

But Bowdoin would not roll over, and the Jumbos had to fight hard to eke out the victory. With the Polar Bears bringing on attacking players, the Tufts forwards see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 15