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Friends of Israel raises $1K for children’s charity

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Leistman

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Tufts Friends of Israel (FOI) last week held its annual Valentine’s Day-themed fundraiser to raise money for Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), an Israeli nonprofit that supports children with heart disease.

FOI members were stationed at tables in the Carmichael and DewickMacPhie Dining Centers and the Mayer Campus Center over the course of the week and collected over $1,000, FOI Co-President Aliza Shapiro said. The money raised is an improvement over the $700 to $800 raised during last year’s tabling, she said.

FOI’s effort was a part of SACH’s Valentine’s Day campaign across college campuses nationwide to come up with $100,000 to fund 10 kids’ surgeries. “[SACH is] an Israeli-based organization that does wonderful things in terms of heart surgery and bringing treatment to medical clinics in their home countries,” Shapiro, a sophomore, said.

“Hopefully our increased contribution will help them reach their overall goal.”

Students who donated could enter a raffle to win prizes including gift certificates to the Rez Café, Dave’s Fresh Pasta, J.P. Licks, see SACH, page 2

Courtesy Glyn Lowe Photoworks via Flickr Creative Commons

Over 35,000 people, including 30 Tufts students, gathered this past weekend in Washington D.C.’s National Mall to protest the installation of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Tufts environmental groups participate in Keystone XL Pipeline protest by

Daniel Gottfried

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Thirty Tufts students participated in the Forward on Climate Rally protest this weekend in Washington, D.C. against the installation of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Tufts students joined over 35,000 people at the demonstration on the National Mall as well as a march to

the White House, according to Tufts Divest for Our Future Co-Founder Anna Lello-Smith, a junior.

If approved, the Keystone Pipeline will carry oil from Canada to Texas to be refined, which could be environmentally damaging, Students for a Just and Stable Future organizer Devyn Powell said.

Tufts protestors worked with the organization 350.org, a website that

Poet Tracy K. Smith reads, discusses latest works

fosters a global climate movement, which led the effort to supply charter buses from the Boston area to Washington, D.C., Powell said.

Powell, a junior, was one of two students who participated in a sit-in demonstration against the pipeline last month in Westborough, Mass.

“Students said they tried to get President Barack Obama to consider his climate change legacy to

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Student , faculty research made easier with Profiles database Zheng

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Tracy K. Smith, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who has published “Life on Mars” (2011) and many other works, read several of her pieces to the Tufts community in the Ballou Hall Coolidge Room yesterday afternoon. Afterwards, she signed copies of her books and answered questions from the audience.

encourage his vote against the pipeline,” Eco-Rep Evan Bell said.

“Recently President Obama has talked more about having an environmental plan and addressing it, and we were trying to give him some direction,” Bell, a sophomore, said.

“This Keystone Pipeline is one of the biggest immediate threats to climate

The Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Tufts University officially launched Profiles, a collaborative online database for scientists and researchers, to members of the Tufts community last Thursday.

Tufts CTSI Profiles is targeted primarily to students and researchers interested in clinical and translational research and their collective collaboration, Manager of Communications and Media at Tufts CTSI Amy West said.

Profiles contains a library of electronic curriculum vitae, information about research at Tufts, publications and contact information, according to West.

“The reason why [Profiles is] such an exceptional tool is because it provides a great platform for researchers to find collaborators in their particular areas of interest,” Executive Director of Tufts CTSI Randi Triant said.

Profiles allows students to locate experts in particular fields and find the latest publications by experts who have conducted research in those areas, according to Triant.

“There are many researchers work-

ing on the same problems, but because of the nature of the work, they’re publishing in different areas and going to different conferences,” University Records Manager Eliot Wilczek said. “One of the purposes of Profiles is to bring those relationships to the surface that might not be so obvious.”

The information for profiles created by the database comes from Tufts’ Office of Faculty Affairs records and the PubMed database, West said. The information is updated automatically at least once a week from changes made at the Hirsch Health Sciences Library, according to the Tufts CTSI website.

West said that Profiles displays several passive networks, such as research concepts, co-authors, people conducting similar research and people who work in the same department or building.

“Then there are active networks, where a person who has a profile can log in and can select a person in the database through keyword or department searches,” she said.

“If you were looking to do a project on kidney disease, you could find out who’s doing similar research and connect with them.” see PROFILES, page 2

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“The Glass Menagerie” at the A.R.T. engages the audience with inventive staging and a strong cast.

Tufts Women’s track and field triumphs at Div. III Indoor Championships.

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The Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) on Feb. 14 introduced Profiles, an online database to help foster collaboration between scientists and researchers, to the Tufts community.

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“Profiles will also serve as a tool to help students, researchers and the public find out about research currently going on at Tufts,” Triant said.

“Being able to make faculty research and teaching collaborations is an important part of this tool,” Wilczek said. He added that since interdisciplinary research and teaching have such a big emphasis at Tufts, Profiles will serve as a way to develop an infrastructure to continue supporting such research.

The open-source software for Profiles was originally created by Harvard Catalyst: The Harvard Clinical and

Translational Science Center and then modified for use at Tufts with the help of Tufts Office of Information Technology (OIT) at the Tufts University School of Medicine, West explained.

Tufts CTSI, which was created in 2008, began conversations with the Tufts School of Medicine in 2009, according to Triant. A steering committee was then created to discuss the implementation of Profiles with OIT representatives.

The initiative was supported by a grant through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health, West said.

“All the CTSIs in Massachusetts are

using Profiles,” Wilczek said.

He added that Profiles will help to encourage bench-to-bedside medical research and speed up the transition of laboratory discoveries into medical treatments.

“This is just the first stage,” Triant said. “We currently have about 1,400 profiles and we represent 42 other institutions. Researchers may have their primary appointment at the [Tufts] School of Medicine but might work at other institutions.”

Profiles will continue to expand and improve with the addition of more profiles and further enhancements, according to Triant.

change as far as human infrastructure, so we wanted to make sure President Obama knew our opinion.”

Students enjoyed participating in a protest of this size, Tufts Divest member Kit Collins said. “Other than the political significance of the rally, it felt amazing to be part of such a huge movement,” Collins, a sophomore, said.

While on the National Mall, students heard from speakers including 350.org Founder Bill McKibben, Junior Senator from Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse and environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer, Lello-Smith said.

“Thousands and thousands and thousands of people were packed together around a big stage, listening to speakers talk about issues we were passionate about,” Lello-Smith said.

“It was incredible.”

During the rally, pop music played as students danced around the National Mall and continued to do so on their march towards the White House, Powell said.

“At one point we joined a Congo line led by [former Green Party candidate for president of the United States] Jill Stein,” Powell said.

While marching, students chanted slogans including, “Hey Obama, we don’t want no climate drama,” and “Sasha and Malia deserve something cleaner,” Bell said.

Collins was inspired by the protest to continue to work towards solving climate issues.

“Obviously just a rally isn’t going to accomplish anything, but it was a really amazing symbolic moment that thousands and thousands of people around the country had converged in Washington, and I realized that we were the climate movement,” she said. “We are so huge and so strong, and it felt as if there was no way we couldn’t win right now.”

Environmental groups at Tufts were encouraged by the protest, Tufts Divest member Natalie Kobsa-Mark said.

“It was clear to me that the environmental movement is becoming mainstream,” KobsaMark, a freshman, said. “I think the challenge at this point is to make sure that these types of issues stay on people’s radars, and that this movement stays mainstream.”

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Redbones Barbecue and Boston Burger Company, five Tufts Student Resources Fitness classes, a lunch with University President Anthony Monaco and a free night at Tufts’ Loj. The tables also sold shot glasses that purchasers could decorate for $3, as well as baked goods, Cultural Chair of FOI Shoshana Oppenheim said. FOI sold condom roses in last year’s campaign.

FOI aims to raise $1,600 through various fundraisers this year, $600 more than last year’s goal, Oppenheim, a sophomore, said.

The campaign is still a few hundred dollars short, a void FOI hopes to fill through a ticketed party hosted by Zeta Psi. Zeta Psi Philanthropy Chair Michael Weinberg said that due to schedule changes following the Feb. 8 blizzard, any plans for such a party are tentative.

“If the open party date doesn’t work out, we’re really hoping that we’re going to work with [FOI] to have some other event that we can raise the money for, because we’re so committed to helping them reach their fundraising goal,” Weinberg, a sophomore, said.

Beyond the aid it provides children, Oppenheim said FOI contributes to SACH because of the organization’s medical sustainability objective.

“It’s about all of these countries and all these communities,” she said. “SACH provides those steps for countries to achieve their own medical standards.”

For the campaign, FOI partnered with Tufts Hillel, Challah for Hunger, the Leonard Carmichael Society and Zeta Psi. Zeta Psi, which has partnered with FOI for the past three years for the campaign, initiated the partnership, Oppenheim said.

“It’s a nice thing to have every single year, the continuity,” Weinberg said.

“They’re always great to partner with.”

Weinberg believes the partnership is

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Tufts Friends of Israel (FOI) sold raffle tickets, shot glasses and baked goods in various on-campus locations last week as part of its annual Valentine’s Day-themed fundraiser to raise money for the nonprofit organization Save a Child’s Heart (SACH). successful because it involves several different on-campus communities, increasing the student population that can be reached with the charity.

“I’m glad to get the word out on campus,” Shapiro said. “I’m glad it’s starting to create a memory on campus in terms of us celebrating this organization and

fundraising for it. Hopefully we’ll continue to draw presence.”

To conclude the Valentine’s week campaign, Tufts Hillel hosted a Shabbat dinner last Friday, Oppenheim said. There was a discussion before the service to relate SACH to Jewish values. During the service the leader paused intermittently

to relate certain prayers and songs to the fundraiser.

After the ceremony, there was a dinner that members from all partner organizations attended. “[It was] a nice culmination, seeing how far we had come since the beginning of the week,” Oppenheim said.

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Last year’s Occupy Boston encampment in Dewey Square has been replaced in practice and spirit by different activist campaigns.

As Occupy movement quiets, it finds new channels at Tufts, nationwide by

Amelia Quinn

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A movement to define a generation, some called it. Yet after all the media buzz about Occupy Wall Street and its fight for social and economic justice last fall, the movement has a substantially lower profile now. This is also true in the Boston area, with the closure of Occupy Boston encampments and the crackdown on Occupy Harvard last winter.

Professor of Physics & Astronomy Gary Goldstein became involved in the Occupy Boston camps last year and served on a panel at the camps discussing the importance of the movement. Goldstein named several reasons for Occupy’s slowing momentum.

“As far as I’m concerned, there was a major effort in this country to stop the Occupy movement ... sometimes people were pretty violently attacked with clubs and spray,” he said. “Then the winter came. Between the winter and the hostility that was growing from city administrations and police, it got dampened during that winter.”

According to sophomore Nate Matthews, who was active in Occupy protests, the closure of almost all encampments last winter has forced the movement to decentralize into separate causes.

“While Occupy was centered around the camps, it was about people getting together and practicing consensusbased decision making and trying to run a community the way they wanted to see the world,” Matthews said.

“Without the camps it was hard to do that, and so what they’ve transformed into is all of these campaigns that have splintered off. All of these similarminded people met each other ... once the camps ended, they went off and did a lot of things [together].”

According to Matthews, a similar splintering effect occurred last year within the Tufts Occupiers group as it became clear that Occupy in its original form was in demise.

“By the end of last year, Tufts Occupiers decided that since the Occupy camps were gone, there was no point in us being a group anymore,”

he said. “At the start there were a lot of liberals and at the end a lot of antiauthoritarians and anarchists were left ... so we created our own group."

Matthews remains involved in that group, called the Tufts AntiAuthoritarian Collective. He said that former Occupiers are now involved in activist groups such as the Tufts Labor Coalition, Tufts Consent Culture Network which works to prevent sexual assault, and the Coalition Against Religious Exclusion (CARE).

“We want to support all of these campaigns, but we decided as a group that there wasn’t much [for us] to do ... the activists are doing these kinds of campaigns now,” Matthews said.

Sophomore Kumar Ramanathan, who is an active member of the latter two groups, credits the Occupy movement with shaping his own activist trajectory.

“The movement is sometimes seen as sort of very out there or radical — and certainly some parts of the movement were — but I think they did a very good job of showing people like me how we could be involved, how we could be active, how we could bring our own political ideas and thoughts into our political involvements,” he said.

Goldstein, who has become largely uninvolved in Occupy, maintained that the movement brought many salient issues to the forefront of political dialogue, both at Tufts and on a national level.

“There are many important issues that we should all we aware of, and the Occupy movement brought some of those issues to the attention of many people,” he said. “I think that they started to energize people politically for many different issues, which has been a good thing that I hope continues.”

Ramanathan said that many aspects of Occupy, both in terms of ideology and structure, have already begun to influence activism.

“I don’t know if the main Occupy movement will make a resurgence, but I think its effects are already being seen and will continue,” he said. “For example, the horizontal leadership, the hand signals that were used in meetings — the form of the movement

has really spread across other, smaller movements.”

Ramanathan said he sees the movement’s culture sparking similarly-minded activist movements on the Hill. “I also think that we’ll see more and more coalition building, and more and more a louder single voice for progressive activism on [Tufts] campus,” he said.

The passion and energy that fueled the Occupy camps have not died, according to Dale Bryan, the assistant director of the Peace and Justice Studies Department. Rather they are being repurposed for new projects.

“I think of it more as dormant,” Bryan said. “It’s less visible — you don’t know who is meeting, but surely they are. They are probably working on many more things than we know,” he added. “They’re going to come up with something, something innovative . . .

I think it might still be about political and economic inequality.”

Some of the projects born out of Occupy Wall Street have included Occupy Sandy—an organized relief effort to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy stemming in large part from a base of former Occupy protestors—and Rolling Jubilee, another Occupy-fueled project that buys debt for pennies on the dollar in order to then wholly abolish the nation’s debt. As of press time, Rolling Jubilee has raised $560,505 to abolish $11,214,933 of debt.

The idea of collective and mutual action for the common good, originally raised by Occupy, perpetuates within the political sphere according to Goldstein.

“I think the spirit of it all is still quite alive, and it has infused the common mainstream political discussion. Where it goes next, I don’t know,” Goldstein said.

Bryan agreed that the spirit of the movement, if not its physical incarnations, is long lasting.

“If anything, I think it was seizing the energy of a generation of young people who were being mobilized for fairness, for justice,” he said. “Many of them will be motivated for years to come. They won’t always do direct action but many of them will feel concerns of political and economic inequality.”

few hours after the Super Bowl, my mom called me and said she wanted to talk about ... the Super Bowl. This was quite odd — we’re not a sports family. My dad used to change the channel to football when my friends walked by the living room, only to switch it right back to a History Channel special on the Founding Fathers as soon as my friends were out of sight. That was his version of being a cool dad. Anyway, rather than talking about the game itself, my mother only wanted to talk about Beyoncé. Queen Beyoncé. My mother said she can only describe Beyoncé’s performance in one word: “fierce.” This is funny if you know her because she’s not really a cool mom who says fierce, she’s more like a kind and smiley mom who loves poems, L.L. Bean and astronomy.

My mother is no fool — she knows fierce when she sees it. And Beyoncé is the fiercest around. Beyoncé is also a little awkward for feminists. She’s awkward for us because we’re pretty sure we like her — businesswoman, empowering public figure, advocate for pro-women causes, etc. But then she does things and we’re like “OH NO don’t make us put you in the Britney category” (I know, she’s Britney and we love her, but lets face it, she’s no Gloria Steinem). There were a couple really awkward songs, like “Naughty Girl” (2003) and Destiny’s Child’s “Cater 2 U” (2005). Sometimes she doesn’t wear a lot of clothes and sometimes she does dance moves that appear as if she’s having sexual intercourse with the stage. There’s definitely a sexual objectification concern there, whether intended or not, whether precedentfollowing or not. And then there’s the most recent anti-feminist accusation: Beyoncé named her new world tour the “Mrs. Carter Show.” There’s nothing wrong with changing your name, to each his or her own. But it’s definitely concerning that the tour for one of the most successful female entertainers of the decade is named for her new name: her husband’s name.

As I said, though, she’s got some good feminist stuff going on too. Her empowering female anthems have grown too many to count: “Survivor” (2001), “Independent Women Part I” (2000), “Irreplaceable” (2006), “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008), “Ego” (2009), “Diva” (2009) and the unmatchable “Run the World (Girls)” (2011). Her documentary on HBO, which aired last week, was filled to the brim with quotes of female empowerment. I liked this one, from “Run the World”: “Men have been given the chance to rule the world.

But ladies, our revolution has begun.”

But then she goes up and says this and I got really sad: “I’m like most women — very generous, and I’ll compromise.”

Cue funeral music. So sad. We really don’t like that. I know it maybe sounds good, but it perpetuates the stereotype that we’re passive and always agreeable.

So now I’m really confused. Feminist or not feminist? Anti-feminist? Mostlyfeminist? Avatar?

Academically, am I the most pleased with everything that she says and the implications of the paradigms she sometimes conforms to? No. But, honestly, who cares what I think? I’m Alexa and she’s Beyoncé. And if millions of people love her, and she’s saying at least mostly positive things about women’s empowerment and being a mostly excellent female role model, I’m mostly okay with that.

Alexa Petersen is a senior majoring in political science and peace and justice studies. She can be reached at Alexa.Petersen@tufts.edu.

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Escapism shines poignantly throughout ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by

Grace Hoyt

Contributing Writer

It’s no secret that Tennessee Williams is one of the most talented playwrights of all time, and “The Glass Menagerie”

The Glass Menagerie Written by Tennessee Williams Directed by John Tiffany At the Loeb Drama Center through March 17 Tickets $25 to $75

(1944) is among his best works. But is among his best works. But to take a masterpiece and give it new life takes great innovation and talent ­— and that’s just what director John Tiffany did this past Wednesday in the American Repertory Theater’s showing at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge.

“The Glass Menagerie” is the story of a mother, brother and sister struggling to make ends meet after being abandoned by their father, a telephone operator who “fell in love with long distance.” Son and narrator Tom (Zachary Quinto), takes after his father’s dreams of escape and resents the pressure of supporting his mother and sister.

Mother Amanda (Cherry Jones) is obsessed with finding a “gentleman caller” for her daughter, Laura (Celia Keenan-Bolger), who suffers from a limp and has immense social anxiety.

The majority of the play builds up to the final scene, where the Gentleman see GLASS, page 6

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Former "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto fails to live up to the hype as Tom in American Repertory Theater’s "Glass Menagerie."

Concert Review

Boston Symphony Hall showcases Mozart rendition by

Panharith Chhum Daily Staff Writer

Goosebump-inducing is a succinct way to describe Saturday night’s performance at Symphony Hall with soloist Radu Lupu and conductor Christoph von Dohnányi. On the program was Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488 and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 in E-flat, “Romantic.”

In addition to numerous other achievements, Lupu has taken first place in both the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. Indeed, his esteem is well deserved. One of the last times the Boston Symphony played

a concerto this well was Yo-Yo Ma’s performance of the Dvorak Cello Concerto under the baton of Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena.

The Mozart Piano Concerto is modestly scored for one flute, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns and strings.

Even without the usual firepower of trumpets and timpani, Mozart managed to craft a piece of incredible charm and harmonic breadth. In no way is this a technical challenge for the performers as the brilliance of the Mozart Piano Concerto is found in its finesse rather than in its virtuosity.

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Courtesy Stu Rosner / Boston Symphony Orchestra

Christoph von Dohnányi and Radu Lupu displayed masterful cohesion at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

TV Review

‘Once Upon a Time’ brings new twist to old tales by

Wang Jing Lee

Contributing Writer

Warning: Do not watch ‘Once Upon a Time’ with kids. Kids believe that Snow White has short hair and that Belle is in

Once Upon A Time Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas Airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on ABC love with the beast. Red Riding Hood was supposed to be an innocent child. This show is going to tell them otherwise.

‘Once Upon A Time’ is merely another attempt to add interesting twists to stories that most people have been exposed to since childhood. In an episode that recaps everything that took place in the first season, the evil queen casts a spell across the land, causing every fairytale character to forget who they were. These characters all live in the “real world”, or Storybrooke.

When the spell is eventually broken, Prince Charming takes the lead and attempts to defeat the evil queen. What else would one expect a Prince to do?

Despite the number of times characters are made to act in the name of love, this show is in fact a dark fantasy. The evil queen, Regina, pulls out the heart of her lover with her bare hands as he begs her to free him from his misery. Both Aurora and Snow White’s grandson, Henry, get physically burnt as they meet in a dreamlike room engulfed in flames. This show puts familiar characters in unfamiliar situations, which is perhaps why it is so much see ONCE, page 6

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ou really should know what taro is, if you don’t already. Taro is essentially an improved version of the potato — it’s starchy, easy to cook and easy to grow. For some reason, though, it has only just begun to expand beyond Africa and Asia and into North American grocery stores. From Indian curries, to Hawaiian poi, to African fufu, taro seriously gets around. Considering its high content of vitamins A and C and the fact that it has three times as much fiber as potatoes, it shouldn’t really be surprising. Because taro is just so darn versatile, I decided to cook it two different ways: in a savory dish, and in a sweet dish.

The savory dish was so easy to make that it should probably be considered cheating, but bear with me. While I was perusing the vast selection of Ranch 99 (noticing a trend?), I picked up a sort of taro cake made of taro and rice flour. It was a greyish-pink color and really didn’t look particularly appetizing, but it was cheap and sounded easy to make, so I went for it. I cut it into slices that I prepared two different ways — frying and steaming — and offered it to my family. I was the only one who wasn’t completely put off by the gelatinous mush of the steamed taro cake, but everyone loved the fried taro cake. The taro turned a lovely golden brown color when I cooked it in sesame oil, and it didn’t even need to be seasoned. I kid you not — just about anything tastes better fried.

I started at ground zero for the sweet taro dish that I prepared a few weeks later, which made things considerably more exciting. I (stupidly) took it upon myself to buy the largest taro root in Ranch 99, mostly because it looked like a hilariously engorged ginger root. Of course, I found the giant root somewhat intimidating by the time I brought it home, so it hung out on my kitchen counter for a couple weeks before I could come up with something to do with it. During this time, the sevenpound root showed exactly zero signs of aging and simply sat there, taunting me until I decided on a recipe for coconut milk-based taro tapioca pudding.

Due to its high concentration of calcium oxalate — a crystalline toxin that can cause organ damage and even death — taro should never be consumed raw.

Maybe this knowledge made me expect the worst, but the taro seemed poisonous from the moment I started slicing it for the pudding. It smelled simultaneously sweet and acrid — a strange, pungent combination that was hardly appealing. I became increasingly fearful that I would inadvertently poison myself, and began to contemplate what a horribly embarrassing cause of death undercooked taro would be. Nevertheless, once I started to cook it in the coconut milk, the taro’s fragrance quickly mellowed out to a floral starchiness. Once both the tapioca pearls and taro had finished cooking, the pudding was essentially done. I was unimpressed.

The pudding was a purplish, putty brown color, and though the tapioca pearls looked nice enough, the chunks of taro seemed like a hasty last-minute addition.

They settled dully on the bottom the glass pudding bowl, blobby and misshapen.

Still, the pudding was pretty tasty. It was minimally sweet and just rich enough to be comforting, and it did thicken up over the next day or so — though it remained decidedly bland.

Taro was just as easy to make as I expected, and I would make it again without hesitation, though I’d like to adjust the pudding recipe a little bit. Join me next week for crickets!

Melissa MacEwen is a junior majoring in biology and English. She can be reached at melissa.macewen@tufts.edu.

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demonstrated a clear understanding of all aspects of the piece. In flawless time, he awaited cues from the flute, clarinets, and bassoons. It is all too common to hear the giant Steinway drown out the flute. On Saturday night, however, this was not the case. Lupu’s masterful control allowed for well-balanced counterpoint and dialogue. This concord contributed to a first movement that was colorful and filled with character.

The most spine-chilling movement was the lyrical and introspective second movement. Program writer for the Boston Symphony Michael Steinberg likens the pianist in the unusually dark second movement to an opera singer.

Lupu opened with a soft and isolated passage before the orchestra came in in sonorous tutti. The wonderful dissonances in this movement were just as poignant as they were beautiful. The lack of dialogue between pianist and orchestra in this movement put Lupu under the spotlight to carry the weight of the piece.

The lack of written dynamics in this movement, dragged it on for quite a long time. Nevertheless, Lupu gave a nuanced but captivating interpretation using penetrating texture.

If the second movement gave the illusion of time standing still, the third revived the audience with life and cheer once more. In conventional rondo form, the third movement brought back the liveliness of the first as well as the freedom of the second.

The addictive and leaping main theme delighted the audience repeatedly, as its return was wholly welcome.

Emphasized by the absence of timpani and trumpets, Saturday’s performance of Mozart Piano Concerto showcased the unity of a chamber performance with the strength of an orchestra. Though Lupu was certainly the star of the night, Dohnányi deserves a great deal of credit as well. His clear style of conducting and handling of tempo kept the piece crisp and refreshing. Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 was

Courtesy Stu Rosner / Boston Symphony Orchestra

Under the direction of Christoph von Dohnányi, Radu Lupu performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto to perfection. one of the more bombastic and heavy pieces. Contrary to what Bruckner may have been thinking, simply playing loudly and softly is not cohesive to composing. Usually when composers reintroduce themes in later movements, it gives a sense of cohesiveness throughout the work. In this case, the

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more intriguing than most fantasy shows. This careful balance of old and new allows viewers to feel engaged while they keep in mind that these are still fairytale characters.

Surprisingly, it is not the acting of the main characters that leaves viewers with the deepest impression. Ginnifer Goodwin , who plays Snow White, Jennifer Morrison, who plays the lead, Emma Swan, and finally Lana Parrilla, who plays the evil sorceress queen Regina, are average at best. Josh Dallas (Prince Charming) and Jared Gilmore (Henry) fail to impress, though it is certainly difficult to criticize a likeable young actor such as Gilmore. Especially since Prince Charming as a character is barely explored in the original storybooks, the responsibility of making the character stand out lies on Dallas’ shoulders. Perhaps due to the nature of the character, however, he is generally unable to wow his viewers.

Truly stunning, however, is Sebastian Stan’s portrayal of the Mad Hatter. His intense eyes, which transition rapidly through states of anger, frustration and determination, make his key scenes quite memorable. Another outstanding actor, Robert Carlyle, handles the role of Rumpelstiltskin with impeccable taste and class. Portraying a character who is cold and manipulative, yet affectionate toward the one girl he loves, Carlyle does not overdo any of these emotions and successfully gains viewers’ resentment and pity at the appropriate times. Jorge Garcia’s short appearance as the friendly giant living on the top of a beanstalk gave his fans a reason to smile. It is always nice to see a familiar face in television, especially when that person is known for comic relief as Hugo “Hurley” Reyes in the hit series “Lost (2004-2010).”

It is difficult not to compare this show with the “Harry Potter” (1997-2007) and “Lord of the Rings” (1954-1955) series, as they are two of the most prominent fantasy series in his-

tory. Both of them have sets that could wow worldwide audiences easily. Knowing that this thought lingers at the back of all fantasy fans’ minds, “Once Upon A Time” should have done a much better job with its sets and shooting locations. The “Lord of the Rings” filmmakers made New Zealand proud by using the country as a memorable backdrop. Unfortunately, “Once Upon a Time” pales in comparison.

The show is intense and quite entertaining — it grasps viewers in a way that will probably make them binge-watch the entire first season. Watch it for Robert Carlyle’s amazing performance as the gruesome Rumpelstiltskin, if nothing else.

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Robert Carlyle’s Rumpelstiltskin brings "Once Upon a Time" to a new level as its strongest character.

monotonous themes that reappeared throughout the entire piece offered little contrast.

That said, the Boston Symphony played a dull and repetitive piece to the best that it could have been played.

It was here that Dohnányi was able to showcase his control over the orches-

tra. He was able to summon the full Boston Symphony dynamism for the Bruckner. Unfortunately, it just was not a good piece to showcase much other than that.

Regardless, Saturday night was worth braving the snow just for the Mozart.

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Caller, played by Brian J. Smith, comes over for dinner.

The fundamental theme of the piece is escapism. Amanda escapes through telling stories of the glory days of her youth before her husband swept her off her feet. Tom escapes through drinking and watching movies and Laura escapes through daydreams and obsessively maintaining her glass figurine collection. Amanda believes that her daughter will finally be happy once she finds a husband, and she works effortlessly to achieve this goal in ways that make the audience both laugh and cringe. Jones plays her overbearing, multifaceted character carefully by portraying her as a wickedly delusional yet hopelessly loving parent.

Surprisingly, the weakest performance was by the most recognizable member of the cast, Quinto as Tom. Identifiable by his roles on “Heroes” and “24,” Quinto seems more suited for television where his ability to show vocal and facial emotion is clear.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the same success on stage, and was ineffective in using his entire body to show emotion.

The stage, with its dream-like set, was the most intriguing aspect of the play. The stage was set as the family’s apartment, with the floor made up of three hexagonal wooden slabs to represent different rooms. An area to the far right of the stage was the fire escape and exit to the home where characters went out by descending into the floor.

Upstage, the fire escape continued upward, made of segments growing smaller with height. Downstage center on a small table remained a glass

unicorn, Laura’s favorite piece, lit by a narrow beam of light. The three rooms hung suspended above a pool of water, and throughout the production characters would look into the water at their reflections. The set successfully made an emotional use of height by alluding to the dark water’s depths and the rather heavenly destination of the fire escape.

There were consistent references to a missing father throughout the piece, implying that his loss was a driving cause for action. Physically, the characters would gesture to the place where his portrait hung, and emotionally, they looked for another man, the Gentleman Caller, to fill his void. Simple props like a couch, table and chairs echoed the loneliness of the family with a missing father and successfully made the characters appear stuck in their situation.

Keenan-Bolger demonstrated strong character development as Laura, with her shy and endearing portrayal of a girl in love with her glass collection and playing music records. One of the most powerful moments of the play occurs when Smith tries to help her gain confidence and kisses her. This action, despite its good intentions, shatters Laura’s innocence, an event echoed by the breaking of her favorite glass unicorn while the two are dancing.

The play’s ending leaves the audience with uncertainty about the future.

This production’s strongest elements were the creative set, Jones’ ability to portray a distraught mother’s conflicting personality traits and KeenanBolger’s dynamic performance as Laura. As a whole, the play is moving and provides a unique demonstration of an already incredible script.

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Occupy’s spirit, if not its approach, still has a place on the Hill The spirit of the Occupy movement may not be as visible, but it hasn’t lost its teeth. The passion, energy, and spirit of grassroots protest and collective action is alive and evolving at Tufts, at least as evidenced by the numerous active movements that appear to be inspired by a more refined and focused strain of the Occupy agenda.

In this spirit, to say that the Occupy movement was ineffective, or that it accomplished nothing, would be a misguided disservice to the organizations and initiatives that have splintered off from its concentration of energy, or have been influenced by its vigor. Groups on campus that embrace this energy and channel it into political and social change should be welcomed and supported on campus, regardless of whether or not their messages are convenient or in line with the Tufts brand or every student’s opinion. With the student groups and movements that have incorporated

and re-formatted Occupy’s messages and goals, a more focused and passionate response to social justice has emerged.

These concerns are focused on specific issues, and have very clear and direct goals, something to be commended.

These groups retain the essence that characterized the Occupy movement.

Although some skeptics viewed the movement as a chaotic gathering without any genuine ideas, it was effective in at least one respect: mobilization of the aware and often disenfranchised populace.

Student groups can and should learn from that fact, and apply the enthusiasm of the movement to other more singleminded tasks.

When historians look back, they will perhaps see the past two years as the beginning of a reimagining of mainstream activism. This can only be possible if groups learn from the successes and mistakes of purposeful activists and varied forms of activism that came before

Occupy, and position themselves accordingly.

We are now living in the days of “Occupy Sandy” and “Occupy the Hood,”where that same vitality is being applied to specific problems plaguing society, and grassroots protests are fast becoming more effective, efficient and important, thanks in large part to the widespread use and popularity of social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. Students would be remiss to let that energy die out and forget the Occupy movement’s greatest accomplishment: the inspiration to speak up and fight for ideas.

Occupy, on the surface, may have been written off and deemed as unfocused, but there was a reason so many were skeptical. To neglect the lessons of the Occupy movement would be a disservice, and students must channel their enthusiasm, intellectual and social curiosity, and energy and sacrifice their comfort in order to pursue more focused channels.

the one published on Feb. 19. The much more troubling article was the editorial by the staff of the Tufts Daily, which not only strongly supported Bruce Reitman’s conclusions but went above and beyond his comments.

Unfortunately, I have come to expect the Tufts Daily to be a mouthpiece of the administration. This editorial

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It would be hard to state our favorite movie of the 1980s. A leading contender on any list, however, surely is “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986). That classic of American comedy lays out the adventures of the eponymous hero, Ferris, and two of his friends as they skip one of their last days of high school. Now, as college students, we can all fondly look back on such days of our own.

The movie even engages in a kind of juxtaposition, setting the hand-holding of high school, with an activist principal who will break into our homes to make sure we’re actually on our death beds and not faking, alongside the promises of an adult life filled with liberation and responsibility together. One thing we looked forward to leaving in high school, as surely as Ferris and his pals did, was the low resonation of “Bueller ... Bueller ... Bueller ...?” as our teachers take attendance.

And yet, instances of attendance counting for 5 or 10 percent of a class grade are not unheard of. We would have thought that since the vast, overwhelming majority of college students are adults, such parent-

style monitoring of our activities would pass into the sunset of adolescence. If college should be a time of discovery before we head out into the “real world,” we should also have to discover responsibility in addition to new cultures, world views, ideas, languages and all the other horizonbroadening aspects of university life that get sold to high school juniors and seniors in the postcards and prospectuses sent out by admissions and recruitment offices.

When attendance-based grading occurs, the distinction between high school and college — a distinction that ought to be as visible as it is large — vanishes. Since there ought to be a clear difference between high school and college, that is unfortunate.

Both institutions have the goal of preparing their students for adulthood, with one difference that has far-reaching implications.

College students are at least 18 years old, or will be for most of the time it takes to earn their degrees. In the eyes of the law, they are adults. Without their parents’ permission (although of course, we cannot say anything about their parents’ approval) they can vote, get married, rent apartments, buy cars, have abortions, file for bankruptcy, enlist in the armed forces and

do pretty much anything. At the very least, they can take out thousands of dollars in loans — for which they are responsible — to pay tuition, since they are consumers of the product that America’s universities sell.

Occasionally, an attendance grade gets rolled in with participation, or in-class quizzes, or a select number of test questions that the professor will draw from material that only appeared in lecture.

Given that grading must account for attendance somehow, those options -- as opposed to grading based outright on whether your derriere is in your seat -- are preferable.

Indeed, attendance should affect students’ grades. But it should only do so indirectly. If students are to be penalized or rewarded for showing up at class, that penalty or reward should be apparent in the quality of work the student turns in.

Perhaps our final thought should take the shape of a question: Is an attendance component of a grade an opportunity for students to gain points through focused, deliberate work, or is it an opportunity to lose them through carelessness that in the end has no bearing on the quality of the essays, quizzes and tests we turn in?

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Policemen encircled a group of burkaclad women and their children peacefully protesting the unjust detention of relatives in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia last month. The women then were carted off to jail simply for asking for the release of their loved ones jailed without trials or hearings.

The United States is a strategic and economic ally of Saudi Arabia and has failed to speak out against human rights abuses in the country In a country that has outlawed protests, citizens’ reaction to the arrests was shocking. In the incredibly conservative city of Buraidah, where the women were arrested, men took to the streets to protest their arrest and detention.

The protest by a small group of women sparked a rare expression of political dissent.

After the strong reaction, the government released the women and children but did not comment on the condition of their loved ones.

These protests are especially important given that Saudi Arabia’s guardianship laws legally define women as children under the care of their husbands or fathers.

Women, who are not allowed to travel without a male companion, risked torture and imprisonment to ask for simple information regarding detained relatives.

In October 2010, local journalist Fahd al-Jukhaidib was arrested and lashed merely for reporting on a protest. Many others have been detained for years for participating in peaceful protests.

The United States has not taken direct diplomatic action to support the protests, despite being active in recent human rights efforts in Egypt and Syria.

Ignoring violations in Saudi Arabia

undermines our efforts in other Arab countries because we are seen as playing favorites with our allies.

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has been strained by oil concerns and human rights violations. President Barack Obama took significant steps in advocating for greater human rights in the region during the Arab Spring.

In early 2011, Obama publicly called for the resignation of Egypt’s leader Hosni Mubarak and recently recognized Syria’s revolutionary government.

But Obama is in a dilemma over Saudi Arabia. As the kingdom is one of our trading partners, the United States has been wary of criticizing the Saudi regime and calling for increases in human rights.

We cannot afford to be passive any longer. When the people of a repressed nation call out for the most basic access to political and judicial liberties, it is our duty to join the call.

ersonal computer maker Dell announced a few weeks ago that founder and CEO, Michael Dell, would take the company private in a leveraged buyout. Though any deal of this nature usually catches the market by surprise, this one is a sign of the times.

The PC industry is dying. Ten years ago, Windows computers ruled the market, and nearly every home had a PC. I remember my family fighting to use a machine that was painstakingly slow by today’s standards. You know the one — the big tower PC with the 13-inch monitor that weighed more than a third grader. You needed that computer to play the Sims, or check your MySpace, or go on AIM — remember AIM? Why am I bringing up so much nostalgia?

Personal computing has changed, and with it so has the computer market. When was the last time you played the Sims? When was the last time you signed into instant messenger?

Gaming has shifted to dedicated gaming consoles with the popularity of PlayStations and Xboxes. The majority of Americans now check their email and social networks and communicate using their smartphones or tablets, leaving little room for home computers.

Even for people who still use personal computers frequently, Apple’s market share has drastically increased. MacBooks are now just as, if not more, common as ThinkPads among students, and in some settings iPads have completely replaced computers.

Many PC manufacturers have folded in recent years. IBM’s hardware division, which made the ubiquitous ThinkPad — you know, the one with the red dot in the keyboard — was spun off and sold, while other giants like HP — which bought Compaq in 2001 — have seen lower profits, unable to adapt to a business that emphasizes the “wow” factor over brute computing power.

PCs maintain a foothold in business computing, but that cannot support the entire industry of manufacturers. Dell has struggled in past years, missing earnings-per-share estimates in the last quarter and failing to introduce any new products in recent memory.

Enter the leveraged buyout, or LBO. Firms use LBOs to take over weak companies, in the hopes that they will be able to turn the business around without the shareholders; by financing part of the deal with existing or new debt, the firm is able to “leverage” that capital and reduce the out-of-pocked cost of the deal. Essentially, the firm uses the company’s existing assets as collateral to secure the debt, allowing it to pay the full price of the deal now and pay back the lenders after it has turned a profit.

Michael Dell has tendered an offer for the company at a price of $13.65 a share, a 25 percent premium to where the stock had been trading. As CEO, Dell — the man — can more easily buy Dell — the company — than an outside investor. He already owns more than 15 percent of the stock, and can use some — or all — of Dell’s existing cash to finance the deal.

Microsoft, maker of the Windows software platform, has also agreed to finance up to $2 billion in additional debt. Taking part in the deal is a smart move for Microsoft.

Letting Dell collapse would mean losing another chunk of an already shrinking market for Windows computers. Rather than simply investing, financing the debt allows Microsoft to help without “playing favorites” among PC makers.

Though I think PCs will never develop the single software-hardware fusion that Apple has, there is certainly consolidation in the industry. The PC is not dead, but, just like your old Sims family, it doesn’t receive nearly as much attention as it used to.

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

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ond-to-last event of the day, the 200 meter butterfly, the Jumbos had four swimmers make it to the finals, and the combined points from the event were enough to give the Jumbos a 24-point lead over Middlebury. The Jumbos were able to keep the Panthers at bay in the final event of the weekend. In a meet where scores went into the thousands, the 11-point difference at the end of the meet could have swung easily in either direction.

“It was such a close race between us and Middlebury, anybody’s race if they’d given up a second could have made the difference,” junior Jenny Hu said.

Hu recorded Tufts’ only victory of the weekend when she completed the 100 meter breaststroke in 1:05.15. At last year’s NESCACs, then-sophomore Jamie Hillas from Middlebury edged Hu out for first place in two events. This year, Hu came back to beat Hillas in the 100 breast, despite being seeded seventh in the finals.

“I didn’t really think about winning the heat, I just did the best I could,” she said.

And that was enough to propel her to the victory all the way from lane one.

tain Christine Garvey was able to pull off a similar feat in a massive come from behind second place finish for the Jumbos in the 200 meter butterfly. Her time of 2:04.74 earned her second place and an NCAA B-cut, and lost to Amherst’s Sarah Conklin by just 1/100th of a second.

“I could not believe how close it was at the end,” Garvey said.

“When I touched and saw that I was in second I was shocked.”

Garvey contributed 28 points with her second place finish, but it was the depth of the squad during the 200 fly that pulled Tufts into the lead over Middlebury. Freshman Maddie Golison earned 16 points with her 11th place finish and senior co-captain Lizz Grainger and freshman Sam Swinton rounded out the event with a combined 13 points.

According to coach Nancy Bigelow, it was the team effort from the Jumbos and not solely individual performances that allowed the squad to pull out a third place win.

Of the 24 swimmers who attended the meet, every one of them contributed points in either a relay or individually. According to Bigelow, only the top teams in the conference can say that.

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lenging meet with some tough competition. Junior Sami Bloom was off from her best diving scores and placed sixth on the 1-meter board and seventh on the 3-meter.

According to coach Brad Snodgrass her finish was strong after being abroad for half of the season.

Senior Ali Maykranz competed in her first championship and got better as she adjusted to the atmosphere of the meet.

“In this sport there is a big learning curve being in championship,” Snodgrass said. “The atmosphere got to her in first event, but she came back really strong in the three-meter and ended up tenth.

It was a fantastic finish for her and the team.”

Several individual swimmers, including Garvey, Hu and sophomore Sam Sliwinski, and the 400and 800-free relay teams made NCAA B-cuts. The NCAA automatically takes swimmers who make the competitive A-cut time, and invites the top B-cut swimmers to fill out 16 people per event. By next week, the Jumbos will know who will get an invitation to the NCAA Championships.

There, they will hope to keep their momentum rolling after a weekend that surpassed even their loftiest expectations.

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ning all 27 games. Co-captain Jessica Rubine set the tone by beating Rochester’s Alexandra Mackie 11-0 in the first game of the match, and the senior allowed just five total points in her three games.

Tufts advanced on Saturdayto the finals with a 9-0 victory over the University of California, Berkeley, the 36th seed overall. The Jumbos nearly matched their dominance from the day before, losing just two out of the 29 games played.

Senior co-captain Hafsa Chaudhry allowed just nine points on the day, winning all three of her games by a score of 11-3.

Tufts nearly stumbled at the end when junior Denise Amisial dropped the first game of the final match, but she rallied to win her next three games and seal the shutout. After picking up a pair of lopsided victories, the Jumbos were brimming with confidence.

“We went into those matches knowing we were the better team,” said Rubine, “and we played like the better team.”

Tufts squared off with Haverford College, the second seed in the E Division and 34th overall, in the division finals. The Jumbos bat-

tled the Fords throughout a close, competitive match but faltered at the finish line and lost 6-3.

Haverford took the first two matches, but Tufts roared back to take the lead with three straight victories from seniors Ushashi Basu, Risa Meyers and Chaudhry. Basu took her opponent, Alexandra Love, down to the wire before finally prevailing in extra points, 15-13, in the fifth and final game, while Meyers and Chaudhry encountered less resistance in dispatching opponents in three games apiece.

The Fords recovered to take the final four matches and win the division championship.

Four times the Jumbos were on the brink of victory after fighting Haverford to do-or-die fifth games, only to lose three of them at the very end. Their final match came down to just a couple of breaks that went in Haverford’s direction.

“The match really could have gone either way,” Rubine said about the see-saw affair, “and it happened to go their way this time.”

With that, the Jumbos’ team season is over. Tufts will next compete at the CSA Individual Championships at Trinity from March 1-3.

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The Jumbos had two runner-up finishes on the track as well.

Freshman Mitchell Black, continuing his tremendous rookie campaign, broke the school record in the 600 with a time of 1:20.96, a record untouched since 2007.

Junior Graham Beutler, coming off two weeks sidelined by a case of mononucleosis, finished second in his second race back with a time of 22.91 seconds.

“Personally, I just wanted to go out and have fun with the 200-meter this weekend,” Beutler said. “I went into the meet without expectations for myself since it was only my second back competing. I was excited and a little bit surprised with my results, and very happy to be contributing to the team.”

The Jumbos concluded the meet the same way they began: with a win.

The 4x800 relay team, comprised of Black, senior tri-captain Jeff Marvel, freshman Veer Bhalla, and sophomore Alex Schifter, came away victorious in a time of 7:53.27, less than a second ahead of second-place MIT. Championship season rolls on next weekend, when Tufts travels to Boston University to compete in the All-New England Championships on Feb. 22 and 23.

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The Jumbos pulled out a narrow victory on the weekend as they took the Div. III New England Championships in dramatic fashion.

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came in the 600 meter run, where senior Sam Bissonnette placed second in 1:37.49, and sophomore Lauren Gormer finished right behind her, placing third with a time of 1:37.99.

The Jumbos also had two scorers in the 1000-meter run. Junior Laura Peterson took second with a time of 2:59.41, and freshman Hanako Shigenobu finished sixth, crossing the line in 3:02.56.

Two other promising freshmen also made important contributions for the

team on the track. Marilyn Allen placed second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.44 seconds, and Audrey Gould finished fifth in the 5000, crossing in 17:32.56. Gould’s time ranks in the top 20 in the nation.

The final race was the decisive event after a full weekend of competition.

With MIT leading the Jumbos by just one point, Tufts needed to finish ahead of the Engineers in the 4 x 800 meter relay to take the championship. MIT took an early lead but was then disqualified on a baton pass, allowing the Jumbos to finish second in that race

with a time of 9:33.81 and earn eights points to seize the day from MIT. With such an impressive performance, the Jumbos will be looking to continue to put impressive performances in the coming weeks, beginning with the All-New England Championship at Boston University next weekend.

“Winning [the Div. III Championship] definitely will help bring us into the end of indoor season and into the outdoor season as a strong, united team, going after a NESCAC title” Allen said.

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Ronaldo or Messi?

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ho’s the best?

For the past several seasons, the debate of who is the greatest soccer player in the world invariably returns to these two giants: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Both are incredible goal scorers, both have won and scored in Champions League finals and both have led their clubs to domestic titles. Clearly they are both great, and clearly there is no other that approaches their collective brilliance.

But who’s the best?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s speed, strength, skill, and iconic step-over have been striking fear in the hearts of professional defenders for over 10 years. He has the ideal build and combination of abilities for an attacking player. He can score from distance with his powerful right foot, and he can score with accuracy using his left. What’s more, he can use his 6 foot 1 inch frame and basketball player’s vertical leap to score with his head.

He led La Liga in goals scored in the 201011 season, tallying 40 for his club team, Real Madrid. The 2011-12 season brought 46 more goals in La Liga for Ronaldo, and he already has 24 goals in 23 appearances so far this season.

Were Messi not in this generation of soccer players, Cristiano Ronaldo would easily wear the crown of best in the world.

Unfortunately for Cristiano, this is not the case.

Former and current players, coaches and commentators alike have bestowed seemingly every plaudit upon Lionel Messi.

There is no one with a better combination of speed, agility, touch and balance, all of which allow him to dribble through groups of defenders, always keeping the ball at his feet under complete control.

Additionally, his goal-scoring record is second to none. He just completed the most productive calendar year ever, scoring 91 times for club and country in 2012, breaking Gerd Mueller’s 40 year-old record.

Messi’s club team, Barcelona, is considered one of the greatest teams of all time, winning five La Liga and three Champions League titles since his first-team debut in 2004. This, coupled with Messi’s superior goal-scoring prowess, led many to see Messi as the clearly superior player. However, the answer is not so easy.

Messi has played the entirety of his career with the two gems of Spain’s golden generation of soccer, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta. These two all-time great attacking midfielders can be largely credited with Barcelona’s unparalleled success over the past 10 years. Their surgical delivery and mutual understanding have been at the source of many Messi goals over the years.

So, here’s the question: Is Barcelona one of the greatest teams of all time because of Messi, or should its other core players be given more credit?

Obviously the answer lies somewhere in between, but Messi’s international achievements compared to Xavi’s and Iniesta’s help make a strong case for his great teammates.

Don’t believe it? Messi has averaged 0.86 goals per game at Barcelona, while only averaging 0.40 goals per game playing for Argentina. He has scored just one goal in two World Cups, a meaningless sixth in a 6-0 victory against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006. Meanwhile, his Spanish teammates won the last three major world tournaments (Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, and Euro 2012).

By no means do these facts discredit Messi’s achievements at Barcelona, especially since Ronaldo has a similarly disappointing goal record with Portugal.

At the moment, Messi probably holds a slight edge over Ronaldo. But there are certainly those who disagree and have plenty of arguments to back that viewpoint up. With the World Cup one year away, a memorable performance from either would likely sway the title of greatest in the world in his favor.

However as Cristiano once said, it’s like trying to “compare a Ferrari with a Porsche.”

Personally, I’d be happy with either.

Jason Schneiderman is a sophomore who is majoring in quantitative economics and computer science. He can be reached at Jason.Schneiderman@tufts.edu.

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Men’s Track and Field

Jumbos take third at Div. III New England Championships

by Sam

Gold

Daily Editorial Board/

The Tufts men’s track and field team came off two meets at home and took third place in the Div. III New England Championships held at the University of Southern Maine. Matching their performance from last year, the Jumbos amassed four individual victories across various events and fell just short of surpassing the host team Bates Bobcats for second place.

Senior Mike Blair spurred Tufts at the start with his record-breaking performance in the heptathlon. With victories in the high jump and long jump, Blair built on his own school record with a personal best total of 4,900 points. His score set both a meet and facility record, and it earned him the third spot in the nation in the event.

Senior Gbola Ajayi notched the only other win in the field events for the Jumbos, as his leap of 6.94 meters in the long jump gave him another victory on the season.

“I’m happy with the way things went yesterday,” Ajayi said. “I was really feeling fast and explosive. I haven’t really jumped all that much this year, so it was great to be back on the runway, back fighting with my team.”

And though the Jumbos did not have quite their best day on the field, a number of Tufts athletes still turned in strong performances.

In the pole vault, senior tri-captain Brad Nakanishi finished third with his

clearance of 14 feet 11 inches, and sophomore Brian Williamson took fifth in the shot put with his heave of 48 feet, 6 ¾ inches.

In the weight throw, senior tri-captain Curtis Yancy notched a fifth-place finish with his throw of 56 feet one inch. Not far behind was junior Andre Figueroa who placed eighth with his throw of 51 feet two and a quarter inches.

The Jumbos fared quite well on the track as well, thanks in large part to a surging distance squad, led by senior Kyle Marks.

Marks, who has turned in numerous impressive times over the course of the season, dug deep on the last lap of the 5,000 to kick past Bowdoin junior Sam Seekins for his first-ever collegiate victory in a track event in a time of 14:57.92.

“At the beginning of the race a couple guys broke away from the pack and tried to build a big lead, and I stayed in a group of guys trying to chase them, [and] we gradually caught up to Seekins and I passed him with about 150 meters left,” Marks said. “It was nice to be able to win the race because it was my first time winning a track event in college.”

In the mile, junior Jamie Norton ran a time of 4:15.69, good enough for fourth place. The next Tufts runner to cross the line was senior Sam Haney, who finished seven seconds behind Norton to claim 11th place.

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Women’s swimming and diving upset at NESCACs by

Claire Sleigh

Daily Editorial Board

It was a weekend of upsets at this year’s women’s swimming and diving NESCAC Championships, from a historic win for Amherst to a last minute push from Tufts to snag third place. The Jumbos went into the meet with hopes of placing in the middle of the 11-competitor pack but pulled off a surprising third-place finish.

The Lord Jeffs took the win with 1972.5 points, followed by Williams with 1909.5.

Tufts came in a distant third with 1017.5 points, but just ahead of fourth place Middlebury’s 1006.5 points.

Throughout much of the three-day event Middlebury held a 30-point lead over Tufts, but the Jumbos came back strong with an impressive final push on Sunday. In the secsee WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING, page 14

see MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, page 15

Women’s Squash

Women’s squash falls short at Nationals by

Tyler Maher

Contributing Writer

With the season nearing its end, the women’s squash team traveled to Yale over the weekend to participate in the Women’s College Squash Association National Team Championships.

In their last team match of the year, the Jumbos played some of their best

squash of the season.

Entering the tournament as the top seed in the E Division and 33rd seed overall, they began the round robin round on the right foot by rolling over the University of Rochester with a 9-0 shutout on Friday.

In an outstanding team effort, the Jumbos swept the Yellow Jackets by winsee WOMEN’S SQUASH, page 14

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The Jumbos narrowly edged out Middlebury for third place in this weekend’s NESCAC Championships.

Women’s Track and Field

Jumbos capture Div. III New England crown by

Alex Connors

Daily Staff Writer

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The Jumbos finished second in the E Division at CSA Nationals on the weekend.

The Tufts women’s track and field team won the New England Div. III Indoor Championship on Saturday for the second time in its 24-year history, and for the first time since 2008.

In the win, the Jumbos recorded 116 points to best the field of 23 teams, edging second place MIT by a mere seven points.

After a frustrating showing at last year’s meet in which they finished fourth, the Jumbos were out for some redemption. They got it this year, in the form of 12 top-5 finishes—an impressive performance across the board.

“We had been waiting for this moment for a long time,” thrower Sabienne Brutus, a senior, said.

The meet started with a bang on Friday night in the pentathlon.

Junior Jana Hieber won the event with 3,287 points, kickstarting the weekend for the team before Saturday’s events began.

As usual, Saturday was dominated

by Tufts’ throwers.

Senior Kelly Allen took first-place in both shot put and weight throw,

scoring a team-high 20 points in the two events. Her throw of 45 feet one inch in the shot put was a personal record.

“Saturday was great for me” Allen said. “I went into the meet knowing that I needed to score as many points as I could for the team, because every point counts.”

Senior Ronke Oyekunle placed second in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet 5 ¼ inches, earning eight points for the team, while Sophomore Grace Demyan placed seventh with a throw of 40 feet 8 ¾ inches for an additional two points.

“The performance by Kelly, Ronke and Grace in the shot put was stellar,” Brutus said.

Brutus herself placed second in the weight throw with a throw of 54 feet 8 ¾ inches, finishing only behind Allen’s throw of 55 feet 1 ½ inches for a total of 18 points for the Jumbos.

“My performance this past weekend was a significant improvement from past years’,” Brutus said. “I was happy to be able to contribute to our win.”

Tufts’ best showing on the track see WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, page 15