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Women drop final two games of season, miss playoffs

March 31

Needing two wins and some luck over the weekend to qualify for the NESCAC playoffs, the women's basketball team got neither, ending the season at 9-13 overall and 1-8 in the conference. The pivotal game of the road trip came against Wesleyan on Saturday night, but the Jumbos couldn't hold onto a seven point halftime lead and fell to the Cardinals 65-60 in Middletown, CT. Tufts opened the game on fire, racing out to a 27-18 lead early in the first half. The Cardinals (15-9, 3-6) brought the lead to within seven, and opened up the second half with a 22-9 run, giving them the lead for good. The victory secured the seventh and final playoff spot for Wesleyan, and officially eliminated Tufts from postseason contention. While Tufts shot relatively well from the field (41.7 percent), the team struggled immensely from the free throw line, connecting on only four of 12 attempts. And in a game decided by five points, free throws can often make the difference. "Everyone on the team knew we had to beat Wesleyan to get into the playoffs, so we tried to come out really strong," sophomore Erin Buckley said. "They had really strong shooters from the outside, and that was working well for them in the second half. We just couldn't finish them off." "In the first half we came out really well," junior co-captain Hillary Dunn said. "We scored a bunch of fast break lay-ups. In the second half their offensive rebounding killed us."Junior Erin Harrington led the Jumbos with 16 points, 12 of which came from three pointers. Classmate Emily Goodman put up a double double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. For the Cardinals, it was a balanced scoring effort, as four players reached double figures, led by Amy Posocco and Nora Bowman, who each had 15.The loss to Wesleyan officially sealed the team's fate, as there was no chance a win in the final game could yield a playoff berth. Nevertheless, the team traveled to Conn. College to take on the 1-19, 0-8 Camels to finish up the regular season. Winless in its last 25 conference games, dating back three years, Conn. College emerged victorious 82-77 in an overtime battle.The Jumbos clung to a small lead for almost the entire game, and led by seven points with only 2:17 remaining. But Conn. College pieced together a seven-point run, capped off by a Margaret Guernsey lay-up with seven seconds remaining to tie up the game."We couldn't get a defensive rebound to save our life," Buckley said. "They had so many second chance points."In overtime, the Camels took over, building a lead and hitting enough free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. For Conn College, it was the highest point total of the year, and four players scored in double figures, led by Erin Shields, who had 21, and Emily Carroll with 19. "In the first half the scoring was really spread out so it was hard for them to defend us," Dunn said. "But in the second half we used an offense that focused on getting the ball inside. Our outside shooters didn't get open looks, and got out of rhythm."Goodman had a game-high 25 points and 16 rebounds in the loss, while senior Jayme Busnengo added 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dunn dished out a season-high ten assists, giving her 118 on the season and putting in her second place for the Tufts single season assist record.For Busnengo and senior Katie Kehrberger, who scored ten points in the game, it was the last collegiate basketball game they would ever play. Starting in all 23 games, Busnengo was third on the team in both points (8.0 per game) and rebounds (5.4 per game). Over three years after missing her freshman season due to knee surgery, she has contributed to the team in several different roles.Kehrberger has started in all but four games over the past three seasons, playing point guard, shooting guard, and occasionally forward. This year she averaged 4.5 points per game, and was second on the team with 57 assists."We were trying to win it for the seniors since it was their last game, but it didn't work out," Buckley said. "Their last seasons were their best. They were both big contributors to the team."

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Men's hockey looks to end losing streak

March 31

After dropping two games at home last weekend, the men's hockey team will hit the road in its final weekend of away contests in an attempt to end its six game losing streak. "To pick up a win against anybody when you only have four wins would be pretty big," coach Brian Murphy said. "The guys are still working hard and nobody has jumped ship. It hasn't been easy. We are continuing to work hard and to get better. There is not one guy on this team who is ready to give up." Sophomore Timm Schatz echoed his coach's attitude. "We've had a pretty rough season thus far, but there are still some league games and we are gonna go in there and play as hard as we possibly can," he said. "At this point in the game it's just go in there and play as hard as we can and see how it comes out." Tonight, the 4-14 Jumbos will head to upstate New York to face Hamilton College, and tomorrow will face the Lord Jeffs of Amherst - both NESCAC foes. Hamilton and Amherst are close competitors with similar stats, while Tufts doesn't quite have numbers that match up. "It would be nice to get some points this weekend," coach Brian Murphy said. "I think it is by far the toughest road trip in the league. We leave at 10 a.m. [today] take a five hour ride and play at seven. And we stay just outside Hamilton and then we drive three hours from Hamilton to Amherst [on Saturday]." Hamilton boasts a winning record of 9-5-1 in the NESCAC and ranks fourth in the NESCAC in offensive scoring, with 4.33 goals per game. Though Tufts started the season with strong scoring, the team is currently averaging 2.87 gpg. If tenth ranked Tufts is to contain the Continentals, it has to keep a close watch on Hamilton's leading scorer, junior Rob Gordon, who averages 1.47 ppg. Tufts junior tri-captain Mike Carceo boasts slightly higher scoring stats than Gordon, averaging 1.53 ppg. Amherst offers more equal competition for the Jumbos. Ranked eighth in the NESCAC, and struggling to surpass the .500 mark, the 4-7-4 Lord Jeffs net an average of 3.33 goals per game. However, the Jumbos will have to keep a close eye on Amherst freshman Beau Kretzman, the Lord Jeffs' leading scorer, who averages 1.67 ppg, including 12 goals on the season. On the powerplay - a facet of the game that has bedeviled Tufts this season - the team has only gone nine for 64 (14.1 percent) while the Lord Jeffs are 14 for 66 (21.6 percent) on the powerplay. On a positive note, if their pack of solid freshman and top offensemen Carceo, Pat Byrne, and Chris Martin play to their full capacity, the Jumbos might have a chance against Hamilton and Amherst's defenses. Currently, the Continentals have let up 48 goals on the season, averaging 3.20 goals against per game. The Lord Jeffs rank closely behind, letting up 55 goals at 3.67 goals per game. "The freshmen have been coming up huge all year," Schatz said. "It seems like every time we start playing well the freshmen are right in the mix of everything and that is pretty impressive considering it is such a big step coming from high school to college hockey." Next week, the Jumbos face Plymouth State on the road and will finish out the season next weekend with a pair of home games. In order to clinch a playoff berth, the squad must win all of the four remaining NESCAC contests, and Connecticut, Amherst and Wesleyan will have to drop several games. Though the Jumbos aren't likely to see any post-season action this year, the squad is hopeful of next year. "A couple of wins down the stretch would absolutely help to set the tone for next season," Murphy said. "We are focused right now on [today's] game and we will go from there." The puck will drop at 7 p.m. this evening and 3 p.m. tomorrow.

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How much do you tip a professor?

March 31

Never thought you'd see DiBiaggio in an apron, tablecloths at Dewick, or a real country auction? Well, guests at the Leonard Carmichael Society's annual Faculty Waits on You Dinner and Auction (FWOYD) got to see all that, and much more, last night - and all for the sake of charity. All proceeds from the dinner and auction - which featured a cappella performances and thirty-six prizes to bid on - benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition. To enter, guests paid $5 in addition to the usual dining hall meal price. As for the auction, subsequent bidding on big-ticket items like "The Last Hurrah Senior Week Package" went as high as $225. LCS volunteers nominated faculty and members of the administration to serve dinner to students, while FWOYD co-coordinators Cat Wolmar and Rob Lott solicited items to auction from both on- and off-campus sources. "We had big donations from the Bacows and the DiBiaggios," Wolmar said. "It's often Tufts-related items that sell really well." President Bacow and his wife Adele donated an evening for one lucky bidder and three friends consisting of a campus show followed by dessert and coffee at Gifford House. President Emeritus DiBiaggio offered lunch and a ride in his "classic auto" for two students. DiBiaggio wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, either - he also served as a waiter at the dinner. "I'm delighted to be here," he said. "I've done this before, and it's always nice for the students to see [the administration] in a different context. It also goes to a great cause." Other faculty staffers agreed. Jonathan Kenny, a chemistry and American Studies professor, was so excited to be a part of the evening's festivities that he brought his five young sons along. "It's great to see the students outside of class," Kenny said. "It breaks down barriers." The event took place in Dewick-MacPhie, where students were served salad, dinner, and dessert by professors and deans. Attendees were serenaded by the Beelzebubs and sQ, who performed one song each. Then Mark Alston-Follansbee, Executive Director of the Somerville Homeless Coalition, spoke to the group before the auction commenced. Alston-Follansbee talked about the history of the Somerville Homeless Coalition and Tufts' contributions to the organization, and provided some facts about homelessness both in the United States and specifically in Massachusetts. The Somerville Homeless Coalition was founded in 1985 as a "faith-based, community response to homelessness," according to Alston-Follansbee. He pointed out that it wasn't until the Red Line of the "T" expanded to include Alewife that people realized there were actually homeless people in Somerville. The Coalition's first shelter was started in 1986 by the College Ave. Methodist Church in a converted bowling alley. According to Alston-Follansbee, in the beginning, there were just a handful of staffers and about eight Tufts students "who would come down and stay awake all night, to make sure the people coming to the shelter were protected." The organization has grown much larger over the years, adding a family shelter in East Somerville, two food pantries, and case management to help the local homeless find housing. Last year, about 300 Tufts students volunteered at food drives, weekly Monday night dinners, and food pantries in Somerville. Alston-Follansbee said the FWOYD provides incredible financial support but that the Coalition still appreciates volunteers. "We're really grateful for the direct benefit, but it's just as important to get student volunteers. We want them to have a meaningful [volunteer] experience; to really talk to someone and get to know about their problems," he said. "The only way to change societal problems is to work on them together." Alston-Follansbee said there are currently between 800,000 and one million homeless people in the United States, and many of those are children. In Massachusetts alone, 18% of children are poor, and 10% are characterized as very poor. LCS is hoping that their event will help ameliorate these problems, if only locally. "This is one of our biggest fundraising events," said Kate Donohue-Rolfe, Vice President of LCS. "It's great to carry on the tradition - [the dinner and auction] have always gone towards the Somerville Homeless Coalition." About 194 people were in attendance at this year's FWOYD, and Donohue-Rolfe said that more items were offered to be auctioned than ever before. Freshman Alyssa Lillo, a first-time FWOYD attendee, said she was excited to "eat good food, hear a cappella, and get served by [her] professors." Track coach and self-described "country auctioneer" Connie Putnam has been a part of the FWOYD for 16 years. He prefaced the auction by saying that he "sells fast," and the items were indeed snatched up quickly. Favorite Tufts eateries like Redbones, Diva, Caf?© de Crepe, Rudy's, and Tasty Gourmet all donated meals; tickets to a Red Sox game, Boston comedy clubs, and exercise classes were also popular items. For the slightly more intellectual crowd, passes to the New England Aquarium and the Museum of Science, performances by the Boston Pops and the Boston Philharmonic, and a professors-versus-students Trivial Pursuit match were offered. TSR laundry service, private acapella shows, and even a Tufts hat signed by former Vice President Al Gore were also auctioned off. The auction raised $4,640 altogether. Wolmar's said that her favorite part of the evening was "handing that check over to the Somerville Homeless Coalition." The Faculty Waits on You Dinner and Auction was sponsored by the Leonard Carmichael Society and the Inter-Greek Council.

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Arts on the hill 2001-2002

March 31

The Tufts campus played host to several diversely enriching artistic ventures over the past year, from comedy shows to dance presentations -and, of course, an appearance by The Entertainer himself, Billy Joel. To honor these efforts, the incoming and outgoing members of the Daily Arts staff choose their picks (in the order in which they occured) for the Best of Tufts Arts 2001-2002 .Night of the living dead... Torn Ticket II brought a show back from the dead this past fall, breathing new life into the wonderfully zany musical comedy Zombie Prom. The original production, which premiered off-Broadway in 1997, was thrust into oblivion after critics panned its superficial treatment of deeper underlying themes. But the blatant stereotypes inherent in the script are precisely what made Torn Ticket's production work, as it combined the best of Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Saved by The Bell, and everything in between. It didn't matter that the lyrics rhymed 'wax' with 'nymphomaniacs' or declared that "everything morphs when your boyfriend's a corpse" because they matched perfectly with the ridiculous nature of the show as a whole. Under the creative direction of senior Mike Robb, the cast captured the story with just the right touch of parody to add an edge to the traditional boy-meets-girl boy-loses-girl musical theater plot. Though clearly an unusual choice for a college musical theater production, Zombie Prom provided both theater aficionados and non-fans alike with a weekend filled with entertaining performances. - Lauren PhillipsAll that jazz... Though Cohen Auditorium was only filled half to capacity, this March's jazz show offered the self select few attendees a magical display of what live music is supposed to be. The evening's opener, the Aaron Goldberg Trio, set the night's tone, inciting just the right amount of foot tapping and head bopping to get things going. Then Payton on trumpet was joined by his pianist, bassist, drummer, and saxophone wizard Tim Warfield . Their presentation of a short but sharp set balanced the individuals' talents with soaring solos suggesting influences of Davis, Coltrane, and Payton's proclaimed favorite, the great Louis Armstrong. Tunes like "Magic Bag," "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" and the closer, "One for Shirley" evoked an array of emotions presented through alternating styles - some fast, chipper, and cacophonous, others delicate, soothing, and heartfelt. Below it all, the performers' efforts found a rock solid foundation in impressive collaboration that hit the mark like a well-oiled machine. - Rob LottOnce upon a time... Coinciding with its return to the Broadway stage, the acclaimed musical Into the Woods was performed in Cohen Auditorium this spring. Torn Ticket II presented Stephen Sondheim's dark perception of a fantasy world of happily-ever-after, interweaving the stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood along with other familiar fairy tales. The first act takes the audience down the typical storybook path, complete with the happy ending. But the light mood of the show dissipates in the second act, when Sondheim ventures into the woods once again, this time raising issues of morals, stereotypes and death. The actors in this spring major production deftly maneuvered their way through Sondheim's maze of complexity. Senior Kate Goldberg, who played the Witch, did an impressive job of carrying a large portion of the show. Other standout performances came from Suzanne Corbett as the Baker's Wife, and Mike Robb and Dan Balkin, who played the two princes. - Salima Appiah-KubiAu natural... Earth Day itself was a bit of a washout, but ECO's Earthfest was perhaps one of the most welcome innovations in Tufts' performing arts scene this year. Despite scheduling restrictions imposed by classes and the TCU presidential debate, ECO assembled a nine-hour show that featured eight Tufts bands, all performing for free to support the day's causes. ECO representatives manned booths throughout the campus center, serving "eco-friendly food," and selling notebooks made from discarded printer paper, while a veritable Who's Who of Tufts musicians performed downstairs. Never before has any one event even attempted to unite more than a handful of Tufts bands, and Earthfest did as much for the cause of Earth Day as it did in furthering Tufts' knowledge of its own very fertile music scene. - Rob BellingerSix degrees and rising... While there were many worthwhile productions over this past school year, none were as intricate or ultimately moving as Luke Jorgenson's interpretation of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation. Funny, confusing, bold and timely all at once, the play is a real challenge -and our Drama Department met that challenge with aplomb. The play is all about connections. Based on a true story, the play involves several members of the upper-upper class community in Manhattan being swindled by an outrageous, brilliant, pathological-lying gay man named Paul. He staggers into the Kittredge home one night, asking for help and saying he knows their children. Many seniors gave great final performances (especially Allison Clear as the materialistic Ouisa Kittredge) to cap off their training throughout four years of Tufts theater. The up and coming sophomores (Graham Outerbridge as her husband Flan) and freshmen (especially Kevin Miller) also made strong impressions, alluding to for moving, tragic, crazy, and great things to come. All that, and it was funny too. - Taylor ShannOut of the box... Granted, the performers don't say much, but Hype -Tufts' first and only mime troupe- deserves to be recognized for its efforts. In the few years that it has existed, it has managed to attract some amazing talent and create their own form of non-traditional mime theater. The spring show this semester ran for just over an hour, yet still managed to run the full gamut of emotions. The opening, titled "Silence," was a fitting piece for a mime troupe. It centered on the different ways in which people prevent others from voicing their thoughts and ideas, from domestic violence to simple insults. With such success in so short a time, we can only hope for bigger and better things in years to come.- Alex Moerlein

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Plans for Bacow's blowout Inauguration near finalization

March 31

President Larry Bacow will join 11 other presidents in University history when he is formally inaugurated on April 19. The ceremony at Ellis Oval will be on the second of three days of planned festivities, including an inaugural concert and nighttime celebration. In collaboration with the Stewardship Office, administrators have been working to coordinate the event since its date was set last summer, inviting prominent scholars from both within and outside of the University to speak at the inauguration. Guest speakers include MIT President Charles Vest and Dartmouth's President Emeritus James O. Freedman, both of whom were invited by Bacow. It is common for schools to invite distinguished academics to these ceremonies to endorse university presidencies, according to Provost Sol Gittleman. Guest speakers are often veterans of university leadership who will speak about "how unique American higher education is" and welcome Bacow to "the guild." Freedman said he is looking forward to paying tribute to Bacow. "Larry's an old friend, and I was just thrilled to find out about his appointment and thrilled when he invited me to say a few words," he said. Freedman has never worked with Bacow, but he said the two "met through a mutual friend and have been very close now for about six or seven years." Bacow worked closely with Vest for three years, and the MIT President appointed him as that school's third chancellor. Vest was unavailable for comment. A collection of five well-known University figures will also speak at the ceremony, denoting the approval of undergraduates, professional and graduate students, administration, faculty, and alumni about the presidential choice. Among the speakers are Board of Trustees Chairman Nathan Gantcher, Tufts Community Union (TCU) President Eric Greenberg, medical student Colleen O'Connor, Dean of the Dental School Lonnie Norris, Drama Professor Barbara Grossman, and Alumni Association President Bill O'Reilly (LA '77). Gittleman will present a welcome address after which Bacow will begin his inaugural speech. Norris hopes the inauguration "brings worldwide press, brings recognition of the President's name in his new position, by his comments inspires the best and the brightest to want to enroll, teach, donate, affiliate with Tufts." The official Friday morning inauguration will be preceded by an hour-long Thursday night concert featuring several Tufts musical groups. The concert introduces a piece by University Professor John McDonald in its premiere. "Inaugural Augury" is a piano solo composed for the occasion. Other groups that will be featured at Thursday's concert include the Tufts Chamber Singers, a Faculty Jazz Trio, The Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir, and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra. The Bacows requested that the Orchestra play "David Diamond" from its recent tour in Greece. "I am excited about the size of the audience and the positive reaction we are already getting," McDonald said. Five hundred people have already made reservations. The festivities continue into Saturday evening when a combined 150th anniversary and inauguration celebration will take place in the Gantcher Center. Bacow and O'Reilly will address the audience before turning over the evening to music by the band Jump Street, Tufts a cappella groups, dancing, and a birthday cake. A sesquicentennial time capsule will be dedicated the following day, as well as "some surprises," according to the event's coordinator, Executive Associate to the President Judy Olson. "This is only the 12th time in 150 years that Tufts has inaugurated a new president. It is a significant event in the history of the institution, and an exciting time for all of us who have the opportunity to attend and participate in the celebration," Olson said. As a former MIT Chancellor, Bacow was one of the two most senior academic officers and was part of the MIT faculty since 1977. He was appointed Tufts President on Sept. 1, 2001, when former President John DiBiaggio retired from the office.

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Orientation rolls into action after a summer of planning

March 31

Four students were busy with errands and nervous with anticipation this summer as orientation week approached. The students - seniors, not freshmen - are orientation co-coordinators who have been preparing for a week of new and traditional events aimed at welcoming new Jumbos to Walnut Hill since June. Incoming students will experience many of the same activities as last year's freshmen, including the elaborate first night celebration in the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center, now an annual tradition. Additions to the schedule include an R-rated hypnotist and an intramural sports program arranged by dorm. Hired by Tufts in the spring, the co-coordinators worked with Dean of Students Bruce Reitman throughout the summer to arrange all academic, advising, and "co-curricular," or social events. Every campus tour, student panel, luncheon, and list of names was arranged or assisted by the foursome. "It's been a lot of late nights and hard work," coordinator Melissa Carson said. "But watching [the freshmen] have fun will make it worth it." Each orientation co-coordinator has a focus: Carson has worked on logistics and co-curricular events, Melissa Callan on academic advising, Dan Reinhard on academic programs, and Jennifer Holt on the Gantcher celebration. Holt has perhaps the most social job. "I got the party," she said. Holt has been coordinating vendors and contractors to turn the Jumbo-sized indoor track into a multimedia stage and dining area. The dinner and entertainment event, which occurs tonight at staggered times based on advising groups, received immensely positive feedback after its premiere last year. This year, Holt said, the celebration will be more efficient and even bigger. Without giving too much away, the evening will now include an alumni element and end with a more colorful "bang," she said. Also new on the itinerary this year is the two-part Celebration on the Hill, which will take place this Friday night. The event is a revival of the traditional "Light on the Hill" candlelight ceremony, which was minimized last year to the lighting of candles at the end of the Gantcher celebration. The second part, dubbed "Author on the Hill," will be an appearance by author and Tufts alumnus Christopher Golden. "I'm very excited about [Author on the Hill] not only because it adds an alumni connection but also because it's a more academic program," Associate Dean Jean Herbert said. Golden is the author of a mystery series entitled "Body of Evidence" and a writer for the television shows "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." Unlike other universities, Tufts does not have an office of orientation. Instead, student co-coordinators work with various departments to organize the logistics of each event. "This model, although it may be more work, is better in some ways because you get current student enthusiasm and a better connection with the student body," Reitman said. Reinhard recounted an hour-long phone conversation he recently had with an incoming student, and said, "Having student coordinators makes all the difference." Aside from arranging the nuts and bolts of campus events, orientation coordinators are also responsible for answering the questions of incoming freshmen over the summer. "We're the voice on the other end of the phone," Callan said. In addition to returning emails and fielding phone calls, the coordinators duties include the upkeep of Connection 2006, the freshmen forum website. In past years only two students have served as coordinators. The workload, Carson said, was more than enough for two. "This year we didn't save anything for the last minute," Carson said, alluding to years past. The goal of orientation week, said Reitman, is to increase class identity and build school spirit. He hopes that a variety of events and an attention to detail, largely on the part of student co-coordinators, will make incoming students feel comfortable and enthusiastic about beginning at Tufts.

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Down East Couture

March 31

As anybody from Maine will attest, the state is divided into two parts: the civilized and the uncivilized. The civilized area consists of beautiful beachside towns, lobsters, lighthouses, and other endearingly picturesque sights. This is where I live. The uncivilized territories are largely inhabited by old men on potato farms, and pine trees. This is what everybody else thinks of when they think of Maine. Since I've come to college, I've pretty much heard it all concerning my home state. And for some reason, when people ask where I'm from, Maine seems about as surprising and exotic a locale as Fiji. Either that or people just can't believe that anybody actually lives there. "Oh, you're from Maine? Do you have electricity there?(snicker snicker)" "Maine, huh? That's the place with the moose, right?" My personal favorite: "You're from Maine?? Really? Really??? Huh. (Pause) You just don't seem like you'd be from Maine, that's all." Now you may be asking yourself, what is the state of Maine's relevance to a fashion column? And this is precisely the issue I'm going to clear up, once and for all. Sure, Maine has lobsters and moose and beaches, and if you go far enough up north, Stephen King and Sasquatches, but there is more to this state than what's on the postcards. What many people don't know is that Maine has been, if not the apex of the fashion industry, a critical driving force behind many fashion moments over the past decade. Hogwash, you say? Well let's just bring it back to the grunge trend of the early '90s. Okay, Seattle and Nirvana both had something to do with it. But before Doc Marten's and smeared eyeliner became mainstream fashion, Maine was already miles ahead of the fashion pack. First of all, L.L. Bean, the apple of Maine's eye, had been selling out of flannel shirts, long underwear, and big grimy boots long before Marc Jacobs sent combats down the Perry Ellis runway. Second, puffy vests and layered clothing have always been fashionable where winter weather regularly hovers around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Third, as Maine is a haven for Old Money WASPs trying to cleanse themselves of capitalism, conspicuous displays of cash have always been considered gauche. Grunge meant that being in fashion didn't mean looking tarty. Or expensive. This was particularly popular at my high school, a private prep school where everyone liked to pretend they were maligned street urchins. No doubt Karl Lagerfeld and his fashion henchmen scouted the Maine scene for inspiration. Maine can also be credited with the "sport-utility" movement of the mid-1990s, a look that is still maintained by countless weekend warriors anxious to forget they've sold their souls to investment banking. With its roads full of SUVs and citizens decked out head to toe in Patagonia and North Face, Maine is a welcome stop for corporate adventurers seeking to commune with nature (or at least look like they do.) In essence, the state perfectly embodies the Urban Explorer look popularized by Nike and every other designer making a statement about the concrete jungle. Arctic storms and flesh-searing winds will give anyone that rosy-cheeked look, rendering makeup obsolete. Environmental consciousness is inevitable: a walk down one of the many cobblestone streets in heels calls to mind a fox in a steel trap. And when the "Manifest Destiny" look went couture, what better to put in your Chanel water bottle-carrier than our very own Poland Springs, the underground-chic, girl-about-town's alternative to Evian? Following on the heels of the Urban Adventurer trend was the Abercrombie and Fitch boom of a few years ago, arguably the biggest boost to Maine's ego since McDonald's introduced McLobster Rolls. Abercrombie and Fitch was not only clearly inspired by the unerring fashion sense of Maine natives, but also let the rest of America know what a swinging place Maine was. Once again, Maine youth and mainstream fashion formed another symbiotic relationship. Every Mainer aged 12 to 25, from Portland to Presque Isle, wore Abercrombie tip to toe, while the catalog flattered the Maine lifestyle to a nationwide audience, affirming that flannel-swathed threesomes and naked wood-chopping were indeed all the rage. With its studiously faded chinos and cropped wool sweaters, Abercrombie and Fitch was L.L. Bean's slutty little sister, proving that plain, uninteresting clothes could be fashionable if manipulated in the right catalog. Abercrombie and Fitch portrayed Maine as living in a new, R-rated, cellophane-wrapped light, confirming that one could be a preppy New Englander and do it with four chicks at once. So you see, Maine and fashion are indeed closely linked, though it might appear otherwise to the naked eye. Of course there are some looks that will never catch on in Maine: any '80s fans, cyber-babes, and polished socialites are urged to stay home, and displays of conspicuous consumption are generally ill-advised. However, if the spring fashion shows are anything to go by, Maine has reappeared on the style radar. Nonchalant hippie style was all the rage, obviously inspired by Maine's throngs of Barenaked Ladies and Phish fans. Flowing shirts with comfortable pajama-sized pants showed up at Gucci. Patchwork influences reigned at Marc Jacobs. Balenciaga dressed down tattered evening tops with army green chinos. Once again, Maine looks to be au courant this season, so break out the Birks (that's Birkenstocks, not Birkin bag) and go native.

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An update on diversity

March 31

Over the past few weeks students, faculty and staff have asked about our commitment to diversifying the Tufts community. We believe our actions underscore our commitment and would like to bring everyone up to date on our initiatives. The 1997 Task Force on Race Report recommended 47 diversity initiatives for Arts, Sciences & Engineering, one of which was to establish the Office of Diversity Education and Development (ODED). That office, the University's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action and many other offices, departments, and programs in Arts, Sciences & Engineering have been very helpful to us in implementing successfully the other recommendations. You will find the most updated information at ase.tufts.edu/diversity/panel/year2001/contents.html. An Oversight Panel of the Task Force on Race has met for the past three years to track and assess the progress of the diversity initiatives. We can now report that close to 95 percent of the recommendations have been completed or initiated. In addition, we wanted to let you know that President Larry Bacow and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action are planning a diversity workshop for the Academic Council (the members of the University's senior leadership). It is our hope that this workshop could be replicated at the level of the individual schools. We are in the process of hiring an independent consultant to research the issue of faculty retention at Tufts. A first step will be to interview all tenure-track and tenured faculty hired from 1991 to 1996, regardless of their race/ethnicity, gender, or whether they are still at Tufts. Following the interviews, the firm will look at what attracts faculty to Tufts, gather perceptions of Tufts' institutional culture, and identify the perceived "profile of a successful Tufts professor." The firm also will identify any barriers that may affect the cultivation of successful faculty. This firm will then help us implement long-term initiatives such as exit interviews to learn more about why people leave Tufts and steps to help us retain our excellent faculty. We anticipate that this work will build on the recommendations we received in Spring 2001 from the Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Retention. Forty-seven percent of our full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty hires from 1995-2002 have been persons of color. Black, non-Hispanics represent 21.7 percent; Asian or Pacific Islanders represent 16.9 percent, and Hispanics represent 8.4 percent. Our ability to continue to attract and retain outstanding faculty and administrators of color is key to our progress in achieving the level of diversity we're seeking. We have almost doubled our African-American student body in the last six years, from 3.9 percent in 1995-1996 to 7.5 percent this year. Our Hispanic student body has increased as well, from 4.8 percent in 1995-1996 to 8.3 percent this year. We established the Diversity Fund for Arts, Sciences & Engineering to cover costs of a wide variety of initiatives, including programmatic changes and events. The fund's advisory committee of students, faculty and staff makes recommendations to us about this funding. From this fund we plan to spend $500,000 next year - four times our initial 1999 annual funding. Some of this year's 40 recipients are: two Curriculum Transformation Projects-in Asian American Studies and in Latino Studies; Anthropology's "Remembering the 'Other': The Royall House Slave Quarters Exhibit;" the Safe Colleges Conference; Career Services' Summer Internship Sponsorship Program; the School of Engineering for a pilot visiting faculty program; and appearances on campus by the hip-hop theatre ensemble Universes, Rita Moreno, and the comedy troupe Stir Friday Night!, among many others. In fact, during the week of March 4 to 8, the Diversity Fund is sponsoring appearances by Grace Poore, Ron Takaki, Evelynn Hammonds, Carmelita Tropicana and the play "Gate of Heaven," directed by Sudipto Chatterjee. While we believe we've made great progress there, is much more to be done. We are committed to continuing to implement steps already taken, and to developing new ones. We look forward to working with the entire community to make Tufts the healthy, diverse community we want it to be.Susan Ernst is the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts. Ioannis Miaoulis is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Associate Provost at Tufts.

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Ice hockey looks to extend winning streak

March 31

Coming off a reassuring 7-2 win against Plymouth State on Tuesday night, the men's hockey team (5-16, 3-14) will look to finish off the season on a positive note as it faces NESCAC conference rivals Wesleyan and Trinity this weekend. After an eight-game slide, the win earlier this week boosted the team's morale and helped salvage what had become a frustrating season. The team's best chance to pick up a win will come against the Wesleyan Cardinals tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Malden Arena. With a 5-12 conference record, the team is ninth in the NESCAC and has lost 12 of its last 14 games. And if history is any measure, this game should be quite a thriller, as last year the two teams battled back and forth in a game that resulted in a 7-6 Wesleyan victory. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Jumbos, making revenge an incentive in tonight's game. Wesleyan is led by junior John Blanchard - incidentally the Cardinal who netted the game winner last year - who has 14 goals and nine assists on the season. Wesleyan's goaltender, sophomore Jim Panczykowski has fared well in net this year, and despite giving up 3.36 goals per game, he has managed to save 91.5 percent of the shots against him. Wesleyan is also coming off of a brutal week, having faced off against NESCAC powerhouses Williams and Middlebury, who boast a combined 27-4-3 season record. The Cardinals only mustered one goal in these two contests and, like the Jumbos, are probably frustrated with how their season has progressed. Tufts will look for the balanced offense that gave it seven goals on Tuesday from five different players, including three freshmen. Freshman John Hurd picked up a hat trick in the contest and trails only junior co-captain Mike Carceo (35) in total points this season with 21.However, the offense was unproductive at times and played in bursts, as showcased by the four goals scored within ten minutes in the third period. On Saturday, the team will host the Trinity Bantams (10-5-1, 13-5-1) for its final game of season at 4 p.m. Trinity has had a successful season in conference play and will look to gain momentum going into the NESCAC playoffs that begin next Saturday. Currently the sixth seed in the conference, Trinity has the possibility of moving up to fourth with two wins this weekend. The Bantams offense is led by freshman Jeffrey Natale and senior Matthew Greason, who have 22 and 21 points respectively. Balance appears to be the team's strong point, however, as nine players have over 14 points this season. Also helping out is the stellar play of senior goalkeeper Geoffrey Faulkner, who is third in the NESCAC with a 1.92 goals against average. Since the Jumbos are not playoff-bound this year, the two contests will be the last collegiate games for the team's three seniors. Goalkeeper Ian Kell has seen the most ice time of the three. In his sophomore year, Kell posted a 12-8-1, and led his team into the semifinals of the ECAC Northeast playoffs. This year, Kell has shared time with sophomore Ben Crapser and has recorded a 84.2 save percentage. Co-captain Rob Greene has picked up three assists this year and has successfully assumed a leadership role on the team. Goalkeeper Jeremy Zuniga returned to action this year, and recorded two saves in Tuesday's victory over Plymouth State. While the senior leadership will be missed, the young hockey team will continue to improve as it gains experience in the elite NESCAC conference.

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Hands off

March 31

As someone who's already read enough magazines to fill three people's lives and who has archived, beginning from 1992, every magazine she has ever bought (you never know when you might need the October 1994 issue of Allure), it seemed only natural now to pen a style column myself. No, I will not comment Joan Rivers-style on everyone who walks down the library steps. No, I will not print "Do's and Don'ts" pictures (although admit it, it would be fun....). What I will look at is fashion as it applies to Tufts students, Bostonians, and fashionistas in general, creating a lovely sort of style-centered m?©lange, if you will, that will appear every Wednesday. Today, this first dose of fashion, the inaugural Fashion Fix, concerns an issue near and dear to my heart, and something we've all had to deal with since coming to college. I admit I am something of a control freak. While I don't wash my hands obsessively or do things in three's, my before-bedtime ritual of checking my room for spiders takes me a full fifteen minutes, and I am known for my door-lock checking compulsions. However, one of my more mundane psychological quirks is my fear of lending clothes. Although it has not yet graduated to a full-blown phobia, my behavior concerning the borrowing of clothes does border on irrational. For example:Roommate of three years: Wow, that snow's really coming downI wish I knew where my hat was. Can I borrow one of yours?Me: (breath shortening) Huh?Roommate of three years: I said, do you have a hat I can borrow?Me: (thinking of all lovely hats possessed that might be stretched out/lost/dropped in a puddle by well-meaning roommate) Um, well I guess you can wear this one. If you really need one. (Hand over hat)Roommate of three years: This one smells like mothballs and has a hole in it the size of my fist.Me: (thinking of hat's grungy but loveable qualities) Um, can you actually not borrow that one? Now I know college is a time of communal living. Want some food? Share some of mine. Need tip money for Kee Kar Lau delivery? It's in my wallet. Need a belt to go with those pants? Try next door. I know you'll be careful with it. I know you'll give it right back. But you know what? All the time it's gone I'll be thinking about all the outfits that belt goes with and how it's unique and special and unlike any other belt in the world and how my wardrobe would fall apart without it, would lose some crucial communicating element, and I'd never ever find another one like it ever again. And chances are, I'll bother you so much about giving it back on time that you'll want to throw the belt in my frantic face and never borrow anything else from me again. Which means the belt is back. Mission accomplished. No, I am not an only child with a sharing problem. I just know that nothing good comes from mixing clothes and friendships. For one, you are never as careful with someone else's clothes as you should be. Why? Because once they are on your body, they feel like your clothes. Everybody hates their clothes and wants new ones anyway. Second, just because some fabrics stretch doesn't mean they should. Case in point: friend likes author's gray zip-up lambswool sweater. Friend is also five inches taller than author and has wider arms, chest, and shoulders. Friend doesn't care and is obsessed with sweater. Author caves in and friend wears sweater for a week. Author still hasn't gotten sweater back to original size. Clothes mold to the body. Your body. It will make you unhappy when they are returned molded to someone else's. Third, no one realizes the gravity of a prompt return. This is the primary reason I am loath to lend clothes - because on the rare occasions on which I have, I never get them back.There was the time, in fourth grade, when I lent Becca my pink suede belt with the big silver seashell buckle. It looked fantastic with all my pleated, acid-washed denim skirts and matched several of my beaded scrunchies. Never seen again. When I was sixteen, there was Liza, a friend from camp who descended upon my house for five days straight. By the third day, it was unanimously decided that Liza needed a change of clothes. Pajama-soft green polo shirt and charming plaid pants were exchanged for promises of a prompt return and a pinkie swear. That bitch owes me her pinky. The last trauma happened sophomore year in college, the year a clinically schizophrenic twenty-four year old senior moved in next door. One Friday night she decided to add "dress-up" to her usual weekend festivities of getting drunk and mumbling into the couch. After barging into my room, she decided my favorite pink skirt would be the ideal thing to wear while hiding under her bed later that night. Not wanting to be spit at or clawed, I gradually steered her towards a more mundane wool skirt and camisole combination, which thankfully proved to be less than perfect given the activities and were returned promptly the next day, not a boiled bunny hair in sight. A rare happy ending. We have a relationship, my clothes and I. We've done a lot together, seen a lot of things, and been a lot of places. I'd say memories are woven into their fabric, but that would be cheesy. At any rate, I'm very good at convincing myself that the oldest rag in my closet, when asked to be borrowed, is something near and dear and precious that will be worn tomorrow. Some call it separation anxiety. Others call it selfishness. I call it easier not to borrow my clothes.

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Amendment would change face of Senate culture lobbying

March 31

In what organizers call an effort to provide all campus organizations with an equal voice in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, a campus-wide referendum will be placed on this April's ballot for an amendment that would create a Culture Lobby. The Lobby would allow for all campus organizations to influence Senate affairs relevant to their group in a more representative body, but would eliminate the current system of culture representative voting. Denying the present culture reps of their Senate vote, however, is not the intended purpose of the amendment, according to its sponsors. Rather, organizers and senators Josh Belkin and Jill Bierne say, the amendment attempts to create a more accountable and inclusive forum for interacting with the Senate. Culture groups will have more access to student government, but will be limited to advising and lobbying. The proposed new system would provide groups like Hillel, the Tufts Association of South Asians, and the Tufts Feminist Alliance, among many others, to share an equal voice with the established culture representatives in the lobby pool. Even though the new Culture Lobby would be determined based on a group's participation, the proposed amendment would "grandfather in" the five current culture representatives. Any group, including non-culture groups, can potentially be inducted into the lobby pool, and thereby participate in debates, by a two-thirds vote of confidence from the Senate. If the Senate decides to remove a representative from the lobby pool, a two-thirds vote is also required, though the spot will remain open to the group. Organizers hope the system will make representatives more accountable to their groups and provide the ability for members to be interchangeable at the same time. Senator Ben Lee said he favors the amendment because it would "allow more groups on campus the opportunity to have a representative in the Senate, rather than just the four that have been there." In addition to allowing all interested campus organizations and culture groups a voice in the Senate, the Lobby is intended to increase accountability among participating members. Some senators have voiced complaints that voting culture reps have an unwarranted amount of influence in Senate affairs that do not directly affect their respective groups. That and criticisms of an undemocratic process prompted a degree of unrest and have led to the current proposal, which would supplant the system with one that some see as more fair. But not everyone, however. Some senators say there is little usefulness in divesting all culture representatives of their voting influence. "I don't think this plan solves anything, because I feel that culture reps should have some voting rights," Senator Randy Newsom said.Hillel President Brooke Menschel expressed her approval of the new system, saying it is "the fairest and most democratic way to allow all organizations to have their voices heard, particularly on issues relevant to them."

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Clinton to speak at Tufts this March

March 31

Former President William Jefferson Clinton will speak at Tufts in mid-March, sources at Clinton's Harlem, New York office confirmed Thursday evening. The two-term president will give an address focused on "our shared future and globalization in the 21st century," a Clinton spokeswoman told the Daily. "Mr. Clinton looks forward to coming to Tufts." Clinton's office could not confirm the exact date of the event, nor whether it would come as part of the annual Issam M. Fares lectures series. Last night, University spokeswoman Siobhan Houton declined to release the identity of the Fares speaker, or where the event would be held. The Fares lecture, held annually and traditionally during the fall semester, focuses on issues related to the Middle East, and has featured such political heavyweights as now-Secretary of State Colin Powell, former President George H. Bush, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and former Secretary of State James Baker. The series is sponsored by Issam M. Fares, the deputy prime minister of Lebanon, and once a Tufts trustee. Beyond the gift of the lecture series, Fares, who received an honorary degree at last year's lecture, donated significantly to the Tisch Library and has committed $5.7 million over five years to Tufts Eastern Mediterranean Studies Center. Clinton opened offices in Harlem last July and now works with non-profit organizations to "promote economic opportunity in our back yard, in our country, and around the world." He also names revitalizing Harlem and seeking global support in the fights against poverty and AIDS among his goals. Powell's visit to Tufts in November 2000 sparked national controversy after he was named Secretary of State by President George W. Bush. The Jerusalem Post reported that Fares paid Powell $200,000 for the lecture. Critics charged it was improper for Powell to accept money and then return to work in government where Fares' influence could sway national policy. Powell, then a retired general turned circuit speaker, adamantly denied the report. His financial disclosure statement to the Senate during confirmation hearings revealed that Fares paid him $59,500, his normal college rate.

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Carson unofficial winner in presidential race

March 31

After a whirlwind campaign and unprecedented voter turnout, Melissa Carson was elected to be Tufts Community Union (TCU) president last night, besting opponent Alison Clarke. Unconfirmed reports late last night said that Amendment III had failed, but the Elections Board (ELBO) said that any speculation would be premature. Though the presidential results are unofficial pending electronic confirmation, ELBO chair Joe Coletti confirmed early this morning that he had informed Carson of her victory. ELBO estimates put voter turnout at 52 percent, though Coletti said he would know the exact results until later today. Though he declined to specify the margin with which Carson won, he did say the results were outside any possible the margin of error. An "incredibly excited" Carson said she was grateful and thrilled that the voters had selected her over Clarke. She credited her more personal efforts to meet students as one reason for her success. "We stayed away from paper and tried to stay personal; Alison was definitely more visible on paper," Carson said. Last night, those against Amendment III - which would have stripped culture representatives of their senate votes - expressed satisfaction at reports it had not passed. "I'm happy culture reps will continue to have the right to vote in the senate. Democracy is about minority voices being heard," freshman Carlton Bailey said. "The referendum made was seeking to remove a very important 'bridge' in the Senate and failed to provide adequate alternative methods."Supporters of amendment three said they were disappointed over reports the amendment had not passed. Some alleged that supporters of culture rep voting had torn down their posters of and questioned the opposition's tactics. "They hide behind direct chalkings of 'Vote No on III,' ripping down the opposition's posters, and they use words such as racist, homophobic, and nazi to scare and deceive people into voting their way," outgoing Senator Ed Schwehm said.Bailey said that "racism has existed in America since its very beginning and it continues to be that way - even though to a much smaller extent. It is a problem that should be addressed and not ignored." Interest in the Amendment III issue helped bring out the vote, a trend which Carson said she hoped would continue. "The senators understand what you can get from students if you go out and make an effort," Carson said. "I want this dialogue to be carried out and to be pursued on both sides." Both candidates credited online voting as a large part of the unprecedented turnout. In last year's presidential election, 33 percent of the student body voted, and 28 percent cast ballots in 2000. Though Carson said the race was an intense competition, she said she had tried to keep the campaign fun. "We didn't want to get lost in the competition of it," she said. "We tried to do some fun things, like going around with a Jumbo costume in the dining halls." Clarke called her opponent early this morning, and congratulated her on the victory. "I'm disappointed, because I thought I was the better candidate," Clarke said. But she said she hoped the two would work together next year. Clarke plans to be an active member of the Senate, but does not plan to run for vice president. Students say that Carson's experience was a major factor in their votes. "I voted for Carson because she had more experience," sophomore Alex Bailey said. "I did like the fact that Clarke went around campus, and actually came to my room and asked me if I had any suggestions. "But in the end, I felt Carson would do a better job running the Senate, which seemed more important because the student body is so apathetic towards student government," he added. Clarke's supporters credited her with running an effective campaign. "I met Clarke in January and she made a good impression; she seemed sincere," Junior Samantha Diamond said. "She has done a really good job of campaigning... I saw her going around dorms and outside Dewick."

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Team depth forces tough choices for Savitz

March 31

While most players were hesitant to come out and say it, this weekend's NESCAC matchups between the women's basketball team and Trinity College and Amherst College on Friday and Saturday were filled with an assortment of unorthodox lineup moves. "I've never had a coach run a team the way she does," senior co-captain Jayme Busnengo said in regard to coach Janice Savitz's usage of her roster. "I'm not saying it's necessarily bad, but it's different, and I don't know what the motivation is." Especially after winning on Saturday against Amherst, these moves may not appear problematic. However, it's hard to overlook the fact that Busnengo played 10 minutes against Amherst after playing only 23 the previous night against Trinity. "In the past few games, I've played a lot less than I usually do, and I take that to mean that I haven't been doing my job - which is to rebound," Busnengo said. "[Savitz] gives me some chances, and there are two other players who back me up." Despite playing only 23 minutes on Friday, Busnengo was able to score nine points in the contest, good for third on the team. Although a coach clearly has the right to do as he or she sees fit against Trinity, the Jumbos were being crushed on the boards by a 47 to 37 margin. And not surprisingly, they were also being outscored. Busnengo happens to be one of the team's top players and during the second semester has also been the team's most consistent. "I think rebounding is having a commitment to get after the basketball," coach Janice Savitz said. "When the shot goes up, [we have to] make contact and push. We are not making contact." Busnengo has managed to average 5.2 rebounds in only 20.1 minutes of play each night, so it would seem that she is doing something right in terms of rebounding. Sophomore Kate Gluckman, another solid rebounder and rugged interior defender, also spent most of Friday's game on the bench. Gluckman picked up a mere three minutes of playing time when her presence could have helped Tufts both on the boards and on the defensive end. As if trying to highlight that point, Gluckman scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in only 14 minutes of action against Amherst. After averaging 5.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest as a freshman, Gluckman has seen her playing time decrease significantly and is averaging only 6.5 minutes of action per game after logging 20.9 minutes per game as a freshman. Just as it is not surprising that Gluckman did not play much on Friday, it should not necessarily come as a shock that Busnengo played so few minutes over the course of the weekend. On the season, she has averaged just a touch over 20 minutes of playing time per game. Despite playing approximately one half per game, though, she is the team's third leading scorer and rebounder (7.1 ppg and 5.2 rbg) while also leading the team in field goal percentage at .457. "With all the substitutions, we are trying to give more people a rest," Savitz said. "We are trying to put people into situations where they can be most effective." The substitution pattern seemed to work in the second half of Saturday's game, although some of the moves were difficult to understand. For instance, Tufts opened the second half down by four but quickly went on a 10-6 run in the opening 4:40 of the half to even the score at 38. During the streak, Goodman scored seven of the team's 10 points but was removed from the game at the 15:20 mark along with Busnengo and senior Katie Kehrberger. Although she was on fire for most of the afternoon, scoring a game-high 19 points on 7-12 shooting, Goodman played only 23 minutes and did not make her return until nearly five minutes later at the 10:43 mark when she replaced sophomore Erin Buckley. Busnengo, on the other hand, did not check back into the game for the remainder of the afternoon. "It's the most frustrating thing in the world to watch your team be behind and then not being put in the position to do anything about it," Busnengo said. "But it wouldn't do any good to be sitting on the bench sulking, so I try and support [my teammates] and give advice like they do for me." While the case could be made that Goodman was in a bit of foul trouble, as she finished with four fouls, the fact is that Goodman may have been removed regardless. On the other hand, Busnengo was neither in foul trouble nor was she injured. "I guess Coach just goes on who is hot that day," Goodman said. "I guess if her substitutions are going well, we go with that." With the score tied at 60-60, 5'10" freshman Alison Love nailed a jumper at 3:19, inciting an 11-0 Jumbo run that ostensibly wrapped up the victory. Although Love hit a huge shot and grabbed five rebounds in ten minutes of play, the question must be asked why she was on the floor while the 5'11" Busnengo was relegated to the bench during crunch time. "Maybe [Savitz] feels a person is tired when she subs them, or maybe she wants to give them a quick break, or maybe it has to do with fouls," Goodman said. Similarly, sophomore Maritsa Christoudias has seen equally sporadic playing time, though she has admittedly not been nearly as consistent as Busnengo this season. Two games ago against Clark, a 76-62 double OT loss for the Jumbos, Christoudias started, played 26 minutes and led the team in steals with four while also finishing second in assists with three behind junior co-captain Hillary Dunn. Then on Friday night she started and played 14 minutes. But during Saturday's contest she came off the bench and played only seven minutes. Often it does make sense to go with the hot hand, but if that is the thinking behind whether or not one plays, it doesn't follow that junior Erin Harrington played 30 minutes (second on the team) while shooting only 3-14 from the field including 0-6 from downtown on Saturday. Harrington, however, is the team's second leading scorer for the season at 10.4 points per game, and she did grab a game-high 12 rebounds against Amherst. "All we can control is how we play when we're on the floor - individually and as a team," Christoudias said. At one point during the second half of play on Friday evening, there were four freshman on the floor along with Kehrberger. Younger players deserve the opportunity to see some game action; however, in the highly competitive NESCAC it would seem prudent to have at least one of the team's top scorers in the game against good competition, especially in the second half. "We got to make sure we give Hillary [Dunn] a blow," Savitz said. "The freshmen work hard and deserve to play." Busnengo agrees that the freshman should have a chance to play but believes that experience should be an important factor to consider when deciding who plays the key minutes at the end of the game. "I definitely feel that towards the end of the game you should have experienced players on the floor," Busnengo said. "While the younger players are very good, I feel that we should have more experienced players on the floor during crunch time." Currently tied with Wesleyan for seventh in the NESCAC with a 1-2 record, there is still plenty of time for Tufts to climb in the standings. With six more NESCAC games before the NESCAC tournament begins on Feb. 19, the Jumbos will have ample opportunities to improve against conference foes. However, in order to achieve further success and better last season's (14-9, 4-5 NESCAC) record, it might be in the team's best interest to have a more consistent rotation. "Everybody contributed today," Kehrberger said about the win over Amherst. "Although we made a lot of substitutions, it is reassuring because you know that whoever is coming in will get the job done." While it may be reassuring that there are a number of contributors on the team, it has to be disconcerting and even distracting that nobody knows who will be in the lineup come crunch time or even on a day-to-day basis. If the team hopes to turn what is currently a .500 season into a success, players need to know their roles.

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A donut's a donut

March 31

"One day I decided to not grow any older"-Grace Paley I hate to admit it, but I kept coming back to Madonna. Her simple solution to my latest issues seems simply shiny and new, glowing bright like a disco ball relative to the thick cynicism that weighs so regularly and heavily upon our shoulders. Every day now for the last two weeks or so, with classes, exams, papers all complete and the rest of life yet to begin, I've been spending my time looking for answers to that throbbingly obvious question: what now? Actually, to be totally honest I've been spending my time eating ice cream, drinking beer, watching TV, reading books for pleasure, barbecuing large portions of meat, taking long walks, and when I have the time, you know, just chilling. Nice. But underneath it all, I promise my seemingly smooth and relaxed brow is actually quite furrowed. For the question remains: how am I supposed to act with all of this free time? What can I do to properly prepare mentally and spiritually, to welcome myself into this different world, one without fight songs or syllabi or meal plans? And that's when mother Madonna came to me speaking words of wisdom: "Holiday Celebrate, If we took a holiday, Took some time to celebrate, Just one day out of life, It would be, it would be so nice." Isn't that what I had been doing all along, what with the ice cream and the reading and The Cosby Show marathons? No, no, no, that might be considered relaxing or taking it easy or bumming around, but it certainly wasn't an active physical celebration of our accomplishments. This impending big day, this commencement, the ceremonial acknowledgement of beginnings and endings deserved something more from me. I could no longer stand passively. I could no longer let commencement approach me. I could no longer sit in my bathrobe watching reruns of Dukes of Hazard mid-morning on a Monday. But what should I do to create my own holiday of sorts, my own active celebration that 'would be so nice?' The options swirled but I couldn't settle. Throw a party? Write a song? Run a marathon? Go to Disney World. Do a dance? Run naked across campus? Each had their drawbacks, they each required too much of something in particular that I'd rather avoid: cleaning up, creativity, running, monorails, agility, drunken stupidity. I moped around the apartment, party hat on my head, and noisemaker between my lips, ready to celebrate, ready for the impulse to hit me. What would be the ideal mode of celebration? The truth was out there, I either had to keep searching or rid that Madonna tune from my head. Both seemed daunting tasks. A calendar hangs in my kitchen. It was a gift from Dunkin' Donuts upon the reopening of their Boston Avenue store. Each month offers the testimony of another average American telling the tale of their "Best Day Ever." Ultimately, no matter what the story, a wedding, a birthday, a baseball game, the final sentence never fails to recall the integral role that doughnuts played in making the day as perfect as it was. February: ten-year old John proclaims, "My best day ever was when Beth kissed me. Or did I kiss her? I'm not telling. We may never kiss again but we'll be eating donuts forever." Doughnuts it seemed held the source of happiness. And to think all this time I've been chomping down on those chocolate glazed delights with nary a second thought. So that was it, I worked my way down the hill to Dunkin' ready to celebrate, yearning for that jelly filled key with which to open the door to true celebration. Eagerly, I took a big bite and soon the deep-fried goodness found my tummy. I looked around, where were the fireworks? The dancing ladies? The trumpets? Where was the celebration? Of course, you have to be wondering, what was I thinking? A donut's a donut. I returned home, dejected. Commencement was supposed to be such a big deal, and yet this "Senior Week" I was still desperately searching for a way to celebrate. I returned to the television, my source of solace over the years in times of need, confusion and boredom. Flipping rapidly through the channels, I happened upon a sweater-clad fogey, who suddenly brought a sea of memories rushing back. Mr. Rogers sang to me, "It's such a good feeling to know you're alive. It's such a happy feeling: You're growing inside." He smiled that old awkward smile, and soon I was feeling that "happy feeling" about which he crooned. Years ago, after school had finished I would sit down and watch that aged dude playing in his neighborhood. Now, here I was, enjoying the most final of after school experiences, and there he was: "You can always help to make each day a special day by just your being yourself." That was it. That was the affirmation I was looking for. Who cares if it was pointed at a six year old? I may now have a college degree but it doesn't mean I should forget the lessons from my friends at PBS children's programming. So I set off for another walk, book in hand, with a wide smile, ready to celebrate the only way I knew how. Ready to be myself, ready to enjoy my freedom simply by being. And ready, as Fred Rogers would say, to "make a snappy new day. "

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Phenom & Giddy's Urban Vibez

March 31

TenPHENOMenal R&B SinglesUsher feat. Ludacris - "U Don't Have to Call Remix" Ludacris is as clever as ever as he plays on words, gets raspy, and even gives a shot out to Raspberry Smirnoff. This song was already a hit, and now it's unstoppable.Avant - "Makin' Good Love" "I know you thinkin' yo it sounds like a lullaby" but this track is about as sexy as it gets right now. Your temperature is sure to rise when you hear Avant smooth it out. Side note for the PHEllas, your girl is really going to PHEel this one in the late hours. Ashanti feat. Notorious BIG -"Unfoolish (Foolish Remix)" Murder Inc.'s Ashanti is absolutely blowin' up the charts right now. The original to this song is a huge hit and the remix keeps it real by acknowledging Biggie's influence on her success. The shot out to "F*ckin You Tonight" is a great touch as well.Boyz II Men - "Color Of Love" Sigh. Boyz II Men always seem to know how to sing a sweet ballad. Boyz II Men's maturity truly shines on this track, which the flow of a "Song for Mama."Angie Stone - "Wish I Didn't Miss You" Sound like a familiar case? Everyone has been there a time or two or three. Angie's full voice over a mid tempo head bobber are powerful enough to attract even the non neo-soul listener.Jaheim feat. Next - "Anything Remix" "When you dream, dream of Jaheim [... featuring Next of course]." This remix is as dreamy as the original with a grimy hip-hop twist. Jaheim's album title "Ghetto Love" is a perfect way to explain this track.Brian McKnight feat. Jermaine Dupri -"How's It Gonna Be So So Def Remix" Taking a slow love ballad and making it into a dance joint can be difficult. Leave it to JD to make you bounce ya @ss and holla to this funky and sexy track.Prophet Jones - "Cry Together" Great remake that is headed straight for your "Feeling Sad" folder. This track proves that Prophet Jones could be here to stay - no one-hit wonders here, folks.City High - "City High Anthem" Staying true to form, City High drops another real good feel good track produced by the killer combo Wyclef and Jerry Wonder. Also, another City High single means another City High video which means we all get to see more of Claudette... YES!Glenn Lewis - "Its Not Fair" If you're a stickler for non-synthesized instruments and incredibly silky vocals, then this track has your name written all over it. Glenn Lewis is bringing some real heat on this one where he tells the story of his girl's betrayal after he's committed to her. Go get his debut album World Outside My Window in stores now - Its HOT! Giddy's Got the Good Word...Jay-Z is reportedly working on his 7th studio LP, The Gift, The Curse due out Novemeber 2002. Does the man ever stop?Xzibit is nearly finished with his upcoming album Man vs. Machine. Look out for production from Dr. Dre, Battlecat, E-Swift and DJ Premier. Man vs. Machine is due for a June release, pending his situation with Columbia Records. LoudRecords has officially shut down. Loud was negotiating with Columbia in an attempt to divide artists between them in order to keep the label afloat, but could not come to an agreement with Columbia. While Loud's major artists (Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Xzibit, etc) will be retained by Columbia, other artists such as The Liks are looking to jump ship. According to a report from Urban Expose, Motown Records has dropped Benzino after his album The Benzino Project only sold 80,000 units. Apparently the sales of the album were so bad that Benzino himself had to pay for production of the video "Shine Like My Son" after Motown refused, fearing that they would not profit from the investment. According to a report from New York Daily News, Funkmaster Flex is facing a paternity suit from a woman claiming he fathered her 11-month old child. Haydee Diaz claims to have met Flex, who is married, in the fall of 1998, and to have had a constant sexual relationship until last June. Flex denies Diaz's claims and told the paper that he loves his wife and feels like Diaz is trying to take advantage of his fame. Fugee member Wyclef Jean is expected to take his third solo album, Masquerade to the streets. The new album will include appearances from M.O.P, Freddie Foxxx and more for the new album. Clef says that he wanted to give the hip-hop fans something to listen to, as his first two albums was contained many R&B type tracks. Tracks like "80 Bars" and "The PJ's" are all focused more on Clef's hip-hop side. First M.O.P. does a song with LFO, and now this? On a relationship note, Eminem is rumored to be with actress Kim Basinger, while the newest couple in hip-hop is rumored to be Eve and Nas. Also, look for Eminem's upcoming album, The Eminem Show to be pushed back to the end of May.

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Western conference shakedown

March 31

Sunday was not only a day for the biggest football game of the year; it also featured some NBA contests which may have been sneak previews of playoff showdowns down the road. Although the season is far from over, any chump on the street could pick a few teams that will surely succeed in the playoffs, and most of them hail from the Western Conference. In fact, five of the NBA's top six teams - the Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota T-Wolves, and San Antonio Spurs - reside in the Western Conference. And since few other teams can beat them, they spend their time beating up on each other. Among the Sunday games that showcased these Western powers at battle with each other: the Lakers vs. Mavericks and the Kings vs. Timberwolves. Those four teams own the four best records in the Conference and actually would be the semifinal match-ups if the playoffs started last Sunday and the high seeds won in the first round. The Lakers entered their game against the Mavericks as winners of three straight games. The Mavericks were no slouches themselves, as they had won eight of their last nine contests. This game was a battle from the beginning, with the game tied at 30 after the first quarter and the Lakers up only five points at the half. However, all the Mavericks could do was hang around, lacking the front court muscle to do any serious damage. Although the Mavs did have balanced scoring - five players in double digits - they simply did not have enough. The Lakers beat the Mavericks 101-94 to reclaim the second best record in the conference. The Lakers have never proved to be a deep team, but they've never needed to be deep, either. Throughout the contest, LA stayed with its one-two punch of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant - the duo contributed 55 of the team's 101 points. Point guard Derek Fisher had a fairly monstrous game of his own with 19 points off the bench. The Mavs' big three all had exceptional games: Steve Nash had 20, Dirk Nowitzki finished with 19, and Michael Finley chipped in with 11 points. Dallas also enjoyed a great performance from Juwan Howard, who went 9-14 shooting from the field for 19 points. But a huge letdown - and a possible reason the Mavericks were not in the game towards the end - was the performance of back-up point guard Tim Hardaway. He shot 1-7 from the field, including 1-5 from three-point range. Finishing with only three points was a far cry from his usual nine points a game average. Hardaway was not the only poor three-point shooter, though, as the Mavs only shot 14.3 percent on the day. For a team that usually shoots near 37 percent from beyond the arc, there is no wonder why they fell victim to the Lakers for the 40th time in the past 43 showdowns. The Sacramento Kings were the hottest team in NBA, winners of four straight and eight of their past ten as they headed into Minnesota. The Timberwolves, on the other hand, hoped to knock the surging Kings off of their throne and get back into winning ways. The T-Wolves had managed to stay among the conference elite even though they had lost five of their previous nine games. After an erratic game featuring seven lead changes, the Kings proved they are still the best team in the West by defeating the T-Wolves, 112-107. After the first quarter, the Kings never looked back as they outscored Minnesota 62-43 over the next two quarters, amassing a lead as high as 15 points. There was no love lost in this match-up - there were four technical fouls issued over the course of the game. One could call this a battle of forwards, as three of the four starting forwards in Sunday's game are also members of the Western Conference All-Star team. Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett contributed 32 points and 12 rebounds, but was overshadowed by Kings forward Chris Webber who scored one point less, but had two more rebounds and more importantly, his team picked up a victory. Another intriguing match-up was between T-Wolves forward Joe Smith, the only non-All-Star among the four starting forwards, and Kings forward Peja Stojakovic, an All-Star. Smith had 22 points and Stojakovic only 21. The x-factor was definitely the play of King point guard Mike Bibby, the son of former NBA star and current USC basketball coach, Henry Bibby. Bibby lit up Terrell Brandon of the Timberwolves for 24 points on 9-15 shooting. His stifling defense limited Brandon to eight points on only 4-12 shooting. Throughout the first half of the season, the West has demonstrated nightly that it is truly the best. The only time Western teams are forced to get down and dirty is when they go to war against each other - and Sunday's action did not vary from what has been a consistent theme in the NBA this season.

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Jumbos fall in first round

March 31

After nabbing the seventh and final spot in the NESCAC playoffs last weekend, the men's basketball team fell in its first round game to the Williams College Ephs last night, by a score of 81-57. With the win, the Ephs move on to the second round of the NESCAC tournament, where they will take on fourth-seeded Amherst. The Jumbos finish the season with a 12-13 record, including a 3-7 mark in the NESCAC following last night's loss. Williams opened the game slowly, shooting 11-29 (37.9 percent) including a 2-9 mark from three-point range (22.2 percent). The Ephs were also 0-4 from the free throw line in the opening frame. Taking advantage of Williams' poor shooting, Tufts shot 54.5 percent in the first half, to take a 28-24 lead into the second frame. The second half proved to be a reversal of roles for the two teams, however, as Williams caught fire, while the Jumbos struggled to find their stroke. After their poor shooting in the opening half, the Ephs went 17-29 from the field, and shot a blistering 57.1 percent from beyond the arc. Williams also connected on 19-29 free throws in the second half. The Jumbos, meanwhile, put forth an anemic offensive performance in the second period, shooting just 9-30 from the floor, good for 30 percent. Just as Tufts struggled from close range, it was having an equally difficult time from beyond the arc, going just 4-14. Another key factor in the loss was free throw attempts. While Williams got 19 points from the free throw line, Tufts scored a mere seven from the charity stripe. Williams outscored the Jumbos 57-29 in the second half, and cruised easily to the victory. Ephmen sophomores Michael Crotty and Ben Coffin led all scorers with 19 points on the night, as four players for Williams were in double figures. The Jumbos were led by freshman center Craig Coupe, who poured in 13 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Unfortunately for Tufts, Coupe found himself in foul trouble and had to sit after picking up his fourth foul with 11 minutes remaining in the game. Tufts' leading scorer on the season, junior Mike McGlynn, contributed 11 points on the night, far below his NESCAC average of 23.6 points. McGlynn also was in foul trouble, and ended up fouling out in the second half. Williams effectively contained one of Tufts biggest threats, holding junior Brian Shapiro, the team's second leading scorer, to zero points on only three shots. In his final game as a Jumbo, senior co-captain Bobby MacMannis added seven points and pulled in six boards. Junior Jim Wilson and freshman Reggie Stovell contributed eight and six points, respectively.

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Gubernatorial candidate argues for financial reform

March 31

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Warren Tolman discussed ideas for campaign finance reform before a small audience of Tufts students and faculty Thursday evening. The former Massachusetts state senator talked about his trials as the only "clean election" candidate, as well as what he calls the need for leadership in the Governor's Mansion. Tolman focused on Democratic policies that he says Massachusetts will need in order to get "its priorities right." These included opening more full-day daycare facilities, reforming drug coverage and prices, and improving auto insurance. "Wouldn't it be great if we had a system where decisions were made on what was right, not on where the money was?" Tolman asked the audience. "We need to try to make Massachusetts a better place to live." Though Tolman spoke informally, occasionally joking with his audience, he argued strongly for financial and political reform. "I believe the system is broken," Tolman told the crowd of around 20 students and faculty. "And I believe that I have the passion and intelligence to fix it." Tolman said that the large amount of money being put into the political process by health and insurance lobbyists is preventing the state government from acting independently of special interests. To pay for his suggested programs, Tolman argued that additional funds can be gained by reconfiguring the wasteful practices of the current system. He cited the $4.5 million it takes Governor Jane Swift to maintain a staff of 75 press secretaries as well as tax exemptions that have been made for racetracks and airplane construction companies. If these cost-saving measures were not enough, Tolman said he would not be opposed to raising taxes, adding that tax cuts are not worth cuts to social services. The gubernatorial campaign has been challenging for Tolman, who has promised that he will follow the recently passed Clean Elections Law, which prevents candidates from receiving more than $100 from each contributor. In exchange, Massachusetts will provide matching funds for whatever a clean election candidate raises. "People feel they don't have an impact on the process anymore," Tolman said. "We need to take money out of the system in Massachusetts." "The special interests have had their day," Tolman added. Tolman congratulated United Leaders -a national non-profit organization founded by Tufts students to encourage today's youth to look toward careers in public service- saying that they are doing an important job teaching young people the need to get involved. He mentioned that only 18 percent of 18-24 year olds voted in the Federal election in the fall of 2000. "We need to convince people that we can really make a difference," Tolman said. "By removing money, students can have a bigger influence than anyone else because of their enthusiasm and energy." One student questioned Tolman about his position on switching from a minimum wage to a living wage in Massachusetts. "I like the notion of going to a living wage," Tolman said in reply to the question, but he shied away from promising that it would be possible to attain. A living wage is a minimum wage that rises or falls based on the cost of living at the time. It is a standard for which some groups on campus, such as Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), have lobbied. Those who attended were impressed by Tolman's speech. "Warren Tolman has been projected as an energetic candidate, dedicated to the people he's working for, and he definitely showed it in his speech." Event attendees included Tufts President Emeritus John DiBiaggio and Trustee Emeritus John Baronian. DiBiaggio commented on the nature of Tolman's candidacy. "I think that Warren Tolman has a refreshing view," DiBiaggio said. "He's a fine person but he has a tough road ahead." Baronian was very supportive of the Democratic candidate, calling him "a man of his word". "I don't know of another man in the area who's worked so hard for his constituents," Baronian said. United Leaders organizer Jon Gold, who coordinated the event, believed it was a success despite the small turnout. "He talked on important issues," Gold said. "You can tell that he's one of the few honest politicians."

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Armenian scholar discusses genocide memory

March 31

The massacre of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Turks in 1915 is regarded by many as the twentieth century's first bout with genocide. Wednesday night, Dr. Claire Mouradian commemorated the deaths of many at Goddard Chapel with a lecture examining the Armenian memory of the massacre. One of only a few scholars in Armenian studies, Mouradian specializes in Armenian history during the Soviet period. She teaches at two of Paris's most elite institutions - the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Scienes Sociales (EHESS) and the Institute Nationale des Langues et Civilizations Orientales (INALCO). "Memory is not history. It is our present action to remember, selectively, the past," Mouradian began. Her lecture focused on how the Soviets emphasized the negative influences of the British, French and Ottomans in Armenia, while glorifying communism and the Soviet system. Oftentimes the Soviets did not even attempt to educate the Armenian children about the genocide, she said, causing the Armenians' collective memory to fade. The country, located in the Caucus Mountains, underwent a series of border changes that further deteriorated the Armenian state. A memory is "important...for national identity," Mouradian said, "even though it cannot be used as a creation of a nation state, like the Jews." Up until World War II, Armenians were spread across Eastern Europe, many of them still in the former Ottoman Empire. This created a "Diaspora" of Armenians, which further eroded the national memory. In order to preserve a sense of identity, Armenians began commemorating the genocide as early as 1919, and April 24 became the national remembrance day in 1921. Mouradian said this helped unite the Armenians, even into the 1980's. She said Soviets, in addition to placing the blame on Western influences, often criticized the idea of an independent Armenian state, and neglected to teach Armenian history and culture in classrooms. Mouradian argued that the Soviets avoided placing blame on Turkey because of a desire to increase Soviet power in the region and to better relations with Turkey. They went to such lengths that the Turks and Soviets denied a genocide had happened, she said. She charged Russia with using ethnic conflicts for power reasons even today, referring particularly to the conflict in Chechnya. Overall, the issue should be treated "not only as a national one or a Turkish-Armenian issue, but as a universal one," she said. "It is a problem for all humans," she said. Students were receptive to the event, but some said Mouradian could have been more passionate. "It's nice to see Tufts has events like this," freshman Elizabeth Fagenholz said. "But it was a little too factual...I expected her to express more of her opinions." Sophomore Rebecca Hayrapetian, a member of the Armenian Club, said that commemorations are held all over Boston, but that the only schools which hold them are Tufts and Harvard. "It's a good chance for students to interact with the local community." Many of the audience members were from the local community, although a large number of students showed up. The event was sponsored by the Armenian Club and the Darakjian/Jafarian Chair in History.

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