Today: Flurries THE TUFTS High 34 Low 20 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Sunny Since 1980 High 32 Low 22 Vo l u m e LIV, Nu m b e r 58 DAILY We d n e s d ay , De c e m b e r 5, 2007 Teny Gross discusses inner-city University to offer leadership violence in Cabot Hall lecture studies minor starting next fall b y Ma d e l i n e Ga r b e r Daily Staff Writer b y Ch r i s t y McCu a i g “I think there’s some real value in stu- a n d Ja m i e Bo l o g n a dents thinking intellectually about lead- Teny Gross discussed inner-city vio- Daily Editorial Board ership,” he said. lence and offered potential solutions According to Glaser, good leaders need during a speech last night in Cabot Hall. Economics Professor George Norman to have a handle on policies, ethics and Gross is the executive director of is taking the reigns of the new leadership strategy. “The leadership studies minor the Institute for the Study and Practice studies minor, which will be offered for will expose students to all those different of Nonviolence, which is based in the first time next fall. things,” he said. Providence, R.I. His speech was spon- The minor will draw from several arts The minor was designed by Norman, sored by the Institute for Global and sciences departments, as well as a Glaser, Political Science Professor Jeffrey Leadership. few from the engineering school. Berry, Psychology Professor Nalini Gross talked about the institute’s alter- “It’s very much grounded in solid aca- Ambady and Molly Mead, who left the native method for combating poverty demic study,” Norman said. “We’re trying Tisch College of Citizenship and Public and preventing violence in distressed to get people to understand the idea of Service at the end of last year to pursue a U.S. urban areas. leadership from an interdisciplinary per- job at Amherst College. Since its establishment in 2000, the spective.” Norman hopes the program will attract institute has trained more than 5,000 Students pursuing the minor will be students from a variety of majors and he’s school children in Rhode Island cities required to take six courses from the excited to see how it works out. such as Providence, Lincoln, Pawtucket three different tiers that compose the “I hope it doesn’t become just one dis- and Cranston to use nonviolent prac- program. cipline,” he said. tices. The first tier includes courses that Nancy Wilson, the director and asso- It has also given birth to a “Street deal directly with leadership. Examples ciate dean of Tisch College, said she Workers Program,” which provides safety, will likely include the “Psychology of sees the minor as part of “a much prevents retaliations after a violent cri- Leadership” and an engineering course broader initiative” focused on promot- sis occurs, and mediates neighborhood entitled “Team Leadership in Science ing active citizenship and leadership conflicts. In addition, staff members and Technology.” on campus. help assist children who have dropped Jo Duara/Tufts Daily The second tier encompasses a wider She said that while the program may out of school by connecting them with Teny Gross speaks about the work of his Institute selection of courses that involve lead- not be for everyone, it allows interested relevant resources. for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence. ership more indirectly. These classes students to explore leadership from vari- Throughout his speech, Gross spoke could include a drama course on public ous academic perspectives. about what is, in his opinion, the main According to Gross, there have been speaking and a political science class on Wilson also said that the program is cause of violence. 100,000 homicides in the United States Machiavelli. meant to supplement, not replace, the “Elites cause violence,” he said. “In since Sept. 2001. According to Norman, the third tier is traditional undergraduate education. the U.S., apathy causes violence. You “I hope these numbers absolutely a capstone internship. Once they land an “I think that’s why it’s a minor, not a have victims and you have perpetrators, stagger you,” he said. internship, students will be required to major. It’s made to be a complement to and then you have a much larger group. He also spoke about his personal attend a seminar class and write a paper any student’s other field of study,” she And that is the bystanders, the group life, recounting his involvement in the on the experience. said. that I believe is responsible. ... And I see Dean of Undergraduate Education James Rob Silverblatt contributed reporting to this every, every day.” see GROSS, page 2 Glaser is enthusiastic about the minor. this article. Tufts professors making strides in cancer research b y Ro r y Pa r k s stimuli for the [3-D] organization Contributing Writer and structuring of heterogeneous tissues can be studied with the A group of doctors and scientists added dynamic of passage of from the Tufts University School of time.” Medicine and Ireland’s University According to McKerr, this allows of Ulster (UU) have made sub- for valuable and unique study. stantial strides in determining the “Being able to follow tissue change specific triggers of cancer cells. and remodeling with time is going Their work could ultimately to address how tumors first form yield crucial insight into the devel- and whether this process follows opment — and eventual treatment similar and established predic- — of cancer. tions,” he said. Thus far, the team’s success is Although this marks progress largely based on its use of UU’s in cancer research, Kurt Saetzler, a world-renowned bio-imaging lecturer in computational biology technology. This resource has at UU, said that “cancer is a very allowed the Tufts researchers, complicated process [and] it has co-led by Professors of Anatomy proved impossible to control all and Cellular Biology Ana Soto and other circumstances and vary just Rebekah Sokol/Tufts Daily Carlos Sonnenschein, to develop a one parameter in order to follow Students watched two films at an event sponsored by PANGEA. 3-D model of the mammary gland, changes at the cellular level.” thus enabling them to study how Therefore, despite the team’s cells form cancerous tissues and breakthroughs, a good deal of how they can return to their nor- work remains before it can accu- PANGEA committee’s film screening mal states. rately determine the exact cause According to UU’s Director of and development process of can- Advanced Imaging George McKerr, cerous cells and tissues. focuses on international slavery issues this current research is novel in Soto said that all cancers begin b y Ma r y s a Lin Gordon Hall. ticular side of child slavery. that it neither studies cancer tis- the same way, so the choice to use Daily Staff Writer “We’re a new commit- “Armed and Innocent” (2003) sues at a single point in time nor the mammary gland was a prag- tee, so we thought it would discussed child soldiers outside of their natural environ- matic one. PANGEA’s fledgling Modern be good to start off with a in wars around the world, ments. “We are studying breast cancer Day Slavery Committee movie screening,” said junior and “Sisters and Daughters Instead, he said, “the team at because at Tufts we have already kicked off an awareness cam- Yolanda Fair, a PANGEA co- Betrayed” (1996) examined Tufts has come up with a novel developed a 3-D model of the paign about global slavery secretary who heads the com- the selling of women into system where tissues are grown in yesterday with a screening of mittee. a controlled environment where see RESEARCH, page 2 two documentaries in Sophia Each film focused on a par- see PANGEA, page 2

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Students celebrate Hanukkah Institute looks to break cycle of violence in American cities GROSS is killing who in Philadelphia.’ continued from page 1 You cannot tackle a problem if “Boston Miracle” in the early you do not know who you are 1990s. tackling.” At the time, southern Boston Gross elaborated on his belief was experiencing what he that the U.S. government must referred to as the “crack epi- be practical in its attempts to demic,” and there was a great combat poverty and prevent deal of violence and homicide. violence. He was working to stop this “We have to stop the expen- by pursuing drug dealers and sive solutions [and] go back to mediating gang conflicts. the primitive, simple interac- “Inner cities were just in may- tions with kids,” he said. “We hem: young people with a lot of send educated people from firepower and a lot of death,” he the outside to fix the inner- said. city kids, but the people from Between 1991 and 1999, how- these neighborhoods don’t get ever, the city was able to suc- the chance to fix themselves. ... cessfully reduce the number of My belief is that the best way to gang-related homicides. fix violence is to reverse the way “Philadelphia and other cit- we deal with poor kids.” ies came to replicate the Boston For the institute, this means Miracle,” he said. helping children find ways out Shortly afterwards, Gross of their destructive lifestyles, went to Philadelphia to observe instead of just putting them in the situation in the city’s histor- detention. It also means help- ically rough South Side. He wit- ing with the resolution of family nessed a homicide on a street conflicts and with reconnecting corner before he had even made violent children and their fami- Michael Cerundolo/ Tufts Daily it to the bad neighborhoods. lies. over 80 Tufts students hud- with the minimal resources you The overall atmosphere was “I realized why it wasn’t work- Gross closed with a story dled together last night on the have. Take the first step, and the full of Hanukkah spirit despite ing,” he said. “Homicide detec- of violence in Providence. It back patio of Olin to light the results may surprise you,” he the chilly weather. tives are not talking to regular involved a woman who worked first Hanukkah candle. President said. “It was a lot more entertain- detectives; they don’t have a at the institute and lost her son Lawrence Bacow did the honors, Bacow spoke next. “It’s impor- ing than I expected,” freshman gang unit; they aren’t talking to in a bus station shooting. using an eight-candle menorah tant that we gather to celebrate Kirsten Brown said. “I thought it narcotics, and no one is paying “We had to walk the mother provided by Chabad. the Festival of Lights at a univer- would be a quick candle-lighting attention to the breakdown.” and her husband to say good- after quieting the audience, sity where we celebrate pax et ceremony. I didn’t think that they Gross said that the problem bye to their dead son. This is Rabbi Tzvi Backman talked about lux, or peace and light,” he said. would go through all of the with inner-city police depart- sadly the city I live in — this is the relevance of Hanukkah and He then lit the candle. prayers. I thought they paid a lot ments is that they often don’t the misery I view every day,” urged students to be their “own afterwards, Backman led of attention [to] the holiday and know what is happening right he said. “And when I see the menorahs.” everyone in a traditional made sure we all know what we under their noses. debate on television and I read “I think there is an impor- Hanukkah song. Latkes and are celebrating.” “They were sitting and talk- [the news], I say, ‘This is not tant lesson here that is relevant donuts were served and students ing the way bureaucrats do,” he the country I see.’ Street work- today: Don’t be afraid to start took home their own menorahs. —by Gillian Javetski said. “I said, ‘Give me four days ers, police, we are the garbage and I’ll give you the math of who cleaners of society.” Soto urges caution Films document plights of child soldiers, sex slaves when interpreting PANGEA ... it became like a normal thing.” industries flourish because they lobby continued from page 1 Child soldiers as young as 11 or 12 governments to prosecute the women sexual slavery in Asian countries. years old are given drugs, some of instead of the organizations when a results of research Fair said that modern-day slavery which keep them up for a week with prostitute is caught. RESEARCH is an increasingly important issue no desire except to fight. The film also focused on aspects of continued from page 1 in society. “It’s growing with all the “It takes only days and weeks to the social and cultural atmospheres mammary gland that would allow direct different international wars that are turn a child into a soldier,” says De that contribute to the problem. In observation of the earlier steps of [cancer starting,” she said. “It’s an issue that’s Niro, but it takes much longer to help Nepal, women are not considered part growth],” she said. often ignored. ... People think it’s been a former soldier recover. of their father’s family. In Vietnam and The results thus far of the research eradicated, but it hasn’t.” The teenagers profiled in the movie the Philippines, the sex trade began between Tufts and UU scientists appear to “Armed and Innocent” was pro- reflect on their lost childhoods. “I largely to cater to American troops contradict previous studies in the field. duced, written and directed by Roya never really enjoyed my child[hood],” stationed there in the 20th century. “[The Tufts-UU] experiment contradicts Hakakian. Robert De Niro narrates the Ishmael says. “It’s like a mass rape of the people” the expectations ... that cancer is a cell- film, which features three teenagers: According to the film, there are when a country such as Vietnam or based phenomenon,” Soto said. Ishmael, Isham and Bernard. now an increasing number of orga- the Philippines hosts huge, foreign Rather, the newer 3-D model developed Ishmael, Isham and Bernard all nizations helping to deactivate child military bases, the film’s narration by the Tufts researchers indicates that can- experienced child slavery in their soldiers and give them opportunities says. cer is tissue-based and caused by altered home countries, either as soldiers to go to school or do other work, but But movements to counter the traf- communication between stromal cells and themselves or through witnessing thousands are still being recruited ficking of women and children have the epithelium. child soldiers. They are examples of every day. gained momentum recently, accord- The effects of such a finding provide the the approximately 300,000 children “Sisters and Daughters Betrayed” ing to the film. Victims are becoming Tufts-UU team, as well as future research- estimated to be fighting as child sol- was directed and produced by Chela activists themselves, and media cam- ers, with a new and exciting possibility to diers. Blitt. It explores the trafficking of paigns and lobbying efforts are being explore all types of cancer cells and tissues The film describes the terrible women and girls in Asia, most often launched worldwide. In some cases, in their studies. violence in which child soldiers are for prostitution. countries that export sex slaves and But Soto warned that it is best not to involved. “To teach a child to kill, you According to the film, women and those that receive sex slaves are now jump to conclusions when dealing with first have to kill everything a child children are often recruited from rural cooperating to combat the trade. cancer research, regardless of how promis- knows,” De Niro narrates. areas and sent to urban areas or across These groups are now calling for ing certain results may seem. In the film, the child soldiers are national borders to serve as prostitutes. support from the United Nations and “We are operating at the blurry periphery forced to fight. After all other elements They are sold to brothels and forced to U.N. members’ governments. But they of the unknown. When we anticipate what of their lives have been destroyed, the work off what they cost to buy. still face significant barriers from may happen in such a realm we should try armies offer them a sense of belong- They often receive no pay for their uncooperative police forces or gov- to be humble and cautious and not oversell ing they cannot find elsewhere. work. The recruiters who sell them to ernments in both sending and receiv- our expectations,” she said. Ishmael says in the film that the brothels and bars, on the other hand, ing countries. In the past, she said, “cancer patients and sight of children dying around him reap substantial profits. “We can do a lot through activism their loved ones were encouraged to build “pushed something in me that made The film profiles the trafficking of on campus and just through our per- unwarranted hopes for cures that never me pass beyond that human thing women and children in Nepal, Thailand sonal networks to end [modern-day materialized.” that makes you feel for all the people and the Philippines. Many sex-slavery slavery],” Fair said.

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Devin Toohey | Bangers and Mash

I wrote this column during a moderns lecture mid the great thrill of “abroad”

— the culture class, the (mis) A adventures, the revelations and self-discovery — one often forgets

the other part of the phrase: “study.”

It is an afterthought, a whisper, a necessary price tag that hangs upon your time out of the United States. But it is there. And as I’ve gone a whole semester brushing it aside, I feel that it deserves at least one column. As I began to consider this piece, I real- ized that in my case (fully integrating into UCL instead of doing a satellite program), the “study” couldn’t exist without bringing in the “abroad.” My true education is traveling. Good thing I have that mindset because I would AnnIe Wermiel/Tufts Daily probably have bashed my brains in early on if As the pool of applicants grows larger, prestigious universities are considering expansion of their undergraduate student bodies. But at I were here solely for the British “education.” Tufts, administrators say such a change is not on the horizon. At first, I thought I would simply have to adjust. I admit, having lectures instead of class discussions seemed odd for English and was As some peer schools look to add students, an unwelcome change for me (I’m that guy whose hand is fixed in the air). But the British do like their order. Year-long courses remind- administrators say expansion unlikely at Tufts ed me too much of high school and I was hesitant about being married to a subject for b y Ar i a n n e Ba k e r Financially, expansion would take are the largest obstacle to adding faculty so long. But, considering that the British have Daily Editorial Board a toll on Tufts, according to Associate members, as many departments lack the broad courses (“Literature, 1945 to Present”) Professor of Economics David Garman. space and resources to accommodate instead of Tufts’ amazingly specific ones With the number of well-qualified “The bottom line on undergraduate new bodies. (“Jewish Representations in Hollywood”), I applicants to Tufts increasing, adminis- education is that it costs more per stu- In the years between 2003 and 2007, understand why a year is needed. trators, alumni, students and staff have dent to provide an undergraduate edu- Tufts’ full-time faculty appointments But nothing could have prepared me for kicked off a new branding campaign cation at Tufts than we collect in tuition,” increased by 22, and part-time appoint- what lay in store. focused on defining the Tufts commu- he said. ments went up by six. Additionally, Tufts I’m convinced that there is a running bet nity and experience. Additionally, expanding the Tufts will be expanding and improving the in the UCL English Department over who Other elite institutions such as undergraduate body would change the athletic facilities available to undergrad- can give the most pointless, irrelevant lecture. Stanford, Yale and Princeton have react- direction in which the administration is uates in the upcoming year. At the same Now, before you say, “You’re an English major. ed to their own applicant surpluses by trying to steer the school. time, the construction of Sophia Gordon Is there such thing as a purposeful lecture?” considering a different direction: adding “The only way we might break even [on Hall has increased on-campus housing please hear this example: hundreds of additional students to their costs of education versus tuition income] for students. Reading week had just ended and, amidst undergraduate populations in an effort if we admit a larger class would be if we The recent addition of Sophia Gordon my trips to Marrakech and Bath, I had forced to expand their universities in sheer say we will only admit x number of stu- Hall as a dormitory might seem to be an myself to read Chaucer’s excruciatingly dull manpower. dents who are able to pay full tuition,” indicator that Tufts is indeed preparing masterpiece “Troilus and Criseyde.” As I Yale University recently announced Garman said. “It would skew the under- to grow its student body. But Thurler entered the lecture hall, I was naturally expect- that it may expand, adding two to four graduate class in the opposite way of what explained that Sophia Gordon is intend- ing some reward for finishing that work — like new residential colleges and admitting we’re trying to do: The goal of the admin- ed not for expansion but primarily for a lecture that would enlighten me further on hundreds more undergraduate stu- istration is to get Tufts to be need-blind in seniors. the topic and make me feel like I made the dents over the course of several years. admissions, and if we were to expand the “Building Sophia Gordon Hall was right decision by forsaking sleep. Princeton University is currently expand- undergraduate body we would be going in intended to enable more Tufts students, The lecturer began his talk, immediately ing its undergraduate body by 500 stu- the opposite direction.” particularly fourth-year students, to live fixing it upon astrology and astronomy. For dents, also over several years. Stanford In order to allow for more students on campus,” Thurler told the Daily in the next hour, I was subjected to a ramble University’s president, John Hennessy, to be admitted, universities undergo- an e-mail. “It was not designed to allow that touched upon everything from Venus’ proposed a similar idea in a recent edi- ing expansion must increase their fac- us to expand the number of students chronological alignment with Mars to instru- tion of the school’s alumni magazine. ulty and educational facilities, too. Yale enrolled at Tufts.” ments used in medieval England to chart the Hennessy explained in the magazine is adding new residential colleges, and One argument against expanding stars that eventually led to the wristwatch. that in being forced to reject so many Princeton and Stanford have been hiring the pool of admitted candidates is that Well, everything except “Troilus and well-qualified students, his university more faculty members to help accom- admissions selectivity will inevitably go Criseyde.” I think he might have mentioned may be missing out on talent “that could modate the change. down. Tufts has consistently admitted 26 it twice in the whole lecture. Of course, I’m not contribute to the university and society to 27 percent of its applicants since 2000, entirely sure. Twenty minutes in, I began pay- at large in a significant way.” according to the Fact Book. Because Tufts ing less attention and instead started writing At Tufts, however, administrators say “The goal of the adminis- will not be expanding, Coffin said there my grocery list. Then what countries I wanted expansion in the near future is unlikely. tration is to get Tufts to be is little reason to worry about admissions to visit next term. Then I tried to see if I could The university generally enrolls about statistics. remember the names of all the photo albums 1,275 undergraduates in each freshman need-blind in admissions, “There’s no way to know how com- I have up on Facebook. class, and total undergraduate enroll- and if we were to expand petitive our admissions profile will get This is sadly not an extraordinary case. ment has hovered around 4,800 for at from year to year,” Coffin said. “We are Chaucer lectures have also centered around least the past seven years, according the undergraduate body currently regarded as a ‘most selective’ topics like the Eiffel Tower, eels reproduc- to statistics in the 2006-2007 Tufts Fact admissions environment, and I see no ing, and a ninth-century poet waking up in Book. we would be going in the reason to doubt that we will lose that his own vomit. My “Moderns” class tends to “Tufts has no plans to expand its opposite direction.” status in the near future.” focus on the author’s biography, what other undergraduate enrollment beyond our Bacow cited another potential rea- people thought of him and the lecturer’s own current size,” Dean of Admissions Lee David Garman son not to expand: community rela- personal opinion of him. One lecturer said Coffin said in an e-mail to the Daily. “We Associate Professor of Economics tions. Expanding the undergraduate everything about the history of “Waiting for typically enroll between 1,275 and 1,300 body would entail building potentially Godot” but nothing about the play itself. freshmen per year, and that is the ideal unwanted dormitories and academic My seminars are far more engrossing and size for our academic program and cam- Tufts has been working to accomplish facilities in the local area. relevant — but sadly, they’re only half the pus infrastructure.” the same goals, but without expansion of “I have made a commitment [that battle. I wonder if the British will ever catch on, University President Lawrence Bacow the student body as an impetus. Dean of Tufts will not expand] to our host com- drop the lecture format, and shift completely said that this consistency in enrollment Undergraduate Education James Glaser munities,” Bacow said. to seminars like American literature classes. exists for a reason. told the Daily that Tufts is attempting to Furthermore, Bacow said that the ulti- I have to remember that when I’m here, “One of the best things about Tufts is add more tenure-track faculty members mate decision-makers at Tufts — the everything I need to learn is learned outside of its size — small enough so that no one to increase the overall size and quality of Board of Trustees — have no desire to the classroom. gets lost, but large enough that no one its faculty. expand the school, so the undergraduate gets bored,” he said in a statement pro- “There will be continued attempts to body will most likely stay around 4,800 vided to the Daily by Director of Public grow the faculty over the next several students for some time. Devin Toohey is a junior majoring in classics Relations Kim Thurler. “We have no plans years,” he said. “The trustees are also comfortable who is currently studying abroad in London. to expand.” According to Glaser, space constraints with the size of Tufts,” Bacow said. He can be reached at [email protected] 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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CONCERT PREVIEW Mike Adams | Shanghai on Life Saves the Day to perform tonight at Dewick b y Gr a n t Be i g h l e y we thought it might be nice to book of the show — gathering volunteers, Daily Editorial Board a different genre of rock,” said senior meeting with TUPD and event staff, Devra Bergman, a Concert Board co- getting equipment from facilities, et The annual Tufts fall rock show is chair. “Although there is a very big indie cetera. Overall, it takes a few months to Looking into the future here, and this year, Walnut Hill will following at Tufts, there are definitely plan an entire concert.” be graced with an appearance by the students who like other types of bands, The students behind the show also mainstream rock act Saves the Day. and we wanted to make sure those stu- end up putting in a lot of work to make fter being in Shanghai for Hailing from Princeton, N.J., the band dents were satisfied as well.” sure the show goes smoothly and the has released over 10 albums and EPs That is not to say that indie acts were artist remains happy. three months, I decided that throughout its 10-year career and has not considered, but rather the tenuous “For some shows, booking is easy and toured with the likes of Green Day, process of finding a band with a sched- the logistics of the show are harder,” I should probably see a few Jimmy Eat World and the now defunct ule and price tag fit for Tufts naturally Bergman said. “Some artists arrive on A Blink-182. weeded out prospects. campus early on the day of the show. sights before I come home. Over the years, Saves the Day has “We looked at bands like The New Shuttling them from campus to their gone through many lineup changes; the Pornographers and Clap Your Hands hotel to whatever other places they First on my list was the Shanghai Museum list of former members is rather impres- Say Yeah, but they weren’t available need to go can be really stressful.” of Contemporary Art. I’m no fine art critic, sive, while frontman Chris Conley is the and in our price range,” Bergman said. For the Concert Board, advertising is but I’m pretty sure this museum is a misno- only remaining founding member. The “Saves the Day met all of our needs.” another challenging aspect of putting mer — it’s more of a two-room gallery than band’s style has defied genres, moving As any veteran of a Tufts concert on a quality show. a museum and it’s not just contemporary, from punk-rock beginnings to a more at Dewick-MacPhie dining hall knows, “One of the hardest things is getting every piece was created in the last two years. post-hardcore style, with an alternative the concerts are very intimate and per- the word out and also getting enough Has anyone coined the term “ultra-super- and indie-rock feel. sonal, allowing the audience to interact volunteers to make sure things run postmodern” yet? Tonight’s concert will most likely more with the band than at a usual smoothly,” Treece said. “For example, The tiny museum was filled by a single focus on songs from the band’s lat- large-venue concert. with the Girl Talk show, word got out exhibit: “Sport in Art,” commissioned by est album, “Under the Boards,” and “All our shows in Dewick are great really quickly, but then we had to make Adidas as part of their sponsorship of the 2006’s release, “Sound the Alarm,” both because they feature popular acts in sure we had enough security to handle 2008 Olympics. On display were a range of released on the independent label a small setting,” Bergman said. “The the large crowd.” artists, Chinese and foreign, experimenting Vagrant Records. The show will also no shows are really personal. It should be Any fan of Saves the Day, or music with different media. The only thing the doubt include hits from the prominent a high-energy show and an excellent in general, should be sure to get tick- works had in common was a little Adidas 2001 album “Stay What You Are,” which study break.” ets now. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. in logo hidden somewhere. For example, one initially launched the group to success. Although booking a band may seem Dewick, and tickets are on sale at the painting portrayed old-looking martial art- It is also interesting to note that like an easy task, Bergman was quick to info booth in the campus center for ists and ninjas flying through the air. Though Saves the Day has recently been selling note that bringing an artist to Tufts is $10. most ninjas go barefoot, one of them was an acoustic EP known as “Bug Sessions never as painless as it may appear. Bergman emphasized the convenient sporting a bright blue and red pair of sneak- Volume One” exclusively at shows. The “My co-chair, junior Brielle Treece, timing of the show. It’s an exciting on- ers. EP is not distributed in stores and is and I have been working since this campus event certain to provide some Some of the logos were less subtle. One not available for retail purchase since, summer to find a band,” Bergman said. much-needed studying relief. painting showed a naked woman caressing as the band claims, “it was made exclu- “This show, for some reason, was hard- “This is one of the last opportunities a large bright Adidas logo. Is it classic Pop sively for the fans.” er than most. We placed lots of bids for students to have a great time with Art or a new marketing scheme? That is the While Tufts has never quite been on artists that were rejected, and a their friends before leaving campus for most interesting part of this exhibit for me known for its raucous concerts, this lot are touring in Europe right now a month,” she said. “There will always — it pushes the boundaries of an already year’s act is a bit of a change from the and are therefore unavailable. Once we be time for schoolwork, but there won’t experimental art form. Is it still considered previous indie-focused rock shows. book the artist, we still have to work always be a Saves the Day concert in Pop Art if a big corporation stands to profit? “Saves the Day was available and hard organizing all of the other aspects our own dining hall.” Like all good modern art museums, though, there were a few random interactive THEATER REVIEW pieces that make you question what the art- ist was thinking. My favorite was a punching bag, surrounded by a life-size boxing ring, which lets you create a drum beat with each ‘No Child’ earns high marks for social commentary blow. I think I’ve decided what I want for Hanukkah. b y Lu m a y Wa n g play, “Our Country’s Good,” with a 10th play within a play within a play. The Next on my list was a trip to the Shanghai Daily Staff Writer grade class at Malcolm X High School play the class puts on is about Australian Urban Planning Exhibition Center. Sounds in the Bronx. According to the principal, convicts putting on a play. Through the exciting, right? This is another misnomer; America has a lot of problems. From Mrs. Kennedy, this particular class is one performance’s construction, the parallels it’s a museum if I’ve ever seen one. The main foreign policy to environmental issues, of the worst in the school and almost between the students and the convicts exhibit here is a scale model of Shanghai there are many things to worry about. impossible to control. Students stroll in they impersonate become clear. The stu- from the year 2020. How do they know exact- late, monkey around and clearly refuse dents are like convicts themselves, fre- ly what it will look like 12 years from now? No Child to learn. Controlling the students and quently expressing how society expects This is one of the benefits of communism — earning their respect becomes the main them to fail, of how they feel trapped or “capitalism with socialist characteristics.” challenge for Sun, a concept not foreign in their neighborhood and of how the Not only do they know what it will look to the realm of film and theater. courses of their lives seem to already be like, their plan is incredibly detailed. After Written by Nilaja Sun Remarkably, Sun plays not only herself decided. two minutes of staring at the enormous Directed by Hal Brooks but every other role as well. As the play In addition, the school janitor acts as model I was able to locate both my office and progresses, Sun seamlessly transitions the interlocutor between the classroom my apartment building. It was so detailed, in At the A.R.T. through Dec. 23 into a multitude of characters, captivating and the audience. He guides the view- fact, that I could even see my bedroom win- Tickets $39 to $79 the audience with each transformation. ers through different scenes, adding his dow. There couldn’t be a practical purpose She flawlessly converts from Shandrika opinions to the narration. for making a model with such detail, and I’m Some attribute the causes to outside fac- Jones, the sassy “actress” of the class, to In the opening scene, the janitor speaks not sure if it’s really considered art either. I tors, while others believe the roots of Phillip, the slow and mumbling boy. She of giving the audience a real glimpse of guess it’s sort of like the Great Wall — it’s a the problems stem from a weak infra- also perfectly embodies Jerome, the typi- life in the Bronx, but all the characters pointless waste of money but everybody’s structure. A collapsing educational sys- cal class delinquent with a quick mouth that Sun impersonates seem to be tinged really glad it happened. tem is arguably one of our biggest prob- who was held back for a couple of years. with stereotypes. Some characters and Among the least noticeable landmarks lems, affecting the lives of millions of Sun’s students represent an array of dialogue seem to be inspired by Antonio in the model was the Bund, the strip of old Americans. personalities, showing a wide range of Banderas’ recent movie “Take the Lead” Western banking centers along the Huangpu “No Child,” now playing at the emotions from arrogance to timidity to (2006). Despite the slightly cliché person- River that was the most recognizable sight in American Repertory Theatre (ART), humility. While at times outrageously alities, “No Child” still effectively delivers Shanghai until the Oriental Pearl Tower was is a play that indirectly confronts the hilarious, they are simultaneously suf- its message. completed in 1995. For many Chinese, the American educational system in the form fering. During the play, Sun decides to “No Child” never directly attacks the Bund still represents the lingering effects of of a one-woman show. Written and acted quit being a teaching artist because of Bush administration’s No Child Left western imperialism. But instead of doing by Nilaja Sun, “No Child” tells the story of the class’s unwillingness to learn. In an Behind Act. Instead, it portrays an edu- away with it, Shanghai is trying to one-up it. a Bronx high school class. It is poignant, almost cliché moment, Jerome, the “bad” cational system spiraling downward Though both museums were fairly funny and refreshing. kid, shyly approaches Sun and asks her to as a result of the policy. For example, impressive, they struck me as a little cos- Popular hip-hop and rap songs fill the stay. Shandrika, one of the students, is for- metic. I think that pretty much sums up my theater as the audience files in. Songs Nilaja Sun based this play on her expe- bidden to enter the school by a security impression of Shanghai. It’s supposed to be such as Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” riences as a teaching artist in New York guard after setting off the metal detectors this immense, towering symbol of the future create a unique atmosphere most City public schools. Through her nine at the school entrance and forgetting of China, when in reality, it’s not really China likely unexpected by the Shakespeare- years of teaching drama, she accumulat- her ID. Jerome, despite showing signs of at all. I’ve been to the real China. I stayed enthusiast theatergoer. Although the pur- ed much insight and numerous personal improvement, eventually falls through overnight with a family in a rural village and pose is to set the mood of the Bronx, it stories surrounding the public school the cracks of the flawed education sys- it was, as expected, fairly quiet and easy- serves only as an irritation, causing eyes system. Sun transforms effortlessly into tem. The play speaks not only of the going. The people there probably care little to dart around searching for the source of more than 20 characters including her- federal government failing students, but about Shanghai’s skyscrapers or Beijing’s the obnoxiously loud bass. The majority self, the school janitor, the principal and also of society, teachers and the students Olympics. But still, even if all this was laid of audience members are not frequent a classroom of students. She gives per- themselves. out to impress me, the student/tourist, what frat party attendees, so Jay-Z’s indisput- sonality and breathes life into each char- Despite its critique of the federal act, can I say? It worked. able charm is mostly lost in this particu- acter. the play ends on a hopeful note with the lar venue. Sun’s creativity doesn’t end with her janitor singing to himself, “I had almost Mike Adams is a junior majoring in inter- “No Child” begins with Nilaja Sun, wide range of characters. The format of lost my way, but the sun’s gonna shine on national relations. He can be reached at a teaching artist attempting to direct a “No Child” is just as innovative. It is a my back door someday.” [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts | Living Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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Evans: “Now we’re just playing a game of crack whore in the middle.” 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Wednesday, December 5, 2007 THe tufts Daily EDITORIAL Ke l l y M. Ri z z e t ta Editor-in-Chief Iran report brings hope for future

Editorial At the close of 2007, the world The president is focusing on entire- tions. Venezuelan citizens have voted Alex Bloom Managing Editors seems like a very frightening place. ly the wrong part of this report. There down attempts by Hugo Chavez to Liz Hoffman The threat of global warming is loom- is nothing wrong with being cautious increase his hold on power. Israeli and ing ever larger; political and religious and vigilant towards countries that Palestinian leaders met in Baltimore Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors extremism has gripped nations from have been threatening in the past — to talk about restarting a peace pro- Kristen Sawicki Judy Wexler Pakistan to Russia to the Middle East; nobody is suggesting otherwise — but cess. thousands of U.S. soldiers are going the point must be emphasized that And fears about Iran’s nuclear pro- Rob Silverblatt Executive News Editor above and beyond the call of duty in a the weapons program was halted in gram turned out to be unfounded. war that seems to have no end. It has 2003 because of international pres- Certainly, there are challenges Jamie Bologna News Editors Sarah Butrymowicz been a very scary year. sure. ahead. Certainly, we will have our Bruce Hamilton But yesterday, there came a glim- Iran was doing something that hands full in the New Year with Bennett Kuhn mer of hope. frightened us. We worked together to problems left over from the old one. Christy McCuaig Marc Raifman A declassified summary of the pressure them. They stopped. Certainly, we cannot sit back and Lilly Riber National Intelligence Estimate This is a tremendous success story, content ourselves with things that Giovanni Russonello reported that, contrary to the Bush not only for the United States, but for have gone right. But if we can remem- Lisa Granshaw Assistant News Editor Administration’s assertion that Iran international diplomacy itself. At a ber these successes and learn these was readying its nuclear arsenal, Iran time when nations are increasingly lessons, then maybe the world doesn’t Matt Skibinski Executive Features Editor actually halted its covert nuclear distrustful of each other, we can point have to be that scary. weapons program in 2003 because of to this report as proof that we can still Former President Bill Clinton used Arianne Baker Features Editors Carrie Battan international scrutiny and pressure. work together to achieve common to say that “there is nothing wrong Jessica Bidgood In response to the NIE report, goals. with America that can’t be solved with Luke Burns President Bush emphasized the fact As the year draws to a close, we what’s right with America.” There is a Anne Fricker that Iran did have a covert weapons can find several things to be happy basic human decency, a fundamental Marissa Carberry Assistant Features Editors program until 2003. and hopeful about: Survival rates optimism in this country that allows Robin Carol “Look, Iran was dangerous,” Bush from cancer and other diseases are us to press on even when the odds are said, according to the Washington Post. increasing in America and world- stacked against us. This year, though Kristin Gorman Executive Arts Editor “Iran is dangerous. And Iran will be wide. President Pervez Musharraf of we still face many challenges, there is Naomi Bryant Arts Editors dangerous if they have the knowledge Pakistan stepped down as military reason to be hopeful. Sarah Cowan necessary to make a nuclear weapon.” leader and will hold multi-party elec- Happy New Year. Diana Landes Jacob Worrel Grant Beighley Assistant Arts Editor Kahran Singh Executive Op-Ed Editor DON WRIGHT Evans Clinchy Executive Sports Editor Sapna Bansil Sports Editors Rachel Dolin Carly Helfand

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In the five years since the first major conflagration that sparked the geno- cide in Sudan’s western state, many people may have grown tired of hear- ing about the genocide in Darfur. Yet it is overwhelming, nonetheless, for how does one stop a genocide in its tracks? Where the United Nations has failed, where the United States has stumbled, where the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been frustrated and where the African Union has had its hands tied, how on earth can students “save Darfur?” The answer is: Where the United Nations has failed, where the ICC has been frustrated and where the United States has had its hands tied, students are, in fact, the greatest hope we have to protect the people of Darfur. And on Dec. 5, students will have the chance to save even more lives in Darfur than these powerful entities have saved. Students will have a chance to save a life for the price of a latté. That chance is called DarfurFast. In refugee and Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps, Darfuri families must gather firewood for cooking in order to feed their families. If a man leaves the relative safety of the camps, he may be killed by the Janjaweed militias. If a woman leaves the camps, she may be raped by the militias. Thus, each day, a conscious decision is made among the lesser of two evils, and it is the women who are sent out to risk rape each day in order to gather fire- MCT wood to feed their families. An African Union peacekeeper stands guard outside a refugee camp. is one of the few organizations still that they do not become rape victims. for $7 (with a $6 profit; every shirt For $1 a day, the Fund pro- doing work on the ground in Darfur To protect one woman from rape over saves two women). Our goal is to raise vides a propane cooker to when most others have pulled out due an entire year is $3 — that’s the cost of enough money to protect the equiva- to instability and violence. It has devel- a latté. lent of the 3,000 women here at Tufts. a displaced family so that oped comprehensive, effective and On Dec. 5, hundreds of students In that light, we are encouraging cost-efficient strategies for protecting across the world will be fundraising for people to think: What would you give women have the fuel they lives. the Civilian Protection Fund. These stu- to protect your best friend? Your room- need to cook for their fami- For $1 a day, the Fund provides a dents are all a part of “A Student Anti- mate? Your sister? Your girlfriend? Your propane cooker to a displaced fam- Genocide Coalition” (STAND). As part cousin? Your mother? Your classmate? lies without venturing out- ily so that women have the fuel they of the fundraiser, STAND chapters from We wouldn’t think twice about giving side the camps to gather need to cook for their families without across Massachusetts will be competing whatever it took. And since it takes the venturing outside the camps to gather to see who can raise enough to “protect” cost of a latté to save that same life in firewood. firewood. Every dollar is one more day the greatest percentage of their school. Darfur, we are hoping everyone would a mother can stay home with her fam- And on Dec. 5, Tufts’ STAND, a com- be willing to give. ily — that’s the cost of a pack of gum. mittee under the aegis of Pangea, But there is still hope to protect the The Fund supports African Union will be asking, “What would YOU give women of Darfur: an organization called Firewood Patrols — patrols of African to stomp out genocide?” For weeks, Sabina Carlson is a sophomore major- the Genocide Intervention Network Union soldiers who escort women from STAND members have been running ing in peace and justice studies. For more and its Civilian Protection Fund, which the camps to where they gather fire- bake sale after bake sale and selling information, contact tufts-stand@google- protects displaced Darfuris. The Fund wood and back to the camps, ensuring hand-made T-shirts at the dining halls groups.com.

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b y Ch a r l i e Sz o l d low. Democrats ought to stop think- a state issue. Is murder a state issue? York City out of the darkness and back The Eagle ing about the unholy trinity (Clinton, How about armed robbery or rape? I into the light of day. I moved out of Edwards and Obama) and start think- don’t mean to equate abortion with Brooklyn when I was 5 years old, soon I freely admit that I like Hillary ing seriously about those two. these crimes, but to simply highlight after Giuliani had taken office. In the Clinton. She’s legit, there’s no way to So how about those Republicans, or that some issues are not and can’t ever ‘80s, the city had suffered through the get around that. She’s smart, savvy, a “authentic conservatives,” as they call be relegated to the state. So I say, let’s worst of the crime and drug epidemic political cutthroat - just what I look for themselves nowadays? Hey, everyone, keep women in hospitals and out of that had swept through the nation. in my presidential candidates. guess who I am: “I hate taxes and immi- back alleys. My mother, a native of Brooklyn and Watching her in the Democratic grants and that little tramp Roe!” resident for 35 years, couldn’t take it debates has been like watching Michael If you said Tom Tancredo, you’re right, anymore and moved us to the safer, Jordan and Lebron James take on a high but I suppose you receive half credit if Worse, even, is when the more mundane Connecticut. Now, 14 school basketball team. She’s simply you said Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson Republican candidates try years later, my brother lives happily out of everyone else’s league. I can’t or Duncan Hunter. But Mommy always and safely in the Bronx and walks, even keep myself from feeling sympa- said a few bad apples don’t spoil the to hide behind the curtain without care, through Harlem at mid- thy pangs as poor Sen. Barack Obama whole bunch. Then again, she never night. realizes that this cunning Clinton just mentioned if “half” still qualifies as a of states’ rights. Abortion is This column turned out a bit more schooled him on national television. “few.” not a state issue. Is murder liberal than I intended. I suppose What’s even better is that some of Here’s the Republicans’ problem: that’s what happens when your party what Hillary says manages to filter They’re too damned Republican. It’s a state issue? How about becomes bedfellows with the Christian through my big, thick, conservative the 21st century, folks, and its time to armed robbery or rape? right. I do respect the Christian right, skull and strike a few chords. Thankfully, start acting like it. Roe v. Wade, while and I respect the candidates who align I always have some Wall Street Journal founded on utterly dubious legal rea- themselves with their doctrine. editorials to knock some sense back soning, should be here to stay. Can you But while I respect them, I could into (or out of) me. honestly imagine an America in which That’s why I like Rudy Giuliani. never identify with or understand them. But it’s not only Hillary. I like Chris abortion is illegal? Despite his semi-nutty foreign policy, So let this column serve as a warning to Dodd, too — a lot. He’s got a real Worse, even, is when the Republican he is a social liberal, like myself. On the Republicans: You can only push solid head on his shoulders, and on candidates try to hide behind the cur- top of that, and regardless of what some of us so hard before we go run- that note, so does that Joe Biden fel- tain of states’ rights. Abortion is not his detractors say, Giuliani pulled New ning into Hillary’s big, strong arms.

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Tufts set to take on the Crimson DAILY DIGITS FENCING squads, they came in with a lot of experience, continued from page 12 and it’s been more of a question of getting Cheetham was similarly dominant. Although them into the swing of things,” Cheetham 5 255 she was blanked by the Yale squad after drop- continued. “But we’re becoming close as a Players in double figures for the men’s Apparent playing weight of Florida ping a bout 5-4, she posted 2-1 marks against team, and we’ve started to bond. This was a basketball team in its 83-67 win over Marlins’ third baseman Miguel Cabre- the remaining three schools. team meet, so it helped everyone’s fencing to MIT Saturday. All five Jumbo starters ra in 2007. That is 70 pounds more “Having fenced the same people before- improve.” scored at least 12 points, with junior than his listed weight as a rookie in hand, I could use that experience,” Cheetham Next up will be a midweek showdown Jon Pierce leading the way with 18 as 2003, though he’s apparently “slim- said. “I came back to beat quite a few of them with Harvard, as the two teams will suit up the Jumbos got back to .500 at 2-2 ming down” to prepare for his move who I had lost to in previous meets, espe- today. Facing Harvard will be no easy task, on the season. to Detroit next season. cially with Brandeis and BC.” as the Crimson came away with the NCAA Senior Lauren Kari joined the team again title two years ago and still boasts one of 6 for the meet, bringing more experience the country’s strongest teams. The meet will Final BCS ranking for the Missouri to the young sabre squad and winning a provide the chance for the Jumbos to see Tigers, who were shut out of a spot bout to boost the group. The sabres were some high-quality fencing and to potentially in a BCS bowl. However, Illinois, who rounded out by freshman Caccy Bowlus, boost their individual NCAA standings in the finished 13th in the poll, will appear who, like novice sabre fencers and class- process. in the Rose Bowl versus USC. The mates Mary Moseley, Carla Roberts-Toler “It’s a really good opportunity for those college football season really has been and Sunetra Bane, has continued to make of us who have the potential to beat some extraordinary. strides in her progress since the beginning of their fencers to get the points we need to of the season. qualify for NCAAs,” Cheetham said. “When 2 3 “[Bowlus] didn’t win any of her bouts, but you beat a fencer who is ranked really high, you get more of an advantage than you AFC West wins a row for the Oakland Members of the women’s track and field I can already begin to see an improvement would if you just beat a regular freshman Raiders, snapping a string of 17 consecu- team who qualified for ECAC and New in the way that she’s fencing,” Cheetham fencer. For the people who are going to win, tive losses in their division. A win last week England Div. III Championships in the first said. “All the freshmen on my team are really it’s going to be great.” over Kansas City gave Oakland its first divi- meet of the season. Senior co-captain excited about the sport, and I think a couple “If we win three bouts, I’ll be happy,” Sachs sion win since 2004. Poor Josh McCown. Kaleigh Fitzpatrick, senior Anna Shih and meets into next semester they will have got- said. “Last year Amani won two bouts against He throws three touchdowns and Raiders sophomore Logan Crane all qualified ten the hang of things, and they’ll begin to Harvard and Christine won one, and that fans only care about the debut of top pick with top performances at last weekend’s win bouts. But they’re definitely improving made it a successful venture. Hopefully we’ll JaMarcus Russell. Husky Carnival at Northeastern. every day. “In terms of the freshmen on the other be able to squeeze out three victories again.”

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Inside the NHL Evans Clinchy | Dirty Water Young guns of the NHL are proving they belong

b y Ad a m Si lv e r b e r g One” Gretzky, has already tucked away the is coming at the ripe age of 25. Cam Ward’s Daily Staff Writer Hart Memorial Trophy as the reigning MVP, resume is also not too shabby, as he is already scoring 120 points at the age of 20. a Conn Smythe Trophy winner after garner- Professional hockey is no longer a learn- Other recent impressive marks from ing the 2006 playoffs’ MVP honor at the age from-your-elders sport. the league’s youngsters have come from of 21. He is now 23 and continuing to shine Over the past few years, the NHL has been Ovechkin, who scored 52 goals as a 20-year- in net for the Carolina Hurricanes. The case for Jim Ed infiltrated with incredible young talent that old rookie in 2006, and Evgeni Malkin, who With this talented generation here to stay, has shown some of the league’s veterans a scored 33 goals for 82 points last year at age we can expect that in the next 10 to 20 years, ll right, Boston — your word of thing or two. That’s not to say that there are 20 after teaming up with Crosby. the NHL will flourish and continue to grow. not veteran-laden clubs — there are. It’s just And these guys aren’t just scoring points. To assist in the expansion of the sport, the the week is “almost.” that the young guns are developing faster Kovulchuk, Nash and Ovechkin are offering teams’ owners met last week to discuss than ever. leadership as they are already alternate cap- changes, including one in scheduling. Next It was a week of close Whether it’s receiving training at ear- tains on their respective teams, with Crosby year, teams will play every other team in the calls,A as the Red Sox almost landed Johan lier ages, being taught the fundamentals by leading the Pittsburgh Penguins as their league at least once, ensuring that that these Santana, the Celtics almost doubled up on personal coaches or just simply possessing primary captain. young standouts can make impressions on the Knicks before settling for a 104-59 nail- superior athletic talent, something seems to Meanwhile the rookie class is led by the fans across the continent. biter and the Patriots survived a scare in have given the new generation an edge. Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, who is In other hockey news, the hits just keep Baltimore to move to 12-0. Seven of the league’s current top 13 goal on pace to score 85 points at the age of 19. on coming. Yet another suspension was But while I could use this space to discuss scorers were born in or after 1982. This list And it doesn’t stop there. Not only are these handed out to Nashville Predators forward any one of the above developments, I won’t. includes Ilya Kovalchuk, Alex Ovechkin, youthful forwards dominating the scoring, Scott Nichol, who will sit out five games There’s something more pressing on my Rick Nash, Brad Boyes, Sidney Crosby, Mike but many young goaltenders are also creat- for his cross-check to the head of Patrice mind. As this is my last column of 2007, it’s Richards and Eric Staal. In a few short years, ing a buzz around the league. Brisebois. also my last chance to speak my mind about these players already have several accom- Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers The Monday night incident is just anoth- a certain event scheduled for Jan. 8, 2008. plishments under their belts. looks to be one of the favorites for this year’s er added to the long list of suspensions I’m referring to the Baseball Writers’ Kovulchuk, the league’s second-leading Vezina Trophy as the game’s best goaltender, handed out by the league thus far this sea- Association of America (BBWAA)’s annual scorer, has already led the league in goals leading the league in wins and goals-against son. Dirty hits have already caused multiple meeting to elect the newest slate of Hall of scored with 41, sharing that title with Nash average with a 14-9-1 record and a 1.83 mark. injuries and are taking away from the game, Fame inductees. For the 14th (and if there’s and Jarome Iginla in 2004. Crosby, dubbed He also has four shutouts to go along with and as the incidents continue to pile up, the justice in the world, last) time, it’s time to the “Next One” in honor of Wayne “The Great those spectacular numbers — and all of this NHL could be in serious trouble. plead the case for James Edward Rice. Jim Rice has been on the writers’ ballot since 1995 and has watched countless con- temporaries vault into Cooperstown over With season over, equestrians prepare for the spring him. Eddie Murray, Dave Winfield, Tony Perez and Orlando Cepeda all have their EQUESTRIAN son, the Cup winners automatically qualify senior Stephanie Sirabian in Advanced Walk plaques. Rice, statistically speaking, should continued from page 12 for Nationals, and last year Tufts sent senior Trot Canter. be next. rounded out the squad in Novice Flat. tri-captain Tessa LeCuyer. The Jumbos For now, the Jumbos will practice as Rice’s exploits have already been well “We have a bunch of different levels at are currently dominating in the Caccione much as they can before the spring season rehashed over the past decade, but here’s which we compete, and two of the levels standings, with Renier in first, Kiely tied for rolls around, bringing with it the opportu- a quick refresher course — eight All-Star are intermediate and novice, and another second, and Wulster in a tie for the third- nity to overtake Stonehill. The Skyhawks selections, one AL MVP and 382 career is Walk Trot,” Renier said. “There are four highest point total. have taken the regional title in all but one home runs. In the first 12 years of his career, freshmen who have been competing a lot in “We’ve all continued riding and practic- of the past six seasons, and they earned the he was the most feared hitter in baseball, those and placing quite well. There are only ing, and this semester the three of us have national title in 2003. with the possible exception of Murray. From five classifications in total, so in three of the been trying to ride multiple times per week, “Tufts and Stonehill are both leading the 1975 to ‘86, he led the American League in five they’ve been gaining up a lot of points.” so that’s contributed to a lot,” Renier said. rest of the schools in the region by a lot,” virtually every offensive category (we’re talk- Tufts’ riders in the highest level, Open, “We’ve also been riding in places other than Kiely said. “Usually everyone is sort of clos- ing homers, RBI, runs, hits, extra-base hits, have also excelled this season. These riders’ the team’s barn to ride as much as possible. er to us, but we’re running away with the total bases and more). points accumulate from the Open Fences It’s kind of a continuation of last year.” region, which is nice. We have shows begin- Rice has built momentum over the years and Open Flat classes over the course of Renier and Kiely have also already quali- ning in early March and we usually finish through online campaigns, written pleas in the season as the riders compete for their fied for Regionals, along with Young, sopho- up in April or May, so we have the spring the media (such as this one) and one mem- region’s Caccione Cup. At the end of the sea- more Cecilia Pontoriero in Novice Flat, and semester to try and catch them.” orable publicity stunt at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket — this summer’s “Sign the World’s Largest Jim Rice Jersey” event. Rice’s share of the Hall voting has risen Trinity in good steadily, starting at 30 percent in his first year of eligibility and peaking at 64.8 two years ago. He’s consistently among the top position to make one or two players just below the 75 percent cutoff, and with a little luck, this is the year push for playoffs he gets over the hump. Why this year? Because this year’s slate is NESCAC one of the worst in Hall history, both on and continued from page 12 off the field. so hard in the offseason to get a start- While Todd Stottlemyre, Travis Fryman ing position that it was only fitting for and Shawon Dunston (yes, Shawon him to score the game winner against Dunston!) cling to their pipe dreams of Amherst.” a place in Cooperstown alongside Willie, “It felt pretty amazing to score the Mickey and the Duke, there are also candi- goal,” Crum said. “And it was a big win dates more qualified on the field, with glar- for the team, especially because we had ing question marks off it. just beaten Wesleyan the night before, This year, the question is — how does and we wanted to keep that going.” Rice look in comparison with, say, Mark The Bantams are now off to a 3-2-1 McGwire or Tim Raines? start. Although they’d like their record to McGwire is of course the poster boy be even better, it’s a step up from their for the steroid generation, as 583 homers 2-3-1 mark from this point last year. For weren’t enough for him to break the 25 per- a young team trying to get back on the cent mark in his first year on the ballot. And right track after a disappointing 8-13-4 now this year, there’s Raines. finish last season, the season has been a “Rock” was a seven-time All-Star who step in the right direction. amassed 808 stolen bases over the course “This win was important because of his 23-year career, fifth all-time. But as we have a relatively young team, and his nickname suggests, he was at the center to pull out a win like this can be very of the cocaine scandal that rocked baseball beneficial to their learning,” Crum said. in the ‘80s, and he even admitted to getting “It was definitely good for us and put us high during games. in the right direction.” Is there room in the Hall of Fame for Trinity currently stands tied for sixth someone with such a glaring character flaw? in the NESCAC standings with Tufts Most likely, yes. The numbers speak for and Williams. All three teams currently themselves, just as they did for bigots like boast a 1-2-1 conference record. But Ty Cobb and alcoholics like Mickey Mantle. after back-to-back conference wins, the Tim Raines is a first-ballot Hall of Famer Bantams look to be separating them- whether the purists out there like it or not. selves from the bottom of the pack in But here’s the thing. In an era where the NESCAC. everyone’s off-field antics are scrutinized, With the help of Crum up front and Jim Rice is the good guy. Among players junior defenseman Chris Powers, who who have never damaged the integrity of leads the team with six points (one goal, baseball, Rice is the best candidate in the five assists) this season, the Bantams field. Maybe he wasn’t a media darling three should be able to accomplish that goal decades ago — but under the circumstanc- and pose more of a problem to the es, that’s the least of baseball’s problems. opposition than they did last season. You may have already heard this 13 times Up next on the schedule for the before, but this year, it’s the truth — Jim, this Bantams is Salve Regina on Dec. 8. is your year. Following that game, they will have a long rest before returning to action in the Cardinal Classic Tournament at Evans Clinchy is a junior majoring in English. SUNY Plattsburgh on Jan. 4. He can be reached at [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Inside the NHL 11 Dirty Water 11 Daily Digits 10 Th e Tu f tSportss Da i l y Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Inside the NESCAC Crum, Bantams get huge NESCAC win against Amherst Lord Jeffs b y Philip De a r The Bantams, who Amherst handled Jeffs were able to convert one of these sticking together throughout the game, Senior Staff Writer with ease in their first bout, came into the power play opportunities into a go-ahead which gave his Bantams a chance against game ready to make a few changes which goal in the middle of the third period. But the solid Amherst team. When the Trinity hockey team took the ultimately were enough to push them to Trinity left wing Riley Hicks scored his “We wanted to play 60 minutes of hockey ice on Nov. 25, the Bantams were seeking victory. second goal of the night with less than two as opposed to only a half,” Cataruzolo said. revenge against the Amherst Lord Jeffs, “Amherst is a really talented team, and minutes to play in the game, tying it up to “We put in three periods of solid hockey, who had beaten them 4-1 just over a week we knew it,” Crum said. “In the first game, force overtime. and in the end, we got the bounce.” earlier. we couldn’t stay out of the penalty box. We A likely explanation for the Bantams’ The bounce was Crum’s overtime blast, The Bantams delivered, thanks to senior were in there around 10 or 12 times — even revitalization against Amherst was their which came with 4:29 left to play in OT. It forward Matt Crum. playing a high school team we wouldn’t switch back to their old three-forward, was another clutch performance from the Crum led the Bantams to a thrilling 5-4 have been able to win with that many pen- two-back system. The new formation was veteran, and one that won him recognition overtime victory over the Lord Jeffs with a alties. This time, we tried to stay out of the in contrast to the two-forward, three- as the NESCAC Player of the Week. goal in the late stages of the extra period box.” back system they had been using at the “He’s an inspirational story,” Cataruzolo this past Saturday. The goal brought Crum Luckily for the Bantams, the penalties beginning of the year including the loss to said. “He was a spot player his first three to three goals and two assists on the sea- stayed at a minimum the second time Amherst. years and didn’t play much, but he worked son for five total points, good for 19th in around. They committed only three pen- In addition, Trinity coach Dave the NESCAC. alties the whole game; however, the Lord Cataruzolo stressed the importance of see NESCAC, page 11 Basketball Jumbos shoot down two Fencing undefeated New England powers Jumbos’ epees blanked in Waltham

the men’s and women’s bas- b y Ca r l y He l f a n d ketball teams defeated previously Daily Editorial Board was losing in unbeaten regional foes tonight, epee, and he got as the men overcame national- Although the fencing team was very nervous.” ly-ranked Keene State and the swept this weekend in Waltham, Both sophomore women downed Salem State. Mass., Saturday’s meet was much epee co-captain on the men’s side, Tufts more successful than the numbers Amani Smathers and dethroned a No. 16 national reveal for a Tufts team that went up freshman Coryn Wolk power in Keene State, which against top-notch regional compe- had especially solid per- came into the game at 5-0. The tition. formances, with Wolk Owls got 20 points from their Despite falling 16-11 to Brandeis, going 9-3 against a strong All-American junior forward 17-10 to Boston College and 19-8 to field of competitors. Tyler Kathan and 19 more from both Cornell and Yale, many of the The foil and sabre squads senior forward Travon Little, but Jumbos fenced excellently against did not share the same level it wasn’t enough to keep up their Div. I opponents. of success, losing to each of with the Jumbos’ run-and-gun “These are historical fencing their opposing schools. But offense. Two Jumbos dropped programs,” coach Jason Sachs said. the groups did not go without 20-plus points to fuel the 81-67 “We are very respectable — we’re some impressive individual per- win. not going to beat them most of the formances, with junior foil cap- Junior forward Jon Pierce had time, but we’re definitely competi- tain Christine Lee and sophomore a monster night again, turning in tive, and our individuals shine and sabre captain Alex Cheetham each a double-double with 25 points Annie Wermiel/Tufts Daily can compete at that level. That’s winning a number of bouts. and 11 rebounds, also adding Freshman guard Colleen Hart basically the best we can do.” Lee, who was hit-or-miss in the six blocks, three assists and two led all Jumbo scorers with 16, Once again, the epee squad led team’s last meet, was much more steals. Senior guard Jeremy Black also adding six assists, while the Jumbos in Saturday’s effort, consistent on Saturday, going 2-1 scored 21 —­ obliterating his junior center Katie Tausanovitch beating two schools to go .500 against Brandeis, Cornell and Yale career high of 17 — on 3-of-5 had a double-double with 13 for the day. Both the squad’s wins before dropping two bouts to BC. three-point shooting and 10-of- points and 10 rebounds. Senior were commanding, as it defeat- “Christine showed once again 11 from the charity stripe. Senior co-captain Khalilah Ummah had ed Brandeis 6-3 and BC 7-2. The that she was one of the strongest tri-captain Jake Weitzen added 10 points and seven boards as Brandeis victory was especially fencers in the country, beating 11 points. well. rewarding for the epees, who got several strong fencers and peo- Meanwhile, the women’s team the Tufts women are one revenge after falling to the Judges ple who were rated,” Sachs said. gutted out a 70-55 win over the of just two undefeated teams on Nov. 17. “She faltered a little bit against MASCAC Salem State Vikings remaining in the NESCAC, along “I’m extremely happy with BC, but it was at the end of last night at Cousens Gym. The with 6-0 Amherst. the gains the team made against the day. Every other team Jumbos trailed by a point at the see tomorrow’s Daily for fur- Brandeis,” Sachs said. “They she went 2-1 against. Next courtesy Aaron Donovan half before pulling away in the ther coverage. thought they were going to have an time we face BC, I would bet Junior foil captain Christine Lee takes second to stay undefeated on the easy win, and the Brandeis coach Christine will do better.” on an opponent at last weekend’s Brandeis year at 7-0. —by Evans Clinchy thought he could substitute against Invitational. Lee won a number of bouts on us. Then he realized that his team see FENCING, page 10 the day, but the Jumbos were swept.

Equestrian Riders rewarded for successes with invite-only bid to Tournament of Champions b y Ca r l y He l f a n d “It was really fun because there was a Daily Editorial Board really high caliber of competition,” senior tri-captain Megan Kiely said. “It’s the same Although the regular season may have as going to Nationals — it’s all the best teams wrapped up on Nov. 18 with a show hosted in the country. We were really excited to be by Endicott College, the fall showing sched- invited this year.” ule wasn’t quite over for the Tufts equestrian The Jumbos got off to an exceptional start, team. with freshman Katie Christiansen taking first After breaking for the winter in sec- place in Intermediate Fences and senior tri- ond place behind Stonehill College in the captain Kathryn Wulster posting a second- Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s place showing in Open Fences. Zone 1 Region 4 standings, the Jumbos were “We were leading the horse show part of recognized for their impressive performance the way into Saturday, which was exciting with a bid to the invite-only Tournament of because nobody expected us to do that well,” Champions, hosted by Centenary College in Kiely said. New Jersey. Though their competition eventually “Because we have been doing well, [coach gained on them, the Jumbos still hung on to Katie Schaaf] was hoping there would be finish in 12th place, an impressive finish for a a chance that we’d be invited,” junior tri- school of Tufts’ size. Kiely grabbed fifth place captain Becca Renier said. “We were hoping in Open Flat, while sophomore Leigh Cooper for it and we thought we’d have a chance, and nailed down seventh place in Walk Trot they finally told us that we were. It was kind Canter. Both Wulster and Renier garnered of exciting because it wasn’t for sure, but this medals at the conclusion of the tournament, year is by far the best so far since any of the finishing eighth and 12th respectively. seniors have been on the team, so we were In addition to Christiansen, several other really hoping that the hard work would pay freshmen have been crucial to Tufts’ suc- off.” cess this season, including intermediate The show, which took place this past rider Chelsea Brown, novice Sarah Nash and courtesy Jane Chiavelli weekend, featured some of the strongest walk trot rider Margot Lurie, all of whom Senior tri-captain Megan Kiely and the equestrian team competed last weekend at the Tournament teams from across the country, and Tufts, a competed this weekend. Junior Emily Young of Champions at Centenary College in New Jersey. The Jumbos finished in an impressive 12th club team, squared off against several varsity place against some of the top schools in the nation at the invitation-only event. opponents. see EQUESTRIAN, page 11