Where You Read It First Sunny 62/48 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 28 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM With broad definition, hazing more prevalent than perceived BY ELLEN KAN lege,” said senior Becca Weinstein, direc- Daily Editorial Board tor of public relations for the Panhellenic Council, which oversees Tufts’ sororities. Even if someone doesn’t say no, they’re Massachusetts state law defines haz- not necessarily saying yes. ing as conduct that “willfully or recklessly Every Tufts student hears this during ori- endangers the physical or mental health entation programming — but not everyone of any student or other person.” But Tufts’ realizes that the logic applies to hazing. policy goes farther than that, labeling haz- “Things might sound like they involve ing as “any action taken or situation cre- optional participation,” Dean of Student ated, intentionally … to produce mental Affairs Bruce Reitman said, “but social pres- or physical discomfort, embarrassment, sure to participate is substantial enough to harassment or ridicule.” [undermine] that word optional.” It proceeds to name activities that could And while hazing is often associated with fit the bill, listing some seemingly benign Greek organizations, interviews with repre- events, such as scavenger hunts and treasure sentatives from a variety of student organi- quests, along with the more widely recog- zations reveal that the problem is prevalent nized forms of coercion like drinking games in many walks of campus life — especially and forced consumption of substances. given the university’s liberal definition. A member of one artistic performance “This is not specifically a Greek com- group on campus described an initiation munity issue; it’s something that many Tufts students encounter during their time at col- see HAZING, page 2

TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY ”Sexiling” is a more widespread problem than sex acts when roommates are present, at Quidditch team comes to Tufts least according to one former RA. BY BRENT YARNELL Some laud new sex policy, but Contributing Writer Tufts’ newest sports team is perhaps its most unorthodox. Started this semester, Tufts’ most do not feel its eff ects Quidditch team adapts the magical BY AXEL TONCONOGY in dorm rooms while their roommates are sport depicted in author J.K. Rowling’s Daily Staff Writer present has garnered an array of student Harry Potter series into one playable responses. Many have said the policy went by mere “muggles.” When the Office of Residential Life and a step too far by interfering in personal The newly founded team held its Learning (ResLife) implemented its now- issues, but others consider it reasonable. second-ever practice on the Residential infamous sex policy, it had people exactly “I think it’s an intelligent way to enforce Quad last Saturday. It consisted of like Arturo Gomez Toro in mind. the overnight guest policy because, as nice a series of intrasquad scrimmages Gomez Toro, a sophomore, says he had as someone may be, nobody wants the between two sub-teams, the Chudley a number of unfortunate experiences last [girlfriend, boyfriend] or hook-up buddy Cannons and Puddlemere United. year while living in Tilton Hall. of their roommate treating [the] room like While the names of the sub-teams “I did not enjoy having to step out of a honeymoon suite,” Gomez Toro said. He change weekly, they are always taken the room simply because my roommate believes that problems arise often enough from the Potter series. found it acceptable to have sex during to warrant a policy clarification. Unlike the wizards in Rowling’s nov- broad daylight, several feet away from Additionally, he said, societal norms els, Tufts players do not have the luxury where I was standing,” he said. “I felt a mix have shifted so that nowadays “there is no of flying broomsticks, nor do they use of anger, embarrassment and disgust as I shame in having a third party in the room magic of any kind. had to cover up the phone on a long dis- while engaging in what has traditionally “It’s basically an adopted version of the tance call with my mother so she wouldn’t been a private act.” game from the books,” said junior Molly hear the noises coming from four feet Gomez Toro’s freshman year roommate Newman, headmaster of the team’s parent TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY away.” declined to comment for the record. organization, the Harry Potter Society. A student on Tufts’ new Quidditch team ResLife’s new regulation prohibiting catches the Quaffle during practice on students from engaging in sexual activity see SEX POLICY, page 3 see QUIDDITCH, page 2 the ResQuad. Coming Out Day marked by increased involvement Senate looks to put its BY SAUMYA VAISHAMPAYAN Daily Editorial Board stamp on events Last Wednesday’s National Coming Out Day (NCOD) celebra- BY EMMA GOLDSTEIN Committee, which is spearhead- tion, marked by particularly strong Contributing Writer ing the rebranding effort, is also community involvement, capped working to design a new logo and what the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and The Tufts Community Union to better inform freshmen of its Transgender (LGBT) Center sees as (TCU) Senate says students are role on campus. an increasingly receptive environ- not aware enough of its impact on “They’re superficial changes to ment at the university. campus life. reflect what’s actually going on,” A crowd of Tufts students, faculty As part of a multi-pronged said Senator Xavier Malina, a and staff packed the lower patio of rebranding campaign launched senior and member of the Student the campus center for the annual this semester, sen- Outreach Committee. NCOD rally, surprising organizers ators are hoping Malina said students need to with a considerably larger turnout COURTESY KATIE HEGARTY to incorporate the become more involved in the stu- than former rallies. The LGBT Center’s National Coming Out Day celebration last Wednesday word “Senate” into dent government’s discussions, cit- Junior Simon Katz, treasurer of brought a large crowd to the patio outside the campus center. the title of major ing the Senate’s decision to spend the Queer Straight Alliance, which university events $230,000 last year on construction organizes and runs the rally, was Katz said. “In previous years there gathered.” that the body spon- of the Tufts Mountain Club’s Trips amazed by the turnout and enthu- [have] been periods of quiet time NCOD was nationally recog- sors exclusively, Cabin, a move that drew criticism siasm of the crowd, noting improve- when people didn’t go up and talk nized on Oct. 11, but the LGBT such as Fall Ball and the Nighttime from many students after the fact. ments from prior years. … This year there was always some- Center celebrated the festivities Quad Reception — better known “The fundamental thing is we “We were very impressed with body going up to the [microphone], as Naked Quad Run. how [the rally] happened this year,” and there was a huge crowd that see NCOD, page 2 The Senate’s Student Outreach see SENATE, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections

One time-honored Tufts Battling bad weather News 1 Editorial | Letters 8 tradition remains rela- and swine flu afflictions, tively unknown on cam- the men’s crew team Features 3 Op-Ed 9 pus: a WMFO show cel- stayed above water at Arts & Living 5Classifieds 10 ebrating local musicians. the Head of the Charles. Comics 7 Sports Back see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Hazing can include activities to which participants consent Quidditch players

HAZING of a nationwide shift to a more encompass- “What somebody sees as just fine, some- continued from page 1 ing definition of hazing. This newer defini- one else is going to see as dangerous, embar- demonstrate process that involved a staged kidnapping and tion includes activities that are less obviously rassing or demeaning,” Reitman said. alcohol consumption. While participants were harmful and coercive but can still cause physi- Director of the Office for Campus Life wizardry on field drinking alcohol, newcomers who declined cal and psychological damage. Joseph Golia, Director of Athletics Bill Gehling were made to consume an uncomfortable “The old definition of hazing described and Reitman all said that although there have QUIDDITCH amount of a non-alcoholic beverage. things you were forced to do, that were been hazing incidents in the past, no com- continued from page 1 “Normally people don’t give me a hard obligatory,” Dean of Student Affairs Bruce plaints outside the Greek community have Every position from wizard time for not drinking, but that time I felt it was Reitman said. “The definition has changed surfaced in recent years. Quidditch is represented in its land- definitely pressuring me to drink, because … The blatant hazing stuff that was dra- Reitman and Gehling acknowledged that based, muggle counterpart. obviously it would have been more comfort- matic got to be taboo, and what replaced this might not reflect what actually occurs on Four Chasers per side must score able not to have to drink all of that fluid,” the that was stuff that people saw as safer but is campus. the Quaffle, a volleyball, into a hoop, student said. not necessarily so.” “I’m not sure how big a problem it is at Tufts while the Keeper defends against All students interviewed about their haz- Some students disagreed with the school’s except what is reported to our office,” Reitman them. Two Beaters per team throw ing experiences requested anonymity, citing definition. said. “Most of the reports about hazing behav- Bludgers — dodge balls — at the the nature of the incidents and the students’ “I think it’s too broad,” a member of anoth- ior come from parents.” He said the office Chasers. If hit, Chasers must drop desires not to implicate organizations. er performing arts group said. had not received complaints recently, “either the Quaffle and run back around Members of a number of women’s and Highlighting one particular alcohol-related because things are more under control or less their own goal before rejoining men’s athletic teams described initiations and bonding activity, the student said, “[Alcohol] in view of families.” play. bonding activities in which students were was a big part of the night … but no one was Golia felt that the disconnect between what The “Golden Snitch” — in told to finish a prescribed amount of alcohol pressuring anyone. If anything it was pressure was reported and what he said was actually Rowling’s books a tiny, winged, within a certain time period, or to participate that someone was putting on himself to do taking place could be attributed to the fact golden ball that darts about the in drinking games. what other people were doing, but that was no that students did not intuitively link certain field at high speed — actually takes And most student athletes interviewed said more prevalent than [it is from] just being on abusive situations with hazing. human form in the muggle version. that they either would not have classified what the Tufts campus.” “Some of these things that would be in the A cross-country runner wearing all was taking place as hazing or they would have Others echoed Reitman, agreeing that category of hazing don’t register because it’s yellow plays the part. The Seeker considered it relatively minor and harmless — under certain circumstances, members might not some of the terrible things in the news- can “catch” the Snitch and end the in large part because those who did not want feel coerced into participating in voluntary papers that lead to someone’s death,” Golia game for 50 points by grabbing a to drink were permitted not to do so. activities. said. flag from the runner’s hip, as in flag Still, university policy dubs these alcohol- Another member of a men’s sports team But even these relatively “minor” incidents football. related activities as definite forms of hazing, said that team members were told they could that often arise during initiations and bonding Wearing a whistle, a crimson robe specifying that “consent of participants is not leave before the drinking started but felt that activities are unacceptable, Golia said. and a tie sporting the colors of Harry an available defense against any prosecution no one would really choose to do so, as there “Everyone knows that forcing someone Potter’s own Gryffindor House, team for hazing.” was undue pressure to participate. to drink is wrong,” he said. “It’s the little founder and captain Michael Walker “Willingness to participate in the event does Reitman feels that such situations are com- things like scavenger hunts and things you refereed Saturday’s match. not negate the accusation,” Reitman said. “It mon. He emphasized that activities like scav- would never think of that people need to be Walker, a junior, said he is not tak- is still hazing by using peer pressure to get enger hunts, even when perceived as fun or informed about.” ing the Quidditch concept too seri- somebody to participate … Often you want to harmless, can fall within the realm of hazing The Panhellenic Council will sponsor a ously — for the moment anyway. show how much you want to belong so you do and could lead to university judiciary pro- panel of representatives from various student “For now,” he says, “the idea is this voluntarily. It’s somewhat insidious.” ceedings — criminal prosecution, even — if organizations next Wednesday to raise aware- just to get our dedicated fan base.” Reitman said that Tufts’ broad policy is part they came to light. ness about lesser-known forms of hazing. About twenty students attended each practice, many of whom belong to the Harry Potter Society. This attitude is inspired not just Student Outreach Community looks to rebrand Senate by a spirit of inclusion, but also a need for extra players. A Quidditch SENATE “Nobody knows what the Senate does and about the impact of the TCU funds. team contains seven players but continued from page 1 nobody knows where their money ends up,” “Students don’t really know that we exist. If substitutes are a necessity, Walker want people to feel like they are part of the Malina said. “Seniors and juniors often walk students don’t know that we exist, they won’t said. decision-making process,” Malina said. “We onto the body [after uncontested elections] go to the Senate for help,” Chao said. “It’s a “It’s a lot more tiring than you’d want the connection between the Senate because people don’t realize what it does any- cyclical problem.” expect,” he said. “You underesti- and the student body to get stronger.” more. Senate might vote on things students The Student Outreach Committee plans mate how tough it is.” The new initiative is in its planning stages don’t want.” to introduce freshmen to the Senate during The combination of soccer, dodge this semester, and none of the strategies put Chao said that no signature emblem orientation, a move it believes will encourage ball and hide-and-seek — all while forth so far have been finalized. The outreach exists for the Senate that Jumbos can see more freshmen to contend for a Senate spot. holding a broomstick between the committee hopes to have a series of goals and immediately associate with their student “We want to do rebranding from the begin- legs — can be overwhelming to the fleshed out in time to begin the rebranding government. ning to the end,” Malina said. novice. It is not uncommon to see campaign next semester. “As far as overall brand is concerned, we Senator Wyatt Cadley, a freshman, agreed substituted players lying on the The idea for the campaign arose after sena- don’t even have an official seal for the TCU on the need for more outreach to first-years. ground, gasping for breath. tors agreed that students were largely unaware and that’s a problem because, while we’re a “The big benefit of talking to freshmen “Quidditch is a game of stamina,” of the body’s role and influence at Tufts. part of Tufts University, we’re not supposed to right off the bat is you can educate freshmen Newman said. Each year, Tufts students pay a $278 activi- use their seal, so to speak,” Chao said. “Right [as] to what exactly the Senate does and, But the team’s organizers invite ties fee that accounts for the TCU’s more than now, we are inappropriately using the athletic more importantly, where some of their tuition students of all skill levels to rough it $1 million budget. The Senate allocates this seal and the university seal.” money is going,” he said. out on the ResQuad. money to student groups that solicit funding. The TCU will be taking logo submis- Cadley said he knew that he would run “They really want everyone who “Every student pays a student activities fee sions from the entire student body. One for a Senate position even before enrolling wants to be here to be able to come,” that really goes back to the community, but idea within the committee is to require at Tufts. He said that the Senate is visible to sophomore Quentin Lott said. a lot of Tufts students don’t feel connected clubs that have received a certain amount freshmen who make a considerable effort to The team abides by the official to the community,” said Student Outreach of TCU funding to put the logo on adver- participate in the body, but it slips under the rules issued by the Intercollegiate Committee Chair Edward Chao, a junior. tisements so that students know more radar for others who do not seek it out. Quidditch Association (IQA). The IQA is headquartered at Middlebury College in Vermont, where students first created the terrestrial version ‘Out List’ created to help student members of LGBT of the sport in 2005. The college will also host the Third Annual Quidditch community locate mentors and role models World Cup on Oct. 25, with 26 col- leges and universities planning to NCOD Every year, the rally is composed of a few Bourdon said that it is often difficult to distin- attend. continued from page 1 scheduled speakers followed by an open guish between queer people and heterosexu- Though Tufts’ team will not attend last Wednesday. microphone session for informal student dis- als who simply support the LGBT community, the competition, Walker hopes even- For the first time ever, the campus book- cussion and talks. Democratic State Rep. of known as “allies.” tually to take the team to the World store sold rainbow shirts with the Tufts logo Massachusetts Carl Sciortino (LA ’00), who “I wanted to have a visible outlet to show Cup when it has developed a suf- on them. The LGBT center gave these shirts to continues to support the LGBT community at that many people queer-identify and have no ficient following. “If we have a core students at the 2008 NCOD, but their arrival Tufts, headlined this year’s NCOD celebration. problems saying it publically,” Bourdon said. that’s good and wants to go [to a as official Tufts merchandise in the campus Katz attributed the success of NCOD “I’ve encountered a phenomenon of students World Cup], I want to go there,” bookstore signifies a great victory for the 2009 and other LGBT events this year to the not knowing who is an ally and who is actually Walker said. LGBT community. involvement of the freshman class. a member of the queer community. Students Next semester, Walker said he University Chaplain David O’Leary “This year, I think that the freshman class have told me that as a result, it is more difficult hopes to scrimmage teams from has attended and spoken at many NCOD is a lot more involved in the community than to have mentors, people to look up to.” other Boston-area schools. Harvard events at Tufts since his arrival in 1998. He previous classes,” he said. “A lot of our suc- Bourdon added that a consequence of this founded a Quidditch team this said that the use of the official Tufts logo cess this year, and the center itself, has been lack of visible mentors was that it prevented semester, and Boston College, on the rainbow shirts is a big step for the largely because of the freshman class … It’s students and members of the LGBT com- Boston University and Emerson administration. refreshing.” munity from getting exposure to same-sex College also have teams. “Tufts’ branding is very important, so [the In conjunction with the LGBT Faculty/ couples with children. The Tufts team is currently not fact] that it was allowed to be used for the Staff Caucus, the LGBT Center created an Co-Chair of the LGBT Faculty/Staff Caucus funded by the university, as it needs rainbow shirt shows acceptance by [the] “Out List” that displayed the names of Tufts Cindy Stewart, who serves as the assistant to be officially recognized as a club administration, marketing and any number community members who identify with the director of the Experimental College, believed sport in order to receive money. As of offices that safeguard and protect the Tufts queer community. An e-mail sent out by the that the list was a valuable tool to start con- a result, the team currently uses logo,” O’Leary said. two organizations invited faculty, students versations about the balance of being “out,” borrowed chairs in place of hoops, According to O’Leary, the large turnout and staff to publically identify themselves as working and raising a family. and any proposed travel would also this year reflected a trend of increased par- members of the queer community. Seventy- “Tom [Bourdon] mentioned that a lot of come at a cost to team members. ticipation over the past few Tufts’ NCOD two individuals signed the list, which the students are looking for LGBT staff and faculty Walker and Newman said the team celebrations. Daily published last Tuesday. to be more of a presence on campus,” Stewart will seek official recognition when “On the Tufts campus, these past years Director of the LGBT Center Tom Bourdon said. “He had the idea that as the caucus, we their activities require travel. were the most momentous because of the emphasized that the list was not meant to could do something to start the process of At the moment, though, the mug- number of people who shared and basically apply pressure to those who have not yet providing more of the feeling for students that gles who make up Tufts’ Quidditch came out — not just students, but senior come out but instead to act as a vehicle there are gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisex- team are just focused on having fun. administration, faculty and employees as for queer students to show pride and find ual staff and they are comfortable enough to “It’s great to be both nerdy and ath- well,” O’Leary said. role models within the LGBT community. come out and make that statement.” letic,” freshman Jed Silver said. 3

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s someone who is fine with letters but less than ecstatic about num- bers, I was always on board with Athe replacement of numbers with letters in math class. I took to algebra pretty quickly and was thrilled about ninth-grade logic with its p’s and q’s, three dots and long, wordy proofs. The opposite, though, did not please me as much, which was unfortunate since the Jewish Day School I attended K through 12 was pretty keen on the Talmudic and Kabbalistic numerical system that they called “gematria” and I called a huge stretch. Gematria, a form of Hebrew numerology, assigns numerical values to each Hebrew letter and is used to do all sorts of cool things like add up letter- values of words, find correlations between words with equal letter-values and, in some cases, even predict the future. Thus, I found myself in gematria hell. The base-10 system was no longer good enough; we had to do everything in multiples of 18, the letter value for the Hebrew word “chai,” meaning life. And every time I was assigned a Talmudic reading, I found myself doing math JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY on the side. Despite less-than-reassuring calorie information displayed nearby, students have trouble resisting Dewick’s pizza. Naturally, when I got to college, where gematria was a far and distant land, I was eager to shed my number-heavy past. But the 1,200 calories a slice? In that case, make it two numbers seemed to follow me everywhere. BY SARAH KORONES many efforts to curb America’s obesity Burger King and Kentucky Fried My engineer friends attend classes with num- Daily Editorial Board epidemic and promote healthy eating Chicken — in poor neighborhoods of bers instead of titles, and parties are always at habits. The practice received atten- New York City that have high obesity 12 or 45, street names not included. It’s 12:05 p.m. on a Monday after- tion last July after a New York City law rates. Examining customers’ receipts It finally dawned on me that the numbers noon, and students from across cam- went into effect requiring all chain before and after the law went into weren’t going away when a friend of mine pus pour through the doors of Dewick- restaurants to post the calorie content effect, researchers found that cus- asked me to “86 that.” To my surprise, it was MacPhie Dining Center ready to take of each food item in the same size and tomers actually ordered more food not a class or a building number or even a advantage of the open block with a font as its price. after the larger calorie counts had Talmudic reference, and it wouldn’t disap- leisurely lunch. Bodies swarm the The law was intended to reduce been posted. pear post-graduation. So after nodding, smil- meal stations, loading up on every- obesity and diabetes, but after a study But despite the results of the study, ing and failing to comply with her wishes, thing from sweet potato fries to beef released in early October showed little it still remains unclear whether calo- I decided to give up and hop on the band- chili. And while some students seem to change in the public’s eating patterns, rie counts will ultimately be success- wagon, starting with 86. glance up at the white cards describ- the calorie counts were met with skep- ful in promoting healthy eating habits As it turns out, 86 was first used among ing the nutritional value of each dish ticism as an effective measure to curb or not. The city of New York plans to soda jerks to indicate when a product had before making a decision, others pre- the nation’s eating problem. carry out its own analysis of the law run out or been omitted from an order, as fer to scoop up their food without The study, which was released by by studying 12,000 restaurant receipts in “86 today’s special” or “one steak, 86 the much thought or discrimination. professors at New York University and — a considerably larger amount than fries.” It later evolved into code for refusing Public posting of calorie and nutri- Yale, tracked customers at four fast to serve drunken customers alcohol and tional information is just one of the food chains — McDonald’s, Wendy’s, see CALORIES, page 4 for getting rid of customers (or just about anything) altogether. Unlike myself, soda jerks in the 1920’s were fond of replacing common restaurant talk with numbers Students say ‘sexiling’ a more pressing inter-roommate issue in order to communicate without having SEX POLICY in his first few weeks on the Hill. students about inappropriate conduct customers understand them. Ninety-nine continued from page 1 “Coming from another school, we while roommates were present, but he meant “manager approaching;” 23 meant Many students do not see as much of didn’t have any policies remotely like did receive a number of complaints “out of my way;” and 87 and a half, my a need for the new policy. Sophomore this one at all, so it was definitely about students who were continually personal favorite, meant something like Sejal Soni called it “ridiculous” and a shocker,” Prunier said. But eventu- being forced to leave the room so their “stop what you’re doing and check out the “impossible to enforce.” Soni believes ally he realized that only a small per- peers could have sex. hottie out front.” that it has received a disproportion- centage of students engaged in sexual Part of the ResLife policy does state (I wonder whether any of them went to ately large amount of attention rela- activity with a roommate present, and that sexual activity should not deprive Jewish Day School.) tive to its importance. She said it he said he was reverting to his “original a roommate of “privacy, study or sleep As for the specific origin of 86, there is no has brought the university unneeded opinion of the kids here.” Comparing time.” clear consensus. The most accepted theory negative publicity. Tufts to GWU, Prunier noted that there Burris said that instead of expressly is that 86 was rhyming slang for “nix,” mean- Carrie Ales-Rich, ResLife’s assistant were not profound differences between prohibiting sex while roommates are ing “nothing” (from the German “nichts”). director for community and judicial the two student bodies. present, ResLife should take more direct The problem is that, while rhyming slang affairs, said that the Daily’s coverage steps to “promote conversation” — a was purportedly all the rage in cockney and of the policy brought it into the spot- tactic Burris considers more effective. Australian English, the fad never quite made light and sparked reporting by nation- “We don’t necessarily think “It’s up to the roommates to come it to America. al and international news sources, that this is more of an issue up with a solution as to when and The next most popular theories both but that the roommates problem is no where they can have sex,” he said. have to do with individual New York hang- more prevalent at Tufts than it is at at Tufts — it is happening in “I don’t think that policy was neces- out spots. The first, Chumley’s, is a pub other schools. sary at all — Tufts now has an image and former speakeasy whose back door “We do believe that the reaction other schools at well.” of oversexed students that don’t care — used to escape from police raids — was from the media was perhaps a lit- about their roommates enough to set located at 86 Bedford Street. The second tle exaggerated. We don’t necessar- Carrie Ales-Rich up a time for sex.” spot, 21, was a popular restaurant with 85 ily think that this is more of an issue Assistant Director, ResLife The overall feeling on campus seems tables, meaning that on any given night, at Tufts — it is happening in other to be that the media outburst was the 86th party to arrive would find them- schools at well,” Ales-Rich said. unexpected and an ultimately invalid selves 86’d. The Chumley’s tale is more Ales-Rich said the policy is not “There wasn’t anything here that reflection of the students at Tufts. In widespread but is thought to be just as meant to be actively enforced, but to would make me think this school fact, many felt that the massive popu- coincidental as 21’s, and the speakeasy spur more open discussion and com- needed this policy more than others,” larity of this news item revealed more was actually founded in 1926, several years munication between roommates. he said. But he said that the rule’s about the entire country than about after the slang term first picked up. “We hope that if a resident finds him/ media repercussions were exagger- students at this university. Other suggested origins include a relation herself involved in this kind of situa- ated, noting that even a Belgian news “I think it’s natural that any policy to the last stop on a Chicago train line or a tion, that resident will feel empowered source had published a story on it. having to do with sex at a prominent Californian law, among others, but most of to have an effective conversation with Meanwhile, Kenneth Burris, a junior university would receive media cov- these are guesses at best, and, before I get their roommate in order to resolve the who served as an RA in Bush Hall last erage, especially in a sex-obsessed caught up, 87 and a half. conflict,” she said. year, believes that a more pressing society like the one in which we live,” Jeff Prunier, a junior who transferred inter-roommate problem lies in the Gomez Toro said. this year from George Washington issue of “sexiling,” which the new rule Romy Oltuski is a junior majoring in University, said the new policy “abso- does not confront directly. Burris said Giovanni Russonello contributed English. She can be reached at Romy. lutely changed” his perception of Tufts that as an RA, he did not hear from reporting to this article. [email protected] 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Wednesday, October 21, 2009 New study tests effectiveness of New York City obesity initiative

CALORIES healthy eating decisions, the stomach continued from page 3 often overrules the brain. the 1,100 receipts examined in the NYU “Good decisions are based on good analysis. information, and so Dining tries to According to Sara Folta, assistant provide students with reliable and professor at the Friedman School of accurate information,” he said in an Nutrition Science and Policy, it may e-mail. “However, as the New York City still be too early to cast off New York experiment seems to be demonstrat- City’s calorie-labeling methods as ing, more goes into choosing foods The Division of Student Affairs Social Justice Initiative presents Challenge the Process. Leaders look fruitless. Pointing to the small sample than just data. Everyone wants to be for ways to radically alter the status quo and for ways to create something totally new. Through an size and select population of the NYU healthy to some degree, but eating is interactive activity, come challenge your status quo and how you view your world. study, Folta argues that more analysis an emotional and sensory experience, of the law is needed before judgments and ‘feeling good’ often trumps logic can be made. for many people.” “I don’t think it’s fair to say, at this Junior Sarah Tavares gives little Challenge point, that the calorie labeling in New notice to the nutrition cards, choos- York City has been unsuccessful,” she ing instead to put together meals that said in an e-mail. “No single study are generally well-rounded. “I actually is able to perfectly answer a ques- don’t even notice [the nutrition cards] tion like this. For example, the study in the dining halls,” she said. “I try to The process looked at the effects of labeling on have a well-balanced meal … but the low-income and racially diverse people calorie count doesn’t really come into only. Although this is an important effect.” population to study, the results cannot Other students find that the nutri- Thursday, October 22 be generalized to other populations.” tion cards provide valuable informa- Others, such as Sai Krupa Das, also tion. Junior Matt Keefer takes the facts 5:30 – 7:00 pm an assistant professor at the Friedman on the cards into account before he Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Hall School, believe that the relatively new makes a selection, noting that the only method of posting calorie information time he doesn’t look at the cards is shows promise but that the positive when he indulges in dessert. Open to all students interested in developing their leadership skills. effects may not be seen for some time. “I’m more concerned with protein RSVP is required to [email protected]. “Behavior change, especially food and carbs than calories because I work Pizza will be served. behavior change, takes a lot of effort out a lot,” he said. “I don’t count calo- and a long time — especially when ries, but I take note of it if something is Upcoming Leaders for Change workshops: consumers have to process information off the charts.” Recruit and Manage Volunteers, November 17 Grant Writing, February 11 and act on their own to make better Making the right decisions about Developing Leaders Conference, TBD choices,” she said in an e-mail. “Slowly food is challenging in any situation, Ethics of Speech in Community, March 9 Sustain your Work/Officer Transition, April 17 but surely, there will be a noticeable but calorie counts are one method that change. We will need to get used to the may actually be successful in combat- idea of facing these calorie counts and ing America’s love affair with french For more information visit activecitizen.tufts.edu or putting them into practice.” fries and nachos. ocl.tufts.edu/leadersforchange On campus, calorie count and nutri- “I think it will ultimately take mul- tional information cards in the din- tiple efforts at all levels of society to In collaboration with: CEEO | Institute for Global Leadership | Jumpstart | Leonard ing halls help some students make address these problems,” Folta said. Carmichael Society | Peace and Justice Studies | Student informed decisions about their meals, “Ideally, all adults would live in com- Affairs Social Justice Initiative | Tufts Hillel but others find that it is easier to ignore munities that supported health and them. Associate Director of Dining wellness. Right now, that is not true. Services Ralph Perrotto acknowledg- It’s going to take efforts at the per- es that although the nutrition cards sonal, community and policy levels to are intended to help students make address this problem.”

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haven’t gotten more than four hours of sleep a night in the past four days, and it’s really got me thinking about my life Ichoices — particularly those choices that involve me taking classes that require writ- ing 25-page papers. Another decision of mine that has affected my sleep habits through the years is the choice I made four years ago to become caffeine-free. I had a full-blown caffeine addiction by the time I got to high school, which started at the gloriously early time of 7:20 a.m. (If you’ve never taken a math class before the sun has even started to rise, I would not recommend it.) There also conve- niently happened to be two Dunkin’ Donuts located between my house and my high school; if I overslept and didn’t have enough time to put up a pot, I could grab an extra large French vanilla with two creams before I had to be at my desk plotting cosine curves. But then there were the dreaded days COURTESY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON that I forgot my coffee. The headaches were Conservators worked painstakingly to restore many of the tomb’s objects that are now on view in the exhibition. unbearable — but probably not as much as I was when I whined about my lack BY KATHERINE DEANE opened this week, offers new insight into found in Tomb 10A bring to life the world of caffeine. I was a 15-year-old kid who Daily Staff Writer the history and rituals of Egypt’s Middle of 2000 BC — a time of glorious artistic sounded like a 35-year-old adult complain- Kingdom (2040-1640 BC). achievements,” Malcolm Rogers, the MFA’s ing of exhaustion and caffeine withdrawal. I The mysteries of ancient Egypt have fas- A team of archaeologists from Harvard director, told the Daily. This is exactly what decided I needed to get myself together, and cinated international audiences for thou- University and the MFA discovered the tomb the MFA accomplishes in its display of the I cold-turkey decaffeinated myself. I was the sands of years, and the trend continues at of local governor and priest Djehutynakht over 250 objects that were excavated from last person in my family to give up caffeine. the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). and his wife, Lady Djehutynakht, in 1915 the tomb: a vivid experience that trans- My grandmother suffers from glaucoma, in Deir el-Bersha, a central Egyptian city on ports viewers into a remote culture from and several studies have shown that caffeine The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt the east bank of the Nile River. For the first 4000 years ago. raises intraocular pressure. As a preventative 2000 BC time since they were uncovered almost a Unfortunately, since robbers looted the measure, my mom became caffeine-clean century ago, the entire contents of the tomb tomb thousands of years ago, the most pre- 10 years ago. At the Gund Gallery, through are on display together for the public. cious materials were stolen. What remains My decision to decaffeinate came under May 16, 2010 All the funerary objects in the exhibition is a plethora of objects that are less-mate- intense scrutiny my freshman year at Tufts. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston belong to the MFA, but many had been so rially valuable but that nevertheless tell a I heard the same questions to no end: How 465 Huntington Ave badly damaged by grave robbers that they fascinating story. can you stay up to study if you don’t have caf- were unfit for display. Thanks to countless Upon entering the exhibition, the viewer feine? Wasn’t it hard to get work done when 617-267-9300 hours of hard work by MFA conservators, is immediately confronted by a life-size you stopped drinking coffee? Don’t you miss the tomb has been comprehensively and sculpture of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the the taste of those extra large French vanillas? The museum has always been renowned artfully reconstructed in a way that makes underworld, who seems to welcome guests My responses are always “I just do,” “nope,” for its diverse array of ancient Egyptian for an easily navigable and exceptionally into a tour of the afterlife. Surrounding the and “hell yes.” No matter how many times objects, but a special exhibition titled “The educational experience. I answered the same questions, nobody Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC,” which “The artistic and historical treasures see TOMB, page 6 understood my decision. After spending four years off caffeine DJ PROFILE MOVIE REVIEW compared to the four years that I spent on it, I really don’t see a difference in my everyday activities, except for the absence of those pesky caffeine headaches. A ‘An Education’ study recently accepted to the Annals of Emergency Medicine supports my theory that caffeine has a negligible effect on per- tells story of formance. It also happens to be written by a 12-year-old boy from Michigan named Brendan O’Neil. Hey, if a kid can under- growing up stand my claim, why couldn’t the people on BY CHARISSA NG my floor freshman year? Daily Editorial Board O’Neil drank Monster energy drinks before football games because he thought Given a choice between a lavish they would give him a caffeine boost and lifestyle of fun and games or sitting enhance his performance. He started to in a high school classroom studying realize that on the days he didn’t drink Monster he felt he still played at the same An Education level. O’Neil tested his theory that caffeine does not affect performance by compar- ing his vital statistics from the days he Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter drank Monster to the days that he drank caffeine-free Sprite. Sarsgaard There was no discernible difference in his Directed by Lone Scherfig heart rate or blood pressure after playing KRISTEN COLLINS/TUFTS DAILY football and drinking a caffeinated beverage Pop rock group The Fatal Flaw plays live for “On the Town” on Wednesday, Oct. 14. literature, hardly any adolescent girl versus a decaffeinated one. Using what I’m would find the latter more appeal- sure will become standard medical tech- ing. Based on a memoir by Lynn niques, O’Neil decided to test his reflexes Boston rock makes airwaves Barber and adapted into a screen- after drinking caffeine by playing video play by popular British author Nick games and comparing his caffeinated and Hornby, “An Education” smartly decaffeinated scores. Again, there was no and convincingly portrays a young difference in his performance. with ‘On the Town’ woman who finds her life turned But back to my lack of sleep. Because BY JESSICA BAL This year marks the 20th anniver- upside down when she begins an I’ve been off caffeine for so long, I become Daily Editorial Board sary of one of WMFO’s longest-running impromptu romance with a suave completely wired if I have anything caf- shows, “On the Town with Mikey Dee.” man nearly twice her age. feinated to the point that I cannot focus or “Less talk, more rock!” says radio McDonald, 36, of Salem is just one “An Education” tells the tale of sleep. I think O’Neil needs to do a study on host Shilo McDonald as he dials up of a collection of rotating hosts who Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a young the adverse affect of caffeine on people who the volume in the studio. The sound of have filled the space left by the show’s student living in London, England have given it up. He can decaffeinate and Boston pop rock band The Fatal Flaw founder: Mikey Dee himself. circa 1961. Jenny appears mature play video games for days — it’s research! leaks through the speakers while it per- Mikey Dee Linick established the beyond her 16 years of age, as she forms live a few rooms over. The band show in 1989, dedicating the time slot listens to orchestral music and is playing a spin on a famous Journey to breaking local bands and exposing Juliette Greco, finds adolescent Caryn Horowitz is a senior majoring in song — an energetic track off their history. She can be reached at Caryn. album called “Don’t Start Believing.” see WMFO, page 6 see EDUCATION, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Presence of deceased local music enthusiast still felt at WMFO WMFO “This is a jam session for me. I’m hav- continued from page 5 ing a lot of fun. I’m rockin’ out in here, listeners to Boston rock. Frequently dancing around the studio.” spotted at local concerts, Linick McDonald listed some of his favor- immersed himself in music, tenacious- ite bands, local groups with power- ly promoting bands he discovered and ful, driving songs: Orbit, The Sheila networking within the Boston rock Divine, Dear Leader and Helicopter community. Helicopter. All are New England-based Linick suffered a stroke after a rou- artists who McDonald said he may not tine heart surgery in 2000, and a series have been introduced to if not for “On of benefit shows raised approximately the Town.” $100,000 for his treatment. Though “Music sticks with you; certain music Linick passed away at the age of 40 in just sticks,” McDonald said. “The hard- 2003, “On the Town” continues in his est part is listening to something that name. you haven’t heard. I’ve been lucky Linick’s presence can still be felt in with the show because I’m getting new the station for those who know where music stuck to me all the time.” to look. Studio Dee, playing ground to Simches said that this year thus far The Fatal Flaw and countless others, has proven strong — and varied — is named for the DJ, and old photos for the local scene. As someone who slipped among stacks of vinyls capture has been involved since 1983 in the his time in the station. Boston music realm, one bolstered Joel Simches, a 44-year-old Peabody by a plethora of college radio stations resident, occupies the cramped room bringing new bands to the airwaves, between McDonald and the members Simches seems to know what he’s talk- of The Fatal Flaw and has his eyes on ing about. In the past, Boston has a matrix of controls. Simches is the birthed now well-known bands such producer, engineer and booking agent as Letters to Cleo, Guster and The for the show (along with Laura Slapikof Lemonheads. and Anngelle Wood) and has worked as “We just want people to dig the stuff COURTESY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON a live sound engineer for the Dresden we’re digging,” said Simches. “We lis- The MFA’s new exhibition displays works never before shown in public. Dolls, Regina Spektor and others. He’s ten to everything. We spin it all at least also one of the only “On the Town” once.” members left who knew Mikey Dee After a century of restoration, closely as a friend and colleague. Catch “On the Town with Mikey Dee” “Mikey was a champion of the local every Wednesday on WMFO 91.5 FM tomb’s treasures on display at MFA music scene,” said Simches. “We were from 9 p.m. until midnight. Bands keeping the seat warm for him [before interested in participating can submit TOMB Next to this object is the deconstructed 2003] with guest DJs, hoping he’d be materials to On The Town, WMFO, PO continued from page 5 Bersha coffin that was built to house and back in six months. I’d like to think Box 65, Medford, MA 02155 or email statue are a number of large-scale black transport Djehutynakht on his journey into we’re still keeping the seat warm for [email protected]. and white photographs taken in 1915 dur- the underworld. It is covered with incred- him here.” ing the original excavation of the tomb. ibly detailed paintings of the things an In addition to McDonald, DJs JoEllen These incredibly detailed images, as well as important figure like the governor would Yannis, Steve Harnish, Brian Young the dim, cavernous lighting, set the tone for need to be comfortable in his life after and sometimes Simches himself lend the rest of the exhibition. death, along with line after line of hiero- their voices and music selections to The subsequent room is much more glyphics offering funerary prayers to help the show. According to Simches, this crowded with objects, including the large protect him. variety of hosts infuses “On the Town” flotilla of wooden boats that were found Directly behind the thick coffin panels is with a critical energy and strives to broken and scattered in the tomb. Gwynne a small chamber built to exactly replicate embody the myriad aspects of Linick’s Ryan, assistant conservator at the MFA, the size of the inner chamber of the tomb. personality. explained that reassembling the boats This dark room now holds the mummified “I remember when I was with my was like putting together “a 26,000-piece head of either Djehutynakht or his wife; first band, trying to get people to play puzzle,” because no adhesive was used in it remains to be determined to whom the my stuff,” said Simches. “You get so restoring their hand-carved pieces. head belonged. giddy hearing your music for the first There are several other models repre- This mystery is currently being time on the radio. If I can make other senting aspects of the Middle Kingdom on explored by the MFA and Massachusetts people feel that, I think we’ve got a topics from brick builders to beer makers. General Hospital, and they have dis- good show here.” These objects appear to be crudely made played ultra-high resolution screens “We get the chance to play music by unskilled hands, and it isn’t until the showing CT scans of the head itself. This that no one else would hear, and we next room that the truly exquisite artistic bridging of art, history and science is get to do it without consequence,” said masterpieces appear. remarkable to see in person. McDonald. “At a commercial station, This room houses the objects that the The museum offers two audio guides, you have to play what sponsors will MFA is most proud of: a “procession of one for adults and one specially designed pay for and what the director wants on offering bearers,” Bersha coffin and a for children, who always enter the muse- the playlist. But this is the epitome of mysterious mummified head. The proces- um for free. “The Secrets of Tomb 10A” freeform.” sion bears a striking contrast to the other deserves noteworthy attention for its Most of the members have regular carved wooden models because of its innovative curatorial style and its precious 9-to-5 jobs in addition to volunteering intricate detailing and carefully applied contents, and for its family-friendly for- their time at the station. McDonald layers of paint. Its figures offer things the mat. The price of the special exhibition is manages the IT department for a mar- Djehutynakhts might need in the after- included in MFA entry cost, so Tufts stu- keting agency and participated in col- life, including ceremonial incense, jugs of dents — who are admitted to the MFA for lege radio while he was a student. “After KRISTEN COLLINS/TUFTS DAILY beer and cosmetic necessities to remain free with student identification — can see a few years I decided to dust the dust off Shilo McDonald hosts “On the Town” from beautiful in death. the show free of charge. and take it up again,” said McDonald. Studio A on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Mulligan gives Oscar-worthy performance in ‘An Education’ EDUCATION to study literature at Oxford Nonetheless, Jenny soon of Barber’s book truly shines in appears organic and real. continued from page 5 University force Jenny to sup- becomes fed up with practicing the juxtaposition of two meet- Sarsgaard has an undeniable boys insipid and is infatuated press her desires to experience the cello and writing composi- the-parents scenes. Graham charisma and nonchalance by the air of maturity in French the excitement and unpredict- tions for school, and everything (Matthew Beard) is a gangly that make it easy for audiences culture. The pressures of her ability of the world beyond her changes when she meets David teenage boy whose desire to to see why Jenny is so quick traditional parents and a dream structured, suburban bubble. (Peter Sarsgaard), a successful, impress Jenny’s parents leaves to fall in love with David. But smooth-talking Jewish busi- him fumbling over his words while Sarsgaard does a noble nessman in his early thirties. as he fidgets in his seat at the job of holding his own in the David sweeps Jenny off her dinner table. David’s success film, he is still no match for feet, promising a life of fun and and charming wit make for the Mulligan, whose understated sophistication with late-night perfect foil to Graham’s boy- beauty is captivating to watch music concerts, exclusive art ish ways, as he charms Jenny’s on screen. She is poised and auctions and glamorous trips to mother with compliments and clever, effortlessly embodying Paris. Jenny quickly ditches her jokes with her father as if they’ve a young girl with a thirst for road to Oxford, choosing to sip been friends for years. independence and adventure. champagne and smoke Russian “An Education” also suc- Throughout the film, Mulligan cigarettes at swanky clubs with ceeds in making the relationship brilliantly captures both the David and his stylish friends between 16-year-old Jenny and naïve confidence and hidden instead. Though Jenny loves the 30-year-old David believable. insecurities of Jenny’s charac- freedom of her new life with Although romances between ter as she struggles to find her David, she eventually finds that older men and younger women place in the world. growing up too quickly may are hardly uncommon in films, “An Education” is an enchant- not have been all that she had chemistry is sometimes forced ing, real-life coming of age story hoped for. and awkward across the age gap, bound to move audiences. With “An Education” is a strong film leaving audiences feeling uneasy. Hornby’s thoughtful screen- in part because of the playful- Mulligan and Sarsgaard are play and Mulligan’s outstand- ness of the dialogue and inter- refreshingly convincing in their ing, feisty performance, “An ROTTENTOMATOES.COM actions between the characters. portrayal of Jenny and David, Education” is a film worthy of Carey Mulligan grows up as Jenny in “An Education.” Hornby’s thoughtful adaptation and their budding romance its Oscar buzz. Wednesday, October 21, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS 7

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Senate should keep its brands to itself Editor-in-Chief TD Garden. Gillette Stadium. Citi Field. students are largely unaware of how students who had not originally made their The Izod Center. the Senate spends its $1 million stu- thoughts known came out heavily against EDITORIAL They are all victims of a phenomenon dent activities budget, which is funded the body’s decision to allocate $230,000 for Naomi Bryant Managing Editors that draws groans from sports fans the by undergraduates’ tuition money. But construction of the Tufts Mountain Club’s David Heck country over: corporate branding. Now it seems intuitive that students would Trips Cabin. But labeling Tufts Mountain Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor the Tufts Community Union Senate sees a assume that their student activities fees Club ads with a Senate logo would not have pragmatic opportunity to do some brand- go toward funding student activities — prevented the Trips Cabin debacle. Nina Ford News Editors ing of its own. just as they assume their payments for The major reason for students’ surprise Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson Members of the Senate’s Student Outreach room and board go toward maintaining at the outcome of the funding decision lies Christy McCuaig Committee say they are not content with the Tufts’ dormitories and the money they in the fact that they were not accustomed Matt Repka amount of attention students pay to the spend on meal plans goes to Tufts Dining to seeing the Senate handle such issues — Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs body’s work, complaining that Senate deci- Services. If they care to find out exactly and, more importantly, the Senate was not Katherine Sawyer sions often go unnoticed and elections go how money much each club receives, accustomed to handling them, or to adver- Saumya Vaishampayan uncontested due to lack of student interest they can easily find that information on tising appropriately for them. Furthermore, Robin Carol Executive Features Editor in the positions. the Senate’s Web site. similar situations are highly unlikely to arise So they are proposing to attach the Some argue that aggressive branding in the foreseeable future. The Senate had Marissa Carberry Features Editors Senate’s name to events like Fall Ball and the efforts will help to educate freshmen about hundreds of thousands of extra dollars to Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow Nighttime Quad Reception, also known as the Senate’s impact on campus. First of all, give away only because it had recently been Emily Maretsky Naked Quad Run. This raises a very simple freshmen are less apathetic toward our stu- reimbursed for losses in an extraordinary Kerianne Okie question: Is it really acceptable to re-appro- dent government than older students are, embezzlement scandal. Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas priate our campus traditions for the purpose as evidenced by the disproportionately high Before the recovered money was allo- Charlotte Steinway of advertising our student government? number of first-years who run for Senate cated, few were demanding that the Senate Julia Zinberg What’s more, the Senate proposes to cre- seats. And while the Daily agrees on the highlight its own involvement in all the Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers ate an emblem that it can add to student importance of informing freshmen about things it funds. And without similar oppor- organizations’ materials, in order to drive the Senate’s role on campus during orienta- tunities to mishandle hundreds of thou- Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor home the fact that the body gives those tion, we do not feel that sticking a Senate sands of dollars in the future, the Senate Emma Bushnell Arts Editors organizations financial support. So is it label on events or other organizations will does not need to foist its “brand” on the titles Mitchell Geller worthwhile for the Senate to enforce such give first-years meaningful insight into why of storied campus traditions or the materials Adam Kulewicz a homogenization of clubs’ identities in the they should join Senate. of unique student organizations. Senate Fall Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel name of its own self-promotion? Senators say they would like to avoid situ- Ball? Senate Spring Fling? To us, that sounds Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors The Outreach Committee says that ations like the one that arose last year, when a whole lot like Microsoft Fenway Park. Benjamin Phelps

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TEDDY MINCH | OFF MIC A call to cook in college Kabul BY MANUEL GUZMAN mayor’s I cannot count the number of times students have come up to me asking me where they can cook. It is true that curtain call? some dorms have better kitchens than he leader of Afghanistan since his others; South and Metcalf Halls seem appointment as chairman of the tran- to be the favorites among student sitional administration in December chefs, while the kitchen in Lewis Hall T2001, Hamid Karzai is the face of the is at the bottom of the cuisine food American democracy-building experiment in chain. Seniors living off campus do the middle eastern nation. Over the course of not have to ask their friends to fob the past eight years, he has served as the con- them into other dorms’ kitchens, but stant presence American policymakers have freshmen and sophomores are often needed to ensure some sort of stability for deterred from developing their cook- rebuilding and security efforts. ing skills due to mediocre facilities. But Monday’s revelations by United Nations- I strongly believe that learning how backed investigations into major fraud in to cook is as important as learning August’s presidential election, and the subse- how to swim. Many schools such as quent nullification of nearly one million votes Columbia University, Williams College (almost one-third of Karzai’s total), have cast and MIT have integrated mandato- Karzai’s ever-tenuous popular support into even ry swimming classes or tests before more doubt. Karzai now faces a runoff elec- graduation into their curriculum. tion against his chief opponent, former Afghan Although I would not advocate for a Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, after the mandatory cooking test before gradu- vote invalidations lowered his total vote per- ation, Tufts should send a message centage to 48.3 — below the 50-percent thresh- to Jumbos everywhere that cooking old required to avoid a runoff in Afghanistan. is a necessary life skill by renovating Karzai’s popularity has been declining kitchens across campus to be more steadily since he was installed by the United conducive to cooking. States as Interim President of Afghanistan in A few weeks ago, I cooked dinner for 2002, although that could be an unfair state- a few of my close friends, and I real- ment to make, given the immense challenges ized that out of the six people around with which he was presented very early in the table, only two people knew how MCT his tenure. Karzai was handed the reins to to cook. I paused for a second. Why Culinary Society with my close friend, work at. a nation completely fragmented along deep- does Tufts not offer a Cooking 101 current-junior Alix Boulud, in order to If you do not learn how to cook, ly engrained ethnic lines, one in which alle- class? Culinary schools exist, but we advance food knowledge and impart what will you do when you leave giances to individual provinces historically took cannot expect everyone to be able to cooking skills to students. As a new Tufts? If you keep the culinary habits political precedence over any macro-loyalty attend. They are often very formal, club, it got off to a slow start, but we of your college days — based on din- to a centralized power in Kabul. Karzai’s reach and such lessons would be complete had a vision and a desire to change ing halls and Pizza Days — you will be never extended beyond the capital’s city limits. overkill for the student who just wants mentalities around food and cooking. stuck eating prepackaged meals and His effectiveness hasn’t increased enough to learn how to prepare and cook a This year, our membership increased ordering delivery for the rest of your over the last eight years to allow him to ade- simple chicken. The basics of cook- dramatically and left us completely life. Not only is that expensive, but quately address the fundamental issues of gov- ing are very important and should be unprepared. I can confidently say that it will get really boring really fast. So ernment incompetence that hamper both insti- taught in college. a sizeable amount of the student body put on your chef’s hat and get into the tutional reconstruction and national progress in Becoming the next Iron Chef is a is interested in this subject but that kitchen! (Or if your kitchen is really Afghanistan. Part of the blame can be passed on feat that is simply out of reach for most are hesitant to go into their gross, go to a friend’s dorm.) Making to coalition forces, particularly American, whose most college students, but being able kitchens and cook themselves a meal. mistakes is part of the learning pro- military resources and focus were largely rerout- to cook for oneself or even one’s Why are students so hesitant to cess; do not get discouraged because ed to Iraq, severely crippling efforts to improve friends is a completely achievable cook? Maybe their parents do not your cake or omelet turns out weird. the security situation in Afghanistan and mak- goal. Why not impress your girlfriend cook, they do not have access to a That’s part of cooking! Things can ing it harder for the fledgling Karzai admin- or boyfriend with a dorm-cooked kitchen or they tried in their child- get really ugly in the beginning, but, istration to function. However, a large part of meal instead of going out to dinner? hood and almost started a fire. Maybe with practice, in no time you will have the blame also falls on Karzai. Throughout the The effort is what counts, even if the they do not have time or simply do become the most popular person on course of his tenure, the Afghan government meal is not the best. Some people not like being in the kitchen. These your floor. Bon appétit! has been tied to warlords, a flourishing narcot- may argue that my views on cooking are reasons for them to rationalize the ics trade, endemic government corruption and are out of touch with those of most fact that they either cannot or do not an utterly ineffective, inept bureaucracy. college students, but in the midst of want to cook. Making excuses in this Manuel Guzman is a sophomore who has Karzai has received the ire of many of his this recession, I think that going back day and age about not knowing how not yet declared a major. He is the presi- fellow countrymen as well as of his American to the basics should be a priority. to cook is not an option. Anyone can dent and co-founder of the Tufts Culinary backers, who have become frustrated with his Last year I co-founded the Tufts cook, but it is something you have to Society. lack of political accountability amid a situation that desperately requires it. The United States has stated that it will withhold additional troop deployments until the election mess is settled, Be in fewer clubs and recent meetings have made it clear that the United States will not stand for continued BY ALEX BASKIN wants to be a part of everything. I you’re still unconvinced: I understand incompetence from Kabul if Karzai wins the understand that it is difficult to resist that you may really be passionate election. That said, Karzai’s opponent Abdullah I recently attended a student-run your urge to do all those great things. about eight different causes, but you offers no guarantees of improvement either. program here at Tufts. I expected to Nevertheless, I think that an out- are not helping those causes by trying A trained ophthalmologist and acclaimed be edified about a topic, but I left sider perspective is allowing me to to campaign on behalf of all of them. In intellectual, Abdullah would give a new face incredibly disappointed. The entire give a more objective analysis than fact, you are hurting your many causes to Afghan politics but, according to former thing was sloppy, disorganized and those mired in the conflict. Here is because you are not doing them jus- United States Envoy to Afghanistan James amateurish. my advice to the Tufts community: Do tice. You could impact the world more Dobbins, Abdullah is “less of a natural politi- Do not bother guessing what the less stuff. Be in fewer clubs. if you focused all your energy on the cian” than Karzai. Given Karzai’s rather dubi- event was because it is irrelevant. It needs to be understood that you genocide in Darfur instead of spend- ous political track record as a “natural politi- Unfortunately, there are tons of events are doing no one any favors by biting ing a little time on cancer research, cian,” Abdullah’s outsider status may be a on campus that are run in equally dis- off more than you can chew. By trying putting in some effort to improve local positive force in Afghan politics. orderly fashion. to do more, you are doing less. Instead schools, occasionally rallying against Either way, Karzai and the Independent So I ask myself: What gives? I go to of committing to so many things and economic inequity in South America Election Commission must make good on an exceptional school, and the peo- then doing them all half-assed, why and then dedicating a few minutes to their word and stick to the slated Nov. 7 runoff ple here are genuinely intelligent and not pick one or two things and then the genocide in Darfur. date, even as winter snows capable of block- motivated. How could it be that stu- do them amazingly? Why not become Basically, there is a threshold that ing off half of the country loom. Any sort dents could so epically drop the ball? the expert on one topic? Wouldn’t our you have to cross if you want me to of power-sharing agreement between Karzai Why was the time and effort not put community be served better if we all care about what you are talking about. and Abdullah in place of a second vote will in to make this event (and the many were individually awesome at some- You have to prove to me that I should only further slow up the already-bumbling others like it) a success? thing instead of being individually donate to your cause. When you try to Afghan political machine, and this will neither I think the answer is so obvious pretty good at a million things? do too many things, you will not cross increase political or institutional efficiency nor that no one notices it. Those who Every time I hear someone rattle off my threshold for caring on any of promote the principles of a liberal democracy. were running the program simply had a laundry list of their extracurricular them. All your programs will come off A central government seen as a sham in the too much to do. They had too much activities, all I can think is, “Wow, you as sloppy, disorganized and amateur- eyes of the people is exactly what the United on their plates. How could you be dedicate a half-hour of your week to a ish, just like the one I described at the States wants to avoid as it seeks to quell rap- expected not only to run a program, lot of different things.” What if there beginning of this piece. idly growing instability in Afghanistan. but also run it well, when you have so was one thing that you put as much But if you were putting the real If Afghan snow falls before a second vote, many other extracurricular responsi- time into as all of those combined? time and effort into one or two things, the situation will be ripe for political chaos bilities to worry about? There are only You would obviously be way better at then you fly right by the finish line for — but the mayor of Kabul, Karzai, must let so many hours in the day, right? it. You would be the king or queen of my attention. I would be all ears and democracy run its due course. I know that I am just a lowly fresh- that thing. emptying out my pockets. man and that it might seem really There are nearly 5,000 undergradu- So remember kids, less is more. presumptuous of me to be writing a ates at Tufts. We could literally take Teddy Minch is a senior majoring in political piece like this. I know that I will come over the world if everyone here chose science. He hosts “The Rundown,” a talk show to learn that there are so many great one thing on which to become the Alex Baskin is a freshman who has not yet from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday on WMFO. He can student groups here, and everyone authority. Think about it this way if declared a major. be reached at [email protected].

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Nichols showed poise piling up 114 strikeouts in 76 innings boats did not fare as well, affected by apply our strength,” she continued. down the stretch, picking up a second of work — to make or break the series the adverse weather conditions in the “We have been working in the weight place and two fi fth places on Sunday. for the Dodgers. afternoon. room a lot with our trainer. I think over “Going into the second day, we knew After retiring Raul Ibanez on a “I think Sunday was probably the the winter what we need to focus on is where we stood in the regatta,” Nichols groundout to start the inning, the worst weather in the history of the cardiovascular fitness.” said. “We knew we could only improve 6-foot-4, nearly 300-pound behemoth Head of the Charles,” Woodard said. This season, the women’s rowing from there. We just went into each race Broxton iced up like a deer in head- “God, it was awful. I raced on Saturday, team has made a strong investment looking to do better than the last one.” lights. He walked pinch-hitter Matt which was lucky. It was freezing but in the future. Normally, experienced The race was a great opportunity for Stairs and then plunked Carlos Ruiz not raining or sleeting or snowing. It freshmen rowers go to varsity and new underclassmen like Nichols and fel- with a fi rst-pitch fastball. Broxton was was raining the beginning of the day rowers remain on the “novice” squad. low freshman William Hutchings, who lucky to have Greg Dobbs’ liner land on Sunday, and then it started snowing This season, however, the novices are sailed in the C division and finished safely in third-baseman Casey Blake’s out of nowhere.” integrated with the more experienced in 13th place. They found themselves glove for the second out of the inning, In the Collegiate Fours, the Jumbos rowers in this freshmen class. in the middle of a regatta with many bringing Jimmy Rollins to the plate crossed the finish line in 22:00.81 for “Peer teaching works really well,” of the country’s best teams, picking up with the game on the line. 29th place. In Sunday’s Collegiate Dawe said. “The people who are not valuable experience. Broxton fi red three consecutive fast- Eights race, Tufts was 34th overall, fin- experienced learn much more quick- “It was a great opportunity for us to balls, all of them clocking 98 or 99 ishing in 21:43.05. ly. The experienced people get the sail with some of the best,” Nichols said. miles per hour. Rollins fouled off the “The goal for those two boats was chance to learn by teaching. It works Tufts also competed in two other fi rst for strike one and took the second to place in the top half of the com- really well to integrate all of your regattas this weekend and posted to even the count at 1-1. Then, the petitors, and unfortunately this didn’t novices into your program from an similarly up-and-down results. At the veteran shortstop erased all the pain happen,” Woodard said. early point.” Great Herring Pond Open at the Mass. of his frustrating 2009 season with With a cold weekend at the Head of “We also see a big benefit in class Maritime Academy, Tufts finished sev- one swing of the bat, sending the third the Charles behind them, the Jumbos bonding,” Woodard added. enth in a field of 18. The effort was led straight heater into the right-center- can only look towards the future. The team will be racing at the Head by impressive performances from junior fi eld gap. Pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett Although the fall is coming to an end, of the Fish regatta in Saratoga, N.Y. Sally Levinson and senior Peggy Tautz, scored easily and Ruiz came around the season is not over for Tufts. The this weekend. They will be “scull- who is solidifying herself as one of Tufts’ to the plate well ahead of the throw, team insists it must stay conditioned ing,” rowing with two ores instead of top skippers. The two combined for third as the Phillies celebrated a 5-4 walkoff over the winter in preparation for the just one. place in the A division, only accumulat- victory in front of a revitalized crowd. spring season. “We are really just going to have ing 40 points in eight races. Broxton, meanwhile, slowly receded “It takes a lot of dedication,” fun,” Woodard said. “Many of us have Finally, at the Captain Hurst Bowl at into the visitor’s dugout with a look of Woodard said. “We have practice at never sculled before, so it should be Dartmouth College, weather took its sheer embarrassment on his face. 6:15 [a.m.] every day when we are in interesting and exciting.” toll on both the event and the Jumbos. The sinking closer of the Phillies Due to a lack of wind both days, only had righted his ship and the surging four races per division were able to closer of the Dodgers had struck a be run. The Jumbos struggled, posting damaging iceberg and put his team only two top-10 finishes and ending up on the brink of elimination. Now lead- 18th out of 20 teams overall. ing the series three games to one, the “Overall, we were a little disappoint- Phillies have sapped the Dodgers of ed,” Brill said. “As long as we are more their primary edge in the matchup consistent next time, staying in single and are a win away from becoming the digits, we can place much higher. It fi rst National League squad since the was a learning experience. By the end, 1995-96 Atlanta Braves to advance to Attention we all clearly learned a little bit.” the World Series in consecutive years. Student Organization Signatories, Treasurers and New boat configurations adapt quickly

Budget Managers… MEN’S CREW place in a time of 19:13.510. Due to the continued from page 12 rash of illnesses, this crew was largely the other race on Saturday, the Club comprised of novice members. Important Leadership Program Just for You! Fours. Because the race was not exclu- “We had to fill the boat out with sive to college teams, the Jumbos got the novice squad in order to fulfill our a chance to compete against some of requirement in that event,” Britt said. Audit & Management Advisory Services in combination with the Office for the better club teams and top alumni “The silver lining is that the novices Campus Life invite you to participate in the following training: in the country. The makeshift quar- got a real treat in rowing in the Head tet, which had never raced together of the Charles, something that a lot of prior to Saturday, was content with novices don’t get to do.” “Achieving your Goals through its performance despite the results of Overall, the team was excited about a 43rd-place finish out of 55 boats in its effort and about the opportunity to Sound Internal Control” 19:41.705. compete on the sport’s biggest stage. “Most other boats from other schools “Head of the Charles is always a lot of In this training you will learn the basics of internal controls and managing student had rowed together for at least a week, fun because it is such a huge event and group operations discover simple activities to help your student group achieve its but because so many people were sick, it draws such a crowd,” Juergensen said. goals, and learn some easy tips and tools which will help you as a manager to we had to put together a boat last sec- “You really don’t have a choice but to be know when things have gone wrong – whether through theft, fraud, or error. Bring ond,” said junior Ryan Flood, who was excited when you are racing.” a member of the Club Fours boat. “We And after facing some of the best any questions or concerns that you may have about managing your group and we were able to have a pretty well-set boat college and club crews, Tufts gained a will address these questions. This training is intended for leaders of student groups and finish the race. We did a good job better idea of where it stands heading but all students are welcome to attend. of putting forth our best effort, and into the rest of the fall and the spring when we got off the water we felt really season. Monday October 26, 2009 good about it.” “It definitely raises you to a different Britt lauded the performances of level knowing you are against such com- 7 pm – 8 pm some of the members of that boat, petition,” Juergensen said. “In our events which featured members from all four we were up against some really great classes. crews, and we should be pretty happy Campus Center 112, Zamparelli Room “The whole team took a step forward with how we raced against them.” because I had guys — like Ryan Flood, “It is kind of looking into the look- Kyle’s older brother — [who] went from ing glass to see how fast we are,” Britt To Attend Please RSVP at port to starboard, which is not an added. “Sometimes we think we are easy thing to do,” Britt said. “Thursday going pretty fast on the Malden River Subject Line: Financial Training he was rowing port, and in the race and all of the sudden we put ourselves [email protected], on Saturday he is rowing starboard. in amongst the world’s best and we can Everybody did what they needed to do say we are going pretty fast or we have in order to try to make the boat go as a little work to do. It is a good barom- fast as they could.” eter to throw ourselves in against some On Sunday, in the cold and constant of the world’s best and say, ‘This is precipitation, the team also raced in where we are at and this is what we the Collegiate Eights, finishing in 37th need to do.’” Wednesday, October 21, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 11

INSIDE MLB ETHAN LANDY | CALL ME JUNIOR

Blowing the whistle

orry, David Stern. I am apologizing in advance for what I am about to say, because as Smuch as you would like the fans to pay no attention, we are going to be faced with the unprecedented reality of replace- ment referees when the Boston Celtics hit the fl oor to face the Cavs in Cleveland and open the NBA season next Tuesday. I can understand how you and the other league execs might view this. It is the same way I did when I fi rst read the story — why should we be rewarding people who are so awful at their job? I’ll even admit that the prospect seemed tantalizing at fi rst, particularly when I fi rst read the story that broke news of the ref lockout. This included the nugget that the Offi cials Union executive board, fea- turing the likes of Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore and Joey Crawford, had voted against the latest offer presented by the league to bring them back into the fold. Javie, Salvatore and Crawford? This is like a murderer’s row of suckiness. The NBA refs are notoriously known as the worst in sports. For instance, Crawford is the same guy who was sus- pended in 2007 for allegedly challenging San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan to a fi ght on the court. And let’s not forget to bring up Tim Donaghy, who bet on games in which he offi ciated. The NBA is prob- ably the only professional league where you can you have refs making more head- MCT lines than players. Jonathan Broxton has been as dominant as any closer in baseball this season, but on Monday night, he gave up the tying and winning As someone who has an unabashed love runs on one pitch to Jimmy Rollins. affair with your league, Mr. Stern, I wanted to give you the benefi t of the doubt. I fi g- ured, hey, these guys can’t be any worse Dodgers’ bullpen collapse puts Phillies than what we have been watching. I was wrong. They can be a lot worse. I already saw 100 free throws attempted in a on the verge of another pennant preseason game. Earlier this week, the new refs couldn’t even enforce the most obvi- BY DANIEL RATHMAN returned the momentum to Charlie NLCS at two games apiece. ous of rules — the two-technical ejection. Daily Editorial Board Manuel’s dugout, as the Phillies jumped Lefties Hong-Chih Kuo and George In a game that featured Euro League team on L.A.’s starter Hiroki Kuroda for six Sherrill combined to take care of the Maccabi Tel Aviv and the New York Knicks Heading into their National League early runs, while their ace, Cliff Lee, seventh inning. In the eighth, Sherrill in Madison Square Garden, Tel Aviv coach Championship series with the delivered yet another stellar perfor- was relieved by closer Jonathan Broxton, Pini Gershon refused to leave the fl oor Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles mance. Lee blanked the Dodgers for who stranded Victorino at second to after his second T. If the league has to have Dodgers were believed to hold an advan- eight innings and struck out 10 batters post yet another goose egg on the board. a rabbi at every game to help the refs out, tage because of their superior bullpen. without issuing a walk, and the Phils So far, so good for the vaunted tandem there’s a problem. But in Monday night’s crucial Game regained the series lead with a convinc- anchoring Torre’s dynamic relief staff — You can’t expect that there will not to be Four, it was Joe Torre’s relief corps that ing 11-0 rout. and when Brad Lidge, who was 0-8 with a backlash. I am as critical of NBA referees faltered in the end. Joe Blanton then took the mound a 7.21 ERA in the regular season entered as anyone I know. I can name almost every Rewind back to Friday, when Pedro for the Phillies to start Game 4, hoping after a one-out single by Rafael Furcal, ref, and I have learned defi ning charac- Martinez and Vicente Padilla treated fans to build on a streak of 15 consecutive the Dodgers felt confi dent that they teristics of a handful. For instance, I know at Chavez Ravine to an epic duel. The scoreless frames hurled by Philadelphia would win the battle of the bullpens. that when Violet Palmer is on the fl oor the Phillies’ Martinez looked like his vin- starters. The portly right-hander was Lidge promptly allowed a stolen Celtics are going to lose. But even I realize tage self, allowing just two hits in seven handed a 2-0 lead after the fi rst inning base and uncorked a wild pitch, fur- that once your replacement refs are thrust scoreless innings. Padilla, meanwhile, via a two-run homer by Howard, and ther straining the nerves of the Philly into the spotlight and make calls that costs surrendered only a fourth-inning home he kept the Dodgers off the board until faithful as Furcal advanced to third. But one team a game, the uproar will reverber- run by Philadelphia fi rst baseman Ryan the fourth. Run-scoring singles by James Lidge channeled his dominant prowess ate all the way to your cozy offi ces over on Howard in a gem of his own. Down 1-0 Loney and Russell Martin fi nally got L.A. of years past, unleashing a devastating Fifth Avenue. in the series and feeling as though they out of its funk, and the raucous crowd at backdoor slider with the count at 2-2 I saw how the league protected the offi - had to win to avoid heading to Philly Citizens Bank Park was suddenly quiet- that left the powerful Ethier staring and cials last year, particularly in the playoffs. in a 2-0 hole, the men in blue mounted ed with the home team trailing midway shaking his head. The NBA handed out so many fi nes for an eighth-inning rally against relievers through the contest. The Phillies’ ninth-inning man, who criticizing offi ciating that it could have paid Chan Ho Park, Scott Eyre, Ryan Madson Down 4-2, the Phillies countered elicited concern and criticism from pun- off the entire New York Knicks’ luxury tax. and J.A. Happ to recover and earn a 2-1 when Chase Utley drove in Shane dits nationwide, had done his job, set- If the league was so careful to protect the victory. The go-ahead run scored on a Victorino after the Flyin’ Hawaiian had ting the stage for Broxton — who was integrity of offi cials that were deemed so bases-loaded walk that Happ issued to tripled with one out in the bottom of as dominant as any closer during the easily expendable, can you imagine what is Andre Ethier — the very defi nition of a the sixth. But they were still behind regular season, allowing just 44 hits and going to happen with these replacements? bullpen meltdown. 4-3 with just nine outs to work with in Three coaches — Orlando’s Stan Van But Sunday’s Game Three quickly their bid to prevent L.A. from tying the see INSIDE MLB, page 10 Gundy, Charlotte’s Larry Brown and Memphis’ Lionel Hollins — have already been fi ned in the preseason for comments that were critical of the replacement refs’ WEEKLY MUMBO JUMBO performance. Brown was also fi ned for “verbally abusing the offi cials.” Verbal abuse? Really? “It’s defi nitely a different feeling than some of us have ever felt in a So, Mr. Stern, all I’m asking is that you heed my warning. The season hasn’t start- ed yet, but it is only a matter of time while. It’s been over two years since we lost a regular-season game, until everyone starts to blame the refs as opposed to Vince Carter for the sudden so half the team has never experienced this.” collapse of the Magic. Just as an example. Bring back the old refs we know and love. At least that way I know what to — Senior co-captain Margi Scholtes expect when I watch the games. And I will make a deal with you. I promise not October 19th, 2009 to criticize them when they are back in the fold. For the fi rst time since 2007, the Tufts fi eld hockey team was on the losing side of a regular-season Well, I promise to try. Old habits die contest. The streak, which spanned 30 games and dated back to a 2-1 loss to Bowdoin on Oct. 6, hard, you know. 2007, was snapped when Trinity’s Christy Bradley scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Ethan Landy is a senior majoring in English. Saturday, giving the Bantams a 2-1 victory and sole possession of fi rst place in the NESCAC. He can be reached at Ethan.Landy@tufts. edu. 12 INSIDE Inside MLB 11 Call Me Junior 11 SSportsports Mumbo Jumbo 11 tuftsdaily.com

MEN’S CREW Jumbos piece together solid eff ort at Head of the Charles

BY ETHAN LANDY Daily Editorial Board

Dealing with issues from chilling weather to bouts with swine flu, the Tufts men’s crew team was nonetheless Slideshow @ tuftsdaily.com The men’s and women’s crew teams competed this past weekend at the pres- tigious Head of the Charles Regatta, and the Daily was there to capture it.

Log on to tuftsdaily.com to see a slide- show from this weekend’s races. able to pull together at the fall season’s premiere event and emerge from the weekend with positive results. After an outbreak of the H1N1 ill- ness that sidelined many of the team’s rowers, coach Jay Britt had to rush to fill his boats for three races, two on Saturday and one on Sunday at the Head of the Charles Regatta. But even with the problems created by rower absences, the Jumbos were pleased KRISTEN COLLINS/TUFTS DAILY with their efforts. Though they were missing many top rowers due to sickness, the Jumbos’ Collegiate Fours boat came away from the Head of the Charles “I think we were very happy with with a 19th-place finish. how the race went considering the ups and downs we had over the past week,” These issues affected every boat, the boat a little bit faster. The fact that conditions on Saturday, which were senior co-captain Stephan Juergensen including the team’s top boat, which they came in 19th when it was their cold but not nearly as abysmal as said. “A lot of the guys over the past competed in the Collegiate Fours race first or second row together, I think Sunday’s snowstorm, were a key factor week were sick. We had a few cases on Saturday. With Juergensen and two they did very well.” in his boat’s performance. of the flu, one person had pneumo- freshmen — Kyle Flood and Will Hickey Britt noted the efforts of Flood and “We actually had a little bit of an nia and the lineups were constantly — filling in the missing links, the four- Hickey, who stepped into Tufts’ top advantage in that we had a tailwind changing.” some was not any worse for the wear, boat in their first Head of the Charles. … and that gave us a little more speed “Our biggest obstacle was the health finishing in 18:12.845. Hickey had actually missed a few days and we were able to work more effec- of the squad,” Britt added. “We had “The Collegiate Four did very well,” of practice out of caution for H1N1, but tively at higher rates,” he said. some guys quarantined that missed the Britt said. “We had one guy that was when the results proved negative, he The shuffling was also apparent in race, so we kind of had to scramble to quarantined, so we moved Stephan was able to race. fill the boats.” into that spot, and it may have made Juergensen claimed that the weather see MEN’S CREW, page 10

SAILING WOMEN’S CREW Tufts sails to 12th place in adverse conditions Jumbos brave

BY ETHAN STURM Contributing Writer the cold at Head

A combination of poor conditions and a top-heavy field led to a rocky of the Charles weekend for the nationally ranked No. 10 Tufts sailing team at the Navy Fall BY SAM O’REILLY Invitational in Annapolis, Md. The Contributing Writer Jumbos faced a cold and rainy Saturday and a 20-team field that included nine Though miserably cold conditions of the top-10 ranked teams in the blanketed the Head of the Charles nation, with only No. 1 Yale absent. Regatta this weekend, the women’s However, Tufts was resilient, earning a crew team came out of its three races respectable 12th-place finish. content with its performance, par- The first two races on Saturday set ticularly after finishing in the top half the tone for the day. In the first, Tufts in one of them. did not place higher than 10th in any Tufts raced three boats over the of the four divisions, while in the sec- weekend: one in Lightweight Fours ond, the Jumbos rebounded to place — for girls under 133 pounds -- as no lower than eighth. Throughout the well as ones in Collegiate Fours and day’s 12 races, they continued their Collegiate Eights, both of which are inconsistency. Every division earned open weight. multiple top-10 showings, but the end The lightweight team placed an result was a 13th-place performance impressive sixth out of thirteen heading into Sunday. on Sunday, the top finish for the Senior Rachael Brill, who sailed in Jumbos. The group was comprised of the A division with classmate Tomas junior Kaylee Maykranz along with Hornos, felt that the weather was sophomores Jennifer Dann-Fenwick, unquestionably a factor on Saturday. Kathleen Holec and Miriam Gutman. “The weather definitely started to “They work very well together,” affect us by the end of the day,” Brill coach Brian Dawe said. “They all said. “The wind was pretty shifty, and COURTESY KEN LEGLER have pretty good racing backgrounds. Tomas and I were definitely cold.” The Tufts sailing team battled through shifting winds and cold weather to finish in the middle I was very impressed. The lightweight However, the Jumbos were not ready of the pack at the highly competitive Navy Fall Invitational over the weekend. category is an open category, so it is to give in, and they got off to a strong not limited to colleges. You get some start Sunday with second-place perfor- mances in the A division by Hornos before the race starts]. The second day, very competitive post-collegiate peo- mances in both the B and D divisions and Brill and in the D division by we really picked it up. We were off the ple in there as well.” in the very first race. Nichols; Hornos and Brill picked up line with the other boats. We had clear “They are all experienced rowers “In the first race, the current was only 84 points in eight races while air. We played the shifts really well.” and strong girls,” senior captain Kate pushing everyone behind the line. I was Nichols had 75. The Jumbos managed Overall, Tufts got its strongest per- Woodard added. “Two of the girls able to realize that and was out in front to jump past the University of Miami in formance from the D division, which in the lightweight four were in the the whole race,” said freshman Albert the final race to take 12th. accounted for only 204 points, compared varsity eight this last spring, and the Nichols, who sailed in the D division. “Everyone in each division stepped to the other three teams which all fi n- other two … were big contributors in From there, Tufts turned in a solid it up a little,” Brill said. “Saturday we day all around, led by strong perfor- had an OCS [crossing the starting line see SAILING, page 10 see WOMEN’S CREW, page 10