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Rain Read It First 68/61 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 24 Thursday, October 13, 2011 TUFTSDAILY.COM Senate works with alumni to bring Boston shuttle to Tufts b y Re b e c c a Ki m m e l costing between $12 and $15 roundtrip, Contributing Writer according to Alwani. Savique is working with Senate to subsidize the cost of riding The Tufts Community Union (TCU) the shuttle to make it less expensive for Senate is working with Savique, a trans- students. portation company founded this year by “Savique came from us trying to make it Tufts alumnus Raoul Alwani (LA ’10), to easier for groups of friends to do cool and introduce a new shuttle from the Medford/ fun things in real life,” Alwani said in an Somerville campus to Boston. The new ser- email to the Daily. “There’s a lot of technol- vice is designed to make planning trips into ogy used to keep us connected online, and the city more convenient for students. with Savique we wanted to use technology Under the proposed plan, students to help bring people together offline.” would be able to use the website Savique. In order to use the service, students com to coordinate travel to and from the must go onto the website and register for city by booking a shuttle whenever enough an event. If enough people sign up for the interest is generated for an event. event before the registration timer runs The website is already up and running, and students can currently book a shuttle see SHUTTLE, page 2

Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily During yesterday’s Coming Out Day rally, students, faculty, staff and administrators showed their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of the Tufts community. Tufts celebrates National Coming Out Day b y Mat t h e w Th o m p s o n to reflect on their experiences as members of Contributing Writer the LGBT community, a move designed to build a greater sense of unity, according to Members of the Tufts community gath- Mark Tyson, an intern at the LGBT Center. Oliver Porter/Tufts Daily ered at the Mayer Campus Center yesterday “It’s great because people can share their The shuttle service that the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate may subsidize would allow to observe National Coming Out Day, which stories and it gets really emotional; it’s a great students to reach Boston with greater ease. shows support for members of the Lesbian, bonding experience,” Tyson, a sophomore Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) com- said. “It makes everyone feel closer to one munity. another. For people who haven’t come out Participants packed onto the lower patio yet, we hope we will create a safe space so of the Campus Center for the rally, which that people will become more comfortable Fall Rush shifts to relaxed aimed to celebrate the “coming out” of indi- to come out.” viduals as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Nino Testa, a doctoral candidate in the or allied. English Department and intern at the LGBT three-week process The event featured scheduled speakers Center, emphasized the event’s ability to but also offered a free-form opportunity for b y Al e x a n d e r Ha n n o join in the fall,” Su McGlone said in an email. students to come to the microphone in order see RALLY, page 2 Contributing Writer The new, more informal process that organizers elected to pursue is better suited Fall fraternity recruitment, which this to the smaller numbers typical of fall recruit- year was more informal and less structured, ment, Castle said. Internet outage affects campus Tuesday night boasted high turnout — with participation “We decided to have the chapters decide nearly double that of last fall. for themselves when they wanted their an outage of one of Tufts’ Internet ser- outage was unnoticeable, Irish said. Nine of Tufts’ 10 fraternities participat- events, and we made the deadlines for all vice providers hampered Internet access for “If a student was trying to go off the ed this semester, with a total of 56 bids their bid lists to be in,” Castle said. “We students on the Medford/Somerville campus campus network, onto the worldwide extended to sophomores and transfer stu- thought to have it be pretty informal worked during the early hours of the morning yes- Internet on public access fibers, they ran dents with sophomore standing, according out for smaller numbers.” terday. Students trying to access the Internet into the outage,” Irish confirmed. to Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs In line with the new procedure, recruit- between 12:05 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. were some websites remained accessible, Su McGlone. Recruitment lasted from mid- ment this semester was extended from its met with error messages and disconnec- while others were not. Some students could September to Oct. 5, she said. usual span of one week to three weeks, tions, according to University Information not access Google but were able to load Alpha Epsilon Pi was the only fraternity McGlone said. Technology Director of Communications and Bing, and while TuftsDaily.com was not that did not participate in fall recruitment, “Fraternities had the opportunity to hold Organizational Effectiveness Dawn Irish. available, TRCommons.org was, according which Interfraternity Council (IFC) President as many or as few events as they wanted to “Tufts has Internet service providers [ISP] to Irish. Tommy Castle confirmed in an email. in that time,” McGlone said. “A longer, more that take information to and from our cam- “It’s not about the website they were This fall’s recruitment implemented a relaxed recruitment style allows for chapters pus. One of those providers had an outage going to; it’s about the ISP connection. It all more relaxed and less structured process to get to know potential new members and themselves, so we were affected by it,” Irish depends on which ISP you ran into and how than has been in place in past years, accord- find individuals who fit with the values of said. “It was an intermittent outage.” many times you tried to access a website,” ing to McGlone. their organizations over a longer period of the problem lay with RCN Sidera, one of she said. “In the past, it has been that strict one time, which can be very positive.” Tufts’ ISPs, according to Irish. irish insisted that the outage did not week where all the rush events take place,” Although recruitment differed structurally “If you hit the RCN network, you would result in a data breach of the Tufts net- Castle, a junior, said. from that of past years, the rules of the pro- have a problem. The error was not on the work, or compromise student information. Organizers this year questioned the need cess and rush events did not change. side of the university,” Irish said. “There was no security risk or breach for for a highly structured fall rush, which tends “All the events are still dry, all the normal for students attempting to access sites users,” she said. to take place on a smaller scale than the rules of rush apply,” Castle said. on the Tufts network such as the Microsoft spring rush. Several fraternities agreed that the new pro- Exchange email platform or Trunk, such an — by Brionna Jimerson “Historically, spring recruitment tends to be larger than fall because freshmen do not see RUSH, page 2

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see WEEKENDER, page 5 see WEEKENDER, page 6 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Thursday, October 13, 2011 Take Back the Night promotes sexual violence awareness b y Au d r e y Mi c h a e l speak about their experiences, petrators are repeat-offenders. Contributing Writer either personal or of friends and “On college campuses, a very family, with sexual violence. small number of male perpetra- Take Back the Night, an event Two spokespeople from BARCC tors perpetrate the assaults,” she yesterday evening organized by described the sexual assault ser- said. “They do it again and again Tufts Panhellenic Council, aimed to vices available to Tufts students, and again.” raise awareness about sexual vio- including legal advocacy and rape The evening concluded with lence through a series of speeches, kits. They emphasized that all ser- musical performances by a cap- testimonials and musical perfor- vices are free and confidential. pella groups Essence and S-Factor. mances on the Tisch Library roof. According to a spokesperson for Abouzahr said the Panhellenic The event, which drew a crowd BARCC, there are about 35 inci- Council tried this year to encour- of around 200, featured speeches dences of rape per 1,000 students age additional male participation by Violence Prevention Education in the United States each academic in the event, which has tradition- Coordinator Elaine Theodore, rep- year. At Tufts, that would mean ally been more geared toward a resentatives from the Boston Area between 70 and 100 students are female audience. Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) and raped each year. “We think it’s important testimonials from Tufts and non- A non-Tufts student described her because though males are usu- Dilys Ong/Tufts Daily Tufts students. experience being sexually assaulted ally aggressors, they can still be At last night’s Take Back the Night event, students discussed experiences “Our goal is to create a healthier and used by her boyfriend. involved,” she said. they or people they know have had with sexual violence. sexual environment,” Director of “It’s not just the people driving Panhellenic Council President Marketing for the Pahellenic Council and rallies to raise awareness about actually the most vulnerable time by at 3 a.m., and it’s not just the Gianna Wilkie, a senior, was Ally Abouzahr, a sophomore, said. sexual violence, and events take for first-year women in their entire people you meet at a party … it pleased with the event overall, and “The rate [of sexual assault] is high- place on college campuses around college career,” she said. could be anyone,” she said. she noted it had managed this year est in our age group, especially the world. Theodore engaged the crowd Sexual violence can take many to attract a diverse crowd of non- among freshmen,” she said. In a speech kicking off the event, with an interactive hand-raising forms and be perpetrated by many Greek affiliated students. Take Back the Night is a nonprof- Theodore explained that Take Back activity designed to gauge how types of people, Theodore noted. “We really wanted to reach out to it organization that strives to elimi- the Night events are traditionally many students knew someone She added, however, “For the non-Greek organizations … I saw a nate sexual violence and offer sup- held in autumn. who had been exposed to some most part, students are assaulted lot of familiar faces, but also a lot of port to survivors. The group sup- “The first six weeks of school, form of sexual violence. She then by people they know.” other ones, so that was really excit- ports the organization of marches until Thanksgiving vacation, is opened the floor to students to Theodore noted that many per- ing,” Wilkie said.

Students share experiences as New shuttle service hopes to provide members of LGBT community convenient transport into Boston RALLY Other speakers included Senior Lecturer SHUTTLE Sophomore senator Lia Weintraub, co- continued from page 1 of Computer Science Ben Hescott, Senior continued from page 1 chair of the Services Committee, thinks provide support for people struggling with Director of Health and Wellness Services out, those who have signed up will be that Savique has the potential to be a help- their sexual identity. Michelle Bowdler, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, charged for their ticket and the bus runs. If ful service for Tufts students. “I think that what National Coming Out Women’s Center Director Steph Gauchel not enough people register, no one will be “I think their biggest draw is that they Day and what Coming Out Day at Tufts is and Tufts University Police Department Sgt. charged. go into Boston and they work past the about is providing resources and examples Christopher McGee. With a purchased ticket, a student can time of the T,” Weintraub said. “I think it’s for LGBT people and their allies who need After the official speakers presented, ride the shuttle to and from Boston an something that the student body could support, and showing the incredible diver- attendees were invited to come up to talk. unlimited number of times that night, benefit from.” sity of queer experience, which partially People shared their own struggles with com- according to Savique Marketing and Sales Senior Edward Chao also works with means that we don’t assume that any one ing out and their perspectives on the status Intern Benjamin Beede (LA ’11). Savique and is involved with connecting way of being ‘out’ is the right way to be of homophobia on campus. In addition to allowing students to regis- Savique and Senate. out,” Testa, who also teaches Intro to Queer One speaker, a senior who identifies as ter custom events online, Savique’s website “The Senate has been helpful, and they Studies in the Women’s Studies Department, straight, lamented at the general lack of sup- has a list of Boston events each weekend seem excited about it,” Beede said. said. port for gay individuals by straight males, and is working on the possibility of linking With support from the university, the During a speech at the event, Dean of particularly in the Greek community. its website with Facebook so that students shuttle could be available to students in Student Affairs Bruce Reitman noted that “I’m sad that there aren’t more straight can see which of their friends have regis- as little as two to three weeks, according Tufts has historically sought to be a welcom- men that are solid, reliable allies for the tered for an event. to Beede. ing environment for members of the LGBT LGBTQ community,” he said. “I am part Savique has already launched at “We have the system ready, and we have community. of the Greek system and it saddens me to Gordon College, located north of Boston. the buses ready,” Beede said. “If you gave “Tufts has always been a place of major see gender roles continuously reestablished The school started the shuttle program me 50 people that wanted to go to Boston activity for the LGBT community and a place and continue to reemphasize the system of about a month and a half ago, according this weekend, we have the resources to where people could come and be proud to oppression.” to Beede. Beede said that the company is make that happen.” be members of this wonderful community, Queer Straight Alliance Discussion Leader also working with a few other colleges in Tufts has used other shuttle services to and proud to have one of the most active Sophia Laster, a sophomore, encouraged the Boston area, though no others have Boston in the past that have since been ally networks in the rest of the community rally participants to remember the stories launched services yet. cancelled, including the Boston Bus Shuttle, as well,” Reitman said. shared at the National Coming Out Day cel- Beede thinks a shuttle with Savique which Senate cut in the spring of 2009. Addressing the crowd, Assistant Professor ebration. would be convenient for students who Alwani believes Savique is more finan- of Music Stephan Pennington explained “Yes, the truth of the matter is that this want to go into Boston, especially at cially efficient than previous shuttles to that the LGBT community must reach out event is symbolic; what we say here today night. Boston. to other marginalized groups in order to and what changes within us stays here with- “You don’t have to worry about parking, “Previously the shuttle would run achieve equality through activism. in us and doesn’t necessarily affect any sort last call, when the T closes, drunk driv- regardless of the number of people using “In 2008, Proposition 8 was passed, of local, national or global change,” she said. ing … and try finding a cab at two in the it, which was a heavy fixed-cost for the outlawing gay marriage in California, and “That doesn’t make it unimportant.” morning,” he said. school to bear each week — that’s why I Equality California blamed black people “Rather than [forgetting what you expe- Savique currently has everything in place believe they canceled it,” he said. for the passage of that bill,” Pennington rienced here], I beg all of you to just think to start running but is waiting for TCU sena- Beede noted that Savique would pro- said. “But Equality California did not do any about what we can do so that next year tors to decide if they think this is something vide an important service to Tufts stu- activist work with the black community … more people can come up here and be that students would be interested in. If the dents, many of whom currently do not [Equality California] said ‘Oh, we’re inter- proud of who they are, and more people Senate concludes that this is a worthwhile take advantage of Tufts’ proximity to ested in gay rights, not race issues; we’re across the country can be proud of who venture, Savique will look to it for assistance Boston. interested in gay rights, not women’s issues.’ they are, and, legislatively, that things will in working out the details for the Tufts-specific “We want to bring back to Tufts the idea So we have lost the intersectionality that change and make this world a better place,” service and to generate interest within the that there is this amazing city with all of made us strong.” Laster concluded. student body, according to Beede. these crazy things you can do,” Beede said.

Fall rush encounters minor difficulties RUSH said. He pointed to the fact that charge of approving fraternity’s bid continued from page 1 most fall recruits have a better idea choices by evaluating the students’ cess not only went smoothly, but of what fraternity they would like GPAs and probation records. Until was a nice change of pace as well. to join, which makes an informal this is done, students cannot “It was a little different than process easier to implement. officially be cleared to begin the the past few years … It gave us a DTD Rush Chair Aaron Bartel, a pledging process. lot more flexibility to do events senior, agreed, adding that a more “We’re going to have to plan when we wanted,” Delta Tau Delta structured process works well for ahead better in the future … (DTD) president Nathan Beaton, the spring because it allows fresh- because it can take a while to plug a senior, said. DTD gave out seven men to experience a wide variety in everyone’s numbers and get bids this year, he noted. of fraternities. them cleared,” Castle said. “I guess “Because fall rush is typically “In the spring, people don’t know we still have a lot to learn … but it’s less intense [than spring rush], necessarily where they want to go,” kind of a fresh start with Su, and it was appropriate,” Alpha Tau Bartel said. we’re looking to do good things.” Omega (ATO) President Matthew The new process did, howev- Organizers were pleased overall Sanda, a junior, said, adding that er, run into some issues, Sanda with the results of the new process ATO gave out five bids. noted. The Fraternity and Sorority this semester, and they are consid- Brothers doubted whether Judiciary (FSJ) Board this year did ering continuing to use the same such a lenient process would not respond to the fraternities with procedure next fall. oliver porter/Tufts Daily work during spring recruitment, bid approvals by the predetermined “Some people really like the Nine of Tufts’ 10 fraternities this fall hosted a less structured, three-week rush. however. date, he said. more structured recruitment, and “I don’t know if it would be as Castle explained that the FSJ others really like the more relaxed have two different types of recruit- the fall and more structured in the effective in the spring,” Beaton Board, reinstated in 2010, is in method … We may continue to ment in the year — more relaxed in spring,” McGlone said. 3

Featurestuftsdaily.com Tisch garden greens the walk to the stacks Chelsea Stevens | Loud Noises Vegetable plot displays possibilities of New England soil b y Er i c Ma r i a s i s Self- Contributing Writer deprecation Jumbos walking up or down the steps of Tisch Library this semester have found a new feature lining their path to late nights of hitting the books — corn. hey warned me that this day would Alongside nutritional staples like green come. Freshman year was great. As a mustard, garlic chives and the leafy south- chick, I was in my prime. Everything east Asian vegetable taro, the corn stands was new and exciting, and fresh- over the latest initiative of the New Entry manT girls garner attention in nearly every Sustainable Farming Project, a demon- situation, be it social, athletic, academic stration garden occupying valuable real or otherwise. estate at the entry to Tisch and serving as It’s the one time during your Tufts career a monument to the diversity and poten- when you realistically stand a chance of tial of New England agriculture. being TEMSed and living it down. The only New Entry is a project that originated thing more malleable than my shame- with the Friedman School of Nutrition lessly naive perception of reality was my Science and Policy’s Agriculture, Food, GPA. I didn’t give it much thought when I and Environment (AFE) Program that heard in passing that “no one likes a drunk brings together multiple organizations at sophomore,” probably because I was new the state and local level to provide sup- to college and the thought of spending a port for local and international farmers. night puking was foreign and invigorating.

The leafy exhibit was a collabora- Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily Then one day, after my last final when I tion between Tisch Library, members of The collection of vegetables growing outside the Tisch Library entrance, a project of the logged into SIS, there it was, in big capital- the the New Entry project and the Tufts Friedman School’s New Entry Farming project, serves as a testament to New England’s ized print: SOPHOMORE. Facilities Services Department, accord- agricultural potential. So let’s break it down. I feel like the ing Tisch Social Science Librarian Laurie notion of “attractiveness as a function Sabol, who was a main contributor to the ing for a while, Sabol said. walkways in order to make it easier for of age dependent on gender” is a some- planning and creation of the garden. “We developed the idea over the winter the food to be harvested and subse- what inherently accepted college phe- The variety of plants is meant to show- … between December and March,” she quently distributed. nomenon, but I’ll summarize anyway. case the work of the New Entry project, as said. Old ground made way for new seeds The visibility of the plantings and the Grab your TIs because we’re about to get well as to reveal the possibilities — allowed when “sometime in early spring, what curiosity they have sparked have made a down with some high math. Girls start by even Massachusetts’ fickle weather — had been in here previously was pulled positive impact on the overarching edu- off as supple young vixens, high on the to the less agriculturally minded. out,” she added. “Between late March cational goals of the project, Sabol said. attractiveness rating, relatively untainted “It showcases the project … by show- and early April, once the ground was soft “I couldn’t be happier with how it by frat parties, the consequential lazy ing the crops that our farmers are grow- enough, planting began.” looks and how many questions we have hangovers and the early-onset wrinkles ing,” New Entry Project Developer and Sabol said the project has been a suc- gotten from students and visitors about from late nights in Club Tisch. These Friedman School adjunct assistant profes- cess, with the vegetables staying in the it,” she said. girls seemingly fade into irrelevance as sor Hugh Joseph said. “We are trying to ground or in the hands of humans, as Because of the high level of mainte- the years pass — following the func- build awareness to the student body and intended. “It has gone very well,” she nance required to keep the garden in tion y= -x + 4, if I may — getting a little the staff and faculty [as well as] an interest said. “We have not had any issues with shape and the impending end of the less exciting with every passing Dewick in local agriculture.” pests such as squirrels.” harvesting season, its friendly presence encounter. Then one day you realize that Joseph said the garden’s organizers The garden has sprouted everything outside Tisch’s main entrance may be your college pheromones have depleted attempted to create a unique combination of from opal basil to eggplant, maize and winding down, Sabol said. completely and you and your male study agricultural staples from around the world. millet — a testament to the truly vast “Soon it is going to be completely partner actually just study. “We are intentionally showcasing items that range of plants that can call New England harvested. It will have lived a really good For guys of course it’s just the opposite. are unusual or unfamiliar,” he said. soil home. life, and will have given people a lot of They’ve been on the rise, becoming pro- The idea has roots that have been grow- Each side of the garden contains brick good food.” gressively more desirable — following y=x on my ever-so poignant graph of the col- lege years — since crash-landing in puber- Street Smarts: Tufts’ Sartorial Scene ty. By senior year they can strut around with bad B.O. and a receding hairline. As We have all seen the fashionistas on campus who can pull off more than Uggs and a boxy North Face jacket. But what of the ever-elusive long as they’re wearing some Vineyard fashionist-os? We found it to be in due course to celebrate some of the men’s fashion gracing campus this fall. With unique spins on Vines and an aura of confident douche- everything from preppy and hipster styles to the classic urban gentleman approach, these dudes are looking very dapper. baggery, some delusional chick will prob- ably still get hot and heavy. If this concept Co m p i l e d a n d Ph o t o s still sounds incredibly foreign to you, you b y Ju s t i n McCa l l u m probably either live in Hill Hall or have some kind of wildly offensive rash that’s keeping you in the dark. Actually, back up. I’d like to offer an alter- native to my original equation for the ladies’ graph. I venture to take it one step further and say that after freshman year, the graph takes a rapid dive and then slowly tapers till graduation. When Tilton, Haskell, Hill and Houston fill with fresh prospects, other classes are old news. Before you know it, you’re 22 and Match.com-ing some Tufts Medical School bro and running a statis- tical analysis on the likelihood that he’ll still have at least 75 percent of his hair left by the time he gets a degree that actually accomplishes something. Your Facebook profile picture is from two years ago and you just got an invitation to your bestie’s engagement party because the witty minx snagged a man when she was 18. Yikes. And so it goes. I’m guessing some- where around sophomore summer, when the playing field is somewhat even, I’ll find a gem of a man to serenade me nightly until some class of 2016 hussy snatches him from my desperate loins around the second week of September. So these are my final words: Guys, you’re on the rise. Sophomores and up: steal a class of 2015 shirt, wear some blush, and consider a snazzy, suggestive tattoo to add some curb appeal. And there’s always grad school! Freshmen: the clock “I look to traditional styles, sort I really love solid colors and is ticking. 2016 ED1 apps are due Nov. 1, “I go for a spontaneous look “For the most part I’m preppier, of the classic gentleman. I’d say contrast. I’m attracted to visual so enjoy it while you can. — there’s something about unless I’m slumming it to Tisch there are a lot of styles on cam- styles, not just in clothes but someone that doesn’t look like in sweats. Getting into fall lay- pus, but [it’s] mostly prep because design and art, and this is how they’re trying too hard.” ers are really cool.” it’s a northeast campus.” it manifests itself.” Chelsea Stevens is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. She can be reached —Shaun Andah, sophomore —Alvaro Genie, sophomore —Devin Merullo, junior —Devin Ivy, senior at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement Thursday, October 13, 2011 5

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b y Ad a m Ku l e w i c z society — including brothels — were which was shown at the Salon in Paris in Impressionist triumphs Daily Editorial Board widely popular. Degas’ works reflect both 1865 and demonstrates Degas’ continued The works in the following space show of these extremes. experimentation with the human form. a gradual development in Degas’ repre- Though he is famed for his expres- This room displays comparative works sentation of the nude. Here, in works that sive drawings of dancers and gripping From the Fenway to the banks of the Seine by other famed 19th-century artists — date to the mid-1880s, Degas begins to scenes of life in 19th-century Paris, This exhibition, which represents the including Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres shift away from images of the brothel in Edgar Degas also completed a series of culmination of many years of research and Eugène Delacroix — whose works favor of a more general depiction of the representations of nudes throughout his and preparation, was co-organized by influenced Degas. female figure. In this section, too, numer- career. These works are the subject of George T. M. Shackelford, chair of the These first two sections do not include ous works demonstrate the beginnings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s (MFA) Art of Europe and Arthur K. Solomon the colorful pastels visitors may expect to Degas’ experimentations with pastels on new exhibition, “Degas and the Nude,” Curator of Modern Art at the MFA, and see — those come later in the show — but top of prints. which runs until Feb. 5. Xavier Rey, curator of paintings at the they provide a helpful introduction to “It’s emblematic of the modernity Degas This show is the first to examine this Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Degas’ more celebrated work. introduced in the drawing of his contempo- aspect of Degas’ work in its entirety, and “‘Degas and the Nude’ will show rary world, and it’s emblematic of the natu- the diverse depictions of the human fig- you 50 years of the work of an artist “Quel scandale!” ralistic period Degas had … and that devel- ure it assembles provide a unique and who is very, very dear to my heart,” The third room of the exhibition is ops with a play on techniques,” Rey said. fascinating insight into the art of this Shackelford said. “I feel myself sort of comprised largely of representations of One particularly notable work is the Impressionist master. steeped in him.” brothels. Depicting prostitutes awaiting small “La Toilette” (1886). It depicts a The show is comprised of 160 objects clients in various poses and states of woman gracefully inclined over a washba- A Parisian at work in his ever-changing city and brings together works of art from undress, the works are visceral and raw. sin in front of a mirror. She wears a white Edgar Degas was born in 1834 in Paris, more than 50 different collections They overtly display a less wholesome undergarment from the waist down, and where he would spend most of his life. He around the world. The Musée d’Orsay side of 19th-century society, but one that is surrounded by elegant accoutrements: demonstrated an interest in art at a young made the largest loan to the exhibition. was of particular interest to Degas. rich fabrics, draperies and perfume bottles. age, and he began his formal training by “Key to the success of this exhibition “The tiny works he made … in this These suggest a tony, bourgeois Parisian copying Italian paintings in the Musée du has been our partnership with the Musée room [were] kept private,” Rey said. apartment — a modern environment in Louvre in Paris and working in the atelier d’Orsay, who lent more than 60 works,” According to Rey, many of these which Degas must have been interested. of a contemporary French artist. During Malcolm Rogers, the Ann and Graham works were not seen until the sale of The fifth room of the exhibition is per- the 1850s, he traveled throughout Italy, Gund director of the MFA, said. “‘Degas Degas’ estate after his death in 1917. He haps its most dramatic. Displayed are a where he studied the works of the Italian and the Nude’ would not have been the explained that the works in this section number of works Degas included in the Renaissance. All of these experiences great success that I believe it is without were largely produced using the mono- last of the Impressionist exhibitions in stressed close attention to the representa- d’Orsay’s truly exceptional commitment type process, which Degas mastered. As Paris in 1886, including “The Tub” (1886) tion of the human form, which would have to the MFA and to the exhibition.” the gallery text explains, “In this meth- and “Woman Dressing Herself” (1886). significant impact on his future work. od, a drawing is done in ink directly According to Shackelford, this regrouping Once he returned to France, Degas An academic introduction on a metal plate, which is then passed represents a historical landmark. became one of the most celebrated art- The exhibition opens with an exami- through a printing press with a sheet “Never before, since 1886, we believe, at ists of the 19th century. He exhibited in nation of Degas’ early representations of of paper. The drawing transfers to the least, have so many of these been shown both the academic Salon and the famed the human figure, with examples of his paper, creating a single impression.” simultaneously,” Shakelford said. “These Impressionist exhibitions of the 1870s and work from the 1850s. He received classical “What is wonderful in the technique were all shown, and the critics were appalled 1880s with artists such as Claude Monet, instruction, which stressed drawing from is that Degas used it to renew the way by their … excess of realism, because they Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. live models as artists had done for centu- things are seen in a work,” Rey said. look too much like real people and the Degas worked in a time of great political ries before. If they decided to do so, artists could poses.” Now, over a century later, these and social upheaval in France. The gov- “He’s fundamentally a Parisian artist also make a second, lighter impres- works are celebrated. ernment changed dramatically during his steeped in the traditions of French art sion from the metal plate. These prints This room exhibits some the finest exam- lifetime, as did French society. The period from the 17th century to his present in the could then be retouched and enhanced ples of the richly colored pastels for which saw the rise of the bourgeoisie, which mid-1850s,” Shackelford said. “[He was] with pastels, a technique Degas later Degas is now famed. They represent women coincided with a financial boom and cul- very much aware of currents of art history, employed to dramatic effect. at various stages of bathing in bright colors, tural flowering. classically educated, a young man with an “The most famous pastel is the pastel expressive lines and astonishing intimacy. This era of the arts manifested itself in extraordinary sense of history.” of dancers called ‘The Star’ (circa 1876) Today, they are crucial to the foundations of the city’s grand ballets, elaborate operas This second room also explores Degas’ … We have [that] in the Musée d’Orsay, modern art. and large art exhibitions. In this same early work, focusing on his monumental but not in this show, because the dancer epoch, however, less savory aspects of “Scene of War in the Middle Ages” (1865), is too dressed.” see DEGAS, page 7

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Gallery Review Modern art becomes approachable in ‘Dance/Draw’ utes later. b y Zo e y Tu r e k Contributing Writer One of the most simple but intriguing pieces is a black and white video of a hand. “Dance/Draw,” the Institute of All this hand does for five minutes is move: Contemporary Art’s celebratory centerpiece flex, point, curl its fingers, flip from palm-up in honor of its 75th anniversary, is an overt to palm-down, rotate and contract. Yet the simplicity of the video is mesmerizing, and Dance/Draw viewers will find themselves tempted to mir- ror the hand’s movements with their own At the Institute of Contemporary Art hands. through Jan. 16 “Dance/Draw” focuses tightly on piec- es like this, which depict artistic basics 100 Northern Avenue like movement and form. The exhibit also Boston, MA smoothly branches out to include pieces that 617-478-3100 are initially questionable or odd. One of the most peculiar installations — celebration of humanity’s obsession and fas- and one of the best examples of the idea cination with movement. While most art rep- that art can be made with more than just the resents a single moment in time, the pieces hands — is a video of artist Janine Antoni cre- featured in “Dance/Draw” focus more on a ating a painting with a rather unusual tool: work’s untold story — the process involved in her hair. The video shows Antoni dunking her finding and capturing that single moment. entire head into a vat of black hair dye, then For example, a series of 25 photographs proceeding to paint the surrounding floor documents the movements of a breakdanc- with the dye using only the rotations of her er from the beginning of a specific move neck and head. True, the resulting painting to its completion. The set highlights all the is not necessarily what most people consider steps needed to perform the move correctly, art, but it is the process, not the product, that details that most onlookers might miss if they makes this piece worth noting. watched the dancer in person. Courtesy Janine Antoni and Luhring Augustine Another piece by Antoni featured in But photographs aren’t the only attraction Janine Antoni uses her own hair as a tool and hairdye as her medium in ‘Loving Care.’ “Dance/Draw” seems more conventional at in “Dance/Draw” — it is most certainly a first look but holds a surprise for those who multimedia exhibit. Alongside photographs and carefully intricate and extricate them- what to expect from such a curious setup. care to read the information card. “Butterfly are various drawings, sculptures, hanging selves from secondhand pieces of clothing However, curiosity soon turns to fascination Kisses” appears to be drawn with pen, but pieces, videos and even live components. suspended in a matrix of rope. As soon as the as the dancers hang suspended from various Antoni actually used CoverGirl Thick Lash In “Floor of the Forest,” two dancers from dancers enter the gallery, a hush falls over pieces of clothing, only to move slowly across the Trisha Brown Dance Company slowly the gathered spectators, who have no clue the web and descend into a new outfit min- see DANCE, page 7

Restaurant Review Cambridge restaurant not quite Toast of the town b y As h l e y Wo o d ly made my way to The Friendly Hitchcock’s 1959 film and made Daily Editorial Board Toast, my expectations were with Bacardi, Gosling’s Light high. I assumed on instinct I’d and Dark rum, apricot puree, In the same way college stu- love it all. grenadine and sour mix. My dents are required to love Wes Visiting Toast often requires friend ordered the Spellbound Anderson movies and Vampire a flexible dining schedule or a with Bombay Sapphire: triple decent deal of patience. Diners sec, pear puree and lime. The Friendly Toast with their hearts set on Sunday The cocktails were the perfect brunch should expect to wait drink for anyone with an avid an ample amount of time sweet tooth. Unfortunately, I before getting a table. But for am not one of those people — 1 Hampshire Street an only slightly awkward 3 p.m. at least, not when it comes to Cambridge, MA 02139 Saturday lunch, we were seated alcohol. Underaged diners are (617) 621-1200 immediately and had most of likely to find more enjoyment $ the diner to ourselves. from Toast’s elaborate shake, Upon entering the restau- soda and cocoa menu. From Weekend, we are practically rant, the first thing you notice that list, diners can indulge obliged to enjoy a novel and — as the case is for many a in oddities like the Red Bull creative restaurant like The restaurant — is a fully stocked Frappe — made with berries, Friendly Toast. It’s delightful- and tended bar. However, at 3 a banana, a whole can of Red ly offbeat, and the decor and p.m., and at a place known for Bull and vanilla ice cream — menu reference lovable classics its breakfast food, I was a little and the Moxie Milkshake, made like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear surprised to see so much atten- with a can of Moxie and either Window” (1954) and old Hardy tion paid to alcohol. When I sat vanilla or coffee ice cream. Boys novels. If a ’50s diner down, I was handed a rather Over 21, but nostalgic for your theme and rockabilly waitresses long drink menu. My favorite younger years? Try a luxurious don’t set your heart aflutter, its section of the list was irresist- Leah’s Liquid — a vanilla shake Cambridge location and prox- ibly titled Hitchcocktails, which with Grand Marnier. imity to indie-crazed theater listed drinks named after every Despite my indifference Kendall Square Cinema will at classic from “The Birds” (1963) toward my beverage — it was least make you admire the res- to “Notorious” (1946). the middle of the day, after all Takuma Koide/Tufts Daily taurant for its convenience. I treated myself to the North Despite its creative style, The Friendly Toast is hit-or-miss with its menu. Needless to say, when I final- by Northwest, named after see TOAST, page 7

Top Ten | Better ways to waste four hours than watching the What’s Up This Weekend Kardashian wedding Looking to make your weekend artsy? Series’ screening of “Casablanca” Check out these events! (1942), a classic film about love and loss Much like the rest of the Kardashians’ the party end five minutes after you during World War II. Saturday at 9:30 self-indulgent lives, Kim’s wedding to walk through the door. Boston Food Swap: Check out the p.m. in Barnum Hall 008. Admission is Kris Humphries — how serendipitous Boston food swap for a chance to free for all Tufts students. that they both spell their names with 6. Grow an awesome man-stache. enjoy good food and good company a “K” — was televised over the long Kudos if it resembles Salvador Dali’s or this weekend. With a silent auction, Pumpkin Fest: Prepare for Halloween weekend. If you were one of the Colonel Sanders’. village marketplace and potluck, here’s by honing your pumpkin carving skills at 4.4 million viewers who tuned in for a chance to share and taste some of the Boston restaurant 75 Chestnut. The the two-part segment on Sunday and 5. Severely overcook a grilled cheese Boston’s yummiest homemade foods. event celebrates the expressive potential Monday night, we’ve compiled a list of sandwich. Then eat it anyways, ‘cause Sunday at 2 p.m. at Space with a of pumpkin ornamentation. Pumpkins 10 better ways you could have wasted it’s college. Or should we say kollege? Soul in Boston. Tickets are free at can be reserved for free by calling (617) four hours of your life. Bosswappersoct.eventbrite.com. 227-2175. Saturday at 12 p.m. at 75 4. Do squats and leg presses until you Chestnut in Boston. Pumpkins are com- 10. Read two pages of “Ulysses” get that Kardashian a--. Homecoming A Cappella Show: plimentary, but patrons should be will- (1922). Then reread them until you Start off your Homecoming weekend ing to purchase lunch or drinks. understand. 3. Sit on the couch and stuff your face right and come out to the annual until you get that other Kardashian’s Homecoming A Cappella Show, featur- Twelfth Night: See one of Shakespeare’s 9. Watch all of “Lawrence of Arabia” a--. ing performances by the Amalgamates, most praised comedies in a new produc- (1962). You’ll even have 24 minutes Jackson Jills and Beezlebubs. Friday at 7 tion at the Boston Center for the Arts. left over to look at LOLcats or some- 2. Watch Kim and Ray J’s sex tape over p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Goddard Chapel. Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Boston Center thing. and over and over. Sexy can I? Tickets are $5 with Tufts ID and can for the Arts in Boston. Tickets are $34 be purchased at the Mayer Campus with a Tufts ID. 8. Develop the ultimate secret hand- 1. Khloe got married? Center’s Info Booth. shake.

Casablanca: Check out the Tufts Film —compiled by the Daily Arts Department 7. Wait in line outside 123, just to have —compiled by the Daily Arts Department Thursday, October 13, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Weekender 7 ICA exhibit reveals method behind the madness Tai Frater | Chewing the Fat DANCE Apples, continued from page 6 Mascara to create the small, intricate mark- apples ings that appear on the paper. In the same vein, there is a “drawing” made by bouncing a basketball covered in everywhere dirt on a piece of paper. One of the goals of “Dance/Draw” is to t seems that we olde English and highlight the evolution of drawing from the the New Englanders have some- ’60s to today, and the eclectic mix of more thing special in common. It’s red, traditional drawings with videos and live juicy and rhymes with Snapple. pieces accomplishes this goal in a more That’sI right — this week we focus on than satisfactory fashion. all things apple. “Dance/Draw” is by no means a passive I am something of a patriot when it exhibit. As soon as you enter the show, you comes to apples from Blighty — back become a participant in the featured art, home, this year was a very special one, rather than a bystander. Gallery-goers can apple-wise. Freak weather conditions literally walk through some of the pieces resulted in one of the earliest-ever featured in this exhibit and spend hours apple crops. I naturally rushed to buy watching all the videos shown in “Dance/ the first of the English Discovery apples Draw’s” many rooms. as soon as they hit grocery stores, feel- “Dance/Draw” runs from Oct. 7 to Jan. ing somewhat smug and pleased that 16, 2012, and I would advise anyone who this would be my apple high for the has ever looked at a painting and wondered, Courtesy Isabel Winarsch year. Not even close. “How did the artist create this?” to stop by to Using used clothing strung from metal pipes, the ‘Floor of the Forest’ exhibit uses the My first encounter with American have that question answered. medium of dance in a wildly original way. apples came on an enlightening trip to the organic behemoth that is Whole Foods. The apples were simply aston- ishing: brightly colored, radiant orbs stacked in high piles all around. One of the most striking things to TOAST they sat my dish in front of me — dubbed jalapeno jack cheese, Swiss cheese and me was their size. Your apples are continued from page 6 The Crazy Quesadilla, with mashed sweet maple sour cream. enormous — I mean huge — like the — the restaurant was still on my good potatoes, brie, red chili pecans, green But the entrees still lacked flair size of a baby’s head! What on Earth Noveltyside. The waiters weretrumps quirky, kind andflavor apple slices at and The baked hamFriendly — I expected andToast flavor, which was a surprising is going on? It makes me feel quite thoroughly tattooed, and the interior the same play of savory, spicy and sweet disappointment, since the restaurant’s humble about our more meager offer- design was fun and eclectic. The venue to be artfully combined within the folds design and servers were anything but ings back home. And they are so very, even sported a bit of a dark twist, with of a warm tortilla. dull. I was forced to conclude that, very shiny. I must admit, I took some its vaguely creepy and decrepit vintage Unfortunately, all I could taste was although The Friendly Toast is an photos and earned some incredulous dolls adorning the entryway. sweet potato, and not even very sweet interesting dining experience, novelty glances in the process. Our appetizer arrived quickly. The sweet potato at that. All the flavors does not automatically imply excellent Soon after this, I was lucky enough simply-named Cheesy Fries featured seemed to have mushed together eats. Its dishes are hit-or-miss, and to go on the International Center’s an updated version of the classic side into a bland and uninspiring dish, in although Toast’s willingness to attempt apple-picking trip. We love apples at dish; the fries were smothered in bleu the same way that mixing individu- creative entrees is admirable, the skill home, but we don’t generally have cheese and provolone, and a dollop ally vibrant watercolor paints yields a to execute them successfully is not weekend activities solely devoted to of strawberry habanero dip offered gloomy, gray canvas. always there. them (unless drinking cider counts). It an extra kick. The dish was a per- Disappointed, but still willing to On a positive note, this place is a was a delight: There were huge, slightly fect, modern twist on classic comfort be convinced, I endeavored to try haven for cheese lovers. The restaurant less waxy apples to pluck from the food. The strong flavors of bleu cheese my friends’ dishes, which included willingly dispenses generous heaps of tree and enjoy prepared in a variety of worked well with the sweet, spicy jam; the Drunkard’s French Toast, smoth- goat cheese, bleu cheese, brie and ways, including apple cider — I have together, they banished the bland, ered in Grand Marnier and raspberry more onto your order. And of course, now established this is not alcohol- starchy taste normally implicit in a sauce; the Hansel and Gretel, a gin- the drink list is elaborate and fun. ic here — apple doughnuts and, um, fried potato dish. gerbread waffle with whipped cream Unfortunately, once the novelty of peach smoothies. By the time the entrees came, I was and pomegranate molasses; and the drinking a mojito milkshake wears off, My thrill-seeker reputation was fully prepared to fall in head-over-heels Sklarmageddon, an omelet with sau- I’m not sure there’s much left to lure slightly dented by a shaky start going in love with the Friendly Toast. And when sage, bacon, ham, red-chile pecans, me back. up the ladders, but I soon got the hang of it. And what would an apple-picking trip be without a fun selection of farm animals to pet and goats to feed? I can enthusiastically report that our multi- cultural gang from all four corners of DEGAS does, including … the creation of sculp- Matisse and Paul Gauguin. the globe had a thoroughly wonderful continued from page 5 ture, which is, in fact, a kind of three- These pieces bring the stunning exhi- day out! Degas, Matisse, Picasso dimensional drawing experiment,” bition to a close and demonstrate the At home, I eventually worked my way The last rooms of the exhibition exam- Shackelford said. profound influence of the Impressionist through my apple stack and gradually ineNew the nudes MFA Degas created exhibition in the final In examines the exhibition’s final the space, work late master’s of seminalDegas exploration of the learned the best way to tackle an apple decades of his career. These spaces dis- Degas works are displayed with those human form. He impressed those of his of that size. I bided my time looking play a number of drawings that chart by artists of subsequent generations. own era, influenced artists in subsequent forward to the hallowed day that was Degas’ ever-changing conception of the In the same way that the first spac- generations and continues to awe today. coming: I had been promised apple human form which are also paired with a es of the show draw comparisons and Shackelford said the purpose of the pie — a proper, home-baked apple pie. series of sculptures Degas created. connections between Degas and artists comparisons were twofold. They mean I was naturally very excited to experi- “Drawing is the moral center of who came before him, this last space “to show you how alike Degas is to him- ence this American classic firsthand. Degas’ art. It’s really the practice that is meant to illustrate Degas’ impact on self, and how different he is from every- After a few days, I wandered into most informs almost everything he artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henri body else.” the kitchen to be greeted by banjo music, courtesy of Steve Martin. Yes, Steve Martin, the funny man with the The Artsy Jumbo white hair out of “Roxanne” (1987) and “L.A. Story” (1991). Apparently, he is a Delaney-Winn puts new spin on Shakespeare renowned banjo player! Steve’s banjo became the soundtrack to my house- Considering the large commitment it mates’ apple-pie baking — what could takes to orchestrate a play, one might be more American? assume that nearly all students involved So Southern Princess and Curly in Tufts theater must be drama majors. slaved away in the kitchen, instructing After all, who wouldn’t want school my Chinese housemate in the ancient credit for all those long hours? art of apple-pie baking. Presumably, defying that assumption is Tucker they also spent some time educat- Delaney-Winn, a senior child develop- ing her on Steve Martin’s banjo music ment major who has spent the past to complete her cultural experience; year-and-a-half slowly dreaming up a rap apparently, he’s just won an award, you musical in his spare time, purely for the know. Minus some impromptu dancing love of writing songs and rapping. His when the music got exciting, I kept a efforts are finally coming to fruition. respectful distance from their frolick- “Hamlet, the Hip-Hopera,” spon- ing in the kitchen. sored by Pen, Paint, & Pretzels (3Ps) and And eventually, there it was: the Torn Ticket II, promises to be a musical apple pie. The goddess of the American unlike any other to grace Balch Arena dessert table — and the unlikely star Theater. Written half-dreamingly dur- of a film series of the same name — ing Delaney-Winn’s semester abroad in was sitting on my plate, ready to be Spain, then more seriously last semester devoured. I am told this was a cobbler, with the help of Bare Bodkin, the fully- Ashley Seenauth/tufts daily but I really don’t know the difference. formed production will be hitting the years and has used rapping as a means and distributed to teachers as a teaching Either way, it was gorgeous, and I now stage Nov. 21. to express his creativity without the vocal aid to get young students interested in feel fully prepared for the pumpkin pie delaney-Winn is no stranger of the demands of traditional singing. reading Shakespeare. delights to follow. Mm… stage: He has previously acted at Tufts, this semester, Delaney-Winn has final- artistic and heart-warming — what’s including 3Ps “Fables for Friends” earlier ly managed to combine his love for music not to love? this semester. He has also had an interest with his Tufts experience. He hopes Tai Frater is pursuing a post-graduate in writing lyrics since his early high school “Hamlet, the Hip-Hopera” will be filmed — by Ashley Wood degree in occupational therapy. She can be reached at [email protected]. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, October 13, 2011 Thursday, October 13, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y ADVERTISEMENT 9 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Thursday, October 13, 2011

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r t e r W. Ro g e r s Some perspective, please Editor-in-Chief Undeterred for three months by unflatter- nant at 9 percent and average household suffering the most from these weeks of lost Editorial ing news coverage about getting a “fair deal,” income below $50,000, they’re certainly not paychecks. More than 10 percent of the NBA Niki Krieg the NBA team owners and players’ union going to succeed at winning any sympathy workforce was laid off over the summer, and Adam Kulewicz failed once again to strike a deal this week. from the American public. hundreds of others are losing paychecks with Managing Editors For the second time in 13 years, the NBA will Had the owners not entered into nego- each week that the lockout continues. If you lose games to a work stoppage. tiations in bad faith and instead injected a own an NBA team, you can afford to skip a Amelie Hecht Executive News Editor Kathryn Olson News Editors The players have legitimate gripes about note of pragmatism from the beginning, the year of income; if you work in a concession Laina Piera the owners’ seriousness about negotiating lockout would likely be over by now. As it stand, you aren’t so lucky. Corinne Segal Saumya Vaishampayan a compromise: The owners opened these stands, they’ve backed off a number of their Like the owners, the players can hold out Brent Yarnell negotiations with extreme demands, includ- initial demands, including those for salary financially, but they can’t hold out forever. Bianca Blakesley Assistant News Editors Gabrielle Hernandez ing steep across-the-board salary cuts, dis- rollbacks and non-guaranteed contracts, The players are rich. The owners are much Brionna Jimerson continuing contracts and restructuring the but the players’ union insists that isn’t good richer, and the players have no leverage in Michael Marks salary system so that owners wouldn’t have enough. They want to keep as much of the this fight. In a desperate attempt, rumors Elizabeth McKay Marie Schow to suffer the indignity of revenue losses when current system in place as possible so that have started about players establishing their Minyoung Song they make poor management decisions. many players can continue to receive bids own league if the owners don’t concede more Mahpari Sotoudeh Make no mistake: The NBA is a huge- from big-market teams that are far out of ground. Get real. Martha Shanahan Executive Features Editor ly profitable business. It’s unreasonable to proportion with their talent. The players know it’s only a matter of time Jon Cheng Features Editors expect that labor battles won’t arise when Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas, for before their collective resolve fractures under Maya Kohli Amelia Quinn billions of dollars are at stake. example, has become a poster child for over- the weight of all those lost millions. The mar- Falcon Reese But these owners are — without excep- paid basketball players. No one forced the ginal improvement they might see in the Derek Schlom Victoria Rathsmill Assistant Features Editors tion — exceptionally rich people. 12 of the 30 Washington Wizards to sign Arenas to a six- owners’ proposal if they wait long enough Margaret Young NBA majority owners ranked in Forbes’ latest year, $111 million contract, or the Orlando will be outweighed by the months they spent Rebecca Santiago Executive Arts Editor list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, all with Magic to trade for it. Still, the players’ cries for pleading their case to the fans and pretend- Zach Drucker Arts Editors approximate net worth between 1 billion “fair compensation” seem all the more hol- ing they weren’t already beaten. Anna Majeski and 14 billion dollars. Their constant harping low when one hears of cases like Arenas. No one likes to see millionaires and bil- Charissa Ng Joseph Stile about a salary system that makes it difficult Instead of proudly declaring how willing lionaires pleading for sympathy on their own Matthew Welch to turn a profit is particularly odious against they are to lose income to this noble cause, behalf. There are real livelihoods at stake Ashley Wood Melissa MacEwen Assistant Arts Editors the backdrop of the nation’s worst financial it would be nice if the owners and players here, and none of them are represented at crisis in 80 years. With unemployment stag- thought about the fact they aren’t the ones the bargaining table. 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P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 Letter to the Editor 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] Dear Editor, bitant bonuses … They have influenced the Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Inc. from courts to achieve the same rights as people, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to be In yesterday’s Daily page devoted to stu- with none of the culpability or responsibil- used as public lands. Section 3.3 of the lease dent’ reactions to the Occupy movement, I ity … They continue to block generic forms states “the Leased Premises shall be treated found some students’ responses particularly of medicine that could save people’s lives as a public park and a traditional open pub- troubling. Nearly a third of those published in order to protect investments that have lic forum without limiting free speech.” The mentioned that the movement has no dis- already turned a substantive profit.” These editors say the city government has been tinct message and that there needs to be a goals seem quite specific and straightforward “gracious” to allow protesters on the Dewey more articulated set of goals. I am disap- to me. I concede the full list is long and some Square public land, but I find it difficult pointed that Tufts students make such an of the points vague as to how to resolve the to understand their rationale that the city excuse for dismissing the movement. On problems, but that is no reason for dismissal. government “allows” any such activity; it is Oct.1, the General Assembly at Occupy Wall Countries have had governments recently required by the U.S. Constitution that they Street released an official statement listing toppled for less specific reasons. “allow” it and never impede it. The Boston their grievances, which has since spread Also, the editors’ assertion in the “Making Police were wrong in warning the protesters across the Internet, even being read by a scene” editorial that the arrested protest- that they needed to move and even more Keith Olbermann on his television program. ers have only themselves to blame for their wrong in arresting those who did not. Among the wrongs listed are “They have arrests is absurd. The group was on pub- taken bailouts from taxpayers with impu- lic property. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy David Gennert nity, and continue to give Executives exor- Greenway is land leased to the Rose Fitzgerald Class of 2012

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Angad Bagai | A Whole New World

Shut up and drive

eaders, I ask you all to grant me one small favor: Look at your cell phones and look at your speed-dial lists (or “favorites,” if Ryou have an iPhone). Who’s on the list? There’s probably your parents, your house phone numbers, your girlfriend or boyfriend, some close friends and Helen’s Pizza. Back home in India, and in similar countries, the contacts on speed dial would probably be the same (minus Helen’s), but with one major addition: the mobile number of your driver, whom you’d call at least five times a day if you were leaving your house to go anywhere. It’s commonplace back in India to have a driver. If one looks back into literature or history, the notion of hav- ing a chauffeur is reserved solely for the moneyed elite. But that’s not the case in a lot of other countries, where having a driver has nothing to do with your economic status and isn’t any- Courtesy Alexander Kolodner thing unusual. For nine years, I had a driver taking me from home to school and school to home on a daily basis. It The polarization of Occupy Boston was a very simple way of getting from b y Al e x a Pe t e r s e n we consider ourselves activists at Tufts, the incredible resources that we are pro- one place to another, where the biggest then this is a serious misrepresentation of vided at Tufts. trouble I faced was asking my mother Following the popular Occupy Boston what activism truly embodies. I believe that the end to this debate if she needed the driver — which was march in Charlestown on Monday, every- It has always been my belief that the is not the resolution of right or wrong, also commonplace. one on campus can’t stop talking about true power of activism comes twofold: success or failure — it is respect. Those Yet being here, as a college student, the movement. Whether you support the power that a group of people has involved in Occupy Boston should be it’s a totally different ballgame. Here, it or oppose it, this activist group has to help a social movement and also the moved to understand that not all who public transportation is used to get managed to jumpstart a heated dialogue power that a social movement has to oppose Occupy Boston are disinterest- anywhere, be it simply using the cam- about its validity and purpose. The sup- motivate and resonate with said group ed in social and economic inequality pus shuttle, the Joey, to get to Davis porters say they are the foundation of a of people. We must not forget that social — these Jumbos simply resonate with Square, or taking the T to Harvard, or new kind of movement, spearheaded by movements give us purpose and resolve, other social movements with differ- taking cabs when you’re totally lost in a powerful utilization of social media and just as we give them passion, energy and ent structures and messages. Those not Boston, or even having to contact Tufts focused on implementing ideals of direct resources. So, in light of the polarized sys- involved with Occupy Boston should also University Police Department to take democracy in order to fight social and tem we seem to have inadvertently cre- be moved not to be too hasty in their you back to your dorm late at night. economic inequality. In brief, they are ated through the Occupy Boston debate, criticism of the movement, as this is just It’s different and equally efficient in its protesting the status quo. The opposition we may have lost sight of the true power another opportunity for our classmates own way. Given that public transport says that the movement lacks a measure- that a social movement has to affect us. to get involved with something that truly is easily accessible and relatively safe, ment system for success, has ambitions And, just as important, we may have lost empowers them to affect change. transportation isn’t exactly a hassle. that are too broad and impractical and sight of the power that a social movement Each and every Jumbo I know priori- Take that from a guy who makes a trip lacks efficiency when they have no clear has to affect other Jumbos. tizes making a mark on their community to Waltham twice a week to see his girl- leader. In brief, they wonder if Occupy Regardless of my view on the effec- and their world in their own unique way. friend at Bentley by walking to Davis, Boston is only protesting the status quo, tiveness of Occupy Boston, I respect it If we respect and value this sentiment, taking the T to Porter, boarding the or actually doing something to change it. because it has empowered my fellow the Tufts community would do well to commuter rail until Waltham and then The Tufts community has, in our own Jumbos. It has resonated with them and embrace social movements that don’t using a cab for the final stretch of the corner of the world, created a very polar- spoken to them much in the way that necessarily resonate with us. So instead journey to get to Bentley. ized system in response to this movement. other activist groups have spoken to me. of immersing ourselves in arguments and From reading this, it may appear that Both sides have been guilty of the same I imagine many of us have felt that exhil- condescending dialogue, I urge my fellow I’ve made it seem like public transpor- quick assumptions and political one-lin- arating feeling where we realize that we Jumbo to be inspired to find the social tation doesn’t exist in other countries ers that make us sound intelligent and ourselves can make change in whatever movement that resonates with you and like India, which isn’t true. Buses still informed when we argue over coffee in social movement has truly resonated have a true and sober respect for the ones run, and cabs can still be called — I’ve the Rez. We have created a polarized and with us — and that active citizenship that resonate with others. used my own fair share. The recent inefficient way of debating the validity of isn’t just an admissions office slogan. introduction of the metro system in a social movement, which frankly bears And then, in light of our newfound pas- New Delhi in the last few years has been great resemblance to the political system sion, we are empowered to go out and Alexa Petersen is a junior majoring in politi- largely successful. But in a lot of cases, that Occupy Boston moves to protest. If actually implement that change, using cal science and peace and justice studies. this public transportation isn’t what it is here — it’s not safe. Granted, even here, I wouldn’t expect a girl to take Off the Hill | Indiana University the subway at one in the morning and imagine that she’d feel secure, but it’s a completely different story there. Occupy Wall Street and the 2012 elections It’s not just during the night hours but during the day as well that parents b y Ch r i s t o p h e r Ba b c o c k the national labor unions still hold clout a persistent belief that if you play by the rules don’t feel safe having their kids trav- Indiana Daily Student and will give the Occupy movement more and try your hardest, you’ll be rewarded. eling around the city by themselves. mainstream acceptance. Whether that reward is fame, riches or There have been a number of times The Left’s dream of a Tea Party equiva- The success of the Tea Party, and future something else, we all deep down have the where I’ve had female friends’ parents lent has come true with the Occupy Wall success of the Occupy Wall Street move- sense that we’re destined for greatness (or only being OK with their daughters Street movement. Don’t let that stop you ments, rests with their goals derived from at least have the ability to achieve it). This going out at night because a guy the nonpartisans and conservatives from tak- a perceived notion of economic injustice. belief is false. In the recession even people parents are comfortable with is in the ing part in it. What is shared between the Tea Party and who have worked hard all their lives and taxi with them. There’s actually even a This movement will be consequential. Occupy Wall Street is their dissatisfaction did good things lost jobs, homes and even compartment in the trains for the Delhi I believe the movement will overtake the with the status quo — where they differ is in loved ones. Metro that is dedicated just to women political discourse of the 2012 election in their priorities and political philosophy. The Occupy movement will allow so that they feel safe and are not subject much the same way that the Tea Party influ- Income inequality in America rivals that President Obama to stake out a far more to catcalling, eve teasing or worse. enced the 2010 sweep. of many Third World countries, and it has for populist message as the campaign gears While the trade-off between having It has already proven to be as potent or some time. In the United States, the richest up. He will be emboldened to take on big a car and a driver and having to use more so than the Tea Party with gatherings, 10 percent control two-thirds of Americans’ business, to the dismay of the Republican public transport isn’t as costly as one protests and marches spreading from coast net worth. According to the Congressional nominee. may have thought before coming here, to coast and around the world. Budget Office, this is a trend that has been Polls have shown that regardless of ideol- largely because it’s so easy to use, it’s According to ABC News, the most recent occurring since the late 1970s. ogy, Americans want millionaires to pay a difficult to be in an underground train marches had upward of 15,000 participants, The participants of Occupy Wall Street fair share in taxes. and still replicate the feeling of being including more than 700 protesters who seem to acknowledge these and similar And now, just as quickly as the Tea in a car, you know, going 0 to 60 in 3.5. were arrested. statistics and are demanding a handful of Party advanced ground in Washington to I believe union support is proving to be reforms. a standstill, the administration will be the turning point and is greatly strength- Fundamentally, they would like the sys- provided cover to advance an agenda of Angad Bagai is a freshman who has not yet ening the movement. While “big labor” tem to stop favoring the wealthy at the real economic equalization. That is, if they declared a major. He can be reached might seem like an oxymoron these days, expense of the poor. There exists in America choose to. at [email protected].

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Inside the NFL Ben Kochman | The Wackness Struggling NFL teams may soon feel Lucky RedZone:

b y Al e x Ar t h u r Miami Dolphins (0-4): treatment — Clausen lost his starting job Football Daily Staff Writer Miami entered its bye week winless after when the Panthers drafted Cam Newton No. suffering competitive defeats in each of the 1 overall in April — and be relegated to the On Jan. 6, 2011, Stanford quarterback first four weeks. Coming out of the bye week, bench after just one season. crack Andrew Luck — with a No. 12 Panthers jer- however, expect to see the Dolphins curb f you’re an NFL fan and also one of Time sey at the ready — issued a statement declar- their winning aspirations. In a swift move, St. Louis Rams (0-4): Warner Cable’s 14 million customers ing that he was “committed to earning [his] the front office placed starting quarterback The Rams, a bandwagon sleeper pick this nationwide, you’re getting squeezed out of degree in architectural design from Stanford Chad Henne on injured reserve five days offseason to win the NFC West, have been an the greatest revolution in how we consume University … at the completion of the spring after he suffered a separated non-throwing utter mess so far this season. They are dead Isports since the advent of the Internet, rivaled quarter of 2012.” shoulder. The team then signed former New last in run defense, allowing 180 yards per only by the rise of high-definition television. Luck had passed up a chance to be the No. York Giants backup Sage Rosenfels to com- game — a full 35 yards worse than any other Time Warner and the NFL Network have 1 overall pick in the NFL draft and immedi- pete with Matt Moore for the starting quar- team. The offensive line has been porous as been at a standstill since the network launched ately started the “Suck for Luck” campaign terback job. second-year quarterback Sam Bradford has NFL RedZone two years ago. Not having access for the 2011-2012 season. Miami has cooked up a winning formula already been sacked 18 times. to RedZone isn’t as bad as, say, missing at least Never in the history of the modern draft for losing. The Dolphins rank second to last The outlook, though, is not that bleak. the first two weeks of the NBA season, but have fanbases so openly clamored for their in passing defense, allowing 307 yards per St. Louis could very well lose its next three having experienced its pleasures for the few teams to lose football games in order to posi- game; Moore was not good enough to be the games against the Packers, Cowboys and weeks of this NFL season, I can never go back. tion themselves better to draft a collegiate quarterback for a Panthers team that won Saints to fall to 0-7, but then win eight out And neither should you. It is the most purely athlete. The Stanford redshirt junior is possi- only two games last year, and head coach of nine games against a cupcake second- entertaining way to watch sports in the world. bly the most highly touted NFL quarterback Tony Sparano was brought back only after a half schedule. However, if the Rams were to This is probably what being on crack feels like, prospect since John Elway, garnering the failed attempt to hire Jim Harbaugh. consistently falter and wind up with the top except it’s cheaper and has fewer side effects, loftiest praise from every scout and draft Securing Andrew Luck would give the pick, they would likely be the only team on and it’s football! expert under ESPN’s sun. Dolphins stability at the quarterback posi- this list that would not select Andrew Luck. Take Week 2, for example. I’m sitting on While no team will ever openly admit tion for the first time since Dan Marino The Rams could trade the rights to Luck for a friend’s couch — they’ve got a big-screen to tanking games, there are crafty moves retired. For a fanbase that on Monday night multiple first- and second-round picks, fill- television and snacks — and watching Ryan that front offices can make to bolster their will watch Matt Moore become Miami’s ing in a talented roster led by Bradford. Fitzpatrick, who oh my gosh by the way went chances for a high pick. 16th different starting signal caller since to Harvard, march his Buffalo Bills down Without further ado, here are the most Marino’s departure — joining the likes of The Dark Horse: the field in the final two minutes against the likely teams to land the No. 1 overall pick and Cleo Lemon, A.J. Feeley, Ray Lucas and Oakland Raiders. CBS host James Brown has a shot at the prized QB. Rosenfels — ownership is doing the right Denver Broncos (1-4): excitedly sent us here for Bonus Coverage. thing by trying to “Suck For Luck.” Heading into their bye week, the Broncos It’s 4:09 p.m., there’s around 30 seconds left in The Favorites: announced that their starting quarterback the game, Fitzpatrick goes back to pass inside The Contenders: for Week 7 will be Tim Tebow. Tebowmania the Raiders’s red zone and ... wait. CBS goes Indianapolis Colts (0-5): peaked yet again in Denver as the former to commercials. The network is contractually The current frontrunners for the first pick Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) and Arizona University of Florida standout’s dynamic obligated to switch to the Pats-Chargers game, in April’s draft, the Colts face a difficult sched- Cardinals (1-4): play nearly inspired the Broncos to an upset which starts at 4:15. ule the rest of the season. Indy’s best, and per- The Jags and the Cards have similar over the Chargers on Sunday. By installing Plates of grilled cheese are overturned in haps only, shots at victories come in Weeks obstacles facing their journey to Andrew Tebow at quarterback now, Vice President anguish. You can hear the screams of anger 10 and 17, when they face the Jacksonville Luckdom. Both teams play in weak divisions of Football Operations John Elway and head spill out from all the other houses on Sunset Jaguars. Owner Jim Irsay seems excited at the this year, as the Jaguars have two remaining coach John Fox have completely changed the Road in which people watching football have prospect of acquiring Luck, as he stated on games against the aforementioned Colts, narrative of the Broncos’ terrible season. been similarly trolled. But though my friends Monday that the Colts could draft Luck and and the Cardinals still reside in the lowly Fox and Elway by no means think that are upset, they ultimately slouch back into sit him for “three or four years” behind cur- NFC West. Both teams also invested heav- Tebow gives the Broncos the best chance their seats, resigned to their fate. rent quarterback Peyton Manning. ily this offseason to bring in new young to win football games — they initially put With NFL RedZone, there’s none of this The Colts know how drastically a quarter- quarterbacks. Jacksonville traded their first- him third on their depth chart behind Brady nonsense. RedZone shows the consumer back can change a franchise’s fortunes, and and second-round picks during the draft to Quinn — but he is all the fans and media every single scoring play from every game there is no chance they would pass on Luck move up six places to select Blaine Gabbert can focus on. If they wanted to make a quar- every Sunday, including every last-minute next spring. Generally, the largest roadblock and Arizona traded cornerback Dominiqué terback change strictly to add wins, Quinn drive. If by cosmic coincidence two games are to an owner wishing for his team to tank is Rodgers-Cromartie along with a second- would have been the call. in a game-culminating two-minute drill, the a coach who is fighting to stay employed. round pick to acquire Kevin Kolb from the By injecting Tebow into the lineup, both channel goes to a split-screen or frantically However, head coach Jim Caldwell’s job Philadelphia Eagles. the fans and the front office get what they switches back and forth. should be in no danger as the Colts’ organi- This isn’t to say that the front offices of the want. If Tebow fails, Luck awaits and Elway This is the only channel, besides maybe zation tempered their expectations for the Jags and Cards would not hesitate to draft can dip into his alma mater for the next face the Tennis Channel during the major tennis season (see: the Kerry Collins signing) when Luck if given the chance, but Gabbert and of his franchise. On the other hand, if Tebow tournaments, I’ve experienced that has pure- Manning went out indefinitely after multiple Kolb are out to prove their worth. Neither succeeds, Denver has a quarterback who is ly the fans’ interests in mind. Or at least the neck surgeries. wants to fall victim to the Jimmy Clausen already worshipped — by his fans. type of fan that cares about his fantasy team almost as much or potentially more than his home team, which — sorry, sports fans — is millions of people, including both those with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and those DAILY DIGITS without ADD. You don’t need to have ADD to appreciate touchdown after touchdown after touchdown. 7 102 RedZone’s even better than DirectTV’s .679 Sunday Ticket, which gives you access to Students who will be honored tomorrow night The minute of Tuesday’s men’s soccer game Slugging percentage of Texas Rangers every game, because RedZone has an editor at the 2011 Tufts Athletics Annual Awards vs. UMass Dartmouth when freshman Gus third baseman Adrian Beltre in the 2011 who does all the switching-around work for Ceremony in Cohen Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Ed Santos scored the golden goal, his second postseason, as of press time, before last you. With ten or so games going on at once, Bernstein (LA ’11) , closer on last year’s baseball game-winner of the season. Santos had night’s ALCS Game 4. Slugging percentage, RedZone consumers get to sit back and watch team, will receive the Clarence “Pop” Houston scored the winner against Trinity on October a statistic derived from a player’s total bases the mayhem ensue. Plus, on RedZone, there award as Best Male Athlete, while field hockey 2, and the youngster is only one part of a divided by his at-bats, is used as a measure are none of the mind-numbing commercials star Tamara Brown will be honored with the stellar Class of 2015. In Tuesday’s win, all of a player’s power, and perhaps nobody in that make NFL broadcasts so tedious. Hester L. Sargent award for Best Female Athlete. three goals were tallied by freshmen — the this year’s playoffs has been more powerful There is a hangover effect to this football Senior Sam Diss and Amy Wilfert (LA ‘11) will win first two off the feet of Sam Williams and than Beltre. The former Red Sox, Mariners entertainment binge, though, besides the awards for playing multiple sports, and the Daily’s Peter Lee-Kramer. The Jumbos overcame a and Dodgers infielder has hit three HRs and headache that accompanies staring at a own Phil Dear (LA ’11) will take home the Timothy two-goal deficit to tie the game late in the boasts five RBI in the playoffs. screen for six hours straight. Any true fan J. Horgan award for best sports writing. second half and win it in overtime. of a team will not be satisfied with only see- ing his team’s scoring plays, so RedZone is not a viable replacement to full-game NFL coverage. 740 1 6 Instead it’s a gorgeous supplement that Receiving yards in five games this season for Match lost by any Tufts men’s tennis player False starts by the Chicago Bears in the eliminates annoying commercials and crappy Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, putting in three team matches this fall, which were first half of Monday night’s 24-13 loss to network TV contracts and gives an already him on pace to shatter Jerry Rice’s single- all overall wins against Babson, Salve Regina the Detroit Lions, breaking an NFL record. information-saturated fan base what we want: season record. Rice’s record of 1,484 receiving and Roger Williams. Junior Andrew Lutz lost Chicago, playing in front of a raucous highlight after highlight, in real time. yards in 1995 has stood up until now, but 6-1, 6-1 to Babson freshman Connor DeFiore crowd at Detroit’s Ford Field, had nine With this kind of heavenly experience avail- Welker is currently on pace for a mind-bog- on Friday for Tufts’ lone individual loss on false starts total in the contest. Three able with one click of the remote, I might gling 2,464-yard year. Welker, who has been the season. The Jumbos rolled over Babson came from left tackle J’Marcus Webb, never shell out the dollars to sit in a cold NFL Tom Brady’s go-to guy since 2007, also has 45 8-1, and — playing on the brand-new Voute two from tight end Kellen Davis and one stadium and watch just one game ever again. receptions and five TDs and is on pace for 144 Tennis Courts on Professor’s Row — the team each from running back Matt Forte, right catches, which would break the single-season looks good heading into the spring season, tackle Matt Omiyale, left guard Chris Wil-

mark of 143 set by Marvin Harrison in ‘02. Ben Kochman is a junior majoring in which starts March 10 at2c home against Colby. liams and special teamer Chris Conte. English. He can be reached at bkoch.tufts@ gmail.com or on Twitter @benkochman. 16 INSIDE Daily Digits 15 Inside the NFL 15

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b y An n Sl o a n Playing with men is especially entire tournament. So far this sea- away, which would be really difficult will carry though and everyone will Daily Editorial Board frustrating for the five women who son, the team has won six of eight without any funding at all.” be stoked to play.” have experience playing water polo. matches, with both losses coming The team, though, is not com- The men are also excited for the In the past few years, the number “My biggest problem is that I against Amherst. pletely discouraged. women to start their own team. of women on the Tufts co-ed club know exactly what to do because I Mayerson first had the idea to “We won’t be guaranteed pool Alex Robb, a third-year student at Womenwater polo team has been hope on the know tothe strategy split and all the playsoff, start a women’sstart team her ownfreshman timeclub or even given fundswater to join the thepolo Cummings Schoolsquad of Veterinary rise. There were three in 2009, five and the moves, but I’m smaller and year in 2009. Then-senior Mack women’s water polo league in the Medicine and one of two graduate in 2010, and this year the 30-person weaker and slower than the men Carlson (LA ’10) had expressed an spring so that makes it hard, but it’s students on the team, previously roster consists of 10 women. With we play against so I physically can’t interest in starting a separate wom- not an impossible barrier. It’s not coached Wellesley’s women’s team this surge in interest, the women keep up,” said Mayerson, who has en’s team, but there was not enough something we can’t work around,” and is willing to help coach and sup- of the Tufts club water polo team played the sport since eighth grade. interest at the time. Kroetch said. port the Jumbos. — spearheaded by juniors Maddie “I’m not able to play the game the Kroetch and Mayerson contacted In order to compete in the wom- The women hope that having Mayerson and KJ Kroetch — have way I want to and the way I know I Club Sports Director Carol Rappoli en’s tournaments in the spring — a separate team will garner more taken it upon themselves to work on can. … I can’t compete with them at and Assistant Director of Athletics the main season for women’s water interest and encourage new people starting their own squad. that level even though I know what Branwen Smith-King with the idea, polo — it is necessary that the club to join the sport. With water polo being such a to do.” and they are currently applying for be approved by Rappoli and Smith- “For a lot of girls who might con- physical sport, it is difficult for the The co-ed team is led by senior Tier II club sport status from the King. For the Jumbos to compete in sider playing water polo, they don’t women to compete against males of co-captains Alex Strittmatter and university. the College Water Polo Association want to play with a bunch of guys,” bigger size and stature. Most of the Benji Koltai, who are both commit- The co-ed team is a Tier I club (CWPA), they need to have club rec- Schrier said. “But having a girls’ schools that Tufts faces field all-male ted to getting all the women to play sport, which means that it gets ognition from Tufts. team would allow more girls who teams, making Tufts’ co-ed make- in the games as much as possible. some funding and support from the If the women’s team is success- don’t have a lot of experience to up unique. According to Kroetch, The women end up getting their university. According to Mayerson, fully created, the Jumbos will likely come out and play.” UMass Amherst and Williams are most significant playing time when however, there is currently a mora- compete in the North Atlantic divi- To match the success of the co-ed the only other teams that feature the team has a substantial lead. torium on Tier I club sports, mean- sion of the CWPA Div. III, against team, the women recognize the females, and each school has no Having a lead is not unusual for ing that if club status is eventually schools like Middlebury, Bowdoin, need for new bodies in the pool. more than three. the team, which has seen consider- granted, the women’s water polo Wellelsey and MIT. “The 10 players we have now is “With co-ed teams, there’s a big able success. In 2009, the Jumbos team would be forced to fund itself. “Setting anything new is a bit of a enough, but in order to practice size difference,” Kroetch said. “In won the Div. III club National “Water polo is a huge thing in challenge,” freshman Laura Schrier well, we would want at least 15,” a sport like water polo, it’s really Championships, and last year, they California and on the West Coast,” said. “If we become our own team, Kroetch said. “Any number of new important to be able to match up to had an undefeated season head- Mayerson said, “but in the Northeast we’ll need to work on finding the people that wanted to play would your opponent, so playing against ing into the Championships, where there are fewer teams so it would leadership and getting the cohesive- be terrific. The interest we have all guys, girls are always at a big dis- they finished fourth. Mayerson involve more traveling and poten- ness. But there’s a lot of enthusiasm now is pretty solid, but it’d be great advantage.” was one of only two women in the tially more tournaments further that I’ve heard and hopefully that to expand that.”

Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Jumbos engineer 2-0 victory over MIT

With a pivotal NESCAC match against a couple of critical offside calls. In the No. 14 Williams just four days away, it second half, Tufts came out looking to would have been easy for Tufts to look put the game away, and the Jumbos got past their midweek matchup Tuesday their opportunity just 11 minutes in on with non-conference foe MIT, ranked a free kick at the top of the box. Von No. 7 in New England. A similar situation Puttkammer stepped up to take the kick a week earlier had led to a 2-0 loss to and got it up and down over the wall. Endicott, but this time the Jumbos looked Freshman goalkeeper Emilee Johnson, strong throughout, earning a valuable making just her first collegiate start, 2-0 result over the host Engineers. initially misjudged the shot, and though “Endicott kind of taught us a lesson: she got a hand on it, she could not keep that we need to come into every single it out. The goal was Von Puttkammer’s game with 100 percent intensity,” junior second of the season. midfielder Alyssa Von Puttkammer said. Down two goals and needing to push “We had a really good practice on the envelope, the Engineers began to Monday, and that energy kind of trans- create some chances. But junior net- lated into [Tuesday].” After fighting minder Phoebe Hanley was up to the a back-and-forth game for much of task, making three saves to preserve the first half, Tufts once again turned the shutout and give Tufts a strong non- to sophomore forward Maeve Stewart conference result. for its first breakthrough. Following an With MIT in the books, the team is Engineers turnover in the 28th min- now prepared to focus on Williams, ute, senior forward Jamie Love-Nichols which is tied with Tufts for second in scott tingley/tufts daily played in to Stewart down the left side. the NESCAC. The game, on Saturday Freshman midfielder Gus Santos’ goal sealed Tufts’ comeback victory over the Corsairs. Stewart took her chance well, deftly at noon on Kraft Field, could very well slotting one into the far, top corner for decide the second seed in the con- her fourth goal of the season. ference tournament, and the Jumbos Freshmen key to victory over UMass Dartmouth While MIT was eager to find a way believe they are ready. The men’s soccer team rallied from two Peter Lee-Kramer was able to get a head on back, the Jumbos’ backline remained “Yesterday’s game definitely got us goals down to defeat the UMass Dartmouth the ball and deposit it into the back of the net resolute. Though the Engineers man- really excited for this weekend,” Von Corsairs, 3-2, in non-league action on for his firts collegiate goal. aged three shots in the half, sophomore Puttkammer said. Tuesday at Kraft Field. Freshman midfielder Freshman midfielder Kyle Volpe nearly Kristin Wright was not forced to make Gus Santos scored his second golden goal delivered the knockout blow in the final a single save. MIT was also undone by —by Ethan Sturm of the season in the 102nd minute, as the seconds of regulation. After receiving a well- Jumbos improved to 5-2-2 on the year while placed through-ball from sophomore forward the Corsairs fell to 7-4-1. Jono Edelman, Volpe drilled a shot to the Tufts came out of the gate sloppy, sur- upper left corner of the goal. Walsh saved the rendering two goals in the first 13 minutes day once again for the Corsairs with a huge of play. Corsairs freshman goalkeeper Tim punch-out save to force overtime. Walsh kept the Jumbos off the scoreboard Following a relatively uneventful first over- for a while with four first-half saves, but Tufts time period, the Jumbos capitalized on their finally broke through in the final seconds of very first opportunity of the second frame. the period on a goal by freshman defense- Less than two minutes into the second over- man Sam Williams. time, Santos delivered the decisive blow. He “That play was huge for us,” junior mid- took a pass from Volpe, spun past a defend- fielder Rafael Ramos-Meyer said. “We were er and, from just outside the 18-yard box, really frustrated up to that point, and to be launched a shot past Walsh’s outstretched able to go into halftime only down 2-1 really arms and into the far-left corner of the goal. calmed us down. It let us come out confi- The tally was Santos’ second game-winner dent and with all the momentum to start the of the year — his first came against Trinity second half.” on Oct. 2 — and it put the finishing touches The Jumbos let a golden opportunity slip on a thrilling comeback victory. Despite the away in the 58th minute when senior tri- one-goal margin, the Jumbos had 22 shots captain Matt Blumenthal missed a penalty in the game, while the Corsairs managed kick that would have knotted the score. Tufts only six. continued to apply the pressure before finally Tufts will return to NESCAC play on converting in the 77th minute. The equalizer Saturday at 2:30 p.m., hosting Williams in a came off a free kick from just outside the Homecoming showdown. kyra sturgill/tufts daily box. Ramos-Meyer delivered a pass into the Junior midfielder Alyssa Von Puttkammer notched her first goal of the season on penalty area, where freshman defenseman —by Zachey Kliger Tuesday with a perfectly executed free kick.